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A Wetumpka resident sits on a stump near the swollen banks of the Coosa River Dec. 27. At least a third of Gold Star Park remains under water from the flash floods Christmas Day.

Wetumpka assessing the rainfall damage from the storm waWeather-watchers not ter,” he said. “We reached (feet), so were probestimate 9 inches 45.52 ably within six to eight from the water getof rain since Dec. 24 inches ting into some buildings By JOHN W. PEELER Managing Editor Although the complete damage assessments haven’t been completed and cost estimates not completed, Wetumpka is in the process of recovering from the recent rainfall, which continues to fall. The real damage from the river rising, Tex Grier, public works director for the City of Wetumpka said, was Gold Star Park, where the sound equipment, some Christmas decorations and scenes, and other items in the park were damaged. “The city probably had at least $5,000 worth damage from the river rising and

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downtown.” If the rain totals are correct from area weatherwatchers, the Wetumpka area has received more than 9 inches of rainfall since Christmas Eve until Dec. 30. Flash flooding across the city also caused damage to some of the roads, but none of the businesses, with the exception of getting some water under the doors, had any flood damage, he said. One road that has been closed until further notice is Company Street between Mansion Street and Green Street. “We had water to go across the road at the bait shop (on Company Street)

If the state is able to meet the Federal Emergency Management Agency threshold, Elmore County could benefit from some disaster relief funds to help in its cleanup and repair efforts because of the flashing flooding. Alabama Emergency Management Agency Director Faulkner Art Faulkner met with Elmore County and city officials from across the county Wednesday at the Elmore County Emergency Operations Center to present a briefing on the public assisWater from the flash flooding Christmas Day caused severe errosion on tance process with regards to Photo courtesy of Therese Carter the recent flash flooding and See WETUMPKA • Page 2 Company Street in Wetumpka.

storms across the county. Faulkner, who lives in Elmore and is a former director of Elmore County E-911, said it has been a long time since people have seen the river as high as it is, referring to the swelling of the Coosa River during the week of April 27, 2011, when tornadoes ripped across the state. “This is not a quick process on flooding like those tornadoes were,” he said. Faulkner told officials from every agency what they are doing now and next week will go a long way toward determining if the state may be able to request FEMA assistance for public infrastructure and governmental entities. He also said the state EMA is continuing to work on the individual assistance. See STATE • Page 2

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ELMORE COUNTY WEEKEND

Roads, water lines hit hardest in the county By JOHN W. PEELER Managing Editor

Big Donation River Bank and Trust recently donated more than $42,000 to the River Region United Way. Jimmy Stubbs, president and CEO of River Bank and Trust, presented the check to Jimmy Hill, president and CEO of the River Region United Way. Those joining Stubbs during the check presentation include River Bank and Trust employees Brandy Smith, Gene Crane, Sharon Foster, Karen Pugh, Becky Hallman, Rafael Rodriguez and Cristi Paulk. Special to the Herald

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Several roads, which were closed due to the recent rainfall and flash flooding, have reopened around the county. Currently there are six roads are either closed until further notice or indefinitely in the county. “Our county highway department has certainly taken the biggest toll on damages to the infrastructure, along with the City of Wetumpka with some of their roads and some of their banks and slopes, ” said Eric Jones, Elmore County Emergency Management Agency director. “We also have some water systems, Central Elmore Water and Sewer Authority and the Holtville water system … those water systems have had impacts to their systems as well.” Jones said Central Elmore had some lines that were damaged along with where those roads were washed out and both the Elmore Water Authority and Holtville Water Authority had lightening strikes that caused severe outages and severe damage to their systems and had to replace large sections of their mains.

“We’ve got the damage assessment in from the highway department, we’ve got the damage assessment in from the Elmore Water Authority and Wetumpka is very close to having theirs into us,” Jones said. “We anticipate turning in the preliminary damage assessments in for those three entities and possibly Elmore Water and Sewer this afternoon,” he added on Wednesday. Earlier in the week, Jones said the city crews and county crews are still assessing the situation and checking other infrastructure to make sure their aren’t any other problems anywhere. “We are trying to get what we can reopened, but of course with this round of rain and severe weather, it’s slowed us down,” he said. “The thing we have to watch now is flash flooding off of this band of rain as it moves through the county right now.” Jones said the overflow of the river mainly affected Gold Star Park and some of the areas along Bridge Street and Hill Street, although there were no businesses or homes that flooded. Jones said working in the new Emergency Operations

Center during Christmas worked well with the coordination of assets. “We worked four or five hours or so and things worked very well,” Jones said. “We had a very limited staffing activation and everything has worked very well. There are a lot of benefits we have realized being collocated with the dispatch office and we’ve noticed some capabilities we haven’t had in the past.” Jones said Christmas Eve night Wetumpka had some extremely dangerous conditions with the flash flooding and the amount of rain in such a short time frame along U.S. Highway 231, Alabama state Route 14 and a lot of the roads downtown on both sides of the bridge. “We were really inundated with very severe flash floods,” he said. Jones said the weather should ease up and should be more sporadic and lighter. “Once this band of rain gets though the county we will be in a position to have some more scattered much lighter rain,” he said. “We will definitely have more rain, but should be out of here through the next week.”

