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Hammock: Cast iron pipe needs to go
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Mayor Johnny Hammock told the Tallassee City Council during Tuesday evening’s work session the city needs to replace some underground cast iron pipes carrying natural gas with more modern and efficient materi-
al. Hammock requested $200,000 to replace old cast iron pipes that run adjacent to Notasulga Road from Hilltop Grocery to Britt Veterinary Services in the Carrville area of the city. “We are losing thousands of dollars through those pipes, specifically in the carrying system,” Hammock said.
pipes removed and replaced with plastic,” he said. “This is something that may not be finished in my lifetime, but at least we can get a start on it.” Cast iron was largely used for pipes until the 1980s. It was the preferred pipe material throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Cast iron is an alloy See PIPE • Page A2
“That is the area with the most leaks.” According to Hammock, the city owns and operates roughly 30 miles of cast iron pipes that carry natural gas to its residents. However, much of that gas never makes it into homes because it escapes through cracks in the eroded cast iron pipe. “Eventually, I want all the cast iron
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Those planning to make a trip to the local recycling center need to act fast because the facility is set to close in less a month. The Tallassee City Council voted to close it during Tuesday’s work session, sighting large operating losses. Collected recyclables are purchased by China and shipped overseas for recovered materials and later redistributed around the world. However, recent tariffs have put a heavy burden on recycling centers, like the one in Tallassee. “We were getting $80 a ton from China for the recycled paper,” Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock said. “It costs us $90,000 a year to operate the center but we do not make anywhere close that. Instead of $80 a ton, China is now only paying $30 a ton for recycled paper. That’s a huge difference in cost.” See RECYCLING • Page A2
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Last season stars of the hunting show DoeNation, Brett Williams and Steven Caudle, delivered locally harvested venison to the Elmore County Food Pantry in Wetumpka and to the Bread of Life Ministry at Carrville Baptist Church in Tallassee.
‘More than a show’ DoeNation debuts second season, stars call it a ‘ministry’ By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
The guys at DoeNation are back at with a new season of their locally famous television show suitably titled, “DoeNation Outdoors.” And while the hunting show’s popularity
Auditions for ‘The Magic of Christmas’ will be held at the Superintendent’s House located at 1 Freeman Ave. on Sunday, Sept. 9 from 1:30 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 11 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
seems to grow with each new episode, stars of the show, Bret Williams and Steven Caudle, say they have an underlying mission with farreaching effects. “‘DoeNation Outdoors LLC’ is more than a hunting show, it is a hunting show with a See DOENATION • Page A2
Community Hospice Care is once again seeking those who have a passion for helping others. The community organization will hold its Kick-Off into Community Service Tuesday, Aug. 28 at the 1220 Café on Gilmer Avenue in Tallassee from 4 to 6 p.m. “People can come and go between 4 and 6 p.m.,” Community Hospice Care’s Laura Leigh Peters said. “Stop by, have a bite to eat and see what volunteer opportunities we have available.” This event is open to anyone who is 16 and older and who would like to give freely of his or her own time while making a positive impact on someone’s life at a time when it is needed most. There will be free refreshments available also. There are several ways See VOLUNTEERS • Page A2
Casting call for upcoming Christmas performance set for September By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
The holiday season is approaching, and this year people from Tallassee and surrounding communities can look forward to a special play written especially for that magical time of year. Auditions are coming up for “The Magic of Christmas,” an original play
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written by Adrian Lee Borden, which will be presented by the Friends of Tuckabatchee and the Tallassee Historical Preservation Society. “This production, a fun, warm holiday show with dynamic characters and quintessential Christmas songs, will be a joy for the community to be involved in. We are looking for actors, singers and people See CASTING • Page A2
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Mr. Steve Hudson Mr. Steve Hudson, a resident of Red Hill, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at the age of 61. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. from Refuge Baptist Church with Brother Jackie Cleveland officiating. Burial will follow in Refuge Baptist Church Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. Mr. Hudson is survived by his wife, Pelinda Evans Hudson; mother, Barbara Mason Kelley; father, Tobie Royce and Marilyn Hudson; children, Steven and Michelle Hudson, Jenifer Hudson and Josh Stokes, Michael Hudson, Andy “A.J.,” Carrie Collier, Heather Collier, Brian Richard, JP and Tamara Cannon and Mandy and Mark Frey; grandchildren, Jessie, Nehemiah, Daniel and Lydia Hudson, Xvier and Silas Stokes, Danielle and Drew Collier and Isaac Stubs and Emma Paige, Jack Cannon and Nate and Carson Frey; sisters, Donna Hudson, Pam Hudson and Johnny York; brothers, Jimmy and Anita Hudson, Steve and Mary Orr and Kenny Hudson and his paw babies, C.J. and Bubba. He is preceded in death by his brother, Tim Hudson. Steve loved his family, dogs and friends and being a “Bamazion Boy.” His friends summed it up best by saying “He was the most loving, humble and kind person they ever knew and no one will ever replace him.” The family will receive friends Friday, August 17, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Jeffcoat Funeral Home. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama
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for residents to volunteer time to this organization. There is training involved in becoming a volunteer and potential candidates will undergo a thorough background check. These training programs help Tallassee Community Home Care pair volunteers and patients together. If interested in becoming a volunteer for Community Home Care, contact 334-283-4250 for more information.
cause; it’s a ministry to feed the hungry. At the core of the ministry is Acts 20:35, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive. Paul is quoting the words of Jesus himself,’” Williams said. Brett and Steven are exclusively bow hunters and in an effort to better control the population of deer, the duo only hunts doe. The two then give the harvested venison to local deer processors. Once processed, the meat is donated to local food pantries. Last season they began accepting donations from others in the area who wanted to give to those in need. “There are many ways to get involved in this growing ministry,” Williams said. “One of the best options is for hunters to donate deer to one of the participating processors (listed at the bottom of this page). These processors will take these deer at no charge to the hunter or DoeNation to help further the cause of
feeding the hungry in our communities.” Hunting is a very popular sport in Alabama and often an avid hunter can harvest more venison than the freezer will hold. That’s where DoeNation, the ministry, comes in. “Of course, hunters are always encouraged to take what they need to feed their families; but once there is enough meat in the freezer, please take advantage of good management practices by harvesting more deer and partner with DoeNation as a way to help impact your communities directly by feeding those in need.” Last season, Brett and Steven fed families in Wetumpka, Millbrook, Eclectic, Tallassee and other surrounding communities. This year, they are expanding their reach even further. “In just Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties there are over 600 families that
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who are just interested in helping behind the scenes on a wonderful creative opportunity,” Borden said. Auditions will be held at the superintendent’s house, which is located next to city hall at 1 Freeman Ave. Auditions will be held Sunday, Sept. 9 from 1:30 to 6 p.m. and on Tuesday, Sept. 11 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. “Actors of all ages will be asked to read from a piece of copy from the script,” Borden said. “Those wishing to sing for the vocal parts, please prepare 16 bars of a song, acapella.” Borden is a well-known playwright who has written, produced and performed in “Dear Mama,” a play that depicted life during WWII through various correspondences. “Dear Mama” was also the first show in the Mt. Vernon Theater since its reopening in January. Borden also wrote the script for one of the previous THPS productions, “From the Heart Pocket: Letters and Music from the Civil War.” Performances of “The Magic of Christmas” will be Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. inside Tallassee’s historic Mount Vernon Theater.
The Chinese government plans to levy a 25-percent tariff on U.S. shipments of old corrugated cardboard (OCC) and other recovered fiber, as well as scrap plastic, in retaliation for the latest U.S. tariff proposals. As Resource Recycling recently reported, China remains the main dealer of recovered fiber and is among the top importers of scrap plastic despite heavily cutting back its imports of that material from the U.S. The tariffs, which cover
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a wide variety of product categories in addition to recyclables, cover about $16 billion in imports from the U.S. They are scheduled to take effect Thursday, the same day the U.S. plans to enact tariffs on $16 billion in imports from China. Tallassee’s recycling center, located on McArthur Street, has been in operation for many years and serves Tallassee and surrounding communities. “I’ve already spoken with
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of iron, containing other elements like carbon and silicon. While it can be more brittle than pure iron, it is extremely durable and can withstand high amounts of pressure. The downside of cast iron pipes is they are susceptible to corrosion and rust, which causes up to 25 percent of pipe failures. There has been a push to replace cast iron pipes throughout the nation. however, these pipes continue to service a large area of the country.
