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Strength in Community A young man and his community pull together for recovery

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Writing and living well Local author and columnist talks about her craft and her family

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Wellness What’s Hot Classifieds Out & About Looking Back Parting Shot

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n working on this edition of Franklin Living, having a theme of Church and Faith, I can’t help but think of my own experiences at my church. For as long as I can remember I have attended church at Margerum United Methodist Church. I grew up memorizing bible FCNI General Manager Nicole Pell with her husband, verses for Sunday Hans. school class each week, I participated in the Christmas cantatas each Christmas and attended Vacation Bible School in the summer (which my favorite part was the Ice Cream supper on the last day). This was my grandparent’s church; this was where I grew up. It is a small church, many times referred to as the little white church on the hill, and we are a very intimate and tight-knit group. I have always felt welcome and part of the church family. I just always knew it was there and always would be.

In 2013, we were faced with having to close our doors. We could not afford to stay in the Methodist conference. I could not even picture a world without this church being there. This church started in 1907 and had managed to remain open for 107 years; we did not want to see it close on our watch. Our only option was finding three trustees to take responsibility for the church and try to move forward. I was the church treasurer. I knew we were holding on, but not growing. Luckily we found the three people we needed. Lt. Shane Dawson, a Florence Firefighter, Marjorie Hamm, a retired Librarian from Russellville High School, and I became the three trustees. Together, and moving forward, we became Margerum Community Church.

Taking responsibility for the church meant we were responsible for making ends meet, of course, but also for finding our own preacher. For the first five months we had a different preacher every Sunday. We were afraid if we had any new members they might leave due to the fact that we had no consistency. But we were waiting for the right fit. Finally, we found the right fit. God blessed us with Rod Stansky, Alacare Hospice’s Chaplain. Brother Rod has truly been a godsend. He is a perfect fit for our church. He preaches a great sermon, sings beautifully and cares about our church and seeing that it grows. He adds so much to our church just by being himself.

Since the very beginning of Margerum Community Church we have been so blessed. We knew we did the right thing. It was sort of scary, but God has been there the entire time and blessed us immeasurably. We want our church to be a blessing to our community.

In this edition, we are telling a story of faith that brought Franklin County together to pray for the healing of an injured high school athlete.

We turned the tables on one of our columnists and instead of her telling the story, we are telling the story about Teri Lynne Underwood. We are also taking a closer look at the two churches in Franklin County that are listed on the Hallelujah Trail. I hope you enjoy this edition and thank God for all of our many blessings.

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OUT & ABOUT The following groups were recently awarded grants through the Franklin County Community Development Commission, which is an entity set up through the efforts of Sen. Roger Bedford, Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow, and other members of the Tennessee Valley caucus who worked to make sure TVA in-lieu of tax funds were being redistributed in the counties where the money was generated. The committee consists of two appointed members, Brad Bolton and Kathy Hall, and a chairman, which rotates between the mayors of Russellville and Red Bay every two years.

Currently Red Bay Mayor David Tiffin serves as the chairman. Funds are used to promote economic development, education, and recreation in the area.

FCCDC representative Kathy Hall and Sen. Roger Bedford present checks to Jacob Anthony for Phil Campbell High School Jr. Scholars Bowl.

FCCDC representative Kathy Hall and Sen. Roger Bedford present checks to Ryan Rackard and Levi Rogers for the Phil Campbell High School Fishing Team.

Sen. Roger Bedford and FCCDC representative Kathy Hall present checks to the Russellville High School Volleyball Team Madison Lamon, Meagan Brockway, Coach Charlotte Dollar, and Kalli Beth Daniel for travel expenses and equipment purchases.

Sen. Roger Bedford and FCCDC representative Kathy Hall present checks to Russellville High School Baseball players, Reed Smith, Austin Bohannon, Cody Greenhill, Collin Garrison and Coach Chris Heaps for new backdrop construction.

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Sen. Roger Bedford and FCCDC representative Kathy Hall present checks to Kathy Alfaro for Tharptown High School Stage Construction.

