Hartselle Living - March/April

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What’s one thing Hartselle people have in common?

I say it’s pretty clear most folks who call Hartselle home want to see the city grow and prosper –become an even better place to live, work and play.

It’s an honor to play a small role in sharing the stories of interesting people in Hartselle and I love every single story in this issue of Hartselle Living.

Aside from our annual bridal magazine, this might be one of my favorite issues.You’ll see for yourself that the people featured in this issue represent Hartselle very well.

From Hartselle High School’s long-time band director Randall Key to a student whose eyes are set on Broadway and beyond – not to mention Tammy Eddy’s beautiful home on Bethel Road – this issue is full of inspiring Hartselle people and their stories.

Straight from her Hartselle homestead, Hartselle Living contributor Constance Smith shows us how to make sliced pork tenderloin with apple chutney (YUM!) and gives us some useful tips on DIY spring cleaning. She also features a Hartselle institution – Holy Smoke BBQ. Turn to page 27 to read the story, and do yourself favor and pick up a couple bags of their homemade pork rinds, freshly-made every Tuesday.

Don’t forget to check out The Guide for the can’tmiss events in the area during March and April.

Thanks for reading,

rebekah.martin@hartselleliving.com

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CENTER STAGE BECCA FAULK SETS SIGHTS ON BROADWAY

RIGHT ON KEY

BAND DIRECTOR LIVES LIFE FULL OF MUSIC

ON THE COVER Becca Faulk is a senior at Hartselle High School who has her eyes set on a career on Broadway.

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HOME & STYLE

ARTS & CULTURE

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SCHOOL & SPORTS 20 RIGHT ON KEY Hartselle High band director lives two lives full of music

FOOD & DRINK 23 SPICED PORK TENDERLOIN AND QUICK APPLE CHUTNEY This pair of recipes goes together like peas and carrots

27 SMOKIN’ GOOD TIME

Holy Smoke BBQ is a Hartselle institution

29 DIY SPRING CLEANING

Homemade cleaners save time and money

Becca Faulk sets sights on Broadway

IN EVERY ISSUE: 7 THE GUIDE 39 OUT & ABOUT 41 CHAMBER CONNECTIONS

HARTSELLE LIVING STAFF Editorial Rebekah Martin Alison James Contributors Constance Smith Gregg L. Parker Michelle Blaylock Susan Hayes Clif Knight Rachel Howard Marketing Baretta Taylor Anna Baker Administration Beth Jackson

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THE GUIDE

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THE GUIDE MARCH 7, 6 P.M.

Cinderella Ball THE BURLESON FINE ARTS CENTER Register for the third annual Cinderella Ball online at www.hartsellechamber.com.

Purchase two tickets for $50.

MARCH 7, 9 A.M. - 2 P.M.; 30 MINUTE SESSIONS

Kids’ Class – Egg Painting KERAMOS CERAMICS Call 280-2863 to register before March 6

MARCH, 5 P.M.

Women’s Conference Dinner SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH Ticket $10 Speaker Brenda Folette

MARCH 14, 7-9:30 P.M.

MARCH 16, 6-8 P.M.

“A Night with Cowboys”

Taste of the Valley

PRINCESS THEATER 7-9:30 p.m.

Tickets available at tickets.vendini.com

INGALLS HARBOR Tickets $20 or two for $35

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MARCH 19-20, 7 P.M.

“Seussical Jr.” HARTSELLE FINE ARTS

MARCH 20, 7-10 P.M.

MARCH 29, 10 A.M. TO 1 P.M.

“An Evening with Bruce Hornsby”

100-year Homecoming Sunday

PRINCESS THEATER Tickets available at tickets.vendini.com

HARTSELLE CHURCH OF CHRIST Special guests and fellowship lunch

APRIL 4, 9 A.M. - 2 P.M.; 30 MINUTE SESSIONS

Kids’ Class – Pinch Pot Planters

APRIL 25 – 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M., APRIL 26 – 1-5 P.M.

KERAMOS CERAMICS Call 280-2863 to register before April 3

HARTSELLE HIGH SCHOOL Free

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HOME& STYLE

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David and Tammy Eddy purchased their home in 1993 from the family for which Hartselle is named.

