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Mother arrested in connection with toddler death Arrest follows report from medical examiner indicating the toddler’s death was due to “methadone toxicity”
By Mitch Sneed Outlook Editor
The mother of a 3-year-old boy who died last December has been arrested and is facing allegations that she is responsible for his death. Alexander City Police arrested Bethany Brown Missildine, Friday after a warrant alleging “chemical endangerment exposure to a child resulting in death” was obtained. Bentley Cole Missildine of Alexander City died at Russell Medical Center on December 27, shortly after officers were called
to a home on Barrett Road. Earlier this week, investigators received toxicology reports that indicated the boy’s death was due to “methadone toxicity.” “It had been an ongoing investigation and, when we received the report from the medical examiner, the decision was made to move forward with an arrest warrant,” Alexander City Police Detective George Long said. “We were able to locate her on Friday in Alexander City and have taken her into custody.” The arrest warrant was dated
Wednesday, June 17. Authorities had been attempting to locate Missildine since that time. As in the case of any unexpected death, particularly of a child, the Alexander City Police Department launched an investigation into the child’s death immediately in December. The complete results of the autopsy and drug testing were not made available until this week, authorities said. Methadone is an opiate that is used sometimes to help recovering
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A bad day fishing is better than...
Father, sons fishing trip great despite one fish Father’s Day outing including all sons was first in long while By Cliff Williams Outlook Staff Writer
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Three pastors of local black churches gathered Friday afternoon at Lou’s Barber and Style Shop on Calhoun Street say Wednesday night’s shooting of nine people in the Charleston, South Carolina’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church was just the latest example of evil in the world and recommended heightened vigilance and a turn to God for protection. “I do believe that God protects us all, but some things just happen,” said Rev. Lou Benson, the owner of the barbershop and pastor at Gap Fellowship Church on Highway 22. “That’s why God says it’ll rain on the just as well as the unjust. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t love us. See SHOOTING, Page 3
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veryone says that a bad day fishing is better than almost anything else, like a good day at work, a tie, a shirt, or even golf accessories. Baker and Ben Chambliss and Chad Calhoun pushed their father, Alexander City resident Dick Chambliss to the reel as Alex City Guide Service’s David Hare called out to them. “Fish on, fish on,” Hare told his group about 6 a.m. last Friday, not long after dropping live bait in the Kowaliga basin. “Who is up first?” After all, they were taking their father on a fishing trip for Father’s Day, so Mr. Chambliss should be first. Moments later, Mr. Chambliss reeled in what would be the only fish of the day. Hare was disappointed in the fish. “That is only about a five pounder,” Hare said under his breath. Mr. Chambliss couldn’t have cared less about the fish’s size as he posed with
A local getaway on Lake Martin, Big Beach is located on Woods Island.
nyone who has spent time on Lake Martin knows MITCH that on a hot SNEED summer day, Editor despite the incredible beauty and splendor that surrounds you, it can wear you out. With 10,000 boats on the water, it can get choppy out there, and even at 45 mph, the summer sun can cook you like a chicken leg sizzling in Crisco in an electric skillet. See BEACH, Page 5
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DEAR ABBY: I am 19, and I like a girl who is 16, “Cheri.” My friends and family think we’re dating, and now one of my teachers and the school officer think it is a problem that we are around each other. I asked Cheri’s family if it was OK with them if I asked her out. Knowing how old I am, they approved. My mom says I can be arrested for statutory rape when all I did was give her a kiss on her cheek, and Cheri was fine with it. I really like her and she means the world to me. Is there anything I can use in my defense to prove that we didn’t do anything wrong? -- ON A SLIPPERY SLOPE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE DEAR SLIPPERY: I don’t think anyone is accusing you of having done anything “wrong.” When young men and women are attracted to each other, the relationship rarely stays static. The concern may be that an innocent kiss on the cheek may lead to something more.
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That your friend’s parents approve of you seeing their daughter is a plus. However, if you become sexually involved with their daughter, their feelings could easily change. While you might not be in trouble with the law in New Hampshire -- which may calm your mother’s fears -- the age of consent isn’t the same in every state. DEAR ABBY: I was married 13 years ago, and we have a son and a daughter. Sadly, my husband decided he didn’t want to be married anymore and we divorced five years ago. My parents also divorced when I was young, and I did not use my mother’s dress.
I am trying to move on from the divorce and I would like to sell the dress, which has been professionally preserved. My ex remarried, and I’m concerned his new wife may decide to pass on her dress to my daughter. Do mothers still pass down wedding dresses to their daughters? -- FORMER BRIDE IN NEW YORK DEAR FORMER: Not every young woman wants to wear her mother’s or grandmother’s wedding dress. Their tastes may be different, and there could also be the reality that the sizes may be different. If selling the dress will help you to move on, then by all means do so. And, please, don’t waste your time worrying about whether the new wife will steal your thunder by offering your daughter her bridal gown. For the reasons stated above, she might very well refuse it. DEAR ABBY: I have a family member who does not
“have time” to contact, by phone or email, those near and dear to him and tell us what’s happening in his life. (If one goes to Facebook, we see our family member posts every personal detail of his life.) Is this the new communication? Should we accept this and run to look at Facebook every time we want to know what’s happening in our loved one’s life? -- LEFT BEHIND IN THE REAL WORLD DEAR LEFT BEHIND: Yes, it is, so you might as well accept it. Be glad you are computer-savvy enough to know how to find his postings, because it’s unlikely your loved one will change. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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The Alexander City Chamber of Commerce hosted a reception Thursday at the Central Alabama Community College Library to allow students to mingle with area business leaders. The effort is to help recruit students to stay in the area following graduation.
