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Chamber Run Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 27th, 2021 because the Madison Chamber of Commerce is excitedly moving forward with their first-ever Chamber Color Run, a community-wide, family-friendly, outdoor event.

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COMMUNITY Major John Stringer is serving as Acting Chief of Madison Police Department.

In The Service

Carl Gamble flew 244 combat missions to drop propaganda leaflets as an Air Force pilot in Vietnam from 1968-1969. He still has nightmares about the fateful flight that led to his Distinguished Flying Cross.

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EDUCATION

Tootsie Roll Drive

Major John Stringer serving as acting chief for Madison Police

By GREGG PARKER Gregg.Parker@madisoncountyrecord.com MADISON – Major John Stringer has been named Acting Chief of Madison Police Department.

In January, Mayor Paul Finley appointed Stringer as Acting Chief when then chief David Jernigan retired.

Stringer will continue projects that Jernigan started, including founding a Community Advisory Committee, adding a Mental Health Officer and Crisis Intervention Officers to the force, implementing a residential/commercial House of Worship Security Assessment program and expanding Driver Training Program with Crash Review Committee.

Currently, Stringer is collaborating

with Madison City Schools administrators to launch monthly after-school dialogue between School Resource Officers and students to share concerns, information and ideas.

Stringer said Madison Police Department can advance to the next level in recruitment, retention and promotion of professionally trained and committed officers who want to serve Madison citizens.

With 24 years in law enforcement, the Huntsville native is following members of his family who worked as police officers and public servants. In 1998, Stringer earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He joined Madison Police Department in 1998.

During his career, he has worked as Field See STRINGER Page 2A

Children in Madison City Schools will benefit from the $9,000 donation from the annual Tootsie Roll Drive of the Madison chapter of Knights of Columbus. The Knights from St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, along with MCS students, collected donations for the MCS Special Education Department. Page 7A

After a postponement date due to concerns over COVID-19, the 2021 State Cheer Championships was finally held. Both James Clemens and Sparkman exited the fierce competition with state championship trophies. Page 1B

Families and staff of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Huntsville Hospital (NICU) got some love last week from Mill Creek Elementary. The school completed its 9th annual “Sweet Treats for Sweet Hearts” outreach to NICU coinciding with Valentines Day. Students, led by reading coach Tosha Swearingen, 4th grade teacher Haley Davidson and others,, stuffed 50 bags for families with babies in the NICU along with goody bags and baskets for doctors and nurses. Swearingen has a personal connection to NICU. Her son was one of its patients years ago. Several other MCES teachers had babies there including 3rd Grade teacher Michael Kelley, who assisted in loading up the gifts. Heather Green from the NICU unit at the hospital thanked teachers and students for the gift bags when she came by the school to pick them up. Some of the sweet cards are from students who were NICU babies themselves.

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MADISON – The Madison Fire & Rescue released the identities of the two victims of a Feb. 4 house fire in Madison. According to a press release issued last week, fire officials said 64-year-old Gregory Sanders was found deceased by firefighters after responding to a fire at 106 Cottonport Place in Madison The Madison County Coroner’s office has identified the cause of death as smoke inhalation. Police investigators concluded that no criminal elements were present in relation to the fire, or the cause of death.

The female victim that was rescued has been identified as 56-yearold Suzanne Sanders. She is still in serious condition in the burn unit at UAB. At this time Madison Fire & Police investigators have ruled the fire cause to be accidental.

Lifesouth needing help after winter weather

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MADISON - Earlier this week, winter weather impacting portions of North Alabama, including Madison. LifeSouth Community Blood Centers made the decision to cancel some of their mobile blood drives and donor centers for staff and donor safety.

Now they are trying to catchup.

LifeSouth Madison locations on Madison Blvd and County Line Road were closed and all mobile driveswere canceled Monday and Tuesday.

LifeSouth, like many blood centers across America, are in an emergency blood appeal. During an emergency appeal, local hospitals have less than a two day blood supply on their shelves.

LifeSouth must collect more than 180 blood product donations every day for patients at 17 North Alabama hospitals, regardless of weather or holiday.

“On our books, we have projected for the next two days to draw 400 units,” Kelley McPhail, LifeSouth District Director said.

After a two day halt on blood donation, LifeSouth is urging all eligible donors to give.

“We are going to need an out pour of donors waiting at our doors ready to donate on Wednesday to makeup for a two day loss,” McPhail said.

Go to www.lifesouth.org for information on how to give.

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“Let the good times roll”

The Rotary Club of Madison helped make this year’s Mardi Gras a wonderful celebration at the Madison Senior Center on Hughes Drive last week.

The celebration looked a little different this year due to the pandemic, but the one thing that didn’t change were the great, big smiles on everyone’s faces. Rotary members handed out Mardi Gras goodies to seniors who participated in the drive-up parking lot Mardi Gras celebration on Friday. There was even a king and queen for the celebration. The 2021 Mardi Gras royalty includes King Jerry Cottone (above left) and Our Queen Shirley Jemison (below left).

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Madison City Schools received a generous $32,000 contribution last week from the local Schools Foundation to help MCS teachers attain National Board Certification. In a five-year initiative called the “Raise Your Hand” campaign, the ultimate goal by the Schools Foundation and its partners is to for 27 percent of the teacher workforce in Madison City, Huntsville and Madison County school districts to be a NBCT (National Board Certified Teacher). School leaders say that would make this area the national leader in NBCT status among the Huntsville metro area’s peer cities. National Board Certification is the most respected professional certification available in K-12 education, currently held by only 3 percent of teachers in the United States. Statistics show impressive learning gains by students taught by NBCT teachers and a tremendous return on investment for their respective communities.

Stringer Training Officer, SWAT Team Assistant Leader, Narcotics Investigator and Patrol Sergeant.

After his promotion to Lieutenant in 2010, Stringer established the Officer of Professional Standards to monitor In-

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He later was assigned to Investigations, which included vice and narcotics, crimes against children, white-collar investigations and Crime Scene Unit Administration. Promoted to Captain in 2019, he eventually assumed the position of Assistant Chief. He was responsible for planning, staffing and operations of Patrol, Investigations, Special Operations, Records and Communications Divisions. He also served as Public Information Officer.

Stringer’s other training includes FBI National Academy and a master’s degree in public administration. Stringer acknowledged mentoring from Jernigan and retired Lieutenant Scott Peak.

Stringer and wife Amanda are parents of three children. The Stringers like kayaking, hiking and CrossFit. Comments Have a comment about a story or a suggestion?

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The Chamber Run was originally planned for last year, but COVID forced organizers to postpone the run. It will be held on March 27 in downtown Madison.

Registration open for the Madison Chamber’s first-ever color run

MADISON - Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 27th, 2021 because the Madison Chamber of Commerce is excitedly moving forward with their first-ever Chamber Color Run, a community-wide, family-friendly, outdoor event that is sure to make one’s weekend extra colorful and cheerful.

A Health Fair will follow the 5k race and 1-mile fun run and will fea-

Planned route for the 5k race.

ture food trucks, many vendors, activities, and much more.

The certified 5K race will begin at Madison City Schools Stadium at 8 a.m. and loop through downtown Madison. The 1-mile fun run is perfect for Madison’s youngest runners and will begin at 9 a.m.

A few things to note about Madison’s Color Run • Strollers are more than welcome, but please leave your furry friends at home.

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• Packet pick-ups will take place on Thursday and Friday before the race. Please reference the sign-up page for dates and times.

• Shirts are included with all registrations completed by March 15th.

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Gov. Ivey awards funds to Crisis Services of North Alabama to help domestic violence victims

By STAFF REPORTS MONTGOMERY— The Crisis Services of North Alabama, which serves Limestone and Madison counties, are among seventeen nonprofit agencies helping domestic violence victims that will receive additional financial assistance through the state’s Domestic Violence Trust Fund, Gov. Kay Ivey announced.

