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Wind Creek Hospitality feeds Community Hospital employees By CARMEN RODGERS The employees at Tallassee Community Hospital enjoyed an appreciation lunch courtesy of Wind Creek Hospitality on Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. According to a statement from WCH, the organization wanted to say ‘thank you’ to the employees on the frontlines who are “putting yourself at risk for the greater good of our community.”
In a show of appreciation for all the sacrifices healthcare employees are making today and every day, Wind Creek Hospitality provided a meal for the dedicated employees at Tallassee Community Hospitality. It is people like those at Community Hospital who are continually working hard to keep the community safe. The appreciation lunch was provided by Wind Creek Hospitality and catered by Our Place Café in Wetumpka.
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The employees at Tallassee Community Hospital enjoyed an appreciation lunch courtesy of Wind Creek Hospitality on Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
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rove Station in downtown Tallassee is putting the finishing touches on just before opening to the public. This unique venue will offer a bakery and butcher shop on the first floor of the building while upstairs there is an eclectic urban style loft that offers plenty of room for dining in an open kitchen atmosphere. The loft has two bedrooms and two
bathrooms and can accommodate various functions. Amber Bonds will be the executive chef at Grove Station. Chef Bonds, from Millbrook, began her culinary career in a small mom-and-pop restaurant. That was followed by a job in a pizza restaurant. Not long after, Bonds decided to move up to the next level, culinary arts. “While I was in school, I was recruited by the Montgomery
By CARMEN RODGERS The finance committee introduced the 2021/22 Fiscal Budget to the members of the Tallassee City Council during the Tuesday, Sept. 14, regular meeting at city hall According to finance committee chairman Sarah Hill, the new budget has a projected revenue of $11,057,850, with $10,456,260 in expenditures, leaving a projected $601,590 overage. One of the increases in expenditures comes from an increase in the cost of employee benefits. “This includes an estimation of a 7 percent increase for employee insurance,” Hill said.
Country Club and Capital City Club. I decided to leave the pizza restaurant to work at both clubs.” Bonds graduated from Trenholm Community College and went on to work in other wellknown restaurants in the tricounty area. “I opened the Vintage Café,” Bonds said. Bonds was also the executive See SOON, Page A3
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Tallassee ball drop raises over $2K for local scholarship fund By CARMEN RODGERS The Tallassee Rotary Club held its ball drop following Friday night’s football at J.E. Hot O’Brien Stadium. The club sold a total of 439 tickets and raised $3,870. That amount was split 60/40 and Madison Simmons’ ball came closest to pin netting her $1,548. The remaining $2,322 will go to the club’s scholarship fund, which helps a deserving Tallassee High See SCHOLARSHIP, Page A3
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MANN BOLES BEVERLYBEVERLY MANN BOLES Beverly Mann Boles, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the age of 66. She was a retired Registered Nurse, beloved wife, mother, grandmother “BB”, sister, aunt and faithful servant of Jesus. Proceeding her in death are her parent’s Anderson Ray and Willa Dean Mann and her sister, Iris Arledge. Beverly was the cherished wife of Jerry Boles to whom she was married for over 46 years. She was the adored mother of Bonnie Sleight (Paul) and Lesley Cuicchi (Lee). “BB” was admired by her four grandchildren: AnnaBeth, Avery, Andrew and Brooklyn. “BB” will also be missed by her two labrador retrievers: Honey and Walker. Beverly is also survived by four siblings: Allen Mann (Jeannie), Gary Mann (Barb), Harold Mann (Julie) and Brenda Fowler (Buzz); her sister-in-law Pat Fletcher Boles; brother-in-law Danny Arledge. “BB” will be missed by a multitude of nieces, nephBOLES BOLES ews and friends. Visitation will be at Lester Memorial United Methodist Church in Oneonta, AL on Monday, September 13, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., followed by a Funeral Service at 12:00PM. Graveside will follow at Blount Memory on Hwy 132, with Bro. Joe Hastings presiding. The service will be live streamed on the Lester Memorial United Methodist Church site. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Lester Memorial United Methodist Church for Camp Sumatanga. Lemley Funeral Home directing. JUANITA COAN BAKER Mrs. Juanita Coan Baker, a resident of Reeltown, Alabama, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021, at the age of 85. She was born February 6, 1936, in TalIn theAlabama Sept. 1 issue of The Tallassee Tribune lassee, to Albert Lee and Susie Coan.in an article Industrialby Development Mrs.about Bakerthe is survived her sons, Richard Earl Board’s utility extension before the cityJamie counBaker (LaShanne), Robert request Eric Baker (Nancy), cil on Aug. 24, it was reported that KPS, LLC would Coan Baker (Cindy); siblings, Ronnal Coan (Cindy), bring an estimated $8 million This(Anita); figure seven Susan Newman (Floyd Earl), payroll. Tim Coan should have been reported as an estimated annual paygrandchildren and five great grandchildren. She is preroll of $3.8 million. ceded in death by her husband, Robert Earl Baker and grandson Robert Lanier Baker. Mrs. Baker worked for 31 years in banking, loved to work in her garden and was an excellent cook. Graveside services will be Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. at Old Sharon Cemetery in Reeltown, Alabama with Pastor Tim Smith officiating. Jeffcoat Funeral Home will be in charge of all local arrangements. For those who wish to attend, we strongly urge that you please follow CDC guidelines by wearing your mask and practice social distancing.
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Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama WANDA KAY INGRAM Wanda Kay Ingram, 82, of Eclectic, passed away peacefully Monday, September 20, 2021. She was born December 7, 1938. Graveside service will be 10 a.m., Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. David Jones, Bro. Ronnie Knight and Rev. Mitchell Holsomback officiating. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Floried (Gray) Abbott and brother, Kendall and his wife Jane Abbott. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Thomas C Ingram; sons, Johnny Ingram and Chris (Wanda) Ingram; and a loving, extended family. Wanda Kay was longtime member of Prospect Baptist Church. Her hobbies were taking care of her family, including her pets. She enjoyed reading in her younger years. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Ivy Creek Hospice and Home Health, the staff of Apothecary, staff of Dr. Vincent Law and a special caregiver, Hazel Chapman. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Prospect Baptist Church in her memory. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial. com. Linville Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory Eclectic, Alabama
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There was a false alarm call on Jordan Avenue. There was a false alarm call on Kent Road. Animal Control was called the Ashurst Bar Road. There was a false alarm call on Indian Trail. Police made negative contact during a follow-up on Ricky Lane. advice was given, following a complaint of criminal mischief on West Butler Street. Negative contact was made in an investigative follow-up on Wall Street. Negative contact was made during an investigation and a follow-up on Ashurst Avenue. There was an investigative follow-up on 2nd Street. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Voncile Street. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Sims Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Riverside Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Friendship Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Redden Avenue. Advice was given during a citizen inquiry on Freeman Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Parkway. An accident report was made following a vehicle accident on Notasulga Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Barnett Boulevard. A report was made for criminal mischief on Gemmill’s Store Road. Advice was given in a domestic dispute on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given during a verbal altercation on Derry Street. A written warning was given during a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Extra residential patrol was given to 1st Avenue. Extra business patrol was given on Barnett Boulevard. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Gilmer Avenue. Extra residential patrol was given on East Patton Street. Extra residential patrol was given on 1st Avenue. Debris was removed from the roadway on 1st Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue.
SEPT. 14
Extra residential patrol was given a Little Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Barnet Boulevard. There was extra business patrol on Redden Avenue. There was extra business patrol on Gilmer Avenue. There was extra business patrol on Main Street. There was extra residential patrol on Sims Avenue. There was extra residential patrol on Burnt Springs Road. There was extra business patrol on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of a suspicious person on Little Road. Extra residential patrol was given on 1st Avenue. Extra business patrol was given on Notasulga Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A report was made for harassment on S Tallassee Drive. A verbal warning was giv-
en following a traffic stop on Jordan Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Jordan Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Jordan Avenue. Officers assisted on a medical call on 1st Avenue. Negative contact was made during a follow-up on S Tallassee Drive. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Kent Road. There was a follow-up on Ricky Lane. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. There was an animal complaint on Greenwood Road. A report was made for harassment on Barnett Boulevard. Advice was given during a citizen inquiry on red and Avenue. Animal Control was called to Gilmer Avenue Two warrant arrests were made on West Butler Street. Negative contact was made during a welfare check on Friendship Road. A report was made for a walk-in on Barnett Boulevard. A warrant arrest was made on Barnett Boulevard. Advice was given after property was found on Powers Avenue. Advice was given in a citizen inquiry on Freeman Avenue. Advice was given during a motorist assist on AL Hwy 229. There was a false alarm call on White Oak Lane. A report was made following the walk-in on Barnett Boulevard. A report was made for burglary on Old Mill Drive. A report was made for a disorderly subject on Jordan Avenue. Officers directed traffic on Jordan Avenue. A report was made for a walk-in on Barnett Boulevard. There was a false alarm call on Camelia Drive. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Whatley Drive. There was a juvenile complaint on Carr Street. Advice was given in an animal complaint on Washington Street. Extra residential patrol was given on 1st Avenue. Extra business patrol was given on Gilmer Avenue. Extra residential patrol was given on Gilmer Avenue. Extra business patrol was given on Gilmer Avenue. Extra business patrol was given on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a verbal altercation on Washington Circle. Extra residential patrol was given to 1st Avenue. Extra residential patrol was given to Hickory Street. Extra residential patrol was given to Ricky Lane. There was a suspicious vehicle on Al Hwy 229. The roadway was clear following an animal control call on Central Boulevard. A verbal warning was given following an animal complaint on Central Boulevard. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Hillcrest Street. A report was made for harassment on Washington Circle. Extra business patrol was given on Gilmer Avenue. Extra residential patrol was given on 1st Avenue. Negative contact was made following a complaint of a verbal altercation on Redden Avenue. There was a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Gilmer Avenue.
