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Wetumpka approves Sunday alcohol sales By DAVID GRANGER Managing Editor

Wetumpkans will be able to buy alcoholic beverages at convenience stores, groceries and other locations that sell for off-premises consumption on Sundays beginning Aug. 7. The Wetumpka voted unanimously Monday night to approve an ordinance allowing the Sunday sales of alcohol at such establishments. Passage of the ordinance brings Wetumpka in line

with Montgomery on its laws regarding Sunday sales. “The law goes into effect Aug. 1,” said Regina Edwards, city attorney for Wetumpka. “So the sales can begin on the first Sunday following that.” The ordinance cannot take effect immediately due to administrative considerations. For example, the approved ordinance must be published in the local newspaper for the citizens to review. The single other agenda item that

saw final action by the council on Monday night was the approval of the Wetumpka Airport’s application for federal funding. According to Lynn Weldon, the city’s economic director who also heads up the airport, the money would be used to resurface the runway, taxiway, fueling apron and to perform a survey to sure approaches are clear for night-time landings. The total cost of the resurfacing and the survey would be $212,810, based on the lowest bid the city received.

Frios Gourmet Pops to open for business in Tallassee this Friday By DAVID GRANGER Managing Editor

Soon, residents of Tallassee will be able to enjoy a delicious cool snack. Local businessman and Elmore County Commission chairman Troy Stubbs, owner of Frios Gourmet Pops in downtown Wetumpka, will open a Frios in Tallassee on Friday, June 23, with a ribbon-cutting and grand opening at the 94 Roosevelt Street (the former Trico Finance building) store at 11 a.m. Stubbs said the store will offer all of the same frozen goodies and apparel offered at his Wetumpka location. He said he had been considering a Tallassee location for a while. “I had kind of thought that I wanted to be over there for a while,” said Stubbs. “Finally, my Realtor found a Submitted / The Tribune building and it was a good location, so I decided to do it.” Frios Gourmet Pops, a business owned by Elmore County Commission ChairThe Tallassee Frios will give Stubbs man and Wetumpka businessman Troy Stubbs, opens Friday in Tallassee in the See FRIOS • Page 3 Roosevelt Street building that formerly housed Trico Finance.

City says to cut overgrown grass By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

This rainy spring has been great for farmers and livestock, but it has created a nuisance in the Tallassee city limits Submitted / The Tribune – overgrown grass. This house, located on Central Boulevard, was a topic of disBecause of the cussion during the city’s council meeting held last Monday. The number of yards with home was listed as a public nuisance on the city’s agenda. The overgrown vegetation, home is no longer occupied, yet it has not gone into foreclocity officials are looking sure. In the meantime, the grass continues to grow ever taller. into fining those who do not cut their grass. Overgrown yards Today’s were a topic at Monday’s council meeting as building inspector Andy Coker, Mayor Johnny High Low Hammock and councilmembers worked to come up with a 334-567-7811 resolution that would Fax: 334-567-3284 allow the city fine those who do not comply with USPS 681-260 THURS: HIGH 81 LOW 55

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city ordinances. According to councilman Bill Godwin, this has been a problem before. At one time the city could cite those who did not cut their grass, but that system is no longer in use. “Several years ago, there was a system set up,” Godwin said. “I don’t remember the details, but after certain amount of time, they had to go before Judge Benson and explain to her why they did not comply with the ordinance. It was very effective. Once that process was eliminated it went back to the old bureaucracy of sending See GRASS • Page 3

Tallassee City Schools awarded First Class Pre-K Grant STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Tallassee City Schools will be opening a new Pre-K classroom this year. District staff wrote and submitted the grant application for a new classroom in April. This will be Tallassee City Schools first classroom through the Office of School Readiness. According to program guidelines, “The First Class Pre-K Program is Alabama’s state funded voluntary program for 4-year old children who are residents of the State of Alabama. The program is funded by the Education Trust Fund and the Preschool Development Grant through the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (DECE) Office of School Readiness See PRE-K • Page 3

2018 Elmore County’s Distinguished Young Woman to be chosen Saturday STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Madeline Taylor of Tallassee will be among 17 rising high school seniors who will vie for Elmore County’s Distinguished Young Woman on Saturday night, June 24 at the Wetumpka High School auditorium in Wetumpka beginning at 7 p.m. The program is sponsored by the Phi Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma society International, an educators’ organization. Participants will be evaluated on scholastic achievements, judges’ interview, talent performance, self-expression with an on-stage question and physical fitness. Scholarship and interview skills are the basis for 50 percent of the competition. The program awards

Taylor scholarship money to the college of the girls’ choices and the opportunity for other college granted scholarships. “This year’s program will award scholarships totaling over $6,000.00,” said Mel Reese, who, along with Elisha Rogers, is serving as this year’s program chairman. “We want to thank all our local businesses, friends and family for supporting us. See DYW • Page 7

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Would like to express their thanks for the sympathy and kindness shown during their loss. Special thanks to the Tallassee paramedics, Àremen, police and staff at Community Hospital.

The city would be responsible for five percent of the cost in matching funds – $10,640. Weldon said the improvements and the survey are a 90-day project. The council also heard the first reading of a zoning ordinance change that would rezone Red Eagle Chevron on U.S. Highway 231 from residential to business and approved an item added to the agenda by council member Kevin Robbins that would reschedule the See COUNCIL • Page 3

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Obituaries Mrs. Sara K. Johnston Mrs. Sara K. Johnston, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017, at the age of 93. Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. from Tallaweka Baptist Church with Rev. Isaac Kervin officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Johnston is survived by her children, Charlotte Daniel, Edward Johnston and Donald “Moose” Johnston (Marilyn); grandchildren, Steven Daniel (Brandy) and Susan Carter (Jamie); great grandchildren, Randell Daniel and Samantha Carter; sister, Peggy McQueen (Harold) and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Harvey Johnston. Sara was a wonderful wife, mother, sister and friend. She loved her family, sewing and quilting. The family will receive friends Tuesday, June 20, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. until service time at Tallaweka Baptist Church. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com.

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Students may not recognize Tallassee High School’s campus after the summer makeover courtesy of Mike’s Tree Service. Trees that once greeted students as they topped the stairs leading to campus are no longer there. While trimming the stump left behind by a massive tree, workers hit a water line sending a 60 ft. stream of water into the air.

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Virginia Tippett Virginia Tippett, 89, of Tallassee, passed away June 16, 2017. She was born December 31, 1927. Graveside service was held Monday, June 19, 2017 at 11 am at Macedonia Christian Church Cemetery with Danny Chandler officiating, Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing. She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Willie D. Hornsby and Minnie Pearl Wilkerson; stepfather, Henry Wilkerson; husband, Mike Tippett and sisters, Evelyn Golden, Mavis Hancock and Thalia Shockley; and brothers, Douglas Hornsby and Murray Hornsby. She is survived by son, Charles R. Rowe (Marilyn); granddaughter, Traci Myers (Mike); sister, Sue Bass; great grandsons, Garret, Brandon and Colin Myers; and numerous nieces and nephews. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com. Linville Memorial Funeral Home Eclectic, Alabama

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Council council’s meeting set for 6 p.m. on July 3 to 11:30 a.m. that same day. Robbins said the earlier time would allow for those planning July 4 activities to be able to do so more easily. In the work session prior to the meeting, the council and city staff responded to a number of inquiries from council member Percy Gill. Gill asked for an update on title searches being done on property in District 2 that was set for abatement and demolition. Edwards responded that she had hoped to have a report to the council on that process last week, but health concerns kept her from doing so. She said she was working on that this week and hoped to get a report to the council

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next week. Gill asked how long the title searches would take once begun. “It just depends,” Edwards responded. “Are there mortgage companies involved? Are there lien holders? Are there taxes owed? All those thing could affect the timeline.” Gill also requested an update on the schedule completion date for the little league football field, scoreboards, concessions and bleachers and a schedule of use plan for the fields. Mayor Jerry Willis asked Ron Dickerson, who heads the city’s recreation department, to respond. Dickerson said the bleachers were on site, but had not been placed and the scoreboard was at the local Pepsi distributor waiting

to be mounted. “The grass at the field is seeded and we’re ready to get quotes on a fence this week,” Dickerson said. “After that, we’ll see where we are on monies. I understand we may be over budget and have to shrink (the concession stand), so to speak, and then we’ll go to bids.” “I don’t anticipate having the concession stand operational before football season,” added Tex Grier, director of public works for the city. “If we have to make accommodations with a tent, we’ll deal with concessions,” Dickerson said. As far as a schedule of use for the field, Dickerson said it had been made clear to soccer officials that the field’s primary use

would be football. “We’re not going to have any conflict,” Dickerson said. “The primary use of the fields is for football and soccer knows it.” Finally, the council also heard from Executive Director Gerry Purcell of the Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce, who updated the members on a number of ribbon-cuttings and grand openings coming up in the city, and from Emily Hutchinson of Child Protect. Hutchinson said she was there primarily to let the council know that Child Protect in Elmore County would be changing its name to Butterfly Bridge to become consistent with the Clanton location, which is in the same judicial district.

