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Victim identified in Friday morning shooting By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
A man who was shot to death early Friday morning after an argument that started at a party in Alexander City has been identified, authorities said. Alexander City Police Department Deputy Chief James Easterwood said Tarus Rogrecus Lewis, 42, of Alexander City was killed in the shooting on Roosevelt Street. Two others were
injured, Easterwood said. “It appears there was a large party that had spread into the yard Friday morning when two of the victims got into altercation while playing some type of game,” Easterwood said. “Another victim who tried to pull them apart was shot.” Easterwood said one victim drove himself to the emergency room at Russell Medical. Lewis was also transported to Russell Medical, where he
was declared dead a short time later. The third victim was taken to UAB, where he remains. Easterwood said murder and firstdegree assault charges are pending the arrest of the shooter. “It is being reported as a murder and assault first degree right now,” Easterwood said. Another Friday shooting that left two injured resulted from an argument over money that started at a residence on
Christian Street, said Easterwood, who added narcotics were found in a car one of the victims traveled in to reach the scene. “They had an argument about one owing money,” Easterwood said. “One guy followed the other when one victim got out to confront him. He drove himself to Russell Medical. Someone else came by a short time later and shot the other victim,” who was transported to See SHOOTING • Page 9
Police report 2 stolen vehicles over holiday By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Two vehicles were stolen and several others were burglarized in separate incidents at a residence and a business in Alexander City Thursday night and early Friday morning, police said. On Thanksgiving night, criminals stole an unlocked, silver, 2014 Kia Sorento from a residence in the College Heights subdivision, Alexander City Police Department Deputy Chief James Easterwood said. “The doors were unlocked and the keys were in the vehicle,” he said. “It was a crime of opportunity.” The thieves also broke into two other unlocked vehicles at the residence, Easterwood said. In another incident in the same time period, police responded to a report of vehicles being broken into on a lot at a business on Dadeville Road, and a white, 2000 Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck was taken, Easterwood said. “Several other vehicles had doors opened and gone through,” said Easterwood, who added it appears nothing was taken from them. These crimes of opportunity are nothing new to the Alexander City Police Department. In August, several vehicles were also broken into
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DEAR ABBY: I was married for 19 years and have three adult daughters from that marriage. I remarried eight years ago to a woman who has two adult children. My relationship with them is not good, in spite of my efforts to engage them in basic conversation. She told me recently that neither one of them likes me. In fact, she has suggested I just say hello and goodbye and leave it at that. I’m not sure what I am supposed to do with this information. I don’t think at this point in my life (age 66) I’m interested in changing myself to coax anybody to like me. I’m irritated with my wife for telling me her kids don’t like me. If any of my daughters said, “I don’t like your wife,” I wouldn’t mention it to her because I know she wouldn’t want to go with me to visit them. My desire to visit either of her kids is now nonexistent. Your thoughts? -- UNLIKED IN OHIO DEAR UNLIKED: I think it is interesting that your wife
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didn’t tell you WHY her children don’t like you, or if she did, that you didn’t elaborate. Under the circumstances, your reaction is understandable, so stay home and enjoy yourself while your wife visits them. If you do, I suspect you will all be happier. DEAR ABBY: My wife and I just celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary and went away for a long weekend. Late in the second day, my wife said, “Don’t get mad at me, but a guy who works for me asked me to bring him a souvenir.” Then she told me she didn’t want to get me involved. My question is, why wouldn’t she mention it at the start of the trip and instead bring it up two days into our getaway? It makes
me feel like she was thinking of him on our anniversary. Am I reading too much into this, or should I be concerned? By the way, I wouldn’t think of another woman -- co-worker or not -during a getaway with my wife. -- UNSURE IN THE WEST DEAR UNSURE: Please stop worrying. If you and your bride have had a happy marriage for 30 years, I’m guessing that on your special day, she was thinking about how lucky the two of you are to have had three blessed decades together. If she had anything to hide, she wouldn’t have mentioned the souvenir. I’m guessing she brought it up because she didn’t want to forget she had agreed to bring something and come home empty-handed. DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of 12 years worries me. He’s a man who wants life to be like he wants it to be, not like it is. He thinks everyone owes him a discount on whatever he’s buy-
ing. He can talk for what seems like a month, and while he never really lies, he never exactly tells the truth. This puts a huge strain on our relationship. I love him, but I don’t trust him. I have caught him in many discrepancies. When confronted, he sometimes will own up to them. What should I do? -- NERVOUS IN NORTH CAROLINA DEAR NERVOUS: I think in your heart you already know what you should do. If you can’t trust someone, there is no basis for a meaningful relationship. I wish you had written me about this 11 1/2 years ago, when ending the romance would have been less painful. 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 Ms. Essie Riggins Ms. Essie Riggins of Rockford, Alabama passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Russell Medical. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Wright’s Funeral Home.