Alabama Farmers Federation Executive Director Paul Pinyan, left, presents the Federation Award for Excellence to Elmore County President Richard Edgar. The award was presented during the Federation’s 94th annual meeting in Montgomery. It recognizes counties excelling in five sections of the federation: organization, agricultural programs, governmental affairs, and the county’s Women’s Leadership and Young Farmers committees. Special to the Herald

Passers-by look down into the washed out area created by the flash flooding on Holley Mill Road in northPhoto by Cliff Williams ern Elmore County.

ROADS CLOSED Here is the list of roads closed in Elmore County, according to the Elmore County Emergency Management Agency. Elmore County - Jug Factory Road from 2721 to 2221 is closed. This area is just south of Owens Road on Jug Factory. It will be closed until further notice. Millbrook Area – River Forest Court off of Alabama River Parkway – 1st couple of hundred feet of road is under water. Road is closed until further notice

Wetumpka – Company Street between Mansion Street and Green Street is closed until further notice Wetumpka – 900 Block of Jackson Trace Road is closed until further notice Elmore County – Holley Mill Road between Landers Swink Road and Al. Hwy. 63 – closed indefinitely Elmore County – Old Rifle Range Road (the dirt section) – Closed due to river flooding along the Tallapoosa River

Wetumpka Continued from Page 1 instead of going under the road some debris from behind the building actually stopped the drain up,” said Tex Grier, public works director for the City of Wetumpka. “(The water) started coming up

over the road and eroded the bank on the west side of the road … and it’s eroded up close to the asphalt, so we have to do some repairs until we can open it.” Grier said the Company Street damage, along with several other projects, are

still being assessed and still gathering data, which could be included with any assistance requested from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “We are still in the process of PDA’s (preliminary damage assessment), so we really (don’t know),” he said.

State Continued from Page 1 “We are concerned about some of these roads, bridges and other infrastructure … waste water treatment plants and others that have been flooded as a result of the torrential rain,” he said. “ … If you look at the radar today, that (weather) could impact your facilities … what you can do to help is get the information we need to get back to FEMA.” Faulkner said in order to meet the FEMA threshold, which is set by Congress and the Stafford Act, the state would have to meet about a $6.7 to $7 million threshold. “I try and say about a $7 million threshold to give us a little bit of wiggle room,” he said. “When FEMA comes in they will look at that damage, and that’s what we’ve got to meet for me to recommend to the governor that he request assistance from FEMA from out state. So, that’s going to take a little while.” Faulkner said some of the information needed is still not known until the damage

assessments are completed, which could take time due to current conditions. “There is still a lot of these places that are still under water,” he said. “We don’t know the impact to some degree … we have counties where we know we have huge amount of impacts … we are focused on the hardest hit areas, and we are gathering that information … I’m hoping that when we get through today and if we can get the water levels to start to go down by the first of next week … (we can) put the assessment teams out there with the locals looking at this damage to start compiling and verifying … we can then determine (if we) can get FEMA here.” Faulkner told officials he is aware that a lot of government entities are “cash-strapped” and another option if the state in unable to meet the FEMA threshold, is to have the Small Business Administration come in and assist communities by providing lowinterest loans not only to business owners, but to individuals that are home owners, and in some cases, renters that may be eligible.

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ELMORE COUNTY WEEKEND

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Community Blood Drive When: Jan. 2, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Where: Walmart of Millbrook Details: Hosted by LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc. Blood Drive When: Jan. 3, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Walmart of Millbrook Details: Hosted by LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc. Blood Drive When: Jan. 6, 2-6 p.m. Where: Herring Chiropratic of Tallassee Details: Hosted by LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc. Blood Drive When: Jan. 6, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Where: Walmart of Millbrook Details: Hosted by LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc. Lewis Black -- The Emperor’s New Clothes: The Naked Truth Tour When: Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m. Where: Montgomery Performing Arts Centre Details: Tickets start at $25. Purchase them at ticketmaster.com Blood Drive When: Jan. 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Where: Walmart of Millbrook Details: Hosted by LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc. Blood Drive When: Jan. 10, 9 a.m.-noon Where: First United Methodist Church of Millbrook Details: Hosted by LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc. Blood Drive

When: Jan. 10, 1-4 p.m. Where: CVS of Tallassee Details: Hosted by LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc.

cally madcap, fun-filled fantasy. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Call Mona Mills at 334-201-4892 for more information.

Details: Tickets are $25 each and will benefit the Elmore County Food Pantry. Purchase tickets at the food pantry.

Self-Defense Class When: Jan. 11 Where: Tallassee Recreation Center Details: Contact the recreation department if you are interested in a selfdefense class. The class would consist of situational awareness, prevention, recognition of criminal behavior and some physical defense. Cost would be $55. Call 334-283-4726.

MLK Celebration When: Jan. 17, 3 p.m. Where: Wetumpka Civic Center Details: Various pastors of area churches and other leaders will be on hand to speak during this MLK celebration.

Millbrook Revelers Mardi Gras Festival and Parade When: Jan. 30, 9 a.m. Where: Village Green, downtown Millbrook Details: Festival grounds with various rides for children and vendors will open at 9 a.m. The parade will begin at noon.

