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Rec board looks to upgrade facilities
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The Tallassee Recreation Department planned to construct a new recreation center for many years. However, with a multimillion-dollar price tag, those plans were put on hold time and time again. Now members of the recreation
board are rethinking those plans. Rather than construct a new facility, the board would like to make improvements to existing facilities and that could happen sooner than later, thanks to an account created over a decade ago. “That year, they voted that any revenue that the rec department took in, whether it was registration fees or
membership to the rec center, those fees would go into this account. Over that year and probably the next, anything they generated went into this account,” city clerk Barbra Garnett said. The account was created in 2006 and since that time it has accrued interest and totals more than $100,000. Councilman Terrell Brown, who is
also a member of the recreation board, explained how the funds came to be. “The idea was that the rec board was going to use that money because we felt like we had the go-ahead to build the new recreation center,” Brown said. “Because of some other things that were happening we decided we weren’t going See REC • Page A2
Pride of Tallassee preps for season
Tyler Thomas, bottom left, will head to kindergarten with all the supplies he needs to start the school year off right thanks to the Tallassee Police Department, Community Outreach Program and others who helped facilitate this year’s Back to School Kickoff.
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With school beginning this week and football season right around the corner, the Tallassee Pride Marching Band is gearing up for the 2018 season. The group of ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students auditioned for a part in the band back in February and after six long months of waiting, See BAND • Page A3
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Community celebrates return of school with kickoff event
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ClassDojo is a classroom communication app used to share reports between parents and teachers. With this classroom communications app, teachers are able to track student behavior and upload photos or videos to share with the student’s parent or See DOJO • Page A6
The lawn of the Tallassee City Hall was packed with children celebrating the last weekend before school begins. The Back to School Kickoff celebration was held Saturday and from 10 a.m. until noon,
children lined up for free back-to-school supplies, courtesy of the Tallassee Police Department. There were plenty of children’s activities for all ages including inflatables, a gravity wheel ride, SnoBiz and more. “We collected over See KICKOFF • Page A6
Library celebrates end of summer reading program
Summer reading program volunteer Autumn Acreman serves Jorden Smith a piece of pizza during Wednesday’s party to celebrate this year’s summer readers and their accomplishments.
Wednesday marked the end of the summer reading program at the Tallassee Public Library and despite dreary skies, several children and parents attended the party. Originally, the party was scheduled to be on the lawn of city hall where members of the Tallassee Fire Department were to bring the department’s tanker truck, filled with water, and spray the children as they played outside. However, because of the rain, kids ate pizza and made crafts inside the library where it was cool and dry. Margret Lumpkin, librarian at the Tallassee Library, was on hand to greet children and parents. Several outstanding readers participated in this year’s reading program. “We had 956 books turned See LIBRARY • Page A2
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Horace Randel Melton (Randy) Horace Randel Melton (Randy), 53, of Tallassee, passed away August 6, 2018. He was born February 25, 1965 in New Albany, Mississippi. He is survived by his wife, Leigh; children, Brandi (Scottie) Ledbetter, Eric Melton, Justin Melton, Courtney Melton, Cody Melton and Lea Melton; sisters, Dinna (Bobby) Gill, Tina (Mike) Melton Driver; and six grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his mother, Larell Rhynes and father, Horace Eugene Melton. He leaves to cherish several families and friends. Gone but never forgotten. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 8, from 5 to 7 pm at Linville Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Thursday, August 9, at 11:00 a.m. at Linville Memorial Funeral Home with Pastor Glenn Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Eclectic, Alabama, Linville Memorial Home directing. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com. Linville Memorial Funeral Home Eclectic, Alabama
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to able to build it at that time so it was placed in an account. Barbra notified us that the money was still in the account and with interest it was $104,000.” A new recreation center has been a hot topic in Tallassee for many years, with most divided on the subject. In 2016, members of the recreation department moved to create a special board that would be its own entity, separate from the city, that would “exist solely for funding the new recreation center.” However, construction never began and the project was once again put on hold. “It was labeled ‘new recreation center,’” Brown said. “The rec board is asking since we are not
going to get a new recreation center within this year, to use those funds to at least repair or upgrade the current facilities.” The board is looking to make repairs to the current municipal pool and while a new swimming pool maybe out of the question, upgrades to the current facilities are now more reachable. “If no prior council has designated that money for another purpose, if it was placed into that account for that purpose, without council action, I don’t see a reason why it can’t be used the way the rec board wants to see it used,” city attorney John Smith said. In order to make certain that each member on the board is
in agreement and the City of Tallassee is involved in the allocation of funds, members of the council did advise on how the rec board should make the request for funding facility upgrades. “We have asked Rick Golden to work in concert with the council and prioritize a list of needs,” councilman and finance committee chair Bill Godwin said. “Maybe add that to the board’s minutes to be sure everyone agrees and we have documentation.” With the swim season closing, swimmers will not see the facility improvements this year but next season’s swimmers could see these upgrades come to fruition.
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in from Thursday through Saturday,” Lumpkin said. “We had 29 kids that read over 100 books.” Designed for children of all ages, the summer reading program ran through the months of June and July, meeting once a week on Wednesdays. There were plenty of activities to keep children focused and engaged this summer. “We had lots of crafts,” Lumpkin said. “Alabama Archives and History came this year, we also had a ventriloquist, a Wild West show and Doc Adoms, a scientist.” Each child that participated in the Summer Reading Program received a prize for completing the reading program, with a special prize for the most books read. “We have a first, second and third prize winner for the child who read the most books in each age group,” Lumpkin said. Elijah O’Daniel read 901 books and was named the top reader in the 2-5-year old reading group. Ciara O’Daniel and Rylan O’Daniel, who also read 901 books, were the top readers in the 6-9-year-old reading group. Finally, Alexis Flennory read the most in the 10-14-year-old age group with 537 books read this summer. “There were 9,815 books read in seven weeks,” Lumpkin said. “We beat last year by 4,490 books.” Ten books could be checked out per library card. Children were encouraged to read at their reading level or above and if the child did not know how to read, an adult could read to them. This summer reading program would not be possible without a few key contributors. “We need to recognize the people who made this summer program possible. The following businesses donated funds or gifts certificates so this program could be offered free of charge: The Mildred Blount Foundation, GKN Aerospace, 1220 Café, Cozumel’s,
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Library director Margret Lumpkin gives instructions for a craft project during the library’s summer reading program party to celebrate the end of another successful season of reading.
Huddle House and all the crafts were provided by the Book Fairy,” Lumpkin said with a grin. The reading program serves a dual purpose. It is fun and it keeps children focused on learning during summer months when children are away from the classroom. Furthermore, it has been suggested that children are better able to retain the knowledge they have gained over the previous school year when they are enrolled in a summer program. 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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I hope you enjoy the contributions from two retiring chapter officers of the Tallassee FFA Chapter. I would especially like to thank these members and their advisor, Dr. Daniel Free, for sharing these reflections with me. Occasionally, you read something and it makes you proud. This is one of those times. It is a testament to an organization and a teacher’s positive effect on students. Enjoy! Four years ago, I was a 14-year-old who would become physically sick and leave a room in tears when a teacher had me get up in front of a small crowd of peers. However, today I can stand and speak with confidence to a large crowd, teach those around me and serve in ways I would have not thought possible. I give FFA, along with my advisor, the credit for conquering that fear. Among the numerous skills I have obtained in my FFA career, I have gained strong soft skills such as public speaking, leadership and how to work as an effective team member. All in all, I have become a better, stronger version of myself. Furthermore, FFA has provided me with the opportunity to find my passion in greenhouse management. Despite the rapidly approaching FFA banquet, at which I will officially retire my blue corduroy jacket and pass my duties on to the next secretary, I will forever have the memories and the family I have made over the past four years. ~ Emily Stillwell, retiring Tallassee FFA Chapter Secretary
FFA is an organization that has enabled me to grow into the young man I am today. Over the years, it has been a constant source of encouragement and has pushed me in every way to prepare myself for the next stage of life. My FFA advisor and fellow officers are far more than a group of people with common interests; we are a team and we are friends … but, most important, we are a close family. It is through FFA that I have gained the mindset to prevail, refusing to give up or give in. My advisor has pushed me through obstacles I previously thought were impossible to overcome. FFA is not just an organization, it is an extended family with innumerable possibilities for each and every person. As I retire my blue corduroy jacket, I am fully aware that I am forever in the FFA family. ~ Gage Simmons, retiring Tallassee FFA Chapter Vice President As retiring officers graduate and move to the next phase of their life, I hope they place the words of these two FFA members in their hearts, continue to support FFA and share the positive message with all they meet. Andy Chamness is the executive secretary for the Alabama FFA Association and Dr. Daniel Free is the FFA advisor at Tallassee High School.