Mr. Willie Hunter Mr. Willie Hunter passed away Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Chapman’s Healthcare. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Wright’s Funeral Home.
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Macie Wynema Hand 1944 - 2018 Funeral Service for Macie Wynema Hand, 74, of New Site, Alabama, will be Monday, November 26, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the New Salem Baptist Church. Rev. Tom Drake will officiate. Burial will follow in the Bethlehem-New Salem Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday, November 26, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Radney Funeral Home and from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at New Salem Baptist Church. Wynema passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018 at her residence. She was born on July 25, 1944 in Tallapoosa County to Carl Hand and Macie Duke Hand. Wynema loved her family and friends dearly and especially enjoyed front porch visits with them. She retired from Russell Corporation after 40 years. She was an active member
of New Salem Baptist Church. Wynema enjoyed making cards for the people in her community, flowers, gardening, scrapbooking, cooking, going to Wal Mart, and eating out. She is survived by her sisters, Carol Mann (Steve) and Mattie Jones Hamlet; nephews, Charles Randy Jones (Kathy), Barry L. Jones (Donna) and Joseph Joey Bryon Hand; several great nieces and nephews, and her special friend and neighbor, Jane Cotney. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Thomas Buddy Hand (Louise) and her nephew, David Ronnie Hand. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com. Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. JaHue Rowe Graveside service for Mr. JaHue Rowe will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at New Life Memorial Gardens. Professional Service provided by Wright’s Funeral Home
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Mrs. Katherleen Cotney 1928 - 2018 Funeral Service for Mrs. Katherleen Cotney, 90, of New Site, Alabama, will be Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the New Site United Methodist Church. Randy Anderson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at New Site United Methodist Church. Mrs. Cotney passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Brown Nursing Home. She was born on February 7, 1928 in Clay County, Alabama to Durell Crayton Waldrop and Katie Grimes Waldrop. Katherleen loved her family dearly. She was an active member of New Site United Methodist Church and loved gospel music. Katherleen played piano and guitar by ear and loved to sing. She enjoyed cooking and was known for her chocolate pies.
