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Rescue squad helps with helicopter recovery

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Minutes after Friday’s fatal helicopter crash on Lake Mitchell, the Alex City Tallapoosa County Rescue Squad sprang into action. “We got a call Friday after lunch,� the rescue squad’s Ken Cowart said. “We took our new sonar.�

Not long after arriving on the scene at Cargile Creek on Lake Mitchell, members of the Alex City Tallapoosa County Rescue Squad found the helicopter in about 70 feet of water but Cowart also credited witnesses on the scene and other evidence that helped narrow the search. There was even a broken power line in the area. “They knew about where it was,�

Cowart said. “We got some good pictures of it Friday afternoon.�

To aid with recovery efforts, rescuers worked with Alabama Power to shut down flow to nearby Mitchell Dam and they had to deal with fog on the lake Saturday morning.

Two bodies were recovered from the wreckage Sunday morning, including retired Columbus, Georgia, police

officer David Hall, who piloted the helicopter, according to the Columbus Police Department.

The sonar and rescue squads watched the operation from the surface. “Sunday, we got images of divers going into the wreckage,� Cowart said.

The helicopter was being flown to See RESCUE • Page 3

Tourism authority idea presented to council by interim mayor

Wigfield named managing editor STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Alexander City officially has an interim mayor.

City Council President Tommy Spraggins is serving in the role in the absence of Mayor Jim Nabors, who is experiencing health issues but may return in a few weeks. “I talked to the mayor this morning (Monday),� Spraggins said. “He told me he will be back by mid-December. Thanks for the anticipated support in the next few weeks.�

With Spraggins serving temporarily as the city’s chief executive, it changes the voting dynamics of the council. “It’s my conservative opinion you (Spraggins) cannot vote since the mayor cannot vote,� city attorney Larkin Radney said.

Tim Funderburke will replace Spraggins as the interim council president, and Spraggins’ move means there are only five council members and a majority vote of three, not four, Radney said. Three members are now required for a quorum.

Councilman Eric Brown was absent from Monday’s meeting.

In his first meeting as interim mayor, Spraggins pushed for the creation of a tourism board, which has been allotted $150,000 in the fiscal-year 2019 budget. “What I am presenting as an idea is to create an official See TOURISM • Page 9

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Above: Lisa and the ELusions take to the stage at the Lake Martin Event Center Friday night for the Denim and Diamonds Ball benefitting the Lake Martin Area United Way. Left: Guests look over silent auction items on Friday.

Veteran journalist Jimmy Wigfield, who has 43 years of experience at newspapers in Alabama, has been named the managing editor of The Alexander City Outlook and its affiliated weekly newspapers owned

by Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. Wigfield, Wigfield 57, a native of Bayou La Batre, Alabama, succeeds Mitch Sneed, who was killed in an automobile accident in July. “We are very fortunate to have a person of Jimmy’s background and education at Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.,� president/publisher Steve Baker said. “As we continue to enhance the newspaper, we needed someone with Jimmy’s experience and steady hand.�

Wigfield began working for newspapers at age 13, when he began writing for the Mobile County News. Afterward, he embarked on a 32-year career as a sportswriter, columnist and editor with the Mobile Press-Register.

When the Press-Register was downsized along with the Birmingham News and Huntsville Times in 2012, Wigfield became editor of the weekly Call News, where he served three years. The Call News was named the most See WIGFIELD • Page 3

Job shadowing proves valuable for local high school students

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Nearly 80 students from Benjamin Russell recently spent part of their school day away from the classroom, learning more about careers they may be interested in by taking part in a job shadowing event. “This is our second year of doing this,� teacher and business department coordinator Kim Davis said. “We had students from health science, cosmetology, business, engineering, ag construction, national resources and advertising and design classes take part in this event.�

For three hours, these students shadowed professionals at Russell Medical, the Alabama Department of Transportation, Russell Lands, several local beauty salons and many other businesses around town, learning more about career See SHADOWING • Page 3

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DEAR ABBY: I have a nephew who is a Level III sex offender. My mom wants him at her house for the holidays, but none of the other family members plan to attend with their kids if he’s there.

Mom insists we should forgive him and can’t understand how people can’t forgive him for molesting children in his family. I don’t understand how my mom thinks it should be easy for us to forgive, but I feel bad for what she’s going through. She feels like her family is being torn apart. How can I help her understand that I see both sides of it? What should I do? -TORN APART DEAR TORN: Go online and print out the definition of a Level III or Tier III sex offender so your mother can read it. These individuals are considered the most dangerous and most likely to reoffend. While at some point your relatives may be able to forgive your nephew for what he did, to ignore it could be dangerous for their chil-

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dren. Although you didn’t mention the conditions under which he is out of prison, he may no longer be allowed to be in the presence of minors, because if he’s caught, he might have to go back in.

DEAR ABBY: I have been married 40 years. Ten years into it, my wife had an affair with her high school first love, “Will,” that resulted in a child. We raised the boy as our own.

Fast-forward 20 years. She has had another affair with Will and continues to want to stay in contact with him. She insists that she’s in love with me, but says she also loves him and “needs him” in her life.

She will be traveling to her hometown soon and plans to have dinner with him. She insists there will be no sex and that her heart and mind are in a better place. Must I grin and bear this or insist on no contact whatsoever with Will? -- OTHER MAN IN CALIFORNIA DEAR OTHER MAN: I understand why you would be worried.

Where her high school sweetheart is concerned, your wife appears to lack willpower. You do not have to tolerate anything that is painful for you. Because your wife cheated with Will not once but twice, you are within your rights to insist that she have no more contact with him.

acceptable attire for saying goodbye to my friend, or would it be better to say goodbye on my own after the funeral? I don’t know his relatives, and learned of his death only today when a family member showed up to collect something I held for him. -- SAYING GOODBYE DEAR SAYING GOODBYE: I’m sorry you lost your friend. If you would like to attend the funeral, by all means do. Funerals aren’t supposed to be fashion runways, so wear whatever you feel is respectful and stop worrying about offending anyone’s sensibilities. People are there to pay respects to your friend. No one should be looking at or judging YOU.