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Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis prepares to go on camera to discuss the Wetumpka City Council’s passage Monday night of an ordinance allowing the sale of alcohol on Sundays. The ordinance will go into effect Aug. 6.

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a total of three in the area. In addition to the Wetumpka and Tallassee stores, Stubbs also has a location in Prattville. He will soon open a fourth location in Montgomery on Dexter Avenue. Stubbs has plans for Frios locations in Troy and Alexander City, but those locations probably won’t become a reality until next spring, he said. Currently, according to its website, there are approximately 20 Frios locations open nationwide. The majority

are located in Alabama, but there are Frios stores as far away as Katy and Sugarland, Texas, and one is set to open soon in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Tallassee Frios will enjoy the same schedule as the Wetumpka store, opening Monday through Saturday. Stubbs said he hopes to draw a nice crowd at the grand opening and invites everyone in the Tallassee area to come by and try a Frios pop. “We’d love for people to come by

the ribbon-cutting and grand opening on Friday,” Stubbs said. “It will be a good opportunity for those who haven’t to try our product.” Frios was founded in Gadsden by Andy Harp, who began selling pops for a single cart on Broad Street in the Etowah County town. The company began with only a handful of flavors, but now features a plethora of creative concoctions. Some, such as creamy latte, are available year-round, while

others, like holiday flavors egg nog and holiday citrus and summer favorites fresh peach and strawberry, are available seasonally. In addition, Frios partners with a number of local farms to obtain the fruit and produce that goes into its pops. Stubbs encourages people who enjoy his products to follow his stores on social media via Facebook and Instagram.

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to enter the correct code (626050) in order for their child’s name to submitted in the drawing,” said Brock Nolin, federal programs coordinator for Tallassee City Schools. “We’ve been wanting to implement a program like this for quite a while,” said Wade Shipman, superintendent of Tallassee City Schools. “It’s been in our strategic plan,

request to brock.nolin@ tcschools.com. You must enter the Tallassee Code (626050) or your child’s name will not be entered in the drawing. The registration link is http://alpreK.education/A.

ing should follow the link and fill out the required information between June 26 and July 14. Any submissions after July 14 will not be accepted. Fliers are available at the Tallassee City Board of Education. To receive a flier by email, send a

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Grass letters, with nothing done.” Godwin made it clear those who do not comply with city ordinances should have their day in court. “A lot of people know how to beat the system,” Godwin said. “We need to send them in front of Judge Benson and have them explain why they are not following the rules.” Godwin said the current system of ordinance enforcement is flawed and needs to be strengthened with greater consequences for those who fail to comply. “I believe a monetary fine is the only way to get anyone’s attention,” Godwin said. One house in particular, located on Central Boulevard, was the topic of discussion during the council meeting. The home was listed as a public nuisance on the city’s agenda. The home is no longer occupied, yet the home has not gone into foreclosure. “You can see it as you top the hill. Every other yard has been cut,” Coker said. “It looks horrible and it’s right there as you drive through town.” Tallassee has several homes that are not occupied and, in those cases, if the owner does not comply, the city would cut the grass and charge the owner. If the

and I’m happy to see it come to fruition. I’d like to thank those who put forth the work in making it happen including Dr. Brock Nolin, Dr. Jose Reyes (principal, Tallassee Elementary School), and Ms. Shanikka Beacher (assistant principal, Tallassee Elementary School).” The program guidelines dictate that a random drawing be held to

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property owner does not pay for the services, the city would then place a lien on that property and once the property is sold, the bank would reimburse the city. According to Hammock, the city has tracking software that allows the it to keep up with residences that are not in compliance as well as the number of warnings given to the property owners. “When a property owner receives their second warning letter in a calendar year, it’s a $50 fine,” Hammock said. “When they get a third letter in a calendar year, that’s a $100 fine, or something along those lines.” Like Godwin, Hammock believes

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or an associate salesman/“sub-rep” for an (independent) manufacturer’s representative organization based in Birmingham, the initial anomaly was a definitive example of the soullessness of the Information Age. He had made a longer-thanusual territory run the previous day (over 400 miles). The following morning, he had tried to e-mail his orders into the out-of-state headquarters of the manufacturer the Birmingham group represented. “A line came up on the screen that said ‘User ID revoked,’ like I didn’t exist anymore,” he recalled. And as far as the manufacturer was concerned, that was exactly the case. The date was June 17, 1997, but to fully understand this chronicle, you have to back up about two months. The Birmingham business was family-owned, and was in its third generation. They’d sold this particular brand of merchandise in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle since the 1920s and had won several sales awards from the company in recent times.

The So-Called Column By Willie G. Moseley And at a semi-annual convention in mid-April, the second-generation rep was given a diamond-encrusted lapel pin for selling the line for 50 years. Eight weeks later, an employee from the manufacturer’s headquarters flew into the Birmingham airport, having asked the two primary reps (the thirdgeneration rep and his partner) to meet him there. And he abruptly informed the twosome that his company felt like its goals were in another direction, which included opening a (perceived) “factory direct store” in Birmingham, and announced “I’m here to terminate our relationship.” The entire rep organization was fired right there in the airport, after having sold the brand for over 70 years. The manufacturer’s employee then turned around and flew back

to the corporate headquarters. The so-called “termination” occurred on June 16, while the associate rep was out on his sales route, oblivious to what had happened in Birmingham. His first indication something was wrong was the aforementioned “User ID revoked” message on his computer the next morning. The new rep for the territory turned out to be a former racquetball partner—or maybe it was some other kind of sports associate—of the company’s new CEO. The second-generation rep already had health problems, and observers recounted that he had sort of a hideous grayish pallor following the “termination.” He was seen wandering through the warehouse, talking to himself. The partnership between the two primary reps was dissolved and the associate rep was fired. Obviously embittered, he had described having to file for unemployment for no valid reason as humiliating. The second-generation rep died five months after his organization was “terminated” in the airport. The new rep/crony of the

new CEO lasted about a year. Stores in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle complained that they weren’t getting proper service and the new guy was moved to another territory. The so-called “factory direct store” in Birmingham lasted about a year and a half before the partnership between the manufacturer and an area retailer was, er, terminated. The third-generation rep kept the Birmingham rep business and warehouse open, and hired the associate rep back after about six months. Things weren’t the same, however. “I never told him I wanted to go back to work for him,” the associate explained. “He called me about coming back on a part-time basis, and next thing I knew, he showed up at my house with samples.” The Birmingham operation struggled. Lines came and went, and the rep business and warehouse finally closed in 2003. The third-generation rep continued as a self-employed rep, and the associate rep had to file for unemployment again. He later found a job in a different career

field. They probably had different versions of why the Birmingham business finally closed, but my perception is that they didn’t harbor any permanent ill will towards each other. The travails of the company that had “terminated” its association with the Birmingham sales group in 1997 were also fascinating to monitor, as numerous factories were closed and thousands of workers were laid off. The decline was even noted in a brutal story in The New Yorker. Such narratives abound in contemporary America and one can only hope former employees can somehow land on their feet. But there’s also the primary cause of the second-generation rep’s passing in late 1997. For all of the advances in modern medicine, doctors and/or coroners have yet to be able to diagnose a broken heart. Willie Moseley is the news editor emeritus for The Tribune. His column appears here each Wednesday.

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round 1950 a tonic came out that thrilled my granddaddy. For all people who liked to take a nip this was the ideal tonic, especially in a dry county. You see, drinking was illegal in Elmore and Tallapoosa counties. My mama was strictly against drinking and didn’t allow any in our house. But granddaddy raved over how much Hadacol helped him. So mama was proud when he found it and started taking it every day. The company recommended that you take a tablespoon full, four times a day, once after each meal and again before bedtime. Granddaddy had quite a few ailments so he took some about eight times a day and then some. The reason most people liked it so much was the 12 percent alcohol. You see, there was a senator from Louisiana

The Coffee Breaker By Ronald Brantley that had a bad foot. He went to New Orleans and a doctor gave him some B vitamins and his foot improved. The senator came up with the idea to take this vitamin, a few more vitamins and this 12 percent alcohol, bottle it and sell it. He wasn’t a doctor but a great promoter, he flooded the radio stations with ads. They went something like this, “I had severe back problems until a friend told me about Hadacol. After only twelve bottles I have no back pains. Thank you, Hadacol.” “They said there was nothing that could help me and my hearing but after six bottles of Hadacol, I can hear the birds singing in the trees.” These ads were constantly on the air.

