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Madison education and city leaders took a walking tour recently of the new Journey Middle School site.

Progress continues at new Journey Middle School after delay pushed opening to 2023 Madison Street Festival For two years, residents have regretted cancellations of Madison Street Festival because of COVID-19 cases. After the two-year hiatus, the festival will return on Oct. 1 with all the street-party spirit that makes the event so special. Page 3A

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By STAFF REPORTS news@themadisonrecord.com MADISON - Although Journey Middle School will not open this August as planned due to construction delays that have pushed completion into late fall, school officials and area leaders are pleased with the recent progress.

The Madison City Board of Education agreed in February to reschedule the opening to the 2023-2024 school year. The decision comes after a survey of Journey-zoned parents representing grades 6-8 over-

whelmingly showed a preference to wait for the next full school year rather than try a mid-year opening.

Madison City education and city leaders took a walking tour last week of the new Journey Middle School site. “Construction progress appears to be steady,” said MCS Communications Director John Peck.

Construction on the 1,200-student, 170,000 square foot middle school began in early 2021 with a targeted completion date this July. Progress has been disrupted by supply chain and labor issues related

to COVID and bad weather. The school district’s construction management team reported a revised completion date of mid October.

“While I regret this delay, I look forward to the day when our students are enjoying this wonderful new school,” Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols said when the delay was announced.

“I am also thankful for the citizens of Madison that supported the tax increase that enabled us to meet the growth of our community with Midtown Elementary and Journey Middle School.”

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Construct work is in full swing again at the new middle school. Progress had been disrupted by supply chain and labor issues related to COVID and bad weather, which caused the school district to delay opening to the fall of 2023.

National award recipient Mary Downs, Junior Member of American Legion, Post 229 in Madison, has received the national Spirit of Youth award. Page 6B

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BELATED TRIP - Bob Jones High School engineering teacher Jessye Gaines recently returned from Washington, D.C. from a belated honors ceremony for a top national teaching award. Gaines was named by the White House as Secondary Mathematics Alabama recipient for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in March 2020. She participated in a zoom ceremony then and recently received notice that a celebration would be held in Washington DC which included two days of meetings with White House advisors, Director of the Smithsonian Institute, National Science Foundation, and others. An awards dinner was held at the National Portrait Gallery with former astronaut and Johnson Space Flight Center Director Ellen Ochoa.

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MADISON - Madison city officials are wanting the public’s input on a plan that will alter the city government structure.

The plan would diminish the current role of an elected mayor in favor of an appointed city manager.

A community meeting is being planned for Wednesday, June 22, moderated by Madison City Council member Renae Bartlett. It will be held 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Madison Council Chambers at City Hall, 100 Hughes Road. The purpose of the Community meeting is to discuss transitioning to a council-city manager form of government.

Earlier this year, Madison City Council members heard from a special appointed “Madison Governance Transition Committee” on their research and recommendation of changing the form of government for the city. The committee unanimously recommended that the city should shift to a council-manager form of government.

Currently, the city of Madison operates with a mayor-council form of government, with 7 voting district representatives and Mayoral recommendations with no vote.

The committee members were appointed by Mayor Paul Finley in August 2021 and tasked with looking into the proposed change and develop a recommendation for the city council.

If the change is approved, it would require redistricting Madison into 6 districts, with a voting mayor elected at large.

The mayor would mostly represent the city in public events and in meetings with neighboring cities. Currently, the mayor is elected and oversees municipal departments and functions, with a heavy hand in deciding the overall direction for the city.

The proposed change would substantially increase the city council’s oversight into the direction of the city. It would place a council-appointed city manager in charge of the city’s daily operations and departments. The mayor and city council would share legislative functions, with the mayor serving as the council president.

The city manager could be removed by the city council if not fulfilling duties.

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“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” -Walt Disney (1901-1966)

Madison News Briefs A brief look at Madison area news making headlines last week.

ATM stolen from credit union Investigators with the Huntsville Police Department responded to an alarm call on Thursday morning at a financial institution where an ATM was allegedly stolen.

The call came in at 4:17 a.m. from a Family Security Credit Union on Highway 72.

When investigators arrived to the scene, a forklift was found behind the building and one of the ATMs was missing. At this time, investigators believe the suspect is a male.

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Police searching for suspect in bank robbery The Madison Police was asking the public’s help in identifying an armed bank robbery suspect last Tuesday.

According to the MPD,

the suspect is a black male wearing a gray ARMY shirt and camouflaged pants. The suspect was wearing a wig and face mask when he left the Regions Bank on Hwy. 72 and Wall Triana Highway in Madison.

June 21 runoff set Below is the list of candidates on area ballots for the runoff election.

Republican • U.S. Senate — Katie Britt and Mo Brooks • U.S. House of Representatives, District 5 — Dale Strong and Casey Wardynski • State Auditor — Stan Cooke and Andrew Sorrell • Alabama Secretary of State — Wes Allen and Jim Zeigler • Public Service Commission, Place 1 — Jeremy H. Oden and Brent Woodall • Public Service Commission, Place 2 — Chip Beeker and Robert L. McCollum • Alabama House of Representatives, District 4 — Patrick Johnson and Parker D. Moore Democrat • Alabama Gov. — Yolanda R. Flowers and Malika S. Fortier

BEWARE OF GATORS - There has been an increase of alligator sightings lately around Lady Anne Lake off Zierdt Road in the Edgewater community. The recent sightings have prompted the Madison Police Department to urge residents to be careful and not to act against the gators themselves. “It is important for Madison residents to know the American alligator is a Federally protected animal,” Police officials said last week. “This means you cannot trap or kill these animals. The Alabama Department of Fish and Game is aware of the alligators and monitors them. Please watch your children and pets during any activities around the lake. If an alligator comes on your property and you need someone to remove it, please contact Alabama Fish and Game at 256-353-2634 (normal business hours) or 1 800-272-4263 (after business hours). The alligator above was photographed patrolling the lake by Edgewater resident, Hans Schyma. “This one is at least six feet, maybe even seven feet long. The head alone seems to measure around 18 inches,” he said. “The alligator was present almost daily for about two to three weeks. Most of the time about 20-50 yards slowly going back and forth. It was ashore next to my house ,and at least once at another property in Morland Shores, a subdivision of Edgewater. This is not the first time we had an alligator near our property. A smaller one passed along our property also, around May in previous years.”

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MADISON - A couple of things stand out about our weather over the next 14 days. This week we have several days with showers and thunderstorms likely, especially in the middle and late portion of the week.

I see a hotter and drier weather pattern coming our way between the 14th and 19th of June. I wouldn’t be surprised to see highs of 88 to 92 degrees each day. Better make sure those fans and air conditioners are ready

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because I have a feeling the heat is going to shift into high gear soon.

Tuesday, June 14, we will have a full supermoon, which is the “strawberry moon” this month. There will be another supermoon in July.

A supermoon is a full moon that occurs when the moon comes closest to the earth, resulting in a slightly larger-than-usual apparent size of the moon.

The following week is the first day of summer.

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continued from page 2A According to a press retion is necessary to kick off the process. If the lease from the city in Jan., requisite number of Mad- the city stated it will “start ison residents sign the pe- defining the process of hirtition, then the question ing a qualified city manof whether to change the ager, as well as develop a form of government would plan for redistricting with be submitted to voters in a a staggered term legislation. Following a request special election.

The committee also rec- to the Alabama Legislaommended a staggered ture for approval, the stagelection for council and gered terms would begin mayor instead of all posi- in 2025 after the current tions being elected at the administration serves out their term.” same time.

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It’s back!

Madison Street Festival’s staff focused on reopening Vendor registration recently opened for the Oct. 1 event

By GREGG PARKER Gregg@themadisonrecord.com MADISON – For two years, residents have regretted cancellations of Madison Street Festival because of COVID-19 cases. After the two-year hiatus, the festival will return on Oct. 1 with all the street-party spirit that makes the event so special.

“Registration has opened for our vendor areas. Our planning for the 2022 festival is in full swing,” MSF President Crystal McBrayer said.

“The MSF (Steering Committee) is excited to be back and to host this free-to-the-public festival with a little something for everyone,” McBrayer said. “Come and celebrate being back for our 40th festival in historic downtown Madison on Oct. 1, starting with our parade kickoff at

9 a.m.”

The festival has numerous components with volunteers coordinating the areas: • Artist Alley -- Juried art exhibit of high-quality, award-winning original works of art. Artists will present pottery, raku, photography, glass, woodworking, literature, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and metalsmithing. Coordinator, Amber Keyes.

