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Downtown utility project to start next month

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

It has been years in the making and now it’s only a month away — utilities in downtown Tallassee will be replaced.

And it’s just the first of two more projects in the downtown area coming up — the demolition of the Hotel Talisi and the streetscape project to replace sidewalks and pavement.

“We are hoping for a seamless transition from Rast Construction to the

streetscape project,” CDG engineer Jeff Harrison said. “About halfway through the project we will bid the streetscape project in the hopes that as Rast finishes, the next contractor comes in.”

Harrison said in the preconstruction meeting the demolition project is separate from the others, but hopes it will come down soon.

The $1,493,925 utility project will involve placing new sewer, gas and water lines in the downtown area and placing new storm water lines as the

project comes up the hill from Alabama Power Company property on Outer Drive.

Larry Rogers from HDD Broadband will work with Rast to install conduit for future fiber internet service in the same ditch as the sewer lines after Rast has covered them. The move prevents HDD from tearing into the streets at a later date to install the serCLIFF WILLIAMS / THE TRIBUNE vice in the downtown area.

Tallassee city leaders meet with contractors who are doing Several business owners from the the downtown Tallassee utility project to go over schedules and how the project will impact traffic in the area for the next See UTILITY, Page A3 few months.

Commission welcomes high schoolers for government day

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The French and Indian War Encampment at Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson featured period reactors and activities one might find in the area during the late 1700s and early 1800s. The activities included a prisoner trade between the French and Native Americans. More photos, A3

The Elmore County Commission conducted business in front of a larger than normal crowd Thursday.

It might be surprising at the size of the crowd, especially considering the meeting was held at 10 a.m., but the commission did so to accommodate a visit from Elmore County high school senior classes for government day. The aim of the visit is to give soon to be high school graduates an opportunity to see the government at work and visit with county officials and organizations.

Commission chair Troy Stubbs explained the county commission operates on basic principles and expands from there.

“An excellent community is sustained by five pillars,” Stubbs said at Thursday’s See COMMISSION, Page A3

Hines proud of litter pickup effort

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Elmore County commissioner Henry Hines was grinning from ear to ear.

His smile was the result of three days of litter pickup across Elmore County.

“It went well I think,” Hines said.

“We had teams out picking up trash all weekend all across the county.”

Hines brought competition to the event and he didn’t just sit back and watch everyone else.

“I was out with a team Friday,” Hines said. “I was [Saturday]. I will be out

Sunday afternoon with my church too.”

To help with Hines’ campaign cleanups were held on Lake Jordan and Lake Martin.

“We had the Lake Jordan HOBOs cleanup all across the lake Saturday,” Hines said. “Russell Lands and the Lake Martin Resource Association helped out on Lake Martin too.”

Hines and other Elmore County officials helped get supplies such as bags, pickers and vests out and also organized efforts for road crews from Elmore County to pick up the bagged litter for proper disposal.

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Litter was placed in bags and an Elmore County crew came by later to pick it up and dispose of it properly.

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Obituaries MR. RICHARD EDWIN GARNETT Mr. Richard Edwin Garnett, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the age of 68. He was born in Tallassee, Alabama to Mr. Edwin Guy and Frances Dunn Garnett.

A private family graveside service was held Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Rose Hill Cemetery.

A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, April 30, 2022, at 1 p.m. at Church in the Pines, Lake Martin Alabama, with Rev. Tim Davis officiating, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Garnett is survived by his wife of 37 years, Barbara Garnett; daughter, Brittney G. Mitchell (Brad); grandson, Grady Mitchell; granddaughters, Macklyn Mitchell and Molly Ann Mitchell; brother, Danny Garnett (Debra); uncles, Roy Garnett and Lynwood Garnett; aunt, Barbara Garnett; sisters-in-law, Carole B. Mathews (Don), JoAnn B. Jeffcoat (Joe); brothers-in-law, Ray-

mond Baker (Connie), Harold Baker (Aidee); several nieces, nephews and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Guy and Frances Garnett.

In lieu of flowers and in honor of his love for Lake Martin, memorial contributions may be made to Children’s Harbor, 1 Our Children’s Hwy, Alexander City, Alabama, 35010 or St. Jude Children’s Hospital, ALSAC/ St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105.

Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama MRS. JOANNE WHITMAN PUGH Mrs. Joanne Whitman Pugh, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Friday, April 22, 2022, at the age of 80. She was born in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, July 10, 1941, to Benjamin David and Stella Whitman.

Mrs. Pugh is survived by her daughters, Wanda Day (Joel), Linda Law-

ler (Mike) and son, James Pugh, Jr. (Cindy); five grandchildren, Jessica Head (Trey), Amber Lawler, Laken Samford (Chase), Madison Pugh and Tyler Pugh; great grandchildren, Eleanor and Drew Head and great granddaughter Lydia Samford arriving soon.

She is preceded in death by her husband Gordon Pugh, parents, B.D. and Stella Whitman; two daughters, Felicie and Rhonda Pugh.

Mrs. Pugh was a member of Carrville Baptist Church for many years.

Mrs. Pugh and her husband founded Pugh Steel Fabrication in 1985 where she worked until she retired in 2021. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family and working in her yard.

Graveside services will be held Monday, April 25, 2022 at 11 a.m. at Elam Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev Keith Ray and Trey Head officiating, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing.

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Tallassee City Schools music programs enjoyed a whirlwind of weekend activities this past weekend. On Friday they hosted 14 bands from around the state at the Tallassee JazzFest. On Saturday the Tallassee High Marching Band performed the National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” at the Talladega SuperSpeedway in front of 100,000 NASCAR fans. Also on Saturday, Mrs. Melanie Skeen took 70 of her middle school band students to Wetumpka Middle School for the Solo and Ensemble Competition.

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The French and Indian War Encampment at Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson featured period reactors and activities one might find in the area during the late 1700s and early 1800s.

The activities included a prisoner trade between the French and Native Americans.

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The Elmore County Commission held its annual government day where Elmore County High School seniors attend a county commission meeting, visit with the various departments and agencies in the county and enjoy lunch at the historic county courthouse.

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commission meeting. “Those five pillars that support our community are infrastructure, healthcare, education, public safety and economic development.”

As chair of the commission Stubbs assigns areas of focus to the commission.

“It does not mean they are the sole source of information for that area nor are they solely responsible for that area,” Stubbs said. “They do serve as a liaison for the departments that work in that area. Each of those areas affect you on a daily basis. Infrastructure, you drove on a road to get here.

Economic development has to do with where you go to eat, hotels you stay at. Education, all of you are in school.

Public safety, law enforcement, we are all impacted by that and healthcare is a growing area in our county.”

In addition to the commission meeting, students got to tour the historic

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downtown area were at the meeting asking how the project would affect their businesses.

Harrison and Rast assured them it would be minimal with businesses only closed down short periods of time as contractors moved the business from one utility line to another but there would “still be headaches.”