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There was extra business patrol on Herren Hill Road. There was extra business patrol on Barnett Boulevard. There was an extra residential patrol on East Patton Street. A report was made for theft on Notasulga Road.
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Advice was given in a civil matter on Jefferson Street. Advice was given following a complaint of harassment on Jefferson Street. Advice was given in an animal complaint on Ashurst Bar Road. There was a welfare check on Gilmer Avenue. There was a funeral escort on Friendship Road. There was an animal complaint on Riverside Avenue. Negative contact was made in a follow-up on Ricky lane. There was a follow-up on Little Road. An alarm call was canceled on AL Hwy 229. Negative contact was made during the welfare check on Cypress Street. A report was made following a motor vehicle accident on Friendship Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Animal Control was called to Hillcrest Street. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. There was a business check on Kent Road Advice was given following a complaint of harassment on 3rd Street.
SEPT. 16
A report was made for a domestic dispute on Freeman Avenue. There was a business check on Gilmer Avenue. There was a business check on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Notasulga Road. Officers directed traffic on AL Hwy 229. There was an animal complaint at Executive Park Drive. Advice was given in a civil matter on Jordan Avenue. Officers assisted medics on Hickory Street. A report was made for theft on 3rd Avenue. A report was made for a juvenile complaint on Freeman Avenue. Advice was given in a citizen inquiry on Barnett Boulevard. An accident report was made following a traffic accident with no injuries on Jordan Avenue. Advice was given for trespassing on Jordan Avenue. There was a domestic incident on S Tallassee Drive. There was a juvenile complaint on Freeman Avenue. There was an animal complaint on Ladys Lane. There was a traffic accident on private property on Gilmer Avenue Advice was given in a juvenile complaint on Freeman Avenue. Information was exchanged in a private property traffic accident on Gilmer Avenue. Negative contact was made following a complaint of trespassing on Pinehurst Street. Advice was given in a walk-in on Barnett Boulevard. Advice was given during a fight on 3rd Avenue. A warrant arrest and a report were made for a domestic dispute on Notasulga Road.
SEPT. 17
Negative contact was made following a complaint of trespassing on Ira Street. Advice was given following a complaint of trespassing on Gilmer Avenue. There was an abandoned vehicle on AL Hwy 229. A report was made for a domestic complaint on Clover Street. Officers assisted a motorist on Gilmer Avenue. There was a follow-up on Ricky Lane. Negative contact was made while assisting another agency on Lily Avenue. Negative contact was made following a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Mill Circle. Advice was given in a civil matter on Roberts Street.
A report was made for harassment on 2nd Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of theft on Jacob Court. Advice was given in a juvenile complaint on James Street. A warrant arrest was made on Kent Road. An accident report was made following a traffic accident on Gilmer Avenue. Officers assisted a citizen on 3rd Avenue. A report was made for theft on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given in a welfare check on Hornsby Drive. Advice was given following a report of gunfire on Sims Avenue. There was a business check on Notasulga Road. A report was made in a domestic dispute on Washington Street.
SEPT. 18
There was a business check on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Notasulga Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Ashurst Avenue. There was a business check on Kent Road. There was a false alarm call on Hanil Drive A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A citation was issued following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A citation was issued following a traffic stop on Gilmore Avenue. Advice was given during a citizen assist on Barnett Boulevard. Advice was given, following a complaint of trespassing on Gilmer Avenue. A citation was issued during a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of harassment on Friendship Road. No report was taken following an accident with no injury. A citation was issued following a traffic stop on N Ann Avenue. There was a business checking on Gilmer Avenue. An accident report was made following a traffic accident on Friendship Road. Advice was given in a citizen assist on Barnett Boulevard. Advice was given in a citizen assist on Barnett Boulevard. A report was made for a domestic dispute on Poplar Street. Officers assisted medics on Quail Run Drive.
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Negative contact was made during a motorist assist on Lower Tuskegee Road. Advice was given following a complaint of a suspicious person on Freemen Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Freemen Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Central Boulevard Advice was given following a complaint of a disorderly subject on 3rd Street. Advice was given following a complaint of a disorderly subject on Marvin Avenue. Negative contact was made following a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Gilmer Avenue. A report was made following a citizen inquiry on Barnett Boulevard. Debris was removed from the roadway on Herd Street. Advice was given following the plight of suspicious subjects on 1st Avenue. There was a VIN verification on Gilmer Avenue. Officers advised following a verbal altercation on James Street. A report was made for a domestic incident on Gilmer Avenue. Extra business patrol was given on Gilmer Avenue. There was a citizen assist on Gilmer Avenue. Extra residential patrol was given to 1st Avenue.
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chef at Coosa Clever in Wetumpka. According to the owner, Corrie Sid, Grove Station aims to open on Sept. 21. But some issues could cause some delay. “We are trying. It really is the supply chain breakdown. Our oven is on backorder. It’s scheduled to be here on the 30th. We can open without it, we’ll have to be limited on what we choose to do,” she said. At this point, Sid said she can see the finish line. Grove Station will offer select beer and wine. Patrons can purchase wine in a bottle and six packs of craft beer. “We can sell it by the glass too,” Sid said. There will be 24 seats available in the downstairs space, but the establishment will not be a sitdown service-style eatery. “Even though our space is all open, we are not a full-service restaurant,” Sid said. “You’re going to order and find a place to sit. It could be in our place, or it could be somewhere else.” Food orders will be delivered in takeout containers. “We really are a salad and sandwich shop,” Sid said. “We have a whole section of walk up and pull out of the cooler, and take it with you.” The food served at Grove Station may have a traditional name, but the recipe may not be a local custom. “We’ll have a chicken salad. Ours doesn’t have any mayonnaise in it. We are doing an Asian-based chicken salad with fresh red and yellow peppers, cilantro, soy sauce, and sesame seeds. Something a little different. And you would get it in a to-go container,” Sid said. Sid said there could be a few other foreign-inspired menu items, and she gave an example of customary popular Parisian style cuisine. “We are interested in a French baguette sandwich. Not your typical Subway sandwich. This sandwich is very traditional in Paris
BEVERLY MANN BOLES BEVERLY MANN Beverly Mann Boles,BOLES went home to be with the Lord Beverly Mann Boles, went9,home Lord on Thursday, September 2021toatbe thewith agethe of 66. on Thursday, 9, 2021 atNurse, the agebeloved of 66. wife, She was aSeptember retired Registered She was agrandmother retired Registered Nurse, aunt beloved mother, “BB”, sister, and wife, faithful mother, “BB”, sister, aunt andare faithful servantgrandmother of Jesus. Proceeding her in death her parservant Jesus. Proceeding her Dean in death areand her her par-sisent’s of Anderson Ray and Willa Mann ent’s Ray and Willa Dean Mann and•her sis-A3 ter,Anderson Iris Arledge. www.TallasseeTribune.com September 22, 2021 Page ter, Iris Arledge. Beverly was the cherished wife of Jerry Boles to Beverly waswas themarried cherished wife46 ofyears. Jerry She Boles whom she for over wastothe whom she mother was married for over 46 years. Sheand wasLesley the adored of Bonnie Sleight (Paul) adored mother of“BB” Bonnie Sleight (Paul) andfour Lesley Cuicchi (Lee). was admired by her grandwhere you would go into any also be available. BUDGET Cuicchi (Lee). “BB” wasAvery, admired by her four grandchildren: AnnaBeth, Andrew bakery or boutique type of café “That’s what’s included in the Continued AnnaBeth, from B1 children: Avery, Andrew and Brooklyn. “BB” will also be missed and it’s already done. The sanddinner. We are looking to do pairandbyBrooklyn. willretrievers: also be missed her two “BB” labrador Honey wich is on a sliced baguette, and ings with that. It’s not included by and her Walker. two labrador retrievers: Honey Beverly is also survived This proposed budget as looks to increase pay for it has butter and very nice ham. I in the price. For those who aren’t andbyWalker. BeverlyAllen is alsoMann survived four siblings: (Jeanofficers and otherMann city employees. am talking ham off of the bone, drinkers, we’ll offer beverages, but bypolice fourGary siblings: (Jeannie), MannAllen (Barb), Harold Mann “An eight percent raise for theMann police department, not ham from a bag, not lunch any alcoholic beverages will be on nie), Gary Mann (Barb), Harold (Julie) and Brenda Fowler (Buzz); her minus the Chief of Police, and an increase in pay for meat. Real ham. And cheese, if top of that.” (Julie) and Brenda her sister-in-law Pat Fowler Fletcher(Buzz); Boles; brothWater Treatment Facility trainees, and certified employyou would like it or not. That’s it. While the Seafood Social will sister-in-law Pat Fletcher Boles; brother-in-law Danny Arledge. “BB” will be ees” she said. There’s no lettuce, no tomato, no host 24 seated guests, the venue er-in-law Danny Arledge. “BB” will be missed by a multitude of nieces, nephAnand increase in pay of fornieces, police officers been a topic by afriends. multitude neph- hasBOLES mayonnaise. It’s very basic,” she can accommodate a standing-room- missed ews BOLES During ews and friends. ofVisitation discussion for the council for several months. said. only party of 50. will be at Lester Memorial Visitation will be atmeeting Lester Mayor Memorial an August council John Hammock United Methodist Church in Oneonta, AL on Monday, Sid is a Tallassee native and she “We want community experiUnited Methodist Church in Oneonta, on Monday, September 13, 2021 from 10:30 Higgins a.m.AL - 12:00 p.m., along with Police Chief Matthew asked the