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CRATERFEST: ‘Biggest thing to hit Wetumpka since the meteor’ set for Saturday STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
Wetumpka’s Craterfest is just four days away, with activities set to begin bright and early Saturday morning at Gold Star Park. This year’s event will feature Georgia native and award-winning singer and songwriter Colt Ford as its headlining act. Other artists scheduled to perform include Colt Ford gospel singer Andrew McCarter, the classic and southern rock group Shades of Gray, country artist Bradley Roberson along with the Tyler Braden Band and southern rock artist Markus Fox. Events are set all day, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Gold Star Park in See CRATER • Page 3
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Pat Jones, with her brother Ernest Johnson, and her three grandsons, Taylor, George, and Willis Watt Jones, stand under what was revealed as the new name of the Wetumpka Depot Players theater, in honor of her late husband Watt Jones Jr.
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The Wetumpka Depot Players revealed the new name of their theater in a surprise unveiling ceremony held for the family, friends and fellow performers of Wetumpka resident and longtime Depot performer Watt Jones, Jr.
The Depot Players’ auditorium was named Watt Jones Jr. Theatre, and one by one at the ceremony, fellow actors, neighbors and a family pastor delivered outpourings of memories and reminiscences about the prominent community member. The Sunday event was standing See NAME • Page 3
Despite being awarded a new trial on appeal, Joey Alan Grizzell of Prattville again plead guilty to manslaughter.
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Kenny Holt emerged as the winner in a runoff for the District 1 Elmore County Commission seat after a sweeping win in the Republican Primary Runoff election Tuesday. Holt won by nearly 300 votes at 673 votes to his opposition, Shanna Chamblee’s 375. Elmore County Probate Judge and election official, John Enslen, announced the results around 8:30 p.m., and said out of the roughly 9,338 voters in District 1 a total of 1,048 voted for a turnout of 11.22 percent that saw Holt take the vote at 64 to Chamblee’s roughly 36 percent total. “I’m ecstatic, that my supporters did what they did and voted for me and had confidence in me,” said Holt, amid celebrating his victory.
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Grizzell again pleads guilty in child’s death Despite being granted a new trial with a key piece of evident thrown out by an appeals court, a Prattville man facing charges in the death of an infant decided not to go through with a trial. Monday as prosecutors and defense teams were preparing for jury selection and a new trial, Joey Alan Grizzell, 30, surprised them all and again accepted a guilty plea. Just as he had before, Grizzell plead guilty to manslaughter See GUILTY • Page 12
Holt received roughly 64 percent of runoff votes against opponent
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Gerry Purcell was selected as executive director of the Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce, bringing a diverse background to the position.
Chamber names Purcell director By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
The Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has named Gerry Purcell as its new executive director. It is Purcell’s first week on the job and he talked with The Herald, Tuesday in the Chamber’s new innovation center about his goals for the organization and the city, along with some of the strategies he planned to put to use to achieve them. Purcell relocated to the Wetumpka area two years ago after residing in the Atlanta area for nearly 20 years. He is a native of the city of Toccoa in the Northeast Georgia foothills.
“Moving here was a breath of fresh air,” said Purcell, who has lived in Wetumpka with his wife for about two years. He called his new role with the chamber perfect, and said it was a change from his past in the health care industry. “It’s a big change for me, but everything that I have been doing for my business career really fits well, I think, for what they were looking for,” he said. Purcell brings diverse experience to the executive director role. He knows first-hand how to run a successful business and has helped hundreds of businesses and non-profits over his career in the areas of business development, See CHAMBER • Page 12
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The Elmore County Commissioners considered a liquor license for a local park event, a bid on elevator renovations for the county courthouse and selling county vehicles online at Monday’s meeting. A tax-exempt liquor license application was approved for the Alabama Wildlife Federation and the Lake Martin Wild Game Cook-off 2016 at the Lake Martin Amphitheater in Eclectic on May 14. And a bid inquiry on a renovation project for the passenger elevators at the Elmore County Judicial Complex was accepted. “This is one of the elements from the Blue Print 2020 plan,” said Richie Beyer, county engineer with the Highway Department. According to Elmore County website, the Blueprint 2020 Plan is billed as an infrastructure modernization and renewal plan for the growing population See COMMISSION • Page 12
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Tallassee High School’s 2016 FFA plant sale begins. You’re more than welcome to come and tour our new greenhouse and look at the plants and facility. Swedish Ivy hanging baskets $8, Wondering Jew hanging baskets $8, Purple Queen hanging baskets $7, Mosquito Plant hanging basket $7, Spider Plant hanging baskets $7, Impatiens hanging baskets $7, Fern hanging baskets $7, Lantana $4, Coleus (single) $5,Marigolds (single) $0.25, Coleus $0.50, Vinca (single) $0.25
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Church Coed Softball registration will be held April 4 –April 22 at Recreation Department and tentative date to begin season will be first week of May. Games played on Tuesdays and Thursdays and cost is $450 per team.
April 13
CHURCH REVIVAL: Lake Hill Baptist Church in Deatsville is hosting a revival April 10-13 starting at 7 p.m.
April 15
CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS: There will be an event at Holtville Elementary School April 15 at 1:30 p.m. to bring awareness to child abuse and neglect as April is is Child Abuse
and Neglect Prevention Awareness Month. he Elmore County Extension, Family Resource Center, Juvenile Judge, DHR Director, Superintendent of Education and many other community partners will be in attendance as well as about 100 elementary students. This is a celebration of all the good work that the schools, churches, agencies and communities do to strengthen families which prevents child maltreatment.
April 16
CRATERFEST: Wetumpka Craterfest & Duck Dash will feature National and local music artists, Kidzone, Arts & Crafts, Crater Bus MiniTours, Crater Art Exhibit/ Video Saturday, April 16th from 2-7PM at Gold Star Park. Vendor spaces and sponsorships available! Contact Jamie Young at jyoung@wetumpkachamber.org or 334-567-4811. REELTOWN REUNION: The Sixth Reeltown High School Reunion of the Classes from 1950-1970 will hold its 20-Year Class Reunion on April 16 in the original Reeltown High School Auditorium. The Reunion begins at 10 a.m. for a time to meet, greet and tour the school. The “Assembly” will begin in the auditorium at 11 a.m. The RHS Jazz Band will be guest and play a few jazz tunes. Donations will
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be received for new Rebel Pride Marching Band uniforms. All donations greatly appreciated. Welcome, recognitions, etc., will follow. Please bring your “ole fashion brown bag/sack lunch” with a drink. No meal will be available. Classes will meet after assembly in the cafeteria for their sack lunch meal. Tours of the school and grounds will be available following the assembly and lunch.
