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ELECTION RESULTS: Daugherty, Stubbs, Houston big winners STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Voters in Elmore County elected two new county commissioners and gave overwhelming approval to District Attorney Randall Houston, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Martha Roby. It was also a big night for 19th Circuit District Attorney Randall Houston who was a big winner over challenger Casey Biggs. Houston finished with a whopping 71 percent of the vote.

“I’m grateful to the voters of the 19th District for again giving me the opportunity to serve them as district attorney,” Houston said. It was the county commission where the big news was made. Challenger Kenny Holt beat out incumbent Mark Hragyil, but will head to a runoff with Shanna Chamblee in District 1. Hragyil had served for two terms. Holt had 1,570 votes and Chamblee had 196 in unofficial totals. Hragyil had posted 867 votes.

Former commissioner Mack Daugherty beat James “Trey” Taylor in District 2. The unofficial vote total was 966 for Daugherty to 770 for Taylor. Daugherty was relieved and grateful following Tuesday’s election. “I am very humbled and appreciative to the voters of District Two. I can assure them without any reservation that I won’t let them down,” he said. “I will serve all the people in the best way possible. “It is a relief,” Daugherty said. “I had

a lot of volunteers to work very hard over the last four months and I want to personally thank my precious wife and my family who have worked tirelessly. It wasn’t my victory; it was everyone’s victory that lives in District 2. …We’re very thankful, but more importantly we are very humbled that the people would entrust us with their vote.” County Commission Chairman David Bowen, who had been a bit of a lightning rod during his term, was upset by

Relay for life holds 2016 kickoff event

New fitness center holds opening event Former MLB player Klesko signed autographs at the pre-grand opening

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Tallassee’s newest gym will be officially open this week after the gym kicked off with a pre-grand opening last weekend. To welcome people to the new establishment, the owners and management brought in former Atlanta Braves player Ryan Klesko. Klesko signed autographs for potential gym members. Klesko played in the major leagues for 15 years and was invited to Tallassee by a friend, Mark Cullars, who is from Tallassee. Cullars, a co-owner of T-Fit, now lives in Macon and currently owns gyms in Georgia, Florida and now in Alabama. During the pre-grand opening several people came out to see the new See GYM • Page 12

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Former Atlanta Braves player Ryan Klesko signs autographs at the pre-grand opening for T-Fit.

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Beth Nelson, RN, Swing Bed Coordinator, Jessica Dingler, RN, Swing Bed Manager and Melissa Dean, RN, Director of Nursing at Community Hospital, are excited about the addition of the Community Skilled Care and Rehab, which give patients in and around Tallassee an additional option for rehabilitation services.

REHAB WING OPENS Community Hospital now offering community skilled care and rehab By CARMEN RODGERS Editor

The newest addition to Community Hospital is the Community Skilled Care and Rehab program. The program is a partnership of Community Hospital and Crain Rehab. This new treatment program is designed to assist patents after hospitalization is no longer required. Unlike other rehab services, the Community Skilled Care and Rehab program allows the patient to stay in the same room. While the room does not change, the level of care does. The program offers a personalized inpatient rehabilitation program that is tailored for each patient. In this program the patient to doctor and patient to nurse ratio is much small-

er than those of traditional rehabilitation facilities. “What differentiates us from the skilled nursing care that you would receive at a nursing home is the fact that we have a 24-hour doctor on staff and our patient to nurse ratio is much smaller, it’s about 1-6 verses 1-30,” said RN, Swing Bed Coordinator Beth Nelson. This new Swing Bed Program is one of few in the region. With the nearest swing bed unit located miles away, this addition to Community Hospital will benefit Tallassee and surrounding areas. “I think the closest one to us is Troy Regional; they have a swing bed program,” said Nelson. Jessica Dingler is the manager of the See REHAB • Page 8

The 2016 Relay for Life kickoff event was held Thursday evening at Cozumel in Tallassee. The event began the yearly Relay for Life campaign. Members of the community who have been touched by cancer came out to show support. The group enjoyed bingo, conversation and good company. Many shared stories of how cancer touched their lives, both directly and indirectly. “I think it was great. We had a good turnout and I was very excited to see our survivors, caregivers and members of the community,” said Amber Voss with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for life. Furthermore, the program correspondingly showcased benefits from previous funds raised in the community, honored cancer survivors and caregivers and guests had the opportunity to register a team for the Relay. Now that the kickoff has begun, Relay for Life teams from previous years are gearing up for the upcoming campaign drive. The American Cancer Society is also looking for fresh faces to join new teams. “We’re looking for volunteers right now to be in our community,” Voss said. “Some of our committee members who have been See RELAY • Page 3

McCraney-Cottle Arts Council to finish season with Camp Band 1921 By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Journey back to the time of the Civil War as the camp band brings the sounds and songs of that era to life. The Camp 1921 String Band will perform on March 8 in the auditorium of Tallassee High School. Located in Tallassee, the Camp 1921 Band is one of the largest in the nation preserving

Appalachian music and cultural history of the Deep South. With few exceptions, the band plays music written in 1865 and before. The Camp 1921 String Band’s performance will cap the 2015-2016 McCraneyCottle Arts Council’s season. “Local Camp 1921 will be closing the season,” said Mona Mills with the McCraneySee BAND • Page 3

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Area Calendar CITY MEETINGS: The city of Tallassee has the following meetings scheduled in the coming weeks. • Mar 1 5:30 p.m. ID Board - Tallassee Entrepreneur Center, 1 Twin Creek Drive • Mar 3 6 p.m. Park and Recreation Board Meeting - Rec. Dept. Activity Room • Mar 7 4 p.m. Public Safety Committee Meeting • Mar 8 6 p.m. Planning Commission - City Hall • Mar 14 6 p.m. Council Meeting - City Hall • Mar 21 6 p.m. Historical Society - Museum, Downtown Tallassee • Mar 26 2 p.m. -4 p.m. Easter Egg Hunt Tallassee City Hall • Mar 28 6 p.m. Council Meeting - City Hall • Apr 5 5:30 p.m. ID Board - 1Twin Creek Drive MARCH 2 TCSBOE MEETING: Tallassee City Schools System Announces Pursuit of Renewal -AdvancED District Accreditation Tallassee City Schools System is a candidate for renewal of AdvancED District Accreditation. AdvancED District Accreditation provides nationally recognized accreditation for the district and all of its schools. To earn AdvancED District Accreditation, the district must: 1) meet the AdvancED accreditation standards; 2)

implement a continuous process of improvement; and 3) host an external review team once every five years. Using the AdvancED Standards for Quality School Systems as a framework, the district has completed a thorough self-assessment of its strengths and opportunities for improvement. The district also engaged in a broad cross section of representatives from across the district, its schools, and the broader community in its self-assessment. Following its internal review, the district will host an AdvancED Quality Assurance Review team comprised of trained professionals from across the nation and state. The review team will visit the district on February 29th – March 2 to evaluate the district’s self-assessment, determine the degree to which the district meets the AdvancED accreditation standards, and make an accreditation Parents and interested community members are invited to attend the Oral Exit Review to be delivered Wednesday, March 2 at 11:00 a.m. in the library of Tallassee High School, 502 Barnett Avenue. MARCH 2-March 11 PLAY BALL: T-Ball registration for boys and girls ages 4-6 will be held at Recreation Department through March 11, 2016. Girls must be 4 by January 1, 2016 and boys must be 4 by May 1, 2016. Cost is $40 and tentative date to begin is April 9 with games being

Obituaries Hixie Harrison Smith Miss Hixie Harrison Smith, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Monday, February 22, 2016, at the age of 78. Funeral services will be Thursday, February 25, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Todd Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Elam Baptist Church Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends also on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Miss Smith is survived by her sisters, Joann Ready and Alma Ruth Coleman; brother, Harry H. Smith, Jr. (Sue); several nieces and nephews; numerous friends and loved ones from Lake Martin, Alabama. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hersey and Kate Smith; brother, Kerby Smith and sister, Hilda Segrest. Miss Smith attended Elam Baptist Church for many years (especially her growing up years), but recently she had been a faithful member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church – where she loved to sing in the choir. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice Care, 805 Friendship Road, Tallassee, Alabama 36078. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com.

