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Tuggle looks at next step while finishing term

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Mark Tuggle sat at home Monday and rested.

The Alabama District 81 Representative is not seeking reelection this year, and had just completed his last session in Montgomery last week. “I sat on the back porch with my wife last night for two and a half hours and just relaxed,�

Tuggle said. “It was the Tuggle first time since January that I have been able to relax like that.�

Tuggle’s daughter was in the eighth grade when Tuggle first ran for the office and is now in her third year at Auburn. In that time, Tuggle has been to eight regular sessions at the Alabama State House and has his share things he is proud of. “I passed a bill to allow for non-prescribed Epipens to be in schools,�

Tuggle said. “It was important. A child’s first allergic reaction often occurs at school. Nurses were having to make a decision to use someone else’s. My bill allowed non-prescribed Epipens to be available and stocked at the schools.�

The state representative feels he has helped Tallapoosa County recruit industry. “We have good industrial access thanks to grant money,� Tuggle said. “Central Boulevard in the Russell complex was done thanks to a grant. It was one of the largest in the state at the time for industrial access.�

Tuggle is also proud of the education budgets See TUGGLE • Page A8

By MITCH SNEED Editor

A federal judge in Georgia has found in favor of law enforcement and the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department deputy who fired the shots that claimed the life of a mentally challenged Stewart Dadeville man in 2015.

U.S. District Judge Clay Land handed down his ruling on Thursday in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of 46-year-old Fletcher Ray Stewart. Not only did Land rule in favor of the deputy, See STEWART • Page A3

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By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

n invasion of greasers from Rydell High are taking over the stage at Dadeville High School as the DHS Theater program produces “Grease: The Musical� this weekend.

The show highlights the growth of the program and

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Dadeville High School students perform their version of “Grease� at a dress rehearsal Tuesday night. The musical will make its debut Friday at 7 p.m. and then have showings Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.

This will continue on Saturday, April 14 with a spring celebration Since coming before held at Keebler Park the Dadeville City beginning at 10 a.m.

Council in July of The fun kicks 2017 with ideas and off with a 5K run, plans for beautifying followed by a table Keebler Park, decorating contest, Dadeville resident a scavenger hunt, a Dianna Porter has been butterfly coloring spearheading multiple contest, lunch and a projects, creating hot dog eating contest. new additions and For $1, guests will be bringing a new sense See KEEBLER • Page A5 of life to the park.

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The man accused of the 2015 murders of a brother and sister he shared a mobile home with in the Goldville community appears to be set for an April trial in Tallapoosa County Court in Alexander City.

Dean Carl Stevens, 53, is facing two counts of capital murder in the shooting deaths of Dianna Mitchell Sharpe, 48, and Robert Wayne Mitchell after being indicted by a Tallapoosa County Grand Jury in Aug. 2016.

The brother and sister were shot to death in the mobile home they shared on Pate Road in Goldville Oct. 8, 2015.

Authorities said shortly after the shootings, that Stevens, who was Sharpe’s boyfriend, allegedly admitted to shooting the two after surrendering to New Site Police. “At this time, it appears that the Stevens case will be the first one called when See GOLDVILLE • Page A3

Children take part in a community wide Easter egg hunt hosted by Kingz United and Adams Chapter OES #685 at the Dadeville Recreation Center Saturday.

Area residents enjoyed a day of family fun, refreshments and entertainment.

Children enjoyed hunting for eggs filled with prizes in the track and field area of the recreation center. To see more photos from the egg hunt, see Page B6 inside today.

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Police Reports Dadeville Police Department April 1

• A Dadeville woman, age 20, was arrested for simple gambling and minor in consumption of alcohol on Freeman Drive.

• A report was filed for assault third that occurred on Highway 280.

• An Alexander City man, age 25, was arrested on four warrants for failure to appear.

March 31

• A Camp Hill man, age 32, was arrested for possession of marijuana second on Highway 280.

March 29

• A Daviston woman, age 38, was arrested on two warrants for failure to appear.

• A Dadeville woman, age 30, was arrested on two warrants for failure to appear.

• A report was filed for theft of property third that occurred on South Broadnax Street.

March 28

• A Dadeville man, age 53, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana second, and possession of drug paraphernalia on South Tallassee Street.

• A report was filed for criminal mischief first and theft of property first that occurred on Aster Street.

• An Alexander City woman, age 29, was arrested on six warrants for failure to appear.

• An Alexander City man, age 27, was arrested on three warrants for domestic violence third and two warrants for failure to appear.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department April 3

• Gerald Trimble of North Donahue Drive was arrested on an outstanding warrant for probation violation.

• Kenneth Aldridge of Ashurst Avenue in Tallassee was arrested on outstanding warrants for failure to appear burglary and one failure to appear theft of property.

• A resident of Brewer Street in Dadeville filed a report for criminal mischief.

• Ashley Shaddix of Milner Drive in Jacksons Gap was arrested on an outstanding warrant for possession of a controlled substance.

March 31

• Leanelda Crayton of Railroad Street in Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for probation revocation (possession/receiving a controlled substance, promoting prison contraband) while incarcerated in the county jail.

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• Two residents on Long Leaf Lane in Dadeville filed a report for theft.

• Dakota Gaither of Elkahatchee Road in Alexander City was arrested for grand jury indictment fraudulent use of a credit card and transported to the county jail.

• A resident of Flournoy Road in Dadeville filed a report for harassment.

March 29

• Anthony Thornton of Herbert Street in Tallassee was arrested on grand jury indictments for aggravated cruelty to animals, reckless endangerment and hunting from a public road.

March 28

• A resident of Lovelady Road in Dadeville filed a report for harassment.

• James Lamb of Church Road in Jacksons Gap was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear child support.

• Sernee Wilson of Cole Street in Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear child support.

March 27

• A resident of Holly Ridge in Dadeville filed a report for theft of a residence.

• Steven Saffold of 4th East Street in Ashland was arrested on a grand jury indictment for theft of property first degree and was transported to the county jail.

Alexander City Police Department April 2

• Kyishawn Monay Kitt, 25, of Tallassee was arrested for two counts of failure to appear.

• James Austin Tillery, 49, of Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear.

• Saccoria Chantel Davis, 26, of Sylacauga was arrested for harassment, reckless endangerment, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.

• Possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana was reported on 9th Avenue.

• Criminal mischief was reported on 11th Avenue North.

• Harassing communications was reported on Robinson Road.

• Harassment was reported on Tallapoosa Street.

• Theft was reported on Forrest Street.

• Theft was reported on Hillabee Road.

• Theft was reported on Hillabee Park Avenue.

• Theft was reported on Highway 280.

• Harassing communications was reported on Scott Road.

April 1

• Christopher Paul Parkhurst, 36, of Montgomery was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

• Ametrius Quadree Wyckoff, 18, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana.

• Jonathan Romeior Maxwell, 36, of Alexander City was arrested for two counts of failure to appear.

• Delcedric Desimon Murphy, 25, of Alexander City was arrested for four counts of failure to appear.

• Joshua Noelito Lopez, 19, of Anniston was arrested for minor in possession of alcohol.

• Roshanda Antoniette Wilson, 22, of Jacksons Gap was arrested for harassment.

• Anthony Eugene Lewis, 40, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana.

• Adjonski Martez Vines, 24, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence.

• Possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported on Highway 280.

• Possession of marijuana was reported on S Street.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported on South Road.

• Leaving the scene of an accident was reported on Cribb Road.

• Possession of marijuana was reported on J Street.

• Minor in possession of alcohol was reported on Jefferson Street.

• Domestic violence was reported on J Street.

March 31

• Tony Dean Lee, 60, of Dadeville was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

• Katelyn Marget Gelles, 21, of Tampa, Florida was arrested for possession of marijuana, criminal tampering and drug paraphernalia.

• Menacing was reported on South Franklin Street.

• Driving under the influence of alcohol was reported on Highway 280.

• A dog bite was reported on Elk Road.

• Possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported on Highway 280.

March 30

• Cornelius Nakia Johnson, 23, of Alexander City was arrested for criminal trespass.

• Felicia Antoinette Goggans, 44, of Alexander City was arrested for public intoxication.

• Brittany S. Moon, 29, of Sylacauga was arrested for harassment, criminal trespassing and two counts of reckless endangerment.

• Jarred Layvon Henderson, 21, of Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear.

• Burglary and theft was reported on J Street.

• Criminal mischief and criminal trespass was reported in Market Place.

• A dog bite was reported on Scott Road.

• Harassment was reported on Cherokee Road.

