Arts are on the rise in Wetumpka
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
By Cliff Williams Staff Writer
Many believe the arts are helping revive Wetumpka. It is all part of an idea almost two decades in the making.
“I remember a Sunday afternoon after becoming mayor, we called in a handful of artists,” Wetumpka
High School basketball coach
Mayor Jerry Willis said. “We met and talked about how we could get the arts going in Wetumpka. From that meeting, we are here today.”
In Wetumpka, there is the Wetumpka Depot Players with live theater and The Kelly and its rotating exhibits and the art shows. Don
Sawyer has played a big role in embracing all arts and helping forge a group called the Downtown Artists who hold regular shows in downtown Wetumpka.
“He loves the arts, all the arts,” Willis said. “We sometimes have to tie a rope
disclose now but I don’t think it’s beneficial to Mr. Wilson.”
Chamber holds luncheon welcoming members
By Cliff Williams Staff Writer
The Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce held its annual luncheon to install new officers and board members for the first time in a while Thursday.
The COVID-19 pandemic put a hamper on gatherings but the chamber celebrated the successes of business in Wetumpka.
“We haven’t been able to do this for the last couple years,” chairperson Clay McConnell said. “Your attendance is an indication people want to get back together and have these opportunities to see each
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MILLBROOK YOUTH HONOR VETS GRAVES WITH WREATHS FOR CHRISTMAS
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Placing wreaths on the graves of veterans is a tradition for Fiona Ellifritz.
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
The City of Tallassee is now in full possession of a tethered drone after action by the Elmore County Commission at its Monday meeting.
Members of the Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce attend the chamber’s “A Taste of Our Home Town” luncheon. CLIFF WILLIAMS/ THE HERALD
The drone was originally purchased by the county through a reimbursement grant program with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Homeland Security Program.
For six years, Fiona, 10, of Millbrook and others from American Heritage Girls Troop AL 0125 have championed Wreaths Across America during the holiday season.
“For the last five or six years we have covered Brookside Memorial Garden where there are 500 vets [buried],” Fiona said.
“We have adopted it as the traditional holiday thing to do,” she said. “The holidays a lot of times get stirred up in gift giving, trades and stuff. This is our Saturday to go and honor veterans.”
Fiona will be joined by others in the American Heritage Girls Troop in the effort.
ans’ Wreaths will be placed across local, national and military cemeteries as well as veterans’ memorials and historic sites.
“Definitely bring your winter jacket as it is always cold,” Fiona said. “It is amazing to come and lay wreaths on our heroes.”
cutting,” Hines said.
Police continue investigation, man no longer suspected
By Jake Arthur Chief Videographer
“They have been using it already,” Commissioner Mack Daugherty said.
“With mutual aid it will be able to be used across the county in various emergency situations.”
“With good weather it should be completed in the next week.”
Hines said after the new year crews would start trimming back limbs and trees on the county’s roadways.
IN OTHER ACTION THE ELMORE COUNTY COMMISSION:
• Approved minutes of the Nov. 13 meeting.
• Approve the memorandum of warrants and purchase orders totaling $3,373,576.33 for Nov. 4 through Nov. 17.
Police are still investigating the fatal shooting in the Wetumpka Walmart parking lot on Jan. 20.
The mutual aid arrangement is through the Elmore County Emergency Management Agency for drone use across Elmore County.
Police were dispatched to the parking lot around 10:45 p.m. for a “shots fired” call. Once there, they found Centell Winston, 42 of Tallassee, dead of a gunshot wound in the driver seat of his vehicle. According to Wetumpka police chief Greg Benton, this was not a random shooting.
Commissioner Henry Hines thanked the county’s road crews and the public works department for efforts in maintaining county rights-of-way on the county’s nearly 1,000 miles of roads.
• Set a public hearing for 5 p.m. Dec. 11 for comments on the transfer application of Class II Package Store Alcohol license for Jani Bhai LLC as well as the transfer of an off premises retail beer and retail wine license for Dollar General in Holtville.
“This was not random, not a random act,” said Benton. “We believe the victim and the perpetrator knew each other.”
This is the first homicide in Wetumpka in over three years. The last homicide in the city took place in 2018.
• Approved a two-year contract with Blackbaud for historical access to financial records for audit purposes.
“It’s not a good way to start out the new year,” said Benton.
Benton didn’t want to speculate on the
“They have just about finished the second grass
The next meeting of the Elmore County Commission is scheduled for 5 p.m. Dec. 11.
See SHOOTING, Page A3
“We have a ceremony to kick it off,” Julia said. “We have someone to symbolically lay a wreath for each branch. Then the girls take the wreaths to the markers.”
Wreaths Across America is an idea born of Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Company in Harrington, Maine.
Futral Alabama principal of the year
Fiona’s mother Julia Ellifritz said placing the wreaths is something the family has grown to love to share with others.
The Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals (AASSP) named Holtville High School principal Kyle Futral the 2022 Alabama High School Principal of the Year. The High School Principal of the Year award was presented to Futral on Friday, Jan. 28 during a schoolwide assembly at Holtville High School. Elmore County Superintendent Richard Dennis was in attendance for the presentation.
This year’s event is at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 16 to coincide with similar events across the country where more than 2 million Veter-
According to the organization’s website, Worcester was a 12-year old paper boy and won a trip to Washington D.C.
“It was his first to our nation’s capital and one
“Kyle Futral is an exceptional principal and is very proactive and innovative in his thinking and approaches to managing his school,” Dennis said, As principal of Holtville High School, Futral has transformed the school culture from that of a school struggling with low morale, achievement and attendance to a school that strives for excellence. By collaborating with staff, many of the school’s issues were identified and addressed. Futral’s leadership style of listening, encouraging, supporting, organizing and challenging the staff and students, caused the school culture to shift in a positive direction. The school experienced a 62 percent decrease in discipline referrals, 50 percent decrease in chronic absenteeism, 7 percent increase in the graduation rate, 33 percent increase in CCR rate and a 20 percent increase in ACT proficiency in the last five years.
See PRINCIPAL, Page A3
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CLIFF WILLIAMS THE HERALD
Artist Mary Ann Casey of Auburn speaks to local artists in Wetumpka about her techniques but also how to support other artists.
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Fiona Ellifritz, 10, of Millbrook explains the Wreaths Across America project. She has been a part of the nationwide program in Millbrook for the last five years and plans to put wreaths on veterans graves Dec. 16.
Obituaries
PATRICIA ANN TRONU
ARRINGTON
Patricia Ann Tronu
Arrington, 73, was born and raised in Pensacola, FL. She lived the past 20 years of her life in Wetumpka, AL. She was called to her Heavenly Home on Saturday, November 18, 2023.
Pat was the daughter of the late Robert Andrew Tronu, Sr. and June Catherine Carroll Tronu, both natives of Pensacola, FL.
Pat retired from The March of Dimes where she met her husband and spent the past 25 years enjoying life with him, her daughter, grandson, and two step-daughters and son-in-law.
She loved being a mother and considered it a blessing and a gift. She raised her daughter to have complete faith in God with very strong morals and values and those same lessons, morals, and values
have been instilled into her grandson whom she loved with all of her heart.
She and her husband were soul mates and they enjoyed going on cruises together, playing Canasta, traveling, spending time with family and friends, and living life to its fullest. She also loved both of her step-daughters and her son-in-law and enjoyed the life they all made together as a family.
To know Pat was to know her love for God, strong faith, and the joy in which she embraced people and life. She loved studying the Bible and talking about Jesus. Those who knew her would describe her as loving, genuine, affectionate, thoughtful, and selfless.
Pat is preceded in death by her brothers, David Alan Tronu and Larry Michael Tronu; one surviving sister-in-law, Barbara Tronu.
She is survived by her husband, Randy Arrington; daughter: Traci Harris; grandson: Jacob Harris; step-daughters: Nonnie Garrett (Roger) and Carla Arrington as well as her brother, Bob Tronu (Donna); sisters, Teresa Jansen (Ron) and Angela Carter (Larry); motherin-law, Jean Arrington; sisters-in-law: Barbara Phillips (Michael) and Suzanne Owens (Ron) and numerous nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews and cousins. Pat cherished her relationship with Chuck Heath (Robin) and Ivy Davis (Donnie) and their families.
Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at Gray Funeral Home, 110 Martin Luther King Blvd. N., Union Springs, AL, with a service at 11:00 a.m. With Rev. Steve MacInnis, Rev. Ron Owens and Rev. Tony Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Perpetual Care Cemetery in Union Springs with Gray Funeral Home directing.
