April 26, 2018 Dadeville Record

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Roadwork begins on 280 in Dadeville Crews with Gary Ingram Paving work to remove gravel from the roadway on Highway 280 in Dadeville Monday morning. The work is expected to take six to seven weeks if everything goes as planned.

Multi-phase project expected to take six to seven weeks

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Drivers need to be patient while traveling through Dadeville the next few weeks as Highway 280 is resurfaced. “The project will take about six to seven weeks, assuming the weather is good and we don’t find any surprises,� Gary Ingram’s Jeff Harte said. “It will be done in three to four phases.�

The project started last week as crews

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Aprinta parcels sold at delinquent property tax sale

from Gary Ingram Paving staged equipment and started work. “We started where East South Street comes into Highway 280 and have milled about two inches off of 1.7 miles of roadway,� Harte said. “We then applied a surface treatment. We should start putting down asphalt (Tuesday).�

Harte explained the work will continue west all the way to Horseshoe Bend Road (Highway 49 North). The reason for the See ROADWORK • Page A3

WILD WILD WEST

Finance report: City is in good shape overall Dadeville City Council receives city’s annual financial statement; residents question sewer debt

CEO has plan in place to remain in operation

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Employees of Aprinta were at work Tuesday readying orders to be shipped as the buildings they work in were auctioned off at the Tallapoosa County Delinquent Tax Sale for unpaid property taxes.

Despite the sale at the Tallapoosa County Courthouse, Aprinta CEO Billy Dolan says the company is not going anywhere. “I paid off the equipment taxes today,� Dolan said. “I don’t own the real estate group but that will be taken care of in the next few days.�

Dolan’s plan is allowed by law. The taxpayer has five days after the sale to make things good before the confirmation of the sale to the bidder. In this case, Gary Nelson bid a total of $72,050 for the property and Aprinta Real Estate Holdings LLC owes just over $42,000 in property taxes. Nelson also owns the old Russell Sales Office and the apartments and residence nearby in the Russell complex where the Aprinta buildings are located.

Even if Dolan’s plan falls See APRINTA • Page A3

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Above, Cameron Rawls takes a selfie with a group dancing at the Wild Wild West Prom, including her son Levi. Below, Antavious Williams, left, and Joshua Duck dance with friends at the prom Friday in Dadeville.

County students enjoy second-annual special needs prom

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

The interior of the Dadeville Recreation Center looked more like a frontier town Friday, as the Tallapoosa County School System held its second-annual special needs prom, letting special needs students have a fun-filled day with a Wild Wild West theme. Close to See PROM • Page A5

Ben Vance with Vance CPA was present at Tuesday night’s Dadeville City Council meeting, giving the council the annual financial report to show where the city stood in the way of its money situation.

While the city is paying additional funds into the employee pension fund due to a change in the return rate by the Retirement Systems of Alabama, Vance said the city is in good financial shape overall with revenues exceeding expenditures, while the gas and the water and sewer boards were working on the debt incurred through bonds sold in the past, though the gas board has been running at a loss for the last two years.

Several citizens asked questions about the finances, including why the sewer debt was as large as it was (between $5 and $6 million).

It was reported that the money had to be borrowed in order to comply with actions taken against the city in the 1990s by the Alabama Department See COUNCIL • Page A5

Fourth-graders learn about the value of water at festival oil can seep into the water system.

First the students put gummy bears in a cup to simulate rocks then covered Some got kisses, others got “ewwâ€? – them with ice cream. The combination and they were not meant for a boyfriend created the aquifer. Then they or girlfriend or even a spouse but introduced pesticides and fertilizers in for fish at the 6th Annual Tallapoosa the form of sprinkles followed by oil, County Water Festival. well chocolate syrup. Soon the students “They’re weird,â€? Dadeville could see the “oilâ€? making its way to Elementary School fourth-grader the rocks. Finally it rained soda before Samantha Robinson said. “I’m not the students’ taste buds sampled the going to kiss a fish.â€? mixture. “Where is it?â€? Horseshoe Bend Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water fourth-grader Carissa Looser asked. “I Partnership’s Sabrina Clark Wood said will kiss it.â€? the fun activities provide for a great Some students turned their nose up at educational environment. an edible aquifer that demonstrated how See WATER • Page A8

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Obituaries

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Glenn Edward Martin “Captain Skip” A few minutes after ringing in his 69th birthday on April 18, 2018, Glenn Edward Martin (“Captain Skip”) died at home.

Born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, Skip proudly loved he was born on the day of Paul Revere’s ride, his birthdate’s claim to fame. His wife Claudia, children Trapper and Angel, son-in-law Shane, and sister Nancy were surrounding him in his Lake Martin home he proudly rebuilt for his family’s enjoyment.

When any conversational question arose, Skip quickly emphasized he was certainly correct since he graduated from Quaker Valley High School! He earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Edinboro University in 1971. He served in the Army for three years in Germany, where he and Claudia Steele met. Immediately they fell in love and knew they would be married. After 45 years, they continued saying, “We complete each other like two sides of a coin, melded together, knowing and fulfilling each other’s needs every day.”

After traveling the U.S.A. then back in Claudia’s hometown of West Point, GA, they were blessed in marriage. There they were lovingly rewarded with two exquisite, not too shabby…expensive kids. Skip earned a Master’s of Business Degree from Auburn University (a little-known fact since he had vigorously adopted the Steele family’s die-hard allegiance to the Georgia Bulldogs). He helped grow the family business, Skinner Furniture stores, served on multiple boards, and opened a second furniture business with H.E. and Caroline Steele. Living in West Point for more than 30 years, they made friends all over the Valley.

Always the consummate host and excellent listener, Skip remembered shared jokes, laughs and stories. By repeating punch lines and phrases, Skip demonstrated his talent for making others comfortable. He created strength in everyone he knew, never disappointed anyone with his loyalty and insightful thoughtfulness, all while having an unusual sensitivity to the feelings of all.

Kicking back with his feet up was definitely not his plan for retirement. After moving to Lake Martin, Skip declared himself the full-time “Mayor” of their peninsula, where he mastered the fine art of packing a cooler, driving the boat for water sports and teaching kids how to firmly and properly shake hands. Skip and Claudia warmly welcomed many visitors to the lake, though there was barely a soul escaping the Captain’s infamous lists of current projects. Anyone staying over knew they needed “project clothes” in addition to boating/swim attire, towels, sheets and PJs. Skip quickly adapted to his new lake community, making friends at local restaurants, keeping abreast of the latest news, the construction around Lake Martin, of changes in the Dadeville, AL area, and ogling the big boats at Chimney Rock.

His morning ritual quickly became “The Coffee Club.” They were simply morning sessions of cohorts competing to give each other a hard time and catching

up on Paces Point’s news. He started a new football league with friends from Lake Martin and the Valley area plus he added younger blood to the league with his daughter, Angel. The league ended with him as this year’s reigning champion, which he was quick to remind everyone in every discussion.

The master of many designs, Skip continuously updated and improved their home, The Land of Aaahs. Skip would start some ventures and ask forgiveness later from Co-Captain Claudia. She will now take the reins to complete them, as they have built an ongoing game plan together.

The entire family has deep ties to Lake Martin. In the early days their lake home consisted of many bunk beds and couches slept on to maximize a weekend of fun for many blossoming, life-long friends.

These weekends were so enjoyed, some of their comrades later moved to the lake as well. Another event Skip claimed to own was a bi-annual, multi-generational reunion with the Steadham family, dubbed the “Gatheration,” now including four generations. Skip played an enormous part as host; it’s truly a tradition unique and special to everyone noodling around on lake-time.

Skip’s massive stroke on the evening of Halloween, 2017 was immediately detected by Claudia. She ensured he was taken by helicopter directly from the lake to the UAB hospital in Birmingham where immediate treatment and surgery reversed the damage. Unfortunately, its’ cause was pancreatic cancer, which he fought tooth and nail for five months.

As the Captain said around friends and family each night before sneaking off to bed, “I’ll be right back...”

Skip’s family greatly appreciates the love, food and amazing memories shared over the last months. Skip disliked (but wanted to attend) funerals and memorial services of loved ones. He therefore made us strictly promise to honor his wish in not having a gathering of friends.

In lieu of flowers or a service, the family asks friends, desiring to honor Skip’s life, donate to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network; they have aggressive goals to reduce the impact of this horrid disease.

Go directly to www.pancan.org and use the “Donate Now” button in the upper right corner. Check “This is an honor or memorial gift” and input the name “Glenn or Skip Martin” in the Honoree fields.

An incomparable gift our family will cherish and enjoy moving ahead is the sharing of your favorite stories about Skip. They may be emailed to us at: captainskipmemorial@gmail.com.

He is survived by his wife Claudia Steele Martin and companion Zazu; son, Trapper Martin and husband, Shane Smartt; daughter, Angel Martin Barker and husband, Jason; three grandchildren: Alex, Hayley and Addison (whom he shared a birthday and fondly referred to as “Harriet” just to make her laugh), his sister, Nancy Martin; mother-in-law, Caroline Skinner Steele, wife of late West Point Mayor H.E. Steele. His parents, Elmer and Grace Martin, preceded him in death.

Please visit his Memorial Tribute page at www.johnsonbrownservicefh. com to leave a condolence for his family, share a memory of Skip, or to light a Remembrance Candle in his memory.

Dadeville Police Department April 24

• A Dadeville woman, age 42, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

• April 23

• A Dadeville man, age 56, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

April 22

• A report was filed for domestic violence second that occurred on East South Street.