• Public intoxication was reported on J Street.

• Theft was reported on Cornerstone Drive.

• Criminal mischief was reported on Highway 280.

• Burglary and theft was reported on Hill Drive.

March 29

• Criminal mischief was reported on Hillabee Road.

• A cat bite was reported on Highway 280.

• Theft was reported on Highway 280.

• Harassment and reckless endangerment was reported on Alex City Shopping Center Drive.

March 28

• Christopher Oneal Golden, 29, of Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear.

• Nolen Terry Boleware, 62, of Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear.

• Lakeisha Loraine Crayton, 38, of Dadeville was arrested for harassing communications.

• Domestic violence was reported on Booker Street.

• Criminal trespass was reported in Alexander City.

• Criminal trespass was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported on Old Kellyton Road.

• Domestic violence was reported on Semmes Street.

• Domestic violence and criminal mischief was reported on Walton Road.

March 27

• Tyran Gershawn Leonard, 26, of Alexander City was arrested for assault.

• Robbin Wade Crouch, 48, of Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear.

• Rosalynn Michell Heard, 41, of Alexander City was arrested for two counts of failure to appear.

• Spencer L. Kerley, 36, of Alexander City was for two counts of sexual abuse.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Criminal mischief was reported in Alexander City.

• Criminal mischief was reported on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

• Domestic violence was reported on Robinson Road.

• Harassing communications was reported on Court Square.

• Harassing communications was reported on Coley Street.

In honor of Amnesty Month, the library is collecting Food For Fines! Bring in your overdue library materials and a can of food per $1 fine. If you have a $5 fine, you can bring in 5 cans of food and not pay. All food collected will go to the Tallapoosa Christian Crisis Center. Stop in or call for more information, 256-825-7820.

National Library Week is next week. Stop by the library to renew or start your library account. Explore the library and find new books or movies. See what services we offer.

The library will start offering a Veterans Corner in the coming months. This corner will provide information/ services for Veterans provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Thanks to the Delphic Club in Dadeville for donating $250 to the Friends of the Dadeville Library. In the picture below, you can see Sue Paggen, our treasurer, receiving the donation gladly knowing the many places it can be used.

Some of the funds before have been used to buy new tables and chairs for downstairs to be for library meetings, GED classes, Friends of the Library meetings and book sales. Planting flowers so the whole community can share them in front of our Dadeville Public Library is another way these funds have been used.

Helping with summer reading programs, paying for speakers’ fees and especially for providing funds to purchase up-to-date books for the community are other needed opportunities for use of the monies.

The Friends of the Library appreciate the generosity of this service organization’s donation, which assist in helping our community be more informed.

New releases for adult fiction:

• The Cutting Edge by Jeffery Deaver • A Nantucket Wedding by Nancy Thayer • Varina by Charles Frazier • The Sixth Day by Catherine Coulter

Story Time is a fantastic way to instill a love of reading for your kids. Bring your toddlers and pre-K kids to Story Time on Tuesday at 10 a.m. each week for a fun filled hour of reading, singing, and coloring.

Library Notes are provided by Dadeville Public Library Director Abbi Mangarelli.

Delphic Club News The Delphic Club met March 1 in the Fellowship Hall of Red Ridge United Methodist Church with Barbara Dotson and Jane Ferguson acting as hostesses, ably assisted by Elaine Toney. Barbara demonstrated significant baking skill with strawberry and blueberry pound cake. Fresh fruit, crackers with dips and nuts rounded out the menu, thanks to Elaine. A butterfly theme was followed in anticipation of spring.

Jane presented a devotional entitled “The Tent World” from The Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn, a Messianic Jewish Rabbi. He suggested that our lives here are only temporary and that we should see ourselves as merely campers who are passing through to our true home in the Promised Land or Heaven. He based the idea on 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:5 which speaks of our tents and our need to daily fix our eyes on what is unseen, rather than on what is see. Food for thought.

Elaine Toney introduced our speaker, a represented of the Ferst Foundation in Georgia, an organization which focuses on children’s literacy by providing free books monthly to children from birth to age 5. She said that it requires a donation of $36 a year to provide one child with 12 books during the year. The books are chosen by a group of educators and all address topics that are age-appropriate. She offered us many opportunities to volunteer to get this program started in Alabama. Elaine Toney is our contact person and is willing to help anyone who is passionate about children’s literacy and want to work to that end. Enlightening, interesting program. We were joined by interested Red Ridge United Methodist Women for the program.

President LaNell Black called the meeting to order following the program.

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Goldville

This image taken from body cam video shows that a deputy saw an armed man with a gun in a shooting position as he made the decision to fire on Fletcher Ray Stewart Feb. 11, 2015.

The recent ruling finds no federal civil rights violation and is in favor of the deputy.

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Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett, Deputy Chief David McMichael, Lt. Bill Hough, Dadeville Police Department Chief David Barbour, two Dadeville Police Department officers and the city of Dadeville, he also ordered the estate of Stewart to pay the court costs encountered by the defendants. “This was a tragic thing from the beginning as it is anytime when there is a loss of life,� Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said. “To see a judge rule just as the Tallapoosa County Grand Jury did when it exonerated the deputy involved in this, this is a relief.

For three years it has been a very emotional process to go through and we really couldn’t put it behind us until we got some final ruling.

We hope this will allow that to happen.�

The ruling is the latest in nearly two years of legal wrangling that included depositions, arbitration, hearings in Florida and then the testimony in Georgia earlier this week.

On Feb. 11, 2015, Stewart was killed after units responded to reports that a man had been walking along Booger Hollow Road near Dadeville with “a gun and threatening to kill people.�

The deputy on the scene encountered Stewart and after a brief foot chase reportedly ordered him to drop the weapon that was later found to be a BB gun. When

he failed to comply and show his hand, testimony and a video indicated that Stewart pulled the gun from behind his back and the deputy fired, killing Stewart.

Even though a Tallapoosa County Grand Jury found no wrongdoing by the deputy or the department, the suit filed in December 2016 in Montgomery alleges that Stewart’s civil rights were violated and seeks unspecified damages as a result.

Land ruled that the deputy was within his rights, did not use unreasonable judgment or force and did not violate Stewart’s constitutional rights. “(The deputy) had probable cause to believe that Stewart posed a danger to (the deputy) and other officers on the scene. (The deputy) was not required to wait any longer before using deadly force,â€? Land wrote in his final judgment. “Notwithstanding the tragic nature of the shooting, it would not have been clear to a reasonable officer that the shooting was unreasonable under the circumstances. ‌ under clearly established law, when a suspect does not comply with officers’ commands, officers are not required to wait until the moment a suspect uses deadly force to stop the suspect. Because (the deputy’s) conduct did not violate Stewart’s clearly established constitutional rights, (the deputy) is entitled to qualified immunity on Plaintiff’s

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excessive force claim. The law does not require officers in a tense and dangerous situation to wait until the moment a suspect uses a deadly weapon to act to stop the suspect.�

Testimony was heard this week in Columbus, Georgia and Land also viewed evidence including photos and the body cam video from the incident.

While the video has not been released to the public, a photo that was extracted from the deputy’s body cam video has been released.

The picture shows Stewart from about 15 feet away, clearly holding a gun that is moving upwards as if to prepare to shoot. The black handgun was found to be a BB gun, but from the photo it looks no different than the black semiautomatic weapon that is commonly used by law enforcement.

Stewart’s family was represented in the suit by Montgomery-based attorney Grif Sikes Jr. Sikes said Friday that he and his clients are now conferring to see if an appeal will be filed. “Judge Land’s ruling was just the opposite of what a Florida magistrate had ruled,� Sikes said. “In that ruling, which Thursday’s judgment overturned, said that the deputy was not immune and ordered that a trial date be set.

We believe that the magistrate had it right. We have 30 days to file an appeal, and we will look at the options and make that determination in the allotted time.�

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the spring term begins on April 9 in Alexander City,� District Attorney Jeremy Duerr said. “Unless something unforeseen happens, that will be the top priority of the term.�

Stevens was previously found competent to stand trial after a courtordered mental evaluation.

After status hearings and a round of Stevens motions, there was some movement on several other local murder cases. • Franklin Nathan Price Jr., 53, of Alexander City has been indicted on felony murder charges after having been arrested on April 22, 2016, two days after his neighbor, 49-year-old Elbert Clyde Wilson died after being shot as he cut grass on a riding lawnmower in his yard at 3823 Highway 63.

