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REFLECTIONS Deck of Cards It was quiet that day, the guns and the mortars, and land mines for some reason hadn’t been heard. The young soldier knew it was Sunday, the holiest day of the week. As he was sitting there, he got out an old deck of cards and laid them out across his bunk. Just then an army sergeant came in and said, ‘Why aren’t you with the rest of the platoon?’ The soldier replied, ‘I thought I would stay behind and spend some time with the Lord.’ The sergeant said, ‘Looks to me like you’re going to play cards.’ The soldier said, ‘No, sir. You see, since we are not allowed to have Bibles or other spiritual books in this country, I’ve decided to talk to the Lord by studying this deck of cards.’ The sergeant asked in disbelief, ‘How will you do that?’ You see the Ace, Sergeant? It reminds me that there is only one God. The Two represents the two parts of the Bible, Old and New Testaments. The Three represents the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. The Four stands for the Four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Five is for the five virgins, there were ten but only five of them were glorified. The Six is for the six days it took God to create the Heavens and Earth. The Seven is for the day God rested after making His Creation. The Eight is for the family of Noah and his wife, their three sons and their wives -- the eight people God spared from the flood that destroyed the Earth. The Nine is for the lepers that Jesus cleansed of leprosy He cleansed ten, but nine never thanked Him. The Ten represents the Ten Commandments that God handed down to Moses on tablets made of stone. The Jack is a reminder of Satan, one of God’s first angels, but he got kicked out of heaven for his sly and wicked ways and is now the joker of eternal hell. The Queen stands for the Virgin Mary. The King stands for Jesus, for he is the King of all kings. When I count the dots on all the cards, I come up with 365 total, one for every day of the year. There are a total of 52 cards in a deck; each is a week - 52 weeks in a year. The four suits represent the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Each suit has thirteen cards -- there are exactly thirteen weeks in a quarter. So when I want to talk to God and thank Him, I just pull out this old deck of cards and they remind me of all that I have to be thankful for.’ The sergeant just stood there. After a minute, with tears in his eyes and pain in his heart, he said, ‘Soldier, can I borrow that deck of cards?’ Please let this be a reminder and take time to pray for all of our soldiers who are being sent away, putting their lives on the line fighting.
Would You Like More Cultural Activities for Adults in Mobile? Are You Tired of Traveling Out of Town to See Plays, Concerts, Festivals? Do You Enjoy Working With Children? Do You Have Writing Skills, Computer, Graphic, Web Design Skills, or Office Skills? Can You Sell Ice to Eskimos in Alaska?
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just my opinion The Mobile Police and others around the country believe they are above the law, can make rules convenient to themselves, and have no accountability to the public or the media. This is the prevalent attitude displayed by most police departments. It protects them from suit for wrong doing, allows them to cover-up illegal activities, and gives them the opportunity to falsify records to make everything look legitimate. The Mobile Press-Register made some progress in exposing these policies this weekend but it will take a continuing effort to convince mayors and state public officials that changes need to be made. The change I’d like to see are; public access to public records, no secrecy of reported crimes, drug test for officers discharging weapons, or involved in serious injury to suspects. In order to insure the accuracy of information, time limits should be placed on incident reports, and public complaints need to be responded to within 24 hours. The more time between a reported incident or complaint, the more likely the information will be tainted. We all understand that crimes can’t always be solved overnight but that is no excuse for keeping what is known, alleged, or reported to police a secret. The police work for the public, are paid with our taxes, and are not the private agents of other public officials. This needs to be stressed in all their policies and procedures. The gunning down of persons deemed a threat, like wild dogs, should not be tolerated by any community. The job the police are hired to do is public service. Killings simply out of fear for personal safety is unacceptable. Too many suicides-by-cop are accommodated by that attitude. Many may not agree but I think they are paid well for the risk they voluntarily take. Our military personnel take an even higher risk and are paid less. If the stress and danger associated is too much, they need to seek other employment. —Willie H. Reid (Mobile) The views expressed in Just My Opinion are those of the letter writer and are not necessarily shared by Steppin’ Out or its employees. If you would like to respond to the views expressed in this column or if you want to comment on other subject matter, please e-mail us at steppinoutnews@aol.com or write us at: Steppin’ Out • PO Box 6781 •Mobile AL 36660.
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obile County is going green with a $1.9 million grant to retrofit buildings for energy savings. Payback will start immediately with savings of $300,000 a year. “We had an opportunity to save tax dollars in a big way because we opted for projects that had low capital costs and high savings potential,” said Mobile County Commission President Merceria Ludgood. The biggest part of the investment, with one of the quickest paybacks, is a $600,000 investment in lighting and lighting controls for 10 buildings owned and maintained by the county, including the 581,000 square feet of space at Government Plaza. The county will be changing out lights and fixtures to improve efficiency. Some of the other projects will serve a dual purpose: upgrading to higher
efficiency products while also addressing needed capital expenditures. Those dual savings projects include the replacement of the rooftop heating and air-conditioning units at the county jail and Strickland Youth Center. “These are big ticket items that would have cost us more than $350,000,” said Commissioner Connie Hudson. “We needed to replace the HVAC systems and our engineers now are able to upgrade them at the same time.” The License Commissioner’s Office on Michael Avenue will get a facelift and a big energy-savings boost with the installation of air lock doors on the façade of its building. As an office that gets a high volume of foot traffic all day, the office air quickly becomes uncomfortable for taxpayers and employees alike with the door opening constantly to the outdoors. The air-lock
system is a fairly common solution for limiting the transfer of cooled or heated air by creating an air pocket between two sets of doors. The final project is a stove hood for the kitchen at the jail. It provides a variable speed fan controlled according to need. It will replace the fixed speed fan currently in place. “This grant is particularly helpful in tough economic times, when we have less capital for improvements,” said Commissioner Mike Dean. “Our engineering staff grabbed an opportunity that will pay dividends long into the future.” Construction is expected to begin in about four weeks and the projects are slated for completion in the next fiscal year. D
Annual Pensacola Peace Festival To Focus On Peace In Local Economics, Environment And Social Justice The third annual Peace Fest, sponsored by the Pensacola Peacemakers, will be held Saturday, October 23, 2010, noon - 5:00 pm at Bayview Park and Community Center. The community center is located at 2000 E. Lloyd St., Pensacola, FL 32503. There is no charge for admission. The mission of the Peace Fest is to celebrate the value of peace in our everyday lives and communities by inviting diverse groups of all ages into fun, educational activities that promote peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. Activities will include guest speakers, educational displays, games, artwork,
dancing, music, movies, vendors and food. Musicians for 2010 include Betsy Badwater as the opening band, the Thom Botsford Jazz Fusion Band and Naja. Speakers will include Quincy “Q” Hull, offering a poetry reading and a presentation from Eden Hydroponics among others. The popular “labyrinth” will return as well as the raffle with prizes from local restaurants, artists and more. The festival will conclude with a drum circle which the public will be invited to participate in. There will be activities for all ages, promoting social integration and a culture of peace.
