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Campfire Ministry moves into The Company Store
By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
The historic Company Store has new occupants. Daniel and Jenny Hatfield are the newest tenants. The couple operates a faith-based thrift store that funds programs aimed at working with the unemployed, training the under-employed and lending a helping hand to those in need through Campfire Ministries. The couple moved to Eclectic from Indiana in 2015 with only a vision of ministering to those who need it the most. Campfire Ministries has been in existence
for 12 years with the mission of serving the community. “We moved to Eclectic two years ago and started a woodworking business that employees the unemployed,” said Daniel Hatfield, pastor at Campfire Ministry of Tallassee. “We opened the thrift store about 20 weeks ago. The thrift store helps fund our programs like the drug and alcohol counseling.” The previous thrift store was located in downtown Eclectic in the former Bowles building on Highway 63. The new location is much larger, providing space that the ministry has big plans for. “The Lord opened up a door with this See MINISTRY • Page 2
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The historic Company Store has new occupants, a couple operating a faith-based thrift store.
Back-to-School McCALL PROMOTED Community sales tax holidays Officer becomes TPD lieutenant, commander of patrol celebrates to be held in July with back-to-
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Does it seem like school just let out for summer? With less than a month before the first day of class, it is almost time for students to head back to school for the 201718 school year. That means back-to-school shopping is also right around the corner. Alabama will offer the annual sales tax holiday to help offset the burden of furnishing students with the needed supplies to succeed. The City of Tallassee is also participating in the tax-free weekend, meaning big potential savings for shoppers. The tax-free weekend will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 21, and end at midnight on Sunday, July 23. This is the state’s twelfth annual sales tax holiday giving shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain school supplies, computers, and clothing free of state sales or use tax. “The sales tax may seem like a small amount, but that small amount adds up to big savings for the consumer,” said Michone Roye, See TAX • Page 2
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The City of Tallassee along with the Tallassee Police Department announced the promotion of Leo McCall to lieutenant during Monday’s city council meeting. Lt. McCall says he plans on actively working with both fellow officers as well as the people of Tallassee in his new position. By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
There have been a lot of changes at the Tallassee Police Department over the past year. The city appointed a new police chief in January. The department held the first-ofits-kind Blue Jean Ball and Monday it was
announced that the department has appointed a new Lieutenant Patrol. The City of Tallassee along with the Tallassee Police Department announced the promotion of Leo McCall to Lt. McCall during Monday’s city council meeting. McCall has a master’s degree in general See MCCALL • Page 3
This time next month the halls of all three area schools will once again be bustling with students, faculty and staff as the 2016-2017 school year kicks off. That’s why the Tallassee Police Department along with the Tallassee Community Outreach have joined forces to celebrate the upcoming start of the school year. The back-to-school bash will be held Saturday, Aug. 5 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. During that time officers with the Tallassee Police Department, Haynes Life Flight helicopter, Tallassee Fire Department, Alabama Conservation and Natural Resources and local businesses will be on hand to welcome children and parents to the upcoming academic year. “We’ll have a lot of activities See BASH • Page 3
Dam Century Ride planned for Sept. 23 By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
The Tallassee Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the first annual Dam Century Ride. The event is set for Sept. 23. Registration for this event has already begun and will be open until the day of the ride. With cyclists from around the southeast expected to come to Tallassee, the Chamber hopes this event will spotlight the city and all it has to offer. There will be three courses to choose from so riders of all skill levels may take part in the upcoming ride. An 18-19mile course will be offered for
the beginner cyclist and, for the more experienced cyclist, a 60- or 100-mile course will also be available to ride. This is the second annual Dam Century Ride. Last year was a first-of-its-kind event for Tallassee. There were many cyclists from the area and the event also drew cyclists from around the region. “I am really excited about it,” said Michone Roye, director of The Greater Tallassee Area Chamber of Commerce. “It has been a lot of hard work and it’s been a massive undertaking, but it’s coming together and See RIDE • Page 7
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David Stankard, with the Montgomery Bycycle Club, rode in the first annual Dam Century Ride with his wife, Karen. The two said they enjoyed the course last year and planed to return for this year’s Dam Century Ride.
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Obituaries Joe “Ken” Murray, Jr. Joe “Ken” Murray, Jr., 79, of Port Charlotte, Florida passed away July 3, 2017. He was born January 27, 1938 in Hartford City, Indiana to Joe K. Murray Sr. and Mary E. (Dewess) Murray. Joe retired from the U.S. Army after 18 years of services. After serving in the army he was the owner and primary instructor of Atlanta Motorcycle Schools. Previously, Joe was an instructor for the Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program. He was a member of National Rifle Association and was an instructor in handguns and rifles. Ken never slowed down he enjoyed life. Survivors include his loving wife Joanna; son, Wes (Catherine) Woodle of Farmingdale, NJ; Paul Woodle of Chesterfield, VA; three grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Jim Murray. A private celebration of life was held.
Burial will be at the Gauntt family cemetery in Tallassee, Alabama at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to Dan Clark Motorcycle Safety fund, c/o. Carl Weiman, 524 Glendale Street, Owatonna, MN 55060. Arrangements by National Cremation Society of Port Charlotte.
Mildred Day Fuller Mrs. Mildred Day Fuller, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Friday, July 7, 2017, at the age of 92. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. from Liberty Baptist Church, with Rev. David Kelly officiating, burial will follow in Elam Baptist Church Cemetery. Mildred is survived by her daughter, Bonnie Glass; two grandchildren, Tina Pippin (Bill) and Stacey Glass (Paula); three great grandchildren, Justin Glass, Lindsey Glass and Austin Edwards and two nieces, Angie Jones Harris and
Donna McGregor. She is preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Mr. Cooper W. Fuller; parents, Ivy and Maleria Day; two sisters, Billie Dean Rhoades and Susan D. Fuller and her son-in-law, Berry Glass. The family will receive friends Sunday, July 9, 2017 from 1:30 p.m. until service time at the church. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama
Bob Evans Mr. Bob Evans, 65, of Eclectic, passed away July 4, 2017. He was born July 15, 1951. Visitation will be Thursday, July 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Linville Memorial Funeral Home. He will lie-in-state one hour at the church from 1-2, followed by the funeral service on Friday, July 7, at 2 p.m. at Claud Independent Methodist
Church with Rev, Jason Tew, Mr. Lew Rowell and Coleman Rewis officiating. Burial will follow at Claud Cemetery, Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing. He is survived by his wife and soulmate of 31 years, Carolyn Evans; children, Donnie Rewis (Misty) and Kim Clark; grandchildren, Joey and David Rewis, Kayla, Kaitlyn and Tyler Clark, Coleman, Austin and Haven Rewis and Payton Rewis (deployed U. S. Navy); great grandchild, Kinsley Shepherd; nephews, Jeff Rowell (Vanessa) and Mike Knox; sister, Jerry Rowell (Lew); father-in-law, Roy Knox; and brother-in-law, Tommy Knox (Kittye). Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com. Linville Memorial Funeral Home Eclectic, Alabama
James Chris Johnson Sr. James “Chris” Johnson,
Sr., 58, passed away July 8, 2017, after a brief illness in Hamilton, AL. Chris was born October 27, 1958, in Opelika, AL, the eldest child to the late James Murray Johnson and Joyce Peggy Johnson. Chris was a hard-working man that loved his family as well as being a farmer. Chris is survived by his children James “Chris” Johnson, Jr. (Kimberly) of Reeltown, Jessica Johnson (James Watkins) of Notasulga, and Jeremiah Johnson (Mandy) of Eastover, NC; his siblings Tom Johnson of Tallassee, Ed Tankersley of Alexander City, and Susan Tankersley of Auburn; his grandchildren Liliana, Justice, Myah, Liberty, and Jordan. A memorial service will be held at Johnson Farms in Reeltown on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at 6:00 P.M.
Doris Dean Carlisle Segrest Doris Dean Carlisle Segrest, 85, died Monday, July 3, 2017, at her home.
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building, which gave us a lot more space,” he said. “We believe that we will be able to help a lot more people because in the fall we will be offering GED classes and computer classes and everything is free. We’ll furnish the testing, the books, everything.” According to the Hatfields the key to a successful thrift store is to set affordable prices while spending as little as possible.
“We give a hand up instead of a hand out,” said Hatfield. “That’s what the thrift store is about, selling things at a reasonable prices, keeping our overhead low and being able to help others.” Campfire Ministries serves the community. This means anyone with a need for support can reach out for help. The ministry is geared to help those who have found themselves in a difficult situation.
