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Almost $80K taken in scams in city By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Three Alexander City residents have fallen victim to scams recently. Alexander City deputy police chief James Easterwood said the three victims had several things in common. “They were all contacted by phone

to send money,” Easterwood said. “Two were elderly.” The first victim was an 82-year-old female who gave $70,000 to scams, according to police reports. “Over a period of time an elderly lady was contacted by phone,” Easterwood said. “They told her she had won cars and $12 million. They gave her vari-

“They called claiming to be a bondsman,” Easterwood said. “She shipped cash to Jamaica, New York.” The third victim was contacted with information he had been approved for a loan. “Somebody called saying he needed to get eBay and Google cards,” See SCAMS • Page 9

ous reasons why she needed to provide money from needing to pay drivers to deliver prizes to paying attorneys.” Easterwood said relatives discovered the issue. Easterwood said the next victim, who was 78, was also contacted by phone stating a relative was in jail and needed $6,800 to be freed.

City sewer grease reduction program producing results By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

The Alexander City Public Works sewer department has been asking for the public’s help in maintaining the city’s sewer lines by reducing the amount of grease introduced to the system. To help, the sewer department started the “Cease the Grease” program with stations around town for residents to drop off grease and pick up containers to recycle the cooking by-product. “Last year we collected 576 gallons of grease through the program,” grease program director Dale Talley said. “That is grease that is not building up in the sewer lines creating future blockages.” Talley and sewer department superintendent John McWhorter said the damage grease does when disposed of down drains does not show up overnight. “Small amounts of grease build up over time,” McWhorter said. “It will eventually lead to issues in the sewer system like blockages.” Talley helped start the “Cease the Grease” program in 2017 and has helped establish sites for grease recycling. “We have stations at area apartment complexes like Sherwood Forest, Bradley Point and Pamela Manor,” Talley said. “We keep jugs there residents can take home to collect grease products and then return the jug to get another.” There is also a grease recycle station at the public works facility on Railey Road. Talley said he wants to expand the program adding sites residents can find jugs for grease recycling in high-density housing areas. See GREASE • Page 9

Potential plans ACT II talking about using city hall as performing arts center By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor

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Alexander City Theatre II, shown at top performing in ‘A Very Rich Woman,’ and the city are discussing a lease agreement that would make city hall, above, a performing arts center once it is vacated.

Alexander City Theatre II and the city government are discussing a lease agreement to use the current city hall downtown as a performing arts center once it is vacated. “We feel it would fit in with the downtown arts and entertainment district,” Alexander City community development director Al Jones said. See PLANS • Page 9

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Shy guy overcoming addiction flounders in the dating pool DEAR ABBY: I’m a 28-yearold male who has never had a girlfriend or a meaningful relationship. I’m well-educated, nice-looking and have a good sense of humor. But I get shy and nervous around the opposite sex. Compounding that, I seem to have a serious “resting face.” People assume I’m frustrated or angry/grumpy when it’s just my normal expression. I’m worried it makes me unapproachable or appear to be unpleasant. I have overcome addiction, attend daily support meetings and have almost a year of sobriety. I avoid bar/ club scenes where a lot of people my age socialize. I’m beginning to feel very alone and empty. I asked out a temp at my job, but she had a boyfriend and offered to set me up with a friend of hers. I declined because I was embarrassed. My friends tell me it’s a game of numbers, but it hurts being rejected all the time. I see beautiful, nice women with men who treat them badly,

DEAR ABBY Advice and I obsess over what’s wrong with me. My experience with women is limited. I’m not looking for a commitment, just some friends to share good times and laughter with. I’d love to have someone to spend time with before loneliness awakens previous bad habits. -- ABOUT TO GIVE UP IN CONNECTICUT DEAR ABOUT TO GIVE UP: I doubt your “resting face” is what keeps women away. It’s more likely the fact that you are afraid to interact with them. Start by talking to some of the women in your support meetings. They already know something about you and the strides you have made in overcoming your addiction. And involve yourself in

activities you enjoy that are more social. It may help you to develop your “people skills” so you will feel less anxious in other social situations. But do not allow yourself to use the fact that you are lonely to destroy your sobriety because it would be a poor excuse. DEAR ABBY: I hate eating with my spouse because his table manners are awful. He sits with both elbows on the table, leans close to the dinner plate and uses his fingers to push his food onto his fork. He mashes everything on his plate together before he starts eating, smashes crackers in his soup, scrapes his spoon on the bottom of the bowl and slurps his liquids. He also licks his fingers. He thinks he can modify these behaviors when he’s with others, but he lapses into them even when he’s with friends in a restaurant. Please help me. How can I get him to change? Must I tolerate it? I have tried constructive suggestions and