folhas no desire to negatively impact ences. We want our community September 2021 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., followed by alook Funeral Service at 12:00PM. Graveside will council to13, at creating a more competitive salary for local businesses of similar nature. to come together and be around lowed by a Funeral Service at 12:00PM. Graveside will follow atpolice Blountofficers. Memory on Hwy 132, with Bro. Joe Tallassee “We are not going to put anyone food,” Sid said. follow Blount Memory on Hwy 132, Bro. Joe Hastings presiding. Theatbudget was only introduced at lastwith Tuesday’s out of business. We are trying to For many practical reasons, Sid Hastings presiding. The service will be live streamed on the Lester meeting. Members of the council will have time to Meelevate the palate, and try to give plans to provide the community The service willMethodist be live streamed on the Lester Memorial United Church further review the projected budgetsite. and will vote on people something that is a little with a unique culinary experience morial United Methodist Church In lieu of flowers, please send site. donations to Lester Mewhether or not to accept it at the Sept. 28tocouncil better for you because it is fresher in a smaller space. Inmorial lieu ofUnited flowers, please send donations Lester MeMethodist Church for Camp Sumatanga. meeting. and high quality,” she said. “We “To minimize waste, the more morial United Methodist for Camp Sumatanga. Lemley Funeral HomeChurch directing. Readers can Home find a link to full 2021/22 Fiscal Budget really want to help other businesses we can predict what’s happenLemley Funeral directing. on The Tallassee Tribune website. grow.” ing, the better we can plan, and the On the second floor of Grove better quality we can provide. I Station, patrons will find an urbancan’t do a kitchen full of food that style loft that will hold special sits there and hopefully, someone events. will order,” she said. In the Sept. 1 issue of The Tallassee Tribune in an “Upstairs is pretty much done Grove Station also has plans for In the Sept. issue of The Tallassee Tribune in an article about1 the Industrial Development and downstairs we are only waiting wine tastings in the future. articleBoard’s about the Industrial Development utility extension request before the city counto fill with equipment,” Sid said. “And the same with beer. We Board’s utility requestthat before citywould council on Aug. 24,extension it was reported KPS,the LLC Grove Station will hold its first are trying to stay in the craft beer cil bring on Aug. 24, it was reported that KPS, LLC would an estimated $8 million payroll. This figure hosted event on Sept. 25. world and Alabama has a great bring an estimated million as payroll. This figure should have been$8reported an estimated annual pay“That’s our Seafood Social. We craft beer scene,” Sid said. should have been reported as an estimated annual payroll of $3.8 million. were just going over the menu,” There will also be a mercantile roll of $3.8 million. Sid said. “We have 24 seats.” downstairs that will offer a variety While guests can expect seafood of high-end culinary merchandise. at the upcoming hosted event, the Grove Station also plans to utispecifics will be up to the chef. lize local growers, and help teach “Not a traditional menu,” Sid people how to employ those fresh said. “Not a traditional restaurant. pickings. You buy tickets, and you have “We have always been a farmto put a lot of faith in us because ing town, and we’ve lost our way. you’ll show up and eat what we I grew up eating peas fresh from cook.” the garden and if you wanted a Sid did give a brief preview of pepper with your peas, you went what guests might expect at the and picked it from outside your Seafood Social. own door. We want to show people “We were talking about plated how to take those really good fresh oysters. There will be two raw and ingredients and turn it into sometwo baked (oysters). We are going thing very tasty. Going back to the to see something a little differbasics,” Sid said. ent. You’re not going to see any All-in-all, Sid hopes the introhot sauce on this dish. And we are duction of Grove Station in the probably going to do a French vercommunity will positively influsion of a mignonette sauce,” she ence future progress in the area. said. “That’s an example of our “Everything we do needs to supstarters, and we’ll do several little port downtown Tallassee growth. starters.” We aren’t trying to be the only Right now, the Seafood Social’s shop here. We need more busimenu is four starters, a main nesses down here to make us course, and a dessert. Pairings will better,” she said.
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School Senior with the cost of college tuition. The balls were dropped from the top of Tallassee Fire Department’s ladder truck. “We want to thank the Tallassee Fire Department for their help with this fundraiser,” President of the Tallassee Rotary Club Logan Steers said. According to Steers, this year’s fundraiser was well received and he believes that over time, the annual Tallassee Rotary Club Ball Drop will be an event many look forward to each year. “The ball drop went well,” he said. “Hopefully next year can be better.” The Tallassee Rotary Club is an active civic organization that meets weekly to discuss club business and seek opportunities to better the community. Each year the club hands out dictionaries to students in the third grade at Tallassee Elementary School. In the past, the club has taken on projects such as maintaining the grounds at Bell Park, supporting local women and children,
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Members of the Tallassee Fire Department dropped 489 balls from the top of the ladder truck following Friday night’s football game between Tallassee High School and Elmore County High School.
holding supply drives for hurricane victims and more. The Tallassee Rotary Club first formed the local chapter in 1909 and has been meeting weekly for the last 92 years. The Tallassee Rotary
Club is part of Rotary International, which is an international service organization with a stated purpose to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service and advance goodwill and peace
around the world. The organization is a nonpolitical organization open to all people regardless of race, color, religion, gender, or political preference. There are more than 35,000-member clubs worldwide, and 1.2 million individuals have joined. The very first Rotary Club was formed when attorney Paul P. Harris called together a meeting of three business acquaintances in downtown Chicago at Harris’s friend Gustave Loehr’s office in the Unity Building on Dearborn Street on Feb. 23, 1905. The original members chose the name Rotary because initially, they rotated weekly club meetings in each other’s offices. Rotarians may be best known for their campaign against polio. The most notable current global project, PolioPlus, is contributing to the global eradication of polio. The Tallassee Rotary Club is actively seeking members. To learn more about becoming a Rotarian, contact Logan Steers at 1-256-267-4801. You can also check out the Tallassee Rotary Club on Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com/
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e are now less than 100 days from my favorite holiday, Christmas. That may seem like a lot of time, but it really isn’t. It will be here before we know it. I buy Christmas gifts throughout the year and I am about finished shopping for family members. Whenever I run across a good deal, I buy it and put it away until it’s time to wrap it in festive paper and put a big bow on it. To find most of these I regularly use the Wal-Mart app on my phone to find some really great deals. They changed the app last week and I have to give the new version a negative ten in ratings. It is awful compared to the old app. The new app doesn’t offer prices for clearance items and often says an item is out of stock when it clearly isn’t if I am looking at that item on the self. Ok, so that is frustrating. Apparently, the old version of the WalMart app can be downloaded on an android phone, but I have an iPhone and I have found no way around the latest software update. As many of you know, I am not one to give up easily. There is another website called Brickseek. It somehow magically knows all of the prices of every item in most retail stores. The problem is, it is slow and not so user-friendly. But until the Wal-Mart app is fixed, or the old version becomes available on iPhone, I have to rely on good
CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief ole Brickseek. I have always been a bargain shopper, and I am proud of that. When I was in college at AUM, toward the end of class one day a professor told us about this “secret” website called Slickdeals. Today, it is not so “secret” but 15 years ago it kind of was. That is where I learned about the Brickseek website. I am sure there are similar inventory tracker applications that do the same thing, but when I find something that works, I stick with it and Brickseek works. It’s not correct all of the time, but 9 out 10 times it is. That was 15 years ago. Fast forward to today. Thanks to Facebook, there are now pages, and pages, dedicated to “amazing deals.” There are Facebook groups devoted to individual retail stores where customers post their incredibly low-priced finds to share with others. There are even pages dedicated to online retail deals where you can find an amazing deal from the comfort of your home and have it delivered to your front door. If you are like me and on a budget, all of the apps that I mentioned have a cost-free version available
for download. However, if you are a serious deal seeker, you can upgrade the app for a fee and that will unlock additional features. I have not tried the paid versions of the app but with Christmas on the horizon, I am considering it. If I do, I will let you know how it goes. I believe there is a free trial of the upgraded version of the apps. One of the added features to the paid subscription to the Wal-Mart app is the ability to pay on your phone and skip the line altogether. Simply place your merchandise in the buggy, pay for it on your phone, and leave. Just walk without even bagging your items if you don’t want or need to. I’m not sure if our local Wal-Mart is ready for this feature. I understand many of the big-box retail stores have plans to shift to virtually all self-check soon. I really don’t think our local store is ready for that. I know many of their customers aren’t thanks to feedback about the topic on social media. It seems to be the older population that really dislikes the idea of self-checkout. I get it. I can remember a time, not too long ago, when not only did the cashier ask if you would like paper or plastic bags, but there was often a bagger there ready to help you load the grocery bags into the car. Gone are those days, because gone is that workforce. But that is another topic for another week.