Active pallbearers will be Mark Jansen, Larry Tronu, David Armas, Bobby Finnigan, Brad Johnson and Joey Drews. Heartfelt thanks to Jordan Nolan, Holli Maru-
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sich, Haley Hammons, Venita Rogers and Enhabit Hospice.
Should friends desire, contributions may be sent to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
MARGARET ANNE MULDER KELLEY
Our beloved mother, Margaret Anne Mulder Kelley, passed away peacefully on the morning of November 24, 2023. Born August 28, 1931, she was the oldest child of William Silas Mulder and Sarah Ann Sasser Mulder. Margaret Anne is predeceased by her parents and her brother, Frederick Sasser Mulder. Also preceding her in death is Charles D. Kelley, former husband of forty years and father of their children. Surviving our mother is her younger sister, Sybil Mulder Deschaines. Those of us who will continue to love our mother dearly and hope to continue her legacy of family, home, and history are her children, Craig Phillips Kelley and wife
around him and slow him down. He will get so far in front of you, you can’t keep up.”
Mary Ann Casey is an artist living in Auburn but she has taken a liking to Wetumpka and the shows
Sawyer is organizing. Casey doesn’t do many art shows and her pieces are mostly part of museum collections and shows. But she does a few like the Downtown Artists.
“I love Selma and have been doing it for years,” Casey said.
“I’m loving it here. I like the people. I like the town. I like the leadership.”
Casey said the town makes it easy for artists to participate, and the town helps bring a crowd that appreciates art.
“I like what is going on here,”
Casey said. “Leadership here has decided that arts are a priority. So
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that would change the trajectory of his life and the lives of millions of others across the country,” the Wreaths Across America website said. “Seeing the hundreds of thousands of graves and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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at wetumpkadepot.com.
FRIDAY, DEC. 1
Tallassee
Jenny, Anne McGuire and husband Kevin, Julie Kelley Tanner and husband James, and Philip Wylie Kelley and wife Megan. Mother’s grandchildren were her joy. They remember digging for pottery on Granny’s farm, sitting on her horse, and sharing Thanksgiving feasts, including all their favorite dishes. Her grandchildren are David Silas Kelley, Sarah Kelley Price (Alec), Michael Lynn Kelley (Amber), Molly Huber (Zach), James Silas Tanner (Katelyn), and Amy Kelly (Gray). Mother’s great-grandchildren, Margaret Anne Huber, Silas Daniel Kelley, and Jacob, Owen, and Ann Coleman Kelly will know her through their parents’ and grandparents’ stories.
We have shared memories of a childhood filled with time at Lake Jordan in the summer, walking in the woods at our grandparents’ Redland farm and a home filled with the love of our mother and father.
Mother was wellknown in the Southern arts and crafts community for her extensive collection of Civil War-era and early 19th-century pottery made by her ancestors and works created by other artisans throughout the
many places are not doing that. By welcoming all types and music like the Rhythm and Blues Festival, it is going to make a healthier community.”
Casey, like Willis, believes Sawyer is an integral part in the interest in Wetumpka.
“It helps he is a character,” Casey said. “But he is a great man and great for the arts, especially in Wetumpka. He takes care of all the details. It is great. We just show up because it is so organized. I wasn’t doing many shows because of how many are organized. I started coming here because of Don.”
Casey said Wetumpka is developing as a town with a reputation to attract all artists. She believes the artists associated with Wetumpka and the Downtown Artists are helping each other to thrive.
“We have to embrace all artists and the artists within them,” Casey said. “It is like listening to your own music. We are to love everyone. As artists, we have such a
at Arlington National Cemetery made an especially indelible impression on him. It was to be an experience that would follow him throughout his life and successful career, reminding him that his good fortune was due, in large part, to the values of his nation and the veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice
• 6 p.m. Christmas Tree lighting in front of City Hall with a holiday market Wetumpka
• 5 to 8 p.m. Downtown Dickens Christmas
• 6 p.m. Christmas Tree lighting at the Historic County Courthouse
SATURDAY, DEC. 2
Tallassee
• 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Holiday Market across from City Hall
• 10 a.m. Christmas parade starts at East Tallassee Church of Christ and finishes at Tallassee High School. Santa will be at Grove Station afterwards. Millbrook
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Village Green with more than 75 vendors
• 2 p.m. Christmas parade starts at Mill Creek Sports Complex and travels north on Main Street to the Millbrook Chamber of Commerce. Wetumpka
• 6 to 8 p.m. Griswolds’ Christmas Vacation downtown Wetumpka
Southeast. She owned and operated a successful estate sale business for several years and was respected by many clients and customers. Mother also volunteered countless hours for the Elmore County Historical Society and the Redland Community Association where she was a founding member.
The loss we feel is deep though we believe that Mother will find peace in Heaven after the devastating effects of dementia. She was full of grace and will be remembered as a true Southern Lady.
The family wishes to thank Ms. Mandy Lincoln for her special care and friendship during the last six months of our mother’s life.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 12:00 at Mulder Church, with Rev. Jonathan Hart officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will follow in Pine View Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Zach Huber, David Kelley, Michael Kelley, Gray Kelly, Alec Price, and Silas Tanner.
responsibility to respect everyone.”
Casey stopped in Wetumpka last week to explain how she develops some abstract work to local artists, though she had a bigger mission — it is similar to Sawyer’s.
“We have to encourage each other,” Casey said. “If you want to paint, drawing helps. If you want to draw, painting helps. You never know what an artist will become. Sometimes they just need a push to just do it and he does that.”
Casey said Sawyer has helped numerous artists come out from their homes and show their work in the shows. She said Sawyer is a great motivator even to her. Casey welcomes the way Sawyer organizes the Downtown Artists shows.
Casey believes the idea is extending to those who visit the shows on the sidewalks of Company Street.
“They feel the art,” Casey said. “People can just walk through and feel it. Children will respond to it. It makes a difference. I love it.”
for their country.”
Years later in 1992, the company had a surplus of wreaths nearing the end of the holidays.
Worcester remembered his trip to Arlington and realized he had a chance to honor veterans.
Arrangements were made for the surplus wreaths to be placed at Arlington in one of the
THURSDAY, DEC. 7
Tallassee
• 6 p.m. Carolers at Restoration 49 Saturday, Dec. 9 Eclectic
• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Christmas Festival Market in town hall parking lot
• 6 p.m. Christmas Parade that goes down College Street from Elmore County High School, right on Highway 63, right on Main Street in downtown and returning to the high school. Tallassee
• 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Christmas at the Square in downtown Wetumpka
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Depot Santa The Wetumpka Depot is hosting sessions with Santa as a fundraiser with time slots of 9-9:30 a.m., 10-10:30 a.m., 11-11:30 a.m, 11:30 to noon and pet options from noon to 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 to 1 p.m. Contact Kristy Meanor at kmeanor@wetumpkadepot.com to preregister. Christmas on the Coosa • 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Character breakfast • 11:30 a.m. Gold Star Park entertainment starts • Noon to 3 p.m. Car show • Noon to 4 p.m. Children’s Activities
• Noon to 7:30 p.m. Arts & Crafts
older cemetery sections that had been receiving fewer visitors each passing year. In 2005, a photograph at Arlington changed it into a national movement. Soon a nonprofit was formed and wreaths placed nationwide.
Ellifritz said the wreaths can be sponsored for $17 each.
KELLEY
Humane Society of Elmore County News
Think before adopting a pet for Christmas
By REA CORD HSEC Executive Director
In celebration of National Mutts Day on Saturday, what better time to talk about perhaps adding a new pet to the family?
Christmas can be a good time as many people are on extended time off from work and have time to integrate a new pet into the home. But Christmas can also be a super busy time with shopping, parties, church activities and, for some, actually too busy a time to bring in a new pet. And no matter the holiday, come Jan. 2, most people are back to work and getting into the pattern of another year.
What this means is before getting a pet for Christmas (or any time for that matter), we ask that everyone give some thought to personal schedules to ask if this is truly a good time to add a cute new puppy/dog or cat/kitten to the family. Getting off to a good start will set the tone for the rest of the pet’s life so please plan ahead before bringing home a new pet, no matter what time of year. We love helping families find their new best pet but also remind everyone a pet is a serious commitment in responsibility, money, time, training, patience and love. And considering many of our dogs and cats live well into their teens, may have medical needs during their lives and look to us for all of their needs, adding a pet to the family should be done only after much consideration and planning for both the near-term and long-term.