Recently, the federal Department of Transportation (DOT) estimated 30,000 miles of cast iron pipe still carried gas in the United States, with the highest percentage of these mains located in older eastern cities such as New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. While Tallassee may be in a southern state, its cast iron pipes were put in place under the direction of Mount Vernon Mills, which can be traced back to the Jones Falls
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benefit from the area food pantries, and this season the team will also be serving Lee County.” There are two deer processors in this area that will take venison donations. A+ Deer Processing, in Wetumpka, and the Skinning Shak, in Tallassee, will process donated venison free of charge for anyone who wants to donate to this cause. DoeNation Outdoors, which Brett and Steven film and produce, will air each Tuesday at 8 p.m. on WBIH-TV29, a local station that broadcasts to central and south Alabama, reaching 250,000 homes. Like their ministry, Brett and Steven’s television appearances are also expanding. This year, Brett and Steven will also be filming for the television show Buckventures “The Woodsmen” that airs on The Sportsman’s Channel and Myoutdoortv.
area in what is now Baltimore, Maryland, in the early 1900s. “Those pipes are old and outdated,” Hammock said. “Replacing them is in the best interest of the city and its citizens. In the long run, this will save money because we will not lose gas through those pipes.” With a lifespan of only 60 years, the cast iron pipe that lies beneath the city are well overdue for an upgrade and according to Hammock, $200,000 will get the project off to a good start.
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‘Angling for Autism’ to Benefit The Learning Tree year from more than 30 counties across Alabama. The majority of the children, ages 2 ½ -21, have significant language and communication difficulties as well as challenging behaviors. Currently, one in every 68 children is diagnosed with a form of autism. Autism is a complex developmental disability typically appearing during the first three years of a child’s life, as the result of a neurological disorder affecting the normal functioning of the brain. The need for services has grown rapidly with the increased prevalence of autism. For tournament registration information or sponsorship opportunities contact Stephanie Weldon, Resource Development Coordinator, at 334415-9372 or sweldon@ learning-tree.org or visit the Learning Tree website, www.learningtree.org. There will also be registration the day of the tournament.
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The fifth annual “Angling for Autism” Bass Fishing Tournament to benefit the Learning Tree in Tallassee, the Little H.A.P.I.E. Tree Preschool in Auburn, and the new autism clinic, Growing Independence Behavioral Services, in Montgomery, is planned for Sept. 29. The tournament will take place at Cooter’s Pond on the Alabama River in Prattville. “This directly benefits the Learning Tree, the Little H.A.P.I.E. Tree Preschool and our new autism clinic Growing Independence Behavioral Services,” said Stephanie Weldon, Resource Development Coordinator at the Learning Tree. Angling for Autism is open to everyone and coordinators encourage anglers of all skill levels to take part in this tournament. “This is for anyone who likes to fish,” Weldon said.
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The annual ‘Angling for Autism’ Bass Fishing Tournament to benefit the Learning Tree in Tallassee, the Little H.A.P.I.E. Tree Preschool in Auburn and Growing Independence Behavioral Services is planned for Sept. 29 at Cooter’s Pond in Prattville.
Blastoff for the tournament is at safe daylight with weigh-in at 2 p.m. Entry fee is $120 per boat. First place will win $1,500 and 10 places will be awarded cash prizes. One hundred will be awarded to the top parent/child team and the top male/female team. There will be a $10
optional “big fish” pot with a 70/30 split in the proceeds. All proceeds benefit the Learning Tree schools to help children with developmental disabilities, including autism, learn and grow. Because the Learning Tree is a nonprofit organization, it relies heavily on fundraisers
Kick-Off into community service set Tuesday By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Community Hospice Care is once again seeking those who have a passion for helping others. The community organization will hold a Kick-Off into Community Service next Tuesday at the 1220 Café on Gilmer Avenue in Tallassee from 4 to 6 p.m. “People can come and go between 4 and 6 p.m.,” Community Hospice Care’s Laura Leigh Peters said. “Stop by, have a bite to eat and see what volunteer opportunities we have available.” This event is open to anyone who is 16 and older and who
would like to give freely of his or her own time while making a positive impact on someone’s life at a time when it is needed most. There will be free refreshments available also. There are several ways for residents to volunteer their time to this organization. There is training involved in becoming a volunteer and potential candidates will undergo a thorough background check. These training programs help Tallassee Community Home Care pair volunteers and patients together. If interested in becoming a volunteer for Community Home Care 334-2834250 for more information.
Founded in 1983, The Learning Tree is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational and residential services for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities, including autism. Today more than 600 children and families are served each
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emolition recently began on Troy University’s Sartain Hall, the school’s former (frontline) gymnasium. It opened in 1962 when the institution of higher learning was known as Troy State College. Sartain would be the site of memorable basketball games for many Troy alumni, and in the gym’s earlier days, the school’s sports teams’ nickname was the Red Wave instead of the Trojans. However, for probably even more former students, a lot of Sartain Hall memories are associated with concerts staged there. When I attended that school—which was known as Troy State University at the time—Sartain Hall hosted numerous shows by artists in more than one musical genre. Some of the performances clicked with concert-goers, some didn’t. Other concerts at other colleges are probably memorable to erstwhile students and alumni from those schools for similar reasons. Token examples from the same time frame in this area would have included the Who at the University of Alabama in November of 1971, and the Faces (featuring Rod Stewart) and the Free at Auburn University in April of 1972. However, most college concert memories probably involve
one’s own alma mater, and Troy State University’s shows in that era were quite diverse. The following list of selected Sartain Hall performances isn’t in any particular order. The Allman Brothers Band: February 1971. This show was by the original sextet, a month before they recorded the immortal Live at the Fillmore East album. The Troy concert had the same song selections, for the most part. Guitarist Duane Allman would die from injuries sustained in a motorcycle wreck on October 29 of the same annum, just before the Fillmore East album was released. (TANGENT: When the Allmans took a break at the TSU concert, a student named Barry Diamond did a stand-up comedy routine. In later years he appeared in movies such as Bachelor Party and National Lampoon’s Class Reunion.) The Ike & Tina Turner Revue: A tour-de-force show that started out with two instrumentals from the Kings of Rhythm, then two songs by (backing vocalists) the Ikettes. Tina Turner then hit the stage, yowling “Do ya like good music!?!” (the first line of “Sweet Soul Music”). The audience went berserk and stayed in that mode for the rest of the show. As it turned out, the show was unique from a personnel standpoint, as two of the Ikettes were fighting
WILLIE MOSELEY Columnist when the concert ended, and one of them was fired. A live album by Ike & Tina called What You Hear Is What You Get is an authentic sonic sibling to the Troy show. Sugarloaf: Decent rock band that had charted with “GreenEyed Lady,” but the audience wasn’t familiar with their other music and didn’t relate to their musical stylings. Bill Deal & the Rhondels: Another reason that Sugarloaf struggled was because of this opening act, a show band with beach music and white soul leanings. They put on a dynamite performance of mostly- familiar material and were so well received that they performed again in Sartain some months later. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Riding high due to numerous hits (including “Mr. Bojangles”), the NGDB’s bright, country rock approach easily won over the attendees. Dennis Yost & the Classics IV and Gary Puckett & the Union Gap: Both bands were booked at the last minute to replace
the Rascals, who’d canceled. Both gave decent-if-perfunctory performances. Two members of the Classics IV, Dean Daughtry, and Bill Gilmore were originally from the Wiregrass and had been members of the Candymen (“Georgia Pines”). Kenny Rogers & the First Edition: A bit more country rockoriented than might have been expected. They also purveyed a respectable amount of humor and schtick to work the audience. Big fun. Stevie Wonder: Arguably the most remarkable “big name” concert in TSU history, as most of Wonder’s band, except for the drummer, guitarist, and bassist, had been stranded at an
airport, so Wonder and his three associates rehearsed intensely with TSU music students backstage in a locker room and put on a show anyway. Yes, there were delays in the starts of both sets but the result was an incredible one-of-a-kind experience. So even if some shows at Sartain Hall weren’t exactly inspiring, others were unforgettable, for valid reasons. I’m sure there are a lot of musical ghosts hovering around the remains of the venue. Willie Moseley is the news editor emeritus for The Tribune. His column appears here each Wednesday.