April 16-17
FRENCH INDIAN WAR ENCAMPMENT: Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson Park, the Alabama Historical Commission, and the Friends of the Forts are pleased to announce the annual French & Indian War Encampment taking place April 16-17 at Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson Park near Wetumpka. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for children six to eighteen years of age. The event takes place 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. This special event focuses attention on the main protagonists of the French & Indian War - France, Britain and their American Indian allies. Additionally, the event features daily life at a French frontier fort and Creek village in the year 1756. Soldiers will engage in mock battles each day and souvenirs replicating items of the time period will
be available from merchants on site. Living history demonstrations of military, Indian, and civilian life will take place on Saturday and Sunday throughout the day. Re-enactors will be dressed and equipped as they appeared in North America during the middle of the eighteenth century. Boy Scouts of America Troop 50 will sell food and drink on Saturday; however, there will be no refreshments available for purchase on Sunday so please plan to bring a picnic lunch.
April 17
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SKATE NIGHT: Come out for a night of skating for the American Cancer Society on Sunday, April 17, 2016 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Skatezone 88 Red Eagle Drive. It will cost $6.00 per person for regular skates and $3.00 more for inline skates. All proceeds go to the Jessica’s Cancer Busters Relay for Life team. For more information call Bubba Wood at (334) 3002134 or Sherry Cole at (334) 313-4311.
April 18-23
EARTH DAY CLEANUP 2016: Sign up a litter team to pick up around your neighborhood, business or call the Chamber of Commerce for a loca-
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A suspect involved in Saturday’s shooting at Wind Creek Casino turned himself into the Tribal Police on Sunday following the shooting on the fifth floor of the Wind Creek Wetumpka parking deck. According to a press report released on Tuesday, April 12, Joseph Terry Grub, 52, of Mathews, Alabama, was charged Grubbs with assault in the first degree after he allegedly shot into the victim’s vehicle, striking him. The victim, who knew the shooter, then drove to a nearby hospital along with the passengers and was airlifted to UAB Hospital. The release states he was last known to be in stable condition. Grub is currently being held in the Elmore County Jail, and the investigation ongoing by Tribal Police, the Wetumpka Police Department and the Elmore County Sheriff’s Department. tion. Advanced Disposal Sponsor providing a roll off container at City Hall from 8am-noon on Saturday the 23 for nonhazardous material and litter team debris disposal. Parker Tire & Auto will take used oil, tires and batteries all week from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Electronic Recycling drop off at Tallassee Recreation Center April 21 from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. The city Shop will have a roll off container available for nonhazardous material disposal and appliances from Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
April 23
SINGING: Dolly Boshell will be singing Saturday April 23 at Antioch Baptist Church. Supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. and the singing starts at 6:30 p.m. Featured will be the Larch Family, Dr. Rick Jones and the Youth of Antioch. Everyone is welcome and there will be no admission charge.
April 24
CHURCH HOMECOMING: Mt. Hebron East Baptist Church in Eclectic will celebrate its 120th Anniverary with homecoming nn Sunday, April 24. Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. (omitting Sunday School). Special singers will be “Holy Destiny” of Prattville. Following services, dinner will be served at noon in the church fellowship building. We invite everyone to come and celebrate with us and stay for lunch at noon. COMMUNITY CELEBRATION BBQ: Santuck Baptist Church on Central Plank Road is hosting a community celebration BBQ Sunday, April 24
from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
April 30
CEMETERY PRESERVATION WORKSHOP: The Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance is hosting its annual cemetery preservation workshop at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Friendship United Methodist Church Cemetery April 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact Scott Martin at bevel67@aol.com for additional information.
May 10
GOLF TOURNEY: Tallassee Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament will be held May 10 at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club Come join us for a fun day of lunch, golf and a chance to win bragging rights and CASH!
May 14
UNION REUNION: Union Academy, Dadeville, Class of 1974 is hosting a School Reunion BBQ: On Saturday, May 14th from 2 p.m. until at University Station RV, Hwy 14, Auburn. All students, faculty, their families and anyone associated with Union Academy are invited. Contact Eddie Hughes, 334-257-3826, hughesautoparts@centurytel. net; Priscilla Hammonds, 334-283-2233,steven505@ centurytel.net; Carolyn Hood, 334-319-3434, auburnhood@aol.com; or Genice Fuqua, 256-5081768, gfuquaret@gmail. com for more information. Assistance will be provided for those with mobility problems.
May 19
AFTER HOURS: Chamber Business After Hours, Sunset Reception is set for Thursday, May 19 at Wind Creek Wetumpka, 100 River Oaks Drive, Wetumpka from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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PADDLE FOR A PURPOSE: Children’s Harbor Lake Martin Campus is hosting Paddle for a Purpose May 21 at 8:30 a.m. Registration fees are $35 for the mile race and $45 for the 3 and 6 mile race. This event is part of the SUP the South race series. Non-racers are welcome to watch.
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Name room only, as guests trickled in well into the procession. The board president of the theater Jeff Langham opened the ceremony and spoke about Jones and his many decades long involvement with the Depot Players. “When I think of Watt Jones, I think of character,” said Langham. “Also, (when) I think of Watt, I think, Watt – a character.” Langham said Jones was vital to the community and said he exemplified the phrase, “a pillar of the community.” He described Jones’ roughly 32-year-long relationship with the theater as giving and selfless. After the introduction, a collection of Jones’ performances was shown from throughout his on-stage career spanning back to 1982. After the video, audience members spoke about their experiences with Jones, before Jones’ wife, Pat Jones and their three grandsons,
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Taylor Jones, George Jones and Willis Watt Jones, as well as her brother, Ernest Johnson. One of Jones’ childhood friends, who said he was a neighbor of Jones growing up, spoke about their friendship and Jones’ achievements. “Of course as you know he was instrumental in The Depot here, and he’ll forever be remembered because of this and other things and he just excelled at everything he did,” said Tommy Stowe, 73. “I’m proud to have been one of his best friends.” The pastor of Wetumpka’s First Presbyterian Church Jonathan Yarboro told about his first time meeting Jones and the affect he had on him and his family. “Watt Jones is the reason that the Yarboros came to Wetumpka,” said Yarboro, who delivered Jones’ eulogy at what Yarboro called the celebration of Jones’ life in December 2015.
