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Red, white and blue fireworks light up the sky over Wetumpka Saturday night.
Thousands attend July 4 celebration By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief
Thousands of people filled Wetumpka’s Gold Star Park and the streets of downtown Wetumpka on Saturday, July 3, for the city’s annual Fourth of July celebration. The city of Wetumpka partnered with Wind Creek to offer the Fourth of July celebration and fireworks show to the public. The event included live music by Slim and the Soulful Saints from 6-8 p.m. and the fireworks started at 8:30 p.m. Briana Wilson / The Herald There was food, fun activities for children. The vendors include SnoBiz Wetumpka, Kids Toys by Irma, Face Painting The event included the SnoBiz food and Glow Cotton Candy by Sweet Cheeks and Treats, and truck and toys that light up, both of food by Drive-by Tacos and Smokeshack BBQ. which were a hit with children.
Wetumpka Zetas give back to the community By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief
On June 14, the community center at Cedarwood Community Church reopened to the public, once again providing a place for local senior citizens to gather, and the Zetas of Wetumpka were there to welcome the seniors back. The community center had been closed since March 16, 2020. Tonya Allen, financial secretary and immediate past president of the Omega Xi Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, said members of the sorority were on hand to greet the seniors as they arrived, to help them get settled, socialize with them, give out goody bags and to help prepare and serve lunch. The group also donated
Farmers market sees growth
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Millbrook Farmers Market set for July By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief
The Millbrook Farmers Market will be in full swing on Tuesday, July 6, from 7 a.m. to noon for those needing to restock their refrigerators after the Fourth of July holiday. The market will take place every Tuesday in July from 7 a.m. to noon. Located on Main Street at the Village Green Park, it’ll be hard to miss the whitetop tents and stream of people entering and exiting with bags of tomatoes, squash, peppers, greens and melons, just to name a few. See MARKET • Page A6
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The Wetumpka Farmers Market kicked off on June 10, and as the weeks pass by, the event seems to continue growing. “We’ve truly been blessed and we hope that it continues to grow,” said Dakota Steed, the city’s farmers market manager. Although the city has been adding three new vendors each week, Steed said some vendors are still selling out of product. They July 1 market marked the first time that two food trucks – The Wharf and Southern Smokehouse – were on site instead of just one. Steed said he plans to rotate which food trucks are in attendance in an effort to provide variety. SnoBiz Wetumpka also returned for a second week. Steed said he expects SnoBiz to be a regular at the event. “The first week, I talked to four vendors who said they’d sold out,” Steed said. “The week after that, some vendors still sold out despite the fact that we added three more vendors. Everyone is happy with the way it’s going, and we now have a waitlist of vendors.” See FARMERS • Page A2
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Police Reports Russell Keith Robinson
June 30
Russell Keith Robinson, 60 of Wetumpka, Alabama, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 2, 2021. He was born April 27, 1960 in Nacogdoches, Texas. Russell is survived by his sister Rhonda Robinson Jones & her husband Michael; adored nieces Kate Kannady & Amber Jones, and cherished nephew Cullen Kannady. He was preceded in death by his father Keith P. “Pat” Robinson and mother Wanda Summers Robinson. Russell was a 1978 graduate of Pasadena High School in Pasadena, Texas, and went on to serve proudly in the United States Air Force for 2 years. After returning home, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Management from the University of Houston – Clear Lake in 1989. Russell had a career of over 40 years as an Environmental Professional. Here he addressed a variety of environment issues including environmental compliance, pollution prevention, conservation, and land restoration. Most recently he was working for the State of Alabama, Alabama Army National Guard in Montgomery as an Environmental Manager where he was blessed to work with a team that was like family. Prior roles included jobs with the Florida Army National Guard in St Augustine, and the Oklahoma Army National Guard in Tulsa. A job as a Senior Environmental Advisor with Phillips Petroleum is what led him to Tulsa initially. Russell had a heart for “at-risk” youth and held roles as a Case Manager in the Youth Programs Division of the Oklahoma Military Department, and worked in Corporate Public Relations for YouthReach, Inc. in Tulsa. Whether Russell knew it or not, he always seemed to find a way to brighten your day, lighten the mood, and draw a smile out of you. Whether it was his quirkiness, striking up a random conversation, or infectious “belly cackle” laugh, you always knew you could count on him to lift your spirits. Russell never met a stranger and was always excited to meet someone new and find a connection with them. Boy could he work a room! Russell had a servant’s heart and was often doing God’s work here on earth with mission trips, mentoring troubled youth, volunteering, donating, and praying for those in difficult times. He was who you turned to in a time of need, knowing he cared and had your back. Russ was the type of guy that would give you the proverbial “shirt off his back” without question or hesitation. He lived his life ready for Christ, and spent much of his time, money and vacations serving the Lord. Most importantly, Russell showed up. One of his greatest gifts was being there to support those he loved. He always made the time to make it to a game, (or watch it online if he couldn’t get there in person), birthday party, recital or get together. He loved spending time with family, extended family, and friends who were like family. He cherished fellowship and time together and made it a priority in his life. A “Celebration of Life” is scheduled for Thursday, July 15th at 6:00 p.m. at Linville Memorial Funeral Home, 84632 Tallassee Highway, Eclectic, AL 36024. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com.
Third-degree criminal mischief from Gold Star Park, 297 Ready Street; bathroom wall damaged. Information only from Key West Inn, 4225 U.S. 231.
June 29
Public intoxication from the Elmore County Hospital, 500 Hospital Drive. Accidental property damage from the Wetumpka Police Department, 4950 U.S. 231; rear bumper and rear drivers quarter panel damaged, valued at $2,000.
June 28
Harassment from the 100 block of Autumnwood Village. Third-degree theft of lost property from Gold Star Park;
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June 27
Property damage from Dairy Queen, 308 S. Main Street, drive thru window awning damaged. Information only from San Marcos, 5311 U.S. 231; non-negotiable instruments (U.S./ Mexico passport).
June 24
First-degree criminal mischief from Guardian Self Storage, 2626 U.S. 231, storage units, valued at $3,300. Domestic incident from the 200 block of Elizabeth Street.
June 22
Third-degree domestic violence from the 300 block of Cotton Street .
June 26
Fourth-degree theft of property from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; comic book and phone cover stolen valued at $26.88. Third-degree criminal mischief from the 300 block of Harrogate Springs Road, mail box damaged, valued at $32. First-degree robbery from Shell Station, 602 U.S. 231; $800 stolen.
June 20
Discharge firearm into an occupied dwelling/vehicle from the 700 block of NW Main Street.
June 14
Fourth-degree theft of property from the Wetumpka Police Department, 4950 U.S. 231.
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Jennifer Holman Stough Jennifer Holman Stough passed away unexpectedly on July 1, 2021 at the age of 41. Jennifer is survived by her husband Brandon Stough; parents Richard & Tammy Holman; brother Ricky Holman; grandmother Brenda Freeman; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family and friends, and her beloved pet Riley. Jennifer loved her family, cared for others, and had a heart of gold. She will always hold a special place in our hearts and will forever be missed by her family and friends. The family will receive friends on Friday, July 9,2021 at New Home Baptist church, Titus, AL. from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., with the service to follow at 11:00 a.m. at New Home Baptist Church with Rev. Matt Nixon officiating. Interment to follow in the church cemetery. Gassett Funeral Home directing. Pallbearers will be Daniel Brunson Mark Holman, David Holman, Michael Stough, Gene Wetherill and Chris Freeman. Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations may be made to the Elmore County Humane Society. Online Guest Book available at www.gassettfuneralhome.net
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Guests at Wetumpka’s farmer’s market select produce.
Farmers Steed estimated that at least 1,000 people visit the weekly market. The city’s market is state certified through the Department of Agriculture’s Farmer’s Market Authority, which means that the market features locally grown fresh produce from farms throughout the state. In addition to fruits and vegetables, the
continued from Page A1 market has also featured local honey vendors, meats from Georges’ River Market and Butchery, homemade casseroles and desserts and handmade woodwork. The market is set to take place from 4-7 p.m. every Thursday until Aug. 26. The Farmer’s Market is located at 304 E. Coosa Street.
Guests enjoy Community Market, Art Walk Briana Wilson / The Herald
The monthly installments of the Main Street Wetumpka’s Community Market and Don Sawyer’s Art Walk Wetumpka took place on Thursday, July 1, and Friday, July 2, respectively. Sever-al members of the community attended the events despite the week’s frequent rain.
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‘THIS IS HOW I ROLL’
Hardy’s book details story of life ‘in the chair’ By JACOB HOLMES News Editor
B.A.S.S. Federation and B.A.S.S. Southern Opens, both professional tournaments. He also saw his dream of becoming a football coach come true when he was offered the head coaching position at Victory Christian Academy in Millbrook in 2012, where the team had just entered the 6-man football foray. Hardy turned the team around from a 2-8 season the year prior to an undefeated state championship. Over the next five years with the team, he won three more championships, capped by another undefeated season in his final year in which no Victory Christian opponent scored a single point.
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im Hardy has won state championships in football, competed in professional fishing tournaments and is the founder of Outdoor Friends Forever, an organization that gives special needs children opportunities to get outside and make friends. And he does it all from his wheelchair. Unlike many of the children he helps through OFF, Hardy was not born with his disability. His life changed forever on a 2001 hunting trip. “I actually climbed 20 feet into a tree and when I got ready to come down, the tree stand actually ended up letting go from the tree, so I fell backward 22 feet out of the tree and landed on a piece of the metal of the tree stand itself for it to be able to crush the vertebra that it did and break my back,” Hardy recounted. As Hardy lay on the ground, an unexpected feeling came over him. “It actually wasn’t any fear,” Hardy said. “I’ve told the story several times that it was almost kind of a calming feeling that came over me when things happened, that I felt this numbness and tingling in the body to where I knew something was wrong, but I couldn’t quite figure out what it was. I tried to take my arms and push myself up and I couldn’t quite get up with my arms. So I knew something was different, but at the same time there was a very calming feeling that was going on. It hadn’t really set in to me then that things were going to change the way they were. I was just trying to figure out what had happened.” Fortunately, Hardy was not hunting alone, and was found within about a half hour of his fall. “We were supposed to meet up after we were hunting,” Hardy said. “It was one of those things that this person had this eerie feeling that something wasn’t just right. So instead of hunting the way that they did, they got down out of their tree and came back to check on me.” Hardy was transported to Russell Medical, which ordered him to be transported to UAB due to the extent of his injuries. Hardy then spent more than 40 days in intensive care as doctors fought to stabilize his condition. The fall had injured Hardy’s T8 vertebra, around
Jim Hardy, former football coach at Victory Christian Academy, has published a book telling of his life in a wheelchair. He is pictured with his 14-month-old daughter, Timber.
