April | Spotlight
Whereville, AL
Find the hidden
dingbat! Nearly 700 of you caught the March Madness spirit and found the hidden basketball on Page 28 of the March magazine, catching a ride on the first aid backpack of the firefighter at the site of a controlled burn. Vivian Walker of Union Springs, a member of Dixie EC, wrote us that she is thankful for all our firefighters: “It’s much better to be able to control the fires being set. So hopefully the worker standing by will be able to dribble his basketball as he keeps watch.” Susan J. Nelson of Cullman said she’s found “a lot of things in first aid kits over the years, but this is the first time to find a basketball.” Congratulations to Elizabeth Pyron of Stevenson, our randomly drawn winner of a prize package from Alabama One Credit Union. This month, we’ve hidden a pretzel in honor of National Soft Pretzel Month in April. So grab the pretzel of your choice (we like them with mustard here at Alabama Living), and start looking! By mail: Find the Dingbat Alabama Living PO Box 244014 Montgomery, AL 36124
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Identify and place this Alabama landmark and you could win $25! Winner is chosen at random from all correct entries. Multiple entries from the same person will be disqualified. Send your answer with your name, address and the name of your rural electric cooperative. The winner and answer will be announced in the next month’s issue. Submit by email: whereville@ alabamaliving.coop, or by mail: Whereville, P.O. Box 244014, Montgomery, AL 36124. Do you like finding interesting or unusual landmarks? Contribute a photo you took for an upcoming issue! Remember, all readers whose photos are chosen also win $25! March’s answer: The Wetumpka Alleyway, which links Company and Hill streets, is a public art space for people to gather and enjoy the revitalized downtown area. Created by Main Street Wetumpka, the space features landscaping, a large mural that tells the stories of the original people of Wetumpka, and an interpretive panel that gives a timeline of the town’s development. (Photo by Allison Law of Alabama Living) The randomly drawn correct guess winner is Beth Owen of Central Alabama EC.
Letters to the editor E-mail us at: letters@alabamaliving.coop or write us at: Letters to the editor P.O. Box 244014 Montgomery, AL 36124 I enjoyed the story of Stephanie Bryan (February 2022); however, I would like to see equal recognition to the other tribe that resides in Alabama. The MOWA Choctaw tribe has its tribal office in Mt. Vernon, Alabama, and I’m sure you can contact Chief Byrd for information about his tribe and the impact they have made on the great state of Alabama. Suzanne Ray, Guntersville
Sources to power EVs
If I were an automaker’s design engineer, I would have to use some of my own smarts or knowledge to put together the components that will be needed to power electric vehicles down the road without the need for having to charge up again. There would be only two sources of energy products producing this energy and the best part about it all, it’s free. These sources are nothing more/ less than that of the wind turbines and the sun (or at least daylight hours that would be needed for charging the solar panels). There is indeed a great potential in the EVs and maybe some of this will rub off on the aforementioned engineers. Jack D. Pollard, Luverne Alabama Living
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Another Alabama tribe
Annual photo contest coming up! Our readers impressed us last year with the quality of their entries in Alabama Living’s annual photo contest, which runs in the August issue. Start thinking now about the 2022 contest, because we want to see more of your awesome photos! First-place winners receive $100, and those photos plus other honorable mentions will be profiled in the magazine. Photos must be uploaded to our website, alabamaliving.coop (no hard copies accepted) beginning May 1. The categories this year are People, Animals, Alabama Travels and Seasons. Complete rules will be posted on the website. In the meantime, start planning which photos you want to enter! APRIL 2022 11
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