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Alexander City Police had a busy weekend, including a report by residents of another case of random shots fired in a residential area. Just before 7:30 p.m. Friday officers were called to an area of Hillabee Street, halfway between Jefferson and the railroad bridge. A resident reported hearing “something that sounded like a gunshot” and then
heard glass break, according to ACPD Capt. Fred Roth. “Officers went out and talked to others and they too said they heard what they thought was a gunshot,” Roth said. “They have identified some people of interest and are still investigating at this time. Because it’s an active investigation, we are limited in what we can release.” Roth said officers found damage to the door of a residence.
While there has been no arrest in the case, a person was picked up by Jacksons Gap Police on an outstanding warrant in an unrelated case. There been several similar cases across the city in recent weeks. There have been six verified calls with shots fired. There has been one arrest in this same general area on a weapons charge following one of the incidents. Following a recent shots fired call in the Spring Hill See GUNSHOT • Page 9
Candidate reports campaign sign theft from her own yard
Veritas Classical School to open in Alex City this fall
By MITCH SNEED Editor
Issues with campaign sign theft and damage are unfortunately part of the political game, but one candidate filed a police report over the weekend when one of her most visible campaign signs was apparently stolen from her own yard in broad daylight. Joy Johns, a candidate for the Republican Party nomination for Alabama House of Representatives District 81, filed a report for trespassing and theft of property Saturday after a two-sided sign made of banners and metal posts went missing. Johns said she was unsure of exactly what time the signs were removed from her lawn on Cherokee Road, but said it was done in daylight hours while she was away campaigning at several local events. Johns said she understands that things like this happen in a campaign, but it still hurts. See THEFT • Page 9
New school replacing former Faith Christian Academy By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Earlier this year, it was announced that Faith Christian Academy in Alexander City was closing its doors at the end of the 2017-2018 school year. After two months of uncertainty, a new Christian school at First Baptist Church of Alexander City is forming. Shortly after the Faith closure announcement was made, a group of parents with children enrolled in the school and other concerned individuals gathered at Flint Hill United Methodist Church to discuss how to move forward. Through hard work and determination, details of what will be offered at First Baptist are emerging. Starting this fall, Veritas Classical School will welcome students to its classrooms, providing them with a unique and quality education somewhat similar to the schooling that was available at FCA. “We will be using a classical See SCHOOL • Page 9
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Brian Voss of Alexander City was one of many musicians to perform on the newly established Stan & Doris Pody Memorial Music Stage at the Muddy Water Music Festival in Weogufka Saturday.
New amphitheater, music festival established in couple’s honor By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
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ad it not been for Stan and Doris Pody, the new amphitheater at the Weogufka Center for the Arts may not have come to be and the Muddy Water Music Festival may not have ever
happened. “My dad and mom loved music,” said Sue Baxley who is the Pody’s daughter. “He was always coming out here to music. He was 98 and a half when I brought him to his last event here.” Baxley said her parents love to travel See MUSIC • Page 3
Union Fire Department holds 36th annual spring festival By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Tina King has now been involved in the Union Fire Department Spring Festival from every side. “I started coming when I moved here off of Bama Park Road in 2006,” King said. “Then I became a vendor and this is the first year I have run the festival.” This past year the department tabbed her as community relations director to help coordinate the departments
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DEAR ABBY: I’m writing in response to “Requires Companionship” (Feb. 7), whose husband has atypical Parkinson’s and she’s considering dating. My wife was diagnosed nine years ago, and she, too, has reached the point where she can no longer walk, write or speak. We have, however, found ways to communicate and spend quality time together. I tried to care for her at home, but over the last year and a half, it became too difficult. With the help of our daughters, we found a wonderful senior living place where she is happy. I go to the gym every morning, then visit with her and have lunch. I bring her clothes home to wash and take care of anything she may need or want. We spend the holidays together with the family at her place to make things special. We are both 81, married 57 years. I, too, am lonely and sad at times, but I love her more than the world and want to make sure she is well taken care of and content. As for companionship, I have met some wonderful people at the senior living place, as well as at the gym and in restaurants I frequent, which helps with the loneliness. If the shoe were on the
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other foot, I know she’d do the same for me. After all, that is what our marriage is all about, “in sickness and in health, ‘til death do us part.” -- JIM IN NEVADA DEAR JIM: Your letter is inspirational. In your P.S. you asked me to print it to help others. Your letter, and others I’m including here, may help to put this sensitive subject into perspective: DEAR ABBY: I am a young 57-year-old woman. My husband has Parkinson’s and brain tumors. We have a son with autism, so I have been a caregiver for more than 30 years of marriage. To “Requires” I say: Take time for yourself, but do not tell your husband. Enjoy what years you have left and grab some of the happiness you deserve. Don’t let anyone tell you that you are cheating on your husband. The life you had with him was over emotionally and physically long ago. You have given up enough of your life. Your husband is having
all his needs met and now it’s your turn. Yes, I believe in marriage. But who is going to worry about you? People who judge you don’t understand and won’t understand. Joining a support group may help, but don’t put yourself on the back burner. You count, too. Good luck and God bless. -- SANDRA IN NEW JERSEY DEAR ABBY: I’m a 64-yearold woman who was in the same boat for 15 years. My husband was angry, passiveaggressive and reclusive. Leaving him to die on his own (of cancer) was unthinkable. So was actually dating. What saved my life and sanity was Meetup. With my husband’s blessing, I joined and participated in five social groups with different interests -- lunch with the ladies, dinners and hikes, craft clubs, etc. I was out with communicative people at least twice a week and came home happier, usually with restaurant treats and stories to share. “R.C.’s” life does not need to feel like it’s over. It’s possible to plant new seedlings for the future while not causing any problems now. -- WISHING HER WELL IN CALIFORNIA DEAR ABBY: As the daughter of someone with
