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$200K will go far for city Hammock: Money to replace gas lines will do more than expected By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock told the city council during the Jan. 22 work session a requested $200,000 would replace more cast-iron gas pipes than originally thought. Originally, Hammock asked $200,000 be added to the city’s budget to replace worn out cast-iron pipes from Hilltop Grocery to Britt Veterinary Services in the Carrville area. However, it appears money can buy even more replacement pipe, Hammock said. “For $200,000, we are now expecting to go as far as the bridge at Apple Grove,” Hammock said. “Our engineers say we can go that far. So those pipes will be replaced from Hilltop Grocery all the way to that bridge there.” Cast-iron pipes are a concern throughout Tallassee but the east side of the city is a priority because of the current state of the pipes in that area. Installed in the early 1900s and with a lifespan of 60 years, the cast-iron pipe that See GAS • Page A3

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City employees Phillip McCarty and Austin Jones were out early Thursday morning working to clear a drain that was causing water to pool on Friendship Road as city officials continue to work on drainage concerns in the area.

City, ALDOT working on drainage issues By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

treet crews with the Alabama Department of Transportation were in East Tallassee last Tuesday and Wednesday to work on

drainage. Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock said drainage issues in that area can become a hazard for motorists

following a heavy downpour. “When it comes a heavy rain in front of Wesson, there will be water a foot deep out there in the highway,” Hammock said. “It’s been a big problem and we are trying to see if this will help out.” Hammock says two drains in the area have been clogged with debris, causing the rain to pool in that area. “There is a drain right there at Wesson Street and there is one right

Crews respond to house fire on Upper River Road

City tackling dilapidated homes and structures By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

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The City of Tallassee has declared three dilapidated homes public nuisances, meaning owners will face fines if they don’t clean them, repair them or tear them down. City building inspector Andy Coker told the council at the Jan. 22 meeting the houses are located at See DILAPIDATED • Page A2

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Crews from the Tallassee Fire Department and Friendship Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Upper River Road at 3:22 p.m. on Jan. 25. There were no reports of injuries.

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in front of Wesson Recycling that is clogged up,” Hammock said. While Wesson Street is a city street, it intersects with Alabama Highway 14 and, because it is a stateoperated route, the responsibility falls outside the municipality. “We are working with the Alabama Department of Transportation,” Hammock said. “It’s their road and I was out there with them and See DRAINAGE • Page A2

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Mr. James (Jimmie) G. Huggins Mr. James (Jimmie) G. Huggins, a resident of Eclectic, Alabama, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019, at the age of 78. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Hebron Church of Christ with Rev. John David Parker officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Hebron Church of Christ Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. Mr. Huggins is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mahella Chavers Huggins; children, James M. Huggins (Melissa), John D. Huggins (Jeana) and Joe P. Huggins; seven grandchildren, Eric Huggins (Rachel), Jordan Huggins (Christina), Chelsea Huggins-Polis (Michael), James Robert Huggins, Jake McGhee, Cody McGhee and Ivy McGhee; three great grandchildren; sisters, Sandra Heartsill (Terry), Brenda H. McIntyre and Rebecca H. McCarter (Randall). He is preceded in death by his parents, Horace G. and Gladys M. Huggins of Georgiana, Alabama and daughter in law, Doris Thomas Huggins. He was a long time member of the Elmore County Cattlemen’s Association and retired after 25 years with the Alabama Department of Transportation. The family would like to give a special thanks to Community Hospice Care and a special thanks to their personal caregivers for their help over this past year. The family will receive friends Wednesday, January 30, from 1:00 p.m. until service time at Mt. Hebron Church of Christ. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama

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404 Second Ave., 33 Log Circle and 804 Third Ave. “The house is in dire need,” Coker said of the Second Avenue structure. “All of the exterior boards, at some point, have been removed from this house. The house is in such poor shape the county doesn’t even show an assessed valued for this house. The house is not salvageable and it needs to come down.” Of the Third Avenue house, Coker said, “It’s a block building. The inside has been gutted. There are no windows. Once again, the county showed a zero value on the structure. It’s an eyesore and it needs to come down.” All the windows are busted out of the Log Circle structure. “It has roof damage,” Coker said. “The county shows very little value in but it’s not a salvageable house. In my opinion, you would spend twice what it’s worth to fix it up.” However, according to Coker, homeowners on Log Circle have recently made improvements. “There have been a lot of updates on Log Circle. There has been a lot of work done in that area,” Coker said. City officials will notify property owners via mail using tax records. Upon notice, property owners have 10 days to comply or face the consequences.

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Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock and members of the Tallassee City Council listened to municipal building inspector Andy Coker as he recently addressed the council concerning several dilapidated homes and structures in the city.

By law, an owner of an unsafe structure would be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction would pay a fine between $50 and $500, be jailed for up to six months or be punished by hard labor up to six months. Such property owners could also be fined between $150 and $500 for each subsequent conviction. Alabama law defines unsafe structures as “any abandoned and dilapidated structure whose condition is such to make it unsafe, unsanitary or

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Mrs. Virginia A. Banister, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019, at the age of 91. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Tallaweka Baptist Church, Tallassee, with Rev. Isaac Kervin officiating. Mrs. Banister is survived by daughter, Paula and Hal Miller; grandchildren, Melinda Emfinger (Mark), Michael Miller (Angel), Mark Miller (Bobbie), Matthew Miller (Kandy), Mickey Miller (Jennifer), Melanie Baker (Marty), Rusty Banister (Brooke) and Nikki Banister; daughter in law, Fran Banister; eighteen great grandchildren and three great, great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Paul K. Banister; son, Gary Banister; parents, Horace and Louella Abrams; sister, Martha A. Hobbs and brother, H.L. Abrams, Jr. Mrs. Banister was a charter member of Tallaweka Baptist Church and served as a nursery worker for many years. She loved her family and church family and serving her church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions may be made to Tallaweka Baptist Church Renovation Fund, 1419 Gilmer Avenue, Tallassee, Alabama, 36078. The family will receive friends, Tuesday, January 29, from 10:00 a.m. until service time at Tallaweka Baptist Church, Tallassee, Alabama.

we noticed some things that have fallen down and clogged those drains.” Hammock said he has a good working relationship with ALDOT and has recently worked with the state operation on other projects in Tallassee. “I have been working with ALDOT to patch some potholes and things like that,” he said. Hammock believes the maintenance efforts in East Tallassee will improve driving conditions during heavy rain. “City employees are also out there trying to unclog those drains so that when it does rain a lot, the drains will be able to flow better,” he said.

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dangerous to the public, and that has been in said condition for a period of 12 months or more.” There are also two homes in councilmember Sarah Hill’s Ward that will soon come down. According to Mayor Johnny Hammock, the property owner has already addressed the issues and is in the cleanup process. “We sent them a letter to clean up the weeds and overgrowth but they are trying to sell that lot and thought it would worth more if it were cleaned off entirely,” Hammock said.

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Daddy-Daughter photo contest announced STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

The Tallassee Community Development Corporation recently announced plans for the seventh annual Daddy-Daughter Dance and organizers have now announced a Daddy-Daughter Photo Contest. Winners of the contest will take home a pair of tickets, valued at $25, for the upcoming dance. The deadline to enter the contest is Friday. The Daddy/Daughter Dance is an annual fundraiser that is very popular with girls and dads in Tallassee and surrounding communities. Due to last year’s overwhelming response, the dance will actually be two dances on Feb. 9. Both dances will last two hours. The first is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and the second is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Warehouse 51, located at 51 Cherokee Trail, according to event coordinator Brooke Rigsby Yates, who said tickets are limited. A dad, stepdad, grandfather, uncle, brother or father figure may accompany daughters. This year’s theme is “A Night in Hollywood” and will incorporate a variety of games and activities suited for a daughter and her father figure. Suzannah’s Photography of Tallassee will offer onsite photographs to capture the special night with a complementary picture of dads and daughters. The event serves as an annual fundraiser, with this year’s proceeds going to the historic Mt. Vernon Theatre. Dinner, dessert and lots of dancing will be included in the ticket price ranging from $25 to $30, depending on the number of daughters. Drek Williams will serve as the disc jockey for the event. Tickets are available at Studio B Dance Center, WACQ and online at www.mtvernontheatre.net. For more information, contact Yates at 334-283-4388.

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Student ambassadors attend BOE meeting Tallassee Chamber of Commerce student ambassadors attended a recent Tallassee Board of Education meeting to honor board members. Pictured are, Bailey Sharp, D’Angelia Holmes, Kami Scarborough, Ruthann McCaig, Lacey Brewer, Don Bryant, Sandra Patterson, Rex Ledbetter, Kayla Jolly, Mary Kate Lackey and Wade Shipman.

Gas lies beneath the city is well overdue for an upgrade. “We are losing thousands of dollars through those pipes,” Hammock said. “That is the area with the most leaks.” According to city officials, cast iron was largely used for gas and water pipes until the 1980s. It was the preferred pipe material throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Cast iron is an alloy of iron, containing other elements such as carbon and silicon. While it can be more brittle than pure iron, it is extremely durable and can withstand high amounts of pressure. The downside of cast-iron pipes is a susceptibility to corrosion and rust, which causes up to 25 percent of pipe failures.

