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City has reserves about MOU City wants control of sales tax for schools if it has to pay bond

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

The Tallassee City Council seemed Tuesday to reject a request from the city’s school board to remain in control of a half-cent sales tax while the city takes responsibility for paying a $14 mil-

lion bond for new construction.

According to Mayor Johnny Hammock, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the city and the Tallassee Board of Education would make the city responsible for the $14 million bond needed to construct a new school and other related facilities which

would be funded by half of a 1-cent sales tax increase passed last summer for the Elmore County side of the city.

Hammock said the BOE wants the city to be responsible for the bond while the BOE remains in control of the halfcent sales tax revenue, a notion the council is against.

“If we carry the note through the city, I believe that money needs to stay in the city’s control,” Hammock said.

“Also, (the MOU) doesn’t say how the bond will be paid. We need to make sure we can make this payment. A situation like this has happened before at a school in north Alabama. They got the bond through the city; once they had the money they didn’t pay that bond. We need to protect ourselves as a city and make sure that bond note gets paid.”

Hammock said the sales tax generates See BOND • Page A2

Shopping center owner warns cars will be towed

City considers using airport land for soccer field

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

The owner of the Tallassee Shopping Center is warning those who try to sell cars on his parking lot that their vehicles will be towed.

“Parking vehicles for sale in the shopping center is prohibited,” owner Leon Capouan said.

“Cars that remain on the lot after Feb. 16 will be towed at the owner’s expense. There is no parking unless you are shopping in the center. For-sale vehicles will be considered trespassing.

Non-shoppers’ vehicles are prohibited.”

The area of most concern is the parking lot adjacent to Alabama Power Company on Gilmer Avenue.

The City of Tallassee is limited in what it can do because it does not own the property but officials said they are looking into enforcing ordinances against selling cars on someone else’s property and fining offenders.

“I can’t ticket them because it’s private property,” Mayor Johnny Hammock said. “I have called the people who own these cars because people who come to pay their power bill have to park farther away and walk to the office.”

City attorney John Smith said ordinances should be in place to stop individuals from offering vehicles for sale in local parking lots.

“First we need to look at the business license ordinance to see if there’s something there that can be enforced,” Smith said. “The property owner has to complain. If there are signs up See TOWED • Page A2

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

There are 140 children in Tallassee who participate in soccer despite the lack of a field dedicated to the sport but the city council is trying to change that.

“They play in the outfield of the girls softball field,” Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock said during Tuesday’s meeting. “We really don’t have a soccer field. I had our engineer look at this land at the airport. I asked for a field, lights and bleachers. It came to $332,000.”

However, a 50/50 matching grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund would cut the cost in half.

Even at $165,000, councilmember Sarah Hill questioned the price tag.

“It’s just grass, a soccer field, how is it this much?” she asked.

The proposed soccer fields would be located on land that was part of the municipal airport, which closed Jan. 1.

Hammock said the city would receive about $100,000 if it clear-cut timber on airport property and sold it.

“I have also looked at farming the land out there,” Hammock said.

The council said it would consider all options before making a decision. However, councilmember Darryl Wilson asked the council to declare the timber surplus at its next regular meeting on Feb. 26.

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During a one-year period, TFD received 257 calls for service and responded to 163 calls that required some type of mitigation. As of Dec. 31, 2018, the department has 32 active firefighters on the roster.

‘BACKBONE’ OF TFD Tallassee firefighters stayed busy in 2018

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

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allassee Fire Department chief Travis Jones said 2018 was busy year with 163 of 257 calls for service requiring some type of mitigation.

Of those calls, 27 percent were false alarms, 21 percent were motor vehicle accidents, 16 percent were for hazardous conditions, 7 percent were structure fires and 5 percent were brush fires.

Jones said TFD members are the reason for the department’s success.

“Their ability to safely respond, deploy tactical objectives and mitigate risk has directly contributed to the department’s ability to save lives, property and the environment,” Jones said. “Without their professionalism, the city’s ISO (Insurance Service Office) fire protection rating would be expected to increase from three to 10, resulting in a significant increase in insurance premiums.”

As of Dec. 31, 2018, the department had 32 active firefighters, Jones said.

“We have consistently averaged 25 firefighters assigned over the past five years,” Jones See FIREFIGHTERS • Page A2

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Obituaries Mr. John E. Hethcox Mr. John E. Hethcox, (LCDR, US Navy Ret.) a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at the age of 87.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Derek Gentle officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Hethcox is survived by his wife, Jean Claire Hethcox; daughter, Pamela Hethcox Burton; son, Scott Hethcox (Deb); four grandchildren, Hallie Burton, Brittany McQueen, Caleb Hethcox, Jacob Hethcox (Virginia); five great grandchildren and sister, Nancy Reynolds. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Angela Katrina Hethcox; siblings, Mary Will McKay, David Hethcox, Jim Hethcox, Priscilla Bryant and Rebecca Ingram. John proudly served 24 years in the United States Navy, the Korean Conflict and three tours in Vietnam.

After retirement, he owned and operated Hethcox Electric Company. He loved First Baptist Church of Tallassee, where he was a faithful member. He also enjoyed studying his bible and taking his turn teaching the Baraca Sunday School Class, where he served as president. He regularly attended Gene Lawrence’s Breakfast Club, a local men’s prayer group, where he was the official coffee maker. The family will receive friends Thursday, February 14, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. until service time at Jeffcoat Funeral Home, Tallassee, Alabama.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 1279 Friendship Road, Tallassee, Alabama, 36078.

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about $1.35 million a year for the BOE. The payment for the bond will be close to that amount — $1 million annually for 30 years. “We need to make sure that note gets paid every year and if there is money left over, that can go to the BOE,� Hammock said.

Councilmember Bill Godwin concurred with Hammock. “I agree if the city is going to be responsible then we definitely need to control the money,� Godwin said. “That’s just common sense and it doesn’t make any sense to do otherwise.�

Councilmember Darryl Wilson said he has heard concerns from the community and agrees the city should be responsible for the generated sales tax if it is accountable for the bond. “I have been talking to my constituents and they want us to control the money and anything else they need,�

Wilson said.

Councilmember Sarah Hill offered a resolution. “I think this money should be going into an account and then showing us as things get done,� Hill said. “Again, there is no timeline. I want to know that we are going to break

ground on May 21. This (the MOU) doesn’t fulfill any of the obligations that we asked from them.�

In order to construct the new school, several houses in the area must be demolished and portions of Preer Street vacated. According to Hammock, the BOE has already committed to that project through its own reserves and Hill was vocal about beginning the pre-construction project. “I want to see the $2.3 million in reserves that were committed to starting this project; I want to see that first,� Hill said.

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said. “I am proud to say I have a dedicated and competent staff of executive fire officers. Each of these first responders brings a special talent to the table in terms of their knowledge, skills and leadership abilities and are considered the backbone of the department.�

Jones said volunteer firefighters also bring a special talent to the table. “The department has first responders that possess trade skills such as construction, welding, electricians, factory workers, paid firefighters and

just skilled laborers,� he said. “All these individuals are highly motivated and willing to serve the city of Tallassee.�

The TFD operates out of three fire stations.

Fire Station 1 is located at 123 North Ann Ave. and is the department’s primary fire station. This station supports all first-run apparatuses, administrative offices and living facilities.

Fire Station 2 is located in East Tallassee at 118 Washington St. and supports one first-run apparatus.

Fire Station 3 is located at 140 Twin Creeks Dr. in the city’s industrial park. This station supports one first-run pumper and the department’s mass casualty response trailer.

The TFD also operates a training center/classroom located in the industrial park. The six-acre complex has a state-of-the-art meeting facility, a five-story burn building/drill tower, a two-story ventilation training prop, vehicle extrication section, flammable liquids pit, vehicle live-fire prop and a confined space-training maze.

Ms. Kayla Renee Smith Johnson Ms. Kayla Renee Smith Johnson, 31, and her unborn son, Memphis Kade Teal, of Tallassee, passed away February 19, 2019. She was born July 25, 1987. Funeral service will be Friday.

