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Commissioners set agenda for road work

By MITCH SNEED Editor

Three road projects, a move to replace three aging sheriff’s department vehicles and an update on the search for a site for a new Department of Human Resources Building were the top items considered by the Tallapoosa County Commissioners Monday.

County Engineer David Moore presented the road items that were under consideration. The resurfacing of

Cowpens Road in the New Site area will be the feeder road that will be done under the Alabama Department of Transportation’s Federal Aid Project.

Much of the preliminary right of way work has been complete and the project is scheduled to be awarded later this month. The project will resurface Cowpens from Goldville Cutoff to Highway 22.

“Each year the projects are rotated between the districts and this year was

District 3,” said District 3 Commissioner John McKelvey. “It’s a pretty well-traveled road that feeds major highways and it will be good to go ahead and get that one completed. They did part of it the last go around and this project will mean that it will be completely repaved from beginning to end.”

Moore also announced that the same fund will be used in District 1 and 2 next year and Elkahatchee Road has been picked for that project in 2017.

County schools honor bus operation

Plans for ‘Throw Away Day’ making progress

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

At Monday’s Tallapoosa County Board of Education meeting, several groups were recognized including the system’s Transportation Department.

“Frank Childers and the Department of Transportation have been awarded a Certificate of Achievement from the Alabama Department of Education,” Superintendent Joe Windle explained. “The program had less than 10 percent major deficiencies in the school bus fleet.

That is better than the state standard. It is also pretty good considering there are 49 routes in the system with over 620,000 miles driven annually and they do that safely.

Childers thanked Windle for the recognition, giving credit to his staff.

“It is a tough job,” Childers said. “You do have a safe school bus if you get on a yellow bus in Tallapoosa County.”

Dadeville High School Key Club advisor Benji Thomas and Betty Hayes See SCHOOLS • Page 5

Moore said that Agricola Road has been picked for the county’s FY2016 Road & Bridge project. The bids were opened and the contract will be awarded to Chris Clark who submitted the best bid, Moore said.

The commissioners also voted 5-0 to approve the lease-purchase of three new vehicles for the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department. The purchase of three Dodge six cylinder cars, will See ROADS • Page 3

Cliff Williams / The Outlook

Foodland Manager Jimmy Cleveland faces store shelved at the Dadeville Foodland. Cleveland has been in the grocery business since 1964 and says the store is dedicated to treating customers right.

FAMILY TRADITION

Dadeville Foodland to add Renfroe’s to its name

By MITCH SNEED Editor

The owners of Dadeville’s Foodland are planning a move that will let customers know their family puts its name on the line when it comes to serving its customers.

After decades in the grocery business the Renfroe family, the owners of the Highway 280 Foodland in Dadeville as well as stores in Montgomery in Chantilly Corners and on McGehee Road, will add the family name to the logo at the stores.

“It’s something that we’ve never done, but we are proud of our stores and what we offer our customers and the communities we serve,” said Rob

Renfroe, whose father Robert founded the family grocery business. “Some customers may see the Foodland name in Dadeville or the Super Foods name and not realize that we are all familyowned and share the same ideals and commitment to quality and customer service.

“We saw this as a way to sort of bring them all together so that people know we’ve got three stores and no matter which location they are visiting, they’re going to get the same kind of great service.”

Renfroe stressed that regardless of any changes, customers in Dadeville will see the same dedicated customer service, the quality products and the See RENFROE • Page 5

By MITCH SNEED Editor

Imagine a day when everyone across the entire county would work together to make the area as c clean and beautiful as it can be. c That day is coming as efforts are underway to organize a first ever Tallapoosa County-wide cleanup, which will take place in April. c Called Throw Away Day, organizers hope a county effort, an annual city cleanup in Alexander c City C and more volunteer groups will combine to make Saturday, April 23, a day that the entire m county gets a spring cleaning. c “We are really hoping to make this a true county-wide effort,” said John Thompson, president ty of o the Lake Martin Resource Association. “We have seen interest grow in helping out and we are h hoping that with this event, we can have a real h grassroots effort where civic clubs, companies, g youth groups and just groups of residents intery ested in cleaning up a stretch of road or around e their th neighborhood will come together all around this th event.”

The city cleanup will be supported by the April PATH Trash Walk. In addition, associates A at Russell Lands will be cleaning the roadways along the Highway 63 corridor from Our Town a to the Lake Martin Amphitheater on Friday, April 15.

1 Also the Tallapoosa County Commissioners See TRASH • Page 3

Birchfield takes Kiwanians back to school in U.S. Presidents

By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer

Members of the Dadeville Kiwanis Club went back to school at their March 10 meeting at the First Presbyterian Church in Dadeville.

The teacher was Carole Birchfield, who taught in Alabama public schools for 30 years and occasionally teaches a course for Auburn University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Program.

She is also a former member of Auburn’s OLLI board of directors.

The subject Birchfield chose for the hour-long session couldn’t have been a better one considering the

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Birchfield shared with the “students” little-known facts about the men who have served the country as president.

“I taught American history and I taught it because I’ve always been interested in it,” Birchfield said. “I started early in my teaching tenure looking for little items that might interest my students in the presidents. Thirty years ago, you didn’t have Google. I always had a stack of books on my dining room table searching for tidbits that might be appealing.”

David Granger / The Outlook Birchfield started her quiz of her Carole Birchfield quizzes the members of the Dadeville Kiwanis Club on Dadeville Kiwanis students with a U.S. presidential trivia at the club’s March 10 meeting. Members learned See KIWANIS • Page 3 several little-known facts about the men who have held the office.

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Library Notes

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appy St. Patrick’s Day! Don’t forget to wear green to avoid little pinchers. St Patrick’s Day is a Feast Day of the patron saint of Ireland (even though St. Patrick was from Roman Britain and sold as a slave in Ireland). St. Patrick helped convert Ireland to Christianity after he escaped slavery.

St. Patrick himself would have to deal with pinching on his feast day.

His color was “St. Patrick’s blue,” a light shade. The color green only became associated with the big day after it was linked to the Irish independence movement in the late 18th century. According to Irish legend, the saint used the threeleafed clover as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity when he was first introducing Christianity to Ireland.

The Library is offering a free CPR class on March 21 at 1 p.m. in the lower level of the Library.

Participants will receive instruction and hands-on training to learn the skills of: adult, child and infant CPR, use of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), and abdominal thrusts for relief of choking. Please stop in or call the Library to register or go to the Library’s website at www.dadevillepubliclibrary.com and click the link to register online. You must be registered for this program to attend even though it is a free program. This program will not offer certification, but will provide the necessary skills to help save someone’s life.