DEAR ABBY: My friend just died. I receive only Social Security disability, and I’m poor. I don’t have a suit or dark dress pants, just blue jeans and T-shirts. However, I can afford a dark-colored dress shirt to wear to my friend’s funeral. Is this

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Mrs. Vernice W. Newberry 1933 - 2018

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Funeral Service for Mrs. Vernice W. Newberry, 85, of Alexander City, Alabama, will be Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Rev. Tim Harris will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Alexander City Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home.

Mrs. Newberry passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Chapman Healthcare Center. She was born on July 16, 1933 in Jackson’s Gap, Alabama to James Madison Wadkins and Theodore Craddock Wadkins. She was an active member of Calvary Heights Baptist Church as long as her health allowed. She was an excellent cook and baker and was well known for her teacakes and pound cakes.

She enjoyed square dancing, bowling, and her senior group activities. Mrs. Newberry thought of others first and her family was her main priority.

She is survived by her son, Donald Newberry (Kim) of Prattville; daughters, Karen Freese (Patrick) of Roswell, GA and Ginger Long (Johnny) of Rocky Face, GA; son-in-law, Donnie Davis of Alexander City; grandchildren, Stephanie McCain (Grant), Stacey Davis (Blaire), Scott Davis (Bridget), Madison Newberry, Matthew Newberry, Austin Freese, John Freese; great-grandchildren, Makenzie Davis, Katie Davis, Porter Davis, Virginia Davis, Charlotte Davis, Aaron Walker, Timothy Walker, Brett Walker, and Wyatt Payne; sister, Marie Clanton; sisters-in-law, Sandra Newberry, Joyce Gipson (Charles), and Mary McGuire; brother-in-law, H.V. Lacey; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Conaway Newberry; daughter, Wanda Davis; her parents; sisters, Cloie Faye Lacey, Felsie Patterson (Wilson), and Elsie W. Davis (G.W.); brothers, Egbert Wadkins, and Elbert Wadkins; brothers-in-law, Johnny Newberry and Bobby L. (Red) McGuire; sister-in-law, Gayle Mallory; and in-laws Hillary Floyd and Adele Newberry.

Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome.com.

“In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie promised before the world began.”

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Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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Ronnie was delivered from the “house of his pilgrimage” on November 16. His hope of life eternal rests in Jesus Christ.

He was a member and deacon of Faith Primitive Baptist Church. He especially enjoyed the acapella singing of hymns and publishing the Gospel News.

He was a son of the late Herman and Louise Dean of Alexander City, Alabama. He was predeceased by two brothers Bufrey Dean and Kenny Dean.

He was a graduate of Auburn University and retired from Eastman Chemical Company after 39 years.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Jean Miller Dean, their children Chouree Belanger, Tim (Lisa) Dean, Suzanne (Doug) Lark and Allison (Clint) Wooten, two siblings Joe (Iris) Dean and Nanley

Mr. Donnie Sewell Smith 1936 - 2018 Memorial Service for Mr. Donnie Sewell Smith, 82, of Goodwater, will be Friday, November 23, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home.

Rev. Jeff Hardy will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday, November 23, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home.

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Kay Dean, one aunt Verlera Chambers, the grandchildren, Brittney Belanger, Betsy, Ben, Chris, and Jonathan Dean, Ashley (Clinton) Collins, Amber Lark, Daniel, Josh and Madi Wooten, one great grandson Easton Lark, four sisters-in-law Carolyn (Don) Helton, Sharon (Larry) Hammons, Peggy (Jim) Miller, and Terry (Glen) Widner, 17 nieces and nephews.

Ronnie’s family is grateful for the many kindnesses shown by their friends and neighbors, the medical care given

by Dr. Steven Butler, Barbara and all the West Kingsport Fresenius group, Dr. Chad Bates and staff, the Amedisys Home Care, our local hospitals and the 911 emergency personnel. There are so many to whom we say “thank you.”

Visitation will be at East Lawn Funeral Home on Monday, November 19 from 12 to 2 p.m. with funeral to follow at 2 p.m.

Graveside service will follow the funeral.

Brother Leonard Davis will officiate the service.

Pallbearers will be grandsons.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Faith Primitive Baptist Church or Baptist Bible Hour.

Online condolences may be made to the Dean family at www. eastlawnkingsport.com. East Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park has the honor of serving the Dean family. or memorial contributions may be made to Alabama Epilepsy, 3100 Lorna Road, Suite 300, Vestavia Hills, AL, 35216-5452 or Children’s Hospital of Alabama, 1600 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35233.

Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com.

Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Jahue Rowe

Ms. Ruby Crawford

Mr. Jahue Rowe of Alexander City, Alabama passed away Monday, November 19, 2018 at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika, Alabama.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Wright’s Funeral Home.

Ms. Ruby Crawford, 105 of Kellyton, Alabama (Cottage Grove Community) passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 at her residence.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Wright’s Funeral Home.

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Anderson to serve as treasurer of the National Funeral Directors Association STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

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Madison Fuller and Addie Ward learn about what it takes to run a business like The Coffee Corner while on a recent job shadowing day Benjamin Russell offered some of its students.

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opportunities they are interested in.

“We want to expose our students to as many different opportunities as possible to help them make more informed career choices,” Davis said.

So far, Davis feels this program has been successful, with participants able to better understand all potential career paths may entail. She said there are some students who enjoyed gaining some valuable handson experience in the job of their dreams, while others have discovered something they thought they really wanted to do wasn’t all they thought it was. However, all of them have learned more about what future employers in their fields of interest will be looking for, both in education and

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Moving forward, Davis said she would like to see more students taking part in job shadowing events, while also holding one job shadowing day each semester.

