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City’s rebuild will be carefully considered Wetumpka has chance for new look, mayor says

By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor

Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis said the city is not going to rush its recovery plans in the aftermath of the Jan. 19 tornado but he observed the whirlwind

may have cleared away old thinking and installed the underpinnings of a new era for the community.

“We’re not pushing,” Willis said.

“We’re not in a hurry. The opportunities are here and we’ve got to be smart enough to take advantage of it and

new police station, likely in an existing building in a more centralized location, along with a rejuvenated senior center.

Also possible is improved traffic flow around the Bibb Graves Bridge and new mixed-use developments.

The EF2 tornado with estimated maximum winds of 135 mph damaged 116 homes in neighborhoods primarily See REBUILD • Page A6

make Wetumpka all it can be. I was told at the outset by other mayors who had been involved in things like this, ‘You’ll be dealing with this for two or three years and you won’t put it back overnight.’ There were a lot of sleepless nights. Some nights I didn’t sleep at all, lying there thinking, ‘How can I help?’

You go a day at a time.”

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‘I thought I was going to die too’

First Presbyterian plans same look in new church

Heroes describe saving boy, man after plunging into river

Pastor hopes project will break ground in summer

By LINDA G. MILLER For The Herald

By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor

M

ason Kassian and Dustin Taylor couldn’t believe what they were hearing and seeing in the rapidly gathering dusk.

They were sitting at a picnic table with a couple of girls and playing with some dogs at Wetumpka’s Gold Star Park on the idyllic evening of March 21.

Nearby, a man with a rod and reel was filling his cooler with fish off the end of the boat ramp.

Kassian and Taylor were thinking of walking back to Creed Gym to lift weights but suddenly heard sirens piercing the air, signaling the beginning of frenetic, life-changing moments fraught with peril in which they would be engaged in the workout of their lives in the cold and stygian waters of the Coosa River.

Instead of a bench press, Taylor, 21, found See HEROES • Page A7 Jimmy Wigfield / The Herald

Dustin Taylor, left, and Mason Kassian revisit the boat ramp at Gold Star Park in Wetumpka where they went into the Coosa River to save a man and a 2-year-old boy from drowning. The man and boy were in a car that slammed into the river after being pursued by Alabama Department of Corrections officers who said the adults in the sedan tried to smuggle drugs into Tutwiler Prison.

First Presbyterian Church pastor Jonathan Yarboro said last week he expects to break ground this summer on the reconstruction of Wetumpka’s landmark structure which was destroyed by a tornado on Jan. 19.

The plan is for the church to have the same exterior appearance it had before the tornado and the interior will be similar to but not an exact replica of the original design.

Modern building codes will determine a number of changes as will the availability of certain materials. Plans are also being made to convert the former Fellowship Hall into a storm shelter for area residents.

The estimated cost to repair the structural damage inflicted See CHURCH • Page A2

Rooster is an open book about its love of library

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Wetumpka Public Library director Susan Hayes may have answered a question at the center of many jokes. If not generally accepted, Hayes is happy with the answer herself after a rooster took up residence at the library.

“Now we know why the chicken crossed the road,” Hayes said. “To get to the library.”

Hayes said the rooster has been coming around the library for more than a month and has been spotted and heard among the buildings and green space surrounding the library.

“We thought it was just a one-off thing but he has been coming almost every day since the middle of February,” Hayes said.

“I get here at 7:30 a.m. I can hear him. It sounds like he was across the road. I saw him in front of the art gallery. It has a door with a window and he looks at himself (in the window) at about 7:30 a.m. and crows and then he will come around the side of the library and get some breakfast and makes this sweet clucking sound when he starts to eat. After he eats, he struts around.”

The rooster already has a following. Hayes posted a photograph to Facebook that has been seen by more than 6,000 people.

“When I first saw him, he was near the front door,” Hayes said. “I went out the side door and went down and around to make a picture of him with the sign in the background. I posted it on Facebook.

The mayor got on there and said, ‘Who See ROOSTER • Page A2

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continued from Page A1 on the west wing alone is $400,000 to $450,000, a church official said. In one to two months, the congregation hopes to hear final settlement numbers; the east wing is expected to be completed first.

Contractor Steve Russell was chosen early on for the reconstruction project because the church used him to build the Fellowship Hall two years ago. The architect is Freddie Lynn, a former Boy Scout Leader of Troop 13, which has had long affiliation with First Presbyterian.

Yarboro said First Presbyterian was insured for its replacement value and expects the project to be complete within a year. Then everyone will again see the familiar view of the church and steeple from the Bibb Graves Bridge.

The EF2 tornado that hit Wetumpka on Jan. 19 flattened or severely damaged nearly 200 structures west of the historic bridge in downtown, including the church, which many people saw as a symbol of the community.

Much has been accomplished in the two months since. The lot has been

said Wetumpka doesn’t have something to crow about?’”

Hayes says the rooster will hide but others have seen him.

“People come in and comment they have seen him,” Hayes said. “Some comment they have heard him but didn’t see him. He will dive into those bushes if it gets busy but I can still hear him during the day.”

The rooster’s presence and more importantly his noisy calling card have not caused issues.

“He will crow all day,” Hayes said. “People don’t seem to complain. We have people trying to work and study — luckily they don’t complain, asking us to make him stop.”

The rooster’s suggested names may have saved the library staff from having to evict him from the grounds.

“We haven’t officially named him,” Hayes said.

“Russell Crowe and Gregory Peck have been suggested.”

The rooster has even suggested altering the library schedule.

“He doesn’t like it that we don’t come to the library on Sundays,” Hayes said. “On Monday, he was on the steps of the library and he’s looking at me like, ‘Where have you been?’”

Hayes said the rooster follows a regular schedule.

“I keep thinking one morning when I get here he is not going to be there but he is,” Hayes said. “I think he has his routine. I will empty the book drop and he will hear the sounds and come on over thinking it is time to get some food.”

Hayes says the library has corn and bird food for the famous rooster but Hayes has given him a few treats.

“I will sometimes get a biscuit from a gas station,” Hayes said. “I will give him the top part of it. He likes bread.

He is not spoiled. Not at all.”

Hayes said the rooster has no friends of a feather but it might be interesting if it happens.

“It would be cool if a chicken came up,” Hayes said.

“We could have an Easter egg hunt year round.”

cleared of debris and anything salvageable was stored in a safe place. A list of all the contents in the church was submitted to the insurance company so items can be replaced. Church pews and other items attached to the structure will be included in the cost of rebuilding.

In only five weeks, repairs were completed on the Fellowship Hall and the Freeman House located behind the church on Tuskeena Street, allowing the congregation and community groups to get back onsite.

A sidewalk was completed so children going to Sunday School could safely get from the Fellowship Hall to the Freeman House.

Three days after the tornado, Yarboro said the congregation was determined to rebuild the church to its historic former glory. The original cost of building the sanctuary was $2,300 in 1856 and the church was dedicated on June 14, 1857.

The east wing was built in 1947 and the west wing in 1957. The exterior is in the Gothic Revival Style and the interior is Greek Revival.

Far left: January’s tornado left the First Presbyterian Church in Wetumpka in ruins.

Above: The bell of the church was found and salvaged after the tornado.

Left: A Bible cover lies on the cleared lot where the First Presbyterian Church of Wetumpka once stood.

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“We want to highlight all the different agencies that respond and work throughout our community in emergency disaster situations,” Brunson said.

The event is also being held in conjunction with a spring Black Friday sale at Lowe’s, Brunson said. There will be drawing for safety kits and weather radios.

Kids can enjoy a preparedness challenge scavenger hunt, a safe room ready race and more.

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When life gives you lemons...

Photo by Marilyn Hawkins / The Herald Ava James ‘AJ’ Russell, the daughter of Market Shoppes owner Katie Martin, felt led to help victims of January’s tornado in Wetumpka after seeing the damage to the area, including her previously attended preschool, so she decided to open a lemonade stand and raise money.

She and her mother painted the stand bright lemon yellow and green. AJ wants to give $1 per cup to help tornado victims and among her first customers was Maggie Smith, the daughter of Ashley and Ryan Smith, who just returned to their damaged home.

The Elmore County Emergency Management Agency is holding its severe weather preparedness fair on April 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lowe’s in Wetumpka.

Two tornadoes have touched down in nearby communities this year and the Elmore County EMA wants the community to be well-prepared.

Local, state and federal personnel from several agencies will be available to meet the public.

“We’re going to have a lot of our local agencies, like our fire departments, police departments, sheriff’s departments, and ambulances,” Elmore County EMA deputy director David Brunson said.

Auxiliary emergency management organizations will also be on hand to offer important information regarding severe weather preparedness.

Eclectic auction enjoyed by many

By RON COLQUITT For The Herald

Good, old country folks converge on the auction barn in Eclectic on Friday nights to buy, sell and trade everything from tomatoes to tools but mainly it’s just a good excuse to mingle with friends and friendly folk, according to the man known as Hutch.

Hutch is Richard A. Hutchinson, 58, who leases the cavernous metal building where the auction is held and clearly enjoys serving as the auctioneer.

Once you get past the big black bear holding a man’s head in his left paw and a lunch box in the other paw, it gets strange.

But the people seem happy and quickly make newcomers welcome.

“Everybody is friendly, everybody knows everybody,” Hutchinson said.

“They are just good, old country folks from all walks of life. The mayor comes in here, we’ve had some doctors in here. I know most of the people.

“We can’t sell guns and we don’t sell livestock but other than that we sell anything. We don’t sell chickens but we sell some stuffed ones.”

Hutchinson joked he even has a “zombie” for sale — a dusty, stuffed raccoon that’s losing some of its fur.

Eclectic Mayor Gary Davenport said he’s there most Friday nights.

“It’s a tradition here,” he said. “I love it. I buy and sell. I’m an auctioneer too.

Best thing I ever bought here was probably some nice, old furniture, antiques. I don’t buy it unless it’s a bargain.”

Donald Strickland is another regular at the auction barn.

“Sometimes it’s good stuff, sometimes it’s just junk,” he said of the items he buys. “Like they say, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. A fun time is had by all. We are about like family but better than family. We don’t have to be around one another but we enjoy being with each other. We get to choose who we want to be with.”

Brady the auction dog is another regular, Strickland said. Walley Roberson is Brady’s owner but the dog doesn’t seem to care whose lap he plops down on as long as he’s petted.

“Brady is smarter than most folks here,” Strickland joked.

Strickland said he enjoys meeting friends and making new friends at the auctions but that doesn’t distract him when he spies a good bargain.

He isn’t crippled but recently bought a motorized wheelchair for $175 at the auction. It’s equipped with headlights, taillights and even turn signals. According to Strickland, a new one goes for about $5,000.

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Auctioneer Richard ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson works the crowd at the Eclectic auction barn.

comes for the good times and good deals.

“I’ve bought a lot of stuff,” she said.

“I’ve bought Teddy bears and pictures.

I’ve bought jackets, housewares, toys, all kinds of stuff.”

Lee Keeler, who said he’s in his late 60s, enjoys his role as the auction’s ring man.

“I come every Friday night ‘cause I like doing it, just seeing what they’ve got for sale, how people bid,” he said. “I’m called a ring man. That means you hold up an item for sale, help take the bids and deliver the merchandise to them. I’m not paid. I just do it for fun.”

“It’s fun to play with,” he said. “The grandkids love to play with it.”

James “Duck” Nix, 62, who wears his graying beard down to his chest and his hair to his shoulders, said the auction is a lot of fun.

“I’ve been doing this about eight years and I like to get good deals and turn around and give other people good deals,” he said. “I’ve bought some saws that were pretty good electric saws. I’ve bought diecast (miniature) cars, knives, just a little bit of everything. I fit right in with the rednecks because I’m an old redneck.”

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n his book “The Fellowship of the Ring,” J.R.R. Tolkien wrote, “The road goes ever on and on down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone, and I must follow, if I can, pursuing it with eager feet, until it joins some larger way where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say.”

This is the first book of Tolkien’s brilliant trilogy about the war for Middle Earth. Perhaps Tolkien’s quote describes last week’s news and goings on in Washington and national politics. The Mueller Report is still very much alive and well, and will ultimately dethrone President Donald Trump according to many national news outlets, Democrats and other #TrumpHaters.

On Sunday, March 24, news anchors, reporters, editors and commentators waited breathlessly for Attorney General William Barr to send his letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate judiciary committees summarizing, according to Barr’s letter itself, “the principal conclusions reached by the Special Counsel and the results of his investigation.” In that letter, Barr quoted the report, “(The) investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.”

Contrary to all the blather coming from CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, The

DANIEL GARDNER Columnist Washington Post and a host of Democratic demagogues, Barr’s letter neither summarized Mueller’s report nor claimed to have interpreted Mueller’s report. Please reread Barr’s comments again if you missed that point.

Missing that point herself, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, “I have said and I’ll say again, no thank you, Mr. Attorney General. We do not need your interpretation. Show us the report and we can draw our own conclusions. We don’t need you interpreting for us.” She continued, “It was condescending. It was arrogant.

And it wasn’t the right thing to do.”

Earlier in March, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) launched his own investigation “into the alleged obstruction of justice, public corruption and other abuses of power by President Trump, his associates and members of his Administration.”

Nadler’s committee served document requests to 81 agencies, entities and individuals believed to have information relevant to the investigation.

Later, after Barr had sent his letters to Congress and the public, Nadler demanded “the full and complete Mueller

report, without redactions, as well as access to the underlying evidence.”

Barr described the extent of Mueller’s investigation this way: “In the report, the Special Counsel noted that, in completing his investigation, he employed 19 lawyers who were assisted by a team of approximately 40 FBI agents, intelligence forensic accountants and other professional staff.

The Special Counsel issued more than 2,800 subpoenas, executed nearly 500 search warrants, obtained more than 230 orders for communication records, issued almost 50 orders authorizing use of pen registers, made 13 requests to foreign governments for evidence and interviewed approximately 500 witnesses.”

Barr, working with Mueller and a team of lawyers and agents in the FBI and Department of Justice, have been examining the nearly 400-page report and supporting documents to redact anything federal law prohibits releasing before delivering the report and supporting documents to Congress and the public around the middle of April.

Meanwhile, #TrumpHaters continue to work to remove the president from the White House. Barr promised to release the report in a couple of weeks.

“And whither then? I cannot say.”

Daniel L. Gardner is a syndicated columnist who lives in Mississippi. You may contact him at PJanMe2@gmail.com.

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Reader tells Trump his words matter Dear Editor, On the same day 50 Muslims were murdered in New Zealand by a white nationalist who ranted against “invaders” in his manifesto, Donald Trump stated the following in the Oval Office as he prepared to veto the congressional resolution overturning his border declaration: “Last month, more than 76,000 illegal migrants arrived at our border.