• Business Showcase -- Businesses and organizations, for-profit and non-profit, explaining and demonstrating their work. On Front Street, Business Showcase will inform residents on a wide variety of products and services. Coordinator, Erica DeSpain.

• Children’s Area – In new location on Maple Street in MSF’s Interact Zone. Youngsters can enjoy free arts, crafts, games and entertainment.

The Animal Discovery Zone will delight 12-year-olds and younger.

“From magic and animal balloons, to face painting and making crafts, you’ll find it all in the Children’s

Area,” McBrayer said. Coordinators, Hallie Kenny and Amberlee Peterson.

• Crafters Cove – Showcases unique handmade items that embody the craftsperson’s creativity and skill. Possible merchandise includes hair bows; clothing for children and women, along with dolls; wreaths; jewelry; wooden pallet creations; yard art; ceramics; cigar box guitars; dog clothing and collars; candles; wooden toys; up-cycled items; knitted and crocheted items.

Coordinators, Brenda Parker and Susan Bailey.

• Community Showcase – Gives a stage for performing art groups on Main Street. A perennial crowd favorite. Coordinator, Cheri Volkin.

• Entertainment Stage – “This stage is all about the musicians and will be located on Church Street beside Madison Methodist,” McBrayer said. Coordinators, Beth Heflin and Tuyet Clark.

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The Madison Street Festival drew thousands of people to downtown Madison each year before COVID put a temporary halt to the event.

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MADISON – Imagination and creative thinking led a fourth-grader at Heritage Elementary School to win Alabama’s state award in a Google contest.

The tech company opened the 14th annual “Doodle for Google” competition for U.S. students in grades K-12 to create their own version of the Google logo.

Sophia Ewing rated as the winning state entrant among 54 other first-place contestants in U.S. states and territories.

Among thousands of entries received this year for the logo, judges reviewed Sophia’s Doodle, which she named “Daydreaming in Color.” Stacye Lester, gifted teacher at Heritage elementary, encouraged Sophia and coordinated a victory celebration during a surprise assembly at Heritage.

When voting opens, anyone in the United States can vote for a favorite Doodle. The public vote will determine the five national finalists, one in each grade group. Google will announce these five national finalists in June.

Artwork by the overall winner will appear on Google’s homepage for hundreds of millions of people to see.

“Sophia’s win speaks to the importance of infusing creativity and the arts into the curriculum,” Heritage Principal Dr. Georgina Nelson said. “Sophia’s teacher, Mrs. Stacye Lester, encouraged her gifted classes to use their creativity to design their interpretation of Goo-

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Lester’s students produced outstanding work. “Sophia’s work was a masterpiece that she created totally on her own,” Nelson said. Sophia’s parents are Terry and Emily Ewing.

The 2022 contest theme was “I care for myself by . . .” Sophia’s artwork spells ‘Google’ on a background split between the nighttime sky with the moon and daytime with bright sunshine.

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Happy 247th Birthday!

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775. The army originally consisted of volunteer soldiers with roots to the Continental Army — and was formed to fight the Revolutionary War. Today, as the largest branch of the U.S. military, the proud men and women of the U.S. Army continue to provide peace and security for all of us.

The following story appears in the June issue of Madison Living Magazine. You can check out more great stories at www.madisonlivingmagazine.com.

Brandy Williams Madison’s Deputy Fire Chief represents city, helps people on their worst day

By GREGG PARKER Gregg@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON – In the late 1980s, Brandy Williams accepted a job that has appealed to her since that day. Even as a young teenager, she had wanted to enter the profession.

Williams works in the role of Deputy Chief in Madison Fire and Rescue Department.

As Deputy Chief for the Madison firefighters, Williams is involved with the department’s management, supervision of employees, coordination of work routines and staff, evaluation of firefighters’ job performances and planning for major divisions and functions within the fire department.

Currently, those divisions and functions include training, community risk reduction,

logistics, administration, fleet management and their hiring process. “As a Deputy Chief, I assume the duties of the fire chief in his absence,” Williams said.

“I have worked at Madison Fire & Rescue for my entire career,” she said.

“I began my career here in 1998, and I have spent the last six years in my current role of Deputy Chief.”

With her work, Williams is involved with several different professional groups in varying capacities. She serves as President of North Alabama Fire Chiefs Association, which in turn places her on the Executive Board for the Alabama Fire Chiefs Association.

“I was nominated by the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs as their representative on the Alabama

Firefighters Personnel Standards and Education Commission. I serve as one of seven commissioners on this board. I had to be confirmed by the Alabama Senate before serving for this four-year term,” Williams said.

The standards and education commission establishes and approves regulations and bylaws, sets minimum standards for firefighter certification and ensures the efficient operation of Alabama Fire College. “The commission meets on a quarterly basis in Tuscaloosa at the Alabama Fire College,” Williams said.

The Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs nominated Williams for the commissioner position on the Alabama Firefighters Personnel Standards and Education Commission.

“I am the first woman to serve on the commission.

I am honored to serve and represent the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs in this capacity,” she said.

“I just happen to be the first woman to serve in this capacity. It’s an honor to be selected and trusted to represent this group,” Williams said.

Williams grew up going to visit her uncle at the fire station in Huntsville.

“I watched a neighbor’s house burn when I was about 13 and that further intrigued my interest to be a firefighter,” she said.

“Once I turned 18 years old, I became a volunteer firefighter in my community to make sure that was what I wanted to do, and I have not looked back,” Williams said. “There is a lot to be said for responding to an emergency and helping someone when they are having their

worst day.”

Williams enjoys the variety of challenges that

come with her job as Deputy Chief. She appreciates “the ability to affect

PUBLIC NOTICE TVA to Hold Virtual Open House on Proposed Transmission Project TVA will hold a virtual open house on its website for public input on plans for a proposed transmission project in Limestone and Madison Counties in Alabama.

The proposed project consists of a new switching station in Athens and about 14 miles of new single- and double-circuit transmission line. This project would allow for growth and provide more reliable power for the area.

The map shows the alternative locations of the proposed switching station sites and transmission routes TVA is considering. More detailed maps and additional information are available now at tva.com/transmissionprojects. A link to the virtual open house will be available from this webpage from June 9 to July 11, 2022.

Property owners and members of the public can submit questions and comments online, by telephone or in writing.

TVA is interested in receiving comments concerning how this project may affect the environment and historic properties, or regarding any other issues associated with this proposal. Comments will be considered in reaching a decision on location of the new transmission facilities. Any written comments received, including names and addresses, will become part of the administrative record.

If you are not able to access the virtual open house but have questions or comments, please contact Spencer Whittier. All written comments on this proposed action should be submitted to TVA via one of the addresses or the telephone number below no later than July 11, 2022.

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Photos by Joshua Berry change and make our department better for the members that work here, as well as the community.”

Fortunately, and opposed to many people in today’s workforce, Williams finds few situations or demands that she dislikes about her job. “I would have to say days where there are not enough hours in the day to get everything done and work continues to pile up” obviously generates stress to perform her responsibilities well . . . but she perseveres.

When she goes home at night after a day at the fire station, she can sit down, relax and sometimes realize that she had experienced a really good day.

Williams is satisfied when “feeling like the work that I completed that day made a difference in our department, community or the fire service.”

Away from work, Williams enjoys leaving the confines of the office or house. Summer is her favorite season, so she looks forward to being outdoors and traveling.

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Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” 2 Timothy 2:22 What temptations do you face? Porn addiction, drugs, alcohol, sexual promiscuity, too much Facebook, Instagram, addictive behaviors, lusting after someone, reading violent or trashy novels. Many things can captivate you and lure you away from the one thing that can set you free, Jesus.

In Hebrews 4:15 it says, “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have

one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin”.

Yes, Jesus was tempted, but he never gave in.

Instead of every night being glued to Netflix or Prime, or whatever, do something different. Talk, work puzzles, walk - if you live in town, read your Bible. Take up a new hobby; or just sit on your porch and relax.

PRAYER: It is too easy to get caught up in bad stuff so sometimes you walk away or just say no. Wrong friends can land you in bad places. Help me Lord keep looking to the cross. 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.

Prepare to go back to the polls on June 21

By BETH CHAPMAN MONTGOMERY - Well, the Primary Election is over and Alabamians made some good decisions as they usually do — all on their own. Voters decided that Gov. Kay Ivey is not a part of Communist China and has not done any of the other things she was so ridiculously accused of doing – some downright laughable. She indeed proved that, “no step is too high for a high stepper,” as they/we voted astoundingly to keep her in office for another four years.

