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Bob Jones and James Clemens to host senior graduations May 26 and 27

Memorial Day

Several seniors protest ceremony date change

American Legion Auxiliary and Post 229 adjust poppies handouts for Memorial Day. Page 2A

By JOHN FEW john.few@madisoncountyrecord.com PHOTO BY JOHN PECK / MADISON CITY SCHOOLS

William A. Russell, Jr. Madison’s only police officer killed in the line of duty honored at National Memorial. Page 3A

Cleanup Day Rotary Club of Madison cleaned the trails on Rainbow Mountain.

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Dr. Ed Nichols will become Madison City Schools’ fourth superintendent since the school district began in 1989. He will take over during a challenging time with questions about what school will look like this fall amid COVID-19.

Madison City Schools’ new leader takes over amid uncertain times Eric Terrell praised for his leadership of school district during COVID-19 outbreak Bartlett

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MADISON – Longtime Decatur educator Dr. Ed Nichols will become Madison City Schools’ superintendent next month, and he believes his overall experience, including a brief stint as that system’s interim superintendent, led to his hiring.

Nichols, 59, led the system for three months in early 2017 after

MCS students Engstrom, Krohn, Zhang win National Merit Scholarships. Page 6A

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Dee Fowler retired as superintendent in late 2016.

“That gave me an opportunity to get to know them and their leadership team,” Nichols said.

“Having been in the same school system for most of my adult life, it was great to see how other schools work and run.”

The Madison school board unanimously approved Nichols last Wednesday to be the fourth

superintendent since the system was founded in 1998. James Clemens High Principal Brian Clayton and Bob Jones High Principal Sylvia Lambert were also finalists for the position.

School board president Ranae Bartlett said familiarity with Nichols and his experience played a big part in his selection.

“He had relevant current experience with our system,” he said.

“There was a comfortableness with him since he had been here before.”

Nichols served as Decatur City Schools superintendent from 2012-2016. Before that, he was deputy superintendent from 20032012. He has been the interim See NICHOLS Page 3A

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MADISON – Madison City Schools is holding graduations this year at Madison City Stadium -- next week.

After changing the date last month to June 29, school leaders are changing it again, this time to May 26 and 27. It’s a move several local high school seniors say does not give their families enough notice to readjust their plans a second time.

Interim Superintendent Mr. Eric Terrell announced the new graduation dates, along with location change from the Von Braun Center, in a community-wide messenger sent late Thursday.

“The school closures caused

by COVID-19 were devastating to our seniors. When schools dismissed on March 13 due to the statewide health and safety order, it disrupted many of the traditions that make the final year of high school memorable,” Terrell said. “Graduation is a big one.

The original date of May 18 at the VBC was moved to June 29, but that remained tentative under the constantly changing parameters of COVID-19.”

The rescheduled date for June 29 was never a certainty with the potential a health order could keep the VBC arena closed, school officials explained.

They say the change from the VBC to the stadium gives better

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Joint operation leads to several prostitution arrests in Madison and Huntsville

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Softball Sparkman’s Kamryn Warman to play softball for Boston College. Page 1B

Beating COVID-19 is a big deal, especially for someone 90 years old. That’s why staff at Madison Hospital threw a huge celebration May 6 when Annie Jewel Belcher left the hospital after seven weeks. It was a special moment as the hospital employees gathered to see Miss Jewel off with a parade of confetti and silly string. See full story at www.themadisonrecord.com

COVID-19 Impact AHSAA cancels all summer high school athletic competitions. Page 1B

Madison Academy New spring sports alignment means MA will change classifications each season. Page 1B

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MADISON – The Madison Police Department is urging citizens to be careful what they mail from their own mailboxes after a mail theft ring was busted last week.

According to MPD community relations officer Teresa Taylor-Duncan, officers received information that several subjects were attempting to cash forged

checks at a local bank. “Upon making contact with the subjects, it was discovered that the group had been involved in stealing mail from a residential mailbox flagged for pickup and using it to create forged checks,” she said.

After further investigation, Officer Taylor-Duncan said investigators learned the vehicle driven by the three suspects was also stolen. All three suspects were arrested on multiple felony

charges.

“The practice of removing mail from flagged mailboxes is not a new one and MPD recommends that residents who need to mail items containing personal identification information or checks drop that mail at a designated postal drop box or at the post office,” Officer Taylor-Duncan said. “Leaving the red flag up makes your residential mailbox an easy target for thieves.”

MADISON – A combined effort by area law enforcement resulted in the arrests of several suspects for prostitution and other related crimes last week.

According to the Huntsville Police Department, officers from the North Alabama Drug Task Force and the Anti-Crime Team conducted a prostitution sting in Madison and Huntsville last Wednesday night.

Police officials said there were 18 arrests made for solicitation of prostitution, two for promoting prostitution, three for possession of meth, three for possession of a synthetic narcotic and one for possession of heroin. Also, one gun was seized during the operation This was the first large joint operation between these two units, according to police.

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American Legion Auxiliary and Post 229 adjust poppies handouts for Memorial Day

By Gregg Parker gregg.parker@ madisoncountyrecord.com MADISON—The days and weeks leading up to the celebration of Memorial Day often are busy times for American Legion Auxiliary, Post 229 and Legionnaires in Post 229.

These individuals host events to honor military personnel who have fallen in combat, mark their graves with flags and hold Memorial Day services.

An important tradition surrounding these events is the distribution of the Poppy.

Poppies are associated with wartime deaths since World War I. Red does not symbolize blood, death or support for war.

Instead, poppies were the only flowers that grew in war-torn battlefields during World War I. When the country sides were nothing but mud and devastation, poppy

flowers sprouted up and flourished.

“The Poppy is our national symbol of remembrance for those who have given their lives in the service of our nation’s wars.

Donations from Poppy distributions also make up most of the income for both our Auxiliary Unit and Legion Posts,” Auxiliary Unit President Jean Downs said.

“With donations, we can continue to serve our community’s veterans, sponsor our youth in Boys and Girls State, and promote citizenship and patriotism amongst our citizens with programs throughout the year,” Downs said.

“As Memorial Day quickly approaches this year, our Post and Auxiliary members are met with the challenge of distributing poppies within the community under the restraints of social distancing and reduced foot-traffic at our normal distribution

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Auxiliary Unit 229 Secretary Pam Rogers, at left, and Junior Auxiliary member Mary Downs volunteered to distribute the symbolic flowers on Poppy Day 2019. points,” Downs said.

To meet this challenge, American Legion is starting a program to bring

the poppies to local businesses and organizations for distribution to their employees and ask-

ing businesses to donate to the American Legion family, Post Commander Larry Vannoy said.

“Your participation in this program will not only help ensure continuation of American Legion and Auxiliary’s vital programs within our community but also help instill a sense of patriotism within your place of work,” Downs said.

“We sincerely thank you for your consideration of supporting the annual tradition of our community members proudly wearing the Poppy as a unified show of support for those that have given their lives in the service of our great nations,” Downs said.

Donations are tax-deductible under the 501(c)19 non-profit category for veteran organizations. Individuals can postal mail checks payable to American Legion, Auxiliary Unit 229, P.O. Box 194, Madison AL 35758.

To participate in the poppy handout, call Downs at 256-929-8450 or email ALAux229@yahoo.com.

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HUGE DONATION TO MPD – The men and women of the Madison Police were overwhelmed with appreciation this week after a huge donation was made to the department.

Lockheed Martin and Operation Gratitude teamed up to deliver over 300 pounds of personal care items and goodies to the officers. The boxes were full of Girl Scout cookies, candy, coffee, hand cream, lip balm, nutritional supplements, and a pile of other goodies. But the best part, says officers, were the letters and cards of thanks and encouragement from all over the country. Also pictured, Madison officers display some of the cards and letters of encouragement from across the country.

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The following is the Madison Police Department Incident Report from May 9th through May 14th:

The following is the Madison Police Department Incident Report from May 8th through May 14th:

May 9 XKerri Wells, Madison, escape, third degree, resisting arrest, giving false name to law enforcement officer.

