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New apprenticeship program to help with workforce shortages

Holtville High School basketball coach arrested

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

By Cliff Williams Finding new employees has Staff provenWriter to be tough in recent

years.

A virtual teacher at Elmore With low unemployment County School’s Edge program rates and many able to work has been arrested and charged from home, some employers are with school employee distributing obscene material to a student.

Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said Emmanuel Andre Wilson II, 32, of Montgomery turned himself into authorities Tuesday afternoon.

stepping outside the box to find employees.

Ingram State Technical ColWilson thethose headincarbasketlege, whichwas helps ball coach at Holtville cerated in Alabama prisonsHigh and was toSchool get training to better themplaced on adselves, recently created a new ministrative apprenticeship program through leave Jan. 13 an agreement with Four Star according to Elmore County Schools superintendent Richard Dennis.

WILSON “We had a report,” Dennis said. “We had a preliminary

Freightliner to train students to become diesel mechanics.

“The apprenticeship agreeinvestigation ment marks a and newhanded level ofit off to the appropriate authorities. opportunity for our students,” He was also placed on Ingram State TechnicaladminisCollege trative leave at that time.”

President Annette Funderburk Dennis said school officials said. “We could not have asked follow the same procedure for a better industry partner to when administrators receive a report of allegations against school staff and employees.

“Once we hand it over, we know very little about what is going on,” Dennis said. “We cooperate with authorities if necessary.”

help launch this initiative than The 60-hour credit program is Four Star Freightliner. Their completed over four semesters commitment to our students and and allows students to earn a Franklin investigators Wilson wasstudying. released on a our missionsaid is unparalleled.” wage while withThe theprogram Elmore allows Countystudents Sher- $6,000 bond 90 minutes The program has been inaf-the iff’s Office have the alleged victer turning himself in accordat Ingram State’s Draper campus works for many months and the tim’s phone.

Authorities collecting to the Elmore County Jail its to learn skills through an appren- COVID-19 pandemic slowed ed Wilson’s phone as well. website. ticeship program beginning “You could see a conversaDennis said Wilson also See PROGRAM, Page A6 behind the gates of the prison. tion between the two,” Frank- coached other sports at Holtlin said. “Mr. Wilson is going ville schools including being to contend someone had the the head track coach and assissecurity code to his phone and tant football coach. he was not responsible. There Dennis said other staff would is other information we can’t fill in for the duties of Wilson at disclose now but I don’t think Holtville while he is on adminit’s beneficial to Mr. Wilson.” istrative leave.

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The Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce held its annual luncheon to install new officers and board members for the first time in a while Thursday.

The COVID-19 pandemic put a hamper on gatherings but the chamber celebrated the successes of business in Wetumpka.

“We haven’t been able to do this for the last couple years,” chairperson Clay McConnell said. “Your attendance is an indication people want to get back together and have these opportunities to see each See CHAMBER, Page A3

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Holtville’s Futral Alabama principal of the year Staff Report The Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals (AASSP) named Holtville High School principal Kyle Futral the 2022 Alabama High School Principal of the Year.

The High School Principal of the Year award was presented to Futral on Friday, Jan. 28 during a

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“Kyle Futral is an exceptional principal and is very proactive and innovative in his thinking and approaches to managing his school,” Dennis said, As principal of Holtville High School, Futral has transformed

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Obituaries RODNEY LEE MARTIN

Rodney Lee Martin, 70, of Wetumpka, Alabama, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022.

Rodney was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the son of Lee and Faye Martin.

Rodney is survived by his wife of 40 years, Pamela Martin; his daughter, Molly Camarata (Andy); his son, Zack Martin (Kristin); his three grandchildren, Adalyn, Evelyn and Elliot Camarata; his sister, Susan McLees (Danny); his brother, Jim Finley (Sherry); and his brother-in-law, Jeff Mayton.

Rodney grew up in Anderson, South Carolina and graduated from Hanna High School

in 1969. He attended Anderson College for two years where he performed in many plays, including the starring role of Joseph in Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors.

After graduating from Anderson College in 1971, Rodney attended MARTIN The University of South Carolina where he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.

After graduating in 1973, he moved to Atlanta and worked as an insurance adjuster and value appraiser for GAB. In 1977, while briefly working

in Albany, Georgia, Rodney met the love of his life, Pam. He often said two good things came from his time in Albany: his wife and his first Austin Healey convertible.

Rodney worked for GAB for 29 years. In 2005, he became an independent contractor and continued to work claims primarily in the southeast until his retirement. Rodney was a member of First Baptist Church Montgomery, the Montgomery Claims Association, the University of South Carolina Alumni Association, the Austin Healey Club of America, and the Montgomery British Motor Car Club.

Rodney loved spending time

with his grandchildren in Virginia, his friends at the beach and his neighbors in Wetumpka. He also loved traveling in the RV with Pam and his pets, Izzie and CC, and putting his toes in the sand at every opportunity.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 8, 2022 at 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church Montgomery, 305 South Perry Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104. A celebration of good times with Rodney will be on his birthday, Saturday, July 9, 2022 from 2:00 pm-5:00 pm at the Martins’ home in Wetumpka.

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Police Reports WETUMPKA POLICE DEPARTMENT MAY 10 XX • Domestic violence was reported on Main Street.

XX • Theft was reported on Company Street.

MAY 9 XX • Fraudulent use of a credit or debit card was reported on Holtville Road.

XX • Domestic violence was reported on Elizabeth Street.

MAY 8 XX • Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

XX • Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

XX • Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

MAY 6 XX • Harassment was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

XX • Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

MAY 5 XX • Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

XX • Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

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XX • Fraudulent use of a credit or debit card was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

Poppies to honor fallen soldiers Staff report TPI Staff For the third year in a row, local potter, Julianne Hansen and her husband, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Steven Hansen will transform the greenspace near the dam in historic downtown Prattville into a field of red ceramic poppies in honor of those who have served our country but are no longer living. In fact, starting three days before Memorial Day, the couple along with several volunteers, will begin to plant over two thousand handmade stoneware poppies on steel rods – 2,022 to be exact.

Around the world, the poppy flower has symbolized the blood that has been spilled to preserve freedoms and those who have died while in the service of a country they love. The Alabama Poppy Project is a program inspired by the many individuals who have given so much of their lives to the service of their country. Each poppy is cut from slabs of rolled stoneware clay. Julianne then forms each into a poppy shape. Just like in nature, no flower is identical.

“Steven is the kiln master and glaze guru”, Julianne said. “He handles the two kiln firings and glazing that each poppy has to go through prior to completion.

He is always 100 percent supportive of my ideas, no matter how outlandish, and The Poppy Project has been no exception. Steven

is very service-minded, so this project fits in perfectly with his military background and commitment to keep the memory of our servicemen and women alive.”

The idea first came to Julianne in 2020 as she began to search for a way to honor those members of the military who are no longer among the living, who made their mark while serving in the armed forces during their lifetimes.

“My stepsons, daughter, two sons-in-law, my father, my father-in-law, my uncle, and so many more individuals who aren’t even related to me, have committed a part of their lives to the service of our country, but are no longer living. I wanted to honor them and the sacrifices they made so we can live as we do today.”

She had no idea if the art exhibit would even happen in 2020 given the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic basically shut everything down.

“There were no Memorial Day events, all had been canceled,” she said. “I was going to do this no matter what.”

She believed the visual impact of over 1,000 poppies would be a sobering reminder of the millions of individuals who have honorably served their country at some point in their lives – and it was.

The first poppy was placed in honor of Steven’s son, Captain Kyle Steven

Hansen, USAF C-17 pilot, who passed away February 8, 2017.

“As people began dedicating poppies to their special person, we heard story after story, told by family members, friends and brothers in arms. So many people who made such an impact on so many lives. We laughed, we cried and prayed with those who mourned and remembered these great individuals” Last year, the Hansen’s decided to not only double the number of poppies but commemorate the year by making 2021 poppies in the same manner as the year before, and this year’s exhibit will represent the current year, with a display of 2022 poppies. A white satin ribbon will be attached to each poppy displaying the name and branch of the individual to whom the flower is dedicated. The website has been enhanced to allow those who sponsor a poppy to have a page dedicated to their honoree.

“That is their page,” she said. “Their photo and biography are there to continue their legacy and for others to read and remember.”

The names of those honored in each year remain on the website, along with their biography pages and photos.

In addition to honoring the fallen, the Hansen’s want to honor Lt. Col. John McCrae who wrote the iconic poem, “In Flanders Fields”. It’s because of this poem written in 1915 that the poppy is used as a symbol of remembrance.

Individuals, organizations and corporations may sponsor a poppy in the name of a loved one or friend for the price of $45 each. After the exhibit closes, the sponsor may claim that poppy to keep as a memento or donate it back to the Poppy Project for use in the following year’s exhibit. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to four non-profit organizations who continue to maintain the memory of our fallen heroes, assist the families left behind and provide assistance to organizations dedicated to helping veterans and current servicemen.

This year, proceeds will support the following non-profit organizations: Stop Soldier Suicide, the Support Committee for the Alabama National Cemetery, and the Autauga County Heritage Association.

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College student gets degree before high school diploma

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Katelyn Henderson is well on her way to being a nurse — more quickly than most high school students on a track to a nursing career.

Henderson has 80 hours of college credit, an associates in science degree from Central Alabama Community College (CACC), enrolled for Troy University’s nursing program where she is currently already taking online classes and scheduled to graduate with a bachelor of science in nursing in December 2023.

