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Jeremy Duerr celebrates with family and friends in Alexander City after hearing had one the election.

Four hours after the polls closed, Jeremy Duerr finally took a sigh a relief and started hugging family and supporters.

Duerr, a Democrat, will be the new district attorney from the Fifth

Judicial Circuit after staving off the GOP groundswell that followed Donald Trump Tuesday to edge Republican Bill Harris for the spot held by E. Paul Jones.

To no one’s surprise, Donald Trump won Tallapoosa County and Alabama big and was on the verge of being declared the winner as of 1

a.m. Wednesday morning. Trump had sizable leads in popular and electoral vote totals.

But locally, the talk was of Duerr who thanked those who stood behind him during the race.

“Oh my gosh, thank you to everybody who has been with me, behind See ELECTION • Page 11

After early issues, vote is smooth

By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

There were a few glitches in the voting process Tuesday in at least two of Tallapoosa County’s precincts, but county officials said the problems were addressed and few issues arose the rest of the day.

Chief Probate Clerk Embirly Collum said the problems stemmed from voting machines in the Hillabbee and Eagle Creek precincts.

“We’ve just had a few issues with a few machines saying there are multiple ballots,” said Collum early on Tuesday.

She said there had been a large turnout of voters and long lines were reported from the 27 precincts throughout the county in the highly anticipated Election Day. The county board of registrars had issued numbers of a high registration rate of nearly 2000 voters who registered between April primaries and the October cutoff.

Collum said the issues were quickly resolved, and described the problem to be essentially an inconvenience in the overall expediency of the process.

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Beverly Howard, above, spoons up vegetable beef soup Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church of Alexander City. Below, a volunteer serves up pound cake to diners for dessert.

A SOUPER ELECTION DAY

An Alexander City church held its second Election Day Luncheon Tuesday as part of a tradition to celebrate voters and offer a time away from politics with fellowship around homemade soup, cake and music.

The United Methodist Women’s group of the First United Methodist Church of Alexander City served vegetable beef soup, cornbread and pound cake to the diners in the church.

“We do it on a Election Day,” said UMW President Libby Forrester. “We encourage when they go to vote to just stop by the church and have some hot soup and cornbread and dessert,” said Libby Forrester, president of the UMW.

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Forrester said it was the fifth year for the event.

It ran from about 11a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Forrester said they had served about 200 takeouts all ready before noon, and about 100 diners before lunchtime had even technically begun.

She said “all the ladies” of the church made the soup and the pound cakes and donated them to be sold to raise funds.

Forrester said the money would go See SOUP • Page 11

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National magazine praises Alex City’s industrial resiliency The Lake Martin area and in particular Alexander City were recently heralded for what was described as their resiliency in maintaining manufacturing jobs amid a national trend of decline.

Alex City was the primary focus of a Bloomberg report, “Where Manufacturing Isn’t Dead,” published Monday.

The Executive Director of the Lake Martin Area Economic Development Authority, Don McClellan, was interviewed in part due to his time spent as Alex City mayor in the turbulent period that thousands lost jobs when a major employer relocated.

McClellan was key however as well, because of his role founding the LMAEDA and attracting what was said in the article to be 16 new employers and 4000 new jobs to the area.

He said while he did not agree with everything the author said it was much more positive than what he had expected.

The Bloomberg piece focused on largely on the period of time that Russell Athletic Wear began downsizing around in the late ‘90s.

McClellan said he was mayor from 19962004.

Ultimately he said 6800 jobs were lost due to the move.

“My whole premise was the community stuck together,” said McClellan. “We didn’t dry up and go away.”

And after the loss of nearly 7,000 jobs McClellan said, “I think we’ve done pretty well.”

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Obituaries Martha Prince Baker Funeral Service for Martha Prince Baker will be Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Wright’s Funeral Home at 131 Mason Street with Rev. Cary Brown officiating.

Burial will follow in Alexander City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday, November 9, 2016 from 5 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Baker passed away on November 7, 2016 at UAB hospital. She was born in Tallapoosa County to Earnest S. and Lora Belle Sasser Prince. She was a member of New Beginning Baptist Church.

She is survived by her daughter, Maxine (Louie) Wills; brother, Benjamin F. Prince; 13 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, 25 great great grandchildren and 1 great great great grandchild. Numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John T. Baker, Jr. Son, Hubert C. Baker.

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Mrs. Clanton passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016 at her residence. She was born on August 20, 1944 in Dadeville, Alabama to James “Barney” D. Moore and Mary Jinks Moore.

Mrs. Clanton enjoyed spending time with her family. She crocheted Afghans for family members. Her favorite movie was Gone with the Wind and would

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He said the organization now has a board of 19 members, and three staff members that report directly to a chairman.

“They all contribute to the alliance it takes a lot of good people to make something work,” McClellan said.

The Bloomberg article focused largely on manufacturing in the area and how despite national trends manufacturers had been attracted to the region to bringing with them what it said were “somewhat” better paying jobs than those lost from the apparel industry.

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However McClellan said the LMAEDA was never focused on manufacturing alone to replenish what was lost with Russell.

“Our goal was to bring diversity…,” McClellan said. “We know economic development is not just manufacturers in Tallapoosa County.”

The largest employer in the county is SL Alabama, McClellan said.

When it began operating in the area he said it was the only supplier to the number of automotive manufacturers newly outside larger cities roughly only an hour away, like Hyundai and Mercedes.

Now he said roughly 2300 jobs come from auto manufacturer suppliers in addition to SL Alabama.