XJessica Lynn Hood, Madison, driving under the influence (controlled substance).

May 8 XDomestic violence (harassing communications), third degree from the 100 block of Royal Drive.

May 10 XBrandon Anielle Attanasio, Madison, two counts of possession of marijuana.

May 11 XTyler Jefferson Smith, Madison, possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

XJoshua Ryan German, Madison, possession of controlled substance, illegal possession of prescription drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia.

XMelecio Tristan Longoria, Madison, possession of controlled substance and two counts of possession of marijuana.

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May 12 XChristopher Bryan Thomas, Madison, receiving stolen property, fourth degree.

XEric Dewayne Rogers, Madison, failure to appear (traffic).

XMatthew Todd Yell, Huntsville, violation of probation.

XBelinda L. Washington, Madison, aggravated assault (domestic violence), second degree.

XDedric James Washington, Madison, two counts of domestic violence (harassment, family), third degree and interference with a domestic violence emergency call.

XBrandon Scott Shrader, Madison, public drunkenness.

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May 14 XRenee A. Heard, Madison, harassment and obstructing governmental operations.

XAdrian Bernard Merritts, Madison, criminal conspiracy generally.

XAndre R. Fambro, Huntsville, receiving stolen property, first degree and criminal conspiracy generally.

XMatthew Justin Groce, Madison, possession of forged instrument, third degree.

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May 9 XEscape, third degree, giving false name or address to law enforcement officer and resisting arrest from Xthe 9000 block of Madison Boulevard.

XRendering a false alarm from the 9000 block of Madison Boulevard.

XIdentity theft from the 9000 block of Intracoastal Drive.

XUnlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and burglary, third degree from the 100 block of Arrowhead XTrail.

XDuty upon striking unattended vehicle from the 8000 block of Madison Boulevard.

XCriminal trespassing, first degree from the 700 block of Browns Ferry Road.

XUnlawful breaking and entering a vehicle from the 100 block of Arrowhead Trail.

XTheft, second degree from the 100 block of Grayson Avenue.

XCriminal mischief, third degree from the 100 block of Grayson Avenue.

XHarassment from the 100 block of Grayson Avenue.

May 10 XMenacing from the 8000 block of Madison Boulevard.

XUnlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft, fourth degree from the 100 block of Cleghorn Boulevard.

XDomestic violence (criminal mischief), third degree from the 100 block of Summerview Drive.

XTheft, first degree from the 100 block of Shelton Road.

XHarassing communications from the 200 block of Kyser Boulevard.

XDomestic violence (simple assault, family), third degree from the 200 block of Hughes Road.

XDuty upon striking a fixed object from the 200 block of Hughes Road.

May 11 XCriminal mischief, second degree from the 500 block of Palmer Road.

XCriminal mischief, first degree from the 9000 block of Madison Boulevard.

XTheft, first degree from the 4000 block of Wall Triana Highway.

XBrass knuckles from the 7000 block of Highway 72 West.

XTheft, fourth degree from the 4000 block of Wall Triana Highway.

XTheft, fourth degree from the 200 block of Church Street.

XCriminal mischief, third degree from the 7000 block of Highway 72 West.

XPossession of forged instrument, second degree from the 4000 block of Wall Triana Highway.

May 12 XReceiving stolen property, fourth degree from the 500 block of Balch Road.

XTheft of lost property, fourth degree from the 100 block of Eastfield Drive.

XUnlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft, third degree from the 100 block of Plaza Boulevard.

XDomestic violence (aggravated assault), second degree from the 200 block of De Jan Road.

XDomestic violence (harassment, family), third degree and interference with a domestic violence Xemergency call from the 200 block of De Jan Road.

XDomestic violence (harassment, family), third degree from the 200 block of De Jan Road.

XCriminal mischief, third degree and harassment from the 200 block of Town Madison Boulevard.

XAssault from the 100 block of Westchester Road.

XHarassment from the 100 block of Westchester Road.

May 13 XUnlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft, second degree from the 100 block of Plaza XBoulevard.

May 14 XObstructing government operations and harassment from the 5000 block of Wall Triana Highway.

XObstructing justice (false identity) from the 700 block of Browns Ferry Road.

XCriminal trespassing, first degree from the 100 block of Waters Edge Lane.

XDuty to give information to render aid from the 8000 block of Madison Boulevard.

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Madison’s only police officer killed in the line of duty finally honored at National Memorial

By JOHN FEW john.few@ madisoncountyrecord.com

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ABOVE: Madison Constable William A. Russell, Jr. was remembered last week when his name added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, DC. The honor comes nearly 120 years after his death in the line of duty. His name was read during a virtual vigil last week (above). RIGHT: Madison Police Chief David Jernigan with Madison Constable William Russell Jr.’s great-great granddaughters, Jenie Haley and Minette Strader. cil members last Monday evening.

“Constable Russell’s name is on the local Madison County Law Enforcement Officer Memorial and the state memorial located in Anniston. He was, however, not on the National Memorial. One of the holdups was that we did not have relatives that could verify that he did indeed live here in Madison and was killed.”

That changed last year when by chance two of

Constable Russell’s greatgreat granddaughters responded to a Facebook post seeking information about his descendants. It came weeks after the Huntsville-Madison County Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) sought help from the public to assist them uncover information about Russell.

Attending the Madison County memorial ceremony last year were the two descendants, Jenie Haley and Minette

Nichols principal at Decatur High since January.

“I look forward to getting back and engaging with kids and teachers,” he said.

Nichols said he will start work in Madison on June 1.

Nichols said he will spend the first two months as superintendent making connections with the people in the school system.

“The first thing I’m going to do is get engaged with the community and meet people,” he said.

Nichols also faces challenges. Like all systems statewide, Madison City Schools is trying to figure out how to restart classes in the fall when concerns about the coronavirus pandemic could remain.

“I’m in conversations with leadership on how to get school started in the fall,” he said. “There are several challenges, including the growth in student population.”

Bartlett described Nichols as “the right leader at the right time” after saying

that the school system “has always been blessed” to have little turnover at the position.

Nichols spent 28 years working in Decatur City Schools. He first joined the system in 1988 when he became band director at Austin High. He later served as principal of the school for five years.

He has worked part-time with Decatur Morgan Hospital but said he’ll end that work this month. Nichols was making $143,000 when he retired in May 2016 as DCS superintendent. A Huntsville attorney with the firm handling Madison’s superintendent search said last month the job would have a starting annual salary of about $180,000.

Nichols said he plans eventually to move to Madison but will stay in Decatur for now. His daughter, Meredith, will be a senior at Decatur High in the fall.

“I’m very honored. It’s a great school system,”

he said. “I’ve worked in a great school system before, and now, I get to work in a new one.”

Nichols also thanked assistant superintendent Eric Terrell for the leadership he has provided the school district as interim superintendent during one of its most challenging times.

“You are to be commended for an outstanding job of leadership,” he told interim superintendent Eric Terrell during a special called school board meeting last Wednesday. “I look forward to standing next to you and working with you.”

Bartlett also commended Terrell for taking on the interim superintendent role during such a crucial time. “He did an excellent job leading us through all of these uncertainties. We are grateful for his leadership.”

“This has been one of the most challenging circumstances to have a vacancy, and to find a replacement,” Bartlett said.

seated. Graduating seniors are being furnished a mask for required use until the program start.

Several high school seniors say the short is making it hard on their families to attend.

On Friday, nearly two dozen James Clemens students and parents hosted a sit-in outside the Madison City Board of Education building.

“This graduation ceremony was one of the last things that we had for each other, for ourselves, since prom was canceled, since senior days were canceled, seniors events were canceled. We can’t have graduation parties, so this was our last thing to do together before we all leave,” said James Clemens student Nevaeh Eggleston.

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If the school district pushes the graduation dates back, it would likely bump up against already planned renovations for the stadium.