Eclectic Girls Club Meeting When: Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m. Where: Kountry Kitchen, Eclectic Details: All are invited. Make friends, meet old acquaintances, enjoy fun, food and fellowship. Lunch is $10. Call Penny Holley at 334-306-0929 for more information. The Black Jacket Symphony Presents “Journey - ESC4P3” When: Jan. 15, 8 p.m. Where: Montgomery Performing Arts Centre Details: Tickets start at $25. Purchase them at ticketmaster.com Tim Tebow “The Journey Continues...” When: Jan. 16, 7 p.m. Where: Montgomery Performing Arts Centre Details: Tickets start at $60. Purchase them at ticketmaster.com. Proceeds benefit the Cancer Wellness Foundation of Central Alabama. McCraney-Cottle Arts Council presents “Alice in Wonderland” When: Jan. 16, 7 p.m. Where: Tallassee High School Auditorium Details: A Missoula Children’s Theatre production offers attendees on a whimsi-

21st Annual MLK March When: Jan. 18, 10:30 a.m. Where: March will start at Rogers Chapel AME Zion Church at 209 W. Bridge St. Details: The march will continue from the church across the Bibb Graves Bridge. 2016 Candidate Fair When: Jan. 18, 6-8 p.m. Where: Wetumpka Civic Center Details: Get a chance to meet the area candidates running in the March 1 primary. Live in Concert: Boyz II Men When: Jan. 23, 8 p.m. Where: Wind Creek Entertainment Center, Wetumpka Details: The four-time Grammy Award winning group will perform for the first time in Wetumpka. In addition to four Grammys, the group won nine American Music Awards and nine Sould Train Awards. Tickets are available on Ticketmaster.com Prattville Mardi Gras Celebration and Parade When: Jan. 23, 11 a.m. Where: Downtown Prattville Details: The celebration starts at 11 a.m. followed by the parade at 2 p.m. Taste of Elmore County When: Jan. 25, 6-8 p.m. Where: Wetumpka Civic Center

Hank has been with us one-and-a half years now. He came to us suffering from serious neglect and it took us months to get him recovered. He is a Jack Russell Terrier mix, 8-9 years old, 19 pounds. He is an active and bouncy boy, housetrained, crate-trained, good with female dogs, so-so with kitties and would be best in an adult only home. Our adoption fees are $100 for dogs (reduced or waived in certain cases) and $50 for cats under 1 year old; cats over one year old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. To meet all the great pets at our shelter come to 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka, AL, 36092, go to our website at www. elmorehumane.org for more information, email us at hselco@bellsouth.net or give us a call at 334-567-3377.

Sports & Outdoors Wetumpka High School Football Banquet When: Jan. 7, 6:30 p.m. Where: Wetumpka High School Details: Tickets are $10 each. Tickets for the football players are paid for by the Wetumpka Quarterback Club. Slapout Strikeout 5K Walk/Run and Kids 1 mile Home Plate Dash When: Jan. 16

Dec. 23 • Domestic incident on 1600 block of Baltzer Road in Elmore. • Identity theft and fraudulent use of a debit/credit card on 300 block of Lake Point Road in Eclectic. • Theft of property on 800 block of Lucys Trail in Redland where jewelry valued at $4,865, firearms valued at $200 and video games valued at $50 were reported stolen. • Burglary and theft of property on 100 block of Hert Drive in Crenshaw where a handgun valued at $500 was reported stolen. • Contempt of court orders on 100 block of West Main Street in Eclectic.

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Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Dinner When: Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m. Where: Wetumpka Civic Center Details: Annual meeting and reception Roaring 20s style. Call 334-567-4811 for more information.

Pain the Park for Jody 5K Color Run When: Jan. 30, 9 a.m. Where: Gold Star Park, Wetumpka Details: Registration fee is $40 per person with the proceeds going to support the Jody Marie Sanford Memorial Scholarship Fund. Registration and packet pickup begins at 7:30 a.m. the day of the race. The race begins at 9 a.m. Call 334-685-3525 or 334430-6627 for more information. Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Southern Regional When: Feb. 6, first light until 6 p.m. Where: Lake Martin Details: The season begins on Lake Martin as some of the best collegiate anglers hit the water for the top prize. For more information go to www.bassmaster.com

Government Elmore County Commission Meeting When: Jan. 11, 5 p.m. Where: Old Elmore County Courthouse Details: A work session will begin at 5 p.m. followed by the regular meeting. Tallassee City Council Meeting When: Jan. 11, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Tallassee City Hall Elmore County BOE Meeting When: Jan. 19, 4:30 p.m. Where: Elmore County Board of Education board room, 100 H.H. Robison Drive, Wetumpka Details: Anyone wishing to be placed on the regular board meeting agenda must make an official request to the superintendent’s office before 4 p.m.

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Where: Holtville High School Details: Registration is $25 per person for 5K runners; Registration is 10 and Under Home Plate Dash runners is $15. Proceeds benefit the Holtville High Softball Team.

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Dec. 24 • Domestic violence (harassment) on 100 block of Oak Street in Elmore. • Breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and theft of property on 700 block of Alabama Highway 143 in Elmore where a firearm valued at $100 was reported stolen. • Breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and theft of property on 200 block of Renee Way in Elmore where a handgun valued at $170 was reported stolen. Dec. 25 • Domestic violence (harassment) and theft of property on 100 block of Sweet Gum Lane in Redland where jewelry valued at $100 was reported stolen. • Domestic violence (harassment) on Gossum Pass in Wetumpka.