Mrs. Yvonne Lee Gipson 1952 - 2018 Funeral Service for Mrs. Yvonne Lee Gipson, 66, of Goodwater, Alabama, will be Monday, November 26, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Rev. Tony Harris and Rev. Len Gipson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Eagle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday, November 25, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mrs. Gipson passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018 at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham. She was born on February 21, 1952 in Americus, Georgia to Robert Abbett Jr. and Ada Belle Osteen Abbett. Yvonne loved her family and friends dearly. She was an
active member of Family Worship Center and loved to Praise her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She enjoyed playing on the computer and traveling to the beach and other places. Yvonne loved her dogs, Sassy, Sissy, and Bandit. She is survived by her husband of 20 years, Phillip Gipson; daughters, Kristina Lucas (Dusty) and Wanda Brown; son, Eddie East (Courtney); grandchildren, Brianna Pike and Jacob Lucas; sister, Pat Parker and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; grandchild, Nick Brown and her sister, Sue Walker. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com. Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Many a
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Volunteer Connections saved $1.6 million for area clients Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of profiles on the 28 agencies receiving funding through the Lake Martin Area United Way. Currently, the United Way is holding its 2019 fundraising campaign, “Be a Lifesaver of Hope.” To learn how to help, contact the United Way at 256-329-3600 or at www.unitedwaylakemartin.org. By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Filing income taxes can be a daunting task, especially with the opportunities for small mistakes leading to serious problems. Thankfully for senior citizens and local residents with low incomes, organizations such as Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama stand ready to help not only file taxes but also work to solve problems when mistakes are made and the IRS comes calling. In fact, VCCA staff helped return $1.6 million in refunds to taxpayers they helped this year, according to VCCA director Carley Cummins, who gave two examples of the organization’s expertise in saving clients significant money. “In 2016, a client did not tell the preparer that she could not afford Affordable Care Act insurance and she was penalized,” Cummins said. “A VCCA preparer assisted her by amending her return and filing a Form 8965, which is an exemption to penalty due to finances, and within eight weeks she received a $685 refund. “In another situation, a taxpayer service in Alexander City told a client that she did not have to claim defined benefits on her 2016 return. This client had also been contacted by the IRS and told she owed approximately $2,000 and another $250 if she wanted to set up payments. Again, a VCCA volunteer amended her return and, by assisting the client online, reduced the $250 fee to $31.” Under Cummins’ supervision, Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama offers many different services to its clientele while giving others the opportunity to volunteer and help their neighbors who might need help. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly are two of the biggest programs Volunteer Connections offers its clients every year. Under these programs, area senior citizens and low-income residents receive free assistance filing their state and federal income taxes. “This year, 35 VCCA volunteers devoted 4,562 hours to preparing and e-filing 1,196 federal returns and 1,030 State of Alabama returns,” Cummins said. “Another 110 taxpayers were assisted through telephone/or walk-in assistance. As a result, $1,670,803 was directly returned to our area in the form of federal refunds.” Volunteer Connections also works with groups such as the Laubach Literacy Council and local Head Start facilities to offer a family reading program. Parents who have learned to read through the literacy council can utilize the family reading program to assist their children in learning to read. VCCA offers computer classes for senior citizens, helping them better understand the Internet, social media and e-mail. A relatively new program held at the VCCA facility is Lunch and Learn, where seniors can bring in a sack lunch, while Volunteer Connections offers drinks and a dessert and a special guest speaker provides valuable information on a chosen subject. “VCCA had 23 participants at our ‘Run, Fight, Hide — Active Shooter’ Lunch and Learn, which lasted longer than the projected 40 minutes,” Cummins said. “Presenters and VCCA encouraged participants to stay as long as necessary to ensure all questions were answered and all concerns resolved. Between 22 and 26 participants have attended the fall Lunch and Learn presentations, which have included ‘Avoiding ID Theft,’ ‘Tackling Getting Older’ and ‘Better Banking for Seniors — Avoiding Banking Scams.’” With so many programs being offered to local residents through Volunteer Connections, there is no shortage of help it can provide to those seeking assistance from the organization. To learn more about Volunteer Connections and the many programs it offers its clients, or to find out about becoming a volunteer for the group, call (256) 234-0347.
WANT TO HELP OUT? In addition to helping Volunteer Connections financially by donating to the Lake Martin Area United Way, the agency can use several items on a regular basis, including copy paper and folding chairs. Cummins said volunteers are welcome to help with the many programs VCCA offers its clients.
