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Sun Festival Band Battle lineup set Six bands, four with local ties to compete for cash and gig By MITCH SNEED Editor
The Alexander City Chamber of Commerce has selected the six bands who will compete in this year’s Sun Festival Band Battle July 21 at Strand Park. Bands from musical genres all across the board will be featured as they battle for cash and a chance to be the opening act for Saturday June 22’s finale featuring Moon Taxi. Bands participating in Band Battle are: Airside, Duece’s Wild, Madwind, The Common Phenomenon, The Talismen and the The Rachel Wilson Band. Here’s what you can expect: • The Rachel Wilson Band, is a group with Alexander City ties and features a blend of rock, blues and country. • Airside hails from the Memphis area and has an Indie or Alternative Rock sound, but will play some funk and classic rock as well. • The Talismen are a Montgomery based rock/jam band made up of one college freshman and recent high school graduates from Montgomery Academy and Park Crossing High School. They put on a show containing soulful and funk-filled originals along with some music of their favorite artists like Widespread Panic, Phish and The Dirty Guv’nahs. • Alex City’s own Madwind bills itself as a party band that plays “the oldies but goodies, classic rock and classic country.” See BATTLE • Page 9
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Benjamin Russell High School valedictorian Mason Sake delivers an emotional graduation speech May 26 that he hoped would not only help graduates, but anyone struggling with life issues.
Bus driver, mentor a lifesaver for BRHS valedictorian By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
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ason Sake was the valedictorian of the Benjamin Russell High School Class of 2017 and had to give a speech. But he didn’t want to give just any speech. “I didn’t want to give just a commencement speech,” Sake said. “I wanted to tell part of my story in hopes that it would help someone else. I wanted to reach not just my peers, but the community.” Sake’s commencement address told the story of a boy almost taking his life and how he overcame it. “I felt isolated,” said Sake of his feelings as a young student who just moved to the area from California. “I was having problems with bullying and other things.” Sake explained that many in the
Read the speech delivered by Mason Sake at the Benjamin High School graduation May 26 that started a conversation on teen suicide and how people can make a difference in the lives of others. PAGE 4.
community helped him with his problem without knowing but it was a school bus driver, Arthur Hicks, who provided the most. “The gifted program was a relief but it was only a half a day at the end of the week,” Sake said. “Mr. Hicks was there everyday and helped me before I got home. If it were not for him, I would not be here today.” Sake said his parents helped him with coping with the issues too and helped explain the situation to school officials at See SPEECH • Page 9
By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Summer is a time of fun and excitement, but it also signals the beginning period of the Atlantic hurricane season. Traditionally running from June 1 to Nov. 30, this season marks a time when the conditions are just right for these severe storms to form and wreak havoc on the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States. Today is the first officially day of summer, and both government and weather officials are marking it by tracking the potential of severe weather brought on by a storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico. Upgraded from a potential tropical storm to a tropical storm at 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, Tropical Storm Cindy is making its presence known in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Latest projections from the National Weather Service show that Cindy is on track to make landfall in western Louisiana or far eastern Texas. Despite the central portion of the storm being far from Tallapoosa County, the storm still has the potential to create problems in the area. “We are estimating moderate rainfall in the forecast throughout the rest of the week, ranging from two to four inches falling across central Alabama, though there are localized areas that could see more than that,” said meteorologist Holly Allen with the National Weather Service in Birmingham. “We are also watching for the possibility of localized flash flooding. See WEATHER • Page 11
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The Sabal Trail Pipeline is pumping gas. The pipeline is not yet at full capacity as only one of two units are currently online. The second unit should be online by the end of the month bringing the pipeline to full capacity.
By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Natural gas is flowing through the Sabal Trail Pipeline. “Gas started to flow last week,” Sabal Trail spokesperson Andrea Grover said Monday. “There is gas in the pipeline.” Earlier this month Grover explained that the pipeline would be supplying gas to Florida Power and Light to help meet summer demand and would go fully operational late in the month. “We have one unit operational at the Alexander City station,” Grover said. “The second unit will be operational late this month.” Grover said there is still
work being done in Alexander City. “They are still working on the second unit,” Grover said. “The pipeline will not be at full capacity until the second unit is operational.” The Sabal Trail pipeline travels through Tallapoosa, Chambers, Lee and Russell counties in Alabama on its 515mile path to Orlando, Florida. According to Sabal Trail, $3.2 million will be paid in property taxes in Alabama annually with $1.1 million of that being paid in Tallapoosa County. Sabal Trail also says the pipeline has created 94 jobs in Alabama. The pipeline is owned by Spectra Energy, NextEra Energy and Duke Energy.