Tallassee’s cast-iron pipes were put in place under the direction of Mount Vernon Mills, which can be traced back to the Jones Falls area in what is now Baltimore, Maryland, as early as the 1900s. “Those pipes are old and outdated,” said Hammock. “Replacing them is in the best interest of the city and its citizens. In the long run, this will save money because we will no longer lose gas through those pipes.” Recently, the U.S. Department of Transportation estimated 30,000 miles of cast-iron pipe still carries gas in the nation, with the highest percentage of these mains located in older Eastern cities such as New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

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y daughter knows I’m a voracious reader and that my favorite genres are biographies and histories. She’s also aware of my predisposition toward aviation and military tomes. Accordingly, her task in a bookstore is relatively easy whenever Father’s Day, my birthday and Christmas rolls around. Usually, whatever she picks out is well-researched and readable. Two recent gifts were definitive examples. “The General vs. The President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War” (Doubleday) is a detailed chronicle by veteran history writer H.W. Brands about the feud, for lack of a better term, between Harry Truman and Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War. The best biography I’ve ever read is David McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize-winning profile of Truman, so Brand’s book offered an even more insightful look at a memorable rivalry. MacArthur does indeed come across as the culpable adversary in “The General vs. The President.” The general’s attitude as a career army leader who has to report

WILLIE MOSELEY Columnist to a president who had been an artillery captain in World War I is noted several times therein. Like other generals throughout the history of this country, MacArthur is portrayed as a prima donna who crafted brilliant and successful strategies, not the least of which was an invasion at Inchon, South Korea, in September 1950. However, the general’s ego as well as his disdain and disregard for government protocol and communication meant that he had a “my way or the highway” stance that was pretty much unprecedented in dealings between the commander-in-chief and a military leader. Brand’s book validates why Truman had no choice but to fire MacArthur. The general came home to wild adulation and parades, while the president’s popularity rating sank to an abysmal 22 percent. However, their ultimate status in

history over two-thirds of a century later seems to favor Truman. First published in 2001, Hampton Sides’ “Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II’s Greatest Rescue Mission” (Anchor Books) is the antithesis to the MacArthur-Truman rivalry, as it documents a dangerous and heroic combat mission during World War II in which average Americans participated. Moreover, multiple veterans were interviewed and voluminous research was done for this story of the operation to liberate a prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines in January 1945. As World War II entered its final year, reports began to emanate from the Pacific theater about increased atrocities by the Japanese army against Allied prisoners. Mass executions and inhumane transportation of prisoners to the Japanese mainland in “hell ships” were just two of the types of abominations the Japanese were incorporating as their empire continued to crumble.

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n last week’s column in The Tallassee Tribune, I wrote about my recent interviews with John Ford Coley and Lenny LeBlanc, who appeared in Alexander City last week for a songwriters’ forum along with Kirk Jay and Teddy Gentry. I wish to thank Jimmy Wigfield, the managing editor of The Outlook, for giving me the opportunity to interview them and for putting me in personal contact with two legends. Speaking with both gentlemen was a joy; with Coley, in particular, I was able to engage in some fan-boy enthusiasm by referencing deep album cuts and some of his more obscure work as a part of England Dan & John Ford Coley in the 1970s. The whole experience got me to thinking about what some people call their “desert island discs” — or, if they had only a few albums to listen to forever, what would be featured on their eternal playlist. I love all genres of music. One of my favorite things to do is to turn the iPod on shuffle and just marvel at the eclecticism of it all. However, much as I love classical, or jazz, the Muscle Shoals sound, or blues, or Southern rock, or British Invasion, or 1950s vocal pop, or whatever, my musical comfort zone is found in a genre called “yacht rock.” The term originated in the early 2000s, when some wise guys decided the smooth pop of the late 1970s and early 1980s — which prospered on the charts and on the radio alongside the disco and punk of that era — brought to mind a yuppie on his boat listening to Christopher Cross. For me, however, there is a sweet spot in the late 1970s exemplified by LeBlanc and Coley. For example, one of my go-to favorite albums of all time is by Boz Scaggs. He started out in the Steve Miller Band, then migrated to Muscle Shoals and made some fantastic records, then joined with

MICHAEL BIRD Columnist members of Toto and Little Feat and recorded “Silk Degrees.” This album is memorable for what Rolling Stone magazine called “the pursuit of the tasty” in the playing heard on it: “What Can I Say,” “Lido Shuffle,” “Lowdown,” “We’re All Alone” — I love them all. Scaggs is a great interpreter. A song that is overplayed to the point of exhaustion is “Hotel California” by the Eagles. However, the album from whence it came, “Hotel California,” is a perfect distillation of the dark side of the American dream. The Eagles had succeeded, to that point with sunny harmonies and fresh air-picking. On thisalbum, however, things turned bleak: “Wasted Time,” “Pretty Maids All in a Row,” “Life in the Fast Lane,” and “Victim of Love” are hard songs, content wise. They take their earlier optimism and turn it all upside down. Another album that gets played to death is “Rumours” by Fleetwood Mac, which had been the victim of a hostile takeover by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. However, there is no disputing that FM, as a band, truly became their dysfunctional selves while making that album. And despite repeated airings of “You Make Loving Fun,” “Go Your Own Way,” “Don’t Stop,” “Second Hand News,” “Gold Dust Woman,” and other tracks, it never seems to grow old. Michael McDonald didn’t exactly take over The Doobie Brothers; at first, he fitted neatly alongside the biker boogie perfected by Tom Johnston’s version of the band. Slowly but surely, his keyboard stylings and burry voice dominated the band.

“Minute By Minute” features “What a Fool Believes,” one of the most complex and sophisticated pop songs ever to ever hit No. 1. The album also has Patrick Simmons’ “Dependin’on You,” which sounded more like their earlier work, and it is all of high quality. One of the greatest interpreters in any genre was Linda Ronstadt. Her albums and singles should be required listening for any aspiring vocalist. “Heart Like A Wheel” is perhaps the best of the bunch. Not only does it feature “You’re No Good” and “When Will I Be Loved?” but it has one of the prettiest songs of the decade in the title track. Ronstadt sings with such commitment to the material, it’s difficult not to be moved by the sound of her voice. Finally, I have two all-time favorite albums that were released back to back in the late 1970s: “The Royal Scam” and “Aja,” both by the mysterious outfit Steely Dan. Steely Dan had begun as a regular rock and roll band. By the time these two LPs came out, however, it was essentially Walter Becker and Donald Fagen with the cream of studio musicians. Their truly disturbing lyrics are masked by some of the best playing ever recorded, and the instruments sound huge! The engineering of these albums is unparalleled in rock history. And my desert island playlist would be incomplete without “Deacon Blues,” “The Caves of Altamira,” “Don’t Take Me Alive,” “Peg,” “Josie,” “Black Cow” — pretty much all of them. Call me a sucker for yacht rock but I’d say there was a lot of really good music back then, and judging by the fact that it is still being played on the radio and streaming through speakers in restaurants and doctors’ offices, it was always good anyway. Michael Bird is a weekly columnist for The Tribune.

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Time for gas tax increase for infrastructure

s the new quadrennium crests in Alabama government, everybody looks toward a new beginning. There is a fresh four years ahead for the newly elected leaders, all overwhelmingly Republican. More importantly, over twothirds of the members in the House and Senate are Republicans. It is a supermajority. The cards are lining up for these leaders to leave a legacy. That legacy could and should be to rebuild Alabama’s roads and bridges. The optimum word is infrastructure. Folks know it is time. Alabamians see the needs every day as they drive to work. The staunchest and most conservative people I know throughout the state tell me, adamantly, that they are flat ready to pay more in gasoline tax to fix their roads. The hue and cry arises from rural folks whose roads are impassable from large potholes. Birmingham’s roads are deplorable. Suburban commuters who have to travel U.S. Highway 280 in Jefferson and Shelby counties are exasperated. Indeed, commuters in the state from all of our largest metro areas are acutely aware of the horrendous logjams they experience every day. The country folks have figured out it would be cheaper to pay more for gasoline than to pay for having their front ends aligned and tires balanced every few weeks from hitting holes in their roads. A good many of the rural bridges in the state have been condemned and are hazardous for heavy trucks and school buses to travel. The Alabama Department of Transportation has an unprecedented number of unmet repairs and expansions. A spokesman for ALDOT says there are $10 billion in identified capacity projects and needs. Some big-ticket items on the ALDOT list include a new Interstate 10 bridge and Bayway widening project in Mobile and Baldwin counties, the completion of the Birmingham northern beltline, the Montgomery Outer Loop, and additional lanes along the interstate in Huntsville. Speaking of Huntsville, it is poised to be one of the fastest growing areas of the entire nation over the next decade. It is imperative that its infrastructure needs are met to keep pace with that expansion. Toyota-Mazda is set to build its largest plant in the HuntsvilleMadison metro area and they were assured roads would be built to accommodate their location and expansion. Alabama, like most states, relies on gasoline taxes to pay for its roads and bridges. It has been 26 years since our gas tax was raised, which was just ahead of the last federal gas tax increase enacted by Congress. President Donald Trump pledged while running and again after his election in 2016 to advance the largest infrastructure program in U.S. history. He signaled support for increasing the federal gasoline tax to pay for this initiative. This rebuilding of America infrastructure is one of the bipartisan issues Democrats and Republicans are espousing. It is a certainty states will have to come up with matching dollars to get the federal money. Indeed, 28 states have raised or reformed their taxes since 2013 in anticipation of a federal tax increase which they will have to match. This is the one issue which both parties in Washington, D.C., can agree on. We in Alabama are not ahead of the curve but we are poised to maybe come to grips with this issue. A gasoline tax increase to fund infrastructure needs will be the paramount issue of 2019 and my guess is it will happen this year. Gov. Kay Ivey, shortly after taking office, said she “supported an increase in the state gasoline tax to fix state roadways.” House Speaker Mac McCutcheon of Huntsville has trumpeted the need for a road program for years. Most of his Republican colleagues in the House ran for reelection without having to take a vow they would not raise any new revenue or taxes. The stars are aligned for Alabama to act. The time is now. The timing is good. We will probably never have the chairman of the United States Senate Appropriations Committee as our senior senator ever again. Sen. Richard Shelby will make sure we get our fair share of the federal money. However, we must have the basic revenue to draw down the federal funds. Steve Flowers served 16 years in the Alabama Legislature and may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

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It’s time to start writing letters

t funerals, people say there is so much I wish I could have said to the deceased. There are so many reasons we don’t say the things we have on our hearts. As a person lay dying, I told her that I was sorry I didn’t tell her “I love you” more often. She answered, “You didn’t have to, I knew it.” Why is it so hard to say “I love you?” First of all, who would I say things to? Of course my son and my daughter-in-law. Then there are my three granddaughters. One of those has three children and the middle one will probably have a baby boy by the time this article is printed. These are the main characters in my world. To tell about the many things I would talk to my son about would be endless. We live minutes away from each other and yet we never seem to catch up. There is my daughter-in-law; she came into my life when she was barely 16 and has gone through endless teasing but couldn’t be any closer than she has been. She has been my chauffeur, my caregiver, my working partner while Ronnie was away in some foreign country. What would I say to her?

