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Above: Joe Berry, who died Wednesday, speaks in 2014 about his service in the military and the Alexander City Police Department. Below: Berry, pictured in an ACPD uniform, was one of the first African-American police officers in Alexander City.

A pioneer passes Family and former police chiefs remember Joe Ennis Berry By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

oe Ennis Berry never served as mayor, an officer in the military or police chief but, as an African-American, he laid the groundwork so others could. He served on the beaches of Normandy in World War II and in the patrol cars of the Alexander City Police Department in the 1960s as one of the first black police officers in town, both before blacks could work with whites in the same position. The pioneer and Tallapoosa County native passed away Wednesday at his home at the age of 94. See BERRY • Page 3

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Students at Jim Pearson Elementary School in Alexander City march in front of the school Friday to celebrate the 100th day of the school year. Principal Jamie Forbus said the students dressed up as 100-year-olds to mark the occasion. Earlier, they released balloons with notes attached in hopes they will be found and receive return letters. For photos, see Page 9. Pearson said the balloons and notes have made it as far as North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. The last day of school is May 24 at Jim Pearson, which has about 800 students in pre-kindergarten through second grade, Forbus said.

More than $40,000 has been taken from another Alexander City resident by scammers, police said. “Over a period of time an elderly woman gave $45,000 away,” Alexander City Police Department deputy chief James Easterwood said. “They said she had won a lot of money and needed to pay the taxes on it before it could be awarded. She gave it to them by pre-paid cards.” Easterwood said the department was called late Thursday See SCAM • Page 9

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While nobody is suggesting another winter storm such as the one that dumped up to 8 inches of snow on Tallapoosa County a little more than a year ago, forecasters said Friday the Alexander City area will likely experience a wintry mix and snow showers Tuesday. “We do depict a chance for a rain/snow mix in the Alexander City area Tuesday morning, transitioning to isolated, light snow showers,” Holly Allen of the NWS office in Birmingham said Friday. “It’s way too early to talk about any accumulation numbers.” The NWS forecasts a 70 percent chance of rain, possibly mixed with snow, before noon Tuesday. A hard freeze of 21 is expected Tuesday night. Accumulation of any winter precipitation will depend on how quickly the temperature drops behind a strong cold front while moisture remains in place. “Most of the moisture will be behind the front falling into the cold air,” Allen said. “The models are not showing a lot of rainfall, maybe a half-inch or less in that area. But as we get closer, we’ll be able to refine what the accumulation of precipitation will be. As of now, it looks like a wintry mix changing to rain and snow and a light snow mix.” Allen said a cold rain is expected to move into the Alex City area Tuesday after 3 a.m. and before sunrise, and the temperature is expected to fall dramatically through the day. “The temperature we wake up to Tuesday morning may be the high,” she said. “We’re projecting mid to upper 40s then falling through the morning to mid 30s by lunch time.” Between 3 and 8 inches of snow fell on Tallapoosa County on Dec. 8, 2017,

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Sibling sees signs of abuser in teen who beats up on her DEAR ABBY: When I read the column about the warning signs of an abuser in your archives, I was scared to realize that my older brother is one. He has most of the qualities you pointed out except for the sex stuff. He just turned 14, and he has just started dating. That got me thinking. If one day he moves in with someone or gets married, how am I going to warn the girl to watch out? I’m being hit, and I have things thrown at me all the time, and I don’t want anyone else to experience that. My parents have tried to get him professional help, but it hasn’t worked. Please help. -- BRUISED SISTER IN SAN FRANCISCO DEAR SISTER: I’m glad you wrote. You should not have to tolerate being your brother’s punching bag, and your parents should not allow you to be abused. Because your parents are unable to control him and get him the help he clearly needs to control his emotions,

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tell a counselor at school about the violence you are experiencing. Because he has left bruises, have a friend photograph them. The counselor can inform the proper authorities so he gets the help he apparently needs. DEAR ABBY: There is a woman in our group who complains constantly about her weight and keeps asking for our reassurance that she’s not overweight. She’s actually an appropriate size for her height and maybe even a little too thin, but she thinks she is fat. The rest of us are somewhat overweight and struggle trying to lose, so you can imagine how we feel when she goes on about this. She doesn’t hang around with women her size, and she’s

competitive and insecure in many ways. We all care for her a lot because, other than this, she’s a caring and supportive friend. She reads your column, so I’m hoping she’ll read this and realize how much it bothers us. -- CHUBBY FRIEND IN THE SOUTH DEAR CHUBBY: Dream on! Very few people see a letter in my column and realize it is aimed at them. Because your friend’s constant need for reassurance makes the rest of you uncomfortable, the person closest to her needs to TELL her the subject of weight is now off-limits and why. The woman may suffer from body dysmorphia, a condition in which the sufferer doesn’t perceive her body as it actually is. People with body dysmorphia will see a fat person reflected in the mirror even if they are anorexic. It should also be suggested that the person with whom to discuss her concerns about being too heavy is her doctor.

DEAR ABBY: I faked a secret admirer. It’s getting me a lot of attention, but I did it because I wanted to make my crush jealous. He thinks I’m faking, and I’m pretty sure he also thinks I’m needy and selfish. Now I don’t know what to do. Can you help? -- SECRETLY LYING IN TEXAS DEAR SECRETLY LYING: I’ll try. When a technique doesn’t work, it’s time to change course. Quit talking about a secret admirer. If you are asked about him, just say, “It’s over” -- which is less embarrassing than, “The jig is up.” Why your crush would call you selfish, I can’t guess. But if he asks you what happened, my advice is to say, “I like you better.” THAT’S the truth. 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.

Obituaries Annie Paul Bolt 1930 - 2019 Funeral Service for Annie Paul Bolt, 88, of Alexander City, Alabama, will be Monday, January 28, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Randy Anderson and Rev. Lamar Veazey will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Monday, January 28, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mrs. Bolt passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019 at East Alabama Medical Center. She was born on September 22, 1930 in Clay County, Alabama to Earlie Smith and Gertie Lee Waldrop Smith. Mrs. Bolt retired with over 30 years of teach-

Mr. James Lester “Jimmy” Crouch 1945 - 2019 Funeral Service for Mr. James Lester “Jimmy” Crouch, affectionately known as “Paw,” 73, of Alexander City, will be Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Langley Funeral Home. Minister Chen will officiate. Burial will follow in the Tallapoosa County Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends on Saturday, January 26, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Langley Funeral Home. Mr. Crouch passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at his home. He was born on November 20, 1945 in Dadeville, Alabama to Togie Otha Crouch and Mary Lois Knight Crouch. He was an active and faithful member of The Lord’s

ing at Hackneyville, New Site, and Horseshoe Bend Schools. Mrs. Bolt was an active member of Wayside Baptist Church and enjoyed traveling, gardening, and spending time with her family. She is survived by her son, Kenneth “Kenny” W. Bolt (Gail); daughters, Rebecca “Becky” Nappier, and Donna B. Talton; grandchildren, Stephen Bolt (Dnate), Andrew Bolt (Jessica), Joe Nappier, Stacy Griffin, Christopher Talton (Jennifer) and Grace Talton; twelve great grandchildren and her brother, Earl Hugh Smith (Linda). She was preceded in death by her husband, Walton Winston Bolt; parents and her sister, Christine Brewer. Memorials may be made to: Wayside Baptist Church, 21 Wayside Circle, Alexander City, AL 35010.