“This is not a requirement; it is just an opportunity for our second-level career tech students to learn more,” Davis said.

“We do strongly encourage them to take part. The partnerships we have made through this have been very valuable, and it shows our students what they need for the future.

“We hope the students who have taken part share their experiences with their friends and classmates so we can get more people taking part in the future.”

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improved newspaper in the state in its class in 2013, Wigfield’s first year as editor.

“I am happy to be in Alexander City and the surrounding area,” Wigfield said. “It’s a beautiful area of the state. Journalism is my calling. In communities such as ours, newspapers are extremely relevant parts of life and those of us at TPI are charged with positions of trust. We have a good team and we all care about the people in the areas we serve, so we want you to turn to us for the valuable information you need. We are working for you.”

Wigfield has won numerous Associated Press and Alabama Press Association honors, including the APA’s Story of the Year in 2014, being named the APA’s top statewide columnist in 1994 and winning the AP’s top deadline writing award for the state in 1991. While serving as the assistant sports editor of the Press-Register, Wigfield helped supervise sections that were honored as the top 10 in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors.

“Jimmy has lived and worked in Alabama for all of his life and knows and understands the people and the issues they face,” Baker said. “As we remake the digital presence of our newspapers, over the next several months, he is exactly the right person to lead us through these changes.”

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Clanton from Columbus for routine maintenance, and the pilot was scheduled to pick up another aircraft at the maintenance facility and return it to Columbus, according to multiple news reports. The aircraft are part of a multi-jurisdictional task force in the Columbus area.

The recently acquired sonar used by the Alex City Tallapoosa County Rescue Squad is one of two in the state and was used to help recover a drowning victim just two months ago on Lake Martin.

The other sonar from Daphne was used to recover a drowning victim on the northern part of Lake Martin last year.

Cowart said he appreciated the Daphne rescue group and other agencies helping in the recovery operation.

“We had a lot of help,” Cowart said. “I hate we had to come together for something like this but I am glad we got some closure for the families.”

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During its 2018 International Convention & Expo, National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) installed Randy Anderson, CFSP, CCO, as treasurer. Anderson, a first-generation funeral director, is owner of Radney’s Funeral Home in Alexander City and Langley Funeral Home in Camp Hill.

Anderson has served the Alabama Funeral Directors Association (AFDA) in a number of capacities, including as a member of several committees.

He was a member of AFDA’s board of directors and held the positions of secretary/treasurer, vice president, president-elect and president.

Nationally, Anderson has extensive volunteer experience with NFDA. In addition to service on the Advocacy Committee, Budget Taskforce, Spokesperson Team, Pursuit of Excellence Work Group, Governance Committee and Convention Education Task Force, he was Alabama’s representative to the Policy Board.

He also served as an at-large representative (2012-2014 and 2015-2017) and secretary on the NFDA Board of Directors.

Anderson was a member of the work group that developed the

NFDA Business Conference and is an active participant in the Pursuit of Excellence Award Program.

Anderson enjoys giving back to his community and has volunteered his time with organizations such as Meals on Wheels, the Salvation Army, and the Horseshoe Bend High School Athletic Club. He previously served as a member and chairman of the Tallapoosa County Board of Education and as a member of the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

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Help the United Way reach its goal

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or some people, setting goals is a way of putting a dream on paper.

For the Lake Martin Area United Way, the fundraising goal of $535,000 is much more than that. It is in reality, a budget.

The United Way kicked off its “Lifesavers of HOPE” campaign in August to raise money that will allow it to fund the 28 local agencies that would be unable to operate without the group’s help.

So many people in Alexander City have made giving to United Way a part of their annual routine. Through a series of presentations made by the United Way to employees, many businesses have stepped up to offer a variety of ways for employees to give. In many cases, it is as simple as a payroll deduction that you never really miss.

For those who haven’t given this year, the United Way has a favor to ask.

“We’re not quite to our goal, so we want to ask those who haven’t given or haven’t been asked to give to think about giving,” said Sharon Fuller, executive director of the Lake Martin Area United Way. “By giving to the United Way, they have a chance to touch some 25,000 lives in our community with a single donation. That’s how many people are helped by our United Way and its agencies each year. Every one of our agencies fulfills a need in the community.

“I’m just so proud of our community.

Somehow, we always make our goal and it’s the generosity of our community that makes that possible.”

A small group of people can make a big difference. River Bank & Trust was the pacesetter for this year’s campaign and raised more than $7,000 amongst 11 employees.

Fuller is right. Our community has a big, big heart. So help the United Way reach its goal by giving if you can. You never know how much your donation may mean to someone in need.

If you’d like to make a donation, you may do so online at unitedwaylakemartin.org (click the “Give” button) or call the Lake Martin Area United Way at 256-329-3600.

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Jim Nabors is mayor of Alexander City. His phone number at city hall is 256-329-6730 and his home number is 256329-1320 His address at city hall is 4 Court Square; Alexander City, AL, 35010. His home address is 1695 Magnolia Street Alexander City, AL, 35010.

Jim Nabors

Bobby Tapley represents District 1. His phone number is 256-3920344. His address is 1821 LaVista Road, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Public Safety committee.

Bobby Tapley

Buffy Colvin represents District 2. Her phone number is 256-750-0663.

Her address is 786 I Street, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Buildings and Property committee.

Buffy Colvin

Scott Hardy represents District 3. His phone number is 256-4962450. His address is 549 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Parks and Recreation committee.

Eric Brown represents District 4. His phone number is 256-3972011. His address is 1421 Parrish Drive, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Public Works committee.

Scott Hardy

Eric Brown

Tommy Spraggins represents District 5.

His phone number is 256-234-3609. His address is 1539 College Street, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of Finance committee.

Tommy Spraggins

Tim Funderburk represents District 6.

His phone number is 256-825-2993. His address is 1431 River Oaks, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of Utilities committee.

