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Rogers in next year’s March 1 primary election. “After thoughtful consideration, much prayer and an outpouring of encouragement from my friends and family, I am excited to announce my candidacy for Congress,” stated DiChiara.
If all the weather folks are correct, there is white stuff headed this way tonight but no reason to panic. “I would not use the word concern,” WSFA meteorologist Eric Snitil said. “But there is a chance of snow flurries for all of Tallapoosa County.” Most weather reports agree on the possibility of flurries. Today’s high temperature will approach 50 degrees with the rain continuing to fall and possibly changing to those white flurries by evening. No accumulation is expected in Tallapoosa. With the possibility of inclement weather, Coosa County Schools have chosen to dismiss at 11 a.m. today. Both Alexander City Schools and Tallapoosa County Schools plan to have a full day of school. The system appears to be present more problems for west Alabama. “Lake Martin’s probability of severe weather is about as low as you can get, but not quite zero,” Snitil said. “Southwest Alabama stands a larger chance at the severe weather with the instability in the atmosphere.” Overall, our area will fare much better than other parts of the country where blizzard conditions are predicted. On Thursday morning, Central Alabama Electric Cooperative released eight journeyman linemen accompanied with four bucket trucks to assist Central Virginia Electric Cooperative in Arrington, Virginia in anticipation of widespread power outages associated with forecasted high winds, heavy snow and flooding from Winter Storm Jonas. With all that said, Saturday appears to be a
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Congressman Mike Rogers, R- Anniston, answers questions at meeting of the Tallapoosa County Republican Party at Queen’s Attic in Alexander City Thursday night. Rogers is facing a challenge for the GOP nomination March 1.
Larry DiChiara announces candidacy for Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District
Rogers talks election, terrorism and healthcare in Alexander City By MITCH SNEED Editor
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Congressman Mike Rogers made a stop in Alexander City Thursday to talk election, the economy, the war on terrorism and the state of healthcare in America. The incumbent congressman, who represents Tallapoosa County and the Third Congressional See ROGERS • Page 3
Dr. Larry DiChiara, 2012 Alabama Superintendent of the Year, has announced his candidacy for Congress in Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District. DiChiara will face incumbent Rep. Mike
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on certain problem areas. There is a good feeling that comes from taking these walks and picking up trash. Want to help make our area as “Besides receiving the benefit beautiful as it can be? You have from healthy exercise, it can make the opportunity to do just that on you feel good to view a clean Saturday. roadside or shoreline. I thank God The first PATH Trash Walk of there are others who feel this way 2016 is scheduled for Saturday and participation is increasing morning and John Thompson of the each time we have a community Lake Martin Resource Association cleanup.” is asking for volunteers to come Thompson said there is no out and help cleanup trash that has question of the need to address the reappeared in the last couple of issues. months. “The unfortunate part is that “We plan to meet on the plaza in littering and illegal dumping front of Jake’s Restaurant in downis rampant in our community,” town Alexander City,” Thompson Thompson said. “Roadsides can said. “We will gather at 9 a.m. and See TRASH • Page 3 then fan out in groups and focus
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DEAR ABBY: My friend of 25 years, “Violet,” moved back to town a few months ago after living far away for the last 10 years. Whereas we’ve always called and confided in each other often, now that she’s here, I rarely see her, never talk with her and receive polite but curt refusals to do anything together. I know the move was stressful for her, and I suspect the problem is more about her than me. But I am really hurt, and I miss her. My last request to get together and talk was met with, “I’m only doing what I feel I can enjoy and manage.” It seems like that
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“For too long, Congress has led our country down a path of runaway deficits — jeopardizing our future by creating a public-finances equivalent to the subprime mortgage meltdown. Our financial crisis is real, and it’s here now,” continued DiChiara. “I understand what it takes to trim fat from a budget: I have done it in my business and I have done it as a former school superintendent — now, I am ready to do it in Washington,” he continued. “Our children and grandchildren deserve to be left with a legacy of the American dream.” A graduate of Auburn University, DiChiara has served as a teacher, principal, administrator, district superintendent and adjunct college professor. Currently, he owns and operates a successful small business aimed at helping educators and school districts provide a quality education for all students. “My campaign is focused on harnessing the grassroots power of ordinary citizens who believe in defending our personal freedoms, protecting life, preserving traditional marriage, securing our borders, lowering taxes and guaranteeing our right to bear arms,” said DiChiara. “Washington is broken and failing American families and businesses” Chief Administrative Officer appointed by the Alabama State Department of Education, I have been charged with transitioning failing school systems, such as Selma City Schools, into successful districts—I plan to take my experience to Washington and transform a failing system into a successful one.” Larry and his wife, Gina, are the proud parents of three boys, Nicholas, 23, Samuel, 20, and Anthony, 15, and reside in Auburn, Alabama, where they attend at St. Michael’s Catholic Church. For more information about DiChiara or his campaign for Congress, please visit http://www. DiChiaraforCongress.com.
