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Alex City man guilty of child sex abuse By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
A Tallapoosa County jury found Maximino Dejesus Hernandez guilty of two counts of sexual abuse of child under the age of 12. Hernandez, 29, of Alexander City hugged family members before deputies escorted him from the courtroom of
Judge Tom Young while district attorney Jeremy Duerr and others on his staff hugged the victim thanking her for her testimony. He faces a prison sentence between two and 20 years for each of the two counts he was found guilty of. “The judge will decide if the sentences will be served concurrently or consecutively,” Duerr said.
Duerr was pleased with verdict and happy victims still have an outlet to tell their stories. “I am glad the jury let the little girl know she did the right thing in coming forward,” Duerr said. “Given today’s environment, there are still avenues available. There will always be someone out there to believe in them, fight for them and try to give victims justice.”
The jury was made up of five white males, four African American males, two white females and one African American female, who heard from six witnesses including the now 9-year-old victim and the defendant. The victim sat on the front row of the courtroom next to her mother wearing a plaid dress and white sweater to protect her arms See GUILTY • Page 5
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Schools talk drug-free, bullying awareness By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
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Alexander City resident David Patterson was diagnosed with a rare condition known as granulomatosis with polyangiitis, also known as Wegener’s granulomatosis at the age of 15. Now, nine years later, he has found a match for a kidney transplant, but is looking for help from the public Patterson to aid in the matter financially. “I just got the surgery date maybe two weeks ago,” Patterson said. “I’m trying to raise funds. I decided to start a GoFundMe because I’ve seen it work before.” Realizing he and his family will have a lot of financial obligations to meet during and after the transplant procedure, including hotel rooms and medicines, Patterson felt reaching out to the public See TRANSPLANT • Page 2
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Bullying in America’s schools is a serious issue. According to a recent national study conducted by the Making Caring Common project at Harvard University and Cartoon Network, 62 percent of children between the ages of 9 and 11 said they have experienced bullying at least once or twice. Bringing a greater awareness to the problem of bullying, October has been designated as Bullying Prevention Month. Along with this, Oct. 22-26 is Red Ribbon Week, encouraging students to live their lives in a safe and drug-free manner. Nationally, groups such as Making Caring Common have encouraged students to speak out against bullying and show a caring side for others, while Cartoon Network has created and aired a number of public service announcements with See BULLYING • Page 3
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One injured in two-car incident Wednesday Alexander City police officers responded to a two-car incident on Dadeville Road in front of Radney Funeral Home just before 1 p.m. Wednesday. One of the vehicles involved was an Alexander City Police Department vehicle. Of the two occupants in the other vehicle, one was transported by ambulance to Russell Medical while the other had no visible injuries. Due to one of the vehicles involved belonging to the police department, ACPD officials said the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency was taking charge of the incident and could not comment further.
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DEAR ABBY: I have been dating the most amazing man for the past 11 months. As we approach the one-year anniversary of the day we met, this “perfect” man is showing some not-so-perfect traits. I was unlucky in love for many years until he swept me off my feet. We have both become extremely close with each other’s respective friends and family. He’s everything I have been searching for in a life partner and husband. But when he drinks, he confides his deep fears of dating me and enumerates each and every one of my relationship insecurities -- nagging, anxiety, loneliness, etc. The next day he acts like nothing happened! He swears up and down that it was the alcohol talking and he doesn’t mean any of the harsh words he spoke the night before. Should I believe him? Please don’t let me be the naive girl traveling down a
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dark rabbit hole. -- SELFCONSCIOUS GIRLFRIEND DEAR GIRLFRIEND: Your “amazing” man appears to be a loose-lipped lush. Not knowing him, I can’t guess the degree to which he blacks out when he’s been drinking. Some alcoholics don’t remember what happened the night before. Others simply don’t WANT to remember, so they claim amnesia. Regardless of how you feel about him, for your own wellbeing, draw the line and tell him he needs to stop drinking. If he’s as alcohol-dependent as I suspect he is, he will give you an argument or an outright refusal. And that’s your cue
DEAR ABBY: My in-laws are angry that I have declined to host them over the holidays this year. My husband is never helpful. When company comes, he sits on his mobile phone while I do everything. I told his parents I can’t have them over because all the responsibility falls on me. My “no” should suffice, but my mother-in-law hopes to argue me into hosting. We don’t have children because I knew I would end up raising them alone. I don’t want the in-laws here “hinting” that they need us to help them when my husband won’t lift a finger. I recently became disabled, and my in-laws keep pressuring me to share my diagnosis with them. They think I should cheerfully do all the work of hosting them as a way to fight
my disability! They are extremely nosy. I am now blocking her calls. I know they will spend their time here trying to get a look at my medications and any financial information left out. What else can I do? -- UNMERRY IN LOUISIANA DEAR UNMERRY: You should all try to achieve a workable compromise, if that’s possible. Ask your MIL if she’s prepared to take some of the responsibility off your shoulders if she and her husband visit. Suggest they stay in a hotel or motel rather than burden you. And your husband (their son) should back you up on this. 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. Elizabeth Bledsoe of New Site, Alabama passed Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Arbor Spring Nursing and Rehab Center, Opelika, Alabama. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Wright’s Funeral Home.
Mr. Thomas Burton Mr. Thomas Burton of Oak Lawn, Illinois (formerly Alexander City, Alabama) passed away September 14, 2018. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Wright’s Funeral Home.
Mr. Delorean Lamar “Big D” Sands Funeral Service for Mr. Delorean Lamar “Big D” Sands of Dadeville, Alabama will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church with interment following in the Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, October 12, 2018 from 12:00 until 6:00 p.m. Mr. Sands will lie in repose from 9:00 until 10:50 prior the service. Professional Service provided by Wright’s Funeral Home.
Mrs. Kathrine Finch Webster 1944 - 2018 Graveside Service for Mrs. Kathrine Finch Webster, 74, of Dadeville, will be Friday, October 12, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at the Sardis United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Stephen King will officiate. Mrs. Webster passed away at her residence. She was born on February 22, 1944 in Dadeville, Alabama to Hope Norris Finch and Joe Arter Finch. She retired from the Tallapoosa County Commissioners office and was previously a hairdresser. She was a proud graduate of Camp Hill High School, Class of 1962. Mrs. Webster enjoyed working on family genealogy, playing the piano, writing, and watching sports
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Jackie Caylor, of Dadeville, Alabama, passed away October 9, 2018 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 12, 2018 at Sardis UMC Cemetery in Dadeville. Jackie is preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Fannie Lou Thornton; and sister, Clarice Thornton. Jackie is survived by her children, Oscar (Sandy) Caylor Jr., Mike (Jeni) Caylor, and Mollye Caylor (Larry Denny); grandchildren, Dustin Smith, Kimberly Caylor, Kenzie Caylor, and Kole Caylor; great-grandchildren, Peyton Smith, Nolan Smith, and Lucas Wiggins; and her faithful canine companion, Maggie. Family will receive friends at Mollye’s house after the graveside service. In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made to your charity of choice. Arrangements handled by Alabama Funeral Homes & Cremation Centers of Camp Hill, Alabama.
on television. She was an independent person and very caring. She will be missed greatly by her family. She is survived by numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buddy Webster; her parents; sisters, Juanita Finch Liles (Dr. Joe) and Josephine Finch. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to Sardis United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 162, Notasulga, AL 36866. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.langleyfuneralhome. com. Langley Funeral Home in Camp Hill is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. James Randall Wyatt, 64, lifelong resident of Alexander City, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018. He was born on July 11, 1954, and graduated from Benjamin Russell High School. His career as a textile supervisor spanned 35 years and he ran his own business, Wyatt Fencing. His hobbies reflected his talents for carpentry and growing flowers and vegetables. His fun-loving nature thrived in annual family beach vacations and Auburn football season tickets. He loved his family and made friends everywhere he went. He is survived by his devoted wife of 45 years, Judy S. Wyatt, daughter Stacey W. Waters (Aaron), granddaughter Mallory Oliana Waters, sister Teresa Gilbert (Mike), mother in law Laverne Booth, brother in law Jeff Sasser (Mary Ann), niece Brigitte Cohoon (Steven), nephew John Sasser, niece Melissa Schroeder (Karl), nephew Lance Gilbert (Melinda), nephew Cody Gilbert (Catherine), cousin Michael Prather and many more cousins and cousins by marriage. He was preceded in death by his father, Levis Wyatt and his mother, Bovine Mask Wyatt. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Flint Hill United Methodist Church. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome.com A celebration of Randall Wyatt’s life will be held at Wind Creek State Park (directions will be provided at the gate) on Saturday, October 13, 2018, 11:00 a.m., Rev. Jerry Abbett and Rev. John Hill will officiate. It will be his family’s traditional Auburn game day tailgate party that Randall loved so much. Bring your favorite tailgate dish and wear your team colors.