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At the time of the injury, Hardy had had dreams of being a football coach, which he was pursuing at Auburn University. He also always loved the outdoors. One thing Hardy knew as he began to realize his knew normal was that he wouldn’t let it stop him from living the life he wanted to live.
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“I don’t feel like it has even to this day set in that it’s a permanent change,” Hardy said. “I’ve always been this way that if an obstacle comes along, you just figure out a way to work with it. So for me being in that hospital and realizing, ‘OK, my legs don’t work,’ that didn’t change that I wanted to live life or get out there and do things, it just changed the way I had to approach those things and maybe do life a different way.” And Hardy didn’t let it stop him. He learned how to fish from his wheelchair and later went on to compete in the
Since 2010, much of Hardy’s heart has been with his work at OFF, located in Kellyton. One might naturally assume that Hardy began working with special needs children after becoming disabled himself, but Hardy said that is not the case. “I 100% believe that it was fate involved in this thing and God involved in it because he sets up people in our lives that we meet and he moves us into the next chapter of our life based off of the things we’ve got put before us,” Hardy said. “I was working with special needs kids before I ever got hurt; then now I’m still doing it to this day and I kind of consider myself the bridge between special needs kids and normal adults that are out there walking around every day because we want those kids to be able to seem and play as normal as anybody else. “So I want them to be able to talk to me and be able to see me in a chair and know that I’m doing a lot of things that they want to do so they can see how to do it through me. But also to see those everyday adults out there that want to get in there and help with special needs kids. I want them to be able to know ‘Hey, I was in your place one day and this is how you help a child.’ You know, don’t be afraid of them, don’t treat them any differently; they want to be like everybody else. Open up your world and allow them to be a part of it. Just be buddies with them, be friends.” See HARDY • Page A6
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ust as there’s a lot of sketchy AntiVaxxer Propaganda, there are also a lot of flawed attacks upon lockdowns. But just as lockdowns did shut down the skyrocketing death rates, new economic data reveals that those states that implemented such measures designed to save lives also did a better job of rescuing their economies as well. You’ll find plenty of sources online that claim that the best response to the coronavirus was to ignore any sort of health and safety measure, and the lack of a lockdown would boost the economy somehow. Some of these even cite the death rate, conveniently forgetting that many of the deaths in states predated the imposition of the lockdown. It’s akin to blaming the firefighters for any death in a fire that occurred before sounding the alarm. But if you analyze the death rate in the states listed by these studies as being the worst, like New York and New Jersey, you’ll see the death rate plunge after the lockdowns began in those states. These states even had lower levels of the second wave of deaths (October 2020-January 2021) than the initial waves. Compare those outcomes to cases of states with looser restrictions, whose death rates in the second wave were higher than the first wave (Texas, Florida, Georgia). Florida was among those that not only eschewed such health measures, but also worked to block local governments from passing any such mask mandates or social distancing
JOHN TURES Columnist requirements. It was all supposed to be in the name of business, though Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is targeting businesses that want the right to require vaccination for services, threatening cruise ships for requiring passengers to have been vaccinated, a clear swipe at the freedom of business to conduct its own business. And policies like DeSantis’ may not be even helping businesses. UCLA economists, using the same Oxford University data on NPIs (nonpharmaceutical interventions) that conservative studies tout, made a new finding. “Not only did big states with more stringent COVID measures end 2020 with fewer infections per capita, they also tended to post better economic growth numbers last year than states with fewer restrictions. In other words, California’s economy actually fared better than Florida’s.” Their study compares apples with apples, and not California with tiny economies like South Dakota. “The states that were considered for this analysis are basically the states that produce most of the U.S. GDP — states with a population of 5 million or greater. We found two things. First, California had more stringent
interventions and a lower infection rate than either Texas or Florida, two states to which it’s often compared. Yet California also performed better with respect to GDP than either Texas or Florida. Second, the same pattern showed up across all big states: On average, the ones with more stringent interventions had both better health outcomes and better economic outcomes.” Internationally, there’s no poster child for flawed policy than Sweden, which (like the U.K.) attempted herd immunity without a vaccine. “More than a year later, statistics indicate that the country remains very far from achieving herd immunity, despite having one of the highest numbers of positive cases relative to its population in the world. Clearly, community infection does not work,” stated Asia Analytica. “That only results in higher case numbers and a greater death toll, and prolonged economic hardship. The only way to achieve community immunity — and therefore, a return to our way of life — is through rapid mass vaccination.” The evidence shows that developing a healthier, more prudent, less deadly environment was more important for economic growth than having governments block attempts to create a safer business climate. John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. He can be reached at jtures@lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is JohnTures2.
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eaders, please forgive my tardiness in getting this to press as Independence Day was celebrated last weekend. However, the broadcast transcribed at the end of this column is good reading any day of the year. In the summer of 1974, the United States was at a crossroads. The Watergate scandal raged, and Congressional hearings revealed the shady dealings of the “plumbers” who had done President Nixon’s bidding for him: dirty deeds such as breaking into the office of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist (Ellsberg had been a whistleblower with the release of the Pentagon Papers); secretly recording every conversation on an elaborate tape system in the White House; and, of course, the infamous break-in at the Watergate office building, home to the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. The Vietnam War was winding down; returning prisoners of war were greeted with a society that had radically changed in their absence, while Vietnam veterans faced indifference or outright hostility. The oil embargo was also happening during this time. Gas prices soared as Americans thought, “can this get any worse?” On July 4, 1974, radio commentator Paul Harvey aired a special edition of his News & Comment show. He detailed the “rest of the story” of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Some were wealthy, but died in rags; some moved countless times to evade harassment; others lost not only their money, but their families. These
MICHAEL BIRD Columnist weren’t ordinary guys. They were experienced thinkers, politicians, landowners, businessmen. They were leaders, though at the time they were revolutionaries. Below, I would like to share some of Mr. Harvey’s words. May we all have a greater understanding of the men and women who founded this great nation – who fought for liberty. Happy Independence Day. The United States of America was born in 1776. But it was conceived 169 years before that. All others of the world’s revolutions before and since were initiated by men who had nothing to lose. Our founders had everything to lose, nothing to gain. Except one thing … their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. Fifty-six men placed their names beneath that pledge. Fifty-six men knew -- when they signed -- that they were risking everything. They knew if they won this fight, the best they could expect would be years of hardship in a struggling nation. If they lost, they’d face a hangman’s rope. All of the Americans who lived in those times ‘paid the price’. John Adams wrote years later that all through the Revolution he would have given anything to have things returned to the way they were. He wasn’t lamenting his own losses.
Any human who has ever seen the suffering of the soldiers and innocents in a war zone has to wonder if an armed conflict is ever a worthy price for change. But the clock can’t be turned back. The deed was done. And from it a glorious country emerged. They had learned that liberty is so much more important than security, that they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. Of the 56 signers of the Declaration, few were long to survive. Five were captured by the British and tortured before they died; twelve had their homes – from Rhode Island to Charleston – sacked and looted, occupied by the enemy or burned. Two of them lost their sons in the Army; one had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 died in the War from its hardships or from its more merciful bullets. I don’t know what impression you’d had of these men who met that hot summer in Philadelphia, but I think it’s important this July 4, that we remember this about them: they were not poor men, they were not wild-eyed pirates; these were men of means, these were rich men, most of them, who enjoyed much ease and luxury in personal living. Not hungry men, prosperous men, wealthy land owners, substantially secure in their prosperity. But they considered liberty – this is as much I shall say of it – they had learned that liberty is so much more important than security, that they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. And they fulfilled their pledge – they paid the price, and freedom was born.
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You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream! Ice Cream is a fun summer treat that you can make at home with a few simple ingredients. It is a dessert that we have all enjoyed at some point, but do you know the chemistry behind it? Chemistry is the science that studies chemicals. Many things you would not normally think of as chemicals are just that: chemicals! The ingredients in many foods, such as milk, water, and salt are all made up of edible chemicals, so even though they are food they can also be examined using science. To make vanilla ice cream, you mix cream, sugar, and vanilla together. This mixture bonds together to create a compound. A compound is something that has undergone a chemical reaction and cannot be separated without another chemical reaction occurring. There are several methods to make ice cream, but they all involve mixing the ingredients while keeping them cold. In order to keep ice cold enough to create the ice cream, another chemistry technique is used. Ice alone is cold, but it is not cold enough to make ice cream. The chemicals that make up ice cream must be extremely cold while the mixture is being mixed. In order to lower the melting point of the ice, salt is added to it which keeps it colder for a longer period of time. This gives the ice cream more time to mix! Follow the directions below to make your own ice cream using these chemistry techniques!
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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. 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 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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Eclectic, across from the Dollar General. Call 334-492-0777 for more information. OPEN MIC: The Equality Performing Arts Center hosts an open mic jam session from 7 to 9 p.m. every second Friday of the month at 560 Highway 9 in Equality. There is no charge but donations are welcome as they keep the center running. Bring a snack or finger food to share during the intermission. RED HILL COMMUNITY CLUB MEETINGS: Red Hill Community Club Meetings are held every second Monday of the month. Join the Red Hill Historical Preservation Association in the auditorium of the Old Red Hill School, located off state Route 229 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss upcoming events. MOUNT HEBRON CHURCH OF CHRIST: Come join us at 4530 Mt. Hebron Road in Eclectic. Our Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10:30. There is also a Wednesday night Bible study at 7 p.m. For more information call Pastor Edwin Walker at 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
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.