Parkinson’s, I know what it’s like not to be able to talk with a loved one. My mom communicates by writing and using a voice assistance computer. “R.C.’s” husband didn’t ask for this disease. He is feeling lonely, too, but he is not dead. She should work on developing a different approach to communicating with him. These patients may lose the ability to speak, but not the ability to think clearly and see what is going on around them. -- BEEN THERE IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR ABBY: That woman’s husband may have cognitive issues as well as the physical ones. In any case, she has lost the husband she once had. Seeking companionship is normal. So is wanting to be touched and cared for. Six years into this, she has demonstrated loyalty and love. If she is respectful and discreet, taking care of herself will benefit her ability to care for him. Everyone wins. -- LOOKING AFTER MYSELF Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Obituaries Mr. Charles Lamberth Duck 1946 - 2018 Funeral Service for Mr. Charles Lamberth Duck, 71, of Jacksons Gap, Alabama, will be Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Pastor Andrew Collum will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park with Veterans Honors being provided by the Alexander City Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mr. Duck passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Russell Medical. He was born on September 26, 1946 in Alexander City, Alabama to Samuel Crayton Duck and Mattie Lou Duck. Mr. Duck Served in the U.S.A.R.N.G. for over 21 years and also retired from the Russell Corporation after 43 years of
service. He was an avid gun collector, was a member of the Alex City Shooting Club, NRA member and enjoyed cooking, watching westerns, war movies and spending time with his Bassett Hound, Harley. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Anita Duck of Jacksons Gap; nephews and nieces, Matthew McCrary (Angie Colley), Chris Salter, Pacelea Bryan, Rachel McCormick (Justin) Debbie Kendrick (David), Dena Duck, Johnny Duck; great-nephews, Trae Yakes, Troy McCormick, Sam Duck and sister-in-law, Shirley Duck. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Wayne Duck. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com. Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
ACFD has given out more than 350 smoke detectors thanks to donation By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
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The Alexander City Fire Department has been installing smoke detectors free of charge thanks to a donation through the State Fire Marshall’s Office. “They had an anonymous benefactor to donate them,” ACFD’s Captain Barry McCollough said. “The State Fire Marshall is distributing them to fire departments to give out.” The department has already given out more than 350 of them. “We started at the end of March installing them,” McCollough said. “We have about
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180 left.” Deputy Chief Craig Clark said the program does have a target recipient. “We are targeting the elderly, the disabled and veterans,” Clark said. “But if there is a need we will try and supply one.” Both McCollough and Clark said they might be able to get more if they run out and are unsure about the benefactor who made the donation to the state. “We don’t know who it is,” Clark said. “We don’t know anything about them. We don’t know his connection, maybe they lost someone in a fire.” The Alexander City Fire Department is doing more than just giving the smoke
detectors away. “We deliver and install them,” Clark said. “We locate where they should be in the home and then give instructions on their use and changing out the batteries.” Fire Chief Reese McAlister said the smoke detectors are just one of the things the department is trying to do to make things safer as he and his staff are looking at ways to help with street address signs. “A lot of times it is tough to figure out what address we are at,” Clark said. “You pick up a number here and there and try to figure out where you are at. They are playing with their lives by not having it displayed.”
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Award-winning pianist, composer to perform for Sardis United Methodist fundraiser By DUKE MAAS Special to TPI
It was on an otherwise quiet Sunday service at Sardis United Methodist Church last summer when a young visitor from New York City introduced himself and, at the request of others there that day, took a seat at the church’s piano for a short impromptu performance. Christopher Cooley, an award-winning pianist, arranger and composer, was visiting Sardis with his father, Ed Cooley and Ed’s wife Pasty, during a get-away weekend on Lake Martin. But, once he was introduced as a visitor, Cooley agreed to share his talents, playing a few of his own arrangements of popular hymns. His electric performance at the piano was met with thunderous applause and it eventually gave birth to another idea. As a result, Cooley will perform on Friday, June 8, at 6 p.m. at neighboring Lake Pointe Baptist Church, donating his talents to help raise free-will donations for the Sardis-based Lei Bledsoe / Joe Ponder Fund. The fund, started in 2014 by Amanda Smith Hoffman after her sister Lei Smith Bledsoe lost her battle with
leukemia, assists others during times of hardship. Hoffman said she chose to establish the Bledsoe/Ponder fund to “pay forward’ the acts of kindness and financial assistance the family received during their own time of hardship. Ponder, a one-time cornerstone of the Sardis congregation, lost his battle to lung cancer in 2016. His name was added to the fund as a tribute to his spirit of helping others. Sardis UM administers the disbursement of funds to assist those with medicalrelated travel expenses, families in need of temporary shelter due to abusive situations, those in danger of losing electricity or water service, and families recovering after natural disasters. A composer since 2008, Cooley has played with various instrumental and vocal soloists in Italy, Germany, Austria and at least a half-dozen other countries across five continents, as well as in Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center. His arrangements and orchestrations have been performed by Tony-nominated Broadway stars, New York City Opera, and various choirs across the country. The New York Concert Review describes him as an “excellent,
solicitously supportive pianist” who “came through in flying colors.” After starting to play the piano at age 7, Cooley made his orchestral debut at age 15 with the Florida Youth Orchestra. He holds degrees from Florida State University, the University of Texas, and a doctorate from the Manhattan School of Music. He is also Choirmaster at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in White Plains, N.Y. Lake Pointe Baptist, located at 8352 State Highway 50, just west of Walnut Hill and U.S. Highway 49, is partnering with Sardis for this performance, donating its large sanctuary and baby grand piano in anticipation of a large audience. Admission is free, but donations to the Bledsoe/Ponder Fund are encouraged. A reception with light refreshments and treats will precede Cooley’s performance. Those who attend will be in for a treat. Others who wish to donate to the Bledsoe/ Ponder fund may send a gift to Sardis United Methodist Church, c/o Treasurer, Special / The Outlook P.O. Box 162, Notasulga, AL 36866. Christopher Cooley will perform June 8 at 6 p.m. Sardis, established in 1837, is located at at Lake Point Baptist Church to help raise dona10367 Highway 50, south of Dadeville in tions for the Lei Bledsole/Joe Ponder Fund. Tallapoosa County.