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through a GoFundMe campaign to ask for some financial support would prove successful. So far, his campaign has been active for six days, and in that time, 15 people have contributed to the effort, raising a total of $660. Wegener’s granulomatosis is a very rare medical disorder, which causes blood vessels in the nose, sinuses, lungs, throat and kidneys to become inflamed. This slows blood flow and can lead to multiple symptoms, including blood in one’s urine, fever, fatigue, weight loss and sinus infections, among many other things. “I had some blood tests run when I was 15. When the test results came back, they said I was anemic,” Patterson said. “Later tests showed I wasn’t anemic, but
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my kidneys were only functioning at 3 percent. I spent a couple weeks at Children’s Hospital, and they were showing me videos about dialysis. The last day I was there, I had everything packed up, and my doctor came running and said, ‘I know what’s wrong.’ It’s a rare disease, so (doctors) don’t know a lot about it.” After being diagnosed, Patterson said he went on a steroid regimen and underwent chemotherapy to fight his condition. While the treatments were successful overall, his kidneys maxed out their functioning at 30 percent, which helped lead to Patterson looking for a kidney transplant. Thankfully, Patterson was able to find a matching donor fairly recently. “I felt it in my heart my girlfriend (Danielle
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Mapco station at the intersection of Highway 22 and Highway 49, Dollar General, Generals Café and New Site Foodland. DeLoach is also raffling off items as a fundraiser for Patterson. A $5 ticket enters participants to win a compound bow, while $3 tickets buy chances to win a brand new Coach purse and $1 tickets buy chances for gift cards to Walmart or Niffer’s. “She has been such a godsend to me,” Patterson said. “She has gone above and beyond. She means a lot to me.” Patterson also said the process of getting a transplant has changed his outlook on organ donorship. “I encourage people to research and sign up to be a donor, not just kidneys, but any organ,” Patterson said. “Before this, I wouldn’t have been one, but I understand it now. Being a donor can change someone’s life. You can make their life change so drastically.” For those who want to donate to Patterson’s GoFundMe, his campaign can be found at https:// www.gofundme.com/679 frns?ssid=1302362496& pos=1.
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characters from shows such as “The Amazing World of Gumball” and “Teen Titans GO!” reminding children bullying is not OK and how it can help to speak up. Wanting to shed light on the issue of bullying and also encourage students to not do drugs, schools throughout the Alexander City and Tallapoosa County school systems are taking part in special events throughout October. “We are incorporating it with Red Ribbon Week,” Alexander City Schools Director of Elementary Education Ellen Martin said. “We work with our counselors to determine the activities we will be having.” Each day of Red Ribbon Week will feature different activities and different themes to engage the students, according to Martin. On Monday, Oct. 22, students will be encouraged to wear red for “Pledge to be Drug Free,” superhero attire on Tuesday for “Be a Hero, Not a Zero,” crazy socks on Wednesday with the theme of “Sock it to Drugs,” boots on Thursday to “Give Drugs the Boot” and team colors to “Team Up Against Drugs.” Along with the programs being held system-wide, counselors at each of the schools in Alexander City will be holding additional events and programs throughout the month. Jim Pearson Elementary School Counselor Lisa Harris said the school is celebrating its students making good choices. While keeping everything age-appropriate, Harris said she and fellow counselor Brittany Kelly hold regular lessons with students regarding bullying, reminding them how to treat each other, understand what bullying is and encouraging them to get help from an adult if someone is being bullied.
During Red Ribbon Week, not only will Harris and Kelly provide an education on bullying, but they will also make sure students understand the importance of being drug-free and maintaining a healthy body. “Our students will sign a pledge to make healthy choices,” Harris said. Alternating its regular education between bullying and being drug-free, Stephens counselor Elysa Gordon said one of the key focus points she and others emphasize to the students is respect. Students engage in roleplaying activities, while teachers and parents receive special training on the school’s bullying policy. As a special guest to help further drug-free and anti-bullying education, Gordon said Gutsy the Flying Fox paid a visit to Stephens recently, teaching in an exciting environment. Radney counselor Curtis Gay says he reviews the various signs of bullying with the student body and keeps the issue on the forefront of everyone’s minds with a number of character development lessons. Counselor Jeana Williams at Alexander City Middle School said bullying is an ongoing education, while it and drug prevention are focus points during Red Ribbon Week and its theme of “Life is Your Journey, Travel Drug-Free.” There will be a door decorating contest as well, with prizes given out for the best door. Lastly, Benjamin Russell counselor Christy Lashley said the high school will focus on giving students a survey from the East Alabama Mental Health Center on drugs and underage drinking. At the county schools, director of student services Casey Davis said the programs at each school are up to the school’s guidance counselors, but there is not as much of a centralized
plan for the entire system. “Each counselor has a different program they use,” Davis said. “We support them in their initiatives. We help fund their programs, but we leave it up to them as to what they want to do.” Dadeville Elementary School Counselor Amy Taylor said she and the school’s teachers talk to students throughout the year about not bullying and showing kindness and respect for others. “Our slogan is, ‘Throw kindness around like confetti,’” Taylor said. Along with this, Dadeville Elementary will welcome special superhero OmegaMan to school Oct. 26 to remind students how important it is to stop bullying. During the event, the student body will be welcome to dress up as superheroes, according to Taylor. At Dadeville High School, counselor Mona Howard said the school has been educating students about bullying throughout the school year, and will spend Red Ribbon Week emphasizing living a drug-free life through the use of themed days and a poster contest for students. Horseshoe Bend counselors Lisa Boyd and Cheryl Bynum said the school is doing different things based on whether it is the elementary side or the high school side. Boyd said the elementary school portion has monthly guidance lessons for students, all of which include bullying, while there is further bullying awareness built into Red Ribbon Week. At the same time, Bynum said the high school emphasized bullying prevention throughout September, while October will be devoted more to Red Ribbon Week and encouraging students to not do drugs.
Dadeville said. “The city of Dadeville took me seriously and has helped immensely,” Ward said. “I joined with the Chamber of Commerce for the derby this year, and they have truly been a blessing.” Residents Raphord Farrington and Jerry McGukin said the informational booth the city’s beautification committee had set up did well during the fall festival, with a lot of people stopping by to learn more about the committee and the invasive plants residents of Dadeville may be dealing with in their own yards. Along with this, McGukin said he recently talked to representatives from Norfolk Southern about the rail spur near East Lafayette Street. The railroad representatives said they were aware of the issue and would be working on it following their efforts in helping with hurricane relief. Along with the conversation about cleaning up parts of town, the street department said it was working on purchasing a new limb truck to pick up branches throughout town. “We don’t like spending taxpayers’ money, which is why we want to get the best possible value we can for the money,” Smith said. Overall, Smith feels things are currently heading in the right direction in Dadeville. “We are right around the halfway point of this term, and while we may not have accomplished everything we have wanted to do, we have come a long way,” Smith said. The Dadeville City Council also handled the following items: • Minutes from the Sept. 25 meeting were approved. • Fire chief Anthony Wilkerson said the fire department will begin testing some of its fire plugs in the upcoming weeks. A motion was approved, allowing the fire department to send out a press release regarding the testing. • It was decided money received for the city’s demolition projects would be put in the general fund, rather than the council approving a special bank account just for the money. • Councilwoman Teneeshia GoodmanJohnson said the water
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department approved purchasing a pumper truck to help clean out the city’s sewer system. • Councilman Dick Harrelson said work began on the city hall roof Tuesday morning, while the contractor involved said he would also be looking at the roof of the Dadeville Fire Department. • Smith said work on the courthouse square project will be starting after January. • It was announced a new wrought iron rainbow butterfly had been installed at Creation Plantation. • Despite receiving a new price for the ad in the upcoming Dadeville Magazine, the council stuck with its initial decision to not purchase the ad.