“There will be some street

Elmore County Courthouse getting the chance to register to vote, visit with other county officials, visit with the two food pantries of Elmore County, visit with the Family Sunshine Center and the Butterfly Bridge.

Students also got to see a demonstration of the Elmore County Tactical team.

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FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET Elmore chief operations officer Richie Beyer said the process for the next budget is well under way.

“There are a few weeks left for department heads to make their submission,” Beyer said. “We are still in the process of getting the budget hearings set up for the early part of June.”

In other action, the Elmore County Commission: • Approved minutes of the April 11 meeting.

• Approved approximately $1.5 million in warrants for April 1 to April 10 • Authorized the chairperson or chief engineer to execute a new three-year lease for two copiers for the public works department. The contracts are part of the state contracts and part of the rotation of old equipment.

• Approved a resolution marking April as Fair Housing Month.

VACATING PROPERTY The commission opened and closed a public hearing with no one speaking for or against the county vacating an unnamed road off of Shadow Wood Lane. The road was drawn into the plat of an old subdivision and never built. The commission approved the

closures from time to time,” Harrison said. “Some customers may not be able to park in front of the business but the front door will always be accessible.”

Harrison said this would be true even for the streetscape project as contractors may build walkways to store entrances when needed.

Business owners said they still wanted communications about where and when streets and services would be affected

CRATER COMMISSION The commission has been trying to fill a vacancy on the Wetumpka Impact Crater Commission for the last few meetings. It has received no applications from those interested or nominations of others.

The next meeting of the Elmore County Commission is scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday, May 9.

as the project progressed.

Rast and Harrison said that shouldn’t be an issue as someone from both firms would be on site at all time while work was being done.

Rast also assured the council that work would only be done Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. as portions of the work area are residential and work would only occur on Saturday if weather delayed the project but never on Sunday.

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very two years American citizens and others on certain lists get to vote at least once for representatives who promise to support their views in Washington. As usual the number one issue for voters is the economy.

Inflation aka the Consumer Price Index grew 8.5 percent annual rate in March, the highest since December 1981. To put that rate into context, the CPI rate has hovered between 0.7 percent from 2012 to 1.4 percent in 2020. In 2021, the CPI jumped to seven percent before climbing steadily the past few months to 8.5 percent At the end of 2020 the U.S. was energy independent, and the average annual price of gas was $2.24 compared with $3.13 at the end of 2021.

This year, according to the USDA, beef and veal will increase 16.2 percent pork 14 percent, poultry 12.5 percent, fish and seafood 10.4 percent and eggs 11.4 percent. Food prices around the world are escalating even higher with the UN reporting a record high in February of 20.7 percent increase year-onyear.

Other issues that will draw voters to the polls in November include (in no particular order) our southern border and immigration, education, abortion, COVID-19 mandates, climate change and international rela-

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The Biden administration and mainstream news outlets have essentially downplayed the southern border crisis despite unprecedented numbers. Border officials caught 221,303 illegal border crossers last month, the highest number in 22 years and 33 percent more than in February. The U.S. is set to record more than two million encounters this fiscal year, and that’s not counting 300,000 “gotaways” reported by border officials since October. Many of the “got-aways” escaped with hundreds of pounds of Fentanyl, compounding the 55 percent increase of seizures last year.

Fentanyl has become the number one killer of 18–45-year-olds in the U.S. Of course, K-12 education has become a hotter issue in the age of COVID-19. Parents who stayed home got to see some of their children’s classes online. They also began diving into textbooks and other curricula that raised concerns about age-appropriate topics. Critical Race Theory (CRT) and a push to teach K-3 age students specif-

ics about gender including the how to’s of transitioning from one’s biological gender to “another” gender raised alarms.

Parents’ concerns about CRT likely led to a stunning victory in Virginia’s governor’s race.

The Democrat candidate, Terry McAuliffe, took his stand with K-12 teachers against parents having a say in what their children were being taught in school. The parents won.

Abortion has been a perennial issue since Roe v. Wade, and it has become a much more contentious issue in connection with Supreme Court appointments.

The Court has already heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, Mississippi’s challenge to Roe v. Wade, and the justices will likely decide the case next spring. No new Supreme Court appointments are expected before 2024 elections.

COVID-19 mandates and climate change are issues for hardcore believers in the power of big government. Woke and naive voters will continue to follow the mesmerizing piper.

And that leaves those nuisance relationships across the pond.

The Easter Bunny’s ability to redirect reporters’ questions about Afghanistan as well as Russia, Ukraine, China, Iran, North Korea and the Middle East must surely have reduced tensions “over there” as well as here at home.

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Alabamian helped work White House egg roll

By BETH CHAPMAN Alabama’s Caleb Hicks was invited to the White House earlier this month to participate in the President’s annual Easter Egg Roll.

Hicks was not just invited to participate but was given a leadership role (no pun intended) in helping manage the egg hunt section of this event. He and his fiancé, Katie Phillips, both worked the event and reported it was not only fun, but the opportunity of a lifetime. But it was more than fun for Hicks; it was work. Hicks is the communications and membership director of the Alabama Egg and Poultry Association, which is responsible for, among other things, promoting Alabama’s billion-dollar poultry and egg industry.

The American Egg Board,

which manages promotions for the egg industry in the U.S., invited about a dozen people from across the country, and due to his job, Hicks was one of them.

You may be familiar with the board via its well-known “Incredible Edible Egg” campaign.

The White House Easter Egg Roll has been an annual event since 1878 when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. It has been held most years since then, except for inclement weather, war times and the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Approximately 30,000 people attended the event this year.

They were selected through a national lottery. American farmers donated 100,000 eggs to the event and to the Maryland Food Bank. Americans decorate and eat approximately 3 billion eggs during the Easter season.

Hicks is quick to point out that Alabama does its part in the production of all things eggs and poultry. Alabama’s egg and poultry industry has an annual economic impact of $15 billion in our state. We rank second nationally in broiler production.

Poultry is one of the largest industries in the state and makes up one-eighth of Alabama’s economy. It is responsible for 86,000 jobs and produces over 1billion birds each year. Out of the 1.7 million table egg laying hens, 500 million eggs are produced. That’s a whole lot of eggs.

Thank you to Hicks for representing our state and one of its largest industries at the biggest egg hunt of them all at the biggest house of them all. Keep Alabama relevant. Eat more poultry and eggs.

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Whew! What a weekend! *Editor’s note: Photos from these events appear on A2.

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allassee City Schools was blessed in April with a flurry of musical activities that involved many of our students.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: it’s a real privilege to be the “assistant to the assistants” in our music world at Tallassee High School. I assist both choir and band, so I get to be a part of some really fabulous performance experiences.

Two weeks ago, we had the State Choral Performance Assessment. Our 4th Block Concert Choir, under the direction of Mrs. Kelley Hill, traveled to Gadsden High School and earned straight Superior ratings.