gentle prodding with no success. Please respond in your column because he reads it daily -- while he eats. -DISTRAUGHT SPOUSE IN COLUMBUS, OHIO DEAR DISTRAUGHT SPOUSE: Your husband must have many wonderful qualities if you married him knowing this is the way he consumes his food. Among them is an awareness that he should modify his eating habits when he’s with friends. Let him know that YOU are his BEST friend and you would like him to practice his “party manners” when he eats with you. If he’s reluctant, point out that he “lapses” when he’s socializing with others, and it isn’t pretty. It may motivate him to try harder. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby. com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Children love toys and most love dogs. But given the choice, some children in the Alexander City area are being taught what selfless love and sacrifice are all about by donating food and other items to the Lake Martin Animal Shelter instead of receiving gifts on their birthdays. Shelter director Mia Chandler said about 20 children in the area now give food, supplies or money on their birthdays. It’s not a program, just something the kids and their parents started years ago. “Children love animals and they want to help, whether they have a pet at home or if they can’t have a pet,” Chandler said. “I think it’s great. I think that it says a lot about a child, whether it was their decision to do so or if it was their parent, to sacrifice gifts, not to benefit themselves but to benefit others … it’s a beautiful thing to be humble.” Kealey Wall of Daviston said her two small children are active donors. Her son, Colten Clark, is now 3 and her daughter, Paisley Clark, is 2. They are not deprived and typically get at least one nice gift on their birthdays, she said. On Colten’s first birthday, Wall asked those who planned to give him presents to make donations to the animal shelter instead. Wall told family and friends if they had items such as dog and cat food or toys for the animals they should give them to the shelter. “Oh, I love doing (it),” she said of the

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about the best that we could have planned for,” Elmore County chief engineer and operations officer Richie Beyer said. Wetumpka police chief Greg Benton even said criminals don’t seem as active. “I feel like all crimes have gone down some,” said Benton, whose force finally stood down from five days of emergency operations Thursday evening. “There’s a sense of what the town needs. There is a sort of togetherness now that may help.” Wetumpka and Elmore County officials praised the coordinated efforts to clean up and evaluate what was pulverized in the 18-mile long swath the tornado carved, from southwest of Wetumpka northeast to near Eclectic. While the EF2 tornado’s maximum winds of 135 mph were chaotic, especially in Wetumpka, the response is not. “We’re pretty close to a week after the fact and we’ve made a lot of headway,” Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis said. Patience has been a virtue among Wetumpka’s citizens, he said. “The people have been fantastic,” he said. “It’s been phenomenal.” All the EF2-level damage occurred from downtown Wetumpka to the eastern bank of the Coosa River, according to the National Weather Service in Birmingham. There were no fatalities. Elmore County Emergency Management Agency director Keith Barnett said Thursday 176 homes were damaged in some form countywide, 116 in Wetumpka and 60 in the county. “That’s anywhere from a shingle being blown off to a house being destroyed,” he said. Teams from the EMA and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, which have been conducting the damage assessments as a foundation for requesting federal disaster funds, are now focusing on business damage after completing their examination of residences. Barnett said residential areas suffered the brunt of the tornado, although 15 to 20 businesses were significantly damaged at the Wetumpka Industrial Park. Katrina Mitchell, the coordinator of Elmore County Cooperative Extension, said 24 businesses countywide reported damage and those assessments may be completed today. “The damage was relatively concentrated in Wetumpka, about 50 percent there and the other 50 percent in the county,” Mitchell said. Wetumpka’s business community, aside from the industrial park, was relatively unscathed by the tornado. “We dodged a bullet,” said Gerry Purcell, the executive director of the Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce. “We had serious damage in the industrial park, significant damage to inventory and equipment, not just the buildings. We don’t know what the monetary weight of that is. Most of our businesses will have decent insurance, so I think we’ll be OK there. Most of our businesses were operating on Monday, so we’re very blessed. The employment impact should be minimized.” But Purcell said despite the brisk pace of the recovery so far, Wetumpka must be prepared for the challenges to come. “This recovery phase is going about as good as I’ve seen it anywhere,” he said. “It’s extraordinary and that’s due to a lot of people. The next phase will be more challenging with the psychology of getting down to the nitty gritty and cleaning this mess up. It could take six months to a year but we’re going so fast with the recovery. Then there’s the rebuilding.” Willis and Benton said the recovery has gone well enough so far that city employees can now pause to recharge. “We’re going to step back from the west side (today) and focus on some of the damage on the east side and the industrial park,” Willis said. “Then we’re going to take Saturday off and get our people some rest, then focus again Monday on what has to be done.” Benton said the 29 members of the police department have been working under emergency operation mode without a day off since Saturday. “That’s everyone in the police department, 24/7, 12-hour shifts, nobody takes

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Top: Traffic on the Bibb Graves Bridge passes under a banner proclaiming ‘Wetumpka Strong’ on Thursday. Above: Crews work to tear down what is left of the Fain Senior Center, which was demolished by Saturday’s tornado in Wetumpka.

a day off,” he said. Starting (tonight) our guys will start getting days off.” The police department’s building was destroyed by the tornado and the force has relocated to the second floor of the city’s administrative building, which will likely be law enforcement’s headquarters for a long time. “We got all our equipment moved to the second floor and got things straightened out at the old PD,” Benton said. “We’ve got our investigators in one big room now. I’d say by the end of next week we should be up and running at full capacity. “The mayor and I have been discussing all the possibilities to rebuild or use an existing building. It will be a little while. If we choose to build, it will probably be a lot longer.” Willis said he intends to be meticulous in the recovery and rebuilding. “You have to pace yourself and there is a process you have to follow,” he said. “We’re at point ‘A’ and we’ve got to get to ‘C’ or ‘D’ but we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves. We’ve got guidelines to follow to see if we’re going to qualify for (federal) assistance. A lot of paperwork is involved. “It’s been a tough week but we’ve learned a lot. I’ve spoken with mayors who have been through this kind of thing and the advice they have given me is, ‘Don’t get ahead of yourself; follow the process.’ I hope we never have to do this again but if we do, we’ve learned a lot.” The community also learned there is virtually unlimited compassion from surrounding areas. The response from neighboring cities and volunteers wanting to help clean up and provide basic necessities such as food, water and clothing has been so overwhelming officials can draw from a horn of plenty. “The outpouring to our community

