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June 23 job fair to focus on manufacturing industry STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

With the current number of job openings in Alabama, there is no reason job seekers can’t have their pick of the best possible career paths available.

Central AlabamaWorks is hosting a hiring event on June 23 for manufacturing jobs in Autauga, Elmore and Montgomery counties. More than 20 manufacturers are set to participate.

Those looking for employment can visit the

in-person event at the Wetumpka Civic Center, 410 South Main St., on Wednesday, June 23, from 12-4 p.m. A virtual event will follow on June 24 and 25.

Participating companies are hiring for numerous positions with various skill levels. The

full list of partners can be found at Centralalabamaworks. com.

The Alabama Works Career Center bus will be on site to assist with resumes and applications.

“With so many career pathways offered in

manufacturing, we are happy to assist in connecting our manufacturing partners with the workforce that they need,” said Alabama Works Career Center Executive Director Gindi Prutzman.

See JOB FAIR • Page A2

City, Wind Creek hosting July 4 celebration STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

The city of Wetumpka and Wind Creek have partnered to offer a Fourth of July fireworks show on Saturday, July 3, at Gold Star Park.

The event is set to include live music by Slim and the Soulful Saints from 6-8 p.m. with the fireworks show starting at 8:30 p.m.

There will be food, fun activities for children and SnoBiz Wetumpka is attending. The vendors include Kids Toys by Irma, Face Painting and Glow Cotton Candy by Sweet Cheeks and Treats, and food by Drive-by Tacos and Smokeshack BBQ. Residents are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and coolers for a night of family fun.

‘Honoring Old Glory’ Briana Wilson / The Herald

Flag disposal ceremony The Kelly awards held at Gold Star Park scholarship to Wetumpka Grad

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By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief

The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery hosted its first Tuesday with Kelly event at its new permanent home at 124 Company Street on June 15.

During the event, Wetumpka High School graduate Ataleese McNally was presented with the $1,000 Sylvia McConnell Scholarship Award. McNally boasts a 4.0 GPA and was involved in visual and performing arts. She was the assistant director of the WHS Theatre Guild and was a part of the school’s art program. She plans to major in art and minor in business at Berea College in Kentucky.

After college, she hopes to use her business degree to help her open a gallery where she will sell her artwork.

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ore than 200 tattered and torn flags were burned on Monday, June 14, a day that’s recognized nationally as Flag Day because it commemorates the adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777.

The flag disposal ceremony, held at Gold Star Park, was sponsored by Boy Scouts Pack 50, Boy Scouts Troop 50 and VFW Smith-Leonard Post 4572.

“Years ago, Congress recommended the correct way to dispose of a flag, and that’s through burning or burial,” said Troop 50 Assistant Scoutmaster Gardner Perdue. “Each year, we do it by burning.”

Two 55-gallon steel barrels that had been cut into two and stabilized using cider blocks were used as fire pits to burn the

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As the program began, veterans and others in attendance were invited to place a folded flag into the flames in memory or in honor of a beloved veteran or current service member.

The scouts then took turns placing the several remaining flags into the fire pits.

Perdue said unserviceable flags are given to the Boys Scouts throughout the year and they hold on to them until the time comes for their annual disposal ceremony.

“We also got a lot of state of Alabama flags and other state flags, but we are going to dispose of those at a later date,” Perdue said.

Perdue said the other flags will likely be burned during a Boy Scouts camp out event.

“It’s important for us to teach our young and the community in general what See OLD GLORY • Page A2

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Obituaries Mrs. Emily Miriam Mulder Vickers Mrs. Emily Miriam Mulder Vickers of Titus, Alabama was born on October 25, 1934 in Elmore County and passed away at her residence on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at the age of 86.

Mrs. Vickers was preceded in death by her husVickers band of 61 years, John Luther (Vick) Vickers; her parents, John Jackson Mulder and Lucy Sasser Mulder; and a brother Arthur Watson Mulder.

She is survived by a large family who will treasure the memories of many happy gatherings at her home. Her children include John Michael Vickers (Pam), Karen Marie Vickers Colmer (Bill), Wanda Elaine Vickers Brantley (Ricky) and Cheryl Lynn Vickers Teel (Gary).

Her three daughters had the honor of caring for her in her home for the past 3 years.

Mrs. Vickers was a loving grandmother to Miriam Iris Vickers Hornbuckle (Glenn), Ruth Vickers Hoehler (Nick), Nathan Brantley (Samantha), Micah Brantley (Christina), Adam Brantley, Crystal Teel Wiechmann (Todd), Lydia Teel Smith (Harrison), and Zachary Teel. In addition, she loved and enjoyed her great-grandchildren; Brett Hornbuckle, Caedmon and Cohen Hoehler, Levi, Riley, and Zoe Brantley, and Ransom and Shepherd Wiechmann. She is also survived by one brother, Phillip Wayne Mulder, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Vickers faithfully served her Savior Jesus Christ by ministering to her family, neighbors, community and church. She exemplified the gift of hospitality by hosting family and friends, cooking for others, and serving them in their time of need.

She enjoyed reading, gardening, and Braves baseball. Her spiritual legacy lives on in her children and grandchildren through their love of scripture, music, hymns, and devotion to the Lord. She was a faithful member of Titus Baptist Church for many years.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, June 20, from 4:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at Gassett Funeral Home in Wetumpka with the funeral service following at 5:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Gideons International.

Online Guest Book available at www.gassettfuneralhome.net

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Police Reports June 16

Third-degree theft of property from the Elmore County Technical School, 800 Kelly Fitzpatrick Road; utility trailer stolen, valued at $1,400.

Domestic violence from the 300 block of Holtville Road.

Possession of controlled substance and second-degree possession of marijuana from the 200 block of Jackson Street; 2 grams of meth, 1.6 grams of marijuana and a glass pipe recovered.

Sexual misconduct from the Elmore County Technical School,

800 Kelly Fitzpatrick Road.

Fourth-degree theft of property from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; money stolen, $300.

Fourth-degree theft of property from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; Acer laptop stolen, $349.

damaged.

June 13

Resisting arrest and obedience to police from Wetumpka Village Villas Apartments, 300 Rivercrest Drive; law enforcement equipment - taser cartridge.

June 14

Third-degree theft of lost property from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; purses, money and Social Security Card; valued at $32.

Fire investigation from Wetumpka Municipal Airport, 1115 Alabama 14; airplane hangar

June 12

Information only from the Wetumpka Police Department; Wells Fargo Check recovered.

Second-degree criminal mischief from Little Bit of Texas, 8056

U.S. 231; 2017 Toyota Tacoma damaged, valued at $1,000.

Second-degree theft of property from the 1300 block of Holtville Road; firearm stolen.

June 11

Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle from Total Car Care, 6896 U.S. 231; negotiable instruments stolen.

Third-degree criminal trespass from the 100 block of Autumnwood Village.