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PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: After more than a yearlong hiatus, Preschool Storytime has resumed at the Wetumpka Public Library. The first story time was held on Friday, May 14, and will take place every Friday at the library at 10 a.m. ECLECTIC TOWN 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. 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
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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In addition to the fresh fruits and vegetables, there will be a variety of homemade, homegrown and harvested items including local honey, pickles, boiled and roasted peanuts, hanging baskets, fig trees and other plants, baked sweets, handmade soaps and loofa sponges. So, come out and support local growers. The line-up features Chicken and Sweets Southern Yard Birds, Burns Family Farm, Soul Sweets, Heavenward Homestead, Evans Farm, Penton Farm, H&S Enterprises, Just Scratchin’ Dirt, Steve Willis Greenhouses, Brock Apiary, Coosa River Apiaries, and Tif’s Piggy Pickles. The dates are: -July 6: Wood turner Darby Whitman will be on hand to demonstrate his craft utilizing a wood lathe and tools to produce beautiful wooden bowls that will be on sale. -July 13: Rhona Watson, of the Central Alabama Master Gardener Association, will be on site from 9-11 a.m. to talk about creating miniature gardens and bonsai trees. -July 20: The Millbrook Farmers Market will treat guests to a free tomato sandwich. -July 27: Iva Hanie with the Master Gardeners will be on site from 9-11 a.m. to talk about “Gardening for the Birds” and to answering all gardening questions. Those with questions about the farmers market can call Chuck Burns at 334-285-3558 or 334-301-2650.
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Outdoor Friends Forever offers opportunities for special needs children to fish, hunt, garden, participate in athletic events and more. “We do anything we can do to get children outdoors,” Hardy said. “I founded Outdoor Friends Forever trying to get kids outdoors and it’s been amazing over the years to see how many adults, including myself, have had their lives changed by watching some of these kids. You’ve got kids born with things they didn’t have any choice over and for them to smile and laugh and love life every day and never hear any groaning out of them, they just want to get out here and have fun. It gives you a new perspective on life and makes you kind of inspired each day to get up and go because these kids are doing it — why can’t we do it too?”
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down on paper in his book, “This is How I Roll,” which released earlier this year. The book begins with Hardy’s accident, telling the stories of his life since then, including humorous stories such as the time Hardy had to buy his own wheelchair back from a yard sale. The book is available at Amazon, Books-aMillion, Barnes and Noble as well as local bookstores in Alexander City. Hardy’s story, now in print, has inspired many over the years. One reader of the book, a woman with a leg injury, told Hardy’s story inspired her to be less bothered by her disability. “I really don’t set out to try to inspire,” Hardy said. “I really go out and live life and it’s just ended up that so many people have seen what I was doing and they want to do the same thing. They see somebody that does have some challenges is trying to work those things. I just love living life and I want to get out there and try whatever chapter’s coming next. I don’t ever want to be afraid of trying something.”
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family observe the following safety guidelines.
Alabama Power, with the help of numerous partners, provides more than 65 public recreation sites on the 12 reservoirs it manages across the state. These sites, called The Preserves, include five day-use facilities, dozens of boat ramps and handicapaccessible hunting and fishing opportunities that provide open access to the beauty and fun of the state’s abundant natural resources. To safely enjoy The Preserves and Alabama’s lakes and rivers, Alabama Power recommends you and your
Never swim alone. Anywhere there is water, there is a danger of drowning. An adult must always watch children closely. This means no reading, talking on the phone or texting. An adult should be within arm’s reach of infants, toddlers and weaker swimmers. Enter shallow water feet first. It is never OK to dive into water less than 9 feet deep.
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Drink more non-alcoholic fluids. Don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink, regardless of your activity level. Limit the amount of time
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Check your boat. Many people put their boats in the water without first checking motor belts and fluids, and end up having to be towed. Make sure your boat is in good working order before taking it out. Also make sure all
required safety equipment is on the boat and in good working order. Be courteous on the water. From the time you start to take the boat to the launching ramp until the time you take it out, courtesy plays a big part in the boating adventure. Be careful of your wake, both around homes and other boaters. Drive defensively. Be aware of what other boaters are doing around you. Even if you have the right-of-way, if the other boater doesn’t give way to your vessel, you give way. Especially keep an eye out for boaters on personal watercraft, paddleboards, kayaks, canoes, etc.
Don’t drink and drive a boat. Just like on the highway, drinking alcoholic beverages and operating a boat is against the law and dangerous. Stay aware of stormy weather. Storms can come up quickly, especially in the summer, so keep an eye to the sky. If caught in a storm, try to get to the nearest shelter. To get current information about the 12 reservoirs Alabama Power manages, visit apcshorelines.com or download the Smart Lakes app to your smartphone. To learn more about the public recreation sites available around Alabama Power’s lakes, visit apcpreserves.com.
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The Zetas of Wetumpka greeted seniors upon their return to the senior center with goody bags including snacks, sanitizer and bingo prizes. THey also prepared and served lunch.
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snacks, sanitizer and Bingo prizes to the community center. The group’s work with local seniors aligns with the sorority’s National Elder Care Initiative, which strives to prepare citizens for their senior years through education and awareness initiatives. This comprehensive program focuses on elder abuse awareness, financial peace, supporting caregivers and volunteering at senior care facilities. “With June designated as Elder Abuse Awareness Month, what better way to give back to our beloved Wetumpka community?” Allen said. Prior to the pandemic, Allen said the members of the sorority made bi-monthly visits to visit with senior citizens there
and to host activities. Allen said the sorority is looking forward to resuming their volunteerism there. “We’ve missed our seniors and we’re ready to get back to work,” Allen said. In addition to visits, the group makes monthly wellness check phone calls and sends cards in the mail. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded on the campus of Howard University on January 16, 1920. The Sorority’s international programs such as Z-HOPE, Zetas Helping Other People Excel, through Mind, Body and Spirit serve to empower people from all walks of life. The Omega Xi Zeta Chapter, lovingly known as the Zetas of Wetumpka, is led
by president Edwetta Robinson. The Zetas of Wetumpka have also been volunteering with the Wetumpka Senior Center, led by Director Mary Ann Barrett, ever since the sorority chartered in 2012.
They are the first and only Greek letter organization to charter in the community. The seniors were greeted by Patricia Williams, Tonya Allen, Zakiya Couch and Wyteria Ellis.
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oving Father, thank you for understanding how upset I was when you allowed my brother Seth to die of a heart attack last week. Sudden death like that is so hard on the family even though most of us have said that is the way we would like to depart this life. Seth’s death was such a shock to me and my sisters, and even more shocking to his wife Pearl and their children. But you know that because you made us to see life as very precious. You know the pain we feel when our loved ones pass away, and it comforts me to believe that you hurt with us when death invades our ranks. I realize also that the length of our days is in your hands and not ours. As my friend Ken reminded me, if it were left up to us, Moses would still be alive. I thank you for being “with us” as we slowly embraced the reality that Seth’s life on earth was over. Your loving presence helped us move from shock to gratitude. And that’s the reason for this prayer – I want to thank you for giving us Seth for almost
78 years. He had qualities we admired and we know you helped him become the honorable man that he was. Thank you for helping Seth to become a good man. I know we are all selfish and focused on ourselves until Jesus changes us, so I thank you for changing Seth. You really did a number on Seth because the one thing everybody has said to me since Seth died is this: “Your brother was a good man.” So, I am thankful, Lord, that what was said about your son, Jesus, can be said about my brother, “he went about doing good.” Thank you for Seth’s smile. All who knew him will never forget his smile. Somehow, he never learned to frown. But I hesitate to tell you that, Lord, because you gave him that smile when you put the joy of his salvation in his heart. Your servant, Saint Paul, said, “Rejoice, and again I say, rejoice!” And if anyone ever took Paul seriously, it was my brother Seth. His disarming smile blessed everyone whose
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Columnistt life he touched. Thank you for inspiring Seth to say “thank you” so much. You teach us in your Holy Word to let “giving thanks” become our way of life. Seth did that and did it so well that we admired him for the way his daily life was characterized by constant gratitude. Thank you for giving Seth the strength to work hard all his life. I know our Daddy inspired a strong work ethic in all his children but you gave Seth the desire to stay with the work until the job was done. And in all the years of supplying farmers with seed and fertilizer, Seth was making friends and encouraging people with his contagious smile. Thank you for the bond of love you gave me with my
brother, Lord. We were not always the brothers we should have been but one day you reconciled us to yourself and to each other, and from then on, we were as close as the bark on a tree. You made that happen, Lord. You gave me a love for Seth that amazed me, and you gave Seth a love for me that blessed me beyond my deserving. I loved kidding Seth by telling others that Seth was my little brother. And he was, being 11 years younger than me. But in Seth’s presence, I was the little one for he towered over me. It thrilled me when he would put his arm around me and tell me my sermons had blessed him. It thrilled me even more that for the past 20 years, we never left each other’s company without saying and hearing the words, “I love you.” Thank you Lord for the way you inspired my brother to look past my flaws and love me unconditionally. Our Daddy had two sons. One, being me, preached the gospel. The other, being Seth,
lived the gospel. In that sense, we were both “ministers” of Christ, and for that I cannot thank you enough, Lord. I wish you had let him live with us a little longer, Lord, but knowing I need to do it, I surrender to your will. Help me. Help Pearl. Help their children. Help our family. Help us all to accept your will, give thanks for Seth’s life and move on to live life to the fullest until you call us home. We all remember that whenever we parted company, Seth would have the last word and it was this invitation: “Y’all come see us.” Now that Seth is in heaven with you, Lord, give me, give us all, the faith to still hear Seth saying, “Y’all come see us.” And help us live so that one day we may see Seth again as we accept his invitation and yours to find our place in your eternal home. Thank you, Loving Father, for Seth, my brother, your servant and a friend to all who knew him. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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Elmore County volleyball sorting through lineup as summer rolls on By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director
With summer motoring forward toward the fall sports season, local volleyball coaches are beginning to evaluate which players could fill which roles for their squads in 2021. Such is the case for Elmore County head coach Kim Moncrief. Team activities and training sessions are underway. Tournaments and playdates have initiated some match play. The Panthers are getting their first indication of what their squad will look like this season. “We’ve been having a couple days a week where we have open gym, and also workouts,” Elmore County head coach Kim Moncrief said. “Our girls will come in and
do some drills, and also with the workouts they’re lifting weights and doing some conditioning.” Elmore County attended its first playdate of the summer against a selection of opponents in Guntersville, Alabama last Thursday. Among the squads the Panthers faced were Jacksonville and Jasper, both teams that made the state tournament in 2020. Elmore County was missing three of its returning starters for the event. “I thought we did really well. We hung in there and battled,” Moncrief said. “Without all of our starters, I thought we did extremely well with that.” Despite falling short in those two matches, the Panthers picked See VOLLEYBALL • Page B2
The Elmore County volleyball team huddles together during a timeout.