Automotive manufacturing was a main focus in the Bloomberg report.

But McClellan said the Lake Martin area had other industries that were “booming” prior to the recession.

The lake itself, its tourism, real estate and construction were a few

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McClellan said were doing well amid the local economic downturn.

“We still think manufacturing has a place in our community but its not the only thing we try to seek,” McClellan said.

The new shift he said was toward industries that consist largely of “high-tech jobs” with better wages.

He said it was a “conscious decision” among the LMAEDA members.

“We do have a passion for what we do,” McClellan said. “Its all about every body being on the same page and working toward the same goal.”

A major boon to the region among these industries he said was a central location between urban areas like Montgomery and Birmingham.

Another he said was the Central Alabama Community College’s Graham Technology Center.

He said it was a major “tool in our chest” for teaching toward the manufacturing industry.

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“Sometimes when you feed a ballot it acts like there’s more than one ballot but there’s not so you just have to feed it a couple of times,” Collum said.

She said they swapped the machines and the problem was resolved.

The process required that a number of election guidelines be followed.

Collum said there was a Elections Systems and Software technician on site and a sheriff’s deputy.

She said poll workers were there to be “witness that everything was done correctly and it was recorded.”

She called it a “standard procedure swap out” and said issues with the voting machine were a regular occurrence.

Some poll workers said the biggest issue they encountered were long lines at times and some voters who voted for more than one selection in some races.

Collum said there were no other major or minor issues to report and she felt the county’s voters were relatively ready to make a decision in the general election on amendments candidates and local resolutions alike.

“We’ve given out several sample ballots so I think we’re kind of prepared for this one,” Collum said.

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ou know the outcome of the election.

Unfortunately I had to go to press with the column prior to Tuesday. We will analyze the results for you next week. There should be very few surprises.

The Electoral College System of selecting our President favors a Democrat winning the White House. Under this archaic and undemocratic system, it is a winner take all electoral vote contest. For example, if Hillary Clinton carries New York by one vote, she gets all 29 electoral votes. If Donald Trump gets one more vote than Clinton in Kansas, he gets all 6 electoral votes.

When you look at the map of the red Republican states carried by Trump, it looks like most of the country. The middle of America is Republican but those states have fewer people.

The east and west coasts of the country are fortressed by New York and California.

It is easy to see that the east and west coast outweigh Middle America. The country is trending leftward philosophically. That is why California is referred to as the left coast. The country is also changing dramatically demographically. An amazing 15% of our U.S. Electorate is Hispanic. That makes this vote the most important ingredient in the presidential contest. These voters are not totally predictable, unlike African American voters, which comprise 12% of the electorate. African American voters monolithically vote 95% Democratic. Therefore, their votes are predetermined and they are not courted. Most southern whites are the same way. They vote 90% Republican.

We in Alabama really do not have a say in presidential politics.

Indeed very few Americans do. If Donald Duck was the Republican nominee for president, Donald Duck would carry Alabama.

However, do not feel left out. If you lived in California you do not matter either. California has over 10% of the nation’s people. They have 48 electoral votes. They are so liberal and Democratic that if Mickey Mouse was the

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Democratic nominee, he would carry California and garner all of their electoral votes.

There are about 40 states that are predictably safe in either the Republican or Democratic column, similar to Alabama and California. All the money is spent and campaigning is done in the 10 pivotal battleground states.

The ultimate swing state is Florida. The Sunshine State is now America’s third most populous state. It is a microcosm of America, probably because most of America has moved there to retire. Therefore, if you want your vote to count in a presidential race, move down to Florida. It would also make it easier to buy your lottery tickets.

You can probably look at Florida and whoever carried Florida Tuesday won the White House.

Our state elections are also pretty much no contests in the November general election. We are a solidly Republican state.

All of our statewide officials are Republican. If you want to win in Alabama you have to do it in the Republican primary.

Our senior U.S. Senator Richard Shelby will be reelected to a 5th six-year term. He will soon be Alabama’s longest serving U.S. Senator. He has also been one of our most powerful.

He will join the ranks of Lister Hill and John Sparkman as Alabama’s three greatest U.S. Senators.

Popular PSC President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh will be reelected to her second four-year term. She was first elected to the commission in 2010.

Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker will be reelected to another six-year term. He was the largest vote getter in the Republican primaries earlier this year.

Kelli Wise will also be reelected to another six-year term

on the State Supreme Court. The Geneva County native may be the prettiest Supreme Court Justice in America.

Justice Mike Bolin has been reelected without opposition to another six-year term on the high tribunal. The former Jefferson County Probate Judge looks more like a pro football player than Judge.

All six of our Republican members of Congress will have been reelected on Tuesday.

Bradley Byrne, Martha Roby, Mike Rogers, Robert Aderholt, Mo Brooks and Gary Palmer will continue to represent the Heart of Dixie in a very conservative fashion for another two years.

Terri Sewell will continue to be our only Democrat.

Tuesday’s election may be the last that would require residents to prove that they are U.S. citizens when registering to vote.

A federal appeals court appears likely to side with voting rights groups seeking to block Kansas, Georgia and Alabama from requiring proof of citizenship.

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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Steve Robinson represents District 2, which includes the southern part of Alexander City, the Cedar Creek area, Ourtown and Willow Point. His phone number is 256-654-0047. His address is 1225 Warren Circle, Alexander City.

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George Carleton Jr. represents District 5, which includes southern Camp Hill, Red Ridge, Walnut Hill, Union and Pleasant Ridge.