That same week, we were represented at the Alabama All-State Band in Mobile

by Danielle Bird, a junior at THS. Danielle auditioned for this along with hundreds

of others across the state, so it is a tremendous honor for her to be chosen again.

During this same period, we have had students auditioning for music scholarships at various colleges, and some have also tried out for majorette and color guard at different universities. It is a busy stretch, for sure.

This past weekend, however, was packed with enough music to please anyone, and it was all put together by our band director team of Dr. Robby Glasscock and Mrs. Melanie Skeen.

On Friday, we hosted 14 bands from around the state at our tenth edition of Tallassee JazzFest, held at Southside Middle School.

It was truly impressive to see how many people came out for this event; at one point, the bleachers (which hold around 700 students) were nearly full, and the 140 chairs on the floor were filled as well. I’d estimate

Letter to the Editor

It was taxes, not slavery, said Abraham Lincoln

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pril is Confederate History Month as proclaimed by the governor and Alabama Board of Education. Monday, April 25, is Confederate Memorial Day Holiday.

If Russia’s invasion succeeds, the children in Ukraine will be taught Russia’s version of the war and not Ukraine’s.

The same happened to the Confederate States of America, whose true version of Lincoln’s Tax War is suppressed by the Wall Street billionaires, who own most of the media and government.

Over 150 years after Lincoln declared a war over taxes only and not slavery, at all, these billionaires continue to divide Black and White Christians with their lie about a “war over slavery.” Divide and conquer is how they control the people of this world.

Nevertheless, Christians believe that “Love rejoices with the Truth.” (1 Corinthians 13: 6) March 4, 1861, Lincoln declared in his first inaugural address: “I have no purpose to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists, and I have no inclination to do so.”

(Par. 4) “The power confided to me will be used to collect the duties (tariffs) and import taxes; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects, there will be no invasion.” (Par. 21) There is no proof of Lincoln (the only person to declare war) stating his war was over slavery, not even in his fake “Emancipation Proclamation.” Lincoln’s proclamations exempted a million slaves under his control from being freed, including General U.S. Grant’s four slaves.

Slavery was not abolished, just the name changed to “Sharecropper.”

Roger K. Broxton President of Confederate Heritage Fund

around 500 people in attendance, which was just fantastic since we’ve not had this event since 2019.

Saturday, the Pride of Tallassee, under the direction of Dr. Robby Glasscock, played one of the coolest gigs they’ve ever had when they performed the National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” at the Talladega SuperSpeedway in front of over 100,000 NASCAR fans.

The performance was aired on live television, coast-tocoast, on the FOX network.

That same day, Mrs. Melanie Skeen took 70 of her middle school band students to Wetumpka Middle School for the Solo and Ensemble Competition. It was a most successful day for the program. A director from a much larger school in our district approached Mrs. Skeen and asked, “how do you get so many kids to participate?”

Reflecting on all of the per-

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MICHAEL BIRD Columnist formances of the JazzFest, I can confidently say that all of the schools performed very well: Auburn University, Smiths Station, B.B. Comer, Pike Road, Daleville, Carroll, Prattville, Prattville Jr. High, Wetumpka, Montevallo, Faulkner University, Southside, and Tallassee all performed jazz of the highest quality and the students had a great time playing for one another. But there was a moment during one of the later performances that really struck me.

The Montgomery Recreators is a group of adult musicians, many of whom are retired and in their seventies and eighties. They were near the end of the night but put on a barn-burning show featuring a lot of Big Bandstyled music.

People say we are so divided, we’ll have another Civil

War. Folks get on the internet and blast others for how they look, who they vote for, or any number of differences. But Friday night, I have to say I was moved by what I witnessed.

The Recreators are a pretty conservative band. They don’t wear MAGA hats, but I doubt they are too keen on some of the “woke” things happening in culture and society today.

But that night, the loudest screams and biggest ovations came from the high schoolers – some with multi-colored hair, including one transgender-looking student I couldn’t readily identify as a boy or girl. They went crazy for this old-school music!

After the show, the high schoolers approached the oldsters and took selfies with them and asked for autographs. The Recreators loved the attention, and vice versa – and, if only for that one night, music united everyone in attendance.

Michael Bird is a music teacher for Tallassee City Schools.

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Students from across the area had fun at Elmore County’s 2nd Annual Ability Games on April 19. The day of games and events took place at the new Wetumpka football field at the Wetumpka Sports Complex.

The day allowed students with special needs come together and participate in sporting fun.

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Pet of the Week

Saturdays with Sawyer

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Don Sawyer’s artwork is scattered throughout downtown Wetumpka.

If someone walks in a business on Company Street, chances are fish created by Sawyer can be found. Sawyer can frequently be found moving his painting studio to the sidewalk accompanied by music for all to see and here.

Sawyer is expanding on his giving to downtown by creating Saturdays with Sawyer.

The first of many was last Saturday morn-

ing where eight artists lined the east side of Company Street joining Sawyer in one of his sidewalk studio sessions.

“I thought it would be fun to have more than just me out here,” Sawyer said. “These are all my friends and I asked them to come out with me.”

Sawyer works mainly with acrylics, but Saturday, Sawyer’s friends were working with oil, pencil and pastels too.

Sawyer hopes the weekly painting studio “Saturdays with Sawyer” will grow.

“Maybe we can have this side lined all the way down,” Sawyer said. “Then we can get the other side filled too.”

COOSAPALOOZA BREWFEST

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The CoosaPalooza Brewfest presented by Wind Creek Wetumpka brought hundreds to downtown Wetumpka to benefit Main Street Wetumpka. The event featured samples of beers from more than 30 breweries, food and live music for all to enjoy.

Francisco is one-year-old, male, only 38 lbs. He came to us as a stray never reclaimed & is great with dogs & cats.

He is very sweet and friendly; can be talkative, loves to give kisses. Does need some leash worth but is very affectionate and willing to learn.

Our adoption fees are $100 for dogs & $50 for cats under one-year-old; cats over one-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, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vacci-

nation if old enough, free health exam with your participating veterinarian.

If you are interested in meeting Francisco or any of our pets, our first step is our Adoption Application you can do here: https://elmorehumane.org/adoption-application-online-form2.html . Once approved, we will coordinate with you to set up an appointment to meet & adopt.

We are located at 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka, AL, 36092, our phone number is 334-567-3377 and our website is www.elmorehumane.org for more information.

Humane Society of Elmore County News – 25 Apr ‘22

By REA CORD Executive Director In two weeks, Sat, 7 May, we are hoping for a huge crowd at The Thirsty Turtle, 4884 Main Street, Millbrook, AL for the 2nd Annual Kentucky Derby Fundraiser for our Shelter starting at 2 pm. The Thirsty Turtle and the Punishers LEMC Three Rivers are teaming up to make this a huge success and we know there are many local businesses contributing as sponsors and donors!

The Thirsty Turtle family have long been wonderful supporters of our Shelter and we welcome the Punishers LEMC, a Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club whose members consist of current/retired Law Enforcement, current/retired Military, active Firefights, and EMS, and a select few of like minded individuals for joining in to help our Shelter.