• A Dadeville man, age 58, was arrested for public intoxication on Highway 280.

• A Dadeville man, age 31, was arrested for driving under the influence, possession of marijuana second and possession of drug paraphernalia on Whatley Street.

April 21

• A Jacksons Gap woman, age 39, was arrested for driving under the influence on Highway 280.

• An Alexander City man, age 47, was arrested on two warrants for failure to appear.

April 20

• An Alexander City man, age 28, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance on Highway 280.

April 19

• A one vehicle motor vehicle accident occurred on Highway 280 resulting in major property damage and no injuries.

• An Auburn man, age 35, was arrested for possession of marijuana second on South Tallassee Street.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department April 24

• Marvin Ledbetter of Prospect Road in Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for resisting arrest and was transported to the county jail.

• Business on Highway 49 South filed a report for theft.

April 21

• A resident of Horseshoe Bend Road in Dadeville filed a report for fraud.

• A resident of Campground Road in Dadeville filed a report for theft of lost property.

• Jeffery Tucker of Goodwater Road in Goodwater was arrested on two outstanding warrants for failure to appear domestic violence harassment and failure to appear interference with a domestic violence call.

• April 20

• A resident of Powell Drive in Dadeville filed a report for fraud.

• A resident of Doss Mountain Road in Camp Hill filed a report for lost property.

• Tyresse Hicks of Hammet Avenue in

Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home of Valley is directing.

Delphic Club News On April 5, 2018 the Delphic Club met in the charming home of Brenda Holden at 3 p.m. with Kay Dickey and Holden serving as hostesses.

The table around which we were seated was decorated with a spring centerpiece of marigolds and ivy. Also there were individual packets of marigolds for each of us to carry home. Delicious refreshments were served – cherry pound cake made by Dickey along with skewers of fruit and cheese, mixed nuts and

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in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported on Watson Place.

• A cat bite was reported in Alexander City.

Sylacauga was arrested on two outstanding grand jury indictments of giving false identification to law enforcement and forgery second.

April 19

April 21

• A resident on Highway 49 South in Camp Hill filed a report in reference to theft.

• Paula Glenn Jones, 50, of Alexander City was arrested for three counts of failure to appear.

• Joey Javon Gilbert, 24, of Alexander City was arrested for disorderly conduct.

• Renee Anne Cardillo, 30, of Ellensburg, Washington was arrested for two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

• James Donald Green, 60, of Hanceville was arrested for two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Kristin Denise Fuller, 27, of Jacksons Gap was arrested for criminal trespass.

• Two counts of possession of a controlled substance was reported on Lee Street.

• Theft was reported on I Street.

• Theft was reported on I Street.

• Theft was reported on Highway 280.

• Harassment and criminal trespass was reported on Booker Street.

Alexander City Police Department April 23

• Carlton Lavell Floyd, 27, of Kellyton was arrested for three counts of bail jumping.

• Anthony Shane Bazzell, 32, of Prattville was arrested for theft.

• Mark Alan Spence, 55, of Kellyton was arrested for harassment.

• Ashley Nicole Horsely, 28, of Kellyton was arrested for assault.

• James Franklin Dubose, 46, of Goodwater was arrested for public intoxication, possession of a controlled substance and tampering with physical evidence.

• Christopher Paul Parkhurst, 36, of Alexander City was arrested for public intoxication.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported on Farm Loop Road.

• Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Criminal mischief and theft was reported on Farm Loop Road.

• Assault was reported in Alexander City.

• Possession of a controlled substance was reported in Alexander City.

• Discharging a firearm in the city limits was reported in Alexander City.

• Assault was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

April 22

April 20

• Shadowski Oshea Edwards, 40, of Alexander City was arrested for disorderly conduct.

• Brandon Lee Ruiz, 36, of Alexander City was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

• Assault was reported on Coley Street.

• Domestic violence was reported on Booker Street.

• Theft was reported on B Street.

• Criminal trespass was reported on Booker Street.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Driving under the influence of alcohol was reported in Alexander City.

• A dog bite was reported in Alexander City.

• An assault was reported

• Tyreese Omar Hicks, 31, of Sylacauga was arrested for public intoxication and fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement.

• Tatarika Daphina Green, 21, of Alexander City was arrested for two counts of failure to appear.

• Ferlandez Isaiah Judkins, 21, of Goodwater was arrested for two counts of failure to appear.

• Calvin Junior Culpepper, 35, of Alexander City was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to appear.

• Criminal mischief was reported on Airport Drive.

• Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

• Driving under the influence and failure to appear was reported on Third Street.

• Fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement and public intoxication was reported on East Circle.

April 19

• Jason Dewayne Kelley, 36, of Alexander City was arrested for public intoxication.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported on Elkahatchee Street.

• Public intoxication was reported on Coley Creek Road.

Library Notes

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After President LaNell Black called the meeting to order, Dickey presented the devotion. She began by explaining she had considered including in her devotion a little history and purpose of the Delphic Club.

However, when she googled “Delphic Club” she learned it is an all-male Final Cub at Harvard University which has been known to hire strippers – not exactly our group. So Dickey

talked with us about being thankful for every day because life is precious and a gift from God. She then read from one of Sarah Young’s daily devotional books, Jesus Calling.

Wanda Ryals then introduced our speaker for the afternoon, Rev. Michael Carver, minister at Dadeville First United Methodist Church. In 1995 he left the nursing profession to go into full time ministry. His message centered on our purpose in life with our

connection to God being the most important. He talked about how our individual purpose and the purpose experiences of how purpose had worked with the homeless, former prisoners and street ministry. Any group can make a difference by praying for direction from God. He ended his talk with prayer.

Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read.

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The Friends of the Library is hosting a book sale in the lower level of the library from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Stop in to get paperbacks for 50 cents, hardbacks for $1 and a bag of books for $5. All monies received help fund library events, programs and speakers.

Today is Arbor Day. Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Stop in the library to check out books on growing trees and other plants.

The library has an extensive collection of gardening books to spruce up your house’s curb appeal.

New releases in adult fiction: • Dead Girl Running by Christina Dodd • The 17th Suspect by James Patterson • Twisted Prey by John Sandford

Have you made it to Story Time at the library? Story Time is every Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the children’s section of the library. Bring your kids to help foster a love of reading and appreciation for the public library. Join Ms. Marilyn for a fun filled hour of reading, coloring and learning.

Library Notes are provided

by Dadeville Public Library director Abbi Mangarelli.

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Man arrested after Aprinta leaving scene of an accident with injury

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

A Calera man was arrested Thursday after leaving the scene of an accident in Dadeville Wednesday. “There was a two-vehicle accident at Gibson Road and Youngs Ferry Road,�

Dadeville Police Chief David Barbour said. “There Liu was major property damage and one injury.�

Barbour said there was an injury to an occupant of one of the vehicles. “They were transported to Russell Medical Center where they were treated and released,� Barbour said.

Following the accident, one of the drivers left the scene, causing investigators to look further. Barbour explained a suspect was developed. “During the investigation, we came up with a suspect,�

Barbour said. “Adam Ray Liu, 23, of Calera turned himself in after we issued a warrant for leaving the scene of an accident with injury.�

Liu posted a $10,000 bond at the Tallapoosa County Jail Thursday afternoon shortly after his arrest.

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a living doing this,� had around 30 payments Middlebrooks said. “They this morning to take care travel around and purchase of some of the other properties at tax sales.� delinquent properties.�

The excess money in The tax sale brings up a question of how a property the sale is not passed on to the current property owner. gets there. “The excess stays with Middlebrooks explained the county until that person that property owners are has exhausted their three sent a courtesy letter in year redemption period,�

October detailing what taxes are owed. They then Middlebrooks said. “Then become delinquent the first after an additional 10 years, it goes to the county of January and property owners are sent a certified general fund.�

Next year, things change notice in February and for the benefit of the properties with taxes still delinquent taxpayer. unpaid are advertised in “Next year you will March. If they are still unpaid they are auctioned bid an interest rate,� off in April. Opening bids Middlebrooks said. “It will start at 12 percent are already determined.

Cliff Williams / The Record on taxes owed and you “The opening bid is Tallapoosa County Revenue Commissioner Eva Middlebrooks conducts the delinquent will bid what you will be going to start at taxes property tax sale Tuesday morning. owed,� Middlebrooks said. willing to accept. There will be no excess. If after From there, the bids after a deal was brokered through, the law allows October of 2017. the three-year redemption quickly get evened out to facilitate a tax abatement Aprinta Real Estate The company had hopes period and the taxes are moving from $683.95 to Holdings LLC up to three package. of hiring as many as 500 still not paid, you can file a $750 to $800 to $1,000 Lake Martin Economic people when they came years to make good on the foreclosure through circuit and so own.

In some cases, Development Alliance’s delinquent taxes – but at to town in 2014 and did court. It is so the process the properties end up Don McClellan said the a cost. help the Chicago Cubs is more fair to the taxpayer selling for far more than abatements are given to Aprinta Real Estate celebrate their historic and similar to what other what was owed. companies as part of an Holdings LLC can still World Series win with an states have done.â€? “Some people make incentive package to attract order of 300,000 pieces in redeem the property in the companies but are the next three years by the weeks just after the reviewed each year. paying the $42,000 in victory. “They (Aprinta) back taxes and any new Parcels owned by property taxes to be levied qualified for the Aprinta Real Estate abatements at the time they Holdings LLC were not on the property plus 12 came to town,â€? McClellan the only items on the sale percent interest per year on the $72,050 paid at the said. “Then they started to block Tuesday. lease part of their property auction. “We have around 60 The property in question and lost the partial properties that are left was purchased by Aprinta abatements.â€? (unpaid),â€? Tallapoosa Ĺś %" $( # $( Aprinta started to lease County Revenue from Fruit of the Loom 50,000 square feet of in 2014 and Fruit of the Commissioner Eva Ĺś "# %"( $# warehouse to Madix in Loom asked area leaders Middlebrooks said. “We

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phases is that different areas will require different work before a final layer of asphalt can go down. “It will be a few weeks before you see us pave from one end to the other,� Harte said. “That will be the final wear layer.�

The project is under the direction of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT).

