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‘Perceived threat’ locks down Wetumpka Middle

By JOHN W. PEELER Managing Editor

Wetumpka Middle School was placed on lock down for about three hours Friday for what Elmore County Superintendent of Education Andre’ L. Harrison termed as a “perceived threat.”

WMS went on lockdown at approximately 10 a.m., he said, and at 1 p.m. the lockdown was lifted.

“We had a perceived threat serious enough to place the school in lockdown for the safety of our students and staff members,” he said. “We contacted local law enforcement and followed proce-

dure, as we should.”

Harrison said that although that was all the information he could currently release, he would be briefing parents at a later time through online media and other forms of communication.

“We were here with (students and See LOCKDOWN • Page 2

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Students at Wetumpka Middle School were placed on lockdown at approximately 10 a.m. Friday due to a “perceived threat” Elmore County Superintended of Education Andre L. Harrison said. The lockdown was lifted around 1 p.m.

Memorial scholarship established for late Elmore County Deputy

Abandoned Rural America Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery to host reception Friday

By JOHN W. PEELER Managing Editor

A memorial scholarship fund has been established for fallen Elmore County Sheriff’s Department Deputy James Bart Hart.

Hart, who lost his life in a tragic car crash while on duty Nov. 23, 2014, had been with the Elmore County Sheriff’s Department for two and a half years when the fatal crash occurred.

The scholarship fund, established by his wife Charlotte and daughter, Christina, through the Central Alabama Community Foundation, will be awarded to a deserving student for their community leaderHart ship and service.

“We wanted a way to remember Bart and let his legacy live on and help other people … because he liked to help others,” Charlotte Hart said. “(Bart) was very respected, very brave and people thought of him with high regards. I would hope that when someone applies for this scholarship, they would be honored to receive it.”

Prior to working at the Elmore County Sheriff’s Department, he retired from the Montgomery Fire Department after 24 years of service there. He was a member of Central Baptist Church.

Children of first responders may also apply for the scholarship. Full award amount and criteria will be announced at a later date and the first recipient will be awarded this year.

“The amount has still yet to be determined,” Charlotte Hart said.

“But, it is going to start this year, and See SCHOLARSHIP • Page 3

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The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery will host a reception Friday for Georgia artists taking part in the traveling Abandoned Rural America exhibit now showing at the Wetumpka Administration Building on Main Street. The reception will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the second-floor gallery, and the public is invited to attend, said KFMG president Phyllis Kennedy.

Along with the ARA exhibit, selected works by local artists will be shown in a collection titled The Land: God’s Gift.

“The two shows will be closely related, and the auxiliary show will be juried by two of the artists from Georgia who are featured in the ARA exhibit,” Kennedy said.

A presentation series will enhance the joint exhibit, Kennedy said, with movies, lectures and other presentations, including a See GALLERY • Page 2

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The Wetumpka Middle School majorettes will march in the Wetumpka Mardi Gras parade as they prepare for the upcoming state and tri-state regional meets. From left to right are; front row, Taylor Carter and Riley Brown; middle row, Jazmin Faulkner, Kelli Kirt and Ashton Dickey and back row, Janiqua Golden, Zoie Kelly, Marie Hampton and Samantha Tharpe.

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Middle school majorettes ready to ‘twirl’ Mardi Gras Style

By JOHN W PEELER Managing Editor

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Lisa Wheeler’s “The Shelling Shed” took Best in Photography at the Oconee Arts Exhibition XXXII.

After spending fall and winter performing for Wetumpka Middle School during home games, the WMS majorettes are ready to branch out and move toward defending their state and regional title.

But, first, the team will show off their skills when they march in The Order of Cimarron fourth annual Mardi Gras Celebration parade in downtown Wetumpka set to begin at 1 p.m.

The team is set to defend their state and regional twirling titles, which will begin in April and finish with the tri-state regional meet in May, coach Shirley Ross DeVenny said.

“We expect at least 100 contestants in the tournaments,” she said. “In the tristate meet, there will be middle school

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DeVenny, who has been coaching majorettes at every level through college level, along with Diana Frazier, band director at Wetumpka Middle School, hope to see their team defend their state and regional titles and move to the national level in July, DeVenny said.

“If we win the state title we will move on to the national competition and compete at Notre Dame (in South Bend, Indiana),” she said. “That is big.”

But for now, DeVenny said the team is focused on marching in the Mardi Gras parade and she will be with them every step of the way.

“I’ll be walking right there beside them (in the parade),” she said.

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ELMORE COUNTY WEEKEND

Runners come out to Paint the Park for Jody

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

It was a beautiful Saturday at Gold Star Park with spectacular blue skies during the second annual Paint the Park for Jody 5K Color Fun Run. Hundreds from the community participated in the event to honor the 16-year-old Wetumpka High sophomore Jody Sanford who died unexpectedly because of a medical emergency Feb. 2, 2014.

Jody Sanford was a student and cross-country runner at Wetumpka High School. She was loved by many.

“She was a cross-country athlete that passed away unexpectedly. When money started coming in, in lieu of flowers, we set up a scholarship account in her name.

We needed a way to put enough money there to really get that going and that’s why we discussed the idea of doing a color run. After she passed the sunset and seeing the beautiful colors, it was said that would ‘Jody would paint the sky at sunset,’ and that is how the idea of Paint the Park originated,” said Jessica Holbert, Cross Country Coach at Wetumpka High School.

“We wanted it to be a real celebration and a way to get everyone together in a joyous way,” she said.

While the fun run was a celebratory event, that didn’t stop the Ballard brothers, of Eclectic, from a little sibling rivalry. Sixteen- year-old Keith Ballard won the marathon with his older brother Jeb crossing the finish line just inches behind him.

“It was fun,” said Keith Ballard. “This was my first run and we helped keep each other at a good pace.”

For the Ballards’ running is a hobby, a way to spend time together and enjoy the outdoors, which was fitting for the run because Jody also enjoyed running and time outdoors.

“Running is something we do as a family,” said older brother Jeb Ballard.

“We don’t do it for sport, it’s something we enjoy.”

With perfect temperatures for running and gorgeous skies, this year’s Paint the Park for Jody 5K Color Fun Run was a special event for those that came out to honor Jody. The hope is to continue this event and keep Jody’s memory alive.

“Last year it was big, this is big and hopefully we’ll do it again next year,” Holbert said.

Keith Ballard crosses the finish line first, with his brother Jeb Ballard right on his heels during the Paint the Park for Jody 5K Fun Run.

Editors note: In the Feb. 3 edition of The Wetumpka Herald, the article Runners come out to ‘Paint the Park for

Jody’ in 5K Color Fun Run contained several errors pertaining to identification of Jody Sanford and her passing. This article corrects the errors and is being print-

Carmen Rodgers / The Herald

ed in its entirety. We regret the errors and offer our apologies to her family, friends and those who knew Jody.

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Words & Music performance on Sunday, April 3, at 2 p.m. at the Wetumpka Depot Players Theatre at 300 S. Main St. with no admission charge.

Additional presentations will include Tuesdays with Kelly, a showing of the post-depression documentary, The Holtville Story, and other films and lectures.

The exhibit is made possible through a grant from Central Alabama Electric Cooperative and support from the City of Wetumpka.

Kennedy said she first became aware of the ARA exhibit when she picked up a flier about it at a visitors’

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center in Georgia. The concept and artwork so intrigued her that she tracked down the exhibit’s original artist, Peter Muzyka, who grew up on a Pennsylvania farm in the 1960s and had depicted images of old abandoned farms and barns in his egg tempera paintings and ink drawings.

