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Community celebrates with back to school bashes By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Next week the halls of all three area schools will once again be bustling with students, faculty and staff as the 2016/2017 school year kicks off. That is why the Tallassee Police Department along with the Tallassee Community Outreach joined forces to celebrate the upcoming start of the school year. The back-to-school kickoff celebration was
held Saturday from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. During that time, inflatables, a gravity wheel ride, Haynes life flight helicopter, Tallassee Fire Department, Alabama Conservation and Natural Resources and local businesses were on hand to welcome children and parents to the upcoming academic year. Local businesses donated school supplies for children and community outreach brought drinks to keep the kids cool during the summer heat.
There were many city officials on hand to join in the celebration. Mayor Payne and his wife, Mary Carol were present for the celebration, as were Councilman Terrel Brown and Councilman Rob Rygiel. “We want to send the kids off to school with a positive attitude,” said Rygiel. “I think it is important for the Carmen Rodgers / The Tribune community to come together to celebrate Officer Brian Clayton helps young Katelyn Fannin climb down form the zero gravity wheel Saturday during the See SCHOOL • Page 3 Back to School Kickoff celebration at City Hall.
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Summer readers enjoyed pizza, Kool-Aid and a soaking Wednesday, thanks to the Tallassee Community Library and the Tallassee Fire Department. This was the final bash for the 2016 summer reading program.
Library summer reading program holds end of summer party By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Tallassee’s community library offered a treat for the children who participated in the summer reading program this week. The library, along with the Tallassee Fire Department, collaborated to deliver an unforgettable afternoon of
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sure the kids were cool, Little Caesars Pizzas and Kool-Aid kept them full and refreshed for the afternoon of excitement. This year, there were fewer children enrolled in the summer reading program than years past. However, the children who did enroll pulled their weight See LIBRARY • Page 7
Red Hill event draws large crowd raises funds for renovation By WILLIAM CARROLL Managing Editor
A very large crowd greeted those in attendance Saturday night at the old Red Hill School building as part of a benefit concert to help raise funds for a new roof for the school building, which is now used as a community center. The Red Hill Community Club put the event on and Club President Paula Castleberry said that the event gener-
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2016: the year we really Miller seeks Ward 2 city council seat need none of the above
City Council Candidates Ivan Dubay
Mr. Ivan L. “Van” Dubay, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016, at the age of 91. Mr. Dubay is survived by his wife, Mrs. Evelyn M. Dubay; son, Dr. Gregory V. Dubay; grandson, Gregory V. “Van” Dubay, Jr.; several nieces and nephews. Mr. Dubay served in the United States Navy during World War II and he also was a Mason. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Jeffcoat Funeral Home.Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama
Mark Allen Ward
Mr. Mark Allen Ward, a resident of Auburn, Alabama, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016, at the age of 60. Mark is survived by his wife, Mrs. Terrie Thornton; children, Lindsay Ann Purtill (Matt), Nicholas Allen Ward (Courtney) and Courtni Alyson Ward; grandchildren, Sebastian Robert Ward and Maclain Carlyle Ward; sister, Sherri Ward Bolton (Bob); nieces and nephews, Cassie, Parker, Bryce and Bailey Bolton. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bob and Peggy Ward and niece, Hannah Bolton. Mark was a proud father and grandfather, and lover of all things Auburn. He will be missed dearly by his family. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama
Ryan Davis
Ryan Mack Davis, 35, of Tallassee, Alabama went home to be with the Lord August 1, 2016 at Walker Baptist Medical Center, Jasper, Alabama. Visitation will be held Saturday, August 6, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the East Tallassee Baptist Church Tallassee, Alabama with memorial service being held at 11:00 a.m. at the church. Brother Kevin Webb will be officiating the service. Davis is preceded in death by his grandparents Charles and Effie Mcclellan and William and Mary Jo Davis. He is survived by his parents Ronald and Peggy Davis, sister, Joy Davis, three nephews Tristan, Will, and Seth Johns, special friend Penny Washington, and a host of other relatives and dear friends.
Matthew Miller qualified to seek the Ward 2 City Council seat on July 18. Matthew is a life long resident of Tallassee. He is the son Hal and Paula Miller. Matthew is employed with Consolidated Pipe Company in Montgomery, Alabama. Miller said, “I am an honest person and would like to serve the residents of Ward 2 and all of the citizens of Tallassee. I decided to run and serve the city I love.” He is married to Kandy Miller, a native of Macon County, who is the daughter of Billy and Jacqueline Hinson and Harry and Joy Noble. Kandy has taught school for twenty-five years and is employed by the Tallassee City School System where she currently teaches fourth grade at TES. The Millers have four daughters, Ashley, Emily, Elizabeth and Alisha. Ashley is attend-
ing Southern Union. The younger three daughters are all students at Tallassee Hugh School. The Millers are members of Union Christian Church where he serves as deacon, member Miller of the hospitality committee, prepares communion and often serves as worship leader. “Miller said, “I am a firm supporter of providing the best education system and recreation facilities possible. No city is perfect…all have problems, but with the mayor, council and the citizens of Tallassee all working together we will make our city a better place to live and raise our families.” Miller asks the citizens of Ward 2 for their support and vote on August 23.
Carr announces run for city council ward 3
My name is Damian Carr and I am pleased to announce that I am running for councilman in Ward 3. My wife of 18 years, Pamela, and I were both raised in Tallassee. We have two daughters, Jasmine and Nikyle. I am a 1991 graduate of Tallassee High School. I have served on the Tallassee Board of Education for 8 years. Where we have made great progress in making our school system the best. I am a Deacon at Reeltown Missionary Baptist Church, a Sunday School teacher
where I faithfully serve. That’s why I want to serve faithfully as councilman for Carr Ward 3. I want to work for and with the people of this Ward. TIME FOR CHANGE. Your vote on August 23 will be gladly appreciated. Thanks and God Bless you all.
