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TWO FACE CHARGES IN ARSON CASE structures are in close proximity of each other. “Within a short period of time, we’ve had to deal with two different arson cases that are juvenile related,” said Jimmy Rodgers, chief of police of The Tallassee Police Department. “The individuals weren’t related but in both cases juveniles were responsible.” Rodgers said he believes this is an unfortunate event that not only affected the homeowners but also the surrounding areas. “It’s discouraging, actions of this nature not only take away from the property owner, it takes away from the community as a

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

An adult male, 19-year-old Benjamen Kody Mills of Tallassee and a juvenile have been charged with arson for the Jan. 6 structure fire on Lilly Avenue. The structure was vacant at the time of the fire; however significant damaged was caused to the home and multiple fire departments responded to the blaze. Prior to the structure on Lilly Avenue, there was another fire of similar nature on Paxton Drive. Both of these

whole,” he said. In this case, the juvenile and young adult had no concern for others and both have had run-ins with law enforcement in the past, Rodgers said. “I think they were mischievous and unconcerned with other people’s property,” Rodgers said. “We’ve dealt with constantly.” Investigators with the Tallassee Police Department conducted a thorough investigation in the case, Rodgers said. “It was almost a month before we had See ARSON • Page 2

‘Hate group’ joins in Confederate flag saga

CARPDC explained a substantial cost diﬀerence during Monday’s City Council meeting. The unexpected cost diﬀerence could mean a concrete decking as proposed in the 2014 TAP Grant application.

By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

The ongoing issue with the Confederate flag and Elmore County, specifically the Tallassee chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, took a turn when the Tribune was notified of a connection to a group, classified as an extremist hate-group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights law organization out of Montgomery. An email sent to the Tribune indicated the SCV supporter who gathered funds to raise a 50-foot Confederate flag in downtown Montgomery within blocks of Alabama State University had ties to the white-supremacist group the League of the South, or LOS. In a phone interview, Richard Cohen, SPLC president said, “We consider the League of the South to be a hate group.” Cohen cited what he said was the group’s “incendiary racism” and “their belief that the South should secede from the union again,” as evidence for the classification. Dana Jones, of Georgiana, Alabama, warned that she had consulted her See HATE • Page 2

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Cost for walking bridge rises By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

After the Tallassee City Council approved a motion for a Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission grant proposal, grant writers returned to Monday’s city council meeting to explain a cost difference of $400,000. The initial estimates to resurface the Tallassee Mill Bridge decking was $150,000. However, Greg Clark, executive director for CARPDC, stood before the council to explain the cost estimates brought forth in the earlier meeting were estimates gathered from previous years and the actualcost of the decking material has increased to $521,000.

This new information has put the plan for the new walking bridge on hold. The council asked if there were any other bids that could be looked into or if cement based decking could be used at a lesser cost. “It had a number in there that we had not received a quote on, yet, and that was for the materials to do the decking,” Clark said. “That information, basically, threw our cost figures out of whack.” Russ Robinson, Tallassee City Engineer, explained the difference in these numbers to the City Council. “We received that quote at 4 (p.m.) this afternoon and it’s substantially more than the $150,000 we had in there. It’s $521,000 See BRIDGE • Page 3

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Elmore agencies take next step toward federal assistance By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Now that Federal Emergency Management Agency and Alabama Emergency Management Agency officials met with officials from Elmore County for a Joint Preliminary Damage Assessment, the county is now eligible for FEMA assistance and local, state and other governmental agencies can now begin the process of applying for the available funding need to repair and replace property or infrastructure damaged during the late December flooding. To begin the process of applying for public assistance, applicants should go to www.grants.ema.alabama.gov. “It’s an online form that starts the process,” said See RELIEF • Page 3

Tallassee Cancer Support Group to begin meeting monthly

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when she realized something was not right. Pace went to Dr. Thomas Bianchi where she was examined and had blood taken to be tested. “The doctor told me to go ahead and go and he would give me the results when I got back,” she said. When she came home from her spring break getaway to Panama City Beach, Florida, she said she was given the dreaded results, she had cancer. “I was diagnosed with Stage III ovarian cancer,” Pace said. “They caught it early, which was the good part.” Rather than undergoing surgery, Pace said she chose herbal therapy combined with chemotherapy. She said the chemotherapy was not that bad but she dreaded needles and that was the hardest part to See CANCER • Page 3

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

When James Martin moved to Tallassee he knew he wanted to make a difference in the community. After coordinating to start Tallassee’s Neighborhood Watch Group, Martin has now created the Tallassee Cancer Support Group. The group will meet monthly at the Community Hospital classroom. The first meeting will be at 6 p.m. Feb. 16. It was Martin’s mother and his stepdaughter that inspired him to create the group. Martin’s mother was diagnosed with cancer when he was younger and more recently his stepdaughter, he said. Tamara Pace, Martin’s stepdaughter, was diagnosed with cancer in March of 2015. She was about to take her spring break trip

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Tamara Pace is now cancer free after being diagnosed with stage III ovarian cancer in March of 2105. Not only did Pace survive, she is thriving. Pace is the inspiration for the newly formed Tallassee Cancer Support Group.

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lawyer regarding the online blogger who had sent the email to The Tribune, and said yes, she was an avowed member of the LOS. “As far as the League of the South? Am I a member of the League of the South, I sure am. I’m proud to be,” Jones said. “If you want an article about the League of the South I could hook you right up personally with the president of the League of the South … I would love to get you a interview with the president of the League of the South, he would be glad to do that.” At Jones’ request, the Tribune spoke to LOS president, Mike Hill, to learn in its own words, its influence in the Tallassee SCV chapter and whether it had any involvement in the attempt to raise the flag in downtown Montgomery near the historically black college ASU. In a phone call Friday, Hill said his group, the LOS, had nothing to do with the initial efforts of Jones and a group she co-founded, the First Capitol Flaggers. However, Hill said they would be involved now, likely in the form of a donation of some kind. Hill explained LOS was a southern nationalist organization. It was a white-only group with no other races or ethnicities allowed in its ranks. None (non whites) had shown interest, he said. But, he said, no person of any other race would be permitted into the LOS, even if for some reason they did show interest. “I think that we probably would tell them thanks, but no thanks,” Hill said. The LOS are secessionists and Hill clarified, that unlike the SCV, his group was not a “heritage” group. “We seek the survival, well being and independence of the Southern people,” Hill said. They were, as Hill said, “active” in politics, social issues and education, and even though he said he could not give specifics, Hill said their membership was in the thousands. “We have quite a few members in that general area,” Hill said, referring to Tallassee, Wetumpka and Eclectic. “Obviously some of our members are SCV and vice-versa,” Hill said.

