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Wheelchair ramps Rotary Club of Madison pursues service projects at the international, nation and local levels. In one of their ongoing projects, Rotarians build wheelchair ramps for residents with mobility problems. Page 3A

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For his service project to earn the Eagle Scout rank, Johnathan Willett helped both children and foster parents transition easier into their new daily regimens.

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MADISON – The Madison City Schools Board of Education approved a proposal by Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols last week that will phase all city schools into a mask optional plan.

The COVID-19 Mask Matrix for Madison schools passed with a unanimous vote on Thursday in front of a packed school board

meeting filled with parents divided over the issue. Nichols said the new plan governs the status of masking in schools based on an Alabama Department of Public Health dashboard of positivity rates per county.

On Monday, masks became optional in high schools. “Mask optional will extend to elementary and middle schools the following week if COVID positivity test rates in Madison County remain

in the low category for a second consecutive week,” Nichols said.

An earlier proposal last month was rejected by the school board.

“During the past several weeks, we have been blessed to see a decline in positive cases of COVID in our district, community, and state,” Nichols said.

The Madison County School District last week made masks optional except on school buses, as long as COVID cases through-

out the school district are below .5 percent positivity.

Madison City Schools’ new COVID matrix states: 1. When Madison County’s positivity test rate reaches the moderate (yellow) level, as designated by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) for two consecutive weeks, masks will become optional at the high school level in the Madison City School See MASKING Page 2A

Group aims to tell veterans’ stories through songwriting Local workshop held to transform the stories of seven area veterans into unique songs

By ERIN COGGINS

Halloween Chess A few raindrops didn’t dampen the determination of zombies, princesses and knights for the 2021 Halloween Chess Tournament. Page 7A

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MADISON - A life story, some guitar chords and a few hours of finding the right words turned Hope Church in Madison into a Nashville songwriting showcase last weekend.

Honoring Veterans Legacies partnered with the non-profit Freedom Sings USA to write seven songs about local veterans. The mission of Freedom Sings is to help all veterans, active-duty military and their families reach emotional balance by telling their stories through the creative proves of songwriting.

“We have written over 200 songs for veterans,” co-founder and songwriter Don Goodman said. “It never gets old, never gets tired.”

Honoring Veterans Legacies volunteer Roberta Rogers, songwriter Scott Reeves with WWII veteran Harold McSee SONGWRITING Page 2A Murran and his wife Ruth.

Special event planned to unveil self-guided walking tour app of historic downtown Madison A local Girl Scout and a group of volunteers teamed up to develop the smartphone app

The James Clemens cross country program posted its best showing in school history at the AHSAA Cross Country State Championships.

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Friday saw the first round of playoff games for the state football titles. Four teams within The Madison Record’s coverage area made it that far, including Madison schools James Clemens (above) and Bob Jones, but only one emerged to continue this Friday in their quest for a state championship. See page 2B for full coverage.

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A local Girl Scout and a group of volunteer organizations are teaming up to ensure tales of how Madison came to be, and the people who shaped it into a place once known as Madison Station, are preserved and easily accessible.

Finley Koswoski, a member of the Girl Scouts of North Alabama, has been working hard to complete an app allowing visitors to the city’s historic downtown district to take a self-guided walking tour while reading or listening See APP UNVEILING Page 7B

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Madison Weather with Steve Norris

By STEVE NORRIS MADISON - After starting this week with sunshine and temperatures flirting with 72 degrees in the afternoon, showers and colder air begins to arrive on Thursday. High temperatures by the weekend will be in the low 50s and lows in the mid 30s.

For the winter, I am expecting us to be in a battle zone with a jet stream directly over us at times with really bad weather to the north and just rain to the south, so that will probably lead to several winter storms and threats of ice. I think it will be a wild ride between now and spring.

The Semper Fi Community Task Force (SFCTF) of North Alabama is hosting the 14th Annual Heroes’ Week. It provides a unique opportunity for the Tennessee Valley/Northern Alabama Community to show its deep appreciation and recognition to these men and women. Welcome Ceremonies were held at the Huntsville International Airport (above) and the Westin Hotel on Friday.

Guests were greeted by local community and military leaders as they walked through a flag line supported by the Patriot Guard Riders and extended by many community members, community partners, and volunteers. Following the welcome ceremony, guests were given a full police and Patriot Guard Riders motorcycle escort to the Westin Hotel at Bridge Street.

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District. Thereafter, all contact tracing and exclusion responsibility will transfer from the MCS staff to the ADPH. When Madison County’s positivity test rate reaches the low (blue) level, as designated by the ADPH for two consecutive weeks, masks will become optional at the middle and elementary level in the Madison City School District.

Thereafter, all contract tracing and exclusion responsibility will transfer from the MCS staff to the ADPH. Until all schools are at a mask-optional level, all persons entering the Central Office building will be required to wear a mask.

2. The district will use the weekly seven (7)-day average of positivity rates from the ADPH, released each Friday, to determine the level of designation for the district. If the ADPH level for Madison County rises above the substantial (orange) rate into the high (oed) rate for two consecutive weeks, then the mask mandate would resume until such time that the positivity rate declines to moderate (yellow) for high schools or low (blue) for elementary and middle schools.

3. On January 1, 2022, all students and staff will follow the standard that when Madison County’s positivity test rate reach-

es the moderate (yellow) level (see table above), as designated by the ADPH for two consecutive weeks, masks will become optional at all school levels in the Madison City School District. Thereafter, all contact tracing and exclusion will transfer from the MCS staff to the ADPH. 4. Facial coverings on school buses will remain mandatory for passengers and drivers (federal requirement). The ADPH has interpreted the federal order regarding facial

covering on all forms of public transportation to include public school buses. This requirement supersedes the facial covering policy of the school system.

