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A teen who was missing for more than 24 hours is back safe at home now and investigators say that an alert store clerk in Rossville, Georgia is a big reason why.

After leaving the Dadeville area home of a family member Sunday morning at about 4 a.m., Victoria Skye Smith was spotted along Highway 50, had reportedly knocked on doors of some homes in the area and motorists reported seeing her as well.

A video surveillance camera captured an image of her at the Eagle Station at the intersection of Highway 50 and Highway 49 at about 6 a.m. Sunday morning.

There was additional report of a sighting further along Highway 50 a short time later.

Smith But from there – more than 24 hours with little or no information at all.

That was until Smith appeared at the sales counter of TAS Equipment in Rossville where Sandy King realized something just didn’t add up.

“It was at about 8 and we looked up and there she was,” King said. “She was by herself and just so young – so I started asking her questions and more and more I realized that something just wasn’t right.”

King said the girl mentioned the name of two people she said went to middle school is Rossville. Smith asked if they knew how to call for a ride with Uber.

“I told her that she had to do that on the Internet See MISSING • Page 3

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Area residents and visitors take part in the Sun Festival Bingo at Jake’s Tuesday. Below, Thomas Dean, 11, of Alexander City flies a drone through a course at the Sportplex.

Sun Festival for the young and younger WEDNESDAY’S FOCUS TURNS TO FAITH

Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) will honor Eclectic’s Jimmy K. Lanier as the state’s Land Conservationist of the Year at banquet in Prattville on Aug. 4.

“If feel honored to receive the award,” Lanier told TPI’s Lake magazine. “Hardly a week goes by that I don’t run into someone who thanks me for heading up the building of trails.”

Lanier has been the driving force behind the Cherokee Ridge Alpine Trail Association’s (CRATA) network of hiking trails around Lake Martin since the non-profit organization was formed in 2004. CRATA has been responsible for the development of 7.2 miles of trail at Overlook Park above Martin Dam, as well as the 4.2-mile Deadening Trail and more than 5 miles of footpath-only trails at Smith Mountain. CRATA volunteers also

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Sun Festival presents a great night of Christian music during Faith Night this tonight beginning at 6 p.m.

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EVENTS LINEUP

In order to set the town up on a rotating system for replacing municipal vehicles, the New Site Town Council approved the purchase of a new Chevrolet Silverado from Donohoo Chevrolet in Fort Payne, the dealership currently holding the state contract to supply police vehicles. The brand

• 6 a.m.: Pie in the Sky Treasure Hunt • 9-11 a.m.: KidsFest Magic and a Message at First Baptist Church • 5-6 p.m.: Show Your Colors at BRHS Lawn • 6 p.m.: Faith Night at the BRHS Auditorium featuring Jack Stearns at 6:15 p.m., Lee Burns & Friends at 7:15 p.m. and 49 North at 8:15 p.m.

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AWF honors Jimmy Lanier

By BETSY ILER TPI Magazine Editor

restored the fire tower at Smith Mountain, a popular vista at the lake.

The organization is actively working on two Lanier projects now: a $159,000plus outdoor education and signage project at Smith Mountain and a new trail system at Yates Lake Wildlife Management Area below the dam in Elmore County.

John B. Scott, for whom one of the Yates Lake trails has been named, nominated Lanier for his outstanding efforts to share the beauty of the area with the present and future generations of residents and visitors to Lake Martin and the surrounding areas.

AWF’s Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards Banquet will take place at the Marriott Legends at Capitol Hill in Prattville at 7 p.m. on Aug. 4. For ticket information, contact AWF at 800822-9453.

Higher lake levels likely

By BETSY ILER TPI Magazine Editor

Preliminary research indicates the fall extension of Lake Martin’s summer pool level is somewhat likely this year, Alabama Power Company Hydro Services Manager Jim Crew said yesterday.

“Where Lake Martin water levels are and looking out at future rainfall projections right now, I think this year it’s definitely a possibility,” Crew said. “We’ll know more as time goes on.

As we get closer to September, the analysis becomes more realistic.”

The fall extension of the lake’s summer pool can be implemented if four conditions are met on Sept. 1. Those criteria include Lake Martin levels measured above its operating curve; a surplus inflow from the Tallapoosa Basin and the Coosa Basin; and elevations at four other projects on the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers operating within 1 foot of their respective operating curves.

This week, the National Weather Service See LAKE LEVELS • Page 3

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Provided a young man accused of shooting a donkey in a Daviston Field while hunting at night meets several conditions and pays fines, costs and restitution on time, the case against him will not be prosecuted.

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DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 17 years. For the first 16 years, my wife would make me lattes without being asked. Last year, she announced she would no longer make any more lattes for me. When I asked her if she expected me to go the rest of my life without one, she said yes!

Do you think it would be OK if I found another female to make lattes for me? Wouldn’t that woman be doing my wife a favor? Hint: I am not really talking about lattes. -- NO MORE LATTES IN KOKOMO DEAR NO MORE LATTES: Before outsourcing your latte business, it is important that you find out from your wife why her attitude has changed so drastically. Has she lost interest in that kind of beverage preparation? Has making lattes become painful for her? Could there be other issues in your relationship that have made her less interested in giving you your favorite treat?

If the answer to these

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questions is yes, perhaps she should discuss them with her doctor -- or the two of you talk about them with a licensed marriage counselor. Hint: I’m really not advising you about lattes, either.

DEAR ABBY: After 33 years of what I thought was a near-perfect marriage, my husband walked out and filed for divorce. That was 12 years ago. Since then, I’ve done my best to move on and find my “next chapter.”

I’m now in the process of downsizing to move into a smaller house. While going through my filing cabinet, I ran across some very sweet and touching love letters my ex had written to me -- some of them just a few weeks before he left

DEAR ABBY: I live in a mobile park, and in the park is a group that collects money and runs fundraisers to help the low-income people who live here. They deliver one bag of food to about 10 families once a month.

This group does not disclose how much money was collected -- ever -- and are very secretive about how much they

Mrs. Robbie “Jean” Duck 1941 - 2017 Funeral Service for Mrs. Robbie “Jean” Duck, 76, of Dadeville, Alabama, will be Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Langley Funeral Home. Bro. Bobby Duck and Bro. Wallace Mann will officiate. Burial will follow in the Eagle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Langley Funeral Home.

Mrs. Duck passed away on Monday, July 17, 2017 at her residence. She was born on March 28, 1941 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama to Rayford Pearson Davis and Bertha Irene Walls. She was an active member of Elder Congregational Christian Church. Mrs. Jean was a very

loving family woman who enjoyed spending countless hours with her family. Her interests were singing, crocheting, gardening, quilting, and fishing.