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helping us with equipment and manning it,” Willis said. “We had over 1,000 volunteers.” Barnett said a planned volunteer day to assist in cleanup has been canceled and the local Adullam House had to stop taking donations. “They couldn’t sort it all; so much was coming in,” Barnett said. “We just rode through the area and there is really nothing for volunteers to do. Everything’s been cut up and stacked up and now it’s a matter of hauling it off. We appreciate all the volunteers and church groups calling us. We are working with our VOAID (Volunteer Organizations Active In Disaster) partners who are assisting us with cleanup in the county the next three or four days.” Willis made some special requests about assistance and driving in Wetumpka. Willis said he is trying to find a place to stay for those whose homes are unlivable. “If you have a need, contact us,” he said. “We’re still trying to find homes for people who have been displaced. I’m taking that on myself.” The city’s administrative building can be reached at 334-567-5147. Willis said crews with chainsaws are still needed and those interested in helping should contact the Elmore County EMA at 334-567-6451. He also said to avoid downtown if possible. “Traffic signals are back up and functioning properly,” Willis said. “But if you don’t need to come downtown, please avoid it. That would be a great help for us.” Beyer said county crews are cleaning roadsides of debris starting near Wetumpka and going toward Eclectic “where the damage tapers off as you go,” he said. From its survey of damage and radar data, the National Weather Service estimated the EF2 tornado had maximum winds of 135 mph. It traveled 18.18 miles, lasted just 23 minutes and had a maximum swath of 700 yards. The NWS said the tornado began 3 miles southwest of Wetumpka at 2:52 p.m. Saturday, quickly intensified and moved northeast into downtown. It crossed the Coosa River and moved parallel to Alabama Highway 170 then fluctuated as it passed just west of Eclectic. The tornado dissipated at 3:15 p.m. near Holly Mill Road before it reached Lake Martin.

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re you cold when you step outside during this weather? When you have to put gas in your car and stand at the pump with the harsh, cold wind blowing on you, isn’t it miserable? Aren’t you thrilled the moment you step back into your heated home? These are questions you need to keep in mind this winter if you have pets outside. Put yourself in their paws for a minute and realize how brutal cold weather can be for an animal. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, cats and dogs should be kept inside during cold weather. It’s a common belief dogs and cats can tough out the cold better than humans can because they have fur and, according to the AVMA, it’s not true. Just like us, they are susceptible to frostbite and hypothermia in freezing temperatures. If left outdoors for too long in freezing temperatures, pets can freeze, become disoriented, lost, stolen, injured or killed, according to the ASPCA. Check your dog or cat’s paws frequently for signs of coldweather injury, such as cracked pads or bleeding. The AVMA also recommends getting your pet checked out at the vet to make sure it doesn’t have arthritis or anything that would be even more bothered by the cold. Get your animal a coat or sweater when you take it on a walk. Don’t you like to have a coat on when you’re outside? Additionally, just like in the summer, cars can be dangerous for animals. If you leave them alone in a car during the winter, it can be dangerous as cars act as refrigerators that hold in the cold and can cause animals to freeze to death. Plus, cats like to crawl up into the hoods of cars because the engine keeps them warm, and this can be deadly for them. At the very least, make sure your outdoor pets have shelter. Bedding should be thick and dry and changed after it rains. Protect your pets and remember, if you’re cold, they’re cold.

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love the church and have given my life to promoting it. It is the mystical and holy body of Christ, yet it still operates as a social institution. When these two things are combined, it is amazing anything ever gets accomplished. That is why Christ gave us the Holy Spirit to keep the whole thing on track. Of course, in a church even the Holy Spirit has to go through the proper committee to get a hearing. Committees are those safe guards we elect to protect ourselves from ourselves. After a few years they can become more important than the church itself. Talk about the tail wagging the dog. Let me show you what I mean. A while back a building superintendent noticed there was a bad leak in a faucet in the basement sink. So, he reported it to the building and grounds committee in hopes of getting it fixed. The building and grounds committee referred it to the finance committee to see if funds were allocated in the budget for leaky faucet repairs. When the finance committee received the request, it in turn formed a subcommittee to study the problem. The subcommittee met and decided a feasibility study committee needed to review the whole idea of leaky faucets and their impact on the total church program. They had to make sure no precedence was set in the way a leaky

GERALD HALLMARK Columnist faucet was fixed. This committee then asked a historical committee to assure the fellowship no one had given this faucet as a memorial to their late momma. The historical committee determined a similar faucet had been used to fill the baptistry in 1928, but felt this one was of no significant importance. Therefore, the feasibility study committee reported back to the subcommittee of the finance committee its task was done. So, the subcommittee then reported to the finance committee money should be assigned to fixing this faucet. After two weeks of deliberation over what section of the budget this money should come from, a vote was finally taken. It was a split vote of three for, two against and one abstaining on moral grounds. The two that voted against it didn’t like the chairman’s mother because she was a high school cheerleader in 1954 and had not spoken to them one day. It had only taken eight weeks but now the process had made a complete circle and it returned to the building and grounds committee to get the job done. When the chairman