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Hayden Holton attends a small watch party for the Bryant-Jordan Awards April 13, 2020.
Former Elmore County student-athlete lands NFHS National Spirit of Sport Award By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director
A former four-sport standout from Elmore County High School received some national recognition June 29. Hayden Holton, a 2020 graduate of the Eclectic school, was selected by the National Federation of High School Associations, or NFHS, as the national recipient of the National High School Spirit of Sport Award. “Hayden’s journey exemplifies exactly what the NFHS ‘Spirit of Sport’ Award is all about,” retiring AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese said. “We are very proud Hayden, his school and community family are being recognized for their unflinching love and spirit.” Holton played baseball, basketball, football and soccer for the Panthers over the course of his high school career. In 2020 he landed the Class 4A Ken and Betty Joy Blankenship Award for Athletic Achievement as part of the Bryant-Jordan awards banquet, an honor given out to one athlete from each class in Alabama. Sports were an escape for Holton in his high school years after a terrible tragedy started his time at Elmore County. His parents were killed in a double shooting, with murder charges brought against his older brother. Those charges were later dismissed, but the incident left an unerasable mark on Holton’s life. Holton moved to Alexander City in the wake of the tragedy but returned to Elmore County for his sophomore year of high school, where he found a new family playing athletics for the Panthers, an AHSAA spokesperson said. Holton was unable to attend Tuesday’s ceremony, but Elmore County principal Wes Rogers accepted the award on his behalf. “They wrapped their arms around him and embraced him, and helped him through this situation as much as you could,” Rogers said. “In his first year back at Elmore County, Hayden could not compete in football and basketball but he could practice and never missed a session or workout, and he often served as a team manager, statistician or water boy just to keep close to his extended athletic family.” The Spirit of Sport Award was established to recognize individuals who exemplify the values taught by sport and represent the ideal of education-based athletics. Holton received the honor at the 102nd meeting of the NFHS.
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Edgewood Academy’s Bradley Boone (21) scores against Banks Sept. 4, 2020.
Edgewood football taking advantage of full summer By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director
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had Michael tasted postseason success in his first season as Edgewood’s head football coach in 2020. The Wildcats had reached the semifinals of the AISA Class AA state championships last season, slugging out a 35-34 first-round playoff victory against Patrician to get there. Edgewood lost its semifinal game to eventual state champion Chambers Academy 51-20, but in year two under Michael’s leadership with a full summer to prepare this time around, the team is working to close that gap. “(A state title) is the goal every year,” Michael said. “We try to focus on each day and how much better we can get each day. If you’re doing those types of things, you’re focusing on each day and getting better each rep, the wins take care of themselves.” Fourteen seniors are gone from Edgewood’s 2020 roster. Perhaps the largest set of cleats to fill on Edgewood’s roster are those vacated by former quarterback Alex Johnson, who is off to Martin Methodist University after a successful senior season slinging the rock for the Wildcats. Junior Austin Champion has been the heir apparent since leading the Wildcats to an upset win over Chambers in the regular season in 2020 while Johnson was injured, a game in which he threw for 250 yards. Michael is a big fan of Champion’s leadership and athletic abilities. “He’s one of the hardest workers in the weight room,” Michael said. “Austin’s very capable of stepping in there and putting up the same numbers that Alex did, being just as good of a leader. We don’t expect any dropoff at that position.” Johnson isn’t the only core contributor being
replaced. Three of last year’s graduates were first-team All-Elmore County players. Running back Mitchell Boyd averaged 6.7 yards per carry with 712 yards total on the ground last season, production that will need to be replaced alongside that of wide receiver Connor Bailey and tight end Carson Peevy, who combined for 895 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns last year. Those three weapons are gone from the Wildcats’ offense, but there’s one advantage this year’s attack holds over last year’s — implementation. Michael had to keep things simple in his first season with the COVID-19 pandemic severely limiting offseason preparations. That’s not a problem in year two. “This year is our first full summer together,” Michael said. “We’re less rushed to get things in. So it’s going really well, being able to install offense and defense right now.” One of the larger position battles Michael is sorting through right now is at linebacker, where five candidates are making a bid for playing time. Seniors JT Brazell and Sam Williams are among those vying for a role. “All five of those guys are fighting for a starting spot at linebacker right now, and all five are doing a really good job,” Michael said. “They’re learning the system and asking the right questions and competing really well.” The biggest strength of this team entering 2021, Michael said, is its unity. Despite the exodus of talent from the previous senior class, this year’s group of fourth-year players has seamlessly grabbed the reins, led by offensive lineman Colton Jones and Jake Allison. “This group truly gets along,” Michael said. “They enjoy being around each other. They enjoy pushing each other. Our team chemistry right now is actually one of the best things going for us.”
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The Elmore County Commission presents a resolution to the Tallassee City School junior and senior high school anglers for winning the 2021 ALabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Associaiton’s State Tournament Classic.
Elmore County Commission honors Tallassee anglers By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief
During its June 28 meeting, the Elmore County Commission signed and presented a resolution honoring the Tallassee City School Junior and Senior High School Anglers for winning the 2021 Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association’s State Tournament Classic.
Tallassee City Schools Superintendent Dr. Brock Nolin, along with head coach John Goodman, and numerous parents helped assemble this year’s bass fishing team for the Tallassee Tigers, according to the proclamation. Three teams from the junior high school and five teams from the high school competed in three qualifying tournaments on Lake Martin, Lake
Eufala and Lake Weiss. All eight teams from Tallassee competed with more than 250 boats and roughly 500 anglers in the 2021 ASABFA State Tournament Classic on Lake Jordan. The junior high team of Jayden Griggs and Stephen Bridgman captured top individual finish for a boat at the junior high level with 6.7 pounds, and the high school team of Michael Markham and Carter Davidson captured
top individual finish for a boat at the high school level with 10.96 pounds. Davidson caught the tournament’s largest fish, weighing nearly 5 pounds. “The Elmore County Commission, on behalf of the citizens of Elmore County, recognizes and congratulates the Tallassee Junior and Senior High School Anglers on a great season and winning the 2021 ASABFA State Tournament Classic,” the proclamation reads.
Volleyball up a victory against Lee at the Guntersville playdate. Those playdates provide an opportunity
continued from Page B1 for Moncrief to tweak and test different lineups as she deals with the turnover typical of high school sports.
Elmore County lost its top setter from last season in thensenior Chloe Andress. The Panthers run a
two-setter system and will rely on the second setter from 2020, sophomore Abbi Williams, to replace
some of Andress’ assist production. A few names are in play to help alongside her, Moncrief said.
Sophomore Anabelle Orr showed great strides at the team’s playdate. Junior Courtney Sides is out with shin splints but still very much in the mix. Junior Lizzy Brown is versatile enough to slide into the role if needed. “It’s going to depend on what we’re going to need at that time, which one of those three it will be,” Moncrief said. “Abbi will be the one that comes in and takes Chloe’s position as first server, Abbi’s pretty good at serving.” The competition for spots and rotational order won’t be written in permanent ink when the season begins, however. “Things change. I don’t ever really end with the same lineup I start with,” Moncrief said, laughing. One player whose production the Panthers don’t have to replace is that of junior Coranda Lozada. A player who posted a near 100-100 season in terms of kills and digs last year with 95 and 96, respectively, Lozada has been working to improve her skills on the club circuit this offseason. She’s not the only Elmore County player to do so, Williams being among the others that joined a club team. “I expect that she’ll come back just as strong as she was, if not stronger than last year,” Moncrief said about Lozada. Defense will be one of the primary focuses for the Panthers as the season nears its Aug. 24 start date. The team is working to add a few new offensive sets to its schematics as well, part of which may involve moving Brown to the left side as a hitter. But Moncrief is confident in her team’s defensive abilities with the players it has returning, including senior CJ Thornton and junior Hailey O’Brien alongside those listed above, and will work to accentuate that strength. “If the other team can’t score they can’t win, so we’re gonna try to really focus on defense,” Moncrief said.