The thrift store plans on opening Friday, July 14. The Hatfields invite everyone to come out and take a look at their wide selection of clothing, furniture, household items, glassware and much more. Affordable custom-made wood furniture is also available. Campfire Ministries has helped many people in the Eclectic community and they look forward to assisting the people of Tallassee in the future.
However, the couple says their vision would not be possible without the help of the community. Without donations from the public, there would be no funding for the programs offered. “The thrift store helps fund community needs,” said Hatfield. “We rely heavily on donations. If anyone would like to donate to the thrift store we would greatly appreciate it.” The Hatfields say they have big plans for the future of the
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director of the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce. During the tax free weekend, the 4 percent state sales tax will be waived on certain items, including apparel priced at $100 or less per item, back to school supplies under $50 per item and computers, tablets, laptops and printers that cost less than $750. “This is a big weekend for shoppers,” Roye said.
“People buy a lot of merchandise over the sales tax weekend. They aren’t just buying school supplies. Many people wait until the sales tax holiday to purchase certain household items, sporting goods, batteries and much much more.” The sales tax holiday was moved from August to the third weekend in July after a recent vote by lawmakers. The change was
made to ensure the sales tax holiday would occur every year before the start of the school year throughout the state. While Tallassee is participating in the sales tax holiday, not all cities and counties are. Tallapoosa County has opted out of the tax-free holiday, so shoppers on the east side of Tallassee will have to pay county sales tax, but the sate and municipal tax will be waived. Many believe
the sales tax holiday to applies to most merchandise. However, there are some exemptions to look out for. For instance, the sale tax holiday applies to belts with buckles; however, a belt buckle is not covered. With that in mind, shoppers may want to have a look at the Alabama Department of Revenue’s website at www.revenue. alabama.gov/salestax/ SalesTaxHol.cfm
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for the kids,” said Cpl. Ryan Clayton, Tallassee’s School Resource Officer who coordinated this year’s event. “The fire department came out last year and sprayed the children, we had bouncy houses, and there was ice cream for the kids. Haynes’ helicopter came out and Alabama Fish and Game came out with a trailer. The kids really liked seeing the animals.” This is Clayton’s fourth year to oversee the back-to-school bash. Each year Clayton sets out to collect as many school supplies as possible in order to furnish local children with the best start possible to the upcoming school year. Last year, however, there were not enough supplies to go around and some children left empty handed. “We ran short on supplies last year,”
Clayton said. “We had over 150 bags to hand out last year and even that was not quite enough.” This year Clayton is asking for the public’s assistance in furnishing these supplies to children who might not otherwise receive them. “If any citizens out there would like to donate school supplies for the students, please drop them off at the police department,” he said. “Just let an officer or someone there know it’s for the Back-to-School Bash.” School supplies include wide-ruled paper, pencils, book bags, book covers, pens, glue, crayons, scissors, rulers, binders, folders and construction paper. Monetary donations are also accepted. For more information contact Cpl. Clayton at 334-283-6586.
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Gas prices in area on rise again STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
Average retail gasoline prices in the Montgomery area (including Elmore County) have risen 4.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.96 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 205 gas outlets. Including the change in gas prices in Montgomery during the past week, prices Sunday were 3.3 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 7.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 7.9 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 2.7 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago. Areas near Montgomery and their current gas price climate include Birmingham at $1.93, flat from last week’s average, and
Pensacola at $2.19 per gallon, up 2.9 cents from last week’s $2.16. “With July 4 now in the rear-view mirror, gasoline prices in many states have advanced following an uptick in oil prices in late June,” said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com. “While gas prices may rise slightly in some states in the week ahead, it will be a very mixed bag across the country as the recently rally in crude oil prices appears to have stalled for now. Call it the summer blues at the pump. “Prices may fluctuate mildly in the weeks ahead, but we’ll be bouncing near the summer low price for some time – don’t expect much improvement in prices for the rest of the summer. In fact to counter that, if we see the Atlantic become more active hurricane-wise, we could see more price support in both oil and gasoline prices, so keep that in mind.”
McCall counseling as well as a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, both from Alabama State University. He is currently a patrol sergeant for the Tallassee Police Department and has been with the department for over four years. Prior to serving with the Tallassee police, McCall was a Montgomery Airport Authority police officer and served in the Montgomery Police Department. Mayor Johnny Hammock, took a moment to recognize McCall for his diligence and dedication to TPD, the City of Tallassee and those who reside there. “I can honestly say that we, as a city, are very luck to him,” Hammock said. “At this time, I’d like to call Lt. McCall up to podium.” Tallassee Police Chief Matthew Higgins presented McCall with a certificate of promotion and announced that McCall has been promoted to Lieutenant
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Patrol. “One of the greatest joys when running an organization is seeing your people move up in the ranks,” Higgins said. “That’s why it’s an honor to see Sgt. McCall promoted to Lt. McCall and take over as patrol commander of the Tallassee Police Department.” McCall says he plans on actively working with the both fellow officers as well as the people of Tallassee in his new position. “I feel good,” McCall said. “I appreciate the opportunity to progress in my career. I plan on doing the guys on patrol a service and actively working with the citizens as well. I am looking forward to it. I think I will enjoy it and I think the guys will enjoy having me as their commander.” According to reports presented to the mayor and council during Monday’s city council meeting, since the first
quarter and second quarter TPD has served 232 outstanding arrest warrants and narcotics arrests dropped during the second quarter. “This clearly shows the hard work these officers are putting into our community,” Hammock said. “If you
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‘Broke’: ESPN’s jaw-dropping look at pro athletes income, irresponsibility
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ou don’t necessarily need to be a sports fan to appreciate most of the documentaries that appear on ESPN’s “30 for 30” presentations. The programs that have been aired in that ongoing series are usually informative, no-frills behindthe-scenes looks at legendary personalities and events with straightforward recollections by many individuals who were participants. Sometimes the documentaries reveal the (usually-morbid) details that sports fans have always wanted to know. One example is “Fantastic Lies,” a thorough examination of the debacle regarding three Duke lacrosse team players being falsely accused of raping an exotic dancer at a house party. While hiring strippers for a team shindig isn’t laudable, the prosecutor wanted to win so badly that he withheld exculpatory evidence during the investigation. The resulting legal conflagration was an embarrassment for the college, local officials and the community. All points of view about what happened and why were examined in a straightforward manner and while it wasn’t pretty, it was factual (unlike the investiga-
tion itself). Then there are the efforts of Miami-based director Billy Corben, who’s also done documentaries on cocaine distribution and other crimes. His best known documentaries are sports-related, however, including “The U” (2009), a raucous exposé of the University of Miami football team’s, er, controversial behavior. That film was followed by a sequel, “The U: Part 2” in 2014. In between, Corben created “Broke,” an, er, all-star presentation of ex-athletes who have struggled financially (2012), and a 2013 short called “Collision Course: The Murder of Don Aronow,” (a profile of a powerboat racing icon). And almost any sports fan should be compelled to view “Broke.” If there was ever any need for validation of the potential problems for grown men being paid exorbitant amounts of money to play games, this is it. Sports legends who agreed to be interviewed in detail included former NFL stars Andre Rison and Bernie Kosar, both of whom have had to file for bankruptcy. Corben’s documenta-
The So-Called Column By Willie G. Moseley ry cover all facets of the hyper-extravagant lifestyles of many pro athletes. Many owned several automobiles, each one of which was way into six figures. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Other unique and notable citations include three white Bengal tigers owned by boxer Mike Tyson, who blew through some $400 million dollars. Rison proclaims that he spent a million bucks on jewelry. Boxer Evander Holyfield was evicted from his 109-room (!) mansion in Atlanta. Corrupt sports agents and managers figure into the mix at times, having cheated or stolen funds from client athletes. Simple bad investments are part of the list as well; i.e., there may not have been any intentional malevolence on anyone’s part. There’s also financial sup-
port of so-called “entourages” who do the superstar’s bidding. One struggles to understand why such hangers-on don’t have a legitimate job. Moreover, divorce or palimony litigation amounts— legal fees as well as monthly support—can be exorbitant as well. “Broke” cites the divorces of Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods as costly, but neither of those individuals has filed for bankruptcy. But more common in the documentary is the “baby mama” phenomenon—out-ofwedlock births that an athlete must support financially. Excerpts from one interview—apparently recorded for some other project besides “Broke”—went like this: Interviewer: “How many children do you have>” Athlete: “Nine.” Interviewer: “By how many women?” Athlete: “Nine.” And more than one of the interviewees in “Broke” speculates that some women intentionally tried to get pregnant by sports superstars for financial reasons. Whether it’s an overall view or a look at individual sports, the actual percentages of how many professional athletes go
broke within a few years after they retire is shocking. There is a potential silver lining, however, as the documentary shows financial mentors conducting seminars for young athletes and assisting them in setting up safe investments of their megabucks. “Broke” finishes up with an on-screen list of pro athletes that have filed for bankruptcy. It slowly crawls from bottom to top, like a cast of movie characters, and includes names such as Johnny Unitas, Dorothy Hamill (who bought the failing “Ice Capades” franchise and couldn’t save it), Gaylord Perry, Denny McLain, and Sheryl Swoopes. For average folks like us, the dollar amounts heaved around in “Broke” are not only out of reach, they’re unimaginable. One internet source proclaimed, in a review of the documentary, that Corben’s program “barely scratches the surface” concerning pro athlete bankruptcies. And if that’s the case, why should we care about what’s underneath? Willie Moseley is the news editor emeritus for The Tribune. His column appears here each Wednesday.
