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AG investigator on city funds case By KENNETH BOONE TPI President
The Alabama Attorney General’s office has confirmed that one of its investigators is currently looking into funds missing from Alexander City’s Lakewinds Golf Course. “What is going on is that an investigator has been assigned to look into it and it is currently being reviewed,” said Mike Lewis, the communications director for the Attorney General’s office.
Although the exact amount of the missing funds and many other details of the investigation have not been released, Alexander City Parks and Recreation Director Sonny Wilson said he believes it could be as much as $120,000. The Outlook has learned that the money was accounted for at the city golf course and by the city recreation department, but went missing before it was deposited at the Alexander City City Hall. Funds from a period of at least two
years are believed missing. Lewis said that Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is “certainly aware of it” and the case is “on our radar.” On March 22, Fifth Judicial Circuit District Attorney E. Paul Jones said he believed that there was criminal activity involved in the missing funds and said that a forensic audit was needed to determine if criminal wrongdoing occurred. On April 18, Jones reported to Alexander
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Time is running out to help the Lake Martin Area United Way by volunteering to participate in its annual Day of Action, set for Thursday, June 16. If you want to be a part of the community effort, you need to hurry. The last day to register to participate in Monday, June 13. The United Way will accept registrants until 5 p.m. “This is an opportunity for people in the county – and in Coosa County, too – to give back and every time you have that opportunity, it’s great,” said Scott Hardy, community impact and marketing director for the Lake Martin Area United Way. “When it’s giving back to education, helping our school out, it’s even greater.” Hardy said the response from the community has been good thus far, but more volunteers are still needed. “We need more volunteers,” said Hardy.
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For 26 years, musicians have performed from the stages of Jazz Fest. Friday at Strand Park, Roman Street, above, along with Tab Benoit and Jonathan Bloom joined the long list of acts that entertained the crowds like Madison Mancilla, left, 7, of Alexander City. The annual festival continues tonight at the Lake Martin Amphitheater with Gravy taking the stage at 6:30 p.m. followed by Brass-a-holics and Wet Willie.
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Qualifying to run for elected offices in Alexander City doesn’t officially begin until July 5, but candidates are already making their intentions known that they would like to help lead the city in the future. Qualifying begins on July 5 and runs through July 19. Nothing is official until qualifying has closed, according to Alexander City City Clerk Harriett Scott. But a quick check has found that several prominent names have shown interest. Four candidates have confirmed that they intend to run for mayor. Current Mayor Charles Shaw, Councilman Tony Goss, local businessman and planning and zoning board member Mark Lamborne and former Russell Corp. Chief Financial Officer and Alexander City School Superintendent Jim Nabors have all confirmed they are interested in seeking the city’s highest elected office. In District 1, Councilman Bobby Tapley said he will seek another term. No other candidate has confirmed with The Outlook that they are planning to qualify, but Beverly White has expressed interest in running in that district with some at city hall. See ELECTION • Page 3
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City Mayor Charles Shaw that he had requested assistance from the Attorney General’s office. In response to previous inquiries from The Outlook during the past month, Lewis said that the Attorney General’s office typically does not comment on anything unless it has an arrest or an indictment to report and therefore had not issued any statement on the Lakewinds Golf Course investigation. See MISSING FUNDS • Page 3
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Jimmy Keel of Pa Pa’s Produce has learned the secret to business – beat your competition to market. It is a plan that has worked for the farmer who offers his produce just off Highway 280 in Alexander City. “I start my own tomato plants,” Keel said. “And I sell what I have left over. I have tomatoes by the time most are just planting them.” Keel has been growing Better Boys but last year tried something else too. “We tried heirlooms last year,” Keel said. “People have been going crazy over them.” Keel does have a slight advantage to getting his plants in the ground earlier and that’s a high tunnel, basically a greenhouse. “The advantage of a high tunnel is that you can start them early,” Keel said. “It lets me head the Cliff Williams / The Outlook market off.” Jimmy Keel of Pa Pa’s Produce talks about his tomato crop that he grows in a high tunnel. In addition to But the high tunnel has some other advantages the Better Boys he grows under the tunnel, Keel has squash, potatoes, okra, and beans. See PRODUCE • Page 9
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DEAR ABBY: I have been divorced for eight years. My ex and I are on civil terms and text each other a few times a week regarding our kids, mutual friends and general chitchat. A few months ago, during a rough patch in my relationship with my girlfriend of three years, “Lily,” I expressed my frustration in one of these texts. It was nothing horrible or unkind, just venting a bit. A week or so later, Lily was spending the night and I awoke at 2 a.m. to find an empty bed. I discovered her in the living room with my phone, surfing through my texts. She was livid about the communication with my ex, particularly the one in which I commented about our relationship, and stormed out. I have no password on my phone and nothing to hide from Lily and told her so. I admitted that my ex was not an appropriate person to discuss our rela-
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tionship with and apologized. This has caused a permanent shift in our relationship on two levels: She is angry and suspicious regarding my communication with my ex, and I am having trust issues with her. I feel my privacy was invaded and wonder what else Lily has searched to satisfy her curiosity. She has yet to apologize and feels justified in what she did. I contend that if she hadn’t read the texts, especially in such an underhanded way, there would be no ill feelings. Am I wrong to feel this way or am I blameshifting? -- DAZED
IN ILLINOIS DEAR DAZED: You’re not wrong, and you are not the one trying to shift blame. Lily is. I don’t know what your marriage was like, but it appears you have replaced your ex with a suspicious and controlling woman. Red flag! DEAR ABBY: I would like your opinion about something that’s bothering me. I live in a senior housing complex in Massachusetts. Most of the residents are women in their 80s and 90s. (Some are also in their 60s.) A few men live here also. One of the men sits on his living room couch with only his jockey shorts on. He leaves his door wide open when he does this. He seems not to care who sees him while walking by his apartment. Some folks here believe it should be ignored and no
