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Utility rate increase could fund new city pool

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

During recent work sessions Tallassee’s City Council discussed the upcoming fiscal budget. In that meeting Councilman Darrell Wilson suggested adding a line item for the construction of a new city

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pool. A new city pool has been the topic for many debates in recent years and a few proposals have been brought before the council. This time, however, one thing is different. There may actually be funding for this new pool in the form of restructuring city bonds. Because rates on

for lenders. The debt to equity ratio measures the riskiness of a city’s financial structure. The ratio reveals the relative proportions of debt and equity financing that the city employs. Lenders and creditors closely monitor it, since it can See UTILITY • Page 9

these bonds are much lower than the current rates, refinancing bonds already held could generate significant savings and allow for a line item added to the 2017 budget for the construction of a city pool. In order to restructure these bonds the city must present a debt to equity ratio

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A.C.T.S prepares for Christmas program By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

A member of the Tallassee Police Department found himself on the wrong side of the law last Wednesday after the Tallapoosa County Grand Jury filed an indictment against 23-year-old Smirnoff Brandon Smirnoff for assault. The alleged assault occurred earlier this year after Smirnoff assisted other officers in the pursuit of a suspect who was attempting to elude police on an ATV. “The vehicle was eventually stopped and the driver was taken into custody,” Police Chief Jimmy Rodgers said in a statement to The Tribune. “It was at this point, See ARREST • Page 9

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Dr. Jose Reyes, Principal at Tallassee Elementary, explains the significance of the monument dedicated to Mrs. Diane Haak, a former first-grade teacher, near the tree planted in her honor on the second anniversary of her passing Thursday morning.

Teachers remembered at Tallassee Elementary STAFF REPORT Tallassee Schools

On Sept. 1, teachers and students at Tallassee Elementary School took time to remember a beloved teacher, Mrs. Diane Haak. Mrs. Haak spent more than 40 years of her life in education, over a decade of those serving the students in Tallassee. Mrs. Haak’s passion was teaching children

to read, as she knew that it was this skill that would open so many doors for those she served. “We wanted to take this day to remember a life well lived. Mrs. Haak was one of the most well respected teachers in the community and she was just a quality human being. You would not ever find a person who worked harder than Mrs. Haak or put See REMEMBER • Page 3

As the year progresses, A.C.T.S. in Tallassee is preparing for the upcoming Holiday Season. For years the A.C.T.S. program, also known as Association of Christians in Tallassee for Service, has assisted neighbors who find themselves in need. The program will begin taking applications for the upcoming Christmas Program beginning Monday, Oct. 3. The application process will remain open until Oct. 13. This year’s Christmas program is for all children up to 14 years old. “After we finish taking applications, we will start sorting out ages and gender and then the volunteers will start shopping accordingly,” said Barry Adair Director of A.C.T.S. The A.C.T.S. program depends See PROGRAM • Page 3

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Ron McDaniel and Dr. McCoy check the eyesight of fifth-graders Carlos Washington and Connor Keahey. Every year the Lions Club of Tallassee sponsors the yearly eye exams. Each year the club checks the vision of all first- third- and fifth-grade students who are enrolled in Tallassee City Schools.

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Obituaries Patricia Flournoy

Patricia Lazenby Flournoy of Eclectic, AL, passed away on September 6, 2016. Born in 1936, Mrs. Flournoy remained a lifetime resident of the Good Hope community. She is preceded in death by her parents, Kyle and Essie Lazenby; husband, Robert Flournoy; and grandson, Christopher Flournoy. Mrs. Flournoy was a graduate of Elmore County High School and Troy State University. She retired from a career with the Civil Service at Maxwell and Gunter AFB in Montgomery, Alabama. A lifelong member of Good Hope Baptist Church, she enjoyed positions on various committees and as church clerk. Patricia was a talented musician and lovingly served

as church organist for forty years at Good Hope. She is survived by her son, Marcus Flournoy of Montgomery, AL; daughter and son-in-law, Amelia and Chris Bussjager of Marietta, GA; three grandchildren, Kyle Flournoy of Plano, TX and Avery and Jack Bussjager of Marietta, GA. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 am, Friday, September 9, 2016, at Linville Memorial Funeral Home, with funeral service following at 11 am with Rev. Kenny Hill officiating. Burial will follow at Good Hope Cemetery, Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com. Linville Memorial Funeral Home Eclectic, Alabama

Delores Brooks

Mrs. Delores Brooks, 77, of Tallassee, passed away September 15, 2016. She was born April 5, 1939. She is survived by her husband, Dan Brooks; son, Jeff Brooks (Lisa); grandchildren, Autumn Brooks, Danielle Hawthorne, Jeffrey Hunter Brooks, Cory Eckstein and Cody Eckstein and great grandchildren, Olivia Hawthorne and Anzlee Eckstein. The family has chosen cremation, arranged by Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial. com. Linville Memorial Funeral Home Eclectic, Alabama

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Eddie and Mary Christ will hold the title of Yard of the Month during September. The Christ’s live on Riverhills Drive. Some may recognize the Christ family for their spectacular Christmas lights that they display each year. Pictured from left are Laurie Rygiel, Michone Roye, Mary Christ, John David Lambert, Eddie Christ and Kat Raiford.