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eople have been missing my column and I truly appreciate that. It’s good to be missed. It’s better to be back. We’ve had a lot of things happen over the last six weeks, which should lead to numerous stories down the road, but I’ll start with this one. I told everyone that I’d try to be back this week, so here I am. Last year, we’d planned on moving into the Fuller family homeplace, known to us as “Terrapin Slide,” but that all changed when Lucy got pregnant. It was hard enough to satisfy her pregnancy cravings in Opelika-Auburn. It would have been impossible in the suburbs of Dadeville. The Slide needed some improvements, but we didn’t have any money. In other words, we didn’t do a lot. We did, however, do a lot with the little we had. There are still some holes along the side of the house that need to be fixed. It’s an old place, window air conditioning units and all, but I have never in my life felt more at home. My deceased father was actually born in the house. The house was empty for a few years following the deaths of my aunt and uncle, but it was surprisingly clean. We haven’t had too many issues with pests other than wasps and dirt-dobbers out on the porch. There are some armadillos around the house too. We did catch a mouse in a trap early on. He had been stealing the dog food and paid the ultimate price. At least he ate well. We haven’t seen anything else, but the other night we heard something. Boy, did we hear something. I was lying in bed and was awakened by the ding of Lucy’s phone. “Did you hear that?,” she asked. “Yeah, it was your phone,” I said. “No, not that. That scratching sound. There! There it is again. It’s over there,” she frantically said, as she pointed to the other side of the bedroom. “It sounds like it was right behind us,” I replied. “Like right behind us in the window.” “No, it’s over there. Something is
JODY FULLER Columnist scratching around. What is it?” she asked. I didn’t know what it was, so I put my shoes on and grabbed a flashlight. I put my shoes on just in case I need to step on something. I didn’t want any unwanted critters running or sliding around the slide. After failing to find anything for several minutes, I climbed back into the bed. About three minutes later, it started moving around again. What was it? It sounded like it was scratching, so I thought it may have been a big ole rat. We leave the baby stroller on the porch throughout much of the day, so a rat snake could have very easily wrapped itself around it and came in when we brought it in for the night, but they don’t really scratch. We even thought about it being a ghost. My dad had a great sense of humor and there was a strange chill in the air. We didn’t know what it was. After a few minutes, I climbed back into bed. “There it is. I hear it again,” Lucy said. It was loud and close. This time it was over the in the corner. I walked around there with shoes on my feet and flashlight in hand. I was ready for battle. I didn’t see anything. Whatever it was, it was fast ̾ very fast. I looked behind everything but didn’t see a thing. “Get on the floor and look for eyes!” Lucy shouted from the comfort and safety of the bed. She was guarded by the dog and cat. They paid no attention to whatever the beast was. Perhaps they knew and were afraid. I don’t mind critters. I just don’t want one running around the house while I’m trying to sleep. Lucy and I were on edge. Our pressure was up. “You can’t see anything looking behind furniture. Get on the floor and look for eyes,” she said again. “I’m not getting on the floor! You get on the floor and look for eyes!” I
fired back. “You’re aggravating the mess out of me,” she said. “Well, you’re aggravating the mess out of me, too!” I quietly yelled. I didn’t want to wake the baby. I finally got on the floor to look for eyes but after a few minutes, came up empty. There were no eyes to be seen. This was a crafty little critter, but I was going to get him. There was no doubt in my mind. I don’t quit. I once again crawled back into bed and seconds later, he was back, bigger and louder than ever, and this time, he was right smack behind us. It was so close. I thought it may have been trying to get out of the window or something. I wasn’t sure, but I had to look. Three tours in Iraq and I’m good. Critter in house and I freak out. Life is strange. I knew it was going to be either a 6-inch rat or a 6-foot rat snake. It had to be. What else could it have been? Maybe a big lizard. We have lots of those on the porch, too. Maybe it stole a ride on the stroller, too. Surely it wasn’t an armadillo. Very carefully and quietly, I rolled over, raised up, and stood on my knees. I leaned forward to look over the headboard with my flashlight and saw the culprit. Like a deer in the headlights, it was frozen. It didn’t move. Neither did I. I just looked. Amazed. “Oh, my goodness!” I said. “You’re not going to believe this.” “What? What is it?” Lucy asked. I started laughing. “It’s the dang air conditioner. It froze up. There’s a sheet of ice over it two inches thick,” I chuckled, before it made another loud and scratchy sound. Ice, ice, baby. We unplugged the unit and put a towel on the floor underneath it before laughing ourselves to sleep that night. With every story, there’s a lesson to be learned. We now bring the stroller in every night, just in case, and next time, I won’t look for eyes. I’ll look for ice. Fuller is a columnist for The Tribune.
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ecently, I wrote about Alfa’s influence in Alabama politics. In my Aug. 8 column, I said the Alabama Farmers Federation still controls the legislature. They used to play in the governor’s race. However, they got burned badly by Bob Riley when they helped him get elected and the first thing he did was stab them in the back. However, they have slipped around this year and will not only own the legislature, they will probably have a good friend in the governor’s office. The day before the primary, Kay Ivey was put on Jimmy Rane’s jet to fly around the state. Boarding with her was Beth Chapman, Alfa’s political consultant. The next night when she came off the platform after giving her appreciation speech, guess who was helping her off the stage and holding her arm so that she would not fall? Jimmy Parnell, the Farmers Federation president. Well, I get a note from Debbee Hancock, an Ivey campaign spokesperson, yes, that is right, it is spelled Debbee. She informed me Chapman was not actually on-board Rane’s plane that day when they flew Kay around the state. I politely told her that in watching the television footage, it looked to me like Beth was in a finite group of people walking beside Kay to the plane. Even Brent Buchanan, the governor’s campaign manager, concurred with my assessment. He told me, “I was there with Beth and saw it on TV after. I totally see how you could have thought she was headed to the plane when the governor exited that way.” I told young Debbee I would clarify that Beth did not actually board the plane, it just looked like she did. However, I told them they should not be so sensitive about or ashamed of the Farmers’ friendship. Also told them they should have given them a place on the plane. Most people assume the Farmers would be for the Republican nominee for governor. However, Debbee did not dispute the second part of my Aug. 8 comments where I said Jimmy Parnell, like the gentleman he is, was helping Kay off the stage the next night. I advised both Debbee and Brent they really should not allow her to go out alone and be expected to maneuver stage steps. Recently, one of Kay’s people called me and told me I said Kay was senile. I told them that was a blasphemous lie. I said, “She just looked senile.” I appear on numerous radio talk shows and television stations around the state. I am getting up in age and sometimes I do not remember everything I say. I obviously have become quite uninhibited in my observations and ramblings. Walt Maddox has been doing his best to coax Kay’s folks into letting her debate. Folks, you can bet your bottom dollar, Kay Ivey ain’t going to debate Walt Maddox. My observation is Kay cannot debate. I do not believe she has the stamina to physically stand up for an hour or two, much less answer questions. It would be political suicide for her handlers to put her in that trap. She would become befuddled and anxious. She would be prone to putting on a show worse than Big Jim Folsom’s appearance on TV in 1962. It would be a good show. All Kay has to do is run out the clock. She needs to continue to say nothing or do nothing. A Republican governor who looks elderly and has done nothing wrong ethically and who is enjoying the fruits of a great national recovery will beat a young, energetic, highly qualified candidate who is cognizant and wellversed on the issues every day of the week and twice on Sunday in Alabama politics. Just the appearance on a debate stage would be dramatic. Alabamians do not care about a gubernatorial debate or for that matter they do not care much about who is governor. What they do care about is college football and it starts next week. It will occupy Alabamians for the next three months. The governor’s race will slide under the radar screen. 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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onnie, Tammy and I are all members of the Dixie Division Military Vehicle Preservation Association. The members of this group gather and preserve military equipment and restore it to like-new condition. We have a 1953 ambulance that has been restored along with some other vehicles that we are working on. These items are taken to shows all over. We honor the military in this way. To make the shows more exciting for everyone we have added military items to our vehicles. This has led to us adding displays. This has led to us adding shadow boxes. We just can’t help ourselves, it is just something we enjoy doing. In order to gather the items you have to hunt them all the time. So, we tell everyone we can about gathering military items for the shows. See, there is a difference between getting military stuff and hoarding it in a closet, and getting military stuff and displaying it for the honor of the veterans. Ronnie was telling one of his customers about the Tallassee military show that was in June and the customer said that he had some stuff in a closet that had been there for years. The customer
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RONALD BRANTLEY Columnist runs storage locker buildings in another city and when one of the storage areas went unpaid it was cleaned out and the contents were sold for the back rent. Except for the military stuff, which he put in a closet. The customer told Ronnie he would give it to him on his next trip, which he did, about a month later. There were two boxes of cards and letters, passports and dog tags, military papers and receipts and other items. This turned out to be a person’s letters and stuff from his family to him and back to them, during the time he was serving in Desert Storm. Our hearts were broken. So, Tammy started a search for the person. Finally she found a picture of his son and a tombstone. He had passed away in 2012. The letters were addressed North Carolina, but Tammy found that the family had a Tallassee address. The letters and cards and items had to be returned.
