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County High School in Eclectic were named the winners of the 2017 Joe Sewell Memorial Awards and $3,000 Jake Baker of Tallassee High School John Sewell Memorial Scholarships at was awarded a $1,000 scholarship after the banquet. Baker, the son of Jeff and Christina being chosen winner of the boys athletic Baker, competed in fooball, wrestling, award at Tuesday night’s Joe Sewell baseball and track & field at Tallassee Memorial Award and John Sewell High School. He has signed as an Memorial Scholarship Awards banquet, invited walk-on to play football at Troy held at the Wetumpka Civic Center. University. Robert Broom of Holtville High Baker was state heavyweight School and Hannah Traylor of Elmore By DAVID GRANGER Managing Editor
wrestling champion in 2016 and 2017 and was captain of the Tallassee High School football team, which advanced to the state playoffs. He was also winner of the Brandon Burlsworth Character Award and a Brighthouse Student Scholar Athlete. Baker was also an Alabama Boys State participant, a Tallassee Chamber of Commerce Ambassador and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Baker attends First Baptist Church of Tallassee where he has served as a Good News Club leader and an eighth-grade Sunday School teacher. The Joe Sewell Memorial Award and the John Sewell Baker Memorial Scholarship See SEWELL • Page 2
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Tallassee police to receive new patrol cars By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Earlier in the year, the Tallassee City Council voted to add three new police cars to fleet with the help of a USDA Grant. Since that time, the current fleet of police cars has continued to face mechanical problems, often leaving officers without a patrol car. “It had gotten to the point that we didn’t have enough patrol cars for the officers,” said Mayor Johnny Hammock. This is why the city voted to purchase three patrol cars right away. The USDA grant is still is still in process and once the vehicles are purchased in full, the city will receive reimbursement for the purchase of one of the cars. “The total cost for the vehicles is $76,569,” See PATROL • Page 3
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Tallassee’s city council voted to drop the lawsuit against eastside mill owner, Tommy Hudson, without prejudice. The council said since Hudson continues to act in good faith with the demolition process at the mill site the suit will remain closed. If demolition stops, the city then has the option to revisit the suit.
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selling the hard-pine flooring that was so well preserved inside the 120-year-old building. Today, all that a remains of the mill is a few As work continues at the eastside mill site, crumbling walls and warped metal beams that Tallassee’s city council will drop without prej- once supported the massive structure. Since udice the current lawsuit against the current beginning demolition last week, Hudson’s owner, Tommy Hudson. demolition team has already taken down one Hudson bought the mill just weeks before the devastating May 3 fire with hopes of See LAWSUIT • Page 3 By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
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It’s that time of year again, time for the eighth annual Spring Show to be performed by the choral students at Tallassee High School. This is the final musical performance of the year for THS’s choral department. For choral department seniors, this is the final performance in this chapter of their lives, making this performance somewhat “bittersweet”. The May 7 and May 8 performances will include pieces from each of the music department’s
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As temperatures begin to climb, motorcyclists are gearing up and taking to Alabama roadways. This is why Tallassee’s city council and Mayor Johnny Hammock declared May to be Motorcyclist Awareness Month during Monday’s city council meeting. According to Hammock, this proclamation could bring needed awareness to motorcycling. “I think it is great, said Hammock. “There are more and more motorcycles on the road each year in Alabama because of our climate. It is means of transportation, but it is dangerous.” Because Alabama has roughly 9 months of seasonable weather, motorcycles have become a popular form of transportation in the state. According to NHTSA, there were 4,976 motorcyclists killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes in See MOTORCYCLE • Page 3
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show choirs. The men’s choir will perform as will the girl’s choir and the girls chamber choir. When selecting pieces for classes to perform, Jerry Cunningham, director of the Tallassee Music Department, customizes selections for each class of students. “There’s so many different types of pieces of music that go into this. The music is picked to fit each class’ overall personality,” said Madison Cunningham, a senior a THS. “The spring show is a time when everyone in the choir See SHOW • Page 3
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Seniors and section leaders will lead this year’s seventh annual Spring Show at THS with a May 7th performance and a May 8th performance at the Tallassee High School auditorium.
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are presented each year to senior Elmore County high school athletes – one male and one female – who consistently represent the highest ideals of Christian leadership. The award has been presented annually since 2005. “I believe I can speak for the entire Joe Sewell Memorial Award Board of Directors when I say what an outstanding group of nominees we had this year,” said Mark McGhee, this year’s chairman of the awards committee. “As done since the inception of the award, each high school nominates up to four seniors for the award. We are looking for the most well rounded Christian athletes in Elmore County who demonstrate a high standard of moral character and leadership, excel in academics, and are involved in their church and community. “Each school nominated students who all exceeded our expectations. Two selection committees comprised of Sewell Board members took on the daunting task of selecting the eight category winners and two overall
winners. This year was especially tough. We truly had the cream of the crop.” Broom, the son of Robby and Jeannie Broom, was captain of both the cross country and soccer teams at Holtville High. He played in the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s NorthSouth All-Star soccer game and was voted honorable mention to the allmetro team in soccer twice. Broom is a member of the Beta Club and National Honor Society and was a semifinalist for the U.S. Senate Youth program. He is an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America and attends Cain’s Chapel United Methodist Church where he is a worship leader and guitarist. Broom has been accepted by and awarded scholarships to Troy University, Auburn University and The University of Alabama Birmingham. Traylor is the daughter of Shane and Abby Traylor and Jason and Allison Tatum. She played basketball, volleyball and competed in track & field and powerlifting at ECHS. She served as captain of the volleyball team and was a
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• Girls Academic Award: Nicole Tyler, Holtville High School • Boys Church, Community and Character Award: Zachary Mozingo, Stanhope Elmore High School • Girls Church, Community and Character Award: Jana Venable, Elmore County High School • Girls Athletic Award: Kelsey Hansen, Edgewood Academy.
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Cathrine Cowen, Elizabeth Cowen and Robert Cowen.. She is preceded in death by her husband, Rickman E. Williams; son, Clint H. Williams and parents, Clinton L. and Sarah Wingard. The family will receive friends Friday, May 5, from 12:30 p.m. until service time at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tallassee, Alabama. In lieu of flowers, Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com.
Marjorie Williams
Mrs. Marjorie “Marge” Williams, a resident of Monroeville, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at the age of 88. Funeral services will be Friday, May 5, 2017, at 1:00 p.m., graveside at Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. Dric Williford officiating, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Williams is survived by her children, Ed Williams, Jr. (Beth), Jeff L. Williams (Leigh Ann) and Laura Williams Smith (Chris); eight grandchildren, Cam Cowen (Bobby), Rick Williams, III, Jeffrey Williams, Jr., Jack Austin Williams, Leah Williams, Sydnie Minor, Christopher Smith and Robert Smith; great grandchildren, Ed Williams, IV, Rhyne Williams and Isabelle Pendleton,
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state champion in powerflifting. Traylor is a member of the Beta Club and the National English Honor Society, the Key Club, which she serves as secretary, and the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, which she serves as vice president. She is also a student council representative. Traylor attends First Baptist Church of Eclectic where she served as a Vacation Bible School crew leader and a volunteer to the nursery and kindness ministry. Traylor has been accepted by and received various scholarships to Auburn University, Huntingdon College and Auburn University at Montgomery. The Sewell Award committee also selected winners in certain categories, who were presented with $1,000 scholarships each. Those winners were: • Boys Leadership Award: Easterling Carpenter, Elmore County High School • Girls Leadership Award: Caity Jo Lee, Edgewood Academy • Boys Academic Award: Philip Warlick III, Stanhope Elmore High School
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Mr. Eugene A. “Gene” Tally, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017, at the age of 80. Funeral services will be Monday, May 01, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., from Westside Baptist Church, Tallassee, Alabama, with Rev. Rick Dorley officiating, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. at Tallapoosa County Memorial Gardens, Hwy 280, Dadeville, Alabama. Mr. Tally is survived by his wife, Mrs. Joyce L. Tally; children, Pam Spain, Deborah Lawrence (Rex) and Allen Harrelson (Dianne); six grandchildren;
sister, Julia Ward (Waynne) and brother, Conda Tally. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bass and Lillian Tally. Mr. Tally was the manager of sand and gravel companies for 52 years. The family will receive friends Monday, May 01, from 10:00 a.m. until service time at Westside Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Community Hospice or Westside Baptist Church. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama
Mr. Clayton “Sam” Hall resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017, at the age of 78. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 29, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. from East Tallassee Church of Christ with Rev. Michael McElroy officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. Mr. Hall is survived by his children, Oliver “Bucky” Hall, Mary Lynn Hall; brothers and sisters, Willard Hall (Linnie), David McKenzie (Kathy), Virginia Raughtonand Zera Jobson, and several nieces and nephews who loved him dearly. Sam is preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Marie Hall; parents, Clayton and Susie Hall; brothers, Woodfin Collis Hall and Danny Jeffery Hall. The family will receive friends Saturday, April 29, from 9:30 a.m. until service time at East Tallassee Church of Christ, Tallassee, Alabama. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com.