Dadeville Mayor Wayne Smith is happy to see the project underway. “These improvements on (Highway) 280 will make things go more smoothly,� Smith said. “This

is progress on making Dadeville a better place.�

Smith was a little surprised the project was already starting. “They (ALDOT) gave us a notice during one of the meetings on the Lafayette Street project,� Smith said. “They said they were going to change out the traffic lights too.�

Smith was happy to see new traffic lights. “These lights are so much better,� Smith said. “The state had handed over the maintenance of the lights to the towns. They were still

maintaining them but were handing us the bill. This should help with that.�

Harte wants drivers to be patient while the resurfacing project takes place. Harte would also like drivers to be cautious as they travel through the work zone. “As with most of the resurfacing on four-lane roadways over the last several years, the state has not lowered the speed limit,� Harte said. “There should always be a lane open and businesses will stay open. The disruptions should be minimal.�

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H

ave you ever seen a problem that you felt elected officials should address?

Most of us have.

But how did you handle it?

The truth is, most of don’t handle it. Faced with these situations, most people either do nothing or they gripe about it. Some prefer to vent on social media.

What do those three approaches accomplish? Not much.

We often hear people griping and complaining in public and on social media about what’s being done, or being done too much, not being done enough, or being ignored by our local government.

Here’s the deal: a truckload of gripes doesn’t have any weight.

But one person who stands up in a public meeting and makes a well thought out request to one of our local governing bodies can pull a lot of weight. More people, working together for the same cause have even more influence.

Why do so many choose to gripe and so few speak out?

In order to stand up and plead your case you’ve got to know what you’re talking about. Often complainers are simply parroting what they heard from another – they are not personally involved.

It takes personal initiative to research and fully understand a situation and individual thought to outline steps to make a positive change.

Also, it takes courage and conviction to put your reputation on the line and take a stand in public.

If you think about it, none of that is required to complain, gripe or gossip … which means complaining is simply an easier response to something that strikes you wrong.

Next time you feel the urge to gripe, complain or gossip about an issue, we’d like to respectfully suggest that instead, you spend some energy thinking about what you can do to get involved, how you can speak out with honor and good intent, and what you can do to make our community a better place.

You can make a difference.

Be a part of the one percent who dare to get involved and make a difference.

THE RECORD Kenneth Boone Owner Steve Baker Publisher Mitch Sneed Editor Tippy Hunter Advertising Director David Kendrick Circulation Manager Angela Mullins Accounting

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Thursday, April 26, 2018

Let’s sing ‘How Great Thou Art’ for my brother Our Mission

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y brother Arthur Jonah Sneed left this world Friday and I honestly don’t know what to say, how to feel, or how to act.

I want to scream or yell, cry or punch something. I have to admit that I did all four of those today.

Sorry to anyone on the lake who wondered what the idiot back in that cove was doing.

But along with the hurt and anger, I laugh and smile as I think about the person he was and the memories he left with us all.

I hurt for his wife Frankie, my brother Sandy and little sister Brenda, all his children and everyone who no longer has a man with us who we could all depend on to be our rock. It doesn’t seem possible that he is gone.

Art had battled cancer and other health issues for more than a decade. I think his body was just tired and a higher power finally decided he needed a fresh start in an incredible place where the pain was gone.

It’s easy to say at a time like this, but Art was just a little better than the rest of us.

Art was the perfect blend of my mom and dad. He was loyal and hard-working just like my dad. He could build or make anything and if he looked at something long enough, he could always figure it out.

He was funny, like both of our parents. He always had a story or a joke, and you were never safe from a prank when he was around – especially in our younger days.

Art was eight years older than I was and he offered to take me to pro wrestling as Mr. Wrestling, Tim Woods, was set to take on Dory Funk for the world title.

About halfway there, I reached down to change the radio station and he pulled a gun from out of nowhere, pointed it at me and said “don’t you ever touch the radio again.” Then he pulled the trigger.

The sound of that gun firing in that 1968 Chevy so loud that my ears are still ringing. But somehow, I was still alive. I later found out that it was a blank gun and Art had been planning that stunt for weeks. Did I mention that I had to sit through a night of wrestling with wet pants?

He used to joke and say in sermons that as a child he thought the song “How Great Thou Art” was written about him. Once when a cell phone

MITCH SNEED Editor rang while he was at the pulpit, he never blinked and in the middle of a sentence said “you better hope that’s God calling or you are going to meet him soon.”

That was Art. But like my Mom, Art had a way of showing that unconditional love. He had a long phone list of relatives and would pick nights each week to sit down and go down the list to call us and just say he was thinking about us and that he loved us. No matter how bad he felt or what he was dealing with, he would always try to pump you up and kept you in his prayers.

I don’t want to be selfish and talk about how much losing someone else that has been a part of me my whole life hurts. Art is the fourth member of my family to have left us too soon and while I know I’m not supposed to ask why, I still do. Empty is the only word I can come up with — and I call myself a writer.

I think about how my family is made – what’s inside us all – to try to understand all this.

Sneeds handle adversity differently than most folks do. We use a multi-pronged approach: 1) If we can fix it on our own, we will work tirelessly until it’s fixed. We aren’t afraid of a problem or trouble. We will get right down there with it. Look it in the eye and laugh.

2) If it hasn’t killed us, we still have a chance. We don’t quit and none of us are afraid of a fight. Art was eight years older than me and when I’d get to feeling froggy and thought I could jump on him and beat him in a tussle, he’d give me a word of caution before mopping the floor with me. “I hope you ate a big breakfast and packed a lunch, because if you are going to fight with me you are going to be at it all day long.”

Art showed that fight every day over the last 12 or so years.

He kicked cancer in the teeth and lived to laugh about it more times than I can count.

3) Sneeds are just a little on the stubborn side. Well, maybe we are about the most stubborn

bunch on the planet. We get knocked down but we keep getting up.

4) Sneeds have incredible faith and Art had a stronger relationship with God than any of us. He knew that God was in charge and while he may struggle to whip something, with God troubles didn’t have a chance. That’s how he lived even though medical men gave him months to live at least three different times. God had rewarded his faith with miracles and the gift of more time over and over again.

5) The final way we handle what some would consider a defeat, is by changing our perspective. Sneeds hate to lose and will work until they drop to win any battle. We like to say that we never lose, we just run out of time every now and then.

Here lately as Art faced new issues, you could hear fatigue in his voice. He was tired of fighting. My sister Brenda told me Friday that he had told her the same thing he told me the last time we spoke. When my Dad was fighting for his life just before he died, I told him when I was leaving the hospital one day that he was going to beat it and that people in the hospital didn’t know who they were dealing with. He smiled and said, “Maybe so, but if not, I’m a winner either way.” That’s exactly what Art told us both when we talked to him last. He’s not here, but he won something much greater in the end.

I hate to think of him being gone. But as I wrote this from my boat with the Wind Creek lighthouse in clear view, I closed my eyes to think. That’s when a picture popped in my head that gave me a little peace.

I could see as clear as the Lake Martin sky above Art and my Dad trying to build a trellis in the back yard and arguing about a measurement. There on the back deck was my sister Kathy and my Mom laughing at them and talking about how hard-headed they both were.

Jesus was right there in the background, laughing at every one of them.

As he would say if we were talking on the phone or after a visit: “Don’t worry about me, we’ll catch each other soon. I love you brother.”

Mitch Sneed is the editor of The Record.

A discombobulated hike on the Deadening Alpine

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e went hiking on the hills overlooking Lake Martin last week, and a snake fell on Lucy’s shoulder.

She screamed at the top of her lungs, which startled me. Abigail just looked at us like we were crazy. She wasn’t too far off.

The Deadening Alpine Trail was our sixth hike, yet it was also our first. That makes about as much sense as Tussy, I know. So, let me explain. We started hiking a few weeks ago. Technically, it was our sixth trail. Our trips have taken us to Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Chewacla State Park, the Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve, and three trips to beautiful Lake Martin.

On the other hand, it’s our first since we decided to conquer the “52 Hike Challenge.” According to their website, the challenge is a global movement empowering people to take personal journeys to discover the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits gained through hiking once a week for an entire year. While we plan on exploring beyond East Alabama, it can’t be understated how beautiful the trails are in our immediate area.

The Deadening Alpine, as well as a couple of others, is maintained by the Cherokee Ridge Alpine Trail Association.

They have done such an amazing job. This was rated moderate by the All Trails app we use but was by far the most challenging amongst our recent adventures.

That’s not to say that it was overwhelmingly difficult. It was just more challenging, but the views were worth every

JODY FULLER Columnist challenging step. They were breathtaking!

I had 6-month-old Abigail strapped to my chest in our little handy dandy baby carrier. I also had a stick, which made the hike much easier. Lucy’s mom was excited to tell us she’d found some sticks with rubber stoppers. While I appreciated her efforts, I let her know we hadn’t planned on hiking at the mall any time soon.

