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Tribute to first female cop set Saturday By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

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This photo was taken during Farley’s badge pinning ceremony held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in April 1989. Farley was the first female police officer to join TPD. Pictured with Farley are Charles Blalock, Farley’s father Emanuel Hooks Sr. and Stan Segrest.

allassee residents can pay tribute to the late Debra Diane Hooks Fraley, who served as the city’s first female police officer, on Saturday. Fraley, who was on the Tallassee police force from 1989 to 1998, passed away in November 2018 at the age of 64 from natural causes, according to longtime former councilman Charles Blalock. The tribute service is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. at the Greater St. Mark Baptist Church, located on U.S. Highway 80 West in Tuskegee. “She was real good police officer,” said Blalock, who added Fraley was a pioneer and a role model for other women in Tallassee and surrounding areas. “She set a good example for others, not only for

female officers but also she was someone that young females could follow and look up to. She was highly respected.” Fraley cared deeply for those she worked with and also for Tallassee residents, Blalock said. “When she left the police force, a lot of folks were sad about her leaving, and a lot of police officers try not to get emotionally involved, but emotions ran high in a lot of areas because instead of arresting folks she would take time to talk to people,” Blalock said. “She would give them a good talk, sometimes a good scolding, and then take them home.” Blalock was present for Fraley’s badge pinning in 1989 and remembers the nicknames given to her by the people she served. “A lot of people used to call her ‘Super Cop’ or ‘Robo Cop’ as a nickname but it was always meant in a positive, complimentary way,” he said.

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$5K REWARD: National humane society offering money for arrest in dog poisoning case

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Three dogs from the same street in the Clairwood subdivision were recently poisoned, according to Tallassee Animal Control officer Andy Coker, and the Humane Society of the United States is offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest in the case. Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock said the individual or individuals responsible may be charged with felonies. According to city officials, Tallassee Animal Control responded to complaints of dogs who had been poisoned on Jan. 11, 12 and 26 in the same residential area. The dog discovered on Jan. 26 Submitted / survived and The Tribune was confirmed Pictured is a poisoned, and dog that died the family pet is of poisoning. currently under the care of a local veterinarian. “This heinous act led to the suffering and death of two beloved family pets and the third dog’s life hangs in the balance,” said Mindy Gilbert, the Alabama senior state director for the U.S. Humane Society. “This reward is offered in the hopes that anyone with information See POISONING • Page A2

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Stone’s Throw Landfill continues to operate after the Environmental Protection Agency recently closed a complaint.

‘Business as usual’ Landfill ruling a blow to Ashurst Bar, Smith communities By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

After a federal court ruled the Environmental Protection Agency had ignored complaints of racial discrimination connected with a landfill operating in a predominantly black neighborhood in Tallassee, the EPA closed the complaint, allowing the Stone’s Throw facility to remain open. “In a nutshell, what it means is (Stone’s Throw Landfill) will continue business as usual,” said Ronald Smith, a member of the Ashurst Bar/Smith Community Organization (ABSCO). “Some of us would pack up and leave if we could just because it’s difficult to stay here. It doesn’t surprise me that they (EPA) dropped our claim but it is still disappointing.” The EPA, which closed the complaint on Dec. 10, had previously acknowledged the Alabama Department of Environmental

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The Tallassee City Council has reopened the bid process for improvements to the city’s recreation center after the original bids came in nearly $100,000 over budget. “We had one bid come in on time,” Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock said of the Jan. 14 deadline. “We had another come in but it was too late. I couldn’t accept it.” The bid that was reviewed was for $200,000 and the council declined it. Bid proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope and plainly identified as to the contents. The City of Tallassee will receive bids at the city clerk’s office, located at 3 Freeman Avenue in Tallassee, until noon on March 1. The council heard late last year about needed repairs and upgrades to the facility on Gilmer Avenue from recreation center director Rick Golden. Members of the Tallassee Recreation Board wanted to build a new structure that would house all recreational sports and activities in one complex and began saving for it but the sports complex never came to fruition. The account, created in 2006, has accrued interest of

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Obituaries Mr. Bobby Cagle Sr. Mr. Bobby Cagle Sr., 64, of Tallassee, passed away February 1, 2019. He was born April 12, 1954. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 5, at 6 p.m. at Linville Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. Derek Gentle officiating. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com Linville Memorial Funeral Home Eclectic, Alabama

Mrs. Betty Diamond Mrs. Betty Diamond, 87, of Tallassee, passed away January 29, 2019. She was born November 4, 1931. Graveside service will be held Thursday, January 31, at 2 p.m., at Carrville Cemetery with Rev. John Sparks officiating, Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Linville Memorial Funeral Home. She is survived by son, Rickey Diamond (Marla); and grandchildren, Adam Diamond and Ashlyn Diamond. She is preceded in death by her husband, John Diamond. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com Linville Memorial Funeral Home Eclectic, Alabama

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Bill Patterson and Jim Jeffers serve Joe Scarborough and Michael Butler a plate of hot pancakes and sausage during last year’s Pancake Breakfast at First United Methodist Church in Tallassee.

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FUMC’s annual pancake breakfast set for Feb. 16

GRIFFITH, Arvel C. born July 15, 1919 and passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 at the age of 99. He lived in the Red Hill Community his entire life, attended Refuge Baptist Church for the past 79 years. Served as a deacon 50+ years, Sunday School director 30+ years and went on numerous mission trips to Ridgecrest, Glorieta and Hawaii Baptist Assemblies. He worked at Mount Vernon Mills and then Maxwell Air Force base where he retired. He loved working on anything mechanical or electrical and could fix anything. He was very proud of being a World War II Vet. He was first married to Myrtice Cason Griffith then after her death he married Faye Abrams Griffith, also deceased. His children are Wayne A. (Julie) Griffith, Rodney M. (Diane) Griffith, Judith A. (Pat) Foley; step-children Raymond (Linda) Hall, Roger (Pat) Hall, Jimmy (Elan) Abrams; grandchildren Jason Griffith, Jeremy Griffith, Eric Griffith, Greg Baker, Chad Baker; great-grandchildren Chandler Griffith, Madison Griffith, Macie Griffith, Claire Griffith, Conner Griffith, Cole Baker, Carrington Baker and Sydney Baker. Pallbearers will be Jason Griffith Jeremy Griffith, Chad Baker, Eric Griffith, Coby Griffith, and Brad Griffith. Visitation will be held Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Gassett Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 4, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Refuge Baptist church with Rev. Steve Scarborough officiating. Burial will be at Refuge Baptist Church Cemetery with Gassett Funeral Home of Wetumpka directing. Online Guest Book available at www.gassettfuneralhome.net

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The annual Pancake Breakfast at First United Methodist Church in Tallassee is scheduled for Feb. 16. Members of the FUMC men’s group will prepare pancakes, bacon and sausage as a fundraiser for its wheelchair-ramp ministry. “This goes toward our ministry at the church,” said Bill Patterson, a member of the men’s

group. “We build ramps for people who need them through the community. That’s why we do this every year.” The breakfast will be served from 7 to 10 a.m. in the FUMC’s Fellowship Hall. Plates are $5, including coffee and juice. Takeout service is also available. Tickets can be purchased Feb. 16 at the door or ahead of time from any member of the men’s group or at WACQ, located at 320 Barnett Blvd.

“We build ramps for people who need them through the community. That’s why we do this every year.” — Bill Patterson

Bid more than $100,000, according to councilmember Terrell Brown, a member of the recreation board. “The idea was that the rec board was going to use that money because we felt like we had the go-ahead to build the new recreation center,” he said. “Because of some other things that were happening, we decided that we weren’t going to be able to build it (at) that time so it was placed in an account. (City clerk) Mrs. Barbara (Garnett) notified

CORRECTION On Page A4 of the Jan. 30 edition of The Tallassee Tribune, Willie Moseley’s column was inadvertently not printed in full. The column can be read in its entirety on Page A4 today. The Tribune regrets this error.

continued from Page A1 us that the money was still in the account with accrued interest that brought it to $104,000.” City officials say improvements are needed to make the center more inviting for everyone in the community. “Once the rec center is cooled and heated, it will be a great place for the seniors in the area to walk when it’s not nice outside,” Hammock said. “We want the rec center to be a place for everyone to go.”

Plans are to install a new, more efficient HVAC system in the gymnasium and in the center’s exterior rooms, replace windows in the gym area with more energy-efficient windows, use spray foam in the gym area roofline, metal ends of walls and in the ceiling of the exterior rooms, and replace the roof where it is leaking. For more information regarding the scope of work, contact Golden at 334-283-4726.

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One of three dogs from the same street in the Clairwood subdivision were recently poisoned, according to Tallassee Animal Control officer Andy Coker. One of those deaths was a confirmed poisoning.

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Poisoning about this crime will come forward.” A cat was also found poisoned from the same street in the Clairwood subdivision where the poisoned dog was rescued. The cat is being tested and the results

continued from Page A1 are pending. According to the veterinarian who treated the dog, symptoms point to anti-freeze poisoning. Anyone with information on the poisonings is asked to call Tallassee Animal Control at 334-283-6571.

