June 28, 2017 Alex City Outlook

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DAIRY QUEEN OPENS TODAY IN ALEX CITY Chance to score free Blizzards for a year and a new fast-food option likely to bring big crowds to long-awaited eatery

By MITCH SNEED Editor

Sod and shrubbery were being put down into the night Tuesday.

Signs were still being mounted, while inside Alexander City’s new Dairy Queen crew members were having a trial run for some selected area residents including some firstresponders.

But today at 10:30 a.m., the

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doors will open and the newest edition to the area’s fast-food scene will greet customers.

To say a busy day is anticipated would be an understatement.

The new DQ Grill & Chill, owned and operated by Dairy Queen’s largest franchisee, Fourteen Foods, is as eager to open the doors as customers are to have them opened, according to Will Connell, community marketing manager for Fourteen Foods.

“We are excited about coming to the Alexander City market,” Connell said. “It’s an incredible town with a lot of history and great people. Alexander City is a strong community and we’re proud to be able to bring new DQ memories to the area.

“Everyone who remembers going to Dairy Queen has their own DQ story, and now families in the area will be able to make new memories

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School board elects officers, completes hires

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

The United States District Court of Alabama, Middle District, ruled Tuesday that the Alabama Department of Corrections, known as ADOC, has failed to provide constitutionally adequate mental health care to prisoners with serious mental health needs, knowingly placing them at substantial risk of serious harm.

In his ruling in Braggs v.

Dunn, Senior United States District Judge Myron H. Thompson describes the mental health care See PRISONS • Page 6

while enjoying DQ classics like Dip Cones, Dilly Bars and Blizzards, along with several unique menu items you can’t get anywhere else.”

The restaurant is located at the corner of Lee Street and U.S. Highway 280, just across from the Goo Goo Car Wash.

Connell announced earlier that there will be a special promotion

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RiverKids Kayaking Kampers practice their paddling skills before taking on Sandy Creek Tuesday morning.

The camp continues today with two more sessions of children learning the ways of the water.

4-H Kayaking Kamp gets participants outdoors and active

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

By all accounts the third annual 4-H RiverKids Kayaking Kamp was a hit.

Rising Horseshoe Bend School fourthgrader Carissa Looser and her older sister Bransley are already planning their next

water-bound adventure.

“They are already planning their next kayak trip,” said Brenda Pike, the girls’ grandmother. “They would sleep in one if they could.”

That statement got Carissa to thinking.

“We need to get a kayak where we can go See KAYAK • Page 11

The Alexander City Board of Education held elections during their Tuesday night meeting, determining who would serve as the board’s president and vice president for the upcoming school board year. David Sturdivant was elected as board president, while Michael Ransaw became the new vice president.

During the personnel section of the superintendent’s report, the board approved the retirement of maintenance worker Terry Boleware, the resignation of Stephens Elementary School teacher Heather Thompson and Whitney White, who had been approved earlier in the summer as a new science teacher at Benjamin Russell High School, and the transfer of Alexander City In-School Suspension teacher Earl Banks to the same role Radney Elementary School.

See SCHOOLS • Page 6

Local drivers see good news at the pump this July 4 STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

If you are planning a trip that requires a lot of driving this Independence Day weekend, you are in luck.

Motorists taking to the road for the July 4 holiday weekend will be benefiting from the lowest Independence Day gas prices since 2005. In Tallapoosa County that means an average of $1.95 per gallon and a national average of $2.21 per gallon.

Those numbers are well under the 10-year average of $3.14, according to fuel price tracking app GasBuddy.

“I can live with $1.95,” Bonnie Waites said Tuesday as she filled up at Cherokee

Quick Stop. “We are going to Panama City Thursday and it will be nice not to have to pay so much to get there and back.”

Average retail gasoline prices in the Montgomery area, which include Tallapoosa County, have fallen 4.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.95 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 205 gas outlets.

This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.25 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.

Mitch Sneed / The Outlook Including the change in gas prices in the Montgomery area A motorist fuels up her car at the Cherokee Quick Stop Tuesday as the electronic during the past week, prices price sign shows $1.95 per gallon. Drivers will fine the lowest July 4 gas prices in See FUEL • Page 9 12 years this long Independence Day weekend.

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Management Steve Baker Publisher, Ext. 218 steve.baker@alexcityoutlook.com Mitch Sneed Editor, Ext. 213 mitch.sneed@alexcityoutlook.com David Kendrick Circulation Manager, Ext. 204 david.kendrick@alexcityoutlook.com Lee Champion Production Manager, Ext. 220 lee.champion@alexcityoutlook.com Audra Spears Art Director, Ext. 219 audra.spears@alexcityoutlook.com Betsy Iler Magazine Managing Editor, Ext. 221 betsy.iler@alexcityoutlook.com Tippy Hunter Advertising Director, Ext. 206 marketing@alexcityoutlook.com Angela Mullins Business Manager, Ext. 202 angela.mullins@alexcityoutlook.com

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How to Submit Obituaries

Obituaries can be submitted to The Outlook from funeral homes by e-mail at obits@alexcityoutlook.com For more information, call (256) 234-4281.

DEAR ABBY: I recently had to spend a night in the hospital following minor surgery. One of the female techs taking care of me leaned over me to straighten out the bedding and I could see “everything” when the top of her scrubs fell open.

I’m not sure if it was on purpose or by accident. I say this because after the first time, it happened several more times.

I only looked the first time out of shock. The other times, I looked away.

Other than saying, “Hey, lady, I can see your boobies when you bend over,” what’s the polite way to say, “Oops -wardrobe malfunction”? -- GOT AN EYEFUL IN ILLINOIS DEAR GOT AN EYEFUL: Since, with luck, you won’t have to make another visit to the hospital, I think your question may be moot. However, the discreet way to deal with something like that would be to mention what happened to the head nurse or supervisor and

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say that it made you uncomfortable.