The Madison City school board approved a $2.4 million project last month to add artificial turf at the Madison City Stadium, and the practice fields at James Clemens and Bob Jones. Work is scheduled to be done over the summer months before school begins this fall.

School leaders did say the graduation ceremonies will be live-streamed through the Madison City Schools website. They said a link will be shared through the school district’s social media platforms closer to the time of graduation.

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Graduation assurance the graduations can be held and allows schools more control over the program.

James Clemens will have graduations on Tuesday, May 26 and Bob Jones on Wednesday, May 27.

“The size of the graduating classes (approximately 470 for James Clemens and 430 for Bob Jones) will necessitate that graduations each day be split into two programs in order to maintain social distancing,” MCS spokesperson John Peck said. “Each school will have a 4 p.m. and a 7:30 p.m. graduation ceremony with the session assignments decided alphabetically. (A-J and K-Z for James Clemens and A-K and L-Z for Bob Jones).”

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mation to submit for the review committee to consider our case,” Jernigan said. “This means a lot to us. He is our only Madison officer killed in the line of duty,” Constable Russell was one of 307 names added to the National Memorial this year. “There are

Strader. They made the trip from their home in North Carolina to honor their relative.

“We were lacking some ancestry information to make our case for inclusion on the wall possible. With the discovery of Russell’s granddaughters, we had the required infor-

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MADISON—A fallen Madison police officer was honored last week after his name was added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, DC. It was a moment that will be very dear to Madison Chief of Police David Jernigan, a moment he says almost did not happen.

In 1903, Madison City Constable William A. Russell, Jr. was killed while performing his law enforcement duties.

He died from injuries sustained when he was struck on the head by a woman, wielding a heavy stick, whom he was attempting to serve court papers.

The court papers were the result of the woman failing to pay for furniture. The 33-year-old woman was charged with murder and sentenced to life in prison.

“Getting his name on the National Memorial is something I have wanted to push,” Chief Jernigan told city coun-

over 22,000 names on the memorial, which has been established since around 1984,” Jernigan said. “We are excited it is getting done. It is an opportunity for us to memorialize, to reflect and pay honor and respect to those who have gone before us and paid the ultimate sacrifice.”

Constable Russell was a veteran of the Army Confederate States of America and served in the Civil war. He had previously served as a Deputy for the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. He was survived by his wife and six children. He was 65 years old and died on Sunday, November 22, 1903.

The names of the fallen officers who have been added in 2020 to the wall at the National Law Enforcement Memorial was read last Wednesday during a virtual Annual Candlelight Vigil.

Because public events have been suspended as a result of COVID-19, the vigil was livestreamed to the public.

You can learn more about National Police Week, here: www.policeweek.org.

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MADISON—Carol Hale and her son Ivan Mader frequently collaborate, like traveling around the world. Currently, they are corresponding across the world to develop curriculum for dyslexic students.

A Madison resident, Carol has worked as a writer and curriculum designer for 25 years by publishing books, newspapers and a free website that promotes literacy with Bible stories. She previously wrote for “The Madison Spirit.”

Ivan now lives in Hungary and works as a registered nurse and freelance artist. He is engaged to Szi Szi, a Hungarian student he met in medical school.

To develop their curriculum for dyslexics, Carol teamed up with Ivan as they traveled throughout Hungary, Turkey and Israel. Ivan drew while Carol directed.

“When my creativity ran out, I would turn the ideas over to Ivan. He has the unique ability to see what most of us never will,” Carol said. Carol and Ivan created “pictures” for more than 125 phonograms.

“These are pretty revolutionary,” Carol said.

“These images can be used by struggling readers or any new reader.

The humor and shapes give students the mental memory hook they need.”

Carol has witnessed children recall their phonics with “Funny Phonograms.” “Instead of failure, they have success.

It has been very rewarding,” she said.

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The mother-and-son team of Carol Hale and Ivan Mader has collaborated on a new curriculum to help children with dyslexia.

The package of Laughing Letters and Funny Phonograms includes books, flashcards, a 50-page guide and nine PowerPoint presentations. Finished in early May, “Read in Pictures” curriculum now is available at the “Teachers Pay Teachers” website. The price is $25. Search for “Funny Phonograms” at teacherspayteachers.com.

Carol and Ivan’s latest undertaking was a special card for Mother’s Day that included a bookmark and coloring poem. “The inspiration came from a card that Ivan created for me when he was about 13 years old,” Carol said. “The card depicted both my boys hanging from a tree. The words on their shirts read ‘MoM’ and ‘WoW.’ I have always loved that card.”

“This time, instead of using pencil and paper, he used his laptop and stylus from his flat in Hungary. He made images of boys and girls of various ethnicities.

The gift of love and giving keeps on ‘drawing’ ‘oohs and aahs’ from around the world,” Carol said.

In previous ventures, Carol, Ivan and Carol’s

other son Hans, a mechanical engineer in Denver, were commissioned to visit an elephant conservancy center in Thailand.

They created a learning package to support the endangered Asian elephant population.

“That was the trip of a lifetime,” Carol said. “The most amazing part was taking the elephants wading in a pond. We rode the elephants in the water while they were squirting each other!”

In other travels, Ivan and Carol pursued their first overseas mission trip in Honduras with Asbury United Methodist Church.

“The team traveled up steep mountains bringing medicine and medical care to the poorest of the poor.

Ivan helped to provide reading glasses for the elderly, shots for younger children and medicine for the elderly,” she said.

“The art that came off Ivan’s pencil, ‘Portraits from Honduras,’ became part of the winning team that earned Bob Jones High School another first place as the best art program in the entire USA,” Carol said.

MCS students Engstrom, Krohn, Zhang win National Merit Scholarships

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By Gregg Parker gregg.parker@ madisoncountyrecord.com MADISON—Three students in Madison City Schools are among the latest winners of National Merit Scholarships.

National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced these outstanding students on May 13 as recipients of the $2,500 scholarships.

On April 22, more than 1,000 recipients of corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards were named. The May 13 announcement is the second release. College-sponsored Merit Scholarship winners will be reported on June 3 and July 13. When this year’s competition ends, about 7,600 academic champions will have won more than $30 million in scholarship money.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation provided its own funds for these awards, as opposed to contributions from company sponsors:  CALVIN L. ENGSTROM – James Clemens High School. Engstrom plans to pursue linguistics as a career.  EVAN P. KROHN – Bob Jones High School.

Krohn said his probable career field will be computer programming.  LAWRENCE ZHANG – James Clemens. Zhang intends to study computer science in college.

Two students with Madison addresses who attend schools elsewhere also won these scholarships. Ethan Wan is a student at Randolph School and plans to study medicine. Matthew A. Freestone attended St. John Paul II Catholic High School and

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Madison City Schools students Calvin L. Engstrom, Evan P. Krohn and Lawrence Zhang have won the National Merit Scholarship in the latest announcement of recipients in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. intends to major in engineering in college.

The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors. A committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors selected these scholars on diverse criteria:  Academic record.  Difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned.  Scores earned on Preliminary SAT or PSAT and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test or NMSQT.  Contributions and leadership in school and community activities.  An essay.  Written recommendation from high school official.

This year’s National Merit Scholarship Program began in October 2018 when more than 1.5 million juniors in approximately

21,000 high schools took the PSAT/NMSQT. This testing served as an initial screen of program entrants.

In fall 2019, the highest-scoring participants in each state, representing less than one percent of the nation’s high school seniors, were named semifinalists. Only these 16,000 semifinalists qualified to continue in the competition.

From the semifinalist group, some 15,000 students met the high academic standards and other requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition.

By the conclusion of the 2020 program, about 7,600 Finalists will have earned the “Merit Scholar” title and received a total of more than $30 million in college scholarships.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation was founded in 1955. For more information, visit nationalmerit.org.

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We are shining the spotlight on senior students who are missing their end-of-high-school experience. Let’s celebrate them! They are our future. Each week The Madison Record will highlight local high school seniors and wish the best for a successful future.