of this committee told the janitor to proceed, he discovered the janitor had dropped by the hardware store and purchased a 10-cent washer and fixed the leaky faucet. I bet you think I have exaggerated this process, don’t you? Well, it isn’t too far off from the way churches want to run God’s business. There are often so many layers of bureaucracy the church forgets its main task of winning folks to Jesus. It is all too easy to let the church become an end in itself instead of a means to an end. Paul reminded us to do all things decently and in order but never at the expense of the gospel’s message of love and redemption. Petty turf wars, silly regulations and unreasonable traditions can stifle the outreach of any church. The Holy Spirit will lead you in all things according to Christ, so let’s let Him lead. Everyone appreciated the janitor’s willingness to fix the faucet, but wished he hadn’t submitted a request for reimbursement of his dime. Now it starts at the finance committee and goes to a subcommittee and from there to — anyway, by now you know the routine. I think I will just give him a dime and forget the whole thing. Dr. Gerald Hallmark is a retired minister living in Alexander City. His column appears here each Friday.

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If you have been paying any attention whatsoever the past week, then you know of the news story making virtually all the network news programs of a group of Catholic school boys from Covington, Kentucky, having a confrontation with a Native American elderly gentleman in Washington, D.C. From the outset, the public was led to believe these students were being shown harassing an “honorable elderly America Indian and Vietnam veteran,” Nathan Phillips, beating a war drum protesting the kids as they chanted their school cheers. As to be expected, this was a story concocted by the left wing to fit its agenda and about the only thing accurate they reported was the man’s name. The Washington Post jumped on

the bandwagon early writing this guy was a “Vietnam War veteran.” Now several days later, The Post and most other major media have had to walk back that story and admit he was not a Vietnam vet and the kids were not taunting him. Nathan Phillips served in the U.S. Marines from 1972 through 1976 — never deployed to Vietnam where the war ended in 1973. His discharge was apparently due — in part — to alcoholism, which he’s suffered from for more than 20 years. Phillips lied and claimed Vietnam War veteran status in 2012 when an attempt was made to raise money for a television documentary about this fabricated heroic life. The campaign flopped since only $6,000 in funds were raised. The confrontation that day was, in fact, brought on by a little known splinter protest group calling themselves the

“Black Hebrew Israelites” that started taunting the school group with profane and threatening yells. Phillips has admitted since the event he was not part of the demonstration initially, but joined in an “attempt to be the peacemaker.” Yet when Twitter and the left-wing media hacks completed their effort, the Catholic school kids were there wearing Make America Great Again (MAGA) hats harassing a brave Native American veteran. Where does this crowd come up with such garbage? This is yet another classic example of what President Donald Trump means when he talks about “fake news.” My gosh, can’t we do better than this for journalism? James W. Anderson Talladega

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COPACE DISPLAY: There is a display in the lobby of city hall on the history of Co-PACE,

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Saturday, Jan. 26

FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have Family Game night with bingo from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. There will be hotdogs, pizza, chips and soft drinks. WINTER FIELD DAY: The Lake Martin Amateur Radio Club is participating in the 2019 Winter Field Day event Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Senior Center in the Sportplex in Alexander City. The club will practice the setting up and operating an amateur radio (HAM radio) in an emergency situation.

Sunday, Jan. 27

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PASTORAL INSTALLATION: Marietta Missionary Baptist Church in Goodwater is holding a pastoral installation service for Pastor Kelvin L. Brown Sunday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. The guest speaker will be Pastor Eddie L. Hunter Miracle Missionary Baptist Church in Alexander City.

Monday, Jan. 28

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Frye Gaillard will present “A Hard RainAmerica in the 1960s” to Horizons Unlimited Jan. 28 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple. QUARTERLY MEETING: The Lake Martin Area Industrial Development Authority will hold its quarterly meeting on Monday, Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. in the board room of the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center on the Alexander City campus of Central Alabama Community College. For agenda details, please contact Denise Walls at dwalls@ lakemartineda.com.

Sunday, Feb. 3

PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: New Harmony Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating the 10th Pastor’s Anniversary of Rev. and Sis. Melvin Kelley Jr. Sunday, Feb. 3 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Gary L. Dixon of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church is the guest minister. New Harmony is located at 234 New Harmony Road in Camp Hill.

Monday, Feb. 4

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: David Alsobrook will present “Southside Eufaula’s Lost Cotton Mill Village and Its People, 1890-1945” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 4 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

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AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY FELLOWSHIP: The Early Rose District Congress of Christian Education is hosting the AfroAmerican History Fellowship Week Feb. 4-8 at 7 p.m. nightly at the Early Rose District Center on E Street in Alexander City. Speakers will be Rev. Develkio Wilson, Pastor Ann Staples, Sister Joetta Maxwell, Dr. Emerson Ware, Jr. and Rev. Kelvin Brown.

Thursday, Feb. 7

STEAK DINNER: The Alexander City Kiwanis Club is hosting its annual steak dinner and auction Thursday, Feb. 7 at The Mill 280.

Tickets are $40 and Ocie & Belle’s will have a cash bar. There will also be a live and silent auction.

Saturday, Feb. 9

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Dadeville Kiwanis Pancake Day will be Saturday, Feb. 9 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Dadeville Elementary Cafeteria. It is all you can eat pancakes, sausage and ham for $6. VALENTINE BANQUET: Calvary Heights Baptist Church in Alexander City is hosting a Valentine Banquet with dinner and entertainment Saturday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The cost is $10 and proceeds benefit the youth events and camps. Tickets can be purchased at Kennedy Service across from the Post Office.