For those who bring in a new puppy or kitten, they will only be small and puppy/ kitten adorable for a few very short months. Then you will have the fun of a gawky, sometimes unruly, perhaps wild teenager for another few months before they begin to settle down into adulthood. Some breeds take longer to mature than others and will challenge you with two to three years of sometimes maddening behavior and you simply need to be up to that challenge. Doing some breed research before bringing home that new puppy can help you
prepare for what challenges they may bring as there is a rather big difference in the antics of a 3-month old Dachshund puppy versus a 3-month old Labradoodle type — think digging and chewing on two very different scales.
Even kittens can make for interesting challenges compared to a more sedate adult cat so we suggest – get two! But the rewards of learning your new pet’s personality, integrating them into your family routine and being given complete and unconditional love in return are certainly worth it to those of us who think of our pets as family.
Most shelters, ours included, discourage giving pets as gifts to non-family members as getting a pet is best done after careful deliberation and honesty about the kind of home, the humans can provide for that pet. But for your children or parents or siblings, what can work perfectly is to make up an Adoption Gift Certificate, perhaps get a stuffed toy dog or cat and some toys, food bowls, etc. and put everything in a big basket with a bow as that first step towards finding that next pet. Then, after all the hoopla of the holidays has settled a bit, the search for that great pet match can begin.
Because far too often, we see the results of pets obtained spur-of-the-moment or with unrealistic expectations, we have an application process so we can help any potential adopter make the right choice. We not only know more about the pets in our care than just their cute looks, we have a lot of experience as to why these pets were surrendered and what kind of placement might set both our pet and their adoptive family up for success.
Once we approve an adoption application, we will set up an appointment so that we can best facilitate a good meeting and hopefully successful adoption. Our goal is for our “mutts” to find their best match so everyone will be happy for the duration of that pet’s life.
Rea Cord is the executive director of the Humane Society of Elmore County.
Pet of the Week - Kurt
Kurt looks to be a 2-year old male Catahoula mix who weighs about 50 pounds. He was found as a stray and brought to us, but no one ever came to claim him. Kurt is full of personality. He is happy-go-lucky and great with other dogs and children.
The Humane Society of Elmore County’s adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under 1 year old. Cats over 1 can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, deworming,
Five Nights at Freddy’s comes alive Halloween night
By ABIGAIL MURPHY Multimedia Reporter
Tanner Jase Hand may have caused quite a few frights during this year’s Halloween.
Springtrap from Five Nights at Freddy’s made the rounds at local trunk or treat events. While Springtrap is Tanner’s biggest, handmade costume project, it’s not his first.
Previously, he made his costumes out of cardboard. He said they would work well at first, but because of the material, they would start to fall apart little by little throughout Halloween night.
For one of his costumes he made a robotic-like hand with levers inside that controlled the fingers. It did eventually stop working, but he still has the parts, and he might make it into something new.
However, this Halloween’s costume he stepped things up by using materials like foam, wires and fabric. He started with the arms — by taking
measurements, cutting out the pieces and cutting out the holes. Then the fabric would get glued on, and he would paint the holes black to give it Stringtrap’s tattered look.
After being a fan of Five Nights at Freddy’s for the past three years, the costume was just a matter of time. He did consider buying one online, but it cost hundreds of dollars.
While buying all the materials did add up, it was cheaper in the end, and he added it was a lot more fun to make it.
Tanner did most of the work after school from
September through to Halloween. His parents also helped him out with the hot gluing and some of the cutting.
One of his favorite parts of the costume was the head. The head was the most time consuming with all the detail work that went into shaping it and making the eyes and the teeth.
“Everyone asked me what the teeth were made out of, and everyone thought it was marshmallow,” he said. “If I saw this and I didn’t know what it was made of I would probably say marshmallow too, but it
was air dry clay.”
The main downside of the costume is it does get hot. Luckily it was a colder Halloween night, so it dropped down into the 40s that evening. But earlier in the day was in the 60s so Tanner had to get in front of a fan to cool off before taking photos.
The top of the mouth on Springtrap’s mask can sit on the top of Tanner’s head, cooling off his face and making it easier to see out.
Once it was time to go trick or treating people had a few reactions to his costume. Tanner said, at one of the events, he stepped out of the car and a kid looked at him and started running away.
“There were a bunch of people that were scared of me, a bunch, but I can’t remember all of them,” he said.
The costume was constructed in a larger size so he can wear it again next year if he wants to. Tanner said he might make another costume in the future, but he's still deciding on that.
microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough and a free health exam with your participating veterinarian.
If you are interested in meeting Cola or any of the pets at HSEC, the first step is to fill out an adoption application online. Once approved, you will be contacted by someone from the humane society. HSEC is located at 255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka. The phone number is 334-567-3377 and the website is www.elmorehumane. org.
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Tanner Hand, with the help of his family, spent nearly every night from September to Halloween crafting his Five Nights at Freddy’s costume.
60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination
The assassination of John F. Kennedy happened 60 years ago this week. It occurred to me that a good many of you may be too young to remember that horribly sad day of November 22, 1963. Anyone living on that day can tell you exactly where they were when President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed by an assassin in Dallas, Texas. It was a perfect fall day in the Lone Star State. Lyndon Johnson was Vice President and he and Kennedy disliked each other immensely. The Kennedy’s had put Johnson on the ticket as Vice President in 1960 to assure that the Democrats carried Texas in the General Election, not because they liked him. It was totally a political marriage. They not only did not like Johnson, they did not trust him. It was a Friday afternoon. The last high school games of the year were to be played that night. High school football was big in Alabama. By the way, it was also big in Texas, thus the movie “Friday Night Lights.”
I was in the seventh grade. It was just after lunch. My homeroom teacher at Troy Junior High School was Mrs. Elaine Dodson. All of a sudden, the music teacher for our schools, Jerry Spann, came into our room and announced that the President had been shot. Everyone was traumatized. The President died about an hour later at a Dallas hospital.
The next three days all of America watched on television the funeral preparations and the Monday funeral. It was an unbelievably sad event. The scene of the riderless white horse brought tears to your eyes. If that did not, the scene where little John John Kennedy, a precious pre-
cocious two year old boy who gave a salute to his father was one of the most heart wrenching, tear jerking moments I have ever witnessed in my life. It still brings tears to my eyes 60 years later as I write this column. John John grew to be a very handsome young man like his father. He like his father died an early untimely death in an airplane crash. Even though he did not have political aspirations, I believe that “John John,” John Kennedy, Jr., would have been president.
I am not a conspiracy theorist but allow me to illuminate some facts. Lyndon Johnson was the most ruthless, morally bankrupt, and crudest man to ever sit in the White House. Johnson was the ultimate political animal. He lived by the rule that whatever it took to win and grab control of power is what you did. If you doubt that, read Robert Caro’s books on LBJ, or better yet ask any historian about his years as U.S. Senate Majority Leader.
In recent years, the Secret Service has released files that reveal the following facts. First, Johnson insisted that Kennedy go to Dallas, Texas, and campaign. The Secret Service asked Kennedy not to go because the Civil Rights issue was boiling in Texas. At Johnson’s urging, Kennedy agreed to go.
Second, the Secret Service came to Kennedy and said, “Mr. Pres-
ident, if you go you cannot use the main artery boulevard in your entourage. We cannot protect you.” Kennedy agreed. When Johnson heard of this, he told Kennedy he had to go down that boulevard because, “It is a Texas tradition,” said Johnson. Kennedy agreed at Johnson’s insistence.
Finally, the Secret Service, in exasperation, told President Kennedy, “Mr. President we asked you not to go to Dallas. We also asked you not to go down that boulevard because we cannot protect you from all the high building windows. To a sharpshooter you will be a sitting duck. If you go to Dallas and go down that thoroughfare, we must insist, you let us put up a protective bubble to protect you.” Kennedy agreed. Johnson heard of the bubble and insisted to President Kennedy that he could not do that because he would appear distant, detached, aloof and arrogant to Texans. President Kennedy, once again, acquiesced to Johnson’s pleas. The rest is history.
The horrific, tragic scenes of Jackie Kennedy’s blood stained pink dress, a little two year old boy’s goodbye salute to his father, and the riderless white horse are indelibly planted in my memory 60 years later. The 1960’s was a very tumultuous and memorable time to come of age in America and November 22, 1963, is etched in a lot of our generation’s minds.
Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. Steve served 16 years in the state legislature. He can be reached at steveflowers.us.