Sen. Roger Bedford and FCCDC representative Kathy Hall present checks to Anna Duncan for the Franklin County Relay for Life Speaking Event.

FCCDC representative Kathy Hall and Sen. Roger Bedford present checks to Myra Fredrick and Robyn Bragwell for the Belgreen High School Establishment of Human and Family Consumer Science Program.

Sen. Roger Bedford and FCCDC representative Kathy Hall present checks to Kaylee Allen for the Phil Campbell High School Band Marching Competition.

FCCDC representative Kathy Hall and Sen. Roger Bedford present checks to Teressa Robertson and Anna Margaret Bailey for the Attention Homes of Northwest Alabama Construction/Operation Expenses.

FCCDC representative Kathy Hall and Sen. Roger Bedford present checks to Meletha Walker for Tharptown Mr. Moss Class Donation.

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The following groups were recently awarded grants through the Franklin County Community Development Commission, which is an entity set up through the efforts of Sen. Roger Bedford, Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow, and other members of the Tennessee Valley caucus who worked to make sure TVA in-lieu of tax funds were being re-distributed in the counties where the money was generated. The committee consists of two appointed members, Brad Bolton and Kathy Hall, and a chairman, which rotates between the mayors of Russellville and Red Bay every two years. Currently Red Bay Mayor David Tiffin serves as the chairman. Funds are used to promote economic development, education, and recreation in the area.

Sen. Roger Bedford and FCCDC representative Kathy Hall present checks to Danny Brown and Merrell Potter for the Phil Campbell Police Department purchase.

FCCDC representative Kathy Hall and Sen. Roger Bedford present checks to Jacob Anthony and Hayden Bell for the Phil Campbell High School Tipp Off Club.

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WELLNESS

Outdoor exercise still a possibility when temperatures drop When colder weather sets in, some people abandon their outdoor fitness routines for the comfort of indoor gyms and home exercise equipment. However, walking in the winter and even jogging, when practical, are not limited to the warmer months of the year. Outdoor conditions can be a bit treacherous, so safety and common sense should always prevail.

FOOTWEAR While winter walking is a good way to warm up and get in a workout, it requires different footwear than regular walking shoes. The correct footwear will provide support, warmth and traction for traversing various conditions.

Start by choosing footwear that is warm.

Certain boots and booties will have a lining that improves heat retention. Wear warm socks and waterproof or water-resistant shoes. They will protect against wet, chilled feet if you come across slushy puddles along the way. Although wet feet might be merely an inconvenience other times of the year, in very cold temperatures, a cold and wet body can be susceptible to hypothermia and even frostbite.

Look for shoes that have a mid-height ankle. This height offers support and stability to the ankles when walking on uneven surfaces, such as snow-covered paths. Also, should your foot slip on slick pavement, a taller shoe will protect the ankle against sprains or fractures.

Additionally, choose a shoe or boot that has a thick but not too heavy sole for better traction on icy areas.

WARDROBE Layering is essential when exercising outdoors in cold weather. You want to ensure that you will be warm enough, but not too warm that you begin to sweat and run the risk of hypothermia later on. Dress so that you feel chilled when stepping outdoors, not toasty warm. As your body warms up with the exercise, it will reach a comfortable temperature.

A windbreaker is good for blocking chilly, winter winds. Choose a jacket that will move with your body and not impede walking stride or jogging ability. Tights or yoga pants

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that wick moisture away will insulate your legs, and a fleece vest can help keep your body’s core warm when it is particularly cold outside.

Don’t overlook gloves and a hat when walking. These items will prevent heat from escaping through your extremities.

SAFETY Winter conditions may lead to snow blindness or reduced visibility for drivers.

If you will be walking on roads, dress for visibility. Avoid colors that will blend in with snowy surroundings and opt for bright flashes of color that make you more visible, particularly at dawn, dusk and night.

Whenever possible, do your outdoor exercising when the sun is up. You’ll benefit from the mood-boosting properties of the sun and will have added warmth and visibility. Furthermore, spending time in the outdoor sun enables your body to produce vitamin D, which helps maintain healthy bones. Spending time outdoors can stave off winter doldrums and cabin fever.