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be cleaned one day and after a few days of heavy traffic look like a trash pit again. During the recent LMRA Renew our Rivers Community cleanup, a group of youths lead by Sabrina Wood, Coordinator of Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership (MTCWP), spent most of a day removing trash from the banks of Hillabee Creek at the Highway 22 Bridge. As most are aware this is a newly constructed bridge which spans a very scenic stretch of Hillabee Creek.” Thompson said that despite fears of bad weather Friday, it looks like Saturday will be a good day for the event. “Rain will be gone, a little chilly, but a brisk walk with a trash bag and picker will keep you warm and the clean roadside behind you will make you smile and help to make your day complete,” Thompson said. “Pitch in and pick up for a healthier, cleaner Lake Martin Community.”
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little drier after the system passes through, just a bit chillier. The National Weather Service says Saturday will start off around 29 degrees and warm a little to a high of 38 degrees before cooling back down to 25 Saturday night. “I think Saturday will be dry,” Snitil said. “We start the day with clouds lingering on the backside of this system and then should be sunny. It will just be cold.”
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District, said that while concerns of constituents have changed over the years, the one he gets the most questions about is healthcare and the Affordable Healthcare Act. “Before the Affordable Health Care Act was passed, we had 35 million people who were uninsured, that means that 85 percent of the people were insured,” Rogers said. “Those that did have it were basically happy with their insurance. Now it has been passed and we still have 35 million people who don’t have insurance, it’s just a different 15 percent than it was back then. We are no better off than we were back then. It has to be fixed.” He said even though both House and Senate voted to repeal Obamacare, he knows they don’t have the votes to override veto. He said that if a Republican is elected in November, they will have the chance to make a change. What will that change be? He wouldn’t say exactly. “We will replace it,” Rogers said. “We are not going to unveil a plan right now. Instead we want to talk about what we have not working.” Rogers said that the economy is still a concern to many of the people he represents. Declining gas prices and few people counted as jobless sends a mixed message, according to Rogers. “It’s a shame when a bad economy is better than what it was. Basically, it was horrible and now it’s just terrible. Not too good either way.” Rogers said that while some numbers may appear to be better – like with unemployment – those numbers can be deceiving. “The unemployment rate is better, like in the 5 percent range here which is a better number than it was,” Rogers, who was first elected in 2002, said. “That number is as low as it is because a lot of people have given up and have stopped looking. I think the real number would be more like 9 or 9 and a half percent if that were taken into account.” Rogers currently serves on the Agriculture Committee, the Armed Services Committee and the Homeland Security Committee – so national security is something that he is well versed on. He said the threat of terrorism is real – even in small town Alabama. “I never really understood why terrorists seemed so glued to the idea of airplanes and trying to figure out ways to get bombs on the planes,” Rogers said. “There are a whole lot of other ways to create panic and terror. Look at what happened in Paris. Hundreds of people killed. Then there was San Bernardino. That is really eye opening.