Henderson was the only one in the testing center Monday to get her certification to become an EKG technician.

She has yet to receive her diploma from Benjamin Russell High School in Tallapoosa County — but Henderson will get that May 27.

Henderson will be a full time nurse with a degree from Troy by the time she is 20 years old.

Part of Henderson’s success in being the first Benjamin Russell student to graduate from CACC before high school and only a handful to do so at CACC, thanks to dual enrollment.

For Henderson, it is not really a big deal.

“I have been putting it to the back of my head, not really thinking anything about it,” Henderson said. “After I graduated [CACC May 6], then I was thinking this is kind of a big deal. It is a big stress relief to know I can have a college experience at Troy but it’s not going to be as expensive.”

Henderson said her parents had to pay for their own college education

and wanted her to as well with some exceptions.

“They wanted that for my siblings and I as well to kind of help us learn the responsibilities of money and what’s important to save for,” Henderson said.

“Obviously they are going to help out where needed.

When I started dual enrollment they said they would pay for it because I was in high school.”

The journey started two years ago. The COVID19 pandemic was creating havoc for education. Henderson enrolled at CACC in the Summer of 2020 and was quickly a full time high school student and full time college student.

“At first it was taking classes getting stuff out of the way but I was taking full loads,” Henderson said.

“I realized, ‘Why don’t I try to knock out my associates?’ I was already doing four classes a semester.”

Henderson’s graduation at CACC was a family reunion of sorts. Henderson crossed the stage with her sister who is four years older and cousin who is three years older. But the youngest Henderson gets to claim graduation from college before high school.

Henderson said her parents are sharing in the joy of the graduation too.

“They are so proud,” Henderson said. “I’m so happy that I got to make them proud this way.”

Henderson’s friends are happy too, but maybe a little bit envious that she is ahead of them in college.

“My best friend is valedictorian,” Henderson said.

“She still kind of wishes she would have taken a few more college classes. We were talking about it in the grand scheme of things, I felt this was more beneficial for me than doing the

AP route. She did the AP route and a few college classes, like the basics. She is still happy with what she is doing too.”

Henderson said she is confident in the education she received at CACC and at Benjamin Russell.

“It’s a smaller environment and I can have more involvement with the teacher if I need help,” Henderson said. “Troy is not as big as Auburn but it is still a much bigger scale than what CACC would be. I just feel like here there are more people in my class I could meet up with and study versus a bunch of people at college.”

Henderson said the staff at Benjamin Russell and CACC were both accommodating in trying to make her schedule work and also supportive.

“My counselor Mr. [Richard] Burton was very helpful with schedules,” Henderson said. “When I first signed up for classes in summer of 2020 I had four classes I wanted to do. Mr. Burton was like, ‘Are you sure? That is a lot.’ I was like ‘I’m sure. I can handle it.’ Ever since then they realized I’m a driven student.”

Henderson was in Maribeth Farr’s English 101, 102 and literature classes but came to appreciate her beyond class.

“I really loved Mrs. Farr,” Henderson said.

“She was a magnificent teacher. I loved her and how she teaches. She is the sweetest lady. She was so encouraging and always there to encourage me to keep going.”

There was Jessica Dean who encouraged Henderson to try dual enrollment.

Dean is now at CACC. There were more, especially in science.

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Benjamin Russell High School senior Katelyn Henderson poses for a photograph with CACC president Jeff Lynn. Henderson graduated from CACC with her associates in science before she graduated from BRHS.

“I had a really good opportunity to do a research project with Dr. [Jeremy] Carr on ovarian cancer,” Henderson said. “It was really fun. I got to learn all this new stuff about how to use lab equipment, how to research properly. It was really fascinating.”

Henderson said she has met the family of Maddie McClendon and said she was very much aware of the 19 year old from Dadeville and her journey.

“I just felt strongly and prayed for the family,” Henderson said. “I was excited to work on this project with [Carr].”

Many students who shared college classes with Henderson did realize she was a high school student.

Emily Sassano taught at Benjamin Russell before moving to CACC. Henderson experienced Sassano in

microbiology at CACC. “It was the most fun class and probably the hardest class,” Henderson said. “Most of my classes I had to take online. I just loved the labs in microbiology. I also enjoyed history, like U.S history with Mr. [James] Hurst. It was really fun.”

Henderson said finding a balance being a full time student in high school and college was challenging.

“It was tough because I’m very involved,” Henderson said. “I’m in clubs, play tennis. I did bowling this year. I did the student athletic trainer internship.

The best thing was my school really encouraged dual enrollment. They tried to help us as much as possible with our schedules.”

Henderson said Troy has no issues with all of her classes from CACC

transferring.

“I have 80 hours of college credit as of right now,” Henderson said. “It was tough.”

Despite how hard it was, Henderson believes high school students should give dual enrollment a try.

“If someone is wanting to try it out, maybe try the technical program,” Henderson said. “Find one of the tech classes you are interested in. I did the medical assisting. That class will get you another for free. You can try two classes. If you like it, then you can do another semester. If not, then maybe dual enrollment isn’t for you, but you still have those two college credits.”

The medical assisting class helped Henderson prepare for her EKG certification.

“I will be able to get a job in college if I need to as a EKG technician,” Henderson said. “I can do stress tests. I do the EKG. I can’t interpret the results for the patient but I can point out things to the doctor if I see something.”

Henderson will move into a dorm at Troy later this summer.

“I’m already buying dorm furniture,” Henderson said.

At 18 Henderson already knows what her future holds when she finishes the Troy nursing program in December 2023.

“I will have my [bachelor of science in nursing],” Henderson said. “I hope to come back here to work.

I got to shadow a lot at Russell [Medical] with labor and delivery. I love it. I want to come back and do it. Later I would like to get my nurse practitioner [license] and maybe my doctorate of nursing later on.”

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Why “Replacement Theory” needs to be replaced R eplacement theory has allegedly been used as a motive for killing Hispanics at a Wal-Mart in El Paso, Jewish worshippers at a Pittsburgh Synagogue, or African-American shoppers, store workers and a police officer at a Buffalo supermarket, along with many other similar acts of terrorism.

Critics have battled with supporters over how evil the theory is. What we’ve missed is exactly how replacement theory targets capitalism, our republic, our churches, and even most whites in America as well as non-whites. No wonder Nazis love it.

Replacement Theorists contend that the percentage of non-whites is growing in America, and in Europe, and massive deportations of immigrants won’t change that. So? How’s that so bad?

Replacement theorists then move into conjecture. The Jewish publication The Forward reported that Tucker Carlson claimed he has “less political power because they’re importing a brand-new electorate” and that the “power that I have as an American guaranteed at birth is one man, one vote and they’re diluting it.”

Unless Carlson’s family was on the Mayflower or Independence Hall in Philadelphia in September of 1787, those who have come from other countries

thing?

At the Unite the Right rally in CharJOHN lottesville, marchers allegedly chanted TURES “Jews will not replace us.” Why would Jewish people want to “dilute” their numColumnist bers in America?

Replacement theorists aren’t done, have been “diluting” the Carlson vote for though it’s ironic that the theory was decades. Unless you’re the “right sort” of imported from abroad. The alleged white, you’re diluting Tucker’s vote. And Buffalo killer allegedly posted a manour Constitution, which has been amend- ifesto that allegedly claimed “Millions ed several times to “dilute” Tucker’s of people pouring across our borders, vote, must also an enemy of Replacement legally. Invited by the state and corTheory. porate entities to replace the [w]hite Maybe it is a racial question. A people who have failed to reproduce, “brand-new electorate” could be a code failed to create the cheap labor, failed word for “non-white.” to create new consumers and tax base But this repulsive racist rant is actually that the corporations and states need to countered by even conservatives who have to thrive.” are arguing that Republicans are making So now replacement theory opposes in-roads with African-Americans and free markets and capitalism?

Hispanics. One of my students who is Replacement theory is about replacconservative had her paper make the ing our Constitution, our capitalism, our finals of a statewide conference, showing churches, nonwhites, and most whites in evidence that non-whites moved closer America. But this French theory is the to Trump between the 2016 and 2020 only thing in need of replacement. elections. I’ve written about plenty of evidence showing that non-whites are on John A. Tures is a professor of politaverage as socially conservative, if not ical science at LaGrange College in more socially conservative, than the white LaGrange, Georgia.. His views are his population. Is having this country popuown. He can be reached at jtures@ lated with more conservative Christians lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is so bad? Or is it really about the skin-color JohnTures2.

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Governor’s race down to the wire

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e are down to the last few days in the 2022 Governor’s Race. For the first time in my memory, the governor’s race has been overshadowed by another race. The race to fill the void left by retiring senior U.S. Senator Richard Shelby has eclipsed the interest in the governor’s race. It is an obvious fact that our open senate seat is more competitive and interesting than a race with a popular incumbent governor running for reelection.

Kay Ivey has been in control of this race since the get go. National polls have ranked her as one of the most popular incumbent governors in the nation. Alabama’s polls have consistently shown her with a commanding lead. Most polls have her winning without a runoff. She has been bombarded by ads from two well-financed opponents. Lindy Blanchard has spent over $8 million of her own money and Tim James has spent over $4 million.

They both have primarily run against transgenders. A recent Cygnal poll indicates that either Blanchard or James could force Ivey into a runoff.

Kay Ivey will be reelected governor.