The trail went down and around with a lot of switchbacks.

With each turn came even more amazing views. The narrow trails along the rock formations led to steep bluffs overlooking Lake Martin and the bluffs on the other side of the lake, primarily the Chimney Rock area.

I was dumb enough to jump off that thing way back in 1992.

I was 20 years old and getting ready to leave for basic training.

The other guys in the boat did it, so I had to. I had no choice.

Why? Because there were girls in the boat. The things we do for the ladies…

I probably wouldn’t take Abigail on a trail like that again for a bunch of reasons. We were very careful and nothing even remotely bad happened, but the trails were very narrow at times. Perhaps as we continue to hike, my confidence will grow, but I promise to never become

complacent. The 4.2-mile trail was way too long for her, too, and she let us know towards the end. I think her crying is the reason for my wrong turn.

Yep, I made a wrong turn toward the end. Lucy thought we were lost. Hearing her rant, one would think we’d made a wrong turn in Albuquerque.

I literally saw a house and a paved road about 20 yards off into the distance. She claims it was a boathouse and a gravel road. Either way, we weren’t lost. We were just temporarily discombobulated.

Okay, so maybe I didn’t know exactly where we were, but we were good. I could have jumped off the bluff and swam over to Chimney Rock. I had two girls with me. There were some guys over there fishing. Plus, I had trail mix, matches, and Duct Tape. We were good.

Lucy rolled her eyes at me and then backtracked to get us back on the right trail. We had just missed the turn 50 yards back. See. We weren’t lost. We weren’t lost at Chewacla the other day either. Temporary discombobulation can happen to anyone. Either way, she was right. Don’t tell her I said that.

By the way, it wasn’t a snake that landed on her shoulder. It was just one of her pigtails.

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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350 students and their parents filled the building, enjoying the music and the day dedicated to them. “We wanted to do something special for all of the students in the county system with special needs,� event organizer Terresa Gaither said. “We have students from the high schools, the elementary schools and even some of our homebound students here today.�

Decorations depicting a town from the Old West and stereotypical cowboy imagery hung on the walls, while some of the tables were made to look like covered wagons. One doorway had a covered wagon arch around it, while another was built more like the entrance to a barn.

A music stand sat in one corner of the main room, while an adjoining room had a buffet line filled with all sorts of great food for attendees. “It took a lot of effort to get all this planned out and put together,�

Gaither said. “However, we did have more time to plan this year than we did last year.�

Gaither, along with Dadeville High School nurse Tammy Templeton, laid out a plan for this year’s special needs prom, while students who provide assistance with their classmates with special needs spent an untold number of hours decorating and preparing for Friday’s exciting dance. “I’m a fan of western shows and western movies, so I thought the kids would like that theme,� Dadeville High School senior Magen Yates said. “It was just something different from the Hawaiian theme last year.�

Along with coming up with the

theme, Yates prepared a number of desserts for the food room, along with some of her other classmates, while others donated items for the “chuck wagon buffet.� “I didn’t think we could top last year’s event, but we did. I want us to keep growing this,� Gaither said. “Today felt just as special as last year’s prom,� Templeton added.

Bringing an additional jolt of excitement and happiness to the event, Aubie the Tiger arrived in the early afternoon, handing out hugs and taking photos with the students. Aubie was just as excited to be taking part in the prom as the students were, joining in and dancing to the music alongside the throng of attendees. “I could just see that joy on their face, and that just shows all the hard work that went into this is worth it,� Chris Tolbert, the adaptive PE

coordinator for the county school system, said. “They’re the reason I come to work every day. Seeing them happy, it makes me happy.�

Gaither and Templeton wanted to thank the many sponsors who contributed to Friday’s special needs prom, including the Tallapoosa County Commission, Oskar’s CafĂŠ, J.R.’s, Carlisle Drugs and many others. Overall, everyone involved felt this had been a wonderful day, giving the special needs students in the county school system the chance to have fun and enjoy themselves. “This is their event, and it’s very special to them,â€? Gaither said. “Everything we’ve done has been well worth it.â€?

Donald Campbell & Cliff Williams / The Record “This is a special day all for them,� Yates said. “Everyone has Top, attendees of the Wild Wild West Prom pose for a photograph with loved it. Today has been very suc- Aubie who made a special appearance. Above, Will Howards does a turn with his dance partner at the prom Friday. cessful.�

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of Environmental Management, and that additional funds have to be expended on a somewhat regular basis because of items getting into the sewer system that clog up pumps and cause them to burn out.

Resident Raphord Farrington mentioned that some people have said they know where some of the waste material causing the pumps to burn out comes from, and wanted to know if members of the water and sewer board could bring this up at their next meeting, possibly sitting down with citizens who may be dumping said items into the system and explaining the problems this causes.

The Dadeville City Council also took action on

the following items: • Minutes from the April 10 meeting were approved. • Fire Chief Anthony Wilkerson said there was a termite problem at Fire Station No. 2. He was working to see if the city could get a grant to help alleviate the situation, and would be meeting soon with representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who oversees the grant, on this matter. • The council approved a resolution to empower Smith to sign all documents pertaining to the work recently started by Alabama Power to upgrade the street lights throughout town. • Councilman Dick Harrelson said he and

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Following his examination of the ordinance, he said the only real action the city can take in trying to amend the ordinance and streamline the process would be to rescind it entirely, which he did not recommend doing. • Smith said he had met

with representatives from the East Alabama Planning Commission regarding the recent demolition grant the commission had helped with. Before he was ready to close out the project, Smith said he was waiting on the final drawdown of approximately $25,000. • Councilwoman Teneeshia GoodmanJohnson said she had not been able to get back in touch with representatives from the Boys & Girls Club, but also said she was not giving up on that project.

• The council was reminded that a mock disaster to help local law enforcement and first responders be prepared in case of emergency will be held May 9 in the area around Spring and School streets. • One request to rent the recreation center was approved.

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“Everything is hands on,” Wood said. “There is no textbook or lecturing. Every activity they have their hands involved. It’s fun but they learn. They ate ice cream but they learned about pollutants. They made a bracelet but learned about the water cycle. They touched fish and learned. That is the benefit, they don’t know they were learning. They are just having fun.”

Wood explained they are doing a lot of the same stuff they did six years ago when the water festival started.

“We are still doing the same activities on water conservation and the water cycle,” Wood said. “We do the edible aquifer to talk about pollutants. (Auburn University) Fisheries is here so we can learn about the species of fish here locally. There is kayak safety and a litter scavenger hunt at the end so they understand littering and recycling.”

Wood was happy to see 20 classes of fourth-graders from Stephens Elementary School, Dadeville Elementary, Horseshoe Bend School and Reeltown Elementary School go through the program without a hitch.

“Yesterday (Tuesday), we were finished and I was looking around for the big blow up or fire to put out,” Wood said. “But I guess we have been doing it so long we know what to do.”

The ambassadors from Central Alabama Community College and Junior Civitans help Wood with the event.

“Most of our volunteers are repeats,” Wood said. “They are old pros at this.”

Six years ago, John Thompson and the Lake Martin Resource Association (LMRA) provided help to get the festival started. He was already familiar with the water festival idea coming from Montgomery.

“They came to me and I just supported them,” Thompson said. “LMRA had about 20 volunteers the first year and helped kick off the festival and its volunteer support.”

Thompson’s efforts with the Tallapoosa County Water Festival did not stop there.

“I put trash out here,” Thompson said. “We always end with a litter scavenger hunt. We have a chance to talk to them (students) about littering and trash getting into the water. So many items are recyclable and they have to come and count the recyclable items.”

Thompson said the students get into the scavenger hunt.

“It is fun,” Thompson said. “I warn them that some are going to go running trying to make a race out of it and come back with a number that is not even close.”

Thompson said it was odd to put trash out on the peninsula at Wind Creek State Park but it was for a good cause to let the students learn. Thompson did admit the litter was not left behind.

The fun day full of games and fun was meant to teach students about the importance of water in daily lives.

“What I say when we wrap up on the buses before they leave is if we can dedicate a whole day to water related activities, obviously water is pretty important,” Wood said.

“We have to make sure we do things daily to protect our water quality and to conserve our water. We have to make water a priority.”

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Thursday, April 26, 2018

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SPRING FOOTBALL IS IN THE AIR County schools hit the practice fields for the start of spring football

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

There’s some excitement in the air, as the unofficial start to football season began Monday when teams across Tallapoosa County embarked on spring practice.

“I think everybody is excited,” Benjamin Russell coach Kevin Smith said.

“This is new, and this is our first kickoff. We had a great showing at our parent meeting (Thursday), so I think there is some excitement in the area.

I’m excited to see who shows up. We’ve got some new faces that have come out for the first time, and we’ve got some former players’ little brothers that are coming up so that’ll be exciting.”

The common theme among area coaches for the first week of spring practice was simply to knock the rust off and see what could be coming in the summer.

For Horseshoe Bend especially and also Dadeville, they’ll be looking to replace a huge group of seniors. The Generals graduated more than 20 seniors, most of whom held starting positions, and the Tigers had a solid group of 11 seniors.

“We just have to put the

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A pair of Dadeville football players work on perfecting a handoff during the first day of spring practice last year.

pieces of the puzzle together, see who’s going to be able to play where, get them to work and see how it all shakes out,” Dadeville coach Richard White

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said. “We’re kinda limited in the spring with how much time you have, but the main thing is just trying to find out who can play where and get them

in those positions. You want to teach them as much as you can to get them fundamentally sound to start the season.”