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he world of journalism these days often takes its lumps. We here at our newspaper often hear complaints that we only cover the bad news and let good stories slip by unnoticed. While that may be true for some forms of media, we always try to provide a balanced newspaper that gives readers a mix of what is happening in our area. Our aim is to have a newspaper that is an accurate reflection of what happened and what will happen on a given day in our community. All of the above is to set up an observation. This week we have had our share of headlines of some subjects that are not pleasant at all. News of a Sunday killing near Dadeville almost broke the Internet as people scrambled for information and the latest developments on a case where the parties were well known in our area. National media even locked in on the story and linked to our reports. In the midst of the buzz created by the murder story, we found an interesting occurrence. The Outlook had a column about a very good thing that happened in our community. A young mother of two was on a routine shopping trip to the Alexander City Piggly Wiggly when her wallet went missing. The wallet was found, but the only money she had for groceries had been taken out. While she was upset and moved to tears, two clerks at the store pitched in to cover the cost of her groceries. It was such a kind gesture and one that was greatly appreciated by the young woman. No, the story didn’t have network news calling for more details, but people did notice. The story had more than 12,000 views of our website and almost the same amount of Facebook. We had readers of our newspaper call and offer to help the young woman more if she needed it. The moral of this story? There are good people in the world and we notice. We are happy to report stories like this and are glad our readers appreciate it. Thanks for reading our newspaper and letting us know what you would like to see.
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he record Powerball lottery jackpot, purportedly $1.5 billion, produced three winners last week, each of whom will get a lump sum of about $330 million, which is the most money anyone (if you don’t count Prince Charles) has gotten for doing nothing. All three winners were excited and happy to tell their kids that they can send them to college, and they now can afford to shop at Whole Foods. I did a lot of media appearances about the lottery, talking about how to invest such windfall money. CNN and NBC thought it an exciting topic since the nation was consumed by the spectacle of it all. One thing was clear: The big winner in the lottery is government. If you think about it, government is like the Mafia. It runs numbers games (the lottery). It controls drugs (DEA/Customs/ FDA). It controls guns (ATF). It has run guns, via the Justice Department with its “Fast and Furious” program. And, via the ATF and state excise taxes, it exerts influence over booze through taxes as high as $34 a gallon on whiskey. Government operates about the same as the Mafia but with less predictability and better pensions. A Mafia Internal Revenue Service would not target Tea Party groups who are paying their taxes. Here are some rough numbers (rounded up) gleaned from this record jackpot. They illustrate just how much money the government takes from citizens to allow them gamble among themselves. To afford a $2 Powerball ticket, most people would have to earn about $3 before taxes. Much like cockfights, drug dealers and massage parlors, government accepts only cash for
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lottery tickets. Government sold about $2 billion in Powerball tickets (bought with $3 billion pretax dollars) for a Powerball jackpot advertised as about $1.5 billion but which actually was about $1 billion in upfront cash. I hope you are sitting down: Our government lied to you about this number. Top line numbers: About $3 billion of pretax dollars were taken from citizens to give them a $1 billion upfront pot. But that’s just the beginning. There are federal taxes of 39.6 percent on that amount, plus probably an Obamacare tax of 3.8 percent. Tack on a state tax of 7 percent (if you are lucky), and the government “only” takes half. The jackpot now is down to $500 million – if you do not plan to die. Die in a few years, and government gets up to another 56 percent in estate taxes, leaving the winners’ families to split $220 million. To recap: The government get $3 billion, less the winners’ heirs’ $220 million, a net $2.78 billion. The winners’ heirs get $220 million, or 7 percent of the jackpot, while government gets 93 percent. Government numbers are like this profundity, found on the wall at a Washington, D.C., bar: “Truth is like poetry. And most people f*%#*^$% hate poetry.” A recent study concluded that 70 percent of folks who win the lottery are broke within seven years. Money does not come with instructions, and what the government does not get, hook-
ers and family hangers-on often do. Like Democrats, people always proclaim how magnanimous they would be if they won the lottery. But that’s an empty, self-serving, meaningless gesture with money they don’t have – just like a political promise. Few winners, if any, follow through. A Powerball winner in Iowa had a brother who was homeless, and he reportedly bought the brother a nice new home: the box containing the 80-inch HD TV he bought for himself. Some say the lottery amounts a cruel tax on poor people who are not good at math. But just try to take it away from these rednecks. They love it. If you buy a ticket, the odds of winning are 1-in-300 million, and about the same if you do not. Government should be ashamed. It’s just like Major League Baseball: The commissioner said Pete Rose would continue to be banned from the Hall of Fame because he may have gambled on games. The commissioner then had to leave the press conference early to go check on MLB’s investment in gambling sites Fan Duel and DraftKings. I think we are always happy for the folks who win the Powerball, as long as their names are not Khloe, Kim or Kris. My plan to win the Powerball was not to play it and just have Steve Harvey pronounce me the winner. I’d probably have to split it with Wisconsin’s Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department. Ron Hart, a libertarian op-ed humorist and award-winning author, is a frequent guest on CNN. He can be contacted at Ron@RonaldHart.com or @ RonaldHart on Twitter.