A job fair focusing on jobs in the manufacturing industry will be held on Wednesday, June 23, at the Wetumkpa Civic Center

Job Fair

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Working in tandem with partners like, Cary Cox and the Elmore County Economic Development Authority, Central AlabamaWorks continues to develop the workforce pipeline needed in the tri-county area.

Central AlabamaWorks is a nonprofit

organization established to work throughout Region 5, a 13-county workforce region in Central Alabama including the following counties: Autauga, Bullock, Chambers, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Perry, Russell, and

Tallapoosa.

The mission of Central AlabamaWorks is to facilitate a system that provides business and industry with job seekers and students who have received the education and training that aligns with their needs throughout the region.

Old Glory to do with a worn-out flag,” Perdue said.

“You’re not supposed to just throw them

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continued from Page A1 in the trash. We’re teaching young men to be respectful of the flag because it

represents the United States of America.

Respect for the colors is something we all

as Americans should have.”

As the ceremony concluded, Troop 50

Assistant Scoutmaster Tom Garrett played the Taps bugle call on his trumpet.

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Left: Ataleese McNally is the winner of The Kelly’s $1,000 Sylvia McConnell Scholarship Award. Right: Blind artist Ricky Trione speaks at the gallery’s Tuesday with Kelly event.

The Kelly The Sylvia McConnell Scholarship Award is not necessarily geared toward academic achievement. It is given annually to a senior who attends a high school in Elmore County, plans to study art in college and is passionate about pursuing art as a career.

The award is in honor of the late Sylvia McConnell of Wetumpka who was one of the founding board members of The Kelly and served the board as an officer for a number of years. She supported The Kelly by active participation in all its events and experiences, through sponsorships, exhibiting her art collection, purchasing art and volunteering as a docent.

As a career educator,

continued from Page A1 education was near and dear to McConnell’s heart. She was an educator for 37 years in Elmore County. Hundreds of graduates attribute her guidance and example as being the single factor that made the most difference in their high school careers.

After the scholarship award presentation, guest speaker Ricky Trione, a blind artist from Fairhope, shared with the audience his journey from being sighted and creating very realistic pen and ink artwork to be being blind and creating colorful, vibrant artwork.

As a boy, Trione’s school teachers quickly recognized that he was a gifted artist, but his artwork was never in color

-- always pen and ink. Later in life, two separate accidents took his vision in both eyes. The first occurred in 1993 while serving in the U.S. Army as a captain. A rock hit him in his left eye causing it to lose sight.

After the accident, he was discharged from the military.

Seven years later, his car broke down on the interstate and he was standing on the side of the road when a tire blew out on an 18-wheeler and a piece of the tire from the truck struck him in his right eye. The blow knocked him out and caused him to lose sight in his right eye as well.

After becoming blind in both eyes, Trione turned to art, but he was no longer able to do

doing in Fairhope, I can see the images in my head,” he said.

“It’s called the mind’s eye.”

Now, Trione spends his time creating art, visiting schools, hosting art camps and being a part of events that offer hope and inspiration. He said his mission is to use his art and his story to glorify and please God. There was also a children’s book written about Trione’s journey. ‘Art from the Heart: The Ricky Trione Story’ was written by Karyn Tunks, illustrated by Nidhom, and features art by Trione. The book encourages kids to work hard to overcome their obstacles in life.

To learn more about Trione, go to RickyTrioneArt.com.

pen and ink. It was then that he started painting in color. With the help of a fellow artist, he discovered that he could use his fingers to paint textured artwork.

“It took time,” he said.

“There were times when I wanted to give up and I probably wasn’t a fun person to be around. I kept at it and I practiced. I had to learn that skill. I also learned that I can paint an object by feeling it.

People started telling me that my work was really good and that encouraged me to keep going.”

A lot of the art he now creates is inspired by his faith in God and scenery in Fairhope.

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onfidence! A treasure of extraordinary value.

You must have it. Life cannot be lived well without it.

What is it? Confidence is the belief or feeling that you can rely on someone or something. It is a feeling of certainty about the truth of something. It is feeling sure of yourself and your abilities.

Think of it as trust. When you have confidence in your boss, your pastor, your spouse or the team of people with whom you work, it means that you trust them. Having confidence in yourself gives you the self-assurance that you can accomplish a task assigned to you.

When you are sick, you need confidence in your doctor. When your car needs repair, you seek out a mechanic you trust. In every arena of life, confidence is a necessary ingredient.

If you lose confidence in the faithfulness of your spouse, your marriage will begin to crumble.

Cynicism may poison your mind if you lose confidence in the integrity of your boss or your colleagues. Without confidence in your own giftedness, you will not be able to work effectively. Confidence! You dare not leave home without it.

Confidence is no less important in

WALTER ALBRITTON Columnistt the spiritual realm. Christian faith, for example, is confidence in God. I ran across a delightful phrase in the New Testament book known as Hebrews.

In chapter ten, the writer implores us to not “throw away” our confidence.

And he explains why: so that our faith may be “richly rewarded.” He goes on to say, “You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.”

The writer was addressing Christians who were being tempted, by persecution and suffering, to lose confidence in God and in what he had done for them in Christ. To persevere requires confidence in God, and unless we remain faithful to the end, we shall not receive the rewards God has promised. The writer closes chapter 10 by declaring with hope, “We are not of those who shrink back, and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.”

My heart leaped within me as I read that! I thought, “Yes, Lord, I will

not shrink back when suffering and death tempt me to lose confidence in You. I will stand firm with those who believe! So, I scribbled a list of beliefs in which I have confidence.

God is love. He is not the author of sickness but hurts with us when we suffer.

God is faithful. He keeps his promises. God is like Jesus. When I look at Jesus, I see God. God does not lie. Satan is the father of lies. God can change a repentant sinner into a servant of Jesus.

The Bible is not merely a book; it is THE BOOK containing God’s guidelines for living.

Jesus died on the cross so our sins could be forgiven. God raised Jesus from the dead. Since then, the Risen Lord has invited all people of every race to come to Him and be saved and receive the gift of eternal life.

In these beliefs, I have confidence.

If your circumstances are tempting you to lose confidence in God, I know how that feels. I have been in that dark hole of doubt. But Jesus led me out of that darkness! So, I plead with you, don’t throw away your confidence! Keep it! Nurture it!

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Privilege, one year later This column ran exactly one year ago this week here in The Tribune. To this day, I have people approaching me and attacking me for this column; I stand by the views expressed here.

In light of Juneteenth, I present my words from one year ago on white privilege.

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n the 15 years I’ve written for The Tallassee Tribune, it’s a rare occasion where I actually utilize the fact that this column appears in the Opinion section each week.

Opinion columns about how wonderful our schools, our students, or our community are come easily.

It’s also not difficult to write about favorite records or television shows.

This past week, however, I was touched personally by some of what is going on across the nation and wanted to share it with you. And I am fully prepared for people to confront me in person at the store or at church or wherever we may meet.