The question is whether she beats her eight opponents without a runoff. My guess is that she wins Tuesday without a runoff. However, I disagree with some Ivey naysayers and her opponents that forecast that if she does not win straight out with 50 percent plus one vote, she is in trouble in a June 21 runoff. My thoughts are that if she dips 45 percent to 48 percent that still does not make it a close race in the runoff. She would be at 48 percent and whoever finishes second will be at about 15 percent. She can pick up the phone as an incumbent governor

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and raise $2 million dollars for the sixweek runoff in two days.

Polling depicts a picture of the entire Republican electorate in the state. The polling is only skewed if there is a lighter than expected turnout. The turnout Tuesday is going to be large due to the U.S. Senate race and the avalanche of Potomac money being spent in our state.

Therefore, my belief is that Ivey’s polling numbers will hold. She will probably win outright Tuesday, if not she will win on June 21.

Most of us thought Kay would not run for reelection when she won overwhelmingly in 2018. However, when she announced she was going to run for another four-year term, early polls revealed that she would be tough to beat. Those of us who follow and pontificate on Alabama politics felt like that the only way she could lose is if she beat herself with a faux paus or misstep.

She has avoided any potholes in this six-month campaign for reelection. Matter of fact, she has run a flawless and almost perfect campaign. Her media firm has done an excellent job with her television ads. The one with her saying, “Bless Joe Biden’s heart” and “No Way Jose” captured the essence of why she is popular. Her best attribute politically is that she comes across as your grandmama.

How in the world can someone run negative ads about people’s grandmama? She has also been fortunate to have fielded a much weaker field of opponents than she had in 2018, which by the way, she beat without a runoff.

Kay Ivey has done a good job as Governor and I think people, deep down, know this. They trust her as being honest and straight forward. She is running for the right reason. She has some more things she wants to accomplish for her state. You cannot say that Kay Ivey does not love Alabama.

The only serious opponents that Kay has endured are Tim James and Lindy Blanchard. They have both run valiant campaigns and given it the old college try. It will be a close race to see who finishes second. However, finishing second only counts in horseshoes and it will be a distant second at best.

This will be Tim James third try for the brass ring his father garnered twice.

Three strikes and you are probably out.

Lindy Blanchard has really given this race her all. She has spent a lot of her personal money, more than anyone expected. She has also crisscrossed the state campaigning hard every day. If you meet her, you cannot help but like her. However, the hill you must climb to defeat an incumbent governor is steep.

We will see next Tuesday.

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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By REA CORD Executive Director On Sat, 7 May, The Thirsty Turtle in Millbrook, along with the Punishers LEMC Three Rivers Chapter, hosted a fantastic Derby Party to benefit our Shelter. With a lot of preparatory hard work, the support of an incredible group of individuals, businesses and private groups who sponsored and donated to the event, AND all of those who attended and helped bring in even more money, they raised well over $5200 for our Shelter and there is more still coming in! Please help us thank the following businesses and individuals who contributed: The Thirsty Turtle Punishers LEMC Three Rivers VFW Post 1349

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Realty Connection Attorney Matt Matthews Mel & Sarah Stephens Stephanie Moore Angie “LuLu” Flowers Kristen Mosheim Tommi Lee Alford Jerry and Becky Adams Dana Simon Donnie Mills The Punishers LEMC Three Rivers have a bike night/open house on Saturday 21 May starting at 7pm at their clubhouse, 1354 Friendly Pine Road, Elmore, as they continue raising money for our Shelter. Hard to Follow will be performing, Johnny’s BBQ will have fantastic BBQ Nachos and there will be a 50/50 with the proceeds coming to our Shelter!!! Many thanks to the Punishers for doing this on our behalf so hope to see a big crowd!

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implementation. But now Ingram State instructors and students are ready to proceed.

“I am grateful for everyone at Ingram State Technical College, state leaders and Four Star Freightliner for persevering and making this apprentice program a reality,” Four Star Freightliner’s Jerry Kocan said. “Now that students are back in the classroom, we can finally begin the process to help them transition to a well-paying career that includes skills that will carry them far into their future. Four Star Freightliner is proud to be a community partner that can provide these students such a unique opportunity.

Our goal is to provide a ‘hand up’ and a chance at a great career that will sustain them.”

Students attend Ingram State through the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) work release program to obtain skills to help

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Ingram State Technical College President Annette Funderburk speaks at the unveiling of the college’s diesel mechanic apprenticeship program.

with a second chance on life.

“We see Alabama’s incarcerated population as an untapped resource for the state’s employers like Four Star Freightliner,” ADOC Commissioner John Hamm said. “This apprenticeship aligns perfectly with ADOC’s mission of rehabilitation through training. Inmates learn valuable skills that help them succeed once they reenter society.”

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“By providing returning citizens with high-value skill training, we will simultaneously help reduce recidivism and help the employers of our state meet their critical workforce needs,” Laney said. “It takes tenacity and vision to launch a program like this and our partners at Ingram State Technical College and the Alabama Department of Corrections are demonstrating they have both.”

The program appears to be the first of its kind to provide an apprenticeship program to prisoners.

Laney said the program gives students a hand up not a hand out.

“It’s just like any normal apprenticeship program,” Laney said.

“They are training to be a diesel mechanic earning a wage. They are able to save some and when they get out, it’s easier to get a place to stay because they already have a job.”

Ingram’s 60-credit hour diesel mechanic program includes training in preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of engines, brake and drivetrain systems. In addition to college credit, students earn OSHA safety and forklift certifications. Students participating in the program are required to have a high school diploma or GED and must maintain minimum-community custody level in accordance with the ADOC Classification Manual. On release, students would still have to meet court imposed probation requirements such as visits with probation officers, random drug screenings and court referral classes.

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ator. When not traveling with her military husband, Crommelin further immersed herself into her paintings while waiting for him to return home.

Surrounded by beauty at her Toulouse Plantation river home where the Coosa and Tallapoosa become the Alabama, Crommelin painted familiar scenes of fields, flowers, forests and towns with a unique treatment of color reflecting the vivid Mediterranean tones infused during twenty-eight years of seacoast travels with her naval aviator husband. Her subjects vary from the white sand beaches of Perdido Bay and the Victorian houses of Cottage Hill in Montgomery to the bewildering multitude of native flowers so abundant in the agrarian South. Intimate feelings for her home allowed her to paint from memory as she rendered scenes in a strong impressionistic style, manipulating her subject through color and abstraction to develop a powerful image.

Crommelin’s major strength as a painter lies in her natural identification with her region and her ability to recognize its full beauty, coloring it brightly with her love of home.

This personal quality in her work makes it broadly appealing and, for a boldly regional talent, has garnered unusual national and international notice and indeed, acclaim.

Elected as a member of l’Académie Cultural de France, she is one of very few contemporary Americans to have been chosen to have her works exhibited at the prestigious Grand Palais of the Salon d’Automne in Paris, France. She also studied at the Art Students League in New York. Now, her paintings are found in numerous collections around the world including in Europe, Great Britain, and the Middle East.

Applauded by critics in numerous French publications such as Paris Soir, Le Nouveau Journal, and Le Matin after exhibitions in 1979 and 1981 at Salon de Février and Cimaise de Paris. The style and quality of her work were consistently compared to that of Cézanne. Not only did Crommelin receive praise, but she also won prizes in several dozen juried shows nationally and locally.

She also received recognition at home with more than two dozen prizes in various regional and local art shows. She also had a solo exhibition at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in 1985. Crommelin was even a juried exhibitor at the ArtExpo ‘89 in New York. She truly developed a notable reputation, a fact evidenced by her inclusion in the Blount American Collection in company with Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, Frederick Childe Hassam, and others of similar enduring quality.

Her paintings appear in many corporate and government collections ranging from the Russell Senate Building in Washington D.C. to the State Capitol Building in Montgomery. Her art can also be found in the private collections of many prominent Alabamians and private international art collectors. The Alabama State Council on the Arts implicitly recognized her growing standing by selecting one of her paint-

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ings for reproduction as the cover of its 1987-1988 Biennial Report.

Crommelin was represented by Leon Loard Gallery in Montgomery, Alabama; The Atchison Gallery in Mountain Brook, Alabama; Galleria Alexander in Delray Beach, Florida; and Maralyn Wilson Gallery in Birmingham, Alabama, along with the various galleries abroad.

From her youth, Crommelin was a parishioner and communicant at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Montgomery and also frequently attended Trinity Episcopal Church in Wetumpka near her home.

She supported and was active in promoting the goals of the Episcopal Prayer Book Society and was notably dedicated to the Christian ministry of Sav-A-Life.

Crommelin was a member of many national and local clubs and organizations in Montgomery and Wetumpka including The National Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Friends of the Fort, The Daughters of the American Revolution and the Elmore County Community Foundation.

During the National Bicentennial Celebration in 1976, Crommelin co-chaired the Wetumpka Bicentennial Committee and, in connection with those activities, she was instrumental in the establishment, naming, and early development of Wetumpka’s Gold Star Park and its surrounding

Coosa Riverfront.

She was notably active in many arts organizations but was most passionate about ballet, with her daughter and granddaughter, both named Priscilla, becoming successful professional ballerinas around the world. Now, her daughter, Priscilla Crommelin Ball, is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Alabama River Region Ballet. Her granddaughter, Priscilla Crommelin-McMullan, just moved back home from her international travels as a professional ballerina and model and is now the River Region Ballet’s Youth Company Director and Artistic Advisor.