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Such Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, minor child was born to Shelby trustee of Stanwich Mortgage Asset Backed Pass-Through Lynn Elizabeth Land on March Loan Trust F, Mortgagee/Trans&HUWL¿FDWHV /2*6 /HJDO *URXS 27, 2015. You have the right to IHUHH $/'5,'*( 3,7( //3 LLP, as counsel for Mortgagee contest this adoption. Be ad- )LIWHHQ 3LHGPRQW &HQWHU or Transferee and under and vised that if you intend to con- 3LHGPRQW 5G 1( 6XLWH by virtue of power of sale con- test this adoption, you must tile $WODQWD *$ $WWRUQH\ IRU tained in the said mortgage will, a written response with the Pro- Mortgagee/Transferee. RQ -XO\ VHOO DW SXEOLF bate Court of Elmore County, outcry to the highest bidder in Alabama as soon as possible, Newspaper: The Wetumpka front of the main entrance of but no later than thirty (30) days Herald the Elmore County, Alabama, from the last date of publication 3XEOLFDWLRQ 'DWHV Courthouse in the City of We- of this notice. The Probate Court tumpka, during the legal hours of Elmore County is located at of sale, the following real estate 100 East Commerce Street, THIS OFFICE IS ACTING AS situated in Elmore County, Ala- Wetumpka, Alabama 36092. A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS $77(037,1* 72 &2//(&7 bama, to wit: Failure to file an objection will COMMENCE AT THE SOUTH- result in the Court proceeding to $ '(%7 $1< ,1)250$7,21 EAST CORNER OF SECTION consider such Petition without OBTAINED WILL BE USED )25 7+$7 385326( 5, TOWNSHIP 17 NORTH, further notice to you. 5$1*( ($67 $1' 581 Wetumpka Herald: THENCE NORTH 3° 30’ WEST JOHN THORNTON -XQH -XO\ DQG 306.4 FEET, THENCE SOUTH PROBATE JUDGE 87° WEST 25 FEET TO THE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA 181292 WEST SIDE OF A 25 FOOT PUBLIC NOTICE ROAD, THE POINT OF BE- Attorney for Petitioner GINNING. FROM SAID POINT HAYDEN GLASS SIZEMORE LEGAL NOTICE OF BEGINNING RUN THENCE 8191 SEATON PLACE NORTH 3° 30’ WEST ALONG MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA Notice is hereby given that apTHE WEST SIDE OF SAID 36116 plication has been made to the ROAD 160 FEET, THENCE 334-557-0500 Elmore County Commission for SOUTH 87° WEST 136 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 3° 30’ EAST Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 30, Jul. a for a 050 - Retail Beer (off premises only) and 070 - Retail 160 FEET, THENCE NORTH 7, 14 and 21, 2021 Table Wine (off premises only) 87° EAST 136 FEET TO THE A2021-024 Alcohol License Transfer ApPOINT OF BEGINNING. SAID plication from Bumper Texaco PARCEL OF LAND LIES IN PUBLIC NOTICE to Kwik Sack 5 by Kwik Sack THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUAR- NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE 5 Inc. at 75930 Tallassee Highway, Wetumpka, AL 36092. The TER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSALE Public Hearing on said appli6+,3 1257+ 5$1*( ELMORE COUNTY cation is set before the County EAST, AND CONTAINS 0.50 ACRES, MORE OR LESS . Default having been made in Commission at 5:00pm, Thursthe payment of the indebted- day, July 15, 2021 in the Elmore THE FOREGOING DESCRIP- ness secured by that certain County Courthouse Courtroom, TION IS TAKEN FROM A SUR- mortgage executed by Steph- 100 East Commerce Street, 9(< 35(3$5(' %< 3 - -(1- anie Lynn Gardner, a single Wetumpka, Alabama. Anyone NINGS REGISTERED LAND woman, originally in favor of desiring to speak either for or 6859(<25 12 '$7- Mortgage Electronic Registra- against said application should (' '(&(0%(5 $1' tion Systems, Inc., as mort- appear in person at said time DEED RECORDED IN DEED gagee, as nominee for Colonial or may indicate their wishes in %22. $7 3$*( ,1 Bank, its successors and as- writing to: 7+( 2)),&( 2) 7+( -8'*( signs on June 15, 2009, said OF PROBATE OF ELMORE mortgage recorded in the Of- Elmore County Commission COUNTY, ALABAMA ¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH RI $WWQ &KLHI 2SHUDWLRQV 2I¿FHU Elmore County, Alabama, at 100 East Commerce St., Suite For informational purposes 5/3< 3DJH WKH 200 only, the property address is: 15 undersigned Wilmington Sav- Wetumpka, AL 36092 Ross Ridge Spur, Wetumpka, ings Fund Society, FSB, as wrbechd@elmoreco.org $/ trustee of Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust F, as Mortgagee/ Wetumpka Herald: ANY PROPERTY ADDRESS Transferee, under and by virtue July 7, 2021 PROVIDED IS NOT PART OF of the power of sale contained APPLICATION THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION in said mortgage, will sell at Put your ad here OF THE PROPERTY SOLD public outcry to the highest bidcall 256.414.4250
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Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Delores Robinson, a married woman who is joined in the execution of this mortgage by her husband David Robinson, originally in favor of Associates Home Equity Services, Inc., on September 15, 2000, said mortJDJH UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY 2000 Page 33737; the undersigned Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2020-3, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee , as Mortgagee/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, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on August 4, 2021, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Commence at an iron pin at the NE corner of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 4, T19N, R20E, Elmore County, Alabama, Thence S 0 degrees 39 minutes 47 seconds W, along 1/4 section line, 131.58 feet to an iron pin, said point being the point of beginning, thence continue S 0 degrees 39 minutes 47 seconds W, along 1/4 section line, 200.45 feet to an iron pin, thence N 89 degrees 06 minutes 43 seconds W, 504.38 feet to an iron pin on the East margin of County Road, No. 419, Sunny Lane, Gravel; thence N 35 degrees 44 minutes 24 seconds E, along said margin of road, 209.16 feet; thence N 26 degrees 52 minutes 54 seconds E along said margin of road 32.05 feet to an iron pin, thence leaving said road, S 89 degrees 06 minutes 43 seconds’ E, 370.02 feet to the point of beginning.. Property street address for informational purposes: 3050 Sunny Ln , Eclectic, AL 36024. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ QRRQ WKH next business day at the Law 2I¿FH RI 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ at the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2020-3, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee , (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2311 Highland Avenue South, Suite 330, Birmingham, AL 35205 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 21-00506 Wetumpka Herald: July 7, 14 and 21, 2021 21-00225 PUBLIC NOTICE Abandoned Vehicle The following vehicles will be auctioned off on 08-02-21 by J&J Towing 2002 Chevy Tahoe 1GNEC13Z02J101394 2003 Suzuki SV 1000 JS1VT54A932101165 Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 30 and Jul. 7, 2021 AV/02 CHEVY PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jeremy Valdakis, a married man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for The Mortgage Outlet, Inc., on June 28, 2012, said mortgage UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY Book 2012 Page 31368; the undersigned PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, as Mortgagee/ 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, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on August 19, 2021, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 12, Valley View Subdivision, as the same is recorded in Plat Book
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Public Notices DW 3DJH LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama.. Property street address for informational purposes: 4235 Marshell Rd , Wetumpka, AL 36093. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ QRRQ WKH next business day at the Law 2I¿FH RI 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ at the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2311 Highland Avenue South, Suite 330, Birmingham, AL 35205 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 16-05477
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J of Elmore County, Alabama. Said default continues and notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., 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 main entrance to the County Courthouse, Elmore County, Alabama on 08/04/2021, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: All that certain property situated in the County of ELMORE, and State of ALABAMA, being described as follows: Commence at an iron pin at the SE corner of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 9, T18N, R17E, Elmore County, Alabama; thence North 00 deg. 07’ 42” West, along 1/2 section line 260.72 feet to an iron pin; thence North 89 deg. 47’ 46” East 257.01 feet to an iron pin, said point being the point of beginning; thence North 23 deg. 18’ 02” West, 155,37 feet to an iron pin, thence North 41 deg. 25’ 01” East 207.54 feet to an iron pin on the west right of way of County Road No. 3, Ingram Road, 80’ R.O.W.; thence southeasterly along said right of way and curve to the left, having a radius of 1257.45 feet, 209.29 feet, chord being South 53 deg. 21’ 04” East 209.05 feet to an iron pin; thence leaving said right of way, South 54 deg. 31’ 40” West 299.07 feet to the point of beginning. This property lies in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 9, T18N, R17E, Elmore County, Alabama and contains 1.00 acres, more or less, According to the survey by Ronald Burke, Al. Reg. No. 16670 dated March 10, 2006. Tax Parcel ID #29-15-02-090001-011.004 Also that certain 2009 Fleetwood Alma AI Serial Number GAFL975AB80138CI11
Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals will be received by the Elmore County Board of Education at their RI¿FHV DW + + 5RELVRQ Drive, Wetumpka, Alabama; $7 30 &67 21 $XJXVW , at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read, for: FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT FOR DINING & KITCHEN RENOVATIONS AT STANHOPE-ELMORE HIGH SCHOOL MILLBROOK, ALABAMA FOR THE ELMORE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (Local Funds)