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night and will probably be rained out tonight,� he said last Wednesday afternoon. The Pride of Tallassee will display some patriotism this season when the band takes the football field to entertain fans during halftime. “The show this year is a patriotic halftime show without playing patriotic music,� Glasscock said. According to Glasscock, the patriotic theme is one he has wanted to perform for a few years now. “I wanted to do a patriotic show for a couple of years,� he said. “We have been kicking around the idea and decided this year was the year to do it.� The band will open this season halftime show with “Kids in America,� a song recorded by British singer Kim Wilde in 1982. Next, the band will perform the 1966 Rolling Stones’ hit recording “Paint it Black,� followed by “Sunshine of Your Love,� a 1967 song by the British rock band Cream. The band will close out the halftime performance with Neil Diamond’s “America,� which was recorded in 1967. Glasscock invites everyone to show their Tallassee pride and attend this season’s football games.
they will soon take the field for their first halftime show. Mallory Nichols, a senior at THS, will lead the Pride of Tallassee as the 2018 Drum Major. She has marched with the high school band for three years while playing flute and piccolo. Nichols was one of five students who auditioned for the part. “We have judges that come in and judge the auditions for us,� Pride of Tallassee director Robbie Glasscock said. “She scored higher than the other students who were auditioning.� The Pride of Tallassee will host 16 color guards this season, with Irvi Russell as captain and Natalie Pierce as co-captain. The band will also have seven majorettes this season, with Natalie Henderson leading the group as captain. According to Glasscock, this group has been preparing for the upcoming season for several months but the time has come to really get serious about rehearsals. “We’re learning the drill moves,� he said. “We had some rehearsals on Thursdays over the summer but we began actual band camp last week. We are trying to stay dry right now. It was rained out last
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Top: The Pride of Tallassee’s 2018 Colorguard is, front row: Makinsey Mann, Jamiya Skipper, captain Irvi Russell, co-captain Natalie Pierce and Anna Grace Ledbetter; second row: Sarah Molly Covington, Beth East, Jacquie Aldridge, Cayla Johnson and Meredith Hill; third row: Tristin Carter, Lauren Brooke Childers, Steele Segrest, Taliyah Adams, Margaret Ann Burnham and Ella Thrash. Above: The Pride of Tallassee’s 2018 Majorettes, are front row: captain Natalie Henderson; second row: Grace Gibson and Anna Coker; third row: Emma Kate Holley, Grace Coker and Carly Hornsby. Right, The Pride of Tallassee’s 2018 Drum Major is Mallory Nichols. Nichols has marched with the Pride of Tallassee for three years while playing flute and piccolo.
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nother “Shark Week” on the Discovery Channel has come and gone. While the concept is some three decades old, the programming seems, for better or worse, to have come into its own within the last five years. The fear of sharks is a primeval instinct that has gone on for millennia because sharks are so ... well, primeval. However, as noted in a previous column, such don’tgo-in-the-water trepidation abruptly slammed its way into the consciousness of millions of swimmers in 1975, when the original “Jaws” movie, based on a Peter Benchley novel, premiered. And it would be another 13 years — which witnessed three tepid “Jaws” sequels — before the Discovery Channel’s specialty programming would debut. Continuing the refreshingly different approach that the channel seemed to take in 2017, this year’s new presentations seemed to come across as more refined and educational, with programs that for the most part didn’t play on the rare sensationalism of shark
attacks. There was, however, some advance hype that may have caused some raised eyebrows. One had to wonder about the legitimacy of a program featuring Shaquille O’Neal in the starring, er, role, but Shaq was making an apparently legitimate attempt to conquer his fear of sharks. Other programs featured other celebrities, including other sports superstars like Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Rodgers and Lindsey Vonn (in different locations), tasked with (assisting in) trying to tag a shark (the episode was speciously titled “Monster Tag”). Gronkowski and Vonn succeeded, but the blue shark assigned to Rodgers swam away and never returned after the Green Bay Packers quarterback shoved it in the nose when it seemed to take an interest in Rodgers’ throwing arm. Other personalities on other shows included adventurer Bear Grylls (“Bear vs. Shark,” obviously) as well as food guru Guy Fieri (“Guy Fieri’s Feeding Frenzy”). Most of the celebs seemed to be
WILLIE MOSELEY Columnist sincere about getting into their respective roles for their respective programs. Several new programs — or ones I hadn’t seen in previous years — came across as quite informative, even if, once again, their respective titles were semi-sensationalistic. “Bloodline — the Spawn of Jaws” chronicled the efforts of marine biologists to document and track more than one generation of great white shark off the eastern end of Long Island. “Cuba’s Secret Shark Lair” went into waters that have not been examined by shark researchers for many decades. More than one documentary, including “Shallow Water Invasion” and “Monster Hammerhead,” focused on Guadalupe Island, about off 150 miles off the northwest coast of Mexico. There was also a program on tiger sharks.
One innovation that seemed to be on the increase during “Shark Week” was the use of drones for unique overhead views of prowling sharks. Watching some large predator slowly swimming through shallow water about 20 feet from human beings on a beach was slightly unnerving. Perhaps not surprisingly, all four of the “Jaws” movies were broadcast during the week. Moreover, another channel shrewdly behaved like a remora (the sucker-head fish that hitchhikes on sharks) by broadcasting a recent (and decent) shark movie called “The Shallows.” However, perhaps the most intriguing—and perhaps even laudable—documentary was titled “Megalodon—Fact or Fiction?” A viewer might expect yet another so-called “investigative” search for a supposedly-extinct 60-foot monster shark that was in its prime in the sea when dinosaurs walked the Earth. But this new documentary actually did some self-policing for the Discovery Channel, as it took two previous programs to task (and the shows had
indeed aired during previous Shark Weeks), because “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives” and “Megalodon: The New Evidence” were fake documentaries. There had reportedly been disclaimers at the beginning and ending of the pseudo-docs, but if a viewer had missed those, he/she could have been hoodwinked. And experts deftly picked apart the fraudulent facets of those earlier shows. “Shark Week 2018” wound down with a unique type of annual report (for lack of a better term) that was an interesting compendium of shark sightings (of all sorts of species) around the world. Given the advent of cell phone cameras, one should expect more of such fare next year. P.S.: Another bit of shrewd marketing involved numerous commercials for an upcoming movie called The Meg, based on a 1997 novel by Steve Alten. Guess the featured creature. Willie Moseley is the news editor emeritus for The Tribune. His column appears here each Wednesday.
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Tale of a fourth-grade nothing
n fourth grade, I hated the world, my school, my teacher, but most of all myself. My teacher constantly misspelled my name, and beyond that she seemed to look the other way when students were picking on the fattest kid in the classroom. After years of making straight A’s, I made my first B. When we had to select a student to draw for art class one day, I picked the prettiest girl I knew. Of course, someone in the class chose me – but did not put their name on the artwork – and their portrait, when held up in front of the room, looked like a cross between the Michelin spokesman and Frosty the Snowman at full powder. I all-of-a-sudden got really “sick” and missed 8 days of school during one grading period. My parents were summoned to the school, and my principal (who had been my dad’s first grade teacher) shook her head with disappointment that one of her students had allowed his own child to stay out of school. So, it was back to school no matter how I felt about the class. And this kid who sat behind me
MICHAEL BIRD Columnist was about 15 years old in the 4th grade, while the rest of us were 9 or 10. His name was Corey. Every day, he bothered me. He’d slap my head really hard from behind, he’d draw on the back of my shirt during class, and he’d walk by and throw all my books on the floor. Basically, Corey was a big bully. When I complained about him, my teacher just seemed to blow it off and ignored me; I think since Corey was repeating fourth grade, she had probably grown tired of hearing about it. My mother came and sat in the classroom for a few days to watch, but this didn’t improve things – as a matter of fact, the bullying grew worse after he realized I had tattled. But mother was so right in the next instructions she gave. “We’re going to be nice to Corey,” she said. “He may not ever
be your friend, but he will respect you,” she continued. “Yeah, right,” I thought, as we went to K-Mart on Atlanta Highway to pick out some toys for my new friend. My mom was spending money on this thug. I couldn’t believe it. But she meant business and stuck by her promise. When I gave him his gift, his eyes got really big. He cussed me and threw the presents on the floor. He actually tried to give it back. He didn’t want the pencil pouch or those Hot Wheels cars. Later that day, I heard the sound of Matchbox wheels on the desk behind me. Corey wasn’t slapping me, he wasn’t cussing me, and he wasn’t my friend. My sainted mother’s application of the Golden Rule changed my outlook for not only the rest of that school year, but to this day. There’s never much harm in being kind to others. Michael Bird is choral director and assistant band director for Tallassee City Schools. His column appears here each Wednesday in The Tribune.