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said Hammock. “$26,700.00 will be reimbursed by the USDA grant after providing paid invoices. That will leave the city of Tallassee committed to paying the balance of $49,869.00.” This money is not in the city budget therefore the council had to suspend the rules to approve this purchase. With the resolution passing, three new Dodge Chargers will be added to fleet as soon as this week. Concerned with cost, councilman David Stough asked if bids were open for the purchase process of these vehicles. However, because these vehicles are bought through a state contact, the price is nonnegotiable. “These are state bids so it’s going
to be same price no matter which car dealership you go,” said Matt Higgins, chief of Tallassee Police. While the price tag may seem costly, this price includes all the extra features needed in a police car. “That is total price,” Higgins said. “That’s lights, decals, cages for the patrol vehicle. That is a completed, on-the-road, ready to patrol. That’s the purchase of the cars and the equipment that is needed.” These vehicles are a welcomed addition to the police force. Hammock says he hopes that the city can add more new patrol cars in future if funding permits.
Motorcycles 2015, an increase of 8 percent from the 4,594 motorcyclists killed in 2014. An estimated 88,000 motorcyclists were injured during 2015, a 3 percent decrease from the 92,000 motorcyclists injured in 2014. Furthermore 57 percent of all motorcyclerelated accidents result in fatalities. Because of the dangers of motorcycling, bikers often take special precautions before hitting the highway. Levi Oliver, an avid motorcycle enthusiast from Tallassee, believes there are some precautionary measures that all motorcyclists should adhere to. “Wear good protective gear and limit distractions,” he said. “Phone mounts, radios, Bluetooth – although they make the ride nicer, (they) can sometimes be a deadly distraction.” Additionally, Oliver says motorcyclists should always be aware of
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of the partially collapsed outer walls of the building closest to the city’s water treatment center. Last year, the city council voted to bring a suit against the mill owner citing dangerous conditions. Then city building inspector, John Stonaker, explained that the remaining walls were in danger of collapse and with only a fence to keep the public off of the property, it could potentially be a liability issue. “When this administration came in there was a lawsuit pending against the eastside mill owner, Tommy Hudson,” Mayor Johnny Hammock said during Monday’s work session. “He’s cleaning it because it’s the right thing to do. He could have bankrupted the LLC. on the eastside mill and walked away. I think he has reached out and asked if we dismiss the lawsuit without prejudice.” Since taking office, Hammock has met with Hudson to discuss the future of the eastside mill. Since that time the two have remained in contact with an open line of communication regarding the cleanup of the mill site. “If it were up to me I would vote for it,” Hammock said. “He has equipment down there working and he has agreed to purchase a business license once he starts selling the bricks from the mill.”
Hammock and the city council agree that the speed in which demolition is moving is good pace. “A lawsuit would have cost us money, and cost him money,” said Hammock. Councilman Bill Godwin is also in favor of dropping the lawsuit, pointing out that if the demolition process does not continue the city would be stuck with the bill. “He’s making tremendous progress down there and I think a lawsuit could drag it on and cost us money and if he walks away then we’re stuck with it,” said Godwin. “If he walked away from it we’d have to find a cool million to clean it up. So, I think it’s going well. Worst cases scenario we have to reinstate the suit. I say absolutely.” If the city drops the lawsuit against Hudson and demolition stops, the option to reopen the suit is still available to the city without additional fees. “As long as he’s doing what he should be doing down there and making progress then the city wouldn’t actively pursue the lawsuit and rack up more fees, but in the event that you don’t feel like he’s acting in good faith you could pursue it without having to re-file the lawsuit,” said Joe Sewell, acting city attorney.
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their surroundings and prepared for potentially dangerous situations. “Make sure you don’t follow too close or put yourself in a situation you can’t escape,” he said. “Look for random lane changes, people pulling out in front of you. Always be aware of other drivers.” Another issue that motorcyclist must address is the use of cell phones while driving. Texting and driving creates a dangerous situation, not
Show department can be involved,” Cunningham said. “The community loves it because it’s a really good show and a lot of students are involved in it. We work really hard to put it on.” This year, the spring show will feature a wide variety of songs such as Brand New You, 900 Miles and Fever, Sweet Caroline, The Lion Sleeps Tonight and Crazy Train. Section leaders from the music department at THS are fully involved in this performance. “Section leaders are usually our seniors who have been in choir long enough and have the best voice to lead their section,” said Debbie Rogers, instructional aid at THS. According to students in the music department at THS, choir can be a rewarding extracurricular activity for all students. “Everyone can shine.
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only for car drivers but also for motorcyclists. What could be a fenderbender in an automobile could be a bone-breaker for a motorcyclist. “A 25 mile-per-hour accident in a car doesn’t even cause airbags to deploy,” Oliver said. “On a bike, it means broken bones. Fifty-five (mph) means possible death.” With these tips, motorcyclists can be better prepared to avoid disaster as they hit the roads this year.
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I play volleyball and in sports you’re either a starter or you’re not. You’re either good or you’re not, so you have to put the best people out there, but in choir everyone can perform instead of just a certain group of people,” said Miranda Arant. Senior Arlundo Heard may have said it best when he described the Spring Show. “I have always loved choir and this music department is just amazing,” he said. “Every time I do the Spring Show,
it’s like family coming together to perform for family.” The performance will be split into two segments with a fifteen-minute intermission. The entire experience will last about two hours. For more information on the spring show please call the school office at 283-2187. Tickets maybe available at the door; however, those interested are strongly encouraged to buy tickets ahead of time as the show has sold out in year’s past.
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75th anniversaries of memorable American history were underpublicized
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ate last year, the trend in newspaper headlines and stories seemed to be dominated by shrieking histrionics about the recent presidential election, as well as reports on Colin Kaepernick and other optional entertainers. It didn’t seem like there were many stories that detailed the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, one of the most traumatic and ultimately-galvanizing events in this nation’s history, in spite of a series called “Pearl Harbor: The Last Word.” Its title indicates that it focused on the perspective of the survivors of the “day of infamy.” A total of 2,335 military personnel died, as well as 68 civilians. Seven United States ships were sunk during the attack. Of those, all but one were salvaged, but two of those were deemed too obsolete to repair.| The one ship that not salvaged was the U.S.S. Arizona, which was destroyed when a Japanese bomb penetrated its upper deck and detonated in a forward powder magazine.