She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Aaron G. Duck of Dadeville; sons, Jessie Lee Duck (Sandie) of Jacksons Gap, Jack Winfield Duck (Sandra) of Dadeville; grandchildren, Brade Winfield Duck, Joshua Jessie Duck; brother, Jerry Whetstone (Kim); sister, Paula Leatherwood (Doc).

She was preceded in death by her sons, John Aaron Duck, James Edward Duck; parents and granddaughter, Jamie Lee Duck.

Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.langleyfuneralhome.com.

Langley Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

animal cruelty case against Ethan Christopher Towne, 19, of Dadeville.

Towne was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals and hunting from a public road. Law enforcement reports indicate that Tallapoosa County Sheriff ’s Department deputies along with Alabama

Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Michael East were called to Highway 49 near Goldville on the morning of Friday, Nov. 25, 2016 after a donkey was found shot to death in a pasture there.

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Towne as a suspect in the case. He was arrested and charged a short time later.

Following his arrest, Towne was released from the Tallapoosa County Jail after posting a $30,000 bond.

Under the terms of the agreement, Towne will pay $800 to enter into the pre-trial diversion program, $100 to the Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund, $400 to the owner of the donkey that he shot as well as yet to be determined court costs.

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violation of the law may nullify the agreement and Towne must also submit to random searches of his vehicle and personal property for drugs and contraband, court records indicate.

In return, once the fines, fees and restitution is paid in full and all other conditions are met, the court will dismiss the case against Towne, according to the motion.

Attorney Jason Jackson who represented Towne in the case said the deal was made to avoid court, but not to deny responsibility.

“From everything I have learned we have a good kid who made a very bad decision,” Jackson said. “Even though he did reach an agreement, he still pays an appropriate price for what he did that night.”

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and I asked if I could call a taxi,� King said. “She said yes and when I asked where she was going, she said Florida. That’s when I had one of the other guys who work here to call the sheriff’s office and I tried to keep here and talking.�

King asked Smith if she was hungry or had any money. “She said she was fine and had $2,� King said. “But that’s when she got a little antsy and said ‘I have to get out of here.’�

King said that another employee followed her and alerted a Walker County deputy as to where Smith was and she picked her up and took her back to LaFayette where Tallapoosa County

Sheriff Jimmy Abbett was alerted that Smith had been found safe, more than a threehour drive from home. “The clerk was just a concerned citizen who worked at a business and did exactly the right thing and we a very thankful that she did,� Abbett said. “We had the opportunity to speak with her (Monday) when we went to bring the girl home and we thanked her from the bottom of our hearts. Had it not been for her awareness and actions, I’d hate to think about what could have been.�

King said that the business planned to look at surveillance video to see if there was any indication of how Smith may have arrived at the store,

hoping to see if someone had dropped her off. As of Tuesday evening there was no work on those results.

Abbett said the girl has now returned to her parents’ home in Elmore County and the investigation on how she got from the Murphy Dam Lake area to extreme North Georgia is ongoing. “We are still piecing it all together and I really can’t comment on it more at this time. We will let the investigation play out and depending on that it will determine if any charges against anyone are warranted. “Right now we are just so proud and very thankful that this had the resolution that it did.�

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discussion regarding the New Site 8U Pinks softball team winning the state championship, Councilman Mickey Carter brought up wanting to get small signs to place at the town limit signs on Highways 22 and 49, recognizing them for their achievements. A motion was approved to obtain quotes for the signs. • The council was informed they had been invited to the annual dinner of the Alexander City/Tallapoosa County Rescue Squad at the community room of the New Site Town Hall at 5 p.m. on July 29. A motion was passed, allowing the group to rent the facility for no cost. • The council was also notified of their invitation to attend the Alabama Public Awareness Cooperative Training program at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center on the CACC campus on the evening of Thursday, August 3. • Everyone expressed their appreciation for the hard work put in Friday night to fix the water outages across town. The water system was reported to be working well, though they were still waiting on updates regarding the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, and part of Lashley Road recently had to be repatched. • Blasingame said that grant money totaling $3,500 had been awarded to the New Site Volunteer Fire Department, allowing them to purchase two new turnout suits.

The next meeting of the New Site Town Council will be held Monday, August 7 at 5 p.m. in the community room of the New Site Town Hall.

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(NWS) reported rainfalls at Lake Martin were more than 11 inches above normal, an indication that the fall extension criteria could be met as the all-important date approaches. Year-to-date precipitation reported by NWS was 43.92 inches for Alexander City, compared to the normal year-todate figure of 21.19 inches. The lake level on July 16 was 490.52 mean sea level.

An extension of the higher water levels could have significant economic impact in the area, as the continuation of tourism traffic could be expected to also extend hotel stays through the Oct. 15 extension date.

Restaurant revenues, gas station receipts and local retail sales, as well as sales tax revenues, could be expected to higher than normal through

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new truck would cost approximately $38,000, with the funds coming out of a special savings account. Once the truck had been purchased and outfitted, the council agreed that the Tahoe currently in use by the Police Department would be sold through an official government website dedicated to the sale of municipal vehicles.

The council briefly talked about granting two retired city employees who had retired prior to May 1 a one-time lump sum payment, totaling $1,518 through the Retirement Systems of Alabama. The amount had been calculated through a state formula primarily based on the number of years municipal employees had served.

With Councilwoman Bree Walton absent from the meeting, Mayor Phil Blasingame suggested tabling this until the next council meeting.

When discussing the state of the town’s finances, all of the accounts were in good shape, with income higher than expenses across the board.

Even though expenses were over the initial budget by nearly $18,000 due to the unforeseen purchase of a new lawnmower and the repairs to the old gym, the town was not in any financial straits. “The pipeline and the work on the power lines has helped this,�

Blasingame said.

These workers coming in to town and spending money at places like Foodland, where Blasingame said he saw some of them lined up several deep one morning to buy breakfast,

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here is a word that some have doggedly dismissed that the news of last Tuesday – July 11 – demands not be ignored.

It starts with a “c” and ends with “–ollusion.”

On July 11, we learned that Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the president of the United States, had emails that cracked open the Trump campaign’s walnut of willful deceit concerning its potential collusion with Russians to harm the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign.

(One must consider, at this point, whether the word “potential” is any longer necessary in the preceding sentence.)

In fact, Trump Jr. himself produced the damning emails!