one should look in while passing by. They say whatever he does in his own apartment is his own business. I believe that’s true, but only when the door is closed. What do you think? By the way, he is in his 60s. -- BEFUDDLED IN MASSACHUSETTS DEAR BEFUDDLED: What people do in the PRIVACY of their own apartment is no one’s business. When the front door is open, it is no longer private. If the man’s state of undress bothers some of the residents, they should bring it to the manager of the senior housing complex. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Obituaries Mrs. Sylvia Lynn Johnsey 1954 - 2016 Funeral Service for Mrs. Sylvia Lynn Johnsey, 61, of Alexander City, will be Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Rev. Tim Harris and Dr. John Watkins will officiate. The family will receive friends on Sunday, June 12, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mrs. Johnsey passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at her residence. She was born on October 23, 1954 in Montgomery, Alabama to Franklin Junior Magouyrk and Alice Jeanette Lowe. She was a member of the Comer Memorial Baptist Church. She served as the Activity Director for the Adelia M. Russell Children’s Library for 13 years. Miss Lynn had a green thumb, was a wonderful cook, and enjoyed shopping at thrift stores. She was a caring person that received blessings
from caring for those she loved. She is survived by her husband, Steve Johnsey of Alexander City; son, Steven Heath Johnsey (Vickie) of Chesapeake, VA; grandson, Tyler Reed Johnsey of Chesapeake, VA; brothers, Gary Magouyrk (Tonya) of Alexander City and Charles Magouyrk of Birmingham; sister, Cathy Wilson (Frankie) of Alexander City; mother-in-law, Lillian Saltsman of Alexander City; sister-in-law, Linda Cannon (Chris) of Wilsonville; nephews, Bradley Floyd of Wilsonville, Craig Floyd (Dawn) of Millbrook, and Sonny Wilson (Tara) of Alexander City; and nieces, Sabrina Collier (Wesley) of Canton, GA, and Crystal Williams (Wesley) of Auburn, AL. She was preceded in death by her parents. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome.com. Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Myrtice Stowe Funeral service for Mrs. Myrtice Stowe of Alexander City, Alabama will be Monday, June 13, 2016 at Great Bethel Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Great Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Wright’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Radney of Alexander City, Alabama passed on June 6, 2016 at Chapman’s Healthcare. Her arrangements will be handled by Radney Funeral Home and will be announced at a later date.
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After confirming that a state investigator had been assigned to the case and that the case was actively being reviewed, Lewis said he could not release any other details on the case or make any predictions on when the results of the investigation would be released. When asked how the Lakewinds Golf Course case would rank in priority with the cases the Attorney General’s office is currently investigating, Lewis said, “We have lots and lots of cases we’re working on and I don’t know, but it’s on our radar.” Lewis also said that a May story in
The Outlook may have left the impression that the Attorney General’s office had written an email about the investigation. He wanted to be clear that the AG’s office had not sent emails talking about potential delays or any other developments in the case. The email mentioned in the story was actually one sent to City Attorney Larkin Radney from Brian Barksdale of the Birmingham-based accounting firm Carr, Riggs and Ingram. It was Barksdale who indicated that an investigator had met with him in his office and mentioned a heavy caseload that could cause delays.
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Incumbent Sherry Ellison-Simpson said after giving it a lot of thought and receiving encouragement from constituents she will seek a second term in District 2. Ellison-Simpson said she hopes to continue to help constituents by fighting for them while serving on the council. Jacob Meacham, the vice-president for business development for the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce told The Outlook Friday that he also intends to run for the District 2 seat. An Alex City native, Meacham and his young family moved back to the area about a year ago. Audrey Simmons is the third name that has surfaced as a potential candidate in District 2. The Outlook did not receive conformation from Simmons Friday, but she had been exploring her options, one close to the situation said. In District 3, Bob Howard has indicated that he will not seek another term. With that seat open, Scott Hardy confirmed that he is contemplating seeking the office. Hardy does a radio show, is active in the Young
Professionals and works with the Lake Martin Area United Way. “Pending United Way Executive Board approval, I’m strongly considering a run for City Council District 3,” Hardy said Friday. Billy Ray Wall, who is the incumbent, has made a decision to seek another term in District 4. Frank Tapley, a former councilman and county commissioner, has also said he plans to run for the seat. Local businessman Eric Brown announced earlier this week on social media that he will also run for the District 4 seat. In District 5, current City Council President Jim Spann is still deliberating on whether to make another run. Tallapoosa Ford owner Jeff Smith said he is also considering to run that seat. Tommy Spraggins said Friday he too will a run for District 5 seat. In District 6, the decision by Goss to run for mayor creates an opening. According to Scott, no one from that district has visited her office to pick up paperwork as of Friday. No one responded to an Outlook social media post requesting interested candidates to contact the paper.
Public Meetings Alexander City Board of Education meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the board office at 375 Lee St. or local school at 5 p.m. Alexander City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in the courtroom at the old city hall at 5:30 p.m. Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6 p.m. Community Action Agency of Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa will holds its regular board of directors meetings every other month at the Central Office in Dadeville. Coosa County Board of Education holds called meetings at least once a month.
fourth Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. in city hall. Daviston City Council meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Daviston Fire Department. Goldville Town Council meets the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the town hall. Goodwater City Council meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held upstairs in the courthouse at 6:30 p.m. Jackson’s Gap Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6:30 p.m., all Jackson’s Gap citizens are encouraged to attend. Kellyton Town Council
meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the community center in Kellyton. New Site City Council meets the second and fourth Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in the Conference Room in the Town Hall. Ray Water Authority meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Ray Water Authority Office. All customers are invited to attend.