More than 1,170 officers and crewmen died—that’s half of the total military deaths at Pearl Harbor—and the bodies of 1,102 of them remain inside the hull of the ship. Although the portions of the ship above the water were cannibalized for potential use elsewhere, the hull of the Arizona still lies at the bottom of the harbor. Oil still seeps from what is now a gigantic tomb. The day before the attack, the Arizona had taken on 1.5 million gallons of fuel and about a third of that amount was not destroyed. Up to nine quarts of fuel oil escape from the wreckage each day. Not surprisingly, the leaked substance has been dubbed “black tears.” The memorial above the Arizona was built in 1962, and can only be reached by boat. It hosts some two million visitors per year. A little over four months after the shock of Pearl Harbor, this country struck back, attacking the Japanese home islands in the legendary Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942. The 75th anniversary of that eveand
The So-Called Column By Willie G. Moseley event did not receive much media attention, either. The attack was conceived as a surprise attack designed to damage the Japanese collective psyche as well as specific military and industrial targets in Tokyo and other cities on the main island of Honshu. The responsibility for the mission was assigned to Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, already an aviation icon from the 1920s and 1930s. Doolittle had won numerous air racing trophies in those decades and had been one of the primal developers of instrument flying techniques. The outlandish notion of launching fully loaded bombers from the deck of an aircraft carrier was unprecedented and training commenced and proceeded quickly. Sixteen twin-engine B-25
bombers were stripped of as much weight as possible (to the point of removing the tail guns and installing black-painted broomsticks in an attempt to intimidate enemy fighter planes). They were strapped to the deck of the U.S.S. Hornet, which departed from San Francisco on April 2 (in broad daylight, as it was presumed that the airplanes were being delivered to Hawaii). A heavily armed flotilla accompanied the aircraft carrier on its ultra-secret mission across the Pacific. The B-25s were supposed to launch from the Hornet some 400 miles from the coast of Japan, but the armada encountered a patrol boat stationed some 150 miles farther out. While the enemy vessel was abruptly sunk, the American force had to assume it had gotten off a warning to superiors, which necessitated an earlier launch of the bombers that would force the crews to improvise when their planes ran out of fuel over China after the bombing (although one diverted to the Soviet
Union). It’s curious that the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid happened while the United States and other countries were trying to deal with another fanatical Asian regime. Comparisons might be inevitable. The National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio presented an appropriate commemoration, which included the attendance of Richard Cole, the only surviving raider. Cole is now 101 and was Doolittle’s co-pilot on the lead plane. There was also a Missing Man flyover by vintage B-25s. Time is already consigning the history of World War II to books and movies, but that doesn’t mean that the Greatest Generation shouldn’t continue to be honored, particularly as their numbers diminish in the inevitable finality. All they did was save the planet and we still owe them. Willie Moseley is the former editor of the Tribune and a regular columnist for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.
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ne Sunday morning I got up, fixed me some corn flakes, cut the television on Channel 8 and settled down to watch their Sunday morning show that has been on TV for so many years. On this particular morning, Jane Pauley interviewed Willie Nelson. Now to some of you he is just an old man who can write beautiful songs and has played a guitar until he wore a hole in the front where his fingers went across the strings. It was a good interview and she showed pictures of Willie when he was a clean cut man with a suit and short haircut and I remember it just like it was yesterday. Willie was in a RV that I bet cost a million dollars and told Jane he was eighty-four and that he wrote a song entitled “I woke up again this morning and I wasn’t dead,” he sang a little bit of it and I liked it. It fit me to a “T”!
The Coffee Breaker By Ronald Brantley At the time of the interview he had a scruffy beard and was smoking a funny cigarette. He said they calmed him down and kept him from doing bad things. He said he had been married four times but he had been married the last time for over thirty years. She, on the other hand, said she let the other three wear him down and get all the meanness and wildness out of him and now he is the kind of man a woman can love. I say age had a lot to do with that. Willie has played a part of my life. One of my favorite songs is “Crazy” by Patsy Cline. It was one of my daddy’s and mama’s favorite songs, too. I went with a woman for a while many years ago and her
favorite song was “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” by Willie Nelson. I found out that every time she heard the song she thought of another man, not me. I go to sleep with the TV playing and the other night as usual I fell asleep with some show going on. Willie Nelson was out in my yard talking to me. It wasn’t long before we became good friends and we talked about him spending the night. I told him we could run an extension cord to our camper and he could sleep there. So he and his sister Mary said they would take me up on my offer (I don’t know if you know this or not but his sister has always traveled with him and played the piano ever since he has been on the road. I don’t think she ever married.). I don’t know what happened to the RV but old Willie stayed in my camper that night. He even sang a few songs and I remembered that
when he first came to Nashville to write songs and sing, the recording companies told him to keep on writing songs because he was good, but to forget about singing because he just couldn’t do it. I’ve had some crazy dreams but I remember this one just as plain as day. I don’t know if Willie stayed any longer or not but he asked me for a business card so we could keep in touch. I looked in every pocket and in my billfold, but I couldn’t find a business card. About this time I woke up, I figured and figured and the only answer I could come up with is that they played that interview again that night and I was dreaming and listening at the same time. Whatever it was it was mighty real to me. Brantley is a Tallassee resident and a regular columnist for The Tribune.
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ell, folks, let’s put the final coup de grace to the Robert Bentley six-year governor’s reign and move on. Ole Bentley was quite a story his last two years. He had become the ringleader of a circus and an infamous national cartoon character. The salacious and lurid details of his affair with Rebekah Mason were a never ending, titillating saga. The story, along with his picture, could aptly be a plot for a tabloid or a soap opera. I will actually be surprised if it does not make it to television or even the movies. Unfortunately, this story will be his legacy as governor. He has no public policy initiatives to tout for posterity. He will be known as the “Luv Gov.” Our last two governors may not have gone to jail like previous ones, but they garnered terrific nicknames for their exploits over their last year in office. Bob Riley spent his last year doing the bidding of the Indian gambling syndicate and his cowboy and Indian escapades closing down all the non-Indian casinos earned him the nickname of “Bingo Bob.” Ole Bentley, who appeared to be the least likely person to play the part, became a sexcrazed philanderer. His and Rebekah’s sordid romance tapes sounded like the x-rated version of Barney Fife sweet-talking Thelma Lou. Even the national media dubbed him the “Luv Gov”. Bentley never really showed any genuine remorse or contrition. Even when he read his prepared resignation speech, it did not seem heartfelt or sincere. They were just words wrapped in religion. He never seemed to apologize from the heart. He still seemed a little bit haughty. Having taught Sunday school for many years, one would have thought Bentley had taught some from the book of Proverbs. One of Solomon’s greatest proverbs says, “Pride goeth before a fall.” Early in the day of Bentley’s resignation, I was walking around the Capitol with rumors swirling that Bentley’s demise was imminent at any time. I was wishing the best for ole Bentley. I thought about ole Big Jim Folsom standing on the Capitol steps when the press would pound on him and ask him to resign. He would say to them, “Y’all ain’t gonna get old Big Jim to quit. When I was a boy, growing up in Coffee County my old pappy would make me get out of bed before daylight and go work in the fields chopping cotton and plowing behind a mule. I’d see a rain cloud come up and start praying for rain so I could quit for a while. My pappy would say boy it may cloud up but it ain’t gonna rain on Big Jim.” Well, bless his heart, it did rain on Bentley. He’s gone. Kay Ivey will serve out the remaining 19 months of his term. She may decide to run for a full term of her own as governor. As the incumbent governor, she would be a viable candidate. There is an ever-growing list of potential and probable horses that are gearing up for the 2018 gubernatorial derby. The list of viable candidates is at about a dozen. However, let me tell you again, like I have been telling you for years, Alabamians like to vote for a dark horse for governor – one who has not been around the political track. Let me give you the names of two very rich businessmen who could pull off a Fob James 1978 like coup. Jimmy Rane, known as “Yella Fella” from his ads of riding a horse and wearing a big yellow hat advertising his yellow lumber, started out and built Great Southern Wood out of Abbeville where he was born and raised and still calls home. Forbes magazine has his net worth at $600 million. Johnny Johns became CEO of Birminghambased Protective Life at a young age. He built the company started by Colonel Rushton into one of the largest life insurance companies in the world. When an international corporation bought Protective several years ago, Johnny walked away with $300 million. He is known throughout Birmingham as one of the most civic-minded people in the Magic City. Either one of these two distinguished gentlemen could easily buy the governor’s office with their pocket change and they may be interested. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.
