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Potential healthcare repeal?

Rep. Rogers said Affordable Care Act could be repealed after election

By TIM LOCKETTE The Anniston Star File / The Outlook

Rep. Mike Rogers speaks with media prior to a town hall meeting in Opelika a year ago. At a meeting Tuesday, Rogers said Republicans could repeal healthcare after the election.

Republicans could repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act next year if the GOP holds onto its majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, told a crowd in Anniston

Jacksons Gap Town Council approves loan ordinance

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“Assuming this fall turns out as some of us hope it does, and we pick up a majority in the House, we’re also going to pick up two or three seats in the Senate,” Rogers said at a meeting of the Anniston Rotary Club.

See ROGERS • Page 3

Brown Nursing and Rehabilitation resident A.J. Thomas plays cards with staff member Brianna Nash Wednesday afternoon.

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Candidates interviewed for vacant seat; weed nuisance ordinance approved

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

The Jacksons Gap Town Council approved an ordinance to issue general obligation warrants for a loan to purchase property in town for a new municipal court, passed a weed nuisance abatement ordinance and interviewed candidates for a vacant seat on the town council during Tuesday night’s meeting.

See JACKSONS • Page 5

Work completed on Horseshoe Bend electrical issue

State’s finest

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

After two electrical engineers from North Carolina-based manufacturer Square D spent part of Tuesday at Horseshoe Bend School, the issue with temporary power loss at the school appears to have been solved.

“Everything is going great,” Tallapoosa County Schools Director of Student Services Casey Davis said. “They changed out and upgraded the main panel.”

Davis said after other electricians and engineers had taken a look at the school’s See ELECTRICAL • Page 9

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“I was just excited to be recognized for our efforts.”

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rown Nursing and Rehabilitation was one of eight nursing homes statewide to be selected as Customer and Workforce Satisfaction Excellence in Action Award winners

by NRC Health.

“It is nice to be acknowledged,” administrator Cecily Lee said. “I was

just excited to be recognized for our efforts.”

A total of 28 Alabama Nursing Home Association member centers received 2018 Excellence in Action Awards from the organization. The award recognizes organizations that achieve the highest overall resident or employee satisfaction scores in the NRC Health database — the largest source of long-term care and senior living satisfaction metrics in the See BROWN • Page 3

Dadeville Kiwanis Club members learn about Cherokee culture A good portion of Messer’s talk revolved around dispelling some of The Dadeville Kiwanis the myths and assumptions Club welcomed Ron Slyfox people sometimes associate Messer to its weekly meetwith the Cherokee and other ing last Thursday, learning nations that once settled in more about the culture and what is today the southeastheritage of the Cherokee ern United States. Instead of people, of which Messer is a wearing war bonnets full of proud member. feathers, frequently associMesser began his presen- ated with all native tribes tation by speaking in the but most commonly used Cherokee language, tellby Native American nations ing the Kiwanians, “I am from the Great Plains, the Cherokee. I am a member Cherokee and their neighof the Paint Clan (one of the bors wore turbans on their seven clans of the Cherokee heads, though Messer said people). My ‘white man’s’ these would sometimes be name is Ron Messer.”

See KIWANIS • Page 5

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Obituaries Mr. Burl Jones Mr. Burl Jones, 60 of Huntsville, AL passed away on August 7, 2018 at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, AL. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, August 16, 2018, 1:00 p.m.

CST at Sardis Missionary Baptist

Church in Dadeville, AL, Rev. William Perry, Pastor; Officiating. Burial will follow in Dadeville City Cemetery.

Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Samella Jones of Huntsville, AL, two sisters, Nellie Bledsoe of Waverly, AL and Otie Moss of Dadeville, AL, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other

relatives and friends.

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Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home in Lafayette, AL is handling the arrangements.

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• Alexander City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month.

Meetings are held in the courtroom at the old city hall at 5:30 p.m.

• Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month.

Meetings are held in town hall at 6 p.m.

• Community Action Agency of Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa will holds its regular board of directors meetings every other month at the

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• Coosa County Board of Education holds called meetings at least once a month.

• Coosa County Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

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Rogers has toured across the 3rd Congressional District in the past two weeks of House recess, visiting fire stations, civic groups and small-town city halls, according to his Twitter feed – where the appearances are typically announced after the fact.

The Anniston Star didn’t receive advance notice of the congressman’s Rotary appearance, but someone who attended the meeting offered The Star a recording of the event.

“Good things are happening, and I want you to be aware of that,” Rogers told the Rotarians. He said the news media have by and large ignored accomplishments of the GOP-run House, including the passage of this year’s defense budget and a coming final vote on a new farm bill.

