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Reeltown sweeps rival Dadeville in doubleheader.
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Tallassee flag issue appears to be over Council declined to amend a city ordinance on flagpole heights By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
It appears that there is an understanding in the great Tallassee flag flap after the Tallassee City Council declined to amend a city ordinance on the height of Carmen Rodgers / The Tribune flagpoles Monday. An agenda item calling for a change to The Sons of the Confederate Veterans chose to fly their Section 419 of Zoning Ordinance #2007Camp Flag instead of the Confederate Battle Flag on an 431 was removed from consideration almost 30 foot flagpole
even after Mayor Bobby Payne said the item could be reviewed and held until the council’s March 28 meeting. The issue came to a head at a Feb.11 specially called meeting where the council had voted on a resolution stating that they, as a city, were not in favor of raising an almost 30-foot flagpole in the heart of downtown Tallassee. The resolution stated that it was the city’s belief
CARPDC offers grant options for new pool, walking bridge
January’s local jobless numbers remain solid
City looking into maximizing grant funds, steady updates on progress for each project
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Elmore County again had one of the state’s best unemployment rates in January, posting the second best numbers in the state with just 5.3 percent unemployment according to Alabama Department of Labor and the office of Gov. Robert Bentley. That rate is up slightly from December’s 4.9 percent in Elmore County and down from the 5.4 percent posted in December 2015. Tallapoosa County saw its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate come in at 6.2 percent, up slightly from December’s 5.7 percent, but considerably better than the 6.7 percent that was posted in January 2015. See UNEMPLOYMENT • Page 3
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Jillian Clark, Madison Cunningham, Margaret Dean, Micheal Fuller, Charlice Hathorn, Hadden Langley, Jemila Spencer, Courtney Thornton, Tyler Thornton and Madeline Worley competed in the National Choir competition held in Nashville and placed 4th .
THS Divas 4th in national choir competition By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
The Tallassee High School Divas have completed another successful show choir season. The Divas competed in four competitions this year against a number of the top schools from nine states, including Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, and Indiana. The Divas received second runner-up at the South Central Classic in Birmingham, first runner-up in
the Women’s Division at the Music City Show Shoppe at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, and were also selected for the finals in Nashville, a rare feat for women’s show choirs – so rare that this is a first for the Tallassee Choir. “When they called our name we were all in shock,” said Jessica Day, Tallassee High School’s choir and drama director. “There was the complementary applause from the crowd but we all just looked at each other in astonishment. We left our outfits
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Council members and the public heard a presentation that could help with funding of some important projects through grants, following Monday’s meeting of the Tallassee City Council. Greg Clarke explained a couple of potential new grants options that could be very beneficial to the city of Tallassee as look for ways to fund a new pool and walking bridge. The first announced was the ARC or Appalachian Regional Commission. This grant is geared toward several classifications, including business development and entrepreneurship, education and training, health care, physical infrastructure and leadership development and civic capacity. “They suggested health, because a pool helps overall health and wellbeing,” Clarke said. “And, like we talked about before, other organizations could utilize this facility. It is a 50/50 you get 50 percent from the government and you have to pay for all the engineering up front. The 50 percent is only for construction, so when you look at the Appalachian Grant it could come out be 40/60 when you’re finished with it.” Clarke explained that CARPDC is “looking at all the funding sources and pull them together.” This could mean the new recreation center facilities could be completed in phases using this purposed grant funding, Clarke said. See GRANTS • Page 3
SMS walks away from MPA with superior ratings By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
The Southside Middle School band participated in the annual MPA (Music Performance Assessment), held this year at First Baptist Church in downtown Montgomery. The 8th grade band is the first-ever “third year” program at Southside, as they started their band experience in 6th grade. The 8th grade band earned a Superior (I) rating for their performance of “Newcastle March,” “Astro Overture,” and “The Curse of Tutankhamun.” This competition has been around for years. However, about five years ago the name was changed. See SMS • Page 7
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that the raising of the Confederate Battle Flag could potentially hurt business and economics in the city. However, since that council meeting, the Sons of Confederate Veterans have agreed to fly their camp flag, not the Confederate Battle Flag. “The purpose was never intended to block any person or organization See FLAG • Page 7
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Tallassee’s Southside Middle School’s 8th grade band in their tuxes and dresses performing for the Music Performance Assessment held at First Baptist Church in Montgomery.
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The Tallassee City School System is launching its annual campaign to assist young people under the age of 21 with disabilities or that need special services. The campaign urges parents, service providers and concerned citizens to contact Child Find, a program to locate, identify and evaluate children with disabilities or children who are believed to have disabilities. “Child Find is a statewide effort that is put together through the state departments of education and rehabilitation services to identify and evaluate children who have disabilities,” said Lynell Carr, coordinator for Child Find. See CHILD • Page 3
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Area Calendar March 17
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: Tallassee Neighborhood Watch Group Meeting at City Hall beginning at 6 p.m.
March 18
TURF MEETING: The Alabama Cooperative Extension System will be conduction an athletic turf management meeting a the Elmore County Extension Service March 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $10 and you must pre-register at 334-567-6301. This meeting is for coaches or anyone from a school who manages athletic turf and for City Parks and Recreation employees that manage city fields. Topics to be discussed are mowing, aeration, topdressing, irrigation and drainage, overseeding and transition, and maintaining pitcher’s mounds. Dr. Dave han and Dr. Chip East will be conducting this meeting.
March 19
RELAY FOR LIFE SINGING: The 11th Annual Relay for Life Singing for the American Cancer Society, Saturday March 19, 2016 at 6 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church, Wetumpka. Corner of Chapel Rd. and Coosa River Pkwy! Featured singers will be the Dye Family from Alexander City and Forgiven Heart from Wetumpka. Pastor Gerald Wood will emcee! All proceeds go to the Jessica’s Cancer Busters Relay for Life team. Please make checks payable to the American Cancer Society. For more information call Bubba Wood at 334-300-2134. OPENING DAY: Boys Dixie Youth baseball Jamboree will be March 19 and opening ceremonies will be March 26. CHICKEN RODEO: 2016 Thunder Chicken Rodeo is set for Saturday, March 19th at 2 p.m. at 709 Mansion Street in Wetumpka. Registration is open to past year’s participants only. For more information contact: Brad Price at Price Paint and Body. 334-478-4975
March 20
SPAGHETTI LUNCHEON: First United Methodist Church of Wetumpka, will have their annual Relay for Life Spaghetti Luncheon following the 10:30 worship service on March 20th, 2016 located in the Family Life Center. During lunch, coloring contest and face painting will be available. After the luncheon, children birth - 6th grade, will have an Easter Egg Hunt. Come out and join them on this special day, celebrating Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Don’t forget to bring your Easter baskets and a friend! PALM SUNDAY: Church at the Brook is hosting Palm Sunday services from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 2890 Highway 14 in Millbrook.
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ROAD TO RESURRECTION: New Home Baptist Church will host “Road to Resurrection” on Sunday, March 20, from 3:30–6 p.m. This is a family event which takes participants down the road that Jesus walked beginning with Palm Sunday and ending with the Resurrection. Meet characters who take you inside the scriptures as you are part of the Triumphal Entry, participate in the Passover meal, visit the jail where Jesus was held, meet a Roman guard who was part of the crucifixion detail, and finally meet Cleopas who reveals who he encountered on the Joyous Road to the Resurrection. We will have on-site registration available the day of the event, but we are also accepting 10 spots for each tour time to be signed up for in advance. It is not necessary to have a reservation but you can reserve a spot for your entire family to travel together. You can enter your name in any of the available time slots on the sign-up sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JBNq08JsRgVU4VEwOfld_OqdXF698_P-Oiyshc7pyJI/edit?usp=sharing. We ask that you please try to arrive around 10 minutes prior to the start of your selected tour time. And you can certainly come earlier than your tour time to enjoy the food and other fun that we have planned!