A “Bethel Road Historical District” marker on the property details the progression of the site over the years. The marker states that “Old Bethel Road first came into use during the mid19th century. It ran adjacent to the property deeded to George Hartselle by President Polk in 1845 and President Buchanan in 1858.

“The road later connected with Fletcher Ferry Road and Georgia Road. In 1914, work was completed on a new route, which ran from Bethel Baptist Church to East Pike. Immediately after its completion, families moved from the valley and built Edwardian-styled homes along the roadside.”

In the early 1950s, the road was designated as a farm-to-market route and extended northward to the Tennessee River.

SIMPLE LINES OF LUXURY “Our home is Edwardian, which was an understated style just behind Victorian. (The house has) clean lines and lighter interior colors with less patterns and clutter,” explained Tammy.

The home’s exterior siding is painted in Pashmina, and the doors are painted in Jute.

The two-story home has about 3,200 square feet – five bedrooms, three baths, living room, dining room and den. A conventional floor plan suits the lifestyle of the Eddys. “I love the floor plan because I love furniture and need walls to put it on,” Tammy said.

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Tammy said she appreciates many different styles in decorating, but she chose to accentuate and accessorize in a motif that is “mostly English with a bit of Asian. I adore anything chinoiserie” – Chinese and Asian artistic trends in decor and design.

COMFORTABLE ELEGANCE “My daughter-in-law Carrie describes my decorating style as ‘elegant but comfortable.’ Due to my intense love for the Bible and my years of study, I do have touches of anything from Egyptian to Babylonian to Persian,” Tammy said. “My favorite place in our home is the living room. I spend a couple of hours every morning watching the sunrise from the sofa, sipping tea and studying God’s Word. I have the privilege of teaching an amazing bunch of women each week – one of the greatest joys in my life.”

Tammy has been in the antiques and interiors business for more than 30 years, “so we have antiques all the way through,” Tammy said. “My maternal grandmother was an avid collector with beautiful taste, so there are things of hers everywhere.”

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EXTRAORDINARY ANTIQUITIES Some of Tammy’s favorites she and David have collected are a Griffin desk; a tester bed, which is a four-poster design that can accommodate a canopy; and a poker table from Cullman.

“We also purchased an oak bedroom suite with highback headboard that the Hartselle family bought for this home when it was built,” Tammy said. “My favorite recent acquisition is a crystal chandelier with lots of different fruit

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prisms from the Wyker estate in Decatur.” David and Tammy also cherish pieces of art that they have brought back from travels in Europe.

In pleasant weather, David and Tammy spend their evenings “out back” watching the sunset. “The house has a beautiful east/west placement,” she said.

The home’s lawn has Old South standards of boxwood shrubbery and azaleas; however, the most notable features in the yard are the 100-year-old oak and pecan trees.

David is employed by Walmart Transportation in Cullman.

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He also owns Bank Street Properties, a small commercial company in Decatur, along with a farm in Cullman County.

They have two adult sons. D. Matthew Eddy and his family live in Brookhaven, Mississippi, where he teaches history and physical education at Enterprise Attendance Center. Micah Eddy and his family are Hartselle residents; Micah works as a computer scientist on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.

They also raised two great-nephews, Christopher Holloway and Antonio Mendoza – who now live in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and Decatur, respectively – and have five grandchildren.

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Sarah Denton, 5, is in kindergarten at F.E. Burleson, and she said her favorite thing about school is playing on the playground.

Sarah is wearing a Southern Grace football T-shirt from Downtown Southern Sass, $22. Her shorts are by ML Kids, $10.

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Randall Key’s musical talent has taken him many places.

From the stage with the supergroup Alabama to the marching field with thousands of students during a career that has spanned more than two decades, Key is going strong and said he looks forward to continuing to do what he loves for years to come.

“I have had two different lives almost – the performance side and then the education side – and I try not to cross them over,” Key said. “I try to take things and learn from performance and incorporate into my teaching, but I don’t want to use the kids for my own glory.”