Monday, Feb. 11

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Elnora Spencer will present “Jazzy BluesHer Way” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 11 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

Tuesday, Feb. 12

USHER MEETING: The Early Rose District Usher’s meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Cooper Recreation Center.

Wednesday, Feb. 13

LIBRARY PROGRAM: The Adelia M. Russell Library is Tom Ward at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13. Ward will present “To Treat and to Train: Tuskegee’s John A. Andrew Clinic.” Ward is a member of the Alabama Humanities Foundation’s Road Scholars Speakers Bureau.

Saturday, Feb. 16

COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning Feb. 16. Meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m. for supplies and assignments. For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com.

Feb. 17-19

CHURCH REVIVAL: Union Methodist Church at 4428 Hwy. 50, is hosting a revival, “ Revive Us Again.” Feb. 17, Brother Tim Thompson will be the guest preacher at the morning service at 11 a.m.. Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m., there will be a covered dish supper followed by the service at 6:30 p.m. lead by Brother Mark Wells. Monday night, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m., Brother Jay Woodall will be the guest preacher. Tuesday, Feb. 19 night at 7 p.m., Brother Eddy Kelsey will wrap up this exciting revival event.

Monday, Feb. 18

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Marty Olliff will present “The Great War In the Heart of Dixie” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 18 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

Thursday, Feb. 21

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Monday, Feb. 25

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Thomas Ward Jr. will present “To Treat and To Train Tuskegee’s John Andrew Clinic” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 25 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

Feb. 25-26

THROW AWAY DAYS: The Tallapoosa County Commission is holding its quarterly Throw Away Days Feb. 25 -26. Dumpsters will be at the Alexander City Courthouse Annex, Double Bridges, in Jacksons Gap at the intersection of Eagle Creek Road and Main Street, at the intersection of Youngs Ferry Road and Gibson Road and at the Union Community Center. Liquids including paint, paint thinner, and pesticides, appliances with compressors including air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, tires, batteries, light bulbs, televisions, computers , propane tanks, and hazardous or medical waste are not allowed.

Monday, March 4

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Suzannah Solomon Wilson will present “Alabama Cemeteries and Other Things” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, March 4 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

Tuesday, March 12

CHAMBER OPEN HOUSE: The Coosa County Chamber of Commerce is hosting an open house at the E-911 building in Rockford from 3 - 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. Snacks will be provided and everyone is welcome.

Saturday, March 16

COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning March 16. Meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m. for supplies and assignments. For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com.

Thursday, March 21

SENIORX: Debroah Jones with SeniorRx will be at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce March 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to help seniors determine if they are eligible for assistance with diabetic supplies, liquid supplements and medications.

Thursday, March 28

CONCERT: Alexander City Arts is hosting “The Charlestones in concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at the BRHS Auditorium. “The Charlestones” are a professional male a cappella quartet.

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Easterwood said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They asked him to give them the numbers on the back of the cards.â&#x20AC;? Easterwood said the scammer took $2,300 from the victim. Easterwood offered advice to avoid being a victim to scammers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If it sounds too good to be true, it likely is untrue,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Someone should not contact you by phone to ask for money if you have won something. Anytime someone asks you to send money should be a red flag.â&#x20AC;? Easterwood said another scam is where a victim receives a check and is asked to deposit it, then get cash back to send to the check writer. He said what happens is the check will be bad and the victim is out cash and more. The police department said this is not happening only in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It happens all over the U.S.,â&#x20AC;? Easterwood said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the time, it is difficult to figure out who did it and prosecute the scammer.â&#x20AC;?

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He said officials are already trying to educate the public about the effects of grease in the sewer system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a display that the kids find dirty,â&#x20AC;? Talley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has grease in a pipe and shows what happens over a period of time to your pipes.â&#x20AC;? McWhorter said grease is beyond just what comes from frying chicken. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cooking and olive oils,â&#x20AC;? McWhorter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grease products also include mayonnaise, milk and ice cream.â&#x20AC;? Talley and McWhorter suggested wiping plates with a paper towel before washing them to try and remove as much grease as possible. Talley is proud of the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success so far and hopes to build on it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sewer department would like to thank everyone who has taken part in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Cease the Greaseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; program so far,â&#x20AC;? Talley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Proper disposal of kitchen grease saves you and the city from expensive repair costs.â&#x20AC;?

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ACT II president Betsy Iler said Alex City Mayor Jim Nabors invited the nonprofit community theater organization to consider using the building for the further enhancement of downtown after city operations are consolidated in the former Russell Sales Office near U.S. Highway 280, probably in 2020. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody wants a large, vacant building in the center of downtown,â&#x20AC;? Iler said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and the solution to avoiding that needs to benefit the whole community â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the downtown merchants, the city government and the organizations and entities that could do what they do better if a multi-use fine arts center was available to them downtown. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re researching â&#x20AC;&#x201D; how we can best support the community and how the community would be willing and able to support ACT II and the city in that effort.â&#x20AC;? Iler said ACT II is conducting its own feasibility study of the project and an architectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preliminary inspection of city hall showed it is possible to construct an auditorium in the building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was the first step in this process and we needed to know that before we could even begin to have conversations about the possibility,â&#x20AC;? Iler said. Jones said the city will