New Releases in Adult Fiction:

• At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier • Clawback by J.A. Jance • Crazy Blood by T. Jefferson

Thursday, March 17, 2016

The Dadeville Record Parker • Deep Blue by Randy Wayne White • Devonshire Scream by Laura Childs • Far From True by Linwood Barclay • A Few of the Girls by Maeve Binchy • Gangster by Clive Cussler • Girl in the Ice by Lotte and Soren Hammer • Gone Again by James Grippando • Madwoman Upstairs by Catherine Lowell • Off the Grid by C.J. Box • Predator by Wilbur Smith • Property of a Noble Woman by Danielle Steel

New Releases in Adult Nonfiction:

• Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush by Jon Meacham • Outsider in the White House by Bernie Sanders • The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Laura Ingalls Wilder • We are Afghan Women: Voices of Hope by The George W. Bush Institute Story Time is on Tuesday’s from 10-11 a.m. Stop in to hear fascinating stories read by Mrs. Marilyn. This fun filled hour is packed with reading, coloring, singing, and coloring.

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

Mr. Richmond H. Kelly, Sr. Mr. Richmond H. Kelly, Sr., 91, of Camp Hill died Friday, March 4, 2016 at his residence. A memorial service was held at Passion Church, 3340 Hwy 63 North, Alexander City on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 1: 00 p.m.

(CST) with Pastor Bruce and Pastor Sandra Whitehill, officiating.

Mr. Kelly is survived by two daughters: Geraldine Kelly of Atlanta, GA and Gloria Brown, Camp Hill; four sons: Raple Kelly, Elizabeth, NJ; Richmond H. (Rita) Kelly, Jr., Arlington, VA, Nathaniel Kelly, Newark, NJ, and Norman L. (Shirley) Kelly, Memphis, TN; nine grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and six great, great grandchildren: and a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

To share your online condolences, please visit our website at www.vinesfuneralhome.com Vines Funeral Home, Inc. LaFayette, AL handled the arrangements.

Mrs. Sylvia Lee Burns Mrs. Sylvia Lee Burns, 42, of Dadeville died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services were held at New Adka Missionary Baptist Church, Dadeville on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 1: 00 p.m. (CST) with Rev. Edward Milner officiating.

Interment was in Handy cemetery, LaFayette.

Mrs. Burns is survived by her devoted husband: Perry Burns, Dadeville; two sisters: Pamela (Alfred) Jennings and Carolyn Sistrunk both of Dadeville; five step-children: Deon Jones, Shiknia Burns, Lakethia Burns, Latravious Webb and Lashonda Webb all of Dadeville; six sisters-in-law: Vera (Hamlet) Barnes, Salem, Alma McLain, Queens, NY, Carol Silmon, Dadeville, Geneva (Calvin) Hughley,

Chattanooga, TN, Shirley Hutchison, Alexander City and Estelle (Lamarous Heard, Camp Hill; six brothers-in-law: Roger Vines, LaFayette, Leroy (Patricia) Burns, Otis (Gloria) Burns, Ralph Burns all of Dadeville, Hollie Ray (Marshell) Burns, Detroit MI and Harold (Sandra Faye) Farrow, Camp Hill; and three aunts: Thelma (Leroy) Vaughn, Youngstown, OH, Helena (David) Rowe, Struthers, OH and Dorothy Greathouse, Camp Hill; six grandchildren; several nieces, nephews cousins, other relatives and friends.

To share your online condolences, please visit our website at www.vinesfuneralhome. com Vines Funeral Home, Inc. LaFayette, AL handled the arrangements.

Mr. Phillip Harris Jr. Funeral service for Mr. Phillip Harris Jr., 65 of Dadeville, AL; Friday, March 18, 2016; 1 p.m.; New Poplar Spring Baptist Church, Dadeville, AL. Burial in Mt Zion East Baptist Church Cemetery, Dadeville, AL. Armour Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Police Reports Dadeville Police Department March 15

• A report was filed for Burglary and Theft that occurred on Agricola Road.

• A report was filed for

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• A report was filed for Harassment that occurred on N. Broadnax Street.

March 14

• Arrest of a Dadeville man, age 23, on 10 charges of Failure to Appear. Arrest was made at the Tallapoosa County Jail.

• A report was filed for Theft of Property that occurred on Herren Street.

March 13

• A report was filed for Domestic Violence that occurred on Herren Street.

• Arrest of a Dadeville man, age 25, on the charge of Public Intoxication occurred on Royston Street.

March 12

• A report was filed for Criminal Mischief and Criminal Trespass that occurred on Rowe Street.

• Arrest of a Dadeville man, age 49, on the charge of Possession of Marijuana occurred on N. Broadnax Street.

March 11

• A report was filed for Criminal Mischief that occurred on Jah Street.

• A report was filed for Theft of Property that occurred on Weldon Street.

March 9

• A report was filed for Theft of Property that occurred on Fulton Street.

• Arrest of a Dadeville man, age 54, on two charges of Failure to Appear occurred at the Tallapoosa County Jail.

• Arrest of an Auburn man, age 25, on the charges of Domestic Violence, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of a Sawed off Shotgun, and Interference with a 911 call occurred on East South Street.

March 8

• Arrest of a Dadeville man, age 25, on the charge of Disorderly Conduct occurred on Broadnax Street.

• A report was filed for Child Abuse/ Neglect that allegedly occurred on

Freeman Drive.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department March 15

• Bobby Jarvis of Ann Street in Tallassee was arrested for public intoxication.

• Victrin Johnson of Portland Avenue in Montgomery was arrested on grand jury indictments for assault second and leaving the scene of an accident.

• A resident of Moose Road in Alexander filed an information report.

March 14

• A resident of Hamlet Mill Road in Daviston filed a report for theft by deception.

• A resident of Black Jack Drive in Dadeville filed a report for vandalism.

• A resident of Highway 50 in Camp Hill filed a report for burglary of a residence.

March 13

• Vakail Turner of Wilson Street in Camp Hill was arrested on two failure to appear non-sufficient funds checks warrants.

March 12

• A resident of Bainbridge Place in Birmingham filed a report for theft of property.

• Wilbur Russell of Jah Street in Dadeville was arrested on two warrants for failure to pay nonsufficient funds check.

• Emmanuel Kelly of Carolyn Road in Alexander City was arrested on a failure to appear child support warrant.

March 11

• A resident of Samford Avenue in Auburn filed a report for theft of property.

• Douglas Hall of County Road 453 in Lanett was arrested on a warrant for contempt of court failure to pay child support.