• Councilman Roy Mathis said the raise given to city employees was not a major one and asked if the matter could be reviewed in early 2019 to see about potentially adding more to the increase. Smith said the council would take that into consideration. • Library director Abbi Mangarelli said September had been a slow month at the library, but with approximately 25,000 visits and 15,000 items checked out over the past year, it had been a fairly good year. • The council approved allowing one librarian’s hours to be increased for a few weeks while another librarian is on temporary leave for family matters. • Two recreation center requests were approved.
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adeville celebrated its annual fall festival this past weekend, drawing visitors to downtown with plenty of activities and vendors to hold everyone’s interest. This year, the second annual Ducky Ward Memorial Soap Box Derby and Car Show was held in conjunction with the fall festival. The derby was moved from last year’s location on Columbus Street next to the Dadeville High School football stadium to Columbus Street near the Dadeville Post Office to better tie the derby and the fall festival together. The new course had racers zooming down the hill, while a brand new launch ramp ensured racers were being released at the same time. The championship race saw Chariot Ward, last year’s champion and Ducky Ward’s niece, going up against her brother Adam, who claimed the title. Overall, everyone involved had a fun and enjoyable time Saturday. Children got the chance to speed down Columbus Street in vehicles they may have helped make, while parents and others in the community were able to enjoy watching these children have fun and be competitive in a festive environment. A great deal of credit for making all of this possible goes to Marrell Ward. It was his vision that made the Ducky Ward Memorial Soap Box Derby and Car Show a reality. He saw the potential a derby like this could have and worked tirelessly to see his thoughts come to life. However, some credit must also go to the racers themselves for wanting to participate, parents for allowing their children to participate, and officials throughout the city of Dadeville for supporting Ward’s efforts. Without everyone coming together and seeing how great this event could be, it would not have taken off the way it has over the past two years. Since the event began last year, the derby has grown and become that much better of an event. However, with everyone working together like they have, there is virtually no limit to how great of an event the Ducky Ward Memorial Soap Box Derby and Car Show can become, making Dadeville the place to be during the weekend of its annual fall festival.
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ussia is in the business of mind control. It’s not doing it through sinister headgear, satellite interference or dream invasion like in “Inception,” though. Instead, Russia seeks to control the minds of Americans through something we all have and spend arguably too much time on: social media. This isn’t news to many of us. For years we’ve heard how Russia infiltrated Facebook and Twitter in an effort to divide our nation during the 2016 election. It seems, however, that Russia’s interference in our last presidential election wasn’t a “one-and-done” deal. Russia, reports suggest, is coming back for more. In a recent press conference at the White House, intelligence officers remarked that Russia is engaged in a “24/7, 365-days-a-year” campaign to influence the 2018 elections through various means, but especially though social media. Recent headlines confirm this reality. Just this summer, Facebook announced it has shut down more than 30 fake accounts that had over 300,000 followers each. Unfortunately, however, this may only be the tip of the iceberg. According to experts, there is 25 to 30 times more fake information from automated political accounts than real interaction between people
in our ranks through misinformation. They hope PARKER to control how we think of our political opponents, SNIDER with the goal we will Columnist ultimately become our own worst enemy. Russia is in the business on their platform. of mind control, but there’s With the 2018 midterms good news: we can prepare. only weeks away, current The best way to do that intelligence suggests there is not to eliminate social will likely be an “October media from our lives, but surprise” by the Russians to adopt a healthy level of in which they increase their skepticism towards political misinformation campaigns posts we see on those to have the largest impact. platforms. In a recent interview with Before sharing NPR, Matt Bruen, a former anything, we each ought staffer with the National to do some basic research Security Council within and see if any other the White House, stated, news organizations are “It is not a question, in my corroborating it. If not, mind, of whether it’s going it’s best to wait to see if to happen. It is a question the story is picked up by only of when and how reputable news sources. large.” Those inflammatory Why, though, is Russia news stories that are not so intent on participating in mentioned anywhere else our electoral process? are likely fake. In the editor’s letter to a The Russians are betting recent edition of The Week that we continue to believe magazine, Mark Gimein– everything we see on social who was born in Russia and media that lines up with whose family found refuge our political views. They’re in the states — argues also hoping we share it to Russia is driven by “the[ir] our friends, and that they overarching ambition of share it to their friends. A undermining the moral little fact-checking — even standing of the U.S.” “What a simple Google search — the Kremlin’s hackers could severely hamper their most want to break into,” efforts. he continues, “isn’t voting We can win this battle, machine software; it’s the and I am confident we democratic principles of will. It may be a little less tolerance and the peaceful convenient, but it will transition of power.” ensure our democracy Russia’s goal is not survives in the long run. the election of a specific person or party to power. Parker Snider is policy Instead, Russia wants to relations manager for the sow discord and anger Alabama Policy Institute.
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Tim Funderburk represents District 6. His phone number is 256-825-2993. His address is 1431 River Oaks, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of Utilities committee.
both African and white blood lines. I said the above to say No, it’s not Black History that people should be treated Month; it is History Day. I as people, regardless of decided to reflect on Mr. how they arrived here on Frederick Douglas’s birth, God’s earth, be they black, slavery, freedom and his Caucasian, biracial or any excelling to prominence in society, fighting against injus- other race. Human beings are human beings. tices all over the world. We need to get off this Many talk about black racial makeup kick thing and history and Mr. Frederick just treat anyone justly, just Douglas, yet his mother was because we are humans. black and his father was God made the world corCaucasian. It sounds like rectly, and humans messed even in the worst circumstancwith it and caused havoc. He es, black and white are his taught love and expressed it racial background, deeming dearly; however, often times him to be of mixed blood. This is the same as former as humans we talk about love president Barack Obama. You a lot while practicing loving little or not at all. can’t call him purely black As I close on my reflecbecause his parents were of
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tion time, I would like to say, “Where there is love, hate cannot abide.” Let us LOVE one another, and watch peace destroy all the negativity and ill fellings toward our fellow man. If we didn’t spend so much money trying to produce a peaceful world by starting wars and took that money used to fight wars to help each other — oh, how much loving and kindness would come about to produce a helping and productive world. Love someone today — show respect — agree to disagree and let’s watch our world get better. Teresa Harrell Moten Alexander City
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INFLUX OF RAIN Photos by Donald Campbell / The Outlook As Hurricane Michael made landfall near Panama City Beach early Wednesday afternoon, the storm’s fringes began dropping rain across the Alexander City area. Rainfall began in the late morning and continued throughout the afternoon and evening hours. No serious damage was reported in town, but rain puddled in a number of areas, including on Highway 22 next to Strand Park and on the sidewalk next to Ocie & Belle’s. Vehicles crossing the railroad track between Broad and Main streets in front of Carlisle’s kicked up a spray from standing water as they drove through another puddled area. Storm drains remained clear of debris, keeping roadways from becoming too flooded with rain.
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from the chill of the courtroom. Her mother twirled the child’s hair to make her comfortable as opening statements were going on. At the start the trial, Duerr admitted to the jury the only evidence in the case was the testimony of the child victim. “There is no DNA,” Duerr told the jury in his opening statement. “There is no trace evidence. It is going to boil down to if you are going to believe a 9-year kid. She is the most important witness. She is my whole case.” Hernandez’s attorney Jason Jackson said the charge of sexual abuse of a child under 12 is not one anyone wants to be around. “There is a sense of dread around it,” Jackson said in his opening statement. “It is one of the most difficult things a person can be around in here. No one, not the defendant, not I, not the district attorney not even the judge likes this kind of case.” Jackson said the case boiled down to one thing. “It is a he said, she said case,” Jackson said. “It is two different versions of the story.”
The victim was known to Hernandez and was the first witness called by Duerr. She took to the stand to tell her story to assistant district attorney Kevin Hall. “He touched me on the behind,” she told Hall and the jury. “I didn’t like it.” The child victim explained she went to a home to play with her best friend but before she could continue her testimony, she asked for a break. The jury was excused and the victim was hugged and supported by her mother and a victim’s advocate. Her mother gave her a kiss before the jury reentered the courtroom to hear the rest of her story. She explained a blind food challenge was being played with her best friend who was also known to Hernandez. The game involved the children being blindfolded when it was their turn to try to figure out what candy they were tasting. She said Hernandez took part in the game. “He put something weird in my mouth,” she said. “It felt like a ball with honey in it.” She went to describe it as “soft and squishy.”