Dec. 26 • Theft of property on 4400 block of Upper River Road in Tallassee where a dirt bike valued at $2,500 was reported stolen. • Domestic violence (harassment) on 100 block of Sweet Gum Lane in Redland. Dec. 27 • Domestic violence (harassment) on 2100 block of Ceasarville Road in Wetumpka. • Theft of property on 1200 block of Alabama Highway 143 in Elmore where cigarettes were reported stolen. • Domestic violence (harassment) on 500 block of Single Oak Road in Elmore. • Menacing and criminal mischief at the Emerald Mountain Store in Redland. Dec. 28 • Identity theft on 6200 block of Upper River Road in Tallassee. • Identity theft on 200 block of New Bingham Drive in Redland. • Domestic incident on 9400 block of Titus Road in Titus. • Theft of property on 800 block of Timberlane Road in Redland where a coin collection valued at $15,000, jewelry valued at $3,100, miscellaneous items valued at $500, firearms valued at $500 and electronics valued at $200 were reported stolen. • Identity theft on 3600 block of Redhill Road in Tallassee. • Domestic complaint on 300 block of Jordan Beach Road on Lake Jordan. Dec. 29 • Domestic violence (harassing communications) on 4400 block of Chana Creek Road in Tallassee.

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• Possession of drug paraphernalia on 1500 block of Elmore Road in Wetumpka. • Criminal mischief on 11200 block of U.S. Highway 231 in Wallsboro. • Identity theft on 8600 block of Central Plank Road in Santuck. • Assault and resisting arrested on 1400 block of John Wood Road in Titus. • Theft of property and breaking and entering of a motor vehicle on 100 block of Renee Way in Elmore where $1,000 in cash was reported stolen. • Harassment on 600 block of Hazel Green Drive in Redland. Dec. 30 • Possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute on Central Plank Road and Wipporwill Road in Eclectic. Arrests made by officers of the Elmore County Sheriff’s Department Dec. 22-28. Dec. 22 • A Wetumpka man, 33, was arrested and charged with obstructing governmental operations and possession of drug paraphernalia. • A Tallassee woman, 44, was arrested and charged with negotiating a worthless instrument. Dec. 23 • A Montgomery man, 26, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia. Dec. 25 • A Tallassee man, 20, was arrested on failure to appear warrants for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. • A Clearwater, Florida man, 46, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. • An Elmore man, 53, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. Dec. 26 • A Clanton woman, 22, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering of an automobile, theft of property and fraudulent use of a debit/credit card. • A Millbrook woman, 24, was arrested on a grand jury indictment for theft by fraud. Dec. 27 • A Montgomery woman, 24, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant for driving while suspended. • An Elmore man, 33, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant for domestic violence. • A Wetumpka man, 33, was arrested and charged with domestic violence (harassment). Dec. 28 • A Montgomery woman, 26, was arrested and charged with theft of property. • A Prattville man, 45, was arrested and charged with theft of property. • A Wetumpka man, 30, was arrested and charged with rape. • A Notasulga woman, 49, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant for theft of property. • A Coosada man, 44, was arrested and charged with domestic violence (harassment).

Kenneth Boone, Publisher John W. Peeler, Managing Editor Opinions expressed in guest columns and letters to the editor do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the management of The Wetumpka Herald

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Don’t be clouded Resolutions: You first, federal government by regret in 2016 “Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention,” sang Frank Sinatra in his version of the song written by Paul Anka. While many artists have sung the song, my favorite version is Elvis Presley’s version and not just because I would be disowned by my own mother if I didn’t say that. When we go back and look at our lives, we all have things we wished would have turned out better, but to say we have regrets — maybe the word regret might be too strong a word to use in most instances. Looking back on 2015, many of us probably will second-guess decisions we have made in our lives, and for the most part, secondguessing is no more than hindsight — which we know is 20/20. I know in my life there have been many things that, if I had a do-over, might choose a different route, but to say I regretted it — I think may be a little strong. With every turn and with every person we meet along life’s path, we learn and we grow. I can say without a doubt, there isn’t one person I ever regretted meeting because I have learned a lot from everyone I have met — both good things and not so good things. In reality, how much would we know and have learned about ourselves if it weren’t for the trials and tribulations we’ve faced every day or through the experiences we face with others? Probably not very much. So, to say I regret this or that would be saying I regretted the personal growth and learning process and I don’t — in fact, I have always welcomed new learning and growing experiences. Those who force themselves to live with regret often overburden themselves with things they cannot change, thereby making it difficult to be happy in the here and now. My favorite definition of the word regret is “sorrow aroused by circumstances beyond one’s power to control or power to repair.”

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Something “beyond one’s power to control or power to repair” — that says a lot. If it is outside of my square, meaning outside my power to have any control over the outcome, then why should I regret it? I can only control one thing — me. Now, I may be sorry the outcome was not different, but I wouldn’t say I regretted it. I have known many people who live with regret and none of them seem to be very happy — always feeling like they missed out on something. With me, I have always had one rule I live by — say what you have to say, do what you have to do, then move on. It works for me and seems to take away the need to regret anything in the future, because it is something I do have control over and can only blame myself for any sorrow that comes from it. But, I would not regret it. Many do not like my philosophy: “I don’t burn bridges, I just don’t go back across them.” Burning bridges is never good for the soul, but one has control over not going back across it — without regret. Live not in constant sorrow of things out of your control, but make the best of today, tomorrow and the future so you won’t have to live in the regret of yesterday. New Zealand’s most famous writer, Katherine Mansfield, who died in 1923, said it best, I believe. “Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can’t build on it; it’s only good for wallowing in.” Never look back in regret, when you can always find a way to shine in 2016. Happy New Year.