That evening Ronnie and Tammy went for a ride with stuff in hand. The man’s widow and son were at home. We asked the son would he like to have his dad’s Desert Storm hats and boots back. With a look of delight he yelled for his mother. The son was thrilled and so were we. The mother came up and when we showed her the letters and dog tags and items she started crying and so did we. They did not know what had happened to these things when the man died. She hugged Ronnie’s neck so hard and squeezed him like a bear. We left and went on to town to do other things. I bet she read those letters that night. Many people are helping us build our displays by donating items to us. We are building shadow boxes that we will be taking around to honor these people. In one of our shadow boxes there is now a few items from an airman who passed away in 2012, and thanks to the man with the storage buildings he will not be forgotten. Makes your heart feel good some days. 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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he tributes have poured in, so please allow me to add mine. One of the most distinctive and powerful voices of the past hundred years came to be known as the Queen of Soul, and she passed away last Thursday at the age of 76. Aretha Franklin grew up in Detroit singing at New Bethel Baptist Church, where her father was the pastor. Rev. C.L. Franklin was well-known as a radio preacher and was heard throughout the United States late in the evenings. All ministers aren’t always sinless, however, and the Reverend Franklin cheated on his wife on numerous occasions. The Franklins split, and moved around – however, Aretha lived with her father, as her mother died before Aretha was 10 years old. Her grandmother and family friend (and gospel legend) Mahalia Jackson helped to raise her, as well. Aretha learned to play piano during this time and traveled around with her father singing at revivals and other religious events. She decided, after dropping out of high school, that she wanted to follow in the footsteps of Sam Cooke and become a secular vocalist. Keep in mind, Sam Cooke had led a group called the Soul Stirrers but gained tremendous fame on the pop charts with non-sacred songs. Later artists such as Amy Grant, Sandi Patty, Michael W. Smith, and Katy Perry would adopt this strategy as well. Rev. Franklin agreed to let
MICHAEL BIRD Columnist Aretha go the secular route and became her manager. He negotiated her first record deal with Columbia Records in 1960, where she was signed by their A&R (artist and repertoire) men Mitch Miller and John Hammond. Columbia didn’t really seem to know what to do with Aretha. Although she scored a few minor hits with some Broadway show tunes, jazz, and ‘great American songbook’ selections, it’s almost frustrating to listen to these records knowing that the real Aretha was being kept hidden. She would come roaring to the surface a few years later. It took ending that relationship with Columbia to unleash that voice we all know. Ahmet Ertegun signed her to Atlantic Records in 1967, and she traveled with producer Jerry Wexler to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to record her first single with the Swampers at FAME Studios: “I’ve Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)”, one of the definitive songs of the Muscle Shoals sound. I can only imagine the electricity in the studio, as Aretha stood there surrounded by these great musicians. The power that surrounds the listener as that record plays is undeniable. Having found her voice, Lady Soul rolled on: “Respect,”
“Think,” “Since You Been Gone,” “See Saw,” “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman,” and so many more are classics in the then-burgeoning subgenre of R&B that was being labeled as Soul music. Aretha never quit singing gospel. She released landmark albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s that went back and forth between popular styles of the era and the music of her youth. She continued that format the rest of her career, with varying degrees of success. Some would say she made illadvised clothing decisions; they were never boring ones. She wore everything from extravagant evening gowns to African dashikis to fur bikinis. In fact, in her chosen style, she embodied the word ‘diva’ – there was no one else like her. Over the past few days, as I have listened to those great Aretha records again, I am struck by her commitment to the material. She sang with such conviction and passion, no matter the subject or arrangement. Aretha Franklin was a true artist, and her delivery of some of the greatest songs ever recorded will be with us forever. It was noted that her death came on August 16, the same day Elvis Presley died 41 years earlier. An internet meme stated that the King and Queen were now performing together. Now that would be a great gospel concert, wouldn’t it? Michael Bird is choral director and assistant band director for Tallassee City Schools.
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Class of ‘53 celebrates 65 years By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Tallassee High School’s class of 1953 held its 65th reunion recently at the 1220 Café annex. In all, 22 graduates attended. The original class of 1953 had 44 graduating seniors and just prior to graduation, the group performed a play titled “Our Miss Brooks,” based on an American sitcom starring Eve Arden as a sardonic high school English teacher. It began as a radio show broadcast on CBS from 1948 to 1957. “We put it on under the direction of Lorene McCraney,” class of 1953 member W.C. Bryant said. A lot happened in Tallassee in 1953. The class of 1933 held its 20-year reunion that year and B.B. Nelson was the school system’s superintendent. Tallassee’s City Council began planning for not one but two municipal pools that were modeled after Wetumpka’s new pool and plans were to fund the project with a newly implemented cigarette tax. Coach John North created a new “steppedup” city recreation program that included 10 softball teams, 6 baseball teams and a new baseball league with three teams, one in East Tallassee and two in West Tallassee. Fred T. McClendon from Union Springs
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Class of 1953 celebrated 65 years at its reunion recently. Pictured are, front row: Carolyn Webster Campbell, JoAnne Sanford Fralic, Abigail Chandler Hornsby, Shirley Sayers McNeal, Betty French Meadows, Earl Sayers; second row: John Robertson, Bobby Ward, James Baker, Peggy Blake McQueen, Arie Harrington Taunton, Cecil Ballentine, Mary Van Lott Robertson, Dorothy Chavis Ballard; back row: John Frazier, W.C. Bryant, Vera Goss, Emily Totty Rutledge, Buford Hardy, Larry Fralic, Roy Hornsby and Charles Wilbanks.
purchased the Roxy Mt. Vernon Theater that year. There were two theaters, commonly known as East Mt. Vernon and West
Mt. Vernon that had been operated by the Thornhill family for more than 28 years prior to the exchange. “The Tecumseh,”
a diesel train engine, went into service for the B&SE Railroad. Several hundred interested spectators were on hand that year as engineer
Paul Beavers brought the new engine into Tallassee. Finally, R.R. Moton School opened, which is Southside Middle
School today. In 1953 R.R. Moton was constructed to serve as Tallassee’s segregated school and served as such until 1968.
EUM’s Christmas on the Grounds set for Sept. 1 By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Are you someone who adores Christmas year round? If so, Equality United Methodist has an upcoming event you will want to attend. Christmas on The Grounds is scheduled for Sept. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “This arts and crafts festival will feature decorations made by members of the church, with proceeds to benefit local community missions,” EUM’s Richard Penton said. This event is open to everyone and coordinators say local vendors are encouraged to participate. There is a $35 fee to rent vending space and tables can be rented for $5. It would not be a festival without food, and coordinators say there will be plenty to eat during this event. There will also be a playground, face painting and a craft booth for the kids. Equality United Methodist is located at 281 Alabama Highway 259 in Equality. To reserve a vending space, contact 865-6036127.
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Sen. Doug Jones visits Alexander City Saturday By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Despite the threat of heavy rains and other events, including the monthly roadway cleanup and farmers’ market Saturday morning, a sizeable crowd filled the lobby of the Alexander City City Hall to hear from U.S. Sen. Doug Jones as he shared with the public some of the latest goingson in Washington. The morning began with greetings from Tallapoosa County Democratic Party Interim Chair Carol Gowan, followed by Judge Tom Young and Tallapoosa County Commissioner T.C. Coley providing introductions for Jones. “It is exciting to have a national representative here with us,” Coley said during his introduction. During his hour and a half-long conversation with the crowd, Jones touched on a number of different issues facing Congress, including the Senate confirmation hearings on Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court, the federal budget, tariffs, some of the bills Jones has either introduced or co-sponsored and many other topics and questions submitted by members of the audience. However, he began by explaining the meaning behind a pillow shaped like a pair of lips he was carrying, as well as reading a couple of letters from local children who were in attendance. The pillow came from a person who heckled Jones at a recent town hall meeting, throwing the pillow at him while encouraging the senator not to support Kavanaugh’s nomination. The letters were more positive, asking Jones to help change the world for the better and consider running for president. “Changing the world, that’s exactly what we are trying to do,” Jones said after reading one of the letters. “I am honored to be your U.S. Senator. I am here not as much to talk to you as I am to listen to you. Things in Washington are not all as bad as it seems at times, but it is a
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Sen. Doug Jones speaks to guests at a town hall event held Saturday at Alexander City City Hall.
little crazy up there.” Explaining the confirmation process for Kavanaugh has dominated much of the discussion in the Senate, Jones said confirmation hearings are scheduled to begin Sept. 4, and even though he is not on the Judiciary Committee, Jones said he will be watching the proceedings via the Senate’s closed-circuit television system and will try to meet with Kavanaugh after the committee hearings. “I am not happy that the nomination process is being reduced to a political campaign,” Jones said. “Both sides are guilty of this.” Fiscally, the Congress has not yet passed its annual budget, a process Jones said both sides have used to send political messages to the opposition. However, Jones also said he and Sen. Richard Shelby have been working to return the process to its regular order. “All appropriation bills were out of committee by July 4,” Jones said. “This will be a bipartisan budget.” Even though he has been in office since only Jan. 3, Jones said he has signed on as a co-sponsor to approximately 100 bills,
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all but a small handful of which have been bipartisan pieces of legislation. He has also been a lead sponsor on nine other bills, including rural healthcare expansion, Medicaid expansion and the Civil Rights cold case bill, which gained the support of Texas Republican Ted Cruz. “When I introduced this bill, Sen. Cruz was in the presiding chair,” Jones said after the town hall. “Usually, whichever senator is in the presiding chair, they may not always be paying attention, as they have their own work they may be looking at, but Sen. Cruz was paying close attention to what I was saying the entire time.” Jones said he has been part of two bills to delay or halt tariffs on automobiles manufactured overseas and components needed to finish American-made vehicles. When the United States engages in trade wars, other countries will retaliate, with consumers
getting hurt the most in the process, according to Jones. During the question and answer session, Young asked Jones what members of the public can do, other than by voting, to encourage public officials on both sides of the aisle to work together. “It all starts during the election,” Jones said. “Get them to take a pledge on this. Demand candidates talk about the issues and don’t attach party to it.” Hugo Perez with the local chapter of the Disabled American Veterans asked if there was still a push at the federal level to privatize the Department of Veterans Affairs. “Yes. I am not sure Secretary (of Veterans Affairs Robert) Wilkie likes the idea, though,” Jones responded. “I am not in favor of this.” Jones added there are some changes that need to be made within the
department, and to help reach this end, he has been a part of introducing a bill which will make the department more transparent and give veterans choices on where they can be treated. After hearing from Russell Medical CEO Jim Peace, Jones said he supports expanding Medicaid in order to keep rural hospitals throughout Alabama open and operating. “We missed an amazing opportunity for political reasons,” Jones said. “Medicaid is important to keep the doors open in rural areas. We need to take another look at it.” Other questions included increasing mental health capabilities in public schools, reuniting families separated at the border and what Congress is doing regarding rent in government-owned housing. As a member of the Senate Committee on
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Jones said he was working with the rest of the committee to increase the opportunities for mental health counselors to be in public schools. “I am all about keeping our borders secure and enforcing our immigration laws,” Jones said, “but we need to temper mercy with our justice.” Jones said Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson has looked at trying to increase the rent in government housing, but Congress has been engaged in hearings to keep that from happening. After the conversation was over, Jones shared his thoughts on what having town hall meetings like these means to him. “I really enjoy these,” he said. “They are really helpful to me, letting me know what you all are thinking. It’s important that we continue to do this.”