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Recovery Ministry. Mr. Jimmy loved the Lord and was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ. His main mission in life was to tell others about the Lord. His favorite Bible verse was Galatians 2:20, “I am crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me.” Mr. Jimmy retired from Russell Corp. after 36 years of service. He also served several years in the Alabama National Guard. He enjoyed trading cars, playing pool, vacationing in Gatlinburg and was an avid Auburn fan. He was a great family man and especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Emma Nell Crouch of Alexander City; daughters, Lisa Ann Montgomery of Alexander City and Brenda Tidwell (Darrell) of Dadeville; sons, James Donald Crouch (Deborah) of Cocoa Beach, FL and

Robin Wade Crouch of Alexander City, grandchildren, Lauren Michelle Reeves (Tyler), Joshua Brett Crouch, Jacob Caleb Tidwell, Emily Danielle Crouch, Alexander Jay Collier, Anna Katlyn Crouch, Craig James Crouch and Landon Kyle Tidwell; seven great grandchildren; sister, Bennie Sue Roper (Butch) of SC; brothers, Miles Wayne Crouch (Judy) of Dadeville, Joe Patrick Crouch of Dadeville and Douglas Otha Crouch (Sarah) of Dadeville; and special Hospice Nurse and friend, Abbey Strickland. He was preceded in death by his parents. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.langleyfuneralhome.com.

Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Joe ‘Ennis’ Berry Funeral service for Mr. Joe ‘Ennis’ Berry, 94, of Alexander City, AL; Wednesday, January 30, 2019; 11 a.m.; GAP Fellowship Ministries, Alexander City, AL. Burial, Alexander City Cemetery Alexander City, AL. Visitation: Monday, January 28, 2019; 1-7 p.m. at funeral home. Final arrangements entrusted to Armour’s Memorial Funeral Home.

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Public Meetings • Alexander City Board of Education meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the board office at 375 Lee St. or local school at 5:30 p.m. • Alexander City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in the courtroom at the old city hall at 5:30 p.m. • Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6 p.m. • Community Action Agency of Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa will holds its regular board of directors meetings every other month at the Central Office in Dadeville. • Coosa County Board of Education holds called meetings at least once a month. • Coosa County Commission meets on the second and fourth

Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the Coosa County Courthouse in Rockford at 9:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday and at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday. • Coosa County Industrial Development Board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Board Room in the courthouse in Rockford. All meetings are open to the public. • Dadeville City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. with a pre-meeting at 5:30 p.m. in city hall. • Daviston City Council meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Daviston Fire Department. • Goldville Town Council meets the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the town hall. • Goodwater City Council

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Joe Ennis Berry poses with other officers of the Alexander City Police Department. Berry, who was 94, died on Wednesday.

Berry Berry’s daughter Marilyn Benson said her father could do anything. “He could take anything apart and put it back together,” Benson said. “He started with two wheels taking bicycles apart and putting them back together. Then he moved onto four wheels and never looked back.” Berry restored cars and won many trophies for his work at car shows around the Southeast. “He didn’t go to school for it,” Benson said. “He just figured it out on his own.” Benson said her first car is her favorite possession. “It is a candy apple red 1962 Corvette,” Benson said. “Daddy restored it and gave it to me.” Berry served the United States at a time when men and women of color were often considered second rate and he did so while he was too young to enter military service. He signed up for the army as a young man — just 16 — in February 1943. “You were supposed to be 18 years old, but I was always sort of a tall fellow, so they didn’t know I wasn’t 18,” Berry explained to The Outlook in 2014. Even at the age of 90 he recalled his military service. “When we crossed down in Normandy Beach, we went right along behind all of the

continued from Page 1 fighting paratroopers. We went right along behind them, stringing communication lines and some time after, (when) we could, a lot of the places we’d put up telephone poles,” said Berry, who served as a private first class in Company A of the 41st Signal Construction Battalion. “We followed up the other fighting troops, right behind them, all the way from Normandy through Luxembourg, I believe it was, and all the way into Berlin.” Berry also remembered the cold of Belgium in great detail. “I mean, that country was cold,” he said. “All we could do was sit there. So we couldn’t go forward or back, we just had to sit there and do what we could to save ourselves.” He explained they dug small trenches to observe any oncoming enemy activity, and it was in a hole about 4 to 5 feet deep he might have frozen to death had it not been for one of his partners, who roused Berry from his watch about an hour ahead of time. “He called my name, and I could hear him,” Berry said. “But I was so cold and nearly froze that I couldn’t do nothing ... and finally, he went shaking on my shoulder and got me nearly warmed up enough to hear, and I told him I just couldn’t get

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Berry, left, and his daughter Marilyn Benson show a photo of one of Berry’s cars in 2014.

out. So he pulled me out of the hole and shook me around until I got enough strength to myself to try to get further back behind the lines.” Benson said Berry was always in a service field working as a barber in the alley in Alexander City and as a taxi driver, but it was the suggestion of an Alex City business person that led Berry to be a pioneer in Alex City as one of the first AfricanAmerican police officers. “Hugh Thompson was the president of a bank in Alexander City,” Benson said. “He asked daddy if he would be interested in becoming a police officer in Alexander City.” Benson said her father helped recruit James Ware to become an officer as well. The two African-Americans went to the police academy in Montgomery and returned to be the first of their kind in Alexander City. Benson said her dad shared stories of the struggles of being one of

only a handful of AfricanAmerican police officers in the South in the 1960s. “There was resistance, Benson said. “I remember one story where dad stopped to help a white lady who was having car trouble, maybe a battery had run down. She asked him, ‘Are you a real police officer?’ Dad was in uniform. He didn’t look at color. He wanted to be treated equally and fairly.” Retired Alexander City police chief Willie Robinson can remember Berry pulling into his yard as a child. “I was 12 or 13 living at the end of I Street,” Robinson said. “He pulled up into the yard and talked to my dad. I was happy to see him there in a sharp uniform. At that moment is when I made my decision to be a police officer.” Berry and Robinson served at the Alexander City Police Department together before Berry retired. “I learned a lot from

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and professionalism that stood out to retired ACPD chief Lynn Royall. “We worked together in patrol,” Royall said. “He was an outstanding police officer, got along with people and policed with a lot of common sense. He could walk into a volatile situation and know what to say and when to be quiet.” Royall said Berry was not one to arrest everyone just because he could. “His attitude wasn’t to put everyone into custody,” Royall said. “He would give some a ride home while giving ‘em a talking to.” Royall said Berry was a model officer for others to follow. “He was one of the great contributors to the Alexander City Police Department,” Royall said. “He’s one of the good’uns.” Berry’s funeral service is scheduled for noon Wednesday at GAP Fellowship Church with visitation at 11 a.m.

