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Courtyard Trussville loses alcohol license after multiple crimes reported By Erica Thomas, Managing Editor
Justin Conn, Jefferson County Jail See SODOMY, Page 3
Heavy rains cause flooding, minor damage From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
CLAY — Thunderstorms on Saturday, May 11, 2019, brought heavy rains that caused street flooding in parts of Jefferson County. Heavy runoff caused minor damage in some Clay neighborhoods. A retaining wall at a home in the 2300 block of Carraway Street was washed into a driveway. See HEAVY RAINS, Page 7
Developer of property across from Winn Dixie on Hwy 11 withdraws rezoning application
The Trussville City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, to revoke the alcohol license for Courtyard Oyster Bar and Grill Trussville. Effective immediately following the vote, the restaurant was no longer allowed to sell alcohol. The issue was brought up after undercover agents came into the business, on Chalkville Moutain Lane, on two occasions, and said they witnessed the selling of alcohol to underage persons. Police Chief Eric Rush presented police reports documenting 23 incidents at the restaurant in the two-and-ahalf years it has been open. Rush said that is an unusual amount of incidents for police to be involved in for any business in the city of Trussville. Among crimes reported were identity theft, public intoxication, criminal trespassing, domestic incidents, firearms violations, reckless endangerment, robbery, carrying brass knuckles and a slingshot, a suicide attempt,
By Shaun Szkolnik, sports editor
TRUSSVILLE — A potential developer of property on U.S. Highway 11, across from Winn Dixie in Trussville, has withdrawn a rezoning application to change the property from R2 residential to a combination of C2 commercial and RG residential garden homes.
TRUSSVILLE — Often enough the most poignant part of getting older is realizing that so many youthful dreams must be given up. One local man, Nic Glenn, has no idea how that feels. Nic Glenn is an archer, and this year he won the Paris Texas Southeast Shootout, one of the most prestigious tournaments in the Archery Shooters Association (ASA). And he is just getting started. “This is one of the most coveted tournaments,” said Glenn. “This is the only one that they give a belt buckle out for. All of them give a trophy and money, but nobody really cares about the money. I was very lucky to win this one. It was a real hard one, but it was a real good shoot. I was just blessed, just blessed; that is all there was to it.” Glenn competes as an amateur in the Hunter Class, which means he shoots up to 40 yards. As if that were not difficult enough, other factors complicate the competition even more. For one, it is in Texas, and the shooter has to contend with a good deal of wind. For another, compet-
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Where’s CHIP? Children’s insurance funding not in budgets By Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News
The $35 million Alabama needs for a federal health care program for low- and mid-income children isn’t in either of the state’s two budgets progressing through the Alabama Legislature. See CHIP, Page 11
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CLAY – During its pre-council session on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, the Clay City Council swore in Councilman Dean Kirkner, who will be filling the position of Place 2 on the city council, previously held by Don Baker, for the remainder of the council’s term. See COUNCIL, Page 5
Animal control, roof work and food banks among topics in Argo Courtyard Oyster Bar and Grill, photo source: Faceook
theft of property, assault, criminal mischief, menacing, underaged sell of alcohol, and recently, there was a heroin overdose at the location, according to Councilman Brian Plant. The owner of Courtyard Oyster Bar and Grill, Michael Cantanese, was called before the council to answer questions about operations at his business. He pointed out that the person who overdosed
on heroin was not served by Courtyard. He said the man was only there for about seven minutes when the incident happened. When asked about serving alcohol, Cantanese said he has procedures in place to avoid overserving people. He said he has talked to his staff about recognizing the signs of intoxication and the importance of serving one patron at a time. He said safety is an
ongoing conversation with his employees. There are also Courtyard Bar and Grill locations in Alabaster, on Highway 280 and in Pell City. The Alabaster and Hwy 280 locations operate under a bar license, while the Trussville and Pell City locations operate under a restaurant license, according to Cantanese. See COURTYARD, Page 3
Trussville man puts his mark on the world of archery
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Clay Council swears in new councilor Dean Kirkner
itors don’t see what they are aiming at. “It is a 3D competition (where competitors shoot at targets made to look like animals), so you don’t see what you’re aiming at,” said Glenn. “You’re aiming at three-dimensional animals, and you use binoculars to see where the score results are. You have an eight, which is a big area, five is anywhere on the target,
a 10 is only five inches in diameter, and a 12 is about an inch and a half.” For Glenn, it was a journey that started in his teens. “When I fifteen years old my uncle had a bow, and I saw him shoot,” said Glenn. “I got interested in it, and my parents bought me one. I got into it for hunting, and then I started shooting tournaments to make me a better hunter,
and then I got to where I shoot year-round now whether I’m hunting or not. I shoot during the winter, so it started out from hunting, and it just became a passion.” Passion is only one part of the equation. It also takes practice. Glenn puts in at least three days, adding up to about six hours, of practice per week. He also tries to shoot a local competition every weekend that one is taking place. “(I train at) my house, in my basement after my wife and daughter go to sleep,” said Glenn. “I’ve got a target I hang up in the basement, and I shoot it at nighttime just to practice.” Fortunately for Glenn, the level of commitment necessary to perform at such a high level does not take away from family. “They (the family) love it,” he said. “I even have my daughter a bow. She shoots some, but just in the back yard, and if I’m outside, she’s out there with me. And my daughter likes going to all those things. It is pretty cool because it is like a mini-vacation. ASA travels around all over the southeast.” See MARK, Page 5
By Shaun Szkolnik, for the Tribune
ARGO — Rod and Ryan Carroll, of Buckeye Grocery, addressed the Argo city council about a fundraiser they hosted on Saturday, May 11. The fundraiser included a raffle and door prizes. The money that was raised was split between the Argo Food Bank and for the purchase of new swings for the Argo Park. See ARGO, Page 5
St. Clair County infant’s CDC test negative for measles From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
MONTGOMERY — The final measles test on an infant in St. Clair County came back negative for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The original test from a commercial laboratory was positive and was reported to the Alabama Department of Public Health. See COUNTY, Page 4
Miss Trussville preparing for Miss Alabama pageant By Erica Thomas, Managing Editor
TRUSSVILLE — The Miss Alabama pageant is just a few short weeks away and Miss Trussville is getting ready to take the stage. Madison Ward has been busy over the past year working in the community and promoting her social impact initiative S.H.I.N.E. – Serving Him in Neighborhoods Everywhere. See MISS TRUSSVILLE, Page 7
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Three Hots and a Cot's Veteran Center gets 'spruced up' for Red Day By Erica Thomas, Managing Editor
CENTER POINT — As part of an international service day, local real estate agents with Keller Williams put boots on the ground on Thursday, May 9, 2019, to help local veterans. Red stands for RENEW, ENERGIZE and DONATE, and that's exactly what the chairman for Red Day, Jeff DeShazo, said the agents were doing at the Veterans Center off Old Springville Road. They painted rooms, did drywall repair, put down flooring, put together bed frames, pressure-washed the outside of the home, landscaped the property and organized the pantry. "All over the world on the same day...we give where we live," said DeShazo. "We took a vote and the vote was unanimous that we wanted to serve local veterans and homeless veterans." DeShazo said this service
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Taco Mama settles on location for Trussville restaurant
TRUSSVILLE — After announcing plans for a Trussville restaurant in April, Taco Mama management has decided on the exact location for its newest eatery and announced that it plans to open this fall. The shopping center at 2050 Gadsden Highway has emerged as the choice, according to the Birmingham Business Journal. The U.S. High-
an exact location. He said they were narrowing it down and had three options. One of those was in the Downtown Entertainment District before the U.S. 11 location emerged as the final choice. “Friends from Trussville have been asking for some time when we were going to open a Taco Mama in their community,” Will Haver, founder of Taco Mama told the BBJ. “We told them when the right opportunity came along we would
According to sources familiar with the deal, Taco Mama will locate in the north end of the building on the opposite end from Metro Diner. In April, Reed said it will take six to eight months for them to establish the location and open. The new restaurant would create about 35 jobs. Taco Mama started in The Crestline Village in Mountain Brook in 2011. Since then, several locations have been opened in metro Birmingham.
way 11 shopping center is also the home to Metro Diner and Chicken Salad Chick. In April, Dillan Reed, who works at the Mountain Brook location, said the owners were still in the process of finding
jump in and it finally happened. We look for like-minded communities and Trussville fits the bill. Our unique, fresh food, and creative menu, in a laidback, fun atmosphere and great patio; it’s really a perfect fit.”
The restaurant prides itself in its “tasty tacos and margaritas.” Taco Mama was named “Best Family-Friendly Restaurant in 2017” by Birmingham Magazine.
