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Citizens turn out to support Alex City as regional college home By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer
Some 125 people filled the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center at Alexander’s Central Alabama Community College Monday night to let their feelings be known about some of the key questions surrounding the consolidation of CACC with two other community colleges in east Alabama. The consolidation of CACC with Southern
Union State Community College and Chattahoochee Valley Community College has been ongoing since November. Plans are for the consolidation to be complete in June of 2017. CACC President Susan Burrow, who will lead the new consolidated institution, gave a brief presentation on the reasons for and benefits of the consolidation before turning the meeting Kenneth Boone / The Outlook over to those in attendance to ask questions, pre- CACC President Dr. Susan Burrow addresses a crowd gathered at a town hall - style dominantly those aimed at where the meeting on the proposed merger of CACC, Southern Union and Chattahoochee See MERGER • Page 11 Valley Community College into a regional institution.
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Monday was like Christmas for many of the 283 employees at the Walmart in Alexander City. The employees all saw their pay increase as a result what the retail chain called “the largest single-day, private-sector pay increase ever.” According to company spokesman Eddie Lard, the move will mean that the minimum amount paid to any non-probationary employee will be $10 per hour. “What it means is that essentially, the minimum wage for Walmart employees is now $10 per hour,” Lard said. “The actual amount of the increases will vary, depending on where the employee is on the scale and the job classification.” Lard said that increases can be as much as $3 an hour and in some cases the
Enough tires to outfit almost a dozen vehicles, oversized televisions, gas and Freon tanks and almost two truckloads of bottles and cans were just part of what city workers were forced to deal with Monday after an illegal dump site was found off B Street in Alexander City. The dump was on city property that backs up to the cemetery and it took almost a dozen city employees nearly a full day’s labor to clean up and haul away the mess. “They saw some debris while working at the cemetery and had gotten a few calls about
Residents of Alexander City may get the opportunity to vote on whether the sales of alcohol should be allowed on Sunday, if the city council approves a resolution at tonight’s meeting. An agenda item calling for support of “a bill to hold a referendum on a date and time that the city deems appropriate to determine whether the citizens of the City of Alexander City support the sales of alcohol on Sunday.” While there has been no public discussion about the possibility of putting the move before the voters by the Alexander City City Council, several council members say the public deserves to decide the issue for themselves. “I think this is an issue that should be voted on and decided by the people,” Councilman Tony Goss said. “It’s much too important for the council to take it upon themselves to decide or for them not to let the people be heard.” The Tallapoosa County Commissioners started the process rolling last fall and asked for local legislation to be introduced after several business leaders asked them to consider it.
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They call Susan Webb “the traveling schoolmarm.” And the Birmingham resident and Iowa native’s interests in the schoolhouses and schoolrooms of yesteryear have taken her across the country, from the tiny square schoolhouses on Connecticut to the larger, more architecturally efficient Julius Rosenwald schoolhouses of the South. But on Monday Webb’s travels brought her to Alexander City where she gave a presentation based on her love for the history of education in our country to the Horizons at the Alexander City Board of Education building on Lee Street. Webb, who taught for 20 years in six different states, “One of the schools I taught at in Birmingham, the students went on a field trip to an environmental school in the Smokey Mountains for a week,” Webb said. “It was sixth graders and it was wonderful. There was no technology, we all ate in a commissary-type situation One of the field trips there was out into the mountains into a one-room school and there was an elderly lady there who took the students through
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DEAR ABBY: I need some relationship advice. How do you handle household expenses with a partner? My boyfriend and I have been in a relationship for 10 years. In all this time, he has never once split any of the expenses with me. I pay for everything. He does buy groceries, although not all of them. He also helps around the house and with my daughter. If I bring up the issue of sharing expenses, it turns into a fight. He says he’s “sorry” he doesn’t make enough money. Then he says all that matters to me is money and threatens to move out. I feel completely taken advantage of because he DOES have the money to make $300-plus monthly payments for his new boat that’s sitting in my garage. To me it’s all about priorities. I would like a new car, but I have other monthly bills to pay. Is it just me, or is this unfair? -- UP TO HERE WITH IT IN SOUTH DAKOTA
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DEAR UP TO HERE: It’s not just you. You have been carrying the lion’s share of the load. But unless you are finally ready to insist upon a new arrangement with this man -- who has had it pretty good for the last 10 YEARS -- nothing will change. It’s time to ask yourself whether what he does contribute -- on every level -- is enough to satisfy you. If it isn’t, be prepared to tell him you need to find an equal partner, and if he’s unwilling to be that person, he should move. DEAR ABBY: Four years ago I had major affection for a man. We talked every chance we could. We arranged times we
could sit together and just talk. There was lots of flirting, eye contact, and this overwhelming feeling of bliss -- butterflies in the stomach -- all of that. The problem was he was married. Once I realized it, I was devastated because I understood what I wanted could never be. I feel so lost. I’m now considering going to counseling. I still hear from others that he mentions me or says he misses me, but this is old news. Now there’s someone else, and it’s the same problem -- just a different setting. I feel so guilty for crushing on unattainable men. What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I like someone who is available? I’ve liked guys my own age before, and ones who were single, but there’s something exciting about older unavailable men. I don’t want to feel this way, but I know that when I try to fight these feelings they just become stronger. I won’t act on them, but I wish I could change
At 4:00 a.m. on March 5, 2016, God took our sweet daddy, Billy Ray Edwards, Sr. to heaven to sing with the angels. Mr. Edwards died at his residence surrounded by family. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Bass Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. with Rev. Blois Morris and Rev. Mike Price officiating. Burial will follow in Alexander City Cemetery. Visitation was held Monday March 7, 2016 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Mr. Edwards was born February 21, 1937 in Childersburg, AL to Clarence Leo Edwards and Addis Louise Ellison
Mr. Jerry Fred Bowen Sr. 1942-2016 Funeral service for Mr. Jerry Fred Bowen Sr., 74, of Dadeville, will be Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Dr. John Watkins and Rev. Donald DeLee will officiate. Burial will follow in the Russell Farm Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mr. Bowen, Sr. passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at his residence. He was born on February 13, 1942 in Clay County, Alabama to James Bowen and Mary Ruth Walker. He was a member of Russell Farm
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them. How can I? -- FEELING GUILTY IN OHIO DEAR FEELING GUILTY: The quickest way to do that would be to talk about these feelings with a licensed mental health professional. When you do, be prepared to touch on all of your relationships with men, including your father -- who is usually the first “unattainable” man with whom a little girl falls in love. I am pretty sure you will find that conversation illuminating. Once you understand your feelings, it may be easier for you to find a man who is truly available -- if a relationship beyond a mad flirtation is what you really want, that is.