He also cited last year’s tax reform, passed on a party line vote, as an underreported accomplishment that helped boost the economy.

Unemployment nationwide, he noted, is under 4 percent.

Think tanks such as the Tax Policy Center and the Brookings Institution projected that the bill would give larger tax breaks to wealthy taxpayers than to middle-class workers, who could expect an income boost of about 2 percent. After the bill passed, Republicans pointed to one-time bonuses offered by some companies to their workers after the tax cuts. Rogers on Tuesday said he was offended when House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi referred to those bonuses as “crumbs.”

“It just incensed me,” he said. “I represent a poor rural district. $1,000 is not a crumb. $1,000 is a new refrigerator.”

The tax vote came months after the parliamentary failure of another GOP proposal, to repeal and replace the healthcare law known as Obamacare.

The repeal passed the House, but failed by one vote in the Senate after a season of raucous town hall meetings and protests mostly in opposition

to the repeal plan.

“At 2 a.m. John McCain, who had told the president and told the majority leader he’d vote yes, voted no,” Rogers said of the failed healthcare vote.

McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer last year. Rogers said that if McCain steps down for health reasons, a new appointee to fill his seat would likely be someone who supports healthcare repeal – and he said Republicans would likely pick up additional Senate seats in November.

Rogers’ general election opponent, Opelika Democrat Mallory Hagan, said Wednesday that Rogers had more than a decade in office to come up with a better healthcare plan.

“Despite his multiple votes to repeal the ACA, 20 million more Americans — including 21,000 Alabamians in the 3rd District — have healthcare today,” Hagan was quoted as saying in a campaign press release.

Hagan took Rogers to task for saying that he wasn’t well-versed on healthcare when an Alexander City Outlook reporter asked him about rural healthcare issues.

“More than anything, if Congressman Rogers has ideas about how to constructively move forward, why did he say he ‘wasn’t conversed’ on the topic last week?” Hagan was quoted as saying in the release.

At the Tuesday meeting, Rogers also addressed the concept of a sixth branch of the military just for orbital warfare — a Space Force or Space Corps. President Donald Trump has embraced the idea, and “Space Force” has become a chant at Trump rallies and a punchline for late-night comedians.

Rogers and Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., began campaigning for a separate Space Corps long before Trump took up the idea. Rogers on Tuesday said there’s more military activity already going on in space

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country’s military space equipment, has opposed the Space Force, saying it’s a needless level of bureaucracy.

Rogers has said the country needs one authority with responsibility for procuring military satellites faster than the country does now.

The Army, Navy and Marines have opposed the Space Force, Rogers said, because “they don’t want a sixth pig at the trough.”

Rogers said that even when Congress is in session, he returns to the Anniston area every weekend.

That came in response to an audience question about how often he makes public appearances. Democrats in recent years have criticized Rogers for not holding town halls, even going so far as to hold a “town hall in absentia” in which they peppered an effigy of Rogers with questions about healthcare.

“I’m not at all intimidated about doing town hall meetings,” Rogers said. “I’m not going to be part of a sham that’s set up just to bring protesters from out of town.”

He claimed that last year’s town hall protests around the country were organized and funded by billionaire George Soros, “to use town halls to create disruptive behavior to get news stories on TV to make it appear that the country was in disarray because than people realize. of Donald Trump’s policies.”

“The problem is that almost all of Rogers specifically cited the activit is classified, so you don’t know,” ist group Indivisible. The group in he said.

November announced that it has Rogers warned that spacefaring decided to accept funding from a countries could use orbital weapons foundation created by Soros — whose to surreptitiously help a third party.

The Chinese, for instance, could help name crops up frequently in conserNorth Korea hide a missile launch by vative conspiracy theories — but that the money would amount to no more temporarily jamming the U.S. satellites that spot such a launch, he said. than 5 percent of the group’s total funding.

It’s unclear how much the U.S. “I’m not an amateur here,” he said. now spends on space warfare, “I’m not going to be suckered into because much of that budget is clasthose things.” sified, though some experts have Attempts to reach Rogers’ office put the number at about $25 billion for further comment on the Rotary – equivalent to a second NASA. The Air Force, which controls much of the club remarks were unsuccessful.

“I represent a poor rural district. $1,000 is not a crumb. $1,000 is a new refrigerator.”

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nation.

In the U.S. 438 centers were awarded customer service awards and 173 received the workforce excellence award.

Brown Nursing and Rehabilitation was awarded in both categories.

Alabama has more than 200 nursing homes.