His address is 630 Turner Road Road, Dadeville.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

The great water shortage of 2009

Voters were T the winners in this election

oters are to be commended for turning out.

While exact numbers weren’t finalized late Tuesday, a record number of voters turned out to cast ballots in yesterday’s election.

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill projected between 2.3 and 2.4 million Alabamians would cast votes in the Tuesday election.

That would eclipse the mark of 2.1 million set in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.

There were almost 2,000 people who registered to vote in Tallapoosa County between the primary before the deadline for Tuesday’s election. That means that people made an effort and showed that they want to be part of the process.

There were a few glitches in the voting process Tuesday in at least two of Tallapoosa County’s precincts, but county officials said the problems were addressed and few issues arose the rest of the day.

Our county election officials worked tirelessly to make sure that everything went well. They should be commended.

Like the rest of the state, Tallapoosa County saw a large turnout of voters and long lines were reported from the 27 precincts throughout the county.

Again, local residents showed they cared.

Voters patiently waited in lines, in some cases nearly two hours in some parts of the country to mark a ballot.

Voters are to be commended again for being cordial while waiting.

We at The Outlook want voters to continue that beyond the polls.

Many of us may disagree on which candidate to vote for based on what might be better for us. But it does not mean have to belittle others.

Civility even in disagreements will make us all better.

We are all entitled to our opinion but it does not mean we disrespect someone because they think differently.

Who knows by listening to all sides we might come to slightly different conclusion. At the very least we will appreciate someone’s opinion a little more.

Let’s face it. The election is over and the results are in and you are still reading this. The world didn’t come to an end.

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allassee was without water on this day in 2009. Do you remember that? There was some kind of leak at the dam. (Little did we know, we were within a few days of the Hotel Talisi’s sad demise.)

Due to this potential water shortage chaos, school let out early, so I decided to head over to Super Foods (the original location, now Friendly Furniture) and clock in ahead of my scheduled start time.

When I arrived that autumn afternoon, customers were buying every bit of bottled water we had.

The store parking lot was packed with shopping carts.

While rounding up the scattered buggies, I spotted the WSFA-TV 12 news van pulling into the parking lot. I thought it might be especially masculine to line up 12 buggies and push them across the lot like the Sasquatch lumbering through the woods in the famous Patterson film.

I stopped to introduce myself to reporter Cody Holyoke as he closed the door to the news van.

“I’m Michael Bird, from Southside Middle School,” I said as the buggies began to slip from my grasp.

“Oh, you’re that band director,” he said with a slight element of dry sarcasm, or thinly veiled disgust.

He said he was there to do a story on the water shortage, and wondered if a member of management was present. I was only too glad to help my boss man gain some recognition! Our owner, Gene Lawrence, was standing on the front porch of the store calmly observing the townspeople in freak-out mode, so I pointed Mr. Holyoke in his direction before trying to get my buggies back under control.

The cameraman set up on the sidewalk of Super Foods and recorded customers going in and out.

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Mr. Lawrence invited the WSFA team inside the store, where they conducted an interview and took video of empty gondolas.

While Gene was on camera talking to Channel 12, a thin Asian man hurriedly rushed into the store and accosted me. Grabbing my arm and shaking me, he shouted in broken English, “I need your help!”

His cell phone had somehow gone silent, and he said that the store on the other end of the shopping center wouldn’t help him. “Are you smart enough to fix this?” he asked impatiently as he handed the phone over.

The phone had a display of a speaker with a line across it, so I knew his phone was somehow muted. Before I could press any buttons, he was shaking me again. “My girlfriend tried to call me and I missed her call.

Please help!” It was hard to press any buttons with the man being so impatient.

We tried calling my phone, I called his phone, and no sound. No vibration. “So you aren’t smart enough to fix my phone,” the man said. He shook my arm again and said, “show me someone who can fix it.”

I gave it to Mr. Lawrence. Because as the perfect storm continued, I had to bust a shoplifter who was stealing candy.

And as all this was happening, I heard the unmistakable sound of a recorder being played in the store.

I had instructed my fifth graders never to play them in public, including the school bus, until we performed for the school on Veterans Day. This student had obviously ignored that

request and was blowing as hard as she could on the recorder.

I ran over to her and angrily snatched the recorder away. “Young lady, I’ve told you about playing that recorder,” I began. Just then, her mom turned around.

“Who are YOU?” her mother said, and I began to feel very small.

Stepping back in fear, I said, “Ma’am, I am the music teacher, and …”

Mama then said, “so it’s you who sent that thing home!”

Before things got out of hand, I tried to explain that some people have sensitive hearing and the high pitch of the recorder might disturb the customers. Beyond that, Channel 12 was in the store doing a news story about the water shortage.

The girl stopped playing for a moment, but before she left the store, she blew it as hard as she could, with a squealing pitch that reverberated throughout all of Super Foods, as well as most of Elmore and Tallapoosa counties!

Cody Holyoke was still out on the sidewalk interviewing customers on camera, and I thought I might still stand a chance for a moment of televised glory.

If I timed it just right, I could push those shopping carts right past the camera while Gene was talking to the reporter.

Out I went to gather the buggies spread to the four winds, and racked them up. I was ready for my big television appearance on WSFA, showing the entire world my sincerity and determination, not to mention dedication. Just as I approached, the camera light turned off and Mr. Holyoke began packing up his gear.

That night, the water shortage ended. But my pride was left in mighty short supply, as well.

Michael Bird is a band director for Tallassee City Schools.