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enjoy a good book and a glass of wine -- not every day, but an indulgence and a pleasure. It also feels good to hear “I’m thinking of you” first thing every morning and the last thing every night. I am flattered. It feels horrible that my two best friends can’t understand that I give of myself to my community and my family and need something that is just for me. I have reached the point where I don’t want to have these discussions with my friends anymore, so I avoid them. How can I get across to them that I’m fine and happy and content? -- JUST FOR ME DEAR JUST: You say you are happy and content, and your husband is OK with the
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friends on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Flint Hill United Methodist Church. Mr. Brewer passed away peacefully on Monday, June 19, 2017. He was born on August 24, 1928 in Alexander City, Alabama to George Herbert Brewer and Bammy Mae Brewer. He was an active member of Flint Hill United Methodist Church, where he was very involved in the Fellowship
Sunday School class. Mr. Brewer was a very Godly, loving and caring family man. He was employed by Russell Mills for 30 years and was active even after retirement with Meals on Wheels and the Alexander City recycling center. He enjoyed watching all sports, but Auburn football and the Atlanta Braves were his favorites. He is survived by his grandson, Allen Brewer (Linda) of Auburn; two great
grandchildren and four great great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Christine Brewer; son, Reggie Brewer; parents and brother, Aaron Brewer. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com.
21, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mr. Black passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Chapman Healthcare Center. He was born on June 2, 1921 in Alexander City, Alabama to Walter Cass Black and Lillie Black. He was an active member of Daviston Baptist Church. Mr. Black worked with the Soil Conservation Service for 30 years and was a mail carrier for 30 years. He enjoyed reading and watching Bill Gaither videos, and loved farming. He is survived by his daughter, Nancy (Donald) Denney of Pinson; sons, Edward (Doris) Black of Alexander City, David Black
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Mr. Adron “Biggan” Brewer 1928 - 2017 Funeral Service for Mr. Adron “Biggan” Brewer, 88, of Alexander City, Alabama, will be Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Flint Hill United Methodist Church. Rev. John Hill will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive
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The Alexander City Police Department is investigating another incident where gunshots were sprayed into a residential area. Alexander City Police Department Deputy Chief James Easterwood said the department received multiple calls reporting shots fired at about 10 p.m. Monday in the area of S Street in Alexander City. “We had reports of multiple shots being fires and there was an occupied vehicle that was fired into,” Easterwood said. “We were fortunate that no one was injured.” Easterwood said that witnesses were able to offer some information that should help investigators develop suspects in the case. He said this incident is similar to others over the last few months. “It appears that it may be related to a previous altercation and d=some returned to retaliate,” Easterwood said.
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he much-anticipated 2018 election contests have been pushed back by about three months due to the unanticipated race for Jeff Sessions’ senate seat. This ongoing contest will occupy the news through late September. It was previously thought that June 6 would be the opening bell since fundraising for next year’s June 5 Primary could begin at that time. However, the bell will probably commence to chime in full force by Labor Day. It will be a year for the record books. The ballot will be so long that it will take most folks 15 minutes to vote. We will have an open governor’s race with at least six to nine viable candidates. That same number of folks will be in the open Lt. Governor’s race. You will have a hotly contested open race for Attorney General. There will be five seats up for election on the State Supreme Court. There will be a fight among two sitting Justices, Tom Parker and Lyn Stuart, for Chief Justice, all Probate Judges, and many Circuit and District Court Judges in the State will be running as well as all 67 Sheriffs. However, the most money will be spent on the 35 State Senate races and 105 State House seats. In recent years, special interest money in Montgomery has gravitated more than ever to legislative races. The 2018 legislative money raising could begin on June 6 but the jockeying and final decision-making will be delayed by not only the U.S. Senate race. There is also a large cloud of uncertainty as to how the districts will look when all is said and done by the federal courts. In January a three judge federal panel struck
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down the current district maps drawn in 2012. The three federal judges were following precedent sent down from the U.S. Supreme Court. Alabama Democrats led by the Alabama Democratic Conference and the Black Legislative Conference prevailed in what appeared to be a “Hail Mary” suit. They won at the U. S. Supreme Court level. The high tribunal’s decision said that the Alabama Republican legislature had intentionally moved Black voters who overwhelmingly vote Democratic into loaded majority-minority districts that made it difficult to form alliances with likeminded white voters. This new theory embraced by the courts advised that it muted minority voices in the political process. The court is right about that. Democratic Senators and Representatives have been run over repeatedly over the last six years by the Republican majority. They have treated them with irrelevance and irreverence. The courts told the legislature to fix the lines to suit the Court order. The Republicans ignored the Court and ran over the Democrats again in the regular session. All of the black Democrats voted against the plan. The most contentious issue was over local politics. The Republicans’ maps gave Republicans a one-seat advantage in the House and Senate delegations in Jefferson County. They brought in GOP legislators who live in the suburbs surrounding Birmingham
to give them a majority in the demographically Democratic County. The Courts were essentially ignored in favor of politics. The GOP supermajority continued to use the whip handle with the Democrats. However, they are not holding the cards in this poker game. When the Court hears the case in September, the GOP plan will be discarded. The court may wind up drawing the new districts that legislators run under in 2018. The last time the courts drew the lines was in 1983. In that case, the judges sent the demographics and judicial requirements to cartography experts in New York and they fed them into a computer. The Court ordered computer drawn districts that had no regard for county line boundaries or political enclaves, much less protecting incumbents. Several GOP legislators may wake up one morning in October and see that the Courts have put them in the same districts.
Therefore, most lobbyists and special interests are keeping their powder dry. They will probably not be doling out large legislative donations until qualifying time around the first of the year. The most hotly contested state senate race will be for the Dick Brewbaker seat in the Montgomery River Region. Brewbaker is not running for reelection. Most insiders expect Senator Harri Ann Smith to retire from her Houston/ Geneva Wiregrass seat. Regardless, popular Dothan mayor, Mike Schmitz, is not running for a third term as mayor and is expected to run for that State Senate seat. We will see. See you next week.