In a development in the case, Judge Steve Perryman granted a motion by defense attorney Mitchell seeking funding for an investigator for the defense to prepare for trial. The order allows $3,500 to the defense to help research the case before it goes to trial. • O’Hennessey Diomonta Wright, now 19, of Alexander City is accused killing 28-year-old LaBrandon Lamar Herron of Kellyton during an incident in the Spring Hill community. Reports indicate that Herron was shot multiple times in the early morning hours of Oct. 30, 2016 and died from his injuries. A second victim was also shot and Wright is also charged with attempted murder. That victim, whose name was not released, did not suffer life-threatening injuries and was treated and released.

Wright has undergone mental evaluation, but the report has not been finalized, court records show. Judge Steven Perryman has granted a motion to continue the case until the fall term in Alexander City. Sept. 19, 2018 • Dadeville residents Edward Rashun Thomas, 20, and 20-year-old Bobby Lee Ponds Jr., were arrested Jan. 20, 2017 and charged with capital murder for their alleged involvement in the shooting death of 27-yearold LaDarrell Lamar Hart in his Third Street home on Jan. 18, 2017. A preliminary hearing painted Thomas as the triggerman and Ponds as helping in the aftermath of the crime. Both men have been indicted and denied youthful offender status.

In a development this week, a motion for mental evaluation on Thomas was granted by Perryman and that process will now be started. Due to the caseload, that often takes several months to get scheduled and completed. • Anthony Davon Parker is accused of reckless murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle in a March 28, 2017 incident that claimed the life of 18-year-old Quentavious Arrion Reese. It is alleged that Parker was at the home of Jeffery Bruno off Robinson Road near Alexander City and was shooting a .45 caliber handgun. Testimony at a preliminary hearing indicated that Parker had been target shooting and Reese had been at the home, before leaving in a vehicle with a group of friends.

Parker allegedly shot towards the same vehicle as it came back down the road, a shot that struck Reese and eventually caused his death. Parker is out on bond and his motion for youthful offender status was denied.

Parker’s has asked for a continuance in the case.

Nothing has been finalized on the motion, records show.

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t would be hard pressed to imagine more perfect weather for an Easter weekend than what was enjoyed in Tallapoosa County.

Warm temperatures, clear skies for the most part and plenty of activities to enjoy.

The picture-perfect conditions had many visitors as well as area residents flocking to the waters of Lake Martin to enjoy the opportunities that the area’s top natural resource offers.

Wind Creek State Park was jammed with campers. The number of boats and personal watercraft on the water was up noticeably and there was even a high school bass tournament Saturday.

But just as the traffic on the lake picked up, there was also an increased presence from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Unit and conservation officers.

So we felt now was a great time to remind you that there are some simple rules on the water that people need to remember before they hit the lake.

Make sure your watercraft has been checked out and is operating properly. That means checking to be sure the required lights are working, the registration is current and that there are no issues that could leave you stranded on the water.

Make sure there is a life jacket for everyone on board, that the boat has a fire extinguisher and that you have a throwable floatation device just in case you have someone in distress in the water.

Those who pilot a boat must have a boaters license and that is something that’s checked regularly on the water.

Be aware of other boats on the water and watch your speed. Slow down and keep a safe speed where you will have time to react if it becomes necessary. Be considerate as well. No need to blow by someone at top speed who is sitting still in the water fishing or just enjoying the sun. Give them safe distance and throttle down.

For those of you who are fishing, make sure you have a valid license.

The cycle in Alabama has licenses expiring at the end of each August, so check yours to make sure the one you are carrying is still valid. Failure to have a valid license can be costly if you are caught fishing without one.

Also, be aware of all the rules regarding limits and size restrictions on fish. Crappie are biting right now, but there is a 9-inch minimum for keepers and the fine for keeping smaller ones runs per fish and that adds up in a hurry.

We want everyone to enjoy the lake, but follow the rules as you do.

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he paper used to print The Record you hold in your hands cost 10 percent more than it did just a few weeks ago – and is likely to cost as much as 40 percent more in coming months, newspaper industry experts predict.

In what sounds like a farfetched scenario, tightening American newsprint supplies could threaten newspapers’ ability to print at all, the same experts say.

Forces beyond the control of Tallapoosa Publishers – and thousands of community newspapers like us across America – are to blame.

Right now, we are doing better than most, with an ample supply of paper and managing well. We hope this continues, but in the future, our readers may see a few things as a result: Fewer pages. For the past several years, our smallest weekday edition has been 12 pages. On light advertising days, you may see that drop to 10 pages.

Subscription prices. For the past few years, we’ve kept prices steady for mail delivery of our newspaper.

We hope to hold the line of our prices, but you never know what the future may hold.

Repackaged non-local content. We will work harder than ever to provide news about Tallapoosa County that you cannot find elsewhere.

That will not change. As we further maximize local news content, we may give you brief coverage of state and national events rather than long wordy stories. We feel that we are a local paper and that will always be a priority for us.

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A climate apocalypse now? Not yet

Dear Editor, OK, I’ve tried to keep quiet about this issue of climate change because the average person doesn’t seem to believe there is anything to it and I really don’t like to argue, but sometimes we have to say something.

98% of scientists and experts in the field believe in climate change and Cal Thomas is not a scientist; so excuse me if I have to disagree with him.

Now, let me ask you this: if climate change isn’t real, what harm would it do to help protect the Earth’s natural resources?

But if it is real, at least we can look forward to a few more years since it seems to be pro-

gressing a lot faster than originally thought.

Aquifers are running low in the West because of both over population (we aren’t like other species and have a stopping point) and lack of snowfall in the mountains recharging their aquifers. There are changes in weather patterns such as higher heat (climate is over time – not in one day), colder winters in some places as well as increased flooding. The glaciers are melting…sorry folks but that is real and if you ever get a chance to see one, they are awesome. Some farmers are having problems trying to figure out when to plant because weather is changing.

Has anyone thought about the future in this country? Come

on folks, look around. We used to have large areas without houses… population is here and expanding daily. Everyone has a car and their children have cars plus some have an extra car for breakdowns. Houses are getting larger and larger…who needs that large a house. Oh, that is right, let’s keep up ahead of the Joneses.

Let’s protect this earth for the coming generations. It won’t hurt, I promise. Just a little sacrifice for our grandchildren to be able to see national parks instead of letting the oil companies’ drill all over them.

Thank you for letting me vent.

Judy Palfray Dadeville

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His address is 181 Cedar Hill Drive, Dadeville.

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Grease brings others from the community into the show.

“We have about 40 students on stage for the production,” program director Ashley Riley-Gresko said, “and a few more behind the scenes.”

Gresko said many of those students have been in the various arts programs at the school for a few years and some have come over from athletics to give it a try.

“We have a little bit of everything here,” Gresko said. “Madolyn (Daniel) just won a scholarship at a fishing tournament. We have football players and a tuba player.

“At the beginning of the year, four of the lead characters had never done anything musical before. I convinced them last spring and followed through this fall to them. Dillon Ray was convinced he couldn’t sing. And now he is owning it up on the stage, playing it up. Unfortunately some of them are seniors but at least they got to do it once.”

Horseshoe Bend Band Director Bucky Alleman has been helping the Dadeville High School Theater program in past by playing trumpet in the musical pit.

There is no trumpet part in “Grease” so Alleman is taking on more of a public role, “Teen Angel,” Frenchy’s guardian angel. Alleman said he has limited singing experience.

“I took voice lessons in college,” Alleman said. “But never really sang in public.”

The lack of experience does not scare Alleman as he has a great promoter.

“My 4-year old thinks I am great,” Alleman said. “We sing karaoke all the time.”

Gresko explained the group has wanted to do “Grease” for a while.

“Our cast has been really young,” Gresko said. “We started with sixth and seventh graders a few years ago and feel like we can do it now.”

Gresko said not only does “Grease” take more of a cast, but the themes are now better suited for the older students now in the program. “‘Grease’ has a more sensitive subject matter in it,” Gresko said. “We have talked to the kids and parents about it and it applies to today about real life situations that they may encounter.”

“Grease” is about the working class youth of the 1950s who navigate peer pressure and politics along with love, friendship, teenage rebellion and gang violence.

The efforts of Gresko and her husband Ryan in the arts programs at Dadeville High School are starting to pay off.

“They are learning about scholarships,” Gresko said. “One of our guys went to an audition at Jackson State. They were super impressed with him and offered him $6K in scholarship money just to be in the choir. I am trying to stress to them you don’t have to major in music to get money.”

The Dadeville High School production of “Grease: The Musical” will be at the Dadeville High School auditorium Friday, April 6 at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 7 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 8 at 3 p.m.