PUBLIC NOTICE - PUBLIC HEARING CITY HALL COURTROOM TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2018 5:30 p.m. central daylight time/CDT The Tallassee City Council will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 5:30 P. M. CDT in the Courtroom at City Hall located at 3 Freeman Avenue, Tallassee, AL. The purpose of this hearing is to discuss and consider for approval the Tallassee City Schools and others’ request for the vacation of a portion of Mark (Preer) Street, King Street, and Public Alley Rights-Of-Way more fully described as follows: Beginning at the concrete monument marking the SW corner of 523, Block 46, of Tallassee Mills’ West Tallassee Subdivision, Plat #1, as recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 126, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. Said concrete monument located at the intersection of the North Right of Way of Barnett Boulevard (ROW Varies), and the East Right of Way of Mark Street (A.K.A. Preer Street - ROW Varies). thence along the North Right of Way of said Barnett Boulevard, North 77 deg 17 min 58 sec West, a distance of 67.60 feet to the SE corner of Lot 532, Block 47, of said Plat, and on the West Right of Way of said Mark Street; thence leaving said North Right of Way of Barnett Boulevard, along said West Right of Way of Mark Street, North 13 deg 43 min 51 sec East a distance of 339.57 feet to the NE corner of said Lot 532; thence along said Right of Way of said Street, North 12 deg 17 min 44 East, 97.67 feet to a point; thence along said Right of Way of said street, along a curve to the right said curve having a radius of 67.50 feet and a chord of North 43 deg 44 min 11 sec East, a distance of 71.04 feet to a 3/4” pipe marking the SW corner of Lot 531 of said Plat; thence along said Right of Way of said street, North 72 deg 17 min 04 sec East a distance of 82.71 feet to a point; thence leaving said Right of Way of said street, South 17 deg 42 min 56 sec East, a distance of 44.94 feet to a point on the East Right of Way of said Mark Street. Said Point also located on the North Line of Lot 493 Block 42, of said Plat; thence along said East Right of Way of said street the following three courses: 1) South 72 deg 39 min 06 sec West, 84.90 feet to a point; 2) along a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 24.40 feet, and a chord of South 42 deg 38 min 55 sec West, 24.5 feet to a point; 3) South 12 deg 17 min 49 sec West, 98.08 feet to the SW corner of said Lot 493. Said Point also located on the North Right of Way of King Street (ROW Varies); thence leaving said Right of Way of said Mark Street, along said Right of Way of King Street, South 77 deg 07 min 30 sec East a distance of 83.80 feet to a point; thence leaving said North Right of Way of said King Street, South 12 deg 52 min 16 sec West, 69.31 feet to a point on the South Right of Way of said King Street; thence along said South Right of Way of said King Street, North 77 deg 07 min 44 sec West, 68.76 feet to a concrete monument marking the NW corner of Lot 522, Block 46, of said Plat, and located on the East Right of Way of Mark Street (ROW Varies); thence leaving said Right of Way of King Street, along said Right of Way of Mark Street, South 12 deg 14 min 20 sec West, a distance of 143.25 feet to a concrete monument marking the SW corner of said Lot 522, and located on the North Right of Way of a Public Alley (ROW Varies); thence leaving said Right of Way of said Mark Street, along said North Right of Way of Public Alley, South 77 deg 59 min 10 sec East a distance of 276.66 feet to a point; thence leaving said North Right of Way of said Public Alley, South 12 deg 15 min 22 sec West, a distance of 14.10 feet to a point on the South Right of Way of said Public Alley; thence along said South Right of Way of said Alley, the following four (4) courses: 1) North 77 deg 44 min 38 sec West, 35.98 feet to a 1/2” pipe marking the NW corner of Lot 526; 2) North 78 deg 20 min 21 sec West, 69.15 feet to a 1/2” rebar marking the NW corner of Lot 525; 3) North 77 deg 50 min 06 sec West, 72.16 feet to a 1/2” pipe marking the NW corner of Lot 524; 4) North 77 deg 44 min 36 sec West, 99.67 feet to a concrete monument marking the NW corner of Lot 523, on the East Right of Way of said Mark Street; thence leaving said Right of Way of said Public Alley, along said East Right of Way of Mark Street, South 12 deg 20 min 38 sec West a distance of 113.01 feet to the Point of Beginning. ___________________________ JOHNNY HAMMOCK, Mayor
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‘The ever-elusive pursuit of happiness’
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n a recent reading in the devotional called “The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions,” I found the following statement to be both enlightening and convicting: “Convince me [Oh God] that I cannot be my own God, or make myself happy.” Here are a bunch of questions that clanged around my mind as I pondered on the statement above: If we could “make” ourselves happy, and had the power of God to do so, then what would we do? What would we seek out? What would we grant to ourselves? Would we succeed in making ourselves happy? If we did what we thought would make ourselves happy, then would we find ourselves disappointed in the end? Would we look at our lives and begin to remove pain and difficulties and supply ourselves with pleasures of various types? Is it possible
that we would, Shockingly, discover that by deleting the trials from our life and by maximizing pleasure to the fullest extent that we would find ourselves even more empty and unfulfilled at the end of the day? Christian author and apologist Ravi Zacharias has often said this regarding our pursuit of pleasure: “I am absolutely convinced that meaninglessness does not come from being weary of pain; meaninglessness comes from being weary of pleasure. And that is why we find ourselves emptied of meaning with our pantries still full.” Zacharias has also said on many occasions that, “The loneliest moment in life is when you have just experienced that which you thought would deliver the ultimate & it has just let you down.” Could it be that God actually Does know what He’s doing whenever He has allowed some sort of terrible
BILLY REINHARDT Riverside Heights Baptist Church cross or pain into our lives? Could it be that God, in His wisdom, and Who actually has the “Big Picture” of the history of the universe in mind, actually knows more than we do? Could it be that we have an infinite number of “blind spots” when it comes to understanding the wisdom and will of God, especially as it relates to various types of trials and difficulties in our lives? We must be assured of God’s love for us during those trials (proven by the Cross of Christ), and we must also be assured of God’s presence with us during those dark moments (Jesus has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you”-Hebrews 13:5), but we must also be
Pretending to be omniscient & “God-like” creates our frustrations. We don’t believe, nor do we trust God to run the universe; we think we can do better. Again, may we lean on and trust in a God Who is far greater, far wiser, and far bigger than we could every think or imagine. Romans 11:33-36: “33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways. 34 ‘For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?’ 35 ‘Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?’ 36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.”
Equally Assured that God has a purpose behind our pain, even if we don’t see it or understand it (see Romans 8:28, etc.). Another Christian writer has said, about the concept of being “God,” that if he had the power of God, he’d answer every prayer he ever asked for and that he would respond positively to every request for relief from every adverse circumstance that existed; but he also said that if he had the wisdom of God, then he’d leave everything just the way it is. We often complain about God’s laws and complain about circumstances that cross our desires for happiness because we do not actually know what happiness is and because we do not really know what can bring about this elusive status of “being happy” as long as we live on this earth. Ignorance, as to what our soul needs, drives and creates our misery.
Billy Reinhardt is pastor at Riverside Heights Baptist Church and a regular faith columnist for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.
Church Briefs Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
On Aug. 26 at 10:30 a.m. Lavonne Hart will officiate at a service of morning prayer, with coffee hour to follow. For more information, visit the church website: http://epiphanytallassee.org/
First United Methodist Church
Come worship with us. New worship times are 9 a.m. for contemporary and 11 a.m. traditional, with Sunday School for all ages at 10 a.m. Programs for children & youth on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m., and Sundays at 5 p.m. We’d love to have you join us. All are welcome. We also have a few openings left in our Lighthouse After School program, for children in kindergarten - 7th grade. After school care includes devotions, fun activities, mission projects, and help with homework. For more information, contact our church office at 2832195.