Last Monday evening, my hometown of Montgomery braced itself for potential violent protests.

The previous evening, Birmingham had seen extensive rioting and looting, and a crew of journalists was attacked on camera. All across the country, cities exploded with rage over the handling of police brutality caught on video.

Mayor Steven Reed chose to address the citizens in front of E.D. Nixon Elementary School and did a great job. He reminded everyone listening that Montgomery is the birthplace of the Civil Rights movement and has a long history of nonviolent protest.

He had barely left the lectern before an open microphone attracted various people eager to express their dissatisfaction. It began as a fairly even exchange of ideas, but devolved into a shouting match. While this was happening, the mayor was being confronted by one concerned citizen after another in the parking lot; to his credit, he took the abuse and listened to everyone who wanted to say

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And keep in mind, there was growing concern and lots of rumors that out-of-towners would set Montgomery ablaze – after all, Eastchase was cordoned off with armed security and barricades as a text message magically appeared on my phone, credited to one of our local Congressional representatives, warning people to be on the lookout for agitators. The text was a hoax, or in modern parlance, ‘fake news.’

Later that night, four people took down the statue of General Robert E. Lee that stood in front of my alma mater, Robert E. Lee High School.

A classmate of mine tagged me in the news story on Facebook, and it didn’t take long for the comments to get ugly. Another classmate started talking about 2nd Amendment rights and reclaiming the statue to honor Confederate history; still others seemed to take a lot of glee in the Confederate statue finally being removed.

What I wanted to remove, however, was my name being tagged on this story. While I’m a proud Lee High graduate, I didn’t want to receive notifications that included all this hate speech – and that’s what it was, one must call it what it is – coming from both sides of the issue.

A high school classmate who earned his doctorate in choral music and teaches in Maryland was watching all this unfold, and wrote to me on Facebook Messenger. His words were so angry, and I could tell by how he was talking to me on these texts that his rage was just about to boil over. Since it appeared that there was a misunderstanding, he asked if we could meet face to face.

So, in this age of social distancing

we’ve all become accustomed to Zoom and FaceTime. I gladly answered his FaceTime call and we spent the next two hours talking, sharing stories, laughing, and – yes, crying. He had moved away to earn his doctorate in music because, he said, nobody would take him seriously otherwise.

I have never thought of myself as having what people call ‘white privilege’. Yet, my African American choral colleague was reminding me that nobody has ever moved out of a neighborhood because my family moved in. Nobody automatically assumes that I’m on food stamps, or that I’m a thug about to break into their house. Nobody assumes that because of my race, I must like to sing gospel or blues music. And, as he also said, nobody would chase me down and shoot me in the back for thinking I was someplace I wasn’t supposed to be.

It all started to sink in when I went back the next day and stocked groceries at the store. I saw those images of Uncle Ben, the Cream of Wheat man, and Aunt Jemima on the packages and started to shake on the inside, feeling like crying. Is there anyone who looks like me being represented as a mammy or a servant on food packaging? The Brawny man, the Gorton’s fisherman, and Cap’n Crunch somehow are made to be more distinguished in their jobs.

The whole rationale for preserving such a racially-charged part of our history just seemed to collapse with every box I put on the shelf.

I don’t have all the answers. Who does? We go to work, we raise our children, we go to church, we do what we can to make our little corner of the world a better place. I believe it is possible to be a proud Southerner and be willing to accept changes in how the past is represented. Perhaps part of making things better is to look at it all from another perspective, without making excuses or talking politics, just doing what we can to be better people one day at a time.

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MOVIES FOR TEENS: The Wetumpka Public Library is inviting local teens to socialize and enjoy a movie on Wednesdays. Movies for Teens will kick off on June 9 and will take place on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at the library. Teens in the seventh through 12th grade are invited to participate. The event is free.

ECLECTIC PUBLIC LIBRARY: The Eclectic Public Library is inviting local children to participate in the upcoming Tails and Tails summer reading program.

The animal-themed program will kick off on June 1 and will end on June 29.

Pre-registration is not required. The free summer program will take place at the Warehouse each Tuesday in June at 2 p.m. Students entering kindergarten through the sixth grade are invited to participate. The Warehouse is located in downtown Eclectic at 45 Main St. ART WALK: A monthly event that takes place from 4-8 p.m. on the first Friday of every month in downtown Wetumpka. The event is a collaboration featuring several handpicked artists who come together to offer an outdoor art show and sale in the heart of downtown Wetumpka.

The monthly event was created by Don Sawyer, a seasoned artist who owns an art studio in downtown Wetumpka.

COMMUNITY MARKET: The Community Market is held at Merchants Alley in downtown Wetumpka every first Thursday of each month from April through November. The event will take place from 5-8 p.m. and is organized by Main Street Wetumpka’s Promotions Committee.

FARMER’S MARKET: The city of Wetumpka will host its Farmer’s Market from 4-7 p.m. every Thursday until Aug. 26.

The city’s market is state certified through the Department of Agriculture’s Farmer’s Market Authority, which means that the

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market will feature locally grown fresh produce from farms throughout the state. In addition to fruits and vegetables, the market will also feature vendors offering locally made goods.

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JULY 4 CELEBRATION: A Fourth of July fireworks show is set for on Saturday, July 3, at Wetumpka’s Gold Star Park. The event will include live music by Slim and the Soulful Saints from 6-8 p.m. with the fireworks show starting at 8:30 p.m. There will be food and fun activities for children.

Residents can bring their lawn chairs and coolers for a night of family fun.

COOSA RIVER ART EXPO: This art expo is set for July 9 from 4-7 p.m. at Wetumpka’s Memorial Park on Cotton Street. The event invites artists from near and far to display and sell their art, which will include photographs, culinary art, woodwork, handmade earrings, paintings, and more. In addition to being able to purchase art, patrons will also be treated to live music from Jessica Meuse and food trucks will be on site. The event is free to attend, but guests are asked to make a donation of at least $10, which will be donated to the city’s Memorial Park/ River Walk Improvement Fund. A monetary donation will be made to the city in the weeks following the event.

Ongoing Events

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

ECLECTIC TOWN 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

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

LIVING WORD: You belong here. You and your family are always welcome here.

We are located at 1826 Kowaliga Road Eclectic, across from the Dollar General.

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

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

MOUNT HEBRON CHURCH OF CHRIST: Come join us at 4530 Mt. Hebron Road in Eclectic. Our Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10:30. There is also a Wednesday night Bible study at 7 p.m. For more information call Pastor Edwin Walker at 334541-2025 LUNCH AND LEARN: Lunch and learn Tuesdays with Kelly are scheduled at the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery at 124 Company Street in Wetumpka from noon to 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. For more information, visit www. thekelly.org.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY GRACE POINT: Celebrate Recovery meets at Grace Point Community Church at 78223

Tallassee Highway in Wetumpka each Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. All are welcome to the meetings which provide a safe and loving environment for individuals seeking to conquer their hurts, habits and hangups. For more information, visit www.Gracepoint.info or contact Gwin Greathouse at gwingreathouse@gmail. com.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY SANTUCK: Celebrate Recovery meets each Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at Santuck Baptist Church at 7250 Central Plank Rd. This is a Christcentered, 12-step program for anyone struggling with hurts, habits, and hangups.