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It has already happened – the radio is playing “The Chipmunk Song.” Must be Christmastime. While one may argue the merits of the original Chipmunks vs. the 1980s version and the recent reboot, the contemporary movies and records are finding a new audience for the squeaky-voiced trio. I remember watching reruns of the early 1960s series THE ALVIN SHOW, and at the end of each episode’s credits was an animated sequence that said “Bagdasarian Productions”. Who is Bagdasarian? He was a cousin of the famous playwright and author William Saroyan. He was also a child of Armenian immigrants who learned orchestration and arranging while studying music. He and Saroyan co-wrote Rosemary Clooney’s 1951 hit single, “Come on A-My House,” and Bagdasarian pro-
duced the unique-sounding record which featured a harpsichord. (Side note: Clooney hated the song, but Columbia’s Mitch Miller told her, “sing it or be fired.” It became her biggest hit.)
Bagdasarian appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock film “Rear Window,” among other films, but was down to his last $200 when he spent $190 on a reel-to-reel tape recorder that allowed for variable speed. Bagdasarian created threepart harmony on the song “Witch Doctor” and, by speeding up the tape, had his first taste of success
as David Seville and the Chipmunks with a No. 1 hit in 1958. Old-style hi-fi record players had several speeds: 78 RPM, 45 RPM, 33 1/3 RPM, and 16 RPM. A Chipmunks record played at 16 RPM would reveal Bagdasarian’s secret –three “David Seville”s in harmony. By Christmas 1958, “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” was a monster hit for Bagdasarian’s Chipmunk operation, and he gave the three boys the monikers that exist to this day: Simon, Alvin, and Theodore (named for record executives Simon Waronker, Theodore Keep, and Alvin Bennett – Waronker’s son, Lenny, is still a record executive at Warner Bros. Records to this day).
Bagdasarian died of a heart attack at age 52 in 1972, and the Chipmunk act went dormant until
STEVE FLOWERS Columnist
MICHAEL BIRD Columnist
Thankful, grateful
pray that everyone reading this week’s column had a joyful Thanksgiving holiday. The weather could not have been more perfect, and Sunday’s gray, rainy conditions was perfect for satisfying last minute Thanksgiving naps!
Most years, the Sunday following Thanksgiving Day is also the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is the season leading up to Christmas on the Christian calendar. It is a time when followers of Jesus Christ proceed to the manger in preparation for the birth of the Christ child. It is one of the most beautiful and meaningful seasons of the Christian calendar.
Every few years, Thanksgiving Day falls earlier in the month of November than usual. These
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Bethlehem East Baptist Church will have all Sunday school classes beginning at 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning followed by regular service at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary. We will continue with Facebook Live Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and Worship Service at 11 a.m.
CARRVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Regular hours of service are Sundays- 9 a.m. Sunday School and 10 a.m. Morning Worship.
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years, the Sunday following Thanksgiving Day is not the first Sunday of Advent. It is Christ the King Sunday, which is the last Sunday on the annual Christian calendar.
People responsible for worship in liturgical churches love these years. Having a Sunday between Thanksgiving and the start of Advent is a blessing. Think of as having a little breathing room between two of the biggest holiday seasons of the year. I admit that I love these years. The fact that Thanksgiving was
Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. the church offers Children’s Gospel Project, Youth Bible Study and Adult Prayer Meeting. Regular office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
EAST TALLASSEE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
ETUMC’s Rivers Edge Flea Market is now closed. The church will start a new project called Rivers Edge Food Pantry. ETUMC will provide canned food, water, dry beans and rice, blan-
on November 23rd this year and the first Sunday of Advent isn’t until December 3rd is more than a potential blessing to those who serve liturgical churches. The calendar occurrence this year is no accident. As it turns out, it is providential.
Having 10 days between Thanksgiving day and the beginning of Advent is theologically significant. It does more than provide opportunity to resist the consumerism that accompanies Christmas. It emphasizes what is at the heart of Thanksgiving and Christmas: Gratitude.
Most people are taught that the most important part of Thanksgiving is giving thanks. Yes, the traditions of sharing lots of food and fellowship are meaningful, but the underlying motto is being thankful. Counting blessings and
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kets, and jackets. If you want to donate or help with the cause, call Joan Wood at 334-312-4913.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY
Please join us for Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. when the Rev. Lee Lowery will celebrate the Holy Eucharist. We are asking everyone please to wear a mask. The service will be live streamed on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ EpiphanyTallassee/ For more information, visit the
being grateful for them is a worthy experience. But wait. There’s more!
Being rooted in gratitude alters the way we interact with the earthly kingdom. The first order of business on any day given to us should be giving thanks for it. No matter what the day holds, the privilege of being in it is worthy of thanksgiving. We all have plenty of reasons to resist such thanksgiving.
Some of those reasons are inconsequential, of the first world whining variety. They are rooted in a theology of lack. Beginning the day with reminders of what we do not have has toxic consequences.
Some of those reasons are very consequential. We may be suffering with serious illness or have a loved one who is. We might
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
First Presbyterian Church, located at 514 Central Blvd. will host a Veteran’s Day Celebration on Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. for all veterans and first responders and their family members.
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be facing false persecution. We might be a victim of crime. A theology of lack prevents recognition of divine blessing. In essence, it turns daily living into an everlasting black Friday. If all we allow ourselves to hear is talk of what we don’t have, we easily lose sight of what we actually do have.
Allowing the truth of God’s means of provision to set the tone is life-changing. Recognizing the blessings we all have and giving thanks for them keeps whatever lack or challenge we are facing in check. In other words, being grateful first and foremost makes for living joyfully as God intends, whatever any day holds.
person Sunday mornings at 8:50 a.m. (contemporary) or 11 a.m. (traditional). Sunday School for all ages is offered Sunday mornings at 10 a.m., and a nursery is available for infants. CHILDREN & YOUTH: meet Sunday evenings from 5-6:30 p.m. and Wednesday evenings from 6-7:15 p.m.; supper is included both days! For more information about our church or the programs we offer, visit our website: fumctallassee.com or call us: 334-283-2195. FUMC
Tallassee - 1 Jordan Avenue.”
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Brown serves Edgewood Academy to fifth consecutive title
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
Lindsey Brown is a household name around the high school volleyball scene in Alabama, and her level of play every season shows exactly why that is the case.
Brown just wrapped up her final high school season of her career, and it was one for the books. She helped lead the Edgewood Academy dynasty to its fifth-consecutive state championship while also dominating in all facets of the game.
While leading Edgewood to its 37-2 record, she
recorded 290 kills, 181 service aces, 116 digs and 340 assists. Brown is the 2023 Elmore County Volleyball Player of the Year.
“I feel like this was a really special year,” Brown said. “I’ve been here before, but this year was
2023 ALL-ELMORE COUNTY VOLLEYBALL TEAM
FIRST TEAM STAR ANGIER, WETUMPKA SENIOR
Angier wasn’t the tallest person on the court on any given night, but she was one of the most dominant players around the net for either team in a match. Wetumpka’s lone senior led the Indians in kills this season and had a knack for having the majority of her kill attempts finding the ground. She helped lead Wetumpka to the second round of the Class 6A super regionals.
ZOIE HOLMES, STANHOPE ELMORE JUNIOR
Zoie Holmes proved to be one of the most versatile players in the entire county this year. The Stanhope Elmore star helped lead the Mustangs to a
up. She recorded 325 assists to go with 125 service aces, 182 digs and 50 kills. She made history earlier this season as she served a perfect 25-0 set.
MADISON MARTIN, EDGEWOOD ACADEMY SENIOR
Martin’s 6-foot-2 frame made her a demanding physical presence at the net, and she proved that over and over again as she helped lead Edgewood Academy to its fifth-consecutive state championship. At the net, Martin recorded 236 kills to go along with a teamhigh 77 blocks. She also added 53 digs and 75 service aces.
ANNABELLE ORR, ELMORE COUNTY SENIOR
Playing as the primary setter in Elmore County’s 5-1 set, Orr set school records during her impressive senior campaign. She recorded an incredible 657 assists, the most in one season by a player in Elmore County history. To go with her assists, she also recorded 43 service aces and 35 kills. Her passing skills helped the Panthers reach 28 wins this year.
player for the Wildcats and has done so year after year. During her stellar junior season, she helped lead Edgewood Academy to its fifth-consecutive state championship. In the process, she racked up 188 kills, 242 assists, 57 service aces, 11 blocks and 76 digs.
ABBI WILLIAMS, ELMORE COUNTY SENIOR
Much like she has done each of the last three seasons, Williams had a stellar senior season while helping lead Elmore County to its 14th-consecutive area championship and a super regionals appearance. She did it all for the Panthers as a defensive specialist and right side hitter. She recorded 314 kills, 263 digs, 79 service aces, 40 blocks and 72 assists.