The University of Alabama awarded approximately 5,000 degrees during spring commencement May 5-7. With a beautiful campus, hundreds of rigorous academic programs, worldrenowned faculty and numerous opportunities for service and growth, The University of Alabama is a place where legends are made. Local students who received degrees include: • Callie Burns of Alexander City, Master of Arts. Demarcus McClain of Alexander City, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Sciences. • Richmond McClellan of Alexander City, Bachelor of
Science in Education. • Anna Price of Alexander City, Bachelor of Science. • Robert Weaver of Alexander City, Bachelor of Science. • Stephany Arrington of Dadeville, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. • Abigail Alexander of Jacksons Gap, Bachelor of Arts in Communication & Information Sciences. The University of Alabama, the state’s oldest and largest public institution of higher education, is a studentcentered research university that draws the best and brightest to an academic community committed to providing a premier undergraduate and graduate education.
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ou never know what battles a person is fighting inside their head. What you see on the outside rarely matches what’s on the inside. In the dark recesses of the mind, ideas and potential solutions for troubles are often equally dark. For those reasons, mental health experts say suicide is “the nation’s greatest untamed cause of death” and one of the few major threats worldwide that has gotten significantly worse this century than in the last. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, many suicide attempts go unreported or untreated. Surveys suggest at least one million people in the U.S. annually attempt to intentionally harm themselves. When it comes to teens and adolescents, the thought process isn’t as logical as those of an adult. They don’t have the life experience to understand that most situations are only temporary and good things can be within reach. As the column on this page and the accompanying front-page story illustrate, these dark thoughts of suicide can live in the heads of anyone, even teens who appear to have it all. Adults in our community should be learning and sharing teen suicide prevention practices. And they should be providing opportunities for children and teenagers to express how they are feeling. Bringing up the topic of suicide with young people living in our homes or in our community is not likely to lead to an increase in suicidal behavior. It might, however, open a door for youths to step through in desperate search of help for themselves or a troubled classmate. And that is a key point to remember. Suicide is nearly always related to mental illness. Teens who are bullied, or stressed, or angry are still not likely to attempt to take their own lives if they are not first troubled by a mental illness, such as depression or anxiety. These are treatable conditions. Teenagers who are contemplating suicide nearly always offer some form of advance notice. They talk about having no purpose, being a burden on others, feeling trapped or in pain. They say they want to kill themselves. They become more reckless, or more withdrawn. Their sleep patterns change. They rage. The long and short of it: Make sure the young folks around you know that you care, that they matter and that you will help without judgment. You never know when a smile, an encouraging word or an understanding ear may save a life.
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Valedictorian thanks mentor, friend, asks all to find light and be there for others Editor’s note: Mason Sake was the valedictorian at Benjamin Russell High School. His speech at graduation was a touching tribute to a man who made a difference in his life and a challenge to all who are having dark thought to find the light within themselves. Today we publish his speech with his permission.
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ood evening friends and family, parents and mentors, and class of 2017. I’m honored for the opportunity to speak in front of everyone here tonight. Before I get started, I’d like to take a few moments to recognize a couple of empty seats we have tonight. In the last year, our class has lost two classmates, Quen Reese and my good friend Garrett Williamson. I believe I’m not alone in wishing for everyone to take a few moments to reflect on our classmates. I’d like to thank everyone for the opportunity to speak tonight. If you’ll excuse me, over the next few minutes I’m going to share a story with everyone here that will be a little difficult for me to share. There are only a couple people in my life that I’ve shared it with, so I’m going to give it my best. For those who don’t know me, I moved to Alexander City almost nine years ago from California. And, at nine, leaving everything I knew and was accustomed to can be summed up simply as a culture shock. The first few years living here were very difficult for me. I had a hard time fitting in and making friends. Slowly, I felt more and more isolated. That isolation twisted and bent my perception that made each successive day worse than the last. I began to feel bullied and dreaded waking up in the morning. This depression in my life grew to the point I started asking my mom not to take me to school. Once I realized that wasn’t really an option, I began to lose hope. Several events had led me to feel completely alone and at odds with the rest of the world. So one day I decided to opt out. I came home from school and grabbed a pencil and a spiral notebook and went upstairs to my room. I can’t remember what set me off that day, but I remember it was a particularly bad day at school. I sat for a few
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minutes trying to leave a note explaining why I was going to do what I was about to do, but I was so demoralized I saw no reason in explaining it. It seemed self-explanatory why a nobody like myself gave up. Before I continued a single thought crossed my mind. It wasn’t of my parents, my teacher, my church family, or even myself. It was of my bus driver Mr. (Arthur) Hicks. I thought to myself, ‘What is Mr. Hicks going to think when I don’t get on the bus tomorrow?’ Every day without fail he greeted me and asked me about my day. If for whatever reason I missed the bus, the next day he’d find out why. Being the last kid to be dropped off on his route, he’d always talk to me a little bit more than the other kids on the bus. It was in that moment in my room, I realized how important he was. I took a step back and sat on the floor reflecting the people in my life and began to cry. From then on, I decided to approach everyday differently. If I woke up dreading the day, but I knew I could face it because at the end of the day, I’d ride the bus home and see Mr. Hicks. No matter what happened that day, he’d tell me to have a good day and he could make it one. As time passed, our talks grew longer, and he became my friend and mentor. He gave me the strength to face each day. And day-by-day, my life got better. I began to heal, and with the help of people around me that supported me. I found some of the best friends there are to have. I have met more great, honestly good people, than most meet in a lifetime. I’m sharing this story because this experience