Key credits his passion for music to the talent of both of his parents. His mother plays gospel piano, while his father sings tenor. He said growing up around music helped develop his ear for it.

“My mom is a really good gospel piano player, and my dad had a really good tenor voice. It was just crystal clear.

When you are exposed to that, and I was exposed to a lot of gospel singing as a child, and when you hear those parts and people singing, it is kind of embedded in your brain,” Key said.

A Hartselle native, Key began participating in band in junior high and high school. Following graduation, he first studied at Wallace State on a scholarship through the jazz band; transferred to the University of Montevallo; then earned his master’s degree in education from the University of North Alabama.

Key said he maintained a busy schedule when he first graduated, teaching by day and traveling to Nashville to perform by night. It was during this time of teaching and traveling that he first met Jeff Cook, one of the founding members of the country band Alabama.

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“You know when you are younger, you can run on less sleep,” Key said. “I would teach school during the day, and then I would go play – and I played an awful lot.

I went to Nashville a good bit during the week, and I would play with my Motown group Soul Society, where we would stay pretty busy. We had about 40 events each year. In ’97 or so, our saxophone player Jim Nelson and I went to Nashville for a show, and that was when I was introduced to Jeff Cook of Alabama,” Key said.

Following the introduction, Key became a utility player in Jeff Cook and the Allstar Goodtime Band. Being able to play at least 17 instruments, Key would play wherever he was needed during shows. It was through this continued friendship and partnership that Key was able to accomplish one of his childhood dreams: getting to play on an album. He was able to record on Alabama’s “Southern Drawl” album.

“I try to think back on my personal goals, and getting to play on that Alabama album

– that was a personal accomplishment,” Key said. “That is one of those things that, as a small child, I knew I wanted to play on one of those one day.”

Key has also found purpose in investing in the futures of the students in the band program. He has worked with the Hartselle program for 16 years, building it up to more than 130 students.

Key said his main goal is to prepare his students for life after high school.

He said one way band is beneficial to students is in having regular responsibility.

“I tell the kids, I can’t really grade you on talent, but I can grade you on responsibility and accountability and the work ethic,” he said. Students have to “pass off” music with Key, playing parts of music individually for critique. “When you have 100 students, and you have a deadline, that can be really time consuming, and I will be here really late sometimes. That’s something I don’t have to do; a lot of people will send a

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recording and give comments, but I feel the one-on-one time here is important. I feel better about myself and that I have done what I can do to help them be successful.

I feel that students deserve the individual attention.”

He said the pass-offs and performances can also help challenge students go beyond their comfort zones.

“Students come in here a nervous wreck, but that is a learning experience,” he said. “You are going to have to interview for a job one day, and you are going to have to put yourself in stressful situations so you can figure out how your body is going to react and how you are going to handle that. Usually the kids grow and become stronger for having that experience. When they figure out that I am not grading them on their talent – rather grading them on improvement – they have a better outlook.”

After 16 years of heading up the program, Key said he sees himself continuing to live his passion for years to come, and he loves when he gets to see a student’s passion begin to blossom.

“There is a lot of investment here, and I hope to complete my calling at Hartselle,” he said. “This is my 27th year in education.

I want to do more, and I still think there is more I can do. I feel like there is still good instruction in me, and I am still learning as a musician.

“I am very happy here. This is where I want to be. These kids, when they come in every day, they know what to expect.

It’s a comfortable environment, and I look forward to seeing them every day.”

FOOD & DRINK

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This pair of recipes goes together like peas and carrots. The spiced pork tenderloin recipe is simple to make, with a brine to give the flavor an added boost. While it bakes, you can make the Quick Apple Chutney to go with it. Overall this duo can be done any day of the week but is lovely enough for a Sunday supper.

SPICED PORK TENDERLOIN Pork tenderloin is a skinny cut of meat that comes from the underside of the short ribs. It is considered the most tender part of a loin. Because pork tenderloins are so skinny, they do not take long to cook.

When you purchase a pork tenderloin, it will generally come as a pair â&#x20AC;&#x201C; two skinny pieces of meat in the same package. I always cook them both, but if you have a very small family, you could make one and freeze the other. We love leftovers around here, so saving one for later is never an option.

INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 lb. pork tenderloin (usually comes in pairs) 1 1/2 cups water 1/3 cup apple juice 1/4 cup kosher salt 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp. whole black peppercorns 1/2 tsp. freshly-ground black pepper 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. onion powder 1 Tb. avocado oil INSTRUCTIONS 1. To begin, place the pork tenderloins in a gallon-sized zip-top bag.

2. Add the water, apple juice, garlic, kosher salt and peppercorns. Remove as much of the air as possible and seal the bag closed.

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3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Squishâ&#x20AC;? the mixture around to combine and place the bag in a dish in case of leaks. Refrigerate the pork in the brine for about six hours. You can do this in the morning and let it do its thing all day until it is time to make supper.

4. When it is time to make your pork tenderloin, heat your oven to 400 degrees.

5. Remove the tenderloins from the brine and pat the meat dry with paper towels.

6. In a small dish, combine the ground black pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. Season the pork all over with the seasoning mixture.

7. Heat the avocado oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Place the tenderloins in the skillet and cook undisturbed for three to four minutes or until the meat gets nicely browned. Turn it over and immediately slide the skillet into the oven.

8. Bake the pork tenderloin until a thermometer reaches 145 degrees, about 20-25 minutes.

9. Allow the meat to rest for about five minutes before slicing.

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QUICK APPLE CHUTNEY

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Apple Chutney is a wonderful spiced apple topping that is perfect for serving with or on meats; it is particularly good with chicken or pork.

Chutney has its origins in Indian cuisine and is typically made up of fruit with sugar, spices and vinegar or another acid. There are many ways to make it, from the complex to quick and simple versions like this one.

INGREDIENTS 1 Tb. ghee, butter or coconut oil 4 Granny Smith apples – or a mix of your favorite varieties – peeled, cored and diced 1 tsp. fresh thyme leaves, minced 1/4 tsp. sea salt 1/4 tsp. Freshly-ground black pepper pinch cayenne pepper pinch Ceylon cinnamon 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar (I use Bragg’s) INSTRUCTIONS 1. To begin, melt the ghee in a skillet over low heat.

2. Add in your diced apples, along with the salt, pepper, cayenne, thyme and Ceylon cinnamon.

3. Gently toss the apples to coat them with all of the seasonings.

4. Cook the apples for about 20 minutes or until they are just soft and caramelized.

5. Stir in the apple cider vinegar.

6. Serve the apple chutney immediately or store it in the refrigerator for serving later.

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SMOKINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; GOOD TIME Holy Smoke BBQ is a Hartselle institution STORY AND PHOTOS BY CONSTANCE SMITH

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You might have noticed some changes to a long-existing restaurant location along Highway 31 here in Hartselle. In January, Holy Smoke BBQ moved from the southern edge of Hartselle to right in the middle of all the bustling activity.

Junior Hyatt started his adventure in barbecue with a homemade smoker he built on an old boat trailer. He began selling barbecue from that trailer, food truck style, and it was such a hit that after six months, he opened a physical restaurant in the Jones Chapel area of Cullman.

In 2013 he opened the Holy Smoke BBQ restaurant in south Hartselle, and it has been operating in Hartselle ever since.

Junior started the restaurant to give him more time with his family, and today it continues to be a family affair. The restaurant is now run by his sons, Brad and Bart, and Bart’s wife, Jackie. The baked beans and slaw recipes were passed down from their grandmothers, and everything that is done there is an expression of their love of that heritage.

Brad said his family feels incredibly lucky to be able to do a job they love – and to be able to do it with the people who mean the most to them.

In addition to the family, Holy Smoke BBQ has several teenage employees. Brad said someone’s first job should teach them responsibility but also be fun, and their young employees work hard. The restaurant has had little turnover among the young staff, but many of them are seniors this year and will be heading off to college in the fall. It will be time to bring in the next generation of young employees.

Brad said moving to the new location was a whirlwind over the holiday break. It’s always a challenge moving into a new location and developing a new routine, adapting to a whole new environment. One of the challenges, he noted, was adjusting to a location with a drive-up window, which was something their previous location did not have.