March 10

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

• Lewis Rowe of J Street in Alexander City was arrested for probation violation and probation revocation.

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fairly easy question.

“Which two presidents died on July 4?” she asked.

One Kiwanian quickly piped up with the correct answer: “John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.”

However, as Birchfield pointed out later, the second and third presidents were not close friends. While on his deathbed, Adams is said to have said of Jefferson, “While I’m dying, that Virginian is still living!” However, though Adams was unaware, Jefferson had died a few hours earlier.

From Birchfield’s quiz, one would assume that Jefferson was one of her favorites among our presidents. She points out he popularized the political handshake, cultivated America’s first tomatoes, and that the notes on his tomb include that he authored the U.S. Constitution and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and was the “father of” the University of Virginia, but not that he was president.

But while Birchfield may admire Jefferson, she chooses another president as her favorite.

“That’s not difficult for me to say,” Birchfield said. “It is and always has been Abraham Lincoln. He gave his all to save our nation. I don’t know anyone other than him that had skills, wisdom and tenacity to do that.”

When asked her opinion of the least effective president, Birchfield says several come to mind.

“Maybe James Buchanan,” Birchfield said of the president who preceded Lincoln. “I think he was sitting on a powder keg, but did nothing to stop the Civil War. “John Tyler was a very interesting president. He was a

Whig, but immediately vetoed every piece of Whig legislation when he reached the presidency and was eventually voted out of the party.”

Here are a few other presidential factoids Birchfield shared with the Dadeville Kiwanians: • Lincoln could quote passages from Shakespeare and kept the Bard’s tragedies on his White House desk.

• Millard Fillmore may have been our most obscure president, but Queen Victoria of England said he was the handsomest man she’d ever met.

• Lincoln’s son, Robert, was considered by some a presidential jinx as he was present at three of the four presidential assassinations – his father’s, James Garfield’s in 1881 (he was Garfield’s Secretary of War) and William McKinley’s at Buffalo, New York’s Pan Am Expo in 1901.

• John Tyler was the only president to commit an act of treason when, 15 years after leaving the presidency, he ran for and was elected to a seat in the Confederate congress.

Knowing as much as she does about the history of the presidency and the men who have held the office, it’s no surprise Birchfield has some thoughts about the ongoing presidential campaign.

“I find it frustrating. Maybe even embarrassing when we think about people around the world looking at our politics. But history teaches us that this is not the only crazy campaign we’ve had,” she said, referring to the election of 1876 when Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded disputed electoral votes and, as a result, the presidency in the Compromise of 1877, which ended Reconstruction in the South.

Roads enable the county to replace the last three Ford Crown Victorias.

“The Dodges have served us well,” Tallapoosa County Jimmy Abbett said.

“We changed from the hemi engine a few years ago and these have given us better durability and a few more miles per gallon.”

Also, County Administrator Blake Beck told commissioners that a site that had been under consideration by the Department of Human Resources for a new building had been found to be unsuitable.

“It was a piece of property that was owned by the city of Dadeville, but they had some people in and did some testing and it just isn’t going to work,” Beck said. “So we are working to identify some other potential locations. The idea is to keep it in the Dadeville

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area because of the central location.”

In 5-0 votes, the commissioners also: • Approved minutes of February 8, 2016 • Approved warrants and purchase orders.

• Approved leave under the Family Medical Leave

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will be sponsoring the placement of roll-off dumpsters in each county district, on the weekend of April 23.

Residents will be able to dispose of collected trash as well as larger items such as mattresses, sofas, tables and such for no charge.

The dumpsters will be strategically located throughout the county.

The sites are set to be: • District 1: Downtown Alexander City, next to fire department • District 2: Double Bridge area on Highway 63 (1 mile south of Elkahatchee Creek Bridge) • District 3: Two locations-Hackneyville Volunteer Fire Department and County shop in New Site • District 4: Three locations including across from Siggars Grocery on Gibson Road, Camp Hill Town Hall and County Shop in Dadeville • District 5: Three locations including Red Ridge Methodist (Highway 34), Wall Street Nutrition Center (Tallassee) and Union Volunteer Fire Department “The beauty of having so many locations for drop off is that no matter what area you or your group want to work in, there is a drop-off point to take the items,” Thompson said. “We are so excited that the commissioners got behind this effort the way they have. We can imagine this network of groups, all taking the initiative and working in an area. It’s amazing to think of the potential of this if everyone just helps in some way.”

Organizers, which include Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership and PATH, will be meeting with a number of organizations, businesses, civic groups and community leaders to encourage them to participate in this first-ever countywide event.

For more information please contact Sabrina Wood at 334-429-8832, Shane Harris at 256-825-1050 or John Thompson at jthompson@ lmra.info or 334-399-3289.

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EDITORIAL BOARD Kenneth Boone - Publisher Mitch Sneed - Editor

Thursday, March 17, 2016

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Lets exercise our right to open records

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s the 2016 Sunshine Week draws to a close, it is a time to 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 Record featured several stories and opinion pieces this year, in an attempt to make our citizens aware of what the law provides to them. 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. The Record 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 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.

Alexander City Clerk Harriett Scott cited a prime example recently. As the city council passed the new Arts & Entertainment District ordinance, one resident called to say that they never got to see the ordinance.

“I asked them if they ever came to a meeting where it was available or if they came by and asked to see it,” Scott said.

“I told them it had been published in the paper in accordance with the law. They hadn’t.”

Scott instructed the resident how to make a request in the future.

The moral is that freedom of information is only a good principle when it is used by the people.

Let’s all do out part and let the sun shine on the workings of our governmental bodies.

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Editorial Face your past and do the next right thing

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have a past.

That’s right, I have done a lot of things in my life I wish I could erase or get a do-over on, but in life it doesn’t work that way.

In 2009 I was on top of the world. I had risen through the ranks of a major newspaper chain, having led the Opelika-Auburn News to multiple honors as the best small daily newspaper in the state.

The company rewarded me by making me the publisher of a newspaper in Northern Virginia, paying more money than I ever figured I would make in this industry.

I was living in a beautiful home, in an incredible place with scenic views in a quaint town in the middle of a triangle formed if you drew lines between Fredericksburg, Charlottesville and Washington, D.C. I had left the comfort of the newsroom for the world of business. Instead of worrying about the letters and words printed in the paper, I was suddenly charged with guarding numbers and the bottom line.

Unlike some people who dread going to work, being in the newsroom is a joy to me. I love it. It’s like a drug I can’t get enough of and a vocation that makes me happy.