Crater Wetumpka. Those in attendance may also take part in the first-ever River Region Duck Dash. Participants are encouraged to adopt a rubber duck to race down the Coosa River from the Bibb Graves Bridge to the Gold Star Park Boat Launch. Cash prizes are awarded to the winners and proceeds made from the adoptions go to the Wetumpka Rotary to benefit local non-profits. Adoptions can be made now or at the event. An arts and crafts station as well as a free Kidzone will be available for children and attendees can take a Crater bus mini-tour, visit the Crater art exhibit and attend lectures. Craterfest will also offer an excellent opportunity to see the Wetumpka impact crater, the 85
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“But the reason that the Yarboros had stayed here was not Watt. The reason is that every single thing that Watt told us when we came here and met him was true,” Yarboro said. Pat Jones stood with her grandchildren and thanked everyone for being there, some having driven as far as Mobile and Eufaula to Wetumpka to be at the ceremony. “Each and every one of you meant so much to him. He truly, truly, enjoyed being here, being around all the different people, the different plays,” said Jones, “But this was special … it was a pleasure to him to be able to be here.” After the unveiling her husband’s name placed above the auditorium door, a seemingly overwhelmed Jones said, “I’m still speechless, he would be totally honored. They all did a beautiful job, a beautiful occasion, celebrating a beautiful man.”
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million-year-old meteor crater that gives the festival its name. Wetumpka is home to the almostfive-miles-across crater and most residents take the 600-foot western rim, along Highway 231, for granted. On Saturday, the Wetumpka Impact Crater Commission will host 50-minute mini-tours with registration starting at 12:30 p.m. from the City Administrative Building, next to the Civic Center on Main Street. The tours are $5 for adults and school children accompanied by an adult are free. The tours are not recommended for small children or infants. Tours are first come, first served. The mini-tour is divided into two parts. First, tourists will receive
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an orientation and watch a video, followed by the 30-minute drivearound tour on a school bus. Space is limited to 40 per time slot. There will be tours every half hour, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Crater souvenirs and t-shirts will be available for purchase at Craterfest and at the City Administrative Building. Also, a permanent Crater display is now open upstairs in the South Gallery in the City Administrative Building. It will be open for touring on Saturday from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and every weekday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Plan to go by to see the informative display.
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Don’t miss out on Craterfest fun
There are certain events in Wetumpka that just can’t be missed and one of the happenings that is surely circled in red on the calendar is this Saturday. Craterfest will return to Gold Star Park beginning at 2 p.m. and there will be music and fun of all sorts for the community to enjoy. Events are set all day – from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Gold Star Park in Wetumpka. Those in attendance may also take part in the first-ever River Region Duck Dash. Participants are encouraged to adopt a rubber duck to race down the Coosa River from the Bibb Graves Bridge to the Gold Star Park Boat Launch. Cash prizes are awarded to the winners and proceeds made from the adoptions go to the Wetumpka Rotary to benefit local non-profits. An arts and crafts station as well as a free Kidzone will be available for children and attendees can take a Crater bus mini-tour where they will visit the Crater, see an art exhibit and attend lectures. As for the music, award-winning singer and songwriter Colt Ford is the headline act. Other artists scheduled to perform include gospel singer Andrew McCarter, the classic and southern rock group Shades of Gray, country artist Bradley Roberson along with the Tyler Braden Band and southern rock artist Markus Fox. Get the picture? No shortage of fun. It will be an incredible day filled with community spirit. We encourage everyone to come out and enjoy what has become pone of the events that make Wetumpka great.
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got tickled watching a comedian on YouTube the other day. In the video, he talked about how we respond to our doorbell ringing now as opposed to how we did so 30 years ago. Back then, we were excited to hear it ring. We were thrilled to have “company.” Up in my grandparents’ neck of the woods, they referred to it as “viztin.” People would visit just to visit—to keep each other company for a spell. The homeowners would always offer up something to drink, which was usually sweet tea—sweet tea so thick it could be poured on a pancake. They’d usually try to feed you, too. If the phone rang, they’d either let it ring or pick it up and tell the caller they’d have to call them back, because they had company. Now, the phone takes precedence over everything. Boy, times certainly are a’changing! Today, when the doorbell rings, my heart starts pounding like I’m back in Iraq during a mortar attack. I immediately want to hit the floor or take cover. Once I regain my composure, I tiptoe to the door to see who could possibly be contemplating coming through my front door. What could they possibly want? I tiptoe, even though I have carpet. One can never be too careful when it comes to doorbell ringers. I’ll look through
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the peephole to see if it’s a friend or a foe or someone I don’t even know. If I don’t open the door, I stand there and watch them like a one-eyed hawk until they leave. Sometimes, they even have the gall to ring it a second time. Who raises these animals? One of my biggest pet peeves is when I wave or speak to someone and they look at me like I have a carrot poking out of my ear instead of simply waving back or saying hello. How difficult is it to acknowledge someone’s presence? I remember my uncle being so excited about seeing Bo Jackson one time when Bo was still at Auburn. My uncle spoke to him. Bo didn’t strike up a conversation with him. In fact, he didn’t even say hello. He grunted. That’s it; he grunted, but the grunt was acknowledgement. That’s all I’m asking for. In the Army, we answer everything, good, bad, or indifferent, with “hooah.” It’s an acknowledgement. Growing up I knew all of my
neighbors. I probably went into half, if not more, of the houses in my neighborhood at some point during my childhood. I broke bread or windows in some of those houses, too. Nowadays, we don’t even know our neighbors. We may know the people directly next to us, but that’s about it. The folks down the street might as well be living atop Mount Kilimanjaro. Times, they are a’changing. For the record, all the “viztin” I experienced as a child was up around my grandparents’ house in Tallapoosa County. No one ever visited us at our house. Mama didn’t care to have people over, so we kept the house locked up tighter than Fort Knox, hooah. Well, not literally. In fact, we didn’t even lock our doors. We didn’t even have a key for the front door. We’d leave the door unlocked while we were at school all day. Heck, we even left the door unlocked when we loaded up the Pinto to go to Panama City for the week. Who would do that today? No one. Why? Because, times have already changed. Jody Fuller is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@ jodyfuller.com. For more information, please visit www.jodyfuller.com.