Prior to spring practice, all

teams must go through three days of conditioning, which will wrap up for Dadeville, Horseshoe Bend and Reeltown on Monday, so they’ll officially begin Tuesday. Benjamin Russell, though, is hitting the ground running with their conditioning already finished so the Wildcats will take to the practice field Monday at 3:30 p.m.

“The biggest thing I think we can get out of it is we can see where these upcoming guys are going to fit into the mold,” Smith said. “We’ll be looking at guys who were maybe on varsity last year who were role players or JV guys and see who’s going to be our depth and who’s going to be in vacated starting roles.”

Horseshoe Bend coach Josh Averett mirrored those sentiments.

“We’re just seeing who can play and who’s going to be the best fit because we have a lot of holes to fill,” Averett said.

“The first couple days, we’ll be working on fundamentals and tackling techniques, just going over everything — formations and plays. You’re trying to install as much as you can before the summer.”

Both Reeltown and Horseshoe Bend, as of Friday See FOOTBALL • Page B2

Reeltown falls apart in Game 3

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

UA spring game gives fans some certainties

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he final spring game for a college football team can be so misinterpreted. Every year there is some scrimmage hero who turns out to be the polar opposite of that moniker when the fall rolls around.

However, we can make a few quick judgments and place them on a “certainty spectrum” based on the spring games we have seen so far from around the SEC. Oh, you have never heard of a “certainty spectrum?” Me neither; but if the term takes off in popularity, just remember you heard it here first.

I am 99.9 percent certain Tua Tagovailoa will be Alabama’s starting quarterback in the opener against Louisville. After Jalen Hurts’ performance in Alabama’s A-Day game last weekend, I am not even sure he is the second best quarterback on the roster anymore.

Mac Jones, who has been little more than an afterthought so far in his career, threw with more accuracy, precision and confidence than Hurts despite Jones’ lack of experience.

Jalen Hurts has had an amazing run as the Tide’s leader, but he appears to have hit his ceiling as a passer — and that ceiling looks lower and lower the more we watch him.

Since his game-winning touchdown pass to Devonta Smith against Miss State, Hurts has led the ’Bama offense to 14 points against Auburn, 17 points against Clemson and 0 points against UGA in a half of action for a total of 31 points in 2.5 games. Granted, all three of those teams have elite defenses, but UA has elite receivers, blockers and backs at its disposal, too. Oh, and Tua put up 26 points in one half against Georgia.

The only reason I am not 100 percent certain Tua starts next season is because nothing in life is 100 percent certain.

I am 83.5 percent certain Alabama See ROBINSON • Page B2

It just wasn’t Reeltown’s day Saturday.

Nothing seemed to go right for the Rebels in a deciding Game 3 against G.W. Long in the first round of the AHSAA Class 2A playoffs. Reeltown was defeated, 13-2, in five innings.

“The ball just didn’t go our way,” Reeltown coach Mike Jones said. “Most Game 3s come down to hitting, and they hit it in the gaps and we hit to folks a lot of times.

That’s the make or the break of it. Their pitcher threw a pretty good game, and he kept us off balance.”

For the second game in a row, G.W. Long got a gem from one of its pitchers, this time it was sophomore Caison Long. In 94 pitches — just six shy of his pitch count — Long shut down the Rebels, allowing just three hits while striking out four. Although he walked four, three of those came in a single inning, and Long managed to get out of the jam by inducing an inning-ending groundout.

“He’s started coming into his own,” G.W. Long coach Andrew Miller said. “He had zero varsity starting inning before this year, and he’s a basketball kid. So with him

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Reeltown’s Logan Hunt, right, calls out for a ball to attempt to catch G.W. Long’s Kam Faria leading off second base during Saturday’s playoff matchup.

coming out in February, that puts him kinda behind armcare and arm-strength wise, so we had to bring him along little by little. He is starting to come into his own.”

It seemed like it might be

another close affair, similar to the first game, which Reeltown won, 11-9. After G.W. Long went up 4-0 midway through the second inning, the Rebels started to chip away at it with a run in

the bottom of the frame.

But G.W. Long blew things wide open in the third inning.

Slade Simmers led off with a single and was followed by a bunt single from Kam Faria.

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Dadeville softball ends week on high note momentum with three runs in the fifth.

With one out, Johnson reached on an error and was moved to third on a stolen base and a single by Presley.

After a troublesome week, Huff notched her second RBI with a Dadeville’s softball team finally got sacrifice fly, and the Tigers then got a on the right side of things with a 10-3 two-out rally going with a run-scoring victory over St. James on Tuesday. double by Zoe Veres and an RBI single The Tigers racked up 11 hits in the from Cali Jones to go ahead 6-1 after victory and seemed to get stronger as five innings. the game went on. They started out That was more than enough to ensure well with a one-run home run from Isis the win, but Dadeville tacked on some Johnson in the top of the first and led insurance with RBI singles from Makya 1-0 through three innings.

Johnson and Tiffany Rice and an RBI Dadeville added to its lead with a pair of runs in the third. Jailee Kirkland groundout by Timirian Tinsley.

Dadeville’s strong offense was led off with a walk and, with two outs, backed by a solid performance by was driven home by a Quanesha Presley Tinsley in the circle. She pitched the single. Pearl Huff then doubled to score complete-game shutout, scattering five Presley and take a 3-0 lead.

St. James scored a run in the bottom hits. Only one of the runs St. James scored was earned, and Tinsley walked of the inning, but Dadeville kept its

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Earlier in the week, Dadeville suffered losses to Tallassee, 7-3; John Carroll, 7-1; Beauregard, 4-2; and Elmore County, 17-5. The Tigers really struggled offensively throughout the week, totaling just 14 hits in those four games. Johnson and Rice each had three hits, and Huff led the way with five RBIs.

Reeltown goes 3-1 at weekend tourney

Reeltown had four intensely close games over this weekend’s tournament, and the softball team proved it can work through some adversity, winning three of the four. The Rebels defeated Handley, 4-2; Sylacauga, 2-1; and Weaver, 3-0 before losing to Pell City, See SOFTBALL • Page B2

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Carson Dunlap reached on an error, and Jake Oglesby laced an RBI single to keep things going. Long and Braeden Paramond both walked, Christian Collier hit a sac fly and Matt Snell smashed a two-run double before the inning’s end.

“I thought we were a lot more disciplined,” Miller said. “We hit pitches in the zone and didn’t get out of the zone much. It doesn’t really matter who’s pitching if you show a little discipline, stay in the zone and just attack the baseball. We did a good job of that, and we’ve been working on that the last few days so it was nice to see that hard work pay off.”

G.W. Long scored six runs on four hits and an error in the frame and continued its onslaught with three runs in the top of the fifth. Reeltown seemed like it might thwart the 10-run mercy rule by fighting back in the fifth.

Hayden Solomon led off with a single and was moved to second on a Logan Hunt flyout. Landon Hunt then hit a groundout straight up the middle, putting Solomon at third with only one out. Ardarious Woods followed by reaching base on an error, giving Solomon time to score. But that was all Reeltown could muster, as Long fired a pair of strikeouts to end the game.

“I told (our seniors) they had a real good season,” Jones said.

“They accomplished more than people thought we were going to accomplish. They thought after everything we lost last year, we weren’t going to be very good and we proved everyone wrong. It’s because of their work ethic.

“Our young guys got to see that these seniors worked this year. I’m hoping that’ll carry over to next year because we do have a real young class coming. We have only three juniors. But our underclassmen have practiced with us all year, so they saw what this group did and maybe that’ll carry over for next year.”

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

It’s do or die time for Reeltown’s baseball team, which split with G.W. Long on Friday in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs.

After eking out an 11-9 victory over Long in the first game of the best-ofthree series, the Rebels were shut down

by G.W. Long ace Matt Snell, who fired a one-hit shutout and forced a deciding Game 3 with a 6-0 victory.

“He threw a really good game,” Reeltown coach Mike Jones said. “We gave up a lot of runs the first inning, and their guy just shot it down. He was their No. 1 and he was dealing. They played a lot better the second game. They hit the ball better and took advantage of our mistakes.”

The deciding game will be at 3 p.m. today in Reeltown.

Friday’s first game was a bit of an oddity.

G.W. Long took a 4-1 lead midway through the third inning, but Reeltown quickly fought back. It scored a run on an Ardarious Woods RBI single in the third inning to cut the deficit to two runs. Then the Rebels seemed to break things open in the fourth inning.

With one out, Nelson Whaley, Cody Thomas and Kolby Coan drew three straight walks, and Hayden Solomon was hit by a pitch to plate the first run.

Reeltown tied it up on an RBI single from Logan Hunt and brother Landon Hunt notched an RBI single of his own to take the lead.

Reeltown wasn’t done there, though.

Woods followed with a bases-loaded walk, Drew Favors plated a run on a fielder’s choice and Baker sliced a single to left field to drive in another run and give Reeltown what seemed like a comfortable lead.

But it proved to not be so comfortable, as the Rebels’ pitching fell apart in the fifth inning. Long scored five runs on no hits, seven walks and a hit batter in the bottom of the frame, giving it a 9-8 edge.

“The pressure got to them,” Jones said.

“Some of those kids have never pitched

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Reeltown’s Ardarious Woods (5) slides into second base against G.W. Long’s Dylan Register during Friday night’s postseason matchup.

in a playoff game, so this was their first experience.”