Obituaries Mr. Fred D. Anderson Funeral service for Mr. Fred D. Anderson, 81 of Rockford, AL; Tuesday, June 23, 2015; 11 a.m.; New Home Baptist Church, Rockford, AL; Burial in church cemetery. Armour’s Memorial Services in charge.
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Arrest addicts. It is also used as a pain reliever and as part of drug addiction detoxification and maintenance programs and is available only from certified pharmacies. Local pediatrician Dr. Billy Sellers said that methadone is not a drug that is prescribed to a child. “I know of no reason why a 3-yearold would be prescribed methadone,” Sellers said Wednesday evening. “I
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have never seen methadone prescribed for a child before puberty.” Investigators declined to give any specifics on who the drugs belonged to or how the boy came in contact with the drug. Late Friday afternoon, a bond had not been set for Missildine. Once a bond has been set, an initial appearance and possible presentation to a grand jury would be the most logical
continued from page 1 next steps in the legal process. The next grand jury session is in July, but officials with the Fifth Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office do not comment on cases prior to indictment. For a Class A felony, a conviction is punishable with a prison sentence of up to “life, or not more than 99 years, or less than 10 years,” according to the Official Code of Alabama.
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“It’s some of the same stuff that we’ve seen in the past. It was probably the way the child was raised and trained and something in his system wasn’t right. There ain’t no way a regular 21-year-old child would go in a church and kill nine people. We ought to be well beyond things like that now.” Felton Morgan, a customer at the shop, agreed. “I would say it had something to do with the way he was brought up,” Morgan said. He wasn’t born evil, so he had to get it from somewhere.” Rev. C.J. Riggins, who pastors at New Life Baptist Church, said there was only one answer to stopping senseless killings like the ones in Charlotte. “To me, it ain’t nothing new,” Riggins said. “It’s been going on for a long time, people killing other people. Nobody can stop this but the one who made mankind. And it will stop when he comes back. The answer is Jesus.” Riggins added that stricter gun laws or improved mental health care wouldn’t stop the killing, either. “If a man can’t buy a
gun legally, he’ll buy it illegally,” Riggins said. “We’ve already got plenty of laws. People’s hearts have to change. What happened the other night was in that young man’s heart.” Rev. Al Williams, who also cuts hair at Lou’s and is the pastor at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, urged a renewed vigilance in light of the violence in our world today. “This is the world we live in,” Williams said. “Evil people. Good people. People with hatred. You have to be watchful and vigilant because you don’t know what’s in another person’s heart. That’s the thing about a person like that: You never know what’s in them until they do something. I know if that was me in my church, I’d look at him and think he was just someone who’d come for bible study. I’m just going to encourage my members to be more watchful, more vigilant. Ask questions of visitors. Where you from?” Dylann Roof, a 21-yearold native of Lexington, South Carolina was said to have sat among 12 people in the church basement for
bible study for almost an hour before he opened fire. He reportedly told those in the room that he had come to kill black people. Roof, who was captured Thursday in North Carolina, shot and killed Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Rev. Sharonda Livingston, Myra Thompson, Tywanza Sanders, Ethel Lee Lance, Cynthia Hurd, Rev. Daniel Simmons Sr., Rev. DePayne MiddletonDoctor and Susie Ward.
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Each of the pastors as well as Morgan expressed that their prayers were with the families of the Charleston victims. “I just pray for the families that they have the strength to move on,” Williams said. “Every Sunday we look for different faces that might be in our churches. You wouldn’t think that something like that would happen in a church. I know I wouldn’t think it would.”
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MITCH SNEED EDITOR (256) 234-4281 X213
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The Good Ole Boy system is alive and well in Alex City Dear Editor, After speaking with several local business owners concerning recent actions by our county and city government all I can say to those elected officials is “How nice.” The question raised, why can’t Alex City catch a break? The reason Alex City can’t catch a break is a lack of competent leadership. My question: Why is any one surprised? When the election was held in 2012 the candidates presented themselves. You the people brought this on yourselves by choosing candidates for personal likes rather than professional qualities. The city council cannot move forward on a rental property ordinance because too many of the members of the council own rental property. The council members were elected to see that the best interest of the people came first. If there are members of the city council who cannot put the best interest of the city before their business interest then it is time for them to RESIGN!! Get your sorry butt off the council and quit acting like a public servant. The mayor is no different. The mayor blatantly circumvented the system. The mayor refused to give information to his own staff while rewarding his secretary with a raise that can only be described as excessive. This was the mayor’s standard operating procedure when he was a commissioner. Did you think you were going to get something different when he became mayor? Do you think Alex City will ever do better with people like this representing us? An individual with a close relationship with the city expressed to me their opinion that the current administration is the most incompetent and dysfunctional they had worked with in the last 30 years. Think about that for a minute. Next year, 2016, is an election year. The GOB (good ole boy) system is alive and well in our city and county government. You can change the GOB system if you will just look at the candidates. Talk to people and learn the true identities of the candidates and then vote. I keep hearing how good Alex City is doing. I can’t believe we will do any better than what we have until we have good competent, educated and intelligent leadership. If you read this and agree with what was written, write an editorial. Voice your opinion and be heard. People tell me “I can’t write an editorial.” Sure you can. Stick to the truth and you will do fine. Thank you for your time. Woody Baird De Opresso Liber Alexander City
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Charles Shaw is mayor of Alexander City. His phone number at city hall is 329-6730 and his home number is 234-7395 His address at city hall is 4 Court Square; Alexander City, AL, 35010. His home address is 98 Heritage Drive Alexander City, AL, Charles Shaw 35010. Bobby Tapley represents District 1. His phone number is 329-9671. His address is 1821 LaVista Road, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Public Safety committee. Sherry EllisonSimpson represents District 2. Her phone number is 329-0516. Her address is 2879 Old Dark Road, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Parks and Recreation committee. Bob Howard represents District 3. His phone number is 234-2225. His address is 241 8th Street West, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Buildings and Property committee.