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Georgia counties. The ruling is the latest episode in a longstanding battle to preserve ancestral land in the communities and the quality of life there. Members of surrounding communities have contested Stone’s Throw Landfill in the courts for many years. “With respect to ADEM’s method of administering its monitoring and inspection process regarding daily cover at Stone’s Throw Landfill, we find by a preponderance of evidence that a lack of enforcement did result in adverse impacts but, because the evidence does not support that the enforcement was carried out differently at Stone’s Throw Landfill than at other landfills, the adverse impacts were not disparate based on race,” the EPA said in case documents. Representatives of Advanced Disposal and ADEM did not return repeated messages from The Tallassee Tribune asking for comment. In 2017, ABSCO filed a complaint claiming ADEM discriminated against the community on the basis of race. ABSCO member Phyllis Gosa filed a civil rights complaint against ADEM in 2003 charging ADEM was discriminatory by modifying the landfill’s permit to expand its services to each county in the state and the three counties in Georgia. The EPA also dismissed that earlier complaint. In April 2018, ABSCO members welcomed a federal court ruling from California which said the EPA ignored complaints of racial discrimination in connection with the landfill. Alabama was one of five states involved in the 2018 suit. Gosa warned ADEM and the EPA of potential contamination to nearby water systems. “We initially got

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Trucks carrying garbage from around the nation lineup at the entrance of Stone’s Throw Landfill to unload tons of garbage at the landfill, which has been allowed to continue operation as usual after the EPA recently closed a complaint.

landfill currently accepts an average of 1,050 tons of waste daily and at current tonnage won’t reach full capacity until 2053. Waste is delivered to the landfill by direct haul and transfer trailer and is buried daily, the website said. The facility has current disposal contracts with Tallapoosa, Montgomery, Elmore and Macon counties, the cities of Notasulga, Alexander City and Tallassee, and accepts waste from Advanced Disposal subsidiaries and multiple third-party haulers, according to its website. In 2006, monitors reported high E. coli levels in a couple of streams in the watershed, according to Alabama Water Watchers, two volunteer groups that have been observing streams in the AuburnOpelika area for several years. The highest E. coli levels were found at

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Chewacla Creek at Nixon’s Farm above Lake Ogletree at the County Road 27 bridge (site No. 10, 900 E. coli per 100 mL of water), and at Parkerson Mill Creek at Thach Avenue near the rugby field (site No. 25, 1,233 E. coli per 100 mL of water), according to Alabama Water Watchers. Several citizen monitors were trained and certified by AWW in bacteria monitoring. “Blitz” monitoring across the Saugahatchee and Chewacla creek watersheds began in January 2007, and 10 to 12 volunteer monitors certified by AWW in bacteriological monitoring tested about 30 sites in and around Auburn and Opelika. “There is nothing of quality or improvement from having that landfill situated in our communi-

involved with the EPA, I warned them that I was told that the aquifer is situated there,” Gosa said. “There are a lot of perch springs, a lot of water in that area. Glenn Branch originates on my great aunt’s property. Glenn Branch comes off of that spring, goes down through some other residents’ property and empties into the Euphabee Creek. I warned them in 2003 that that was a concern. They paid no attention. “We were told if (Stone’s Throw Landfill) would comply with ADEM and the EPA, it shouldn’t be a problem. Well guess what? The Euphabee Creek is allegedly contaminated with leachate and industrial chemicals coming off of that landfill.” The landfill is located at 1303 Washington Blvd. in Tallassee and began accepting waste in 2002. According to the landfill’s website, the

ignored.” Gosa said fees Advanced Disposal pays Tallapoosa County to operate the landfill haven’t been used to help the Ashurst Bar and Smith communities. According to a report in The Outlook last October, Advanced Disposal paid $651,495.05 to the commission in 2017. Tallapoosa County administrator Blake Beck said the money received from Stone’s Throw, which is referred to as a tipping fee, varies based on the tonnage the landfill brings in. Commissioners received $88,000 each in discretionary funds from the tipping fees in the 2018 fiscal year, Beck said. “The sad thing is none of it has made its way back to our part of the county,” Gosa said. “No recreation, poor housing, lack of sewage and water treatment.” Many residents in the Ashurst Bar and Smith’s community can trace the ownership of their property back to newly freed slaves who established the land not long after the Emancipation Act in the 1860s. “People there do not want to leave,” Gosa said. “Those are ancestral roots where we grew up. That’s where our people have been for years, as far back as the 1870s. That’s how far back we can track and we do not want to be moved away. But it’s almost impossible to live there.” Gosa issued a plea to the landfill’s owners. “Give us back our life, give us back the right to exist on land that we have had for over a hundred years, and get out of there,” she said. “You’re going to continue to destroy the landscape and once it’s destroyed, you can’t reclaim it. It is damaged forever.”

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y daughter knows I’m a voracious reader and that my favorite genres are biographies and histories. She’s also aware of my predisposition toward aviation and military tomes. Accordingly, her task in a bookstore is relatively easy whenever Father’s Day, my birthday and Christmas rolls around. Usually, whatever she picks out is well-researched and readable. Two recent gifts were definitive examples. “The General vs. The President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War” (Doubleday) is a detailed chronicle by veteran history writer H.W. Brands about the feud, for lack of a better term, between Harry Truman and Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War. The best biography I’ve ever read is David McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize-winning profile of Truman, so Brand’s book offered an even more insightful look at a memorable rivalry. MacArthur does indeed come across as the culpable adversary in “The General Vs. The President.” The general’s attitude as a career army leader who has to report to a president who had been an artillery captain in World War I is noted several times therein. Like other generals throughout the history of this country, MacArthur is portrayed as a prima donna who crafted brilliant and successful strategies, not the least of which was an invasion at Inchon, South Korea, in September 1950. However, the general’s ego as well as his disdain and disregard for government protocol and communication meant that he had a “my way or the highway” stance that was pretty much unprecedented in dealings between the commander-in-chief and a military leader. Brand’s book validates why

WILLIE MOSELEY Columnist Truman had no choice but to fire MacArthur. The general came home to wild adulation and parades, while the president’s popularity rating sank to an abysmal 22 percent. However, their ultimate status in history over two-thirds of a century later seems to favor Truman. First published in 2001, Hampton Sides’ “Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II’s Greatest Rescue Mission” (Anchor Books) is the antithesis to the MacArthur-Truman rivalry, as it documents a dangerous and heroic combat mission during World War II in which average Americans participated. Moreover, multiple veterans were interviewed and voluminous research was done for this story of the operation to liberate a prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines in January 1945. As World War II entered its final year, reports began to emanate from the Pacific theater about increased atrocities by the Japanese army against Allied prisoners. Mass executions and inhumane transportation of prisoners to the Japanese mainland in “hell ships” were just two of the types of abominations the Japanese were incorporating as their empire continued to crumble. Moreover, Japanese cruelty had manifested itself in the Philippines at the outset of World War II, as epitomized by the Bataan Death March. Thousands of starving and thirsty captives made a horrific trek to prison camps north of where they had surrendered. Many died along the way.

As the waning days of the war set in, some of the last Death March veterans were being held in a large camp in Cabanatuan. The Japanese began to relocate many of the prison’s stronger men elsewhere. The most sickly and incapacitated prisoners who remained appeared to be prime candidates for wholesale extermination, so American military officers quickly organized a rescue mission by an Army Ranger unit. Operating behind the lines with the assistance of Philippine guerillas, the Rangers pulled off an amazingly successful operation the author meticulously details in a by-the-minute style that’s gripping. Clever innovations are documented, such as the buzzing of the prison compound by an airplane to distract Japanese soldiers at the precise time Rangers were crawling through tall grass in front of the main gate and guard tower. What makes this chronicle interesting for Alabamians in particular is the inclusion of recollections by Tuscaloosa’s Bert Bank, a Death March survivor who went almost totally blind in the prison due to a vitamin deficiency but survived. His memories are poignant, as are the reminiscences of every other prisoner and rescuer. Following his return from the Philippines, Bank founded two radio stations in Tuscaloosa and created the Alabama Football Radio Network. He also served in the Alabama Legislature before dying in 2009 at the age of 94. The MacArthur-Truman saga is appropriate history but the story of the Cabanatuan rescue is more compelling. That said, thumbs up for both tomes.

Willie Moseley is the news editor emeritus for The Tribune. His column appears here each Wednesday.