They were worse than Alexander Shunnarah. Sales went wild and they put a Hadacol caravan on the road. Hank Williams, Minnie Pearl, Dorothy Lamour and a young Elvis Presley were some of the Hadacol entertainers, which makes me doubt some of the stories I’ve heard about how Elvis was really discovered. It took two Hadacol box tops to get in the show and you couldn’t get in any other way. A bottle of Hadacol was a $1.25 in 1950 which made it worth over $10.00 in 2009 and I don’t know how much that would be today. If a man felt bad as most of them did they could drink a bottle in one day if he was careful and if he wasn’t he could drink two. Senator Dudley LeBlanc was racking up and the money was coming in until all the radio stations and entertainers started asking for a payday and they found out that even though he made millions

he had spent more than he made. Others cashed in on Hadacol’s fame. Bill Nettles put out a record on Mercury Records called the Hadacol Bounce and a young Jerry Lee Lewis did real well with a fast piano version of Hadacol that you can still hear if you punch in Jerry Lee Lewis and Hadacol Boogie on your computer. About 20 or 30 years ago I ran into a bottle of Hadacol and I have it on a shelf in my house. Mama never caught on and granddaddy just had to grin each time he took a swig of Hadacol and he would say, “That stuff helps my old bones.” Looking back he was only in his 60’s at that time. 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

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2018 election contests pushed back due to race for Sessions’ senate seat

he much-anticipated 2018 election contests have been pushed back by about three months due to the unanticipated race for Jeff Sessions’ senate seat. This ongoing contest will occupy the news through late September. It was previously thought that June 6 would be the opening bell since fundraising for next year’s June 5 primary. However, the bell will probably commence to chime in full force by Labor Day. It will be a year for the record books. The ballot will be so long that it will take most folks 15 minutes to vote. We will have an open governor’s race with at least six to nine viable candidates. That same number of folks will be in the open lieutenant governor’s race. You will have a hotly contested open race for attorney general. There will be five seats up for election on the state Supreme Court. There will be a fight among two sitting justices, Tom Parker and Lyn Stuart, for chief justice, all probate judges, and many circuit and district court judges in the state will be running as well as all 67 sheriffs. However, the most money will be spent on the 35 state Senate races and 105 state House seats. In recent years, special interest money in Montgomery has gravitated more than ever to legislative races. The 2018 legislative money raising could begin on June 6 but the jockeying and final decision-making will be delayed by not only the U.S. Senate race. There is also a large cloud of uncertainty as to how the districts will look when all is said and done by the federal courts. In January, a three-judge federal panel struck down the current district maps drawn in 2012. The three federal judges were following precedent sent down from the U.S. Supreme Court. Alabama Democrats led by the Alabama Democratic Conference and the Black Legislative Conference prevailed in what appeared to be a “Hail Mary” suit. They won at the U. S. Supreme Court level. The high tribunal’s decision said that the Alabama Republican legislature had intentionally moved black voters who overwhelmingly vote Democratic into loaded majority-minority districts that made it difficult to form alliances with likeminded white voters. This new theory embraced by the courts advised that it muted minority voices in the political process. The court is right about that. Democratic senators and representatives have been run over repeatedly over the last six years by the Republican majority. They have treated them with irrelevance and irreverence. The courts told the legislature to fix the lines to suit the court order. The Republicans ignored the court and ran over the Democrats again in the regular session. All of the black Democrats voted against the plan. The most contentious issue was over local politics. The Republicans’ maps gave Republicans a one-seat advantage in the House and Senate delegations in Jefferson County. They brought in GOP legislators who live in the suburbs surrounding Birmingham to give them a majority in the demographically Democratic county. The courts were essentially ignored in favor of politics. The GOP supermajority continued to use the whip handle with the Democrats. However, they are not holding the cards in this poker game. When the court hears the case in September, the GOP plan will be discarded. The court may wind up drawing the new districts that legislators run under in 2018. The last time the courts drew the lines was in 1983. In that case, the judges sent the demographics and judicial requirements to cartography experts in New York and they fed them into a computer. The court ordered computer drawn districts that had no regard for county line boundaries or political enclaves, much less protecting incumbents. Several GOP legislators may wake up one morning in October and see that the courts have put them in the same districts. Therefore, most lobbyists and special interests are keeping their powder dry. They will probably not be doling out large legislative donations until qualifying time around the first of the year. The most hotly contested state senate race will be for the Dick Brewbaker seat in the Montgomery River Region. Brewbaker is not running for reelection. Most insiders expect Senator Harri Ann Smith to retire from her Houston/Geneva Wiregrass seat. Regardless, popular Dothan mayor Mike Schmitz is not running for a third term as mayor and is expected to run for that state Senate seat. We will see. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www. steveflowers.us.

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Little girls, slime and sparkly things

hat are little girls made of? Sugar and spice and everything nice, of course. Perhaps, that is why they like things so sparkly. I’m a guy. I’m as simple as they come, so I don’t really need anything sparkly, other than maybe a fishing lure. Just give me neutral on most things, and I’m good to go. My stepdaughter Emily once asked me what my favorite color was. She was concerned and stressed that I didn’t have one. I did, however, tell her that crimson was my least favorite. War Eagle! Last week, we were at the store buying groceries: milk, bread, slime ingredients—you know, just your regular run of the mill type stuff that your average family picks up. Emily has been on this slime craze as of late. Apparently, it’s a thing. All the kids are doing it. While I think it’s pretty silly, I’m sure if I was a 10-year-old little girl, I’d be in to, too. I

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was a part of the parachute pants and mullet craze, after all. The ingredients in making the slime include laundry detergent, borax, and Elmer’s Glue. The grocery store of choice that day had a very limited school supply section and the glue was more limited than that. In fact, there was one type of Elmer’s Glue, so I told her we’d go somewhere else. She looked at me like I had slugs and snails and puppy dog tails coming out of my nose. “Noooooo. This is perfect,” she said. “It’s sparkly.” Indeed, it was. It was purple, sparkly Elmer’s Glue. Who knew that even existed? I only knew of the regular white stuff. When I was her age, I’d put it all over my hand and pull it off

like dead skin. Yes, that’s kind of gross and disturbing, but I was a little boy. That’s who we are. Blame it on the slugs and snails. What can I say? We got home and made the slime. She read the recipe, while I pulled out the measuring spoons and other supplies. She mixed it all up and kept working it with her hands. She even said she was kneading it. Hey, as silly as slime is, if it’s a gateway to her learning to make homemade biscuits, then I’m all for it. Maybe her mom needs to get in on this slime craze, too. She kept working it and asked if I could add a little detergent. I was washing dishes, trying to cook or something; I can’t remember, but I do know that I was busy and my hands were full. Much to my chagrin, I stopped what I was doing and poured her a little more laundry detergent. “Thank you,” she said. When it was ready, she looked over at me and said, “This is the best slime ever! It’s so sparkly.” I could tell

she meant it by the smile that stretched from ear to ear. She even went on a weekend trip with her friend RG and took the sparkly slime with her. I think they made even more. As silly as it may be to a 45-year-old kid like me, the sparkly, purple, gluey, gooey slime made a 10-year-old little girl’s eyes light up and sparkle, making the entire process worth its weight in golden slime. She was a happy little girl, and that’s what it’s all about. A few days later, her eyes sparkled again, but this time that smile stretched all the way around her head. We found out that she was having a little sister. My eyes sparkled, too. In fact, they’re still sparkling. 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