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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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tax receives the most significant weight, followed by property, sales and fuel taxes. According to the study, Tallassee and Wetumpka retirees making $50,000 both would pay $6,256 income taxes and a 0.29 percent property tax rate. For Tallassee sales tax was calculated at $766, while Wetumpka was a bit higher at $880. Tallassee was $17 higher on fuel taxes at $291 to Wetumpka’s $274. Tallassee rates a 58.19 in tax friendliness while Wetumpka rates a 56.28. Other cities in the top 10 included Attalla, Greenville, Harvest, Roanoke, Meridianville, Boaz, Fort Payne and Guntersville. According to the study, Alabama is in general a tax

friendly state for retirees. The study states, “Retirees who own a home in Alabama benefit from some of the lowest property tax rates in the country. On the other hand, sales taxes in Alabama rank as the third highest in the U.S.” Property tax rates in Alabama are effectively 0.43 percent according to the study, with an typical homeowner paying only $528 annually in property taxes, which is about one-fourth the national average. Tax benefits in Alabama also include the fact that Social Security and public pension benefits are not taxed in Alabama.

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heavily on the community’s support. “We have seventeen churches that support us financially and that excludes businesses and individuals,” said Adair. Created in the mid 80’s A.C.T.S. is a 501(c) non-profit organization. “Everything here is donated and when someone leaves here with those items, it belongs to them. There is no expense for the items we offer because it was given to us at no expense,” Adair explained. The Christian organization is also seeking volunteers to assist with the upcoming Holiday Season. For those who wish to donate toys to a particular age

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Remember in the time she did to make sure her students learned. She was student centered. Education and family were her life”, stated Dr. Reyes, principal at Tallassee Elementary School. The school honored Haak with the planting of an oak tree at the front of the school. A small ceremony with family and friends was held to commemorate her service. The time of remembrance held on September 1 was to complete the honoring of Mrs. Haak and what she meant to the school. “The oak tree we planted was thriving and our plans were to wait and make sure we could get the tree to that point. It was always in our plans to place a monument near the tree to complete our recognition of Mrs. Haak. With the help of Jeffcoat Funeral Home and input from key members of the TES family, we believe that we have added a very nice tribute to her memory that will remain

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here on our campus for years so that people will remember her. The inscription on the monument really does a great job of honoring her and I would encourage former students and community members to stop by and read the words we have chosen. It is just a really nice way to keep her memory alive”, said Dr. Reyes. Several members of the school community were present to include members of Mrs. Haak’s immediate family, teachers and students at TES, and representatives from the Central Office. The gathering, in honor of Mrs. Haak, brought back to the TES faculty and staff memories of another former educator who dedicated her life to the students of Tallassee. “As we placed the monument near the tree for Mrs. Haak, I could not help but think about another special place on our campus honoring another beloved mem-

ber of our TES family, Mrs. Linda Erb. A former counselor, Mrs. Erb began teaching in Tallassee in 1987 as a third grade teacher. Although I never had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Erb, several of the veteran teachers spoke up quickly when I asked for them to help me know who she was,” remarked Dr. Reyes. Veteran teachers Donna Cunningham, 4th grade, and Jerri Brantley, 2nd grade, spoke about Mrs. Erb and what she meant to the faculty, staff, and students at TES. “Mrs. Erb and I started teaching 3rd grade the same year. She quickly became a very close friend of mine. She was an outgoing, people loving person. She enjoyed singing in the First Baptist Church choir and had a beautiful alto voice. She baked the best cakes. We always looked forward to her making caramel cakes because she made candy for us

out of the leftover icing. She was such a dedicated teacher. Her students and her colleagues all loved and respected her,” stated Mrs. Cunningham. Mrs. Brantley added, “She taught 3rd grade here before becoming the school counselor. She baked and decorated cakes and was great at it. She was very proud of her children and excited when her grandchildren came along. She belonged to the Talisi Women’s Club and was an active member of 1st Baptist Church. Her daughter is Staci Oliver who teaches at SMS. She also has a son, Scott Erb. She was dedicated to her job and the students she served”.