Some of the previous years participants have been: Amnesty International, Veterans for Peace, Ever’man Natural Foods, Saturn of Pensacola, Hempster’s Stitch, UWF Progressive Student Alliance and many more local supporters of peace and a peaceful environment. This event is co-sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola. For more information about attending or becoming a vendor, please contact Maggie Lovins at (850) 525-6858 or pensacolapeacemakers@ hotmail.com. D
Mobile County to Buy Waterfront for Dauphin Island Mobile County will purchase 4.26 acres of sensitive waterfront property on the western end of Dauphin Island through a federal grant aimed at conservation, protection and restoration of coastal areas. The County Commission will turn the property deed over to the Town of Dauphin Island, which wants to safeguard its pristine beaches. “Ownership will give Dauphin Island better opportunity to stabilize the shoreline and protect the nesting areas of our fish and wildlife,” said Commissioner Mike Dean. “Lots of marine life find shelter in the marsh lands of barrier islands.” The $843,660 grant was awarded to Mobile County by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation & Enforcement, formerly known as Minerals Management Service. The agency is authorized to allocate $250 million annually for 2007 through 2010 to coastal
states with oil and gas production in federal waters off their coastlines. The Mobile County Commission’s Environmental Director Bill Melton applied for the grant as part of the Coastal Impact Assistance Program Plan (CIAP). According to Melton, the shoreline is the nesting area for squid, silversides, shrimp, jellyfish, horseshoe crabs, mullet and more. There are over 260 species of birds found on the Gulf of Mexico barrier islands. “Not only does it protect the fish and birds of the area, but we protect these natural resources for our children and our grandchildren,” said Commissioner Connie Hudson. Jeff Collier, Mayor of Dauphin Island, said the public would be the primary beneficiary. “We appreciate the county for helping us to get the property,” he said. “But the real beneficiary is the public because the public here – and
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really people around the country – will have better access to our island.” The Mobile County Commission has another CIAP project just getting underway on Dauphin Island. It is improving the campground at the east end of the island near the ferry and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. “The intent is to protect the wetlands and marshes in the area by improving drainage in the area and by assuring the viability of controlled public access at the campground,” said Commission president Merceria Ludgood. The $273,000 grant will correct flooding problems at 40 of the campsites. It will improve wastewater connections for at least 18 of the campsites. It also will fund the upgrade of 15 electrical hookups. Engineering plans are just getting underway on the campsite, after which the upgrades will begin. D
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It’s that time again for Stunning Events Entertainment’s 3rd Annual Bridal Showcase and Business Expo. Our focus is to highlight local businesses both in the Bridal Industry and your everyday business. Certainly once you are married or thinking about marriage, you will need a variety of businesses and services to accommodate your lifestyle needs. This concept brings everybody together. S.E.E. also celebrates the importance of reaching out to young ladies and girls to instill in them self-esteem and to make good choices by not becoming teen moms. We would like to show them that it’s ok to wait for marriage. We address the “Will to Wait”. You don’t want to miss our “From a Baby to a Bride Pageant” a beautiful little girl on stage enters with her mother holding her hand; she’s dressed in a little wedding gown holding in her hand a flower bouquet. She starts off a series of young girls embraces wedding dreams on the runway from a 4 year old to an elementary student, middle school, high school and college progressing to becoming a woman and a beautiful blushing bride. These are elements necessary in raising a child in the way you want them to go. S.E.E.’s Bridal Showcase and Business Expo’s event
is filled with non-stop action from guest visiting the many vendors & sponsor booths to a variety of entertainment. There is a need to celebrate the Multicultural Bride. She should have a platform like some of the other Bridal Shows that are given in Mobile, Alabama. Mother’s Bring Your Daughters make this a Mother Daughter Day let them see beautiful brides ranging in all age groups along with so much more entertainment. For more information about this event please email us at stunningevent@yahoo.com or call us 605-3837 or 348-1002. D
Mobile International Festival 2010 Officers and Board Members Mobile International Festival is announcing its 2010 Officers and Board Members. officers: Joe Davis, President; Gloria Schneider, Second Vice-President; Jane McWilliams, Secretary; and Minerva Pettway, Treasurer. board members: Krista Burroughs, Nancy Thompson, Alma Hickman, Weems Dorn, Greg Cyprian, Dr. Stuart Alter and Dr. Jim Ellis. Estela I. Dorn is the Executive Director. Estela I. Dorn is retiring at the end of the year. This will be her last festival. Bobbie Bayne, Education Coordinator, will replace her as Executive Director. Nancy Willett will be next year’s Education Coordinator. Committees: • Education – Bobbie Bayne, Nancy Thompson, Lloyd Scott • Scholarship – Gloria Schneider, Estela Dorn and Bobbie Bayne • Art Gallery – John Smith • Food – Rose Peavy • Entertainment – Jane McWilliams, Jean Lanewala, Maria Williams, Turner Rogers • Children’s Chorus – Jean Lanewala • Finance – Minerva Pettway, Joe Davis, Weems Dorn and Estela Dorn • Parade of Flags – Scott Wetter • Tickets/Tokens/Guidelines Handbook – Weems Dorn • Map Layout and Logistics – Bobbie Bayne • Hospitality – Rose Peavy and Brigette Middleton • Volunteers – Tom Fillers • Security – Greg Cyprian, Bobbie Bayne, Raphael Maharaj • Children’s Corner – Yuko Jordan and Kaoru Oka • Publicity – Mary Lee McCrory and Estela Dorn • Web Page and Advertising Design – Krista Burroughs • Newsletter Writer/Fundraiser/Grant Writer – Estela Dorn theme................. “World of Languages” Dates.. November 18-19 (Student Days) ..................... November 20 (Family Day) Venue.......... Mobile Civic Center Main ............................... Arena and Expo Hall Advance tickets for Saturday will be sold at the Mobile Civic Center Ticket Window or call (251) 208-7381 effective on October 15th. Call Nancy Willett at (251) 470-7730 or email mif. education@cityofmobile.org for student reservations. For more information, email at mif@cityofmobile.org or check our website www.mobileinternationalfestival.org D
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STEPPIN’ OUT ON HEALTH Steppin’ Out remains committed to providing our readers with health related information. We especially remain focused on AIDS, Cancer (Breast and Cervical for women, Prostate for men), Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease. We are still searching for ways to expand our coverage of these killers in the African American community to a full page each. If you or your business would like to sponsor one of these pages, please call us at 533-5726 or e-mail us at steppinoutnews@aol.com and help us to help the entire community.
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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reast cancer remains a significant health concern for women in the United States and throughout the world. In the U.S., it is the most common form of cancer in women. After lung cancer, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women.. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), it is estimated that about 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop breast cancer during her lifetime. The exact causes of breast cancer are not known. However, studies show that the risk of breast cancer increases as a woman gets older. This disease is very uncommon in women under the age of 35. Most breast cancers occur in women over the age of 50, and the risk is especially high for women over age 60. Also, breast cancer occurs more often in white women than African American or Asian women. The best defense is early detection with regular mammograms and manual breast self-examinations, which have raised survival rates. Women who are at average risk of developing breast cancer and who do not have a signifi-
cant family history of breast cancer should have a mammogram and clinical breast examination by a health care provider every year. These annual mammograms and exams are very important to finding breast cancer at the earliest opportunity, when treatments can be most successful and chances of survival are best. There are three main tests used to screen for breast cancer. Talk to your healthcare provider about which tests are right for you, and when you should have them. • Mammogram – A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast. Mammograms are the best way to detect breast cancer early when it is easier to treat and before it is big enough to feel or cause symptoms. Women in their 40s and older should have mammograms every 1 to 2 years. Women who are younger than 40 and have risk factors for breast cancer should ask their healthcare provider whether to have mammograms and how often to have them. • Clinical breast exam – A clinical breast exam is an examina-
tion by a healthcare provider who looks for differences in size or shape between your breasts, and checks for any rash, dimpling, or other abnormal signs. • Breast self-exam – You may perform monthly breast self-exams to check for any changes in your breasts. It is important to remember that changes can occur because of aging, your menstrual cycle, preg nancy, menopause, or taking birth control pills or other hormones. Breast self-exams cannot replace regular screening mammograms and clinical breast exams. Note: Mammograms (as well as dental x-rays, and other routine x-rays) use very small doses of radiation. The risk of any harm is very slight, but repeated x-rays could cause problems. The benefits nearly always outweigh the risk. You should talk with your health care provider about the need for each x-ray. You should also ask for shields to protect parts of your body that are not in the picture. Many risk factors can be avoided. Others, such as family history, cannot be avoided. Women can help protect themselves by staying away from known risk factors whenever possible. Here are a few things to keep in mind to reduce your risk of breast cancer: For children and adolescents, regular physical activity has beneficial effects on the following aspects of health: • Exercise and control your weight.Make healthy choices in the foods you eat and the kinds of drinks you have each day. Be sure to stay active!
• Limit the amount of alcohol you drink. • Know your family history. If you have a mother, sister, or daughter with breast cancer, ask your doctor what your risk of getting breast cancer is and how you can lower your risk. • Find out the risk and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Some women use HRT to treat the symptoms of menopause. Ask your doctor about the risks and benefits of HRT and find out if it’s right for you. • Get screened for breast cancer regularly. By getting the necessary exams, you can increase your chances of finding out early on, if you have breast cancer. D
Sometimes It’s Good To Be a Quitter There are now two free services being offered to people wanting help in quitting tobacco usage. One service is available on the Internet at www. alabamaquitnow.com. The other service is the Alabama Tobacco Quitline, a phone-based service that provides assistance to users who prefer to speak to a counselor to get help in making their quit plan. Callers may dial 1-800-QuitNow (1-800-784-8669) to sign up for the phone service. Both services are designed to work with a user to make a personalized plan for quitting tobacco. The services include free master’s level counseling and four weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy patches if the user is actively engaged in counseling and is medically eligible. Counselors are available at both services from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday
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omestic Violence Awareness Month evolved from the first Day of Unity observed in October, 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The intent was to connect battered women’s advocates across the nation who were working to end violence against women and their children. The Day of Unity soon became a special week when a range of activities were conducted at the local, state, and national levels. These activities were as varied and diverse as the program sponsors but had common themes: mourning those who have died because of domestic violence, celebrating those who have survived, and connecting those who work to end violence. In October 1987, the first Domestic Violence Awareness Month was observed. That same year the first nation-
al toll-free hotline was begun. In 1989 the first Domestic Violence Awareness Month Commemorative Legislation was passed by the U.S. Congress. Such legislation has passed every year since. Are you or is someone you know in an abusive relationship? If so, you or the person in the relationship needs a Safety Plan. If You Are Still In The Relationship: • Think of a safe place to go if an argument occurs - avoid rooms with no exits (bathroom), or rooms with weapons (kitchen). • Think about and make a list of safe people to contact. • Keep change with you at all times. • Memorize all important numbers. • Establish a “code word” or “sign” so that family, friends, teachers or co-workers know when to call for help.