taught me a great value in living life. I’m reminded by one of my mother’s favorite proverbs, ‘A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.’ That is what Mr. Hicks did for me. In some of my darkest days, he shone out as a light of hope and friendship for me. Throughout my life I’ve learned that everyone has that inner light within them. Like the flame of a candle it takes nothing away to share that with someone else. It can be as simple as a ‘Have a good afternoon.’ Or as great as the unconditional love a parent or close friend gives. It is the sharing of this light that truly defines who we are in life. I’ve found the more that I share it, the greater it grows, not only in myself, but those I share it with. And every time that light is shared, a little bit exchanges between each person. So, when I look within at my own light, it isn’t just me. I see my parents, my family, mentors, teachers, close friends, and good people like Mr. Hicks. And knowing that, I know no matter what, as long as I am sharing that light they gave me, I will never have to face another day alone. As I look at all of you I know that you’ve helped shape someone’s life by sharing your light because many of you have done that with me and each other. Each of you have faced something in life that you needed someone else’s light, although you may not know it, and all of you have been the light someone else has needed. So, Class of 2017, as we venture out into the world, no matter where you are going or what you are going to do, I’d like for you to leave here looking at that beautiful light within each of us. Go out into the world and share that. Mason Sake was the valedictorian for the Benjamin Russell High School Class of 2017 who will be attending Auburn University in the fall.
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Edmund W. Pettus Camp #574, Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV), awarded two $500 Brigadier General Edward Porter Alexander Memorial scholarships for the 2017 school year. To qualify, students in local high schools were asked to write an essay about the only issue Abraham Lincoln said would lead to war— failure of the South to pay import duties and imposts. Lincoln stated this on at least four occasions: In his March 4, 1861, First Inaugural Address and in later meetings with Southern representatives on April 4, 1861; April 12, 1861; and April 22, 1861. This year’s recipients are Cody Hanners, right, of Benjamin Russell High School and T.J. Christian, left, of Dadeville High School. Members of the local SCV camp wish both students great success in their future educational endeavors.
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SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM: The Reeltown High School Cafeteria will be hosting the summer feeding program through June 30 with breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. to noon. Contact Nina Hollingsworth at 256-825-0746.
Thursday, June 22
CPR CLASS: The Alexander City Fire Department is holding a free CPR clas at the Adelia M. Russell Library from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Those who complete the class will receive a certification card. For more information call 256-329-6796.
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Saturday, June 24
TURTLE AND TORTOISE DAY: Wind Creek State Park is hosting turtle and tortoise day June 24 at 9 a.m to take the place of turtle races of the past. It is sponsored by Wind Creek State Park, Alabama Department of Natural Resources and the Auburn Museum of Natural History. Learn about gophers and tortoise with live animals, children’s activities, turtle egg race, turtle dasy and more at the campground playground. FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have Family Game Night Bingo from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Saturday June 24. Begin with hot dogs, pizza, chips and soft drinks. WOMAN-LESS BEAUTY PAGEANT: The Weogufka Center is hosting a woman-less beauty pageant Saturday, June 24. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with concessions. Show time is 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. SUMMER BAZAAR: There will be a Summer Bazaar to benefit the Lake Martin Laubach Literacy Council and Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama June 24 behind Karen Channell State Farm and in the office of VCCA. LMLLC will be selling softly used hard back and soft back books. VCCA will be selling plnats for $1 to $3, baked goods including pound cakes and sourdough bread, chances to win a hand crafted Adirondack love seat and flea market items. Individuals will also have items such as jams and jellies and other hand made items. There are still a few spaces left and it you would like to set up a table with your goods contact Carley at carleyatvcca@gmail.com
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FAMILY REUNION: The 100th Mann Family Reunion will be June 25 at 11 a.m. at Rocky Mount Primitive Baptist Church. All descendants of John Branch Mann will gather for a covered dish lunch and fellowship. For more information, call Judy Burgess at 256-216-6108. FRIENDS AND FAMILY DAY: GAP Fellowship Church will celebrate friends and family day Sunday, June 25 at 2:30 p.m. with special guest Pastor Curtis Seals of Lily Hill Missionary Baptist Church of Talladega.
Lou and Marilyn Benson are the pastors of GAP Fellowship Church. CHURCH HOMECOMING: Oak Chapel Baptist Church in Goodwater is hosting its homecoming June 25 at 10 a.m. the 11th Hour will be singing.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: The Dadeville First United Methodist Church is hosting Vacation Bible School Sunday, June 25 to Tuesday, June 27 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: West End Baptist Church 3040 Old Dark Rd. Alexander City is hosting Vacation Bible School, Galactic Strarveyors, June 26 - June 29 from 5 pm to 8 pm. Dinner for everyone is from 5-6 p.m. and VBS will be from 6-8 p.m. There will be classes from nursery up to adults and a van will be running. If you need a ride, you can call the church at 256-234-2130 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Monday, June 26
MINISTERIAL MEETING: The Alex City Ministerial Association will meet Monday, June 26 at 6:30 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. The church is located at 1098 King Street in Alexander City.