Edwards. Billy is survived by his wife of 59 years, Shirley Gay White Edwards; three sons, Billy Ray Jr.(Donna) Edwards, Danny(Sharla) Edwards, and Sonny (Cassie) Edwards; three daughters, Sheila (Tim) Tarwater,Kathy(Bobby) Hogan, and Teresa Moore and a sister, Dora Rippee; 18 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren and an honorary brother, Donald Morris. Mr. Edwards was proceeded in death his parents, five sisters, 2 grandsons; Joseph Ryan Adams and David Ray Deloach, and a great granddaughter, Jayden Brook Owens and a son in law, Everett Lynn Moore.
Baptist Church. Mr. Bowen’s greatest joy in life was spending time with his grand and great-grandchildren. He loved to work on lawn mowers and cutting grass. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Martha Bowen of Dadeville; daughters, Debbie Driggers (James), of Alexander City; Marsha Wise (Bubba); son, Jeff Johnson (Sandy), of Dadeville; grandchildren, Brian Voss (Ferris), Phillip Voss (Stephanie), Allen Kittrell, Derek Johnson (Hannah), Chad Bowen (Keisha), Kimberly Rural (Felix), Daniel Wise; great-grandchildren, Allie Kittrell, Luke Tapley, Landon Wilson, Ethan Adcox, Raileigh Bowen, Gage Bowen, Khloe Bowen, C.J. Faust, Kaiden Rural, Kelix Rural and Kayliana Rural; sisters, Ruth Beasley, Margaret Simpson (Carl); brothers,
Mary Lou Price of Louisville, KY died on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Arrangements by Armour’s Memorial Services.
Wilma J. Russell Wilma J. Russell of Sylacauga, AL died on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Coosa Valley Medical Center, Sylacauga, AL. Arrangements by Armour’s Memorial Services.
Bobby Bowen (JoAnn), Terry Bowen (Gail); godsons, Chris Bowen (Joy), Steve Bowen (Tiffany); goddaughters, Michelle Shaddix (Scotty), Stephanie Bowen and sister-in-law, Cathy Bowen. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Jerry Fred Bowen, Jr.; sister, Mary Jo Lumpkin and brother, Barry Bowen. In lieu of flowers, family requewwsts that donations be made to Radney Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com. Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Benefits increase may be less than $1. Officials said the increase will impact 1.2 million Walmart and Sam’s Club associates in the U.S., and more than 33,000 in Alabama. The increases will appear on the March 10th paychecks for employees, officials said. “The increases are part of the company’s two-year, $2.7 billion investment in higher pay, better training, clearer career paths and additional educational oppor-
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tunities for its workers,” according to a released statement. The company has also instituted a plan that included quarterly cash bonuses based on the performance of their store. For the last fiscal year, Walmart said it paid associates across the country earned more than $550 million in bonuses, including more than $19 million in Alabama.
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some paces and I thought, ‘You know what? This is neat.’ And later I decided to give it a try.” Since then, Webb, a graduate of Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa, has become a contributing member of the Alabama Humanities Foundation Roads Scholars and a member of the Board of Directors of the Country School Association of America. As such, she often presents on one-room schoolhouses and their history as well as on the Julius Rosenwald schools. Webb touched on both topics on her presentation to Horizons on Monday, spending the first hour or so running through a series of slides of one-room schoolhouses located across the nation, predominantly in New England and the Midwest. Many of the schools she showed were from her native Iowa. “Early Iowans held education in very high esteem,” said Webb. “So at one time they required that there was at least one school every two miles in the state. Naturally, that was a lot of schools and there are still more than 300 standing there, though several of those have been converted to other uses.” Webb said the importance of education was illustrated by Iowa’s version of the series of quarters that featured one dedicated to each state. Iowa’s quarter was based on the painting by Iowa native Grant Wood titled “Arbor Day,” which featured a typical one-room Iowa schoolhouse from the one-every-twomiles days. Webb also showed photos of restored schoolhouses from Connecticut (a 20X20 square building), New
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Hampshire (which featured two doors and required segregated entry by boys and girls), Michigan (made of stone) and Kansas (made of sod). She also showed a photo of the refurbished schoolhouse in Sterling, Mass., where Mary was followed to school by her little lamb and both were memorialized in nursery rhyme. The final half-hour or so of Webb’s program was devoted to the Rosenwald rural school building program, a major effort to improve the quality of public education for African Americans in the early twentieth-century South. In 1912, Julius Rosenwald, who was president of Sears & Roebuck at the turn of the century, gave Booker T. Washington permission to use some of the money he had donated to Tuskegee Institute for the construction of six small schools in rural Alabama. Rosenwald, as a Jew, could identify somewhat with the prejudice faced by American blacks. The schools were constructed and opened in 1913 and 1914. According to Webb, those schools were located in Loachapoka in Lee County, Notasulga and Brownsville in Macon County, and Little Zion, Big Zion and Madison Park in Montgomery County. Rosenwald was so pleased with the results, Rosenwald then agreed to fund a larger program for schoolhouse construction based at Tuskegee. In 1917 he set up the Julius Rosenwald Fund, a Chicago-based philanthropic foundation, and in 1920 the Rosenwald Fund established an independent office for the school building program in Nashville, Tennessee. By 1928, one in every five rural schools
for black students in the South was a Rosenwald school, and these schools housed one third of the region’s rural black schoolchildren and teachers. At the program’s conclusion in 1932, it had produced 4,977 new schools, 217 teachers’ homes, and 163 shop buildings, constructed at a total cost of $28,408,520 to serve 663,615 students in 883 counties of 15 states. In Alabama alone, Webb said, Rosenwald buildings included 389 schools, seven homes and eleven shops.