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STEVE FLOWERS Columnist
Primary political potpourri
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ow that the dust has settled on the primaries, allow me to share with you some thoughts on the Alabama political
stage. There is an old saying that says the more things change, the more they stay the same. This old adage is true in Alabama politics. First of all, “All politics is local.” In the June 5 Primary, the turnout was about 25 percent on the average around the state. However, the ultimate voter turnout was 27 percent due to local races. Alabamians are more interested in who is sheriff and probate judge than who is lt. governor, or attorney general. Secretary of State John Merrill predicted a 27 percent turnout on June 5. Guess what, there was a 27 percent turnout. Almost 873,000 Alabamians voted. There were twice as many voters, 590,000, that chose the Republican ballot than the Democratic slate. There were 283,000 Democratic voters. What this tells me is that we are still a very red Republican state. We have 29 elected statewide officeholders in the state. All 29 are Republican. When all the votes are counted in November, that 29 out of 29 figure will still be more than likely the same in the Heart of Dixie. The Democrats have a good horse in Walt Maddox. He may run close to Kay Ivey, but the odds favor an incumbent GOP governor who has done nothing wrong and sits in the governor’s office in a robust economy. I would put the odds at 56 to 44 in Ivey’s favor. The legislature will remain about the same after the November General Election as we head into the next quadrennium. The Alabama House of Representatives will have an over 2 to 1 GOP majority. The numbers will be about what they are now, 72 Republicans and 33 Democrats. The State Senate will more than likely have a 3 to 1 GOP edge. The members now are 26 Republicans and eight Democrats and one Independent. The Democrats may very well pick up a Senate Seat in Northwest Alabama with Johnny Mack Morrow vs. Larry Stutts which will bring them to nine. The Independent seat being held by Senator Harri Ann Smith in the Wiregrass is one of the most Republican in the state. Harri Ann is retiring. It will be taken by the very Republican and popular state representative, Donnie Chesteen. Whoever made the decision to oust Harri Ann from the Republican Party six years ago made a very poor and ignorant decision. She continued to be elected as an Independent. Her popularity exudes my example of all politics is local and home folks know you best. The GOP control of the Senate will probably be 26 to 9 or 27 to 8. Speaking of control, the “Big Dog” still walks the halls of the State House. The Alabama Farmers Federation or Alfa still controls the legislature. They ran the table in legislative races all over the state. That is because they ran most of the races for their candidates. They are the kings of Goat Hill, the same way they were in 1901 when the state constitution was written. The more things change the more they stay the same. Alfa perennially puts their power, muscle and interest in the legislature. They endorse in the statewide races and their endorsement is invaluable, especially in secondary state races. Their members vote that ballot and many conservative Alabamians look over the farmers’ shoulder and vote along with them. Alfa may give a token contribution to the agriculture commissioner, attorney general or lt. governor race and maybe $25,000 to the governor’s race. However, it is not unusual for them to put up to $50,000 in a house race and over $100,000 into a senate race, along with excellent political strategy and pastures along interstates to put big signs on. They use 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 boarded Jimmy Rane’s jet to fly around the state. The first person to board with her was Beth Chapman, Alfa’s political consultant. The next night when she came off the platform after giving her victory speech, guess who was helping her off the stage and holding her arm so that she would not fall? It was Jimmy Parnell the Farmers Federation president. Folks do not look for property taxes to be increased in the Heart of Dixie over the next four years. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in more than 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.
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The games people played
Tallassee man that grewup in the same time period as I did, only on different sides of the river, is Jerry Warren. The river separated us but as we discuss our youth just about everything we did was the same. The games our children play today are very expensive. We played games that were free or within a few cents of being free. We both agree that the games I will mention were not the idea of one certain group and we also agree that God blessed us by letting us be born in Alabama and growing up in the 1940’s and 50’s. How we decided on what game to play, I don’t remember but we did and we all enjoyed these simple games. One was trying to hit bats or chimney sweeps with a fishing cane (bamboo cane). About where Tallaweka Baptist Church is was a big car junkyard and next to it was a bamboo cane patch. We played many games and I’ll mention some. This actually was not a game but we all worked together to do it and that is to go to the movies or as we called it, the picture show on Saturday afternoon. There was no asking for the dime it took. We went all out thinking of ways to earn money for the price of a movie, a bag of popcorn or drink. I can remember when drinks were not allowed in the theatre, they did have a cold water fountain. We saved scrap iron, sold drink bottles, picked berries and cotton, or any other odd job. Girls mainly played hopscotch, but boys played too. Any sidewalk or flat spot big enough
RONALD BRANTLEY Columnist generally had hopscotch drawn on it. The chalk used generally was the chalk they marked yarn with from the mill. It was not unusual to see groups of girls and boys jumping rope with one or two ropes. Once again, a lot of rope came from the rope department at Mill #1 in what we called the old mill on the westside of the river. My aunt Leo Wallace ran one of the machines for a long time. There were so many different games of marbles that it would fill up a chapter in a book just telling you about it. Each boy generally had a top and string in his pocket and getting a game up didn’t take long. We played blind man’s bluff at home, school, and at parties just like spin the bottle. If you don’t understand any of this ask grandma or grandpa. We played tag or as some people called it, It. Horseshoes we played with any kind of horseshoes we could find, but not bought horseshoes; only the school had those. Of course, there was checkers. Most barber shops, service stations, pool halls and shade trees had an old checker board and drink bottle caps made the checkers. Top down was one side and top up was the other and to crown a king put two bottle caps together. Card games consisted mainly of Go Fish and Old Maid.
Pitching pennies at the crack _ any crack would do _ on the sidewalk in a building, anywhere. The closest to the crack won the pot and that depended on how many was playing. We were lucky we had the big Benjamin Fitzpatrick Bridge to throw paper airplanes off and watch them sail down the river. Hide and seek and go-sheepygo were like each other. We would set boundaries, choose up sides and go. Some of the boundaries were three or four blocks big and the hiders would give the seeker clues by hollering “go-sheepy-go,” every now and then. I can never remember a game being finished. And nobody seemed to care if we were in their yard or property. Every boy had a rabbit’s foot or buckeye ball in his pocket for good luck. He generally had a pocket knife and a slingshot in his pocket also. I sometimes think the reason so many boys wore overalls is after a boy filled his pockets with everything he thought he needed to make it through the day, it took overalls and the galluses to hold up his pants. I’ve barely touched the surface and I’ve still got a long list of games we played. I also remember in the 1940’s the blue stars that hung in the windows of the houses of our area. If you see me give me the answer. 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
Clinton campaign sought dirt on Trump from Russians,where’s the outrage? A
ll of Washington is waiting with bated breath to find out whether the Mueller investigation will provide evidence proving that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia. So far, “Exhibit A” against President Trump is the meeting Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort had with a group of Russians claiming to have dirt on Hillary Clinton. That meeting should never have happened. When you get an email offering to provide “very high level and sensitive information” from the “Crown prosecutor of Russia” that could “incriminate Hillary” Clinton and is part of “Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump” you don’t reply by saying “I love it.” You call the FBI. The president claims he did not know about the meeting. His former lawyer, Michael Cohen, says he did. Whether he knew is beside the point. Senior officials of his campaign were willing to accept help from Vladimir Putin; they were saved only because the meeting was a bust. The Russians didn’t end up providing any dirt. But as bad as the Trump Tower meeting was, it took place at the request of the Russians. They were the ones who approached the Trump campaign, not the other way around. By contrast, the Clinton campaign proactively sought dirt on Trump from Russian government sources. They did it through cutouts. In April 2016, Clinton campaign lawyer Marc Elias retained opposition research firm Fusion GPS to compile incriminating information on Trump. Fusion GPS in turn hired Christopher Steele, a former British MI6 operative with sources among Russian government officials. The result was the salacious dossier, whose sources included “a senior Russian Foreign
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Ministry figure” and “a former top level intelligence officer still active in the Kremlin.” Steele’s work was paid for by Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee. That means a paid agent of the Clinton campaign approached Russian officials for damaging material on Trump. Clinton claims she did not know about Steele’s work. It doesn’t matter. Imagine if Michael Cohen, or another lawyer paid by the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee, had hired a former British spy with campaign money to collect dirt on Clinton from Russian intelligence and foreign ministry officials. Do you think that everyone in Washington would be saying: “There’s no evidence Trump knew, so no big deal — nothing to see here?” Of course not. Moreover, Clinton officials have defended Steele’s actions. Brian Fallon, Clinton’s campaign spokesman, has said he “would have volunteered to go to Europe and try to help” Steele and would happily have spread dirt obtained from the Russians. “Opposition research happens on every campaign,” he told The Post. He also said: “I am damn glad [Elias] pursued this on behalf of our campaign and only regret more of this material was not verified in time for the voters to learn it before the election.” In other words, “I love it.” We also know the Democrats covered up their involvement. The dossier was published by BuzzFeed in January, but it was not until Oct. 24, 2017 — more than nine months later
— Americans learned it was the DNC and the Clinton campaign that paid for it. If it did nothing wrong, why did Team Clinton leave Americans in the dark about its involvement for so long? Let’s be clear: None of this excuses the Trump campaign’s reprehensible behavior in accepting a meeting with Russians claiming to be government agents offering dirt on Clinton. Mueller’s investigation is not a witchhunt. If Mueller finds that anyone on the Trump campaign entered into a criminal conspiracy with Russia, they should go to jail. Furthermore, none of this calls into question the intelligence community’s assessment that the Russians wanted Trump to win — something Putin publicly confirmed in his Helsinki news conference with Trump. But the intelligence community assessment also found that the Kremlin expected Clinton to win. The Russians are not stupid. They were preparing for the prospect of a Clinton presidency, and they played both sides. That’s why millions of dollars in Russian cash were sloshing around Clinton World — including $500,000 Bill Clinton received for a Moscow speech from a Russian investment bank with links to the Kremlin. Russia continues to pose a threat. Their goal, according to our intelligence community, was not just to help Trump but also to “undermine public faith in the US democratic process.” They are playing a long game. If we are to counter the Russian threat, we need to understand its complexities — and that means we have to look beyond Trump.
Marc A. Thiessen’s column is provided by The Washington Post News Service & Syndicate. He can be reached on Twitter @ marcthiessen.
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The Men’s Group at Tallassee’s First United Methodist Church is actively seeking speakers for upcoming men’s breakfast programs. Speakers can be from the Tallassee community and surrounding areas, with various backgrounds. “We need speakers,” FUMC Men’s Group member Bill Patterson said. “If you would like to speak, please let us know.” The men’s group is very active in the local community and their annual pancake breakfast generates funding needed to construct
wheelchair ramps for those in the area who otherwise could not afford the service. The pancake breakfast is held every year in February but with many worthwhile projects, the Men’s Group remains active throughout most of the year. The group meets regularly for nine months out of the year, but takes at three-month break during the summer months of June, July and August. The Men’s Group will begin regular meeting in September on the second Sunday of each month beginning at 7 a.m. If you would like more information call Bill Patterson at 334-799-7723 or Herb Mason at 334-301-2321.