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Fred Randall Hughey, media representative and “commander” of the local SCV chapter, the Tallassee Armory Guards, said he knew of only three SCV members that were also in the League of the South. The initial report of Jones’ group’s attempts to install the flag in proximity to ASU in downtown Montgomery came from Hughey’s announcements at the last SCV Lee-Jackson Banquet. Hughey said the Tallassee SCV chapter would donate $500 dollars to Jones’ group and its aim. “I’m sure there are things the LOS purport that we don’t agree with and things that we do,” Hughey said. Hughey went on to say, “If they want to be a member for the right reasons, we don’t have any problem with them and I’ve never had any problem with them.” Hill said, regarding the LOS, he did not know exactly what number of LOS members were also Tallassee SCV members. The League of the South has its headquarters in Wetumpka, Alabama. In a phone call with the SPLC about the aim of Jones’ group, and TAG’s involvement, SPLC president Richard Cohen referred to the SPLC website which had chronicled the LOS, its beliefs, changes and devoted a profile to the group and Hill in it’s “Extremist Files.” According to the Southern Poverty Law Center the group had become more radical in recent years and developed what it called a uniformed, paramilitary unit. In the SPLC information taken from a LOS website, there were quotes from Hill about “targeting” hostile media members, political leaders and “cultural icons.” The group has a stated enemy in the federal government and in some of its most recent actions installed multiple highway billboards across several states that read “#SECEDE” in reference to its goal. Social media websites of the group include images of heavily armed men covered head-to-toe in military style garb with calls to arms and explanations of the need to embrace violence to attain its goals. There are calls to arms, cryptic quotes and warnings of looming race wars. One quote from Hill reads “ ... a campaign to destroy our blood. It is a war they have started but one we will finish, God willing.”

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“It was almost a month before we had enough evidence to go forward with the charges,” he said. Rodgers said while there were no injuries involved in these arson cases, there is always the potential of injury. “Multiple fire departments had to respond and the chance of them being injured or neighboring

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houses being damaged, those things are not taken into consideration by these individuals,” he said. Because both suspects are young, Rodgers said he believes a mentoring program could have deterred these careless acts. “A mentoring program in this community that actually seeks these children out would be beneficial,” he said. “A lot of these kids have grown up in households where fathers are not present and mothers are trying to do the best they can and sometimes that’s what leads down this road.”

Hill acknowledged the SPLC’s registry, and said it was “a badge of honor to be on their list.” “I’d be disappointed if we hadn’t elicited that commentary from them,” he said. Hill said his group would like to help the Jones’ group after she made the announcement her group could not use the land donated to them by what was said to be an anonymous physician out of Montgomery. The reason, as Jones said, was a “a power-line proximity issue,” found Feb. 4, one day after The Tribune’s publication and two day’s after its online posting. Jones repeatedly denied ASU had any factor into the placement of the flag. Richard Cohen, SPLC president, said, to him, the group’s intention was obvious. “The First Amendment gives people the right to be obnoxious and ugly,” Cohen said. Cohen said just because someone by law could do something does not mean that they should and this was a case-in-point. “It’s obvious that the people promoting this, the people behind it, intend it as an insult to ASU, an insult to black people,” he said. “The proof of that is the applause and cheers that they got when they announced it would be across from ASU.” Cohen said Alabama had an image problem nationally and internationally and it is an image that hurts the state economically. An example from just last year, Cohen said, was when Mercedes said it would not come to Alabama if the Confederate flag was flying at the capitol. “I think that raising the Confederate flag in manners like this sends the message to the state, the country and the world that racism is alive and well in Alabama,” Cohen said. Big businesses, he said, are reluctant to come to areas that they think racism is alive and well. “I think it will hurt Tallassee,” Cohen said. Plans are also in effect to raise a 30-foot Confederate flag Feb. 22 in the heart of downtown Tallassee at the new headquarters of the local SCV chapter.

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Relief Eric Jones with the Elmore County EMA, “For them (government entities) to start working with a project officer to develop project worksheets.” Project managers from FEMA will then follow-up on the grant applicants. That process includes checking the proper paperwork and makes sure it is litigable claim and they will work through the project worksheet development to make sure the damages are eligible for financial assistance. “FEMA will verify the damages; make sure there is documentation showing what the damages were and review insurance documentation to make sure there is not duplication in payment. They will make sure the costs are reasonable and the government isn’t paying more than they should,” Jones said. Together, FEMA and the applicant will work on the project development worksheet and once the applicant signs off on the final worksheet, then it will go through the approval process, Jones said. The approval process

Bridge before tax,” Robinson said. “I thought the $150,000 would cover it, but it’s obviously too low.” The additional cost also includes $50,000 in the form of shipping. There is another option to the decking materials; however, the cost of that option would add an additional $421,00 to the projected cost of the project. The other option is a concrete decking. Looking back at a 2014 TAP application that included the cost of a concrete deck, Clark said this option would still be more costly than the original projections. “Still based on those old bids it would make the estimate much higher, right at $225,000 above the original cost,” Clark said. The Tallassee Mill Bridge is a project the city has been looking at for years and this is the last year for the city to apply for the TAP grant. Furthermore, the city is running out of time to file for this grant. “I’m not saying that there will not be an opportunity in the future but it will not be in the current form of the TAP application,” Clark said. After discussion on the additional cost associated with the potential project the conversation shifted to other potential issues that could be associated with the

Cancer deal with. “The chemo burnt my skin, it made me a little sick to my stomach and it made me lose my hair,” she said. Cancer seems to run in the family, she said. Pace has lost two family members to the disease. She said she believes her faith is what has pulled her through this tough battle. “I know God was on my side the whole time, because I lost my dad to lung cancer and I just lost a cousin to cancer,” Pace said. “I lost two of my closest people to cancer and I can truly say that I’m blessed because I am a survivor.

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consists of a series of reviews by FEMA that will be done at the joint field office. “That is where the state recovery officials along with the FEMA officials will review the project worksheets and approve them,” he said. “There are some different things that they look for to make sure the project worksheets address. They try to expedite the process as much as they can because they’re trying to help local jurisdictions get back to their sense of normalcy as quickly as possible.” In the past, the application and approval process could be time consuming, Jones said. Today the process is more efficient; however, each project is different and some take longer than others. “They have made tremendous improvements over the years,” Jones said. “It’s different with each event, depending on how many claims and the work that needs to be done. The larger projects can take longer.”

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purposed walking bridge. “Was this facility going to be ADA compliant so that people with disabilities would have access?” asked John Smith, city attorney. Clarke said the bridge would be ADA accessible, but not from city hall. It would only be handicapped accessible on the western end of the bridge. Council member Bill Godwin also questioned the safety of the city gas and water lines that currently run under the bridge. It was deemed that those lines were safe, for now. Despite the cost difference and the safety concerns, Clark said he is relatively sure the city can receive the TAP grant or other possible grants of similar nature that would allow the city to reopen the Tallassee Mill Bridge to public use once again. “It looks good, but nothing is guaranteed,” he said. If the TAP grant does not come to fruition, there is another potential grant option that CAPDC is looking into. “It’s a federal highway grant for old road infrastructure, and it’s 100 percent we’re looking at that grant,” Clark said. “We’re continuing to look at other options.”

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“I hope that it helps people stay positive and stay strong. You have to believe in God and when you do you can get through any situation. I put God first and when I did, I got great results. I’m still here.” Martin said he encourages anyone who has been affected by cancer to attend these meetings. “This is for cancer patients, survivors, family members and anyone who may need that type of support,” Martin said. “I hope this will help bring people together so they can share their experiences with others and help one another by sharing stories and offering encouragement.”