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church is holding mass at Lake Martin every Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Church in the Pines in
Kowaliga. For more information, please call the church at 334283- 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 to 8:30 a.m. Listen online at www.wacqradio.com or on your smartphone using the TuneIn app. August 26 - Sacrament of Holy Orders Pt. 1 (Carucci/Driscoll/ Dean) September 2 - Sacrament of Holy Orders Pt. 2 (Carucci/ Driscoll/Dean) September 9 - Sacrament of Marriage Pt. 1 (Carucci/Driscoll/ Dean)
Equality United Methodist Church
“CHRISTMAS ON THE GROUNDS” is coming to Equality United Methodist Church on Sept. 1st. This arts and crafts festival will feature handmade decorations made by members of the church, with proceeds to benefit local community missions. Other vendors who would like to participate may rent spaces for $35 and tables for $5, by calling 865-6036127. Food will also be available
as well as a playground, face painting, and a craft booth for the kids. The event will run from 9-5 on the church grounds, located at 281 Alabama Highway 259 in Equality, Alabama.
Salem Macon Baptist Church
The Forever Young Seniors will meet August 28 at 6:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Pete Perkins and Heaven’s Express will present our program. Please bring a covered dish and someone with you.
Wall Street AME Zion Church
You are cordially invited to join us.
Living Water Worship Center
Revival nights will be held on the last Sunday of each month beginning at 6 p.m. at 45 Main St. in downtown Eclectic.
East Tallassee United Methodist Church
The “River’s Edge Flea Market” is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. - 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 United Methodist Church 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.
a.m. Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. morning worship, 5 p.m. discipleship and 6:15 p.m. evening worship. For more info call the church office 283-2221, MondayThursday, 8-4 pm, or visit our website carrvillebaptist.com.
Word of Life Baptist Church
Word of Life is a church plant of Carrville Baptist Church and is located in the old church building at 501 Sims Ave. Regular Sunday Services times are: Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. and morning worship at 10 a.m. The Pastor is Ronald L. Williams. If you would like more information you can contact Bro. Ronald Williams at 334-283-1010.
Calvary Baptist Church of Tallassee
If you are looking for a church to worship and praise the Lord come join us at 293 N. Wesson Street in Tallassee. Our services are at 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. morning worship service, 6 p.m. evening service. Also join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday for our Prayer and Fellowship Service. If you have any questions call 334-283-2366.
Rock Springs Baptist Church We welcome any and all guests to join us.
Tallassee Church of Christ
Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. Worship service begins at 11 a.m. Sunday evening service begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday night services begin at 6 p.m. Visitors welcome at all services. Call us at 334-283-5437 or drop by 209 Gilmer Ave.
Carrville Baptist Church
Sunday Services are: 9:15
First Baptist Church Reeltown
We have Worship Services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. on Sundays. Between those services, we have Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. with a class ready to welcome you. Sunday night service begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday night services begin at 6:30 p.m. with Bible study classes for all ages.
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64 Log Circle Providence Primitive Baptist Church 4850 Chana Creek Road Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road River Road 239 Lower Tuskegee Road Riverside Heights Hispanic Mission 495 Little Road Rock Springs 375 Rigsby Road Rock Springs Baptist Church 2810 Rock Springs Drive Tallassee First 1279 Friendship Road Tallaweka Baptist Church 1419 Gilmer Avenue Westside Baptist Church 1825 Gilmer Avenue CATHOLIC St Vincent De Paul Parish
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TIGERS TAKE THE FIELD Tallassee hosts Knights in season opener By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer
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Tallassee’s Sinclair Cole was named the tournament MVP while playing for the River Region Thundercats in a USSSA national tournament.
Thundercats bring national trophy back to Elmore County By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer
In late July, the River Region Thundercats arrived at the Orange Beach Softball Complex at 7 a.m. for their first game of the day. After 16 hours, five games and one rain delay, the players finally left, taking a new trophy with them. The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) held its annual national tournaments for fast-pitch softball last month in Gulf Shores. The Thundercats, who were represented by players from Elmore County, Wetumpka and Tallassee, competed in the 16U tournament. “It was rough by that night,” Thundercats team manager Suzette Tatum said. “They were out of gas but they didn’t give up… Friday finished on nothing but adrenaline.” The championship came down to the final play of the tournament Friday night. With the game tied 6-6, the Thundercats had runners on second and third with no outs in the final inning. Elmore County’s CJ Thornton laid down a squeeze bunt, allowing Hannah Parker to score the winning run for the Thundercats. “The team’s hearts were in it and they wanted to win,” Tatum said. “They didn’t want to go home without getting the trophy.” Sinclair Cole, of Tallassee, pitched in four of the five games for the Thundercats on the final day. She was named the Most Outstanding Pitcher for the tournament and won MVP. “I wasn’t expecting it,” Cole said. “It was a great feeling because I felt that meant someone who was watching me play thought I deserved it.” Cole recorded seven wins as a pitcher during the week and finished with 18 strikeouts while posting a 1.55 earned run average. She also hit one of the team’s three home runs and led the Thundercats with 15 runs batted in. Cole finished the tournament with a .444 batting average. Madison Britt was the team’s offensive leader, finishing with a team-high 14 hits and a .700 batting average. She reached base a total of 19 times in 11 tournament games. The Thundercats defeated every team in the field but they had to fight through a little bit of adversity before being awarded the trophy. See THUNDERCATS • Page B2
The Tallassee Tigers will host Montgomery Catholic on Friday night in the first game of the 2018 season for both teams. Tallassee has not lost a season opener since 2011 and is 6-0 in opening games under coach Mike Battles. The Tigers’ coach has not lost his first game of the season since 2006 when he was at Oak Grove. “I don’t think we do anything differently than anyone else,” Battles said. “We try to be basic so we can run and execute what we did in practice. You have to be able to adjust things on the run and whoever can adjust and execute will come out with the win.” In the last six openers, the Tigers have outscored their opponents by more than 30 points per game. Friday night’s game may not be as easy of a task as the past matchups have been. Montgomery Catholic is coming off a 10-2 season, its winningest year since 1989. It returns 16 starters, See FOOTBALL • Page B2
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Tallassee’s Kalvin Levett will get his first career start at quarterback on Friday night against Montgomery Catholic.
Tigers prep for tough tests in Class 5A The Trojans have reached the state final four in each of the last five seasons, winning the title at the Class 4A level in 2017. Joining Tallassee and St. James will be Brewbaker Tech, which won its last four area championships. Beauregard and Valley round out the area. “It’s probably the hardest competition we’ve ever had here,” senior Kayla Jolly said. “We’re practicing and working harder to get ready for them.” Tallassee has not won the area championship since the 2010 season. However, Rigsby is pleased with where the program is now and she expects this season to help the Tigers in the future. “These games will force the girls to mature a little bit and take it to the next level,” Rigsby said. “We want to See VOLLEYBALL • Page B6
By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer
The Tallassee volleyball team is making the jump to Class 5A this season and is now looking at a daunting 2018 schedule. The Tigers will be joining Area 5, which includes three teams that made the super regional in 2017 and one that won a state title. “This is by far the toughest schedule since I have been here,” coach Katie Rigsby said. “But seeing those big teams on the schedule will force these girls to rise to the occasion. You’re going to have to earn every victory.” Rigsby is entering her eighth season at the helm of the volleyball program. Tallassee finished 7-15 last season, losing in the first round of the area tournament. Rigsby said she called it a “recharging season” after
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Tallassee’s Jordan Walters will help lead the Tigers, who are moving up to Class 5A this volleyball season.
playing with a young squad. The Tigers are still young but Rigsby is ready to see what the team has to offer after gaining experience at the varsity level. The team is led by four seniors to go along with four juniors, a sophomore and two freshmen. “We have high
expectations now,” Rigsby said. “Having a season of experience is a huge help. The players know what to expect and what’s coming at them this year.” Tallassee knows what is waiting for it this season and powerhouse St. James will be one of the first teams to introduce itself to the Tigers.