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him,” Robinson said. “He was a great asset to the police department and city. He was a good, loving, family man. He was professional and a great leader for all the young guys coming up.” Robinson said Berry helped change the idea of African-Americans serving as police officers. “He earned the respect of those he worked with and for,” Robinson said. “He always told me, ‘Treat people like you want to be treated and you will get along good. Do that and you will be alright. You don’t have to arrest everyone you come into contact with.’” Robinson said Berry and Ware were role models. “Besides my dad, those two guys I really looked up to,” Robinson said. Robinson followed the path paved by Berry, except Robinson would became the first AfricanAmerican police chief in Alexander City. It was Berry’s kindness

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T.C. Coley represents District 1, including half of Coley Creek, the Andrew Jackson subdivision, the southern part of Indian Hill, North Central Avenue, part of Pearson’s T.C. Coley Chapel Road, the Northside community and portion of Spring Hill community. His phone number is 256-212-9316. His address is 2316 North Central Avenue, Kellyton. Steve Robinson represents District 2, which includes the southern part of Steve Robinson Alexander City, the Cedar Creek area, Ourtown and Willow Point. His phone number is 256-6540047. His address is 300 Heritage Drive Alexander City. John McKelvey represents District 3, which includes Jackson’s Gap, Hackneyville, New Site and Daviston. John McKelvey McKelvey currently serves as chairman. His phone number is 256-794-4405. His address is 1285 Freeman Road, Dadeville. Emma Jean Thweatt represents District 4, which includes Dadeville, Pace’s Point, northern Camp Hill, Buttston, Emma Jean Thweatt Dudleyville and part of Eagle Creek. She can be reached at 825-4207. Her address is 585 Brookwood Circle, Dadeville. George Carleton Jr. represents District 5, which includes southern Camp Hill, Red Ridge, Walnut Hill, Union and Pleasant George Carleton Jr. Ridge. His address is 630 Turner Road Road, Dadeville.

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t happens far too frequently in all areas of the United States and Alexander City has proven it is not immune. Four victims of fraudulent scammers have come forward to report these reprehensible crimes to Alex City police in the last 10 days. They have collectively been bilked out of $124,000. Three of the victims are 74, 78 and 82 years old. One was told she had won a lot of money and had to pay taxes on it. She gave the scammer $45,000 by prepaid cards, deputy police chief James Easterwood said. Another gave scammers $70,000 after she was contacted by phone and told she had won cars and cash. The $70,000, she was told, was needed to pay drivers to deliver prizes and to pay attorneys, Easterwood said. Yet another sent $6,800 to bail a fictional relative out of jail in New York and another sent $2,300 through eBay and Google cards after scammers said the victim had been approved for a loan. Easterwood offered advice to avoid being a victim of scammers. “If it sounds too good to be true, it likely is untrue,” he said. “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.” The FBI points out senior citizens are targets because they most likely have a nest egg, own their home and have excellent credit. They also grew up in a time in which they were raised to be polite and trusting. But when someone you don’t know calls you and says you have won a fortune, but only if you pay them first, do the right thing and hang up. Or better yet, get the number and then get the police to call them back.

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he Lake Martin Resource Association’s project to add as many as 200 lighted hazardous area buoys to the lake’s waters began on Jan. 23, 2016, with the first Lake Martin Young Professionals Polar Plunge. It was a bitterly cold day with whitecaps on Lake Martin and the wind-chill factor well below freezing. You had to be there to believe the “crazies” who lined the beach and filled the pier at Kowaliga Restaurant to watch and participate in what has now become an annual event that continues to grow in popularity. Even with the threat of severe weather, this year’s event was again a smashing success. The parking area around Kowaliga Restaurant was overrun most of the day. Upon receiving the very first check of $5,000 from the LMYP’s in 2016, the LMRA Board of Directors decided to use these funds as well as future donations in a way that would benefit all who enjoy boating on Lake Martin. At that time, there were only 22 lighted buoys out of the more than 440 installed across the lake. With the huge gathering of boats for the always incredible Fourth of July fireworks show and the increasing number of lakeside

JOHN THOMPSON LMRA restaurants, post-sunset boating was becoming extremely popular. The main drawback to increasing the number of lighted buoys has always been financial. The LMRA buoy program to maintain more than 440 buoys is very costly when you combine the cost of the solar light, the buoy, cable, boat maintenance and fuel, and other supplies. The cost of a lighted buoy is more than double that of an unlit one. It is a challenging project but we feel strongly that increasing the safety for the Lake Martin boaters who enjoy a moonlight cruise is extremely important to LMRA and we are committed to converting as many as 200 of the hazardous area buoys to lighted buoys. To date, we have more than 80 installed and we could conceivably be over 100 before year’s end. I don’t think any of us who waded into Lake Martin in January 2016 envisioned how popular the Polar Plunge would

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become and how quickly the lighted buoys would begin to light up Lake Martin. It would not have been possible without visionaries who love Lake Martin and recognize its economic value to our community. I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Lake Martin Young Professionals and the sponsors of the 2019 Polar Plunge, as well as the entire staff of Kowaliga Restaurant who did a marvelous job providing excellent service to the crowd. A special thanks to Dr. Joni Price, who won the best costume contest as a beautiful Mary Poppins. She generously handed the prize money over to LMRA. The stouthearted staff from TPI spent more time in the water than anyone. Cliff Williams, Lizi Arbogast and Amy Passaretti covered the event and shot many pictures while standing in cold water well above their waist. LMRA is excited about the progress of the “Light up Lake Martin” project and we look forward to a continued partnership with the Lake Martin Young Professionals.

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Forked stick meant a trip to Alex City

was born and raised in a four-room house on a dirt road off the big dirt road in the wilds of Coosa County. The house was in the Wayside community about 10 miles south of Rockford, the county seat. There were four kids in the family and mama, daddy and granny. Our extended family included a mule, a couple of hogs, two cows, a goat and numerous dogs and cats. We had an outhouse like you see in hillbilly movies. It was equipped with all the luxuries of the day, including two big holes cut in a plank. Our one and only convenience for several years was electricity. We did have hot and cold running water. It was hot during the summer months as we ran down to the spring to fetch buckets of water. The water was good and cold during the winter. Our main entertainment was books and a console-style radio someone had given us. On Saturday nights, we would gather around the radio and stare at it like you would a TV as we listened. During the day, we had a dozen or more cats and a few mixed-breed dogs to entertain us. We didn’t know there were different breeds of dogs until we got much older. And we certainly didn’t know some people actually paid for dogs. The ones we had would just wander up in the yard and we would feed them scraps of food and start playing with them. Abraham Lincoln would have felt right at home in our little school. There were only three teachers for all nine grades. We would sit in rows divided into grades. There were only seven boys and girls in my grade. Granny’s snuff turned me

RON COLQUITTT Columnistt against all tobacco products when I was 5 or 6. I’ll never forget how sick the snuff made me. She was in her 80s. The small, frail lady normally kept her treasured can of snuff in the pocket of her soiled apron. One day she made the mistake of leaving the can on the dresser in her room. My oldest brother, Wayne, sneaked into the room while she was outside relieving herself and grabbed the can. Me and my other older brother, Glenn, followed him up and over a low hill behind the house. I swallowed a good bit of the horrible poison and spit the rest out like I had seen granny do. All three of us got horribly sick. I remember lying face down on the edge of the porch and dry heaving over the edge. Needless to say, I’ve never used a tobacco product since that day we stole granny’s snuff. Life in the country got kind of boring at times. We used to get real excited when we saw dear old dad cutting a short, forked stick. It meant a road trip to Alexander City was imminent. I think it was our 1940 Mercury that needed a forked stick. The Big M, as daddy named it, was an ugly, rusty piece of junk that he somehow kept patched and running. When driving a short distance, the stick wasn’t really necessary. Daddy would rest his right hand on the gearshift lever mounted on the steering column to hold it in third gear. On long excursions, he used the forked stick to brace it in

third. Alexander City was only about 40 miles from our home near Rockford. We would pile in the Big M at sunrise and, if our luck held, arrive at our kinfolks’ house in the city about noon. Daddy had patched the inner tubes in the dry-rotted, slick tires several times and we seldom made it to Alexander City without one of the tires going flat. He had memorized where the roadway crossed streams or what houses along the way had wells. That was crucial because the radiator leaked. When steam began to spew from the radiator, that meant the engine had overheated and it was time to make a pit stop for water. So after several hours we would arrive at the kinfolks’ house, where we would spend the night. The next day, the challenge of trying to make it back home began anew. I was probably 12 when I first picked up a telephone on one of our adventures to Alexander City. When I heard a voice on the other end, it scared me and I slammed the phone down and ran. Normally, we named all of our animals and even our dilapidated cars. The cats kind of got out of control at one point when they numbered 16 and we ran out of names for them. Mama got a job at a cotton mill in Alexander City and we had to move there, ending our simple existence in the wilderness. Daddy died from a heart attack at 47. I guess that’s when I lost my innocence. Ron Colquitt is a veteran journalist and native of Coosa County who has retired to Alexander City and does not need a forked stick to make his car work.