We’re on track for a million illegal aliens to rush our borders. People hate the word ‘invasion’ but that’s what it is. It’s an invasion of drugs and criminals and people.”

When Trump demonizes people of color as “invaders and criminals” he appeals to white nationalists’ racial and ethnic fears and resentment both at home and abroad. And as long as he paints them as “the other” he makes them a target. People of color in America hear Trump’s mes-

sage of racial, ethnic, and religious bigotry loud and clear while many white Republicans appear not to.

During his press conference, Trump was asked if he sees white nationalism as a rising threat around the world and his response was, “I don’t really. I think it’s a small group of people that have very, very serious problems, I guess.”

His response is in direct contrast with the facts as white nationalism is certainly a rising threat in the US. Just in the last two years there have been a number of high-profile incidents involving white nationalists, including Charlottesville; the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh; and the recent arrest of a Coast Guard officer, an alleged white supremacist, who was planning an attack.

According to organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League, the Southern Poverty Law Center and

the FBI, among others, the data suggests these are all part of a broader rise in white nationalism across the U.S. Where are the voices from white Republicans seeking to hold Trump accountable for his bigotry? They appear to be few and far between as his approval rating among Republicans currently sits at 90 percent. But after a military career and another 20 years in law enforcement and public safety, I refuse to live in fear in my own country. So I encourage my fellow white citizens to find their voice and have the courage to speak truth to power. I remind them of the words of Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

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Vernon arraigned in federal court on kidnapping, other charges STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

A Kellyton man was arraigned in federal court March 26 on charges of kidnapping, carjacking and firearm possession, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin Sr. Shane Anthony Vernon, 28, of Kellyton was arraigned on eight felony charges, including one count of kidnapping, two counts of carjacking, two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and three counts of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, according to a release by the U.S. Attorney’s office. The crimes are alleged to have been committed in Elmore County in November 2017.

Vernon escaped from the Coosa County Jail in November 2017 and went on to commit robberies, burglaries and kidnapping in Coosa and Elmore counties, authorities said. Vernon was apprehended in DeKalb County, Georgia, three days later where authorities there charged him

with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of marijuana less than an ounce, possessing an open container and giving a false name.

Then-Coosa County Sheriff Terry Wilson said it appeared an electrical malfunction at the Coosa County Jail allowed Vernon Vernon to escape. Vernon had escaped authorities the month before and was recaptured the next day.

When Vernon was recaptured, Elmore County District Court Judge Glenn Goggans set a $6 million cash bond officials said was the largest bond they could recall in Elmore County.

Here is a timeline of events from events in 2017, according to authorities:

Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017

2:30 p.m.: Vernon escaped from the Coosa County Jail for the second time in three weeks through a door that had not been secured.

4:30 p.m.: Vernon invaded a home on Highway 231, terrorizing and tying up

residents. He stole clothes, guns and a 2016 Ford Fusion from that residence.

8:30 p.m.: The Ford Fusion was found abandoned near Living Waters Baptist Church on Elmore County Road 80 near the CoosaElmore county line.

Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017

10:30 a.m.: Vernon, armed with a handgun, invaded a home on Grass Farm Road near Titus, tied up a woman and her husband and locked the woman and a child in a closet. At the home he stole a 2005 silver Chrysler Pacifica with a firefighter tag. He also took cash, clothing and possibly another weapon.

5:30 p.m.: Vernon kidnapped William Richard McCord, 67, from his house on Bradley Road and also took the victim’s vehicle, a black Grand Prix GT-2. Officials searched the area all night looking for signs of the vehicle, the victim and Vernon.

Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017

6:55 a.m.: Vernon dropped McCord off unharmed in Douglasville, Georgia.

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‘Road to Resurrection’ April 14 at New Home Baptist Church STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

New Home Baptist Church will host “Road to Resurrection” on Sunday, April 14, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the church located at the corner of Sewell and Spigener roads in Titus.

This family event takes travelers on a mini-tour featuring reenactments of the final days of Jesus’ life on Earth through to His resurrection.

Travelers can walk the road Jesus traveled beginning with Palm Sunday and meet characters of the story.

Travelers can taste the Passover meal, pass by the garden at Gethsemane, visit Barabbas in his jail cell, meet a Roman guard who was part of Jesus’ crucifixion detail and, finally, experience the power

McCord made it to a police station to get help. The victim’s Grand Prix was found abandoned and there was no sign of Vernon.

Multiple agencies including the Coosa County Sheriff’s Office, Elmore County Sheriff’s Office, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the State K-9 Tracking Team, the ALEA Aviation Unit and the United States Marshal’s Office were involved in the search. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Douglasville Police Department, Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Bureau of Investigation were also involved in the search. Wilson said U.S. Marshals coordinated what he called a nationwide search.

If convicted of all federal charges, Vernon faces a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum life sentence. There is no parole in the federal system. Vernon’s trial is set for Aug. 12.

Franklin cited the Coosa County Sheriff’s Office, the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their assistance with the case.

By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor

of the empty tomb and Jesus’ resurrection.

Upon arrival, travelers will join others to form groups of 15 to 20 and along with their “travel guide” will journey to six stations. At each station, they will experience powerful moments surrounding the death and resurrection of Jesus.

Groups will begin their journey every 20 minutes starting at 3 p.m. with the last group beginning at 4 p.m. It will take each group approximately one hour to journey through all destinations.

Limited onsite registration will be available the day of the event. To request a tour time in advance, email a name, the preferred time and the number in the party to newhometitus@ yahoo.com.

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Barabbas is jailed in a scene from New Home Baptist Church’s production of ‘Road to Resurrection’ scheduled for April 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the church in Titus.

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Elmore County Public Schools superintendent Richard Dennis confirmed Tuesday a teacher at Redland Elementary School has been placed on administrative leave after a third-grade student and parent alleged improper disciplinary action was taken against the student.

Elmore County Public Schools human resources director Susanne Goodin said in a release allegations about the disciplinary action were made a couple weeks ago and the state Department of Human Resources was contacted.

“We received a report from a student and the student’s parent concerning discipline of the student by one of our teachers,” Goodin said. “DHR was notified of the allegations as required by law and the teacher was immediately placed on administrative leave so an investigation could be conducted.

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Dennis declined to say if the disciplinary action was physical in nature.

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on the west side of the Coosa River and 15 to 20 businesses in the Wetumpka Industrial Park, according to Elmore County Emergency Management Agency director Keith Barnett. No one was killed or seriously injured.

Despite the damage, Willis said Wetumpka did not meet the $7.1 million threshold of uninsured damages to qualify for federal disaster relief money, which will make the recovery more difficult. But Willis said he’d rather not get the funds than endure the alternative.

“To have met the guideline, that would probably be classified as an EF3 tornado and we would have had more destruction and possibly loss of life,” he said. “To get through that with no serious injuries or deaths, we’re blessed to be where we are. … Without a lot of help from people from Wetumpka and outside of Wetumpka making donations to the tornado relief fund, we wouldn’t have gotten any help at all.”

Willis said the city had insured damages of $3 million to $3.5 million — including police cars, the police building, the senior center and the majority of the contents of those buildings.

“We had damage not covered by insurance and we’ve got to find a way to handle it — sidewalks, landscaping, other things of that nature,” he said.

“It’s going to take some time to figure out how to get back and how to redevelop things.”

Willis said he wants to provide residents ample opportunity to influence the appearance of the posttornado Wetumpka.

“We will have numerous meetings over the next few years where people can come together and have a say in how they want Wetumpka put back,” he said. “Individuals will make the decision whether they will rebuild or relocate. I think a lot of them want to stay and we want them to make their decisions for what best suits their needs.

“The discussions will be interesting.

We’re an old city. You’ve got to look at some of the losses we had outside of churches and homes. That’s what was needed in Wetumpka at that time.

The police building was an old hospital put there because that’s where people

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Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis said the January tornado can afford the city a chance to make some changes to reflect more modern needs.

lived, on the west side of the river. But is that what Wetumpka needs now?

Nowadays it’s convenience. There will be decisions made on meeting the needs of our citizens today.”

Willis senses the city now has a chance to ease traffic snarls on each end of the Bibb Graves Bridge, especially the west side.

“We’ve asked engineers from the state to do a study so people won’t have to sit in a line of traffic for 15 to 20 minutes in the morning and afternoon,” he said.

Willis said the old police station, a former hospital on the west bank of the Coosa River, was scheduled to be torn down over the weekend and crews were still salvaging equipment from it Thursday.

“That’s going to be quite a job,” Willis said. “We’ve got to cap off everything there, gas and water.

There’s a storm drain running under the building and we’ve got to be careful with that. We’re down to picking the bones and getting out all we can possibly get out of there.

There are some things that can be recycled and hopefully we’ll earn a few dollars off that. We’re still moving air-conditioning units, commodes, lavatories and handicap bars that can be reused.”

The search for salvageable equipment will extend to the river as well.

“We’re waiting for the river itself to get down to a low enough point where we can evaluate the low spots and see if there is any debris in there we don’t know of,” Willis said. “I think there is probably debris in the water.”

The police department currently occupies the upper floors of the city’s administration building and will likely move to an existing building which Willis prefers to be more compact and located where it can more easily serve both sides of the river.

“I’d like to be able to split the difference between the east side and the west side,” he said. “We’re going to be open to serving both sides equally.

We don’t want it to be in a congested area; we want the choice of going in several different directions if we’re responding from the police station.

“We had 20,000 square feet in the old building, which was probably too much. Maybe 10,000 to 15,000 square feet would be a reasonable amount of space if it’s laid out correctly.”

The senior center, which was near the police station and also destroyed by the tornado, has temporarily moved to the Cedarwood Community Church off U.S. Highway 231 and Willis said the

city is trying to make it more handicap accessible.

“They’re actually growing the program where they are,” Willis said.

“They’re doing a great job in the space the church is allowing them to utilize.

It’s a blessing the church opened up their doors.”

Willis said the disaster girded his opinion of the community and city employees, especially the first responders.

“A lot has happened in two months, things we learned about the city and about ourselves,” he said. “We have seen people coming together, working together and helping each other through a very difficult time. The damage that was suffered by citizens who lost their homes and property to the storm’s destruction have been forced to make adjustments in their lives, looking at what they can do to put things back together and prepare for the future.

“To see how our employees — public works, fire, police — responded has been awesome. To see the spirit of our community and employees is quite unusual. It’s good for you to see it and realize what type of community you live in.”

Willis said he also now appreciates the value of good neighbors.

“When I saw all those other mayors showing up here with their crews it was a great feeling that we’re not going to have to do this by ourselves,” he said. “We never dreamed we’d have to deal with this. When there is a storm warning now, you pay attention.

I know if someone else has a problem, we’re going to be there to help them.”

Willis said he senses most people affected by the tornado will stay in Wetumpka and rebuild, including those with space in the industrial park.

“The industrial park was heavily damaged but I don’t know of anyone who is leaving,” Willis said.

While Willis said the city isn’t going to make premature decisions about future changes, it will aggressively evaluate all the options.

“Where do we go from here?” he asked rhetorically. “We reflect on what we had and we’ve got to take advantage to plan now for our future.

We will get there.”

Elmore County Museum seeks yearbooks of yesteryear

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

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he Elmore County Museum is seeking to expand its collection of school yearbooks as part of several hands-on exhibits.

“It’s a fun exhibit,” museum curator Sharon Fox said. “We have grandparents bring in grandchildren and they will look at themselves.

It’s fun see their reactions. Both kids and older family get a kick out of it.”

Fox recalled a child and grandfather who flipped through the pages of the books from decades ago and found a photograph of the grandfather.

“The grandchild was a spitting image of the picture,” a laughing Fox said. “The child thought

he was looking at a picture of himself. It was fun to see them share a laugh.”

To help promote such interactions, the museum is looking for school yearbooks from Elmore County.

“We have (yearbooks) back to the late 1950s,” Fox said. “From there back we have a few but not many. We are hoping people will take a look around and see what they have. We don’t mind if they have writing in them as it just adds character to them.”

While the yearbooks are part of an exhibit, Fox said they have other uses.

“Some of my only pictures of my ancestors are from yearbooks,” Fox said, “so they can be a little bit useful for genealogy.”

Fox said the museum

is looking for yearbooks from any Elmore County School.

“They can bring them by,” Fox said. “If they aren’t too far, I can pick them up too.”

The museum is also seeking documents and photographs connected to Elmore County.

“Some might think it is just a family photograph but it may have something in the background like a house or building that we don’t have,” Fox said. “You would be surprised what all we can locate that way.”

Fox said those who donate yearbooks and documents can keep the originals.

“Let us make an archival copy of it,” Fox said.

“Those copies last for a long time and will be around long after I’m gone.”

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The Elmore County Museum has some of the yearbooks in its collection put under glass to protect them.

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Chiropractor clinic holds ribbon cutting

By GABRIELLE JANSEN Staff Writer

A ribbon cutting was held at Bell Family Chiropractic in Wetumpka last week to welcome its new chiropractor and show off its expansion to patrons.

“We want to let the community know that we offer some new technology there to help our patients as well as the adjustments that Dr. (Gus) Bell and Dr. (Brad) Stone do,” office manager Ashley Carter said.

Carter said the practice added a new suite which offers ultrasound, PiezoWave therapy, laser therapy and decompression therapy.

“We see lots of patients from births to 95 years of age and Dr. Stone (sees) a lot of athletes

and maternity care, expecting mothers, and we specialize in pediatrics,” Carter said.

Carter said the business has been at its current location for nine years and Bell has been practicing in the area for 15 years.

“The ribbon cutting went very well for us,” Carter said. “We had a great turnout and lots of support from the chamber and our community and patients.”

Bell Family Chiropractic is located at 21 Cambridge Court in Wetumpka and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesday.

“We would love to offer this asset to the community and we would love for everybody to come,” Carter said.

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A ribbon cutting was held at Bell Family Chiropractic last week. The clinic is located at 21 Cambridge Court in Wetumpka.

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himself pulling two grown men away from a sinking car. In the ultimate deadlift, Kassian, 20, pulled an upside-down 2-year-old boy out of the water by his feet and pummeled the water from his lungs and throat.

Taylor and Kassian witnessed the end of a police chase where a car with three adults and the 2-year-old were fleeing Alabama Department of Corrections officers who said the adults were trying to smuggle drugs into Tutwiler Prison.

Luckily for those in the car, Kassian and Taylor ignored the “No Swimming” sign at the bottom of the boat ramp.