Aug. 11 The McCraneyCottle Arts Council will present the Mt. Vernon Homecoming on Saturday, Aug. 11 beginning at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 Mt. Vernon Theater will host Sylacauga Comedy Events Talisi Laugh-intown beginning at 7 p.m.
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Kickoff and used that to purchase school supplies for the kids as they head back to the classroom,” said Bryan Clayton, Tallassee Police Department Corporal who facilitates this annual event. He is also TPD’s School Resource Officer. In that role, he is one of the most familiar faces in the city’s school system. Because the Back to School Kickoff is fun, Clayton says this is one of the most anticipated events of the year and he could not do it without the help of others in the community. The Tallassee Police Department hosted the event along with a lot of assistance from the Tallassee Community Outreach Program. This year the organization furnished cold drinks to keep the kids and parents cool during the summer heat. “This is the fourth year that we have participated,” Community Outreach Program facilitator Keith Tuck said. “We work
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hand-in-hand with the police department to help the community get back to school.” Most parents understand the financial burden of purchasing school supplies. “We’re trying to make a difference in the kids’ and the parents’ lives. 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.” Pizza Hut catered the weekend celebration, serving free pizza for everyone. Members of the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office, members of the Tallassee Fire Department, representatives from Montgomery’s Family Sunshine Center, representatives from Tallapoosa Publishers, Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock and councilmen Terrell Brown and Damian Carr all joined in Saturday’s celebration.
“We want to send the kids off to school with a positive attitude,” Hammock said. “I think it is important for the community to come
together to celebrate our youth.” With a great turnout, TPD is confident that this back to school community celebration
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
will only grow. “I wait all year for this,” Clayton said. “I want to thank everyone. I could not put this on without the community coming together as one and making this possible. We want to support the children as they head back to school.”
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TPD’s Corporal Brian Clayton sends Scarlett Gomez for a spin on the gravity wheel during Saturday’s Back to School Kickoff. As coordinator of the yearly event Clayton has the privilege of operating the gravity wheel, a ride enjoyed by children of all ages and some adults.
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guardian. “We are trying to get all of our parents signed up for ClassDojo this year,” SMS assistant principal Kevin O’Rear said. SMS administrators believe this app is the most practical form of communication between teachers and parents. “In our society, most everyone has a smartphone or other type of device,” O’Rear said. “I don’t know of a better tool to provide instant feedback to a parent. For teachers, it allows them to use positive reinforcement to monitor the progress of student behavior.” The gamification-style system teaches developmental skills through real-time feedback. Furthermore, the app’s point system allows a teacher to better monitor each student’s behavior throughout each term. “Once a student loses so many points in ClassDojo, then they will go to silent lunch,” O’Rear said. “Once that child has so many silent lunches, next is detention, in-school suspension, or suspension, depending on how many they lose over a nine-week period. Once the nine weeks is over they start back over at zero.” ClassDojo also enables teachers to better manage the classroom and it could help some students stay out of the principal’s office. “We tier it that way to allow the teacher to really use that as a classroom management tool; so that they have an opportunity to handle it before it gets to the administration,” O’Rear said. The program is customizable, and the teachers can change the skills for which the parents obtain feedback to adapt to the needs of the class or of the school. ClassDojo is available as a web application that can be used in any device with a web browser, and also with native applications for iPhone (iOS) and Android. In addition to implementing ClassDojo, administrators at SMS have taken additional steps to curb student misbehavior. This year in-school suspension will be held in the room adjacent to the school’s band room so that ISS students are further isolated from students on the school’s main campus. This room has a separate entrance and restroom from the school’s main campus. O’Rear said students will have breakfast and lunch in the same room so the student doesn’t enter the school’s main campus. By isolating ISS students and with the introduction of the classroom communication app, administrators at SMS are looking for to a smooth start to the 2018 school year.
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Talisi-Laugh-In-Town bringing fun into town at Mt. Vernon Theater Aug. 18 By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Are you looking for some clean family fun without the commute to Montgomery or Auburn? If so, the upcoming Talisi Laugh-In-Town, scheduled for Aug. 18 at the historic Mount Vernon Theater, could be exactly what you are looking for. This comedy event is presented by Sylacauga Comedy Event and will incorporate performers from across the region. “I am really excited that Teresa Conville and I (of Sylacauga Comedy Events) are able to work out this show for the citizens of Tallassee and the surrounding area,” said Rocky White, comedian and founder of SCE. “We feel that our show will be a different kind of entertainment that people who come will enjoy having it been brought to them . . . rather than them travel to
Atlanta or Birmingham to see these professional comics that have toured the U.S. for quite some time.” With a lineup of eight comedians, this show is meant to appeal to a wideranging audience. “This show is deemed clean and PG-16 and I have instructed our comics to be so, but comedy is about making fun of people . . . their minds, body, soul, certain body parts, and sometimes even their daily and nightly experiences. So, inferences and innuendos will be used, but not vulgarity.” Rocky White will be the night’s opening act. White currently lives in Sylacauga and is married to the former Denise Parker White, of Tallassee. He currently is a full-time chemistry and physics teacher at a Georgia high school but has been doing stand-up comedy for 16 months. White’s resume’ includes several wins at the Open Mic competitions
at the Stardome Comedy Club in Birmingham and several appearances at the Laughing Skull Lounge in downtown Atlanta. Matt Leach will be the night’s second performer. Leach currently lives in the Auburn/Opelika area and is a bank branch manager. He is formerly of Atlanta where he did a lot of stand-up work at several venues in that area. Next up is Dave DeBeaux, who currently lives in Clay, Alabama but is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas. He began doing stand-up in 2011 and was immediately voted one of Arkansas’s “Funniest People” three years in a row from 2011 to 2013. The fifth performer of the night will be Amanda Crawford, who is from Birmingham and has been doing stand-up for the past 12 months. She has performed at numerous open mics throughout the southeast. The night’s next performer will
be Joe Smith, who currently lives in Atlanta, and has been a regular host at one of the top comedy clubs in Atlanta, such as The Laughing Skull Lounge. Up next is “Detroit” Delshawn Reid, who currently lives in Birmingham and has been performing stand-up comedy for several years. Reid is originally from Detroit, Michigan and has opened for famous comics such as Mike Epps, Gary Owen, and Michael Blackson. Ernie Kennamer will be the night’s closing act. Ernie has been a comedian for 37 years. Kennamer was one of the first comedians to help open the original Comedy Club of Louisiana in 1983, which was made famous by Rodney Dangerfield. Kennamer has been touring the U.S. and overseas in Europe most recently. Doors will open at 7 p.m. for the two-hour show. For more information call, (205) 915-2883 or (334) 9912068.
College and Career Night set for Aug. 21 By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
As the new school year begins many seniors and their parents have already begun to think about life after high school. Deciding on the right college can be difficult. To aid parents and students in selecting the bestsuited college, Flat Rock Missionary Baptist Church will host College and Career Night for students of all ages. There will be college and university recruiters on hand to offer information about various programs and financial assistance options. “This college and career event is for everyone from the seventh- through 12th- grade and beyond,” event coordinator Michelle Cole said. “If you need help getting into a school, this event is for you. Come and bring your resume, your transcript, know your ACT score. Let us help you. The recruiters are ready to answer all of your questions.” This event will offer students an opportunity to see what these colleges and universities have to offer. There will also be recruiters from various branches of the military on hand to explain opportunities available for students who may not seek the traditional route to college. Recruiters from several technical colleges will also explain what their programs offer students. “We’ll have some people from the military there,” Cole said. “We realize that every student is not going to go straight to college. In the past, we have had the Marines, the Army and the National Guard.” While College and Career Night
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Students from the tri-county area are encouraged to attend College and Career Night at Flat Rock Missionary Church on August 21 from 6 to8:30 p.m. This event offers students and parents the opportunity to gain information about continuing education and funding to do so.
was designed for high school students, this event is open for all who are interested. “We say 9th through 12th grades, but we have students in the 7th grade come as well. It’s for any student or parents who would like to gather scholarship information and find out about financial aid opportunities.” Because Flat Rock Missionary Baptist Church is hosting the event and is centrally located, this is an opportunity for students from Tallassee, Elmore County, Wetumpka,
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emind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. (Titus 3:1-2) I don’t mind being reminded. Well, most of the time I don’t mind. I like to blame it on being busy, but the truth is sometimes I just forget. A timely, friendly reminder helps me avoid embarrassing myself and hurting other people. Paul’s list of reminders he wanted Titus to pass along is quite challenging, isn’t it? These are basic principles of Christian behavior. I need to be reminded of them, quite often, really. How about you? Please read the list again. Have you behaved or spoken in the last week as if you forgot about some of these
things? I’m not accusing; I’m just checking (and admitting). Since the whole list may be a little overwhelming to us, and I’ve only got room for a few hundred words here, let’s focus on one reminder from the list: “Avoid quarreling.” Remember when Abraham told Lot they shouldn’t quarrel because they were family (Genesis 13:8)? We all know how much sweeter life is at home and in the church when we’re not quarreling. We know God’s will is best. This may be a YBH? Moment. (Yes, But How?) So here are some practical strategies to avoid quarreling. Talk to people, not about them. Jesus said, “tell him his fault, between you and him alone” (Matthew 18:15). Telling the person with whom you have the problem first will minimize the negative effects of conflict. If your goal is repairing the
MIKE MCELROY East Tallasee Church of Christ relationship instead of reporting the offender, this is a logical first step. Put yourself aside. As far as I know, none of us live at Burger King. That means you can’t always “Have It Your Way.” Paul said, “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3). Don’t live in the past. We’re too much like the clans up in the hills who’ve feuded so long that no one can remember what the original fuss was all about. When we get mad and stay that way, nursing decades-old
grudges, we “let the sun go down” on our anger over and over again (Ephesians 4:26). Jesus said, “Today’s trouble is enough for today” (Matthew 6:34, NLT). That’s good advice, not only about future worries, but also past quarrels. Remember your own need of mercy. The story of the forgiven but unforgiving servant in Matthew 18 may be the most frightening of all Jesus’ parables. Our prayers for forgiveness are hindered by our unforgiving spirit (Matthew 6:14-15). I need mercy from others. I must be willing to show it myself. James warned, “For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment” (James 2:13). Practice the Golden Rule. Do you want to be treated with courtesy and consideration? Do you want people to be kind
to you? Do you enjoy harsh criticism? “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 7:12). Resist getting even. Our flesh wants vengeance. That’s wanting others to suffer as we suffered. That’s not very attractive, is it? Instead, “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, For it is written, “‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord’” (Romans 12:19). You can’t really pay back the people who offend you. Too many quarrels are fueled by a desire to retaliate. Resist the urge to strike back. When we seek vengeance, we only spread the misery. I need to remember these anti-quarreling strategies today. How about you? May God grant us grace to avoid quarreling.