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the biscuits. Later in the day they would turn their efforts to making BBQ sandwiches. The big deal of the day was the raffle at a chance to win cash money. Tickets were $20 and prior to Saturday morning more than 500 had been sold with half the pot going to the department. The department also holds a pork butt fundraiser as well. The funds are used to help maintain trucks and equipment used to respond to emergency
calls. In its 36th year, the spring festival is the department’s primary annual fundraiser which is needed to provide fire service for the growing community that includes parts of Lake Martin from the Rock Store to Turner Road and Overlook Road near the dam. “It has grown a lot in the last several years,” King said. “I would say the area population has quadrupled in the last few years. Our secret is out.”
Trucks for the Union Volunteer Fire and Rescue were backed into the parking lot to allow more room inside for guests at the annual festival. Cliff Williams / The Outlook
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continued from page 1 Patty Daugherty, far left, and Brenda Popwell mix up slaw for the fish fry to accompany the Muddy Water Music Festival at the Weogufka Arts Center Saturday. The memory of Stan and Doris Pody was the reason for building the stage, left, and for having the festival. Cliff Williams / The Outlook
around and listen to music. “They always loved bluegrass music,” she said. “They would drive around to the shows at Horsepens 40 in the fall and to Vandiver.” Baxley was talking to members and the board of the Weogufka Center about how the stage was falling in a few years back. “God put it on my heart to do this in his memory,” Baxley said. “I went around and asked for donations in their memory. One hundred dollars here, $20 there and it all came together. We were able to raise all the money for the stage and it didn’t cost the center anything.” The memory of Baxley’s dad didn’t go away in the building of the amphitheater either. “We laid the sod on Daddy’s birthday,” she said. “He would have been 100.” Baxley did not stop at just raising the funds and building the stage. She did more. “We just needed a music festival,” Baxley said. The school was closed in 1988 as
the Coosa County Schools consolidated but the community stepped up and have turned it into a community center to host events and such. Baxley, who went to school at the old Weogufka School, reached out her local friends and musicians to start the inaugural Muddy Water Music Festival Saturday. Breaking in the stage were Frank Daugherty, Josh and Emily Baxley, Ryan Shurette and Matt Hardy, Brian Voss, Sybil Kirkpatrick, Jackie Rayfield and Chris Turney, Back Street, The Renfroe Mountain Medicine Show, Elvis impersonator Jake Stevens, Matt Stevens, Anna Brooke Parrett and Dazed & Confused with Joey Moore, Drake Jennings, Brandon Parker and Mike Reynolds. The day even included a fish fry in the school’s old lunchroom. And Baxley is not stopping there. “I hope to be able to organize just a bluegrass and gospel event this fall,” Baxley said. “I hope it can help the center maintain its role in the community.”
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igh-school seniors across our area are graduating and as they close one chapter of their lives and start another, we extend to them and their families hearty congratulations. Central Coosa will start the proceedings as its Class of 2018 receives diplomas tonight. Graduation at Horseshoe Bend is set for Wednesday, Dadeville’s seniors will walk Thursday, with Reeltown and Benjamin Russell both set to graduate on Friday. You will find pictures of all the graduates in the pages of The Outlook or the Dadeville Record. As local students receive their diplomas, they are starting a transition into that next phase of their young lives. Seniors will take varying paths in the weeks and months ahead. Some will continue their education or join the military, while others may opt to dive in to the working world. Here is a message to our graduates: Since beginning school, you have been nurtured and protected within school walls and steered toward particular clubs, organizations and teams. Within those walls, you have made friends with people who come from the same place and possibly even shared the same experiences. But after high school it changes. This isn’t a change you should be afraid of. It’s one you should embrace. Whatever path you decide to take will lead you to brand new experiences. These paths will lead you to meet people from many different states, countries, religions and walks of life. Keep an open mind and don’t let past experiences automatically shut those out who believe differently than you. These differences add to what we learn in life and make us who we are. This may be the chance to see who you really are and not just how everyone perceives you. If we all believed in the same things, this world would be black, white and very boring. What happened in high school is just one small piece of a larger puzzle. Take what you’ve learned from your mentors, teachers, parents, family, friends and personal experiences to map your own way through this world and make your mark. It may be tough at first. Many changes may happen all at once, but it is all worth it. No matter which path you choose, remember one thing: This is only the beginning. What you learn in this next chapter will be the setup for the next. Congratulations graduates. We are all proud of you.