February 22, at 2 p.m. at Linville Memorial Funeral Home with Pastor Michael F. Lusk officiating. The family will receive friends from 12 noon until service time at the funeral home. She is survived by her mother, Tracy A. Connell; fathers, Joseph F. Smith and Kenneth W. Birge; fiancĂŠ, Richard A. Teal; stepchildren, Brantley, Avery and Sky Teal; stepchildren, Brantley, Avery and Sky Teal; siblings, Brittany Smith, Melody Bonny, Amber Rollen and Brandon Smith; grandparents, Harry C. Jones and Catherine Birge; her nephew, with whom she had a special bond, Camden Williams; and a loving extended family. She is preceded in death by her grandmother, Carleta Boyd and grandfather, Orville Birge. Kayla was a graduate of Tallassee High School Class of 2005. She served and retired from the United States Air Force. She was employed with Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. She enjoyed shopping, watching TV; posting on Facebook and spending time with her family. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com Linville Memorial Funeral Home Eclectic, Alabama

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The City of Tallassee and the owner of the Tallassee Shopping Center are working together to stop individual car sales in the center’s parking lot. The area of most concern is the parking lot that is adjacent to Alabama Power on Gilmer Avenue.

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and the owner of the property calls the city, maybe we can take action. I think we have ordinances on the books now that we can pursue instead of passing anything new.�

Hammock said many of

these for-sale vehicles are from surrounding cities which is unfair to local car dealers who have a business license and pay local, state and federal taxes on vehicles they trade.

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“We have people from out of town selling cars up there,� Hammock said. “They are not licensed, they are not paying taxes and they are skirting around everything.�

Councilmember Bill Godwin suggested posting signs warning individuals not to offer vehicles for sale in local parking lots. “A sign that says, ‘This is private property, cars will be towed at the

owner’s expense.’ Then have him (Capouan) tow them and put them in the pound,� Godwin said. “Someone can call him and tell him and let them know how long the car has been there.�

Godwin also suggested a hefty fine could stop the unwanted activity. “After they have to pay $100 to get the car back, word will get around,�

Godwin said.

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Morgan Steele and Anna Baker did their part during last year’s Arbor Day celebration by holding signs that read ‘Free Trees’ to encourage passersby to stop in and pick up a sapling to plant.

Arbor Day set for Saturday 2016.

Tallassee achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements — having a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of a least $2 per capita and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.

“Tree City USA communities see the impact an urban forest has in a community first hand,” said Dan Lambe, president of the Arbor Day Foundation.

“Additionally, recognition brings residents together and creates a sense of community pride, whether it’s through volunteer engagement or public education.”

Trees provide multiple benefits to a community when properly planted and maintained. They help promote the visual appeal of a neighborhood, increase property values, reduce home cooling costs, remove air pollutants and provide wildlife habitat, among many other benefits.

Tallassee is one of more than 3,400 Tree City USA members.

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

The Tallassee Chamber of Commerce will celebrate Arbor Day Alabama on Saturday beginning at 8 a.m.

Tallassee Chamber of Commerce executive director Jerry Cunningham said 400 trees have been shipped.

“We aren’t sure what type of trees will be offered yet,” he said. “We will be giving them out on the corner of Barnett and Ann, across from the police station.”

The nonprofit Land and Trees Unlimited is donating the trees.

Not only will tree saplings be available, the chamber of commerce will also provide helpful planting tips.

“We will have some handouts that show how to plant the seedlings, benefits of planting and things like that,” Cunningham said.

Tallassee has participated in Arbor Day for many years and was recognized as a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management in

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The Learning Tree and The Learning Tree’s Little H.A.P.I.E Tree Preschool in Auburn are preparing for the annual Boots and Bow Ties fundraiser on March 1.

Boots and Bow Ties fundraiser March 1

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

The Learning Tree’s Residential School in Tallassee and The Learning Tree’s Little H.A.P.I.E Tree Preschool in Auburn are preparing for the annual Boots and Bow Ties fundraiser March 1.

The event will be held at the Ag Heritage Park Pavilion, located at 620A South Donahue Dr. in Auburn, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Dinner and cocktails will be provided by the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center, and there will also be live entertainment from the Jeffrey Gaither Band, a silent auction and door prizes.

“You do not want to miss out on this fun night with friends,” said Stephanie Weldon, the resources development coordinator at The Learning Tree in Tallassee.

“The silent auction will have a variety of items for kids and adults.

We usually have bikes, massages, wine baskets, jewelry, guided fishing trips, a Mary Kay basket and an essential oil basket. This is a great event to take your significant other for Valentine’s Day and get her or him a nice gift from the silent auction.”

The fundraiser is crucial to The Learning Tree and the Little H.A.P.I.E Tree because without it children with autism would not receive needed support.

The Learning Tree serves more than 600 people ages 2½ through 21 from across Alabama with developmental disabilities, including autism.

The educational and residential programs provide educational instruction and training in a nurturing and supportive environment.

For more information and tickets to the upcoming Boots and Bow Ties fundraiser, contact Weldon at 334415-9372 or email sweldon@learningtree.org.

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Chamber banquet signals good things for Tallassee

L

ate November will mark the 10th anniversary of the fire that decimated the Hotel Talisi, the keystone building in downtown Tallassee. It was, quite frankly, a knife to the gut of this community and its ramifications are still being felt in eastern Elmore County and beyond.

Just last week, a resident of Montgomery asked me about the status of the hotel, recalling numerous trips to Tallassee with his family to dine on the establishment’s legendary Southern cooking buffet.

I brought him up to date, citing other dining establishments in the area that serve similar cuisine.

Folks are still going to wonder about the restoration of the hotel itself and if I’m asked my response is that it’s presently in stasis.

2016 witnessed a massive conflagration at the east-side mill but that facility was already vacant, having closed in 2005.

However, the local manufacturing environment bounced back quickly following the closure when GKN announced an expansion weeks later. ThenGov. Bob Riley participated in the publicity at city hall, pronouncing the new opportunity to be “Alabama at its finest.”

Efforts are underway as of this writing regarding the ruins of the east-side mill. It’s ironic the last editorial The Tribune’s late publisher Jack Venable wrote in 2005 was published after the mill was vacated and was titled, “City doesn’t need another eyesore.”

One wonders what he might have written after the huge fire in 2009.

It’s obvious Tallassee has had a disproportionate number of “downer” events in the last 15 or so years. There is still a lot of opportunity around here but it

WILLIE MOSELEY Columnist takes a positive attitude to make things happen.

That’s why the recent chamber of commerce banquet at the local National Guard armory was encouraging. I hadn’t attended that event since I retired and noted both the large turnout and upbeat mentality of the individuals I observed and with whom I spoke.

There appeared to be a healthy cross-section of Tallassee’s business owners and employees in attendance.

For locals, the fact the 1220 Café catered the event meant an excellent meal was automatically expected. Noah and Pam Griggs and their associates delivered.

There was also a decent assemblage of city and county elected officials, as well as this area’s Alabama House of Representatives legislator, Mike Holmes.

Closer to home, it was meaningful to note the involvement of local nextgeneration businesspersons whose parents have been active in local commerce for years. If the progenitors have been successful, it ought to be appreciated that their offspring are participating as well.

While speaker Ben Venable’s roots are in Tallassee, he’s become a definitive example of the “local boy makes good” phrase. When he was growing up here, one of his commendable projects to earn his Eagle Scout badge involved documenting gravesites in the older part of

Rose Hill cemetery.

Now he’s succeeded with his tech leadership not only with the State of Alabama but also as president of the Southern region of a national association of state government tech officials. During his presentation at the banquet, he brandished several gizmos such as a “bag phone” (like a lot of us used to own) to demonstrate the evolution of such communication/ information devices.

The apple hasn’t fallen far from the Venables’ tree. Many of us know Ben’s parents, Jo and Jack, succeeded in their business aspirations, and were leaders in this community and elsewhere.

The younger Venable’s accomplishments validate an anecdote from when Ben was 5 years old. Jack was a legislator before Ben was born and the youngster accompanied his father and another duffer named Billy Godwin on a round of golf at a country club. Godwin asked the tyke, “Ben, when you grow up, are you gonna be a politician?”

Ben’s immediate response was, “No, sir, I’m going to be too successful to do that!”

As for Tallassee’s business horizons, one thing that needs to be affirmed is this town is still the industrial hub of Elmore County, a fact underlined when Neptune Technology Group won the chamber’s business of the year award.

The camaraderie and the cuisine at the chamber banquet made for an optimistic evening.

Every once in a while, this town and its surrounding area needs such an inspiring experience.

Willie Moseley is the news editor emeritus for The Tribune.

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What is rural Alabama coming to?