Church Briefs Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
On August 12 at 10:30 a.m. Father Wells Warren will celebrate the Holy Eucharist, with coffee hour to follow. For more information, visit the church website: http://epiphanytallassee.org/
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church is holding mass at Lake Martin every Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Church in the Pines in Kowaliga. For more information, please call the church at 334-283- 2169. “Our Life’s Journey” is an outreach of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Tallassee, Fr. Mateusz Rudzik, Pastor; and Knights of Columbus Council 15093, Andy Lacey, Grand Knight. It airs on WACQ-AM 580 and FM 101.1 each Sunday from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Listen online at www.wacqradio. com or on your smartphone using the TuneIn app. August 12 - Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick (Carucci/ Driscoll/Dean) August 19 - Sacrament of Reconciliation (Carucci/Driscoll/ Dean) 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
The annual Gospel Singing at Equality United Methodist Church will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11. This year’s event will feature the Godin family, a down-home country gospel music group that employs a wide range of instruments in their inspiring repertoire. Also included will be a cake auction conducted by the most impressive state auctioneer, Chuck Bradley, an Equality native and member of Equality Methodist. Admission is free and a concession stand will be available. The church is located at 281 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 come bring a covered dish and some-
one with you. The Men’s Brotherhood will meet this Sunday Morning, Aug. 12, at 7 a.m. Come enjoy a good breakfast, a good program and good fellowship. All men are invited.
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. 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 United Methodist Church and is located across from City Hall. We will offer various priced booths. To reserve a space call Joan Wood at 334312-4913. All proceeds raised by ETUMC will be used for church-sponsored programs.
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.
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.
Discipleship and 6:15 p.m. Evening Worship. For more info call the church office 283-2221, Monday-Thursday, 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.
Rock Springs Baptist Church
We welcome any and all guests to join us.
First Baptist Church Reeltown
Elam Baptist Church
Elam Baptist Church, 4686 Notasulga Rd, Tallassee, Alabama and Pastor Gene Bridgman give a hearty invitation to everyone for all services.
Carrville Baptist Church
Sunday Services are: 9:15 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 5 p.m.
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.
Tallassee Churches BAPTIST Bethlehem East 7561 Upper River Road Calvary Baptist Church 293 N Wesson Street Word of Life 501 Sims Avenue Carrville Baptist Church 2436 Notasulga Road East Tallassee Baptist Church 314 Central Boulevard Elam Baptist Church 4686 Notasulga Road First Baptist Church 1279 Friendship Road Flatrock Missionary Baptist Church 1024 Flat Rock Road Friendship 4345 Friendship Road Liberty Baptist Church 574 Liberty Road Mount Zion Baptist Church 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 620 Gilmer Avenue
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We should value character over results in sports
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ow long will it take for people to figure this out? Headlines of domestic abuse have once again dominated the sports world for the last two weeks. Coach Urban Meyer is dealing with it at Ohio State during his offseason while the former World Series champion Houston Astros are dealing with it in the middle of their season. While the details of the Ohio State scandal are not fully known, it seems clear Meyer knew exactly the kind of man former assistant coach Zach Smith was. Smith has had a history working with Meyer that dates back to 2007. Smith also has a long history of reported domestic abuse against his now ex-wife that dates back to 2009, possibly earlier. Meyer is just one of many head coaches to know the wrongdoings of his assistants but did not do anything about it. Whether the Ohio State head coach reported it to the right people or not, he continued to put this man on his coaching staffs year after year. While many people do not know the perfect way to handle a situation, doing nothing is pretty far down the list on what you should do. The longtime college football head coach is likely still on his way to the College Football Hall of Fame and his results hold up. However, with this situation arising, it is clear Meyer always cared more about the results than anything else. Because in sports, if you’re good enough to win, nothing else matters. And that’s why Smith was on so many coaching staffs with Meyer. He was the coach for the team’s wide receivers and the Buckeyes have had six wide receivers drafted to the NFL since Smith was hired. He knew how to coach and he was a part of one of the winningest programs in college football. It’s no different across most of the sports world. That’s why the front office of the Houston Astros decided their “zero tolerance” policy against domestic violence went out the window when they had the opportunity to make an upgrade to the team’s bullpen. Roberto Osuna was an all-star in 2017 and was likely on his way to being named one again before he was suspended 75 games for violating the league’s domestic violence policy. Meanwhile, Houston closer Ken Giles was struggling to perform this season, allowing more runs in 2018 than he did in twice as many innings last season. The Astros traded the underperforming pitcher for the “better” pitcher. The management said the domestic violence did not happen while he was a member of the Houston organization so the circumstances were different. OK, sure. Smith was fired from his job this summer but after almost a decade of abuse reports. Osuna will complete his suspension shortly and will likely find himself playing a major role in the playoffs for the Astros this season. Why is it so difficult for people to hold each other accountable in the sports world? If results matter more than character, we will continue seeing these violent acts among athletes and coaches. It should not have to be repeated but here we are once again, having to state the obvious about something everyone should learn at a young age. Value character over results. If we can, the sports world will be a much better place. Caleb Turrentine is a sports writer for The Tribune.
Tigers hit the field early for practice By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer
The first whistle blew at midnight as fog rolled through J.E. Hot O’Brien Stadium. The stadium speakers were playing Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” as fans looked on from the bleachers. It was officially the start of football season. The Tallassee Tigers made sure they got a jump start on the competition by taking the field as early as possible on Monday. It was the official first day of practice around the state for AHSAA football teams. “Our kids wanted to do it,” coach Mike Battles said on Monday morning. “You get to be the first one on the field. I don’t know how much it carries into wins and losses but it gets everyone ready to roll.” Battles is entering his
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Top: Coach Mike Battles directs his team to position drills at the team’s midnight practice on Monday. Above: Kalvin Levett winds up for a pass downfield during Tallassee’s first practice.
seventh season at the school but this is just the second year that the team has done this
practice. In 2017, the Tigers won 10 games for the first time since 1999 so continuing
the unique training seems like an easy decision. The players came out of the tunnel in their helmets and practice gear, looking as if it was just any other practice. The excitement could be felt but everyone on the field was still ready to get down to business. “It’s going to be a regular football practice,” Battles said before the team got started. “We’ll be out here until about 2:15 (a.m.).” And the head coach stood by that. The players began with simple warmups as a team before splitting into groups for positional drills. By 1 a.m., the team was running plays with the full offense and defense on the field. The offense huddled up around assistant coach Dustin Cook before every snap as it ran through the playbook. See MIDNIGHT • Page B2
6U girls bring home WORLD SERIES Tallassee NSA crown, hometown crowd CHAMPIONS: greets them in style By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
With a record of 24-0, Tallassee’s Dixie Youth 6U softball team swept the competition at the 2018 NSA World Series and team’s hometown turned out to celebrate its return Wednesday night. The girls arrived at the Tallassee Recreation Center in true hero fashion, with lights and sirens as Tallassee’s police and fire departments joined the celebration. Fans lined the streets and city officials were on hand to welcome the pint-sized players home. “Y’all won 24 straight ball games and went on to win the World Series,” Councilman David Stough said. “That is a great accomplishment. We here in the city of Tallassee, we are proud of y’all, proud of what you have done and what you have achieved. Years down the road, these will be memories that you will never forget.”
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Tallassee’s 6U All-Star Team returned home from Alexandria, Louisiana, Tuesday evening after See CHAMPIONS • Page B2 winning the 2018 Dixie Youth World Series. The girls end the season with a 24-0 perfect record.