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Radney students learn from game wardens By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Fifth-graders at Radney Elementary received a unique educational experience on Nov. 19 when game wardens from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources visited the school. “This was the first time we’ve ever had game wardens at the school,” said Radney instructional coach Kenyatta Simmons, who credited reading and language arts instructors for putting the program together and teacher Anna Foreman for organizing the day. Foreman said some of the inspiration for the program came from the fifth-graders reading a story about how important conservation is to the natural life cycle, the purpose and necessity of predators, and why maintaining a balance in nature is key. “The story they read was ‘The Mystery of St. Matthew Island,’” Simmons said. “It gave the students good information on the cycle of life and the balance of nature. It was about the disappearance of the reindeer from the island.” During the program, Simmons said students watched a short video about game wardens and their work. Along with the video, the wardens talked about many of the animals native to Alabama, including deer, beavers, alligators, foxes, turkeys and coyotes. Students not only were educated about various predators and other wildlife in the area but also got to feel turkey feathers, furs and antlers from local wildlife. Additionally, Foreman said they got a good look at some of the tactical equipment game wardens use. “The wardens also gave the students a copy of the Alabama
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hunting and fishing magazine,” Simmons said. Simmons and Foreman said the program successfully brought the outdoors to life for the fifthgraders. “Our students were thrilled to have this opportunity,” Foreman
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said. “Many of the students had no idea about the jobs and responsibilities of game wardens.” Simmons added, “It meant a lot to us for them to be here. The opportunity to have it was big. It allowed our students to make what they read real and authentic.”
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hanksgiving has wrapped up and Christmas is on its way. Stores once again raked in the cash on Black Friday, offering up great deals that, in some cases, began on Thanksgiving afternoon. With so much to purchase between now and Dec. 25, it only makes sense that we are going to spend the few weeks crowding stores and shopping malls to find that perfect item for everyone on our lists. However, we need to remember there are other people trying to do the exact same thing. There is no sense in acting like savage beasts fighting over deals on video game consoles or flat-screen televisions. After all, stores are not the ring at WrestleMania, no-man’s land on the Western Front of World War I or the streets of Dodge City in the 1880s. There is footage of people getting into fistfights over items, stories of people getting knocked over and then trampled by crowds, and watch as customers verbally abuse store workers for taking too long or not having a particular item in stock at that very instant. We have to stop this. We have to remember there is far much more to the season than buying stuff and running around stores like we are being chased by Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers or Freddy Kruger to grab what we are looking for before someone else can snatch them up. Thanksgiving is a time to remember what we have and be grateful we have them, while Christmas allows us to come together as family and celebrate Jesus’ birth. When we treat others rudely and look for the instant satisfaction of scoring a great deal, we are forgetting what this time of the year is all about. So remember, when you are out shopping this holiday season, behave like a decent human being and treat others with a sense of kindness and courtesy. A little nicety goes a long way.
ritics of President Trump are regularly accused of exaggerating his corruption, his predilection toward autocratic rule and his affection for dictators. They are told their apprehension about the threat he poses to our constitutional democracy is not a form of vigilance but a disease termed Trump Derangement Syndrome. “All they can do is attack the president all day long on the scandal of the day,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who became an aficionado of the term. This is the same Cruz who, in 2016, called Trump a “pathological liar,” “utterly amoral,” “a narcissist at a level I don’t think this country’s ever seen” and “a serial philanderer.” Perhaps the senator suffers from Trump Rearrangement Syndrome, a disorder common among Republicans who disown every criticism they ever offered of Trump so he’ll help them win re-election. In fact, the president’s offensive personal traits are less important to political freedom than his authoritarian habits. They lead him to regard murder as a matter that should not get between friends who do business together. The last week has shown those who feared Trump’s despotic inclinations were neither deluded nor alarmist. His shameful indifference to the killing and dismembering of the Saudi journalist and Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi was an act of cold collaboration with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s cover-up. The Central Intelligence Agency concluded the murder could not have happened without the prince’s authorization. Trump — hostile as always to facts that run against his own interests — didn’t even bother to offer an alternative theory. In the manner of tyrants, he simply sought to sow confusion