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lection time is upon us. Local elections will of course kick into gear in late August while the presidential election is slated for November. Last week completed the national convention season and left us with two candidates who have higher undesirable ratings than they will have voters in the fall. Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are perhaps the lowest rated major party candidates based on favorability that we have ever had in this country. Talk to some Democrats and they refuse to support Clinton, talk to Republicans and they are ashamed of Trump. It is pretty bad when people in your own party can’t support you. Clinton is something of a known commodity, having been in politics for the last several decades. She made a failed bid for president eight years ago, losing to eventual winner Barack Obama. Trump is also a known commodity, but for different reasons. He has been floating and contemplating a presidential run for many years and finally this season put all of his eggs in the election basket. Clinton has a significant back history, her recent service as Secretary of State creating fodder for a number of federal investigations and, while no charges have stuck, at least the presumption of guilt on a variety of issues. Voters don’t really trust her and her honesty has been questioned on a number of occasions. Trump is in his first foray into politics. Some have lauded him as being a man who “tells it like it is,” but recent comments show him to be actually quite ignorant on how to effectively run a campaign. If Clinton is disliked due to her manipulations and allegations of dishonesty, Trump is disliked for what is effectively abject stupid-
ity. It is probably clear I am not a fan of either candidate. I don’t necessarCarroll ily like Clinton and I think Trump is a blithering idiot (guess you don’t have to be smart to have money). Many people I know are in the same conundrum. They don’t really like either candidate and so they will either hold their nose and vote for one of the two, or they will vote for a third party candidate. This is one of those times I wish they had a “none of the above” type option. If we had a none of the above option we could vote our true conscience and not have to pick one or the other candidates. The way I see it, if none of the above gets the most electoral votes, then we should have a revote, with completely different candidates the second time around. Basically, the none of the above vote would say that we are rejecting the candidates presented and that the parties have to go back to the drawing board and start over. It actually would be quite useful, not only in presidential elections, but in local elections. Don’t like either candidate for mayor or city council? Don’t vote for either. Tell the candidates you are rejecting them. Such a vote could act to restrict that person from running again, at least in this election cycle, and would send a clear message that the voters are still in control of the outcome. Why should we continue to hold our nose and pick the lesser of two evils. I say it is past time to say no to all and demand they start over. Maybe our country would be better in the process. Carroll is the managing editor of this newspaper.
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This week Life South visited East Tallassee Church of Christ, Dollar Tree, CVS and Tallassee Automotive. “The Dollar Tree was a backup for the nursing home. We only did about 12 or 13 there so we went to the Dollar Tree for a few hours to get a few more to try to get closer to 18,” she said Despite their best efforts, the blood drive fell short of the set goal. “We were only there for two hours. We were trying to get seven donations, but we only got three,” Stinson said. These blood drives are important any time, but even more so during a time of emergency need. There are two times a year that usually see an emergency need in blood supply, the summer months and during the holidays. “Summer time is always hard,” she said. “We miss our schools and we get a lot of blood from the schools throughout the school year. High schools and colleges participate and sponsor a lot of blood drives and that really helps with the supply. Therefore in the summer time we fall.” During the holidays people are often traveling or preoccupied with the hustle and bustle of the season. “During December and January there’s a lot of travel,” Stinson said. “A lot of people are out of town or they have shopping on their mind, and everybody’s in
a hurry. Those are the two times during the year that the blood supply usually drops down.” The Life Savers is the Life South team out of Montgomery who has been in the Tallassee area. This Life South team travels the South East region of Alabama. The Life Savers are one of three teams out of Montgomery. “We have three buses out of Montgomery with three teams,” Stinson said. “Our team works Autauga County, Chilton County and Elmore County.” The other two teams work the Montgomery and the Selma area. The blood collected this week by the Life Savers will stay in the area. “We supply our local hospitals,” she said. “We supply Community Hospital here. We also supply Elmore Community Hospital and all three in Montgomery, Baptist East, South and Jackson.” Not only does the donated blood stay in the area it could save someone you know. “Giving blood saves three lives,” she said. “Every three seconds someone needs blood. It may be you; it may be me or maybe a neighbor who needs it, “ said Stinson. If you would like to give blood you may contact Life South Community Blood Center at 334-2600803.
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Marquita Dudley, a phlebotomist for Life South Community Blood Center, screens a potential blood donor Wednesday during the mobile drive located at CVS.
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our youth.” Keith Tuck with Tallassee Community Outreach was present for Saturday’s celebration. He and others from the outreach program came out to help with this event. “This is the second year that we have participated,” Tuck said. “We work hand and hand with the police department and the fire department to help the community get back to school.” Most parents and grandparents understand the financial burden purchasing school supplies can be. This is why community outreach became involved in this event. “We’re trying to make a difference in the kids’ and the parents’ lives,” he said. “There are parents who really can’t afford the list of supplies and for a family with multiple kids it can be very hard to purchase all of those school supplies.” Officer Brian Clayton, Tallassee’s school resource officer coordinated this year’s event. Clayton has been overseeing the back to school kickoff for several years. “When I first started this it was called Cops and Kids Day,” said Clayton. “ I got involved in it, I changed the name because we have different law enforcement here. It highlights everyone for this community-wide event.” By reaching out to local businesses, TPD was able to collect enough supplies and money to ensure each child who attended Saturday’s event will head back to school armed with the necessary tools to succeed. “About $1,000 worth of school supplies were donated throughout the city with different businesses’ donations of either supplies or money,” Clayton said. There is no doubt the coordinator and contributors of this event put a lot of work and effort into the back-toschool kickoff.
“We go out and get the supplies, bag them up and hand them out at the event,” Clayton said. Last year, there were not enough school supplies to go around. This is why officer Clayton made sure there were ample school supplies available at this year’s Back -to-School Kickoff. “Last year we didn’t have enough supplies to give out, so this year I went around to get donations so I could get more school supplies,” he said. “We have 265 bags to be given out.” Tallassee Police Chief Jimmy Rodgers was also on hand to welcome children and community members to the kickoff. According to Rodgers, this event, and others like it, opens a direct connection between police officers and the community that may not otherwise be accessed. “This is one of the things we do on an annual basis. The way things are right now, this is just another way of coming out and being part of the community, not just as police officers,” he said. “This is another avenue to reach out and help the community and we enjoy it as much as the kids do.” This year’s event was sponsored by Wal-Mart, Parker Tire, Hanil, Parker Wholesale Cars, Dollar General, Tallassee Automotive and almost every convenience store in Tallassee donated money or supplies. With the turnout for this event up from last year’s, TPD is confident that this community celebration will only grow in numbers as the years proceed. “Every year we try to get bigger and bigger,” Clayton said.