Two county teams make preseason poll By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer
Football season is quickly approaching and the most recent sign of that is the annual releasing of the preseason poll by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. There were not any major surprises in the rankings and two Elmore County teams are pretty close to where they left off last season. Wetumpka was ranked second in Class 6A by the voting panel. Out of 31 total
voters, the Indians received 19 second-place votes and were left off just one ballot. Tim Perry’s team is ranked just behind Pinson Valley, which defeated Wetumpka in the state championship game last season. Pinson Valley was one of two unanimous No. 1 teams across all seven classifications and the AISA in this week’s poll. “It means a great deal to the program,” Perry said. “It’s good for these players to get recognized for what they have accomplished but in reality, See POLL • Page B6
Harmony Moyers wins pair of state gold medals By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
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Tallassee’s swim team, the Tiger Sharks, represented its community well in the Alabama State Championship, held at the Crossplex in Birmingham over the weekend. Tallassee was one of 27 teams competing in the championship. “This is the end of the season,” Tallassee coach Donna Funderburk said. “I have See SHARKS • Page B2
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Fall practice begins for football By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer
The start of August always comes with a sense of the return of Friday night lights but now it is official. It’s football season. The Alabama High School Sports Association marked Monday as the first day of practice for the 2018 season and the schools around Elmore County were ready to go. “The guys have been ready to transition into fall practice pretty much since last season ended,” Wetumpka coach Tim Perry said. “We expect some excitement and energy because this is what all that hard work in the offseason was all about.” The Indians are coming off a 13-2 season and were ranked second in the ASWA preseason poll. The team was welcomed back to the field with scorching weather Monday. The heat index reached 109 degrees when the players hit the field. “Our staff is prepared for the heat,” Perry said. “We’ll keep an eye on (the players) but heat is just
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Caleb Turrentine joins TPI team
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ou may have noticed a new name gracing the pages of the sports section recently. Caleb Turrentine, a native of Pelham, has joined Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. as the sports writer for our Elmore County papers, The Wetumpka Herald, The Tallassee Tribune and The Eclectic Observer. Turrentine graduated from Pelham in 2012; he then attended the University of Alabama for two years before entering the workforce. He has covered high school sports for AL.com and was also the managing editor of BamaHoopsHype.com, a website dedicated to the Alabama men’s basketball team. After getting a pacemaker put in when he was 14, Turrentine was forced to stop playing sports and decided instead to write about them. He has had numerous heart surgeries but said that doesn’t stop his passion for sports. “I am just excited to discover another community in Alabama that loves its high school sports,” Turrentine said. “I have been covering preps over the last five years in Tuscaloosa and it is always fun to see an entire town rally around a team. So coming to a place that I do not know a lot about, I’m ready to discover all the ins and outs of the program here.” Turrentine is a New York Yankees and Philadelphia 76ers fan, and he’s also a huge soccer fan. He can be reached at 334-567-7811, ext. 306, via email at caleb.turrentine@ thewetumpkaherald.com or on Twitter @CalebTurrentine. Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor of The Tribune.
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Kalvin Levett, left, gets ready for a snap during practice on Monday.
something you have to deal with because Friday nights are going to be hot here.” Wetumpka trainer Cody Arant was in charge of keeping the players hydrated on the first day. The team took frequent water breaks while the student trainers carried around bottles constantly filled with cold water. While hydration is nothing new, Tallassee had their own way of dealing with the heat. The Tigers got
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“We’re wanting it to be the same as always,” Kalvin Levett said. “Just looking for a good practice all the way around.” The senior was leading the way throughout the morning as the first-team quarterback. Levett admitted the midnight practice was plenty fun and brought a lot of excitement to the team but he said he was anxious for the season to begin. Tallassee’s season starts Aug. 24 when the team hosts Montgomery Catholic.
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enjoyed this group. They have all made me very proud.” It was Harmony Moyers who made the biggest waves during the two-day state championship. Harmony took the top spot in the 8U girls 25-yard breaststroke and the 25-yard butterfly. She also placed third in the 25-yard freestyle. “She swims so fast because coach Donna taught her how and it is her favorite thing to do,” said Tasha Moyers, Harmony’s mother. “She loves to swim and she feels best when she is swimming.” Winning a state championship seems to come naturally in the Moyers’ family. In 2016 Harmony won first place in the 25-yard freestyle. Last year, it was Harmony’s little brother, Crockett, who took first place at the state championship in the boys 25-yard freestyle in the 6U class. In all, the Tiger Sharks had 48 swimmers qualify for the state championship and the team placed 11th overall in the competition. Working as a team, Audrey Grace Weldon, Ava Rigsby, Virginia Kate Scarborough and Abigail Ingram placed third in the 8U girls freestyle relay and Macey Stewart placed third in the 11-12 girls 50-yard freestyle and third in the 50-yard butterfly.
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In all, the Tallassee Tiger Sharks’ swim team had 43 swimmers compete in last week’s championship.
Tagging program tracks redfish, speckled trout By DAVID RAINER Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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A regular plastic tag is also attached to the redfish so anglers can call in the information should the fish be recaptured.
Champions The team is made up of 11 tiny but mighty young girls, Anna Clair Turner, Sophia Grant, Zaddie Stephens, Kylie Taylor, Zion Alleyne, Zraya Alleyne, Kay-Kay Jones, McCall Clayton, Jazlyn “Cookie” Fitzpatrick, Kennedy Bickley and Chas Stokes. Ron Taylor is the team’s head coach. “We’re overwhelmed by the grace of this community,” Taylor said. “Glad to be home. We drove seven and a half hours there and back.” Tallassee High School baseball coach Adam Clayton took time out of his busy schedule to be the team’s pitching coach, and the Tallassee Wrestling Club coach Brent Tennyson stepped away from the mats this summer to coach the girls. According to Taylor, the ride was fairly quiet as the team was worn out from three days of
on the field at 12:01 a.m. Monday morning and ran through a full practice before many teams even woke up. Coach Mike Battles and the team got back to work later that day with another practice at 5 p.m. While a first practice is sure to have mistakes, expectations are still high for teams to perform in the opening week. “I’m looking for hard work,” Elmore County senior DJ Patrick said. “Just looking for everyone to
be running, busting their tail from station to station and everybody going full speed.” Patrick was not the only person from Elmore County looking forward to the first day. First-year coach Jordan Cantrell said Monday felt like a big step in the season. “We’re super excited,” Cantrell said. “I know I didn’t get to sleep much last night but everybody is ready to get started.” While the excitement of the first practice is on everyone’s mind, the main focus for the coaches is still preparing for the first game. With just three weeks of practice before Week Zero, players will need to make sure to stay focused but keep their level of energy high. “Can they bring the same level of excitement on Day 12 as they did on Day 1?” Holtville coach Jason Franklin said. “If they do that, then as a team, you’re in good shape.” The AHSAA season will kick off Aug. 23 with teams playing in Week Zero; Wetumpka, Stanhope Elmore and Tallassee all open their seasons Aug. 24.
Midnight
While the fanfare surrounding the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo (ADSFR) proceeded nearby, Reid Nelson deftly made a series of surgeon’s knots to sew up an incision on the belly of a redfish that was a part of the live weigh-in category at the rodeo. Nelson, a graduate student in the University of South Alabama’s Marine Sciences Department, inserted an acoustic tag in the redfish — red drum if you’re a purist or marine scientist — as part of the Coastal Alabama Acoustic Monitoring Program (CAAMP). CAAMP monitors 55 receiver stations strategically placed in Alabama coastal waters to catch pings, which happen once a minute during the one-year lifespan of the acoustic tags in the fish. Nelson said 100 red drum were tagged in both 2015 and 2016. Also in 2016, all tagging that didn’t occur at the ADSFR
was transferred to Dog River and Fowl River on the western shore of Mobile Bay. Nelson said the goal of CAAMP is to study fishing mortality, natural mortality and fish movement in response to water temperature and salinity levels. Last year, the team added speckled trout to the tagging program and will continue to work with trout this year. As expected, redfish is a hardy species that handles catch-and-release very well. Speckled trout are not quite as resilient but still survive well enough to justify the live-release effort. “With the popularity of the live weighin at the rodeo, we looked at it as a nice opportunity to tag live fish from different places,” Nelson said. “You can actually look at how successful live weigh-ins are. What we have seen from fish tagged at the rodeo, about 98 percent of the red drum have lived (and 78 percent of speckled trout). Overall, mortality is pretty low, which I think is amazing. Some of the red See TAGGING • Page B7
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tough competition. East Rapids, Louisiana hosted the 2018 series, and the Tallassee girls faced seven other teams while representing Alabama. The team played against teams from Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, Tennessee and South Carolina, picking them off one by one. The girls faced South Carolina on Saturday and walked away with a 21-5 win in four innings. The Tigers shifted focus to West Monroe, Louisiana on Sunday and again won 22-1 in four innings. Rain canceled many of the games Sunday but Monday was packed full of play, beginning with a 15-3 win over Mississippi in three innings. Monday night’s games ran late and it was early Tuesday morning when the Tallassee girls locked in their bid for a chance to take it all with a
hard-fought 22-18 win over Tennessee. Tallassee had to once again take on the girls from Mississippi on Tuesday and once again the hometown girls walked away with a 16-5 win over the team from the neighboring state. Tallassee’s 6U team is no stranger to the World Series. Last year the girls competed in the World Series, defeating each team until losing to Louisiana and placing second. In 2016 the girls traveled to Perry, Georgia and again placed second after falling to Tennessee. Several local businesses sponsored the team as it headed into the 2018 World Series. Neptune, AES Industries, Prime South Bank, 1220 Café, the City Carmen Rodgers / The Tribune of Tallassee, along with many Councilman David Stough interviews Jazlyn ‘Cookie’ Fitzpatrick, All-Star others as well as individual donations helped make this trip team pitcher, during their return home celebration at the Tallassee Recrepossible for the young team. ation Center after winning the 2018 World Series in Alexandria, Louisiana.
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it’s not going to win us any games on the field.” This marks the highest ranking for the Indians since 1996 and the highest preseason ranking the school has ever achieved. Wetumpka finished at No. 6 in last season’s final poll before making a run in the playoffs, ultimately finishing with a 13-2 record. Across the river, Tallassee also made an impression on the voters. The Tigers are ranked eighth in the preseason poll despite making the jump from Class 4A to 5A this season. It is the first time Tallassee has been ranked in a preseason poll since 2010, a year in which the school was also 5A. “It just means paying attention but all that is based on teams we’ve had before,” Tiger coach Mike Battles said. “As coaches, we can use it but you can enjoy the fact that people are taking note and recognizing Tallassee High School football.”