“It’s NRC Health’s great pride to partner with organizations that show such a strong commitment to service,” NRC Customer Suceess Senior Vice President Helen Hardy said. “Their sense of mission, and their ability to realize a compassionate vision of care, has elevated them to peak performance in the long-term care and senior living industry. They couldn’t be more deserving of this award, and we’re thrilled to commend and congratulate them.”

To qualify for the award, nursing homes must have conducted a customer and/or workforce satisfaction survey in 2017. Winners must also have received a minimum of 10 responses (achieving a response rate of at least 30 percent) and must have ranked within the top 10 percent of positive responses to one of two questions: “What is your recommendation of this facility to others?” or “What is your recommendation of this facility as a place to work?”

“The awards are a result of the surveys,” Lee said.

“They were filled out by residents if able or family and our employees.”

Lee said the staff at the facility was introduced to NRC through the Alabama Nursing Home Association.

Brown Nursing and Rehabilitation is not relaxing after receiving the awards.

“Our goal is to continue to provide quality care and retain and recruit quality staff,” Lee said. “We have a lot of repeat customers. They see what we do and come back. We hope to see more. They will come here for rehab and come back for skilled nursing care or rehab.”

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Brown Nursing and Rehabilitation resident Myra Gross, center, shares a laugh with administrator Cecily Lee, left, and clinical liaison Candi Tate Wednesday afternoon.

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e all agree education is necessary. We all want to see our children get the best schooling and succeed. We all agree good schools are a recruitment tool for business and industry.

“I am not an economic developer, but I know we can educate our way out of poverty,” Tallapoosa County School Superintendent Joe Windle said at a county commission meeting this week.

We all agree educating our children is beneficial to our community and costs money.

We need to pay for it with a tax of some sort.

Since those funds belong to all citizens, we believe there should be transparency and accountability on how those funds are used.

Just this week, the Tallapoosa County Commission asked for transparency and accountability on how the 1-cent sales tax, enacted by the commission three years ago to help county schools in a cash crunch, is spent. They asked for it then and say they are not satisfied with the information they have received to date to make sure the tax was being spent wisely. Commissioners tabled a decision to repeal the tax until the school board could present more information.

“We had asked to know what the financial position of the school system was,” commissioner Steve Robinson said.

“I saw one set of financials (since the tax was passed). We saw our second set in the last few weeks. We want to know the plan, see the plan so we can make informed decisions as a commission.”

And commissioners are still unsure if the new monies are being spent wisely.

“Our plan is not to hurt teachers or students. Our plan is to make sure the money is spent equitably amongst all three campuses,” commissioner Emma Jean Thweatt said. “The money is not being spent equitably.”

“We need Chromebooks in the classroom,” commissioner John McKelvey said. “We don’t need a $450,000 investment in a concession stand and lights. That does not benefit our classrooms. The question is ‘when are we going to spend our money on classrooms and not a concession stand, lights, land for a field house?’”

We applaud the step taken by the Tallapoosa County Board of Education Monday to answer some of the commissioners’ questions by hiring a firm do a long-term facility assessment. It is a step in the right direction to clear the air of mystery, but all of us want to see more transparency.

We hope the school board continues these steps of transparency so all taxpayers understand how funds are spent on our children.

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A year after Charlottesville, racists still haven’t made progress

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he blew past the stop sign at 64 mph in a 30 mph zone, and then blew at least twice the legal limit in Bluffton, South Carolina.

With drinks and drugs in her system, it was a pretty easy case. Then she told the officer she should be released because, “I’m a clean, thoroughbred, white girl.”

When the officer asked what she meant by that, she replied “You’re a cop; you should know what that means… You should know based on the people that come in this room.”

Rather than dismiss all charges and escort her home with an apology for having pulled over a white person, she was treated like anyone else who would behave so dangerously. I don’t think her race and gender will help her case in court any better.

Think white people typically try to use race to get out of a jam? The officer didn’t agree.

“Making statements such as these as a means to justify not being arrested are unusual in my experience as a law enforcement officer and I believe further demonstrate the suspect’s level of intoxication,” the police officer noted in his report.

At the same time, another white woman was trying another plea for attention. She was trying to attract TV viewers by saying extreme things, trying to top her media

JOHN TURES Columnist colleagues with this gem.

“In some parts of the country, it does seem like the America we know and love doesn’t exist anymore,” this commentator said.

“Massive demographic changes have been foisted upon the American people.

And they’re changes that none of us ever voted for and most of us don’t like. From Virginia to California, we see stark examples of how radically in some ways the country has changed. Now much of this is related to both illegal, and in some cases, legal immigration that, of course, progressives love.”

This TV pundit, Laura Ingraham, tried later to walk back her media comments but didn’t apologize.