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A double opportunity regarding the American Revolution
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curious-and-perhapsrare phenomenon regarding the early days of the United States has manifested itself in recent times—Americans have had two opportunities to see— and hopefully, learn more about—such history. One individual who perused the recent Cher Ami remembrance in this space sarcastically but accurately referred to the current state of more than one cable/satellite channel by noting “… strange programming—no history on (the) History Channel, no music on MTV and not much to learn on the Learning Channel.” True enough, but what’s interesting is how a lot of important American history has been finding its way onto other television channels. Of particular note are two recent programs that have been presenting similar dramatized chronologies about the Revolutionary War, so a side-by-side comparison was probably inevitable. A few years ago, Fox News Channel morning show host Brian Kilmeade and veteran author Don Yaeger wrote a best-selling book with a self-explanatory
title, "George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved The American Revolution." The wellpaced narrative detailed the exploits of what would become known as the Culper spy ring, a group of citizens who collaborated with the newly-formed Continental Army. Use of secret words, templates, and invisible ink were part of the intrigue, as the unsung patriots risked their lives to further the cause of freedom. "George Washington's Secret Six" was published in 2013, and in April of 2014, a period drama called "Turn" debuted on the AMC channel. Its subject matter was the same as the Kilmeade-Yaeger book, but the series was actually based on an earlier Culper history by Alexander Rose titled "Washington’s Spies: The Story of America’s First Spy Ring." The television series, which subsequently changed its name to TURN: Washington’s Spies, recently completed its third season. It is considered to be a somewhat-fictionalized dramatization that pits family members against each other
The So-Called Column By Willie G. Moseley as Loyalists vs. revolutionaries. The plot line also interpolates historical characters like Robert Rogers in an inaccurate manner. The erroneous facets include one episode featuring Bushnell’s Turtle, the world’s first submersible combat vessel, but that gizmo went into action two years before the spy ring formed. Still, it’s interesting to see the Turtle’s unique place in the American Revolution presented, even if the story line is not chronologically on-the-mark. Some characters are given perhaps more screen time than they may have actually earned. There are, as expected, romantic entanglements, some of which are exaggerated. But English captain John Simcoe is a classic, bona fide villain. Conniving and sadistic in his repression of civilians, Simcoe epitomizes
the brutality from which the American colonies were endeavoring to escape. What’s more, the long-faced British bully looks like Balok (the original visage, not Clint Howard), a character in an episode from the first season of Star Trek in the mid-‘60s. Spooky. More recently, "Legends & Lies: The Patriots," a series on the Fox News Channel (and produced by Bill O’Reilly) has been covering a lot of the same turf in more than one episode. It’s presented in more of a documentary format, with narration as well as comments from O’Reilly and other authorities. Yet when the historical characters speak, their lines are eloquent, and in many cases, are drawn from actual statements attributed to such historical individuals. Slavery is also noted in both series, with some black characters figuring into the storylines. Both presentations seem to proffer the right costuming, sets, and other visuals that are essential for the validity of any period drama. And it seems like the historical anecdotes that hap-
pen to appear in both "Turn" and "Legends & Lies" are presented in similar contexts, which infers that such vignettes are accurate. For example, both presentations portray Benedict Arnold as a brilliant tactician and a fiscally-irresponsible egomaniac, while his wife, Peggy Shippen, comes across as Mata Hari with petticoats. Such side-by-side comparisons of the two shows don’t necessarily smack of redundancy, however. If viewers of such fare can keep in mind that certain liberties may have been taken with a story line, maybe they’ll be motivated and inspired— there’s a difference in the terms— to search out what the real facts were during the birth of this nation. All in all, “dramatic motivation” thanks to a television series is probably a good thing. "Turn" and "Legends & Lies" certainly offer a different—and educational— type of onscreen entertainment. Willie Moseley is the news editor emeritus of the Tribune and a regular weekly columnist for the paper.
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here was a meeting at city hall the other day. It seems some people thought that these outsiders could tell us what we could do with Mill #1. Now that’s the one in Elmore County. A lot of people get the mills confused and the rest of this column I will be talking about the old mill we used to call mill #1. This committee consisted of four intelligent people from the Alabama Historical Commission. The figures they gave would include the archeological value of this property. I could just imagine some of the things an archeological dig would provide. All the secrets that have been hidden all these years that we’ve heard about all our lives. For instance, let’s think about the carbine rifles that disappeared after news came that the Yankees were coming. Rumors have floated around all these years as to where the rifles are. Were
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and other artifacts that could be found in this area. As I walked through the mill before it was scavenged there was one room that had all kind of dates, names, and messages written on the walls. I’m thankful that I filmed this or all would be lost forever. Down the hill is the old spring that furnished water for all the mill hands. This was cold, pure water from a spring, that even though covered up, still runs water. The water was so cold and pure, but the dipper everyone drank from left a lot to be desired. All the old men armed themselves while they were building the mill and later during the Civil War. There was a big tavern on the hill above the mill. There is so much that an archeological dig may uncover. Years ago the Wiggin twins lived across the street from mill #1 in a house that was built for the first mill boss. They played around and under the mill all of their years
and when I had a question about mill #1, I went to them. They knew every tunnel, room and crevice under and around the grounds. There are many stories about that area. Do you remember about the ghost of the bell tower of the closing of Mill #1? These are just a couple of the stories. My daddy was a supervisor over this mill for quite a while. My mama hauled drinking water and lunches when she was between eight and ten years old. My brother was a doffer. Some day I’ll tell you a funny story about my brother that I found in some old records at the mill. They have got to hurry because I’m getting old and those archeologists work mighty slow. Ronald Brantley is a Tallassee resident and a regular columnist for The Tribune. He can be reached at Rbrantley1@ elmore.rr.com
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Inside the Statehouse By Steve Flowers
A rundown of the state's soap opera political scene