It’s quite a statistical feat to outright win an election with nine candidates, but for a woman in Alabama to do it means even more.

Gov. Ivey not only did it, but she did it with class and dignity, and she never went negative on her opponents when Lord knows she had every right to do so. She took the high road, and it paid off for her in a big way. Gov. Ivey is worthy of another four years, and she deserves to go down in the history books as a great governor and an extraordinary leader.

Then there’s Alabama’s U.S. Senate race. Not a clean sweep, but it will make for an interesting runoff. Sadly, few voters show up at the polls in a runoff. Tons of money will be spent per voter to ensure we do in a race that has already been the most expensive Senate race in Alabama’s history. It’s also the second-most expensive Senate race in the country this year.

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Leading up to the primary, we also learned that Judge Debra Jones is four feet, 11 inches tall, and Greg Cook graduated from a school where some liberals also attended. That didn’t equate to Cook being liberal in the eyes of Alabamians.

Obviously, the people of our state believe him to have conservative ideals and elected him to the Alabama Supreme Court. That’s a good thing.

He’s a true, solid conservative.

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Former Probate Judge Wes Allen is vying for the position of the state’s chief elections official as well and is the only candidate in the race who has ever overseen an election.

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For now, rest well knowing our state is safe with Gov. Ivey at the helm for another four years. Study up and prepare to go back to the polls on Tuesday, June 21.

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HONORING THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE - Members of the American Legion Post 229 and Auxiliary were joined by the community on Memorial Day in downtown Madison to celebrate our fallen soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines in a special ceremony.

Also participating in the service were the Bob Jones JROTC, Madison Community Orchestra, Scout Troops 201 & 926, and various community leaders.

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Black is no stranger to close elections. In his 2014 race for the Limestone Commission District 3 Republican nomination, he received six of the 11 provisional ballots cast in his southeast Limestone district to finish with 50.24% of the primary vote and avoided a runoff.

Naturally, the smaller the electorate, the more likely it is an election could come down to just a few votes — or only one vote. So it’s ironic that turnout for state and local elections is always lower than for presidential elections. People tend not to vote precisely when their vote could most make a difference.

Voter turnout will likely be even lower for the June 21 runoff. But that will be when voters have the best chance of affecting the outcome, and some major offices — including U.S. Senate and House seats — will be on the ballot.

Whatever one’s reason for voting, the runoff is no time to stay home.

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Sometimes every vote really can make a difference. That’s not always the case, but sometimes one vote can determine who wins or loses an election. In last month’s primary elections, one state legislator appears to have lost his seat by a single vote.

After provisional votes were counted Tuesday, Republican state Sen. Tom Whatley of Auburn trailed his opponent, Auburn City Councilman Jay Hovey, by one vote.

Closer to home in North Alabama, one state House candidate appears to have qualified for the June 21 runoff election by a margin of just over a dozen votes.

After provisional ballots were counted, Limestone County Commissioner Jason Black led Kimberly Butler of Florence by 14 votes, putting Black in the runoff with former Limestone County Commissioner Ben Harrison for the Alabama House District 2 seat.

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German chocolate cake was invented in Texas

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The “German” part of German chocolate cake comes from an American man—not a European country. Specifically, it’s named after Sam German, who in 1852 created the formula for a mild dark baking chocolate bar for Baker’s Chocolate Company, which was subsequently named Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate. Fast-forward to June 13, 1957. The Dallas Morning Star published the recipe for the cake, invented and submitted by a reader.

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The Madison Public Library will kick off their Outdoor Summer Movie Series: “Summer of 1982” on Friday, June 10. The movie begins at 6:30 p.m.

The library is located at 142 Plaza Blvd in Madison. The series returns every other Friday through July.

Cocktails at the View Recurring weekly on Wednesday 5-8 p.m.

Burritt on the Mountain 3101 Burritt Drive No admission charged.

Food and drink for purchase. burrittonthemountain.com Experience the most spectacular view of the city and watch the sunset from the cantilevered overlook. Enjoy cocktails from a full service bar and purchase food items from the gourmet market.

Peak Butterfly Season in the Purdy Butterfly House Through September 3 Huntsville Botanical Garden 4747 Bob Wallace Avenue The Purdy Butterfly House is a must-see in May through September! Peak Butterfly Season is the best time of year to visit the fluttering butterflies in the nation’s largest open-air butterfly house.

This immersive habitat is home to over 1,000 brightly-colored native butterflies, as well as turtles, fish, and frogs. Come meet the butterflies while enjoying a stroll among the waterfalls, ponds, streams, and lush vegetation.

Stickwork by Patrick Dougherty Through September 3 Huntsville Botanical Garden 4747 Bob Wallace Avenue hsvbg.org Stickwork by Patrick Dougherty has captivated audiences around the world with its whimsical architecture and immersive designs made entirely from natural materials. Now, this novel art form is coming to the Huntsville Botanical Garden with a brand new installation of massive scale.

The Golden Hour Recurring weekly on Wednesday 5-7:30 p.m.

Huntsville Botanical Garden 4747 Bob Wallace Avenue hsvbg.org Illuminated by the warm glow of the setting sun, the Golden Hour invites you to unwind and enjoy the Garden’s natural beauty in a new light. Explore The Botanical Gardens 112 acres with food, drinks, and live music, enjoying an elevated evening experience whether you are strolling along our nature trails or lounging in the grass. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, spread out with friends, and make new memories together, rain or shine!

Treasure Hunt at Gold Mountain Recurring daily Burritt on the Mountain 3101 Burritt Drive burrittonthemountain.com Stake your claim on all the fun at Treasure Hunt at Gold Mountain! Hunt for treasure at this exciting, interactive adventure.

Experience the Alabama Gold Rush of 1829 as you “shop” in the General Store for provisions, build a cabin out of child-size faux logs, pan for “gold” in the sluice, play traditional games, learn about the Trail of Tears, try your hand at pioneer chores and much more. Clues are given

along the way so you can find “gold nuggets” along with tons of fun. The Gold Mountain activities are geared towards children ages 3-11. $5 After 5 Recurring Thursdays Huntsville Museum of Art 300 Church Street Admission Charged hsvmuseum.org Enjoy $5 admission on Thursdays from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Huntsville Museum of Art. Southern Friend Film Festival June 9-12 The Orion Amphitheater and Campus 805 southernfriedfilmfestival.org A weekend of film! It is with purpose and intention that the creators of the Southern Fried Film Festival, provide the opportunity to give voice to those who are so often silenced and to share and celebrate the lives and talents of under-represented communities. See this year’s schedule and screening times by visiting out website southernfriedfilmfestival.org/2022-festival.html Artsy Tots!

Fridays Huntsville Museum of Art 300 Church Street Admission Not Charged hsvmuseum.org Artsy Tots will introduce toddlers between the ages of 2 and 3 to art and to the museum through artful short stories, gallery play activities, and an art activity. The program helps with color recognition, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and more! Artsy Tots classes are held on one Friday a month from 11:00-11:45 a.m.

Downtown Walking Tour Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday Scenethat Walking Tours Downtown Huntsville scenethat.net Friday Night Art Walk Recurring monthly on the 2nd Friday, 5-8 p.m.

Downtown Huntsville Square 100 Northside Square Come walk around historic Downtown Huntsville, check out art and artisan goods from over 30 local vendors, and enjoy beautiful evenings, an open entertainment district, and world-class people and puppy watching!

Oakwood Farmers Market Recurring weekly on Friday 12 noon - 4 p.m.

5001 Adventist Boulevard NW youroakwoodfarms.com April through November there is a “Friday” Farmers Market event, held every week from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The weekly farmers’ market is sponsored by the Oakwood Farms Market.

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Mary Downs, a recent graduate of James Clemens High School, has earned the national Spirit of Youth award from the American Legion Auxiliary.

Volunteering yields American Legion’s Spirit of Youth award for local teen

By GREGG PARKER gregg@themadisonrecord.com MADISON – Mary Downs, Junior Member of American Legion, Post 229 in Madison, has received the national Spirit of Youth award.

This award from American Legion Auxiliary goes to only five Junior Members across the United States. One requirement is the candidate’s participation as a Junior Member in the American Legion Auxiliary for three years minimum.

Downs, 18, graduated with the Class of 2022 at James Clemens High School.

This award symbolizes Downs’ volunteer service for veterans during high school.