The trust fund was created by the Alabama Legislature in 2015 and endorsed by then Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey, who continues her support of the program.

“Domestic violence should not be an issue, yet it occurs and unfortunately infiltrates every segment of society and every part of the state,” Gov. Ivey said. “These funds go to help those who are impacted by the ugliness of domestic violence by providing them with shelter and security.”

Funded through a marriage recording fee, the trust fund is managed by the Alabama Department of Economic and

Community Affairs. Funds are issued on a quarterly basis to agencies. Appropriations to each agency are determined by several factors, including service area population and the number of domestic violence occurrences within those service areas.

“Gov. Ivey is aware of the valuable services these agencies provide to families who are trapped in domestic violence situations and have nowhere to turn,” ADECA Director Kenneth Bowell said. “These services are provided for free and administered by skilled, compassionate staff members, including many who have been in those same situations themselves.”

In the first three quarters of fiscal year 2020, ADECA has distributed a total of $1.3 million from the trust fund to agencies statewide.

ADECA administers an array of programs supporting law enforcement and traffic safety, economic development, energy conservation, water resource management and recreation development.

A wintery mix fell on Madison over the weekend and early this week, including at Toyota Field.

The Rocket City Trash Pandas are hoping for better weather when local high school baseball teams take the field in the coming weeks. See page 2B for details. The winter precipitation caused traffic issues throughout North Alabama. Fortunately, warmer temps are on tap for this weekend. See page 5A for this week’s look at the weather.

Huntsville Botanical Garden launches Youth Volunteer Program

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Huntsville International Airport named one of the top 10 small airports in U.S. by USA Today

By STAFF REPORTS HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville International Airport was announced today among the top contenders in the USA Today Top Ten Small Airports in the U.S. It is the only airport in Alabama to have secured a spot in the top twenty.

Nominees were chosen by a panel of experts which included editors from USA Today, editors from 10Best.com, expert contributors, and sources from other Gannett media properties. Finalists were chosen by an online public vote that took place over the course of four weeks.

“Huntsville International Airport is honored to have been nominated once again as one of the Best Small Airports in the U.S. by USA Today”, said Jana Steen, Public Relations Manager at Huntsville International. “We are grateful to our community for voting for us and keeping us among the top airports in the country for the second

year in a row. We congratulate all of the fine airports that we share a top team status with.”

The top ten winners in this category are as follows: 1. Myrtle Beach International Airport 2. Huntsville International Airport 3. F. Green Airport 4. Long Island MacArthur Airport 5. Piedmont Triad International Airport 6. Paine Field 7. Bradley International Airport 8. Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport 9. Buffalo Niagara International Airport 10. Des Moines International Airport What is a Small Hub Airport: The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) identifies nearly 3,330 existing and proposed airports that are included in the national airport system. The NPIAS contains all commercial service airports, all

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About Huntsville International Airport The Port of Huntsville operating entities include Huntsville International Airport (HSV), International Intermodal Center, Jetplex Industrial Park, Signature Flight Support, Four Points Sheraton, Sunset Landing Golf Course, and Foreign Trade Zone #83.

Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is the largest commercial airport in North Alabama, serving over 1 million passengers annually.

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HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville Botanical Garden announced Tuesday the launch of a Youth Volunteer Program that engages teenagers in handson work in horticulture, environmental education and plant conservation at the Garden. During the summer of 2021, participants will gain real-world experience under the mentorship of STEM professionals, allowing them to cultivate a personal connection to the environment and explore careers in the green sector.

“The Youth Volunteer Program will serve as a catalyst, a starting point for the environmentalists, horticulturalists and plant scientists of the future,” said Sue Wagner, chief executive officer of the Garden. “Someday, these young participants will be the ones to take care of the green spaces in our community and beyond, and it is up to us to equip them with the knowledge, skills and passion they need to succeed.”

“Many young people are unaware of the diverse career opportunities available to them in the green sector, from horticulture and agriculture to plant genomics and sustainability. If we take action today to introduce young people to the applications of STEM and spark their passion for plants, we can help ensure a healthier community and world tomorrow,” said Wagner.

Program participants will complete a minimum of 30 hours of volunteer service on site at the Garden in June and July. Working directly with expert members of the Garden’s staff, the young volunteers will gain firsthand experience in a variety of outdoor jobs with task assignments that preference their personal areas of interest. Tasks may include planting and watering in the greenhouse, completing horticulture maintenance in the Garden, supporting plant conservation research projects, assisting with summer science camp activities and more.

Throughout the program, participants will also have the opportunity to meet other local professionals in the green sector during periodic career presentations, and they will be encouraged to promote environmental sustainability by applying what they learn to take action in their own homes.

The Garden is currently accepting applications for the Youth Volunteer Program until Mar. 22, 2021. Applicants must be between the ages of 13 and 18.

More information about the Youth Volunteer Program, including instructions for application, can be found at hsvbg.org/youth-volunteer-program.

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In the Service Carl Gamble flew 244 combat missions in Vietnam, stationed out of Da Nang

By GREGG PARKER Gregg.Parker@madisoncounty record.com MADISON - Carl Gamble flew 244 combat missions to drop propaganda leaflets as an Air Force pilot in Vietnam from 1968-1969. He still has nightmares about the fateful flight that led to his Distinguished Flying Cross.

“That’s the only one where I ever got hit by enemy ground fire. Out of 244 missions, that’s the one,” Gamble said.

March 1, 1969, seemed like just another day for the 9th Special Operations Squadron out of Da Nang.

Gamble flew missions to drop leaflets telling the enemy to give up and turn in their rifles for food. Other pilots used the C-47 airplanes as gunships for air-to-ground attacks and for electronic jamming.

“Just scattered clouds that day, and we were flying just a regular mission. Usually the enemy – the Viet Cong – would not shoot at us because we were unarmed,” Gamble said.

Also onboard the pilot’s old C-47 airplane were his co-pilot, a first lieutenant, a navigator, the loadmaster, a tech sergeant and the flight mechanic. Two enlisted soldiers went along for the ride. The loadmaster typically emptied the 200 boxes of leaflets down the chute during the flight for distribution to the natives.

But 30 minutes into the flight, over the An Hoa River and about 25 miles from the air base, the unexpected happened. A .50-caliber bullet from an enemy machinegun struck the bottom of the airplane’s fuselage. The aircraft shook and the loadmaster said, “We’re hit.”

The bullet ripped through the fuselage, hit the hydraulic line, went through the left wing and into the left engine, which caught fire immediately. They had to decide to bail out the crew or return to Da Nang.

Gamble notified air traffic about their emergency and turned for Da Nang. But the fuel tank in the left wing exploded, filling the cockpit with smoke and heat. The airplane was flying sideways on one engine.

“I’m saying to God, “Please don’t

let me die in this unforsaken place that I don’t want to be anyway. If I die here, I’ll never see my friends again back in the States,’” Gamble said.

The tower told them, “You’re too low. You’re not going to make it to the runway.” “That’s when I really believe my belief in God, I would make it to the runway. Going from doubt to courage,” he said.

The aircraft touched down, without brakes because all hydraulic fluid was lost. The airplane rolled to a stop and Gamble told everyone to evacuate. However, the loadmaster said the fire and smoke was too intense to exit.

Fortunately, the base helicopter, nicknamed Pedro, arrived and hovered above the burning plane. The wind from its blades pushed the flames and smoke enough so everyone could scramble out the exit. All seven occupants exited safely, only subjected to bruises.

Less than two minutes later, the auxiliary tank exploded. The airplane was totally destroyed.

Gamble received the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters.

While picking cotton as a child in Madison, Gamble saw fighters flying and decided to become a pilot. A graduate of Tennessee State University, he earned commission from Air Force ROTC in 1965. After 56 weeks of flight training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, he left for Vietnam in February 1968.