RONALD BRANTLEY Columnistt There are my granddaughters. Amanda was the first. I thought the Lord had given us the most beautiful girl in the world. She grabbed my heart from the beginning. We went for walks. There was a concrete plant behind the barber shop and she loved to play in the sand piles. Amanda has now grown up, works at a full-time job and is raising three children. The middle granddaughter, Hanna, came along about five years after Amanda. Hanna is the one with an ear for music. I like to think I played a part in this. I was and still am a fan of Patsy Cline music and Hanna started hearing it from day one. When she wasn’t very old, she was singing the song “Crazy.” As she went into school, she played the piano, saxophone, was in the FFA Quartet and choir. As of now, she limits most of this to her church and singing specials. Hanna followed me in business; she is now a barber and stylist with me at the shop. What

would I write to her? The last granddaughter is Cora, named after my mother. Cora, who is a student at Auburn University and newly married, is a Type 1 diabetic. She adapted much faster than the rest of the family. I can just see a little girl giving herself shots each day, knowing it had to be done at school or at play. She went to all the camps and enjoyed them. One day I saw where President Bush 41 had passed away and the announcer said that he had left each grandchild a letter. I don’t know if I’ll ever sit down and write each one a letter or not but each one has filled a special gap in my life. And now another girl has come into my life. Her name is Natalie, named after a sister who died when her store burned on Highway 14 near Claud many years ago. I hope I live long enough that she will remember me. I wrote this article while in the East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. If you get time, why don’t you write a letter?

Ronald Brantley is a regular columnist for The Tribune. His column appears here each Wednesday. He can be reached by email at Rbrantley1@elmore.rr.com

‘Don’t be mad, I love you’ has special meaning

hen I pulled up to the house, there were several vehicles there and I didn’t know what in the world was going on. It was mama, my stepdad Robert and my mother-in-law. While it’s not uncommon for them all to be there, it is uncommon for them to all be there at the same time without my knowledge because when they are there, it usually means we had something planned. To my knowledge, there were no plans. I had a lot of work to do that day. See, people think I work when I’m holding a microphone. That’s not work; that’s just fun, in most cases. The work is in getting those opportunities to hold a microphone. They don’t just magically come to fruition. It’s answering leads, emailing, marketing, making phone calls and so much more. We’ve been busy and I haven’t been able to do much of that the last couple of weeks. Monday night, I had a killer gig in Birmingham for the state funeral director’s dinner. I thought they might be a bunch of stiffs and that I might die up there but I was ready for the undertaking. When it was all said and done, it went well. I knocked ‘em dead and even “urned” a rousing ovation after my 54-minute talk. Here’s a big THANK YOU to my Facebook friends who helped me with some of those puns. I was tired when I got home around midnight. I just wanted to rest in peace — OK, I’ll stop with the puns — but I didn’t get a lot of rest. I woke up early and needed to do a lot of work but Lucy handed me a “honey-do” list that kept growing as the day went on, including picking up Emily from school. Apparently, she was sick. I felt bad for her but was still frustrated because my “Jody-do” list was just as long. Despite my frustrations, I went and did everything she asked me to do. My tasks took me from

JODY FULLER Columnistt Dadeville to Opelika, Auburn, Smiths Station and back to Alex City. She just requested I be home by 3:30. I said that I’d try. Shortly after I left, she texted me: “Don’t be mad. I love you. Just trust me.” A few minutes later, she texted again: “I need Nasacort and toilet paper.” Uggghhh. When I picked up Emily from school, she told me her tummy was hurting. One of my stops was the pharmacy but I knew we had upset stomach medicine at home. Still, I stopped to get her a Sprite at the convenience store and later picked her up a couple of bottles of Gatorade from the grocery store. I wanted her to feel better. I saw everyone I’ve ever known in my life at the store. Usually, I’ll talk and talk and talk but I had to be home by 3:30. About a mile from the house, I received another text from Lucy: “Can you please bring me a Coke?” We live way out in the country, and she was home with the teething 15-month old, so that was not an absurd request. When you want a soda, you want a soda, but we were close to home. It was 3:26. I pulled up to the house at 3:27. I made it on time. The cars were scattered along the driveway and there a very patrioticlooking table set up with coffee and cake. I didn’t know what in the world was happening. I’m not usually surprised by anything but I was at a loss for words. I didn’t know what was going on. She tried to delay me with that soda tactic because the actual surprise was running a little behind. Did I tell you we live way out in the country?

As I stood there trying figure things out, it all came to light when I saw the truck and trailer turn on our road. It was my friend Jamie Popwell, CEO of Flags for Vets. Through his organization, Jamie, a Marine Corps veteran, has installed 301 poles, solar lights and allweather U.S. flags to veterans in 21 states. He’s done this with donations from sponsors and individual donations. I was 302. The expense of my flag was covered by a great man, sheriff Jay Jones, which made it even more special. I respect that man to the moon and back. Jamie and crew work so hard. I couldn’t be prouder of him and what he does. Lucy worked hard, too. She pulled this off without my knowledge, which is saying a lot. I felt like a “you know what” for being frustrated earlier in the day. I was so thankful my family was there. It meant so very much to me. And I’m beyond grateful for that flag and all it represents. We live in my pawpaw’s house and he fought in World War I. I was sure to give him a shout-out as Lucy was recording. It was a long day. At times, it was a frustrating day but when all was said it done, it was a perfect day. I got up early the next day and took Emily to school in Smiths Station. Her tummy was fine. I’m grateful she was there, too, and I told her. Before she got out of the car, we exchanged “I love yous” and then she kissed me on the cheek. That was the start of another long and perfect day. I get frustrated too often and I need to work on that. “Don’t be mad. I love you. Just trust me.” Man, that sounds like something God would say.

Jody Fuller is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@jodyfuller.com. For more information, please visit www.jodyfuller.com

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Annual women’s praise and worship night coming up Feb. 22 By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

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Tyler McLeod said he and his friend Joshua Donahey pulled a man out of this window as his house near Eclectic burned Saturday morning. McLeod said he snatched the air conditioner out of the window to help the man escape.

Neighborly rescue Men rescue neighbor from burning house; Officials said the pair saved man’s life By RON COLQUITT For The Tribune

Tyler McLeod and his friend Joshua Donahey saved the life of a neighbor Saturday by dragging the man from a smoke-filled, burning home in the Eclectic area, authorities said. “I’m not a hero,” McLeod said Monday. “I did what I thought anybody would do in that situation.” Donahey could not be reached for comment Monday on the incident. The fire at the home in the 11000 block of Georgia Road was reported about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, according to Lt. Andrew Wood of the Eclectic Fire Department. Authorities have declined to release the victim’s name. Wood said in a news release he was taken by helicopter to the UAB Medical Center, where he was in critical condition Monday. The cause of the fire has not been determined, Wood said in the release. “Without the actions of these two neighbors, it is almost certain that the occupant would not have escaped the structure and would have succumbed to his injuries,” Wood said. David Ingram, Eclectic’s assistant fire chief and a paramedic, said Monday there is no doubt McLeod, 27, and Donahey, 26, are heroes by any standard. Ingram said the house was engulfed in flames and filled with smoke when the two men responded. “For an untrained person to willfully and voluntarily go into something like that to save somebody makes them nothing but a hero,” Ingram said. McLeod said Monday the burned house is across the street from his home. The man who was injured in the fire lives alone with a cat and dog, he said. According to McLeod, a woman banged on his door early Saturday and alerted him to the fire. “I started freaking out and said, ‘Who’s knocking on the door at 3:30 in the morning?’” he recalled. “I walked over to the door, and there was this lady standing there, and she said, ‘Did you know your neighbor’s house is on fire?’” McLeod said he looked across the street, saw the neighbor’s house ablaze and his first thought was, “Well, I do now.” McLeod said he started to run over to the burning house but decided to wake Donahey first. “I ran back to his bedroom and I got him and he got dressed and we ran across the road,” McLeod said. “I didn’t see (the neighbor’s) car, so I thought he is not at home. But his dog is still in there and I better get the dog.” McLeod said they found the man’s car when they got closer and knew then he was in the burning house. They found the dog and started calling the man’s name. “I could hear him moaning inside the house, and that’s when I ran to the back of the house, and I tried to go in the back door,” McLeod said. “The ceiling had caved in, and it was blocking the door, and I could only open it so far. The black, thick smoke just billowed out and there was no way I was getting in

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Pictured are the remains of burned house in Eclectic where a man was pulled to safety by McLeod and Donahey on Saturday.

there.” McLeod said he and Donahey worked their way around the house to a rear window but it was blocked by an air conditioner. “I snatched the AC unit out of it and I started calling his name and I could hear him responding to me,” he said. “I thought, ‘OK, good, he is still conscious, he’s still alive.’” McLeod said he pointed a flashlight in the window and told the man to come toward the light. “The moment of relief was when I saw his head poke through the smoke and that smoke was so thick,” McLeod said. “I’ve got long arms and when I stuck my arm inside the window, I couldn’t see the flashlight at the end of it.” The man was choking and coughing when he finally appeared at the window. McLeod estimated the man weighs about 240 pounds. “Because of all the smoke he was probably disoriented,” McLeod said. “There’s no telling how long he had been in there.” McLeod said he and Donahey worked together to pull the man out of the house and away from the blaze. “In the heat of the moment, I had a lot of adrenaline pumping through me and it didn’t seem like that much but he’s about 240 pounds,” McLeod said. Wood said 35 firefighters from Tallassee, Santuck, Red Hill and Kowaliga responded to the blaze.

