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No vote on saggy pants ban

Dadeville City Council hears from two citizens, but takes no action on proposed ordinance By Cliff Williams Outlook Staff Writer

Not a word came from the Dadeville City Council table about the saggy pants ordinance at Tuesday night’s meeting. The council and mayor remained silent as Dadeville’s Trey Foshee and Auburn’s Stu Cookson spoke to the council on the matter in citizens’ communications.

Both do not like the idea of sagging pants but are also against an ordinance banning slacking saying that it limits personal choices and liberties. “I feel that this ordinance is against American liberties that we are allowed,” Foshee said. “I believe in freedom,” U.S Army veteran Cookson said. “I believe in per-

sonal freedom and I believe in personal choice.” Both stated they see problems with the ordinance. “I chose to serve to protect the freedom that we have,” Cookson said. “Who is to say the next council will not pass something more. I cannot sit idly and watch.”

Machen returns to work as city’s finance director

Board votes to align local policy with new state mandate

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Alexander City Finance Director Sandra Machen, right, checks with Alisha Clifton Tuesday morning. Machen was reinstated to her position by the council Monday night.

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A group of six Dadeville businesspersons got a chance to see first-hand the differences in teaching and learning today and when they were younger. The six were those who took advantage of Meet Me at the School, a program put together by the Tallapoosa County Schools to encourage the participation in the See SCHOOL, Page A6

The Alexander City Board of Education on Tuesday night voted unanimously to approve a revision to board policy to guarantee the freedom of religious expression for students. The board voted unanimously to revise the policy to align with state law passed in the most recent regular session of the Alabama Legislature to read: “The Alexander City Board of Education shall not limit expression of religious viewpoints or deny the rights of students to organize religious groups or activities, providing that such protection does not interfere with the educational program of the school system or result in harm to other individuals. “Students are allowed voluntary religious expression in class assignments, coursework and artwork.” See FREEDOM, Page A7

Alexander City Arts set for 47th season

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Less than 12 hours after being reinstated to her job as Alexander City’s finance director, Sandra Machen was back at work trying to sort through financial matters and working on the city’s new budget. The city council voted 5-0-1 Monday night to reverse Friday’s firing of Machen by Mayor Charles Shaw after a lengthy executive session. People who were in the meeting said the discussion became heated at times, with City Attorney Larkin Radney repeatedly telling Shaw that the matter was handled poorly and warningthat the chain of events could leave the city in a precarious legal position. As Machen was waiting for her office to be opened so she could begin her day, she said she didn’t want to talk about her termination, but instead thanked everyone who has supported her. “It’s good to be back,” Machen said. “I appreciate the positive vote from the See FINANCE, Page A6

“I think we should not use our position to force these type of things on people,” Foshee said. “If we want to strip our neighbors of their individuality, then vote for the ordinance.” Foshee thinks that it will lead to more trouble for police and the youth in the area.

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Alexander City Arts Inc. is set to start its 47th season next week with the Wetumpka Depot Players bringing Smoke on the Mountain to the BRHS Auditorium Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. According to Beverly Thomas, who is on the group’s program committee, they like to present a variety of shows that include local talent. “We want to offer a variety,” Thomas said.

“Some like musicals, some like bands and some like choral. We limit our outreach to the southeast but we also want to bring local performers, too. Those locals happen to be quite good.” Alexander City Arts is also bringing the big band sound to the stage in Alexander City with the Capital Sounds Concert Band from Montgomery on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. “Since it’s close to Veterans Day, they See ARTS, Page A5

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DEAR ABBY: I am a 24-yearold woman and currently live with my boyfriend. We have a child. Before we started living together, we discussed having an open relationship. We realized how messy it can be, so we agreed on having a “free pass” with ONE person, ONE time. I have met that person; it is a woman. At first, my boyfriend was OK with it. But now that I’m ready to do it, he’s acting jealous. I told him I would stand by his side if he changed his mind about me doing this, but I’m excited to experience this alone and not have him involved. Help, please, Abby? -- CARRYING OUT THE PLAN IN CALIFORNIA DEAR CARRYING OUT: Your boyfriend may be feeling insecure because he is afraid of losing you. But this is what he agreed to -- a “free pass” with one person. If you feel you need to further explore your sexuality and he is unwilling to allow it, then it’s time to rethink your rela-