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Argo Lending Library By Shaun Szkolnik, for the Tribune
ARGO — The City of Argo has a unique library system that meets the needs of the citizens in a way that only a caring, small city can. “What we have is called a lending library,” said city councilor Ann Brown “It is at city hall. It is four bookcases …People come by and get books, and they bring them back, or they pass them along to somebody else, and they donate other books.” Patrons are encouraged to enjoy books from these shelves and to return them without the worry of library cards, fines or the various incidentals that accompany libraries of a more traditional design. Though it is small, the Argo lending library punches well above its weight. “We’ve got paperbacks, hardbacks, fiction, non-fiction,” said Brown. “We came upon these books when Ash-
ville consolidated their libraries and all the cities in St Clair County were allowed to get what they wanted from the inventory that was left.” In addition to the donation from the Ashville library, this little lending library that could has had its inventory supplemented by donations from citizens and even from the Trussville Public Library. “We’ve had a ton of people donate books,” said Brown. “And Trussville has donated a ton of books from their last book sale. I think I have 19 boxes of paperbacks in my basement that the Trussville Friends of the Library gave us.” The generosity of the Jefferson and St. Clair communities has been so great that there are far more books than the four bookshelves can accommodate. This creates the problem of an idle resource and the opportunity cost of resources that must be expended to maintain it; namely space. Fortunately, the City of
Argo’s lending library has another problem. While it may have more books than it needs it does not have as many children’s books as it wants. Two wrongs may not make a right but, in this situation at least, two problems can make for a solution. That solution is a book sale. “We don’t have a shortage of books,” said Brown. “But we would like to buy more children’s books. So, I’m hoping with the funds that we make and the donations that we get from this sale that we will be able to purchase some more books and especially children’s books.” The book sale will be held from on Highway 11 in Argo (between Corky’s Mini Storage and Fastenal) from the hours of 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18. Kona Ice will also be on hand and possibly Southland Barbeque. Shoppers will be allowed to buy a cellophane (grocery store style) bag of books for $5.
New fitness center planned for Trussville From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE -- A new fitness center has committed to a Trussville location on the Gadsden Highway. Orangetheory Fitness has
leased 3,200-square-foot of space at 2550 Gadsden Hwy., Suite 124, according to the Birmingham Business Journal. The retail center currently has two restaurants, Chicken Salad Chick and Metro Diner,
with a third restaurant, Taco Mama, planning to open this fall. Orangetheory has over 1,600 locations nationwide, including metro area locations in Inverness, Hoover, Birmingham and Vestavia Hills.
SODOMY, from front page By Erica Thomas, Managing Editor
JEFFERSON COUNTY — A Morris man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for two counts of sodomy by force. Justin Conn was working at a Boy Scout day camp in Trussville at the time of the incident. He pleaded guilty to the crime that happened on June 10, 2017. Trussville Police arrest-
ed Conn three days later on June 13, 2017. Police said Conn engaged in a sexual act with a 10-year-old boy at a Boy Scout day camp. Four charges were dropped by the state as part of a plea agreement. According to court documents, Conn admitted the crime to police and told them he told the boy not to tell anyone what happened because he knew he would get in trouble if someone found out. The father of
COURTYARD, from front page
At the Trussville location, Cantanese said people under the age of 21 are not allowed in after 5 p.m. Cantanese said although percentages vary from month-to-month, more food is sold than alcohol at the restaurant. The restaurant stays open until 2 a.m. The business has door security on
Thursday – Saturday nights. Cantanese said there have been incidences where managers have called the Trussville Police Department to ask for assistance removing people who appear to be intoxicated. Councilman Plant said the list of incidences shows there has been a burden put
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the victim told investigators Conn admitted to the crime when he confronted him. During a mental evaluation in 2018 to determine if he was eligible to stand trial, Conn said he didn’t remember the incident. A certified forensics examiner deemed Conn competent to stand trial. On Monday, May 13, 2019, Conn pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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TRUSSVILLE — Two people arrested after a driveby shooting in Trussville have been identified. Josiah Rawshawn Johnson, 19, of Hoover and Christian Jordan Minter, 19, of Birmingham are both charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY — The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is looking for candidates for the Summer with the Sheriff Internship Program.
tour college campuses. The program will run from June 10 - July 26, 2019. Rising high school seniors interested in law enforcement are encouraged to apply by emailing jenkinsf@jccal.org.
Trussville police need help identifying 2 men From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
Josiah Johnson and Christian Minter
Trussville investigators said the two had a disagreement with someone at the home on Vanessa Drive on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. The home was shot into but no one was hurt. Johnson and Minter were taken into custody minutes after the shooting on Highway 11. They are being held in the Jefferson County Jail on $30,000 bonds.
TRUSSVILLE – Police in Trussville are seeking the identity of two men suspected of felony theft. The men were captured, not the suspects were captured. The suspect(s) were captured by video surveillance and are pictured below. If you recognize either subject, contact police by emailing crimetip@trussville. org or contacting TPD via social media.
COUNTY, from front page
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By Erica Thomas, Managing Editor
TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville Police Department executed a search warrant on Friday, May 10, 2019, after being made aware of multiple overdoses at a home on Avenue C. The department's SRT (Special Response Team) and the Criminal Investigations Division searched the home at 7:30 a.m. During the search, they said they found firearms, heroin, meth, cocaine and assorted drug paraphernalia. Investigators also said the suspect, Richard Dodd, of Trussville, was using jumper cables to bypass the power meter to power his home. An investigator with Alabama Power came to the scene to assist investigators and ensure that the jumper cables were safely
Richard Dodd, Jefferson County Jail
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ARGO, from front page
Tickets for the raffle went for $2. “It took the whole community,” said Rod Carroll. “A lot of times it seems like we’re competing with each other, and there is nothing wrong with competition, but when a good cause comes along, we all pull together.” In all the fundraiser brought in $3500. Jim Link spoke before the council regarding the status of the Argo Food Bank. “This weekend is our giveaway weekend,” said Link. “I want to thank the Carroll’s for the donations to the food bank. We could use it.” The council discussed estimates from two separate
firms regarding repairing or replacing the roof to the Argo municipal building. One of the bidders offered solutions that satisfied the needs of the city. The council agreed to table the motion and reach out to the business in order to more clearly express the needs of the job and get an estimate for the work based on the city’s specific requirements. The council discussed the purchase of new equipment to allow law enforcement in Argo to perform animal control duties. The equipment includes: • A net for $155.95 • Gloves $103 • Catch pole $143
• Animal carrier $113.95 The council unanimously approved the purchase of the equipment. Mayor Betty Bradley presented the council with information about city hall. “I want to inform the council that city hall is going to be closed on June 7 for magistrate annual training,” Said Bradley. “City hall will have to be closed that day. We will try and get something out and let everybody know that we are going to be closed then.” Bradley also presented a reminder about Argo’s upcoming book sale. “I want to remind everybody about the book sale coming up Saturday, May 18,” said Bradley. “(It runs) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kona Ice is going to be there for the children to get some ice if they’d like to have some ice. Corky (Massey) just said he’s going to try and get Southland to come down and set up also. So, y’ all come out and fill a bag with books.” Due to a holiday, the next council meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 28.
MARK, from front page
After winning the Paris Texas Southeast Shootout, Glenn has another goal he is aiming for. “There is one other way that you can win a belt buckle, and that is if you win shooter of the year,” said Glenn. “Which is the combined top three scores (from all the tournaments).” And that is what Glenn is going for now. “I’m going to try and win shooter of the year in ASA,” said Glenn. “That is my goal, and it is very reachable now. I put up the highest score that has been shot in our class this year. So, I’ve got a good
chance. I’ll have to shoot one more good tournament, and then I’ll be right up there with them.” It is a goal he has been working towards for the last three years, and seriously for the last two years. “Last year the Paris one was the only one I didn’t go to, the year before I went to one or two just to shoot the classic,” Glenn said. “So, I got serious about it last year trying to win shooter of the year. Last year I finished top 10 in all five shoots that I competed in, and I finished fourth in two of them and fifth in one of them. So, I was so close to the
podium twice last year but just didn’t make it. So, I am very fortunate to have won this year.” Even though Glenn has achieved a high level of success at a high level of competition, he has not lost sight about what makes all it worth it to him. “I can’t say that I’m trying to go pro or anything like that,” he said. “I just do it for fun. When I get there, I’m not all serious. If you’re in my group, you’re going to be laughing. I want to have a good time. That is what it is about to me, having a good time and my family being able to do it with me.”
on the council from 2000-2008, holding the position of City Council President/Mayor Pro Tempore from 2004-2008. “I feel good about it,” Kirkner said of being back on the council. “I feel qualified. They needed someone to fill in, at least for this last year-plus of the vacated term by Mr. Baker. I was glad to come back and help, knock the rust off a little bit if you will.” The next election will be held in 2020, and when asked whether or not he plans to run for city council again, Kirkner said, “Ask me this time next year.” “We want to welcome Dean as part of our council for tonight,” said Mayor Charles Webster. “Thank you for serving with us. Look forward to it.” City Manager Ronnie Dixon announced during pre-council that Clay City Fest will be held on Friday, July 5, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Clay-Chalkville High School football field. The event will include local entertainment, bounce houses, food trucks and a firework show. “At nine o’clock, we’ll have a firework show,” Dixon said. “It will be done by the same people that do Thunder on the Mountain the night before. The mayor, this is something that he wants to do and build it into something bigger.” Tony Berenotto, commander of The American Legion Post 205 (East Jefferson County), gave the council an update on the new Legion post, which is based out of Clay. “It is named after Staff Sgt. Michael Wesley Hosey, who everybody here, I think, knows was a Clay-Chalkville High School student and resident that we lost in Afghanistan,” Berenotto said. “His father and family have given us permission to name the post after him and we’re very honored to have done that.” Post 205 held its second meeting Monday night, May 13. The American Legion meets at the Cosby Community Building on the second Monday of each month, and the Sons of the American Legion meets on the third
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Monday of each month. “Just to give you a quick update, we have partially moved into the old library (the historic Jayford Ware House),” Berenotto said. “Just some furniture that has been donated to the post at this time. It’s not being used operationally yet. As some of you know, we are continuing to meet at the Cosby Lake community building at this time because it has room for 40 members.” Berenotto said that once some basic renovations have been done, Post 205 plans to make the Jayford Ware House, which was the former location of the Clay Public Library, its post home. The post will use the building for its offices and administrative business, as well as holding smaller meetings such as executive committee meetings. Post 205 may also use the location to host events, however, the rooms in the house are not large enough to house regular meetings, so the post will continue to hold its meetings at other locations. “We want to express our appreciation to both the mayor and to the city manager, and to the city council, for the hospitality that you have shown Post 205 in welcoming us into the community,” Berenotto said. “We hope that we can do good things here in the community, both for our veterans, their families, and the community at large.” A bid opening for the construction of a tennis and pickleball facility was also on Tuesday night’s agenda, but the city received no responses to the 18 bid requests it sent out. “We will continue on with the construction of our tennis/pickleball facility with the city acting as the general contractor,” Dixon said. “We’ll have a budget of $350,000 to do that. If it doesn’t rain us out, we should be finished before school starts again. It’s something that the kids at the high school have wanted since 1996… so it’ll benefit the school and the community.” Dixon said that the design calls for four lighted tennis courts and four covered, lighted pickleball courts.