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iven his first-hand experience with the massive size, pettiness, cost and overreach of deep-state government in Washington, it is time for Trump to cut about 25 percent of it. Apparently, Mueller’s special counsel team has so much money they try to fabricate testimony from Russian oligarchs. If government continues to grow at this rate, expect 10 policemen with AR-15s knocking down your door in a pre-dawn raid over your unpaid parking ticket. There are so many areas the government could cut workers, and it would be best done in a good economy where they could find jobs should they really want to work. My suggestion on what to cut is simple. If you can find the government “service” in the Yellow Pages, or your agency’s workers are not essential enough to have to come in on a snow day in D.C., then let’s cut back. Maybe we should start with Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. That should be the name of a convenience store, not a government agency. Duplicity and stupidity abound in government; state and local governments already police these things. What the ATF!? I was just in Washington, D.C. and visited Mt. Vernon. It reminded me that George Washington brewed booze, hosted horse races, and raised tobacco and hemp, thus becoming the Father of Spring Break and the patron saint of Panama City Beach. This country was founded on Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. I think it was also my high school prom theme. No government agency has ever made anything better. Prohibition spawned gang-
RON HART Columnist sters and the mob. “Drug wars” financially fueled Mexican gangs. Hard rightwing social conservatives agitate for such issues based on imposing their moral standard. Democrats go along because they love regulating and taxing things. Bootleggers and Baptists is the economic principle that regulations are often supported by odd bedfellows. Baptists and other religious fundamentalists agitated for Sunday “Blue Laws” restricting the sale of alcohol. Bootleggers sold alcohol illegally, and they sold more when liquor stores were closed, thus this holy and unholy alliance. Baptists lowered the costs of political favor-seeking for the bootleggers because politicians can pose as “moral” in supporting Baptists, yet they know they’re helping bootleggers. Regulation also stifles free markets and creates barriers to entry in entrenched businesses. Consider our regulated cable TV oligopoly, where costs rise and service stinks. If you wonder why Mark Zuckerberg welcomed regulation in his business when he testified before Congress, then this explains it. Mostly regulations harm consumers and help big business to keep competitors and innovation at bay. And lobbyists fuel this injustice. Senators have asked Major League Baseball to ban smokeless tobacco. They strongly feel tobacco should be only be enjoyed the D.C. way: by having your cigar lit with a $100 bill from a lobbyist. Hillary would have banned cigars in the White House for
non-smoking related reasons. Coors Stadium would be the last to ban beer. To be fair, Coors beer is so watered down it is the official beer of child custody hearings. Think of what our FDA did to re-fuel the heroin epidemic. By pushing “legal opioids” for pain, they hooked the nation on a pill that has a street value of $200. A town of 2,900 in West Virginia got 20.8 million painkiller pills shipped to it. You’d think that town would replace Disney World as the “Happiest Place on Earth.” But, it didn’t; the pills ruined lives and increased heroin use. Leave it to our government to make heroin more cost-efficient than legal pills. In West Virginia, being “clean and sober” just means you have showered before you head to the liquor store or to see your drug dealer. As a libertarian, my view is: Smoke all the crack you want; just don’t expect me to pay for your rehab or not shoot you if you try to steal my lawnmower. Legalize everything and educate people so they can make informed decisions. Show pictures of Keith Richards to those who want to smoke and do drugs. Put pictures of morbidly obese people riding a Rascal scooter around Walmart on Cinnabon bags. You get the idea. Educate and let idiots wean themselves out of our gene pool. I doubt Trump will cut ATF, since he doesn’t drink and takes a dim view of it. We should be thankful he doesn’t drink; studies show that alcohol increases the size of the “Send” button by 50 percent. Ron Hart is a libertarian op-ed humorist and awardwinning author. Contact him at Ron@RonaldHart.com or @RonaldHart on Twitter.
Mark Tuggle (R) represents the 81st District covering Coosa, Chilton and Tallapoosa counties. He can be reached by phone at 256392-2006 or by email at tughd81@ gmail.com. His office is located at 110 Calhoun Street, Suite 108, Alexander City. Tom Whatley represents the 27th District covering Lee, Russell and Tallapoosa County. He was elected to the Alabama Senate on Nov. 2, 2010, and can be reached at 334-242-t7865. His office is located
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
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Pieces of advice for the upcoming graduates Dear Editor, May of each year is a wonderful time with much celebrating for graduates about to step out into the real world. It is, indeed, also a time for mixed emotions and can be somewhat scary as well. As I look back decades ago when I walked this walk, I felt compelled to share just a few brief thoughts for this generation now “leaving the nest.” In 1916, Robert Frost penned what is considered his best work, “The Road Not Taken,” in which he uses just a few brief lines to layout an incredibly poignant image in pursuant of life’s goals. This poem is especially applicable to today’s generation as they consider education, career path, marriage or the military. Frost draws the parallel of walking a road through the woods and coming upon a fork in the road, one of a well-worn
path much traveled and the another less traveled. The symbolism is clear that in life our very life experiences depend on which road we take. Frost pens, “I chose the road less traveled.” Do not be afraid to choose a route less traveled. Seek out your individuality. Always be willing to discount the routines and norms of society. Never get victimized living up to someone else’ s expectations. Be courageous to pursue your own dreams and goals! Perhaps Frost’s greatest lines in this poem were his reflections, his possible regrets on the path taken and the fact he cannot return to try the other path. He uses a metaphor, “I looked down the road as far as I could to the bend in the road,” and is especially foreboding as regardless of the path we take in life, there are bends in the road ahead we cannot see beyond.