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Time for city manager system in Alexander City
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first wrote about why Alexander City needs to adopt a council-city manager form of local government six years ago, but this week seems like a good time to bring it up again. If you’ve been reading Outlook Editor Mitch Sneed’s very good work to shine light on the $100,000 unapproved “loosey goosey” raises to city employees, I suspect you’ll agree. In a nutshell, last week it was revealed that a number of city employees have been granted multiple step pay raises by the mayor’s office without the approval of our city council. Mayor Charles Shaw says he does not need the council’s approval to raise salaries by more than two pay grades according to city policy. The council thinks otherwise and City Attorney Larkin Radney agrees. Many of the raises seem warranted; some are more questionable. The $16,000, seven-grade pay raise that Shaw gave his executive assistant was the largest compensation increase the council examined this week. In the best case scenario, this is another example of the lack of communication, bickering and a poor working relationship that exists between the council that sets policy and the mayor’s office that carries it out. As a private businessman, I understand the mayor’s position. If I think one of Tallapoosa Publishers’ employees deserves a raise, I simply give it to them based on merit. Mayor Shaw certainly has had the right to do so in his private business dealings. However, the city has its own set of rules and when the mayor is acting as chief administrator of our city, he is bound to follow those rules. The reason is simple: when he’s working for the city, Mayor Shaw is spending the public’s money – funds provided by the people who pay taxes and fees in Alexander City. Before I go any further, I want to say loudly and clearly that I think that Mayor Shaw and our current city council have done more good and made more far-reaching, fair-minded, courageous and progressive decisions in a shorter period of time than any administration I can remember. The results of our city government’s work are very good, we are taking the right steps to restore our economy and I feel like in the vast majority of the time we taxpayers are being well served.
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However, watching this mayor and council working together is like watching sausage being made: it’s a messy grind. And it often appears unprofessional to those inside our city and to those outside looking in. I believe the problem is more with the system than with the people involved. The structure of our city government encourages a lack of communication, bickering and a poor working relationship. Here’s why: if a councilman has aspirations to be mayor, he is encouraged to act in a way that challenges and discredits the mayor, who he will likely be running against in the future. Any mayor who is constantly challenged and made to look bad in public will not go out of his way to work with the council. Sound familiar? In addition, it is very hard for elected officials to make the tough, unpopular management decisions that our city sometimes requires – like creating regulations forcing landlords to maintain their properties at a high standard. I think having a professional city manager who could advise the council and carry out the council’s directives would reduce political heat on our elected officials and would make those tough, needed decisions more likely to occur. Alexander City is now at a pivotal point in its history. We are right on the cusp of making big improvements to our local economy, attracting new business and development and wiping clean the economic hardships caused by the downsizing of Russell Corp. It’s taken more than a decade to get to this point, and we cannot afford to lose the opportunity by appearing to be unprofessional in our city management, even if we are making the right decisions in the end. In many ways, our city is a $50-million business. With that in mind, let me ask a question: Would you feel more comfortable investing your savings in a private company like Apple or in the City of Alexander City? That is not a far-fetched question. If you own a home or a business in Alexander City, you have already invested your savings here. The long-term
value of your investment depends on the success of our city. Now let’s turn that question around. If you had invested in Apple, would you feel more comfortable with a professional manager or someone who won a general election in charge? A council-city manager form of government provides the best of both worlds. We would elect city leaders to serve on the council and look out for the interests of each district. The mayor would function as the head of the council, the public face of the city. The council would hire the best professional manager our city could afford. This gives us the opportunity to bring in a person who has studied business management and public administration in college, who has the training and experience to professionally manage multi-million dollar operations. The council’s job would be to set the direction, to establish what should happen here. The city manager’s job would be to make it so. A council-city manager form of government doesn’t guarantee success. But the benefit is that if the city manager did a poor job, the council could replace him quickly with a new manager. We wouldn’t have to wait an election cycle for change. This is a system now used by many thriving cities, including our strongest economic competitor on Highway 280, the City of Auburn. Back in the early fall of 2009, The Outlook conducted an unscientific web survey on changing to a city manager form of government. We got 234 votes in favor of the city manager and 57 votes in favor of maintaining our current form of city government. During the first week of October that year, in a hurryup meeting, for political reasons a previous city council killed a proposal that would have requested our state lawmakers to permit Alexander City citizens to vote on adopting a city manager form of government. With all due respect for the good results our current city administration has created recently, I believe a city manager would increase efficiency, reduce political in-fighting and improve opportunities for the growth of our city. It is time to revisit the idea of converting Alexander City to a council-city manager form of government. Boone is publisher of The Outlook.