In other city news, the council passed three resolutions: •Resolution 2019-06, contracting with the Greater Birmingham Humane Society for animal control and pound services. •Resolution 2019-07, awarding a bid for the demolition of unsafe buildings/structures at 7153 Cabin Lane to Milam and Company for the amount of $8,800. •Resolution 2019-08, declaring weeds to be a public nuisance at 6482 Chrissy Drive. Additionally, Councilor Dennis Locke announced the April $500 School Grant award winners: •Clay Elementary – Christina Sutton will use her funds to purchase books for the school media center; specifically two copies of books from Newbery, Caldecott and Coretta Scott King award-winning and honor books. •CCMS – Tina Hamrick, Family and Consumer Science teacher, will use the funds to purchase Chromebooks and/or foot pedal/ power supplies for sewing machines. •CCHS – The award winner for the high school is Principal Michael Lee. “Normally we do the principals in May,” Locke said. “We’re going to go ahead do Mr. Lee for April, and then if he gets me an applicant for May, we’ll turn that one through for next month.” Upcoming events in Clay: May 23 – Girls’ softball community interest meeting, at Clay Community Center, 6 p.m. June 4 – Freedom from Addiction Coalition Event, at Trussville Civic Center, 7 a.m. – 8 a.m. June 7 – City of Clay Movie Nights: Wreck It Ralph 2, 7 p.m. June 14 – City of Clay Movie Nights: Into the Spider-verse, 7 p.m. June 21 – City of Clay Movie Nights: Lego Movie 2, 7 p.m. July 5 – Clay City Fest, at CCHS football field, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. The next Clay City Council meeting will be held at Clay City Hall on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., following a pre-council session at 6 p.m.
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2 women arrested while visiting Alabama prison From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
CLAYTON, Ala. — Two people were arrested on Saturday, May 11, 2019, during visitation at the Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton, Alabama. The Alabama Department of Corrections said there were two separate incidents leading to the arrests. Dionne Perdue, 28, of Grady, was arrested for promoting prison contraband after a Correctional Officer found a cell phone and a cell phone charger, wrapped in black electrical tape, during a search. Morgan Steele, 27, of Brewton, is facing charges for unlawful possession of a controlled substance after agents
Morgan Steele and Dionne Perdue
said they found methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia in her possession during an inspection of the vehicle she was driving. In November 2015, Steele was released from prison on
parole after serving one year for possession of a controlled substance in Escambia County. Perdue and Steele were taken to Barbour County Jail where they were booked.
2 people killed in I-22 crash identified From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — The Jefferson County Coroner has identified two men killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Jon Costello Nunley, 45, of Lambert, Mississippi, and David Wayne Matthews, 40, of Gardendale were pronounced dead on the scene. Coroner Bill Yates said
Birmingham Police were called to the scene at 5:10 p.m. on Interstate 22 at mile marker 92.7, which is near Brookside. Investigators concluded a GMC Sierra pickup truck traveling west crossed the grassy median and hit two cars. The first car it hit was a Chevrolet Equinox. The Equinox had minimal damage. The pickup then hit a Toyota Rav4 head-on.
The passenger of the Rav4 was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:45 p.m. The passenger of the pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:56 p.m. The cause of the crash has not been released. The drivers of the GMC Sierra and the Toyota Rav4 were taken to local hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening.
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Citizen chases down armed robbery suspects, gets hit by car
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BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Police Department is looking for assistance in identifying suspects in a robbery investigation. According to police, the robbery occurred on Thursday, May 9, at approximately 7:12 p.m., when three suspects entered the Metro PCS located at 2017 Avenue F., Ensley. Once inside, the suspects demanded money as they pointed guns at an employee and a customer. The suspects took mon-
ey from the register and left the location on foot, heading eastbound towards an alley. Once outside, the suspects were confronted by a citizen with a handgun who fired at the suspects. As the citizen chased the suspects, he was hit by a vehicle that was driv-
en by a fourth suspect. If there is anyone with information on the identity of the suspects, police ask that they contact BPD Robbery Detectives at 205-540-7019 or remain anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
Shooting in Ensley ruled to be justifiable From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
The Birmingham Police Department reported that detectives have received a ruling in connection with a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Wednesday, May 1, at approximately 7:20 p.m. Police said officers from the West Precinct were dispatched to the 1705 52nd Street, Ensley to investigate a report of a person shot. Officers arrived and located
the victim in a grassy area suffering from a gunshot wound. Birmingham Fire and Rescue reported to the scene and transported the victim to UAB Hospital for treatment. The victim later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased by hospital staff. Police identified the deceased as Terry Wayne Bonner Jr., 31, of Birmingham. Investigators identified two subjects believed to be involved with in this inves-
tigation. The subjects were interviewed by BPD investigators. BPD Homicide Investigators presented the information gathered on the case to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office for review. Following the assessment of the information, the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office ruled the shooting as justifiable, according to police. No warrants will be pursued in this investigation.
2 masked intruders rob Pleasant Grove nursing home From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
PLEASANT GROVE — The Pleasant Grove Police Department released surveillance images of two people they said robbed a nursing home. Around 2:45 a.m., on Thursday, April 24, 2019, two masked intruders entered the Cottage Hills Nursing Home through the back door. Both of them were armed with handguns. They pointed their guns at staff and demanded drugs. They stuffed the drugs in garbage bags and got away with about $5,000 of opioid-based narcotics. Crime Stoppers of Metro
Alabama said one of the suspects appeared to be a woman disguising herself as a man. She was wearing a dark top, blue pants and a "Purge" mask. Investigators said she tried to disguise her voice as
well. Anyone with information is asked to call Pleasant Grove detectives at (205) 744-1735 or Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama at (205) 254-7777.
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Each week, we are asking readers to send in stories of random acts of kindness. This week, our letter is from Alexandria Moore. If you would like to share your story, email our editor at Erica.Thomas@ trussvilletribune.com or tell your story on our Facebook page with #TribRAK.
Random act of kindness Dear Trussville Tribune, Several weeks ago, Trussville United Soccer Club hosted our annual Trussville Classic Soccer Tournament. One of our littlest soccer friends lost her teddy bear somewhere between our club, the hotel & getting back home to the Montgomery area.
Teddy 2.0 arrived a little over a week ago & we knew that we couldn’t just package him up and send him home... so that’s when Teddy’s Adventure Book was born. Teddy went on quite a journey before returning home to his person. We printed & bound a scrapbook of his journey. Packaged him up. Sent him home on Monday.
We did our best to locate Teddy (the actual teddy’s name) but to no avail. Luckily, the mom had posted on one of the WHIT sites the actual brand & style of the bear so with a little help from Ebay, we found & ordered a new one.
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The organization promotes the importance of community service. Ward said since she was a child her parents always told her to shine before she left for school, so the name has a lot of meaning to her. She said her inspiration comes from Matthew 5:16, “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in Heaven.” Ward wants people to know that community service can be fun. She has been participating in service projects since she was six years old. “I was already serving and doing what I loved to do before they put the crown on my head,” Ward said. “It was so humbling being crowned Miss Trussville because I had a platform and a way to get out there and help more.” S.H.I.N.E. helps connect people to service projects by identifying things they enjoy doing and things they are good at and turning it into something they can feel good about. “Just giving back in a way where you are doing something you love to do and using it to serve,” Ward said. “So, you’re giving back, but it’s also fulfilling.” The city of Trussville declared April as S.H.I.N.E. month in honor of Ward’s initiative. Ward got the idea to start the organization after a friend who survived childhood cancer started Dancers Fighting Cancer. She helped him raise money for cancer research and she had fun doing it. “I’ve worked alongside him for that,” Ward said. “Sometimes I do dancing, sometimes I work as the event coordinator. Not all community service is fun, but S.H.I.N.E. serves as a catalyst to make it fun and it creates a lifestyle of service.” S.H.I.N.E. also rewards organizations and members of the community for giving back.
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She received him on Tuesday. Thanks, Nikki
ALEA issues missing senior alert From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
The Huntsville Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating Edward Lamar Ramey. Ramey is 63 years old and may be suffering from a condition that may impair his judgement. He was last seen wearing a blue Vietnam Veterans cap in the area of Alburta Road in Huntsville, Alabama, around 7:30 a.m. on May 12. Ramey left the area on foot and may be trying to get to Georgia.
Ramey is 6 feet, 2 inches tall, and weighs 200 pounds. He has black hair and black eyes. If anyone has any infor-
mation regarding the whereabouts of Edward Lamar Ramey, please contact the Huntsville Police Department at (256) 746-4130.