The tales of my amazing family

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o my dad’s brother, Herbert Lee from Alex City, turned 80 last month, and we met up in Warm Springs, Georgia for a birthday bash. This past Friday, my mama’s brother, Wayne, turned 80, and we met up in Franklin, Tennessee, for a birthday bash. In each case, I did a turn and burn and was back home that night.

Both uncles grew up just a few miles apart in Elder, a suburb of Dadeville. They are amazing men who have lived amazing lives. Both uncles have amazing wives, amazing kids and amazing grandkids.

They have an amazing nephew, too, from what I hear.

On Friday, I drove to Dadeville to meet up with my mother. She lives up there.

She doesn’t like to drive very much. Her car is 10 years old and barely has 40,000 miles on it. I drive that much in a month and a half. The only issue with her car is the Alabama tag that she proudly displays. I wasn’t sure I would be able to drive such a vehicle, but I adapted, overcame and made it happen, while wearing my Auburn hat, of course.

She hadn’t been through Birmingham since the Vulcan was a baby. The last time she was in heavy traffic was on the four-lane in Opelika when the mill let out at three o’clock. I’ve been in a lot of traffic in my life, but there’s

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something especially dreadful about the traffic up there.

We made it to Franklin in record time. I drive quite fast as it is, but when I drive in the same car with my mother, I tend to drive just a little bit faster. I love my mama; I just don’t want to be in the same car with her any more than I have. It’s really not her; it’s me. I’m used to driving everywhere by myself or with my Ruby, my dog. That’s just how I roll.

It was so wonderful being with family. There’s nothing better. In addition to the birthday boy, my mother’s other brother, for whom I’m named after, was there along with aunts, cousins, cousins once removed and even cousins twice removed. In other words, there were lots of babies there, and it was beautiful. In a perfect world, I would have had a 22-monthold playing alongside the toddlers, but we do not live in a perfect world, so we just have to do the best we can.

Being with so many loved ones that night was pretty darn perfect.

We left around 10 p.m. for the trek back to East Alabama. Everyone was

shocked that we were driving back that night, but when I have a chance to sleep in my own bed, I take full advantage of that opportunity.

This week, I’ll be sleeping in Maine. Next week, I may or may not be sleeping in an undisclosed location on the other side of the world.

I dropped mama off around 2:30 a.m. and was back in my garage just a half hour later. Ruby was happy to see me. I’m so fortunate to have friends that are ready, willing and able to take care of her at a moment’s notice. I don’t know where I’d be without my friends, and I certainly don’t know where I’d be without my family.

Being with my extended family at the last couple of birthday bashes was something special. All too often in the past we only came together for funerals, but many of us have made a concerted effort to get better at that and that’s just what we’ve done. I have an amazing family, and I’m sure you do, too, so don’t miss out on any opportunities to spend time with them.

Don’t make excuses. Just make it happen.

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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‘Mum passed before my arrival, funeral was a celebration of her life’

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t’s so good to be back home in Nixburg after two weeks in England.

My Mother had been in The Royal Brompton Hospital since Oct. 5, and died Oct. 17, two days before my arrival, but she knew I was on my way. Mum was just wearing out and couldn’t recover from her ailments. She died four years, and one month exactly after her beloved husband Len in 2012. The family knows they are now ballroom dancing across the clouds in heaven.

It was great to see my family, especially my sister Sally, her eldest Kerrie, and Mum’s sisters, Teresa and Ena. Looking through my Mum’s papers, I found a letter from the hospital to say that unfortunately the funding for her heart valve surgery had run out and she would have to wait. This must be why in one of her letters to me, she wrote that she hoped she didn’t die waiting for her appointment to get her heart-valve repaired. By the time she had the surgery, tissues were too fragile.

Mum’s funeral was a celebration of her life. Us girls wore pink and peach in her

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honor.

I met assorted family members out for dinner. Sally made a lovely roast beef dinner one Sunday with delicious roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding.

The next Wednesday, I met her lovely daughter Kerrie at the Baker’s Street Station in London. Kerrie took me for ‘Afternoon Tea’ at a Hotel in Marble Arch.

It was so delicious and the servers were dressed 1930s style in great uniforms with perfect manners. Tea and food were all delicious with left-over sweets we took home.

To celebrate the ‘British Afternoon Tea’, I will be hosting one for Ladies at my “Nixburg House” on Highway 9, set for Saturday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. Serving

Savouries and sweets, plus hot Tea. Cost is $10 per person and seating is limited.

So make your reservations today. Call me at home 256-234-0957 or send e-mail to rosie@Lakedog.net. Please do this by Nov. 15.

Happy Birthday on Nov. 13 to Ann Ham Granger of Equality, and Chris Burns of Kellyton.

November is National Pet Diabetes month. In dogs, it causes the inability for the pet to produce insulin in the pancreas, but it’s treatable and obviously diagnosis is key. Symptoms include excessive eating, drinking and urination, possibly weight loss, urinary tract infections and cataracts.

Left untreated diabetes is life threatening.

Breeders are mixing the cutest of breeds now, many with the poodle. I expect as they have such sweet personalities and are loving. I saw one while waiting for the flight from Charlotte, N.C. to Birmingham.

Just a bundle of black and white fur, it was a sheep-a-doodle (sheepdog and poodle).