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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.

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.

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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.

Jan. 28- April 15

TAX ASSISTANCE: Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama is providing free tax and electronic filing assistance Jan. 28 to April 15. The program is to assist seniors 60 and over with no income limit, taxpayers under 60 with incomes less than $54,000 and disabled taxpayers. Taxpayers will be assisted in the order they are registered. From Jan. 28 through February, assistance will be available Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. March assistance will be available Mondays and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 1 to April 15 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The following information is required by the IRS: last year’s tax return, photo ID/drivers license for taxpayer and spouse, Social Security cards, W2s, 1099s, SSA 1099 and 1095A if you have health insurance through the government marketplace. For more information call 256-2340347.

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.

Feb. 4-8

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 Blues-Her 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. AUTHOR TALK: John Evans will be at the Dadeville Public Library at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 to speak about his book In the Shadow of Cotton: Memories of a Mill Village Kid.

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.

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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.

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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

SENIORX: Debroah Jones with SeniorRx will be at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Feb. 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.

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.å

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.

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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Cedar Street Church of God 703 E. Boulevard, Alex City Faith Assembly of God 590 Horseshoe Bend Rd., Dadeville 256-825-7741 River of Life Worship Center 407 Hillabee St., Alex City, 256-329-9593 INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Liberty Baptist 1365 Hillabee St., Alex City 256-329-8830 New Life Baptist County Road 14, Alex City, 256-329-2635 Victory Baptist 210 South Road, Alex City 256-234-2089 West End Baptist Off 280 West, 256-234-2130 BAPTIST – MISSIONARY Bethlehem Baptist New Site Cross Key Baptist Hackneyville, 256-329-9716 Darian Missionary Baptist Church Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City 256-329-3865 Elam Baptist Robertson Rd. Alex City Early Rose Baptist 201 E Street, Alexander City

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Flint Hill Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville Friendship Baptist Our Town Community, 256-329-5243

Rocky Mt. Baptist New Site community Seleeta Baptist Booker St., Alex City 256-329-2685 Shady Grove Baptist Jackson’s Gap Community

First United Methodist 310 Green St., Alex City 256-234-6322

Mt. Carmel Baptist 3610 Dudleyville Rd., Dadeville

Southview Church of Christ 2325 Dadeville Rd., Alex City 256-329-0212

First United Methodist Dadeville, 256-825-4404

Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 63 South, Alex City 256-234-7748 New Beginning Baptist 1076 Coley Creek Rd. New Concord Baptist Off hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-5390 New Elkahatchee Baptist Elkahatchee Rd., Alex City 256-329-9942

BAPTIST – SOUTHERN Bay Pine Baptist 1480 Bay Pine Rd. Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4433

New Faith Tabernacle A.C.O.P. Church of God “J” Street

New Providence Baptist Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City

Bethel Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-5070 Beulah Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-9882 Calvary Baptist 819 Main St., Dadeville, 256-825-5989 Calvary Heights Baptist Elkahatchee, Rd., Alex City 256-234-7224

New Salem Road New Site Rd., New Site, 256-234-2932 Old Providence Baptist Off Hwy. 63 N., near Hackneyville Old Union Baptist 1106 Davis Circle 256-596-1873 Orr Street Baptist 1000 “O” Street (Hwy. 63N) Alex City, 256-234-3171 Perryville Baptist Perryville, 256-234-3588

Rocky Creek Baptist Samford Rd., Cowpens Community

Macedonia Baptist Macedonia Circle, Goodwater 256-839-5793

Fellowship Baptist Buttston Community

Rocky Mount Baptist Hwy. 22 E., Alex City, 256-329-2327

Marietta Baptist Goodwater

Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church on Claybrook Drive, Alex City 256-839-5339

Rock Springs Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-839-6263

First Baptist Court Square, Alex City 256-234-6351

Mt. Calvary Baptist 329 King St., Alex City, 256-234-5631

First Baptist Tallassee St., Dadeville, 256-825-6232

Mt. Olive Baptist Hwy. 280 & Jct. 49, Goodwater

Good News Baptist Church 10493 Hwy. 280, Jackson’s Gap 256-825-2555 Hackneyville Baptist Hwy. 63 N., Hackneyville Hillabee Baptist Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6798

Russell Farm Baptist Hwy. 63 beyond Our Town

New Bethel Baptist Rock St., Dadeville, 256-825-7726

Lake Martin Baptist Hwy 34, Dadeville 256-825-7434

Peace & Goodwill Baptist Cottage Grove Community Alexander City, 256-377-4634

Lake Pointe Baptist 8352 Hwy. 50W, Dadeville Lebanon Baptist Mt. Carmel Rd.,

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Sunnylevel United Methodist 3202 Hwy. 63N, Alex City 256-234-6877

The Church of God 13th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1696

Trinity United Methodist 280 By-pass, Alex City, 256-234-2455

Washington Street A.C.O.P. Church of God Washington Street

Union United Methodist 4428 Hwy. 50, Dadeville 256-825-2241

CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy 303 Poplar Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6941

METHODIST – INDEPENDENT Daviston Independent Methodist Daviston, 395-4207

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1515 Worthy Road, Alex City (Corner of Worthy Place and Dadeville Road)

PENTECOSTAL Pentecostals of Dadeville 115 West Columbus Street Dadeville, 256-596-3411

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Dadeville Church of the Nazarene Corner Hwy. 280 and 49, 256-825-8191

PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian 371 Jefferson St., Alex City 256-329-0524

EPISCOPAL Saint James Episcopal Church 121 South Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-4752

First Presbyterian Okefuske, Dadeville, 256-825-4081

HOLINESS Alex City Emmanuel Holiness Hillabee St., Alex City House of Restoration Holiness 519 Slaughter Ave., Camp Hill, 256-749-2373, 256-896-2904

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CATHOLIC St. John the Apostle 454 N. Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-3631 CHURCH OF CHRIST Alex City Church of Christ 945 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-234-6494 Dadeville Church of Christ East LaFayette St., Dadeville Meadows St. Church of Christ

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Family Worship Center 1676 Sewell Street 256-839-6895 First Congregational Christian 11th Ave. South, Alex City GAP Fellowship Ministries P.O. Box 1571, Alex City

Passion Church 3340 Hwy. 63 N., Alex City 256-409-9590 The Family Worship Center 365 Scott Road, Alex City

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New Bethel Fellowship Church 5474 Rock Springs Road Jackson’s Gap 256-825-3367 The Baha’I Faith 740 Newell Street, Camp Hill 256-896-4007

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God’s House 9334 Hwy 63N, Alex City Roger Green Sun. Service: 11:00 & 6:00 Wed. Bible Study: 6:30

METHODIST – UNITED Alexander City Methodist 11th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1284

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UNITED PENTECOSTAL Alex City Apostolic 3708 Robinson Rd., Alexander City, 256-329-1573