Being a publisher wasn’t the same thing. While I enjoyed the challenge, it was a struggle every day, trying to make a profit in a town where the housing market had crashed hard.

When one thing doesn’t make you happy, you often turn to other things to get that same joy. For me, it was another woman and alcohol.

I threw away a marriage of 25 years as I found another woman. Instead of being a social drinker who had a beer or two every now and then, it became a daily ritual.

I was running wide open and was the life of any party that I could find.

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But I learned pretty quickly nothing will make you happy, until you are happy with yourself. As my new relationship went down the tubes, I drank earlier and more often without any regard for what the repercussions might be.

The downward spiral resulted in two arrests, one that was thrown out of court after my accuser said I had threatened her when I filed suit over money I was owed.

It didn’t matter about the outcome, I had embarrassed my newspaper and I was dismissed from my job.

The second one was all on me.

After another round of hard times with the woman I was in love with and an entire day of drinking and feeling for sorry for myself behind me, I made the biggest mistake of my life.

I was drunk, out of control and went looking for my girlfriend.

I found her and the man she had been seeing and the result wasn’t pretty. I wish I remember what all I did, but the police report said I got in a fight, did some damage and got locked up.

From the penthouse to the outhouse in very short order.

I sat in jail for a few days and had plenty of time to think. I realized pretty quickly that about every bad thing that had happened to me had two things in common – alcohol and me.

I knew I had to change both of those things.

I had a friend who helped me get into an incredible place in Birmingham called The Fellowship House and I did 91 days at the in-patient rehab facility. There, I examined myself with a magnifying glass. At times that looking glass made me feel like an ant under it on a sunshiny day. It wasn’t

pleasant.

I met some of the most incredible people there and I learned that I wasn’t as important as I thought I was.

I learned that if I keep doing the next right thing, good things would happen.

So that’s exactly what I did. I started my road back into the newspaper business selling subscriptions to the Birmingham News and then got a break covering some high school football for that paper.

Then it was covering a trial for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution.

Then I got a break when editor Bruce Browning in Carrollton and publisher Leonard Woolsey took a chance and brought me there.

In three years, I had worked my way to be the editor of a paper in Douglasville, Georgia, that we made the best small newspaper in Georgia, according the Georgia Press Association.

Then Kenneth Boone found me and gave me this incredible opportunity here.

The key? God, people who care about me and the fact that for the last six years I have been doing what I love again and I’ve been sober every single day.

I really don’t know why I felt compelled to write this today. I just felt like it was important to let people know why I am so passionate about what I do. I love what being a journalist means and the fact that I am fortunate enough to do something I love.

I also hope it let’s someone in the same situation know that no matter what mistake you make, you can overcome it with hard work, support and prayer. Face your past, own it and good things will happen. The truth will set you free.

Thanks for listening. I needed that today.

Mitch Sneed is the editor of The Record.

Forever grateful for God’s plan W

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 “Allbenny” 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 “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

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next 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.

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Public Meetings  Alexander City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in the courtroom at the old city hall at 5:30 p.m.  Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6 p.m.  Community Action Agency of Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa will holds its regular board of directors meetings every other month at the Central Office in Dadeville.  Dadeville City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. in city hall.  Jackson’s Gap Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6:30 p.m., all Jackson’s Gap citizens are encouraged to attend.  New Site City Council meets the second and fourth Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in the Conference Room in the Town Hall.  Tallapoosa County Board of Education meets on the second Monday of each month.

Meetings are held in the new central office at 679 East Columbus Street, Dadeville, AL 36853.  Tallapoosa County Commission meets the second Monday of the month at 9 a.m. in the courthouse in Dadeville, with a pre-meeting also open to the public 30 minutes before each regular session.  Tallapoosa County 911 Board will meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the 911 Administrative office at 240 West Columbus Street, Dadeville. Call 8258490 for more information.  Walnut Hill Water Authority meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited. Call 825-9841 to inquire about the agenda.

Schools spoke to the board about an award the club received.

“This is our kids award,” Thomas said. “This award is the Golden Achievement Award. It is for service hours.

We had more service hours than any other club with 70-85 members. They volunteer to clean up the stadium after football games, read to elementary students, become Big Brothers and Sisters of elementary students.”

Hayes leads the program from the standpoint of the Dadeville Kiwanis Club and helps with many of their activities.

“Kids are the most important thing on earth,” Hayes said.

Windle got board approval to engage Around the Clock Health Staffing to provide a LPN to supplement the services of the RN who works for the system.

“This contract is til May,” Windle said. “It is a no benefit position at $28.25 an hour and will come from Title I funds, so no local dollars are being spent. This is to help the RN at Reeltown who is going back and forth all day between the two campuses.”

Judy Harrison, who is the grandparent of a student at Reeltown High School, spoke with the board about the cheerleading selection

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process. Harrison felt the process was unfair because only one African American made the squad.

The board, along with Windle and Reeltown principal Tom Cochran, assured Harrison nothing was unfair or dishonest about the process.

The Board recognized Reeltown School and Horseshoe Bend School for their Business and Industry Certification.

Board member Randy Anderson was absent from Monday’s meetings.

The board also: • approved the hiring of Cindy Mahan as a special education teacher at Horseshoe Bend School to replace Crystal Morris.

• approved the resignation of part time bus driver Oscar Moss.

• approved minutes from the last meeting.

• approved to pay the Feb. 2016 bills.

• approved the monthly financial report.

• approved a resolution naming April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.

The Tallapoosa County Board of Education has a work session scheduled for April 5 at 5 p.m. and a regular meeting scheduled for April 11 at 5 p.m.

Renfroe local management that they get under store manager Jimmy Cleveland, who has been in the grocery business in Tallapoosa County since 1964.

“We will do what we do best,” Cleveland said. “We will remain committed to keeping the store looking good and treat people right.

We work really hard to try to take care of our customers by giving them quality products at the best possible prices.”

Renfroe said that Cleveland’s knowledge

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of the business and the community make him the perfect fit for Renfroe’s Foodland, because he shares the same vision that his family does for its stores.

Renfroe said that while the family name will be added a little at a time at all of the stores, from small logo changes on sale signs as well as on printed sale circulars. In time, the name will be added to the signage outside the stores.

“I don’t want to change it too quick on

people,” Renfroe said.

“I want them to know that we’re still the same employees... still the same owners, and still have the same mentality that we’ve had over the last number of years – taking care of people and doing what we need to in order for them to have a great shopping experience. I don’t want them to think that we’ve changed any of that.”

Renfroe said business at all of the family stores has been good and customer comments in person and online have been receptive to

their approach.