In England owners just love their dogs. You see people walking dogs just

everywhere. I asked if I could give them a pet as I missed mine so much. Dogs can ride the London Transport busses and trains for free with owners. I noted while inside the “Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals” Charity shop that they give dog biscuits to dogs whose owners bring them inside. I met one lady who told me that her dog even wants to get inside when the shop is closed on Sundays and doesn’t understand why she cannot get her biscuit.

London Transport was great, and almost everyone wore red poppies to honor the Veterans of all Wars, remembered on Nov. 11 as World War I ended at the 11th hour, 11th day, 11th month, 1918.

God Bless all Veterans and those in service for us. Until next week, keep smiling.

Rosie Morgan is a community columnist for The Outlook. She is a resident of Nixburg and writes about the events and people of the Equality and Nixburg areas.

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he Alexander City Parks & Recreation 50+ continues to reflect upon the revitalization of 21st Century Activity Center for those 50 and up.

Baby boomers have adopted attitudes and lifestyles unlike any previous generation. The 78 million diverse Americans born between 1946 and 1964 enjoy a variety of activities, ranging from aerobics and workouts.

For starters, aging baby boomers are unlikely to settle for your typical bingo night although not many can turn down a good round of Bingo no matter what the age! Experts do predict the group to redefine expectations of retirement aging.

Excessive exercise among boomers accounts for the increase in knee replacements from 264,311 in 1997 to 621,029 in 2009. Boomers are also thought to contribute to a jump in hip replacements for individuals under the age of 65. The trend is controversial because many active boomers go under the knife unnecessarily to prevent from being slowed down later in life.

Activities surrounding switching career paths or trying something new are likely to become more popular as baby boomers age. Usually, people

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close to retirement age ease into retirement. But because boomers want to switch to different professions they may not have experience in, they will compete with younger generations for jobs. A choice that will probably catch businesses off guard in regards to this new job seeking age gap pattern.

Boomers still wax nostalgic about their concert-going past and enjoy listening to good tunes, particularly if they’re performed live. They are not only able to reminisce about their favorite music, but they’re also catered to as a profitable demographic.

When compared to their parents, boomers would rather take a shot at sky-diving than remain grounded.

Individuals from this generation want more adventure in their lives and are more likely than their parents to participate in competitive sports.

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Thirteen members of the Benjamin Russell High School Class of 1959 gathered downtown Tuesday as class president, Hoyt Carlisle, presented a check for more than $5,500 in support of the Revamp the Hamp Project to Richard Wagoner of Main Street. They hope other BRHS classes will follow suit and support this project. Pictured are Buddy King, Johnny Keel, Andy Grimsley, Chester Parks, Susan Hagan Holdridge, Lamar Caldwell, Maron McConnell, Richard Wagoner, Gary Pemberton, Bill Porter, Reba Smith Orr, Baron McConnell, Hoyt Carlisle and Edith Cameron Blankenship.

November 1 - December 17

FOOD FOR FINES: The Adelia M. Russell Library and Mamie’s Place Children’s Library is accepting nonperishable food items in lieu of library fines.

ANGEL TREE REGISTRATION: The Salvation Army Angel Tree registration will be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 1 to Nov. 17 at the Salvation Army at 1725 Highway 22 West in Alexander City.

The Angel Tree Program provides gifts of new clothing and toys to thousands of children who otherwise might not have anything for Christmas.

Families in need of assistance may contact the Salvation Army at 256-2153730 for information on how to apply.

November 9 - 10

BOOK FAIR: There will be a book fair in the Russell Medical Community Room Nov. 9 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Nov. 10 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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VETERANS DAY PROGRAM: Dadeville High School is hosting a Veterans Day Program Nov. 10. A reception for veterans will be at 8:30 a.m. and the program will be at 9 a.m.

BOOK SIGNING: Peggy Jackson Walls will be at the Adelia M. Russell Library signing her book “Alabam Gold: A History of the South’s last Mother Lode,” Nov. 10 at 2 p.m.

CIVITAN CLUB: The Alexander City Civitan Club will hold an organizational meeting Thursday, Nov. 10 at noon at JR’s Sportsbar and Grill. The meeting will be over at 1 p.m.

For more information call Brian Dix at 256-404-5858 or Reuben Prater at 256-794-1025.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: A support group for those affected by cancer will meet Nov. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at God’s House in Hackneyville on Highway 63 North with David Church hosting.

Meetings will be held the second Thursday of each month .

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ACMS FUNDRAISER: The Alexander City Middle School is having a linen fundraiser Nov. 10 through Dec. 2. For sale will be Egyptian cotton twin, full, queen and king sheet sets for $35. See any student, parent or teacher at ACMS. Proceeds benefit ACMS.

November 12

CAR SHOW: Bill Nichols Chapter 13 Disabled American Veterans will host a car show at the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home Nov. 12 starting at 9 a.m.

VETERANS DAY PROGRAM: The Alexander City Veterans Honor Guard is having a Veterans Day Program Saturday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Sportsplex. There will be a short program honoring veterans..

The public is encouraged to attend to honor all those that who sacrificed so much for freedom.

November 15

MEETING: The Artist Association of Central Alabama will meet Nov. 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church.

DRUG PLAN ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE: Tallapoosa County and The East Alabama Regional Planning

and Development Commission’s Area Agency on Aging will host a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan enrollment assistance event on Tuesday, Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 1, Nov. 8, Nov. 15, Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sportplex Cabin.

To help develop a plan comparison, Medicare recipients will need to bring their Medicare card,along with a complete list of medications they are taking and the dosages. Volunteers will guide them through the selection process and help them get information on the cost of each plan.

People interested in getting a plan comparison will be assisted on a first come, first served basis.