I’m glad she walked those comments back because they aren’t backed by the data on how Americans really think.

The “we” she refers to, in survey and after survey, accept and even embrace these changes. Only between 2 and 4 percent agree with the KKK, white nationalists and the white supremacist movement, with overwhelming numbers disagreeing, according to an NPR/ PBS poll. For the sake

of comparison, the Black Lives Matter movement registers 50 percent of Americans agreeing with the group and only 33 percent disagreeing with it in this same NPR/ PBS poll. These numbers rejecting white supremacist views are confirmed by an ABC News/Washington Post survey. All of this comes with evidence pollsters find folks more willing to share their true beliefs in surveys.

Extremists who oppose this America are shrinking as well, as peaceful counter-protesters vastly outnumber their little bunch, while turnout among white supremacists are few in number, an embarrassing handful from Newnan, Georgia, to our nation’s capital. That ain’t U.S. What we learned in Charlottesville, Austin, and among Neo-Nazi groups, however, is there still will be extremists, angry enough to kill because they have fewer and fewer friends out there.

There will still need to be vigilance on such domestic terrorists, just as we must watch out for al-Qaeda and ISIS, similarly weakened but dangerous as well with their leaderless resistance.

John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. He can be reached at jtures@ lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is @JohnTures2.

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For decades now, we have heard continuing media coverage of sexual abuse of children

by Catholic clergy that ranged commonly from the neighborhood priests up to cardinals. So pervasive it triggered responses by the Pope. Yet, it is still a shock to learn this week prosecutors in Pennsylvania have disclosed since the 1940s more than 1,000 cases are documented in previous secret files of children being abused by clergy involving at least 300 priests. But this is not the shocking aspect of this story.

Court officials found all this time there was a consistent coordinated effort to conceal this abuse — sweep it under the rug so to speak — resulting in these victims having their exposure not addressed. This is not just speculation by prosecutors and the media since high-ranking Catholic officials

acknowledge this practice taking place. This situation should be revolting to everyone — Catholic or not!

Yet, at the same time, we Baptists are “not without sin” in this issue. Recently, a large church insurer reported over a period of one year, it had 260 claims of reported juvenile sexual abuse by church staff. Capitol Seminary and Graduate School documented 192 cases for the period 201617. These are predominately Baptist cases. In our region, we have seen ugly cases reported in churches ranging for small neighborhood congregations on the corner to the largest organizations in Birmingham, Etowah County, tri-cities and Huntsville. Not too unexpected, I see ranking church administrators frequently denying existences of the problem and making efforts to “cover up” complaints. Recently, a pastor of a large Birmingham church

denied such a case — even after the accused staffer plead guilty and was sentenced to 16 years — going so far as to pressuring members to lie to law enforcement.

We cannot as a society continue to “wink and look the other way” pretending this problem doesn’t exist. It is our problem as a society. Can we not have the backbone and hold these church administrators accountable — especially for the innocent kids?

Go to church this Sunday and keep in mind politics and “political correctness” must stop at the door and our kids must honestly feel the church is a safe harbor.

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decorated with a couple of feathers or plumes.

“Men were allowed to wear two feathers in their turbans, but they had to be dyed in their clan colors,” Messer said.

When European settlers began moving into Cherokee territory, these newcomers believed the natives were heathens and worshipping the sun.

However, this was not so, according to Messer.

“The Cherokee would rise at sunrise, face the sun and thank the creator for another day,” he said.

Unlike many other societies, the Cherokee people are a matrilineal society, where the bloodlines run through the mother rather than the father. For example, Messer explained how his mother was a member of the Paint Clan and his father was a member of the Longhair Clan. As such, Messer is a member of the Paint Clan.

In the century or so after the forced removal of the native nations to Indian Territory in modernday Oklahoma, Native Americans not living on reservations were quiet about their heritage, as they were not always afforded the same rights as other

residents of the United States. However, since the Civil Rights era and other legislation protecting Native Americans, Messer said many of those who avoided the reservations have become more open and prouder of their culture and heritage. This includes modern powwows and other celebrations of traditional native culture.

Demonstrating some traditional Cherokee items, Messer brought with him a fan made of turkey feathers and dyed in the colors of the Paint Clan, as well as a pizlie, a stick carried in ceremonial circles in place of a spear. Before entering the arena where these circles would be held, Messer said participants would be purified by being “smudged,” having a sacred bundle of herbs burned and the smoke waved over the individual, similar to incense used by the Catholic Church.

“When entering the arena, women had to wear a shawl over their shoulders or their arm, or they would not be allowed in,” Messer added.