Water nearly covered it and the man driving the car was concerned only with keeping the officers behind him, not what was in front of him in the darkness.

“We heard the sirens and a big commotion and saw a white car flying down the hill,” Taylor said. “Their windows were down. There were two or three cop cars after them.

And I said, ‘They’re never going to stop in time.’

When they hit the bottom of the ramp, I saw sparks flying.”

Kassian said, “That car came through here doing every bit of 85.”

The Coosa River swallowed the car just as quickly. As Kassian and Taylor ran to the water, a woman emerged from its

depths.

“Out of all the commotion, this woman was screaming, ‘My baby!

My baby!’ Taylor said.

Kassian admitted he hesitated at first.

“I won’t lie, I didn’t want to go in,” he said.

“But when she said, ‘My baby!’ I don’t care what race or gender they are, I’m not going to let somebody drown right in front of us. I don’t understand why she didn’t get her baby.”

“So we got in the water,” Taylor said. “We passed her swimming out there. She could swim.

That water was cold, maybe 40 or 50 degrees.

I said my prayers when I went in the water.”

Kassian said the man fishing off the boat ramp narrowly avoided being struck by the car as it plunged into the river but still wanted to help.

“He had a cooler full of fish and he dumped them out so we could use the cooler to give them something to float on,” Kassian said.

Taylor said he could see the car when he entered the water because people arrived with flashlights.

Kassian said he had trouble finding the boy, who he estimated was 40 to 50 yards from the river bank.

“When I got to the baby, the only thing I saw was the shoes sticking up out of the water,” Kassian said. “He was upside

down. I picked him up like I found him. I got him up and hit him pretty good on the back and he started spitting water up so I knew he was alive. I started swimming back holding him in my arms, keeping his head above the water.

It was a (long) swim.”

Kassian began to struggle while swimming with one arm.

“I started to scream for help myself but no one came out to help me,” he said. “The Lord helped me.”

Taylor also had trouble once he reached the car and the two men with the cooler.

“Our muscles started to lock up,” he said, “and there was a time out there I thought I was going to die too. When people are drowning, they panic and when I got out to them there was one who was pulling me under. I had both guys.

They were both still there at the car. I told them to hold onto the fish cooler.

One guy did and the other guy grabbed me. I pushed off the car and the one guy started to slip away. I tried to grab him but he just went down; the current got him.

The other guy was holding onto the cooler and I grabbed him by the foot and swam him in.”

Kassian said Garrison Hancock, one of the girls with them at the park, got in the water to take the boy as Kassian approached shore.

“I handed the baby off to Garrison,” he said. “She swam out a little way and she was trying to help but she didn’t get far so she handed him back to me and finally I got to the boat ramp and I could touch bottom.”

Kassian said he didn’t get a chance to talk with the mother of the boy who

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“She was in handcuffs,” he said.

Authorities also clamped handcuffs on the man when Taylor got him to shore.

Kassian said he later talked with the boy’s uncle and grandparents and they thanked him.

And he wants to meet the 2-year-old who is unlikely to remember the night Kassian saved his life but owes his future to him.

“I didn’t think it was all that much,” Kassian said.

“Any person in their right mind who could swim would have done it. I hope other people would have done that. God had us here at the right time.”

The Elmore County High School graduates have accepted praise with humility.

“Our family and friends are very proud,” Taylor

said. “Our teachers in high school have posted it all over Facebook.”

Saving those lives also reinforced their dreams; Taylor wants to be a firefighter and Kassian an Alabama State Trooper.

Even the man who emptied his cooler of fish experienced a happy ending.

“When we got back up there, he got his cooler back and saved his fish,” Kassian said.

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Tigers host Bulldogs in top-ranked showdown

By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

When Tallassee moved to Class 5A, there were some questions about whether it would affect the importance of some of the local rivalry games this season. And even though Thursday’s softball matchup with Holtville will not count toward any area standings, there is still plenty on the line between two of the top-ranked teams in the state.

The Bulldogs enter Thursday night as the No. 1 team in Class 4A while the Tigers sit at No. 3 in 5A. The two teams will meet for the second time this season but now both are preparing for the postseason and want

to use this game as a way to build momentum entering the season’s final stretch.

“When I stepped foot on campus, this is what we had in mind,” Holtville coach Darryl Otwell said. “Our goal was to be a top-tier program and play against other top-tier programs.

This is one of those games you want to be a part of.”

Holtville (26-7) has held the edge in the rivalry series over the last few seasons, including a 5-2 victory March 7. Since 2014, the Bulldogs have a 12-5 record against Tallassee including wins in five of the last six meetings.

Tallassee (25-4) has won the season series only once over the last five seasons, sweeping

Holtville in 2017. However, in those 17 meetings, the Bulldogs have averaged 0.6 more runs than the Tigers per game.

“The players are going to be into it and you know the fans are going to be into it so the emotions are going to be high,” Tallassee coach Pat Love said.

“This is the kind of game that can prepare you for the regional play and those postseason games.”

In the game earlier this season, Tallassee jumped out to a 1-0 lead after Chloe Baynes reached base on a bunt single and stole second before coming around to score on an error in the first inning. However, Holtville responded with a See SOFTBALL • Page A10

Previewing the final 4 days of college basketball

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here are only four more days of college basketball this season which means the long, seven-month wait between games is way too close. However, after a thrilling weekend of Elite 8 games, basketball fans are expecting to see more of the same across the final six games of the season.

It all gets started on Friday night when the NCAA Women’s Final Four gets underway in Tampa. Unlike the men’s tournament, there have not been many surprises during the women’s tournament and that has us set with four teams that have been among the nation’s best all season.

The first game features the top seed in the tournament that statistically looks like one of the greatest teams of all time.

Baylor has a plus-19 percent

CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer difference between its shooting percentage and its opponents’ shooting percentage this season.

The Bears earned the bracket’s top seed behind a 23-game winning streak entering the tournament. They have now extended that to 27 games and only three — yes, THREE — have been decided by single digits.

Baylor has eased its way to this point but standing in the way is one of the most prestigious players in the country. Win or lose, Oregon’s

Sabrina Ionescu has been the most valuable player in this tournament and that will continue Friday night.

Ionescu grabbed the first triple-double in an NCAA Tournament game since Draymond Green did it and she had the highest scoring tripledouble since Dwayne Wade’s in 2003. She is exciting to watch and when the Ducks surround her with sharpshooters, Oregon can beat anyone in the country.

In the second game, we have a rematch of last year’s final four between UConn and Notre Dame. This game has the reigning national champion and a team who has been to 12 consecutive national semifinals.

Somehow, the Huskies are the No. 2 seed in this game and they have been using that See TURRENTINE • Page A9

De’Angelo Jones to walk on at UAB

By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

After transferring from Prattville for his senior season, De’Angelo Jones quickly began to make his mark on the Wetumpka football program. He received interest from several schools during his recruiting process but Jones has decided to stay close to home and join the UAB football program as a preferred walk-on.

“I really like their program,” Jones said.

“Coach (Bill) Clark talked to me a little bit — De’Angelo Jones while I was up there and (Wetumpka coach Wetumpka football player Tim) Perry put in a good word to help me out. Plus, I love the school and I want to get into medicine to be a nurse practitioner so it was just a good fit.”

After spending the first three years of his high school career in Prattville, Jones jumped on to the recruiting scene a little later than most. However, his time at Wetumpka allowed him to get more exposure including four playoff games and an appearance in the Alabama-Mississippi AllStar Game.

“Being here just taught me how to work harder,” Jones said. “I got to play both sides of the ball again and that helped show that I can play in more than one spot.”

Jones still starred as the team’s top running back during the 2018 season. He finished his senior year with 1,056 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns to help lead Wetumpka’s strong rushing attack.

However, it looks like Jones will be getting a chance at a position he has been familiar with in the past. Jones said he grew up playing linebacker before being switched to a full-time running back at Prattville his freshman year.

When he returned to Wetumpka, Jones played some crucial downs late in the season on the defensive side

“I know being a walk-on can be tough but I told them that’s fine with me; I just wanted someone to give me a chance.”

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Wetumpka bounces back for 3 wins in Hoover tournament

By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

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Wetumpka coach Michael Dismukes said he likes where his team is at entering area play this week.

The Wetumpka baseball team did not have the best start to its spring break tournament in Hoover. The Indians traveled north to participate in the Buccaneer Classic and had to face some tough competition in their first three games.

Wetumpka was knocked off by Chelsea 12-1 in the opener before turning around and losing 8-2 to the hosting Hoover Bucs. The Indians looked to bounce back and was tied with Spain Park in the fifth inning before the Jaguars blew the game open and won 8-0.

“We started off slow but that can happen against good teams,” Wetumpka coach Michael Dismukes said. “In two of those losses though, we were in it for most of the game. And then we still came back and responded well in the end.”

Dismukes got that response in a big way

from his team during Thursday’s game against Demopolis. Wetumpka grabbed a 12-2 win to end its four-game losing streak behind its fifth 10-plus run game of the season.

“Mason (Elmore) threw well against Demopolis to get us back in the right direction,” Dismukes said. “We got some good offense too and that helped turn things around for us.”

Wetumpka improved to 17-8 on the season after finishing the tournament with one-run victories over Marbury and Sweet Water. The Indians are on a three-game winning streak for the first time in two weeks and hope to carry some of the momentum into area play against Selma this week.

“We’re playing with a little bit of confidence as a team right now,” Dismukes said. “We can still strive to get better in some areas but we like where we’re at.”

Last week, Wetumpka entered the Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 6A rankings See BASEBALL • Page A10

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Holtville’s KK Dismukes, right, hit three home runs during last week’s tournament to reach 10 homers for the third consecutive season.

Holtville makes semifinals of spring break tournament

By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

After making it to the semifinals of the Alex Wilcox Tournament in Montgomery, the Holtville softball team did not take much time off before finding itself in another tournament run. The Bulldogs traveled to Gulf Shores to participate in a 64-team tournament and once again put together a handful of strong performances, grabbing six more wins.

“Sometimes as coaches, we go into that worried about being focused during spring break,” Holtville coach Darryl Otwell said. “But they played extremely well. Our swings are looking good again and the pitching was great all week.”

Two days after leaving the Montgomery tournament, Holtville (25-7) played Haleyville in the first game of pool play. The offense came alive with 10 runs behind three RBIs each from Brooke See HOLTVILLE • Page A10

The Holtville baseball team added four wins to its season total over spring break with some big performances during a tournament in Oxford last week. The Bulldogs are 15-4 and have now won 10 of their last 12 games as they look to build momentum into the final area series.

“I was very pleased with how we played up there,” Holtville coach Torey Baird said. “It was all-around very good baseball. We had great defense and put together some really good at bats. When you do those things, you’ll always have a chance to win.”

The Bulldogs got the week started with another strong pitching performance by Chappelle Washam. He has started four games this season and has yet to allow an earned run across 22 innings.

Washam brought his A-game again against Jacksonville, allowing just four hits in a 12-0 win. Hunter Martin and Drew Nobles each had two hits and three RBIs to provide the run support.

Nobles took the mound against Hickman during the second game of the tournament. He pitched his third complete game of the season, striking out nine batters in another shutout victory.

Throughout the week,

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Mikey Forney led Holtville with nine hits during the tournament in Oxford last week.

Holtville threw nine different players and the team had an ERA of 1.69 in 29 innings pitched.

Nobles has been the ace for the Bulldogs all season but finding that depth will be key for the team’s postseason run.

“That showed us we have guys who can get thrown into the fire and still get it done for us,” Baird said. “Everyone that we threw did well for the most part and did what they were asked to do.”

While the pitching was key for Holtville, the offense did not slack off either. The Bulldogs averaged nine runs per game during the five-game tournament, including scoring in double figures three times.

“You want to continue to have those quality at bats,” Baird said. “You have to be in the box with a plan of attack. If we keep that mindset, good things are going to happen.”

Nobles led the team with nine RBIs while Martin added seven of his own. The Bulldogs had 10 different players knock in a run and six different players bat above .300 during the tournament.

The heart of the order’s success could not have happened without the production of Mikey Forney, the team’s leadoff hitter. He led the team with nine hits and scored nine runs to up his team-high total to 30 for the season.

“He’s been the most consistent guy we’ve

had at the plate,” Baird said. “He’s such a tough out for the opponent. He hits the ball well to all fields. That kind of stuff is special to see from a freshman.”

Holtville returned to the field this week with a series against crosscounty rivals Elmore County. The Bulldogs currently sit on top of the Class 4A Area 5 standings and could grab a tight hold on a playoff spot with two wins this week.

“When it comes to area play, everything is more high pressure,” Baird said. “It’s a big deal and everyone knows that but you have to have the mindset that it’s just like any other game. You can’t get caught up in the moment.”

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Wetumpka’s De’Angelo Jones (20) plans to report to the UAB football team over the summer to play linebacker for the Blazers.

Jones of the ball. He finished the season with 32 total tackles, including two sacks.

“The linebacker coach reached out and talked to me,” Jones said. “He said he likes that I play sideline to sideline and that I’m a big hitter. They play the same kind of style we did at Wetumpka so that will

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Jones said UAB likes to have its outside linebackers drop into coverage and show more speed than an average linebacker. He feels like he has the skillset to make a quick impact on the team despite being a walk-on.

“I like that challenge,” Jones said. “I think it

gives me that extra drive to get better. I know there’s going to be some bumps in the road but I’m always going to work hard for it.”

Since returning to the football field in 2017, UAB has a 19-8 record including a conference championship and a bowl victory. Jones said the

team’s success on the field will help make the hard work worth it.

“The program is on the come up right now and that’s something I want to be a part of,” Jones said.

“I know being a walk-on can be tough but I told them that’s fine with me; I just wanted someone to give me a chance.”

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to drive their play over the last two weeks.

Depth was a concern in the past for UConn but it feels like Katie Lou Samuelson has been there for seven years and she could be the difference because of her experience in these big games.

On Saturday, the men’s Final Four gets started in Minneapolis. The relatively Cinderella team this year is Auburn but it does not enter as major underdogs like Cinderella teams in the past.

The Tigers are the scariest team in the country when they start making consecutive shots. Watching Jared Harper and Bryce Brown is the most excitement we have left in the tournament since Zion Williamson and Duke exited.

However, the lone No. 1 seed remaining is Virginia which shook off its March Madness demons to get to the Final Four behind a miracle shot in the Elite 8. The Cavaliers are known for their defense and they still have players that can score the ball efficiently but limiting Auburn’s opportunities in transition and from beyond the arc will be key.