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There are more important things to cry about Dear Editor, A person asked me recently, why I had not written an editorial since the “Rick and Bubba” editorial. My reply was that none of the editorials lately had upset me. Well it has happened, so here we go. A recent editorial wrote about what would bring “tears to our Country.” One thing we should not cry about is a non-establishment candidate, even though he is a Republican winning the office of president. By the way as it normally happens, his support went up in Tallapoosa County after the editorial. As the late George Wallace stated, “If you put the Democratic Party and the Republican Party in a sack and shake it up and them out, they would come out the same. Both parties are equally to blame for the “mess” this country is in. If you are going to shed tears here is a list of what you should cry about! Our president shedding fake tears in a effort to take away our second amendment right to bear arms resulting in the largest gun sales in history. Cry when our president falsely misrepresents The State of the Union. Cry when “Jihadist terrorist” attack our country, killing our Marines in Texas and try to murder our police and kill innocent people in California. Our president
will not call them what they are, “Jihadist terrorist.” Cry when the largest sponsor of terror in the world just received $150 billion to expand terror, a trade off for the worst nuclear deal in history. Cry when you see our Sailors held at gun point with their hands over their heads and apologizing to the Iranians. Cry when an Iranian missile is fired within 1500 yards of our ship. Cry when the democratic party can only put forth two candidates for president. One is a habitual liar, the other a socialist who honeymooned in Russia, both career politicians. Cry when you see our flag burned. Cry when you see Christians killed and run out of their homes in the Middle East. Cry when you see prayer banned in public events and schools and our right to practice religion challenged. Cry when you see the Ten Commandments taken down in public places. Cry when our military is cut to the lowest in years and when our military leaders will not stand up during the president’s State of the Union address as he lies about our military Forces. Cry when our national debt is $18 trillion and rising. Our grandchildren will suffer because of it. Cry when our Ambassador
to Benghzi and three others die because of a stand down order to agents and no military response. Then it is blamed on a video and victim’s families are lied to by the State Department. Cry when you see the white house painted like a rainbow. Cry when the stock market starts this year with the lowest record in history. Cry when millions of babies have been killed (aborted) with government money given to Planned Parenthood and their body parts sold. Cry when more people are on food stamps and government handouts than anytime in history. Jobs and income are stagnant. Cry when our policemen are belittled and liberal movie stars call them murders. I could go on for a while about things you could cry about. Donald Trump is not one of them. Now don’t go yelling racist, I think Dr. Ben Carson, a good Christian conservative would make an excellent president. This message is to you bleeding heart democratic liberals. Now if one of these habitual liars or a socialist would be elected, “Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow you will cry baby cry. David Granger, get over it. James Keel Alexander City
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JOE MCADORY Sports Columnist
Why AU will, won’t contend in the SEC in the 2016 season