Crommelin passed away in 2010 at the age of 91, but her legacy lives on to this day. She is cherished around the world for both who she was as a person and the incredible talent she displayed in her art. She was loved by everyone who knew her and now her spirit gracefully lives on through her paintings.

Crommelin was a very influential person, not only in the art world, but also in her impact and influence on central Alabama.

An opening reception for the exhibit will be Thursday, May 12, at Stonehenge Gallery from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at 401 Cloverdale Rd, Montgomery, AL 36106 and will be open to the public. The exhibit will continue there until June 17. A portion of the proceeds will go to a non-profit organization for the arts.

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Grumbling at grace

By MIKE MCELROY “Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?” Matthew 20:15 The dew was still on the grass when the boss agreed on a wage with the first laborers hired to work that day. When he hired more workers at mid-morning, lunchtime and mid-afternoon, he promised to pay them fairly at the end of the day. As the sun was sinking toward the horizon, he found some unemployed laborers and called them to work the last hour of the day.

At quitting time, he instruct-

ed his foreman to pay everyone.

When the first hires saw that the last ones called to work got the same pay they received, they wanted to renegotiate the contract. They thought it was unfair, and they grumbled about it. But the owner denied their charge of unfairness, reminded them of their agreement and sent them away with an unanswerable argument. He said, “Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?”

Have you ever thought about Jesus’ story of the workers in the vineyard and sympathized

with the first workers? Does the story violate you sense of fairness? I remember hearing this story as a child and wondering how that could be right.

The last ones barely had time to perspire. The didn’t even get all that dirty. How could they deserve the same pay as the sweat-soaked, exhausted all-day crew? Should we sign the petition and join them on the picket line?

The problem with their thinking and perhaps ours lies in the words “deserve” and “pay.” The owner’s question focuses the issue perfectly: “Do you begrudge my generosity?”

What he had chosen to do with his wealth was exactly that,

his choice. His giving was not about deserving or pay.

It’s a common response to demonstrations of outrageous grace. The older brother who stayed at home had the same reaction to his father’s lavish welcome of the prodigal son.

“That’s not fair! I served you!

I’ve never disobeyed you. You never gave me anything! But when your wasteful son comes back you throw a party and welcome him home!”

When we sympathize with the upset workers or the upset brother, we tell on ourselves.

We’re identifying with the wrong characters in the story.

When it comes to salvation, we’re not the ones who work

for a contract wage. We’re saved by grace. We are the eleventh hour hires! We are the prodigals! But our tendency to be self-righteous makes us choose a part in the drama that we’re not qualified to play. And it shows when we resent the idea that some “underserving” person is being treated with grace. Who do we think we are?

The parables of the laborers and the prodigal are more than illustrations of God’s mercy and generosity. The stories are like mirrors where we can see ourselves. I do not deserve what God gives me. Do you? Let’s be very careful not to begrudge another sinner the same grace that saves us.

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Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. the church offers Children’s Gospel Project, Youth Bible Study and Adult Prayer Meeting.

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Bryant impresses in Stanhope Elmore spring football game

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Stanhope Elmore quarterback Jacob Bryant attempts a pass against Benjamin Russell during his sophomore season.

Elmore County softball returns to second-straight state tournament ment that his team would need to be more consistent and better at the plate to The Elmore County be successful in postseasoftball team is headed son play. back to Oxford.

His wishes came true in Elmore County swept the regional tournament as through the AHSAA the Lady Panthers scored Class 5A central regional 22 runs against three very tournament this week in talented teams with good Montgomery to punch pitching. their ticket to the state The team hit exceptiontournament for the secally well in the regional ond-straight season. final against Tallassee, The Lady Panthers went especially in the first 3-0 in the tournament to inning. clinch the top qualifying In the top of the first spot, beating Central of inning against Tallassee, Clay County and Brewbak- Elmore County’s leadoff er Tech on Wednesday and hitter started the game off Tallassee, 10-4, in the finals by drawing a walk, and on Thursday afternoon.

Anna Catherine Segrest Elmore County will followed up by continuing play Rehoboth in the first her hot streak at the plate. round of the state tournaShe crushed a two-run ment at Choccolocco Park home run over the left in Oxford on Wednesday field wall to put the Lady at 10:45 a.m. The second Panthers up, 2-0. game of the double-elimFollowing three more ination tournament will walks and a sacrifice fly, follow at 2:15 p.m.

Hailey O’Brien stepped up Elmore County has to the plate with the bases faced Rehoboth (32-8-1) loaded and one out. She once this season and the then went opposite field Lady Panthers won that for a bases-clearing, threegame, 5-3, on March 5th. run triple to put Elmore “This was big,” head County up, 5-0. coach Mark Segrest said Emma Brown added a after the regional win.

RBI bunt single to cap the “We got off to a really first inning scoring at 6-0. fast start, and that’s really “I knew we were important in games like going to have to score this. I’m just really proud some runs,” Segrest said for the girls. They’ve after the win. “I think we worked really hard to get scored seven runs on three to this point and to get an hits early. That’s what yo opportunity to compete in have to do in these games the state tournament. That against a great hitting will be a great experience team. We were able to for them.” produce when it counts, Segrest expressed before the regional tournaSee ELMORE, Page B2

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Spring football has come and gone for the Stanhope Elmore football team, and head coach Brian Bradford likes what he saw from his Mustangs this spring.

Stanhope Elmore wrapped up its spring season by defeating Demopolis, 27-21, in their

spring game on Friday night.

The Mustangs’ starters racked up over 300 yards of offense in the game and Bradford got a look at what his squad will be made of ahead of the 2022 fall season.

“It was a good game and was really competitive,” Bradford said. “It was good to see a close game so we could see some of the guys who haven’t been in

the line of fire in a good close game. It was a great atmosphere and it let us see a glimpse of what they can do because you can’t really see in practice until they’re in those situations.”

The Stanhope Elmore offense seemed to be more improved in the spring game from a year ago, and that’s after losing some See BRYANT, Page B2

Holtville baseball to face Russellville in Class 5A state championship

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor For the first time since 1983, the Holtville baseball team will play for a state championship.

Holtville swept Headland on Friday night at home in the AHSAA Class 5A semifinals. Holtville won Game 1, 4-2, then went on to win Game 2, 7-2, to complete the sweep and punch their ticket to the championship series.

The Bulldogs, which are now 34-5, will play Russellville in the state championship in Oxford at Choccolocco Park.

Game 1 is set for Wednesday night at 7 p.m.

Game 2 will be on Thursday at 4 p.m. at Jacksonville State. Game 3 will follow if needed.

“This is huge for this group,” Holtville coach Scott Tubbs said. “I think the last

time we were in the Final Four was 1991, so it was 30-plus years ago. For these kids to fight to get back to this situation is great for them considering we still haven’t put the lineup we thought we would this year out on the field and what they’ve done is unbelievable. I am really proud of them and happy for the school and community. Let’s see what we can do next week. If we’re going, we might as well give it a shot and see if we can win it.”

Holtville enters the championship series on quite the hot streak. The Bulldogs (34-5) have won 17 straight games entering the championship and 20 of their last 21 games. Holtville has swept all four of its playoff series, winning 2-0 against Rehobeth, Demopolis, UMSWright and Headland.

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Holtville’s Tanner Potts threw a complete game on only 85 pitches to lead Holtville past Headland in Game 1 of the semifinals.

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Elmore County’s Hailey O’Brien pitches at the regional tournament at Lagoon Park.

Longtime Tallassee assistant coach LD Bell has been tasked with turning the varsity girl’s basketball program around.

Bell, who has served as the assistant basketball coach for both the girls and boys basketball team at Tallassee, was promoted to the head varsity girls coach. He will continue to serve as an assistant on the boys team as well as the junior varsity boys head coach.

“I’m really excited,” Bell said.

“I’m looking forward to building

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Holtville’s Todd Wilson also threw a complete game against Headland to clinch a berth in the state championship.

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Not to be outdone, Russellville has only lost one game in the playoffs this year, and that was Game 1 against Shelby County in the semifinals. The Golden Tigers enter the series with a 29-13 overall record.

Russellville has been the most dominant 5A program in recent history, winning four state championships since 2015, most recently last year in 2021.

Holtville knows the challenge in front of them, and the Bulldogs aren’t taking Russellville lightly.

“This is what we’ve been working for all year,” senior pitcher Todd Wilson said. “This is what we’ve been striving for since we were little kids. Most of this group

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the program up. With this being my hometown, I can’t do anything but be excited. … It means a lot

has been playing together since we were five. To clinch a berth in the championship is one thing, but for us, the job is not finished.”

Holtville will continue to rely on solid pitching from its starting pitchers, and they have not disappointed yet. They have gotten better and better outings each series, and that did not change in the semifinals.

Junior Tanner Potts started Game 1 against Headland, and he pitched a complete game on only 85 pitches.

He allowed only two runs, one earned and one unearned, on eight hits while he struck out four Headland batters.

Potts has thrown back-to-back complete games in Game 1 of the last two series to give Holtville a series lead.

“We always feel like Tanner will give us a chance, and for some rea-

son we always swing the bats really well when he pitches,” Tubbs said after Friday’s semifinal game. “He was a no-brainer to go and be our guy. He just fills up the zone and throws strikes and throws to contact. He makes plays.”

After Potts’ complete game in Game 1, Wilson wouldn’t be outdone.

Wilson took the mound in Game 2 and tossed a complete game as well, allowing only four hits and two runs, one earned and one unearned, as he struck out 11 batters.