Thankful for Machen’s diligence in pay issue
Sherry Ellison Simpson
Bob Howard
Billy Ray Wall represents District 4. His phone number is 329-8060. His address is 101 Scott Road, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Public Works committee.
Billy Ray Wall
James Spann represents District 5. His phone number is 329-9758. His address is 314 Auburn Drive, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of Finance committee.
James Spann
Thomas Goss represents District 6. His phone number is 749-3355. His address is 647 Shady Point, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of Utilities committee.
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t has been an interesting few weeks in Alexander City government. Acting appropriately, council voted to freeze pay increases and new hires after learning that at least two dozen city employees received pay increases, totaling more than $111,000, that weren’t approved by the city council. The city’s personnel handbook calls for pay increases to be “submitted through the mayor to the city council for approval.” Wednesday, the council started the work needed to clean up the procedural errors that have become apparent. That is the right step. But with all the talk about issues with the way pay increases have been handled by the city, three things that need to be made clear. First, if lawyers opinions mean anything, the increases should have been signed off on by the city council. Regardless of what some say, City Attorney Larkin
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Opinion Radney made clear the council was right in their reading of the personnel manual. All increases after the pay and compensation plan is approved have to be “voted up or down” by the council. Second, this has been called miscommunication and misunderstanding. That is accurate. Without placing blame, the reason this got to be a problem is one hand wasn’t talking to the other and everyone wasn’t on the same page. The best thing that can come out of this is that procedures will be standardized and definitively outlined so that the city can move forward with a clear understanding of how things should be. Third, and most important, City Finance Director Sandra Machen needs a standing ovation for discovering these procedural errors and then having the cour-
age to keep bringing it to the attention of city leaders until it became apparent that it had to be addressed. The sad part is that it took her so long to get the attention this issue deserved. Machen had discovered some irregularities in January between the approved budget and salaries. Machen said Wednesday that she had requested the information multiple times and it had never been supplied. “I first asked in January and asked several other times since,” Machen said. “It wasn’t until a few weeks ago, when the newspaper had asked for it did I finally received it.” Some have patted the newspaper of the back for reporting on the issue. We were only doing our job, acting on information that Machen discovered. We are just thankful that the city has an employee like Machen, who is treating the taxpayers money with such care.
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Beach Sometimes you just need a break. Strike up the band and the theme from Cheers. “Sometimes you want to go Where everybody knows your name, And they’re always glad you came; You want to be where you can see, Our troubles are all the same; You want to go where everybody knows your name.” Boaters, I have found the perfect place to make that happen – Big Beach. Not sure if that name appears on any map, but there is a large sandy area on Woods Island that people have discovered and transformed into a haven for anyone on the water wanting a break, a friendly conversation, a shady spot to cool off and a good time. It’s a place where you will find pontoons sitting next to john boats. It’s a place where guys in cutoffs and an aluminum bass boat can beach next to a $115,000 Mastercraft X30 and pass beers back and forth and not even have to hold their pinky out when they drink them. No one knows exactly how it became the spot, but some regulars say that local builder Ronnie Sanford could be called the unofficial mayor of Big Beach. There’s a big sign with the location’s given named nailed to a pair of pine trees that some say he had a hand in placing. Below the sign is a homemade bar of sorts,
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supported by those same trees. Sanford said he loves the place. “I just love it out there,” Sanford said. “It’s just so laid back and people who come there are there just to relax. That’s the best part about it. You can go to a beach in Florida or somewhere if you want, but I would rather be right here. I can be home in 10 minutes and I guarantee you will have a better time.” Sanford jokes when asked about being called the mayor. “I don’t know about that,” Sanford said. “I guess because I’m here all the time, I kind of got stuck with that.” He said that if getting a little ribbing entitles him to be a regular at Big Beach, he’s fine with that. Need a picture? Imagine boats lined up on the beach, kids and their parents throwing a football while swimming in water that is so clean you can see the pebbles in the sand below. People lining the beach sitting, some on coolers, others in lounge chairs. Other people standing, chatting about that fish that got away or the boat that just passed. You have doctors talking to real estate agents and plumbers talking politics with a college student and his bikini-clad girlfriend. On the sand there is normally a game of horseshoes going on and dogs run about looking for a pat on the head or a scratch behind the ears.