E.J. DIONNE Columnist and uncertainty. “Maybe he did and maybe he didn’t!” Trump said of the power-hungry leader known as MBS. On Thanksgiving Day, he dismissed the CIA’s carefully considered conclusions as mere “feelings.” For Trump, it’s always about money. Breaking with Saudi Arabia, he said, might cost us $110 billion in sales to American military contractors and $340 billion in other investments. In a nice bit of understatement, The New York Times wrote: “Economists and military analysts said those numbers were so exaggerated as to be fanciful.” The business Trump did not mention were his own personal dealings with the Saudis. As David Fahrenthold and Jonathan O’Connell wrote in The Washington Post in October, “Saudi royalty has been buying from Trump since 1995,” Saudi lobbyists spent $270,000 last year to reserve rooms in Trump’s hotel in Washington, and “Trump’s hotels in New York and Chicago reported significant upticks in bookings from Saudi visitors” this year. Fear of foreign leaders lining the pockets of our public officials is the reason the Founders put the emoluments clause in our Constitution. It declares that “no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them (the United States) shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign state.” Remember that Trump has refused to divest from his businesses — and that word
“Prince” reminds us of the ongoing relevance of this constitutional prohibition. On the same day Trump was standing in solidarity with a regime implicated in assassination, The New York Times reported the president told White House counsel Don McGahn this spring he wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James Comey. McGahn held Trump off, but nothing could be more autocratic than proposing to corrupt the criminal justice system by weaponizing it against political opponents. Trump’s crude statement backing the Saudis was too much even for many in the GOP. “I never thought I would see the day a White House would moonlight as a public relations firm for the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia,” Sen. Bob Corker, (R-TN) wrote on Twitter. But Republicans have said all sorts of things about Trump and then backed off when it mattered. (See: Cruz, above.) They have long tolerated the praise he regularly lavishes on dictators. They have been eager to moonlight themselves as Trump PR firms as long as he delivered tax cuts and judges. But all the tax cuts and judges in the world won’t compensate for the cost to the United States of abandoning any claim it prefers democracy to dictatorship and human rights to barbarism. The syndrome we most need to worry about is denial — a blind refusal to face up to how much damage Trump is willing to inflict on our system of self-rule and on our values. E.J. Dionne writes about politics in a twice-weekly column and on the PostPartisan blog. He is most recently a co-author of “One Nation After Trump.” His column is provided by The Washington Post News Service & Syndicate.
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’m pretty sure I am living through the zombie apocalypse. Looking at the Gulf of Mexico, waves rhythmically crash onto the beach. I notice two people sitting on a concrete bench. Backs turned to the blue horizon, their heads stare down at the tiny screens anchored in their hands. The only hint of life is the twitching of their thumbs, repeatedly asking the screen to keep them entertained. The couple is somewhere — but certainly not a few yards from Mother Nature’s big show. I am increasingly worried about the unintended impact of people disengaging from life, addicted — for a lack of a better word — to tiny devices in their hands. Their world is less about where they are or whom they are with at the moment and more about the environment pouring from a tiny screen. Looking back at the concrete bench, waves dancing behind the couple, they have yet to move or say a word to each other. Mother Nature is doing all she can do short of splashing them with salt water. You don’t have to look too far to see what I’m talking about. People are so engrossed
LEONARD WOOLSEY Columnist in the tiny screens in their hands they blindly plod along city streets, dangerously unaware of their surroundings. Restaurants are filled with couples on dates, both pouring their valuable attention into millions of pixels instead of each other. And more and more you see entire families sitting around a table, each with a device in their hands, totally disengaged from each other. This zombie apocalypse could change the world as we know it. Humans are social animals. And the art of conversation is a skill you hone over time, drawing out and listening to others. And as predictable as the algorithm feed is before your eyes, real life is as equally unpredictable. While one is based on feeding you the cotton candy of what you already like, the latter is like a form of Russian roulette — you never know exactly what will come your way. And therein lies the fun, the development of skills,
the appreciation for others and different points of view. I can’t help but wonder if our new zombie culture won’t lead to our undoing or at least severely damage our ability to build successful families, friendships and society. Today’s zombie culture is fed by a diet of predetermined content and interests and the reinforced by like opinions. The very platform heralded as the opening Pandora’s box of information is instead closely controlled by sophisticated formulas designed to sharpen, narrow and shallow out our pools of interests. We are, technologically speaking, not too far removed from cattle being led to the slaughterhouse. We could all end up as tasteless and homogenized hamburger. I look back at the couple at the water’s edge. I wish they would speak to each other, learn something new about the other, and build a deep well of conversations to one day build upon. But, then again, zombies don’t feel or speak. Leonard Woolsey is president and publisher at The Daily News in Galveston County, Texas.