When he joyfully (“I love it,” the president’s namesake son said in one of the emails he made public) accepted a meeting with a Russian attorney who claimed to have information that would likely damage his father’s Democratic opponent, Trump Jr. was, at the very least, guilty of, in a manner of speaking, sleeping with the enemy. Call it what you will – collusion, cooperation, collaboration, naïveté, treason or by some wholly different name – but Trump Jr.’s action in that acceptance ran counter

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to some 240 years of principled democracy in our great republic.

His action was unprecedented, if not unlawful. And though Trump Jr. contends the meeting turned out to be about adoptions Russia’s end to American adoptions of Russian children in response to sanctions levied against the Putin regime and, he said, was a waste of 20 minutes (after all, discussions of adoption are wasteful, right?

But destruction of a political opponent? Now, that’s a big deal!), he clearly accepted the meeting expecting far more.

What must Vladimir Putin, a man who doesn’t think twice about ridding himself of whatever opposition within his own country rankles him before snuffing life from them, be thinking?

He’s likely enjoying a potato soda and a constant stream of hearty laughter thinking, “We are destroying them from within.”

What’s more, they’re doing it

without any real effort.

It’s all Trump and his genepool-centric “gang that couldn’t shoot straight,” as the late great Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jimmy Breslin referred to schizophrenic New York hoodlum Joseph Gallo’s crew. In fact, there have been schizophrenic episodes in Trump’s sevenmonth presidency, too, where he says one thing and then tweets something totally counter from his easy chair and cell phone.

Frankly, I am more worried about my beloved country than ever. Trump Jr.’s emails are the latest in a string of disturbing developments from this administration, though many of the president’s own tweets and actions have been equally so.

But, for me, it’s not that Hillary or Bernie Sanders lost the election to the New York megalomaniac that is the root of my worry.

It’s the large chunks of our population who have fallen in lockstep with this president, believing his side of every story despite his history of lies and halftruths, supporting him in every loony legislative logarithm he posits (read: TrumpCare, which has apparently died another agonizing death) regardless of how ridiculous, heartless and/ or self-serving whatever the man

says or does may be.

A convenient and disheartening close-to-home example is Alabama’s own junior Sen. Luther Strange, who recently told a Montgomery candidate forum, “President Trump is the greatest thing that’s happened to this country. I consider it a biblical miracle that he’s there.”

Strange read a different Bible than the one from which I was taught as a child. In mine, no philandering, lying, vain individual would ever have been called a “miracle,” much less a “biblical” one.

But Strange’s strange comment serves him politically.

Unfortunately, Alabama politics seems to have devolved into a contest to see which candidate can out-Trump the other, the latest in a frightening accumulation of evidence that we need a new Age of Enlightenment in this country to illumine both our hearts and our minds.

And, now more than ever, we need an unfettered free press to point us in the direction of the truth, despite whatever attempts at distraction and denigration Trump, Trump Jr. and their minions may concoct.

David Granger is an editor with Tallapoosa Publishers.

DONALD TRUMP JR. AND OTHER MET WITH RUSSIANS. IS THAT A BIG DEAL? We want to know what you think about the recently released emails from the president’s son that show he and others from the Trump camp met with three people who claimed to have information obtained from the Russian government. The indications are that the meeting was supposed to include delivery of potentially damaging information on Hillary Clinton that would help the Trump campaign. Fact or fiction?

Big deal or no deal? Write a letter to the editor and give us your opinion.

Send your comments, 300 words or less to The Outlook at editor@ alexcityoutlook.com

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Steve Robinson represents District 2, which includes the southern part of Alexander City, the Cedar Creek area, Ourtown and Willow Point. His phone number Steve Robinson is 256-654-0047. His address is 300 Heritage Drive Alexander City.

John McKelvey represents District 3, which includes Jackson’s Gap, Hackneyville, New Site and Daviston.

McKelvey currently serves as chairman.

His phone number is 256-794-4405. His address is 1285 Freeman John Road, Dadeville.

Emma Jean Thweatt represents District 4, which includes Dadeville, Pace’s Point, northern Camp Hill, Buttston, Dudleyville and part of Eagle Creek. She can be reached at 8254207. Her address is 585 Brookwood Circle, Dadeville.

McKelvey

Emma Jean Thweatt

George Carleton Jr. represents District 5, which includes southern Camp Hill, Red Ridge, Walnut Hill, Union and Pleasant Ridge. His address is 630 Turner Road Road, Dadeville.

George Carleton Jr.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

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– Steve Jobs

Today’s

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“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine” – Isaiah 43:1

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Gde myaso: Russian for where’s the beef Political campaigns are full of liars and fabulists. From the candidate who promises to repeal Obamacare root–andbranch, to the volunteer who lies about how many doors he knocked, campaigns attract people who are, as Mark Twain observed, “Economical with the truth.”

I know because I spent almost 40 years working in elections all over the U.S. and in a handful of islands.

Think of all the dysfunction and outrage you’ve ever endured in any organization where you’ve worked. Then condense the burned microwave popcorn in the break room, the ideastealing colleague, the boss who doesn’t give the promised raise, the boasting braggart and the job description that changes monthly into a timeframe of only a few months.

That’s a political campaign.

The people outside the campaign who want to “help” are often no better. The relative that meddles, the donor with advice on campaign commercials and the family friend who has negative information that’s going to “blow the opponent out of the water.”

The Trump campaign had to deal with all these annoyance on the largest scale possible.

This brings us to Donald Trump Jr. He’s a businessman with zero political experience.

On June 3, 2016 he gets an email from a music publicist, who tells him a Russian singer says his dad met with the “Crown prosecutor of Russia,” who in turn said he had documents related to Hillary’s Russian dealings that would incriminate her.

The only difference between

The office is as imaginary as the documentation.

MICHAEL SHANNON Syndicated columnist

this and typical campaign fantasy mongering is the information wasn’t for sale.

Media hindsight is currently spinning this third-hand account of potential Russian government “help” as the latest confirmation of the Axis of Internet hacking conspiracy. What this “evidence” really proves is the Russia collusion scandal is the leftist equivalent of the Obama birth certificate conspiracy.

Neither the timeline nor the result stand up to objective scrutiny.

When Donald, Jr. received the initial email Trump wasn’t even the nominee. Instead he was the presumed nominee - although John Kasich had recently stopped taking his medicine and was attempting to organize other bitter-enders in an effort to seize the GOP convention.

Those of you who are counting may list this as the first attempted coup against Trump.

If you are as credulous as the Opposition Media it makes perfect sense the Russian security service, the FSB, would use a music publicist sending an unencrypted email as part of a nefarious plot to derail Our First Female President.