Unlike many other Native American nations, Messer said the Cherokee, through the hard work of Sequoyah, were one of only a handful

who were able to read and write in their own language.

The syllabic “alphabet” was first taught to Cherokee living where the town of Valley Head, Alabama stands today, and has survived to the present day.

Messer also took the time to answer questions from club members, including how the Cherokee would make the cloth for their turbans and other attire.

“Bark would be stripped, then beaten, soaked and threaded in order to make cloth,” Messer said.

At the end of his conversation, Messer once again addressed the club in Cherokee, explaining the Cherokee had no word for “goodbye,” but instead told the group, “Until we meet again.”

Following the meeting, a couple Kiwanis Club members shared their thoughts on the topic and things they learned from Messer.

“I learned not all of the natives were removed from their land, that was something I didn’t know,” Tony Johnson said.

Phil Evers added, “This was a very educational experience today. I learned a lot of things. So many things, in fact, I can’t remember them all.”

Following last Thursday’s meeting of the Dadeville Kiwanis Club, Ron Slyfox Messer poses with his pizlie and turkey feather fan while wearing traditional Cherokee clothing.

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During the July 10 meeting, the council approved taking out a loan not to exceed $160,000 to purchase the former radio station building and redo the property with a new metal building to house the municipal court.

Tuesday night, an ordinance was approved for the town to issue general obligation warrants with BB&T Bank for the loan. The ordinance included authorizing Mayor Jeff Walker to execute all financial documents regarding the warrants and the town clerk to affix the town seal. After reading the ordinance, the council members all voted in favor of the ordinance, while Walker was in opposition to the measure, as he felt the town could not afford to undertake the project.

“I have looked at the numbers,” councilwoman Heather Glenn said during the July 10 meeting. “The town can do this.”

Four residents of Jacksons Gap submitted their names to be considered for the vacant council seat recently made open by the resignation of Dana Ford. During Tuesday’s meeting, the council interviewed all four of these candidates.

Philip Patton, Jeanette Tuck, Lacey Reaves and Patricia Berry all explained they want to be a part of the council because they want to make a difference in the community, bringing new opportunities and new possibilities to Jacksons Gap. All four reviewed their experience and how this will benefit them while on the council. Patton said he used to travel around for the state government on financial account matters. Tuck said as a very active member of her church, she has helped solve problems and is also a civic-minded person, having regularly served as a poll worker. Reaves

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explained she has worked as a paralegal and in counseling with East Alabama Mental Health, linking people to the programs they need.

Lastly, Berry mentioned how she has served on the town zoning board in the past, as well as having run a construction company and currently drives a school bus for the Tallapoosa County School System.

After hearing from the quartet of potential new council members, the council announced it will hold a specialcalled meeting Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m. to vote on appointing one of the candidates to the council.

With regard to nuisance properties in town, the council

unanimously passed a weed nuisance abatement ordinance, while holding off on passing a similar ordinance against abandoned buildings.

Since such an ordinance could allow the town to seize abandoned properties and sell them on the courthouse steps, it was recommended this not only be an ordinance separate from the weed nuisance abatement ordinance, but the council not enter into drafting and passing it lightly.

The Jacksons Gap Town Council also addressed the following items: • Minutes from the June 21 special-called meeting and the July 10 regular meeting were approved.

• A motion to pay the city’s bills passed.

• Police Chief B.C. Cooper said he was looking to try and get officer Kalie Abbett into the next session of the regional police academy.

The council approved allowing Abbett to attend the academy. Cooper also said everything was running well at the fire department.

• Walker said the town emergency siren was working again, and the town will continue to maintain it until it becomes too expensive to keep up.

• Glenn said the town’s recent school supply giveaway had been a success, with 72 students helped through the effort. With it having been a success, she asked

if the council would consider putting $600 aside in the next budget in order to purchase more supplies for next year’s giveaway. Glenn also told the council Wednesday is city hall selfie day, believing this to be a great way to show the community the council does have a fun side along with the business side.

• Walker said he was beginning to plan for the upcoming fiscal year budget but will need more information before the budget can be fully prepared.

The next meeting of the Jacksons Gap Town Council will be a special-called meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the council room of town hall.

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CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY: New Covenant Ministries of the World is hosting the annual Christian General Assembly August 13 - 19 at the Liberty Life Christian Center at 243 S Street.

There will be a daily prayer breakfast at 9 a.m., Bible research at 11:30 a.m. and worship and praise service at 7 p.m. The Climax Day will be Sunday, August 19 with speaker Chief Apostle W.T. Traylor.