He threw 107 pitches and got better as the game went on. He retired the last eight batters in order, including the last five via strikeout. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Wilson struck out the side on 12 pitches to clinch the championship berth.

to me. If you would’ve ever told me five or six years ago I’d be here, I’d say you were crazy. It means so much to me and my family, and we don’t take it for granted at all.

I’m going to try to give back to the city what the city has given me. That’s my goal.”

The Tallassee girls team finished the 20212022 season with a 1-17 overall record and didn’t win an area game.

The Lady Tigers have not had a winning season since the 2017-2018 season, and they’ve won only 12 games since then.

Tallassee has a 12-76 CALEB TURRENTINE | THE HERALD record during that span Bell will continue to serve as the boys junior varsity head coach and a 2-33 record the last as well as an assistant to the varsity boys basketball, baseball and two seasons. football teams.

Bell is in charge of rebuilding the program, “You have to make Not only that, but he and he knows it doesn’t the program attractive,” serves as an assistant start the win column. It Bell said. “You start coach all across Tallassee. starts much younger, so from the bottom and While he will continue in he will focus on buildbuild a solid foundation. his three basketball roles, ing the program from You start building from he will also continue to the ground up, and most second grade so you can serve as an assistant baseimportantly, making the have a continuous strong ball and football coach. sport attractive again so program of girls coming Coaching and mentothe team can get the best in and out every year ring the youth takes up a athletes and players out replacing each other. You lot of Bell’s time, but he to play. just have to start with and his family understand He’ll do that by imple- the basics, but you have that when you love somementing new systems to have a program that’s thing, you make time for with the team, and he will attracted to the girls. If it. start having outings with they aren’t attracted to it, “If you really want to the girls such as bowling they aren’t bought in and do something, you’ll find trips and other activities you’re just coaching the time for it. This is a huge to have fun. He will get walls in the gym.” part of my life so I make different varieties of Bell knows all about time for it to be part of speakers to come talk to helping the Tallassee my life. Me and my famithe girls and take them community. Bell grew up ly are going to participate to team camps over the in Tallassee, and now he in this whole-heartedly. summer. helps give back by servIt does take a lot of time, Bell wants to impleing as the president of the but you have to be willing ment programs for the Star Seeds, a Nonprofit and know what you’re girls to put themselves out organization that specialgoing to get yourself into. in the community to get izes in mentoring and I have a saying that is more people to support developing the minds of ‘Trust the process. Don’t the program. youth in the community. rush the process.’”

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and I love the attitude of this team. I just couldn’t be happier.”

Elmore County could be short-handed when the Panthers reach game time this week. Due to sched-

uling issues with graduation on Thursday night, one of Elmore County’s best players and pitchers will not be making the trip up to Oxford with the team, per Segrest.

That still leaves some talented pitchers, but definitely leaves Elmore County at a disadvantage playing through

the tournament. Hailey O’Brien will likely pitch the majority of the tournament now, and she currently has a 1.97 ERA this season and pitched well during regionals.

Seventh grader Lalah Culpepper has a 2.50 ERA in a handful of relief appearances this year as well.

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Community Calendar 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 MEMORIAL DAY - 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 334-2339852.

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

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The Marketplace is a producers-only market that provides high quality homegrown 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 334-2339851 to request an application. Booth spaces are free.

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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 334-233-9851 to request an

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E C L E C T I C TO W N COUNCIL MEETINGS: 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.

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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.

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AA MEETING: Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held Mondays at 7 p.m. located at 105 Tuskeena St. in Wetumpka.

RED HILL GALLERY: The Red Hill Gallery on Highway 229 in the Red Hill Community in Tallassee is open Fridays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for local live music performances.

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talented skill players in the last year.

Bradford pulled his starters a little bit into the third quarter, but returning quarterback Jacob Bryant, a junior this fall, still passed for over 250 yards. He had some help from both new and returning receivers in the game.

Jackson Thomas, an All-County player a year ago, had 100 receiving yards. Josiah Scott, a rising senior, made a huge impact at receiver and had over 100 yards and two touchdowns.

Orenthal Martin was another name who impressed at the skill positions on offense. He was moved from defense to offense this spring, and he played both receiver and running back.

Martin had 40 rushing yards and 60 receiving yards in the spring game.

Bradford said Stanhope had nine receivers catch a

pass in the spring game.

“One of the areas we needed to improve on from last year was having multiple receivers,” Bradford said. “Moving Josiah from a quarterback spot to more receiver gives us another big receiver.

Jackson is 6-foot-3 and Josiah is 6-foot-4. We also have some more skill guys who are going to make big impacts for us.”

Bradford was excited to see how Bryant has grown at quarterback since the end of last season. During his sophomore season, Bryant passed for nearly 1,300 yards and seven touchdowns in a solid season for the first-year starter.

Now, with star running back Antonio Trone gone due to transfer, Bryant will have to take more control of the offense.

And he did just that in the spring game.

“He’s taken more ownership of the offense,” Bradford said of Bryant.

“This year, he threw for two and ran for one in the game. He’s more

confident in what he can do and his abilities and he understands everything a lot better. He’s really stepped up into a leadership role. He’s put on about 15-20 pounds of muscle and his work ethic is impeccable.”

Helping replace Trone’s production at running back will be Martin playing both roles, along with sophomore Arthur McQueen and senior Davion Thomas.

Both running backs are bigger backs, sitting around 190 pounds, and will be stronger and tougher backs to tackle.

On the defensive side of the ball, where Stanhope has been known for the last few years, impressed like it usually does.

Cortrell Mandosia, JaShawn Mays and DeShun Caffey all had solid games in the secondary while Donnie Arnold played well at linebacker. He played a little last year, but has stepped into a bigger role after putting on some

more weight.

Kameron Stokes could be one of the next great Stanhope Elmore defensive lineman as he shined in the trenches.

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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA STATE OF ALABAMA, EX REL JOHN R. COOPER, DIRECTOR OF THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Petitioner, vs. CHARLES E. GRAVES, his heirs or assigns, MARCELIA GRAVES, and THOMAS “LEE” 0$&21 ,9 LQ KLV 2I¿FLDO FDSDFLW\ DV 5HYHQXH &RPPLVVLRQHU RI (OPRUH &RXQW\ $ODEDPD DQG ZKHWKHU WKRVH ZHUH VLQJXODU RU SOXUDO WKDW HQWLW\ RU HQWLWLHV WKDW LQGLYLGXDO RU WKRVH LQGLYLGXDOV DQG their heirs or devisees, if de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³/HH´ 0DFRQ ,9 LQ KLV RI¿FLDO FDSDFLW\ DV 5HYHQXH &RPPLVVLRQHU RI (OPRUH &RXQW\ $ODEDPD DQG 72 $1< $1' $// 27+(5 3(56216 2:1,1* AND/OR HAVING AN INTEREST OR CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY '(6&5,%(' %(/2: Take Notice that on the 31st day of March. 2022, the State of Alabama, by and through the State of Alabama Department of Transportation instituted an Action pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 23- 1-45 and 18-1 A-1 et seq., seeking to condemn certain real property located in Elmore County, Alabama described as follows: $ SDUW RI WKH 1( RI 6( 6HFWLRQ 7RZQVKLS 1 5DQJH ( LGHQWL¿HG DV 7UDFW 1R $ RQ 3URMHFW 1R 673$$ LQ (OPRUH &RXQW\ $ODEDPD DQG EHLQJ PRUH IXOO\ GHVFULEHG DV IROORZV Commencing at the SW corner of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 21, Township 18-North and Range 17-East; thence north and along the quarter section line a distance of 220’, more or less, to a point on the acquired R/W line (said point offset 100’RT and perpendicular to centerline of project): thence northeast and along the acquired R/W line a distance of 99’, more or less, to a point on the acquired R/W line (said point offset 140’RT and perpendicular to centerline of project at station 65+10); thence northeast and along the acquired R/W line a distance of 65’, more or less, to a point on the acquired R/W line (said point offset 140’RT and perpendicular to centerline of project at station 65+75); thence northeast and along the acquired R/W line a distance of 109’, more or less, to a point on the present south R/W line of SR-14 (said point offset 102’RT and perpendicular to centerline of project; thence northwest and along said present R/W line a distance of 20’, more or less, to a point on the acquired R/W line (said point offset 82’RT and perpendicular to centerline of project), said point being the point of BEGINNING; thence N 44°23’12” W and along said present R/W line a distance of 30.77 feet to a point on said present R/W line; thence N 43°33’44” E and along said present R/W line a distance of 85.15 feet to a point on the grantor’s northeast property line; thence S 46°3’54” E and along the grantor’s said property line a distance of 30.71 feet to a point on the acquired R/W line (said line between a point that is offset 82’RT and perpendicular to centerline of project at station 68+00 and a point that is offset 82’RT and tied to the present south R/W line of SR-14); thence S 43°32’16” W and along the acquired R/W line a distance of 86.05 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 0.06 acres, more or less. <RX DUH IXUWKHU QRWL¿HG WKDW WKH preliminary/merit hearing on the &RPSODLQW ¿OHG LQ WKLV FDXVH has been set by this Court for the 6TH day of JULY, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., at which time you may appear and answer said &RPSODLQW RU ¿OH REMHFWLRQV thereto if you so desire. Such hearing will be held at the Of¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH DW 100 East Commerce Street Wetumpka, Alabama. $1< 3(5621 1$0(' $%29( 25 $1< 3(5621 2:1,1*

FOR NEW GYM FLOOR BID for HOLTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL #22-018 ,QVWDOO RZQHU IXUQLVKHG ÀRRULQJ as needed for the Holtville Elementary School Gym for the Elmore County Board of Education Wetumpka, Alabama.