Gamble, 78, now lives in Matthews, N.C. near Charlotte, with wife of 48 years, Elaine. He owns a real estate company.

Their son Davian and daughter Leilana Vaughan live in Charlotte.

Elaine and Carl have four grandchildren.

Gamble’s book, “My Blue Yonder,” tells his journey from picking cotton to piloting one of the world’s largest airplanes. He has 100-percent disability rating from Veterans Affairs. Gamble belongs to Charlotte Social Connections, Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals and Black Airline Aviator Pioneers.

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Captain Carl Gamble • Served as Air Force pilot in Vietnam out of Da Nang from 1968-1969.

• In his book, “My Blue Yonder,” tells his journey from Madison cottonfields to piloting one of the world’s largest airplanes.

• Became the first black pilot inducted into Madison County Military Hall of Heroes in 2018. ing in dialogue and events that are nonproductive. There could be a lot more dialogue about what’s going on in our country today,” Gamble said about the 50th commemoration of the Vietnam War. “I would not like to think Vietnam and our other wars are not a wasted cause. Peace and love to all our veterans around the world.”

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Then 1st Lieutenant Carl Gamble takes flight training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, before going to Vietnam in 1968.

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Carl Gamble holds a copy of his book, “My Blue Yonder.”

Madison Weather with Steve Norris

Warmer temps return this weekend

By STEVE NORRIS MADISON - North Alabama continues to be locked into a very cold winter pattern for much of the week with occasional precipitation of all types from rain to freezing rain to snow.

Two-thirds of the United States has been affected by winter storms this week with the coldest weather in over 100 years in parts of Oklahoma and Texas. When you get the Arctic air mass on the ground but then have warmer air just above the ground you get

freezing rain like we have received.

I finally see a little light at the end of the tunnel with temperatures reaching the 40s by the weekend. I expect 50s to return for the week of the 22nd thru the 27th.

More winter weather is expected in March; however, later in the month we expect to get some much warmer temperatures and the threat of thunderstorms will begin to go up.

Next week I will have a complete review on this week’s winter storms. You can reach me anytime with questions at weather1@ charter.net

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Knights of Columbus donate $9K to MCS Special Education

By GREGG PARKER Gregg.Parker@madison countyrecord.com

special learning tools, educational games, teacher resources, software programs, school supplies tailored to specific motor skills and other items,” MCS Special Education Coordinator Brenda Albritton said. “We appreciate the loyal support from Knights of Columbus for our students.”

“They have a servant heart to donate their time and efforts each year to raise money for this special population. (The Knights are) a valuable partner of Madison City Schools,” Albritton said.

Since 2012, fewer stores have permitted the Knights to pursue their Tootsie Roll drive. “This year’s storefronts went down to zero, given the pandemic,” Villarreal said. “In 2018, we came up with a new fundraising event to supplement the decline in storefront participation, the Tootsie Roll 5K.” The 5K’s current venue is Bradford Creek Greenway near Heritage Elementary School.

“We plan to continue the race and grow it as much as possi-

MADISON – Children in Madison City Schools will benefit from the $9,000 donation from the annual Tootsie Roll Drive of the Madison chapter of Knights of Columbus.

The Knights from St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, along with MCS students, collected donations for the MCS Special Education Department.

On one weekend, they handed out Tootsie Rolls labeled with the Knights logo and “Helping People with Intellectual Disabilities.” They gathered outside local storefronts, like Walmart, Ace Hardware and IGA grocery.

They don’t sell the candy but ask for donations.

The drive both raises funds and awareness of Knights’ work and causes, Jerome Villarreal said. Villarreal is Grand Knight and Intellectual Disabilities Chairman for Knights of Columbus, Council 10232, in Madison.

“The money will be used for

ble,” Villarreal said. “We’re looking for a venue that draws more attention to Madison City Schools (as recipient), like Madison City Schools Stadium.”

In thanking the Knights, Joanna Futch, Pre-K Special Education teacher at Mill Creek Elementary School, said her department bought software to make Pragmatic Organization Dynamic Display books, used with children who are non-verbal, have limited language and struggle with articulation.

“Many thanks to you and your crew for all you do for us,” Futch said.

Officers for Knights of Columbus include Grand Knight Jerome Villarreal, Financial Secretary Ron Belz, Deputy Grand Knight Seth Tolson, Chancellor Carlos Fernandez, Recorder Steve Broussard, Treasurer Mike Dauphinais, Advocate Nick Selig and Warden Andy Haq. Other officers are Inside Guard Joey Cook, Outside Guard James Cook, One-Year Trustee Danny Garcia, TwoYear Trustee John Phillip,

Members of Knights of Columbus, along with students, from St. John the Baptist Catholic Church collected donations for the Tootsie Roll Drive. Proceeds benefited Madison City Schools.

Three-Year Trustee Joe McCarty, Chaplain Rev. Bryan Lowe and Lecturer Mike Dauphinais.

Cameron Ellis is Fraternal Benefits Advisor.

The Knights of Columbus Council meets monthly on first and third Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at St. John Catholic Church. Be-

cause of COVID, their hybrid meetings include limited in-person seating and Webex viewing.

“Most importantly we pray,” Villarreal said.

For more information, call 256-722-01308, email KofC10232@ gmail.com or visit madison-kofc.org or Facebook.

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MADISON – Kindergartners who have an inclination for the game of chess can enter an event custom-tailored for them.

“Yes, kindergarteners not only play chess, but they can compete in the unique 2021 Madison City Kindergarten Chess Tournament,” Ranae Bartlett said. Bartlett serves as Executive Director of Madison City Chess League.

The MCCL tournament is open to any student enrolled in kindergarten in home, private or public school. Madison City Schools provides a free ChessKid account to every elementary student, and kindergartners can access the software with Clever.

“If you do not attend Madison City Schools, just include your ChessKid Username to add yourself when you register,” Bartlett said. Students in pre-kindergarten also can enter. If the child is not a Madison student, include ChessKid Username in the “Notes” section during registration.

Tournament players will visit ChessKid.com on Feb. 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. The tournament allows 15 minutes per side with 5 rounds.

“No memberships are required,” Bartlett said. “For both rated and non-rated kindergarten students, this will be a non-rated tournament and great practice for the Kindergarten section of the Madison City Chess Championship.”

Registration deadline is Feb. 25. Entry fee is $10 for MCCL members, or $20 for players who are not members.

To register, visit madisonchess.com, and click the section for Madison City Kindergarten Chess Tournament. On the next page, scroll down and click “Please Login/Register.”

To join tournaments, visit Play vs. Kid, and click the tournament you want to join (on the right of the screen). Players can join a ChessKid tournament 15 minutes before start time; join early so you don’t miss the first round, Bartlett said.

Players in the top ten will receive medals.

“Most online tournaments are not rated and will only affect your ChessKid or Chess.com ratings in that system. If a tournament is rated on Chess.com, tournament details will indicate this status,” Bartlett said.

U.S. Chess Federation members have numerous benefits: * Earning a rating in Official National Rating System for over-the-board tournaments. * Receiving monthly copies of “Chess Life” magazine or bi-monthly “Chess Life For Kids” magazine. * Earning rating in Online Quick and Blitz U.S. Chess-rated tournaments. * Voting in U.S. Chess elections and participating in vibrant online community at uschess.org.

MCCL’S mailing address is P.O. Box 843, Madison, AL 35758. For more information, visit madisonchess.com.

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MADISON – Adolescents’ often unpredictable and even negative patterns of behavior can puzzle parents. To help, Madison City Schools is offering a popular one-day seminar, “Youth Mental Health First Aid.” This workshop for parents aims at improving the mental well-being of their children. The curriculum discusses common signs and symptoms for teenagers.

These warning signs are anxiety, depression, eating disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD. The material also explains common signs of substance abuse.