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Growing pains not exclusively for kids

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ur daughter ended up in the hospital last week. Eight hundred miles and another time zone only added to the anxiety.

Parenting from a distance is unsettling.

A doctor’s voice scratches from my wife’s cell phone, the speaker on.

“Appendicitis,” she said.

“We’ll do the surgery tonight and keep her overnight.”

My watch sweeps toward 9 p.m. local – our daughter an hour ahead. My wife aches to be there. Flights are done for the day. Fourteen hours by car won’t work. This is going to happen without us.

“Don’t worry,” the doctor said. “We do these regularly.

The doctor performing the procedure is very good.”

She didn’t, however, solve our time zone and distance problem.

As much as I know my daughter is a full-grown and mature woman, someone who is working her way through college and keeping up her grades, who on the spur of a moment jumped a flight so she could wake up alone in New York City on her birthday, she remains the fierce bundle of energy I first met

LEONARD WOOLSEY Columnist on a snow-covered morning in Pittsburgh. In that delivery room, she kicked and screamed her way into my heart like an angry hurricane.

And I gladly made room.

The doctor again reassured us all would be fine. I thought of the bundle of energy twisting in a blanket – putting the world on notice she had arrived, loud and proud.

The doctor closed the call and my wife sat with the phone between us. I did not need words to understand what she was going to do next – my opinion not invited.

Marriage is like that, learning to read between the lines, understanding what is being said without having to say a word.

We said a prayer and parted ways – my wife to pack her bag and me to book her on the first direct flight the next morning.

Letting go as your kids become adults is not easy.

While you need to give them their space and the opportunities to fail, you soon realize it is more difficult on you than them. They are ready; you are not or never will.

I thought about teaching my daughter to ride a skateboard at the age of 3. I’d put her brother’s Batman helmet on her head, one so large it tilted to one side. I’d have her place her small feet between mine, her facing me.

We began by coasting down a gently sloped driveway. Eventually, we moved to larger hills and faster speeds.

We took a few falls, but each time I’d pull her close and take the tumble on me, pulling her safely between my arms.

And each time as we would get up I’d hear a giggle.

“Let’s do that again,” she said.

That is what I was thinking of as the doctor wheeled her to surgery – and all I wanted to do was pull my little girl tightly into my arms and protect her, taking away any pain or danger.

Leonard Woolsey is the president and publisher at the Galveston Daily News in Texas.

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“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.”

—Psalm 1:1-2

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Thanksgiving’s moral heart

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iving thanks implies renouncing claims that our blessings and achievements are entirely our own doing. The act of gratitude is a declaration that we owe a great deal to others — to our families and friends, to our communities and our country and, for believers, to the Almighty above all.

Thanksgiving is thus, at once, the most traditional of holidays and the most radical.

It certainly evokes Norman Rockwell paintings of hearth and home, of a nation united by long-established rituals around a table of plenty.

It is also the day on which our dedication to accomplishment and striving gives way to a reality we only occasionally acknowledge: Even the best things we do are contingent on support and help from others, and on social circumstances that make our successes possible.

Among the gifts for which many of us express appreciation is our presence in a very fortunate land. Ours is certainly not the only lucky country, but it’s undeniable that being born or raised here, or arriving later in life, affords opportunities much harder to come by in so many other parts of the world. I have deep affection for other countries, but I love this one and am very glad I was born here.

But we do not partake equally in this good fortune.

Countless Americans will have no Thanksgiving dinner at all. Others will rely on shelters or halfway houses, churches, synagogues or mosques. Historically, barriers of race, class and status have deprived individuals and entire groups of basic rights and their fair share of our abundance.

We can, of course, be grateful for another aspect of our inheritance: The freedom to organize, mobilize and speak out has allowed us to chip away at such injustices and

E.J. DIONNE Columnist heal some of the injuries they cause. But to make good on this, we have to recognize the imperfections in the first place.

Indebtedness to a place thus entails neither blind praise nor arrogance about how great it is, but a determination to see that it lives up to its potential and its promise. And here we might learn something from what those whose legacy we remember on this holiday -the Pilgrims and the Puritans -- had to say about why they came here.

My recommended Thanksgiving reading is “As a City on a Hill,” Princeton University historian Daniel T. Rodgers’ new book.

Rodgers (who offered a helpful short version of his argument last week on The Washington Post’s “Made by History” site) tells the story of John Winthrop’s celebrated 1630 sermon, “A Model of Christian Charity,” delivered to Puritans about to arrive on the shores of what became the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Rodgers traces the path of Winthrop’s words through our subsequent history and shows how they became central to the rhetorical repertoire of our politics thanks to Ronald Reagan. The Gipper added an adjective when he described “a shining city upon a hill” and cast it as “a tall proud city, built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace.” It’s a lovely reminder when we need it that presidents have typically lifted up the virtue of harmony when describing our diversity.

But Rodgers argues that

a proper understanding of Winthrop requires us to see his homily not as a precursor to proclamations about American exceptionalism but as a warning and a set of moral demands upon “a covenanted people” who bore “the burdens of visibility.”

This leads, Rodgers observes, to the obligation “to live as if one’s society was under the moral scrutiny of the world, as if the eyes of all people were trained on it: What responsibility could be heavier?” It’s a compelling question at this particular moment in our national life.

Also telling is Rodgers’ observation about the “aching tension” in the document “between the social fact of inequality and Winthrop’s yearning for a community rooted in love.” The “demands of charity,” the historian notes, are at the sermon’s “inner heart.”

God created differences, Winthrop avowed, so that “every man might have need of others, and from thence they might be all knit more tightly together in the Bonds of brotherly affection.”

“We must delight in each other,” the communally minded Winthrop declared, “make others’ conditions our own, rejoice together, mourn together, labor and suffer together, always having before our eyes our community as members of the same body.”

Which is both what we seek and what we honor around our tables of thankfulness.