“Our Auxiliary Unit in Madison is really active in supporting local veterans. I’ve had a lot of opportunities to provide service to them,” Downs said. “For as long as I can remember, we’ve been doing projects for our veterans all year-round –from Valentines, Easter baskets and Christmas gifts to supporting

Memorial Day and Veterans Day events and doing things for veterans at Tut Fann.”

“Being an Auxiliary Junior Member has really been fun. Getting this award is amazing. I’m the only one from Alabama to earn it and because our Auxiliary Unit has only been active for the past four years,” Downs said.

“The Auxiliary Unit gives a Junior Loyalty scholarship each year to junior members who remain members throughout college, which I will definitely do,” Downs said.

Along with volunteer service for American Legion Auxiliary, participating in Girl Scouts helped Downs to earn this award. She earned the Presidential Volunteer Service award for all four years in high school – a total of 661 hours of service.

In addition, Downs received Girl Scout’s Gold Award with a project to improve the Veterans Park in downtown Madison and creating the Medal of Honor Garden. “For this scholarship, I wrote two essays

— One about importance of veterans support organizations, like the Auxiliary today, and the second about assisting family caregivers of veterans as an Auxiliary member,” she said.

Downs learned about her win from National Auxiliary’s Facebook post. “This is a really large scholarship, so I was excited to put it towards my tuition,” she said.

American Legion Junior Auxiliary is open to girls 18 years old and younger who are sisters or direct or adopted female descendants of either American Legion members, or deceased military members who served on active duty after Dec. 7, 1941 and died in the line of duty or honorably discharged.

Downs is a charter member of Madison’s Auxiliary Unit, founded in 2017. “My mom, Jean Downs, is very active with American Legion, Post 229 and is also President of the Auxiliary Unit. My brother is a veteran, so our entire family volunteers to support veterans throughout the year,” Mary said.

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Best Burger With Blue Cheese Butter Serves 4 • 1 pound ground chuck steak

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REDSTONE ARSENAL – The United States Army Parachute Team – popularly known as the Golden Knights – are scheduled to jump into Redstone Arsenal’s celebration honoring the Army’s 247th birthday on June 11 with a precision free-fall that demonstrates their formidable capabilities.

The Golden Knights aerial demonstration is scheduled to take off above the Redstone Gateway near Gate 9 at 5:40 p.m., adding to a birthday celebration featuring a CruiseIn Car Show, craft and food vendors, music, a kid’s fun zone and an extensive fireworks show.

The event is free and open to the public.

“We are excited to welcome the Golden Knights to our Army birthday celebration,” said Redstone Garrison Commander Col. Glenn Mellor.

“This celebration has something for everyone. It is our hope that the local community will celebrate this birthday with us and come out to enjoy all of these events.”

This is the second year the Redstone Gateway has hosted the Army’s birthday celebration. Last year, the event attracted about 2,000 at-

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The Golden Knights aerial demonstration is scheduled to take off above the Redstone Gateway near Gate 9 at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 11. tendees.

The event will be held throughout the Redstone Gateway area just north of Redstone’s Gate 9 on Research Park Boulevard/Rideout road.

The Golden Knights demonstration will be followed by a birthday cake cutting ceremony. The celebration will continue with music by DJ Slim Robb as attendees enjoy the car show, kid’s fun zone, and shopping with about 75 craft and food vendors.

The celebration concludes at about 8:30 p.m. with a fireworks display.

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Exhibits area is kid-friendly and will be set up in the Village Green on Front Street. Coordinator, Debbie Overcash.

• Food – Various vendors, food trucks and new area for Cottage Law Vendors.

Main Street and Wise Street will have most food choices; other vendors will be positioned throughout the festival. Coordinator, Karen Denzine.

• MidTown Madison – New area staffed with Madison Mayor; Madison City Council; employees in Public Works, Engineering, Police and Fire departments; Madison Police Citizens Advisory Committee; and Madison Chamber of Commerce.

This site is adjacent to North Alabama Gas near Church and Front streets’ intersection (former site of Children’s Area).

Coordinator, Samantha Magnuson.

• Parade – Using “CELEBRATE” as 2022 theme. Kicking off the festival, MSF Parade starts at Insanity Complex and proceeds to Mill Road; Church, Front and Sullivan streets; and disperses at First Baptist Church of Madison. The parade concludes with opening ceremony on Church Street’s Entertainment Stage. Coordinator, Debbie Hoover.

• Car Show – Hosted by Vets with Vettes.

Car enthusiasts will revel at sedan, trucks and other vehicles. The show site will be in Garner Street’s parking lot. Coordinator, Ted Whitney.

• Sponsorship Row – “Meet all our wonderful sponsors who have supported MSF for 2022. Booths will be located down

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The Golden Knights conduct worldwide parachute demonstrations to showcase Army capabilities for the American public and to enhance the Army’s recruiting efforts as the “Official Ambassadors of the Army.” They have performed more than 21,000 shows in all 50 states and 48 countries, reaching more than 20,000 people per show.

Activated in 1961, the Golden Knights are one of three Department of Defense-sanctioned aerial demonstration teams, along with the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels.

Church Street,” McBrayer said. Coordinators, Keegan Mumaw, Alicia Winkle, Emily Garay and Stephanie Cravens.

• Student Art Tent – Spotlights artwork of students in Madison City Schools and private schools. These brilliant young artists create superior designs. The Art Tent will be in the Interact Zone, off Maple Street. Coordinator, Deborah Burke.

• Teen Area – Targets youth from 12 to 18 years old. Interactive demos will cover how to play chess, introducing robotics, STEM activities and more. Coordinators, Melissa Cain, Ashley Sewell and Rachel Doherty. * Volunteers – Sign-in spot for festival volunteers, who make the event possible.

The Just Serve organization recruits volunteers for set up, any needs during the festival and tear down. Coordinators, Cathy Larsen and Charity Stratton.

• Information – Centralized spot for questions during the festival, such as directions or entertainment schedules, in MSF Information Trailer at Church and Front streets.

“Many committee members work behind the scenes to make the festival successful -- from logistics, planning, publicity to hospitality – for all areas to work together,” McBrayer said.

For more information, email msf.questions@gmail.com or visit madisonstreetfestival.org, Facebook/Madison Street Festival or instagram.com/madisonstreetfestival.

City Lights & Stars Concert Series: Automatic Slim Blues Band June 10 Starting: 7:30 p.m.

Burritt on the Mountain 3101 Burritt Drive Admission Charged burrittonthemountain.com Pack a picnic, dress casually, bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy a spectacular view of the city while listening to great music. Food trucks will be onsite with food & dessert available for purchase. Beer and Wine available for purchase.

Check website for additional updates.

Ron Carter Golden Striker Trio June 10, 8 p.m.

Doors open at 7 p.m.

Ernest Knight Center 4900 Meridian Street tvjs.org Ron Carter is an American jazz double bassist. He has appeared on 2,221 recording sessions making him the most-recorded jazz bassist

in history. Carter has three Grammy awards and will be performing live at the Earnest Knight Center on Alabama A&M’s campus. This is one show you dont want to miss. Visit website for additional details.

Dierks Bentley: Beers On Me Tour 2022 June 11 Starting: 7 p.m.

The Orion Amphitheater - Opening May 2022 701 Amphitheater Drive Admission Charged www.theorionhuntsville.com CONCERTS IN THE PARK- Common Man / Remy Neal & the Silvery Moon Band June 13 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Big Spring Park 200 Church Street

No admission charged www.artshuntsville.org Juneteenth Celebration: Two Worlds June 14 at 6 p.m.

Robyn’s Garden Winery 200 Oakwood Ave NW www.operahuntsville.org/juneteenth2022 Juneteenth Celebration: Two Worlds will take place on Tuesday, June 14 at 6 p.m. and feature professional Black artists performing classical and jazz music.

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Huntsville is looking forward to continuing its week of events and support of each and every restaurant, chef, vendor, and owner of anything connected to feeding the Rocket City for it’s fourth year. Visit website for additional details.

Movies In The Park Recurring weekly on Friday Music starts at 7:30 p.m. Movie starts at sunset.

Alabama Constitution Hall 109 Gates Avenue downtownhuntsville.org/moviesintheparksummer Summer Movies in the Park, presented by Meta, will be hosted at Constitution Hall Park. Make sure to bring your own blanket and chairs, and come out to enjoy these Summer Friday Nights!

Movie Lineup: June 10 - Big Hero 6 June 17 - Honey I Shrunk the Kids June 24 - The Parent Trap (1998) CREATE Saturdays Huntsville Museum of Art 300 Church Street hsvmuseum.org CREATE Saturdays offer fun, interactive art making activities for families with children ages 3 and up that will sure to spark one’s creativity! There will be two sessions, one at 11 a.m. and one at 1 p.m. with each session lasting 45 minutes.