Muzyka enlisted the help of three regional artists to create an initial exhibit that opened in Milledgeville, Georgia, in 2012. A second show later that year also featured photography, and by the summer of 2013, the exhibit included written works from the Greensboro Writers Guild.

As the exhibit attract-

ed a wider audience, the works of more artists joined the original participants, and a 102page companion book was published, as well as a video featuring interviews and original music created for the series.

Abandoned Rural America showcases art from across the country in its presentation of the reality that everything undergoes change. One visual aspect of the collection is the realization that the over-abundant wood – from which farmhouses, barns and country stores were built – will eventually decay and disappear, and with it, the physical history of the way of life on which America

Lockdown staff) … they were able to eat lunch and continue with instruction as much as they possibly could,” he said. “Restrooms … everything was perfectly safe inside the building.

Our local law enforcement kept us informed and we used social media to inform the parents, because even though our kids are safe, but when you see a bunch of police cars in front of this building with over 900 kids in school, as a parent myself, … the frightening picture of that and not knowing what is going on … you want to get your child … we followed procedure.”

Harrison said the kids did an “awesome job” even though they saw police officers in the building with assault rifles and the kids knew the officers were there to keep them safe.

“From a safety standpoint, some-

was founded. The project celebrates the still-existing remnants of that way of life.

The exhibit will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. from now until April 22.

“The gallery board is excited about being able to bring this exhibit to the area. This is something that will speak to the people of Alabama,” Kennedy said.

For more information about the exhibits, visit www.abandonedruralamerica.com or www. kfmg-online.org.

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times parents don’t understand that once the law enforcement comes on campus they are in charge,” he said.

Now the perceived threat is gone, Harrison said he would continue to update parents.

“From here, I am going to update the parents and give them a little more detail information,” he said. “I have talked to local law enforcement about what I can say. So, I am going to come back and use messenger and different types of social media to let the parents know kind of what we were facing and thank them for all their support and patience.

Although the remainder of the school day went on as normal, Harrison said if parents came to get their children the school would release the child under strict supervision.

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Winston’s Law passes Senate Judiciary Committee

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The Alabama Judiciary Committee gave unanimous favorable consent Wednesday to the Aggravated Child Abuse bill, known as Winston’s Law, and is expected to be on the Senate Special Order Calendar Feb. 9.

“I am so pleased this bill has made its way through the Senate Judiciary and will soon be up for a vote on the floor. With the momentum we have established and the interest shown by legislators, we could possibly see the bill passed into law by Thursday of next week,” Elmore County District Attorney Randall Houston wrote in a press release.

Aggravated child abuse, a Class B felony, and the push to make cases involving victims 6 years old or younger a Class A felony.

The punishment for a Class B felony ranges from 2-20 years to life in prison. If the Law passes and aggravated child abuse becomes a Class A felony, the punishment range would be from 10-99 years to life in prison.

Houston said the law, if passed would aid in severe cases of child abuse.

“It means having an extra tool in our bag where to use in cases where we have a severe case of child abuse like we have in this case,” he said.

Winston’s Law is named for a Wetumpka, then a 4 year old, who was the victim in a September aggravated child abuse case.

Winston was found unresponsive in the back of a vehicle owned by Scott Hicks in Bay County, Florida, where Hicks was appearing on unrelated warrants. Hicks was charged with aggravated child abuse.

“No child should ever have to suffer abuse at the hand of anybody,” Houston said. “We have laws in place to handle most of those situations and for most of

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The first Capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama was built in 1847, and was destroyed by fire in 1849. The current State Capitol was built on the previous Capitol’s foundations, and was completed in 1851. The building has grown over time with an east wing added to the buildings rear in 1885, a south wing in 1906, a matching north wing in 1912, and along with a complete renovation to the whole building a modern addition to the rear in 1992.

those situations the laws are adequate; however, when you are talking about a child that’s from age infant up to age six, they are the least able to defend themselves and protect themselves.

So, that’s what this law is for.

We are doing it to protect the youngest and most vulnerable.”

Winston’s mother, Halee McLeod, has been indicted in Elmore County on charges of aggravated child abuse and chemical endangerment of a child. Both Hicks and McLeod are Wetumpka residents and investigations have revealed the earlier child abuse occurred in Wetumpka.

“The punishment for what happened to Winston appears to be inadequate compared to both the emotional and physical trau-

Scolarship there will be a scholarship given this year.”

Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin fully supports the efforts of Charlotte Hart to honor her husband.

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ma he (Winston) he has probably sustained from it,” Houston said.

McLeod remains in the Elmore County Jail under bonds totaling $300,000If passed, If passed, Winston’s Law will not be in effect for his case, since the arrests and charges against Hicks and McLeod occurred before the law was enacted.

Winston, Houston said, is with his father and “doing fine.”

“He’s a happy, active 5 year old now,” Houston said. “He still has some surgeries and medical stuff he has to go through, but he’s handling it like a trooper.”

Rep. Paul Beckman and Sen. Clyde Chambliss are sponsoring the Winston’s Law bill in addition to being endorsed by The District Attorneys Association of Alabama.

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department can help or I can help in any way, we certainly want to be a part of that and help.”

If you are interested in contributing to James Bart Hart Memorial Scholarship, you can do so via the Central

Alabama Community Foundation’s website, cacfinfo.org. After selecting the “Donate Now” link on the Foundation’s homepage, please designate your donation in memory of James Bart Hart.

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OPINION

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Reader reacts to Handler’s visit, flag articles in Herald and 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

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Memories that are just a phone call away

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very day I grow more and ore thankful for waking up and being able to enjoy this thing we call life. While I am thankful, like many, for family and prosperity every day, there was a very recent event that gave me pause to remember just how good life can be at times.

The other day I received a phone call from the past and the timing could not have been better.

Since I never answer a call from a telephone number I don’ know, like most, when the phone rang I let the phone ring and let the caller leave a message.

When I listened to the message, I was shocked to hear who it was.

I immediately recognized the voice as someone I had served with in the Army many years ago.

It took me a few minutes to gather my thoughts before returning the phone call. The phone rang and rang and I thought, “OK, we are going to play phone tag,” but finally the call was answered.

“John,” I said, “this is John.”

The person on the other end was someone I had served with in the 56th Field Artillery Brigade (Pershing) in Germany.

It seemed we immediately picked up a conversation right where we may have left off somewhere between 1982 and 1985 — it was uncanny.

We talked for about two hours reliving old memories and talked of things that quite honestly could only be talked about between people who had served with a Pershing missile

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At the time we served in the Pershing missile system, the only theater nuclear force in Europe — Pershing soldiers were only about 6,000 strong worldwide, so it was a relatively small band of brothers with kilotons of firepower at their disposal — fortunately for the world, we were never needed.

In 1987, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed the INF treaty at a Washington Summit — it was the accuracy and technology of the Pershing II missile that brought the Soviets to the bargaining table eliminating 846 shorter- to longer-range U.S. nuclear missiles, and 1,846 Soviet missiles — more than a two-for-one trade-off. We should all be thankful for that.

John and I worked in a highly classified cryptofacility day and night depending on our shifts, and we were part of a 12-person team always on alert for the worst scenario — nuclear war.

Without going into detail due to nondisclosure agreements made, I will say that some of the movies made about how nuclear control orders are passed down from the

president are pretty close, others are miles off.

During our conversation, John told me there had been others looking for me “for years,” and finally he decided he would try one more time to contact me and actually got lucky in contacting my mother.

Following a short conversation with her, she gave him my cell phone number and he called.

Since my retirement from the Army I had lost contact with almost everyone I had served with, but from my 20 years in the Army, the 12 years I spent in Pershing was a period of time I would only ever be able to talk about with someone who had been in a Pershing unit.