The 16th annual Heart Links Women’s Praise and Worship service will be held Feb. 22 at Mt. Vernon Theater from 7 to 9 p.m. The women’s conference began after local women traveled to a series of conferences in Atlanta. “I felt directed to do something like that,” event coordinator Janelle Sargent said. Segrest said she reached out to other churches in the area for assistance with Heart Links that first year, 16 years ago, and the event has grown more popular. “Our church is a small church of 75-100 and I knew we could not do that by ourselves,” Sargent said. “Through God’s direction, I got people from all the churches, people that I didn’t even know.” Heart Links also showcases the community. Teresa Atkins of Tallassee’s First Assembly of God is coordinating the community choir, composed of members from various churches in the area as well anyone else who wants to join. “This is a community event,” Sargent said. “We are hoping for great community involvement.” The first event was held at Liberty United Methodist and since then it has been hosted by various churches in the area. “This is the first year that we have done this at the theater,” Sargent said. “When we began this, we were going to different churches in Tallassee, Notasulga, Liberty, Carrville and the different churches. When we were doing all that, the theater was in the beginning stages of redoing it and we thought wouldn’t it be great to have Heart Links at the theater. That was our vision or dream and God has really blessed us.” St. James United Methodist Church of Montgomery Rev. Janeese Spencer will the guest speaker for the upcoming event. “She is a minister and her husband is at St. James United Methodist,” Sargent said. The event is free to the public and offerings will be accepted. “We take up an offering and God has blessed us,” Segrest said. Light fare will be offered to participants. “We will have light refreshments, coffee and cookies and things like that,” Sargent said. With the change in venue, Sargent hopes for a large turnout from Tallassee and surrounding areas. “We are hoping that it will be more community-minded because it’s not in a church,” she said. “We want everybody to come.”

Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama accepting Leading Lady nominations STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama will host its third annual Leading Ladies Brunch in April to celebrate women and organizations that have distinguished themselves as outstanding members of the community through individual excellence and high levels of achievement. Nominations for Leading Ladies Award and the Leading Workplace for Women Award are open until March 1. The nominees will be honored with a brunch at the Wynlakes Country Club in Montgomery on April 18. According to GSSA marketing and communications specialist Karlee Shirey, women selected for the Leading Ladies Award will exemplify quality leadership skills and outstanding community support, especially when they are directing those efforts to support the advancement of girls and women. Previous winners include Danielle Ward-Mason and Jannah Bailey. The Leading Workplace for Women Award will go to an organization that supports and encourages opportunities for women to develop leadership skills to further grow their careers. Equal opportunity in the workplace helps women reach their potential and allows the community to fully benefit. Previous winners include Beasley Allen and Valley National Bank. According to Shirey, the Leading Ladies Awards Brunch gives GSSA an opportunity to demonstrate why investing in girls is so important. For more information on how to nominate an employee or workplace, please contact Alicia Schneider at aschneider@girlscoutssa.org or call 1-800-239-6636.

Alabama’s Little Bit of Texas moving to Wetumpka STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Alabama’s Little Bit of Texas plans to move from Eclectic to a 15,000-square foot building in Wetumpka, according to an announcement by owner Freddy Lovvorn. It will be located at 8056 U.S. Highway 231 in Wetumpka and will feature a 24-foot by 24-foot, twoinch floating dance floor, pool tables, a jukebox and a stage. No opening date was announced but Lovvorn said in a press release he expects the Wetumpka location to grow quickly. “Wetumpka is growing, there is a lot of new business coming in to Wetumpka, and this is where we wanted to be,” Lovvorn said. “It’s the perfect location for our expansion and will enable us to grow. Plans are to open the entertainment venue first, then add a Texas-style steakhouse restaurant within the next 12 months.” Lovvorn said he sought the larger venue to host country acts in Wetumpka and draw patrons from neighboring counties.

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Reeltownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Miss Valentine Pageant set for Feb. 16 By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Reeltownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Miss Valentine Pageant is scheduled for Feb. 16 at Reeltown Elementary Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gym. According to pageant director Jennifer Jarvis, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the longest-running pageants in the Reeltown area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been around for decades,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had this pageant when I was in school. And it had been going on

years before that.â&#x20AC;? This year, the Miss Valentine Pageant will consist of 12 age divisions for girls from birth up to sixth grade. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girls will compete for the crowns and a variety of other awards,â&#x20AC;? Jarvis said. There are no residency restrictions; contestants can reside from Reeltown and all surrounding communities. Pageant time will be divided into two schedules, with newborn through kinder-

garten beginning at 10 a.m. and girls in grades 1-6 at 2 p.m. Registration is set for Feb. 2 from 10 a.m. until noon in the Reeltown band room, which is adjacent to Nix-WebsterOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal Stadium. Feb 2. is also the deadline to enter the pageant. The basic fee to enter is $35, which includes one free admission and a photo package, Jarvis said. Sibling discounts are available and optional categories will

have additional charges. General admission is $4 per session the day of the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You may sign up before registration day by submitting applications found at either of Reeltown Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main offices or on the link posted on the Reeltown Valentine Pageant Facebook page,â&#x20AC;? Jarvis said. For more details, contact pageant directors Tammy Merrett at 334-4159939 or Jarvis at 334-415-3635.

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The Bibb Graves Bridge stands in the background of tornado damage in Wetumpka. A sign has been hung from the bridge that reads â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wetumpka Strong.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Those who would like to donate to the Elmore County Disaster Relief Fund can do so in person by visiting a branch of First Community Bank, PrimeSouth Bank or River Bank & Trust or online at www.cacfinfo.org.

Elmore County Disaster Relief Fund reestablished for tornado victims STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

The Central Alabama Community Foundation recently announced the reinstatement of the Elmore County Disaster Relief Fund to help Wetumpka residents recover from the devastating effects of the EF2 tornado

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that ripped through the city on Jan. 19. The fund was established in 2011, shortly after the April 27 tornado outbreak that decimated portions of the state, to assist Elmore County residents impacted by the damage. The fund, managed by a group of volunteer community-minded indi-

viduals, processed over $150,000 in donations and relief checks to those in of assistance. The Jan. 19 tornado impacted an 18-mile track from Wetumpka to close to Lake Martin in Elmore County. Individuals affected by the tornado can apply for financial aid by email at tornadorelief@cityofwetumpka.com or

by mailing the application to P.O. Box 24, Wetumpka, Alabama, 36092. Individuals or groups wishing to donate to the Elmore County Disaster Relief Fund can visit a branch of First Community Bank, PrimeSouth Bank or River Bank and Trust; or visit www.cacfinfo.org and donate to the Wetumpka tornado relief.

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thank God whom I serve as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.” - 2 Timothy 1:3 Paul didn’t hesitate to tell his protégé Timothy that he was praying for him. He frequently told young converts he wrote in the epistles about his prayers for them. Today, let’s see how motivational it can be to let people know you’re praying for them. Paul prayed a lot. In this text, he described his prayers with the words “constantly” and “day and night.” He told Timothy he always remembered and gave thanks to God for him. He longed to see Timothy, and it’s not hard to imagine how he would ask God to let him see the young man again. Paul was about to give Timothy some strict and demanding instructions, and he wanted him to know that he was

not only talking to him, but also talking to God about him. There’s motivating power in letting people know these things. Most people who believe in God and prayer are glad to have the prayers of people who love them and want the best for them. When you’re struggling, it helps to know that you’re not struggling alone. It’s so much better to say, “I am praying for you” than the secularized version, “You’ll be in my thoughts.” Don’t be ashamed to tell people you’re praying to God for them. I would temper this counsel with two cautions: First, don’t say you’re praying for them if you’re not really doing it. It sounds like the Christian thing to say, but it needs to be true. I am blessed to have many opportunities to pray with people and for them. That’s one reason I like to pray with them, at the same time I tell them I will do it. That way, I actually do it, and not

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Columnist just say I’m going to do it. The other caution I would advise is this: Don’t use “I’m praying for you” like a hammer, cloaking an expression of your anger or disappointment with the person in sanctimonious prayer garb. Remember, this is effective when the person you’re talking to knows that you love them and that you really do want what’s best for them. A promise to pray for someone delivered with a frown or through a scowl comes across as a threat and doesn’t do much good. Paul also went on to compliment Timothy, adding another layer of positive reinforcement to their

The Golden Rule (Do good to others as you want them to do to you, Matthew 7:12) calls us to affirm the good in one another. Affirming the good prepares the way for addressing the not-so-good. Paul did this in almost every epistle, both complimenting and correcting the people he wrote. We may think we’re being spiritual when we give full vent to our negative criticism of sin or failure in someone’s life. But there’s quite likely more of our flesh than God’s spirit involved in such talk. Remember the influential power of your everyday words. Let people know you’re praying for them (if you really are). Call attention to the positive, even if you also must sometimes address something negative. Use the influencing power of your words for good — to motivate people around you to love, trust and obey God.

relationship: “I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well” (2 Timothy 1:5). He bragged on the young man’s faith, and credited Timothy’s faith to the godly influence of his mother and grandmother. Again, Paul was affirming and encouraging Timothy before he started the list of duties and charges. You already know how important this is. Have you ever worked for a boss who never acknowledged anything you did well, but always criticized the things you didn’t do so well? Maybe you’ve tried to be friends with someone like that, or had a parent who seemed to never notice anything good about you. Some husbands and wives develop the habit of ignoring the good in each other and focusing on the bad. It’s so discouraging!

Church Briefs Episcopal Church of the Epiphany

On February 3 at 10:30 a.m. the Rev. Eleanor (Drake) Whitelaw will celebrate the Holy Eucharist marking the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, with coffee hour to follow. There will be NO Sunday School that day. For more information, visit the church website: http://epiphanytallassee. org/

First United Methodist Church

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

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

Our Life’s Journey radio program is at a new time. SUNDAYS 9:30am on WACQ-AM 580 and FM 101.1 (Tallassee/Lake Martin Area) or online at www.wacqradio.com or the “TuneIn” App on your Smart Phone. St. Vincent de Paul Church has Mass on Saturday Nights at 6:00 p.m. and Sunday Mornings at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. with Sunday School from 9:15-10:15 a.m. each week. St. Vincent de Paul is located at 620 Gilmer Avenue in Tallassee. For more information, please call 334-283-2169.