If you are a high school senior, please send a photo, short bio and what your future plans and goals are - and we’ll feature you in our Madison Record Senior Spotlight Series.

Go to www.TheMadisonRecord.com to submit your senior spotlight information or email gregg.parker@madisoncountyrecord.com.

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MADISON—Anne Madison Elise Banks is a senior at James Clemens High School.

Banks’ favorite academic classes were sociology, psychology, art and English.

At James Clemens, Banks participated with several clubs and orga-

She received the Davis and Marion Scholarship.

Anne’s parents are Stannon and Jennifer Banks. Anne’s siblings are Avery Banks, a sophomore at James Clemens, and Kole Banks, a seventh-grader at Liberty Middle School.

Anne will attend Samford University and major in Biblical and religious studies.

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Isha Jayesh Patel is a senior at James Clemens High School. in the top 20 in Medical Innovations. She served as Co-President of HOSA at James Clemens.

Isha’s parents Shilpa and Jayesh Patel. Isha’s sibling is 22-year-old Juhi Patel.

“I will be attending the University of

Alabama at Birmingham and pursue a kinesiology major. I have been accepted to UAB’s Early Physical Therapy School acceptance program,” Isha said. “I plan on attending physical therapy school after undergrad.”

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“My favorite subject in school is Latin. I enjoy learning the language and discovering how much it influenced modern English,” Cornett said.

In academics, Cornett achieved a 3.9 GPA and a composite score of 33 on the ACT. She also performed on stage in Advanced Production productions in theatre.

Cornett was a member of Latin Club.

Ellie’s mother is Brenda Cornett. Her father and stepmother are Vince and Jennifer Cornett. Ellie’s brothers are eight-yearold Austin and sevenyear-old Asher.

Ellie will attend college at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

She will major in business.

“Even though the Class of 2020 has faced

nizations. “Go Jets!” she said.

She was involved with National Honor Society; Beta Club; Interact Club; and Student 2 Student or eS2S for existing students to establish peer relationships with transitioning students. Banks was a member of Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society; First Priority; and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

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“I love anything to do with math! Math just clicks with the way I think, and I love going through a long math problem and being able to find that one right answer,” Patel said. “I also enjoy my science classes because there is so much to learn about every living thing.”

She achieved a 4.0 GPA. Patel worked as a Health Science intern, served as a member of James Clemens Student Ambassadors and volunteered at Huntsville Museum of Art. In summer 2019, she attended the international competition for Health Occupation Students Of America or HOSA - Future Health Professionals at Disney World and placed

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MADISON—Madison Academy seniors will soon be honored for their accomplishments and hard work. The school’s graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 will be held June 7 at the Madison Academy track facilities.

The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m.”

“Circumstances have forced a change of venue, but it is fair to say that none of us will take for granted this year the importance of our school community coming together,” a Facebook post from MA said.

There are some guidelines to follow due to COVID-19.

• Student Graduates will be seated at a social distance of 6 feet.

• Teachers will sit together at a social distance.

• Families will need to bring their own chairs or blankets to sit on the track stadium’s grass infield.

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Xavier Hopkins commits to

call from Boston College and they presented me an offer I couldn’t turn down,” said Warman.

“The coaching staff has told me as long as I maintain what I have in my talents, I could start as a freshman.”

The 18-year old athlete, like all other high school student-athletes, has struggled with the fact their seasons were cut short by the Covid-19 virus caused shutdown of high school sports. “It’s been soul crushing as our team was leading the area and we were looking at making our way back to the State Tournament,” added Warman of the Senators, who finished runner-up in the Class 7A State Finals a season ago.

“To remain in top physical shape I’ve been following workout routines I’ve received from both my travel team coaches

M O N T G O M E RY — High school athletics has again been rocked by a strong left hook in its fight against Covid-19.

Already decked by cancellation of the 2020 spring sports season, prep program have been dealt with another knockdown by the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA).

The AHSAA has announced the cancellation of all summer competition for 2020. With input from the AHSAA Medical Advisory Board, the governing body of high school athletics in Alabama has cancelled all summer competitive events to include the popular football 7-on-7 tournaments and basketball play dates.

The latest guidelines by the AHSAA does not include many of the scheduled workouts and conditioning, as well as, camps with students and the high school’s feeder schools. In addition, the AHSAA has indicated fall sports may return to a normal schedule for this fall.

The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) has indicated schools may reopen campuses on June 8 and begin the 2020-2021 school year on time, though many of the local school districts

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Sparkman senior Kamryn Warman was a four-year starter at third base and a two-time All-State selection in Class 7A. She signed with Boston College and will begin her long-distance road to college in August.

Sparkman’s Kamryn Warman to play softball for Boston College

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With 15 homeruns in 2019, Kamryn Warman tied the Sparkman High softball record for most homers in a season on her way to be chosen Super All-State. The senior Senator has signed to play college softball at Boston College.

HARVEST- The nickname “Bad Chick” is what Kamryn Warman has been given by her teammates as part of the Sparkman High softball team. The soon-tobe graduating senior Senator lived up to that moniker by being chosen as a two-time AllState selection, as well as, being named to the Super All-State team after her junior season.

The outstanding third baseman for the Senators committed early and signed with Boston College as she will soon enter her transformation from high school standout to collegiate player.

“I was going through a period when I suffered a right shoulder injury as my collarbone was out of place during the summer prior to my junior season and one night I received a

New spring sports alignment means MA will change classifications each season

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M O N T G O M E RY — The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) has approved spring sports alignments for the next two school years. There will be no change in the number of divisions for each spring sport, but for baseball, softball and outdoor track, the schools will be divided into seven classifications (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A). For soccer, tennis and girl’s golf, the schools will be divided into four divisions (1A3A, 4A/5A, 6A, 7A). In boy’s golf, the schools will compete in six divisions (1A/2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A).

The AHSAA school reclassification for the upcoming 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years was announced last November, while fall and winter sports alignments were released earlier this year.

For Madison Academy, the overall Mustangs’ athletic programs will be classified in Class 4A, but some sports will change classifications. The football program will drop to Class 4A from 5A a season ago. Basketball will move up to Class 6A. Both baseball and volleyball will participate in Class 5A beginning in the new school year.

“Using the enrollment numbers, the private school multiplier and the Competitive Balance

Factor, our spring sports teams stayed in the same classification,” said Mark Mincher, athletic director of Madison Academy.

“The new area alignment includes some new teams, as well as, some schools we have played during the past few years.”

Madison Academy had an average daily enrollment of 302.40 students surveyed by the State Department of Education, which classifies each member school of the AHSAA. “We are looking forward to the challenge and more importantly, we are looking forward to getting back together with coaches, teammates and competing,” added Mincher.

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The Alabama High School Athletic Association has released its school alignments for spring sports for the next two school years.

The alignments remain divided into seven classifications. The AHSAA has Madison Academy will play football in 4A, basketball in 6A, baseball (above) and volleyball in 5A.

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Xavier Hopkins commits to Clark Atlanta University

By BOB LABEE bob0873@yahoo.com H A RV E S T —“I’m ready to go to work and prove myself,” said Xavier Hopkins as the former Sparkman High football standout announced his commitment to attend Clark Atlanta University as a preferred walk-on freshman this fall.

“The school is currently out of money for an additional athletic scholarship this fall, but I will receive some academic scholarship assistance and then qualify for athletic help next year,” added Hopkins who will study sports medicine.

The 5-foot-11, 226-pound linebacker posted 93 tackles in his 2018 senior season at Sparkman before playing in the prestigious Blue-Grey All-American Bowl in Houston, Tex. After a lengthy recruiting session lasting months, Hopkins chose to be a walkon at Alabama State in Montgomery for the 2019 season. After extensive efforts to make the team through coaching chang-

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Xavier Hopkins, former Sparkman High star linebacker, has made his commitment to attend Clark Atlanta University as a walk-on for the Panthers’ football program while earning a partial academic scholarship for his official freshman year. es, Hopkins chose to enter the transfer portal last November.