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Owner: Elmore County Public Schools 100 H.H. Robison Drive Wetumpka, Alabama 36092 Phone: (334) 567-1200. $OO ELGGHUV VKDOO KDYH JHQHUDO OLability insurance of no less than $500,000.00 and a current business license.

Questions may be directed to Mike Czerpak or Kenneth Garner at 334-567-1420 ext. 22003 or mike.czerpak@elmoreco. com, ken.garner@elmoreco. com. Please see the RFP projHFW VSHFL¿FDWLRQ GRFXPHQWV located on the ECBOE website under the “BIDS” tab. www.elmoreco.com Owner: Elmore County Board of Education 100 H H Robison Drive Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: May 18 and 25, 2022 BIDS/22-018 PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby JLYHQ WKDW 6WDQGDUG 5RR¿QJ RI Montgomery, Inc., Contractor, has completed the Contract for &RQVWUXFWLRQ RI 5HURR¿QJ DW WKH Draper Campus for J.F. Ingram State Technical Community College for the Alabama Community College System at 2828 Alabama 143 Elmore, Alabama 36025 for the State of Alabama and the County of Elmore, Owner(s), and have made reTXHVW IRU ¿QDO VHWWOHPHQW RI VDLG Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Goodwyn Mills Cawood LLC 2660 East Chase Lane, Suite 200 Montgomery, Alabama 36117 (334)271-3200 6WDQGDUG 5RR¿QJ RI 0RQWJRPery, Inc. 516 North McDonough Street Montgomery, Alabama 36104 Wetumpka Herald: May 18, 25, June 1 and 8, 2022 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Betty Johnson Leonard, a single person, originally in favor of BBVA USA, on June 12, 2020, said mortgage recorded in the 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH

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p chase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement RU FDQFHOODWLRQ 31& %DQN 1Dtional Association, successor by merger to BBVA, USA, successor by merger to Compass %DQN ³7UDQVIHUHH´ 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ +LJKODQG $YHQXH 6RXWK 6XLWH %LUPLQJKDP $/ ZZZ WEODZ FRP 7% )LOH 1XPEHU :HWXPSND +HUDOG 0D\ DQG -XQH 22-01932 PUBLIC NOTICE Central Elmore Water and Sewer Authority Filter Plant Electrical Replacement Project ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the material and labor to construct the Filter Plant Electrical Replacement Project will be received by the Central Elmore Water and Sewer Authority (CEW&SA), DW WKHLU RI¿FH ORFDWHG DW 86 +Z\ :HWXPSND $/ until 10:00 a.m. ORFDO WLPH RQ June 2, 2022 DW ZKLFK WLPH WKH %LGV UHFHLYHG ZLOO EH RSHQHG and read aloud. The Project FRQVLVWV RI UHSODFLQJ GDPDJHG HOHFWULFDO FRPSRQHQWV 7KH ,VVXLQJ 2I¿FH IRU WKH %LGGLQJ 'RFXPHQWV LV CEW&SA, 716 US Hwy 231 Wetumpka, Al 36093, 334-567-6814, cshaw@cewsa.com 3URVSHFWLYH %LGGHUV PD\ H[DPLQH WKH %LGGLQJ 'RFXPHQWV DW WKH ,VVXLQJ 2I¿FH RQ 0RQGD\V WKURXJK Fridays between the hours of 8:00am & 4:00pm DQG PD\ REWDLQ FRSLHV RI WKH %LGGLQJ 'RFXPHQWV IURP WKH ,VVXLQJ 2I¿FH DV described below. %LGGLQJ 'RFXPHQWV PD\ EH REWDLQHG IURP WKH ,VVXLQJ 2I¿FH GXULQJ WKH KRXUV LQGLFDWHG DERYH %LGGLQJ 'RFXPHQWV DUH DYDLODEOH RQ ÀDVK GULYH DQG YLD HPDLO 1R FKDUJH DV SRUWDEOH GRFXPHQW IRUPDW 3') ¿OHV 7KH GDWH WKDW WKH %LGGLQJ 'RFXPHQWV DUH WUDQVPLWWHG E\ WKH ,VVXLQJ 2I¿FH ZLOO EH FRQVLGHUHG WKH SURVSHFWLYH %LGGHU¶V GDWH RI UHFHLSW RI WKH %LGGLQJ 'RFXPHQWV 3DUWLDO VHWV RI %LGGLQJ 'RFXPHQWV ZLOO QRW EH DYDLODEOH IURP WKH ,VVXLQJ 2I¿FH 1HLWKHU 2ZQHU QRU (QJLQHHU ZLOO EH UHVSRQVLEOH IRU IXOO RU SDUWLDO VHWV RI %LGGLQJ 'RFXPHQWV LQFOXGLQJ $GGHQGD LI DQ\ REWDLQHG IURP VRXUFHV RWKHU WKDQ WKH ,VVXLQJ 2I¿FH 7KH RZQHU UHVHUYHV WKH ULJKW WR ZDLYH DQ\ LQIRUPDOLWLHV DQG UHject any or all bids.

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2ZQHU Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority %\ Chadwick E. Shaw 7LWOH General Manager 'DWH May 10, 2022 :HWXPSND +HUDOG 0D\ DQG -XQH BIDS/ELECTRICAL PUBLIC NOTICE Advertisement for Completion – Legal Notice In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that Rodney Grif¿WK ([FDYDWLQJ //& KDV FRPpleted the Contract for Construction of New Redland Road Middle School – Grading at 118 *ULI¿WK 6WUHHW IRU WKH 6WDWH RI $ODEDPD DQG WKH (OPRUH &RXQW\ %RDUG RI (GXFDWLRQ 2ZQHU V DQG KDYH PDGH UHTXHVW IRU ¿QDO settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify the Architect, Goodwyn, Mills and &DZRRG ,QF (DVW&KDVH /DQH 6XLWH 0RQWJRPHU\ $/ 5RGQH\ *ULI¿WK ([FDYDWLQJ //& 448 Burt Mill Road 7DOODVVHH $/ Wetumpka Herald: May 18, 25 and June 1 and 8, 2022 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ELMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL RE-ROOFING VARIOUS BUILDING AREAS 500 HOSPITAL DRIVE WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 Sealed bids will be received by the Elmore Community Hospital at the Elmore Community Hospital, 500 Hospital Drive, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092, until 2:00 p.m. (CST) on Thursday,

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Bid documents and drawings will be distributed for “no charge” at the mandatory prebid meeting. Please contact Roof Asset Management, Inc. at 334-590-7999 to reserve project documents. The pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 2, 2022, on-site at 9:00 a.m. (CST). All bidders or their representatives are required to attend in order to submit a bid for the project.

The Elmore Community Hospital reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and waive technicalities. Contract shall not be binding on either party or considered closed until authorized by the Elmore Community Hospital.

The successful bidder is required to carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Public Liability Insurance, and if a subcontractor is employed, Contractor’s Contingent Liability Insurance. %LGGHUV DUH UHTXLUHG WR ¿OH ZLWK ELG D FHUWL¿HG FKHFN RU ELG ERQG through a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Alabama; either form made payable to the Elmore Community Hospital for an amount not less than 5% of the estimated cost of the contractor’s bid, but in no event more than $50,000.00. %LGGHUV DUH KHUHE\ QRWL¿HG WKDW all provisions of Section 80, Act No. 571 Regular Session of June 19, 1959, approved November 19, 1959, entitled “An Act to Regulate the Licensing of General Contractors” shall be strictly observed. Also, it is necessary for persons submitting bids for work involving $50,000.00 or more to show satisfactory evidence of license as a General Contractor.

A bond in a reliable surety company authorized to do business in the State of Alabama must be given by the successful bidder, such bond to be for the sum of 100% of the contract price conditioned for the prompt and faithful performance of contract terms and a surety bond in the amount equal to 50% of the contract prices as security for the payment for all persons performing labor and furnishing materials in connection with the contract.

In compliance with the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, §31-13-1 et seq. ofCode of Alabama 1975 (Act No. 2011535), all bidders are required WR VXEPLW DQ ( 9HULI\ $I¿GDYLW stating they are enrolled in the E-Verify Program with their Bid Proposals.