March 21
HISTORICAL SOCIETY: There will be a meeting of the historical society at the museum in downtown Tallassee March 21 at 6 p.m. Wetumpka City Council Meeting When: March 21, 6 p.m. Where: Wetumpka City Hall Details: A work session will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the regular meeting. TEA PARTY MEETING: The Wetumpka Tea Party is hosting speaker J. Carl Smith March 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria area of the Elmore County Hospital. For more information about the Wetumpka Tea Party go to www.wetumpkateaparty.com
March 24
BASEBALL: Babe Ruth registration will be held March 24th and April 7th from 6-8 p.m. at the Football Field House. Tryouts will be April 9th at 9 a.m. Cost - $125 GRAND OPENING: Martin Collision Center Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Thursday, March 24 at 2p.m. at 1280 Holtville Road in Wetumpka.
March 26
EGG HUNT: The city of Tallassee is having its Easter egg hunt at City Hall March 26 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
March 27
EASTER SERVICE: Church at the Brook will host an Easter service March 27 at 10:30 a.m.
March 28
COUNCIL MEETING: The Tallassee City Council will meet March 28 at 6 p.m. at City Hall
March 28- April 1
SPRING BREAK: Tallassee City School’s Spring Break will be March 28 - April 1.
March 30
ESTATE PLANNING WORKSHOP: There will be a free estate planning and asset protection workshop at the Archibald Senior Center. Education workshop presented by local attorney Raley Wiggins. Topics include wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, living wills, long-term care, Medicaid qualification, and probate administration. Also, how to protect your assets from: divorce, remarriage, creditors, bankruptcy, and nursing homes. Registration is required. Call (334)-625-6774 or online at www.redoaklegalpc.com.
March 31
AFTER HOURS: Wetumpka Depot Business After Hours, Thursday, March, 31 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at 300 S. Main Street, Wetumpka.
April 5
ID BOARD: The city of Tallassee ID Board will meet April 5 at 5:30 p.m. at 1 Twin Creek Drive.
April 9
5K RUN: The Roaring 5K Run is set for Saturday, April
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Mrs. Myna Goldston, 64, of Eclectic, passed away March 7, 2016. She was born June 8, 1951. Visitation was from 10 a.m until the time of funeral service at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 12, at Refuge Baptist Church. Rev. Steve Scarborough officiated. Burial followed at Refuge Cemetery, Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing. She is survived by her mother, Nellie Dopson; sister, Dianne Gantt; brother, David Dopson (Patricia); niece, Ashley Cline (Michael); nephew, Brandon Irvin; and great nephews, Codey, Eiler and Larson. She is preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Steve Goldston. Myna was a member of Refuge Baptist Church where she enjoyed singing in the choir. She graduated from UAB and fulfilled her lifelong goal to be a Registered Nurse, which she did for over 30 years. One of her hobbies was clogging. She loved to bake and attended catering classes. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com. 9. Co-Sponsors are Tallassee Lion’s Club and Neptune Technology Group. Proceeds benefit the Lion’s Sight program. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the race starts at 8 a.m. Early registration is on-line through the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce at tallasseechamber.com
April 9-10
COMBAT ON THE COOSA: 2 Day Crossfit Competition. Individual -Saturday, Team- Sunday. Hosted by Crossfit Intrigue. For more info visit www.thegaragegames.com/combat-on-the-coosa
April 16
CRATERFEST: Wetumpka Craterfest & Duck Dash will feature National and local music artists, Kidzone, Arts & Crafts, Crater Bus Mini-Tours, Crater Art Exhibit/ Video Saturday, April 16th from 2-7PM at Gold Star Park. Vendor spaces and sponsorships available! Contact Jamie Young at jyoung@wetumpkachamber.org or 334-567-4811. REELTOWN REUNION: The Sixth Reeltown High School Reunion of the Classes from 1950-1970 will hold its 20-Year Class Reunion on April 16 in the original Reeltown High School Auditorium. The Reunion begins at 10 a.m. for a time to meet, greet and tour the school. The “Assembly” will begin in the auditorium at 11 a.m. The RHS Jazz Band will be guest and play a few jazz tunes. Donations will be received for new Rebel Pride Marching Band uniforms. All donations greatly appreciated. Welcome, recognitions, etc., will follow. Please bring your “ole fashion brown bag/sack lunch” with a drink. No meal will be available. Classes will meet after assembly in the cafeteria for their sack lunch meal. Tours of the school and grounds will be available following the assembly and lunch.
April 18-23
EARTH DAY CLEANUP 2016: Sign up a litter team to pick up around your neighborhood, business or call the Chamber of Commerce for a location. Advanced Disposal Sponsor providing a roll off container at City Hall from 8am-noon on Saturday the 23 for nonhazardous material and litter team debris disposal. Parker Tire & Auto will take used oil, tires and batteries all week from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Electronic Recycling drop off at Tallassee Recreation Center April 21 from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. The city Shop will have a roll off container available for nonhazardous material disposal and appliances from Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
May 10
GOLF TOURNEY: Tallassee Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament will be held May 10 at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club Come join us for a fun day of lunch, golf and a chance to win bragging rights and CASH!
May 14
UNION REUNION: Union Academy, Dadeville, Class of 1974 is hosting a School Reunion BBQ: On Saturday, May 14th from 2 p.m. until at University Station RV, Hwy 14, Auburn. All students, faculty, their families and anyone associated with Union Academy are invited. Contact Eddie Hughes, 334-257-3826, hughesautoparts@centurytel.net; Priscilla Hammonds, 334-283-2233,steven505@centurytel. net; Carolyn Hood, 334-319-3434, auburnhood@aol.com; or Genice Fuqua, 256-508-1768, gfuquaret@gmail.com for more information. Assistance will be provided for those with mobility problems.
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Grant This grant requires some matching funds and could serve as potential to the solution to a new pool for the city. Because it is a matching grant, the fiscal health of a city depends on how much funding would have to be matched by the city. However, the amount of match funding also depends on the fiscal health of the county, and since Tallapoosa County could potential fall behind on that, it could be potentially less than a 50/50 match. The city first looked at the need for a new pool . The Tallassee Swim Team cannot practice properly or host swim meets because she pool was built before current specification were put into place. Two weeks ago the Recreations Board met to look at possible funding for a recreation center on Hwy 229 that house a pool, baseball fields, softball fields, football fields, walking trails, tennis courts, soccer fields and more. The purposed facility would come with a
Unemployment “We remain committed to lowering Alabama’s unemployment rate, but we are even more committed to making sure that every Alabamian who wants a job has the opportunity to have one,” said Bentley in a released statement. “We are making significant progress towards that goal. This month’s jobs numbers are showing some of the best growth we have seen in years, and we are encouraged by the momentum. We will not stop in our mission to bring quality jobs to Alabama, and help our existing businesses become even more successful.” The Civilian Labor Force (CLF) increased in January by 8,183 to 2,154,061. The number of persons employed increased in January by 8,178 to 2,019,653. The last time this number was at or above this number was in October 2008, when it was 2,021,511. Over the year, wage and salary employment increased 18,800, with gains in the education and health services sector (+5,700), the trade, transportation, and utilities sector (+5,400), and the professional and business services sector (+4,600), among others. “January’s rate contains some interesting and positive data,” Alabama Department of Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald Washington said. “There is almost no change in the rate, mainly due to the fact that there were more people in the labor force and more people were employed. These are both good signs, because it means that people are continuing to display confidence in the
Choir at the hotel and we had to go on stage and perform in our shirts and pants, but we did it and had a great time. That’s what really matters.” The Finals involve the top five scoring groups from throughout the competition. The Tallassee School Gold Edition also performed at four competitions this year. Gold Edition is the only Men’s Show Choir in Alabama. Their performances were well received by the audiences at each event and were a highlight at the competitions.
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hefty price tag that would be well over $10 million. Clarke suggested the city look at the Health Care and Education and Training portions of the grant.”” The other potential grant purposed was the TIGER or Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery. This grant is 100 percent federally funded and could apply to the purposed walking bridge that city has already looked to building using TAP grant. Unlike the TAP Grant, the TIGER Grant has a minimum cost of $1,000,000 for potential projects and according to Clarke the walking bridge project is very close to that $1,000,000 mark. Even with these new grant options on the table, it could be years before the city sees the benefits. The grant process is a long process and if approved only then would construction begin and that could be years down the road.