I told you it was Lake Martin’s version of paradise. Clyde Gulledge may have put it best. “It is great out here,” Gulledge said. “The best part about it is just how relaxing and laid back it is. If you come here once and stay any length of time, you will come back. You can’t describe it, it’s just something that happens. That’s why I’m out here about every weekend.” There are a few rules. You have to smile, you have to relax and you can’t leave any trash behind. Pretty simple. Where is this place? Depends on who you talk to. It’s on Woods Island, which could be described as on the north half of the lake. Sanford said if you left Bay Pines Marina you would go straight and
then take “what I’d call a 1 o’clock turn and head to the narrows by a little island and it is right there.” Not clear? For those of you with fancier gadgets than I have on my $900 Sportcraft I bought at Children’s Harbor, it’s Latitude 32.82485 Longitude -85.89079. That will get you there. If you still can’t find it, just ask anyone on the lake. While it is a hidden treasure, there aren’t many Lake Martin veterans who can’t get you there. Tallapoosa Traveler is a weekly column that shares some of the special treasures tucked away in our county. If you know of a place that you would like to see featured, send your suggestion to editor@ alexcityoutlook.com
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New Providence Baptist Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City New Rocky Mount Baptist 670 Peckerwood Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-794-3846
CHURCH OF GOD Alex City No. 2 A.C.O.P. Church of God Local Street, Alex City
New Harvest Ministries Church of God Hwy 280 & Coosa 28 256-329-2331
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Cross Key Baptist Hackneyville, 256-329-9716
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CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy 303 Poplar Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6941
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CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1515 Worthy Road, Alex City (Corner of Worthy Place and Dadeville Road) CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Dadeville Church of the Nazarene Corner Hwy. 280 and 49, 256-825-8191 EPISCOPAL Saint James Episcopal Church 121 South Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-4752 HOLINESS Alex City Emmanuel Holiness Hillabee St., Alex City House of Restoration Holiness 519 Slaughter Ave., Camp Hill, 256-749-2373, 256-896-2904 FULL GOSPEL Dadeville Foursquare Gospel Church Old 280 By-pass Fellowship Revival Center Mission 316 6th Ave., Alex City 256-329-1510 weekends Kellyton Revival Center Co. Road 87 South Kellyton
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Today’s Events VBS JUNGLE KICK-OFF: Old Union Baptist Church is hosting a VBS Jungle Kick-Off Saturday, June 20, at 4 p.m. Games, hot dogs, S’mores and much more! Need a ride? Call us at 256-825-7502 or 256596-1873. INTRODUCTION TO SAILING: The Dixie Sailing Club’s annual Introduction to Sailing will be June 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Scheduled activities include: a short course on the basics of sailing, basic introduction to the parts of a sailboat, capsizing and recovery demonstration. Guests will have an opportunity to skipper a small sailboat, go sailing on larger boats with club members. Private tours will be given in and around the new club property on New Hope Church. Lunch and refreshments will be served. Pre-registration is requested but not required. For registration and additional information, please contact Keith Bennett at 334-324-9383 or email at cat221@msn.com. CHANCEL CHOIR: The First Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir will present their annual Summer Concert Saturday, June 20 at 5 p.m. in the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church. In addition to sacred music, this year’s program will also feature music from stage and screen, including Shrek, Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, Cinderella, and Wicked. Guest soloist will be Mr. Brink
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The June PATH Trash Walk is scheduled for Saturday, June 27 at 8 a.m. We will meet in the parking lot at Flint Hill Methodist Church to receive assignments and pick up supplies. The targeted roadsides will be Coven Abbott, Coley Creek, Dadeville Road and others in close proximity. Please join your neighbors in keeping the Lake Martin community free of unsightly roadside litter.
June 21-25 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Lake Martin Baptist Church is hosting Vacation Bible School June 21 - June 25 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Journey Off the Map is the theme and is for 3 year olds through 6th grade.
June 22 MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION: The next meeting of the Alexander City Area Ministerial Association will be June 22, at 6:30 p.m. at Victory Baptist Church on Highway 280. Those attending will participate in focused prayer for spiritual revival, biblical morality, and Christian unity. All Christian ministers are invited. For more information contact Lewis Benson at 256-215-4327 or Bill Middlebrooks at 256-234-3371.
June 23 SUMMER READING PROGRAM: The Tallaco K-9 Unit will be at the Dadeville Public Library June 23 at 3:30 p.m. as part of the Summer Reading Program.
June 23-25 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Great Bethel Missionary Baptist Church located at 692 Jefferson Street in Alexander City will host Vacation Bible School from June 23 until June 25 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. each night. The theme will be Shining Star: See The Jesus In Me ( Matthew 5:14). The Rev. Dr. Emerson Ware Jr., Pastor invites everyone to come out and join us for a Hallelujah time!
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KAYAKING CAMP: 4-H is hosting a kayaking camp at 890 Agricola Road in Dadeville June 24-25 for youth ages 9-18. The camp is an introduction to paddle sports and includes water safety, paddling instruction and float trip down Sandy Creek. Registration is $10 and includes lunch. For more information or to par-
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June 24-28 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Old Union Baptist Church is hosting Vacation Bible School June 24-June 26 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Family Night June 28 at 6 p.m. Bible stories, music, snacks, crafts and recreation and more! Need a ride? Call us at 256825-7502 or 256-596-1873.
June 25 STARCH IN THEIR PETTICOATS: Storyteller Dolores Hydock presents true stories of five women of the 1800’s who were tough, resourceful, and ready for anything! They were pioneers, homesteaders, pistol-packin’ card sharks, entertainers, and mail-order brides, and they all played a part in putting the shine in the Golden West of the late 1800’s. Photographs, diary excerpts, letters, and newspaper articles of the day help to bring their stories to life. Hydock will tell the stories June 25 at 2 p.m at the Adelia M. Russell Library.
June 26 WINE WITH WORDS: The Dadeville Public Library will host Wine With Words June 26 at 6 p.m. at Chuck’s Marina. It is a book sale with a wine tasting. Tickets are $5 for wine tasting and the book sale is free. There will be live music.
June 26-27 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: The Kellyton Chapel United Methodist Church located at 439 County Rd. 50 Kellyton is hosting Vacation Bible School June 26 from 5:30 p.m.to 8:30 p.m. and June 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All ages are welcome to come.