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Hating music? Don’t hate the ones who love it

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hate music.” That was what a fifthgrader told me on the first visit to his classroom before we ever sang a note, before I ever had a chance to win him over with charm and charisma. “I’m not doing band, either.” Nobody had asked him to. His older siblings had been a part of the program; somehow, though, this young man wanted to display his masculinity on our first meeting by telling me that he not only hated music but didn’t want to be in the band. My response: “That’s fine but I am not here to talk to you about band.” Of course, the kid slumped down in his chair and mumbled something. But his point was made: I want to be a real man, and as a real man, I’m not doing this prissy stuff like singing or playing an instrument. In my years of teaching, I have had to learn not to have my feelings hurt when someone doesn’t want to participate in choir or band. That’s fine; it isn’t for everyone. But as a music teacher, I firmly believe everyone will reach a point in their lives when they wish they knew how to sing, play an instrument or read music. What gets old are the excuses

MICHAEL BIRD Columnist or the conditions. For instance, “I am quitting choir because I am going to focus on (fill in the blank).” OK … so, baseball, wrestling, basketball, et al., meet during a class period? What school are you attending where those sports meet during the day? You have to attend two performances to participate in choir, the Christmas Concert and the Spring Show. That’s it. You don’t have to be in one of our show choirs unless you want to be; those are volunteer groups and, yes, they meet after school. But the class itself doesn’t have anything to do with that. In band, the same applies. If you choose to be in the band, you come to the band class. Nobody is going to make you be a part of the side groups, such as jazz band, which meet and go places. You don’t even have to be in the marching band and go to all those football games and parades. You can just take the class.

And how many performances are required for band? The Christmas Concert and the Spring Concert. All we ask is that you try. Nobody is expecting the next virtuoso musician to emerge from our little town, although that would be great. We just provide the opportunity for a student to speak from his heart through performance in the fine arts. The next time someone says they hate music or are quitting to focus on their professional career in something else, I will just have to remind them that while we accept their decision, please do not talk bad about us on the way out the door. Music is as important a class as anything and it means so much to a lot of people. Half our student population is enrolled in a music class. Choosing not to participate is up to you, and nobody will criticize you for it, so please don’t make fun of those who are still there. You might actually enjoy hearing them the next time you attend a school assembly or ballgame, even if you “hate” music. Michael Bird is a regular columnist for The Tribune.

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Lots of rising stars in the Alabama Legislature

he Alabama Legislature has held its organizational session and leadership in both the House and Senate remain essentially the same. Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) remains in his post, Sen. Greg Reed (R-Jasper) remains majority leader, Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia) continues as rules chairman and Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) is again chairman of finance and taxation/education. The only new leader will be Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Escambia), the chairman of the general fund committee. The House leadership is completely intact — Mac McCutcheon (R-Madison) remains House speaker, Victor Gaston (R-Mobile) is the speaker pro tem, Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) is chairman of the general fund ways and means committee, Rep. Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa) is chair of the education budget committee, Rep. Mike Jones (R-Andalusia) will set the House agenda as rules committee chairman and Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Dekalb) will serve as majority leader. Rep. Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) is the House minority leader and Sen. Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) is the Senate minority leader. Approximately 30 percent of the House is comprised of new members and freshman class of state senators has 13 new members, making up one-third of the 35-member body. There are 11 new Republicans and two new Democrats in the Senate. This new class of legislators has some potential stars. First on most lists in the Senate is Sam Givhan from Huntsville, the grandson of legendary Black Belt Sen. Walter C. Givhan. He comes to the Senate with not only a strong pedigree but extensive leadership experience. He is a successful economic developer and attorney, and has been chairman of the Madison County Republican Party. Sen. Will Barfoot of Montgomery will be an able replacement for Dick Brewbaker in his Montgomery, Pike Road, Autauga, Elmore and Crenshaw district. He is an attorney by profession and is open, affable and likeable, in fact maybe even as popular as Brewbaker. He carried every box in his district against a viable opponent. Young Garlan Gudger will be a quick study and a stalwart bulldog for his Cullman and northwest Alabama district. He has deep roots in Cullman County and has a bright future. Sen. Donnie Chesteen moves over from the House to the Senate; his Wiregrass district encompasses all of Dothan and Houston and Geneva counties. He is a native of the area and very popular. He is a former coach, knows his people and has not become aloof. He is humble, accessible and a thoughtful, decisive legislator who will fit in well in the Senate and probably stay awhile. Sen. Chris Elliott of Baldwin will be immensely effective. He has been a Baldwin County commissioner and will be a fierce advocate for the coastal area. Sen. David Sessions from Mobile also moves from the House to the Senate. He is a successful farmer and will be an effective voice for the Gulf Coast region. Sen. Andrew Jones of Centre is sincere and will be an ardent worker for his Etowah/ Cherokee district. Newly elected Sen. Dan Roberts (R-Mountain Brook) is a successful businessman who has been active civically in Jefferson County for years. In the House, Rep. David Wheeler from Vestavia has been around Alabama politics for 40 years and this will be a small learning curve for him. Young Will Dismukes of Autauga appears on most lists of potential rising stars and Wes Allen from Troy has been probate judge of Pike County. Tracy Estes from Marion County will be a diligent and effective representative for his northwest Alabama district. Several of the freshman House members have governmental experience. Jeff Sorrells has been mayor of Hartford, Rhett Marquis from Coffee County comes from the Enterprise City Council, Rex Reynolds from Huntsville has a lot of law enforcement experience and many observers point to Ginny Shaver of Cherokee County as a leader to follow. When it comes to young legislative stars, the two brightest are still Bill Poole of Tuscaloosa on the Republican side and Anthony Daniels from Huntsville for the Democrats. Steve Flowers served 16 years in the Alabama Legislature and may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

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There’s a new boy on the street I

went by my new great-grandboy’s house the other day and while I was there memories flooded back of years gone by. My son Ronnie did some growing up in that house on Willow Street in Tallassee, as we moved there when he was only months old. As soon as he got old enough, he got a Big Wheel, a modern version of a tricycle. The street in front of the house goes uphill and when I walked to and fro from my barbershop, he would holler, “Look, daddy, look!” and down the drive he would come. We didn’t have any big trees in my yard and my boy said he wanted a treehouse. I worked on it at the barbershop and got it built. I dug four holes and put up four posts about 10 feet tall and leveled them. To move the treehouse from the barbershop, Spencer Mason took it home on a forklift. Some of the neighbors didn’t like the treehouse being in the front yard, so I told them to come back in 20 years and look at the yard after our boys were grown and the yard would be pretty. I looked at that spot the other day and there is no sign of the treehouse. We set the treehouse up and the neighborhood kids loved it. Tony Garnett, Ronnie Brantley, Brent Langley and many others enjoyed months of fun. Underneath the treehouse they played cars and trucks. When the baby gets a little older

RONALD BRANTLEY Columnistt and if he says, “Granddaddy, I want a treehouse,” watch out neighbors — you are liable to see one coming up the street. While in that house, Ronnie went through a go-cart, bicycle, a motorbike and a lot of good times on that little street. I came home one afternoon and there was a pile of stuff in the yard. “What’s going on?” I asked. “Daddy, I’m Evel Knievel,” he answered. Ronnie explained in great detail how he was going to get on his bike, come down the street, go up the so-called ramp, sail over all that junk and be a daredevil like Evel. “What if something goes wrong?” I asked. He stared back and said, “Nothing can go wrong. Watch!” He came down the hill, went up the ramp, his front wheel got caught and his body sailed across that pile of junk. It almost knocked the breath out of him. “You want to try that trick again?” I asked. Trying to hold back the tears, he

just looked at me, gave that up and went on to something else. I could tell you stories about the trampoline, the pinball machine, the Halloweens, the kids on the street and many more stories and adventures. This boy thought the world was coming to an end when I told him we were leaving Willow Street and moving to what was then the country. It wasn’t long before he loved the country and we have been there ever since. As I stood there and thought of these things, my mind went back to the baby. If the Lord allows me to tarry and he stays on Willow Street, the chances are very good you will see a Big Wheel, trampoline, treehouse, trucks and cars, pots and pans, and other things little boys and girls like to play with. I know he won’t always enjoy sitting down with an old, wrinkled man telling the stories of his youth and the joy he got watching the boys and his granddaddy Ronnie growing up. By the way, the new boy’s name is Brantley Mark Pate. I know we can’t live life over but with God’s wisdom, love and a great-grandboy, I might give it one heck of a shot.

