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Alexander City Police Department officers issued 22 speeding citations between Wednesday and Monday morning on U.S. Highway 280 where there are construction crews at the River Bridge Alexander City police chief Jay Turner said the police department started monitoring the area after city crews told him they were having a hard time with speeding vehicles.

“When the construction crews are in the area and workers are present and actually working, the signs are posted, the speed limit drops down to 45 (miles per hour) through the construction zone,” Turner said. Turner said construction crews have been also dealing with distracted drivers. “You name it, people will do it while they’re driving and it will make those construction zones a lot more dangerous when there’s workers out there,” Turner said. See CONSTRUCTION • Page 9

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Visitors look over a demonstration by ‘Tennessee Militia’ at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park on Saturday.

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Blood was shed 205 years ago in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and an entire group of people was forced from their homes to Oklahoma. Descendants of the Muscogee warriors who battled Andrew Jackson’s army joined others Saturday to honor those warriors and remember how people lived in 1814. Muscogee Nation tribal historic preservation officer Corain Lowe-Zepeda’s ancestors are from the area. She was at Horseshoe Bend National Military

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Locals remember Hank Williams as a drunk seeking refuge during famous stay at lake By RON COLQUITT For The Outlook

he handsome and impeccably dressed Hank Williams who wore a white cowboy hat and strummed a guitar into country music legend was a sad, lonely drunk off the stage, Alexander City residents who knew him said. Williams stayed in Alex City about four months before his 1953 death and was arrested for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He also wrote the song “Kaw-Liga” during his stay here and the first draft was composed on a small tablet, according to Chester Parks, 77. “I know that’s true because I was sitting there with him,” said Parks, who said he was about 11 when he got to know Williams during Williams’ stay at a cabin

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Alabama reached a new record low unemployment rate in February and Tallapoosa, Coosa and Elmore counties also saw their unemployment rates drop, according to the Alabama Department of Labor. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted February unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, down from January’s 3.8 and below February 2018’s rate of 4.0. “We’ve shattered employment records for nine months in a row now,” ADL Secretary Fitzgerald Washington said in a release. “People are continuing to join the labor force with the expectation that they will get a job — and they’re getting jobs. “More than 27,000 Alabamians are working now than a year ago and they’re bringing home more money in their paychecks, which is great news for our economy.” Tallapoosa County’s unemployment rate fell from 4.6 percent in January to 4.3

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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

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Son feels mother’s rejection after revealing he is gay DEAR ABBY: I love my mother, but our relationship has been awkward since I came out to her when I was 13. After I told her I was gay, she grew more and more distant. She went into full grandma mode for my sister and her sons and, in my eyes, neglected me. She was seldom home, and when she was, we would argue about everything. It got so bad that I left and moved in with my aunt, who was like a mom to me. My sister told me she thinks Mom is in denial because every time my sister would want to talk about it, Mom would clam up. Mom and I have NEVER talked about it. I clearly recall the day I came out. When I told Mom, she said she already knew. Then she added, “It’s just a phase.” I’m sad that even after 12 years she still hasn’t accepted that this is who I am and who I have always been. It upsets me that she doesn’t know all of me. Should I have a sit-down talk with her like the adults we are?

DEAR ABBY Advice -- SAME SON AS ALWAYS DEAR SAME SON: Only you can make the decision to have that important conversation with your mother. Before you do, I’m advising you to contact an organization called PFLAG. PFLAG helps to build bridges of understanding between families and their LGBTQ members. You can find it by going online to pflag.org. If your concern is that your mother’s position may force you to end your relationship with her, prepare in advance by making sure you have a loving support system around you. DEAR ABBY: I am the caregiver for my 88-year-old mom and 89-year-old dad. It has its challenges. It would help if doctors would provide WRITTEN

instructions, diagnoses and directions rather than rely on me to follow through. I take notes, but my parents hear what they want to hear. Without an actual note from the doctor, they tend to dismiss my notes as “that’s not what he/she said.” I’m sure I am not the only caregiver with this problem. Recently, Mama’s gynecologist advised her to see a urologist. It took me more than a month to convince her that it was what he said, and now we are looking at a urinary tract infection, which is not a good thing for an older woman. My parents are not at the point where I can simply kidnap them. I realize doctors don’t get paid enough for their time by Medicare, but it sure would help us keep our elders healthy. -- NOTE TAKER IN GEORGIA DEAR NOTE TAKER: May I offer a suggestion that might prove helpful? When you take your parents for doctors’ visits, record what you are told on your cellphone (in notes/ memos). That way, you can

replay the doctors’ words verbatim regarding any diagnoses, instructions, etc. to your parents as necessary. DEAR ABBY: When my daughter and her husband eat in a restaurant, he insists they order the same thing. If he thinks her plate looks better, he switches them. This baffles me. Does this happen to anyone else? What do you think of this? -- BAFFLED IN ILLINOIS DEAR BAFFLED: I think your son-in-law has no consideration for your daughter’s feelings, and that people who are greedy and inconsiderate about food are usually the same about other things. (He could also be controlling and/or have OCD.) Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Obituaries Mrs. Avis K. Barker 1949 - 2019

