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Alan Axford with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission attended the Monday evening work session at City Hall to dis-

cuss the inefficiencies discovered during a Land and Water Conservation Fund inspection at many of the city’s recreation facilities. This comes after a recent stern warning to correct these inefficiencies or potentially lose future grant

explained that the city’s Land and Water Conservation Fund projects were undergoing inspection and a “series” of deficiencies have been identified. Clark further explained that in the See CARPD • Page 11

funding. In July of this year, Greg Clark with the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs addressed the mayor and city council during a special called city council meeting. Clark

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Tiger Pride fans listen up. Tallassee’s marching band will travel to Stanhope Elmore this Thursday to participate in the annual Night of Bands. This event begins at 6 p.m. This year’s lineup includes all five area high school bands from Tallassee, Eclectic, Wetumpka, Holtville and Stanhope Elmore. Stanhope Elmore High School, in Millbrook, is hosting this year’s event. This will be the eighth annual Night of Bands for Elmore County. What is “Night of Bands,” exactly? Each high school carefully prepares a competition show for performance at contests throughout September and October. These schools often do not have the opportunity to see one another performing, so this is a one-time opportunity for the high school bands, parents, fans and friends to come together in support of all of

Tuesday afternoon. “I came down the interstate and there was a line all the way,” said Tuskegee mayor Johnny Ford later in the afternoon. “I was rescued by a Shorter police car and

With the new school year, Tallassee Board of Education had to make some changes to the faculty and staff after Lynell Carr, the long time Special Education Coordinator, left that position. Mrs. Carr will now be the special education coordinator for Pike Road City Schools. It was recently announced that Dr. Brock Nolin, assistant principal at Southside Middle School, will be filling her shoes at the Tallassee Board of Education office. Dr. Nolin first began working with the Tallassee City Schools in 2004. He first served as the agriculture teacher at Tallassee High School beginning in 2004. He moved into his position as assistant principal at Southside Middle School in 2013. He has been in that position since then. During his time at Southside Middle School, Dr. Nolin has

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Victoryland owner Milton McGregor, left, shakes the hand of Donna Tidwell of Columbus, Georgia Tuesday as McGregor reopened his casino. “I was here the first day they opened the dog track, I was here the first day they opened the games, when they reopened and I am happy to be here again today,” Tidwell said.

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Downtown Social event a huge success Victoria Jeffcoat Suggs, owner of Tallassee Jewelry, shows Jahazel Hooks a piece of jewelry during the Downtown Social held Thursday evening. According to Michone Roye, director of the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce, the event was a huge success. The Tallassee Chamber of Commerce plans on holding more events like this in the near future in order to showcase the downtown area.

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Rachel Pate of Tallassee was part of a group of Auburn University at Montgomery students who recently volunteered to assist residents in the aftermath of severe flooding in southern Louisiana. Pate, a sophomore majoring in Spanish, joined fellow students in the AUM University Honors Program as they traveled from Aug.26–28 to Baton Rouge. The group partnered with students at the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at Louisiana State University who provided lodging and coordinated work assignments. While the water has receded in much of the affected area, many homes and businesses have been ruined and thousands of residents remain displaced. AUM students helped to remove drywall, insulation, and flooring that had been damaged by the flooding in several homes in Baton Rouge. “On the journey, the AUM team members received many ‘thank yous’ from the people they encountered,” said Kelsey Hayes, recruiting and advising coordinator for the University Honors Program. “It was very apparent that the work of the AUM students made a positive, lasting impact in the Baton Rouge community.” AUM students who took part along with Pate were Jasmine Boutdy, Victoria Byrne, John Forrest, Brennan Herring, Elizabeth Meads, Alex Stephens, Matthew Taunton, and Arri Torres. Hayes and Dr. Matthew Jordan, director of AUM’s University Honors Program, traveled with the students as well. The mission of the University Honors Program is to engage students in the development and demonstration of teamwork, leadership, and global citizenship, and these principles were fully embodied in Baton Rouge.

STEWART, Bro. David Caldwell (Sr.) a resident of Troy, Alabama passed away at his residence Sunday, September 11, 2016. Mr. Stewart was an Alabama State Trooper from 1961-1988. After retiring from the Alabama State Troopers, he ministered to several United Methodist Churches. He was the Pastor at Murphy’s Chapel United Methodist Church until his death. He was preceded in death by his father, E. Caldwell Stewart and mother, Eloise Haigler Stewart. He leaves to cherish his memories a loving wife of 55 years, Charlotte Rivers Stewart, three daughters; Jackie (Lawrence) Asher of Banks, AL; Katie (Steve) Beasley of Tallassee, AL; Bernie (Tim) Warren of Elmore, AL.; one son, David (Angie) Stewart, Jr. of Troy, AL; thirteen grandchildren; Michael (Laura) Asher, Jeremy ( Britney) Asher, Ashley (John) Fondren, Victoria Beasley, David C. Stewart, III, Mikaela Stewart, Ashton Stewart, Tate Stewart, Eliza Stewart, Stanlie Stewart, Noel Warren, Kamryn Warren and Magen (Jeremy) Cramer, Eleven great-grandchildren; Sydney Asher, Alyssa Asher, Brayden Asher, Brodee Asher, Alex Asher, Kensley Navarre, Karley Navarre, Tony Ray Navarre, Austin Fondren, Tallan Cramer and Railyn Cramer; a sister, Gail (Augie) Shegon and a brother, Allen (Judy) Stewart all from Montgomery, AL. and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral Services will be held Friday, September 16, 2016 at 12:00 p.m., with visitation for family and friends from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Murphy’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 9609 County Road 7708, Troy, AL 36081, with Steve L. Badskey of Aldersgate United Methodist Church officiating, and Magnolia Cremations & Funeral Services directing. The family request that in lieu

of flowers, make donations to Murphy’s Chapel United Methodist Church or charity of your choice.

Margaret Langley

Mrs. Margaret Pitchford Langley, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016, at the age of 88. Funeral services will be Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. from Elam Baptist Church with Rev. Gene Bridgman and Rev. Don Stephens officiating. Burial will follow in Elam Baptist Church Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Langley is survived by her sons, Richie Pitchford (Noleka) and Gary “Squirrel” Pitchford (LeAnne); grandchildren, Daire Ellis (Justin) and Merranda Smith (Corey); great grandchildren, Brody Goodwin, Natalie Ellis, Carter Smith and Tate Smith. She is preceded in death by her husbands, James Pitchford and Charles Langley; parents, Adgie and Bessie Mathis and her brother, Clarence “Corky” Mathis. The family will receive friends Tuesday, September 13, 2016, from 1:00PM until service time at Elam Baptist Church. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama

Thomas Champion Smyth

Thomas Champion Smyth, DVM, went to be with the Lord Sunday night, September 11, 2016. He was born in Montgomery, AL on December 9, 1932. He is survived by his wife Betty Henderson Smyth and one daughter Cheryl (Steve) Smyth of Birmingham, AL. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at Liberty United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Danny Rodgers officiating.

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escorted all the way in.” VictoryLand is back in business more than three years after it was closed when state officials raided the Montgomery facility, seizing electronic bingo machines and cash. The facility celebrated a “soft opening” Tuesday with 510 electronic bingo machines and a host of guests, some – like Ford and former Auburn University football coach Pat Dye – there to celebrate with McGregor and hundreds hungry to gamble. “Huge day,” said McGregor. “We put people back to work. We’re paying charities and we’re getting treated fairly for a change. We’ve been mistreated long enough.” The “mistreatment” has largely come at the hands of former Gov. Bob Riley and current Attorney General Luther Strange who have contended that VictoryLand’s machines were not electronic bingo machines. McGregor says he thinks the days of state interference are over because his machines have been certified as genuine video bingo machinges by a top testing lab. “We’re legal,” McGregor said. “It’s been proven without a shadow of a doubt with these machines. The top testing laboratory in the world, BMM, tested every machine on this floor and certified for the manufacturer that they’re bona fide electronic bingo machines, not slot machines. And then, the manufacturer certified, as demonstrated to the sheriff, that they comply with every rule and regulation that he’s established. And he’s the only person on earth that can establish the rules and regulations, the sheriff, by the Constitution of Alabama. “You can’t get no more legal than that. We’ve got over $200 million invested here. We’re not going to do anything that’s not legal.” As visitors milled throughout the area where the machines were operating, many were unable to immediately find one free, demonstrating to McGregor that, despite more than three years

closed, the demand for the entertainment he provides has not diminished. According to Mike Perrin, who does public relations work for McGregor, two ladies were so excited about the reopening that they were at the facility at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning “because they wanted to be the first ones in.” As McGregor talked to a reporter, one by one patrons would come by and speak to him, often expressing how happy they were to see him back in business. McGregor said plans were to expand the number of electronic bingo machines and, eventually, to reopen The Oasis, the hotel that sits on the VictoryLand property. He could not say when either might happen. Right now, McGregor is obviously pleased to be open with the machines currently operating, but, judging from the crowd, more will be needed sooner rather than later. He’s also happy to be providing some 275 jobs to the people of Macon County and surrounding area. “Anytime you can play a part in putting people back to work, that makes you feel good,” McGregor said. McGregor said that what bothered him most about the entire last three years is that he was mistreated. “People realize what’s happened to us is wrong,” McGregor said. “We’ve been treated different from the Native Americans. I’m not opposed to the Native Americans, I’m opposed to being mistreated.” Tuskegee’s Ford said it was persistence that got McGregor to this point. “This is a great day for Macon County,” Ford said. “It’s a sign of hope for us here. Mr. McGregor has shown that if you are persistent, if you don’t give up and if you don’t give out, you can be successful.” Later, McGregor retreated to Luigi’s Ice Cream Shoppe inside the facility and enjoyed a banana split. One way to be sure not to be mistreated is to treat yourself.

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I just want to thank the citizens of Tallassee for having the confidence in my ability to vote me into the run off on the 4th of October. I was reared here in Tallassee and graduated from Tallassee High school. I bleed purple and have a heart of gold. I believe that I will do what is right for Tallassee. I know that I will never embarrass the office of Mayor nor will I ever make decisions based on being reelected in the future. I believe if the citizens of Tallassee pull together as one we can accomplish anything we put our minds to. Trey Taylor has come out and publicly endorsed me for Mayor. Trey and I have been good friends for many years and if you supported him in the election on August 23 then I am asking for your consideration on October 4th. I need the 498 citizens that voted for me in August to return to the polls on Tuesday October the 4th. I am also asking for those of you that did not consider me your first choice to please give me consideration this time in the run off. Let us Unite Tallassee and move forward into the future.