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hile on my recent trip to the hospital they took 31 pounds of fluid from my body and to keep it from returning they put me on a medicine called sildenafil, also known as Viagra.

Did you know Viagra was developed for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension — high blood pressure of the lungs? Then they found the drug had other qualities and probably made a billion dollars. The only side effects I have had is I dreamed of Dolly Parton one night.

I told James Bush that I had a new dog and I named him Three Miles. Now when my doctor asks if I am exercising, I tell him that I walked Three Miles yesterday and Three Miles today. The doctor seemed satisfied. James didn’t laugh; it seems he doesn’t know a good joke. That is why he always has a corny one to tell.

Back in the early 1960s, CocaCola expanded and put out a king-size Coke. Inside the bottle cap of these king-size Cokes was a picture of a big all-star football player such as Bart Starr, Y.A. Tittle, Johnny Unitas and many more. They had gimmicks to go

RONALD BRANTLEY

Columnistt along with the bottle caps. If you sent in so many from one team, they would send you a prize and so on. This customer brought me about 1,000 caps he had collected as a boy. If any of you readers know more about these bottle caps, let me know. After I went to the hospital sometime back, I got to thinking about tombstones. What should I have put on my tombstone? What if I put, “He stopped loving her today?” How many women would think I was talking about them?

Then I decided I would think of something else.

I got to thinking about my new great-grand boy and stick horses.

Let me tell you something real sad. I was talking about stick horses and chinaberry trees the other day and one kid asked, “What is a chinaberry tree?” Oh, this hurt. I liked to have broke

down and cried. A chinaberry tree is one of the most essential ingredients in growing up. You climb a chinaberry tree, make stick horses out of them, make pop guns and use chinaberries for ammunition. When chinaberries get overripe they make good bird food. They are easy to cut down so boys can make swords out of the limbs. Chinaberry trees are a must in developing a young boy’s growing-up days. I personally don’t see how any young boy can develop into a young man without chinaberry trees. To me they are just as important as air and water.

Young boys have already lost Saturday afternoon Westerns at the theater, vine swinging, tadpole collecting and now they, “What is a chinaberry tree?” I ask what is rural Alabama coming to? Wake up parents; we are losing our young boys. Stop by and I will show you some great bottle caps.

Ronald Brantley is a regular columnist for The Tribune.

His column appears here each Wednesday. He can be reached by email at Rbrantley1@elmore. rr.com

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STEVE FLOWERS Columnistt

Female leadership is strong in Alabama

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here has been a lot of talk about the advancement of women in politics over the past year. It has been suggested more progressive states have led the way with this change but Alabama can make the case it leads the nation in women taking leadership roles in government.

It is very doubtful any state in the nation can claim a female governor and a female chief executive of their state’s leading business organization.

Kay Ivey was sworn in as governor on Jan. 14 after election to her own four-year term in November. Ivey had previously been the state treasurer for eight years and lieutenant governor for six years. She served out the remainder of Robert Bentley’s term as governor after he resigned.

On Jan. 2, Katie Boyd Britt took over the reins of the state’s most powerful political organization, the Business Council of Alabama, becoming the first woman to serve as the BCA’s president and chief executive officer. She is not only the first female CEO but is by far the youngest CEO in BCA history.

Britt came to the BCA after serving as chief of staff for Sen. Richard Shelby.

“As the top staff member for Sen. Shelby, she has worked daily with businesses and elected officials from Alabama and the country,” said Alabama Power CEO Mark Crosswhite, who chairs the BCA’s executive committee.

Britt has always been a bright star on the Alabama political stage. She grew up in Enterprise and served as president of the Student Government Association at the University of Alabama before graduating from the University of Alabama School of Law. Before becoming Shelby’s chief of staff, she worked in several posts in Shelby’s office, including press secretary.

As Shelby’s top advisor for the last five years, she has headed his Judicial Nomination Task Force and spearheaded the effort to recommend young talent for the eight vacancies serving Alabama on the federal circuit and district court benches.

Britt managed all of Shelby’s D.C. and state operations, including matters relating to personnel throughout his six offices. She has overseen an administrative annual budget of almost $4 million.

She was also Shelby’s ambassador before constituents’ community leaders, industry association heads and senior executives across our state and nation.

“My heart is in Alabama,” Britt said upon taking the BCA post. “Our state has made significant progress in recent years and I am honored to have been chosen to lead the BCA during this time of growth.”

Twinkle Cavanaugh serves as president of the Alabama Public Service Commission and has been a state leader for decades. She is a past chair of the State Republican Party.

Our seven-member congressional delegation boasts of two female delegates to Congress. Given the fact we have only seven congressional seats, two out of seven is a pretty good percentage.

Rep. Terri Sewell has represented the Seventh District of Alabama for close to a decade and is on a fast leadership track in the Democratic House caucus. She is a Harvard-educated lawyer who was born and raised in Selma; her sprawling district includes Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery and all of the Black Belt.

Rep. Martha Roby has represented southeast Alabama’s Second District for close to a decade and is also on a fast track within her party ranks. She is a favorite among the House Republican leadership.

Alabama does not take a backseat to any state when it comes to females in leadership roles in government.

In her inaugural address, Ivey came out strongly in favor of a gasoline tax increase to meet the state’s infrastructure needs. If successful, she will not only go down in history as the first female Republican governor and first female governor elected in her own right, she will also leave a legacy of improving Alabama economically for decades to come.

Steve Flowers served 16 years in the legislature and can be reached at www. steveflowers.us.

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A brush with musical greatness

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he assistant principal of Robert E. Lee High School, James Bozeman, came over the school public address system.

“Teachers, please bring your students to the auditorium at this time for a special assembly.”

These things were usually scheduled but this time Mr. Bozeman sounded very excited, more so than usual. Mr. Bozeman was a really special man. He was a student the day Robert E. Lee opened in 1955 and, except for his four years at Auburn, he had spent his entire career there.

As the nearly 2,000 students moved into the auditorium and took their seats, we all sat looking at the closed red curtains on the stage and wondered what was going to happen.

Lee High has had many illustrious graduates but perhaps none more well known than the person behind the curtain that mysterious morning.

On that day in 1990, the red curtain opened and Mr. Bozeman talked about a former student of his who had learned to play guitar and

MICHAEL BIRD Columnist was here to play a show for us.

As you can imagine, the student body went crazy when we realized who was there — it was Tommy Shaw of Styx. He had grown up on McQueen Street right beside the school and was in town visiting his parents.

Shaw was a 1971 graduate of Robert E. Lee and, after playing his songs at Keglers Kove next to Bama Lanes for several years as a member of a group called Harmony, he hit the big time in 1975.

Greg Budell, then the personal promotions coordinator for Chicagoarea rock group Styx (and now a disc jockey and talk show host in Montgomery), picked up young Shaw at the airport and introduced him to his new bandmates in Styx.

Shaw contributed several songs to his first recorded effort with Styx and one in particular was so strong they named the LP after it: “Crystal Ball.”

By 1990, Styx was on hiatus and Shaw was leading a band called Damn Yankees. That year, they had two big radio hits, “Where You Goin’ Now?” and “High Enough,” two of the better power ballads of that era.

Shaw played a concert for the students with his newer Damn Yankees material but he also played his Styx stuff as well, and took questions and requests. He also stuck around for pictures and autographs.

He even chose the Beauties and Beaux for our yearbook, The Scabbard, while he was there.

Brushes with greatness don’t come often but I will never forget the day Tommy Shaw came to our alma mater and gave a personalized concert for some very grateful high school students.

Michael Bird is a weekly columnist for The Tribune.

Mornings are not the best time of day I

have never been a fan of mornings but there was actually a short window when I liked them.

Of course that was before I became a father of a real-life little girl who seldom sleeps through the night. In fact, last night, I got up six times with her. Six. She just turned 16 months and is teething. I don’t mind getting up at all. Sometimes I bring her in to her mom so she can nurse. Most of the time, I try to rock her back to sleep myself. It’s so peaceful holding her in my arms as she drifts back off into dreamland.

What’s not peaceful is a whining puppy. We had another one show up at the house and Lucy just had to take care of it. That thing was howling and crying all night long. I love dogs but she is one of those dog lovers. You know the kind of people I’m talking about.

The VA called to reschedule an appointment that I had for 1 p.m. on Thursday. I’m all about afternoon appointments. The next available date is in two weeks at 9 a.m. Just so we’re clear, that’s nine in the morning.