• Think about what you will say to your partner if he\she becomes violent. Remember, you have the right to live without fear and violence.
If you leave the relationship or are thinking of leaving, you should take important papers and documents with you to enable you to apply for benefits or take legal action.
If You Have Left The Relationship: • Change your phone number. • Screen calls. • Save and document all contacts, messages, injuries or other incidents involving the batterer. • Change locks, if the batterer has a key. • Avoid staying alone. • Plan how to get away if confronted by an abusive partner. • If you have to meet your partner, do it in a public place. • Vary your routine. • Notify school and work contacts. • Call a shelter for battered women.
Important papers you should take include social security cards and birth certificates for you and your children, your marriage license, leases or deeds in your name or both yours and your partner’s names, your checkbook, your charge cards, bank statements and charge account statements, insurance policies, proof of income for you and your spouse (pay stubs or W-2’s), and any documentation of past incidents of abuse (photos, police reports, medical records, etc.). D
Penelope House to Paint the Town Purple In its efforts to educate citizen’s that domestic violence affects the entire community, to help victims of domestic violence break the silence and seek help, and to recognize the importance of law enforcement in addressing domestic violence, Penelope House has produced this Calendar of Events to highlight activities during the month. D Paint the Town Purple t-shirts S-XL $12 and XXL $15 call 342-2809
Crisis Line (251) 342-8994 www.penelopehouse.org
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Look for the Pennies for Penelope Jars at many local businesses this month
4 Government Plaza Atrium Awareness Display October 4th through 8th 11
Enve Color Studio and Spa October – Purple Hair extensions $5.00 proceeds benefiting Penelope House
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ADPH to Provide Alternative Infant Formula to WIC Participants after Recall
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he infant formula manufacturer, Abbott, has advised the Alabama Department of Public Health’s WIC Program of a proactive, voluntary recall of certain Similac brand powder infant formulas in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam and some countries in the Caribbean. Dr. Karen Landers, pediatrician with the Alabama Department of Public Health, stated, “The Alabama WIC Program has taken immediate steps to ensure that alternative formula products are being provided to WIC participants on the formulas affected by the recall.” The local county health department clinics are providing information and guidance to WIC participants on how to obtain the alternative formula products. WIC participants or the general public may call the local county health department or the State WIC Office at 334-206-5673, or toll-free at 1-888-942-
4673 for questions regarding the infant formula products being recalled. According to a news release from Abbott and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Abbott is recalling certain powder infant formula products following an internal quality review, which detected the remote possibility of the presence of a small common beetle in the product produced in one production area in a single manufacturing facility. The release further stated that the FDA has determined that while the formula containing these beetles poses no immediate health risk, there is a possibility that infants who consume formula containing the beetles or their larvae could experience symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort and refuse to eat as a result of small insect parts irritating the intestinal tract. If these symptoms persist for more than a few
days, consult a physician. Visit the U.S. FDA website http://www.fda.gov/
SafeRecalls/ucm226885.htm for further information.
Recalled powder infant formulas includes: • Certain Similac powder product lines in plastic containers • Certain Similac powder product lines in cans (8-ounce, 12.4-ounce and 12.9-ounce sizes) To find out if a certain product is included in this recall, parents and caregivers should visit www.similac.com/recall. No Abbott liquid infant formulas are impacted.
For additional information about the infant formula recall: • Go to Abbott’s website www.similac.com/recall • Call Abbott’s consumer hotline 800-986-8850, 24hours a day (Both the website and the consumer hotline have specific details on the recall and how the general public can return formula.) D
Survivors of Suicide Support Group A suicide survivors support group has been started in Mobile. Everyone in the group, including the facilitators has had someone close to them take their life and knows how devastating that experience can be. They have all experienced those exaggerated feelings of responsibility as they have tried to cope with something they could not understand. They invite you to attend a meeting of the group which will meet every first and third Monday of each month. There is absolutely no charge for participation in this group.
WHAT IS THE GROUP LIKE? As Carla Fine wrote in her book “No Time to Say Goodbye” when contemplating going to a similar group, “I imagined a revival meeting, with people boasting about salvation and forcing me somehow to embrace it”. But as people came in and exchanged greetings, she began to feel “I was at the wrong place; everyone looked so normal…a typical crowd that blended ages, ethnic backgrounds, and economic classes…I was stunned. Had all the people in this room –these “normal” people- really been through suicide”?
Carla found people who could understand her, who could relate to her pain and confusion without being judgmental or reducing her pain to homilies. She learned that here survivors gather, to remember and to speak aloud the precious name of those lost to suicide. They experience less of a sense of stigma and responsibility for the death when they learn that suicide is most often linked to a biological illness involving brain chemistry. That is what this group is here for, to help you, cope with the shipwreck you’ve experienced and help in the
process of putting your life together in the healthiest way possible. You can come and just listen to others, and perhaps see that many of the things you are feeling are not unique, but shared by others in your circumstances. Or perhaps you might gain some comfort in telling some of your story to others. Either way, the choice is always yours to do what feels best to you. For more specific directions to the meeting location or to answer any questions, call Susan Brownlow at 251-602-0909. D
Health Occupations Career Fair The seventh annual Health Occupations Career Fair will be held Thursday, November 4 and Friday, November 5 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mobile Civic Center Expo Hall. As the signature project of the Bay Area Healthcare Coalition and Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Workforce Development, the event will be open to high school students (grades 9, 10 and 11) interested in exploring healthcare professions. Unlike any other occupation fair, this event allows students to experience different healthcare professions actively. The students follow mock patients from the scene of a head-on collision (to be staged in the Expo Hall parking lot) and the emergency 911 call through a series of exhibits representing the hospital departments that an actual victim would see upon admission. Exhibits will have specific activities tied to the victims’ diagnoses, for example, students will intubate mannequins in the EMS exhibit, review x-rays for broken bones in the radiology exhibit,
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watch a surgery simulation and go though rehabilitation procedures, among others. Mobile and Baldwin county public and private schools are scheduled to attend the two-day event. Students who meet GPA and other criteria and are interested in healthcare careers can sign up with their counselors to attend. “Trained healthcare professionals are in high demand and students looking for a rewarding and challenging occupation should consider one of the many career options in healthcare,” says David Powell, coalition chairman. “There are diverse opportunities in healthcare that represent many career tracks. At the career fair, we strive to expose the students to these exciting careers in an interactive way. Students will deliver hands-on simulated care, which will give them a better understanding of the work performed in healthcare. We hope to encourage many students to participate in this unique experience.” D
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Text Messages Give Free Health Tips To Pregnant Women And New Moms
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n March, the Mobile County Health Department announced that it had become an outreach partner of text4baby – a new free mobile information service that sends timely health information to pregnant women and new moms throughout a baby’s first year. Recent figures show that Alabama ranks among the top ten states in the percentage of women who have enrolled in text4baby. An educational program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, text4baby delivers health tips via text message. Women who sign up for the service by texting BABY to 511411 (or BEBE for Spanish) receive three free SMS text messages each week timed to their due date or baby’s date of birth. These messages focus on a variety of topics critical to maternal and child health, including birth defects prevention, immunizations, nutrition, seasonal flu, mental health, oral health, and safe sleep. Text4baby messages also connect women to prenatal and infant care services and other resources. Visit us online at www.Text4Baby.org.