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his past weekend marked a quarter of a century since Los Angeles descended into the worst riots it had ever seen. Chaos and anarchy ruled the streets. Fires, looting, and destruction everywhere one looked. I had the opportunity to be home at the time a documentary aired on ABC, directed by John Ridley. It was called “Let it Fall: L.A. 1982-1992.” There are acts brave and heroic, for sure; they are bookended by acts so cruel and reprehensible, one can’t believe they ever happened. But it was all true. It was a multiethnic story, and brilliantly executed. Ridley goes back to tales of police brutality in the early 1980s, as the thug and drug scene began to take over the city. Daryl Gates, police chief during this era, presided over the implementation of various strategies to tackle crime. None was more controversial, and occa-
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more dangerous in the late 1980s as crack cocaine became the drug of choice. Rival gangs staked out territory: it was the Crips By Michael vs. the Bloods in violent turf wars. And the police, Bird emboldened by their chief to clean things up, resorted sionally deadly, than the to sometimes dangerous chokehold. methods themselves. The story of the widBy 1991, when the ening divide between the Rodney King video surneighborhoods and law faced, the pressure cooker enforcement was interwas set to boil over. And rupted, briefly, to let the by the time the officers glittering L.A. star shine on finished their trial with a the 1984 Olympics. There “not guilty” verdict and a were some great scenes mistrial, the city was ready in that Olympics, and it to explode. seemed that all was well on Twenty-five years ago the west coast at that time. this week, Los Angeles Where else could one see was in flames. The police their dreams come true pulled out of some of the under the Hollywood sign? neighborhoods because The mayor at that time they were so dangerous. was Tom Bradley. He was Viewing Ridley’s docone of the first African umentary, and another American mayors in the one the next day on the country and was very popNational Geographic ular. However, his style Channel called “LA 92,” differed from police chief takes all-too-familiar footGates, and there were age and places it in a new clashes from the beginning. light. The streets became ever The races never really
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coexisted as peacefully as one would have thought. It wasn’t just black and white, either; the Asian and Hispanic populations in Los Angeles also had difficulty with Caucasian and African American folks through the years. It just seems like there are racist strands in the DNA of many, no matter how hard we try not to let it show. What I learned from the documentaries is how a little listening and learning might – might – have slowed down the destruction of neighborhoods, and perhaps saved a few lives from ending so pointlessly in brutal violence. Rodney King may have been a troublemaker, and Reginald Denny in the wrong place at the wrong time. But watching the beatings they took leaves us with more questions than answers. Michael Bird is assistant band director for Tallassee City Schools.
Trump’s May Day was true distress call
ay Day was no celebration of labor for the White House staffers charged with cleaning up the messes of or trying to interpret the sometimes-uninterpretable utterings of our president. Instead, it was a distress call. Monday, May 1, 2017, will not go down in the Trump annals as his best day. He showed his lack of knowledge of history and further illustrated a tendency to want to pal around with fanatical rulers. First, there was what we’ll call the “Old Hickory” debacle. If you know anything about American history, you know that “Old Hickory” was the nickname of Andrew Jackson, our seventh president, called so because of his strong personality. On Monday, Trump told a reporter, “(Jackson) was really angry that — he saw what was happening with regard to the Civil War. He said, ‘There’s no reason for this.’ ” If Trump is right, Jackson’s foresight was uncanny. He died 16 years
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prior to the Civil War. Moreso, if Trump is correct, Jackson’s feelings ran counter to his lifestyle. At the time of his death, Jackson owned approximately 150 slaves, a number he had grown from nine at the time of his purchase of his Hermitage estate near Nashville. In fact, the website for the Hermitage, which serves largely to trumpet Jackson, states bluntly, “In all reality, slavery was the source of Andrew Jackson’s wealth.” Perhaps Jackson would have stopped slavery and, thus, the Civil War – by making slavery the law of the land. But the shouts of “Mayday!” from the Trump crisis team didn’t stop there. In a separate interview with Bloomberg News, Trump said of a meeting with the North Korean dictator Kim JongUn, ““If it would be appro-
priate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it.” Honored to meet with Kim Jong-Un? Really? This is a man that has killed his own people – killed members of his own family, even – while thousands of others labor away in forced labor camps at his whim. This is a man that has no honor and should be shown the same amount. This is a killer and a despot. But, hey, it wouldn’t be Trump’s first meeting with such a man. By that time, our president’s planned meeting with Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte would likely have taken place, a meeting agreed to in a Saturday phone call between the two. Duterte is said to have killed 7,000 of his own people in his government’s crackdown on drugs, some by his personal hand. He cursed and used racial epithets in tirades against our former president Barack Obama. Tapes shown of his press conferences reveal a vile and profane man who obviously has no vocabulary outside curses and even less regard for human
rights. So, two days after Trump’s “Mayday!” here are my questions: Do we have a president who knows nothing about the history of the country he leads and just makes it up as he goes along? But, more importantly, does our president have true regard for human rights? If so, why is he becoming so chummy with despots who most assuredly don’t (and we haven’t even touched on Vladimir Putin yet)? For years, countries throughout the world have looked to the United States to stand up taller than anyone and demand that the most basic human rights be respected, to be that shining beacon on the hill. Now, our president is “honored” to host a madman and having conversations with a leader who proudly boasts of killing his citizens with his own hands. God, please bless America. David Granger is the managing editor of the Elmore County papers under Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.
If the world had a front porch
ere in town, I spend a lot of time on my back porch. Sure, I’ve had a couple of rocking chairs on my front porch for quite some time, but I spend more time in the back. That’s where the grill is, and that’s where my garden is. It’s my own little private getaway within the confines of my privacy fence. My awesome neighbors stick their heads over the fence on occasion, but, for the most part, it’s just me and my dog. While it has its advantages, there’s just something special about a front porch. Usually, when I turn into my neighborhood, I press the button on my garage opener thingy and pull right on into the Bat Cave, not to be seen again until I go out on my next bat adventure. That’s what’s wrong with the world. We just keep to ourselves and don’t know our neighbors. While I know one set of my neighbors really well, I don’t know the others. For all I know, they may be The Riddler, The Penguin, or the Joker, although I like to think I’m the only Joker in
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this neighborhood. We’ve been spending a lot of time out in the country at my mawmaw and pawpaw’s farmhouse in Tallapoosa County. We absolutely love it out there. There’s nothing like sitting on that old wooden porch way out in the country amongst the lizards and birds and bees, oh my! The homeplace sits just off a paved road on a dirt road and is just a couple of miles from the Tallapoosa River. The 5:00 traffic can be overwhelming at times. The other day, a four-wheeler and an ATV drove by at the same time. That was rush hour. The lady driving the four-wheeler was in her pajamas. When she came back by a few minutes later, she had a kid with her. Maybe she stole him off someone’s front porch. I don’t know. My dad and many of
his siblings were born in that house. Every time I go there, it stirs up beautiful childhood memories of “wrasslin”, food, and family get-togethers. My mawmaw was one of the best cooks to ever come out of God’s kitchen. From what I hear, her possum was delicious when cooked with sweet potatoes. I hate I missed out on that southern delicacy of the past, but it is a delicacy of the past, which is where it needs to stay. I remember eating mawmaw’s rolls and banana pudding more than anything else. I also remember taking my plate outside and sitting down with my little legs dangling off the side of the porch during the family get-togethers. My dad and uncle would sit in the rocking chairs and talk, chew, and spit off the porch before, during, and after lunch. I had to be careful, though, because daddy was blind. I had to stay out of his line of fire. One of my favorites songs is “If the World had a Front Porch” by country music artist Tracy Lawrence.
If the world had a front porch like we did back then We’d still have our problems but we’d all be friends Treating your neighbor like he’s your next of kin Wouldn’t be gone with the wind If the world had a front porch, like we did back then The front porch is a place where many of us recall some our fondest memories with family and friends. It’s also a place where new memories are made. It should be a place where we put down our phones and listen to nature and family, not to mention our friends and neighbors who just happen to stop by. They didn’t have a reason; they had an open invitation. When I was a kid, we called that “viztin.” Jody Fuller is from Opelika. He is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@jodyfuller.com. For more information, please visit www.jodyfuller.com.