Liberty Baptist Church

Everyone is invited to join us in worship at 574 Liberty Road, Tallassee. Upcoming Revival is planned for February 10-13 with pastor Johnny Fain from First Baptist Dothan leading the services. Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m. and Morning Worship at 10:45 a.m. A Jen Wilkin Bible study on the book of Genesis will be at 5 p.m. as well as other Discipleship Training classes. Evening Worship follows at 6 p.m. Wednesday night services for all

ages begin at 6 p.m. For more information please call 334-2836338.

Living Water Worship Center

Revival nights will be held on the last Sunday of each month beginning at 6 p.m. at 45 Main St. in downtown Eclectic.

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The “River’s Edge Flea Market” is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. All vendors are welcome: new items, old items, crafts, youth groups, ball teams, baked goods, produce and food. The flea market is sponsored by the East Tallassee United Methodist Church and is located across from city hall. We will offer variously priced booths. To reserve a space call Joan Wood at (334) 312-4913. All proceeds raised by ETUMC will be used for church-sponsored programs.

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and the instructor had us do a service project for an assignment. We worked with the director of public works on a Saturday morning doing a little post-Christmas cleanup for the town. He was a remarkable man with a great attitude of serving others. Do you know what his attitude was? He loved the people in his town and it gave him joy and a sense of fulfillment by serving. I feel like this is the same attitude Jesus came to earth with. God loved His creation and even though He had to send His Son to die on an awful cross so we might live, God now has great joy by serving to us eternal life and He will be fulfilled when all of His creation is restored to Him. I wonder, what if all of us who believe in Christ had this same attitude toward service? What if we all discovered there is great joy in loving and serving? What if we all really felt fulfilled because we finally followed God’s command to love our neighbor as we do ourselves? Rev. Tom Skeen is senior pastor at Liberty United Methodist Church.

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Let’s talk servant leadership I recently took a class on servant leadership and in it the instructor shared a passage of scripture from Philippians 2 and something that really stood out to me in this passage presented by the Apostle Paul was when he wrote that Christ, “who, being in very nature God, did TTOM OM not consider equality with God SKEEN something to be used to his Columnist own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!” - (Philippians 2:6-8 NIV). So even Christ didn’t think of Himself first! If anyone had the right to it was Him! Since Christ is the ultimate authority and since He did not think of Himself first then how can mere mortals such as us exalt ourselves above His position? I took this class in a small town in Kentucky

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in Tallassee. We offer 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. morning worship service and 6 p.m. evening service. Also join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday for our prayer and fellowship service. If you have any questions call (334) 283-2366. Will host t he “Heart Links 16th” Women’s Praise and Worship Night on Feb. 22 from 6-9 p.m. at the Mt. Vernon Theater, located at 321 Barnett Blvd. The speaker will be Janeese Spencer, director of venture Life Coaching in Montgomery. For more information contact Jeanelle Sargent at 334-224-2767. There is no cost or registration. To join the community choir, contact Teresa Atchison at 334207-0456. First choir practice is Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. with others to follow at the Mt. Vernon Theater.

Tallassee Church of Christ

Sunday School begins at 10 a.m., worship service begins at 11 a.m. and the Sunday evening service begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday night services begin at 6 p.m. Visitors welcome at all services.

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We have worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Sundays. Between those services, we have Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. with a class ready to welcome you. Sunday night service begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday night services begin at 6:30 p.m. with Bible study classes for all ages.

Tallassee Churches BAPTIST Bethlehem East 7561 Upper River Road Calvary Baptist Church 293 N Wesson Street Word of Life 501 Sims Avenue Carrville Baptist Church 2436 Notasulga Road East Tallassee Baptist Church 314 Central Boulevard Elam Baptist Church 4686 Notasulga Road First Baptist Church 1279 Friendship Road Flatrock Missionary Baptist Church 1024 Flat Rock Road Friendship 4345 Friendship Road Liberty Baptist Church 574 Liberty Road Mount Zion Baptist Church 64 Log Circle Providence Primitive Baptist Church 4850 Chana Creek Road Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road River Road 239 Lower Tuskegee Road

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Tigers seniors bid bon voyage by beating Beulah, Beauregard By GRIFFIN PRITCHARD For The Tribune

The Tallassee wrestling team bid bon voyage to a host of senior grapplers and a combined 500-plus individual wins Monday night. The seniors in question — Andy Baker, Quinton Jeter, Jacob Ledbetter, Fisher Segrest, Grant Hall, Cody Gilson and Samuel Freeman — accounted for a combined record of 573149 through four years and a team record of 140-22 with multiple AHSAA championship appearances. “They’ve been tremendous for us,” Tigers coach John Mask said. “Samuel came out this year and has been fantastic, but six of them have been wrestling here three or more and have done a great job. They are a winning group. But to their credit, when they were eighth- and ninth-graders, people in the stands were looking at those seniors and saying, ‘We’ve lost so much; who’s going to come through?’ But now, people are saying of this bunch, ‘We’re losing seven, what are we going to do?’” Having success year in and year out is an expectation. As underclassmen, these seniors helped forge state champions — a team title in 2014 and individual champions throughout. That iron-sharpens-iron philosophy created legacies from year to passing year. “What you have is these young guys that continue to come up seeing what (the seniors) have meant to the program and the foundation they’ve laid,” Mask said. “The expectations are they. They know they are expected to come in and win.” And that’s just what the Tigers did Monday night defeating Beulah 69-6 and Beuaregard 53-34. Baker, who has accumulated 186 wins and is 14-1 on the season, added two more to his tally. “When I first heard (my record) I knew these past two years, I’d accumulated a lot of wins, but I didn’t realize it was that high,” Baker said. Despite having been to the dance a See WRESTLING • Page B6

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Tallasssee’s Tavarious Griffin (10) and the Tigers hope to get another chance against Brewbaker Tech in the area tournament.

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Postseason looms as teams return to square one By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

Over the last three months, high school basketball teams have been preparing for one day to make or break their seasons. Everyone wants to win every game but every coach says the focus is on finding improvements every day so the players are at their best for the first week of February.

Elmore County boys coach Rodney Taylor has had the same outlook since the beginning of the season. “One game, one night. You never know.” The Panthers have just four wins on the season but that’s a big improvement from their 1-22 record from a year ago. The team is lined up to face Handley in the first round of the Class 4A Area 5 tournament which will be hosted by Booker T. Washington.

Elmore County grabbed two wins in area play, both against Holtville. However, all four of the teams in the area are now in the same situation. A win in the first round of the area tournament will extend your season into the sub-regionals. However, no matter how well you played in the regular season, a loss in the first round of the area tournament will end your season. See POSTSEASON • Page B2

Tigers no match for Brew Tech shooters in area loss By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

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Tallassee’s Sandarius Hughley looks to start an offensive set during Friday night’s game at Brewbaker Tech.

Tallassee had an opportunity to take control of Class 5A Area 4 on Friday night when it hit the road to face No. 9 Brewbaker Tech. The Rams had other ideas though, knocking down 14 3-pointers in an 87-33 win over the No. 8 Tigers. “We played pretty well all season but you’re going to have a game like this sometimes,” Tallassee coach Keiven Mixson said. “They shot the ball well and they’re a good team. We know we’re pretty

good but I don’t know if anyone could beat them tonight.” The Tigers already defeated Brew Tech once this season but their offense could not find a rhythm in the rematch. Tallassee turned the ball over seven times in the opening quarter and fell behind 27-7 to start the game. Sandarius Hughley made three 3-pointers during Tallassee’s 13-2 run to close the gap. However, Brew Tech’s Jalen Webb knocked down his fifth 3-pointer of the first half to get the lead back to double digits with 6:55 to go in the half.

“They were fired up tonight,” Mixson said. “They wanted to prove something. We beat them at our place and they wanted some revenge and they got it tonight. We’ll learn from this.” The Rams went on a 34-5 run spanning the second and third quarters to put the game away in style on their homecoming night. Tallassee was held to its season low in points and made just one field goal in the final 9:46 of the game. “It was just a tough area game,” Tallassee guard Jaleel Dumas said. “They were on See BASKETBALL • Page B7

Eddie Luckie nabs big crackerfish on Lake Thurlow

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Stories like Eric Shaw’s are inspirational

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 See SHAW • Page B7

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Eddie Luckie calls himself the ‘King of Thurlow’ after catching a near-record shellcracker last summer on Tallassee’s Lake Thurlow.