Wednesday, June 28
FIELD AND FOREST HIKE: Wind Creek State Park is hosting a field and forest hike June 28 at 9 a.m. The walk is for all ages. Meet at the outdoor classroom across from the beach. MOVIE: There will be free viewing of an environmental and other movies for teenagers at the Cooper Recreation Center Wednesday, June 28. Adults, please allow and advise your teenagers to come. Event is open to teenagers ages 13-17. Movie starts at 2 p.m. and questions and discussions will be afterward. Check it out! For more information, please call Ms. Dean at 256-7940172 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Thursday, June 29
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL DAY: Wind Creek State Park is hosting an emergency personnel day June 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit with emergency personnel from the surrounding area and see their vehicles and learn about how they are important to they community.
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JEWERLY SALE: The Russell Medical Auxiliary is hosting the Masquearade $5 Jewelry Sale in the Russell Medical Community Room June 29 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and June 30 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday, June 30
CHILDREN’S NATIVE AMERICAN ACTIVITIES: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park will present Children’s Native American Activities June 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to teach children how to create clay pots and play Native American games. Meet at the clubhouse at the campground playground. MOVIE NIGHT: River of Life Worship Center is hosting a movie night June 30. Beyond the Mask will start at 7:30 p.m. Concessions will be sold.
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FIELD AND FOREST HIKE: Wind Creek State Park is hosting a field and forest hike July 5 at 9 a.m. The walk is for all ages. Meet at the outdoor classroom across from the beach. MONTHLY LUNCHEON: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have their Monthly Luncheon on Wednesday July 5 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.. Please bring a covered dish and a small donation.
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Two letters to the editor in last Wednesday’s Outlook were pure joyful reading, and I’d like to thank Woody Baird (Alex City) and Tommie Simpson (New Site) for having the prideful gumption that so many lack, when it comes to calling things what they are. The Ms. Senior America Pageant is the world’s
foremost pageant to honor women reaching “Age of Elegance.” You must be 60 years or older to enter. You need a truckload of talent and chutzpah to get on stage performing in front of hundreds and even thousands of strangers. EPAC fave Ms. Peggy Shores introduces six extraordinary entertainers,
winners of Ms. Alabama Senior America Pageants, this Friday. They grace the stage with tap dancing, country songs, Broadway show tunes and Southern gospel. Also sharing short personal stories. Belynda Sims, the 2015 Ms. Alabama Senior America, conducts children’s choruses, directs musicals and performs with a show group called “The Kool Kats.” Belynda was honored to sing our National Anthem at the closure of Ft. McClellan Army Base in 1999. Ms. Alabama Senior America 2008 Edwina Chappell performs annually at the Ms. Senior America Showcase in Atlantic City and has released two professional CDs. She was a Top Ten Finalist at Ms. Senior America National Pageant and has received The Spirit Award from RSVP for outstanding volunteerism. Nominated last year for The Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. Dianna Murphree, 2006 Ms. Alabama Senior America, also a National Top Ten Finalist is a well-known Birmingham singer/actress. Dianna has performed in plays and musicals including Picnic, and Steel Magnolias. She won the coveted Birmingham Broadway Best Actress Award for performance as Amanda in Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie. Newcomer Frankie Cashion, Ms. Alabama Sr. America 2011, National Top Ten Finalist, a fabulous tap dancer/clogger. Her passion is ministering to residences of nursing homes and an orphanage, leading 13 young boys in Bible studies and teaching them to dance. She established the Dare to Dance Instead of Drugs youth ministry. Don’t miss her tap dance to Elvis’ Jailhouse Rock!
New performer this year, Sally Beth Vick, Ms. Alabama Sr. America 2009, Top Ten Finalist in Ms. Senior America national pageant, is a fabulous soprano who received a special award when inducted into the Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame in 2015. She recently competed as Ms. Louisiana Senior USA in the Ms. Senior USA pageant in Las Vegas. Niva Dorough, Ms. Alabama Sr. America 2012, is the CEO of American Safety in Pelham. Niva loves to sing gospel music, and has been a life-time musician in local churches singing and playing the piano. Peggy Shores, Ms. Missouri Sr. America 2002, also a National Top Ten Finalist, will play favorites on the piano. She performs yearly in Atlantic City for national Ms. Senior America Pageant. Peggy has won numerous awards throughout her years in education such as Teacher of the Year, Feature Teacher, Master Teacher and won special recognition as a national educational consultant with the Reading Across Disciplines program. Peggy, a lifelong church musician, playing organ, piano and singing, plus performing with The Glenn Family and The Harmonettes Trio. The show will be at the Equality Performing Arts Center Friday, June 23 at 6:30 p.m. Next week, more on my cousins visit, they loved life here. Until next week, keep smiling. Rosie Morgan is a community columnist for The Outlook. She is a resident of Nixburg and writes about the events and people of the Equality and Nixburg areas.