Exercise with a buddy, who can help you if you slip or fall on icy surfaces. Walking or running with a partner also is a great way to remain motivated.

If you feel very unstable walking on slippery

roads and pathways, you may want to invest in winter cleats or crampons that can be attached to the underside of your shoes.

These devices offer superior traction.

OFF-ROADING If you want to pack in a more powerful winter workout, you can think about walking through the snow rather than around it. According to fitness experts at Weight Watchers International, walking in packed snow increases the calories burned by 60 percent compared to walking on a paved road. Walking in soft snow triples the calories burned compared to walking at the same speed on a treadmill. In addition, the added resistance of the snow can firm and tone muscles.

Purchase snow shoes or cross-country skis and poles to facilitate walking in the snow. For those who want to forego structured exercise, simply having fun in the snow, by trekking up a mountain when sledding or having a snowball fight with the kids, is a great way to exercise outdoors in the winter.

There is no need to pack away exercise clothing for the winter season. With the right equipment and know-how, winter lovers can still spend adequate time outdoors once the mercury drops

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Strength in

Community Story by MATT WILSON Photos by THERESA STEDHAM-STOUGH

Community members gather at the Russellville High School football stadium to show support for Austin Kitterman.

Kitterman was injured in an ATV accident Sept. 28.

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hen Austin Kitterman was severely injured in an ATV accident Sept. 28 a lot of things changed for him, his football team, his family and his community.

But one thing that didn’t change for Kitterman and his family was their faith and their steadfast belief that everything was going to be all right.

“The first night when everything happened was the most critical and the people, the amount of people, that showed support for Austin and our family, it was just unreal,” said Austin’s mother, Vicki Kitterman.

Prayer vigils and gatherings popped up around the region as fast as the news of the accident spread.

“I remember hearing that everywhere from Phil Campbell and Muscle Shoals and Tuscumbia there were prayer vigils and groups getting together to pray for Austin,” she said. “It was really overwhelming.

It was moving “And since then I’ve had people come up to me who recognize me from Facebook and they tell me that they are praying for us. All of the support is great.

“While we were in the hospital I had pictures being sent to me showing all the different groups gathering and praying for Austin,” she said. “I saw so many pictures of people from different communities that were praying for us and were pulling for Austin to get better and you have no idea how great that feels, how great it feels to know that your community is behind you and pulling for you.”

Vicki Kitterman has worked in physical therapy for over 26 years and she said when her son began rehabilitation work she knew there would be work to do.

“I have seen people with serious injuries that have had to rehab and I know what it takes and what it looks like,” she said. “I could see that Austin had that deficit and that he was going to go through a lot. But I could also see that determination and the motivation that he had and that I’ve tried to instill in him all his life.”

Austin was initially taken to Huntsville Hospital after his injury. After surgeries and a few weeks of visitors and one worried mother he was moved to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta to start his rehabilitation.

“I remember waking up in Atlanta and my brother had counted the staples in my head,” Austin said.

“He said there were 44 and when I had the staples removed it took three hours. That is some of the worst pain I have ever felt.”

Austin’s doctors continued monitoring his brain injuries as well as injuries to his eye, hip, and pelvic bone.

“When I got started on rehab and moving around

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they had me in a wheelchair and I didn’t like it at all,” he said. “I got out of it and said I would never be back in that thing again.”

On Nov. 7 Austin was able to return to Russellville where he surprised his football teammates in the locker room before their firstround playoff game at home.

— Vicki Kitterman “We tried to keep it a secret as much as we could, but Coach Heaton knew I was there and a couple of the other coaches did too,” he said. “Coach told me I was going to be captain that night and as he was announcing the captains to the team that night I walked in after he called my name. Everyone went nuts.”

Austin said it was important to him to be there for his team and he wanted to be able to support them just like they had supported him during one of the toughest times in his life.

“I wanted to be there for them even if I couldn’t play and even if all I could do was be on the sideline and watch them,” he said. “Being there to support people you care about is important.”

Austin is planning on returning to school in January and he said he plans on trying to get things “back to

“I never gave

up on God and I knew that God had a plan for us.”