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Dadeville High School students perform their version of “Grease” at a dress rehearsal Tuesday night. The musical will make its debut Friday at 7 p.m. and then have showings Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.

Keebler able to purchase a hot dog lunch, which also includes chips and a drink.

“The start and finish line for the 5K will be in the same spot,” Porter said. “The course will take runners through the neighborhood around the park, down by the ball field, then back up to the park on one lap around the walking track. Those participating in the 5K need to be at the park at 9:45 in the morning.”

Currently, there are eight remaining tables available for interested parties to register to decorate for the event, though Porter said if enough people expressed an interest in participating in the decorating contest, a few more tables could be added. At the same time, the butterfly coloring competition will help add more color and vibrancy to the park. With a large wooden butterfly to decorate the park, Porter said the various entries from coloring competition participants will be judged, and the winning submission will be used as the design for the butterfly when it receives its paint job in the near future.

“At around 11, we’ll start the scavenger hunt,” Porter said. “Between now and the day of the celebration, we’ll have several of the plaques with information about the trees in the park up. Participants will have to go around, find the information on those plaques and write it all down.”

The last of the competitions, the hot dog eating contest, is only open for visitors age 16 and up, who

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must sign a waiver before the competition. The winner will be determined as who can eat the greatest number of hot dogs in 60 seconds.

Porter said she had been trying to think of something to get the community more interested in the goings-on at the park during the spring months, while inspiration finally struck her after someone suggested to her having a 5K or one-mile run through the park to showcase the work she and others have done to breathe new life into Keebler Park.

“Everything just grew from there,” Porter said. “We haven’t had a lot of time to put all of this together, but I feel this can be a very successful event.”

While the celebration is a great way to get the community out and enjoying a Saturday in Keebler Park, the event will also serve as a fundraiser for the park, bringing in money that can be used for projects to beautify the park.

“We might take some of the money and do some repainting on Creation Plantation,” Porter said. “We

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might also look at planting an herb garden at Creation Plantation or in the park.”

Since putting the spring celebration together, Porter has been going to local groups and organizations, spreading the word about the event to drum up interest.

“I’ve been met with nothing but enthusiasm,” she said. “Everyone is pleased something is happening at the park.”

For those interested in taking part in the table decorating contest, registration forms can be picked up at Dadeville City Hall, while 5K registration forms can be found at city hall, the Dadeville Chamber of Commerce and Mix it Up at Lake Martin. The cost for participating in the 5K is $5, while there is a $25 cost to submit an entry for the table decorating contest.

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All About The Giant Pandas The Giant Panda is a type of bear that lives in the

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While this is great news, there are still only approximately 1,864 of them in the wild. Loss of habitat and hunting are the two primary risks that they face. A Giant Panda is typically four-to-six feet long and weighs anywhere from 150-to-300 pounds. The primary staple of the pandas’ diet is bamboo. Because they are unable to digest cellulose, large quantities of bamboo are consumed each day. Other items, such as insects and berries, are also consumed. Adult Giant Pandas are primarily solitary animals, but they are peaceful animals. The female has only a few days in the Spring when she is able to conceive. That Fall one or two cubs are born, with a one-in-two survival rate. The cubs live with the mother for approximately two years before going out on their own. Giant Pandas may look ers and and slow and bulky, but they are excellent climbers skilled swimmers.

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way to somewhere. The plans o you remember as a made today will make a difference child how much fun in where we end up and there is it was to be on school no such thing as staying put in the break? When I was growing same place. up, we never took many Our days on earth are vacations. It seemed my dad numbered, according to Psalm and mom always had to work 90:10, at 70 years or, if by just to make ends meet and strength, longer. Scripture tells they certainly did not throw JACKIE of us where we are going to their money away just to go WILBOURN each spend eternity, which is one of two sight-seeing and they did not Faith columnist places. Heaven will be for the just use credit cards to buy things and eternal damnation, or Hell will that were not affordable. be for the unjust at the resurrection of the Please do not think I was a deprived child who had to stay home all my life, as it dead. (Acts 24:15).

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Horseshoe Bend senior completes Eagle Scout project Smith said. “People were slipping on the hill on the way to the dock, especially when it was wet. We needed new steps.”

The soon to be Eagle Scout is no stranger to the Dixie Sailing Club.

“I have been out there 10 to 12 times,” Smothers said. “I took part in a youth program and worked on my sailing merit badge there.”

Smothers explained planning took place quickly in January of this year.

“We wanted to get it done before summer,” Smothers said. “Then we went to work for two Saturdays in a row in February.”

Smothers said club members were happy with the project.

“It provided a better walkway down to the wet slips,” Smothers said.

“Everyone was pleased with what I did and thanked me.”

Smothers helped organize about 20 volunteers who drove from Montgomery, Eclectic,

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he Dixie Sailing Club has Derek Smothers to thank for a new set of stairs to access the docks.

Smothers, a senior at Horseshoe Bend High School, planned, organized volunteers and helped construct the steps and railing for an Eagle Scout project.

“I was talking to my Scout Master Roger Smith about an Eagle Scout project,” Smothers said.

“We talked about the need of stairs at Dixie Sailing Club and how members walk down a hill in the mud to get to the dock.”

Smith is not only Smothers’ Scout Master through Troop 605 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wetumpka but he is also a member of Dixie Sailing Club.

“Club members park at the top of a steep hill, then walk down to the boats,”

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Derek Smothers poses for a photograph at the stairs he helped construct as part of his Eagle Scout project.

New Site, Alexander City and Clanton. Smothers got help from Russell Do It Center in Dadeville for materials. The Dixie Sailing Club helped with railroad ties and gravel.

The Dixie Sailing Club is not the only Eagle Scout project Smothers has helped with.

“I helped a soon to be Eagle Scout clear a cemetery for a small church,” Smothers said.

“It looked small, like one acre,” Smothers said. “It

ended up being like three to five acres.”

Smothers is not stopping his community service after earning his Eagle Scout rank. As a member of the Latter-days Saints, he will serve in the church’s missions.

“I plan to go out about July,” Smothers said. “I put in all the paperwork. I have given it to the church’s headquarters in Salt Lake to find inspiration from the Lord and find a place I can share.”

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When the store opens at 8 a.m. Saturday, the first 50 shoppers will receive a $10 Dollar General gift card, while the first 200 will also receive a Dollar General tote bag, filled with complimentary items. In addition, special deals will be held across the store throughout the day, giving customers the chance to score great savings while taking advantage of Dollar General’s newest location.

“Dollar General is committed to delivering a pleasant shopping experience that includes a convenient location, a wide assortment of merchandise and great prices on quality products,” Dollar General Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Store Development Dan Nieser said in a prepared statement. “We hope our area customers will enjoy shopping at Dollar General’s new location.”

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In order to earn this award, Bill Nichols had to score in the top 15 percent of all surveyed facilities in the country across a 12-month span in any one of several categories.

During this time period, the veterans’ home qualified in the category of overall satisfaction, showcasing its dedication to making sure all veterans at the home are taken care of to the best of the staff’s abilities.

In a prepared statement, Bill Nichols Administrator Angela Rose said receiving this award was an honor, and that it is a great privilege to be able to care for the veterans who come through the facility’s doors.

As a way to make sure they are meeting the needs of the veterans at Bill Nichols, staff members hold monthly telephone interviews with residents and family members, asking open-ended questions and allowing the interviewees the chance to rate the facility in certain areas. The veterans’ home then uses the information gathered from these monthly surveys to have a clearer picture of where residents feel the facility could improve and what things it is doing well, in order to maintain the best care possible for those at Bill Nichols.

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over the last eight years.

“We have never had to prorate an education budget,” Tuggle said. “Before getting there, there was proration three years in a row.”

Though education might not have gotten all the funds they wanted, Tuggle said it was important their funds were not prorated.

“It was good because they could plan,” Tuggle said. “It is difficult to make cuts in the middle of a budget.”

Tuggle is leaving Montgomery not doing something he wanted to do, have Forever Wild pay some form of tax on the property they own.

“I tried the last two years,” Tuggle said. “I wanted to have Forever Wild make some form of payments instead of tax. They pay no taxes, nothing for education. The issue will have to be addressed at some point because rural areas and the Black Belt are where most of the property is.”

Tuggle explained he was not able to get the required 63 votes in the House to get the issue to a vote of the people for a constitutional amendment.

Tuggle might be finished casting votes in the house chamber, but his work is not done.

“I am in my seat until November,” Tuggle said.

“I will still help with grants for industrial access, the municipalities in my district and to help fire departments with federal grants. I am also working on the renovations to the National Guard Armory in Alexander City.”