Minecraft Mania June 11-12 EarlyWorks Children’s Museum 404 Madison Street Admission Charged earlyworks.com/themedweekends All players will mine materials to build their own structures, search through EarlyWorks to find all of the items in the scavenger hunt, and create a take home craft. Visit website for additional details.

Outdoor Market Recurring weekly on Saturday 11 .m. - 4 p.m.

Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment 2211 Seminole Drive lowemill.art Visit Lowe Mill A&E Saturday’s from May until October for an Outdoor Market. Vendors from all over the area will present their finest products, whether made-by-hand, second-hand or made by the earth.

With community safety still in mind Lowe Mill ARTS

& Entertainment will host this event throughout the grounds providing patrons, pickers, and art lovers with an open air shopping experience.

Rocket City Hot Wheelers Diecast Show June 11, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Jaycee Building at John Hunt Park 2180 Airport Rd. SW www.rocketcityhotwheelers.com Buy, sell, or trade all brands of diecast cars. Hot Wheels, M2, Johnny Lightning, Matchbox, ect…Free admission.

Food Truck Fest Recurring monthly on the 2nd Tuesday (June 14) 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

990 Explorer Blvd cummingsresearchpark.com In celebrating CRP’s 60th birthday, come enjoy the amp’d up fests this season. More trucks, more seating, the return of a nonprofit partner and each month there will be a special activity or fun happening.

FARMERS MARKETS Madison City Farmers Market Saturdays 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Trinity Baptist Church in Madison www.madisoncityfarmersmarket.com Located at 1088 Hughes Road at Trinity Baptist Church in Madison, the market is the area’s original local, producer-only farmers market -- founded in 2007. Everything sold at the market is grown or crafted by local farmers and craftspeople.

The Market at Leigh Acres Recurring weekly on Saturday 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Leigh Acres 5655 Maysville Road www.leighacres.com The Market at MidCity Recurring weekly on Sunday 1-5 p.m.

MidCity Huntsville 5909 University Drive www.explorethecamp.com Latham Market: Farmers & Food Trucks Recurring weekly on Tuesday Latham UMC 109 Weatherly Road SE lathamumc.org/serve/latham-market

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An incredible feat Josh Whitehead was the top finisher from Madison in the 42nd annual Cotton Row Run 10K race.

The longtime elite runner was third overall and was the top master’s runner. Page 2B Garrett Bodine

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Bodine selected to All-South Region Team Former James Clemens High and Alabama standout LaBryan Ray has been signed to a rookie contract by the New England Patriots. Photo by Alabama Athletics

Teacher of the Year Brittany Morris believes if students know you love them and have high expectations for them, they will always rise to the occasion. Morris is 2022 “Teacher of the Year” at Horizon Elementary School.

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Groundbreaking Bank Independent held a groundbreaking ceremony for their newest location in Madison, on County Line Road. You can read about it and other business news on Page 4B

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LaBryan Ray signs with New England Patriots Former James Clemens Jet makes the NFL

By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com FOXBOROUGH, MASS. - A dream since he began football as a young boy is now become reality for LaBryan Ray as the former James Clemens High and University of Alabama star player signed

Special Weekly Pages Check our weekly Kids and Church pages with games and activities for kids, and area church listings.

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Check out this week’s history column from Madison’s historian John Rankin and discover the city’s interesting past.

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foot, lower leg and elbow. His best season came as a sophomore when he recorded 39 tackles.

Ray also had a shoulder injury which required surgery while at James Clemens, but none of his injuries equal his despair at age six when his mother, Angela, died of a blood clot. His father, Gary Ray Sr., raised three children all of whom played college football.

Ray is among an “Alabama family,” as he’s now among six Alabama alumni on the Patriots roster. He is not guaranteed a spot in the 2022 season roster and will go through an extensive workout regimen to attempt to gain a spot on a roster to help fulfill that dream of playing in the NFL.

Trash Pandas coach returns to baseball after two-year absence MADISON - Dann Bilardello thought his baseball career was over. After playing professionally for 17 years and coaching for nearly two more decades, he had to face the music.

With Minor League Baseball preparing to return in 2021 after a cancelled 2020 season, Bilardello was informed by

the St. Louis Cardinals that he wouldn’t be returning as a minor league manager for the 2021 season. His 15 years with the Cardinals were over, and he had to figure out what to do next.

“When I was first coaching, we always talked about having a nine to five job in the real world. But you don’t really think about that until it happens to you,” he recalled. “You have to be humble enough to realize what it is and do what you need to make ends meet.

That was a real eye opener for me.”

From there, Bilardello thought about what he liked and quickly arrived at golf. He got a job at the PGA Superstore in Naples, Florida, working in their golf technology department and fixing golf clubs.

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HUNTSVILLE - The American Baseball Coaches Association unveiled its Rawlings all-region teams for the 2022 season on Wednesday, and The University of Alabama in Huntsville was represented by Garrett Bodine as a First Team All-South Region honoree.

Bodine has now been named to the First Team All-South Region by the NCBWA, D2CCA and ABCA. A native of Harvest, Alabama, Bodine also was a First Team All-GSC honoree in the 2022 campaign as he rates in the top 15 in the GSC in batting average (4th, .385), runs (1st, 58), hits (1st, 80), doubles (T8th, 13), home runs (T14th, 13), RBI (12th, 47), total bases (3rd, 122), and OBP (2nd, .480).

He finished the season on a 33-game hit streak, which is five games away from the program and GSC record of 38 games set

by Vincent Kortbawi between the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

UAH finished the season with the program’s 20th GSC tournament appearance, as the Chargers went 28-25 overall and 16-13 in league play.

Dann Bilardello thrilled to be back in the game

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a rookie free agent contract with the NFL’s New England Patriots.

The 6-foot-5, 285-pound defensive lineman was passed during the recent NFL Draft and began looking for an opportunity to sign independently from the draft. In all, the Patriots signed eight players to free agent contracts.

Ray was limited in playing time while at Alabama due to several injuries in his five seasons in college where he took fewer than 1,000 snaps.

The 24-year old played in all 13 games for the Crimson Tide in the 2022 season where the Tide finished runner-up to Georgia for the National Championship. He finished with just 11 tackles. His injuries at Alabama included a

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He wasn’t long for that job, so a connection with an old friend landed him a new gig selling cars at a Kia dealership in North Port, Florida. With a unique business card and with a smile on his face, he made the most out of his new situation.

“I used my baseball card as my business card for people to remember. They enjoyed it and it also sparked up conversation,” he said. “Most people don’t like walking into a dealership and dealing with salespeoSee TRASH PANDAS Page 2B

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Josh Whitehead leads Madison runners in return of Cotton Row Run

An incredible feat for the Madison runner, who was the victim of a hit-and-run on Zerdt Road while cycling two years ago

By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com HUNTSVILLE - After two years away from its usual Memorial Day date due to the COVID pandemic, the Cotton Row Run made its way back on the May calendar with a glorious morning with near perfect weather conditions in downtown Huntsville. The 42nd annual race, presented by Bill Penney Toyota, featured 10K and 5K races

along with a one-mile fun run.

In the 10K event, Gilbert Boit turned the course into his liking with a winning time of 29-minutes, 35-seconds. The 27-year old edged Shadrack Keter, 21, in a mad dash to the finish line with a one second victory. Both top two runners race for a running team based in Montana.

Top finishers from Madison were Josh Whitehead and Ella Carter. A perennial top runner from Madison, Whitehead, 43, turned the trek through downtown Huntsville in a time of 33:00. He was third overall and the top male masters finisher. As for the 14-year old Carter, she made the 10K trek in 46:10 and was the 97th overall finisher.

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er expectations,” said Whitehead. “I had a pace plan for the race as I took a third place spot early in the race and saw the top two runners from a distance in front of me early.

I kept that spot the rest of the way.”

It was Whitehead’s highest place finish in the Cotton Row Run and an incredible personal feat as nearly two years ago he was a victim of a hit-and-run incident on Zerdt Road while cycling.

Although he was wearing highly visible gear as a cyclist and was traveling at an estimated 28 miles per hour when he was struck from behind and thrown to the side of the road. His injuries included a broken back in three places and a separated right shoulder.

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He’d been selling cars for a while when a call came last November from the Los Angeles Angels.

Several Angels front office employees were previously also in the Cardinals’ system, and they thought he would be a good fit for an opening in Rocket City. That began a long interview process, and a month later he was hired to be a coach under manager Andy Schatzley for the Angels’ Double-A affiliate.