June 27 LAKE FEST: The Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce will present Lake Fest at D.A.R.E. Park June 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with food, games, music, arts and crafts, custom embroidery, and bounce house. Fun and entertainment for all ages. PATH TRASHWALK: The June PATH Trash Walk is scheduled for Saturday, June 27 at 8 a.m. We will
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June 28 PRAISE AND WORSHIP DANCER APPRECIATION: The Pleasant Home Baptist Church is hosting the 5th Appreciation for the church’s Praise and Worship Dancers June 28 at 3 p.m. at the church on Highway 9 in Goodwater. PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: Centerview Missionary Baptist Church of Camp Hill is hosting the the 9th Pastoral Anniversary for Pastor and Sister Gary Hardy June 28 at 2 p.m. FRIENDS AND FAMILY DAY: The GAP Fellowship Church at 1600 Highway 22 West is celebrating Friends and Family Day, Sunday, June 28 at 2:30 p.m. with special guest pastor John Leonard of St. James A.M.E. Church in Goodwater.
June 30 MOVIE: Meet the Mormons will be shown June 30 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 1515 Worthy Place in Alexander City. This is a free screening of the 2014 documentary that earned $1.8 million for the Red Cross. Everyone is invited to come. SUMMER READING PROGRAM: A member of the local EMS will be at the Dadeville Public Library June 30 at 3:30 p.m. as part of the Summer Reading Program.
July 2,3,4 REUNION: Classmates, graduates and attendees of the Coosa County Training/JD Thompson High School are invited to the next reunion July 2, 3, and 4. Please let Levelma Simmons know if you have not received information about the reunion at 256-377-2217.
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continued from page 1 it so his sons could take photographs of the catch. Throughout the morning, the group watched the rod tips bounce as the stripers took turns hitting the shad and bream lowered into the water for bait. They could even see the monster fish on the electronics of Hare’s 24-foot boat, but none took the bait again. Hare told Mr. Chambliss to remember last year. “I guess this makes up for last year,” Mr. Chambliss said. “Baker and his son took me out last year. Three fish were over 20 pounds last year. Two of them were 28 and 29 pounds.” Despite catching only one Mr. Chambliss was not disappointed in the Cliff Williams / The Outlook outing. Dick Chambliss reels in a line as he helps David Hare prepare the boat so they can move “We still had a good to another location to better their luck. time,” Mr. Chambliss said. “Even though we that buy gift certificates. for two, only he will said. “Maybe even have Then the dads call up and have to cook,” Calhoun a chance to beat him.” only caught one fish.” The elder Chambliss Hare says Father’s Day schedule their trips later said. Everyone seemed to didn’t mind how many outings are not uncom- in the year.” Mr. Chambliss enjoyed enjoy the trip, though fish were caught. mon this time of year. “It is the first time in a trip with his sons and the sons might plan “I have a family outa very long time that all something a little differaccording to Calhoun, he ing tonight,” Hare said. ent next time to at least of us have been together “Then, Monday, we have got a bonus. “This year he got a guarantee some action for a Father’s Day gift,” several Father’s Day Chambliss said. “It’s trips and we have some fishing trip and dinner for them. “We will just take you the first time we have golfing next time,” Ben all been together since Christmas. I am just Chambliss said. • Propane • Diesel Fuel “That way we will thankful that we get to • Non-Ethanol Fuel all get a turn,” Calhoun spend time together.” • Breakfast - Deli at 5 am • Live Bait & Tackle
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Ongoing Events BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB: Summer Programs for the Boys and Girls Program will take place from June 8 until July 31. The teen center will also be open. For more information please call the administrative office at (256)234-4757. BEYOND TRANSFORMATIONS: Meetings every 2nd Saturday for Beyond Transformations, Inc. Have you been wanting to give back, work with youth, or be a part of a group that makes a difference? Please Email iamtransforms@ gmail.com or Call at 334440-6539. Donations of Clothes, Food, Books, Computers, School Supplies, A Building and Donations Needed. BIBLE STUDY: Please come join the Auburn Woman’s Satellite Day Bible Study Fellowship. We are currently registering ladies who are interested in studying the Book of Revelations. The course, study guides, seminars, and lecture notes are free. This is interdenominational and open to all women. The location is Parkway Baptist Church; Holliday Hall ; 766 East University Drive; Auburn, Alabama 36830. We meet on Thursdays from 10 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. CST. We will love to have you there. Bible knowledge is not required. Come learn, share, and fellowship. For further information, contact Tricia at 334-546-1386. For further information on Bible Study Fellowship go to https://www.bsfinternational.org. AMATEUR RADIO CLUB: The Lake Martin Amateur Radio Club meets from 6 to 7 p.m. the second Thursday of every month at the Alexander City Airport Terminal Building with dinner and fellowship following at a local area restaurant. Amateur radio license exams are available after the meeting by prior arrangement. The club also meets on the air (Alabama Emergency Net Victor) on the first, third, fourth and fifth Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on the club sponsored K4YWE repeater at 145.33 mhz with the 146.96 repeater as backup. All interested can attend our meetings or contact Tim Mayfield K4CWL at 256-329-1172 or John Phillips WI4P at 256212-4063 CAR SHOW: Lake Martin Street Rods and Classic Cars meet every 3rd Saturday at Buck’s Dairy Quick in Alexander City from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Call Danny at (256) 496-0024 for more information. TALLAPOOSA PATRIOTS: The Tallapoosa Patriots meet the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Professional Commons. For more information contact Sherry Sellers at thyra899@gmail. com or at 256-234-2528. DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP: The Emily Gilbert Dementia Support Group for family and caregivers meets the third Monday of every month in the community room at Russell Medical Center from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. It is sponsored by the Russell Medical Auxiliary. For more information call volunteer services office at 256-329-7177. FREE SUPPORT GROUP: GriefShare, a grief recovery support group, will meet each Thursday from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Reception Center of Radney Funeral Home in Alexander City. This semi-
