March 9, 2018 Alex City Outlook

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Law enforcement gets lesson in PTSD Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series professional once a year. “When we first started it, there was a lot of on law enforcement, the justice system and mental groaning and complaining at first,â€? Turner said. health and how the three often go hand in hand. “But now that we are into it, 40 percent of those By MITCH SNEED who have had their visit have scheduled follow-up Editor visits. There is a lot of stress in this job. It’s tough on relationships, marriages, finances and every lexander City Police Chief Jay Turner has aspect of your life. That’s aside from how tough just been in law enforcement long enough to know that it’s not a job that is easy to leave the day-to-day things we deal with on the job take a toll on you. at the end of a shift. “You need to find a way to let that stuff go before That’s why Turner has initiated new policies and it’s too late. I call it emptying the trash can. You started offering training he hopes will enable the know as well as I do if you leave trash sitting in the brave men and women who serve and protect to can too long it rots and stinks up the whole house. “empty the trash canâ€? on a regular basis. After Turner and Deputy Chief James Easterwood You can’t let the baggage you pick up on the job mess up all of the things that are important in life. attended a conference where the importance of That’s why we started it and we think it can have a proactive mental health care for law enforcement was stressed, the department adopted a policy where positive impact on the morale, the department and every staff member must meet with a mental health See PTSD • Page 9

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Speaker Silouan Green leads a discussion Thursday with area law enforcement personnel on understanding the development of posttraumatic stress and tools to deal with its impact.

Edward Bell students place at district competition

Loftus talks bed and breakfast Dadeville Kiwanis learns about new facility on the shores of Lake Martin By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

The brand-new Paradise Bed & Breakfast will be holding its ribbon-cutting event this afternoon at 5 p.m., complete with appetizers, drinks and tours of the home. Thursday afternoon, owner Kathy Loftus gave a special presentation to the Dadeville Kiwanis Club, telling the group more about the new facility and how she and her husband went about turning a lakeside cabin into the only bed and breakfast located directly on the shores of Lake Martin. “Between last Christmas (2016) and spring break, we looked at 30 houses around the lake,â€? Loftus said. “Finally, the 30th house we looked at, we knew that was the one.â€? Moving to the area from central Texas in June 2017, Loftus and her husband began redoing the house almost immediately. The work was finally completed just before Thanksgiving, and the two have spent the last few months putting in furniture and decorations, giving each room somewhat of a theme and a name to fit. See KIWANIS • Page 9

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Sandra Fuller tosses Lifesavers to the crowd. United Way met their $550,000 goal for 2018 and announced its theme for next year, “Lake Martin Lifesavers.�

GOAL ACHIEVED United Way surpasses 2018 goal, announces 2019 campaign theme

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In front of a crowd of over 100 members of the community Thursday evening, Lake Martin

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County band students get indoor marching band opportunity

Central Coosa band slowly forming a tradition

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Giving students from all three marching bands in the Tallapoosa County School system another extracurricular activity option in the spring, the system began its first year of competing in the Winter Guard International (WGI) Winds indoor marching band series. “We do march, but it’s supposed to be much more theatrical and more themed than a traditional outdoor marching band show,â€? See INDOOR • Page 3

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Area United Way Director Sharon Fuller and the rest of the United Way staff were proud to announce the 2018 fundraising campaign, “Team United,� was able to meet its goal of $550,000.

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Teams of students representing the law enforcement, robotics and welding departments at the Edward Bell Career Technical Center recently competed against other tech school students from around the region at the 2018 Skills USA Alabama Southeast District Competition. After the judges had tallied their scores and reviewed everything being presented by the students, a number of these students and teams placed in the top three in their respective categories, allowing them to qualify for the statewide Skills USA Competition. Kevin See COMPETITION • Page 3

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