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

Love, respect and humor found at the VA I ’m sitting in the passenger seat in my vehicle at the VA in Tuskegee writing this. I come down here at least once a week for something. It’s always something and the older I get, the more somethings there are. I don’t mind, though. I actually like it down here. It feels a lot like home. As I walked through a door, another veteran was coming out. He stepped back and held the door for me. “How you doing?” I asked. “Come on in, man,” he replied. “Thank you, sir,” I said. “Alright, have a good one, sir,” he answered. So simple. So kind. No hate. Mutual respect. So real. So easy. I love it down here. It’s funny watching folks when they arrive here on campus. I don’t know what it is but when some people get out of their cars, they walk just fine or with a slight limp but as they get closer to the building, they break out the cane and commence to limping with a purpose. It must be some kind of unseen force surrounding the hospital. One dude just jumped over the sidewalk, did two cartwheels and four backflips, but somehow found his limp just before walking through the front door. I don’t know. It’s just funny. I mean, who doesn’t cough a little more when you have a cold and go see your doctor? Better yet, who doesn’t conveniently start to feel worse when their mother or significant other is around? I had an occupational therapy appointment today for my neck. I have all kinds of neck issues which derive from my first tour in Iraq, so

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Columnistt it’s been hurting for 15 years. This was just my third session. That’s not the VA’s fault; that’s totally on me. They were here and I just didn’t take advantage of my benefits, which is not at all uncommon with respect to veterans. We can be hard-headed at times. Yes, I’m talking to you. My therapist is awesome. She’s from Louisiana and does a great job. I wonder if she makes a mean pot of gumbo. It’s worth asking. I do stretching exercises at the start of each session. Who knew stretching could cause me to be sore the next day? I am so out of shape right now. She also hooks me up with jumper cables and runs some kind of electric current through my body. The leads are placed somewhere on my hairy back, so it’s always fun when she rips them off. Today, I got hooked up to another electrical current thingy that was clipped to my ear lobes. I’m not sure what it did but it may have cured my stuttering. Late last year, I attended a class for 10 to 12 weeks with a bunch of other veterans suffering from PTSD. I’ll just put it bluntly — I was the only Caucasian in the class. Did that matter? Not one bit. In the military, we are all brother and sisters, whether we served together or 40 years apart. We tend to love and respect each other in ways most people can’t relate to. It’s a

camaraderie like nothing else. We can find the humor in things, too, without getting all bent out of shape. Our instructor, a Vietnam veteran, joking referred to me as “token.” Some people might have taken offense to it but that’s not how it should be. We should love and respect each other but that doesn’t mean we can’t occasionally laugh and pick on each other. During discussions, I figured out I was the highest-ranking guy in the class but that didn’t matter either. Neither did skin color. We were brothers. We were all equal in there, as it should be. We had a great crew. Our class was our instructor’s last one before retirement and I’m thankful for his honest, straightforward approach. He was real. I love coming to the VA. Unfortunately, the Tuskegee campus received very negative ratings in a recent article I read — only a one out of five. Yet I think they do a great job. I can’t imagine what a five-star facility would be like. The sun is starting to set, the buses are starting leave and the limps are becoming less obvious as folks make it back to their cars. People could learn a lot by spending a little time at their local VA: love, respect and humor, just to name a few. It’s been a good day. I love it down here. I’ll be back next week.

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

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Digital Learning Day set on Feb. 28 educational environment for teachers as well as students,â&#x20AC;? said Tessie Williams, the Tallassee school boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. Digital learning encompasses many different facets, tools and applications to support and empower teachers and students, including online courses, blended or hybrid learning, and digital

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Tallassee City Schools will participate in the annual National Digital Learning Day on Feb. 28. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While digital platforms will never take the place of a highly trained and highly skilled teacher, advances in technology continue to enhance the

content and resources. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The purpose of National Digital Learning Day is to highlight instructional practices and programs that help students and improve learning outcomes through the use of technology,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. With so many new types of digital devices, educational software and mobile apps continuously developed,

itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to keep up with the latest and greatest advancements in educational technology. In many areas, these pockets of innovation are confined to a small number of schools and communities, and Digital Learning Day was started to actively expand those innovative practices and ensure all youth have access to high-quality digital learning opportunities.

Freshman registration meeting set for Feb. 26 By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

To help ease the shift from one school to the next, Southside Middle School and Tallassee High School announced a meeting for parents of incoming freshmen in the 2019-20 school year has been scheduled Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. in the Tallassee High School auditorium. In an effort to simplify the process, registration for the upcoming information meeting will be held at Southside Middle School, located at 901 E.B. Payne Sr. Dr., on the following dates: March 4 for last names A-C, March 5 for last names D-H, March 6 for last names I-Q and March 11 for last names R-Z. For more information about the meeting, call the board of education at 334-283-6864.

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Tallassee residents can take part in the 2019 severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday Feb. 22-24, although East Tallassee residents must pay a county tax. During the two-day event, shoppers can purchase tax-free generators, flashlights, lanterns, tarps, plywood, radios, batteries and many more household items used during severe weather. No state tax will apply in Elmore or Tallapoosa counties, and the City of Tallassee and Elmore County are also not charging a tax. But Tallapoosa County is not participating, which means consumers in East Tallassee, in Tallapoosa County, will be charged a county tax. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you need any of those items, they will be tax-free that Friday, Saturday and Sunday,â&#x20AC;? Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That would be a good time to get those supplies.â&#x20AC;? Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax holiday is the earliest among the four states with severe weather preparedness sales tax holidays. The Texas tax holiday is in April, Louisianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is in May and Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is in August. The sales tax holiday began in 2012. For a full list of tax-free items, go to alabamaretail.org/ alabamasalestaxholidays.

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The Jan. 19 tornado that hit Wetumpka has forced organizers to move the site of a lecture about the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impact crater and the origination site of tours. The lecture on Feb. 21 was originally scheduled for the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration building but the police department had to relocate there after its building was destroyed by the tornado. Dr. David King Jr. will conduct the free public lecture on the updated science of the crater at Jasmine Hill Gardens, located at 3001 Jasmine Hill Road, on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an

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THS’ Glasscock earns Ed.S. from Auburn University STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Tallassee High School band director Robby Glasscock recently completed his educational specialist’s degree at Auburn University. Glasscock, who has been with Tallassee City Schools for 18 years, presented his poster project, the culmination of a year’s research on injuries in marching bands, at the Alabama Music Educators Association annual convention in Birmingham last week. Glasscock interviewed dozens of band directors around the country and summarized his findings. The Ed.S. degree is one step shy of a doctorate.

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The Tallassee High School Alumni Association is accepted applications for its annual scholarships, which will be awarded to two seniors in the Class of 2019. According to THSAA president Suzannah Solomon Wilson, a $500 scholarship is awarded to a senior planning to attend a two-year community, junior or technical school and a $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a senior plan-

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Mary ‘treasured up’ all things about Jesus’ birth “But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.” — Luke 2:19 n contrast to the shepherds’ glorious praise and the wonder it generated among the people they told about what they had seen, Luke tells us that Mary “treasured up” all the things about the birth of Jesus, and pondered them in her heart. Our hearts are stirred (and rightly so) by vibrant expressions of worshipful praise. But this verse about Mary reminds us of another important aspect of our relationship to God. How much time, space and priority do we devote to contemplating our relationship with God? Look closely with me at this dozen word sentence that is today’s text. I hope you can see three components of Mary’s quiet contemplation that will enrich your private devotional experience of

meditation. First I see the role that memory played in Mary’s contemplation. That’s the idea behind “treasured up.” She stored these things in the vault of her memory. Imagine in a time long before photos and video how precious those vivid mental images would be to this young mother. Imagine how she would have recalled all the angel had told her, and marveled at how it all came to pass. I don’t know for sure that it happened, but I can picture her many years later relating the events to Luke with crystal clarity. She could do that because she had treasured up all the details we now love from Luke’s record of Jesus. Are there things you have seen and experienced that you will never forget? I remember some things I wish I couldn’t, but the same faculty of mind allows me to revisit precious moments I have known in the past, over and over again.

MIKE MCELROY Columnist Then, focus with me on the role of intellect in contemplative meditation. Mary was “pondering” the things she had stored. We are able to store information in our minds for more than rote recall. We have the ability to think about what is stored in our minds, to process and make meaning and understand the significance of what we know. This is how we learn and become aware. It is a tragic mistake to believe the lie of Satan and the world that being a person of faith means you are not a person of reason. It is not at all necessary to “check your intellect at the door” when you go to worship God. It is actually essential

to bring your highest power of thinking to contemplate God. A little child can know and sing “Jesus Loves Me.” But the theologian Karl Barth responded to a question about whether or not he could summarize his whole life’s work in theology in a sentence. He said, “Yes, I can. In the words of a song I learned at my mother’s knee: ‘Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.’” Finally, I think we can see how affection is involved in contemplation. The things Mary pondered were “in her heart.” These were emotional matters with her. Her maternal love for her infant son would only grow richer and deeper with the passing of time and her growing awareness of all it meant for Jesus to be, as the angel said, “the son of God.” Do you think (a lot) about people you love? Of course you do. Whether the affection is passionate romantic love,

the love between a parent and child or grandchild, or the soft, warm bond between genuine friends, we think about the people we love. Do we think very much about God, whom we are to love with all our heart, soul and mind? This is a very important component of contemplation. It is not an exercise in cold, detached, scholarly thinking. It is emotional, affectionate thinking. I am not suggesting an either/or contrast between praise and contemplation. Mary’s song (the Magnificat) in the previous chapter models a Scripture-saturated, vibrant expression of praise to God, just as her contemplation teaches us about meditation in today’s text. God has given us the gifts of memory, cognitive ability and the capacity to love. Let’s use what he has given us to enrich our relationship with the Lord.