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• Medical Call @ Friendship Rd. @ 6:43 • Civil Matter @ James St. @ 7:03 • Harassing Communications @ Riverside Ave. @ 8:40 • Follow Up @ W Patton St. @ 14:10 • Assist other Agency @ I85 S. @ 16:46 • Child Custody @ Barnett Blvd. @ 17:00 • Harassment @ James St. @ 17:40 • Assault @ Barnett Blvd. @ 18:21 • Domestic Violence – Physical @ Lakewater Dr. @ 03:06 • Traffic Stop X 14
Tuesday, April 25
• Medical Call @ 7th St. @ 7:52 • Escort @ 7th St. @ 8:12 • Animal Complaint @ Freeman Ave. @ 8:42 • Animal Complaint @ Rickey Ln. @ 9:31 • Animal Complaint @ Sims Ave. @ 13:07 • Harassment @ Riley Rd. @ 13:46 • Medical Call @ Barnett Blvd. @ 14:36 • Harassment @ Stewart St. @ 15:35 • Escort @ Barnett Blvd. @ 15:39 • Sex Offender Follow Up @ Rec Center Rd. @ 17:00 • Foot Pursuit @ Wall St. @ 19:26 • Vehicle Pursuit @ AL Hwy 14 @ 21:17 • Animal Complaint @ Friendship Rd. @ 21:48 • Unoccupied Suspicious Vehicle @ Notasulga Rd. @ 00:24 • Traffic Stop / Drug Activity @ Lower Tuskegee Rd. @ 00:40 • Possible Prowler @ Burt Mill Rd. @ 04:11 • Traffic Stop X 17
Fire activity
• TFD Responded to Life Flight Activation @ 7th St. @ 7:52 • FFD Responded to Mutual Aid @ Tallassee Hwy @ 15:45
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• TFD Responded to Landing Zone Set Up @ Friendship Rd. @ 21:55
Thursday, April 27
• Power Line in Roadway @ Notasulga Rd. @ 8:51 • Transport/ W/M Arrested @ US Hwy 231 to HQ @ 11:52 • W/M Arrested @ Friendship Rd. @ 12:25 • Traffic Stop/ Arrest X2 @ 1st Ave. @ 14:24 • B/F Arrested @ 1st Ave. @ 15:08 • Attempt to Contact @ Lower Tuskegee Rd. @ 18:00 • Attempt to Contact @ Freeman Ave. @ 19:21 • Traffic Stop/ Arrest X3 @ Gilmer Ave. @ 20:28 • Noise Complaint @ Benson Dr. @ 21:45 • Suspicious Persons @ Friendship Rd. @ 22:06 • Traffic Stop X10
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The Tallassee Garden Club is now taking new members. If you are interested in becoming a member of the club and to help beautify Tallassee, contact Vickie Bowen at 334415-1987.
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Please contact the Tallassee Recreation Department if you are interested in a self-defense Class at 283-4726. Class would consist of situational awareness, prevention, recognition of criminal behavior and some physical defense.
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Tallassee Elementary School will host Donuts for Dads to celebrate dads. Pre K and kindergarten classes will be from 7:15-7:45 a.m. on May 2. First- and second-grade classes will be from 7:15-7:45 a.m. on May 3. Third- and fourth-grade classes will be from 7:15-7:45 a.m. on May 4.
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Girls Basketball parent meeting and tryouts at noon at THS.
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Tallassee Police Department’s Blue Jean Ball is set for 6-8:30 p.m. at the Benton Barn, located at 173 Benton Drive in East Tallassee. There will be dinner and live music. Tickets are available for preorder. For more information call 334-283-6578.
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• Suspicious Persons @ Rosemere Dr. @ 9:27 • W/F Arrested @ Barntt Blvd. @ 10:04 • W/M Arrested @ 10:51 • Complaint of Theft @ Gilmer Ave. @ 12:53 • Patrol Follow Up/ W/F Arrested @ Gilmer Ave. @ 14:18 • Complaint of Fight in Progress @ Jordan Ave. @ 14:43 • Domestic Incident @ Barnett Blvd. @ 17:39 • Attempt to Locate Poss Drug Activity @ Redden Ave. @ 17:55 • Poss Intox Driver @ Central Blvd. @ 18:35 • Suspicious Vehicle @ Oak Heights Rd. @ 18:42 • Private Property Accident @/ Property Damage @ Gilmer Ave. @ 20:47 • Criminal Mischief @ Friendship Rd. @ 22:15 • Suspicious Person @ Thelma Dr. @ 23:13 • Warrant Arrest @ Barnett Blvd. @ 23:38 • Noise Complaint @ Quail Run Apts @ 00:17 • Shots Heard @ Log Cir. @ 02:50 • Traffic Stop X9
Fire activity
• FFD Paged out for Tree in Roadway @ Old Barn Rd. @ 12:50
Saturday, April 29
• Harassing Communications @ W Patton St. @ 8:43 • Property Damage @ W Butler St. @ 9:01 • Forgery @ Barnett Blvd @ 9:06 • Funeral Escort @ Central Blvd. @ 10:40 • Harassment @ Herd St. @ 12:31 • Harassment @ Gilmer Ave. @ 12:43 • Debris in Roadway @ Notasulga Rd. @ 16:40 • Suspicious Vehicle @ Simms @ 18:08
• Noise Ordinance/ Party @ 2nd Ave. @ 18:17 • Suspicious Vehicle @ Lower Tuskegee Rd. @ 18:45 • Domestic Incident @ 3rd Ave. @ 18:58 • Domestic Incident @ Herd St. @ 20:25 • Suspicious Activity @ Hillcrest St. @ 20:52 • Vehicle Fire @ Central Blvd. @ 21:53 • Noise Ordinance/ Party @ Gilmer Ave. @ 21:55 • Arrest @ Clover St. @ 23:08 • Suspicious Activity @ Lower Tuskegee Rd. @ 01:17 • Suspicious Activity @ Central Blvd. @ 02:54 • Juvenile Complaint @ Washington Blvd. @ 03:09 • Suspicious Vehicle @ Friendship Rd. @ 04:20 • Traffic Stop X21
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• TFD Responded to Vehicle Fire @ Central Blvd. @ 21:53
Sunday, April 30
• Arrest Attempt @ Cotton Ridge Rd. @ 13:54 • Arrest Attempt @ Cotton Ridge Rd. @ 14:01 • Suspicious Person @ Ashurst Ave. @ 14:04 • Arrest @ Barnett Blvd @ 15:18 • Domestic Incident @ Hickory St. @ 15:24 • Arrest Attempt @ 1st Ave. @ 16:16 • Domestic Incident @ Sims Ave. @ 16:47 • Animal Complaint – Bite @ Tallassee ER @ 19:37 • Suspicious Vehicle @ Friendship Rd. @ 20:40 • Suspicious Activity @ Gilmer Ave. @ 20:50 • Traffic Stop X9
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Tallaweka Baptist to celebrate National Day of Prayer STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
The National Day of Prayer is a nationwide annual event. The National Day of Prayer always occurs on the first Thursday of May and will be on May 4th this year. Tallaweka Baptist Church, in partnership with the Tallassee Ministerial Alliance (“TMA”), will be hosting the City of Tallassee Midday Celebration. The church will offer free sandwiches and chips for lunch beginning at 11:30 a.m. A Prayer Service,
with prayers being led by several of the TMA’s local pastors, will follow at noon. This event will occur in the Tallaweka Fellowship Hall, located at 1419 Gilmer Ave.. Everyone is invited to join the Christian community to intercede for America and its leadership in seven centers of power: church, education, family, government, military, business and industry, and media. For more information please contact Tallaweka Baptist Church at (334) 383-2279 Monday, Wednesday, or Friday between 9 a.m and 1 p.m.