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In between singing engagements, appearances and service projects, Ward is also a student at Samford University. She just completed her freshman year and was named the captain of the dance team. When it comes to the transition from Hewitt-Trussville High School to Samford University, Ward said she has been able to manage the change with great success. She was able to infuse herself into her college campus and meet new friends. Ward said she adjusted her study habits and in return has made better grades in college than she did in high school. “I would tell seniors that are about to graduate and go to college to be open-minded,” she said. “I went into Samford thinking my semester was going to be one way and I had to be adaptable because that’s not the way it went. It’s a learning experience but it’s very fulfilling.” Ward said it is best to always be yourself no matter where you go in life. As she prepares for Miss Alabama, Ward said she has
done something every day to prepare. Whether it’s singing or participating in mock-interviews, she is determined to be ready. “A lot of people think that a pageant is just all about walking in a gown, and there are those beauty pageant stereotypes,” Ward said. “But the Miss America Organization gives so much scholarship money and everyone that competes is rewarded with scholarship money. “Not only am I gaining a lot of friends, but I am getting rewarded for my academic achievements as well.” Ward’s talent is singing. She said she has been singing every day in preparation for her performance. For the 2019 Miss Alabama pageant, which is June 5-8, Ward is expecting a big crowd of supporters. Her parents, her grandparents, her sister MaKenzie, other family and close friends are all going to be there cheering her on. You can follow Ward’s journey to Miss Alabama and beyond on Instragram @ MissTrussville.
Bricks were broken apart in the driveway of the home. On Old Springville Road, two driveways were partially washed out in the 5300 block. Lightning caused a house to catch fire in the Peppertree subdivision. Trussville Fire and Rescue responded to salvage the home. Driveway on Old Springville Road
Retaining wall washed out on Carraway Street
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Politics
Ivey: Bill for appointed K-12 board would fix ‘broken’ governance By Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News
Legislation to potentially replace Alabama’s elected K-12 board of education with a commission of governor appointees will be voted on in a Senate committee on Tuesday. The proposed constitutional amendment from Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston, has the support of Gov. Kay Ivey, who is also president of the board of education. “As we know all too well, statistic after statistic — and study after study — shows that our children are not getting the best education possible or even the best education that is available,” Ivey said in a letter to board members last week. She said that’s not the fault of students or “our many good, dedicated teachers and administrators all across the state.” “… the fact is our current system of governance is broken and desperately needs fixing.” Senate Bill 397 changes the board of education to the “Alabama Commission on Elementary and Secondary Education.” The governor would appoint the nine members, the Senate would confirm them. Instead of a state superintendent of education, the commission would appoint a secretary of elementary and secondary education.
Kay Ivey Alabama Governor
Marsh has been involved in much of the major education-related legislation in recent years, including the Alabama Accountability Act, which allows public dollars to follow students to private schools, and the creation of charter schools. “If we look at some of the problems we see in education, I think we can track them back to that the elected board isn’t working as smoothly as you’d like it to,” Marsh told Alabama Daily News. Marsh said he’s not pointing fingers at anyone, but his proposal would take politics out of K-12 governance. “They need to stick to policy,” he said. Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, said he’s “a little apprehensive” about the bill and intends to talk with education groups about their support for or concerns about it. “I do agree that governance is an issue,” Singleton
said. “I want this (bill) to better education. But I don’t want to make changes just to make changes.” Singleton said Marsh’s bill would likely get an additional black member overseeing public education. There are now two. The bill says membership of the commission should reflect the “geographical, gender, and racial diversity of the students enrolled in public K-12 education in the state.” Black students make up about 32 percent of the student population. The Alabama Constitution says the state board oversees public schools and “shall be elected in such a manner as the Legislature may provide.” Ending the elected board takes voter approval and the constitutional amendment would be on the March 2020 ballot, along with the presidential and U.S. Senate primaries. Marsh said the legislation is one of about a half dozen priority bills he wants to see passed in the remaining weeks of the session. Alabama is one of only six states with an elected school board. States that are performing at the highest level all have governor-appointed boards, Marsh said. “I don’t see why we’d be any different,” he said. Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland,
Massachusetts and Missouri have the governance structure Marsh’s bill would create, according to the Education Commission of the States. “What are those states spending on their kids?” Singleton said. With the exceptions of Florida and Missouri, all those states spent more per pupil than Alabama’s $9,236 in 2016, according to Governing Magazine. And other factors to be accounted for, he said. “I’ve got kids that have to travel 30 minutes to an hour to get to school,” Singleton said. “And then, they may be in a school with a leaky roof.” Board member Jeff Newman, a Republican whose northwest Alabama district includes the Shoals, Lawrence County, western part of Limestone County and northern part of Tuscaloosa County, said he wasn’t surprised by Marsh’s bill, given recent suggestions from the State House. In 2016, Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, chairwoman of the House Education Policy Committee, sponsored late in the legislative session a bill to allow the governor to select the state superintendent. In 2017, Marsh said doing away with the elected K-12 board could be part of a larger discussion of how to streamline K-12 through post-secondary education.
In 2018, Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, sponsored legislation to make the state superintendent a governor appointee who would then select a “board of counsel.” That legislation did not advance out of committee. “Elected board or appointed board, the challenges aren’t going to go away,” Newman said about factors like schools’ funding, special needs populations and students living in poverty. In 2015, lawmakers created an appointed board to oversee the state’s community college system. Members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. “That’s worked very smoothly,” Marsh said. But Singleton said he doesn’t feel like he has “the authority to say anything” to those board members. “I feel like it’d be the same with this new K-12 board,” he said. Newman and other board members last week said they’ll respect the public’s vote, should the constitutional amendment get on the March ballot. “I respect the right of the people to vote, but I also believe in elected officials,” Newman said. “You’re connected directly to the people that way.” Board member Yvette Richardson, a three-term Democrat whose district includes Tuscaloosa and Bir-
mingham, said she’s heard rumblings of an appointed board since she began serving. She said Ivey called board members on Wednesday before the legislation was filed Thursday. “I told the governor when you’re a leader, you have to do what you think is best,” Richardson said. “But I am happy that it will go to the constituents. It allows (Ivey) an opportunity to do what she thinks is best, but also allows the people an opportunity to decide how to proceed.” She also said the partisan board works well, “unifying to make the best decision on behalf of students.” Board member Cynthia McCarty, R-Anniston, is in her second term. Her district includes Morgan County. “Yes, we have faced challenges in Alabama education, not least the budget cuts during the Great Recession, but serving our children is always the first priority,” McCarty said. “I support giving Alabama citizens the right to decide what is best.” The bill has 20 Republican co-sponsors. Senate Education Policy chairman Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, expects the committee to approve the bill Tuesday. “We’ve got to get our kids more competitive,” Melson said. “Our kids are just talented as any in the country, but we’re not bringing it out of them.”
Inside the Statehouse: Infrastructure Package Passage will be Hallmark of Success for Governor Kay Ivey and the Legislature By Steve Flowers
The five day Special Legislative Session that addressed the increase in the gas tax to fund an Infrastructure Rebuilding Program for the state was a remarkable success. I still marvel at the adroitness, efficiency and expediency in which the governor accomplished this monumental initiative. She called for a Special Session on the night of her State of the State address and within one week it was signed, sealed, and delivered. I have seen some successful special sessions in my lifetime of watching Alabama politics. However, I have never seen anything like this. George Wallace used Special Sessions continuously and regularly during his 20-year reign as King of Alabama politics. He got things accomplished this way. It is the way to go to crystalize the importance of an issue. Kay Ivey’s success made Wallace’s hardball ploys look
minor league. She got her mission accomplished in the minimum five days. It was an amazing success story that will be told in political circles for years. She did her homework. She dug in and made it clear that infrastructure improvement was a must for Alabama. She had a plan, she worked it and she won and the people of Alabama won. She was not doing it for self-serving reasons nor was she doing it to secure her place in history. However, I am here to tell you as an Alabama political historian, she earned a place in my book. She has earned her spurs and earned the name “Governor.” She showed her leadership and the title Gov. Kay Ivey. Gov. Ivey was astute to address the issue in a Special Session within the Regular Session for several reasons. In a Special Session, Legislators have to address only the issue the governor calls them in for. By calling for the concentrated Special Session
within the Regular Session it did not cost taxpayers any more. It also got them around the 3/5 vote needed to bring a bill up before the budgets which is required in the Regular Session. Her ability to reach across the aisle and garner Democratic support for passage of the program was noteworthy. She brought in all of the Democratic legislative leaders. She sat down with them and diligently worked to explain how important this agenda was to not only their constituents, but to the entire state. Her reaching out to them was not only important for passage of this package, but it built the foundation for a successful and harmonious working relationship with all the members of the Legislature which has been missing for over a decade. The relationships Kay developed with state senators as presiding officer of the Senate for six years paid off with not only the Republican leader-
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ship but also with Democratic leaders like Bobby Singleton. She forged new friendships with both Republican and Democratic legislators in the House. She worked hard and developed a close working relationship with House Democratic leader, Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville), who is a bright young star. This friendship will be good going forward for Ivey and the state. Rep. Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa) was the leader in the House that worked closely with Gov. Kay Ivey to align the stars for passage. Poole drafted the Bill, helped devise the strategy and fought for passage. He is probably the only House sponsor who could pull it off. Senator Clyde Chambliss did a brilliant job in the Senate. Both Poole and Chambliss are young with bright paths ahead in Alabama politics. Expanding access to broadband internet in rural Alabama has been one of the cornerstone issues for Gov. Ivey and the legislature the
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last few years. This access to broadband today is as important as getting electricity was 60-75 years ago. This initiative has moved to the forefront for passage as the session evolves. The magic formula for success is engrossed in House Bill 400. This legislation would logically and effectively allow electric utilities to use their existing infrastructure to run broadband to areas that do not have service today. Opposition has arisen
from big cable companies for obvious self-serving reasons. To allow these large out-ofstate companies to thwart the passage of this important piece of legislation would be bad for the state. The need to run new fiber optic lines at great expense would make the initiative almost cost prohibitive. Regardless, the cable companies and AT&T are working to kill this logical plan to extend broadband internet service to all Alabamians. They are also using some unsavory tactics in their attempt to kill Gov. Ivey’s initiative. Hopefully, their transparent efforts to derail this important legislation will be ignored by legislators who want what is best for Alabama. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.