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e’ve seen this story before. After falling below expectations in 2003, Auburn’s football team went undefeated in 2004. After going winless in SEC play in 2012, Auburn came 13 seconds from winning the national championship in 2013. So it only makes sense that after a disappointing season in 2015, the Tigers will win the SEC in 2016, right? Yes, and no. Considering the returning talent on Auburn’s roster and the law of averages, there’s no reason to think the Tigers can’t bounce back and become an SEC contender and win 10 games. But consider the unanswered questions on this team, the growing strength of the conference and Auburn’s schedule, another 6-6 regular season isn’t farfetched either. Why should Auburn be considered an SEC contender next fall? The Tigers are America’s best dark horse. Just check the records. Auburn will not play a game outside of Jordan-Hare Stadium until it visits Mississippi State on Oct. 8. In Will Muschamp’s short second stint as defensive coordinator, improvement was evident. In the team’s five games against Power 5 opponents down the stretch, only Alabama put up more than 20 points (29), and that included a Derrick Henry touchdown run in the closing seconds. Only one Power 5 team, LSU, scored 30 or more points (45) in regulation against the Tigers in 2015. Opponents expected to score 30 or more points against Auburn in 2014. Consider the defensive talent returning here: DE Carl Lawson, DT Montravius Adams, DT Maurice Swain, LB Tre Williams, S Tray Matthews and CB Carlton Davis. Also consider the potential emergence of DE Byron Cowart, the nation’s top-rated high school player in 2014, and the arrival of 5-star DE Marlon Davidson, 4-star DT Antwuan Jackson, and 4-star DE Paul James, a JUCO transfer who could contribute immediately. Consider the return of a true read option offense with speedy JUCO transfer quarterback John Franklin and returning power back Jovon Robinson, and three returning starters on the offensive line. Why should Auburn be considered as an SEC also-ran next fall? Sure, Auburn plays its first five games at home next season, but the Tigers’ only wins at Jordan-Hare Stadium last season were against Jacksonville State, San Jose State and Idaho. SEC teams didn’t mind the new Jumbo-Tron. National finalist Clemson kicks off the season at Jordan-Hare, with Texas A&M and LSU coming to town before September is finished. If Auburn stumbles early, it could get rough, particularly with games in Oxford, Athens and Tuscaloosa down the stretch. Regardless of the talent coming back, Auburn’s defense hasn’t been dominant since Tommy Tuberville left town after the 2008 season. Until opponents are consistently stopped, it’s hard to see this trend changing. Maybe new defensive coordinator Kevin Steele can turn things around. Losing three starters at linebacker doesn’t help, either. Is Franklin the answer at quarterback? He’s speedy. He runs the read option. But he didn’t start in junior college, so I can’t help but wonder if he can direct an offense against SEC competition. This position must be one of strength, or else. Receiver Ricardo Louis dropped his share of balls last season, but he was also a playmaker. Louis caught 46 passes for 716 yards. Melvin Ray was second on the team with 279 yards. Both will be gone. Jovon Robinson certainly emerged in the season’s second half as a primary running back, but don’t discount the loss of Peyton Barber, who declared for the NFL Draft. Robinson and Barber could have been a great 1-2 punch between the tackles. So which way will the Tigers go? We’ve got eight months to find out. Joe McAdory is the former Sports Editor at the Opelika-Auburn News and is Communications Editor at the Auburn University Raymond J. Harbert College of Business.