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f this comes off as sort of a catharsis, so be it. It’s been almost three weeks since our dog died. She was rapidly overwhelmed by a sudden digestive tract malady. I’d introduced Josie in this space in 2010, noting that we hadn’t been looking for another pet when we’d adopted her. We had (somewhat-intentionally) been without a pet for some fifteen months when we heard about a litter of DachshundSchnauzer mix puppies that the owner was trying to give away. We took the last female, whose initial looks went through a huge transformation once she matured (Ultimately, the Schnauzer side came through a lot stronger). Her coat was quite odd— coarse and bristly on her back, but there was a plethora of feather-like hair on her legs. She had a ratty-looking tail poking out, with a few wispy strands of long hair on it that hung downwards, like icicles. She developed a full set of whiskers, and had floppy ears that were stubbier than a Dachshund’s. The Missus thought Josie looked “unique.” I opined that she looked like a hairball with legs. But she had the sweetest face of any dog I’ve ever seen. Those

huge brown eyes could instantly melt anyone’s heart. And she had a sweet personality as well. The fact that the Missus retired a few years ago meant that Josie had a companion around the house during the day, and she, er, exploited that opportunity to get as much petting and as many belly rubs as possible. However, when it comes to the proximity of a house pet, one dog’s omnipresence is another dog’s “always underfoot,” depending on the owner. However, we usually didn’t mind her insistence. Whenever Josie was in our faces wanting attention, she got it. For me, the definitive example of Josie’s sweet personality would often happen late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, when I was still working full-time. I was usually up all night delivering newspapers, but if I was ahead of schedule, I’d go back to the house to catnap for an hour or two (max), after stocking about half of the route. When I’d get in at that odd hour, Josie would trot down the hall to greet me, a bleary-eyed look on her face, and then she’d hug my neck. And it was literally a hug. I’d squat down and she would wrap both of her front paws around my neck, pulling me closer until we

The So-Called Column By Willie G. Moseley were, uh, “cheek-to-muzzle.” Her intelligence was scary. She knew that certain words—like a certain hour of the day— meant she was about to be fed, and whenever she heard them, she’d bolt excitedly towards the kitchen —a typical Pavlovian response. And when the Missus and I wanted to discuss her diet without revving her up, we resorted to spelling out words that associated with feeding time. But Josie figured that system out quickly. Whenever one of us spelled out something like “s-i-x,” she would hurry to the kitchen then, too. In the 2010 column that introduced Josie, I opined that she was a mutt, but she was a country litter pup that needed a good home. We gave her one. She reciprocated with constant and unconditional affection. …Which is why losing her so soon and so abruptly hurts so badly. The three dogs we’ve had since we moved to Tallassee in

1994 died from physiological problems at the ages of seven, five, and six and a half, respectively. That’s too young, and it’s happened too often. As relatively young retirees, the Missus and I have got some things we want to do (casual travel, in particular) and we wouldn’t want to have to board a pet for an extended time. We may consider getting another dog later, but I predict it will be a couple of years before we even think about such a move. But even though we’re animal lovers, there’s also the disheartening question of whether we should even consider pet owner-

ship again. There seems to be sort of a “Is it three strikes and we’re out?” mentality fluttering around within our sorrow, like some dark, malevolent moth. …Because for us, this kind of redundancy has gotten tiresome. Having to go through such heartache and grief so often wears down your soul. Obviously, Josie will always be missed, more than words can ever describe. Willie Moseley is the news editor emeritus of The Tribune and his column appears in this space each Wednesday.

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the elderly have a lot in common. I see it often when I’m speaking or performing comedy. I learned long ago that the young and old alike don’t always get some of my jokes because of the age disparity, which is just fine with me. I wouldn’t get any Harry Potter jokes, so I’ve learned to tailor my set to the age of those in attendance. They also parallel each other with their restlessness. If you can get a kid to sit still for more than 90 seconds, you have achieved quite an accomplishment. Old people, on the other hand, have to get up and move around just for the sake of getting up to move around. Perhaps they’re looking for Circus Peanuts. Who knows? Loudness is their biggest similarity. Kids are kids, so they are going to be loud, which is why it’s never a good idea to bring a kid to an event where someone is speaking. Old people are going to be loud primarily because they can’t hear.