In the second game, Michigan State and Texas Tech will be in what’s maybe even more of an unexpected meeting. Both teams just knocked off the top seed in their respective regions and will hope to carry that momentum into Saturday night.

The Spartans may hold the biggest edge of any of the four teams because of coach Tom Izzo’s experience in the Final Four.

However, if Michigan State is going to win a championship, it’s going to come at the hands of Big Ten Player of the Year Cassius Winston.

Winston plays a true point guard who can find the open man in the half court or transition but also knows how to take over the game when needed. Winston is a scorer, a passer and deceptively quick on both ends of the court.

If you do not like watching the lowscoring Virginia games, watching Texas Tech reminds you of how fun it can be to watch good defense. The Red Raiders have been the best defense team in the country without playing at a preposterously slow pace.

As for the championship games Sunday and Monday, I am standing by my original brackets. While the rest of my picks have been well below average, I had Baylor over UConn in the women’s tournament and Michigan State over Virginia in the men’s tournament so those are the predictions I’m sticking with.

Make sure to find plenty of time over the weekend to watch all of these games because by this time next week, there will be no more college basketball for the 2018-19 season.

And then the waiting will begin.

Caleb Turrentine is a sports writer for The Herald.

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Morgan Academy entered Friday’s baseball game at Edgewood with the No. 1 ranking in AISA and an undefeated record. The Senators quickly showed how that ranking was earned, jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning before running away with a 13-4 victory against the Wildcats.

“We just wanted to compete and stay in the game for seven innings,” Edgewood coach Joey Potts said. “I wanted to make sure they weren’t giving up and see them battle through some of those tough spots. I’m not here for moral victories but that team is really good and there were times we could give up but we didn’t.”

Edgewood (9-16) used the game to get a look at some of its pitching depth while saving some of its top arms for the upcoming area play. Morgan took advantage of it, recording 12 hits and walking seven times.

Morgan’s Gunnar Henderson, an Auburn commit and top-100 2019 MLB Draft prospect, led the Senators with three hits and two RBIs. With the top-ranked team in town, the game brought out a big crowd including a handful of

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Edgewood’s Kolby Potts (6) avoids a teammate while making a catch in foul territory during Friday’s game against top-ranked Morgan Academy.

scouts.

While each result is important in its own right, Potts said he believes playing against a team like Morgan will help the Wildcats improve for the rest of the season.

“This is how we prepare for that area play,” Potts said.

“You play good teams to get ready for it so we can learn from it and move forward.”

Edgewood still found positives from the loss, including a big day at the plate from Cade Bazzell. After falling behind 4-0, Bazzell came up to bat with the bases

Softball home run from KK Dismukes and took the lead on an RBI single

by Cyndi Thornton two innings later.

Dismukes was dominant on the mound in the victory, striking out seven and allowing just one earned run in a complete game.

The Tigers expect to see Dismukes again Thursday but Love said his team feels up to the challenge.

“It’s a huge game for us,” Love said. “That’s one of the best teams we’ll face all year. It’s going to come down to who makes the least amount of mistakes and who can make that final play. We expect it to be a close game.”

Tallassee enters the game as winners in eight of its last nine games and is getting production from two stars in the circle. Sinclair Cole responded well from the first adversity she faced this season, pitching two complete-game victories during last week’s tournament in Florida.

Meanwhile, Tallassee ace Jordan Walters has lowered her ERA to 1.53 and is now 15-4 on the season. Love said he was still undecided on who would be taking the mound against Holtville but it’s safe to say either would be a challenge for Holtville hitters.

Otwell said Tallassee’s

loaded in the first inning.

Bazzell took a 1-2 pitch to the left field wall for a double.

Two runs scored on the play but Alex Johnson was thrown out at home after a good relay throw from Henderson.

“You have to be aggressive and you want to force them

to make those throws,” Potts said. “They did what they were supposed to and made the big play. If one throw is off, that could change the game.”

Bazzell finished the game with two hits and one run while being the only Wildcat to go to the plate without striking out. He now leads the team with 17 RBIs and seven extra-base hits.

“He’s hit the ball really well over the past few games,” Potts said. “He’s starting to swing it and that’s huge for us. At the beginning of the season, we could get runners on but couldn’t get that big hit and now we have some guys that can get that hit for us. We just have to put it all together.”

Edgewood now turns its attention to area play where the Wildcats will need to win out to make the postseason.

After losing the first five games against area opponents, Edgewood will travel to Coosa Valley this week before hosting Lowndes next week in the area finale.

“The good thing is we still control our own destiny in area play,” Potts said. “We don’t have to worry about anyone else beating someone for us. It’s all on us and that’s starts up again Tuesday.”

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Holtville shortstop Bella Farmer had two multi-hit games during the Bulldogs’ trip to Gulf Shores over spring break.

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Tallassee’s Lexi Love leads the team with 41 RBIs so far this season.

offense is a cause of concern as well because of the variety of ways the Tigers can score runs.

Holtville has already fallen victim to the speed of Baynes this season but Tallassee also has four players who have hit multiple home runs this season.

“They have a great ball club and a lot of young talent,” Otwell said.

“They have very good offensive players. They bunt well but can still hit

with a lot of power too.

It’s very hard to find a way to beat them.”

While Dismukes has been Holtville’s ace again this season, Otwell said a decision on Thursday’s starter has not been made.

The Bulldogs had games on Monday and Tuesday this week so Otwell said those games will determine who gets the nod against Tallassee.

“Our main focus is transitioning into a

Baseball

playoff mindset,” Otwell said. “We’re going to have to start thinking about limiting KK’s pitch count. I wouldn’t be surprised to see (Alexus) Hindman start on Thursday.”

If Holtville decides against Dismukes, there has not been much of a drop off to Hindman this season. In 12 appearances, she has allowed just three runs while striking out 69 batters in 42 innings.

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for the first time this season, debuting at No. 5. Dismukes does not want the Indians to put all their stock in the rankings but he still recognized what it meant to the team.

“That was huge for the program,” Dismukes said. “These players have earned it and they played well enough to get ranked.

It’s a big deal but at the end of the day, we have to live up to that.”

Wetumpka looks like the favorite to win 6A Area 5 but Dismukes wants to make sure his

team does not get complacent.

With the Selma series beginning this week and the rivalry series with Stanhope Elmore waiting on the horizon, Dismukes asks his team to stay focused on each game.

“I tell them that it’s not the best team that always wins; it’s the team that plays the best that day,” Dismukes said. “We focus on that.

We focus on playing the best every game. We can’t have a letdown and now we have that target because everyone wants to beat a team that’s ranked.”

Stanhope Elmore also participated in the tournament at Hoover but the Mustangs could not find any offense and lost all four games during the week. Stanhope (8-18) was outscored 48-5 during the tournament, its worse fourgame stretch of the season.

Kerenski McGhee had four of the team’s nine hits during the tournament and two of the team’s three RBIs. Bailey Barfoot pitched one game, striking out six across four innings of work while allowing just two runs.

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Cooper and Alexus Hindman to start a streak of dominant play early in the tournament.

The Bulldogs followed up the 10-0 win over Haleyville with shutout victories against Sumiton Christian and Demopolis. Holtville fell in extra innings of the final game of pool play to Rehobeth but still outscored its opponents 26-3 in four group games.

Holtville eased through the first two rounds of bracket play, including a 15-0 win over Pleasant Valley to earn a berth in the quarterfinals. The Bulldogs recorded a season-high for runs, hits and home runs for one game.

Cooper had a career-high six RBIs and hit her first homer of the season. KK Dismukes hit a home run and knocked in four more runs for the Bulldogs.

Dismukes was in the circle for the quarterfinal game against Hewitt-Trussville and allowed just two hits and one run across five innings for the victory. The win marked the fourth time this season Holtville reached at least the semifinals of an in-season tournament.

“I’ve been pleased with how we’ve played in tournaments,” Otwell said. “We’ve beaten some highly ranked programs. It’s a lot of games for the kids but it’s the best simulation to a playoff atmosphere.”

The Bulldogs matched up with Oakland (Tennessee) in the semifinal and took an early lead with a three-run homer from Dismukes. However, Holtville could not hang on and fell 5-4 in extra innings as Oakland advanced to the championship before losing to Rehobeth.

Otwell said playing in these tournaments and playing in multiple games per day will help the Bulldogs in their pursuit for a trip to the state tournament. However, in those four in-season tournaments, Holtville has yet to come out on top.

“At some point, when you’re getting that close, you want to finish,” Otwell said. “A lot of times though you run into those bigger schools that have more depth than we do in (Class) 4A. But it can be worrisome sometimes, seeing them get so close but coming up short.”

After playing 13 games across a six-day span, Otwell gave the team a break for the rest of spring break after finishing the tournament last Wednesday. The Bulldogs returned from the rest period with three games this week but Otwell said the team is shifting its focus to area play and the postseason.

“Sometimes you just need to step away from the game,” Otwell said. “We’ve got a veteran ball club and they know how to do things the right way so getting in extra practices isn’t needed. You can just let them go out and play because they just like to compete.”

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Listen to the good news God has for us I

have to confess I don’t watch the news much. The reason why is I find it unwatchable.

There are two reasons why.

First of all, you never know if what is being reported is actual news or is the opinion of the people on the TV. Secondly, the people reading the news, or their opinion, give it in such a disagreeable way it is off-putting.

I was thinking it would sure be great if they would give some

good news for a change and it would help if when telling this good news they could be pleasant. Honey attracts better than vinegar, right? Of course when I thought of good news, I couldn’t help but think of the good news that God has for us.

I thought of the best news we could ever hear about and that is how we have been offered an amazing gift of grace by God. When Jesus was born the

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whom his favor rests.” You might say, “Wait a minute Tom, you are either late for Christmas or really, really early. In fact Easter is almost here. Why wouldn’t you talk about that?”

The fact of the matter is this good news started that wonderful night so long ago and the whole story of Jesus Christ is important and matters because His story is all good news. The great thing is if you will listen

to God speak to you through His Holy Spirit, you just know down deep that the whole thing is true. Plus, God’s blessed assurance of His gift of grace and peace is the most pleasant thing you will ever hear. So listen closely for some good news today.

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PUZZLES & HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might try to harness your wandering imagination. You even might try to change settings or projects. Let go; relax. Some of your wilder ideas could hold value. Test them out on an equally creative person. Tonight: Continue sharing.

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Part-time Sales Clerk Wetumpka Russell Do it Center is now accepting applications for a part-time sales clerk.

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We Are Looking to Fill the Following Positions: 1. RN/LPN Nursing Supervisor 2. Caregivers Provide appropriate care and supervision to Elderly and Disabled individuals.

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Auctions & Sales Garage Sales Multi Family Yard Sale 2985 Kent Road Tallassee, Saturday, April 6th 7am-??

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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMA ELMORE COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. A2019-012 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF CALEB KEITH WELDON, AKA CALEB LAINE SUDDETH, AKA, WELDON CALEB WALLS, MINOR BY S

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION OF JOSEPH KIMBLE FOR THE ADOPTION OF JORDIN GIOVANNI PARKHOUSE CASE NO. A2018-048 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO: THE UNKNOWN FATHER OF JORDIN GIOVANNI PARKHOUSE Please take notice that a petition for adoption in the aboveVW\OHG PDWWHU KDV EHHQ ÂżOHG LQ said Court by Joseph Kimble, Petitioner, and that the 4th day of June, 2019 at 9 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock a.m. has been set for hearing on the same in said Court in the County of Elmore, Alabama.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATER OF THE ESTATE OF HOLMAN A. PARKER, DECEASED PROBATE COURT NO. 19-066 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to Ira Lee Powell as Personal Representative on the 20th day of March, 2019 by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Regina B. Edwards, Attorney for the Estate of Holman A. Parker, deceased Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, PC, 109 East Bridge Street, Wetumpka, Alabama 36112 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 27, Apr. 3 and 10, 2019 EST/PARKER, H.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Default having been made in the payment of the debt secured by that certain mortgage executed by Lois J. Collier, Mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems as Nominee for Mortgage Corporation of the South, A Alabama Corporation, Mortgagee, on November 26, 2007 said mortgage being recorded on December 7, 2007 in the ProEDWH 2IÂżFH RI (OPRUH &RXQW\ Alabama in Mortgage Book 2007, Page 84441, by reason of such default, having declared all the indebtedness secured by said mortgage due and payable, and such default continuing, notice is hereby given that, acting under the power of sale contained in said mortgage, US Bank Trust National Association as Trustee of TIKI Series III Trust, the current noteholder, will sell at public outcry, for cash, to the highest bidder, in front of the Courthouse door in the City of Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale on April 30, 2019 the following described real estate situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to wit: Commence at the SE corner of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 9; thence along the East line of the (NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 9) a Reference Bearing of N 6 deg. -0â&#x20AC;&#x2122;W. a distance of 330.4 feet to a Point, said Point being the Point of Beginning: Thence S 87 deg. 13 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;W along the south line of the N 1/ 2 of the NE 1/ 4 of the SW 1/4 of -the NE 1.1 of Section 9 a distance of 695.0 feet to a point lying on the East R/W line of Elmore County Rd, 127; Thence along said R/W line a curve to the right (R3274.17) a chord bearing of (M2 deg.-47â&#x20AC;&#x2122;W) a chord distance of (330.0) to a point lying on said R/W line, Thence leaving said R/W line N 87 deg. -13â&#x20AC;&#x2122;8 along the North line of the N 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of the SW - 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 9 a distance of 658.9 feet to a point; Thence s 6 deg. -Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;E along the East line of the NE l/4 of the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 9 a distance of 330.0 feet to the point of beginning; Said Parcel lying in the (SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4) of Section 9, T19N, R18E, Elmore County, Alabama and containing (5) acres more or less. Together with the hereditaments and appurtenances thereto belonging and also together with all buildings, structures, HTXLSPHQW Âż[WXUHV DQG RWKHU improvements now existing, erected or installed thereon.