Because of the job, 12 years of my career, other than generalities, had to be kept secret — even from family members.

While many will not understand, a period of time that long has also affected how much I disclose about myself — even to this day.

Following our conversation, John and I tossed out the idea of several former members of our team meeting somewhere where we could reminisce about old times — I hope we can do that.

So, today, I woke up thankful for my friends and family — and for a two-hour phone call.

A phone call that, in essence, gave back 12 years of my life that had been kept in silence and could now be talked about — if only for two hours.

It brightened my day and game me a reason to shine.

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What a difference 50 years makes in The Super Bowl

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n recent times, there’s been a lot of hype about this year being the fiftieth anniversary of the Super Bowl, and one would imagine it’s really going to get intense this week.

Folks who are old enough to remember all 50 of the annual gridiron clashes will recall that it was originally a matchup between the veteran National Football League (NFL) and the upstart American Football League (AFL). The most memorable of the earliest contests was probably the third Super Bowl, when Joe Namath, quarterback of the AFL’s New York Jets, had brashly predicted victory over the NFL’s Baltimore Colts, and followed through with his prognostication.

Super Bowl III was actually the first game to have the “Super Bowl” moniker. The previous two were known as the “AFL-NFL World Championship Game,” but not surprisingly, they ultimately became known as Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II. And recently, a television sports channel broadcast the very first one.

A local retired educator and I opted to watch closely and compare notes about how things had evolved over half a century.

Super Bowl I was played on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 15, 1967, and perhaps surprisingly, wasn’t a sellout. The NFL’s Green Bay Packers beat the AFL’s Kansas City Chiefs 35-10, as Packers quarterback (and Montgomery native) Bart Starr was named Most Valuable Player (and such an honor would also be bestowed on Starr the next year in Super Bowl II). Among the contrasts to what is anticipated

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By Willie G. Moseley next Sunday were the following: • Smaller players.

• Equipment that was simpler/ less-fancy: For example, Starr’s face mask was a single bar.

• Introductions: “It was interesting the way the players were announced,” said the educator. “They ran onto the field and stopped in front of the camera, then ran off.”

• Minimal pageantry: I noted a few marching bands and a few colorful balloons that were released. Didn’t see any pyrotechnics at all.

•Fans appeared to be dressed up: Males wore ties, women wore dresses. A few folks wore what appeared to be cheap felt hats in team colors, but I saw no ludicrous costumes or bizarre millenery, and there was nary a drop of body paint in sight. In other words, the attendees looked classy.

Compare that to the buffoonery seen at modern games.

•Goal posts at the front line of the end zone.

•Field goals and extra points were kicked straight-on, not soccer style.

•No showing off after a big play: Elmo Wright invented that kind of behavior a few years later. In the earliest Super Bowls, players simply did their designated jobs.

•Fewer coaches.

• No headphones: At least, not on head coaches Vince Lombardi and Hank Stram.

Another comment from the educator cited injuries.

“When a player was injured, there wasn’t a rush of medical people and equipment to the player,” he said.

“Most of the time, the player just limped off to the sidelines by himself.”

He also thought that “…the game seemed to go a little bit faster—not necessarily to speed of the plays, but the game in general.”

As kind of a broadbrush summary regarding the sports channel’s presentation, the educator rightly grumbled about the present-day voiceover and interspersed comments from former participants as well as sports pundits, which he considered to be interruptions.

“The television celebrities talked almost the entire ball game,” he said.

“It was very much like me watching a football game with ten people in the room talking, and not letting me enjoy the game. I really wish they would have just replayed the entire game with the original announcers.”

Call it nostalgia if you wish, but it seemed like Super Bowl I proffered a simpler and more honorable approach to athletic competition.

The complexities and show biz that now pervade pro football and almost every other spectator sport—on the field, on the sidelines, in the stands, and elsewhere—seem to validate and underline the first word in the original acronym for ESPN.

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Religion Calendar •Calvary Baptist Wetumpka is hosting a “Cans of Love” food drive to benefit the Elmore County Food Pantry. Donations can be dropped off at the church through March 11.

up. Our regular Sunday Services are Sunday School at 9:15 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. and all Sunday Evening Activities are at 6 p.m. Our Wednesday Night Activities are at 6:30 p.m.

•Calvary Baptist Church of Wetumpka Griefshare Ministry meets every Tuesday at 10 a.m. and Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. This ministry is for anyone who is struggling with grief due to the loss of a loved one. The cost of the workbook is $15. If you would like to participate you may attend either of the sessions. Also, if you are dealing with grief and cannot afford the cost of the workbook, we would still like for you to be a part of this ministry. Our desire is to help anyone dealing with grief learn to cope and overcome. For more information about this ministry contact the church office at 334-567-4729.

•Claud Independent Methodist Church will host a Bible Conference at Wetumpka High School Feb. 6-7 beginning with a Prayer Breakfast at 7 a.m. Feb. 6 at Shoney’s in Wetumpka. The first session of the conference will be from 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at Wetumpka High School with the second session from 6 p.m.-8:15 p.m., also at Wetumpka High School. Sunday School and worship service will begin at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 7 followed by the worship service at 10:45 at Claud IMC. The final session of the conference begins at 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at Wetumpka High School. Speaker of the event will be Dr. Gareth (Gary) Cockerill. He is the academic dean and professor of Biblical Interpretation and Theology at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi.

•Emerald Mountain Christian School announces the opening of registration for new families for the 20162017 school year. The school is an inter-denominational Christian School with teaching based on a biblical world and life view as found in the infallible Word of God. We are located at 4125 Rifle Range Rd, Wetumpka, AL, 36093. EMCS offer a college preparatory curriculum for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The school is celebrating its 50th year of operation, having been founded in Marion, AL in 1965. We offer football, basketball, baseball and golf for boys. We also offer cheerleading and golf for girls and plan to add basketball, volleyball, and softball next year. Students are also afforded opportunities to travel as well as taking classes in foreign language and computer.

We are central to Wetumpka, Eclectic, Tallassee, and Montgomery. For more information, call Headmaster David Ames at 334-567-0555 for more information or visit www. emcspatriots.org.

•Wallsboro United Methodist Church in Wetumpka has changed the evening Wednesday service to Thursday at 6 p.m. For more information, call 334-567-0121.

•Carrville Baptist Church will host a Marriage Seminar with guest speakers, Larry and Charleen Gore from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 6. Larry Gore has a Biblical Counseling Degree from Philadelphia Baptist Institute. He has served at Santuck Baptist Church for more than 15 years as the Associate Pastor of Administration and Biblical Counseling. The cost for the seminar is $20 per couple or $10 per person; this includes a light breakfast and lunch.

If you are interested in attending call the church office at 283-2221, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday to sign

•Calvary Baptist Church will have their annual Valentine Banquet on Feb. 14 at 5 p.m. The menu this year is Grilled Chicken, Baked Potatoes, Salad, Bread, and Dessert. The cost is $8 per adult, $5 per child 4-11, and $25 maximum per household. Tickets are available at the church office. This banquet is a time to focus on relationships as well as a time of fundraising for our Children’s Ministry. For more information about this event contact Calvary Baptist at 334-567-4729 •Shoal Creek Baptist Church will host “Eat Healthy!

Live Healthy!” at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 in the main sanctuary.

Registered dietitian Allan Higgenbotham will be the speical guest speaker. This is a free program sponsored by the Library Team of the church. It is open to the public.

•Calvary Baptist Men’s Ministry will have a men and boys breakfast on Feb. 28 at 7:30 a.m. All area men and boys are invited to attend this great time of faith, food, and fellowship. For more information contact the church office at 334-567-4729.