If you would like to become a sponsor or

donor for this event, give Dana a call at The Thirsty Turtle at (334) 517-6111or message them on their Facebook page.

Don’t forget that the great folks at Steineker, Dillon & Rolen Family and Cosmetic Dentistry, 4730 Woodmere Blvd Montgomery, AL 36106 have continued their supply drive to help all three River Region Shelters until noon, this Thu, 28 April.

This Friday, 30 April, is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day! At this time of year intake is increasing rapidly in all Shelters, so if you are thinking of adding a new pet to your family, an easy way to see what is in Shelters near you is to check out www.petfinder.com or www.adoptapet.com . We keep our available pets very current on both sites and you can narrow your search with specific parameters if you want. Listings change daily as we all add new pets for adoption and take off those that have been adopted so we advise checking daily!

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“Do you think that you can reprove words when the speech of a despairing man is wind?” - Job 6:26

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things, we should realize our need to grow in self-control and surrender our tongues to the lordship of Jesus. When we hear others talk like this, we need to take Solomon’s advice to ignore some of the things we hear people say: “Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you. Your heart knows that many times you have yourself cursed others” (Ecclesiastes 7:21-22). Why must we take every word those others say so seriously? Don’t we remember saying things we didn’t mean and shouldn’t have said ourselves? If we follow the “Golden Rule” and treat other people the way we want to be treated (Matthew 7:12), we will make allowance for frustrating circumstances and not be so harsh and judgmental about what is said in emotional reactions.

This principle would “take the edge off” so many

interpersonal conflicts and relieve so much of the anxiety that robs relationships of joy.

Husbands and wives should be kind and gentle with one another. But when one or both are upset, it would be good to remember this idea. Parents and kids will have some lively discussions as imperfect dads and moms raise imperfect kids.

Along the way to maturity, there will surely be sometimes when all parties involved need to remember this. Boyfriends and girlfriends, neighbors and kinfolks—everybody needs this lesson.

Let’s resolve to speak with love and care. But when emotions drive us to say things we shouldn’t, let’s hope the people around us will consider that some of those words are just “wind words.” And let’s remember to show the same consideration when people say things they shouldn’t to or about us.

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Elmore County names Kyle Caldwell head football coach, athletic director

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Elmore County high school has found its new head football coach.

The Elmore County Board of Education voted to approve the hiring of Kyle Caldwell as the Panthers’ new head football coach and athletic director.

He will replace Jordan Cantrell, who parted ways with the school after four seasons with the team.

This will be Caldwell’s first head coaching job.

He is taking over an Elmore County job that went 0-10 in 2021. The Panthers have not made the postseason since the

2011 football season and have only won four games in the past three seasons.

“I’m excited about the opportunity,” Caldwell said. “I’m thankful that they took a chance on me. It shows a lot about their trust in me. I have to deliver that trust back into the kids so they can trust me and the plan I have for them. I’m excited about the opportunity. They have a lot of great kids here. You want to be at a place with great kids.

They’re going to work extremely hard, and you can’t ask anything else from kids.”

Caldwell has seven years of coaching experience leading up to the hire. He spent his first

year out of college at Horseshoe Bend, where he served as an assistant football coach and head junior varsity baseball coach.

Following that one-year stint, he returned to his alma mater Dadeville. He spent two years at Dadeville as the offensive coordinator of the Tigers and head baseball coach.

In 2018, he resigned from that post and was hired as offensive coordinator for the AHSAA Class 6A Chelsea Hornets. He has spent the last four seasons leading the Chelsea offense and helped the Hornets to a 17-26 record during that span.

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Kyle Caldwell was introduced as the new head football coach at Elmore County at Tuesday’s Elmore County Board of Education meeting.

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Wetumpka sophomore Mya Holt has broken the school’s single-season home run record. She currently has 15 home runs and 72 RBIs in 42 games.

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Holtville’s Drey Barrett slides into third safely. He hit a three-run triple to lead Holtville past Rehobeth in Game 2.

HOLTVILLE BASEBALL SETS SINGLE-SEASON WIN RECORD WITH PLAYOFF SWEEP

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Two dominant performances from its top two pitchers led Holtville not only to the second round of the playoffs on Friday, but also the most single-season wins in school history.

Holtville swept Rehobeth, 5-4 and 4-0, in the first round of the AHSAA Class 5A playoffs. The Bulldogs are now 28-5, good for the most wins in school history in a single season. The Bulldogs also advance to the second round of the playoffs next week and will host Demopolis.

“It was big for us,” Holtville coach Scott Tubbs said of breaking the school record. “I think in the history of the school, the most wins are 27.

This win puts us at 28. That’s so big See RECORD, Page B2

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Holtville’s Sam Silas attempts to tag a Rehobeth base runner out in the team’s first round playoff series.

Wetumpka’s Mya Holt breaks single-season home run record

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Wetumpka sophomore Mya Holt may be one of the best pitchers across the entire state of Alabama, but she’s making herself known with the bat in her hands as well.

Holt, Wetumpka’s ace in the circle, has set the new single-season school record for home runs.

Holt currently has 15 home runs this year, breaking the previous school record of 13 home runs. Her 15 home runs ranks her at 12th in the country in long balls and second in the state of Alabama.

Along with her home runs, Holt is also hitting .473 with 14 doubles, one triple and 72 RBIs. She is third in the country with RBIs this season.

“Mya has brought so much to the plate,” Wetumpka coach Daryl Otwell said. “She’s been on a tear the last couple of weeks and is seeing the ball so well. She had a really good offseason and got a lot stronger. One of the biggest things we’ve noticed from her this year is pitch selection. We’re very proud of her and what she’s doing for the team. She’s been a main contributor to her success.”

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Edgewood Academy baseball sweeps Lakeside in first round

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor The Edgewood Academy baseball team put together its best two-game performance of the season on Friday afternoon.

Edgewood Academy swept Lakeside School, 9-4 and 12-0, in the first round of the AISA Class AA baseball playoffs. The Wildcats advance to the second round of the playoffs next week and will visit Wilcox Academy.

The Wildcats knocked around 17 hits during the two games while Bradley Boone pitched six innings of two-run baseball in Game 1 and Walker Hall threw a three-inning no-hitter in Game 2.

“It’s good to see the team put a full two games together,” Edgewood Academy coach Justin Jones said.

“It’s been a rocky, up-and-down season, so it’s good to see them put two good games together.”

Boone took the mound for Game 1 and proved why he was the Wildcats’ Game 1 starter. Edgewood’s ace allowed only two runs in 6+ innings, both of which came in the seventh inning.

He allowed only four hits and walked two batters in the game while striking out 10 batters. He struck out two or more batters in the first three innings, including three strikeouts in the third inning.

He earned the win and exited the

game up 9-0 in the seventh.