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not be responsible for renovations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As it stands, the city has no plans to do any improvements on the building to make it more feasible for ACT II,â&#x20AC;? Jones said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There has been no agreement of what the lease would be but I feel it would be low.â&#x20AC;? However, the city council Tuesday night approved up to $41,500 in repairs for six displaced panels on the exterior of city hall. The back wall in the alley next to city hall will also be removed, reopening the alley. The work is expected to begin in early February and take 30 days to complete. Iler said ACT II wanted to make donors aware of

the conversations with the city during its current fundraising campaign to renovate its building at the Old Bama Theater on Tallapoosa Street and hopes to complete its city hall feasibility study in six to eight weeks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a June deadline with that (Old Bama Theater) campaign and we stand to lose a considerable portion of funds if we miss that deadline,â&#x20AC;? Iler said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;so we have made a concerted effort to make sure all of the donors to our current â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Building for the Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; campaign know about this new feasibility study.â&#x20AC;? Iler said it is too soon to estimate how much moving into city hall would cost ACT II.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;That answer would likely be influenced by the possibility of additional entities being able to use the building and if or how our architect could incorporate those into the project,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As for the timeline after that, the study would need to show that, first, the move could benefit ACT II, the city, the downtown merchants, our community and other organizations and businesses in the area.â&#x20AC;? Earlier this month, the city council voted to commit $9 million to purchase 56 acres of property adjacent to Highway 280, including the former Russell Sales Office, which will be converted into the new city hall.

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house at Tallapoosa County, Alabama, on February 15, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Situate, Lying and Being Located in a parcel of Land Known as Barron Bridge Subdivision, Addition I, and Being more 3DUWLFXODUO\ 'HVFULEHG DV Follows, To-Wit: Being all of Lots 1 and 2 Block 7 Unit 2, of Wind Creek Farms A Map RU 3ODW RI VDLG 6XEGLYLVLRQ RI 5HFRUG LQ 3ODW %RRN 3DJH LQ WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWHÂśV 2IÂżFH 'DGHYLOOH $ODEDPD Subject to all Restrictions, Reservations, Rights, EasePHQWV 5LJKWV RI :D\ 3URvisions, Covenants, Terms, Conditions and Building Setback Lines of Record. Lot 4 Block 7 Unit 2 of Wind Creek Farms A Map of said SubdiYLVLRQ %HLQJ 5HFRUGHG LQ 3ODW %RRN 3DJH -XGJH RI 3UREDWHÂśV 2IÂżFH 'DGHYLOOH AL. Subject to all Restrictions, Reservations, Rights, Easements, Rights-of-Way, 3URYLVLRQV &RYHQDQWV Terms, Conditions and Building Set-back Lines of Record. Unit 2 Block 7, Lot # 3 Wind Creek Subdivision. Subject to all Restrictions, Reservations, Rights, Easements, 5LJKWV RI :D\ 3URYLVLRQV Covenants, Terms, Conditions and Building Set-back Lines of Record. Address: 20 North Forty Rd; Alex City, $/ 7D[ 0DS RU 3DUFHO ID NO.: 62-14-02-03-0-002 7D[ 0DS RU 3DUFHO ID NO.: 62-14-02-03-0-002 7D[ 0DS RU 3DUFHO ID NO.: 62-14-02-03-0-002 6XEMHFW 3URSHUW\ LV located in Tallapoosa County. Additional Security: 1998 Chandalier 16x80 Mobile Home Ser#CH1A118485. 3URSHUW\ VWUHHW DGGUHVV IRU informational purposes: 20 North Forty Road, Alex City, $/ 7+,6 3523(5TY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BASIS, 68%-(&7 72 $1< ($6(MENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, $1' (;&(37,216 5(FLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE -8'*( 2) 352%$7( 2) THE COUNTY WHERE THE $%29( '(6&5,%(' 3523ERTY IS SITUATED. THIS 3523(57< :,// %( 62/' WITHOUT WARRANTY OR 5(&2856( (;35(66(' 25 ,03/,(' $6 72 7,7/( 86( $1' 25 (1-2<0(17 AND WILL BE SOLD SUB-(&7 72 7+( 5,*+7 2) 5('(037,21 2) $// 3$5TIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain FLUFXPVWDQFHV 3URJUDPV may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender cash or FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH WR $OGULGJH 3LWH //3 DW WKH time and place of the sale. AlGULGJH 3LWH //3 UHVHUYHV WKH right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should f

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of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being in Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, and known as a part of Lots 1,2 & 3 of Block â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fâ&#x20AC;? in Eastview, an addition to Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, map of which is recorded in Deed Book 47, Page 600 of WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3URbate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, and more particularly described as follows: Begin at the intersection of Coley Street and Edgewood Avenue (also known as 11th Avenue) as shown on said map and run East along the North side of Coley Street 100`; thence North 150` to the North side of said Lot 3; thence West 100` to East side of Edgewood (11th Avenue)thence South 150` to the point of beginning. Property Street Address: 216 11th Avenue North, Alexander City, AL 35010 (provided for informational purposes only). Said property will be sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;?. Said property will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto. NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AS TO THE TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY. Said property is subject to any title GHÂżFLHQFLHV LQFOXGLQJ EXW QRW limited to: any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record VXSHULRU WR WKH 0RUWJDJH ÂżUVW set out above. The debt secured by said Mortgage has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Mortgage. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in said Mortgage and by Alabama law. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as part of the foreclosure process. United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, USDA, f/k/a the Farmers Home Administration, Mortgagee or Transferee