E.J. Dionne writes about politics in a twice-weekly column and on the PostPartisan blog. He is a government professor at Georgetown University, a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution and a frequent commentator on politics for National Public Radio and MSNBC. He can be contacted on Twitter @EJDionne.

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Sunday, Nov. 25

TREE LIGHTING: Christmas Lights Around the Square will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25 in Dadeville. There will be choirs, dancers, elves tossing candy, hot chocolate and warm Christmas punch.

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OPEN STUDIO: The Artist Association of East Alabama is sponsoring an open studio Nov. 29 and every Thursday at the Senior Activities Center in the Sportplex from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your canvas and paints and enjoy fellowship and sharing in your love of art. Sign up now for the One Stroke Workshop in January.

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CHRISTMAS CANTATA: Red Ridge United Methodist Church is presenting its Christmas Cantata “Sing Christmas,” A Christmas Choral Experience Sunday, Dec. 2 at 9:30 a.m. in the church sanctuary. The music is arranged by Joel Raney and Mary McDonald and includes staging, musical and theatrical staging under the direction of Der. Kim Walls with an orchestra composed of professional, amateur and student musicians.

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CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: Mt. Zion East Missionary Baptist Church on Stillwaters Drive is celebrating its 153rd Church Anniversary Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m.

Special guest will be Rev. Anthony Shealey of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

Rev. Jimmy Thomas is pastor of Mt. Zion East Missionary Baptist Church

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CHRISTMAS PARADE: The Annual Alexander City Christmas Parade will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3. It will start at the Alexander City Shopping Center come up Cherokee Road turning onto Church Street before going through the roundabout.

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USHERS MEETING: Early District ushers meeting will be Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. at the Early Rose District Center.

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CHRISTMAS PARADE: The Annual Dadeville Christmas Parade is at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9. The parade will come up Lafayette Street before turning on Broadnax Street passing in front of the courthouse. Starting at noon there will be activities around the courthouse square.

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FEAST OF SHARING: Alexander City United Methodist Church and St. James Episcopal Church host a Feast of Sharing meal Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at the fellowship hall of the Methodist Church.

OPEN STUDIO: The Artists Association of Central Alabama sponsors an open studio every Monday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dadeville Senior Center on Columbus Street.

Come and paint your own project or join in special Christmas projects.

Eliminate stress, laugh, share a love of paintinge. Call Kay Fincher at 256825-2506.

ALACARE SEEKING VOLUNTEERS: Become a friend when a friend is needed most! Alacare Hospice Volunteers visit to offer companionship and emotional support. Whether it is a listening ear, a smiling face, or a shoulder to lean on, a friendly visit from a hospice volunteer can brighten the lonely day of a patient and caregiver. Contact Sonya Bryan for more information at 256329-0507.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Overeaters Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. on Thursdays at the Trinity Campus of First United Methodist Church next to Russell Hospital.

There are no dues, fees or weighins. Contact Lisa at 256-749-0160 at ww.oa.org.

GRIEF SHARE: Sessions for Grief Share will be at the Trinity Campus of First United Methodist Church starting August 29 and will be held on Wednesdays through Nov. 14 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The seminar is sponsored Radney Funeral Home and First United Methodist Church.

FIRST SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP: Duncan United Methodist Church is hosting First Sunday Fellowship starting July 1. There will be a meal filled with friendship, fellowship and lots of fun starting at 5 p.m. at the clubhouse adjoining the church. Rev. Wayne Hicks is the pastor.

COMMUNITY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: This group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Trinity Campus FUMC next to Russell Medical. Meetings will resume in September. All cancer patients and family members are welcome. If you are interested, please contact Andrea Peacock 256-749-1134 or andreapeacock60@gmail.com.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Red Ridge United Methodist Church in Dadeville hosts an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting every Sunday at 6 p.m.

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS: The Bill Nichols Chapter 13 meets every third Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Charles T. “Bud” Porch Center in Alexander City. Chapter Service Officers are available every second and fourth Wednesday from noon to 5 p.m. for claims assistance.

RECYCLING: The Alexander City Recycling Facility is located at the Public Works Department at 824 Railey Road. All materials should be dropped off behind the green storage shed on the Public Works lot. The facility is always open for unassisted drop off. Assistance with drop off is available between 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please call 256-409-2020 for more information.

CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP: Every third Monday at 10 a.m. the Trinity campus of First United Methodist Church will be a caregiver support group. Call 256-329-7177 for more information.

TOPS MEETING: Take Off Pounds Sensibly is the short name for TOPS Club, Inc., the original nonprofit, noncommercial network of weight-loss support groups throughout the U.S.

and Canada. TOPS offers tools and programs for healthy living and weight management, with exceptional group fellowship and recognition. Established in 1948 to champion weight-loss support and success, we’ve helped millions of people live healthier lives. Come out and visit us.

Your first meeting is free. Meetings are held every Thursday at 6 p.m. at Comer Baptist Church, 341 E. Church St., Alexander City, AL. Call (256) 4964210 for more information.

WOMEN’S MEETING: Victory Temple Holiness Church in Dadeville is hosting a women’s meeting the first Sunday of every month. Men are invited too.

VOLUNTEER: Southern Care Hospice is seeking volunteers. Please call Lizz Gillenwaters at 256-234-1134 or 256-749-3717 for more information.

WOMAN MEETING: Victory Temple Holiness Church hosts a women’s meeting every first Sunday at 237 Aster St. in Dadeville. Everyone is invited. The meetings start at 2 p.m.

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OFFICE CAREERS: The Office Careers Technology program is funded by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and was created to help dislocated workers learn new employable skills. To qualify for the programs be a dislocated worker (layoff) or a low-income family. Anyone interested in the classes should contact the Alexander City Career Center @ 256-215-4494 and ask about the WIA program. Most all dislocated workers automatically qualify for financial assistance. The program is 52 weeks and is open entry/open exit.