•Open Arms International Outreach Ministry and Minister Charlotte Crawford will present the Prophetic Prayer and Healing Summit 2016 at 3 p.m. March 5 at Jeanette Barrett Civic Room 27 (directly behind Depot Players off Main Street). The event is free and open to the public.

•Newsboys - We Believe, God’s Not Dead Tour will perform at 7 p.m. March 31 at Garrett Colisuem in

Montgomery. Tickets start at $25. They may be purchased at ticketmaster.com or call 334-356-6866 for more information.

•Community Fellowshippers meet at Cain’s Chapel United Methodist Church every third Wednesday at 11 a.m. The gathering includes devotion, program, prizes and covered dish luncheon. Local pastors and families encouraged to attend.

•Calvary Baptist Church offers a Bible study “War Room” Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Uncle Bob’s Doghouse in Wetumpka. Everyone is invited. Call the church office at 334-452-1931 for more information.

•Mulder Memorial United Methodist Church hosts a noon salad luncheon the third Thursday of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call 334-567-4225 for more information.

•First Presbyterian Church of Wetumpka holds a fellowship lunch every third Sunday after worship.

•Celebrate Recovery, which deals with life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups, holds meetings every Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at Santuck Baptist Church.

•Christians of all denominations are invited to participate in a cooperative Bible Study held each Tuesday 1-2 p.m. at 103 West Tuskeena St. in Wetumpka The group is self-led and selects a book of the Bible to read through and study together. All are welcome.

•Friendship Closet, a ministry of Friendship Baptist Church, is open the first Tuesday of each month from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Those who need clothes, shoes, etc. for women, men and children, may visit.

•Hope For Healing Grief Support Group meets the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Tallassee.

•River’s Edge Flea Market is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. at East Tallassee United Methodist Church. All vendors welcome – new items, old items, crafts, youth groups, ball teams, baked goods, produce and food. Various booth costs available. For info, call Joan Wood at 334-313-4913 or Melanie Baker at 334415-8314. All proceeds are used for church-sponsored programs.

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Liar, liar - there’s a difference between incomplete truth and misrepresented truth

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reetings from the corner of Bridge and Bridge.

I know why Punxsutawney Phil does not make his seasonal prediction in Alabama. We can have winter and summer in the same day. The poor beast wouldn’t know what to do.

An interesting phenomenon is growing in our country. I seem to be encountering it more and more everywhere I go. I hear people of varied walks of life having similar conversations. The topic is lying.

The general sense shared is that lying is something to be avoided. I think most people agree that misrepresenting the truth is not a virtue. Doing so harms the liar and the lied to. We all have some degree of experience with this wisdom.

What troubles me is that lying seems to have gained a measure of acceptance in our culture. In other words, there seem to be more and more instances where misrepresenting the truth has

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become acceptable. The end justifies the means, as it were.

In order to have a clearer understanding of what we are all dealing with, perhaps a little thought on the nature of lying is helpful. I suggest making some distinction between incomplete truth and misrepresented truth. Let me explain.

No one person is capable of speaking complete truth. Every human being has a bias. This is not necessarily a negative. It is simply recognition that individual perception is limited at best. Complete truth can only begin to be realized when more than one point of view is considered.

Another way of thinking about this is

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to embrace the colloquial saying, “There are three sides to every story: yours, theirs, and the truth”. Again, this statement is not necessarily a negative. It is an honest recognition that every person has a perspective.

When a person shares that perspective, it is inherently incomplete. No one can possibly take every other perspective into account when offering their own.

Hopefully, our individual perspectives are influenced by the perspectives of others.

Incomplete truth is natural and normal. Ask any person their opinion on any topic and what you will here is an incomplete truth. It is their truth at that moment, and it is real.

Misrepresented truth is not natural. It involves taking partial truth and manipulating it. Sometimes this manipulation is self serving, in that it supposedly benefits the individual. Other times the manipulation is intended to serve some

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greater cause or belief. Any cause or belief based on misrepresented truth should not be adopted by anyone.

Make no mistake; the two are not one in the same. A person sharing an incomplete truth is being honest. A person sharing misrepresented truth is not.

Some of us have been fed misrepresented truth for so long that we have a hard time recognizing it. I encourage all of us to listen to the younger people among us. Young people are more likely to stand up to misrepresented truth than some of us seasoned folk are.

My own children are very quick to point out situations where things don’t add up. They question misrepresented truth. They are not weighed down by decades of being lied to. They know better. Maybe it is time for the rest of us to heed their wisdom. What do you think?

Rev. Yarboro is the Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Wetumpka

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Billy Reinhardt, Min. of Students SUNDAY Morning Worship.......10:30 SUNDAY School.............9:15 Sunday Morning Worship............10:30 Youth Choir ..................5:00 Evening Worship..........6:00 Sunday School.................9:15 WEDNESDAY Evening Worship..............6:00 Fellowship Meal............5:45 WEDNESDAY Preschool/Children’s Choirs.........................6:00 House of Prayer................6:00 House of Prayer............6:30 Preschool/Children’s Preschool/Children’s Missions............................6:00 Missions........................6:30 Youth Bible Youth BibleStudy.............6:00 Study.........6:30

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Obituaries Goodman. Honorary pallbearers were M. Bruce Goodman, Bruce Goodman, Steve Wallace, Katie Watts, Mot Wallace, Judy Grant and Fred Grant. Visitation was held Jan. 30, 2016 at Gassett Funeral Home. Online Guest Book available at www. gassettfuncralhome.net.

In Memory of Darrell Glenn Dison

Sarah F. Pyles Sarah F. Pyles, 58, passed away Feb. 2, 2016. Survivors include her mother, Jane Forshey, Prattville, Alabama; her father, Bill (Joanna) Forshey, Sr., Wetumpka, Alabama; two sons, Joshua (Della) McElhone, Cullman, Alabama; Christopher L. Ciesla, Pensacola, Florida; one daughter, Lauren Miller, Millbrook, Alabama; two brothers, Bill (Ruth) Forshey, Jr., Equality, Alabama; Herbie Forshey, Deatsville, Alabama; one sister, Susan (Eddy) Luckie, Montgomery, Alabama; one aunt, Teresa (Boomer) Strichik; nine grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Pyles was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Timothy “Tim” Pyles. Funeral services will by held at 2 p.m. Feb. 8, 2016 at Wetumpka Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Bill Tucker officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Interment will follow funeral services at Pineview Cemetery, Wetumpka, Alabama. Pall bearers will be Josh McElhone, Bill Forshey, Jr., Herbie Forshey, William McElhone, Walker McElhone, John Forshey, Eddy Luckie, Jake Luckie and Terry Oates. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society. Wetumpka Memorial Funeral Home directing.

Murchison Lily Laverne Patterson Murchison Lily Laverne Patterson Murchison, a resident of Titus, Alabama; born to Carrie and Monroe Patterson July 19, 1919.

Angels came to take Lily home Jan. 27, 2016, at the age of 96.

Funeral services were held Jan. 30, 2016 at Gassett Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Coleman and Rev. Stephen Anthony officiating. Burial followed at Harmony Methodist Cemetery in Titus, Alabama, with Gassett Funeral Home of Wetumpka directing. Mrs. Murchison was preceded in death by her parents, husband Neal Murchison, all of her siblings, several nieces and nephews. She is survived by her daughter, Carrie Jo Patterson (Bruce) Goodman, grandchildren, Marvin (Ron) Goodman, Melissa Goodman (James) Watts, Vann (Angie) Goodman, great-grandchildren, Bruce Goodman and Katie Watts. Although Lily had Polio at the age of 1, she never slowed down. She was always working. She was a sitter at the hospital and also in private homes. She was loved by everyone. Cooking and listening to gospel and country music was her favorite things to do. Pallbearers were Marvin Goodman, Melissa G. Watts, Vann Goodman, Ron Germuga, James Watts, and Angie

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Lou C. Story Lou C. Story, 84, passed away at her residence Feb. 2, 2016.