The comment period shall end at the close of business 30 days from the publication date of this notice. A copy of the proposed order is available on the ADEM web page at http://www.alabama.gov/ compInfo/adminOrders.cnt or may be obtained by written request to the above address. A nominal fee for copying may be charged. This notice is hereby given this 25th day of January, 2019, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. Lance R. LeFleur, Director Nondiscrimination Statement: The Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in the administration of its programs. Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 25, 2019 JAMES CARLISLE PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JAMES M. PATTERSON, DECEASED CASE NO: 2018-0168 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 9th day of January, 2018 by the Honorable Bonita Caldwell, Judge of Probate, Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. James Michale Patterson, Personal Representative Jason M. Jackson, Radney, Radney & Jackson, LLC, Attorney for Executor Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 18, 25 and Feb. 1, 2019 EST/PATTERSON, J. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE TALLAPOOSA COUNTY Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Marvin B. Mask aka Marvin Bobby Mask and Lois Mask aka Lois Ernestine Mask aka Lois E. Mask, husband and wife, originally in favor of CitiFinancial Corporation, LLC on September 30, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the OfÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, in Instrument 208480; the undersigned Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee of Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust A, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash or FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV LQ IURQW RI WKH main entrance of the CourtC

$/'5,'*( 3,7( //3 3LHGPRQW 5RDG 1 ( 6XLWH 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305. Attorney for Mortgagee/ Transferee www.aldridgepite. com., THIS OFFICE IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLEC725 $1' ,6 $77(037,1* TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT 385326( Alexander City Outlook: -DQ DQG )HE FC/ MASK, M. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE OF WILLIAM R. DUCK PROBATE COURT CASE NO: 2018-0186 Letters Testamentary on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 3rd day of January, 2019 by Talmadge East, Judge of the Probate Court of Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. Susan D. McSwean, Successor Personal Representative for the Estate of William R. Duck Barnes & Radney, P.C., Attorney for Successor Personal Representative Talmadge East, Judge of Probate Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 11, 18 and 25, 2019 EST/DUCK, W. PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Amerilis S. Gilliam a divorce woman , to United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, USDA, f/k/a the Farmers Home Administration, dated April 6, 1994, said mortgage UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, in Book Card 92415. Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, USDA, F/K/A THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse in the City of Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama on February 8, 2019, during the legal hours f f

Attorney for Mortgagee or Transferee, Stern & Eisenberg Southern, PC, 1709 Devonshire Drive, Columbia, SC 29204, AL201800000346, This foreclosure sale may occur at any time between 11:00am-4:00pm. On the morning of the sale, please call the following number for an estimated auction time: (410) 635-5127 Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 11, 18, 25 and Feb. 1, 2019 FC/GILLIAM, A.

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Central Alabama Community College’s Sierra Easterwood returns as one of the top pitchers for the Trojans this year.

It’s a ‘relief’ baseball’s HOF is still steroid free

No. 1. No. 3, steroid abuse is illegal. Currently, players celebrate the will be suspended induction of a lot of games relief pitcher for steroid abuse. Mariano Rivera What’s one of into the National them to say when Baseball Hall of JJOHN OHN they see a player Fame, as well as TURES get rewarded a pair of solid with a spot in starters, while the Columnist Cooperstown, veterans chose New York for another reliever doing the same thing? and designated hitter. No. 4, steroid abusers They missed their chance knew what they were doing to bring in a pair of was wrong. Each took defense studs, but at least elaborate steps to avoid they denied the steroid detection with a series of abusers a spot in the hall, mail schemes, cut-outs, saving baseball from shooting up in secret. unfathomable shame for at Nobody did this in public. least one more year. They knew what they were Heading into the vote, I doing is wrong. had been reading my son No. 5, steroid abusers the Mariano Rivera story, lied. Each insisted they had learning about his humble not cheated. They lied to origins and his desire for teammates, coaches, fans, perfection as well as being a good teammate and class Congress, the list goes on. No. 6, steroid abuse act. Zach committed to inflated statistics. We can’t focusing on accuracy in tell an honest home run or pitching over speed with strikeout from a dishonest good results this fall as a one. Ignore the arguments result. Rivera’s unanimous that said they only did it vote is well deserved. for a year or two. We also had the good No. 7, steroid abuse fortune of meeting another votes are inconsistent. Why new inductee, Lee Smith, are some abusers getting a two years ago. He posed lot of votes and others with for a picture with us, similarly inflated numbers although it wasn’t on the are being shut out? Writers agenda, chatted with Zach condoning such actions and encouraged him to can’t even be honest with become a pitcher. themselves about who “Ladies love the pitchshould be punished or not. ers,” he advised my son. No. 8, steroid abusers All Smith did was took away votes — and become the all-time saves leader for his time, pitching chances — from honest players, creating an artifiin the two toughest places cial standard for success. for an RP: the Chicago No. 9, steroid abusers Cubs and Boston Red Sox, get to keep their millions before each broke its own of dollars. All they are World Series curses. being denied is a spot of Roy Halladay and Mike honor in that New York Mussina were strong, museum. And they can’t durable starters, while stand it. Edgar Martinez was a No. 10, for every parconsistently good hitter. ent, who wishes their kid Baines doesn’t belong in to play the sport, drug-free, ahead of Dale Murphy or Fred McGriff but I trust the the admission of Bonds, Clemens, etc. is a nightplayers on this one. mare, proving the sport However, one thing I values shortcuts over hard couldn’t stand seeing were those sportswriters crowing work and talent. Luckily, some sportsabout how Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens belong writers, veterans and these relievers managed in the hall of fame. The to “save” the sport for moment the league allows this the league ceases to be one more season. I pray America’s pastime can stay anything worth watching. that way and not give in Here’s why: the temptation to reward No. 1, steroid abuse cheaters for their illicit kills. There are players actions. who have shot up who have died. The election of John A. Tures is a prosteroid abusers will unleash fessor of political science a wave of young athletes at LaGrange College in who will risk it for fame and glory. Critics will deny Georgi and a regular columnist for The Outlook. this. They also have nothHe can be reached at ing to say at these kids’ jtures@lagrange.edu. funerals. His Twitter handle is @ No. 2, steroid abuse JohnTures2. destroys your health. See e can