Oftentimes, their significant other has to repeat what I said directly into their ear, loudly at that. They also carry on conversations, loudly at that. Sometimes, they even answer their cell phones, loudly at that. The good news about this latest gig is that I didn’t have to deal with very much of this at all. They were one of the kindest, sweetest crowds I’ve ever had. They were like family. I believe there were more people, per capita, lined up after the show to see me and to shake my hand or hug my neck than I’d ever had before, and that’s saying something. I’m from East Alabama, so my neck gets hugged a lot. We’re some huggers around here in case you didn’t know. 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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Most legislators heard about special session on TV news

olks, I have been observing and participating in the legislative process for over 50 years. Lest you think I am real old, I started paging in the legislature when I was 12, served in the House of Representatives close to two decades, and have been reporting on the legislative process for now close to two decades and I am here to tell you I have not seen a more up-and-down roller-coaster ride than the recently completed special session to deal with the lottery issue. Extraordinary special sessions of the legislature are the way to go to get something accomplished if you are governor. The legislature has to address the topic for which the governor has called the special session. It is called “the call.” During a regular session there are 500 bills introduced, granted a good many are local bills. However, there are a great many significant bills as well as the budgets. Therefore, there are a myriad of issues that the legislature can hide behind or get lost in the shuffle. The lottery issue has been looming for years. In fact, the Democrats in the House have been proposing it for close to a decade with the proceeds going to education, much like the Georgia lottery. Don Siegelman’s lottery would have passed in 1999 if the opponents had not created doubt at the last minute about sweetheart deals and chicanery hidden in the proposal. It has now been asleep for 16 years. In the interim, every state around us has started a lottery or full-fledged casino gambling with substantial money being reaped by our sister state’s governmental coffers. Over the years, there has been an incremental weakening of moral opposition in the Heart of Dixie to purchasing a lottery ticket. There is still a 30 percent pious opposition in the state. That same percentage would also oppose drinking, dancing, and listening to secular music. Interestingly, there was about a one third bloc of senators and representatives, almost all Republican, who refused to let their constituents vote on the issue based on their piety. Even though the majority of the folks they represent would vote for the lottery if given the opportunity. My political observation is that their vote to disallow their people the right to vote may come back to haunt them come reelection time in 2018. People are actually incensed that the legislature could not simply pass legislation to let them keep their money at home. The lottery issue is a constitutional amendment and requires a three-fifths vote in both chambers to get on the ballot. That is 21 out of 35 votes in the senate and 63 out of 105 votes in the House. Then it would go on the ballot and you would vote yes or no. Polling indicates it would pass by a two-thirds vote. Our good ole Dr. Gov. Robert Bentley decided that the money-eating monster in the General Fund, Medicaid, needed feeding. Therefore, he called the special session and requested that the legislature address more funding for Medicaid. Ole Bentley really is a good man, being a doctor he believes in providing adequate medical care for Alabama’s indigent older and younger people. Sixty-six percent of nursing home residents are on Medicaid and most of the children in the state are on Medicaid. Bentley is a good ole guy but he is not much of a politician or governor. The legislature has pretty much relegated him to being about as relevant as he was as a back-bench member of the House. However, in the past year he has become not only irrelevant, but somewhat of a joke. Bentley called the session and most of the legislators heard about it on the news. A special session can last 30 calendar days and 12 legislative days. There was an Aug. 24 deadline to get the initiative on the November general election ballot. He should have called the special session for July 15, not Aug. 15. That is about the only input he would have anyway. On another note, Bentley has pretty much been a failure in the legislative process. However, he deserves credit for showing resolve and statesmanship when it comes to standing up to the Vegas/Indian casino gambling interests and not succumbing to their intimidation. His decision to follow the constitution and leave the promulgation of the local casinos in the hands of the local sheriffs is to be commended. 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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'See you on the radio'

’ll see you on the radio,” the tag line of CBS Sunday Morning host Charles Osgood, will be spoken for the final time on September 24. Osgood, who has worked both the radio and television divisions of CBS News since the late 1960s, is retiring from the TV side. This means he will no longer be a part of the newsmagazine CBS Sunday Morning, a program he has hosted since 1994. The bow-tied Osgood, now in his mid-80s and recuperating from knee replacement, has been rumored to be on the retirement chopping block for a couple of years now, but kept showing up for work. As he asked recently, “why would anyone not want to work” with the journalists and producers who put together such a unique program each week? CBS Sunday Morning is in a class by itself. Begun in 1979 with