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Readers react to Handler's visit to Elmore County, flag articles in Herald, Tribune Dear Editor, I don’t think we need to worry about any damage Chelsea Handler’s TV show might do to our image. We do a very good job , all on our own , of maintaining the image that we are an uneducated, racist state . In the paper were two articles about planting rebel flags. One flag will be very near ASU. This was met with cheers from the crowd. An “in your face” to a college that has struggled for a hundred years to educate black people. A college that has fought back against hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan, and other racists . I wonder how a black student will feel when he looks at this flag and remembers that under this flag, his grandfather was whipped like an animal and his grandmother was raped . When I say we are uneducated, that is reaffirmed every time Mr. Barrow says the South was right. The South attempted to hold a race of people in slavery. Then in an attempt to whitewash the cause, they called it “States Rights.” This slogan was simply shortened from “States Rights To Own Slaves.” What can be right about slavery? Alabama is near the bottom of the barrel in education and still mired in the Civil War. It is time we put the rebel flag in the museum where it belongs, put the Civil War behind us for the mistake it was and educate our young so they can move Alabama forward. Glenn Dean Tallassee

Dear Editor, I wish to address the recent letter written in (run in The Elmore County Weekend) by Glenn Dean. We should not be concerned with whatever image Chelsea Handler may have presented concerning Alabama. Ms. Handler is hardly a paragon of truth and morality. I invite the reader to research Ms. Handler. The so-called Rebel flag, which I prefer to call the Confederate flag, is actually the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia. There are other versions of this flag. The Confederate flag should be prominently displayed so that anyone passing through Montgomery may see it. The proposed placing of the flag near the campus of Alabama State University is not meant to insult anyone. Rather, its placement there is to make it visible from a major thoroughfare. The flags were properly displayed on the Confederate Monument. They were a part of the monument. Governor Bentley removed them during a time he was under much stress caused by his attempts to pass a budget and his marital problems. Hopefully, our next Governor will restore the flags to their proper location. The Civil War, or, as I prefer to call it, the War of Northern Aggression, cost the entire country dearly. The Confederate flag is a product of this war and should be prominently displayed where appropriate and not relegated to a museum. John Hazel Deatsville

A photo of a family member, hidden for almost 70 years

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rphaned.” For most of us, an initial reaction upon hearing that term probably references Annie or maybe Oliver Twist, but it’s applicable to anyone who has lost both parents. My father stayed active until he had a stroke in late April of last year. His wife, my stepmother, died in late June, and Pop crossed the way about seven and a half weeks later. Recently, my brother and I have been cleaning Pop’s stuff out of the residence where he and my stepmother had lived. We’ve been coordinating with our stepsister, as she is preparing to sell the house (Pop moved in with her mother after they married). Since my father was a college athlete and coach, there has been a notable amount of sports memorabilia among the items that we have been divvying up. However, there can be a difference between “memorabilia” and just “stuff”, of course, and some of the photos, etc., are too faded and/or deteriorated to keep. Among the items I elected to keep was an old 5” X 7” framed picture of Pop in his University of Kentucky football uniform from 1946. It’s a solo shot, but was cropped for use in that fall’s football program. The picture was in an older frame,

The SoCalled Column By Willie G. Moseley with “Made in 1946” handwritten on the cardboard insert on the back. I wanted to display it in my office, but the frame was pretty grungy; it didn’t have a swingout “leg” to prop it up, nor did it have a way to hang it on the wall, so I opted to remove the photo to put it in a modern frame. And when I did that, I discovered the photo that accompanies this essay underneath the football photo. Somewhat yellowed with age—and it might have been a sepia-tone image to begin with—it’s a photo of a bank staff. The rectangular sign above two women who are standing reads “Collections” but I can’t suss out what the other signs on the metalwork say. The photo is slightly crooked on its white border. There is nothing written on the back of the back of it, so I don’t know when it was taken. The youngest male in the photo, standing right, is my uncle, Ralph Denton

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(1912-1990), older brother of my mother (1924-1991). His identity was confirmed by his two children, both of whom are older than me. They’re my only cousins on my mother’s side. The bank in question was the First and Farmers National Bank in Somerset, Kentucky. When my brother and I were children, we visited Somerset every summer. My mother, brother and I would take a train to south central Kentucky, and we would stay with my grandmother. Pop would drive up a couple of weeks later to pick us up. We knew Uncle Ralph worked at a local radio station, WSFC-AM. During the Cold War, that station was a Conelrad emergency broadcast designate and an ad that played onscreen at a local movie theater intoned that WSFC was “the important 1240 number on your radio dial.” At some point during his later working days, Ralph left the radio station and went to work at the local bank. Until I uncovered that photo, I’d had no idea he’d also worked at the same

bank before he went to work for WSFC. I figured that Uncle Ralph looked to be in his late 20s when that picture was taken, which would date the photo to the late 1930s. One of my cousins agreed with my estimate. There is no indication who the other employees are. If my father’s football picture was placed in the frame soon after that gridiron portrait was taken, the bank photo was hidden for over two-thirds of a century until it was uncovered. As Mr. Spock would say on Star Trek: “Fascinating.” Obviously, I wish I had more of the details about the photo and the circumstances, but in a way, part of the intrigue and familial meaningfulness was in its accidental discovery.

Leaders lead by example

n my many years in the Army, the one thing stressed most was to lead by example. While many may not equate the doctrine of leadership in the armed forces to everyday life, in reality, we lead someone every day, whether it be someone who works for us or at home with our children. According to the Army’s leadership doctrinal manual, Field Manual 6-22, Army leadership is “the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.” Not much has changed about what leadership is. It is the same definition I learned as a young Field Artilleryman in the mid-to-late ‘70s. FM 6-22 tells us a leader is anyone who, by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility, inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals. What the field manual does not tell us is what age, race, gender or any other demographic one has to be to become a leader. Why? Because contrary to many beliefs about a leader being born not made, everyone has the ability and potential to be a leader.

Dear John By John W. Peeler I believe Vince Lombardi had it right when he said, “Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.” With the advent of the 24-hour news cycle, the Internet and other various forms of obtaining news information, the general public now gets a little better look into today’s “movers and shakers,” politicians who might be running the state and the country, and yes, parents. But, even with the changes, one thing that hasn’t changed is the expectations we have of our leaders — just as our children look to us as parents to lead them. We expect our leaders to be moral, self-aware, adaptive, flexible, mentally agile, composed, confident, resilient, empathetic, able to display sound judgment, be a leader of character and a long list of other

attributes. Above all, we expect our leaders to lead by example. Today, we wonder why so many of our youth have gone astray, why they are involved in gangs, why they commit crimes at such an early age — but, all we have to do is look at who is leading them. Some get so busy with their jobs and their own agendas they forget about their children and the direct impact they can have on their lives. What can be seen is the number of children and teenagers on social media sites, hanging out on the streets unsupervised and outside at hours when only bad things are more likely than not looking for someone to lead them, instead of looking to their parents for the leadership they yearn for. For some children, by the time someone notices it’s too late. But, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Every day is a new day, especially if you take the time to become involved in an at-risk child’s life. Today, you can be the leader that leads by example. Today is the day you can save a child from becoming just another statistic or example of “just another child that lost their way,” if you can be the light that shines for them.