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tionship with him because you may not be as suited to each other as you both thought. And, by the way, the same may be true for him. If he needs someone who is a one-man woman, then you may not be it. DEAR ABBY: My son “Pete” is a felon from an incident that cost him six years in a federal penitentiary. He has one more year left on parole. He married a professional “psychic” he met online who we believe has borderline personality disorder. There have been several instances of serious physical abuse toward my son. He is constantly trying to adapt to her ever-changing moods to

reduce these conflicts, to no avail. Yesterday she smashed a coffee pot into Pete’s face, causing a 3-inch gash. Then she took his guitar and smashed in the windows of his truck. When she’s not violent, she threatens to kill herself. She recently moved here from the U.K. and must maintain a living situation with her husband for at least a year to establish citizenship. Pete wants to stick it out for the sake of his wife’s daughter. I think my son should call the police and make a report, but he is afraid of how she would and will retaliate. She knows his background and could accuse him of anything, if it comes down to a “he said/she said” situation. I’m not sure what to do, Abby. Any thoughts? -- DESPERATE MOM IN MARYLAND DEAR DESPERATE MOM: For his own safety, your son should not continue living with someone as volatile as this woman. Pete could be even

more seriously injured in her next attack if he stays. When she acts out again -- notice I didn’t say “if” -- I agree that he should call the police and make a report. He should also go to an emergency room for treatment and to have his injuries photographed. If his parole officer doesn’t know what has been going on, he or she should be informed. If Pete thinks his wife could harm her daughter, he should report it to child protective services. He should never have allowed himself to be held hostage by her threats to kill herself, which is classic emotional blackmail. This “citizenship” marriage has been a sham from the beginning, and your son should end it. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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his first year of the quadrennium has been an interesting mix of politics in the Heart of Dixie. At the heart of the news and interest has been the continuous wrangling over the General Fund budget. From the get go, Gov. Robert Bentley has taken a gung ho approach to raising taxes to bolster the beleaguered General Fund. Beginning in January, Bentley laid down his proposals for the legislature to increase revenue to solve the problems and predicted shortfalls. He relentlessly stayed on course with his intentions. His resolve to raise new money never wavered, although his proposals changed numerous times. The legislature, which is over two-thirds Republican, systematically and consistently rebuked their fellow Republican governor and turned thumbs down on his onerous new tax ideas. These GOP legislators are real Republicans. They are as conservative as their constituents, who sent them to Montgomery. They are reflective of their views. Therefore, they are adherent to the cardinal rule of Republicanism: “No new taxes.” There is a maxim and indeed fundamental element of constitutional government that the governor proposes and the legislature disposes. The legislature controls the budgeting of state government. The governor implements the execution of state operations. This legislature has made it clear that they could not care less what Bentley offers. He has been rendered irrelevant in the budget process. Bentley probably should not waste time offering any more proposals or proposed budgets his remaining three years as governor. He is essentially a lame duck for his remaining term. He has been relegated to cutting ribbons his remaining days in politics. Bentley probably wishes he had never run for governor. It has cost him his marriage of 50 years and over 50 percent of his lifetime savings of 40 years as a successful dermatologist. This exclusion of the governor

ing the Democrats from having any say on anything. The real caveat is that they will not accept the fact that a three-judge federal panel is reviewing a decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court that the legislature’s 2012 redistricting lines have some racial problems. There is a good chance that these federal judges will make them all run again next year. See you next week.

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is nothing new and not exclusive to Bentley. This legislative independence has been evolving for 30 years. In the 1960s and 70s George Wallace controlled the legislature as though it was an appendage of the governor’s office. However, beginning with Fob James the legislature started to exert itself and take control. They pretty much kicked Fob to the curb. During Bob Riley’s eight-year tenure, the legislature simply threw his budgets in the nearest trashcan. Most legislators did not even attend Riley’s opening session legislative agenda speech. They at least were courteous to old Bentley because they seemed to like him. Like most people, he reminded them of an old shoe. However, they will probably ignore him the rest of the quadrennium. Well if you think this first year of the four year stint has been tumultuous for the legislature, you ain’t seen nothing yet. 2016 portends for some serious disruption. It is a given that the Speaker of the House, Mike Hubbard, will be on trial in Lee County. He is facing 23 counts of ethics law indictments. Regardless of whether he is convicted, his trial begins in March and will probably last six weeks or more. This means that he will not preside as Speaker for the paramount portion of the legislative session. This will render the House of Representatives rudderless. They are accustomed to following Hubbard like puppets, so they will be like subjects without a king to guide them. The Senate is made up of 25 Republicans and 10 Democrats. The Republicans are divided into three camps and most of them perceive themselves to be mini governors who want to offer their own agendas. The only thing they are united on is keep-