Said sale will be made subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record VXSHULRU WR WKH PRUWJDJH ÂżUVW set out above and restrictions of record in the Probate 2IÂżFH DIRUHVDLG PDWWHUV RI survey, and to any Federal or State Tax liens, if any, and/ or special assessments, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the premises. Said sale will be made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by the above described mortgage to US Bank Trust National Association as Trustee of TIKI Series III Trust mortgagee, and the proceeds thereof will be applied as provided by the f S

Public Notices terms of said mortgage. US Bank Trust National Association as Trustee of TIKI Series III Trust AS ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR Lois J. Collier BY: MARK A. BAKER, Attorney for Mortgagee McMichael Taylor Gray LLC, 3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260, Peachtree CorQHUV *$ 2IÂżFH

474-7149, AL2019-00043 Wetumpka Herald: Apr. 3, 10 and 17, 2019 FC/COLLIER, L. PUBLIC NOTICE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Roger A. Bowman and Jessica Bowman to Discover Bank dated June 5, 2014, and Recorded in RLPY Book 2014, Page 22343 of the records in the 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that the undersigned as mortgagee will under power of sale contained in said mortgage, sell at public outcry for cash to the highest bidder, during legal hours of sale on the April 30, 2019, at the front door entrance of the Courthouse of Elmore County, Alabama, One Commerce St., Wetumpka, AL 36092, the following described real property in the County of Elmore, State of Alabama, being the same property described in the above referred to mortgage: LOT 28 OF RICH FIELD SUBDIVISION PLAT NO. 3, AS SAME APPEARS OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA, IN PLAT BOOK 12, AT PAGE 91. *This foreclosure is subject WR WKDW FHUWDLQ ÂżUVW PRUWJDJH executed by Roger A. Bowman & Jessica Bowman, husband and wife, to The Mortgage Outlet, Inc., dated August 12, 2012 and recorded in RLPY Book 2012, Page 43129 in said Probate Court records.* ALABAMA LAW GIVES SOME PERSONS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN PROPERTY THE RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. PROGRAMS MAY ALSO EXIST THAT HELP PERSONS AVOID OR DELAY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. AN ATTORNEY SHOULD BE CONSULTED TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THESE RIGHTS AND PROGRAMS AS A PART OF THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. This property will be sold on an â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is, where isâ&#x20AC;? basis, subject to any easements, encumbrances DQG H[FHSWLRQV UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG LQ WKH mortgage and those contained LQ WKH UHFRUGV RI WKH RIÂżFH RI WKH judge of the probate where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to title, use and/or enjoyment and will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto. Said sale is made for the purpose of paying the said indebtedness and the expenses incident to this sale, including a reasonable attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fee. The sale will be conducted VXEMHFW WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ WKDW the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and

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mortgage executed by Dennis W. Shoun and Mary H. Shoun, individually and as husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Anchor Mortgage Services, Inc., on the 10th day of November, 2006, said mortgage UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Book 2006 Page 90038; the undersigned Regions Bank, as Mortgagee/ Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on May 1, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot Number Thirteen (13) of Wind Wood Subdivision, according to Map and plat of said subdivision recorded in Plat Book Five (5), at 3DJH ÂżIW\ VHYHQ 3UREDWH 2IÂżFH (OPRUH &RXQW\ $ODbama. Being one and the same property as that described in mortgage recorded in RLPY Book 2006, Page 90038; and in deeds in RLPY Book 2006, 3DJH 5/3< %RRN Page 84013; and Roll 9, Frame 3URSHUW\ VWUHHW DGGUHVV for informational purposes: 5961 SE Pineleaf Dr, Millbrook, AL 36054. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.

Programs may also exist that

help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH to Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price PXVW EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV by noon the next business day DW WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH RI 6LURWH Permutt, P.C. at the address indicated below. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/ Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. Regions Bank, Mortgagee/Transferee

husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation , on the 30th day of September, 2016, said mortgage recordHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY Book 2016 Page 52270; the undersigned Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC , as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on May 29, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: A parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 19 East, Elmore County, Alabama, described as follows: Beginning at a 2 inch x 6 inch concrete monument marking the Northwest corner of Section 13, Township 18 North, Range 19 East, Elmore County, Alabama; thence North 86 degrees 20 minutes 04 seconds East along the North line of said Section 13 a distance of 462.74 feet to an iron pin found (Cap No. 16670); thence South 20 degrees 21 minutes 53 seconds East, departing the North line of said Section 13, a distance of 633.03 feet to an iron pin found (Cap No. 16670) on the North margin of Charlierosa Boulevard (county gravel road); thence Southwesterly along the North margin of said road, the following courses and distances: South 39 degrees 48 minutes 55 seconds West, 209.96 feet; South 42 degrees 34 minutes 07 seconds West, 290.20 feet; South 36 degrees 12 minutes 18 seconds West, 129.20 feet; South 24 degrees 11 minutes 26 seconds West, 54.84 feet to an iron pin (Cap No. 16670) on the West line of said Section 13; thence North 13 degrees 00 minutes 32 seconds West, departing said road and along said section line, a distance of 1121.95 feet to the Point of Beginning. Property street address for informational purposes: 597 Charlierosa Blvd , Wetumpka, AL 36093. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.

Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH to Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price PXVW EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV by noon the next business day 2IÂż I 6

DW WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH RI 6LURWH Permutt, P.C. at the address indicated below. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

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Elizabeth Loefgren, SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C., P.O. Box %LUPLQJKDP $/ $WWRUQH\ IRU 0RUWJDJHH Transferee, www.sirote.com/ foreclosures, 396412 Wetumpka Herald: Apr. 3, 10 DQG FC/396412 PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jason P. Bryant and Heather N. Craik, f

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Would prefer for Intern to have some knowledge of electrical and mechanical experience. Intern must have High School Diploma or hold a GED Certificate, and possess an Alabama Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License.

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Elizabeth Loefgren, SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C., P. O. Box 55727, Birmingham, AL 352555727, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Transferee, www.sirote.com/ foreclosures, 448079 Wetumpka Herald: Apr. 3, 10 and 17, 2019 FC/448079 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOUGLAS E. ATKISSON, DECEASED PROBATE COURT NO. 19-059 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to David Eugene Atkisson as Personal Representative on the 20th day of March 2019 by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Regina B. Edwards, Attorney for the Estate of Douglas E. Atkisson, deceased Name and Address for Attorney: Regina B. Edwards PC, 109 East Bridge Street, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 27, Apr. 3 and 10, 2019 EST/ATKISSON, D. PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SABRINA FANNIN, DECEASED CASE NO: 2019-039 Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on 19th day of March, 2019 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. Priscilla F. Godfrey, Personal Representative of the Estate of Sabrina Fannin, deceased Attorney of Record: Bonita Caldwell, 576 Gilmer Avenue, Tallassee, Alabama 36078 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 27, Apr. 3 and 10, 2019 EST/FANNIN, S.

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Mark Williams and Donna Williams, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Platinum Mortgage, Inc. , on the 3rd day of March, 2010, said mortgage UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY Book 2010 Page 8898; modiÂżFDWLRQ UHFRUGHG LQ 5HDO 3URSerty Book 2017, Page 15757; the undersigned Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper , as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on March 20, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 4, Loftin Estates, as the same is recorded LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 4, at Page 106. Less and Except: Begin at the Southeast corner of Lot No. 4 of Loftin Estates, as shown by map or plat made by Ralph H. Hays, registered Land Surveyor, on May 8, 1961, which said SODW LV UHFRUGHG LQ WKH RIÂżFH RI the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 4, at Page 106, run thence West, a distance of 31.6 feet to the East boundary of Woodland Drive, run thence North along the East Boundary line of said Woodland Drive, a distance of 41.1 feet, run thence East parallel to the South line of said Lot No. 4, a distance of 31.6 feet to the East boundary line of said Lot No. 4, run thence South along the East boundary line of said Lot No. 4, run thence South along the East Boundary line of said Lot No. 4 a distance of 41.1 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Situated in Elmore County, Alabama. Property street address for informational purposes: 3010 Woodland Ct , Millbrook, AL 36054. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.

Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH to Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price PXVW EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV by noon the next business day DW WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH RI 6LURWH Permutt, P.C. at the address indicated below. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper , Mortgagee/Transferee The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until 05/01/2019 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the courthouse in the City of Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama.

Rebecca Redmond, SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C., P. O. Box 55727, Birmingham, AL 352555727, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Transferee, www.sirote.com/ foreclosures, 445561 Wetumpka Herald: Apr. 3, 2019 FC/445561 PUBLIC NOTICE BULLARD EXCAVATING INC hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the State of Alabama for construction of Project NO. STPMN-2615(258), STPMN-2615(259) AND STPMN-2615(260) in Elmore County. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on March 20, 2019 and ending on April 10, 2019. All FODLPV VKRXOG EH ÂżOHG DW (YD 'ULYH $QGDOXVLD $/ Bullard Excavating, Inc. Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 20, 27, $SU DQG COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by RANDY HUSSEY AND DENISE HUSSEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND JOINTLY AS HUSBAND AND WIFE, to PRIMESOUTH BANK G S

Public Notices on AUGUST 22, 2012, said mortgage being recorded in the 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of ELMORE County, Alabama, at RPLY 2012 PAGE 43219, the undersigned PRIMESOUTH BANK, as mortgagee (or transferee), under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, at the entrance of the Courthouse of ELMORE County, Alabama, on APRIL 25, 2019, between the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate situated in ELMORE County, Alabama, to wit: COMMENCE AT THE SW CORNER OF SECTION 31, T19N, R19E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 36 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 1995.93 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 08 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 02 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 216.79 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 22 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 430.58 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 10 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 57 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 347.05 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR CAPPED BURKE 16670, MARKING THE NE CORNER OF LOT 10, OF SKOKULA ACRES SUBDIVISION, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 11, PAGE 23, IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA, AND ON THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY OF U.S. HIGHWAY #231 (280 FOOT ROW); THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY OF SAID ROAD, ALONG A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 2690.93 FEET AND A CHORD OF NORTH 15 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 559.96 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR BURKE, MARKING THE SE CORNER OF LOT 1 OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY OF SAID ROAD, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SUBDIVISION, SOUTH 86 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 43 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 354.57 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR (BURKE), MARKING THE SE CORNER OF LOT 2 OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 27 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 225.38 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR (BURKE); MARKING THE SE CORNER OF LOT 3 OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 120.07 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR (BURKE) ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SUBDIVISION, SOUTH 00 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 56.34 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR(BURKE), MARKING THE SE CORNER OF LOT 6 OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 28 MINUTES 13 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 184.41 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR (BURKE), MARKING THE SE CORNER OF LOT 7 OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 29 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 306.15 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR (BURKE) MARKING THE SW CORNER OF LOT 10, OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 10, NORTH 86 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 842.76 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 9.81 ACRES MORE OR LESS AND LYING IN THE SE 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 31, T19N, R19E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA. SAID PARCEL ALSO CONTAINS AN ACCESS LANE PARCEL, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ACCESS LANE PARCEL. BEGINNING AT THE 1/2 INCH REBAR CAPPED BURKE 16670, MARKING MARKING THE SE CORNER OF LOT 1 SKOKULA ACRES, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 11, PAGE 23, IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA; THENCE ALONG THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY OF U.S. HIGHWAY #231 (280 FEET ROW), ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT, SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 2690.93 FEET AND A CHORD OF SOUTH 20 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 15.78 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY OF SAID ROAD, SOUTH 87 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 55.45 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 37 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 46.21 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR (BURKE); THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 15.43 FEET TO A POINT. THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 38 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 60.67 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1 OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, NORTH 86 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 65.14 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 0.04 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. LESS AND EXCEPT THE CEMETERY PARCEL DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE 1/2 INCH REBAR CAPPED BURKE 16670, MARKING MARKING THE SE CORNER OF LOT 1 SKOKULA ACRES, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 11, PAGE 23, IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE O O O O

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OF PROBATE OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA; THENCE ALONG THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY OF U.S. HIGHWAY #231 (280 FEET ROW), ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT, SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 2690.93 FEET AND A CHORD OF SOUTH 20 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 15.78 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY OF SAID ROAD, SOUTH 87 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 55.45 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 37 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 46.21 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR (BURKE) AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 44 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 37.56 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR(BURKE); THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 08 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 38.00 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR (BURKE); THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 06 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 37.65 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR (BURKE); THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 25 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 22.31 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 15.43 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 0.03 ACRES MORE OR LESS. Subject to all zoning, easements, restrictions, restrictive covenants and reservations appearing of record.

Said sale will also be made subject to any Federal Tax Liens, Ad Valorem Real Estate Taxes and<\\>or Special Assessments of any nature, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the property. The property is being sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is, where isâ&#x20AC;?. Said property is sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to title, use, enjoyment or condition. The mortgagee or transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. All bidders will be required to execute a bidding agreement prior to sale. Copies of the bidding agreement may be obtained prior to the sale. The successful bidder will be required to pay the bid amount at the time of VDOH LQ FDVK RU FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process.

An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the attorneys fees and expenses of foreclosure. This sale is subject to cancellation or postponement. PRIMESOUTH BANK, Mortgagee-Transferee

istration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for American Advisors Group, on the 7th day of November, 2015, said mortJDJH UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Book 2015, Page 53136; the undersigned American Advisors Group, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on May 15, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, towit: Lot 6, Bellview Heights Subdivision, as said map appears of UHFRUG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 10, at Page 14. Property street address for informational purposes: 123 Bellview Drive, Deatsville, AL 36022. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.

Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH to Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price PXVW EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV by noon the next business day DW WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH RI 6LURWH Permutt, P.C. at the address indicated below. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. American Advisors Group, Mortgagee/Transferee

Leonard N. Math, Chambless Math Carr, P.C., P.O. Box 230759, Montgomery, Alabama 36123-0759, 334-272-2230 Wetumpka Herald: Apr. 3, 10 and 17, 2019 FC/HUSSEY, R. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell for cash, at an ONLINE public auction on Monday, April 15th, 2019, at 10:00am AT STORAGETREASURES.COM. Please note: THIS AUCTION IS NOT IN PERSON. PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP TO OUR PHYSICAL LOCATION. ALL AUCTION PARTICIPANTS MUST SIGN UP AND BID ONLINE. Southeast Storage 1901 Holtville Rd. Wetumpka, AL, 36092 Â&#x2021; $SULO 6WRXW 7HHSHH Street. Wetumpka, AL 36092, Washer, Furniture Â&#x2021; .DYLRXV 7KRPDV Outhlacoochie Street. Wetumpka, AL 36092, Household, Electronics Southeast Storage 8 6 +Z\ Wetumpka, AL, 36093 Â&#x2021; 'DUUHOO %RZPDQ South Shelby Street, Wetumpka, AL 36092, Clothes, Furniture Â&#x2021; 7HUUHQFH 'DYLV %LVcayne Drive, Montgomery, AL 36116, Furniture, Boxes

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Ginny Rutledge, SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C., P. O. Box 55727, Birmingham, AL 352555727, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Transferee, www.sirote.com/ foreclosures, 447646 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 27, Apr. 3 and 10, 2019 FC/447646 PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to 32-13-1 ET SEQ, Code of Alabama, the following described vehicles will be sold for the purpose of recovering storage & towing bills on April 4, 2019 at 8:00 am at Seamon Wrecker Service Inc, 20 Sevarg Lane, Millbrook, Alabama. Any owner, secured party, or lien holder may contest the right WR VHOO VXFK YHKLFOH E\ ÂżOLQJ DQ application for hearing with the Circuit Clerk of Elmore County at least 10 days prior to the date of sale. Seller reserves all rights to refuse any bid and to continue vehicles from one sale to the next.