DEAR ABBY: I’m in my early 30s and recently met a very attractive woman my age. We are planning to get married.

She wants us to be married as soon as possible because she has been divorced for the last seven years.

My problem is, she’s extremely secretive about her past, especially the period between her divorce and our meeting. I have been open with her about my past, but when I ask about hers, she refuses to discuss it and says it has nothing to do with our relationship.

I have a feeling there may be something nasty she’s

hiding. I’m afraid I’m heading into a trap, but my love for her makes it tough to consider breaking up. Am I being too demanding? -- CONCERNED GUY IN THE SOUTH DEAR CONCERNED GUY: If your intuition is screaming that your girlfriend’s desire for a hasty marriage could spell trouble in the future, you should pay close attention to it. It is not “too demanding” to want to know what one’s fiancee has been doing for the last seven years. Under no circumstances should you marry this woman without first talking to a lawyer, who I am sure will suggest doing a background check and/ or drafting an ironclad prenuptial agreement.

DEAR ABBY: I recently attended a bridal shower for my nephew’s fiancee. My sister-inlaw (the future mother-in-law of the bride) also attended the shower. She did not choose any gifts from the bride’s reg-

istry, but decided instead to give the bride lingerie, including thong underwear. Frankly, I was shocked. I didn’t think it was appropriate for either the mother or the future mother-inlaw to give such intimate gifts.

Am I wrong? -- FLUMMOXED IN FLORIDA DEAR FLUMMOXED: Shower guests are not restricted to items based solely upon the couple’s registry. They can give whatever gift they wish to the bride and groom. Your sister-in-law chose something she thought the bride and groom would enjoy. Please try to be less judgmental and hope she was right.

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Youth, speed and police on New Site agenda

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

The community room in the New Site Town Hall building was filled with guests during Monday night’s council meeting.

Once the meeting was called to order, Mayor Phil Blasingame and the council took the time to recognize the New Site 8U Pinks softball team for winning the state championship. The council unanimously passed a resolution recognizing 2017 as “The Year of the New Site 8U Pinks.” The coach introduced the team before the players and coaching staff posed for photos with the mayor and council.

“We need to brag on them,” Councilman Mickey Carter said, who made a motion for discussion to be put on the agenda next time about getting signs made for the roadways leading in to

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town honoring the team.

The council also passed a resolution requesting increasing the speed limit on Highway 22 near Town Hall from 35 miles per hour to 45 mph. State legislator Mark Tuggle had previously suggested that, if the council passed such a resolution, he would personally get it in front of the Alabama Department of Transportation.

During the personnel report, Councilman Michael East reported that Police Officer Keefe Luck resigned from his post effective June 30 and would be taking a job at another agency. It was reported that his decision all boiled down to benefits, though there were no hard feelings against him, as he had worked out a notice with the department. East also said that an application to fill the post had been received. Blasingame, the council and Police Chief Philip Weddle all seemed to believe that the applicant, New Site resident Justin Farr was just the person for the job.

Councilman East made a motion that Farr be hired, which was approved.

The following items were also discussed during the meeting: • Minutes from the June 5 meeting were approved.

• Blasingame reported

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• A discussion was had about possibly purchasing a new Chevrolet Silverado from Donohoo Chevrolet in Fort Payne, who currently holds the state contract for supplying police vehicles.

The council was asked to think about it, and further discussion and a vote would be had about it during the next council meeting.

• Blasingame reported that all the town’s financial accounts were in great shape.

• A new air unit had been installed at the concession stand at the town ball fields.

• A motion was passed for the town to donate $300 to the New Site youth sports programs.

• A water line in the Wright Circle community was leaking. The water department had patched the two leaks, and were awaiting being able to lay new line.

• A motion was passed to not have a meeting on Monday, July 3, owing to the July 4 holiday. Carter also made a motion for Town Hall to be closed on the 3rd as well, which passed.

The next meeting of the New Site Town Council will be Monday, July 17 at 5 p.m. in the community room of Town Hall.

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

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

Daviston City Council meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Daviston Fire Department.

Public Meetings Alexander City Board of Education meets on the third Tuesday of each month.

Meetings are held in the board office at 375 Lee St. or local school at 5 p.m.

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that he had signed the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund application on June 15 and the process was ongoing.

“Notifications about if we got it will go out around the end of September or early October, and the funding would start in January,” Blasingame said. A motion was also made, giving Blasingame and Town Clerk Shelia Fuller the power to act as authorized representatives for the town for the DWSRF application.

• A motion to rent a scissor lift for a week at the cost of $477.04 was passed.

This lift would allow for some maintenance work in the old gymnasium, namely scraping paint peeling off one of the wall and changing burned out lightbulbs.

• It was mentioned that Alabama Power would be performing line work in town on Wednesday, with an estimated outage time of seven hours, though town hall would not be affected.

• An issue with the community room air unit was brought up, and cost estimates for repairing and replacing would be looked into.

• Blasingame, East and Fuller were all happy to say they had seen activity at the recently installed

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.

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Coosa County Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the Coosa County Courthouse in Rockford at 9:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday and at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday.

Dadeville City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. with a pre-meeting at 5:30 p.m. in city hall.

Goodwater City Council meets on the second Tuesday of each month.

Meetings are held at the Caldwell Center at 6:30 p.m.

Jackson’s Gap Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month.

Meetings are held in town hall at 6:30 p.m.

Kellyton Town Council meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the community center in Kellyton.

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More tips for caring for aging parents

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he Alexander City Parks and Recreation 50+ wants to share tips with adults who have aging parents. These tips are meant for helping your parents cope with their change life and beat loneliness.

Tip 1: Maintain frequent contact. Even if you’re used to calling Mom or Dad on a monthly basis or less, it’s time to increase the frequency. If they’ve hit a milestone birthday, lost a spouse or other important person, or can’t drive any longer, they need more contact.