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Funeral Service for Mrs. Avis K. Barker, 69, of Wilsonville, will be Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. at the Alex City Church of Christ with Minister James Cullins and Minister Chris Tidwell officiating. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park with Chaplain Dorothy Gerr officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday, March 25, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mrs. Barker passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019 at UAB Hospital. She was born on December 23, 1949 in Society Hill, Alabama to James Earl Kelly and Willa Dean Kelly Rector. She was a member of Alex City Church of Christ and Chelsea Church of Christ. Avis was a very spiritual lady and loved the Lord with all of her heart. She was a wonderful role model for others. She never judged anyone and always had a positive word to share. She loved going to the beach and was the #1 baby nurse at Russell Hospital and was well known for her baby swaddling skills. She loved her whole family and will be greatly missed. She is survived by her son, Robert Clifford “Cliff” Barker (Ragan) of Chelsea; daughters, Dorothy Ann “Dottie” Gordy (Jody) of Goodwater and Crystal Barker Fennell (Brandon) of Wilsonville; grandchildren, Tiffany Ann Gordy, Adriana Gordy, Makenzie Fennell, Vance Barker and Tyson Fennell; brother, Marion Frank Kelly (Linda) of Alexander City and Charles L. Kelly (Nell) of Alexander City; sisters, Mary Jane K. Strickland of Alexander City, Tanya Dawn K. Schindler (Ted) of Alexander City and Brenda Gayle K. Dunham (Tim) of Goodwater; numerous nieces and nephews; and her beloved dog, Hunter Bear. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert Elam Barker; and great-grandson, Carter Wyatt Smith. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com.

Graveside Service for Mr. Glen Eldon Hale, 72, of Birmingham, will be Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hillview Memorial Park. Rev. John Hill and Rev. Mike Jackson will officiate. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mr. Hale passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at St. Vincent’s Hospital East. He was born on January 1, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia to David Hale and Virginia Gragg Hale. He was a member of First United Methodist Church Vestavia Hills. He received a master’s degree in education from the University of Montevallo. Mr. Hale retired as a District Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. He was a Mason and Shriner and a member of the 411 Stanley Cost Lodge in Jemison, AL. He is survived by his daughter, Greta Lee Locke (Lt Col. Richard Locke, U. S. Army) of Montgomery; son Greg Hale (Danielle) of Rocky Mount, VA; grandchildren, Hadley Locke, Matthew Locke, Jaden Shea, Layla Hale, and Gavin Hale; sister, Barbara Hale Logan of Thorsby; step-brother, General David Hale (U.S. Army, ret.) of Hampton Bays, NY; nephew, Jason Logan (Angela) of Clanton; and significant other, Sue Hunter of Birmingham. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law, Charles Logan. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome.com.

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Ronald Edward James Page August 21, 1932 March 21, 2019 Ronald Edward James Page passed away on March 21, 2019 at the age of 86. Services will take place on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Mount Zion Baptist Church located at 1248 Co. Road 119 Camp Hill, Alabama. Visitation will take place from 12-1 p.m. with funeral service beginning at 1 p.m. Ronald was born on August 21, 1932 to the late George Phillip and Anne Page. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Georgia Page; children, Phillip Page and Lisa Page; mother of his children, Margaret Page, and grandchild, Dylan Patrick Page. He is survived by his sons, Ronald E.J. Page, II (Linda), David Michael Page (Debbie), and James Patrick Page; Granchildren, Allan, Nick, Kayla, Marcus, and Jake; 10 greatgrandchildren; sister, Nancy Lempinen; brother, Donald Page; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other family members. Honorary pallbearers will be Masons and Shriners of which he was a devoted member. He also retired from the United States Air Force as a Chief Master Sergeant after 32 years of Service.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

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Unemployment percent in February, Coosa Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fell from 4.6 to 4.1 and Elmore Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dropped from 3.8 to 3.3. In February 2018, Tallapoosa Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unemployment rate was 4.6 percent, Coosa Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was 4.7 and Elmore Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was 4.0. The numbers last month reflect 16,780 people employed in Tallapoosa County, 4,215 in Coosa County and 36,148 in Elmore County. Statewide, Februaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rate represents 2.217 million employed persons compared to 2.123 million in January

continued from Page 1 and 2.10 million in February 2018, representing yearly growth of 27,431. The unemployed total fell to 82,304 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the second-lowest number ever recorded, compared to 83,398 in January and 87,534 in February 2018. Total private average weekly earnings rose to $839.59 in February, representing an over-the-year increase of $33.54. Wage and salary employment increased over the year by 34,700 with gains in the leisure and hospitality sector (+7,100); the trade, transportation and utilities sector (+6,300); and the professional and

business services sector (+5,100), among others. Wage and salary employment increased in February by 15,300 with monthly gains in the professional and business services sector (+5,400); the government sector (+4,000); and the education and health services sector (+3,200), among others. Sixty-six of 67 counties experienced drops in their unemployment rates this month and 64 of 67 counties saw equal or lower rates than in February 2018. Counties with the lowest unemployment rates are Shelby at 2.9

percent, Marshall, Madison, Elmore and Cullman at 3.3 and Tuscaloosa and Morgan at 3.4. Counties with the highest unemployment rates are Wilcox at 9.8, Clarke at 7.6 and Dallas at 7.3. Major cities with the lowest unemployment rates are Vestavia Hills, Northport and Homewood at 2.7, Alabaster at 2.8 and Hoover and Madison at 2.9. Major cities with the highest unemployment rates are Selma at 8.5, Prichard at 6.8 and Mobile at 5.4.