Survivors include her son, Joe (Donna) Gates, Tyler, Texas; one step-son, Jimmy (Missy) Story, Wytheville, Virginia; four daughters, Dorothy Johnson, Chandler, Texas; Mary Gates, Tyler, Texas; Carol (Richard) Mensie, Eclectic, Alabama; Kay Williams, Eclectic, Alabama; one sister, Margie (Hank) Glidden, Gun Barrel City, Texas; eleven grandchildren, including Caitlin Mensie, Eclectic, Alabama; twenty-five great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren, and very dear friends, Bill (Dee) Russell and their son William, Pike Road, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry D. Story. Active Pall Bearers will be Richard Mensie, Bill Russell, Ricky Missiledine, Jerry Potter, Rex Williams, Bobby Williams. Funeral services were held Feb. 5, 2016 at Seman Congregational Church with Brother Burton Herring and Brother Heath Reese officiating with burial in church cemetery with Wetumpka Memorial Funeral Home directing.

Funeral service for Darrell Glenn Dison of Wetumpka, formerly of Talladega, was Feb. 5, 2016 at the chapel of Usrey Funeral Home of Talladega. Rev. Ottis Graves officiated and burial was at Midway Memory Gardens. The family received friends at Usrey Funeral Home. Mr. Dison passed away February 1, 2016 in Wetumpka. Darrell lived in Talladega most of his life. He was employed with Hyundi Manufacturing. He is survived by his wife Paula Dison, daughters, Cassy Sims and Jessica Dison, grandson, Major Strickland, mother, Mary Elmore (William), father, Terry Dison, brothers, Kevin Dison, Heath Dison, sisters, Carrie Gable (Cory), Joni Graham, Miranda Dison and Marilyn Dison, step-mothers, Gina Dison, Sharon Brown, mother-in-law, Patricia Faye May, sister and brother-in-law, Steven and Tracy Harmon and sister-in-law, April Jones, along with several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Pallbearers were Brandon Gable, Cory Gable, Steven Harmon, Austin Clifton, Heath Dison, and Johnny Sims. Online condolences may be offered at www.usreyfuneralhome.com.

Area Calendar Community Friday Night Jam Session Where: Old Red Hill School, Alabama Route 229 When: Every Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Details: No admission, family friendly, Open stage for anyone wishing to play or sing. For more information, call 334-541-2474 New at the Wetumpka Library What: New Books: Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff; Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman; NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson; Staked by Kevin Hearne; Furiously Happy: (a funny book about horrible things)

by Jenny Lawson and Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome by Rudy Simone.

New Books for Youth: Pete the Cat: Scuba-Cat

by James Dean; Going Where It’s Dark by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor; The Longest Day by Erin Hunter and Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins.

Preschool Story Time is at 10 a.m. Tuesday and Friday mornings. For more information, call 334-5671308 or visit wetumpkalibrary.com and on Facebook.

Order of Cimarron Mardi Gras Celebration When: Feb. 6, 9 a.m.

Where: Downtown Wetumpka Details: Vendors will be open at 9 a.m. in Gold Star Park. The parade, which runs from West Bridge Street down South Main Street will begin at 1 p.m.

Blood Drive When: Feb. 6, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: Tallassee National Guard Blood Drive When: Feb. 6, 1-3 p.m.

Where: Walmart of Tallassee Kathleen Madigan - The Mermaid Lady Tour When: Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Montgomery Performing Arts Centre Details: Tickets start at $17. Purchase them at ticketmaster.com.

FOWL present “Murder on the Menu” When: Feb. 7, Noon Where: Wetumpka Civic Center Details: Spend the afternoon with 14 mystery authors from around the country at an annual fundraiser sponsored by the Friends of the Wetumpka Library.

Registration is $40 per person and includes a catered lunch and goodie bag. Visit the library website for author line-up www.wetumpkalibrary.com Elmore County Education Retirees Association When: Feb. 9, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Coaches Corner Restaurant in Wetumpka Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Dinner When: Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Wetumpka Civic Center Details: Annual meeting and reception Roaring 20s style. Call 334-567-4811 for more information.

Wetumpka Boy Scout Troop 13 annual Pancake Supper When: Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m.

Where: First Presbyterian Church of Wetumpka, 100 West Bridge Street.

Details: Meals include pancakes, sausage or bacon, butter and syrup, orange juice and coffee.

There is no specific charge, but donations will be accepted and appreciated. The money raised will go toward the purchase of a new lightweight trailer that will be used by the troop for monthly camp-outs.

Trenholm State Community College When: Feb. 11, 10 a.m.-noon Where: Trenholm State Community College, Building D, 1225 Air Base Boulevard, Montgomery, Alabama.

Details: Trenholm State Community College is sponsoring an Automotive and Engineering Career Expo on the Trenholm campus. Companies participating in this year’s Expo include: Aerotek, AIDT, Alabama Power, Flowers Foods Manufacturing, Goodwyn, Mills, and Cawood, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama,

Imperial Mailbox Systems, Innovative Combustion Technologies, Coco Cola Bottling Company United, Kumi Manufacturing, Mobis Alabama, Russell Brands, Thompson Tractors, UPS, and many others.

Wetumpka Depot Players present “Steel Magnolias” When: Feb. 11-14 and Feb. 18-21 Where: Wetumpka Depot Theatre Details: Purchase tickets by calling 334-868-1440 or log on to www.wetumpkadepot.com Elmore County Relay for Life Committee and Team Captain Meeting When: Feb. 11, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Elmore County Firefighters Association (191 Red Eagle Drive), Wetumpka Artist reception at “The Kelly” When: Feb. 12, 5:30-7 p.m.

Where: Kelley Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery (408 S. Main St.), Wetumpka Details: Meet and greet the artists of “Abandoned Rural America” and “The Land: God’s Gift” and enjoy an RC Cola and Moon Pie as well as other Southern delicacies made and grown in rural Alabama.

Valentine’s Day Blues Show When: Feb. 13, 7 p.m.

Where: Garrett Coliseum, Montgomery Details: Show features Betty Wright, Willie Clayton, Wyndell “B,” J-Wonn and Vick Allen. Table seating is $45 and arena seating is $40. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com Tuesdays with Kelly When: Feb. 16, Noon-1 p.m.

Where: Kelley Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery (408 S. Main St.), Wetumpka Details: Event includes lunch and a short educational program about rural Alabama. This event features “The Holtville Story,” which is a movie made in the 1940s about Holtville High School.

Eat Healthy! Live Healthy!

When: Feb. 16, 7 p.m.

Where: Main Sanctuary of Shoal Creek Baptist Church, Deatsville Details: Registered dietitian Allan Higginbotham will be the special guest speaker at the free event sponsored by the church’s library team.

Elmore County Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation’s 19th Annual Hunting Heritage Dinner When: Feb. 18, 6 p.m.

Where: Wetumpka Civic Center Details: Single, couples, sponsor and corporate table tickets available. A ticket includes an all “you can eat” ribs and chicken meal as well as a one-year NWTF membership. Other activities included with tickets: silent auction, live auction, raffles including a total of 19 guns to be given away. For other information and/or tickets, call Gene Calhoun 334-315-2636 or Phil Savage 334-850-7997.