Derrick Blythe (R), Joyful “Joy” Johns (R), Terry Martin (R), Ed Oliver (R) and Jeremy Jeffcoat (D) are seeking election in June primary and November General elections to be Tuggle’s replacement.

The book is not yet finished on Tuggle.

“I am closing that chapter in my life,” Tuggle said. “I don’t know what the next thing will be. I have three to four opportunities that I am excited about. It is hard to pull the trigger because I am still in office. One or two may still be in the political arena and the others are corporate. I am not sure what I am going to do next.”

No matter what, Tuggle is going to take a little time to before starting the outline on the next chapter but promises to give it his best.

“I am going to wind it down for a little bit,” Tuggle said.

“I always put 100 percent into being a good husband, a dad or whatever it is I do.”

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Dadeville’s Slade McCullers delivers a pitch against Holtville on Saturday.

Tigers shut out Holtville to earn doubleheader split

By DAVID BERRY For The Record

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon on Easter weekend, the Dadeville baseball team went on the road and split a doubleheader against Class 4A No. 5-ranked Holtville. The Tigers lost the first game 5-1 before rebounding to win the second game 8-0.

Losing the first game on Saturday — the second of a three-game series that started Wednesday — was a big blow to Dadeville’s playoff hopes. Because Holtville won the first two games of the series, the third game did not count in the Class 4A Area 5 standings.

“I’m glad we won,” Dadeville coach Kyle Caldwell said. “But the game doesn’t count for area.”

In the second game on Saturday, the Tigers seemed to have everything go well for them. On the mound, two Dadeville pitchers combined to throw a three-hit shutout. Slade McCullers started the game and earned the win, throwing six innings, allowing three hits, striking out seven and walking four. Ab Abernathy came on in relief to pitch the final inning and struck out two batters. That pitching performance was Dadeville’s first shutout of the season

and it came against a Holtville team that averages more than eight runs per game. “(McCullers) did a great job on the mound,” Holtville coach Torey Baird said.

“He kept us off-balance. He had that slider going, and he had a decent fastball too.”

Caldwell said, “The first game, they hit (Justin) Meadows pretty good. He left some balls up in the zone, he knows that.

And they just put the bat on them and hit a couple doubles and hurt us early. The second game, Slade kept the ball low in the zone. So they hit some pop flies and some ground balls, that helped us out a lot.”

At the plate in the second game, Dadeville jumped out to an early 2-0 lead thanks to Alex Walker stealing home and an RBI double from Jeff Rice. Walker finished the game 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored; he also stole three bases. Rice was hot in the second game, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs. Dadeville scored three runs in the fourth inning, two in the fifth, and one in the sixth to pad its lead.

In the fourth inning, Alex Sims got things started with a single, and Tal Bullard joined him on the bases with a walk. Rice then smacked a single to drive in Sims, and with one out, Jake Outlaw hit

a two-RBI single to put Dadeville up 5-0 before the inning’s end.

Cooper Childers kept things going in the fifth inning with a leadoff double, and he was scored on a Bullard groundout.

Rice stayed hot with a double of his own, and McCullers helped his own cause by driving in Rice with a single. The insurance run in the sixth inning came on a Walker sacrifice fly to score Meadows.

The strong pitching meant the Tigers were never really threatened.

“I thought we had better presence at the plate (in the second game),” Caldwell said. “That guy (Holtville) threw in the first game (Drew Nobles), he was pretty good. He kept us off balance and we never really got an inning going until late. But the second game, we went up there with a better mindset and better approach and we had a lot better at-bats.”

Racking up 14 hits was a big key to success for the Tigers, who got at least a single from every batter. McCullers went 2-for-3.

The first game wasn’t the same story, though, as Dadeville managed only four hits. Its only run came in the sixth inning, when Holtville already led 5-0.

Bullard led off the sixth with a walk and See BASEBALL • Page B2

Benjamin Russell didn’t hit the ball well and Dadeville’s defense fared pretty decent. But a staggering 14 walks were the Tigers’ doom in Tuesday’s softball game.

Despite having only two hits, the Wildcats earned a 13-3 victory in five innings.

Dadeville went up 1-0 after the first inning, as Tiffany Rice led off with a single. After Isis Johnson was hit by a pitch, Zoe Veres loaded the bases by reaching on an error with only one out.

Cali Jones then smacked a sacrifice fly to score Rice.

Benjamin Russell was retired in order in the bottom of the first, but put across two runs in the second on two walks, an error and two hit batters. The pitching woes continued for the Tigers in the bottom of the third, as BRHS scored five runs without notching a hit.

Taylor Harris and Asia McWaters were the only Wildcats with hits on the night.

Harris threw the complete-game victory and didn’t allow an earned run. She struck out three and walked three.

For Dadeville, Rice, Pearl Huff and Jones each had singles. Jones had all three RBIs.

Reeltown holds off Sylacauga

After a week break, Reeltown’s softball team returned with a narrow 6-5 victory over Sylacauga on Tuesday afternoon.

The Rebels (15-8-1) captured a 6-3 lead in the fourth inning and had to hold off the Aggies, who scored once in the fifth and sixth frames.

Trailing 1-0 after two innings, Reeltown came alive with four runs in the top of the third. Morgan McGuire led off with a single, and with two outs, Katlyn Jaye smacked a two-run home run over the leftfield fence. Kelsey Jaye reloaded by reaching base on an error, and Makenzie Baker added a two-run shot of her own before the inning’s end.

Reeltown added two insurance runs that proved key with RBI singles from Kelsey Jaye and Katlyn Jaye in the top of the fourth.

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Cody Argo

Ben Hendrix

Cade Worthy

Trio of locals are Bryant-Jordan scholarship finalists

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

With high school graduation right around the corner and college on the horizon, many student-athletes around the area are starting to finalize their plans for next year. Whether those plans involve athletics or just strictly academics, many are finding college can be costly.

But three of the area’s finest studentathletes are getting a little bit of help, and it’s coming with a pretty big honor.

Benjamin Russell’s Ben Hendrix, Horseshoe Bend’s Cade Worthy and Reeltown’s Cody Argo are all finalists for the Bryant-Jordan scholarship. The state winners will be announced Monday, April 9 at a banquet at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel Ballroom.

“This is one of the most prestigious awards as far as high school athletics

goes,” BRHS athletic director Pam Robinson said. “You have to be a significant contributor to your team. People don’t get it for being really smart and being on the football team and their clothes are always clean. You have to be a significant contributor to your team. They also look at academic standing, along with community service and athletic achievements. This really is a scholar athlete.”

The Bryant-Jordan Program is named for Alabama’s Bear Bryant and Auburn’s Shug Jordan, and it started as an award just for scholar athletes. In 1989, the Achievement Award category was added, which is given to an athlete who has overcome great obstacles during his or her life.

The award is open to all senior athletes, regardless of number of sports played or gender.

In the case of Hendrix and Argo, they’re

both up for the Achievement Award, while Worthy is a finalist for the Academic Award. And it’s not an easy process to become a state finalist.

Each athlete is nominated by his or her school, then has to compete with area schools to determine the area winner.

All area winners then go into a regional pool, where eight regional winners in each category for each classification are determined as state finalists.

During Monday’s banquet, all eight regional winners in each classification for both the Achievement and Academic awards will be honored, and a state winner for each classification will be announced.

Among the seven state winners for each classification, an overall winner will be determined.

“I’m already honored,” Worthy said.

“I’m satisfied with myself right now, just to be a finalist. I’m extremely, extremely

proud of myself because it means I’m doing the right things. I’ve put in the effort in the classroom and on the court, I just feel relieved and rewarded for what I’ve done.”

Worthy, who plans to attend Auburn University, was an obvious choice as a nomination for Horseshoe Bend, as he is a three-sport standout and also maintains above a 4.0 grade-point average.

“He’s also just a leader on all three of his teams,” Horseshoe Bend principal James Aulner said. “He’s very vocal and leads by example. He was our starting quarterback for the last two years, and in basketball, he was one of our leading scorers, and same thing with baseball, he’s one of the leaders. He just was the obvious choice for us academically and as an athlete.”

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were indisputable nominees for the Achievement Award because of the things they’ve overcome.

Hendrix is a cancer survivor, and although he never missed a season of football, it still took him awhile to climb back to where he started prior to the cancer.

“I had cancer between my seventh- and eighth-grade seasons,” Hendrix said. “It set me back a lot. You go from being at the top and then you drop down to the bottom.

You’re weak, you’re slower. It really breaks you down, and you have to build yourself back up. It teaches you a lot about mental focus.”