Frost’s wisdom is not unlike a skydiver or paratrooper packing his or her parachute for a jump. Quite obviously, a parachutist must learn the technical skills, knowledge and discipline of precisely preparing his or her equipment correctly for the one and only opportunity he has for the mission. There are no second attempts or retries! Life pursuits are tantamount to “packing one’s chute.” Failure is NEVER an option! As you step out into the real world, please try to keep Frost’s great words foremost in your heart. Best wishes and God’s richest blessing be with you. Isiah 30: 21 “... your ears shall hear word behind you saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it, when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left....” James W. Anderson Talladega
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Vendors set up their wares around Strand Park at the Armed Forces Day Picnic in the Park Saturday. There were veteran service organizations, Dixie Division military vehicles, a National Guard static display, photo opportunities, a variety of food vendors and activities for kids at the event.
Wednesday, May 23
SENIORX: Deborah Jones will be at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to help seniors determine if they are eligible for assistance with diabetic supplies, liquid supplements and medications. For more information contact Jones at 1-800-361-1636.
Saturday, May 26
CONCERT: The Mt. Vernon Theatre in Tallassee is hosting Bama Breeze in concert, Jimmy Buffet style with a food truck. FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have Family Game Night Bingo from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday, May 26. Begin with hot dogs, pizza, chips, and soft drinks.
Sunday, May 27
CELEBRATION TRIBUTE: A celebration tribute in memory of Mr. Thomas “Toot Toot” Marbury will be held at 6 p.m. in Strand Park in downtown Alexander City. MISSION DAY PROGRAM: Friendship Missionary Baptist Church will host its Mission Day Program at 2 p.m. The guest speaker will be Rev. Lorenzo Caldwell, pastor of Almighty God Baptist Church in Goodwater. Rev. Roosevelt Gregory is pastor. Everyone is invited to attend. PASTOR APPRECIATION: Kellyton Chapel United Methodist Church in Kellyton is hosting the 9th Pastoral Appreciation service honoring Pastor and Sister Michael Strong at 2:30 p.m. The guest minister will be Rev. Clarence Woodard, pastor of Rushing Spring Baptist Church in Lincoln.
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CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: Friendship Missionary Baptist Church will hold its 133rd church anniversary at 3 p.m. The guest speaker will be Rev. Gordon McCord, pastor of Second Marrietta Missionary Baptist Church in Castleberry. Rev. Roosevelt Gregory is pastor. Everyone is invited to attend. CHURCH HOMECOMING: Bay Pine Baptist Church is hosting homecoming services at 10:30 a.m. Eternal Vision will provide special music and love offering will be taken. There will be a fellowship dinner after the service. Everyone is welcome. CHURCH SINGING: Horseshoe Bend Baptist Church will host the Dixie Echoes of Pensacola, Florida at 6 p.m. The group has been around for over 50 years providing Southern Gospel Music. A love offering will be taken. The church is located on Highway 280 in Dadeville. MEN AND WOMEN’S DAY: Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church is hosting its annual Men and Women’s Day at 2 p.m. The guest minister is Rev. Richard Jacobs of New Popular Springs Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist is Rev. G.H. Pulliam.
Friday, June 1
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RUMMAGE SALE: The First Presbyterian Church is hosting a rummage sale to clear out the youth house at 371 Jefferson Street from 2 to 6 p.m. There will be furniture, appliances, crafts, Bible study kits and more. CAMP HIDDEN LAKE: Applications for the Salvation Army’s Camp Hidden Lake from June 18-23 are due by June 1. The camp is free to those who qualify. Register online at campscui.active.com/orgs/ CampHiddenLake. CHURCH SINGING: Family Worship Center is hosting a Friday Night Singing with Eternal Vision June 1 at 7 p.m. The church is located at 1676 Sewell Street in Alexander City. Everyone is welcome.
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LEAVE NO TRACE: Wind Creek State Park is hosting National Trails Day Leave No Trace in the Park at 9 a.m. The hiking event will educate hikers on how to “leave no trace” when hiking. This hike is part of the 100 Alabama Mile Challenge. Meet at the Campfire Trail Head in the North Picnic area. PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: New Adka Missionary Baptist Church in Dadeville is celebrating the pastoral anniversary of Rev. Edward Milner and First Lady Emily Milner June 2 at 5 p.m. in the New Adka Education Building at 21 North Thornton Road in Dadeville. BOOK SIGNING: Lakesha Denise will have a book signing for her new book “Powerful Women of Faith” from 4 to 6 p.m at the Lake Martin
Monday, June 4
SUMMER READING PROGRAM: Adelia Russell and Mamie’s Place libraries will have its summer reading program kickoff event at the Alexander City Sportplex Gym. Registration for both the summer reading program and the children’s talent show will be open until June 8.