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s they journey to and from home games at Jordan-Hare Stadium this fall, Auburn Tiger football fans from locales west of the “Loveliest Village On The Plains” might want to take note of particular pictures mounted on the lobby walls of both rest areas on I-85 near the Wire Road exit. Both facilities contain an image of two astronauts, which is perhaps the most unique picture seen in each lobby. Most of the other framed photos therein are related to Auburn University — Heisman trophy winners, Ralph “Shug” Jordan, etc. — and the representation of the two smiling space voyagers is also in the “AU category.” Thomas “Ken” Mattingly and Hank Hartsfield, both Auburn graduates, flew the final test mission, designated as STS-4, for the original “Space Shuttle” spacecraft, known as Columbia, from June 27-July 4 in 1982. The launch and reentry of that spacecraft are also depicted alongside the portraits of its two crew members. Mattingly is more famous to space history buffs as the original Command Module Pilot (CMP) who was bumped from the Apollo 13 mission due to exposure to the measles. He subsequently flew to the Moon as the CMP for Apollo 16, and also flew on the STS-51-C mission

in early 1985, for a total of three missions in space. And he never got the measles. Hartsfield had begun his astronaut career in the Air Force’s Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL) program, which was cancelled after a solitary unmanned test flight. Along with several other MOL astronauts, he transferred to NASA, where he would serve as a support astronaut during the latter days of the Apollo moon missions. He was also a support astronaut for the Skylab space station program. STS-4 was the first of Hartsfield’s three Shuttle flights. The veteran astronaut died in 2014 at the age of 80. Both pictures have been on display at the rest areas for many years, and have now faded significantly due to exposure to light. As is the case for many old prints or photographs, their once-vibrant images have been reduced to a bleary mélange of light burgundy, gray, and off-white. The head of an eagle—a double reference to American patriotism and Auburn University’s “War Eagle” mascot—is barely discernible at the bottom of the artwork. The same can be said for a drawing of Auburn University’s iconic Samford Hall tower at the lower right. And some observers—again, space history buffs, for the most

The So-Called Column By Willie G. Moseley part—would probably opine that each picture is a metaphor for the evanescence of interest in space exploration. For Baby Boomers who came of age during the Space Race, the earliest astronauts “…were about as ‘rock star’ as it got,” according to veteran musician Tommy Shaw of Styx (who’s a rock star himself). The primeval voyages of American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts into the unknown void were awe-inspiring to millions of individuals around the globe. However, once the United States won the race to the Moon in July of 1969, interest in space exploration began to wane. Perhaps it’s a generational thing, but one might wish that persons in demographic groups younger than Boomers could be compelled to realize what NASA accomplished a half-century ago, using technology that is now as antiquated as an eight-track tape player or a Beta video recorder. These days, inquiring about names like “Neil Armstrong” or maybe “John Glenn” might

garner a correct response from a member of a younger generation, but noting “Alan Shepard” or perhaps even “Yuri Gagarin” would probably require an explanation. Perhaps an encouraging sign is an ongoing interest in relatively-recent NASA initiatives such as Mars landers, the upcoming Orion program, or discoveries by the Hubble telescope. It almost goes without saying that idealists would hope such accomplishments would result in increased interest in math and science among Millienials and others. I don’t do much traveling these days, but even after I got off the road following a career in sales that lasted over 30 years,

I would still occasionally head up the interstate while I was employed by the Tribune to cover Tallassee High School’s participation in sports events at places like Beauregard and Smiths Station. The astronaut picture has always commanded a glance if I’ve stopped in at the Wire Road rest area. In other words, I’ve witnessed its oh-so-slow visual deterioration. And I wonder how much of the image will be visible next time I see it. Willie G. Moseley is the news editor emeritus of the Tribune and his column appears in this space each Wednesday.

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Georgia was on Channel 3 and most stations went off the air at about ten at night. The NBC News came on at 5 p.m. and lasted fifteen minutes then Eddie Fisher came on for the other fifteen minutes. I bought my first color set at Bonners, when they set it up the first color show that came on was Tarzan. My first gun was a Daisy BB Gun, Santa brought my brother and me our own BB Gun. His was a Red Ryder and mine was a Daisy. I must’ve been five and he was 10. We were two of the happiest boys in the world. That’s all we got that Christmas but that was enough. Later when I was about 12 my brother had a job in the mill by then and a boy up the street had a Remington 22 Rifle that he wanted to sell. It was almost Christmas and my two brothers went in together and bought me this rifle for $10. I still have this rifle or at least my son has the rifle. No money could buy it. I’ve had a pocketknife as

long as I’ve had a pocket. Most of these knives were Barlow’s but one time a group of us boys that grew up together found a knife in a Sears and Roebuck catalog. It was beautiful beyond belief. The price was $8 which seemed like a million dollars to a 13-yearold boy. Now, we didn’t ask parents for money, if we needed something we earned it. Us boys set a time limit to get the money. Those that had the $8 could order, the others were left out. I went to work, this occupied my mind 24 hours a day. I got the money and about five of us ordered the knife. It was beautiful and I loved it. I kept it until the new wore off and my granddaddy wanted it from day one. I finally sold it to him. The thrill was mine for a while. There are many other firsts and I’m sure you have some that standout in your mind. Ronald Brantley is a Tallassee resident and regular columnist for The Tribune.

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Inside the Statehouse By Steve Flowers

Long-time Alabama mayors lose re-election bids

There is no truer adage in the political world than “all politics is local.” Therefore, the best politics and the best governing in the state is at the local level. The mayors of cities and towns throughout Alabama are the real governors of the state. Running a city is a full-time job. It is the where the rubber meets the road. They are the closest to the people. It is more important to the average voter whether their garbage has been picked up on time or their utility bill is too high than if we build a wall to keep Mexicans out of Texas or that Hillary Clinton hid her emails. These mayors get blamed for the garbage not being picked up on time and especially if their water bill is too high. There was a wholesale apple cart turnover and slaughter of iconic long-term mayors throughout the state with statewide municipal elections on Aug. 23. It was devastating in the Jefferson County suburbs. The veteran mayor of Hoover, Gary Ivey, lost 35 percent to 52 percent to former Hoover Fire Chief Frank Brocato. Two-term Vestavia Mayor, Butch Zaragoza, lost 43 percent to 57 percent to former FBI agent Ashley Curry. In Trussville, five-term Mayor Gene Melton lost big time. He got 25 percent of the vote running third to two City Councilmen, Buddy Choat (35 percent) and Anthony Montalto (40 percent), who will be in a runoff. Legendary Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford fell to City Council President Tony Haygood, 38 percent to 62 percent. The Selma mayoral race was a real donnybrook. In a five-person contest, the incumbent Mayor George Evans finished third with only 18 percent of the vote. State Representative Darrio Melton and former Mayor James Perkins are headed for an Oct. 4 runoff with Melton leading. In Alexander City, incumbent Mayor Charles Shaw barely got into a runoff with James Nabors, who led 47 percent to 20 percent. In Hamilton, Mayor Wade Williams got trounced. Bob Page beat him 63 percent to 24 percent. Hamilton has not had a mayor to win a second term in 24 years. In Demopolis, incumbent Mayor Mike Grayson was trampled by John Laney 63 percent to 15 percent. That is taking someone to the woodshed. In one of Alabama’s fastest growing cities, Fairhope, four-term incumbent Mayor Tim Kant lost to bookstore owner Karin Wilson, who qualified the last day on a lark. In short, a host of incumbent mayors bit the dust and they fell hard. However, some popular incumbent mayors won reelection handily on Aug. 23. Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller waltzed to an impressive victory garnering 80 percent of the vote. In Prattville, incumbent Mayor Bill Gillespie trounced his opposition with a record 92 percent of the vote. Popular young Troy Mayor Jason Reeves got an impressive 73 percent of the vote over two opponents and reelection to his second term. Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis won a third term. He got 65 percent of the vote in his reelection bid. Jim Lowery, the longtime mayor of Fultondale won 58 percent to 42 percent. Enterprise Mayor Kenneth Boswell beat two opponents without a runoff. The biggest victory of any incumbent mayor came in one of Alabama’s top three metropolitan areas. Huntsville is one of the state’s largest cities and the fastest growing. Incumbent Mayor Tommy Battle won with 82 percent of the vote. This will probably catapult him into the 2018 Governor’s Race. Several popular mayors were unopposed. One was the very able mayor of Andalusia, Earl Johnson. All of the aforementioned mayoral incumbent victors are leading cities that are thriving and growing exponentially. There will be some good runoffs on Oct. 4. Most notably in Ozark between Mike Barefield and Bob Bunting where only 39 votes separated them. Forty-year veteran Mayor Jimmy Ramage stepped down as mayor of Brundidge. There will be a runoff election between Cynthia Pearson and Isabell Boyd, which will be interesting. The Luverne runoff election between Alan Carpenter and Ed Beasley will be close with only 12 votes separating them. It has been a very good year for local politics in the Heart of Dixie. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

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Keller's observation on apathy holds true today “Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings.” – Helen Keller

he appears on the backside of our state quarter. She was deaf, blind, and mute, yet Helen Keller’s observation on apathy was prescient. As I have written before, I am proud to be a native of our capital city, Montgomery. Montgomery has a dual role in history: cradle of the Confederacy and birthplace of the Civil Rights movement. But all that was so long ago. We’ve moved far beyond that, but it doesn’t fit the national narrative. And this year’s disgusting political climate unfortunately feeds the same monsters George Wallace found under these rocks back in 1968. It is beyond depressing. Wallace redeemed himself eventually, and looking back across his career, he did more good than harm for our state. Since he left office, though, nearly every governor since has been investigated, indicted, or sent to jail (or all of the above). Our town just held its municipal elections. We have about five thousand residents, with approximately 2300 registered voters. Over the summer,

’m pretty good when it comes to remembering names. There are times, however, when I fail miserably. Sometimes I rebound, but sometimes I don’t. Recently, I was out to lunch with one of my buddies when we saw another guy approaching us as if we were all best friends. We were both friends with him on Facebook, so we both knew him, but for all the country fried steak in the world, we couldn’t remember his name. I pulled out my phone and jumped on Facebook with the quickness of a cat all cranked up on Mountain Dew. He was getting closer. I remembered that he’d commented on my most recent post. He was almost there. I scrolled down. There he was. I looked up. There he was. “Tommy, what’s up, my man?” like the best friends we were. One of the most common techniques to combat this awkwardness is to introduce the person you are with to the person to be named later. Then,

but we don’t even care that people have sacrificed their very lives for the right to vote? Is it because By Michael would rather be insulated by the social media world, Bird texting and posting? Perhaps it’s because we all four mayoral candidates have to make time for endless, mindless streaming of were holding meet-andTV shows? greet events, knocking on It has been said that doors, and visiting with “if you don’t vote, you the citizenry. The city don’t get to complain.” council and school board That may be true. But if hopefuls did the same. In fact, I thought I was seeing our people are going to be apathetic about the runoff a rebirth of interest in the election coming up, and political process. I was the presidential election visited by several of the right behind it, that would candidates at home, and be a shame. was so impressed by them On the national level, all. Everyone behaved so both major party candiprofessionally in the rundates have trust issues. It up to the election, and the candidates all had positive would be silly to imagine if it weren’t so sad. Yes, things to say and great this nightmare is really ideas for Tallassee. happening. On election day, I The Democratic Party reported the results back to has moved so far to the Fred Randall Hughey and left, I question whether Rick Dorley, who were Barack Obama or Bill on the air at radio station WACQ. It was exciting to Clinton could be re-electbe out at the polling places ed. And the Republicans have distanced themselves with Leigh Ann Butler completely from being the from WTLS and Carmen Rodgers from the Tallassee party of Abraham Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt. Even Tribune. However, I Ronald Reagan wouldn’t returned from the polling be nominated by the GOP places in disbelief: only of today. And yet, these 1,199 people in total had are our choices. We did cast votes. it to ourselves. It’s like Less than half of the the worst reality TV show people cared enough to ever, and we are the ones make their voices heard. All I could think of was getting voted off the island. – people fought and died Our national motto of for this? We say we are the great- e pluribus unum, “out of many, one,” should always est country in the world,

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be remembered. We have all been thrown into the giant salad bowl of America with our different ethnic, social, and economic backgrounds. And while there is room for the fringes of each side, there’s also room for the great silent middle, and the often beleaguered bottom. Everyone has to play a part in the American experiment for it to work! We are too complacent to remember that we are the greatest nation on Earth! Our blessings are many, yet we don’t even take the opportunity to exercise our right to vote. In this sorry state of affairs, people are either too busy or too ignorant to participate, choosing not to notice at all while the folks on top remain the power players. So, gear up for a few more years of Washington gridlock as our national debt increases, corruption grows on Wall Street and beyond, other countries beat us out in trade, terrorism continues to rise, Congress won’t pass bills or budgets, judges legislate from the bench, and Presidents are forced to use their pen to create laws. It’s our fault, because the average citizen has decided to stop caring. Michael Bird is an educator in Tallassee and a regular columnist for The Tribune.

