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VOL. 118, NO. 45
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015
Dadeville awarded community development block grant By Mitch Sneed
persistent and be willing to do their part of the front end and we will do what we can to help once it gets Government leaders in Dadeville are celebrating to our level. “I know Dadeville has some needs. I know they after Rep. Mark Tuggle confirmed that the cities can really put this money to good use as well.” have received $250,000 Community Development The award letter accompanying the Dadeville Block Grants to help clean up dilapidated strucgrant listed 49 residential properties that qualified tures. for use of the funds. The grants are distributed using criteria devised City Council Member Mickey Tarpley said he by the Alabama Department of Economic and was grateful to all who worked to secure the fundCommunity Affairs. ing. “It is great to see towns in our area be awarded “It’s one of those things where you apply and you this grant,” Tuggle said. “I tell people all the time that there are lots of ways to get help with problems just keep your fingers crossed,” Tarpley said. “We applied back in June and to get word that we got it like there. The important thing is for them to per Record Editor
today is very welcome news. When we were doing the application, we were able to identify 63 structures or properties that needed to be addressed and many of those in our central downtown area. So to be able to get these funds for the match that we will provide makes great sense. “It will enable us to do some tremendous good in Dadeville. I’m unsure of all the rules and guidelines for how it can be used, but we will make an impact here in Dadeville.” Dadeville City Clerk Mike Gardner said the city’s $25,000 match for $250,000 is a good investment. “That is a lot of bang for the buck,” Gardner said.
Dadeville Christmas Open House set this Saturday
Dadeville Chamber to host annual charity ball and auction Tickets now on sale for United Way benefit By Cory Arwood
By Cliff Williams
Record Staff Writer
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The Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce is once again preparing for “An Evening of Giving” with its Denim and Diamonds charity ball. This is the fourth annual formal evening event held by the chamber of commerce, with proceeds from ticket sales going to the Lake Martin Area United Way. There will be a steak dinner, live music and also a silent auction at the event scheduled for Nov. 20 in The Lake Martin Event Center at the Rodeo Club. “We want everybody to show up,” Linda Andrews, DACC executive administrator, said. She added that there were plenty of tickets left, but they would need to be purchased in advance, by Nov. 16. The price per ticket is $50, a portion of which will go to the LMAUW general campaign fund. Sharon Fuller, LMAUW executive director and DACC board member, said that Denim and Diamonds was a result of the chamber’s desire to host an evening event from which a portion of the proceeds would go toward a charitable cause. “You’ll see long dresses. You’ll see formals. You’ll see guys in blue jeans,” said Fuller
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More treats than tricks Trunk or Treaters take advantage of the Lake Martin Home Health trunk at the Lake Martin Community Hospital Trunk or Treat Friday. Left, Amber Lee Nummy gets candy from one of several trunks at the trunk or treat. Dadeville also held its city wide trick or treat Friday along with several businesses that gathered at the square for a trunk or treat.
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Once again the area residents will have a chance to get a sneak peak at what Dadeville area businesses are offering for the holidays this weekend as the Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Dadeville Christmas Open House. “We want to encourage everyone one that they can shop local for the holidays,” Chamber executive director Linda Andrews said. “We also want to use the open house to promote our chamber members and local businesses.” The annual event has a new business owner, Donna McCain, who now owns Pearson’s Place that is now on the square in Dadeville. McCain is no stranger to the annual open house. “Pearson’s Place is a floral and gift shop,” Andrews said. “It (Christmas Open House) has always been a big event,” McCain said. “We hope it is this time too.” McCain says the event attracts more than just locals. “We have seen people from Alexander City, from Auburn See CHRISTMAS, Page A5
After a busy summer on the lake, scenes like this are far too common. For two days this weekend, volunteers in several different areas will work to address the issue with a massive cleanup effort.
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John Thompson is hoping the rain threat for this weekend goes away. “If we don’t get the rain they’re talking about, I think we’ll easily have a record number of volunteers” for the 7th annual “Renew Our Rivers” Lake Martin Cleanup, said Thompson, president of the Lake Martin Resource Association (LMRA). “If the rain comes, all bets are off.” In addition to individual volunteers, Thompson said cleanup organizers are expecting at least 100 Boy Scouts from the Horseshoe Bend district, who will clean all of the public boat launches; 25 volunteers from a UAB fraternity, who will be assigned to clean road-
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sides around Madwind Creek; approximately 30 Girl Scouts and their parents, who will cleanup the areas adjacent to the Kiwanis Girl Scout Camp; and eight young women from the Miss Lake Martin Pageant, who will be assigned to boats leaving from Wind Creek. “These combined with representatives from LMRA, Russell Lands, county commissioners John McKelvey and Steve Robinson and city council member Sherry Ellison and her husband, Scott, along with other volunteers should put us up to at least 300 volunteers on the shoreline and roadsides around the lake picking up trash over the two-day event,” Thompson said. LMRA, Alabama Power Company, See RIVERS, Page A5
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