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May 18
THS Senior Walk through 9 a.m. at Tallassee Elementary and 9:45 at Southside Middle School.
May 18
Tallassee Elementary will recognize students for academic excellence. The awards program will be held in the cafeteria of Tallassee Elementary.
May 26
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Trust and integrity earned, not given O
ver the last two weeks, the people of Alabama and the rest of the nation have been following the information reported around the resignation of former Alabama Governor Robert Bentley. What started as a new beginning in 2010, centered on trust and integrity, turned very ugly around misuse of campaign funds, a marriage ending after 50 years, and a moral failure. Key ingredients that erode trust and take away integrity can take years to rebuild. As my grandfather taught me many years ago ... trust is earned, not given. So, here we are again, reeling from the aftermath of failure. Moreover, Robert Bentley has appeared to show no remorse in public. Only the facts have now come forward, and he has apologized in that same vain. He has received a lot of criticism for the tone he has taken. It is easy to judge other people, and my prayer goes out to Governor Bentley, his family, friends, and all close associates that have been hurt by what has happened. For we all stand in the need of grace and forgiveness. Furthermore, we all face the
temptations of this world. If we are not careful, each of us can fall into the consequences of bad decisions that we make. Today, I am thankful for the kindness, grace, and forgiveness that has come my way over my youth and adult life. If not for people believing in me and giving me another chance, I would not be in the position of leadership that I am today. So, we learn from mistakes, move forward, and I believe can get to a better place. This is my prayer for Robert Bentley and for all who feel overwhelmed by their actions or the actions of others. Realizing the depth of our actions affects all of those around us perhaps in more difficult ways than ourselves. It is like a rock thrown in the water and the ripple effects keeps moving out from where the rock initially hit. This is where Alabama politics finds itself today. Yet, if we work to get to a better place today, there is great hope for tomorrow. As followers of Jesus, we believe in healing and restoration of people’s lives. Sometimes, we in the church are good at shooting our wounded. Therefore, this ele-
BISHOP DAVID GRAVES United Methodist Church
ment of integrity has really been on my heart and mind in recent days. As a Bishop in the United Methodist Church, I have been given tremendous power that affects millions of lives in our 12.5 million United Methodist world-wide denomination. Here in the AlabamaWest Florida Conference, we have nearly 140,000 members and more than 600 congregations. One of the major items I am tasked with is the appointment of clergy to churches. In the United Methodist Church, clergy are appointed for a year at a time from July to June of the following year. Here in the Alabama-West Florida Conference, we are near the completion in the process of projecting appointments. Most of our pastors will return to their places they presently serve. We will make around 100 changes. This process is hard, but Holy Spirit filled.
I have a Cabinet of nine people who help me in this process, but at the end of the day, all appointments are the responsibility of the bishop. The lives of pastors, their families, and each congregation depend on the decisions that I make. Most people that I run into say, “I would not have your job for anything in the world.” Yet, I have a lot of people telling me how to do my job. The word “integrity” is screaming in my head, heart, and soul these days. I am thankful for those who I have placed around me to call me into accountability and remind me that being humble is so important. Remember, trust and integrity is earned, not given. Jesus modeled for us by bringing 12 others to be in his inner circle. Some of them missed the mark often times while one of them betrayed Jesus. We too will have those who let us down and yes, betray us. Who are you placing around you to help you keep focused and centered? For the last few weeks, I have been wearing a bracelet that our Conference Blue
Lake Camp Director, Steve Lewandowski, gave me. It is black and has the word, “Integrity” written on it. I have Integrity turned inward on the bracelet. It is easy to point fingers at others, but integrity begins with each one of us. I prayerfully ask that each of us step forward to live a life of integrity. Along the way, be the first to forgive others and each of us needs to walk with others to help hold them accountable. Integrity! We all need to work hard to restore this element back into our lives. “In the same way, encourage others to live wisely. And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching” Titus 2:6-7 Bishop David W. Graves serves as the Resident Bishop of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. The conference is comprised of eight districts, over 600 pastors and churches with a membership total of approximately 140,000 persons.
Religion Briefs • Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
On May 7 at 9:30 a.m. Father Wells Warren will lead a continuing Sunday School series on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. At 10:30 a.m. Father Wells will celebrate the Holy Eucharist, with coffee hour to follow. For more information, visit the church website: http://epiphanytallassee. org/
• Tallassee Community Center
A Woman Worthy of Double Honor. You are cordially invited to celebrate with us as we honor a true woman of God, Chief Apostle Dr. Audrey L. Brightmon, on Saturday May 27 at 3 p.m. at the Tallassee Community Center. Thank you and God Bless.
• Salem Macon Baptist Church
SMBC will have a one-day revival Sunday May 7.. Rev. Larry Doster, pastor of Central Baptist Church in Ophelia, will be the evangelist. Morning Service will be at 10: 30 a.m., Evening Service will be at 6 p.m. We will have a covered dish meal following the morning service. Please come, bring someone with you and receive a blessing. • The Forever Young Seniors will meet Tuesday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. Charles Pollard will be our speaker. Charles is an author, historian, and storyteller. He will keep us entertained. Mark it on your calendar and don’t miss a good
time. Bring a covered dish. Everyone invited.
• Liberty United Methodist Church
Will celebrate their annual Homecoming on Sunday, May 7, at 10:30 a.m. Mark McCarty will be the guest speaker and the Jordan River Band will provide the music. LUMC is located on Highway 14, Notasulga, AL.
• East Tallassee United Methodist Church
The “River’s Edge Flea Market” is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. All vendors are welcome: new items, old items, crafts, youth groups, ball teams, baked goods, produce and food. The flea market is sponsored by the East Tallassee UMC and is located across from City Hall. We will offer various priced booths. To reserve a space call Joan Wood at 334312-4913. All proceeds raised by ETUMC will be used for church-sponsored programs.
• St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
”Our Life’s Journey” is an outreach of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Tallassee, Fr. Mateusz Rudzik, Pastor; and Knights of Columbus Council 15093, Andy Lacey, Grand Knight. It airs on WACQAM 580 and FM 101.1 each Sunday from 8-8:30 a.m. Listen online at www.wacqra-
dio.com OR on your smart phone using the TuneIn app.
• Elam Baptist Church
Rev. Gene Bridgman, Pastor and Kevin Lanier, Minister of Music urge everyone to attend Church each Sunday. Visitors and members have a special invitation to attend all services, events, fellowships and special events at Elam. • Look for Relay for Life changes this year. Relay has kicked off with a Pre-order home-cooked bake sale. Order your favorites. Contact Dianne Arendts. • Worship each Sunday is at 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Life changing Bible hour begins at 10 a.m. Sunday with nursery available and classes for all ages. The Mid Week Renewal with Prayer begins at 7 p.m. each Wednesday following choir rehearsal at 6 p.m. All Choir members please be present. • The monthly ongoing Elam ACTS Ministry of rice and chili continues. • “KIC”, a Ministry for Children meets each Sunday in the Sanctuary at 11 a.m. for a children’s sermon with Will Haynes following the Fellowship Hymn. Children’s church will follow with joint assembly and age group divisions. Children, age 2-10 years, please take advantage of this special time each Sunday. • Sunny Seniors meet the second Monday each month at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast and fellowship. WOM each
month on the 2nd Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. • If you need any information, please phone the church office: 334 283 2800. Everyone is encouraged to be in church for all services and events. You will be blessed indeed!
• Lake Point Baptist Church
Come join us for powerful a musical created by our worship pastor, Anthony Counts. It’s an experience you don’t want to miss. The Resurrection Power Musical begins at 10 a.m. Lake Point Baptist Church is located at 8352 Hwy 50 Dadeville, AL 36853.
• Calvary Baptist Church of Tallassee
If you are looking for a church to worship and praise the Lord come join us at 293 N. Wesson St. in Tallassee. Our services are at 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. morning worship service, 6 p.m. evening service. Also join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening for our Prayer and Fellowship Service. If you have any questions call Pastor Jim Voss at 334-283-2366.