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The significance of Lent and 'Fat Tuesday'

Inside the Statehouse

March 1 primary election approaches with uninteresting races

e are only a few weeks away from our March 1 primary. We have an early primary date this year due to the fact that we are in the SEC Presidential Primary. Therefore, we will have some say in who will be the GOP and Democratic nominees. Indeed, the presidential fray, especially on the Republican side, has been the center of attention. However, we do have some statewide races on the ballot this year — albeit they are not very interesting or competitive. Public Service Commission Flowers President Twinkle Cavanaugh should waltz to reelection to her post. She has served six years on the PSC — the last four as president of the utility regulatory panel. Only one member of our super Republican State Supreme Court is up for election and has opposition. Justice Tom Parker should coast to reelection. In the second congressional district, Rep. Martha Roby is running for her fourth term. She is facing a challenge from Becky Gerritson, founder of the Wetumpka Tea Party, as well as Bob Rogers. The winner will face Nathan Mathis of Houston County in the fall. However, this is a Republican seat. The primary could offer a challenge for Roby but probably not. In the third district, former Phenix City School Superintendent Larry DiChiara is challenging Rep. Mike Rogers. The winner of the Republican primary will have a Democratic challenger, Jesse Smith, also of Phenix City. Alabama’s lone Democratic U.S. Representative, Terri Sewell, has no Democratic challenger. She has a token Republican opponent, David Williams. In the South Alabama Mobile/Baldwin first district, Congressman Bradley Byrne will face a familiar primary opponent in Tea Party activist Dean Young. Our senior U.S. Senator, Richard Shelby, is running for his unprecedented sixth six-year term in the Senate. He has been in the Senate for 30 years and the U.S. House for eight years prior to his election to the Senate in 1986. Shelby’s seniority is invaluable to Alabama. Seniority equates to power in Washington. Sen. Shelby is Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee and a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He is also Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, which includes NASA. Shelby has been a stalwart appropriator for Alabama, showering the state with federal money to finance buildings and biomedical research centers on college campuses. He has been the primary advocate for the Marshall Space Flight Center and defense community around Huntsville. He still holds a public meeting in each of Alabama’s 67 counties each year. Shelby has a campaign war chest of over $18 million to ward off his unknown opponents. There are four folks brave enough to challenge him, ex-State Senator Shadrack McGill of Jackson County, along with Jonathan McConnell of Birmingham, John Martin of Dothan and Marcus Bowman of Fairhope. Sen. Shelby and junior Senator Jeff Sessions have teamed up with Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson to try to put a final resolution to the decade long battle with Georgia over the so-called water wars. These four senators, led by Shelby, have asked a senate panel to intervene in the Army Corps of Engineers mismanagement of the ApalachicolaChattahoochee-Flint River Basin. They have asked the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development to protect users of the River Basin in Florida and Alabama from disproportionate water use by Georgia. The water war with Georgia has been ongoing since 1990. Since then, the three states have argued and battled over the river system as metro Atlanta’s need for drinking water has skyrocketed. The Corps of Engineers has the authority to control the flow in the tri-state river system. A 2011 federal appeals court ruled that Georgia has a legal right to water from Lake Lanier, at the top of the system near Atlanta. However, Florida political leaders see the united front and power play of our Senators Shelby and Sessions and their Senators Rubio and Nelson as a game changer. We will see. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

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aster is the most important holiday on the Christian calendar. It coincides with Passover, and occurs each year on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Therefore, Easter could happen on any given Sunday between March 22 and April 25, depending on the year. The 40 days prior to Easter are called Lent. The 40 days represent the time in Jesus Christ’s life spent in the wilderness before he began his public ministry, where he was tempted by the Devil. Forty days is significant in other ways, such as the 40 days and 40 nights of rain and flooding, for example. Lent is a time for self-denial and sacrifice, prayer and penitence, and reflection. It began this week with Ash Wednesday. But that day before Ash Wednesday gets the most notice: Fat Tuesday. Unfortunately, the world never seems to take note of the religious significance of this particular day. Fat Tuesday is the English translation of the French “Mardi Gras.” The largest celebra-

Bird’s Eye View By Michael Bird tions in the world can be seen in Rio de Janiero (“Carnivale”) and, closer to home, along the Gulf Coast in places like Mobile and New Orleans. Mobile is the home to the first Mardi Gras celebration in our country, having commenced there in 1702. On Fat Tuesday, there were celebrations all over the world to mark the end of ordinary time for now, saying farewell to old ways with overindulgence in food and drink. Cleaning out the pantry and cabinet, finishing off all the sugary, bad-for-you food (and, for many, the remainder of their liquor) is the goal of Mardi Gras. The Knights of Columbus, of which I am a member, even host an annual pancake supper that night. There are thousands of parades from one Krewe or another. Two

years ago, a 330-foot float, the largest ever, appeared in New Orleans. Even towns with no connection to the original Mardi Gras — such as Wetumpka and Millbrook — have started staging parades and events in January and February. Schools in the Mobile area let out for an entire week in celebration of Mardi Gras. When people mention Fat Tuesday, it sounds like a holiday soaked in grease. However, I like to think of it as a chance for a fresh start, for those New Year’s resolutions to get a second chance. During this 40-day period, consider some days of fast and abstinence as part of a self-denial plan. It has worked for many Christians for a couple thousand years. It’s a crazy world, and occasionally we need to slow down and think about making it better, one person at a time, with a little self-sacrifice and soul searching. Michael Bird is a band director for Tallassee City Schools.

I could have been rich . . . if

don’t know what went wrong, I had the right ideas but it seems like I had them at the wrong time in my life. Let me give you a for instance. When I was about 8 years old I had all the makings of being rich. I had not yet figured out what rich was. It cost a dime for the movies and there was my brother and I. There are 30 days in a month and if my brother and I could go to the movie every day for a month — that would be rich. I had a brother who was a good worker, but he was bashful. I was smaller but not bashful. We had an axe and a hatchet and all the woods that belonged to the Tallassee mills were as good as ours. These woods were rich in kindling, just waiting to be cut and split. Everybody that we knew built fires in their fireplaces, stoves or heaters. Timing is everything when you are in the kindling selling business. Wait until about dusk dark on a cold day — go around house to house in our neighborhood, knock on the door and ask if they need kindling wood for the next morning. Always carry a bundle with you so they can see and admire your kindling. Most people already knew the

The Coffee Breaker By Ronald Brantley price was a dime or a big, big bundle for 15 cents. Without a doubt I wouldn’t have to go to many houses before I would have made some sales. Some people would take the kindling with the promise of paying later. I can never remember anyone not paying me. Reason, they would never get anymore if they didn’t pay me, and most of them worked for my daddy. I was way ahead of my time. I was in a store recently, there was a shopping cart filled with kindling wood priced at $4.15 a bundle. Think about it, if I could have sold two bundles my brother and I could have gone to the movies for over a month and that is more than rich. A lot of things have gone up more than kindling wood. A car was about $800. Now they are $30- or $40,000. A 10 cent movie is now $10 or more and that’s not adding popcorn, candy and a drink. No, no, no this is not the only job idea I thought of. I used to go to the chicken

fights and carry water. Chicken fights are held mainly in the summer. I would tag along and carry a few bottles with me. As the day wore on I filled the bottles with water and sold them at 5 cents a bottle. I doubt if this was the first case of selling bottled water, but just think of what it could have developed into if I had pursued it. I may have been the bottled water king of the world or at least of Alabama. I dabbled in scrap iron, delivering circulars for stores, picking and selling blackberries. I had some business problems. It seems that if we even got up enough money for the movies we stopped everything and took off. If we didn’t want to see the movie we would go across the big ditch to Jordanville, go to the bakery and buy a day-old cinnamon roll. One roll was big enough for two people and I can’t tell you how good they were. I can’t figure out why I’m not rich, I guess too many picture shows and cinnamon rolls. I wish I had me a cinnamon roll and a RC Cola right now. I may not be rich but I would feel like it. Brantley is a guest columnist for The Tribune.