I'm sorry, what's your name? JODY FULLER Guest Columnist

you can just sit back, listen to the introductions, and then jump back in like the cool customer you are. Of course, this only works when you’re with someone who doesn’t know that person. Even then, I’ve been in situations where the nameless one refuses to bite. I think they’re calling my bluff. This happens to all of us, and the older we get the more often it happens. I once had an awkward moment while signing a book for a guy that I no doubt knew. I just couldn’t remember his name. “Make it out to me,” he requested. My life flashed before my eyes. “No problem. Now how do you spell your name? I can never remember,” I asked. He looked at me with a confused look and answered, “B-O-B.”

One of my techniques is to call girls “girl” and guys “buddy.” I’ve spoken at a particular out of state conference for the past four years. I met this really nice gentleman that first year. When I came back the next year, he was the first one I saw as I approached the conference room. “Jody!” he yelled. “Hey, what’s up, buddy?” I replied. “Good to see you. I’m so impressed that you remembered my name,” he said. His name was Buddy. “Buddy, my memory is like a steel trap, buddy,” I said. Now, even if I was blindfolded, I could pick him out of a lineup of Buddy lookalikes of guys named Buddy. Once I know you, I know you. Sometimes, I use the best technique of all: honesty. I politely ask them to tell me their name. There is, of course, a tactful way to do so. You don’t just ask, “Who are you?” The fact of the matter is that between real life and social media, we

are meeting more people than ever before. Back in the day, people knew people from church and work, and that was about it. Their only form of social media was the party line. With social media, we often become friends with people we don’t actually know, so when we finally cross paths, sometimes one doesn’t recognize the other, even though we are always the spitting image of our Facebook profile picture, right? Right… So, if you don’t know someone’s name, ask them. I think most people will appreciate your honesty. Besides, it’s the most polite and courteous thing to do. It’s respectful and shows that you actually care enough to want to know their name. By the way, my name is Jody. Jody Fuller is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@ jodyfuller.com. For more information, please visit www.jodyfuller.com.

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Who Was Johnny Appleseed? John Chapman was born on September 26, 1774, in Leominster, Massachusetts. He was a nurseryman, primarily in the cultivation of apple trees, which earned him the nickname, Johnny Appleseed. Little is known about his childhood, except that his Father was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and he and his sister went to live with relatives after his Mother died from tuberculosis. At the age of 18, he left for the new frontier out West, taking with him many apple seeds that he had collected after they were discarded by the cider mills in Pennsylvania. He ended up establishing himself in the then wildernesses of Ohio and Indiana. Appleseed planted many nurseries full of apple trees. He preferred a covered nursery to an outdoor orchard because it offered the seedlings more protection from animals. After growing the trees, he would sell them or give them away to the pioneers on their way out west. He was very generous and would often take payment for the trees by way of used clothing or food. Sometimes he did not even expect payment at all. He rarely wore shoes and lived a simple lifestyle, never taking more than he needed. His strange attire, the worst of the used clothing or even burlap sacks, was noted in many records. This is what led to the legends of his wearing a tin saucepan on his head as a hat, although it is unlikely that was really what he wore. Johnny Appleseed never settled down in one place. He roamed the Country tending to his various nurseries. Although he spent most of his life in the woods and forests, he was never once harmed by any animals. Folklore says that he even spent the night at the opposite end of a hollowed out WUHH ZLWK D PRWKHU EHDU DQG KHU FXEV GXULQJ D VQRZVWRUP KH FKRVH QRW WR OLJKW D ÂżUH VR WKDW KH ZRXOG QRW harm or scare away the animals. Appleseed was also famous for his love for horses. He would often rehabilitate old, broken-down horses and then give them away for free to good homes. When Appleseed was not cultivating, he was often working to help others. Johnny Appleseed died near Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1845, but his legacy lives on. You may have eaten an apple that was a descendant from one of his trees!

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hose silly dogs of mine will chase anything that moves and a few things that don’t. They rarely catch the things they chase except the ones that don’t move. The non-moving objects have included rocks, trees, paper someone threw down in the yard, and flowers. I have actually witnessed them barking at a frog, one of the few moving things they have caught. They didn’t know what to do with it after they caught it, other than bark at it. I don’t think the frog was afraid of either of them, but then, I’m not certain that frogs feel fear. You may remember that Mutt and Jeff are actually Ginger (the weather forecaster) and Cocoa (the brave and fearless). Ginger is a 65-pound yellow lab and Cocoa is a 15-pound dapple colored mini dachshund. Actually, I guess

at fifteen pounds, we would be hard pressed to still call Cocoa a “mini.” We’ve nicknamed them “15” and “65.” I honestly believe when Cocoa looks in the mirror she sees herself as a 110-pound Great Dane. She thinks she can whip any dog and chase away any trespasser. We feed them together and she always allows Ginger to eat last. Cocoa came to live with us as a fully-grown dog, about two years ago. She was about half the size she is now. She is a true member of the King family because she likes to eat. We have cut back her portions, but so far she has not lost much weight. At least with all those things she chases she does get some exercise. Ginger, on the other hand, is the epitome of laid back. She doesn’t bark much and rarely gets upset except when bad weather is coming. We call

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her the forecaster because she hides under whatever she can get under long before the first drop of rain falls or the first thunder clap is ever heard. Both dogs are chasers. Sometimes when I open the door to let them go outside they take off like Usain Bolt from the starting line. That is when they have usually spotted one of those moving objects. These have included cats, other dogs, possums, armadillos, chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits, lizards, and a variety of birds. For the record, they have never caught anything that moves, except that frog. As a specta-

tor, my favorite is when they chase birds. I have told them they will never catch one but they don’t listen. They go right on chasing them anyway. Those birds have long flown away before 15 or 65 get near but they send them off with hearty barks. I am reminded of something my Grandpa Wood once told me when I was a little boy. Grandpa was a man of few words but he told me that if I would sprinkle salt on a mockingbird’s tail I could catch him. I asked him why. He answered, “Because if you can sprinkle salt on his tail you can catch him.” Again, I asked why. It took me years before I finally figured out what he meant. Ginger and Cocoa have not chased after Pokémon, at least not yet. We are hearing stories of people getting into trouble,

and even hurt, chasing after these elusive beings that aren’t even real. Not only do dogs and children chase after that which is difficult, if not impossible, to catch but even adults who should have learned better. Some people spend their entire lives chasing after that which eludes them and may not even be real. Solomon called this a meaningless activity; a chasing after the wind. Dr. Bill King is the director of missions with the TuskegeeLee Baptist Association who writes a weekly column that appears in several newspapers across Alabama. He is a published author, singer/ songwriter, musician, published author and performs Christian humor as Billy Bob Bohannon (www.brobillybob.com). You may contact him at bkpreach@ yahoo.com.

Area Churches AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-4413 Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8144 Jackson Chapel AME Zion 4885 Coosada Rd., Coosada Jones Chapel AME Zion 2414 Ingram Rd. (Co. Rd. 3), Elmore ABUNDANT LIFE Abundant Life Church 9301 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-9143 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Agape Tabernacle Assembly of God 1076 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic 541-2006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-5754 Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook 2855545 First Assembly of God 3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 569-2825 BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church Millbrook Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus 567-2917 Beulah Baptist Church 2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka 5142881 Blue Ridge Baptist 4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-4325 Brookwood Baptist Grandview Rd., Millbrook Calvary Baptist 504 W. Osceola St., Wetumpka 567-4729 Central Baptist 3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka 541-2556 Coosada Baptist 20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist 184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic 541-4444 Faith Baptist 64 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 5674417 First Baptist Church 205 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-5191 First Baptist of Elmore Hwy. 14 Co. Rd. 74, Elmore Galilee Baptist 95 Old Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-4178

Good Hope Baptist 1766 S. Fleahop Rd., Eclectic Goodship Baptist Hwy. 143, Millbrook Grace Baptist Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-3255 Grandview Pines Baptist Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville Green Ridge Baptist 288 Turner Rd., Wetumpka 5672486 Harvest Baptist 2990 Main St., Millbrook Hillside Baptist 405 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Holtville Riverside Baptist 7121 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 514-5922 Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-8750 Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Weoka Millbrook Baptist Millbrook 285-4731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 569-1952 Mt. Hebron West Baptist 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 567-4441 Mt. Herron East Baptist Church 4355 Mt. Herron Rd. Eclectic, Al 36024 334-857-3689 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 567-4458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 312-1878 New Home Baptist 1605 New Home Rd., Titus 5670923 New Hope Baptist 6191 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-1267 New Lily Green Baptist 6504 Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville New Nazareth Baptist Hwy. 143, Deatsville Pleasant Hill Baptist Pleasant Hill Rd., Eclectic 5413460 Prospect Baptist Prospect Rd., Eclectic 567-5837 Redland Baptist 1266 Dozier Rd., Wetumpka 567-8649 Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road Tallassee 334-857-2638 Rehoberth Baptist 8110 Rifle Range Rd., Tallassee