“We try to do the little things to make sure people know we appreciate them spending their money with us,” he said. “That really speaks to people.

You don’t get that like you once did.

“Dadeville has been very good to our family and we really appreciate all of our customers there and all of our stores. We love what we do and are glad to hear that they like it, too.”

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day

How Many Words Can You Spell From The Word Leprechaun? ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

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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Lucky Color It! What Is A Leprechaun?

A Leprechaun is a character that is found in old, Irish mythology. The story of the Leprechaun says that these small sprite-like fairy creatures are wealthy.

They hide their gold coins, sometimes at the end of a rainbow. They are very hard to see and cannot be caught. They are quiet but can also get into mischief.

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Lake Martin Baptist Church to have two Easter Sunday services IMPORTANT EASTER NEWS: Our Holy Week will be March 21-25 with services at 11:30 a.m., First United Methodist Church in Dadeville, Rev. William Brown, pastor. Lunches will be served starting at 11:30 at a cost of $7 each.

We’re hoping for a big turnout as we enjoy our Holy Week Services.

For questions, call the DFUMC at 256-8254404.

DHS PERFORMANCE: On Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 19, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 20, at 2 p.m., the DHS actors will be performing “The Wizard of Oz” at the DHS Auditorium. Tickets are only $2 and the performance promises to be outstanding. Hope to see you there. For questions, call the school at 256-825-7848.

202nd ANIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF HORSESHOE BEND: On Saturday, March 19, come out to the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park to witness the 202nd anniversary of the big battle, starting at 8 a.m. Experience the life of Andrew Jackson’s frontier army. Watch Tennessee militia fire smoothbore cannon and flintlock muskets.

Learn how soldiers cooked their meals. A refreshment stand will be available for our visitors, courtesy of the New Site Volunteer Fire Department. This program is free to the public. Questions? Call 256-234-7111.

RESCHEDULED EVENT: On Saturday, March 19, from 10 a.m.

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until 11:30 a.m. we will have a Fashion Attic Workshop where you will learn how to make patterns for pillows, create a pillow using simple stitches, and be who you were created to be. Class taught

by Jill White Harris, keeper-of-the-books @ Mix it Up! She is also a youth pastor and social worker. The cost of the workshop is just $15 and you will have a blast. Questions? Call 256-825-6408. (NOTE: Gift Certificates are also available for this workshop).

LINE DANCING NEWS: Betsy Keown’s line dancing class is happening at the Dadeville Recreation Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. until noon for a fee of $1 per class. More great fun and good exercise. There’s room for you so call Betsy at 256-825-3985.

TALLAPOOSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWS: The Tallapoosee Historical Society is sponsoring a spring tour of Still Waters homes on Saturday, April 23. All proceeds will be used for the Historical Society museum in Dadeville.

Tickets are $15 and are available at the following businesses in Dadeville: Mix It Up Shop, Pearson’s Place, Lambs & Ivy Daycare, Sherrill’s Beauty Shop, and the Plantation House at the intersection of State Road 49 and

County Highway 34.

Tickets may also be purchased for $20 at the Still Waters Clubhouse in Still Waters on the day of the tour. Tasty refreshments will be served at the Clubhouse building where maps and ID bracelets will be given out to validate the tickets. We hope to see you there.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEWS: Rev. Ben Arellano’s sermon was great, with scriptures from Isaiah 43, Philippians 3 and John 12. Sermon was titled “The poor: always caught in the middle.”

We enjoyed our full choir singing “Boundless Love,” a beautiful anthem!! Dale & Dawn Brasell always keep us swingin’!

Lazarus died and Jesus raised him from the dead. Judas is about to betray Jesus. He wants to know why should the money made from perfume sales be given to the poor? Judas cares only for his own profit. Jesus recognizes that there will always be a need to help the poor. Jesus said “He who has ears, let him hear!”

Another fine sermon, Rev. Ben. Come visit us and Rev. Arellano will make you feel welcome!

DADEVILLE METHODIST CHURCH NEWS: As stated, the DFUMC will host Holy Week services daily starting March 21 to March 25 at 11:30 a.m. Other meetings: March 22, Church Council Meeting; March 24, Maundy Thursday Service; Easter Sunrise Service, March 27 at Perry’s Farm; Easter Worship Celebration, March 27.

Ridge is going full steam ahead in preparations for our Resurrection Celebration program on April 3 with two performances at 9:30 a.m. (regular worship time) and 2 p.m. and for the Palm Sunday program this week. The Brown Bag Ministry meets Friday, April l8, at 8 a.m. The Food Bank of East Alabama delivers groceries to be distributed to qualifying families. The choir has a special practice on Saturday, the 19th, 10 a,m, - Noon. This is Palm Sunday, a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates the “Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem.” Rev. Messer’s sermon continues with the theme questions of Lent and Easter. The 6th Sunday of Lent has the cross question: “Am I not to Drink the Cup.” John 18:1-11 Jesus is betrayed and arrested.

The choir’s anthem is “Lamb of God.” Angel Doll ministry meets Tuesday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Dolls are being made to be distributed to an orphanage in Honduras through the First Methodist Church of Opelika. The Girls Ranch Ministry meets at the ranch at 3 p.m. to help with tutoring and after school snacks.

We celebrate Maundy Thursday, March 24th, with a 5:30 p.m. service.

Maundy Thursday is a Christian feast or holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the “Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles.” It is followed by “Good Friday.” The date is always between

For only $10 per plant, members are encouraged to buy Easter lilies to be placed on our altar and in the sanctuary on Easter Sunday, in memory of (or in honor of) a loved one. Stop by the church office if you don’t have an order form, and buy your lily.

After the worship service you may take your lily home. Thanks. Come visit us and Rev. William Brown will make you feel welcome.

LAKE MARTIN BAPTIST CHURCH NEWS: We will have two services to accommodate the large crowd we expect to have for Easter Sunday, March 27. The schedule is: 8:30 a.m., contemporary worship service; 9:45 a.m., Easter Egg Hunt; and 10:30 a.m., Traditional Worship Service. Please let us know via email which service you and your family will attend.

We need several workers to serve as greeters, ushers, nursery workers and media volunteers in the early service. Please help us if you are able.

We will be collecting teddy bears now through the end of March.

(Preferred size is 10 to 12 inches!) Onehundred percent of the donated bears remain in our local community to comfort a hospitalized child. They are delivered in bags that read “Given in the name of Jesus” on one side and “Letting you know someone cares for you, a Local Baptist Church” on the other. Come visit us and Rev. Mark Gainey will make you feel welcome.

RED RIDGE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NEWS: Red

March 19 and April 22. We will have no Good Friday service.