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Calendar May 16 Understanding Medicare, 1:00 pm 2:00 pm Educational seminar about Medicare options at the Trussville Public Library. Learn about important Medicare Parts A and B topics that could impact you, including enrollment, costs, benefits, etc. Your questions will be addressed by Health Benefits specialist Linda Reynolds. May 16 Birmingham Boys Choir Spring Concert 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Samford Wright Center, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229.
Join us for this FREE concert event and enjoy the wonderful sounds of our 160-member choir (boys ages 8-18). Now auditioning for next season, birminghamboyschoir.org. May 17-19 Logan Martin Lakefest
Free Don’t miss The Logan Martin Lakefest and Boat Show presented by America’s First May 17 through 19. This is the south’s largest in-water boat show, featuring pontoons from Bennington, SunTracker, Silverwave, Southbay and Avalon, and Fishing Boats from Carolina Skiff, Tracker, Nitro, Xpress, and more. Plus, LakeFest is giving away a brand new pontoon boat AND a Tracker ATV! Fireworks Friday night, Lake Lifestyle Vendors, Live Music all weekend long AND a special appearance by Darren Knight, aka “Southern Momma.” Plus, it’s FREE to attend! Come join the party May 17 through 19. More info at www.loganmartinlakefest.com May 18-19 Barber Historics at Barber Motorsports Park
$15 This two-day event will feature fastpaced, wheel-to-wheel racing with cars from the early days through the mid 80’s competing on track. Off track, this event will feature one of a kind sports cars and family activities.
May 18 Star Wars Spectacular: Summer Reading Kickoff! 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Pinson Public Library, 4410 Main Street AL.
Adult Book Club – each month we will read a selection (fiction or non-fiction) and discuss. For the May meeting, we will discuss Becoming Mrs. Lewis : the improbable love story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis by Alabama author Patti Callahan. Contact the Adult Dept. if you need assistance getting the book (also available in Large Print, audiobook, and ebook formats). Call 6552022 for more information. May 21-26 SEC Baseball Tournament at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Catch some of the nation’s best baseball as the top teams battle it out for the 2019 SEC Baseball Tournament title May 21-26 at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Find family-friendly fun for all ages at the FanFest, free to the public and open every day of the tournament.
We’re kicking off this year’s Summer Reading Program in Star Wars-style! Join us on Saturday, May 18th at 1 PM for activities, photos with characters, & Star Wars science with The Science Lady (Dynamic Education Adventures). You can sign up your whole family to read & earn prizes during our Summer Reading Program! This is just the first day to sign up for our Summer Reading Program; you will be able to sign up any time after this event.
May 21 PAIN Talks: Treatments for Pain: Medical Marijuana and Diet From 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at The Trussville Public Library, Dr. Robert Sorge, the Director of the PAIN Collective in the Department of Psychology at UAB will present information on the use of medical marijuana for chronic pain. Additionally, data on the benefits of diet for the treatment of pain will be presented.
May 19 Free Handbell Concert at the Trussville Public Library 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join us for a free performance by the Trussville First United Methodist Church Handbell Ministry.
May 22 Wellness Screening at St. Vincent’s Trussville from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. To stay abreast of your numbers, cholesterol, blood glucose, blood pressure, BMI and waist circumference screenings will be held by appointment. Results and interpretation in fifteen minutes with a simple finger stick. Please call 408-6550 to register for St. Vincent’s Trussville, by appointment only.
May 20 Social Media Marketing for Artists at the Trussville Public Library 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Bring your laptops and smart phones! Professional artist Christi Bunn will share her story and lead an interactive workshop on how to grow your art (or other) business through the Internet and particularly through social media. After earning a degree in advertising and graphic design/studio art, Christi worked in the corporate world, then became a freelance web/graphic designer. She has also had great success marketing her own artwork via the Internet, including over 200 commissioned pieces. More info at www.christibunn.com Program is co-sponsored by the Cahaba Art Association.
May 25 The 7th annual TTR-Trussville Trail Run is Saturday May 25th 8 a.m. Race start is at the Trussville Senior Citizens Center. Run Alabama’s only 6K trail run through the trails at the Trussville Sports Complex. All proceeds go to Designs For Hope. A non-profit group based in Trussville that supplies clean water and electrical needs in third world countries. Check it out at www.designsforhope.org Register for the race at www.active.com (ttr) “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads...”
May 20 Monday Night Knitting at the Trussville Public Library, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Monday night knitting group! Join us for fellowship and creativity. All levels of experience are welcome (crocheters welcome too). There should be someone available to help if you need assistance. If you are a beginner wanting to learn how to knit, call the library at 655-2022.
May 28 Adult Volleyball (Co-ed, 18 and over) with the Trussville Parks and Recreation begins May 28. Games will be on Tuesday nights at Red Gym (601 Parkway Drive). Sign up by May 21 with a team of at least 6. $150/ team. Email Donna Fox at DFox@trussville.org or call (205) 508-5666.
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Richard Beard Jr. august
Milford McGill
15, 1928 ~ may 8, 2019
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Richard Beard Jr., age 90, of Trussville, Alabama passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Mr. Beard was born on August 15, 1928 in Albany Georgia and was the son of the late Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries, Mr. Richard Beard Sr. of Montgomery and the late Emma Pope Beard. Richard was married to the late Joann Nicholas Beard of Nashville, Tennessee and was also preceded in death by his brother, Edward Ewing Beard. He is survived by his daughter, Mary Beard Foster and her husband, Rick Foster of Trussville, Alabama; son, Richard Beard III of Los Angeles, CA.; grandson, Harrison Cole Foster and his wife, Melissa Lovvorn Foster of Trussville, AL. Also, he had two dedicated employees of 25 years plus, Tracy Campbell of Odenville and Robert Layfield of Trussville. Mr. Beard was a graduate of Marion Institute High School in 1946 and Jr. College in 1948. He lettered in football both in high school and college and attended LSU and Auburn universities, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 -1952 and after his discharge he managed Glendale Farms in Trussville with his father from 1953 to 1964 and was the owner of Glendale farms from 1973 to this present day. He was twice chosen by the Jaycees as “Jefferson County’s Most Outstanding Young Farmer in 1958 and 1959. He served as President of the Jefferson County Cattleman’s Association and director of the Jefferson County Poultry Association. Mr. Beard was a member of First Baptist Church of Trussville and was the President of Trussville Civitan Club in 1961, President of the Trussville Chamber of Commerce in 1961, Trussville Councilman from 1960-1964, member of the Utility Board 1961-1964, President of the Marion Institute Board of Trustees in the early 1970’s, managed and owned Glendale Mill’s and Supply from 1964-1992. In 1968, he wanted to stay in agriculture, so he purchased a soybean farm, Scooba Land and Cattle Company in Mississippi. Later in 1973, he purchased the cattle farm operation of Glendale Farms in Trussville from his late father and was a top-notch breeder in Limousin and Black Angus cattle. Richard loved the cattle industry and contributed so much to this field. The family will receive friends on Monday, May 13, 2019 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Deerfoot Memorial Funeral Home with funeral service to follow at 2:00 PM. Rev Buddy Champion will be officiating.
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11, 1926 ~ may 8, 2019 (age 92) Edward Milton Hardin of Chelsea, AL passed away on May 8, 2019. The son of Kyle Felton Hardin and Ella Ferguson Hardin, he was born in Jefferson County, AL on June 11, 1926. He was predeceased by his parents, wife, Loraine and daughter, Judith Hardin Stickley and by his brother, Kyle F. Hardin, Jr. He is survived by his daughter, Jenny Renee Childers and grandchildren Rachel and Adam. He is also survived by son-in-law, Michael Stickley and granddaughters Anna and Leah Stickley. Following service with an engineer combat battalion in World War II in the Philippines and Japan and the Korean conflict, Ed entered the Univ. of Alabama, earned a degree in civil engineering, graduating at the top of his class. After working for Walter Schoel Engineering, he joined Rust International Corp. in 1963. He rose to the rank of vice president-operations in 1989. He also served as president, Rust Engineering of New York, North Carolina and Michigan, and vice president, Pullman Power of Ohio. He retired from Rust in 1992.
Mr. Hardin served as vice chair and chairman of the Alabama State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. He was also active in the Alabama and National Society of Professional Engineers, the American Iron and Steel Engineers, American Society of Military Engineers, and the American Society of Engineering Education. He played a large part in the formation and charter of the Birmingham Chapter of the American Society of Certified Engineering Technicians. He founded the Engineering Advisory Council at the Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham and served as its first chairman. The community also benefitted from Ed’s involvement in the United Way, Kiwanis Club, Birmingham Chapter of the American Red Cross, Chamber of Commerce and Optimist Club. Known for self-deprecating jokes and humility, Ed was good natured, kind and respected by all who knew him. His positive attitude continued beyond his career. He often said he was so lucky to have retired on a farm in Chelsea, where he made lots of friends and later Ed remarked on his good fortune at finding such perfect assisted living situation at Hidden Acres, where he passed away. In lieu of flowers the family suggests a donation to the American Cancer Society.