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The 46th year reunion of the Laurel High School Class of 1969 was held at the Cooper Recreation Center, Saturday, Sept. 19. “We came together as enduring friends who intend to respect each other no matter what our diﬀerences may be. We are thankful that this opportunity for fellowship exists, and above this, the chance to share in a benevolent way towards the Crisis Center in Alexander City. Class members in attendance were Martha Allen, Abber Shelton, Linda Nix, Mae Ruth White, Minister Georgia Staples, Belinda Holley, LM Hunter, Minister Larry White, Johnny Spivey, Constance McElrath, Jacqueline Jones, AJ Jones, Minister Alice Hall, Minister Douglas Lurns, Clarence Kelly, Glenn Robinson.

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CITY FEST: The Goodwater City Fest will be Sept. 26. All vendors, groups, soloists, rappers, and etc. are invited to attend and perform. For more information contact: Jessie Odum at 256-307-0147 or Brenda Simmons at 256-794-0727. BENCE FAMILY REUNION: The Bence Family Reunion will be Sept. 26 at Zion Hill Baptist Church on County Road 79. The reunion will begin around 11 a.m. Bring a covered dish for the noon meal. DRUG TAKE BACK: Walgreens in Alexander City is hosting a drug take back event Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local law enforcement will be on site to collect old and unwanted prescription and over the counter medications. No questions will be asked. GERMANY FAMILY REUNION: The Germany family reunion will be held Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Daviston Community Center. Things will start around 11 a.m. with lunch at noon. Bring a covered dish and join us. If you have any questions, contact Johnny Germany at 256-234-7380. BENEFIT SINGING: The will be a benefit singing for Waylon Smith at New Hope Baptist Church Sept. 26 4 - 7 p.m. Donations are welcomed to help with medical costs and amputation of his leg. Singers include All For Him, God’s Mercy, and Heaven’s Express. TOY RIDE: The 3rd Annual Don Smith Memorial Toy Ride is Saturday, Sept. 26 starting at the Sportplex. Sign up at 10 a.m. and kick stands up at 11 a.m. $20 per bike and antique cars. For More information contact Tony Harris at 256-794-2969. BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: The 15th annual Titus Bluegrass Festival is Saturday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $5 for ages 12 and over and free to children. Grab a lawn chair and head to the Titus Community Center to the likes of Prattville’s Glory Band,Solid Blue, Magnolia Drive and Baily Mountain Band. HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE: The last Tallapoosa County Hunter Education Course before the 2015-2016 hunting season at the Hackneyville Community Center. The course will be Sept. 26 from 7:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. To register for the course go to outdooralabama.com/hunting/education or for more information call Jerry Brown at 256-839-5154. MEN AND WOMEN CONFERENCE: Peace and Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a Men and Women Conference Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. with guest speakers Deacon Calvin Kelley and Sister Jahazel Hooks. CEMETERY CLEANING: Coger Hill C.M.E. Church in Daviston having a cemetery cleaning Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. until.

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SINGING: The Dye Family will be singing at Old Union Baptist Church Sept. 27 5 p.m. Fellowship and food to follow. MEN AND WOMEN DAY: Centerview Missionary Baptist Church in Camp Hill is celebrating men and Women Day Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. Guest minister is Rev. S. Dewayne Drakeford. CHURCH HOMECOMING: Early Rose Missionary Baptist Church is holding homecoming services Sept. 27 at 2:30 p.m. The pastor is Rev. Berlyn D. Norris. Guest pastor will be Dr. James O. Blackmon. BLOOD DRIVE: LifeSouth Community Blood Center is hosting a blood drive Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Winn Dixie of Alexander City. CHURCH HOMECOMING: Coger Hill C.M.E. Church in Daviston is hosting homecoming Sept. 27 at 11 a.m.

September 27-30 CHURCH REVIVAL: Marshall Street Church is hosting revival services Sept. 27-30. Sunday services will be at 10:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. and Monday Wednesday services will be at 7 p.m.