The session presents several sobering statistics: * 64.1 percent of youth with major depression do not receive any mental health treatment (“Mental Health America”). * One in five teenagers and young adults lives with a mental health condition

(“National Alliance for Mental Illness”). * 5.13 percent of youth report having a substance use or alcohol problem (“Mental Health America”).

One in five teenagers from 13 to 18 years old lives with a mental health condition, according to the course material.

Therefore, in a class of 25, five students are impacted with a condition.

Briana Hawkins and Heather Hicks, who are Social Workers in Madison City Schools, are leading the training. Session hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to help parents and guardians to teach their children various ways to manage their mental health.

The Jan. 30 and March 26 sessions are full. The coordinators are considering a third session because of the workshop’s popularity with parents.

Participants will learn a five-step action plan that covers how to assess the risk of suicide and to link a child to appropriate help. Parents also can learn See FIRST AID Page 7A

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Heritage’s First LEGO League ‘shifts gears’ to greenway

By GREGG PARKER Gregg.Parker@madison countyrecord.com MADISON – For their FIRST LEGO League entry, the Shifting Gears team at Heritage Elementary School chose a project to help people continue an active lifestyle and ‘to get moving’ on Bradford Creek Greenway.

This greenway is popular with many residents.

Bradford Creek Greenway even has an entrance/exit at Heritage’s campus.

Visiting the greenway gave the Heritage students “the idea to develop their version of a greenway trail that would also have interactive components to keep the community moving and

engaged,” Shifting Gears Coach Ariel Grimmett said.

Team members of Shifting Gears are fourth-graders Anshita Agarwal, Diego Santos, Kaitlyn Nelson, Colin Stonecypher, Prachi Khadka and Sheldon Erickson and fifth-graders Declan Giles, Elizabeth Peterson and Evelyn Davis. Rachel Gibbs also mentors a LEGO team at Heritage.

“After interviewing the director of our local YMCA, Mr. Daniel Kassambira, the team found that many people prefer to do exercise if it is interactive and doesn’t feel like working out. They then decided to zone in on ways to make being active more fun and en-

gaging,” Grimmett said.

“The team is hopeful that our project idea will inspire people in the community to try new things to help them stay active,” Grimmett said.

FIRST LEGO League guides youth through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or STEM learning and exploration for four-yearolds to 16 years. From the Discover level, to Explore level and then to Challenge level, students will understand the basics of STEM and apply their skills in an exciting competition while building habits of learning, confidence and teamwork skills along the way, Kassambira said.

Students participating with STEM can gain re-

The Shifting Gears team for FIRST LEGO League decided to work on a project to help people continue to be active and get moving based on Bradford Creek Greenway (above). al-world, problem-solving experience in a guided, global robotics program.

This work helps today’s students and teachers build a better future together.

“Our three divisions inspire youth to experiment and grow their critical thinking, coding

and design skills through hands-on STEM learning and robotics,” Grimmett said. “A FIRST LEGO League event gives students a chance to shine.”

Each LEGO season ends with a celebration when teams show off what they learned and invented, and in our oldest

division, compete with their robots, Grimmett said. Some teams earn an invitation to FIRST LEGO League World Festival as part of FIRST Championship Houston or FIRST Championship Detroit.

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risk factors, protective steps, warning signs of mental illness and management tips, Hawkins and Hicks said.

After completing the “Youth Mental Health First Aid,” parents will better understand the impact that mental illnesses have on a person, his or her family and

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A great comeback Adversity is a word Kenli Myers knows all too well. The junior basketball player at James Clemens has been through a number of physical challenges in her years of participating in athletics and, as the 2020-2021 high school basketball season ended for the Lady Jets, Myers celebrated a comeback of major proportions. Page 3B

James Clemens won both the Varsity Game Day Class 7A and the Varsity Class 7A State Championships at the AHSAA Cheer State Championships.

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MA’s team leader is also a cancer survivor As she awoke from a good night’s sleep the morning of Dec. 15, 2016, Halia Morris thought she was dreaming when she felt a lump on neck that was painful, but she soon realized her experience was not a dream, but reality. Page 4B

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HANCEVILLE - After a postponement date due to concerns over COVID-19, the Alabama High School Athletic Association held its 2021 State Cheer Championships in its recent date reset. Both James Clemens and Sparkman exited the fierce competition with state championship trophies.

James Clemens won both the Varsity 7A and Varsity Game Day 7A divisions while Sparkman took top honors in both the Varsity Coed and Junior Varsity Coed.

“I am so proud of these athletes and how hard they been working this season with the

challenges the COVID-19 situations presented us such as the quarantines,” said Hannah Stockman head cheer coach at James Clemens. “They have used these challenges to drive them to greatness and it has paid off. Our routine was very difficult and we believe that is what will help us stand out in the Nationals coming up in April just as it did at the State Championships.”

In the final standings in Varsity Game Day 7A, the Jets were tops followed by Sparkman as runner-up and Bob Jones coming in fifth place. Stockman said of her squad, which took the Game Day title, “Wow! This was such an accomplishment for the athletes. We have worked

The Sparkman High varsity coed cheer squad won the Varsity Coed division of the AHSAA State Cheer Championships. so hard to get to the top seed in Game Day. It is very meticulous division to compete in and the

scores can very close. Both of our victories are sweet.”

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By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com BIRMINGHAM- Vestavia Hills unseated three-time defending state champion Thompson to capture the Class 7A State Championship at the 66th AHSAA State Wrestling Tournament held at Birmingham’s CrossPlex Bill Harris Arena. Vestavia scored 277.5 points to Thompson’s 240.5. The three local teams were led by Sparkman, which finished No. 8 (73.0), No. 12 Bob Jones (43.0) and No. 16 James Clemens (32.0). There were 23 teams in the two-day event.

“We competed very well and it was good each of our qualifying wrestlers scored a win at the State Tournament and it was a great experience for all of them,” said Ronnie Watson head coach of Sparkman. “I knew going into the event we had a chance to finish among the top 10. A couple of our athletes surprised me getting a couple wins and overall I’m happy with our finish.”

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Drew Lawson of Bob Jones finished runner-up in the 285-pound weight class at the Class 7A State Wrestling Championships.

The senior, who will play football at Southern Miss this fall, completed his wrestling career at Bob Jones with a 92-22 record. vivor to make it through to the finals was Drew Lawson of Bob Jones. Stepping onto the mats in the 285-pound weight class, the Southern Miss football signee went into double over-

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MADISON - While the Rocket City Trash Pandas await what will be their inaugural season of Minor League Baseball with a decision by Major League Baseball on whether a minor league season will be held, the confines of Toyota Field will see the first action of baseball for 2021 with upcoming high school and college baseball.

On Thursday, Feb. 25, a prep double-header will be played on the perfectly manicured field inside the area’s newest multi-purpose stadium. The twin-bill will begin at 3:30 p.m. and will feature local high school teams led by the Sparkman Senators (Class 7A) along with New Hope ( 4A ), Lee-Huntsville (5A) and Buckhorn (6A).

The college ranks invade Toyota Field for two days of action Saturday, March. 6 and Sunday, March

7 as four collegiate teams dance on the diamond inside Toyota Field.

NCAA Div. III schools Maryville College (Maryville, Tenn.), Edgewood College (Madison Wis.) and Huntingdon College (Montgomery) will play a round-robin style schedule with games at 12:00, 3:30 and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. On Sunday, Edgewood College will remain for a double-header versus Piedmont College (Demorest, Ga.) with first pitch coming at 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Once the college lads exit, high school rolls back in for three dates featuring 16 teams from North Alabama. The first date, March 13, James Clemens (7A) will play unofficial host to Grissom (7A), Huntsville (7A), Hoover (7A) and Russellville (5A). Four games are set for that day at 10:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

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a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. as Lindsey Lane Christian Academy (1A), Decatur Heritage (2A) and East Lawrence (3A) will go head-to-head.