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Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 30, Jul. 7 and 14, 2021 EST/BECK, E. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-206 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EVANGELINE E. DRISSELL, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GUENTER F. LEHMANN, DECEASED. CASE NO. 2021-195 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE TO: PETER R. LEHMANN, A NON-RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA AND A NEXT OF KIN OF GUENTER F. LEHMANN; AND TO: ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 7th day of June Letters Testamentary in the Es- 2021, a certain paper in writing tate of EVANGELINE E. DRIS- purporting to be the Last Will SELL, deceased, having been and Testament of GUENTER The project includes, but is not granted to WALTER E. DRIS- F. LEHMANN, deceased, was limited to, furnish, deliver, unSELL on the 29th day of June, filed in the Probate Court of Elcrate, assemble and place in 2021 by John Thornton, Judge more County, Alabama by ROBlocations indicated on the Drawof Probate of Elmore County, ERT H. LEHMANN, Petitioner, LQJV WKH )RRG 6HUYLFH (TXLSAlabama, notice is hereby given requesting that such Last Will PHQW IRU 6WDQKRSH (OPRUH +LJK School, and all related work, as $ FHUWL¿HG FKHFN RU %LG %RQG that all persons and parties hav- and Testament be admitted to indicated on the Bid and Con- payable to Elmore County ing claims against said estate Probate and Record and that VWUXFWLRQ 'RFXPHQWV School District in an amount are required, within the time the Petitioner be named as PerA cashier’s check or bid bond QRW OHVV WKDQ ¿YH SHUFHQW allowed by law, to present the sonal Representative of such payable to (/025( &281- of the amount of the bid, but in same to the Court or the same Estate. This notice of Filing of Will for Probate is given to you 7< %2$5' 2) ('8&$7,21 QR HYHQW PRUH WKDQ will be barred. as a next-of-kin of GUENTER F. LQ DQ DPRXQW QRW OHVV WKDQ ¿YH must accompany the bidder’s (5) percent of the amount of proposal. Performance and WALTER E, DRISSELL PER- LEHMANN. the bid, but in no event more statutory labor and material SONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF Unless an objection to admisWKDQ PXVW DFFRPSDQ\ payment bonds will be required THE ESTATE OF EVANGELINE sion to Probate and Record of E. DRISSELL, DECEASED such Last Will and Testament WKH ELGGHU¶V SURSRVDO 3HUIRU- at the signing of the Contract. is submitted by you in writing to mance and statutory Labor and 0DWHULDO 3D\PHQW %RQGV DQG All bidders bidding in amounts Attorney of Record for Personal this Court within ten (10) days of the final publication of this noinsurance in compliance with exceeding that established by Representative: tice, the Court will proceed with UHTXLUHPHQWV ZLOO EH UHTXLUHG DW the State Licensing Board for J. KNOX ARGO considering such Petition withWKH VLJQLQJ RI WKH &RQWUDFW General Contractors must be 6706 TAYLOR CIRCLE ALABAMA out further notice to you. 'UDZLQJV DQG 6SHFL¿FDWLRQV licensed under the provisions MONTGOMERY, PD\ EH H[DPLQHG DW WKH 2I¿FH of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of 36117 JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF of the Architect $ODEDPD DQG PXVW VKRZ 334-279-0088 PROBATE evidence of license before bid- knox@jknoxargopc.com ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Bid Documents may be ob- ding or bid will not be received WDLQHG IURP WKH $UFKLWHFW E\ GLJ- or considered by the Architect. Wetumpka Herlad: Jul. 7, 14 Name and Address of Attorney LWDO DFFHVV ¿OH VKDULQJ DFFHVV All bidders shall show such evi- and 21, 2021 for Petitioner: for a one time administrative dence by clearly displaying cur- EST/DRISSELL, E. ROBERT B. RENEAU IHH RI QRQ UHIXQGDEOH rent license number on the outPUBLIC NOTICE LAW OFFICES OF EDWARDS separate check), and/or on CD side of the sealed envelope in & EDWARDS, P.C. 3') IRUPDW IRU D RQH WLPH which the proposal is delivered. IN THE PROBATE COURT 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET GHSRVLW RI QRQ UHIXQGOF ELMORE COUNTY, WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 able; separate check), and/or PDFs of the project can be reALABAMA 335-514-1011 upon deposit of per set quested by going to our webIN THE MATTER OF THE For informational purposes (separate check), which will be site www.mckeeassoc.com ESTATE OF GARY MICHAEL Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 30, Jul. only, the property address is: UHIXQGHG LQ IXOO RQ WKH ¿UVW WZR and selecting “Project Bid GARRETT, DECEASED 7 and 14, 2021 2017 Ingram Road, Elmore, AL (2) sets issued to each bidder List” then continue to ProjCASE NO: 2021-173 EST/LEHMANN, G. 36025. Any property address VXEPLWWLQJ D ERQD¿GH ELG XSRQ ects Menu, select the project NOTICE TO CREDITORS Wetumpka Herald: provided is not part of the legal UHWXUQ RI GRFXPHQWV LQ JRRG by name. Select “Click here OF ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE June 30, July 7 and 14, 2021 description of the property sold and reusable condition within to Request Drawings and Bid 21-00445 herein and in the event of any WHQ GD\V RI ELG GDWH 2WK- Information” Fill out the form IN THE PROBATE COURT discrepancy, the legal descrip- HU VHWV IRU JHQHUDO FRQWUDFWRUV to the right to request bid Letters of Administration over PUBLIC NOTICE OF ELMORE COUNTY, tion referenced herein shall and sets for subs and dealers, documents. Once the request the Estate of GARY MICHAEL ALABAMA may be obtained with the same form has been received, in- GARRETT, deceased, having control. NOTICE OF FILING been granted to SARAH STEAIN THE MATTER OF THE deposit, which will be refunded struction will be provided OF PETITION FOR RNS on the 14th day of June ESTATE OF JOHN MYLES, ADOPTION IN THE PROBATE THIS PROPERTY WILL BE as above, less cost of print- so that the documents may 2021 by John Thornton, Judge JR., DECEASED LQJ UHSURGXFWLRQ KDQGOLQJ DQG SOLD ON AN “AS-IS, WHEREbe viewed on-line and printCOURT OF ELMORE of Probate of Elmore County, CASE NO. 2021-167 ,6´ %$6,6 68%-(&7 72 distribution, which is estimated ed by General Contractors, COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE TO CREDITORS ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUM- to be the same as the deposit Sub-Contractors and Suppli- Alabama, notice is hereby given AT CASE NUMBER: OF ESTATE BRANCES, AND EXCEP- DPRXQW ers. Documents published that all persons and parties havA2021-025 TIONS REFLECTED IN THE 3DUWLDO VHWV ZLOO QRW EH DYDLODEOH thru this procedure are the ing claims against said estate expedite distribution only documents endorsed are required, within the time Letters Testamentary on the TO: SHELBY LYNN ELIZA- MORTGAGE AND THOSE To allowed by law, to present the Estate of said decedent having BETH LAND, WHOSE WHERE- CONTAINED IN THE RE- of bid documents, deposit by the Architect. The Archi- same to the Court or the same been granted to GWENDOLYN ABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN CORDS OF THE OFFICE OF check(s) should be faxed and tect is unable to monitor, will be barred. MYLES as Executor on the 15 AND ANY OTHER INTEREST- 7+( -8'*( 2) 352%$7( 2) mailed WR *RRGZ\Q 0LOOV DQG FRQ¿UP DQG PDLQWDLQ RWKHU day of June 2021, by the HonTHE COUNTY WHERE THE &DZRRG ,QF $WWQ -LOO 1HOVRQ websites that provide docED PARTY orable John Thornton, Judge of ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROP- 32 %R[ 0RQWJRPHU\ uments. Addendums will be SARAH STEARNS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE Probate of said County in said $/ )D[ 1R ERTY IS SITUATED. THIS provided to entities that have Take notice that a Petition for CONFIRMED bidding for this ESTATE OF GARY MICHAEL State, notice is hereby given Adoption was filed in The Pro- PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD RU HPDLOHG WR that all persons having claims -LOO 1HOVRQ#JPFQHWZRUN FRP WITHOUT WARRANTY OR particular project. The Archi- GARRETT, DECEASED bate Court of Elmore County, against said Estate are required Bids must be submitted on proRECOURSE, EXPRESS OR tect retains ownership and Alabama on June 3, 2021 by Name and Address of Attorney to present same within the time Shannon Shepherd Ewest and IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE SRVDO IRUPV LQFOXGHG LQ 3URMHFW copyrights of the documents. for Administrator: allowed by law or the same will Scott Andrew Ewest, as Pe- $1' 25 (1-2<0(17 $1' 0DQXDO 6SHFL¿FDWLRQV DQG If bidders require printed JN BUCKNER, JR. be barred. titioners, for the adoption of :,// %( 62/' 68%-(&7 72 furnished by the Architect as sets, the following shall ap- BUCKNER & COOK LLC R.L.J., a minor child. Such mi- THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION QRWHG DERYH $OO ELGGHUV ELGGLQJ ply: Submit to the Architect 1795 EAST MAIN STREET /s/Justin D. Edwards JUSTIN nor child was born to Shelby OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED LQ DPRXQWV H[FHHGLQJ WKDW HV- at mckeeplans@gmail.com PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36066 D. EDWARDS, Attorney for the WDEOLVKHG E\ WKH 6WDWH /LFHQVLQJ WKH FRPSDQLHV QDPH ¿UVW Lynn Elizabeth Land on Sep- THERETO. Estate of JOHN MYLES, JR., Board for General Contractors last name, phone number, ad- 334-365-2111 tember 1, 2018. You have the deceased. must be licensed under the Alabama law gives some perGUHVV SURMHFW QDPH QXPright to contest this adoption. Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 30, Jul. 3URYLVLRQ RI 7LWOH &KDSWHU sons who have an interest in ber along with a deposit of Be advised that if you intend 7 and 14, 2021 Name and Address of Attorney: to contest this adoption, you property the right to redeem the &RGH RI $ODEDPD DV $150.00 per set. The deposit EST/GARRETT, G. Justin D. Edwards, Esq. amended, and must show such property under certain circumshall be refunded for each set must file a written response with The Law Firm of Edwards & Edthe Probate Court of Elmore stances. Programs may also evidence of license before bid- returned in reusable condiPUBLIC NOTICE wards, P.C. County, Alabama as soon as exist that help persons avoid or GLQJ RU ELG ZLOO QRW EH UHFHLYHG tion within ten days after bid 109 East Bridge Street possible, but no later than thir- delay the foreclosure process. or considered by Architect or opening. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Wetumpka, Alabama 36112 ty (30) days from the last date An attorney should be consult- 2ZQHU 7KH ELGGHU VKDOO VKRZ OF ESTATE of publication of this notice. ed to help you understand these such evidence by clearly dis- All RFI’s and RFA’s regarding CASE NO: 2021-216 Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 23, 30 The Probate Court of Elmore rights and programs as a part of SOD\LQJ WKHLU FXUUHQW OLFHQVH the bid documents shall be sent STATE OF ALABAMA and Jul. 7, 2021 number on the outside of the and addressed through emails County is located at 100 East the foreclosure process. COUNTY OF ELMORE EST/MYLES, J. sealed envelope in which the found on the RFI and RFA forms Commerce Street, Wetumpka, IN THE MATTER OF THE proposal is delivered; Bidder in the project manual. NOTE: This sale is made for the purAlabama 36092. Failure to file ESTATE OF MARY Put your ad here an objection will result in the pose of paying the indebted- must also include their current ONLY THE RFI AND RFA FLOURNOY HOWARD, call 256.414.4250 OLFHQVH QXPEHU RQ WKH 3URSRVDO FORMS IN THE PROJECT ness secured by mortgage as Court proceeding to consider DECEASED such Petition without further no- well as the expenses of fore- )RUP 1R ELG PD\ EH ZLWKGUDZQ MANUAL WILL BE ACCEPTPUBLIC NOTICE DIWHU WKH VFKHGXOHG FORVLQJ WLPH ED. The Architect will not accept closure, including a reasonable tice to you. Letters Testamentary in the attorney’s fees and other pur- for receipt of bids for a period of inquires via telephone or fax. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARY FLOURNQY poses set out in said mortgage. 6,;7< GD\V JOHN THORNTON OF ESTATE Completion Time: See scope of HOWARD, deceased, having PROBATE JUDGE CASE NO: 2021-202 been granted to MARY ALELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Vanderbilt Mortgage and Fi- 7KLV SURMHFW LV EHLQJ ELG EX- work in Project Manual. STATE OF ALABAMA ICE HOWARD SPIERS on the CLUDING TAXES DQG UHTXLUHV nance, Inc. COUNTY OF ELMORE the Contractor comply with the Supervision: Contractor to pro- 30th day of June, 2021 by John Paul K. Lavelle, Esq. Attorney for Petitioner IN THE MATTER OF THE UHTXLUHPHQWV RI $FW vide Superintendent(s) to en- Thornton, Judge of Probate of Attorney for Mortgagee HAYDEN GLASS SIZEMORE Elmore County, Alabama, no- ESTATE OF HENRY WARREN ZKLFK ZDV VLJQHG LQWR ODZ RQ sure proper supervision for all Spina, & Lavelle, P.C. 8191 SEATON PLACE PARHAM, DECEASED tice is hereby given that all perMONTGOMERY, ALABAMA One Perimeter Park South- 0D\ 7KH &RQWUDFWRU work. sons and parties having claims DQG WKH 2ZQHU ZLOO EH UHTXLUHG Suite 400N 36116 WR DSSO\ IRU &HUWL¿FDWHV RI ([- Owner: Mr. Richard Dennis, against said estate are required, Letters Testamentary in the EsBirmingham, Alabama 35243 334-557-0500 emption with the Alabama De- Superintendent, Elmore County within the time allowed by law, tate of HENRY WARREN PAR(205) 298-1800 SDUWPHQW RI 5HYHQXH ZKLFK ZLOO 3XEOLF 6FKRROV + + 5REL- to present the same to the Court HAM, deceased, having been 21-01074 Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 30, Jul. granted to CHRISTOPHER handle administration of the son Drive, Wetumpka, Alabama or the same will be barred. 7, 14 and 21, 2021 WARREN PARHAM on the &HUWL¿FDWHV 7KH &RQWUDFWRU 3KRQH Wetumpka Herald: A2021-025 MARY ALICE HOWARD SPI- 21st day of June 2021 by John VKDOO DFFRXQW IRU WKH WD[ VDYLQJV -XQH DQG -XO\ Thornton, Judge of Probate of ERS PUBLIC NOTICE RQ WKH 3URSRVDO )RUP Architect: 21-01074 McKee and Associates Ar- PERSONAL REPRESENTA- Elmore County, Alabama, noLEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE $GGLWLRQDO TXDOL¿FDWLRQV DQG FKLWHFWV ,QF 6RXWK +XOO TIVE OF THE ESTATE OF tice is hereby given that all perUHTXLUHPHQWV IRU *HQHUDO &RQ- Street, Montgomery, Alabama MARY FLOURNOY HOWARD, sons and parties having claims against said estate are required, In accordance with Chapter NOTICE TO CREDITORS tractor Bidders and separate 3KRQH DECEASED within the time allowed by law, 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, OF ESTATE 6XEFRQWUDFWRUV DQG 0DQXIDFAttorney of Record for Personal to present the same to the Court 1975, notice is hereby given CASE NO: 2021-199 turers are indicated in the Bid :HWXPSND +HUDOG or the same will be barred. Representative: that Johns and Kirksey, Inc., STATE OF ALABAMA DQG &RQWUDFW 'RFXPHQWV -XO\ DQG REGINA EDWARDS has completed the Contract for, COUNTY OF ELMORE 7KH 2ZQHU UHVHUYHV WKH ULJKW WR BID/21-154 WARREN EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. CHRISTOPHER Additions and Alterations at IN THE MATTER OF THE reject any or all proposals and PARHAM 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET Elmore County High School PUBLIC NOTICE ESTATE OF ORVILLE to waive technical errors if, in WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 PERSONAL REPRESENTA18-245, Eclectic, AL, Elmore WILLIAM ABEL, DECEASED WKHLU MXGJPHQW WKH EHVW LQWHUTIVE OF THE ESTATE OF 334-514-1011 County School System, WeNOTICE TO CREDITORS HVWV RI WKH 2ZQHU ZLOO WKHUHE\ HENRY WARREN PARHAM, tumpka, AL, Owner, and has Letters Testamentary in the EH SURPRWHG OF ESTATE Wetumpka Herald: Jul. 7, 14 DECEASED PDGH UHTXHVW IRU ¿QDO VHWWOH- Estate of ORVILLE WILLIAM STATE OF ALABAMA ELMORE COUNTY BOARD and 21, 2021 ment of said contract. ABEL, deceased, having been COUNTY OF ELMORE OF EDUCATION Attorney of Record for Personal EST/HOWARD, M. granted to GARY ROBERT CASE NO: 2021-200 Wetumpka, Alabama All persons having any claim ABEL on the 16th day of June, IN THE MATTER OF THE 0U 5LFKDUG 'HQQLV for labor, materials or otherwise 2021 by Riley McCormick, SpeESTATE OF EDWINA C. Superintendent in connection with this subject cial Judge of Probate of Elmore BECK, DECEASED should immediately notify, McK- County, Alabama, notice is here- GOODWYN, MILLS & ee and Associates, Inc, 631 by given that all persons and CAWOOD, INC. Letters Testamentary in the EsSouth Hull Street, Montgomery, parties having claims against 0(0%(56 $0(5,&$1 ,167,- tate of EDWINA C. BECK, deAL 36104, in order to avoid Bar- said estate are required, within 787( 2) $5&+,7(&76 ceased, having been granted to ring of Claims by Law. the time allowed by law, to pres- (DVWFKDVH /DQH 6XLWH CAROL B. THOMPSON on the ent the same to the Court or the 21st day of June, 2021 by John JOHNS AND KIRKSEY, INC. same will be barred. Thornton, Judge of Probate of 0RQWJRPHU\ $/ 5424 Metro Park Drive Elmore County, Alabama, no3KRQH Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405 tice is hereby given that all perGARY ROBERT ABEL PER- )D[ sons and parties having claims SONAL REPRESENTATIVE Wetumpka Herald: June 30, OF THE ESTATE OF ORVILLE :HWXPSND +HUDOG against said estate are required, July 7, 14 and 21, 2021 within the time allowed by law, WILLIAM ABEL, DECEASED -XO\ DQG COMPLETION to present the same to the Court AMGM200037 Attorney of Record for such Peror the same will be barred. PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE sonal Representative: CAROL B. THOMPSON PERMORTGAGE FORECLOSURE The Law Firm of Edwards & EdADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS SONAL REPRESENTATIVE wards, P.C. SALE OF THE ESTATE OF EDWINA 109 East Bridge Street SOFTBALL FIELD C. BECK, DECEASED Default having being made Wetumpka, AL 36112 IMPROVEMENTS AT in the payment of the indebtAttorney of Record for Personal edness secured by that cer- Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 23, 30 WETUMPKA HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ELMORE COUNTY Representative: tain mortgage dated April 16, and Jul. 7, 2021 BOARD OF EDUCATION GERALD A. DANIEL, JR. 2009 executed by Greggory C EST/ABEL, O. WETUMPKA, AL Aldridge and wife Susannah Put your ad here Do you have available jobs? Champion Aldridge, in favor call 256.414.4250 Call 256.414.4250 to let others Project No: 21-154 of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Fiknow about job opportunities nance, Inc., said Mortgage be- Do you have available jobs? at your business. The sealed proposal shall be Call 256.414.4250 to let others ing recorded May 1, 2009, in received by Mr. Richard Denknow about job opportunities Book 2009, Page 34272, in the Put your ad here nis, Superintendent, at the Elat your business. 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH call 256.414.4250
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Call 256-234-4281 Public Notices y Representative: KELLY LEE ATTORNEY AT LAW 164 WEST 5TH STREET PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36067 334-358-0685 Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 30, Jul. 7 and 14, 2021 EST/PARHAM, H. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-185 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES PEDDY, who is also known as, JAMES HESTER PEDDY, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JAMES PEDDY, who is also known as JAMES HESTER PEDDY, deceased, having been granted to DORIS MARION P. BEATTY on the 4th 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. DORIS MARION P. BEATTY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES PEDDY who is also known as JAMES HESTER PEDDY, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: KELLY LEE ATTORNEY AT LAW 164 WEST 5TH STREET PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36067 334-358-0685 Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 30, Jul. 7 and 14, 2021 EST/PEDDY, J. PUBLIC NOTICE Legal Notice
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the Estate of SAMUEL DEWEY SANFORD, deceased, having been granted to SYBIL ELAINE SANFORD on the 1st day of July, 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.
DENTS OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA AND NEXT OF KIN OF JESSANNA STEWART; AND TO: ANY OTHER UNKNOWN NEXT OF KIN OF JESSANNA STEWART, DECEASED AND TO: ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY
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20 MINUTES W, ALONG THE FORTY LINE, 616.66 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID PARCEL OF LAND BEING IN THE NE 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 28 T20N, R17E, AND CONTAINS 5.10 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY OF REG. LAND SURVEYOR JOHN S. WIGGINS, DATED SEPTEMBER 7, 1992.
SYBIL ELAINE SANFORD ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF SAMUEL DEWEY SANFORD, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: REGINA EDWARDS EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-514-1011 Wetumpka Herald: Jul. 7, 14 and 21, 2021 EST/SANFORD, S. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-214 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUTH DECKER AHERN SEAL, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of RUTH DECKER AHERN SEAL, deceased, having been granted to EDWARD ERNEST SEAL on the 28th 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. EDWARD ERNEST SEAL PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF RUTH DECKER AHERN SEAL, DECEASED
The Council of the City of Wetumpka will hold a public hearing during its regular meeting on Monday, August 2, 2021, concerning an ordinance to amend Ordinance 99-4, entitled “Zoning Ordinance of the City of Wetumpka,” by amending Sections 33.0 and 62.0-Table 6.1 FRQFHUQLQJ WKH GH¿QLWLRQ RI 0Rtels/Transient Lodging and Districts in which Motel/Transient Lodging and Tourist Home/Bed & Breakfasts will be allowed.
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Public notice of this hearing was ¿UVW SXEOLVKHG ZLWK WKH IXOO WH[W of the proposed ordinance on June 30, 2021, in the Wetumpka Herald.