Coaching for a team with a raccoon in a trash can as a logo is a wild twist of fate for Bilardel-

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lo. With the help of his girlfriend, he made new friends outside his Florida home, and on his first trip to the Rocket City.

“At my house in Naples.

We actually have a raccoon that we feed outside our house. We feed it out of our hand. Sometimes sandwiches or hardboiled eggs. The raccoons would come up and they weren’t afraid of us,” he recalled. “When I came to Huntsville to drop off my car before spring training, it was very ironic. I got to the hotel here and as soon as I took my bags out of the car, I looked and saw two raccoons coming out of a trash can.

I was wondering if they’d followed me from Naples to Huntsville. I laughed about that for a while. It was meant to be.”

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Guinea pig breaks slam dunk basketball record On November 2021, a little (but larger-than-life) player achieved the most basketball slam dunks in 30 seconds by a guinea pig, with a number of 4 slam dunks. Molly is a little brown guinea pig who lives in Dombóvár, Hungary, with her owner Emma Müller. Who would even think this up for a world record?

Madison City Schools recently announced their elections for teacher and staff of the year awards. Over the next few weeks, The Record will spotlight each one leading up to the overall teacher and staff selection in August.

Brittany Morris listens to students, builds enthusiasm for learning

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By GREGG PARKER gregg@themadisonrecord.com MADISON – Brittany Morris believes if students know you love them and have high expectations for them, they will always rise to the occasion. Morris is 2022 “Teacher of the Year” at Horizon Elementary School.

“I believe in relationships first and foremost,” Morris said. “I love my students as if they’re my own.

We refer to ourselves as ‘The Morris Family,’ and we always have each others’ backs.”

She graduated from Athens State University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.

“It was a wonderful education,” the Cocoa, Fla. native said.

In her first assignment with Madison City Schools, Morris started working at Rainbow Elementary School as a paraprofessional in January 2011. “I worked with students in an inclusion setting. I worked from first grade through third grade as a para-

Lions Club sends Rainbow student to Camp Seale Harris

Brittany Morris and a llama from Cozy Cove Farm became ‘fast friends’ during her class’ field trip. Morris is Horizon Elementary School’s “Teacher of the Year.” professional before being hired at Horizon in the 2013-2014 school year,” she said.

At Horizon, Morris has taught third-graders and fifth-graders in English Language Acquisition or ELA. Currently, she is Assistant Director for Horizon’s Extended Day program. “I also was the thirdgrade virtual teacher last year during our ‘COVID year,’” Morris said.

During the constraints that

COVID-19 imposed, Morris, like most other teachers, worked diligently to keep her students engaged and attentive to virtual lessons. “As you can imagine, the instructional gaps were definitely large this year,” she said. “We worked extremely hard to end the year either performing at or above grade level in reading.”

“I also frequently had students share their passions and teach See MORRIS Page 8B

MADISON – A local civic club is reaching out to a Madison student to have an enjoyable – and healthy — time during summer break.

The Madison Area Family Lions Club is sponsoring a local elementary school child who has diabetes to attend the 2022 Summer Day Camp at Camp Seale Harris in Huntsville. Lions members based their selection criteria on need and benefit.

“We felt that this child would most benefit from the day camp experience because they will transition from elementary to middle school next year where they are expected to be more independent with managing their diabetes,” Club Coordinator Allison Fuller said.

Dr. Samuel Eichold II of Mobile founded Camp Seale Harris in 1949.

Thanks to his vision and support, Camp Seale Harris has helped children living with diabetes. The program now offers day camps throughout Alabama and Florida. The Huntsville Day Camp runs from June 27 to July 5.

Learning to navigate diabetes independently will allow youth to participate in different activities that come available in middle school. Camp Seale Harris

is the primary community program offered by the Southeastern Diabetes Education Services.

Since 1949, the program has provided a medically supervised, fun camp experience for thousands of children and teenagers with diabetes.

The camp’s namesake is renowned endocrinologist, Dr. Seale Harris. The camp has achieved a time-tested standard of care for children and teens with diabetes, Fuller said.

“Camp is a place where having diabetes is the norm, where you can compare and share stories with peers, and where you don’t have to explain diabetes all the time because everyone there ‘gets it,’” Fuller said.

“They understand exactly what it’s like living with diabetes because they live with diabetes, too.”

Children and teens learn independence in managing blood sugar and medication, making healthy food choices and being physically active. To provide supervision and real-time feedback, trained adult volunteer counselors with diabetes join the outreach with physicians, nurses, diabetes educators, nutritionists and pharmacists.

Anyone interested in supporting Camp Seale Harris or requiring more information about their service can email info@ campsealeharris.org.

Local student wins national DAR nursing scholarship

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During the 2021-2022 school year, cadets in Air Force Junior ROTC at Bob Jones High School excelled at several competitions, along with in-house skills. In the photo, the Bob Jones High School “Blue Knights” ROTC was recognized by the Madison City Board of Education on May 18 for their success in recent national competitions.

Bob Jones cadets amass AFJROTC honors

By GREGG PARKER gregg@themadisonrecord.com MADISON – During the 2021-2022 school year, lecture, drill and plenty of determination at regional and national contests led to major honors for cadets in Air Force Junior ROTC at Bob Jones High School.

CMSgt. Ellis Q. Clark and Maj. Melissa Lacey, who teach aerospace science at Bob Jones, coordinated the cadets end-of-year awards for the unit.

In national competition, Bob Jones AFJROTC won third place in Unarmed Regulation Drill. These cadets included Quincey Amacher, Jackson Ford, Ethan Fury, Audrey Groger, Team Commander Lucy Halter, Laiken Justice, Routine Commander Shaniya Jacobs-Lanier, David Lockhart, Anthony Pena and Kaitlyn Thompson.

In Unarmed Exhibition Drill, Bob Jones claimed another third-place win in national competition. These cadets were Quincey Amacher, Abigail Bennett, Neil DiGennaro, Cassius Dodson, Routine Commander Jackson Ford, Ethan Fury, Audrey Groger, Team Commander Lucy Halter, Laiken Justice, Shaniya Jacobs-Lanier, David Lockhart, Anthony Pena and Kaitlyn Thompson.

In National Fitness Competitions in Daytona Beach, Fla., the Bob Jones cadets took fifth place in the 3K Beach Run. Participants were Marjorie Baumbach, Elian Castaneda, Cameron Farr, Molly Halterf, Bailey Hartsfield, Kendall Jackson, Logan Jackson, Nick Jensen, Team Captain Joshua Johnson, Arianna Lee, Benjamin Miller, Esteban Del Rio Perez, Manfred Rosero and Clay Whigham.

Marjorie Baumbach was the first-

place winner in the Women’s Standing Long Jump.

Kendall Jackson was the second-place entrant in the Men’s Standing Long-Jump.

Shaniya Jacobs-Lanier, who served as Cadet Corps Wing Commander, earned the prestigious Jean Weil Foundation Scholarship.

In other honors during this school year, Marjorie Baumbach and Elian Castaneda, who will be seniors at Bob Jones in the next school year, received a coveted scholarship to the AFJROTC Flight Academy. As of 2021, this highly competitive program has only 200 spots available to U.S. students.

The program totals almost $22,000, including the actual course, transportation and accommodations. The U.S. Military ultimately will pay all these fees. Baumbach and CastaneSee JRROTC Page 8B

Amber Noffke has won the Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

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MADISON - Madison resident and J.F. Drake State Community and Technical College nursing student Amber Noffke has won the Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

The Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship is a one-time $2,500 award is given to three students who are in financial need and who have been accepted or are currently enrolled in an accredited school of nursing.

The scholarship information was provided by

the Rainbolt Mountain Chapter NSDAR based in the City of Madison.

In 2021 the DAR gave 1,272 scholarships at the national, state, and chapter levels totaling almost $1.5 million dollars.

For more information about DAR scholarships visit www.dar.org/national-society/scholarships or contact Rainbolt Mountain Chapter NSDAR Scholarship Chair Miranda Cassell at mirandac1780@ gmail.com.

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Business Briefs Bank Independent to hand out community grants As a part of their 75th Anniversary Celebration, Bank Independent is giving back to the organizations that make a positive difference in the communities they serve.

Bank Independent will be matching customers Smart Swipe savings between June 1 and June 18 to create a $75,000 community grant pool.

“This is just one of the great events that we have planned for our Anniversary Celebration.”

Chris King, Director of Marketing for Bank Independent said.

