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Big turnout for chamber banquet By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
The Tallassee Chamber of Commerce returned home to hold its annual banquet Thursday night and one official said it resulted in one of the biggest turnouts in recent memory.
Previous chamber banquets were held at the Wetumpka Civic Center but the 2019 event was staged at the National Guard Armory in Tallassee. “A lot of people say this was the biggest it has been in years,� said executive director Jerry Cunningham, who reported 200 people attended. “It was huge having it
in Tallassee. We had probably 25 percent more. I appreciate the leadership of the board seeing that we needed to go in that direction.� The banquet’s silent auction brought in $2,500, officials said. “Every business that was asked to donate said yes,� Cunningham said. “Not
one person said no. I am very grateful to everyone that gave.� Tallassee native Ben Venable, the evening’s keynote speaker, explained the history of the internet from its from dial-up access to today’s fiber optic technology. Venable is director of network engineering See CHAMBER • Page A3
Tech fair coming up March 7 By AMY PASSARETTI Elmore County Living Editor
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Couples take to the floor during a Friday night dance at the old Red Hill School building. People of all ages attend the dances weekly.
People of all ages enjoy spins on floor at Red Hill Anna Bowden, 16, and other teenagers also attend. “I like the music and the people are nice,â€? said Bowden, who grew up listening to country music and rock and roll. “I was raised on it.â€? olks attending Friday night dances at the old Chris Gregory, 16, said he has helped repair the old school Red Hill School building range from teenagers building. to octogenarians and all will say it’s a fun time “My dad comes up here every once in a while; that’s how I regardless of age. started coming up here,â€? he said. “My friends live just down Ben Bass, 93, is a regular at the dances and selects a different dance partner each time the band strikes up the road and we all come up here and listen to the music. I a tune. See DANCE • Page A6
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Students from seven counties will have the first-time opportunity to compete in a technology fair at Tallassee High School March 7. Tallassee City Schools Superintendent Wade Shipman is leading the charge to bring this opportunity to the school system with his background in technology fairs. “I was a technology coordinator and helped create the fair in west Alabama nearly 15 years ago because I saw the value of it,â€? Shipman said. “That was not an active area for technology and we saw a huge spike in attendance over the years.â€? Additional teachers are on board to assist getting the project off the ground. Tallassee has taken over as host for Region 8 of the Alabama Consortium for Technology in Education, which covers Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa, Chambers, Macon, Lee and Russell counties. The fair is open to students in third through 12th grades with a teacher See TECH • Page A2 Birmingham Children’s Theatre will present ‘George Washington Carver’ on the stage of the historic Mt. Vernon Theater for one showing only on April 5 at 10 a.m.
Birmingham Children’s Theater coming to Tallassee April 5 By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
The Birmingham Children’s Theatre will present “George Washington Carver� on the stage of the historic Mt. Vernon Theater on April 5 at 10 a.m. The BCT, one of the nation’s oldest and largest professional theatre companies for young audiences, produces professional theatrical entertainment and curriculum-relevant arts education experiences for children and families.
“We wanted to bring the Birmingham Children’s Theater to Tallassee because field trips seem to draw a great crowd and it gives the younger generation an investment in the theater,â€? Mt. Vernon Theater director Hannah Johnson said. “It also brings other communities into Tallassee as well. We have other little towns that are coming.â€? According to Johnson, several schools systems have attended previous BCT performances, including Tallassee, Reeltown, Dadeville and Pike Road. The event is open See THEATER • Page A7
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