567-9801 Rushenville Baptist 10098 Georgia Rd., Eclectic 541-2418 Saint James Baptist 1005 Nobles Rd., Wetumpka 567-6209 Saint James Baptist 101 Gantt Rd., Deatsville 5693006 Santuck Baptist 7250 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2364 Seman Baptist Seman, Alabama Shoal Creek Baptist 13214 Holtville Rd., Deatsville 569-2482 Springfield Baptist Hwy. 7, Millbrook Thelma Baptist 810 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-3665 Titus Baptist 6930 Titus Rd., Wetumpka 334-531-2120 Tunnell Chapel Baptist 210 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2589 Victory Baptist 5481 Main St., Millbrook Wadsworth Baptist 2780 Hwy. 143, Deatsville 5692851 BAPTIST - MISSIONARY Atkins Hill 565 Atkins Rd., Wetumpka 5671141 Cathmagby Baptist 3074 Mitchell Creek Rd., Wetumpka 567-4787 First Missionary Baptist at Guilfield 412 Company St., Wetumpka 567-7455 Goodhope 1389 Willow Springs Rd. Wetumpka 567-7133 Lebanon 17877 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 5141097 Mount Canaan 1125 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-2141 Mount Pisgah 16621 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 5673668 Mt. Zion 371 AL Hwy. 14, Elmore, 5672613 Mt. Zion #3 1813 Luke Paschal Rd., Eclectic New Home 5130 Elmore Rd., Wetumpka 567-5966 Second Missionary 760 N. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8601 Spring Chapel

Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-6493 Sweetwater 163 Michael Lane, Wetumpka 334-538-9415 Tabernacle Baptist 1020 W. Tallassee St., Wetumpka 567-0620 BAPTIST - PRIMITIVE Bethel Old School 4625 Jackson Rd. (C.R. 103), Wetumpka Providence 4850 Chana Creek Rd., Wetumpka CATHOLIC Our Lady of Guadalupe 545 White Rd., Wetumpka 5670311 CHURCH OF CHRIST Church of Christ of Elmore 470 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 567-6670 Church of Christ Grandview Pines 165 Deatsville Hwy., Millbrook Cold Springs Church of Christ 5920 Alabama Hwy. 143, Deatsville Georgia Road Church of Christ 4003 Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-2804 Lightwood Church of Christ 251 New Harmony Rd., Deatsville 569-1510 Redland Road Church of Christ 2480 Redland Rd., Wetumpka 514-3656 Wetumpka Church of Christ W. Bridge St. At W. Main St., Wetumpka 567-6561 CHURCH OF GOD Elmore Church of God 10675 Rucker Road, Elmore Gethsemane Church of God 705 Cotton St., Wetumpka 5679886 Church at the Brook 2890 Hwy. 14, Millbrook Maranatha Church of God 2621 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 567-6786 Victory Tabernacle AOH Church of God Hwy 143, Millbrook Wetumpka Church of God Hwy. 9 N. Wetumpka 215-3091 CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN Cedarwood Congregational Christian 10286 US Hwy 231 N, Wetumpka 567-0476 Seman Congregational Christian 15970 Central Plank Rd., Seman Union Congregational Christian 8188 Lightwood Rd., Marbury

569-2122 EPISCOPAL The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2602 Gilmer Ave., Tallassee 252-8618 Trinity Episcopal Church 5371 U.S. Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-7534 St. Michael & All Angels Church 5941 Main St., Millbrook HOLINESS New Beginnings Holiness 865 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-9211 Summit Holiness 2050 Hwy. 14, Millbrook Temple of Deliverance Holiness 620 Alabama St., Wetumpka 514-3114 JEHOVAH’S WITNESS Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 9235 U.S. Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-8100 LATTER DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1405 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-8339 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Cobbs Ford Rd., Millbrook LUTHERAN Christ Lutheran Church 2175 Cobbs Ford Rd., Prattville PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 100 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8135 Millbrook Presbyterian Corner of Main St. & Coosada Rd. Valley View Presbyterian - PCA 4125 Rifle Range Rd. Wetumpka 386-2386 SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST First Elmore Seventh Day Adventist 210 Lucky Town Rd., Elmore 514-1020 INDEPENDENT METHODIST Claud Independent Methodist Church 81232 Tallassee Hwy, Eclectic 541-2552 UNITED METHODIST Cain’s Chapel United Methodist 96 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-2375 Central United Methodist Church 11721 Central Plank Rd. Central Elmore United Methodist

Church 40 Hatchet St., Elmore 567-8653 First United Methodist Church 306 W. Tuskeena St., Wetumpka 567-7865 First United Methodist Church 3350 Edgewood, Millbrook Harmony United Methodist Church 8000 Titus Rd., Titus Mulder Memorial United Methodist 3454 Fire Tower Rd., Wetumpka 567-4225 New Style United Methodist 64 Old Georgia Plank Spur, Wetumpka 567-9840 Oak Valley Station United Methodist 162 Parsonage Road, Tallassee 541-3924 Pierce Chapel United Methodist 1003 Pierce Chapel Rd., Santuck 265-6099 Providence United Methodist 1540 Providence Rd., Titus Robinson Springs Methodist Church 5980 Main St., Millbrook Trinity United Methodist 135 Little Weoka Creek Rd., Equality 567-9997 Union United Methodist 691 Central Rd. Eclectic Wallsboro United Methodist 11066 US Hwy. 231, Wetumpka CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Millbrook Church of the Nazarene 3251 Browns Rd., Millbrook PENTECOSTAL Faith Deliverance Church 475 Jackson St., Elmore 567-9209 OTHER Central Bible Chapel 3630 Edgewood Rd., Millbrook Chapel of Praise Hwy. 14, Millbrook Cornerstone Full Gospel 9301 US Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-9143 East Chapel MP Church Airport Rd., Millbrook Grace Bible Church 2251 Main St., Millbrook Gracepoint Community Church 78223 Tallassee Highway, Wetumpka 514-9292 New Life Church - Millbrook Sanctuary Worship Center 1688 Ceasarville Rd., Wetumpka Servant Fellowship Church P O Box 1423, Wetumpka 5672190 servantfellowshipchurch@windstream.net

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Bark in the Park event rapidly approaching BY REA CORD Elmore County Humane Society Executive Director

Only one week to go until our 11th Annual Bark in the Park at Fort Toulouse in Wetumpka! Make sure to join us this coming Sunday, Sept. 18 starting at 1 p.m. as our afternoon kicks off with a police K-9 demonstration by the Wetumpka Police at 1:15 in front of the Pavilion. Need to get your dog microchipped? Then Bark in the Place is for you as we will have a Microchip Clinic and ‘Ask the Vet’ from 1:30 – 3:30 thanks to Tuskegee University Veterinary School. For only $25 you can get your dog microchipped and that will also include the registration with 24 PetWatch. If you have questions you would like to ask a veterinarian, there will be veterinarians and senior students from the Tuskegee Veterinary School on hand - only questions though, there will be no exams, rabies vaccinations or treatments done. Bring your appetite (and some money) as Uncle Bob’s Dog House will have scrumptious hot dogs; Venice Gelato will have the always popular Italian ice and lemonade. And we will have a drink trailer from Buffalo Rock/Pepsi. Don’t miss your chance to have your pet’s photo taken by Pet Pawtography and check out our kissing booth for kisses from some awesome pooches. Is your pet an artist? Then you will love having your very own Pet Picasso at our brand new paw and tail painting studio for just a small fee – and no worry, the paint is safe for pet and people alike. Throughout the afternoon there will be interactive demonstrations of agility and K-9 nosework where you might find a new fun thing you can do with your dog. At 2:30 we hope you can join in on the

Pup Parade to show off your loved and special pooch to our great pet loving crowd. There will be a variety of children’s aames, vendors; educational opportunities, rescue groups; Mulder Youth Ministry puppets – the list goes on! Make sure to get our very cool blue tie-dyed Bark in the Park 2016 t-shirt for $15. We are also selling them now at our shelter office so you can wear them to the Park. Admission to Bark in the Park is $5 per person 13 years old and older. All dogs coming to Bark in the Park must be good in public, meaning good around children, adults and other dogs in a very busy situation, and they must have a current rabies tag/proof of rabies vaccination to come to the Park. Parking can be tight, so please be prepared to walk just a bit to get from your parking spot to our activities. You will receive a map of events as you come through the gate. Cross fingers for a cool and sunny day and join us for an afternoon of fun with fellow petloving folks and shelter supporters! Just in case though - the rain date for Bark in the Park is Sunday, Sept. 25, 1-5 p.m., still at Ft. Toulouse. In celebration of our last big, pet focused event of the year, starting Monday and through Bark in the Park on Sunday our Adoption Fees for all of our large dogs (over 50 pounds) and a few others that have simply been with us far too long for their liking, will be reduced to $50 to qualified & approved adopters. We will also stay open until 6 p.m. on Friday night and if enough people keep coming – perhaps even later on Friday night! So now that the hot weather is hopefully also breaking, no better time to give one of our deserving larger (and smaller) dogs a loving home!

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Bea is a happy and loving six-month old female Lab/Bulldog mix, about 40 pounds. She loves everyone, is playful, great with other dogs and would simply love a family to call her own. Our adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under one-year-old; cats over 1-yearold can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough, free health exam with your partici-

pating veterinarian. To meet all the great pets at our shelter come to 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka, AL, 36092, go to our website at www.elmorehumane.org for more information, email us at hselco@bellsouth.net or give us a call at 334567-3377. We are open for adoptions this week Mon– Thu, 10-5; Fri 10-6 and Sat 9-3. We will be out at Ft. Toulouse on Sunday, Sept. 18, from 1-5 for Bark in the Park.

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Band the bands of Elmore County. “This is an opportunity for the bands in Elmore County to get together and perform our shows for each other,” said Robbie Glasscock, band director at Tallassee High School. “Also, it’s an opportunity to have the retired band directors or others who have been brought in to give them some suggestions of things to work on as we prepare for our contest shows that are coming up in a couple of weeks.” In recent years, Tallassee High School, as well as surrounding schools, has seen a steady increase in the number of students who participate

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in band and/or choir. “In facvt, more students participate in the bands of Elmore County than in all the sports put together,” said Michael Bird, Tallassee assistant band director. The band directors for Stanhope Elmore are Wesley Morris and Will Boartfield; at Wetumpka, Jason Warnix and Diana Frazier; Tallassee’s directors are Robby Glasscock and Michael Bird; Travis Hickman is the band director at Holtville; and the band men at Eclectic are Anthony Vittore and Tony Hawthorne. “We will also have an exciting featured exhibition performance

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by the Huntingdon College “Marching Scarlet and Grey Band” directed by Mr. Eddy Williams, formerly of Jefferson Davis High School and Trinity Presbyterian School in Montgomery,” said Bird. The Night of Bands draws large crowds from around the area. “Usually the bleachers on the home side have been pretty full,” Glasscock said. It is a night of music and fun for the whole family. Tickets are $7 each (ages 6 and under free). All proceeds will be split equally between the bands of the county. “This is actually

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Tallassee’s Tiger Pride Marching Band will head to Stanhope Elmore in Millbrook this Thursday to participate in the annual Night of Bands. This event begins at 6 p.m.

a fundraiser for all the bands in Elmore County,” Glasscock said. “The

money from the tickets we sell will be split between Wetumpka, Eclectic,

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become a beloved member of the faculty. Both teachers and students at SSM have a deep reverence for their assistant principal and say they will miss him deeply. “Very excited and happy for him but it’s going to be a hard position to fill,” said Bruce Dean, principal at Southside Middle School. “He did a great job. It will be difficult to replace Dr. Nolin.” “A lot of kids really love him, everyone loved him,” said Tim Horton, science teacher at SSM. As Dr. Nolin prepares to move over to

King Street to work at the BOE office, Dean says he will miss his coworker and comrade. “He’ll be sorely missed. He was a great friend a great person, and I’m glad I was able to spend the last three years with him,” said Dean. “I wish him the best of luck.” According to superintendent Wade Shipman, the board hopes to fill the assistant principal position at Southside Middle School in October or November. Carmen Rodgers / The Tribune

Alan Axford explains that the city’s request to ADECA is to convert the area where the skatepark is located into additional parking and a sodded grass area that can serve the adjacent baseball field.