Call 334-567-2364 for more information or contact jyates@santuckbaptist.org.

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS: Gamblers Anonymous meets Saturdays at 6 p.m. at Cedarwood Community Church at 10286 U.S. Highway 231 in Wallsboro/Wetumpka.

Call 334-567-0476 for more information.

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. No admission is charged but donations are welcomed to maintain the building and pay for refreshments.

MASTER GARDENER HELPLINE: If you have gardening questions you can call the Master Gardener Helpline at 1-877252-4769. The helpline starts March 1 and ends in August.

CHILDREN’S HARBOR: Children’s Harbor Treasures and Thrift Store Located on state route 63 just south of Lake Martin Amphitheater, the Children’s Harbor Thrift Store is open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. proceeds are used to help fund the activities at the Lake Martin campus of children’s harbor and the Family Center at Children’s Hospital. Call 334-857-2008 for more information.

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Recent drop in lumber prices don’t tell full story STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

After a year of record-high lumber prices, headlines across the country are reporting a 40 percent plunge in prices since May. However, what would seem to be a staggering statistic doesn’t tell the full story. The bottom line? Lumber prices are still immensely higher than before the pandemic.

Adam Maggard, a forestry and wildlife sciences specialist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, said this recent decrease in prices should be taken with a grain of salt.

“I wouldn’t just assume that prices will continue to fall for good as seen in the recent drop in price,” he said.

“There is no way to know what exactly what will happen, but prices could remain volatile and fluctuate in the months ahead. However, we have seen some homeowners deciding to postpone their renovation or new home activities as lumber prices are currently too high.”

Lumber prices are still approximately $1,000 per 1,000 board feet (MBF). This is significantly higher than the prices before the pandemic.

Prices were between $400 and $475 per MBF during the first couple of months of 2020. The lumber market saw similar trends of decreasing prices in fall of 2020, but the prices increased again.

“Currently, demand is still strong, fueled largely by the housing market and low mortgage rates,” Maggard said.

Understanding the cause behind lumber prices rising exponentially is not as simple as naming one culprit. There were many factors that lead to the instability of the market and continue to play a role in relation to the staggering prices.

One of the most obvious short-term factors is the near halt in lumber production and capacity brought on by COVID-19. With lumber mills having to follow the necessary COVID-19 operating safety guidelines, production of lumber dropped drastically.

Other short-term factors that caused the current market include an increase in demand for lumber for home renovations and a persistent housing market brought on by low mortgage interest rates.

Additionally, limits on the amount of imported softwood lumber coming to the United States has also played a role.

As if these short-term factors weren’t enough, according to Maggard, they were also met with one long-term factor.

“After the 2008 housing market collapse and recession, lumber prices went down,” he said. “One factor that has played a part in the current market is that sawmills did not expand and in some cases even reduced their production capacity after the events in 2008. All of these factors combined paved the way to a shortage in lumber and an increase in price.”

Professionals know what is driving the current market.

However, many are wondering what it will take to get it back

on the right track. Maggard said a return to normal will hinge on the mills’ abilities to operate at full capacity and demand weakening.

“It is not an issue of a timber shortage but rather how much lumber the mills are producing,” he said. “Lumber prices will come down when sawmills catch up and are operating at full capacity.”

Overall, a decreased demand for lumber, coupled with an increase in mill production, would eventually bring prices back down.

A more in-depth look into the current market is detailed in the content piece Why Stumpage Prices are Low Despite Historic High Lumber Prices available on the Alabama Extension website, www.aces.edu.

Ivey awards additional $2.9 SPACE million for weatherization FOR projects in Alabama STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a total of $2.9 million to assist low-income, elderly and disabled residents with making their homes more energy efficient.

The governor awarded grants to 14 community action agencies under the Alabama Weatherization Assistance Program. The program assists eligible recipients through projects that make their homes cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.

“Alabamians on fixed incomes often have to make the decision between buying food and medicine or paying excessive energy bills to stay comfortable in their homes,” Ivey said. “This program helps remove that decision by providing improvements to reduce energy costs.”

The weatherization grants were funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The awards supplement $3.1 million in similar grants funded through the U.S. Department of Energy and awarded last week by Ivey.

Energy examiners inspect homes to determine the most energy efficient

measures the structures should undergo. Weatherization work usually involves attic, wall and floor insulation, sealing ducts, tuning up heating and air systems, and installing energy-efficient lighting. Houses are also checked for fire safety and other hazards.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants. People seeking assistance should contact the community action agencies in their areas.

“This program has made vast differences in the lives of many Alabamians,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said. “ADECA is pleased to join with Gov. Ivey and the other partners in this invaluable program.”

Locally, Community Action Committee Inc. of ChambersTallapoosa-Coosa, which serves Chambers, Coosa and Tallapoosa counties was awarded $56,431. Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission, serving Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Macon, Perry, Russell and Shelby counties was awarded $247,910. The Alabama Council on Human Relations Inc., which serves Lee County, was awarded $95,949.

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Learning acceptance Greetings from the corner of Bridge and Bridge! pray the days of summer are revealing themselves in the glory God intends. Yes, I do realize that means having to accept that rain is a blessing from God! The word acceptance literally means “the action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered”.

The definition further implies acceptance as acknowledging that something is adequate or suitable. In other words, in order to accept something, it must be deemed adequate or suitable.

I don’t know about you, but there are a number of realities of life in the earthly kingdom I find inadequate and / or unsuitable. The simple fact

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that lately it seems the only means of watering the earth in our region of the world is to endure torrential downpours baffles me. What happened to gentle rains of late spring and summer?

Talking about the weather is easy enough. Whenever humans venture into the more substantial realities of the earthly kingdom, inadequacies and unsuitability abound. In other words, there is certainly no shortage of things any and all of us have good reason to form convictions over.

Having opinions, beliefs, and convictions is part of the human condition. That process is part of God’s intention in creating human kind. No two human creations are identical.

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JONATHAN YARBORO Columnist of individuality, which is understood as the image of God and declared good by the Creator.

Why is it, then, that individuality is so inherently problematic? Does God continue to create individually minded human begins as a means of keeping the earthly kingdom at odds with itself?

That hardly seems likely, but it does present a valid question.

When any of us is able to recognize the fact that God’s acts of creation are rooted in

diversity, the natural question that follows is “Why?” Again, this is a great question.

Wouldn’t it make more sense for God to create in unity rather than diversity? Surely God knows how diversity can lead to trouble.

The simple truth is that the one who creates everything creates in diversity and unity at the same time. “How is this possible?” we might ask. As always, the one who creates everything has the answer.

