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Quik Stop altercation ends in arrest, injury
By MITCH SNEED Editor
A verbal altercation between two employees at a popular convenience store and breakfast stop escalated into a physical fight that ended with one employee getting stitched up at
the hospital Friday morning Alexander City Police Department Detective Commander Capt. James Easterwood said that at about 8 p.m. they received a call about an employee of Cherokee Quik Stop on Cherokee Road in Alexander City being in a fight with
another employee. “What we have been able to tell is that the two were arguing about something that happened in the store and it became physical,” Easterwood said. “It was not a stabbing. The clerk was hit in the head See FIGHT • Page 3
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Det. Sabrina Osborne and other investigators arrive on the scene at Cherokee Quik Stop Friday morning.
Decisions on clerk, fire chief on council agenda
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Two separate operations by the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force over the last few days Abrams resulted in three arrests and the seizure of drugs, cash and drug paraphernalia. According to a release from Foster Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force Sgt. Fred White, officers with the Alexander City Police Department and the Task Meadors Force executed a search warrant at a See ARRESTS • Page 3
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Ricky Wyckoff watches as volunteers install blinds in the living room of his home Friday in New Site Friday.
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Home Depot team gives veteran new kitchen By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Marine Veteran Ricky Wyckoff of New Site was hoping to come home from a stay at the VA to a new kitchen – after all he hired and paid a contractor to do the work before he left for the extended stay. Wyckoff served 15 years in the Marines before he was injured overseas by an exploding shad missile that left him disabled. After several months at the VA Clinic,
Wyckoff came home to find his kitchen gutted and the contractors missing. “There was in here but that one cabinet,” Alexander City Home Depot Store Manager Justin Kennamore said. “There was no sink, no working stove. He had paid contractors to do this and they took his money.” Wyckoff had no functioning kitchen. “I had to do dishes in the bathroom,” Wyckoff said. “And a range that did not work.” See RENOVATION • Page 8
Critters at Stephens drive students and staff batty
Alexander City could have a new city clerk and permanent fire chief Monday night as appointing people for both positions is on the agenda for the meetings of the city council. The Alexander City City Council’s agenda lists three items relating to those two positions. One calls for a request to have a question and answer session with the candidate for fire chief. The Outlook has learned that Interim Fire Chief Reese McAlister is the lone remaining candidate after others pulled their names from consideration. The appointment of a fire chief is also on the agenda. McAlister, 46, has been with the Alexander City Fire Department since 1995 and was a deputy chief who was in charge of administration, EMS, training and HazMat. One of the highlights of his 21-year career included being named Firefighter of the Year in 2007. The city council heard from three candidates for city clerk last Monday evening. Tamara Jackson who serves as the deputy city clerk/policy analyst in Jackson Mississippi, Wendy McClain who has also served as a city clerk at three cities in Mississippi and Amanda Thomas, a current Alexander City employee in the See COUNCIL • Page 3
MainStreet’s Downtown after Dark Downtown Alexander City was alive Thursday evening for the Downtown After Dark event sponsored by MainStreet Alexander City. Part of the excitement was the opening of the Fermenter’s Market. Here, owner Dee Walker pours up a glass of wine for a customer. The business was one of many that had packed houses as people took advantage of later hours offered by participating merchants. Read an editorial congratulating organizers for forward thinking in planning the event on page 4 inside.
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Long days at school can often be stressful for teachers due to students, but this week the folks at Stephens have been driven batty. Alexander City Animal Control officers have been called to the school twice this week to help round up and remove bats inside the building. In all, three small bats have been caught and relocated, Animal Control Officer Scott Wright said. See BATS • Page 3
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Mrs. Vivian McEachern Adamson January 20, 1913 - 2017 Funeral Service for Mrs. Vivian McEachern Adamson, 104, of Alexander City, Alabama, will be Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Trinity Branch of First United Methodist Church. Rev. Mike Densmore will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Branch of First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Adamson passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Chapman Healthcare Center. She was born
Mrs. Edna Carter Carlton 1953 - 2017 Funeral Service for Mrs. Edna Carter Carlton, 63, of Goodwater, Alabama, will be Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Randy Anderson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Bradford United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 4, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mrs. Carlton passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at East Alabama Medical Center. She was born on October 20, 1953 in
Lauchlin Smartt Hunter, 98, known as “Lock” to family and friends, crossed the great beyond on Thursday, March 2, 2017, after a long, happy, and colorful life. Lock was born in Alexander City, Alabama, on December 11, 1918, the son of Lauchlin Smith Hunter and Estelle Smartt Hunter. Lock graduated from Davidson College in l940 where he was a star athlete. His activities included the cheering squad, serving as head cheerleader his senior year. Additionally, he was a valuable member of the tennis team, co-captain his senior year and ranked 10th in the Southern Conference. He was a proud member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Lock, a patriotic American, was a World War II U. S.