Willie Joe Sanders Mr. Willie Joe Sanders, 82, of Dadeville, passed away February played on Saturday mornings until May 14. MARCH 8 VETERANS CAMP 1921: The Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 1921 String Band Live Music of the Old South will be held March 8 at 7 p.m. at the THS Auditorium. Located in Tallassee, is one of the largest in the nation. Preserving the rich history of southern Appalachian music and cultural history of the Deep South, the Camp 1921 String Band was organized in September of 2007. Currently, the band enjoys an active schedule of appearances throughout the state, playing for period balls, reenactments, and civic events. The state organization of the Sons of Confederate Veterans often invites the Camp 1921 Band to play at the Alabama state capitol for official observances. The band even entered into the field of bluegrass last fall with a slot at the Paint Rock Valley Bluegrass Festival in Fort Payne. With few exceptions the band plays music written in 1865 and before, and the music is mixed with a healthy dose of humor and pathos. Tickets can be purchased the night of the performance at the Tallassee High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

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28, 2016. He was born August 20, 1933. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 1, from 1:30-2:30 p.m., at Linville Memorial Funeral Home, followed by the funeral service at 2:30 p.m. with Mr. Bill Meadows officiating. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Burial will follow at Carrville Cemetery, Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing. He is survived by sons, Danny Sanders (Peggy) and David Sanders (Valerie); daughters, Joan Cox (Toby) and Courtney Sanders; sister-in-law, Emma Smith Hewitt (Terry); eleven grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren; and special friend, Bill Meadows. He is preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Sara Mann Sanders; his parents, Paul and Bessie Sanders and brother, William Floyd Sanders. The family extends special thanks to Lake Martin Hospice. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com.

Martha Lee Roberson Mrs. Martha Lee Roberson, 57, of Tallassee, passed away February 24, 2016. She was born May 10, 1958. Visitation was Saturday, February 27 from 12-2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, funeral service at 2 p.m. with Pastor Jim Voss officiating. Burial at Carrville Cemetery, Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing. She is survived by her husband, Brad Roberson; daughters, Angie Lollar (Paul) and Alisha Stough (Joseph); sisters, Shirley Crenshaw (Junior), Ann Golden, Becky Jones and Peggy Ann Rodgers; and grandchildren, Shayna, Amber, Dylan, Hailey and Marlee. She is preceded in death

MARCH 10 Tallassee Board of Education When: March 10, 6 p.m. Where: Tallassee High School Media Center MARCH 14 JOBS FOR LIFE: Jobs for Life (JfL) Tallassee will begin our spring classes on Monday, March 14. JfL are now accepting applications for the eight weeks, two nights a week course. There are no age limitations for students. Applicants must be able and willing to work. Applicants may be unemployed or underemployed. Classes are limited to ten students. Applicants will be selected though an interview process. The classes are held in the ACTS Building on Main Street in Tallassee. Should you or someone you know be interested, please call Carl Stewart (334 4158398) for further information. Email: warsameagle@ymail. com MARCH 19 OPENING DAY: Boys Dixie Youth baseball Jamboree will be March 19 and opening ceremonies will be March 26. MARCH 24 BAESEBALL: Babe Ruth registration will be held March 24th and April 7th

by her parents, Welcome and Inez Jones; stepfather, Frank Foster; brother, Bill Jones and son-in-law, James Helms. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com.

Brenda Lea Brinkman Mrs. Brenda Lea Brinkman, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016, at the age of 55. She was born November 10, 1960. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 02, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. at Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel, Tallassee, Alabama, with Rev. Ricky Allen officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until service time at Jeffcoat Funeral Home. The sudden loss of this incredible woman leaves a trail of broken hearts all over the US and Canada. Brenda was a loving mother, grandmother, and wife and a U.S. Air Force veteran. She was a gifted and highly respected nurse whose loving touch healed thousands over a 30-year career. There are no words to accurately describe the loss of this wonderful woman. She meant everything to those who knew her. Her loss is immeasurable. She is survived by her husband, Thomas P. Brinkman, Sr.; daughter, Kelly Brinkman Swindle; son, Thomas P. Brinkman, Jr.; a grandson, Zachary Thomas Swindle and brothers, William and Brent Carbaugh of Marienville, Pennsylvania. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com.

from 6-8 at the Football Field House. Tryouts will be April 9th at 9 a.m. Cost - $125 APRIL 9 5K RUN: The Roaring 5K Run is set for Saturday, April 9. Co-Sponsors are Tallassee Lion’s Club and Neptune Technology Group. Proceeds benefit the Lion’s Sight program. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the race starts at 8 a.m. Early registration is on-line through the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce at tallasseechamber.com APRIL 16 Reeltown Reunion: The Sixth Reeltown High School Reunion of the Classes from 1950-1970 will hold its 20-Year Class Reunion will be on April 16 in the original Reeltown High School Auditorium. The Reunion begins at 10 a.m. for a time to meet, greet and tour the school. The “Assembly” will begin in the auditorium at 11 a.m. The RHS Jazz Band will be guest and play a few jazz tunes. Donations will be received for new Rebel Pride Marching Band uniforms. All donations greatly appreciated. Welcome, recognitions, etc., will follow. Please bring your “ole fashion brown bag/sack lunch” with a drink. No meal will be available. Classes will meet after assembly in the cafeteria for their sack lunch meal. Tours of the school and grounds will be available following the assembly and lunch. The committee chairman appreciates the attendance of the committee and notification of their classmates. This reunion is a very enjoyable time to renew school friendships with much fun and laughter making lifetime memories. Representatives will be contacting class members. Contact your class representative and let them know you are attending. RSVP appreciated. Everyone is looking forward to April 16. Hope each one can attend. You do not have to be a graduate of Reeltown High School.

Anyone who attended during these years or anyone who would like to attend is welcome. April 18-23 EARTH DAY CLEANUP 2016: Sign up a litter team to pick up around your neighborhood, business or call the Chamber of Commerce for a location. Advanced Disposal Sponsor providing a roll off container at City Hall from 8am-noon on Saturday the 23 for nonhazardous material and litter team debris disposal. Parker Tire & Auto will take used oil, tires and batteries all week from 8am-3pm. Electronic Recycling drop off at Tallassee Recreation Center April 21 from 8am-3pm The city Shop will have a roll off container available for nonhazardous material disposal and appliances from Monday through Friday 8am-3pm MAY 10 GOLF TOURNEY: Tallassee Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament will be held May 10 at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club Come join us for a fun day of lunch, golf and a chance to win bragging rights and CASH! MAY 14 UNION REUNION: Union Academy, Dadeville, Class of 1974 is hosting a School Reunion BBQ: On Saturday, May 14th from 2 p.m. until at University Station RV, Hwy 14, Auburn. All students, faculty, their families and anyone associated with Union Academy are invited. Contact Eddie Hughes, 334-257-3826, hughesautoparts@centurytel.net; Priscilla Hammonds, 334-283-2233, steven505@ centurytel.net; Carolyn Hood, 334-319-3434, auburnhood@aol.com; or Genice Fuqua, 256-5081768, gfuquaret@gmail. com for more information. Assistance will be provided for those with mobility problems.