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economy and that they are able to find work. In fact, the number of people counted as employed in January is higher than it has been since October 2008. “Wage and salary employment, which is the measure we use to track job growth, is also showing strides over the year,” Washington added. “It increased by nearly 19,000 jobs, proving to be the strongest January we’ve experienced since 2008, and the fourth strongest January over the last 12 years.” Wage and salary employment measured 1,930,300 in January 2016. The last time wage and salary employment was at or above this level was in January 2008, when it measured 1,986,000, the strongest January since 2004. January 2007 and 2006, respectively, took the second and third slots. Counties with the lowest unemployment rates are: Shelby County at 4.5 percent, Elmore County and Lee County at 5.3 percent, and Autauga County and St. Clair County at 5.4 percent. Seasonal adjustment refers to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics’ practice of anticipating certain trends in the labor force, such as hiring during the holidays or the surge in the labor force when students graduate in the spring, and removing their effects to the civilian labor force.
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Tallassee High School has the largest show choir in the state. However, Tallassee’s large choir often competes with much larger schools. These schools have more students, which means more federal and state funding, and typically more funding for the school’s arts program in general. “It truly is an honor for us and the entire program,” Day said.
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“Tallassee City Schools serves children from the ages of 3 to 21.” If a young child needs assistance, a teacher will go into that child’s setting to assist with disabilities. “The special needs teacher may go to the child’s daycare to offer assistance or to the child’s home to offer that same assistance,” Carr said. There are 13 different areas of disabilities in this program. “Disabilities recognized by the State of Alabama include autism, deaf-blindness, developmental delay, emotional disturbance, hearing Impairment, mental retardation, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, specific learning disabilities, speech and language impairment, traumatic brain injury and visual impairment,” Carr said. If you have questions regarding Child Find’s programs, or if you wish to refer a student, please contact Carr at (334) 283-5675 or Child Find (Alabama Department of Education) at 1-800-548-2547. A full range of services meeting the needs of all identified disabled students from pre-K through 12th grade is offered in all schools in the Tallassee City School System.
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Adventures in procreation/ pick-and-choose pregnancy
recent event in the entertainment field seems to have generated a lot of controversy regarding the way technology has boosted the chances and opportunities of conception. It seems that a famous married couple (a so-called supermodel and a singer who’s won multiple Grammys) had been attempting to get in the family way via in vitro fertilization (IVF). That type of attempt at pregnancy has been around since 1978, when Louise Brown was born in England; she was erroneously pronounced to be the world’s first “test tube baby” (the fertilization was said to have occurred in a Petri dish). The thing is, the obviously affluent famous couple had some embryos frozen (and the term “embryos” indicates that very early, still-cellular-status potential offspring had already been conceived). Following chromosome research after the embryos were placed in cryogenic limbo, the twosome chose to have a female embryo implanted.
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Moreover, this month marks the 30th anniversary of the birth of “Baby M,” a child who was born to a surrogate mother hired by a rich couple. The surrogate mom changed her mind, wanting to keep the By Willie G. newborn (this incident happened before the aforemenMoseley tioned first embryo custody case). Reportedly, the supermodAnd years of threats and el’s pregnancy is proceeding legal action regarding Baby M smoothly, but high-tech conception has always been a con- also became a bizarre national phenomenon, and even resulttroversial (and usually expensive) proposition. Accordingly, ed in a 1988 mini-series starring JoBeth Williams and John a lot of average couples (who Shea. can get “with child” in a stanThese days, surrogacy is still dard manner) might find it apparently an option for inferdifficult to relate to such protile couples, as well as a stillcedures. hyped financial opportunity for And many years ago, when women willing to bear a child the frozen embryo option was for pay. Numerous web sites still becoming publicized, a can be found that tout how a divorce case involved cussurrogate mother can earn up tody of the couple’s embryos became a bizarre national news to $50,000 for such a deed. (There’s also apparently story, prompting one comestill a huge business enterprise dian to wisecrack that the case regarding adoption, including should be dubbed “Honey, I ads placed by couples in magaFroze the Kids.” Numerous zines, but that’s a different other custody hearings and issue with its own set of legal rulings regarding embryos complexities.) have transpired in the ensuing The trials and tribulations decades.
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of trying to get pregnant can be stressful and disappointing, of course, particularly since so many technological options are now available to decent couples who simply want a family. Many of us know folks who had to be in certain clinics on certain days at certain appointed hours (time was, Birmingham was the babymaking Mecca for this area, and one would presume that’s still the case). While it’s appropriate that the science of treating infertility has advanced to the point that it’s helped innumerable couples, it still seems like an awkward proposition that the intimacy of procreation has gotten so technical. And some years ago, one schlub I know encountered an individual he calls “the-firstwoman-I-was-married-to”—he refuses to call her an “exwife”—when he was in a infertility clinic with the second woman he married. He recalled that he wasn’t upset by the encounter, and he later recounted the experience to his minister, who wisely nailed it by opining that such a convergence “…sounded
like something out of a Woody Allen movie.” Many of us also have friends and acquaintances who have gone through all of the expenses and stress of, um, “better baby making through chemistry (and other options),” only to ultimately throw up their hands and give up utilizing science in an attempt to have a baby…and once all of that pressure is off, the wife gets pregnant, the natural way. For all of the aforementioned advances, however, the idea of being able to select the gender of an offspring is getting into technical turf that, to some observers, is quasiOrwellian. One would think that having a healthy child would be enough of a blessing. Bottom line, such public disclosures by famous people are all the more validation for not paying attention to celebrity pregnancies, for an entirely different reason. Willie Moseley is an author, a retired staff writer and a regular columnist for The Tribune.
Forever grateful for God's plan for me
hen I left active duty army 10 years ago, I planned on being a stand-up comedian and nothing else. I had it all figured out. Those were my plans. Fortunately for me, God had other plans. The last 10 days paint a great picture of where He has led me. The first gig took place in Albany, Ga., or “All-benny” for those of you in the know. The event, a fundraiser called “Laugh for Literacy,” is the brainchild of the Family Literacy Connection. Before making the trip to South Georgia, I stopped at my bank and told the tellers over and over that I was going to speak at a literacy event. I continued telling them about the event as I pulled on the door three times to exit the building. The sign on the door clearly read
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“PUSH.” It was ironic to say the least. The next event took place in Tampa. It, too, was a fundraiser. This one was for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which provides college scholarships for the surviving children of fallen Special Operations Forces. It’s not very often that I work a comedy club, but this was indeed a special event with my brothers born to international mothers, The GIs of Comedy. My friend Joe flew me down to the show, because I had to be back the very next
Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, It seems like the Tallassee Parks and Recreation Board is at it again. We want a new recreation center, a new baseball complex and a new swimming pool, but we don’t have the money so let’s tax the people of Tallassee until we get our way and put Tallassee in debt for the next 20 years. Read my lips board members, WE
morning to speak at a conference at Auburn University. In the army, we call this a “turn and burn.” The best part of the whole day is that my mother flew with me. At 66 years old, she had vowed to never fly. Initially, she may have been a little nervous, but she conquered her fears and even has most of her fingers left. She’s a Bama fan, so my next objective is to get her to pull for Auburn. If I can get her to fly, I can get her to do anything. The conference was the Alabama Transition Conference, which was hosted by the Auburn Transition Leadership Institute (ATLI.) The mission of ATLI is to help youth and young adults with disabilities achieve successful integration into community life by providing continuous improvement resources to the
systems, practitioners, and citizens who assist these young people with their transition to adulthood. There were educators and specialists from all over the state in attendance, not to mention speakers from all over the country. I gave the opening keynote to a full house on Monday morning, which went well. I then gave a short talk to close out the conference on Tuesday. I think it went well for those who stayed around, but many of those in attendance left early. The only thing standing between them and the highway was a stuttering guy, so I don’t reckon I can blame them. Finally, on Saturday night, I performed in Lafayette at Lafayette Heights Baptist Church, which is where my cousins worship. I had a great time sharing my stories and
got lots of laughs. The food and fellowship were second to none. I met some really wonderful people. When I was in basic training, my drill sergeant would often say, “You don’t run nothing but the two mile run and the buffer.” While that may not exactly be true today, I am glad that God is running things for me. If my plans had come to fruition, I might have had a good run in comedy, but I don’t think my life would be nearly as rewarding as it is now, and for that, I am forever grateful. Jody Fuller is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@ jodyfuller.com. For more information, please visit www.jodyfuller.com.