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in the Kowaliga area of Lake Martin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I spent time with him. Hank Williams was skinny, real skinny. Of course he was not clean shaven. Sometimes during that time he had fever blisters on his mouth. He was in rough shape.â&#x20AC;? Parks said his father managed Camp Kowaliga, a variety store where Russell Marina now stands. The marina is across from Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Harbor. According to Parks, he was sitting beside Williams on the back steps of the store when Williams wrote the first draft of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kaw-Liga.â&#x20AC;? It was later revised at the insistence of Fred Rose, Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; agent, Parks said. The cabin near Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Harbor where Williams stayed for weeks has been restored and fitted with period-correct furniture and appliances. One of most infamous photos of Williams shows him outside a cell at the Alexander City Jail in August 1952, just months before his death. He was 28 at the time, a month away from his next birthday. In the photo, Williams appears scared, confused and emaciated and is wearing only a hat, slouchy pants and a watch. The arrest report states he was arrested for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct at the Russell Hotel near downtown and was 6-foot-1 and weighed 150 pounds. Local businessman and car dealer Darwin Dobbs said he allowed Williams to stay at the Dobbsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cabin at Kowaliga on Lake Martin. Fred Dobbs, 79, the car dealerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, said Bob McKinnon, a local disc jockey, helped arrange the stay. McKinnon was a friend of Williams and had known him since the early years of his career.

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Williams was a rock star way before Elvis Presley and The Beatles came on the scene, and McKinnon said Williams visited Alex City to escape from a failed

marriage and countless personal problems, including alcoholism and rabid fans, Dobbs said. Williams had divorced his wife Audry in May 1952 and brought an attractive, blonde, pregnant woman with him to the cabin. According to Dobbs, Williams was chasing after another manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife the night he was arrested at the Russell Hotel. Dobbs said he was 12 when Williams arrived at Kowaliga in his blue 1952 Cadillac convertible, the blonde beside him. Williams was at the Camp Kowaliga store when Dobbs first saw him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had on a cowboy outfit and a white hat and a big silver buckle that had â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on it,â&#x20AC;? Dobbs said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He told my dad, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want anybody to know Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m down here.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Darwin Dobbs and McKinnon bailed Williams out of jail, Dobbs said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dad put it this way: When he told Hank he could use the cabin, it took him about two weeks to get down here and about two months to get rid of him,â&#x20AC;? Dobbs said with a laugh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And he did cut a wide path when he was in Alex City. There are a lot of embellished stories about his stay in Alex City. A lot of them are not myths. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He stayed drunk a lot and they got him out of jail and they took him back to the cabin and left him down there without a car. And Dad said he nearly beat them back to town, just hitchhiked back into town.â&#x20AC;?

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made of knotty pine wood. Dobbs said the cabin Williams stayed at when the song was written had knotty pine paneling, and a knotty pine heart ended up in the songâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lyrics. The statue was made of plaster, not wood, Dobbs said, and it came from a Pontiac dealership in Alex City. Pontiac was chief of a Northern tribe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the Pontiac dealers had a life-sized statue of Chief Pontiac, so actually Kowaliga is Chief Pontiac,â&#x20AC;? Dobbs said. Parks said while writing the song Williams talked about Cherokee Bluffs but his agent didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like that version. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The C. Parks first â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Kaw-Ligaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; that I heard of was actually a story about (Native Americans) on Cherokee Bluffs,â&#x20AC;? Parks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They told him it would never sell, so he wrote â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Kaw-Ligaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; about the wooden (Native American).â&#x20AC;? Dobbs said he is a lifelong fan of Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; songs, especially â&#x20AC;&#x153;KawLiga.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up in that cabin down there, we spent whole summers down there growing up,â&#x20AC;? Dobbs said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can you not be a Hank Williams fan? The man wrote music in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;50s that is still popular today. And if you think heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popular in this country, there have been movie teams from Germany in here and interviewed me for articles and documentaries on him. People from Japan have been in here too.â&#x20AC;?

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Parks said his wife Tillie was about 10 and he was a year older when they met Williams at Camp Kowaliga, the store managed by Parksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; father. Tillie Parks is Fred Dobbsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sister. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He looked like a vagrant but of course donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t many vagrants drive a Cadillac convertible,â&#x20AC;?

Parks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was in that blue Cadillac convertible he died in the back seat of. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew who he was because we were country music fans. I was impressed with his car and his girlfriend. Like I said, the man was ugly â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean that to be ugly but he was. I know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen the picture of him when they had him in jail; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what he looked like most of the time.â&#x20AC;? Parks said the store rented boats and Williams asked for a ride. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He came over wanting to go on a boat ride and my brother Benny was going to take him,â&#x20AC;? Parks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The dock behind the store where we rented boats was a floating dock, so when (Hank) got up on it, it started shaking and he fell in the lake. He was drunk but it was probably just waist deep.â&#x20AC;? Tillie Parks remembers meeting Williams well because her mother delivered food and alcohol to the cabin where the singer and his blonde girlfriend were holed up. One day, Tillie Parks and her siblings accompanied their mother. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She told us to not get out of the car; they would unload the car and for us

to just stay there in the car,â&#x20AC;? Parks recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One day they unloaded it and we saw Hank in the house and he was strumming a guitar. He was wearing just regular old clothes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was ugly. What I was surprised at was this beautiful woman. I mean I thought she was beautiful. I just remember the blonde hair and she just was pretty and I thought they were married. And here was this ugly, bent over, gaunt, ugly man â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all I remember.â&#x20AC;? Parks recalled on another visit Williams was lying in a hammock stretched between two pine trees and strumming a guitar. She said her 2-year-old sister was with her and Williams picked the girl up and placed her in the hammock with him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t scared of him; letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s put it that way,â&#x20AC;? Parks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just remember he was strumming the guitar and we just walked around there to look. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know he was famous. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look famous.â&#x20AC;?