CARPD 80’s, the city designated an area adjacent to the Funtastic Fort to construct the fire station that is now located there. When these plans were made, the city had to replace that parcel of land with another to suit LWCF standards. The city chose to designate a lot on 1st Avenue to replace the parcel used for constructing the fire station. However, the lot on 1st Avenue was never converted to recreation use, as mandated by LWCF. This, however, will soon change. Axford attended Monday’s meeting with visual aids in tow as he explained what corrections needed to be made to bring the city back to good standing with the organization and continue to receive the much-needed grant funding. “What we plan to do is convert the property at the skateboard park. They are going to convert that into additional parking and sod the rest of the area to create extra room for the practice field,” Axford said.

Assistant Principal Dr Brock Nolin at Southside Middle School, shows off his dance moves during the Monday afternoon pep rally where he was honored by students, faculty and staff.

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According to Axford, this additional parking and green space comes at the request of many. Tallassee’s youth football teams use the green space near Funtastic Fort as a practice field and more space to park is needed. The lot on 1st Avenue could soon have a newly constructed covered gazebo for the community to enjoy. All of these plans are still in the beginning stages and according to Axford nothing is set in stone. “At this point, everything is tentative and is based on the results that we hear from the recreation division of ADECA,” he said. One thing is certain, the deficiencies uncovered by the Land and Water Conservation Fund must be corrected. Furthermore, until these corrections are made, the odds of receiving any future funding from grant sources are “unfavorable”.

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Southside Middle knocks off Eclectic SUBMITTED TPI Staff

The Southside Middle School Tigers traveled to Eclectic this past Tuesday to face off with the Elmore County Panthers, looking for their second win of the 2016 football season. The Tigers won the opening coin toss and elected to receive. Tae Collins took the kickoff and after a 38 yard return put the Tigers in business in Panther territory. Three runs later, the Tigers found themselves inside the 10 yard line after runs of 7 yards by Collins, 18 yards by quarterback Gannon Reyes, and 14 yards by tailback Jalyn Daniels. Reyes finished off the drive with a touchdown run from 3 yards out to put the Tigers up 6-0. The two-point conversion failed. The home-standing Panthers answered the Tigers opening drive with one of their own, methodically moving down the field with a combination of runs by their tailback and quarterback. On third and long from just across midfield, the Panther quarterback dropped back to pass. Upon the release of the pass, a Tiger defensive lineman got his paws on the pass redirecting it into the waiting arms of linebacker

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Landon Bell, number 49, stops the ballcarrier during Monday evening’s game with a powerful tackle.

Mason Bell. With green grass in front of him and a wall of Tiger blockers, Bell returned the interception 59 yards for a touchdown. Reyes tossed a

short pass to Jacob Dantro for the 2-point conversion to close out the 1st quarter with the Tigers leading 14-0. The second quarter saw

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the Panthers again take the ball and put together a quality drive, taking several minutes off the clock before turning the ball back over to the Tigers.

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It has been another great week to be a Tallassee Tiger as all three volleyball teams add victories to their season records. The Southside Middle School team traveled to Auburn for a trimatch with Auburn and Opelika middle schools. The Tigers walked away with a victory over both teams, beating Auburn 2-1 and Opelika in straight sets. Following the Auburn/Opelika trimatch, the middle school traveled to Opelika again for a trimatch against Opelika and Beulah middle schools. The youngest lady Tigers swept the trimatch, beating both Opelika and Beulah in straight sets. These wins on the road bring the middle school volleyball team’s season record to 6-2. Head Coach, Katie Hayley, says she is proud of the newly formed middle school team. “They are doing very good,” she said. The JV volleyball team had a lighter load to carry this week. The girls traveled to Holtville Thursday for the second round of area play for the season. The JV Tigers defeated the Bulldogs in straight sets. This brings the JV team’s season record to 4-0. “They haven’t lost one match,” Hayley said. Tallassee’s varsity volleyball team also traveled to Holtville this week. The varsity Tigers had a tougher time against the Holtville Bulldogs than the JV team had. However, the varsity Tigers quickly rallied back to win 2-1. “We ended up losing the first set,” Hayley said. “We came out a little flat, but then ended up beating them in the second, third and fourth set.” The win over Holtville brings the varsity Tiger’s season record to 5-1 and 2-0 in area play. The JV and varsity Tigers take on Sidney

The Tigers turned to the air again and Reyes found Collins for a 39 yard gain followed by runs of 17, 9, and 13 by Daniels to move the ball inside the five. Daniels then found his way into the endzone to put the Tigers ahead 20-0. Reyes sprinted out to the right and hit Collins for the two-point conversion to put the Tigers up 22-0. After a quick defensive stand, the Tigers would get the ball back before the half but could not get anything going. The second half saw the Tigers and Panthers trade offensive possessions with neither team scoring. Numerous players saw action for the Tigers during the third and fourth quarter, getting valuable experience for the future. On the evening, the rushing attack was lead by Daniels with 103 yards on 10 carries followed by Zavion Carr with 22 yards and Reyes with 21 yards. Defensively, the Tigers were led by Will Smith with 7 tackles, Carr with 5 tackles, Reyes with 5 tackles, Bell with 4 tackles and an interception, Will Brooks with 4 tackles, and Dantro with 3 tackles. Southside will return home to face the Dadeville Tigers on Sept. 12 at 5:30 p.m.

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Kayla Jolly sends one over the net for the Tallassee Tigers varsity volleyball team. The varsity team is now 5-1 for the season and 2-0 in area play after defeating Holtville’s Bulldogs 2-1.

Lanier Tuesday in a home game at 4:30 p.m. The middle school team travels to Pike Road to play Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. and Tallassee’s JV and varsity teams will head to Dadeville Thursday for another game of area play.

The Tallassee Tigers are set to host another breed of cat this Friday night when the Munford Lions come calling. Munford is another critical area game for Tallassee. The Lions come in 2-1 overall and 2-0 in area play just like Tallassee. Munford is fresh off of a 47-0 thrashing of hapless Holtville and won their other area game at Dadeville two weeks ago 35-24. If you have followed high school football the last two years then you know that Munford has been one of the elite in 4A football. Munford soundly defeated eventual State Champion Leeds last year during the regular season and advanced to the North 4A Semi Finals. Most of that team is back this year. Coach Battles said Monday night that “Munford is a very athletic team and they are use to playing big games and winning them. They run a wide open offense featuring a great, experienced senior quarterback who runs their offense very efficiently.” The Lions also have a big target at wide receiver in 6’3’

22- pound, TaCorrie Russell. Munford has the biggest line on each side of the ball that Tallassee has faced thus far. Their smallest offensive lineman is 260 lbs while they have two big men on their defensive front. Both Goliaths stand 6’2” and 300 pounds. Coach Battles said, “Munford will be a real challenge for us Friday night. For us to be successful, we have to be able to run the ball, control the clock and keep their explosive offense on the sideline.” It will be important for Tallassee to make their possessions count and to limit the Lion’s possessions and put pressure on the quarterback forcing him to make decisions on the move or with Tigers in his face. They will rely on Jake Baker, Xavier Williams, Nick Talley, Logan Goodman and Trent Cochran-Gill to harass and contain the Lions quarterback. Tallassee’s experienced offensive line will need to play as a solid unit to open holes for Baynes, Woods and Mathews if they expect to win this crucial area game. The winner of this game will share first place in the area with Leeds. Game time is 7 p.m.

Auburn demolishes Red Wolves . . . Aggies await

’ve searched diligently to no avail seeking to find out who exactly they are and why they always have so much to say about every subject under the guise of anonymity. Football is actually one of the preferred topics of discussion for they and you’ll hear their pearls of wisdom repeated every Saturday on a television broadcast. They say defense wins championships. They say no pain, no gain. Sure, a lot of what they say is overtly cliché. However, they are also famous for saying that a football team makes the biggest improvement between week one and week two. I’d grudgingly have to classify that as brilliant analysis when it comes to the Auburn Tigers. After struggling to a paltry 38 total yards in the first half against Clemson in

week one, the Tigers exploded for 453 total yards in the first half against Arkansas State in week two. Auburn would go on to tally 706 total yards and 51 points never punting a single time. I know, I know, the opponent was vastly inferior, but an offensive outburst like that was just what the doctor ordered for the confidence-impaired Tigers. Remember, this is the same Auburn team (with several new players) that needed overtime to beat Jacksonville State last season. It’s been over a year since the Tigers’ offense looked this potent and even longer since the last truly dominant win. I don’t care if it was a Sun Belt team. Gus Malzahn needed that performance. The players needed that performance. For goodness sake, I needed

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that performance. The opponent notwithstanding, why did Auburn look so much better? Well, I think it might have had something to do with abandoning the five stooges (yes, that’s right Gus even included Shemp and Joe) approach at quarterback. Sean White looked like the guy I thought he was capable of being. He was comfortable. He threw the ball well and even ran with somewhat surprising efficiency. Clearly, Auburn has significant talent at the wide receiver position that it must exploit as the season progresses. The offensive line

was much better and the running backs appear to be SEC quality. Again, I realize the opponent makes a big difference, but Auburn is a different team with White under center (or in shotgun as the case may be). Of course, the week one game plan now frustrates me even more. Obviously, Coach Malzahn threw up a white flag before the season even started not believing his team had any chance of defeating Clemson by conventional means. I know “they” say “hindsight is 20/20,” but that assumption has already been proven erroneous. I’d like a do over against Clemson using this week’s game plan. Seeing how Dabo’s Tigers are struggling, I like Auburn’s chances. Oh well, you know what “they” say “don’t cry

over spilt milk.” If you call to remembrance my preview of the Auburn schedule, I said that the Texas A&M game was the most important of the season. I still believe that to be true. The Tigers have lost their last six matchups against Power-5 conference schools in Jordan Hare Stadium. That streak must end now. The Aggies are a good team with comparable talent, but Auburn must find a way to win. Hammering the Red Wolves was a nice shot in the arm, but this weekend will have serious ramifications on the rest of the season and maybe even Malzahn’s AU career. Andy Graham writes a regular sports column for Tallapoosa Publishers.

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Wetumpka 54 .......... Stanhope Elmore 37 Tallassee 35................... Childersburg 12 Springwood 54 ....................Edgewood 0 Handley 47 ........................ Elmore County 21

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Wetumpka’s Keedrick Adams (10) outruns Stanhope Elmore’s Deandre Meadows (42) on a pass play during Friday night’s rivalry matchup.