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here appears to be very little interest in promoting an effort to impeach Governor Robert Bentley. With very few legislative days left in the session, legislators have a myriad of problems to deal with, not the least of which are the budgets, especially the General Fund. The financial woes surrounding the General Fund cloud the horizon and justly require more attention than the circus of an impeachment charade. In this day of wiretapping, videophones, “burner” phones and loose tongues, most legislators do not want to risk the chance that Bentley could have them on the phone with their paramour. In addition, it would be the height of hypocrisy to have the Speaker of the House preside over an impeachment proceeding with a pending trial awaiting him in less than 30 days on 23 ethics law indictments. It was obvious from the get-go that the impeachment idea would get very little traction given the sponsor of the measure. Rep. Ed Henry, a first term backbencher from Hartselle, is considered somewhat of a nut with a penchant for grandstanding. His colleagues in the House consider him a joke and refer to him as “Headline Henry.” It is common knowledge that Speaker Hubbard and the House leadership have relegated Henry to the backbench. They do not even recognize him when he seeks to speak. It would be hard for him to pass a resolution honoring apple pie and motherhood, much less pass a bill. Furthermore, very few House or Senate members want to substitute Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey for Bentley. At least they know what they have in Bentley. They can push him around
Inside the Statehouse By Steve Flowers and basically ignore him. He has been relegated to a benign punch line. He can serve out his next two years cutting ribbons. However, they are not sure about a new lame duck. Kay Ivey would have very little power, but she could be a loose cannon. Based on reliable sources, the Poarch Creek Indians are clearly one of the driving forces behind the effort to have Gov. Robert Bentley impeached. The Poarch Creek Indians clearly would like to see Kay Ivey as Governor for a number of reasons, but primarily to protect their non-taxed monopoly of casino gambling in the state. The Indian casinos are gearing up for the 2018 elections. However, legislators and gubernatorial aspirants clearly perceive that Alabamians are disenchanted with the “so called Indian gambling” monopoly. The Indian money may be an albatross to any potential candidates. This distrust and disdain for the Indian casinos could be the political death for Attorney General Luther Strange. It is well known that Big Luther plans to run for governor in 2018. It is also rumored that Luther will be the Indian casinos’ horse. If that is the case it is very difficult to hide their money under the new campaign finance laws. They are also so arrogant that they pompous-
ly, like lizards, want to show their money. This could be the kiss of death for Luther. On another front, it has gone under the radar with all the Bentley and Hubbard scandals, but the U.S. Attorney in the Middle District of Alabama has stepped into the ring of the casino gambling circus. He may become the ringmaster under the tent. It should be known by most ninth grade civics students – and hopefully by now our Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore – that the federal courts trump the state courts every day of the week. U.S. Attorney George Beck, a very well-respected man and attorney, has weighed in on what he calls an obvious discriminating enforcement of laws by the state. In a March 21 letter to Luther Strange, Beck adamantly calls out the attorney general for flagrantly giving different and inequitable treatment to the Indians. He clearly asks the attorney general to clarify his position on the matter concerning the Indian casinos and Alabama casinos, especially VictoryLand. Beck focuses on the memorandums of understanding (MOUs) that Attorney General Strange forced the vendors at VictoryLand to sign, which have prevented VictoryLand from reopening. We could have Gov. Robert Bentley, Speaker Mike Hubbard and Attorney General Luther Strange all in hot water at the same time. 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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Obituaries Eva Kate Duhe Walker Eva Kate (Duhe) Walker, 93, of Wetumpka, Alabama, died on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at home. She was born May 15, 1922, in Good Hope, Louisiana. Eva graduated from Waterproof High School in Louisiana where she met the love of her life, Jimmy Walker. She graduated as Salutatorian and was granted a full scholarship to Louisiana Northwestern. After college, Eva and
Jimmy married and began their adventurous life together in the Air Force. The joy of her life was her family. Eva Walker is survived by their five children, Carolyn (Dave) Brown, Jim (Karen) Walker, Jr., Becky (Mack) Loper, Johnny (Susan) Walker, and Alice (Joey) Rankin; eight grandchildren,
Winston Adams ADAMS, Winston; a resident of Wetumpka, Alabama; former Supervisor of Dan River Mills and current Owner/Operator of Adams Produce was born on January 22, 1939 in Clanton, Alabama and passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 at the age of 77. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Gassett Funeral Home. Funeral services are Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Holtville Riverside Baptist Church with Rev. Kenneth Garner officiating. Interment will follow at Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Clanton. Mr. Adams is survived by his wife of 57 years, Carolyn Adams; son, Barry Lynn Adams; daughters, Brenda Bowman (Bob) and Julie Lee
Lesley, Jas, Jonathan, Tiffany, Ginger, John, Brad and Seth; nine great grandchildren, Annabelle, Abby, Isla, Eva, Myles, Matthew, Brooke, Cade, and Brinley; brother-inlaw, Fred M. Walker, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Walker; parents, Slim and Alice Duhe; and sisters, Corinne, Johnnie, and Rosie. There will be a private family service at
(Michael; seven grandchildren, Joey Raymond, Nicole Adams, Austin Adams, Kelly Bowman, Jonathan Bowman, Devin Lee, and Dalton Lee; great-grandson, Dylan Armstrong; sister, Euna Farris (Edward); brothers, Wayne Adams (Nell) and Jerry Adams (Lucille); and numerous nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lummie Adams and Gertie Mae Adams Mitchell; brothers, Terry Adams and Rev. W.L. Adams. Pallbearers will be grandsons, along with Duncan Eckels, Stanley Adams, and Stacy Adams. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions are requested to the Sanders Building Fund at Holtville Riverside Baptist Church. Online Guest Book available at www. gassettfuneralhome.net
the Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo. Joey Rankin will officiate the service. Gassett Funeral Home assisted with funeral arrangements. Our special thanks to Mike Colquitt of Gassett Funeral Home, Haynes Ambulance, and Elmore County Sheriff’s Office. Eva was a member of the Wetumpka Church of Christ. She had a strong faith in the Lord and was blessed with a long full life on earth. Her family and friends will miss her dearly.