nar is offered without cost to participants, and sponsored by Radney Funeral Home and Rocky Creek Baptist Church. For further information and registration, call Larry Cummings at 256-397-2511. WEIGHT WATCHERS: The group meets each Monday evening in the fellowship hall of First United Methodist Church on Green Street in Alexander City. The Fellowship Hall is located behind the sanctuary. Registration is 5- 5:30 p.m. Meeting is 5:30-6 p.m. New members will want to stay after the meeting for a 15-minute Weight Watchers orientation. MUSIC AT EQUALITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: The Equality Performing Arts Center hosts music and other events on the second and fourth Friday nights of each month at 6:30 p.m. on Alabama Highway 9 in Equality. Country/Western, bluegrass, Southern gospel and instrumental music featured. For more information, contact Wayne Glenn at 334-541-3302. HOUSE OF RESTORATION PENTACOSTAL, INC.: Pastor Doris Patterson, 519 Slaughter Road in Camp Hill. Prayer is Monday at noon every week. Wednesday Bible Study at 6 p.m. and Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. For more information, contact 256-749-7666. LABELS FOR EDUCATION: Jim Pearson’s P.E. Department is collecting Campbell’s soup labels and other products – visit labelsforeducation.com for a full list. Send labels and caps c/o Patricia Brooks, 3491 Coley Creek Road, Alexander City. BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION: Help support Alexander City Middle School by collecting box tops. Send them to ACMS or send them by students. CHARITY BINGO: Alexander City Elk Lodge #1878 will have Charity Bingo every Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds go to local college scholarships. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: The T.O.U.C.H. support group (Today Our Understanding of Cancer is Hope) meets at noon on the first Wednesday of each month in the community room of Russell Medical Center. The meeting is open to cancer survivors, current patients, caregivers or loved once and anyone else going through cancer. Lunch is covered dish. SINGERS NEEDED: The Sunshine Singers are looking for those who love to sing the old songs. They meet at 2 p.m. every Thursday to share their love for music with residents of area nursing homes, including Brown, Adams, the Goodwater Nursing Home and Chapman. For more information, call 256-3291878 after 7 p.m. EVENING PRAISE: There will be an evening praise worship service every first and third Sunday at 5 p.m. at Family Worship Center at 1676 Sewell St. Everyone is welcome. For more information call 256794-2969. The Well Armed Woman: The Well Armed Woman, Alexander City chapter meets the 4th Sunday of each month. For more information email Shannon at shannonbost@ yahoo.com.
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LEARNING THE GAME Local youth tennis clinic instilling the fundamentals
Weekend Edition, June 20-21, 2015
Sports
Briefs Dixie Sailing Club to host sailing course today The Dixie Sailing Club’s annual Introduction to Sailing will be today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Scheduled activities include: a short course on the basics of sailing, basic introduction to the parts of a sailboat, capsizing and recovery demonstration. Guests will have an opportunity to skipper a small sailboat, go sailing on larger boats with club members. Private tours will be given in and around the new club property on New Hope Church. Lunch and refreshments will be served. Pre-registration is requested but not required. For registration and additional information, please contact Keith Bennett at 334-324-9383 or email at cat221@msn.com.
Youth football skill and agility camp today
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Above, Paige Forbus attacks the net during the tennis clinic last Thursday at Central Alabama Community College’s Cal Alison Tennis Complex. Below, Holley Humphrey, far left, practices while other attendees look on.
By Robert Hudson
Girl Scouts prepares to offer sailing camp July 5-12 The Girls Scouts are hosting a Sailing Camp at Kamp Kiwanis on Lake Martin July 5 to July 12 for girls who want to learn the sport of sailing. Girls will spend every day in a sailboat as they practice their skills on Lake Martin. They will practice tying knots, perfect their tack and jibe and to turtle their boat. Additional activities included nautical themed arts and crafts, sunrise paddles, water sports game, campfire cooking and zip lining. This camp is for girls of any level of sailing experience. For more information, please visit girlscoutsusa.org/camp or call Amanda Abercrombie at 800-2396636, ext 2205.
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Youth tennis players 5 years old and up are hitting the court to work on their game. Benjamin Russell High School tennis coaches Tony Franklin and Wesley Coleman are entering week three of their six-week tennis camp at Central Alabama Community College’s Cal Alison Tennis Complex. Coleman said the camp has been good, as the coaches have focused on the basics with the young players. “Everything is going well. I think we’ve got a total of 55 kids signed up, with the 5 and 6 year olds going first – they work for about 30 minutes,” Coleman said. “They’ve been doing really good. We’ve just been working on the basic fundamentals with just about all of the groups up to this point. Then we’re working on the technique of their forehand and backhand, serves and volleys and those kinds of things.” In particular, Coleman said the coaches have been focusing on things such as helping the players with their serve and other aspects of the game. “We’re teaching the forehand, the backhand, the serve and the volley,” Coleman said. “We try to work on the serve as much as we can because it’s the shot that you hit the most. A lot of times, it’s the first shot you hit, so you have total control over it.