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Some of the most fun things
guess some of the most fun things I’ve done have been by accident or I was on another mission and ran into whatever it was. The other day I made a trip to Roanoke. On the way back I saw a big boat like the ones our soldiers used in Vietnam, riding the lagoons looking for Viet Cong. I went into this building and asked who I could see that was in charge of the boat. One of the men said, you need to go to the county courthouse and ask for Mr. Lockhart. I went to Lafayette to the courthouse. Man, they had all kinds of security at that courthouse. I asked at the desk if I could speak to Mr. Lockhart. “Are you talking about Sheriff Lockhart?” they asked? “I don’t know,” I said. “How many Lockhart’s work here?” One was the answer. My next statement was I guess that is the one I’m looking for. He wasn’t in. The entire lobby of the courthouse is like a museum for Joe Louis, who was born in Lafayette in 1914. Joe’s real name was Joe Louis Barrow but due to his lack of education he wrote in large letters and while signing a contract he could only get Joe Louis on it, so from then on he was known only as Joe Louis. In 2010 the people of Chambers
The Coffee Breaker By Ronald Brantley County had a bronze statue of Joe erected on the courthouse lawn. It’s probably the most life-like statue I have ever seen. I also found out that Joe’s mother was Cherokee Indian and black mixed. His father was a big man, about six feet and four inches tall, which was very big in those days, and was black mixed with some white. Joe himself fought at about 190 pounds, which was big for those days. In case you would like to go, I generally go up County Road 50 to Walnut Hill then over to Camp Hill and on to Lafayette. I stay on County Road 50 all the way. It takes about an hour. Lafayette is the way it is spelled but we Southerners pronounce it La Fait. The town is 68 percent black and 29 percent white. What is left is a mixture of Mexicans, Asians and etc. The county courthouse looks like a Southern courthouse. In 1988 they made a movie called “Mississippi Burning” and used this courthouse in the movie. An unusual thing about Joe Louis is he spent most of World
War II raising money for the war cause. The president declared him a war hero and allowed him to be buried at Arlington Cemetery when he died in 1981 at the age of 67. If you go to Lafayette, you can look up where he was born. It was on Bell Chapel Road. I haven’t looked it up yet, but I plan to take another trip so I’ll try to find it then. He fought when I was a boy and boxing was big and boys tried to learn things about their heroes. Here are some things I found out. He was one of eight children and weighed 11 pounds at birth, he was 6-feet tall, the same size as the statue on the lawn, he was known as the Brown Bomber. He made millions but his managers and handlers took his money and left him in debt. He had 26 title fights. Rocky Marciano knocked him out in 1951 and whipped him so bad he never fought again. It’s a trip worth taking and, as I said, some of the most fun things that I have found came by accident. Take this trip and while there ride around and look at the antebellum homes. Carry your camera…. Ronald Brantley is a regular columnist for The Tribune. His column appears here each Wednesday. He can be reached by email at Rbrantley1@elmore. rr.com
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Inside the Statehouse By Steve Flowers
And the race is on: Moore, Strange early Senate favorites
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he race for our open U.S. Senate seat is evolving. Folks, we are in a brief 33-day sprint to the primary on Aug. 15. The winner of the Republican Primary will be our next junior U.S. Senator. The Dec. 12 General Election will be a coronation for the Republican. The eight Democratic candidates are irrelevant as are at least six of the Republican qualifiers. It is doubtful that either candidate can win the August GOP Primary without a runoff. Therefore, the two left standing will square off on Sept. 26, after six more weeks of grueling and negative campaigning. All early indications pointed to a two-man race between Roy Moore and Luther Strange. However, both of these high profile veterans of state politics have high negatives. These high negatives surrounding Moore and Strange point to the high possibility of a third person winning this race. The possible outside horse has emerged. Tennessee Valley Congressman, Mo Brooks, is gaining momentum. He could be the surprise in the race. Brooks garnered an amazing amount of free publicity by being one of the Republican Congressmen targeted and shot at in the June shooting of Republican congressional baseball players. You cannot get any better introduction to Alabama voters than being given prime time news coverage as an Alabama Congressman who is so conservative that a left wing wacko socialist gunman fires upon you while you are riding your bicycle to practice baseball for the Republican team. It is now a three-man horserace heading into the homestretch. Every poll has Moore leading Strange and Brooks fighting for the runoff spot with the 10 Commandments judge. Polling indicates that the majority of GOP Primary voters in our state do not want to vote for either Roy Moore or Luther Strange. Both have a large reservoir of detractors. Middle of the road, urbane Republicans are turned off and embarrassed by Roy Moore. They look upon him as a backwoods Primitive Baptist religious nut. They cringe at how he might embarrass the state if he got to Washington. The Beltway Republican establishment fears Moore’s independence and religious zealot antics and demonstrations. That is why you will see millions of Washington Super PAC money flow into the Heart of Dixie to elect Luther Strange. Strange’s negatives stem from the way he garnered the interim senate seat vacancy. The perception is that he is currently in Washington because of a brazen, audacious, corrupt deal between him and disgraced former governor, Robert Bentley. It looks to the average voter that Luther Strange and Robert Bentley were in collusion in a backroom deal where Bentley, in his waning hours as governor, gave Luther Strange the appointment in exchange for Luther, as Attorney General, not moving with prosecuting Bentley and his advisor. Millions of Washington money may be able to wash away the Bentley taint. That is what Strange is banking on happening. You are seeing the avalanche of TV and media buys for Big Luther. His Washington handlers are scripting him to perfection. They are keeping him hidden out of sight. They are avoiding all media and debates. They will slip him into an event and get a photo of him there then quickly whisk him away. They will not allow him to be interviewed by any Alabama media. They do not want him to be asked about the appointment. He was pretty good about avoiding the media during his six years as Attorney General. Therefore, his following the instructions of the Potomac pros is an easy script to follow. Two secondary officeholders could have probably bested Strange out of the runoff. John Merrill or Twinkle Cavanaugh would have been tough for Luther. The two best candidates from the Congressional delegation would have been Congressmen Bradley Byrne or Robert Aderholt. Either of these two thoroughbreds would have made the runoff with Moore. The Roy Moore versus Luther Strange battle illuminates a natural divide in the Republican Party. It is almost like two separate tribes. It pits the evangelical, Donald Trump-George Wallace Republicans against the mainstream pro-business establishment Republicans. As one North Alabamian told me, “We will see if Moses with his 10 Commandments comes down off Sand Mountain with the Hebrew children and slays the seven foot Philistine Mountain Brook giant.” 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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A patriotic day with the Harvesters
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ast week, I stood outside the entrance to the Epworth Center at Auburn United Methodist Church. A few minutes later, I moved over to an outside bench. A few minutes after that, I moved to a comfortable seat just inside the door. It was hot. I needed some conditioned air. No matter where I was, I kept seeing two of my favorite things: happy people and covered dishes. I was there to speak to the Harvesters, a group of seniors who gather monthly for fun, fellowship, and food. In fact, the food is so good that it’s referred to as “the best lunch in town,” and neither my plate nor my stomach will argue with that. There was enough home-cooked food to feed an army, and it was delicious. The only thing missing was pear salad—not that I’m a fan of pear salad. It’s just not very often I attend a church potluck anywhere in Alabama where pear salad isn’t on the table. It was a gathering of seniors, after all. Who thought pear salad was a good idea anyway? To me, it’s up there with Tussy deodorant. But, I digress. The Harvesters were such a fun group to be with. I must’ve had a couple of dozen tell me they were frequent readers of my column. Some stated it’s the first thing they turn to when they get their paper each Sunday morning. I appreciate their comments greatly and am thankful for their sup-
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port. They are a patriotic group, too. The gathering took place the day following Independence Day, but the room was decked out in my favorite colors. No, it wasn’t orange and blue. It was decorated in red, white, and blue. The club president gave a short talk on freedom and then we sang three of my favorite songs: Sweet Home Alabama, We are the Champions, and Brown Eyed Girl. I kid. Actually, we sang The Star Spangled Banner, My Country, ‘Tis of Thee, and America the Beautiful. I sing terribly but I love belting out these beautiful songs. I talked to a lot of people. One lady told me I was much more handsome in person than I am in the photo accompanied with my column. That’s not something I hear every day, but I’ll take it. Who doesn’t like a compliment? A brief discussion with another member resulted in the revelation that she graduated from Dadeville High School with my mother in 1968. There was also the lady who told me she meant to make pear salad but was out of cherries, and to her, pear salad just
wasn’t pear salad without the cherry. I call that “high-dolla” pear salad. Then there was the guy who told me the same stuttering joke that every man over 60 has told me for the past 10 years. “Have you heard the one about the stuttering Bible salesmen? Stop me if you’ve heard this before. I never stop them and never will. If they are laughing, I am laughing. This was a great group of folks who help out their fellow Harvesters, their church, and their community in countless ways. Most of all, they’re just a great group of folks who get together for fun, fellowship, and food. Who doesn’t like that? They’re an active group, too, with trips planned to Georgia and South Carolina over the next couple of months. I’d encourage anyone to start or get involved in a similar group at their church. I had a wonderful time. I was only supposed to talk for about 20 minutes but wound up running my pie hole closer to thirty. No one got up to leave during my set, but as soon as I was done, a handful of them jumped up and made a beeline to, well, you know. They were seniors, after all. 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.