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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SAMUEL DEWEY SANFORD, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-218 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JESSANNA STEWART, DECEASED. CASE NO. 2021-224 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE TO: ERIC C. WILSON and MICHAEL A. WILSON NON-RESI-
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell for cash, at an ONLINE public auction on Friday, July 16th, 2021, at 11:00am AT STORAGETREASURES.COM. Please note: THIS AUCTION YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED IS NOT IN PERSON. PLEASE that on the 30TH Day of June, DO NOT SHOW UP TO OUR 2021, a certain paper in writing PHYSICAL LOCATION. ALL purporting to be the Last Will AUCTION PARTICIPANTS and Testament of JESSANNA MUST SIGN UP AND BID ONSTEWART, deceased, was filed LINE. in the Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama by TRACY Southeast Storage BRUCE WILSON, Petitioner, 749 US-231 requesting that such Last Will Wetumpka, AL 36093 and Testament be admitted to Probate and Record and that 78: Calvin Taylor. 818 N Gap the Petitioner be named as Per- Loop, Montgomery, Alabama sonal Representative of such 36110 Estate. This notice of Filing of Contents: Appliances, FurniWill for Probate is given to you ture, Sporting Goods as a next-of-kin of JESSANNA 653: Andrew McCarter. 16 WeSTEWART or as an interested tumpka Garden, Wetumpka, Alparty. abama 36092 Unless an objection to admis- Contents: Boxes, Furniture sion to Probate and Record of 752: Elton Alexander. 70 Sheisuch Last Will and Testament la Court, Wetumpka, Alabama is submitted by you in writing to 36092 this Court within ten (10) days of Contents: Electronics, Bags the final publication of this notice, the Court will proceed with Wetumpka Herald: considering such Petition with- June 30 and July 7, 2021 out further notice to you. STORAGE AUCTION JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Name and Address of Attorney for Petitioner: REGINA EDWARDS EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-514-1011 Wetumpka Herald: Jul. 7, 14 and 21, 2021 EST/STEWART, J. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-187 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LORETTA B. WALTERS, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of LORETTA B. WALTERS, deceased, having been granted to DYNELL WITHERINGTON 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. DYNELL WITHERINGTON PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF LORETTA B. WALTERS, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: JEFFREY J. COURTNEY COURTNEY & MANN, LLP PO BOX 100 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-567-2545 Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 30, Jul. 7 and 14, 2021 EST/WALTERS, L. Put your ad here call 256.414.4250
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Randy J Garmon and Rhonda R Garmon, to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, on July 22, 2006, said mortgage being recordHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, at Book RLPY 2006, Page 58509; and subsequently transferred and assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for, Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through &HUWL¿FDWHV 6HULHV $56, M3, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated September 1, 2006; Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through CerWL¿FDWHV 6HULHV $56, 0 under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Elmore County Courthouse, in Wetumpka, Alabama, on 01/21/2021, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE, IN THE COUNTY OF ELMORE, AND STATE OF ALABAMA, TOWIT: COMMENCE AT THE SE CORNER OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 28, T20N, R17E, AND WHICH IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING. FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTINUE THENCE N. 89 DEG 57 MINUTES W. ALONG THE FORTY LINE 253.55 FEET; THENCE N. 18 DEG 50 MINUTES W. 651.71 FEET; THENCE S 89 DEG 57 MINUTES E. 466.35 FEET TO THE FORTY LINE, BEING ON THE WEST SIDE OF A GRAVEL ROAD, THENCE S 00 DEG
An easement for ingress and egress is hereby granted over and along Gravel Road as now exists, and in locations where no Road exists on the Grantor`s property an easement of 30 feet is hereby granted. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expense of foreclosure. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as part of the foreclosure process. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through &HUWL¿FDWHV 6HULHV $56, M3 Transferee Jauregui, Lindsey, Longshore & Tingle 244 Inverness Center Drive Suite 200 Birmingham, AL 35242 Phone: (205) 970-2233 THIS FORECLOSURE SALE HAS BEEN CONTINUED TO 02/04/2021 04/01/2021 07/08/2021 08/05/2021 AT THE TIME AND PLACE SET OUT ABOVE Wetumpka Herald: July 7, 2021 FC/GARMON PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF Alabama COUNTY OF ELMORE Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Brenda Killough A Single Woman to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Real Estate Funding Corporation, its successors and assigns dated January 8, 2009; said mortgage being recorded on January 21, 2009, in Book 2009, Page 2764 LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2019, 3DJH LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. The undersigned, Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Coo-
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The family of Terry and Anda Burt are joined by members of the Eclectic Town Council and other Eclectic residents for the dedication of Burt’s Way.
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Town honors memory of Terry and Wanda Burt with street name By BRIANA WILSON Wetumpka Bureau Chief
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idge Burt Yeager and Teresa Burt Hodge were filled with joy as they stood in front of a street sign meant to help honor the legacy of their parents, Terry and Wanda Burt. On Saturday, July 3, Eclectic residents, members of the Eclectic Town Council, Mayor Gary Davenport and family members of Terry and Wanda Burt gathered at the Burt’s home at 335 Harden Street for the renaming of Knight Street to Burt’s Way. The measure was approved at an Eclectic Town Council meeting in May. The street, which leads to the Burts’ home, now bears the name of the two well-respected residents who are now deceased. Terry Burt died in September 2013 while Wanda Burt died in March 2021. The Burts arrived in Eclectic in 1963 as faculty members at Elmore County High School. At the time, their oldest daughter, Pidge, was just 6 months old. Terry Burt, known as Coach Burt, was the school’s head football coach and a teacher for 28 years alongside his wife who was also a teacher at ECHS. With several family members looking on, Yeager and Hodge accepted a proclamation from Davenport recognizing the life and service of Terry and Wanda Burt. During the street dedication ceremony, Primus Brown, a former football player under Coach Burt and a student of Wanda Burt, served as the guest speaker. Brown is now the bishop at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Tuskegee. As he began to speak, Brown said the date, July 3, is bittersweet for him. It’s the anniversary of the day he lost his mother in a car accident years ago as an adolescent, but it also marks the time when the Burts stepped into his life in a significant way. He said the Burts were the father and mother figure he needed in his life. Aside from the role the Burts served in his life, he said they also brought the town together. “He won state championships with several different teams amid a racial divide,” Brown said. Brown said the Burts inspired cultural change through a type of love that could only come from God. Aside from being a coach and teacher, Brown said the Burts were mentors, change agents and
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disciplinarians. “I can’t think of two more deserving people to have their names etched into the developing history of our town, the town of Eclectic,” Brown said. Looking back, Yeager said the purpose of her parents moving to Eclectic was much broader than she had realized. “It was about more than football,” she said. “It was about the people, building relationships and impacting lives. God has placed so many people in our lived through our parents.” With her father’s success as a high school football
coach came several opportunities to move to bigger markets, but Yeager said her father chose to stay in Eclectic. “He loved it here,” she said. Hodge said was overwhelmed with gratitude to the town. She said it was council member David Goodwin who approached her family to see if they’d be OK with the town naming a street after her parents. “We told him that it was fine with us and they got to work on it,” Hodge said. “I’m just so grateful to the town and the Town Council for wanting to honor our parents in this way.”
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Pictured seated from left: Katie Powell, Doris Griffith, Jennifer Searcy, Billy Thornton and Margie Hardin. Standing, from left: Hnderson Traylor, Marta Traylor, Betty Steele, Rhebia Nordan, Aileen Warren, Charles Warren, Cathy Lyle, Elizabeth Rankin, Amy Langley, Loretta Ingram, Billy Ingram, and Charles Lyle.
ECHS Class of 1955 celebrates 65th reunion STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
The Elmore County High School class of 1955 gathered for its 65th reunion on Friday June 25. The reunion was held at the home of Marlin and Allison Ingram for the special time together. Immediate greetings, hugs and conversation were enjoyed. Doris
Griffith, the only living teacher, was the honoree — she was recognized with a gift. The Gospel Strings entertained for a couple of hours prior to lunch with spiritual music. A delicious lunch of steak, beans, carrots and potatoes with homemade ice cream and cake was served. Charles Lyle conducted the program. Jennifer Searcy led the Alma Mater and read the names of the deceased. Charles
and Aileen Warren were presented with an Eiffel Tower keychain (purchased in Paris, France) for having traveled the furthest to be present. A large picture of the school as it looked in the 50 was recognized. Beautiful fresh flowers completed the decor at every table. A dozen door prizes of fresh baked items were drawn for. The band played again for the remainder of the reunion. Marlin and Allison Ingram, Ray
Wall, Jennifer Searcy, Billy Thornton, Charles and Aileen Warren, Marta and Henderson Traylor, Betty Steele, Margie Nell Hardin, Katie Powell, Elizabeth Rankin, Amy Langley, Rhebia Nordan, Doris Griffith, Charles and Cathy Lyle, Billy Ray Ingram and Loretta Langley were in attendance. The Ingrams were so gracious to extend such fine hospitality and a good time was had by all.
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Children at the Eclectic Library’s final summer reading program learn about animals brought by The Montgomery Zoo.
Eclectic’s summer reading program comes to an end By BRIANA WILSON Wetumpka Bureau Chief
The Eclectic Public Library’s Tails and Tales summer reading program came to an end on Tuesday, June 29, with a visit from the Montgomery Zoo. The zoo’s educational Zoo2Go program stopped by The Warehouse to give kids participating in the program a chance to see and learn about a few animals. Zoo team volunteer Patrick Smith shared interesting facts about each animal while Steven Pierce, the zoo’s program services manager, walked around the room with an animal in tow so that everyone could get an up-close look. The parents in attendance were just as excited as their kids to see the animals. First up was a species of armadillo that native to Brazil. It’s the only species of armadillos that’s able to completely curl up into its shell. The kids also saw a Chilean tarantula, a parrot that’s native to Mexico, a Pueblan milk snake, a chinchilla and a bettong. The kids leaned that bettong’s are natives of Australia and are in danger of extinction. Smith described the animal, which is about the size of a rabbit, as a cross between a rat and a kangaroo. As the chinchilla made its way around the room, Smith shared that is illegal to hunt and kill chinchillas in the wild because they are critically endangered. These animals are coveted for their
soft and warm fur. But because of their small size, roughly 400 chinchillas are killed to make one fur coat. Some states require a license to operate a fur farm, but otherwise, chinchilla fur farming is legal in the United States. At the conclusion of the animal exhibition, several children were recognized and received a gift for the being top reader in their age group. The winners were: • Sam Crouch, 3 years old - Read six books • Jackson Rowe, 4 years old - Read 10 books • Dara Woodard, 5 years old - Read 45 books • Sam Edwards, 6 years old - Read 34 books • Matthew and Mary Green, 7 years old - Read 20 books • Nathan Friday, 8 years old - Read 24 books • Sylvia Bush, 9 years old - Read 46 books • Zoe Parr, 13 years old - Read 35 books The free summer program took place at the Warehouse each Tuesday in June. Students entering kindergarten through the sixth grade were invited to participate. Throughout the program, children had opportunities to win treats and read books related to that week’s program. Roughly 80 children participated in the program on a weekly basis.
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