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“We’ve had great support so far from several of the businesses in town as well as sports teams from the area.” Two businesses that have been especially supportive, Hardy said, are Walmart and Winn Dixie. Two of the area sports teams that have volunteered are the Central-Coosa Cougars football team and the Benjamin Russell boys’ soccer team. “(Coosa Coach) Barry Simmons and (BRHS soccer Coach) Austin Teel have been great,” Hardy said. Volunteers will also include members of the United Way staff, board and representatives of some of the local United Way agencies. The Day of Action will begin Thursday morning at Reeltown Elementary, Alexander City Middle, Jim Pearson Elementary and Central-Coosa Elementary schools, the four schools the day will benefit this year. Volunteers can choose to work at any school they would like to help. Volunteers are Reeltown Elementary will be doing painting and general cleanup and those at CentralCoosa Elementary will be raking pea gravel and general cleanup. Volunteers at Jim Pearson will be pressure washing and those at Alexander City Middle School will be helping with general cleanup and painting. The Day of Action is an initiative of United Way Worldwide when, on or around June 21, United Way agencies and volunteers around the world work to make lasting changes in their communities. While
in Alexander City it’s helping to spruce up area schools, in Waterbury, Connecticut, it’s fighting hunger and in Shanghai, China, it’s working to improve early literacy. “This is a chance for us to give back, too,” said Hardy. “This community is so supportive of us in our work to help the agencies that we support. It’s nice for us – the United Way staff and the board – to have an opportunity to do something for those who have been so faithful to us. And what better way to do that than through helping out our area schools?” Hardy said that individuals and businesses who would like to volunteer for the Day of Action should call the United Way office at 256-329-3600, visit the
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lexander City – this village – raised a special child in Thomas “Toot Toot” Marbury Jr. In return, Marbury helped raise many of us. Yesterday, we said goodbye to our child, our friend, our goodwill ambassador. And we did it in a way in which we can all be proud. The sanctuary of First Baptist Church, where “Toot Toot” lay in state, was filled with his friends – friends of all races, all religions, all backgrounds. It was just as the man whose life was celebrated would have wanted it. Tears were shed, laughter was shared and the life of a man that the entire city adored was brought into focus in a 90-minute celebration led by Dr. Steve King, Pastor Shirleen Harvey, Rev. Sammy Varner, Rev. Thomas Kelly, Mr. Clovas Townsend, Deacon Olbon Goggans, Minister Alice Thomas-Hall and Dr. Eddie Hunter. Marbury was famous for his all-encompassing knowledge of the happenings in Alexander City. “The Outlook, USA Today, the National Enquirer, WSFA – none of them had nothing on Toot Toot,” Hunter said. “I don’t care what side of town you lived on, he knew all about it. If it was happening over here, we all knew about over on our side of town. It was happening over in our neighborhood, ‘Toot Toot’ was going to be sure everyone over here was going to know all about it too. Yes, we had ‘Toot Toot’ to thank for that.” Marbury has been gathering his famous intel in Heaven for a few days now. By this time, there’s probably little about his new celestial home that he doesn’t know. But while Marbury has a new home, hopefully we – the family he left behind – will not forget the lessons he taught us, King said. “In our society today, that sense of community is fading fast,” King said. “As it crumbles, it has a negative impact on society and each and every one of us. …I think ‘Toot Toot’ reminded us of the importance of community. He never met a stranger. He loved everyone, and there was no one who built bridges the way that he did. Hopefully we will all aspire to be a little more like ‘Toot Toot.’ “It’s amazing how a humble man had a lasting impact on this community. Alexander City is much better because of ‘Toot Toot.’” We hope so. So here’s one final goodbye to “Toot Toot.” We will miss you, but we will remember you.
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he primaries, where Democrats debate over who loves African-Americans the most and Republicans debate who loves Jesus more, are over. Now they must sell us on who will be best for the economy. Hillary Clinton said that when she was elected she would put Bill Clinton in charge of the economy. Yes, the feminist icon is letting the man handle the checkbook. Bill wants an office in the basement of the White House so Hillary can’t just pop in on him. Maybe Bill Clinton’s first move to reduce costs at the White House will be to fire the older salaried employees and hire interns. In reality, while Obama grasps at taking credit for an economy that will go down in history as the weakest of any president’s, he’s only spinning it. Obama will be the only president ever to preside over an eight-year period without a single year of at least 3% GDP growth. Oh, and he doubled our federal debt, adding more debt (about $10 trillion) than all 43 presidents before him. He says he led us out of the recession with all his community organizing skills. He was inaugurated in January 2009, and the recession ended months later, in June of 2009. He and Senate Majority Leader “Dingy” Harry Reid had not even unpacked their copies of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals yet. Obama acted like that was such a major accomplishment, but the reality is that we have had 47 recessions since records have been kept in the United States dating back to 1790. Recessions come along every five years or so, and we come out of every one of them. His right-hand, hatchet man Rahm Emanuel, said it
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best: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Obama preyed on the economic fears of the country to load on big government regulations and taxes that have, in fact, slowed the economy. Per the Wall Street Journal, “Mr. Obama will likely go down as having the worst economic-growth record of any president since the trough of the Great Depression in 1933—over eight decades spanning 13 administrations, Mr. Obama thus far has overseen 1.7 percent average annual economic growth.” Big recessions are historically followed by robust recoveries. This didn’t happen under Obama because he decided to grow government, not jobs and the economy. Reagan inherited a recession from Jimmy Carter in 1981, but he grew the economy an average of 4.6 percent a year afterwards by getting government out of the way and cutting taxes. Obama touts the 5 percent unemployment rate, but that number is misleading. New unemployment claims slow seven years after a recession ended. Workers can’t claim but about 99 weeks of unemployment. The real number to watch is the dismal labor participation rate, down to 62 percent from 66 percent when Obama took office. The latest bad jobs numbers tell us that 94 million Americans are not in the labor force. Our country’s safety net has become a hammock. 18 percent of unmarried males and 23 percent of unmarried women ages 25 to 54 are not in the labor force. It is now cool
to be a layabout; Obama blames everyone else but the mooch. No wonder Hillary Clinton is distancing herself from Obama’s economic record. He has created costly government, not jobs. He has picked industries he doesn’t like, like coal, forprofit colleges, payday lending, etc., and instructed his goons to regulate them out of business. Trump resonates with the American people because this supposed recovery has not helped the middle class, as Democrats had promised. The average family makes $53,700 per year now, down from about $56,000 when Obama started working his “magic” on the economy. And now it is estimated that the average family pays $15,000 a year in regulatory costs. The Competitive Enterprise Institute says this hidden tax, in the form of 3,600 new regulations and 175,000 pages in the “Code of Federal Regulations,” includes more than 1 million regulatory restrictions that burden every family. They just don’t see it. Restaurants and limos are busy in D.C., but not in Toledo. Obama had no business experience. He couldn’t even get hired at Trump University as head of diversity. Ditto for other liberal “stewards of our economy” like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. Reid grew up in a Nevada town with no high school and worked as a janitor cleaning brothels before becoming the leader of the Democrat Party — a lateral move. A libertarian op-ed humorist and awardwinning author, Ron’s a frequent guest on CNN. He can be contacted at Ron@ RonaldHart.com or @ RonaldHart on Twitter.