Reader: Tallassee can't afford a new recreation complex
CANNOT AFFORD IT. Can I make it any clearer? Did I not read a year or so ago that soon we would have to build a new high school? And did I not read that soon we would have to replace the water filter plant also? Now since I have explained that part to you let me bring up something else that was in the Tribune, Tallassee doesn’t have the money, doesn’t have a blueprint of this complex but you did say it would
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be located “on Highway 229, close to GKN.” Have you even looked anywhere else? Now I’m going to explain why that I have been wondering about this. On the east side of the river we use to have a recreation center, but it was closed and moved to the west side. We use to have a hospital, but it was closed and moved to the west side. We use to have an elementary school, but it was closed and
moved to the west side. Why haven’t you thought of building this pie-in-the-sky complex over here on our side? I believe the time has come for anything that the city builds should start on our side, the east side. Half of the taxes that go to Tallassee come from our side, but we sure don’t see any investment coming back. As a matter of fact we are paying our taxes to support an Industrial Park
for new business in Tallassee without anything being build over here. Maybe its time to just Secede from the west side and start on own city, it appears we ain’t getting much back from this deal. Daniel Phillips Tallassee
Reader offers lesson on Civil War and history Dear Editor, Any time someone attempts to defend the South’s actions leading up to the civil war, they start using opinion, half-truths, and twisted logic. It’s the only way to defend something as horrible as the Civil War. So a few facts are in order here. Facts that can be easily looked up in any of the historical documents. Alabama has never been a sovereign nation, except under the Native Americans. From there it became a territory of the United States. In 1819, the people of Alabama requested statehood, it wasn’t forced upon them, they requested it and it was granted. There was no clause in the statehood document saying “if you don’t like it, you can leave the Union.” Intelligent, logical people assumed it was forever. About this time, the civilized world had matured to the point that it looked at slavery as morally wrong. Most of the civilized nations outlawed it. The United States was among the last to still have slavery, even Mexico had outlawed it. It is true that importing slaves from Africa was outlawed. After importation was outlawed, a giant smuggling operation was formed that continued bringing them in. That and breeding, kept the slave
population large. The Republican Party was a new, liberal, party. There was a growing movement, in the U.S. to outlaw slavery, and the liberal republicans jumped on the bandwagon. There had already been a lot of conflict in Washington D.C. over slavery. As the western territories requested statehood, the slave states wanted a clause saying “States rights to own slaves” inserted in there. The northern states refused and wanted any states joining the union to be non-slave states. Lincoln ran for president on the republican ticket. The south was afraid if the republicans gained the white house, slavery would be outlawed, and their way of life, forever gone. Remember in the day, only property owners were allowed to vote. In the south, most common people couldn’t vote. The slave owning states declared, if Lincoln won the election, they would leave the union. Alabama, less than 40 years after requesting statehood, now wanted to leave, because the slavery issue wasn’t going the way they wanted. When the Confederacy was formed the constitution was drawn up. It was nearly a carbon copy of the US constitution, except it gives
the states rights to own slaves. No other issue is mentioned, except slavery. The south fired the first shot on Ft. Sumter, beginning the most bloody war in our history. Lincoln was hoping for a peaceful resolution, up until then. Lincoln went to war, not to free slaves but to reunite the Union. President Lincoln later proclaimed the slaves free people, in answer to his generals, who didn’t know what to do with the thousands of slaves that were surrendering to them. The slaves were declaring themselves the property of the United States. Before Lincoln's death, he had said that when Jefferson Davis was captured he didn’t want him hanged for being the traitor, he was. He was afraid his hanging would just cause more bloodshed. That’s why Davis spent a few years in prison, and was released.It was an effort to heal the wounds of the war. Please do not believe the made up history of the people who want to continue this bloody, misguided war for their own hateful reasons. They cannot win you over to their side with truth. Glenn Dean Tallassee
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good friend and loyal reader suggested to me that he would like to see a column entitled, “Where Are They Now?” Then I ran into former Gov. Albert Brewer at a Birmingham restaurant and it prompted me to do that column. Gov. Brewer has always been admired by Alabamians as one of the finest people to have ever served in state government. I got to know Gov. Brewer when I was a young page in the Alabama House of Representatives and Brewer was a youthful Speaker of the House. In fact, he has the distinction of being the youngest Speaker in state history. He was elected to the House from Morgan County at 28 and became Speaker during only his second term at age 33. Flowers In 1966, he was elected lieutenant governor. While serving as lieutenant governor, Lurleen Wallace succumbed to cancer and Brewer became governor in 1968. He ran for a full term in 1970. In the most memorable and momentous governor’s race in history, Brewer and George Wallace clashed. He led Wallace in the initial voting but Wallace overtly played the race card and overcame Brewer in the runoff to become governor again. Brewer made another run for governor in 1978 but Fob James came out of nowhere to defeat the three B’s, Bill Baxley, Jere Beasley and Albert Brewer. Since leaving politics, Gov. Brewer returned to the practice of law then began teaching at Samford’s Cumberland School of Law, where he has counseled and mentored students and young lawyers, including my daughter Ginny, for more than 20 years. Gov. Brewer has remained active in governing in Alabama through the Public Affairs Research Council. At 87, he is in good health and enjoys his life in Birmingham. Another former governor, John Patterson, is 94. He lives on his ancestral land in Goldville in rural Tallapoosa County. Patterson has the distinction of being the only man to beat George Wallace in a governor’s race. Wallace was a fiery circuit judge from Barbour County and Patterson was a squeaky clean law and order segregationist young attorney general. Patterson beat Wallace soundly in that 1954 race and became the youngest governor in state history. He was only 33 years old when he took office as governor in January of 1955. He was dubbed the “boy governor.” Patterson was later appointed and then elected to the Alabama Court of Appeals and served with distinction as a jurist for over 20 years. He is enjoying his golden years on his farm and has a pet goat named Rebecca, who came to his house out of the blue and took up with him. Rebecca follows Patterson wherever he goes. She watches him intensely and animatedly seems to engage in conversation. Former Gov. Fob James is enjoying his retirement years at his Butler County farm and at Orange Beach. Fob actually retired about 40 years ago at age 40 when he and his brother, Cal, sold their Opelika industry, Diversified Products. Fob chose to spend his personal money to surprise Baxley, Beasley and Brewer in 1978 to win the governor’s race in one of the most notable gubernatorial contests in state political history. Fob was elected governor again in 1994. He is the only person in state history to win the governor’s race first as a Democrat then as a Republican. Bill Baxley was elected Attorney General of Alabama in 1970 at age 28. He became not only the youngest person elected attorney general in Alabama history but he was the youngest state attorney general in the nation’s history. Baxley served two terms as attorney general from 1970-1978, then came back as lieutenant governor from 1982-1986. Baxley has a successful law practice in Birmingham and is doing well at age 75. At age 66, Jim Folsom, Jr. is the youngest former governor. He and Marsha live in their native Cullman. They both look great, as always, and are enjoying their life. Perry Hooper Sr., who was one of the founders of the modern Republican Party in Alabama, is 90. He is retired and living in his beloved Montgomery. He became probate judge of Montgomery County with the 1964 Goldwater Republican landslide. He later became the first Republican Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and paved the way for our current day all Republican Supreme Court. See you next week. 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.