23, 1926 ~ may 8, 2019 (age 92)
Milford Stanley McGill (Mac) 92, of Center Point, unexpectedly passed away on May 8, 2019. Mac was born to David Homer and Flora Thorne McGill, in Minor Hill, TN, on Oct. 23, 1926. He is preceded in death by his first wife of 32 years, Gladys; brothers, Charles David, Waddell, and Maurice and sister Lois. Survivors include Barbara, his wife of 34, his daughter Necia and her husband Ron Smith; his sons Steve and Stan, and their wives, Chris and Caroline; two step-daughters, Brenda Keeton and Melanie Mitchell, and step-son Bruce Horton; brothers Dan (Corky), Don, Billy Ray and Terry and his sisters Myra (Cricket) and Sandra. He is also survived by nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and several special friends who are considered family. Mac was a World War II Army Veteran. Prior to his retirement he was a sheet metal worker for Hayes International Aircraft for over 30 years. He enjoyed fishing and telling stories of his time traveling around the world for Hayes in support of the Vietnam War. He was also an active member of the Center Point Senior Center. Online condolences may be expressed at www.jmgardens.com.
Lois W. Kendrick August 14, 1926 – May 10, 2019 In loving memory of Lois W. Kenrick Mrs. Lois Almeda Wilson Kendrick, age 92, a resident of Trussville, departed this life on Friday morning May 10, 2019, in the comfort of her residence following a period of declining health. She was born August 14, 1926, in Emporia, VA, a daughter of the late Lonnie & Francis Wilson. She was preceded in death by husbands James Collins Dickerson and Anthony Wayne ‘Pinky’ Kendrick. She is survived by four children, Duane Collins Dickerson, Lois Diane Wade and husband Bill, Jamise D Perdue and James Wilson Dickerson and wife Linda, four grandchildren, James Joshua Dickerson and wife Melissa, Michael Jason Dickerson, Jessie Wayne Dickerson and wife Erin and David Winston Sims and wife Julie, and six great-grandchildren, R J Robinstein, Zoey Dickerson, Riley Dickerson, Wyatt Dickerson, Emma Rose Dickerson and Aiden McLane. In addition to her husbands and parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Kenneth Wilson and sister, Vangie Fordham of North Carolina. She was a member of the Argo Christian Fellowship Church and was an active member until her health would no longer allow it. Lois loved watching her Blue Birds raise their young in one of her birdhouses in the yard and she would faithfully hang her hummingbird feeder every year and keep it filled. She enjoyed watching them while sitting on her screened in porch. She was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all who knew her and loved her. She has requested to be cremated.
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22, 1943 ~ may 12, 2019 (age 75)
Michael Eugene Matthews, age 75, passed away on Sunday, May 12th, 2019. He was born in Mobile, AL on September 22, 1943 to his parents Charles and Johnnie Mae Matthews. Michael served in the Air Force from 1961 to 1965. He met his wife, Carol, while stationed in Anchorage, AK. They were married for 53 years. Michael also served in the Air National Guard from 1983 to 2003, when he retired. Michael’s passion was cars, or anything with an engine. And his mechanical talents often benefited others more than himself. If he learned that your car or lawn mower needed repair, he would do the work at cost or for free. He enjoyed helping others just as much as fixing things. Michael was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He is survived by his wife, Carol Matthews, his sister, Jane Matthews, his brother, Robert Matthews, his two sons; Jeff Matthews and John Matthews, 3 grandsons, 3 granddaughters, and many nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his daughter Christy Whitehead. Michael’s family is saddened by his loss, but also relieved that he is no longer suffering. And they are hopeful knowing he is in heaven enjoying God’s presence and the embrace of loved ones that arrived before. A visitation will be held on Friday, May 17, 2019 from 12:30pm to 2:00pm at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home in Trussville. The funeral service will begin from the funeral home chapel at 2:00pm. Interment will be held at 2:45pm on Monday, May 20, 2019 at Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo.
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Faith
Fathers with Faith Being a parent today is more challenging than ever. So many demands on time and resources. I’m thinking especially about fathers and young families trying to navigate the modern pressures of fatherhood. It can be overwhelming. Here is Clayton’s story... Life can be crazy sometimes. Whether it feels like it’s going 100 MPH or really slow, life
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been married for almost 3 years now. In August of 2018, we had our first daughter. You know people tell you that life changes when you have a kid but you can’t really understand it until it actually happens. Everything changed. Not just from a schedule standpoint but God had given me a precious little girl to watch over and lead. It is my respon-
sibility to show her the love of Christ despite the circumstances that come along. Your life perspective changes. My faith is everything. It’s the only way for me to lead my family. My favorite verse is Philippians 1:27 which says, “Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear
about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel.” I know life happens and I’m learning that no matter what it brings, God is still good. Life can bring many pressures. Sometimes it feels like when you are trying to do everything right, it goes ter-
ribly wrong. The good news is, you’re not alone. Jesus reminded us that “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 no matter what life brings, keep moving forward and keep looking up! You’re going to make it. Mike Ennis Faith Community Fellowship Springville Campus Pastor
Kids Talk about God: What can we learn from God resting after He created the world? By Carey Kinsolving and Friends
"We should learn from this not to holler about going to bed at night," says Trevor, 6. It's hard to rest when you're hollering, isn't it, Trevor? "God rested because he was finished. We can learn that we can get something finished in a week," says Jesse Anne, 7. We should be able to accomplish something worthwhile every week. Because we forget so easily, try keeping a daily journal to track what God is doing in your life. "His hands were tired because he was doing all this and all that," says Katherine, 6. Although God never ac-
tually gets tired, his hands certainly were busy. "The heavens tell the glory of God. And the skies announce what his hands have made," wrote King David (Psalm 19:1 NCV). When you look in the mirror – yes, even in the morning – you're looking at God's handiwork. If that's too much of a shock, look at the sky, especially at sunrise or sunset. "After he rested, he ate some breakfast because he was hungry from making the world," says Jack, 7. In his third post-resurrection appearance, Jesus fixed breakfast for his disciples (John 21:12). We often look for God in the spectacular. We can easily miss him in the little things. "God wanted to see how nice he made the world,"
says Meagan, 6. I've been around enough artists to know they like to admire their work. In this case, the artist created the entire universe. The Apostle Paul gives us one of the most remarkable comments on God's creation: "For since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse" (Romans 1:20). No wonder God rested. Look at the beauty of his creation. How can anyone look at the Rocky Mountains, the Grand Canyon, Victoria Falls or a Maui sunset and doubt the power and majesty of God? There's one thing that stops even skeptics in their
tracks: beauty. Where does our sense of beauty come from? We stand in awe of great beauty because it's in our hearts. We're created in God's image. King David wanted to dwell in the house of the Lord "to behold the beauty of the Lord" (Psalm 27:4). When we behold God's beauty, we transcend the small worlds we create for ourselves. We're caught up into something greater. "God did not rest because he was tired," says Grace Marie, 11. "God never gets tired. He rested because after he had finished creating the world, he saw what he did, and it was perfect." Yes, it was perfect and far more beautiful than what we see now. We forget that this world is suffering from man-
kind's fall into sin. When Jesus walked the earth, he said, "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). As he hung on the cross, he said, "It is finished." Think About This: As
God rested after he finished creating the universe, the Lord Jesus rested after he bore our sins on the cross. He now sits at the right hand of God in a resurrected body. He came to rescue us from eternal separation from God by offering his resurrected life to those who rest or depend on him alone for their salvation. Memorize This Truth: “It is finished” (John 19:30). Ask This Question: Are you resting in God’s finished work on the cross? "Kids Talk About God" is written and distributed by Carey Kinsolving. To access free, online "Kids Color Me Bible" books, "Mission Explorers" videos, a new children's musical, and all columns in a Bible Lesson Archive, visit www. KidsTalkAboutGod.org.
state is expected to increase by about $70 million. “I don’t think the (education budget) should take on the whole load, but a portion of it,” Clouse said about 2021. Medicaid serves children whose family income is at or below 141 percent of the federal poverty level. All Kids serves children above that limit and up to 312 percent of the federal poverty level. A family of five earning between $42,955 and $93,262 can receive All Kids. “We’re paying health insurance for children from some wealthy families,” Rep. Lynn Greer, R-Rogersville, said. He’s on the House General Fund committee and wishes the state had more control over All Kids enrollment. “I’m not saying we should do away with it,” Greer said. “I’d like to keep it, but put some control over what put into it.”
Medicaid enrollment guidelines are federally mandated and out of states’ control. States used to have more authority over All Kids’ enrollment, but haven’t been able to make changes to restrict enrollment since a maintenance of effort requirement went into effect when the Affordable Care Act was signed. “The penalty is that the state would lose all of our Medicaid funding,” Alabama CHIP director Cathy Caldwell said. There is one federally approved option available to the state: It could rollback the income limit from 312 percent of the federal poverty level to 300. But Caldwell said that would remove few children from the program. Most of the enrollees are on the lower end of the income bracket. About how the 2020 $35 million expense will be funded, Greer said: “We don’t know what we are gonna do.”