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Missing my dear friend Toot Toot; he will not be forgotten Dear Editor, Mr. Thomas Marbury Jr. (Toot Toot) was my friend. I came to know him and his mother, Mrs. Virginia, in the 70s. He was a humble man and what they all said about him was the truth. He was a loveable man but he didn’t want it to show. I made the mistake of hugging him and congratulating him for serving on the Martin Luther King Committee from start to end at Stephens gym and he took my arms down and stayed angry at me for two weeks. I learned from that, that my friend was a doer unto God’s word. He didn’t want thanks. I was at his last birthday party with his family and friends. It was awesome. But Thomas said to me the next day that he wasn’t having another one and I asked why. He said they make too much out of it. Thomas didn’t like attention. He was a private person. He didn’t believe in mess.
He loved people and people loved him. I know wherever I went to functions around town, there was Toot. He had varying qualities. He loved children’s education. That is where he was coming from when this happened. He talked with me there, I didn’t see him. He saw me and walked over and we talked a while at the baccalaureate service at Benjamin Russell High School. I wished a thousand times he had asked me for a ride home. I have taken him home many times, so when he didn’t ask, I thought he was with someone. God, how I miss my friend and would do anything. We thank God for the time we had him. He was a wonderful person. I miss my friend already, but God said he stayed long enough. He left a hole in our hearts that won’t be filled. Gone but never forgotten. Arlean Wyckoff Alexander City
The Democrats have a history of racism
Dear Editor, In 1957, President Eisenhower deployed the 82nd Airborne Division to desegregate Little Rock, Arkansas, schools over shameful resistance from Democratic Gov. Orval Forbus to integrate schools. Three years later, 1960 G.O.P civil rights act was signed after it survived a five day filibuster by 18 Democratic senators. In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act after former Democratic senator Robert Byrd (who was a Klansman) held a 14-hour filibuster. In 1960, Mississippi Governor Hugh White requested evangelist Billy Graham to segregate his crusade. Graham refused and was then denied access to a “Reformation Rally” at the State Capitol by Democratic South Carolina Governor George Timmerman. Democratic Senator Robert Byrd was proud of his role in the KKK. He once wrote that the Klan is needed now more than ever and he was anxious to see its rebirth in West Virginia. In 1963, Democratic governor George Wallace shamefully stood in front of the schoolhouse door only to keep black children from going inside. He proudly proclaimed segregation now, segregation forever. The bravery of Martin Luther King Jr. and his followers are what turned this around. Politicians knew the game was over. These people bravely crossed the Pettus Bridge in Selma peacefully, only to be met by police and Democratic Sheriff Bull Conner armed with batons, water hoses, and vicious
dogs. Bill Clinton’s mentor was Arkansas Senator William Fullbright, a supporter of racial segregation. He filibustered the civil rights act of 1957 and 1964. He also voted against the 1965 voting rights act. In 2010 at racist Democratic Senator Robert Byrd’s funeral, Democrats eulogized him as a true American, a friend and a mentor, this was said by Hillary. She stated “he was a man of eloquence and nobility, that she sought out his guidance, his fierce defense of the constitution. We will not see the likes of him again.” Obama remembered this racist for his honor and prinicipal and reason. Ted Kennedy once stated Robert Byrd brings the kind of qualities that the founding fathers believed were so important for service to the nation. Robert Byrd once stated he would “refuse to ever fight with a negro by his side.” He stated he would rather die a thousand deaths and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to fly again than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by a mongrel race. So I say to Democrats, grow up and stop your fake racist ranting attacks on Trump. You have a shameful history of racism, much more than what is in my letter. You dare to call the Republican Party racist. Give me a break, tell the truth. Look up your racist history and then hang your head in shame. Annette Lynch Alexander City
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MISS LAKE MARTIN PAGEANT: The 2015 Miss Lake Martin queens return to crown their successors. Beautiful contestants will compete this year in evening gown and casual wear. 22 titles will be given out and the new 2016 Miss Lake Martin will win a minimum of a $1000 scholarship. The pageant will be at Dadeville High School and admission is $10. JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL: Goodsell United Methodist Church in Lanett is hosting the Greater Valley Juneteenth Festival June 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The free event includes activities for the children, story telling, health fair, car show, voter registration and
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live entertainment. There will be a performance by the Korean Village and Choctaw Nation from Mississippi. GOSPEL SINGING: The Holloway and Drake Singers are celebrating their 35th anniversary Saturday, June 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the New Canaan Baptist Church in Camp Hill. CHURCH FUN DAY: Centerview Missionary Baptist Church in Camp Hill is hosting a fun day Saturday, June 11, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Everyone is invited and there will be lots of fun and games. JAZZ FEST: Gravy, Brass-A-Holics and Wet Willie are set to perform at the Lake Martin Amphitheater starting at 6:30 p.m. for the annual Jazz Fest.