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as normal as possible.”

“My friends and family and my church are behind me and knowing that helps me stay motivated and determined to get things going again,” he said. “I’m working out with the baseball team and I think I can be back and able to play by March if everything works out.”

His mother is just as optimistic in the future for her son.

“I think all of this is a miracle, I really do,” she said.

“To look at how everything was two months ago and to look at him now, I know it is a miracle. He is my miracle.

“I never gave up on God and I knew that God had a plan for us.”

TOP: Austin Kitterman, 10, runs out with his teammates before a Nov. 7 playoff game at home.

Kitterman suprised his teammates in the locker room before the game.

ABOVE: Community members gather to pray at the Russellville High School football stadium Sept. 29. Prayer vigils and gatherings were held in communities across northwest Alabama.

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Writing and living well B Story by MATT WILSON Photos by MATT WILSON and TERI LYNNE UNDERWOOD

log posts, Facebook series, self-published books, and a weekly newspaper column occupy a healthy portion of Teri Lynne Underwood’s life. Tying her writing together with her family is not only what makes her work popular, but it also makes it genuine.

Underwood curates the blog, “Permission to Live Well,” where she discusses everything from being a mother and raising a daughter to her faith and life in the church and as the wife of someone in the ministry.

“I try to be funny in the things I write,” Underwood said. “I don’t know how funny I am, but I try and be at least a little bit funny.

“I also try and inject some real life into my writing so people are able to connect,” Underwood said.

“That’s where my writing comes from.”

Underwood began her writing career by posting thoughts and essays on social media and from there she has branched out by connecting with her audience through the honesty and real life

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experiences she and the audience share.

“I started sometime in 2005 or 2006 on sites like Myspace and it was mainly to keep my family updated on everything that was going on,” Underwood said.

“We were living in Georgia and it was just an easy way to do that.

“I had a child at home and I started connecting with people and from there I just felt the need to share my message and discuss what it is like being a mother, a wife, and a Christian.”

That message has become a hallmark for Underwood and focal point for most of her writing.

“Permission to live well was something that came to be after discussing a lot of my writing with a professional brander,” Underwood said. “She told me that it sounded like I was telling people that it was ok to live well and not have to be perfect. And when she said that to me it kind of summed up everything that I had been getting at for years.”

Underwood said that many people get wrapped up in trying to be perfect and that she wanted to

Teri Lynne Underwood sits at her vintage typewriter in her home in Russellville.

Underwood writes books, a weekly newspaper column and curates her own blog.

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CLOCLWISE FROM ABOVE: Drawings and reminders in the margins of her Bible help Underwood stay focused.

Underwood works from home at her dining room table. Underwood with her husband Scott and her daughter Casiday.

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show that there are many ways to be a good person without having to be perfect.

“Things don’t come easy and I wanted to reach people’s hearts and let them know that they have permission to live well,” Underwood said. “It’s ok to have a bad day as long as your heart is turned toward God and your focus is on what’s important.”

Family and community are two other large parts of the Underwood’s lives and she said the key is to let each person be who they are.

“Our three personalities are all different,” Underwood said. “I’m high strung and very driven which can drive the others crazy.

“The hardest part — Teri Lynne of being a mom, that I’ve found, is letting Underwood your child be who they are,” Underwood said. “Figuring out how to help her navigate that is the hard part.”

Underwood said she feels some pressure from writing a weekly newspaper column because of how

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come easy and I wanted to reach people’s hearts and let them know that they have permission to live well.”

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tight knit the community is.

“There is some pressure involved with that because I wonder how other people will take it and what they will think about what I write and what I’m saying,” Underwood said. “But I like the community and this is where my husband and I wanted to be and this is where we wanted to raise our daughter.”

Underwood said she and her husband both grew up in small towns and they wanted their daughter to have that same experience growing up.

“When we moved here we had to move our daughter out of school and out of a larger town, but

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we felt like it was going to be the best thing for all of us,” Underwood said. “We prayed about everything and we ended up in Russellville and it has ended up being great.