5. The masking procedures outlined in this matrix will terminate on May 25, 2022, unless terminated by the Board prior to this date.

According to the Alabama Department of Public Health on Monday, Madison County’s rate of infection is 4.3%.

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Honoring Veterans Legacies partnered with the non-profit Freedom Sings USA to write seven songs about local veterans.

Songwriting The seven veterans included six World War II veterans and one from Vietnam. Each veteran sat down with an award-winning Nashville songwriter Saturday morning to tell their stories of war, life and love. In turn, the songwriters crafted each individual’s song and performed them for the veterans and their families that evening.

“These songs did not exist at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning,” Goodmand said.

“By 6 p.m., they had meaning, music and lyrics. They changed some lives.”

Harold McMurran was one of the World War II veterans who participated in the event. The 96-year-old veteran served in the Army, stormed Utah Beach on D-Day and participated in the Battle of the Bulge.

“I do not know why anyone would want to write a song about me,” McMurran said. “I just did what I was asked to do.”

McMurran was partnered with songwriter Scott Reeves and an Honoring Veterans Legacies volunteer, Roberta Rogers. After hearing McMurran’s story and about his 75-year marriage to his

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wife Ruth, Reeves knew he wanted to focus a portion of the song on that special love. He titled the song “I’d Do It Again.”

“Hearing that it will be 75 years for this couple, that really impressed me,” Reeves said to the audience. “And I aspire to that.”

Some of the songs were emotional like McMurran’s song, while others focused on the lively personalities of some of the veterans.

“I could feel the Lord working in these partnerships,” co-founder of Honoring Veterans Legacies Chris Batte’ said.

“They were perfect matches. The humorous ones were matched with the humorous veterans and the emotional ones with our veterans that are more emotional in their storytelling.”

The songs will be professionally recorded, and a CD made available so that other veterans know that they are not alone in their experiences. Freedom Sings also places the songs, along with a video, on their YouTube channel.

“The songs are their words,” Goodman said. “We just make them rhyme and then sing them.”

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Rotarians work on wheelchair ramp builds for Madison homes

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MADISON – Rotary Club of Madison pursues service projects at the international, nation and local levels. In one of their ongoing projects, Rotarians build wheelchair ramps for residents with mobility problems.

“The first ramp that the Madison club built was in 2017. The club is always looking for ‘Done in a Day’ type projects that can involve members. Ramps typically are built in a single day,” Albert ‘Al’ Turner said. Turner often leads building teams for the ramps.

Building ramps is a good opportunity for community service that involves members in a group activity, Turner said.

Rotary Club builds ramps on behalf of Care Assurance System for the Aging and Homebound or CASA of Madison County. “That means the ramps are within the confines of Madison County.

Our club focuses on Huntsville and Madison city addresses,” Turner said.

Turner got involved with the ramps

when he fully retired and was looking for volunteer opportunities. “CASA was advertising for garden team leads, and I expressed interest. When they interviewed me, I also said I liked working with tools, and the rest is history,” he said.

“I like building things, and ramp building was a perfect outlet,” Turner said. “I now lead teams for Rotary builds, and I’m a member of a ramp-building team not associated with Rotary.”

The Rotarians build most ramps in one day, often a half-day, depending on the crew’s expertise. “CASA enjoys having several ramp-building teams that are all experienced. They just ‘go at it’ with little guidance,” Turner said. CASA provides all lumber, mostly two-by-four and one-by-six cuts.

CASA identifies clients for ramps. The process often begins with a request from the client, a friend/neighbor or service organization. CASA then sends a home assessment team to visit the client and determine if a ramp could help or if other services could help.

“CASA publishes the list of clients See RAMP Page 5A

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Members of Rotary Club of Madison recently built a wheelchair ramp for resident Robert Ervin, second from left. Rotarians who worked on this ramp were Don Faint, from left, Bill Holtzclaw, Bob Driggers and Tom Lemieux.

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Willett earns Eagle rank by building beds for North Alabama Foster Closet

By STAFF REPORTS MADISON – For his service project to earn the Eagle Scout rank, Johnathan Willett helped both children and foster parents transition easier into their new daily regimens.

Willett built six beds for the North Alabama Foster Closet. Youth living in foster homes will benefit by having a well-made bed for a good night’s rest.

The beds also will help foster parents “because if they need a bed for their kid, all they need to do is go to the foster closet and pick a bed free of charge. These beds should last for a very long time,” Willett said. In addition, many foster parents return beds to the closet when no longer needed.

First, Willett built a sample bed to have a ‘blueprint’ for other beds. He delivered five beds, along with the sample.

Closet officials told Willett that toddler beds, not twin size, were their greatest need. Willett built the beds for compact storage and easy assembly. Each bed had four parts -- headboard, footboard, two side boards -- held together by two corner pegs and eight support boards.

Part of his patrol, the Mavericks, assisted the project at Willett’s home.

For his project, Lowe’s provided lumber. His father loaned tools. The process involved sanding; building headboards, footboards and sideboards; assembly; and staining. “We created a curved headboard with small wooden cross and added positive quotes, Lowe’s logo, my

troop number, my name and Eagle Project on all support boards,” Willett said.