Goodbye and hello
eople face life changes all the time; they move to new towns, start new jobs, have children, deal with death. It’s all part of living. My college band director, Johnny Long, always advised those of us who were studying music education, “any band director who says he’s burned out was never really a band director at all,” meaning, the fire was never lit. Sometimes, it’s been a struggle to keep the flame burning. I have spent two decades in the classrooms of Alabama as a band director. From the time I started band, I have wanted this. There have been some years that were more successful than others. I can think back across them all and see the faces and hear the instruments playing. And to be that person who introduces kids to music, through the General Music classes and the Beginner Band, well, I am just heartened by all of the great memories this job has provided over 20 years. Most of these years have been at Southside Middle School in Tallassee. When I came here, I had a couple of years’ experience under my belt as a high school choir and band director. I’d been ill-suited for the job I had immediately preceding this one, at Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery. Lee High School was my alma mater and it’s where that ‘fire’ was originally lit for me. But, if there were ever a textbook definition of the phrase “wrong fit,” that would have been the most apt description.
Bird’s Eye View By Michael Bird I came to Tallassee as a middle school band director for the first time. Middle school coaches and band directors typically don’t stay put for long, because they often have their sights set on a higher profile position teaching or coaching high school. But from the first note, I was in love with Southside. The band room had just been moved to the former lunchroom a couple of years before I arrived, so it was all brand new. The classes were huge, and the students were so bright and enthusiastic about starting their band experience. Within the first few years of working at Southside, we had gotten Linwood Erb back involved in band conducting after having been retired for several years. “Colonel” Ed Watkins came back to work the band as he was able. Tallassee native Mike Hammonds was out of the U.S. Army and I recruited him. Of course, we had built-in help from Sena Thibodeaux Bird, who taught private lessons to so many students, and Robby Glasscock came down from the high school several times a week to rehearse. SMS was the most supportive work environment I have ever experi-
enced, and I credit Ron “Coach Mac” McDaniel for setting up our school in this way. Coach Mac was one of the few pro-band administrators I had met; he always advised that we take pride in being the best, because he believed Southside Middle School was, and is, the greatest school in the world. Kenneth Varner and Coach Bruce Dean continued the tradition, and I was blessed to work for them. So, when the opportunity came to move to Tallassee High School as a choral director, I jumped. We have had several transitions within our department the past few years. But one constant is Jerry Cunningham. Jerry grew up here and has made it his life’s mission to grow and maintain the choral program at THS. To know that I will be working alongside him and learning from him brings me a lot of joy. Our goal is not changing: bring the happiness of music into as many lives as possible. I am looking forward to my new life as a choral director, but there are elements of being a band director that I will miss. I will certainly miss Southside. Over the past few days, I cleaned out a career’s worth of stuff from that converted lunchroom. Some might call it junk. But every thankyou note or card from a student, every recording, every picture was worth reviewing again before being filed away under “former career.” Michael Bird is a choral director for Tallassee City Schools.
Holidays bring fireworks...to my kidneys
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ewsflash! Kidney stones are not fun. Never. But especially not on holidays. I had my first kidney stone probably about 10 years ago. On Christmas Day. I had my most recent one – my most recent to pass, anyway; there’s still one frolicking around inside me – on July 4. While I was able to enjoy both holidays, the fun was intermittently interrupted by excruciating pain. If you’ve never had a kidney stone, first, count yourself lucky. Secondly, know they’re fitful little buggers. In my case, anyway, the pain always ebbs and flows. At times I’m perfectly comfortable. Seconds later, I may be doubled up and screaming bloody murder. I’m told that’s because the stones cause the most pain as they move throughout your system. So to get rid of them, you must put up with the pain. I’ve become adept at knowing when I have a stone. I guess that comes with experience (If that’s the case, I’d rather be less adept). I’ve had stones that have hung around for a week or slightly more (as my current one seems to be want to do) and I’ve had those I’ve passed literally within
DAVID GRANGER Managing Editor
minutes of realizing I had them. Sometimes they race through you and others they stroll through you leisurely, checking out your intestinal scenery and prolonging the unpredictable intermittent periods of pain. And if you’ve ever seen a kidney stone, you know why they hurt as they move through your body. They are collections of crystals with jagged edges. Some are larger than others, and I’ve had them at various sizes. My most painful experience was once when the stone blocked my kidney. That, dear readers, was painful! In that instance, I had to be sent to Birmingham for what’s called a lithotripsy. That’s where they give you an epidural, lower you into a tub of water and beat the heck out of your side. Because of the epidural, you don’t feel a thing, though you may emerge with bruises that appear as if you’ve been in the ring with Rocky Balboa. Anyway, the lithotripsy crushes the
stone and it’s easily – and painlessly – passed. Why am I writing about kidney stones? Well, they’re something I know a lot about and it keeps my mind off the dull pain in my side (thankfully, the pain is dull right now, but that could change in an instant). I don’t mean to be overly graphic, but kidney stones are a medical reality. They certainly have been for me. They happen and they hurt. But the pain – though sometimes near unbearable – is relatively fleeting. “Write about what you know,” someone once said, and I know kidney stones. I also know that everyone’s experience is not the same. Some get nauseas (never have) and others simply can’t tolerate the pain. I guess that makes me a tough guy. But I’d rather not prove it by enduring a BB with a jagged edge coursing through my body. Believe me, when the pain is at its worst, I’m not sure a round or two with Rocky wouldn’t be the better option. David Granger is the managing editor of Tallapoosa Publishers Elmore County newspapers. He can be reached at david.granger@thewetumpkaherald.com.
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BEACH FUN WORD SEARCH
The beach is an amazing place with things to see and lots of fun things to do. You can explore wildlife, swim, play sports, or even just relax and rest. It is a great place for families and friends to enjoy the beautiful summer weather. Some beaches allow people to ride horses up and down the FRDVW RU GULYH WKHLU YHKLFOHV GLUHFWO\ RQWR WKH VDQG 7KHUH DUH HYHQ PDQ\ GLႇHUHQW FRORU EHDFKes; there are pure-white, sandy beaches, black-sand beaches, and even yellow- and red-sand beaches. Many sports activities can be fun in the water. Jet skis, sailboats, speed boats, skiing, and parasailing are just a few of the fun things that are available to people who are looking to have a good time on the water. The most important thing to remember when you are at the beach is safety. You should always remember for any outdoor activity to use sunscreen! Make sure that you have a high enough SPF, or sun protection factor, to protect your skin from the sun’s harmful rays. When at the beach, you should always use sunscreen that is waterproof. Reapply it as often as needed, and wear a pair of sunglasses with UV protection to protect your eyes, Tallassee too. Another important safety measure is to drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration and heat Kidz stroke. If you are swimming in the water, always remember to swim with a buddy and to obey any Page lifeguard on duty. This ensures that you are safe, and if anything ever happens, there is someone WKHUH WR JHW KHOS 0DQ\ EHDFKHV KDYH D FRORUHG ÀDJ V\VWHP ZKLFK WHOOV \RX LI WKH ZDWHU LV FDOP WR VZLP ZLWK FDXWLRQ RU WR VWD\ RXW RI WKH ZDWHU 3D\ DWWHQWLRQ WR WKH ÀDJ V\VWHP DQG QHYHU HQWHU WKH ZDWHU XQGHU D UHG ÀDJ RU GDQJHURXV FXUUHQWV ZDUQLQJ
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GKN Foundation donated $2,000 to The Learning Tree. GKN has been a great supporter of The Learning Tree, said Stephanie Weldon, resource development coordinator for The Learning Tree. “We really appreciate all that they do for our school and our community,” said Weldon. “Tallassee is blessed to have them.” The Learning Tree is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational, residential and support services for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities, including autism.