The situation was significantly different from Junior’s viewpoint. The message refers to a so-called “Crown prosecutor of Russia.” But it may as well have been the “Clown prosecutor of Russia.”

Google the phrase and you get 40,800 results that refer to the news stories about the email.

For Trump the primary motivation for the meeting isn’t a sit-down with some shadowy Russian. Donald, Jr. is maintaining a business relationship. The singer’s dad is a Russian big-shot Trump, Inc. has done business with in the past. The rule of thumb for operating in an oligarchy is: Keep the Oligarchs Happy!

A meeting with a potential crackpot is a small price to pay to stay in the Russian market.

If the Russian “agent” does have information, so much the better. One thing his motivation couldn’t have been was joining some Russian conspiracy to steal the election. That’s because the alleged Russian DNC hack wasn’t announced until AFTER junior’s meeting.

Trump Jr.’s meeting went like most of these negative hypefests do. Rosa Klebb walked into the meeting, excuse me Natalia Veselnitskaya, and all she wanted to talk about was Russian sanctions, not Hillary shenanigans.

There was no Russian help.

No Russian collusion. No beef at all.

The meeting was such a waste of time Jared Kushner walked out halfway through and resumed living a normal life.

I would recommend obsessed members of the Opposition Media discard their tinfoil hats and do the same.

Michael Shannon is a commentator and public relations consultant. He can be reached at mandate.mmpr@ gmail.com.

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here is a word that some have doggedly dismissed that the news of last Tuesday – July 11 – demands not be ignored.

It starts with a “c” and ends with “–ollusion.”

On July 11, we learned that Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the president of the United States, had emails that cracked open the Trump campaign’s walnut of willful deceit concerning its potential collusion with Russians to harm the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign.

(One must consider, at this point, whether the word “potential” is any longer necessary in the preceding sentence.)

In fact, Trump Jr. himself produced the damning emails!

When he joyfully (“I love it,” the president’s namesake son said in one of the emails he made public) accepted a meeting with a Russian attorney who claimed to have information that would likely damage his father’s Democratic opponent, Trump Jr. was, at the very least, guilty of, in a manner of speaking, sleeping with the enemy. Call it what you will – collusion, cooperation, collaboration, naïveté, treason or by some wholly different name – but Trump Jr.’s action in that acceptance ran counter

DAVID GRANGER Managing Editor

to some 240 years of principled democracy in our great republic.

His action was unprecedented, if not unlawful. And though Trump Jr. contends the meeting turned out to be about adoptions Russia’s end to American adoptions of Russian children in response to sanctions levied against the Putin regime and, he said, was a waste of 20 minutes (after all, discussions of adoption are wasteful, right?

But destruction of a political opponent? Now, that’s a big deal!), he clearly accepted the meeting expecting far more.

What must Vladimir Putin, a man who doesn’t think twice about ridding himself of whatever opposition within his own country rankles him before snuffing life from them, be thinking?

He’s likely enjoying a potato soda and a constant stream of hearty laughter thinking, “We are destroying them from within.”

What’s more, they’re doing it

without any real effort.

It’s all Trump and his genepool-centric “gang that couldn’t shoot straight,” as the late great Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jimmy Breslin referred to schizophrenic New York hoodlum Joseph Gallo’s crew. In fact, there have been schizophrenic episodes in Trump’s sevenmonth presidency, too, where he says one thing and then tweets something totally counter from his easy chair and cell phone.

Frankly, I am more worried about my beloved country than ever. Trump Jr.’s emails are the latest in a string of disturbing developments from this administration, though many of the president’s own tweets and actions have been equally so.

But, for me, it’s not that Hillary or Bernie Sanders lost the election to the New York megalomaniac that is the root of my worry.

It’s the large chunks of our population who have fallen in lockstep with this president, believing his side of every story despite his history of lies and halftruths, supporting him in every loony legislative logarithm he posits (read: TrumpCare, which has apparently died another agonizing death) regardless of how ridiculous, heartless and/ or self-serving whatever the man

says or does may be.

A convenient and disheartening close-to-home example is Alabama’s own junior Sen. Luther Strange, who recently told a Montgomery candidate forum, “President Trump is the greatest thing that’s happened to this country. I consider it a biblical miracle that he’s there.”

Strange read a different Bible than the one from which I was taught as a child. In mine, no philandering, lying, vain individual would ever have been called a “miracle,” much less a “biblical” one.

But Strange’s strange comment serves him politically.

Unfortunately, Alabama politics seems to have devolved into a contest to see which candidate can out-Trump the other, the latest in a frightening accumulation of evidence that we need a new Age of Enlightenment in this country to illumine both our hearts and our minds.

And, now more than ever, we need an unfettered free press to point us in the direction of the truth, despite whatever attempts at distraction and denigration Trump, Trump Jr. and their minions may concoct.

David Granger is an editor with Tallapoosa Publishers.

DONALD TRUMP JR. AND OTHERS MET WITH RUSSIANS. IS THAT A BIG DEAL? We want to know what you think about the recently released emails from the president’s son that show he and others from the Trump camp met with three people who claimed to have information obtained from the Russian government. The indications are that the meeting was supposed to include delivery of potentially damaging information on Hillary Clinton that would help the Trump campaign. Fact or fiction?

Big deal or no deal? Write a letter to the editor and give us your opinion.

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T.C. Coley represents District 1, including half of Coley Creek, the Andrew Jackson subdivision, the southern part of Indian Hill, North Central Avenue, part of Pearson’s Chapel Road, the Northside community and portion of Spring Hill T.C. Coley community. His phone number is 256-212-9316. His address is 2316 North Central Avenue, Kellyton.

Steve Robinson represents District 2, which includes the southern part of Alexander City, the Cedar Creek area, Ourtown and Willow Point. His phone number Steve Robinson is 256-654-0047. His address is 300 Heritage Drive Alexander City.

John McKelvey represents District 3, which includes Jackson’s Gap, Hackneyville, New Site and Daviston.

McKelvey currently serves as chairman.

His phone number is 256-794-4405. His address is 1285 Freeman John Road, Dadeville.

Emma Jean Thweatt represents District 4, which includes Dadeville, Pace’s Point, northern Camp Hill, Buttston, Dudleyville and part of Eagle Creek. She can be reached at 8254207. Her address is 585 Brookwood Circle, Dadeville.