That’s three hours before noon. That’s before “The Price is Right.” That’s before I’ve taken my joint restoration and prostate support supplements.

JODY FULLER

Columnistt Man, I’m getting old. At least I don’t say “prostrate” — yet.

It’s two weeks away, yet I already dread it. It’s just too early. The irony is that when I first joined the Army at 19, one of the slogans was, “We do more before 9 a.m. than most people do all day long,” yet somehow THAT convinced me to enlist. Now at 46, and with long days and nights with Abigail, just to get me even remotely interested it’d have to be something like, “Y’all, we ain’t even gonna think about getting started ‘til about 10 to 10:30.”

Now that I think about it, we didn’t do a lot before 9 a.m. unless we were out in the field. When I was a young soldier, all we did was PT and police call. I hated picking up trash — someone else’s trash, particularly cigarette butts. I don’t know why people think it’s OK to throw them on the ground. If that’s you, please stop. It’s disrespectful, nasty and

dangerous. So many forest fires are caused by folks flicking their butts out the window.

I loved the crusty, old sergeants who would put their cherries out with their fingers before putting the butt in their pocket. Their hands and fingers were so callused from years of hard work that they felt nothing. If there is such a thing, they were responsible smokers and, thankfully, I never had to touch their butts.

I shouldn’t complain about having to get up early. I should be grateful for getting up at all — and I am.

And I’m beyond grateful for Abigail.

Most of the time, when we go into her room to get her, she quits crying, looks at us and says, “Hey!” with that big, beautiful eight-toothed smile and that’s certainly worth every single second of lost sleep.

Now the puppy, that’s a different story altogether. He doesn’t say, “Hey.”

Jody Fuller is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@jodyfuller.com. For more information, please visit www.jodyfuller. com

Letter to the Editor

McCabe, Rosenstein should be brought to justice

Dear Editor, I sincerely hope Americans in general are paying close attention to stories coming out of Washington this week regarding efforts to force President Donald Trump from office. Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe’s new book hits the newsstands this week and McCabe made a splashy appearance on CBS’ “60 Minutes” to obviously sell his book.

McCabe, as you will recall, was fired as acting FBI director just one day shy of collecting his pension for lying to Congress about press leaks. I have watched his “60 Minutes” interview twice and remain unsure of what exactly is going on. There are possibilities of selling his book or a bureaucrat seeking revenge for being fired or maybe genuine concern of the direction the country is headed.

McCabe candidly admitted he and assistant attorney general Rod Rosenstein met on multiple occasions

discussing wearing a wire to entrap President Trump and protracted discussions originated by Rosenstein about removing the president from office using powers of the 25th Amendment, going so far as to tabulating cabinet members’ votes they could rely on.

Understandably, this admission has set off a firestorm in Washington. Senior Republican senators led by Lindsey Graham say this behavior constitutes an attempted coup and are declaring yet another investigation. With obviously unexpected blowback, both Rosenstein and McCabe are trying to back off their original statements with Rosenstein refuting and denying McCabe’s claims. Both men are lifelong Republicans.

This places our national government in precarious uncharted territory. We have non-elected government employees (bureaucrats) plotting to unseat a duly elected president of the United States. Even to the common guy on the

street, this is in direct violation of Title 18, Section 2381 of the United States Code: Treason. What these people have done is much more than “giving aid and comfort to an enemy” in the code; they have schemed to thwart the will of the voters by removing a head of state and that under the code is high treason. The penalties for high treason range from a minimum of five years in prison to death.

Just listening to this garbage makes me nauseated. How could anyone in their right mind be party to such behavior? Regardless of political party affiliation, surely you will agree the never Trumpers who are trying to hound the president from office have crossed the line this time. Surely our Department of Justice will administer justice evenly, blindly and firmly in this case to two of their very own.

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Rogers is Alabama Fire College Instructor of the Year

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Tallassee Fire Department assistant chief David Rogers has been named the Alabama Fire College Instructor of the Year for 2018.

The award, presented Feb. 7 at the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs Mid-Winter Conference in Tuscaloosa, was given to Rogers for his longtime service, which began in 1994 when he began his firefighting career with Tallassee Fire Department.

His day-to-day responsibilities include training, finance and serving as public information officer.

Rogers is a graduate of the Alabama Fire College 201718 Public Safety Leadership Academy and holds a master designation through the InVEST program. Rogers became an AFC instructor in 2003 and has led the Tallassee training program since 2005. Under his leadership, the Tallassee Fire Department was selected as an extension training center through the AFC and has expanded its capabilities through internal training.

In 2018, the TFD hosted 24 AFC courses and accounted for 148 area firefighters receiving more than 7,500 man hours of cer-

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Mayor Johnny Hammock poses with Tallassee assistant fire chief David Rogers, who was designated as the Alabama Fire College Fire Instructor of the Year for 2018 on Feb. 7 at a conference in Tuscaloosa.

tification courses. The TFD’s firefighters received 2,994 man hours of departmental training in 2018 through Rogers’ coordination.

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Ivy Creek Healthcare in Wetumpka to be stronger

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Ivy Creek Healthcare announced last week it is closing a Butler County hospital but said its Elmore and Tallapoosa county facilities will remain open.

Ivy Creek said it was closing the Georgiana Medical Center effective March 31. The closure is part of a realignment of healthcare services driven by the current difficult financial environment faced by rural healthcare providers.

“Our facilities here will be stronger because of the move,” Ivy Creek CEO Mike Bruce said. “We are closing a hospital that was losing money.

It was causing a burden on the system and we will be better in the end.

It is a stronger position for us.”

The Georgiana Medical Center was one of two hospitals in Butler County with LV Stabler in Greenville being the other, but Ivy Creek is not abandoning Butler County.

“We are gaining the home health there,” Bruce said. “It will better in the long run.”

Bruce said Medicaid reimbursements and ability to recruit medical providers made things difficult in Butler County but help Ivy Creek operations in Elmore and Tallapoosa

counties.

“There was little to use for recruitment of physicians there,” Bruce said. “Here, we have Lake Martin right in the middle. It is a huge recruitment tool to get doctors to look at rural healthcare here.”

“The rising costs of healthcare coupled with the cuts in reimbursement have made it impractical to maintain financial viability with two hospitals operating in Butler County,” Bruce said in a release.

“The partnering of the two organizations is the optimal way to continue to provide overall high quality healthcare for the residents of Butler County, as well as the surrounding areas.”

Ivy Creek and LV Stabler, which had operated competing home health businesses, will combine operations to provide more efficient and effective care for their patients. Ivy Creek will manage the combined home health agency. The creation of this new home health organization, named Ivy Creek of Butler Home Health, will take effect over the next 90 days with no significant changes.

“Small hospitals, in particular those in Alabama’s underserved rural counties, are under tremendous financial pressure,” LV Stabler interim CEO Connie Nicholas said in a release. “We’ve seen other hospitals

across the state forced to close their doors. Together with Ivy Creek, we see this realignment as a means for maintaining healthcare options here at home and providing for the needs of our citizens who depend upon us.”

According to Alabama Hospitals Association policy director Danne Howard, about 88 percent of the state’s rural hospitals are operating “in the red” and are not currently receiving reimbursements that can cover the cost of delivering care.

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) says this is another wake-up call to do something about Medicaid in Alabama and the nation.

“For years, our rural hospitals have been warning public officials about the financial cliff they faced in large part as a result of unfair Medicare reimbursement rates and the refusal to expand Medicaid in Alabama,” Jones said in a release.

“Thirteen hospitals have closed in our state since 2011. Seven of those have been in rural areas. How many more rural healthcare providers need to close for meaningful action to be taken? This should be a wake-up call — actually, another wake-up call. We all have a responsibility to take action to expand Medicaid, to fight for wage index reform, to find opportunities to lower the cost of healthcare and to find common

ground to best serve our caommunities.”

Jones has also called for reforms to the Medicare Wage Index, under which Alabama currently has the lowest reimbursement rate of any state in the nation. Alabama hospitals are reimbursed for their labor at a rate that is just 67 percent of the national average, while some states, such as California, get well over 100 percent of the national average.