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• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.
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• Johntavious Tyjuan Doss, 23, of Camp Hill was arrested for criminal trespass. • Andrew Miles Forrest Abrams, 24, of Alexander City was arrested for two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Miranda Noel Meadors, 22, of Alexander City was arrested for two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Theft was reported in Alexander City. • Criminal mischief was reported in Alexander City. • Possession of a controlled substance was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.
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on January 20, 1913 in Alexander City, Alabama to Ernest Victor Brooks and Medie Chapell Brooks. She was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church, was a leader of the WMU, sang in the choir, and taught Sunday School. She was very athletic and played basketball on the Russell Mfg. Basketball team. Mrs. Adamson was an avid reader, enjoyed playing dominoes, and other games. Her best advice to family and friends was “pretty is as pretty does.” She is survived by her daughters, Barbara M. Patton (Tom) of Alexander City, Jo Ann M. Mayes (Floyd) of Fairfax, VA, Martha M. Limbaugh of Tallapoosa, GA, and Linda M. Foy (Buddy) of Eclectic;
nine grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Annie B Gooden, Estelle B Moore, and Ethel Peters; and brothers, Ernest Brooks, William Brooks, and Clyde Brooks. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to Trinity Branch of First United Methodist Church 3266 Highway 280 Alexander City, AL 35010. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com.
Sylacauga, Alabama to Marvin Henry Carter and Earlene Davis Carter. She was an active member of Bradford United Methodist Church. She enjoyed fishing, hunting, reading, and traveling to the Smokey Mountains. You could often find her swinging on the front porch swing. Mrs. Carlton enjoyed family gatherings and Christmas was her favorite holiday. She treasured her long trips with Randall. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Randall Carlton of Goodwater; daughter, Angel Buckner (Arthur) of Lincoln; sons, Ryan Carlton (Stacey) and Randy Carlton (Amy) both of Goodwater; grandchildren, Braxton Marbury, River Carlton, Riley
Carlton, Rider Carlton, and Dakota Carlton; sisters, Jeanette (Tommy) Lassmann of Marianna, FL and Beatrice Gray of Palmetto, GA; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Barry Lassmann, Tommy Scott Lassmann, Robert Brown, Brian Robinson, Brandon Moncrief, Bradley Moncrief, Donnie Price, and Lamar Daughtery. She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Ethel Reynolds and Ann Lassmann. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com.
Navy veteran and served on the USS Rochambeau, where he made nine crossings of the Pacific. After the war, he returned to Alexander City where he worked for Hunter Hardware, Sherwin Williams and Mobile Paint Manufacturing Co. Lock retired after many years as a manufacturer’s rep. for Mobile Paint Manufacturing Co. He and his wife, Charlotte, moved to Vero Beach, Florida, where he enjoyed playing tennis for 37 years. He moved to Tupelo about 3 years ago to be near his daughter, Helen Boerner. Lock was joyous, optimistic, adventurous and genteel. He had the unique talent of making everyone feel special, particularly his lady friends, with his signature, “Hi, dahhhlin’!” He will be missed. Private family burial will take place in the family plot in Alexander City
Cemetery in his hometown. There will be no local services. Holland Funeral Directors, Tupelo Chapel, is assisting the family. Condolences may be emailed to hollandfuneraldirectors@ comcast.net Lock is survived by his son, Lock Hunter of Alexander City, AL; his daughters, Suzanne Rey (Joe) of Sebring, Florida and Helen Boerner of Tupelo; 4 grandchildren, Chris Gilbert (Christine), Andy Gilbert (Deana), Hunter Harrington (Zack) and Hal Boerner; and 6 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Charlotte Mann Hunter, his parents and his son-in-law, Henry “Hank” Boerner.
• Michael Christopher Fuller, 45, of Alexander City was arrested for theft. • Jakobe Kashun Thomas, 19, of Alexander City was arrested for three counts of failure to appear. • Charles Edward Marshall, 46, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana. • Amanda Marie Boykin, 28, of Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear. • Vincent Darrell Bias, 50, of Alexander City was arrested for harassment/harassing communications. • Zerian Krispher Hampton, 18, of Jacksons Gap was arrested for illegal possession of prescription drugs. • Stephanie Elaine Sims, 31, of Alexander City was arrested for two fail to appears. • Kimberly Rebecca Hill, 22, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana. • Possession of marijuana was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. • Illegal possession of prescription drugs was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. • Theft/fraudulent use of a credit/ debit card was reported in Alexander City.