Under cross examination, Jackson asked how the victim and her mother ended up at the Alexander City Police Department to start the investigation. “I told (mother) he touched me and put something in my mouth,” the victim said. Following the disclosure to the mother, the victim said they went to the police department where they talked to police. Case agent ACPD detective Riley Foshee was the next person to take the stand and said police questioned the victim and her mother about what happened and where Hernandez touched her. “She pointed to her vaginal area,” Foshee said on the stand. “It appeared at times she had a tough time coming up with words.” Jackson argued investigators may have suggested the child’s testimony while seeking information. Foshee admitted an officer pointed to the vaginal area of a coloring book the victim was drawing in. Investigators brought in a translator to help with
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language barrier issues and Jackson argued many of the initial questions were suggestive, leading the victim’s testimony to something other than what happened. The state called to the stand forensic interviewer Sarah Flint who works with the Tri-County Child Advocacy Center. Flint testified how the interviews are done in such a way as to let the child tell the story in his or her words with openended questions. Flint testified her job is not to determine the truth. “I am not a lie detector,” Flint said from the stand. Flint said the victim told a story like the one she told from the stand of being blindfolded while playing a game with her best friend and the abuse possibly happened while playing the game. Flint also interviewed the friend who made no abuse disclosers to her. The state rested following Flint’s testimony and Jackson called the friend of the victim who is now 9. The friend could not recall seeing Hernandez do anything inappropriate to the victim. From the stand
she recalled Hernandez putting a lollipop into the mouth of the victim but nothing else while playing the blind food challenge. The friend also said she and the victim were always together in the presence of the defendant. Hernandez took the stand in his own defense stating he had been living in Alexander City for 10 years. He admitted to being around the girls always together, most of the time after school. He also admitted to the girls playing in his apartment when the friend asked him for blindfolds to play a game. Hernandez said he heard laughing and went to check on the girls. “I did not know what they were doing,” Hernandez said through a translator. “They were laughing.” Hernandez said he took part in the game. “I gave (the victim) a sucker but did not put it all the way in her mouth,” he said. “She laughed and said it was honey. It was just one sucker” Hernandez denied touching the victim in a bad way. Hall told the jury in closing the victim’s story had not changed from what she told her mother to what she told the police to what she told the forensic interviewer days after and Wednesday from the stand. “It is the only coherent story I have heard,” Hall said. “It is consistent with (Hernandez) touched (the victim) in a sexual manner.” Jackson offered in his closing argument the victim said nothing until prompted by the officers pointing to body parts at the police department and took issue with forensic
interview. “(Flint) says she can’t determine truth,” Jackson told the jury. “Then she wants to turn around and say he did it.” Duerr closed the trial wanting the jury to remember the trauma the victim had to recount while the defendant tried to spin the story. “Why would a 9-yearold subject herself to this (courtroom) unless it was the truth,” Duerr said. “Give this girl a peace of mind that he will not hurt her again.” The jury was out only 35 minutes to find Hernandez guilty of two counts of sexual abuse of a child under 12 and he was found not guilty of a third count of sexual abuse of a child under 12. He will be back in front of Young for sentencing Oct. 29. Following the verdict Duerr greeted the victim and her family in a conference room in the courthouse annex. It was the same conference room they waited in while attorneys argued the case and the victim sketched a drawing for Duerr and others – something other child victims have done in the past. “I ask them to do it,” Duerr said. “It gives the kids something to do after they testify. I don’t want them to sit in there and hear the arguments about their testimony in there.” Duerr now has several children’s drawings hanging in his office and he said the drawings also give encouragement to the next victim who comes forward. “It gives the next kid hope,” he said. “It makes them feel important. I’ll put this up too, but the sad part is I’m running out of room for them.”
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HUNTER SAFETY CLASS: Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division is hosting a free hunter education class at Wind Creek State Park, Saturday, October 13 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a one hour lunch break. To register visit https://huntered. dcnr.alabama.gov/public/ or call 256242-3620. SCHOLARSHIP DINNER: The Central Alabama Club of NANBPWC, Inc. “Paint the Town Red Scholarship Dinner” will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 13 at 1 p.m. at the Cooper Community Center. Advance tickets are $15 or $18 at the door. You can reserve tables of six. There will be food, fun, music, vendors and games. For more information call 256-329-1595, 256-215-3839 or 256215-6933. OKTOBERFEST: Oktoberfest will be held Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Sportplex in Alexander City. It is a day-long celebration for the whole family featuring local arts and crafts, dining, entertainment, kid-fest children’s activities, an antique car show and more. There will be performances from Nashville hit singer-songerwriters Ashton Shepherd, Ken Mellons and Kevin Denney with special guest Kevin Moon. There will also be a voter registration table. CANCER AWARENESS LUNCHEON: New Adka Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a cancer awareness luncheon Saturday, October 13 at noon. The speaker will be Alveta Resse of Tuskegee University. The luncheon is free but is a fundraiser for New Adka Our Journey of Hope cancer ministry. If you cannot attend the luncheon, but would like to contribute please contact Mary Greathouse at 256-496-2927.
Sunday, October 14
CHURCH HOMECOMING: Kellyton Baptist Church is holding homecoming services Sunday, October 14. Guest singers will be Paid in Full. Sunday School starts at 9:45 a.m., worship service starts at 10:30 a.m. and lunch at noon. Everyone is welcome. CHURCH HOMECOMING: B.B. Comer Memorial United Methodist Church is hosting homecoming services Sunday, October 14 at 11 a.m. Special music will be by Ronnie Betts and the special speaker is Pastor Josh Hickman. A fellowship lunch will follow. David Sherrell is pastor of Comer Memorial and the church is located at 427 East Church Street. CHURCH HOMECOMING: Pearson Chapel Church is hosting its annual homecoming service Sunday, October 14 at 9:20 a.m. Bro. Bennie Yates will preach and there will be special music by The Fellowship Quartet. A covered dish luncheon will follow. Everyone is invited to attend.
and the Tallapoosa County Commission are holding Throw Away Days October 15-16. Dumpster locations have not yet been determined and will be available at no charge to residents.
October 15-18
UPWARD BASKETBALL AND CHEERLEADING: First Baptist Church is hosting Upward Basketball and Cheerleading. Registration is October 15-18 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information contact Chris Graham or Marie Parks at 256-234-6351.
Monday, October 15
HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Mark Conversino will be presenting to Horizons Unlimited Monday, October 15 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Registration starts at 1 p.m. and membership is $20 a person or $30 per couple for each semester.
Tuesday, October 16
GRAND OPENING: The BR Wildcat Den is holding a grand opening, Tuesday, October 16 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Mrs. Durr’s classroom. Light refreshments will be served.
Thursday, October 18
FASHION SHOW: The Lake Martin Area United Way is hosting its 6th Annual Mardi Gras Downtown Showdown and Fashion Show, Thursday, October 18 starting at 6 p.m. The show features clothing from local merchants in the United Way Back Parking Lot of 17 Main Street Alex City. Tickets are $30 per person; VIP Tables are available at $500 per table. Hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer, specialty cocktail, cash bar, local designers/merchants and a silent auction will be part of the evening, in addition to the fashion show. The event begins at 6 p.m. with the fashion show starting at 7 p.m. All proceeds benefit the Lake Martin Area United Way. The event is sponsored by Emporium Wine and Spirits and Ocie & Belle’s. Tickets available at the United Way office. Call 256329-3600 or email uw211@unitedwaylakemartin.org for any additional information. VOTER REGISTRATION: There will be a voter registration table at the Central Alabama Community College Business Building October 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, October 19
BOOK SIGNING: Alexander City native Runas C. Powers III will be having a book signing and reading at the Adelia M. Russell Library Friday, October 19 from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. He will have his books available including his newest, “A Right to Write.” COUNTRY STORE: Goodwater Healthcare is hosting its annual country store Friday, October 19 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Chapman Family Home in Goodwater. There will be door wreaths for Christmas, sports and other seasons along with crafts, home cakes, pies and jellies and jewelry. There will also be fried bologna sandwiches and hoop cheese. For more information call 256-8396711. All proceeds benefit the resident activity fund.