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ow that the national conventions are over and we have had a glimpse of what to expect in the upcoming fall presidential contest, let us turn our attention back to our good ole state politics. Even though we do not have any good state races this year, it does not mean that we have not had our share of political happenings. We have been so active that we have garnered national publicity. Let us reminisce and get you caught up on our soap opera, As the World Turns in Alabama Politics. As the year began we knew that the Mike Hubbard corruption trial would finally unfold. It ended in a convincing conviction and the removal of the once powerful speaker from office and legislative leadership. We all knew of good old Robert Bentley’s illicit relationship with his political advisor Rebekah Caldwell Mason but it seemed that it had maybe settled down. However, his fired former friend, Spencer Collier, came after Bentley and his girlfriend with a vengeance. There is an old saying that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Well you can add another adage that could be applied to best male friends scorned. Bentley and Collier were best buddies while in the legislature. Most of Bentley’s cabinet has come from guys that served with him in the House of Representatives. Spencer Collier was a State Trooper by profession. He cherished the post of heading ALEA. Therefore, when Bentley fired him he turned on his doctor/governor buddy. He has filed suit and spilled the beans on all of the sordid details of Bentley’s affair. It does not appear to me that Collier has much of a case. Cabinet members serve at the pleasure of the governor and the governor can remove them for any reason. It is not a bureaucratic merit system position. Regardless, the damage has been done to Bentley and Mason. Our homespun, pious governor has been relegated to a national punchline. He continues to be fodder for late night talk shows and cartoonists. He has rendered himself totally irrelevant. Therefore, his legacy will more than likely be the salacious tapes that Collier released. We probably have not heard the last of this story. All of the media hype has spurred the interest of federal investigators. The third saga of the year has been the removal of Chief Justice Roy Moore from his high tribunal office by the State Judicial Inquiry Commission. This commission has set a hearing for next week, Aug. 8, to decide the fate of our renowned religious judge. This vague Judicial Inquiry Commission brought six charges of misconduct against Moore, which triggered his automatic suspension on May 6. The charges stemmed from Moore’s Jan. 6 order telling probate judges they had a ministerial duty not to issue same sex marriage licenses. This came after the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled such bans were unconstitutional. The Commission said that Moore’s directive placed all 68 probate judges in an untenable position and forced them to violate the state’s cannon of ethics. Moore contends that his marriage order was simply advice and they did not have to follow his advice. Most of them did ignore him. They had sense enough to know that the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion trumps a state court judge’s opinion. Moore also argues that the Commission has no power over administrative orders. I tend to concur with Moore. It appears to me that this group has overstepped their bounds. My perception of this group’s mission is to police true misconduct by judges like egregious acts of illegality and immorality. Moore has not done anything illegal or immoral, he just simply has a different opinion than the U.S. Supreme Court on the issue of gay marriage. His opinion is also the same as the vast majority of Alabamians. This group ousted Moore over complaints brought by the Southern Poverty Law Center and ACLU. Folks, in the Heart of Dixie, you could not find two better boogeymen to run against. Moore has got the ACLU, SPLC and the liberal same sex marriage-mandating U.S. Supreme Court to run against for governor. George Wallace would have loved that scenario. He always said find me a good boogeyman to run against. They may be electing Moore governor. 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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Evicted from Sesame Street
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’ve always loved to read and write. Perhaps it’s because my mother did not work and spent the entirety of the 1970s in service to my father and me: cooking and cleaning, yes, but reading to me and playing with me. By the time I had reached the first grade, the teachers would have me read books to other first grade and Kindergarten classes. I was that good! Some credit has to go to the quality educational television of that time period. The 1970s were a great time for kids’ TV shows, but it all began with the greatest one of all: Sesame Street. Sesame Street began in 1969 and changed everything. From the start, the program was multicultural. For all the shenanigans with Jim Henson’s Muppets, there were also live-action sketches featuring kids from any city neighborhood in America – maybe yours. Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Grover, Elmo, Count von Count, Oscar the Grouch, Kermit the Frog, and Bert & Ernie all started on the Street. Their interactions with the children and adults on the show are among the highlights of television, period. There were many composers who wrote songs for the show, but the most memorable ones
People toys created for Sesame Street only had three human recreations: Gordon, Susan, and Mr. Hooper. I still have them By Michael somewhere. Maria was retired from Bird the show last season, as actress Sonia Monzano had to be Joe Raposo and decided to leave. Retiring Jeff Moss. They were on one’s own, even if the responsible for many person is being forced out, of the classics fondly is always better than being remembered: the theme let go, which her castmates to “Sesame Street,” soon learned. “Sing” (used as the This week, media outtheme for WSFA-TV 12’s lets reported the firing locally-produced Young of Bob McGrath (Bob), World, starring Marge Roscoe Orman (Gordon), Payne), “People in Your and Emilio Delgado Neighborhood,” “I’ve (Luis). Each had served Got Two,” “One of These over 40 years in their Things (is Not Like the roles, with Bob being an Other),” “Someday Little original cast member who Children,” “I Love Trash,” appeared in the very first “Being Green,” “Rubber scene on the first epiDuckie,” all those great sode. The news didn’t sit number and alphabet well with longtime fans. songs, and many others. Yahoo! News, a subThe grown-ups sidiary of ABC, reported on Sesame Street led a lot the story with this lead of that singing, and introline: “This story is brought duced most of the skits on to you by the letter N, the show. The adults had as in ‘Nooooooooo!’” their own storylines from The New York Post wrote the beginning: Gordon a Sunday editorial about and Susan, both African the Sesame Street “evicAmericans, held a central tions.” The folks at position on the Street and Children’s Television can rightfully be called the Workshop, the creative main human characters team behind Sesame on the show. Bob and Street, tweeted an official Mr. Hooper seemed to be statement about how Bob, everywhere. Latino couple Gordon, and Luis will Maria and Luis were also remain “a beloved part of developed as main charthe Sesame family.” Yeah, acters. right. Interestingly, the Little For those of us who
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grew up in a less cynical time, the very thought of kicking Bob, Gordon, and Luis off the show is heartbreaking. We all get older, and these actors are no longer spring chickens, but I held out hope that they could leave when they chose to do so, not by being fired. PBS cancelled Mister Rogers Neighborhood reruns years ago, after Fred Rogers passed away. They tried a reboot of The Electric Company that somehow didn’t capture the funky uniqueness of the original. And now, Sesame Street is moving to HBO, home of adult fare such as Game of Thrones. There was always something so comforting in knowing I could turn on PBS in the daytime for so many years and see my favorite characters from childhood, still soldiering on, doing the good work of educational television. It truly was a holy calling. They made a difference. Sesame Street will live on. Of course, things change. I guess the little boy inside me just wishes those “sunny days, sweeping the clouds away” could have gone on forever for that original cast of Sesame Street.
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ast week, I played in the Steve Bartkowski – Will Herring Youth for Christ Golf Tournament at the Auburn University Club. To put it mildly, my golf game is lacking. I am to golf what Hillary Clinton is to honesty, to what Donald Trump is to humility, and what Nick Saban is to height. I’m not very good, but I do enjoy playing. So many lessons can be learned on the links. When the young lady at registration asked what my handicap was, I replied with, “Well, I stutter.” Stuttering during a round of golf poses its own set of unique challenges. For example, I sometimes have trouble getting out F-words. Hey, it’s not what you’re thinking. When I accidentally hit a ball in the direction of other people, I have trouble yelling the word “fore.” By the time I get it out, the damage has been done. When I was a kid, Steve Bartkowski was my favor-
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ite quarterback. I loved Joe Montana and Dan Marino, but since he played for the Atlanta Falcons, he was my favorite. The Falcons weren’t very good, but they were our closest team, and they had running back William Andrews from Auburn. So, just imagine how thrilled I was to be placed on the team with him. Rounding out our foursome in the scramble was Will Herring and Dixon Tharin. Will is an Opelika boy who had a great career at Auburn, followed by a solid seven or so years in the NFL. Tharin is a new friend, and we hit it off very well. He saved us a few times, granted he got to hit from the “old man” tee box. I’m just ribbing him. He played more consistent than any of us.