Kenneth Doyce Hulsey HULSEY, Kenneth Doyce, age, 79, a resident of Wetumpka, Al. died Saturday April 9, 2016.A Memorial service will be held Tuesday April 12,2016 at 6:00 p.m. from the Chapel of Gassett Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Chappell officiating. Mr. Hulsey is survived by his wife Saundra Hulsey, children Dennis (Sheryl) Hulsey, David Ward (Jan) Hulsey, Susan (Stephen) Dykes and Stepdaughter Rebecca (Adam) Gordon. Grandchildren Kyle, Jacob and Madison Hulsey; Gillian, Hannah and Austin Dykes, step granddaughter Leah Gordon, One sister Kay Sellers. Several nieces and nephews. Mr. Hulsey retired as a Sargent after 22 years in The United States Air Force. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 6:00 p.m. from Gassett Funeral Home Tuesday April 12, 2016. Contributions may be made to T H A Foundation (For Geriatric Behavioral Health 105 Hwy 80 East Demopolis, Al. 36732. Online Guest Book available at www.gassettfuneralhome.net
Elmore County Technical Center names student of the month
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Sydney Reeves has been selected as student of the month for March at Elmore County Technical Center. She is a student at Wetumpka High School. She participates in our Medical Sciences program and is pictured with her teacher, Lori Higgins and the ECTC director, Jimmy Hull. Stewart Lucas is the student of the month at Elmore County Technical Center for April. He is a student at Wetumpka High School. He participates in the Welding program and is pictured with his teacher, Barry Corbman and the ECTC director, Jimmy Hull.
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95 Old Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-4178 Good Hope Baptist 1766 S. Fleahop Rd., Eclectic Goodship Baptist Hwy. 143, Millbrook Grace Baptist Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-3255 Grandview Pines Baptist Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville Green Ridge Baptist 288 Turner Rd., Wetumpka 567-2486 Harvest Baptist 2990 Main St., Millbrook Hillside Baptist 405 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Holtville Riverside Baptist 7121 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 514-5922 Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-8750 Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Weoka Millbrook Baptist Millbrook 285-4731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 569-1952 Mt. Hebron West Baptist 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 567-4441 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 567-4458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 312-1878 New Home Baptist 1605 New Home Rd., Titus 567-0923 New Hope Baptist 6191 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-1267 New Lily Green Baptist 6504 Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville New Nazareth Baptist Hwy. 143, Deatsville Pleasant Hill Baptist Pleasant Hill Rd., Eclectic 541-3460 Prospect Baptist Prospect Rd., Eclectic 567-5837 Redland Baptist 1266 Dozier Rd., Wetumpka 567-8649 Rehoberth Baptist 8110 Rifle Range Rd., Tallassee 567-9801
Wetumpka Church of Christ 408 West Bridge Street
Jason Chesser Minister Sunday Prayer and Fellowship.......8:30 a.m. Bible Study.............9 a.m. Worship service...10 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study........7 p.m.
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Rushenville Baptist 10098 Georgia Rd., Eclectic 541-2418 Saint James Baptist 1005 Nobles Rd., Wetumpka 567-6209 Saint James Baptist 101 Gantt Rd., Deatsville 569-3006 Santuck Baptist 7250 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2364 Seman Baptist Seman, Alabama Shoal Creek Baptist 13214 Holtville Rd., Deatsville 569-2482 Springfield Baptist Hwy. 7, Millbrook Thelma Baptist 810 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-3665 Titus Baptist 6930 Titus Rd., Wetumpka 334-531-2120 Tunnell Chapel Baptist 210 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2589 Victory Baptist 5481 Main St., Millbrook Wadsworth Baptist 2780 Hwy. 143, Deatsville 569-2851 BAPTIST - MISSIONARY Atkins Hill 565 Atkins Rd., Wetumpka 567-1141 Cathmagby Baptist 3074 Mitchell Creek Rd., Wetumpka 567-4787 First Missionary Baptist at Guilfield 412 Company St., Wetumpka 567-7455 Goodhope 1389 Willow Springs Rd. Wetumpka 567-7133 Lebanon 17877 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 514-1097 Mount Canaan 1125 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-2141 Mount Pisgah 16621 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 567-3668 Mt. Zion 371 AL Hwy. 14, Elmore, 567-2613 Mt. Zion #3 1813 Luke Paschal Rd., Eclectic New Home 5130 Elmore Rd., Wetumpka 567-5966 Second Missionary 760 N. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8601 Spring Chapel Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-6493
Sweetwater 163 Michael Lane, Wetumpka 334-538-9415 Tabernacle Baptist 1020 W. Tallassee St., Wetumpka 567-0620 BAPTIST - PRIMITIVE Bethel Old School 4625 Jackson Rd. (C.R. 103), Wetumpka Providence 4850 Chana Creek Rd., Wetumpka CATHOLIC Our Lady of Guadalupe 545 White Rd., Wetumpka 567-0311 CHURCH OF CHRIST Church of Christ of Elmore 470 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 567-6670 Church of Christ Grandview Pines 165 Deatsville Hwy., Millbrook Cold Springs Church of Christ 5920 Alabama Hwy. 143, Deatsville Georgia Road Church of Christ 4003 Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-2804 Lightwood Church of Christ 251 New Harmony Rd., Deatsville 569-1510 Redland Road Church of Christ 2480 Redland Rd., Wetumpka 514-3656 Wetumpka Church of Christ W. Bridge St. At W. Main St., Wetumpka 567-6561 CHURCH OF GOD Elmore Church of God 10675 Rucker Road, Elmore Gethsemane Church of God 705 Cotton St., Wetumpka 567-9886 Church at the Brook 2890 Hwy. 14, Millbrook Maranatha Church of God 2621 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 567-6786 Victory Tabernacle AOH Church of God Hwy 143, Millbrook Wetumpka Church of God Hwy. 9 N. Wetumpka 215-3091 CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN Cedarwood Congregational Christian 10286 US Hwy 231 N, Wetumpka 567-0476 Seman Congregational Christian 15970 Central Plank Rd., Seman Union Congregational Christian 8188 Lightwood Rd., Marbury 569-2122 EPISCOPAL The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