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Friday, August 17

CONCERT: The Ball Brothers will be in concert 7 p.m. Friday, August, 17 at County Line Baptist Church on County Road 51 in Camp Hill. A love offering will be accepted.

For more information please call Rev. Mike Beck at 334-354-3908.

Saturday, August 18

TRADE DAY: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends Monthly Trade Day in Millerville on Highway 9 between Ashland and Goodwater will be held on August 18 from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. Refreshments are also available.

CLEANUP: Clean Community Partnership is inviting the public to meet at Broad Street Plaza Saturday, Aug. 18 to help pick up littered roadsides in Alexander City. Meet at 8:30 a.m. to receive supplies and assignments.

For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@ alexandercitychamber.com or 256234-3461.

August 20-22

CHURCH REVIVAL: New Adka Missionary Baptist Church is hosting its annual revival services August 20-22 at 7 p.m. nightly.

The guest minister is Rev. Anthony Shealey of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Loachapoka. The pastor of New Adka Missionary Baptist is Edward Milner.

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BUDGET MEETING: The Alexander City Board of Education is holding its first public budget hearing Tuesday, August 21 at 5 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education Office at 375 Lee Street.

August 21 - 23

CITY WIDE REVIVAL: The Alexander City Ministerial Association is sponsoring a city wide revival August 21 - 23 at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 21 will be Pastor Alvin Williams at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Wednesday, August 22 will be Pastor Scott Railey at Campground United Methodist

Church and Thursday, August 23 will be Pastor Rick Levell at Marshall Street Church of God. For more information contact Pastor Tony Harris at 256-794-2969.

with music by the Mike Lowery Trio and Rev. Leroy Shaw bringing the message. The church is located on Highway 259 in Equality.

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Saturday, August 25

SPEAKER: The Mt. Vernon Theatre in Tallassee is hosting Sean Dietrich.

FELLOWSHIP MEETING: Living Waters Tabernacle Church is hosting a fellowship meeting August 25 at 6:30 p.m. The church is located at 1348 Hillabee Street.

DANCE: The Mellow Valley Community Center in Cragford is hosting an 80s Dance August 25 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to dress in 80s attire, dance and sing the night away. There will be a photo booth, 50/50 raffle and concessions. There is a $5 cover charge for this family event. For more information visit www.mellowvalleycc.com.

FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have Family Game Night Bingo from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday August 25. Begin with hot dogs, pizza, chips, and soft drinks.

Sunday, August 26

CHURCH HOMECOMING: River Road Baptist Church at 148 Dean Road is hosting a homecoming service Sunday, August 26 at 10 a.m. with Rebecca Futral and The Stones in concert. A love offering will be taken and a covered dish will be served at noon.

Dr. Albert Pike is pastor.

Monday, August 27

SPEECH AND HEARING CLINIC: The Auburn University Speech and Hearing Clinic is hosting a free speech and language screening Monday, August 27 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Haley Center at Auburn University.

For more information call 334-8449600.

Wednesday, August 29

GRIEF RECOVERY: Radney Funeral Home and Trinity Campus of the First United Methodist Church are sponsoring a Grief Recovery Support Group starting Wednesday, August 29 at 6 p.m. on the Trinity Campus of the First United Methodist Church next to Russell Medical. This is a 13-week program. For more information call 256-234-2455.

Saturday, September 1

CHRISTMAS ON THE GROUNDS: Equality United Methodist Church is hosting Christmas on the Grounds and more Saturday, Sept. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be Christmas crafts, other arts and crafts, food and activities for children.

FAMILY REUNION: The Harry family reunion will be Sunday, Sept.

1 at the New Site Town Hall. Bring a covered dish.

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Comer Methodist Men’s Club is hosting its monthly pancake breakfast Saturday, September 8 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. It is eat in or carry and costs $6 a plate.

Sunday, September 9

CHURCH HOMECOMING: Equality United Methodist Church is hosting a homecoming celebration Sunday, September 9 at 10 a.m.

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dolores Hydock will be presenting “Fools for Love: Fads and Fancies of Regency England” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, September 10 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

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DEMOCRAT RALLY: Walt Maddox, the Democrat nominee for governor, and other area candidates will speak at a Democrat rally at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, September 13 at the Mill Two Eighty in Alexander City.

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HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Susan Webb will be presenting “Noah Webster, America’s Forgotten Founding Father: More than the Dictionary” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, September 17 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

Registration starts at 1 p.m. and membership is $20 a person or $30 per couple for each semester.

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Ruth Cook will be presenting “North Across the River: A Civil War Trail of Tears” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, September 24 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

Registration starts at 1 p.m. and membership is $20 a person or $30 per couple for each semester.