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The band features some familiar names including Kenny Dean, Cheri Edwards, David Florine, Van Edwards, Jeff Loyd, Freddie Lynch, Tina Marie and Tony Buenger. • Duece’s Wild is also from Alexander City and plays a mix of old country, Top 40 Country and Southern Rock. • The Common Phenomenon is a local band that has been together for about a year. They play a ton of original songs and their sound is pure rock. Sean Dark plays the drums, Craig Hunter handles lead vocals and guitar, Chris Lilly picks the bass and Justin Keel plays lead guitar. The Chamber’s Kim Dunn explained how the show will line up. “Each band will play for 30 minutes,” Dunn said. “They will all be judged by industry judges. The winner will receive $1,000 as well be the opening act for Moon Taxi the following night. “Just as in past years, attendees will be given the opportunity to vote for their favorite band. Instructions for that will be given out when the final band finishes their performance.” Russell Lands On Lake Martin will be the event’s sponsor for the third consecutive year. Dunn said there have been a few changes made for this year’s event as opposed to the last two years. “It will remain a free event but the Chamber has obtained our ABC license and we will be selling beer inside the park,” Dunn said. “No coolers will be allowed. Once attendees come into the park, if they want to purchase alcohol, they will need to go through one of the ID stations and get an over 21 wristband. “There will then be several beer stations set up throughout the park but they won’t have to have their ID checked with every purchase.”
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Speech times, but sometimes he just could not explain it. “It was happening,” Sake said. “I realized I couldn’t tell my parents because there was nothing they could do.” After a while Sake was able to deal with emotions that almost took his life. “I put it in a bottle and put it on a shelf,” Sake said. “I walked away and left it in a closet.” That worked for Sake until the untimely death of classmate Garrett Williamson just a year before they were set to graduate from BRHS. “I started to shut down,” Sake said. “I had to face it.” Sake sought the help his former pastor. “I called my pastor from California,” said Sake, who will attend Auburn University this fall to double major in mechanical engineering and physics. “He knew who I was before. He helped me get through it. “I have now taken care of this bottle and am showing it off so that it might help others. It has made me a better person.” Until graduation on May 26, very few people knew of Sake’s troubles, not even Hicks, who Sake spoke to most every day. “I told him a couple things that I was having trouble with,” Sake said. “But still not much of it.” Hicks, a big man with a smile to match, still gets misty almost a month after learning of the impact that he had on the valedictorian’s life. “I never knew what me being me had meant to him,” Hicks said. “You see a lot as a school bus driver. Kids are forced to deal with a lot. Some are hungry, some see bad things happen at home. You never really know. I always
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Mason Sake hugs Arthur Hicks at the Benjamin Russell Class of 2017 Awards Day.
thought that if I could give them the benefit of the doubt and be a bright spot in their day, I might make their day better. “But learning this. I still cry just thinking about it. I was a bus driver. But I hope it shows that anyone, each and every one of us can make a difference and be a mentor. We have that ability.” The lending of the ear is just what Alexander City Schools Superintendent Darrell Cooper wants all associated with the school system to do. He said Sake’s story illustrates that you never know who will make a difference. “It’s a good example that you never know how
important you are in a child’s life,” Cooper said. “Our job every day is to work as hard as we can for kids. We all have a job at putting the pieces of the puzzle together from the chemistry teacher to the bus driver.” Cooper was not surprised Hicks was the one that Sake leaned on. “I remember my first bus driver,” Cooper said. “Our bus drivers have a chance to touch them everyday. They get to set the tone for the students for the school day or going home.” Sake said his parents knew and his sister found out while helping him work on the speech. He said an English teacher learned the story as
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he submitted his speech and that principal Dr. Anthony Wilkerson found out about his issues while reading the speech during the approval process. Sake said Alexander City did prove wrong some of what his mentors have told him. “My mentors said you only meet a handful of truly good people,” Sake said. “But here, once you get over the stereotypes, once you get to the heart of people, you find good people here.” Sake explained that good has come from his story. “It changed who I was,” Sake said. “The bad things in life are not necessarily bad. It has strengthened me and made me who I am.”