the same. Osgood bring along his Bird’s did quirky poetry recita(memorably, Eye View tions “POSSLQ”) and truly By Michael talented piano composition and performance Bird skills. But his calm, reassuring presence On the Road host connected the various Charles Kuralt, Sunday stories from CBS correMorning has mainspondents, and always tained its slow pace and made the viewer feel focus on what unites happy just to be alive. us, rather than divides The show usually us. The segments are features lengthy prolonger than on other files of artists and newscasts, and there are entertainers, as well as no gimmicks or “gotbook and film reviews cha” moments – which and a healthy dose of probably explains why nature. As Kuralt put Sunday Morning has it, he wanted Sunday dominated its time slot Morning to be a telefor a couple of decades vised version of a now, handily beating Sunday newspaper, Meet the Press with stretched out to 90 minChuck Todd on NBC, utes. Fox News Sunday with Charles Osgood’s Chris Wallace on Fox, departure certainly and This Week with leaves some big shoes George Stephanopoulos to fill. Rumors of his on ABC. successor have floated When Osgood took for a while: Jane over the show in 1994 Pauley, formerly of the upon the retirement of TODAY show; substioriginal host Kuralt, tute host Lee Cowan; nothing changed – and CBS This Morning the set even stayed Saturday anchor

Anthony Mason are on the short list. What is fascinating is that Sunday Morning, from its opening strains of “Abbersalen” played by Wynton Marsalis, has remained so true to itself despite all of the changes in our society’s viewing habits and interests over the years. This show is not for the short attention span; it’s for people who truly want to learn about and appreciate things. Osgood has done such an admirable job, it is difficult to imagine Sundays without him. But we’ll still be able to hear him broadcasting his short form feature The Osgood File over the CBS Radio Network a few times each week. And so, while it’s true – “I’ll see you on the radio” – Sunday mornings won’t be quite the same. Bird is a longtime educator and columnist for The Tribune.

Dreams take us all sorts of places

as it President Nixon that said as far as he knew he’d never dreamed? I think it was him but that doesn’t fit me at all. I’ve dreamed all of my life, sometimes I dream of things that happened when I was a child and other dreams happen when I’m grown. One crazy dream I’ve had more than once is a dream about summer camp with the National Guard. I go through the entire camp before I realize that I’ve been out of the guard for many years. I don’t guess anyone else notices it because nobody mentions it. I’ve written about a dream of real incident that happened to me when I was a small boy. I lived in West Tallassee and walked across the bridge to East Tallassee to see a movie. I started home after the movie and there were two grown boys on the bridge. They grabbed me by the overalls I was wearing and held me over the bridge. A car stopped and they pulled me back as the driver of the car gave

The Coffee Breaker By Ronald Brantley them a hard scolding. They didn’t realize what this did to me for I’ve had a terrifying dream about this incident many, many times since then and even today I can hardly walk past that spot. Have you ever dreamed you were in a building and couldn’t find your way out? You go from room to room and get more and more confused. The dream always ends without me ever finding a way out. Most dreams I have I forget almost as fast as I have the dreams but some few I’ll remember for a long time. Another oddity, I’ve experienced is that I’ve been dreaming, wake up, go back to sleep and start dreaming the same dream again. My brother was about five years older than me. When we were young boys he’d have such bad dreams that he’ be afraid to go to sleep again. He’d

wake me up and I’d stay awake until he fell asleep then I would cuddle up against him and we’d sleep the rest of the night. I’d say, what were you dreaming about? His answer would be, dead people. He was about 12 and he died at 19. All dreams aren’t bad. I’ve had some that after I awoke I wished I could go back to sleep and continue the dream. I’ve had dreams of my daddy and I fishing from our boat on Lake Martin. It’s always late in the evening and the water is slick as glass without a ripple or wave and we are casting in a certain area. I can’t remember if we catch any fish or not but I can remember the pleasure of the dream. I got that same feeling the other day when my son and I went out on Lake Yates. We had a 1961 Mercury motor on a fishing boat of the same age that my daddy and I had fished from. The motor was performing perfectly after being stored for many years and completely reworked by Jack

Hudson. As we passed the many fishing spots that we’d fished many years ago I could sense the fish lurking there waiting for us to cast a lure be we didn’t carry a fishing rod. I can’t remember ever dreaming a funny dream, I’m not saying I haven’t but I just don’t remember one. I’ve seen babies dream and be smiling and I’ve seen my dog sleep with a happy look on his face. I’ve also seen the dog groan and let out a bark. That’s when I say, he’s chasing rabbits. The last dream I remember I was at my mama’s house. I’m sleeping in the middle room when I looked at mama and daddy’s bedroom, I saw a hand reach around the door and turn the door knob. I hollered very loud “Ronnie.” It was so loud that it woke me up. I’ve had good ones and I’ve had bad ones. I wonder what dream comes next? Ronald Brantley is a Tallassee resident and a regular columnist for The Tribune.