If you think our benevolent federal government is too big, this will agitate you: The government is advising us on New Year’s resolutions. About USA.gov, the government’s official web portal, offers a dozen recommendations. First up, the government wants us to resolve to lose weight next year. Hey, federal government, maybe if you’d stop subsidizing the sugar and high-sucrose corn syrup industries — empty calories that the human body turns into instant fat — we surely wouldn’t be so tubby. Here’s another recommended resolution: eat healthy food — though this recommendation is more of a demand for some. Just ask school kids across America, whose school lunches must follow governmentmandated requirements — frequently resulting in awful-tasting grub — or their school districts will not receive government dough. That brings us to another recommended resolution: save money. That’s a good one, federal government! Our national debt is nearly $19 trillion — it’s more than tripled since George W. Bush became president in 2001. The budget deal just passed by our Republican Congress is packed with enough lard to cause a national cardiac arrest. If anyone needs to resolve to save money, it’s you. Which brings us to a resolution our government knows plenty about: manage debt. Did I mention our national debt is nearly $19 trillion? Did I mention how rapidly it has

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grown? I didn’t mention that our political leaders are doing little to address the problem. Or that we will be in a world of hurt when interest rates are restored to normal levels and our debt-service payments will soar. Here’s another resolution: get a better education. Hey, great idea, federal government. An education is the way forward. However, your policies could use some adjustments. Every time you make more student loan money available, the cost of college goes up. It’s risen three times faster than inflation and created a massive student-loan bubble over the past few decades. Today, nearly 37 million Americans owe roughly $1 trillion total in student-loan debt — most of it federal student-loan debt. The informational nonprofit American Student Assistance says the average student-loan balance stands at around $24,300. Here’s another recommended resolution: get fit. I couldn’t agree more with this one, federal government. Now that you have butted into the private health insurance system — now that I have to pay significantly higher premiums

to cover things I don’t want or need — I had to switch to a high-deductible policy. The more fit I am, the less likely I will face costly out-of-pocket health costs. That brings us to another recommendation: manage stress. Hey, federal government, I was managing stress just fine until you borrowed trillions and disrupted our private health insurance system, causing millions to lose their policies and pay lots more. In order to manage stress, I need to manage you, so I sent Republicans to represent me in the House and Senate and they just passed a spending bill that is so packed with pork, it would have caused Democrats to blush. In other words, I am unable to manage the source of my stress. Which brings us to two related resolutions: quit smoking and drink less alcohol. Hey, federal government, smoking premium cigars is the only thing that relaxes me these days — which is why the FDA is eager to regulate them, no doubt. The government wants to “improve” cigars the way it “improved” our health care system? Which brings us to alcohol, federal government. I figure that as long as you spend our money like a drunken sailor, you are making me drink like one. So let’s make a deal, federal government: I’ll agree to your New Year’s resolutions — but only if you go first. Send comments to Tom at Tom@ TomPurcell.com.

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Merry Trump. Happy Trump Year. Everywhere you look it’s not Christmas, it’s Trump, Trump, Trump. The billionaire who’s blown up the Republican primary process has supplanted Christmas. He’s supplanted New Year. At Donald’s house, instead of a Christmas tree, I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a Trump Tree. How can Carly Fiorina, Jeb Bush and those other fine non-Trump Republicans still running for president — I’ve forgotten half of their names — stand it? Nothing the remaining candidates can say or do gets them any attention from the national media or traction from Republican primary voters. The news media don’t really care whether or not any of those dull governor guys come on the Sunday morning programs. And if Christie or one of the other non-Trumps does happen to get booked on someplace like “Meet the Press,” by accident or default, they won’t be asked to explain their positions on fighting terrorism, reforming immigration or Syria. No one really cares what they think about that boring stuff. They’ll be asked what they think about Trump’s recent facial gesture or his ethnic insult of the week. Or what they have to say about Trump’s latest pledge to make America great again by promising to do something completely unconstitutional on his first day as president. It’s just as bad on the campaign trail for all the surviving non-Trumps. Almost no regular people show up to see them at their stops in Iowa and New Hampshire. And no one who’s there from the

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national media actually pays attention to what the non-Trumps say. At this point the TV reporters clearly are just following around the non-Trumps in case the real Trump says something crazy on “Morning Joe” and they need to get a quick reaction from another Republican candidate. Meanwhile, in Iowa, Trump is attracting 90 percent of the media attention and filling up airplane hangars with thousands of his enthusiastic supporters. As I’ve said before, it won’t surprise or bother me in the least what outlandish thing Trump says next in one his stump speeches. What bothers me is all the applause he always gets. The televised images of Trump’s happy cheering crowds play into everything liberals have said forever about Republicans. We’re the party of angry old white people. Sometime I’d just like to see one sign at a Trump rally that says “Blacks for Trump” or “Latinos for Trump” or “Muslims for Trump.” I’ll even take “Eskimos for Trump” or “Organic Beet Farmers for Trump.” Just one of those signs would give me a glimmer of hope that members of a voting group other than old white people might come out to vote for Trump in a general election.