His project required about five months to complete. The project hours included 121 for Willett; 86 hours, his father; his family, 10; and fellow Scouts, 9. “It was hard to find help because of COVID, but I’m glad some Scouts came out,” Willett said.

“Becoming an Eagle Scout helped me become more confident talking in small groups and taking the lead on a project that will help me be prepared for getting a job,” Willett said. He also likes camping with friends and Scouting experiences.

Willett is in Troop 350 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. James Zesinger is Senior Patrol Leader, while Noah Little is assistant. Willett was anxious about interviews during his Eagle Board of Review, but his Scout leaders helped him to relax. “I did fine,” Willett said.

Willett is a sophomore at Bob Jones High School. He participates with Construction Club and Patriots Mountain Bike Team. “I like mountain biking. I enjoy woodworking and doing things with my hands,” he said.

He is undecided on a college but probably will attend college locally.

His parents are David Willett, employee with Army Corps of Engineers, and Gretchen Willett, a stay-at-home mom.

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in need. Ramp-building teams choose the ones they’ll tackle,” Turner said.

“Rotary finds clients because several club members have relationships with CASA.” Rotary and CASA are “a perfect match of an organization whose purpose is service to community (while) meeting

needs of an organization identifying the areas in the community that need support,” he said.

Turner and ramp teams often hear clients’ remarks of appreciation: “Thank you so very much.” “This will really make my life easier.” “I can now get out of the house safely again.”

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Local American Legion, Auxiliary to host Veterans Appreciation Night Nov. 11

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MADISON – Veterans Appreciation Night will continue the thoughts of Veterans Day into the evening on Nov. 11.

Black Patch Distilling Co., a veteran-owned business at 500 Lanier Road in Madison, will host the event from 6 to 9 p.m. All veterans and their families are welcome to attend

Snapshot HONORING VETERANS - The American Legion Post 229 in Madison hosted their annual flag laying ceremony at Madison cemeteries for Veterans Day on Saturday. The Post had some help from the Bob Jones and James Clemens JROTC units, Girl Scouts of Madison and Scout Troop 201. The Auxiliary unit held a Veterans Gravestone Cleaning event in conjunction with the flag laying. For more photos and information, go to www.facebook.com/AmericanLegionPost229.

and enjoy great food, beverages and camaraderie.

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Halloween Chess Tournament draws 159 players, most in costume

By GREGG PARKER Gregg@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON – A few raindrops didn’t dampen the determination of zombies, princesses and knights for the 2021 Halloween Chess Tournament.

“We set a record in our second year to host the Halloween Chess Tournament, sponsored by Sullins Eye Care Center. In both rated and non-rated sections, 159 kids registered to play,” Ranae Bartlett said. Bartlett is Executive Director of Madison City Chess League.

“A big thank-you to Horizon Elementary and chess sponsor Beth Bero. (Horizon) served as our rain location for the tournament,” Bartlett said. “Our costume contest and dance-off added additional fun to a great tournament.”

The rated sections had the most contestants, who worked for a place win:

• K-3 -- Esteban Jerez in first place, followed by Isaac Kreusser, Dennis Lenski, Annabelle Hsu, Alice Zou, Jimmy McHugh, Isaac Doyle, Cora Newberry, Jacob Kuang and Sam Romanoff.

Top Female (who did not place otherwise) Saisha Iyer.

• K-5 -- Noah Hsu, first place.

Kylie Zou, Sophia Jerez, Samsara Rajbhandari, Genji Niinoi, Andrew Tkach, Emma Kuang, Xander Yem, Mason Park, Emerson Philips, Brantley Davis and Jethro Jones. Top Female Margaret Lin. • K-8 -- Marek Fries, first place. Artem Starenki, Nathan Chiu, Kate Meyer, Caden Jordan, Joseph Park, Holland Lang, Tim Lee, Isabelle Park, Caroline Wang. In a tie for eleventh place were John Chen, Abigail Chan, Anna Ai, Christina Yang, Aaron Chen, Jack Meyer, Aaron Wiswesser, Sean Rowe and Lily Harper. Top Female Anaya Naphade.

• K-12 -- Nirvana Rajbhandari, first place. Jackson Martin, Andrew Park, Andrew Yang, Jason Park and Ryan Phillips.

The Halloween tournament also offered two non-rated sections: • K-2 -- Avyaktha Subramania, first place. Arjun Sathees, Gregory Ryan, Aryaa Sathees, Christopher Chan, John Park, Yuito Oda and Hannah Kuang. Top Female Savannah Orndorff.

• K-5 -- Vedanth Siva, first place. Alex Yiyang, Theodore Piper, Owen Suckow, Cohen Phillips and James Hoogstra.

Tied for seventh place were Tyler Pysh, Seth Fleming, Anushka Singhai, Victor Stephenson and Kayden Barbour. Top Female Madison Dew. For information about the chess league, visit madisonchess. com. Diana Ng and Scott Wilhelm volunteered as photographers.

For more photos, visit Facebook/ Madison City Chess League.

These diabolical figures were among players in the 2021 Halloween Chess Tournament on Oct. 30 at Horizon Elementary School. Photo by Diana Ng and Scott Wilhelm

HOW DO YOU PULL A 46,000 POUND FIRE TRUCK WITH JUST A ROPE AND A COUPLE OF GUYS ON FOOT? Ask some of the members of the Bob Jones High School wrestling team, who muscled it down the 50-foot course in a friendly competition benefiting the Partnership for a Drug Free Community (www.facebook.com/thepdfc). They were just some of the teams who entered to help raise money for the Partnership for a Drug Free Community. The event was held behind Madison City Stadium using a fire truck from the Madison Fire Department.