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Parks said. Her mother had a flower bed at the cabin bordered with rocks and people would steal the rocks and even scoop up T. Parks some sand on the nearby beach as mementoes, Parks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I asked Mother, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why do they want a rock?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And she said the guy who was here died and he wrote these songs,â&#x20AC;? Parks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I really didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know and I thought they were stupid people to get a cup of sand and a rock.â&#x20AC;? Williams died in the back seat of his blue Cadillac convertible New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day 1953 on the way to a performance in Canton, Ohio. The cause of death was listed as heart failure but the years of depression, hard drinking and pills probably contributed to his demise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At his age, he was probably one of the greatest that ever was at that time and that type country music,â&#x20AC;? Chester Parks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody sings that kind of music anymore.â&#x20AC;?

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Life filled with curveballs, knuckleballs

ne of my favorite lines is, “If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans.” Too often we make the mistake of believing we are in total control of our lives, that if we carefully plot a dotted line and follow along, we will arrive precisely at a predetermined destination. Life, we like to tell ourselves, is a linear equation. Then it isn’t. Recently my daughter, after planning of her college timeline, found out firsthand how life can throw you a curveball. In her case, she saw an especially nasty knuckleball arriving over the home plate. She’s not alone. Unexpected life changes happen to a lot of people. And learning to deal with unforeseen changes is a part of life. One day we learn to appreciate we are only in so much control of our lives. How we deal with the changes, however, determines what happens next. The doctors have told our daughter she is going to have to live life on a different pathway going forward. Not a dead-end road, but one where her choices will be more complicated and requiring

LEONARD WOOLSEY Columnist making more educated decisions about her health. Life, but different. But the good news is how our daughter is embracing this as a challenge, a medical condition she is completely throwing herself into, learning and consuming large amounts of complicated information in a short window. For some reason, God selected her to place on this pathway, apparently believing she is the right person for the journey. No victim here — she is merely figuring out what the best road forward will be to her. In football, the quarterback after looking at the defensive alignment makes what is called an audible — that is changing the plan to adapt to the circumstances. Doing so allows his team an opportunity to make the best of the situation in front of them. And as in life, learning to call an audible is a critical skill. Nothing is forever nor will circumstances play out

exactly what we expect. Life requires both strength and flexibility. Being upset by changes beyond our control is nothing but a fruitless fit of wasted energy. Maturity comes in lots of shapes and forms. Learning to successfully deal with both good and bad news and appreciating we are only in control of life to a certain degree all contribute to our maturity. We can set up all the plans we wish, but we must always be aware life can change in an instant. I believe we are caretakers of our life and those around us. And in life, my responsibility is to work to live my life and serve others to the best of my abilities. But I also understand God has a plan for everyone — including me and those around me. To expect a steady diet of easy-to-time fastballs is unrealistic. My job is to take care of the daily details but always be ready for the knuckleball. And as for my daughter, I am confident she will hit this one out of the park. Leonard Woolsey is president and publisher of The Daily News in Galveston County, Texas.

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A travesty of the worst order is about to occur, a direct insult to our country, our way of life and the safety of the American people. On Nov. 25, 2001, John Walker Lindh, the American Taliban, was captured in Kunduz, Afghanistan, and taken to a fort for holding until he and his 400 Taliban comrades could be transported to a prison. There, he and his Taliban comrades proceeded to revolt, resulting in the death of Alabama native and CIA operative Johnny Micheal Spann. Lindh is scheduled to be released in May on good behavior. Not no but heck no! Lindh is a traitor and should be executed

for his role fighting against America and his direct involvement in Spann’s death. I am intimately associated with this story, having been deployed to Mazar-a-Sharif in 2002-03. After the revolt in Qula-I-Jangi where Mike Spann was killed, the 70 or so survivors of the revolt were taken to the prison in Sheberghan. The movement of the prisoners was being directed by the Fifth Group Special Forces Team 595, also known as the Horse Soldiers. Author Robert Pelton discovered Lindh as the prisoners were being offloaded at the prison. Lindh was in shock from a gunshot wound and being hypothermic. He was crying he was an American and wanted to go home. Pelton found the 595 Team

and notified it of an American within the Taliban prisoners and asked if the team medic would look at Lindh. At first the team said no, then Pelton insisted. Bill Bennett was the medic. He found Lindh and saved his life. I worked with Bennett in Afghanistan. Bennett had a wife and young son when he was killed in action in Ramadi, Iraq. Bennett was an American hero. Lindh is a scumbag trader who deserves never to see the light of day again. I encourage every patriotic American who reads this to call your representatives and senators and insist on Lindh remaining in prison. Woody Baird Alexander City De Opresso Liber Bill

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HISTORY OF LAKE AND DAM: The Dadeville Public Library will host a presentation on Lake Martin and Martin Dam by Alabama Power. The event begins at 2 p.m. in the lower level of the library, which is located at 205 N. West St. in Dadeville. For more information, call 256-825-7820. A DATE WITH DOLLY: The Alexander City Rotary Foundation’s

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annual benefit in support of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the T.C. Russell Airport Hangar, located at 965 T.C. Russell Dr., Alexander City. There will be hors d’oeuvres, drinks and a live performance by Dolly Parton impersonator Melody Knighton. Donations are requested. For more information, contact Dana Rickman at dana@campascca.org or 256-825-9226. YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD: The youth advisory board will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 at the East Alabama Mental Health Center at 287 North Tallassee Street in Dadeville.

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Wind Creek State Park is hosting its annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 13 starting at 10 a.m. There will be sections for ages 2 and under, 3- to 4-year-olds, 5- to 6-year-olds, 7- to 8-year-olds and 9- to 12-year-olds. The hunts will be in the north picnic area across from the beach. It is suggested you arrive early as there is a walk to the hunt areas. It is free for campers. Non-campers will need to pay day admission, $5 for 12 to 61, kids 4 to 11 years old are $2 and seniors 62 years old and older are $2.