When the numbness wears off (This archival commentary was originally published in the Sept. 27, 2001 edition of The Tallassee Tribune)
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or more than one person with whom I conversed—as well as myself—the magnitude of what happened on The Day Things Changed started to hit home about a week after the event. Up until that time, many of us were simply reeling concerning our respective emotions, but as noted in a column written just after the event, such numbness was understandable, and perhaps even needed, in many cases. However, when some of the television and print media began to show composites of the victims’ portraits (almost all of the decedents were smiling, by the way), such displays probably cause many Americans to get choked up (as a minimal reaction). The vast majority of the thousands of innocent persons who were indiscriminately slaughtered on Sept. 11 had families, as well as an untold number of friends and acquaintances, so perhaps seeing actual human faces instead of hearing impersonal statistics may have been the cold-water-in-your-face stimulus that shook millions of people out of their mentally-and-emotionally lethargic state. Other post-trauma events and gestures by the famous and not-so-famous probably “got to” a lot of observers. One person I know finally cried when she saw the simple and sweet tribute by the New York Mets—at their first game after The Day Things Changed, team members wore caps emblazoned with the initials and logos of the New York City Police and Fire Departments. Another acquaintance is a retired U.S. Navy aviator. Four days after the conflagration, he was perusing his local newspaper, and while viewing a display of victims’ portraits, discovered that the pilot of the plane that had crashed into the Pentagon had been his instructor in flight school. The aviator didn’t tell me what his reaction was, nor did I ask him about such. Personally, I tried to affect somewhat of an assertive and patriotic façade. The weekend following the carnage, I had to work at a guitar show in Pensacola, departing home on Friday, September 14. On the way to the Florida Panhandle, I stopped at a grocery and purchased a roll of paper towels and a bottle of white liquid shoe polish (the old-fashioned kind,
WILLIE G. MOSELEY Columnist with a fuzzy ball-on-a-stick applicator). I cleaned off the rear window of the mini-van and painted a threeword slogan on it: “DESTROY ALL TERRORISTS.” And I ended up getting dozens of positive acknowledgements from other drivers and passengers, in the form of waves, grins, and nods of approval. When I traveled on the interstate, I would intentionally set my cruise control a few miles below the posted speed limit, so most vehicles would pass mine. The most popular hand signal was, as one might expect, a thumbs-up gesture, which came from dozens of persons in more than one sociological/racial/whatever demographic category…if that happens to matter. A few minutes after I applied the slogan to the van’s rear window, the second car that passed mine when I pulled back out onto the highway was a Dodge Stratus occupied by three black guys, and the one sitting in the back seat stuck a hand with an erect thumb out his window. The same hand signal was also flashed by persons who are apparently in different economic groups… if that happens to matter, as well. Thumbs-up gestures came from came from vehicles ranging from an 18-wheeler to a dilapidated pickup truck to a Rolls Royce Corniche. As I was leaving a Chinese restaurant, two senior citizens asked me to take their picture s they posed on either side of the rear window of the van. What’s more, as long as the slogan has been on the rear window, I’ve never received a negative signal or even a look of disapproval—no heads moving from side to side, no index fingers wagging at me, no middle fingers pointed in my direction. There were a few stares that came off as more curious than else, and that’s about it. The phrase is still on the back of the van as I write this. I consider it to be a home-made sociological experiment as much as anything else. It’s curious how many nationally-traumatic events seem to involve celebrities or persons of notoriety, even if their respective accomplish-
ments and/or legacies are questionable. So if anyone who reads this happens to disagree with the aforementioned “shoe polish philosophy,” consider how many Americans died on Sept. 11, and compare that number to Pearl Harbor, the sinking of the Titanic, the Kennedy assassination, the Challenger explosion, the Lennon assassination (he wasn’t an American but was murdered here), the Princess Diana automobile wreck (non-Americans, didn’t happen in the U.S.), the JFK Jr. plane crash, the 1947 Texas City, Texas explosion, the destruction of the Columbia, and the Chappaquiddick incident. Yet for all of the in-motion contact such hand-lettered advocacy had generated, I’d somehow known all along than at some point in time, I too would experience a personal and emotional realization of what such savagery had wrought, and to be honest, it actually hit home the weekend after the calamity, and before the aforementioned New York Mets display of FDNY and NYPD caps. As noted earlier, I was on a business trip that would keep me out of town until early the next week. One evening I was watching a news report on the hundreds of homemade missing person posters that families were bringing to the scene of the collapsed World Trade Center. Hoping against hope that somehow their loved one(s) might have escaped the carnage, they paraded around the area, displaying their placards and/or attaching them to lampposts and store windows. One woman was searching for her missing husband and was trying to put on a brave face for the camera. However, while talking with the news reporter about her spouse, she happened to refer to him in both present tense and past tense, without realizing she’d done such. Propped up on a motel bed in the Florida Panhandle, I felt like a giant icicle had rammed me in the gut. “Oh, Jesus…” I whispered out loud. Then the tears I’d held back for the better part of a week finally burst forth, shed, like billions of other tears since that terrible day, for thousands of people I never knew. WILLIE G. MOSELEY is the Senior Writer for Vintage Guitar Magazine, News Editor Emeritus for The Tallassee Tribune, and is presently working on his 15 book. Willie may be contacted at willie@vintageguitar.com
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No reason to hate the NFL playing ‘The Black National Anthem’
Census results T revealing
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ell folks, the final census figures are in from last year’s 2020 nose count. The census is taken every 10 years to determine the lines and boundaries of congressional and legislative districts. However, the census reveals a lot more information about us as a state and nation than just how many of us there are. It paints a picture of who we are as people and what we look like. The most recent census unveils an America much different than those of us who were born in the 1950’s and are referred to as the “Baby Boomer” generation. We are one diverse country. Indeed, we are a true melting pot. The United States is now less than 60% white/Caucasian – 57% to be exact. The black/African American population has basically remained the same at about 12% of the population. The most remarkable figure is that 20% of our population identifies as Hispanic. The Asian population has doubled over the 10 years from 3% to 6% percent. It is a new America. What do these numbers portend and what is the story for Alabama? First of all, we did an amazing job on our count. The Census Bureau has remarked that Alabama was one of the five best states in America when it came to counting our people. We actually came up with 103,000 more people than what was projected. Gov. Kay Ivey’s efforts deserve some credit for this success. The most significant fact in our successful count is that we saved a congressional seat. It had been projected for the last five years that we were going to lose a congressional seat from seven to six in Congress. We will fortunately keep seven. This will make the legislature’s job much, much easier when they meet in about a month to draw the lines. After the reapportionment session, we will still probably have six Republican congressmen and one Democratic member of Congress. In fact, when the members of the legislature begin drawing the lines, they will begin with that lone Democratic seat of Congresswoman Terri Sewell. She and that district will come first when dividing up people for two reasons. One is that Alabama is still under the eye of the Justice Department by virtue of the 1965 Voting Rights Act whereby we must have at least one majority-minority district. Because the Black Belt region of the state has lost significant population, she will have to take in a larger area. She will probably go all the way from Birmingham to Mobile. She will pick up a large chunk of Tuscaloosa and almost all of Montgomery as well as at least three to five more sparsely populated Black Belt counties on the way between Birmingham and Mobile. As projected, the Black Belt counties lost population and the growth in the state was in fast growing Republican leaning counties such as Baldwin, Shelby, Jefferson, Lee, and especially in the Huntsville / Madison / Limestone area. The second reason that Congresswoman Sewell will get deference is that she is our only Democratic congressperson. With the U.S. House of Representatives being majority Democratic, as well as the White House, Congresswoman Sewell is our only conduit to the majority party. In addition, she is on a fast leadership track in Congress and sits on the all-important House Ways and Means Committee. Huntsville’s amazing growth is the remarkable story of the census in Alabama. Huntsville is now Alabama’s largest city. It far surpasses Birmingham. In fact, Birmingham lost 5% of its population. There is essentially a tie between Montgomery and Birmingham as to who is second. Montgomery held its own. Huntsville city grew by 20%. The metro area by over 40%. The Birmingham/Hoover metro area is still by far the largest metropolitan area. The suburban cities of Hoover, Vestavia Hills and Trussville grew substantially. Hoover, itself, grew by 13%. After the Madison (Huntsville) / Limestone area, the fastest growing county in the state is Baldwin County. While Daphne had significant growth, the darling in the group is Fairhope, which grew by 47%. Lee County and Auburn grew by whopping numbers. What does this mean politically? These growth counties of Baldwin, Madison, and Lee will see increased Republican representation in the legislature and the Jefferson/Shelby suburbs will hold their own. It will be hard to not increase the super majority Republican control of the Alabama Senate and House of Representatives. See you next week.
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here’s a real excitement about the NFL, as fans showed up and tuned in to games, with any talk of a boycott a distant memory. But that doesn’t mean America’s highest rated sport isn’t being attacked for something new. This time, the league is being targeted for playing the so-called “Black National Anthem.” Are the criticisms really warranted? Several years ago, there was an attempt to boycott the NFL because Colin Kaepernick and a few players were kneeling during the National Anthem. My research of fan attendance, of TV ratings, based on actual evidence, showed that the boycott failed. Even Donald Trump ran ads during NFL games while calling for the boycott, which told you all you needed to know about that subject. “That’s because his people are watching the games” a defender emailed me. Someone sent me a photo of a nearly empty stadium as “proof,” but forgot to remove the time stamp, which showed the game was 3 hours away. I sent back a pick from the game, with a packed stadium, in reply. But now, there’s a new attack on the NFL. Whether you are a political pundit, or the host of HBO’s “Real Time” Weekly talk show, you’re quick to complain about the league playing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” in addition to “The Star-Spangled Banner,” at NFL games. According to the Washington
JOHN A. TURES Columnist Times, host Bill Maher said “’Now, maybe we should get rid of our national anthem, but I think we should have one national anthem,” he told his viewers. ‘I think when you go down a road where you’re having two different national anthems, colleges sometimes now have … many of them have different graduation ceremonies for black and white, separate dorms — this is what I mean,’ Mr. Maher said. ‘Segregation. You’ve inverted the idea. We’re going back to that under a different name,” he said of the NFL’s pushing the ‘Black national anthem’ in marquee games, also including the Super Bowl.” Instead of going along with the crowd and condemning the NFL, I adopted the novel approach of looking up just what “The Black National Anthem” was, and what it said. First of all, the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was written by James Weldon Johnson, 33 years before the NFL played its first championship game (The NAACP called the song “The Black National Anthem”). Johnson served in President Teddy Roosevelt’s Administration as U.S. Consul to Venezuela and Nicara-
gua. That’s right: he worked for a Republican President! It does not mention blacks, negroes or any other particular group, so it’s not segregationist. It mentions liberty. It mentions God FOUR times! If you didn’t tell me it what it was, I would think a modern-day Country & Western singer wrote it and performed it. You’ve really got to really be mad to reject this song being played at NFL games. If you don’t believe me, why don’t you read the lyrics first, before you respond to my column? Point out the bad, divisive, segregationist words or lyrics, if you can. Perhaps that’s why critics of “Life Every Voice and Sing” don’t list the words they hate. Show me where any words in it are divisive. You know, Major League Baseball has been playing “God Bless America” at games, pretty much since 9/11. It mentions God. It’s not our National Anthem. Nobody seems to have a problem with that, right? I sure don’t. And I think it’s cool when they play Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless The USA.” I don’t hear conservatives complain about that song, because it isn’t the National Anthem. Let’s play songs by Republicans citing God at games. Don’t cancel them! John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. He can be reached at jtures@lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is JohnTures2.