“We have a tremendous opportunity to help some of the great organizations that do so much in our communities.”

The application process will open on June 8 and close on July 8. The application can be found online at www.bibank. com.

Teledyne Brown’s MUSES celebrates 5th anniversary in space on the ISS

Boeing discusses its economic impact of 60 years in Alabama Alabama’s largest aerospace company, Boeing, highlighted its significant economic and community impact on the state during a grant presentation at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber on Tuesday.

Dr. Sam Addy, Senior Research Economist and Associate Dean for Economic Development Outreach for the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, discussed the findings of a study commissioned by Boeing of its 2021 economic and fiscal impacts in the state.

Boeing also presented two sizable grants to Huntsville-area nonprofits to commemorate 60 years in the Rocket City.

Go to www.themadisonrecord.com to read more about this presentation and grant awards.

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Did you Know?

Small businesses in the US employ 47.3% of the American workforce Most of us don’t pay it much thought, but small businesses really help keep the economy stable. In the United States alone, small businesses employ 47.3% of all American workforce. According to these small business statistics for 2021, this equates to 59.9 million people, excluding government employees.

Groundbreaking

GROUNDBREAKING - A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Madison last Wednesday for Bank Independent’s West Madison sales office. The new branch will be located at 11254 County Line Road next to Dunkin Donuts. It is expected to open in 2023. This will be their second location in Madison. The other location is at 7564 Hwy 72. Founded in 1947, Bank Independent currently has 29 branches throughout North Alabama. For more information about Bank Independent, go to bibank.com. The groundbreaking was celebrated by the Madison Chamber of Commerce, Bank Independent representatives and community leaders.

Events

Friday marked the 5th anniversary of Huntsville based Teledyne Brown Engineering’s International Space Station Multi-User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES).

MUSES is a precision-pointing platform for earth-viewing instruments, such as high-resolution digital cameras and hyperspectral imagers. It can accommodate four payloads simultaneously and the ISS can robotically change, upgrade, and service those instruments.

Teledyne Brown is responsible for the entire life cycle of MUSES from design, manufacturing, testing and integration, to ongoing flight operations and maintenance. MUSES was developed as part of a cooperative agreement with NASA and provides opportunities for imaging, technology demonstration, and space qualification of payloads supporting research, scientific studies, and humanitarian efforts for government and commercial customers.

In five years of service on the ISS, MUSES has performed 43,000+ hours of operations, made 29,000+ orbits around the earth, and traveled 77,000,000+ kilometers.

SpineCare ribbon cutting - June 9 The Madison Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting for SpineCare/SpineFit Chiropractic Center on Thursday, June 9 at 4:30 p.m.

SpineCare is located 11743 County Line Road Suite A in Madison. For more information go to www.madisonalchamber. com.

The new district at Bridge Street is expected to bring more life as well as retail and dining options to the area. Photo courtesy of Bayer Properties

Chamber to host Coffee & Commerce

Bridge Street receives arts and entertainment designation

A “Coffee & Commerce” event will be hosted by the Madison Chamber of Commerce on Friday, June 10, from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. It will be held at Black Dog Grounds & Sounds. 8006 Old Madison Pike, Suite 18, in Madison. The event is sponsored by Rosenblum Realty. For more information, go to www. madisonalchamber.com.

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Chamber luncheon The quarterly Madison Chamber Luncheon will be held June 15, 11:30 a.m.-1p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express in Madison.

For tickets, go to www.madisonalchamber.com.

HUNTSVILLE - Bridge Street Town Center recently received approval for the designation as an Arts and Entertainment District.

The matter was determined with a unanimous vote at a recent Huntsville City Council meeting.

Marketing Manager for Bridge Street Town center, Haley Buie shared, “Bridge Street communicated with city planners to obtain the A&E designation. The City of Huntsville originally had five designations and it was recently increased at state level, which allowed an extra designation for Bridge

Street to obtain.” Bridge Street joins the areas of Quigley, Village of Providence, S.R. Butler Green, and Midcity in this special designation.

According to the minutes from the council meeting, the purpose of Arts and Entertainment Districts “is to enhance the public enjoyment of the district and to promote local arts, culture, and entertainment, while, at the same time, protecting existing uses and preserving the unique character of each district.”

The designation of an area as an Arts and Entertainment District allows for open, approved containers and the consumption of alcohol purchased from permitted sellers.

Airport awarded $4.2 million grant

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By STAFF REPORTS news@themadisonrecord.com HUNTSVILLE - U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) last week announced that nine local airports in Alabama will receive approximately $11.36 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant funding, including Huntsville International Airport.

Awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the grants are designated for various improvements and advances to local airport infrastructure and administered through the fiscal year 2022 Airport Improvement

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Operation of the area as an entertainment district takes place on Thursdays between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. and Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between 12 p.m. and 10 p.m.

The new district is expected to bring more life as well as retail and dining options to the area. “Having this new designation will help lengthen the amount of time visitors stay at the center, which will increase traffic to the current retailers and restaurants. It will also allow Bridge Street to bring in new restaurant concepts that will benefit from being able to offer drinks to go,” Buie also stated.

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“This is great news.

More than $11 million for improvements to our local airports means economic development and the potential for new jobs right here in Alabama,” said Senator Shelby.

The Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field will receive the largest portion of the total grant, $4,225,389. It will be used to rehabilitate an apron, expand an access road, rehabilitate an access road, seal taxiway pavement surface and pavement joints, and shift or reconfigure an existing taxiway.

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MADISON HISTORY with John Rankin “True Tales” of Gladys True - Part 19 The following is a continuation of excerpts from the book, “My Life from Wagons to Rockets” by Gladys McFarlen True. It chronicles her life while living in Madison. For previous excerpts, go to www.themadisonrecord.com.

By JOHN P. RANKIN Madison Historian {Gladys’ book continued…} Mrs. {Ora B.} Wann was the postmistress for at least twenty-five years. She and Mr. {Fred J.} Wann lived in the oldest house on Church Street. {That is 302 Church St., today the home of Teddy & Rikki Powell, who wonderfully renovated the house.} There is a log cabin encompassed in the house today where she lived. They built a house around it, but the log cabin is under the clapboards. The house is rental property now {in 1997, but not today}. At least it still standing. After Mrs. Wann, we had a postmaster named Binford Brazelton. He eventually retired. We had excellent service in the early years.

Now you have to line up and wait at the post office, sometimes all the way out the door. They now have three service windows and need about six. We are looking forward to a less crowded facility to be completed in 1998.

In early years, Madison had a small area in the Humphrey General Store for our town library. This extension was furnished by the Madison County Library System. The bookmobile brought books, and they were placed on the shelves in the store and checked out there. It was only several dark shelves and very cramped. The main office of the library system was in Huntsville.

In 1996 enough Madison library tax had accumulated to build the new Madison Library building. This was constructed by the city of Madison and opened in the summer of 1997. Its location is right off Browns Ferry Road in the main center of a commercial area. This is a beautiful modern building with a full range of books for all ages. A special section contains a puppet theater for small children and story hours on a regular basis. The architect that designed the library also designed the new City Hall on Hughes Road. Madison has come a long way since I have been here. {A newer and larger library building has now been constructed near the one described by Gladys. Both buildings are near one another on the west side of Plaza Boulevard across from the Phaze 3 Fitness Center which is beside the Publix Grocery.} We managed to get our house in a rather unusual way. A new clothing store had come to town. I applied for a clerking job and got it. I had tried to talk Pud into building a house, but he said we could not afford it. His reason was that we had just bought our first new car, a 1939 Chevrolet. The war was coming, and no one wanted to go in debt. I got mad one day and called him Jeter, like Jeter in The Grapes of Wrath who had a car, but no home. He then got mad and said if I could get a lot paid for, he would build the house. I found out FHA would build us a house if we had a lot free and clear.

Ozelle Tribble had been my best friend since the day I got here. They owned the lot I wanted. These friends gave us a deed without a penny. They said we would be good neighbors. A year later we paid them for the lot. We came to see the subflooring on Pearl Harbor Day and moved in January 1, 1942. Clayton Balch had a big cotton truck, and he and Caudice Tribble {Ozelle’s husband} helped us move. Ozelle kept Eleanor Ann and cooked. Ruth {Clayton’s wife} stayed at the old rented house {208 Church St.} to send things in order. We washed windows on Valentine’s Day, our next day off. Our house payment was $29.50 a month.

Ruth Balch is a friend I still have. She has always been funny. When I came to Madison, she had a little Austin car.