We had a great time but didn’t play very well. I played worse than I usually play, which is saying a lot. Steve didn’t play very well, per his standards. The man has hit 13 holes in one for crying out loud. It sometimes take me 13 shots on one hole. When people are around me for any length of time, they start to stutter. Perhaps my golf game rubbed off on him a bit, too. There are times during the course of a round of 18 when I hit an amazing shot, which is all it takes for me to want to come back and play again. We had played 13 or 14 holes and I still had yet to hit that shot. I was feeling down, because I wasn’t helping my team. At one point, the ball was over on the fringe. It wasn’t buried very deep, but it was not the kind of shot I ever excelled at. The other guys had gone before me without a lot of success, so it was up to me. I looked up at Will and very honestly said, “Man, I
don’t know why I’m even attempting this shot." I did anyway. I swung away, and it was my shot—my shot of the day. It was high and long and sailed through the air beautifully, landing just a few feet from the cup. We may have used my ball one other time, but that was the shot, and it almost never happened, because I doubted myself. If we don’t believe in ourselves, then how can we expect others to? Lesson learned. It was a great day in every way, but most of all, because it gave back to East Alabama Youth for Christ, which gives back so much to our community and its future. 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.
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who did enroll pulled their weight plus some when it came to reading. “We had less registered but the reading amount was about the same,” said Margret Lumpkin, Library Director. This is the final celebration for this group of summer readers. Along the way the children had the opportunity to interact with live animals at the reptile show. Yarborough’s Educational Reptiles delivered turtles, tortoises, lizards, a boa constrictor, an alligator and a rattlesnake to the library to educate children about reptiles that we may or may not encounter in our area. This year, summer readers were taught good nutrition habits. They learned how to make Poi, a Hawaiian dish made from the fermented root of the taro, which has been baked and pounded to a paste. They also learned how different fruits and vegetables interact with the human body. For instance, summer readers were taught that apples would give you more energy
than a cup of coffee. The Alabama Archives and History brought the archives to the library this year to teach children about the Alabama Olympian winners. The group also brought craft projects and an obstacle course for summer readers to enjoy. Bill Packard entertained this year’s group of summer readers with a magic show and story time. A few parents also enjoyed Mr. Packard’s day of entertainment. Ms. Bubbles brought a science experiment to the Tallassee library. She experimented with various methods of blowing bubbles. She blew big bubbles, small bubbles, bubbles inside of bubbles and children inside of bubbles. With so much fun packed into the summer reading program, it is no wonder children are already looking forward to next summer to see what the library has in store.
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Red Hill Community but also has historical significance. “The school has hosted some famous people over the years,” Castleberry said. “Hank Williams (Sr.) and other Grand Ole Opry stars played there.” As part of the fundraising efforts, Castleberry said that the club would also be selling bricks for $125. Purchasers can place their names or the name of a loved one on the bricks and they will be placed around the veterans memorial at the front of the old Red Hill School building. The center is also available for rent at a cost of $175 and is available for different types of functions. “People rent the building for reunions, parties, weddings and receptions,” she said. “We really want people to use the building.” No date has been set for the actual renovation of the roof. Castleberry had previously stated that the group was still in the early stage of raising money for the structure and would continue until they reached their goal.
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Announces the new minister Charlie Boddy. Sunday Worship Service begins at 11:00a.m. Bible Study begins at 10:00a.m. Wednesday night bible study begins at 6:00p.m. Sunday evening service begins at 5:00p.m. Visitor’s welcome at all services 334-283-5437 209 Gilmer Ave.
• The Flat Rock Baptist Church
Extends an open invitation to their Annual Family & Friends Weekend Celebration. Events will begin on Saturday August 6th, 2016 at 11:00AM. There will be plenty of food, fun and fellowship for everyone. Gospel entertainment will begin after lunch with several groups to perform; all local Churches and groups are invited to participate. Worship Service will begin at 11:30 on Sunday August 7th with guest Minister Arthur H. Mitchell, Springfield Baptist Church, Conyers, GA. Revival will begin on August 8th – 12th beginning at 7:00 nightly with Reverend Dwight Johnson, Mt. Galliard Baptist Church, White Hall, Alabama.
• Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
On August 7 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
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wacqradio.com or the TuneIn app on your smartphone. The pastor of St. Vincent de Paul is Monsignor Charles Troncale. August 7 - Making Catholic Moral Decisions (Jim Toner) August 14 - Making Catholic Moral Decisions (Jim Toner) August 21 - By Faith Alone part 1 August 28 - By Faith Alone part 2 September 4 - Which Came First part 1 September 11 - Which Came First part 2
• Elam Baptist Church
Elam Baptist Church announces Mark, Jeff and Kevin Lanier with Holy Destiny in Concert for a night of gospel singing on Saturday, August 13 at 6:00 p.m. everyone invited. Plan to attend and bring someone with you. An offering will be taken. Free admission. Also, mark you calendar for Saturday, August 31, 6 p.m. for a GOSPEL SINGING at Elam Baptist Church featuring the Holy Destiny Quarter with Mark and Jeff Lanier and 2 others. An offering will be taken for them. You do not want to miss this singing. You will be greatly blessed. Mark Lanier has performed and recorded in Nashville. Please attend and bring someone with you. Kevin Lanier, their brother, is the minister of music with Elam. Hope to see you there!
• Faith Foundation Holiness Church
Monday, August 1 through Saturday, August 6 at 7:00p.m. each night. Climaxing on Sunday, August 7, 2016
at 3:00p.m. Pastor: Bishop Marvin Freeman and Overseer: Apostle Quentin Freeman. For more information contact Mot. Gloria Freeman at 334-991-4026 or Sis. Shannetta Daniels at 334-415-5019.
• Salem Macon Baptist Church
Our Ladies Monday Morning Missions will start meeting again on Monday August 8 at 9 AM in the church annex. We meet every Monday, starting with breakfast, a good program and good fellowship. Mark your calendar and plan to meet with us. The Forever Young Seniors (55+) will meet Tuesday night August 23rd at 6:30. Ray Funderburk and Brothers in Christ will present the program. They play lots of instruments and sing and you will receive a blessing. Invite someone to come with you and bring a covered dish. Salem Macon is located at 4647 Tallapoosa Street, Notasulga, Al,, 9 miles east of Tallassee and 5 miles west of Notasulga.
• 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.