The final Saturday of top-notch high school baseball will be March 27 as Colbert County (2A), Colbert Heights (3A), Covenant Christian (1A), Hatton (2A), Rogers (4A), Lexington (2A), Elkmont (3A) and Falkville (2A) will play one game each with similar start times as the previous prep Saturdays.

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Trash Pandas accept invitation in revamped MiLB structure

By STAFF REPORTS MADISON – As part of the modernized Minor League baseball system, the Rocket City Trash Pandas have officially accepted their invitation as the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels.

This new “Professional Development League” license is a ten-year contract with the Angels organization, and sets the Trash Pandas as one of the 120 affiliated clubs in the revamped structure. Rocket City are one of eight teams in the Double-A South league.

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“We can’t wait to finally bring professional baseball back in North Alabama in 2021. We’ve been working more than three years on developing a one-of-a-kind fan experience at Toyota Field, and are excited to be part of the elite player development system of the Los Angeles Angels.”

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procedures, and promotions are in the works as well.

“We are excited to unveil this new model, which not only provides a pipeline to the Majors, but continues the Minor Leagues’ tradition of entertaining millions of families in hundreds of communities,” said Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. “We look forward to demonstrating the best of our game throughout local communities, supporting all those who are working hard to grow the sport, and sharing unrivaled technology and resources with minor league teams and players.”

at Bob Jones with a 92-22 overall record. “I feel good about my years as a varsity wrestler and I’m proud of how everything went.”

Lawson was the lone Bob Jones competitor to make their way to the semifinal pairings. The James Clemens Jets had two wrestlers make it to the semi matches as Logan McMeans (154-pound) and Sebastian Davis (160-pound) made it to the final four in their respective weight classes.

After falling by a fall in the semifinal, McMeans (18-8) ended up placing sixth after two losses in the consolation matches. Davis (25-6)

placed third. He lost by decision in the semifinal match before taking his final two matches in the consolation to take third. He won by a major decision and decision in the final two battles.

For Sparkman, the Senators scored early round points to boost their team position in team scoring, but had just three athletes secure a placement in the competition. The Senators were led by Tate Campbell (38-6) who took fifth place in the 285 division followed by sixth place finishes by both Keane Robb (23-6) in 170 and Shawn Sellers (3311) in 195.

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into the first extra period of 1-minute where the first competitor to score a point wins the match. The two brawny athletes failed to score forcing a second overtime period of 30 seconds. Lawson drew the top position in the period only to see Ray escape to earn the match and championship point.One of the bitter pills to swallow for Lawson (36-2) is the fact he defeated Ray 3-2 during the regular season.

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In Varsity 7A, James Clemens took first place while Bob Jones took second.

The James Clemens roster for the State Championships featured Kenze Achenbach, Ashley Ahrens, Whitney Bailey, Kathryn Bennefield, Alex Corn, Ava Cramer, Paris Dryer, Evelyn Edger, Shayla Hawkins, Mary Kate Heusel, Jayden Hines, Julia Ingalls, Alexis Ivy, Emma Koerlin, Manie McDonald, Perri McMahan, Ashlyn Newberry, Kiersten Ratcliff, Samantha Rhodes, Gabbie Russell, Katie Russell, Mandie Russell, Syndey Snodgrass, Malikah Stowe, Emily Tieszen, Ella Thomas, Alyssa Tucker, Kaylee Tucker, Alexis Wayne and Shelby Williams.

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has won two World Championships and 13 National Championships, placed in its traditional position as top performers in the two Coed Divisions. Four seniors, two each male and female, led the squad to a Regional Championship late 2020 and continued their leadership to a Class 7A State Championship.

The Sparkman squad included the four seniors Laura Damewood, Hayden Ottum, Tyler Vickery and Mya Weber along with the remainder of the squad members Jacob Bannerman, Quinton Billups, Jamiyah Dozier, Jada Gibson, Teleyah Hester, Grace Anne Ingram, Kyndal Miller, Senna Roberts, Emma Cobb, Aamirah Hayes, Jordan Moore, Vanessa Salaam, Payton Wikoff, Amiyah

The Sparkman cheer program picked up the State Championship in the Junior Varsity Coed division at the AHSAA State Cheer Championships.

Cooley, Madison Fletcher and Madison Russell. The Senators’ head coach is Lisa Aderholt.

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Kenli Myers

Comeback player like no other

By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com MADISON - Adversity is a word Kenli Myers knows all too well. The junior basketball player at James Clemens has been through a number of physical challenges in her years of participating in athletics and, as the 2020-2021 high school basketball season ended for the Lady Jets, Myers cel-

ebrated a comeback of major proportions.

“This comeback has made me a better person and made me thankful for what I have,” said Meyers.

Over a year ago, as a sophomore, Myers was in a pre-season practice when she reached for the ball at a strange angle and suddenly felt enormous pain in her right shoulder.

She kept playing and said,

James Clemens’ Kenli Myers, No. 10, has taken many shots on the basketball court while playing with two serious injuries and has made a remarkable comeback in the 2020-2021 season. Photo by Marsha White

“My heart told me to be there.”

Upon a doctor’s examination, it was discovered she suffered an injury to her right shoulder ball socket with a torn labrum.

Weeks later, she also suffered a fractured left foot where two ligaments were attempting to split due to a very strenuous workout routine in an attempt to be the best athlete she could be.

“I wore a boot during the day for my foot and a sling for my shoulder,” said Myers. “I was in a sling and boot at the same time, but chose to keep playing during the season as I wanted to help my teammates in any way possible. They were with me the entire way with great support and actually they pushed me to be a better player.”

James Clemens head coach Capriee Tucker had Myers as a starting guard a year ago and watched in amazement the 5-foot-5 guard stand tall in the midst of adversity playing the entire season with the two injuries.

“She is gritty and battled through everything that came her way,” said Tucker. “She wants to be a better player and always finds a way to get things done. She’s a tough kid.”

“I wore a shoulder sleeve last season and had difficulty learning to shoot,” said Myers of her sophomore season. “The sleeve allowed me to continue to play, but limited my range of motion.

I couldn’t make overhead passes.”

At the completion of the season in Feb, 2020, Myers underwent surgery to repair her shoulder as a surgeon inserted pins to help the ball and socket of her joint and instructed her to make way for lots of physical therapy. Myers prepped for the

Coming back from two serious injuries was only a part of the remarkable season for James Clemens’ junior basketball player Kenli Myers, No. 10. Photo by Marsha White surgery by going through a battery of physical therapy exercises and then proceeded to battle her way to a total physical therapy program designed for her surgery post-op. She said she spent a lot of time to work on her recovery since COVID-19 hit about the same time.

Remaining off her injured foot during her time of recovery from her surgery gave that injury time to heal without any type of serious complications.

Those haven’t been the only injuries suffered by Myers. As a young girl growing up in Cullman, Ala., she played softball, basketball and participating in cheerleading. She moved to Madison and attended Liberty Middle School in the eighth grade. In cheer, she broke her right foot and in basketball she suffered a left hand injury. All of these injuries were just a bump in the roads traveled by

Myers.

This season she averaged 3.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game as a starter after a complete recovery from both injuries from a season ago.

Myers is a member of the James Clemens SGA and works part time at Alabama Closing and Title with her mother who is a real estate lawyer.

The daughter of Jamie Blanton and Kenny Myers, along with her stepfather Jarmin Blanton, Myers carries a 3.7 grade point average and feels she’s academically on her way to college after her senior year at James Clemens in the class of 2022.

As for playing through all of her challenges, Myers said, “I want it. I fight for the loose ball and do my best to get the job done. My role on this team was to have a positive attitude for others to follow.”

No. 10 Chargers sweep CBU

By STAFF REPORTS MEMPHIS - Winning for the 11th consecutive time, the No. 10 University of Alabama in Huntsville made it a clean weekend sweep of Christian Brothers, winning 76-69 on the road on Sunday.

The Chargers improve to 11-1 (11-0 Gulf South Conference), while CBU slips to 2-8 (2-8 GSC).