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THE SPORT OF ARCHERY
Archery is the sport of shooting arrows with a bow towards a target. A simple bow is made from a curved piece of wood, or other material, with a string attached to each end. An arrow is a stick that has one pointed end and a notch at the other. A bag that holds arrows is called a quiver. Someone who uses a bow and arrow is known as an Archer. Today archery is a popular sport, but the practice of archery has been done for tens of thousands of years. There is evidence in what is now Tunisia that people used primitive bows and arrows as long as 50,000 years ago! Ancient Egyptians were skilled at using ERZV DQG DUURZV DV D VSRUW +XPDQV ¿UVW XVHG WKH SUDFWLFH WR KXQW IRU IRRG DQG ODWHU DV D ZHDSRQ 7RGD\ WKHUH DUH PDQ\ GLႇHUHQW W\SHV RI ERZV DQG DUURZV DQG WKH\ DUH PDLQO\ XVHG IRU UHFUHDWLRQDO purposes. Archery Arche is now considered a sport, and the Summer Olympics have an archery competition. There are many other competitions where re people compete to see who can shoot bows the farthest and with the most a accuracy.
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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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FERST READERS: The Dadeville Public Library hosts the Ferst Readers program every Thursday at 1 p.m. Children up to the age of five who live in Tallapoosa County eligible for free books. 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 painting. 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 256-329-0507. 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 256-7491134 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) 496-4210 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. READY TO WORK: CACC can prepare you to be Career Ready with a FREE 6 to 8 week Workforce Development Course called Ready to Work. It includes computer selfpaced instruction financial planning, reading and math skills, and computer basic skills as well as instructor-led module presentations on communication, problem-solving, job acquisition, operation skills, and workplace behavior. Earn a Career Readiness Certificate and an AIDT Alabama Certified Worker Certificate. The class meets Monday-Thursday 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Career Center located at 1375 Junior College Drive. For more information, call Melanie Veazey at 256-215-4499 or email at mveazey@cacc.edu.
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PUZZLES & HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your style is direct and forceful. At the moment, someone could greet your ideas very positively and feel lucky to know you. To avoid intimidating others, limit your high energy. Guide a loved one; help him or her complete an important project. Tonight: So many options. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) With the best intentions, you aim your focus on your personal life. You and another party might have a contested moment or two over a joint investment. Listen to diÉ&#x2C6;erent opinions, and you will make a better choice as a result. Ask for feedback, if need be. Tonight: Say â&#x20AC;&#x153;yes.â&#x20AC;? GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You always have a way with words. Today, your verbal skills are exceptional. Try the impossible. Pose that important question. Ask for that raise. However, be willing to let others take the lead for now. Clearly, a partner is supportive of you. Tonight: Stop at a favorite hangout. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your emotions might be close to the surface. You also might not feel good about what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hearing. However, keep in mind that a territorial or possessive attitude is unlikely to work in your favor. Focus on your daily routine for now. Tonight: Another great day for exercise. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) The Moon in your sign highlights your positive, charismatic personality and unusual resilience. You refuse to take others too seriously, even when they think that their words are very heavy and crucial. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give in to someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ultimatum. Tonight: Frolic the night away. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might feel a lot of pressure. You know how to be discreet, and right now, that skill is important. A family member could become such a handful that you are likely to be exhausted just being in his or her presence. You feel more relaxed at home. Tonight: Cozy up with a book.