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his week is 2016 Sunshine Week, a time that we in the media work to raise awareness and remind the people of our area that this week is not for the media – it is for the people. The laws that are on the books are designed to assure free flow of government information – information that can help citizens understand government and make sure that leaders are being good stewards as they handle our business and our money. The laws are on the books for
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time for Americans to educate ourselves and remember that public information doesn’t belong to the government, nor does it belong to the press – it belongs to the people. If you have a question or want to know ‘why,’ ask your government for the information. It is that simple. There are minimal costs associated with the production of the information in some cases, but if you want to know, it is worth the nominal fee. The moral is that freedom of information is only a good principle when used by the people. Let’s all do out part and let the sun shine on the workings of our governmental bodies.
Produced by George Martin
he words at the top of this column, “produced by George Martin,” were four magical words found on the labels of Beatles records. (“Recorded in England” were three others that appeared on nearly every release, to remind us they were a British act.) Last week, when Sir George Martin passed away at the age of 90, music journalists fell over themselves in print and online with entire articles about the records he produced for other people – The Goons, Shirley Bassey, America, Cheap Trick – you name them, he worked with them – to prove that he made more of a contribution than just to the Beatles. As if they weren’t the greatest group of all time. But his “fifth Beatle” status is his legacy. Five decades removed from the heyday of Beatlemania, it’s difficult to imagine a statistic such as this one: in the year 1965, over 60% of all the records sold were Beatles records. Staggering! And the Fab Four were constantly in the movies and on tour during that time as well. While they were pushing for change, they were savvy enough to also appear on the comedy and variety shows in vogue at the time. And of course, 73 million people saw them on Ed Sullivan, which is the largest television audience ever recorded. We are huge Beatles fans in our house, so I hereby share my favorite productions that would never have happened without the influence of George Martin, one of the greatest producers music will ever know. EXHIBIT A: One Day in 1962: Parlophone Records was a comedy and novelty label. George Martin was a classically trained musician. He was
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good reason – to make sure that the public is not left in the dark. This newspaper has featured several stories in recent weeks and months that are the direct result of the use of the state and federal open records and meetings laws. We often hear residents complain that they didn’t know what lawmakers were doing or claim that they “pulled a fast one.” That can only happen when we don’t pay attention and ask questions. Our staff pledges to let this week renew our mission of keeping the public informed by using the tools that the current laws allow to get information out. We also charge citizens to do their part as well. This week should serve as a reminder as a
Bird’s Eye View By Michael Bird assigned the Beatles, and from the beginning Martin heard things happening within the band even these road-hardened “professionals” didn’t realize about themselves. For instance, Martin brought Ringo Starr into the band that day. He directed John Lennon to play the harmonica solo at the beginning of “Love Me Do” instead of in the middle. These, and a million other things, went right during a single 12-hour recording session that produced the first Beatles LP. The fact that we’re still talking about it 55 years later shows what an important contribution it is to rock music. EXHIBIT B: The Golden Age: Beatles press agent Derek Taylor called the middle Beatles period “the years of dash and daring,” a phrase that has stuck with me when I listen to RUBBER SOUL and REVOLVER back to back. The mood, instrumentation, arrangements, and lyric subject matter is miles of maturity away from the “yeah yeah yeah” sounds of only a year before. George Martin’s performance on “In My Life,” for example, sets it apart; “Norwegian Wood” brought the sitar to prominence; his production of “Michelle” evokes the French torch song genre it was aiming to emulate; the quiet instrumentation and beautifully recorded vocals of “Here, There, and Everywhere” and “Nowhere Man” are quintessential Beatles. But Martin brought everything including the kitchen sink to his
production of “Tomorrow Never Knows,” which is one of the strangest – and most fascinating – recordings in the Beatle catalog. EXHIBIT C: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: So, the Beatles decided to take some vacation time after their final live show at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park in August, 1966. They holed up in the studio and knocked out a psychedelic classic: “Strawberry Fields Forever,” a story of John Lennon’s childhood. Martin physically held his hand on the reel to give Lennon’s vocals that in-and-out-of-consciousness sound so familiar to us today. Later, as the band worked on the SGT. PEPPER album proper, Lennon brought in a circus poster with the entirety of “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite” lyrics already written on it. Lennon described to Martin that he wanted it to sound like a carnival. Martin recorded some steam organ to tape, then cut the tape into thousands of pieces. He had the engineer splice them together randomly, which created what Martin called “the wash at the back of the picture”. Genius. And the string and harp arrangement on “She’s Leaving Home,” or the barroom piano on “Lovely Rita,” or the animal kingdom sounds on “Good Morning Good Morning,” or the orchestra crescendo that strings together the ultimate LennonMcCartney composition, “A Day in the Life” – it just doesn’t get any better than this. It may have been by chance, but I believe it was destiny for George Martin to cross paths with these four hard-edged rockers from Liverpool. He guided them into sharing their hearts with listeners everywhere, and changed popular music forever. “Good Night.”
How to grow a buckeye ball tree
s we live, we learn. I’ve told you before that I like buckeye-balls; I’ve always been told that they were good luck. I’ve carried one with me off and on all of my life and most of the time I’ve had good luck. When I went to Desert Storm in 1990 someone sent me a buckeye ball. I kept this buckeye ball until recently, on one of my hospital trips it got lost. I immediately got me another one when I got home. I have some in a drawer at the barbershop. When I got back from Desert Storm, Jack Venable asked me about my buckeye ball and then he asked me to find him one. One day while going to the boat-launching ramp at Yates Dam I saw some on the side of the road so I got Jack one. On occasion I would ask him about it and he would reach into his pocket, pull the buckeye ball out and show it to me. Quite a few people beside myself carry them. Jerry Warren comes to mind as one that raises them and carries one in his pocket. Many times I’ve tried to grow a buckeye ball tree but had no luck but this past year I think I found the secret to growing one. Some people say plant a small sprig and others say plant the buckeye ball itself. My son and I were up on
The Coffee Breaker By Ronald Brantley the middle pond and ran into some off shoots about two to three feet tall. We also saw some buckeye balls so we got both. We were careful to save the roots, the twig itself was about as big around as two matchsticks put together. We brought our find home and prepared to plant them. Now, here is where everything differs from any other experiences. We have a sixty-acre farm and my boy picked the worst spot on the whole place to plant them. We planted them in a place where another little tree had died. Not smart but it saved some digging, his decision. We stuck the plant down in the ground and then threw some buckeye balls in the hole with the plant. This saved digging another hole and we will remember where we planted the balls. Another one of his ideas and I registered this in the back of my mind for future use if I have to blame anyone. There the plant was right where I told him
not to plant it and on a dark night I ran over it. Thought of what I had done and backed over it. I got out and checked it out; it wasn’t broken but skinned up pretty bad. I told my son and he kicked and snorted and put a wire tomato stand around it. It didn’t take long and I hit it. The tomato stand got bent up, twisted and tangled with the plant. After a lot of untwisting, straightening out wire and unweaving the plant we got it free again. The dog discovered it and now it’s his fireplug. We are beginning to have some pretty days and I’ve noticed the big golden yellow Jonquils are blooming. I see some grass turning green in spots and I even saw a pair of doves sitting on the power line the other day. As of this writing the purple martins have not come in yet but I’m looking for them to arrive at any time. I stopped to look at my beat up and skinned up buckeye ball tree yesterday and low and behold there was some tiny buds on it. I haven’t any proof that it will live yet but if it does go by these instructions and you can grow a buckeye ball tree. Ronald Brantley is a Tallassee resident and can be reached at Rbrantley1@elmore.rr.com.
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The lesson learned from plowing the first row
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y daddy was a farmer. By the time I came along, Daddy had been farming for over 35 years and was a good farmer. He could do many things well, but was known for laying the straightest rows of any farmer in the county. Back then, in the 50s and 60s, when there was no GPS assisted steering, straight rows were a source of pride, distinguishing an average farmer from an excellent farmer. Straight rows made cultivating easier and allowed irrigation water to flow across a field quickly and evenly. I once asked Daddy how he was able to lay out such straight rows. “Well, son,” he said, “It’s the first row that’s so important. That marker sticking out from the side of the tractor will give you a guide for the next row. If the first one is straight, the others will be straight, too. If the first is crooked or weaves back and forth, all the rest will too.” “To get that first row straight, you pick a spot on the horizon, a tall tree, a different colored patch of shrub, a spot of color, and instead of looking down at the ground and trying to keep the line straight, you look across the field, eyes on that spot, and keep the tractor pointed right at it.”