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MINISTRIES DAY: The New Popular Spring Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its annual All Ministries Day on Sunday, June 12, at 2 p.m. Guest Minister will be Rev. Robert Cadenhead, pastor of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Gold Hill. Everyone is invited. GOSPEL SINGING: The Holloway and Drake Singers are celebrating their 35th Anniversary Sunday, June 12, at 4 p.m. at the Lafayette High School Auditorium. CHURCH HOMECOMING: Rocky Creek Baptist Church is hosting a homecoming service June 12. Three Bridges will sing at 10:30 a.m., worship is at 11:30 a.m. and lunch will be at noon. Singing will resume at 1 p.m. CHURCH HOMECOMING: Fellowship Baptist Church
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These amazing plants at a home on Scott Road were planted by the late Jeanette and Charles McAlister several decades ago. The home is now owned by Gary Pemberton. Called Century plants because legend has it that they often take 100 years to bloom, appear to be ready to flower after massive stalks have developed this year. The plants are native to Mexico and the southwest.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Old Union Baptist Church is hosting vacation Bible school June 11 to June 24. On June 11 there will be a kickoff party from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 20 to June 24 will be from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. with a meal. June 24 is family night starting at 6 p.m. The van ministry can be reached at 256-596-1873 or 256-8257502.
June 12-16
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Cave Quest Vacation Bible School, June 12 - 16, Sixth Street Baptist Church, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Dinner, Games, Bible Study, FUN every night! Come 20 minutes early to register and enjoy some music. Join us as we learn how to follow Jesus, the light of the world! Contact Amy at 256.750.1771 for more info. Sign-up at groupvbspro.com/vbs/ ez/SSBCkids VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Friendship Baptist Church in the Buttston Community is hosting vacation Bible school June 13-16. There will be kickoff June 12 and a family night June 17. It begins at 5:30 p.m. each night.
June 13 - 14
VACATION BIBBLE SCHOOL: Sandy Creek Baptist Church in Camp Hill is hosting Vacation Bible School June 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: New Beginning Baptist Church is hosting Vacation Bible School June 13- June 17 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the church at 1076 Coley Creek Road. Meals will be served every night. Call 256-750-0068 for more information or if you need a ride. TRAINING CAMP: Michael Taylor is hosting a free training camp for all school age groups every Monday and Tuesday starting at 5:45 p.m. at the Dadeville Elementary School playground. He will have everything you need to get you in shape for your favorite activity or sport – cheerleading, band, baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball or tennis. Contact Michael Taylor at 334-549-2337 for more details.
June 16
DAY OF ACTION: The Lake Martin United Way is hosting the 2016 Day of Action Thursday, June 16 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. You can participate
at Alexander City Middle School, Jim Pearson Elementary School, Central of Coosa Elementary School and Reeltown High School. Download the volunteer registration form at unitedwaylakemartin.org and return by June 13 to shardy@unitedwaylakemartin. org, fax to 256-329-0110 or mail to United Way P.O. Box 876 Alexander City 35011. WINE TASTING: Emporium Wine will be hosting a wine tasting June 16 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.. Lana Jackson from Grassroots Wine will lead a tasting with Sancerre and Chablis from France, Italian Prosecco, Pinot Nior from New Zealand and a California Cabernet Sauvignon.
June 18
SUMMER BAZAAR: Summer Bazaar to support the two non-profits Lake Martin Laubach Literacy Council (LMLLC) and Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama, Inc. (VCCA) behind Karen Channell State Farm Building and inside the office of VCCA. LMLLC will be selling softly used hard back and soft back books VCCA will be selling plants ($1-$3), baked goods, chances to win a handcrafted wooden Adirondack chair, and flea market items. Individual vendors will also have items such as jams and jellies, baby items, hair bows, travel bags and other handmade items. We still have a few spaces left so if you are talented and would like to set up a table with your goods contact Rita at literacylakemartin@yahoo.com or Carley at carleyatvcca@gmail.com. Please contact either to make donations – books or plants. PATH TRASH WALK: The June PATH Trash Walk is scheduled for Saturday, June 18. Volunteers will meet at Flint Hill Methodist Church at 8 a.m. to receive supplies and assignments. Please join your neighbors as we take the PATH to a cleaner healthier Lake Martin Community. CANCER SURVIVORS’ PICNIC: East Alabama Medical Cancer Center is hosting a Cancer Survivors’ Picnic June 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bottling Plant Event Center in downtown Opelika. Each survivor will receive a free lunch catered by Chuck’s Bar-B-Que and t-shirt while supplies last. Due to space limitations, the number of participants is limited to 750 and each survivor may bring one guest. While the picnic is free, preregistration is required for survivors to attend the event. Officials ask that you register by June 10. Volunteers are also needed to work the event. For more information or to register for the event contact 334-528-2682. TRADE DAY: The Bibb Graves School is hosting a trade day June 18 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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June 21
MEETING: The Artist Association of Central Alabama will meet June 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church.