You’re never too old to be a Cub Scout

s a child, I was about as far away from being a Boy Scout as possible. Not in behavior or love of country, mind you, but by being terrified of the outdoors. I could quote song lyrics verbatim, or retype the TV Guide program descriptions from memory on my Smith Corona typewriter. I could tell you who played what on side 2, track 3 of whatever record you liked, or how many seasons a sitcom ran before it went into syndication. I could also recite the character back stories from all the soap operas (there used to be a lot more of them) and tell you which production companies were producing all those game shows. But I can count on one hand the number of times I actually slept in a tent or camper outside. So, until I was grown and married, I had never really entertained the idea of camping. I married into a Cajun family of adventurers. They have no problem whittling or building. They are great at all the manly

of Scouting since the late 1970s and comes from an outdoorsy background. There’s nothing he hasn’t seen or done before when By Michael it comes to living in the woods. Mr. Pendergrass Bird is also very, very patient. Being in charge of little things such as bricklaying, boys who are just learning plumbing and woodworkabout such things demands ing. And they also do someone very special. things such as weeklong He also, of course, has (or longer) trips to different locales across the country in me to deal with – and though I am not afraid anycampers. more, I still sometimes need In other words, until special help. fairly recent times, I was Gregory and I set up unfamiliar with the outdoor our tent at the campsite world and wouldn’t have known a knot from a knife, last Thursday in a driving rainstorm. It poured all since the only place I’d night. Rain falling on a probably have visited at tent is supposed to bring Bass Pro Shop would have peaceful slumber, but it was been the fudge counter. just getting everyone wet. My son, Gregory, joined Tallassee’s Cub Scout Pack Several of our guys flooded out that first night. But we 59 several years back, and soldiered on. as the years have gone Friday and Saturday, we on, I have become more involved in the group. This moved from class to class every hour and a half or so. past week, we attended our I even learned to be a better second Webelos summer swimmer and how to padcamp at Camp Hobbs and dle a canoe. We practiced Camp Tukabatchee, near shooting sports such as Prattville. archery and BB guns, too. Our den leader Darryl There were many other Pendergrass is an amazing activities that were fun and man. He has been a part

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educational. We went on a couple of hikes, as well. No longer fearing the outdoors, I think Gregory and I enjoyed our father-son expedition. And then, the bottom fell out on Sunday morning – again – just as everything had finally dried out from Thursday’s rain. We went through Sunday’s activities, all wet, but having the time of our lives. And when it was all over, our patrol (there were eight of them in all) won two of the big awards – one for the waterfront and another for being the outstanding campers of the week. The end result? We’re all better for having gone to Webelos camp, and while we came back wet and exhausted, I am fairly certain all of us would go back again in a heartbeat. Gregory may not realize it, but his daddy is getting a chance to be a Cub Scout, too! Michael Bird is a music teacher and webmaster at Tallassee City Schools.

Barrett put smiles on city seniors’ faces W

etumpka has some outstanding city employees. I met one on Friday. Mary Ann Barrett, director of the Wetumpka Senior Center, is a hoot. And the seniors of Wetumpka love her for it. I spent only a couple of hours at the center watching her interact with the city’s seniors. I saw enough. Barrett, a lifelong Wetumpka resident, is perfect for the job. She treats Wetumpka’s seniors like her kids – not the way an adult is condescending to children, but in the way they love them and look out for them. On Friday, there were some 35 or so seniors on hand at the center for the Father’s Day lunch. Barrett was kind enough to offer me a seat at the meal. Before the lunch, we talked a bit and I found out that her father and my late uncle had been good buddies. Later, I found out that I had known her hus-

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band, Wink, for probably about 35 years, since the days we showed beef steers together. But this isn’t about me or Wink Barrett or Mary Ann’s dad. It’s about Mary Ann and the report she has with the seniors who visit her daily at the Wetumpka Senior Center. One can be sure that, for many, their time with Mary Ann, a lady full of life, is the highlight of their days. Some likely don’t have family nearby and everyone – you, me, our loved ones – needs someone to laugh with and share a smile. Mary Ann Barrett loves to laugh. Mary Ann Barrett loves to smile.

About her job, which she’s held just since March, although she’s worked at the center for two years, Barrett says, “I love it. I absolutely love it.” On Friday, she did something I heard she’s prone to do. She came up with an idea right on the spot to make the day a little brighter. On everyone’s table at the luncheon was an arrangement with marbles at the bottom of a clear vase and a fish in each one, swimming about, looking a bit confused. At the drop of the hat, Mary Ann decided that a way to let the seniors have some fun with the fish was to let each table name theirs with one receiving a prize for the best name. The prize wasn’t much (a basket of snacks for the seniors who sat at the winning table), but that’s not really important. Before leaving I could see and hear the seniors discussing, laughing about and, yes, a few arguments about the

best name for their fish. The game was instant fun. “You have to have fun,” Barrett said. “That’s a big part of what life’s about, right?” The names that Barrett chose for finalists were Redtail, Toto, Bluefin, Wink the Fish, Little Willie and Charlie. And the winning name? Charlie, as in the famous tuna from the Starkist commercials. Though only one small group of seniors won the basket of snacks, all of those who frequent the Wetumpka Senior Center get much more every day. A few hours with – and even more laughs – with Miss Mary Ann. David Granger is the managing editor of Tallapoosa Publishers Elmore County newspapers. He can be reached at david.granger@ thewetumpkaherald.com

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This program is based totally on donations.” Last year’s winner Lauren Norris and other preliminary winners from the Class of 2017 will be on hand to present awards. In additon to Taylor, this year’s participants are: • Morgan Vogel of Alabama Christian Academy; • Brianna Garner, Katelyn Lightsey, Sarah Staton and Brantley White of Holtville High School; • Taylor Barnes, Anna Davis and Savanna Griffin of Prattville Christian Academy; • Jesslyn Bradley, Sophie Brantley, Kaleigh Lightner, Kaitlyn Martin, Emily Pinkston, Hannah Royal, Katelynn Schulte and Kasie Thomas of Wetumpka High School. Admission is $10 per person (children age 5 and under are free) and programs are $10 each. The winner will represent Elmore County at the statewide competition in Montgomery on January 19-20, 2018. The Distinguished Young Woman of Alabama will then advance to the Distinguished Young Women of America’s competition. This is one of America’s oldest scholarship programs for senior girls. DYW inspires high school girls to develop their full, individual potential through a fun experience that highlights their accomplishments. The program encourages young women to develop self-confidence and abilities to interview effectively, to speak in public, to perform on stage and to build interpersonal relationships. “Our focus is to help these young ladies to receive scholarships to attend the college of their choice,” said Reese.

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Water aerobics will be held on Monday and Thursday night at 7 p.m. throughout June and July at the city pool. Monday nights will be organized class and Thursday nights will be water walking/lap swimming. Classes are $3 per night. The Tallassee Garden Club is now taking new members. If you are interested in becoming a member of the club and to help beautify Tallassee, contact Vickie Bowen at 334-4151987. • Please contact the Tallassee Recreation Department if you are interested in a self- defense class at 283-4726. Class would consist of situational

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June 26-July 7

The Learning Tree in Tallassee will host the second annual Chip in for Children Golf Tournament on June 22 at the Auburn University Golf Club. Registration is open now and will remain open until 7 a.m. the day of the tournament. There will be a shotgun start at 8 a.m. For more information, contact Stephanie Weldon, at 334415- 9372 or by email at sweldon@learning-tree. org.

June 12-23

Archery registration for boys and girls ages 10-18 will be held at Recreation Department June 12 through June 23. Classes will be held July 11 through July 27 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m.

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First session of swim lessons offered by the Tallassee Recreation Department at the city pool. Lesson times for each session are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. There will be an 11 a.m. time for each session IF

Second session of swim lessons will be offered by the Tallassee Recreation Department at the city pool. Lesson times for each session are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. There will be an 11 a.m. time for each session IF needed

July 10-21

A third session of swim lessons may be offered by the Tallassee Recreation Department, if needed. Lesson times for each session are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. There will be an 11 a.m. time for each session IF needed.