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incorporate businesses, clubs and organizations throughout the community with a best rest stop contest. Businesses owners, civic leaders and others are encouraged to sponsor a rest stop along the course and the group voted best will be recognized. Members of Tallassee Pride will be on hand that Saturday to usher in the
their adventure. There will also be a ride for children and other activities to keep the young ones entertained. If you are interested in registering for this ride or if you would like additional information on this upcoming event, contact the Greater Tallassee Chamber of Commerce at 334-2835151.
• Suspicious Person @ Gilmer Ave @ 8:49 • Juvenile Complaint @ Barnett BLVD @ 11:50 • Debris in Roadway @ AL Hwy 229 @ 16:38 • Arrest @ Kent Rd @ 16:55 • Traffic Stop x7
Blvd @ 8:03 • Animal Complaint @ Alber Dr @ 15:47 • Theft/Harassing Communications @ Hillcrest St @ 18:01 • 911 Hang Up @ Thompson Ave @ 22:30 • Domestic Incident – Verbal @ Robert R. Motion @ 23:16 • Juvenile Complaint @ 7th St @ 00:17 • Domestic Incident – Verbal @ Gilmer Ave @ 00:31 • Domestic Incident – Verbal @ Gilmer Ave @ 01:47 • Suspicious Vehicle @ Burt Mill Rd @ 04:10 • Traffic Stop x14
Friday, July 7
• Abandoned Vehicle @ Florence St @ 17:43 • Robbery with a Gun @ Notasulga Rd @ 18:03 • Suicide Attempt @ Howard St @ 19:11 • Criminal Mischief @ Notasulga Rd @ 21:33 • Arrest @ Barnett Blvd @ 7:52 • Suspicious Person @ Central Blvd @ 9:54 • Trespassing @ Weldon Rd @ 14:09 • Recovered Property @ 1st Ave @ 15:38 • Arrest @ Central Blvd @ 18:45 • Juvenile Complaint @ Freeman Ave @ 19:25 • Arrest @ Barnett Blvd @ 19:35 • Suspicious Vehicle @ Main St @ 22:43 • Possible Intoxicated Driver @ Gilmer Ave @ 23:46 • Reckless Driver/ Property Damage @ Parker St @ 00:55 • Unauthorized use of vehicle @ Mott Lane @ 02:26 • Traffic Stop x32
Monday, July 10 • Theft @ Lower Tuskegee @ 18:11 • Juvenile Complaint @ HQ @ 19:19 • Domestic Incident Physical @ Ashurst Ave @ 19:45 • Suspicious Person @ Gilmer Ave @ 23:35 • 911 Hang up @ Friendship Rd @ 01:04 • 911 Hang up @ Hickory St @ 04:54 • Child Custody @ Freeman Ave @ 7:46 • Suspicious Vehicle @ AL Hwy 229 @ 8:16 • Reckless Driving @ Lakewater Dr @ 14:31 • Domestic Incident @ Gilmer Ave @ 17:40
Sunday, July 9
• Theft/Harassment/Drug Activity @ Hillcrest St @ 19:19 • Domestic Incident/ Suicide Attempt/Medic @ Dorman Ave @ 21:10 • Shoplifting @ Gilmer Ave @ 21:44 • Tree in Roadway @ Little Rd @ 22:04 • Domestic Incident – Verbal @ Herd St @ 22:09 • Fight in Progress @ Herd St @ 23:00 • Property Damage @ 3rd Ave @ 6:18
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• B/F Arrested @ Barnett
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Ride I’m starting to feel the excitement from the biking community, as well.” The Tallassee Chamber of Commerce could not put an event of this magnitude on without the help of sponsors. There are five levels of sponsorship available for this event beginning with a $250 standard sponsorship up to a $2,500 event sponsorship. A portion of the proceeds from this year’s DCR will go to the Learning Tree. “The Learning Tree is very active in the community and we thought it would be nice to give them a portion of the proceeds,” Roye said. The Learning Tree is a non-profit organization aimed at assisting with services and support to individuals with significant educational, medical, and behavioral challenges. The chamber will also host the best rest stop contest during this year’s Dam Century Ride with cash prizes for the winner. “We may have first, second and third place this year,” said Roye. “Last year we only had one winner. This would allow to spotlight at least more of the rest stops.” Each rest stop is responsible for refreshments and they can be as creative as they would like when choosing a theme. With one successful ride in the books, Roye says this event will put Tallassee on the map. “We really hope to make this a success so we can get on the Alabama Backroads Series,” she said. Alabama Backroads is an organization dedicated to informing cyclists about century rides across the state. The organization requires that a century ride must have two successful events before Backroads will endorse the course. This event will also
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Water aerobics will be held on Monday and Thursday night at 7 p.m. throughout July at the city pool. Monday nights will be organized class and Thursday nights will be water walking/lap swimming. Classes are $3 per night. The Tallassee Garden Club is now taking new members. If you are interested in becoming a member of the club and to help beautify Tallassee, contact Vickie Bowen at 334-4151987. • Please contact the Tallassee Recreation Department if you are interested in a self- defense class at 283-4726. Class would consist of situational awareness, prevention, recognition of criminal behavior and some physi-
Library located on the green space on North Ann Street in downtown Tallassee. Provided by Alabama Power Service Organization.
June 26-July 7
Second session of swim lessons will be offered by the Tallassee Recreation Department at the city pool. Lesson times for each session are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. There will be an 11 a.m. time for each session IF needed
July 24
Tallassee city council will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
Aug. 3
The annual Back-toSchool Bash will be held on the lawn of City Hall. The event begins at 9 a.m. and runs until noon. There will be back-to-school supplies available for children at no cost and there will be lots of activates for children as well as refreshments, food and fun available.
July 10-21
A third session of swim lessons may be offered by the Tallassee Recreation Department, if needed. Lesson times for each session are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. There will be an 11 a.m. time for each session IF needed.
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I still haven’t been everywhere, but I’m working on it
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illy Bob said to his older, yet much more sophisticated sister, Claude Ann, “We ain’t never been nowhere, man!” She rolled her eyes with obvious disgust and said, “I am not a man, and it’s we haven’t ever been anywhere.” He said, “I know we ain’t dummy, that’s what I just said, man!” On the other hand, I remember hearing Johnny Cash sing, “I’ve been everywhere, man, across this great big land.” Well, I haven’t been everywhere, but I am working on it. On my bucket list is to set these two number tens in all fifty, plus D.C. I got off to a slow start, but that was before I had a bucket or a list. Well, maybe I had the bucket, but that’s a different story. In my
first 16 years, I managed only four and only those because we had kin there. We visited aunts, uncles and cousins in central Florida several times, but the largest body of water I saw there was Silver Springs. Recently, I knocked out number forty-six, if we count D.C. We visited three states, but Nevada was the only one I had not seen. We flew to Phoenix, where we attended the Southern Baptist Convention meetings. After we finished taking care of whatever it was we were taking care of, we hit the road in our white Nissan Altima rental. We drove north and stopped at Sadona for lunch. Some of John Wayne’s westerns were filmed in that area. As we drove on past the beautiful
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boulders beside our winding road, I kept an eye out for bad guys. I thought for sure I saw The Duke riding off in the distance. We traveled on north until we came upon a giant ditch with no bridge. We decided to pitch camp there at Tusayan. Actually, we stayed in The Grand Hotel. That night while we dined, we listened to Banjo Paul, a transplant from Baton Rouge, play, sing and yodel. The next morning, I told Drew that someone slipped in during the night and
filled in the Grand Canyon, so we wouldn’t be able to see it. He gave me a disbelieving stare with no smile. That is the biggest ditch, not to mention the most beautiful one, I’ve ever seen. Since no one had actually filled it in and there was still no bridge across the canyon, after spending much of the day gazing at God’s magnificent handiwork, we left to drive around it. We drove through the amazing Zion National Park. I spent the night with Drew, and my one wife, at Seven Wives Bed and Breakfast, in St. George, Utah. We stayed in The Sarah Suite, where someone had parked a 1927 Model T Ford in our bathroom! Where the seats once were, they had inserted a Jacuzzi tub. That is probably
the only time Drew has ever begged to get in a bathtub! After catching a few winks in Henderson, Nevada, we toured Hoover Dam. When I was a kid, I thought Patton’s Pond had the biggest dam in the world, but I have now learned that I was wrong! Without doubt, that is one of the great engineering marvels of the world. Another marvel at the dam was that I paid $42.37 for a hamburger, salad, and chicken fingers! Other than Hoover Dam, most of what we saw on this journey was things not made with hands. Many give mother-nature credit for the Grand Canyon, but I believe Father God simply used her help. Now I know why the canyon is called grand.