Turning Point -After a double-digit lead for UAH had been cut to four, the Chargers responded with a 15-2 run in which the team went 5-for-6 from the floor, held CBU to just one field goal, and forced the Bucs into four turnovers to effectively seal the contest by going up 70-53 with just over four minutes left in the game.

Inside the Box Score -The Chargers were led by a pair of seniors on the day as Sam Orf was 10-for-15 from the floor on his way to scoring 26 while grabbing six rebounds and handing out three assists, while JJ Kaplan was 9-for-15 to score 25 while also grabbing six boards and dishing out a teambest four assists.

-Seth Swalve gave UAH three in double figures as he scored 11 and matched Kaplan with four assists.

-The Chargers shot 53.7 percent for the contest to outshoot the hosts who were good on 47.3 percent of their tries, and the visitors also won on the glass by a 2825 clip.

Inside the Flow -The biggest lead of the game for CBU came on the opening possession of the game as a 3-pointer fell to make it 3-0 early, but by the 13:23 mark of the opening half after a Chaney Johnson 3-pointer, the Chargers would be up 15-7.

-The lead would expand to 11 eventually for UAH before taking a 37-28 lead into the locker room at the half.

-A Kaplan layup with 17:14 left in the

Kaplan’s 25-point performance is his best since he scored 31 against West Alabama on March 9, 2019. game pushed the Chargers in front 45-32, but a push from the Bucs would quickly narrow the gap to just six at 45-39 less than two minutes later.

-With 9:08 remaining, Christian Brothers would make it a four-point game at 55-51, but over the next five minutes, UAH would 5-for-6 from the floor with a Max Shulman trey capping off a 15-2 run that put the visitors up comfortably 7053.

-CBU would trim its deficit to seven but could pull no closer as the Chargers secured the victory.

Noteworthy -Kaplan’s 25-point performance is his best since he scored 31 against West Alabama on March 9, 2019.

-This is the third time this season that Orf has scored at least 20 points in a game.

-This is the second time in the all-time series that UAH has won six straight against Christian Brothers, matching the winning streak put together from 2010-11 to 2012-13 which included a 4-0 showing against CBU in the 2011-12 season.

Next Time Out -UAH will return home for a two-game set against Union this weekend, starting with a Friday night contest at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall that is slated for a 6 p.m. start.

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A few local high school teams advanced last week in the Area tournaments to the regional tournament this week. James Clemens boys (above) and girls will play in the regional tournament after the boy team defeated Florence 80-71 in the 7A, Area 8 tournament on Saturday. The girls team ended their tournament as the runner-up. The Sparkman girls team won their Area tournament last week over Huntsville 63-33. The boys team finished the tournament as runner-up. The schedule for the regional tournament is below.

CLASS 7A REGIONAL PAIRINGS GIRLS Northwest Regional James Clemens at Hoover, Thursday Oak Mountain at Austin, Thursday Championship: 9 a.m. Feb. 25 at Hanceville

BOYS Northwest Regional Florence at Hoover, Friday Oak Mountain at James Clemens, Friday Championship: 11:30 a.m. Feb. 25 at Hanceville

Northeast Regional Hewitt-Trussville at Sparkman, Thursday Huntsville at Vestavia Hills, Thursday Championship: 9 a.m. Feb. 25 at Jacksonville

Northeast Regional Vestavia Hills at Huntsville, Friday Sparkman at Spain Park, Friday Championship: 11:30 a.m. Feb. 25 at Jacksonville

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By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com MADISON - As she awoke from a good night’s sleep the morning of Dec. 15, 2016, Halia Morris thought she was dreaming when she felt a lump on neck that was painful, but she soon realized her experience was not a dream, but reality.

Morris quickly readied for school as an eighth grade student at Madison Academy and by the time she made her way to after school basketball practice her pain was so intense to where she was unable to raise her arm. She also noticed a lump in the middle of her chest and at the expert direction of the school’s athletic trainer, she

made her way to her primary physician who instructed the young teen to visit a specialist.

Morris was in trouble.

The current Madison Academy senior relives those moments daily. She spoke of how the day after Christmas in 2016 she underwent a biopsy surgery and three days later the results of her tests arrived, which forever changed her life.

“I’ve always been an over thinker as I thought about what was happening, but wasn’t scared,” said Morris, who is completing her finals days as a member of the Madison Academy girl’s basketball program as a starter where she averaged 15 points and 5 rebounds per game and has hit on 48-percent of her

Madison Academy senior basketball player Halia Morris is one of the top performers in local basketball and has accomplished much along the way coming back from stage 3 cancer. Photo by Cindy Shaver Photography her life that was meant for the better. The facility in Memphis is meant for kids, but does not look like a hospital. Morris added, “It was a blessing. It spoiled me as I now expect all medical personnel to be like the ones I experienced at St. Jude’s. There was no charge to my family for my treatment.

While there, the administration reached out to me and my mother to conduct an interview for the hospital’s website.”

Today, she supports St. Jude’s during the facilities’ annual walk/run. She and her entire family volunteer and partake in the festivities.

On the basketball court this season as a senior, the 5-foot-10 Morris is known as the team’s offensive producer. According to head coach Alissa Flowers, “Halia is a threat from the three-point line and gets up and down the floor faster than anyone I’ve ever seen. She has played a major role in rebounding and is very athletic.”

The senior season hasn’t been all fun and games for Morris as she and her entire family were tested positive for COVID-19 during the Christmas holidays. Each are fine now, but the experience sent her back in memory of the holidays in 2016 where she learned of her illness and what she had to endure to weather the cancer storm.

“My spirituality is what got me through it,” said Morris, who has a 4.23 grade point average. “I didn’t really have a great relationship with God, but two months after arriving back home from St. Jude’s I was baptized. Through my spiritual beliefs, I never really doubted my recovery. I’m looking forward to attending college where I plan on becoming a marine biologist as I earned an academic scholarship to Hampton University of Virginia. I have no interest of playing basketball in college. I’m happy just being a survivor.”

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field goal attempts and 76-percent of free throws. The Lady Mustangs finished the regular season 12-10 and ranked No. 10 in Class 6A. The test results indicated Morris was suffering from diffuse Large B cell lymphomaa non-Hodgkin cancer most prominently found in the lymph nodes. She was in stage 3 of the cancer and she needed treatment right away.

Her doctors helped secure a spot for the eighth grade student at St. Jude’s Children Hospital in Memphis where she arrived on New Year’s Day 2017.

Her plan of treatment was to last anywhere from six to nine months, but due to the great physical condition her overall body was in, due to her playing sports, Morris had just a threemonth stay at St. Jude’s.

“My mother, Aretha, accompanied me to the hospital and remained with me the entire time, while my father, Nate, stayed home with my younger sister,” said Morris. “I went through eight rounds of chemotherapy.

Some of the medications were tough on me as my hair fell out, my nails turned black and some of my skin peeled. I never became ill from the chemo, but it took a toll on my body.”

During her stay in Memphis, her father and sister would visit on weekends where they stayed at the local Ronald McDonald House. With her father alongside, Morris would visit the weight room and go through many facets of a workout and then visit the nearby YMCA where her father would feed her passes and she would work on her sharp-edge shooting talents. She added, “It’s remarkable how my body was resilient to this entire unique experience. While I stayed in Memphis I kept up with the MA team. That was the year we won a State Championship.”

This March will mark four years remission of the lymphoma. She looks back on her stay at St. Jude’s as a time in

Mackenzie Nutt now has three triples on the season, and is tied for the team lead in RBI with 12.

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By STAFF REPORTS ALBERTVILLE - The No. 20 University of Alabama in Huntsville softball team earned a pair of victories on Friday, defeating Columbus State 8-0 in five innings before knocking off Union 7-1. The Chargers are now 5-1 on the season.