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the heart and soul since the beginning are stepping back and letting new faces and new ideas get involved in the event. This year’s theme is “Paint your World Purple” and will be held on June 3 at J.E. Hot O’Brien Stadium. This event is for everyone. Relay For Life is the largest fundraising campaign in the world that aims to “fight every cancer in every community,” with four million participants in 6,000 events worldwide in 2015. Last year, more than 115 people participated in the Relay For Life of Tallassee and raised $99,317, according to The American Cancer Society. “The next step is getting the community motivated and ready to go. We are recruiting new teams and also loving on those who already participate. We’re also helping teams with their fundraising effort and making sure those in the community who are going through treatment right now are taken care of with the programs and services that we offer,” said Voss. Thursday’s event also offered guidance to services offered to cancer patients along with their family and friends. There is a list of services available to help offset the burden that cancer carries. The Hope Lodge is just one of these services. Located in Birmingham, the Hope Lodge offers no-cost lodging for those who need a place to stay while a friend or family member is hospitalized. “The Hope Lodge is basically a home away from home where we can provide a free night for

those receiving treatment. It alleviates the cost of hotels.” Another program that is very popular and widely utilized is the Look Good, Feel Good program. “The program is designed for both men and women,” Voss said. “Chemotherapy and radiation can cause a lot of changes to the body both inside and outside. A lot of our patients lose their hair and in order to help rebuild that confidence we have cosmetologists who volunteer and go through our training. They offer classes to patients who are going through treatment and they show them how to apply makeup, deal with dark spots, dry skin and things of that nature. They also get to take the makeup home with them. We do that once a quarter at the Montgomery Cancer Center.” For more information on the services offered by the American Cancer Society call 1-800227-2345. “That number can be accessed 24-hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. We have cancer information specialists that answer questions about diagnosis and treatment and direct them to resources that we can offer as well as resources outside of the American Cancer Society.” Voss said. “We also have a personal health manager available. “ For further information or to volunteer visit relayforlife.org or relayforlife.org/tallasseeal to learn more about the event, or contact Amber Voss at 334-612-8174 or amber.voss@cancer.org.

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Mills with the McCraney-Cottle Arts Council. “We encourage everyone to attend and enjoy the music and support the McCraney-Cottle Arts Council. This is a local band and most people are familiar with them.” Based in Tallassee, Camp 1921 String Band is one of the leading string bands in the nation. Conserving the deep heritage of southern Appalachian harmony and cultural history of the Deep South, the Camp 1921 String Band was organized in September of 2007. Currently, the band continues an active schedule of appearances throughout the state, playing for period balls, reenactments, and civic events. “There are new additions to this year’s program that they have been practicing,” said Mills. “The state organization of the Sons of Confederate Veterans often invites the Camp 1921 String Band to play at the Alabama state capitol for official observances.” The band even entered into the field of bluegrass last fall with a slot at the Paint Rock Valley Bluegrass Festival in Fort Payne. With only a few exceptions, the band plays music written in 1865

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and before. The music is blended with a good amount of comedy and tragedy. Camp 1921 String Band has been practicing for the upcoming McCraney-Cottle Arts Council’s production for weeks now. Locally, the band is well known and admired by many. “They play around the area at different venues in the area. They are very well known,” Mills said. “We just really encourage everyone to come out and support the arts council with this event.” Established in 1963, the McCraney-Cottle Arts Council was formed to promote and encourage the development and appreciation of the fine and performing arts in and around the Tallassee community. Through the years, that council has fulfilled that mission statement by hosting arts events for all ages. Tickets can be purchased the night of the performance at the Tallassee High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. For more information call Mona Mills, the Director of the McCraney-Cottle Arts Council at 334-201-4892.

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I am still lost for words at the out pour of kindness, love, and support shown during the loss of our beautiful daughter and sister, Ruthie “CoCo” Nicole Fort Fort. Although the pain of her loss still lingers, we don’t want to wait any longer to express our appreciation. To the Carrville Baptist Church Pastor and Congregation, Rev. James Oliver, the City of Tallassee, Neptune and all of our family and friends, we say “THANK YOU” from the bottom of our hearts. May God’s blessing continue to rain on you.

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The Mississippi Delta part 2: Further on down the road

echnically, the song on which the title of this essay is based doesn’t have much to do with the Mississippi Delta—“Farther Up The Road” was first popularized by Bobby “Blue” Bland, a Tennessee native who also recorded hits like “Stormy Monday Blues” and “Turn On Your Love Light.” Over time, the original title sort of morphed into “Further On Up The Road,” and several versions of that tune were recorded by Eric Clapton. But when Bland was based out of Memphis, he played his share of venues in Mississippi that were part of the legendary “chitlin’ circuit,” and “Farther Up The Road” is an excellent blues shuffle. As noted in last week’s column, I had finished my short stay in Clarksdale, Miss. (having spent an enlightening time at the Delta Blues Museum), and headed towards another museum about 60 miles south. The gargantuan, flat-and-fertile landscape of the Delta continued to roll by as I headed down Highway 49. One of the road signs I passed noted an intersection where a right turn would take a driver to Rosedale, a town mentioned in Robert Johnson’s “Cross Road Blues.” Ultimately, I arrived in Indianola, which claims B.B. King as its most famous son. The nearby community of Berclair is where the actual site of Riley B. King’s birth is located; sometimes his birthplace is cited as being in yet another town named Itta Bena, a larger community just north. But it’s the B.B. King Museum that is Indianola’s primary tourist attraction. The museum isn’t on a main thoroughfare, but there are signs to guide visitors. Part of the overall structure was originally a cotton gin where King worked as a youngster, which is one reason the location was selected; the gin building was restored and the rest

The SoCalled Column By Willie G. Moseley of the facility was linked to it. One of Mr. King’s tour buses sits out front. There’s a brief introductory film in a small theatre (always a positive and informative way to start a visit to a historical site or museum). The cinematic vignette includes a visit by Mr. King to his birthplace and documentation of a concert appearance in Paris. In the film, King also validated the fertility of his home area’s soil by remarking “Cotton is king in the Delta.” The walk-through section of the museum has subtle lighting and is arranged chronologically. On display are some of the earliest recordings made by King and other Mississippi artists who ended up in Memphis. Some of those records are even on the original Sun label (underlining a lot of what I’d just read in the new biography of Sun founder Sam Phillips). Old guitars and other instruments are also seen; one of them is misidentified (it bears a glued-on medallion of a better-grade guitar brand on its headstock), but that’s just noticeable to guitar snobs. There is plenty of other memorabilia, as well as interactive displays. Unlike the Delta Blues Museum, the facility in Indianola is centered around one individual, but the evolution of the original Civil Rights Movement and how black music was involved in that crusade is also addressed. Short black and white film clips of protests

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and arrests—including one incident in Indianola itself—complement the timeline of Mr. King’s career, and later charitable performances are also cited. The rural and agrarian setting of the Mississippi Delta means that trips or pilgrimages to this musically-historic area need to be planned in advance; i.e., this ain’t some close-proximity gaggle of tourist attractions like what’s found in central Florida or a centralized historical locale such as Washington, D.C.