“I think the upside of a community like this can sometimes be the downside as well,” Underwood said. “It can be tough to find your place in a small community because there is so much shared history and that can form a shell that is hard to get inside.

But a big part of being in a community is being able to feel comfortable and I think we have found our place here.”

Notes in the margin of her Bible help Underwood focus on the message of what she is reading. Many of these themes are used in her writing.

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Cheeseburger Paradise Soup 6 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed 1 small carrot, grated 1 small onion, chopped 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 2 tbsp. chopped & seeded jalapeno pepper 3 cups water 2 tbsp. plus 2 tsp. beef bouillon granules 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/8 tsp. pepper

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2 pounds ground beef 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms 2 tbsp. butter 5 cups milk, divided 6 tbsp. all-purpose flour 1 package (16 oz) process cheese (Velveeta), cubed Crumbled cooked bacon

potatoes are fork tender.

2. In a large skillet, brown beef and mushrooms in butter over medium heat until done; drain. Add to soup. Stir in 4 cups milk; heat through.

3. In a small bowl, combine the flour and remaining milk until smooth; stir into the soup gradually. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce 1. In a large pot, combine the first nine the heat; stir in cheese until melted. Garnish ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; with bacon or fresh tomato and lettuce. cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until

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Cream & Onion Puffs 1/2 small onion, peeled, finely chopped 1/2 cup mayo 3 tbsp. cheese sea salt & pepper to taste 8 slices of white bread Preheat oven to 350˚. Mix all ingredients together, except bread. Cut bread with a 1” round cookie cutter.

Toast bread first, then spread mixture, sprinkle with cheese.

Broil and serve.

Cowboy Cookies 3/4 cup flour 3/4 tsp. baking powder 3/4 tsp. baking soda 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/4 tbsp. unsalted butter 6 tbsp. sugar 6 tbsp. light brown sugar 1 egg 3/4 tsp. vanilla extract 3/4 cup rolled oats 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup coconut Preheat oven to 350˚.

Mix first 5 ingredients. In a large bowl add rest of the ingredients, when well mixed, add first bowl.

Drop by tablespoon full onto cookie sheets. Bake 16-18 minutes.

Fiesta Chicken Soup 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 2 cans chicken broth 1 can kidney beans (undrained 1 cup salsa 1 cup nibbler corn 1/2 cup instant rice 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese Cut chicken into 1 inch pieces. In a large saucepan combine chicken, broth, beans, salsa and corn. Bring to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 5 to 10 minutes or until chicken is done. Stir in rice. Cover. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.

Top with cheese.

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Texas Caviar 2-15 g. can of black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed 1/2 cup of cilantro 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1 clove garlic 1 sriracha chili, stemmed, seeded and chopped 1/2 red bell pepper 1/2 red onion Mix everything together, chill 4 hours. Serve on lettuce leaves.

7-Up Pound Cake 2 sticks of margarine 1/2 cup of shortening 1 1/2 tsp. lemon extract 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 3 cups of all-purpose flour 7 ounces of 7-Up 3 cups of sugar 5 eggs Preheat oven to 300˚. Cream margarine, shortening and sugar. Add extracts. Add one egg at a time. Add flour and 7-Up alternately. Beat after each addition. Finish with 7-Up. Generously spray 10” tube pan with canola oil. Cook at 300˚ for 1 hour or until it “tests done”. After taking pan out of the oven, let it sit for 30 minutes before flipping over on a plate.

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Local churches featured on Hallelujah Trail Story by LAUREN THORNTON TOBIN Photos by LAUREN THORNTON TOBIN

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irst United Methodist Church of Red Bay and Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church of Newburg are featured on the Hallelujah Trail, a tourist attraction by the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association.

Both churches are over 100 years old and are in their original placements.

First United Methodist Church in Red Bay was organized in 1882, and is still active today.

“Some families can go back, grand, greatgrandfathers,” said Teresa Fears, secretary of the church.

Fears has been attending the church since 1969 and said the reason she thinks it’s still so active is because

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generation after generation have continued to come worship.

Pastor, Mitch Nethery, said he thinks the reason the church is still active after a century is the same reason Red Bay is still booming.