SECOND TEAM
EDGEWOOD ACADEMY: AC Kelley, Katelynn Shaner
ELMORE COUNTY: Ally Orr, Morgan Spear, Taylor Spear
HOLTVILLE: Abbi Snider, Bella Brooks
STANHOPE ELMORE: Zori
Holmes, Emily Wilson, Sam Wilson, Olivia Stephens
Moncrief leads Panthers to 27 wins, 14th straight title
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
After losing 10 seniors from a super regionals team this offseason, Elmore County coach Kim Moncrief didn’t know what to expect from her team in 2023. She knew the team would be talented, but there were going to be a lot of inexperienced players on the court for her.
After a tough summer play date, she realized this team could be special. The Panthers were exactly that and more, as they finished the year with a 27-8 overall record while claiming their 14th consecutive area championship and making it to the super regionals tournament.
In the super regionals, Elmore County advanced to the second round and came just two sets shy of punching its ticket to the state tournament.
For the team’s success with a lot of new players, Moncrief is the 2023 Elmore County Volleyball Coach of the Year.
“It was an exciting year,” Moncrief said.
“We had a pretty tough schedule and played a lot of teams that were notorious for making it to state. I feel like our girls played up to that competition very well. Our girls were dedicated from the beginning and I was blessed that’s the way they took on the season.”
The summer play date set the tone for the tough schedule and season for Elmore County.
AVERY WHITE, EDGEWOOD
ACADEMY JUNIOR
Much like her Player of the Year counterpart, White is a do-it-all
TALLASSEE: Regan Easterwood, Lilly Haynes, Blaire Butler
WETUMPKA: Ashlynn Turner, Cheyenne Boshell, Hannah Burdett
The Panthers hit the road to Mobile and played teams such as Spanish Fort and Faith Academy, who both qualified for super regionals while Spanish Fort won 61 games and advanced to the state tournament.
Moncrief felt if her team could even pull out one win in the tournament, it would be in good shape. But then the Panthers defeated Bayshore Christian, Class 7A Alma Bryant, then a third win.
“When we ended up with three wins to start, it was like ‘Wow, we’re coming together and this might be a special bunch,’” Moncrief said.
“That play date helped us realize the level we were going to need to play at to succeed.”
Elmore County played at that level for much of the season, but had some lulls in the middle of the year. Moncrief said with how many games her team played, they would sometimes find themselves in an “automatic way of thinking” and just sort of hitting cruise control in some matches.
After going undefeated in the month of August, the Panthers found themselves in cruise control in some of their tougher matches in September.
Elmore County lost to Montgomery Academy and to LAMP, then lost to PCA a few days later.
But it was the loss to Horseshoe Bend in Elmore County’s Block Party Tournament that opened their eyes.
In that match, Elmore County was up in sets, 1-0, before losing backto-back sets in a game they were once dominating. That ended The Panthers run in their own tournament, and turned the season.
Following that loss, Elmore County won 11 of its next 14 games with its only losses coming to St. James then Northridge and Auburn in a tough weekend tournament.
“You’re used to things
Madison Martin
Abbi Williams Star Angier
Annabelle Orr
Zoie Holmes
Avery White
ELMORE COUNTY PLAYER OF THE YEAR
ELMORE COUNTY COACH OF THE YEAR
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even more special because it’s my senior year. Everything just means more your senior year and it feels a lot better emotionally. This team really helped me along the way and I would not have been able to do it without them.”
Brown committed to play volleyball at the University of Alabama over a year ago and has since signed with the Crimson Tide. With that out of the way, she knew what she needed to work on.
The aspect of her game she needed to fix was her serves. So, she spent three days a week in the gym working on getting stronger, and she worked on different types of serves.
After rotating through some different ones, she landed on one that she found to be very successful.
Brown started using the jump topspin serve, which is designed to be hit with power and velocity in an attempt to beat the receiver to the spot and record a service ace.
It worked, as she recorded nearly double the amount of service aces than she did during her Player of the Year campaign a year ago.
“I feel like nowadays, everyone is used to the float serve that is pretty common,” Brown said. “I feel like the jump topspin is the most successful. Most people aren’t used to seeing that kind of serve, especially with the added spin. Not many people can do it, and if you can, it really helps you out.”
With her mastering the new technique, Brown proved successful time and time again with the jump topspin serve.
She served the ball a total of 530 times, nearly 150 serves more than the next closest teammate. She was as efficient as they come however, as her 181 aces resulted in her recording an ace 35% of the time she served the ball.
Every three times she served the ball, her team would get a free point without even having to hit the ball.
She recorded two aces per set, which helped her team win 90 of the 100 sets they played this year.
“Aces help a team so much,” Brown said. “Serving and receiving are the two biggest parts of volleyball. If you can’t get past the first touch, you’re not going to get anywhere. Serving was really big for our team this year. We had strong servers all the way around the court.”
While the stats are nice for Brown, it wasn’t the ultimate goal this year.
Edgewood has won seven of the last eight state championships in volleyball, and Brown has won every championship since her eighth grade season.
The Wildcats entered the season on top, and had to defend their championships after losing a large handful of talented seniors from a year ago.
The Wildcats only two losses came late in the season and came within a 10-day span. Edgewood lost to Hooper and Glenwood, 3-1. But enough was enough.
The Wildcats bounced back in postseason play and didn’t allow a single team to even take a set from them.
In the last seven games, Edgewood beat its opponents a combined 21-0 and claimed that inevitable championship.
“When you’re at the top, it’s hard to stay at the top,” Brown said.
“You have a lot of targets on your back and this year, we had a lot of targets. That was our biggest challenge but we stayed focused day in and day out, and I couldn’t be more thankful to go out the way we did.” Wednesday, Nov.
Holtville’s Boone commits to Faulkner softball
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
One of the best slap hitters in the state of Alabama has made her college decisions.
Holtville junior Bailea Boone recently announced that she has committed to play college softball at Faulkner University.
“I really liked the closeness to home that Faulkner offers,” Boone said. “It’s really close which helps a lot with staying home with family. I also really like the majors they offer there. They have a good health science facility so I can major in physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech pathology whenever I get there.”
Boone’s recruiting process started with former Elmore County coach Mark Segrest. Segrest, who stepped down from Elmore County after this past season, is a volunteer at Faulkner while his daughter, Anna Catherine, and multiple other former Elmore County athletes are softball players at the college.
Holtville and Elmore County played each other multiple times while Segrest was in the high school ranks, and he put in a good word with Faulkner head coach Hal Wynn.
Wynn reached out, and the two hit it off and Boone ended up with an offer. It didn’t take Boone long to commit afterwards, especially after she knows so many of the girls on the current team.
“Knowing so many of them really did help,” Boone said. “Usually when you go to college, you just go in blind and don’t know anybody. They helped me feel comfortable, especially with committing so early.” Boone has been a mainstay at the top of Holtville’s lineup for a long time now. She has started at the varsity level
FILE | THE HERALD Holtville’s Bailea Boone, a three-time All-County player, has committed to play college softball at Faulkner University. Boone hit a county-leading .560 this past spring with 84 hits and 47 stolen bases.
since she was in junior high, and she’s shown off her slap-hitting and speed since.
She has been named to the All-Elmore County softball team three consecutive seasons, and she helped Holtville nearly reach the Class 5A state tournament this past spring. She has also improved every season that she has been at the varsity level.
During her first First-Team All-County performance as a freshman, she hit .545 with 66 hits while scoring 45 runs and stealing 19 bases. During her sophomore season this past spring, she hit a county-best .560 with
84 hits, nine doubles, two triples, two home runs, 27 RBIs, 54 runs scored, 47 stolen bases and struck out only 12 times.
While she still has two high school softball seasons left, she knows what she can bring to a college team and what she needs to work on beforehand.
“I think I can really help the team with my speed, and my knowledge of the game,” Boone said. “I’ve been a starter already for four seasons so I do have a lot of knowledge. Improvement wise, I want to work on my fielding before I get there.”
Boone is one of three Holtville softball players
committed to play college softball.
Senior pitcher Taylor Price is committed to LBW, while Summer Hutcheson is committed to CACC. Holtville returns nearly its entire lineup from a team that barely missed the state tournament.
The Bulldogs went 29-13-2 and fell in the semifinals of the 5A South Regional tournament.
This year, Boone is hoping to take it a step further.
“We are definitely expecting to get closer just as a team, but we’re also expecting to have a goal of making it to state this year since we do have a lot of talent,” Boone said.
Edgewood football players to star in AISA All-Star Game
By TPI STAFF Staff Report
Five Edgewood Academy athletes will represent the school in the annual AISA All-Star Football Game on Thursday night.