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Kashari Ross (55) will be one of the key players Benjamin Russell needs to replace during the offseason.
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ivalry week gave us a lot of numerical talking points — improbable upsets, historical stats and milestone achievements. Alabama’s 52 points were eye-popping, Oklahoma and West Virginia’s score total of 115 (without the aid of OT) was chuckle-worthy and Ole Miss’ paltry three points were very concerning for next year when the Rebels will be missing many of their main weapons. But of all of the numbers that could be discussed from Saturday, one stands out to me. Literally “one.” One second was put back on the clock, allowing Texas A&M to score and force the first of seven overtimes against LSU. Even though Tigers coach Ed Orgeron had already received a premature Gatorade bath just before the final play of regulation, LSU wound up losing to the Aggies for the first time since A&M joined the SEC. One second half of play was all it took for Ohio State’s Urban Meyer to beat the khakis off Jim Harbaugh and expose Michigan. In an unpredictable change of pace, Meyer made the coach across from him look sick to his stomach for a change. One big AU run was called back due to holding. Despite cries to the contrary, the call was correct. Even if you believe otherwise, considering Alabama’s defensive lineman Quinnen Williams has been held more than a colicky baby all season, I never get too worked up about penalties like that either way. One quarterback — albeit a very, very, very special quarterback — has changed the way people view Alabama. Oh, UA still looks dominant but in lieu of the tortuous, elongated clubbings Tide opponents used to endure, now ‘Bama is more quick-strike lethal thanks to Tua Tagovailoa. One play, a pass from former starter Jalen Hurts to the electrifying Jaylen Waddle, led to the most raucous cheer of the day. Hurts has had his share of big moments for Alabama, but the crowd’s roar on his touchdown pass to Waddle on his first play after subbing for Tagovailoa will be one he remembers forever whether he transfers or not. However, that lonely, singular numeral really stands out when it comes to Auburn coach Gus Malzahn. It started when Malzahn (via Chris Davis) famously rode Nick Saban’s one-second secondchance into college football lore in 2013. Fast-forwarding to this season, and assuming all other games finished the same, if Auburn had just beaten Tennessee, my bet is there would be little question of Malzahn’s job security. Conversely, if the Tigers had simply lost to Texas A&M, Malzahn’s tenure on the Plains would already be over. A different outcome in either of those individual games and the coach’s future would be much more certain — for better or worse. And did any one play more accurately sum up Malzahn’s approach to coaching more than his ill-fated fake (but not fake) field goal attempt in the third quarter last weekend? In theory, it is not an awful idea. The execution wasn’t bad either. But the personnel he ran it with versus the personnel he was going against? That’s where the plan fell apart. There again, ability to adapt to a situation does appear to be a place Malzahn is always one step behind. Maybe that’s why he will mostly likely get only one more season at Auburn. Luke Robinson is a regular columnist and contributor to Lake Martin Living and BMetro.