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By GREGG PARKER Gregg@themadisonrecord.com MADISON – KTECH, the training initiative founded by Kids to Love, has been honored for excellence in the manufacturing industry.

The Alabama Automobile Manufacturers Association or AAMA named KTECH as the 2021 “Service Provider of the Year.” The recognition solidifies KTECH as a leader in the advanced manufacturing industry.

Kids to Love, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, operates KTECH. The KTECH training received the award at the Southern Automotive Conference in Birmingham in October. The award recognizes companies that “exemplify workforce development excellence in the automotive manufacturing industry,” according to AAMA sources.

“KTECH is an industry leader in skills train-

ing,” Lee Marshall said.

Marshall is Founder and CEO of Kids to Love. “We are meeting the need for skilled workers.”

“Companies hire our students because they are not only qualified but dependable workers. That’s the KTECH difference,” Marshall said.

AAMA is a premiere organization dedicated to furthering Alabama’s Automotive Manufacturing Industry. This association delves in positive outcomes to statewide issues, like workforce development and connections to suppliers, service providers and manufacturers.

“KTECH is privileged to work alongside AAMA to fill the gaps for skilled labor in our state,” Marshall said. “Since its in-

ception in 2016, KTECH has awarded 236 certifications. Eight KTECH students have been offered jobs or continued their education. KTECH graduates are working in 21 companies.”

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The quest for a 2021 world boxing championship has ended for Obed Bartee. The resident of Harvest and member of Team USA Boxing made his way into the quarterfinals of the 2021 Elite Men’s World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

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The James Clemens Jets were upset in the first round of the AHSAA football playoffs losing to visiting Oak Mountain. Only one local school made its way to round two as Madison Academy easily won its playoff game versus Hamilton. Photo by William Aycock

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MADISON - In a shocker among high school football fanatics, only one local school made its way to round two of the AHSAA Football State Playoffs. Madison Academy was the lone wolf advancing to round two while James Clemens was upset, Sparkman was walloped and Bob Jones played late into the night before bowing to one of the top-ranked teams in Alabama.

OAK MOUNTAIN 38 JAMES CLEMENS 35 The perfect season came to an abrupt and shocking end for

back Dante Snodgrass who had short TD runs of three and one yards, the Jets actually cut the lead to 21-14 at halftime.

Tied at 35 with two minutes remaining, the Eagles (7-4) marched down field for the winning kick by Garrett Murphy.

The ball went through the goalposts and was like a dagger to the heart for James Clemens.

The two teams combined for nearly 1,000 yards of offense at Madison City Schools Stadium on the Thursday night including 335 yards in the air provided by the strong-armed Lopez.

The 10-1 season was spectacular when you consider the squad had a first-year head coach in Chad McGehee and his

James Clemens as the foot of an Oak Mountain junior kicker who nailed a 31-yard field goal at the final horn to beat the host Jets 38-35. The loss in the first round of the playoffs was the only blemish on the 2021 campaign for the fifth-ranked Jets of Class 7A. The visiting Eagles opened a 21-nothing lead against the host Jets before the home team overcame being shell-shocked

by Oak Mountain’s three early-game scores. Led by junior quarterback Gio Lopez, who three for TD strikes of 53 yards to Keymari Pittman, Kobe Johnson on a 44-yard toss and Tyrik Walker on a brilliant 83yard score, and senior running

mostly new coaching staff.

HEWITT-TRUSSVILLE 42 BOB JONES 20 In one of the most bizarre games in the history of high school athletics in Madison, the Bob Jones Patriots not only vacated its home field at the last minute, but moved the game to Huntsville and completed the game at 11:55 p.m some 35 minutes before AHSAA rules indicate games must stop play (12:30 a.m.). School officials scrambled to locate a location to play the game between the Patriots and visiting Hewitt-Trussville as major electrical issues at Madison City Schools Stadium caused the playoff contest to be See PLAYOFFS Page 2B

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By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com MOULTON - The James Clemens cross country program posted its best showing in school history at the AHSAA Cross Country State Championships.

The Jets ran into the school history books both as a team and individually.

As a team, James Clemens took fourth place in both boys and girls divisions and its best showing ever in the state meet while carving out its first ever boys All-State individual honor and third such All-State performance in girls action. The Jets also broke seven school records and 10 individual personal marks in the process under head coach Drew Bell.

Freshman Luke Alverson

placed 12th out of 179 runners in Class 7A to earn All-State with a time of 15 minutes, 56.52 seconds at the 66th running of the State Championships. He is the first Jet to earn boy’s AllState honors in school history.

As a team, the Jets scored 104 points to finish fourth behind state title holder Huntsville, which took the state honor with 54 points. Bob Jones earned a ninth place finish scoring 275 points.

In girls and their 49th annual event, eighth grader Ella Carter became the third Lady Jet to pick up an All-State honor as she placed 14th among the 175 participants. Her time was 19:19.03. In team scoring, James Clemens posted 107 points to division winner Auburn who ran to a 68 point to-

Ella Carter, right, on the run at the AHSAA Cross Country State Championships as she earned All-State honors for the James Clemens Jets. Carter is just an eighth grader at Liberty Middle School and was the top female runner for fourth place James Clemens. Photo by Drew Bell, James Clemens High

The James Clemens boys took fourth place at the AHSAA Cross Country State Championships with freshman Luke Alverson finishing 12th and earning AllState honors. Photo by Drew Bell, James Clemens High tal. Sparkman was No. 15 with 403 points.