June 22

Tallassee’s Community Patriotic Celebration will be held on Thursday, June 22 at 7 p.m. in the Tallassee

Farmer’s Market on hold until 2018 By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Tallassee’s favored farmer’s market is on hold until June 2018. The announcement came last week when event coordinator Tripp Storm explained that, due to the reconstruction underway at the Mt. Vernon Theater, the market would be put on hold until next year. Traditionally, the market would be located next to Mt. Vernon Theater at 321 Barnett Blvd in the historic downtown area. However, contactor Stacey Gunn and his crew have been working tirelessly to complete the renovation of the theater and event coordinators for the farmer’s market did not want to hinder the process. “Work had already begun over there last year and we were

Farmer’s Market is the only state certified market in the area, with the closest being in Loachapoka, it draws farmers from around the area and specializes in a variety of farm-raised goods. In addition to produce, shoppers could find fresh baked goods, canned goods, fresh eggs, as well as arts and crafts. There is no doubt the farmer’s market will be missed this summer. However, according to Storm, next year’s market will be bigger and better with fresh ideas that will bring more options to the community. “This is a community farmer’s market, and we encourage input from the community,” he said. “If you have ideas that you believe will improve the farmer’s market in years to come, please let us know.”

maneuvering around each other,” Storm said. “It was an ideal situation last summer.” Furthermore, the market has seen a decline in participants over the past few years. Many of the farmers have outgrown Tallassee’s farmer’s market and moved to larger markets. Storm hopes this break will allow for the group to gather thoughts that could make next year’s market bigger and better. “We are looking at ways to improve the market,” Storm said. “We are taking this time to regroup and come up with new ideas for the market.” The farmer’s market has been a popular summer attraction in Tallassee, running a ten-week span from June through August each year. Because Tallassee’s

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Emily Urquhart, home schooled 12th grader and member of Rock Springs Baptist Church, was one of 13 finalists in this year’s annual Alabama Baptist State Conventionsponsored High School Bible Drill Program. With perfect scores at each level of competition from church, association, and region to state, Emily competed at First Baptist Church in Montgomery on April 29 with Baptist 9-12 graders from across the state. Bible Drill for high school students is a rigorous program aimed at fine-tuned memory skills and increased believer’s knowledge of scripture and its application to every day situations. Memorization this year included 58 verses to be located in less than 8 seconds and recited from memory.

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Average retail gasoline prices in the Montgomery area – including Elmore County – have fallen 3.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.99 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 205 gas outlets in Montgomery. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.28 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Montgomery during the past week, prices yes-

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price declines we’ve seen in the last couple of weeks as hurricane season comes in to view, but we could see another week with a majority of states seeing prices move lower again, thanks to gasoline inventories that remain quite healthy, along with refiners that continue to push out product at rates that have been higher than demand, leading to crude oil prices that have struggled mightily to gain a footing. “It looks like even OPEC’s best move to thwart supply increases hasn’t done much thanks to U.S. oil production which has charged back like a bull.”

$2.25 per gallon, down 4.4 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.30 and Birmingham at $2.00 per gallon, down 2.6 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.02. Statewide, the average gasoline price in Alabama on Sunday was $2.01 per gallon, down 3.8 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.05. “Another week, another nearly country-wide decline in average gasoline prices as crude oil prices struggle near the lowest levels of the year,” said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy. “Motorists shouldn’t expect too much more of the nice

terday were 14.1 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 10.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 7.1 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 5.8 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago. According to GasBuddy historical data, gasoline prices on June 19 in Montgomery have ranged widely over the last five years from $2.13 per gallon in 2016 to $3.40 per gallon in 2014. Areas near Montgomery and their current gas price climate include Pensacola at

Dr. Alexander Robbins To the Tallassee Community Effective June 30, 2017, my of¿ce practice will be closed. Patients may obtain their chart summaries at the of¿ce. Thank you for the trust and con¿dence that you have given me over the past thirty-plus years. May God continue to bless you with good health. -Dr. Robbins

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A day after Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore all issued an executive order for stop probate judges in the state to issuing same-sex marriage licenses, Elmore County Probate Judge any John Enslen stopped issuing marriage licenses.

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for Elmore County, can be placed on the ballot as an ified for that independent in the upcoming March year; whether Harrison may legally 1 primary. be an independent candidate; whether Harrison’s Harrison, who was previously disqualified name as a should appear on the election ballot Republican candidate due to missing in the a certificate of supplies the requisite independent-candidateevent he administration from the Alabama State petition Department of and whether Education, sent a letter of intent to Enslen any votes cast for him if his name is cating he would run as an independent Jan. 4 indi- placed on the general-election ballot, should be countcandidate, the ed. petition alleges. Should Harrison be required to present In his petition, Enslen seeks the answers an indepento four dent-candidate petition, the petition basic questions: Whether Harrison can would have to appear on any contain not less that 625 valid signatures of registered subsequent ballot for an election after being disqualSee COURTS Page 2

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By COREY ARWOOD Remains originally discovered Staff Writer near Possum Trot Road A small restaurant

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students began working on break, Cheyanne Barrett’s sixth-grade Just before the Thanksgiving It was the top app among 1,200 the Verizon Innovative App Challenge. students developing an app to enter in as new tablets for each of the school a $5,000 grant as well entries in the state earning the A Marbury High who participated. School teacher was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of a school employee engaging in a sexual act with a student, according to Millbrook Police Chief P.K. an Their idea was Innovative App Challenge. Johnson. award-winner. It was the top By KEVIN TAYLOR The students came up Brian app among 1,200 entries in Copy Editor with the app “Money J. Wesley, the state to earn the school a For Me and 30, of A group of seven Holtville Management $5,000 grant as well as new You.” Millbrook Middle School students is tablets for each of the stu“We have a goal-tracker, was hoping to raise an additiondents who participated. Wesley games, a holiday function arrested al $15,000 for their school “I was on my way to tips for saving and in the after collectively designing a to offer money issues school when I got Mrs. avoiding Elmore County circuit new smartphone app. Barrett’s email. I was almost before and after the holiclerk’s office Thursday in Just before the in tears when I read it,” team days. We also have a jingle Wetumpka. Thanksgiving break member Hope Nelson said. Wesley is listed as a for the app,” said HMS stuCheyanne Barrett’s sixthNow their app idea is in dent Brooke Carrico. “We social studies teacher at began to win the national students grade contention and made the app to look kid Marbury High, according See HOLTVILLE • Page 2 working on developing an adult-friendly.” to the school’s website. app to enter in the Verizon See ARREST • Page 2

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on the To a 10-year-old, any amount time, but school bus may seem like a long Transportation Elmore County Public Schools evaluating Coordinator, Ray Mullino, said every bus is a bus routes and the capacity of make sure to constant and ongoing process back home students arrive at school and t are under

opened in Eclectic this week run by a farming family with a vision to turn local food into a local movement of farm to table It has been nine years, but now dining. family members of Richard Wayne For now, Farm Boyz Eatery Adams can be at peace. serves Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin lunch, breakfast and primarily said the state department of forensicin earlier operates as sciences contacted his office Adams, a bakery and the week to positively identify skeletal café and from body whose decomposed Trot 6:30 a.m.-2 remains were found near Possum p.m. Monday Road in the Deatsville community through Feb. 25, 2009. Friday. At the time when Adams’ remains were found about 40 yards from But if the banks of Lake Jordan, forensicthe plans of Whitehill sciences could not identify the Farm Boyz’ owner, Kevin remains. Franklin said Adams’ skull wasWhitehill, pan out it would and sent to Louisiana State Universityeventually serve, what he Texas. called, farm to table dinners. later to the University of North the DNA was retrieved and put into Located in the corner shop Combined DNA Index System. just down from Trustmark “They got a hit and were able Bank on Kowaliga Road in downtown Eclectic, Farm to positively identify the remains,” his operates as a Boyz working Franklin said. “We then contacted kitchen and a base of operrelatives.” Adams was from the Verbenaations for projects Whitehill in mind for the commucommunity in Chilton County, hasPage 2 • See REMAINSnity. His restaurant is focused mostly on baked goods. Whitehill said he tries to use See RESTAURANT Page 2