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ast week, former Auburn football coach Pat Dye created a small firestorm with some comments he made comparing Auburn and Alabama. He was quoted as saying, “We (Auburn) could play football for another 500 years and we wouldn’t catch up with the tradition Alabama has got.” That quote was taken out of context to some degree. He was making the point that Auburn has played good football in the past and can play great football in any given year. However, Alabama clearly has been the more dominant program over the course of history. I’m not sure how anyone could disagree with that sentiment. Obviously, Dye was being hyperbolic (I’m assuming) when he said 500 years. Hyperbole is a literary tool used to exaggerate something to the point of absurdity simply to make a point. I don’t think there’s any question he got people’s attention. Chalk one up for high school English teachers everywhere. Quite frankly, I also believe coach Dye has earned the right to say pretty much whatever he wants (within reason of course). He is a legendary figure in Auburn’s history and always will be. The one point of contention I have with the statement that was made is the choice of words or more precisely word. “Tradition” is a word that carries a lot of weight and is influenced by many different factors. Wins and losses are a big part of it, but it goes far beyond that. Alabama has 26 SEC titles. Auburn has eight. That is not in dispute, but 1972 still gripes me. The Tigers defeated the Tide in one of the more famous Iron Bowls in history and they both finished the season with one loss in conference. However, due to the archaic rules in the ’70s, Alabama was declared SEC champion simply because it had played one more SEC game than everyone else. But that’s an argument for another day. Alabama has 11 (legitimate) national championships. Auburn has two (legitimate) national championships. Alabama has had 68 consensus All-Americans. Auburn has had 29 consensus AllAmericans. Again, all these things are not in dispute. Auburn has an extremely rich history on the field of play, but the Crimson Tide’s richer history on the field of play ranks somewhere up there with Warren Buffett. That doesn’t diminish Auburn. It just speaks very well of Alabama. I consider all these things accomplishments by both schools. Tradition goes beyond accomplishments. Auburn has been playing football since 1892 just like Alabama. Auburn people love Auburn just as much as Alabama people love Alabama. The Tigers were coached at one time by John Heisman. The rolling of Toomer’s Corner is one of the greatest and most unique celebrations in all of college football. Auburn is generally considered the one who started the now much copied Tiger Walk. The eagle flight during pregame has become a bucket list experience for many college football fans. It was long before my time, but the Wreck Tech Pajama Parades of the 1940s and ’50s were quintessentially collegial. My goodness, the city of Auburn is so wonderful Oliver Goldsmith wrote a poem about it in 1770. OK, that last one is not exactly true, but the rest are definitely all Auburn. I have no problem giving Alabama its due for gridiron success, but I would feel comfortable stacking Auburn’s “tradition” up against anyone. Andy Graham is a regular columnist for The Outlook.
By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
For Dadeville assistant football coach Michael Taylor, it’s all about building up the youngsters. And this summer, he, along with Kevin Goodwin, have introduced a free youth weight room and gym, directed at Dadeville’s JV squad. “The JV high school team doesn’t have a summer program as far as a weight room,” Taylor explained. “They have a nice weight room, but we just didn’t have someone to oversee the JV kids over the summer. Kevin has a son that’s moving up to JV, so that’s when the plan came together to open a youth gym.” Although it’s directed at youngsters 11 years and older, Taylor said he wouldn’t turn away anyone that was willing to train. Much like Taylor’s free youth training camp, the gym was built on the backs of donations and volunteers. The building, which is located on East South Street, is being borrowed from Goodwin’s friend, Ronny Sharpe, whose parents own the building which is currently on the market. Taylor and Goodwin donated much of the equipment – a row machine was given to them from the Wellness Center at Lake Martin in Dadeville and another youth football coach donated one of the bench presses. The equipment also includes three benches, an elliptical, a treadmill machine, a squat bench and a sled. Taylor is also working on getting tires for flipping drills and ropes, and said donations are always welcome. Taylor said the gym will definitely be open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays but they can also make accommodations for other times. His goal is for it to eventually be open seven days a week. “We also hope to have it open if one of the parents wants to bring one of their kids down to do a little one-on-one workout,” Goodwin said. “We’ll open the doors for them. However we need to do it, we’ll figure it out.” Although the gym was founded on the idea of helping out Dadeville’s JV football team, it is open to all youth, and on the opening day, there were track, basketball, football and baseball athletes. “Training is where it all starts,” Taylor
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Top: Ivory Riggsbee III, right, receives instructions from Eric Ford during the opening of Dadeville’s youth gym. Bottom: Avontae Wilson bench presses at Dadeville’s new free youth gym.
said. “If you wanna win, you gotta train. You can’t do it in practice. You only have two hours of practice, and you can’t get a lot in. They really gotta do it on their own, so that’s important to me.” Also similar to Taylor’s free training camp, there is an air of discipline and seriousness surrounding the gym. Taylor addressed the kids on Day 1, letting them know horseplay and cell phones would be unacceptable. But Goodwin,
whose son Colin has worked under coach Taylor since he was 7, knows the strategy works. Taylor said, “Our goal is a state championship, and if you start young, it’s gonna happen. If you start with this right now in the weight room, there’s no pain later on because you’re used to it. It’s just fun then because you’re bigger, stronger and faster and you know where it came from.”
Dadeville soars through losers bracket after tough loss By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
After a tough loss dropped Dadeville’s 9-10 Dixie Youth AAA All-Stars to the losers’ bracket, they had fought their way back for a chance at the championship game. By going 1-2 over the weekend, Dadeville was set to play Smiths Station in the losers’ bracket final on Tuesday night. In Game 1, Dadeville led Auburn Blue, 9-6, heading into the final inning. But an injury to the starting pitcher let things snowball, and Blue escaped with a 17-9 victory. “That was a total team effort,” Dadeville coach Michael Ward said. “We were beating Auburn Blue the whole game, and we just had a pitcher get hurt and we lost it from there.” But in the second game, Dadeville was a whole new team with a 12-2 win over Beauregard. The star of the show was Jay Burns, who threw a no-hitter through five innings. He struck out the first 12 batters he faced and had a total of 13 strikeouts and no walks. Burns also hit a two-run home run in the final inning to induce the 10-run rule. He finished with three RBIs. On Monday, Dadeville defeated Russell County 17-4 after a stellar performance by
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Dadeville’s Jay Burns (12) celebrates a walk-off home run that induced the run rule against Beauregard in a 9-10 AAA All-Star game on Saturday.