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SPRING REVIVAL: Haven Memorial United Methodist Church is hosting a spring revival March 25-27. Prayer will start at 6 p.m. and the service at 6:30 p.m. nightly. Rev. Clifford Spradley will preach March 25, Rev. Jason Whetstone on March 26 and Rev. Jimmy Brooks on March 27.

Thursday, March 28

CONCERT: Alexander City Arts is hosting “The Charlestones in concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at the BRHS Auditorium. “The Charlestones” are a professional male a cappella quartet. COUNTY REPUBLICAN MEETING: The Tallapoosa County Republican Party will meet at The Elks Lodge in Alexander City March 28. Anyone interested in joining or learning more is invited to attend. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and Brunswick stew, grilled cheese and a drink will be available for $7. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. For more information, contact Chairman Lee Hamilton at 334-3019411.

Saturday, March 30

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Kiwanis Club of Alexander City is hosting an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, Saturday, March 30 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Benjamin Russell High School cafeteria. Tickets are $6 each and take-out meals are available. There will be pancakes, Conecuh sausage, hot coffee, juice and milk. COMMUNITY CLEANUP: The Town of Camp Hill is hosting a community cleanup Saturday, March 30 for a spring cleaning. Volunteers should meet at the Camp Hill Park at 8 a.m. to get assignments. Refreshments will be available. EASTER EGG HUNT: Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Highway 63 South is hosting its annual Easter egg hunt Saturday, March 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Toddlers and children up to 12 years old are invited to come and enjoy refreshments, games and looking for a prize egg.

Sunday, March 31

DAY OF WORSHIP: God’s House of Prayer Holiness Church is hosting a Day of Worship. Special guest will be Dr. Rance Allen. He will be at the Camp Hill location on old Highway 280 Sunday, March 31 at 8 a.m. He will be at the Auburn location on Harper Avenue at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Bishop Frank McCleod is pastor of God’s House of Prayer Holiness Church. FIFTH SUNDAY SINGING: The Kellyton Revival Center is hosting a Fifth Sunday singing at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 31. Paid In Full from Opelika is the guest singers who will sing along The Faithful Few and Kellyton Revival Center singers. Lunch will be served following the singing. Everyone is invited to attend.

CHURCH SINGING: Red Ridge United Methodist Church is hosting Harlan Burton in concert at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 31. Burton is a local pianist and soloist who has been performing locally for 60 years. Red Ridge is located at 8091 County Road 34 at the corner of Highway 49 and County Road 34. Vicki Cater is pastor.

Tuesday, April 2

USHER MEETING: The Early Rose District Usher meeting will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 at the Cooper Recreation Center.

Wednesday, April 3

MONTHLY LUNCHEON: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville is hosting its monthly luncheon Wednesday, April 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please bring a covered dish and a small donation.

Saturday, April 6

BIKE RIDE: There will be a “Ride for the Children” charity event Saturday, April 6. It is a Bike ride around Lake Martin to support the children of the Brantwood Children’s home in Montgomery. There will be a car and motorcycle show, silent auction, music, prizes and awards. There is a free lunch for all registered participants. It is $20 per rider and $5 per passenger The ride begins at the Alexander City Walmart. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. The ride leaves at 10:30 a.m. and the show judging starts at 1 p.m. For more information call 256-8279857. 4TH ANNUAL UNITED WAY QUAIL FRY: The Lake Martin Area United Way will host its annual quail fry at The Stables at Russell Crossroads at 5 p.m. Tickets are $35, which include food, drinks and music. There also will be a baked goods sale and auction. All the proceeds benefit the Lake Martin Area United Way and will be the first event toward its 2020 fundraising campaign. Tickets are available at the United Way Office at 17 Main St., Alexander City; from United Way board members and staff; or at the Dadeville Valley National Bank located at 391 N. Broadnax St. For more information or to donate baked goods, call the United Way office at 256-329-3600. CHURCH MEETING: The biannual meeting of Holly Springs Baptist Church and Cemetery Association of Coosa County is at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 6 at the church. Anyone who has family buried in the cemetery is invited to attend. WOMEN’S CONFERENCE: New Style Baptist Church in Equality is hosting God’s Ladies of Worth (GLOW) Women’s Conference at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6. Speakers will be Pastor Trish Gregory, Jennifer Gonsoulin, Prophtess mary Daniels, Lady Tabitha Griffin and Pastor Marilyn Benson. Tickets are $15 which includes

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Sunday, April 7

PASTORAL APPRECIATION: New Popular Springs Baptist Church in Dadeville is holding the 3rd pastoral appreciation honoring Rev. Richard D. Jacobs at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 7. Rev. Willie D. Howard is the guest minister. Everyone is invited. PASTOR’S ANNIVERSARY: Friendship Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating their pastor’s anniversary Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. The guest speaker is Rev. Clifton Cook pastor of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Odenn. The morning service and pulpit conductor is Rev. Eddie Kelsey of Opelika. Everyone is invited.