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in Aubrey Hornsby is no infrastruct the ure stranger to the entertainreport card. ment business. He spent Carmen Rodgers many years in Nashville, / The Tribune which is the hub of the country music industry. Today, Hornsby hopes to bring a little bit of Nashville Good Hope Baptist Church brought Gospel right here to Eclectic. Contributed / The Observer and Art to The Warehouse. The event was held Jan. 17 and brought for fun for Hornsby said he hopes children of all ages. The Warehouse is known for hosting community-oriented events the newly formed group will offer a creative outletBy CARMEN for women that will allowStaff Writer RODGERS various perspectives to Recentl shine through. and Rickeyy, James Martin, “I’d like it to be uplift-in Tallasse Jones decided Wanda Jones to ing, but you have to tell the have formede and surrounding be proactive Director Golden truth and not every bit of Watch Group.the Tallassee areas. They Neighbo the truth is uplifting,” he rhood ular meeting The group will participants easy-to teaches said. “Sometimes you have commun s where member hold regBy CARMEN RODGERS operates The Warehouse in downtown ity -learn techniq Eclectic. to sing the blues.” three said are welcome to s of the Staff Writer By COREY The Warehouse often hosts events ues join. The specifically spread andthey hope the initiativ Currently, the group Staff Writer ARWOOD for the community. In October The the saying e will Warehouse hopes to meet on a regular For years, The Warehouse in downtown “see somethi hosted the Auburn/Alabama Dance Rick Golden, for the chil- basis at the Warehouse on ng, has been used to bring people together. Eclectic dren See NEIGHBO of the town. Many of the local churches self-defense The facility instructo RHOOD • was once a cotton warehouse where r of Main Street in Eclectic. Page 2 all denominations use the facility for farmers department,and director of the course By COREY community bring their bounty to be sold. However, would gatherings. “I want to inspire an could use said he thought recreation Staff Writer ARWOOD more than that. At the cotton warehouse it was ongoing women songwrit“I think there’s a tradition of The he developthe easy-to-learn anyone people Blalock, Warehouse ers night. We call it Songs would come together to trade products techniqu A number ed for the along and goods. partnering with local churches for several Jimmy Rodgerswith Police self-defense es have once of Tallassee churche years of Love and Life,” Hornsby Today, The Warehouse is once again classbringing peo- now,” Hornsby said. “Its cross is at the center and memberChief the Tallasse s organize again combined es set to ple together, in more ways than one. of said. s of e Police the annual town. We love to work with the local efforts are Departm expecte to King Jr. churches.” begin in Martin Not only does The Warehouse bring The group is in its beginent d to be in Day the When the town of Eclectic decided well. hearts attendan prominent celebration andLuther next week to adopt together in marriage, it has become ning stages and Hornsby is ce, as city officials both the heart of strategic plan last year, the goal was to envisiona or “It’s just local religiou so. the community. searching for a professionthe town 30 years into the future. In al march strictly a memori s leaders as well as to speak the developed al female performer that in With “Our marriage to the community has are memory expected and attend. a plan The Warehouse is the center of and the contribu of Dr. chop to the town. The ceremon best union,” said Aubrey Hornsby, who been the will offer knowledge and tion that King to mankind owns and y will begin march at throat, a he 10 See WAREHOUSE • Page 2 experience to the amateurs across the . It’s a celebrat made What will be Carmen Rodgers to start at a.m. Jan. 18 thatwith a gouge in ion all See SINGERSof •Jones the / The Tribune here in the country so we decided Page 2 a covered bus shelter Church in First United Methodis set eyes and Mobile for a would comecity of Tallasse Ricky Jones. Home Park, was the children one mile Tallassee and span ist knee in the e that we the together down Gilmer about Blalock, hood and Jones had this built brainchild of end at 48 groin to city council ,” said Charles encourages for a Log Circle. Parkway and also master member others to followthe neighbor“body-oppoMayor suit. MLK Day of ceremonies and speak and Bobby Payne is nent bag,” for the event. played one council memberslated to This will Golden disbe about Charles would-be method to incapac the seventh funding. We want to take what we’ve attacker. By JOHN PEELER itate any Registra done good in ATRIP and leverage Managing Editor See MLK • classes thattion is now open Page 2 some of that money on routes that are for the are schedul ed to meet Legislators representing Autauga eligible for federal funds … By CARMEN which for is an and Elmore counties, along with in our case about 75 See DEFENSE Staff Writer RODGERS percent of our Autauga County Engineer John Mark paved road system.” • Page 2 Davis and Elmore County Engineer Beyer said only about 200 miles of Tallassee CONTACT P Ri hi U

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By JOHN PEELER Supreme Court that Alabama Managing Editor probate judges have a ministerial duty not to issue any marriage Probate Court Judge John Enslen, license contrary to the Alabama in his official capacity as the Chief Sanctity of Marriage Amendment Elections Officer of Elmore County, or the Alabama Marriage Protection has petitioned the Circuit Court of effect.” Act remain in full force and Elmore County for an emergency With that, some probate judges but not declaration judgment and finding have ignored Moore’s order, on whether Andre’ L. Harrison, See MARRIAGE • Page 2 current superintendent of education

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Change: Getting better all the time? Do you have old photo albums or maybe even boxes of family photographs from the past? (Yes, at one time, boys and girls, pictures were printed on paper and stored in albums or boxes instead of existing only as pixels on a screen and stored in the cloud.) Do you know what I mean when I tell you that looking at those old photos gives me a sense of sweet sadness? I am happy to have them; they bring back some wonderful memories. But in a way, some of the very same images make me sad and lonely for people, times and places that are no longer part of my life. I’ve heard Mom call looking through old photos “digging up bones.” I understand what she means. Old photos affirm that change is a fact of life. The kids grow up; the adults grow

old. It’s not so obvious from day to day, but an old photograph reminds us that nothing stays the same. How can clothes that were so stylish then look so ludicrous now? Were the dresses really that short? Was our hair really that long? How long has it been since we said that painful goodbye? As we laugh out loud or feel the tears well up in our eyes, we have to admit that change is an irresistible force and unavoidable consequence of life in this world. Some changes seem good, and some seem not so good. Most changes related to material, physical things occur along a bell-shaped curve. Our bodies develop, we reach a stage of maturity and a season of peak physical condition, and then we decline. At age 61, I’ve heard that “60 is the new 40.” Right. I feel better already.

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The nice material things we enjoy are material things because they are designed and developed from raw material. Those shiny new objects immediately begin to depreciate and decay. The sweetest relationships in this world may grow more and more precious, but they are all eventually altered by death or distance. I don’t mean to be negative or morbid. It’s just a fact of life in this world. Spiritual life is the only realm where change can always be positive. Changing for the better is part of living in Christ. Look at these strong

images from Ephesians 2 about positive change: “even when we were dead in our trespasses, (God) made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— (verse 5).” Dead to alive – that’s positive change. Or this: “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ (verse 13).” From far off then near – that’s positive change. Also: “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God (verse 19).” Aliens to citizens and God’s family – positive change again. And the storyline of a faithful Christian’s spiritual condition is not a bell-curve where progress rises to a peak and then is followed by decline. Our spiritual lives are capable

of moving along the incline of steady progress. As we yield to the Lordship of Jesus and follow him, the positive changes in our lives are begun and completed by his grace at work in us. “He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6).” That’s positive progress. Like Paul said, “the inner nature is being renewed day by day (2 Corinthians 4:16).” So, change cannot be avoided, however much we may wish for things to stay the same. We learn to accept the reality of decline in earthly, material things in this world. It’s sad, but we accept that earthly relationships have an expiration date. But let’s embrace the prospect of ever-positive spiritual change, and give God the glory for doing that encouraging work in our lives.

Church Briefs • Episcopal Church of the Epiphany

On June 25 at 10:30 a.m. Father Wells Warren will celebrate the Holy Eucharist, with coffee hour to follow. For more information, visit the church website: http:// epiphanytallassee.org/

• Elam Baptist Church

“Galactic Starveyors” 2017 Summer Vacation Bible School (VBS) June 18 - June 22 from 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. each evening. During each day of activities, the stargazers will be observing the motto ‘Searching the Visible, Discovering the Invisible’ with exciting mission info, Bible studies, games, star-studded snacks, fun and fellowship. Children 0-6th grade are encouraged to attend. There is a snack list on the bulletin board for donations. If you would like to participate or help

with VBS, see Julie Bridgman. The regular monthly calendar events: Wednesday’s Weekly – 6 p.m. choir followed with Mid Week Renewal at 7 p.m. Sunny Senior Breakfast Monday, June 12 at 7:30 a.m. WOM Wednesday, June 14at 5:30 p.m. Father’s Day Recognition Sunday, June 18 at 11 a.m. Deacon Meeting Sunday, June 25 at 4 p.m. Monthly Business Meeting at 7 p.m., June 28. Everyone is encouraged to attend all events and activities. Elam has been blessed with a very busy spring and looks forward to a busy summer in the Lord seeking the lost and those fallen away. Encourage one another in the Lord and be in CHURCH every chance you have. Regular services Sunday

at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. God is good all the time. Join us! Everyone is invited! Look for exciting things to come! Join the choir with Kevin Lanier as they continue to bless our worship each week. There is a place for YO _ ! What’s missing? U are!! Salem Macon Baptist Church June 18: Brotherhood at 7 a.m. Rev Jon Peters will be the speaker. June 27: Forever Young at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Clifton Hopson of Opelika will have the program, Bring a covered dish.

• East Tallassee United Methodist Church

The “River’s Edge Flea Market” is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. All vendors are welcome, whether you plan to offer new

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items, old items, crafts, baked goods, produce or other food or represent youth groups or ball teams. The flea market is sponsored by the East Tallassee UMC and is located across from City Hall. We will offer various 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.