Wetumpka Herald: May 18, 25 and June 1, 2022 BIDS/RE-ROOFING PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY FRANCES BARBOUR, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-118 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of BETTY FRANCES BARBOUR, deceased, having been granted to CHARLES K. BARBOUR on April 26, 20 22

by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

CHARLES K, BARBOUR ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY FRANCES BARBOUR, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: MICHAEL S. HARPER ATTORNEY AT LAW 213 BARNETT BLVD PO BOX 780608 TALLASSEE, ALABAMA 36078 334-283-6855 Wetumpka Herald: May 11, 18 and 25, 2022 EST/BARBOUR, B. Put your ad here call 256.414.4250

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LLOYD TRAVIS BARBOUR, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-117 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY HOWARD CHRISTMAS, DECEASED CASE NO. 2022-153 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Letters of Administration over the Estate of LLOYD TRAVIS BARBOUR, deceased, having been granted to CHARLES K. BARBOUR on April 26, 2022

by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to JULI A. HOWARD as Personal Representative on the 6 day of May 2022, by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to HARRY ALSTON HALL as Personal Representative on the 26th day of April, 2022, by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

CHARLES K, BARBOUR ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LLOYD TRAVIS BARBOUR, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: MICHAEL S. HARPER ATTORNEY AT LAW 213 BARNETT BLVD PO BOX 780608 TALLASSEE, ALABAMA 36078 334-283-6855 Wetumpka Herald: May. 4, 11 and 18, 2022 EST/BARBOUR, L. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KATHERINE ANN CASTO, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-158 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary in the Estate of KATHERINE ANN CASTO, deceased, having been granted to TERESA MICHELLE WINGARD on May 9, 2022 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

TERESA MICHELLE WINGARD, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF KATHERINE ANN CASTO, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: D. JASON BRITT STONE, BRITT & WEBB, LLC ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW 114 S MAIN ST PO BOX 967 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-517-6520 Wetumpka Herald: May 18, 25 and June 1, 2022 EST/CASTO, K. Put your ad here call 256.414.4250

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TERESA WYVONNE CHAPUT, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-133 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of TERESA WYVONNE CHAPUT, deceased, having been granted to RICHARD CHAPUT on April 28, 2022 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

RICHARD CHAPUT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF TERESA WYVONNE CHAPUT, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: JOHN D. NORRIS ATTORNEY AT LAW PO BOX 241 MILLBROOK, ALABAMA 36054 334-285-0682 Wetumpka Herald: May 4, 11 and 18, 2022 EST/CHAPUT, T. Do you have available jobs?

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JUSTIN VINCENT GOBER ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLENE LA GOBER, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: BRAD HAWLEY 925 SOUTH MEMORIAL DRIVE PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36067 334-361-7750 brad@bhawleylaw.com Wetumpka Herald: May 4, 11 and 18, 2022 EST/GOBER, C. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND JOHN GRATZ, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-152 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary in the Estate of RAYMOND JOHN GRATZ, deceased, having been granted to MARLEN SLOSER GRATZ on May 9th, 2022 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

MARLEN SLOSER GRATZ PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND JOHN GRATZ, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: ROYCE GREY WADSWORTH WADSWORTH LAW OFFICE, LLC 472 S LAWRENCE STREET SUITE 207 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36109 334-819-7111 Wetumpka Herald: May 18, 25 and June 1, 2022 EST/GRATZ, R. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALSTON SHERWIN HALL, DECEASED CASE NO. 2022-134 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

HARRY ALSTON HALL PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ALSTON SHERWIN HALL, DECEASED. Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: May 4, 11 and 18, 2022 EST/HALL, A. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES HARLIN HURSTON, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-124 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JAMES HARLIN HURSTON, deceased, having been granted to VIRGINIA L. STEPHENS on April 27, 2022

by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

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ALEXIS KRAMER ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF STEPHEN CHRISTOPHER KRAMER, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: D. JASON BRITT STONE, BRITT & WEBB, LLC ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW 114 S MAIN ST PO BOX 967 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-517-6520 Wetumpka Herald: May 4, 11 and 18, 2022 EST/KRAMER, S. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SYBLE M. NEWTON, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-120 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary in the Estate of SYBLE M. NEWTON, deceased, having been granted to DOUGLAS STERLING NEWTON on May 9, 2022 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

DOUGLAS STERLING NEWTON, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF SYBLE M. NEWTON, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: LEE A. RANKIN NORRIS & RANKIN, LLC ATTORNEYS AT LAW 2410 COBBS FORD ROAD MILLBROOK, ALABAMA 36054 334-290-5071

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JUDITH ISRAEL OLIVER, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-091 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Wetumpka Herald: May 4, 11 and 18, 2022 EST/HURSTON, J. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM LARRY JEFFCOAT, DECEASED CASE NO. 2022-145 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to CRYSTAL LYNN JEFFCOAT COLLINS as Executor on the 3RD day of May 2022, by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

CRYSTAL LYNN JEFFCOAT COLLINS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM LARRY JEFFCOAT, DECEASED. Name and Address of Attorney: Justin D. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: May 11, 18 and 25, 2022 EST/JEFFCOAT, W. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF STEPHEN CHRISTOPHER KRAMER, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-140 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of STEPHEN CHRISTOPHER KRAMER, deceased, having been granted to ALEXIS KRAMER on April 28, 2022 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same

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Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JUDITH ISRAEL OLIVER, deceased, having been granted to MICHAEL DOUGLAS OLIVER, JR. on May 3, 2022 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

MICHAEL DOUGLAS OLIVER, JR. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JUDITH ISRAEL OLIVER, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: ANN L. REARDON and TAYLER G. HANSFORD 2200 JACK WARNER PARKWAY, SUITE 200 TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 35401 334-344-5OOO Wetumpka Herald: May 11, 18 and 25, 2022 EST/OLIVER, J. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CECIL RHODES, DECEASED CASE NO. 2022-139 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to BARBARA ANN P. RHODES as Executrix on the 27 day of April, 2022, by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

BARBARA ANN P. RHODES EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CECIL RHODES, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Attorney for Petitioner The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: May 4, 11 and 18, 2022 EST/RHODES, C.

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pp the East Right of Way of Knock Road (60’ ROW); thence along said Right of Way of said road, North 28 deg 48 min 23 sec West a distance of 159.98 feet to a 5/8” capped rebar; thence ANTHONY G. ROSS, ADMIN- leaving said Right of Way of ISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE said road, North 61 deg 18 OF WILLIS VAUGHAN ROSS min 40 sec East a distance of 414.59 feet to a 2-1/2” capped Regina B. Edwards, Esq. pipe marking the northmost corThe Law Firm of Edwards & Ed- ner of Lot 207 of said subdiviwards, P.C. sion; thence along the West line Attorney for Administrator of said Lot 207, South 24 deg 109 E. Bridge Street 33 min 29 sec West a distance Wetumpka, AL 36092 of 287.99 feet to the Point of Be(334) 514-1011 ginning. Said Parcel containing 1.16 acres more or less and lyWetumpka Herald: ing in the SW ¼ of Section 26, May 11, 18 and 25, 2022 T20N, R21E, Elmore County, EST/ROSS, W. Alabama.

The above description is based PUBLIC NOTICE upon a survey dated October 1, 2019, prepared by Neal Martin, IN THE PROBATE COURT PLS, licensed land surveyor No. OF ELMORE COUNTY, 31574.

ALABAMA Said foreclosure sale and conIN THE MATTER veyance incident thereto are OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM subject to the legal rights of any HAYWARD STEPHENS, JR., existing federal tax liens, mortDECEASED gages, special assessments, CASE NO. 2022-146 easements, restrictions, and NOTICE TO CREDITORS reservations appearing of reOF ESTATE cord. The property is commonly known as 379 Knock Road, TalLetters Testamentary on the lassee, Alabama 36078.

Estate of said decedent having THIS PROPERTY WILL BE been granted to ELIZABETH SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE ASHLEY NEWCOMB as Per- IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO sonal Representative on the 3rd ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMday of May 2022, by the Hon- BRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS orable John Thornton, Judge of REFLECTED IN THE MORTProbate of said County in said GAGE AND THOSE CONState, notice is hereby given TAINED IN THE RECORDS OF that all persons having claims THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE against said Estate are required OF PROBATE OF THE COUNto present same within the time TY WHERE THE ABOVE-DEallowed by law or the same will SCRIBED PROPERTY IS be barred.

SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT ELIZABETH ASHLEY NEW- WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, COMB EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTA- TO TITLE, USE OR ENJOYTIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MENT, AND WILL BE SOLD WILLIAM HAYWARD STE- SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF PHENS, JR., DECEASED. REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Name and Address of Attorney: Alabama law gives some perRegina B. Edwards, Esq. sons who have an interest in The Law Firm of Edwards & Ed- property the right to redeem the wards, P.C. property under certain circum109 E. Bridge Street stances. Programs may also Wetumpka, AL 36092 exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process.

Wetumpka Herald: An attorney should be consultMay 11, 18 and 25, 2022 ed to help you understand these EST/STEPHENS, W. rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This PUBLIC NOTICE sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness seOF MORTGAGE cured by said mortgage, as well FORECLOSURE SALE as the expenses of foreclosure.