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people dumping in the area, but we had no idea how bad it was until we got in there,” said Alexander City Public Works Director Gerard Brewer. “You never know what some people are thinking when they do something like this, but it’s illegal and we hope to be able to track down the people responsible.” Alexander City Police Department officers were on the scene and made a detailed report about what was discovered. They combed through the debris looking for any information that could lead to the people who dumped on the property. Alexander City Police Chief Willie Robinson said they had investigators working the case and hoped to get some answers soon. “For dump sites it can be tough to find the people responsible, but we have folks working on it and hope to find out who is responsible and charge them with it,” Robinson said. “There is no excuse for doing this and it’s something that we definitely are not going to let slide by.” Brewer said because of the amount and the variety of items dumped it’s hard to know if one person or several people were responsible for the mess. Brewer said that another disappointing thing about the dump is that the city offers residents a
place to get rid of items close to the area where this dump was found. The North Central Inert Landfill takes dumping of inert wastes such as non-hazardous demolition debris, stumps, limbs, tires, leaves, grass clippings, non-hazardous silica sand, pallets, cloth scraps, yarn and similar type materials. For city residents, there is no charge to deposit these items at the landfill. “Like I said, there’s no excuse for this,” Brewer said. “These kind of people have no concern for anyone but themselves, because this is dangerous and it costs a lot of taxpayer money to have a crew like this tied up cleaning up this mess.” According to city code, any person violating any provision of the dumping ordinance can be shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined up to $500 and jailed up to six months if convicted. Robinson said anyone with information on this incident or any illegal dumping in the city can call police at 256-234-3421
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xplaining to out-of-town guests every Sunday why they are unable to have a beer with their pizza or pick up a six-pack on the way to the lake is a regular occurrence here in Tallapoosa County. Maybe soon that will become a thing of the past. In today’s paper, we report news that the Alexander City City Council will consider a resolution that will let the people vote on Sunday sales. Previously the Tallapoosa County Commissioners did the same thing and Dadeville had already followed along. According to officials, the language of the referendum states that sales not be allowed to until noon on Sunday, but would eliminate what some people saw as a ban that was no longer needed and actually hurt some local businesses. If the council approves the resolution tonight, it could on the ballot in November. The prohibition of the sale or serving of alcohol on Sundays is deeprooted in Alabama and across the South, as religious concerns fueled the ban and those kind of traditions are often hard to bring to an end. For decades the argument has been made that allowing Sunday sales will be a bad thing for communities and their residents. Opponents often say that drunk driving will surge. The truth is that those claims are not based in fact, according to national statistics. In Douglasville, Georgia, Sunday sales became legal a little more than a year ago. The number of drunk driving arrests actually dropped by 3 percent. Law enforcement officers there said they now don’t see as many people on the roads to other distant areas where alcohol is sold. Lake Martin makes us a tourist destination. Businesses here, particularly restaurants, feel that they are fighting on an uneven playing field when neighboring counties allow Sunday sales. National chains have told local officials that they will not consider locating here without Sunday alcohol sales. We applaud the council for considering this resolution and will applaud even louder if they allow the people to have a say on this important measure.
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he 2016 presidential election is going horribly wrong. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Republican elders should have led the GOP faithful through a focused but robust Republican primary to the logical conclusion that America needs continuity and a steady hand, a known quantity – like a Bush, Kasich, or maybe Rubio. After the tumultuous Obama years, surely the GOP establishment would have a clear path to restore Republican aristocracy and all will be well in the land again. Well, first some frogs showed up to the coronation balls with no hope of getting elite kisses; and then the conservative grassroots the GOP had forsaken returned with pitchforks and torches demanding the halls of power be swept clean. Republican leadership is in shock that favorite son, Jeb Bush, couldn’t get any traction and was out before Super Tuesday. They are also in denial that Trump is still around and may actually be poised to win. All of punditry declared him a fad or fraud that would implode at any moment. It hasn’t happened yet and doesn’t look likely. Establishment Republicans are practically frothing with incessant preaching that “The Donald” is not a conservative and not even a “real” Republican, but they refuse to accept brutal reality. They created Trump; part of his draw is that he is NOT a “real” Republican. His support is a protest vote; it is directly proportional to voter disgust with Republican leadership.