How lucky can one man be? Eddie Luckie, of Eclectic, knows he was born with luck. He calls himself the “King of Thurlow” after nabbing a near-record-breaking shellcracker fish, also known as the redear sunfish, last summer on Tallassee’s Lake Thurlow. The redear sunfish is a freshwater fish in the Centrarchidae family and is native to the southeastern United States. According to outdooralabama.com, Jeff Lashley, of Gordon, caught the largest redear sunfish on record in the state of Alabama on May 5, 1962. It weighed 4 pounds 4 ounces. However, Luckie thoroughly believes he will break the 58-yearold state record with a fish from Tallassee’s Lake Thurlow. Last year, Luckie hooked a near-record-breaker redear sunfish. “It was May 25,” he said. “This one weighs 3 pounds. I am about a pound and 5 ounces shy of catching the new state record. You don’t see shellcrackers this big in Alabama.” See LUCKIE • Page B7

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Making picks for the Super Bowl’s top prop bets

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or the first time since I was 8 years old, I will get to witness my favorite team play in a Super Bowl. There are still plenty of arguments going around about the no call on a “pass interference” in the win over the New Orleans Saints but that’s over now. The Los Angeles Rams are in the Super Bowl so get over it. Plus, we all know we’re on the same team when the New England Patriots are on the field. In the past, I have usually selected one of the two teams to root for in the big game but I could have some fun with some of the smaller things. Every year, the Super Bowl has some of the best (and weirdest) prop bets for a sporting event and since I will be too invested in the game by the weekend, I have decided to take a look at some of the best bets from the Westgate SB LIII Superbook. As with every game, the first prop bet on the page is which way the coin will fall during the opening coin toss. The odds never favor one side or the other (obviously) but I’m just really feeling tails for this one. There are more than a few prop bets that have nothing to do with the actual game on the field. The over/ under for Gladys Knight’s national anthem is set at 1:45 and that’s something I would take the over on every time. Westgate has set the odds of a spectator running on to the field at 8-to-1, which honestly seems a little low to me. A website called BetOnline took it a step further and listed the odds for who makes the tackle if a streaker runs on to the field. For the record, I’d take a security team member making the play at 2-to-1. With Maroon 5 playing the halftime show, several bets are listed for which songs the band will open and close its show with. My only thoughts on this is the band should play from only the album Songs About Jane and nothing else matters. Once the actual football begins, my judgement will undoubtedly get a little bit cloudy as I will care about only the team in blue and gold. However, there are still several fun bets on the list. One of them brings in another event I will be caring about on Sunday night. There are even odds on if Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers scores more points against the Kings than the Rams and Patriots combine for in the first half. There are 18 players listed in the Superbook with odds for who will be the first player to score a touchdown in the game. New England’s Sony Michel is the favorite but why take a favorite when you could have some fun with it and take Los Angeles punt returner Jojo Natson at 200-to-1? The obvious favorite for the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award is Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Because it is usually a quarterback’s award, Jared Goff of the Rams is right behind Brady with 2-to-1 odds. Again though, I have only my pride on the line instead of money so we should have a little more fun with a prediction than picking a quarterback. However, I will not stray too far from the top of the list because Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald will be the best player on the field Sunday night so he should be the MVP. The Patriots were listed as 2.5point favorites as of Monday afternoon and will likely stay as the favorites all the way up until kickoff. And while this may not be my professional opinion, I’m taking my journalist cap off and putting on my Rams-colored glasses. New England’s defense is not good and the Rams are just a better team. Experience matters and that’s the only reason this game will be close but Brady will be walking away from the Super Bowl without a trophy again this season. Rams 34, Patriots 21. Caleb Turrentine is a sports writer for The Tribune.

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Elmore County’s Madison Britt grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds in last week’s win at Dadeville. She is the Elmore County Player of the Week.

Elmore County forward Madison Britt recorded her second double-double of the season and set a new career high with 17 rebounds in last week’s win over Dadeville. The Panthers were without guards Kendall Downey and CK Bolton but Britt scored in double figures for just the third time this season in a 43-34 victory. “She played the whole game and she stepped up really big for us,” Elmore County coach Amy Rachel said. “She took some pressure off and rebounded a ton. She’s come a long way and she seems to be picking it up at the right time.” The Panthers got off to a fast start,

grabbing a 12-2 lead with 1:31 to go in the opening quarter. Elmore County grabbed seven offensive rebounds in the first half, including a putback from Britt in the final minute to put the Panthers ahead 27-11 at the break. “It’s replacing that experience on the floor,” Rachel said. “They didn’t have someone coming off the bench to bail them out. This is going to benefit us down the road.” Britt, who is in her second year on the varsity team, grabbed nine offensive rebounds in the game and scored six second-chance points. She finished with 10 points which ties her second highest total of her career. “We knew we were going to have See BRITT • Page B6

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

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 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

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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.

were times in the process where I wasn’t too sure about what I wanted to do. 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 See O’NEAL • Page B6

Tigers win trophy at Hornet Slam 5 STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

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Tallassee has won three games in the last two weeks after winning just two games in the first two months of the season.

Postseason Wetumpka is hoping it can turn the tables on the favorites in Class 6A Area 5 after the Indians went winless against area opponents during the regular season. After losing to Selma in the area finale, coach Derrick Powell said the team has some things to fix but he still believes they are capable of making a run in the postseason. Stanhope Elmore finished the regular season tied with Selma at the top of the area standings. However, the Mustangs were on the short end of the coin toss tiebreaker and will now need to beat Wetumpka for the third time to extend their season. In the two regular season games, Stanhope defeated Wetumpka by an average of seven points per game. Despite sweeping the first two meetings, the Mustangs have to win in the area tournament to advance to a sub-regional. The game will be played at Selma on Tuesday at 7 p.m. On the girls side, Selma went unbeaten in area play during the regular season and will wait in the tournament championship game for the winner of part three in the Wetumpka-Stanhope rivalry. The Indians and Mustangs split the two regular season meetings with both going into overtime and will meet again on Tuesday in Selma at 5 p.m.

continued from Page B1 In Class 5A, Tallassee hopes to shrug off its road woes to make some noise in the postseason. The Tigers were one of the favorites in Area 4 entering area play but they lost all three road games and will now have to return to the site of its worst loss for a chance to extend their season. Brewbaker Tech showed it was ready for postseason play with an 87-33 win over the Tigers on homecoming night. The Rams will host the area tournament and Tallassee is hoping to redeem itself but they may not get another chance at Brew Tech. After beating Beauregard on Monday night, the Tigers secured a spot in the 2/3 matchup in the area tournament. Tallassee will play Valley for the third time this season in the first round after splitting the regular season series. Tallassee’s girls team grabbed its second area win of the season on Monday night and finished third in the area. The Tigers will play Valley, a team they lost to by two points at home, in the first round of the area tournament. The Elmore County girls team has had a strong finish to the regular season, winning five of its seven games. The Panthers will match up again with BTW on Monday at 6 p.m. when the area tournament begins at Handley.

Tallassee finished in first place as a team at Beauregard’s Hornet Slam 5 on Saturday. The Tigers had 10 wrestlers finish in the top three of their weight class, including wins by Andy Baker and Cody Gilson in first-place matches. Baker wrestled at 182 on Saturday and pinned two of his three opponents on the way to the championship. Baker defeated Beauregard’s Kyle Hugley, the only wrestler to defeat Baker this year, by a 3-1 decision in the semifinals. Baker improved his personal record to 14-1 on the season. Gilson pinned Beauregard’s Ashton Moss in the championship match of the 170-pound division. After two pins and three total wins on the day, Gilson’s individual record for his senior season now sits at 43-6. Mason Bell grabbed two more wins to add to his team-high 47 on the season but fell in the championship match at 152. Bell pinned his first two opponents before losing to Park Crossing Ian Singer by a 10-7 decision. Quinton Jeter, Samuel Freeman, Grant Hall, Drake Bonner and Fischer Segrest all finished in second place of their weight class but each grabbed two wins to help the team finish on top of the standings. Preston Tidwell and Jacob Ledbetter each won their thirdplace matches.

BASKETBALL Tigers sweep Beulah, Beauregard Both of Tallassee’s basketball teams got a win on the road last Tuesday as the Tigers look to build some momentum heading into the postseason. The boys team got 27 points from Jamicah Humphrey in its 75-69 victory. Sandarius Hughley and Tavarious Griffin each added 12 points for the Tigers. The victory was Tallassee’s third win in a row. The Tigers responded from the loss to Brew Tech with a 74-54 win against Beauregard to even its area record. Humphrey scored 24 points in the win. The girls team grabbed its second win in four games with a 35-34 victory against Beulah. Ciarra Sullen led the team with 12 points and eight rebounds. The Tigers got their biggest victory of the season on Senior Night with a 44-9 win over Beauregard. They finished 2-4 in area play and improved their record to 5-18 on the season.

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GROUNDHOG DAY The United States and Canada celebrate the fun holiday that is Groundhog Day on February 2. On this day, tradition states that if the groundhog sees his shadow when he emerges from his home and is scared back into his dwelling, then Winter will last for six more weeks. If he is not scared by his shadow, Spring is set to come. This holiday’s origins go back as far as the Roman Empire and began in North America around 1886. Soldiers in the Roman Legion would make the same prediction with a similar animal, the hedgehog. If the hedgehog cast a shadow, then what the Romans called “the second Winter” would start. The most famous of the weather-predicting groundhogs lives in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and goes by the name Punxsutawney Phil. His home, or burrow, in Pennsylvania is called Gobbler’s Knob. Phil was featured in the popular 1993 movie, Groundhog Day. There have been several other famous groundhogs that have “predicted” the weather over the years.

GROUNDHOG DAY WORD FIND Circle the words hidden in the puzzle below.

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Cross Ans: Across2)Gobbler’s Knob 4)Canada 5)Spring 6)Phil 7)shadow 8)February Down1)Pennsylvania 2)Groundhog 3)burrow 5)six

America, Burrow, Canada, February, Gobbler’s Knob, Groundhog, Pennsylvania, Phil, Prediction, Punxsutawney, Shadow, Six Weeks, Spring, Winter

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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 individ— Trey O’Neal ual.” Reeltown senior 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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to have people step in and grow up a little bit tonight,” Rachel said. “It was good for us. We had to have people take the pressure off and handle some things.” Britt is just a sophomore but has made big strides in her second season. She is averaging twice as many points per game and 4.5 more rebounds per game. With the improvements, Rachel has raised her expectations for Britt. “She went into a little bit of slump right after Christmas but she seems to be picking it back up,” Rachel said. “Hopefully we can get everyone to hit their strides going in to the area tournament.” Britt is averaging 5.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game this season but she saw those numbers drop when area play began. In the first six games after the winter break, Britt shot just 37.5 percent from the field and averaged 4.6 points per game. Rebounding continues to be Britt’s biggest strength. She did not post double figures in rebounds until the ninth game of the season but has averaged 10.1 rebounds per game in the last 13 games. Britt has grabbed at least one offensive rebound in each of the last 14 games for the Panthers. She extended that streak during Friday’s loss to Handley when she led the team with 10 rebounds to go with her four points. Britt also recorded a steal and a block in the defeat.