McKelvey

Emma Jean Thweatt

George Carleton Jr. represents District 5, which includes southern Camp Hill, Red Ridge, Walnut Hill, Union and Pleasant Ridge. His address is 630 Turner Road Road, Dadeville.

George Carleton Jr.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Today’s

Quote

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”

– Steve Jobs

Today’s

Scripture

“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine” – Isaiah 43:1

alexcityoutlook.com

Daily Poll Tuesday Question: Have attended any Sun Festival events this week?

Yes – 9 No – 26

Wednesday’s question: Have you ever called law enforcement to report suspicious activity that you have witnessed?

To participate in this daily poll, log on each day to www.alexcityoutlook.com and vote. Find out the vote totals in the next edition of The Outlook and see if your vote swayed the results.

Our

Mission

The Outlook strives to report the news honestly, fairly and with integrity, to take a leadership role and act as a positive influence in our community, to promote business, to provide for the welfare of our employees, to strive for excellence in everything we do and above all, to treat others as we would want to be treated ourselves.

Gde myaso: Russian for where’s the beef Political campaigns are full of liars and fabulists. From the candidate who promises to repeal Obamacare root–andbranch, to the volunteer who lies about how many doors he knocked, campaigns attract people who are, as Mark Twain observed, “Economical with the truth.”

I know because I spent almost 40 years working in elections all over the U.S. and in a handful of islands.

Think of all the dysfunction and outrage you’ve ever endured in any organization where you’ve worked. Then condense the burned microwave popcorn in the break room, the ideastealing colleague, the boss who doesn’t give the promised raise, the boasting braggart and the job description that changes monthly into a timeframe of only a few months.

That’s a political campaign.

The people outside the campaign who want to “help” are often no better. The relative that meddles, the donor with advice on campaign commercials and the family friend who has negative information that’s going to “blow the opponent out of the water.”

The Trump campaign had to deal with all these annoyance on the largest scale possible.

This brings us to Donald Trump Jr. He’s a businessman with zero political experience.

On June 3, 2016 he gets an email from a music publicist, who tells him a Russian singer says his dad met with the “Crown prosecutor of Russia,” who in turn said he had documents related to Hillary’s Russian dealings that would incriminate her.

The only difference between

MICHAEL SHANNON Syndicated columnist

this and typical campaign fantasy mongering is the information wasn’t for sale.

Media hindsight is currently spinning this third-hand account of potential Russian government “help” as the latest confirmation of the Axis of Internet hacking conspiracy. What this “evidence” really proves is the Russia collusion scandal is the leftist equivalent of the Obama birth certificate conspiracy.

Neither the timeline nor the result stand up to objective scrutiny.

When Donald, Jr. received the initial email Trump wasn’t even the nominee. Instead he was the presumed nominee - although John Kasich had recently stopped taking his medicine and was attempting to organize other bitter-enders in an effort to seize the GOP convention.

Those of you who are counting may list this as the first attempted coup against Trump.

If you are as credulous as the Opposition Media it makes perfect sense the Russian security service, the FSB, would use a music publicist sending an unencrypted email as part of a nefarious plot to derail Our First Female President.

The situation was significantly different from Junior’s viewpoint. The message refers to a so-called “Crown prosecutor of Russia.” But it may as well have been the “Clown prosecutor of Russia.”

The office is as imaginary as the documentation.

Google the phrase and you get 40,800 results that refer to the news stories about the email.

For Trump the primary motivation for the meeting isn’t a sit-down with some shadowy Russian. Donald, Jr. is maintaining a business relationship. The singer’s dad is a Russian big-shot Trump, Inc. has done business with in the past. The rule of thumb for operating in an oligarchy is: Keep the Oligarchs Happy!

A meeting with a potential crackpot is a small price to pay to stay in the Russian market.

If the Russian “agent” does have information, so much the better. One thing his motivation couldn’t have been was joining some Russian conspiracy to steal the election. That’s because the alleged Russian DNC hack wasn’t announced until AFTER junior’s meeting.

Trump Jr.’s meeting went like most of these negative hypefests do. Rosa Klebb walked into the meeting, excuse me Natalia Veselnitskaya, and all she wanted to talk about was Russian sanctions, not Hillary shenanigans.

There was no Russian help.

No Russian collusion. No beef at all.

The meeting was such a waste of time Jared Kushner walked out halfway through and resumed living a normal life.

I would recommend obsessed members of the Opposition Media discard their tinfoil hats and do the same.

Michael Shannon is a commentator and public relations consultant. He can be reached at mandate.mmpr@ gmail.com.

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At 6:10 Tuesday morning, Amanda Queen knocked on the door here at the Outlook and she found the medallion. It was actually located under a paper box at our office. The Pie in the Sky Treasure Hunt is sponsored by USAmeribank. Amanda picked up a check for $200 and will be entered in a drawing for $1,000 to be given away at Saturday night’s Moon Taxi concert at Strand Park. Check The Outlook Facebook page at 6 a.m. each day for your clue.

Thursday, July 20

ART SHOW: Members of the Artists Association of Central Alabama will be presenting their art work and paintings in a show at the Comer Museum in Sylacauga July 20 from 6-8 p.m. There will be music, wine drinks and refreshments. There will also be an art demonstration by Dottie Holdren. The show will be in the library at the Alexander Library for the month of August.

BINGO: Jake’s Restaurant is hosting bingo night to benefit the Boys and Girls and Club of the Lake Martin Area every Thursday this month from 6 to 8 p.m. Cards are $1 each.

concert begins at 7 p.m. The concert is presented by Radney and Langley funeral homes and admission is one non-perishable food item donation to benefit the Tallapoosa Christian Crisis Center and Loaves and Fishes.

BINGO: Jake’s Restaurant is hosting bingo night to benefit the Boys and Girls and Club of the Lake Martin Area every Thursday this month from 6 to 8 p.m. Cards are $1 each.

Friday, July 28

MOVIE NIGHT: River of Life Worship Center is hosting a movie night July 28. WWJD II The Woodcarver will start at 7:30 p.m.

Concessions will be sold.

Friday, July 21

MOVIE NIGHT: River of Life Worship Center is hosting a movie night July 21. The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry will start at 7:30 p.m.

Concessions will be sold.

Saturday, July 22

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STARGAZING: The Auburn Astronomical Society will set up telescopes to look at the night sky July 22 at 6 p.m. on Hospice Point near the silo at Wind Creek State Park.

BINGO NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have Family Game Night Bingo Saturday, July 22 from 5-8 p.m. The event will begin with hot dogs, pizza, chips and soft drinks.

CHURCH SINGING: Family Worship Center at 1676 Sewell Street is hosting a singing July 22 at 6 p.m.