women, babies and children. Thousands of women each year are seen at the Mobile County Health Department’s Women’s Center and its satellite clinics located throughout the county. Additionally, high quality children’s
medical services are delivered at the clinics. Finally, the Mobile County Health Department’s Healthy Start project, which is located at its TEEN Center, has provided intensive home visitation, counseling and health
education to the county’s youngest parents for more than 10 years. This new texting resource is assisting the Mobile County Health Department as it adapts its outreach methods to current technologies. D
For years, the Mobile County Health Department has cared for the pregnant
Cameras for Honor Flight The students at Meadowlake Elementary have been intrigued by the Honor Flight since they first heard about it and began raising money last school year. This year, that interest has only grown. Students in every class made cards or wrote letters to the men and women going on the flight. They wanted to thank them for their service to our country and to let them know that we honor the sacrifices that they have made. The students also collected and donated 51 cameras to be taken on the Honor Flight by the participants. This is just a small way that the Meadowlake student body wanted to honor those wonderful service men and women. The 5th grade PACE students and their families are planning to be at the Mobile Regional Airport when the flight returns to cheer our World War II veterans on as they arrive back home. D
Mobile Police Begin Enforcement of Law Regulating Scrap Metals On August 28, 2010, the Mobile Police Regulatory Compliance Detail began enforcement of a new law regulating the sale of vehicles to scrap yards. The previous law stated that any vehicle could be sold as scrap metal by a person in possession of the vehicle if they simply signed an affidavit stating they had permission to sell the vehicle. The result of this law allowed people to sell a stolen vehicle as scrap metal without showing proper ownership. The new law, which was signed by Governor Riley on April 30, 2010, has limited the opportunity for thieves to steal vehicles and sell them to metal processors. This law states that any ve-
hicle from 1975 until present time must have the seller of the vehicle listed on the title as the owner of the vehicle. Mobile Police have seen an immediate effect from the enforcement of this law. In the month of August, Mobile Police received the reports of 119 vehicles thefts in our city limits and police jurisdiction. In September the number of stolen vehicles dropped to 64. Police believe this decline to be a direct result of the increased enforcement. The Mobile Police Department will continue to monitor the effects of this law. D
Students left to right: Brandon Long, Nina Dang, Nakahia Davis, Hannah Worsham
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MOBILE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
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Saturday, November 20, 2010 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mobile Civic Center & Expo Hall Adults: $10.00 Seniors: $8.00 7-15 years: $5.00 6 & under FREE
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The Dearborn Street YMCA: Unsung Community Asset
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ne of the best kept secrets in downtown Mobile is the Dearborn Street YMCA. Since being in its present location at 351 N. Dearborn Street, not far from Mobile’s historic Dr. Martin Luther King Avenue, the Dearborn Street Y, as it is commonly called, has had numerous programs designed to help people in the immediate area, as well as programs for children and young people. Before the present structure was built in 1975, the Dearborn Street Y was a smaller, yet vibrant landmark that had, among other things, a summer day camp. The Dearborn Street Y has another distinction — it is one of only seven YMCAs that is minority operated (also known as Heritage Y’s) — in the country. The others are in New Orleans, Atlanta, Savannah, Norfolk, Raleigh, and Charleston, South Carolina. So, with that rich heritage, why is it that more people don’t know about this place? “It’s had a long history in the community, but I think that a lot of Mobilians have forgotten that this place has been instrumental in a lot of people’s lives,” said
Dearborn Y director Eric Jefferson. “Part of what I’m tasked with doing is helping people remember those days and stay connected and help us to help this next generation.” That involves, among other things, educating people about the Y’s past. “The organization has had a long, rich history,” said Jefferson. “A lot of people remember coming to the Y. At one time, it was used as a school where blacks went there in the first, second, third and fourth grade.” Unlike most traditional YMCAs, most of the Dearborn Street Y’s programs are geared toward the community. “I think that this Y is unique in that it focuses on social services and not on traditional membership,” Jefferson said. “Every day is different. The opportunity to serve the community is the thing that drives me and keeps me going. It’s exciting and challenging at times, but the rewards of seeing what we do in people’s lives make it all worthwhile.” Some of the programs operated by the Dearborn Street Y include: • Senior Programs: This is a four-hour adult day care program, where a maximum of 25 seniors are brought into the center and are provided
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nutritious meals, exercise, information on health and insurance issues, and activities such as bingo, arts and crafts, Bible study. In addition, at least 100 meals are delivered into the community as part of the Meals on Wheels program.
• GED work readiness program: The targeted age group is young people ages 16-21 who may have left school before graduation. This program is designed to help them get their GED, or if they have a high school diploma, to help them find a job through resume’ writing, vocational training, how to dress and how to interview. • Child Development Program: This program covers children six weeks to five years old. With this program, degreed teachers work with children in this age group to lay good educa tional foundations for when they get ready to enter school. • After-school program: This program serves children ages 5-13 years of age. They are provided with tutoring in math, reading, and life skills, as well as time for recreation. • Young Achievers Program: This is a mentoring program for students who are interested in going to college. Under this program, students are placed with community mentors, are helped with defining their careers, and providing them with college tours.
ERIC JEFFERSON
Director Dearborn Street YMCA
Mobile Junior League available to children in the community who are not directly served by the Dearborn Y. Because of contract limitations, and in some cases, space, only a limited number of youth can be served by the youth programs. However, Jefferson hopes to increase the amount of participants in the programs—particularly the GED program—when it is time to renew the contracts. “In our next contract year, we hope to double the number of students in our GED program from 40 to 80,” he said. But no one agency can perform all of the social services, so what we need to do is to do what we do best. Once we find partners that we can partner with, and once we get them to a certain spot, we can pass them off to somebody else that can give them the other stuff they need.” D
The Dearborn Street Y also has an arrangement with Pope Boxing Academy, which serves amateur boxers ages 8-16, to use the facilities on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. There is also playground equipment donated by the
Brown Bag Celebrates 25 Years The 25th anniversary of Brown Bag continues in Bienville Square. The event has become an institution for downtown dwellers on Wednesdays in the fall and spring of each year. Reminiscent of park activities in major cities across the country, Bienville Square is transformed into a hub of activity with the sounds of Jazz and Blues filling the air. Surprisingly, or not surprisingly as critics of Mobile’s event scene would say, Brown Bag attracts a good, but modest size crowd for an event held downtown at noon. This fall’s Brown Bag in Bienville Concert Series began last month and will continue each Wednesday through October 27. Brown Bag
is a free lunch time event held each Wednesday beginning at 11:30 a.m. and ending at 1:30 p.m. The rest of the fall line-up includes:
Avalon, The City of Mobile, and the Original Oyster House. For more
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OCT 06 – Jim Armstrong (Jazz Guitarist) OCT 13 – Faulkner State Sun Chief Jazz Band OCT 20 – Lisa Mills (Blues) OCT 27 – Excelsior Band (Traditional Jazz) Brown Bag is a great way to enjoy your lunch in the middle of the week. Bienville Square is located in Downtown Mobile and is bordered by Dauphin Street, St. Joseph Street, St. Francis Street and Conception Street. The event is sponsored by Catt’s Sunday Jazz Brunch on 92 ZEW, Radio
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JEWELS OF ALABAMA AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE TRAIL
The City of Mobile has an interesting, but vastly unknown history of the contributions of its African American citizens. The “Jewels of Alabama” section of STEPPIN’ OUT will feature some of those stories by highlighting the African American Heritage Trail (AAHT). Here we will showcase an AAHT Marker, a story, and when available, a photo. Steppin’ Out would like to thank Dora Findley, founder of the African American Heritage Trail, for allowing us to present this outstanding project. To obtain more information about the African American Heritage Train or individual Markers, please contact Dora Findley at 251-533-0994.