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 5675754 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 5691952 Mt. Hebron West Baptist 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 567-4441 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 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 5670476 Seman Congregational Christian 15970 Central Plank Rd., Seman Union Congregational Christian 8188 Lightwood Rd., Marbury 569-2122 EPISCOPAL The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2602 Gilmer Ave., Tallassee 252-8618 Trinity Episcopal Church 5371 U.S. Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-7534 St. Michael & All Angels Church 5941 Main St., Millbrook HOLINESS New Beginnings Holiness 865 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-9211 Summit Holiness 2050 Hwy. 14, Millbrook Temple of Deliverance Holiness 620 Alabama St., Wetumpka 514-3114 JEHOVAH’S WITNESS Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 9235 U.S. Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-8100 LATTER DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1405 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-8339 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Cobbs Ford Rd., Millbrook LUTHERAN Christ Lutheran Church 2175 Cobbs Ford Rd., Prattville PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 100 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8135 Millbrook Presbyterian Corner of Main St. & Coosada Rd. Valley View Presbyterian - PCA 4125 Rifle Range Rd. Wetumpka 3862386 SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST First Elmore Seventh Day Adventist 210 Lucky Town Rd., Elmore 514-1020 INDEPENDENT METHODIST Claud Independent Methodist Church 81232 Tallassee Hwy, Eclectic 541-2552 UNITED METHODIST Cain’s Chapel United Methodist 96 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-2375 Central United Methodist Church 11721 Central Plank Rd. Central Elmore United Methodist Church 40 Hatchet St., Elmore 567-8653
First United Methodist Church 306 W. Tuskeena St., Wetumpka 5677865 First United Methodist Church 3350 Edgewood, Millbrook Harmony United Methodist Church 8000 Titus Rd., Titus Mulder Memorial United Methodist 3454 Fire Tower Rd., Wetumpka 567-4225 New Style United Methodist 64 Old Georgia Plank Spur, Wetumpka 567-9840 Oak Valley Station United Methodist 162 Parsonage Road, Tallassee 541-3924 Pierce Chapel United Methodist 1003 Pierce Chapel Rd., Santuck 2656099 Providence United Methodist 1540 Providence Rd., Titus Robinson Springs Methodist Church 5980 Main St., Millbrook Trinity United Methodist 135 Little Weoka Creek Rd., Equality 567-9997 Union United Methodist 691 Central Rd. Eclectic Wallsboro United Methodist 11066 US Hwy. 231, Wetumpka CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Millbrook Church of the Nazarene 3251 Browns Rd., Millbrook PENTECOSTAL Faith Deliverance Church 475 Jackson St., Elmore 567-9209 OTHER Central Bible Chapel 3630 Edgewood Rd., Millbrook Chapel of Praise Hwy. 14, Millbrook Cornerstone Full Gospel 9301 US Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-9143 East Chapel MP Church Airport Rd., Millbrook Grace Bible Church 2251 Main St., Millbrook Gracepoint Community Church 78223 Tallassee Highway, Wetumpka 514-9292 New Life Church - Millbrook Sanctuary Worship Center 1688 Ceasarville Rd., Wetumpka Servant Fellowship Church P O Box 1423, Wetumpka 567-2190 servantfellowshipchurch@windstream.net The Worship Center 2705 Williams Rd., Wetumpka Time of Refreshing Fellowship 117 E. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-7750 Victory Temple (Pentecostal church) 1173 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-7779 Words of Life Church 105 Cousins Rd., Wetumpka 514-2730
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Area Calendar August 1-4
iPad Distribution Days 5:30 p.m. at Southside Middle School Aug 1st- 5th grade Aug 2nd- 6th grade Aug 3rd- 7th grade Aug 4th- 8th grade $50 technology fee per student/yr.
AUGUST 3
SELF-DEFENSE CLASS: Please contact the Tallassee Recreation Department if you are interested in a Self Defense Class 283-4726. Class would consist of situational awareness, prevention, recognition of criminal behavior and some physical defense. This is NOT a mixed martial class. Class would meet one-week night approx. 2 hours and Saturday approx. 8 hours. YOUTH WRESTLING: Register for youth wrestling at the Tallassee Recreation Center. Participants ages 6-13 with 4 weight classes. Register on August and begin practice in October. The season runs until February. YOUTH SOCCER: Register for youth Soccer for ages 4-14 for boys and girls. Registrar at the Tallassee Recreation Center fee is $45 per child and season runs from October to November. Games are usually played on Monday and Thursday nights. We usually have approximately 150 participants, which make up 8-10 teams.
August 4-7
SUMMER REVIVAL: Summer revival at 7 p.m. nightly August 7 11 a.m. only at First Missionary Baptist Church located at 5021 Airport Road Millbrook. Guest speaker will be Bro. Cliff Stever pastor from Yarbrough Street Baptist Church in Montgomery. Special singing nightly: Thursday – Christopher Gregory, Friday – The Dennis Family, Saturday – Calvary’s Call. Congregational music will be led nightly by Micky Conway and also on Sunday morning. Everyone is welcome. For more info, contact: Rex Weldon 558-6349.
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AUGUST 6
TEACHER’S LUNCHEON: Beulah Baptist Church will hold the Annual Teachers Luncheon on August 13 at 1 p.m. In order to honor the Reeltown School Teachers and Aides and some other teachers from surrounding school systems.
AUGUST 8 Regular City Council Meeting 6:00p.m.
TUESDAYS WITH KELLY: What You See, Is What You Get at the next Tuesdays with Kelly meeting when Jason Powell of Petals from the Past will give a Container Gardening Demonstration. Come to this “lunch and learn” event at noon on the third Tuesday of each month at The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery 408 South Main Street in Wetumpka, Alabama Bring a sack lunch, drinks and desserts provided. Free, Open to the Public, Fun, Music and Door Prizes.
GRAND OPENING: Talisi Florist will host the Grand Opening Celebration at 10:00a.m. 906 Gilmer Ave. GRAND OPENING: Ambience Massage and Wellness Grand Opening 12 p.m. at 13 South Ann Ave.
August 7
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: The Wall Street AME Zion Church, 71 Zion Street of Tallassee, Alabama, will celebrate 136 years of ministry August 7. A homecoming program is being prepared to commemorate this joyous occasion. Members, former members, family, and friends are cordially invited to attend. The program will begin at 2:30 p.m. The speaker for the occasion will be LaBrian Stewart, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Keith Stewart. LaBrian is one of our own. He is an accomplished student athlete and professional educator and currently serves as Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Northview High School, Dothan, Alabama. CONCERT: Lebanon Baptist Church in Titus will host Heartline in concert at 6 p.m.
August 8
OPEN HOUSE: Southside Middle School Open House OPEN HOUSE: Tallassee Elementary will hold open house for Kindergarten beginning at 11 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. First grade Open House will be at 12:20 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. Second grade open house begins at 1:40 p.m. and 2:20 p.m.. Third grade open house begins at 3 p.m. Fourth grade open house begins at 4:20 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. ORIENTATION: Freshman Orientation 6:00 p.m. at Tallassee High School. OPEN HOUSE: Tallassee High School Open House will be held from 12 -7 p.m.