Saturday, April 13

EGG HUNT: Wind Creek State Park is hosting its annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 13 starting at 10 a.m. There will be sections for ages 2 and under, 3- to 4-year-olds, 5- to 6-year-olds, 7- to 8-year-olds and 9to 12-year-olds. The hunts will be in the north picnic area across from the beach. It is suggested you arrive early as there is a walk to the hunt areas. It is free for campers. Noncampers will need to pay day admission, $5 for 12 to 61, kids 4 to 11 years old are $2 and seniors 62 years old and older are $2. FUNKY FUN RUN: April is Autism Awareness Month and the Autism Society of Alabama will host its second annual Funky Fun Run April 13 at 9 a.m. The run will be held on the lower walking track of the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex. Registration is $20 for youth ages 10 and under and $30 for adults. To register, visit firstgiving.com and search for the Alex City Funky Fun Run. Proceeds benefit the Autism Society of Alabama. For more information, contact Melissa Mullins 256-794-9282 or email her at melissa.mullins.advocate4autism@ gmail.com LIVING HISTORY CEMETERY TOUR AND ART SHOW: Alexander City Theatre II and Russell Medical have teamed up for an arts event that will include an art show at The Mill Two Eighty and a cemetery tour at Alexander City Cemetery. Transportation between the two venues will be provided. The cemetery tour will include 11 monologues by local actors who will take the parts of historic characters from Alexander City’s history from the early 1800s to modern day. Tickets for the tour are $20 for adults and $10 for students and will only be available at The Mill Two Eighty on the day of the event. Admission to the arts show will be free. The show will feature the works of popular local artists, and many items will be available for purchase. Refreshments will be available. For information about the art show, contact Tammy Jackson at 256-215-7459; for information about the cemetery tour, contact Betsy Iler at 256-509-6791.

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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR ALEXANDER CITY STREET DEPARTMENT MATERIALS FOR LAFAYETTE STREET CULVERT The City of Alexander City, Alabama seeks bids for materials for the Lafayette Street Culvert Project for use by the Alexander City Street Department, as per WKH VSHFLÂżFDWLRQV FRQWDLQHG LQ the invitation to bid. A copy of the invitation to bid, general bid LQVWUXFWLRQV DQG VSHFLÂżFDWLRQV may be obtained by contacting the Alexander City Purchasing Department located at 824 Railey Road, Alexander City, Alabama, or call 256-409-2005. 7KHUH LV QR SUHTXDOLÂżFDWLRQ required for the submittal of sealed bids. Bids shall be received at City +DOO &LW\ &OHUNÂśV RIÂżFH ORFDWed at 4 Court Square, Alexander City, Alabama 35010, until Tuesday, April 2nd, at 2:00 PM and sealed bids will be publicly opened as soon thereafter as practicable. Alexander City Outlook: Mar. 26, 2019 BID PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL S

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No injuries in 2-vehicle wreck Cliff Williams / The Outlook

A two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Washington Street and Fifth Way slowed traffic in the area for a few minutes Monday afternoon as the Alexander City Police Department took information for an accident report. No one was transported from the scene with injuries. Cliff Williams / The Outlook

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Jerry Bynum, Steve Thomas, Harold Banks and John Robbins dig a hole to install a new sign at Smith Mountain Fire Tower on Monday morning to recognize donors.

Turner said drivers in the area should obey the Alabama Move Over Law, where they pull into another lane if they see emergency vehicles and workers on the road. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These people who are working â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s utility, if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s road crews â&#x20AC;&#x201D; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to do a job,â&#x20AC;? Turner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The last thing they need to worry about is people paying attention and speeders.â&#x20AC;? According to Turner, usually when police attempt to slow down drivers, they use an unoccupied police vehicle to slow down drivers before issuing citations. Turner said since there was no construction during the weekend, there were no citations during that time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a worker out

New kiosk going up at Smith Mountain By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Volunteers with the Cherokee Alpine Trail Association are installing a new kiosk at the base of the Smith Mountain Fire Tower. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are putting something up to recognize those who contributed to the new sign and display project here,â&#x20AC;? Jerry Bynum said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are also moving the plaques from the base of the tower to here. Those recognize the donations made to help refurbish the tower.â&#x20AC;? Bynum said a topo-

graphic map of the area will replace the plaques at the tower to give visitors an idea of the elevation changes in the area. Bynum was joined by John Robbins, Matt Campbell, Steve Thomas and Harold Banks Monday morning to dig through rock to install posts to erect the new display. The rock formation created issues for the men working posthole diggers and pry bars. They took turns with the tools and even bent the tip of posthole diggers. Slowly they removed dust by hand from the hole. Ultimately,

they decided moving the posts 18 inches would allow easier work around the rock in the area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had 3 inches of soil to start with then rock,â&#x20AC;? Thomas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cement. Cement would be easier to dig through.â&#x20AC;?

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REPRESENTATIVE THE ESTATE OF JASON WESLEY SIMPSON, DECEASED PROBATE COURT TALLAPOOSA COUNTY CASE NO: 2019-0052

is Randall S. Haynes, Morris +D\QHV /DZ )LUP 3RVW 2IÂżFH Box 1660, Alexander City, Alabama 35011-1660

Know all men that Letters of Administration with Will Annexed on the Estate of J. Jack Oliver (a.k.a Joe Jack Oliver), deceased, are hereby granted to Gregory Wayne Oliver, who has GXO\ TXDOLÂżHG DQG JLYHQ ERQG as Administrator with Will Annexed, and that he is authorized to administer such estate.

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Lewis Tapley pulls back a fabric he uses to protect his strawberries from the cold Saturday morning.