St. Martin de Pores Hospital
St. Martin de Pores Hospital (Allen Memorial Home presently)
Established in 1947 by the Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile for the black Community since segregation prevented black doctors from admitting patients to the City Hospital. Present building erected in 1950 and named for St. Martin de Porres, who was born in 1597 in Lima, Peru the son of a Spanish nobleman and a freed black slave. He cared for the sick and many cures were attributed to him. With desegregation in 1971, the hospital closed. In 1976, it became a nursing facility, the Allen Memorial Home, named for Edward Allen, fifth Bishop of Mobile. D
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FOOTPRINTS IN HISTORY
John Mason Brewer P
erhaps the premier African-American folklorist of the twentieth century, John Mason Brewer was one of Texas’ most respected black writers. Dominated by the Uncle Remus animal tales for over half-a-century, African-American folklore evolved to new levels of maturity and complexity due to Brewer’s extensive fieldwork and collecting. His now seminal texts (composed of the largest body of AfricanAmerican folk tales ever documented) underscore the diverse traditions of communities throughout the South. Like his noted Texas colleagues-Americo Parades and John Lomax-Brewer’s work brought a largely unrecognized segment of American traditional life to academic relevance and popular attention. A native Texan, Brewer was born the grandson of slaves in Goliad and moved to Austin at age 7. He earned a BA from Wiley College in Marshall and served as a French interpreter for the American Expedition Forces in 1918. Upon returning to Austin, he taught creative writing at Tillotson College, Romance languages at Samuael Huston College and wrote poems and short stories that
were published in area journals. He carried a shoe-box full of slaves’ tales he had collected to J. Frank Dobie at the University of Texas. Dobie published the tales as the lead chapter of the 1932 volume of that Texas Folkfore Society writings and called it “the best collection of Negro folklore since Uncles Remus.” The young folkorist never looked back. Brewer’s fieldwork would take him throughout the South, collecting folk tales, sayings, proverbs and songs that would become indispensible to the scholarship of African-American folklore. Like Zora Neale Hurston, Brewer documentation used dialects unique to each region of study. Hence, his most notable works, The Word on the Brazos: Negro Preacher Tales from the Bottoms of Texas (1953), Aunt Dicey’s Tales: Snuff-Dipping Tales fo the Texas Negro(1956), Dog Ghosts and Other Negro Folk Tales(1958) and Worser Days and Better Times: The Folkore of the North Carolina Negro (1965) argued the rich and varied AfricanAmerican experience. D
The American Cancer Society is Making Strides Against Breast Cancer The Mobile and Baldwin County American Cancer Society offices hosted a kick-off breakfast on September 2 at 8 a.m. at the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center in Downtown Mobile. The inspirational breakfast was sponsored by WalMart and was a kickoff for the American Cancer Society’s 3rd Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer® event, which will be held Saturday, October 30, 2010 at Bienville Square. Making Strides is a noncompetitive five-mile walk to raise awareness and funds to fight breast cancer and to provide hope to all people facing the disease. Last year, more than 8,000 walkers attended our local Making Strides walk and raised more than $250,000 to support the American Cancer Society’s breast cancer research programs and local services for patients and their families. WalMart was this year’s Corporate Breakfast Sponsor. Around 325 people attended this morning’s breakfast to learn more about this exciting Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and to hear from some exceptional speakers. Speakers at the breakfast included, event chair, Cathy Tinnea, and breakfast emcee, Kym Thurman from LOCAL 15 News. Local physician, Dr. Lynn Dyess, spoke about the importance of early detection and prevention and local survivor, Wanda Sigler shared her
story of hope and survivorship. Bob Fennessey, representative from the Making Strides flagship sponsor, Winn Dixie also spoke, as well as Heather Tomberlin, American Cancer Society staff partner. The American Cancer Society staff as well as volunteers are currently working to recruit individuals and
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2010 Football Schedules (All Home Games Are Capitalized)
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Regular Season O. 03 CAROLINA ............................. Noon O. 10 at Arizona.............................3:05 pm O. 17 at Tampa Bay .......................... Noon O. 24 CLEVELAND........................... Noon O. 31 PITTSBURGH......................7:20 pm N. 07 at Carolina................................ Noon N. 14 BYE WEEK N. 21 SEATTLE.............................3:05 pm N. 25 at Dallas...............................3:15 pm D. 05 at Cincinnati............................ Noon D. 12 ST. LOUIS............................3:05 pm D. 19 at Baltimore............................. Noon D. 27 at Atlanta.............................7:30 pm J. 02 TAMPA BAY............................ Noon
ALABAMA COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL SOUTH ALABAMA
O. 09 MISSOURI S&T...................4:00 pm O. 16 at Lamar...............................6:00 pm O. 23 at U.C. Davis........................4:00 pm O. 25 GEORGIA STATE................4:00 pm N. 06 HENDERSON STATE.........4:00 pm N. 11 ARK.-MONTICELLO..........6:00 pm
ALABAMA
O. 02 FLORIDA.................................. TBA O. 09 at South Carolina...................... TBA O. 16 MISSISSIPPI............................ TBA O. 23 at Tennessee.............................. TBA N. 06 at LSU....................................... TBA N. 13 MISSISSIPPI STATE............... TBA N. 18 GEORGIA STATE..................... TBA N. 26 AUBURN................................... TBA
ALABAMA A&M
O. 02 GRAMBLING STATE..........3:00 pm O. 09 at Jackson State...................4:00 pm O. 16 at Ark-Pine Bluff..................6:00 pm O. 30 ALABAMA STATE..............2:30 pm N. 06 ALCORN STATE.................1:00 pm N. 13 at Mississippi Valley............1:00 pm N. 20 PRARIE VIEW A&M...........1:00 pm
ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM
O. 06 at UCF..................................8:00 pm O. 16 UTEP....................................3:00 pm O. 23 at Mississippi State.................. TBA O. 30 at Southern Miss................11:00 am N. 06 MAESHALL.........................3:15 pm N. 11 EAST CAROLINA................7:00 pm N. 20 MEMPHIS............................3:00 pm N. 27 at Rice........................................ TBA
ALABAMA STATE
O. 02 TEXAS SOUTHERN............7:00 pm O. 09 at Grambling St...................4:00 pm O. 23 SAVANNAH STATE............1:00 pm O. 30 Alabama A&M......................2:30 pm N. 06 JACKSON STATE...............7:00 pm N. 13 at Southern...........................5:30 pm N. 25 TUSKEGEE.........................1:00 pm
AUBURN O. 02 O. 09 O. 16 O. 23 O. 30
LOUISIANA-MONROE............ TBA at Kentucky............................... TBA ARKANSAS............................... TBA LSU............................................ TBA at Mississippi............................ TBA
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N. 06 CHATTANOOGA ..................... TBA N. 13 GEORGIA.................................. TBA N. 26 at Alabama................................ TBA
JACKSONVILLE STATE
O. 02 MURRAY STATE.................6:00 pm O. 09 at UT Martin............................. TBA O. 16 TENNESSEE STATE..........3:00 pm O. 23 AUSTIN PEAY.....................3:00 pm N. 06 at Eastern Kentucky............6:00 pm N. 13 S’EAST MISSOURI STATE..3:00 pm N. 20 at Tennessee Tech................6:00 pm
TROY
O. 05 at Middle Tenn.....................7:00 pm O. 16 LA. LAFAYETTE.................6:00 pm O. 30 at La Monroe.......................2:30 pm N. 06 at North Texas.......................... TBA N. 13 FL INTERNATIONAL.........2:30 pm N. 20 at South Carolina...................... TBA N. 27 WESTERN KENTUCKY.......... TBA D. 04 at Florida International.......1:00 pm
TUSKEGEE
O. 02 MILES..................................1:00 pm O. 09 at Morehouse........................2:00 pm
MILES
O. 16 at Fort Valley State.............2:00 pm O. 23 at Clark-Atlanta...................2:00 pm O. 30 KENTUCKY STATE............1:00 pm N. 06 LANE....................................1:00 pm N. 25 Alabama State......................1:00 pm
WEST ALABAMA
O. 09 at Harding ...........................6:00 pm O. 16 HENDERSON STATE.........5:00 pm O. 23 ARKANSAS TECH..............6:00 pm O. 30 at Southern Arkansas..........2:30 pm N. 07 at North Alabama................6:00 pm N. 11 VALDOSTA STATE.............7:00 pm
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O. 02 at Tuskeegee.........................1:00 pm O. 09 at Albany State....................2:00 pm O. 16 at Lane..................................2:00 pm O. 23 BENEDICT..........................1:00 pm O. 30 at Kentucky Wesleyan.........1:00 pm N. 06 MOREHOUSE.....................1:00 pm
NORTH ALABAMA
O. 02 ARKANSAS TECH..............6:00 pm O. 09 at West Georgia....................1:00 pm O. 14 VALDOSTA STATE.............7:00 pm O. 23 at Quachita Baptist.............1:00 pm O. 28 at Delta State.......................7:00 pm N. 06 WEST ALABAMA................6:00 pm N. 13 at Harding............................2:00 pm
SAMFORD
O. 02 at Elon..................................2:00 pm O. 09 at Western Kentucky...........2:00 pm O. 16 FURMAN..............................1:00 pm O. 30 at Georgia Southern................. Noon N. 06 WOFFORD...........................2:30 pm N. 13 at Chattanooga...................12:30 pm N. 20 THE CITADEL.....................2:00 pm