County, 6 p.m.
4 Stanhope Elmore at Lee, 6 p.m. 4 Elmore County at Thorsby,
The game will feature the top players and cheerleaders from all schools included in AISA. They will split the teams up into an East Team and West Team, with Edgewood Academy players landing on the East Team. The five athletes selected from Edgewood are cheerleader Katelynn Shaner and football players Gabe LeMaster, Tanner Trucks, Brody Whitt and Will Reeves. The game is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. The four senior football players have been crucial pieces of Edgewood’s success the last two seasons. All are multi-year starters and helped Edgewood to back-to-back playoff appearances with a semifinals appearance last season.
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just being automatic and I think when we lost to Horseshoe Bend, that was the lightbulb moment that told us we have to actually go out and play every game,” Moncrief said.
“That was when our season flipped. They took that loss hard and realized every point matters, no matter who you’re playing. You have to play up to your potential in every game.”
Those tough matchups paid off as Elmore County swept both of its area opponents, Tallassee and Marbury, 3-0 in the area tournament. The
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Last season, Edgewood’s All-Stars shined in this game as the East Team won behind two touchdown passes from former quarterback Austin Champion.
Panthers clinched the No. 1 seed and swept Eufaula 3-0 in the first round of the super regionals.
After going back-and-forth with Rehobeth in the second round, Rehobeth won the third and fourth sets of the match to end Elmore County’s season just one game short of their ultimate goal.
County at Elmore County, 6:30 p.m.
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Benjamin Russell/Valley at Tallassee, 5:30 p.m. 4 Wetumpka at Central Phenix City, TBA
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Stanhope Elmore’s Seals goes unbeaten, pins all 4 opponents
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
Stanhope Elmore senior Kristian Seals started his senior campaign with a dominant outing.
Seals, wrestling in the 157-pound weight class, started his senior season in the Jamie Blakely Duals Tournament held at Tallassee High School last week.
Facing Elmore County, Tallassee, Beauregard and Reeltown, Seals went a commanding 4-0 with four-consecutive pins to help pace the Stanhope Elmore team to a 2-2 record.
For his performance, Seals has been named the Elmore County Player of the Week.
“It was just the basics for me really,” Seals said. “I used good defense and was working off of their mistakes. I made them make those mistakes basically. It’s my senior year so I had to start it off with a bang. This is my last chance to make something happen.”
Seals started his day with a big-time performance against Beauregard, where he pinned opponent Josh Lugo to cut into the Hornets lead, 30-24. The Hornets then used three-consecutive forfeits to push the lead back out and take the win.
He then pinned Reeltown opponent Hayden Bragg, then Frankie Mann from Elmore County.
In Stanhope’s final match of the night against Tallassee, Seals’ weight class was the final match of the night.
The Tigers were up, 71-6, but Seals squared up with Braxton McLain and got the Mustangs back on their feet with a big performance. He was cruising in the matchup, picking up his opponent and getting takedowns left and right before he finished the match with his fourth pin of the day.
“He is a very aggressive wrestler and he actively moved his guys and controlled his matches,” Stan -
hope first-year head coach David Adams said. “It was a good example of him being a team leader. In the Tallassee match, we were getting our butts handed to us and he was able to get everyone back on the bench excited by dominating and picking up his opponent and slamming him. For my first matches with him, I couldn’t ask for a better performance.”
The start of his senior year looks a little different than his junior season did. Seals wrestled at 145 last year, and finished the season as a state qualifier in
that class but did not place at the state tournament as he went 2-2.
He ended his junior year 30-12 with 19 pins and four technical falls, and was rated as a three-star wrestler by trackwrestling.
To begin his senior year, he was voted as the No. 3-ranked wrestler in the 145 class by coaches across the state.
But he’s no longer at 145.
Seals started the year heavier than he ended his junior season, so he wrestled at 157 and still dominated his opponents.
Moving forward, he
knows he won’t be able to get back down to 144 or 145 where he was, but he will have the chance to wrestle at either 157 or 150. He will continue to wrestle 157 for the time being, then work down to 150 after the Christmas break.
“I haven’t really decided what I want to do with my weight yet,” Seals said. “I haven’t been able to wrestle any matches at 150 right now, but I’ve been watching and will continue to compare to what I’m doing in my class. So when the time comes, I can make that decision.”
His decision won’t come lightly. In the 150 class, Mortimer Jordan’s Cage McIsaac enters the year as the No. 1-ranked wrestler, but he has wrestled in 164 to start the season. At 157, defending champion Daishun Powe from Gardendale enters the year at No. 1, but is also wrestling at 164 to begin the year. Both could move depending on their weight gain or loss, so Seals will have his research to do before deciding what class he wants to take on when the season gets closer to the end.
1979 when Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. released an LP called CHIPMUNK PUNK. The new ver-
sion retained the same technology with an updated repertoire. Thus began a second life for Bagdasarian’s greatest creation. From 1983 until 1990, NBC programmed
“Alvin & The Chipmunks” on its Saturday morning cartoon block. Records and videos were produced along the way. And then, almost two decades of inactivity.
In 2007, 20th Century Fox opted to update the trio once again, this time with a live action/ CGI hybrid film. The first two Chipmunk movies became the two highest-grossing live
action/animation adaptations of all time. And so, who was Ross Bagdasarian? As expressed in the movie’s credits, “This film is dedicated to Ross Bagdasarian Sr., who
was crazy enough to invent three singing chipmunks nearly fifty years ago.”
Michael Bird is a music teacher for Tallassee City Schools.
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Stanhope Elmore’s Kristian Seals, right, is the Elmore County Player of the Week after going 4-0 with four pins in the Jamie Blakely duals tournament held at Tallassee last week.
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Default having been made in the payment of the debt secured by that certain mortgage executed by Justin M. Freeman and Heather R. Brown-Freeman, Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as a nominee for R.H. Lending, Inc., Mortgagee, on September 14, 2012, said mortgage being recorded on October 4,more County, Alabama in Book 2012, Page 50534, and later assigned to U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for RMTP Trust, Series 2021 Cottage-TT-V, by reason of such default, having declared all the indebtedness secured by said mortgage due and payable, and such default continuing, notice is hereby given that, acting under the power of sale contained in said mortgage, U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for RMTP Trust, Series 2021 Cottage-TT-V will sell at public outcry, for cash, to the highest bidder, in front of the Courthouse door in the City of Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale on December 20, 2023 the following described real estate situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to wit: The following described real estate situated in Elmore County, Alabama: Commence at an iron pin at the SE corner of the SW 1/4 of Section 30, T19N, R20E, Elmore County, Alabama; thence North 02 degrees 13 minutes 18 seconds East, along 1/2 section line, 2327.19 feet to an iron pin on the South right of way of Old Salem Road, 60’ R.O.W; thence Northwesterly, along said right of way and curve to the right, having a radius of 2190.67 feet, 133.11 feet, chord being North 53 degrees 20 minutes 08 seconds West, 133.09 feet to an iron pin, said point being the point of beginning; thence leaving said right of way, South 23 degrees 13 minutes 53 seconds West, 210.00 feet to an iron pin; thence North 56 degrees 55 minutes 28 seconds West, 215.00 feet to an iron pin; thence North 28 degrees 25 minutes 52 seconds East, 235.00 feet to an iron pin on the South right of way of the aforementioned road; thence South 47 degrees 21 minutes 31 seconds East, along said right of way, 38.09 feet to the “PC” of a curve to the left, having a radius of 2190.67 feet; thence continue Southeasterly, along said right of way and curve, 161.97 feet, chord being South 49 degrees 28 minutes 36 seconds East, 161.93 feet to the point of beginning.