Strawberry growth sporadic on local farm By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

he signs are up and some customers have been able to pick strawberries at Sweet Pickins Farm in Dadeville. The wet and mild winter made this year’s strawberries start to come a little early. “It’s normally the first of April before we start to have them,” Sweet Pickins Farm owner Lewis Tapley said Saturday morning. “It’s about 10 days early for them. The nights are still a little cool for them to ripen overnight.” Sweet Pickins Farm has been on Old Millers Ferry Road in Dadeville for nine years. Tapley made the decision not to open up for u-pick berries Saturday morning at his farm after his plants were picked clean of ripe strawberries the day before. He explained when picking season is in full swing in about a week, customers can

pick strawberries almost every day. The expected warmer nights will aid in the strawberries turning red and sweetening

up. The process starts in September and October for Tapley preparing raised beds

for the strawberries. “We put them in the ground by Oct. 10,” he said. Special precautions are taken to protect the fragile plants on extremely cold nights and on cooler nights as strawberries start to form. Tapley uses a white fabric to cover his strawberries that allows water and sunlight to penetrate while keeping the plants warm. “We can leave it on for several days,” Tapley said. Tapley said he hopes to have more strawberries this year. “We planted 13,000 plants this year,” Tapley said. “Last year we had 11,000.” Tapley spent some time inspecting his strawberry patch Saturday morning. “It looks like we will have strawberries again in a couple of days,” Tapley said while looking at a white bloom on a plant. “It takes 28 days from the time you see the bloom until you can get a strawberry. Once it starts to warm up a little, we have will (strawberries) just about every day.”

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Sampson, Pitino would be best for Tide’s next coach

Rivalry wreckage Generals’ fast start too much for Reeltown By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Horseshoe Bend coach Jason Johnson wanted to see improvement from his team after a mistake-ridden performance Friday against Central Coosa. Saturday, the Generals impressed the leader with a 11-1 run-rule shortened game against Reeltown. “We played better than we have all year,” Johnson said. “I’m glad to see it coming together.” The Generals marched four runs across the plate to open the game with Chandler Lewis, Cole Johnson, Grant Taylor and Holt Tidwell scoring in the first frame. Reeltown never caught up after digging a hole defensively in the first inning and having only five base runners for the game. “We didn’t make plays when we needed to,” Reeltown coach Trey Chambers said. “We kind of shot ourselves in the foot.” Ultimately Robert Crittenden scored for the Rebels after a single and stolen base got him to second. Crittenden scored on a double by Reed Baker. Logan Lee garnered a single in the second inning. Gabe Bryant started on the mound for the Rebels going three innings and striking out four batters in the loss. Will Brooks came to the mound in relief, striking out two bat-

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Top: Horseshoe Bend’s Cole Johnson slides safely into home under the tag of Reeltown’s Gabe Bryant on Saturday. Above: Horseshoe Bend’s Colby Cheaney takes a lead at first against Reeltown.

ters. Chambers said his team has ways to go to be successful on the diamond. “We still have a lot to work on,” he said. “We just need to work on improving. The Generals were led in scorning by Taylor who scored three times. Johnson, Tidwell and Lee Norrell crossed the plate twice

each for their team. Gavin Brazzell scored one for the Generals. Taylor provided the closest play of the game by sliding into home under Bryant’s tag. He helped himself by going the distance on the mound for the Generals, giving up three hits and a walk while striking out nine Rebels.

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Johnson was proud of his team’s improvements over less than 24 hours and hopes Saturday’s performance is a sign of things to come for the Generals. “We did pretty much everything well (Saturday),” Johnson said. “I’ve been waiting on that all year. If we can keep playing like that we will be all right.”

labama’s next basketball hire will be a big one. The rest of the SEC isn’t going to wait for the Tide to catch up to the league’s increasingly lofty standards. Four rivals are in the Sweet 16 this year and the conference won’t be any easier next season. Whoever becomes Avery Johnson’s successor is going to have immense pressure to succeed early and often and I am pretty sure ’Bama athletic director Greg Byrne knows the stakes. Therefore, it seems to me of the litany of names that have been tossed out for public consumption as viable candidates, there really may be only a handful able to truly meet at the intersection of fans’ expectations and feasibility of hiring: Thad Matta, Steve Prohm, Kelvin Sampson, Fred Hoiberg and Rick Pitino. Each of the aforementioned names has his plusses and minuses. Matta, the former Ohio State coach, has a questionable health history to consider. However, all he did in Columbus, Ohio, was win more than DJ Khalid. Matta is definitely a big name and would be a great hire; my only question would be how a guy with no obvious Southern ties would fare in Dixie. Prohm, on the other hand, is very familiar with the Tide program since he is a 1997 graduate from UA. He has been victorious more often than not while helming Iowa State these last four seasons. The issues that might keep him from being ’Bama’s next coach are he apparently loves Ames, Iowa, and Alabama did pass over him in its last coaching search. Also, despite most fans’ desire to hire Prohm, the truth is he may be the least “splashy” hire of the five names above. Then there is Hoiberg, another (former) Iowa State coach. Hoiberg was awesome in his time in Ames but took a chance on an NBA coaching career that failed almost immediately. Given that Nick Saban had a less-than-desirable stint in his pro coaching opportunity, I have no qualms giving Hoiberg a redemptive shot in college. The only drawback I see with Hoiberg is the same one I see with Matta: How will he fare in the Deep South? Finally, we come to the two

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Despite losing a pair of games at the Alex Wilcox Memorial Tournament in Lagoon Park this weekend, Reeltown’s softball team did get a thrilling victory over Beauregard on Friday afternoon. Marlee Knox played hero with a walk-off single in the bottom of the fifth inning to knock off the Hornets, 7-6. Beauregard had scored two runs in the top of the fifth and final frame to take a late lead, but the Rebels immediately responded. Chloe Davidson reached base via an error to lead off the bottom of the fifth, and she was followed by a triple from Bella Studdard that tied the game up. Knox then smacked her single to drive in Studdard for the win. Throughout the tournament, Reeltown (6-14) suffered losses to Chilton County, 7-0, and Spain Park, 9-4. In the three games, the Rebels totaled 15 hits, including five apiece by Davidson and Studdard. Studdard racked up six total RBIs. Bentley Baker, Madison Ledbetter, Knox, Morgan McGuire and Savannah Hornsby also had singles for the Rebels. In the circle, Reeltown continued to strug-

gle with walks, as a quartet of Rebel pitchers totaled 19 walks in 13 innings. They allowed 22 runs, only 14 of which were earned, and struck out nine, including four from Davidson.