If Trump wins the Republican nomination, I’m afraid it’s not going to go well for the GOP next fall. I run into a lot of ordinary people in a given week. I’m still looking for the person who tells me “If Trump gets the Republican nomination, I’ll vote for him” instead of “If Trump gets the Republican nomination, I’ll vote for Hillary.” This GOP primary has been so distorted by Trump’s candidacy and his strong appeal to angry Americans that if my father were running he’d be considered an insider and a RINO. Gov. Ronald Reagan of 1980 wouldn’t get any airtime today. And he wouldn’t have a snowball’s chance in Death Valley of winning the nomination. But Trump and his celebrity power hasn’t been a total disaster for Republicans. By making things a lot more interesting, he’s brought tens of millions of new eyeballs to the debates. You might not like that if you are one of the non-Trumps doing the debating. But the GOP has definitely benefitted from all the extra publicity. The big question in the end is whether the party’s message coming out of these primary debates will be salable to enough voters in the fall. It has to appeal to people who aren’t Republicans, because the GOP is a minority party that always needs nonRepublicans to win a general election. Trump or non-Trump, we better win in 2016. Otherwise, the Republican National Committee and the GOP should just pack their bags and move to another country. Send comments to Reagan@caglecartoons.com. Follow @reaganworld on Twitter.

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any of you were probably looking for a great New Year’s Eve celebration, but Jeannie and I care little for the holiday and watched some old movies. Boring right? That’s OK, sometimes boring is safer and more fun. We also spent time thinking of people we have known throughout the years whom we never want to forget. That custom comes from my favorite New Year’s Eve song “Auld Lang Syne.” It is such a pretty song. Do you know what it means? The words ‘Auld Lang Syne’ literally translates from old Scottish dialect meaning ‘Old Long Ago’ and is about love and friendship in times past. The Auld Lang Syne lyrics referring to ‘We’ll take a Cup of Kindness yet’ relate to a drink shared by men and women to symbolize friendship. We should all take time to remember people who have blessed us and helped bring us

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to where we are. I used an illustration in a Christmas sermon of an intern in Woodland Hills, California who was low man on the totem pole at his hospital and was stuck with the Christmas Eve shift in the emergency room. At 9 p.m. an older man was brought in with a heart attack, who this intern and his team literally saved from death. As with most emergency room patients they did not see him again. That is the norm and not unusual. The next Christmas Eve the same intern was again stuck with Christmas Eve duty in the ER. That night at exactly 9 o’clock this man came back in

walking and healthy with a gift for the ER. His words were, “You probably don’t remember me but last Christmas Eve you saved my life. Thank you for the year you gave me.” The next year he returned with his wife explaining that he had not brought her the year before not knowing the reception he would receive. She kissed and hugged each of them as they left their gift and thanked them for another year. The next year at 9 p.m. he returned with his grandkids and again the same celebration. The intern began volunteering for Christmas Eve duty and for 13 years he met this thankful family that refused to forget what he and the others had done. Twice he came with new grandchildren and once with a new great-grandchild. Each year they would spend 30 minutes of celebration with one another and it made Christmas Eve especially special to

the family and the ER. The last year he came he brought them a crystal bell and said, “If you don’t see me next year you know it will have been my time.” It was. His widow continued coming until she also passed. That intern is now in Colorado, but each Christmas Eve he and his family and friends gather and ring the bell every Christmas Eve at exactly 9 p.m. to honor a man who didn’t forget. There are many I don’t want to forget; I pray there are some who want to remember me. Some have passed on others are living. I hone those who have passed each year and I need to thank those who are still here each year. When is the last time you called someone and said, “I have not forgotten you; you are special to me, thank you for being in my life?” When was the last time someone called you?

There are many things I cannot do for others; I cannot make them well, make their children behave, make their spouses love and stay with them. But I can show thankfulness, genuine thankfulness, and let them know what they did, however large or small, has not been forgotten. Thank you Roy Billings, thank you Winnie Atkisson, Bross McDonald, Tollie Mott, Harold Hooks and so many others who have touched my life. There are so many others still living I owe a thanks as well but there is not enough room in this article to list those dear souls. I want to be a man who does not forget. “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,” (Phil. 1:3).

•Celebrate Recovery, which deals with life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups, holds meetings every Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at Santuck Baptist Church.

men and children, may visit.

Dr. James Troglen is pastor of First Baptist Church of Wetumpka.

Religion Calendar • Wellspring Community Church in Millbrook will host The Underground at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 featuring surviving The Fall! Have free food and hang out afterward. Evening filled with rockin music, lights, and a great time with friends. • New Home Baptist Church in Wetumpka will host SALT (Serving and Learing Together) Conference Feb. 4-5. To register and arrange lodging, contact Eric Sutton no later than Jan. 28. Call 334-567-5966 or 334-3985697. • GriefShare grief recovery seminar and support group will began meeting at

Calvary Baptist Church in Wetumpka. The group will meet on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. until noon and on Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. There is a $25 registration fee to help cover cost of materials. The church is located at 504 West Osceola Street, Wetumpka. For more information, call the church office at 334-5674729. •Community Fellowshippers meet at Cain’s Chapel United Methodist Church every third Wednesday at 11 a.m. The gathering includes devotion, program, prizes and covered dish luncheon. Local pastors and families encouraged to attend.