The Tigers finished second in their region last season but rose as high as fourth in the ASWA rankings. The team finished the season 10-2, falling at Bibb County in the second round of the playoffs. “I don’t look at the rankings,” senior Kalvin Levett said. “It’s just about how we perform. We’ve just got to keep our game up and keep winning.” Across the rest of the state, Hoover received 27 first-place votes to earn the top spot in Class 7A. Briarwood, the state runner-up from last season, was unanimously ranked first in Class 5A. UMS-Wright and Hillcrest-Evergreen, which each won a state championship last season, split the first-place votes in 4A with UMS-Wright getting the nod for the leading spot. Rounding out the rest of the state’s top-ranked teams are Randolph County (3A), Leroy (2A), Lanett (1A) and Autauga Academy (AISA).
ASWA PRESEASON RANKINGS The Alabama Sports Writers Association preseason high school football rankings with first-place votes, last year’s record and total poll points: CLASS 7A Team (first-place); 2017 W-L; Pts 1. Hoover (27); 11-3; 358 2. Thompson (3); 12-1; 258 3. Central-Phenix City (1); 11-1; 241 4. McGill-Toolen; 13-1; 219 5. Hewitt-Trussville; 11-1; 214 6. Bob Jones; 7-4; 124 7. Auburn; 10-2; 123 8. Spain Park; 6-5; 60 9. Austin*; 12-1; 57 10. James Clemens; 3-7; 53 Others receiving votes: Lee-Montgomery (7-4) 27, Jeff Davis (5-6) 17, Sparkman (7-4) 6, Enterprise (2-8) 4, Fairhope (8-3) 2, Gadsden City (3-7) 2, Mountain Brook (8-4) 1, Theodore (6-5) 1. *--Austin played in 6A last season. CLASS 6A Team (first-place); 2017 W-L; Pts 1. Pinson Valley (31); 15-0; 372 2. Wetumpka; 13-2; 246 3. Spanish Fort; 11-2; 224 4. Oxford; 12-1; 173 5. Clay-Chalkville; 11-3; 172 6. Opelika; 9-4; 104 7. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa; 10-4; 94 8. Saraland; 8-4; 71 9. Eufaula*; 9-3; 49 10. Homewood; 10-2; 48 Others receiving votes: Muscle Shoals (9-3) 46, St. Paul’s* (14-1) 46, Hueytown (5-6) 36, Daphne (8-3) 27, Park Crossing (10-2) 18, Calera* (7-5) 17, Jackson-Olin (6-4) 17, Pelham (5-6) 6, Benjamin Russell (7-4) 1. *--Eufaula, St. Paul’s and Calera played in 5A last season.
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CLASS 5A Team (first-place); 2017 W-L; Pts 1. Briarwood (31); 14-1; 372 2. Etowah; 11-2; 256 3. Vigor; 9-4; 231 4. Carroll-Ozark; 11-1; 158 5. Demopolis; 11-3; 154 6. St. Clair Co.; 10-4; 152 7. Wenonah; 10-2; 138 8. Tallassee*; 10-2; 91 9. Jackson; 5-5; 48 10. Beauregard; 10-2; 41 Others receiving votes: Dora* (9-3) 39, Alexandria (8-3) 26, Madison Academy* (7-4) 26, Ramsay* (7-5) 16, Charles Henderson (6-5) 10, Munford* (9-2) 5, Bibb Co.* (11-2) 2, Central-Clay Co. (8-4) 2. *--Ramsay played in 6A last season. Tallassee, Dora, Madison Academy, Munford and Bibb Co. played in 4A. CLASS 4A Team (first-place); 2017 W-L; Pts 1. UMS-Wright (30); 13-2; 369 2. Hillcrest-Evergreen* (1); 14-1; 246 3. Fayette Co.; 12-3; 234 4. Andalusia; 12-2; 197 5. Hokes Bluff; 10-3; 155 6. Catholic-Montgomery; 10-2; 125 7. Brooks*; 8-3; 107 8. W.S. Neal; 6-6; 91 9. Clarke Co.*; 11-3; 61 10. Dale Co.; 7-4; 56 Others receiving votes: Leeds (7-4) 52, Deshler (7-4) 36, Alabama Christian (10-3) 13, North Jackson (2-8) 13, West Morgan* (10-2) 6, Williamson* (7-4) 3, Jacksonville (8-4) 2, Handley (2-8) 1. *--Brooks and Williamson played in 5A last season. Hillcrest-Evergreen, Clarke Co. and
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CLASS 2A Team (first-place); 2017 W-L; Pts 1. Leroy (18); 12-3; 333 2. Fyffe (13); 12-1; 313 3. Luverne; 10-3; 220 4. Ariton; 10-2; 148 5. LaFayette; 9-3; 126 6. Reeltown; 7-5; 125 7. Ohatchee*; 8-3; 119 8. Goshen; 12-2; 118 9. Sulligent; 12-2; 60 10. Aliceville; 7-5; 48 Others receiving votes: Thorsby (8-3) 33, Abbeville (9-3) 26, Addison* (10-3) 23, North Sand Mountain* (8-3) 21, Cedar Bluff* (8-4) 18, Daleville* (6-5) 11, Vincent (5-5) 10, New Brockton (5-6) 6, Collinsville (4-6) 4, Houston Co.* (8-3) 4, J.U. Blacksher (6-5) 1. *--Ohatchee, North Sand Mountain and Daleville played in 3A last season. Addison, Cedar Bluff and Houston Co. played in 1A. CLASS 1A Team (first-place); 2017 W-L; Pts 1. Lanett* (30); 15-0; 369 2. Sweet Water (1); 13-1; 260 3 (tie). Pickens Co.; 12-3; 199 3 (tie). St. Luke’s*; 10-2; 199 5. Linden; 7-4; 140 6. Maplesville; 11-1; 135 7. Brantley; 8-4; 118 8. South Lamar; 10-4; 95 9. Elba*; 8-3; 75 10. Marengo; 9-4; 47 Others receiving votes: Millry (5-6) 24, Falkville* (7-4) 18, Hackleburg (10-2) 16, Lynn (11-1) 16, Mars Hill Bible* (7-4) 15, Isabella (10-2) 12, Spring Garden (8-4) 11, Georgiana (11-1) 8, Decatur Heritage (8-3) 4, Florala (3-6) 4, Wadley (12-1) 2. *--Lanett, St. Luke’s, Elba, Falkville and Mars Hill Bible played in 2A last season. AISA Team (first-place); 2017 W-L; Pts 1. Autauga Academy (28); 12-1; 362 2. Tuscaloosa Academy (2); 8-2; 281 3. Escambia Academy; 12-1; 244 4. Monroe Academy (1); 13-0; 213 5. Bessemer Academy; 8-6; 184 6. Glenwood; 7-5; 152 7. Patrician; 9-4; 99 8. Chambers Academy; 12-1; 96 9. Pike Liberal Arts; 7-5; 82 10. Lakeside; 7-4; 29 Others receiving votes: CornerstoneColumbiana (6-5) 10, Coosa Valley (3-8) 8, Pickens Academy (6-4) 4, Abbeville Christian (5-8) 2, Success Unlimited (new team) 1.
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If you weren’t an Auburn basketball fan, you might think the big man with the salt and pepper hair, the boisterous laugh and the sizable appetite was just another person coming to see Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl speak at Thursday’s Lake Martin Auburn Club dinner. He blended into the crowd so well, making jokes and mingling with the people chanting “War Eagle� at every opportunity. He talked amongst friends and ate his chocolate chip cookie just like the others. But that man was actually Pearl himself. After immersing himself amongst the Tiger faithful at Willow Point Golf & Country Club, Pearl didn’t change his demeanor when he got up in front of them to speak. At one point, he got so excited about the question and answer session, Pearl joked about how if he had’ve been talking Auburn basketball crowd just a few years ago, they wouldn’t have known what he was talking about. “This is awesome,� Pearl said with that same boisterous laugh. Pearl opened his speech — which wasn’t behind the podium or a microphone — by giving some well-
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Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl, far right, mingles with the crowd during last week’s Lake Martin Auburn Club dinner.