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New Style United Methodist 64 Old Georgia Plank Spur, Wetumpka 567-9840 Oak Valley Station United Methodist 162 Parsonage Road, Tallassee 541-3924 Pierce Chapel United Methodist 1003 Pierce Chapel Rd., Santuck 265-6099 Providence United Methodist 1540 Providence Rd., Titus Robinson Springs Methodist Church 5980 Main St., Millbrook Trinity United Methodist 135 Little Weoka Creek Rd., Equality 567-9997 Union United Methodist 691 Central Rd. Eclectic Wallsboro United Methodist 11066 US Hwy. 231, Wetumpka CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Millbrook Church of the Nazarene 3251 Browns Rd., Millbrook PENTECOSTAL Faith Deliverance Church 475 Jackson St., Elmore 567-9209 OTHER Central Bible Chapel 3630 Edgewood Rd., Millbrook Chapel of Praise Hwy. 14, Millbrook Cornerstone Full Gospel 9301 US Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-9143 East Chapel MP Church Airport Rd., Millbrook Grace Bible Church 2251 Main St., Millbrook Gracepoint Community Church 78223 Tallassee Highway, Wetumpka 514-9292 New Life Church - Millbrook Sanctuary Worship Center 1688 Ceasarville Rd., Wetumpka Servant Fellowship Church P O Box 1423, Wetumpka 567-2190 servantfellowshipchurch@windstream.net The Worship Center 2705 Williams Rd., Wetumpka Time of Refreshing Fellowship 117 E. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-7750 Victory Temple (Pentecostal church) 1173 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-7779 Words of Life Church 105 Cousins Rd., Wetumpka 514-2730
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Billy Reinhardt, Min. of Students SUNDAY Morning Worship.......10:30 SUNDAY School.............9:15 Sunday MorningChoir Worship............10:30 Youth ..................5:00 Evening Worship..........6:00 Sunday School.................9:15 WEDNESDAY Evening Worship..............6:00 Fellowship Meal............5:45 WEDNESDAY Preschool/Children’s Choirs.........................6:00 House of Prayer................6:00 House of Prayer............6:30 Preschool/Children’s Preschool/Children’s Missions............................6:00 Missions........................6:30 Youth Bible Youth BibleStudy.............6:00 Study.........6:30
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strategy, leadership, operations, staffing, and sales and marketing. He is also a nationally recognized health care expert, an area of significant challenge for many businesses. He mentioned his strategy going forward. “Here’s three priorities that I have in mind, I’ll just call it serve, grow and strengthen,” Purcell said. He said that consists of serving the roughly 385 current members, growing the membership opportunities within the area and strengthening those members through what he called continual education opportunities. “I’m a big believer in business development and learning,” Purcell said. He said the new Chamber complex and innovation center would help with that. “This is going to be a real advantage for our members here in the community in multiple ways and one of those, as is I keep saying over and over, is education and helping them with practical things,” Purcell said. Prior to his business career, Purcell served as a decorated Army Military Intelligence Officer. He is a Distinguished Military Graduate (DMG) of Chaminade University of Honolulu. “Moving to Wetumpka was primarily a quality of life decision,” said Purcell. “When my wife, Julianne, and I first discovered Wetumpka, taking in the natural historic beauty of downtown and the river area, we knew immediately that this is where we would be living, even before we started looking for a home. Wetumpka
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reminds me so much of my hometown and growing up. We both fell in love with Wetumpka right away.” The Chamber’s hiring committee made a unanimous decision to hire Purcell. “We were fortunate to have a great line up of qualified candidates,” said Joel Hunt, senior vice president of PrimeSouth Bank and chair of the Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce. “Gerry stood out because he brought a unique blend of results-oriented leadership and business experience, including experience in launching businesses. With our new million-dollar plus Innovation Center set to open soon, we all agreed Gerry was the right person at the right time to help our Chamber achieve its mission and goals.” “I am blessed to be joining a team that has already laid such a strong foundation,” said Purcell. “I am excited about building on that foundation and working closely with our Chamber leaders and members, and our city, county and community leaders and citizens for an even better Wetumpka.” The mission of the Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce is to enhance economic vitality and quality of life by providing vision, leadership, information and business services. The Chamber assists and encourages the growth of both existing and new businesses and industry, assists families locating to the area, and supports policies and activities beneficial to Wetumpka and Elmore County.
charges and will be sentenced in May. Grizzell was originally charged with capital murder for the death of his former girlfriend’s baby, Jon Keller Monson. Grizzell said he accidently dropped Monson on the kitchen floor on Feb. 6, 2016, but that was not what the Department of Forensic Sciences showed. The report showed the 13-month-old boy had suffered head trauma and had been forcibly shaken.
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Under the terms of the original plea deal, Grizzell was not eligible for parole until he had served at least 80 percent of the sentence. “It’s safe to say that this was unexpected and highly unusual,” District Attorney Randall Houston said. “For a case to be settled, get reversed on appeal on a technicality, only to come back and we do the same thing again to get to the point where we started – very unexpected.”
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of Elmore County and its need for greater services offered. The plan was revealed around June 2015. Beyer said the bid accepted was much lower than anticipated. Where Beyer’s department was originally getting quotes exceeding $50,000, the bid they took ran approximately $37,500. And the commission approved simultaneously the consent docket, which held the items on the Sheriff’s Department’s surplus vehicles being placed on the website Govdeals.com, as well as the approval of what was described as a “proposed plat” for Sunset Ridge.