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Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 20, 27, Apr. 3 and 10, 2019 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by George C. Burkhard aka G. Carl Burkhard, a single man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic RegS

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PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on September 29, 2005 by Frederick C. Hines, A Single Man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Homecomings Financial Network, Inc., and recorded in Book 2005 at Page 89416 on December 2, 2005, in the 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama, and secured indebtedness having been transferred or assigned to Select Portfolio 6HUYLFLQJ ,QF DV UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG E\ instrument recorded in Book 2013, 44435; Book 2014, Page 36588; Book 2015, Page 28038; RLPY 2017, Page 52202 and RLPY 2018, Page 56921 of the same OfÂżFH 6KDSLUR DQG ,QJOH / / 3 as counsel for Mortgagee or Transferee and under and by virtue of power of sale contained in the said mortgage will, on April 23, 2019, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder in front of the main entrance of the Elmore County, Alabama, Courthouse in the City of Wetumpka, during the legal hours of sale, the following real estate situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to wit: BEGIN AT THE NW CORNER OF ORIGINAL LOT NO. 158 IN W. WETUMPKA, ALABAMA AND RUN THENCE S ALONG THE E LINE OF OPOTHLEOHOLA STREET 200â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, THENCE E 210â&#x20AC;&#x2122; TO THE S LINE OF TALLASEE STREET, THENCE W ALONG THE S LINE OF TALLASSE STREET TO THE POB, ALL ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY PREPARED %< 3 - -(11,1*6 $/$ REG. NO. 1593, DATED OCTOBER 17, 1983. For informational purposes only, the property address is: 609 West Tallassee St, Wetumpka, AL 36092. Any property address provided is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.

Furthermore, the property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS, WHERE IS. Neither the mortgagee, QRU WKH RI¿FHUV GLUHFWRUV DWtorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of the mortgagee make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition, including those suggested by Code of Ala. (1975) § 35-4-271, expressly are disclaimed. This sale is subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments including any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars and no/100 ($5,000.00) in certi¿HG RU FDVK IXQGV DW WKH WLPH and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price PXVW EH SDLG LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV by close of business on the next business day thereafter DW WKH /DZ 2I¿FH RI 6KDSLUR & Ingle, LLP at the address indicated below.

Shapiro & Ingle, LLP reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder, or to reschedule the sale, should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.

Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., and its successors and assigns, Mortgagee or Transferee SHAPIRO & INGLE, LLP, 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400, Charlotte, NC 28216, 704-333-8107/ 19017115, Attorneys for Mortgagee or Transferee Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 20, 27 and Apr. 03, 2019 FC/HINES, F. PUBLIC NOTICE ASPHALT CONTRACTORS, INC. HEREBY GIVES NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF CONTRACT WITH THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF PROJECT NO STPAA-0143(503) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Elmore & Autauga County. ALL CLAIMS SHOULD BE FILED AT P.O. BOX 241447, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36124 DURING THIS PERIOD. ASPHALT CONTRACTORS, INC. Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 20, 27, Apr. 3 and 10, 2019 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE S O

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STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLOTTE ANN FAULKNER, DECEASED CASE NO: 2019-052

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Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedLetters Testamentary on the ness secured by that certain estate of said decedent hav- mortgage executed by Lisa B. ing been granted to the un- Mullin, single, originally in fadersigned on the 14th day of vor of Wachovia Bank, National March, 2019 by the Honorable Association, on the 19th day of Letters Testamentary on the John Thornton, Judge of Pro- May, 2006, said mortgage reestate of said decedent hav- bate of said County in said FRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH ing been granted to the under- State, notice is hereby given of Probate of Elmore County, signed on the 15 day of March, that all persons having claims Alabama, in RLPY Book 2006 2019 by John Thornton Judge against said estate are required Page 41058; the undersigned of Probate of Elmore County, to present the same within the Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., sucAlabama, notice is hereby given time allowed by law or the same cessor by merger to Wachothat all persons having claims will be barred. via Bank, N.A., as Mortgagee/ Transferee, under and by virtue against said estate are required to present the same within the BY: John D. Sanders, Jr., Ex- of the power of sale contained time allowed by law or the same ecutor of the Estate of Genny in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidwill be barred. MARY ERLINE Lane Graham, deceased der for cash, in front of the main FAULKNER RODGERS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF Attorney for Estate: Keith A. entrance of the Courthouse at THE ESTATE OF CHARLOTTE +RZDUG /DZ 2IÂżFH RI .HLWK Wetumpka, Elmore County, AlaANN FAULKNER, DECEASED A. Howard, LLC, 102 South bama, on April 17, 2019, during Boundary Street, Wetumpka, the legal hours of sale, all of its Attorney of Record: J. N. Buck- Alabama 36092, Telephone: right, title, and interest in and to ner, Jr., 1795 East Main Street, 334-567-4356, Facsimile: 334- the following described real esPrattville, Alabama 36066, 334- 567-7080 tate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: A parcel of land 365-2111 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 20, 27 located in the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 19, Township 19 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 20, 27 and Apr. 3, 2019 North, Range 21 East, Elmore and Apr. 3, 2019 EST/GRAHAM, G. County, Alabama described as EST/FAULKNER, C. PUBLIC NOTICE follows: Commencing at the NE corner of the SW 1/4 of the NE PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT 1/4 of Section 19, Township 19 OF ELMORE COUNTY, North, Range 21 East, Elmore MORTGAGE ALABAMA County, Alabama; thence South FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE MATTER 2 degrees 48 minutes 35 secOF THE ADOPTION onds West, a distance of 527.02 Default having being made in PETITION feet; thence South 41 degrees the payment of the indebtedOF JOSEPH KIMBLE 50 minutes 34 seconds West, ness secured by that certain FOR THE ADOPTION a distance of 481.89 feet to mortgage dated June 12, 2007 OF JORDIN GIOVANNI the Point of Beginning; thence executed by Christine Haynes, PARKHOUSE South 5 degrees 18 minutes in favor of Mortgage ElectronCASE NO. A2018-48 51 seconds East, a distance of ic Registration Systems, Inc. LEGAL NOTICE 396.19 feet to the North right-ofsolely as a nominee for Counway line of County Road No. 34 trywide Home Loans, Inc., said NOTICE TO: THE UNand the point of curvature of a Mortgage being recorded June KNOWN FATHER OF non-tangent curve, concave to 25, 2007, in Book 2007, Page LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH JORDIN GIOVANNI PARK- the Northwest, having a radius HOUSE of 2863.27 feet a central angle of Probate of Elmore County, of 4 degrees 26 minutes 11 Alabama; having later been seconds, and a chord of 221.64 PRGLÂżHG E\ /RDQ 0RGLÂżFDWLRQ Please take notice that a petition for adoption in the feet bearing South 62 degrees Agreement recorded March above-styled matter has been 42 minutes 09 seconds West; 11, 2014, in Book 2014, Page LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH ÂżOHG LQ VDLG &RXUW E\ -RVHSK thence Southwesterly along Kimble, Petitioner, and that said right of way line and curve, of Probate of Elmore County, WKH WK GD\ RI -XQH DW a distance of 221.70 feet; thence Alabama having later been as RÂśFORFN D P KDV EHHQ leaving said right-of-way line signed to The Bank of New York set for hearing on the same North 11 degrees 46 minutes Mellon fka The Bank of New LQ VDLG &RXUW LQ WKH &RXQW\ 58 seconds West, a distance York, as Trustee for The CerWLÂżFDWHKROGHUV RI 7KH &ZDEV RI (OPRUH $ODEDPD 3OHDVH of 205.10 feet; thence North 15 ,QF $VVHW %DFNHG &HUWLÂżFDWHV EH DGYLVHG WKDW LI \RX LQWHQG degrees 51 minutes 17 seconds WR FRQWHVW WKLV DGRSWLRQ \RX East, a distance of 211.92 feet; Series 2007-8 by instrument PXVW ÂżOH D ZULWWHQ UHVSRQVH thence North 57 degrees 33 recorded in Book 2012, Page LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH ZLWKLQ WKLUW\ GD\V KHUHRI minutes 46 seconds East, a disZLWK FRXQVHO IRU VDLG 3HWLWLRQtance 170.90 feet to the Point Judge of Probate of Elmore HU ZKRVH QDPH DQG DGGUHVV of Beginning. Subject to a 30 County, Alabama. Said default DUH VKRZQ EHORZ DQG ZLWK foot wide access and water line continues and notice is hereby easement across the East side given that the undersigned, The the Clerk of the said Probate &RXUW commencing at the NE corner of Bank of New York Mellon fka '21( WKLV WK GD\ RI )HEUXdescribed lot; thence South 61 The Bank of New York, as Trustdegrees 48 minutes 57 seconds HH IRU 7KH &HUWLÂżFDWHKROGHUV RI DU\ West, a distance of 35.93 feet The Cwabs, Inc., Asset-Backed %5,$1 ' 0$11 / / & $7to the center of a gravel drive&HUWLÂżFDWHV 6HULHV XQ7251(< $7 /$: 3 2 %2; way; thence along the center der and by virtue of the power 0217*20(5< $/$of said driveway South 4 deof sale contained in said mort%$0$

grees 58 minutes 27 seconds gage, will sell at public outcry East, a distance of 395.53 feet to the highest bidder for cash at :HWXPSND +HUDOG to the North right-of-way line of the main entrance to the Coun0DU $SU County Road No. 34. Property ty Courthouse, Elmore County, DQG street address for informational Alabama on 04/23/2019, during CASE NO. A2018-48 purposes: 4727 Claud Fleahop the legal hours of sale, the folRd , Tallassee, AL 36078. THIS lowing described real estate PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD situated in Elmore County, AlPUBLIC NOTICE ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BAabama, to-wit: All that certain SIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY parcel of land situate in the NOTICE TO CREDITORS OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED County of Elmore and State OF ESTATE OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, of Alabama being known and STATE OF ALABAMA 86( $1' 25 (1-2<0(17 designated as follows: Lot 5 COUNTY OF ELMORE $1' :,// %( 62/' 68%-(&7 of Elmore Crossing Plat 1, as CASE NO: 2019-041 TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPUHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH IN THE MATTER TION OF ALL PARTIES ENTIJudge of Probate of Elmore OF THE ESTATE TLED THERETO. Alabama law County, Alabama, in Plat Book OF JUANITA M. gives some persons who have 14, Page 73. Being the same WAGGONER, DECEASED an interest in property the right property as conveyed from to redeem the property under John A. Varner, and wife Betty J. Letters Testamentary on certain circumstances.

ProVarner to Christine Haynes, as the estate of said decedent grams may also exist that help described in Deed Book 2006, having been granted to the persons avoid or delay the forePage 77416, Dated 09/29/2006, undersigned on the 27 day closure process. An attorney Recorded 10/12/2006 in ELof February, 2019 by John should be consulted to help MORE County Records. For Thornton, Judge of Probate you understand these rights informational purposes only, the of Elmore County, Alabama and programs as a part of the property address is: 881 Jackis hereby given that all perforeclosure process. This sale is son Street, Elmore, AL 36025. sons having claims against made for the purpose of paying Any property address provided said estate are required to the indebtedness secured by is not part of the legal descrippresent the same within the said mortgage, as well as the tion of the property sold herein time allowed by law or the expenses of foreclosure. The and in the event of any discrepsame will be barred. successful bidder must tender a ancy, the legal description refernon-refundable deposit of Five enced herein shall control. THIS DANITA DUBOSE, PERThousand Dollars ($5,000.00) PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD SONAL REPRESENTATIVE ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS-IS, WHERE-ISâ&#x20AC;? BA- OF THE ESTATE OF JUAN- LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH SIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASE- ITA M. WAGGONER, DE- to Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the time and place of the sale. The MENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, CEASED balance of the purchase price AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTPXVW EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV ED IN THE MORTGAGE AND Attorney of Record for such by noon the next business day THOSE CONTAINED IN THE Personal Representative: RECORDS OF THE OFFICE Gerald A. Daniel, Jr., PO Box DW WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH RI 6LURWH Permutt, P.C. at the address inOF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE 1207, Millbrook, Alabama dicated below. Sirote & Permutt, OF THE COUNTY WHERE 36054, 334-285-1033 P.C. reserves the right to award THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED the bid to the next highest bidder PROPERTY IS SITUATED. Wetumpka Herald: should the highest bidder fail to THIS PROPERTY WILL BE Mar. 20, 27 and Apr. 3, 2019 timely tender the total amount SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY EST/WAGGONER, J. due. The Mortgagee/Transferee OR RECOURSE, EXPRESS reserves the right to bid for and OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, PUBLIC NOTICE purchase the real estate and to USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT credit its purchase price against AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT IN THE PROBATE COURT the expenses of sale and the inTO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPOF ELMORE COUNTY, debtedness secured by the real TION OF ALL PARTIES ENALABAMA estate. This sale is subject to TITLED THERETO. Alabama IN THE MATTER postponement or cancellation. law gives some persons who OF THE ESTATE Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., suchave an interest in property the OF FRANCES MAE cessor by merger to Wachovia right to redeem the property FOSTER, DECEASED Bank, N.A., Mortgagee/Transunder certain circumstances.