It is convenient for people with mobility issues, or a mother with young children in tow, to not have to get out of their vehicle to get some takeout.

While they do have the drive-up window, the Hyatts stress this is not fast food – it’s good food!

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Hartselle residents seem to agree that, indeed, Holy Smoke BBQ is good food. The restaurant has a variety of offerings, from ribs to pulled pork, but if you are looking for chicken wings or brisket, you will want to go early. Everything Holy Smoke BBQ offers is made daily, and when it’s gone, it’s gone!

While the location has changed, some things have never changed. It is still all about family, great food and meats that are smoked in that same, homemade smoker that once traveled on a boat trailer.

Holy Smoke BBQ is located 900 Highway 31 NW, Hartselle.

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Spring time is here, and when I can open my windows and get fresh air in the house, I find myself inspired to deep clean and freshen up our entire home.

Now if you are anything like me, not only do you like a clean and fresh home, but you also like to save money. Here are three of my favorite homemade cleaners that work just as well as, or better than, all those pre-made store-bought ones. With some basic ingredients, you can make all sorts of homemade cleaners that not only work great but are cost effective as well. It’s a win-win!

FAB FRESH First of all, is there anything that smells better than linens that have dried on a clothesline? I don’t know what it is about sunshine that smells so wonderful, but science has yet to duplicate that aroma that takes me straight back to my childhood and my grandma’s house.

While we can take the blankets and linens out to the clothesline, one thing we cannot take out to soak up the sunshine is our upholstery fabric or carpets. To give those a refreshing scent, I have a homemade deodorizing spray I use.

I call it Fab Fresh.

WHAT YOU NEED • 1 1/2 cups warm water • 1/2 cup witch hazel • 20 drops essential oils • 1 drop pure Castile liquid soap • 16 oz. spray bottle INSTRUCTIONS 1. Put the water, witch hazel, oils and drop of pure Castile soap in the spray bottle.

2. Shake to combine.

3. Spray as desired.

Note You can use your favorite “fresh” essential oils in this, such as lavender, peppermint or refreshing blends.

GLASS AND SURFACE CLEANER

Finally, when it comes to all of that spring cleaning, you’ll probably find yourself washing your hands quite a bit. I for one love foaming hand soaps, but I don’t love paying the price of most of them out there. This homemade foaming hand soap uses some of the same basic ingredients I have used in the other recipes and costs about a quarter of the premade kinds. I’ve also found it doesn’t dry my skin out as much as other soaps tend to do.

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WHAT YOU NEED • 1 1/2 cups water • 1/2 cup pure Castile liquid soap • 10 drops essential oil • 16 oz. foaming soap bottle INSTRUCTIONS: To make your hand soap, simply combine the ingredients in the bottle and invert it a few times to mix the ingredients.

Note I like using lemon or citrus essential oil for hand soap in my kitchen. In the bathroom I might use lavender, or I might choose peppermint during the holidays. Have fun experimenting with different oils to create your own fragrance blends.

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Hooray for Pre-K!

Pre-K as a benefit it can offer students before kinHartselle City Schools is home to eight pre-kinderdergarten ever begins. garten classrooms, and all seek to ready students Hartselle City Schools wants to offer this gift of and families for the kindergarten classroom and readiness to Hartselle’s children. First Class Pre-K beyond. registration has begun for the 2020-2021 school Seven of the eight classrooms are Alabama Deyear and will continue every Friday through the partment of Early Childhood Education First Class month of February and until all classrooms have Pre-K classrooms, which are funded through a grant reached capacity. process requiring schools to abide by rigorous operDetails can be found at www.hartselletigers.org ating guidelines. One of the eight classrooms is the Early Childhood Learning in a PreSchool Environment or by calling 256-773-5419. There are seats available pre-kindergarten classroom, which is an inclusive for the current school year as well for those students program for preschoolers with and without disabilities. who turned 4 on or before Sept. 1, 2019.