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Saturday, October 20
REUNION: The annual Mountain
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Sunday, October 21
SCHOOL REUNION: The Red Hill Community Club will hold the Red Hill School Reunion Sunday, October 21 starting at 1:30 p.m. PASTORAL APPRECIATION: The Almighty God Baptist Church is celebrating the 7th pastoral anniversary of Rev. and Sister Lorenzo Caldwell Sunday, October 21 at 2:30 p.m. The guest minister is Rev. Larry Heard of New Hope Baptist Church in Barfield. Everyone is invited. CHOIR DAY: New Adka Missionary Baptist Church is hosting their annual choir day Sunday, October 21 at 2 p.m. The guest minister will be Rev. Arthur Thomas of Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church in Cusseta. Edward Milner is pastor of New Adka Missionary Baptist Church. PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: The Word Bible Church on North Central Avenue is celebrating the 16th Pastoral anniversary of Apostle Wayne Davis and First Lady Minister Brenda Davis Sunday, October 21 at 2:30 p.m. The guest pastor will be Rev. Tracy Burton of Seleeta Missionary Baptist Church. TALLAPOOSSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: The Lake Martin Village will be discussed at the next meeting of the Tallapoossee Historical Society at the museum on the Square in Dadeville Sunday, October 21 at 2 p.m.
Monday, October 22
HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Ruth Cook will be presenting “North Across the River: Civil War Trail of Tears” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, October 22 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Registration starts at 1 p.m. and membership is $20 a person or $30 per couple for each semester.
October 24 - 25
BASIC COMPUTER CLASS: VCCA is holding a basic computer class October 24 and 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. The class offers two modules. The first covers hardware and using a mouse, clicking, double clicking, dragging, cutting and pasting. Module Two is for email and exploring the internet and social networking. There is a $20 registration fee and participants should register before the first class. The class is limited to five participants per class determined by the order registered. Please call VCCA by noon Monday, October 22 to reserve a space.
Thursday, October 25
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Now Hiring for Full-Time Manufacturing Positions in the Alexander City Area. All Shifts Available. Overtime & some Saturdays may be required. Pay rates start at $9.00/hr & increase depending on the company. Your choice of two Health Insurance Plans available. Must pass drug screen & client background requirements. Apply in person at: 207 South Central Avenue Alexander City, AL 35010 or Online at www.asapply-ag.com Established apartment community is hiring H[SHULHQFHG TXDOLÂżHG KDUG working maintenance WHFKQLFLDQ 0XOWL IDPLO\ housing background a plus. %&%6 %HQHÂżWV . 3DLG 9DFDWLRQ 3DLG +ROLGD\V &RPSHWLWLYH 3D\ 0XVW KDYH reliable transportation/pass background/drug screen. Must have transportation and own WRROV &DOO CLASS A CDL OTR DRIVERS Local AL Terminal *UHDW %HQHÂżWV *UHDW 3D\ 6LJQ 2Q %RQXVHV 5HTXLUHPHQWV \HDUV H[SHULHQFH PXVW SDVV GUXJ VFUHHQ PXVW KDYH FOHDQ 095 Call (903)569-6960 Sell your home in the classifieds call 256.277.4219.
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THE BORN LOSER ÂŽ By Art and Chip Sansom
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Job Opportunities CDL Drivers NeededClass B license required. Sherman Ready Mix Call 205-368-3502 or come by 4837 Dadeville Road, Alex City
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Auctions & Sales Auctions AUCTION OCT-20th 9:00am Est. 6279 Co Rd 51, Woodland,AL Home w/shop/barn and 4.89-acres www.mwestrealty.com For information â&#x20AC;&#x153;Open-House Oct-7th, Oct-14th 12pm-5pmâ&#x20AC;? Metro West Realty & Auctions Scotty Hicks-Auctioneer 770-301-6000 770-836-0042 GA-AU-C002831 GA-205759, GA-AU3525, Ala-5149
Garage Sales BIG, BIG YARD SALE 22012 AL Highway 9 Goodwater Friday, October 12th 8:30a.m.-2:00p.m. We will be selling ÂżVK VDQGZLFKHV Household items, new clothes, too much to list. A little ELW RI HYHU\WKLQJ
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For Sale: One plot 2 spaces. Lot 11-D. Military Section. Hillview Cemetery. Contact: Phil Bradberry 817-521-6122 4 Cemetery Plots in Hillview Memorial Park in Alexander City (256)392-3607
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2BR/1BA Mobile Home 1301 Main St. Jackson Gap NO PETS!!! $450/month plus utilities, and $400 deposit 256-825-6595
3 BEDROOM RENT STARTS AT $400.00 To $550.00 Deposit. No pets. 4073 Whaley Ferry Rd Alex City Call 334-745-7367
2015 Wildwood 24 foot camper by Forrest River Auto slide, awning and jacks Nice, big bath, nonsmoker Used very little Asking $15,000 Call (256) 596-0019 or (256) 596-0018
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Cuisinart 14 cup Food Processor, Used Once $45 (256)234-6721
Yard Sale 882 16th St West Alexander City October 12 & 13 7:00a.m.-3:00p.m.
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Small Studio. Single. Fully furnished. Nonsmoking. 256-794-2954 Quail Run Apartments 32 Quail Run Drive Tallassee, AL 36078 1BR/1BA $475 800 sq.ft. 2BR/1BA $520 925sq.ft 3BR/2BA $595 1200sq.ft. 2IÂżFH +RXUV 0RQGD\ )ULGD\
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Mayberry Park Apartments Now taking applications Under New Management Hours are Mon & Wed 8:00am-5:00pm 169 E.Cass St. Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-0410
Alex City New 2018 3BR/2BA Mobile Home Owner Financed Available, No Credit Checks in Highly Restricted Park $800/month Call Bobby 256-749-3513
Transportation For Sale: $76,500 1227 6th Street, Alex City Main House- 2BR/1BA, Kitchen, Large Den Guest House-2BR/1BA Call Amy Duncan for Showing: 256-212-2222 Lake Martin Realty
Looking for a home? Look in our classifieds section and learn of great deals for you and your family.
Automobiles
5Class C Motor Home 2008 Winnebago Outlook 29B Ford E-450, 6.8L V10 Double-slide, queen bed 4KW Generator. Sleeps 6. 30K miles. Entertainment Center. Classic Motor Home $37,500 (256)329-5179
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Reach the Tallapoosa and Elmore County markets for less using the Alex City Outlook classifieds. Need a quick quote? Submit your ad online at www.alexcityoutlook.com. Call 256.277.4219.
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Public Meetings â&#x20AC;˘ Alexander City Board of Education meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the board office at 375 Lee St. or local school at 5 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Alexander City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in the courtroom at the old city hall at 5:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Community Action Agency of Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa will holds its regular board of directors meetings every other month at the Central Office in Dadeville. â&#x20AC;˘ Coosa County Board of Education holds called meetings at least once a month. â&#x20AC;˘ Coosa County Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each
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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN RE: THE ESTATE OF MATTIE M. LEONARD, DECEASED CASE NO: 2018-0133 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED SO
â&#x20AC;˘ Tallapoosa County Board of Education meets on the second Monday of each month. Meetings are held in the new central office at 679 East Columbus Street, Dadeville, AL 36853. â&#x20AC;˘ Tallapoosa County Commission meets the second Monday of the month at 9 a.m. in the courthouse in Dadeville, with a pre-meeting also open to the public 30 minutes before each regular session. â&#x20AC;˘ Tallapoosa County 911 Board will meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. in the 911 Administrative office at 240 West Columbus Street, Dadeville. Call 8258490 for more information. â&#x20AC;˘ Walnut Hill Water Authority meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited. Call 8259841 to inquire about the agenda.