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Benjamin Russell 40 Chelsea 29

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Benjamin Russell’s Nelcolby Maxwell stiff arms Chelsea defenders as he turns up a hole in the middle Friday night.

Cats, Maxwell find their stride in victory over Chelsea By DAVID GRANGER Outlook Staff Writer

Simple ground-and-pound offense led by Necolby Maxwell and timely thievery from ball-hawking defensive backs Timmy Lawson, Jacoby Lawson and Darius Jackson helped the Benjamin Russell Wildcats past the previously unbeaten Chelsea Hornets 40-29 in a key Class 6A, Region 3 contest here at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex Friday night. Maxwell rushed 32 times for 213 yards and three touchdowns and returned the second-half kickoff 98 yards for a fourth score for a Wildcat squad that threw the ball only 11 times in 74 offensive plays. Timmy Lawson picked off a third-down pass from Chelsea quarterback Matthew

Marquet at the Chelsea 37 and returned it for a touchdown, Jacoby Lawson picked Marquet to set up another and Jackson intercepted two Marqet passes, one to stop a second-quarter drive when the Hornets had moved into Wildcat territory and another on a desperation heave on the game’s final play. “It was a tough game,” said Benjamin Russell head coach Danny Horn. “We fought and fought and fought and came out on top. We made some big plays when we needed to. “When you don’t have much depth like us, at times you’re going to get tired and at other times you’re going to come through. We came through a lot tonight.” Horn also praised the play of Maxwell, who registered his third 100-yard game of the young season and his best rushing

effort to date. “He’s a hard runner,” Horn said. “At times he gets tired, I know he does. But he’s our workhorse. We know it and the other team knows it.” After a first half that ended with Benjamin Russell leading 14-7, Maxwell got the second half started with his kickoff return, but the extra point attempt by Dylan Moncus was wide and the Wildcats lead was 20-7. But the Hornets didn’t take long to get the score back. Four plays later, Marquet hit William Rowser for 32 yards and a touchdown with still 10:40 left in the third and the lead was cut back to 6 at 20-14. The game remained a defensive battle until early in the fourth. After a 35-yard run by Maxwell moved the Wildcats

to the Chelsea 36, Benjamin Russell’s Jacoby Lawson fumbled and the Hornets’ Dylan Seabolt recovered at the Hornets’ 32. Five plays later. Chelsea’s Zalon Reynolds, who rushed 12 times for 141 yards, took a fake punt the distance from 53 yards out and, with Jeffrey Thomas’ kick, Chelsea grabbed a 21-20 lead with 9:31 left in the game. Benjamin Russell took the ensuing kick and drove 64 yards in nine plays, aided by Chelsea penalties for personal foul and pass interference. The latter moved the ball to the Hornets’ 10 and Maxwell motored around left end from there, sneaking just inside the pylon for the score with 5:27 left. Three plays later, Lawson returned the interception to paydirt and, with See BRHS • Page 3

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Left, Chelsea’s Zalon Reynolds is wrapped up by Benjamin Russell’s Percy Thompson. Right, Timmy Lawson is congratulated after returning an interception for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Below, Lawson eludes Chelsea defender Jalyn Miller.

BRHS Moncus’ kick, the Wildcat lead stood at 33-21. On Chelsea’s next possession, Jacoby Lawson intercepted Marquet at the Chelsea 19 and returned it to the 7-yard line. On the next play, Maxwell added another rushing touchdown and, this time, Moncus’ kick was good to give the put the Wildcats up 40-21. Chelsea added a touchdown with 1:50 left when Marquet threw 7 yards to Jadarrion Vickers. Marquet tossed to Joshua Gregg for the two-point conversion to complete the night’s scoring. Benjamin Russell got first-half touchdowns on a 2-yard run by Maxwell with 5:19 left in the first quarter and a 27-yard pass from Timmy Lawson to Tyler Watts with 21 seconds left in first.

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Chelsea’s first-half score came on a methodical march to open the game. The Hornets’ roared downfield with offensive precision, mixing the passing of Marquet and the running of Reynolds, capping a nine-play drive with a 2-yard touchdown run by the Hornets’ talented senior running back. Benjamin Russell improves to 2-1 on the season, 2-0 in Class 6A, Region 3 play. The Wildcats travel to Opelika to face the undefeated Bulldogs, 42-0 winners over Chilton County Friday night and ranked No. 5 in Class 6A, in a huge region contest. Chelsea falls to 3-1, 1-1 in Class 6A, Region 3. The Hornets travel to Pelham (1-3, 1-1) next week to face the Panthers, 27-23 winners over Helena Friday night.

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Wetumpka 54, Stanhope Elmore 37

HEAD OF STEAM: Tribe burns Mustangs in non-region rival tilt By Cory Diaz The Wetumpka Herald

Coaling the offensive firepower with a multitude of weapons, Wetumpka racked up six touchdowns on six consecutive drives to open the game en route to burning longtime rival Stanhope Elmore, 54-37, Friday at FosheeHenderson Stadium. Four different players found the end zone, many scores on big plays, as the Indians (3-1) won its second straight game over the Mustangs (0-3), in a meeting that was not a regional contest for the first time since 1974. “That’s what happens when we all execute,” Wetumpka senior running back DeAndre Williams said after the game. “That’s what we talk about at practice every day, executing when we

get the chance and that’s what we did. We got a lot of athletes and everybody touched the ball and everybody made a big play when they had to. “That’s just how we scripted it basically. Coach (Tim) Perry just called our numbers, and we just made plays. That’s what we practice on all week, big plays on first down, second down and that’s what we did tonight.” The Tribe tallied seven plays that went for more than 20 yards in the first half alone, three of those resulting the scores, including the second play of the game. On his lone carry on the night, junior Robert Laprade broke free for 27 yards to put the Indians on top of the Mustangs, 7-0, after Tyler Loza added See STEAM, Page 6

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Above: Wetumpka junior running back Kavosiey Smoke (7) runs through the arm tackle of Stanhope Elmore senior Mike linebacker Deandre Meadows (42). Below: Tribe sophomore quarterback Jadarious Martin (18) throws the ball downfield Friday night.

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Above: A Pride of the Tribe Marching Band member plays the guitar during the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s halftime performance at Foshee-Henderson Stadium. Right: A Wetumpka majorette performs with her baton during halftime. Below: Stanhope Elmore High School Junior ROTC officers get ready to present the American Flag and the Alabama state flag during pregame festivities.

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Steam the PAT, 39 seconds into the game. Stanhope responded with arguably its best string of offensive plays on the night with a 9-play, 74-yard drive that lasted more than four minutes. Senior tight end Zech Byrd pulled down a pass from senior quarterback Tripper Warlick from four yards to tie things up, 7-7, at the 6:53 mark in the first quarter. Alex Cheesman converted the PAT. But Wetumpka’s offense stayed hot, with its longest scoring possession clocking in at six plays. Indian junior running back Kavosiey Smoke, on his first touch of the contest, capped a five-play drive with an 8-yard run. After the defense forced a threeand-out, Wetumpka scored two plays later, this time with Williams on a 10-yard rush. WHS led the Mustangs, 21-7, with 3:53 left in the opening period. Smoke ended the night with

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149 yards on just eight rushes, and Williams had seven carries for 29 yards. Both running backs had two touchdowns each. SEHS senior Quinaz Turner tried to breathe some life back into his tema’s sideline, returning the ensuing kickoff back 95 yards for a touchdown. But in his first career varsity start, Tribe sophomore quarterback Jadarious Martin collected the next two scores -- had three touchdowns total -- on the next possession, sprinting in from 21 and 22 yards, giving the Indians a 34-14 advantage 45 seconds into the second quarter. “We knew we couldn’t start off slow. They were 0-2, but we knew they were still a good football team,” Williams said. “We know them boys, we know they’re still athletic. We knew we couldn’t allow them to jump on us like Chelsea did. We kept in our mind, don’t start off slow, and that’s what we did. We started off fast, we

Top left: Stanhope Elmore tight end Zech Byrd (3) battles with Wetumpka’s Darren Nolen (20). Left bottom: Tribe senior defensive tackle Trent Holley (50) pulls down Mustangs’ Kareem Jackson (21). Above: Quantarius Daniels finds running room versus WHS.

just executed.” First-year head football coach Mike Dean said missed assignments doomed the Mustang defense. “I’m embarrassed,” Dean said. “That’s not what I came here for. There was not any play where one of our kids isn’t doing wrong. We gameplan them, we do walkthroughs, we give them check sheets, we watch film, we practice and every play someone is doing wrong. And it’s always someone else’s fault. We’re not buying in. “We start off with a bad kick. They return it down, then we play slow. Then it’s turnovers. We try to get back in, then another turnover and a busted assignment. They’re not doing what we ask and that’s why we’re getting beat.” After another three-and-out, Smoke rumbled through and broke free for a 65-yard touchdown, capping a fourplay drive as Wetumpka led, 41-14, with 7:58 remaining in the half.

Senior tailback Kareem Jackson tallied the first half’s final touchdown, slipping through defenders on a 21-yard gash up the middle at the 4:20 second period mark, but SEHS still trailed, 41-21, where the scored stood at halftime. Wetumpka safety Nick Tuner led the way for an Indian defense the forced five turnovers with two interceptions. Senior defensive linemen Trent Holley and Jay McDonald each recovered a fumble and junior safety David Arrington picked off a pass late in the fourth. In the second half for Stanhope, Warlick ran for a touchdown and threw for another to Kadin Anderson, both in the final period. Junior wide receiver Keedrick Adams hauled in Martin’s lone passing score on the night. Stanhope hosts Northview next week, while Wetumpka travels to Chilton County.

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Dadeville 14 Leeds 46

Cliff Williams / The Outlook

Dadeville quarterback Margarius Buchanan, left, gets to the corner Friday night against Leeds. Above two Leeds defenders break-up a pass intended for Aluntae Holley.