Millbrook Players present “Li’l Abner” When: Feb. 18-21 & Feb. 25-28 Where: Millbrook Community Theatre Details: Based on the classic comic strip, Li’l Abner is packed with one show stopping dance after another - pure entertainment for the whole family!

Tickets are $8 for children ages 6-12. Tickets are $12 for ages 12 and up. Visit www.millbrooktheatre.com or call 334-782-7317 for more information.

Lightwood Volunteer Fire Department When: Feb. 20, 5-7 p.m.

Where: New Hope Baptist Church, 6191 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville, Alabama Details: The Lightwood Volunteer Fire Department will be having their annual February Steak Dinner across the road from the fire department at the New Hope Baptist Church (Hwy 23, 6 miles north of Slapout). Dinner plates will include a large rib eye steak, baked potato, green salad, roll, and dessert all for $14. All proceeds will go to the L.V.F.D. To pre-order or for more information please call Daphne at 334569-2264 or 334-303-1750.

Tea Party at Seven Gables When: Feb. 20, 10 a.m.

Where: Seven Gables, Tallassee Details: We’ll get dressed up and have some tea and hor d’oeuvres. Bring a friend. Special appearance from a princess. First child is $35 and additional siblings are $25 each. Call 334-283-2900 to reserve.

When: Feb. 13, 8:30 a.m.

Where: Paterson Field, Montgomery Details: 5K race to show the 30 children at Brantwood Children’s Home some love. Race begins with a shotgun start and ends at Brantwood Children’s Home. Pre-registration is $25 per person. Register on Active.com

Elmore County Humane Shelter presents: Getting Down with the Dawgs Drawdown When: Feb. 20, 5 p.m.

Where: Wind Creek Wetumpka Entertainment Center Details: A $100 ticket gives you a 1 in 300 opportunity to win $10,000. Tickets include buffet dinner, chance to win door prizes. There will also be a cash bar. Tickets are now on sale. Call 334-567-3377 for more information.

Alabama Bass Trail South on Lake Martin When: Feb. 20, 5 a.m.

Where: Lake Martin Details: The first stop of the Alabama Bass Trail South Tour. Future stops will be on Lewis Smith Lake, Lay Lake and Lake Jordan. Log on to www.alabamabasstrail.org for more information.

Montgomery Chamber Music Organization presents the Dover Quartet When: Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Wilson Auditorium, Montgomery Details: For more information or ticket information call 334-277-3505 or log on to www.montgomerychambermusic.org Titus VFD Camp Stew Sale When: Feb. 27 Where: Titus Volunteer Fire Department Details: Quarts of stew will be on sale for $10 each. Proceeds will benefit the fire department. Call Darrel Murchison at 334-558-1507.

Sports & Outdoors Paint the Park for Jody 5K Color Run When: Jan. 30, 9 a.m.

Where: Gold Star Park, Wetumpka Details: Registration fee is $40 per person with the proceeds going to support the Jody Marie Sanford Memorial Scholarship Fund. Registration and packet pickup begins at 7:30 a.m. the day of the race. The race begins at 9 a.m. Call 334-685-3525 or 334-4306627 for more information.

Millbrook Spring Softball Clinic When: Jan. 30, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Stanhope Elmore High School, Millbrook Details: Registration is $25 per person. The clinic is for fielding and hitting for girls ages 7 and above.

Then there will be a catching and pitching clinic immdiately following. Space is limited to the first 20 pitchers and catchers. This clinic is $25 per person. Call Dane Urban at 334-651-9587 or Scott Farlow at 334-6606574 to register or for more information.

Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Southern Regional When: Feb. 6, first light until 6 p.m.

Where: Lake Martin Details: The season begins on Lake Martin as some of the best collegiate anglers hit the water for the top prize. For more information go to www.bassmaster.com Fat Tuesday Fun Run When: Feb. 9, 6 p.m.

Where: Leroy Lounge, Montgomery Details: Hosted by Fleet Feet Sports. Call 334356-5412 for more information.

Fleet Feet Sports Sweetheart Fun Run with Hoka When: Feb. 11, 6 p.m.

Where: Fleet Feet Sports, Montgomery Details: There will be sweets for you and your sweet to share afterward. Hosted by Fleet Feet Sports.

Call 334-356-5412 for more information.

Sixth Annual Alabama Nature Center Critter Crawl When: Feb. 13, 9 a.m.

Where: Alabama Nature Center, Millbrook Details: 5K Trail Run begins at 9 a.m. and the 1-mile race begins at 10 a.m. Register on active.com.

Brantwood’s Fourth annual Love Run

Color in Motion 5K Montgomery When: Feb. 27, 9 a.m.

Where: Montgomery MotorSports Park Details: Registration is $50 per person. You show up wearing white and we do the rest! As you sprint, jog, waddle, or leisurely stroll along the course you will be bombarded with bright colors that transform a group of ordinary runners into a moving rainbow! Go to www.colorinmotion5k.com for more information.

Government Elmore County Commission Meeting When: Feb. 8, 5 p.m.

Where: Old Elmore County Courthouse Details: A work session will begin at 5 p.m., followed by the regular meeting.

Wetumpka City Council Meeting When: Feb. 8, 6 p.m.

Where: Wetumpka City Hall Details: A work session will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the regular meeting.

Elmore County BOE Meeting When: Feb. 16, 4:30 p.m.

Where: Wetumpka Elementary School Details: Anyone wishing to be placed on the regular board meeting agenda must make an official request to the superintendent’s office before 4 p.m.

Seniors “Prime Time” activities at the Wetumpka Senior Center, held at the Fain Center, 120 Cotton Street for those 55 and older: Regularly Scheduled Activities Monday-Friday - Lunch, 11:30 a.m. Cost is $1.60 donation if possible.

SilverSneakers Classic Exercise Class - M, W, F at 9:30 a.m. - total body toning and muscular strength SilverSneakers Circuit Exercise Class Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. - cardio workout SilverSneakers Yoga Class - Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. - deep breathing, stretching, muscle relaxation Bridge Club - Wednesdays, 12 to 3 p.m.

Audio Book Club- second and fourth Monday of every month at 1 p.m. - enjoy listening to a book on tape while knitting, crocheting, sewing, etc.

New Regularly Scheduled Activities DIY Classes - Every first and third Monday at 1 p.m. Do It Yourself Classes to learn to make things you can use around the house, including soap, lotions, crafts and decorations.

Uno Wednesdays - 1 p.m. every Wednesday take part in a rousing game or two of Uno. Sock Sisters - 1 p.m. every Thursday come and make non-slip socks to give to nursing home residents.

Volleyball - Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Join us for an intense game of volleyball, using a beach ball!

Bridge - Wanted: Bridge players for afternoon Bridge Club. Meets Wednesday afternoons 12 to 3 p.m.

NOTE: For info on any Prime Time event, call 334567-1335.

The Eclectic Senior Center is open every weekday until noon.

For more info, call Deborah Rowe at 334-5413581.

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Dyess to address Elmore County BAMA chapter in next meeting STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Club News Rumbling Waters Art Club The holiday season has come and gone.

Thanksgiving and Christmas engulf the celebrants in shopping, cooking, decorating, partying, and visiting with friends and family. (In fact, I was so engulfed that I failed to write my November and December articles for the Rumbling Waters Art Club. Shame on me.) However, the Art Club had meetings aimed at making

the holiday season special.

In mid-November, the club made the fall season into a color-filled centerpiece of our lives and possibly our Thanksgiving dining room tables by studying how to arrange fall flowers. The project was fun, as well as informative. We started with the greenery-leather leaf ferns at the mouth of a clear ginger jar vase. Then we added solidago, which looks like golden rods.

Then fall colors abounded-butterscotch, yellow, green, burgundy —in a variety of flowers —mums, carnations, vikings, and cattails.