Default having been made in The successful bidder must the payment of the indebted- tender a nonrefundable deposness secured by that certain it of Thirty Thousand Dollars mortgage executed by James LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV Leon Gould in favor of First made payable to Memory MemCommunity Bank of Central ory & Causby, LLP Client Trust Alabama, on October 3, 2019, Account at the time and place said mortgage recorded Oc- of the sale. The balance of the WREHU LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI purchase price must be paid in the Judge of Probate of Elmore FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ QRRQ WKH QH[W County, Alabama, in Real Prop- EXVLQHVV GD\ DW WKH /DZ 2I¿FH erty Book 2019 at Page 53753 of Memory Memory & Causby, (the “Mortgage”), and, pursu- LLP at the address indicated ant to the laws of the State of below. First Community Bank of Alabama, the undersigned First Central Alabama reserves the Community Bank of Central Al- right to award the bid to the next abama, under and by virtue of highest bidder should the highthe power of sale provision and est bidder fail to timely tender other terms contained in said the total amount due. The MortMortgage, elects to declare the gagee/Transferee reserves the entire indebtedness secured by right to bid for and purchase the said Mortgage due and payable, real estate and to credit its purand will sell at public outcry to chase price against the expensthe highest bidder, for cash, in es of sale and the indebtedness front of the main entrance of the secured by the real estate. The Courthouse of Elmore County, sale is subject to postponement Alabama, at 100 East Com- or cancellation. Address: Memmerce Street, Wetumpka, Ala- ory Memory & Causby, LLP, 469 bama, 36092, during the legal S. McDonough Street, Monthours of sale on June 1, 2022, gomery, Alabama 36104. all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described First Community Bank of Cenreal estate, situated in Elmore tral Alabama County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 207 of Tallassee Beach Sub- Memory Memory & Causby, division, Plat #3, as recorded in LLP Plat Book 10, Page 41-A, in the 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH By: /s/ Stuart H. Memory 3RVW 2I¿FH %R[ of Elmore County Alabama.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated January 6, 2014, executed by Jason H. Wright, a married man, and Shannon Wright, his wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., which mortgage was recorded on January 10, 2014, in RLPY Book 2014, Page 1094, of the mortgage reFRUGV LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, which mortgage was duly transferred and assigned to Quicken Loans Inc., notice is hereby given that pursuant to law and the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the North Door entrance to the Elmore County Courthouse at Wetumpka, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on June 21, 2022, the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Land Situated in the County of Elmore in the State of AL Lot 6, Block G, According to the Plat of Grandview Pines Plat No. 1-A as the same appears of UHFRUG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama in Plat Book 7, Page 112.

This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage as well as expenses of foreclosure. This property will be sold on an “as is, where is” basis, subject to any easements, encumbrances, and exceptions UHÀHFWHG LQ WKH PRUWJDJH DQG those contained in the records RI WKH RI¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of the County where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to condition, title, use and/or enjoyment and will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto.

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BY THE GOVERNOR WHEREAS the Alabama Legislature at its 2021 Regular Session enacted Act No. 2021-326 (HB565), proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901; WHEREAS, in conformity with Section 284 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, DV DPHQGHG WKH /HJLVODWXUH KDV RUGHUHG DQ HOHFWLRQ E\ WKH TXDOL¿HG HOHFWRUV RI the state upon such proposed amendment; and WHEREAS notice of this election, together with the proposed amendment, is required by law to be given by proclamation of the Governor, which shall be published once a week for at least four successive weeks immediately preceding the day appointed for the election; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kay Ivey, as Governor of the State of Alabama, do hereby give notice, direct, and proclaim that on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, an election will be held in the State of Alabama in the manner and form provided by law upon the following proposed amendment to the Constitution of 1901 of the State of Alabama: AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY ACT NO. 2021-326 (HB565) (a)(1) The State of Alabama is authorized to become indebted for the purpose of the improvement, renovation, equipping, acquisition, provision, construction, and maintenance of Alabama state parks under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and public historical sites and public historical parks under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Historical Commission and in evidence of the indebtedness so incurred, to sell and issue bonds, in addition to all other bonds of the state, not exceeding eighty million dollars ($80,000,000) in aggregate H[FHHGLQJ HLJKW\ ¿YH PLOOLRQ GROODUV LQ DJJUHJDWH principal amount.

(2) The bonds shall be direct general obligations of the state, and the full faith and credit and taxing power of the state are hereby pledged to the prompt and faithful payment of the principal thereof and the interest thereon. All of the bonds shall be issued for the state by the Alabama State Parks Enhancement Authority, created by this amendment and further provided for by general law, pursuant to the appropriate resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the authority, and the proceeds thereof shall be appropriated and used exclusively for the purpose of paying the expenses incurred in the sale and issuance of the bonds and. Eighty million dollars ($80,000,000) of the bonds shall be used for payment of the costs of the improvement, renovation, acquisition, provision, construction, equipping, and maintenance of Alabama state parks under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and public historical sites and public historical parks under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Historical Commission.

Five million dollars ($5,000,000) of the bonds shall be used for the costs of the improvement, renovation, acquisition, provision, construction, equipping, and maintenance of public historical sites and public historical parks under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Historical Commission.

(3) The Alabama Historical Commission shall not use bond proceeds from this amendment for the improvement, acquisition, provision, construction, equipping, or maintenance of Confederate Memorial Park in Marbury.

(3)(4) The improvement, renovation, equipping, acquisition, provision, construction, and maintenance of Alabama state parks under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall be completed in accordance with plans developed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

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WEDNESDAY • MAY 18, 2022

TheWetumpkaHerald.com

Vol. 31, No. 20

Cleanup effort a success

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Elmore County Commissioner Henry Hines has been wanting a successful litter cleanup and he got one last weekend.

The commissioner, who for months has been talking about cleaning up Elmore County, brought together several organizations to clear the county’s right of way of trash.

“It was an outstanding effort,” Hines said at last week’s Elmore County Commission meeting.

“We had a lot of groups, young people and sports teams participate. They didn’t realize there was so much trash.”

Hines said he didn’t want to try to recognize all of the groups who took part in the cleanup as there were so many he would leave a group out.

Hines did highlight the efforts of the Lake Jordan HOBOs who have been organizing cleanups on the lake for years.

Hines said HOBOs helped remove more than nine tons of trash from Lake Jordan.

Hines hasn’t stopped promoting litter pickup and is already trying to organize another Elmore County cleanup effort in the fall.

SELLING BONDS

The commission passed a resolution authorizing the issuance of $34,350,000 in general obligation warrants for the purpose of financing certain capital improvements within Elmore County. The funds would be used for economic development, quality of life projects and investing in the radio system for public safety.

Elmore County Commission Chair Troy Stubbs said the funds for repaying the bonds are coming from online sales tax and lodging taxes.

In other action, the Elmore County Commission: • Approved the minutes of the April 21 meeting.

• Approved warrants for April 11 through April 30 in the amount of $2,277,768.44.

• Approved a resolution honoring the service of Yvonne Saxon.

• Reappointed Commissioner Bart Mert as the Elmore County representative to the Alabama County Commission Legislative Committee.

• Authorized the Elmore County chief operating officer to execute a three year telecommunications contract with Windstream for the Elmore County Health Department facility.

• Awarded a bid for Nyloplast drain basin inlets.

The next meeting of the Elmore County Commission is scheduled for 5 p.m. May 23.

Carlos Alpha “Shiney” Moon, Moonlight on Pickle Hill, circa 1949, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches,

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“Shortly after that, I traveled to Mobile to meet with he Dixie Art Colony Melissa and their museum (DAC) Foundation director Deborah Velders,” received a gift from Harris said in a release. “The the Mobile Museum of Art, primary purpose of the meetwhich included more than ing was to discuss the possi500 works of art from the bility of the museum gifting a Mobile Museum of Art, large body of work related to including oil and watercolor the Dixie Art Colony and the paintings, several sketchAlabama Bayou Painters to books and an extensive colthe DAC Foundation.” lection of stone lithographs.

The COVID-19 pandemThrough this gift, DAC ic stalled the transfer until is adding works by Carlos recently.

Alpha “Shiney” Moon, Doris “Due to COVID-19, our Alexander Thompson, WilAlabama Arts Committee was liam Broughton Bush, Oleta prevented from meeting until Blan Delaplaine, George this week,” Mutert said in a Hubbard Bryant, Gladys statement. “They met and I Reid, Roy Harvard Staples, am delighted to say that they Henry Martin Gasser, Frances agree that the DAC FoundaElizabeth Harris, Lucy Anne tion should have our material Harris, Genevieve McClure from both the Bayou and Southerland, Richard Burrell Dixie Colonies. Our decision Brough, Dorothy S. Boone was based on the desire to and Ruth M. Dyrud. give this work greater public The process started in exposure and centralize this October 2019 when DAC’s unique collection for both Mark Andrew Harris was exhibition and study. We contacted by Mobile Museum believe the gift will assure the of Art curator of collections recognition of the contribuand research Melissa Mutert. tion these artists made to the Staff Report

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art and culture of our state.”

In this body of work, the standout piece according to Harris, is a large oil painting

by Carlos Alpha “Shiney” Moon titled “Moonlight on Pickle Hill,” circa 1948. This example of Moon’s work demonstrates his signature style of distorted realism.

This painting was included in the 2004 traveling exhibition titled “Tales from the Easel: American Narrative Paintings from Southeastern Museums, circa 1800–1959.”

In this exhibition, Moon’s painting hung alongside works of well-known American painters such as Thomas Hart Benton, Francis William Edmonds, William Glackens, Robert Gwathmey, Childe Hassam, Edward Hicks, Winslow Homer, Jack Levine, Reginald Marsh, and Andrew Wyeth.

Five works included in this gift were part of an exhibition curated by the U.S. Department of State as part of their “Art in Embassies” program.

The exhibition traveled to

Bucharest, Romania, in 2011. Numerous works were published in the February 2006 issue of “American Art Review.” Five pieces were also part of an exhibition titled “The Bayou Painters: South Alabama’s Art Colony (1946–1953)” held at the Mobile Museum of Art in 2006.

“Thank you to the Mobile Museum of Art for your confidence in our mission,” Harris said. “Now that the transfer to Wetumpka is complete, we are photographing the work and look forward to sharing this significant body of work with our followers.”

The gift highlights the need for a larger facility to house and display DAC’s collections.

“Now that the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be behind us, we will resume our efforts to plan and build the Elmore County Cultural Arts Center, which will provide a new home for our collection of more than 1,300 works of art,” Harris said.