Church Briefs • Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
On Saturday, July 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. Epiphany will host “Beans & Rice.” The Beans & Rice ministry takes place the third Saturday of every month. At that time, the Parish Hall is open to those in need of food, who may choose their preferred items from the selection available. On Sunday, July 16 at 10:30 a.m., Lee Borden will lead Morning Prayer. Coffee hour will follow the service in the Little House. For more information, visit the church website: http://epiphanytallassee.org/
• Living Water Worship Center
Revival Nights will be held on the last Sunday of each month beginning at 6 p.m. at The Eclectic Warehouse at 45 Main St. in downtown Eclectic.
• Salem Macon Baptist Church
Salem Macon Baptist Church will have Homecoming Sunday, July 16. The Kempters are a multi-talented family of six bringing their own brand of vintage gospel music all the way from Slapout They will be singing starting at 10 a.m. and filling us with joy as we listen to their beautiful music. At 11 a.m. Brother Don Johnson will fill our hearts with happiness as we feast on God’s Word. At 12 noon we will enjoy a delicious covered dish meal in the fellowship hall and catch up
on old friends and relatives’ latest news. There will be no evening service so we can fellowship as long as we want! Come and enjoy the day with us! SMBC is located on Hwy. 14, nine miles east of Tallassee and five miles west of Notasulga. Rev. Mike Stephens is Pastor.
• East Tallassee United Methodist Church
The “River’s Edge Flea Market” is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. All vendors are welcome, whether you plan to offer new items, old items, crafts, baked goods, produce or other food or represent youth groups or ball teams. The flea market is sponsored by the East Tallassee UMC and is located across from City
Hall. We will offer various priced booths. To reserve a space call Joan Wood at 334-312-4913. All proceeds raised by ETUMC will be used for church-sponsored programs.
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• St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
”Our Life’s Journey” is an outreach of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Tallassee, Fr. Mateusz Rudzik, Pastor; and Knights of Columbus Council 15093, Andy Lacey, Grand Knight. It airs on WACQ-AM 580 and FM 101.1 each Sunday from 8-8:30 a.m. Listen online at www. wacqradio.com or on your smart phone using the TuneIn app.
• Calvary Baptist Church of
If you are looking for a church to worship and praise the Lord come join us at 293 N. Wesson St. in Tallassee. Our services are at 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. morning worship service, 6 p.m. evening service. Also join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening for our prayer and fellowship service. If you have any questions call Pastor Jim Voss at 334-283-2366.
• Tallassee Church of Christ
Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. Worship Service begins at 11 a.m. Sunday evening service begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday night services begin at 6 p.m. Visitors welcome at all services. Phone number: 334-283-5437. Located at 209 Gilmer Ave.
Area Churches AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-4413 Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8144 Jackson Chapel AME Zion 4885 Coosada Rd., Coosada Jones Chapel AME Zion 2414 Ingram Rd. (Co. Rd. 3), Elmore ABUNDANT LIFE Abundant Life Church 9301 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-9143 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Agape Tabernacle Assembly of God 1076 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic 541-2006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-5754 Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook 285-5545 First Assembly of God 3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 5692825 BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church Millbrook Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus 567-2917 Beulah Baptist Church 2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka 514-2881 Blue Ridge Baptist 4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 5674325 Brookwood Baptist Grandview Rd., Millbrook Calvary Baptist 504 W. Osceola St., Wetumpka 567-4729 Central Baptist
3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka 541-2556 Coosada Baptist 20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist 184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic 541-4444 Faith Baptist 64 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-4417 First Baptist Church 205 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-5191 First Baptist of Elmore Hwy. 14 Co. Rd. 74, Elmore Galilee Baptist 95 Old Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-4178 Good Hope Baptist 1766 S. Fleahop Rd., Eclectic Goodship Baptist Hwy. 143, Millbrook Grace Baptist Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-3255 Grandview Pines Baptist Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville Green Ridge Baptist 288 Turner Rd., Wetumpka 567-2486 Harvest Baptist 2990 Main St., Millbrook Hillside Baptist 405 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Holtville Riverside Baptist 7121 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 514-5922 Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-8750 Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Weoka Millbrook Baptist
Millbrook 285-4731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 569-1952 Mt. Hebron West Baptist 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 567-4441 Mt. Herron East Baptist Church 4355 Mt. Herron Rd. Eclectic, Al 36024 334-857-3689 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 5674458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 3121878 New Home Baptist 1605 New Home Rd., Titus 567-0923 New Hope Baptist 6191 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-1267 New Lily Green Baptist 6504 Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville New Nazareth Baptist Hwy. 143, Deatsville Pleasant Hill Baptist Pleasant Hill Rd., Eclectic 541-3460 Prospect Baptist Prospect Rd., Eclectic 567-5837 Redland Baptist 1266 Dozier Rd., Wetumpka 567-8649 Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road Tallassee 334-857-2638 Rehoberth Baptist 8110 Rifle Range Rd., Tallassee 567-9801 Rushenville Baptist 10098 Georgia Rd., Eclectic 541-2418 Saint James Baptist 1005 Nobles Rd., Wetumpka 567-6209 Saint James Baptist 101 Gantt Rd., Deatsville 569-3006 Santuck Baptist
7250 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2364 Seman Baptist Seman, Alabama Shoal Creek Baptist 13214 Holtville Rd., Deatsville 569-2482 Springfield Baptist Hwy. 7, Millbrook Thelma Baptist 810 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-3665 Titus Baptist 6930 Titus Rd., Wetumpka 334-531-2120 Tunnell Chapel Baptist 210 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2589 Victory Baptist 5481 Main St., Millbrook Wadsworth Baptist 2780 Hwy. 143, Deatsville 569-2851 BAPTIST - MISSIONARY Atkins Hill 565 Atkins Rd., Wetumpka 567-1141 Cathmagby Baptist 3074 Mitchell Creek Rd., Wetumpka 567-4787 First Missionary Baptist at Guilfield 412 Company St., Wetumpka 567-7455 Goodhope 1389 Willow Springs Rd. Wetumpka 567-7133 Lebanon 17877 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 514-1097 Mount Canaan 1125 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-2141 Mount Pisgah 16621 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 567-3668 Mt. Zion 371 AL Hwy. 14, Elmore, 567-2613 Mt. Zion #3
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1813 Luke Paschal Rd., Eclectic New Home 5130 Elmore Rd., Wetumpka 567-5966 Second Missionary 760 N. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8601 Spring Chapel Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-6493 Sweetwater 163 Michael Lane, Wetumpka 334-5389415 Tabernacle Baptist 1020 W. Tallassee St., Wetumpka 5670620 BAPTIST - PRIMITIVE Bethel Old School 4625 Jackson Rd. (C.R. 103), Wetumpka Providence 4850 Chana Creek Rd., Wetumpka CATHOLIC Our Lady of Guadalupe 545 White Rd., Wetumpka 567-0311 CHURCH OF CHRIST Church of Christ of Elmore 470 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 567-6670 Church of Christ Grandview Pines 165 Deatsville Hwy., Millbrook Cold Springs Church of Christ 5920 Alabama Hwy. 143, Deatsville Georgia Road Church of Christ 4003 Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-2804 Lightwood Church of Christ 251 New Harmony Rd., Deatsville 5691510 Redland Road Church of Christ 2480 Redland Rd., Wetumpka 514-3656 Wetumpka Church of Christ W. Bridge St. At W. Main St., Wetumpka 567-6561
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Wags & Whiskers auction features NASCAR weekend package By REA CORD ECHS Executive Director
Only three weeks until our 12th annual Wags & Whiskers Auction on Friday, July 28 at the Wind Creek Wetumpka Entertainment Center, 100 River Oaks Drive, Wetumpka. There will be a huge cross-section of items up for auction, great food, cash bar, door prizes and more. All the proceeds go to our humane shelter to help ensure the care of the hundreds of pets that come to us monthly in need of our help. This is both a silent and live auction so there will be plenty of opportunities
for everyone to find one or more treasures. The fun, food and silent auction bidding begins at 6 p.m. when we open the Entertainment Center doors. Wind Creek Wetumpka will ensure a great layout of food for everyone as well as a cash bar. Scott and Michelle Williams from High as the Sky Auction Company will work to keep the live auction bidding energized starting about 7 p.m., and DJ Ziggy from PowerSounds USA will keep everyone entertained and informed as our emcee. Silent Auction bidding will continue throughout until the cowbell clangs and our
many auction volunteers will then help everyone collect their items and do the final payment processing. Parking for our auction will be in the lot across the road from the Entertainment Center and we do ask that you refrain from parking in the gas station/store area or behind the Center as your vehicle is subject to being towed. We have closed out donations so that we can prepare the printed listings for auction night. Any item accepted now may be held for next year’s auction or, if used this year, will not be listed on-line.