• Calvary Baptist Church offers a Bible study “War Room” Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Uncle Bob’s Doghouse in Wetumpka. Everyone is invited. Call the church office at 334-452-1931 for more information. •Mulder Memorial United Methodist Church hosts a noon salad luncheon the third Thursday of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call 334-5674225 for more information. •First Presbyterian Church of Wetumpka holds a fellowship lunch every third Sunday after worship.

•Christians of all denominations are invited to participate in a cooperative Bible Study held each Tuesday 1-2 p.m. at 103 West Tuskeena St. in Wetumpka The group is self-led and selects a book of the Bible to read through and study together. All are welcome. •Friendship Closet, a ministry of Friendship Baptist Church, is open the first Tuesday of each month from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Those who need clothes, shoes, etc. for women,

•Hope For Healing Grief Support Group meets the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Tallassee. •River’s Edge Flea Market is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. at East Tallassee United Methodist Church. All vendors welcome – new items, old items, crafts, youth groups, ball teams, baked goods, produce and food. Various booth costs available. For info, call Joan Wood at 334-313-4913 or Melanie Baker at 334-415-8314. All proceeds are used for church-sponsored programs.

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Special to the Herald More and more children and adults participate in indoor entertainment in today’s technology-driven world. Wildlife and natural resource professionals are doing their best to get more people interested in hunting, fishing and shooting sports through outdoor programs and events. It is also important for hunters and anglers to do their part. Hunting season in Alabama still has several weeks left. Invite someone who has never hunted to go with you before the season closes. Hunting is not a gender- or age-specific activity, and it can be enjoyed by everyone. There is so much to share with a new hunter. Most hunters are familiar with that time in the woods when it’s quiet and nothing seems to be moving. That quietness is a unique experience; this would be the perfect time to teach your new hunter about identifying trees, wildlife, animal tracks or survival skills. To a new hunter, when the woods come alive with movement, a squirrel can sound like an elephant running through the woods! Even something as small as a moth fluttering around will get the blood pumping in a first-time hunter. Some of the things an avid hunter may take for granted, such as the quietness or the awakening of the woods, is a special treat to someone on their first hunt. Don’t limit your invitations to just family or friends; take a co-worker or a neighbor with you. As with trying anything new, people who have never been hunting, fishing or shooting are not sure if they will like it, and may not take the time to find out unless invited by someone. Some may only need an invitation to spark their interest, while others would prefer the guidance of someone experienced. The highly social aspect of dove hunting makes it a

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great way to introduce youth or any first-time hunter to Alabama’s great outdoors. Anyone who has ever been dove hunting knows how much fun and entertaining it is. There is a lot of interaction and camaraderie with other hunters. The Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) sponsors dove hunts throughout the state for adults and a youth participant to spend quality time together enjoying Alabama’s great outdoors. Check outdooralabama.com in late summer for the announcement about youth dove hunts. If you are someone who is interested in hunting, or any activity outdoors, don’t wait for someone to ask – make the first move and ask someone to take you. Most of your friends or relatives who hunt would be happy to take you; they probably just don’t know that you would like to go. If you don’t know anyone who hunts, there are several outdoor organizations that take people on first-time hunts. With a little research, you can be well on your way to learning a new activity. Take the time and effort to get someone new interested in what Alabama’s great outdoors has to offer. You may not turn all new students into an avid hunters, but I bet you can turn them into outdoor enthusiasts. For more information on hunting or shooting sports, email Marisa.Futral@dcnr. alabama.gov or visit the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources website, www. outdooralabama.com.

BY CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

obby Carr immediately blurted out 2007. His seventh year as head coach at Edgewood Academy produced the fewest wins in his tenure, 3-7, but taught him one of the most important lessons. “You don’t stop learning the game,” Carr said. “Our last losing season, 2007, a lot of that was my fault. Coaches are stubborn, and I was stubborn. Lots of times, coaches are scared to change, and we always ran the spread. But that year, we didn’t have the players to run the spread, but we still did it and we went 3-7.” The next season, with personnel in mind, Carr switched his offense to the Pro-I and went undefeated, 13-0, and won the Class AAA state championship. Since Carr defeated his stubbornness, Edgewood’s been defeated just four times in the last eight years. They’ve reached the state title game eight consecutive seasons, winning seven -- including its Alabama record-setting sixth straight this year -and currently holds the nation’s longest active high school winning streak at 71 games. “I learned (in 2007), you’re not always going to be spreading it around and airing it out. You have to play the hand you’re dealt,” Carr said. “Since, we’ve been to the state championship game eight straight years; it should be eight straight championships, we had that one-point loss to Monroe in 2009. But that was about me maturing and learning to adapt to the personnel that we have.” The lessons started for Carr during his childhood, on the ball field with his dad and brother. Carr played football under his dad in youth league and under Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Foshee at Stanhope Elmore High School, but gravitated toward baseball. Carr played baseball in college at Itawamba Community College and then pitched two seasons of minor league ball in the New York Mets farm system and one season of independent baseball. Three years later, the then 25-year-old returned home and entered into coaching, something he