Church Briefs First United Methodist Church

New worship times are 9 a.m. for contemporary and 11 a.m. for traditional, with Sunday School for all ages at 10 a.m. Programs for children and youth on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. All are welcome. We also have a few openings left in our Lighthouse Afterschool program, for children in kindergarten through seventh grade. Afterschool care includes devotions, fun activities, mission projects and help with homework. For more information, contact our church office at 283-2195.

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

Our Life’s Journey radio program is at a new time. SUNDAYS 9:30 a.m. 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 6:00

p.m. and Sunday mornings at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. with Sunday School from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. each week. St. Vincent de Paul is located at 620 Gilmer Ave. in Tallassee. For more information, please call 334-283-2169.

Liberty Baptist Church

Everyone is invited to join us in worship at 574 Liberty Road, Tallassee. Upcoming Revival is planned for February 10-13 with pastor Johnny Fain from First Baptist Dothan leading the services. 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 (334) 312-4913. 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)

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Will host t he “Heart Links 16th” Women’s Praise and Worship Night on Feb. 22 from 6 to 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 334207-0456. 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.

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 64 Log Circle Providence Primitive Baptist Church 4850 Chana Creek Road Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road

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Mustangs hold off furious rally from Tallassee By KAMARRI DARRINGTON For The Tribune

The Stanhope Elmore boys basketball team was about to see its Senior Night celebration slip away in its regular-season finale against Tallassee on Friday. After giving up a sevenpoint halftime lead, the Mustangs found themselves tied with the short-handed

Tigers with three minutes remaining. While Tallassee kept hitting shots from the outside, Stanhope Elmore lived at the free-throw line. The Mustangs did just enough to pull out a 40-36 win over the Tigers. “The game was a little bit different than I expected,” Mustangs coach Terry Hardy said. “We really struggled shooting the ball on both

sides. At the end, we got stops defensively. I thought that was the difference in the final four minutes, because we weren’t making our free throws.” Stanhope (15-11) missed three consecutive free throws with less than a minute to go, giving Tallassee (21-6) two more opportunities for a gametying 3. With less than 10 seconds remaining and Stanhope

leading 39-36, Tallassee’s Sandarius Hughley went for a layup and couldn’t convert. Jahsan Upshaw hit a free throw to seal the win. C.J. Wright led the Mustangs with 15 points. Teddy Harris finished with 10 points but missed all four of his freethrow attempts in the fourth quarter. Upshaw finished with six points after going scoreless during the first half.

“I knew that would play hard,” Hardy said. “Tallassee’s a well-coached team. They had some guys out, but some of their kids step up and make some shots for them, which is part of the game. We knew it would be a dogfight, so I’m just happy we came away with a win.” The tone of the defensive struggle was set in the game’s See RALLY • Page B2

BACK TO THE DIAMOND Excitement grows during preseason

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hate to admit it because I’m not usually a fan of winners. I like a good underdog story, and as a fan of sports teams that typically do very poorly in the postseason, it’s always been easier to hate on the successful teams. But after Sunday night’s Super Bowl LIII, there’s no argument New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time. And more than that, he should be in the conversation of best athlete of all time. He’s up there with Tiger Woods, Serena Williams, Wayne Gretzky and Michael Jordan. Let’s just take a look at a list of Brady’s accolades. • The man has six Super Bowl rings. That’s as many titles as the Pittsburgh Steelers have, a record that stood for an extremely long time. • He also has four Super Bowl MVP awards, the most by any NFL player, and three league MVP awards. He’s the oldest player to ever win either. • If you combine his regular-season and postseason stats, Brady is first in league history in career passing yards and touchdowns. • He’s been selected to fourteen Pro Bowls. And you thought Terrell Owens’ six selections were impressive. • Brady has won the most games ever by an NFL quarterback; he’s the only one to get to 200 regularseason wins. Oh, and he’s never had a losing season. Name a better quarterback. Please. I’ll wait. During Sunday night’s Super Bowl against the Los Angeles Rams, there was no question in my mind who was going to win. Similar to why I just knew Alabama was going to get into the College Football Playoffs: Because, See ARBOGAST • Page B6

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Tallassee coach Pat Love was excited to get his team together on the field for the first week of practice.

Softball teams return to the basics as preseason begins By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

The spring sports season is quickly approaching and high school softball teams returned to the field last week to begin practice. After winning 41 games last season, Holtville has higher expectations than ever but coach Darryl Otwell said the Bulldogs are taking their preparation one step at a time. “It’s back to fundamentals on everything for us,” Otwell said. “The basic concepts of the game. We think that’s a good thing for everyone, even the ones with plenty of experience.” Holtville is looking to make some See SOFTBALL • Page B7

High school baseball teams officially got their seasons started last week when players were allowed to return to the field for organized practice. Wetumpka coach Michael Dismukes did not try to downplay the excitement of getting his team back together to start hitting and fielding. “It’s been very exciting,” Dismukes said. “It’s like Christmas morning for us. We’re ready to get on the field and looking forward to moving around and catching some balls out here.” That same feeling has been expressed from coaches across the county. Michael Byrd has seen expectations rise during his tenure as coach at Elmore County and he believes this week could be the start of a special season. “It has been real exciting for us,” Byrd said. “We have some players who

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Tallassee coach Adam Clayton and the Tigers returned to the practice field last week to officially start the season.

have been in the program for a while. Last season, I think we tripled our win total from the year before and we think we have a chance to do something that has not been done at this school in a long time.” No matter how high the expectations are for a team, coaches said they have to start back at the basics to get

players ready for the season. Bunting, baserunning and fielding drills were often seen on the field throughout the opening week of practice. “Early on, it’s about fundamentals,” Dismukes said. “If we can play fundamentals, we’re going to be okay. We have to be fundamentally sound and then progress

from there.” While the basics are important for all players, the challenge may be keeping high school athletes focused while repeating the same drills. Stanhope Elmore coach Wes Dunsieth said his team is having to work back up from the ground floor but there has to be time for new drills too. See BASEBALL • Page B7

Reeltown to meet Thorsby in girls area championship By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

As expected, Reeltown’s girls basketball team will go toe to toe with Thorsby tonight for the Class 2A Area 8 championship. The Rebels of Reeltown defeated Fayetteville, 59-21, while the Thorsby Rebels beat Central Coosa, 52-33, on Monday night, setting up a rematch for the title. Both went 5-1 in the area during the regular season with their only blemishes coming against each other. Reeltown fell to Thorsby on Jan. 14, 42-35, but just 11 days later, it earned a 37-25 victory. The right to host the area championship came down to a coin toss, which Reeltown won. “Of course you’d rather play at home than on the road,” Rebel coach Will Solomon said. “But I can guarantee you once the ball

tips off, Thorsby will be focused on what’s going on on the floor. So we appreciate the fan support, but it’s gotta be won between the lines.” Solomon said Thorsby’s biggest attribute is something he also prides about his Rebels, and that’s playing well as a team. “They have a couple real outstanding players,” Solomon said, “but when they sub, you really don’t see much of a drop off because they’re disciplined and coached well. They’re going to be in the right places and they’re not going to make little mistakes that hurt them.” Like Thorsby, Reeltown has a strong team concept. The Rebels have four players averaging more than six points per game, and three of those four are also averaging more than six rebounds per game. Taniya Haynes had See REBELS • Page B7

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Reeltown’s Taniya Haynes (3) has been a leader both on and off the court this season, and the Rebels need that to continue tonight in the area championship against Thorsby.

Levett leads way for Tallassee athletes at state meet STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Tallassee’s Kalvin Levett grabbed two medals over the weekend at the AHSAA Indoor Track and Field State Championships. On Friday, Levett finished third in the boys triple jump event for Class 4A-5A and finished second in the boys 60-meter hurdles.

Levett’s third-place finish was just two inches ahead of fourth place to earn a spot on the podium. Elmore County’s DJ Patrick won gold at the event. On Saturday, Levett qualified for the final heat of the hurdles event by posting an 8.92 qualifying time in the preliminaries. He topped that mark in the finals, finishing the race in 8.72 seconds which was just a quarter of a

second behind the top finisher. Levett fell short to Patrick again in the long jump event. Levett finished in 10th place with a distance of 18 feet, 4 inches while Patrick took home another medal with a jump of 21-3. On the girls side, Chloe Baynes and Iyana Parker both qualified for the finals of the 60 hurdles. Tallassee was the only school to have two runners qualify for the

race. Ramsay’s Zhevyn Jones ran past the competition, setting a new state record, while Baynes and Parker finished seventh and eighth, respectively. Baynes finished one tenth of a second in front of her teammate. Baynes grabbed points for her team by finishing sixth in the girls high jump. Tallassee finished in 19th place as a team.