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
O. 02 MARSHALL.........................7:00 pm O. 09 EAST CAROLINA................6:30 pm O. 16 at Memphis.........................11:00 am O. 30 UAB....................................11:00 am N. 06 at Tulane..............................2:30 pm N. 13 at UCF................................11:00 am N. 20 HOUCTON...........................6:00 pm N. 26 at Tulsa.................................5:30 pm
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2010 REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE (All Home Games Are Capitalized)
ALMA BRYANT
COTTAGE HILL CHRISTIAN
MARY MONTGOMERY
BAKER
DAPHNE
McGILL-TOOLEN
O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29 O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29
at LeFlore MURPHY DAVIDSON at Montgomery at Fort Walton at Murphy at Davidson MARY MONTGOMERY BLOUNT DAPHNE
BALDWIN COUNTY O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29
FOLEY at Williamson SATSUMA at Robertsdale ESCAMBIA COUNTY
BAYSIDE ACADEMY O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29
at Washington County TRINITY at Montgomery Catholic at Excel at Gulf Shores
B.C. RAIN O. 08 O. 16 O. 22 O. 29
at W.S. Neal SARALAND at UMS-Wright WILLIAMSON
BLOUNT O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29
MARY MONTGOMERY at Dothan THEODORE at Baker at Vigor
CITRONELLE O. 01 O. 08 O. 14 O. 22 O. 28
GULF SHORES at St. Paul’s at Murphy at Spanish Fort SARALAND
O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29
O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 N. 29
FLOMATON at S’thern Choctaw at J.U. Blackshear MOBILE CHRISTIAN PLEASANT HOME SATSUMA at Robertsdale FAIRHOPE MCGILL-TOOLEN at Baker
DAVIDSON O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 28
at Theodore BAKER at Alma Bryant MURPHY at Fairhope
FAIRHOPE O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 28
at Robertsdale FOLEY at Daphne at Williamson DAVIDSON
O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29 O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29
at Blount THEODORE at Baker ALMA BRYANT SATSUMA
WILLIAMSON at Satsuma ROBERTSDALE at Daphne MURPHY
MOBILE CHRISTIAN O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29
at Leroy J.U. BLACKSHEAR SOUTH CHOCTAW at Cottage Hill at Montgomery Academy
MURPHY O. 01 O. 08 O. 14 O. 22 O. 29
BAKER at Alma Bryant CITRONELLE at Davidson at Mcgill-Toolen
SAINT PAUL’S O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29
at Vigor CITRONELLE at Gulf Shores at Enterprise UMS-WRIGHT
SATSUMA O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 39
at Daphne MCGILL-TOOLEN at Baldwin County FOLEY at Mary Montgomery
THEODORE O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 N. 29
DAVIDSON at Mary Montgomery at Blount OPEN LEFLORE
UMS-WRIGHT O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29
THOMASVILLE MONROE COUNTY B.C. RAIN at St. Paul’s
FAITH ACADEMY
ROBERTSDALE
VIGOR
FOLEY
SARALAND
WILLIAMSON
SAINT LUKE’S
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O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29 O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29
SPANISH FORT VIGOR at LeFlore GULF SHORES at Robertsdale at Baldwin County at Fairhope WILLIAMSON at Satsuma at Tuscaloosa County
LeFLORE O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29
ALMA BRYANT at Spanish Fort FAITH ACADEMY VIGOR at Theodore
O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 23 O. 29 O. 08 O. 16 O. 21 O. 29 O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22
FAIRHOPE DAPHNE at McGill-Toolen BALDWIN COUNTY FAITH ACADEMY at Escambia County at B.C. Rain W.S. Neal at Citronelle COFFEEVILLE at A.L. Johnson at Linden FRUITDALE
O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 22 O. 28 O. 01 O. 08 O. 15 O. 21 O. 29
ST. PAULS at Faith Academy SPANISH FORT at LeFlore BLOUNT at McGill BALDWIN COUNTY at Foley FAIRHOPE at B.C. Rain
Former USA Athletics Director Has Street Named In His Honor Former University of South Alabama Director of Athletics Joe Gottfried was honored last week when the school’s Board of Trustees passed a resolution authorizing the naming of a street on campus in his honor. The Board gave University President Gordon Moulton the authority to name the road that passes by the intramural fields on the west side of campus leading to the football field house Joseph E. Gottfried Drive. The naming of streets is a way for the school to recognize persons who have contributed to its growth and development, as well as offer opportunities to honor and memorialize such individuals for their significant roles in the history of the University. Gottfried came to the school as an assistant athletic director in 1981 and was promoted to athletic director in 1984. Under his direction, Jaguar
Athletics experienced success in competition as well as the classroom, and he had a profound impact not only on the school’s architecture with the development and improvement of numerous athletic facilities, but also on the community with the school’s addition of the football program in December 2007 - Gottfried was one of the key people involved in the process to make the sport the university’s 17th program. During his tenure, the school claimed the Vic Bubas Cup - presented to the program that demonstrates excellence in the league’s now 19 sports - 10 times in a 13-year span, as USA squads won 104 league titles. Overall, USA had 54 teams compete in NCAA Championship events as well as individuals qualify for NCAA postseason action 123 occasions, including a pair of national champions (David Kimani, cross country/track and field,
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1999-00; Vincent Rono, track and field, 2006).
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USA President Gordon Moulton presents former director of athletics Joe Gottfried with the resolution approving the naming of a campus street in his honor. (Photo Credit: John Adams)
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THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX ARTHUR L. MACK Freelance Writer Mobile, Alabama
History of Roller Skating
October is National Roller Skating Month
You may contact Arthur Mack at steppinoutnews@aol.com
B.E.L.T. (Better Elevate those Lousy Trousers) This column is not-so-humbly brought to you by yours’ truly, a proud member of The SHEDD—The Society Helping to Elevate Droopy Drawers. Yeah, I’m talking about these misguided brothers who wear their pants at half-mast down their rear ends for the whole wide world to see. I’m sure you’ve seen them too—young men parading around the street, proudly displaying different-colored underwear while failing to appreciate the value of a belt. More often than not, they’re using one hand to hold their pants up while they’re trying to walk down the street, looking like penguins waddling on a patch of ice in the South Pole. Some of them may even have a young lady walking with them, but don’t count on it being an everyday occurrence. It would be comical if it wasn’t so sad and disgusting, because I personally don’t see how wearing clothes in this manner elevates our people. True, the sagging phenomenon crosses color lines to an extent, but all too often, when you see young men wearing pants almost to their knees, it’s always “us.” Why? Some say it’s the gangster culture. Others say it came about as part of prison culture. But whatever it is, it needs to stop, and now. There’s nothing more disgusting than seeing the crack of someone’s rear end as they’re walking down the street and having to look at their drawers.
I’ve had the urge to get a industrialstrength staple gun and run up to some of these guys and staple their pants on their waists so I wouldn’t be subjected to the sight of seeing multi-colored underwear as these young brothers are bopping down the street. Of course, I would probably be cursed out, thrown in jail, or worse. It certainly wouldn’t be cool wearing pants with the waistline too far down to a job interview—a self-respecting employer wouldn’t even give you the time of day. So, the only thing I can do is write about this, or maybe sit down and explain to some of these guys (in a controlled setting, of course) about how wearing pants at half-mast is not a good idea—especially if you are trying to attract a pretty, intelligent young lady. Ah, but then again, some of these so-called attractive young ladies are blind to the ways of decent grooming. I remember one time I was out and about—I can’t remember exactly what I was doing that day—but I saw something that will stick with me for the rest of my life. There was a young lady with a child that could have been no more than two years old. The child appeared to be neatly dressed, but one thing stuck out—he had his little trousers strategically lowered where you could see his disposable diaper. And no, there wasn’t a belt to be seen. God help us. D
The first known roller skate was invented in London, England by a Belgium born man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s roller skate was not a quad skate, but rather an inline skate with small metal wheels. Joseph Merlin was also an accomplished violinist and violin maker. In 1760, as the story goes, Joseph Merlin was invited to perform for an audience at a masquerade party at the prestigious Carlisle House Mansion in Sofo Square, London. Merlin’s intent was to impress the crowd by playing his violin while skating on his newly invented roller skates. The festivities were progressing quiet well until Joseph Merlin accidentally skated into an expensive mirror, breaking the mirror and his violin, and injuring himself. Needless to say Joseph Merlin’s performance did not successfully generate an enormous amount of interest in roller skating!