The incredible juxtaposition of diversity and unity God creates in is rooted in the gift of grace. God’s gift of grace, freely given to the whole of the earthly kingdom and solidified by the incarnation of God’s word, pairs diversity and unity as only God can. Difference is unifying in the hands of God. When we allow God to define the word acceptance, our human definition is

broadened. Every child of God is given complete control over what they deem adequate and suitable for life in the earthly kingdom. Covenant relationship with God, in whatever form that takes, is what God uses to shape personal understanding and experience. God engages every aspect of humanity and makes it good.

God’s gift of grace frees us from the need to determine what is adequate and / or suitable for anyone else. God knows what a burden that is, and God relieves every human begin of that burden. All that is necessary for any human begin to live in peace in this life is to willingly accept God’s gift of grace as adequate and suitable.

I don’t know about you, but I find that empowering, exciting, and life-giving.

Rev. Yarboro is the Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Wetumpka.

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Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-5754 Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook 2855545 First Assembly of God 3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 569-2825 BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church Millbrook Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus 567-2917 Beulah Baptist Church 2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka 5142881 Blue Ridge Baptist 4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-4325

Brookwood Baptist Grandview Rd., Millbrook Calvary Baptist 504 W. Osceola St., Wetumpka 567-4729 Central Baptist 3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka 541-2556 Coosada Baptist 20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist 184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic 541-4444 Faith Baptist 64 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-4417 First Baptist Church 205 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 5675191 First Baptist of Elmore Hwy. 14 Co. Rd. 74, Elmore Galilee Baptist 95 Old Georgia Rd., Wetumpka

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A two-vehicle crash that occurred on June 20 claimed the life of a Prattville man.

The wreck happened when a 2012 Dodge Challenger was attempting to elude a Millbrook police officer.

According to police reports, at about 11:58 p.m. on June 20, a Millbrook police officer was stationary at the intersection of Alabama 14 and Old Prattville Road, when a 2012 Dodge Challenger, which was traveling at a

high rate of speed, failed to stop for a red traffic signal.

The officer initiated his emergency equipment and attempted to stop the vehicle, which continued westbound, toward Prattville. The vehicle appeared to slow as it approached Oak Tree Road. However, the vehicle then accelerated rapidly, continuing westbound. As the Challenger approached the intersection of Alabama 14 and Interstate 65, it again failed to stop for a red traffic signal. The Challenger struck a 2011 Hyundai Sonata that was attempting to turn northbound onto I-65 from the

eastbound lane of Alabama 14.

Paramedics from the Millbrook Fire Department responded to the scene. The driver of the Sonata, James Everett Taylor, 48, of Prattville, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The two occupants of the Dodge Challenger were both treated at the scene and transported Baptist South Emergency Room with serious injuries. The scene was turned over to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Highway Patrol Division for investigation.

“This is a senseless and horrible tragedy that didn’t have to occur,” said Millbrook Police Chief P.K. Johnson.

“This vehicle was observed traveling at excessive speed on Highway 14, at which time the suspect vehicle blatantly and recklessly ran a red light in full view of a marked police unit. When our officer activated his emergency equipment, not only did the offender refuse to stop, he accelerated rapidly.

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distance from our officer, who was at a dead stop at the intersection. The individual had no regard for the safety of the lives of any motorist that was in his path, nor the life of his passenger or his own life.

“Because our officer was attempting to stop the suspect vehicle for numerous traffic violations at the time the traffic collision occurred, we requested the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to conduct the investigation with regard to the traffic collision, resulting in the death of the victim,” Johnson added.

“Our agency will pursue charges against the driver of the suspect vehicle for attempting to elude law enforcement, which is a felony due to the victim’s death. Other charges may be forthcoming, as we continue our investigation. We will be cooperating and working closely with ALEA on this case. Our thoughts and heartfelt prayers go out to the victim’s family. No one should have to deal with what they are going through right now.”

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Pooches on the Coosa The Pooches on the Coosa dog pageant took place on Friday, June 11, in the Alleyway in downtown Wetumpka. The event was a collaboration with Main Street Wetumpka and The Furry Kid to help raise money for Elmore County Humane Society. These photos were originally published in the June 16, 2021 edition of The Herald and were incorrectly attributed to Carmen Rodgers. The correct attribution is to George Black. He can be emailed at gbinmontgomery@ gmail.com.

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Millbrook Chamber swears in board, names Small Business Award winners

By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief

The Millbrook Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its 2021 Annual Meeting and Small Business Awards luncheon on June 17 at the Lanark NaturePlex.

The event included the recognition of volunteers, a special presentation for the outgoing board chair, the passing of the gavel, new member inductions and the 2021 Small Business Awards presentation.

Dedicated volunteers Rosie Wade and Janet Brown were honored for their service to the chamber and outgoing board members Rev. Brannon Bowman, Dr. Bryan Holman and Eric Smith were thanked for their years of service. Members of the board serve three-year terms.

Much to her surprise, outgoing board chairwoman Jamie Brown, who is also vice president of relationship development for MAX Credit Union, received a check for $700 for the MAX4Kids Foundation.

Incoming board chair Penny Nichols and incoming vice chair Yvette Roberson thanked Brown for her service and for “going above and beyond” during a year filled with challenges.

Over the years, the MAX4Kids Foundation has donated more than $1.4

million to area children’s charities and to the MAX4Kids Scholarship Program.

Brown was overcome with emotion as the cause is near to her heart.

As Brown prepared to pass the gavel, she highlighted some of the chamber’s successes in the past year, such as the hiring of Brenda Dennis as the new executive director, conducting 13 ribbon cuttings, welcoming 28 new members since July 2020 and strengthening its partnership with the city of Millbrook.

As Nichols stepped into her new role as board chair, she assured the city leaders, chamber members and the community that she’d serve the community to the best of her ability.

Millbrook Mayor Al Kelley conducted the swearing in of the chamber’s board of directors, which included four new members: Marjorie Bowden, retired DoD Civilian and owner of M-L-B Enterprises; Erika Guthrie, owner of Shop Edge Boutique; DJ Taylor, administrator at River Region Vision Source; and Jamal Thomas, publisher and CEO of Gumptown Magazine.

And the winners of the Small Business Awards are as follows: Emerging Small Business (open 1-5 years): Kingdom Dough

Husband-wife team Jeremey and Kimberly Powers opened Kingdom Dough in September 2020 offering a wide variety of sweets and breakfast foods, like cupcakes, doughnuts, biscuits and kolaches.

Their dream has always been to own a storefront together.

Small Business (with 1-10 employees): Lucretia Cauthen Realty Lucretia Cauthen’s full-service real estate firm has small town roots here in Central Alabama. The firm’s primary goal is to know and understand their market so that they can help their customers have a successful transaction every time.

