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Council OKs added funds for Central Blvd. Alexander City City Council. After some questions about the price for the work arose at the last council meeting delayed approval of a budget amendment to fund work on a 1,000foot portion of Central Boulevard, the second time before the council proved to be a charm.
By MITCH SNEED Editor
A move to allow for the completion of another phase in road construction and two moves designed to save residents money headlined the agenda of Monday night’s meeting of the
Work on Central Boulevard that runs from Highway 280 began four years ago and the first phase has been a welcome addition. The city was approved for a grant from the Alabama Department of Transportation for Phase Two, which will run from Joseph Street See COUNCIL • Page 2
At the last meeting Councilman Tim Funderburk questioned the amount of the bid for Phase Two of Central Boulevard that runs through the old Russell Corp. campus. The bid for the work is set to be funded with a combination of a state grant and a city match.
Mamie’s Place opening talent show sign-up By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
The annual summer reading program hosted by the Adelia M. Russell Library and Mamie’s Place Children’s Library in Alexander City may be a couple months away, but the librarians at Mamie’s Place are now accepting sign-ups for a brand new event for this year’s program. On June 20, the library will be holding its first-ever talent show during summer reading, welcoming children throughout the community to sign up and showcase their unique abilities. Monday, the library opened up the registration window for children ages 5-17 to take part. “We wanted to bring something new and different to the summer reading program this year,” librarian Melissa Moncrief said. “We thought this would be a fun idea to try.” Open to individual acts and group performances, the library has opened registration to not only children signed up for the summer reading program, but to any interested child or teenager in the area. The library has established several guidelines for the talent show, including allotting all performers a five minute slot in which to perform their act, not allowing any political statements, profanity or pyrotechnics. Performers will only be See TALENT • Page 3
‘STOP THE VIOLENCE’ Photos by Mitch Sneed
More than 250 people participated in the second annual Stop the Violence Picnic at the Cooper Community Center and Laurel Park Saturday. The event, which was sponsored by Gibralter Lodge 173, the Lincoln Lodge and Soul Brothas, featured an egg hunt, music, food, music and dance performances and informational speakers. Speakers included Alexander City Council Member Buffy Colvin, Tallapoosa County Commissioner T.C. Coley and, top right, Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Bill Hough. “This was a lot of fun last year and we are glad to do it, especially for the kids,” said David Lee Wyckoff of Gibralter Lodge 173. “We’d love to see this whole field packed with kids and their families. We think it will continue to grow.” Groups from The Studio, above left, performed interpretive dances, while face painting and bounce houses were available for the children who attended.
BRHS science class kicks off theme week By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
With Spring Break having ended and students gearing up for exams, teachers and school administrators have to find ways to keep their students engaged with the freedom of summer looming just over the horizon. For one teacher, this task is not all that difficult. Benjamin Russell science teacher Emily Sassano began her annual series of themed weeks Monday, with AP Biology students dressing more like they were heading to a New York disco club in the 1970s than to school, as a way to teach about DNA, its structure and replication, RNA and protein synthesis. “I had the idea when I was listening to the radio, and ‘YMCA’ by The
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Village People came on,” Sassano said. “That had me thinking, ‘YMCA’ is a lot like GTCA, the four components of DNA. Then, I was searching online and found this song, ‘GTCA,’ and I knew I had to use it for this. It all just went from there.” The students got heavily into the 1970s theme of Monday’s class, with a number of them wearing platform shoes, oversized sunglasses, and other disco attire, adding an even greater sense of realism to the lesson. “I like to give my students participation points if they dress up for the theme of the day,” Sassano said. Following her teaching principle of, “If your butt is numb, your brain goes dumb,” Sassano not only had her students dancing to a variation of the See THEME • Page 3
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As part of their 1970s-themed studies on DNA and RNA Monday, a number of Emily Sassano’s AP Biology students dressed the part, wearing platform shoes and outfits reminiscent of being at a New York disco club.
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