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COMPUTER LAB: The new and improved computer lab at Cooper Community Center is now open to the community Monday thru Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. LaBrawnski Salter is the new lab facilitator. You can check email, browse the internet, build a resume, complete a project or homework, research, job search and some social media.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Despite someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attitude, which might hurt you on a deep level, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll keep it together. You succeed because of your resourcefulness. Pressure builds because you would like to be acknowledged.

Give it up, and refuse to push.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) A matter revolving around your home might keep you grounded, perhaps even more than you would like. Know that, despite the demanding nature of what is going on, your home life will be a source of happiness in the near future.

Tonight: Avoid complications.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You come up with the right words at the right time. Communication could be overwhelming. You might be more optimistic and positive than you realize. You have the right words to melt any resistance from a dear friend or loved one. Tonight: In the thick of things.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Balance your checkbook before you take a risk. The gamble might be worth it, but be aware of the implications involved. A close associate could challenge your decision.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Step back graciously. This position of lesser importance will give you more freedom to do what you want.

You could join a favorite person and christen the weekend early.

You might not want to make public knowledge of what you are up to, though. Tonight: Out and about.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You suddenly might be stopped in your tracks by a request from a boss, higher-up or older relative.

Use your instincts when dealing with this person. Confusion seems to surround your home or a family member. Tonight: Count on being available and needed.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Keep your eyes open, and look for the most universal interpretations of what is going on around you.

Detach in your preferred method, and it will allow your understanding and empathy to evolve. Consider a last-minute getaway. Tonight: Your call, but opt for something diÉ&#x2C6;erent.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You could be close to the end of your fuse in dealing with a problem.

You have talked, and the other party has shared his or her point of view. You might feel as if the situation might not be easily resolved.

Trust that you will handle it, given some time. Tonight: Head home.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Be precise and detail-oriented when dealing with a money matter.

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Ask questions, if need be. Tonight: Visit with a longtime friend.

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THE BORN LOSER ÂŽ By Art and Chip Sansom

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Auctions & Sales

Hay, Feed & Grain Hay For Sale Well fertilized Local delivery $45 per bale

Estate Sales

Call: 334-415-0682 Holley Estate Sale 2675 Hwy 22 West Alexander City Nov. 14th 8am-6pm Nov. 15-16 9am-3pm Nov. 17th 8am-12pm

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Community Events

Real Estate 1998 Buick Lesabre Great running condition.

146,000 miles $1,600.00 or obo.

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For Sale: $76,500 1227 6th Street, Alex City Main House- 2BR/1BA, Kitchen, Large Den Guest House-2BR/1BA Call Amy Duncan for Showing: 256-212-2222 Lake Martin Realty

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

2010 Ford F-150XL 4.6 Extended cab, red,144k Sirus radio, stepside, new tires & brakes, tow hitch, bedliner, tool boxes, power lock&windows, key-less entry $10,500 256-794-4270

Services Appliance Service

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Rentals Apartments Mayberry Park Apartments Now taking applications Under New Management Hours are Mon & Wed 8:00am-5:00pm 169 E.Cass St. Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-0410

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6200.00 dollars.

Bike is in great shape.

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board,â&#x20AC;? Spraggins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That board will create the bylaws, write the job description, hire and have financial oversight.â&#x20AC;?

The 12-member board will include members of the community in tourism-like industries. One member will come from hotels, one from restaurants, one from Main Street, one from the chamber of commerce, one from the city council, one from Wind Creek State Park, one from Russell Lands, and one from the parks and recreation department. Four more members will be selected at large.

The money for the tourism authority is from the lodging tax. Last year the city collected about $260,000 on the 5-percent lodging tax it collected. The increase puts the city portion at 10 percent and budgets say in 2019 it should be slightly more than $500,000.

In other action at the meeting: â&#x20AC;˘ The council agreed to a 20-year lease of city property to Seleeta Missionary Baptist Church. Community development director Al Jones explained the church wants to expand its parking lot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The property is right-of-way the city purchased for a possible road,â&#x20AC;? Jones said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The chances of that road being put in are next to nothing.â&#x20AC;?

The parking lot surface will be gravel and nothing else can be constructed on the property. The church cannot sell the property or the lease if it vacates the property. â&#x20AC;˘ The council voted to accept the fiscal-year 2016 audit performed by Carr, Riggs & Ingram. The council heard the findings of the audit at last Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work session.

City finance director Sandy Stanbrough said the general fund is $1 million less due to capital expenditures and deficiencies under previous administrations, which have already been addressed from the fiscal-year 2015 audit.

Audits have yet to be performed for 2017 and 2018. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope to have those completed by this time next year,â&#x20AC;? Spraggins said. â&#x20AC;˘ The council set a public hearing Dec. 17 for updates to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s building codes, which are needed as codes previously approved for the fire department and building inspection refer to newer codes the city has not adopted.

Updates to the 2014 NEC Code, 2015 International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 International Fuel Gas Code, 2015 International Mechanical Code, 2015 International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 International Plumbing Code and the 2015 International Pool Code are being considered.

Spraggins said public meetings will be held Dec. 4 so citizens can see some of the ideas and plans for the old Russell Sales Office being transformed into a municipal complex. An 11 a.m. meeting will be held at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center and a 6 p.m. meeting is set in the city courthouse. â&#x20AC;˘ The council approved an ordinance to authorize the mayor to execute a 40-year lease with the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority for the solar panel project. â&#x20AC;˘ The council approved a request to approve a more than 30-day ABC event license for Oliver Ross Bar Services at The Mill Two-Eighty. The service is owned by the owners of Ocie & Belle. â&#x20AC;˘ The council approved a request to waive the business license fees for vendors participating in the annual Christmas in the Park on Dec. 8.

The next meeting of the Alexander City Council is Dec. 3 at 4:30 p.m. before the annual Christmas parade.

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Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

BETTY CAROL LANGLEY SMITH

TIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars

LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV made payable to Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV E\ noon the next business day DW WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH RI 6LURWH Permutt, P.C. at the address indicated below. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate.