knew he’d always do. At New Life Christian Academy in Millbrook, Carr coached baseball, and basketball at first, before picking up football. “It’s all I’ve ever known. I couldn’t imagine doing anything else; in fact, I know I couldn’t do anything else,” Carr said. “My dad never coached high school ball, he coached little league for 25 years. He never got that opportunity. But he always said it never mattered what you do, as long as you show love for the kids, they’ll run through a wall for you. I’ve taken that from him. “As far as football, I was always a baseball guy. So I had to go to clinics, collegiate coaching camps, talk to college coaches and high school coaches, pick their brains. You have to find out what works for you. Most importantly, a head coach is only as good as the assistant coaches he surrounds himself with, and at Edgewood, I’ve been fortunate to have assistants where it’s not about me, but about us. And we tell the kids that.” With a deeper baseball background, Carr never expected the success he’s found on the gridiron, especially recalling his first football practice. “We had seven players up and after that, three quit. I didn’t know if we were going to have a team,” he said. “After that first day, I prayed to God, ‘if this is what you want me to do, you’ve got to send me some players.’ And now he’s sending them to me from Nigeria, Canada, everywhere.” Carr knew before this season even started that his melting pot team was special. The Wildcats performed well at several 7-on-7 camps against nationally ranked teams with the addition of Canada’s top quarterback prospect Nathan Rourke, Nigerian exchange student Kelvin Lucky deciding to give football a try, along with stalwart talents Jackson Tate, Khalid Young, among others. What Carr saw wasn’t wins, although the program boasted 58 straight entering the year, but teamwork, togetherness and a lack of stubbornness. “What’s special at Edgewood is whether the kids have been here one months or 12 years, the kids genuinely love each other and care for each other. The ones that been here take the new ones under their wing, and show them this is what we do,” Carr said. “They hold each other accountable and show the kids how to buy into what we’re doing.”

Andrews, Holley win titles at Barry Mask Championships; 10 total wrestlers medal BY CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Top: Wetumpka junior 220-pound wrestler Trent Holley battles Park Crossing’s Jocquez Dixon for position during their finals match at the Barry Mask Wrestling Championships Tuesday. Above: Stanhope Elmore sophomore heavyweight Jake Andrews “dabs” after securing the tournament championship, pinning Auburn’s Drimitri Anderson Tuesday night. Photos by Cory Diaz

Jake Andrews and Trent Holley headlined a team of 10 area medal winners, taking their weight division title at the annual Barry Mask Wrestling Championships at Wetumpka High School Monday and Tuesday. In the team race, Mountain Brook placed first and Grissom ended up second, while locals Wetumpka finished third (126.5), Holtville ninth (88) and Stanhope Elmore 17th (68) out of 20 squads. On the way to claiming the heavyweight championship, Andrews edged Auburn’s Drimitri Anderson in the semifinals, by a 2-1 decision, clinching a berth in the final. Andrews, a sophomore, said he wanted to step up for his team and put an emphasis on winning this tournament. “I really just wanted to come out and do a lot for my team,” Andrews said. “We wanted to get the team points, which I don’t we got, but that was really one of the main things. Really, I just wanted to come out with a win and try to go to state. “Collectively, I feel like I did decent. I could’ve done better, there’s always room for improvement. You don’t want to be at your best because there’s no way to go

but down, so you always want to improve.” In the title bout, Andrews rolled Roderick Tyson over at the end of the first period, but couldn’t earn the pinfall until the second. “That was my first time wrestling him, and he’s a great wrestler from what I saw. That first roll over, I didn’t really have it locked in quite well, and obviously he knows what he’s doing because he was able to roll out of it,” Andrews said. “When I got that second one, I was pretty confident that I had him then.” For the Indians’ Holley, there was first place or nothing else. Wrestling in the 220-pound bracket at Barry Mask, the junior went undefeated, sealing the championship with a 11-4 decision over Park Crossing’s Jocquez Dixon. “First, I wanted first. That’s what I was working for the whole time,” Holley said. “Dixon, he’s a strong kid, he’s a good wrestler. I think my technique helped me out a lot and I was able to get in a lot more shots, be able to work a lot more from the top. There was just some stuff he couldn’t defend, so that really helped me win the match.” With Wetumpka state champion Vershone Graham

out of the tourney with an arm injury, Holley said it was important for him to do well and lead the Tribe. Two teammates wrestled in their weight class final bouts, but both fell short, Cole Blackwell (120-pound) falling by 9-8 decision in overtime to Hardaway’s Sh’Kale Barnes and Trevor Leonard (182-pound) dropping a 5-3 decision to Thomas Byrne of Mountain Brook. Senior Jaret Gallops (152-pound) and John Ellis Rawls (195-pound) both also medalled, finishing fourth and third, respectively, while eight other WHS wrestlers won matches to help the team take third overall, a feat Holley was surprised to see. “I didn’t (see this coming). I mean, we did really good,” Holley said. “I was just proud of how everybody wrestled, everybody got us some team points. Nobody really slacked, it was good. We had a good tournament.” For Holtville, Cody Gibson (145-pound) and Brady Richardson (138-pound) placed fourth, earning their squad’s only medals. In the third-place contests, Richardson lost to Smiths Station’s Robert Luttrell by 6-3 decision and Gibson fell short to Grissom’s Joshua Cole by 3-2 decision.