Couples can get cash, free life advice from AU study By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
Elmore County couples are running out of time to take free relationship classes and get paid $50 per survey completed in a study out of Auburn University with the overall goal of making families stronger. The deadline to enter and earn up to $600 per couple or $300 per person in the couples classes sponsored by Elmore County Extension office is July 18 for August classes. Extension Director Katrina Mitchell said this is the last offering of the classes in the series and she is uncertain of the future of the study, at least whether compensation will be offered. As it stands, she said, participants would get paid for each survey completed over a two-year period during and after the sixweek course. She talked about the process each couple might go through as they entered the program. “We provide the names to the staff at Auburn,” said Mitchell. “Those name are randomly assigned to one of three groups.” The groups are those found within research models following the scientific method and would be assigned according to one of three variables. Mitchell said the control group would take no classes, but would take the surveys while the other two groups would participate in classes with differing rela-
tionship rehabilitation modes. One of those is based on a relatively modern and popular technique known as “mindfulness,” the other she said was the more traditional “conflict-resolution” model. Mitchell said the mindfulness model has produced unexpected results so far. “I go to most of them, this time [I’m] co-facilitating ‘Couples Connecting Mindfully,’” said Mitchell. “To be honest I was a little surprised at how well it was received.” Not only it is receiving positive reviews, Mitchell said she was surprised by the demographic. “I figured women would like it, but the men are enjoying it at as well,” Mitchell said. She said there were week-by-week curriculum topics highlighting helpful relationship practices developed at Auburn. “First week is pause ... just breathe,” Mitchell said. Second is relax, third openness, fourth “really start connecting,” fifth listening or “listening deeply,” and sixth she said was “speak the truth.” To the chagrin of some, the classes are held in a group setting, but Mitchell assured the information shared by the class members was volunteered, not coerced. “You only share what you and your partner are comfortable with sharing,” Mitchell said. “You don’t ever share that something that you and your partner
are not on the same page with sharing.” Asked whether the classes came with results she said, “Oh, absolutely.” Sometimes those results were not what some might typically think of as results from a relationship-strengthening course. In two instances, she said, she had seen couples decide to split and go their separate ways after the class, which she said was not necessarily a bad thing. “Sometimes we think we’re ready for a relationship, but we’re not,” Mitchell said. As to the two-year length of time the participants will take surveys after the six-week course is finished, Mitchell said it was to determine the efficacy of the courses and materials taught. “That way they can find out if the things that they’re learning with will make a difference in the short term down the road a little ways and up to two years,” Mitchell said. One group will meet for six Mondays starting in August, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., and the second group will meet at the same time on Tuesdays. She said dinner would be provided and, according to information about the program, childcare is also provided. For more information go to www.aces. edu/counties/elmore or visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.comElmoreCountyAlabamaExtension.
You can preview every item that will be in our auction by checking out our special auction website: www.elmorehumane.auction . Here are some highlights of items you won’t want to miss: • Are you a NASCAR fan? Then you won’t want to miss the live auction bidding for the Talladega weekend package that includes tickets for the
NASCAR Truck Series, Saturday, Oct. 14, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunday, Oct. 25, and Sunday pre-race pit passes . Other items include: • Two nights at the beautiful Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Resort and Spa. • Two nights at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel and Spa. • Two nights at the
Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Point Clear. You can pre-purchase tickets for $25 person at our shelter (255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka) or at the door. We also have a limited number of tables seating 10 for $300. Come to the shelter or call us at 334-567-3377 to pay for your table before they are all gone!
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County prep teams have up and down sports year EVAN DUDLEY Sports Editor
Forget Cavs/Warriors, TideGators Part III for the SEC
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t’s been said before. College football in the South is analogous to a religion. And this week in Hoover is a “Christmas in July” mass. The 2017 SEC Media Days is this week and all the prophets, believers and clergy are there to interpret the word of Greg Sankey and his disciples, the head coaches of the SEC. Although I am not attending – and my vote does not count – I will be presenting to you my 2017 SEC predictions. I’ll begin with the Eastern Division which will be a two-team race between the Florida Gators and the Georgia Bulldogs with the annual Cocktail Party likely to decide the division champion. Florida returns only three starters on the defense but the talent is in place to ensure there is no drop-off in the quality of play. The offense has finally established some depth on the offensive line, which will provide enough protection for probable starter and Notre Dame transfer Malik Zaire. The Gators will again be in some close games, but their depth will provide the extra spark needed to return to Atlanta for the third consecutive year. Georgia can claim the division if the Florida defense is not up to the task of stopping the Bulldog’s two-headed beast of Nick Chubb and Sony Michel. Jacob Eason returns as a true sophomore after a decent freshman debut and solidifies one of the best backfields in the SEC. The defense is much improved, welcoming back 11 starters, and the table is set for an SEC title run in 2018. The South Carolina Gamecocks will surprise many teams and fans this year. Will Muschamp is still is in a rebuilding stage but his teams are always dangerous and play with the same intensity he is known for on the sidelines. There will be some this week that fancy Tennessee as a contender in the East but I’ve been watching folks get sick from drinking that Kool-Aid the past few years. Butch Jones – a man described by a close friend as looking like a “80sera Tampa Bay pornstar” – has proven he can recruit in the SEC, but his teams have a tendency to play up and down to their opponents. Kentucky and Vanderbilt will fight for fifth place in the division with the Wildcats getting the leg up due to recent recruiting successes. Missouri is horrible. That should about cover it. Now for what we all came to see. The SEC Western Division. The Crimson Tide has won the division three straight years and it does not appear the boulder will stop rolling any time soon. Alabama returns the 2016 SEC Offensive Player of the Year along with stable of healthy backs and arguably the best receiving corps in the conference. And the offensive line still imposes its will across the line of scrimmage. The defense lost first-round talent across the board to the NFL draft but there is no rebuilding, only restocking. LSU and Auburn boasts the next-best rosters and will scrap it out for second place. The Bayou Bengals return a championship-level defense and the conference’s best running back in Derrius Guice. Auburn also returns a defense capable of winning a championship, but can Gus Malzahn truly develop a quarterback this season? Outside of Cam Newton, a generational player, and Nick Marshall, a converted defensive back who essentially ran his high school offense, Malzahn has failed to develop an efficient quarterback from any of his own recruits. The Razorbacks and Bulldogs will tussle around for the fourth and fifth place spots in the division but do not have the depth of talent that belongs to the likes of Alabama, Auburn and LSU. Texas A&M will likely be looking for a new head coach at the end of the season as Kevin Sumlin and Aggieland are entrenched in mediocrity. Nothing more can be said for the Ole Miss Rebels as the cloud of NCAA sanctions looms over the once-rising program. Hugh Freeze will retain his position only for the reason that no one else will take him following the soon-to-be announced sanctions. The Tide and Gators will meet yet again but this year will be the first SEC Championship Game in the newly constructed Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Gators will be more competitive than in previous years but Alabama will raise the SEC Championship Trophy for the fifth time in six years at the conclusion of the season. I’ve not given much thought beyond the SEC, but my immediate prediction would be Alabama facing Florida State in a rematch with the Crimson Tide bringing home their 17th National Championship. And just a small reminder before I leave you to ponder the state of the SEC in 2017. When you wake up Saturday morning we’ll be less than 50 days from the start of the college football season. Evan Dudley is the sports editor of The Tribune.