Ivy Creek will still own and operate the Elmore Community Hospital, the Lake Martin Community Hospital, urgent cares in Wetumpka, Chilton, Enterprise and Tallassee, the Wellness Center at Lake Martin, the Lake Martin Pharmacy, the Wetumpka Pharmacy, hospices out of Dadeville and Wetumpka serving several counties, Ivy Creek Home Health, Lake Martin Home Health, Reliable Home Health Carlile Pediatrics, Ivy Creek Clinic, Lake Martin Family Medicine, Lake Martin Pediatrics, Prattville Primary Care, River Region Family Medicine, Wetumpka Pediatrics, Ivy Creek Family Care of Millbrook, Ivy Creek Family Care of Holtville, Chronic Care, Ivy Creek Occupational Medicine and respite resorts and sleep disorders center at Lake Martin Community Hospital and Elmore Community Hospital.

‘Fiddle Feet’ to perform at Equality on Friday

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Hillary Klung, also known as Nashville performer Fiddle Feet, will take the stage at the Equality Performing Arts Center on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Seating is limited to the first 60 people.

However, coordinators said if interest appears strong enough more seats can be added.

Admission is free but donations will be accepted.

Hors-d’oeuvres will be served during intermission. Coffee, sodas, and freshly popped popcorn will be provided. In accordance with a true community event, everyone is encouraged to bring food as well.

“Please bring a snack or dessert to share with everyone during the intermission,” event coordinator Roger Williamson said.

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Shelter adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under 1 year old; cats over 1 year old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough and a free health exam with a participating veterinarian.

To meet all the other great pets at the shelter, visit 255 Central Plank Rd. in Wetumpka or visit the shelter’s website at www.elmorehumane.org. For more information, email the shelter at hselco@ bellsouth.net or call 334-567-3377.

The shelter is open for adoptions Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

ability to play the fiddle and dance in cowboy boots on the corner of Fourth and Broadway in Nashville, where she entertained passersby with a clog dance on a small platform and the keening fiddle.

She recently recorded her self-titled debut album, “Hillary Klung,” released

by Fiddle Feet Productions last June 29.

Klung has earned many awards, including the national buck dancing champion in 2013, the Kentucky state dance champion in 2013 and the Appalachian Old-Time String Band Festival grand champion buck dancer.

Klung, who was born and homeschooled in Fayetteville, Tennessee, joined a clogging class at 8. Her future seemed focused on clog and buck dancing until the day she heard some friends playing the fiddle at a music festival, after which she began to play.

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‘ Just like a tree that’s planted by the water, I shall not be moved’

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or the king trusts in the Lord and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.” — Psalm 21:7.

Don’t we all long for stability in our lives and consistency in our commitments? We find something appealing and comforting in the chant-like pulse of the old spiritual: “I shall not be, I shall not be moved. I shall not be, I shall not be moved. Just like a tree that’s planted by the water, I shall not be moved.”

The world around us is constantly changing. We’re conscious of our own tendency to drift and wander. We want roots; we want an anchor.

I’ve become sensitive to just how often the Bible tells

us about God’s steadfast love.

Perhaps it’s because Psalm 90:14 is part of my prayer every morning. As I prepare to read, among the things I ask the Lord to do is “satisfy me in the morning with your steadfast love that I may rejoice and be glad all my days.” I want to be protected from the powerful attraction of possessions. I want to be content with all God is to me so I will not be enticed by the desire to have something He has not given me.

So I sat up and noticed when David said, “Through the steadfast love of the Most High he (speaking of the king, himself) shall not be moved.”

It seems David wrote the 21st Psalm to celebrate all God had done to make him prosperous and successful as Israel’s king. He rejoiced in

MIKE MCELROY Columnist the strength and salvation he knew were gifts from God. He experienced the wonder of answered prayer. God blessed him with prosperity and victory over his enemies. God spared and lengthened his life, and even gave him a glimpse of living forever. All the honor and glory he enjoyed as Israel’s monarch was a gift from God. He found his greatest joy not in God’s gifts but in His presence with him. Because of all these things, David trusted God and gave all the glory for his own steadfastness to God’s steadfast

love. When David learned to trust God’s abiding mercy, he found the anchor he needed to ground himself.

I want to be faithful to my vows to God, to be guided by His will and not mine in what I think, do and say. I encourage you to do the same. We can find strength to do this in God’s steadfast love. Whatever tempts me to waver from this purpose, I can stand firm against temptation through the enabling grace of His steadfast love.

You can too. When adversity threatens to distract me, I can persist in my devotion through His steadfast love. You can too.

When opposition confronts me, I do not have to retreat in fear because I find a firm place to stand in His steadfast love. You can too.

This is not prideful boasting.

David trusted God, not himself.

He was confident of His steadfastness because it came through the always reliable steadfast love of the Most High.

I am not claiming to perfectly live out this knowledge. You probably know how I feel when I admit I’m far from that.

Dear friend, are you tired of wavering and faltering in your faith? Where is your trust? We live with knowledge of what David only knew by prophetic glimpses — the greatest expression of God’s steadfast love in giving Jesus Christ for us! On this side of the manger, cross and empty tomb, you and I can live with the confidence of a powerful king when we trust the Lord like David did.

Mike McElroy is a regular faith columnist for The Tribune.

Church Briefs Episcopal Church of the Epiphany

On February 24 at 9:30 a.m.

Amanda Borden will teach a lesson on Howard Thurman’s Jesus and the Disinherited. At 10:30 a.m. the Rev. Larry Yarbrough will celebrate the Holy Eucharist marking the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany, with coffee hour to follow. For more information, visit the church website: http://epiphanytallassee.org/

First United Methodist Church

gram is at a new time. SUNDAYS 9:30am on WACQ-AM 580 and FM 101.1 (Tallassee/Lake Martin Area) or online at www.wacqradio.com or the “TuneIn” App on your Smart Phone.

St. Vincent de Paul Church has Mass on Saturday Nights at 6 p.m. and Sunday Mornings at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. with Sunday School from 9:15-10:15 a.m. each week. St. Vincent de Paul is located at 620 Gilmer Avenue in Tallassee. For more information, please call 334-283-2169.

Liberty Baptist Church

Worship with us on Sunday mornings! 8:50 a.m. Contemporary service, 11 a.m. Traditional service. Programs for kids and youth on Sunday nights from 5-6:30 p.m. and for all ages on Wednesday nights from 6:30 7:15 p.m. Come join us!

First United Methodist is located at 1 Jordan Avenue, Tallassee.

334-283-2195.

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

Our Life’s Journey radio pro-

Everyone is invited to join us in worship at 574 Liberty Road, Tallassee. Interim Pastor Lamar Duke will be presenting a message from Nehemiah 1:1-11 entitled “Preparation for an Impossible Challenge”.

Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m. and Morning Worship at 10:45 a.m. A Jen Wilkin Bible study on the book of Genesis will be at 5 p.m. as well as other Discipleship Training classes.

Evening Worship follows at 6 p.m.

Wednesday night services for all ages begin at 6 p.m. For more

information please call 334-2836338.

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 variously 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,

join us at 293 N. Wesson St. in Tallassee. We offer 10 a.m.

Sunday School, 11 a.m. Morning worship service and 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.

Liberty United Methodist

Will host t he “Heart Links 16th” Women’s Praise and Worship Night on Feb. 22 from 6-9 p.m. at the Mt. Vernon Theater, located at 321 Barnett Blvd. The speaker will be Janeese Spencer, director of venture Life Coaching in Montgomery. For more information contact Jeanelle Sargent at 334-224-2767. There is no cost or registration. To join the community choir, contact Teresa Atchison at 334-207-0456. First choir practice is Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. with others to follow at the Mt. Vernon Theater.

Tallassee Church of Christ

Sunday School begins at 10 a.m., worship service begins at 11 a.m. and the Sunday evening service begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday night services begin at 6 p.m.

Visitors welcome at all services.

Call us at 334-283-5437 or drop by 209 Gilmer Ave.

Carrville Baptist Church

Located at 2436 Notasulga Rd., Sunday School begins at 9:15 a.m. Sunday morning worship begins at 10:30 a.m.

Children’s Gospel Project Youth and Adult Bible Studies begin at 6 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. For more info call the church office at 334-283-2221, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or visit our website www.carrvillebaptist.com.

Rock Springs Baptist Church We welcome any and all guests to join us.