September 28 HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Buddy Simpkins will present “Best of Jazz and More” at the Sept. 28 meeting from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION: The next meeting of the Alexander City Ministerial Association will be Monday, Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at GAP Fellowship Church (next to Big B Barbecue. There will be consideration of ways to increase the participation of ministers in monthly meetings. Mrs. Rachel James, a skilled beautician, will inform ministers of a helpful ministry which she wants to begin. All Christian ministers are invited. For more information, contact Michael Waldrop, president at 256-329-9593, Lewis Benson, vice-president at 256-215-4327 or Bill Middlebrooks, secretary at 256234-3371.

September 28-30 CHURCH REVIVAL: Early Rose Missionary Baptist Church is hosting revival services Sept. 28-30 at 7 p.m. nightly. The pastor is Rev. Berlyn O. Norris. Guest pastor will be Rev. Kevin Brown. CHURCH REVIVAL: Coger Hill C.M.E. Baptist Church is hosting revival services Sept. 28-30 at 6:30 p.m. nightly. Rev. Tyris Holt is the guest speaker.

September 30 CHEESE SALE: The women of the First United Methodist Church are again taking orders for “Say Cheese” a fundraiser for the ministries of First United Methodist Church through the UMW. Sales will start on Sept. 1 and continue thru Sept. 30, to place an order contact Harriett Goodwin at 256-234-7545 or Pam Young at 256-234-0706. The cheese balls offered for sale will be Spicy Senorita, Festive, Holiday, Old English Cheddar, and English Bleu. Pickup will be on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the FMU Fellowship Hall. Deadline to order is Sept. 30.

October 2-3 YARD SALE: Trinity United Methodist Church located beside Russell Medical Center will be hosting a yard sale Oct. 2 and 3 from 7 a.m. to noon.

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BI-ANNUAL MEETING: Holly Springs Baptist Church and Cemetery Association in Coosa County is holding its bi-annual meeting Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. at the church. All members please attend. YARD SALE: GAP Fellowship Church at 1660 Highway 22 West is hosting a yard sale Oct. 3 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Great deals on designer clothes, hats, shoes, household items and baby items. Get them while they last.

October 4 CHOIR AND USHER DAY: Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church is hosting its annual choir and usher day Sunday Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. MCCAIN FAMILY REUNION: The McCain family reunion will be held on Sunday, Oct. 4 starting at noon at Mt. Zion Baptist Church located in Clay County. For information call Bobby Traylor at 256-825-9695. CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: Town Creek Baptist Church will be celebrating it 76th year on Sunday, Oct. 4 starting at 10:30 a.m. Music will be provided by Heaven’s Express with an open mic for those wishing to participate. Dinner Will be served on the grounds. CHURCH HOMECOMING: The Elder Congregational Church in Dadeville is having homecoming Oct. 4 at 11 a.m. Clyde Coker of Alexander City is the guest speaker. Gospel singing will follow the service. CHOIR DAY: Mt. Lovely Baptist Church in Camp Hill is celebrating their Annual Choir Day Oct. 4 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. McClinton Hall and Loving Peace Baptist Church will be our guest.

October 5 HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Jay Lamar will present “Alabama Treasures: A Century of Great Writers” at the Oct. 5 meeting from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

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council. I would also like to thank all those that took the time to support me at Monday’s meeting. I hope to continue to serve the wonderful people of our great city.” While Machen was gracious, some residents weren’t quite as tame in their comments. On social media, residents were saying plenty about the distractions caused by the most recent chain of events. “Why not follow the rules and regulations that have been place for years?” said Jim Fuller in a post to the Outlook’s Faceboook page. “If the city attorney didn’t think it was inappropriate he would have not said so. I think the council members are

doing their job. You are right about one thing, with a business as large as the city, there needs to be a qualified manager. We don’t need the mayor – we need a city administrator.” Sheila Walls Ray called the events an “embarrassment.” “The government in this town is a huge embarrassment to all of us,” Ray posted. “It’s a shame when we can’t even invite new businesses to meetings of the council because of fear of embarrassment. It’s becoming a Hatfield and McCoy show between the mayor and the council.” In a letter to the council that will appear in full in Thursday’s Outlook, former council member Bill Young said it was time to stop this kind of

action by Shaw. “You, as a council, have the authority and power to suspend certain duties and powers of the mayor at any time,” Young, who said he is not going to run for mayor, wrote. “I’d like to strongly recommend that you as a council suspend the Mayor’s authority over the finance department and human resources for the remainder of this administration. Allow him to continue to be the mayor and face of the city, but take away the responsibilities in those departments.” It remains unclear what comes next, but the job of finalizing and approving a budget remains a priority. The current budget is set to expire Sept. 30.