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CHIP, from front page
Lawmakers appear to disagree about whether the 2020 funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program belongs in the General Fund, which funds Medicaid and other public health expenses, or the education budget, as Gov. Kay Ivey suggested. “Those are discussions we’re going to have to have over the next couple of weeks,” House General Fund chairman Rep. Steve Clouse, R-Ozark, said Monday when asked where CHIP funding will land. Ivey put it in her recommended education budget prior to the start of the session as part of a bigger plan to stop diverting money from the Alabama Department of Transportation and win more approval for the 10-cents-agallon gas tax that lawmakers approved in March. But the Senate-passed $7.1 billion education budget does not have Ivey’s recommendation in it. Neither does
the $2.1 billion House-approved General Fund budget. “It’s not timely for education to be absorbing General Fund expenditures when it has a $105 million carry forward,” Senate education budget chairman Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, said about available money not being spent. Officials have said that extra money will be needed for Medicaid and CHIP in 2021. But Orr says if the money is available now, it should be spent. “It may be timely in 2021 (for the education budget )to take on some of that expense, but not in 2020.” Lori Jhons, a spokeswoman for Ivey, said Tuesday the governor is “watching the changes the Legislature makes very closely.” Clouse said he thought Ivey’s proposal was a good compromise. “(CHIP) is definitely an educational item,” he said. The argument for keeping
CHIP in the education budget is that students who don’t feel well don’t learn well. “I believe it belongs with Medicaid in the General Fund,” Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, said. “It was a stretch to say it helps children learn better so it belongs in the education budget.” The education budget is now in the House, the General Fund budget is in the Senate. “The question is, who is paying for CHIP?” Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, said. He’s chairman of the Senate
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Trussville homeschool group publishes book for Alabama’s bicentennial birthday By Crystal McGough, copy editor
TRUSSVILLE — In December 2017, Governor Kay Ivey launched the Alabama Bicentennial Schools Initiative in honor of the state of Alabama’s 200th birthday, selecting 200 Alabama schools to receive $2,000 grants for a yearlong project celebrating the state’s history and achievements throughout the 2018-2019 school year. Among the schools chosen were five homeschool groups. One of the five homeschool groups selected for the honor was Trussville’s own Faith
on Thursday, May 8, 2019. Two FCCS parents also contributed stories to the book. “It was just important for us to make sure we had this relationship with all the types of schools (private, public and homeschools) and reach as many kids as we possibly can,” Alabama Bicentennial Commission representative Joyia Pittman said. “The whole point is to have a community-based project that connects your school to the community in some way, to celebrate the bicentennial, to celebrate Alabama history, to celebrate your community. So that’s pretty much the
Joy Robertson, 9th grade, presents books to Jo Ellen McCain (receiving for Hamilton “Jake” Jacobs) and Jan Shackleford. Photo credit: Tascha Piatt
Community Christian School. Throughout the school year, 45 students from FCCS, ranging from K5 through 12th grade, spent a combined total of approximately 2,200 hours writing and designing a book, which was published and released at a book launch party
gist of the program and what (FCCS) did here was all of it combined. They did a great job.” The book, titled “Everyone Has A Story,” features 75 stories about the people of Alabama, with chapters on Historical Alabamians, No-
Cover art by Joy Robertson, 9th grade
table Alabamians and Local Unsung Heroes. “We’ve spent the last school year totally ensconced in the Bicentennial celebration with our students,” said FCCS mom Esther Glenn, who applied the group for the Alabama Bicentennial Schools Initiative and guided the project every step of the way. “Our parents taught an Alabama themed co-op, our group participated in field trips all over the area learning about Alabama, our students in drama class performed an adaptation of the play ‘To Kill A Mockingbird,’ written by our own FCCS parent, Melissa Nunnally. The book project committee had many meetings, organized and planned out the year and the project.” During the school year, the middle and high school students took a journalism class where they learned how to choose a subject, prepare for and conduct interviews, and write news and feature stories in AP Style. Through-
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out the last year, their stories have been published in The Trussville Tribune. The elementary students learned how to write short biographies and were allowed to choose from a list of historical and influential Alabamians, or propose someone of their own choosing to write about. At the end of the 2018 fall semester, many of the students participated in a “living wax museum,” where the students dressed up as wax figures of the person they wrote about and memorized facts about that person to share with guests at the event. “We’ve watched our students uncover the fascinating history of our state and learn about Alabamians who long ago changed the world,” Glenn said. “We’ve encouraged our students to look for the people around them who are making a difference today in our community and state. And more than anything,
chery team was competing at nationals, so she asked her cousin, ninth-grader Joy Robertson, to present her sources with their books. “(Traylor) not only wrote 12 stories, but she did that her senior year of high school, and I can tell you, I know personally, that that is one busy young lady,” Jordan said. “She did not just quickly, without thought, write stories just to put more stories in here. She really put time and love into those stories.”
Dr. Matthew Brown receives a book for a story written by 11th-grader Justin Collier; Austin Fowler, 4th grade, presents a book to Charlie Layfield; Elizabeth Glenn, 5th grade, presents a book to Louise B. Jensen; Seth Scoggins, 4th grade, presents a book to Suzanne B. Richards (receiving on behalf of her husband, the late Harold “Bud” Linn Richards Jr.) Photo credit: Tascha Piatt
Robertson, who wrote five stories, also designed the cover of the book, having won a cover art contest, which
Caleb Shannon, 7th grade, presents a book to Pastor David Graveman; Hannah Grace Singleton, 8th grade, presents a book to Elizabeth Kay Robertson; Autumn Townsend, 6th grade, presents a book to Ashley McDonough of The Red Barn; Jason Allen, 7th grade, presents a book to George Steele Jr. Photo credit: Tascha Piatt
we’ve watched as our students embraced this project wholeheartedly and became reporters, writers, researchers, and biographers.” During the book launch event, FCCS administrator Melissa Jordan presented copies of the book to each of the students who participated in the project. Additionally, those students who wrote about Alabamians who are still living were given the opportunity to invite the people they wrote about to the event and present them with a copy of the book. Senior Angela Traylor, who wrote 12 stories for the book, was not able to be in attendance because her ar-
The FCCS student-authors who wrote “Everyone Has A Story” are: George Allen, Jason Allen, Molly Allen, SaraKate Allen, Avery Ammerman, Britton Ammerman, Justin Collier, Ella Delcamp, Elijah Delcamp, William Duke, Adelyn Feduska, Joe Feduska (parent), Vivienne Feduska, Austin Fowler, Mackenzie Fowler, Samantha Fowler, Elizabeth Glenn, Sam Glenn, Selah Griffin, Levi Griffin, Nathan Grif-
several FCCS students participated in. The other contest submissions are represented on the back of the book. “Our students did a really fine job,” Jordan said. “We’re proud of all of them.”
fin, Madelyn Howe, Amelia Johnson, Melissa Jordan (parent), Christopher Joyner, Sarah Joyner, Josiah Latimer, Susan Latimer, Ellyana McGough, Isaac McGough, Nyah Miller, Shad Molck, Chella Molck, Kenzie Nunnally, Zac Pate, Anya Piatt, Corbin Piatt, Kyria Piatt, Joy Robertson, Seth Scoggins, Caleb Shannon, Rachel Shannon, Zeke Sills, Hannah Singleton, Collin Temple, Autumn Townsend and Angela Traylor. FCCS will be donating a copy of “Everyone Has A Story” to the Trussville, Clay, Pinson and Odenville public libraries. Anyone else who would like a copy of the book can receive one by making a $5 donation; all proceeds will be donated to the Clay Public Library. To make a donation, email Melissa Jordan at melissa@fccstrussville.com or Esther Glenn at eglennrn@ gmail.com.
PHOTO CAPTION: On behalf of 12th-grader Angela Traylor, Joy Robertson presents books to Stan Smith, Ric Archer, Jessica Fowler and Melissa Jordan. Photo credit: Tascha Piatt
9th annual Lakefest on Logan Martin: May 17 – 19 From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
PELL CITY — Organizers for Logan Martin LakeFest 2019 are gearing up for a long but fun weekend, Friday, May 17 - Sunday, May 19. There will be live music all weekend and attendees to the boat show can enter to win great prizes. Poor House Branch Marina is helping give away a 2019 18' Avalon Pontoon boat with a 60 HP Honda outboard motor. Tracker Off Road is giving away a brand new 570 ATV. There will be a fireworks show on Friday night at dark to honor veterans. Organizers said they are going all out to give a spectacular show. During the weekend, attendees can enjoy entertainment by the Trey Lewis Band, the Ronnie Melton
Trio, Terry Adams, Whiskey Dix, Stephen Wheeler, Tyler Ward and a special appearance by Alabama comedian Darren Knight, AKA "Southern Momma." Eventgoers can test drive boats by Tracker, Nitro, Tahoe, Xpress Boats, Ben-
nington, South Bay and more. Admission is free to the south's largest in-water boat show. The Ninth Annual Logan Martin LakeFest and Boat Show will be held May 1719, 2019, at Lakeside Park in Pell City!