By EVAN DUDLEY Sports Editor
The 2016-2017 academic year came to an end more than a month ago but a solid year of performances by Elmore County prep teams has fans and students excited for what the new year can hold. In an effort to familiarize myself – the “new-guy” in town – with the state of prep sports in Elmore County, I’ve decided to present an overview of the 2016-2017 prep sports year. With the start of a new season less than 50 days away, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the past year and ponder what could be in the coming months. Football The Wetumpka High School football team was the only squad from Elmore County to advance to the playoffs in 2016. The Indians were within one point of winning Region 3 against Opelika, but the loss gave them the third seed and a matchup against McAdory, who defeated Wetumpka 24-7. The Tallassee Tigers finished the 2016 regular season with a 7-3 mark and second place in Class 4A Region 3. The Tigers advanced through the first two rounds of the playoffs – defeating Hale County and St. James – before falling to the Andalusia in the quarterfinals. Elmore County had a disappointing season with a 4-6 mark but the Panthers look to rebuild heading into this year and are hopeful in making a return to the postseason for the first time since 2011. Stanhope Elmore and Holtville will be heading into this season with new head coaches. The Mustangs aim to rid themselves of the fog surrounding the Foshee settlement and decided to move on from Mike Dean, who’s only year at Stanhope included a 4-6 record in 2016. Brian Bradford, a longtime-assistant under Foshee and a former Mustang, was hired to build Stanhope Elmore back into a title contender. The Bulldogs hired Jason Franklin to resurrect a Holtville program that has gone 5-55 since the finale of the 2010 season – a two-overtime thriller against Jemison in the first round of the playoffs. Edgewood Academy had the hardest fall last year going 0-13, a quick 180-degree turn from the 2015 state title team that went undefeated. Going from first to last was not the goal for first-year head coach Eric Folmar as he and Edgewood hope to eventually reclaim their rightful spot atop the AISA. Volleyball The Edgewood volleyball team capped off a spectacular 2016 season with the AISA state title. Coach Sellers Dubberley’s squad is a yearin, year-out contender and has its sights set on a repeat performance in 2017. The Elmore County Lady Panthers won the Class 4A Area 5 title, but were upset in an epic 3-2 decision against UMS-Wright in the first round of regionals. The Holtville Lady Bulldogs were unable to advance past the Class 4A area round. Wetumpka and Stanhope Elmore also advanced to the postseason after placing second in their respective areas of Class 6A. Both squads were swept in the first round of regionals as the Lady Indians fell to Spanish Fort and the Lady Mustangs were eliminated by Saraland. Tallassee secured the runner-up position in Class 4A-Area 5 but their playoff run never gained traction as the Lady Tigers fell to Satsuma in the first round of the playoffs. Cross Country The Wetumpka Indians boys cross country squad had a strong showing in 2016. Wetumpka won the Class 6A Section 2 meet and placed sixth at the state meet with Cory Anthony finishing eighth overall for the Indians. The girls team was runner-up at sectionals and finished 18th at the state meet. Stanhope Elmore and their boys team secured a spot at the state meet after placing third at sectionals. The Mustangs finished in 16th place at the state meet. Boys Basketball It was a good year on the hardwood as both 6A squads and Elmore County advanced to the AHSAA playoffs. The Elmore County Panthers won
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The Tallassee Tigers advanced to the quarterfinals of the AHSAA Class 4A football playoffs before falling to a talented Andalusia squad.
the Class 4A Area 5 tournament, but were upset in the first round of regionals by the Area 6 runner-up Bibb County. Stanhope Elmore was runner-up in the Class 6A Area 5 tournament and advanced to the regional semi-finals before being defeated by Paul Bryant. The Mustangs beat the Area 6 winner, Ben Russell, in the first round of regionals. Wetumpka also advanced to the Class 6A regionals after placing second in their area tournament. The Indians defeated Selma in the first round but fell to Pelham in the regional semis. Despite their success this past year, Wetumpka will be heading into the 2017-2018 season with a new head coach in Derrick Powell. Girls Basketball Only three squads from the area advanced to the postseason last year. The Stanhope Elmore Lady Mustangs were runners-up in Class 6A Area 5 but failed to advanced past the first round of regionals after falling to Opelika. The Lady Panthers of Elmore County won the Class 4A Area 5 tournament but were upset by Greensboro in the first round of regionals. The Tallassee Lady Tigers were runner-up in Area 5 and lost to Hale County in the first round of regionals. Bowling The Stanhope Elmore Mustangs were regional champions and competed in the state tournament in Pelham. The Mustangs advanced to the second round but lost to East Limestone. Wrestling The Tallassee Tigers and Wetumpka Indians both had strong showings at the state wrestling tournament. The Tigers finished in third place in Class 1A-5A and the Indians finished sixth in Class 6A. The Tigers were led by Jake Baker, gold medalist in the 285lb division. Andy Baker secured a thirdplace finish in the 195lb division and Zack Haynes also secured bronze in the 113lb division. The Indians had a quartet of top-five finishers and leading the way was Cole Blackwell with a second-place finish in the 126lb division. Stanhope Elmore placed 16th in Class 6A at the state meet but had a gold winner in Jacob Andrews who competed in the 285lb division. Holtville finished in 19th place and Elmore County finished 28th. Soccer The Stanhope Elmore boys soccer team advanced to the playoffs after winning Class 6A Area 4. The Mustangs defeated Russell County before falling to Daphne in the second round. The girls squad also were winners of Area 4 and beat Russell County before being eliminated by Baldwin County in the second round. The Elmore County Panthers won Class 4A Area 6 but were upset in the first round by Loveless Academy. The Lady Panthers placed second in Area 6 and were eliminated by Trinity Presbyterian in the first round. Holtville made their way into the playoffs after placing second in Class 4A Area 6 but the Bulldogs fell in the first round to Trinity Presbyterian. Baseball Holtville made a splash in Coach Michael Dismukes first and only season with the Bulldogs. The longtime Stanhope Elmore assistant led his squad to a second-place finish
in Class 4A Area 5 and an upset victory against W.S. Neal in the first round of regionals. Holtville could not sustain the run, however, losing to Loveless Academy in the second round. Coach Dismukes’ prowess was noticed and Wetumpka tapped the Elmore County native to lead their program. The Tallassee Tigers won the Class 4A Area 5 tournament and defeated Escambia County and Trinity Presbyterian before falling to UMS-Wright in the third round of the playoffs. The Stanhope Elmore Mustangs were runner-up in Class 6A Area 5 and made their annual pilgrimage to the playoffs before being eliminated in a sweep by Spanish Fort. Edgewood Academy, arguably the best private school baseball program in the southeast, advanced to the playoffs but were eliminated in the first round by Lee-Scott Academy. Softball The most dominant sport in Elmore County the past year was softball. All area teams advanced to the playoffs with Wetumpka, Stanhope Elmore and Holtville all winning their respective areas. Elmore County placed second in their area tournament and advanced as well. The Lady Indians went 2-2 in the postseason with wins over Chilton County and Stanhope Elmore. Wetumpka fell to Chelsea following their opening-round victory, which set up the Wetumpka-Stanhope rivalry showdown that eliminated the Lady Mustangs. The Lady Bulldogs of Holtville entered the playoffs on a hot streak but were unable to rise to the occasion and were eliminated with losses to Hale County – the three-time defending champion from 2014-2016 – and Oak Grove. Edgewood Academy advanced to the AISA playoffs but were eliminated in the first round by Northside Academy. Track & Field Elmore County, as a whole, had an excellent showing at the state track and field meet. The headliner was D.J. Patrick. The Elmore County Panther won the 400-meter dash and triple-jump while securing a fourthplace finish in the long-jump and a tenth-place finish in the 200-meter dash. Zefeniah Edwards, Patrick’s teammate, placed seventh in the 800meter run and the team placed ninth in the 4x800m relay. The Stanhope Elmore Mustangs had four top-ten event finishers at the state meet. Xavier Rogers placed seventh in the 200-meter and 400meter dash, Quinaz Turner placed fifth in the 200-meter dash and eighth in the 100-meter dash and Logan Swindle finished eighth in the 800-meter run. The team secured a second-place finish in the 4x400m relay. Wetumpka sent representatives from the boys and girls squads and came away with four top-ten individual finishes along with an eighthplace finish by the 4x400m girls relay team. Tyauna Ferguson was the top athlete for the Lady Indians with a third-place finish in the 100-meter dash, a fifth-place finish in the 200meter dash and a tenth-place finish in the long-jump. Tamara Donley added an eighth-place finish in the 200-meter dash. Cory Anthony finished 10th in the 3200-meter run and Jadarious Martin finished 10th in the long-jump for the boys squad.