Since his departure from the Hornets’ program, Hopkins has been on a whirlwind self-promotion tour attempting to secure a new school which to showcase his extensive football talents and continue his education. His search for a new home included sending out his video highlights to potential schools and personal contact with coaching staffs at an array of colleges and universities. One

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of those potential schools was Clark Atlanta.

“Clark has similar academic opportunities as Alabama State and is a good fit for me,” said Hopkins.

“The coaching staff saw my game film and really liked me and they believe I can help them right away.”

Clark Atlanta is a member of the SIAC and sported a winless 0-10 record in 2019. The Panthers definitely need help and Hopkins’ long experience in the sport dating back to age five when he first played for the local youth Sparkman Cougars can certainly be a boost in the defensive schemes of the Panthers.

Hopkins has all four years of eligibility remaining, looks to secure a spot on Clark Atlanta’s team roster in 2020, earn an athletic scholarship for 2021 and beyond and make a difference for the Panthers’ program and for his future.

Hopkins added, “I feel comfortable about my decision. I’ve been working out and I’m ready to go to work.”

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and those directed to me from my soon-to-be college coaches.”

Warman’s parents, Gerald and Melissa Warman, both are former athletes and continue to assist their daughter in her efforts to make the leap to the collegiate level of athletics. Melissa, who works as a software engineer for NASA, will play toss in the yard with her daughter and Gerald is a hitting coach at The Compound of Madison where he and his daughter take to the batting cages whenever possible.

They also jump into the hitting cage that has been erected in the driveway of their home.

At 5-foot-6, 190-pounds Warman will carry a 4.0 grade point average to

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Before becoming a four-year starter for Sparkman, Warman took to the softball diamond at age four in her native state of California. She was sort of “born” into the sport as her parents were part of a slo-pitch co-ed softball program and she accompanied her parents to games and practices. She was soon enveloped by the sport and was destined to be a star. In her second year of 8-under league play she finally found her place at third base where she felt comfortable and began to excel at that infield position and her offensive explosiveness at the plate.

Warman has fought off

her shoulder injury before her junior season and the concussion she suffered after colliding with a teammate in an effort to catch a fly ball during the junior season. She was out of action for nearly a month of the 2019 schedule, but she still had the statistics to impress officials who named her to First Team All-State and the Super All-State Team.

Her 15 homeruns tied a school record. Before the 2020 season was cut short, Warman already had three dingers in the scorebooks.

Her shoulder injury still causes pain on occasions, but she underwent treatment with both a physical therapist and chiropractor and today feels close to 100-percent healthy.

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have posted starting dates of their own. With input from the AHSAA committees and the ALSDE, new broad-based health guidelines in relation to summer activities have been set and will carry over to the fall school year.

Modified evaluations for fall, winter and spring sports were presented by the AHSAA. Schools should prepare to provide accommoda-

Continued from page 1B tions for those students who are at high risk or whose parents feel it is not yet safe to return to school.

The AHSAA also modified evaluation guidelines for high school athletics.

Fall sports can start practice one week earlier if they did not conduct a spring evaluation and may use this week as a tryout period. Winter sports may hold an evaluation period

during the first two weeks of school or start practice one week earlier, but not both. Spring sports may hold a regular evaluation period any time after the first two weeks of school during the first semester or begin practice one week earlier in January, both not both.

An additional recommendation by the AHSAA Medical Advisory Board was schools should pre-

Changes The three remaining high schools in the immediate area of Madison will remain in Class 7A. Sparkman remains the largest of those schools with 1,810.20 average students, which keeps the Madison County school the fourth largest in Alabama behind Hoover, Auburn and Baker Highs. James Clemens has moved past its Madison rival, Bob

Away from softball, Warman likes to sing karaoke with her friends. She understands her choice to attend college more than 1,100 miles from home will present a big change to her and her family, not to mention friends. “I had additional schools to contact me about playing for them, but I was sold on Boston College and I’m looking forward to moving away from home,” said Warman. “I really like to be independent and I think I’ll like the challenge moving away from home will present me.”

Warman has already faced tough challenges in her 18 years and has proven the fact, when needed, she can be the “Bad Chick” that faces challenges head on without reservation.

pare alternatives for conducting physicals for the upcoming school year.

Mass physicals on same day at one location appear very unlikely. The recommendation also includes urging students to get a physical from their primary care provider prior to the first practice date.

Changes to the current recommendations may be forthcoming by the AHSAA.

Continued from page 1B Jones, into the seventh largest school in the state with a population of 1,603.05. Bob Jones is ranked No. 14 with an average attendance of 1,386.00.

Meanwhile, the AHSAA also adopted the latest rules changes from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) including further clarifying when a basketball

contest is to be forfeited and a proposal, which was not approved, to allow for a shot clock.

Among the latest news in the rules changes for high school basketball is the rule (5-4-1) that a game is declared a forfeit if a coach is removed for unsporting conduct and no authorized school personnel are present to assume responsibility of the team.

Rule 10-6-1 was amended to clarify that an official is not required to provide a warning to a coach before a technical foul is given.

According to the NFHS, a total of 540,769 boys participated in basketball among 18,617 schools and 399,067 girls participated in the sport with 18,210 schools across the country. Basketball is the third-most popular sport for boys and girls.

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Trash Pandas first in MiLB to launch international sales

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MADISON—Already regarded as one of country’s top minor league franchises when it comes to merchandise sales and name recognition, the Rocket City Trash Pandas can add an additional significant moniker as the Double A team became the first organization to launch international orders through Shopify, the e-commerce retailer of Minor League Baseball (MILB). “Obviously, merchandise has been our homerun hitter since we unveiled our team name and logo in 2018,� said team owner and CEO Ralph Nelson. “The opportunity now to welcome international orders will only help us

expand the Trash Pandas name across the globe.�

The MILB recently instituted a process for international online orders that was first rolled out to the Trash Pandas a week ago.

The new team, which hasn’t even played a game in its inaugural season, were given the first rights to the new process after already accepting orders from the likes of United Kingdom, Austria and Australia within the first 24 hours international online purchases were made available.

The online order process is now made available to all minor league teams as the Trash Pandas were first chosen to officially dip into the online purchasing process. “We know the Trash Pandas have been taking

international orders and we finally have an integration to simplify the process,� said Taja Brown, MILB’s E-Commerce Coordinator. “We wanted to push it out to the Trash Pandas first.�

With on-line orders, local merchandise sales and season ticket sale packages, the Trash Pandas have already hit the $2.5-million in merchandise sales since launching its line of merchandise in Oct., 2018. The amazing feat of the merchandise sales is even more astounding to officials in the MILB since the team hasn’t even hit the diamond for action and is waiting for the word to begin its 2020 season schedule upon the end of the hold on play due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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By STAFF REPORTS HUNTSVILLE—Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $2.27 million under a new program designed to encourage and continue research that will improve the lives of Alabamians.

The grants were awarded to Auburn University and HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville through the

Alabama Research and Development Enhancement Fund. The state funded program was created in 2019 under the Alabama Innovation Act which was approved by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ivey. “This fund will enable our universities, hospitals, research institutions and others to develop and bring to fruition ideas that will improve lives

and create jobs,� Gov. Ivey said. “I am tremendously encouraged by this program and its potential in Alabama. I am pleased to award these grants to Auburn University and HudsonAlpha.�

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants. “Gov. Ivey is partial to home-grown innovation especially when it results

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A D E CA D i re c t o r Kenneth Boswell said. “ADECA is pleased and honored to be a partner in this program that can have such a meaningful impact on our state.�

HudsonAlpha received a $969,409 grant to improve personal health care through shared use among medical professionals of a patient’s genetic profile.