“A lot of it has to do with families and people staying close by,” he said. “The community focused on the church to begin with and now the church has to focus on the community to stay afloat.”

Outreach programs provided by First United Methodist help to keep members and people of the community coming back. Along with Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for those less fortunate, there is also a food pantry and a fund given to Red Bay High School for elementary students who can’t afford snacks.

Work release inmates from Hamilton are familiar

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faces to Fears and Nethery. Once every quarter inmates doing community service in Red Bay are provided a meal.

“They are all given a Christmas present,” said Fears.

“It’s something they look forward to.”

While there, Nethery preaches devotion, but he said there’s no obligations for the prisoners.

Although they haven’t had anyone return to church services after his release date, Fears said one man did write the church a letter of appreciation.

With the Allegro repair shop and RV park nearby, Fears said it’s not unusual to see new faces.

Nethery said a mother and daughter from New York were visiting a grandmother in the area and came to church to volunteer for the Thanksgiving dinner.

First United has not always run smoothly. Fears said about four years ago, two of the most active members died within a month of each other.

The man and woman were the ones who knew most about the technicalities of the church such as the air conditioning unit and the computer.

“It had to be a huge shock,” Nethery said.

Rather than members straying away, they banded together to learn how to take care of the church.

Members have come a long way in the century that First United Methodist has been in existence.

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Where they once sat on split logs to worship, there is a sanctuary building all to itself.

Nethery said the sanctuary was renovated in 2009.

“It doesn’t look new, it doesn’t look old. It looks clean and well done,” he said.

Fears said it was the first renovation it’s had since she’s attended.

What was once all in one building, the sanctuary, Sunday school rooms, offices and fellowship hall, are now three separate buildings.

The newest addition to the church is the digital sign, which Fears said she thinks helps attracts new faces.

Nethery said there are usually about 130 people in attendance on Sunday mornings and the member count remains about the same.

“It may spike up, but never down,” he said.

Fears said, “If it does go down, here comes another family in and it’s about the same.”

Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church in the Newburg community no longer has services, but the building is still standing. Behind it is a cemetery where the graves date back to the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Among those who are laid to rest in the cemetery are Confederate soldiers.

Some of the head stones are so old that the writing has worn off of them, and some are simply unmarked.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church in the Newburg community is part of the Hallelujah Trail. A wooden cross stands next to the original Mt. Pleasant Church in Newburg. Gravestones dating back to the midnineteenth century stand outside of the church in Newburg. A cross welcomes visitors to the First United Methodist Church in Red Bay.

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OUT & ABOUT The following groups were recently awarded grants through the Franklin County Community Development Commission, which is an entity set up through the efforts of Sen. Roger Bedford, Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow, and other members of the Tennessee Valley caucus who worked to make sure TVA in-lieu of tax funds were being re-distributed in the counties where the money was generated. The committee consists of two appointed members, Brad Bolton and Kathy Hall, and a chairman, which rotates between the mayors of Russellville and Red Bay every two years. Currently Red Bay Mayor David Tiffin serves as the chairman. Funds are used to promote economic development, education, and recreation in the area.

FCCDC representative Kathy Hall and Sen. Roger Bedford present checks to Phil Campbell cheerleaders, Brooklynn Scott, Leeah Jackson, and Olivia Knight for the purchase of new equipment.

FCCDC representative Kathy Hall and Sen. Roger Bedford present checks to Meletha Walker and Kathy Alfaro for the Tharptown Singing Class.

Sen. Roger Bedford and FCCDC representative Kathy Hall present checks to Robyn Taylor and Emily Wilson for IPad purchases at Russellville West Elementary.

FCCDC representative Kathy Hall and Sen. Roger Bedford present checks to Shelton Bird, Justin Rickard, Sam Evans, Dillon Hatton, Colton Cox and Jase Gallagher for Russellville Golden Tiger Anglers.

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LOOKING BACK

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Citizens outside the Phil Campbell Post Office circa 1912. • Mr. Foster Gavin. • Inside the Orman Dearing Building on Jackson Ave. • Col. John W. Harris, Jr.