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Friday, June 8
CONCERT: Award-winning pianist, arranger, music composer Christopher Cooley will perform in a free-will offering concert at Lake Pointe Baptist Church, located at 8352 AL Highway 50 in Walnut Hill, just east of AL 49, south of Dadeville. The concert is a fund-raiser to support the Lei Bledsoe/Joe Ponder Fund of neighboring Sardis UM Church. The Bledsoe/Ponder Fund provides financial support and acts of kindness to people in the community in times of hardship. Donations will be accepted. Admission is free. Cooley, who now lives in New York, has played a variety of instruments and with various vocal soloists at Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center, as well as in Italy, Germany, Austria and a half-dozen other countries. Lake Pointe Baptist Church is donating the use of its sanctuary and baby-grand piano in anticipation of a crowd too large for the smaller capacity of neighboring Sardis United Methodist Church. A reception with refreshments and light snacks will precede the performance.
June 3 - June 7
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: First Baptist Church of Alexander City is hosting Vacation Bible School June 3 through June 7. Family night will be Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. and Monday through Thursday will be from 8 a.m. to noon. “Game On: Gearing Up for Life’s Big Game” is open for ages completing Pre K-4 through sixth grade. Register at www.fbc-ac.org/gameon.
Tuesday, May 29
USHERS MEETING: The Early Rose District Usher’s meeting will be at 5 p.m. at the Early Rose District Center.
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Saturday, June 9
PRODUCTION: The Mt. Vernon Theatre in Tallassee is hosting musical artist Andy Griggs in concert at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 and are available at mtvernontheatre.net BRIDGE BUILDERS FOOTBALL CAMP: The annual Bridge Builders Football Camp will be June 9 and 23. Registration starts at 7 a.m. and the $10 fee includes lunch. Current and former Auburn University athletes are set to help including Tre’ Williams, Malik Miller and K.J. Britt. Pre-registration will be at JRs Mondays starting May 21. For more information contact Hudson R. Hinton at 256-750-1140.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: New Adka and Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist churches are hosting vacation Bible school June 4 to June 6 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. nightly at the New Adka Missionary Baptist Church. SPIRITUAL: The Word Bible Church presents three nights of spiritual re-visitation and resurgence June 4 - 6 at 7 p.m. Monday’s speaker is Dr. Eddie Hunter of Miracle Baptist Church. Tuesday’s speaker is Overseer Calvin Daniel of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church and Wednesday’s speaker is Bishop Demetrius Griffin of Hatchett Springs Baptist Church.
June 4 -June 8
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: West End Church is hosting “Game On and Gear Up for Life’s Big Game” Vacation Bible School June 4 - 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. Supper will be served at 5 and VBS will begin at 6 p.m. Registration is now open and van pickup is available. To register see a member of West End or call the church office at 256234-2130 between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
June 5-7
CHURCH REVIVAL: New Harmony Baptist Church in Camp Hill hosting revival services June 5-7 at 7 p.m. nightly. The guest speakers will be Rev. Jerry Dowdell of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Morris
Tuesday, June 12
DELORES HYDOCK: Friends of the Dadeville Public Library are sponsoring a moment in history, “It’s the Little Things: Five small objects that shaped the world of the Dutch Golden Age” with storyteller Delores Hydock at 12:30 p.m. at Red Ridge United Methodist Church located at the intersection of County Road 34 and Alabama Highway 49 just south of Dadeville.
Saturday, June 16
CHURCH SINGING: The First Presbyterian Church Choir is presenting its Annual Concert at 5 p.m. in the sanctuary at 371 Jefferson Street. This year’s program is entitled “The Elders Sing the Oldies,” featuring music from the ‘40s, ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. The guest artists will be former Alexander City residents, Brink and Brinkley Norton from Charleston, South Carolina. Admission is free.
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Saturday, June 23
SAVE OUR YOUTH TOUR: The 2018 Save Our Youth Tour featuring special guest Amari Asad will be from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Cooper Recreational Center located at 625 MLK Jr. Blvd. in Alexander City. The theme is “teach, educate and motivate.” Admission is $20 and advance tickets are available. Vendor spaces are also available for $25. All ages are welcome to attend. For more information, call 256-496-4099.
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Community, a male was treated at Russell Medical before being transferred to UAB for a gunshot wound. Police have not released additional information in that case. Alexander City Police Department Chief Jay Turner said patrols have been stepped up in the areas where there have been reports recently. He indicated that they are still investigating several of the incidents and have identified persons of interest in several of the cases. Turner said officers will maintain a high visibility in the areas that have been impacted. BURGLARIES REPORTED: Roth also said that two separate burglary reports were filed at a mini warehouse facility on Hillabee over the weekend. Two units in the same facility were reportedly broken into in the last 30 days or so. Neither of the renters knew the exact date of the breakins. One of the renters reported about $250 worth of items missing, while the other said the lock was cut and things rummaged through, but did not immediately locate anything missing.