Tigers unable to muster offense against four time champions Leeds BY CATHY HIGGINS Outlook Sports Editor

Once again it wasn’t Dadeville’s night as the Tigers lost to Leeds, a team ranked No. 3 in Class 4A by the Alabama Sports Writers Association, 46-14. The loss brings Dadeville’s season record to 1-3 overall and 0-2 for the region. But Dadeville had a tough road going into this home game against a team that took the state championship four times — in 2008 and 2010 while in 3A and then the last two years in a row after moving up to play in Class 4A. Although Leeds ultimately showed why it’s a titled team, the night started out with a sputter. With incomplete passes and turnovers all around, it was

well into the first half before anyone put points on the board. Leeds finally threw down the gauntlet in the second quarter during a fourthdown attempt by Dadeville from the Tigers’ 29-yard line. As Dadeville wide receiver Devin Johnson attempted a pass, Green Wave’s Jaylen Washington intercepted it and returned the ball 20 yards. This time the Green Wave took advantage of possession. First they moved the ball another seven yards in their attempt at a first down, which set them up for Leeds’ Alphoncie Hopson Jr. to pass the ball 40 yards to wide receiver Chandler Teems for the first touchdown of the night with 5:42 left in the first half. After the PAT the score was 7-0, Leeds. The Green Wave gave the engine more gas as the first half drew to a close. With the clock running out and Leeds seeking a first down from the 9-yard

line, wide receiver Torrence Pollard caught the touchdown pass, bringing the Green Wave’s lead to 13-0 with 18.2 seconds left. As the third quarter got underway, Leeds only gained momentum by scoring yet another touchdown before a minute was even played. It came on the Green’s first down from Dadeville’s 23 - yardline when quarterback Zachary Roberts successfully sent a touchdown pass to wide receiver Teems with 11:18 in the third. After the PAT, the score was 20-0. Dadeville finally put some points on the board in the third when the Tigers took a shot with first and goal from the 5-yard line. Quarterback Margarius Buchanan rushed for the Tigers’ first touchdown of the night with 9:18 left in the quarter, bringing the score to 20-6. But Leeds didn’t let the quarter end

before adding more points of their own. With 1:40 left in the third, running back Tyler Rose rushed for a 10-yard touchdown, taking the score to 26-6. It didn’t end there, either. Once again, with the clock winding down on the quarter, the Green Wave scored again when fullback Gyderious Rogers rushed 8 yards for a touchdown with 14.3 seconds left in the third. This brought their lead to 32-6. As the fourth quarter rolled around, Dadeville continued to fight. Buchanan scored what would be a second and final touchdown of the night for himself and the Tigers as he rushed 16 yards to make the score with 10:52 left in the game. With the 2-point conversion good, that brought the score to 32-14. Although that was the Tigers’ final opportunity to put points on the board, See DADEVILLE • Page 10

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Tallassee 35, Childersburg 12

Tigers pounce early, often for 2nd region win By Tim Horton For The Wetumpka Herald

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Tallassee senior tight end Logan Goodman (23) runs the ball upfield against Class 4A, Region 3 foe Childersburg Friday night.

The Tallassee Tigers traveled to face area foe Childersburg. Anytime two felines get together it is bound to be a battle and this was. It was mainly a first half game again for Tallassee again Friday night. Tallassee took the pigskin first and proceeded to march down the field but it wasn’t a long-lived march. Tallassee only needed three plays to move from their own 35 yard line to the end zone. Kiwanis Woods carried the ball the first two plays for 6 and 9 yards then Trent CochranGill did the rest as he carried the ball through the right side, made two men miss and headed for paydirt. Nick Talley kicked the point after and with just 1 minute and 1 second gone the Tigers had a 7-0 lead on Childersburg. It didn’t take long for Tallassee to strike again after shutting down their host’s first possession. This time Tallassee moved the ball 66 yards in just two plays as quarterback Casey Baynes raced to the end zone after the first play of the possession had netted no gain. Patrick Jockel kicked the point after and Tallassee led 14-0 with 6:20 still left in the first quarter. C h i l d e r s b u r g Quarterback Austin Douglas managed to get off one clean pass deep down the sideline hitting his favorite target and Childersburg’s best threat Syheem Young who went up and took the ball before advancing into the end zone for their first score. Tallassee now led 14-6 with the missed PAT.

The Tallassee defense began to simply overwhelm Childersburg with gang tackling while forcing several fumbles two of which were recovered by Nick Talley and another by Jacob Burton. Jacob Baker, Xavier Williams, Troy Nabors, Trent Cochran-Gill and Logan Goodman all harassed the Childersburg offense all night long forcing numerous mistakes. Meanwhile Casey Baynes scored his second rushing touchdown of the first half from 15 yards out and Trent Cochran-Gill also added his second rushing touchdown of the half from 4 yards out to close out the scoring in the half with Tallassee leading 28-6 at intermission. Tallassee again struggled in the second half to be consistent on offense. The Tigers did add their third and final score of the night after Logan Goodman recovered yet another Childersburg fumble at their 26 yard line with 5:39 to go in the third quarter Baynes seized the opportunity to help put Childersburg away in two plays as he ran the ball in from 7 yards out for his third rushing TD of the night. Childersburg would add a late TD with the same combination of Douglas to Syheem Young making the final score 35-12 Tallassee. Tallassee goes to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in area play. Coach Battles applauded his troops to fighting hard, playing together and overcoming a difficult night filled with too many flags to even count. Tallassee returns home to face a strong challenge from tough area foe Munford next Friday night.

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Handley 47, Elmore County 21

Terry Sanders/ For The Wetumpka Herald

Junior Ryan Orr makes a tackle Friday night for the Panthers as they dropped a region game on the road to Handley 47-21.

Handley Tigers take down Elmore County By William Carroll The Wetumpka Herald

The Handley Tigers took early control against the Panthers of Elmore County High School and didn’t let up, winning the contest Friday night 47-21. The Tigers accounted for 35 first half points before cruising in the second half to a victory over the Panthers. The Tigers got the scoring underway on their opening drive with a 71 yard scoring march, punctuated by a 21 yard touchdown run from Tiger senior running back Spanky Watts which put the Tigers up 7-0. The Panthers dropped the ball, literally on the next drive as a fumble deep in Panther territory gave the Tigers a short field. In short order, Watts rushed for his second touchdown and a 14-0 Panther lead. After an Elmore County punt, the

Tigers again drove down the field, this time netting 60 yards on the drive and finishing with a one yard touchdown run from Junior running back Joshua Hatcher pushing the Tiger lead to 21-0. The Tigers would extend their lead further to 28-0 early in the second quarter with a 13 yard touchdown pass to Hatcher. The Panthers would finally get on the board late in the second quarter with a 58 yard scoring drive. On fourth and seven, Panther senior quarterback Will Venable hit senior Tyric Belyeu for a 12 yard score to bring the Panthers within three scores at 28-7. The Tigers though would get one more touchdown just before the halftime whistle sounded going 50 yards and taking a 35-7 lead into the break. The Panthers were able to out score the Tigers 14-12 in the second half thanks in part to an 83 yard

touchdown run by sophomore D.J. Patrick early in the third quarter that made the score 35-14 in favor of the Tigers. The Panthers also added a 59 yard touchdown pass from Venable to Belyeu in the fourth, which brought the score to 41-21, but a late Tiger touchdown finished off the scoring at 47-21. In addition to the scoreboard, Handley dominate in first downs and total yardage, netting 27 first downs to the Panthers 11 and 483 yards to the Panthers 281. Both teams had two turnovers on the night and time of possession was nearly even. For the Panthers, Venable was 9 of 25 passing for 125 yards and two touchdowns. D.J. Patrick was the leading rusher with 133 yards on 13 carries. Ryan Orr lead the defense with eight tackles and one interception on the night. Panther Head Coach Norman Dean

said that his team needed to cut down on mental mistakes to have opportunities to win games in the future. “We have to quit shooting ourselves in the foot,” Dean said. “We’ll just have to come back Monday trying to work and trying to get better. “It is a long season and we are about at the half way point. If we can stop these mistakes we might be able to get on a winning track again.” Dean said there were some bright spots for his team in the loss. “Tyric Belyeu had a good night and D.J Patrick made a good long run for us,” he said. “We are going to have to use those positives and build on them.” Next week, the Panthers will face the Childersburg Tigers in a home region game in Eclectic. The Panthers will enter the game 2-2 overall and 0-2 in Class 4A Region 3 play.

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Central Coosa 22 Prattville Christian 33

Cougars unable to overcome obstacles in loss By DAVID GRANGER Outlook Staff Writer

Prattville Christian held on for a 33-22 win over the Central-Coosa Cougars at Panther Field in a Class 3A, Region 3 contest in Prattville Friday night. The win evens Prattville Christian’s record at 2-2 on the season and 1-1 in Region 3. With the loss Central drops to 1-2 on the year and 0-1 in Region 3. “We didn’t have a very good week of practice and I knew going in that we didn’t,” said Central-Coosa head coach Barry Simmons. “I’d seen it all week and I warned them every day, ‘Hey, you better get serious or we’re going to go down there and get our butts beat.’ “They were just more physical than we were. The bottom line is they wanted it more than we did.” Prattville Christian jumped out to a 21-6 lead and made the lead stick. Down 33-13 in the game’s latter stages, the Cougars tried to come back. They pulled within the final margin of 11, but could manage nothing more offensively after an attempt at an onside kick failed.

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Leeds was far from finished. The Green Wave scored again when fullback Gaitlin Roberson rushed 12 yards for a touchdown with 7:42 left in the game. After the PAT, their lead over Dadeville jumped to 39-14. Leeds’ final score of the night came as the clock was winding down yet again as running back Jakobi Hunter rushed 5 yards for the touchdown with 31.0 seconds left in the game. One last PAT brought the final score to 46-14, Leeds. Dadeville head coach Richard White said Friday’s

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loss can be attributed to several mistakes. “We played hard the first half but we didn’t tackle well in the second half,” he said. “We never got in rhythm on offense, and our defense stayed on the field too long because the offense could never keep a drive going. Our kicking game was sloppy at best.” Next the Tigers head to Holtville to take on the Bulldogs in search of their second win of the season. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Bulldog Stadium.

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Springwood 54, Edgewood 0

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Edgewood Academy’s size disadvantage was on display Friday night against AISA Class AAA Region 1 foe Springwood as the Wildcats of Elmore County lost 54-0.

Edgewood fights but falls to Springwood By Corey Arwood The Wetumpka Herald

Edgewood struggled through to the bitter end in Friday’s futile game at Springwood School, and fans were left furious as the unforgiving onslaught of the Springwood Wildcat’s starting lineup played on till late in the game driving touchdown after touchdown onto the scoreboard. After it was all over the score was 54-0. There seemed to be little that could be done by Edgewood in their situation where such obvious size advantage, and age differences, were held by the opposing team.

Fans seemed to think that, and the coach seemed to agree. But it did not stop them from trying. “Our kids played hard,” said Coach Eric Folmar as he was walking to where the team had gathered together for a post-game rally. “They’re just you know 13 and 14 years old,” he said. Quarter after quarter as the lead grew and the distance between the score on the board became insurmountable the Wildcats kept getting back up, playing until the final seconds ran out. Early in the game, the Edgewood Wildcats managed to hold back their Springwood rivals leaving the firs

quarter down only by 7. But the gap quickly grew in the second quarter as the rival-Wildcats grabbed three touchdowns sending the game into halftime at 28-0. In the third quarter some good plays were made by Edgewood as they blocked an extra point attempt, and Alex Johnson recovered a Springwood fumble and later gained a few yards off a pass from Undrez Crawford. But it closed out with the rivalWildcats managing two more touchdowns and an extra point, which ensured their lead was too much to match at 41-0 going into the fourth quarter. The rival-cats prowled on though,

as some fans grew more frustrated that the opposing team’s starting line-up stayed in until the final minutes of the fourth quarter. “Right there till about the last 5 minutes they kept their starters in and that’s fine you know, if that’s the way people handle their business that is what it is that’s on them,” Folmar said after the game, when asked about situation and the rumblings from the stands. But another two touchdowns, plus a good kick ended the game at 54-0. Edgewood will return home next week when the Wildcats take on AISA Class AAA Region 1 foe LeeScott Academy.