Tip 2: Visit in person at regular intervals when you can. It is better than a call because you can see what is going on. It is best for your parent to

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see you, get a hug from you or feel the benefit of your physical presence.

Tip 3: Check out community resources where your parent lives.

Hint-The 50+ Active Living Center! If your parent was never a “joiner,” you can at least encourage him or her to give it a try. You can accompany your loved one to an event, arrange transportation or otherwise facilitate the process. Getting started in making connections with some support may turn a shy and lonely elder into

a happier one.

Tip 4: Consider teaching your parent to use technology to maintain connections. A computer with a camera is a bridge to anyone in the family.

Even an aging parent who has never touched a computer before can learn if willing.

We hope that in our last two articles along with this week’s article that adults with aging parents have gained more knowledge and a better understanding of what aging adults could be or are going through at this point in their lives. The most important thing to remember is to love your senior parents.

“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with

one another in love.” – Ephesians 4:2 News from the Activity Center: Open Studio of Alexander City is meeting every Thursday 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the 50+ Activity Center. Open Studio is artists meeting artists and keeping our brushes wet. You do not need to be a member to come to Open Studio. Bring your supplies, a lunch, and a smile. For more information call Nancy Scott at 256-234-5858 or June Dean at 256-373-3324 Until next time keep a smile on your face and love in your heart.

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

Adding additional security to protect what’s important

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ocial Security continues to evaluate and improve how we protect what’s important to you. We take this responsibility seriously, and we have a robust cybersecurity program in place to help protect the personal information you entrust to us. Adding additional security measures to safeguard your personal information – but making them easy to use – is a vital part of keeping you safe and secure.

Most people who do business with us online use our my Social Security portal, where, if you currently receive benefits you can: • Request a replacement Social Security card if you meet certain requirements; • Get your benefit verification letter; • Check your benefit and payment information and your earnings record;

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As of June 10, 2017, we require a second method to check the identification of my Social Security account holders when they register or sign in. This is in addition to the first layer of security, a username and password. You will be able to choose either your cell phone or your email address as your second identification method. Using two ways to identify you when you log on will help better protect your account from unauthorized use and potential identity fraud. If you plan to select email as your second method, you can ensure that the one-time security code email does not go into your spam or junk folder by adding NO-REPLY@ ssa.gov to your contact list.

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The my Social Security portal will also now automatically adjust to the size of the screen and kind of device you are using – such as a tablet, smart phone, or computer. No matter what type of device you choose, you will have full, easy-to-use access to your personal my Social Security account at www.socialsecurity.gov/ myaccount/.

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Opinion

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We can do our part to fight crime

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e are fortunate here in Alexander City and in all of Tallapoosa County to live in a relatively safe place.

While there are isolated incidents that include crimes of violent nature, headlines of murders, rapes and shootings are rare here, unlike what is seen in many big cities.

The truth is most people who are victims of violent crime are targeted by someone who knows them. That means that random violent crimes are even more rare here.

Here at the The Outlook, we often report crime stories where a tip from a concerned citizen leads to an arrest. Instead of ignoring what they saw, citizens did the right thing and contacted police and asked them to check it out.

While our law enforcement agencies are doing a great job of tracking down those who do bad things, we should allow these incidents to remind us that they can’t do their job alone.

We as citizens can help too.

If you see something that isn’t right, call police. If you witness a crime, get involved.

You can also discourage crime.

Make yourself a hard target for criminals.

Lock the doors at your home and on your vehicles all the time.

Stash items of value out of sight so they can’t be seen by those looking for a target. That is good advice in your home and vehicle.

At home, keep all doors and windows locked and blinds closed so thieves can’t see inside. Alarms on homes and autos are also great preventive measures.

Look out for your neighbors and if you see suspicious activity, alert authorities.

When citizens get involved, it increases the reach of police and deputies exponentially. There is no better crime deterrent than a criminal knowing that someone is watching.

As good as our investigators are, they will gladly accept help from the public. Let’s all help them help us.

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Will Strange become known as ‘Landslide Luther’?

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n Alabama politics many times appointments to political offices filled by an acting governor have an adverse effect on that appointee if and when they seek election to that office for a full term.

Every time George Wallace appointed someone to a political post, even in the prime of his popularity and power, they invariably lost in the next election.

Well folks, ole Dr. Bentley ain’t George Wallace, but his appointment of Luther Strange to the Senate seat vacated

by Jeff Sessions may come back to haunt Big Luther. His appointment is even more problematic due to the appearance of collusion surrounding the appointment. The taint of the Bentley appointment hovers over Big Luther’s tall head in Washington.

Lyndon Johnson had a similar cloud over his head when he arrived in the U.S. Senate in 1948. It was known that he had stolen the Texas Senate seat when he arrived. When that U.S. Senate seat came open, he made the decision to roll the dice and go for broke. Lyndon did not know that the legendary governor, Coke Stevenson, would enter the race.

Coke Stevenson was a legendary Texas icon. He was the epitome of a Texas gentleman and revered. He was Texas’ Horatio Alger and Davy Crockett combined. He raised himself from age 12, built a ranching empire, was speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and a very popular governor of Texas.

Stevenson was above reproach.

He would not lie, steal or cheat and Texans knew that about old Coke.

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On the other hand, Lyndon Johnson had already earned the reputation in Texas that he would continue to earn in Washington – he would do whatever it took to win. He was totally corrupt and ruthless without any semblance of a conscience.

Johnson applied modern day politics to that era. He introduced polling and what it meant in detail. He even used a helicopter to fly from town-totown and land on court squares to speak and shake hands, but mostly he used negative and false campaign mailings to attempt to destroy Stevenson’s stellar reputation.

Stevenson was from a different era. He refused to go negative and would not reply to any negative accusations no matter how maliciously false.