curriculum, as opposed to a more traditional curriculum,” Director Chris Adkins said. “The classical curriculum has more of a focus on the humanities.” According to the school’s website, the classical curriculum can be divided into two parts, the Trivium and the Quadrivium. Making up the heart of the classical curriculum, the Trivium focuses on the humanities, including theology, literature, history, foreign languages and communication skills. The Quadrivium, on the other hand, examines subjects like math and science. While the plan to get a new school up and running in the fall of 2018 was a task many in the area deemed worthwhile, there were a few key issues standing in the way of VCS becoming a reality, namely having a facility to house the school. This was solved, however, when First Baptist Church of Alexander City stepped in and offered up the church building as a possible location. “First Baptist was at our first meeting,” Adkins said. “They have the facilities and they have the right heart in all this. It really was a perfect marriage. “We finally formalized all of this about a month ago. We’ve had enormous support. More and more supporters keep coming out.” For those students who were enrolled at Faith Christian Academy prior to its closure, Adkins said the administration developed a fast-track admissions process, allowing these students to join Veritas Classical School without having to pay the
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standard application fee that new enrollees will have to pay. “The bulk of our students are ones who are coming from Faith Christian Academy,” Adkins said, adding that this fast-track admissions process was only open until June 1. With so many coming over to VCS from FCA, Adkins said some of the pieces will be the same, though there will be some differences due to the change in the curriculum construction. “We wanted to keep the faith aspect in it all,” he said. “This will clearly be a Christian school first and foremost.” Applications for admission are open to anyone kindergarten through 12th grade, offering the chance to learn and grow in a unique and spiritual environment, with a variety of opportunities to engage in extracurricular activities. The application fee is $25, while the registration fee is $150 if paid before June 15, at which point it jumps to $175. Tuition for the entire school year is $3,250, which can be paid in 10 monthly installments. “We are interested in producing a well-rounded, lifelong student,” Adkins said. For more information about the recently established Veritas Classical School in Alexander City, the school’s website is www.vertiaslm.com.
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“The sad thing is, I’m running for House District 81 because of my love for our area and my desire to truly serve my family, friends and neighbors of our district,” Johns said. “Campaigning is not easy work, I promise you. And then you add a broken foot on top of that. I had to loan myself money just to get my campaign off the ground and then to have someone just come and snatch $250 of my hard-earned money out of my own front yard – in broad daylight – is just...well, I will say this, I am praying for whomever did it.” Capt. Fred Roth said that there have been a few issues with campaign signs this year, but fewer than normal. A quick search didn’t find another sign theft report. There was one filed about damage to a sign by a candidate for Tallapoosa County Commissioner. Signs are often removed from the area if they are placed on the right of way. A check shows that this one was on private property and there were no political signs in the area where the city places removed signs when it was checked Monday afternoon. Johns said she has no idea who was responsible. “There may be someone out there that truly needed 64 square feet of banner and t-posts to survive,” Johns said. “And if that is the case, I’m glad they took it. And I’ll pray for them as well. But I doubt it. And here I was thinking we were all playing so nicely in this race.”
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Shane Rary resigns as Coosa football coach By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
For the second time in as many years, Central Coosa will undergo a coaching search. Shane Rary announced his resignation as head football coach Monday. Despite Rary parting ways with the Cougars after just one year, he said he has grown during his time at Central Coosa, which gave him his first head coaching stint. “I learned a lot personally,” Rary said. “I got really attached to a lot of these kids. This is a great school, a great group of kids and a supportive community. I wish we would’ve had more success as far as wins and losses go, but I think the guys learned a lot about football and learned a lot about life. I think this group of guys really came together in a lot of ways and are all a lot closer and better for it.” Central Coosa Principal Delynne Bouldin added, “He
was really good with our kids. He brought a lot to the program. They had a difficult season, which we anticipated early, but he really made the best of what he had to work with in terms of experienced players and I think he taught the kids a lot while he was out there.” Although Rary had a clear passion for football and the Cougars, it didn’t translate into wins. Central Coosa went 0-10 in 2017. The closest it got to a win was a 40-22 loss to B.B. Comer. But the roster numbers seemed to be the biggest problem for the Cougars, as they had around 22 players throughout the season and even dipped below 20 at times. Rary is hoping whoever steps into his role will be able to motivate more players to come out for football. “I am hopeful that whoever comes in here after me can generate more interest in the halls of basketball guys and make enough numbers in the varsity
age to have a team,” Rary said. “I hope the guys (returning) maintain their focus. There will be a lot of seventh- and eighthgraders out, but that’s not what it takes to sustain a varsity football team.” The struggle with low numbers has continued into the offseason, as Rary decided to forgo traditional spring practices and try to get work in during the school day. “We had to be creative this offseason,” Rary said. “We would do some workouts during athletic PE. With guys working jobs after school, we didn’t want to penalize anybody since we had only 10 days (to practice). We did everything we could, and I think we had a pretty good turnout. All the guys remotely interested in football got involved.” Due to Rary’s close relationships with his players, he did say the team was disappointed in his departure. “They were pretty upset,” he
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Central Coosa football coach Shane Rary announced his resignation Monday.
said. “They understood. They knew you gotta do what you gotta do, but I do hope that they’re able to tough this out and not move. I’ve encouraged them all to stay and I hope they’re able to get somebody in that’ll be
good for the program.” Bouldin said the school hopes to hire a new football coach prior to the beginning of summer workouts in early June, but there is no candidate in mind at this point.