Luckily for Reeltown’s pitching staff, its offense had its back. With one runner on and two outs, Logan Hunt notched his second single of the night. The hit set up Landon, who made G.W. Long pay by nailing a home run over the leftfield fence to take an 11-9 lead.

“Whenever we got out of that (fifth) inning, I got into the dugout and told our guys just to calm down and get up to bat,” Favors said. “We needed to be aggressive at the plate and we did what we had to do. That calmed me down coming out in that last inning to pitch.

We did everything we had to do to put together a win.”

Jones said, “That (home run) was a big momentum turn in the game. That was big from a senior. We just had to fight back, and they did a good job of fighting back and giving us a lead.”

The second game was a different story, though. Once again, Long put up a big lead, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first — highlighted by RBI doubles

from Dylan Register and Christian Collier.

Then Snell went to work.

“I was just making sure my pitchers were working in the pen, and I was getting my mind prepared for the game,” Snell said. “I just had to go out there and compete. My curveball was a lot better than it usually is. I felt like it was working real good today.”

The only hit Snell allowed came when Favors singled straight up the middle to lead off the second inning. But Snell fanned the next three batters he faced and finished with 12 strikeouts on the night.

Today’s game will decide who goes onto the second round, and Reeltown knows what it needs to do for it to be the one advancing.

“We gotta come out and put the ball in play, cut down our strikeouts and cut down on walks,” Jones said. “That was how they got started the first inning (of Game 2). We walked the leadoff guy, and he was the first one to score. We just have to do a better job of throwing strikes and trying to get them in and out.”

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night, still were in the baseball postseason, so their numbers could be limited. For the Rebels, who have such success at track and field, those numbers might even be lower, but coach Matt Johnson doesn’t see that as a problem.

“With baseball and track going on, we have a lot of kids involved in that first couple of weeks that will get a lot of reps and a lot of experience to see where they’re at,” Johnson said. “I hope for the first two weeks, we won’t have everybody out there because we’ll have a lot quality for state in track, and I hope we don’t even get the baseball guys.

“That’s part of being a small school. We all root for each other and we’re

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Spring football practice began at Dadeville on Tuesday.

Robinson football made a deal with the sports gods.

A trade was made this past weekend: Alabama would get several top-notch football recruits, but in exchange would have to see its baseball and softball teams lose embarrassingly to two of their arch rivals.

I am also 99.999999 percent sure Alabama fans are OK with that trade.

I am 51 percent certain LSU will be a little better than we all thought.

The Bengal Tigers have some serious dudes on that squad and I liked the way Myles Brennan slung the ball. He wasn’t perfect, but he has great potential. The defense looks aggressive and fast, too.

The issue is LSU’s head coach; I just can’t buy into coach Ed Orgeron.

Maybe that’s why I am 76 percent sure LSU will be coached by current defensive coordinator Dave Aranda or, God forbid, Lane Kiffin in 2019.

I am 89 percent certain Tennessee has a losing record in 2018. Coach Pruitt has his work cut out for him in Knoxville.

If you are optimistic about UT’s chances next season, it’s only because you didn’t watch the Georgia spring game. Or the Auburn spring game, or the Florida spring game, or (gulp) the Alabama spring game. Or, for that matter, any other spring game. Pruitt can recruit well, which is awesome, because the Vols need help at every position.

I am 95 percent certain Georgia wins the SEC East and meets Alabama for the league title in Atlanta.

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quarterbacks who are capable of winning titles. They also have a lot more horses than any other stable on that side of the conference. If it’s not “The Tide and Dawgs Part 2: The Fromm-pire Strikes Back” (Sorry… I thought I needed a pun there… that was the best I could do), it will be shocking.

I am 99.998723 percent certain Alabama running back Ronnie Clark was recruited by Bear Bryant. I follow ’Bama football religiously. I read about the team every day. I follow anyone with “Tide” in their handle on Twitter.

Despite all of that, I totally forgot Ronnie Clark was still on the team. Not because he isn’t a good player (and an even better guy; he’s a tremendous ambassador for the program), but he just has that Lorenzo “Whammy” Ward feel about him.

You remember “Whammy” right? He played at Alabama from 1975-2006 I think. It’s the same thing with Auburn’s Shayne Wasden; he was in Shug Jordan’s first recruiting class then played until Tuberville held up the thumb if memory serves.

Anyway, Ronnie Clark has been on this team a long time. But if I had the chance to stay in college, play in front of hundreds of thousands of cheering fans and collect jewelry than Thanos (it’s an Avengers joke), I would stay in school too.

Luke Robinson is a regular columnist and contributor to Lake Martin Living and BMetro.

Softball 2-1.

Ayriana Stoneback pitched a heckuva tournament, throwing a total of 21 1/3 innings for the Rebels.

She finished with an ERA of 0.656 over the course of the four games by allowing just two earned runs

all supportive of each toher. We get to pull for each other, so I hope they keep going. Our numbers may be down because of that but we won’t be too far down.”

Every team’s spring practice culminates in some sort of spring game. Benjamin Russell will host an intersquad scrimmage; Dadeville and Horseshoe Bend will both compete in a jamboree at the Generals’ place; and Reeltown is headed to Beauregard for a different spring game format, in which the Rebels will sort of teaming up with its jamboree opponents, who include the Hornets, Lanett and Carroll of Ozark. The details on all spring games will be published at a later date.

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the entire tournament.

She gave up nine hits and walked two but also struck out a staggering 37 batters.

Although the Rebels’ offense wasn’t quite as prolific as usual, they still managed to put up some pretty solid

numbers. Marlee Knox led the way with five hits, including a triple, and four runs scored.

Morgan McGuire also had four singles and a double and drove in two runs.

Katlyn Jaye and Makenzie Baker each had three hits.

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Pate seeking to become Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries STAFF REPORT Special to The Record

Rick Pate of Lowndesboro near Montgomery is a Republican candidate for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in the Primaries for both parties on Tuesday, June 5. He owns and runs a business based in Montgomery, is a Charolais cattle breeder in Lowndes County and has served as mayor of Lowndesboro for the past 13 years.

Lowndesboro is a small town of 107 population in rural Lowndes County. Similar to the mythical town of Spectre in the movie The Big Fish, Lowndesboro isn’t seen from any major roads though US Highway 80 passes through the town limits.

In passing through one sees two occupied buildings, The Highway 80 Café and the BP gas station.

But a turn north on CR #29 into Lowndesboro unveils a town unlike any others in Alabama. Antebellum homes, some tremendous and others smaller, line the road. There are no tourist vendors, just home after home from the 1830s to the Civil War. Mayor Pate says the town is doing fine. It is southwest of Montgomery, and under Pate’s leadership the town has over $1.2 million in cash reserves – a commitment to fiscal conservatism that many in politics could use as a benchmark. The town operates a water system, that despite capital investments in a new well and storage tank, continues to make money. Their water has twice been judged the 2nd best tasting water by AL Rural Water.

A graduate of Auburn University with an Ornamental Horticulture degree in 1978, Pate has built Pate Landscape Co., Inc., into an award winning, profitable business over 36 years. It currently employs 23 people. The firm has completed projects such as the Bryant-Denny Stadium Expansion in Tuscaloosa, AU School of Nursery & Pharmacy, Wetumpka WindCreek Casino and Hyundai Motor Manufacturing in Montgomery.

Pate has been involved in civic activities, serving on the board of the River Region United Way, president of The Montgomery Rotary Club (2nd oldest Rotary Club in Alabama which counts the governor, state treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, and two Supreme Court Justices as members). He also serves on the ALGOP Executive Committee

and co-chairs the Lowndes County Republican Party. His family Republican roots go back to 1966 when his mother ran for the Alabama House of Representatives.

It is this upbringing, civic and business leadership that has brought Pate to seek an opportunity for service and leadership as the Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.

Pate followed in his father’s footsteps in cattle farming. He operates a purebred Charolais breeding operation which currently has 50 registered head of cattle.

His decision to run for Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries as a Republican came after being approached by a local member of Alabama Farmers Federation. Pate decided to research the commitment to serve as Commissioner and after meeting with several industry leaders including current Commissioner John McMillan, Pate felt the time was now to serve the state.

“When I was approached about running for Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries,” Pate said. “I saw it as an opportunity to serve our state and promote the agricultural community that I know from my up-bringing. I take the call to public service seriously, and when I examined it relative to myself, I decided that this office was a fit for me. My life experiences and contacts across the state make me the most qualified candidate running for this office.” Pate said.

“Growing up, we had four chicken houses and I understand the struggles and huge cash outlays my family went through to pay for those houses,” Pate related.” My dad had to carry a rural mail route while also serving in the National Guard as a helicopter pilot for us to be able to farm.”

“I have been generously blessed

by Our Lord with a great family, a thriving business and a passion for rural Alabama” Pate said. “Through hard work, sweat equity and many long days and nights we have built a slice of The American Dream for ourselves, and I want to use the attributes and talents I have to help the people of our state.”

Speaking with Pate for any length of time, his deep knowledge and understanding of agriculture and agribusiness is readily apparent to those who know him best.

“Agriculture & Forestry and its related businesses are the backbone of our state, our economy and our

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Rick Pate has served as Lowndesboro mayor for the past 13 years. He is a Republican candidate for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in the June 5 primaries.

shared history,” Pate said. “I see concerns as I travel the state in our rural areas. Agriculture holds so many communities together.

Whether it is the amount of debt that our large farmers and poultry producers must take on or the smaller cattle & vegetable producers who must struggle to find a market for their products -- it should be a concern to all Alabamians.