Public Notices
Public Notices
BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
Jason M. Jackson, Radney, Radney & Jackson, LLC, Attorney for Personal Representative
Letters Testamentary on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 25th day of September, 2018, by the Honorable Bonita J. Caldwell, Judge of Probate, Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. Moryce Leonard, Personal Representative for the Estate of Mattie M. Leonard Thomas A. Radney, Radney, Radney & Jackson, Attorneys for Personal Representative Bonita Caldwell, Judge of Probate Alexander City Outlook: Oct. 4, 11 and 18, 2018 EST/LEONARD, M. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF DAVID TUCKER, DECEASED CASE NO: 2018-0137 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 25th day of September, 2018, by the Honorable Bonita Caldwell, Judge of Probate, Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. Synthia Royal Tucker, Personal Representative
Bonita Caldwell, Judge of Probate Alexander City Outlook: Oct. 4, 11 and 18, 2018 EST/TUCKER, D. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BILLY DARRYL TAYLOR, DECEASED CASE NO: 2018-0132 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Letters of Administration on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 25th day of September, 2018, by the Honorable Bonita Caldwell, Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. John Barrett Taylor, Personal Representative Mitchell E. Gavin, Attorney for Personal Representative, PO Box 248, Alexander City, Alabama 35011-0248 Bonita Caldwell, Judge of Probate Alexander City Outlook: Oct. 4, 11 and 18, 2018 EST/TAYLOR, B. Do you have available jobs? Call 256.277.4219 to let others know about job opportunities at your business.
Selling your home? Advertise here and sell it faster. Call Classifieds at 256.277.4219.
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Hays joins football team for senior campaign around a ball. One of those kids was Benjamin Russell baseball team’s One day last spring, Benjamin starting catcher Wilson Hays, who was helping his friend Russell football coach Kevin Smith thought it was just going to Cotney cool down his arm. Then Hays laid down a shoe, and every be another day cutting the grass time Cotney would throw him at the Wildcats’ practice field. the ball, Hays would put it in the He geared up the lawnmower shoe and kick it back. and climbed aboard while a few After watching several kids, including his starting footballs go sailing, Smith quarterback Landon couldn’t help himself, striking up Cotney were a conversation with Hays. throwing “You should have been kicking,” Smith told Hays. “I know, I know” Hays responded with a sigh. Smith said, “Well, if you want to come kick, you can kick for us.” Just like that, Hays agreed. “I actually don’t think he was expecting to be the kicker,” Smith said. “But he just said ‘OK,’ and he was wanting to come out and be a part of the team.” Little did Hays know he would By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
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Benjamin Russell kicker Wilson Hays is brand new to football but has earned himself the starting job this year.
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arack Obama won the Presidential Election. The stock market plunged 777 points in one day. Gasoline shortages caused massive price hikes across the Southeast. It was 2008 and Auburn football endured a woeful season that saw five wins (one was 3-2 in Starkville), Tony Franklin removed as offensive coordinator at midseason, Tommy Tuberville let go as head coach in November and complete dysfunction on offense. Did I mention Auburn started that season 4-1? Uh-oh. ‘Surely, Joe, you aren’t suggesting Auburn might suffer a similar fate?’ Oh yes I am. Not saying it’s gonna happen, but I am saying it could — and the similarities between 2008 and 2018 are uncanny. Simply moving the chains in 2008 was ‘like pulling teeth’ as Tuberville told me on the field after that freaky 3-2 win over Mississippi State. Same thing here. Watching this year’s offense hurts my brain. Auburn notched a pair of ugly early-season wins in 2008 (one against Southern Miss). Same thing here. Auburn was unbeaten in 2008 until LSU used a late drive to doom the Tigers, 26-21, at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Same thing here, except this one was 22-21. The wheels pretty much fell off the 2008 team after a 14-13 road loss to Vanderbilt. Saturday’s disaster in Starkville felt similar. Auburn played Tennessee at home in 2008, and Auburn plays Tennessee at home this week. Auburn played at Ole Miss in 2008, and Auburn visits Ole Miss a week from Saturday. Kodi Burns was Auburn’s quarterback on that 2008 afternoon in Oxford, Mississippi. Burns is Auburn’s wide receivers coach today. Will Auburn follow 2008’s path or dig deeper to make a bowl game? Small bowl games aren’t prestigious and sometimes fan bases are embarrassed by trips to Shreveport or Birmingham, but postseason games give programs an extra two weeks of formal practices, which can be translated into two weeks of early spring practice. You make no bowl, you get no practice. Following the 2008 Nashville disaster, Auburn was 4-2 (same thing here) and fired Franklin — the guru, or something, of the Tigers’ new spread offense. The team immediately collapsed, losing every meaningful game the rest of the season. That’s why Saturday’s game with Tennessee See MCADORY • Page 12
take over the starting kicker job for the Wildcats, and little did Smith know he’d found a fine replacement for Dylan Moncus, who former coach Danny Horn used to call a secret weapon. “We were very lucky, there’s no doubt about that,” Smith said. Hays said, “I don’t know really (why I joined the team). Coach Smith asked me about it, and I thought, ‘Sure, why not?’ I decided I liked it and stuck with it.” Competition is in Hays’ blood. He’s the starting catcher for the baseball team, and BRHS baseball coach Richy Brooks never misses a chance to rave about who he feels he is one of the best catchers in the area. But now, Brooks has another reason to be impressed by Hays. “The biggest thing I appreciate about him is he’s not afraid to fail,” Brooks said. “A lot of kids will worry about how they look, See HAYS • Page 12
Generals clinch top seed in area By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
With a straight set victory over Woodland on Tuesday night, Horseshoe Bend’s volleyball team finished its area schedule unblemished and earned the right to host the Class 2A Area 9 tournament Oct. 22. “Any time you host a tournament like this, it gives you hometown support and the crowd will be better here for us,” Generals coach Julie Turner said. “The girls play well at home, and any time you get to play at home, it’s an advantage.” With only one game remaining on its regular season schedule, Horseshoe Bend is starting to look ahead to the area tournament. The Generals will face off against No. 4-seeded LaFayette, while No. 2 Ranburne and No. 3 Woodland will play in the other semifinal. Times are still to be determined. The Generals recently got a wakeup call after losing to Benjamin Russell in the Clay Central tournament final then following it up with a defeat at the hands of Elmore County. But since then, things have picked up for Horseshoe Bend and those losses can be taken with a grain of salt. “I told the girls not to get discouraged because they were bigger schools and they play stiffer competition that we’re not used to,” Turner said. “But those losses kind of set us back a little bit. But we started working harder on the things we had weaknesses in and we’ve come on strong since then.” In Tuesday’s win over Woodland, Maggie Wood and Caly Carlisle each had seven kills, while Harleigh Moss contributed two. Kate Lewis, who has been a key to the Generals’ success this year, racked up 19 assists. “Kate has done a wonderful job stepping into the role as setter,” Turner said. “That was a huge burden to put on her shoulders, See GENERALS • Page 12
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Kate Lewis has been a big part of Horseshoe Bend’s success after taking over the setter position when returning starter Karsen Kinman went down with an injury.
1 of 4 calls overturned in last week’s games STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
Instant Replay had one call reversed last week as the AHSAA’s DVSport Instant Replay program completed its seventh week of the 2018 season. AHSAA Director of Officials Mark Jones reported four challenges from seven games with one challenge reversed. Three of the games had no challenge and a fourth game had power issues and was not used. At Benjamin Russell’s game in Alexander City versus Opelika, OHS challenged a pass play that had been ruled complete had been caught out of bounds. Once the replay was reviewed, the play stood as called as a completed pass. It was the first time a challenge flag had been thrown at a BRHS game. File / The Outlook Handley had a challenge in its game at home versus Elmore County concerning A call was challenged for the first time at BenjaSee REPLAY • Page 12 min Russell game on Friday.
LOCAL SPORTS CALENDAR Thursday, Oct. 11 High school volleyball Dadeville at Holtville, 5 p.m. Central Coosa at B.B. Comer, 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 High school football Benjamin Russell at Wetumpka, 7 p.m. Pike Road at Dadeville, 7 p.m. Central Coosa at Reeltown, 7 p.m. Vincent at Horseshoe Bend, 7 p.m. Lyman Ward at Ezekiel Academy, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 College football Missouri at Alabama, 6 p.m. Tennessee at Auburn, 11 a.m. High school cross country Horseshoe Bend at Smiths Station, 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 15 High school volleyball Benjamin Russell at Handley, 4:30 p.m. Dadeville at Lanett, 4:30 p.m.