“When Bradley takes the rubber, you know what you’re going to get,” Jones said. “He’s going to compete even if he doesn’t have his stuff and keep you in the game. That’s why he’s one of our go-to pitchers. You know what you’re going to get day in and day out. He has that mentality as a pitcher that he will toe the rubber and command the game.”

Hall toed the rubber in Game 2, and he threw a no-hitter against the visiting Lakeside School. Edgewood won the game, 12-0, in the third inning via mercy rule.

Hall allowed two hitters to reach See EDGEWOOD, Page B2

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Edgewood Academy’s Bradley Boone pitched six innings and earned the win in Game 1 against Lakeside.

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Wetumpka baseball sweeps Valley in Class 6A first round

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor The Wetumpka baseball faced a big threat in the first round of the playoffs, but the Indians stepped up to the challenge and delivered in a big way.

Wetumpka swept Valley, 12-1 and 10-0, in the first round of the AHSAA Class 6A playoff matchup. The Indians advance to the second round and will travel to face Hueytown next week.

Wetumpka, which was the No. 1 seed out of Area 5 and hosting, had to face a big left-handed threat in Valley’s Jackson Sanders. Sanders is the top-ranked sophomore in the entire country and committed to play at Auburn University.

That didn’t matter, though, as Wetumpka chased Sanders after three innings and five

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Wetumpka’s Ty Brooks slides safely into home against Valley for the first run of the game.

runs. The Indians made Sanders pitch 77 pitches in three innings while twice and going through the lineup twice.

“They performed really well tonight,” Wetumpka coach Michael Dismukes said. “We

were very patient at the plate and we didn’t swing at many balls. We had some competitive at-bats early and got on base and did some damage. We put pressure on them on the base paths. Once we got the

lead, we put some good swings together in both games.”

Sanders got an early 1-0 lead in the first inning after an error plated an unearned run off Jaxon Shineflew. His lead didn’t last long, however, after shortstop Ty Brooks walked and stole both second and third base. He came around to score on a wild pitch and tied the game, 1-1.

The game stayed tied until the third inning when Ty once again got on base with one out by reaching on an error. He came around to score on an RBI double by Doug Johnson, who then scored on a wild pitch.

Noah Jones singled and came around to score on a wild pitch, while Davis Wells scored on an RBI double by Dorian Jackson. The Indians sent all nine batters to the plate in the bottom of the third inning and took a commanding 5-1 lead.

“We just wanted to make him throw strikes and didn’t want to swing at stuff out of the zone. We made it where every out was critical and we didn’t give them any easy outs.

We were consistent and we’ve done that all year. The guys were really focused and definitely played well.”

After chasing Sanders, Wetumpka’s offense had no issues against any other Valley pitchers. The Indians scored 17 runs in the next eight innings, while Shineflew and Johnson pitched lights out the rest of the way.

Shine flew pitched a complete game in Game 1, striking out eight batters in the process.

He allowed only two hits.

Not to be outdone, Johnson took the mound in Game 2 and dominated the Valley lineup.

Johnson allowed only one hit, an infield single, while pitching six complete innings and earning the win and the sweep.

Stanhope Elmore’s Haynes, Williams sign to play college basketball

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Two of the area’s best high school basketball players are headed to the college level.

Stanhope Elmore’s Jacey Haynes and Dylon Williams each signed their respective National Letters of Intent on Wednesday afternoon.

Haynes signed her NLI with the Bishop State Community College women’s program, while Williams signed with the Southern Union State Community College men’s program.

Haynes, the 2022 Elmore County Player of the Year, has been committed to Bishop State for a few months now. The 6-foot-3 center dominated high school teams en route to averaging 16.5 points, 15.7 rebounds and 8.3 blocks per game

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base via error, but nothing else. He walked none and allowed no hits as he struck out seven hitters in three innings.

“Walker Hall threw all three innings and threw a really good game,” Jones said. “He filled it up and threw multiple pitches for strikes. He really kept them off balanced the whole time.”

Edgewood’s offense was all over any pitch-

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Stanhope Elmore seniors Jacey Haynes and Dylon Williams each signed to play college basketball on Wednesday.

while overcoming a shoulder injury.

The deciding factor to signing with Bishop State was coach Adria Harris.

Haynes said right after she met her, she “fell in love” with the person and the coach that Harris is. She said she felt comfortable giving Harris two years of her life and her basketball career.

er who took the mound for Lakeside during their nine innings of offense.

The Wildcats had 17 hits, including four from first baseman Wes Reeves during the two games.

Brock Hitt added three hits, while multiple batters had two hits during the series.

“I enjoyed the way we swung it,” Jones said.

“We’ve been on it all year and knew we could swing it. IT’s just about getting hot at the right time. Today showed how hard they’ve worked.”

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Holt already led the Lady Indians in home runs, but she really solidified her position at top over the last few weeks.

She had seven home runs when she entered the month of April, and then she went on a tear at the plate. She has hit eight home runs in her last 12 games. During that 12-game stretch, she is 19 of 33 at the plate (.575 BA) and has 32 RBIs, almost one RBI per at-bat during that stretch.

She has also only struck out twice during the last 12 games. That is not much different than before, however, as she only has 12 strikeouts during the entire 42game season.

“Last year, she swung the bat really well for us too, and we felt at times as a young hitter that she was trying to do too much sometimes,” Otwell said. “One of the big things we’ve seen from her this year and especially the last few weeks is that she’s swung at better pitches and when she gets that good pitch, she’s not missing it.

She isn’t fouling pitches. She’s barreling them up and she’s a lot stronger than she was and the ball is jumping off her bat.”

While the ball is jumping off her barrel at the plate, it’s not jumping off of hitter’s bats while she is pitching.

As dominant as she has been at the plate, she’s just as dominant in the circle.

Holt currently has a 20-5 overall record in 144 innings pitched as the Lady Indians’ main pitcher. Even more impressive is her 0.97 earned run average as she’s allowed only 20 earned runs across the entire season.

She has 125 strikeouts and has walked only 32 batters.

“This is a really important part of my life right now,” Haynes said of signing. “I honestly didn’t know if I would get to this point with how the last two years have gone with injuries. I’m grateful and blessed for this accomplishment and to have the chance to play.”

Haynes was as dominant of any player at the high school ranks as anyone in the state

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Caldwell’s offenses at Chelsea saw success. In 2018, his offense scored only 18.2 points per game, but improved heavily after that year. His offense averaged 28.2 points per game in 2019, 21.8 ppg in 2020 and 25 ppg in 2021.

“Coach Dustin Goodwin at Chelsea and Coach Zeb Ellison, now at Shelby County, mentored me a lot and gave me a lot of responsibility,” Caldwell said. “I can’t thank them two enough for

of Alabama. Stanhope Elmore coach Kelvin Stokes called her a walking double-double, and she could almost be described as a walking triple-double.

She recorded four triple-doubles during her senior season, all of which came with points, rebounds and blocks.