Our instructors were Jane Powers, who

along with her husband, owns Austin’s Flowers and Gifts, and Amber Webb, her store manager. They assembled flowers and material for us and came to Trinity Episcopal Church for a hands-on lesson.

Austin’s Florist is a long-time Wetumpka fixture. Jane and her husband bought the business three years ago and not only arrange and sell flowers for multiple events, but also have a well-stocked gift shop. Their efforts for the club are greatly appreciated.

In December, the Arts Club shifted from flowers to feast. We met at Our Place Restaurant for our Christmas luncheon.

Before lunch, mimosas and poinsettias were served. Bob Henderson, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church and husband of our president Charlotte Henderson, said grace thanking God for all of our blessings and contending that having a club in Wetumpka to “celebrate the arts” is a blessing for the town and the members.

Afterward came the food: a choice of cranberry pecan chicken or grilled tilapia, mashed potatoes, fresh asparagus, tossed salad, home baked rolls and bread pudding — delicious. Everyone had a good time and left satiated.

The next regular meeting of the Rumbling Waters Arts Club was held Jan. 11 at the Wetumpka Depot. The program was presented by The Encore Players.

Hazel Jones is the moderator and director for the Encore Players and has been a member of the Wetumpka Depot Players for 35 years. She said this was the second performance of the play by The Encore Players. The play was about the annual meeting of the Good Health and Habits Club of Sunset Village. It was a humorous

take off on some of the trials and tribulations which accompany aging. Cast members were Phyllis Kennedy, Janet Garner, Charlotte Henderson, Beverly Bright, Ernie Wade, Judy Savage, Marlene Goodman, and Charlotte Whetstone.

Susan Roberts is a member of the Rumbling Waters art Club.

Elmore County BAMA Chapter Marlin “Scooter” Dyess will address the Elmore County BAMA Chapter at the spring meeting at 6 p.m. Feb. 25. The meeting will be held at the Islamorada Fish Company Restaurant at the Bass Pro Shop, 2553 Rocky Mount Road in Prattville.

Featured speaker for the evening will be Marlin “Scooter” Dyess, a 1961 UA graduate who played football under Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant as a member of the “Turnaround Team.” He was voted Most Valuable Player in the 1959 AuburnAlabama game and served as captain of the 1959-60 team. Join us as we hear about the “Good Ol’ Days” and celebrate the “Good Ol’ New Days” at Bama.

Dinner for the evening is $25 per person and offers a choice of hickory fired rotisserie chicken, Cajun pasta with blackened chicken or shrimp, fish and chips, or the House Special fish and grits. Deadline for making reservations is Sunday, Feb.21.

Reservations may be made by email at elcobama@gmail.com or by calling 334546-0766.

Don’t miss this special evening as we continue to celebrate the University of Alabama’s outstanding achievements.

Submitted / The Herald

The Republican Club of Central Alabama met Monday to meet local and statewide candidates. At the county commission level, Elmore County Commission Chairman David Bowen and commissioners Trey Taylor and Joe Faulk were present. Each candidate was given four minutes to speak. The Republican Club of Central Alabama is a coming-together of the Republicans in Alabama’s River Region that organize and activate to elect conservative Republicans across the state and nation.

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Sheriff ’s Reports Reports filed by officers of Elmore County Sheriffs Department Jan. 12 to Jan. 26 Jan. 12 •Harassment on 6900 block of Grier Road in Wetumpka.

Jan. 13 •Unlawful breaking and entering of a vehicle and theft of property on Shawnee Drive in Wetumpka.

•Identity theft on 100 block of Jackson Place in Wetumpka.

•Identity theft on Goodman Drive in Eclectic.

•Theft of property on 9000 block of Holtville Road in Wetumpka where packages of hamburger meat valued at $20 were reported stolen.

•Unlawful breaking and entering of a vehicle and theft of property on 100 block of Cherokee Drive in Wetumpka where various items and clothing were reported stolen valued at $550.

•Second degree possession of marijuana on 8000 block of US Highway 231 in Wetumpka.

Jan. 14 •Theft of property on Dogwood Trail in Eclectic where a handgun valued at $500 was reported stolen.

•Domestic violence and harassing communication on 200 block of Laney Lane in Deatsville.

•Theft of property on 600 block of Fitzpatrick Road in Wetumpka where a cell phone valued at $200 was reported stolen.

•Theft of property on 600 block of Fitzpatrick Road in Wetumpka where a duffle bag and various clothing valued at $100 was reported stolen.

•Burglary and theft of property on 7000 block of Titus Road in Titus where various items valued at $1215 and credit card were reported stolen.

•Unlawful breaking and entering vehicle on 100 block of Cherokee Circle in Wetumpka where U.S. currency valued at $15 was reported stolen.

Jan. 15 •Domestic violence (harassment) on 100 block of Katie Circle in Deatsville.

•Harassing communications on 600 block of Shoal Creek Drive in Deatsville.

•Theft of property on 1700 block of Flatwood Road in Wetumpka where a 1987 Ford Bronco valued at $4500 was reported stolen.

•Identity theft on 400 block of West Ft. Toulouse Road in Wetumpka.

•Harassing communications on 7000 block of Balm Road in Wetumpka.

Jan. 16 •Burglary and theft of property on 1200 block of West Central Road in Wetumpka where various vehicles and firearms valued at $10,100 were reported stolen.

•Theft of property on 1100 block of Fitzpatrick Road in Wetumpka.

•Domestic violence (harassment) on Abrams Road in Tallassee.

•Assault on 2600 block of Old U.S. Highway 231 in Wetumpka.

Jan. 17 •Theft of property and criminal mischief on 1300 block of West Central Road in Wetumpka where step ladder valued at $200 was reported stolen and property damage valued at $200.

•Criminal littering and harassment on 400 block of Ziegler Road in Wetumpka.

•Unlawful possession of controlled substance and illegal possession of prescription medication on U.S. Highway 231 south of Alabama Highway 9 in Wetumpka.

•Robbery at 500 block of Owens Road in Wetumpka where various items valued at $490 were reported stolen.

•Domestic violence (criminal mischief) on 300 block of Stewart Lake Road in Wetumpka where property damage valued at $800 was reported.

Jan. 18 •Theft of property on 200 block of Scarlett Oak Drive in Deatsville where a 2006 Nissan Xterra valued at $10,000 and various items valued at $405 were reported stolen.

•Domestic violence (harassment) on 500 block of Tucker Road in Tallassee.

•Possession of Marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia on Politic Road at Mercer Road.

•Burglary and theft of property at 74000 block of Tallassee Highway in Wetumpka where various items valued at $2200 were reported stolen and property damage valued at $8000.

•Criminal trespass and criminal mischief at 1400 block of Balm Road where sod grass valued at $1500 was reported damaged.

Jan. 19 •Unlawful possession of a controlled substance and

unlawful possession of marijuana on Highway 14/ Coosada Parkway in Elmore.

•Burglary and theft of property on Ware Road in Tallassee with various items valued at $160 was reported stolen.

•Property damage on 1200 block of Sewell Road in Wetumpka.

•Theft of property and burglary on 900 block of Lake Haven in Deatsville where various items valued at $805 was reported stolen.

•Lost property on 2500 block of Milam Road in Wetumpka where a handgun was reported lost.

•Identity theft on 1700 block of Rifle Range Road in Wetumpka.

•Breaking and entering vehicle and theft of property on 100 block of Cherokee Circle in Wetumpka where various items valued at $155 was reported stolen.

•Theft of property at 1300 block of Bethlehem Road in Equality with U.S. currency valued at $1800 was reported stolen.