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Soccer teams face challenges as spring practice begins By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

The coldest weather of the year has arrived and with it comes the start of practices for spring sports. Despite the cold and the rain, high school soccer teams from around the county returned to the pitch to begin training for the start of the season, which is now less than a month away. “We’re not allowed to touch a soccer ball until Monday,” Wetumpka girls coach Jessica Holbert said. “We only have two weeks to get ready for our first game. And every year, something happens during those two weeks where you can’t get on the field. Yesterday, we were in the gym, sharing the gym with wrestling.” Most teams got their season started last Tuesday and had to deal with the after effects of the big storm. While many of the concerns surround getting on to the field at all, coaches are also concerned about the affect the weather has on practice even once the rain stops. “Just yesterday, the field was wet and mushy,” Elmore County girls coach Angie Simmons said. “It changes how you can practice. It changes the trajectory of the ball and your ability to take off.” Despite the challenges to start the season, there is no lack of

excitement among the players. Stanhope Elmore boys coach Joanna Angelo said her players chose to practice through the rain on Wednesday. The Mustangs have the most experienced team across the county and Angelo believes that has helped with the start of practice. She said the team has been waiting on the start of the season and the excitement has been building up for a while. “We have a mature team,” Angelo said. “This is as important to them as it is to me. They already have that drive and excitement so I don’t really have to do anything to pump them up. We’re ready because we don’t want to let this opportunity slip.” Stanhope has eight returning starters this season and the Mustangs have set their sights on a final four appearance. Angelo said the experience has helped them get a jump start on practice. “We are doing stuff differently this year,” Angelo said. “We’re going straight to the team stuff like passing and touches. We have that experience so we don’t have to start at the beginning. The goal is bigger this year so it’s more pressing to get started.” The Wetumpka girls team does not have the luxury of experience and Holbert said it could take time

Wrestling handful of times and walking away with medals, Baker has fallen short of the ultimate prize — a state championship. Normally, trying your best would be satisfaction enough, but when you have state champion brothers (Drew in 2014 and Jake in 2017), the pressure is a little more palpable. “I’ve gotten close plenty of times and I should have won it the past three years,” Baker said. “It kind of sucked breaking the streak, but there are a few guys that could win one this year. A lot of people, over the past few years, would tell me, ‘You got next year; you got next year.’ After this year, there is no next year. Jake told me, ‘You’d much better win it your senior year instead of your junior year.’ But everyone has been expecting me to win it since my freshman year. There’s a lot peer pressure.” His teammate, Hall, who has been a varsity Tiger for only two

to figure out the team’s strengths and weaknesses. Holbert said the coaching staff has a plan for the first match and those performances will determine every game after that. “Everything we do is about touches — dribbling and passing,” Holbert said. “We did communication stuff during conditioning practice and talked about spacing. But that still wasn’t the same. You’re not prepared until you play that first week of games.” Elmore County will be facing some of the same hurdles at the beginning of practice. Simmons said the focus right now is on teaching defensive strategies and working on simple ball control but it has not taken any excitement away from the players. “They seem to be really excited,” Simmons said. “They love getting back to real practice. They’re all very ready to get that ball rolling.” Each coach said it has not been difficult to get the players excited about the season but growing excitement outside of the program can be difficult. While teams like Stanhope believe their success can raise excitement, Elmore County is trying to do fundraisers for spirit shirts and banner advertisements on the field to get more people from the community involved.

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Andy Baker takes control of his opponent in a match earlier this season. The Tigers travel to Pike Road this week.

seasons, has amassed 80 wins and is currently 36-7 on the season. Gilson (93-32 overall/43-6 this season) and Jeter (87-28 overall) fall in line between Baker and Hall. “I want to place at state; that’s my goal,” Hall said. “(Looking at Baker), he’s placed three times;

they’ve all placed. But that’s my goal.” The Tigers, who wrestled in front of the home crowd for the last time this season, will travel to Pike Road later this week then to Montgomery’s Garrett Coliseum for sectionals next week.

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Dominant second half spoils Taylor’s return to Dadeville By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

Coach Rodney Taylor returned to Dadeville as an opposing coach for the first time last Tuesday night, bringing his Elmore County team to face the Tigers in a non-area matchup. Dadeville spoiled his homecoming by defeating the Panthers 72-50 for its fourth consecutive victory to improve to 16-7 on the season. “He’s just like my brother,” Dadeville coach Jesse Foster said of Taylor. “He was here 16 years and I was here every year with him. It was fun for him to be back in the gym and they had a good showing. We were glad to get that one game in and hopefully we can continue to schedule it.” The Tigers held the visitors to five field goals in the second half and outscored their opponents 38-18 to pull away in the final two quarters. Elmore County erased a 16-point deficit in the first half but two free throws by Jamarion Wilkerson kept the Tigers ahead at the break. “They hit some shots and we turned the ball over a few times,” Foster said. “At halftime, I told them we have to keep the pressure on them and luckily it paid off for us in the second half.” PJ Eason was consistent throughout the night, scoring in double figures during both halves. He scored 12 of his 22 points in the second half to help push Dadeville’s lead back to double figures. “He’s been consistent over the last four or five games so I told him he had to keep it going,” Foster said. “With the area play coming up, it’s almost time for that one and done and he’s been playing pretty good for us right now.” Eason led the Tigers in scoring and added seven rebounds, four blocks, two steals and two assists. Eason said once the defense started bringing more energy, it made the offensive end a lot easier. “I look for my scoring first and then I look for them to drop down on me so I can kick it to my open teammate,” Eason said. “I want to go up with it but if I feel like my teammate has it, I’m going to pass it out.” Elmore County (4-17) did not have the size to match 6-foot-9 Eason on the inside. The Panthers made some big

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Elmore County coach Rodney Taylor returned to Dadeville, where he coached for 19 seasons, last week. The Tigers spoiled his return.

shots in the first half but the play in the paint made the biggest difference. “We got down but made a run and actually took a lead for a minute,” Taylor said. “I was proud of them. The difference in the third quarter was we weren’t rebounding. We didn’t rebound, they stretched it out a little bit and we had to go man. We just don’t match up well with them.” DJ Patrick led the way on offense for the Panthers. He finished with 24 points, scoring 13 in the second quarter to momentarily put Elmore County ahead just before halftime. Patrick was held to just three points in the third quarter as the Tigers outscored their opponent 20-9. The Panthers

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The pending World-Record redear sunfish was plucked from Lake Havasu in Arizona, weighing in at 5.78 pounds and breaking the previous record of 5.55 pounds. After making the catch, Luckie took the fish to Kelly Taxidermy, out of the Titus area, to have it mounted. “Rex Kelly did a really good job on it,” Luckie said. “I have been fishing that lake for 20-plus years and I catch them each and every year, by the pound. But on that day, I put him in the boat and said, ‘This is going on my wall’.” Luckie has a fishing partner, Chad Woods, who lives in Wetumpka. Woods was onboard that lucky day when Luckie hooked the extra large redear sunfish, and it was a good thing because with a fish that big, Luckie needed the extra hands to get it inside the boat. “On that day, when I hooked him, he gave a good fight,” Luckie said. “He came toward the boat and I saw it. I said, ‘Chad, this is a big shellcracker. Get the net’.” Luckie frequents Lake Thurlow on a regular basis and looks forward to the

spring and early summer months for prime fishing. “I usually start up around midApril,” Luckie said. “May and June are excellent.” Luckie said he has a honey hole on Lake Thurlow, but he’s not telling where that special fishing spot is. “I have a friend who wants me to take him and show him which bank I caught him on,” Luckie said. “I said, ‘I can’t do that. I can’t have everybody down there.’” While Luckie has yet to put a record breaker in the boat, he knows it is out there because he has hooked it before but, like many fishing stories, the big one got away. “I have had them on and off, I mean big ones. I think bigger than this,” he said. For Luckie, fishing is a hobby he enjoys and he said he has caught several types of big fish on Lake Thurlow. “I retired and I bought a boat,” he said. “That’s my time. I go fishing about five days a week. I catch grass carps out of the lower pond. They hang out by the banks and I have

Basketball tonight. We’ll have to come back next time because we’re probably going to see them again. It’s not going to blow our confidence or anything; it’s just a lesson.” Brew Tech point guard Evan Carter led all scorers with 27 points. The Rams had four different players reach double figures and five players knock down at least one 3-pointer. Hughley led the Tigers with 15 points but he was the only player for Tallassee to score more than eight points. Jamicah Humphrey finished with eight points and made just one of his six attempts from beyond the arc. “We just have to a better job of executing on offense,” Mixson said. “The turnovers hurt us and they were careless. You have to be more focused in these games.” Dumas said the Tigers will need to work on defensive communication if they want to have a better chance against Brew

allowed nine second-chance points in the frame. “In the end, there were too many rebounds,” Taylor said. “We could have easily had a lead at half but I think the difference in the third quarter was you can’t give them multiple chances to score and we did it.” Before the night ended, Taylor took a minute to catch up with Foster. With tears in his eyes, Taylor talked about how special it was to return to that gym and to be on the same sideline as Foster again. “It was pretty cool,” Taylor said. “Me and this man have been together a long time, he’s like my brother. I’m glad we had a good showing.”

caught several grass carps that weigh 20 to 25 pounds.” Over the past 20-years of fishing, Luckie said there are few occasions he remembers more than others. “Back in 2009 and 2012, at my honey hole, with crickets, during a full moon, I would sit on that bank and I catch 20 and 30 bluegills,” he said. Like his favorite fishing spot, Luckie also has a favorite bait. “I catch shellcrackers, bluegills, sunfish, bass and crappie. I can catch anything on a cricket,” he said. Luckie said he never wastes the fish he catches from Lake Thurlow, and he enjoys eating the fresh catches. “I clean and eat what I catch because I like to eat them,” he said. “They are very good.” Luckie discovered Lake Thurlow 20-years ago and has fished its waters ever since then. He said it is the best fishing hole in Tallassee or the surrounding area. “I discovered these two lakes out of an Alabama Game & Fish magazine in 1999. They are best brim lakes in central Alabama,” he said.