Two Talisi Arrowheads place at state By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
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state ranging 10 through 18 years old competed in the two portions of the state competition, barebow and open class. “Our archers always shoot in the barebow competition,” said Tammy Merret, of Tallassee Recreation Center. “Each See ARCHERY • Page B6
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Unknown team awaits Reeltown in Week 0 By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
So much is going to be different for Reeltown when it takes the football field for the first time on Friday night. Not only will the Rebels be opening the season on a Friday for the first time since 2012, and they’ll also be facing off against Bullock County — a team they haven’t played since 1969. Moreover, Reeltown coach Matt Johnson hasn’t been able to find out much about his opponent, a feeling he’s not used to. “Being that we don’t know a whole lot about them, it’s good and bad,” Johnson said. “We really have to hone in on being fundamental, hone in on our rules and being assignmentoriented. We don’t know if they’re going to be an odd front or an even front on defense. Offensively, I don’t know if they’re going to be gun, under center, wing T, flex, bone. They’ve done different things in the past.” Johnson, however, is familiar with Bullock County first-year coach Willie Spears, who was formerly the head coach at Carver. Johnson said Spears himself has coached a variety of different styles over the years. “He’ll end up doing a really great job at Bullock County,”
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Johnson said. “Typically they’ve always had good athletes. They’ve always had big linemen and kids at the skill positions that could run.” Bullock County is historically a Class 4A school but has dropped down to 3A, and the Hornets actually have a winning record against
Reeltown, having beaten the Rebels five out of seven meetings. As for Reeltown, it’ll be ready to see its first look at its new bunch of offensive linemen. “We’re really putting a lot of emphasis on our offensive line to see what they can do,”
Johnson said. “There are a lot of new faces up there, so I’m anxious and curious to see how we do against somebody else up front.” Khoner Davis has been officially named the starting quarterback for the Rebels, as Johnson said, “He just fits better with what we’re doing
right now.” He’ll lead a charge of skilled running backs and receivers who are surrounded by high expectations. But Johnson said despite being ranked No. 6 in the Alabama Sports Writers Association preseason poll, the Rebels haven’t actually earned anything yet. “That first game is huge,” Johnson said. “The past couple years, we haven’t started off good. I felt like the past two years, we’ve peaked at the right time and have gotten better throughout the season, but we’ve started off slow. We’ve preached having a complete year and starting and finishing, so I think it’ll be a huge week for us for starting on the right foot, for momentum and for confidence.” Reeltown has not won its first game of the season the past two years. But Johnson is feeling confident going into Week 0, especially given the attitude at practice the last week and a half. “We had a great first week, then last week we really showed some signs that we’re tired of hitting each other,” he said. “Everybody is ready to see what we’ve got and see how we compete against someone else. We’re ready to toe the leather against a different jersey.”
Hospital’s annual golf tourney set for Oct. 16 By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
It’s time to dust off the golf clubs and gas up the carts because the Tallassee Community Hospital recently announced plans for the annual golf tournament, set for Oct. 16 at the Auburn University Club. Player registration will begin at 9 a.m. and lunch will be served at 11 a.m. Tee off is set for 11:45 a.m. and team sendoff will be at noon. All of the funds raised through this tournament will directly benefit the hospital. “All monies raised will be used to purchase new equipment and to continue renovation projects for Community Hospital,” Community Hospital Foundation President Jennie Rhinehart said. As always there will be great prizes up for grabs this year, including a $500 cash prize for the team with the lowest net score. The team with the second lowest overall score will win $300 and the third-place team will take a $200 cash prize. The team with the lowest gross score will win a free round of golf for each member of the team. Players will have the opportunity to take home a $125 cash prize for
the longest drive on a designated hole and a $125 cash prize for the drive with the closest ball to the pin on a designated hole. Mulligans will be available for purchase but cannot be used for the longest drive or the closest to the pin contest and also cannot be used on the putting greens. In addition, there will be a drawing for an Odyssey putter valued at $250. Tickets for the drawing will be $5 each. This annual event is one of the hospital’s most popular and successful fundraisers. The cost to participate begins at $150 and sponsorships begin at $250. Entry fees include lunch, a bucket of driving range balls to warm up with and two free drink tickets. The deadline for entry is Friday, Oct. 5. Early registration is highly suggested. “Please register your team early. We are limited to 24 teams and will fill the slots quickly on a first come first-serve basis,” Rhinehart said. If you have questions or need additional information, contact Barry McCain at 334-332-3745 or Kathy Monroe at kmonroe@chal. org or by phone at 334-2833757.
Thundercats After winning all four games in pool play, the Thundercats found themselves in the losers’ bracket after dropping the first game in the knockout round. The team won its second game on that day to advance to the tournament’s final day, setting up the miracle run Friday. The Thundercats defeated the team from Louisiana on Friday morning 13-0 and set the tone for the rest of the day. The blew past OutkastSteadman, the team that beat the Thundercats in the first round, then defeated the Apex Fastpitch squad from Troy to advance into the championship series on Friday night, setting up the late dramatics in the finale. The Thundercats had a total of 10 players with five different high schools represented. Cole is from Tallassee while Sierra Black goes to Wetumpka. Thornton, Britt, Maci Curlee, Ebone Pierson, Madelyn Becker and Alyssa Beam attend Elmore County. Parker is at Brewbaker Magnet School and Kailey Voland attends Prattville.
Tallassee senior Andy Baker (64) led the Tigers with 11 tackles for a loss last season.
Football including three-star defensive tackle C.J. Person. The Knights were ranked No. 6 in Class 4A in the Alabama Sports Writers Assocation preseason poll. “They are very well coached and have very athletic players at the skill positions,” Battles said. “They use a lot of motion and shifts on offense which can make you unbalanced so we have to have our kids ready for that.” Friday’s game will be played
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at J.E. Hot O’Brien Stadium where Tallassee went 6-0 last season. The Tigers hope the home-field advantage helps new quarterback Kalvin Levett adjust quickly under the lights. Battles said he expects to see some challenges in Levett’s transition but he will not know until the first game action. “Kalvin will have to get his feet wet quickly,” Battles said. “He’s going to have to make some big plays for us to have
some success on offense.” The Knights averaged 12.2 points against per game last season and held eight of their 12 opponents to single digits on the scoreboard. Levett and the Tiger offense will have to react and adjust quickly to keep the season-opener streak alive. “I hope all of our kids have a great game,” Battles said. “We can’t just single out one person to have a big performance. We need everyone.”
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The River Region Thundercats pose with their trophy. Team members included, front row, from left, Alyssa Beam, Hanna Parker, Madelyn Becker, C.J. Thornton; back row, Coach David Isenhour, Sinclair Cole, Kailey Voland, Sierra Black, Ebone Pierson, coach Eddie Stepens, Maci Curlee, Madison Britt and coach Mike Curlee.
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By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
Eli Gold is used to being in the spotlight. He is, after all, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the voiceâ&#x20AC;? of one of the most storied college football programs in history. So, it seemed natural when Gold took the stage at the Willow Point Golf & Country Club for the Lake Martin â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bama Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fall event. Gold, who is the radio broadcaster for the University of Alabama football team, told stories, laughed with the crowd and talked about the Crimson Tide for more than hour, and his stories never got old for the crowd. Gold began his speech by talking about how Lake Martin â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bama Club President Nancy Hodges got him to come down to Alexander City for the event. He claimed she first asked if he believed in the Constitution, then said he must believe in free speech
because he is a broadcaster. Gold agreed he did believe in free speech, then Hodges said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;cause I need you to come down to Alabama to do a Gold free speech for our club,â&#x20AC;? Gold told the room full of laughing attendees. During his story-telling, Gold also talked about his new team of broadcasters, which include Rashad Johnson, a former Tide and NFL player, and John Parker Wilson. Wilson is replacing Chris Stewart as the color announcer; Stewart suffered a stroke earlier this summer but will continue as part of Goldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team as the broadcast host. Johnson will be the sideline reporter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing is going to
be very interesting because when that first snap of the first game against Louisville takes place, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be the first play that John Parker Wilson or Rashad have ever worked on a broadcast,â&#x20AC;? Gold said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both men have been on many talk shows. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve guested and hosted talk shows, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been on a game broadcast. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole different animal.â&#x20AC;? Gold also addressed the elephant thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in every room full of Alabama football fans these days â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who is going to be the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quarterback this season? In Goldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s style of the night, he answered with a joke. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went and saw coach (Nick Saban) before I left to go to Chicago, and I said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;All these clubs are asking me, what can I tell them?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Gold said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get back to you.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; So he gets back to me and says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;All right, wait til you get back to the state of Alabama and then you can tell
them the truth.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; So, the truth is, the coach has decided that I am going to be the starting quarterback. Thank you very much for your support.â&#x20AC;? On a more serious note, Gold did say honestly he thought Saban likely hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t made a decision between Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa. But if the decision must be up to anyone, Gold said he thought Saban was the best man for the job. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the kind of decision that the coach will have to make, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the reason the coach is who is he is and why he is the coach,â&#x20AC;? Gold said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Folks, the man is the most remarkable coach, the most remarkable human being and the most remarkable football mind you have ever encountered in your life. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m telling you, I have never been around a man who is so focused, who is so intense and who is so intent on getting the job done correctly.â&#x20AC;?
focus on this year and having success but also look to the future for the younger girls.â&#x20AC;? The Tigers know there may be bumps in the road along the way but their focus is taking the small steps to success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re staying focused,â&#x20AC;? junior Jordan Walters said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We say you have to work harder than you did yesterday.â&#x20AC;? Tallassee will begin its season Sept. 4 with an away match against Valley. The excitement is building as the season nears but the team continues to stay focused. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Practices have been harder and more intense but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what you want to build up to the season,â&#x20AC;? Rigsby said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The excitement is always building to that first match so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just keeping the players focused.â&#x20AC;?