•Domestic Incident at 6000 block of Central Plank Road in Wetumpka.

Jan. 20 •Identity theft at 100 block of Shull Road in Wetumpka.

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SIGNING TO THE FUTURE Indians’ Digmon kicks his way to signing to play football at Huntington

By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

It takes trust and confidence from a college football program to sign a place kicker around National Signing Day. That’s what Wetumpka’s Will Digmon felt like he’s getting as he inked a letter-of-intent Thursday to continue his playing career at Huntingdon College this fall.

“Most kickers don’t usually sign until later in their school year; normally the other positions go first,” Digmon said. “Being able to sign this early with yesterday being National Signing Day, it’s a good feeling. It’s means a lot that Huntingdon College puts enough trust in me to be able to do that.”

Digmon, a three-year starter and the second place kicker in Wetumpka history to sign a football scholarship, made 10-of-16 field goals and 100-of-107

PATs in his career at WHS. He also had 11 touchbacks on kickoffs.

The place kicker picked up FirstTeam All-Area honors, making 5-of-6 field goal attempts, with a long of 36 yards, and went 27-of-29 in PATs during his senior year, when he caught the attention of the Hawks.

“They first approached me mid-season at the Russell County game. That following Tuesday, I had a letter in my locker saying they liked the way my leg looked,” he said. “Within a week after I visited them, after that, it was 100 mph,” he said. “Every day I was getting a text or a phone call from them.”

Digmon dreamed of playing college football at the University of Alabama growing up. Finding his position at place kicker, and although playing for the Tide wasn’t going to happen, he worked just as hard to realize the goal of playing in college.

“Ever since I was a sophomore

Cory Diaz / The Herald

Wetumpka place kicker Will Digmon signed Thursday to play college football at Huntingdon College.

during the offseason, I’d come up every week and unless I had something to do, every Saturday and Sunday before church, I’d come out and kick like 100

field goals. Really focusing on my technique,” Digmon said. “It’s countless hours how many I put in doing stuff at home or here.”

SEHS’s Smith signs with Trojans

By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Cory Diaz / The Herald

Stanhope Elmore running back B.J. Smith signed Wednesday on National Signing Day to play football at Troy University.

B.J. Smith believes he can match what he did at Stanhope Elmore at Troy as he signed with the Trojans on National Signing Day Wednesday during a ceremony in SEHS’s gymnasium.

The running back closed his stellar prep career with the Mustangs, where he started for three years and racked up three, 1,000-yard campaigns – 3,439 yards total – and 32 touchdowns, announcing his commitment to Troy hours before his senior season finale.

Being Stanhope’s workhorse, Smith said, prepared him for the next

level where he aims to do the same with the Trojans.

“I feel like I can (match my production). I feel like God has blessed me with a very good ability and I’m going to take advantage of it,” Smith said. “I’ve just been working on everything, as far as speed, power.

I’m trying to get bigger, but it’s really just a mind thing.

“I’m trying to get the concept that it’s going to be a different game from the neck up on the college level. But I think I’m very prepared for it.”

With Troy thin at his position and only signed one other back on Signing Day, Smith has the opportunity for early playing time and earning his desired role.

“It’s a good situation. I’ve been

blessed with a very good opportunity and I’m going to get down there as soon as I can, make the most of it and try to get there and make noise early,” he said. “That’s exactly why I plan to attack every aspect of the game, from the film room to the weight room to the field and try to improve in every way that I can.”

While Smith admitted it’s a little strange he put the final stamp on his high school career, the fact that Troy head coach Neal Brown is excited he’s onboard has the running back eager to join the Trojans.

“I’m excited to play for a guy that’s happy about me. I can say we’ve built a really good relationship within these past months, and I’m just ready to get there and play for him.”

Area players Harris and Smith ink scholarships on Signing Day

By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Stanhope Elmore defensive back Fernandez Harris signed Wednesday to play football at Alabama Prep Sports Academy, located just outside of Birmingham.

The 5-foot-9, 165-pound senior finished 2015 with 58 tackles, 11 pass breakups and one interception.

Expecting to compete at corner, Harris said he’s hopeful APSA is just his first step in his post-high school career.

“It’s a good feeling.

Thank God for letting me sign,” Harris said. “I love it at Stanhope and I’m ready for the next step.”

“I hope to at least do one semester there, and probably go on and sign with Tuskegee or Jacksonville State.”

Elmore County stand-

out Kell Floyd signed Wednesday with LenoirRhyne University in Hickory, N.C. An All-State defensive back Honorable Mention in Class 4A and an All-Area First-Team running back selection, the senior rolled up 1,636 total yards and 18 total touchdowns on offense during his senior season with the Panthers. On the ground, Floyd rushed 145 times for 1,036 yards and 12 scores, and added 28 catches through the air for 558 yards and six touchdowns.

Defensively, Floyd led ECHS with 61 tackles and had two fumbles recoveries, one returned for a score, and one interception.

“It’s a great feeling to showcase my talents and support all my family and friends, and just put in a big name for Elmore County,” Floyd said.

Cory Diaz / The Herald

Left, Kell Floyd, an ECHS senior, was signed to Lenoir-Rhyne University of North Carolina Wednesday during the national signing day for college football. Floyd was accompanied by his family for the signing. Stanhope Elmore defensive back Fernandez Harris signed with Alabama Prep School Academy on National Signing Day Wednesday.

Edgewood’s Lucky signs with Troy University

By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

A last minute visit to Troy presented Kelvin Lucky all he searched to find.

Four days later, the Edgewood Academy senior defensive end signed with the Trojans Wednesday on National Signing Day during a ceremony in the school’s gym.

The Nigerian exchange student and three-star high school football prospect chose Troy over Central Florida and Texas.

“It’s kind of easy because I went for an official visit and saw a family like my family here at Edgewood,” Lucky said of how he picked Troy. “I feel like I’m at home. I truly like it down there. I’m fortunate and gracious to God and everyone I know.

“I feel great. It’s a big day.”

Lucky verbally committed to UCF two days before Edgewood head football coach Bobby Carr “literally” put him in his truck to drive him to Troy for an official visit that ultimately changed the senior’s mind.

“He was going to Central Florida and I literally put him in my truck Friday and drove him to Troy. I said I want you to go visit here, but don’t commit until we get

back and talk about it,” Carr said. “He chose Troy out of about 20 other schools, and it was because it reminded him a lot of Edgewood. It was a little smaller and he felt like family.

“We’re all happy for him and he’s extremely happy. I know it’s a lot of weight off his shoulders.”

Lucky broke out onto the recruiting scene during his first-career season playing football at Edgewood. The 6-foot-6, 235-pound defensive end, where he’s expected to play for the Trojans, recorded 40 tackles, including 11.5 for loss, and earned AISA All-State Second-Team defensive athlete and All-Area First-Team defensive line recognition.

Four months after his first spring practice where he needed assistance correctly putting his pads on, the offers started coming -- the first from Georgia State -- and stacked up to nearly 20. Lucky said he didn’t expect to be where he is and where he’s going, nine months into his football career.

“Not really because I had never played football before.

I just poured my heart into basketball,” Lucky said.

“Coach Carr called me into his office, and he was like ‘you’ve got good potential, and I think football would be a good place for you.’ I’m going to try it. I showed up and God blessed me with scholarships.

Cory Diaz / The Herald

Edgewood Academy defensive end Kelvin Lucky signed on National Signing Day Wednesday to play college football at Troy University.

“When you have a good coach, everything is this world is going to come easy to me. Coach Carr is a good coach.

He taught me the game so fast. I hadn’t been playing the game for long; this is my first year playing football. My teammates behind me, that’s why I feel good.”