received news; earlier Thursday, Pearl and his wife, Brandy, purchased a home at The Ridge. “I want to die and be buried here, just not in the next couple years,� Pearl said. He spoke quite a bit about his love for Auburn and the team and how much he enjoyed the family atmosphere of the university. “We have great kids,� Pearl said. “I’m really proud of the young men that we have in our locker room right now, and that’s the No. 1 thing I recruit to. As far as going into next season, I think we have 10 really, really good players, and a lot of our guys are just hungry.� One of the mottos Auburn will be utilizing this upcoming season is Unfinished Business. But Pearl said that has nothing to do with how the season ended — a brutal loss to Clemson in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32 — but how the team wanted to come together and play as one after some injuries
toward the end of last year. “Let me tell you something, Austin Wiley, had he gone to the NBA, he would’ve gotten drafted in the second round,� Pearl said. “He probably would’ve signed for a couple million dollars, and instead, he came back to Auburn because he wanted to get this thing right and he wanted to help us win a championship.� During the Q&A session, Pearl gave an update on Anfernee McLemore, who he said should be 100 percent by the beginning of the season. He also talked of the importance of recruiting and spoke about his plan for playing time for such a talented group. “We have 10 guys on scholarship, and we’ll play them all,� Pearl said. “Understand this, none of them are going to play their way into the NBA. None of them are going to put up enough stats to get into the NBA. That’s not it. Our job is to get them ready because many of them are gonna get an opportunity, and will they be ready?�
“A great moment doesn’t t’s been the debate make a great season,� Clemson heard ’round the world coach and Alabama native Dabo lately. Swinney was quoted as saying Alabama’s starting in an ESPN.com article on the quarterback decision subject. has been thrust into the Saban continues to say he’ll spotlight as the weeks go through fall camp and let the before football season are play of both Hurts and Tagovailoa weaning down. Will Nick dictate his decision. But I’m telling Saban start Jalen Hurts or LIZI will he ride the momentum ARBOGAST you right now, Hurts will be Alabama’s starter this year. Here’s of Tua Tagovailoa? Saban has been very Sports Editor why. Although Hurts hasn’t show quiet about the upcoming much improvement since winning decision, saying he won’t SEC Offensive Player of the have a starter until the Tide Year as a true freshman in 2016 — go through fall camp. some would even argue he’s been on “It’s better to have two quarterbacks a downslide since then — he’s still than none,� Saban said recently on a proven quarterback. It’s like a high ESPN’s “First Take.� school team who has an incredibly Sure, having two quarterbacks is talented ninth grader coming up the a good problem to have. That being pike but he’s competing against a said, eventually a coach has to choose, returning senior who’s started the last and that decision could make or break two seasons. You just don’t change the team. It’s extremely rare at even things up until completely necessary. the high school level to see a team There was a lot of talk all of last running a dual-quarterback system, and season about Hurts’ starting position even rarer in college or the pros. So being in jeopardy, but it wasn’t until eventually Saban will have to pick. absolutely necessary — halftime of the Hurts is a proven guy; he’s been on National Championship when Alabama the front lines and has a 26-2 record at seemed on the brink of disaster — that Alabama. But, from my vantage point, Saban made a change. he seems to struggle in big games. I’m not saying Tagovailoa doesn’t Hurts looked like a lost puppy dog deserve a shot, and I’m not saying against Auburn during the 2018 Iron he won’t get that shot. Let’s face Bowl and had to be benched during it, Alabama does have The Citadel the National Championship against on the schedule; it’ll have plenty of Georgia. opportunities to take some risks. Enter Tagovailoa. Everyone who But that very first game, when the regularly chants “Roll Tide� got a Crimson Tide get suited up to take on new hero during last year’s title game. Louisville in Orlando, Saban’s gonna Tagovailoa threw a beauty of a pass want someone who’s been there before. to score a game-winning touchdown Alabama can’t afford to lose its first in overtime, helping the Tide beat the game of the year, and that’s too big of Bulldogs, 26-23. a risk to take for a kid who played one But let’s not forget Tagovailoa also scrambled around, doing his best puppy great half of football and had a play dog impression, just a play prior, taking that’ll be seared into Alabama fans’ minds for eternity. an unthinkable 16-yard sack just one Jalen Hurts is your guy this year, play prior. Yes, he made up for it with Tide fans. At least to start. his 41-yard touchdown throw, but does one throw mean you deserve to be the Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor of starting quarterback for the best team in The Tribune. college football?
Tagging drum were brought from all over, as far away as Mississippi and Louisiana. Nelson said 20 red drum and 15 speckled trout were fitted with the acoustic tags, which cost about $300 each, and released during the 2018 ADSFR. “What was really interesting about the rodeo is the map where the fish came from that were released at the rodeo,� he said. “One of the main concerns about a live weigh-in program is the fish won’t leave that area once they are released. Unlike the fish we tagged in the rivers, the fish we tagged at the rodeo leave Dauphin Island pretty readily. We’ve detected those fish as far away as Raft River in the Mobile Delta, in Fowl River and off the Gulf State Park Pier.� Natural mortality with the red drum tagged in the first year of the study has been surprisingly low, according to Nelson. Out of the 100 fish tagged, only three died of natural causes. Fishing mortality took 10 out of the population in Fowl River from 2016-
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2017, and nine redfish were lost to fishing mortality in Dog River during the same time span. “One of the other interesting things we saw is the seasonal peaks in the rivers,� Nelson said. “We saw more fishing mortality in the fall and spring.� An eye-opening aspect of the CAAMP data when speckled trout were added to the study is the significant disparity in movement between species in response to weather and salinity changes. “One of the most interesting things we’ve seen is a lot of the red drum really didn’t move that much from where they were actually tagged,� Nelson said. “Out of Fowl River, we had 13 fish leave the river over the course of the year, which is not very many in the grand scheme of things. Only five left Dog River during that year. For the year we have data, they were pretty much resident fish.� Nelson said the most movement observed during the study came in December of 2016 when the water temperature was
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cooler than normal and the salinity was very high because of a lack of rain in the fall. “The big conclusion so far on redfish is the majority of the slot fish tend to be resident,� he said. “It looks like they are pretty resilient to changes in temperature and salinity. We’ve seen big fluctuations in those two factors, and the fish didn’t leave the rivers when the salinity and temperature varied quite a bit. I thought that was really interesting.� Now, throw speckled trout into the study, and the movement patterns are vastly different. “During the first year of the big study with speckled trout, it was almost the complete opposite story,� Nelson said. “When it was really cold, they were staying in the rivers. Once it started to warm up, we saw a push of fish leaving the rivers pretty quickly, moving down to Mississippi Sound and Dauphin Island. That is what you would expect. “We had a couple of fish that moved from Dog River to the Mobile River. One
of those fish actually came in at the rodeo. Instead of staying in the river, they pushed out relatively quickly.� Nelson is also working with another program to study fish movement. The TAG Alabama program is sponsored by the Coastal Conservation Association of Alabama and relies on local anglers to insert dart tags in red drum and speckled trout caught in Alabama coastal waters. Anglers participating in TAG Alabama go to the website at http://tags. usouthal.edu/ to log tagging and recapture efforts for trout and redfish as well as red snapper, tripletails and sharks. “What we’re seeing with TAG Alabama is that many of those redfish are coming back right close to where they were tagged as well,� he said. “With TAG Alabama, we get a much larger spread of tagging locations instead of just the rivers. We’ve had 743 red drum and speckled trout tagged so far. Considering we launched the program in April this year, that’s a lot.�
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Another tagging effort that occurred partially during this year’s ADSFR involved tarpon, known as the silver king. With the help of local tarpon enthusiasts during the ADSFR, researchers from Dauphin Island Sea Lab and Mississippi State University managed to attach eight satellite tags. Two more tarpon were
caught and tagged the Saturday after the rodeo. Of the eight fish tagged during the rodeo, all but one high-tailed it toward Louisiana, one traveling as far as the southern tip of Louisiana near South Pass. One fish, however, decided to explore Mobile Bay and made a huge loop inside the bay before heading west.
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Sister Hazel playing at Lake Martin Amp By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Staff Writer
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platinum-recording band is set to take the stage at the Lake Martin Amphitheater, located at Russell Lands on Lake Martin on Labor Day weekend. Sister Hazel will be performing at the amphitheater at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2. The gates will open to the public at 5 p.m. and Sister Hazel will be opened by the Bank Walkers at 7 p.m. “Fans can expect a high-energy show with some brand new Sister Hazel songs like ‘Small Town Living’ and ‘You Won’t See Me Again,’ as well as popular fan favorites like, ‘All For You,’” read a press release from
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Sister Hazel is performing in Eclectic as part of its 2018 tour. The band will take the Lake Martin Amphitheater stage at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2.
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top hit, “All For You,” was recently ranked No. 9 in Billboard’s “Greatest of All Time Adult Pop Songs.” He said Sister Hazel was invited to play because of the quality of their music and the wide variety of people they
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appeal to. “Their demographic is very diverse. They appeal to everyone from the youngest to the oldest,” Gunn said. “Their music is still clean, and they put on a good show.” Gunn said this is the sixth time that Sister Hazel has played at Lake Martin, and they have been positively received for the most part each time. “They always draw a crowd, they’re great to work with and they do a lot of good when they come here,” Gunn said. Gunn said the concert is part of the amphitheater’s annual Labor Day concert. “It’s just kind of a basic, end-ofthe-season event at the amphitheater,” Gunn said. Tickets cost $20 per person. Kids six and under will be admitted free. A limited number of VIP tickets are also currently available, and include access to a pre-show event with Sister Hazel, an extensive Q-and-A session with the band and limited-edition merchandise. “It’s very reasonable, as far as concert tickets go these days,” Gunn said. For more information about the Sister Hazel concert, visit Theamponlakemartin.com. For information about VIP tickets, visit Sisterhazelvip.com.
MT VERNON GOSPEL HOMECOMING SPONSORED BY McCRANEY-COTTLE ARTS COUNCIL
MT VERNON THEATRE - AUGUST 11, 2018
TICKETS ON SALE AT 5:45 | DOORS OPEN AT 6 | PERFORMANCE AT 7 TICKETS: $10, AT THE DOOR
Jerry Cunningham, Director
Micheal Bird, MC
East Tallassee Baptist Men’s Quartet
James Bush
Gail Benton
Harian Burton
Lisa McCain
Susie Seal
Daughtery Family
FFA Quartet
Lauren Funderburk
Scott Hammonds
Micheal Scarborough
Also performances by: First Baptist Tallassee Mens Ensemble, Mt. Vernon Southern Gospel Choir, and Duet by Payton Moore & Madison Cunningham