By the 1860s the idea of roller skating had reached America, and in 1863 a young inventor named James Leonard Plimpton created a new, and superior type of roller skate. His roller skates allowed the skater to steer the skates in different directions. We would consider Plimpton an out of the box thinker as he moved away from the known “in-line” roller skates of his day. He built his skate with two wheels in the front and two in the back, much like the quad roller skates you’d find today. Plimpton’s wheels were mounted on carriages that rotated when the skater’s foot leaned to one side or the other. This feature allowed for smoother turns, and significantly enhanced the skater’s capability to skate backwards. Lastly, Plimpton’s roller skates provided the skater a superior glide when compared to the other roller skates of his time. James Plimpton did far more to promote roller skating than designing an outstanding roller skate. Plimpton built a large roller skating rink in New York City, and Newport, Rhode Island. He also made it easier for anyone to roller skate by leasing his roller skates to his customers. Additionally, Plimpton developed an effective system for teaching group roller skating lessons, and provided incentives by creating proficiency medals. In 1863 he founded the nation’s first roller skating association, the New York Roller Skating Association. He also hired Jackson Haines, a famous ballet dancer and excellent skater, to put on shows to help promote his roller skates and the sport as a whole. James Plimpton successfully changed the way people thought about roller skating, and is considered by some the founding father of modern day roller skating. D
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In Memorium
Jefferson Thomas-67 • Little Rock Nine Student • Pancreatic Cancer
George Blanda-83 AFL/NFL PLAYER
King Coleman-78 R&B Singer (“Do the Mashed Potatoes”) Heart Failure
Don Coryell-85 NFL Coach
Dana Dawson-36 Actress/Singer Cancer
Eddie Fisher-82 Entertainer Complications from Hip Surgery
William P. Foster-91 Marching Band Director (Florida A&M)
Harvey Fuqua-80 R&B Singer (The Moonglows) and Producer (Marvin Gaye) Heart Attack
John Hampton-103 Co-founder of Toys for Tots
John Kluge-95 Billionaire (Richest Person in USA,1989–1990)
Glenn Shadix-58 Actor (Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas) Fall
Shirley Silvey-82 Animator (The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Dudley Do-Right Show, George of the Jungle) Heart Failure
Bobby Thomson-86 MLB PLAYER After long Illness
Melvin Turpin-49 NBA PLAYER Suicide by Gunshot
Morrie Yohai-90 Inventor of Cheez Doodles Natural Causes
Jack Kershaw-96 Attorney who represented James Earl Ray
Leonard Skinner-77 School Teacher (Namesake of Lynyrd Skynyrd) Alzheimer’s Disease
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C A L E NOctober D A2010 R
ATLANTA
Concerts Slayer, Magadeath, Anthrax-Gwinnett Center Arena, 10/01 Kansas-Bailey Performance Center, 10/01-02 Max Lucado, Michael W. Smith, Third Day, tobyMac -Verizon Amphitheater, 10/02 Mary J. Blige, Jasmine Sullivan, Miguel, El DeBarge -Chastain Park Amphitheater, 10/02 Stone Temple Pilots, Shinedown, Sevendust, Bullet For My Valentine, Taddy Porter-Verizon Amphitheater, 10/03 REO Speedwagon-Turner Field, 10/03 Ron White-Fox Theatre, 10/08-09 Eagles-Piedmont Park, 10/15 Indigo Girls-Buckhead Theatre, 10/15
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony–The Masquerade, 10/20 Incognito, Lubriphonic-Variety Playhouse, 10/23 Joshua Redman–Spivey Hall, 10/23 Carrie Underwood, Billy Currington, Sons of Sylvia -Gwinnett Center Arena, 10/27 Michael Bolton-Ferst Center, 10/28 Branford Marsalis-Ferst Center, 11/05 Lady Antebellum-Fox Theater, 11/12 Styx-Cobb Performing Arts Center, 11/13 Better Than Ezra-Buckhead Theater, 11/14 Dave Matthews Band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue-Phillips Arena, 11/16 John McLaughlin-Rialto Center, 11/20 Jason Aldean, Luke Bryant, Thompson Square -Gwinnett Center Arena, 11/20 Dave Koz, Jonathan Butler, Brian Culbertson, Candy Dulfer-Center Stage, 11/27
BILOXI
Concerts The Black Crowes-Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, 10/01 Rick Springfield-Hard Rock Live, 10/02 David Cassidy-Hard Rock Live, 10/08 The Beach Boys-Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, 10/08-09 The Temptations, The Four Tops-Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, 10/15 Craig Morgan-Hard Rock Live, 10/15 Mike Zito-Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 10/15-16 Leslie West-Hard Rock Live, 10/16 Johnny Rivers-Hard Rock Live, 10/22 Mike Epps-IP Casino, Resort and Spa, 10/22 Maroon 5, OneRepublic-Hard Rock Live, 10/23 Eddie Money-Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, 10/29 Don Williams-IP Casino, Resort and Spa, 10/29-30 Darius Rucker-Hard Rock Live, 10/30 Jeff Dunham-Coast Coliseum, 11/05 Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis-Hard Rock Live, 11/05 Sarah McLachlan-IP Casino, Resort and Spa, 11/06 Scott Stapp-Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 11/06 Blues Traveler-Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, 11/12 Styx-Hard Rock Live, 11/12 Trace Adkins-Isle of Capri, 11/12 Martin Short-Hard Rock Live, 11/19 tobyMac-Coast Coliseum, 11/21 Elvin Bishop-Hard Rock Live, 11/26 Jack Hanna- Hard Rock Live, 11/27 Merle Haggard-IP Casino, Resort & Spa, 11/27 Little Anthony & The Imperials-Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, 11/28
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BIRMINGHAM
Concerts Hank Williams Jr., Jamee Johnson, Colt Ford, Josh Thompson, The Grascals-BJCC Arena, 10/01 Pat Metheny-Alys Stephens Center, 10/01 Shinedown-WorkPlay Theater, 10/01 Bob Dylan-BJCC Concert Hall, 10/13 Cowboy Mouth-WorkPlay Theater, 10/22 Sarah McLachlan-Alabama Theater, 11/5 Jason Aldean, Luke Bryant, Thompson Square -BJCC Arena, 11/19
MOBILE
Concerts Top of the Orange-Grand Central, 10/01 Phar Fletcher-Grand Central, 10/02 The Ugli Stick-Grand Central, 10/03 Mae, Terrible Things, Windsor Drive-Alabama Music Box, 10/08 Beats Antique-Alabama Music Box, 10/11 Azure Ray-Alabama Music Box, 10/12 Mike Zito-Blues Tavern, 10/13 Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials-The Shed Bbq & Blues Joint, 10/15 Bryan Lee, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials-The Shed Bbq & Blues Joint, 10/16 Rca Black Rodeo-Civic Center, 10/16 Big Gigantic-Soul Kitchen, 10/19 Colour Revolt, El Cantador-Alabama Music Box, 10/21 Bryan Lee-The Shed Bbq & Blues Joint, 10/22 Carrie Underwood, Billy Currington, Sons Of Sylvia -Civic Center, 10/23 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony-Soul Kitchen, 10/23 Sweetback Sisters-Callahan’s, 10/24 Ingram Hill, Benjy Davis Project-Soul Kitchen, 10/29 Toubab Krewe-Soul Kitchen, 10/30 Southern Culture On The Skids-Soul Kitchen, 11/04 Moreland & Arbuckle-The Shed, 11/05 Galactic-Soul Kitchen, 11/06 Levon Helm Band, Ray Lamontagne-Saenger Theater, 11/07 Shotgun Party-Callahan’s, 11/07 Guitar Shorty-The Shed, 11/12 Eric Church, Jonathan Singleton & The Groove -Civic Center, 11/13 The Hot Seats-Callahan’s, 11/14 Mannheim Steamroller-Civic Center, 11/16 Cowboy Mouth-Soul Kitchen, 11/19 Larry Keel And Natural Bridge-Callahan’s, 11/21 Ballet Stars of New York City Ballet-Civic Center, 11/06 Museums —Exploreum Hands on Hall; on-going Minds on Hall; on-going Science Lab (Ciba Lab); on-going Wharf Wonder; on-going Dolphins, 05/29-11/05 Reptile Planet, 07/5-10/24 —Fort Conde Historic Fort Founded in 1702, Moved to Mobile in 1711; on-going —Museum of Art Michael Peterson: Evolution/Revolution, 07/23-10/03 Wood Artistry from the Permanent Collection, 07/23-10/03 American Landscapes: Treasures from the Parrish Art, 10/15-01/02 Fairy Tale Art: Illustrations from Children’s Books, 10/22-01/02 Poetic Containers of Light: The Haverty Collection of International Studio Glass, 10/15-01/02 Material Imaginings, on-going —Museum of Mobile Old Ways New Days Iⅈ on-going Walls and Halls; on-going Discovery Room Interactive Gallery; on-going —Phoenix Fire Museum Steam Engines, Motorized Vehicles, Gallery; on-going Opera Candide-Saenger, 11/22, 24
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NEW ORLEANS
Concerts The Wailers, Trevor Hall-House of Blues, 10/01 Gretna Heritage Festival-REO Speedwagon, Little River Band, Doug Kershaw -Downtown Gretna, 10/01 Gretna Heritage Festival-Doobie Brothers, The Temtations Review feat. Dennis Edwards, Bonerama-Downtown Gretna, 10/02 Chelsea Handler, Josh Wolf-Lakefront Arena, 10/02 The Cult, The Black Ryder-House of Blues, 10/02 Gretna Heritage Festival-The Charlie Daniels Band, Blake Shelton, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue-Downtown Gretna, 10/03 Daniel Tosh-Mahalia Jackson Theater, 10/08 BJ Thomas-Boomtown Casino, 10/09 Nickelback, Three Days Grace, Buckcherry -New Orleans Arena, 10/12 Michael Franti, Tamarama-House of Blues, 10/15 Taj Mahal, Corey Harris, Otis Taylor, Jon Cleary, Honey Island Swamp Band-Lafayette Square, 10/16 Ruthie Foster, Joe Krown, Mem Shannon & The Membership, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials -Lafayette Square, 10/17 Jonny Lang-House of Blues, 10/21 Doug E. Fresh, M.C. Lyte, Slick Rick, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane, Yo Yo-Lakefront Arena, 10/23 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony-House of Blues, 10/24 Tony Bennett-Mahalia Jackson Theater, 10/28 Family Shows Cirque Dreams “Illuminations”-Mahalia Jackson Theater, 10/01-03 “Drumline Live”-Mahalia Jackson Theater, 10/29
PENSACOLA
Concerts Daughtry, 311, Dierks Bentley, Bush, 30 Seconds to Mars, Michael Franti, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Bravery, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (B.R.M.C.). Rebelution, Better Than Ezra, Cowboy Mouth, Paper Tongues, Neon Trees, Blackberry Smoke, The Submarines, Benjy Davis Project, Matt Kennon, Pico vs. Island Trees, The Gills -Casino Beach, 10/15 Stone Temple Pilots, 311, 30 Seconds to Mars, Michael Franti, Better Than Ezra-Casino Beach, 10/16 Willie Nelson, Galactic, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Honey Island Swamp Band-Casino Beach, 10/17
Pensacola Interstate Fair-38 Special
-Fairgrounds, 10/22 Pensacola Interstate Fair-Steel Magnolia -Fairgrounds, 10/23 Pensacola Interstate Fair-Seven Mary Three, Sponge, Marcy Playground-Fairgrounds, 10/29 Pensacola Interstate Fair-Charlie Daniels Band-Fairgrounds, 10/30 Celtic Thunder-Saenger, 11/19 Mannheim Steamroller-Saenger, 11/23
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LAUGHTER Prayer Works!!!