SUSAN HAYES Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program has been The ECLIPSE pre-kindergarten classroom will be HCS FEDERAL PROGRAMS awarded the highest quality rating by the National housed at Crestline Elementary School in the 2020COORDINATOR Institute for Early Education Research for 13 con2021 school year. Children with special needs who secutive years. The program seeks to ready students for the meet the state requirements for eligibility and need a full range kindergarten classroom, and it defines a “ready” student as one of services as determined by their Individualized Education Plan who has an enthusiasm for learning, has an ability to function teams are eligible to attend starting after their third birthday. They in a school setting, has age-appropriate communication and do not have to be three when the school year starts. They may problem-solving skills and is healthy. continue to receive services until they are eligible for kindergarten.

The Department of Early Childhood Education points to nuThese students will be joined by typical peers who are without merous studies that have shown students who participate in high disabilities and who attend either full-day or half-day sessions, up quality Pre-K programs are less likely to repeat a grade or require to five days per week. remedial education and tend to score higher on achievement tests.

Interested parents of students with or without disabilities can They are then more likely to graduate from high school and go on call Crestline Elementary School at 256-773-9967 for details. to college, and they tend to get higher paying salaries as adults.

The benefits of a pre-kindergarten year extend well beyond the The Department of Early Childhood Education sees First Class calendar year itself.

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ARTS & CULTURE

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Dancer. Actress. Singer. Becca Faulk isn’t defined by just one of her many extracurricular activities. The senior at Hartselle High School is a lover of all things theatre, and she has her eyes set on Broadway.

That love started when she was a young child. The Faulk family moved to Hartselle when Becca was in the first grade, and her first taste of the spotlight was being involved in Hartselle’s community theatre troupe, the College Street Players, for its production of “Alice in Wonderland.” According to mother Jenny, after that, there was no going back for her daughter.

“I can close my eyes and still vividly picture that 7-year-old girl in the middle of the stage, and I could tell she was at

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home,” Jenny said. “I knew then that she loved it and would continue performing.”

More than a decade later, Becca’s resume is packed with musical theatre experience. She has been cast in countless roles with the CSP as well

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as the Hartselle High School drama program, the Bank Street Players in Decatur and Independent Music Production. She’s had roles in “Hello, Dolly!,” “High School Musical,” “Much Ado About Nothing,” “The Music Man” and “Mary Poppins.”

She hasn’t stopped with musical theatre though – Becca is also the captain of Tiger Paws, the HHS dance line, and president of the International Thespian Society, and she sings in the high school chorus.

Becca has spent the past several months traveling the country for her various auditions.

She’s performed her songs and monologues at more than 20 schools across the United States to date. Nazareth College, Baldwin-Wallace

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University, James Madison University and Texas Christian University are a few of the institutions she’s visited either on campus or during National Unified Auditions, a convention-like event that brings students and drama programs together.

“Being accepted to any of these schools is a two-step process,” Jenny said. “First you have to academically be accepted to the school, and then you have to audition either on campus or at a Unified event.” The mom-anddaughter duo have been to New York, Wisconsin and Chicago in recent months on a quest to find the perfect drama program for Becca.

Becca said something happens when she’s on stage and, while she’s not a shy person by any means, she said she feels like she’s fullfilling her calling when she’s performing. “I’m 36 Hartselle Living

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Beccaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father Andy and her brother Logan can often be found running the tech side of the things during her shows, and when not traveling with her daughter, Jenny is involved with the College Street Players herself.

Jenny said she is impressed by her daughter and all that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accomplished in her 18 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so mature and together because of this,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You fail a lot, to get to where she is, because you have to be willing to try, and you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to fail. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been fun to see her overcome things other people will never get to experience their own children accomplish.

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three computers with learning activities. Free Wi-Fi Welcome to the William Bradford Huie Library is available, as well. of Hartselle. If you have never had the pleasure Your library card also gives you access to our free of visiting us, we hope you can make time soon.

We offer a wide selection of books, activities e-book service, Camellia Net. There are thousands of and services. e-books and audiobooks to check out.

We have approximately 30,000 books, 300 Through Alabama Public Library Services, we audiobooks and more than 750 movies availhave free online resources to provide assistance for: able for checkout. We are continually looking • Homework for new books and new authors to expand our • Online tutoring collection. Please talk to one of the librarians if • ACT, SAT, ASVAB, GRE and GED test prep you have a suggestion or recommendation for • Career prep a new book or author!