First Baptist Church Reeltown

We have worship services at 8:30 a.m. 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

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620 Gilmer Avenue CHRISTIAN/OTHER Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ 1072 Muskogee Trail East Tallassee Church of Christ 501 Central Boulevard Light of Jesus Outreach Ministries 140 Gin Street Macedonia Christian Church 2685 Macedonia Road Mount Olive Congregational Christian Church NACCC 492 Kent Road Oak Heights Church of Christ 74 Manning Circle Tallassee Church of Christ 209 Gilmer Avenue Wind Rain & Fire Ministries International 1201 Gilmer Avenue Vessel Church

84632 Tallassee Highway, Eclectic, AL 36024 God’s Church, Campfire Ministries 209 Barnett Bouelvard Tallassee, AL 36078 The Lord Our Righteousness Center, Inc. 4566 Claud Road Eclectic, AL 36024 Tallassee First Assembly of God 185 Friendship Road, Tallassee, AL 36078 EPISCOPAL Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2602 Gilmer Avenue METHODIST East Tallassee United Methodist Church 101 Central Boulevard First United Methodist Church 1 Jordan Avenue

New Zion 3523 Ashurst Bar Road St. Paul Tallassee 101 Herren Hill Road Wall Street 71 Zion Street INDEPENDENT Abundant Life Church 2634 Lower Tuskegee Road Saint Mark All Nationals Pentecostal Foundation Church 30 Stewart Street Tallassee Church of God 134 Adams Street Tallassee Holiness Church 194 Honeysuckle Lane God’s Congregation Holiness Church 508 Jordan Avenue Claud Independent Methodist Church 81232 Tallassee Highway in Eclectic

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CAPTURING 2ND

Baker leads Tigers at state championships STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Tallassee qualified eight wrestlers for the AHSAA Class 1A-5A State Wrestling Championships in Huntsville last week.

Half of them wrestled into Saturday’s medal matches, including Andy Baker who made it into the championship match at 182.

After winning first place at the south sectional, Baker won his first three matches to advance to the title against Scottsboro’s Kolton Clark. Baker lost for just the second time this season, falling by a 12-1 decision to claim second place in the state.

Zack Haynes (132) won his first two matches by major decisions before running into Jaden New from Alexandria in the semifinals. Haynes was pinned late in the third period and sent into the consolation bracket.

Haynes advanced to the third-place match with an 8-2 decision victory but was forced to forfeit against Mortimer Jordan’s Sebastian Oswalt. Haynes finished his season with a 37-4 record.

Cody Gilson won the fifth-place match at 170 after defeating

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Tallassee’s Blake Schwab (10) swings at a pitch during the Tigers’ loss to Dadeville on Monday.

Tigers swept at home on Opening Day

By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer Lizi Arbogast / The Tribune

Tallassee’s Andy Baker, bottom, battles against Scottsboro’s Kolton Clark during the AHSAA Class 1A-5A State Championships on Saturday. Baker finished second overall at 182 pounds.

Mac Johnson from Saint James by a 4-0 decision.

Gilson won his first two matches of the day before dropping two games in the consolation bracket to setup the medal match. Gilson

won 52 matches during the season.

Mason Bell led the Tigers in individual wins this season, finishing with a 57-11 record. Bell lost in the fifth-place match at 152

by a 1-0 decision.

Tallassee finished in 11th place in the Class 1A-5A team standings. The Tigers got points from six wrestlers and finished with 59 points as a team.

Tallassee made several key mistakes in the field and could not find an answer at the plate during Monday’s games to open the season. The Tigers made six errors in the opener, falling 8-3 to Dadeville before dropping the second game 1-0 to Clay County.

“I don’t think it was just being the first day; we just weren’t mentally prepared to See BASEBALL • Page B2

Elmore County anglers take top spot on first stop of Alabama Bass Trail

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

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Jamicah Humphrey (4) finished the season as Tallassee’s leading scorer, averaging 14.4 points per game.

Road loss brings disappointing end to Tallassee’s season

By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

Tallassee scored only three points in the opening quarter and could not erase a double-digit deficit during last week’s sub-regional in Troy. The Tigers cut a 14-point lead to just two points but couldn’t complete the comeback, finishing their season with a 43-38 defeat to No. 10 Charles Henderson.

“We still had a lot of positives from this year — winning 22 games, winning 15 in a row, winning two tournaments,” Tallassee coach Keiven Mixson. “This isn’t what we wanted and it’s going to sting for a while but we just didn’t play well tonight.”

Charles Henderson limited Tallassee See HOOPS • Page B2

Many anglers on Lake Martin Saturday competing in the Alabama Bass Trail South Division caught fish all day, with some boating nearly 100 fish, but not Josh Pollard of Eclectic and Dallas Weldon of Tallassee.

The pair brought a 17.63-pound five-fish bag across the scales at Wind Creek State Park Saturday afternoon to win the tournament but they started their day wondering if fishing for the big bite was going to cost them.

“At 11 o’clock we had one fish in the live well,” Weldon said. “We were like, ‘This might be really bad.’ We had a bunch of spot holes that just weren’t producing quality.”

Instead of being skunked, Pollard and Weldon changed things up a little.

“The good Lord was good to us, “ Pollard said.

“We picked a couple areas that have been good to us in the past and fished a jig in shallow brush piles.”

Weldon said, “Dallas got a 3, 3½-pounder, then I got a five,” Weldon said. “We got some good bites.”

Weldon said they made their last cull about 2:45 p.m. as the first flight of boats was pulling into docks at Wind Creek for weigh-in.

The pair of Elmore County anglers took home the $10,000 first prize along with other sponsor prizes for the win. Pollard and Weldon also landed the biggest fish of the tournament at 5.49 pounds netting them another $500.

Going to familiar spots did not work out as well for Caiden Sinclair and Ethan Flack, who won on Lake

Cliff Williams / The Tribune

Above: The winning team of John Pollard and Dallas Weldon show off part of their catch on stage for the Alabama Bass Trail stop on Lake Martin Saturday. Below: Boats leave Wind Creek State Park at the start of the Alabama Bass Trail event on Lake Martin Saturday.

Martin in 2016 with 16.66 pounds.

“We went to the same places we did when we won it,” Sinclair said. “That just didn’t work for us today.”

The pair finished near the bottom at 215th with a five-fish bag weighing in at 5.88 pounds.

Anglers reported catching fish pretty much every way, every depth and everywhere by fishing drop shots, shaky heads, spinner baits, crank baits and jigs.

The Alabama Bass Trail pays out through 40th place. Daryl Crenshaw of Roanoke and Barry Chaffin of Wadley eked out 40th place with a 12.09pound five-fish bag. Just losing out on a paycheck was Ronnie Faulkner

and Michael Johnson of Georgia with 12.08 pounds of bass. It took 10.13 pounds to land 100th place.

The smallest five-fish bag weighed was 5.22 pounds

from David Sneed of Clanton and Clint Carter of Alabaster.

While the big large and spotted bass were missing See FISHING • Page B6

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Reeltown 3rd-grader wins buck contest STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

The seventh annual Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association Big Buck Photo Contest drew more than 8,800 votes this year, with Brolen Hornsby of Notasulga emerging as the winner.

The 9-year-old third-grader at Reeltown Elementary attracted 2,238 votes in the contest that ran throughout the 2018-19 deer season on the ALBBAA website. His buck was taken on Camp Creek Hunting Club property in Lowndes County.

“Once again, we’re happy that our contest was able to spotlight some of the great hunting opportunities we have in the Black Belt,” Alabama Black Belt executive director Pam Swanner said. “Brolen and the many other young people whose photos were entered in our contest show that there’s a bright future for hunting in the region. It’s a great family activity that builds lifelong memories.”

The 169-pound, 5-point buck was Brolen Hornsby’s first. He bagged a doe last season, according to his father Brandon Hornsby.

“He is beyond excited to win,” Brandon Hornsby said. “He told me he couldn’t believe how many people had voted for him.”

The Hornsbys shared Brolen’s entry on their social media channels and heard from people from Wyoming, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, Kansas

and Colorado who said they had voted for him.

Brolen Hornsby, who hunts with his father about twice a month during deer season, was joined on his successful deer hunt by his father; his brother, Jake; his stepmother, Tiffany Hornsby; his stepsister, Jackie Dorn; and family friend Chris Arthur.

Brolen Hornsby will receive a Wildgame WiFi Action Camera from Wildgame Innovations, valued at $169.