ABBA is back (at least, virtually)
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n April 2019, a bus load of juniors and seniors from Tallassee High School attended the Troy University production of MAMMA MIA! It was staged at the Claudia Crosby Theatre, inside C.B. Smith Hall (named for Charles Bunyan Smith, a former president of Troy University but also the founding superintendent of Tallassee City Schools). In this space the following week, I raved about the production and singled out various aspects of the show for praise. Who knew that, only two years later, ABBA would be in the news again? One of the most successful pop outfits of all time has boldly gone where no band has gone before . . . They have become virtual versions of themselves. A new double-A-sided single, recorded over the past year, was released last week: “I Still Have Faith in You” b/w “Don’t Shut Me Down.” The classic sound is there still – and for a foursome that turned down $1 billion (yes, billion) to reconvene back in 2000, it’s just delightful to hear their sweet voices blending again. It sounds as if no time has passed. Agnetha and Frida sound just as beautiful as they did nearly half a century ago! None of them want to tour, or really be a band again; famously married to one another and then divorced while the band was still a going concern, they went their separate ways in 1986 and have much different lives today. But they did agree to take part in a pioneering method of live performance as they attached electrodes and motion-capture devices to themselves in order to create realistic holograms of the band in their glory days. Industrial Light and Magic, the geniuses behind many Hollywood blockbusters, created the virtual ABBA by recording them with 160 cameras as they performed their hits. The virtual ABBA could live on forever, so future generations can enjoy a concert by the famous quartet – or as close as one can get to the real thing. I have lately been listening to a
MICHAEL BIRD Columnist lot of my old ABBA records. I think they are unfairly maligned for being too airy, too light, too featherweight. True, their music may go down like sugary junk food, but what lies beneath – just like the adult-sized plot points of the musical – is often more than what it seemed on the surface. ABBA – the acronym of the first names of performers Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad – first arrived on the music scene in the early 1970s. Agnetha (the blonde) was coupled with Bjorn (the clean-shaven one); Frida (the brunette) was linked with Benny (the bearded one). They were Swedish, nobody really spoke English, and mostly worked in other musical genres: jazz (Frida), folk (Bjorn), pop (Benny), and classical (Agnetha). I suppose the music scene in Sweden is a little smaller than other places, or destiny had these four in mind, but their paths seemed to cross over and over in the late 1960s as the two couples fell in love. In 1970, the four went on holiday to Cyprus. While singing together for fun on the beach, they wound up in an improvised live performance entertaining some United Nations troops stationed there. Already armed with a record deal, their producer-manager was determined to break into the international market. Singing in other languages paid off for them in 1973. Other than charting hits across Europe, the foursome won the Eurovision Song Contest, one of the highest musical honors in all of Europe, in 1974. Their songs crossed the Atlantic with their records released here during that same period. Their early songs were pop confections of the highest caliber: “Ring Ring,” “S.O.S.,” “Honey Honey,” “Waterloo,” and “I Do, I Do, I Do,
I Do, I Do.” These songs also had a contemporized version of the Wall of Sound style that had been popular in the United States during the 1960s, along with tuneful melodies that seemed to burrow into one’s head after a single spin. The hits continued: “Mamma Mia,” “Fernando,” “Take a Chance on Me,” “Money Money Money,” “Knowing Me Knowing You,” and the blockbuster “Dancing Queen,” among many others that charted in the top 40 around the world. After a decade at the top of their game, their music became a lot more serious in the early 1980s; audiences did not seem to buy these songs and albums the same way they had done before. Tastes change, styles change, but the darker material ABBA was releasing by then had its reasons: both couples, by that time, had divorced one another and the bitter vibe was present on the recordings. In 1982, they stopped recording, with a final performance on a TV show in 1986. The group has said no to millions of dollars offered them to reunite. In the 35-plus years since their last public appearance, they have barely agreed to attend grand openings of MAMMA MIA as well as provide interviews, but that appears to be changing. The popularity of ABBA-related material has finally given these four a chance to reflect upon how important their music has been to so many.Interest remains high, and probably always will, in these Swedes who gently approached the music industry with quality work, took over the international music scene for a period, then quietly departed and stayed out of sight for nearly 40 years. What is amazing is that the public never forgot them – a sign that these wellcrafted pop songs will endure. And now that virtual ABBA is on the scene, we know that we will be able to see and hear them for years to come. The new single is great, and I can’t believe it finally happened. The new album will be released in November. Michael Bird is a music teacher for Tallassee City Schools.
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The THS Pride of Tallassee Band members Aiden Coburn, Harley Grace Langley, Connor Worley, Anna Griggs, and Bradyn Slaughter participated in the halftime performance at Auburn University on Saturday, Sept. 11.
Gas prices edge higher Staff Report TPI Staff The nation’s average gas price has risen 1.3 cents per gallon from a week ago to $3.18 per gallon today according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 18 cents from a month ago and $1.01 per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 0.7 cents in the last week and stands at $3.29 per gallon. “Gas prices have been stuck in somewhat of a limbo and remain near 2021 highs long after Hurricane Ida has dissipated. The damage done to oil production has been left behind and so far, has prevented
prices from resuming their seasonal decline,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. “Ida caused the loss of over 30 million barrels of oil production in the Gulf of Mexico, and with gasoline demand remaining relatively high for the season, oil inventories remain relatively tight, preventing any organized decline in gas prices for the time being. As a result, we may have to wait a couple more weeks until hurricane season slows for oil inventories to start to rise and gas prices to fall.” Crude oil prices were solidly in the red in early Monday trade with a barrel of West Texas Intermediate down $1.05 per barrel to $70.90, but still slightly higher than a week ago, when crude was at $70.64 in early Monday trade.
Brent crude oil was also down, trading 93 cents lower to $74.36 per barrel, also slightly higher than last week’s $73.72 tally on Monday morning. Oil was trading lower with the Dow poised to drop nearly 600 points on the open Monday as Asia stocks saw a large selloff on fears of economic slowdown, and an upcoming Fed meeting that could feature a shift in policy, with the Fed potentially on the cusp of slowing monetary stimulus as inflation surges. In addition, COVID cases continue to surge as cooler weather returns and the possibility of a Federal shutdown lingers. Oil, gasoline and distillate product inventories all saw a drop in last week’s data from the Energy Information Administration, as refineries saw a tiny 0.2
percentage point uptick in utilization, which remained at just 82.1% after Ida and Nicholas pushed refineries offline. Crude oil inventories are now 7% below the five-year range for this time of year, while gasoline inventories fell nearly 2 million barrels to nearly 6% below the five-year average range for this time of year. Distillate invento-
ries ahead of the peak consumption season fell 1.7 million barrels and stand a whopping 13% below the five-year range and an even more eye-popping 26% below last year. In addition, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve saw its level drop to the lowest since 2003 as the government opened the spigot, allowing oil refineries access to begin ramping up refining as Gulf of Mexico production has been very slow to come back online. According to GasBuddy demand data driven by its Pay with GasBuddy card, U.S. retail gasoline demand fell for the fifth straight week, continuing with seasonal slowdowns as air temperatures continue to cool. Nationally, weekly gasoline demand fell 0.1% from the prior week, while demand rose 0.8% in PADD 1, fell 0.4% in PADD 2, rose
0.3% in PADD 3, fell 2.6% in PADD 4 and fell 3.1% in PADD 5. The most common U.S. gas price encountered by motorists was again $2.99 per gallon, unchanged from last week, followed by $3.09, $2.89 and $2.79. The average cost at the priciest 10% of stations stands at $4.19 per gallon, unchanged from a week ago, while the lowest 10% average $2.69 per gallon, also unchanged from a week ago. The median U.S. price is $3.06 per gallon, up 7 cents from last week and about 12 cents lower than the national average. The states with the lowest average prices: Texas ($2.78), Mississippi ($2.79) and Oklahoma ($2.82). The states with the highest priced states: California ($4.36), Hawaii ($4.03) and Nevada ($3.92).
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The Tallassee Historical Preservation Society is holding an afghan sale fundraiser. The custom afghan blanket features 10 local historical sites. For more information, contact Ann Christian at 334-991-0409. September The Tallassee High School Alumni Association is accepting nomination for 2022 Hall of Pride inductees as well as a Service Award nominee. September The Tallassee Senior is open and accepting new program participants. The center also offers Meals on Wheels to Tallassee seniors. September ‘Live Here, Buy Here’ campaign to raise awareness about the impact of supporting local businesses in Elmore County.
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Elmore County Commissioner elected to statewide association leadership post STAFF REPORT Elmore County Commissioner Troy Stubbs has been selected to serve as a member of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama’s (ACCA) 2021-2022 Board of Directors. Stubbs was elected to the position at the ACCA 93rd Annual Convention held in August. The ACCA is the statewide association representing Alabama’s 67 county governments. The Association’s Board of Directors is composed of three executive offi-cers, the ACCA’s past presidents still serving in county government and a representative from each
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of the Association’s 12 established districts. The newly elected Board of Directors will govern the Association’s direction for the next year. “County governments are often restricted in what they can do because county governments are a creation of the state,” said Sonny Brasfield, ACCA Executive Director. “That means it’s critically important for counties to have a strong working relationship with members of the Alabama Legislature. Serving on this board is a tremendous responsibility within the ACCA, and Commissioner Stubbs has proven himself to be more than aptly prepared for the task.”