Sunny Level Baptist Church Sunny Acres Subdivision Sewell Street

Zion Hill Baptist Hwy. 79, near Horseshoe Bend

Kendrick Baptist Church Nixburg

Red Ridge United Methodist 8091 County Road 34, Dadeville 256-825-9820

Fellowship Revival Center Mission 316 6th Ave., Alex City 256-329-1510 weekends

Jackson’s Gap Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4951

New Elam Baptist Hwy. 9, Burtonville, 256-234-2037

Pearson Chapel U.M. Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City

Sixth Street Baptist Sixth St., Alex City, 256-234-2408

Wayside Baptist 21 Wayside Circle, Alex City 256-234-5564

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New Site U.M. New Site, 256-234-7834

Pentecostal Church of God 163 Franklin Street, Alex City 256-215-4055

Liberty Life Christian Center 321 “S” Street, Alex City

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Sandy Creek Baptist Alex City

Town Creek Baptist Camp Ground Rd., Alex City

Liberty United Methodist Liberty Rd., Hackneyville

FULL GOSPEL Dadeville Foursquare Gospel Church Old 280 By-pass

Horseshoe Bend Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville

Kellyton Baptist Kellyton, 256-329-1512

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New Harvest Ministries Church of God Hwy 280 & Coosa 28 256-329-2331

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New Pine Grove Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Perryville

Eagle Creek Baptist Hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-6048

Mt. Zion West Our Town Community, 256-234-7748

Cedar Street Church of God 711 Martin Luther King Blvd. Alex City

Zion Hill Missionary Baptist 583 S. Broadnax St., Dadeville

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Haven United Methodist 354 Christian St., Alex City 256-329-8394

Unity Baptist Robinson Rd., Alex City

River Road Baptist 148 Dean Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6971

Mt. Zion East StillWaters Dr., 256-825-4991

Bread of Life A.C.O.P. Church of God Hwy. 280, Kellyton

Marshall Street Church of God 428 Marshall Street, Alex City 256-234-3180

New Rocky Mount Baptist 670 Peckerwood Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-794-3846

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New Life Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-6190 / 256-329-2635

Daviston Baptist Daviston, 395-4327

Liberty Church 1034 Liberty Church Rd. Willow Point Alex City

CHURCH OF GOD Alex City No. 2 A.C.O.P. Church of God Local Street, Alex City

Dadeville Church of God 425 Horseshoe Bend Rd. (Hwy. 49 N.) Dadeville 256-825-8820

Ray Baptist Rockford Hwy., Alex City, 256-234-7609

Jackson’s Gap Baptist Church 21 East Church St. 256-825-6814

Flint Hill U.M., Alex City 256-234-5047

New Hope Baptist 1133 New Hope Church Rd. 256-329-5218

The Great Bethel Missionary 520 Christian St., Alex City 256-234-5513

Comer Memorial 941 E. Church St., Alex City 256-234-2236

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Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 22, New Site

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of them would strain their little n March 20, 1945, an eyes toward the sky in search of Army B-25 crashed into an airplane. They were intrigued the part of Lake Martin as to how these objects never known today as the Sandy Creek fell to the earth and how lots area. Army Air Corp. John Glenn of people would ride on these Marbury was the captain of that little planes and travel all over plane. As a child, my grandmother the world. They were amazed used to tell me stories about the at the “smoke that came out of “Army plane that blew up.” She JACKIE JA ACKIE forming artificial clouds or would tell me planes flew so high WILBOURN jets” condensation trails. they looked like little ants up Columnist One day while driving past in the sky as they flew over the Hartsfield International Airport, backwater near her home, now they saw an airplane up close known as Lake Martin. My mom also related stories of how the and said, “Wow, I didn’t know planes were children were so frightened as planes flew that big.” Their comment reminded me overhead and made loud noises they would “the closer we are to God in our personal relationship, the bigger He is in our life.” run and hide. I suppose actually seeing From lyrics by Gordon Jenson, “God and hearing planes in the ’30s ’40s were a is bigger than any mountain, bigger than phenomenon much like the space station anything, God is bigger than any mountain has been in our generation. Although people never got to view a plane up close, that you can or cannot see.” Scripture relates numerous times the greatness of they visualized it as being much smaller God. Deuteronomy 3:24 says, “Almighty than the actual size due to the distance. But one night at church, some of us viewed God, You have only begun to show me how great and powerful You are.” Jeremiah a flyover of the space station and an orange 32:17 echoes, “… nothing is too hard for and blue flag was seen blowing in the wind. You.” How big is my God? “But nothing Seriously, as we gaze into the heavens, is impossible with God.” — Luke 1:37 objects do appear smaller due to distance. For instance, the sun is 870,000 miles Jackie Wilbourn is a member of Bethel across and approximately 1 million Earths Baptist Church, a chaplain with the could fit inside the sun. For lack of better Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief team and word, the sun is gigantic. a regular faith columnist for The Outlook. When my children were small, both

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PUZZLES & HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 20-April 19) Someone comes to you with strong intentions and messages. Consider how many times you have approached another person with that type of intensity. Try to listen instead of reacting. As a result of this experience, you might change your style a little! Adapt your schedule if need be. Tonight: A must appearance. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Remain centered, no matter how angry another close associate or loved one becomes. You might need some space to go over what has occurred. A friend or group of associates seems diÉ&#x2030;cult to relate to. Tonight: You might want to change your plans. Choose an activity where you are entertained. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your playfulness emerges. Someone in your immediate circle could blow his or her stack. Though this personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anger seems to be directed toward you, you are not the real target. Remain open and let harsh words go. If a situation becomes too hot to handle, bypass it for now. Tonight: Sharing with a loved one. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You wake up out of sorts, and this bad humor could follow you the rest of the day. Go for a walk, or choose an activity that makes you smile. Anger could be closer to the surface than you realize. Be careful if you tend to internalize feelings. Tonight: Entertain from your pad. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Approach a personal matter in a more level and caring manner. At times, you might feel your emotions getting out of control. A volatile quality runs through the day and conversation. Try to detach, and avoid any displays of anger. Tonight: Stay close to home, yet be adventurous. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Be aware of another personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inclination to indulge in order to escape diÉ&#x2030;cult issues. You could decide to join this person, as you often have a great time together. Note that this person encourages you to go overboard, too. Choose to go to the movies or get into another pastime where you will be entertained. Tonight: A good time does not need to

be costly. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Others Ă&#x201E;nd you unusually attractive. You might have a speciĂ&#x201E;c request or idea that you would like to discuss and receive a positive response. Broach the topic over a friendly lunch. Stay clear of a controlling individual, probably in your domestic or personal life. Tonight: Celebrate life. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) If you do not push too hard, you will gain in several ways. Sometimes, it is best to allow others to come to you. You gain a fuller understanding of what is going on with that person. At present, you will naturally gravitate toward having some solitude or quiet time. Tonight: Screen calls. Make it OK to be unavailable. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You can be found around friends or those who pursue speciĂ&#x201E;c interests. You might have pushed too hard at work or with a project of late, as a child or loved one could throw a tantrum and become demanding. Though the uproar could be annoying, it is Ă&#x2026;attering on another level. Tonight: Among the crowds. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You note that many people seem to be eyeing you when out. Your charisma draws others, yet that same attraction does not guarantee agreement with your ideas and suggestions. Avoid a quarrel if you do not see eye to eye with another person. Tonight: Once out, you are a force to behold. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Reach out for another person at a distance with whom you often have vibrant talks. Do not be surprised if a potential argument pops up in your discussion. If you respect this personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinion, soon enough you will witness the same respect returned. Diversity adds color and ideas to your life. Tonight: Try a new type of cuisine or restaurant. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Opt for some quality time with a loved one or partner. The two of you might get into a tiÉ&#x2C6; or two, as your opinions vary quite a bit. Be willing to let go of heavy conversations and just enjoy being with each other. Tonight: Be a duo.