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The new policy will be in effect until further notice, says airport officials. “The policy urges all individuals entering the facility to wear a face covering and applies to anyone inside the terminal building whether traveling or not,� said Public Relations Manager Jana Kuner. “In addition, HSV

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According to the CDC, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19�) is spread mainly through close contact from person-to-person respiratory droplets from someone who is infected. Additionally, COVID-19 may be spread by people who are not showing symptoms. The CDC recommends that everyone wear a face covering in public settings to avoid the spreading of COVID-19 to others in case you are infected but do not have symptoms. “One of Huntsville International Airport’s

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LEFT: Master Sergeant Paul L. Bolden accepted the Congressional Medal of Honor from U.S. President Harry Truman on Aug. 30, 1945. MIDDLE: Bolden poses for a photo during WWII. RIGHT: The sketch of Bolden is on exhibit with the Wall of Hall of Heroes in the Madison County Courthouse.

Paul Bolden: A real American superhero

By JOHN RANKIN Madison Historian

MADISON—Paul Luke Bolden was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his service in World War II. The award was given for Paul’s action of December 23, 1944 in Petit-Coo, Belgium.

However, that was only a glimpse into his World War II exploits.

This defender of liberty also received the Bronze Star Medal for action of November 23, 1944. That citation “for heroic achievement in action” in Germany described Paul’s role as follows: “When his platoon was making an attack against an enemy town, enemy artillery fire in the area was so concentrated that a large number of casualties resulted, and the platoon was left with only eight men before the line of departure was reached.

Despite this handicap, this courageous group, displaying individual heroism and indomitable fighting spirit, fought their way across the battlefield and successfully occupied their objective. When enemy resistance was neutralized in the area, a roadblock was established and Sergeant Bolden and his companions prevented an enemy counterattacking force of more than one hundred infantrymen supporting ten tanks from advancing, thereby enabling reinforcements to be brought up and the defenses in the area to be consolidated.”

Paul also received a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster

for “heroic achievement in action on November 17, 1944, in Germany”.

This action involved guiding the men of his squad through intense artillery fire at a crossroad while making an attack upon the enemy.

The squad suffered no casualties due to Paul Bolden’s plan and its implementation.

Paul was awarded a second Oak Leaf Cluster in 1955 for “exemplary conduct in ground combat against the armed enemy while assigned as Private First Class, 120th Infantry Regiment, on or about August 1, 1944, in the European Theater of Operations.”

Bolden received a Silver Star Medal for action of August 12, 1944 in France.

That citation stated “Sergeant Bolden was serving as a squad leader with an infantry force which had been isolated by ferocious enemy attacks for a considerable period of time. Efforts to supply the group by aeroplane had not been very successful, and many of the supplies which had been dropped fell into enemy held territory.

Sergeant Bolden with a companion voluntarily entered enemy territory to try to recover some of the supplies. By creeping and crawling, they advanced deep into the enemy held area before their presence was discovered.

During the fire fight which ensued, Sergeant Bolden and his companion completely destroyed a machine gun nest and killed its crew. Continuing on his dangerous mission,

he successfully retrieved from enemy territory sorely needed provisions for his isolated garrison and returned them safely to friendly lines.”

As if this was not enough, Paul Bolden also was awarded a Bronze Star “for exceptionally meritorious conduct in action against the enemy on August 10, 1944 in France.”

This particular action was further described as occurring during the period of August 6 to 12 August, when “a battalion of an infantry unit of which Sergeant Bolden was a member was completely surrounded on Hill 314 at Mortain, France, in a determined attempt by the Germans to separate the American Forces in Brittany from those in Normandy. These troops, for the entire period, were sorely in need of water, food, and medical supplies.

On 10 August 1944, American planes flew over the area and dropped supplies, but these supplies landed in back of enemy lines. Volunteers were requested to enter enemy territory in an effort to recover these vital supplies.

Sergeant Bolden, with a group of his comrades, started on this mission at approximately 1600.

Immediately upon entering the enemy territory, the group encountered a German tank.

They instantly employed their bazooka team and promptly knocked out the tank.

Their presence now discovered, the enemy, because of the excellent observation afforded, was able to subject this gallant group of men to an intense amount of small arms fire. Undaunted, they continued on their mission and were able to recover about three fourths of

the supplies dropped into enemy territory.

Because of the devotion and determination shown by this brave group of men, Hill 314 at Mortain, France, was able to hold out against almost insurmountable odds, and the gallantry and initiative displayed by Sergeant Bolden on this occasion were a material contribution to this successful stand.”

These and his other citations and service medals testify of the extreme bravery of Madison County native Paul Bolden, who is buried in Moon Cemetery at Owens Crossroads with other Bolden family members.

While Memorial Day honors all of the war dead of the United States, Paul Luke Bolden did not die during the war in which he served and was wounded, but he certainly has earned highest honors as one of our war heroes with a connection to Madison. In fact, his life is commemorated in the Veteran’s Memorial Park at the corner of Church Street with Front Street along the railroad in Madison.

Paul is well remembered by Braly Thompson, a Madison City employee at the Dublin Park Recreation Center, who provided data for this article, drawing upon their time of working together at Redstone Arsenal.

Paul was born in June 1922 in his parents’ house along Farley Road near Hobbs Island Road. His father was Sam Bolden and his mother was Jean Winkles.

In May 1945 at New Hope, he married Violet Lorene Alexander, a daughter of Elisha Alexander and Eva Kennemer. Violet was born April 1927 in her

parents’ house along Hobbs Island Road.

Paul’s marriage license gives his 1945 residence as Madison, Alabama.

Official letters from the War Department in 1947 also show a Madison address for him.

He died in his own house in May 1979 near Ardmore, Tennessee, at age 57.

President Har ry Truman awarded Paul the Medal of Honor, adding to the other ten awards and medals that he received for his service as a Sergeant in Company E of the 120th Infantry of the United States Army in Germany during World War 2.

The Madison County Courthouse’s Hall of Heroes display includes Paul’s picture along with a summary of his wartime feats.

His awards include the Belgium Croix de Guerre with Palm, a Silver Star, a Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, and several Bronze Stars (one with three Oak Leaf Clusters), among his many service medals.

Paul’s deeds for which he received the awards read like movie scripts in the citations, perhaps epitomized in the description for his Medal of Honor. It reads as follows: “Sergeant Bolden voluntarily attacked a formidable enemy strongpoint in Petit-Coo, Belgium, on 23 December 1944 when his company was pinned down by extremely heavy automatic and small arms fire coming from a house two hundred yards to the front.

Mortar and tank artillery shells pounded the unit, when Sergeant Bolden and a comrade, on their own initiative, moved forward into a hail of bullets to eliminate the ever-increasing fire from the German position.

Crawling ahead to close with what they knew was a powerfully armed, vastly superior force, the pair reached the house and took up assault positions, Sergeant Bolden under a window, his comrade across the street where he could deliver covering fire. In rapid succession, Sergeant Bolden hurled a fragmentation grenade and a white phosphorus grenade into the building; and then, fully realizing that he faced tremendous odds, rushed to the door, threw it open and fired into thirty-five SS troopers who were trying to reorganize themselves after the havoc wrought by the grenades.

Twenty Germans died under the fire of his sub-machine gun before he was struck in the shoulder, chest and stomach by part of a burst which killed his comrade across the street. He withdrew from the house waiting for the surviving Germans to come out and surrender. When none appeared in the doorway, he summoned his ebbing strength, overcame the extreme pain he suffered and boldly walked back into the house, firing as he went. He had killed the remaining fifteen enemy soldiers when his ammunition ran out.

Sergeant Bolden’s heroic advance against great odds, his fearless assault and his magnificent display of courage in re-entering the building where he had been severely wounded cleared the path for his company and insured the success of its mission.” (Signed by Harry Truman).

Paul really did these things, without the supporting cast and special effects devices used in the movies starring such characters as Sylvester Stallone. Paul was a “super hero” for real.

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Banana Pancakes – Healthy, Quick, Simple, Delicious!

By CHRISTY JORDAN Southernplate.com MADISON—These warm, delicious pancakes are a cross between a traditional pancake and a thick fluffy banana crepe.