She hopes to continue that dominant play at an even higher level in Mobile the next two seasons.

“I honestly feel like I’m going to show everybody what I haven’t showed them so far,” Haynes said. “I honestly feel like I didn’t play up to my potential this year.

Once I hit college, I’m going to be able to show everyone what I can do.”

Williams also had one of the best seasons of any player in the area.

The senior forward aver-

aged 16.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game during his senior campaign, earning him firstteam All-Elmore county honors. He committed to Southern Union after falling in love with the campus and seeing the success the team has had the last few years.

“This was one of my goals,” Williams said of signing. “I’ve always wanted to continue my career. I can start at junior college, then go Division I, then go to the NBA hopefully.

I love their basketball team and how they play. They get out and go and are a running team. I like running and passing and getting open looks. They’re a really good fit for me.”

That fits his play style perfectly. The 6-foot-3 senior has the ability to get inside and dominant in the paint,

and that showed with his rebounds numbers this past year. But he isn’t limited to inside the paint.

Williams was one of the best shooters in the county and the state this year, and he kept defenses honest with his abilities. The way he shoots helps the team not only at the free throw line, but also can open up opportunities for other players because someone has to guard him at all times.

He will be able to play however he wants at the next level, as he is signing as a hybrid forward and guard, mostly playing the 2 and 3 positions.

“I think my shooting will help a lot at the next level,” Williams said. “That and playing fundamental basketball. If there’s an important shot that needs to be hit, I’m the guy to go to.”

what they did for me as a young assistant coach.

They took me under their wing and showed me how to do things, not so much about the Xs and Os, but also about being a head coach.”

Caldwell has showcased his offensive mind as a coach, but also as a player. In his prep days at Dadeville, he passed for nearly 6,000 yards during his two-year starting career. He threw 45 touchdown passes and led the Tigers to a 22-3 record as he was named All-State for his efforts in 2011.

After graduating, he

signed a scholarship with the University of West Alabama and was quickly named the Gulf South Conference Offensive Freshman of the Year after playing in 10 games.

Not to be outdone, he was named the GSC Offensive Player of the Year after a stellar junior season and the GSC Co-Offensive Player of the Year after his senior year. He became the first UWA player in school history to eclipse 9,000-career total yards.

He finished his UWA career as the school’s alltime leader in total offense

(9,090 yards), passing yards (7,731), and touchdown passes (72).

“Elmore County has a lot of skill players and my job is to get these kids out to play football,” Caldwell said. “The roster numbers are low and they have to understand why is football important and why it’s important at Elmore County. If I can preach that to them and we get the numbers back up the way they need to be, and we’ll be able to compete and hopefully win some games we aren’t supposed to and win the ones we should. It all starts with the kids.”

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for these kids to be able to knock off a number like that. That’s not our ultimate goal though. Our ultimate goal is to keep winning and keep playing. But yeah, it’s pretty nice for them to be able to accomplish that.”

Holtville’s Tanner Potts pitched a complete game win in Game 1 of the series to take the 1-0 lead, then the Bulldogs’ ace took the mound in Game 2. Wilson tossed 6 1/3 innings of two-hit baseball to shut out Rehobeth.

Wilson struck out nine batters in his performance. To end the first inning, Wilson went down on the mound with cramps, but toughed out the pain and went on to pitch 5+ more innings.

Wilson allowed multiple hitters to reach scoring position in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, but he never

faltered and got out of the jam each time. He struck out back-to-back batters in the fourth with two on base, then ended a bases-loaded jam with a strikeout in the fifth inning.

Kason Shaffer came in and pitched the final 2/3 of the seventh inning and secured the shutout and series sweep.

He retired his only two batters faced on a strikeout and a groundout to second base.

“They both were very consistent tonight and threw to contact,” Tubbs said of his pitching. “They gave our defense a chance to play and they just weren’t doing too much. We’re throwing more than one pitch for a strike and we made them swing at pitches we wanted them to swing at.

When they do that, they aren’t going to barrel many up. I was pretty please out of Tanner and Todd. They were both big time efforts on the mound.”

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In Game 1, tied 4-4 in the sixth inning, Wilson doubled with one out to give the Bulldogs a base runner. After taking third base on a passed ball, Sam Silas singled in the game-winning run.

In Game 2, the two teams were tied 0-0 in the top of the third inning when Drey Barrett had the biggest at-bat of the night. With two on and one out, Barrett hit a triple into the right-center gap. As he slid into third base, a Rehobeth errant throw landed in the dugout so Barrett was awarded home.

That put Holtville up, 3-0, and that was all the offense Wilson and company needed on the mound.

“In that second game, Drey came up with a big time hit and scored three runs there,” Tubbs said. “That gave us an early 3-0 lead and with Todd cruising like he was, a threerun lead was pretty safe. Once we got that, I was pretty confident we were going to finish.”

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Play ball!

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Just hours after the City of Wetumpka had locks changed out on the fields teams from the Wetumpka Youth Baseball and Softball League play on, players, parents and league officials found themselves protesting the decision at city hall.

After an hour and a half meeting of the league’s board and Wetumpka city attorney Justin Edwards came to a decision. Edwards walked out with the board and announced the plan.

“Guys, we have come to a mutual agreement,” Edwards told the parents and players gathered outside. “We are going to play ball.”

The short announcement was met with cheers by everyone.

Before the announcement, players and parents were concerned their season was being cut short just as 121 teams of the six city USAAA region were about to start a tournament Monday.

The Wetumpka City Council held a special called meeting Friday where the agenda said it was set to take up potential litigation about agreements. It was a meeting where the council voted to close the fields until an agreement could be worked out. An hour and half after the council meeting started, the league received an email stating the fields on the Coosa River Parkway would be locked.

The message set a firestorm into motion.

Many parents took to social media and the city too. Soon the emergency Sunday afternoon meeting was set and plans of a protest at city hall came about.

“There are [two] scheduled protests against the City of Wetumpka pertaining to the youth baseball and softball complex,” Volunteer coach

Carl Grier wrote in an Elmore County Facebook page. “The second protest, if nothing comes of the meeting [Sunday], is tomorrow at the youth league complex… Almost all teams that are supposed to play Monday and Tuesday at the complex, will be out there in full uniform, ready to play and protest if we can’t get in.”

Before the meeting started, youth, parents and supporters gathered at city hall.

As the meeting started, some players took to the lawn to toss a ball around.

“It’s not fair,” 10-yearold Eason Clark said. “I can’t believe they are closing down the fields.”

Chaise Crownover, 10, missed last season due to an injury. He too joined the protests.

“I just want to play,” Crownover said.

Players soon began to peer through windows of city hall just feet away from the meeting. Soon chants of “Let us play” came from the children in the ball uniforms. League officials came out to quiet the crowd four times saying they couldn’t hear the conversation inside.

The protest went to the

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wouldn’t open the fields again until it had signed agreements, financial disclosures including bank statements, and monthly treasury reports for the last 24 months.