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and Wilson is certainly not that way. He’s had some really good File / The Outlook moments this year, and he’s had Benjamin Russell’s Wilson Hays is 4-for-4 on field a couple tough games early on. goals attempts this year despite it being his first A lot of people wouldn’t want year playing football. to put themselves out there like that.” But Hays’ drive to compete is what seems to make him fearless. “I’m real competitive as it is,” Hays said. “And I just like playing stuff. I also wakeboard, ride dirt bikes, play baseball. I’m just always competing.” Although the skillsets used to be a football kicker and a baseball catcher don’t obviously overlap, Smith said there’s a lot of technical stuff that’s similar. “I think kicking is somewhat similar to hitting a baseball — your leg swings, where your hips are,” Smith said. “Even though it’s not the same, in your approach to striking the ball, you have to study, ‘Where was my toe pointing pre-contact? What was my follow through? Where was my head?’ Even though it’s not the same, it’s the same approach.” lot more CrossFit stuff, but I’ve which can only benefit his For Hays’ part, he thinks been able to put on a few pounds baseball career. playing football will not only “The weights is the big thing,” from football. It’s just helped me keep him competitive but also get a lot stronger.” Hays said. “In baseball, we do a helped him get even stronger,
Although Hays said the actually kicking has come pretty naturally to him, it hasn’t always been an easy journey. Hays
was replacing an extremely reliable kicker in Moncus, and he was also joining a new team as a senior when most of his teammates had been playing together since they were kids. “The first few games, I was pretty nervous,” Hays said. “Now that I’ve grown into it, though, it’s kind of like catching. I just have to do my job. Being on the team, there were a lot of new faces and a lot of people not used to seeing me around. But I’ve grown with them a lot and now it’s just like a really big family.” Hays is 11-for-14 on pointafter tries, but he is a perfect 4-for-4 on field goals this season. He scored the Wildcats’ only points of the game last week against Opelika with a 32-yard field goal. Not only has he brought success on the field, Smith said Hays has brought a competitive edge and a needed leadership presence off it. “His leadership comes through his approach to the game,” Smith said. “He’s going to do what he’s supposed to do when he’s supposed to do it, and he just kind of sets an example for the other guys.”
McAdory is so important. I don’t care how bad Tennessee is supposed to be. Chances are, the Vols aren’t as bad as advertised and the Tigers cannot afford to take them, or anyone else, lightly. If Auburn blows Saturday’s game, the Tigers will be 4-3 with a trip to Ole Miss on the horizon. There’s no reason to think the Rebels wouldn’t run away with this one if the Tigers remain in an all-out free
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fall. Then comes November. Auburn hasn’t beaten Texas A&M at JordanHare Stadium, ever. Follow that with trips to Nos. 2 and 1 Georgia and Alabama, and you’re looking at a 5-7 season. Just like 2008. Turn things around for the next couple of weeks, and at least the Tigers can join the postseason parade.
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great since it fired Phil Fulmer. Tigers 14, Volunteers 12. Just like 2008. Missouri at Alabama: Arkansas scored 31 on Alabama. Missouri’s offense is better than Arkansas. Doesn’t matter. Alabama 55, Mizzou 17. Joe McAdory is a communications editor at Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business.
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According to the AHSAA, only 18.8 percent of challenged calls have been overturned by the Instant Replay system in high school games this year. Thirty-two challenges have been made.
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an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty charged when a player was called for taking his helmet off and slamming it to the ground. The coach challenged the helmet was snatched off by an opposing team player. Upon video review, the play stood as called. Two challenges occurred in Thomasville’s home game versus Jackson last Friday, coming four minutes apart. Thomasville challenged a pass determined as complete by the official on the field in the third quarter on fourth-and-15 play that resulted in a first down. The video review showed the pass had been incomplete and the call was overturned. The review took 1:45. Jackson challenged a similar play earlier in the period on a pass that had been ruled incomplete. Upon video review, the play on the field stood as called. On the season there has been Instant Replay in 43 games with 81 diffferent schools taking part with a total of 32 challenges and six calls overturned or 18.8 percent. This week there will be 10 games using DVSport Instant Replay, included Benjamin Russell’s game at Wetumpka.
Generals and she’s come along really well. She’s doing a really good job learning how to mix it up and not just going to the same person over and over. We worked on that a lot the past week and a half, and she’s actually seeing where the ball needs to go.” Horseshoe Bend has now won the area for the last two years in a row, both under Turner, and although last year’s area was basically a walk in the park, this year has provided much tougher competition. Turner is hoping that’ll lead to more success for the Generals in the postseason. “I think the competition in our area this year is tougher so that’s going to help us,”
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Caly Carlisle (10) has been one of the top hitters for Horseshoe Bend’s volleyball team all season long. The Generals clinched the regular season area title on Tuesday.
she said. “Ranburne is really tough. They have some strong hitters and
that’s where we struggled last year at regional is we didn’t face that in
the area. Putting us in a stronger area this year is only going to help us.”
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he color pink joins the traditional hues of fall in October and breast cancer awareness month. While some of the most visible displays supporting those battling breast cancer and research against the disease comes from sports teams wearing pink attire, a handful of area schools have gotten involved in showing their support. Benjamin Russell High School counselor Christy Lashley said the school’s HOSA-Future Health Professionals were present at the breast cancer awareness brunch hosted by Russell Medical at The Mill Two Eighty on Oct. 4, helping set the event up and serving meals to those in attendance. At Dadeville High School, counselor Mona Howard said students were encouraged to wear pink Friday, Oct. 5 in support of breast cancer awareness. Howard also said there is one student who asked her if the school would allow for a bulletin board with breast cancer information to be put on display. Out of all the schools who do something in recognition of breast cancer awareness month, arguably few do more than Horseshoe Bend. Every year for the past few years, the school’s FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) organization has hosted
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Benjamin Russell HOSA members, from left, Katelyn Henderson, Holley Humphrey, Molly Davenport, Audrey Owens and Jamari Clemons helped out with preparations at the 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon last Thursday.
a pink fashion show, where participants wear pink and strut their stuff in front of the school. For the past couple of years, the group has expanded it into a pink and teal fashion show. This change came about when a former teacher at Horseshoe Bend was diagnosed with cervical
cancer and the FCCLA tweaked the show to raise awareness for both breast and cervical cancer. Making the show that much more exciting for everyone, each year’s fashion show has had a specific See SCHOOLS • Page 6
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HUMOR TRUMPS STRESS Kay Frances tickles crowd at Breast Cancer Awareness Brunch By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
Be sure to always wear clean, nice underwear, in case the police arrive at the scene of an accident was just one of the good tips Kay Frances gave the crowd last Thursday at Russell Medical’s 15th annual Breast Cancer Awareness Brunch. Frances, a motivational humorist and author, spoke at The Mill Two Eighty conveying her message about humor and being optimistic can help with stress. One of her best stories was about Thomas Edison, who is credited with inventing the lightbulb. “Think about all the great inventors,” Frances said. “They didn’t
say, ‘What’s the use? Why bother?’ That’s what a pessimist says. An optimist says, ‘Maybe. What if? Let’s try.’ “Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors that ever lived, tried 6,000 different elements before he developed the lightbulb. Isn’t that crazy? Can you imagine actually trying and failing something 6,000 times? Can you imagine his friends around try 4,000? They’re like, “Dude, Tom, give it up; candles aren’t that bad.’ “And he’s like, “4,001 — give me that cat hair; 4,002…” Frances is the author of “The Funny Thing about Stress: A Seriously Humorous Guide to a See BRUNCH • Page 9
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Local sports teams support the cause By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
Being a part of a high school sports team means you can be revered by your classmates and looked at as a role model. So when a month like October rolls around, it’s that much more important for local sports teams to take part in Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many volleyball teams around the area host Dig Pink nights or wear pink jerseys and bows. Benjamin Russell’s Dig Pink night is Oct. 18 against Handley and all the proceeds will be donated to either an organization or someone close to the volleyball family who has been affected by the disease. In addition to BRHS’ Dig Pink night, the Wildcats also purchased special pink jerseys to wear throughout the month of October, and firstyear coach Magan Ford said she has a personal connection to the cause. “For me personally, my mom is a fourth-generation breast cancer survivor, so this is near and dear to my heart,” Ford said. “If you just take a poll, everyone is either personally affected or knows someone close to them who has been affected by breast cancer. Anything you can do to not only raise awareness but also have a moment of praise for survivors, that’s really important.” Ford is also an assistant for the softball team, which hosts a tournament in the spring to raise money for breast cancer. During the Wildcats’ tournament against Dadeville and Horseshoe Bend last year, each team
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A Central Coosa band member wore a pink bandana in honor of breast cancer awareness month.
honored a survivor within its community. Not only do volleyball teams around the area raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, local football teams have also found a way to be a part of the cause. Most teams wear pink socks or See SPORTS • Page 10
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“When you hear the ‘C’ word, you begin to look at life differently. You appreciate things, the birds singing, the sun shining, all that good stuff. It is a shock.” — Charlene Brown Local breast cancer survivor
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Breast cancer survivor Charlene Brown works on Magdalene Mallory’s hair Friday afternoon. Brown still worked at her salon while she went through radiation treatments.