School schools of all stakeholders, including elected officials, businesses and parents. “We did this same thing for our elected officials last year,” said Tallapoosa County Superintendent Joe Windle. “Next, we’ll start bringing in the parents.” Those who took part in the program today all came away impressed. “I’m going to tell you, I was absolutely, totally impressed,” said Ed Shikoski, who owns Lake Martin Event Center at the Rodeo Club. “The students were attentive, they were polite, they smelled good, they acted good. They dressed well. The first class I went to was a math class. The teacher had all these new-fangled tools that she could tell with a clicker, okay, 16 of the 18 students got the answer correct and which students didn’t get it correct and why they didn’t get it correct. By the end of the lesson, in 20 minutes, every student was getting 100 percent all the time. They realized what mistake they made in advance of the teacher bringing it up.” Steve Badalamenti, chairman of the Dadeville Public Library’s board of directors, said the way of teaching and learning math that he observed may have made him better at math today had

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he learned that way. “I went to two classes today, a reading class and a math class and I was really impressed with the math class,” said Badalamenti. “It was my first exposure to the new math. I can honestly say that I dreaded math class as a kid. I hated math. It was my worst subject. But if I had been taught the way I saw today, I wouldn’t have dreaded it and I would have been better at it today.” State Farm agent Wanda Ryals felt the same way about the way she saw ninth-graders learning biology. “They had a video going, but it was interactive with them,” Ryals said. “I was like Steve, if I could have learned it that way, I would have enjoyed it better myself. So it was all good.” According to Windle, what the visitors had seen were examples of how a generation that has taught itself how to use technology learns in the classroom. “I think what I hear all of you saying is that you see them involved in their learning,” said Windle. “And it goes back to what we talked about earlier that they teach themselves in many cases how to use that smart phone, so they’re used to being involved in their learning.

They want to be involved in their learning and we have to let them be involved to teach this digitized generation that we’re dealing with.” Badalamenti added that the teamwork – and that every team seemed to have a leader – was beneficial as well. “When I was coming through math, and any other class actually, you’re in your seat and you didn’t talk to anybody, you didn’t look at anybody, but here they were in groups of three or four and I guess going on the principle of the cream always rises the top, there seemed to always be one kid at each table saying, ‘No, no, no, no ‘,” Badalamenti said. “Not giving them the answer, but the logic behind it. And it just made so much more sense than keeping everybody separate.” Linda Andrews, executive administrator of the Dadeville Chamber of Commerce, noticed that the learning environment – as well as some interaction between students and teacher – was different from in her days as a student. “The one thing that was very different to me was that they didn’t have individual desks,” said Andrews. “Everybody was kind of

at a long table all together. The kids were very wellmannered. The other thing that I saw was that they all answered, but there was no yes ma’am, no ma’am. Everything was yes, no, yes, no. They were all respectful, but that wasn’t like it was for me.” Peggy Bullard, owner of Dadeville’s Little Lambs and Ivey Day School, had the lone negative from Tuesday’s group. “I’m glad to know that all the schools have epipens,” Bullard said. “We had an experience at the daycare 15 years ago where a child got in an ant bed and she almost died.” Bullard did notice, however, that there were no operative intercoms in either the nursing station or the lunchroom, one of the places a child is most susceptible to an anaphylaxis incident due to a food allergy. “I’d be happy to help raise the money to fix that,” Bullard said. Windle promised that when another group – which may include some or all of the visitors from Tuesday – comes in the spring, the intercoms would be operable. “We’ll get that fixed,” he said.

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“We are trying to keep our kids out of trouble,” Foshee said. “An ordinance like this would be another law to break – an easier law to break. I think the police have enough to worry about without this dress code ordinance.” Cookson thinks it should be like the old saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” “I find it hard to believe that a person’s character can be portrayed by what they wear on any given day,” Cookson said. Foshee thinks the council’s time could be better spent. “I feel like there are more important issues for us to deal with that would actually improve the quality of life here,” Foshee said.