REV. BOB HENDERSON Trinity Episcopal
Elisha was plowing with 12 yoke of oxen when Elijah found him in a field and called him to be God’s prophet. (1 Kings 19:19-21). Now, I don’t know if Elisha could lay out rows as straight as my daddy’s. Not having any experience with oxen, but knowing from personal experience how hard it is to keep a mule going straight, I doubt he could. But, because only successful farmers could afford to have twelve oxen hooked to their plows, much less barbecue them for the neighbors like Elisha did, I’ll bet Elisha could lay down straighter rows than most people. That first furrow is kinda like our lives. All the other rows follow it. Any humps and bows in the first furrow will be repeated in all the others. The first furrow of our life will affect
all the other rows in our lives: spouse, children, friends. The more we stare at the ground, depending our tractor and ourselves, the crookeder those rows get. It’s only when we are able to look beyond ourselves, look beyond our tractor, and fix our eyes on God, trying our best to steer toward him, that our rows straighten out. Not perfectly straight, mind you, but much straighter. Once we are able to focus outward, and find our spot across the field, it still takes practice to produce a straight row. It takes knowing the tractor, being able to feel when the disk blades on the hiller are pulling more on one side than the other, being able to compensate for the yaws and pulls without thinking about it. Only then, do the rows really straighten out. In our lives, that straight row takes practice, too. It takes knowing ourselves, knowing when and where we are liable to get bogged down, pulled back, yawed off our line. It takes finding that spot on the horizon that leads us to God, so instead of just using God as a guide, we find ourselves in a relationship, coming closer and closer to God so we can work together to get that row straight.
Surprisingly, as we get closer and closer to God, it often becomes more and more difficult to steer straight. But, without trying, without attempting that first row, there can be no planting, no sprouting, no harvest. And, even if that first row isn’t straight, even if it is crooked, bowed, and wanders all over the field, the field is long and God continues to guide us. The more we plow, the more we use God as our guide, the deeper we are engaged with God, the straighter our “Guide Row” becomes. God forgives us when we get off line, and if we continue looking toward God, God will gently help us straighten our row. We are in the last weeks of Lent, plowing along toward Easter. If we haven’t yet tried to fix our eyes on God and begin plowing a straight row toward God, it isn’t too late. We can still fix our eyes on God, listen for God to call, and steer the tractors of our lives toward God to make our rows straight – the kind of straight rows which keep us seeking and finding God. Rev. Bob Henderson is the rector at Trinity Episcopal Church in Wetumpka.
Religion Briefs • Episcopal Church of the Epiphany On Saturday, March 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. Episcopal Church of the Epiphany will host “Beans & Rice.” The Beans & Rice ministry takes place the third Saturday of every month. At that time the Parish Hall is open to those in need of food, who may choose their preferred items from the selection available. There will be NO Sunday School on March 20. At 10:30 a.m. Father Wells Warren will celebrate the Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist. Following the service, all are invited to coffee hour. For more information, visit the church website: http://epiphanytallassee.org/
good Friday service to be held at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany. East Tallassee United Methodist Church will have their annual Sunrise Service on Easter Sunday, March 27 at 6:30 a.m. at Veterans Park. There will be special music and congregational singing. Refreshments will be served in the park following service. On M27, our resurrection celebration (Easter Sunday) will be held at 11 a.m. The ETUMC choir and dance team will be performing. Please join us as we s=celebrate the joy and wonder of Christ’s resurrection. We will also be having a Easter Night Service at 5 p.m. We are located at 101 Central Blvd, Tallassee.
• East Tallassee Baptist Church Christ is Risen! You’re invited to celebrate with us Sunday, March 25, 2016 7:15 a.m. Sunrise Service 10:30 a.m. Worship Service
• St. Vincent de Paul March 20 - James Dean, David Carucci, Patrick Driscoll - "Palm Sunday" March 27 - James Dean, David Carucci, Patrick Driscoll - "Easter Sunday" April 3 - Patrick Lencioni "Living a Christian Life in a Secular World Part 1" April 10 - Patrick Lencioni "Living a Christian Life in a Secular World Part 2" OUR LIFE'S JOURNEY is a service of St. Vincent de Paul Church and airs weekly from 8:00-8:30 a.m. on 580 WACQ and FM 101.1 in Tallassee. Listen Live on www.
• East Tallassee United Methodist Church We will start our Easter week services on Wednesday, March 23 at 6 p.m. with an Easter message on March 24 we will continue with our Maundy Easter service at 6 p.m. United Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church for
AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-4413 Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8144 Jackson Chapel AME Zion 4885 Coosada Rd., Coosada Jones Chapel AME Zion 2414 Ingram Rd. (Co. Rd. 3), Elmore ABUNDANT LIFE Abundant Life Church 9301 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-9143 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Agape Tabernacle Assembly of God 1076 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic 541-2006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-5754 Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook 285-5545 First Assembly of God 3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 569-2825 BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church Millbrook Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus 567-2917 Beulah Baptist Church 2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka 514-2881 Blue Ridge Baptist 4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-4325 Brookwood Baptist Grandview Rd., Millbrook Calvary Baptist 504 W. Osceola St., Wetumpka 567-4729 Central Baptist 3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka 541-2556 Coosada Baptist 20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist 184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic 541-4444
Faith Baptist 64 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-4417 First Baptist Church 205 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-5191 First Baptist of Elmore Hwy. 14 Co. Rd. 74, Elmore Galilee Baptist 95 Old Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-4178 Good Hope Baptist 1766 S. Fleahop Rd., Eclectic Goodship Baptist Hwy. 143, Millbrook Grace Baptist Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-3255 Grandview Pines Baptist Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville Green Ridge Baptist 288 Turner Rd., Wetumpka 567-2486 Harvest Baptist 2990 Main St., Millbrook Hillside Baptist 405 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Holtville Riverside Baptist 7121 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 514-5922 Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-8750 Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Weoka Millbrook Baptist Millbrook 285-4731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 569-1952 Mt. Hebron West Baptist 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 567-4441 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 567-4458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 312-1878 New Home Baptist
1605 New Home Rd., Titus 567-0923 New Hope Baptist 6191 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-1267 New Lily Green Baptist 6504 Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville New Nazareth Baptist Hwy. 143, Deatsville Pleasant Hill Baptist Pleasant Hill Rd., Eclectic 541-3460 Prospect Baptist Prospect Rd., Eclectic 567-5837 Redland Baptist 1266 Dozier Rd., Wetumpka 567-8649 Rehoberth Baptist 8110 Rifle Range Rd., Tallassee 567-9801 Rushenville Baptist 10098 Georgia Rd., Eclectic 541-2418 Saint James Baptist 1005 Nobles Rd., Wetumpka 567-6209 Saint James Baptist 101 Gantt Rd., Deatsville 569-3006 Santuck Baptist 7250 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2364 Seman Baptist Seman, Alabama Shoal Creek Baptist 13214 Holtville Rd., Deatsville 569-2482 Springfield Baptist Hwy. 7, Millbrook Thelma Baptist 810 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-3665 Titus Baptist 6930 Titus Rd., Wetumpka 334-531-2120 Tunnell Chapel Baptist 210 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2589 Victory Baptist 5481 Main St., Millbrook Wadsworth Baptist 2780 Hwy. 143, Deatsville 569-2851 BAPTIST - MISSIONARY Atkins Hill 565 Atkins Rd., Wetumpka 567-1141 Cathmagby Baptist 3074 Mitchell Creek Rd., Wetumpka 567-4787
wacqradio.com or the TuneIn app on your smartphone. The pastor of St. Vincent de Paul is Monsignor Charles Troncale. • Salem Macon Baptist The Forever Young Seniors will meet on Tuesday, March 22, at 6:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Our program will be the "Faithful Fretters" from the First United Methodist Church in Tallassee. Mark your calendar and come to have good food, good program and good fellowship. Bring a covered dish The Community Easter Sunrise Service this year is at First Baptist Church in Notasulga at 6:30 a.m. Rev. Mike Stephens of Salem Macon will be the speaker and the First Baptist Choir will present the music. After the service, everyone will enjoy a good breakfast. The Salem Macon Choir will present an Easter Cantata "In Christ Alone” at the Easter Morning Worship Service at 10:30 a.m.. Please come and celebrate Christ's resurrection. Salem Macon Baptist is located on Hwy 14, 4647 Tallapoosa Street, Notasulga, AL. Rev. Mike Stephens is pastor and Tim Bunn is choir director.