Lamar County catcher Abby Stephens just gets the tag on Reeltown’s Kelsey Jaye at third base during Saturday’s game. Below: The Rebel faithful were out in full force this weekend as Reeltown battled in the AHSAA Class 2A state softball championships. Lizi Arbogast / The Outlook
REBELS CAPTURE THIRD Pair of wins
Reeltown falls in losers bracket final
lets Rebels battle back
By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
Losing a game at the state softball tournament means your back is against the wall for the rest of the weekend. Reeltown faced that pressure early after dropping a game against Mars Hill Bible on Friday afternoon in the AHSAA Class 2A championships. But the Rebels did all they could to battle back. They won two straight nail-biting affairs to climb into the losers bracket final, which they ultimately lost to Mars Hill again. But regardless of the loss, Reeltown still managed to take third place in the state and did so in thrilling fashion. Immediately after falling to the Panthers on Day 1, Reeltown had to turn right around and take on Leroy. Trailing 2-0 midway through the third inning, it responded with three runs over the next two innings and held off the Bears for a 3-2 victory. “As a pitcher, you have to keep your composure and stay calm no matter what the situations is,” Reeltown ace Ayriana Stoneback said. “I knew my defense was behind me and I knew my offense was behind me, so I just pitched.” Reeltown cut its deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the third with an RBI single from Katlyn Jaye then took a lead in the next frame. Stoneback singled and was sandwiched by a pair of walks to load the bases. Morgan McGuire batted into a fielder’s choice that plated Marlee Knox, and Kyndel Lee drove in the go-ahead run with a groundout. From there, Leroy got only three runners on base, as the Rebels committed just one error in all three games Friday. “They never fail to please me,”
Stoneback said. “They’re always there behind me.” The stress wasn’t over yet for the Reeltown faithful, as Saturday morning, the Rebels got up bright and early to take on Lamar County in yet another win-or-go-home game. Reeltown won the game, 9-8, but it was no easy feat. The contest saw countless momentum changes and proved why both teams made it to the state tourney. After trailing 4-1 through three innings, the Rebels seemed to break things open by scoring seven runs on eight hits over the course of the next two innings to go ahead 8-4. But the Bulldogs weren’t going down without a fight. Lamar County’s bats came alive in the bottom of the fifth, as it hit seven singles and scored four runs to knot the scoreboard at 8-8 and eventually push it to extra innings. Kayli Hornsby played hero for the Rebels in the top of the ninth, singlehandedly scoring the go-ahead run. She led off with a triple, and it looked like Lamar County would get out of the jam by inducing back-to-back popups. But Hornsby
used her speed to motor home on a passed ball, sliding in under the tag. “I’ve actually been in a little bit of a slump, so I was trying actually not to think so I could be tough and hit the ball,” Hornsby said. “The count was 2-0, and I was like if she pitches me my pitch, I’m gonna swing for the fence. I swung as hard as I could and the bat took it where it wanted to go.” Reeltown held off the Panthers in the bottom of the frame to earn the victory and a spot in the losers bracket final. After having such a strong defensive day Friday, Saturday’s contest was a bit different. Reeltown committed five errors against Lamar County alone, but seemed to stay mentally strong in order to not allow the mistakes to snowball. “Any time we make an error, we have to compensate for it when we get up to bat,” Hornsby said. “We just have to stay mentally tough so we could get up to bat offensively and hit the ball. When we get behind, we do our circle and talk to each other and we just have to remind each other that we’ve got it.”
It wasn’t that Reeltown ran out of gas, or that it wasn’t good enough to be there. The Rebels’ ultimate loss in the AHSAA Class 2A Softball Tournament was due to one thing. “We just played good competition,” Reeltown coach Kelli Hilyer said. Despite a 9-3 loss to Mars Hill which eliminated the Rebels from contention, they still managed to captured third in the entire state after battling back from a Day 1 loss. “I’m very proud of these girls,” Hilyer said. “They played with a lot of heart. It was the first time (to state) in school history and we came in third, so that’s pretty awesome.” After managing only three hits against Mars Hill on the first day of competition — in a 4-0 loss that dropped the Rebels to the losers bracket — Reeltown put together eight hits in Saturday’s matchup, but couldn’t string them together like it did in its previous bout with Lamar County. Mars Hill, on the other hand, had at least two hits in four of the six innings it batted. Allowing two runs in both the first and the second innings put the Rebels behind the eightball, but they slowly tried to chip away at it. Every time Reeltown found a way to cut into the lead,
the Panthers seemed to immediately respond with runs of their own. The Rebels cut it to 2-1 in the second inning, as Kelsey Jaye led off with a double and was eventually pushed home on a sac bunt and a Marlee Knox sac fly. In the bottom of the frame, though, Mars Hill scored two more to make it 4-1. Reeltown put together its best inning in the top of the fourth, but a rally came with two outs and proved to be too little, too late. After a groundout and a popup, Knox got things started with a single, and Ayriana Stoneback and Ashlynn Thomas followed her with base hits of their own — Thomas’ single drove in Knox. Morgan McGuire was hit by a pitch to load the bases, but the Rebels couldn’t capitalize further than that. Reeltown played in five games over the course of the two-day tournament and finished the season with a 38-14-1 record. Stoneback threw all 36 innings for the Rebels at state, earning an ERA of 2.528. She struck out 38 and walked only nine. Offensively, Stoneback also dominated at the plate, going 6-for-12 with three RBIs. Jaye also finished with a batting average of .500, as she smacked five singles and four doubles and struck out only once. McGuire batted .385 and had a team-leading five RBIs.