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More than a decade of disregarding, disrespecting, and even denigrating the grassroots conservative base is coming home to roost in a humongous angry rooster ready to peck out GOP eyes in Washington. The Republican elite have gambled that they could concoct a squishy bland moderate coalition to win elections and build their version of big government. The GOP high priests of progressivism are about to lose that bet. First, it’s patently absurd to think the GOP can appeal to liberals when Democrats are still around. And second, the GOP cannot win dog catcher without the conservative base, but somehow they keep dreaming of a world without Tea Parties. Now Trump is forcing the issue and the GOP establishment appears to be facing two equally distasteful choices. Performing better than McCain and Romney, Trump may be unstoppable, but if he wins, he will not be kind to those who opposed or undermined him. It’s quite likely GOP power brokers will be left little to broker if not run out of Washington. So, some GOP fat cats speculate that they might just pull back or sit this one out or even quietly support Hillary because they would rather deal with her than lose to Trump. However, the Republican Party is essentially in open
rebellion and if the GOP loses the presidency, there will be an irreparable rift if not complete schism. Enough conservatives are fed up and almost ready to bolt the GOP that the ensuing internecine insurrection will either reform the GOP or rend it into irreconcilable factions and maybe even a new party. The establishment is learning that a Republican Party without conservatives is not even a poor excuse for Democrat Lite. With Trump looking more like a runway freight train, party leaders may not have to worry about losing the presidency, but if they continue their blatant defiance they may wind up under that train. If we start seeing overtures from the McConnell, Ryan, and the RNC, you will know the Republican elite are looking to buy a ticket on the Trump train. Either way, the panic among the GOP elite is justified because few will survive a Clinton or Trump presidency. “Here is what these words mean: Mene: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end. Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting. Peres: Your kingdom is divided and given to . . .” Daniel 5:26-28 Pete Riehm is the host of Common Sense Radio heard at 8 p.m. every Thursday streaming at fmtalk1065.com. Email him at peteriehm@bellsouth.net or on Twitter @ PeteRiehm or visit http:// peteriehm.com.
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Dear Editor, Mrs. Daphne Simpkins spoke on the history of Mr. Nat King Cole and it was very educational of how he started off playing a raggedy old piano. How he and his brothers would slip out of bed at night and go down to the night club and stand outside and listen to club play. Mr. Cole’s father was a preacher and when he started playing in the club they said the manager was pleased with his performance, he put a crown on his head so he was the king. When he played in church he would get carried
away. His father would look over and say you getting hot over there and he would tone it done. In 1946 Nat Cole married his second wife. She was so beautiful they say he would just stare at her. She was a widow. Her husband was one of the Tuskegee Airmen. Her name was Mrs. Maria Hawkins Ellington. Mr. Cole’s first wife was Mrs. Nadine Roberson. Mr. Cole was born in 1919 in Montgomery and his family moved to Chicago. He had his own radio show. He returned to Birmingham to perform and the KKK kidnapped him. In 1950,
Natalie Cole was born, in 1959 Kelly was adopted from a family who passed. In 1961, twins were born to the Cole family. He starred in his own movie called the Nat King Cole Story. In 1990 Nat King Cole was awarded the Grammy’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He passed away in 1965 with lung cancer. He was 45. That was a wonderful story and it came in good time for Black History month. We thank the library for that presentation. We really enjoyed it. Arlean Wyckoff Alexander City
Recent letters against city manager form of government were impressive Dear Editor, Wow! I was very impressed with Michael W. Mann’s opinion letter on why he is against city/ manager form of government. His letter explains from A to Z exactly why we need to keep our mayor/council form of government. I agree with Mr. Mann and a letter from Lorenzo H. Grant from March 1. He also pointed out that we have manager department head over each department. Meetings between mayor council and department heads can work closely to foresee any
problems and correct them. I have confidence in my mayor and council members. I have not been convinced to change drastically to a manager/council government. Politics is a sport. Everyone will never agree with one person. Like most of you, I want to continue to vote for my mayor and councilmen not have any council table taken away by hiring a manager. Annette Lynch Alexander City
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Alexander City Schools celebrating National School Breakfast Week drawing on Friday, said Nancey Skipper, child nutrition office manager. Busy weekday “We’re trying to mornings make it a make our breakfasts challenge for families to more appealing and find time for a healthy stressing the importance breakfast. of students participating However, U.S. in the program,” said Department of Skipper. “To encourage Agriculture data show them to participate this that more students are week, we’re having starting their day with daily drawings for a nutritious breakfast in iTunes gift cards, gift their school cafeterias. cards from various To encourage local businesses, movie more families to take passes, meal passes, advantage of the healthy gym memberships and choices available we’ve got activity sheets with school breakfast, and color sheets for our Alexander City schools elementary students. will recognize National Parents are encouraged to School Breakfast Week come and enjoy breakfast during March 7-11. with their children, too.” The National School Some important facts Breakfast Week (NSBW) about school breakfasts campaign theme, “Wake include: Up to School Breakfast”, • Students don’t eat reminds the entire school breakfast: Even though community that school more than 21 million breakfast provides a low-income kids in the healthy, energizing U.S. rely on a free or start to the day for reduced-price school students. Students will lunch, only half – be encouraged to “Wake about 11 million – are Up” their minds and also getting a school bodies during the special breakfast. celebration. • Teachers see hunger: “What we’re trying Nearly two-thirds (62%) to do is increase of K-8 public school participation in breakfast teachers said they here at the schools,” said had children in their Rhonda Blythe, chief classrooms who regularly school fiscal officer and came to school hungry child nutrition program because there wasn’t director for Alexander enough to eat at home. City Schools. “ We know • Breakfast is the key that breakfast is the to learning: Teachers said most important meal of school breakfast led to the day, but it’s also the increased concentration easiest one to skip.” (95%), better academic In order to encourage performance (89%) and students to participate better behavior in the in National School classroom (73%). Breakfast week, students • Breakfast changes who eat breakfast during lives: According to an the week will be eligible analysis of the longfor daily prize drawings term impact of school and those who participate breakfast, this morning every day will be eligible meal does more than for the grand prize simply provide children By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer
with essential daily nutrition. On average, students who eat school breakfast have been shown to achieve 17.5% higher scores on standardized math tests and attend 1.5 more days of school per year. These factors are linked to a child’s improved chance of getting a high school diploma, and high school graduates are more likely to be employed, earn higher wages and see greater self-sufficiency as adults. • You can help more kids get breakfast: The No Kid Hungry campaign has found that innovative ways of serving breakfast – like moving it from the cafeteria to the classroom – can give many more kids a chance to benefit from breakfast at school. Increasing participation in school breakfast is just one way No Kid Hungry is making sure all kids get the food they need every day, and you can help. We’re building an online map that paints a virtually unprecedented view of school breakfast programs across the country. No Kid Hungry is asking people to call a school(s), ask three simple questions about school breakfast and report their findings into our online map. Visit NoKidHungry.org/ Breakfast to get started. At its Feb. 22 meeting, the Alexander City Board of Education heard from Blythe plans to study the school breakfast program and why students did or did not participate. Blythe said that is still something the system plans to do.