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LAKE FEST: New Water Ministry is hosting Lake Fest June 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with arts and crafts, food vendors and more. The event will be at New Water Ministry, 460 Camp Civitan Road, in Dadeville. PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: Word of Truth Ministries is hosting 10th anniversary services for Pastor and Elect Lady John L. Cook Jr. Sunday, June 26, at 2:30 p.m. Guest speakers are Bishop and Elect Lady Larry Johnson of Temple of God Church. Please RSVP by June 15. WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP: The Artist Association of Central Alabama is hosting a watercolor workshop June 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wine Emporium. The cost is $40 for members and $50 for non-members. The class is limited to 12 prepaid students. The workshop will cover dogwoods, pink and white. It is good for beginners or advanced watercolor artists and is led by Dottie Holdren. Supply list is given on payment of workshop. Call 256-377-4918 with questions. FAMILY GAME NIGHT: The Bibb Graves School is hosting a family game night June 25 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. CHOIR ANNIVERSARY: Peace and Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church in Kellyton is having a combined choir anniversary June 25 at 5 p.m.
June 26
MANN FAMILY REUNION: All descendants of John Branch Mann will meet the fourth Sunday, June 26, for the 99th family reunion at Rocky Mountain Primitive Baptist Church. Festivities begin at 11 a.m. with a covered dish lunch to follow at noon. There will be more fellowship to follow in the afternoon. The church is located three miles southwest of Daviston on County Road 79. For more information contact Judy Burgess at 256-2166108.
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Seleeta Baptist Booker St., Alex City 256-329-2685 Shady Grove Baptist Jackson’s Gap Community
CHURCH OF GOD Alex City No. 2 A.C.O.P. Church of God Local Street, Alex City Bread of Life A.C.O.P. Church of God Hwy. 280, Kellyton
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New Hope Baptist Lake Martin, off Hwy. 63 256-329-2510
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Marshall Street Church of God 428 Marshall Street, Alex City 256-234-3180
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New Providence Baptist Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City
New Harvest Ministries Church of God Hwy 280 & Coosa 28 256-329-2331
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Bethany Baptist Church Bethany Road
New Rocky Mount Baptist 670 Peckerwood Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-794-3846
Cross Key Baptist Hackneyville, 256-329-9716
Bethel Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-5070
New Salem Road New Site Rd., New Site, 256-234-2932
Darian Missionary Baptist Church Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City 256-329-3865
Beulah Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-9882
Old Providence Baptist Off Hwy. 63 N., near Hackneyville
The Church of God 13th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1696
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Calvary Baptist 819 Main St., Dadeville, 256-825-5989
Old Union Baptist 1106 Davis Circle 256-596-1873
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Orr Street Baptist 1000 “O” Street (Hwy. 63N) Alex City, 256-234-3171
CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy 303 Poplar Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6941
Early Rose Baptist 201 E Street, Alexander City Flint Hill Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville
Calvary Heights Baptist Elkahatchee, Rd., Alex City 256-234-7224
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Jackson’s Gap Baptist Church 21 East Church St. 256-825-6814
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CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1515 Worthy Road, Alex City (Corner of Worthy Place and Dadeville Road)
Pine Grove Baptist Camp Hill Ray Baptist Rockford Hwy., Alex City, 256-234-7609 River Road Baptist 148 Dean Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6971 Rocky Creek Baptist Samford Rd., Cowpens Community Rocky Mount Baptist Hwy. 22 E., Alex City, 256-329-2327 Rock Springs Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-839-6263 Russell Farm Baptist Hwy. 63 beyond Our Town
Pentecostal Church of God 163 Franklin Street, Alex City 256-215-4055
First United Methodist 310 Green St., Alex City 256-234-6322
Flint Hill U.M., Alex City 256-234-5047 Goodwater U.M. Main St., Goodwater, 256-839-6661 Haven United Methodist 410 Christian St., Alex City 256-329-8394 Hillabee Campground UMC 120 CC Road, Alex City Sunday School 10am Sunday Service 11am Kellyton U.M., Kellyton, 256-329-1681
Pearson Chapel U.M. Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City Red Ridge United Methodist 8091 County Road 34, Dadeville 256-825-9820
METHODIST – INDEPENDENT Daviston Independent Methodist Daviston, 395-4207 PENTECOSTAL Pentecostals of Dadeville 115 West Columbus Street Dadeville, 256-596-3411
EPISCOPAL Saint James Episcopal Church 121 South Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-4752
First Presbyterian Okefuske, Dadeville, 256-825-4081 Robinson Memorial Presbyterian Robinson Rd., Alex City UNITED PENTECOSTAL Alex City Apostolic 3708 Robinson Rd., Alexander City, 256-329-1573 INDEPENDENT Faith Temple Franklin Street, Alex City, 256-234-6421
Sunny Level Baptist Church Sunny Acres Subdivision Sewell Street
Kellyton Revival Center Co. Road 87 South Kellyton
Hillabee Baptist Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6798
Town Creek Baptist Camp Ground Rd., Alex City
Liberty Life Christian Center 321 “S” Street, Alex City
Horseshoe Bend Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville
Wayside Baptist 21 Wayside Circle, Alex City 256-234-5564
Passion Church 3340 Hwy. 63 N., Alex City 256-409-9590
Zion Hill Baptist Hwy. 79, near Horseshoe Bend
The Family Worship Center 365 Scott Road, Alex City
CATHOLIC St. John the Apostle 454 N. Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-3631
METHODIST – UNITED Alexander City Methodist 11th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1284
CHURCH OF CHRIST Alex City Church of Christ 945 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-234-6494
Bradford Methodist Hwy. 9, Goodwater
New Bethel Fellowship Church 5474 Rock Springs Road Jackson’s Gap 256-825-3367
Comer Memorial U.M. 427 East Church St., 256-329-3467
The Baha’I Faith 740 Newell Street, Camp Hill 256-896-4007
Duncan Memorial U.M. 3997 Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6708
The Word Bible Church 161 Main St., Alex City, 256-215-5646
Kendrick Baptist Church Nixburg Lake Martin Baptist Hwy 34, Dadeville 256-825-7434 Lake Pointe Baptist 8352 Hwy. 50W, Dadeville Lebanon Baptist Mt. Carmel Rd., Dadeville, 256-234-7541
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Kellyton Baptist Kellyton, 256-329-1512
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Trinity United Methodist 280 By-pass, Alex City, 256-234-2455
Sixth Street Baptist Sixth St., Alex City, 256-234-2408
Jackson’s Gap Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4951
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Better Boy tomatoes and new potatoes await purchase at Pa Pa’s Produce. Jimmy Keel and his wife Martha farm about 8 of the 15 acres they own just off of Highway 280. The Keels also have beans, okra and squash ready now and soon will have peas, watermelon and cantaloupe.