Moreover, it’s a history that, as noted in last week’s column, has often seen such unique American music ignored or stolen in times past. The Delta Blues Museum and the B.B. King Museum are somewhat isolated, but they’re dedicated to presenting the history of blues music and its museum in an appropriate and appreciative manner. If you’re a fan of such a genre, such a sojourn to the Mississippi Delta is, for all intents and purposes, a requisite pilgrimage.

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have lived, and I learned. I’ve learned that you don’t quit one job before you have another. I’ve learned that it’s okay to talk to professionals when you’re going through hard times. I’ve learned that you don’t leave a dead beaver floating in an ice chest for two weeks in the middle of an Alabama summer. These lessons are all documented. I’ve also learned you don’t tug on Superman’s cape, spit into the wind, pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger, and you don’t mess around with Jim, but I’ll be completely honest with you about something. I’m not too worried about Jim. Jim was my neighbor in Shreveport. He was weird. I will, however, tell you who you don’t mess around with and that is crazy cat ladies. I

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learned this first hand this past week, and I had no intentions of messing around with them in the first place. I blame it on Facebook. Facebook is the devil and has a new feature that allows the user to “react” to a friend’s post by clicking on an icon featuring an emotion. If you haven’t seen it, then it’s difficult to explain. It’d be about like explaining how to use a slide ruler to a kid, “new math” to an old person or common core math to me, so I just won’t. Just trust me on this one.

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I’ve often written about the love I have for my animals in my articles and post about them daily online. They are a huge part of my life. Without thinking, I decided for Abby, my cat, to be a part of my six-second video of me reacting, literally, to Facebook’s new feature. The first three seconds of the video had me sitting in my recliner with Abby while I pretended to watch a friend’s video on my phone. The next three seconds I jumped up and down screaming. I was “reacting” to the faux video. Somewhere in the middle, Abby bolted from lap. I posted it on Facebook. What happened next will impact my life forever. It was as if a cat distress signal activated all the crazy cat ladies of the world uniting them as one. They all converged on

my Facebook page, bombarding my video with comment after comment wondering how I could scare that poor defenseless cat in such a manner. Within minutes, they were organizing a “Cats Lives Matter” protest out in front of my house. They were throwing Molotov cattails at my home. It was a horrific scene. We had to call in the National Guard. Perhaps Facebook has a cat distress feature that I’m unaware of. So, I’m exaggerating just a bit. There were only three of them, but they were three of the first four comments. On top of that, they are three of the sweetest, most supportive ladies I have ever known, but now I know something else. Don’t ever cross a cat lady. Lesson learned. I took the video down

after that fourth comment. Abby is treated like a queen and lives better than 98 percent of the world’s population. I don’t know how many lives she used up before she landed with me, but she won’t need to use any more of them until it’s time to go to the land of giant catnip in the sky. I can’t judge the crazy cat ladies, because I may be a fanatical feline fella one day myself, that is, if I’m not one already. In fact, my friend Angela, already calls me “cat boy.” Jody Fuller is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@jodyfuller. com. For more information, please visit www.jodyfuller.com.

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Reader: ‘We don’t want hate in our town’ Dear Editor, As with most of your letters Mr. Hughey, you are wrong about the Tallassee City Council. It is out of respect for your private property rights and your right to free speech that the City of Tallassee will allow you to fly your hate flag. Otherwise, the resolution would have been an order not to fly your flag at all. You see Mr. Hughey, we don’t want your hate flag in our town. We don’t want prospective business to see your flag and think we still practice racism. We don’t want a family, thinking about settling in our town, seeing your flag and thinking we are a town still mired in the Civil War. We would like to give businesses and families the impression that we are asmall town trying to move forward. That we have moved beyond the traitors uprising and the racism

that followed . If your group truly wanted to do something good for the town and historically correct, you could restore the armory. The armory is a unique historical site, only one of its kind. Your group could either rebuild the building or tear it down to a safe level. The grounds around it could become a park, that would compliment the restoration of the walking bridge. This would be a place you could fly the true flags of the Confederacy. The flags that might have flown over the armory during the war. This project would be an asset to Tallassee, and prove you have good intentions. Glenn Dean Tallassee

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Steve Flowers Inside the Statehouse

The reality of the electoral college votes and swing states

ou know the outcome of our presidential preference primary yesterday. I do too, today; however, this column had to go to press a few days prior to the primary. Therefore, I will have to report and analyze your voting in a later column. One thing I do know is that we had a lot more attention paid to us in the Heart of Dixie because we had an early primary. The legislature is to be applauded for moving us up to participate in the March 1 SEC primary. It was fun while it lasted but we can say goodbye to presidential candidates in the Heart of Dixie for the remainder of the campaign. Whoever wins the GOP nomination will have Flowers to concentrate on the 10 battleground states during the fall. Under our electoral college system of selecting a president, we do not elect a president by a direct vote whereby the presidential candidate who gets the most votes nationwide is elected president. The votes in each of the 50 states are tallied and the candidate who carries each state gets all of that states electoral votes. Let us use Alabama as an example. We have seven congressional seats and two U.S. Senate seats. Therefore, we have nine electoral votes. California, the largest state in the union, has 55 electoral votes. They amazingly have 53 congressional seats, which means they have nearly eight times as many people in the Golden State as we do in Alabama. The bottom line is that the electoral college system favors the larger states, which tend to be liberal and Democratic. This system also gives inordinate importance to states that are demographically blended to make them swing states. They are unpredictable and can swing to the Democratic or GOP candidate in the presidential race. The other 40 states essentially become irrelevant. We in Alabama are going to reliably vote for the Republican nominee even if it is Donald Duck. California is going to vote for the Democratic candidate even if it is Mickey Mouse. Therefore, simple math tells you that if the larger states like California and New York are going to vote for the liberal Democratic candidate and smaller states like Alabama and Kansas are going to vote for the conservative Republican candidate, then the advantage goes to the Democrat. You might say that the hay is already in the barn in about 40 states, us included. Because the Electoral College favors a liberal Democrat, Hillary Clinton will more than likely be our next president. A Republican almost has to have a straight flush in all 10 swing states and must carry Florida and Ohio, the two king key swing states. Less you feel cheated, our forefathers appear almost clairvoyant with their foresight in evening the playing field between the small and large states. We have an inherent inordinate advantage in the U.S. Senate. We have two U.S. Senators and California has two U.S. Senators, even though each of their senators has eight times as many constituents as ours. So before you complain, put yourself in the shoes of a Californian. Their vote does not count in a presidential race and they have about as much representation in the U.S. Senate as a cow in Montana. However, our constitutional fathers left them one bastion of power. The U.S. House of Representatives calls for each congressional district throughout the country to have the same number of people. Everybody counts the same. Therefore, an assumption can be made that presidential politics favors a Democrat and the U.S. Senate favors the Republican Party. Thus, the battleground is the U.S. House of Representatives. Political analysts suggest that the 58 seat Republican control of Congress will continue into the future. That is because of projected population shifts to mostly red states in the south and west and Republican dominance of state legislatures, which draw congressional district maps in most states. This Republican control of state legislatures, which not only occurred in Alabama but throughout the country, gave the omnipotent power of the pencil to the GOP. When liberal Democrats drew the line they created coalition districts of different liberal groups – blacks, Hispanics and progressive whites. The demographic changes occurring in the country favor a Democratic president, but the urbanization of the Democratic ranks has hurt their chances of regaining the U.S. House. This scenario has entrenched the Republican control of Congress. There are packed districts that are very red Republican conservative seats and very blue liberal Democratic seats and very few moderate lawmakers on Capitol Hill. This is also a recipe for gridlock. 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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Connie Smith: The sweetheart of the Grand Ole Opry