Red Ridge is located at 8091 County Road 34, Dadeville, 256-8259820, redridgeumc.org.

Come see us and Rev. Paul Messer will make you feel welcome.

CHRISTIAN WORKERS IN ACTION NEWS: Mark on your calendars the date of Saturday, April 16, 6 to 9 p.m. at White Acres Farm in Camp Hill, the biggest and best event EVER – “Three on a String” professional entertainment, delicious dinner served from 6 until 9 p.m., music

by Saxophonist Tom Gassaway. The CWIA funds are used to support the needy, children, the elderly and disabled.

This includes Camp ASCCA, Children’s Harbor, CRATA Trail Association, and the Girls Ranch. They are also very active with Dadeville High School, Horseshoe Bend, and the Edward Bell Tech Center.

Tickets are $50 per person, including entertainment and delicious dinner of steak or chicken and all the trimmings. For more info, contact Barbara Cunningham at 256-8250919 Or Betsy Keown at 256-825-3985.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY: How is it that we put a man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

Hayes is a community columnist for The Record. She is a resident of Dadeville and writes about the events and people of the Dadeville area.

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March 17, 2016

WINE TASTING: Emporium Wines in Alexander City welcomes Rush Wines features wines from Cannonball Wine Company of Healdsburg, California from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, call 256-212-9463.

Today’s Anniversaries

Glenn and Tanya Yates and Fred and Wilma Sasser are

March 18

MOVIE UNDER THE STARS: Wind Creek State Park is hosting a movie under the stars March 18 at 6 p.m.

March 18-20

WIZARD OF OZ: The Dadeville High School Drama program is presenting the Wizard of Oz March 18 at 7 p.m., March 19 at 7 p.m. and March 20 at 2 p.m. at the Dadeville High School Auditorium.

to 2 p.m.

ELKS GOLF TOURNAMENT: The Alexander City Elks Lodge is hosting a golf tournament at Lakewinds Golf Club and seeking sponsors. All proceeds go toward Lodge events such as aide to Camp ASCCA and other community programs.

Contact Bo Parks at 256-329-3954 or Lakewinds at 256-825-9860.

COMMUNITY EASTER EGG HUNT: Mt. Zion Baptist Church is hosting a community Easter egg hunt from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

and The Fellas, The Shiloh Spirituals, The Southern Bells, Ruth Black and the Harmonettes, The New Joyful Sounds, N2 Christ and Gospel Exodus.

Tickets are $25. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the program starts at 5 p.m.

EASTER CANTATA: The sanctuary choir and members of the Orr Street Baptist Church invite everyone to their Easter Cantat Champion of Love at 6 p.m.

A fellowship meal will follow.

March 19-20

EASTER PHOTOS: Sarrell Dental is sponsoring free Easter Bunny photographs March 23 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

March 19

EGG HUNT: Wind Creek State Park will host an Easter Egg Hunt March 19 at 10 a.m. in the North Picnic area.

There will be prize eggs.

For ages under 2, 2 to 4 5 to 8 and 9 to 12.

For more information call 256-329-0845.

PATH TRASH WALK: The March PATH Trash Walk is scheduled for Saturday March 19 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event will be hosted by New Water Ministries which is located on Lake Martin at 460 Civitan Road (newwater.com).Volunteers can register on line or on site at New Water campus the day of the event. Volunteers will also be able to meet and register at Siggers grocery crossroads on Young Ferry Road where they will receive supplies and road assignments.

At noon, all volunteers will be treated to lunch at New Water contact John Thompson at jthompson@lmra.info for more information.

ANNIVERSARY OF HORSESHOE BEND BATTLE: There will be a special event commemorating the Anniversary of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

TRADE DAY: Bibb Graves School is hosting a trade day March 19 from 7 a.m.

Today’s Birthdays

Zach Smith, Linda Kelly, John Steverson, Johnnie Hayes, Gaynell Robinson, Dajaun Graham, Lynda Skiff, Gary Livingston, Johnnie C. Hayes, Catherine Mann, Brandy Hall, Jeffery Graham, and Linda Britton are celebrating birthdays today.

SINGING: Family Worship Center is hosting a singing March 19 at 6 p.m. and March 20 at 10 a.m. with the Willing Vessels.

March 20

MEN AND WOMEN PROGRAM: New Adka Missionary Baptist Church will have its Men and Women program Sunday March 20 at 11 a.m.

Edward Milner is pastor.

PASTORS APPRECIATION: Rocky Mt. Baptist Church on Highway 22 East in Alexander City is hosting its 13th Pastors Appreciation for Rev. and Sister Al Lawson. Guest speaker will be Rev. Bobby Hargrove pastor of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church.

EASTER CELEBRATION: New Site area churches will be hosting an Easter Celebration in the Park on March 20 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the New Site Town Hall.

CANTATA: Comer Memorial Methodist Church is having an Easter Cantata March 20 at 11 a.m.

GOSPEL SINGING: Miracle Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a Gospel Explosion and Praise Celebration March 20.

Scheduled to appear are Tim Rogers

City of

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Memorial Methodist is hosting a Tennebue Service March 25 at 7:30 p.m.

CRUCIFIXION REENACTMENT: Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Highway 63 South will display a reenactment of the resurrection of Jesus Christ March 25 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., all day on March 26 and to noon on March 27.

March 26

March 23

March 24

MUSIC PROGRAM: Alexander City First United Methodist Church will present “At the Cross,” Holy Thursday music program March 24 at 6 p.m. It is a worship service built around the Lord’s supper with the sanctuary choir.

MAUNDAY THURSDAY: Comer United Methodist Church is hosting a Maunday Thrusday service March 24 at 6 p.m.

March 24-25

LAST SUPPER: Flint Hill United Methodist Church will presenting a live and moving reenactment of Leonardo Di Vinci’s The Last Supper on Thursday March 24 and Friday March 25 at 6 p.m.

Tickets will be available at Flint Hill UMC, from church members, Cloud Nine, Lake Martin Humane Society, The Coffee Corner and Lake Broadcasting. You will not be turned down if you do not have a ticket.

For more information call 256-234-5047.

FAMILY BINGO NIGHT: Bibb Graves School is hosting family bingo night March 26 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

ART WORKSHOP: The Artist Association of Central Alabama is hosting a watercolor bird on a branch workshop March 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Social Hall.

Contact Dottie at 256-377-4918 to register.

EGG HUNT: Men of Honor (MOH) will be hosting a Easter Egg Hunt on March 26th 2016 from 1pm to 4pm at the park in Camp Hill, Al. Bring kinds of all ages lunch will be provided to all Easter egg hunters everyone is welcome to come.