Monday, October 1

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Terry Robbins will be presenting “George Jones: The Crown Prince of Country Music” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, October 1 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

Registration starts at 1 p.m. and membership is $20 a person or $30 per couple for each semester.

Tuesday, October 2

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: The Alexander City Police Department and the Alexander City Parks and Recreation Department is celebrating the 35th National Night Out Tuesday, October 2 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Strand Park.

Officers from the Alexander City Police Department, Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department and the Alexander City Fire Department along with first responders, churches and local government officials will have an opportunity to hand out safety information.

There will be free hot dogs, a bounce house and slide, music, child i.d. kits, Sparky the Fire Dog, Scruff, Sponge Bob Square Pants and more.

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Monday, October 15

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Mark Conversino will be presenting to Horizons Unlimited Monday, October 15 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

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Photos of local fallen Vietnam soldiers sought

By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Staff Writer

A woman is seeking the community’s help in finding the photographs of five Elmore County men who where were killed in action while serving in Vietnam, as part of a national initiative.

Maui resident Janna Hoehn said she has spent the past decade gathering photos of all United States soldiers who were listed as missing or killed in action.

Once photos are submitted, she said they are posted online at the virtual Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund “Wall of Faces,” and will be put on display at the Education Center, which will be built adjacent to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Out of the 23 fallen soldiers from Elmore County, Hoehn said she is looking for the photos of Richard Clark of Tallassee, Abraham Powell of Wetumpka, Harry M. Wadsworth of Millbrook, Dale K. Wilson of Tallassee and Albert Davis of Prattville. Hopefully, she said family and friends who still live in the area will be able to help.

“I’m just hoping that someone will recognize their names and reach out to me,” Hoehn said. “That’s not just a name, that’s a person. That’s somebody’s loved one.”

While she is not entirely sure how she obtained photos of each of the other 18 soldiers, she said she likely received them from relatives.

For the project, Hoehn said she has worked from state to state and has completed gathering photos from 21 states. She said she started on Alabama two months ago, and has already completed six counties.

Hoehn said the Vietnam War took place when she was in high

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Maui resident Janna Hoehn is seeking the photos of five soldiers from Elmore County who died in the Vietnam War to be featured on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s online ‘Wall of Fame,’ as well as at the Vietnam Veteran Memorial’s Education Center, once it is built.

school, and ended around the time she graduated. Two of her cousins, one of which died as the result of the lasting effects of Agent Orange, served in the war.

At the time, Hoehn said she saw a great deal of opposition to the war and the ill treatment of many returning soldiers.

“Vietnam was an extremely unpopular war. There were lots of

Electrical electrical system, the main electrical panel appeared to be the most likely culprit for why sections of the school would briefly lose power throughout the school day. After making this determination, engineers from Square D were scheduled to make the upgrade. The two arrived Monday and work began

protests. When they came home, they were not honored as heroes.

They were drafted. They had no choice. They were just doing what they were told,” Hoehn said. “I just want to make sure that the fallen are not forgotten. They deserve to be honored and remembered.”

Anyone in possession of photos of Clark, Powell, Wadsworth, Davis or Wilson is encouraged to send them

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at 7 a.m. Tuesday. School was not in session Tuesday while the upgrade was made, as Alabama Power officials had to shut off all electricity to the building during the process.

Since the work concluded Tuesday afternoon, Davis said no problems have been reported as of early Wednesday

afternoon, giving everyone a cautious feeling of relief the problem appears to have been rectified.

“We’ve been running almost 24 hours with no issues we have been made aware of,” Davis said. “We are feeling cautiously optimistic the problem is solved.”

to Hoehn at neverforgotten2014@ gmail.com. For more information about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center, visit Vvmf.org/thewall.

Hoehn also said any Elmore County residents who wish to help can do so by doing research at local libraries for obituaries or local high schools to look through old yearbooks.

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Fullbacks never scamper, they lumber or burrow

D

odge. Dart. Slash. Dash.

Sprint. Gallop. Streak.

These are just some of the verbiage sports writers or commentators use to describe a player running with the football.

I’ve written my fair share of postgame football stories and each, at some point in the story, used one of these words.

But why do we say, “the receiver darted into the secondary,” or “Thomas plowed into the end zone?” Why plowed? Why darted? We’re on deadline, where prose isn’t always of the Pulitzer variety.

Do we just come up with these goofy, little descriptions on a whim? Or maybe, just maybe, we possess a micro-fraction of imagination when attempting to put sentences together with little time to spare.