Requiring only two ingredients (I add a spoonful of oats and a little cinnamon for a little extra flair from time to time) you likely have everything on hand to make them today. They are a healthy treat with all the satisfaction of an indulgence – seriously!

As another bonus, if you are on Weight Watchers Freestyle and using sugar free syrup, they can be zero pointsno guilt.

Now, as part of the Southerner’s food code, there are two ways of using the word “healthy”.

One way is in the expression “Wow! THIS is healthy?!” Which translates to “This is so delicious I would have never known had you not of told me. I will actually make, and eat, this again.”

And the other is “Oh! This is healthy! How neat!” Which translates to, “Well, at least it doesn’t look like cardboard, but it sure does taste like it. I’ll finish chewing this bite to be polite and then I’ll distract you with an elaborate story about the crazy side of my family.” If both sides of your family are crazy, your job just got that much easier.

Well friends, these pancakes fit into the first category. In fact, me and my Katy have them several times a week and sometimes, when I get to han-

kering for a little something sweet, I’ll even make up a batch in the evening as a dessert.

They only take a couple of minutes to make and don’t make much of a mess at all, which is probably another reason why I’m always so gung-ho to whip up a batch.

To make these you’ll need: one ripe Banana, one egg, some cinnamon (optional), and one tablespoon of quick oats (optional). *I know more than a tablespoon of oats is pictured but you only need one. They just like to travel in groups like that. Also, the oats and cinnamon are completely optional, and your pancakes will turn out just fine without them so you do you, feel free to use only a banana and an egg. If you do use the oats, they add about 1 weight watchers point to this entire recipe, which makes about four mediumish pancakes, so it’s totally worth it to me. No sweetener is needed because our banana makes them perfectly sweet.

Note: As I’ve shared this recipe, one question I have been asked a lot is whether or not they taste like eggs. They do not taste like eggs. They taste like warm banana pancakes that love you and want to feed you bliss and comfort.

Moosh Moosh Moosh the banana until it is nice and liquidy. Add in your egg and just mooch that in using the same motions you did for the banana. If using cinnamon and oats, add those now as well.

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LEFT: Banana Pancakes. RIGHT: To make these you’ll need: 1 ripe Banana, 1 egg, some cinnamon (optional), and 1 tablespoon of quick oats (optional).

Drop by large spoonfuls into a hot skillet or griddle that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Cook these on about medium heat.

Now the one thing to remember with these is that they need to be almost fully cooked before you flip them. You’re basically flipping them to just brown the bottom for a bit. If you try to flip them before they are almost fully done, they will fall apart. But if you do that, go ahead and finish cooking them because they still eat just fine.

This makes about four medium sized pancakes.

Me and Katy usually split

them but in general, a recipe is enough for one person. This recipe can be easily doubled.

I’m tearing up just thinking about y’all getting to taste these!

INGREDIENTS  1 ripe banana  1 large egg  1/2 teaspoon cinnamon optional  1 tablespoon quick oats optional INSTRUCTIONS 1. Place peeled banana in a medium bowl and mash well with a fork. Add egg, cinnamon, and oats and mash it all together until well blended.

2. Spray a skillet or griddle with cooking spray and heat to medium or medium high heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto this.

3. Allow to cook until almost fully done before flipping to brown on the bottom. Serve warm, topped with more bananas if you like, with syrup of your choice - I use Mrs. Butterworth’s Sugar Free.

NOTES To make these zero points on Weight Watchers Freestyle, omit the oats. If you leave the oats in, this entire recipe (which makes about 4 medium sized pancakes) has 1 point. I like the oats for texture.

If you would like the nutritional values on this or any other recipe, I encourage you to check out the free apps and websites that allow you to figure that. One of my favorites is MyFitnessPal.com. You can create a free account and input any recipe you like for automatic nutritional calculation. I found another one at a website called Very Well Fit.

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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LEFT: Your batter will look like this. It will look slightly different without oats but again, it will be just fine. Do you feel reassured? I want you to be reassured. Because I want you to eat these pancakes – because I care. RIGHT: Now the one thing to remember with these is that they need to be almost fully cooked before you flip them.

By BECKY MILLER God’s Lemonade Stand

Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. 1 Timothy 4:7-8 Many parents use the ‘time out chair’ for disciplining their children. I think God has sort of put we adults in our own time out chair of sorts to help us learn things during this very strange uncomfortable Covid 19 lock in.

Back in late 2019 when this strange new virus

descended on America, I had not heard much about it and to think something like the bubonic plague was hitting our otherwise safe nation was hard to grasp. To imagine it could disrupt life as we know it was unfathomable. Being ordered to stay inside and closing non-essential places was difficult for freedom loving healthy people.

I am sure you can attest to this past 8 weeks of confinement you have probably adapted and gained something from it. In other words, the bad partly became good. Gratitude for freedom is one thing for sure. Getting to go for a haircut. Eating out and

going to a favorite movie.

Just not being able to be in church in person and hugging friends was a big adjustment. But the end is near. States are starting to open, and people are getting on their feet again.

So, your time out is about to conclude. Draw from it and carry away a host of new ideas to do life a bit differently.

PRAYER: Sometimes during this closed in time I felt like screaming. I am grateful for having freedom and being in a pros-

perous nation with good health care teams. As we come out of our time out help people be drawn closer to you and help us take away good things to help others. In Jesus’ name.

Amen.

God’s Lemonade Stand is written by former Madison resident Becky Miller. Her daily devotions appear on a Facebook page entitled God’s Lemonade Stand or at www.godslemonadestand.blogspot.com. She can be contacted at writemiller2002@yahoo.com.

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May 20, 2020

Engagement at Indian Creek The 1864 Civil War engagement where Madison Academy is located today

By JOHN RANKIN Madison Historian

M A D I S O N —On December 23, 1864, just before Christmas 156 years ago, one of two significant engagements of the Civil War occurred along Indian Creek near Madison. The creek was shown on some maps then as Hurricane Creek or Price’s Fork or Six Mile Creek, due to its location about six miles from old Huntsville.

One of the Confederates involved in the December 1864 conflict was Captain James Bennington Irvine, born in Florence in 1829 and died there in 1881. He was in Company F, 4th Alabama Cavalry, CSA. Irvine wrote his war memoirs in a diary while imprisoned at Fort Delaware by the Union after being wounded in the fight. On pages 43-52 of his diary he described the event in great detail.

The excerpted account as follows of the battle at Indian Creek is from official records and other sources, including excerpts from Captain Irvine’s diary.

As part of the command of Lt. Francis Marion Windes, Colonel John Burtwell with Captain Irvine and 150 to 300 men of the 4th Alabama Cavalry encamped along Indian Creek about a quarter mile north of the railroad bridge on December 20. Later Union accounts varied the estimated number of Rebel troops at the site as being from 300 to 800.

The attacking force of the Union consisted of detachments from the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13 Indiana Cavalry plus more from the 2nd and 3rd Tennessee Cavalry, with some units of the 13th Wisconsin. The Union total attacking the position at Indian Creek was variously reported as anywhere from 200 to 600 men on horseback.

On December 22, Colonel Burtwell had fence rails and the crossties burned on the railroad bridge to warp the rails and put a halt to train traffic toward Decatur to the west. He did this because he realized that an open bridge would allow the Union forces from Huntsville to get behind the Confederate position by horse and by train within 15 minutes.

However, the primary reason was to block any attempt by rail-transported troops from the Union garrison in Huntsville to intercept the army of Confederate General John Bell Hood as it retreated from Franklin-to-Nashville battles in Tennessee. There

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LEFT: Historical Marker at the Roundhouse in downtown Madison along the railroad at Church and Front Streets. RIGHT: Captain James Bennington Irvine was wounded during the fight. the Confederate States Army had suffered crushing defeat in the last of the great battles of the Civil War west of the coastal states.

The Rebels at Indian Creek could hear heavy cannon fire at Decatur to their rear and numerous whistles in Huntsville at the railroad depot. They knew that a large Union cavalry force had re-occupied Huntsville in the last few days and was being heavily reinforced with infantry.