EGG HUNT: The Sixth Street Baptist Church Easter Egg Hunt will be March 26 at 10 a.m. at 6th Street Park. Games, snack and candy-filled eggs. Hunts for infants through 6th graders.

EGG HUNT: Calvary Heights Baptist Church will host an Easter Egg Hunt March 26 from 9 a.m. til 11 a.m.

There will be a magic show featuring Carl Kelly. Everything is for ages infant through sixth grade. The church is located at the intersection of Highway 280 and Elkahatchee Road.

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A lesson learned from hiking “The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.”

– Proverbs 15:19

we got to the top of the mountain, that was a billion feet tall, we stopped. As I was catching my breath and trying to figure out where we were, Logan asked, “Big Pop are we lost?” In my expert he other day, Logan, my nine year grownup way I explained that I was using old grandson, and I had about an my hiking skills to find our way back. hour to kill. We decided Then I remembered something to go for a hike. We were I had learned about listening for in Dadeville so we went to traffic. A car came up the road Horseshoe Bend Park. The and we headed to the sound of Park Ranger gave us a map, the car and it worked. We found told us about a couple of paths, our way back to the path. and we took off. We walked, As I pondered the hike I was talked, and enjoyed the scenery reminded that the Lord has a and before we knew it we had path for our lives. He clearly come to the end of the trail.

Wayne Cowhick, marks it out for us using the We started back and then we Word Of God as our map. The Alexander City got the bright idea we needed Methodist Church problem is sometimes we get off to take a short cut back to the the path and want to make our Ranger Station. own shortcuts that turn out not So we left the trail that was clearly to be shortcuts. I thought about how many marked and headed back to the station times I have tried to go my own way only making our own trail. As we hiked back, I find myself knee deep in the marsh of the began to question our decision. First, we world. Or, having to climb a mountain had to cross over a creek. Then we had that if we had stayed on the path the to walk through a marsh. Then we came Lord gave us, we would have avoided. I to a mountain that was about a billion thought about how the Holy Spirit comes feet straight up. On the trail there was no by at just the right time to help us find our creek, well there was, but a bridge had way back to safety. been built over it. The trail led around Are you on the right path? If not the marsh and around the big mountain. maybe it’s time to stop and ask the Lord Then as we walked I began to realize, to guide you back to the path that leads to and got a little concerned, that I might Eternal life with Him. be lost. I could just see myself having to call Susan to have her call the rangers so Cowhick is the pastor of Alex City that they could us! After Methodist Church.

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Ray Baptist Rockford Hwy., Alex City, 256-234-7609 River Road Baptist 148 Dean Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6971 Rocky Creek Baptist Samford Rd., Cowpens Community Rocky Mount Baptist Hwy. 22 E., Alex City, 256-329-2327 Rock Springs Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-839-6263 Russell Farm Baptist Hwy. 63 beyond Our Town

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Dadeville Church of the Nazarene Corner Hwy. 280 and 49, 256-825-8191 EPISCOPAL Saint James Episcopal Church 121 South Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-4752

Goodwater U.M. Main St., Goodwater, 256-839-6661 Haven United Methodist 410 Christian St., Alex City 256-329-8394

Mt. Godfrey New Site New Site U.M. New Site, 256-234-7834 Pearson Chapel U.M. Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City

Sunnylevel United Methodist 3202 Hwy. 63N, Alex City 256-234-6877 Trinity United Methodist 280 By-pass, Alex City, 256-234-2455 Union United Methodist 4428 Hwy. 50, Dadeville 256-825-2241

First Presbyterian Okefuske, Dadeville, 256-825-4081 Robinson Memorial Presbyterian Robinson Rd., Alex City

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CHURCH OF CHRIST Alex City Church of Christ 945 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-234-6494

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New Faith Tabernacle A.C.O.P. Church of God “J” Street

First United Methodist 310 Green St., Alex City 256-234-6322

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Kellyton Baptist Kellyton, 256-329-1512

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First Baptist Tallassee St., Dadeville, 256-825-6232

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Perryville Baptist Perryville, 256-234-3588

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Daviston Baptist Daviston, 395-4327

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Jackson’s Gap Baptist Church 21 East Church St. 256-825-6814

Southview Church of Christ 2325 Dadeville Rd., Alex City 256-329-0212

Bread of Life A.C.O.P. Church of God Hwy. 280, Kellyton

Calvary Baptist 819 Main St., Dadeville, 256-825-5989

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Pleasant Grove Church of Christ 1819 Bay Pine Rd, Jackson’s Gap

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Where are former Alabama governors now?

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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.

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

STEVE FLOWERS Columnist

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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Thursday, March 17, 2016

FOLLOWING IN HER FOOTSTEPS Pair of Lady Tigers commit to Southern Union, honor late teammate

JOE MCADORY Sports Columnist

Learning about sports gambling the hard way

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File Photo / The Record

Dadeville High School’s DeShana Johnson (4) and Hallie Cox (8) go up to block an opponent during a game this past season against Elmore County High School. Both Johnson and Cox signed volleyball scholarships to Southern Union last week.

By ROBERT HUDSON Sports Editor

A pair of Dadeville volleyball players are taking their talents to the next level, following in the footsteps of a fallen teammate.

Dadeville seniors Hallie Cox and DeShana Johnson signed volleyball scholarships to Southern Union Community College last week.

Cox said the move is one way to follow in the footsteps and pay tribute to former teammate, Karmeshae “Meshae” Thomas, a member of DHS Class of 2013 and Southern Union volleyball player who passed away at the age of 19 in a car accident on Aug. 10, 2014.

“It means a lot to me,” Cox said. “I’ve always looked up to Meshae Thomas, who passed away in a car accident. I played with her a couple of years in high school and I’ve always wanted to be like her.”

Johnson agreed, saying she wanted to continue the dream of her fallen teammate.

“It means a lot to be able to continue playing and to carry on her legacy and her dream of playing volleyball,” Johnson said.

Dadeville volleyball Coach Magan Ford said that Cox and Johnson were the heart of a Dadeville Lady Tiger team that moved on to the state Sweet 16 this past season.

“They are the heart and soul. They were the heart and soul when I was an assistant coach and they were this season as seniors when they led the team to the Sweet 16,” Ford said. “We have huge shoes to fill and it’s going to take several years to get over losing these two. They’re special young ladies.”

Cox said she will look to work on her hit-

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Dadeville’s Hallie Cox, third from left, and Deshana Johnson, second from right, were joined by DHS faculty, coaches, family and friends during last week’s signing.

ting and added she hopes to develop into a Division-I caliber player during her time at Southern Union.