CACC sets high expectations By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Checking off a lot of goals last season was something that was important to Central Alabama Community College’s softball team. And with its two top pitchers returning, the Trojans are confident they can do just that again this year. “Every year our goal is to get back to St. George, Utah, which is the NJCAA national tournament,” CACC coach Greg Shivers said. “The outlook is good, but as they say, you have to play the games. We feel good with our top two pitchers returning, but on the flip side, we lost a lot of offense, so we have to have some kids step up and score some runs.” Amber Parker and Sierra Easterwood will both return in the circle for the Trojans, who were the runners-up in the Alabama Community College Conference tournament, won the District 1 tourney and qualified for the NJCAA championships last season. Parker and Easterwood combined for 356 of CACC’s 393 1/3 innings a year ago. In 193 innings of work, Parker struck out 193 and gave up only 123 hits and 59 earned runs for an ERA of 2.140. Easterwood’s ERA was a bit higher at 3.736, but she still managed 101 strikeouts and walked only 44. Easterwood, who can also play at practically any position around the diamond, also contributed a lot defensively, as she

had 79 putouts and 126 assists. “This year, she’s picked up a screwball and an off-speed pitch that’s been really good,” Shivers said. “But what separates her is her competitiveness. She doesn’t like to lose, and she competes every day. She also fields her position so well; I can’t count how many outs and runs she saved by fielding her position. “Amber just doesn’t throw anything straight. She spins it as well as anybody we’ve ever had. She doesn’t overpower anybody with her velocity, but she still averaged right at a strikeout an inning.” While pitching doesn’t seem to be a worry, it’s the offense that might be questionable as the Trojans graduated most of their top hitters. CACC had a stunning 52 home runs last year, but Ashton Fielding (12 homers), Courtney Ray (10), Ashlyn Perrin (6) and Shatima Smith (6) have all graduated. Easterwood is actually the top returning hitter from last year’s squad. She finished 2018 with a .403 batting average with 79 hits and 53 RBIs. That being said, Shivers has some high hopes for a few local players who have joined the squad. Kayli Hornsby, of Reeltown, will bat leadoff and will play second base. Hornsby was one of the Rebels’ top hitters last year, batting an average of .397. She had 60 hits, including 15 doubles, and was second on the team with 45 RBIs. Dadeville graduate Pearl Huff

will likely take over third base and should be a mainstay in CACC’s starting lineup. For the Tigers in 2018, Huff led the team with a .349 batting average and she was one of their heaviest hitters with eight doubles, a pair of triples and four home runs. “She’ll be asked to do some things offensively,” Shivers said. “I’m not sure where we’ll put her in the lineup yet but she’s going to have an opportunity to play every day.” Despite the new locals coming in to take over some starting spots, Shivers said the Trojans may need to adjust their offensive strategy. “I think we’re going to be more gap to gap and play some smaller ball as well,” he said. “But, I didn’t see 50-something home runs coming last year either. But coach (Steve) Lewis and myself, we’ve discussed that we’re going to have to score in many ways. We can’t rely on those three-run home runs.” Central Alabama begins its season Saturday at Andrew College. It has several weeks of preparation before starting division play on March 19. But the Trojans are focusing first on themselves then on their competition. “We worry about ourselves; we try not to worry about the other teams in our conference,” Shivers said. “We try to play the game the right way all the time, whether we’re up 10 or down 10 runs. We feel like if we play well, we can be the best team in the conference.”

3 more offers come in for Reeltown’s Eric Shaw

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

The offers just keep on coming for Reeltown’s Eric Shaw. After getting an official scholarship offer from Auburn University on Tuesday, three more have rolled in since then. His Division I offer count is now up to eight. Tuesday began with a visit from Auburn football coach Gus Malzahn himself, and Reeltown coach Matt Johnson said although Malzahn isn’t allowed to talk to Shaw right now because he’s only a junior, Malzahn seemed impressed with Shaw’s size and stature. Auburn officially made an offer to Shaw on Tuesday afternoon. “Auburn was real exciting,” Shaw said. “I grew up watching

Auburn and going to the Iron Bowl. It feels great to know that I got a chance to play SEC football.” From there, Shaw received his third SEC offer Wednesday, this one from Vanderbilt, and Thursday, Shaw earned offers from Purdue and Troy University. Shaw now has offers from three of the Power 5 conferences — SEC (Auburn, Vandy, Texas A&M), Big 12 (West Virginia) and Big Ten (Purdue). He also has three more offers from other Division I programs, including Troy, Samford University and Texas A&M. “It makes me feel good,” Shaw said. “I worked so hard, and it’s just finally paying off. Ain’t no better feeling than getting a call from your coach saying you got another offer.”

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Reeltown’s Eric Shaw (6) now has eight Division I offers.