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Football Statewide scores, AHSAA interclass

Citronelle 35, Leroy 24 Dallas County 34, Selma 18 Notasulga 39, R.C. Hatch 6 Sardis 26, Geraldine 0 Shades Valley 39, Blackman (Tenn.) 29 St. James 24, Fultondale 18

Auburn 31, Prattville 14 Bob Jones 48, Sparkman 26 Davidson 41, Baker 21 Enterprise 12, Jeff Davis 0 Foley 30, Alma Bryant 7 Hewitt-Trussville 62, Grissom 13 Hoover 26, Spain Park 8 Mary G. Montgomery 27, Murphy 17 Mountain Brook 20, Thompson 17 Oak Mountain 34, Vestavia Hills 7 Theodore 35, Fairhope 10

Albertville 42, Brewer 7 Benjamin Russell 40, Chelsea 29 Blount 42, Saraland 7 Daphne 31, LeFlore 0 Decatur 34, Columbia 0 Gardendale 55, CarverBirmingham 18 Hartselle 13, Florence 0 Hazel Green 44, Austin 42 Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 49, Bessemer City 13 Homewood 13, JacksonOlin 12 McAdory 47, Paul Bryant 13 Minor 62, Center Point 14 Muscle Shoals 31, Athens 21 Northridge 31, Brookwood 17 Opelika 42, Chilton County 0 Oxford 52, Cullman 28 Park Crossing 38, Northview 0 Pelham 27, Helena 23 Pell City 35, SouthsideGadsden 21 Pinson Valley 21, ClayChalkville 14 Ramsay 48, Hueytown 16 Sidney Lanier 42, Russell County 14 Spanish Fort 43, Robertsdale 0 Wetumpka 54, Stanhope Elmore 37 B.C. Rain @ Gulf Shores 5A Alexandria 45, Boaz 0 Arab 34, Crossville 7 B.T. Washington 36, Rehobeth 0 Beauregard 49, Sylacauga 21 Briarwood Christian 15, Wenonah 14 Calera 45, CentralTuscaloosa 22 Carroll 35, Headland 0 Charles Henderson 37, Greenville 26 Cleburne County 40, Valley 20 Demopolis 49, Marbury 7 East Limestone 53, Ardmore 21

Etowah 14, Guntersville 7 Eufaula 17, Central-Clay County 10 Fairfield 12, Woodlawn 7 Hayden 14, Curry 0 Jackson 48, Wilcox Central 6 Jemison 28, Sumter Central 20 Lee-Huntsville 34, Brooks 28 (OT) Lincoln 13, Talladega 6 Mae Jemison-Huntsville 35, St. John Paul II Catholic 6 Moody 27, Shelby County 20 Mortimer Jordan 48, Corner 27 Pleasant Grove 38, St. Clair County 9 Russellville 41, Lawrence County 27 Scottsboro 62, Douglas 6 St. Paul’s 32, Williamson 6 Vigor 49, Faith Academy 0 West Point 42, Springville 10

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Abbeville 34, Cottonwood 8 Aliceville 58, Francis Marion 16 Central-Hayneville 54, Calhoun 0 Chickasaw 25, St. Luke’s 19 Cleveland 33, West End 26 Elba 64, Samson 20 Fyffe 50, Westbrook Christian 3 G.W. Long 49, Barbour County 19 Gaston 41, Collinsville 38 Geneva County 35, Ariton 20 Goshen 29, Luverne 13 J.U. Blacksher 32, Choctaw County 12 Keith 22, Billingsley 20 LaFayette 42, Fayetteville 34 Lamar County 24, Mars Hill Bible 18 Lanett 58, Vincent 13 New Brockton 41, Zion Chapel 0 Ranburne 24, Woodland 0 Red Bay 30, Hatton 7 Reeltown 26, Horseshoe Bend 19 Sand Rock 27, Ider 0 Section 60, Asbury 0 Sheffield 35, Phil Campbell 27 Tanner 56, Winston County 8 Tarrant 49, Falkville 22 Verbena 21, Thorsby 6 Washington County 50, Southern Choctaw 48

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Reeltown 26 Horseshoe Bend 19

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Reeltown’s freshman running back Trakevon Hughley, left, looks for running room Friday night. He finished the night with 186 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Rebels over Horseshoe Bend. Above, Drew Hill picks up 12 tough yards for the Generals.

Rebels hold off late charge by Generals to take 26-19 victory BY MITCH SNEED Editor

Reeltown has never lost a varsity football game to Horseshoe Bend, but Friday night they found themselves locked in a battle with a Generals team that showed a lot of heart before the Rebels were able to escape with a 26-19 win. Freshman Trakevon Hughley had another big night for the Rebels, who moved to 2-2 on the season and 2-0 in area play. Hughley had 21 carries for 186 yards and two touchdowns as the Rebels found themselves fighting for their lives late. Reeltown went into the fourth quarter up 20-13 after Hughley went 64 yards for a touchdown. But with 6:06 left in the game, Horseshoe Bend’s Brandon Heard broke

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through the line and then turned on the afterburners and rambled 54 yards for a touchdown. The Generals lined up for the extra point where a kick would tie the game. The PAT tailed off wide right and the Rebels clung to a 20-19 lead. The Rebels tried to grind time off the clock and got a 20-yard touchdown scramble from quarterback Jamon Matthews to put the game out of reach with just 0:55 to play. “I told him to scramble and take as much time off the clock as he could and stay in bounds,” Reeltown coach Matt Johnson said. “But he kept going and I be dog if he didn’t score. I was afraid he had left too much time on the clock. I knew Horseshoe Bend wouldn’t quit.” But the Generals couldn’t move and with no timeouts left, the game ended with an interception by Reeltown’s Joby Newman on a desperation fourth-down

heave by Horseshoe Bend. After a week filled with uncertainty with head coach Jason Franklin and two players suspended following an altercation after last week’s game with Lanett, the effort had Generals assistant coach Jason Johnson emotional after the game. “These guys just fought their tails off,” Johnson said. “I knew they would and couldn’t be more proud of them. That first quarter Reeltown kind of hit us in the mouth and came out on fire. I knew they would, but I was proud of the way the guys just kept coming back. After this week, they showed a lot of heart.” Reeltown did get out of the box quick. The Rebels got a 5-yard touchdown run from Montez Brooks on the game’s opening drive. The big play was a 34-yard pass from Matthews to Randy Woodyard, which set up the score with

9:13 left in the first period. Hughley gave the Rebels a 12-point lead with 6:14 left in the first period. The freshman tailback scored on an 8-yard run that was set up by a short Horseshoe Bend punt. The Generals cut the lead with a 67-yard scoring drive late in the second half. Quarterback Cade Worthy had four completions, two to Leevontae Robinson, including a 14 - yard touchdown with 1:55 remaining in the half. Jose Cruz Torres hit the extra point to make it a 12-6 game, setting up the wild finish. “They are a good football team,” Johnson said about the Generals. “They play hard and they are physical. I knew after watching them against Lanett on video, this had to be the kind of game it turned out to be – physical and down to See REELTOWN • Page 14

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the wire. But it’s exactly what we needed. We needed to be pushed and have to fight for our lives and get a win. That can go a long way.” The Rebels rushed for 336 yards on 49 carries and had 66 yards through the air. Horseshoe Bend’s Drew Hill had 63 yards on 16 carries, but the team finished with just 101 yards rushing. The loss drops the Generals to 1-2 on the season. “We got off to a great start and then we just started shooting ourselves in the foot,” Johnson said. “We have to eliminate the penalties and the mistakes. But even with those, I was proud of the way we got back to doing what we do there late. The offensive line just took over and we played Reeltown football to put it away.”

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Reeltown quarterback Jamon Matthews runs along the sideline for big yardage Friday night. His late 20 - yard touchdown run helped the Rebles ice the 26-19 win.

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Lyman Ward 32 Hope Christian 48

Hope Christian defeats Lyman Ward Military Academy BY BAKER ELLIS Shelby County Reporter

COLUMBIANA – The Hope Christian Eagles continued their 2016 winning ways Friday, beating visiting Lyman Ward 46-32 to move to 3-1 on the season. Hope, which is playing its home games this season at Cornerstone Christian School, opened up a 14-8 lead in the first quarter and went into the half up 38-16 before eventually winning by 14. “It was a good game, we got to

play a bunch of people at the end, which was nice,” Hope Christian head coach Tony Nafe said after the game. “They’ve (Lyman Ward) got a good team, they’ve got some good athletes and a new coach and they’re trying to find their feet, but they never quit.” Juan Cuellar once again led the way for the Eagles this week, as he amassed 102 rushing yards on nine carries and scored three touchdowns on the ground. Cuellar also caught a pass for 28 yards as well.

Josh Patton rushed for 95 yards on 13 carries and scored once on the ground, and was also 4-for-9 throwing the ball for 58 yards. The star of the night however, according to Nafe, was Shane Davis, who finished with 17 tackles to lead the defense. “The star of the game was definitely Shane,” Nafe said. “They were calling his name all night.” With the win Hope moved to 3-1 on the season, and moving into next week’s showdown

with cross-county rival Evangel, Nafe feels better about his team than he has in a while. “This is the best game we’ve played overall,” Nafe said. “We didn’t look this good all of last season. We have some work left to do on offense and defense, but nothing that’s not fixable. I’m not ready to say Hope Christian is back yet, but we’re close. We’re real close.” Hope and Evangel will meet next Friday at the Columbiana Sports Complex for the first 11-man game between the two programs.

ACMS 0 Opelika 30 7th grade ACMS 6 Opelika 49 8th grade

Alex City Middle falls to Opelika for 0-3 season BY CATHY HIGGINS Outlook Sports Editor

Both Alexander City Middle School football teams lost to Opelika Thursday night. In the Wildcats’ third home game of the season, the seventh grade lost 30-0

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Munford 47, Holtville 0

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Munford Junior TaCorrie Russell tears through the Holtville Bulldog defense Friday night. The Lions routed the Bulldogs 47-0 in a Class 4A Region 3 clash.

Holtville shut out by Munford in region clash By William Carroll The Wetumpka Herald

The Holtville Bulldogs continued their winless run again Munford in a Class 4A Region 3 match-up Friday night dropping to 0-3 on the season after a 47-0 thumping at the hands of the Lions. Munford scored early and often,

scoring nearly at will early in the game before taking their foot off of the gas in the later stages of the game. Holtville Head Football Coach Hunter Adams had this to say about his team, “We played poorly, we (the coaches) obviously didn’t do a good job getting kids mentally prepared for the game.”

Adams added that a number of replacement players took the field for the Bulldogs during the game. “We had multiple starters out and did a poor job having their replacements ready to play,” he said. One of those players was senior Zach Weldon, who started at quarterback for the Bulldogs. Adams had praise for his senior signal caller’s

efforts. “Zach Weldon played with great effort tonight in his first start at quarterback.” Junior Evan Headley led all defenders with 11 tackles on the night. Holtville will return home next week when they play region 3 foe Dadeville at 7 p.m. Friday.