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from flying the flag,” Councilman Bill Godwin said. “The purpose, or my understanding of the resolution, was simply to address the council’s concerns regarding what the potential of flying the flag could possibly have on the city’s ability to do things stated in that resolution. “We thought it would be best to voice our concerns so people could step back and consider what’s best for the city, and to the credit of the SCV they have gone back and reconsidered what they were proposing,” Godwin said. “I think, and correct me if I’m wrong; they are flying a different flag now, the National Chapter Flag. I thank them for doing that and I don’t think we need to make any changes in regards to the height of flagpoles. I think we need to let this issue settle down and move on to other matters.” Councilman David Stough said he believed this was the best solution. “I did sign the resolution saying I didn’t support the flying of the flag, but I don’t believe in doing business underhanded and if we try to make our ordinances shoot directly at the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, then I don’t see how I can support that,” Stough said. “An 8-foot flagpole is not very high. You can fly a flag on it about the size of a magazine. If the bank wanted to fly an American Flag or any other business wanted to fly a flag downtown, I just don’t support lowering the height of the flagpoles.” Councilman Darrell Wilson pointed out the safety issue of the extended height of flag poles, especially in the downtown area.
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“We have an issue with the flagpole being taller than the power poles, which it should not be,” Wilson said. “This is not just with that property. Let’s say someone wanted to open the hotel. We would have problems there too. This is not just for one entity, this is for all of downtown.” Councilwoman Heather Johnson cited the timeliness of this ordinance change. “The timing of the planning commission bringing this ordinance doesn’t necessarily make the general public or the reader think that it was an ordinance that was given thought to for the entire downtown district,” Johnson said. “The timing of this ordinance brought fourth makes it appear as though it was directed at a certain group and I stand by what Councilman Godwin and Councilman Stough said. I don’t think this is necessary at this time. ” Councilman Charles Blaylock said the flag issue has been the source of a lot of frustration. “It is the timing that gives the appearance, and may not necessarily be true but it gives that appearance,” Blaylock said. “Where I stand, I’m about ready to let this flag business go to sleep.” Following Blaylock’s statements, John Smith, the City Attorney said, “Mayor, at this time I suggest we make a motion to withdraw the introduction of the ordinance.” In the end, the council voted and the ordinance to restrict the height of flagpoles in the downtown district was removed from the agenda all together.
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“We used to call it State Band Contest but I think they dropped the contest part of it because they didn’t want students to feel like they were competing against anybody, but the ratings are the same as they were before,” Bird said. “The ratings are in roman numerals.” Roman numeral one is superior, Roman numeral two is excellent, Roman numeral three is good, Roman numeral four is fair and Roman numeral five is poor. “The judges rate bands on their tone quality, intonation, pitch, balance and blend, musical effect, stage decorum and things like that,” Bird said. “They can see all the music that has everybody’s part, so they look at it and make the determinations.” Because middle school students are often the youngest participants in a band competition it is not common to take such superior ratings. “Middle schools often have a hard time getting those higher ratings because they are just beginning. There are high schools there too. They are only in their first or second year playing. This has only happened a couple of times with me (as director), so I was very happy with this group,” The Southside Middle School’s 7th grade band also walked away from the competition with notable achievements. “The 7th grade got the excellent rating, which was fine with me,” he said. “Seventh grade was just me and them and they did a great job.” This accomplishment did not come without practice. However, all of the practicing was done during regular school hours. “We didn’t spend anytime after school practicing. We met during the class period. We starting working on two of the pieces right before Christmas and we had another piece that I changed about three weeks ago, so they only had about three weeks to learn it.” Just as the MPA wraps up, the SMS band is preparing for their next event. “The next thing coming up is our Jazz Festival, which is coming up April 5 from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Tallasseee High School Auditorium,” Bird said.
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Many Nations celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17. The man who would become known as Saint Patrick (originally named Maewyn Succat) was born around 400 A.D. It is believed that Maewyn was kidnapped as a teenager and taken to Ireland. After he escaped those who enslaved him, he became a Monk. He changed his name to Patricius and performed many good deeds in Ireland as a missionary. Patricius was made the Patron Saint of Ireland. Legend has it that Saint Patrick died on March 17, 461 A.D. The holiday was originally created in honor of Saint Patrick, and it is considered a religious holiday in Ireland. In other parts of the World, it has almost become a celebration of Ireland itself. Today people celebrate the holiday by wearing green and having parties where foods are often dyed green. Parades are held in many major cities around the world. Rivers have even been dyed green to honor the occasion. If you are not wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day, tradition states that friends might teasingly pinch you.
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Our first Supply Drive of the year is this Saturday, March 19 at the Wetumpka Walmart, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. We are still looking for a few volunteers to help out so please contact Charline Pope at 334-2021381 or popecharlie58@yahoo. com if you can assist. Donated pet food, cleaning supplies and other items are truly put to good use and help us use donated dollars for direct animal care costs, so thank you ahead of time for all donations we receive on Saturday. Also this Saturday, we will be joining other shelters and rescues at the 3rd Annual Hotel Pit Bull Adoption Event at Cooter’s Pond Park in Prattville, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. There will be many great dogs looking for their forever homes as well as vendors, demos, food and more so hope to see a park full of pet lovers on Saturday and please thank Hotel Pit Bull members for inviting us all to join in on the fun! From the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association (ALVMA)
Dolly is about two years old and a big Lab gal indeed, about 80 pounds. Dolly would be the perfect dog for a family that has no other pets. She will get along with a male dog her size but is just not good with small dogs or cats at all. She loves children and is a very attentive, sweet dog. Dolly came to us with an old hip injury that has healed and at worst case she might get a bit arthritic as she gets older. Our adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under 1 year old; cats over 1 year old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough, 45 days of pet health insurance and a free health exam with your participating veterinarian. To meet all the great pets at our shelter come to 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka, AL, 36092, go to our website at www.elmorehumane.org for more information, email us at hselco@bellsouth.net or give us a call at 334-567-3377. We are open for adoptions Mon–Fri 10-5 and Sat 9-3.