The pastor is Tony Harris. Everyone is welcomed.

Sunday, July 23

CHURCH HOMECOMING: Rock Springs Baptist Church in Jacksons Gap is hosting homecoming July 23 at 10 a.m. Pastor Jamey Williams will bring the message and The Dyes will provide the music. Dinner will be served and everyone is invited.

CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Goodwater is celebrating its 128th Anniversary Sunday, July 23 at 2:30 p.m.The guest speaker will be Christopher Todd and the pastor of Macedonia Baptist is Melvin Irving.

Wednesday, July 26

FIELD AND FOREST HIKE: Wind Creek State Park is hosting a field and forest hike July 26 at 9 a.m.

The walk is for all ages. Meet at the outdoor classroom across from the beach.

HEALTH FAIR: A Summer Safari Health Fair, hosted by The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Senior Services Department will be held at the Bibb Graves High School in Millerville Wednesday, July 26 from 9 a.m. to noon.

There will be health screenings, health education, refreshments, door prizes and more. Special guest will be Brian Peters, meteorologist from ABC 33/40. This event will be indoors and free to the public. For more information contact Tabitha Royal, BSW, service coordinator at 256-751-3740 or email ROYAL.TABITHA@AIDB.ORG. GENEALOGY PROGRAM: The Adelia M. Russell Memorial Library is hosting “Genealogy Connects Us” July 26 at 11 a.m. Procedures for collecting, preserving and storing of church and other organizational records and artifacts will be taught by Sheralyn Belyeu, Loretta Whetstone and Frazine K. Taylor.

Thursday, July 27

GOSPEL QUARTET: The Carolina Boys Quartet will be at the Benjamin Russell High School Auditorium July 27. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the

Saturday, July 29

$500 GIVEAWAY: The Goodwater Disabled Veterans Organization is having a $500 giveaway July 29 at 2 p.m. at the Goodwater Disabled Veterans Organization, located at 7882 U.S. Highway 280 in Goodwater.

First prize is $250, second is $150 and third is $100.

Donations are being accepted by calling Richard McElarth at 256-2764776, Renell Hill at 256-839-6915, Wade McElarth at 256-749-9100 or Willie James Gaddis at 256-861-6177.

Proceeds will be used to help feed veterans.

YOUTH FOOTBALL CAMP: Bridge Builders will be hosting a youth football camp for grades 1-8 July 29 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Sportplex.

For more information, contact Hudson Hinton at 256-750-1140 or Tommie Kelly at 256-786-0542.

BENEFIT SINGING: All for Him will be praising God with the Pritchard family. Sonny went home and those of us that wait for our time to join him will be rejoicing and singing praises for a blessing to fall on his wife and children in their time of need. Please come out and join us at Kellyton Revival Center July 29 from 6 to 9 p.m.

BENEFIT SINGING: Mt. Siani Baptist Church in Waverly is hosting a benefit for Edger Tug Woody July 29 at 5:30 p.m. Host Star Wonder gospel singers will be performing. Rev. Cory Hughley is pastor.

BACK 2 SCHOOL DRIVE: The Jacksons Gap Back 2 School Drive is Saturday, July 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jacksons Gap Fire Department.

There will be food, fun and school supplies for students who can’t afford them.

Donations are being accepted through July 25 at the Jacksons Gap Town Hall.

FAMILY REUNION: The Mahan yates Jarvis Family Reunion will be July 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rocky Creek Fellowship Hall. Bring a covered dish and sit a spell.

Sunday, July 30

REGENERATION PRAISERS REGISTRATION: The Studio will be taking registration for praise dance, tumbling and cheerleading, basic lyrical/lyrical/ballet dance and majorette dance.

The early bird sign up is July 30 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. for $20 and $25 for sign ups from % p.m. to 6 p.m.

Aug. 9, 10, 16,17, 23, 24, 30, 31, and Sept. 1 For more information contact Kenyatta Simmons at Regeneration Praisers or email Ksimmons@acsk12. net or call Diane Deloney at 256-3074195 or Rosalyn Salter at 256-7941023.

Tuesday, August 1

USHER MEETING: There will be a meeting of the Early Rose District ushers August 1 at 5 p.m. at the Early

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Wednesday, August 2

OPEN HOUSE: Horseshoe Bend School is hosting an open house for high school students. Time is to be determined.

Thursday, August 3

OPEN HOUSE: Horseshoe Bend School is hosting an open house for elementary school students Aug. 3 from 5:30-7 p.m.

OPEN HOUSE: Dadeville Elementary School is hosting an open house for elementary school students Aug. 3 from 5-6:30 p.m.

OPEN HOUSE: Reeltown Elementary School is hosting an open house for elementary school students Aug. 3 from 2-6 p.m.

OPEN HOUSE: Reeltown High School is hosting an open house for high school students Aug. 3 from 2-6 p.m.

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Friday, August 4

ALZHEIMERS CONFERENCE: The 15th Annual Alzheimer’s Professional and Family Caregiver Conference will be Friday, August 4 at Frazer United Methodist Church in Montgomery. UAB research specialist Dr. Rita Jablonski-Jaudon will be discussing strategies to deal with dementia patients with non-drub interventions.

For more information, call 334-3994342 or 334-233-2139. $20 general admission or $55 for professionals needing CE credit.

Saturday, August 5

BACK TO SCHOOL EXPO: The will be a Back To School Expo at the Betty Carol Graham Center at CACC August 5 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The guest speaker is 13 year old King Nahh from Newark, New Jersey who has been featured on Steve Harvey’s Little Big Shots and Good Morning America.

Students of all ages are encouraged to attend. There will be free school supplies for all students and backpacks will also be given way.

Teachers and administrators are also encouraged to attend as well.

There will be pizza and drinks too.

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Sunday, August 6

CHURCH SINGING: Old Providence Baptist Church in Hackneyville is hosting an all day singing August 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Special singers will be the Kingsland Quartet from Arab. Lunch will be at 12 p.m. and everyone is invited.

Saturday, August 12

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CHURCH FESTIVAL: Centerview Baptist Church County Road 89 in Camp Hill is hosting a church festival Saturday, Aug. 12 starting at 9 a.m.

There will be fun, food and games for everyone. The pastor is Rev. J. Harrison.

CLASS REUNION: Laurel High School Class of 1969 50th Year reunion meeting on the second Saturday of every other month starting August 12 at 10 a.m. at the Cooper Recreation Center. Any questions please contact Abber Dean Shelton at 256-329-3234 between 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

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Canasta players are needed Seitz to be commended for saving life

T

he Alexander City Parks and Recreation 50+ Queen’s Outing last Friday was very enjoyable.