‘LEARNING HOW TO COMPETE’
Benjamin Russell looks to take step forward next season By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
The biggest issue for Benjamin Russell’s football team wasn’t necessarily its wins and losses. It wasn’t the fact the Wildcats finished 6-5 or they lost in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs. The biggest problem was struggling to find an identity and seeming unsure of themselves, especially when they were the underdogs. “Our biggest thing going forward this year is going to be learning how to compete and not focusing on who we’re playing or what the score is,” BRHS coach Kevin Smith said. “We don’t want to be a results-based performance team; we need to focus on each snap, each play and each rep. Going forward, that competition mentality is what we’ll focus on in the offseason.” Although the Wildcats were familiar with Smith, who was a first-year head coach but had been with the program for more than 20 years, it still took an adjustment period. Smith and new offensive coordinator Jeremy Phillips installed an entirely new offense this year, moving the Wildcats from the wing-T to the spread formation. Benjamin Russell and quarterback Landon Cotney adjusted well to passing the ball considerably more, but the ground game presented the most problems. “We have got to continue to find ways to run the ball creatively,” Smith said. “We’ve gotta be able to run the ball aggressive between the tackles, whether we’re throwing the ball or not. We’ll throw the ball, but when we run the ball, we’ve got to do a better job. I haven’t looked at our yards per carry, but I’m sure it’s under 4 and might even be under 3. That’s ridiculous at this level.” Benjamin Russell isn’t graduating the biggest class ever, with only 16 seniors taking off their Wildcats jerseys for the final time this season. But BRHS is losing some key pieces, especially defensively. Marquel Jackson and Kashari Ross will both graduate off the line, and stud cornerback Kobi Crabb is also depart-
ing. Offensively, the biggest loss will be Cotney. “Any time you have to replace a quarterback, no matter who the guy coming in is, that’s a big deal,” Smith said. Rising junior Carter Smith was the backup this season and will likely take over the starting position. Smith suffered a collarbone injury this season, but coach Smith said he’s been throwing since just a few weeks after the injury. The Wildcats will also be looking to replace kicker Wilson Hays, who was one of the biggest surprises of the season. “Wilson Hays coming out of nowhere, that was a big thing,” coach Smith said. “We also weren’t sure what was going to happen with Hezekiah (Hunter) going to defense. I thought Damien Lawry — you never like the idea of playing a sophomore lineman in (Class) 6A, but at times he was the best lineman we had. He’s got a bright future.” The Wildcats have many players with bright futures. Other than Cotney, Benjamin Russell returns almost all of its skill players. Running backs Keedon Young and Carl Russell will both return, now with a year under their belts, and receiver Ryan Willis, who had somewhat of a breakout season this year, should come back even stronger. Za Stowes, a threat on both offense and defense, will also be back for his senior season. On defense, linebackers Hunter, Brett Pitts and Lane Rigby all return as well as tough nose guard Pokey Norris. Although Benjamin Russell’s season concluded less than three weeks ago,
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Benjamin Russell’s Hezekiah Hunter made the switch from offense to defense this year and performed surprisingly well. He will return next year for his senior season.
Smith said the offseason has already begun. It started with individual meetings where Smith discussed with each player his message about the Wildcats being confident in themselves regardless of who is across the field. Now, the Wildcats will begin their offseason weight program, for those who aren’t in other sports, and once Benjamin Russell returns from Christmas, it can start with five-on-one sessions. “That just means for anybody who’s not playing another sport, we can work with them as long as it’s one coach to five players,” Smith said. “Then we’re going to push spring back as far as we can, and I’m going to like to play a spring game if we can. Our goal this summer is to compete as many times as we can between now and the first game against Beauregard.”
LOCAL SPORTS CALENDAR Tuesday, Nov. 27 High school boys basketball Talladega at Benjamin Russell, 2 p.m. Loachapoka at Dadeville, 7 p.m. Woodland at Horseshoe Bend, 7:30 p.m. Lyman Ward at Evangel Christian, 7 p.m. High school girls basketball Talladega at Benjamin Russell, 3:30 p.m. Loachapoka at Dadeville, 5:30 p.m. Woodland at Horseshoe Bend, 6 p.m. Clay Central at Central Coosa, 5:30 p.m.
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High school wrestling Benjamin Russell vs. Auburn, Stanhope Elmore at Alex City Middle School, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29 High school boys basketball Dadeville at Handley, 7 p.m. Fayetteville at Horseshoe Bend, 6:30 p.m. Thorsby at Central Coosa, 6:30 p.m.
Lyman Ward at Meadowview Christian, 6:30 p.m. High school girls basketball Dadeville at Handley, 5:30 p.m. Fayetteville at Horseshoe Bend, 5 p.m. Thorsby at Central Coosa, 5 p.m. High school wrestling Benjamin Russell, Carver at Opelika, 5 p.m. Reeltown, Jeff Davis, American Christian at Wetumpka, TBA
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