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The Dadeville City Council also unanimously passed a resolution at its Feb. 9 meeting making it known that it wanted citizens to vote on the sale of alcohol on Sundays. Currently in Tallapoosa County only the town of Camp Hill allows Sunday sales of alcohol. The draft legislation would allow for the vote of the people in Tallapoosa County and any city that choses to put it on the ballot to decide if Sunday sales of alcohol should be allowed is being prepared for advertisement. The council will also consider: • An ordinance on a Cable Television Franchise Agreement with Charter. • A resolution authorizing the mayor to execute the Supplemental Agreement for both the Broad Street and Lee Street TAP projects. • A resolution calling for the dissolution of the Stone Bridge at Lake Martin Development District • A resolution authorizing the mayor to execute any contracts or documents necessary to give effect to this Resolution-Stone Bridge owner/devel-
oper need for sanitary sewer service. • A resolution granting easement to AT&T Alabama on Joseph Street and authorizing the mayor to execute all documents necessary. • A resolution that provides authorization of banks for deposit of city funds • A resolution authorizing the Public Works Department to conduct a summer internship. • A resolution approving requisition No. 16-01 EMS. • A resolution approving requisition No. 16-02 Parks and Rec Department for lights at the soccer complex. • A request from Leadership Lake Martin Yellow Team for assistance with a project. • A resolution from Relay for Life to hold a Road Block on 4-2-16. • A resolution from Father Peter Reddy to have the annual procession for Good Friday. • A resolution from BR Wildcat Soccer Club to sponsor the “Wildcat 5K Goal Run.”
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About 50 Mopars joined the collection at the Wellborn Muscle Car Muesum Saturday as the Birmingham Mopar Owners Club hosted its second annual Meeting of the Mopars at the Alexander City museum. March 10
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March 15
MEETING: The Artist Association of East Alabama will meet March 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the United Way Conference Room. FIRST RESPONDER DINNER: The Alexander City Elks Lodge is hosting a First Responder Appreciation Dinner Tuesday, March 15 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please contact the Lodge at 256-329-9152 or email rnorred@charter.net to RSVP for the no cost meal. BOOK SIGNING: The Adelia Russell Library is hosting author Diane Welcher for a book signing March 15 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Welcher will be presenting her collection of funny stories, “Pills I have known.�
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SINGING: Family Worship Center is hosting a singing March 19 at 6 p.m. and March 20 at 10 a.m. with the Willing Vessels.
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MEN AND WOMEN PROGRAM: New Adka Missionary Baptist Church will have its Men and Women program Sunday March 20 at 11 a.m. Edward Milner is pastor. PASTORS APPRECIATION: Rocky Mt. Baptist Church on Highway 22 East in Alexander City is hosting its 13th Pastors Appreciation for Rev. and Sister Al Lawson. Guest speaker will be Rev. Bobby Hargrove pastor of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church. EASTER CELEBRATION: New Site area churches will be hosting an Easter Celebration in the Park on March 20 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the New Site Town Hall. CANTATA: Comer Memorial Methodist Church is having an Easter Cantata March 20 at 11 a.m.
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WIZARD OF OZ: The Dadeville High School Drama program is presenting the Wizard of Oz March 18 at 7 p.m., March 19 at 7 p.m. and March 20 at 2 p.m. at the Dadeville High School Auditorium.
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EGG HUNT: Wind Creek State Park will host an Easter Egg Hunt March 19 at 10 a.m. in the North
March 23
MUSIC PROGRAM: Alexander City First United Methodist Church will present “At the Cross,� Holy Thursday music program March 24 at 6 p.m. It is a worship service built around the Lord’s supper with the sanctuary choir. MUNDAY THURSDAY: Comer United Methodist Church is hosting a Munday Thrusday service March 24 at 6 p.m.
March 25
TENNEBUE SERVICE: Comer Memorial Methodist is hosting a Tennebue Service March 25 at 7:30 p.m.
March 26
FAMILY BINGO NIGHT: Bibb Graves School is hosting family bingo night March 26 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. ART WORKSHOP: The Artist Association of Central Alabama is hosting a watercolor bird on a branch
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March 27
SUNRISE SERVICE: Comer Memorial Methodist Church is hosting a sunrise service at 6 a.m. and an Easter Service at 11 a.m.