Johnson was able to utilize this massive media blitz because he had more campaign funds than any candidate in Texas history. He had unlimited financial backing from the giant Brown and Root Co. of Texas, which is now Halliburton Corporation.

They were then, as they are now, the recipients of gigantic government construction contracts. Johnson was their boy and would do their bidding as their senator so they poured money into the race like water.

Johnson outspent Stevenson 10-1, but it was not enough.

When the votes were counted on election night, Stevenson had won by a narrow margin.

However, the election was not over; Stevenson was about to be counted out.

The Rio Grande Valley along the Texas and Mexican border was known as the region where votes could be bought. Most close elections were decided in these counties, which would come in days after the original count with just the right number of votes needed to win the election. This is how Johnson won by only 87 votes in a race where over one million votes were cast.

Johnson became known as “Landslide Lyndon” in Washington because of this 87-vote victory. It was also an allusion to how he had stolen the seat. Some people think that the nickname “Landslide Lyndon” stems from Johnson’s landslide victory over Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential race, but it was actually from the 1948 Texas Senate race.

A legendary tale that is attributed to Johnson in this infamous race claims that in the days following the election, while garnering enough votes for victory, Johnson and the political bosses of the Valley counties were going through cemeteries and taking names of dead Mexicans off the tombstones to register voters. They could not decipher one of the names and asked Lyndon what to do, Johnson quickly replied, “Give him a name, he’s got as much right to vote as the rest of them in this cemetery.”

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

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.

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Today’s

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“The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?”

– Psalm 118:6

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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.

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Recapping a decade with the iPhone

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Consider what has changed since 2007, when Apple’s Steve Jobs presented the first model.

Back then, cellular phones were already getting to be commonplace. Youngsters can’t imagine a time when this was true – when people actually had to be in a home or office, or a pay telephone, to make and take calls – but the big, bulky brick phones had given way to the smaller BlackBerry-styled devices of the 2000s.

I can remember reading a newspaper article when Barack Obama was running for president in 2008. Some reporter was making fun of the fact that he wouldn’t give up his trusty BlackBerry even though the iPhone was in the process of revolutionizing communications.

Just imagine how smug that same reporter would be today if a presidential candidate didn’t have a smartphone! They would say the person didn’t deserve to be in office!

Many of us can remember our first exposure to a cellular phone.

My first was an emergency-only bag phone made by Motorola. It was shared by the whole family, so there was no such thing as

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privacy. And it cost so much to operate, it was barely ever turned on.

My current phone number went online around 2003. I was teaching at Robert E. Lee High School at the time, and my in-laws were moving to the Montgomery area to be near their grandchildren. My father-in-law signed us all up on a family plan and we all got flip phones.

That flip phone was nice; I used it a lot and since I didn’t have texting capabilities, it didn’t matter about data usage.

The next upgrade was a slider phone in 2009. It was able to take pictures, but I still didn’t text or have any kind of internet or email available on the device.

By then, the iPhone and the new Android devices had really taken hold of the market. Many of my colleagues and students were using them and could handily find information or send messages and emails – it was, literally, in the palm of their hands like a James Bond gadget.

Still bumping along with a

“dumb” phone in 2011, I was left behind at the hotel one night when our faculty, attending the Nuts and Bolts workshop and retreat in Destin, Florida, all went to dinner. Our assistant principal sent out the text where we were going to eat. Since my phone didn’t receive texts, I missed the boat!

It wasn’t too long after that when I decided to take the plunge. I bought an iPhone 4 outright. It was shiny and new, and had so many features! That iPhone 4 was my companion for the next six years!

All my colleagues and co-workers had good laughs about my iPhone – some even called it the “iPhone 1” because it was so old. But it was still operational, even though Apple has that annoying practice of discontinuing service for its older models.

Last week, I stepped out of the shadows. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, my wife and I bought a pair of brandnew iPhone 7s. I suppose we’ll be super-enlightened and superintelligent now; we’ll win friends and influence people for a while, at least until the iPhone 8 appears in a few months and makes the iPhone 7 obsolete.

Michael Bird is a music teacher and webmaster at Tallassee City Schools.

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FIELD AND FOREST HIKE: Wind Creek State Park is hosting a field and forest hike June 28 at 9 a.m.

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

MOVIE: There will be free viewing of an environmental movie and other movies for teenagers at the Cooper Recreation Center Wednesday, June 28. Adults, please allow and advise your teenagers to come. Event is open to teenagers ages 13-17.

Movie starts at 2 p.m. and questions and discussions will be afterward.

Check it out! For more information, please call Ms. Dean at 256-7940172 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

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Youth from across Tallapoosa, Lee, and Coosa counties took part in the 5th Annual Youth Formal, an event organized by DeQuetta Holloway. The event was held this past Saturday, June 24th at the Edward Bell gym. The event continues to grow each year. The community looks forward to the kids prom every year. Pictured from left are CJ Pitts, Olivia Dowdell, Cee Woodyard and Jr. Robinson.

Thursday, June 29

EMERGENCY PERSONNEL DAY: Wind Creek State Park is hosting an emergency personnel day June 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit with emergency personnel from the surrounding area, see their vehicles and learn about how they are important to they community.

SUMMER ARTS PRESENTATION: The Dadeville Summer Arts program is presenting “The Wizard of Oz” June 29 at 9 a.m.

June 29-30

JEWELRY SALE: The Russell Medical Auxiliary is hosting the Masquerade $5 Jewelry Sale in the Russell Medical Community Room June 29-30 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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CHILDREN’S NATIVE AMERICAN ACTIVITIES: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park will present Children’s Native American Activities June 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to teach children how to create clay pots and play Native American games. Meet at the Wind Creek State Park clubhouse at the campground playground.

MOVIE NIGHT: River of Life Worship Center is hosting a movie night June 30. Beyond the Mask will start at 7:30 p.m. Concessions will be sold.