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OVERTIME THRILLER Wildcats capture big win over rival Bulldogs in OT By Robert Hudson Outlook Sports Editor
The Benjamin Russell Wildcats and rival Opelika Bulldogs needed overtime to determine a winner, as it was BRHS that came out with an 81-79 victory on Thursday in Alexander City. Trailing 69-67 with less than a minute left, Opelika’s Kingston Frazier scored on a layup to tie the game with 21 seconds remaining. Benjamin Russell (8-15, 3-3 in Class 6A-Area 5) got the final possession of regulation, but Timmy Lawson’s layup attempt bounced off the rim as time expired to send the game to OT. Opelika opened the overtime period with a basket underneath the rim from Jaleel Heard that gave Opelika a 71-69 lead, its first since midway through the second quarter. But Benjamin Russell’s Jaden Tuck responded on the next possession with a basket that tied it at 71-71 with 3:35 left in overtime. After forcing the defensive stop, Tuck came up with another shot that gave BRHS a 73-71 lead with 2:58 left to play. But Frazier scored on back-to-back trips up the floor to give Opelika the lead at 75-73 with 2:19 left. With Benjamin Russell in the bonus, Tuck was sent to the line where he hit both free throws and one possession later he added another basket to give BRHS a 77-75 lead with 1:58 left. Frazier tied it back up on the next possession, and Opelika hit two free throws in the bonus to put itself up 79-77 with 43 seconds left. Benjamin Russell’s Tyre Gray responded, scoring on a layup that tied it at 79-79 with 33 seconds left. On the very next possession, Frazier had the ball stolen from him by Lawson and Frazier was called for an intentional foul that sent Benjamin Russell to the line and gave them the ball with 6.8 seconds left. Lawson hit one of two free throws and on the inbounds pass Benjamin Russell’s Quen Reese was fouled immediately and sent to the line with four seconds left. Reese hit 1-of-2 to make it 81-79. Opelika had one last chance, but the Bulldogs’ pass up the floor went out of bounds as time expired. Gray had 21 points, while Tuck had 19 and Lawson had 15 points. Frazier led Opelika with 34 points.
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Benjamin Russell’s Tyre Gray (10) attacks the rim during Thursday’s game against Opelika. Gray led BRHS with 21 points in Thursday’s overtime win.
Benjamin Russell Coach Jeff Hines said it was a big win that puts the Wildcats at .500 in the area. “It’s huge. I’m so proud of our guys because they stayed the course. I thought we had a good game plan and our guys executed above and beyond
what the game plan was,” Hines said. “We beat a fantastic basketball team tonight. Opelika is really good. Their No. 3 (Frazier), we just couldn’t stop him. But I’m proud of our guys for staying the course and we found a way to win it at the end.”
Turnovers doom Lady Wildcats against Opelika By Robert Hudson Outlook Sports Editor
The Benjamin Russell Lady Wildcats were hurt by the press defense, as turnovers led to a 64-45 area loss on Thursday to the Opelika Lady Bulldogs. Benjamin Russell Coach Latreisha Moon said the Lady Wildcats (8-13, 1-5 in Class 6A-Area 5) dug themselves a deeper hole to start the third quarter. “We turned the ball over a lot and at the start of the third quarter we gave them a lot of points right off the bat,” Moon said. “Any time we’re already down and we start any quarter like that and they score quickly it’s hard for us to catch up. We’re just not that type of team right now.” Benjamin Russell narrowed the Opelika lead to 24-17 at the half as Tayla Stowes drained a 3-pointer as time expired. But Opelika came out of the locker room and went on an 11-0 run with baskets from Amber Mathews, Alexis Sydnor and Kimari Woods that put the score at 35-17 with six minutes left in the third. Benjamin Russell’s Jaaliyah Caldwell stopped the run with a shot under the basket, but the Lady Wildcats went into the fourth trailing 49-29 and never recovered. Jaylen Snipes led Opelika with 14 points. Caldwell led Benjamin Russell with 17 points and Stowes added 13 points.
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Benjamin Russell’s Tayla Stowes drives to the basket during Thursday night’s game against Opelika.