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gg 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. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars made payable to McMichael Taylor Gray LLC at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must be the next business day to McMichael Taylor Gray LLC at 3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092. McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC 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. U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for RMTP Trust, Series 2021 Cottage-TT-V AS ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR Justin M. Freeman and Heather R. Brown-Freeman TONI B. SMOKE, Attorney for Mortgagee McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC 3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 404-474-7149 MTG File No.: AL2023-00420
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PUBLIC NOTICE FOR SALE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 335 HARDEN STREET ECLECTIC, AL. 36024 FOR THE ELMORE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION BID NUMBER #24-004
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PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Kevin Jermaine Fleeton, a single man and Kevontae Fleeton, single, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Guild Mortgage Company LLC, on January 17, 2023, said mortgage recorded in the of Elmore County,
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It appearing to the Court from the allegations of the Petition for Temporary Legal Custody, and that the whereabouts of the Respondent, REGINA GAMACHE therefore, the ordinary proupon REGINA GAMACHE. It is -
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to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid next business day at the Law at the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. 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. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2501 20th Place South, Suite 300, Homewood, AL 35223 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 23-08501
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The above-described property lies in the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 30, T19N, R20E, Elmore County, Alabama, and contains 1.03 acres, more or less. All according to a survey by Ronald Burke, AL. Reg. No. 16670, dated April 23, 2008. Together with a mobile/manufactured home, 2011 Clayton Homes 16x80, Model BSE I G803A, Serial Number and forms part of the real property described hereinabove. Being the same property conveyed to Justin M. Freeman by Deed from Jessica Gradwell recorded 06/16/2008 in Deed Book 2008 Page 35291, in themore County, Alabama. Together with all improvements on the property including, but without limitation, that certain manufactured home located on the property: BSE I G803A, 2011, Clayton Homes, CS2012894TN. Which borrower intends and agrees is a part of the property and deemed to be realty, and all easements, now or hereafter a part of the property. Commonly known as: 4525 Old Salem Road, Wetumpka, AL 36092 Tax ID #: 11-09-30-0-000009.002 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” 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. Said sale will be made subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the mortgagetions of record in the Probatevey, and to any Federal or State Tax liens, if any, and/or special assessments, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the premises. Said sale will be made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by the above described mortgage to U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for RMTP Trust, Series 2021 Cottage-TT-V, Mortgagee, and the proceeds thereof will be applied as provided for in the terms of said mortgage.
Sealed proposals will be received in the Maintenance Conference Room located at the Elmore County Board of Education on 100 H. H. Robison Drive Wetumpka, Alabama 36092 and read out loud on Thursday, December 7th at 2:00 PM. The bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the company (buyers) name and bid number on the outside of the envelope.
**This is required for the bid to be accepted and opened** No bid shall be withdrawn after the scheduled closing for bids for a period of sixty (60) days. The owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owners judgement the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted. Once the bid is awarded, the winner has 48 hours to issue payment to the ECBOE in the form of cash or a cashier check ONLY. The property will be sold “AS IS”. The minimum bid for this sale is $150,000.00. Please contact Mike Czerpak at 334-391-3029 to tour the property. Questions may be directed to Mike Czerpak at 334-391-3029 or mike.czerpak@elmoreco. com or Jason Mann 334-5671200 ext. 22006, or jason. mann@elmoreco.com. Please see the RFP located on the ECBOE website under the “BIDS” tab. www.elmoreco. com
Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 22 and 29, 2023 BID NUMBER #24-004
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In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Liberty Construction Co., LLC., Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of Bleacher Relocation and Concrete Pad for Redland Middle School, Owner, and have made said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with the project should immediately notify Goodwyn Mills and Cawood – 2660 Eastchase Lane, Suite 200, Montgomery, AL 36117 Liberty Construction Co., LLC (contractor) 791-A Anderson Road, Montgomery, AL 36110 (business address) Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2023 COMPLETION
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the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on January 18, 2024, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in
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Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 22, 29 and Dec. 6, 2023 23-02368 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TAMMY SUSAN HERNANDEZ, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-214 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of TAMMY SUSAN HERNANDEZ, deceased, having been granted to DWIGHT A. HERNANDEZ on November 15, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
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 ($5,000.00) to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid next business day at the Law
DWIGHT A. HERNANDEZ PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF TAMMY SUSAN HERNANDEZ, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: ROBERT B. RENEAU LAW FIRM OF EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-514-1011
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Sealed proposals will be received by the Alabama Department of Corrections c/o ADOC Engineering Division; at their of-tumpka, Alabama; AT 2:00 PM LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2023, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read, for: STORAGE FOR LESD – PHASE 2 AT DRAPER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY K-9 UNIT BUILDING FOR THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ELMORE, ALABAMA
SJA, INC. DADEVILLE, AL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: HR Manager [Full-Time, On-Site]
Req’d: Bach’s Deg. Pref: Major in HR Mgmt. or Business Admin.
Job Duties: Personnel Mgmt, Employee Compensation and Benefits Mgmt. and other HR Role and Responsibilities.
Manufacturing Supervisor [Full-Time, On-Site]
Pref: Min. of 3 yrs previous supervisory exp. in the Automotive or Mfg. industry.
Manufacturing Team Leader [Full-Time, On-Site] Pref: Min. of 2 yrs previous supervisory exp. in the Automotive or Mfg. industry.
Mail Resume to 274 Thweatt Industrial Blvd, Dadeville, AL 36853 or email to sjahr@sejinamerica.com SJA, INC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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to reject any or all proposals, to waive technical errors, and/or abandon this process if, in their judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.
cludes, but is not limited to, installation of plumbing, electrical and furnishings of an existing storage room for the LESD at Draper Correctional; as specDrawings; coordination and supervision of the entire project; and all related work, as indicated in the Bid and Contract Documents.
A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to Alabama Department of Corrections in an percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000, must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and statutory Labor and Material Payment Bonds, insurance in compliance with requirements,rollment will be required at the signing of the Contract.
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Rooms of: Dodge SCAN; Reed Construction Data; AGC Internet Plan Room in Birmingham, Alabama and Alabama Graphics Internet Plan Room in Montgomery, Alabama. Bid Documents may be obtained from the Architect by digfor a one time administrative
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return of documents in good and reusable condition withiner sets for general contractors, and sets for subs and dealers, may be obtained with the same deposit, which will be refunded as above, less cost of printing, reproduction, handling and distribution, which is estimated to be the same as the deposit amount. Partial sets will not be available. To expedite distribution of bid documents email requests with a copy of the deposit check(s) to missy. lee@gmcnetwork.com. Hard copy deposit checks should be mailed to Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC; Attn: Missy Lee;
Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the Provision ofmust show such evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or consideredder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying their current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered; Bidder must also include their current license number on the withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for a period of days.
A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at the job site, AL; at 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME, ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2023, for the purpose of reviewing the project and an-
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gpj swering Bidder’s questions. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is Mandatory for all General Contractor Bidders intending to submit a Proposal, and is highly recommended for all Subcontractors. Bids from General Contractor Bidders who do not attend the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be rejected. EXCLUDING TAXES, and requires the Contractor comply with the which was signed into law on and the Owner will be requiredemption with the Alabama Department of Revenue which will handle administration of shall account for the tax savings requirements for General Contractor Bidders and separate Subcontractors and Manufacturers are indicated in the Bid and Contract Documents. reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in their judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.
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AMGM190057-027 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH ANN EASTERLING, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-288 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of ELIZABETH ANN EASTERLING, deceased, having been granted to KELLY ELIZABETH BRYANT on November 20, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred. KELLY ELIZABETH BRYANT PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH ANN EASTERLING, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: ANDREW ODOM THE CLEVELAND FIRM, LLC 707 MCQUEEN SMITH ROAD SOUTH PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36066 334-365-6266 andrew@clevelandgroup.legal Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and 13, 2023 EST/EASTERLING, E. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARTHA THELMA COPELAND ESTES, DECEASED CASE NO. 2023- 255 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Sales Manager - Montgomery, AL. Req’d: Bach’s deg. in any major & 2 yrs. exp. as Sales Manager in the automotive industry. Mail resumes to: DAS North America, Inc., 840 Industrial Park Blvd., Montgomery, AL 36117
Product Engineer – Montgomery, AL. Req’d: Master’s deg. in Mechanical Eng. Mail resumes to: Seungsan Pack America Corp., 3480 Lower Wetumpka Rd., Montgomery, AL 36110
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Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to JAMES L. ESTES as Executor on the 9thday of November, 2023, by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. JAMES L. ESTES EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARTHA THELMA COPELAND ESTES, DECEASED.
Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 15, 22 and 29, 2023 EST/ESTES, M.
PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY JO ALLEN JACKSON, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-291 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of BETTY JO ALLEN JACKSON, deceased, having been granted to WANDA JACKSON SHOEMAKER AND ELIZABETH JACKSON PETTY on the 21st day of November 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
WANDA JACKSON SHOEMAKER AND ELIZABETH JACKSON PETTY CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY JO ALLEN JACKSON, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Co-Personal Representatives: ED PARISH, JR. THE PARISH LAW FIRM PO BOX 52 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36101-0052 323 ADAMS AVE MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-263-0003
Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and 13, 2023 EST/JACKSON, B. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALICE I. JARMAN, DECEASED CASE NO. 2023-280 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE
TO: KEITH SYKES AND ALL HEIRS AND NEXT OF KIN OF ALICE I. JARMAN, DECEASED: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 6th day of November, 2023, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of ALICE I. in the Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama by Petitioner, BARNEY LEE MCCORMICK and HELON IREAN BENNETT, requesting that such Last Will and Testament be admitted to Probate and that the Petitioner be named as Co-Executors of such Estate. This Notice of Filing of Will for Probate is given to you as an heir at law and next of kin of ALICE I. JARMAN. Unless an objection to admission to Probate of such Last Will and Testament or to the appointment of BARNEY LEE MCCORMICK and HELON IREAN BENNETT as Co-Executors are submitted by you in writing to this Court within ten (10) days oftice, the Court will proceed with considering such Petition. JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Name and Address of Attorney for Petitioner: REGINA B. EDWARDS, ESQ. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, PC 109 East Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 (334) 514-1011 Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 15, 22 and 29, 2023 EST/JARMAN, A.
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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HAROLD EDWARD LUTZ, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-290 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of HAROLD EDWARD LUTZ, deceased, having been granted to WILLIAM EDWARD LUTZ and LEE ANN LUTZ on the 14th day of November 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
WILLIAM EDWARD LUTZ and LEE ANN LUTZ CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF HAROLD EDWARD LUTZ, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for Co-Personal Representatives: ANGELA J. HILL ATTORNEY AT LAW PO BOX 1945 Alexander City, Alabama 35011 256-329-1441 angie@ajhill-law.com
Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 22, 29 and Dec. 6, 2023 EST/LUTZ, H. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES CECIL RAY, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-294 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JAMES CECIL RAY, deceased, having been granted to DEBRA VARNER RAY on November 20, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred. DEBRA VARNER RAY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES CECIL RAY, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: JACQUELINE E. AUSTIN ATTORNEY AT LAW P O BOX 908 108 COURT ST WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-567-4874 jeaatty@aol.com
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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VONCILLE WALKER LANKFORD, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-282 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary in the Estate of VONCILLE WALKER LANKFORD, deceased, having been granted to WILLIAM ROBERT RAGAN, III on November 9, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred. WILLIAM ROBERT RAGAN, III PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF VONCILLE WALKER LANKFORD, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal
PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN HENRY ROBERTS, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-287 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of JOHN HENRY ROBERTS, deceased, having been granted to LOIS ROBERTS on November 20, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred. LOIS ROBERTS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN HENRY ROBERTS, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: JOSEPH K. BAMBURG ATTORNEY AT LAW 4031 US HWY 231 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36093 334-478-3196 joebamburglaw@gmail.com Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and 13, 2023 EST/ROBERTS J.
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Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell for cash, at an ONLINE public auction on Thursday, December the 14th 2023, at 9:00am AT STORAGETREASURES.COM. Please note: THIS AUCTION IS NOT IN PERSON. PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP TO OUR PHYSICAL LOCATION. ALL AUCTION PARTICIPANTS MUST SIGN UP AND BID ONLINE.
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Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to EDWARD TAYLOR ROWE as Personal Representative on the 8th day of November 2023, by the Honorable JOHN THORNTON, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. EDWARD TAYLOR ROWE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF CRAIG HUGH ROWE, DECEASED. Name and Address of Attorney: Justin D. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 15, 22 and 29, 2023
EST/ROWE C. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID J. WIGLEY, III, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-293 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of DAVID J. WIGLEY, III, who was also known as DAVID JEFFERSON WIGLEY, III, deceased, having been granted to MARY CASERTA-CHRISTY on November 17th 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
MARY CASERTA-CHRISTY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF DA-
VID J. WIGLEY, III, DECEASED Address of Personal Representative:
MARY CASERTA-CHRISTY 106 DUNBAR DRIVE SAINT MARY’S, GEORGIA 31558 912-227-2520 Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and 13, 2023 EST/WIGLEY, D. PUBLIC NOTICE THE STATE OF ALABAMA ELMORE COUNTY NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of an execution on a judgment issued out of the District Court of Elmore County, Alabama in Case No.: DV-2023900038.00 on or about July 25, 2023 for a total of $9,883.11 including interest and costs as of the said date in which Bowen-Wilson, Inc. dba Servpro of Montgomery is the Plaintiff and Jane Elliott is the Defendant, I, Bill Franklin as Sheriff of Elmore County, Alabama will sell at public auction for cash between the legal hours of sale, on Monday the 11th day of December 2023, at approximately 1pm in front of the Elmore County Judicial Complex located at 8935 U. S. Highway 231, North, whatever equity the Defendant(s) may possess in and to the following described realty, to wit: Commence at an iron pin, 1,168.75 feet East of NW comer of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 10, Township 17 North, Range 17 East, being the Point of Beginning of the property herein described, thence continue East along the section line a distance of 105 feet to West R.O.W. line of Sandtown Road; thence S 03 degrees 40 minutes E along said R.O.W. line a distance of 192.32 feet to an iron pin on the North R.O.W. line of the Millbrook to Sandtown Road, thence N 70 degrees 50
the Point of Beginning of the property herein described. Said Property lying in the N 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 10, Township 17 North, Range 17 East, Elmore County, Alabama, and containing 0.49 acres more or less. The Draftsman of this document acts as scrivener only. No title search has been made nor title opinion rendered. Said property will be sold “as is” and subject to all matters of record and all matters which would be revealed by a visible inspection of the premises, as well as applicable real estate records. Title searches and verlegal descriptions, are at all times the sole and exclusive responsibility of the Purchaser. Bill Franklin, Sheriff Elmore County, Alabama
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Pursuant to AL Self-Service Storage Facilities Act 2021 & to satisfy Owner’s lien Storage Sense Millbrook, formally Store All. Will hold an online public auction of the personal property stored in units located at 4180 Hwy 14, Millbrook, Al, 36054, 334-472-9650 to satisfy Operator’s lien. Everything sold is purchased AS-IS for CASH ONLY. See & bid on all units 24/7, sale ending on December 18, 2023, at 10:00 AM @ www. Storageauctions.com. Auctions subject to cancellation at any time for any reason until winning bidder takes possession of property. TERMS listed on auction website.
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High school students offering gift wrapping service
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Wrapping Christmas presents is a life lesson
Natasha McMillan wants to teach at Elmore County High School.
The Family and Consumer Sciences teacher realized in the last year her ninth grade son didn’t know how to cover a box with wrapping paper. She wants to change that for her students and help fund other lessons in the classroom along the way.
“I’m like, I teach family and consumer science and these kids don’t know how to wrap presents,” McMillan said. “Where I used to work, we wrapped all the time. It is second nature to me. I was like, ‘You don’t know how to wrap?’ They were like, ‘No.’”
McMillan got to thinking about how she could make a lesson out of wrapping gifts.
McMillan considered having her students wrap empty boxes to learn, but she felt like it would be boring.
Then she thought area
Like many teachers, McMillan tries to stretch the funds she has for the classroom. Aside from the amount that the state funds all teachers, she also receives extra funding through Elmore County Board of Education Career Technical Education.
residents might like to have their gifts wrapped and help the nearly 150 students in McMillan’s classes.
“I want to be able to teach them how to wrap gifts and figured it would be a good way to raise a little bit of money,” McMillan said.
McMillan said she hopes people will like the service and let students learn in the process.
“As of Monday, nobody has dropped off anything,” McMillan said. “I figured it would take about a week or so because a lot of people haven’t made Christmas purchases yet.”
McMillan said those interested should drop their gifts off at the school office with wrapping paper.
“We will supply the tape,” she said. “We can’t do that much paper, plus there will be
big boxes we can’t plan for.”
There is no set pricing for the service according to McMillan.
“We are only seeking donations,” she said.
The funds will help the students with several things.
“I would like to have a Christmas party for the students,” McMillian said. We also adopt a kid every year and buy clothing and a toy for them.”
The donations will also help further McMillan’s efforts in the classroom.
Like many teachers, McMillan tries to stretch the funds she has for the classroom. Aside from the amount that the state funds all teachers, she also receives extra
funding through Elmore County Board of Education Career Technical Education. McMillan teaches in a lab that looks like a home kitchen and also includes sewing machines and more; however, cooking can be expensive.
“The food has gotten outrageous,” McMillan said. “Everything is hard to buy with so many kids. I don’t want any of them to not be able to do it.”
In the last few weeks McMillan was teaching the students how to cook pies. She said the supplies alone for 150 students totaled nearly $900.
The veteran teacher isn’t trying to make five star chefs out of her students.
“I’m working on teaching life skills,” McMillan said. “When a student leaves I want them to be able to make supper. I want them to do a little more than survive.”