Saturday, July 1

CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT: The 2nd Annual Lake Martin Championship Cornhole Tournament will be Saturday, July 1 at The Rodeo Club. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and includes a T-shirt while supplies last. Bags fly at noon.

The first tournament is a blind draw for $25 a person and the second tournament is bring your own partner at $20 a team. There is a guaranteed $1,000 in prize money. For more information, contact the Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce or The Rodeo Club.

Sunday, July 2

CHURCH MEMORIAL: The Almighty God Baptist Church in Goodwater is hosting its 37th Church Memorial Sunday, July 2 at 2 p.m.

Guest speaker will be Rev. Robert Williams, pastor of Peace and Goodwill Baptist Church in Kellyton.

Pastor of Almighty God Baptist Church is Rev. Lorenzo Caldwell.

Wednesday, July 5

FIELD AND FOREST HIKE: Wind Creek State Park is hosting a field and forest hike July 5 at 9 a.m.

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

MONTHLY LUNCHEON: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have their Monthly Luncheon on Wednesday July 5 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Please bring a covered dish and a small donation.

Friday, July 7

MOVIE NIGHT: River of Life Worship Center is hosting a movie night July 7. God’s Not Dead will start at 7:30 p.m. Concessions will be sold.

Saturday, July 8

NIGHT HIKE: Wind Creek State Park is hosting a night hike July 8 at 7:30 p.m. under the light of the full moon to learn about nocturnal animals and how they survive in the dark weather permitting.

Sunday, July 9

WELLNESS DAY: The Beacon of Joy Seventh Day Adventist Church is hosting a community health and wellness day at Strand Park July 9 from 3 -6 p.m. There will be live performances, family fun and healthy snacks. For more information, call 256-749-5943.

FAMILY REUNION: The Willoughlby Reunion will be Sunday, July 9 at the Daviston Community Center. All family and friends are welcome.

July 10-11

THROW AWAY DAY: The Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership is partnering with the Tallapoosa County Commission to provide dumpsters for public use at the following locations on Monday, July 10 through Tuesday, July 11.

The dumpsters will be at the Alexander City Annex– 395 Lee St., Double Bridges– Highway 63, Eagle Creek Fire Department– 90 Old Shepard Rd., Camp Hill Town Hall– 309 Holley Ave. and StillWaters Entrance– Highway 49 Items that can not be placed in the dumpsters include: liquids, appliances with compressors, tires, batteries, light bulbs, TVs, computers, propane tanks, hazardous or medical waste.

July 10-12

CHURCH REVIVAL: Liberty United Methodist Church in Hackneyville is hosting revival July 10-12 at 7 p.m.

Rev. Mike Densmore, Rev. Josh Sammons and Rev. James Long will be delivering messages. Everyone is welcome.

July 11-14

ANNUAL SESSION: Early Rose District Congress of Christian Education is holding its 58th Annual Session July 11-14 at 9 a.m. daily at the Great Bethel Missionary Baptist

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KIDS AND YOUTH CAMP: The Tallapoosa Baptist Association camps will be held July 13-16 at Camp Alamisco on Lake Martin. Youth Camp is for those who have completed grades 7-12. Kids Camp is for those who have completed grades 3-6. The theme is “Following Jesus.”

Jeremy Simpson of FBC, Alex City will be the camp pastor. Campers will enjoy playing crazy games, kayaking, swimming, “the blob,” crafts, skits and much more. The cost until June 23 is $85 per camper. After that, the cost is $95 per camper. The final deadline to register is June 30. Registration forms can be downloaded at www.tallapoosabaptist.org under the Resource tab. For more information, please call 256-825-4441.

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Sunday, July 16

HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Tallapoosee Historical Meeting on Sunday, July 16 at 2 p.m. features talks about the restoration of Smith Mountain Fire Tower and the proposed Cherokee Ridge Alplin Trail Association education center at the Tower. The meeting will take place at the Society’s museum on the town square in Dadeville. Refreshments will be served. Public is invited.

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FIELD AND FOREST HIKE: Wind Creek State Park is hosting a field and forest hike July 19 at 9 a.m.

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provided by ADOC to be “horrendously inadequate.”

Referencing the suicide of prisoner Jamie Wallace, only days after he testified in the trial, Thompson cited “the real, concrete, and terribly permanent harms that woefully inadequate mental-health care inflicts on mentally ill prisoners in Alabama.”

“Without systemic changes that address these pervasive and grave deficiencies,” stated Thompson, “mentally ill prisoners in ADOC, whose symptoms are no less real than Wallace’s, will continue to suffer.”

The ruling caps the second of three phases of a lawsuit filed in 2014 by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, and the law firms Baker Donelson and Zarzaur Mujumdar & Debrosse after

years of investigation into the conditions in Alabama prisons.

Upon the release of Thompson’s order, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey released the following statement: “There are obviously several issues within our prison system that must be addressed. Over the next few weeks Commissioner Dunn, his staff, and my office will be reviewing Judge Thompson’s order.

“I am committed to providing justice to all Alabamians by ensuring constitutionally-permissible conditions for all prisoners.

I will be working closely with Commissioner Dunn and the leadership in the House and Senate to address the issues raised in today’s order. All appropriate options at my disposal, including the possibility of a special session, will be considered as potential

Constitution. The Court found seven interrelated areas of inadequacy: (1) identification and classification of prisoners with mental illness; (2) treatment planning; (3) psychotherapy; (4) inpatient mental- health care units; (5) crisis care and suicide prevention; (6) use of disciplinary actions for symptoms of mental illness; and (7) use of segregation for mentally ill prisoners.

Thompson noted that the ADOC has long known about problems plaguing the mental-health care it provides to prisoners.