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first six minutes. It took more than four minutes for Tallassee to score the game’s first point. Stanhope hit the game’s first field goal with just under three minutes remaining in the first quarter. The Mustangs held a 20-13 lead at halftime on the strength of a 12-0 run. Tallassee was resting three of its players due to injury, but Tigers coach Keith Mixson said they should all be ready for the area tournament. Tyrek Turner, who led the Tigers with nine points, put back a missed shot to tie the game at 33-33 with 3:50 remaining. Hughley finished with eight points. The Tigers missed 19 of 24 free-throw attempts for the game. “We got outrebounded down the stretch and that hurt us,” Mixson said. “We missed 10 free throws in the first half and got down early. We battled hard and got to play some younger guys, so this was very good experience for them as we head into the playoffs.” Stanhope Elmore faced Wetumpka at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the semifinals of the Class 6A Area 5 tournament with the winner to face host Selma in Friday’s championship. While free-throw shooting was part of the focus for the Mustangs heading into Tuesday, there was no extra motivation needed to keep the team’s season alive. “Confidence is the main thing we’ve been preaching all year,” Hardy said. “We want to play our best basketball at the end of the season. I think right now, if we’re not playing our best basketball, we’re really close. That’s all I could really ask for.”

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Tigers hammer Alabama in 84-63 rivalry win By JEFF SHEARER AuburnTigers.com

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Auburn’s Chuma Okeke (5) is defended by Alabama’s Herbert Jones during Saturday’s game in Auburn.

From the logo, Jared Harper launched the deepest of 3s, swishing a 30-footer that symbolized Auburn’s scorching first half. Alabama coach Avery Johnson immediately called timeout, but the pause served only to give the sold-out crowd more time to celebrate. The Tigers remained red hot, amassing a 20-point halftime lead in Saturday’s 84-63 rivalry win at Auburn Arena. “I work on that all the time,” said Harper, who scored 19 points and had five assists. “I just know if I can hit from that far out then I can be able to hit when I’m See AUBURN • Page B7

Talllassee can’t keep up with Stanhope in regular-season finale By KAMARRI DARRINGTON For The Tribune

Stanhope Elmore senior forward Alisson Evans was the last to leave her locker room after the girls game against Tallassee on Friday. The Mustangs had just completed their senior night ceremony, and Evans was still in her uniform long after the boys began playing. After the pictures, flowers and hugs, she still had one more special person to see. Shelton State coach Madonna Thompson was in attendance to watch Evans, a four-year varsity starter for Stanhope coach Kelvin Stokes, score 26 points to lead the Mustangs in a 61-33 rout of Tallassee in the regularseason finale.

“She’s a tone-setter for us,” Stokes said. “She handles the paint and is our rim protector. I’m just proud of her and what she’s become. She still has a ceiling that’s very high. I’m very excited to see her future and where she goes. I just know that without her leadership, we wouldn’t have had our performance (Friday).” The Mustangs led the entire way, holding the Tigers to just 13 first-half points and taking a 26-point lead into halftime. Stanhope managed to hold Tallassee to single digits in each of the first three quarters. Offensively, Evans and guard Brooke Burkett did most of the heavy lifting. Burkett pitched in 17 points with 15 coming in the first half. “Our emotions were really

high, especially for me,” said Evans, one of two seniors on the team. “This was one of the last high-school games I’ll ever play. Hopefully, I’ll play in college, but it still makes me sad.” Tallassee was led in scoring by Lindan Oliver, who finished with 12 points, and Ciarra Sellers, who had seven. The Tigers were coming off a 48-44 win over Montgomery Catholic on Thursday. Tallassee faced Valley at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the semifinals of the Class 5A Area 4 tournament at Brewbaker Tech. For Stanhope, it was the third meeting with Wetumpka at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Class 6A Area 5 tournament. The winner advances to face Selma for the championship on Friday.

“I knew they wanted to have a strong game like that going into the playoffs,” Stokes said. “They executed very well from the start and come out aggressive. You want to have a tough game every night. Now, we’re trying to prepare ourselves for the playoff atmosphere.” Each of the first two meetings between Stanhope Elmore and Wetumpka finished in overtime with the teams splitting the first two. This rubber match will decide which team’s season comes to an end. “We know they’re going to come to play,” Evans said Friday. “It’s a rivalry game, and we both want to get to subregionals. We’ve got to play our hardest and do everything we did (Friday) to beat Wetumpka.”

ALABAMA SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL RANKINGS GIRLS CLASS 7A 1. Hoover (28-1) 2. McGill-Toolen (25-2) 3. Sparkman (24-5) 4. Austin (25-5) 5. Davidson (24-4) 6. Spain Park (24-6) 7. Grissom (18-6) 8. Auburn (21-4) 9. Hewitt-Trussville (17-9) 10. Foley (22-7) Others nominated: Vestavia Hills (18-9). CLASS 6A 1. Hazel Green (27-3) 2. Blount (21-4) 3. Eufaula (23-6) 4. Hartselle (24-4) 5. Huffman (22-8) 6. McAdory (22-7) 7. Carver-Birmingham (21-8) 8. Cullman (22-8) 9. Opelika (21-6) 10. Muscle Shoals (16-12) Others nominated: Albertville (197), Athens (15-13), Dothan (17-5), Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (18-8), Mae Jemison (15-10), Northview (16-10), Park Crossing (22-4). CLASS 5A 1. Ramsay (22-7) 2. Charles Henderson (21-6) 3. Madison Academy (22-7) 4. Central-Tuscaloosa (22-3) 5. Shelby Co. (26-1) 6. Wenonah (20-8) 7. Brewer (21-8) 8. Pleasant Grove (19-8) 9. Brewbaker Tech (25-3) 10. West Point (24-5) Others nominated: East Limestone (19-8), Faith Academy (19-9), Jackson (23-4), Mortimer Jordan (17-6), Scottsboro (19-10), Southside-Gadsden (17-5), Vigor (17-6). CLASS 4A 1. Priceville (21-5) 2. Sipsey Valley (25-1) 3. Childersburg (28-1) 4. Greensboro (21-1) 5. Sumter Central (22-3) 6. Rogers (25-3) 7. Anniston (23-4) 8. Cherokee Co. (21-6) 9. West Limestone (20-6) 10. Oneonta (22-6) Others nominated: DAR (17-11), Deshler (20-8), Handley (21-4), St.

John Paul II (14-11), Wilson (20-9). CLASS 3A 1. Pisgah (27-1) 2. T.R. Miller (20-2) 3. Midfield (20-8) 4. Winfield (27-1) 5. Phil Campbell (22-4) 6. Geneva (25-3) 7. Montgomery Academy (25-2) 8. Susan Moore (24-5) 9. Locust Fork (19-6) 10. Glencoe (18-8) Others nominated: Lauderdale Co. (14-14), Pike Road (18-10), Prattville Christian (21-8), St. James (19-7), Slocomb (18-8), Weaver (18-9). CLASS 2A 1. Sand Rock (27-2) 2. Sacred Heart (21-4) 3. Central-Hayneville (17-4) 4. Collinsville (23-5) 5. Cold Springs (21-6) 6. Fyffe (24-5) 7. Samson (22-6) 8. G.W. Long (22-4) 9. Geneva Co. (20-7) 10. Calhoun (14-6) Others nominated: Addison (16-10), Ariton (17-7), Cedar Bluff (12-14), Hatton (20-7), Winston Co. (17-6). CLASS 1A 1. Pleasant Home (18-3) 2. Spring Garden (21-7) 3. Skyline (23-5) 4. Phillips (19-10) 5. Talladega Co. Central (22-8) 6. Belgreen (20-6) 7. Florala (22-6) 8. R.A. Hubbard (18-7) 9. Mars Hill Bible (17-9) 10. Brantley (20-8) Others nominated: Covenant Christian (17-5), Decatur Heritage (18-6), Falkville (16-11), Georgiana (15-12), Lanett (13-7), St. Luke’s (19-9), Westminster-Oak Mountain (17-7). AISA 1. Tuscaloosa Academy (22-2) 2. South Choctaw Academy (21-1) 3. Abbeville Christian (24-4) 4. Lee-Scott (19-4) 5. Northside Methodist (17-8) 6. Fort Dale Academy (15-4) 7. Sparta Academy (17-5) 8. Monroe Academy (11-5) 9. Macon-East (12-9) 10. Evangel Christian (19-9) Others nominated: Lakeside