too. “The biggest thing is when tomatoes get wet. They can get diseased,” Keel said. “The only water they get under this tunnel is from drip irrigation.” Don’t worry, Keel is not hogging the city’s water supply. “That is my lifeline,” Keel said as he points to a small pond. “It is fed by two springs and never goes dry. Farming has gotten so tough that you can’t do it unless you have irrigation.” That irrigation system also lets Keel produce other vegetables and farmer’s market staples. “I am able to use it on the eight acres I farm,” Keel said. “We
irrigate everything.” Keel has beans, peas, squash, zucchini, potatoes, corn and okra currently. “In just the two weeks we have been open this year, we have sold about 15 bushels of rattlesnake beans,” Keel explained while going through his farm. “I just pulled new potatoes there and follow them up with peas.” Keel also has another trick up his sleeve to keep the customers happy. “I have to plant in steps, otherwise I will run out,” Keel said. “This is my first field of corn and that is my second. It comes off in stages.” Keel has changed his
corn a little. “I was growing Golden Queen. Last year, I tried some Honeysweet,” Keel said. “This year all have is Honeysweet. The Golden Queen is good but I believe this better.” Though Keel still has a local favorite and it is close to ready. “The customers love
field corn,” Keel said. “I can’t grow enough field corn. They like country fried corn. It does not have the sugar that sweet corn does.” Keel wants everyone to know that Pa Pa’s Produce is part of the Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program. “Seniors are our main business,” Keel said. “They get checks
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Local teams begin well in district tourneys By CATHY HIGGINS Sports Editor
The Alexander City home turf was well represented on the first day of the Cal Ripken-Babe Ruth 10U Baseball and 6U Tee Ball tournaments. Alex City teams won all but one of the six games played Thursday at Charles E. Bailey Jr. Sportplex. The baseball tourney kicked off with Alex City 9 defeating Sylacauga 9 by a score of 14-2 in Game 1. The home team then lost to Phenix City, 11-1 in Game 3. Meanwhile, Alex City 10 beat Phenix City West, 15-4 in Game 2. AC 10 continued its winning streak throughout the evening by beating Sylacauga 14-1 in Game 4. Alex City 10 was also slated to play Phenix City East Friday in Game 7. Friday’s lineup also pit Sylacauga 9 and 10 against each other in Game 5, as well as Alex City 9 against Phenix City West in Game 6. The winners of these two games went on to face each other in Game 8. Play continues today with the following schedule: Game 9: 10 a.m., Field 3: Game 7 loser against game 8 winner. Game 10: Noon, Field 3: Games 7 and 9 winners. Game 11 will be played at 2 p.m. Sunday on Field 3. It will pit the Game 10 winner against that game’s losing team if it is their first loss. This will determine the champion. The T-Ball tournament began on a high note with Alex City 5 beating Sylacauga 5, 19-9 in Game 1. The winning team went on to play Lincoln in Game 3. In Game 2, Alex City 6 also did well, defeating Sylacauga 6 by a score of 21-18. Game 4 pit Sylacauga 5 and 6 against each other. Game 5: 9 a.m., Field 2: Winners of Games 2 and 3. Game 6: 10:30 a.m., Field 2: Losing Team of Game 3 plays Winner of Game 4. Game 7: Noon, Field 2: Losers of Game 5 against Winners of Game 6. Games 8 and 9 will be played Sunday afternoon to determine a champion. The top two teams in each age group will move on to the state tournament scheduled for the weekend of June 24. Results from Friday’s games were not available at press time.
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Below, Central Alabama Community College student nurse Emily Parkinson, right, checks the heart rate of rising Benjamin Russell High School senior Tanner Barnett, who plays basketball and baseball. Above, rising Alexander City Middle School seventh grader Gavin Vickers, left, gets his blood pressure checked by Central Alabama Community College student nurse Tiffany Davis. Vickers plays football and basketball.