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I’m just saying

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tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,” (Matthew 12:36) I spent a fair amount of time while I was growing up in trouble for things I said. As an adult, I’ve said more than a few things I regretted. I’ve always been a talker, and we who talk a lot have many opportunities to say wrong, hurtful or careless things. I suspect I’m not the only one who feels the sting of James’ words: “For we all stumble in many ways, and if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body” (James 3:2).

“I’m just sayin’” is a popular phrase that our culture learned from some character on a television show or movie a few years ago. Do you know anyone who says it? Do you? Folks usually use it right after they’ve said something that could offend, hurt or anger the other person in a conversation. It’s as if we mean the harsh, judgmental or rude thing we just said was only casual talk, not to be taken seriously. We intend “I’m just sayin’” to remove the offense of the previous statement. Jesus warned that we are accountable to God for the careless words we speak, when he said, “I tell you, on the day

MIKE MCELROY East Tallassee Church of Christ

of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak.” How would an awareness of accountability for our words affect our everyday speech? A sense of accountability would make us more careful about what we say. As Jesus put it, “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than that comes from evil” (Matthew 5:37). Words have meaning. We use them to communicate thoughts and

express emotions. If we say dishonest or manipulative things, we’re guilty of using words to deceive and mislead people who hear us. Surely we need to think about what we say. Being conscious of our accountability would also help us think about how we say the words we speak to others. If the meaning is important, the manner is equally so. As I’ve heard a few times through the years, “It wasn’t so much what you said as how you said it.” Paul was talking about how we talk when he exhorted, “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer

each person” (Colossians 4:6). If accountability would help us with the meaning and manner of our speech, it also calls us to examine the motive behind our words. Why do we say the things we do? Is it to call attention to ourselves, to hurt people or to retaliate for something that was said to us? Or do we speak intending to bless and help the people who help our words? Paul had something to say about this, too: “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear” (Ephesians 4:29). Do

you intend your words to be conveyers of God’s grace? You and I need to think carefully about what we say, how we say it and the motive behind saying it. We shouldn’t think that sticking “I’m just sayin’” after our words removes accountability for what we’ve just said. Mike McElroy is the preaching minister of East Tallassee Church of Christ in Tallassee, Alabama. He is the author of The Abiding Companion—A Friendly Guide for Your Journey Through the New Testament, available from Amazon.com.

Religion Briefs Tallassee Church of Christ

Announces our new minister, Charlie Boddy. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. Worship Service begins at 11 a.m. Sunday evening service begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday night services begin at 6 p.m. Visitor’s welcome at all services 334-2835437 209 Gilmer Ave.

Episcopal Church of the Epiphany

On Sunday, Sept. 25 at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, Maurice McCord will facilitate a discussion of the Lord’s Prayer, and at 10:30 a.m. he will lead the congregation in Morning Prayer. For more information,

visit the church website: http://epiphanytallassee.org/

Carrville Baptist Church

Sunday, Sept. 25, join us for our Fall Community Celebration. There will be inflatables, games, a train, pony rides, food and much, much more. Our regular Sunday Services are Sunday school 9:15 a.m., morning worship 10:30 a.m. and all Sunday evening activities are at 6 p.m. Our Wednesday night activities are at 6:30 p.m.

St Paul United Methodist

Family and Friend Day, Sunday Sept.

25 at 2 p.m. Rev J.D. Oliver will be the Speaker of the hour St. Paul Church Family. Rev. Hazell Stoudmire

Notasulga’s First Assembly of God

Will hold Homecoming on Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. until. Speaker will be David Bozeman.

Salem Macon Baptist

Forever Young will meet on Tuesday Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Jan Griggs Martinez will be our speaker. She will be speaking on Alabama Baptist State Missions. Learn about what we Baptists do for God in Alabama. Bring a covered dish and some-

one with you.

East Tallassee United Methodist Church

The “River’s Edge Flea Market” is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. All vendors are welcome: new items, old items, crafts, youth groups, ball teams, baked goods, produce and food. The flea market is sponsored by the East Tallassee UMC and is located across from City Hall. We will offer various priced booths. To reserve a space call Joan Wood at 334312-4913. All proceeds raised by ETUMC will be used for church-sponsored programs.