• Tallassee Church of Christ
Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. Worship Service begins at 11 a.m. Sunday evening service begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday night services begin at 6 p.m. Visitor’s welcome at all services 334-2835437. 209 Gilmer Ave.
Area Churches AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-4413 Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8144 Jackson Chapel AME Zion 4885 Coosada Rd., Coosada Jones Chapel AME Zion 2414 Ingram Rd. (Co. Rd. 3), Elmore ABUNDANT LIFE Abundant Life Church 9301 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-9143 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Agape Tabernacle Assembly of God
1076 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic 541-2006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-5754 Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook 285-5545 First Assembly of God 3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 5692825 BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church Millbrook Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus 567-2917 Beulah Baptist Church
2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka 514-2881 Blue Ridge Baptist 4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 5674325 Brookwood Baptist Grandview Rd., Millbrook Calvary Baptist 504 W. Osceola St., Wetumpka 567-4729 Central Baptist 3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka 541-2556 Coosada Baptist 20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist 184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic 541-4444 Faith Baptist
64 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-4417 First Baptist Church 205 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-5191 First Baptist of Elmore Hwy. 14 Co. Rd. 74, Elmore Galilee Baptist 95 Old Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-4178 Good Hope Baptist 1766 S. Fleahop Rd., Eclectic Goodship Baptist Hwy. 143, Millbrook Grace Baptist Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-3255 Grandview Pines Baptist Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville Green Ridge Baptist
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288 Turner Rd., Wetumpka 567-2486 Harvest Baptist 2990 Main St., Millbrook Hillside Baptist 405 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Holtville Riverside Baptist 7121 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 514-5922 Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-8750 Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Weoka
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What you can teach your grandchild about Social Security By KYLLE’ D. MCKINNEY Alabama Social Security
One of the greatest gifts you can give a grandchild is the gift of financial literacy. Helping them save money early in life and showing them how to make wise spending decisions goes a long way toward a bright financial future. As they get older, they may want to save for special purchases or their college education. You can encourage them when they get their first job to begin saving for the future, including their retirement. Planning for the future with my Social Security: When you celebrate their graduation from high school, you can also remind them to set up a my Social Security account. They need to be age 18 or older, have a U. S. mailing address and a valid email address, and have a Social Security number. And while their retire-
ment is many years away, you can explain the importance of reviewing their earnings record each year since Social Security uses the record of earnings to compute their future benefits. As they start their first major job and begin saving, they’ll be able to monitor the growth of the estimates of benefits available to them. You can access my Social Security at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. Saving for retirement with myRA: The U. S. Treasury recently introduced a retirement savings account for a simple, safe, and affordable way to save for retirement. It’s perfect for people whose employer doesn’t offer a savings plan. There are no costs or fees to open and maintain a myRA account. The account won’t lose money and is backed by the U. S. Treasury. The individual chooses the amount to save. The account is portable and moves with them from job to job. The account owner can withdraw the money
they put in without tax or penalty. You can learn more about myRA at www.myra. gov. Share how Social Security works: You can share your knowledge about Social Security with your young savers by explaining how the program works and how it has worked for you. About 96 percent of all Americans are covered by Social Security. Social Security is financed through workers’ contributions , which are matched by their employers. We use the contributions to pay current benefits. Any unused money goes into a trust fund. Nearly all working people pay Social Security taxes and about 61 million people receive monthly Social Security benefits. About 42 million of those beneficiaries are retirees and their families. Encourage them to watch our Social Security 101 video at www.socialsecurity.gov/multimedia/webinars/social_security_101.html. Share your retirement stories: Social
Security replaces about 40 percent of an average worker’s income, but financial planners suggest that most retirees need about 70 percent to live comfortably in retirement. Americans need more than Social Security to achieve that comfortable retirement. They need private pensions, savings, and investments. That means starting to save early and monitoring your Social Security record for accuracy. You can share lessons from your own life about saving and planning for retirement. Remember, the best place anyone of any age can visit for quick, easy information about Social Security is www.socialsecurity.gov. Your personal stories about how you prepared for retirement and what role Social Security plays can help them see what is needed for a secure financial future. Give them the gift of financial literacy today.
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Cruisin’ for Critters raises $8,000 for humane shelter By REA CORD HSEC Executive Director
It was another great year for the 15th annual Cruisin’ fer Critters at DĂŠjĂ Vu Billiards in Montgomery. Many thanks to all the members, families and friends of The Predator’s Riding Club for their dedicated support to our shelter. Through their hard work they raised almost $8,000 for our shelter and the pets we care for! Simply awesome! We also want to thank DĂŠjĂ Vu Billiards for hosting ‘Cruisin’ and Justin Turberville and DJ G-Rivers for their musical and entertainment talent. Please also thank these most wonderful event sponsors: with any fundraising event there was a core group of sponsors so please thank all the following for their most generous support: Herring Chiropractic, Tallassee Tire, Tallassee Rehab, Herren Hill Pharmacy, Sarah A. Jill, Sheri & Georgia Grace Kirkley, SWAT Exterminating Company, Jack & Baby Doll, American Legion Post 133, Cougar & Casanova & Chuckles. We also thank all the riders and non-riders who came and supported this annual event and all those who donated
items for door prizes and the live auction. The Predator’s Riding Club are true friends to our shelter and we can never thank them enough. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your dedication to helping our shelter and we are certainly lucky to have their unwavering support. This weekend is the PetSmart Charities National Adoption weekend. Please check our Shelter Facebook page for updates later this week as to the PetSmart where we will be and the times, as it will be based on our available manpower. If you want to volunteer to help for a couple of hours, please contact our volunteer coordinator, Charline Pope at 334-202-1381 or email her at popecharlie58@yahoo.com. Not sure what to for your Mom for the upcoming Mother’s Day? Check out our “Giving Grid In Honor of All Pet Loving Moms.� Here you can donate to help our shelter and recognize your mom OR your own love for animals at the same time. We hope to fill our Giving Grid in honor of Mother’s Day as the litters of kittens and puppies are coming in fast so these funds will go a long way to helping us as our intake increases dramatically.
Humane Society Pet of the Week – Grier Grier is a one-year-old male possible hound/heeler mix that came to us as a stray. He is a very sweet boy, only about 35 pounds, great with other dogs and cats, walks well on a leash, just a love! Our adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $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 vaccination (if old enough) and a free health exam with your participating veterinarian. To meet all the great pets at our shelter come to 255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka. Go to our website at www.elmorehumane.org for more information, email us at hselco@bellsouth.net or give us a call at 334-567-3377. We are open for adoptions Monday–Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m until 3 p.m.
Frontier Spinning Mills announces expansion By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
A project that has made its way through meetings of town and county governments for months spearheaded by the Elmore County Economic Development Authority recently came to fruition at a ceremony marking a local manufacturer’s expansion. The Alabama Department of Commerce reported the new facilities and machinery soon to be found at Frontier Spinning Mills are planned to create 18 new jobs. The Town of Eclectic was instrumental in the expansion of the Wetumpka-based plant. Multiple public meetings between town and county officials were held to establish the tax abatements the Town of Eclectic would undersign for the local manufacturer with headquarters in North Carolina. Mayor Gary Davenport spoke before the groundbreaking ceremony along with the other key speakers of the partnering entities of municipal governments and economic development organizations. “As a mayor of one of the smallest communities in Elmore County, it was an honor and a pleasure for them coming to us and asking us if we could assist through the help of our ID (industrial development) Board,� said Davenport. “Being a small business owner
for 37 years I know what it’s like ‌ anytime that you can expand a business ‌ bring new jobs in here to the community, it’s a help and I love to see it in Elmore County.â€? ECEDA lists FSM as one of the county’s major manufacturing employers with about 125 employees. According to the Alabama Department of Commerce, the expansion is the result of a $6 million capital investment will be used in the construction of a new warehouse and the acquisition of new “state-of-the-artâ€? fiber preparation and open-end spinning equipment. FSM specializes in this technique of open-end spinning, which involves the creation of yarn without a spindle. Historical accounts of the spinning process state it was developed in Europe in the sixties as part of the move toward a more automated, less labor-intensive and expensive process. At Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony dozens of workers still wearing their protective gear gathered under the shade of a tree on the lawn out front of the factory. A pile of sand was placed there with shovels and helmets atop them. In the background the sign bearing the company’s name loomed large as the backdrop for the government officials and plant management set to speak.