Brock Bell at the plate. He went 3-for-4 with a triple, two home runs and six RBIs. Cam Heard was the starting pitcher, and Ward said he was dominant through four innings. If Dadeville wins its Tuesday night game against Smiths Station, it’ll have a rematch with Auburn Blue on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Alex City 9U, 7U finish second: Alex City’s Cal Ripken 7U and 9U AllStar teams wrapped up their District 5 tournament journeys on Monday night, each finishing second overall. “It was a hard-fought game that just didn’t go our way,” 7U coach Caleb Holt said. The 9U team lost, 16-0, to Phenix City.
Future Stars Baseball Camp Submitted / The Outlook
Members of the annual Future Stars Baseball Camp, held at McKelvey Park in Dadeville, pose after the final day of training. The annual camp caters to around 35 youngsters from ages 7 through 12 and is hosted by Dadeville High School coach Kyle Caldwell. It is aimed to work on fundamentals as well as game scrimmages.
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See your parents as seeking a companion rather than dating after a parents’ death
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he Alexander City Parks and Recreation 50+ Part 2 of sharing a few thoughts for those who have parents that are aging. It’s not easy seeing your parents as a fellow adult, but as they age, it’s often hard to let them discover who they are at this point in their life or especially if their spouse has passed away. In last week’s article, we shared how aging parents could be feeling if they are under the
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impression that their children are checking up on them just to see if they are mentally and physically able to take care of themselves. Now let’s get into the possibility of “dating” after the passing of a spouse for your
aging parent. Though it can throw you as the child for a loop, it’s a good sign that parents feel healed enough to date again. You really shouldn’t view it as dating anyway. See it as your parent does which is having someone of like mind and age to go out to eat with, see a movie or go on a trip. No one can replace your deceased parent, but your surviving parent deserves companionship and love. This new person in their life are not meant to replace
Local agencies receive $950,000 to lower energy costs for low-income residents STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $950,000 to assist lowincome and elderly Alabama residents who need help reducing their home’s utility bills. Of those funds, $25,607 was awarded to the Community Action CommitteeInc.ofChambersTallapoosa-Coosa, which serves Chambers, Coosa and Tallapoosa counties. The grants are supporting Alabama’s Weatherization Assistance Program, which provides funds to improve the energy efficiency and safety of qualifying homes. Priority is given to those with disabilities, the elderly and low-income households with children. “Those with limited and fixed incomes, many of whom are elderly and disabled residents, struggle to pay higher utility bills in the hot summer months,”
Ivey said. “I am pleased that with these grants we will help permanently lower the energy bills for our most vulnerable residents by making energy-efficiency improvements to their homes, freeing up funds in their budget for other essentials like medication and food.” An energy audit is conducted of each home that qualifies for weatherization assistance to determine the most cost-efficient measures. Common improvements include installing extra insulation in the attic, walls and floor; sealing air leaks around doors and windows; repairs or tuneups for air conditioning and heating units; and replacing incandescent light bulbs with high-efficiency compact fluorescents. In addition to lowering energy bills, the improvements can reduce the risk of fire and other hazards. Ivey awarded the grants to 16 community agencies
Weather This system could drop one to two inches of rain very quickly.” The weather could turn even uglier on Thursday and Friday, with the chance of the system spawning tornadoes increasing as Cindy moves inland, though where these tornadoes may touch down depends on the track of the storm, according to Allen. In preparation for any severe issues that could arise throughout the state as a result of this storm, Governor Kay Ivey issued a statewide state of emergency at 10 a.m. Tuesday. “This activates the necessary agencies that may be needed to handle issues in locations requiring major assistance,” Alabama EMA External Affairs Director Yasamie August said. The activated resources include the state EMA office, the Alabama National Guard, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, DHR and the Forestry Commission among others, according to August. She also said that, while asset activation
your mom or dad. It’s not the role they are auditioning for because they too are just wanting companionship. Try not to dislike this new person simply for not being the parent you miss. If you do, you might miss out on a great friend, not to mention hurt your relationship with your surviving parent in the process. Just as life brings unexpected tragedies, it also brings gifts, and you may be surprised how much you grow to care for your
parent’s new friend. Take time to step back and to see how your surviving parent is happy, healthy and excited about life once again. Wouldn’t you want that for them? The answer should be yes. Until next time, keep a smile on your face and love in your heart. Holt writes about the events and people of the Alexander City Parks and Recreation Department’s 50+ Club.
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across the state that manage the program at the local level and receive applications from individuals who wish to be considered for assistance. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Energy. “Gov. Ivey is committed to helping those who truly need it most throughout the state,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said. “Through the Weatherization Assistance Program and ADECA’s partnerships with our state’s Community Action Agencies, Gov. Ivey is getting aid to as many elderly, disabled and underserved residents as possible during these hot summer months.” For more information on the local funds, call Community Action Committee Inc. of Chambers-TallapoosaCoosa at 256-825-4287.
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No matter how much or how little Cindy impacts Tallapoosa County, being prepared by having the latest information is always a good course of action. For the latest weather updates, there are many resources available, including Tallapoosa Alert, a NOAA weather radio and the National Weather Service website at www. weather.gov. Allen also said that the National Weather Service can be followed via their Facebook page or on Twitter at @ NWSBirmingham.
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