Medium Business (with 11-50 employees): Air Now Home Services This business, led by CEO Jamie Merritt, is a full-service air conditioning and heating contractor located in Millbrook and servicing Montgomery, Prattville, Millbrook, Wetumpka and the surrounding areas. They install complete heating and air conditioning systems, as well as scheduled service checks, repairing of existing equipment and installation of new equipment. Air Now also helps customers find ways to reduce their energy bills through a thorough cost-benefits analysis.

Large Business (with 51-100 employees): Publication Press

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Wetumpka’s Benjamin Barker lands Dixie Youth Baseball Scholarship

By ANDY ANDERS Sports Editor

Recent Wetumpka High School graduate Benjamin Barker landed the Dixie Youth Baseball Scholarship last week.

The future Huntingdon College football player received $2,000 in funds from the Dixie Youth Baseball League to pursue his education at the school in Montgomery.

“These scholarship funds allow me to focus solely on academics and athletics,” Barker said. “Being a part of the Dixie Youth Baseball Organization has been rewarding throughout the years. I am so honored to receive this scholarship and represent this organization throughout my collegiate career.”

Barker made a name for himself athletically playing center for the Wetumpka football team. In his senior year he landed an All-State honorable mention and was The Herald’s choice as first-team center for the All-County team. He allowed no sacks in 197 pass plays and didn’t record an errant snap in Wetumpka’s spread offense.

The 290-pounder also played for the Indians’ baseball team, and could be seen leading the team’s pregame handshake line during player introductions at home games.

He played in the Dixie Youth Baseball League from 2008 through 2015, representing the organization as an All-Star each year from 2010 to 2015.

Barker will major in exercise science on a pre-med track at Huntingdon starting this fall.

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Morgan Causey takes a sprinter’s stance behind her ollection of athletic and academic accolades. Below: Causey prepares to throw a javelin.

A journey through Morgan Causey’s accomplished senior year at Wetumpka

By ANDY ANDERS Sports Editor

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he words “free” and “time” don’t meet very often for Morgan Causey.

Monday through Sunday her schedule was always crammed, but especially this past spring, with track and field and school and theatre and travel volleyball and extra weekend college prep courses.

You’d be hard pressed to find a high schooler who accomplished more in a given year as a result.

Wetumpka’s 2021 class valedictorian, lone state champion in track and field, county player of the year in volleyball and Homecoming Queen proved to be one of Alabama’s most well-rounded and accomplished prep students over the course of her senior year.

She parlayed that motivation into a full ride to LSU through a combination of scholarships, where she’ll study criminology on a pre-law track.

“It’s just all about balance, really,” Causey said. “Just knowing that you do have stuff you have to do, stuff you

have to take care of.”

As with the overwhelming majority of students across the United States, COVID-19 had a massive impact on the start of Causey’s year.

Everything closed down starting March 13, 2020. Classes went virtual.

Students had to rely on themselves to learn subject matter where teachers and counselors could have helped before.

With a slate of AP courses, it turned into an overload for Causey.

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Benjamin Barker landed the Dixie Youth Baseball Scholarship last week.

Elmore County, Holtville, Wetumpka compete at ASABFA Classic

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Above: Elmore County’s Blake Sanders and Reece Baker accept their 10th-place plaques at the ASABFA State Tournament Classic Friday. Far right: Holtville’s Kennedy Bradshaw and Wesley Harris hold up their catches. Near right: Wetumpka angler Bella Hurley shows off her fish.

The Alabama Student Anglers Bass Fishing Association, or ASABFA, hosted its annual State Tournament Classic on Lake Jordan Friday. An abundance of Elmore County area schools were represented by fishing teams.

Alongside Tallassee, who had the best boat in both the high school and junior high divisions, Elmore County, Holtville and Wetumpka all brought teams to compete.

One junior high boat also represented Stanhope Elmore with anglers Jobe Floyd and Jack Nash.

“I think they performed really well,” Wetumpka fishing coach Frank Hysmith W said.

“We’ve got a lot of young kids, lot s of o seniors. We’re gonna have a two-year gap g before we have any more leave, so maybe we can really beef the team up.” m Elmore County had the top high school boat from the county that wasn’t s Tallassee’s.

T The top 15 high school boats each took home a plaque, and Blake Sanders t and a Reece Baker landed 10th for the tournament with a 7.54-pound string of t fish. f The Panthers’ next-best high school boat b brought in the duo of Matthew Bennett and Branson Robertson with a B weight of 3.85 pounds. w See FISIHING • Page B5

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Causey “That was the most challenging three months of our lives,” Rashawn Renee Blassingame, Causey’s mother, said. “I couldn’t get her motivated, nor could I help her. I was a CP student, she gets her AP level from her dad, that’s his trait. She hated everything about school [those months]. She looked at me one day and said, ‘I didn’t sign up for this.

I am not certified to teach myself AP Chem and I shouldn’t have to do this.”

Causey described herself as apathetic in that time.

The only thing keeping her going was structure, a routine to keep her marks high in her toughest courses.

“I really tried to stay close to my schedule,” Causey said. “I tried to get up around the same time every day.

Go to my kitchen table where I know I’m not gonna have any distractions, get on my computer and just really stay on schedule, stay focused. Just treat it like a regular school day as much as I could.”

Summer is when the accolades started coming through, a flow that didn’t stop at any point in the school year.

Causey first took second runnerup and won multiple categories in the Distinguished Young Women of Elmore County scholarship program, a contest Blassingame encouraged her to enter.

“I remember my mom telling me that she signed me up for it — just instant dread, really, hearing that I was signed up for it,” Causey said, laughing. “DYW is basically like a pageant-style competition, so when I heard it, I was like, ‘Oh my goodness mom, what have you done? I do not want to do a pageant. I told you I didn’t really want to do a pageant. But nonetheless, I’m extremely grateful that she put me in it.”

Volleyball season followed in fall.

Causey dominated opponents from her middle blocker position, racking up 206 kills and 84 blocks to help the Indians capture their fourth consecutive area title.

She was named The Herald’s Elmore County Player of the Year for her play.

“Skills are only one component of it, but I think that Morgan, she’s a natural-born leader,” Wetumpka volleyball head coach DeAnna Smith said. “She also has an infectious

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“She’s valedictorian of her class, taking a heavy load of AP courses and dualenrollment courses while also being involved in athletics year-round. That’s pretty phenomenal.”

— DeAnna Smith Wetumpka Head Volleyball Coach personality. So people look to her.

Even when she doesn’t feel her best, she’s not gonna let the other players see that.”

The whirlwind of achievement kept spinning. The Indians defeated St. James at home Oct.16 to advance to the next round of playoff competition, but Causey could only celebrate for five minutes before changing clothes and leaving the gym.

Why? She was on the school’s homecoming court and had to go to the football team’s homecoming game that evening. There she was crowned Homecoming Queen.

Smith was also Causey’s AP Government teacher and the person the multi-sport star referred to Smith as her biggest mentor throughout the year, outside her parents. She witnessed Causey’s success in both athletics and academics first-hand.