Former Auburn football standout Michael Goggans with Cooper Recreation Center and the Friends of the League will host a football agility and skill training camp for ages 6-14 today at 10 a.m. at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex football stadium. Registration is $25 and can be done from 9-9:45 a.m. today at the stadium. For more information, call 256329-6799 or 256-596-2827.
We’re focusing on the basic stuff like that.” Coleman said the coaches were happy to see so many children sign up for the camp, and hope that the interest in the game of tennis will carry on for the rest of their lives. “This type of program is helping them learn a game they can play all of their lives,” Coleman said. “The middle school and high school both have teams and if the kids get there and they want to continue playing tennis they can join those teams. Maybe it could even open up some doors
to play at the next level one day if they get really good at it. It’s a game, kind of like golf, that you can play all of your life.” Coleman also thanked volunteers Bobby Engstrom, Donnie Russell and former BRHS player and current Tuskegee player Rod Williams for their help in instructing players and helping the camp continue to be a success. “They’re kind of what keeps this camp going on,” Coleman said. “Without them, this six-week program would be hard to handle.”
Area Boys and Girls Club programs still ongoing The Boys and Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area’s summer programs are still going on in the Alexander City, Dadeville and Goodwater areas for parents looking to enroll their child. Summer Programs for the Boys and Girls Club program will take place from June 8 until July 31. The teen center will also be open. For more information please call the administrative office at (256)234-4757.
Former BRHS coach Hollinquest takes head basketball job at Tallassee By Griffin Pritchard The Tallassee Tribune
Former Benjamin Russell High School assistant coach Cecil Hollinquest becomes the third in a string of coaches to stalk the hardwood at Tallassee. Hollinquest takes over for firstyear coach Zeke Pigg and plans to bring a family culture back to the program. “I don’t want to go out there and compete with wrestling and football. I’m not trying to change the culture of the school,” Hollinquest said. “I just want to raise the name of basketball here and try to establish a program that’s on the level of the school’s football and wrestling teams.” But, a situation like the one he’s inherited at Tallassee High is nothing new to the longtime basketball coach. Coming from schools within the Talladega County system, Winterboro, B.B. Comer and most recently, BRHS, Hollinquest has a wealth of knowledge at his disposal. “At Ben Russell, I was assistant under coaches (Michael) Goggans and (Jeff) Hines,” Hollinquest said. “It wasn’t until I got (to BRHS) that the talent pool was great enough where I could establish some of the things I like to do and see within the game of basketball. I like an uptempo game and to play like that, you need quality players. They have to be aggressive and be able to go out there and create some
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New Tallassee basketball coach Cecil Hollinquest works with players during summer practices.
things that lead to baskets and turnovers.” Last season, the Tigers posted an 8-14 mark with wins over Dadeville, Smiths Station, Elmore County and Wetumpka to their credit. Tallassee suffered a season-ending loss in the first round of the area tournament to host B.T. Washington. Hollinquest doesn’t have to wait until the winter to see how his teachings are shaping the program. Two weeks ago, Tallassee returned to Dadeville to take part in a playdate with the host Tigers and the visiting Lafayette Bulldogs.
“We looked good, but we still have some work to do,” Hollinquest, who played high school basketball at Birmingham’s West End, said. “It’s still too early to tell anything about this year, really. I’ve got a feel based on the returning starters we have and the players we have returning. I have a pretty good nucleus and I’m blessed with being seven or eight deep that can step in and play my style. It’s not going to be 40 minutes of Hell (a reference to the full-court pressure game run by Arkansas in the late 90s that led the ‘Hogs to a National Championship) but
it will be up-tempo where we are attacking the basket. “Defensively, we are going to be rotating and playing man. We are going to be doing things that will cause the turnovers or the 5-second counts or the defense to throw the ball away and give our team the opportunity to be successful.” In his days as a Wildcat, Hollinquest was able to use his position as B Team coach to grow that program and help strengthen the varsity product. “It was wonderful working under Goggans and Hines as we began to set the type of tone we wanted. The kids began to buy in and we became successful,” Hollinquest said. Having roots in Birmingham basketball, Hollinquest sees that as the proving ground for high schools. “I believe that Birmingham is the mecca of high school basketball,” Hollinquest said. “I love to go and sit and watch them play and it’s always been a dream of mine to coach and have a team on that level. To have a team that is constantly making it to the Final Four.” According to Hollinquest, 21 Tigers have come out to play so far with a playdate scheduled at Benjamin Russell June 25. “We are still in that building process,” Hollinquest said. “Some of the guys have been out of town and some had other commitments. I’ve been riding through
the neighborhoods. I want the kids to know who I am. I want to show the kids what we are trying to establish. I want them to see how successful they can be and show them how to win. I want my young men to grow up to be successful fathers and role models – to become great individuals in society. I want them to come back years from now and sit and chat and introduce me to their wives, to their kids. “Talk about the old days. I want to have that family culture. I love talking to the parents and having the parents come out and meet me and see what we are doing here.” In the days after being named coach of the Tigers, Hollinquest’s Facebook began to light up with friend requests and messages from players and their family members. “I had to sit there and figure out who they were and then I realized ‘oh, that’s so and so’s mom or dad or aunt.’ I would love to sit and talk with them, discuss how their child can be successful on the floor, in the classroom, taking the ACT,” Hollinquest said. “If the child has an interest in playing at the next level, I’ll help with any contact I have. I’m all for the betterment of the kid. If we put out a great product, all high schools, imagine how great our society would be.” Along with coaching basketball, Hollinquest will teach English at Tallassee High.