Each counseling sessions will last about 40 minutes. There may be a wait time. Contact East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission at (800) 243-5463 ext.

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REUNION: There will be a Daviston School and Community Reunion Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Daviston Community Center.

November 13

CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: Peace and Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating its 136th Anniversary Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m.

Guest pastor will be William Russell of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.

Pastor of Peace and Goodwill is Robert Williams.

November 17-20

CHURCH REVIVAL: Family Worship Center will host a revival Nov. 17-19 at 6:30 p.m. each night and at 10 a.m. Nov. 20. Speaking will be Pastor Mark Deason and Evangelist Philp Gipson. Pastor of Family Worship Center is Tony Harris.

November 18

CHARITY BALL: The Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Denim and Diamonds Charity Ball a the Lake Martin Event Center at The Rodeo Club Friday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. There will be a steak dinner and silent auction. Tickets are available by calling the Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce at 256-8254019, the Lake Martin Area United Way at 256-329-3600 or the Lake Martin Event Center at 256-825-7503.

November 19

COMMUNITY PRAYER: The Darian Missionary Baptist Church family and prayer teams are offering prayer to the community the third Saturday of each month through December from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot on the corner of Laurel and E Streets across from Stephens Elementary School.

TRADE DAY: The Bibb Graves School Alumni and Friends are having a trade day Nov. 19 from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m.

TURKEY SHOOT: The Red Hill Community Club is hosting a turkey shoot Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. at the Red Hill Community Center. Cost is $5 per shot with all proceeds go to the Red Hill Community Roof Fund.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The New Site Volunteer Fire and Ambulance will be having a pancake breakfast Saturday, Nov. 19 from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the New Site Town Hall.

November 20

CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: New

Adka Missionary Baptist Church will observe its 144th anniversary Sunday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. Guest minister will be Rev. Anthony Pogue of Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church of Opelika.

Pastor of New Adka is Edward Milner.

November 27

HARVEST RALLY: The Word Bible Church is holding a Harvest Rally Nov. 27 at 3 p.m. Pastor is Apostle Wayne and First Lady Min Brenda Davis.

Guestspeaker will be Pastor Demetrius Griffin of Hatchett Spring Baptist Church.

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November 29

DRUG PLAN ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE: Tallapoosa County and The East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission’s Area Agency on Aging will host a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan enrollment assistance event on Tuesday, Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 1, Nov. 8, Nov. 15, Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sportplex Cabin.

To help develop a plan comparison, Medicare recipients will need to bring their Medicare card,along with a complete list of medications they are taking and the dosages. Volunteers will guide them through the selection process and help them get information on the cost of each plan.

People interested in getting a plan comparison will be assisted on a first come, first served basis.

Each counseling sessions will last about 40 minutes. There may be a wait time. Contact East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission at (800) 243-5463 ext.

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December 6

DRUG PLAN ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE: Tallapoosa County and The East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission’s Area Agency on Aging will host a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan enrollment assistance event on Tuesday, Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 1, Nov. 8, Nov. 15, Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sportplex Cabin.

To help develop a plan comparison, Medicare recipients will need to bring their Medicare card,along with a complete list of medications they are taking and the dosages. Volunteers will guide them through the selection process and help them get information on the cost of each plan.

People interested in getting a plan comparison will be assisted on a first come, first served basis.

Each counseling sessions will last about 40 minutes. There may be a wait time. Contact East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission at (800) 243-5463 ext.

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December 17

COMMUNITY PRAYER: The Darian Missionary Baptist Church family and prayer teams are offering prayer to the community the third Saturday of each month through December from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot on the corner of Laurel and E Streets across from Stephens Elementary School.

January 17

MEETING: The Artist Association of Central Alabama will meet Jan. 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church.

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James Adams, above left, and William Nader show off their votes for ice cream Tuesday morning at Jacob’s Ladder. Below left, Aubrie Goolsby cast her ballot in the election while other students pose as class and wait in line to vote.

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The students overwhelming select ice cream sundae with 62 votes compared to 26 votes for fruit.

The students also decided between special playground toys and narrowly selected cups / buckets with 48 votes compared to 40 votes for balls.

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ANDY GRAHAM Columnist

Wildcats ready for tip off

Vandy nearly Ben Russell heads into season with vet-filled roster ruined my best laid plans

By CATHY HIGGINS Sports Editor

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had everything planned out and it was a beautiful plan. Cruise down to Auburn on Friday night and meet my brother and his family for dinner at Longhorn.

Enjoy a delicious rib-eye with some steamed asparagus on the side (I highly recommend it and I also accept gift cards if the Longhorn people are reading this) and spend the night at my brother’s house. Get up at a leisurely pace on Saturday and possibly eat a little breakfast. Mosey on over to Jordan Hare Stadium and enjoy the pageantry of a Military Appreciation Day. Watch Spirit soar through the crowd and land at midfield to a raucous Waaaaaaar Eagle!

Hey, up to that point, every little aspect of the master plan had unfolded to perfection. The good Lord even provided a magnificently beautiful day to boot.

I figured the hard part was over.

After all, I knew Auburn would be able to handle a ragtag crew from Nashville. I had planned to sit back and enjoy another methodical and impressive victory by the Auburn Tigers. One problem. The Vanderbilt Commodores selfishly and inconsiderately made their own plans and didn’t even bother to consult me.