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 first-team 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 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 Tribune.

continued from Page B1 Tech in the area tournament. The Rams are now the favorites to host the tournament and could see Tallassee again in the final. “I don’t know if we’ll need this for motivation,” Mixson said. “We just have to get back to work. We broke down a lot defensively tonight. I probably didn’t have the best game plan and we probably stayed in that 2-3 zone too long. We just have to refocus.” Mixson said he does not want the team to linger on this loss too long. He believes one loss will not define the season and the team is looking forward to returning to the court for its next game. “We need to put this one behind us and look forward to the postseason,” Mixson said. “We’ve got a bad feeling but this is the first time we’ve had a bad feeling after a game. We have to put this one behind us. That has to be our focus.”

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County commission names Braswell to water board Panel also approves work on county roadways After the meeting, Beyer said county work crews will be handling some of the preliminary work at these projects but a majority of the work will be contracted out to engineering firms. During the work session, commissioners offered observations regarding public reaction to the Jan. 19 tornado that struck Wetumpka and Elmore County. “It is impossible to thank everyone involved,” commissioner Mack Daugherty said. Mercer added, “I want to offer my most sincere gratitude to see how our staff worked together to support Wetumpka through this. I am also encouraged by the response we saw coming from our neighboring communities.” Commissioner Earl Reeves echoed what his colleagues said, while commission chair Troy Stubbs commended county EMA director Keith Barnett and other county agencies for their hard work during the tornado and recovery process. “We saw over 1,000 volunteers registered in a day and a half, and that doesn’t even count people who live here and may have just stepped out their front door to volunteer,” Stubbs said. “This is a true testament to our compassion in the community.” Stubbs also recommended following the county commission and county EMA on social media for alerts and as a source of official information from the county government. Building on what Stubbs said, Beyer said the center registering volunteers actually had to be shut down the Monday following the tornado, as it was overwhelmed by the number of people wanting to volunteer their services during the cleanup. The commission also approved the most recent memorandum of warrants, totaling approximately $2.1 million, for the period between Jan. 9-23. The next meeting of the Elmore County Commission will be Feb. 11 beginning with a work session at 5 p.m.

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

A vacancy on the Central Elmore Water and Sewer Authority board was filled after the Elmore County Commission took action during Monday night’s meeting. The commission moved to appoint Fred Braswell to the board, filling a vacancy created upon the death of one of the board’s members, and also discussed a pair of board members who have applied for reappointment. William “Bill” Newton and Charles R. “Ronnie” Bazzell have submitted their application for reappointment to the board, and commissioners reminded everyone applications for the pair of positions will be accepted until Feb. 25. “I’ve known (Bazzell) for many years,” commissioner Bart Mercer said. “We are fortunate he is making himself available for reappointment.” Chief engineer and operations officer Richie Beyer brought information regarding a handful of roadway projects before the commission. During the work session, he briefly touched on a proposal to widen, resurface and stripe Coosada Parkway from the Alabama River Parkway north to Alabama Highway 14. Beyer added several spots on the roadway have become more problematic due to weather-related issues last winter. After hearing this information, the commission approved a resolution to move forward with the project. Beyer also mentioned how the county has received funding through the federally funded High Risk Rural Roads Program to redo guardrails on three bridges in the county. He explained this money is somewhat of a mixed bag, as it means traffic fatalities are higher than average in these areas, but having the money for repairs will hopefully reduce fatalities. The bridges receiving work through the HRRR program are on Sewell Road, Baltzer Road and Peace Church Road.

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A banner hangs on the Bibb Graves Bridge in Wetumpka that reads ‘Wetumpka Strong.’

Multiple groups coming together for relief efforts By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Many local groups are offering help in the wake of the Jan. 19 tornado which struck Wetumpka. Monetary donations are coming in from all across the country to the Central Alabama Community Foundation, which will give the funds to the Elmore County Disaster Relief Fund. “We take donations and pay them out to other non-profit agencies,” CACF president Burton Crenshaw said. “Normally, we give them out through a grant process but this situation is different.” Crenshaw said money has been sent to the CACF from locations all over the United States. All the funds will go directly to the relief fund to be distributed to residents seeking aid. Judge Glenn Goggans, who serves as the chairman of the Elmore County Disaster Relief Fund, said the group has been working tirelessly to prepare its applications for those affected by the storm to be eligible for financial assistance. “We are doing everything we can,” Goggans said. “Once the applications are in, we meet with the applicants and offer what we can.” Goggans said applications are being prepared as quickly as possible and can be returned to the Wetumpka Administrative Building, mailed to P.O. Box 24, Wetumpka, Alabama, 36092 or emailed to tornadorelief@cityofwetumpka.com. Those wanting to contribute to the fund can make donations at First Community Bank, PrimeSouth Bank or River Bank & Trust. There is also a donation option on the Central Alabama Community Fund website, www.cacfinfo.org. Along with assistance coming from the Elmore County Disaster Relief Fund,

a handful of local businesses are offering various forms of assistance to those in need. AutoSave Tire and Auto is offering free repairs for flat tires to anyone who may have driven through the affected area and received tire damage. “We started Monday morning (Jan. 21),” said Melina Gaylen with AutoSave. “This is for any resident, first responder or volunteer who was helping out.” Gaylen estimated this would continue to be offered for the next couple of weeks. Although it may be a relatively small gesture, Gaylen said everyone who has been able to get their tires patched has been appreciative and thankful AutoSave is offering the service free. “We live here in Wetumpka. We shop here in Wetumpka,” Gaylen said. “We want to do what we can for the community. Every little bit helps.” Market Shoppes on Hill Street in downtown is currently taking food donations for the local food bank. “We’ve been collecting items since Tuesday (Jan. 22),” Market Shoppes owner Katie Martin said. “We saw the food pantry was working tirelessly to help everyone out. We thought we had a good platform here to collect items.” Once the shop began collecting goods, Martin said a Facebook post the store created spread like wildfire. “We’ve had a good response,” Martin said. “A lot of people have been coming in with goods, people who may not have been able to offer manpower in the cleanup. They’re happy to give and be able to help. We would love to overwhelm (the food bank) with goods we’ve collected.” With so many people pulling together in various ways and helping in the recovery effort, there is little doubt the banner hanging from the center arch of the Bibb Graves Bridge speaks the truth — “Wetumpka Strong.”

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Cord: It’s imperative to bring pets in during cold weather fronts By REA CORD HSEC Executive Director

Pet of the Week — Ava

va is a female lab mix who is 8 and 1/2 months old and weighs about 40 pounds, so she is not going to get much bigger. She’s a very pretty girl, although a bit chunkier now than in this photo. She is an active and playful girl, great with other dogs, sweet and loving. Shelter adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under 1 year old. Cats over 1 year old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter,

basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough and a free health exam with a participating veterinarian. To meet all the great pets at the shelter, visit 255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka or visit its website at www. elmorehumane.org. For more information, email hselco@bellsouth.net or call 334-567-3377. The shelter is open for adoptions Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Last week we cautioned about our pets/ livestock and cold weather. And with another blast of winter hitting us this week, please take measures to ensure your pets are safe from freezing temperatures. Sure, there are some dog breeds who are built for and thoroughly enjoy cold weather. Breeds like Siberian Huskies, Saint Bernards, Great Pyrenees and more, were bred to work in cold temperatures and have the size and coats to handle low temperatures. These hardy breeds are all generally large dogs and as long as they are healthy, have thick coats free from matting, and have shelter so they can get out of the wind and rain, they will be fine. But for so many other breeds, the temperatures coming up this week are simply too cold for them to be outside for any extended periods of time. A sadly too common sight in our area are pit bull terrier-type dogs chained to trees without shelter (a chargeable cruelty offense in Alabama) or with a plastic and drafty dog crate with no bedding of any kind. Pit bull terriers have zero undercoat and are simply NOT built to live out in sub-freezing temperatures. At best they are miserable trying to stay warm and at worst they can get hypothermia and yes, even freeze to death here in Alabama. And very small dogs simply do not have the body mass to withstand cold temperatures and can quickly succumb to cold temperatures, even if they have shelter outside. The easiest solution is to just bring your pet(s) inside with you where everyone can stay warm together. For those pets that are not brought inside, it is imperative that you make sure they have appropriate shelter from wind and precipitation. A plastic igloo with no bedding is NOT adequate shelter this week. Dogs and cats need dry bedding of some kind that they can curl up or burrow

into, and their shelter needs to be positioned so the wind cannot blow directly into it. For outside cats, there are easy ways to make housing using plastic totes, Styrofoam, straw or pet beds (just Google “Feral Cat Houses for Winter”). Obviously, outdoor cats are quite mobile and can generally find suitable shelter, but that leads to a word of caution for everyone — bang on your vehicle hood before cranking in case a cat is underneath from when the engine was warm after you got home the night before. If you see dogs in distress and without appropriate housing from the weather, please call authorities without delay so they can send an Animal Control Officer to talk to the owner or bring the animal to our shelter where it will be warm, dry, fed and safe. Stop by the shelter this week (Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., though if you also want to visit our pets for adoption, please wait until 10 a.m.) to get your ticket(s) for our ninth annual “Getting Down with the Dawgs” $10,000 Drawdown. We are looking forward to the fun on Friday, March 15 2019 at the Entertainment Center, Wind Creek Wetumpka, 100 River Oaks Drive. With the purchase of a $100 ticket you will have a 1 in 312 opportunity to win $10,000 (you do not have to be present to win the grand prize). Besides a chance to win big, each ticket holder and guest will also get a delicious buffet dinner, chance for door prizes, cash bar and so much more. On March 15, the Wind Creek Entertainment Center doors will open at 6 p.m., dinner catered by Wind Creek will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the Drawdown will start at 7:15 p.m. If not for yourself, buy a ticket as a gift, or purchase one in the name of a special organization you support. For any questions contact the shelter at 334-5673377 or email hselco@bellsouth.net.