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

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Autumn is in the air! It is one of the four seasons that we experience each year. The leaves turn vivid colors and then fall from the trees. The weather cools off, and many people begin to enjoy sports, such as football. Hayrides and pumpkins are everywhere you look, and hot cocoa is served to all. These are a few of the things that come with the season of Autumn! $XWXPQ RU )DOO LV WKH WKLUG RI IRXU VHDVRQV ZH H[SHULHQFH LQ D FDOHQGDU \HDU 7KH ÂżUVW GD\ of Fall coincides with the Autumnal Equinox when the Sun is directly over the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere and occurs around September 23. The farther away we are from the sun, the cooler and shorter the days will become. Many activities occur at this time because of the nice weather. Oktoberfest is celebrated in many parts of the World, and Thanksgiving is celebrated in November in the United States. Animals begin to gather food in the Fall and make preparations for the Winter months. Birds begin to migrate south for the Winter, and farmers harvest their crops.

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n 2013, the Auburn Tigers won the SEC title and led the nation in rushing offense with 328.3 yards per game. The Tigers didn’t lose a home game all season and came up just 13 seconds short of their second national championship in four years. My, how times have changed. Does anyone have a spare flux capacitor I could gerry-rig in my Ford E-150 to do a little time traveling? I miss 2013 more and more every day. Auburn actually rose all the way to No. 2 in the country in 2014 before losing to Mississippi Graham State in Starkville on a rainy Saturday afternoon in mid-October. The Tigers would rebound with a home win over South Carolina and a road win over Ole Miss to secure a No. 3 national ranking one week into November. Believe it or not, that win over South Carolina in 2014 was the last victory over an SEC opponent in Jordan Hare Stadium and we’re still waiting for another one. Auburn only has five victories at home since Nov. 1, 2014. Those wins came against Samford, Jacksonville State in OT, San Jose State, Idaho and Arkansas State. Obviously, the Tigers could not capitalize on their latest opportunity against an SEC rival at home falling to Texas A&M 29-16 this past Saturday night. After Auburn made it look easy last week (or perhaps Arkansas State was the one who made it look so easy), the offense sputtered again for most of the night against a quality opponent. Sean White may not be a SEC quality quarterback, but it’s very difficult to evaluate because I do not believe he has been put in a position to succeed. White’s strength is his accuracy throwing the football. Against A&M, he was not allowed to throw the ball downfield hardly at all. Malzahn chose to run practically his entire offense within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage. Auburn threw the ball on first down a little more, but they were mostly lateral passes, which do nothing to soften up the defense. The Aggie cornerbacks were jumping routes and crashing the line of scrimmage which, in turn, disrupts the Auburn running game as well. I know Texas A&M has a dangerous pass rush, but not taking advantage of the Aggies aggression by throwing deep with double moves was flat out poor coaching. There were also some ridiculous play designs, which, again, reflect poorly on the coaching. Texas A&M DE Myles Garrett is considered one of the best players in all of America. The Tigers left him unblocked on several occasions and were asking right guard Braden Smith to pull across the formation and pick him up in less than a second. I don’t blame Smith. It is literally physically impossible for him to keep his assignment. I would’ve thought that was obvious after the first time they ran it, but they actually continued to run it several more times. The AU offense now ranks No. 128 out of 128 teams in tackles for loss allowed. The defense continues to give maximum effort and continues to keep Auburn in ballgames despite a loathsome offense. It will become harder and harder for that effort level to remain high if the offense doesn’t start carrying its own weight. I wholeheartedly believe Auburn has the talent to beat LSU and end this ridiculous conference-losing streak. However, my faith that Gus Malzahn can figure it out and put a consistent product on the field is all but lost. Andy Graham writes a regular sports column for Tallapoosa Publishers.

Tallassee’s youngest volleyball team kicked off the week of play with a loss to Park Crossing. This is the team’s second loss to Park Crossing; however, the competition was not evenly matched as Tallassee’s middle school team faced Park Crossing JV team. “They held their own and played pretty well. They were playing 9th graders. It’s good for them to see that that type of team, a little older,” said Head Coach, Katie Hayley. The loss to Park Crossing brings the middle school team’s season record to 6-4. Tallassee’s volleyball teams had another good week of play. The varsity and JV Tigers took on Dadeville’s varsity and JV volleyball teams Thursday and both teams walked away with a victory. The JV walked away with 2-0 sweep over the Dadeville Tigers. Tallassee’s varsity team also swept the completion with a 3-0 in straight sets. The win over Dadeville bring the varsity season record to 7-1 and 3-0 area play. The JV’s season record stands at 5-0. The Tigers traveled to Marbury Saturday to participate in the Marbury Invitational Tournament. The invitational included volleyball teams from Marbury, Chilton County, Isabella High School, Holtville, Dallas County and Billingsley. Tallassee placed third in the tournament. While the win does not affect the season record, Coach Hayley believes this was a good experience for her team. “It was good for us to play that caliber of teams, from all different classifications. You go to a tournament and you get four matches in a day. That’s always good,” she said. The Tigers will take on Elmore County Tuesday at home. The rivalry between these teams runs deep and Hayley says respect runs deep as well. “They always have a great program,” she said. “I have a lot of respect for them. They have a very sound program. No matter who they lose or gain, they are always going to be a sound program. We have to work for every point.” Hayley understands this will be a tough game. However, she believes the Tigers can take the victory. “It’s going to be tough, but I think the girls are ready and motivated,” she said. “It’s not going to be given. You have to earn your victory every time you step out on the court.” With a 7-1 record, the lady Tigers are only improving as the season progresses. “That’s your goal as a coach, to make sure you’re build-