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- National Poison Prevention Awareness Week is March 20-26, and the ALVMA wants to remind pet owners that pets are also in danger. This is a great time for pet owners to do a little spring cleaning and check their homes for any toxins which their pets may have access to. Some of the top poisons pets are most susceptible to are: Foods (chocolate, xylitol and grapes/raisins); Insecticides (sprays, bait, and spot-on flea/ tick treatments); Mouse and rat poison (rodenticides); Human and pet medications; Household cleaners (sprays, detergents, polishes); Fertilizers (bone meal, blood meal and iron based products). Other poisons that are extremely dangerous include antifreeze and acetaminophen. Veterinarians have also seen numerous cases of xylitol poisoning (xylitol is found in many sugarless gums, candies and mints), human medications such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, antidepressants and flowers. Symptoms can range from digestive upset and neurological signs, to liver and/or kidney failure. Poisons are fast-acting and can
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THE BATTLE OF HIGHWAY 49 Reeltown sweeps rival Dadeville in road doubleheader
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Reeltown lefty Collier Bonner controlled the game from the mound and the Rebels made the Dadeville Tigers pay for their mistakes in Tuesday’s 7-3 win at NolenJones Field. Reeltown Coach Mike Jones said the Rebels (5-5) made the plays they did not make when they fell to Dadeville last week in Tallassee. “We just made the plays. Last time we played Dadeville, we made a lot of errors and gave them a lot of unearned runs, but today we hit the ball a lot better and made the routine plays,” Jones said. “They got a real good team, a real good coach, so once you get out on them, you’ve got to stay aggressive or they’ll come back on you.” After jumping out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning, Reeltown added to the margin in the top of the third, starting with a bases loaded walk that brought in Shep Flurry and made it 2-0. The Rebels got the bats going when Landon Hunt singled to left to drive in Cal Burton and Cade Giddens to increase the lead to 4-0 in the top of the third. Dadeville (3-9) got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third thanks to a Reeltown mistake, as Landon Wilson scored from third after Bonner was called for a balk to make it 4-1. But the Rebels padded their lead in the top of the fourth, with Flurry scoring on a fielding error and Burton scoring on an infield single by CJ Bell to make it 6-1. Dadeville’s Ab Abernathy picked up a RBI after Michael Welcher scored from third on a fielder’s choice to make it 6-2 in the bottom of the fourth. Dadeville’s Carson McClendon added to the Dadeville total with a single that drove in Wilson from third to make it 6-3 in the bottom of the fifth. Burton scored
Reeltown’s final run on a sac fly after getting on base with a triple. Wilson also tripled in the loss for Dadeville. Dadeville Coach Randy Nolen said that Bonner controlled the game from the mound, but added he was frustrated with his team’s plate discipline. “I’m frustrated with the way we’re playing. I don’t know if we’re playing scared, I don’t know. I can’t put my finger on it,” Nolen said. “All we work on, especially against a left hander, is you let the ball get deep and you hit the ball in the middle of the field. He (Bonner) had us right where he wanted us all day long because we’re not disciplined enough to go up there, stay back and hit the ball right back up the middle and hit it hard. We were out in front of everything, rolling little groundballs, hitting little fly balls and striking out. We struck out twice, I know, with runners at second and third and then one time with bases loaded.”
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The Reeltown Rebels took an 18-7 victory over the rival Dadeville Tigers in game two of Tuesday’s doubleheader at McKelvey Park’s Nolen-Jones Field. Reeltown’s Cal Burton was 4-for-4, Cole Noble was 1-for-3 and Joby Newman was 2-for-3 for the Rebels. Newman was the winning pitcher for Reeltown in game two. “Last night, everything just kind of came together,” said Coach Mike Jones. “We were able to pitch well and put some runs to go with it.” Jones said the season has started off a bit slow for the Rebels, but there have been bright spots defensively and pitching. “We’ve just started off slow. We’ve come out of the gates slow not hitting the ball well,” Jones said. “Defense is not bad, but we just haven’t been putting runs on the board. Basically, it’s just a matter of the hitting coming around. Pitching has been
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Above left, Reeltown pitcher Collier Bonner delivers a pitch to Dadeville’s Landon Wilson during Tuesday afternoon’s game at McKelvey Park’s Nolen-Jones Field in Dadeville.
good pretty much all year, it’s just the point of being able to get the guys to get the pitchers some runs to get us in the games. That’s been the biggest problem all year.” Jones said that Tuesday night’s wins were a move in the right direction for Reeltown, but there are still some mistakes that need to be cleaned up. “I just want them to go out and compete and do the little things right to help us win games,” Jones said. “We’re getting where we need to be, but we’re still not there. We still made a lot of mental mistakes on the bags and we still missed some cut offs and made some errors that we’ve got to clean up. Even as well as we played, that’s not
where we want to go with some of those mistakes. We want to clean all of that up and get us playoff ready.” As the Rebels move closer to area play, Jones said he hopes to see them improve their plate discipline. “I want us just to be able to nail down pitching and hitting, especially two-out hitting,” Jones said. “We’ve got to cut down on strikeouts, which is the biggest thing we’re working on right now with our hitting. “We’re 5-5, so we’re .500 again. So, we’ve just got to start over and get back to work.”
Tigers varsity soccer team falls to ECHS Panthers, JV defeats panthers By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
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fter 18 years of playing professional football, Peyton Manning officially announced his retirement early last week. He leaves behind an incredible legacy on the gridiron including numerous records, five most valuable player awards and two Super Bowl titles. Manning has been the consummate professional on and off the field for his entire career and dealt with failure just as gracefully as he has success. His career began in Indianapolis where he was drafted by a franchise that went 3-13 the year before he arrived. In the eleven years he started at QB, the Colts only won less than ten games twice. Manning then found his way out West to Denver which hadn’t put together a winning season in five years previous to
Tallassee’s varsity and junior varsity soccer teams traveled to Elmore County Thursday, coming away with a 2-0 JV win and a tough 1-0 varsity loss to the Panthers. Gregory Ancecito and Hunter Brooks scored the goals for Tallassee in the junior varisyt victory. The varsity game was a tough loss. This was an area game and the team needs all the wins possible against area teams to ensure a spot in the playoffs. Head Coach Katie Hayley believes the Tigers have to find that motivation to win. “They out played us in the first half and wanted it more,” she said. “They ended up scoring with a minute left in the first half.” Following the first half, the Tigers showed more might defensively. The Panthers were not able to score against the Tigers in the second half.
“We played better in the second half but just couldn’t find the back of the net and come back,” Hayley said. The team is gaining momentum and with more practice. Hayley believes her team will get to where it needs to be. “We have been working on our tactical game for the past 2 practices,” Hayley said. “I think our vision on the field is getting better. That’s been our issue the entire season. Hopefully, what we have been doing in practice will be performed in our games.” This week the Tigers play two regularly scheduled games. Tuesday, both the JV and Varsity squads traveled to Holtville to face the Bulldogs. Friday, the JV and Varsity Tigers will travel to Montgomery to face Catholic High School. JV will begin play at 5:30 p.m. and Varsity at 7 p.m. A make-up game is scheduled against Prattville Christian Academy Thursday at home beginning at 4:30.
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ANDY GRAHAM Sports Columnist
subsequent four years, the Broncos never won less than twelve games and made it to two Super Bowls. Peyton Manning’s effect on an NFL franchise was immediate, immense and unmistakable. Whenever someone exceptional in the sports world retires, it’s only natural to debate where that person falls in the hierarchy of the greatest players of all time. Of course, the criteria used are completely in the eye of the beholder. That’s actually
what makes it fun. For instance, one person might place a great value on statistics, while another believes championships trump everything else. I try to create a balance in my own mind between statistics and championships. I believe they both matter and I don’t necessarily value one over the other. A lot of great players have had the misfortune of playing for some terrible teams and a lot of mediocre players have been dragged to a championship kicking and screaming. When all else fails, just use common sense. Peyton Manning holds 21 NFL records. He is the game’s alltime leading passer with 71,940 yards and also holds the record for TD passes with 539. It would take more space than I’m allowed
to recount the rest of his gaudy numbers, but I trust you get the point. Statistically, Manning is the best NFL QB of all time. However, his championship hardware doesn’t match up with the likes of Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw, Tom Brady and Troy Aikman. As former Jets head coach Herm Edwards so eloquently said during a classic meltdown “you play… to win… the game.” That’s the whole point. Winning championships is what it’s all about and why grown men are paid obscene amounts of money to play a game. After weighing Peyton Manning in the balance, I place him as the third best NFL quarterback in history on my scale. His statistics are undeniable and he led two different franchises to Super
Bowl victories. He was also prolific in another aspect. Manning was a great athlete, but he turned the game into a chess match between himself and the defense. He meticulously prepared for each matchup unlike anyone had ever done before. He made the position far more cerebral than it had ever been and changed the game in many ways. Manning’s character has come under scrutiny as of late, but I’m certainly not going to hold a minor indiscretion that happened in college against him. The list of foolish things I did in college is a long one. So long Peyton. It was a privilege to watch a master at his craft. Andy Graham is a sports columnist for The Tribune.