Next Time Out -The Chargers return to action this weekend when the team travels to Montevallo for a three-game series beginning with a 2 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday.

UAH 8, COLUMBUS STATE 0 Game Changer -A five-run third for the Chargers that included four RBI singles broke open what had been a scoreless game to that point.

Inside the Box Score -The Chargers outhit the Cougars by a 10-2 margin.

-Mackenzie Nutt finished the contest 2-for-3 with three RBI, and Reagan Malone and Lila Young joined her with a pair of hits.

-Layton Murphy earned the shutout in the circle, striking out three and running her scoreless inning streak to 10 on the season as she didn’t allow a run while permitting just the two hits.

Key Plays -Reagan Malone had the only hit of the game through the middle of the third inning, but the Chargers would end up sending 11 to the plate in the home half that saw each of Shelby Booker, Nutt, Alaina Hampton, and

Young drive in runs.

-Columbus State threatened to immediately get back into the game, loading the bases in the top of the fourth before Murphy got a big strikeout to end the inning and keep the Chargers ahead 5-0.

-Nutt would earn her third RBI of the game in the bottom of the fourth, putting UAH’s lead at 6-0 when she tripled in Booker who had walked earlier in the inning.

-After Murphy stranded a pair of runners in the top of the fifth, Young would reach on a fielder’s choice that plated Heather Phillips, and Eve Mallard ended the contest when she doubled into center to produce the 8-0 final.

Noteworthy -Murphy moves to 2-0 in the circle, and she maintains her pristine 0.00 ERA. -Nutt now has three triples on the season, and is tied for the team lead in RBI with 12.

UAH 7, UNION 1 Game Changer -Kiara Akles earned the complete game in the circle and was also strong offensively, going 3-for-5 at the plate to help the Chargers earn the sweep on the day.

Inside the Box Score -UAH outhit the Bulldogs by a 10-6 clip.

-In addition to the 10 hits, the Chargers also walked six times.

-Joining Akles with a multi-hit game was Booker who was 2-for-4

with an RBI. -Heather Thompson drove in a pair of runs, and each of Booker, Nutt, Mallard, and Malone also knocked in a run in the contest.

-Akles struck out six in the seven innings, scattering six hits and allowing just one run.

Key Plays -It was a scoreless affair until the top of the second when Young tripled in Malone and Heather Thompson, and after Akles stranded a pair of runners in the top of the third, UAH would have a three-run top of the third with Hampton and Malone both recording run-scoring base hits before Thompson had an RBI groundout to give the Chargers a 5-0 lead.

-Keeping the momentum with the Blue and White, Akles would help erase a one-out single in the bottom frame as she induced and started a 1-6-3 double play.

-The score remained 5-0 until the top of the seventh when Carlie Monsour grounded out to short to plate Malone before Thompson scored on a Booker base hit up the middle to make UAH’s advantage 7-0.

-Union would push a run across in the bottom of the seventh to create the 7-1 final.

Noteworthy -This marks the first win in the circle for Akles since April 28, 2019, when she earned a victory against Montevallo.

-Young’s triple is UAH’s eighth of the season, giving the team a .686 slugging percentage on the year.

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February 17, 2021

THE RECORD • 7B

Where Are You Dwelling?

By BECKY MILLER God’s Lemonade Stand Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Colossians 3:16 What is going on in your life today? What is troubling you? What goes over in your mind?

If you want to have victory in your Christian life you have to discipline your mind and fill your mind with uplifting positive thoughts. Being isolated during this pandemic has been a challenge for many.

Many things you think are not even true. Whatever it is or whoever it is you are dealing with today God is your ever present help in time of trouble(Psalm 46:1). Let positive Christ centered thoughts rule you and stop dwelling some place that is only going to keep you in emotional torment. Stop over thinking things. Give control of your thought life to God and try to memorize today’s scripture.

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I was hankering from some lasagna today but wanted to make it low carb.

So I drummed up this column from 2019 and simpler times. So forgive me for sharing it again but I think I found this again for more than the low carbs. The message behind it helped remind me that in times like we have now, being present when we are around each other much more is just as important as being in the moment at an athletic event.

I know I can just as easily get stuck in front of my devices (and for sure our kids do too) almost as much as I get stuck behind them. So here’s a stroll down memory lane and then the tastiest Italian low carb recipe I have had in a while.

Ricky and I love low carb meals and this one is so good we sometimes don’t even have sides with it! When we do, a nice side of fresh green beans or a salad work beautifully. With Brady away at college, this is one of my “meals for two” that I make and so this recipe is a smaller scale because most of my recipes are usually for around four people.

Of course, you can double, triple, or do whatever you need to do to be able to make it for the number in your brood.

If you want to skip right to the recipe, go all the way to the bottom to the recipe. If you’ve a mind to visit a spell, I have something to share that I think is vitally important for anyone who is a parent or knows a parent to read.

My niece is a cheerleader, an ice skater, and a gymnast. She is an incredible athlete. She competes and her team has developed a habit of winning. This is not the luck of the draw though, they work hard – for hours – every day. A few days ago my sister shared something she’d written with me. She texted it and said “can you clean this up?”. I became the family proof reader and smoother outer shortly after I learned to read and write. Reading over it, I helped reiterate a point here or there, and sent it back to her, my heart still in my throat over what she’d written.

I called a friend to read it to her and could barely make it past the first few paragraphs before I had to stop, choked up. The truth contained in this cuts deep, and leaves a lasting impression – I hope. After that, I decided that I had to share it here (with her permission) in hopes that we will all take it to heart and share it with all the parents you know. I know I sure have. ~Be in the moment~ Over the years I have been that mom trying to capture all my child’s moments on a device. I never realized all I was sacrificing by doing so.

We have always been blessed to be part of successful cheer and football organizations so of course I wanted to capture that win for all to see.

This season started with a new cheer organization. It made us all nervous. We had always been part of a small family cheer gym that dominated every competition. This new

gym came with new rules- one of which was no recording. We aren’t even allowed to have our phone out when our child is on stage.

We are to be in the moment and cheer.

Honestly, I balked at first. Was a little frustrated that I couldn’t catch that moment for all to see but in recent competitions I have come to notice something very important.

It was stunning to realize what all I have been missing by having my phone in front of my face. More stunning, was the realization at what all my child has been missing by seeing a quiet mom with a phone in front of her face trying to get that perfect video.

I listen now as all the parents are screaming, cheering and jumping up and down. We watch as all the cheerleaders faces light up with excitement. I have watched our routine ignite with energy and the parents stay in the moment.

This weekend I watched as other teams performed. Hundreds of parents, just like I used to be, filming and trying to not move or make noise to catch that shot. It was painful to see who I used to be in them.

Their athletes performances lacked the energy and zeal that ignites in a child when their parent, the person central to their universe, is standing before them cheering them on.

I’m sure their parents were just as excited as I was but the priority had shifted from encouraging their child in the moment they needed them most to recording the moment in silence to share later.

In many ways, when we do that, we are removing ourselves from the moment as well – whether consciously or unconsciously we decide that we will experience it later also.

But our kids wanted us there with them, as they lived it. They wanted to see our eyes on them instead of our screens, our smiles of pride right then, instead of later when we show a video to friends. There is a moment of connection, as each athlete scans the crowd for their parent and their eyes meet – I see fewer and fewer kids even looking to the crowds now, as we all look the same when we have a phone held in front of our face.

I’m grateful for the gift of the moment that I didn’t realize I was missing. My daughter scans the crowd now, and each time, we lock eyes, and the moment is made.

Fast forward to 2021 and we are seeing a lot more of our kids so I know I have to remind myself to not be stuck in front of the screen either.

Be in the moment with them during online classes or after. Keep devices away from the table (I can get to my emails later). Getting stuck in front of the devices makes us miss precious moments as well.

And now, let’s make some Low Carb Lasagna Stuffed Chicken!