• Calvary Baptist Church of Tallassee

• St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

”Our Life’s Journey” is an outreach of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Tallassee, Fr. Mateusz Rudzik, Pastor; and Knights of Columbus Council 15093, Andy Lacey, Grand Knight. It airs on WACQ-AM 580 and FM 101.1 each Sunday from 8-8:30 a.m. Listen online at www. wacqradio.com or on your smart

If you are looking for a church to worship and praise the Lord come join us at 293 N. Wesson St. in Tallassee. Our services are at 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. morning worship service, 6 p.m. evening service. Also join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening for our prayer and fellowship service. If you have any questions call Pastor Jim Voss at 334-283-2366.

• Tallassee Church of Christ

Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. Worship Service begins at 11 a.m. Sunday evening service begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday night services begin at 6 p.m. Visitors welcome at all services. Phone number: 334-283-5437. Located at 209 Gilmer Ave.

Area Churches AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-4413 Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8144 Jackson Chapel AME Zion 4885 Coosada Rd., Coosada Jones Chapel AME Zion 2414 Ingram Rd. (Co. Rd. 3), Elmore ABUNDANT LIFE Abundant Life Church 9301 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-9143 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Agape Tabernacle Assembly of God 1076 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic 541-2006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-5754 Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook 285-5545 First Assembly of God 3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 5692825 BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church Millbrook Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus 567-2917 Beulah Baptist Church 2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka 514-2881 Blue Ridge Baptist

4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 5674325 Brookwood Baptist Grandview Rd., Millbrook Calvary Baptist 504 W. Osceola St., Wetumpka 567-4729 Central Baptist 3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka 541-2556 Coosada Baptist 20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist 184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic 541-4444 Faith Baptist 64 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-4417 First Baptist Church 205 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-5191 First Baptist of Elmore Hwy. 14 Co. Rd. 74, Elmore Galilee Baptist 95 Old Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-4178 Good Hope Baptist 1766 S. Fleahop Rd., Eclectic Goodship Baptist Hwy. 143, Millbrook Grace Baptist Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-3255 Grandview Pines Baptist Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville Green Ridge Baptist 288 Turner Rd., Wetumpka 567-2486 Harvest Baptist 2990 Main St., Millbrook

Hillside Baptist 405 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Holtville Riverside Baptist 7121 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 514-5922 Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-8750 Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Weoka Millbrook Baptist Millbrook 285-4731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 569-1952 Mt. Hebron West Baptist 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 567-4441 Mt. Herron East Baptist Church 4355 Mt. Herron Rd. Eclectic, Al 36024 334-857-3689 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 5674458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 3121878 New Home Baptist 1605 New Home Rd., Titus 567-0923 New Hope Baptist 6191 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-1267 New Lily Green Baptist 6504 Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville

New Nazareth Baptist Hwy. 143, Deatsville Pleasant Hill Baptist Pleasant Hill Rd., Eclectic 541-3460 Prospect Baptist Prospect Rd., Eclectic 567-5837 Redland Baptist 1266 Dozier Rd., Wetumpka 567-8649 Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road Tallassee 334-857-2638 Rehoberth Baptist 8110 Rifle Range Rd., Tallassee 567-9801 Rushenville Baptist 10098 Georgia Rd., Eclectic 541-2418 Saint James Baptist 1005 Nobles Rd., Wetumpka 567-6209 Saint James Baptist 101 Gantt Rd., Deatsville 569-3006 Santuck Baptist 7250 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2364 Seman Baptist Seman, Alabama Shoal Creek Baptist 13214 Holtville Rd., Deatsville 569-2482 Springfield Baptist Hwy. 7, Millbrook Thelma Baptist 810 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-3665 Titus Baptist 6930 Titus Rd., Wetumpka 334-531-2120

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Tunnell Chapel Baptist 210 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2589 Victory Baptist 5481 Main St., Millbrook Wadsworth Baptist 2780 Hwy. 143, Deatsville 569-2851 BAPTIST - MISSIONARY Atkins Hill 565 Atkins Rd., Wetumpka 567-1141 Cathmagby Baptist 3074 Mitchell Creek Rd., Wetumpka 567-4787 First Missionary Baptist at Guilfield 412 Company St., Wetumpka 567-7455 Goodhope 1389 Willow Springs Rd. Wetumpka 567-7133 Lebanon 17877 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 514-1097 Mount Canaan 1125 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-2141 Mount Pisgah 16621 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 567-3668 Mt. Zion 371 AL Hwy. 14, Elmore, 567-2613 Mt. Zion #3 1813 Luke Paschal Rd., Eclectic New Home 5130 Elmore Rd., Wetumpka 567-5966 Second Missionary 760 N. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8601 Spring Chapel Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-6493

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Humane Society of Elmore County receives 11th ‘surprise grant’ from CACF STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

The eleventh Central Alabama Community Foundation (CACF) ‘surprise grant’ was awarded Wednesday, June 14, to the Humane Society of Elmore County (HSEC). CACF surprised HSEC Executive Director Rea Cord with balloons and a $3,000 check. This year the CACF is celebrating 30 years since its founding in 1987. To commemorate this milestone anniversary, CACF will award 30 surprise grants to local nonprofits. These grants will be awarded over the course of 2017. The Humane Society of Elmore County is located in Wetumpka and has been in operation since 1993. Approximately 5,000 domestic animals come into the shelter each year through surrender or Animal Control. The shelter houses 250 animals at a time, preparing them for adoption by providing food, immunizations, medical treatment and behavioral evaluation. The shelter receives 25 percent of its funding from the government and the remainder comes from charitable donations and fundraising activities. “CACF would like to congratulate the Humane Society of Elmore

County staff and volunteers for being chosen as our 11th surprise grant recipient. We thank them for providing crucial services to animals in our community,” said CACF President Burton Ward. Donate to our surprise grants and help CACF celebrate our 30th anniversary, by making a donation at www.cacfinfo.org or by check to CACF, 35 S. Court Street, Montgomery, AL 36104. For more information, contact CACF Development Officer Whitney Griswold Califf at (334) 264-6223 or whitney.griswold@cacfinfo.org CACF was founded in 1987 and has grown to hold over $59 million in charitable assets while distributing over $50 million to organizations that serve the community. CACF serves several counties including Autauga, Coffee, Dale, Elmore, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lowndes, Macon, and Montgomery. Through its 200+ funds, CACF addresses a wide variety of concerns, supporting projects and programs in education, health, human services, cultural arts, recreation, historic preservation and other civic concerns. Each year, the Foundation distributes over $3 million through hundreds of grants and scholarships.

CACF surprise grant appreciated; more donations needed By REA CORD HSEC Executive Director

If you watched local news this past week or are a Facebook follower you undoubtedly saw that our shelter was the lucky recipient of $3,000 from the Central Alabama Community Foundation (CACF)! Talk about a wonderful surprise! In celebration of CACF’s 30th anniversary they have been surprising non-profit groups in their support area with these surprise $3,000 donations. We have been a participant with the CACF for many years and actually have our own Humane Society of Elmore County Endowment Fund with them. Many of our awesome supporters continually nominated us in CACF’s online anniversary celebration and it certainly was something to see a bunch of balloons and a big check coming in our front door last Wednesday. So, thank you so very much to our supporters for nominating us and to the CACF for having enough faith in our work to

make this most generous donation to our work. Last week we wrote about an upcoming music event to support our shelter and there are major changes to all of that information. The date is still Friday, June 30, but the location has moved to the Smokehouse BBQ at 2461 Main St., Millbrook from 6:30 – 9 pm. The Wishbone Tribute Band will be playing and there is no charge to attend, though donations of money and/ or shelter supplies will gladly be accepted. For those wanting to bring us supplies the following are our biggest needs: non-clumping clay cat litter, bleach, Fabuloso liquid detergent, liquid dishwashing detergent, dog and cat toys and peanut butter or vienna sausages (for giving medication to the dogs/ cats). The support of so many people, businesses and groups are absolutely vital to our existence and our future. Our shelter not only has daily expenses but a longterm future and visions

that will require continual funding. Supply and financial donations are greatly appreciated and all make a hugely positive difference to our ability to help even more pets in need. Estates, land, vehicles and more can also be donated and most often the only information a lawyer will need is our legal full name, address and tax number which is Humane Society of Elmore County, Inc., 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka, AL 36092 and we will supply our tax number as needed. Since we are a 501(c)3, non-profit organization your donation may also provide you with a tax benefit in return. If you need more information on donating to help our work check us out at www.elmorehumane.org or give us a call at 334-567-3377. Thank you so very much to everyone who donates and also to those who support us by getting the word out about our adoptable pets, our events and our needs – it does take a community.