hey call her “the Rolls-Royce of country singers” and “the Sweetheart of the Grand Ole Opry.” Both nicknames are appropriate, and neither can be disputed. From earliest memory of my grandparents’ hi-fi console booming out her RCA Victor records, to being enthralled with her one-of-akind CD box set, to watching her perform with her husband Marty Stuart on his Saturday night TV show, I’ve been a fan for life. One of our locals, George McCain, has an office on Music Row in Nashville, and manages Opry mainstay John Conlee. He has played with, worked with, or met just about every Nashville luminary there is. And once, he told me he had met Connie Smith backstage at the Opry. I nearly jumped out of my skin. You mean you actually MET her? You TALKED to her? Dolly Parton, a legend in her own right, was once quoted as saying, “there’s only three real female singers: Barbra Streisand, Linda Ronstadt, and Connie Smith.” How Connie Smith got to Nashville is as exciting as her voice. Connie Meador Smith, a native of Ohio, was a homemaker in her twenties when Bill (“Whispering Bill”) Anderson heard her sing in a talent show. He took her under his wing and she immediately went to work on her first album – produced by Chet Atkins, the pioneer of the

Bird’s Eye View By Michael Bird Nashville Sound. Connie’s first hit, “Once a Day,” was written by Anderson, and set the template for many of her future hits. What makes her so special is that she seems to truly be feeling the words to her songs. She isn’t overwrought, she’s just real. And in a world of fakes and phonies, her natural voice has always appealed to me as belonging to the greatest country singer in the world, ever. Last weekend, our choral department traveled to Nashville for the Music City Show Shoppe at Belmont University. We were very successful (see the accompanying story about our show choir, the Divas, on another page in this newspaper), and ended up in the final competition. Having purchased my Opry ticket already, I was afraid I’d miss hearing Connie Smith and Ricky Skaggs, two of the featured artists on that night’s broadcast, as well as Old Crow Medicine Show. After all the excitement of the choral competition, I headed back to the Opry, tickets in hand, with our lead trumpet player Roger Redden,

who teaches music in Phenix City, Alabama. We made it back into the Opry in time to hear the Annie Moses Band, see the Opry Square Dancers, and hear Ricky Skaggs and his band, Kentucky Thunder, burnin’ the shed down with some serious picking. And then, the announcer for WSM-AM 650 announced her name. The curtain opened, and there she was. That voice was as beautiful and expressive as it was on those records I’ve listened to my whole life. She opened with “I’ll Come Running,” continued with “Where is My Castle,” and then joined Old Crow Medicine Show for “Cincinnati, Ohio.” I’ve seen Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, Chicago, The Beach Boys, Foreigner, Billy Joel (three times) and Elton John (countless times), among many others, in live performance. But this special thrill of seeing and hearing the legendary Connie Smith in person was an experience I will never forget. If you haven’t listened to a Connie Smith record, I highly recommend you seek her out. She is the real deal. Michael Bird is a band director for Tallassee City Schools and co-hosts “The Saturday Morning Show with Michael Bird and Scott Adcock” on 580 AM / 101.1 FM.

Don't forget the old folks!

hen I see ads in magazines and on TV they always show slim and trim young ladies with muscled up young men. For years we planned trips to places near and far, the first thought was to tell people where we were going, how much walking was required and were the elevators were located. Also how close could we park to the motel, restaurants and theatres. Go someplace, anyplace; let’s take Nashville or Savannah. In Nashville look at the parking lot at the Opryland Motel or River Front in Savannah you will find bus after bus parked in their parking lots with older folks getting on and off. Why you ask, think about it, the younger people have children in school which ties them down except in the summer months. The younger ones have mortgages, furniture and other bills to pay. Now let’s look at the older people. They are retired or semiretired, in most cases their houses are paid for and they know how much they can spend plus how much they will have next month. Their biggest worry is their health and if this is explained they know what they can or cannot do on a trip. When going on a trip go

The Coffee Breaker By Ronald Brantley over all the details, if you have trouble going up stairs, request a bottom floor and so on. You will know if you can go on the trip and enjoy yourself. Let’s take Branson, Missouri for instance. Branson is geared to the retiree, most of the shows are geared to the elderly. Entertainers that are no longer on the road, people like The Lawrence Welk entertainers, country stars of days gone by: Mel Tillis, Mickey Gilley and many others. Ride up to the door, unload, see the show, get back on the bus and away you go. The same is true with the riverboat, the train ride, the restaurants and some shows that have meals with them. Pick your trips carefully and they won’t be expensive. Now the person that is going on a bus trip, spring is a great time to go. The very most important thing is the person getting up the trip. They can flower up the trip but you want someone to help see that the luggage is in your room. Where will you eat and what time. The host or hostesses should

eat last and see that everyone is served before they eat. See that everyone is on the bus at leaving time, see that all people are seated at the theatres and back on the buses. This is confusing if you don’t travel a lot. Where are the restrooms, snack bars and souvenir shops located. Little things make for great trips, remember that it’s your money and others like you that made this trip possible. Remember they are getting their trip free and if they run their job they have earned every penny of it and then some. Don’t let anyone act or make you feel bad just because you are slow or have other difficulties. Go on, don’t let little things hold you back! You generally go two to the room, it’s cheaper and a lot of fun in most cases. The two of you can look after each other. The coffee breaker spent 10 to 15 years working these trips and I had the time of my life. As spring and summer draw near and people start talking about these trips, jump up and say, don’t forget the old folks! You’ll have the time of your life. Ronald Brantley is a Tallassee resident and a regular columnist for The Tribune.

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Everything you always wanted to know about lent and more

lthough the season of Lent is half over, I still get questions from people in the community about Lent, what it is, why we Episcopalians and some other denominations observe Lent and, surprisingly, “can we observe Lent, too.” The answer to the last question, of course, is that anyone can observe Lent and can do so anytime, even halfway through. I think knowing what, how and why about Lent before beginning is important. Lent is a period of 40 days before Easter, (not counting the Sundays as they are “in” Lent, not “of” Lent so, they don’t count as one of the 40 days) Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at Sundown on Holy Saturday (the Saturday before Easter). There are six Sundays in Lent, last of which is Palm Sunday. Lent had its origins in Baptism and Penance. Even though Jesus went out into the wilderness/desert to fast and pray retreat for 40 days, he did not invent Lent, although this part of the Bible account did make a big impression on the Christians of the 2nd Century, as did Moses’ and Elijah’s 40 day fasts. In the first and third centuries, some form of fasting was usually undertaken by those getting ready to be baptized at the Easter Vigil on the Saturday evening before Easter. However, not until 325 AD did a 40-day period of fasting become standard, and even then, it might have