PROBATE COURT feree Programs may also exist that NO. 19-012 help persons avoid or delay NOTICE TO CREDITORS Ginny Rutledge, SIROTE & the foreclosure process. An OF ESTATE PERMUTT, P.C., P. O. Box attorney should be consulted 55727, Birmingham, AL 35255to help you understand these Letters Testamentary on the 5727, Attorney for Mortgagee/ rights and programs as a part Estate of said decedent havTransferee, www.sirote.com/ of the foreclosure process. This ing been granted to ANTHA foreclosures, 447454 sale is made for the purpose MARIE MATTHEWS as Perof paying the indebtedness sesonal Representative on the Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 20, 27 cured by mortgage as well as 27 day of February 2019, by and Apr. 3, 2019 the expenses of foreclosure, inthe Honorable John ThornFC/447454 cluding a reasonable attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ton, Judge of Probate of said fees and other purposes set out County in said State, notice is in said mortgage. The Bank of PUBLIC NOTICE hereby given that all persons New York Mellon fka The Bank having claims against said of New York, as Trustee for MORTGAGE 7KH &HUWLÂżFDWHKROGHUV RI 7KH Estate are required to present FORECLOSURE SALE same within the time allowed Cwabs, Inc., Asset-Backed Cerby law or the same will be WLÂżFDWHV 6HULHV Default having been made barred. in the payment of the inPaul K. Lavelle, Esq., Attordebtedness secured by that REGINA B. EDWARDS, ney for Mortgagee, Spina, & certain mortgage executed Attorney for the Estate of Lavelle, P.C., One Perimeter

by Denver Steven Irvine, a FRANCES MAE FOSTER, Park South-Suite 400N, Birsingle man, originally in fadeceased. mingham, Alabama 35243, vor of Mortgage Electronic (205) 298-1800, 18-01373-FC Registration Systems, Inc., Name and Address of Attoracting solely as nominee for ney: REGINA B. EDWARDS, Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 20, 27 Primelending, a PlainsCapiP.C. and Apr. 3, 2019 tal Company, on the 3rd day 109 East Bridge Street FC/HAYNES, C. of May, 2010, said mortgage Wetumpka, Alabama 36112 UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH PUBLIC NOTICE Judge of Probate of Elmore Wetumpka Herald: County, Alabama, in RLPY Mar. 20, 27 and Apr. 3, 2019 IN THE PROBATE COURT Book 2010 Page 23359; havEST/FOSTER, F. ELMORE COUNTY, LQJ EHHQ PRGLÂżHG E\ /RDQ ALABAMA 0RGLÂżFDWRLQ $JUHHPHQW UHIN RE: THE ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE corded in RLPY Book 2013, OF GENNY LANE GRAHAM, page 66958 and RLPY Book MORTGAGE DECEASED 2016 Page 50741; the unFORECLOSURE SALE CASE NUMBER: 2019-054 dersigned PrimeLending, A NOTICE TO CREDITORS PlainsCapital Company, as O S f / f

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Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on May 15, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Commence at an iron pin at the center of Section 1, Township 18 North, range 20 East, Elmore County, Alabama; thence North 87 deg.

22 min. 23 sec. East, along Half section line, 85.99 feet to a point on the East Right of Way of County Road No. 73, Good Hope Road; thence North 10 deg. 08 min. 31 sec.

West, along said Right of Way, 152.98 feet to an iron pin; thence leaving said Right of Way, North 85 deg. 40 min.

00 sec. East, 810.19 feet to an iron pin in existing fence, said point being the Point of Beginning; thence South 07 deg. 44 min. 45 sec. East, along said fence, 303.15 feet to an iron pin on the North margin of County Road No. 187, Murchison Lane, gravel; thence Westerly, along the North margin of said road, the following three (3) calls: 1) South 79 deg. 52 min. 24 sec. West, 155.93; 2) South 80 deg. 58 min. 22 sec. West, 183.20 feet; 3) North 82 deg.

09 min. 13 sec. West, 38.25 feet to an iron pin in existing fence; thence leaving said road, North 05 deg. 59 min.

47 sec. West, along said fence, 251.38 feet to an iron pin on the South bank of existing pond; thence Easterly, along the South bank of said pond, the following seven (7) chord calls: 1) North 74 deg.

15 min. 25 sec. East, 41.67 feet; 2) South 81 deg. 50 min.

25 sec. East, 34.96 feet; 3) North 83 deg. 17 min. 31 sec.

East, 57.38 feet; 4) North 34 deg. 17 min. 52 sec. East, 64.28 feet; 5) North 68 deg.

41 min. 28 sec. East, 31.44 feet; 6) South 78 deg. 20 min.

32 sec. East, 70.20 feet; 7) North 71 deg. 20 min. 46 sec.

East, 61.23 feet; thence leaving said pond, North 61 deg.

28 min. 17 sec. East, 38.41 feet to the Point of Beginning.

The above-described property lies in the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 18 North, Range 20 East, Elmore County, Alabama, and contains 2.39 acres, more or less. Property street address for informational purposes: 1 Murchison Lane, Tallassee, AL 36078 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars

LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV made payable to Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV E\ noon the next business day DW WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH RI 6LURWH Permutt, P.C. at the address indicated below. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate.

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company, Mortgagee/ Transferee

NEY, Petitioner, and that the 6th day of June, 2019 at 9:30 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock a.m., has been set for hearing on the same at the Elmore County Courthouse in Wetumpka, Alabama. Please be advised that if you intend to contest this adoption, you PXVW ÂżOH D ZULWWHQ UHVSRQVH ZLWKLQ WKLUW\ GD\V KHUHRI ZLWK FRXQVHO IRU VDLG 3HWLWLRQHU ZKRVH QDPH DQG DGGUHVV LV DV VKRZQ EHORZ DQG ZLWK the Clerk of the said Probate Court.

DONE this the 12th day of March, 2019.

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Rebecca Redmond, SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C., P. O. Box 55727, Birmingham, AL 35255-5727, Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee, www.sirote.com/foreclosures, 354912 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 20, 27 and Apr. 3, 2019 FC/354912 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY STATE OF ALABAMA IN RE: THE ADOPTION PETITION OF SUSAN J. LARNEY CASE NO: A2019-011 LEGAL NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS TO: BECKY DENNIS LARNEY Natural Mother of the minor child, VAUGHN MICHAEL LARNEY, a minor child.

Please take notice that a Petition for Adoption in the aboveVW\OHG PDWWHU KDV EHHQ ÂżOHG LQ said Court by SUSAN J. LAR-

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N\OH#PFGRZHOOIDXON FRP Wetumpka Herald: 0DU $SU DQG 2019 ADOPT/LARNEY PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Julius Baker and Jacqueline Baker, husband and wife, originally in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on the 21st day of February, 2008, said mortgage UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY Book 2008 Page 12178; the undersigned Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company , as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on April 17, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, towit: Commence at an iron pin at the SE corner of Section 7, TWP 18 North, Range 18 E; Elmore County, Alabama; thence North 01 deg. 36 min.

33 sec. East, along the East line of Section 7, 219.67 feet to an iron pin on the North right of way of Alabama Highway No. 14, Elmore Road, 120 foot right of way; thence South 69 deg. 40 min. 20 sec.

West, along said right of way, 680.01 feet to an iron pin, said point being the point of beginning; thence continue South 69 deg. 40 min. 20 sec.

West, along said right of way, 274.21 feet to an iron pin; thence leaving said right of way North 17 deg. 04 min. 07 sec. West, 134.43 feet to an iron pin; thence North 76 deg.

02 min. 17 sec. East 272.57 feet to an iron pin; thence South 17 deg. 56 min. 42 sec.

East, 104.08 feet to the point of beginning. The above-described property lies in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 7 and the NE 1/4 of Section 18, all in TWP 18 North, Range 18 East, Elmore County, Alabama and containing 0.75 acres, more or less. Property street address for informational purposes: 5640 Elmore Road, Elmore, AL 36025 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars

LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV made payable to Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV E\ noon the next business day DW WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH RI 6LURWH Permutt, P.C. at the address indicated below. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate.

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, Mortgagee/Transferee Elizabeth Loefgren, SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C., P. O. Box 55727, Birmingham, AL 35255-5727, Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee, www.sirote.com/foreclosures, 445119 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 20, 27 and Apr. 3, 2019 FC/445119

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Hortencia Crutcherhoward Crutcher to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for USAA Federal Savings Bank its successors and assigns dated December 20, 2010; said mortgage being recorded on January 4, 2011, in Book 2011, Page 710, in WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2018, Page 14039 in the OfÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama.

The undersigned, Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Court House in Elmore County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale (between 11am and 4pm), on the 9th day of April, 2019 the following property, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Elmore, State of Alabama and is described as follows: All that parcel of land in City of Deastsville, Elmore County, State of Alabama, as described in Deed Inst# 200590063, ID# 487940, ID# 29-15-04-170-002-102.00, being known and designated as: Lot 22, 5LFKÂżHOG V G 3ODW 1R ÂżOHG in Plat Book 12, Page 81, reFRUGHG +RUWHQFLD M. Crutcher by fee simple deed from W.G. Ingle, unmarried as set forth in Inst# GDWHG DQG UHFRUGHG (Omore County Records, State of Alabama. Said property is commonly known as 44 Harrison Hill Ct, Deatsville, AL 36022. The indebtedness secured by said Mortgage has been and is hereby declared due and payable because of default under the terms of the 1RWH VHFXUHG E\ VDLG 0RUWgage, including but not limited to, nonpayment of the indebtedness as and when due.

The indebtedness remains in default, and this sale will be made for the sole purpose of paying the same, including all expenses of the sale, attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fees, and all other payments provided for under the terms of said Mortgage.

Said property will be sold subject to the following items, which may affect the title to said real property: all zoning ordinances; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of the property; any outstanding taxes, including but not limited to, ad valorem taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special assessments; all outstanding bills for public utilities, which constitute liens upon said property; all restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way; the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law; and any other matters of record superior to said Mortgage.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the real property is Hortencia CrutcherHoward Crutcher or tenant(s). Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.

Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure SURFHVV /$.(9,(: /2$1 6(59,&,1* //& DV KROGHU of said mortgage McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC 7ZR 1RUWK 7ZHQWLHWK WK 6WUHHW 1RUWK 6XLWH %LUmingham, AL 35203 (800) 275-7171 FT21@mccalla.

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and employees of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Alabama Department of Corrections, as well as members of their families, shall be excluded from bidding on any tract(s) described herein.

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, gender, pregnancy, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, or disability in its hiring or employment practices nor in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities.

Two parcels of land in Elmore County, Alabama, being more commonly known as portions of the DRAPER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, which parcels are more particularly described as follows: Parcel 1: A tract of land located in Section 1 Township 18 North Range 17 East, and Sections 35 & 36 in Township 19 North Range 17 East, comprised of Field Nos. 51, 52, 57, 60, 63, 64, 113, 122, 123, 124, 125 and 128 as depicted in Elmore County Alabama USDA Farm Service Agency maps for Farm #1440 Tract 1970 and as recorded in the USDA Farm Service AgenF\ 2IÂżFH *RVVRP 6ZLWFK Road, Wetumpka Alabama.

This tract contains 397 acres, more or less. The minimum bid IRU WKH ÂżUVW \HDUÂśV UHQWDO RQ WKLV tract is $19,590.

8QOHVV VSHFLÂżFDOO\ SURYLGHG otherwise in subsequent corrective advertisement, the terms and conditions as stated in this notice shall be controlling over this transaction.

The property may be inspected before April 12, 2019 by contacting the State Lands Division at the above address, or by telephone at (334) 242-3484.

Potential bidders may obtain a map and a copy of the Department of Corrections lease referred to herein at http://www. outdooralabama.com/landsales-leasing-act.

Patricia Powell McCurdy, State Lands Director

Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 13, 20, Parcel 2: A tract of land located 27 and Apr. 3, 2019 in Section 4 Township 18 North BIDS Range 17 East comprised of Field Nos. 20, 28, 29, 34, 43, PUBLIC NOTICE 44, 45, 112, 130 and 138 as depicted in Elmore County AlNOTICE OF SPECIAL abama USDA Farm Service ELECTION FOR RENEWAL Agency maps for Farm #1440 AND CONTINUATION Tract 1970 and as recorded in OF THE LEVY the USDA Farm Service AgenOF THE 3 MILL DISTRICT F\ 2IÂżFH *RVVRP 6ZLWFK SCHOOL TAX Road, Wetumpka Alabama.

IN SCHOOL DISTRICT T This tract contains 162 acres, (TALLASSEE CITY) more or less. The minimum bid IN ELMORE COUNTY IRU WKH ÂżUVW \HDUÂśV UHQWDO RQ WKLV (Amendment No. 3, Section tract is $7,293.

2, Constitution of Alabama of 1901) Any lease will be made subject to: Notice is hereby given that 1) Reservation of all oil, gas and the Elmore County Commisminerals rights; sion has called and ordered 2) All other reservations and a special election to be held restrictions of record; 3) Reserin School District T on April vation of all rights and interests 23, 2019, at which there will not inconsistent with the restrictEH VXEPLWWHG WR WKH TXDOLÂżHG ed agriculture rights made subelectors of said district, for ject of the leases; their determination by bal4) The term for these leases lot, the question of whether will commence on the date of a special district tax of thirty WKH *RYHUQRUÂśV VLJQDWXUH DQG cents on each one hundred will conclude on December 31, dollars (equal to 3 mills on 2023 with an option to renew for each dollar) of the assessed an additional three (3) year term value of the taxable proppending written approval from erty located within the said the Department of Corrections school district shall be levied to be granted in its sole discrefor public school purposes for tion; (The bid submitted shall be a period of twenty-eight (28) based on the full annual rentconsecutive years commencal amount for 2019; however, ing with the tax year that will payment shall only be required begin on October 1, 2021 (for for that portion of 2019 that the ZKLFK ÂżUVW WD[ \HDU WKH WD[ ZLOO lease is in effect.) become due and payable on

(DFK \HDUÂśV UHQWDO ZLOO LQOctober 1, 2022), which levy crease by 1% over the previous shall be in renewal and con\HDUÂśV UHQWDO DQG tinuation of the 3 mill school 6) Premises shall be used and district tax now being levied in occupied solely for agricultural the district. purposes.

The boundaries of School EACH bid submitted must be District T are coterminous DFFRPSDQLHG E\ D FHUWLÂżHG RU with the corporate limits of the FDVKLHUÂśV FKHFN LQ WKH IROORZCity of Tallassee in Elmore ing amounts: Parcel 1 - $3,918; County.

Parcel 2 - $1,459; as a bid deposit made payable to the State The said election will be held Lands Division which will be forat the voting places regufeit if the bid is accepted and the larly established for County Bidder does not complete the elections in School District T transaction. Any bid submitted between the legal hours for without such check will not be holding elections. considered. Unsuccessful bidGHUVÂś GHSRVLWV ZLOO EH UHWXUQHG /s/ Bill Franklin promptly following the bid openSheriff of Elmore County, AlLQJ 7KH VXFFHVVIXO ELGGHUÂśV abama deposits will be applied to the ÂżUVW \HDUÂśV UHQWDO DPRXQW RI WKH Wetumpka Herald: successful bid.

Mar. 13, 20, 27 and Apr. 3, 2019 EACH bid submitted must be SPECIAL ELECTION submitted in a separate envelope and each envelope must be clearly marked on the outPUBLIC NOTICE side â&#x20AC;&#x153;SEALED BID FOR DRAPER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NOTICE OF SPECIAL PARCEL NO. ___, ELMORE ELECTION COUNTY, ALABAMA, NOT TO FOR THE LEVY BE OPENED UNTIL 3:OO P.M. OF A THREE MILL APRIL 16, 2019.â&#x20AC;? and mailed DISTRICT SCHOOL TAX to: State Lands Division, Room IN SCHOOL DISTRICT A 464, Folsom Administrative IN ELMORE COUNTY Building, 64 North Union Street, (Amendment No. 382, Montgomery, Alabama 36130Constitution of Alabama 1901. (36104 IF DELIVERED of 1901)

BY PRIVATE COURIER).