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Elmore County Humane Society Executive Director Rea Cord (left) accepts a check from the Central Alabama Community Foundation on Wednesday, June 14. HSEC was the 11th recipient of what will be 30 ‘surprise grants’ handed out this year by the CACF to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

Pet of the Week — Jewel

Jewel is a too-cute, eight-month-old female bulldog mix found as a stray getting into the trash. She is great with other dogs, very playful, about 40-45 pounds and also just loves to snuggle with her person. Our adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under one-yearold; cats over one-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 your participating veterinarian. To meet all the great pets at our shelter come to 255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka. For more information, go to our website at www. elmorehumane.org, email us at hselco@bellsouth.net or give us a call at 334-567-3377. We are open for adoptions Monday – Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

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2017 All-Area Baseball Team

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Pitchers

Zach Mozingo, Sr.

Dee Williams, Sr.

Reid Whitaker, Sr.

Record: 8-3 ERA: 1.34 Strikeouts: 83 Also played outfield and named firstteam 4A All-State by ASWA. Batted .416 with five doubles and 22 RBI and stole 34 bases.

Batting Avg: 290 RBI: 35 Extra-base hits: 13 Second on team in both RBI and extra-base hits, was one of four Tigers to start all 41 games.

Will Peters, Sr.

Record: 6-2 ERA: 2.55 Strikeouts: 26 Effectively pitches to contact and allows Mustangs defense to make plays behind him.

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Stanhope Elmore

Record: 8-4 ERA: 1.89 Strikeouts: 88 Named first-team 4A All-State by Alabama Sports Writers Association. Signed to play collegiately at Mississippi University for Women. Also hit .390 with 22 RBI.

Infield

Casey Baynes, Jr.

Tanner Anderson, Sr.

Tallassee

Stanhope Elmore

Batting Average: .433 RBI: 24, Runs: 50 Speedy second baseman was voted second-team 6A All-State by ASWA. Totaled 18 extra-base hits (including six triples) and stole 26 bases.

Batting Average: .407 HR: 4 RBI: 37 Member of Tallassee’s first family of athletics was voted honorable mention 4A AllState by ASWA. Racked up 20 extra-base hits (12 doubles, four triples, four homers) and stole 35 bases.

Blake Dean, Sr. Batting Average: .374 HR: 2 RBI: 34 Another member of a senior-laden Tallassee team, he finished third on the team in batting and had a .951 fielding percentage at first base.

Outfield

Honorable Mentions Gabe Maynard, Jr., Edgewood Academy; Clai Brown, Jr., Miller Williams, Sr., and Skylar Sanders, Sr., Elmore County; Jake Brown, Sr., Holtville; Nate Hodge, Soph., Stanhope Elmore; Jake Burton, Jr., Tallassee; Trey McCreary, Jr., and Max Champion, Jr., Wetumpka.

Dylan Culverhouse, Jr. Holtville

Batting Average: .340 RBI: 17, Hits: 33 Solid hitting outfielder on a solid team that could be one to watch out for next season. Also pitched for the Bulldogs.

Stanhope Elmore

Batting Average: .414 RBI: 24, SB: 13 Voted honorable mention 6A All-State by the ASWA. Also spent time on the mound, putting together a 1-2 record with a 2.16 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 22 innings.

Matt Watters, Sr. Edgewood Academy

Brody Feith, Jr. Stanhope Elmore

Batting Average: .350 RBI: 25, Runs: 23 Had four triples and nine stolen bases on the year. Also part of a deep Mustangs pitching staff, finishing 6-3 with 50 innings pitched and 53 strikeouts.

Batting Average: .367 RBI: 25, SB: 10 Selected to play in AISA Senior All-Star game. Three triples and a home run among extra-base hits. Scored 17 runs for Wildcats.

Utility

Austin Lankford, Sr. Holtville

Batting Average: .380 RBI: 20, Hits: 46 Holtville’s best hitter will be missed by head coach Michael Dismukes next season. Also provided, with Culverhouse, southpaw production on the mound.

Chase Driver, Jr.

Parker Head, Jr.

Holtville

Batting Average: .356 RBI: 34, HR: 1 With Culverhouse, will anchor Bulldog squad next season. Provided much needed power and will likely add strength for senior season.

Stanhope Elmore

Batting Average: .469 RBI: 30, SB: 23 Speedy shortstop also pitched for the Mustangs, posting a 2.78 ERA in 33 innings pitched, striking out 49. Will likely spend more time on mound as senior.

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A little planning now could mean a comfortable life during retirement. Retirement plans have more to do with how much money is invested for retirement and less over how many trips a year you’ll take once you’ve retired. For without the first, the latter will certainly be only a faded dream. Retirement planning starts young, according to financial experts. Those in their 20’s can accrue a significant sum with regular investment across a broad range of stocks and bonds. Forget that one lucky strike as a way to a secure retirement. Not even the best investment expert can tell you which new stock is the sure thing that will turn a small sum into a vast fortune. Instead, consult a financial planner for advise on stock and bond funds, real estate investments and other securities that can ride the ups and downs of the economy. Retirement is changing greatly for the next generation of retirees. Unlike the generation now retired, fewer retirees will have pension plans that will continue to pay a set amount for the duration of their lives. Personal savings, whether through Individual Retirement Accounts or throughout he widely used 401K plans, will account for a greater percentage of retirement income. Workers, though, indicate that 44 percent are looking to personal savings for their main source of retirement income, followed by 21 percent with an employer funded pension, 13 percent social security and 9 percent from employment. What counts most in retirement is the standard of living that one is expecting. The survey indicates that 17 percent of retirees have a much higher standard of living than expected at the time of retirement, while 34 percent say their standard of living is a little bit better than expected, 26 percent the same as expected and 10 percent less than expected.

Of those who say their standard of living is less, nearly 40 percent point to higher than expected expenses, and about one fourth citing higher than expected medical expenses.

WORKING A LITTLE LONGER

The current generation of workers expects to work longer than retirees. Nearly a third of retirees stopped working before age 60, according to the survey, while less that a quarter worked to age 65 and beyond. Less than 20 percent of current workers expect to retire before 60, while more than 45 percent expect to work to age 65 and beyond. Additionally, 24 percent of retirees say they have worked since retiringfour percent full time, 17 percent part time, 2 percent both full and part time and one percent seasonal. The current generation of workers indicated that 66 percent expect to work for pay after retiring, with 45 percent citing health insurance, 33 percent for money for extras, 33 percent to make ends meet and 15 percent to help support their children or other family members. So, how well are workers saving for retirement? “Older workers age 40-58 are more likely than younger workers age 20-39 to report that they or their spouse have saved for retirement; yet those 2039 plan to retire earlier,” said Dallas Salisbury, president of the Employee Benefit Research Institute. The survey, though, indicates that the older workers group is no more likely to have a realistic estimate of their income needs in retirement. Financial experts say retirees will need at least 70 to 80 percent of their pre retirement income to maintain their current lifestyles. Additionally, financial experts point out that Medicare does not cover nearly as much of medical expenses as employer-provided health care plans. The costs for prescription drugs could easily add another 20 to 30 percent to their income needs, meaning that retirement income should match current

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income to maintain the current living standard. The survey indicates that few workers are on their way to accumulating savings sufficient enough to pay for that retirement. The survey indicates that nearly half had accumulated less than $50,000 with 15 percent saying that they had saved nothing for retirement. Less that one fourth of the 40-59 age group have saved $100,000 or more, which means that if they retired today, they would be able to draw $5,000 a year for 20 years before depleting their retirement savings.

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First, if your employer offers a retirement plan such as a 401K, participate. If the employer matches a percentage of the employees contribution, that instantly doubles the minimum contribution. Additionally, check into such savings vehicles as IRA’s, both regular and Roth, to determine if you are eligible to participate in them, and which would be the most beneficial to you.

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Newspapers report circulation numbers annually. These are audited by independent bodies such as the Audit Bureau of Circulations to assure advertisers that the newspaper does indeed

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A successful marketing strategy includes media that reaches the right target audience the most often. According to a recent study, 169 million Americans read a newspaper in a month, whether it be in print or digital format, for a total of 69% of the U.S. population. (Nielsen Scarborough, 2016) Readers are most likely to be college graduates who are heavily involved in their communities with higher income levels who prefer to shop local. This makes the local community newspapers a

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