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been 36 days in one place, 40 in another, omitting Sundays in one place, not in another. From at least this time, however, Lent was a time of special discipline and spiritual growth for those who would be baptized at Easter. As infant baptism became the norm, Lent became more and more a time of fasting for all members of the Church as well as a time for public penance. One meal a day was allowed, taken at evening. No meat, fish, eggs or cheese were eaten. As the centuries passed, the fast became less strict, and by the 20th century, except in convents and monasteries, people only fasted on Fridays, and gave up something during Lent. In the early church, once baptized, a person was supposed to stay sinless. There was only one way to remove the “stain of sin” for a baptized person – excommunication. That’s why so many people waited until their deathbed to be baptized. Soon, the church realized that some provision had to be made for those bap-

tized Christians who had sinned, but then repented and wanted to return to the church. This gave rise to Rites of Public Penance. The excommunicated penitent would perform acts of penance, which might include wearing sackcloth and ashes, fasting and prayer, dismissal from public services, laying on of hands. After a suitable period of penance, the penitent was readmitted to communion, usually at Easter. Gradually, this public penitence became more and more associated with Lent. Ashes and penitential psalms were added to the rite of expulsion (excommunication) and the day became known as Ash Wednesday. The Lenten services contained prayers, readings, and a time to scrutinize the lives of those who claimed repentance. At the Ash Wednesday Services, we are invited to the observance of “a holy Lent by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fast, and self-denial, and by reading and mediating of God’s holy Word.” As part of this holy Lent, most of us have been taught to “give something up” for Lent or to do something during Lent to “prepare” ourselves for Easter. What can we do? Yes, we can give up something we enjoy – candy or other favorite food and drink are typical. Others give up using plastic bag or bottles, give up smoking or a favorite TV Program. Giving up is good, but it’s even better when coupled with “taking on” some-

thing: additional study, prayers, donating money you would have spent on whatever you gave up, to a good cause. There are any number of “take on” activities, just like there are many things to “give up.” No matter what one decides to give up or take on, these acts should be a means to remind us that Lent is a time for repentance and penance. “Repentance, – literally to “turn around,” – calls us to change our way of life so we can leave the old life behind for a new life in Christ. Penance is not punishment, but are acts designed to reinforce the Repentance.” Lenten disciplines are designed to move us toward God , so the best things to give up or take on are things which help move us closer to God. As we live in the ever increasing pace of our society, assaulted by constant music, electronic beeps, buzzes and other sounds, even machinery sounds, we should remember that Lent is also a time when we can learn how to withdraw from the noise and make time for quiet, reflective moments – moments when we can hear God speak to us. It really doesn’t help to overload ourselves with Lenten discipline. It is far better to pick one thing to do, and do it throughout Lent, than set up a four-page schedule of Lenten events, and stop after two days. Rev. Bob Henderson is the rector at Trinity Episcopal Church in Wetumpka.

Religion Briefs Episcopal Church of the Epiphany On March 7 at 9:30 a.m., Sunday school will focus on the parables of Jesus. 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/ St. Vincent de Paul March 6 - Scott Hahn “Why a Protestant Pastor Became Catholic Part 1” March 13 - Scott Hahn “Why a Protestant Pastor Became Catholic Part 2” March 20 - James Dean, David Carucci, Patrick Driscoll - “Palm Sunday” March 27 - James Dean, David Carucci, Patrick Driscoll - “Easter Sunday” April 3 - Patrick Lencioni “Living a Christian Life in a Secular World Part 1” April 10 - Patrick Lencioni “Living a Christian Life in a Secular World Part 2” OUR LIFE’S JOURNEY is a service of St. Vincent de Paul Church and airs weekly from 8:00-8:30 a.m. on 580 WACQ and FM 101.1 in Tallassee. Listen Live on www.wacqradio.com or the TuneIn app on your smartphone. The pastor of St. Vincent de Paul is Monsignor Charles Troncale. Westside Baptist Church A group of 17 Is on a missions trip to the interior of Alaskan bush. Therefore, a HUGE YARD SALE and a CAR WASH will

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 569-2825 BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church Millbrook Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus 567-2917 Beulah Baptist Church

be March 5th. From 5 a.m. until. Come out and see what’s available. Services are Sunday at 1 a.m. & 11 a.m. then 6 p.m. Wednesday night prayer and Bible study 7 p.m. All are invited. Word of Life Baptist Church Community News We would like to invite you to join us on these Mondays March 7th, March 14th, and March 21st, at the Word of Life Baptist Church for our Community Celebrations. There will be special speakers each night with great music and refreshments. This will be a time of fellowship and worship for our community. Our regular Sunday Services are Sunday School 9:30 a.m., and Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. Our Wednesday Night Activities are at 6:30 p.m. Elam Baptist Church Sunday, March 6 everyone is invited to the Church Wide Breakfast at 9 a.m. and encouraged to attend Bible Study at 10 a.m. with Worship at 11 a.m. KIC (KIDS IN CHRIST) meet each Sunday during the Morning Worship Hour. A nursery is provided. The Sunny Senior Breakfast will meet Monday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. The Easter Pageant is planned for March 20, Palm Sunday. More Easter events to be announced. Hope to see you in church each Sunday, Wednesday and special activities. Everyone welcome.

2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka 514-2881 Blue Ridge Baptist 4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-4325 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

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: new items, old items, crafts, youth groups, ball teams, baked goods, produce and food. 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 334312-4913. All proceeds raised by ETUMC will be used for church-sponsored programs. Friendship Baptist Church Friendship Closet, a ministry of Friendship Baptist Church located next to the church, is open the first Tuesday of each month from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. If you have a need for clothes, shoes, etc. for women, men and children, come visit us. You will find the presence of God there! St. John All Nations Pentecostal Foundation Church 3495 Hwy 14 Notasulga, AL 36866. Minister Alma Purter, Pastor. Welcome, welcome, welcome! We look forward to your presence. Program committee: Sis. Brenda Moss 334-401-0706, Sis. Linda Pullium 334-209-3208 and Sis. Judy Moss. Oak Valley United Methodist

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 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 567-4458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 312-1878

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Lake Point Baptist Church Lake Pointe is a new church and Faron Golden, pastor at Lake Pointe, will be sharing the church’s plan for serving the community and surrounding area through the message from God’s Word. Lake Pointe is located at 8352 Highway 50, Dadeville, Alabama 36853, and is just a short drive from Tallassee. Everyone is welcome. Come! Let us build! Beulah Baptist Church At Beulah, here is our schedule of services: Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Traditional Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Feed the Sheep 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

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 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

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Pastor Eddie W. Coleman II and the Oak Valley United Methodist Church family has chosen that our theme for 2016 will be: More like Christ and less like man. Lord help me, to be more like you. In keeping with our theme we are beginning a community outreach program which is open to everyone. Our church is located at 3889 Burt Mill Road Tallassee, Al.