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Religion Briefs •Carrville Baptist Church: On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 9:00 a.m., Father Wells Warren will conduct a solemn liturgy with the imposition of ashes. For more information, visit the church website: http://epiphanytallassee.org/ •Episcopal Church of the Epiphany On Feb. 14 at 9:30 a.m., Sunday School will focus on the parables of Jesus. At 10:30 a.m. Father Wells Warren will celebrate the Holy Eucharist. During the season of Lent, beginning this Sunday and continuing until Easter, services at Epiphany will use the ancient language of Rite One. Following the service, all are invited to coffee hour. For more information, visit the church website: http://epiphanytallassee.org/ •St. Vincent de Paul Feb. 14 - Matthew Kelly “Seven Pillars of Spirituality Part 1” Feb. 21 - Matthew Kelly “Seven Pillars of Spirituality Part 2” Feb. 28 - Matthew Kelly “Seven Pillars of Spirituality Part 3” March 6 - Scott Hahn “Why a Protestant Pastor Became Catholic Part 1” March 13 - Scott Hahn “Why a Protestant Pastor Became Catholic Part 2” March 20 - James Dean, David Carucci, Patrick Driscoll - “Palm Sunday” March 27 - James Dean, David Carucci, Patrick Driscoll - “Easter Sunday” April 3 - Patrick Lencioni “Living a Christian Life in a Secular World Part 1” April 10 - Patrick Lencioni “Living a Christian Life in a Secular World Part 2” OUR LIFE’S JOURNEY is a service of St. Vincent de Paul Church and airs weekly from 8:00-8:30 a.m. on 580 WACQ and FM 101.1 in Tallassee. Listen Live on www.wacqradio.com or the TuneIn app on your smartphone. The pastor of St. Vincent de Paul is Monsignor Charles Troncale.

•First United Methodist Church The men’s group will hold their annual pancake breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 27. The proceeds will support the missions sponsored by the group, and particularly their wheelchair-ramp ministry. Breakfast—bacon or sausage, juice or coffee, and all the pancakes you care to eat--will be served from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. in the church Fellowship Hall. Tickets are $5 each, and may be purchased at the door, or ahead of time from any member of the men’s group. All are invited to enjoy this great meal and support the ministries of the group. •Elam Baptist Church Elam Baptist Church, 4686 Notasulga Road, Tallassee, a Welcome Home Church, invites and encourages everyone to attend each service and activity. •East Tallassee United Methodist Church: The “River’s Edge Flea Market” is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. All vendors are welcome: new items, old items, crafts, youth groups, ball teams, baked goods, produce and food. The flea market is sponsored by the East Tallassee UMC and is located across from City Hall. We will offer various priced booths. To reserve a space call Joan Wood at 334-312-4913. All proceeds raised by ETUMC will be used for church-sponsored programs. •Friendship Baptist Church: Friendship Closet, a ministry of Friendship Baptist Church located next to the church, is open the first Tuesday of each month from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. If you have a need for clothes, shoes, etc. for women, men and children, come visit us. You will find the presence of God there! •St. John All Nations Pentecostal Foundation Church 3495 Hwy 14 Notasulga, AL 36866. Minister Alma Purter, Pastor. Welcome, welcome, welcome! We look forward to your presence. Program committee: Sis. Brenda Moss 334-401-0706, Sis. Linda

Pullium 334-209-3208 and Sis. Judy Moss. •Oak Valley United Methodist Pastor Eddie W. Coleman II and the Oak Valley United Methodist Church family has chosen that our theme for 2016 will be: More like Christ and less like man. Lord help me, to be more like you. Located at 3889 Burt Mill Road Tallassee, Al. Questions? Contact Pastor Coleman at 277-5991. •Lake Point Baptist Church Lake Pointe is a new church and Faron Golden, pastor at Lake Pointe, will be sharing the church’s plan for serving the community and surrounding area through the message from God’s Word. Lake Pointe is located at 8352 Highway 50, Dadeville, Alabama 36853, and is just a short drive from Tallassee. Everyone is welcome. Come! Let us build! •Beulah Baptist Church At Beulah, here is our schedule of services: Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Traditional Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Feed the Sheep 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Nursery is available. All are welcome •House of Love and Mercy Will be celebrating their 16-year anniversary. The celebration will be a 2-day event beginning Friday, April 29 at 6 p.m. The speaker for this great occasion will be Marsha Jean Evans (known as MJ) who used to reside in HOLM and is now a great supporter who lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On Saturday, April 30 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. the HOLM will hold a silent auction to benefit the HOLM. Looking for a great time and looking forward for women that used to reside in the program as well as many people who live in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Obituaries Joan Love Moncrief Edwards Mrs. Joan Love Moncrief Edwards, 84, of Tallassee, Al. passed away Friday, January 15, at home. A memorial service was held Sunday, January 17 at the First United Methodist Church in Tallassee Al. Mrs. Edwards was preceded in death by her husbands: Ralph W. Edwards and William Dorman Moncrief Sr., one son: William D. Moncrief Jr. Mrs. Edwards is survived by three children: Margaret (Randall) Susan Moncrief Plant, Joan “Patte” Patteson Moncrief Clark and Juliette (Nathan) Love Moncrief Knight, eight grandchildren, eight

AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-4413 Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8144 Jackson Chapel AME Zion 4885 Coosada Rd., Coosada Jones Chapel AME Zion 2414 Ingram Rd. (Co. Rd. 3), Elmore ABUNDANT LIFE Abundant Life Church 9301 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-9143 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Agape Tabernacle Assembly of God 1076 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic 541-2006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-5754 Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook 285-5545 First Assembly of God 3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 569-2825 BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church Millbrook Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus 567-2917 Beulah Baptist Church 2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka 514-2881 Blue Ridge Baptist 4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-4325 Brookwood Baptist Grandview Rd., Millbrook Calvary Baptist 504 W. Osceola St., Wetumpka 567-4729 Central Baptist 3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka 541-2556 Coosada Baptist 20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist 184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic 541-4444 Faith Baptist 64 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-4417 First Baptist Church 205 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-5191 First Baptist of Elmore Hwy. 14 Co. Rd. 74, Elmore Galilee Baptist 95 Old Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-4178 Good Hope Baptist 1766 S. Fleahop Rd., Eclectic Goodship Baptist Hwy. 143, Millbrook Grace Baptist Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-3255 Grandview Pines Baptist Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville Green Ridge Baptist

great-grandchildren, one brother: George (Irene) Marshall Love and many nieces and nephews. Alabama Funeral Homes of Dadeville Al. handled arrangements.www.alabamafuneralhomes.com Catherine (Cathy) Jane Estes Womack Catherine (Cathy) Jane Estes Womack, 65, of Charlottesville, Virginia, passed unexpectedly in a Charlottesville Hospital. Cathy was born in Montgomery Aug. 3, 1950. She was the oldest daughter of the late Ollie Edward and James Wilma