We had a excellent turn out of participation along with good fellowship plus good food that it all added up to making the outing super fun! Shirley Coley is an awesome lady to hang out with if you didn’t know this and it was great seeing all of the women looking so pretty! Remember that it doesn’t take much to have fun when you have a unique group of people gathered together. A warm smile, friendly disposition and a love for others is really all you need.

The Queen’s group is for single ladies. We would love to have you join us anytime!

“I feel there is nothing more artistic than loving people,” Vincent Van Gogh.

The Canasta game group is needing more players. The group meets on Friday from 9 a.m. till noon at the 50+ Activity Center. If you play or want to learn, please come and visit. Shirley Carmichael is the group leader and would love to have you participate.

Knitting is a great hobby to learn

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or a great time to gather with friends with the love of knitting. There is a small group of beginner knitters that have started getting together on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. Mary Allen has been gracious enough to help show and teach beginning knitting. For more information, please ask Sandra Thompson or Mary Lee Radney.

“In a ball of yarn is the potential to make a dream that you have come true,” Melanie Falick.

ACPR 50+ sends out get well soon wishes to Catherine Owens. We love you Cat! Until next time, keep a smile on your face and love in your heart.

Holt writes about events and people of the Alexander City Parks and Recreation Department’s 50+ Club.

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I want you to know there are ‘Good Samaritans’ out there. I’d hoped to get the real scoop, but could not get in touch with the good-deed person in time for this print date. I can share the bare facts.

Last week, while Will Seitz (pro.

Sites) stayed at his parents’ home of Mick and Linda Seitz to care for animals while they were off on a vacation, he came across a car on the edge of the road. It appeared to Will Seitz the driver was not conscious and was slumped over the steering wheel. Will stopped and called ‘911.’

They told Will that doing this had saved the man’s life. He’d had a heart attack and was passed out. Such a heart-warming story. Makes you feel good to live in this rural area where good folks take time to help. I am still having some phone trouble when these plentiful storms come close or move through, our phone rings once, every few minutes. This may be why Mr. Seitz couldn’t reach me.

Saturday, July 22, the River and Blues Festival will be taking pace in Wetumpka along the banks of the Coosa River and around ‘Gold-Star’ Park. This is a free to the public event that started in 2012, when it had about 10,000 attendees, very impressive, for the first of many. Take your chairs, blankets and coolers. Bands will be on two stages, one for local talent and one for the bands that organizers bring in for that New Orleans flavor, including Zydeco. Lots of fun just waiting to be enjoyed on the Banks of the Coosa River with food vendors and free activities for kids including face painting and bouncy houses.

Sunday July 23, the guest speaker at the Church in the Pines will be

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Charles Gattis, a retired United Methodist from 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

I am so proud to tell you that our air-conditioning was fixed early this week, so Ron and I plus our six dogs are enjoying extra-special cooling comfort.

Just two weeks to go for the 12th annual ‘Wags & Whiskers’ Auction event to benefit the Elmore County Humane Shelter animals with live and silent bidding auction and dinner.

They will even have Nascar tickets up for auction. Taking place at Wind Creek Wetumpka Entertainment Center the last Friday of this month, July 28, bidding begins at 6 p.m. A great lay-out of food will be put on by The Casino, and D.J. ‘Ziggy’ will MC the event. Tickets can be purchased ahead of the event at the shelter or at the door for $25 per person.

So much going on around this area, and so little time. Who said there was nothing to do? Let’s hope the weather co-operates very well for those things.

Even if inside, you will still have to get there, and no one wants to arrive dripping wet.

Be careful in the excessive heat.

I understand more high temperature days are forecast. You can get dehydrated when the humidity is so high before you know it and heat stroke is very dangerous. I know that dear Harold Turner of Kellyton has had these times of being dehydrated without knowing it in the past. My Ron had a bout in mid-June and again early in July. So, don’t stay out too long. If you must, drink plenty to keep yourself hydrated.

The Chit-Chatters ladies luncheon group will meet next on Thursday, July 27, 11 a.m., at ‘Sho-Nuff’ BBQ in Alexander City, and you are welcome to join us.

Until next week, keep smiling.

Rosie Morgan is a community columnist for The Outlook. She is a resident of Nixburg and writes about the events and residents of the Equality and Nixburg areas.

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WELL-DESERVED HONOR ANDY GRAHAM Columnist

Translating coach Malzahn at Media Days

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’ll finish up my preview of Auburn’s 2017 football schedule next week, because the aftermath of SEC Media Days demands some attention.

After being the first coach on the podium the previous two years, Gus Malzahn had to patiently wait until the final day to have his say this year. No one’s ever going to confuse Malzahn with a bombastic Steve Spurrier or an enigmatic Les Miles. He is often times considered by many to be rather boring in press conference situations. That’s because most people aren’t fluent in coachspeak.

I actually minored in that at Auburn so I feel it’s my duty to translate Malzahn’s comments for the public. Here are some quotes from last week attributed to Malzahn and their proper translation.

Quote No. 1: “Just a quick recap of last year. We started out, we had some major adversity. I was real proud of our team, the way they rebounded. We went on a six-game win streak, and I really felt like we were playing as good as anybody in the country.”

Translation No. 1: I totally screwed up the first game last year against Clemson and I was nearly as bad against Texas A&M in week three. Those two losses were completely my fault. I don’t even know what I was thinking not playing Kamryn Pettway against Clemson. That was really dumb, but we figured it out eventually.

Quote No. 2: “We had some key injuries late. We kind of limped home. Just had that bad feeling the way we finished. We felt like we had a real opportunity there and just didn’t seize the moment.”

Translation No. 2: Everything was going real well until Sean White got hurt against Ole Miss and Pettway went down against Vanderbilt. We had nothing remotely comparable as a backup to those two guys. I also fully admit the Georgia loss was one of the most horrifically ugly offensive performances in the history of mankind.

Quote No. 3: “We hired Chip Lindsey. I’m excited about Chip. I got a lot of confidence in Chip. He’s going to provide more balance for us. And he’s a quarterback guru too.”

Translation No. 3: We have been awful throwing the football the last two years and we desperately needed some help. I hired Chip Lindsey because he brings a much more sophisticated passing offense and he’s been pretty successful. He’s also supposed to be really good at working with quarterbacks.

Considering every great high school QB I have recruited over the years has been abysmal in college, I thought it might be about time for a new quarterback coach.