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Hwy. 7, Millbrook Thelma Baptist 810 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-3665 Titus Baptist 6930 Titus Rd., Wetumpka 334-531-2120 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

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All About Peppers

A pepper is a type of pungent (strong tasting, often spicy) fruit that comes from a variety of different plants. Peppers are used mainly for cooking; they are sometimes dried and ground into spices, used fresh in recipes, jarred and pickled, or made into sauces. A few peppers are known for their medicinal purposes, but all peppers are high in vitamins and antioxidants, making them healthy. There are two main types of peppers--mild, sweet peppers and spicy, hot, chili peppers. Peppers can range from mild to excruciatingly hot, and they vary in color from dark red, orange, or green to light yellow. Most of the heat in peppers comes from a chemical found in them called capsaicin. The more capsaicin, the hotter the pepper is. The heat from peppers is rated by a measurement system known as the Scoville Heat Unit System, created by Wilbur Scoville in 1912. Pure capsaicin is a massive 16 billion on the Scoville scale. The sweet bell pepper measures zero on the scale, while the hottest known pepper, WKH &DUROLQD 5HDSHU WRSV RXW WKH VFDOH DW D UHFRUG ,W ZDV EUHG VSHFLÂżFDOO\ IRU KHDW E\ UHsearchers in South Carolina and was recorded as the hottest pepper on Earth in 2013. Other types of hot peppers are the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion (previous record holder for hottest pepper at 2,009,000 Anaheim, Banana, Bell, Bhut Jolokia, Scoville units) and the Bhut Jolokia (1,000,000 Scoville units) once known as the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spiciest hot Carolina Reaper, Cayenne, Cherry, pepper. There are also more common peppers like the habanero chili (350,000 Scoville units), Thai Habanero, Hungarian, JalapeĂąo, pepper (100,000 Scoville units), cayenne pepper (50,000 Scoville units), and the JalapeĂąo pepper Moruga Scorpion, Naga Viper, Poblano, (8,000 Scoville units). The sweet peppers--bell peppers, banana peppers, cubanelles, pepperoncinis Pot Douglah, Pot Red, Santa Fe, Scotch and Anaheim peppers--are commonly used for cooking. Bonnet, Serrano, Thai

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Jill Sharp was a student at Tallassee High School in 1991 when she traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to the Grand Ole Opry Theater. During her visit, Sharp was given a backstage pass where she met the legendary Garth Brooks. Sharp was recently given the opportunity to chaperone a tour of The Grand Ole Opry Theater and wanted her daughter, Hope Sharp, to have the “backstage tour” that she had while she was in high school back in the early 1990s. Sharp called ahead and booked the Opry tour package, which offered her daughter the opportunity to do something she didn’t even get to do back then --- stand in “The Circle.” “The Circle” is the piece of the original Opry stage from the Ryman Auditorium, where the Grand Ole Opry originated and operated from 1925-1974. Once reconstructed, the theater brought that circle to the new Opry in 1974, which is the home of the Grand Ole Opry broadcast to this day. The Grand Ole Opry is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Left, Jill Sharp in 1991 with Garth Brooks. Right, Hope Sharp standing on the Grand Ole Opry Stage just as her mother did 25 years ago.

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Tallassee’s soccer team working out the kinks By CARMEN RODGERS Tallassee Tribune

After losing to Marbury and Prattville Christian this week, the Tigers are looking ahead with winning hopes. The Tigers faced Marbury Thursday evening in a home game. “They beat us three to nothing,” said head coach Katie Hayley. “They are a great skilled team.” After Thursday’s loss to Marbury, the Tigers traveled to Prattville to take on Prattville Christian. The Tigers lost the game with a final score of 4-0. Hayley believes once the team comes together and plays as one, the winning streak will begin. “Right now we are working on unity within the team,” she said. “We’re trying to become a team right now and I think once that happens and everything comes together, everything else will fall into place. We’re not going to win a team sport unless we play as

a team.” Hayley plans to focus on the defensive end of the game in order to strengthen the team for upcoming matches. “We’re struggling a little defensively but we are going to get there,” Hayley said. So far this season most of the matches have been against larger schools that have larger teams.” The expectation is that these larger teams will condition the team for victory in area matches. “I always like playing better competition,” she said. “If we only play weaker competition, you’re never going to get better.” The Tigers will head to Park Crossing next. This will be the second game against the Park Crossing team and hopes are high that the Tigers will have a victorious night on the soccer field. “We’ve played them before and they beat us 4-2. We are looking for improvement and hopefully we can do better

against them,” she said. While improvements may be incremental, the progress is still in the right direction for the Tigers. “That’s all you can ask for as a coach, that we get better everyday,” Hayley said. “We want to progress, rather than take steps backwards. We want to take steps forward.” Hayley says she is also beginning to see improvement on the junior varsity level also. “Our JV is improving,” she said. “They are starting to work together. As a head coach you want to see the younger kids improving, because that’s your future. One day they will have to fill the shoes at the varsity level.” In the meantime, coach Hayley plans on keeping the momentum moving in an upward direction. “We’re moving forward, so we are moving in the right direction,” she said. With one home game and one away game this week, it appears that the Tigers are

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Tallassee’s JV team’s Stuart Smith takes the ball downfield during Friday’s game.

playing better in the away games. However, Hayley is trying to instill the value of having the home field advantage and the pride that comes along with it. “I gave them a speech about the home field advantage, but honestly we’ve been playing better on the road, which is really abnormal. I don’t know if that bus ride mentally pre-

pares them, but hopefully I can change that.” With area play fast approaching, Hayley believes the Tigers will be prepared when that time comes. “We’re trying to figure things out before we get into the heart of area play,” she said. “We’re all going to work hard and do our best to get there.”

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Tallasee Tiger’s Reid Whitaker hits a homerun during Thursday’s game against the Holtville Bulldogs at Southside Middle School.”

Swinging toward consistency Tallassee baseball team focuses on consistent play By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Tallassee hosted the 2016 Field of Dreams Baseball Tournament last week. Thursday the Tigers fell to Holtville 9-3. On Friday the Tigers took on Horseshoe Bend and took the win with final score of 8-5 Friday. The Tigers closed out the tourney with a 6-5 loss to Park Crossing Saturday. After going 1-2 in the tournament, the Tigers now have a record 5-3. Head Coach Adam Clayton believes with hard work and practice the team will be victorious. “We’re not playing consistently right now, but we are going to continue to work hard to improve,” he said. Had it not been for the errors made by Tallassee in the Park Crossing game, the Tigers would have won

the game. “Defensively, we are making too many errors right now,” Clayton said. “In the Park Crossing game, we made five or six errors and that’s the most that I can remember us making in a very long time. If you take those (errors) away, we probably would have won the game.” This inconsistency seems to be on both sides of the team. “Offensively, we are inconsistent. We’re not swinging the bat well, at times and leaving too many runners in scoring position,” he said. With area play quickly approaching, Clayton believes the Tigers will be able to come out on top this season. “We just have to continue to work and improve in all areas and try to get better before area play begins,” Clayton said.