You’ll need: two chicken breasts, olive oil, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, shredded mozzarella, ricotta, marinara, salt, and pepper.

Note: You can use cottage cheese in place of the Ricotta if you like.

Cut each chicken breast about 3/4 through, being careful not to cut all the way through. You can use a spatula as pictured to hold that slippery

sucker down and keep from cutting your hand in the process.

Place 1/2 of the mozzarella, all of the ricotta, Italian seasoning, and some salt in a small or medium mixing bowl and stir until well combined.

Stuff each chicken breast with the mixture. Then, sprinkle them with garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste.

Heat a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet (oven proof if you have it) over medium high heat.

Place chicken breasts in skillet and cook for about 5 minutes on each side, flipping once.

Top with marinara and remaining cheese. Place this in the oven at 450 for 10-15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

If you don’t have an oven proof skillet, just transfer them to an 8×8 and put that in the oven, it’ll work just fine.

ENJOY! Ingredients • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese divided • ¾ cup ricotta cheese • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 2-3 tablespoons olive oil • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder • Salt and pepper to taste for seasoning chicken breasts • ½ cup marinara sauce Instructions In a medium bowl, place 1/2 cup of mozzarella, all of the ricotta, Italian seasoning, and salt. Stir until well blended and then set aside.

Place chicken on a cutting board and carefully slice 3/4 of the way through the side with a sharp knife.

An easy way to do this is to hold the chicken breast down with the flat end of a spatula. Be careful not to cut all the way through as your goal is to create a pocket.

Heat about two tablespoons or so of olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.

Stuff cheese mixture into the pocket of each chicken breast. Season the chicken breasts with garlic powder, and salt and pepper.

Place chicken in heated skillet and allow to cook for about five minutes before flipping to the other side and cooking for another five minutes.

Remove from heat and spoon marinara sauce over each chicken breast.

Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese over the top of this.

Place in 450 oven for 10-15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

If your skillet isn’t oven safe, just transfer them to an 8x8 baking dish and place that in the oven instead.

Christy Jordan is a food blogger, bestselling cookbook author, tv personality, former editor at large for Southern Living Magazine, former contributing editor to Taste of the South magazine, and someone who loves to feed people. She holds a B.S. in Home Economics with a concentration in Foods and Nutrition. A ninth generation Alabamian, Christy lives just minutes from where she was born with her husband of 20 years, their two children, various cats, dogs, and a small flock of chickens. Her website, SouthernPlate, has been twice named one of the top 25 food websites in the country, and draws millions of visitors each month.

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PRAYER: Lord my mind is your creation but what I choose to dwell on is mine so help me focus on good uplifting things and let go of things I can do nothing about and instead pray. In Jesus’ name.

Amen.

8B • THE RECORD

February 17, 2021

Madison History

The history of 313 Church Street, “Miss Hessie’s House”

By JOHN P. RANKIN Madison Historian MADISON - The picturesque house at 313 Church Street in Madison was constructed in the early 1900s for Nancy Hesseltine Gillespie Farley, who was born in Tennessee in 1866 according to family data, but 1868 is on her tombstone. Her birthplace was Maryville, Tennessee, near Knoxville. She became well-known as Madison’s most beloved school teacher. Her Gillespie family moved to Morgan County, Alabama in 1870, then to the Madison area in 1879.

“Hessie” had one sister and six brothers. These were brothers Samuel, Philander, James, George, John, William, and sister Narcissa Elizabeth Gillespie. Samuel and Philander were farmers, James was a doctor in Decatur, George died at age 26, John became a physician in Birmingham, William was a real estate broker eventually in Florida. Narcissa Elizabeth never married and lived with her parents, Cambell Milton (1829-1910) and wife Narcissa Lorinda Clark Gillespie (1832-1906). Hessie graduated with honors from the Huntsville Female Seminary in 1888 and became a teacher.

Hessie married Joseph Bruce Farley (18661894) in 1892, living in Madison. In 1894 James L. Fletcher sold the 2-acre Lot 101 property that became street numbers 304 and 306 on the east side of Church Street to Joseph Bruce and Nancy Hesseltine Farley. This was soon after the birth of their daughter, Frances Lorinda Farley on December 15 of 1893. After her husband’s death at age 28 from malaria on August 28 of 1894, Hessie formed a brief farming and drugstore partnership with her brother William Harvey Gillespie. The Gillespie and Farley farm lands were in portions of Sections 10, 11, 15, and 16, lying mostly south of Old Madison Pike (historically called the Huntsville-Madison Road) and east of Hughes Road (which had no name until the 1900s).

In 1901 Hessie sold to her brother William the 2-acre Lot 101 parcel across the street and a bit south from where she later lived at 313 Church Street. During the next couple of years, Hessie and William exchanged ownership of the property a few times for Probate Court-ordered legal reasons relating to inheritance rights of Hessie’s daughter Frances Lorinda. William subdivided the property, and in 1907 the north half of the 2-acre Lot 101 (now 306 Church Street) was sold to Thomas Logan Bradford and his wife Fannie Burton Bradford. William and Hessie (often recorded in the deeds as Nancy) together had previously sold the south half of Lot 101 (now 304 Church Street) to Thomas’ mother Mollie Whitworth Bradford, a widow.

Hessie never remarried after Bruce’s death.

In the census of 1900 Hessie Farley and her daughter Frances L. were enumerated in the

household of Hessie’s parents and her sister Narcissa Elizabeth Gillespie. The partnership with her brother William gave her some experience as a drug clerk in the Farley & Gillespie Drug Store in Madison, but the 1900 census recorded her occupation as “Land Lady” in that year. The drug store offered groceries, stationery, and hardware as well as medicines.

When the store was sold after just a few years, Hessie accepted a teaching job in Tuscumbia, where she appears in the census of 1910. There she was enumerated as age 38 on 5th Street as head of household 251 with her daughter Frances L. at age 16 and a single boarder, James H. Chapman, age 33, a preacher. Hessie’s household was located within dwelling number 240, owned by head of household 250 in it. That household consisted of Edward O. Halsey and 313 Church Street his family.

In 1907 Hessie’s mother Narcissa Lorinda Clarke Gillespie died, and in 1910 her father Campbell Milton Gillespie passed away. That left Hessie’s sister, Narcissa Elizabeth (“Nora”) Gillespie, who never married, alone on the family farm. In order to assist Nora, Hessie returned to Madison in 1911. She purchased the 126 ft by 391ft (1.11 acre) lot at 313 Church Street from Samuel Williamson Balch, As described in other articles about the northern Church Street properties, this area was initially considered the land of Creek, Cherokee, and Chickasaw Indian tribes. They ceded it to the U. S. Government, who then transferred ownership to the State of Alabama. The state held the property for use to support public education Hessie Gillespie Farley and Narcissa Elizabeth Gillespie until 1854, when it was sold to James Clemens, who planned a town of 54 lots nearest to the railroad, platted it, and in 1857 sold the first lot to George Washington Martin.

Clemens died in 1860, and his estate finally liquidated the rest of his lands at an auction held in October of 1868. At that auction, Dr. Isaac Fox Deloney purchased. among other areas, the lands of Church Street along and north of College Street. Deloney subdivided and platted lots in his newly purchased land. He sold most of the land west of Church Street to Dr. Richard Matthew Fletcher. The Fletcher family members sold the area of 305 Church Street and north to Mill Road to Isaac F. Keerans. The widow of Keerans sold the 313 parcel north to Mill Road to Samuel W. Balch. Soon after her purchase from Samuel Balch, Hessie had the unique house constructed there for herself, her daughter Frances Lorinda, and her sister Nora.

Meanwhile, Hessie’s Gillespie family farm was rented to a nephew, Clark Patton Gillespie.

Hessie began to teach again in Madison, becoming affectionately known as “Miss Hessie” to her first grade pupils.

A look into the history of 313 Church Street will conclude in next week’s issue of The Record.

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