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A smorgasbord of all-star invites await D.J. Davenport

By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com MADISON - The mailbox at the Davenport household has been filling up with invites for D.J. Davenport a defensive back for the Bob Jones football team. The son of Timothy and Karnella Winslow has been racking in offers from colleges and

All-Star Game invites in a whirlwind of activity for the post-season.

“I’m trying to map out a plan to attend as many of the All-Star Games as I can, but the expense of each game is very high, plus the dates are very close to one another,” said Davenport who goes by D.J. but was christened De’Angelo.

With nine college offers waiting, Davenport has been invited to six All-Star/All-American Games. He has currently committed to two of the six. The games already on his schedule are the AHSAA North-South All-Star Game set for Dec. 17 in Mobile and the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl set for the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium Dec. 20. Additional games of his receiving an invite include the Elite Raw Talent Game on January 1, the Offense-Defense Game, Feb. 6 in Jacksonville, Fla., the Florida Suncoast Senior Showcase in Sarasota, Fla. Dec. 30 and the All-American Classic on January 15 in Orlando, Fla. at Camping World Stadium.

“I’m looking forward to the competition level of these games, which will make me a better player,” said Davenport. “I think it’s important to gain the exposure as I feel like I need to put on a show and make a big hit to make sure the college scouts see what I can do.”

He began playing football at age five while living in Shreveport, La. where he thrived in the atmosphere of the game he called “a happy place” and loved to score touchdowns as an offensive player.

Once his family moved to Madison at the beginning

Bob Jones senior football player D.J. Davenport is looking at possibly playing in six All-Star/All-American Games after the completion of the 2021 season for the Patriots. The defensive back is also entertaining scholarship offers for college. of his seventh grade year he began to filter his talents onto the defensive side of the ball and by the time he became a varsity player as a sophomore he was a full-fledged defensive gem for the Patriots at 5-foot-10, 175-pounds. He has also participated on a 7 on 7 Southern Express team based out of Birmingham.

Davenport once suffered from juvenile arthritis, the most common among children under age 16. He suffered persistent joint pain, swelling and stiffness throughout his body.

He was prescribed a special medication and at ages 12 and 13 was actually

providing self-injections in his lower stomach as prescribed. It was a brutal attack on his body, but he overcame the misgiving of his condition and is now pain free. Davenport added, “All of that was tough on me as many times I broke out into a rash on many parts of my body. I used to wear hoodies, even in warm weather, to hide my condition.”

Once a baseball player before giving up that sport to concentrate on football in the fifth grade, Davenport now includes running indoor and outdoor track to his elite talents. He’s been clocked at 4.5-seconds in the 40-yard

sprint, which makes him the fastest on the football team, and will add his sprint talents to the 60 and 4x100 for the indoor season and the 100 and 4x200 in the outdoor schedule. The Patriots senior also has the talent of doing back flips. That is something he learned as a youngster on his cousin’s trampoline.

Scouring through his college offers is something he is currently doing during his spare time as he also works two eight-hour shifts at Panera Bread at Bridgestreet.

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The Jets helped Heritage stay on course, cheered for them and handed out water and towels at the finish line.

“This closed event was only for the Heritage XC team and their future high school team, James Clemens XC,” Heritage sponsor Heather Kell said. All Heritage runners finished in under 40 minutes. A National Board Certified teacher,

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“We wanted to build relationships between the two teams and show our younger runners what it’s like to run a true 5K course as a Jet,” Kell said. After registration for seventh grade, students officially can join James Clemens Cross Country.

“We want to build that team and help create future runners not only for James Clemens but also for a lifetime,” Kell said.

Cross country teams train for long-distance running. Heritage runs one local 5K monthly, like the upcoming Tootsie Roll 5K in Madison.

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For tryouts, students run one mile on See HERITAGE Page 3B

played at Huntsville’s Milton Frank Stadium.

Once arriving at the stadium located in the area of Brahan Spring Park in west Huntsville, the enormous help of the Huntsville City Schools assisted in game and stadium setup. Supporters of the Patriots opened a concession stand for snacks and Bob Jones and the Madison Police Dept. provided necessary and required security. The work of everyone involved, especially Bob Jones Athletic Director Tom Runnion and administration of Huntsville City Schools, including Superintendent Christy Finley and Director of Athletics Scott Stapler, made for a special and memorable evening of high school football.

Once action got underway at 9:45 p.m., the visiting Huskies opened the scoring on a first quarter pick-six, but the Patriots tied the game on a junior quarterback Ray Hardy two-yard score. He added an additional scoring run and a touchdown pass play to complete the Bob Jones (56) scoring. Eighth ranked Hewitt-Trussville (9-2) had a stingy defense and a bigplay offense to offset any progress Bob Jones made throughout the late night in the 42-20 final score.

HOOVER 56, SPARKMAN 14 The No. 1 ranked Hoover Buccaneers (11-0) showed little mercy on the visiting Sparkman Senators (4-7) with a 42-0 halftime lead and cruising to a 56-14 victory at the Hoover Met in Birmingham. The

home team scored on an interception return on their third defensive play of the game and a long run on their first offensive play to set the tone for the evening’s first round playoff game.

Sparkman remains winless against Hoover in six tries. The Senators finished fourth in Region 4 and made the playoffs for the third year in-a-row and faced Hoover in each year of the first round.