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Edgewood JV teams fall short at state tourney By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor
Edgewood Academy junior varsity baseball and softball teams failed to find their footing at the JV state tournaments at Macon-East this weekend. The Lady Wildcats rebounded after an opening loss to place fourth, falling to Clarke Prep, 3-1, in the third-place contest. On the baseball side, EA alternated wins and losses, going 2-2 in the season-ending tourney. After losing, 2-1, to Clarke Prep in the first game of the tourney, EA bounced back behind freshman pitcher Avery Roberts, winning the next two games, 9-0 over Marengo Academy and 5-4 against host Macon-East Academy. In the two contests, Roberts struck out a combined 14 hitters in 10 total innings, while only allowing three earned runs off nine hits. Against Marengo, the Lady ‘Cats hammered out 17 hits. Seventh-graders Kelley Green and Faith Wheat and freshman Kenzie Johnston each collected three hits, while Wheat and eighth-grader Sydney Brown both had two RBIs. Seventh-grader Haylee Brown’s two-run triple regained Edgewood the lead, 4-2, versus MaconEast in the third and the Wildcats tacked on another run in the fourth, but EA had to hang on as the Lady Knights scored two runs in the top of the fifth. “I could not be more proud of them,” EA JV softball coach Britt Wilkerson said. “They could have folded after the loss on Friday, but showed up Saturday morning ready to play ball and win. We put out Marengo and Macon-East, two great accomplishments, so we were proud. Haylee Brown and Avery Roberts pitched great all weekend.” For the Wildcat baseball team, who entered
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Edgewood Academy junior varsity shortstop Haylee Brown (7) slides into third base against Macon-East during the AISA JV State Tournament at Macon-East Saturday.
the state tournament 12-0, things started out on the right foot, coming back from five runs down against Pike Liberal Arts to win, 6-5. EA batted around in the fifth inning, as Tyson Tubbs had a two-run hit, and Trevor Johnson and Mitchell Boyd each added an RBI. Freshman Jackson Ceman pitched the last two frames to shut Pike Lib down, earning the win in relief. Despite Carson Tate not giving up an earned run, Morgan Academy bested Edgewood off defensive miscues, 4-1. Nate Hodge batted in EA’s lone run.
The ‘Cats came back to blank Bessemer Academy, 3-0, as eighth-grade pitcher Landon Maynard navigated five scoreless frames, tossing only 35 pitches. Freshman Kaden Jones and Brock Taunton each collected an RBI, while Tate had a hit. Pike Lib exacted revenge in the loser’s bracket, scoring three runs off pitcher Cody Freeman in its last at-bat to eliminate EA, 4-2. “I had a hard-working group,” first-year Wildcat JV baseball coach William Perkins said. “I was proud to be with them, and I expect big things in the future.”
Late goals propel Mustangs past Park Crossing Thunderbirdspp By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor
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Stanhope Elmore junior forward Zech Byrd (4) was selected to the South roster for the AHSAA’s North-South All-Star Basketball Game to be played this summer in Montgomery.
Stanhope’s Byrd selected to North-South All-Star Game By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor
Zech Byrd became the first Stanhope Elmore boys player in recent memory to be selected to the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s NorthSouth All-Star Basketball Game, announced Friday by the AHSAA. The North-South showcase, as part of the annual AHSAA Summer Conference and AHSADCA All-Star Games competition in Montgomery, will take place July 20 at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome at Alabama State University. During his junior campaign, the 6-foot-7 forward led the Mustangs with 14.5 points and 10.8 rebounds per game and guided the team to its first win over its county and area rival, Wetumpka, since 2009. “I don’t know when the last time somebody represented Stanhope in the North-South game,” SEHS head boys basketball coach Tony Taylor said. “I think it’s a pretty good deal for recognition for him. He’s excited about it, too.” Byrd will play for the South team and will be teammates with Auburn High’s Garrison Brooks, the 92nd-rated player in the country, and play against Spain Park’s Austin Wiley and Pelham’s Alex Reese, the nation’s No. 18 and 69 ranked players, and the Class 6A state tournament MVP Luke Touliatos of Homewood. Among the state’s best, Taylor said he thought Byrd ranked right there with them. “To me, it was a no-brainer as far as him and getting to the next level. We’ll see how it goes,” the
and believe in me. I was waiting for that ball. I was looking for the other side so I could get the ball and score. I got the goal and I was happy because I scored the second goal, and it was in the last seven minutes. I was so happy for my team for the win.” Sophomore Marcos Cortes put the Mustangs (11-3-1, 3-0) on the board in the first five minutes, scorching a 30-yarder past the Thunderbirds keeper.
Sophomore striker Madelynn Cantrell scored a hat trick as Stanhope Elmore eliminated Park Crossing from playoff contention with a 3-1 win Friday at the Emory Folmar Soccer Complex in Montgomery. After Park Crossing seized the early 1-0 lead, Cantrell brought her team back, notching a score assisted by junior Kelly Vaughn right before halftime and tallied her next two goals in the first five minutes of the second 40, creating her own chances. SEHS traveled to Auburn Tuesday and will play on the road at Benjamin Russell Thursday.
Elmore remained undefeated in Class 6A, Area 4 play, scoring two goals in the final seven minutes against Park Crossing to win, 3-1, Friday at the Emory Folmar Soccer Complex in Montgomery. Mustang boys soccer coach Johanna Angelo switched junior Alex Cheesman to forward and sophomore Nathan Warlick back to left wing heading into the final stretch. The move proved fruitful as Cheesman netted the go-ahead score in the 73rd, off a cross from Warlick, who added another assist to senior Tyrell McIntosh’s goal in the 79th minute. “Nathan, the last few games, had been sucked out to the outside repeatedly, so he would get sucked out and we would have no one in the middle, or not enough players coming,” Angelo said. “I had nothing to lose. It’s 1-1. I’m not happy with what’s happening. What’s it going to hurt to make a kid more comfortable? “I thought that would be the best move to see what we could do with it. Alex kept going for the goal. He was not having that problem and he was having a good game anyway. I felt comfortable putting him up top.” A Kiev, Ukraine native in his first season with Stanhope, Cheesman said he hopes he gained the trust of his teammates after scoring the go-ahead goal in a crucial area road win. “I haven’t played a very long time with this team and these guys don’t know me so well,” Cheesman, a junior, said. “They Cory Diaz / The Herald don’t ask me too much because they don’t trust me. Stanhope Elmore sophomore midfielder/forward Marcos Cortes (26) races a Park Crossing “But I think today things may defender to the ball during Friday’s Class 6A, Area 4 match at Emory Folmar Soccer Comchange. I think they can trust me plex at AUM in Montgomery.