An ordinance on the matter is not likely soon. At the Sept. 8 meeting Dadeville City Attorney Robin Reynolds advised the council that it would take sometime to draft the ordinance before he could present it to the council. The sagging pants issue was first brought before the Dadeville City Council by council member Frank Goodman at its Aug. 25 meeting Goodman explained the reasoning at the Sept. 8 meeting. “It is about respect,” Goodman said. “Who is going to respect you if you don’t respect yourself. The reason I brought this up is I think people deserve respect

when they are in public. I think slacking is disrespectful. I think it gives our younger generation the wrong impression of what is cool.” Also at the Sept. 8 meeting council member Stephanie Kelley expressed her wish to bring gender equality to the ordinance. “I think for girls, with these shorts up so high looking like under garments and dresses so short, I don’t want us to be showing favoritism.” City attorney Robin Reynolds explained to the council Sept. 8 that it would take some creativity on his part to write the ordinance. “If the council wants me to write in something for the females – it will take a little creativity on my part,”

Reynolds said. The subject has brought the international spotlight on Dadeville. As of Tuesday afternoon just under 200 websites had stories about Dadeville and slacking published from the likes of the New York Daily News, People Magazine and entertainment gossip site perezhilton.com. The issue has been highlighted by national network news organizations also. At Tuesday’s council meeting the council • heard from the Ethan Club about a Color Run Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. • set the time for trick or treat to Friday, Oct. 30, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. • approved the minutes of

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the Sept. 8 meeting. • approved a resolution to move ahead on the courthouse square project. • heard that they need to wait to hear from the state on a building and driveways for the DHR building before they can move ahead with easements. • agreed to allow the Pentecostals of Dadeville

to rent the recreation center while they move to a new location. • appointed Raphelia Forbus to the mental health board. • approved the removal of a tree in the right of way of a city street that is a hazard. The next Dadeville City Council meeting is Oct. 13 at 5 p.m.

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“This is something that, in practice, we’ve been doing,” said Darrell Cooper, superintendent of Alexander City Schools. “We just need to adopt it as our policy.” The Board also heard a presentation from Beverly Price, director of secondary schools for the Alex City Board, on Scantron Analytics, a package of analytical data that provides school administrators with near-instantaneous information on enrollment, attendance, discipline, college and career readiness and more. Auburn City Schools and Alexander City Schools were the first systems in the state to purchase the Scantron package for aggregating data. Price ran through a few screens of data on discipline showing absence rates, disciplinary referrals and course failures illustrating how the data can be analyzed at the touch of a button by race, gender and other factors. Price and Cooper talked briefly about identifying gaps between groups. “It’s great to be able to

identify where the gaps exist, but what are we doing to address those gaps?” asked board member Dorothea Walker. “That’s what we’re looking to do,” responded Cooper. “But we just started identifying where the gaps exist. Once we identify those, we can begin to develop strategies to address those gaps. We do have some plans with regard to gap strategies, but they are not as specific as we’d like them to be.” The School Board also heard the first reading of a proposed board policy revision that would expressly require that any student dismissed from a previous school system for disciplinary purposes would have to satisfy the requirements of the dismissing system before he or she could be enrolled in the Alex City system. “I think we have policy that aligns with this, but, again, we just want to do this for clarity,” said Cooper. In other action, the board: • Approved a change in the salary schedule for technology technician to correct

an error in the required hours of work • Approved the agenda for Tuesday’s board meeting and the minutes from the Aug. 18 and Sept. 10 meetings; • Heard and approved the financial report from Rhonda Blythe, chief financial officer for the school system; • Approved one resignation and two new hires (bus driver and information technology technician); • Approved several mini

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LOOKING TO SPOIL THE PARTY No. 8 Dadeville hopes to ruin Tallassee’s homecoming in battle of the Tigers By Robert Hudson Outlook Sports Editor

When the No. 8 Dadeville Tigers hit the road on Friday night, they will be hoping to spoil the homecoming festivities for another set of Tigers. The Dadeville Tigers (3-1, 1-0 Class 4A-Region 3) will face the Tallassee Tigers (3-2, 2-1 Class 5A-Region 3) on Friday at 7 p.m. Richard White, head coach of Dadeville, said his team has been working to adjust to the basics of a Tallassee offense that throws a lot of different looks at its opponents. “They run that box offense and they do a few other things, too,” White said. “They’ve got about three or four different offenses out of 15 different formations. It makes you have to spend time on all that stuff. It wastes your practice time, but you have to be prepared for it. We’re trying to get the basics covered instead of trying to cover it all.” While Dadeville struggled to stop the run early this season against a tough Beauregard squad, White said reading the offense will play a huge part in how well his team adapts to the run-first Tallassee Tigers. “We’ve got to tackle better and figure out where we’re supposed to be. The main thing is read your keys,” White said. “Sometimes, key reads take you to the football, and I’m hoping that’s what will happen. If we read what we’re supposed to read and getting to the football,