Details of Sunday’s mutual agreement are CLIFF WILLIAMS / THE TRIBUNE u n k n o w n . T h e n e x t Parents and players of the Wetumpka Youth Baseball and Soft- meeting of the Weball League gathered outside of the Wetumpka City Hall as dis- tumpka City Council is cussions about the city’s lockout of fields was underway Sunday. scheduled for Monday, May 2. sidewalk in front of city the city readily handed Grier and others queshall. Players shouting off the league to volun- tioned the timing of the “Let us Play” and hold- teers several years ago lockout as the season ing signs garnering waves as it was losing money. was still under way. and the blaring of horns Some argued the city “I don’t care who’s at from those driving by. wanted it back because fault over this,” Grier Grier encouraged the it was turning a profit said. “The board and children to back up, but thanks to the work of the city council can hash did say their voices would volunteers. this out at the end of the continue to be heard.

The City of Wetumpka season when kids are not “I thank every person responded on its Face- playing. They are taking for coming out here to- book stating it did not these kids and punishing day,” Grier said. “We are want the league’s mon- them. It’s not fair.” going to continue to be ey but if there were exFollowing Sunday’s out here. We are going cess funds, they should announcement everyone to continue to be loud. go toward the ballfields. was just happy the kids Our voices will be heard.

The city’s post said will be able to return to They will not be locking it had been working the fields. our children out.” for months to reach “I get to coach my son Arguments played out a n a g r e e m e n t w i t h again,” Grier said. “He on social media over the the league. The Fri- gets to play a game he weekend and pointed out day notice said the city and many others love.”

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APR. 30 PANCAKE BREAKFAST - The Alex City Methodist Church 2022 Ecuador Team is having a pancake breakfast on Saturday, April 30 from 7 – 10 a.m. at the church located at 1020 11th Avenue North, Alex City.

Plates are $8. Walk-ins are welcome! For more information, contact Alex City Methodist at 256329-1284.

MAY 5 COMMUNITY MARKET - Wetumpka Community Market features 40+ vendors selling arts & crafts, baked goods, produce, plants, jewelry, etc! Open from 4 - 7 p.m.

MAY 14 ART IN THE PARK - Everything’s Art! and Pennington Park will host Dadeville’s 3rd annual Everything’s Art in the Park (AITP) on May 14, 2022, from 10 a.m.

– 4 p.m. in Pennington Park located at 121 N. Spring St. in downtown Dadeville. AITP will feature juried original oil, watercolor, and acrylic art, and crafts created by local and regional artists. AITP has become known for quality and original hand-made creations to include crafts, jewelry and artwork. The event will also host local food vendors and a free family-friendly live concert from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Mark your calendars and bring your lawn chairs and coolers. Friendly, leashed pets welcome.

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MAY 20 ART WALK - Stroll through the streets of downtown Wetumpka and shop from a wide selection of talented local artists. Each Art Walk lasts from 4 - 8 p.m.

MAY 24 - 31 M E M O R I A L D AY - Pennington Park will observe Memorial Day 2022, beginning May 24 through May 31. Pennington Park will display over 2,000 American flags in honor of those former military members who have passed. Additionally, memorial markers will be placed to recognize deceased veterans by name, rank and service component but only 300 markers are available. If you would like a marker placed in Pennington Park to honor your loved one (and his/her deceased spouse), please private message “Pennington Park” on Facebook with the individual’s name(s), rank and branch of service or call/text Kurt Pfitzner at 334-233-9852.

JUN. 2 COMMUNITY MARKET - Wetumpka Community Market features 40+ vendors selling arts & crafts, baked goods, produce, plants, jewelry, etc! Open from 4 - 7 p.m.

JUNE 12 FA R M E R S M A R KETPLACE - Pennington Park’s 2022 Farmers Marketplace dates are now on the calendar.

The Markets are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in Dadeville’s Pennington Park, 121 N. Spring Street. The Marketplace is a producers-only market that provides high quality home-grown produce/ homemade goods to the.

Live music, when available, is scheduled on the pavilion during each market afternoon. Vendors interested in participating should email klpfitzner@ gmail.com or call 334233-9851 to request an application. Booth spaces are free. Return the application and attach a copy of your Growers Permit and/or Cottage Food License as applicable. Once received, you will be sent a copy of the Market’s rules/instructions and your participation confirmed.

JUN. 17 ART WALK - Stroll through the streets of downtown Wetumpka and shop from a wide selection of talented local artists. Each Art Walk lasts from 4 - 8 p.m.

JUNE 26 FA R M E R S M A R KETPLACE - Pennington Park’s 2022 Farmers Marketplace dates are now on the calendar.

The Markets are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in Dadeville’s Pennington Park, 121 N. Spring Street. The Marketplace is a producers-only market that provides high quality home-grown produce/ homemade goods to the.

Live music, when available, is scheduled on the pavilion during each market afternoon. Vendors interested in participating should email klpfitzner@ gmail.com or call 334233-9851 to request an application. Booth spaces are free. Return the application and attach a copy of your Growers Permit and/or Cottage Food License as applicable. Once received, you will be sent a copy of the Market’s rules/instructions and your participation confirmed.

JULY 10 FA R M E R S M A R KETPLACE - Pennington Park’s 2022 Farmers Marketplace dates are now on the calendar.

The Markets are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in Dadeville’s Pennington Park, 121 N. Spring Street. The Marketplace is a producers-only market that provides high quality home-grown produce/ homemade goods to the.

Live music, when available, is scheduled on the pavilion during each market afternoon. Vendors interested in participating should email klpfitzner@ gmail.com or call 334233-9851 to request an application. Booth spaces are free. Return the application and attach a copy of your Growers Permit and/or Cottage Food License as applicable. Once received, you will be sent a copy of the Market’s rules/instructions and your participation confirmed.

JULY 24 FA R M E R S M A R KETPLACE - Pennington Park’s 2022 Farmers Marketplace dates are now on the calendar.

The Markets are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in Dadeville’s Pennington Park, 121 N. Spring Street. The Marketplace is a producers-only market that provides high quality home-grown produce/ homemade goods to the.

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PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: After more than a yearlong hiatus, Preschool Storytime has resumed at the Wetumpka Public Library. The first story time was held on Friday, May 14, and will take place every Friday at the library at 10 a.m.

ECLECTIC TOWN C O U N C I L M E E TINGS: Eclectic Town Council meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at Town Hall.

Council meetings begin at 7 p.m. with work sessions taking place prior to the meeting at 6 p.m. Meetings are held in the Dr. M. L. Fielder Municipal Building, 145 Main Street.

NAACP MEETINGS: The Elmore County Branch No. 5026 of the NAACP meets at 6:30 p.m. every third Tuesday (executive committee) and every fourth Tuesday (full membership) at the Martin Luther King Center at 200 North Lancaster St. in Wetumpka.

LIVING WORD: You belong here. You and your family are always welcome here. We are located at 1826 Kowaliga Road Eclectic, across from the Dollar General. Call 334492-0777 for more information.