April 3
MEN AND WOMEN DAY: New Harmony Misionary Baptist Church is celebrating men and women day April 3 at 2 p.m. Guest minister is Rev.Jessie Bradshaw. Pastor of New Harmony is Rev. Melvin Kelley Jr.
April 10
GOSPEL SINGING: Calvary Heights Baptist Church in Dadeville is hosting a gospel singing April 10 at 5 p.m. The Diplomats Quartet will be performing and a love offering will be taken.
April 16
THREE ON A STRING: The Dadeville First United Methodist Church presents Three on a String, Saturday, April 16 at White Acres in Camp Hill. Dinner of beef filet or chicken will start at 6 p.m. and Three on a Sting will play immediately after. Tickets are $50 per person and $100 a couple. For tickets call 256-825-7408 or 256-825-3985 and all proceeds will go towards local missions and support organizations such as Camp ASCCA and the Girls Ranch. CAR SHOW: The 15th annual Klassic Kruisers Fund Raiser Car Show will be April 16 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. across from the New Site City Hall. There will be multiple giveaways, vendors, swap meet 50s music and door prizes. Proceeds go to local fire departments and needy families. For more information contact Susan Gamble at 256-234-4975, Aaron Perry at 256-234-6024 or Larry Hanson at 256-329-9663. For flea market contact Kendra Turner at 256-234-3588.
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CLASS REUNION: Union Academy, Dadeville, AL, Senior Class of 1974 is hosting a School Reunion BBQ on Saturday, May 14, 2 p.m. until at University Station RV Park, Hwy 14, Auburn. All students, faculty, their families, and anyone associated with Union Academy are invited. Contact Eddie Hughes, 334-257-3826, email hughesautoparts@centurytel.net; Priscilla Hammonds, 334-283-2233, email steven505@centurytel.net; Carolyn Hood, 334-319-3434, email auburnhood@aol.com; or Genice Fuqua, 256-508-1768, email gfuquaret@ gmail.com for more information. Assistance will be provided for those with mobility problems.
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Monday’s sun and warm temperatures made it a perfect day for a massive flock of black birds to feed along E Street in Alexander City. But as cars approached the flock created some anxious moments as they flew from one side of the road to the other, some narrowly missing the windshields of passing cars.
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Police Reports Alexander City Police Department March 2
• Theft was reported on Oak Street West. • Theft was reported in the 3000 block of Dobbs Road.
March 1
• Domestic violence was reported in the 9600 block of Elkahatchee Road. • Disorderly conduct was reported in the 400 block Marshall Street. • Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 280. • Domestic violence was reported on Reese Road.
Feb. 29
• Ahmad Rashad Varner of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence.
Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department March 6
• Jimmy Freeman of K Street in Alexander City was arrested for a probation violation warrant. • A resident of Redhill Road in Tallassee filed a report for domestic violence harassment and domestic violence criminal mischief. • A resident of Keel Road in Dadeville filed a report for theft. • A resident of Lockhart Road in Dadeville filed a report for unauthorized use of a vehicle.
March 5
• A resident of Girl’s Ranch Road in Camp Hill file a report for theft of property.
March 4
• Terrance Stovall of Booker Street in Alexander City was arrested for child support warrant. • Stacy Smith of Maple Street in Daviston was arrested for driving under the influence. • Amanda Jackson of Jefferson Street in Alexander City was arrested for a probation violation and two probation revocation warrants. • A business of County Road 34 in Dadeville filed a report for theft.
March 3
• A resident of Wyndgate Loop in Montgomery filed a report for theft of property.
March 2
• A resident of Washington Boulebard in Tallassee filed a report for theft from a residence. • A Sebastian Buckner of Washington Street in Alexander City was arrested on a warrant for failure to comply with court referral and was transported to the county jail. • A Sharon Kilpatrick of Ridgeview in Milbrook was arrested on two grand jury indictments for theft of property second degree and was transported to the county jail.
Public Meetings Alexander City Board of Education meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the board office at 375 Lee St. or local school at 5 p.m. Alexander City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in the courtroom at the old city hall at 5:30 p.m. Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6 p.m. Community Action Agency of Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa will holds its regular board of directors meetings every other month at the Central Office in Dadeville. Coosa County Board of Education holds called meetings at least once a month. Coosa County Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the Coosa County Courthouse in Rockford at 9:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday and at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday. Coosa County Industrial Development Board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Board Room in the courthouse in Rockford. All meetings are open to the public. Dadeville City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. in city hall. Daviston City Council meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Daviston Fire Department. Goldville Town Council meets the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the town hall. Goodwater City Council meets on the second Tuesday
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Wind Creek State Park hosts military vehicle rally
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The Dixie Division Military Vehicles Club hosted the East Alabama Regional Spring Rally Friday and Saturday at Wind Creek Park. About 30 or so military vehicles were on display and drew a steady stream of people both days to look at military vehicle vehicles up close. There were vehicles of all types there and Alexander City’s Victor Falcon jumped behind the wheel on one monster with his brother Tony riding shotgun Saturday. One MASH vehicle was equipped to make everyone feel good, complete with a massive smoker grill in tow. No exact number of visitors was known, but Wind Creek officials said it was nice to see so many people come to the park on a beautiful weekend.