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Landowners’ help needed to count gopher tortoises By DAVID RAINER Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division and Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) are on an enlistment drive to help count one of the iconic species in Alabama’s longleaf pine forests, the beloved gopher tortoise. Considered a keystone species of the longleaf ecosystem, the gopher tortoise is crucial for the survival and health of a variety of animal species, including the federally threatened Eastern indigo snake. In fact, more than 360 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates are known to spend all or a portion of their lives in either active or abandoned gopher tortoise burrows. The reason the agencies must ask for help to estimate the population is that the vast majority of gopher tortoises live on private land in Alabama as well as throughout most of its range in the Southeast U.S. The gopher tortoise is already listed as federally threatened in three Alabama counties – Washington, Mobile and Choctaw – and a decision on a possible listing as threatened in other parts of Alabama is expected in 2022. WFF, AFC and other partners are working together to determine if the population is large enough to preclude the gopher tortoise’s listing as federally threatened. WFF and the AFC teamed with other concerned partners to conduct a series of presentations in south Alabama to encourage landowners to participate in the survey program. These workshops were funded by the American Forest Foundation. Ericha Shelton-Nix, WFF’s Gopher Tortoise Program Coordinator, said the presentations focused on several issues, including whether gopher tortoises can be protected without further regulation. “We have surveyed most of the public lands in Alabama managed by the ADCNR,” Shelton-Nix said. “More than 95 percent of gopher tortoise habitat is in private ownership. So, there’s pretty much nothing more we can do as a state agency to catalogue the population of gopher tortoises without private landowners stepping up. We have to know where gopher tortoise populations are and assess the populations to see what the status of the species is. We need to assess the populations on private lands. We discussed conservation efforts taking place across the range. We went over all the conservation efforts taking place in Alabama. “The big take-home message is that we as state and federal agencies, and NGOs (non-governmental organizations), have done all we can do without private landowner help.” Different agencies are offering cost-share for habitat management – incentives for habitat management like prescribed burning. WFF, AFC and other partners have secured grants to provide gopher tortoise surveys on private land free of charge. Several agencies and organizations offer technical assistance on improving habitat. The verified gopher tortoise populations in Alabama are in the Conecuh National Forest and Fort Rucker near Enterprise, Ala. A follow-up

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survey is ongoing on Fort Rucker. “Conecuh has one viable population and Fort Rucker has one,” Shelton-Nix said. “Those are our largest, most contiguous blocks of land with high-priority gopher tortoise soils. It is likely there are others that have yet to be identified in Alabama, but we are working on it.” Gopher tortoises are mostly limited to deep, sandy soils that make construction of their burrows easier. The preferred gopher tortoise habitat is opencanopy pine forests with no mid-story growth that allows light to reach the forest floor to promote an abundance of herbaceous ground cover for tortoise forage. “A species that becomes reproductively mature that late in life, combined with high nesting and hatchling predation rates, creates a long lag time for a tortoise to contribute to a population,” Shelton-Nix said. “In poor habitat, we see small isolated islands, like wildlife openings and roadsides, with only a handful of tortoises. Remember this is a long-lived species. As habitat quality decreases, tortoises will move to areas with food availability. They will survive, but they are not reproducing, therefore, not a viable population. That’s why the social structure is so important.” The USFWS will consider the three Rs – representation, redundancy and resiliency – during deliberation on the gopher tortoise listing status. Representation covers where it is important to have tortoises on the landscape factored with population level. Redundancy refers to multiple populations that are needed per unit to protect against unit-wide extirpation (local extinction). Resiliency refers to populations large enough to protect against extirpation by catastrophic events. Shelton-Nix said owners who agree to participate should expect a site visit from biologists to determine suitable habitat. “We have a limited amount of survey dollars,” SheltonNix said. “We need to determine the percentage of suitable soils. We are looking for landowners with 50 or more burrows, so we can be efficient and get the most bang for our bucks.”

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Top: The majority of gopher tortoises live on private land, and concerned agencies need help documenting the number of tortoises in Alabama. Above: One gopher tortoise may dig three to five burrows in an area that are used by a variety of animals other than the tortoise.

If the property is deemed suitable for a survey, the WFF grant will cover the cost of a consultant to conduct a survey, using the Line Transect Distance Sampling method. Each burrow that is found is scoped with video equipment to check for the presence of animals, which helps determine density rate. Shelton-Nix said the number of burrows doesn’t translate to the number of tortoises. “Each gopher tortoise can make three to five burrows,” she said. “If someone has 10 burrows on their property, most likely they have two to three tortoises.” Shelton-Nix said 140 folks attended the four workshops with 30 landowners who were interested in being surveyed. “We received great feedback,” she said. “But we’re still finding people who didn’t know they are being considered as a threatened species. The gopher tortoise is a very charismatic species, and people who have them love their tortoises.” The exception are cattle and horse owners who are worried about the burrows. “There are easy fixes around that,” Shelton-Nix said. “If people call me, we want to help people find solutions to their problems. It is illegal

to move them. Another thing unique about gopher tortoises is they have a homing instinct. If you move them, they’re just going to try to go back home and may end up squished on the highway.” Ray Metzler, who is the AFC’s threatened and endangered species coordinator, said the effort must overcome the concern from citizens when they hear, “We’re from the government and we’re here to help.” “We do have ways to provide the information to the USFWS without actually sharing names and addresses,” Metzler said. “We can just tell them that Landowner A has 175 tortoises in Escambia County with a density of whatever. That’s not intrusive and doesn’t share any private information.” Metzler said the impact of the USFWS decision on the gopher tortoise can’t be determined right now. “We don’t know if they (USFWS) would limit activities related to the tortoise,” Metzler said. “There might not be any impacts. We really don’t know. The USFWS won’t say until they review the information provided by the states to make the decision. Our goal is to keep it from being listed. “We are trying to get more

Arbogast well, it’s Alabama. How did I know the Pats were going to win Sunday night? Because, well, it’s Tom Brady. When the game was tied 3-3 with under five minutes to go, it seemed like the prime time for Brady to do what Brady does, and that’s exactly what happened. Brady put on his game face and methodically moved the ball down field with four straight completions, and Sony Michel topped off the Patriots with a 2-yard punch for

private landowners engaged in the process and hopefully allow us to come to their property and do a survey.” Metzler hopes to acquire more grant money for more outreach to the affected landowners later this year. “Our first four meetings led to more landowners finding out about the need for this program,” he said. “We’ve actually been on a few pieces of property that we didn’t know existed, that have good habitat and have some tortoises. If we have a few more meetings, it might lead to a few more properties like that.” Although current research sets a viable population at 250 animals at a certain density, Metzler thinks support populations could have considerably lower numbers. “You might have a support population at 50 tortoises,” he said. “There’s probably a lot more properties that have 50 tortoises as opposed to 250 at the appropriate density. And we need to find those properties.” Visit www.outdooralabama. com/nongame-wildlifespecies-projects/gophertortoise-project for a variety of information, including on the Alabama Tortoise Alliance, which will meet Feb. 28 in Andalusia.

continued from Page B1 the ultimate game winner. The score certainly indicated a defensive showdown, and it was. But Brady still got his. He finished with 262 passing yards on 21 of 35 completions. There was no way Brady was going to let the Patriots lose. And people may jab at Brady for bragging in his celebration videos on social media, but again, he’s Tom Brady. He’s won more Super Bowls than I could ever dream of winning.

He’s allowed to brag a little. And again, as much as I say I dislike Brady, he actually seems like a decent human being. You never see him in the headlines for doing things he shouldn’t be doing, and he just comes across as a standup guy. There’s also a couple more amazing things about Brady you should consider. He’s easily the biggest steal of any draft for any sport ever. Brady was taken in the sixth round

of the 2000 NFL Draft. That’s just unbelievable. He’s also a staggering 41 years old. Granted, that’s not actually all that old. But in the sports world, that’s ancient. He’s also got at least one more year in him — if not more. And knowing Tom Brady, he’ll probably be hunting down lucky No. 7 this time next year. Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor of The Tribune.

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“You have to mix it up so they don’t get bored,” Dunsieth said. “We try to throw some new things at them. They have stuff they know they have to do every day but we give them something new to work on every day too.” Dismukes said working on baserunning can be a crucial part in a team’s success. On Thursday, Wetumpka worked on situational base running for almost an hour, including hit-and-runs and sacrifice bunting. “That’s how you manufacture runs,” Dismukes said. “If we can’t handle the bat and move some runners over, it’s not going to work out for us. We can’t rely on the three-run homers. We have to put ourselves in great positions to score some runs.” After the opening week of practice, several teams already held scrimmages at practice. Dunsieth said the Mustangs got three scrimmages in during the first week so the players could get some live looks at the plate. Wetumpka got a scrimmage during Monday night’s practice. Dismukes said getting those situations in during a competitive atmosphere can help and the players enjoy it more than a regular practice. “The grind of the offseason can be tough,” Dismukes said. “They’re ready to start throwing and hitting and competing. They want to scrimmage everyday if they could but that’s tough to do.” While the excitement continues to build toward the opening day of the season, the coaches are trying to take advantage of the limited practice time they have. Only three weeks separate AHSAA’s official first day of practice and the first game day plus teams will often have to deal with rain and other weather factors while preparing for the season. “We always feel rushed,” Dismukes said. “We don’t feel like we have that much time. We’re really only looking at 12 to 14 days to get ready for the season so we have to be efficient with our time.”

