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Veteran’s day lineup announced By CARMEN RODGERS BUREAU CHIEF Coordinators with the 2021 Veterans Day programs for Wetumpka have announced this year’s lineup. Veteran’s Day tributes will begin at 9 a.m. when Wetumpka Fire Department will park the ladder truck in front of Trinity Episcopal Church, at 5375 US Hwy 231 S., displaying a very large United States Flag over Hwy 231 throughout the day. Beginning at 11 a.m. VFW Post 4572 Auxiliary and Pack 50 will hold their annual dedication by placing US Flags on the graves of service members with a
recognition program at Pineview Cemetery on US Hwy 111. Starting at noon, VFW Post 4572 will host a lunch at the post, which is located at 100 Otter Track Road. Beginning at 1:30 p.m. Boy Scouts Troop 50 will assemble at Trinity Episcopal Church to prepare for the Veterans Day program. At 2 p.m. there will be a program to present flags where SFC Leon R. Brasington will be recognized with the presentation of an American Flag this year. SFC Brasington resides in Wetumpka, with his wife Jan. SFC Brasington served in the US Army as a UH-1 Huey
helicopter crew chief during the Vietnam War and returned to serve in the Alabama Army National Guard in his beloved unit the 1133rd Medical Company (AA). He also served in an OH-6 and OH -58 A/C Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (TARC) unit. He retired from the Alabama National Guard. Today he still gives of himself weekly by riding in the Patriot Guard to honor service members during funeral details. Boatswain’s Mate First Class (BM1) William F. Cody (Bill), who died earlier this year, will be memorialized. Cody’s duty was maintaining Aids to Navigation (Memphis, TN). He performed Search
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and Rescue from Coast Guard Base in Mobile. In 1975, he taught Aids to Navigation at the School in Yorktown, VA. Cody’s wife Lin will be presented with an Alabama Flag, which was once flown over the Alabama State Capital. Cody began as a riverboat captain on the Mississippi River and then later joined the US Coast Guard. He was related to Buffalo Bill Cody of the Wild West Show. His great-grandfather’s brother was Buffalo Bill Cody. His family had numerous family members who served in several branches and today his grandson is assigned to the Alabama Army National Guard in Montgomery.
Final Art Walk of 2021 set for Nov. 5 By CARMEN RODGERS BUREAU CHIEF The final Art Walk of 2021 is set for this Friday, Nov. 5 from 4-8 p.m. in downtown Wetumpka’s art and entertainment district. The first Art Walk was held in April. It has quickly become a popular local event. The Art Walk is a collaboration of handpicked talented artists who will come together to create a unique art show and sale in the heart of downtown Wetumpka. Don Sawyer, a seasoned artist with deep ties to the Wetumpka community, is the brainchild behind the Art Walk and his hope is that this will become a destination for Wetumpka residents as well as tourists from around the region. The Art Walk will encompass an eclectic array of artistic media, and, perhaps, some arts for the ears. This event is free to the public. To raise funds, coordinators will be raffling off select pieces of artwork to those who attend the Art Walk.
Tallapoosa Publishers welcomes new managing editor STAFF REPORTS TPI Kaitlin Fleming is new to Alexander City, but not new to newspapers. Fleming, the new managing editor of Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc., may only be 25 years old, but she has worked hard to get where she is. She began her career in newspapers in 2015 as an intern for The Messenger in Gadsden, AL. “I was raised in Attalla and spent a lot of time in Gadsden, so I already knew the community,” said Fleming. “I loved my first taste of journalism and could not get enough.”
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Later, she worked as a reporter, photographer, paginator, magazine co-editor, website manager and more. In 2019 she was hired by The Anniston Star as a copy editor and paginator, eventually serving as the managing editor of the weekly News Journal and also as the assistant news editor for The Star. “I learned as much as I could from everyone with whom I worked,” said Fleming. Fleming is eager to get to know more about the community she has joined. “I’m excited to be a part of this growing and dynamic community. If what I have experienced my first
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week is a preview of my life here, I will be immensely happy. I can’t wait to meet people and learn more about this fascinating area.” Fleming is looking forward to working with the team at The Outlook and serving her new community. “I am very fortunate to be a part of the incredibly talented team at The Outlook,” said Fleming. “I look forward to working with them to continue producing content that reflects life in this vital community.” Steve Baker, President and See EDITOR, Page A3
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