Stubbs will be representing ACCA’s District 9, which consists of Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes and Montgomery counties. The Association of County Commissions of Alabama is a statewide organization speaking for all 67 counties with ONE voice. It promotes improved county government services in Alabama, offers educational programs for county officials and their staff members, administers insurance programs for county governments and employees, offers legal advice, and represents the interests of county government before state and federal organizations and agencies.
STAFF REPORT Around 20 of the fiercest paddlers in the world converged on Alabama this month for a state-wide race that tests the will of even the most extreme athletes. Racers face whitewater, battle tidewater currents, and hike around a dozen dams in this 650-mile, adventure-style paddle race called the Great Alabama 650. The race kicked off in Northeast Alabama on Friday, Sept. 18, Spectators cheered for racers from riverbanks in Gadsden, Pell City, Wetumpka, Montgomery, Selma, Fairhope, and more. The racecourse is the core section of the Alabama Scenic River Trail, a 6,000-plus mile mapped river trail system. This 650mile segment of the river trail extends from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Northeast Alabama through alligator country to the Gulf of Mexico. Racers have up to 10 days to finish the race and vie for a first-place win in one of
three divisions– male solo, female solo, and two-person team. Participants are allowed to use kayaks, canoes, or stand-up paddleboards interchangeably throughout the event. Competitors arrived in Wetumpka on Monday, Sept. 20, and Tuesday, Sept. 21. The public was encouraged to join the Elmore County Economic Development Authority, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Wetumpka, Elmore County EMA, and City of Wetumpka in welcoming the paddlers to checkpoint one, which was at Coosa River Adventures. Spectators can continue follow the event virtually at AL650.com where race organizers will post a live map reporting up-to-the-minute updates on each boats’ whereabouts. The map will be augmented with Facebook and Instagram posts from the field by following official race accounts or by using the hashtag #AL650.
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ELMORE COUNTY VOLLEYBALL WINS BLOCK PARTY CHAMPIONSHIP By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
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he Elmore County volleyball team staged a massive comeback to claim its annual Block Party championship trophy on Saturday night. Elmore County beat Wetumpka 2-1 (18-25, 25-21, 15-11) in a shortened three-set match in the championship game. The Lady Panthers lost the first set to the visiting Lady Indians, and then found themselves down 17-19 in the second set when head coach Kim Moncrief called a timeout. Out of the timeout, Elmore County went on a 5-0 run and were up, 22-19, before Wetumpka scored another point. Two bad serves gave Wetumpka 21 points, but the Lady Panthers won 25-21 to tie the game at 1-1. “We have this thing on our team where we try to score immediately after a timeout, whether it’s our timeout or
their timeout, so we try to go back full force after a timeout and do what we can do,” Moncrief said. “During the timeout, we just talked about how Wetumpka is going to do things that are good, so we have to battle back and try to take every point we can get.” Because it was part of the tournament, the match was only three sets instead of a normal five. And the third set was only going to be played to 15. It was as tightly contested as any set played between any two teams during the entire day. Set three was tightly contested as well. Wetumpka took an early lead and went up 7-4 in the set, before Elmore County used three kills to tie the match at 8-8. The two teams went back-andforth until it was tied 10-10 then the Lady Panthers took over. CJ Thornton had consecutive service aces to put the Lady Panthers up 12-10, then they scored twice on two of
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Wetumpka’s hits landing out-of-bounds. With the championship in grasp, Moncrief and company drew up the plan they thought could work best, and it ended in an Ally Orr kill for the game-winning point. “I feel comfortable in all of our rotations, but with Ally being a freshman, she’s got a good confident swing about her and I was feeling good at the end and was wanting them to set to her to get that swing because she exudes confidence,” Moncrief said of Orr. “She handled it there at the end for us.” It didn’t come easy for Elmore County, however, as Wetumpka presented a tough presence at the net the entire match. Junior Khloe Harris leads the charge at the net, and she finished with a team-high nine kills for the Lady Indians. She had two kills in the first set, four in the second, and three in the third.
NOTEBOOK: Kelbi Johnson serves Stanhope Elmore past Chilton County By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
Chilton County had no answer for Stanhope Elmore’s Kelbi Johnson. Johnson, a senior, had a field day while serving to lead Stanhope past Chilton County 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the Elmore County Block Party volleyball tournament on Saturday. When the match started, See NOTEBOOK, Page B3
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Kelbi Johnson of Stanhope Elmore volleyball competes in pool play during a tournament at Elmore County High School.
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Elmore County volleyball players celebrate winning the 8th annual Block Party Tournament Championship on Saturday night.
Holtville’s Potts leads Bulldogs into non-region game against Marbury
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Reranking the Top 25 after three weeks
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he preseason top 25 polls are always fraught with miscues and lazy thinking. They just about have to be. We are trying to predict the unpredictable using variables based on experiences from the previous season where rosters- and coaching staffs- may be completely different! Well, now we are three weeks through the college football season. Those three games give us a much better look at what the top 25 polls should look like. Below, is a much better representation of the top teams in the country without the biases of the preseason. I won’t detail them all because not all are super important and I don’t get paid by the word. 1. GEORGIA… The Bulldogs have simply done more and looked better than the actual current #1 in Alabama. The offense was practically non-existent in game one against Clemson, but maybe that was by design seeing as how Clemson an offense less potent than a neutered, 85-year-old, dead goat. 2. ALABAMA… Florida gave the Tide a scare and may have exposed some chinks, but ‘Bama is still more talented than everyone and coached by Nick See TOP, Page B2
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Holtville quarterback Tanner Potts is a winner, and that’s exactly what he’s doing this year on the gridiron. Potts, a junior first-year starter, has led Holtville to a 4-1 record this year with a 3-0 record in Class 5A, Region 4. The Bulldogs have won three straight games, and they put their record on the line this Friday night as they travel to play Marbury in a non-region
rivalry game at 7 p.m. Potts has improved in each of the last three wins and had his best start of his career last Friday night against Talladega. In the game, Potts finished 12 of 19 for 224 yards and two touchdowns. It was the first 200-yard passing game of his career. “There was a reason we named him our starter,” Holtville coach Jason Franklin said. “He’s very steady and makes good decisions. He’s See HOLTVILLE, Page B3
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Holtville’s Tanner Potts looks for running room against Talladega on Friday.
Wetumpka hits the road to face undefeated Greenville team By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
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Wetumpka running back Stone Minnifield sprints into the end zone for a touchdown against Benjamin Russell.
The Wetumpka football team had its best offensive night of the season last week, and now the Indians face another tough test this week. Wetumpka, which scored a season-high 28 points last week, hits the road for a non-region matchup against the Greenville Tigers on Friday at 7 p.m. Greenville is one of only eight undefeated teams left in Class 5A. The Tigers are 4-0 this year and have allowed only 30 points the entire
season. They are allowing just 7.5 points per game. Wetumpka’s offense, which has seen struggles with scoring points this year, is averaging 15 points per game after their 28-point game last week. “Greenville is always extremely well coached and coach McClendon knows how to get his teams prepared,” Wetumpka coach Tim Perry said. “They’re always in the right place and they’re always extremely athletic. One thing that stays consistent with Greenville year in and year out is that they always have a great group of athletes. See WETUMPKA, Page B2
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Saban. That’s a good combo. 3. OREGON… The best win of 2021 was the Ducks’ victory over Ohio State in Columbus. Their win against Fresno State is certainly looking better as well. 4. PENN STATE… When you have a road win against Wisconsin and a home win against Auburn three weeks in, your team should get more credit. The Lions’ sandwich game between those two was Ball State who is no soup can, either. 5. IOWA… The Penn State game on October 9th is probably the best game of the day--- and that day includes Oklahoma/ Texas, Bama/ Texas A&M and Auburn/ Georgia. 6. CINCINNATI… I am a traditionalist, but why should the Bearcats be behind Oklahoma right now? The Sooners have struggled against far inferior competition and Cincy has just rolled right through their schedule. 7. OLE MISS… What’s the bigger surprise: That Ole Miss looks like a well-oiled machine with a. decent defense as well OR that Lane Kiffin has yet to be involved in a scandal yet? 8. OKLAHOMA… Ummm… Why don’t they look good so far?
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9. MICHIGAN STATE… I know the Spartans are barely in the top 20 in reality, but hear me out: They have good wins and have looked super-solid. No, they are not very exciting, but when have they ever been. The Spartans are the Big Ten-niest of Big ten teams. 10. FLORIDA… Yes, they have one loss and other teams are undefeated. No, none of those aforementioned teams would have put up a better fight against ‘Bama. Credit for the effort goes to the Gators. 11. NOTRE DAME… I frankly don’t think the Irish are the 11th best team, but I do have to put them somewhere! 12. OHIO STATE AND CLEMSON… Put these next two where ever, just don’t put them in the College Football Playoff, please 13. CLEMSON OR OHIO STATE 14. BYU 15. ARKANSAS… I am as surprised as you are. 16. MICHIGAN… I am more surprised than you are. 17. TEXAS A&M… They have not looked great and the starting QB is out. Bad combo. 18. WISCONSIN 19. COASTAL CAROLINA 20. AUBURN… A win against Penn State would have had them where Notre Dame sits in my poll currently. 21. Pick someone for these next 5; the poll should only be top 20 anyway!