There is almost a month to prepare for the upcoming area games against the two area opponents. “It will be about three weeks. We’ll play Beauregard in a three game series. We’ll

play the first game on Friday, there and the other two we’ll play here the following Saturday. We have BTW on the schedule also. Those are our two area opponents,” Clayton said.

s it just me, or does it seem like the college football season ended about a week ANDY ago? Okay, maybe GRAHAM it’s been a little Sports longer than that, Columnist but with the Super Bowl and National Signing Day this past month football chatter has been nonstop. Now might seem like the perfect time for a brief respite and a little pigskin detox. Then again, as Lee Corso would say, “not so fast my friend!” The Auburn Tigers began spring practice this week and will attempt to take the first step in exorcising the demons from a disappointing 7-6 season a year ago. While I have downplayed the importance of spring football in the past, all spring training camps are not created equal. Gus Malzahn is facing a critical year in his tenure as the Auburn head coach and he must use this spring to establish a clear offensive identity heading into the fall. The Tigers will also be taking orders from their third defensive coordinator in the last three years. Kevin Steele’s concepts and overall philosophy might be similar to Will Muschamp, but a significant learning curve is unavoidable with three new coaches on that side of the ball. Auburn has a lot to accomplish in a relatively short amount of time. They will need to take full advantage of the practices allotted and hopefully avoid injury. Obviously, the quarterback position is paramount on the agenda. The Tigers struggled last season to establish any consistency under center and the offense sputtered as a result. Gus Malzahn and Rhett Lashlee will have four players competing to run the show this spring and they all possess different strengths. Jeremy Johnson is back for his senior campaign and has all the physical tools, but wilted under the pressure a season ago. Is it possible to recover mentally from that set back and rewrite his legacy in his final year? It would be an incredible story. Sean White is now a sophomore and showed promising signs last year when healthy. Whether or not he can stay healthy for an entire season remains to be seen. Tyler Queen is a redshirt freshman coming off an elbow injury. He’s certainly the wildcard in the mix and a bit of an unknown. Junior college transfer John Franklin III is also an unknown, but considered the favorite by many people. His athleticism is reminiscent of Nick Marshall and it’s easy for Auburn fans to envision a similar result with him under center. Is that actually plausible? I don’t know, but that’s what the coaching staff must figure out between now and A-day on April 9. Auburn also lost their two starting tackles to early entry in the NFL draft. That’s a fairly critical position on the offensive line where inexperience can get the QB killed. There are several unproven candidates waiting in the wings for an opportunity, but with a new offensive line coach every job could be up for grabs. Auburn feels really good about the defensive line and secondary for the first time in a long time, but linebacker is a different story. Graduate transfer TJ Neal will be here in the fall, but JR Tre Williams is the only returning player to make any impact at the position. The players who will eventually fill these roles at tackle and linebacker will be participating this spring. With Auburn facing Clemson to open the 2016 season, Gus better get his ducks in a row now or risk them getting blown out of the water in September.

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Troy Stubbs in District 3 in Tuesday’s GOP primary. The unofficial vote total had Stubbs with 2,636 to 1,691 for Bowen. “I am deeply thankful to the citizens of Elmore County for this great turnout,” Stubbs said. “It proves that the people here are involved in local and national politics. I am proud of the race we ran and all the volunteers who helped along the way. We made a tremendous effort to get out into the community and listen to the residents. I can’t thank everyone enough and look forward to serving them all.” In the county commission races, only one incumbent survived, but the race remained too close to call late Tuesday. The Elmore County Commission District 4 race was a three-man contest with incumbent Joe Faulk facing Johnny W. Ford and Steven Livingston. Faulk emerged as the leader, but will head to a runoff with Livingston after neither candidate was able to garner a majority of the votes Tuesday. In a race that did not have a primary, District 5 County Commissioner Stephanie Daniels Smoke, a Democrat, will face former GOP county commissioner Earl Reeves during the general election in November. Leisa Finley topped Larry Teel for the Place 5 seat on the Elmore County Board of Education. Finley said now the real work begins.

“I’d like to thank everyone for a campaign that we can all be proud of,” Finley said. “It was a victory that was well deserved for our students. Now the real work can begin as we work to make this the best possible school system it can be.” Finley finished with 1,585 votes to 1,184 for Teel. Despite a last-minute push by Tea Party leader Becky Gerritson, incumbent Martha Roby sailed to a big win in Tuesday’s GOP Primary for the Second District U.S. House seat. Vote totals were not complete by The Tribune deadline Tuesday evening, but Roby had garnered 70 percent of the vote. Gerritson had 25 percent of the vote to just 5 percent for Bob Rogers. “Today, Alabama voters have honored me - not just with their vote - but with their blessing and with a mandate to fight for conservative solutions,” Roby said in a released statement. “This win matters because it sends a message about who we are going to be as a party in Alabama and what being a conservative means here today. “I’m a conservative who wants to solve problems, not cause problems for conservatives.” Roby will now meet Democrat Nathan Mathis in November. Mathis was unopposed in Tuesday’s primary. Incumbent U.S. Senator Richard Shelby garnered more than 60 percent of the vote and beat his closest challenger

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Jonathan McConnell. It was a race that was filled with negative campaigning and ads, but the man who was first elected in 1986 appears to be headed back to Washington for another term at the age of 82. In some of the statewide races, Tom Parker won the GOP Primary for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Parker beat Donna Beaulieu by a 40-percent margin. At press time, Parker had more than 70 percent of the votes. Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh took a big win over challenger Terry Dunn, winning the GOP Primary for president of the Public Service Commission by more than 20 percent. In the presidential primaries, Trump and Clinton were big winners. Clinton had 77 percent of the vote statewide as on 10 p.m. with Bernie Sanders with 19 percent of the vote. Trump had 44 percent, followed by Cruz with 21 percent, while Rubio had about 18 percent. Ben Carson had garnered 11 percent of the vote. In Elmore County, Trump had more than twice as many votes as Ted Cruz, his closest competition. Mitch Sneed, Corey Arwood and Carmen Rodgers all contributed to this report.

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establishment and what it had to offer. Many took advantage of the discount offer. A $5 discount was offered to the first 250 people who signed up for a gym membership. “We had had over 200 people sign up already,” said Braxton Graham, manager of T-Fit. “It’s been a great day.” Several people from Tallassee and surrounding communities took advantage of the pre-grand opening discounted rates. “I think it’s great. I want to workout, get in shape and get healthy,” said Voni Jackson who came out Saturday to purchase her membership. Linda Mann came out for the pre-grand opening and plans on joining the gym. “It’s nice. I think it will be good for Tallassee. I plan on signing up,” she said. The new gym offers state-of-the-art workout equipment as well as cardio equipment and free weights. Along with the high-tech equipment, the gym has added changing rooms that include showers. For those interested in joining the gym, there is a package that will suit anyone’s schedule.

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Rehab new Swing Bed Program and she believes this new unit will be a useful resource not only for the local community, but also for surrounding communities. “It’s a tool that we can use to help get our patients back into the community without having to go to a nursing home or to another county, without having to leave what they know as home,” she said. “A lot of our patients come here because they love the hospital, they love the staff, they know everyone, they feel comfortable here and it really is a wonderful tool.” For Nelson and Dingler, their satisfaction comes from seeing firsthand how beneficial this new program is to patients. “It’s the miraculous change that they make. We see them go from not being able to get out of the bed to being able to walk on a walker down the hall,” said Nelson. Much like the city of Tallassee, the Community Skilled Care and Rehab program offers a hometown feel that often helps in healing. With this program offered so close to home, patients have the opportunity to see loved ones who may not have been able to travel the longer distances to other facilities. “They can return to the community faster, reduce their hospital stay, be with their family and friends, and in turn give back to the community because they are able to go out and do their shopping and things like that here,” said Dingler. “The patients love it and think that, physiologically, helps them heal faster.” This is the new rehab program offers physical, occupational, speech

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and respiratory therapy, as well as dietary and nutritional services, a coordinated and planned activity program and a team approach to discharge planning. “We take in patients and get them back to functioning better than they were before they were admitted,” Nelson said. “This is a program offered for rural hospitals. We are certified for 10 beds. It gives everybody in the community another option.” This program is recognized as a unit of a hospital that has a Medicare provider agreement and has been granted approval from HCFA to provide post-hospital

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