Willie Mae approaches her priest and says, “Father, I have a problem. I have two female talking parrots, but they only know how to say one thing.” “What do they say?” the priest inquires. “They only know how to say, ‘Hi, we’re prostitutes. Want to have some fun?’” “That’s terrible,” the priest exclaims, “but I have a solution to your problem. Bring your two female parrots over to my house, and I will put them with my two male talking parrots that I taught to pray and read the bible. My parrots will teach your parrots to stop saying that terrible phrase, and your female parrots will learn to praise and worship.” “Thank you!” Willie Mae responds. The next day, Willie Mae brings her female parrots to the priest’s house. His two male parrots are holding rosary beads and praying in their cage. Willie Mae puts her two female parrots in with the male parrots, and the female parrots say, “Hi, we’re prostitutes, want to have some fun?” One male parrot looks at the other male parrot and exclaims, “Put the beads away. Our prayers have been answered!!!” Ol’ Leroy had been a faithful Christian and was in the hospital, near death. The family called their preacher to stand with them. As the preacher stood next to the bed, Ol’ Leroy’s condition appeared to deteriorate and he motioned frantically for something to write on. The pastor lovingly handed him a pen and a piece of paper, and Ol’ Leroy used his last bit of energy to scribble a note, then suddenly died. The preacher thought it best not to look at the note at that time, so he placed it in his jacket pocket. At the funeral, as he was finishing the message, he realized that he was wearing the same jacket that he was wearing when Ol’ Leroy died. He said, “You know, Ol’ Leroy handed me a note just before he died. I haven’t looked at it, but knowing Leroy, I’m sure there’s a word of inspiration there for us all.” He opened the note, and read, “Please step to your left -- you’re standing on my oxygen tube!!!” J
Do You Have What I Need???
Leroy the town drunk walks into a convenience store and asks the clerk, “Do you have any grapes?” The clerk says no, and Leroy leaves. The next day, Leroy returns and asks, “Do you have any grapes?” The clerk again says no, and Leroy leaves. The day after that, Leroy walks in the store again and asks “Do you have any grapes?” The clerk screams at him, “You’ve come in here the past two days and asked if we had any grapes. I told you no every time that we don’t have any grapes! I swear if you come back in here again, and ask for grapes, I’ll nail your feet to the floor!” Leroy left, and returned the next day. This time he asked, “Do you have any nails?” The clerk replied, “No,” and Leroy said, “Good! Got any grapes???” J
One Lie Deserves Another!!!
A cabbie, Leroy, picks up a nun. She gets into the cab, and Leroy won’t stop staring at her. She asks him why he is staring and he replies, “I have a question to ask you but I don’t want to offend you.” She answers, “My dear son, you cannot offend me. When you’re as old as I am and have been a nun a long as I have, you get a chance to see and hear just about everything. I’m sure that there’s nothing you could say or ask that I would find offensive.” “Well”, says Leroy, “I’ve always had a fantasy to have a nun kiss me.” The nun responds, “Well, let’s see what we can do about that: #1, you have to be single and #2 you must be Catholic.” Leroy is very excited and says, “Yes, I am single and I’m Catholic too!” The nun says “OK, pull into the next alley.” He does and the nun fulfills his fantasy. But when they get back on the road, Leroy starts crying. “My dear child, said the nun, why are you crying?” “Forgive me sister, but I have sinned. I lied, I must confess, I’m married and I’m Baptist.” The nun says, “That’s OK, my name is Kevin and I’m on my way to a Halloween party!!!” J
I Need Help!!!
Leroy absolutely hated his wife’s cat and decided to get rid of him one day by driving him 20 blocks from his home and leaving him at the park. As he was getting home, the cat was walking up the driveway. The next day, Leroy decided to drive the cat 40 blocks away. He put the beast out and headed home. Driving back up his driveway, there was the cat! Leroy kept taking the cat further and further and the cat would always beat him home. At last he decided to drive a few miles away, turn right, then left, past the bridge, then right again and another right until he reached what he thought was a safe distance from his home and left the cat there. Hours later Leroy calls home to his wife: “Willie Mae, is the cat there?” “Yes”, the wife answers, “why do you ask?” Frustrated, Leroy answered, “Put that son of a gun on the phone, I’m lost and I need directions!!!” J
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Miller Lite Friday (October 01) 7:00 PM Jazzy Blu 8:30 PM Dennis “Finger Roll” Nelson 10:15 PM Mary J. Blige Saturday (October 02) 2:30 PM 2 Major Twins 4:00 PM G-Fiive 5:30 PM Multi 7:00 PM Chrisette Michele 8:45 PM KEM 10:30 PM Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds Sunday (October 03) 2:30 PM Hot Wire 4:00 PM Gina Brown & Anutha Level 5:30 PM L.T.D 7:15 PM Earth, Wind & Fire Pepsi Friday (October 01) 7:00 PM Top of the Orange 10:30 PM Godsmack Saturday (October 02) 2:30 PM The Ugli Stick 4:00 PM Swampnoise 5:15 PM The REZ 6:30 PM Adelitas Way 7:45 PM Rehab 9:00 PM Sick Puppies 10:30 PM Shinedown
Sunday (October 03) 2:30 PM StereoHype 3:45 PM Fuel 5:15 PM Skillet 6:45 PM Papa Roach 8:15 PM T.I.
Saturday (October 02) 2:30 PM Voices of Joy 3:15 PM Cliff Robertson 5:05 PM Truevine Baptist Church 5:50 PM Wilfred Bolds 6:05 PM Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson
Launching Pad Friday ( October 01) 8:00 PM Before Nine 9:45 PM Gravy
Sunday (October 03) 2:30 PM Chris Johnston 3:10 PM Walter Sumlin Jr. 4:40 PM Anthony Williams 5:45 PM Chosen 5 Singers
Saturday (October 02) 3:30 PM Beyond Me 4:45 PM Cary Laine Band 6:00 PM The Grey 6:45 PM Embers in Ashes 7:15 PM Mob Towne Revival 8:30 PM Chronic Blues 9:30 PM Thrine Sunday (october 03) 3:30 PM Lisa Zanghi 4:30 PM Wes Loper Band 6:00 PM Adam Holt 7:30 PM The Smart Brothers Gospel Stage Friday (October 01) 6:45 PM Cedar Street Mass Choir 7:25 PM Vision 2 XIT 8:05 PM Brothers United 9:05 PM Evangelist Loretta Raymore Handy
Jazz Tent Friday (October 01) 6:30 PM Faulkner State Sunchief Jazz Band (Big Band) 8:00 PM Bust - Funk Jazz 9:30 PM Roman Street Saturday (October 02) 2:15 PM Elements of Difference 3:30 PM Bay City Brass Band 5:00 PM Jimmy Robinson 6:30 PM Worldwide Zoo 8:00 PM Shane Philen 9:30 PM Dennis “Fingeroll” Nelson’s Tribute to Santana Sunday (October 03) 2:15 PM Roderick Cotton 3:30 PM Excelsior Band 5:00 PM Lil’ Greenwood 6:30 PM Jim Armstrong Trio 8:00 PM Rick Hirsch Quartet