Consumers are asking for more locally sourced food and we can provide that to them.” Pate said.

“Food Safety is not something we normally must think about, because we have safety measures and standards to create a safe food supply.

I want to make sure this continues,” Pate added.

“I understand that the wants and whims of Montgomery and Washington regulators can wreak havoc on a business and on livelihoods,” Pate said. “Thankfully with President Trump in office, and a Southerner, former Governor of Georgia, Sonny Perdue as the Director of The United States Department of Agriculture, they are rolling back many of the onerous and nonsensical rules propagated

by The Obama Administration. We will take a hard look at what the department does, and why, and seek to get rid of any baseless, outdated or impractical rules and regulations we find.”

“Another part of leadership,” Pate says, “is the ability to see problems on the horizon before they get to be overwhelming. I understand that, and my thoughts on the future of agriculture and how we will feed our planet are on my mind and a major concern to me. There are not many elected officials talking about this vital issue.”

“It has been said recently that to feed the planet we will need to

double our food production in the next 50 years. That is a daunting task that cannot be successful by just working harder. We need to learn how to work smarter,” Pate said. “I am dedicated to helping our farmers and agribusiness people get the tools they need to produce higher yields and longer growing seasons through the application of science. This is an interesting aspect of the job that I believe is under publicized and we shall seek to be on the cutting edge of AgTech if I am elected Commissioner of Agriculture.”

Asked to sum up his reasons for running for Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, Pate remarked: “I want to expand markets, ensuring food safety and promote agriculture and industry.

That’s the role of government, and if we can do that and get out of the way, we will be successful!”

The Republican and Democratic primaries are both held on June 5, 2018. Pate is running as a Republican for Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. The other republican candidates are T.O. Crane, Gerald Dial and Cecil Murphy. There are no candidates running in the Democratic Primary.

The Pate campaign can be found on the internet at www.rickpate. com, on Facebook at facebook.com/ rick pateforagcommissioner and via telephone at 334-264-8370. “I welcome contact with you,” Pate said.

Pate has been endorsed by the Associated General Contractors of Alabama, the Alabama Cattlemen’s PAC, the Alabama Farmers Federation, the Alabama Forestry Association, the Business Council of Alabama and the Alabama Petroleum, Convenience Store Owners and the Homebuilders Association of Alabama.

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The Alabama State Board of Education selected Dr. Eric Mackey Friday to serve as the next State Superintendent of Education. “(Friday) I was proud to join my colleagues on the State Board of Education in selecting Dr. Eric Mackey as Alabama’s state superintendent of education,” Alabama Governor Kay Ivey said. “This selection is, without question, the most important decision entrusted to the current Board. It was imperative that we make the best selection possible, and I think we have done that.

Under my leadership, we laid out an effective and deliberate selection process which has succeeded in helping us choose the right person to help us improve the quality of education for all of Alabama’s students.”

Mackey is currently the executive director of School Superintendents of Alabama. He has experience working with lawmakers in the state house in Montgomery and school systems in the state.

As president of the State Board of Education, Ivey voted with board members to select Mackey.

“During the interview, I was impressed by Dr. Mackey’s embrace of my vision to ensure that our children have a strong start to their educational journey so that they have a strong finish when they enter the workforce,” Ivey said in a statement. “That is the kind of forward thinking we need at the helm of the State Board of Education. I look forward to working with Dr. Mackey in the days ahead as we put the focus where it should be — on effectively educating every child in Alabama.”

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Tallapoosa County’s jobless rate falls to 4.1 percent higher than March 2017’s count of 2,063,770.

“Alabama is benefitting Tallapoosa County’s from a strong economy unemployment rate dropped in right now, and this month’s March, falling to 4.1 percent. employment numbers The county’s March rate show that we are keeping was down from the 4.3 that momentum going,” percent jobless rate recorded Washington said. “Alabamians in February and substantially are working and employers lower that the 4.7 percent are adding jobs. Not only that, unemployment rate the county but wages are rising as well. In posted in March 2017. fact, our construction industry Stats released Friday is recording its highest weekly showed only 727 people in the wages in more than a decade.” county listed as unemployed.

Average weekly earnings in In March 2017, there were 864 the construction sector were residents listed as unemployed $975.53 in March, the highest in Tallapoosa County. in a decade, up $64.25 from The local numbers were February, and up $87.99 from slightly higher than the state March 2017. Average weekly rates which were released earnings for all private industry

by Alabama Department of were $811.01 in March, up Labor Secretary Fitzgerald $4.96 from February, and up Washington Friday. Alabama’s $28.16 from March 2017. preliminary seasonally adjusted “All of our major cities March 2018 unemployment rate and metro areas saw their was 3.8 percent, is up slightly unemployment rates drop from February’s rate of 3.7 both over the month and over percent, yet still under March the year,” Washington said.

2017’s rate of 5.0 percent.

“Sixty-six of 67 counties saw March’s rate represents their rates drop this month, and 81,229 unemployed persons, all counties have significantly compared to 80,571 in lower rates now than they did February and 109,645 in a year ago. We can also once March 2017. again say that all of our counties Washington announced have single digit unemployment Friday that over the year, rates, as Wilcox County had Alabama’s wage and salary both the largest monthly and employment increased 20,100, yearly drop to bring its rate with gains in the leisure and down to 9.4 percent.” hospitality sector (+4,400), Counties with the lowest the professional and business unemployment rates are: services sector (+3,400), Shelby County at 2.8 percent, and the education and health Cullman County at 3.2 percent services sector (+3,400), and Marshall County at 3.3 among others. percent. Counties with the Wage and salary highest unemployment rates employment increased in are: Wilcox County at 9.4 March by 12,600, compared percent, Clarke County at 7.4 to February 2018. Monthly percent, and Lowndes County gains were seen in the leisure at 6.9 percent. and hospitality sector (+4,600), Major cities with the lowest the professional and business unemployment rates are: services sector (+2,500), Vestavia Hills at 2.4 percent, the trade, transportation, Homewood at 2.6 percent, and utilities sector (+1,900), and Alabaster, Hoover, and and the construction sector Northport at 2.8 percent. (+1,600), among others.

Major cities with the highest In March, 2,081,906 people unemployment rates are: were counted as employed, Prichard at 6.9 percent, Selma up from February’s count of at 6.4 percent and Anniston at 2,080,346, and significantly 5.7 percent.

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Jason Sullivan and Jamie Thompson spent most of the day cooking crawfish Saturday for the second annual crawfish boil hosted by the Tallassee VFW Post 5035.

Crawfish boil brings communities together put this on,” Lewis said. “The auxiliary was just great too. They did more than their share to help us.

We really appreciate those volunteers very much.”

Patrons made their way from Eclectic, Reeltown Proceeds from this event will help the Tallassee and Dadeville to Tallassee to enjoy good food, music VFW better serve local veterans who may be in need. and comradeship as the Tallassee VFW Post 5035 “We buy books for veterans at the VA in held the second annual Crawfish Boil on Saturday Tuskegee,” Lewis said. “We buy clothing. We have a and with near perfect weather. fish fry to benefit them once a year. They will bring Event coordinators say it was a great success. the veterans who live at the VA over here and we “It went really well,” said Bill Lewis, with the feed them. There are several things that we do here.

Tallassee VFW Post 5035. “We had a great turnout, If we have any veterans or their families who need even better than last year’s.” assistance, we will bring it to a vote to help them.”

With a good turnout, Lewis said he and other The VFW Post 5035 began a scholarship program Post members couldn’t be happier with the event’s this year to benefit a student from Tallassee High success.

School and a student from nearby Reeltown High “We’re tickled about it, we really are. It was better School. This is a new addition for the post and part than we expected.” of the proceeds from Saturday’s crawfish boil will Before serving the fresh cooked crawdads, benefit this newly implemented program.

Tallassee’s Brother Tony Gioiosa, with 420 Fire “We will choose a student from Tallassee High Ministries, delivered the invocation.

School and a student from Reeltown High School,” Eclectic’s own Russell Craig opened the event said Lewis. “Most of it will go into the general fund, and served up the tunes as patrons enjoyed the fresh which is used to help veterans and their families who fixings. Shades of Grey took the stage later and are in need.” concluded the evening lineup. Several members The Tallassee VFW also supports a variety of donated gift baskets to be given as door prizes. community events, including youth baseball and Volunteers began cooking early Saturday morning softball teams in both Tallassee and Reeltown. at 8 a.m. and prepared over 600 pounds of crawfish “We also donate to Adullam House every year for the event. And with a total of over 1,000 pounds and the Episcopal Church food drive,” said Lewis. of food cooked, no one left hungry.

“There are a lot of good things going on here and we “We went through every bit of it,” said Lewis. “At invite people come see for themselves.” around 6:30 that evening we had a few to-go plates The Tallassee VFW Post 5035 has been in left but they were gone by the end of the night.” existence since 1963. Over recent years the post This event took a lot of planning, coordination and has made several upgrades and club officials invite dedication from a hard-working group of individuals. the community to come see the improvements for “It is amazing just how many people, not just themselves. members themselves but also the volunteers that The Tallassee VFW is located at 313 Riverside came in that morning at 8 o’clock and worked Drive. For more information on the scholarship diligently through the day and into the night to help program or upcoming events call 334-283-6636.