When she was going to town, she invited everyone she saw, knowing that if they all showed up, they would never fit in.

Somehow it always worked out though.

Ruth and Clayton never had children of their own although they raised some of his nieces and nephews. So, Ruth had an imaginary girl named Clovelli. She was always so good to the girls. She asked if they came to play with Clovelli. Sissie got to name Beverly and gave her Ruth as a middle name. Clovelli has never been much trouble, but she is not much help either!

We had very little stock in True’s Food Store at first, but we soon got it fully stocked. We had a very good business for many years. Cokes were delivered from the Huntsville Coca-Cola Plant. If you had your glass bottles, the cost was six for twenty-five cents. A deposit was required if you did not have your bottles at purchase time. Cokes were a nickel.

They came in a little green bottle. Our candy man brought his wares on a candy route from Paint Rock, Alabama. The same man is now in Huntsville and owns a car dealership there. Right after we got our business going well, the town hired a policeman who could drive a car, and he also walked the streets. Mr. Kay was still the Police Chief but he needed some help by then. When Eleanor Ann began school in Madison about this time, the elementary side was on the left, facing the street and the high school was on the right. I went to school with her on the first day. After about five minutes, she whispered to me, “You can go on home now, Mama.”

Our business picked up, and we worked up to having three boys help in the store, Billy Stewart, Kyle Slater, and Buddy Balch. Christmas was our busiest season. Back then, Pud ordered fruit and special things for the holiday season. Raisins came in a wooden box and were stuck together. The boys used a clean poker from one of the new fireside sets we had for sale to lift and stir these raisins so we could package and weigh them in a paper bag. They were still on the stem and were weighed on metal scales. At that time, we kept paper bags of all sizes to sack everything: raisins, candy, milk, canned goods, meats, and a whole lot more. Our store had a little of everything.

We had a pot-bellied stove in the store with a metal band from an old wagon wheel surrounding the bottom of it. The metal band was filled with dirt. This was a good fire prevention device but some of the customers chewed tobacco or dipped snuff and they would spit on that dirt.

We tried to keep them from doing that, but we were not successful. Putting ashes over the dirt helped and kept it presentable. The coal was kept in the cellar under the store. Whoever worked for us brought the coal up and kept the fire going. The store had to be swept quite often. We had lights with a chain hanging down to pull to turn them on and off. We had brown paper on large rollers in the front and back of the store with white paper to wrap the meat in. String was used as a fastener. Very little was prepackaged like it is today. Crackers came in a tin can, barrel-sized. You could sell a lunch consisting of ten cents worth of crackers and some sliced bologna and a cold drink. People sat on nail kegs and ate their food. We kept the trash in a barrel nearby and emptied it often.

We did not have a cash register when we first started the store. We had a large wooden drawer that was sectioned. I now have this in my home with a glass top made into a coffee table. My friends and family have brought me foreign money from their travels, which I display in the old wooden cash drawer. Sissie tells me it is not of much value dollarwise, but the display shows currency and coins from all parts of the world. Its value is in its history. For many years when the boys who grew up working for Pud returned home from war, they brought me money for my display. The drawer has a unique design -- it has places for pennies, quarters, nickels, and dimes as well as currency. In the back of the drawer is a place for a gun. Everybody in Madison who had a store kept a gun there. Our store was broken into twice, but always at night after everyone was gone. In Gurley, Pud shot someone in the arm once who was trying to break into a store that he was sleeping in.

We had to weigh or measure most of the products we carried when we first began our store. We carried rice, lima beans, white beans, pinto beans, raisins, coffee, sugar, salt, and other items that had to be measured and sacked. The lard came in buckets of five, ten, and fifty pounds. The items I mentioned first were weighed on the scales after filling the bags with a metal scoop. Back then bananas came on a long stalk. They grow naturally with the banana fruit growing straight up. The boys put the stalk of bananas on a hook that hung from the ceiling, then the bananas would be pointing down. Some women wanted to pick their own bananas but we did not like that because they bruised so easily. We picked out good ones for our customers when they let us. We washed our hands frequently at the sink in the back of the store, but everything was handled by bare hands, even the meat. That was the way of life then.

The first cookies we had to sell were Dad’s Oatmeal Cookies. They came loose. A glass jar with a screw-on top came separately to display and sell from. They sold for a penny each, and we put them in a paper bag for the customer. We also sold penny candy from a glass-enclosed display case. Bubble gum was something new, and it was individually wrapped.

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da will complete an eightweek course in the summer at various universities around the country. At the end of the course, the cadets will have earned Private Pilot’s Certification.

With the Flight Academy program, the U.S Military intends to change the low percentage of minorities who serve as

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Continued from page 3B pilots. Currently, women account for less than six percent of this profession.

Minorities are representing less than 10 percent.

With this program, the number of new pilots is increasing by almost 1,100 every year; more than 50 percent of that number are female pilots added ‘to the skies.’

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the class how to do things they enjoyed doing. I believe that students who buy in to their own learning will always grow,” Morris said.

Some day in the future, Morris wants to work in publishing. “If I decide to go back to school, it would be for a master’s degree in English. I actually review books on my Instagram,” she said.

With any spare time away from the classroom, Morris likely is busy with reading a book, cooking, building LEGO structures and working on puzzles. “I also love taking care of animals,” she said. Her love for animals was obvious when she ‘made friends’ with a llama during her class’ field trip to Cozy Cove Farms, which also raises alpacas.

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If you are interested in learning more about DAR membership, contact Rainbolt Mountain Chapter membership Chair Christie McKee at cmckee@macademy.org.

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“We’ll want to do a big push because winners will be (decided) via vote.”

The national winner will earn a $30,000 college scholarship. The winner’s school will receive a $50,000 tech package to open or improve a computer lab or technology program.

The judges have notoriety of their own: film actress and singer Selena Gomez; director and mental health activist Elyse Fox; and 2021 “National Teacher of the Year” Juliana Urtubey.

When voting resumes, visit doodles.google.com/d4g.

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Google has postponed voting because of the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. “We can still release the information and push out new dates once announced,” Nelson said.

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“I really enjoy being a part of the Auxiliary. The adult and junior members do everything together.

We have fun packing up gifts and making cards for our veterans,” Downs said.

At James Clemens, Downs was a member of Jets Baseball’s Flight Crew and Family Community Career Leaders of America or FCCLA.

Cotton Row went surgery for his shoulder over three months later.

“I didn’t know if I’d ever run again,” said Whitehead of his return.

With the traditional homage to the real meaning of Memorial Day, the event this year was highlighted with the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. Teresa Schmitt, whose father hailed from the immediate Huntsville area, remains a MIA of the war and Schmitt addressed the attending crowd at the start line on what the annual holiday means to her with her father still listed as missing in action. Her message was heartfelt and moving to the thousands who gathered for

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She was awarded the Community Service Scholarship from Global Federation of Women’s Clubs Legacy; National Disabled Veterans Auxiliary Education Scholarship; State of Alabama Veterans of Foreign Wars or VFW’s Scout of the Year Award; and Redstone Arsenal Military and Civilians’ Club’s Merit Award Scholarship.

“I’ll be attending Ole Miss, and my major is Allied Health Studies,” Mary said. “I want to do something in the medical field, like nursing or radiology.”

Mary’s parents are Jeff and Jean Downs. Jeff is a Director with Dynetics. Jean works as a Director at Teledyne Brown Engineering.

Continued from page 2B the start of the 42nd annual race.

Of the 1,289 who ran the 10K race and the 1,047 who took on the challenge of the 5K race, one person was selected by a random drawing from the race participants over the age of 18 and won a 2022 Toyota Corolla.

Onie Tomlin was the lucky winner of the car from Bill Penney Toyota of Huntsville.

Joe Velasquez, who was featured in last week’s edition of the Madison Record, was No. 163 of the 223 runners from Madison who completed the 10K race. The 73-year old was the eldest of the Madison participants and posted a time of 1:10:27. Both Yezen Alomainy and Colin McFarland, age 12, shared the

honor of being the youngest from Madison to finish the 10K. Yezen did so in 49:46 and was 31st overall from Madison while Colin was 61st with a finish time of 54:35.

Of the 299 Madison residents to complete the 5K race, 24-year old Adam Wallenfelsz was the fastest with a time of 17:13. Top Madison female finisher in the shorter of the two races was Tabytha Hartland.

The 14-year old was clocked at 21:56.

With the 25-member race committee on hand along with 400 volunteers, the Cotton Row Run was a near perfect experience for all involved and a great encounter to be back on Memorial Day…a day of remembrance.

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