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down form of modern archery that features no sights, no stabilizer, no clicker and no markings on the bow to help aim. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually done with a recurve
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archery has grown in popularity and soon there will be a local park dedicated to the sport. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tallassee Recreation Department has started clearing the land to develop our own outdoor archery park,â&#x20AC;? Merret said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city owns approximately five acres adjacent to the Tallassee Municipal Airport that will be home to the park.â&#x20AC;? While construction has not begun, Merret said this is an enthusiastic project for all involved in it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The timeline for the archery park is not yet defined, but we look forward to getting this project underway,â&#x20AC;? she said. For information about upcoming archery classes offered at the Tallassee Recreation Center call 334283-4726.
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iss Pink is a just too cute, 5-month old female mix pup. She weighs about 20 pounds now, so she should be in the 35-pound range when fully grown – the perfect size for almost any family. She is a very playful, sweet and loving pup. She is good with dogs and cats and loves children. Shelter adoption fees are $100 for dogs & $50 for cats under 1 year old; cats over 1 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, free health exam with a participating veterinarian. To meet Miss Pink and the other pets at the shelter, visit the Humane Society of Elmore County located at 255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka. For more information, visit www. elmorehumane.org for more information, email hselco@bellsouth.net or call 334-567-3377. The shelter is open for adoptions from Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
First-ever Putts Fore Paws event set for Thursday By REA CORD HSEC Executive Director
This Thursday is our first-ever Putts Fore Paws at the Emerald Mountain Golf Club in Wetumpka on Thursday, Aug. 23 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. All thanks to the Alabama News Network, this is the first of what we hope will be a recurring annual event so hope to start off big! Entry fee is $300 per four-person scramble and the team fee includes green fees, golf carts, food, door prizes and more! To register, submit and fill out the On-Line Registration Form and all teams must be registered prior to Aug. 23. Team registration at Emerald Mountain will begin at 6:30 that day, with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. For more information or to become an event (team or hole or general) sponsor, call 334-270-2834. Many thanks to Montgomery Subaru, Greenville Foot Care and Harriott II Riverboat for coming on board as sponsors already! We will also be out
at Emerald Mountain with a few of our pets and sure hope to see a lot of teams enjoying a morning of golf while also supporting our shelter and the hard work of the Montgomery CW! We are blessed to have wonderful support from our community and that means September is shaping up to be a very busy month. On Sunday, Sept. 16 we hope for another huge crowd at our 13th Annual Bark in the Park at Fort Toulouse. The fun for both humans and dogs goes from 1 to 5 p.m. with vendors, food, games and more. Get your pet microchip from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. with the help of the Tuskegee Veterinarian School for only $25 which covers the chip and registration. You will be able to get a professional photo of your pet, perhaps have your dog’s toenails trimmed, let your dog paint its very own ‘paw’ painting, search out hidden shelter painted rocks, visit wonderful local Vendors, get something yummy to eat, and
purchase one of our Bark in the Park 2018 T-shirts for sale for $15. We will also have a Blessing of the Pets prior to our always popular Pet Parade! Admission to Bark in the Park is $5 per person 13 years old and older. All dogs coming to Bark in the Park must be good in public, meaning good around children, adults and other dogs in a very busy situation, AND they must have a current rabies tag/proof of rabies vaccination to come to the Park. Vendor spots are still available, and Bark in the Park is a great place for folks to be able to learn about your business, product or service. We welcome local businesses, clubs, civic groups, etc. Our vendor fee is only $35 and you must bring your own tables/pop-up/chairs. There is no electricity available so if you must bring a generator please let us know for site planning. To get a vendor application please contact us at the shelter at hselco@bellsouth.net or call us at 334-567-3377.
Saturday, Sept. 29 is going to be a super busy day as there will be two great events on behalf of our Shelter. If you are a motorcycle enthusiast, join us for the 16th annual Cruisin’ For Critters at Déjà Vu, located 121 North Burbank Drive in Montgomery! This event is all thanks to the incredible members of the Predators Riding Club Montgomery and we cannot thank them enough for sticking with us for 16 years — our longest running event! More info to follow but make sure to mark your calendars. Also on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m., come out to Ida Belle Young Park at 5400 Vaughn Road in Montgomery for a first ever Charity Flag Football Game between Team Stallion and Sincerely Yours as they play to raise money for our shelter, Humane Society of Elmore County, and Resurrection Catholic Church. More info to follow as this grows. No admission, but donations gratefully appreciated.
ECBOE votes in favor of purchases By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Staff Writer
The Elmore County Board of Education unanimously voted to make several purchases during a regularlyscheduled meeting on Monday. The board agreed to accept a low bid of $35,042.04 from Atlas Manufacturing, based in Alapaha, Georgia, for a greenhouse kit that will be placed at the Elmore County High School agriculture
department. Secondly, the board voted to accept a low bid of $12,550 from Sun South of Clanton to purchase a John Deere 865 Diesel utility terrain vehicle for the use of the Holtville High School agriculture department. Board members also agreed to purchase two 2018 Ford F150 trucks from Collier Ford of Wetumpka, which will be used as transportation service trucks for the school
system. The trucks will cost $39,385.82 each. They also voted in favor of accepting the proposed auto insurance quote of $67,352.93 per year from the Alabama Trusts for Boards of Education. Lastly, the board accepted the Elmore County 5-year capital plan.
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Taste of Eclectic reaches 20th year By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief
Eclectic the Beautiful is getting ready to host its 20th annual Taste of Eclectic event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 at Elmore County High School cafeteria. Eclectic the Beautiful President Dean Williams and Eclectic City Council member Carmen Winslett said Taste of Eclectic is an endof-summer social event that gives the community a chance to sample different types of food and drinks from a variety of local vendors. “This is a very worthwhile event,” Winslett said. “It’s a good time to come out and socialize.” According to Winslett, Taste of Eclectic will feature about 25 food vendors. Williams said new vendors are involved each year, but longtime vendors like Red Hill Cottage Catering, Evans Produce and El Gran Rodeo will also be featured. Taste of Eclectic is Eclectic the Beautiful’s primary fundraiser, and the event’s proceeds will go toward maintaining some of the organization’s past beautification projects. “The efforts of Eclectic the Beautiful are well worth it,” Winslett said. “These ladies put a lot of time and effort into what they do.” While Eclectic the Beautiful is proud to have Taste of Eclectic reach the two-decade mark, Williams said their success is due to the vendors who participate and the community members who attend. “It’s just that we’ve had good people to back us up,” Williams said. “We’ve been very lucky.” Tickets cost $10 for adults, $5 for
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children ages four through 12 and are free for children under 4. According to Williams, tickets must be bought
in advance and can be purchased by calling her at 334-399-6451 or Winslett at 334-201-0092.
“(People) need to get their tickets so they won’t miss out on this special event,” Williams said.
ReBoot program discussed at BOE meeting By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief
Elmore County Alternative School Principal Bill Bergeron gave a presentation on the Overage Middle School Program, also known as “ReBoot,” which will likely be implemented in the coming weeks, at the Monday board of education meeting. Bergeron said the Overage Middle School Program, also known as “ReBoot” focuses on students that are considered overage in their grade level and aims to get them caught up academically and able to graduate. “I get kids that are 16 or 17 years old that are coming from the middle schools, and they were going to become dropouts. That hurt my graduation rate,” Bergeron said. “Just like you reboot a computer when you have a problem, we want to allow these kids to reboot their education, and get caught up to where they have a chance to succeed at the high school level.” According to Bergeron, Elmore County Public Schools have 25 students who are at least two years behind their cohorts’ grade level. He said having students that are much older than their peers poses a safety risk and can cause disciplinary issues. Additionally, Bergeron said many of the overage students read at a low level, are “hopelessly” behind academically and have special education needs. Bergeron said one teacher and an aide will preside over the ReBoot program and work to identify each overage student’s academic level to advance them to an appropriate grade level in the four core subjects. He said
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Elmore County Alternative School Principal Bill Bergeron talks about the proposed ReBoot program that is intended to solve Elmore County Public Schools’ issue of overage students in local middle schools
students will be in a reading class for at least an hour. Bergeron also said students who are supposed to be in the 10th and 11th grades will attend the Elmore County Technology Center, and most will participate in construction classes. Over the course of the 30-day ReBoot program, Bergeron said student have to consistently perform at an 85 percent success rate, or they will have to start over from the beginning. According to Bergeron, ReBoot will utilize the “Step program,” which will grant privileges to students as they progress. He said they will start out in cubicles and earn the privileges of learning in a classroom with their peers, eating lunch with their peers and going
on field trips before moving back to the school for which they’re zoned on a 30-day probation period. Bergeron said the program would also include individual and group counseling from a licensed professional counselor, substance abuse treatment and the addition of cubicles to the ones that currently exist at the school. Superintendent Richard Dennis said the BOE’s goal is to ultimately “put (the program) out of business.” “We don’t want behind students,” Dennis said. “We’re working on revamping our (Response to Instruction) program so we don’t have students reach that level of being two to three years behind or more.”
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