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THURSDAY
Lighting the way for Alexander City & Lake Martin since 1892 October 22, 2015 Vol. 123, No. 211 www.alexcityoutlook.com
STATE BUDGET WOES
Officials hope to save armory By Mitch Sneed Outlook Editor
While some cities across the state are looking at possible uses for Alabama National Guard armories that will be vacated soon, Alexander City officials are still hoping that they can convince officials to keep Alexander City’s Mac W. Speaks Armory in their plans. Since Guard officials announced on Oct. 1 that they intend to close a total of 19 armories across the state including the local facility near the airport, local officials have been working behind the scenes.
Mayor Charles Shaw said. “But we have been working with our local legislators and we hope to go to Montgomery and meet with officials to see if they may reconsider. “I understand that the building is old and it may need some repairs. But there are a lot of ways to get those things done. “The armory has a big economic impact on our city. One weekend of each month it brings a lot of people to the area and they spend money here. Before we start looking Cliff WIlliams / The Outlook at what to do with a building next, we just “I’ve seen where some cities are looking want to make sure that we have done all we at acquiring the buildings,” Alexander City See ARMORY, Page 5 Soldiers from the 214th Military Police march into their deployment ceremony. Officials are working to save their armory.
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There’s a Showdown in the parking lot behind United Way tonight! It’s the Third Annual Downtown Showdown, set for 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and featuring the work of three Alabama fashion designers – two of which are from Alexander City. Tickets to Downtown Showdown are $30 in advance and are available at United Way, Carlisle’s, Cloud Nine, Little Black Dress and Jackson Drug. Tickets include food and two drink tickets. Tickets are $35 at the event. The featured designers will be Alexander City’s Taylor Yates McDonald and Natalie Rye and Birmingham’s Game Day Girl Stuff owner and designer Shena Birdsong. McDonald received her bachelor’s degree in apparel merchandising and production management from Auburn University in 2009. She interned in Oklahoma
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he cat from the black cat and rabbit duo who frequented downtown Alexander City and the dumpsters of area restaurants is recovering at Lake Martin Animal Shelter and is on the way to being ready for adoption. It spent a week at an Alexander City Veterinary Clinic being treated for what appeared to be an upper respiratory infection. From there, the cat was taken to the shelter where it has undergone treatment and observation for about two weeks now. “One of our newest board members saw the cat and he was in a bad way,” Shelter Director Mia Chandler said. “She was able to get it care, but wasn’t going to be able to keep it. But he’s much better now.” The animal odd couple gained local notoriety after they were seen occasionally, late nights and early mornings, in the downtown area. Their camaraderie alone was unusual enough, given the conventional image of a cat as predator to all things small and furry. But it went from unusual to conspiratorial when the cat was seen picking lettuce out of a dumpster for the rabbit below. For weeks after the story ran, The See CATS, Page 9
Above, Mia Chandler holds the cat that gained fame as the cat of the downtown cat and rabbit duo, inset above. Right, she has Fuego, the cat that was rescued from under a car in July at the Alex City FD.
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Staff Report
By David Granger
Outlook Staff
The Alexander City Police and other agencies were looking for answers after a Good Samaritan’s truck was apparently taken by the man he had stopped to help. Just before 3 p.m., scanner traffic indicated that a man picked up a pedestrian who was walking in the vicinity of Dadeville Road and Highway 280. When the driver of the truck stopped at Lake Hill Chevron to get gas, information received indicated that pedestrian drove off in the white truck, leaving See TRUCK, Page 9
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Aubrie Dark, 5, sits in one of the chairs that were raffled off as part of the Chair-ish Alexander City.
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The annual Chair-ish Alexander City event continues to grow, according to the committee in charge of making the event happen. “Every year this event gets bigger and bigger,” said Jane Benton Howell, a member of this year’s Chair-ish committee. “This year we had about 26 more pieces donated; 66 in all. Our committee was overwhelmed this year with the eclectic variety of pieces. We
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had lake-inspired chairs, stools and benches in natural colors as well as bright colorful ones. They ranged from minimally spare to plushly upholstered with even some glitz and glam pieces. And, this year, we had a special section of adorable kids rockers, chairs and tables.” Howell said the raffle raised $3,200 for MainStreet Alexander City – $600 more than last year. Howell also said the See EVENT, Page 9
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