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HewittTrussville triumphs over Thompson 5-1 By Shaun Szkolnik, sports editor
The Huskies triumphed over Thompson Monday with a score of 5-1. The Huskies wasted no time getting on the board. Thanks to Hannah Dorsett drawing a walk, Hewitt-Trussville was able to score its first run in the first inning. See HEWITT-TRUSSVILLE, Page 14
Springville soccer’s historic season ends as Class 4A/5A Runner-Up By Chris Megginson, assistant sports editor
HUNTSVILLE — In its fifth season as a program, Springville High School boys’ soccer finished its 2019 season as runner-up in the AHSAA Class 4A/5A State Championships, falling 5-0 to Briarwood Christian School on May 10 at John Hunt Park. See SPRINGVILLE, Page 14
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Huskies lose to Bob Jones 5-4 By Shaun Szkolnik, sports editor
TRUSSVILLE — It was a long, hard-fought game that took thirteen innings to complete and could easily have gone the other way, but in the end, Bob Jones defeated the Huskies by one run, with a score of 5-4, in the second and final game of the series. After a couple of scoreless innings, Bob Jones was able to break things open in the bottom of the third. A double by Cam Hill gave Bob Jones a run. Later in the third, a single from Dylan Ray sent Bob Jones’ second run across home plate. Bob Jones’ third run came in the bottom of the fifth when a single by Cam Hill sent Michael Strickland home. The Huskies fought back from the three-run deficit and began to change the momentum in the top of the sixth inning. A hit by Zach Defnall drove in the Huskies’ first run. The second run came in the top of the seventh, thanks to a single by Ty Mauldin. A single by Jacob Bishop sent in another run, also in the seventh, and tied the game up at three runs apiece. A double play by the Huskies ended the seventh and sent the game into extra innings. In the top of the ninth, a hit by Hudson Boren drove in a run and gave the Huskies their first lead of the series. A
Shut down and shut out: Springville defeats Moody 3-0 By Shaun Szkolnik, sports editor
Springville shut out Moody with a score of 3-0 Monday afternoon. Abby Swaney struck out 16. She allowed only three hits and zero runs. She pitched for seven innings. The Tigers saw the ball well and tallied nine hits for the game. See SHUT DOWN, Page 14
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homer by Bob Jones tied the game back up in the bottom of the ninth. The score remained tied until the bottom of the 13th inning when a walk, drawn by Tyler Jones, advanced the winning run for Bob Jones. Andrew Wright took the win for Bob Jones. He gave up zero runs on zero hits over two-thirds of an inning. Wright walked zero. Sam Maynard and John Michael Riley also pitched for Bob Jones. Creed Parker took the loss for Hewitt-Trussville. He gave up four hits and two runs. He struck out three. Parker pitched for six and a third innings.
The Huskies saw the ball well, racking up a total of 10 hits in the game. Mauldin, Keith Lanum and Defnall all contributed multiple hits to the Huskies. After the game, Head Coach Jeff Mauldin said a few words about how thankful he was for this year’s team. “I’m thankful God has blessed me to be their coach,” said Mauldin. “They showed me the fun of the game again. These kids, especially this senior class, have made me really enjoy coaching and having fun. I walk in a locker room all the time, and I just smile when I see them.” Mauldin was also proud
of the work, commitment and ethic the Huskies have brought to their game. “They did it the right way,” said Mauldin. “That’s something that I want everybody to know. I’m proud of our kids and the program because we do it the right way. We don’t cut corners; we work hard, we’re respectable, we respect the game, we respect our opponents. I’m as proud of these kids as any other team that I’ve coached in the last twenty years. We’ve won state championships, and I’m as proud of this team as any team we’ve ever coached. See HUSKIES, Page 14
After big wins over Oak Mt. and Thompson Husky SB is heading to state tourney From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
Huskies Softball is heading to Montgomery to participate in this year’s state tournament. This is the second year in a row that the Huskies have qualified and Coach Taylor Burt’s team did so by clinching two victories at the AHSAA West Central Regional tournament on Monday. See AFTER WINS, Page 14
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Hewitt-Trussville’s Stone Shelnutt captures 3 of 5 events on first day of state decathlon From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
HOOVER — Hewitt-Trussville High School’s Stone Shelnutt captured three of five events held at the first day of the 56th AHSAA State Decathlon Championships being held at Hoover High School Football Stadium Monday. And Kelsey White of Baker captured two of the four events completed in the girls’ 47th Heptathlon Championships. Shelnutt finished the first day with 3,594 points, giving him a 168-point lead over Bob Jones’ John Mur-
ray, who ranked second after Monday’s competition. Shelnutt won the 100-meter dash with a state decathlon record 10.88 time. He also captured the long jump with a leap of 22-01 and won the 400-meter dash in 49.52 seconds. Murray, who had 3,426 points, tied with Baynes Autrey of Mountain Brook to win the high jump competition. Both cleared 6-03.50. Autrey stood in third place after Monday’s five events with 3,356 points. The decathlon will conclude Tuesday with the five remaining events including the 110-meter hurdles, dis-
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Top 10 / Day 1 (5 events) 1-Stone Shelnutt, Hewitt-Trussville 3,594 2-John Murray, Bob Jones 3,426 3-Baynes Autrey, Mtn Brook 3,356 4-Edwin Rainey, Northridge 3,133 5-Caleb Young, Hewitt-Trussville 3,123 6-Nate Boleware, Scottsboro 3,063 7-Dominique Hall, Thompson 3,051 8-Trevor Hunziker, James Clemens 3,032 9-Trey McFarland, Randolph County 3,016 10-David Dolan, McGill-Toolen Catholic 2,969
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HUSKIES, from page 13
This was an incredible year for us. We battled the number one team in the state with extra innings in two games. We had a chance to win both games. One play in each game and we sweep them. They made one extra play than us in both games. This is 7A baseball at its best.” Mauldin is confident these student-athletes will take something positive from the game, and the season. “It’s tough to see our kids upset,” said Mauldin. “But they’re going to look back tomorrow, next week, a month from now and really understand how special this
cus, javelin, pole vault and 1,500-meter run. White won the 100-meter hurdles with a 14.71 time and the 200 clocking 25.89 seconds to collect 2,761 points and a 327-point lead over Audriana Blakely of James Clemens, who totaled 2,434 points. Mountain Brook’s Grayson Scott ranked fourth after the first day with 2,377 points, won the high jump with a 5-4.5 jump. Falkville’s Kari Watts won the shot-put competition with a throw of 31-02. The Heptathlon has three events remaining Tuesday, the long jump, javelin and 800-meter run.
group was. Without getting too emotional, this was a really fun group of guys to be around. They made everyday fun. We won an area championship; we won a tournament in Gulf Shores, we played in the final four, you can’t ask for more than that. Not every kid gets to experience what these kids have experienced.” Although this concludes the year for the Huskies, Mauldin wouldn’t trade his time with these young men for anything. “Last year this group got to play for the state championship, this year (they were)
in the final four,” said Mauldin. “The only thing that could be better would be to win it all. But I wouldn’t trade these kids for whoever wins it next week. If someone could say, ‘Here’s their roster (take it) and you’re going to be state champion,’ I would say, ‘No thanks.’ I’ll take these kids and how we’ve played in the last 24 hours here over anybody that wins the state championship. These kids are going to hold a special place in my heart, and these coaches’ hearts, for a long time (as well as) the lessons they’ve taught us as coaches this year.”
Hayden Neugent had the win for Hewitt-Trussville. She allowed one run on six hits and walked one. Neugent pitched for seven innings. Madison Holtzapfel had the loss for Thompson. Holtzapfel gave up four runs on two hits. She pitched for two-thirds of an inning. The Huskies had 11 hits in the game. Crystal Maze, Kailey Walters and Abigail Dorsett had multiple hits for Hewitt-Trussville. Maze led the Huskies with three hits in three at-bats. Thompson totaled six hits in the game. Madison Plunkett and Kindall DeRamus
AFTER WINS, from page 13
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both collected multiple hits for Thompson. Thompson had one error
in the game. Hewitt-Trussville had one error in the game.
SHUT DOWN, from page 13
Swaney and McKenzie Brown put up multiple hits for the Tigers. Swaney and Brown lead the team with two hits apiece. Moody had zero errors in the game. Springville had two errors in the game. Photo courtesy of SHS Lady Tigers 2019
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Hewitt-Trussville defeated Oak Mountain 6-3 in nine innings and then went on to beat Thompson 5-1. The Huskies will open the State Tournament on Thurs-
day at Lagoon Park in Montgomery. The opening game will be against Fairhope and will begin at 10:45 a.m. The double elimination tournament concludes Fri-
day night. For the complete 7A bracket select the link below. Tickets for the State Tournament are $10 each per day.
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“To be able to able to come this far with this group of kids is fun to be a part of,” said Coach Cody Wilkerson. “Briarwood is really, really good. The boys represented their community well. They played hard. We were down 4-0 in the first half and could have quit and hung their heads, but they fought until the end.” Briarwood took a 4-0 lead at halftime with goals from Logan Frost, Trent Malloy, Jackson Stubbs and a goal deflected by the Tigers’ defense. Springville goalkeeper Evan Paddock kept Briarwood out of the net until Hamilton Bowen added a late goal with six minutes to play.
Entering the championship, Springville outscored its opponents, 11-5, through the first four playoff games and won the North with a 2-1 semifinal victory over St. John Paul II on Thursday, May 9. In the semifinal, Brantley Miles tied the game, 1-1, in the first half and Louis Keil scored the game-winner five minutes into the second half. Paddock had eight saves. Springville, which finished the year with a program-best 18-6 record, went undefeated in area play and scored 130 goals during the season. Senior captain Caleb Utsey led the team with 28 goals and 12 assists,
while Keil finished the season with 25 goals and 13 assists and Mills scored 21 goals and assisted 20. All of the seniors have built playoff experience since playing as freshmen four years ago, including taking the Tigers to the quarterfinals in 2017. Chase Galloway was the lone player on this year’s team who was a member of Springville’s first team five seasons ago, alongside current junior varsity coach Kelly Ryan. “The kids just bought in all season and have worked hard from 6 a.m. summer workouts and conditioning in November to now,” Wilkerson said.