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Students at Jim Pearson Elementary School in Alexander City release balloons Friday to celebrate the 100th day of the school year. Principal Jamie Forbus said the students attach notes to the strings of the balloons with information about the school and requesting whoever finds the note to send a letter back. Pearson said the balloons and notes have made it as far as North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, and the students delight in getting the return letters and charting their location on a map.

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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Ted M. Creamer and wife, Philesia L. Creamer to David S. Luker on the 21st day of April, 2013, said mortgage EHLQJ UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH of the Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, in Volume OFFR Book 2013, Page 4796, the undersigned David S. Luker as mortgagee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the entrance of the Court House at Tallapoosa County, Alabama, 125 N Broadnax Street #126, Dadeville, Alabama 36853, on the 20th day of February, 2019, during the legal hour of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Begin at an axle at the Southwest Corner of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 4, Township 19 North, Range 22 East, Tallapoosa County, Alabama; thence North 02Â° 07â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 43â&#x20AC;? East along the West line of Section 4 a

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Horizons Unlimited resuming with Gaillard Monday By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

orizons Unlimited will host Southern author Frye Gaillard Monday for a presentation in its continuing effort to provide education for retirees in the area. “This is our 28th year,” organizer Beverly Thomas said. “We are mainly retired people, many of whom are transplants who are still looking for education stimulation and entertainment.” Horizons’ next session starts Monday at the Alexander City Board of Education with Gaillard, the first of six presenters. Gaillard is a writer in residence at the University of South Alabama who has written on Southern race relations, politics and culture. He is the former Southern editor at The Charlotte Observer, where he covered Charlotte’s landmark school desegregation controversy, the illfated ministry of televangelist Jim Bakker, the funeral of Elvis Presley and the presidency of Jimmy Carter. Gaillard’s Monday program is titled “A Hard-Rain America in the 1960s.” Other presenters this session are Elnora Spencer, who will present “Jazzy Blues-Her Way” on Feb. 4; David Alsobrook, who will present “Southside: Eufaula’s Lost Cotton Mill Village and Its People, 18901945” on Feb. 11; Dr. Marty Olliff, who will present “The Great War in the Heart of Dixie” on Feb. 18; Dr. Thomas Ward Jr., who will present “To Treat and to Train Tuskegee’s John Andrew Clinic” on Feb. 25; and Suzannah Solomon Wilson, who will present “Alabama Cemeteries-And Other Things” on March 4.

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Frye Gaillard will speak at Horizons Unlimited at 1:30 p.m. Monday.

Monday’s session starts at 1 p.m. with registration and Gaillard will start his program at 1:30 p.m. Thomas wants everyone to know the afternoon will not be lost to the program. The average weekly session begins at 1:30 p.m., with small items such as coffee and cookies available for the members beforehand. Each speaker’s presentation lasts

approximately 45 minutes, with a question and answer session following. “Everyone is out by 3,” Thomas said. Horizons Unlimited membership is $20 per person or $30 per couple and includes the six programs. “We don’t sell programs individually,” Thomas said.

Thomas also thanked those who had been vital to making Horizons Unlimited a success for the members throughout the Lake Martin area, including a similar program in Sylacauga the Alexander City group modeled themselves after. “We could not do this without the cooperation and support of the board of education,” she said.

Police Reports Alexander City Police Department January 24

• Theft of property was reported in Alexander City. • Theft of property was reported in Alexander City. • Found narcotics was reported in Alexander City.

January 23

• Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer was reported in Alexander City. • An animal bite was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. • Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

January 22

• A domestic incident was reported in Alexander City. • Disorderly conduct and harassment were reported in Alexander City. • Harassing communications were reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. • Harassment was reported in Alexander City. • Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

Tallapoosa County Sherif f’s Department January 23

• Erica Staggers of Lilly Lane in Notasulga was arrested on multiple failure to appear warrants for possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana second and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Shabrittany Carwell of Church Street in Camp Hill was arrested on a failure to appear warrant for theft of property second.

January 22

• A resident of Samuel Lane in Opelika filed a report for receiving stolen property. • John Winters of Tower Street in New Site was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear child support.

Dadeville Police Department January 22

• A report was filed for criminal littering that occurred in the Dadeville area. • A report was filed for

criminal mischief second that occurred on Weldon Street. • A report was filed for found property that occurred on Highway 280.

January 20

• A Clanton man, age 22, was arrested for driving under the influence on North Oak Street.

January 19

• A Dadeville man, age 38, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

January 18

• A report was filed for domestic violence third and criminal mischief second that occurred on East Cass Street. • A report was filed for making terrorist threats that occurred on East Cass Street. • A report was filed for domestic violence second and interfering with a domestic violence call that occurred on East Cass Street. • A report was filed for theft of property fourth and criminal tampering second that occurred on East Cass Street. • A Dadeville man, age 22, was arrested on three warrants for failure to appear. • A Dadeville man, age 25, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and on a warrant for failure to appear.

January 17

• A one vehicle motor vehicle accident occurred on Highway 280 resulting in major property damage and no injuries.

January 16

• A one vehicle motor vehicle accident occurred on Old Susanna Road resulting in minor property damage and no injuries. • A Dadeville man, age 29, was arrested for criminal trespass third and disorderly conduct on North Loop Road. • A Dadeville man, age 55, was arrested for criminal trespass third on North Loop Road. • A one vehicle motor vehicle accident occurred on Highway 280 resulting in moderate property damage and no injuries. • A report was filed for theft of property fourth that occurred on East South Street.

PUTTING ON A SHOW Ron Colquitt / For The Outlook Top: John Ford Coley belts out a note at Thursday’s performance. Left: Lenny LeBlanc performs. Below: Teddy Gentry, right, and Charles English perform during the ‘Heart Of The Music’ songwriters showcase Thursday night at the Benjamin Russell auditorium.

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Stories like Shaw’s should inspire you

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

t doesn’t matter where you come from. It doesn’t matter if you come from a tiny town or if you have a lot of money or if you know somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody. What matters is hard work and dedication. Of course, it doesn’t hurt to have some God-given talent and some pretty stellar genetics. That’s exactly what Eric Shaw’s story shows us. Now, I don’t pretend to know Shaw’s life story. I know he comes from a good family, and he seems to have a great support system. But he’s from a tiny little town in rural Alabama, a town that’s had only one (that I know of) football player in a Power 5 conference and hasn’t even had a Division I football player in nearly a decade. It’s not like Reeltown is churning out athletes winning national championships left and right, but Shaw could be setting a great precedence for those following him. Because he’s putting the Rebels on the map — or at least in the eyes of college recruiters. Over the course of two weeks, Shaw has picked up seven offers from Division I programs, including five from Power 5 conferences, and that’s in addition to a D1 offer he already had from the fall. Every day, it’s seemed like schools are one-upping each other to get a chance at Shaw. Shaw certainly has the stature to play at a top-tier school. He’s 6-foot-5 and 205 pounds of seemingly pure muscle. He runs a 40 in 4.5 seconds, and he’s proven to be a threat on both sides of the football. OK, but that’s not even all Shaw is good at. As a sophomore last season, Shaw was the Outlook Boys Basketball Player of the Year after averaging a staggering 20.9 points and 12.9 rebounds per game; he was also named a firstteam all-state selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. Oh, and by the way, he’s a state gold medalist in track. He won a pair of golds in the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles as just a freshman, and he added another to his resume last year with a first-place finish in the 110 hurdles. But what gets the attention of these top Division I programs isn’t just his athletic ability, which is off the charts. Many of the schools are top academic programs as well. In 2018, Forbes ranked Vanderbilt the top academic school in the Southeastern Conference and 32nd in the nation; the Commodores offered Shaw on Wednesday. And it’s not just about athletics or academics, either. What a college recruiter is really looking See ARBOGAST • Page 12

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Benjamin Russell’s Timira Lawson (2) dribbles the ball up the court against Clay Central’s Maleah Lindsey on Friday.