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reast cancer survivor Charlene Brown believes a yearly mammogram caught her cancer early and has become a proponent of the annual exam. The yearly exam and her exercise regime may have saved Brown from more extreme treatment. The exams were something she had been doing since the early 1990s, but then came August 2005. “I have always been adamant about getting screened for breast cancer yearly,” Brown said. The exam showed something Brown couldn’t find through self-exams. “Mine was not a lump,” Brown said. “It was a calcification. I had three little calcifications. One had drifted away from the other two so that is when my doctor said we need to biopsy that one.” The biopsy did not give Brown the
news she hoped for. “(The doctor) thought it would not be anything big,” Brown said. “When
my doctor called she told me, ‘I have some good news and some bad news. If you got to have cancer you have the
good kind. It is not the invasive kind. It was caught early and we can treat it.’” Brown got the news and location. “It turned out to be ductile carcinoma incite,” Brown said. “It was inside the milk duct.” Cancer got Brown to thinking about other things too. “When you hear the ‘C’ word, you begin to look at life differently,” she said. “You appreciate things, the birds singing, the sun shining, all that good stuff. It is a shock.” Brown was thinking extreme measures would be taken to remove the cancer. “The first thing you think of when you are diagnosed is just take it off; get rid of it,” Brown said. “(The doctor) said, ‘Charlene, we are not going to do that, you would be setting yourself up for more surgery than you really need.’ So we decided to just do the lumpectomy.” The treatment also called for radiation. It is something many struggle with See SURVIVOR • Page 7
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Cancer center introduces new treatment method The UAB Medicine Russell Medical Cancer Center began treating breast cancer patients with a new method, respiratory gating technology, in August 2018. For patients with breast cancer on their left side, this method lessens the amount of radiation the heart is exposed to, decreasing the chances of cardiac side effects from the treatment, according to radiation oncologist Dr. Hunter Boggs. In preparation for treatment, monitors are attached to the patient, who is then asked to deeply inhale and hold that breath for 10-15 seconds. This makes sure the radiation target is in the right place every day and the heart is out of the way for treatment. For more information, check out the recent TPI Talk with Dr. Boggs published on The Outlook’s Facebook page, or look in the October issue of Lake Martin Living for an article from Dr. Boggs about the procedure.
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theme, such as the 2017 show taking on a Halloween theme and this year’s show having a theme of “Under the Sea,” according to FCCLA adviser Felicia Williams. This year’s show will be held Friday, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. at Horseshoe Bend School. “We welcome breast cancer survivors from the community to come out and be in the fashion show alongside the students. All they have to do is contact me at the school,” Williams said. “The money we raise from this year’s fashion show will be going to a local agency, Tallapoosa Caring Refuge, Inc.” Along with the fashion show, Williams said the school is also looking at bringing in a guest speaker to talk to the students about breast cancer at some point this month. As groups and organizations continue to spread the word about breast cancer throughout the month of October, the stu-
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Horseshoe Bend’s annual fashion show is Friday, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium.
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She did alter her work routine some. “I continued to work after the lumpectomy,” Brown said. “My shampoo lady worked with me. It was on my right side. She would help hand me curlers and stuff.” But Brown said other women she has talked to did not have the same success while trying to follow her method and routine. “I have had women tell me if I could do it, they could do it,” Brown said. “One lady said she tried it for about two weeks and it just pulled her down.” Brown does have an idea as to why she had an easy time with treatments. “I never felt bad,” she said. “The Cliff Williams / Tallapoosa Publishers
Breast cancer survivor Charlene Brown closes the blinds in her beauty salon Friday afternoon.
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with but Brown saw few side effects. “I probably started the last of August and finished the first of October (with treatments),” Brown said. “Believe it or not, I drove myself to Birmingham every day for 27 days. In fact my doctor asked if I was driving myself. I said yeah. She asked if I was having any blurred vision and I said no. The first week the only difference is I couldn’t taste salt but that went away.” The radiation did not change
Brown’s routine around Alexander City either. “I never missed a day out of work, a Sunday out of church,” Brown said. “I have a hair salon and work three and half days a week. On Monday and Tuesday, if I didn’t want to come home, I would stay and shop but I never had any money at the time. On the days of my treatment, I would come back to town and walk 3 to 5 miles.”
only thing (the doctor) could attribute it to was that I was in good shape. I do yoga. I have been walking for over 30 years. I do strength training. (The doctor) said that is the only thing I can figure out why it didn’t bother me.” Whether or not one is in shape, Brown does have a message she likes to preach every time she can. “(Cancer) is not a fun thing to thing to go through,” she said. “I just want women to watch their selves and bodies. You have warning signs and signals. What I stress is for women to go get their yearly exam because the type I had would have never been found through self-exam. It took the mammogram.”
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Happier Life,â&#x20AC;? and while much of her speech to the crowd was a comedic performance, Francesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ultimate message complemented the message of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something so life affirming about laughter and humor, and I think it comes out when those little instances of humor come up, in a serious illness or with death,â&#x20AC;? Frances said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I bet these survivors in here will tell us their sense of humor got them through it. And by
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Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brunch, including around 30 survivors of breast cancer. Prior to Francesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; message, Dr. Mary Emily Sheffield gave an update to the crowd, citing the results of the TAILORx study being the biggest impact on breast cancer treatments this year. Prior to the TAILORx study, earlystage patients were given a test called Oncotype DX, which came back with a risk score. Low-risk patients did not benefit from chemotherapy, while highrisk patients did. But the question was what about the large number of patients who fell within the intermediate-risk range. According to Sheffield, the TAILORx study found for patients over the age of 50 who had intermediate-risk scores did not benefit from chemotherapy, while patients under 50, depending on their risk scores, could have a 3 to 6 percent benefit from taking chemotherapy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For us as oncologists, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wonderful to be able to tell patients with confidence that you do not need to take chemotherapy,â&#x20AC;? Sheffield said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we do the research that we do, so that we can give patients the treatment that they need and spare them treatments they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need.â&#x20AC;?
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BRHS volleyball coach Magan Ford, center, speaks to her team. Left: BRHS players Handley Owens, Cheaney Keel and Sarah Rogers watch their teammates from the bench as they sport pink T-shirts in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Sports pink wristbands, but Reeltown has an interesting way of not only bringing awareness but also raising money. Rebel coach Matt Johnson said if any of his players want to wear pink on Friday nights, they must donate $10. All money raised is then donated to a person within the Reeltown community who is either going through treatments or affected by breast cancer. “What I don’t like seeing is people wearing pink just to wear pink,”
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Johnson said. “This holds them accountable and gives them a reason. It gives them ownership of actually supporting the cause instead of just wearing pink because it looks cool.” Like Reeltown, Benjamin Russell coach Kevin Smith said he doesn’t see the need to be covered in pink. Instead, the Wildcats put a pink ribbon decal on their helmets and wear them for the remainder of the year. “Like anything else, it’s just our way of showing awareness,” Smith
said. “We’re just trying to be a part of the whole month. You’re not going to see us go out there in pink socks because to me, that waters it down. That’s not what it’s about anyway.” Alexander City Parks and Recreation also did its part to show awareness, painting pink ribbons on two of the 25-yard lines at Charles E. Bailey Sportplex during Friday night’s game against Opelika. It was the Wildcats’ only home game during October.
Smith said this month wasn’t about wearing pink just to wear pink, but it was about something much more important than that. “If nothing else, it’s for women to be aware that it’s a cancer — cancer is such a crazy thing; I hate that word,” Smith said. “It’s almost like prostate cancer in men, though. If you catch it early, it’s better. If you never think about it, you could find out too late. This month is something that saves a lot of lives, I would think.”
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