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Great team speed and size. There’s a reason they’re undefeated this year.” Greenville’s defense was talented as well last year and allowed only 14.3 points per game. But as a whole, Greenville only had four wins. The Tigers went 4-6 last year with one of the wins coming against Wetumpka. The two teams, however, did not play. Greenville won against Wetumpka via forfeit after the Indians had to cancel the game due to COVID-19 protocols. So how did Greenville already match its win total from last year just four games into the season? Perry believes it’s the Tigers experience. “Their experience is invaluable,” Perry said. “The more guys you can return in starting positions means the more comfortable they will be in their assignments. They’ve played in enough games and been in enough positions to be comfortable when they get into those spots. They have a number of guys coming back from last year so they’re very experienced and that means a great deal.” The Tigers will present a tough challenge for Wetumpka’s offense. The Indians, which scored 28 points last week, have not scored over 18 points in any other game this year. Wetumpka had to replace basically its entire offense this offseason. The Indians returned only three offensive starters, and only one of those were on the offensive line. Wetumpka
also had to replace its quarterback. That group took a few weeks to gel together, but now led by sophomore Nathan Rogers at quarterback, is starting to look the part. “Offensively, the older guys that we had returning have been consistent for us, but overall we have a lot of guys starting for the first time. What was exciting about last Friday night was that we executed the offense better than we had and we weren’t hurting ourself with turnovers and penalties. You could see our confidence grow over the course of the game as we had success.” The offense starts with the running backs, Stone Minnifield and Quinn Wilson. Last week, Wilson had 64 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards. Minnifield had one of his best games of the season and had 90 rushing yards and two touchdowns. For his performance, Minnifield was named the Central Alabama Athlete of the Week. Both Minnifield and Wilson are two of the most experienced players on the field, and they help the team and the offense’s confidence. “Both Stone and Quinn are such great young men and great leaders,” Perry said. “Everybody on the team, including the coaching staff, has so much respect for them. They practice every day like they play on Friday nights. When you have two senior leaders like that, it sets an example for everyone else on the offensive side. Our offense follows their lead.”
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Three of her four kills in the second set came on three consecutive points, and it came right before Moncrief called the game-changing time out that resulted in five straight points for Elmore County. Her three kills in the third set put Wetumpka up 8-6 before the Lady Panthers rallied once again. “We just had to understand that they were going to get some kills in,” Moncrief said. “They have a really good team, offensively and defensively, and we knew Khloe does a great job of outside hitting. We knew that she was going to get some down, so we had to fight back and get our own kills.” The championship game was the closest Elmore County came to losing a match all day. The Lady Panthers went 5-0 on the day, which started at 9 a.m. and finished at 8 p.m. Elmore County started the day by beating Billingsley 2-0 and Benjamin Russell 2-1 in pool play, which earned it the No. 2 seed in the tournament. In the elimination bracket, Elmore County beat Beauregard 2-0 in the quarterfinals and Stanhope Elmore 2-0 in the semfinals. After waiting for Wetumpka to finish its semifinal matchup with ACA, the Lady Panthers claimed their trophy. “We talk about with winning championships, you don’t win them at the beginning of the day, you win them at the end,” Moncrief said. “It can be tough but we have to be ready to go game after game. I was concerned because we played at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., then didn’t play again until after 3 p.m., which is a long break. They showed me they can come back and come on fire.”
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Johnson was the first person to serve the ball. When the next person got an opportunity to serve, Johnson and Stanhope were already up 7-0. During that stretch, she had one ace while junior Shakeria Washington had two kills. That was the only time she served during the first set, as Stanhope won the set 25-10 and took a 1-0 lead. She started off the second set serving again, and quickly had two aces as Stanhope jumped out to an early 3-0 lead. She didn’t serve quite as long then, but got another chance midway through the set. Down 14-18, Chilton County had a serving error which gave Johnson back the chance to serve. Three aces and seven points later, Stanhope led 21-18 with a chance to finish off the game. Stanhope went on to win 25-21 and faced Elmore County in the semifinals. In the two-set sweep, Johnson had six service aces and one kill. “She hits the ball hard,” Stanhope coach Flavia Freeney said. “She has a good serve that comes down at such a sharp angle and it’s hard for them to return it. She’s consistent. Basically all she has to do is put the ball in the lines and we can take it from there. We have her back.” ELMORE COUNTY’S SEANNA O’DANIEL STEPPING UP AT THE NET Elmore County’s volleyball team is already dangerous on the row, but the
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smart enough to put us in the right place, he’s an overall leader and he’s just a winner. I call him our Drew Brees. He wins and he leads and does a great job.” Potts, while having his best game of the year last week, has improved week by week this year. He threw his only interception of the season in a scrimmage against Shelby County and has thrown for two touchdowns in three of his last four games. He wasn’t called upon to throw much in the game against Beauregard, and only attempted six passes. Nonetheless, Potts has thrown for 670 yards, seven touchdowns and only one interception through the first five weeks of the season. He has also seen improvement on the ground and rushed five times for 31 yards last week. He has 84 rushing yards and two touchdowns this year. “The biggest thing about Tanner is that he doesn’t turn the football over,” Franklin said. “He doesn’t throw interceptions. When
Lady Panthers are getting even better as senior Seanna O’Daniel has built her confidence up. O’Daniel showed off against Beauregard in the quarterfinals of the Elmore County Block Party Tournament. In the two-set sweep, she racked up five kills and three solo blocks to help push the Lady Panthers into the semifinals. Head coach Kim Moncrief loved to see it, and she said she saw O’Daniel step up against Jemison earlier in the week as well. Moncrief described O’Daniel as a quiet but consistent player, and said she is seeing her confidence grow as she continues to stack good outings together in the middle of this season. “Seanna has had a pretty good outing the last couple of games. She comes out there and makes a lot of good plays when we need her to make good plays. I’ve been really impressed with her the last few games coming out of her shell a little bit and taking the sets that she gets and finishing it.” She continued to shine during the rest of the tournament with three kills and a block in the first set of Elmore County’s 2-0 win over Stanhope in the semifinals, then she had one of her biggest hits of the night in the championship game. Down 1-0 to Wetumpka in the championship, Elmore County was up 24-21 in the second set when O’Daniel, serving as the left outside hitter, hit the set-winning kill to tie the game 1-1. Elmore County then went on to win the championship 2-1. “She’s always been a consistent
your quarterback doesn’t throw interceptions or make bad reads, you have a chance to win. He doesn’t do that. When you have a touchdown to interception ratio like he does, it gives you the chance to win.” Potts will be tested this week against Marbury. Not only is it a rivalry game, but Marbury features a long and tall secondary that makes tons of plays in the passing game. Two of the best players in Marbury’s secondary are safeties, and one is a sure ball-hawk. Junior safety Cody Whitford has three interceptions on the year and has returned one for a touchdown. He also is a threat on offense with both of his receptions this season going for touchdowns. Marbury uses their safeties in a variety of ways, and brings them down into the box a lot to take away plays and condense the field against opposing offenses. “They’ve got a couple of long guys who are really athletic back there in the secondary, so that’s always going to lead to balls getting tipped back there,” Franklin said. “Those guys can dive out there and with
player and was an All-tournament player last year because of her consistency,” Moncrief said of O’Daniel. “I think her experience she has as a senior and her confidence coming out is helping her.” WETUMPKA UPSETS ACA IN THE SEMIFINALS OF BLOCK PARTY TOURNAMENT There were plenty of impressive showings in Elmore County’s Block Party Tournament on Saturday, but no performance was more impressive than Wetumpka’s upset win over Alabama Christian Academy in the semifinals. Wetumpka played ACA in pool play earlier in the day and lost, and was named the No. 4 seed in the bracket. That matched the Lady Indians with ACA in the semfinals, and Wetumpka got its revenge. Wetumpka jumped out to an early lead in the first set and held its lead for the majority of the set. The Lady Eagles jumped back in front, 20-19, and 22-21, but Wetumpka went on a 4-0 run to end the set and took a 1-0 lead. The two teams went back and forth in the second set and were tied 24-24 but ACA scored the last two points of the match on aces to tie the game 1-1. That lit a fire under Wetumpka’s team and Set 3 wasn’t even close. The Lady Indians jumped out to a 10-2 lead and never let up. Wetumpka won the third set 15-3 and won the match 2-1. Junior Khloe Harris scored two of the last five points on kills to send Wetumpka into the championship match against Elmore County.
such long bodies, they can pick them off. He’s always around the football and he can tackle well when we do catch the ball.” Marbury’s secondary isn’t the only strength of their defense. Marbury defensive end Amos Barton does a really good job of getting into the backfield and forcing quarterback mistakes. So far this season, Barton has 15 tackles, 3 tackles for loss and four sacks. He leads a very big and
physical defensive front that will give Holtville’s offensive line all they can ask for. Despite being 2-3, Marbury’s issue hasn’t been on the defensive side of the ball. The Bulldogs have allowed only 18.6 points per game, and 30 of the 93 points they’ve allowed came in the first game of the year. Since that game, Marbury has allowed only one of four opponents to score over 14 points.
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Bark in the Park rescheduled By REA CORD HSEC Executive Director
Well, Mother Nature had other ideas for last weekend so we ended up rescheduling our Bark in the Park for this coming Sunday, Sept. 26. Forecasts are for a dry and wonderfully cool day so we hope everyone can come out starting at 1 p.m. for our 15th Annual Bark in the Park at Fort Toulouse in Wetumpka. Help us celebrate the love we all have for our pets by bringing your dog out to Fort Toulouse to enjoy a nice afternoon in the park. We will have vendors and the like well spread out through the part around the Pavilion area. There will be plenty to do and see at Bark in the Park –
vendors, food, demonstrations, Microchip Clinic, Blessing of the Pets, Pet Parade, Pet Photography, Bark in the Park T-Shirts and a great selection of Pet related Silent Auction items. We will kick things off at 1 pm with an exciting demonstration by the Eclectic Police Narcotics K9 so don’t be late and he will stay just a bit afterwards to answer any questions. We have numerous vendors with pet products, groups and information, crafts, local honey, jewelry, jams & jellies, local businesses and more. Vendors will be set up under the trees and around the Pavilion area. Bring your appetite for some tasty food choices TBD, and you can get a super yummy
Gelato from Venice Gelato. To quell your thirst step over to the Buffalo Rock Pepsi Trailer for a variety of sodas and water for sale. Our Blessing of the Pets will happen between 2-2:15 p.m. followed by our always popular Parade of Pets. After all who doesn’t like showing off their beloved pet! During the Pet Parade secret judges will be scouting out dogs for fun prizes – biggest, smallest, best costume and more. From 1:30-3 p.m. our Silent Auction of a large number of pet related items will be ongoing and there are treasures galore! Pet beds, drinking fountains, crates, small animal habitats, framed prints and one very special handmade black and white cat pattern Lap Quilt
made for us by our top kitten foster! All Auction items must be paid for and picked up at the end of the Auction at 3 pm. If a person is the highest bidder but is not present when the auction ends, we will move to the next highest bidder present. We will be able to take payment via cash, check, credit or debit but do please be patient as we close out the auction and get folks payments processed. Microchips can be critical to reuniting lost pets and to help keep more pets safe, bring your dog to Fort Toulouse where it can be chipped. From 1:30-3:30 p.m. and for only $25 (which includes the registration) you can get your pet microchipped thanks to the Tuskegee College of Veterinary Medicine.