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The varsity and JV Tigers took on Dadeville’s varsity and JV volleyball teams Thursday and both Tallassee teams walked away with a victory. The JV team walked away with 2-0 sweep over the Dadeville Tigers. Tallassee’s varsity team also swept the completion with 3-0 in straight sets.

ing the future and building a program that’s going to be up there for years to come,” Hayley said. “I think we are getting there.” As Tallassee’s volleyball program strengthens, other teams are taking notice. “Saturday we received a lot of compliments from other coaches on how far we’ve come and how much we have improved,” Hayley said. “Those are the best type of compliments because as a coach, all you want to do is see your girls get better everyday.”

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Tallassee High School 2016 Homecoming Court consists of from left Emma Burnham, Hope Sharp, Alethia Gamble, Cayla Champion and Margaret Dean.

Tigers to face T.R. Miller for homecoming 2016 By TIM HORTON TPI Staff

The Tallassee Tigers step out of region play this week to host T.R. Miller for Homecoming 2016. T.R. Miller comes into Friday’s night game with a record of 2 wins and 2 losses including their loss to Mobile Christian this past Friday night. Coach Battles said about the upcoming matchup, “the strength of their football team is the offensive line. They return the entire starting line from last year and they are huge as well as athletic. Coaching legend Jamie Riggs retired and

Coach Andrew Thomas has taken over the program and kept it moving in a positive direction.” Jamie Riggs was indeed a legend in Alabama high school football. He graduated from T.R. Miller then came back to coach them for 20 years while winning four state championships so this is a really proud program that knows how to win year in and year out. “They are a really solid football team all the way around. We will have to correct the mistakes that we made last Friday night if we expect to win. We have to take care of the football,” Coach Battles stressed. Tallassee played

toe to toe with Munford last Friday night, led them at the half and had several opportunities in the second half but just had problems hanging onto the ball. Tallassee fumbled 6 times with Munford recovering 5 of them. Tallassee also had some injuries to deal with last Friday night that caused some new faces to have to fill in to new roles for them. Quarterback Casey Baynes threw more times than he has all year completing 16 passes in 29 attempts for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns, one each to Jacob Burton, Jamarcus Miller and Logan Miller. The Tallassee defense

played really hard last Friday night even earning their first safety for the year when senior Jake Baker used his skill from wrestling competition to “take down” Munford’s big running back (6’3” 220 lb. Tacorrie Russell) in the end zone. Even though Tallassee (4-1, 2-1) lost their first game in area play they are still in a great position to challenge for the area crown. The loss leaves them in a 3-way tie for second place with Leeds and Handley whom Tallassee has already beaten. 1st place Munford still has Leeds and Handley to play.

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Bark in the Park rescheduled for this weekend By REA CORD HSEC Executive Director

ell, on one hand we badly needed rain, on the other it caused us to delay our Bark in the Park to our rain date of Sunday, 25 September but that just means another opportunity for any last minute vendors or activities we can think up! So, update your calendar and smart phones to join us this coming Sunday, Sept. 25, for our 11th Annual Bark in the Park at Fort Toulouse in Wetumpka! The fun kicks off at 1 p.m. and at 1:15 the Wetumpka Police will have the always popular Police K-9 demonstration in front of the Pavilion. At 2:15 Reverend Henderson from Trinity Episcopal Church will

honor all pets & their owners with a Blessing of the Pets followed by the Pup Parade at 2:30 led by Elmore County Education Superintendent Andre’ Harrison and Elmore Township Mayor Margaret White. The microchip clinic and ‘Ask the Vet’ will take place from 1:30 – 3:30 thanks to Tuskegee University Veterinary School. The $25 covers the microchipping and registration. There will be veterinarians and senior students from the Tuskegee Veterinary School on hand if you have questions you would like to ask a veterinarian, - only questions though, there will be no exams, rabies vaccinations or treatments done. Uncle Bob’s Dog House will have yummy

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