Her ability to balance the two disciplines astonished the Wetumpka instructor.

“I don’t think people really understand the kind of determination and dedication and time management skills it takes for a high school student to not only be a threesport successful athlete, but also a champion in the classroom,” Smith said. “She’s valedictorian of her class, taking a heavy load of AP courses and dual-enrollment courses, while also being involved in athletics year-round.

That’s pretty phenomenal.”

Causey’s spring slate got even busier.

She led the Wetumpka girls basketball team in rebounds with 10.7 per game and closed out another area title there before the team fell in the state Sweet 16. Once hoops ended

Causey still had travel volleyball, track and field and theatre to tend to.

And a second-level American Sign Language course that took up her one day off, Sunday.

Causey starred in her role as Babette in the school’s production of Beauty and the Beast, but she shined much brighter throwing javelin for the Indians.

After qualifying for the finals at the state meet by one inch, Causey recorded a personal record on her last throw, winning a state championship in the final act of her decorated high school athletic career.

It’s the first individual state track and field title for Wetumpka since at least the 1980s, and potentially ever, according to Blassingame.

“You couldn’t have asked for a better start for our state championship weekend,” Wetumpka track and field head coach Warren Brown said afterward. “She’s the first one up, she comes back with a gold medal, putting the pressure on the rest of her teammates. You gotta love it. We love it, we’re proud of it.”

That leaves only one unsolved dilemma in Causey’s senior year — what school comes next.

With an application any school would love to accept, especially after Causey was confirmed as the valedictorian of her class in May, Georgia emerged as the student’s top choice early on. When they offered no scholarship money, she dug deeper into her second choice, LSU. She took a visit. The campus and criminology program piqued her interest.

“It was just terrible weather,” Causey said. “If you went that day

and you weren’t from there, you’d be like, ‘Oh my goodness, this is horrendous.’ But I fell in love with the campus. Even through the rain, everything was super pretty, super gorgeous.

“They were talking about all the majors you could take and they said, ‘criminology.’ I raised my hand to ask a question and asked, ‘What exactly is that?’ And it’s the exact area of study that I wanted to go into. If I were to go to Georgia, I was gonna do psychology and law, I was gonna have to double major.”

The University also offers what it calls the 3+3 program to pre-law students, where they can enroll in law school during their final year of undergraduate studies.

LSU offered a scholarship package that covered all but $6,400 of Causey’s expenses for undergrad at the University.

Then Causey won a Bryant-Jordan scholarship, given out to one athlete from each class in Alabama. She was the top standout from Class 6A. The amount on that scholarship? $6,500.

“It was like it was written in the stars,” Causey said.

Causey also received the Joe Sewell Memorial Award, Elmore County’s prestigious award for high school seniors.

A different plan is in place for Causey’s freshman year of college.

She said she’ll spend a couple semesters focusing solely on academics, outside of some intramural sports, and enjoy a less jam-packed schedule.

“I think at some point, it’s that she’s still a young person,” Smith said. “She’s still a child. And she feels that maybe she missed out on some of the social aspects of high school because she was so involved in so many things.”

Still, it’s incredible to think back on all she accomplished in her senior year of high school.

“A dear friend and sister La’Tresia Robinson asked me the other day, ‘What all has Morgan done/won just in her senior year?’ While I was responding to her text, the tears couldn’t stop flowing,” Blassingame said. “Thinking back over all her accomplishments — words can’t even explain my emotions.”

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Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR ADOPTION IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA AT CASE NUMBER: A2021-023 TO: ROBERT THOMAS DUFFY. WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY Take notice that a Petition for Adoption was filed in The Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama on May 20, 2021 by ROSA BENSON PHILLIPS and ALFONSO PHILLIPS, as Petitioners, for the adoption of B.P.D., a minor child. Such minor child was bom to NAOMI PANDORA ROBINSON on March 11, 2011. You have the right to contest this adoption.

Be advised that if you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response with the Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama as soon as possible, but no later than thirty (30) days from the last date of publication of this notice.

The Probate Court of Elmore County is located at 100 East Commerce Street, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092. Failure to file an objection will result in the Court proceeding to consider such Petition without further notice to you.

JOHN THORNTON PROBATE JUDGE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Attorney for Petitioner LAKESHA B. SHAHID SHAHID & HOSEA, LLC 1709 TALIAFERRO TRAIL MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36117 334-356-5302 Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2021 A2021-023 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JACQUELINE ANNE BUSH, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-198 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of JACQUELINE ANNE BUSH, deceased, having been granted to JAMES DOUGLAS BUSH, JR on the 11th day of June, 2021 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.

JAMES DOUGLAS BUSH, JR, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JACQUELINE ANNE BUSH, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: KEITH A. HOWARD, LAW OFFICE OF KEITH A. HOWARD, LLC, 102 SOUTH BOUNDARY STREET, WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-567-4356 Wetumpka Herald: June 16, 23 and 30, 2021 EST/BUSH, J. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice to Contractors State Maintenance ProjectNo. ATRP2-26-2020-026-1 ELMORE COUNTY,ALABAMA Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation DW WKH RI¿FH RI WKH $ODEDPD 'HSDUWPHQW RI 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ 0RQWJRPHU\ $ODEDPD XQWLO $0 RQ -XQH DQG DW WKDW WLPH SXEOLFO\ RSHQHG IRU FRQVWUXFWLQJ WKH 6DIHW\ ,PSURYHPHQWV 7UDI¿F 6LJQDOV 7UDI¿F 6LJQV DQG 7UDI¿F 6WULSH

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANTNET N. 7KH 2ZQHU UHVHUYHV WKH ULJKW WR DAUGHTRY, DECEASED reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in Letters Testamentary in the Es- their judgment, the best intertate of ANTNET N. DAUGHTRY, HVWV RI WKH 2ZQHU ZLOO WKHUHE\ who is also known as ANTNET be promoted.

LORENE DAUGHTRY, deceased, having been granted ELMORE COUNTY BOARD to GORDON L. DAUGHTRY. OF EDUCATION JR. on the 2nd day of June Wetumpka, Alabama 2021 by John Thornton, Judge 5LFKDUG ( 'HQQLV Superintenof Probate of Elmore County, dent of Education Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties GARNER & ASSOCIATES ENhaving claims against said es- GINEERING PC tate are required, within the time 901 South Perry Street allowed by law, to present the Montgomery, Alabama 36104 same to the Court or the same 3KRQH

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Wetumpka Herald: GORDON L. DAUGHTRY, JR. June 9, 16 and 23, 2021 PERSONAL REPRESENTA- BIDS/FIELD LIGHTING TIVE OF THE ESTATE OF PUBLIC NOTICE ANTNET N. DAUGHTRY, DECEASED IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, Attorney of Record for Personal ALABAMA Representative: IN THE MATTER OF THE REGINA EDWARDS ESTATE OF JOHN MYLES, EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. JR., DECEASED 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET CASE NO. 2021-167 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 NOTICE TO CREDITORS 334-514-1011 OF ESTATE Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 9, 16 Letters Testamentary on the and 23, 2021 Estate of said decedent having EST/DAUGHTRY, A. been granted to GWENDOLYN MYLES as Executor on the 15 PUBLIC NOTICE day of June 2021, by the HonADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS orable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said Sealed proposals will be re- State, notice is hereby given ceived from General Contractor that all persons having claims Bidders by the Elmore County against said Estate are required Board of Education; at their to present same within the time RI¿FHV DW 100 H. H. Robinson allowed by law or the same will Drive, Wetumpka, Alabama be barred.