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institution’s central offices will be located and what the institution will be called. Burrow termed both of the most talked about decisions “passionate topics” that would likely have little effect on the new college’s three-pronged mission of academic transfer, workforce development and adult education. “With regard to the name, it’s like naming your child,” Burrow said. “A lot of people are passionate about what that name should be. But what I see is there’s an opportunity to create a regional identity that binds us all together with the name of the institution and an opportunity for each campus to also retain a local identity, too.” Burrow also termed the decision as to where the college’s central offices or main campus would be located as largely symbolic and more a decision of passion than anything else. “I will live somewhere in the 11-county area,” Burrow said. “I will have a main office. I will probably not spend much time in that office.” Burrow did answer one questioner by saying that Alexander City’s biggest asset in its quest to be declared the new college’s main campus was its central location. “If you look at the 11-county area the
college will serve, Alexander City is much more central than the other campuses,” Burrow said. “I think that’s clearly its biggest asset.” The CACC president was also direct when asked about what the biggest obstacles were for Alexander City being named the new college’s main campus. “Size and politics,” Burrow said with a shrug of her shoulders. “I’m just trying to be as honest as I know how to be.” In addition to the institution’s name and main campus, Burrow said most other questions have been about the athletic interests of the three merged institutions. Burrow said that, since the National Junior College Athletic Association allows a single entity to hold three authorizations, for now, the teams from each of the campuses will compete separately, but that she does foresee a single mascot and nickname in the future. Residents of both Wadley and Opelika have made public efforts on behalf of their cities with regard to the new college’s central offices and the name Southern Union as the new college’s identity. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) will begin consideration of documents supporting the consolidation on
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WILDCATS TOPPLE RIVAL TIGERS
BRHS defeats Dadeville, Central-Clay County in weekend doubleheader
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After three-and-a-half scoreless innings, the Benjamin Russell Wildcats pounced on the rival Dadeville Tigers’ mistakes to power their way to a 5-1 victory Saturday at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex. Tied at zero in the bottom of the third, the Wildcats (7-2) got some help when a Dadeville overthrow to third allowed Benjamin Russell’s Timmy Lawson to score and break the tie. One batter later, Benjamin Russell’s Jacob Rogers scored from third on a passed ball to push the Wildcat lead to 2-0. The Wildcats added two more runs in the third, as Austin Elliot scored from second on a single to center by Neal Turner and Nic McGhee scored from second on a Connor Johnston grounder that put the BRHS lead at 4-0. Dadeville got on the board in the top of the sixth with Talmadge Bullard scoring from third on a fielder’s choice with bases loaded, but the Tigers could not get another run. Benjamin Russell scored its final run in the bottom of the sixth when Lawson scored from third on an infield single by Tanner Barnett. Corley Woods picked up the win for Benjamin Russell, pitching six innings and striking out six batters. Elliot closed the game striking out three batters. Benjamin Russell Coach Richy Brooks said the pitchers had a good game for the Wildcats in the win over Dadeville. “Our pitching has been good enough to win most of the year and that’s what’s going to have to hold us. Even though we’re injured pitching, our guys are going out there and giving us enough,” Brooks said. “Corley (Woods) will usually give us a good game. He’s going to get the opponent to hit ground balls. Austin (Elliot) came in and threw strikes the way he can
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Benjamin Russell’s Bradley Stewart swings through a pitch as Dadeville’s Slade McCullers catches during Saturday’s game in Alexander City.
with his velocity. He’s tough to hit at the end of a ballgame coming in behind Corley. I was very pleased with the pitching.” But Brooks said what he was most impressed with was the defense and fielding from his team. “Fielding, I thought, was really good. I was really pleased,” Brooks said. “We really focused on playing infield defense and outfield getting to the ball and throwing the ball. We had three really, really good days of practice and we needed it. I was really pleased with our infield defense and I thought we only had one play we could of made that we didn’t make on defense.” Cal Jones pitched two innings and struck out four batters for Dadeville. Jones, Landon Wilson, and Kyle Harkins each had a hit for Dadeville. Carson McClendon had a RBI for the Tigers. Dadeville Coach Randy Nolen said the big third inning and Woods’ pitching were the difference in Saturday’s game. “The big inning that they
had right there, we had a chance to get out of the inning, but we just didn’t make a couple of plays,” Nolen said. “Then they wound up getting a couple of big hits. It is what it is. Corley (Woods), he’s nasty on the mound. You have to take advantage of opportunities when you get them. We had him in a situation right there, but only wounded up getting one run out of it and should have got more. But you’ve got to give him credit. I was pleased with the way we battled and got ourselves in that situation.” Nolen added he was pleased with the pitching from his team, but wants to see better at-bats from the Tigers. “I thought Cal pitched well and I thought Kyle pitched well,” Nolen said. “Offensively, we’ve got to be a little bit tougher to get out at the plate. We’re too easy to get out right now. We’ve had some really good at-bats, but it was one of those things where we couldn’t put anything together.” Brooks said the Wildcats were happy to get back on the field after weather resulted
in them not playing a single game during the week, which he added was evident in their at-bats. “We hadn’t played in a week, so I knew our at-bats were going to be a little bit different when you don’t play somebody in a week with a live pitcher,” Brooks said. “You can simulate it all you want, but it’s not the same as facing a live pitcher. Timing is a big issue, but I think we’ll get better hitting.”