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August 26-27
The Tallassee High School Class of 1981 is planning its class reunion, to be held August 26 and 27 in Tallassee. If you are a member of the class and have not been contacted by a classmate, please call Suzy Solomon Wilson at 334-283- 8172.
ONGOING EVENTS POOL SEASON: The Tallassee Pool season for 2016 will end Saturday, July 30. Hours of operation will be MondaySaturday from 1pm-5pm. Daily pass is $3 per day and individual pass is $45, family pass for up to 4 in same household is $60 and 5 or more $75 for season. First session of swim lessons for ages 4 and up (must be 4 by time of lesson) will begin June 13-June 24, Second session will be June 27 –July 8 (closed July 4) Third session will be July 11-22. Registration fee for Tiny Tots is $55 and Levels 1-6 will be $65. You may register at Recreation Department until Thursday, May 26 and after May 26 please register at pool.
WATER AEROBICS: Water Aerobics classes will go thru July 28th. Classes will be each Tuesday and Thursday night at 7:00 pm at the City Pool. No need to register...just pay $3 each day you exercise. Lap swimming will also be available during that time if you do not want to participate in the aerobic class. SWIM LESSONS: First session of swim lessons for ages 4 and up (must be 4 by time of lesson) will run through June 24. Second session will be June 27 –July 8 (closed July 4) Third session will be July 11-22. Registration fee for Tiny Tots is $55 and Levels 1-6 will be $65. You may register at Recreation Department until Thursday, May 26 and after May 26 please register at pool. CHILD FIND: The Tallassee City School System is launching its annual campaign to assist children—birth to age 21—who have disabilities and may need special services. The campaign urges parents, service providers, and concerned citizens to contact Child Find, a program to locate, identify and evaluate children with disabilities or children who are believed to have disabilities. The Tallassee City School System wishes to notify you of the availability of special education services in our public schools. If you have questions regarding our programs, or if you wish to refer a student, please contact Lynell Carr at (334) 2835675 or Child Find (Alabama Department of Education) at 1-800-548-2547.” ART EXHIBITION: There is a free exhibit of sixty-five works of art by the late Priscilla Crommelin featuring vibrant still life and floral paintings, portraits and landscapes at the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery. TENNIS LESSONS: Grassroots Tennis Association will be offering (8) Weeks of Free Tennis Lessons this Summer throughout the rural and inner city underprivileged communities.
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Wags ‘N Whiskers auction raises more than $15,000 BY REA CORD Executive Director HSEC
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f you were part of our huge crowd Friday night, then you can attest to what a wonderful turnout we had and how a fun time was had by all at our 11th Annual Wags & Whiskers Auction! Because of all who came out, all who donated items & all who helped pull it all together, YOU raised over $15,000 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 most critical annual fund-raising events so it always heartens us to see such a wonderful turnout of supporters. For the attendees this is just one great night of fun, but for so many of our
Board Members & Volunteers, this is a year-long labor of love. We do want to share one very special thanks to Sandy Faulk who has been the Chair of our Auction Committee for six straight years and who has always gone far beyond and above to make sure it runs like clockwork – thank you so very much Sandy! And I know Sandy asks that everyone also thank ALL those who worked before, during and after the auction to ensure its success. We were thrilled to see so many of our supporters, as well as so many new faces to our Auction. We always hope that the word gets out about our event as more attendees means more bidding and more revenue raised for our pets. Of course, we couldn’t even host this event if not for the support of those who donate
the evening and we so appreciate how he works the crowd and helps showcase individual auction items. And a final thanks to the Auctioneers Scott & Michelle Williams and the crew from High as the Sky Auction Company as they really ratchet up the energy during our Live Auction segment, ensuring we get the most out of every item! The staff at the Wetumpka Civic Center again made sure the facility was perfect for our event and we greatly appreciate their hard work and support. Final thanks to Storage Binz for having the perfect storage facility to keep our auction items in tip top shape. 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 to
HUMANE SOCIETY OF ELMORE COUNTY NEWS items directly to our Auction and to our Thrift Store and for those who asked – yes, we are already taking donations for next year’s auction! Many thanks to the crew from Wind Creek Wetumpka for providing such a bounty of yummy hors d’oerves. Local florists Austin’s Flowers & Gifts and Jenilyn’s Creations deserve huge kudos for their gorgeous floral arrangements that add so much beauty to our event. DJ Ziggy from PowerSounds USA kept the bidding energy high throughout
hselco@bellsouth.net and we will make sure to pass them to our Auction Committee. We couldn’t be successful without our supporters and are grateful to all who help us in so many ways. Thank you EVERYONE for making our Auction so successful that we can put the $15,000 raised to hard work for all the pets that come through our doors day in and day out. We are never content to relax for long and our next big event comes up on Sunday, 18 September as we have an afternoon of fun at Bark in the Park 2016, at Fort Toulouse in Wetumpka. 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!
Pet of the week - Oliver
Oliver is a Corgi/Heeler mix who is about one-year old, 40 lbs. He was found as a stray and sadly came for him. He is an active & strong boy who likes to run and play, is very good natured and loves attention. He is also a powerful boy whose special talent is biting leashes in half in a nano-second, so warning – a bit of leash training is in order! Our adoption fees are $100 for dogs & $50 for cats under 1 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, 45 days of pet health insurance and a free health exam with your participating veterinarian. To meet all the great pets at our shelter come to 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka, AL, 36092, go to our website at www.elmorehumane.org for more information, email us at hselco@bellsouth.net or give us a call at 334567-3377. We are open for adoptions this week Mon–Fri 10-5 & Sat 9-3.