It seems like there’s a saying about best-laid plans. But, oh well, I always get that one confused with the one about mice and men going for a ride. Auburn won the game 23-16 and that’s truly all that matters. I wouldn’t dare insult your intelligence by listing a bunch of excuses like AU QB Sean White not playing in the first half due to injury or the Tigers being flat for an 11 a.m. game or LB DeShan Davis being thrown out in the first quarter or Vanderbilt having a week off to prepare and playing (by far) the best game of their season.

Nope, I won’t do that. I’ll simply tip my cap to HC Derek Mason and his staff for wonderful preparation and the Commodore players for an exceptional effort. One thing is for sure, the Auburn secondary has been exposed the last two weeks. Ole Miss QB Chad Kelly threw for 465 yards and three TDs. I chalked that up to him being a tremendous quarterback and the Rebels throwing the ball on pretty much everyone.

Vanderbilt QB Kyle Shurmur is an entirely different story. He came into the game completing 53 percebt of his passes for about 136 yards a game. Shurmur completed 63 percent of his passes against Auburn for 221 yards and one TD. That is very concerning.

Only three teams in the SEC now control their own destiny: Alabama, Florida and Auburn. If things work out, we can talk ad nauseum about another Iron Bowl of the Century (echo sound effect), but there’s too much work to be done to focus on that nonsense now.

The Georgia Bulldogs must be the only focus or they could ruin a very promising season. Georgia has been a very painful thorn in Auburn’s side for far too long. The Tigers upset the Bulldogs in Athens 31-30 in 2005 and since then, Auburn has a record of 2-10 versus Georgia. For goodness sake, the Tigers blew a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter and needed divine intervention to win in 2013. Now the health of Kamryn Pettway is in question. The health of Sean White is in question. The health of half the defense is in question. A win over Auburn would make Georgia’s season and they’re definitely planning an ambush for the Tigers.

Sounds like we’ve got them right where we want them. You know, plans and all.

Andy Graham writes a regular sports column for Tallapoosa Publishers.

When the Benjamin Russell boys varsity basketball team opens the season next week, the Wildcats will be heading out onto the court with quite an experienced team.

“This is probably the most veteran team that I’ve had since I’ve been at Ben Russell,” said Wildcats head basketball coach Jeff Hines. “We’ve got nine seniors and four juniors.

In years past we’ve had a sophomore here and there.

We’ve had a freshman on occasion that’s played on the varsity. But usually it’s equaled out.”

That veteran team is a cohesive one, as well.

“Everybody except five players played on varsity last year,” Hines said. “We feel really good about our experience going into the season. The eight players that are returning all played a substantial amount of time last year.”

The Wildcats will need that experience in order to get the better of a challenging season that includes such formidable opponents as next week’s season opener against Jeff Davis, Smith Station and Auburn, as well as area foes Wetumpka and Opelika.

“Our schedule is very demanding this year,” Hines said. “You can’t forget about Dadeville and Coosa, who are our rival games.

Plus, Tallassee is going to be better this year.”

For the most part, Benjamin Russell will head into that challenging schedule with a healthy team.

“Everybody’s healthy except one young man,” Hines said of senior center Jacob Morgan, who makes his debut on the Wildcats varsity team this year.

“He’s having knee issues right now. We don’t have the final results on his status.”

“He’s practiced every day up until last Thursday,” Hines said. “He tweaked his knee a little bit. He’s had issues with it over the years.”

In addition to Morgan, Wi l d c a t s newcomers include senior point guard JaQuerrius Hunter, senior Ja’Quez Harris, junior shooting guards Latravious Gray and Quintavious Burroughs.

“All of those guys played on our B team last year,” Hines said.

Since Hines knows exactly what his team is capable of, he has high hopes for the upcoming season.

“Our expectations are high,” the coach said. “We said back in the summer time that anything less than a regional for this basketball team would be a disappointment.”

Last year, Benjamin Russell failed to make it to the playoffs, ending the season with a record of 8-17 overall and 3-3 in the region. But the Wildcats have already begun working to move deep into the post-season this year.

“These guys have worked tremendously hard in the off-season with their skills of shooting the ball and handling the ball,” Hines said. “There’s no doubt that they have worked at it.”

The athletes have also been getting in shape for the basketball court.

“Their bodies have changed because of the weight program,” Hines

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With Benjamin Russell junior Jaden Tuck guarding, senior Ja’Quez Hunter works to drive the ball toward the basket during the Wildcats’ basketball practice on Tuesday.

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said. “We definitely know that’s going to benefit us out on the floor.”

With all of that in mind, Benjamin Russell’s success this season will boil down to one thing.

“The key to our success this season is the commitment level of this basketball team,” Hines said, “the being able to mesh together as a team and have a good chemistry, and buying in to what we’ve been doing around here since I’ve been here. I think these guys will do that.”

“It’s going to be about working hard and doing the things we require them to do,” Hines said.

The coach is expecting five seniors to step up and lead their teammates to a successful season.

“I would look to (shooting guard) Shannon Woody and (point guard) Qentavious Reese, (center) Jakorian Johnson, (shooting guard) Timmy Lawson and (small forward) Tanner Barnett,” Hines said. “I’ve got to make sure these five guys step to the forefront and lead this basketball team.

These guys know what to

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expect from me and I know what to expect from them.”

The coach is banking on these five seniors to convey his expectations to the rest of the team, with the result being a winning season.

“When your peers tell you something, it’s different than when it’s coming from a coach,” Hines said.

Even with solid leadership in place, the coach does have concerns as the first game of the season is just a week away.