MADISON ACADEMY 55, HAMILTON 0 Will Stokes, senior running back for Class 4A top-ranked Madison Academy, continued his ways of putting unbelievable numbers of offense on his resume added more than 200 yards and three touchdowns to his season and now has more than 2,000 yards of offense on the 2021 season.

The host Mustangs started early against Hamilton (4-7) with first and second quarter scores and a 35-0 lead at halftime. The Mustangs defense, which has given up only 13 points per game, scored on two interceptions by A.J. Rice (freshman) and Chuck Moore (senior).

Madison Academy (10-1) advanced to round two with a host game against Priceville (10-1), which mowed down Etowah 31-14 in its opening playoff game.

Running back Mason Cartee rushed for 255 yards and two scores in the victory and will present the Mustangs with a huge challenge in the matchup of the two 10-1 programs.

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Obed “Radar” Bartee, left, punches his opponent in one of four bouts he was in as part of the in the Elite Men’s World Boxing Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. The resident of Harvest was selected to be a part of Team USA in the 156-pound weight class in the event that featured over 110 countries. Photo by Team USA Boxing

“Radar” Bartee finishes short of his quest for boxing world championship BELGRADE, SERBIA - The quest for a 2021 world boxing championship has ended for Obed Bartee. The resident of Harvest and member of Team USA Boxing made his way into the quarterfinals of the 2021 Elite Men’s World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia where he lost in bid losing in a close 3-2 split decision versus Sarkhan Aliyev of Azerbaijan, a country once part of the Soviet Republic.

“Even though I didn’t get the decision I wanted, I learned a lot about myself and I had the chance to show the world that I am at the top of the division and I can compete with the best of the best,” said Bartee after his loss in a close decision.

The 19-year old former Sparkman High student was selected for Team USA for the 156-pound division after extensive training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The team made its way to Belgrade and Bartee went through three winning bouts before his fight in the quarterfinals.

In his opening battle, Bartee began slowly, but the American light middleweight picked up his pace in the second round connecting more quality blows and combinations and giving his opponent, Carl Leviticus Hield of the Bahamas, a standing eight-count in the final seconds of the round to grab the lead. He won the fight with a third round barrage of action for a 5-0 decision.

His second bout was much different as Bartee began with a much faster pace in round one against Italy’s Francesco Faraoni. He grabbed the judges’ cards in each of the three rounds for a unanimous 5-0 decision.

In the round of 16, Bartee picked up his third win of the championships following his 4-1 decision over 2020 Olympian Arman Darchinyan of Armenia. The Armenian took a 3-2 lead after round one, but the always determined Bartee grabbed the second round by 4-1 before taking all five judge’s cards in the final round for the decision.

In the quarterfinals, Team USA continued their strong showing by clinching four

medals, the most for the men’s team since winning four gold medals in 1999. For Bartee, nicknamed “Radar,” he lost in the close split decision, thus ending his bid for a gold medal and world championship.

“I made it to the final eight and I am proud to say I performed the best I could,” said Bartee. “I enjoyed this experience. I won’t let this define me and I will be back stronger and more prepared than this time.”

Bartee, who will turn 20 in February, was second in the 2021 National Golden Gloves and was third in the 2020 USA Boxing Elite Championships. The six-foot tall boxer also served as a training partner for Team USA leading into the Olympic Games earlier this year in Tokyo.

Over 110 countries and 600 athletes took part of the World Championships. Bartee trains locally at the Rocket City Boxing Club located on Governor’s Drive in Huntsville.

“I want to thank all of those who have supported me and stood behind me throughout this process,” said Bartee. “I love you guys and all of you pushed me to be the best.”

Heritage

Continued from page 2B Heritage’s track. “We coaches looked at form, pace and time on each student who finished. We do not look at grades. We always look for the same amount of boys as girls and an even number of students across grades,” Kell said.

In the past five years, Heritage Cross Country has grown from about 20 students to 45. At weekly practice, runners stretch, run a warmup mile, assemble for a running chat and complete activities to improve their running. Coaches place

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runners in six-member pace groups.

The Jets had a profound impact on their younger peers. “We heard things like, ‘You’re almost there,’ ‘You can do it,’ ‘Finish strong,’ and ‘You’ve got this.’

Even our last runner was cheered on

by James Clemens runners as they ran alongside her to the finish line,” Kell said.

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MADISON - The Rocket City Trash Pandas announced a new three-year partnership with Marvel Entertainment in collaboration with Minor League Baseball.

Rocket City, along with 95 other MiLB clubs, will participate in a promotional event series titled “Marvel’s Defenders of the Diamond.”

A special “Defenders of the Diamond” Night is set to be held at Toyota Field during the 2022 season. This game will feature multiple components, starting with a unique Marvel-themed Trash Pandas logo and limited edition jerseys worn by the players. A comic book code will be available for fans, providing access to the exclusive comic series being created for this partnership. Other themed promotions will occur throughout the game as well.

The joint forces of Marvel and Minor League Baseball will also feature co-branded merchandise and other surprises, to be unveiled in 2022.

The term “Trash Pandas” has even been used in the Marvel Cinematic Universe already, courtesy of Peter Quill (played by Chris Pratt) addressing Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” The director, James Gunn, has even chimed in on the phenomenon.

The full promotional calendar for the 2022 Trash Pandas season will be announced on a future date, including the designated “Defenders of the Diamond” Night. The campaign begins on Tuesday, April 12th, as Rocket City hosts the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.