then we’ve got to wrap folks up and get them on the ground. We have to hold their gains to a minimum, get some three-andouts and put the ball back in the hands of our offense.” Offensively, White said Dadeville has been looking to keep up the positive momentum it has developed running the football in back-to-back wins over Childersburg and Holtville. “We’re still working on some running game stuff. We’ve done decent the last couple of games,” White said. “We’re working on a lot of the same stuff as far as getting better at what we do offensively. Offensively, we’re about where we need to be.” White said special teams and the field position battle will play a big factor in who wins on Friday night. He said Dadeville has been working on its kick coverage to adjust to the lack of a long-distance kicking game. “It’s the kicking game that we need to improve. We’re still not where we need to be with the kicking game and I don’t know if we’ll get there,” White said. “Our kids do the best they can, but we don’t have a kid that can kick it deep. Our kickoff coverage is not where it needs to be, so we may have to make some changes there. We need to get some kids on the kickoff team that want to run down full speed and tackle somebody. “Kicking game is going to be a key in the whole thing, and us playing better defense than we’ve played at times this year.”

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Dadeville’s Margarius Buchanan rushes up the field during a game earlier this season against Beauregard. Dadeville will travel to Tallassee on Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoﬀ.

Rebels ready for Elmore County By Willie Moseley The Tallassee Tribune

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Reeltown’s Alex Giddens wraps up Horseshoe Bend’s Drew Hill during last week’s game in Reeltown.

In a tough contest against area opponent Horseshoe Band last Friday, the Reeltown Rebels came away with a 12-0 win, and RHS head coach Jackie O’Neal is hoping to build on that victory. One difference, however, was having had a bye the weekend before the HBHS game. “It’s different this week, because we don’t have two weeks to prepare,” O’Neal said of the upcoming away game in Eclectic. “We controlled the tempo (at Horseshoe Bend), but seemed to selfdestruct at times when our offense got inside the 20-yard line. We did well on defense, but I’m disappointed that we didn’t score anything on the offensive side.” Reeltown’s two touchdowns came off of a punt return and a returned fumble for a touchdown, as both scores came in the first half. “I don’t know if the week off hurt us, but we definitely were near as sharp as we could have been,” said O’Neal.

O’Neal claimed that he pretty much knows what to expect from coach Norman Dean’s ECHS Panthers. “Their approach is what they’ve been doing for the last 10 years,” he said. “They’re going to run the spread and they’re going to play tough defense, so we pretty much know what we’re going into, and what they’re going to do, so that means this is going to be about how well we execute.” ECHS is the third Class 4A team that Class 2A Reeltown has played this season. “That was not by design,” O’Neal said of having to play Childersburg (a Reeltown win) and Dadeville (an RHS loss) as well as Elmore County. “We needed to play some decent opponents, and the 4A teams we’re playing are good, quality teams.” O’Neal also noted that ECHS is “skilled, and they’ve got a big offensive line. It’ll be a straight-on game, and will be well-played by both sides.” The game is set for 7 p.m. at Elmore County High School in Eclectic.

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any point during Gus Malzahn’s tenure as head coach or an assistant. Of course, stars don’t mean everything… obviously. In all fairness to the defense, the Tigers have played seven freshman (redshirt and true) for quality minutes in crucial situations this season. Unfortunately, that does not extend to the linebackers who, have been horrendous. The defensive line has held its own, but they are getting no help whatsoever. Offensively, Jeremy Johnson simply hasn’t played very well at all. It appears to me he has tunnel vision and a QB cannot succeed in the SEC with that limitation. There is immense talent at the wide receiver position and the

running backs are high quality. The offensive line has underperformed as a whole and that is very disappointing. Coaches – Gus Malzahn has been at the college level since 2006 and his offenses have always been very productive. However, they have been at their best when he has an elite athlete at QB who is an explosive running threat. His offenses also need to be in rhythm to be effective. Auburn has not been in rhythm yet in 2015 and Jeremy Johnson’s strength has always been advertised as his arm. Chris Todd broke several AU passing records as QB in 2009. That offense was productive, but the Tigers also went 8-5. Will Muschamp is as good a defensive coordinator as there is in the country. Auburn has tried four different coordinators since 2009 and the defense still looks exactly the same. There were always legitimate excuses about how good the previous three guys were. There are no excuses any longer. IT’S