Trojans split with Wallace State

Central Alabama Community College’s softball team earned a riveting win against Wallace State on Saturday afternoon with the help of Sierra Easterwood’s walk-off double. After being tied for more than five innings, the Trojans took Wallace State to extra innings and came away the victors when Easterwood laced a two-out double to right field to score Brooke Morgan for the 3-2 win. After two scoreless innings, the Lions took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third before CACC (22-10) immediately struck back. Morgan rocketed a leadoff home run to cut the deficit in half then with two outs, the Trojans got their bats going again. Easterwood, Madison Huston and Chelsea Parker had three consecutive singles, the last of which drove in Easterwood for the tying run. Not only did Easterwood deliver the final See SOFTBALL • Page 12

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across the river killing over 1,000 Redstick warriors plus numerous women and children. Jackson’s men were eager to claim victory and stripped the flesh from the back of the warriors and fashioned them into souvenirs.” Lowe-Zepeda described how Native Americans were removed from the Southeast in five detachments with the 2,000 Muscogee Creeks being in the third detachment heading west. “When we were forced out, we were not allowed to collect our clothes or belongings,” Lowe-Zepeda said. “They went barefooted. In my mind, I can’t imagine stepping outside in the winter without shoes.” Lowe-Zepeda was joined by National Park service deputy regional director Lance Hatten and historian Dr. Kathyrn Braund to speak about how the commemoration of the battle should be a lesson for all. “We are forced here to confront the violence of that day,” Braund said. “I think we can learn a lot about the past and ourselves. It tells us the world we want to have. Horseshoe Bend reminds me there is beauty and joy in diversity. We can dance together in a circle.” Hatten said the history of Horseshoe Bend is uniquely tragic. “It represents death, loss and change over time,” he said. “Lasting a single day, the causes, losses and consequences of the day still reverberate today.” Life around Horseshoe Bend in 1814 was also remembered Saturday through demonstrations and interpretive programs. Visitors could see how the Creek, traders and soldiers in Jackson’s army lived with musket and cannon firings, stickball games, how Native Americans and others hunted, tanned hides and traded for goods needed for survival. Lowe-Zepeda said the Muscogee Nation has survived despite all the attempts to destroy it. She said the Creeks now have their own police force, college, hospital, government and more. “Despite the hardships, torture and death of my ancestors we have survived,” Lowe-Zepeda said. “We are the fourth largest tribe with approximately 86,100 enrolled citizens. The Creek people from this area are alive, well and prospering.”

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Corain Lowe-Zepeda, above, the tribal historic preservation officer for the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma, speaks at a presentation at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park on Saturday. Hundreds of people showed up, right, for the many demonstrations the park had, top.

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blow, she was also fantastic on the mound, earning the complete-game win. She allowed just five hits in nine innings and gave up only two earned runs. She walked five but struck out four. The Trojans weren’t as lucky in Game 2 of the doubleheader, as the Lions garnered 14 hits and earned a 10-6 victory despite a valiant comeback effort from CACC, which outscored Wallace State, 6-1 in the final three innings. In the doubleheader, CACC finished with 18 hits, including a team-leading four from Parker. Huston and Easterwood each had three, while Morgan and Meredith McClellan contributed two apiece.

BASEBALL Central Alabama goes 1-1 in doubleheader

The bats were on fire for Central Alabama Community College’s baseball team during Saturday’s doubleheader against Calhoun Community College, but the offensive outpour was good enough for only one victory. The Trojans won the first game, 10-7, but dropped the second game, 8-7, after allowing the Warhawks to score eight runs in the first two innings. In Game 1, it was the Trojans who jumped on Calhoun early,

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Central Alabama’s Donald Stokes, left, had three hits in a doubleheader Saturday at Calhoun.

scoring six runs in the top of the first inning alone. Gage Herring and Louis Olivieri opened the game with back-to-back walks before Mathew Radoslovich plated the first run with a single. Donald Stokes then hit another single to load the bases before Michael Wurtz and Cal Burton (Reeltown) were both hit by pitches, walking in runs.

With one out, Wurtz and Luis Deleon both scored on the same error before Chris Gillette smacked a run-scoring double to put the Trojans (17-13) ahead 6-0 before the end of the first inning. Through the two games, Central Alabama totaled 19 hits. Tanner Barnett (Benjamin Russell) led the way with four

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singles, while Stokes and Deleon each had three hits. Radoslovich, Burton and Gillette drove in two runs apiece. On the mound, Connor Brooks (Benjamin Russell) did the most work, firing four innings and scattering four hits. He gave up just one run, which was unearned, and struck out three.

names that intrigue me the most: Sampson and Pitino. It’s no secret both have had their recent run-ins with the NCAA. However, Bruce Pearl has proven a sketchy track record doesn’t preclude a great coach from getting more work — and being good at that new gig. Sampson is at Houston and has guided the Cougars to the Sweet 16 this year. Pitino is currently not coaching but supposedly wants back in badly. Both have the high risk/high reward factor in that both are in their mid60s and have a far-fromspotless NCAA past, but either would be my bet to be the most successful as ’Bama’s basketball coach. I suggest starting the coaching search with these two and work down from there. Regardless, as long as ’Bama gets one of the names in this article, the future will be bright. Luke Robinson is a regular columnist, contributor to BMetro, AHSAA Radio Network Broadcaster and Sportzblitz Team Member.

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