Make sure to stop near the Pavilion at Fort Toulouse to purchase your 2021 Bark in the Park T-Shirt for $15. We are most appreciative of the Sponsors for our T-Shirt and this year’s color is a bright berry color as we think a happy color is in order this year! We always have some delectable baked goodies as well and who doesn’t like homemade sweets! Admission to Bark in the Park is $5/person 13 years old and older. ALL dogs coming to Bark in the Park must be good in public, meaning good around children, adults and other dogs in a very busy situation, AND they must have a current rabies tag/proof of rabies vaccination to come to the Park.
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Peter is a 6-month-old pup and weighs 35 pounds, so he’s not going to get much larger. He is a sweet, but very busy boy who wants to please. Peter is very playful, loves toys and will do well with an active owner. Adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under 1-year-old. Cats over 1 year old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heart-
worm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough and a free health exam with your participating veterinarian. If you are interested in meeting Peter or any of the pets at the humane society, send an email to hselco@bellsouth.net to get an adoption application. Once that is cleared, an appointment will be set up. Walk-in adoptions are not allowed at this time. The shelter is located at 255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka, the phone number is 334-567-3377, and the website is www.elmorehumane.org.
September is National Voter Registration Month STAFF REPORT TPI STAFF The Alabama Secretary of State’s Office joins fellow members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) to encourage citizens to participate in National Voter Registration Month. In 2002, September was established as National Voter Registration Month by NASS as a non-partisan means to encourage voter participation and increase awareness about state voting requirements and deadlines. National Voter Registration Day will be recognized on Tuesday, Sept. 28.
To register to vote in Alabama, you must be a U.S. citizen and an Alabama resident, who is 18 years or older on or by Election Day, and the prospective voter cannot be convicted of a disqualifying felony nor declared mentally incompetent. The deadline to register before the 2022 Primary Election is May 9, 2022. To learn more about how to access valuable information, resources, and tools visit www.alabamavotes.gov. Individuals should always obtain their election information and resources from trusted and official sources. If you have any questions or detect incorrect election information, please contact the state’s Elections Division at (334) 242-7210.
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The Tallassee and Stanhope marching bands perform at the Night of Bands in Wetumpka last week.The exhibition featured bands from each Elmore County school.
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Where do you pray? A nd on the Sabbath day, we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there. - Acts 16:13 NKJV Where do you pray? Since a river flows through the middle of our town, maybe you’ve gone out to the riverbank like the women Paul met for prayer in our text. Speaking of praying at the river, maybe some of you who like neither heights nor bridges pray each time you cross the Tallapoosa on the Benjamin Fitzpatrick Bridge. But that’s a subject for another time. Aren’t you glad that we’re taught to pray “in every place” and “without ceasing” (1 Timothy 2:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:17)? Our prayers to God aren’t restricted to a certain geographical location or a particular building. It’s true that some places may be more conducive to communion with the Lord than others, but there’s no limit or restriction about where we can pray. I’ve prayed alone and with others in many different places. I’m sure you
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Columnist have, too. So my question is more about the many places and situations where you may pray rather than naming a specific location for your prayers. Let’s think about a few places where the Bible teaches that we should pray. If you’re not already praying in all of these, I encourage you to start right away. Jesus taught his disciples to find a place where they could be alone to pray. “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you” (Matthew 6:6). Alone means there’s no one to impress and no one to judge us for what we say or how we say it to God. There’s no substitute for personal, private prayer.
You’re missing an important dimension of praying if you only ever pray in a group. Then I also hope you pray with your family. Peter taught husbands to live with their wives in an understanding way and to honor them, “since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered” (1 Peter 3:7). I love that picture of a husband and wife praying together. Is there some time in the day when your family prays together? Could you find one? There’s also a special blessing in praying in a small group. “Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them” (Matthew 18:19-20). When you have a standing appointment with a small group of people to pray aloud together, your faith is strengthened and your prayers are broadened. As you share burdens and celebrate victories, you develop a special bond with your prayer partners that means so much. Have you ever had this experience? Are you part of such a group? And of course, we pray when the church gathers. God’s people gather to lift their prayers to God, following the example of the church in Acts, and
instructions in the epistles. Don’t use prayer time at church to let your mind wander or take a nap. You may not be the one saying the prayer out loud. But your heart and mind can and should be engaged in the prayers prayed “in church.” I encourage you to integrate prayer into every part of your life. Don’t limit your praying to a particular place, time or day. It could be 15 seconds in your car at a traffic light. You may pause to breathe and pray at your desk before you take or make a call at work. Pray in your favorite chair before and after you read your Bible. Pray (right then and there if possible) with a friend who asks for your prayers. Our needs are constant and broad. So should our prayers be. God is worthy of more praise than we can ever give him, so don’t be content with a word or two of grateful thanksgiving and adoration. Our sins are many. So our confessions and requests for forgiveness should be frequent. We know so many people with tremendous burdens and frightening illnesses. We should make it a point to lift them up, even if it’s only one or two at a time, throughout the day. I suspect most of us would live closer to God and have a better sense of his presence if we talked to him more often in more places.
Church Briefs Bethlehem East Baptist Church Bethlehem East Baptist Church will have all Sunday school classes beginning at 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning followed by regular service at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary. We will continue with Facebook Live Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and Worship Service at 11 a.m. Carrville Baptist Church Regular hours of service are
Sundays- 9 a.m. Sunday School and 10 a.m. Morning Worship. Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. the church offers Children’s Gospel Project, Youth Bible Study and Adult Prayer Meeting. Regular office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. East Tallassee United Methodist Church ETUMC’s Rivers Edge Flea Market will close on Sept. 25.
The church will start a new project called Rivers Edge Food Pantry. ETUMC will provide can food, water, dry beans and rice, blankets, and jackets. If you want to donate or help with the cause, call Joan Wood at 334-312-4913. Episcopal Church of the Epiphany Please join us for Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. We are asking everyone please to wear a
mask. The service will be live streamed on Facebook https:// www.facebook.com/EpiphanyTallassee/ For more information, visit the church website at http:// epiphanytallassee.org/ First United Methodist Church “We are OPEN and everyone is WELCOME! Come worship with us in person Sunday mornings at 8:50 a.m. (contemporary) or 11 a.m. (tradition-
al). Sunday School for all ages is offered Sunday mornings at 10 a.m., and a nursery is available for infants. CHILDREN & YOUTH: meet Sunday evenings from 5-6:30 p.m. and Wednesday evenings from 6-7:15 p.m.; supper is included both days! For more information about our church or the programs we offer, visit our website: fumctallassee. com or call us: 334-283-2195. FUMC Tallassee - 1 Jordan Avenue.”
Tallassee Churches BAPTIST Bethlehem East 7561 Upper River Road Calvary Baptist Church 293 N Wesson Street Word of Life 501 Sims Avenue Carrville Baptist Church 2436 Notasulga Road East Tallassee Baptist Church 314 Central Boulevard Elam Baptist Church 4686 Notasulga Road First Baptist Church 1279 Friendship Road Flatrock Missionary Baptist Church 1024 Flat Rock Road
Friendship 4345 Friendship Road Liberty Baptist Church 574 Liberty Road Mount Zion Baptist Church 64 Log Circle Providence Primitive Baptist Church 4850 Chana Creek Road Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road River Road 239 Lower Tuskegee Road Riverside Heights Hispanic Mission 495 Little Road Rock Springs 375 Rigsby Road
Rock Springs Baptist Church 2810 Rock Springs Drive Tallassee First 1279 Friendship Road Tallaweka Baptist Church 1419 Gilmer Avenue Westside Baptist Church 1825 Gilmer Avenue CATHOLIC St Vincent De Paul Parish 620 Gilmer Avenue CHRISTIAN/OTHER Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ 1072 Muskogee Trail East Tallassee Church of Christ 501 Central Boulevard
Light of Jesus Outreach Ministries 140 Gin Street Macedonia Christian Church 2685 Macedonia Road Mount Olive Congregational Christian Church NACCC 492 Kent Road Oak Heights Church of Christ 74 Manning Circle Tallassee Church of Christ 209 Gilmer Avenue Wind Rain & Fire Ministries International 1201 Gilmer Avenue Vessel Church 84632 Tallassee Highway, Eclectic, AL 36024 God’s Church, Campfire Minis-
tries 209 Barnett Bouelvard Tallassee, AL 36078 The Lord Our Righteousness Center, Inc. 4566 Claud Road Eclectic, AL 36024 Tallassee First Assembly of God 185 Friendship Road, Tallassee, AL 36078 EPISCOPAL Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2602 Gilmer Avenue METHODIST East Tallassee United Methodist Church
Surrounding Area Churches AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-4413 Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 5678144 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 5412006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-5754
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