Perhaps these little hints of description mean something after all. If a receiver darted into the secondary, that implies he did so with speed. I don’t recall William “The Refrigerator” Perry ever darting into the end zone. No speed there at all.

However, the big dude from Chicago plowed into the end zone a few times.

Another great description of speed is “burst.” A running back might be bottled up at the line of scrimmage for a moment or two, but bursts away from tacklers and into the open field.

Kerryon Johnson hesitates – then bursts. He’s a tough guy, too, so I suppose he can plow when necessary.

What about slash? To me, a slasher cuts across the field to elude or dodge tacklers. This is different than to burst, dart or plow. Another fun term we can use is “zig-zag.” He cuts left.

Then he cuts right. He’s difficult to tackle and difficult for defensive backs to cover. Former Alabama and Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler was a zig-zagger with swagger.

Once the slashing, zig-zagging and plain old wild, crazy running is complete and the end zone is in sight, I suppose our heroic running back can now dash to glory. Depending on what buttons are pressed on our keyboards, he can also sprint, gallop, streak, race or even romp. I really like ‘romp.’

There’s a sense of victory in that word.

But he’d better not trot.

Coaches want nothing less than 100 percent. Remember Leon Lett trotting into the end zone in the Super Bowl? How’d that work out for him? Lett wasn’t exactly a sprinter, but after recovering a fumble and returning it toward the end zone, the Cowboys’ lineman began to jog once he reached the Buffalo 5 … and was caught from behind, then fumbled. Oops.

Never trot. Ever.

Then there’s the good, old fullback. Not exactly a zigzagger. Images of Larry Csonka do not bring back memories of dramatic sprints to the pylon. Oh no. The fullback, when used as that big-bodied blocker or the man who gets the tough yard on third and short, isn’t Carl Lewis with a mouthpiece. He’s physically imposing. He’s tough.

He’s mean. Give him the football and he rumbles with a snarl. He lumbers forward, plodding along — even moving the pile a time or two. Simply put, he puts his head down and burrows into the sea of linemen.

Fullbacks never scamper. Not in my stories, anyway.

Joe McAdory is a communications editor at Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business.

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Editor’s Note: Each week leading up to the high school football season, The Outlook will be taking a look at the area teams’ top players to watch.

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Although Dadeville’s football team graduated a big senior class last year, it has even more upperclassmen this season who are ready to once again lead the squad to greatness. There will be some changes for the Tigers this year, especially offensively, but there’s still a handful of guys who are expected to jump off the pages this season.

Slade McCullers

McCullers was thrown into the fire a year ago when starting quarterback Jeff Rice went down with an injury. Although McCullers had a fine season a year ago, he’s expected to be even better this year, as the Tigers will look to pass the ball more often.

Dadeville coach Richard White said he’ll be looking for McCullers to do his job and not try to win games singlehandedly, but for a team that’s always been known for its run-and-gun style, McCullers will lead the Tigers into a spread offense scheme that should be well suited to their athletic receivers.

McCullers had a good amount of experience now and will be ready for his senior campaign.

Zander McClendon and Cooper Childers

With McCullers at the helm and ready to use his arm to the Tigers’ advantage, two of his top receivers will likely be returners McClendon and Childers.

McClendon is a senior, while Childers is a returning starter as just a junior. Both have quick hands and should be able to use their height to get over opposing defenses.

Javuntae Holley

The graduation of Qua Tucker and Kadore Glenn will be a big blow to the

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Top: Dadeville’s Josh Taylor, left, started at defensive back last season and could play mulitiple positions this year for the Tigers. Above: Dadeville’s Max McClendon, left, returns after being named the team’s defensive player of the year at the banquet.

Tigers. The two combined for nearly 2,500 yards of offense, and right now, White is looking for a running back who will come alive. Although Holley is just a ninth-grader, he might be the guy White is looking for.

The Tigers struggled to run the ball during their spring game against Horseshoe Bend, but Holley was the bright spot, showing signs of having strong potential. Holley isn’t a big running back — he stands at 5-foot-6, 155 pounds — but he’s quick. Holley could be similar to Glenn, in that he may be off the radar and surprise some people this season.

Max McClendon

At defensive tackle, McClendon had

an eye for the ball last year, earning himself a spot as an honorable mention on the All-Outlook Football team. He was also won the team’s defensive player award at the annual Tiger banquet.

An injury cut his season a few games short, but McClendon is back and better than ever. He’s entering his junior year stronger and quicker, and he’ll look to lead an inexperienced line.

Josh Taylor

As a junior, Taylor will be expected to play in multiple positions for the Tigers.

Although he returns as a defensive back, his primary position, Taylor may also fill in at running back and should play on special teams as well.