This year’s contest drew 82 entries from 22 of the 23 Black Belt counties in Alabama. To be eligible for the contest, the deer must have been taken in the Black Belt during the 2018-19 season and uploaded to the website. To see all the entries, visit AlabamaBlackBeltAdventures.org/ bigbuckcontest.

The Black Belt includes the following counties: Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Russell, Sumter, Tuscaloosa and Wilcox.

The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association promotes and encourages ethical hunting and fishing practices. The Big Buck Photo Contest was created to further educate the public on the abundance of natural resources found in Alabama’s Black Belt region.

Submitted / The Tribune

Brolen Hornsby, 9, is the winner of the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association Big Buck Photo Contest for the 2018-19 deer season. Brolen bagged this buck — his first — in Lowndes County.

Baseball play (Monday),” Tallassee coach Adam Clayton said.

“We’ll go back to work and play much better hopefully.”

The Tigers did not get off to a strong start as an error in the first inning led to two runs for Dadeville. Tigers starting pitcher Beau Baker kept the visitors off the scoreboard for the next two innings, striking out two and allowing no hits.

Tallassee finally responded in the bottom of the third inning, loading the bases for the heart of the order. After RBIs from William Blocker and Jake Justiss, the Tigers took a 3-2 lead on a sacrifice fly to left field from Dylan Turner.

The lead didn’t stick around very long as Dadeville scored three runs in the next inning, all of them unearned.

Tallassee made three errors in the inning and total six for the game.

“I don’t know if it was starting at noon on a school day or what,” Clayton said.

“But when you make six errors and walk six guys, this is what happens. Really all around we have to play better.”

Dadeville added to its lead with a three-run double from Jake Outlaw in the fifth inning, putting the game out of reach for Tallassee. Outlaw finished the game on the mound for Dadeville, retiring the final 12 Tallassee batters.

“You want your guys to be aggressive sometimes but when you get down five runs, you need to be more selective at the plate,” Clayton said.

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LUKE ROBINSON Columnistt

Some guidance if the NCAA ever gets a commissioner

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Tallassee’s Jack Gantt slides into third base ahead of the throw during Monday’s season opener against Dadeville. The Tigers lost 8-3.

“One inning, he threw three pitches and the next he only threw seven pitches. That’s not acceptable.”

Outlaw pitched four perfect innings of relief, using just 41 pitches and striking out one hitter. He finished 1-for-3 at the plate with a walk and a double to go with two stolen bases and three RBIs. Baker pitched into the

fourth inning and did not allow an earned run for Tallassee. He struck out four batters and added a double and an RBI at the plate.

Tallassee’s offense did not rebound well in the night cap against Clay County.

The Tigers did not get a hit through seven innings, striking out 15 times during the 1-0 loss.

Hoops to just 18 points with under two minutes to go in the third quarter. The Tigers needed to find some offense and Jamicah Humphrey gave the team a much-needed spark.

Humphrey knocked down his second 3-pointer late in the third quarter and followed it with five consecutive points to start the fourth. Humphrey would finish with 11 points, eight of them coming in a four-minute span.

Kalvin Levett scored the next six points for Tallassee, capping a 14-2 run to cut the lead to 34-32 with 3:23 to go.

Levett led the Tigers with 13 points, 11 of them coming in the final quarter.

“He finally realized if he didn’t do something, we weren’t going to win,” Mixson said. “He took that on his shoulders to attack

Turner was on the mound for Tallassee and got credited with the loss after a strong performance. He allowed just four hits across five innings and gave up one run.

Tallassee will be back on the diamond Thursday night when it hosts LAMP. The Tigers have not started a season 0-3 since 2014.

continued from Page B1 like we’ve wanted him to do all year. He tries to take a backseat sometimes but he’s just as good as any of the other players on the court.”

Mixson gave credit to the defense of Charles Henderson but said the team’s offense just had an off night.

Tallassee averaged 51.6 points per game, a number which could have been higher without opponents’ stall tactics early in the season.

“I didn’t think we attacked the way we should. I don’t know; we just fell apart,” Levett said. “We gave a good effort and credit to Charles Henderson. We gave it all we had.”

Tallassee finished the season with seven of its eight losses away from home. The Tigers were 7-6 in true road games, losing their final four

of the season.

“There has to be something to it to lose that many on the road,” Mixson said.

“Somehow we have to be able to get over that.”

After going 7-19 in 2017, Tallassee combined for 36 wins and two sub-regional appearances over the last two seasons. The Tigers have a group of key players returning next season but Levett, Jaleel Dumas and Wes Harris will graduate after leaving their mark on the program.

“They have a lot to be proud of because they built the foundation of this program,” Mixson said.

“They have done a great job for us and have been great team players. They’ll be missed but hopefully we’ll have some continued success.”

Humphrey, a sophomore point guard, led the Tigers in scoring this season, averaging 14.4 points to go with 5.3 assists per game. He is expected to be back next season along with forward Tyrek Turner who averaged 13.2 points and 12.2 rebounds per game.

Levett said he was impressed with the younger players stepping up this season and expects to see them have success next year.

He said it starts at the top though.

“That guy right there, coach Mixson, he’s done a lot for this team and I really appreciate him,” Levett said.

“And credit to all of my teammates, they have stepped up. We had a good season but I hate it has to come to an end.”

ajor college athletics needs a commissioner — someone who is willing to listen to multiple arguments for improvement then make tough (even if unpopular) decisions, someone who understands today’s landscape of player empowerment while maintaining valuable traditions unique to college sports.

I am not that someone.

However, I do have some awesome ideas for that eventual someone. See if you agree: 1. Increase the College Football Playoff to eight teams.

I know, I know… I have been leading the charge against expansion for years. For me, four is perfect. However, the commissioner will need to appease the public (and lesser conferences like the Pac-12 that can’t seem to get into the CFP with regularity).

The compromise for doubling the current quantity of playoff teams will be that there are no automatic qualifiers. It makes no sense to allow a lucky 8-4 conference championship team a shot at college football’s biggest prize.

2. Never use vacated wins as punishment for NCAA violations Recently Ole Miss was forced to vacate 33 wins from the last few years. How dumb is that?

The games happened. The players played. We saw them.

Should the Rams have vacated the NFC Championship Game because of the egregious nonpass interference call against the Saints? Nope. Things happen and vacating wins only cheapens the historical importance of the sport.

In fact, I say go back to the very beginnings of this moronic penalty and reinstate all vacated win in all sports. That way, we never have to deal with those pesky asterisks.

Instead of vacating wins, hit penalized schools where it hurts: their coffers. If universities know playing an ineligible player costs potentially millions of dollars, I would bet the schools would monitor the players and coaches much more closely.

3. Allow for immediate player transfers, but…

Do not allow players to transfer within the conference or to an opponent on the player’s current team’s schedule for the next See ROBINSON • Page B6

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PUZZLES & HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19) You wake up feeling confused. A boss seems a little oÉ&#x2C6;, though a discussion might perk him or her up. This person could change his or her mind quickly about any issue. An opportunity pops up from nowhere. Tonight: Kick back and relax.

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Refuse to push as hard as you have. A partner will happily Ă&#x201E;ll in and be more proactive. Tonight: Lighten up the moment.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You might be most comfortable close to home. If you can work from home, do so. A partner you might be involved with holds the keys to greater Ă&#x201E;nancial success, at least for now. This person can make a great impact on your life. Tonight: Put up your feet and relax.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Communicate what is on your mind. You will make quite a diÉ&#x2C6;erence in a discussion or negotiation. Confusion weaves its way through your afternoon. Clarify; ask questions. Tonight: Return calls and make plans to meet friends.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Do not allow a possessive facet of your personality to emerge. You have no reason to feel insecure. You could have misread a friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comment or attitude.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Take time to be centered and go for more of what you want. You might need some extra quiet time. Your life has been hectic. Slow down. You are adjusting to a new point of view. Tonight: Vanish with a favorite person.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Zero in on more of what you want and desire. You could present yourself as far more serious than you really are or feel at the moment. Plans change, which actually could work well for you. Tonight: Indulge a loved one.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your Ă&#x201E;ery nature emerges when dealing with a controlling individual. You might want to make a stronger than usual impression on others. An element of confusion surrounds a business matter. Note the implications and the same haziness in your personal life. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Reach out for someone at a distance who you enjoy speaking with. This personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinions often are diÉ&#x2C6;erent from yours but grounded, in their unique way. Relating to this person seems to open you up to new possibilities. Tonight: Follow the music.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) One-on-one relating is highlighted. After some confusion, you help another person see the pros and cons of a personal matter. Let go of a constant need to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;right.â&#x20AC;? You are more grounded than you think. Tonight: Take oÉ&#x2C6; ASAP. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You could feel challenged by a loved one or new friend. For some reason, this person often asks deep and confusing questions. Seek out more information. An opportunity will appear. Tonight: Go along with another personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wishes.