BRHS 4, Central-Clay 2
The Benjamin Russell scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader to defeat the CentralClay County Volunteers, 4-2. Darius Jackson and Austin Elliot were each 2-for-3 for Benjamin Russell. Connor Brooks was 1-for-1 with a RBI for Benjamin Russell, while Neal Turner was 1-for2 with a RBI in game two. Jackson pitched five innings and struck out four batters for Benjamin Russell in the win. BRHS will return to action today at Elmore County at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Lady Trojans get walk-off win, sweep CVCC By ROBERT HUDSON Sports Editor
Trailing 4-3 entering the bottom of the seventh, the Central Alabama Community College Lady Trojans rallied for a 5-4 win over Chattahoochee Valley at home on Saturday. With the score sitting at 4-3, CACC (16-7) got a big hit from Brana Booth, who tripled to drive in Destiny Perry from first and tie the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh. With two outs, CACC’s Kendra Gibbons came to the plate. Gibbons hit an infield grounder, but beat out the throw to first as Booth scored from third to give the Lady Trojans the walk-off victory. Greg Shivers, head coach of CACC, said the Lady Trojans did a great job of battling back from the deficit. “They did a great job in the seventh because up until that point we were just not really disciplined at the plate,” Shivers said. “But they did a great job there. (Nicole) Hoots coming off the bench did a great job there to hit a hard ground ball to short so we had a runner at first with one out. Then our All-American from last year (Booth) hit a triple to tie it, so that was a great job there. Then (Kendra) Gibbons stayed on the ball just long enough and the hustle is what got it done. That’s what I want to see from the girls more consistently is to battle each inning like that and I think we’ll be OK.” CACC had taken a 1-0 lead early in game one, but Chattahoochee Valley responded in the top of the second with home runs by Alexis Flowers and Mady Brown to give CVCC a 2-1 lead.
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Central Alabama Community College’s Kendra Gibbons makes contact during Saturday’s game against Chattahoochee Valley.
CACC evened the game up at 2-2 in the bottom of the second when Kristin Studds scored from third on a sacrifice fly by Lindsey Donaldson. But CVCC scored two more runs in the top of the third, as Cameron Monday hit a home run to left field and Chauntivia Cliatt scored from third on a fielder’s choice to make it a 4-2 game. CACC made it a 4-3 game in the bottom of the sixth on a solo home run to left center by Gibbons. In game two of the doubleheader,
CACC defeated CVCC 5-1. In game two, Gibbons went 2-for-3 with another home run, while Chelsea Mowery was 2-for-3 with a RBI for CACC. CACC’s Marisa Osga went 1-for3 with a RBI in game two. In the circle, CACC’s Natalie Johnsey improved her record to 7-3, pitching a complete game while striking out four batters with seven hits and one earned run. CACC will return to the field today at home against Lurleen B. Wallace Community College at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
nother year, another AHSAA basketball championship tournament in the books. Below are a few thoughts from The Finals that were held in Birmingham’s Legacy Arena last week: Private schools ruled the roost in the lower classifications to the surprise of no one. 1A saw Anniston’s Sacred Heart repeat as state champ. 2A saw a relatively new school in St. Luke’s from Mobile make it to the final game. Madison Academy walked away with the hardware in 3A (again). Most of these private schools won titles or finished runner-up with underclassmen packing significant punches. In other words, if you don’t like seeing the public schools being beaten by the private ones, I have horrible news for you: It’s going to continue for the foreseeable future. Sacred Heart, for instance, has a tenth grader in Diante Wood who is already a household name in recruiting circles. His teammate, DJ Heath, is an underrated PG who won’t be underrated long. St. Luke’s has 6’5” and above players all over the place and two 9th grade point guards who play like seniors. Madison Academy is good every year in everything so don’t expect a dropoff after superstar Josh Langford heads to Michigan State this season. A lot of the big-time talent was very young in this season’s tournament. After the aforementioned Langford, it is a down year for statewide senior prospects. However, one other senior did impress me last week even though his team lost in the semis: John Pettway of Keith (1A). Against Sacred Heart, Keith was woefully undermanned with the exception of Pettway, who got to the rack as quickly and as often as he wished. Yes, he is a little undersized. Yes, his competition probably didn’t season him as properly as much as college coaches would like. But, yes, I think he is capable of playing high level college basketball. Right now he is committed to South Alabama. I would not be surprised if he wound up at a school a couple of notches above that. In what was an incredibly weird stat, there were multiple sets (three I believe) of twins on display with various teams at Legacy Arena. In the case of the Lauderdale County, there were a set of twins and a triplet! (Actually, they are just triplets, but I stole that line from Homer Simpson because I like it). Those Lauderdale County triplets are, of course, the Wallen sisters, who now have five championship rings after five straight state titles as they all began their HS careers in eighth grade. Five. Rings. Each. That’s actually (*grabs calculator*) 15 rings among the three sisters. They ALL went to Jared apparently. That’s more rings than Liberace’s Trapper Keeper. If Saturn and Michael Jordan had a baby, that baby would still not have as many rings as the Wallen girls. They have SOoooooOOOO many rings that…… Ok, I’ll stop now. I have seen a lot of great players in this tournament. DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe are two that immediately come to mind because they are doing so well in the NBA. However, John Petty of JO Johnson is the best talent I have laid eyes on since beginning my broadcasting work. He can shoot from anywhere, any time. He is utterly, ridiculously talented. On top of that, he is a great kid. Here’s hoping he stays in state, but alllllll of the big schools will be after his signature in 2017. As a sidenote, kudos to JO Johnson for winning the state title in its last year of existence. Petty is the best player I have ever seen, but no player was as instrumental in leading her team through a contagious work ethic than LeFlore’s Japonica James. James is relentless on the boards, fearless to the basket and compassionless towards her helpless defenders. She plays with a “that’s MY ball” attitude that infected her teammates and willed them to a huge victory over Homewood in the 6A girls title game. She hasn’t chosen a school to continue her career in college yet, but some team will get a gem of a player. Robinson is a sports columnist for The Outlook and is president of the Lake Martin Area Bama Club.