Along with the Bryant-Jordan scholarship, all finalists have opportunities to have one-on-one interviews for several other scholarships the day of the banquet.

Being a star football player, Hendrix has his eye on the A-Club Scholarship, which is given by former Alabama football players.

Argo, a basketball and baseball player for the Rebels, is a Class 2A finalist for the Achievement Award after being in a fire when he was 3 years old and being burned on 70 percent of his body. Until being nominated for the Bryant-Jordan award, Argo was not aware of the scholarship.

“It came out of nowhere for me, so it’s really a blessing to have,” Argo said. “It makes me feel really thankful for being nominated for it. I think I overcame (the fire) well because since then, I’ve come a long way. I play sports and I do good in school.”

Argo plans to attend Southern Union to get a pre-engineering degree then transfer to Auburn after two years. Reeltown principal Tom Cochran said Argo represents Reeltown extremely well.

“He is one of the students you’d pick to represent us in anything,” Cochran said.

“I think this is outstanding. He’s a humble young man who hasn’t let adversity affect him. He’s a good student and an excellent person.”

At the banquet, Worthy will be joined by his parents, his grandfather, his sister Allie, Aulner, HBS counselor Cheryl Bynum and football coach Josh Averett; Hendrix will attend with his parents, Dr. Billy Sellers, athletic trainer Deb Arnold, Robinson and former BRHS football Danny Horn; Argo will be joined by his mother and grandmother, Lisa Langford and Reeltown athletic director Matt Johnson.

“Anybody that got nominated for this is already a winner,” Hendrix said. “They go through a lot of stuff and earn respect from other people even though they’ve gone through adversity. If I make it through (as a state winner), that’s awesome. It would be a huge notch on the belt, but it’s been an exciting process anyway and I’m excited for the banquet.”

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was moved along by a Rice single.

McCullers then drove in Bullard with a hard-hit single to leftfield. But that was all Dadeville could muster.

The Tigers have only three more area games to play, starting on Friday when they travel to take on Elmore County. Dadeville needs to win the series against ECHS and hope for other results to unfold in its favor in order to make the playoffs.

“There’s a couple scenarios to happen for us to still get into the playoffs,” Caldwell said. “So we’ve got to wish and hope for the other teams to kind of do something for us. We need some help.”

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME Photos by Cliff Williams / The Record Dadeville hosted its Dixie Youth Opening Day on Saturday morning at McKelvey Park. Kids of all ages, some as young as 3 and 4 years old up to 12 and 13, participated in the festivities and first games of the year.

Softball Racking up 14 total hits, the Rebels were led by Marlee Knox, who went 3-for-4. In the circle, Ayriana Stoneback gave up eight hits but only two earned runs. She struck out seven and walked five.

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Invitational this weekend in Selma.

The most impressive day came for Cameron Faison, who earned the top spot in the high jump by clearing 6-0.

He also was third in the long jump with a mark of 20-5 and fifth in the 100, clocking in at 11.56.

Nyla Hayden had a strong day in the throws for the girls, winning the javelin with a hurl of 102-6. She was also eighth in the shot put (27-2) and ninth in the discus (68-2.25). Derrick Hammonds

also won an event for the Rebels, taking first in the javelin. He threw 141-7, which was the best throw by just two inches.

Eric Shaw once again had a strong performance in the hurdles, placing second in both the 110 and the 300.

He clocked in at 15.31 and 43.07, respectively. Other top-five finishers for Reeltown were Taniya Haynes (4th place in triple jump, 29-9) and Xavier Mabson (5th place in triple jump, 36-3).

Reeltown tops Horseshoe Bend, 7-6, in key area game strikes. (My teammates) talking to me and helping me get more encouraged to throw strikes, I just kept getting in there and was consistent with the strikes.”

Expecting a dogfight on Saturday Horseshoe Bend had a golden opportunity afternoon, both Horseshoe Bend and late in the game, though. With one out, Luke Reeltown came to play in an important Yarbrough and Nalijah Heard hit back-toClass 2A Area 8 baseball game. They both back singles, and the Generals had the tying got what they anticipated, as the teams run on third base and the winning run on went back and forth all afternoon. second after a pair of stolen bases.

But it was the Rebels who came out on But two strikeouts in a row for Favors top, squeezing in the go-ahead run in the ended the game in Reeltown’s favor. top of the fourth and holding on for dear “We told him the one on second is the life in a 7-6 victory. one that matters,” Jones said. “We had “We did what we had to do,” Reeltown to keep him off the plate and we needed coach Mike Jones said. “It wasn’t our best to throw strikes and let the defense play performance, but they put it together and behind you.” did what they had to do to seal the deal.”

Favors said, “We kept going with With the game tied 4-4 after three fastballs. When we had one out and the innings, Reeltown took the ultimate lead runners on second and third, the batter was in the top of the fourth inning. Iverson open and had two strikes with one ball.

Hooks led off with a walk, and Kolby Coan (The catcher) told me to throw a slider, and reached base on an error. Hayden Solomon it worked pretty good to get him out. We then kept things going by batting into an Lizi Arbogast / The Record went straight fastball with the last guy to error himself, allowing Hooks to score.

Horseshoe Bend’s Luke Yarbrough, right, slides into second base against Reeltown’s Ardarious strike him out.”

Both Solomon and Coan moved along Horseshoe Bend also got a strong relief Woods on Saturday. with a sacrifice bunt from Logan Hunt, effort from Rodriguez, who did not allow and Coan used his speed to take home on a no outs, and Jace Rodriguez and Lee three runs there. They stayed in it, kept a run in his three innings of work. He only passed ball. fighting and that’s all you can ask for.”

Norrell hit back-to-back RBI groundouts gave up one hit, and although he walked Aradarious Woods hit an RBI single to Drew Favors entered in relief for to cut the Generals’ deficit to 7-6. But that two, he also struck out six. plate Solomon and put the Rebels ahead Reeltown in the bottom of the fifth and was all they could muster.

“Jace threw well,” Johnson said. “That’s 7-4 before the inning’s end. threw three innings of shutout baseball to “We’ve always been able to fight back the thing with him and Grant (Taylor), they But Horseshoe Bend came storming finish off the Generals. He struck out six in games,” Horseshoe Bend coach Jason both throw pretty good and you gotta kinda right back. and didn’t walk any.

Johnson said. “We’ve been struggling this flip a coin to see who you want to start.

Cole Johnson walked to lead off, then “I didn’t want to let my teammates week; I don’t know why, but we’re not Today, Grant was just struggling with his Chandler Lewis smacked a perfectly-placed hitting very well. I was proud of the guys down,” Favors said. “I stayed on it and kept control a little bit. Jace did a real good job single in left-centerfield. Cade Worthy pitching. I had a couple balls there but I had of attacking the zone when he came in and today for staying in it because they easily batted into an error to load the bases with could’ve shut it down when we were down to find my way through it and throw some kept us in the ballgame.”

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Thursday, April 5, 2018

The Dadeville Record

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Finding the rest of the story of a

WAYWARD PIGEON

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eing in the newspaper business, you never know what the next phone call will bring.

We get tips on MITCH government corruption, SNEED word that there has been an auto accident or that Editor a house is on fire.

We get calls of people asking for directions or if we have copies of a 1966 newspaper where a picture of their grandfather was on the front page after he killed a 6-foot-long rattlesnake.

This week it was a call about a wayward pigeon.

That’s right. A local man had a puzzling pigeon problem.

When John Sandlin saw a plump pigeon lingering on the porch of his Jacksons Gap home earlier this week, he knew something wasn’t right.

Beside the fact that seeing a pigeon out by the lake is rare, this one didn’t seem to want to leave.

“It looks healthy, but it is very big and it’s like it’s hurt or something. It don’t want to leave,” Sandlin said in his first call. “It’s almost tame and it don’t get skittish when you get close to it. I’m afraid it’s hurt and that a possum or cat or a raccoon may get after it.”

Sandlin saw that the bird had bands on each of its legs. Not sure what to do, Sandlin called The Record and told them what he had found.

We planned to come as soon as he saw the bird to get a look for ourselves. So when the bird emerged from under the porch, our Cliff Williams ran out to try to

get a picture. But by the time we got out to Rocky Wall Lane off Windy Point, the bird was back in hiding.

After spending the better part of a day under and on Sandlin’s porch, Sandlin was able to pick up the bird and get a good look. And the bird came to him, so Sandlin brought it to our office to see if we could help.