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January 23
BINGO NIGHT: Bibb Graves School in Millerville is hosting family bingo night Jan. 23 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. TRASH WALK: The next PATH Trash Walk is scheduled for Saturday, January 23 at 9:00 AM. We will meet at the fountain in front of Jake’s Restaurant to receive supplies and assignments. Come out and join your friends and neighbors for a healthy walk while removing unsightly litter from the roadways of the “most scenic� county in Alabama. For additional information contact John Thompson at jthompson@lmra.info LAKE MARTIN POLAR PLUNGE: Lake Martin Young Professionals hosts its inaugural Polar Plunge, 11 AM, Saturday, January 23 at Kowaliga Restaurant on Lake Martin! Join LMYP as they take the PLUNGE to support the Lake Martin Resource Association and Lake Martin by diving in during the dead of winter. Tickets are $20 to take the plunge and $30 if you’re too chicken. Tickets include a LMYP Polar Plunge tee shirt, all-day access to live music, games, food/drink specials to Kowaliga Restaurant, and a whiskey warm-up tent. Everyone is encouraged to attend. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Sisters In Christ Gospel Singers Anniversary Celebration, Saturday, Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 24 at 2:30 p.m. at Sardis M.B. Church, Dadeville, Rev. William Perry Jr., Pastor. Guests include Voices of Faith, Pell City, Shiloh Spirituals, Eclectic, Greg & Joyful Experience, Columbus, GA, Proverbs 31, Talladega, Bishop Thomas Weaver, Roanoke, Gospel Voices, Hollins, Traveling Harrells, Alex City, Sister Alice Lewis, Wadley and many more! Special Guest MC Minister David Butler. All Groups, Choirs & Soloists are our “Special Guests� and everyone is invited to attend.
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January 25
HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Steve Flowers will be the speaker for Horizons Unlimited Jan. 25 at the Alexander City Board of Education from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION MEETING: The first meeting of the year for the Alexander City Area Ministerial Association will be Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at River of Life Worship Center on Cherokee Road. Serious, prayerful, focused attention will be given to purpose, activities, and continuation of this ministerial association. Time will also be used for fellowship, sharing, and intercessory prayer. All Christian minister are invited. For more information, contact Bill Middlebrooks, acting secretary at 256234-3371. QUARTERLY MEETING: The Lake Martin Area Industrial Development Authority will have its quarterly meeting on Monday, Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. in the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center Executive Board Room on the campus of Central Alabama Community College.
January 26
ANNUAL MEETING: The Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual meeting and awards banquet Tuesday, Jan. 26 for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 460 Camp Civitan Road in Dadeville. There will be an awards presentation, installation of 2016 officers, displays by chamber members, drawing for door prizes, dinner and a cash bar. For more information call the chamber at 256-825-4019.
January 28- February 27
REVELATION BIBLE STUDY: Family Worship Center is having Revelation Bible Study presented by Dr. Albert Pike beginning Jan. 28 through Feb. 27. It will be Thursdays and Fridays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m.
January 30
ART WORKSHOP: The Artist Association of Central Alabama is hosting a Zantangle Art Workshop Jan 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the United Way Conference Room. Cost is $35 for members and $45 for non-members, all supplies included. Call Martha McKnight at 256-8256503 or Dottie Holdren at 256-3774918 with questions or to register. PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The
Pine Ridge Mission team will have its’ annual Pancake breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 30 from 7 a.m. - 10 a.m. at the Alexander City Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. The plates are $6 and include 2 big pancakes, sausage, fruit and drink options. The proceeds help fund the teams’ annual trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation including VBS and Community outreach projects.
January 31
BIG DAY: Lake Pointe Baptist Church invites everyone to celebrate a Big Day for the church on Sunday, January 31, 2016, beginning at 10 AM. Lake Pointe is a new church and the new pastor will be introducing the church strategy of “Come! Let Us Build!� in the morning worship on January 31st. The worship music will be led by Anthony Counts, former pastor of Mountain View Baptist Church in Wetumpka. Faron Golden, pastor at Lake Pointe, will be sharing the church’s plan for serving the community and surrounding area through the message from God’s Word. Lake Pointe is located at 8352 Highway 50, Dadeville, Alabama 36853, and is just a short drive from Tallassee. Everyone is welcome. SINGING: Bay Pine Baptist Church in Jacksons Gap will host The Dye’s for a singing Jan. 31 at 10:30 a.m.
February 1
HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Mark Conversino will be the speaker for Horizons Unlimited Feb. 1 at the Alexander City Board of Education from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
February 4
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BASEBALL/SOFTBALL REGISTRATION: The Alexander City Baseball/Softball Registration will be at Radney Elementary School Friday, Feb. 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $75. Late registration will be Monday, Feb. 8 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sportplex Baseball Tower at a cost of $100.
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