“ADOC officials admitted on the stand that they have done little to nothing to fix problems on the ground, despite their knowledge that those problems may be putting lives at risk,” Thompson wrote.

remedies to address the judge’s order.”

ADAP Executive Director said the ruling was a step toward justice.

“This ruling highlights the fundamental truth that once the State chooses to incarcerate a person with a diagnosis of a serious mental illness, ADOC must provide adequate care to that person,” Tucker said in a released statement “ADAP is, and remains, focused on ensuring constitutionally adequate care for all inmates in the ADOC who have a serious mental health issue.”

During the twomonth trial that started in December 2016, the Court heard evidence from prisoners and mental health professionals about how the ADOC handled the protections afforded to prisoners under the Eighth Amendment to the U.S.

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The board also approved hiring Theo Moore as a social sciences teacher at ACMS, Alicia Thomas as a science teacher at ACMS, Autumn Rager to teach at Radney, Audrey Blair to become a new teacher at Stephens, Brent Schrimsher to teach science at Benjamin Russell, Ty Hardnett to fill the role of ISS paraprofessional at ACMS, and Kenneth Gipson and Eddie Roberts as bus drivers.

The board of education also handled the following issues during the meeting: • Chief Financial Officer Rhonda Blythe presented an amendment to the budget during the financial report, adjusting the numbers based on the tax revenue received, which was passed. She went on to report that the system was in good shape financially. Though capital expenditures had gone up this year, the amount in reserve was also at a higher level than last year. Utility usage in May had gone up, but utility usage and cost was still seeing an overall downward trend. A motion to approve the financial report was passed.

• The child nutrition contract with Southwest Foodservice Excellence was officially approved.

• A commitment letter from Regions Bank regarding the $2.5 million in Qualified Zone

Academy Bond was approved. According to Superintendent Dr. Darrell Cooper, the money is a zero-interest loan from the federal government, but it is handled through a financial institution like Regions, which gets a tax write-off for their participation. The only change from the initial plan was that, rather than a 20-year note, it would instead be a 15-year note.

• A resolution was read and adopted, which would allow the board to be able to write and submit an application to receive a 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant for Jim Pearson Elementary School. “This grant provides funding to help with tuition for the program. It also provides additional resources and extra activities to be offered,” Cooper said.

• A proposed policy change, adding children in foster care to the current policy regarding enrollment of homeless students, received its first reading, with action to be taken on the proposed change at the next board meeting.

• It was noted that a plan regarding students in foster care which has been in place with the Alexander City school system for several years needed to be officially approved by the board. A motion officially approving the plan was passed.

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he Southern Aires, six Ms. America Queens performed June 23 at Equality Performing Arts Center giving a ‘Royal’ evening of entertainment, with song, dance and music.

Our official Summer began June 21 and it looks like we’ll all enjoy an extended weekend to celebrate our Independence Day, July 4.

Hopefully this area will get a break from so much rain. A special start for the holiday will be at The Church in the Pines, by the Lake at Kowaliga, where guest speaker on July 2 will be John Ed Mathison of famed John Ed Mathison Leadership Ministries in Montgomery from 9 to 9:45 a.m.

I was so sad to see my cousins Elisa and Fleur leave here returning home to Great Britain, but they have jobs to get back to plus families. The girls want to come back as soon as possible.

They both truly loved the Southern way of life and Ron’s great smoked Butt BBQ. One of the most fun things was a trip to the inside shooting range in Montgomery on Carmichael Road located in the building where Montgomery Athletic Club was in business for some years. Ed Davis helped the girls choose guns and showed them how to be safe on the shooting range. Mr. Ed has a super sense of humor and bragged about the girls ability being so good and not like the

yesterday were 14.7 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 15.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago.

The national average has decreased 11.5 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 5.7 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago.

According to GasBuddy historical data, gasoline prices on June 26 in the local area have ranged widely over the previous five years, from $2.09 per gallon in 2016 to $3.40 per gallon in 2014.

Other areas near and their current gas price include Birmingham at an average price of $1.96 per gallon, down 3.5 cents per gallon from last week’s $1.99.

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first timers that they were. Since guns are not legal in England for the everyday person, this was a true treat for them while visiting Alabama.

Another great enjoyment was having lunch and meeting the staff at Chris’s Hotdogs. We got great service from the super friendly waitress and some history of some special customers from Theo’s son who also got married earlier this year. We all enjoyed our hot dogs with fabulous sauce plus, piping hot fries that would remind you of those your Mother made many years ago. Crispy outside, with soft tater inside, so perfectly matched to the famous hot dogs.

As we completed our delicious lunch, mine with a 6oz bottle of coke-a-cola, like the old days, it began to pour with rain outside.

We waited at the door for some time, along with other customers, but the rains continued to come down and were rolling down Dexter Avenue. Finally, we just had to do something. Ron collected the Santa Fe,and pulled up into the driveway next to Chriss so us girls could jump right in after just a few steps in the rain.

Another great day for us all, was a fantastic fast boat ride around the lake, courtesy of Phil Stephens.

That was Sunday afternoon when our weather was perfection. The girls were amazed at the views of homes from the boat, and we all got a lot of sun-blushed skin.

Not only is July 4th a long holiday weekend, it will be ‘First Saturday’ bringing Santuck Flea Market and all sorts of yard sales. At ‘Nixburg House’, I’ll have a half-attic clean out, lots of bargains, and clothes from .25/ sizes S-L. Please don’t forget to protect your animals from fireworks.

They can be quite scary. A reminder from Elmore Humane shelter, be sure your dog-house is in a good shady spot, those white igloos that folks like, can be an oven for dogs, harmful, even to cause death of your pet. It has been rough weather for dogs outside over the past weeks, the sunshine is here, so leave plenty of fresh water.

Have a safe and enjoyable holiday, fly those flags supporting Our Country’s Independence, share with those you love and eat delicious food to contentment.