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Jones discusses opioid crisis Senator holds conference call with small-town media outlets to discuss issues

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Senator Doug Jones reached out to news outlets in small towns and rural areas across Alabama Thursday morning in the first of a planned series of conversations with state media on topics of interest in Washington. The main subject of Thursday’s conversation revolved around the opioid epidemic raging across the United States.

“Alabama has been at the heart of the opioid epidemic,” Jones said. “This issue has led to awful consequences. More than 740 people in Alabama died as a result of opioid addiction in 2016. Rural communities have really been struggling with this.

“I have been approached by many people, both before and after I became Senator, talking with me about this. You don’t have to go very far to find a story about opioid abuse.”

Jones said he knew this was an issue he wanted to tackle during his campaign for the Senate seat, and being appointed to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has been beneficial to reaching this end. He admitted he knew that local leaders and agencies would have to be doing a lot of the heavy lifting in order to successfully fight the opioid epidemic, but that the federal government could assist by supplying many of the resources necessary to accomplish this monumental task. In order to help with this, Jones was proud to announce he was signing on to co-sponsor a bill in Congress that would increase access to mental health and substance abuse programs, while other facets of the bill would work to increase drug monitoring programs and grants targeting improvements in a number of areas.

“I was part of a meeting with people from different government agencies to discuss the White House’s efforts on the opioid crisis,” Jones said. “We are looking for funding through various departments. None of this is a final solution, but I’m happy I was able to co-sponsor this bill and be a part of this work.”

While the opioid crisis is a issue law enforcement has to deal with on a regular basis, Jones said there were many others who had to be involved in order to overcome the epidemic.

“We need to provide education to our citizens and alternatives to opioids. We have to try and give folks the resources to find and address the problem,” he said. “We can’t simply prosecute our way out of this.”

Coupled with this, Jones felt another key instrument in fighting the opioid epidemic could come from the expansion of Medicaid in Alabama, which was rejected by the state government several years ago.

“If people knew the mount of federal dollars we passed on, this might wake them up,” Jones said. “I want to work to give the state a second chance on this. Right now, the door is shut, but I want to try and open the door for Alabama and other states that passed on expanding Medicaid.

“We can look at states like Indiana, where Governor Pence, now the vice president, expanded it, and see how they did it. It will benefit us in several different ways if we do

Mitch Sneed photo illustration / The Record

Senator Doug Jones recently spoke on the opioid crisis and said he is co-sponsoring a bill to increase access to mental health and substance abuse programs and also increase drug monitoring programs.

expand it.”

In a subsequent conversation, Jones’ Communication Director Heather Fluit reported that, by not expanding Medicaid, Alabama passed on a total of $14.4 billion in federal funds over a 10-year period. In addition to this total, the state missed out on money coming from other economic sources as a result of this expansion investment.

One thing that had Jones feeling confident in being able to find a solution to this serious problem is how much support has come from both sides of the aisle to solve the problem.

“This issues is as bi-partisan as you can get on the Hill,” he said. “There is support for a solution coming from the White House, from the House of Representatives and from the Senate.”

Before Jones left for his next engagement, he and his staff opened up the call for questions on any other topic of interest. One of the participants asked Jones about his recent support for a piece of legislation that rolled back some of the regulations put in place by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. Jones said the bill did lessen some of the Dodd-Frank regulations, primarily to benefit smaller banks in more rural areas. At the same time, he stressed that this did not remove the rules put in place by the 1975 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, which requires mortgage lenders to record certain information to be submitted to regulatory authorities as a way to combat discriminatory lending practices.

“This bill exempts only about 4 percent of the information collected,” Jones said. “The National Bankers Association (an organization representing minority-owned and operating financial institutions) came out in support of it.”

As he was signing off, Jones thanked those who had joined him on the call and said he and his staff wanted to make this a regular thing for small town media outlets.

“This is not going to be the last time we do this,” he said. “We will be back in touch.”

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New Site’s annual trade day, car show a day of fun Many came out to New Site’s annual trade day vent Saturday where guests could enjoy a pancake breakfast, a variety of food vendors, ‘50s music and the 17th Annual Klassic Krusier’s Car Show. A wide variety of vintage cars were on display.

Above, John Denney and Johnnie and Adelia Warren pose in front of Denney’s 1958 Studebaker Hawk.

Sheriff Jimmy Abbett, center, surveys the rows of classic cars that were on display Saturday.

J.T. Taylor of Jacksons Gap sits in front of his 1955 Crown Victoria.

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BENEFIT DINNER: The Alexander City Rotary Club Foundation is hosting its Imagination Library Annual Benefit

Now - April 30

REGISTRATION FOR JUNQUE JUBILEE VENDORS: Registration is open now through April 30 for anyone interested in being a vendor at MainStreet Alexander City’s Junque Jubilee, an upscale yard sale event in downtown Alexander City Saturday, May 12 starting at 8 a.m. with shops opening at 10 a.m.

There is a $20 application fee and event organizers ask none of the vendors bring clothing or shoes to sell. Deadline for registration is April 30.

For more information on the event or registration, contact MainStreet Alexander City at 256329-9227.

Friday, April 27

WORKSHOP: The Alabama Extension Service is holding a class “Managing Fire Ants” Friday, April 27 at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The workshop will feature fire ant biology, research based control techniques, recommended pesticides and product demonstrations.

It is ADAI approved for re-certification points.

Thursday, April 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the T.C. Russell Hangar.

FAIR: The Alexander City Kiwanis Fair will be in the main football parking lot of the Sportplex from 5 p.m. until close today and Friday. On Saturday, the fair will open at 1 p.m.

TRAIL RIDES: The Weogufka Center for Arts is hosting trail rides today at 9 a.m. and April 27 at 9 a.m. with the Annual Mule Day April 28. For more information contact the Chuck Wagon Guys, Edwin Petty at 205-389-0236, Donald

Contact the Tallapoosa County Extension Office at 256-825-1050 to register. Cost is $5 and is due by Wednesday, April 25. Lunch is not provided.

Saturday, April 28

REUNION: The annual New Site High School reunion will be Saturday, April 28 at 10 a.m. in the Horseshoe Bend High School Commons area.

Please bring a covered dish.

MULE DAY: The Weogufka Center is hosting its annual Mule Day Saturday, April 28. There will be buggy rides and trail rides. A sausage biscuit breakfast is from 6:30 to 10 a.m. The Train Man will be there as will an antique car and truck show. For more information visit the weogufkacenter.org of the Weogufka Center Facebook page.

GAME NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have Family Game Night Bingo from 5 until 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 28. Begin with hot dogs, pizza, chips and soft drinks.

DRUG TAKE BACK: Local law enforcement will be at Walgreens in Alexander City Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to collect

old and unwanted prescription and over the counter medications. The service is free and without questions.

BOOK SALE: The Friends of the Dadeville Library are hosting a book sale Saturday, April 28 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lower level of the Dadeville Public Library. One bag of books is $5 or three bags for $10.

Sunday, April 29

BRHS SPRING CHORAL CONCERT: The Benjamin Russell High School Choral Department will present its Annual Spring Choral Concert Sunday, April 29 at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Campus of Alexander City First United Methodist Church on Highway 280 next to Russell Medical.

Everyone is welcome to attend and admission is free.

FIFTH SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP: Bay Pine Baptist Church is hosting Fifth Sunday Fellowship with the Smith Family Sunday, April 29.

Singing starts at 10:30 a.m. and a fellowship dinner afterwards. There will be a love offering taken for the Smith Family.

Churches and non-profits can submit items to the calendar at editor@thedadevillerecord.com and calendar@alexcityoutlook.com.

Ellison at 205-294-0062 or Ricky Talley at 205-646-1640.

Today’s Birthdays

Joyce Thurman, George R. Long Sr., Tres Nicholson and Andy Cowart are celebrating their birthdays today.

Today’s Anniversaries

Robert and Linda Harry celebrate their anniversary today.

Tuesday, May 1

USHER MEETING: The Early Rose District Usher’s meeting will be Tuesday, May 1 at 5 p.m. at the Early Rose District Center.

Thursday, May 3

DAY OF PRAYER: The Alex City Ministerial Association is hosting the National Day of Prayer at the First Baptist Church sanctuary Thursday, May 3 at noon.

DAY OF PRAYER: Hackneyville will be hosting its third annual National Day Prayer from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Hackneyville Community Center. Everyone is invited to attend.

Friday, May 4

PRODUCTION: The Mt. Vernon Theatre In Tallassee is hosting “The Firemen’s Training” Friday, May 4.

Saturday, May 5

FACEBOOK SOCIAL: Do you have friends on Facebook that you’ve never met? Here is your chance to spend some time with them face to face. The first Alexander City Facebook Social Mixer will be held at Strand Park

from noon until 5 p.m. Hot dogs will be for sale and you can bring your own refreshments. Come out and invite your Facebook friends.

BAKE SALE: The First United Methodist Church UMW is hosting a baked and frozen foods sale Saturday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Trinity Campus on Highway 280. Proceeds will benefit local and global mission projects.

CHORAL REUNION: The Alexander City State Junior College Reunion Singers present “Songs from Our Past” Saturday, May 5 at 6 p.m. at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center.

Admission is free but donations to the Central Alabama Community College are appreciated.

CLAY SHOOT: The Annual Alexander City Kiwanis Club Sporting Clays Competition will be Saturday, May 5 at the Five Star Plantation. Registration deadline is Friday, April 27. For more information contact Phil Blasingame at 256-307-4004.

CHURCH YARD SALE: GAP Fellowship Church on Robinson Court is hosting a yard sale, fish fry and BBQ Saturday, May 5 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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