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• Trinity David Scarbrough, 35, of Alexander City was arrested for disorderly conduct. • Bryant Allen Curlee, 25, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. • Cornelius Nakia Johson, 22, of Alexander City was arrested for criminal mischief. • Rodney Quindez Robinson, 19, of Kellyton was arrested for possession of controlled substance, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. • Disorderly conduct was reported in Alexander City. • Harassing communications was reported in Alexander City. • Possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was reported in Alexander City. • Theft was reported in Alexander City. • Robbery was reported in Alexander City.
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with a metal object and it caused a laceration.” According to Easterwood, Bennie Kent Brooks, 29, of Alexander City was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and possession of a concealed weapon without a permit. Easterwood said the weapons charge was not related to the incident. “He was arrested at a traffic stop a short distance from the store,” Easterwood said. “He was found to have a pistol in his truck that he didn’t have a permit for and that’s why the weapons charge was added.” Easterwood declined to say what may have been used to cause the injury to the clerk, but they did say that they had viewed footage from the in-store cameras and were continuing the investigation. Store management said it was an unfortunate situation where poor judgment was used. “It was two employees that got mouthy and, as guys
will do, it escalated,” said Daniel Yates, one of the store’s owners. “It was not a stabbing and investigators have the video and are sorting it all out it.” The incident came at one of the busiest times of the day for the store. The store and gas pumps were packed with customers. When police arrived the shut down the store to care for the injured employee and question any witnesses to the altercation. Customers at gas pumps were allowed to pay through a sliding window on the front of the store. The injured clerk was treated at the scene was seen being driven in his own vehicle by Det. Sabrina Osborne to the hospital where he reportedly received stitches to close the wound. Easterwood said he didn’t anticipate any additional charges at this time.
from its present 1-1 (Light Industrial) to 8-2 (General Business) with all restrictions and limitations as provided by the Planning Commission. The move is believed to make construction of a Dairy Queen possible at the location. • A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with State of Alabama for bridge replacement. • A resolution changing the title of one position in public works. • A resolution amending the 2016/2017 capital budget for fleet management. • A resolution declaring an emergency in the Wastewater Treatment Plant to replace a T-10 pump and amending 2016/2017 Capital Budget. • A resolution to fund replacing pump at Cooper Recreation Center Pool and amending the 2016/2017 Capital Budget. • A request from Lake Martin Young Professionals to address the council.
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residence on Knight Road in Alexander City. The search warrant came about after officers went to the residence to serve an outstanding arrest warrant on an individual there. The suspect, 24-year-old Andrew Abrams, answered the door for the officers but then immediately took off running back into the house. The officers gave pursuit and arrested the wanted person. In pursuing Abrams, officers found a room where narcotics and drug paraphernalia were in plain view. A search warrant for the residence was obtained and approximately 16 grams of methamphetamine, eight grams of synthetic marijuana, digital scales, baggies and $519 in cash were seized. Abrams was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of controlled substance, possession with the intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, attempt to elude and resisting arrest. Also arrested at the scene was Miranda Meadors,
22, of Alexander City on two counts of possession of controlled substance, possession with the intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia. Thursday’s arrests came a day after a 64-year-old Alexander City man was busted after marijuana and illegally obtained prescription drugs were discovered in a dwelling that he was occupying. Investigators executed a search warrant at an apartment complex in Alexander City off Washington Street. During the search, investigators located and seized several grams of marijuana and prescription pills. The search warrant was a result of controlled buys from the suspected dealer. Gary Foster of Alexander City was hit with four counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substance, possession of marijuana first degree, possession of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal possession of prescription drugs.
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“They were small, fruit-type bats,” Wright said. “Two of them were actually in the gym area on the ground and the next time we had to use a 14-foot ladder to get one off the wall.” Wright said that they took the bats without any incident or injury and released them near the city’s boat ramp off Stowe’s Ferry Landing. “We took them there where they would be in a place where there would be plenty of food and not bother anyone,” Wright said. While the bats did cause a few anxious moments for some, some teachers used the event as a learning experience. Students did research on bats and had class discus-
sions about the benefits of bats and how they play a role in nature. Alexander School Superintendent Dr. Darrell Cooper said teachers are encouraged to take real world events and turn them into life lessons. “We have had bat issues there and at some of the schools from time to time,” Cooper said. “When you have older buildings those things happen. Our maintenance folks are working with animal control to get them out and look for areas where they are getting in and seal those up. “That’s a good job by our teachers,” Cooper said. “It’s a perfect opportunity to turn that exposure into an educational experience.”