The expansion was described as a collaboration whose partners were Elmore County, ECEDA, Town of Eclectic and Wetumpka Water Works and Sewer Board. Senator Clyde Chambliss spoke as well as ADoC’s Assistant Director of Business Development, Bob Smith. A representative from Martha Roby’s office attended and Elmore County sommissioner Mack Daugherty and Bart Mercer, Davenport along with plant manager Matt Hardegree spoke at the event. ECEDA Executive Director Leisa Finley delivered the introduction. Finley gave all the credit to Jill Corbyn. “We’re extremely excited about what’s going on at Frontier Corey Arwood / The Tribune right now, we’re glad this Elmore County commissioners Bart Mercer and Mack Daugherty and Eclectic mayor Gary Davenport join has continued to grow Frontier Yarns offi cials at the groundbreaking for the expansion of the Highway 9 facility. in Elmore County,â€? said Finley, before introducing expansion in a textile “This is living proof of those fibers, we clean Chambliss who had earli- industry‌â€? that at work,â€? said Smith. them, we blend them, we er toured of the facility. “There’s no truer sign of align them, we prepare Frontier’s Hardegree He talked with some success than an expansion them and then we spin talked about the compaof the workers before the at one of our industries them into yarns,â€? said ny’s cotton commodity, event – one man about because you know that Hardegree. “We’ve had how it was produced the remnants of cotton everything is falling into a presence here for 16 and the process it went fabrics he had on his suit place, that people are years‌â€? through before it was from the tour. doing the right thing.â€? He thanked ECEDA finished. “I’ve already done my He credited the and Finley and the rest of He said they sold tour. I’ve got my raw employees. their partners, including their materials internamaterials. I got my cot“I’d like to appreciate ADoC, whose Bob Smith tionally – to Central and ton over here and a little all of the workforce here spoke next. South America and other polyester over here,â€? said Caribbean countries – and and workers who come He talked about the Chambliss as he pulled to work every day to state of manufacturing, nationally from coast to the white bundles from make this establishment saying that ADoC inforcoast. his pockets. He went on successful because that’s mation showed 60 per“We purchase cotto say, “I’m just really cent of all new jobs came why we’re able to expand ton fibers and polyester really glad to see an it today,â€? Smith said. from existing industry. for sale to us, we open
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The Tallassee Tigers celebrate after sweeping the Trinity Wildcats Friday during round two of playoffs. The Tigers will head to Mobile for the third round of playoffs against UMS Wright. Below, the entire Tallassee varsity baseball team waits for Casey Baynes to cross home plate to celebrate his game-changing three-run home run Friday against Trinity.
TIGERS ADVANCE TO THIRD ROUND OF PLAYOFFS By CARMEN RODGERS Tallassee Tribune
Excitement was in the air Friday at the Southside Middle School Baseball complex as fans from Tallassee and Trinity came to support their teams in the second round of playoffs. It has been 11 years since Tallassee has advanced to the third round of the playoffs. The Tigers won their last state championship two years later in 1998. During Friday’s playoff game, Dee Williams got the 5-3 win for the Tigers. Williams pitched all seven innings, allowed only six hits, one walk on base, three errors and six strikeouts. At bat for the Tigers, Will Peters went four for four. Casey Bayes went one for three and set the
tone for the remainder of the game with a threerun home run for the Tigers. In game two of Friday’s doubleheader, tensions were high as Trinity tried one last time to stay in the playoffs. However, hopes were quickly dashed as the Tigers took the field. Head Coach, Adam Clayton put Peters on the mound for the Tigers. Peters got the 7-3 win for Tallassee, pitching all seven innings. During that time Peters only allowed the Wildcats five hits. struck out 10 Trinity batters, walked twi and the Tigers committed two errors. At bat for the Tigers, Williams went two for four, Jake Burton went two for four and Kalvin Levett went two for two. The Tallassee Tigers will make the trip to Mobile to face UMS- Wright in the third round of playoffs. That game will begin at 5 p.m.
Tallassee softball rolls to 12-2 win over Elmore County By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
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Haylee Osborne earned the win in the circle for Tallassee. She tossed two innings, allowing one run, one hit and striking out one. Two relievers helped Tallassee close out the victory
By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
Tallassee Tigers softball team grabbed an early lead on its way to a 12-2 victory over Elmore County on Monday. Tallassee scored on a single by Lexi Love and a double by Lulu Isbell in the first inning.
The Lady Tigers then scored four runs in the fourth inning. Tallassee’s big inning was driven by a double by Jordan Walters, a groundout by Meredith McClellan and a single by Belle Haynes. Haylee Osborne earned the win in the circle for Tallassee. She tossed two innings, allowing one run, one hit and striking out one. Two relievers helped
Tallassee close out the victory. Walters threw two innings. Walters recorded the last six outs to earn the save for Tallassee. The Lady Tigers had 15 hits in the game. Kam’me Parker, Love, Walters, Haynes and Chloe Baynes each collected multiple hits for Tallassee. Love and Parker each collected three hits to lead the Lady Tigers.
Reeltown shakes the dust off on Day 1
On the first day of spring football practice, the Reeltown Rebels donned full pads and helmets and were ready to go at it. “I’m trying to get that championship, that’s how I look at it,” said rising senior Rajerrian Wright said. “But really, we’re trying to get continued work and effort. If everybody’s putting in 100 percent worth of teamwork, you can do anything with a football team.” One thing that really stood out to coach Matt Johnson was that effort. Although he said the team was a bit rusty on Day 1, he was pleased with the team’s desire. “The effort is there, and they’re being very coachable,” Johnson said. “Day 1, we’re just knocking the dust off a little bit, so we’re rusty, but the kids are putting forth the effort. That’s all you can ask for on Day 1. I’m pleased with how they come out; we just gotta clean a few things up.” Like a normal Reeltown football practice, the Rebels started by doing drills. They worked with individual coaches on skill position drills before the team came together for full-on offensive and defensive schemes. “Just like teaching a classroom, you have more coaches with a smaller number, so you can get a lot more reps and get a lot more
accomplished,” Johnson said. “Then you can come together and look at the whole scheme of things and work on your position.” Reeltown will be in the business of replacing a lot of experience after graduating a large group of seniors. Especially on the offensive and defensive lines, the Rebels have work to do. “Everything’s good, but it could be a little bit better,” said Wright, a nose guard/defensive end and left guard. “You can’t just come out and expect for everybody to know what they’re going to do on the first practice. We gotta find out who can really maintain and be able to play their positions when it comes game time.” Johnson said, “We got some experience in the backfield, still youth but a lot of experience, so we’re gonna look to lean on them. Up front, we gotta look to fill in some places that we’re going to miss. That’s our focus because the ball game is gonna be won up front, so we gotta get better there.” While Johnson’s Rebels already have areas that they’d like to improve, the most important thing about spring practice is simply getting back in football mode. This season, Reeltown will be playing a spring game against Goshen. The teams will meet at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11 at Troy University.
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Reeltown quarterback Kolby Coan, top far left, breaks away from the line of scrimmage during Tuesday’s spring football practice. Below, Reeltown football players run through drills during the first day of spring practice.
“At the same time that you’re trying to get yourself better, you’re also worried about your opponent a little bit,” Johnson said. “But these first two weeks, we gotta worry about Reeltown. We’re looking to get the guys acclimated to what we’re doing offensively and defensively, clean up a few things and try to find some diamonds in the rough in some area. We just want to get the excitement back up and get the momentum going into the summer.”