36092; at 2:00 p.m. CST time on July 15, 2021, at which time /s/Justin D. Edwards JUSTIN and place they will be publicly D. EDWARDS, Attorney for the opened and read, for the follow- Estate of JOHN MYLES, JR., deceased. ing project: SOFTBALL FIELD LIGHTING Name and Address of Attorney: UPGRADES AT VARIOUS Justin D. Edwards, Esq. HIGH SCHOOLS The Law Firm of Edwards & EdFOR ELMORE COUNTY wards, P.C. BOARD OF EDUCATION 109 East Bridge Street (Local Funds) Wetumpka, Alabama 36112 A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to Elmore County Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 23, 30 Board of Education in the and Jul. 7, 2021 DPRXQW QRW OHVV WKDQ ¿YH EST/MYLES, J.

A Wetumpka boat also took home some hardware in the high school division, with Jackson Pate and Koby Barnhill landing in 15th at the high school division with a 6.93-pound string. Jacob Callen and Parker McKee weighed in at 6.09 pounds to finish 29th.

Shallow patches and crank baits were the name of the game for the Indians, a sentiment echoed by several coaches at the event Friday.

Hysmith added that the team used jerk baits and shaky heads at various times as well.

“We fished all the flats and shallows, the brush piles,” Hysmith said. “Fished mostly top water all day.”

Kade Sides and Mac Norton came within a few ounces of placing top 15 for Holtville in boat 81, posting a total of 6.66 pounds.

Cade Law and Daniel Sommers weren’t far behind at 6.23.

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BRANCH OF THE CAMDEN NATIONAL BANK on MAY 22, 2008, said mortgage being reFRUGHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of ELMORE County, Alabama, at RPLY 2008 PAGE 32168, the undersigned COMMUNITY NEIGHBOR BANK F/K/A BUTLER COUNTY BANK BRANCH OF THE CAMDEN NATIONAL BANK, as mortgagee (or transferee), under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, at the entrance of the Courthouse of ELMORE &RXQW\ $ODEDPD RQ -8/< 2021, between the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate situated in ELMORE County, Alabama, to wit:

Leonard N. Math Chambless Math Carr, P.C. 3 2 %R[ Montgomery, Alabama 36123

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DARRELL WAYNE HAYNIE, DECEASED CASE NO. 2021-184 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to CHARLOTTE HAYNIE MATTOX as Personal Representative on the 1st day of June 2021, 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. s/Justin D. Edwards JUSTIN D. EDWARDS, Attorney for the Estate of DARRELL WAYNE HAYNIE, deceased.

Name and Address of Attorney: Justin D. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 East Bridge Street Wetumpka, Alabama 36112 Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 9, 16 and 23, 2021 EST/HAYNIE, D. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY NELL MARTIN, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-179 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of MARY NELL MARTIN, deceased, having been granted to JERRY D. MARTIN on the 7th day of June, 2021

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.

JERRY D. MARTIN ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARY NELL MARTIN, DECEASED Name and Address of Administrator: JONATHAN D. WYNN II, THE CLEVELAND FIRM, LLC, 707 MCQUEEN SMITH ROAD SOUTH, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36066 334-365-6266 jonathan@clevelandgroup.legal Wetumpka Herald: June 16, 23 and 30, 2021 EST/MARTIN, M. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WALTON MABREY WHETSTONE, DECEASED CASE NO. 2021-188 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to WALTON MABREY WHETSTONE, JR. as Executor on the 3rd day of June 2021, 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. /s/Regina B. Edwards REGINA B. EDWARDS, Attorney for the Estate of WALTON MABREY WHETSTONE, deceased.

Name and Address of Attorney: The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 East Bridge Street Wetumpka, Alabama 36112 Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 9, 16 and 23, 2021 EST/WHETSTONE, W. PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by ALPHA MORTGAGE INC, AN ALABAMA CORPORATION, to BUTLER COUNTY BANK

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Eclectic Observer The

WEDNESDAY • JUNE 23, 2021

TheWetumpkaHerald.com

Vol. 31, No. 14

Council OKs draft beer ordinance

By BRIANA WILSON Wetumpka Bureau Chief

The Eclectic Town Council approved an ordinance at its meeting on Monday, June 22, regarding the sale of draft beer.

The ordinance allows the town to regulate the sale of

draft beer or keg beer within Eclectic by properly licensed businesses. The ordinance refers to draft/keg beer in any container for on premises and off premises consumption.

“The town recognizes the need to promote local industry and economic development in the county and the need to

increase revenue to properly fund government functions,” said Mayor Gary Davenport.

The town follows the Elmore County Commission, which also approved a similar ordinance for unincorporated parts of Elmore County.

The sale of on premises draft beer and alcoholic

beverages was approved in Eclectic in 2017.

The council also approved a retail beer and wine license for Family Dollar.

In other business, the council approved a resolution to open a checking account at First Community Bank.

The town is required to

establish the account in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act. “The account has to be established for the distribution of the funds set forth in the act,” Davenport said. “We are required to establish a separate account for the deposit and tracking of the funds.”

Submitted / The Observer

LEARNING ABOUT K9S

The Eclectic Police Department’s K9 Unit visited with the children participating in the Eclectic Public Library’s summer reading program on Tuesaday, June 15th. The children learned about how specially trained dogs assis police officers on a dail basis.

Street dedication set for July 3

By BRIANA WILSON Wetumpka Bureau Chief

The town of Eclectic is honoring the memory of longtime, beloved residents Wanda and Terry Burt with a

street dedication on Saturday, July 3, at 9 a.m. at 335 Harden Street.

At its May meeting, the Eclectic Town Council approved the renaming of a street in Eclectic after the

two well-respected residents who are now deceased. The Eclectic Town Council agreed to rename a street to Burt’s Way in honor of Terry and Wanda Burt.

The Burts arrived in

Eclectic in 1963 as members of the Elmore County High School faculty. Terry Burt, known as Coach Burt, was the school’s head football coach and a teacher for 28 years alongside his wife who was a teacher at ECHS. The Burts lived at 335 Harden Street for the entire time they were residents of

the town.

Mayor Gary Davenport said residents in the area requested that a street be renamed in their honor. The current street sign will be removed and replaced with a new one bearing the street’s new name.

Terry Burt died in September 2013 while Wanda Burt died in March 2021.