Wildcat girls easily dominate Clay Central By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

After losing to Benjamin Russell just two nights prior by more than 30 points, Clay Central looked like a whole new team in the early goings of Friday night’s girls basketball game. The Volunteers came out strong offensively, led by a few 3-pointers from Ahnyah Denny, and they even led by two points midway through the first quarter. But the Wildcats, who had inserted a few new players into the starting lineup, put in their big guns and scored 18 straight points to end the first quarter. From there, there was no chance for the Volunteers, who suffered

a 61-32 defeat in non-area action. “I know we started slow because it was 8-8 at one point,” Benjamin Russell coach Latreisha Moon said. “But I just feel like we had to put some more people in to speed the game up a little bit because it was really slow to start.” Benjamin Russell built up a 24-8 lead after the first quarter and from there, the Wildcats had the chance to be a little more flexible with their lineup, frequently subbing in and out. Moon got everyone ample playing minutes and got to work on some things her team might need in the upcoming postseason.

Defense is where the Wildcats have strived all year, and they focused Friday night on cleaning up different defensive schemes they may have to use in the near future. “That’s why we kept changing our defenses,” Moon said. “We were trying to work on the (1-22), the (1-3-1) and the (2-3) because we don’t know what we’re going to see after Opelika (in the area tournament). We’re just trying to see what will work. We even tried a box-and-one in case we have to try that defense against somebody.” The good news is Benjamin Russell is starting to develop some depth. As most of their See GIRLS • Page 12

If only Benjamin Russell’s boys basketball could’ve taken a lead or even tied Friday night’s game against Clay Central, maybe things would’ve been different. The Wildcats had plenty of opportunities down by one possession, but every time they’d get possession, they’d either take a bad shot or turn the ball over or the shots just wouldn’t fall. Things just didn’t seem to be going in their favor Friday night, and the Volunteers held them off for a 56-53 victory. “We were this close and something crazy would See BOYS • Page 12

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Benjamin Russell’s Za Stowes takes a shot over the head of Clay Central’s Noah Higgins (4) on Friday night.

Reeltown’s Trey O’Neal commits to Tuskegee By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

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Reeltown’s Trey O’Neal (12) has committed to play football at Tuskegee University, where he was recruited as an outside linebacker.

While a lot of attention has been surrounding Reeltown junior Eric Shaw and his recruiting process, he’s not the only Rebel headed to the next level. Wednesday, Reeltown senior Trey O’Neal announced his commitment to Tuskegee University to play at outside linebacker. “The biggest factor to me really was just my relationship with the coaches who recruited me,” O’Neal said. “Coach (Forrest) Jackson, coach (Will) Slater and coach (Joseph Carter), they really showed me they wanted me there. I also just felt like it was necessary for me to

Coosa clinches regular-season area title By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

With its biggest win of the season Thursday night, Central Coosa’s boys basketball team wrapped up the Class 2A Area 8 regular-season title, regardless of what happens in its final area game. The Cougars defeated Fayetteville, 78-33, Thursday and are now 5-0 in area play. “Definitely that’s one of the goals that we had for the season to host the area tournament,” Coosa coach Jeremy Freeman said. “We want to host the area tournament and hopefully we can win that and host that first regional game. We certainly don’t want to look past any of the teams in the area tournament though.”

Coosa has been fairly untouchable in area so far; the team that gave the Cougars the toughest fight was Thorsby. After beating the Rebels 74-40 in their first meeting, Coosa eked out a 55-52 win over Thorsby in the second go-round for its closest margin of victory this year. The Cougars will look to go undefeated in the area when they host Reeltown on Tuesday; they previously beat the Rebels, 61-40. In the win over Fayetteville, Central Coosa scored its third most points all season, and Freeman said the majority of those came from his bench players. “It’s always good to let everybody get to play,” Freeman said. “Our bench players scored almost 60

points. There’s nothing you can do when your 12th man is coming in hitting 3s. I just hate that for the other team — not in hindsight, but in reality.” Noel Jones, who was the Cougars’ leading scorer a year ago, returned from an ankle injury that’s been plaguing him all season, and he returned with a vengeance. Jones came off the bench and played minimal time, according to Freeman, but still managed to score 20 points. He went 5-for8 from 3-point range. Friday afternoon, Freeman was already preparing for the Cougars’ meeting with LaFayette, which defeated them 61-57. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 9 in Class 2A in the most recent Alabama Sports Writers Association poll See COOSA • Page 12

stay close to home just because I would feel more comfortable being close to home.” Both Tuskegee and West Alabama were Division II programs showing interest in O’Neal, who is also one of the top players for the Rebel basketball team. O’Neal said he also had interest from a junior college and a coach from Iowa came to Reeltown to talk to the coaching staff about him. But after a long, strenuous process, O’Neal is happy to have made his final decision. “Honestly, it’s stress relieving because it was a long process,” he said. “There were times in the process where I wasn’t too sure about what I wanted to do. See O’NEAL • Page 12

LOCAL SPORTS CALENDAR Saturday, Jan. 26 High school boys basketball Dadeville at Benjamin Russell, 2:30 p.m. High school girls basketball Dadeville at Benjamin Russell, 1 p.m. High school wrestling Benjamin Russell in Darlington (Georgia) Duals, 9 a.m. Dadeville, Reeltown in Hornet Slam at Beauregard, 8:30 a.m. College softball Central Alabama at Andrew (2), noon Monday, Jan. 28 High school boys basketball B.B. Comer at Dadeville, 7 p.m. Trinity School at Lyman Ward, 6:30 p.m. High school girls basketball B.B. Comer at Dadeville, 5:30

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I was just in and out of it, but once I made the decision, I felt a lot better getting all that pressure off my shoulders.” O’Neal has been a dual threat for the Rebels, contributing on both sides of the ball as a three-year starter. During his senior season, O’Neal led the team with 18 receptions for 280 yards and four touchdowns in addition to his ground game, where he rushed for 190 yards and five scores on 21 carries. “Offensively, Trey is the most versatile player we’ve had since I’ve been at Reeltown,” Rebel coach Matt Johnson said after the season. Defensively, O’Neal finished with 84 tackles, including 56 solo stops and five for a loss. He also had three sacks, an interception and two forced fumbles. Recruited by Tuskegee as an outside linebacker, O’Neal said he’s going to have to keep training and hitting the weight room to be ready for the next level. “I think the biggest difference between high school ball and college ball is really just going to be the physicality between the two,” O’Neal said. “It’s going to be a lot more competition and a lot of guys that are bigger, stronger and faster than me. It’s going to help me get better as an athlete and be better as an individual.” But O’Neal has always been a hard worker, and Johnson sees no problem with O’Neal making the transition to Divison II football. “I look forward to it,” Johnson said shortly after O’Neal was offered by Tuskegee in November. “Trey is a special ballplayer, and he’s special to me because I was his position coach. I played for his granddaddy and with his daddy. I’ve known Trey his whole life, so I’m proud as a coach but I’m also proud as a friend of the family. I know the sky is the limit for him.”