Notice is hereby given that NO BID SHALL BE RECEIVED the Elmore County CommisFOR ANY REASON ANY TIME sion has called and ordered AFTER THE ADVERTISED a special election to be held DEADLINE. IT SHALL BE THE in School District A on April SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF 23, 2019, at which there will THE BIDDER TO ENSURE ACEH VXEPLWWHG WR WKH TXDOLÂżHG TUAL RECEIPT OF THE BID electors of said district, for

BY THE STATE LANDS DIVItheir determination by balSION PRIOR TO THE ADVERlot, the question of whether TISED DEADLINE. a special district tax of thirty cents on each one hundred The successful bidder for each dollars (equal to three mills on parcel shall reimburse the Deeach dollar) of the assessed partment of Corrections for the value of the taxable property cost of the appraisal and for the located within the said school advertisement fees incurred for district shall be levied for pubthis notice. Appraisal cost and lic school purposes for a peadvertisement fees due as to riod of thirty (30) consecutive each parcel will be determined years commencing with the on a pro rata basis based on the tax year that will began on PLQLPXP ÂżUVW \HDU ELG IRU HDFK October 1, 2019 (for which parcel. ÂżUVW WD[ \HDU WKH WD[ ZLOO EHWetumpka Herald: come due and payable on Mar. 20, 27 and Apr. 3, 2019 The successful bidder must October 1, 2020), which levy FC/CRUTCHER, H. complete the transaction within shall be in addition to all taxes 30 days of award or forfeit the now or hereafter levied in the ELG GHSRVLW 6SHFLÂżFDWLRQ RI D district.

PUBLIC NOTICE minimum bid amount to be considered does not suggest acThe boundaries of School STATE OF ALABAMA ceptance of any bid which may District A are coterminous DEPARTMENT equal or exceed that amount. with those of Elmore County OF CONSERVATION AND The State does not warrant and include all the territory NATURAL RESOURCES nor guarantee title to the lands lying therein LESS AND EXSTATE LANDS DIVISION herein advertised or otherwise CEPT the territory lying within INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR the corporate limits of the City THE LEASE OF STATE LAND warrant or guarantee the condition of the land or improvements of Tallassee.

LOCATED IN ELMORE related to the land herein adverCOUNTY, ALABAMA tised.

The said election will be held at the voting places reguNotice is hereby given pursuant larly established for County to Code of Alabama, 1975, Sec- This lease is conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Alaelections in School District A tion 9-15-70 et seq. that sealed bama Land Sales and Leasing between the legal hours for bids for the lease of state propAct (Act 95-280) and/or other holding elections. erty located in Elmore County, laws of the State of Alabama Alabama will be received by the this transaction /s/ Bill Franklin State Lands Director until 3:00 governing Sheriff of Elmore County, AlP.M. APRIL 16, 2019, at which whether or not included in this abama time all bids will be publicly notice. The State reserves the RSHQHG DQG UHDG LQ WKH RIÂżFH right to reject any or all bids and Wetumpka Herald: of the State Lands Division, De- further reserves the right to neMar. 13, 20, 27 and Apr. 3, partment of Conservation and gotiate a higher lease with the 2019 Natural Resources, Room 464, highest bidder. No lease may be made at a price less than SPECIAL ELECTION(4) Folsom Administrative Building, the highest bid received or pub64 North Union Street, Montlished minimum, whichever is gomery, Alabama 36130-1901.

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The boundaries of School District A are coterminous with those of Elmore County and include all the territory lying therein LESS AND EXCEPT the territory lying within the corporate limits of the City of Tallassee.

The said election will be held at the voting places regularly established for County elections in School District A between the legal hours for holding elections. /s/ Bill Franklin Sheriff of Elmore County, Alabama Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 13, 20, 27 and Apr. 3, 2019 SPECIAL ELECTION(3) PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION FOR RENEWAL AND CONTINUATION OF THE LEVY OF THE 3 MILL COUNTYWIDE SCHOOL TAX IN ELMORE COUNTY (Amendment No. 3, Section 1, Constitution of Alabama of 1901) Notice is hereby given that the Elmore County Commission has called and ordered a special election to be held in Elmore County on April 23, 2019, at which there will EH VXEPLWWHG WR WKH TXDOLÂżHG electors of said County, for their determination by ballot, the question of whether the said County shall be authorized to levy annually, for a period of twenty-eight (28) consecutive years, commencing with the levy for the tax year that will begin on October 1, 2021 (for which tax year taxes will become due and payable on October 1, 2022), for public school purposes in said County, a special property or ad valorem tax at the rate of thirty cents on each hundred dollars (equal to three mills on each dollar) of the assessed valuation of the taxable property in the said County. If the said special tax is authorized at the said election, its levy will not increase the rate of taxation presently levied in the County but will constitute a renewal and continuation of the special tax at the same rate and for the same purpose now being levied in the County, the said tax having been heretofore authorized at a special election held in the County on December 3, 1991.

The said election will be held at the regularly established voting places in said County between the legal hours for holding elections. /s/ Bill Franklin Sheriff of Elmore County, Alabama Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 13, 20, 27 and Apr. 3, 2019 SPECIAL ELECTION(2) PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION FOR RENEWAL AND CONTINUATION OF THE LEVY OF THE 1 MILL COUNTYWIDE SCHOOL TAX IN ELMORE COUNTY (Section 269, Constitution of Alabama of 1901) Notice is hereby given that the Elmore County Commission has called and ordered a special election to be held in Elmore County on April 23, 2019, at which there will EH VXEPLWWHG WR WKH TXDOLÂżHG electors of said County, for their determination by ballot, the question of whether the said County shall be authorized to levy annually, for a period of twenty-eight (28) consecutive years, commencing with the levy for the tax year that will begin on October 1, 2021 (for which tax year taxes will become payable on October 1, 2022), for public school purposes in said County, a special property or ad valorem tax at the rate of ten cents on each (

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City council votes to equip new police cars

By RON COLQUITT For The Herald

Wetumpka will have five new police vehicles on patrol in the near future after the city council approved spending $38,946.25 to equip them with lights, sirens and markings.

The money was approved during Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s council meeting. Mayor Jerry Willis said five of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s police vehicles were destroyed by the EF2 tornado that struck the city and destroyed the police station Jan. 19.

Five new police vehicles had been purchased but they have been idle while waiting for the council to spend the extra money to equip them.

The issue was brought before the city council in its previous meeting but it couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be acted on because the council voted against suspending the rules for immediate consideration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had five new police cars sitting down there that we could not get the rules suspended in the last meeting,â&#x20AC;? Willis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had to wait another two weeks, so that meant the cars sat there for two weeks and that puts us behind another month or so in getting them on the street.â&#x20AC;?

District 2 councilmember Lewis E. Washington said he was pleased with the councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to finally equip the five new police vehicles and get them on the streets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a magnificent thing to have our police cars equipped with the best for the great city of Wetumpka,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very much needed so it helps the citizens so they can identify them as a police car.â&#x20AC;?

The council did not reach a decision Monday on a proposal to spend $9,350 for a traffic study in the West Bridge Street area. Major traffic jams occurred after the tornado when the Bibb Graves Bridge was temporarily closed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imperative that we look at having a study done that will determine how we handle the traffic situations here because there is just too much congestion,â&#x20AC;? Willis said.

Skipper Consulting has been chosen to conduct the traffic study and Willis said he believes a motion to hire the consulting group will pass at the next council meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are an organization that is assigned to us by the state,â&#x20AC;? Willis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anything that happens in Wetumpka on a state road, these are the guys we have to deal with. They are very competent in what they do.â&#x20AC;?

Washington said he isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good idea to spend $9,350 on a traffic study. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lots and lots of money for the city to be paying just to satisfy a certain group and the state,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their job. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already fixed the traffic light where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delayed so you can turn right or you can go straight. That has been done in the last couple of weeks and I was very proud of that.â&#x20AC;?

The $9,350 would come from the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general fund, Willis said.

Also on Monday, the council approved a nonprofit, tax-exempt license for Main Street Wetumpka to host the 2019 Coosapalooza Brewfest on April 13. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coosapalooza has to have a license anytime it involves alcohol,â&#x20AC;? Willis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to get permitted by the ABC board and the City of Wetumpka can either allow you to go pursue that or stop you from doing that.â&#x20AC;?

The Wetumpka City Council will next meet at 6 p.m. on April 15 at city hall.

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Public Notices one hundred dollars (equal to one mill on each dollar) of the assessed valuation of the taxable property in the said County. If the said special tax s authorized at the said election, its levy will not increase the rate of taxation presently evied in the County but will constitute a renewal and continuation of the special tax at the same rate and for the same purpose now being leved in the County, the said tax having been heretofore authorized at a special election held in the County on December 3, 1991.

The said election will be held at the regularly established voting places in said County between the legal hours for

Public Notices holding elections. /s/ Bill Franklin Sheriff of Elmore County, Alabama Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 13, 20, 27 and Apr. 3, 2019 SPECIAL ELECTION(1) PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated July 25, 2006, executed by Tabatha R. Wood, a single woman, to the United States of America acting through the Rural S

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Jack the Strawberry Dog makes the rounds through the strawberry fields at Oakview Farms in Wetumpka.

Strawberries will soon be plentiful at Oakview Farms

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

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inter weather and a busy spring break have the strawberries coming slowly this year for Oakview Farms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were hit hard this week with spring break,â&#x20AC;?

Oakview Farms co-owner Patty Lambrecht said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The weather has also affected the berries this year. All this rain â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the plants look great but they just arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as big and bushy as normal. This is happening statewide.â&#x20AC;?

Lambrecht, who owns the farm with her husband Joe, said warming temperatures will help all the blooms transform into juicy, sweet strawberries many will sample in the field while picking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had sun all week but cool nights,â&#x20AC;? she said Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can find berries, just not in numbers to open up today. It is a crazy year.â&#x20AC;?

Lambrecht said the public should keep an eye on the farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page to see when the field will be open. When it does, she said there will be plenty of strawberries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have 20,000 plants, which is over two acres,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is a lot of plants. It is more than we had last year.â&#x20AC;?

Lambrecht said preparation is the key to so many strawberries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you do this many, you worry about having enough help,â&#x20AC;?

Lambrecht said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have friends who help us and we hire some people.

Every year we have them delivered in mid-October.

The ground is already

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Patty Lambrecht looks over some of the strawberries she help set out in October.

prepped. The plastic is in, the rye grass is in to keep the weeds down and our help is lined up. Two of us ride the planter.

Oct. 15 is our goal date to have them in the ground.â&#x20AC;?

Planting is not the only work that goes into maintaining the strawberries; there is also irrigation and protection from cold weather. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the frost came in the first of March, we covered them with a fabric before the rain to protect them from the frost,â&#x20AC;? Lambrecht said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We only had that one period of time when we covered them this year.

Thankfully everything is OK.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to the u-pick operation, Oakview Farms sells strawberries by other means. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We sell them to restaurants like Springhouse,â&#x20AC;? Lambrecht said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We sell them at the

farm store too. We are open three days a week there and people expect us to have them.â&#x20AC;?

The strawberries will come around, especially for u-pick, and an old friend will likely be there to greet families â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jack the Strawberry Dog. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jack! Jack! Look up crazy dog!â&#x20AC;? Lambrecht yelled across the rows of strawberries last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is looking over his plants.â&#x20AC;?

Lambrecht said Jack is as much a part of the u-pick operation as the human employees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He comes out and entertains the kids,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year he was a puppy and we kept him in a pen. The kids who come back want to check on Jack. They want him to go out and pick with them.â&#x20AC;?

Lambrecht said Jack has a bit of experience picking strawberries and might be the farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best inspector. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He loves strawberries,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year when he was a puppy, he would walk down a row. If he saw a berry he liked, he would pick it but would not tear up the plant. He would pick the berry and leave the green stems so people started calling him Jack the Strawberry Dog.â&#x20AC;?

Lambrecht is not worried her best inspector is eating into the farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s profits and Jack is not wasteful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He will eat the entire berry,â&#x20AC;? Lambrecht said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think he eats too much. He is a rescue half Corgi. He has a long body. He only eats three or four at a time.â&#x20AC;?

Family Fun Day set for Saturday at Gold Star Park STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Family Fun Day is scheduled Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gold Star Park in Wetumpka.

Hosted by the Elmore County Family Resource Center, the free event kicks off Child Abuse Prevention Month and brings resources and families together in one location.

Food, entertainment and games and prizes for children will be available. For more information, contact the Elmore County Family Resource Center at 334-235-6091 or visit www.elmorecountyfrc.org.

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Housing Service or successor agency, United States Department of Agriculture, EHQHÂżFLDU\ ZKLFK PRUWJDJH was recorded on July 25, 2006, in Real Property Book 2006, Page 55544, of the mortgage records in the OfÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that pursuant to law and the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the North Door entrance to the Elmore County Courthouse at Wetumpka, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on April 16, 2019, the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 2, Block G, according to the

Plat of Cotton Lakes Plat No. 4, as the same is recorded LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of Elmore County, Alabama in Plat Book 15, at Page 96. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage as well as expenses of foreclosure. This property will be sold on an â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is, where isâ&#x20AC;? basis, subject to any easements, encumbrancHV DQG H[FHSWLRQV UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG in the mortgage and those contained in the records of WKH RIÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3URbate of the County where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to condition, title, use and/ or enjoyment and will be sold subject to the right of redemp-

tion of all parties entitled thereto. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.

Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.

The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand DolODUV LQ FHUWLÂżHG funds made payable to Stephens Millirons, P.C. at the time and place of sale. The balance of the purchase price PXVW EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV by noon on the second business day following the sale DW WKH ODZ ÂżUP RI 6WHSKHQV

Millirons, P.C. at 120 Seven Cedars Drive, Huntsville, Alabama 35802. Stephens Millirons, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidders should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

The United States of America, acting by and through the United States Department of Agriculture, Mortgagee Robert J. Wermuth/cls, Stephens Millirons, P.C., P.O. Box 307, Huntsville, Alabama 35804, Attorney for Mortgagee 2018-16022 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 20, 27 and Apr. 3, 2019 FC/WOOD, T. Sell your home in the classifieds call 256.277.4219.