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 people of the Equality and Nixburg areas.

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“As motorists pack their cars in preparation for the July 4 holiday, gasoline prices continue their widespread drop … over the last week, as retail prices play catch up to the falling price of crude oil,” said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst at GasBuddy.

While gasoline prices have fallen to new seasonal lows just ahead of July 4, that’s not the only record to talk about: for the first time in GasBuddy’s 17-year history of tracking fuel prices, the national average gas price is poised to be lower on July 4 than it was on New Year’s Day by 12 cents.

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“The first 100 customers who purchase a DQ ice cream cake will get free Blizzards for a year,” Connell said, noting that it’s for two Blizzards per month, with drive thru orders are excluded from the promotion. “You can’t beat that. We do this at each store we open and it has been a big hit.”

The opening has local police on alert as well.

Alexander City Police Chief Jay Turner has alerted shift commanders to monitor the area throughout the day to make sure that there are no traffic issues or blockages.

“I know everyone is excited about them opening, but it’s really kind of a perfect storm in that area,” Turner said. “The added traffic, an already busy intersection, a promotion for free Blizzards and all the construction will make tomorrow a challenge for sure,” Turner said. “We will be out there watching and will step in when we have to direct traffic or do what is needed to make sure that the area remains safe for motorists.”

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ANDY GRAHAM Columnist

Previewing AU’s schedule: Part 1

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SEC Media Day is quickly approaching and fall practice will get underway in a little over a month. The season will be here in the blink of an eye.

I plan to preview Auburn’s schedule in a three-part series and this week is a perfect opportunity to get started.

Sept 2: Georgia Southern – After six National Titles in Division I-AA (FCS), the Eagles made the transition to FBS and joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2014. They won nine games in back-to-back years and also won the GoDaddy Bowl in 2015.

However, Georgia Southern endured its first losing season (5-7) since 2009 last year. The Eagles run a spread option attack and will feature a very athletic quarterback. They lost by only 10 points to Ole Miss last season in Oxford. They won’t be intimidated by Jordan Hare, but they will be a considerable underdog.

Sept 9: At Clemson – The allorange Tigers are the defending National Champions and have established themselves as one of college football’s elite.

Dabo Swinney and crew have won at least 10 games every year since 2011 and won 28 games in the last two seasons.

Clemson visited the Plains a year ago to kick off the season in what turned out to be the most embarrassing coaching performance of Gus Malzahn’s career.

As confounding as Auburn’s performance was, the Tigers held their own and were unbelievably throwing in the end zone with at least the possibility of winning the game as time expired. That, in itself, should give Auburn some measure of confidence when they travel to Death Valley.

Outstanding quarterback Deshawn Watson is gone.

Tremendous wide receiver Mike Williams is gone. The heart and soul of the defense linebacker Ben Boulware is also gone. Clemson lost a host of terrific players to graduation and the NFL draft, but they’ve recruited extremely well and will undoubtedly reload. This is the game that will tell the tale for the Auburn Tigers in 2017. This is the kind of game a really good team goes on the road and wins.

Sept 16: Mercer – Mercer first fielded a football team in 1892, but due to World War II took a little hiatus after the 1941 season. Well, little might not be the right word… It was a 72-year hiatus. Football is back in Macon, Georgia.

The Bears were resurrected in 2013 and now reside in the FCS’s Southern Conference. This is going to be a massacre. They may pull people out of the stands to play in this one.

Sept 23: At Missouri – This will be Auburn’s first regularseason matchup with Missouri since it joined the SEC in 2012.

Auburn defeated the black and gold Tigers in the SEC title game 59-42 in 2013.

Barry Odom took over in Columbia last season when Gary Pinkel retired after 15 years.

Odom and the Tigers struggled to a 4-8 record and weren’t competitive against the better teams in the conference. Drew Lock threw for 3,499 yards last season and is a very capable quarterback. In fact, Missouri was second in the conference in total offense. Unfortunately, they were also one of the worst defenses in all of college football. Again, good teams don’t lose games like these.

Andy Graham is a regular columnist for The Outlook.

Bishop heads to arm wrestling championships

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Usually when Justin Bishop is gearing up for the World Armwrestling League Championships, there’s a lot that goes into it.

An Alexander City native who walks around at 180 to 185 pounds, Bishop typically puts a lot of time, energy and money into dropping weight to take on the championships as a lightweight arm wrestler, which is 165 pounds and under. But this year, it’ll be a bit different.

The WAL Championships, which takes place Thursday, were scheduled to be broadcast live on ESPN but because of broadcasting conflicts, ESPN will no longer be carrying the tournament out of Las Vegas. It’s still the championship, but because less prize money is involved, Bishop will enter as a middleweight (between 166 and 195 pounds).

“I definitely do it for bragging rights, though,” Bishop said. “There ain’t Submitted / The Outlook enough money in it to just do it for the Alexander City native Justin Bishop will compete for another arm wrestling championship Thursday. money, but as a hobby, it ain’t bad.”

Bishop is one of the highest ranked arm wrestlers in the country.

Bishop is one of the highest ranked wrestling – it’s all on you. The first two most of the top arm wrestlers under arm wrestlers in the country. Typically 200 pounds except for the top two in years, I was spending money chasing to qualify for the WAL Championships, the nation, both of whom will compete tournaments before I got signed with a competitor must be ranked in the top Thursday. a league called the UAL (Ultimate six or place at a wild-card tournament “I’m excited to test myself against Armwrestling League). Arm wrestling in Chicago. Bishop didn’t need to make them,” Bishop said. “There for a while, has done a lot for me.” a trip to Chicago though; he was ranked And Bishop has put a lot of time into it was hard for me to find a match second in right-handed and third leftaround 180 pounds and down because it. Not only has he studied about diets handed. nobody wanted to pull against me. Not and nutrition, he’s counted calories Although he’s been arm wrestling for to say I’m the best or anything, but they and researched sodium intake control. more than six years, Bishop said that’s don’t want to put their own money up Bishop has also worked out different typically considered pretty new to the because they don’t know if they’ll win.” parts of his body – “it’s about your sport. But he’s a natural.