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Mortgagee/Transferee The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until 08/28/2018 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the courthouse in the City of Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until 10/04/2018 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the courthouse in the City of Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until 11/15/2018 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the courthouse in the City of Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until 12/20/2018 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the courthouse in the City of Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama.

& PERMUTT, P.C., P. O. Box 55727, Birmingham, AL 35255-5727, Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee, www.sirote.com/foreclosures, 434426

tion 11, Township 18 North, Range 22 East, less and except for that portion of the acre taken by the right-of-way of the paved public road, thus containing 0.9 acre more or less. Property street address for informational purposes: 263 S Johnson St, Tallassee, AL 36078. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars

LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV made payable to Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV E\ noon the next business day DW WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH RI 6LURWH Permutt, P.C. at the address indicated below. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate.

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

Quicken Loans Inc., Mortgagee/Transferee

Alexander City Outlook: Nov. 20, 27 and Dec. 4, 2018 EST/WEBSTER, K. PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Betty S. Walls, A Single person, originally in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on the 29th day of May, 2012, said mortJDJH UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI the Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, in Document Number 273894; the undersigned Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Mortgagee/ Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, on July 17, 2018, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Commence at the Northeast corner of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 33, Township 23 North, Range 23 East, Tallapoosa County, Alabama; said point being the Point of Beginning of the lot herein described; thence South 01 degrees 27 minutes 18 seconds East a distance of 1,007.15 feet to a point on the North ROW of a paved county road (Litsey Road); thence South 55 degrees 58 minutes 24 seconds West a distance 207.49 feet along said ROW; thence leaving said ROW North 01 degrees 27 minutes 18 seconds West a distance of 1,111.67 feet to a point; thence North 86 degrees 11 minutes 41 seconds East a distance of 175.0 feet to the Point of Beginning. Property street address for informational purposes: 973 Lightsey Road, Jacksons Gap, AL 36861 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARS O

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Alexander City Outlook: Nov. 20, 2018 FC/434426 PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Wendy A. Coleman, an unmarried woman, formerly known as Wendy A. Ta, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Quicken Loans, Inc., on the 4th day of January, 2013, said mortgage UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, in Document Number 279244; the undersigned Quicken Loans Inc., as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, on January 17, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Begin at the Southwest corner of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 11, Township 18 North, Range 22 East, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, which is presently marked by an iron spike near the middle of the paved public road; thence proceed South 87 degrees 28 minutes 18 seconds East 18.51 feet to the existing fence on the East margin of the right-of-way of said paved public road at the Southwest corner of the property; thence North 2 degrees 44 minutes 17 seconds East along the edge of the right-of-way of paved public road 210.00 feet to an iron pin in the Northwest corner of the property; thence South 87 degrees 28 minutes 18 seconds East 190.59 feet to an iron pin in the Northeast corner of the property; thence South 2 degrees 44 minutes 18 seconds West 210 feet to an iron pin in the Southeast corner of the property, thence North 87 degrees 28 minutes 18 seconds West 191.49 feet returning to the Southwest corner of the property. Property consisting of a one acre square lot in the Southwest corner of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec-

Jahan Berns, SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C., P.O. Box 55727, Birmingham, AL 35255-5727, Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee, www. sirote.com/foreclosures, 442050 Alexander City Outlook: Nov. 6, 13 and 20, 2018 FC/442050 Do you have available jobs?

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SEC has its schedule figured out for the best

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lot of national sports talk centered around the Southeastern Conference’s lax football schedule last weekend.

Alabama hosted The Citadel, Auburn welcomed Liberty, Georgia took on Massachusetts, etc. Even pundits you think would be more SEC-centric (such as Greg McElroy) took potshots at the league’s cupcake weekend.

While the second-to-lastSaturday in the SEC left a lot to be desired, I hope the powers that be don’t cave to any perceived pressure to change the schedule. The SEC strategically (and brilliantly) set up the weekend as a breather prior to traditional rivalries and the SEC Championship Game. The formula has led to the league’s unprecedented dominance the last decade or so.

Why should Alabama, LSU or Georgia have to play a powerful non-conference (or conference) opponent that weekend every year? Meanwhile Penn State played Rutgers (a team only a mother could love), Ohio State took on Maryland (a program besieged by injuries and off-thefield turmoil) and Michigan was a 28-point favorite over Indiana.

The SEC plays its tougher games early in the year and that recipe has been quite effective.

Don’t change now just because other conferences can’t figure that out.

A close Iron Bowl?

Sports Outlook The

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

EYE TO THE FUTURE Dadeville misses goals, never gives up on season

but you have to.”

The good news for the Tigers is they ended on a high note, demolishing Prattville Christian, Although Dadeville football coach Richard White didn’t have 45-7, and White felt if his team had played the way it did against a lot of positives to say in terms PCA the entire season, it could’ve of his team meeting its goals been a much different outcome. for the year, he was extremely And although the Tigers positive about the way the season had their second straight losing played out effort-wise. season, they actually outscored After winning their opening their opponents by a combined game against Horseshoe Bend, score of 235-234. Dadeville the Tigers went through some changed up its offense and serious growing pains falling moved to a spread this year under to Reeltown before defeating new offensive coordinator J.D. Southside Selma in their return Atkins. While there were spots of to Class 3A action. From there, extreme brightness — particularly it all seemed to go downhill, as from senior quarterback Slade the Tigers reeled off six straight McCullers — the Tigers were also losses. working with a young offensive Despite that, White never lost line and an even younger set of faith in his players’ commitment running backs. to the team.

But the good news is those “One of the biggest positives position groups now return with a from it is our kids never quit; lot of experience. they kept playing,” White said.