288 Turner Rd., Wetumpka 567-2486 Harvest Baptist 2990 Main St., Millbrook Hillside Baptist 405 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Holtville Riverside Baptist 7121 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 514-5922 Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-8750 Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Weoka Millbrook Baptist Millbrook 285-4731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 569-1952 Mt. Hebron West Baptist 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 567-4441 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 567-4458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 312-1878 New Home Baptist 1605 New Home Rd., Titus 567-0923 New Hope Baptist 6191 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-1267 New Lily Green Baptist 6504 Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville New Nazareth Baptist Hwy. 143, Deatsville Pleasant Hill Baptist Pleasant Hill Rd., Eclectic 541-3460 Prospect Baptist Prospect Rd., Eclectic 567-5837 Redland Baptist 1266 Dozier Rd., Wetumpka 567-8649 Rehoberth Baptist 8110 Rifle Range Rd., Tallassee 567-9801 Rushenville Baptist 10098 Georgia Rd., Eclectic 541-2418 Saint James Baptist 1005 Nobles Rd., Wetumpka 567-6209 Saint James Baptist 101 Gantt Rd., Deatsville 569-3006 Santuck Baptist 7250 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2364 Seman Baptist Seman, Alabama Shoal Creek Baptist 13214 Holtville Rd., Deatsville 569-2482 Springfield Baptist Hwy. 7, Millbrook Thelma Baptist 810 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-3665 Titus Baptist 6930 Titus Rd., Wetumpka 334-531-2120 Tunnell Chapel Baptist

Lamberth Estes. She was also predeceased by her brother Steve Estes and Jenny Estes Wadsworth, all of Wetumpka. Cathy is survived by her husband of 46 years, Dennis Womack of Charlottesville, her sister Molly Fulford and her husband, Russell of Jackson, Alabama, her sister-in-law, Cynthia Hamrick of Jacksonville, Florida, along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She received her undergraduate degree at Auburn, Masters degree at the University of Alabama and her law degree in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her residence was in Charlottesville, Virginia. A memorial service will be held at the Family Life Service at First United

210 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2589 Victory Baptist 5481 Main St., Millbrook Wadsworth Baptist 2780 Hwy. 143, Deatsville 569-2851 BAPTIST - MISSIONARY Atkins Hill 565 Atkins Rd., Wetumpka 567-1141 Cathmagby Baptist 3074 Mitchell Creek Rd., Wetumpka 567-4787 First Missionary Baptist at Guilfield 412 Company St., Wetumpka 567-7455 Goodhope 1389 Willow Springs Rd. Wetumpka 567-7133 Lebanon 17877 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 514-1097 Mount Canaan 1125 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-2141 Mount Pisgah 16621 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 567-3668 Mt. Zion 371 AL Hwy. 14, Elmore, 567-2613 Mt. Zion #3 1813 Luke Paschal Rd., Eclectic New Home 5130 Elmore Rd., Wetumpka 567-5966 Second Missionary 760 N. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8601 Spring Chapel Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-6493 Sweetwater 163 Michael Lane, Wetumpka 334-538-9415 Tabernacle Baptist 1020 W. Tallassee St., Wetumpka 567-0620 BAPTIST - PRIMITIVE Bethel Old School 4625 Jackson Rd. (C.R. 103), Wetumpka Providence 4850 Chana Creek Rd., Wetumpka CATHOLIC Our Lady of Guadalupe 545 White Rd., Wetumpka 567-0311 CHURCH OF CHRIST Church of Christ of Elmore 470 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 567-6670 Church of Christ Grandview Pines 165 Deatsville Hwy., Millbrook Cold Springs Church of Christ 5920 Alabama Hwy. 143, Deatsville Georgia Road Church of Christ 4003 Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-2804 Lightwood Church of Christ 251 New Harmony Rd., Deatsville 569-1510 Redland Road Church of Christ 2480 Redland Rd., Wetumpka 514-3656 Wetumpka Church of Christ W. Bridge St. At W. Main St., Wetumpka 567-6561 CHURCH OF GOD Elmore Church of God 10675 Rucker Road, Elmore

Methodist Church in Wetumpka on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to your favorite charity or Western Albermarle Rescue Squad, 1265 Crozet Ave., Crozet, Virginia 22932 Evelyn H. Lett Mrs. Evelyn H. Lett, a resident of Sevierville, Tennessee, and formerly of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Friday, February 05, 2016, at the age of 92. Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 09,

Gethsemane Church of God 705 Cotton St., Wetumpka 567-9886 Church at the Brook 2890 Hwy. 14, Millbrook Maranatha Church of God 2621 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 567-6786 Victory Tabernacle AOH Church of God Hwy 143, Millbrook Wetumpka Church of God Hwy. 9 N. Wetumpka 215-3091 CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN Cedarwood Congregational Christian 10286 US Hwy 231 N, Wetumpka 567-0476 Seman Congregational Christian 15970 Central Plank Rd., Seman Union Congregational Christian 8188 Lightwood Rd., Marbury 569-2122 EPISCOPAL The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2602 Gilmer Ave., Tallassee 252-8618 Trinity Episcopal Church 5371 U.S. Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-7534 St. Michael & All Angels Church 5941 Main St., Millbrook HOLINESS New Beginnings Holiness 865 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-9211 Summit Holiness 2050 Hwy. 14, Millbrook Temple of Deliverance Holiness 620 Alabama St., Wetumpka 514-3114 JEHOVAH’S WITNESS Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 9235 U.S. Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-8100 LATTER DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1405 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-8339 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Cobbs Ford Rd., Millbrook LUTHERAN Christ Lutheran Church 2175 Cobbs Ford Rd., Prattville PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 100 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8135 Millbrook Presbyterian Corner of Main St. & Coosada Rd. Valley View Presbyterian - PCA 4125 Rifle Range Rd. Wetumpka 386-2386 SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST First Elmore Seventh Day Adventist 210 Lucky Town Rd., Elmore 514-1020 INDEPENDENT METHODIST Claud Independent Methodist Church 81232 Tallassee Hwy, Eclectic 541-2552 UNITED METHODIST Cain’s Chapel United Methodist 96 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-2375 Central United Methodist Church 11721 Central Plank Rd. Central

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Elmore United Methodist Church 40 Hatchet St., Elmore 567-8653 First United Methodist Church 306 W. Tuskeena St., Wetumpka 567-7865 First United Methodist Church 3350 Edgewood, Millbrook Harmony United Methodist Church 8000 Titus Rd., Titus Mulder Memorial United Methodist 3454 Fire Tower Rd., Wetumpka 567-4225 New Style United Methodist 64 Old Georgia Plank Spur, Wetumpka 567-9840 Oak Valley Station United Methodist 162 Parsonage Road, Tallassee 541-3924 Pierce Chapel United Methodist 1003 Pierce Chapel Rd., Santuck 265-6099 Providence United Methodist 1540 Providence Rd., Titus Robinson Springs Methodist Church 5980 Main St., Millbrook Trinity United Methodist 135 Little Weoka Creek Rd., Equality 567-9997 Union United Methodist 691 Central Rd. Eclectic Wallsboro United Methodist 11066 US Hwy. 231, Wetumpka CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Millbrook Church of the Nazarene 3251 Browns Rd., Millbrook PENTECOSTAL Faith Deliverance Church 475 Jackson St., Elmore 567-9209 OTHER Central Bible Chapel 3630 Edgewood Rd., Millbrook Chapel of Praise Hwy. 14, Millbrook Cornerstone Full Gospel 9301 US Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-9143 East Chapel MP Church Airport Rd., Millbrook Grace Bible Church 2251 Main St., Millbrook Gracepoint Community Church 78223 Tallassee Highway, Wetumpka 514-9292 New Life Church - Millbrook Sanctuary Worship Center 1688 Ceasarville Rd., Wetumpka Servant Fellowship Church P O Box 1423, Wetumpka 567-2190 servantfellowshipchurch@windstream.net The Worship Center 2705 Williams Rd., Wetumpka Time of Refreshing Fellowship 117 E. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-7750 Victory Temple (Pentecostal church) 1173 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-7779 Words of Life Church 105 Cousins Rd., Wetumpka 514-2730