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St. John’s Craft Fair • Nov. 20 • St. John’s Parish Hall The St. John’s Craft Fair has moved from their usual spring date at Lent and has become an Advent fair planned for this month. The craft fair will be held Saturday, Nov. 20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be held at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Parish Hall, 1055 Hughes Road. The mission of the craft fair is to offer handmade items that are not readily available in the Huntsville area, and to provide a place for local artisans and vendors to share their God given talents with their community. Proceeds from the fair will benefit The Riley Center, a non-profit behavioral and education center with a mission to provide gold-standard services to children and families affected by autism.

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Kris Kringle Market 2021 • Nov. 20 • Discovery Middle Kris Kringle Market will be on Nov. 20, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., at Discovery Middle School gym with a new theme, “Welcome Home to Madison”. This theme hopes to bring a more “down home” feel to KKM and Madison. The 2021 location will be in the main gym at DMS. There will be crafters, artist, food, music and yes Santa. They will also have lantern-making and craft workshops for children so parents can shop along with various food and drink option for patrons. For more information, go to www. artsmadison.org.

NEACA Christmas Craft Show • Dec. 3-5 VBC South Hall • www.neaca.org Hosted by the North East Alabama Craftsmen’s Association, and features needlework, ceramics, flower arrangements, jewelry, decorated and hand-woven baskets, pottery, stained glass, clothes, toys, woodwork and other items. The goal of this non-profit organization is to encourage craftsmen to continue and improve their crafts through workshops, meetings and craft shows. Currently, NEACA has over 100 members offering a wide range of handicrafts. All proceeds generated by the NEACA shows are used to provide donations to Huntsville charities and scholarships for local students.

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On Nov. 13 from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Madison Station Historical Preservation Society will launch the “Walk Historic Madison Smartphone App.” Society historians John Rankin and Billie Goodson will guide app users around historic Madison homes.

The historical society also invites the public to the unveiling of Roundhouse renovation. Society member Charlie Nola spearheaded the work, including new windows, siding, updated HVAC and exterior lighting. Members will serve refreshments during the tour, Society President Debbie Overcash said.

On Dec. 2 at 6 p.m., the Polar Express Christmas Tree Trail will be illuminated on Main Street. Madison City Community Orchestra will perform. Madison Public Library staff will read “The Polar Express.”

Registration for the Tree Trail is open through Nov. 19 while trees last. Workers will place trees on Nov. 24, and participants can decorate their trees afterwards. Sponsors are the historical society and the City of Madison.

After tree lighting on Dec. 2, Madison’s downtown merchants will present the first annual Wassail Fest. The public can enjoy samples of residents’ best recipes and vote

for their favorite. Door prizes will be presented.

Downtown stops open for business will be Old Black Bear, Noble Passage Interiors, Balch Realty, Main Street Cafe, Lemon & Lavender, Filthy Gorgeous, South & Pine, Madison Station Antiques, Hook and Frog, The House of Pilates and Pure Barre.

The 2021 Madison Christmas Parade, coordinated by Madison Parks and Recreation Department, will fill the streets on Dec. 11 at 5 p.m.

Registration is open until Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. For a parade application, visit madisonal.gov, and click “Community.” Then, click “Special Events,” and scroll to click “Registration Form.”

A mandatory meeting will be held on Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers. Each parade unit must have a representative to attend; otherwise, the unit will be removed from the parade.

Parade entrants should decorate their vehicles, floats or other properties to match the theme, “The Magic of Christmas.” Judges will evaluate parade entries during lineup.

Parade units will line up on Plaza Drive, and proceed south on Hughes Road to Insanity Complex at 100 Skate Park Drive.

‘Live’ Santas are not permitted in the parade, so anticipation will build for Santa Claus ‘himself’ in his sleigh.

Winning groups will receive

awards during a City Council meeting in January 2022.

Parade participants must submit registration forms by Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. Participants can email forms to SpecialEvents@madisonal.gov, use postal mail to Madison Christmas Parade, 8324 Madison Pike, Madison, AL 35758 or deliver in person to Dublin Park’s front desk.

Organizers will not accept late registrations.

The parade’s rain date will be Dec. 12 at 2 p.m.

In other activities, the city and historical society will present the third annual Madison Christmas Capers on Dec. 12 from 4 to 5 p.m.

Lifelong residents will reprise the legend with ‘Doc’ Hughes tossing live chickens from his drug store’s roof to spectators below.

At 4 p.m., Doc Hughes’ grandsons, Larry and Walt Anderson, will re-enact the legend by pitching rubber chickens with gift vouchers tied to their legs from Hughes Drug Store’s balcony. Gift vouchers are valued in thousands of dollars.

Rotary Club of Madison will serve free hot chocolate and cookies. Madison City Community Orchestra will entertain the crowd.

Christmas Capers will continue when the city and Torch Technologies present the second annual “Madison Christmas Night at the Movie.” The free film will be shown at Home Place Park at 5:30 p.m.

Parking will be available at Madison City Schools Stadium. Food trucks will be onsite.

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to the interesting tales from the past that are ties to specific locations along the walk.

“The Walking Tour of Historic Madison Smartphone App is a joint project with the Rotary Club of Madison-Sunset Group, the Madison Visionary Partners, the Madison Station Historical Preservation Society, and the Girl Scouts of North Alabama,” stated Bailey Erickson, who inspired Finley to take on the project for her Girl Scout Gold Award.

“It was developed to showcase the historic and business district of downtown Madison for visitors and citizens alike.”