“On the offensive line, we “We had a few to depart the team moved it around so much this either by their choice or by my year just trying to find a positive choice, but the ones that hung in there and stayed in the entire time, combination,” White said. “We didn’t set anything concrete, but they fought through it. I have to we did have some young kids tip my hat to those kids. That’s hard to do, and those kids will end back there.”

Freshman Colin Goodwin and up being winners in life.” sophomore Luke Keel got a ton White completed his 19th season at the helm of Dadeville’s of playing time under their belts this year, and White is hoping football team, and he said, like LaQuarious Lockhart, who took for most coaches, it’s about his sophomore season off but more than just wins and losses.

Although the Tigers finished 3-7, returned this year, will come back for his senior year, so the Tigers he felt like his players learned could return three regular starters something. on the line.

“They realized that it means At running back, Christian when things aren’t going good, Nelson and Javuntae Holley are you can’t just quit and you can’t just walk away from something,” both freshmen and showed signs of brilliance at different points this White said. “It’s like getting up year. and going to work every day.

The biggest question mark will Some people don’t want to do it

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

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The Tigers will have the tall task of replacing Slade McCullers next season.

be how to replace McCullers, who was a two-year starter for the Tigers at quarterback. Next season, Dadeville will likely be looking to a young man under center, as White expects Lane Smith and Chris Spraggins to compete for the job.

Another big change for the Tigers will be a lot of guys playing both ways.

“We’re not going to have a defensive side and an offensive side; we just can’t do that,” White said. “These kids are going to learn to play both sides of the football, which is what you should do at 3A. We’re going to see if we can find our best 11 and put them out there, and if they happen to be the same for the defensive side, we’ll put them out there again.”

White knows that’s going to take a lot of conditioning. He’s given the Tigers some time off to clear their heads and have some space away from the football field, but once the Thanksgiving holiday is over, he expects to be right back at work.

“We have a lot of kids play basketball and we just finished up baseball evaluations,” White said. “We have wrestling starting soon, so we have a lot of kids that are multi-sport guys, and we want them to be multi-sport guys.

But we’ll get back in the weight room after Thanksgiving, and I know come January, we’ll be pumping those weights and doing agility stuff and hip stuff, looking forward to next season.”

No one is giving Auburn a chance in the Iron Bowl but I know better.

I have been Cam-backed and Kick-sixed and Scissumfumbled into submission. Sure, a win Saturday for the Tigers is a longshot; Alabama is an irresistible force and Auburn has become a surprisingly moveable object. Gus Malzahn has ruined more plays than John Wilkes Booth and Jarrett Stidham couldn’t hit the side of Toomer’s Corner with a bonussized roll of toilet paper.

All that being said, I suspect it will be another close Iron Bowl and I will be sweating it out well into the fourth quarter.

The menu

I don’t like Thanksgiving food much — never have. I understand that makes me an outlier and I don’t care. If it were up to me, the Thanksgiving meal would have more fried shrimp and potato wedges and less turkey and dressing.

Semifinal watch

Thompson High School will travel to Hoover for the Class 7A semifinal this Friday. I will be fortunate enough to be on the call with my friend Jerry Young for the AHSAA Radio Network Facebook Live broadcast. Please check it out — not for Jerry and me necessarily but because even if you put the game on mute it will be a fun watch.

No to mediocrity

For those wanting playoff expansion to eight teams which will include automatic qualifiers for the Power Five champions: If your plan was in place this year, there is a chance Northwestern (a team that lost all its nonconference games this year) and Pittsburgh (a team which — like Northwestern — has four losses already) could be in the playoffs.

Do people really want that type of mediocrity in their playoff system? Yes, average-to-bad teams make the playoffs in the NFL, NCAA Tournament, NBA, NHL, etc., but none of those leagues have a regular season as fun and as meaningful as college football.

Luke Robinson is a regular columnist and contributor to Lake Martin Living and BMetro.

Alex City football all-stars reign supreme Alexander City Parks and Recreation’s youth football league selected a pair of all-star teams from its 8U and 10U squads, and the all-star teams took on Reeltown last Thursday. Alex City won both age divisions with shutouts in both games. The 10U team, above, defeated the Rebels, 14-0, while the 8U squad, right, won, 25-0. Reeltown was the league champion in the East Alabama Youth Football League.

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Damien Lawry takes 2nd at season-opening tourney STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Picking up where it left off last season, Benjamin Russell’s wrestling team had a strong showing at the Gulf Coast Clash in Mobile this weekend.

Six of the nine Wildcats entered in the individual tournament took top-10 finishes, led by sophomore Damien Lawry, who captured second place at 285.

Lawry had an incredible run to start the tournament, picking up three straight pins to put him

in the semifinals. He then beat teammate Ryan Green in a major 12-2 decision in the quarterfinals.

Lawry then went back to his pinning ways, flattening Valdosta’s LB Neloms in just 2:50 before being narrowly defeated by Spain Park’s Jaxon Bast, 6-4, in the championship match.

Green finished in seventh overall at 285. After falling to Lawry, Green defeated Foley’s John Turney with a quick 1:34 pin in the seventh-place match.

Benjamin Russell had a pair of impressive performances at

152 with Ryan Spradley capturing fourth place and Saxon Coker taking fifth.

Spradley captured a commanding tech fall in the quarterfinals but was dropped by Hewitt-Trussville’s Cale Land in the semis. Spradley then fell to the third-place match, where he lost 2-1 to Thompson’s Nathan Roberts.

Coker, who also lost to Roberts in the quarterfinals, battled back with a 7-2 decision in the consolations before pinning Gulf Shore’s William West

in 2:51 for fifth place.

Keedon Young had the nextbest finish for the Wildcats, placing sixth at 160 after falling to Robertsdale’s Jordan McGlothen.

Young went 3-3 on the day.

Peyton Young was eighth at 145, and Coker Causey took 11th at 113. Also wrestling for the Wildcats were Robert Graham, who reached the 138 quarterfinals before falling in the second round of consolations, and Zach McClure, who also lost in the second round of 138 consolations.