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2016, at 11:00AM at Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jay Woodall officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday, February 09, from 10:30AM until service time at Jeffcoat Funeral Home. Mrs. Lett is survived by her son, Edmond R. Lett, III (Mardeen Lillethorup); niece, Frances R. Bodner (Matt); nephew, Ray Roton (Sarah); several great nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edmond R. Lett, Jr. and her son, Richard C. Lett. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com.

Cynthia “Betty” Duncan Mrs. Cynthia “Betty” Duncan, 83, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 in Tucson, Arizona. Local people may remember her as Beth Hall. She was born March 22, 1932. Visitation will be Saturday, February 6, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, at Refuge Baptist Church, with services following at 2:00 pm at the church. Rev. Steve Scarborough will be officiating and burial will follow at Refuge Cemetery, Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing. She is survived by her children, Cindy Camarata (Lee) and Rodney Duncan; brothers, Eddie Hall, Ronald Jo Hall and Rick Hall; sister, Lenore Skelton; grandchildren, Micah and Miho Camarata, Jeremiah and Crystal Camarata, Joshua and Tina Camarata, Timothy Joel (TJ) and Emily Camarata; and great grandchildren, Mia and Michi Camarata, Carsten and Claire Camarata, and Daniel, Faith and Joshua Camarata. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bill Gene Duncan and brother, Bobby Hall. Betty was a retired school teacher from Alaska where her husband Bill pastored for many years. They later retired in Hawaii and had done frequent mission trips to Malaysia. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com. George C. Pierce Sr. Mr. George C. Pierce, Sr., a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, February 02, 2016, at the age of 94.

Funeral services will be Friday, February 05, 2016, at 1:00PM from Westside Independent Baptist Church with Rev. Rick Dorley officiating. Burial will follow in Macedonia Christian Church Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Thursday evening, February 04, 2016, from 5:00PM until 7:00PM at Jeffcoat Funeral Home. Mr. Pierce is survived by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Alice Pierce; grandchildren, Toni Golden (Rick), Robin Clemons, Matt Hatchett (Angela), Alice Odem and Shane Mosley (Kim); eleven great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren; siblings, Jessma Bishop and Harold Pierce (Molly); several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Mary B. Pierce; son, George C. “Butch” Pierce, Jr.; siblings, Mary Lee Ledbetter, Betty Jo Pierce, Ruth Pierce, Elaine Anderson, Walter Pierce, Sonny Pierce and J.C. Pierce. Mr. Pierce served in the United States Army during World War II and was the recipient of two Bronze Stars. He was the oldest member of Westside Independent Baptist Church. Chicarlos “Chico” Wilson Mr. Chicarlos “Chico” Wilson, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Thursday, February 04, 2016, at the age of 36. Memorial services will be Sunday, February 14, 2016, at 2:00PMfrom First United Methodist Church with Rev. Dric Williford officiating, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. Chico is survived by his mother, Mrs. Sarah P. Wilson; sisters, Jackie Lovejoy (Tyrone) and Pauline Wallace; brothers, John G. Wilson (Melinda), John W. Wilson and Jovan W. Wilson (Lakita); four nephews and three nieces; three aunts and three uncles; twelve close cousins and special God Dad, Earl Day. He is preceded in death by his father, Mr. John Wilson and brother, Herbert J. Wilson. Chico graduated from Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka, Alabama, in 1999. The teachers there looked up to Chico. He was well known as a collector of special mementos. He will be remembered as a polite, quiet and well-mannered young man.

The family will receive friends at 2456 Gilmer Avenue, Tallassee, Alabama. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com. Don Chandler Mr. Don Chandler, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, February 03, 2016, at the age of 61. Funeral services will be Friday, February 05, 2016, at 11:00AMfrom Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Derek Gentle officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Friday, February 05, from 10:00AMuntil service time.

Don is survived by his cousin, Danny Chandler (Phyllis) and several other cousins; aunts, Mary Chandler, Abigail Hornsby and Jean Nasworthy; special friends, Herby Mason and Rodney Aldridge. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dacil and Margaret Chandler and brother, Larry Chandler. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, Tallassee, Building Fund, 1279 Friendship Road, Tallassee, Alabama 36078. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com

Mack Daugherty Elmore County Commissioner District 2 Conservative Republican Military Veteran

“ I am not seeking this office as another job, as I have worked two and three jobs all of my adult life. I am seeking this office as an opportunity to SERVE the citizens of Elmore County in an honest, ethical, proficient, transparent and fiscally-responsible manner. For you see, I believe that people who are elected to public office are indeed SERVANTS of the people, and thus should be held to a very high standard. I am accepting no campaign donations and am obligated to no one but the citizens of Elmore County. I would be very grateful and humbled by your vote on March 1st.”

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The Tallassee Music Boosters will be serving up their 19th helping of the Fabulous Follies Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19 and 20. Pat Merrett has once again put together a night of lip-synch-and-dance merriment, guaranteed to leave the whole family laughing. There will be generous portions of Carol Burnett and the Blues Brothers, and unbelievably dance-savvy gentlemen getting down to “Nay-nay.” Truly unbelievable. Sonny and Cher will be there, as will Shirley

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Reeltown High School Reunion Committee Meeting: The 20 Year Reunion Committee, Classes of 1950 - 1970, will meet at 11 a.m. Feb. 20 at Elmer’s Restaurant. The committee representative from each class and others who volunteered to help is encouraged to be present for the planning meeting. The reunion began in 2004 as a vision of Mary Jo Hammonds Davis and meets every other year. At the present, the reunion will be an event in April. Final plans will be made at the planning meeting. This is a very enjoyable time to renew school friendships, fun and laughter making life time memories. You may

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Alumni Night at 1220 Café in Tallassee is from 4-8 p.m. Feb. 27 to help raise money for its scholarship fund. Attendees may drop in for dinner and fellowship anytime. Noah Griggs, Jr. and Pam Jennings Griggs, members of the classes of 1981 and 1979, are helping the 1220 staff prepare a delicious Italian dinner with a special desert. The committee has collected door prizes to give away, and will also be awarding prizes to the oldest THS graduate attending, the person who has traveled the farthest, and the one who shows the most TIGER PRIDE. So get out your best purple and gold. A table of memorabilia from years past will be set up, and T-shirts will be on sale for $15. Those who have already joined will be able to pick up their car decals. Tickets are available at 1220 Café, Suzannah’s Photography, and from alumni members Lacey Brewer, John David Lambert, Tammy Dupriest Knapp, Kim Clayton, Rusty Dunn Tinsley, and Myra Singleton Johnson. The THS Alumni Association is a non-profit organization. For more information follow the group on Facebook or call Suzannah Solomon Wilson at 334-283-8172.