OPEN MIC: The Equality Performing Arts Center hosts an open mic jam session from 7 to 9 p.m. every second Friday of the month at 560 Highway 9 in Equality. There is no charge but donations are welcome as they keep the center running. Bring a snack or finger food to share during the intermission.

RED HILL COMMUNITY CLUB MEETINGS: Red Hill Community Club Meetings are held every second Monday of the month. Join the Red Hill Historical Preservation Association in the auditorium of the Old Red Hill School, located off state Route 229 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss upcoming events.

MOUNT HEBRON CHURCH OF CHRIST: Come join us at 4530 Mt. Hebron Road in Eclectic.

Our Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10:30.

There is also a Wednesday night Bible study at 7 p.m.

For more information call Pastor Edwin Walker at 334-541-2025 LUNCH AND LEARN: Lunch and learn Tuesdays with Kelly are scheduled at the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery at 124 Company Street in Wetumpka from noon to 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. For more information, visit www. thekelly.org.

C E L E B R AT E R E C OV ERY GR A C E POINT: Celebrate Recovery meets at Grace Point Community Church at 78223 Tallassee Highway in Wetumpka each Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. All are welcome to the meetings which provide a safe and loving environment for individuals seeking to conquer their hurts, habits and hangups. For more information, visit www.

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Hot Air Balloons

A hot air balloon is a flying device that uses hot air to stay afloat. They were invented by two brothers, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier. The first successful flight was in Paris on September 19, 1783. Hot air balloons have two major parts--the envelope and the basket.

The envelope is the balloon filled with hot air which provides the lifting required for flying.

The basket is attached to the bottom of the balloon and is usually large enough to fit a, there are balloons designed to hold around 20-25 people. The hot air balloon works by filling the envelope with hot propane gas. Often times when you see a hot air balloon, you can see the flame that is produced when filling the envelope with more gas. The difference between the hot air inside the balloon and the cool air outside of the balloon is what creates the buoyancy that lifts it off the ground. The heat inside the balloon can range from anywhere between 250 to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot air balloons, compared with modern methods of transportation, are very slow. They are also not as accurate when it comes to steering, but their direction can be influenced by the pilot, although they are moved through the sky largely by the wind. Because passengers of a hot air balloon are outside in high altitudes, it is a very smooth ride. The wind does not affect an individual person; instead, it moves the entire balloon. For this reason, only gusts of wind are generally felt, making for a smooth, peaceful ride.

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PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids will be received, opened, and publicly read by the Owner for the Tallassee Contract No. WWTP project.

The Owner will receive Bids until 10:00 AM on the 20th day of May 2022. The bid opening will be held at Tallassee City Hall, located at 3 Freeman Avenue, Tallassee, Alabama.

A mandatory Pre-bid Meeting will be held at 10:00 AM on the 4th day of May 2022. Prebid Meeting will be held at Tallassee City Hall, located at 3 Freeman Avenue, Tallassee, Alabama.

The Project is generally described as follows: construction of a mechanical wastewater treatment system adjacent to the City’s existing wastewater treatment lagoons, including a concrete headworks structure with screening and grit removal equipment and a lift station, a jet multi-channel aeration and mixing system in concrete tanks, FODUL¿HU HTXLSPHQW LQ FRQFUHWH tanks, ultraviolet disinfection, ÀRZ PHWHULQJ HTXLSPHQW LQÀXHQW DQG HIÀXHQW VDPSOHUV an administrative building, and site improvements including grading, piping, and electrical improvements.

This project (EDA Investment No. 04-01-07357) will be partially funded with Federal funds from the United States Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration and therefore is subject to the Federal laws and regulations associated with that program.

The Owner requires the Project to be completed in four hundred twenty (420) calendar days from date of Notice to Proceed.

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ROBERT C. ELLIS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA D. LOWERY LINDSEY, WHO WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS: GLORIA D. LOWERY, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: MICHAEL S. HARPER ATTORNEY AT LAW 213 BARNETT BLVD PO BOX 780608 TALLASSEE, ALABAMA 36078 334-283-6855 Tallassee Tribune: Apr. 27, May 4 and 11, 2022 EST/LINDSEY, G.

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Vol. 31, No. 17

New trash service to start May 30 for many in Elmore County

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Arrow Disposal Service will soon provide curbside garbage collection to Elmore County residents formally provided by Waste Management.

“Arrow will be taking over the collection of garbage in the unincorporated areas of Elmore County, in Wetumpka, Elmore, Eclectic and Deatsville,” Arrow said in a release. “Arrow’s service area does not include customers inside the city limits of Tallassee, Millbrook, Prattville or Coosada.”

Tallassee, Millbrook, Prattville and Coosada will remain with Waste Management.

The Elmore County Commission recently sought new bids for trash collection and Arrow was the lowest successful bidder at $23.87 per month. Extra containers are available for an additional $15 per month.

The transition is already beginning for many customers.

“If you are a current Waste Management customer receiving garbage collection in Elmore County, you do not need to enroll in service,” Arrow said. “Your service information will be automatically transferred to Arrow and a new container will be delivered to your home during the month of May.” Arrow said if a resident is not

an active Waste Management customer and would like to sign up for new service, they can call Arrow toll free at 1-866-440-3983 or visit the company’s website at www.arrowdisposal.net.

Arrow said all its customers would receive new 95-gallon containers during the month of May. “The new containers will be blue with gray lids,” Arrow said.

“Please be patient as we work to deliver all customers a new cart.

If you are an active customer and have not received an ADSI container by May 27, please contact our customer service department.”

Arrow said it will begin collect-

ing garbage from the new blue carts on Monday, May 30.

“A decal will be placed on the lid of your cart that indicates your collection day,” Arrow said. “Arrow will run our regular scheduled routes during this week, including on Memorial Day.” Waste Management will continue to collect garbage from old containers through Friday, May 27.

“Please leave your old cart by the road during the last week of May so that it can be removed by Waste Management,” Arrow said.

Arrow said the first bills will arrive in the mail in late May for the upcoming quarter (June, July and August).

“If you have not received an in-

voice by June 1, please contact customer service to ensure that we have your correct information on file,” Arrow said. “You may pay your bill by check, credit card or through Arrow’s website. The bill will contain instructions for customers who wish to pay online or establish automatic payments.

No prior banking information or bank authorizations will be transferred from Waste Management to Arrow.”

Arrow’s customer service department can be contacted by calling 1-866-440-3983 8 a.m to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Additional information may be found on Arrow’s website at www.arrowdisposal.net.

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The Eagle Forum of Alabama hosted a candidates forum at the Wetumpka Civic Center Tuesday. Many Republican candidates from across the area and state were on hand to answer questions and greet voters. U.S. Senate candidate Mo Brooks was joined by gubernatorial candidates Lindy Blanchard, Dean Odle, Lew Burdette and Donald Trent Jones.