We took a look at the bands and found the letters AU, the word Foy’s and the number 1805. Being so close to Auburn, I figured the AU may have meant that it was from Auburn University. After a few calls, I reached Audrey Grindle in the Department of Wildlife Sciences who said she would check to see if it was part of a research project.

A few minutes later she called to say the markings meant that it was a racing pigeon.

In pigeon racing, a breed bird called a Racing Homer is taken a carefully measured distance from their homes. Using a special band in the leg, the time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird’s rate of travel is figured and if it is faster than the others in the race it is the winner.

Grindle was very helpful and supplied a website where the bird could possibly be tracked back to its owner. The folks at the American Racing Pigeon Union referred me to a vendor who sold the bands. They were able to use the number to find out that it the wayward pigeon belonged to Wes Howell of Monticello, Florida. They even supplied a phone number.

After leaving a message, I finally hooked up with Howell Thursday afternoon and sure enough, this was his missing bird.

John Sandlin noticed this pigeon lingering around his Jacksons Gap home earlier this week, but it puzzled him as to why it didn’t want to seem to leave.

After The Record got involved, it was discovered by the bird’s marking bands that the bird was a part of the American Racing Pigeon Union and belonged to Wes Howell of Monticello, Florida.

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“We were in Clanton, Alabama last weekend and it was supposed to fly 240 miles back home to Monticello,” Howell said. “That happens sometimes. They run into some kind or trouble, injure themselves and sometimes they just get lost or distracted. I can’t believe Mr. Sandlin and you went to so much trouble to track me down. That is incredibly nice.

We are working on a place to meet up because we will be back in Alabama this weekend for another race.”

Sandlin and his wife took great care of the bird. They even bought a larger cage and food so that the pigeon could get plenty of nourishment and stay safe from potential predators outside.

He was so excited to hear that the owner had been found and to know the rest of the story. The two plan to meet in Alex City tonight and get the bird back where he

belongs.

“I sure am glad that you were able to track the owner down,” Sandlin said.

“Sometimes you see something and you just know there is more to the story. I didn’t have any idea how to find all that out. An hour after you saw it, you had all the answers. I can’t thank you enough for helping me do that.

“I’m just tickled that we will be able to get the pigeon back to his owner and he get home where he belongs safe and sound.”

I love a story with a happy ending. It’s pretty cool knowing that we not only found a great story of someone doing something good, but even played a little part in the process.

All in a day’s work for a newspaperman.

Sneed is the editor of The Record.

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State Legislature approves $18.5 million increase in pre-K funding

Horseshoe Bend English and language arts teacher Emily Rasbury poses next to a bulletin board in her classroom.

Rasbury is one of five finalists at the secondary education level for induction into the Teacher Hall of Fame at Jacksonville State University.

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

With the 2018 session of the Alabama State Legislature reaching the finish line, the House and Senate found themselves working to secure an effective budget for the next year before returning home and hitting the campaign trail running. As the final touches were being put on the newest education budget, the legislature approved an $18.5 million increase in funding for the First Class Pre-K program. With this increase, it has been estimated schools across Alabama will be able to add at least 100 new classrooms, servicing an additional 1,800 fouryear-olds preparing for kindergarten with this funding increase. “Research released last month reaffirms that students who participate in Alabama’s highquality, voluntary First Class pre-K program outperform their peers in reading and math; however, too few four-year-olds are able to participate because of a lack of funding for the program,� Alabama School Readiness Alliance pre-K Task Force co-chairs Mike Luce and Bob Powers said in a statement released Thursday morning. “The state legislature today voted to give more families an opportunity to enroll their children in First Class pre-K. We applaud their commitment to expanding Alabama’s voluntary pre-kindergarten program and we encourage state leaders to continue to make pre-k investments a priority until the program is fully funded.�

Locally, officials with the Alexander City and Tallapoosa County school systems both had good things to say about the program and what it offers to young students in the area, as well as the positive impact this additional funding can have for Pre-K as a whole. “I think it’s great. I hope to see it keep expanding,� Kathy Ledbetter with the Tallapoosa County Schools said. “This means that more children across the state can be serviced by the pre-K program.� “Any time the legislature will pass funding, adding to things like pre-K is good,� Ellen Martin from the Alexander City School System said. “Any time you can give these children another opportunity to attend pre-K, it’s good.�

Currently, the Alexander City School System offers four pre-K classes at Jim Pearson Elementary School, while there are four pre-K classrooms throughout the Tallapoosa County system, including one each at Reeltown and Horseshoe Bend, and two classes at Dadeville.

Neither school system is currently looking at expanding the pre-K offerings, either due to a lack of available classroom space or not enough parents registering potential students, but both Ledbetter and Martin welcomed the announcement. “I would love to see them make this like kindergarten, where every child has the opportunity to attend,� Ledbetter said. “We may take advantage of more funding and add more classes in the future.� “Our goal is to have every child prepared for kindergarten,� Martin added. “We want to give every child an opportunity.�

While the pre-K classes in both systems are only able to accept so many students each year, Ledbetter and Martin agreed that those students who have taken part in pre-K, either through the school systems or a daycare or church-based preK, have benefited greatly from the experience. “We have seen a lot of impact from this, and not just in academics,� Ledbetter said. “We see improvement in these students’ social and motor skills as well.� “It has shown to be very beneficial for both the students and the teachers,� Martin said. “It prepares them that much more for kindergarten, and the skills they learn are invaluable.�

Even though this increase falls short of the $23 million Gov. Kay Ivey was seeking at the start of the legislative session, and is not enough to allow every child in Alabama to attend a pre-K classroom, providing this amount for more children to take part in the state-run pre-K program moves Alabama one step closer to universal pre-K, giving young children across the state the chance to succeed no matter where they may come from.

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HBS’ Rasbury named finalist for Teacher Hall of Fame panel interviewing me, there were representatives from Jacksonville State and people from outside the or the second time in two university.� years, a local teacher has been Among the questions Rasbury had named a statewide finalist for to answer, she was asked what she the Teacher Hall of Fame at hoped her students would remember Jacksonville State University. Emily of her after leaving her classroom. Her Rasbury, who teaches English and response? language arts at Horseshoe Bend, is “I hope they know they felt loved one of the nominees in the category of while they were in my room,� she said. secondary education. “We’re proud of her and all that she “This is totally humbling to me,� stands for,� Aulner said. “This shows Rasbury said. “There are a lot of that we have got a great faculty and everyday rewards that come from staff out here. teaching, but there aren’t a lot of major “There are great teachers out there, perks or accolades that come with it.� even at smaller schools like ours.�

In order for her to be named as Aulner described Rasbury as a one of the final five nominees for the go-to teacher at Horseshoe Bend, Teacher Hall of Fame, Horseshoe someone who searches for a solution Bend Principal James Aunler said to problems before she starts griping a committee came together and about them. One of many instances nominated Rasbury for the high school where she has worked to solve a side of the school. Once she had been problem instead of complaining nominated, Rasbury said there was a about it, Aulner mentioned how significant application she had to fill Rasbury went out and received a out in order to continue the process. special certification in order to be “It was about 25 pages long,� able to teach dual enrollment English, Rasbury said. “There were a lot of since not all high school students at essay-type questions and situational Horseshoe Bend are able to get to questions. After the application is Central Alabama Community College submitted, there was an interview or Southern Union for dual enrollment process I had to go through. The classes.

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“She is one of the hardest working teachers I have, and it is very much an honor to have her make the final five,� Aulner said. “It’s every teacher’s dream to be recognized and validated in some way.�

Whether Rasbury is named to the Teacher Hall of Fame or not, both she and Aulner felt making it to the final five was a great accomplishment and a notable achievement in and of itself. “It’s very much an honor to have her made the final five,� Aulner said. “As far as I can remember, she’s the first teacher honored as a finalist since I’ve been the principal here.� “When someone recognizes you for what you do every day, it’s humbling,�

Rasbury said. “I think it’s a great achievement to be in the final five candidates.�

The induction ceremony for the three newest members of the Teacher Hall of Fame, one each from the categories of elementary, middle and high school, is tentatively scheduled for April 26 on the campus of Jacksonville State, and Rasbury is excited to be attending as one of the nominees. “This is huge,� she said. “Things like this make you want to keep going.�

New Site Town Council holds first liquor ordinance reading The council agreed businesses should pay a license fee, but it didn’t need The opening of Cazadores to be set so high businesses Mexican Restaurant in New would be run off and not Site could be one step closer want to set up shop in town. to becoming a reality, as is Blasingame said the the completion of work on recently prepared gym layout the New Site Gym, following plans prepared by Gunn & actions taken at Monday Associates, which included night’s meeting of the New the basement of the gym, Site Town Council. were correct in meeting The council reviewed state standards, as the state a proposed ordinance requires a minimum amount regarding the application for of alarms in the basement. a retail liquor license, which With everyone now on the will be acted upon at the same page, Blasingame next council meeting. This said the project was ready ordinance amends or repeals to proceed, and there were sections of town ordinances already two parties interested put into effect in October in bidding on the work.