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noise across the state during the season but it begins on the practice field. Otwell said the sense of excitement around the team was clear from the first day. “It was great to have them all back out there on the field together,” Otwell said. “We have new faces and a lot of young talent too so it was nice to see them come together as a team.” Elmore County also got its practice started last week and coach Kim Moncrief is hoping the Panthers are ready to make some noise of their own this season. She said the focus of the first weeks of practice will be getting the players in the right mindset to compete. “We’re trying to build their confidence,” Moncrief said. “We want them to know they can achieve what they set their minds to. We teach that comes with good decision making and repetition. We have the talent to make some noise but we just need that confidence.” The Panthers have started their practices without seven players, who are still playing in the basketball postseason. Moncrief said everyone wants the basketball team to go as far as possible but, in the meantime, the available players have to be focused and ready to work. “We need to get out and start playing,” Moncrief said. “We are ready to have everyone back but we don’t want to delay anything. We just want to be hitting our stride when playoffs come.” Tallassee coach Pat Love said the Tigers have been focusing on the defensive side of the ball. Errors were costly for the Tigers last season but

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Holtville is looking to build off of last season’s 41-win season.

Love hopes the extra emphasis early in the season can cut some of that down. Love did not have his full team at his disposal for the first two weeks of the season with some players still in basketball season. He said he does not feel like it will have a longterm effect on the team but he did say it will be nice to have everyone back. “It’s important to see everyone together,” Love said. “When you’re getting to see everyone and learn everyone’s game, you start to see who is

going to step up and who is going to be a leader for us. It’s about building that team chemistry.” During the first two weeks of practice, teams have had to deal with rain, freezing temperatures and even some sunny skies. Otwell said dealing with that variety is something that happens during the season too. “The big thing for us was trying to adjust to the weather,” Otwell said. “Softball weather is all over the place. It was cold that first week but now it’s going to be in the 70s all week

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so we just have to be ready for all of it.” Despite some of the challenges, players have not lacked any excitement entering the new season. The teams have been working with each other during the offseason but getting on the field together is a distinctive feeling. “It’s been really exciting to be back,” Love said. “We’re trying to just knock that rust off. We’ve had those one on five drills but it’s just different when you can get everyone out there together.”

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led the scoring all season with 12.9 ppg; she’s also stuffed the score sheets with 6.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game. Behind her are Makayla Langston, who averages 8.9 ppg and leads the team with 10.9 rpg, Mikaya Jones (8.3 ppg) and Diyanna Newtown (6.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg). Defensively, the Rebels are averaging more than seven steals per game this season. “Thorsby shoots the ball well and plays good defense, but our thing is all about us playing together as a team,” Solomon said. “We’re going to try to work really

Auburn closer to the line. I happened to be there, I saw an opening and had the confidence to be able to make a shot.” Harper and Bryce Brown combined for 42 points. Anfernee McLemore added 10 points including a pair of defense-extending 3-pointers, while Chuma Okeke filled the box score with nine points, five rebounds and four steals. “I felt like we pressured the ball really well,” said Brown, Auburn’s leading scorer with 23 points Auburn made 13 steals, forced 21 turnovers and outscored Alabama 30-14 in points off turnovers. “Our guys really stepped up,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. “I thought the effort and energy defensively was huge to turn Alabama over 21 times. That’s the closest we’ve looked to the kind of Auburn basketball that I like to see.”

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hard on defense and do the little things like blocking out and rebounding well, which are actually big things. We need to play within ourselves and just play good basketball.” En route to the championship, Reeltown easily knocked off Fayetteville after a slow start Monday night. Solomon said the Rebels needed to settle into things as Fayetteville put up a strong defensive front early on, but they started to pull away in the second quarter. Langston, just a freshman, once again had a strong outing, leading the team with 17 points and 12 rebounds.

continued from Page B2 After missing its first five shots, Harper’s 3-pointer got Auburn going. The Tigers connected on 7 of 11 3-point attempts in the first half. For the game, Auburn hit 13 of 22 3-pointers, a 59.1 percent clip. McLemore’s 3-pointer and dunk off J’Von McCormick’s assist completed a 13-0 run, part of a 21-2 Auburn stretch that turned an early deficit into a 25-11 lead. After Alabama pulled within three, Auburn caught fire again, reeling off 17 unanswered points, culminated by Harper’s steal and alley-oop to Brown for another slam. The Tigers ended the half on a 19-2 run and led 48-28 at intermission. “We’re going to go as No. 1 and No. 2 (Harper and Brown) take us,” Pearl said. “One and two showed, while size matters, speed and quickness are important, too.”

Alabama trimmed the deficit to 11 but Harper answered, drawing a foul on a corner 3-pointer and making the free throw for a 4-point play. Twenty-two seconds later, J’Von McCormick assisted on Malik Dunbar’s dunk. Just like that, Auburn led 60-43, and the crowd noise increased once again. “I want to thank our fans for creating this environment,” Pearl said. “I want to thank our students for standing in line all afternoon. The line was all the way down to the football stadium. I had never seen it like that.” John Petty led Alabama (13-8, 4-4) with 18 points. “This a tough building to play in,” Petty said. “You’ve just got to give credit to them, they shot the ball extremely well and they had their fans into the game. These are some of the best fans probably in the NCAA.”

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THE TALLASSEE TRIBUNE

Humane Society of Elmore County News

Cord: Why don’t owners reclaim their lost pets? HSEC director breaks down numbers of abandoned pets By REA CORD HSEC Executive Director

Abandoned is a legal term that indicates a pet has been left to fend for itself by its owner and something we know far too much about at the shelter. Think about it — last year the “owners” of 2,615 dogs and cats in Elmore County actively left them to “make it on their own” (or die), or for someone else to find and deal with. There is a reason this is a criminal act, though sadly is virtually never prosecuted. Out of the 1,241 adult dogs (over 6 months old) the shelter took in last year, 834 came here as strays. Of these 834, 26 percent (216) were reclaimed by their owners happy to get their wayward pet back. Sadly when we look at puppies (under 6 months old), the reclaim rate dropped to 4 percent, which indicates there are people who take their unwanted litters of puppies and simply dump them to fend for themselves (536 “stray” puppies last year). How many more litters of puppies were abandoned only to die by starvation, dehydration, cars or wildlife? It is simply heartbreaking to think about. Where cats are concerned, the news is absolutely abysmal. Of the 378 “adult stray cats” brought to the shelter in 2018, only 11, or 2 percent, were reclaimed by their owners. And of the 817 “stray kittens” brought in 2018, their reclaim was only .24 percent. That left 1,204 “stray” cats and kittens for the shelter to care for and try to find homes for, besides the 804 cats and kittens turned in to us by their owners. Now with cats, many of these are feral (meaning no owner) and we understand that. Cats are also exceedingly challenging, as they can be gone for weeks or months before returning home, so we get quite excited whenever we can get a cat back to its family. And don’t forget those strays are not the only pets we are dealing with, as we took in more than 1,506 dogs and cats surrendered by their owners. These are pretty daunting numbers no matter how you look at this. So while pets can and do run away or get lost, why is it so very few are ever reclaimed by their owners? Sure,

we take in pets that are starved, filthy, sick and may very well deserve a better home than the one they had. But we also receive a lot of pets in perfect health, well groomed, clean, new collars (hardly ever any rabies/ID tag or microchip), and yet no owner comes for far too many of these pets. And in more than a few cases, the owners know their pet(s) is with us but choose to simply not come for it. Our dogs and cats depend on us for their care and well-being, which is why abandoning a dog or cat is not only morally wrong, but punishable as a Class A Misdemeanor as Cruelty to Animals under the Alabama Code Section 13A-11-240(b). This code states: “the word ‘cruel’ as used in this article shall mean: Every act, omission, or neglect, including abandonment, where unnecessary or unjustifiable pain or suffering, including abandonment, is caused or where unnecessary pain or suffering is allowed to continue.” No matter how upset we may be at the people who dump these pets or never seem to look for their own pet, we highly commend all the people who take them in, pick them up off the side of road, take the sick and injured to veterinarians, try to find the owners and do all they can to help these scared and bewildered pets who wanted so little in return for their loyalty. If you have any questions about surrendering a pet, or if you have found a stray or believe an animal to have been abandoned, please call the shelter at 334567-3377 or email hselco@bellsouth. net for guidance. Our first wish for any lost pet is to find its way back home, and we will always work diligently to help strayed pets go safely back home with their owner.

HOW TO CONTACT Need to get in touch with the shelter? It can be contacted at 334-567-3377, hselco@bellsouth.net or in person at 255 Central Plank Rd. in Wetumpka. For more information, visit www.elmorehumane.org.

oki is a roughly 8-month-old male lab/border collie type mix. He weighs about 75 pounds, so he is a big boy and has a lot of energy to burn. Shelter officials were told he is housetrained and will use potty pads if he doesn’t get outside (better get big ones if so). Loki is good with older children and while he is super active at first, once he gets some exercise he settles down and has tremendous potential. The shelter’s 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

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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 free health exam with a participating veterinarian. To meet Loki and all the other 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 334-5673377. The shelter is open for adoptions Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. 4 p.m.

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