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Basil is a 10-month-old male tabby and for some odd reason has been with us since he was a 4-month-old kitten back in August. He is a great kitty, independent, playful, great with other kitties, will tell you when he wants attention. Let’s make THIS week, Basil’s ‘get a home’ week. Our adoption fees are $100 for dogs & $50 for cats under 1 year old; cats over 1 year old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. The adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough, 45 days of pet health insurance and a free health exam with your participating veterinarian. To meet all the great pets at our shelter come to 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka, AL, 36092, go to our website at www.elmorehumane.org for more information, email us at hselco@bellsouth.net or give us a call at 334567-3377. We are open for adoptions this week from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, from a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and from 1-4 p.m. Sunday.

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Besides coming to our shelter, this weekend affords everyone two additional venues to meet our pets. We hope for many adoptions from the National Adoption Weekend Feb. 12-14, sponsored by PetSmart Charities. We will be at both the Montgomery and Prattville PetSmarts Saturday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.. The shelter will also be open Sunday from 1-4 p.m. PetSmart adoption weekends are really fun events for our volunteers, so if you have a couple of hours to join in, please contact Charline Pope at 334-202-1381 or email her at popecharlie58@yahoo.com. Only two weeks until our 6th annual “Getting Down with the Dawgs” Draw Down Feb. 20 and your chance to win $10,000. Tickets are selling fast, so don’t delay stopping

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SEASON ENDS WITH WINS Varsity basketball ends season on a high note with four win streak

By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

The Varsity Tigers won their last game of the season against area rival Elmore County High School, 65-55, bringing the team to a four-game winning streak as they now prepare for the state tournament. After their win at home against the Panthers, Coach Cecil Hollenquest only had one word to say, “Wow.” And even though he said it three times in a row, “wow,” was his only response to the Tigers winning their fourth game in a row after beating LAMP 78-51, Notasulga 65-66 and Beauregard 75-61. “I feel great man,” Hollenquest said. “I feel blessed by God to be able to coach a group of guys and teach them the game of basketball.” He said the game between the county rivals was kind of tough. Next year they will be in the same class, given recent reclassification standards of school sizes. Hollenquest said both teams wanted

to establish dominance at that game. He said the teams were made up of friends and family on both sides, and after the game there may have been “much love.” But on the court, Hollenquest said the game was dog-eat-dog. He said one of his goals was to teach the guys to work collectively. “I need the guards to work with my bigs, I need my bigs to work with my guards,” Hollenquest said. “Even as a coach I don’t know it all, but what I want us to do is just win together — come together as a team and win as a team.” The area tournament for 5A, Area 5, starts on Feb. 9, Hollenquest said. Booker T. Washington (Tuskegee) is set to host the tournament. Hollenquest talked about some overall high points from the season and the players behind them. The “trio of guards of De’Ante Brown, Rondarian Hooks, and Felix Kennebrew” he said, averaged 45 points several times throughout the season. “When they are going, our team is

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Rondarian Hooks searches for an outlet at the four-minute mark of the fourth quarter with a twopoint lead.

going. Their senior leadership has been very impactful this year,” Hollenquest said. That trio connected with 50 points against LAMP of Montgomery, Hollenquest said. “Brown, who led all scorers, also grabbed seven rebounds, Hooks scored 11 points and five rebounds, and Kennebrew chipped in 16 points and two rebounds,” Hollenquest said.

He said Malik Johnson brought their rebound percentage up, and had collected nearly 13 rebounds per game over the last three games. “The guys are beginning to understand what is at stake, a reward that has been out of their reach for some time now,” Hollenquest said. “They are playing together and we are all trying to achieve a common goal. That goal is to advance beyond the area tournament.”

Tallassee wrestling ready and rearing for state tournament By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

The Tallassee Wrestling team is set for the state sectionals and for what Coach John Mask said would be some of the best wrestling of the year in Montgomery at the Crampton Bowl. Mask said they had been preparing for two weeks and maintaining a delicate balance of staying in shape but not injured or overworked. The weigh-in is set for 7 a.m. Friday and Mask said he expects them to start wrestling around 9 a.m. He compared the sectionals to the football’s state playoffs. “This is our state playoffs so to speak,” Mask said. The southern area sectionals held in Montgomery will be made up of nearly 70 total 1A-5A and 6A -7A

teams, Mask said. There will be about 29 teams in Tallassee’s 1A-5A classification, and the top eight will advance to the state championship the following week at Huntsville’s Von Braun Center. Northern and Southern area champs will compete for state titles and a medal. Each wrestler, Mask said, will fight his way through his bracket and earn points for his team through his advance. “It really benefits you to wrestle well at sectionals and get seeded as high as possible because it makes your road to being a champion a little easier,” Mask said. Their performance in Montgomery, will determine how tough their opponent will be starting off in Huntsville. Now, Mask said he would just continue to keep his team healthy and

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Heavyweight Jake Baker applies presseure to a Dadeville opponent in a Jan. 25 homecoming match. Baker won the match.

prepared. He said they are looking forward to going to Montgomery, competing

and seeing where they stand. “The kids are ready,” Mask said.

Tallassee High School Football Banquet

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Tallassee’s Tamanika Hooks passes to LA Parker Saturday during the Lady TIgers 53-40 home loss to Elmore County High School.

Lady Tigers break slump, but drop season finale to Lady Panthers By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

The Lady Tigers had a victorious Senior Night and beat Loveless Academic Magnet Program, 42-36, but suffered a set back Saturday against area rival Elmore County High School, 53-40. Before their win over LAMP the Lady Tigers had been in a four-game loss slump. Coach John Taylor said the culprit was third-quarter fatigue and gave the numbers to show that over their losses, the team had been down by at least 15 points coming out of halftime. Things were different against LAMP, though. “We were up pretty big to begin with,” Taylor said.

The top scorers at LAMP were LA Parker, who led the team with a 15-points. Zaeshia Floyd trailed just behind at 14 points. ECHS was a different story altogether, though. Taylor said they started the game 15-2 and clawed their way back toward the end. But they could not make up for the lost momentum, and the lead to ECHS in the first half. “We played a good fourth but the rest game we struggled pretty much,” Taylor said. But they managed to close in on The Lady Panthers’ 20-point lead going into the third quarter and whittled it down to an only eight-point deficit. Taylor said they fought back and did well at the end.

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Jake Baker won The Scrambler Award and The Unsung Hero Award, Casey Baynes won the Special Teams Award, Nic Talley won The Headhunter Award and The Iron Man Award, Zeryes “Z-man” Rivers won The Big Cat Award and Team Captain, Cedric Brown won The Morris Purcell Dedication Award, Brady Hancock won the Predator Award and the Bengal Award, Jacob Wisener won The Brandon Burlsworth Character Award, Nolen Shipman won The Butch Davis Scholar-Athlete Award, Teddy Brooks (not pictured) won The Racehorse Award, The Wildcat Award and Team Captain Award and Jeremy Noah (not pictured) won The Tiger of the Year Award.