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Area roundup: Lady Tribe wins 3 in tourney, Tallassee sweeps Bulldogs By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor
Wetumpka continued its upward trend, winning three games at the Scottsboro Softball Tournament this weekend. The Lady Indians (21-15) opened the tournament with three straight victories, 4-3 over Plainview and beat North Jackson twice, 8-1 and 6-5, before being ousted by Scottsboro, 5-1. Junior pitcher Mary Beth Slater picked up both North Jackson wins in the circle, giving up three earned runs on six hits in both appearances, while striking out nine in as many frames-pitched. Eighth-grader Julianna Thames earned the close win over Plainview to open the showcase before taking the loss to Scottsboro, allowing three earned runs on six hits in 3.2 innings. Leadoff batter Alexis Austin ignited Wetumpka’s offense much of the weekend, going 7-for-10 with five runs and three RBIs. The sophomore went a perfect 3-for3 in the 6-5 win against North Jackson, scoring three runs, while junior catcher Kelsie Cornelius smacked a three-run homer. Senior first baseman Marissa Campbell collected three RBIs during the tournament and junior second baseman MiKayla Holt had a two-run double versus Plainview. WHS played Carver-
Montgomery Tuesday. Tallassee scored early and often, sweeping Holtville in a doubleheader Thursday, 14-6 and 7-2, at Smart-Collier Field. The Class 5A No. 6-ranked Tigers plated 13 of their 14 runs in the first four innings of game 1, and six of their seven runs in the first two frames of the nightcap to build insurmountable leads over the Bulldogs (22-13). Senior pitcher Brandon Dunn took the loss in the opener as Tallassee chased him for seven runs in 2.2 innings-pitched while the right-hander struck out three. Sophomore Chase Driver gave up seven runs in relief and freshman Drew Nobles pitched a scoreless seventh. Driver led Holtville with four hits, while senior catcher Hunter Roberts batted in three runs in the loss. In game 2, Tallassee’s Dee Williams fanned 12 and limited the Bulldogs to just two hits. HHS senior Ryan Carney gave up six runs in 3.1 frames to garner the loss. Junior Jake Brown relieved Carney, allowing one run while striking out three. The Bulldogs started their crucial Class 4A, Area 5 series against Dadeville Tuesday at home and will conclude Thursday at DHS.
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The Wetumpka Fishing Team poses with their first-place trophy from the Pell City/Logan Martin Fishing Tournament Saturday.
WHS Fishing team places first in tourney, seals state bid By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor
The Wetumpka Bass Fishing Team solidified its spot in the upcoming state tournament by taking first place in the Pell City/Logan Martin Fishing Tournament Saturday. Sitting in second behind Alabama Christian Academy in the overall point standing for qualification into the Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association (ASABFA) state title showcase, Wetumpka reeled in 37.83 pounds to win the Pell City tournament, earning the team a berth in the state championship at Neely Henry Lake in Gadsden May 6-7. The pair of Landon Brewer and Stewart Lucas hauled in the highest total weight, at 13.93 for five fish, while senior Austin Finley caught the Big Fish (6.25 pounds) and garnered a $500 scholarship from Freedom Marine and ASABFA. “This was our third state qualifying tournament, and we are currently in second,” WHS Fishing coach Barry Corbman said. “We’re so high that we couldn’t not go to state. It is possible
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his week is National Animal Control Officer (ACO) Appreciation Week and we certainly hope you thank your local ACO for his/her hard work whenever you do cross paths. Our county and each town has ACO’s to assist citizens and animals alike and these men and women go far beyond the old days of the ‘dog catcher’ as they work to enforce state and local laws, help animals in need, protect the health and safety of people, and resolve issues involving animals. Animal control officers often go far beyond just capturing wayward animals as they deal with dog and cat bite/attack cases, mediate disputes between neighbors over animal issues, round up loose livestock that have gotten out of pastures, investigate animal cruelty and neglect cases, work with their fellow law enforcement on other cases where animals are often innocent victims, investigate and often seize abandoned pets, etc. All areas of Elmore County have a containment or “leash law” for dogs and Wetumpka and Tallassee add to that with a “leash law” for cats. City noise ordinances and barking dogs are often at crossed paths and some towns have limits on the number of pets in city zoning ordinances.
HUMANE SOCIETY OF ELMORE COUNTY NEWS And some, but not all, of our cities restrict livestock within city limits. Our animal control officers are dedicated professionals who deserve respect from the public they serve – many are Alabama Peace Officer Standards and Training (APOST) certified officers and some have attended specialized animal control training at the state and national level to learn about things like safe capture techniques, animal identification, disease issues, legal issues, investigative techniques, court proceedings, rabies control, public education, wildlife and exotics, and so much more. Animal issues often put them in harm’s way from both animals and people and their call volume often means they have to triage cases to deal with the most serious, or potentially serious, the quickest. So we just want to say thank you to each and every animal control officer for all they do to help animals and people throughout Elmore County – your hard work is greatly appreciated. This week is also National Volunteer Appreciation Week! As a non-profit organization we can truly never thank our volunteers enough as they are the very essence of our
work to help animals in need. Our Tails End Thrift Store is our single largest fundraising activity and is 100 percent volunteer run. These volunteers work tirelessly receiving donations, working in the store and helping shoppers throughout the week and we are immensely grateful to them for their dedication and love for animals. The volunteers who help at our Saturday PetSmart adoption events are critical in helping even more of our pets find their new homes and we also hope they have some fun meeting and playing with the pups as they help out. All the volunteers who help us in the shelter, take puppies to nursing homes, man our booth
at area events, vote for us on on-line contests, tell others about us and simply provide moral support are our life blood and we are a better shelter for your support. As you can see there are many ways to you can volunteer to help our shelter! For more information on volunteering go to www. elmorehumane.org/ volunteeropp_.htm . You can also stop by the shelter at 255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka to pick up a Volunteer Form, or you can email us for a form at hselco@bellsouth. net. Or feel free to call us at 334-567-3377 if you have any questions about becoming a volunteer!
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