Erickson, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Madison and Madison Visionary Partners, helped organize an event two years ago called Volksmarch of Madison. It included a leisurely 5k stroll into the heart of downtown, meandering through streets lined with beautiful old homes that once belonged to the area’s early residents. The day was filled with stories of Madison’s past as volunteer actors stationed at various points in front of the historic houses and landmarks weaved a fascinating tale of the town’s early days and the families who lived here.

“The app will do the

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same thing as visitors make their way through our beautiful downtown area,” Erickson said. “Except now, it will not only be available for special occasions, but any time someone wants to learn and experience our unique history for themselves.”

It will be filled with interesting tales, like those of James Clemens, the founder of Madison and namesake for James Clemens High School, and that of Doc Hughes, another founding father of Madison, that brought the people of the early 1800s to life for a generation accustomed to booming construction and rapid city growth.

“My favorite story I have learned from Madison’s past is from Buttermilk Alley (a small street that runs from Arnett Street to Front Street) and how it got its name from a lady who fed cornbread and buttermilk to hobos who jumped off of the train in Madison looking for food,” said Finley.

Finley said she has been working on the project since July. When it is ready to unveil, she will have around 100 hours invested into it. She has been creating historical summaries, recording people addressing each historic location, and is helping unveil the app to the city. The

recordings will be uploaded to a Pocketsights app, which will guide visitors from one point of interest to the next using GPS. The Rotary Club of Madison and the Girl Scouts of North Alabama are also working with Madison City Schools to use the tour as an ongoing learning tool for students in the area.

Dave Junghans and JD Phillips with the Rotary Club of Madison-Sunset Group have been working on the smartphone application. John Rankin, Billie Goodson and Debbie Overcash of the Madison Station Historical Preservation Society provided local historical information, which the app will refer to. When the app is unveiled, the Girl Scouts of North Alabama will dress in historic costumes made

by Cynthia Curtis, Rotary Club of Madison.

Erickson said the app will “go live” from 1-2:30 p.m. on November 13. “On that same day, Girls Scout leader Ashley Creekmore and her Girl Scouts will be dressed in historic costume at approximately 25 of the historic locations along the route,” Erickson said. “The unveiling of the app will coincide with the unveiling of the completed renovation of the historic Madison Roundhouse on Front Street.”

Girl Scout Finley Koswoski and a team of volunteers including Debbie Overcash, Billie Goodson, Bailey Erickson, Dave Junghans, JD Phillips, Cynthia Curtis and John Rankin have been busy creating the Walking Tour of Madison Smartphone App. Photo by William Aycock

Finley has spent nearly 100 hours creating historical summaries, recording people addressing each historic location The event is free to the public. Go to www.facebook.com/WalkingTourofHistoricMadison for more information.

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By BECKY MILLER God’s Lemonade Stand “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight oh Lord my strength and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 Do you ever give much thought to words you say? Trying to be a representative for Christ in a fallen world is a big job.

You are with friends or neighbors and join in gossiping or speculating about something or someone. Then you ask yourself was that really right.

Maybe instead of chattering about something you could be still and pray.

Our mouth and vocal cords are a great gift from God, the ability to speak, sing, and laugh is a true blessing often taken for granted. Scripture says some day you will have to account for every word you ever spoke(Matthew 12:36-37). Ouch! So my friend go in peace and share God’s love.

PRAYER: Father forgive me when I have used my mouth to say things that did not glorify you this includes lying or stretching the truth. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Finley Koswoski and Bailey Erickson pose in late 19th century-period dress in front of the one of the many historic locations in Madison.

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. Becky can be contacted at writemiller2002@yahoo.com.

Renovated Roundhouse will officially be unveiled in public ceremony on Nov. 13 MADISON – In May, we brought you the story of a downtown Madison renovation project. A city icon had been receiving attention to restore the structure that symbolizes a town with a slower pace and a long-gone lifestyle. The Roundhouse reminds visitors about its pivotal role in commerce and cultural norms during Madison’s early days. Now the project is complete.

Renovation work started on March 8, 2021 for the Roundhouse, standing downtown at Front Street’s eastern end on the Village Green. Repairs and improvements are now complete.

“Madison Station Historical Preservation Society in partnership with the City of Madison undertook the renovation, applying a recently established agreement to share Roundhouse stewardship,” Charles Nola said. A member of the historical society, Nola works as Manager of the International Space Station Projects Office with NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.

“Funds for the renovation were raised through public and private contributions, (along with) years of society fundraising,” Nola said.

The Roundhouse was in critical need for renovation to return the structure to its postcard image for city residents and visitors. “When the original Roundhouse was built

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Megan Brooks and Erin Dolman read the historical marker in front of the renovated roundhouse in Madison’s downtown. in the 1890s, the unusual octagon-shaped landmark sat atop the well that supplied the town’s water.

The building also served as the first City Hall of Madison,” Nola said.

Sadly, the original Roundhouse was sold and dismantled circa 1938.

Then in 1986, volunteers with the Wild Boys Land and Cattle Company Inc. furnished materials and labor to build the replica Roundhouse following the Madison Street Festival. The interior was finished later.

Madison Station Historical Preservation Society President Debbie Overcash said an official unveiling of the finished project will take

place on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

The central charter of Madison Station Historical Preservation Society is awareness and preservation of the city’s history. “The society conducts various fundraising events with more popular ones being the Tour of Historical Homes in downtown, Christmas Tree Trail, Christmas Capers and downtown walking tours.

The society always welcomes new members to help with ideas and promotion of the historic district for everyone to enjoy.

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