These Union forces were part of General Thomas’ troops.

were overdue for unknown reasons, and all scouts that they sent out to either east or west had failed to return. The men were all exhausted from continuous duty guarding several roads, and their spirits were low as the extremely cold weather made life difficult for the poorly supplied troops.

During the night of December 22, according to Union records and Irvine’s memoirs, a negro man left the Confederate camp and reported to the Union forces

plateau which was half-circled by a ridge containing the Rebel position.

That same ridge today houses the Madison Academy campus buildings. The slope to the level plateau is the location of the Academy’s Bill Washington Stadium. The football field and the soccer field plus the paved track training area are all located in what was the level plateau of the engagement. The hill or ridge rises about 80 to 90 feet above the creek level.

Until modern times, when

(muzzle-loading) guns being all unloaded (after having fired any initial shots), they could not load again while running. However, the Yankees could stop and load and easily overtake the column and fire into the mass at their leisure to pick off such men as could not keep up or whose horses fell, as a great many did.”

(Recent archaeological exploration near the site found a number of bullet fragments, one of which was an unfired bullet from a lever-action repeating Henry

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LEFT: Approach to the old fording place across Indian Creek on the campus of Madison Academy, facing east. This ford had been used for many years, from the time before the route of Old Madison Pike had bridges. It was sometimes used as late as the 1950s by automobiles. RIGHT: Approach to the old fording place across Indian Creek facing east. Vehicles can still use it, but in Civil War days the water would have been much higher.

General Thomas was in command of forces in the area that had fought at Franklin and Nashville, and he was responsible to protect General Sherman’s supply lines after the burning of Atlanta.

The battles at Franklin and Nashville were fought as the Confederate Army under General Hood attempted to cut the railroad supply line that enabled Sherman’s March to the Sea. This made the engagement at Indian Creek highly significant to both sides.

The Confederates at Indian Creek were awaiting their own reinforcements that

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in Huntsville that the Rebels were about to attack.

Union Colonel Prosser thought that there was a brigade of Rebel forces gathered at the creek, so he decided to initiate a surprise attack. He ordered 300 to 800 men of his own cavalry from Indiana, Wisconsin, and Tennessee to prepare to move out at 3 o’clock in the morning.

The Union force arrived at Indian Creek “six miles west of Huntsville” at dawn on the 23rd.

As described in the Union accounts, the morning was excessively cold and piercing, while the roads were frozen hard. Even the creek itself was frozen over, as was the boggy ground around it.

Moving at a fast trot, Colonel Prosser turned to trooper George House, the Union bugler, and told him to blow the “CHARGE” call.

Simultaneously, Colonel Prosser spurred his horse forward. However, the bugle did not sound, so Colonel Prosser turned around on his horse and swore at George for not blowing the charge, demanding to know why not. Bugler House had the instrument to his lips and replied from the side of his mouth as best he could that he would blow it as soon as his lips thawed out the metal. It had frozen to his lips, preventing him from blowing any sound.

The shallow part of the ford of the creek where the cavalry charge occurred was narrow, closely lined by large trees and allowing only four horses abreast to cross, according to Union documents. On the west side of the creek, there was a boggy level

it was reduced, this ridge closely abutted both sides of Old Madison Pike at the Slaughter Road junction.

From Irvine’s Confederate account, he and Colonel Burtwell had arisen before the attack. They rode down the hill to the soldiers’ camp while everything was still quiet. He stated further, “We then rode to the bridge, which was about a quarter mile off, and saw that it was thoroughly destroyed.”

They had just returned to the camp when they heard firing by their three successive posts of sentries about a mile or two away in the direction of Huntsville. Irvine said that he then rode to the “Y” in the creek, where the point of the attack would soon occur.

Eyewitness accounts of the attack have been gleaned from Union records and from Captain Irvine’s diary.

Irvine wrote, “I immediately noted some confusion in the ranks. I galloped toward them to see what was the matter, when to my utter astonishment they wavered, broke, and away they went, helter skelter up the road (today’s Old Madison Pike). I saw the Blue Coats across the creek, sabre in hand, slashing and cutting at a great rate.”

Irvine also wrote that as the Confederate troops fled in total disarray, he “...could do nothing with them, at least nothing but check their speed.

This was a great disadvantage to those in the rear, for being at this time on a very rough (and narrow, heavily forested) road, they could not scatter. By those in front riding in a slow gallop, the rear was forced to do the same. Their

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Western exit from the old fording place across Indian Creek on campus of Madison Academy, looking toward the northwest. The MA athletic field house in foreground, Bill Washington at right, and gymnasium on the hill at left. The course of Indian Creek has changed over the years since Old Madison Pike has been bridged.

rifle of that time. The Henry rifle could fire up to 16 times before having to reload.

Some units of the Union troops at Franklin and Nashville also had such Henry and similar Spencer rifles, enabling their forces to fire much faster and longer than the muzzle loaders of the Rebel troops before stopping to reload.

With their enemy on horses charging at them as they came across Indian Creek with rapid fire from such rifles and pistols, plus sabers, there would be no time for the Confederate troops to stand and fight as they roused in the early dawn from a freezing night of sleep.)

“I was at this time in the rear (of the fleeing Confederate horsemen). I glanced around and saw that every man they (the Union troops) overtook was knocked immediately off his horse, while the enemy were pressing close on us firing pistols. There was not now more than three of our men behind me, and I knew that my time would soon come unless I did something.

Putting spurs to my mare, I rode up to Tom Williams, who was the next man in front of me, and told him that it was folly to remain there any longer.

The men could not be checked, and I thought it time for us to take care of ourselves. I told him that I intended leaving the road and taking to the woods.

He said that he would follow.”

“I looked around to see what were the chances when the Philistines were upon me.

Two pistols were presented at my head, and a big fellow with a sabre (was) just coming in reach.

The thing was out. I could have shot one, but it would have been certain death to me.

Taking prudence to be the better part of valor, I drew up my mare and quietly told them that I surrendered, at the same time holding out my pistol to one of them. The coward with the sabre struck me, as I thought, right across the eyes, stunning me for a minute. I, however, held onto my horse, and upon recovering my senses found that I was worth two dead men yet.

He had (cut) my head open a length of three inches right down the part of my hair, but without injuring the skull. My mouth and eyes were full of blood, and the cape of my overcoat a deep red. Poor Tom, I afterward heard, was killed directly after. I have no doubt (that Tom) was murdered after surrender.

I was sent to the rear under guard, one of whom took my mare and another my hat.

They also took my saddlebags and blankets, leaving me in a bad fix.” (It was an exceedingly cold day, with the creek frozen over.) “The men, although heretofore good soldiers, were panic-stricken. In their hurry (they) rode over each other mercilessly and paid no attention whatever to the commands of their officers.”

The most complete Union account is from the memoirs of Major Will A. McTeer of the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry, USA. He wrote, “Coming to the bank at the ford of Indian Creek, we found that the enemy had taken position in a remarkably strong place. They had a sweeping fire over the ford, which was the only place that we could cross, and as we descended to the water, we expected a shower of bullets, but there were but few that struck around us.

Major Williamson, commanding the 10th Indiana, was an old infantry soldier, and crossing the stream he began to form a line of battle to make a stand, but the Second (Tennessee Cavalry, USA) came dashing by with drawn sabres, screaming and yelling ‘Let the Second at them! Let the Second at them!’

As soon as the Second passed them, the Indianians fell in with them. and swept up into the ranks of the Confederates.

The greater part of the enemy were out on foot, as infantry, but our men went into their ranks with sabres and soon broke and stampeded them....

We took 54 prisoners back to Huntsville, and the greater number had sabre wounds. So many of them refused to surrender until they were compelled to do so by the stroke of the sabre....”

Major McTeer also wrote that his unit had lost only one man killed in the engagement. He had no estimate of Confederate losses, except to say that there were several killed.