• Resume writing MICHELLE BLAYLOCK Additionally, both the Decatur Daily and the • Job search LIBRARY MANAGER Hartselle Enquirer newspapers are available Are you in a book club? Alabama Public Library for our patrons to enjoy.

Services has more than 160 books with multiple We have preschool activities, story time for adults with spe- copies available for checkout through our library.

We also have two used book rooms that have a wide range cial needs, craft classes for adults, special programs throughof books and magazines for sell. out the year and Summer Reading Programs for all ages.

Other services available through our library are printing, phoWe offer seven computers with internet access and multiple programs, such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel for tocopying, test proctoring, scanning to email or thumb drive. creating documents. We also have one computer dedicated We have something for everybody! We hope to see you soon to our Online Public Access Catalog. For children, there are at the library!

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OUT & ABOUT LES AMIES WINTER FORMAL

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1. Kenzie Hamlett, Shelby Moore, Maddie Ferguson and Catherine Cline 2. Lexie Smith and Rocky Smith 3. Shannon Ferguson and Maddie Ferguson.

4. Brad Bodine and Shelby Moore 5. Jonathan Carnes and Shanna Alexander.

6. David Sittason and Grace Sittason 7. Carlton Guyse and Maggie Guyse 8. Chasity Moore, Shelby Moore and Charlie Moore.

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NEW MEMBER PERKS Did you know new members receive a free ad in Hartselle Living?

Additionally, they receive several exclusive benefits, such as a listing in the Chamber’s online Membership Directory and recognition in the Chamber’s bi-monthly e-newsletter, Hartselle Living Magazine and the Chamber’s social media accounts. They are invited to serve on community committees and the HACC Board of Directors. They receive exclusive invitations to attend Chamber events and member discounts.

Members can leave their information in the Chamber office visitor center, and Chamber staff only refer Chamber members to visitors of the area.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Annual Meeting - May 1

The Chamber’s Cinderella Ball will be March 7 at 6 p.m. at The Burleson Center. For more information visit www.hartsellechamber.com.

Total Resource Campaign March 23 through May 13 Oceans of Opportunity will be our third annual campaign.

The sponsorships and marketing opportunities offered to our membership during this campaign help the Chamber provide a variety of programs, including workforce development, leadership, networking opportunities and business development events.

NEW MEMBERS North Alabama Cat & Bird Veterinary Clinic Stillwater Washing Co. Stopwatch Urgent Care Centers LLC New Members from Dec. 1, 2019, to Jan. 31, 2020

Presented by Redstone Federal Credit Union, the annual meeting is an opportunity to celebrate the past 12 months in our community while looking ahead to anticipate what’s next for the Hartselle Area. The Chamber will present the Dr. Thomas M. Guyton Humanitarian Award, the Rosie E. R. Roberts Business Award, the John J. Sparkman Citizenship Award, The Tommy Ed Roberts Civic Award and our HCAA Ambassador of the Year Award.

We are delighted to host Ralph E. Nelson Jr., president and chief executive officer of the Rocket City Trash Pandas, right off their opening, as our keynote speaker.

RSVP information will be available as the event approaches.

2019-2020 HARTSELLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS/STAFF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman of the Board: Grant McKelvey, McKelvey Technologies Treasurer/Secretary: Brad Sheats, Life Church Incoming Chair: Tammy Lott, Redstone Federal Credit Union

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Dr. Chuck Gill, Morgan Animal Hospital Janan Downs, Zoey’s Downtown RaJane Hampton, United Country Four Oaks Realty and Auction

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PAST EVENTS Dec. 12, 2019, the Chamber hosted the 2019 City Appreciation Luncheon, presented by Sonoco Reels & Plugs. This luncheon is done as a way to express our gratitude for the City of Hartselle and Hartselle Utilities employees for all they do for the Chamber and our city throughout the year. We could not pull off any of our annual events without all of their hard work and dedication!

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John Kyzer was the winner of the Grand Door Prize from the City Appreciation Luncheon, donated by Main St. Mortgage.

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