THE PLAYERS! Muschamp will make Auburn better. It might not be this year, but it will happen. For now, we’re going to find out who really wants to play. Scheme – A perfectly designed play will never work if it’s not executed properly. If one man misses a block, the whole play is blown up. What is wrong with Auburn? A lot of things. They need to block better. They need to tackle better. They need to coach better. They need to play harder. Every single individual player needs to do their job on every single play of every single game. That’s the only way this debacle is going to get any better. I know this might sound premature, but this Saturday is Auburn’s season. If the Tigers lose to the Bulldogs, they will not win more than five games. If they can find a way to rally themselves and win, eight wins is not out of the question. It’s a far cry from preseason expectations, but it’s reality. Graham is a sports columnist for The Outlook.

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the Auburn Woman’s Satellite Day Bible Study Fellowship. We are currently registering ladies who are interested in studying the Book of Revelations. The course, study guides, seminars, and lecture notes are free. This is interdenominational and open to all women. The location is Parkway Baptist Church Holliday Hall, 766 East University Drive in Auburn. We meet on Thursdays from 10 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. We will love to have you there. Bible knowledge is not required. Come learn, share, and fellowship. For further information, contact Tricia at 334-546-1386. For further information on Bible Study Fellowship go to https://www.bsfinternational.org. AMATEUR RADIO CLUB: The Lake Martin Amateur Radio Club meets from 6 to 7 p.m. the second Thursday of every month at the Alexander City Airport Terminal Building with dinner and fellowship following at a local area restaurant. Amateur radio license exams are available after the meeting by prior arrangement. The club also meets on the air (Alabama Emergency Net Victor) on the first, third, fourth and fifth Thursdays

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antastic weather and a little rain to cool it all off was welcome. The dogs’ yard where the four of ours play, even though it has grass, was getting to be somewhat of a dust bowl from all of the ‘action.’ The 10th annual Bark in the Park at Fort Toulouse in Wetumpka on Sunday Sept. 20, enjoyed good weather and brought about 200-plus dogs to the event, many of which were adopted from the shelter by current owners. Director Rea Cord said she was so happy to see the alumni from the shelter with their owners, obviously loved and happy. The date is set for next year, the 11th annual Bark in the Park, so mark the calendars for Sept. 18, 2016. Birthday wishes to Wayne Glenn of Equality Sept. 26, and two special gals in Nixburg, Jean Baker who lives around the corner from me (and has historical family ties to my home), and Peggie Sue Ott, my best neighbor and caring friend, both celebrating birthdays on Sept. 29. The Alexander City Arts organized in 1968, begins a new 2015-2016 season with “Smoke on the Mountain,” a musical performed by the Wetumpka Depot Players, and showing Thursday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. at the BRHS Auditorium. Set in North Carolina in 1938, the story follows the Sanders Family Singers as they perform at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church’s Saturday Night Gospel Sing. You will enjoy over 30 gospel tunes that bring us all back to a simpler time. Tickets available at the door are $15 for adults and $5 for students with an ID. Children under 12 get free admission. For more information, call John Forrester at 256.750.5712. Equality UMC ‘Chit-Chatters’ group meets Sept. 24 at the Church parking lot at 10:30 a.m. We are set for lunching at Los Mayas Mexican Restaurant in Wetumpka. Everyone is welcome. This is a non-

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denominational group that enjoys good food and the company it brings. More on the great Thomas Jefferson and his yearning to learn all he could in his lifetime. At 16, Jefferson entered the College of William and Mary. He could also write in Greek with one hand while writing the same in Latin with the other. When he was 19, T.J. studied law for five years starting under George Wythe and, at 23, started his own law practice. There will be what they are calling a ‘Blood Moon’ on Sept. 27-28, so, if you are out late, be sure to take a look at the sky. My Mum says that her weather in England was very dry similar to ours, but heavy rains are predicted for the next week. My Mother grew her own climbing green beans from her last years’ seeds and had a bountiful year. There were several pickings every week for Mum and for my sister Sally. Mum starts the seeds in peat pots on her vestibule (front tiny enclosed area between two doors). It collects the sunshine and the plants grow well until she gets them outside. Then they really take off. A good job for 85 years old. Enjoy the super weather, and until next week, keep smiling.

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