The WAL Championships will feature back, shoulders, hands and forearms,” “My brother and dad have always 32 wrestlers in each class. It’s a doublehe said. done it, and I went with them to a elimination format until the field is “I’ve also been working on a lot of tournament in Mobile,” Bishop said. narrowed down to the final four, at cardio,” Bishop continued. “I hate to “They convinced me to enter it, and I which point it’s a best-of-three series run or do any kind of cardio, but you ended up winning my class and overall. between each wrestler. need it so I’ve been working on that.

It’s something to keep me busy and As usual, Bishop plans to represent The main thing though is your hand and come to find out, I was better than I Alabama well. wrist.” thought.”

“I always wear a Bear (Bryant) hat, One hand-and-wrist exercise Bishop Now 27, Bishop, whose wife Haley and one football season, my brother described was putting a weighted plate and daughters Sophie, 6, and Sadie, 3, and dad made a joke and bet me $20 I on bar in the palm of his hand with his will join him in Las Vegas, said arm wouldn’t wear it while I was pulling,” fingers straight up, then leaning his wrestling gave him something to focus fingers out flat and pushing the plate up Bishop said. “I won that tournament, on during not such a good time in his and I’ve worn it ever since. I’m with his palm. life. always wearing my Roll Tide stuff at “There’s a lot more that goes into it “In high school (at Benjamin competitions.” than most people think,” he said.

Russell), I wasn’t that athletic, and I Bishop’s nickname, “Bama Bull,” is On Thursday, Bishop will be up wasn’t really a team player,” Bishop quite fitting for the Alabama diehard. against some of the best people in said. “That’s kinda why I like arm the world. He said he’s pulled against

State Champions

Jennings lands at USA

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Lizi Arbogast / The Outlook

Alex City’s 10U All-Star softball team, which won the state championship this weekend, was given a police and firetruck escort from Central Alabama Community College to JR’s Sports Bar and Grill to appear on SportzBlitz on Tuesday night.

After parting ways with the University of Alabama earlier this month, Dadeville graduate Shawn Jennings had many places he could’ve continued his football career.

With offers from a handful of Division I and Division II programs, Jennings has verbally committed to the University of South Alabama.

“Just the trust in coaches and the atmosphere, also the location (helped me decide),” Jennings said in a Twitter interview. “It’s not home, but it’s just a few hours away. I feel comfortable with South, and it feels like home for me right now.”

A linebacker at Alabama, Jennings will likely play safety at USA. He said he received offers from UAB, Samford, East Carolina, West Virginia, Troy, Jacksonville State, Tennessee State, University of Texas at San Antonio and Utah State.

Currently standing at 6-foot-2, 218 pounds, Jennings graduated from Dadeville in 2016.

Jennings missed the majority of his senior season with a leg injury but was an Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State second-team selection during his junior year.

Under NCAA transfer rules, Jennings will not be allowed to play for the Jaguars in the 2017 season but will have three years of eligibility after that.

“No disappointment, I love Alabama and wish nothing but the best for the program,” Jennings said. “Alabama developed me to a man as well as a football player. This year, I’ll be able to learn the defense, get ahead in the weight room and get in front of my classes.”

Shawn is the younger brother of Anfernee Jennings, who is a projected starting outside linebacker at Alabama.

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Jack Mason, top left, grandson of Harold Banks maneuvers his kayak, the same kayak that Banks used to teach Mason’s mother. Top right, children get out of the water at Buck Creek after floating Sandy Creek. Above, Banks gives campers instructions on how to properly use a paddle. Left, Carissa Looser paddles down Sandy Creek.

Kayak down our creek,” Carissa said. “You could put a mattress on top and your good to go.”

All the thoughts of the next trip followed a successful trip down Sandy Creek Tuesday – albeit wet and adventurous.

“My favorite part was going down the rapids,” Bransley said. “It was kinda scary but fun.”

Carissa’s excitement was evident to her grandmother.

“Looking at her hair, I think she had a blast,” Pike said. “They both were excited about coming. They would stay all the time if I let them.”

“I had fun,” Carissa said. “Sometimes when I got stuck, I thought I was going to go over backwards.

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and hit me to get off the rocks.”

Tallapoosa County Extension Agent Shane Harris got RiverKids started and is pleased with the program’s progress.

“We have about 65 kids this week,” Harris said. “We are averaging about 15 a session. Most of them our new and lot are from Lee County.

We have maybe five that are repeaters that have done it before.”

Harris explained that this is what 4-H wants to do with children.

“We want to them outside,” Harris said.

“This is what we what to do. Get them exposed.

Most have never done this.”

Harris was aided Tuesday by Harold Banks who is best known for his lengthy paddles of the Tallapoosa and Alabama rivers.

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“It went pretty well I think,” Banks said.

“This is the first time I have been out with RiverKids.”

Banks was not alone as he brought along his 9-year-old grandson Jack Mason.

“It was fun,” Mason said. “I have been out on the water before.”

The kayak that Mason used has been around for while and outings on the water are not the only things they do together.

“That little kayak there, I taught his mother to kayak in when she was about 6-years-old,” Banks said. “We do a lot of hiking, paddling and gardening too.”

Tuesday was Carissa’s first outing with 4-H but plans to do more with the group this fall at Horseshoe Bend.

Pike is appreciative of 4-H and the RiverKids program.

“This is great,” Pike said. “My girls really enjoy it. They would rather be outside.”

The kayaking camp finishes up today but Harris has scheduled a RiverKids Kayaking 101 class that will be July 27 at the Willow Point Country Club cabana.

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