“You always have concerns,” Hines said. “You always have a concern that you’re not going to be as good defensively as you want to be. With the fast tempo we play, you concern yourself with too many turnovers.”

To address those concerns, the Wildcats are focusing on fundamentals.

“We hang our hat around here on defending people, rebounding and handling the basketball,” Hines said.

“Those three things will be the focus this year.

“We’ve got to be fundamentally sound to where we do a good job of blocking people out,” Hines added,

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“so that we can control the backboard and not get killed rebound-wise.”

Add to that the need for the team to stay healthy.

“You always want to stay away from the injury bug,” Hines said. “That’s always a concern.”

With all those concerns on his radar, the coach is ready for his the Wildcats to hit the court.

“I’m excited about this team,” Hines said. “I think that we’re going to play nine or 10 guys deep on a regular basis.”

The Wildcats just need to play consistently throughout every game.

“The big thing we have to make sure we guard against is not tailing off when our guys come in to relieve our starters,” Hines said. “That we don’t tail off and go backward and instead continue to go forward, whether we have a lead or not. If we don’t have a lead we need to cut into the lead. We just need to get it done that way.”

Benjamin Russell opens the season on Nov. 17 at home by hosting Jeff Davis.

Tip off is 7 p.m.

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Election me since last November when we started this,” said Duerr who has been an assistant district attorney in the district for 12 years. Thanks to all who believed in me and voted for me. I will take a few days off and then get back to doing everything I can do to help protect the citizens of the Fifth Judicial Circuit.”

Duerr said he will work in his current role for the next two months and start looking to build a team.

“Until I get sworn in I will be an assistant district attorney in Alexander City as usual,” Duerr said. “When that gets over, I will work on filling our staff and make sure we have assistant DAs that are ready to hit the ground running and get justice for the people that we are sworn to serve.”

Vote totals were unofficial at deadline, but Duerr was propelled by a big win in Macon County, a narrow win in his home county of Tallapoosa, with Harris taking wins in Chambers and Randolph counties.

In unofficial totals, Duerr won Macon County, 7,204 to 1,321, and Tallapoosa 9,110 8,962. Harris had 6,094 in Randolph to Duerr’s 3,326.

Harris won Chambers Chambers 3,970 to 2,999.

In addition to deciding who will be the head prosecutor in Tallapoosa, Macon, Chambers and Randolph counties, local voters also helped pass Sunday sales in Tallapoosa County.

The vote now means that alcohol can be sold in the entire county.

In municipal elections, Alexander City, Dadeville and New Site approved

Soup toward missions and “concerns within the community.”

It was the second Election Day for the young tradition, but Forrester said attendance was high.

“I think we’ve had more this year, being the main election and more people are getting out to vote,” Forrester said.

It was also being held in conjunction with another one of the church’s main fundraising events.

Pam Young was selling the UMW’s highly sought seasonal cheese balls at the event.

Forrester called her the Cheese Ball Queen.

Young said it was their 14th year and in one day they made about 600 cheese balls to be sold.

Young said the luncheon was a time to unwind from a tense political climate.

“We can all come and be nice,” said Young.

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Sunday sales in August. Camp Hill had allowed it for almost a decade.

Business owners say the move will put the county on an even playing field with neighboring counties, particularly with all the visitors who come to the area to enjoy Lake Martin.

The final vote total was not complete, but with just about a thousand absentee votes and provisionals remained, 63 percent of the voters supported the move.

In a race for the District 4 seat on the Tallapoosa County Board of Education, Carla Talton garnered 79 percent of the vote, ousting Karen White who ran as an independent.

In the Third Congressional District, incumbent Mike Rogers topped Jesse Smith with 67 percent of the vote. This is the second time the same two candidates have matched up. This will be Rogers’ sixth term in office.

Senator Richard Shelby was elected to another term, beating Democrat Ron Crumpton. Shelby had 64 percent of the vote.

In an amendment to help state parks, Amendment 2 was passed by voters with 80 percent of the statewide vote.

The move will allow funds raised in parks to remain in the parks budget rather going to the state’s general fund.

Parks advocates applauded the victory.

“Tonight, Alabamians made it clear they saw through confusing ballot language and widespread misinterpretations and understood that state parks need to be able to keep the money

continued from page 1 Vigueras played piano for the occasion and kept the tone light and warm playing tunes like, “Bridge Over Troubled Water” followed by the “The Entertainer,” amid a long list she was working through at the luncheon.

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The Outlook continued from page 1 they earn,” said Tammy Herrington, Executive Director of Conservation Alabama. “We know that state parks are vitally important to our communities, and the voters demonstrated that tonight by passing Amendment 2.”

Amendment 2 was proposed by Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) in response to public outcry in 2015 when five of our state parks were closed and seven reduced hours and services due to a lack of funds. The amendment will end the legislature’s ability to appropriate funds earned by state parks and move those funds to be spent elsewhere.

“This is a fundamental shift for our state parks,” Herrington continued.

“After several years of watching the money they’ve earned go out the door to fund other state programs, the state parks division will now be able to budget effectively without worrying about another transfer to the General Fund.”

In a vote to enact a fire fee in the Tallapoosa County portion of Tallassee to help volunteer fire departments, 52 percent of voters supported the move.

That means each household will pay a fee that will provide funds for volunteer departments.

In Coosa County, Andi Wilson was elected school superintendent, beating Dennis Sanford. Wilson had 60 percent of the vote.

Amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 were all passed by the voters Tuesday. Amendments 6 and 9 remained too close to call early Wednesday morning.

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