1991 and May 1992, which Further good news came in said anyone applying for a the form of an announcement liquor license would have that the town qualified for to complete an application some grant money, so long created by the town, which as the work is completed by never came into existence, as July 15. well as paying a licensing fee Discussion was also of $1,500. had on the recent request “The ABC board has from David Moore about its own application. The having a water line installed town can’t approve it if the on Whaley Ferry Road.

ABC board doesn’t pass it,� Councilman Billy Daniel Mayor Phil Blasingame said. asked if anyone knew if “This will be on the April Moore was licensed in 16 agenda for a vote. If it such work, but nobody passes, it will go into effect was certain if he was or then.� not. Daniel said he had no

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

problem with Moore doing the work if he was licensed, but in either case, he and the council agreed everything would need to be examined to make sure all work was done properly before the line was covered and ready to be used.

Before the meeting was adjourned, the council went into an executive session to discuss pending litigation on a financial matter.

The New Site Town Council also handled the following items: • Minutes from the March 19 meeting were approved. • A $250 donation to the Friends of Scouting was approved. • In addition to the grant money that could be coming in for the gym, Blasingame announced the town was in the process of submitting applications for other grants, including one to pave much of the walking track behind town hall. • It was reported everything was in order with the money to be received through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the loan window was

closed. All the paperwork was currently under review, according to Blasingame. • Senior Activity Center Director Jan Kennedy said things had been going well, and the seniors were getting excited for a day trip on May 17 to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega. Blasingame informed Kennedy the town would soon be able to start putting in grant applications to help fund things at the senior center. • Police Chief Philip Weddle said it had been a busy weekend for the police department, but everything was good. He also reminded the council he, along with town clerk Shelia Fuller, had been subpoenaed in the upcoming trial of the 2015 Goldville murders. • Councilman Michael East asked the other members of the council to remember two former council members who were having issues with their health.

The next meeting of the New Site Town Council will be held Monday, April 16 at 5 p.m. in the meeting room of New Site Town Hall.

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EGG HUNT FUN IN DADEVILLE Photos by Cliff Williams Children take part in a community wide Easter egg hunt hosted

by Kingz United and Adams Chapter OES #685 at the Dadeville Recreation Center Saturday. Area residents enjoyed a day of family fun, refreshments and entertainment. Children enjoyed hunting for eggs filled with prizes in the track and field area of the recreation center. Below left, members of the Adams Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star pose for a photograph while helping with Saturday’s egg hunt.

CommunityCalendar Today is

April 5, 2018 Friday, March 6

MOVIE: The Mt. Vernon Theatre in Tallassee is showing the movie “The Fault in Our Stars” March 6.

April 6-8

GREASE: The Dadeville High School Theater program is producing “Grease” April 6 at 7 p.m., April 7 at 7 p.m. and April 8 at 3 p.m. at the Dadeville High School auditorium.

Saturday, April 7

BIANNUAL MEETING: Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Association of Coosa County will have their biannual meeting at 10 a.m. at the church. All members please attend.

QUAIL FRY: The Lake Martin Area United Way is hosting its 3rd Annual Quail Fry April 7 at the The Stables at Russell Crossroads. The event includes fried quail, sides, a shrimp boil and shrimp

Today’s Events

BOOK SIGNING: E. Paul Jones will be at the Adelia M. Russell Library Thursday, April 5 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. to sign his book “Too Kill a Preacher: A tale of Voodoo, Death and Insurance.”

gumbo. There will be a baked goods sale, auction and music.

Tickets are $30 a person or $35 at the door. Doors open 5 p.m. and food will be served at 6 p.m. Tickets are available at the United Way office or in Dadeville at Valley National Bank, formerly USAmeriBank.

Call 256-329-3600 for more information.

BOATER SAFETY CLASS: ALEA Marine Patrol is hosting a free boater safety class April 7 at 8 a.m. at The Ridge Marina.

JUNQUE JUBILEE: MainStreet Alexander City is hosting Junque Jubilee in downtown Alexander City Saturday, April 7 starting at 8 a.m. with shops opening at 10 a.m.

Space rentals are $20 and a registration deadline of March 30.

GOSPEL SINGING: The Kingsmen Quartet will be in concert at the Union Grove Baptist Church on Old Columbus Road in Opelika

Saturday, April 7 at 6 p.m.

The concert is free but a love offering will be taken.

If you have any questions please call 334-750-3948.

FOUNDERS DAY LUNCHEON: The Central Alabama Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc is holding its 16th Founders Day Luncheon Saturday, April 7 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Bledsoe Family Community Center on Lashley Road in New Site. The event will celebrate Entrepreneurs/ Business and Professional Women in Red, Moving Forward with a Purpose.

All are invited to attend.

A donation of $30 is requested and children under 12 is $20.

Tickets can be purchased from Shirley Shelton at 256-215-3839, Jeanette R. Thomas at 256-504-2501 or Catherine P. Thomas at 706-6894621.

Today’s Birthdays

Wayne Smith, Mayor

are celebrating their birthdays today.

Zye Jones, Trent Russell, Jakzayus Tuck, Calvin Murray, Rozene Underwood, Quondarrious Brown, Kasey Jordan, Tylanda V. Buckner, Trent Hutchinson and Kasey Woodruff

Sunday, April 8

PRODUCTION: The Mt. Vernon Theatre is hosting Erma Bombeck’s “At Wit’s End” April 8.

PASTORAL APPRECIATION: New Popular Spring Baptist Church in Dadeville is celebrating the 2nd Pastoral Appreciation honoring Rev. Richard D. Jacobs and Family Sunday, April 8 at 2:30 p.m. The guest minister is Rev. Dr. L.L. Jacobs and the Kelly Springs Baptist Church in Munford.

Everyone is invited.

EASTER CANTATA: Red Ridge United Methodist will present its Easter Cantata Sunday, April 8 at 9:30 a.m.

Red Ridge is located at 8091 County Road 34 in Dadeville.

MUSICAL: Jacksons Gap Baptist Church is hosting a musical “He is Lord” Sunday, April 8 at 6 p.m.

Monday, April 9

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

Today’s Anniversaries

Mr. and Mrs. James Harry celebrate their anniversary today.

Gap Baptist Church is hosting a yard sale to benefit a youth camp and other projects Monday, April 9 from 6:30 a.m. to noon.

For more information or to rent a table call 256-3077417.

April 9-10

THROW AWAY DAYS: The Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership and the Tallapoosa County Commission are holding Throw Away Days April 9-10. Dumpsters will be located at the Alex City Annex at 395 Lee Street, Double Bridges on Highway 63, Abernathy Farm Supply at 3827 Hillabee Road, Youngs Ferry Road at Mullican and Gibson roads and at the Stillwaters entrance on Highway 49.

Dumpsters will be available at no charge to residents.

April 10-11

SPRING SALES: The Collective Goods Spring Sales event to benefit Russell Medical will be April 10 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and April 11 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Community Room at Russell Medical.

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AIN’T MISBEHAVIN: Alexander City Arts is hosting “Ain’t Misbehavin,” Thursday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at the BRHS Auditorium.

It is a tribute to AfricanAmerican musicians of the 1920s and ‘30s who

were part of the Harlem Renaissance.

BOOK TALK: Author John M. Taylor will be at the Dadeville Public Library on Thursday, April 12 to talk about his new book, “Union at All Costs: From Confederation to Consolidation.”

The event begins at 2 p.m. and is open to the public. For more information, call the library at 256825-7820.

Saturday, April 14

SPRING CELEBRATION: The city of Dadeville will be holding a spring celebration festival in Keebler Park on Saturday, April 14 beginning at 10 a.m. Events at the festival include a 5K run, a table decorating contest, a scavenger hunt, a butterfly coloring contest and a hot dog eating contest. A hot dog lunch can be purchased for $1, which also includes chips and a drink.

Registration forms for the table decorating contest are available at Dadeville City Hall, while 5K forms can be picked up at Dadeville City Hall, the Dadeville Chamber of Commerce and Mix it Up at Lake Martin. The cost for entering the 5K is $5, the table decorating contest is $25. For more information, contact Dadeville City Hall at 256-825-9242.

All proceeds go to benefit ongoing beautification projects at Keebler Park.