Physically cleared for action Benjamin Russell athletes take advantage of free sports physicals with help of Russell Medical Center
By CATHY HIGGINS Sports Editor
Between 300 and 400 students from Benjamin Russell High and Alexander Middle schools descended on the BRHS gymnasium Friday morning for their annual physical examinations. Russell Medical Center provides the yearly exams to young athletes free of charge. “This is really possible because Russell Medical Center saw a need four or five years ago,” said BRHS athletic director Pam Robinson. Russell Medical Center provides the clinic to other schools as well. “We did Horsehoe Bend last week,” said Russell Medical Center Athletic Trainer Deborah Birrer. Robinson credits Birrer with being a driving force behind Friday’s clinic. “She put all this together,” Robinson said. The event enabled all the students the opportunity to fulfill their exam required for sport participation in the upcoming school year in one day. “That way they’re good
from June to June,” Robinson said, “and we don’t have to round them up in the middle of the school year to make sure they’ve passed their physical.” The annual clinic also eliminated a student’s need to head to the doctor’s office and pay $10 for such a service, which for some might prove to be an obstacle to participating in school sports. “Believe it or not, there are students who can’t afford to pay $10,” Robinson said. The time it took for students to complete Friday’s clinic was fairly short. “From the time they enter the door until they leave is about 15 minutes,” Birrer said. One reason for such speed was that the clinic was organized, passing students through each test in a particular order. Those tests included checking height, weight, blood pressure, heart rate, orthopedics and vision. Adding to the efficiency of Friday’s clinic were the volunteers. They include Drs. Michele Goldhagen, Paul Goldhagen, Kerrie Brown and Marie Evans, as well as student nurses from Central Alabama
Community College and BRHS student athletic trainers, as well as coaches from both schools. Plus, all the paperwork was completed before the clinic began. “We have the kids fill out their eligibility information ahead of time,” Robinson said. Birrer added that each grade and sport was given a designated time to come to the gym Friday, which added an extra layer of efficiency. “So the doctors don’t get backed up and the kids aren’t waiting in long lines,” she said. Birrer added that if something did come up during one
of the screenings, a student was sent the trainer to schedule further evaluation. While Friday’s clinic addressed most of the requirements for sports participation, some students will need to return for concussion baseline testing on July 26. “It really takes the guesswork out of concussions,” Birrer said. While all student athletes used to have to take the baseline concussion test, now it is limited to seventh, ninth and 11th graders. “Just to see if things have changed since the last time they tested,” Birrer said.
Remembering ‘The Greatest’: A force of fun and fury H
e was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in Louisville, Kentucky, on Jan. 17, 1942. He began boxing at 12 after he told a Louisville policeman he wanted to “whoop” a boy for stealing his bicycle. The policeman advised him not to try it before he got some training. The advice to the young Louisvillian from that unsuspecting policeman, unbeknownst to him, changed the course of sports history. By 18, Clay had won six Kentucky and two national Golden Gloves titles, a national AAU title and was an Olympic light heavyweight champion. He finished his amateur career with 100 wins and only five losses. Clay’s first professional fight was one month and two days after my birth – Oct. 29, 1960 – a six-round decision over Tunney Hunsaker. But it wasn’t until four years later when Clay fought Sonny Liston that a champion was born. Clay entered the February 1964 fight at 19-0 with 15 knockouts. Liston was 35-1 with 24 KOs. Liston was a tested veteran,
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Clay a cocky kid. At the weigh-in for the Liston fight in Miami, Clay wore a denim jacket that read “Bear Huntin’” on the back (Liston’s nickname was “The Bear.”) The 22-year-old Clay waved a stick and taunted the champion. He worked himself into such a frenzy that his heart raced and his blood pressure hit 200/100. The chief physician of the Miami Boxing Commission determined Clay was “emotionally unbalanced, scared to death, and liable to crack up before he enters the ring.” He said if Clay’s blood pressure didn’t return to normal, the fight would be canceled. But the fight went on as scheduled until a battered Liston couldn’t answer the bell for the 7th round. Cassius Clay – who within a couple months would change his name to Muhammad
Ali – was the heavyweight champion of the world at 22. Not only was Ali the champion, but he was a magnet for controversy. With the days of Jim Crow barely in the rearview, his cockiness was not wellreceived. He boasted of being “pretty,” “the greatest,” claimed he could “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.” He was not only a champion boxer, but an unmatched showman. He would shuffle, dance-like, in the ring and windmill his right arm before landing a devastating jab with his left. On March 22, 1967, Ali was stripped of his heavyweight title after refusing induction into the Armed Forces at the height of the Vietnam War, saying the Viet Cong had done nothing to him. On June 20, 1967, he was convicted of the same offense. The American public was aghast. Ali became a hated hero. He did not fight from March 1967 to October 1970 – from ages 25 to almost 29 – until his conviction was overturned in 1971 in a unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ali sat out four prime years in his career, but when he resumed boxing, he defeated a litany of the greatest names in the fight game: Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Floyd Patterson, Ken Norton and a host of other more minor names. From the time he resumed his career after the draft ordeal until his 36th birthday, he lost only twice – once each to Norton and Frazier – while amassing 25 wins, 15 by knockout. Ali held the heavyweight title three separate times, losing it once to the law, once to Joe Frazier and once to Leon Spinks. He regained it from both Frazier and Spinks before losing it to Larry Holmes in 1980. He said he was “pretty.” He was. Ali was handsome and had a physique any man would be proud of. His smile was as natural and powerful as his right hand. He said he was “The Greatest.” He was. Anyone who says differently is, well, wrong. Ali was an amazing fighter to watch. He enjoyed the game and he was extremely talented. Name
the greatest at anything and you’ll find that combination. And then there was Ali’s virtue. He stood up for what he believed in. He turned foes to friends. He made an entire generation of Americans realize it was okay – right, in fact – to stand for something. His Parkinson’s made him a frail man. I cried watching him light the Olympic torch at the 1996 Atlanta games. But those of us who saw him in the ring remember him as a force. A force full of both fun and fury. New Jersey native Chuck Wepner, called the “Bayonne Bleeder,” fought Ali in March of 1975. He told his wife the day of the fight to go buy a blue negligee because she was sleeping with the heavyweight champion of the world that night. She did and was wearing it when Wepner entered his hotel room after Ali won a 15-round decision. “So, is Ali coming here or am I going to his room?” Mrs. Wepner asked. We’ll miss you, Champ. You were – without doubt – The Greatest.