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Graham’s SEC predictions: The East
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xactly one month from today, Auburn and Alabama will kickoff their seasons against two quality opponents (Clemson and Southern Graham Cal). Everyone who claims to know anything about sports (Luke Robinson) has already made their predictions about this upcoming season. The media gets it wrong practically every year at SEC Media Days, so you already have a pretty good idea of who’s not going to win it. Its time for me to tell you the correct order of finish in the SEC. Lets start with the East. 1. Florida (10-2) – I’m going against the grain a little on this one. Jim McElwain and the Gators surprised everyone last year by winning the East. They won’t surprise anyone this year. Florida clearly has talent and I expect McElwain to coach up whomever he plugs in as QB. A favorable schedule gives them a prime opportunity for a repeat performance. Besides, Tennessee hasn’t beaten them in over a decade. 2. Tennessee (10-2) – The Volunteers have an experienced senior QB and a ton of returning starters. They get crucial games against Florida and Alabama at Neyland Stadium. They could have, if not should have beaten Oklahoma, Florida and ‘Bama in 2015. I understand why they are the logical pick, but they’ve got to prove it to me. Big Orange hasn’t beaten Alabama since ‘06 and hasn’t beaten Florida since 04. 3. Georgia (8-4) – A rookie coach has made it to Atlanta in two of the last three years. That trend will not continue in 2016. I believe the Bulldogs will be starting a true freshman QB by game three. While that might bode well for the future, it is not conducive to winning the SEC. 4. Kentucky (7-5) – Mark Stoops has recruited about as well as he can in Lexington, but has yet to have a winning season. If Big Blue can take advantage of the bottom half of the SEC East, Stoops will finally taste success. I believe the Wildcats go bowling for the first time since 2010. 5. Missouri (6-6) – The Tigers went 1-7 in conference play in 2015. Longtime head coach Gary Pinkel stepped down and it’s been a rather turbulent off-season in Columbia to say the least. Missouri has made a living on surprising critics, but I believe a .500 record would be admirable for first-year coach Barry Odom. 6. South Carolina (6-6) – The Steve Spurrier era came to a resounding thud last year as he resigned midseason. The Will Muschamp era now begins with more questions than answers. The Gamecocks will be looking to improve on a disastrous 3-9 season but appear to be somewhat bereft of talent. Only nine starters return, but then again that may be a good thing. 7. Vanderbilt (4-8) – While Derek Mason hasn’t won many games so far (two SEC wins in two years), he has put his stamp on the program. He’s a defensive coach and Vandy plays quality defense. They were horrendous last year on offense and I don’t see any reason that will change in 2016. The Commodores take on South Carolina at home in the first game of the year on Thursday night. Whoever loses that game will most certainly have a reservation in the cellar of the SEC. Andy Graham writes a regular sports column for Tallapoosa Publishers.
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Coach Brandon Williams sends Emileigh Williams to home plate while Perry’s head coach watches in disbelief as team Alabama takes the 19 point advantage, ending game three of the 2016 World Series with a 23-4 victory over the host team.
Tallassee 6U softball represents state in World Series By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Tallassee’s 6U softball team left Thursday for Perry, Georgia to compete in the 2016 World Series. The girls went into the World Series undefeated with a 19-0 record. Friday, the girls faced Virginia in game one of the World Series. Team Alabama defeated team Virginia with a final score of 14-9. After taking down Virginia, the girls set their focus on North Carolina in a Saturday morning game. Once again, team Alabama walked away with the win. The final score was 19-5. The Tallassee team continued to dominate over the competition as the girls faced the host team, Perry, GA. Saturday evening. After a quick 23 runs, umpires called the game in the fourth inning after team Alabama exceeded a 19-point advantage. It was Monday’s game against Tennessee that brought team Alabama’s winning steak to an end with an 18-14 loss.
The girls will take on Louisiana Tuesday evening. The winners of Tuesday’s games will decide Wednesday’s lineup. Tallassee has won a World Series in softball for the past two years running. This is one reason the girls received so much support from the community. Mayor Payne made the trip over to see them play Monday and Councilman David Stough has been in Perry with the team since day one of play. The team had an incredible amount of donations and sponsors who helped make the trip to the World Series a reality for the team. These sponsors include, the Tallassee CDC, Crain Landscape, Yesac, New Stone Realty, Perry and Regina Jarrett, Turf Tactics, WTLS and Tallassee Times, Lee Greer, Averi Miller Photography, Crafty Monkey- Cindy and Julia Rigsby, Isaac and Jeanna Kervin, TrustMark, Courtney and Mann, First Assembly Preschool, Suzannah’s Photography, Jeremy and Amber Taunton , Teely Electric, Tallapoosa Sherriff’s depart-
ment, Tallassee Septic, Tallassee Youth Football League, Tallassee Youth Softball League, Karen and Warren Colley, Greg and Teresa Lovelace, Dixie Softball League, City of Tallassee, Super Foods, 1220 Cafe and their diners who supported our event , Mike Harper, Red Oak Racing, Primesouth Bank, Johnny Hammock, George McCain, WebDevil Design, Wallace Fencing, Bullseye Pest Control, Dr. McCartha, Sizemore and Sizemore, Tallassee True Value, Bill and Sandra Patterson, Mack Daugherty, Harriette Worthington, Chuck Isbell, Judy Nunn, Carol Bird, Jeffcoat Funeral Home, Kiwanis Club, SportsClips, Home Integrated Solutions, Lions Club, John Simms, Kenny and Mary Ellen Peters, Tallassee Bridge Club, Lafayette and Carolyn Peters, John and Tanya Nummy, Alice Pierce, Linda Emfinger, Wanda Burt Jimmy and Ida Turner, Margaret Baggett, Acapulco Mexican Grill, Ambrea Fannin and AnMarie Bruner.
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Alabama State Swimming Championships were held this weekend and the Tallassee Tiger Sharks walked away with one gold medalist, four bronze medalists and several ribbon winners. Pictured left to right, First Row: Corbin Grover, Geoffrey Dark, Macey Stewart, Canyon Moyers and Chase Webster. Second Row: Camden Mask and Harmony Moyers and Coach Donna Funderburk.
Tiger Sharks collect medals at championship STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
The Tallassee Tiger Sharks participated in the 2016 Alabama State Swimming Championships in Birmingham this weekend. The Tiger Sharks competed against 29 other swim teams from across the state. Tallassee’s swim team brought home a gold medal, four bronze medals and several ribbons. Harmony Moyers is the 2016 state champion in the freestyle. Moyers also placed fourth in the backstroke. Four team swimmers won the bronze medal at the state championships. Geoffery Dark took third in the back-
stroke; Ezra Carpenter took third in the butterfly, fourth in the freestyle and fourth in the breaststroke. Macey Stewart placed fourth in the freestyle and Chase Webster took fifth in the freestyle Ribbon winners include Aiden Nobles took sixth in the freestyle, Canyon Moyers placed eighth in the backstroke, Hope Moyers placed eighth in the breaststroke and Geoffery Dark who also placed sixth in the individual medley. Several relay teams also took ribbons at the state championship this weekend. Corbin Grover, Camden Mask, Geoffery Dark and Chase Webster placed third in the 9-10 boys relay.
Braden Yankey, Crockett Moyers, Chandler Metz and Aiden Nobles took fourth in the 6U boys freestyle. Valeria Johnson, Hope Moyers, Milly Crain and Harmony Moyers placed sixth in the 8U girls medley. Milly Crain, Harmony Moyers, Valerie Johnson and Hope Moyers placed seventh in the 8U girls freestyle. Finally, Will Smith, Will Lackey, Ezra Carpenter and Ean Carpenter took eighth in the 8U boys medley. This marks the end of the 2016 swim season. Registration for the upcoming swim season will be through the Recreation Center and will begin late spring of 2017.