Quote No. 4: “Like I was saying, the biggest comfort right now is we have quality depth at the quarterback position. And we got two of the better quarterbacks, I feel like, and we got a young one in Malik Willis.”

Translation No. 4: I know everyone wants me to name Jarrett Stidham as the starter, but I’m not going to do it right now. I also know no one believes me, but Sean White will have an opportunity to win the job in fall practice.

We don’t expect him to and he probably won’t, but he’ll at least have a chance. We think Jarrett Stidham has a chance to be really, really good.

Andy Graham is a regular columnist for The Outlook.

NeColby Maxwell earns spot at North-South All-Star game

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

There is no question about it — NeColby Maxwell was the star of the show for Benjamin Russell’s football team last season.

Out of 2,391 yards gained on the ground for the Wildcats last season, Maxwell contributed 1,723 of them. He also scored 23 of BRHS’s 27 rushing touchdowns and had two more through the air.

So when the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA) announced the rosters for the annual North-South AllStar game, it was no surprise Maxwell was one of two running backs selected to represent the South.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity, especially that coach (Danny) Horn went out of his way to put me up for the selection and I actually got it,” Maxwell said. “It’s a privilege.”

Horn said, “NeColby is a hard worker and a very talented running back. I think he’s got a bright future ahead of him at Tuskegee. I hope he does well (this week). We’re all real proud of him.”

Despite his staggering senior-season numbers, Maxwell didn’t start playing football until seventh grade, and it took an unlikely source to motivate him to his current achievements.

“I really didn’t start taking it serious until my sophomore year, but then my sister (VaQuita) really pushed me,” Maxwell said. “My sister is a sports freak, and she told me the possibilities. I didn’t even know anything about going to college to play until then.”

Beginning his football career as a wide receiver and quarterback, Maxwell quickly moved to running back on his eighth-grade team, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Over the course of three varsity seasons with the Wildcats, Maxwell

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Benjamin Russell’s NeColby Maxwell (3) will play in the North-South All-Star game on Thursday evening.

finished his career with 3,715 rushing yards and 40 touchdowns on 617 carries.

He surpassed 1,500 rushing yards in both his junior and senior seasons. On the receiving end, Maxwell amassed 211 yards, three touchdowns and 18 receptions in two years.

In preparation for Thursday’s game, which will be played at 7 p.m. at the Cramton Bowl, Maxwell has been working out with the high school team and staying in shape, which he needed to do for the upcoming Tuskegee season anyway.

“He’s been with us pretty much all summer long,” Horn said. “I told him when he got (selected) that he needed to stay in shape because a lot of times, a lot of the guys go in out of shape. It’s going to be in July heat, and you got to be in shape. But he’s been with us, and I’m sure he’ll have a good game because

he’s a good running back. I look forward to his play.”

Not only will staying in shape be a good thing for playing with the Golden Tigers, but Maxwell hopes playing in the North-South game will be a taste of what playing at the next level will be like. Beginning Monday, Maxwell participated in practices with South from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

“I know a bunch of these guys because I’ve been to football camps with them, and some of the coaches have coached against me,” he said. “It’s a nice experience to play with somebody different because they’re going to show me how college practice is going to be.

“I’m excited because it means a lot to show where I come from. A lot of these folks know about Benjamin Russell from the past, and it’s just a wonderful opportunity to represent our school.”

Graveman headlines Athletics’ official magazine

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

It’s been an up and down season for Oakland Athletics pitcher Kendall Graveman, a Benjamin Russell graduate.

He’s been on the disabled list twice and has had just eight starts this season after setting the A’s on fire with his Opening Night victory back in April.

But it was made clear this month the Athletics aren’t giving up on the Alexander City native. Graveman was prominently featured in this month’s Athletics, the team’s official magazine, including a front cover photo, a sixpage spread and a foldout poster. The story on Graveman talked a lot about his connections to Alex City as well as his relationships with his father, Gary, and brother, Kyle.

Family and his background has always been especially important to Kendall.

“There’s a really unique aspect to growing up in a small town,” Graveman told the Outlook late last month. “With my dad working in the school system, the amount of support I have back home doesn’t go unnoticed. Dad is always letting me know that people are checking up on me.”

In eight games this season, Graveman has had 47 innings of work for the Athletics. He has an ERA of 3.83 and a 2-2 record. He’s allowed just 46

hits while striking out 32 batters.

According to SFGate.com, a website bsite published by the San an Francisco Chronicle, le, Graveman should be back at it today on a rehab assignment with the Nashville Sounds. ds.

SFGate.com reported ed Graveman will throw ow 45, 60 and 80 pitches es in three respective starts with Nashvillee in the hopes of returning to the A’s in August.

Wherever Graveman ends up, it’s certain he’ll make his hometownn proud.

“People mostly see me on TV and see me as a pro, but back home, they know me as a person,” Graveman said. “That’s what I want to continue to do as I grow older — to not be a stranger and continue to be a part of my community.”

Upcoming concert, auction to benefit Dream Field STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

A concert and live auction will be held Aug. 19 to benefit the Alexander City Dream Field, a sports field for children with special needs.

The event will be held by Outdoor Friends Forever (OFF), a non-profit that provides outdoor opportunities to people with special needs, and the Alexander City Parks and Recreation. The concert will be held at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex and will feature Russell Craig, Kyle Wilson and Route 66. A live auction with auctioneer of the year Chuck Bradley will feature a plethora of sports memorabilia, hunting and fishing trips, guns and vacation packages.

General admission is $15, while VIP

tickets cost $35 for individuals or $60 for couples includes a dinner as well as the auction and concert.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit www. outdoorfriendsforever.com or www.acpr. me.

BRHS golf tournament postponed Benjamin Russell’s annual fundraising golf tournament has been postponed to March 16.

The tournament, which was originally scheduled for July 28, will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at LakeWinds Golf Course.

The cost is $400 for a team of four, which also includes three mulligans, a throw and a power drive per player.

Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. with a lunch following before the shotgun

start of the scramble tournament starts at 1:15 p.m.

For more information, contact BRHS boys golf coach Wes Tate at 256-7500953.

Register for Alex City youth football now Registration for the 2017 Alex City Parks and Rec Youth Flag & Tackle football league is now open. For 5- and 6-year-old football, the cost is $55, and for 7- to 12-year-old tackle football, the cost is $75. Age is based on child’s age as of Sept. 1, 2017 and a birth certificate is required. Registration is open to Alex City residents only and can be done Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Sportplex Gym Office.

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