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Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA AT DADEVILLE, ALABAMA KENNETH GAUNTT, PLAINTIFF V. RONNIE GAUNTT, ET AL, DEFENDANT CIVIL ACTION NO. 62-CV-2017-900091.00 NOTICE OF SALE

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Notice is hereby given that in accordance with a Decree heretofore entered in the above styled cause on the 1st day of February, 2019, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the front door of the Tallapoosa County Courthouse, Broadnax Street in Dadeville, Alabama, at 12:00 noon, on the 1st day of March, 2019, the following described tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot Number Six (6) Clarence Gauntt Estate Subdivision of the map and plat prepared by Richard D. Downing on July 23, 1976 and recorded in Plat book 6, Page 104 in the OfÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Tallapoosa County, Alabama. Recorded on Card Number 042523. Part of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4: Commence at intersection South Line and West Right of Way of Wall Street; thence North Ă&#x203A; RQ :HVW 5LJKW RI :D\ to Beginning; thence North Ă&#x203A; RQ 5LJKW RI :D\ WKHQFH :HVW Ă&#x203A; WKHQFH 6RXWK Ă&#x203A; WKHQFH (DVW Ă&#x203A; WR 3RLQW RI Beginning. Recorded on Card Number 042521. Lot Number Five (5) Clarence Gauntt Estate Subdivision of the map and plat prepared by Richard D. Downing on July 23, 1976 and recorded in Plat Book 6, Page 104 in the OfÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Tallapoosa County, Alabama. Additional information may be obtained by calling WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH RI -DPHV 5 Bowles, Tallassee, Alabama at (334)283-6548.

DONE this 4th day of February, 2019. Patrick Craddock, Circuit Clerk Tallassee Tribune: Feb. 20 and 27, 2019 62-CV-2017-900091 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY WETUMPKA, ALABAMA IN RE: The Estate of LEE ANN MANN, Deceased Case No. 2019-017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE In The Matter of the Estate of LEE ANN MANN, Deceased.

Letters of Administration on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 6 day of February, 2019, by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Tony Mann, Administrator of the Estate of Lee Ann Mann, Deceased Name and Address of Attorney: Michael A. Griggs Scarborough & Griggs, L.L.C., P.O. Box 780452, Tallassee, Alabama 36078-0452, Telephone (334) 283-2893 Tallassee Tribune: Feb. 13, 20 and 27, 2019 EST/MANN, L. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY WETUMPKA, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF LYNDIA GAYLE ALDRIDGE, DECEASED CASE NO: 2019-016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE In the matter of the Estate of Lyndia Gayle Aldridge, Deceased.

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of February, 2019 by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

David Samuel Aldridge, Administrator of the Estate of Lyndia Gayle Aldridge, Deceased.

Michael A. Griggs, Scarborough & Griggs, LLC, PO Box 780452, Tallassee, Alabama 36078-0452, Telephone 334283-2893.

Tallassee Tribune: Feb. 13, 20 and 27, 2019 EST/ALDRIDGE, L. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA AT WETUMPKA, ALABAMA IN RE: THE PROBATE OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CORNELIA S. DAVIS, DECEASED Case Number 2019-014 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 31 day of January, 2019, by the Honorable John R. Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County and State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

SANDRA BETH DAVIS BRO Personal Representative of the Estate of Cornelia S. Davis, deceased MICHAEL S. HARPER, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, Attorneys at Law, 213 Barnett Boulevard, P.O. Box 780608 Tallassee, AL 36078 (334)283-6855 Tallassee Tribune: Feb. 6, 13 and 20, 2019 EST/DAVIS, C. PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the construction of the Water Main Replacement Project will be received by The Friendship :DWHU :RUNV DW WKHLU RIÂżFH located at 4540 Friendship Road, Tallassee, AL, 36078, until 2:00 p.m. local time on February 28, 2019 at which time the Bids received will be opened and read aloud. The Project consists of installing approximately 10,300 L.F. of 8â&#x20AC;? water distribution mains, 2,080 L.F. of 10â&#x20AC;? directional bores, 70 L.F. of 16â&#x20AC;? and 40 L.F. of 6â&#x20AC;? steel casing jack and bores, and necessary appurtenances.

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Tallassee’s Levett honored in magazine STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

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At Tallassee High School, Kalvin Levett is a member of the basketball, baseball, football, and track and field teams. ‘It’s just something I love to do,’ he said.

Below: Levett is pictured with his parents, Mary and Willie Levett.

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alvin Levett, a student at Tallassee High School, has been recognized in “Potential Magazine” for excelling in academics and leadership.

Levett is a member of the basketball, baseball, football, and track and field teams.

“Playing sports keeps me busy and it also gives me the opportunity to meet really great people,” he said. “It’s just something I love to do.”

Levett has been named to all-area football and track teams, and is also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Levett is consistently listed on Tallassee’s A/B Honor Roll, serves as a peer mentor and has received a perfect attendance award for four straight years.

“Potential Magazine” is a multimedia resource for parents of college-bound teenagers. In each issue, high-achieving students in seventh through 12th grades are featured and entered to win the $500 “Reach Your Potential” scholarship awarded in January and May. Teens are recommended by their school or community leaders for excelling in one or more of the following areas: academics, business, leadership, philanthropy, overcoming adversity, citizenship and community service, athletics and the arts. “Potential Magazine’s” advisory board chooses teens to feature in each issue and selects the scholarship winner in May from each of the finalists.

Fishingcontinued from Page B1 from many teams’ bags, some teams reported boating more than 50 fish and only a couple of teams did not bring a five-fish limit.

“If you did not bring in a limit today, you were doing something wrong,” Alabama Bass Trail’s Kay Donaldson said. “They caught a lot of fish.”

Other locals who did well on Lake Martin this weekend were: • Seth and Donnie Johnson of Alexander City finished in sixth place with a five-fish limit of 14.79 pounds.

• Myles Palmer and B.J. Barnett of Alexander City finished in ninth place with a five-fish limit of 14.17 pounds.

• Jimmy and Jeremy Miller of Eclectic finished in 12th place with a five-fish limit of 13.61 pounds.

• Alexander City’s Brett Pritchard and Brad Pitts finished in 21st place w a five-fish limit of 12.90 with p pounds.

• Steven Yearkey and Scottie Carr o Alexander City finished in 24th of pplace with a five fish limit of 12.71 ppounds.

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season. An immediate transfer from Mississippi State to Ole Miss doesn’t seem fair, does it? If that’s the case, a player with intimate knowledge of a school’s ins-and-outs could instantly divulge a program’s secrets to a hated rival.

If the player insists on staying in the conference or heading to a team on the schedule for the next season, that’s fine, but that’s when the one-yearsit-out rule will apply regardless of hardship.

4. Increase scholarships in football It’s funny; everyone

wants the sport to be safer, yet non-Power Five conference fans want to even the playing field by reducing scholarships to create a trickle-down effect of talent.

With kids being bigger, faster and stronger, common sense says there will be more injuries the more minutes played. Larger rosters mean more rest for everyone. Yes, this new rule could hurt the smaller schools as players they would normally get would be scooped up by the bigger fish, but it will also mean

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5. Mandate scheduling: To be eligible for the College Football Playoff, teams must play a non-conference schedule made up of the following: One (or two if your conference plays only eight conference games) Power Five team, one Group of Five team and one wildcard for any level of play.

This method cuts out the possibility of two or three FCS squads lining a slate while allowing for those smaller schools to get a shot with at least one huge paycheck.

While an SEC squad facing two Power Five teams along with eight

conference contests may seem harsh, remember Rutgers and Oregon State are “Power Five” in name only.

There are more ideas where these came from.

Reducing the NCAA basketball and baseball tournament fields would be on the docket for instance.

For now, though, if just a couple of these suggestions came to fruition, the NCAA would be much more likable.

Luke Robinson is a regular columnist, contributor to BMetro, AHSAA Radio Network Broadcaster and Sportzblitz Team Member.