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LOOKING BACK

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Jessie and Bessie Thomas Rich circa 1913. • The Russellville Civitans circa 1939 by the Orman Dearing Building.

Back Row: Victor Wood, Dr. Price Clayton, C.C. Kindig, Dr. W.H. Spruell, C. Woody Underwood, Dr. Tom Bonds, Dr. W.E. Wilson, S.C. Pinnion, M.C. Giles, Abe Albert. Front Row: W.H. Key Jr., Guy McIntosh, Ben Meadows, Dr. A.L. Owens, Dr. N.P. Underwood, O.L. Coleman, Terriel Hutchins, James Wilson, W.H. Parr, Otis Brown. • Sunday School class at Kimbrough’s Chapel. • Pictured is the Citizens Bank staff on March 3, 1950, at Foster Gavin’s retirement: Wilma Ruth Carter, Oliva Batchelor, C.W. James, Charlie Cook, Exie Porter, Bill Hester, and Foster Gavin (seated). • Russellville Class of 1936. Contributed. • Pictured is Charles Barton Kimbrough standing in front of the first bus in Russellville, which he built.

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PARTING SHOT

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”

– Ernest Hemingway

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Tifn Motor Homes

105 Second Street NW • Red Bay, AL 256-356-8661

Walter Sparks Donald Robbins’ 14-year career at Tifn Motorhomes can almost be divided into two separate, distinct tenures.

The Hamilton native and now Red Bay resident, spent the rst 10 years of his TMH career working as an electrician. He has spent the past four years as an inspector.

“It is totally different from what I used to do,” he said. “I have really enjoyed it though.”

As an inspector, he is one of the nal people to check each unit before they are released to dealers.

“We inspect the entire motorhome and look at every detail,” he said. “A problem might range from a small scratch on a cabinet door to a major thing like a gas or water leak or a problem with a slideout.”

The job can be daunting, but Robbins insists that he enjoys getting to look at different units and nd things that need to be corrected before they leave the plant.

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Motorhomes have changed dramatically since Walter Sparks came to work for Tifn Motorhomes almost 38 years ago.

Back then he worked on cabinets inside the coaches. But for more than 20 years now, he is responsible for installing every breaker box that comes through the line at the TMH Red Bay plant.

“I sure didn’t think I would be doing this 38 years later,” Sparks said. “But the Tifns and the company have been good to me all these years.”

With so many changes in the electrical components of the motorhomes, Sparks’ job is constantly evolving. “It’s denitely different than when I started doing this.

There are so many electrical components that change each year, there’s always something new.”

And if staying on top of the latest electrical changes at work is not enough to

keep him busy, his second job certainly is.

Sparks serves as the pastor of a Golden, Miss., church and also tries spending as much time as possible with his ve grandchildren.

“There is always something to do with the church,” he said. “But that is a calling and I am blessed to do it.”

Aside from his two jobs, Sparks enjoys camping and shing, two things that allow him to spend time with his family.

“That gives me time to be with my ve kids and ve grandchildren so I have always enjoyed that,” he said.

Sparks said his decision to work at TMH in the mid-1970s turned out to be something that he could have never imagined. “Everything is so much different than it was back then and there have been a lot of people to come and go, but it has been a good place to work and everyone has been good to me.”

“There are always going to be little things that slip by, but we work hard to make sure that we catch everything that we can so any problems can be corrected as soon as possible,” he said.

When he’s not checking other people’s work, Robbins describes himself as an avid outdoorsman who loves to hunt and sh, especially on the Tennessee River.

“We have great lakes here but for some reason I just really enjoy shing the river, so that’s where I go most of the time.”

He is also an archery enthusiast who has already been getting prepared for the upcoming bow-hunting season.

“I have always loved the outdoors and hunting and shing and shooting guns and bows, so that’s the main hobby that I have.”

Robbins and his wife, Kimberly, have three children; 20 year-old Kyle, and two 17 year-olds, Brock and Kaitlyn.

“This has been a good place for me to work for my family and I really enjoy what I do.”

Donald Robbins

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