“I think I have to work hard and I want to be able to advance to the next level to eventually become a D-I volleyball player,” Cox said. “I want to work on my hitting.”

Johnson said she will have to work on her passing and is willing to play any spot on the court at Southern Union.

“I think it’s just going to take a lot of hard work and dedication to be successful there,” Johnson said. “I can say my passing could be a little better. My hitting isn’t the best,

but I can work on that. I think my strength is the front row, but I can play all around, so it doesn’t really matter.”

Cox said she is thankful for her coaches that led her to be able to sign a scholarship.

“I’d like to thank Coach Martin (Ford) for taking over volleyball after Coach (Sabrina) Milligan left,” Cox said.

Johnson said she is thankful for everyone who supported both players along the way.

“First of all, I want to thank God, and I want to thank our coaches and our family that were behind us to support us along the way,” Johnson said.

Tigers trying to rebound after road losses to Beauregard

By ROBERT HUDSON Sports Editor

After dropping two road games on Monday, the Dadeville Tigers are still searching for answers to try and turn their season around.

Dadeville lost to Beauregard 8-7 and 11-5 in a doubleheader on the road Monday evening.

Dadeville Coach Randy Nolen said the Tigers (3-14) played well in spurts during game one, but little mistakes cost them in the end.

“We really played halfway decent for most of the night except for one inning in the second game. The first game was back-and-forth, we just couldn’t get runs across late,” Nolen said. “We scored one in the sixth and couldn’t tie it up in the seventh and ended up losing 8-7.”

In game one, Dadeville’s Landon Tidwell was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two

RBI, while Slade McCullers was 1-for3 with two RBI and a run scored.

K y l e Harkins and Ethan Towne each had a RBI and one hit.

Dadeville’s Slade McCullers pitched four innings, giving up five hits, six earned runs, walking three and striking out three. Brian Eaton pitched two innings and gave up two hits for Dadeville.

Nolen said that pitching was solid, but a couple of defensive miscues hurt the Tigers in game one.

“I thought we pitched well.

Slade started and I think he went five innings and Brian pitched two. I mean, we’re throwing really, really well,” Nolen said. “But we’re up going into the bottom of the fifth and first batter hits a rou-

tine fly ball and we drop it.

Then three pitches later we hit a batter.

Then we’ve got first and third runners and they hit a soft line drive to third base that was about to be a double play because the guy at third is taking off, but we drop it.”

Nolen said the Tigers have to learn how to close out the game when playing from ahead.

“That’s the kind of thing that you could just sense it.

When that first error happened, you could sense that we weren’t used to this (being ahead),” Nolen said. “But we swung the bats pretty good and had some really good atbats at times. Like I said, the pitching was good, but we’ve just got to get over that hump.

We’ve got to figure out ways

to win those kinds of games instead of something like that turning us around and let the wheels roll off and find a way to lose it.”

In game two, Dadeville’s Cal Jones was 2-for-4 with a RBI, a run scored, a double and a triple. Dadeville’s Ethan Towne went 3-for-3 from the plate with two RBI and a run scored, while Ab Abernathy was 2-for-3 with a RBI, and Kyle Harkins was 1-for-2 with a RBI. Dadeville’s Landon Wilson also went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, and Carson McClendon was 2-for4 with a run scored. Wilson had two stolen bases, while McClendon also stole a base.

Abernathy pitched four innings, giving up five hits, three earned runs, walking two and striking out five in game two.

Dadeville will travel to Gadsden City on Saturday to play Gadsden at 12 p.m. and Piedmont at 2:30 p.m.

illing out a bracket is harmless, even if you wager a few bucks that a 10-seed will stun a 5-seed or that North Carolina might run the table. You throw a few dollars into the pool and hope that your guesses are better than the next guy’s, or your crazy aunt’s who knows nothing about college basketball.

But when a person shells out a wad of green believing one team will cover the point spread against another team of similar talent, that’s venturing into territory I don’t recommend going. Even those who live and breathe sports can never be sure what will happen on a basketball court or football field on a given night. Sure, it’s easy to believe a 20-point favorite will win. But will they cover the socialistic spread, which levels the playing field for gamblers?

That’s why gambling in America is such a booming industry – not for the sports fans who think they know the inside scoop on a basketball team five states away – but for the businesses (often online) willing to take your bet. Gambling sites aren’t charities for sports nuts.

I found out the hard way in 1989, long before the Internet. I knew a bookie in Daytona Beach, Fla., and was willing to roll the dice. The first two rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament had passed and I couldn’t resist the excitement of laying a few bucks on a game any longer. As a college student and parttime sports writer, you could imagine the amount of dough I had in the bank. Yeah, not much.

Let’s see, who should I bet on – or against? Michigan. I hated Michigan, and for no reason. The Wolverines snuck past Xavier and North Alabama before meeting North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen.

Two hundred bucks on the Tar Heels, please. Not only would the Heels beat Michigan, but they’d cover whatever the spread was. Michigan won, 92-87. Fine. Whatever. The Fab Five wouldn’t cover against Virginia in the next round. Besides, if I keep betting double or nothing, I’d eventually make a profit, right? Didn’t matter, Michigan crushed the Cavs, 102-65.

Just like that, I’m down $600.

Incensed, and probably deranged, I refused to give up. It’s like having too much pride to admit you are wrong.

In the Final Four, Big Ten rival Illinois awaited Michigan. The Illini beat Chris Weber and Juwon Howard (this is before I realized these guys were going to be legends) twice in the regular season by a combined 28 points. Surely, the Illini had the Wolverines’ number – plus Michigan was due to lose and I was due to win.

I can’t remember the point spread as this was 27 years ago. Regardless, Illinois was favored. Didn’t matter.

Illinois lost outright.

Can you imagine going to the bank and withdrawing much of your savings because your personal bank account was already exhausted? How do you explain this to your parents?

In this case, I didn’t. Sorry mom and dad. It happened. It’s better you didn’t know.

Down $1,200 and dejected beyond dejection, I threw my hands up and quit even though the hated Wolverines still had a game to play.

Michigan was a two-point favorite against upstart Seton Hall in the championship. With nothing left to wager against the Wolverines, I passed.

Michigan failed to cover, beating the Musketeers by a single point.

Figures.

Gambling can be fun and addictive, especially when you win. But it’s much more fun and stress-free when your life savings aren’t at stake.

Good luck with your office pool brackets.

Joe McAdory is the former Sports Editor at the Opelika-Auburn News and is Communications Editor at the Auburn University Harbert College of Business.