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for is a combination of both those things as well as a player being a good human being. I’ve always been overly impressed by the student-athletes in this area; they’re polite, they’re nice; they’re just fun to be around. And from everything I’ve seen of him and heard about him, Shaw is exactly that. He’s just an all-around good kid. I expect many more offers to pour in for Shaw over the next few weeks, and I encourage him and the community of Reeltown to soak in the attention and enjoy it. The hard part is going to come later when Shaw has to make a decision. And for those athletes who are still waiting around to hear back from their dream school, be patient and try to remember all the inspirational stories that have come out of this area. Terrell Owens, Justin Tuck, Adalius Thomas all have them, and now it’s time to add Shaw to that list. Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor of The Outlook.

Central Alabama Community College had a slew of student-athletes named to the Alabama Community College Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for their performance in the classroom during the fall semester. To qualify for the honor roll, an athlete must have earned a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher in the fall semester. CACC had a total of 42 student-athletes earn the honors with eight making the President’s List and 17 qualifying for Dean’s List. The Trojan softball team had the most honors with four earning spots on the President’s List and seven on Dean’s List. CACC student-athletes honored were: Baseball: Tanner Barnett (Benjamin Russell), Connor Brooks (Benjamin Russell), Bradley Stewart (Benjamin Russell), Nathan Curtis, Chase Driver, Colby Drummond, Christ Gilette, Kaleb Hines, Harrison Fant, Brian Lindsay,

Jay Macke, Louis Olivieri, Matthew Radoslovich, Ricardo Santana, Zackery Taylor, Yadiel Villalongo, Michael Wurtz Softball: Kayli Hornsby (Reeltown), Madison Huff (Dadeville), Paige King (Reeltown), Taylor Phillips (Benjamin Russell), Elizabeth Burns, Sierra Easterwood, Madisyn Johnson, Sawyer Martin, Meredith McClellan, Victoria Mitchell, Brooke Morgan, Amber Parker, Chelsea Parker, Ashlyn Perrin, Lauren Phillips, Brantley Powell Golf: Dylan Moncus (Benjamin Russell), Caleb O’Toole, Jack Poole, Owen Burt Tennis: Monica Almazan, Morgan Bishop, Kristina LaBoone, Sarah Rushing

YOUTH SPORTS Spring registration coming for ACYS

Alexander City Youth Soccer will be hosting its 2019 spring soccer registration in a few weeks at a new location. Registration will now be held at The Arbor at First United Methodist Church (315 Green St.).

Registration will be open from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 1 and Feb. 8 and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 9. The league is open to anyone ages 3 and up. The cost is $65 and will include a jersey. Players will need to provide their own soccer cleats, shorts, soccer socks and shin guards.

Registration begins for youth ball

Registration for 2019 youth baseball and softball through Alexander City Parks and Recreation will be held the second week of February. The league is open to all players ages 3 through 15. Registration will be done at Radney Elementary School from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 7 and Feb. 8 and from 8 a.m. to noon Feb. 9. Registration fee is $85. In order to register, bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate, and uniform sizing will be done at registration so the child must be present. For more information, contact Toby Thomas at 256-329-6736.

Boys happen,” Benjamin Russell coach Lewis Daniel said. “I guess you could say it’s the luck of the bounce because we had several opporutnites to pick up 50-50 balls and it just ended up in their hands every day. We would cut the deficit down to three or four points then next thing you know, we were down by 12 again. “That’s been our luck pretty much all year. Tonight it’s just a little bit more of a bitter taste because I thought we played well enough to win this game.” Clay Central built up its largest lead of the game at 41-30 with 3:38 left in the third, but Jaikobee Gamble gave the Wildcats a spark with a muchneeded 3-pointer and they used that to climb within 45-38 heading into the fourth. Throughout the fourth quarter, the Volunteers kept their lead between three and eight points, but there were several times Benjamin Russell cut it to a onepossession game. A pair of free throws from Za Stowes made it 51-48 with 3:38 left; two free points by Tre McMillian cut Central’s lead to 53-50 with 2:38 left; another Stowes free throw made it 54-51 with 1:25 left; and a putback by McMillian with 1:08 remaining set the final score at 56-53. But the Wildcats could never get closer than that. “We actually improved in areas that we focused on improving in tonight, and we still fell short,” Daniel said. “We had a couple turnovers at inopportune times and there were a couple ill-advised shots that we took, so it comes back to us not performing when we need to. But I told the guys that I count it as getting stronger for the area tournament; we’ll learn from our growing pains.” Once again, Benjamin Russell’s defense played extremely well, causing Clay Central to get rattled in the second half and total 10 turnovers in the final two quarters combined. But offensively, the Wildcats still struggle to make key shots. Benjamin Russell has made it a point to improve on the boards, and it did so Friday night, but

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Benjamin Russell’s Qua Brownfield (15) takes a shot against Clay Central’s Shamari Simmons during Friday night’s non-area game.

there were several possessions when the Wildcats had second, third and sometimes even fourth chances and they still couldn’t get the shots to fall. “My theory is if you can hold your opponent down to 50 or 60 points, in our offensive scheme, we should be able to score 70 points without a problem,” Daniel said. “We’re putting up anywhere from 45 to 65 shots per game, but our shooting percentage is horrible

right now. We did a better job at the line tonight, but field-goal percentage always comes back to haunt you when you lose by three points.” Benjamin Russell turns right around and hosts Dadeville today. This will be the third time the two county rivals have met. The Tigers won the first meeting, 69-51, but the second meeting at the BRHS Slam Fest was much closer with Dadeville winning 59-57. Daniel is hoping

McMillian, a freshman forward, will be a big difference in today’s game. “I think we will neutralize them inside (today),” Daniel said. “He’s a big kid that’s been playing well. He’s a rebounding guy and he’s scoring points for us now. I think our mindset defensively has gotten stronger, and with a game like this, you almost can count on us shooting the ball better because it’s just that kind of game.”

continued from Page 11 with the Cougars on the outside looking in. “That’ll be a measuring stick for us,” Freeman said. “I don’t want to take anything away from them, but last time, I didn’t have my full squad. When we played before, we were both undefeated. Now they’ve lost three and we’ve lost four, so it’s pretty much nip and tuck with them. Also, that’s the only 2A school other than our area that we play, so it’s vital we get the win, and it’s very likely we’ll see them again.” Central Coosa’s girls team lost to Fayetteville, 61-12, on Thursday night. File / The Outlook

Central Coosa’s Noel Jones (44) made his return Thursday night against Fayetteville after an ankle injury has kept him sidelined for much of the season.

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wins have been easy dominations, the Wildcats have gotten good playing minutes throughout the season from their entire roster. Friday night was more of the same, as all but two players contributed at least one point and every single Wildcat had at least two rebounds. Jaaliyah Caldwell once again did most of the damage, putting up 20 points and 15 rebounds. “They were small, so that made a different but Jaaliyah rebounded really well tonight,” Moon said. “And I thought Liyah (Thomas) did good too. She pushed the ball tonight and did real well.” Bre Smith added 16 points, while Alexis Lambert scored seven and Brooklyn Edwards added six. Off the bench, Jay Agee grabbed seven rebounds off the glass.