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e have to take time to tip our hats to the folks at MainStreet Alexander City and all the businesses who participated in Thursday night’s Downtown After Dark event. The downtown area was alive with residents strolling the sidewalks, visiting businesses, shopping, having meals with friends and enjoying music and cold beverages. Words can’t properly express the atmosphere that was in the air. Buzz, electricity and excitement seem to come close. In short, it was a pleasure to see. “It doesn’t matter where you go, there are people everywhere,” said MainStreet’s Larkin Radney who has been involved in the effort to revive the downtown area for years. “MainStreet deserves a lot of credit and so do all the businesses who participated. Events like this show what is possible and there are already plans in the works to do more of this. If people come out, they will see what is possible.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. We have said many times that for people who work outside the downtown area, many of the businesses close before they get back to the area. Thursday’s event welcomed them at a time when they are back home and they were able to reintroduce themselves to folks. The list of businesses that participated was impressive: Alabama Street Makers Market, Cloud Nine, Coffee Corner, Cotney Jewelers, Downtown Girl, Emporium Wine, Fermenters Market, For Heaven’s Sake, Jakes on Broad, JR’s Sports Bar and Grill, Luck of the Draw Art Gallery, Madison House, Ooh La La Creations, Shoppes of Queen’s Attic, Sweet GaGa’s and United Martial Arts Training Center were all listed as being open, but it appears that others were as well. In that list were two new businesses who were open for the first time. Fermenter’s Market was busting at the seams with people. The Fermenters Market on the Green is located at 149 Alabama Street and offers craft beer and wine and will also have a liquor license. It was a fun, friendly atmosphere with a Cheer’s-like feel. Downtown Girl is a new boutique and they too used the event for a grand opening. Stop by and see what they have to offer. This was a great night and we hope that it is the start on many more great things to come.
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Inform yourselves. Tell the people you hire with your vote how you feel and if they don’t listen vote for someone else. Steve Robinson said it well. “Stop lurking and get involved.” • People here are hungry for information. They will tell you how they feel in a heartbeat. I love the fact that people here read the paper and they will tell you when you do well and when you mess up. I know I make my share of mistakes. But I appreciate you all sharing ideas, stories and information with me. • If you have any inclination to commit a criminal act — do not do it in this county. We have lawmen who will not sleep until they track you down. Agencies work together very well and they work hard to keep us safe. • People who are elected to office need to remember they are not spending money or being paid with money that is made from a magic printing press that has an endless supply. Because of that fact, they all need to understand that open meeting laws are there because we the people need to know how our business is being run. Don’t think we aren’t watching, because we are. It’s that simple. People here in Alexander
City are spoiled. I don’t mean that in a bad way. We are lucky to have municipal employees that go the extra mile for us. If you had a snake on your porch and called the police to come help you, the dispatchers in some cities would laugh at you. Fire department personnel bust their tail and police jump in and work right beside them when needed. I saw that firsthand Wednesday night when they worked an accident of Highway 63. Police and fire all worked to free a young girl who was trapped in a car. They struggled for nearly an hour, part of that in an awful storm. But they got her out and miraculously she did not receive life-threatening injuries. I know what you think, but I love stories that have a happy ending like that. • Jimmy Abbett is the most professional, diligent sheriff I have ever had the privilege to work with. We are blessed to have him. I will leave it at that. • And lastly, we have some of the best people in the world right here in Tallapoosa County and I include elected officials and public employees in that group. I have never met so many people who are so willing to help and who want better for their families their communities. The Lake Martin area is a community with a big heart and I can never say thank you enough for welcoming me and allowing our newspaper into your lives. Sneed is the editor of The Outlook.
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lease refer to the word OPINION at the top of this page and allow it to be a disclaimer on everything you read after this sentence. After three years in this job I think it’s safe to say that I have gotten a pretty good lay of the land. I have covered virtually every government board and body, been inside almost every courtroom in the county, visited with people, lived and shopped in this community and driven virtually every mile of every road from county line to county line. I have been to crime scenes, ribbon cuttings, interviewed inmates, victims and become a part of Tallapoosa County. So with all that in mind, here are some observations. Remember, this is not a news story. These are my opinions based on what I have observed. • This is a great place to live and work. A wise man named Austin Holley said these words to me soon after I arrived and he hit the nail on the head. “We have all the elements right here to be the premiere place in America to live.” He was right. The way to make it happen is to dream, be open, work together, embrace change and welcome diversity in ideas and opinion. • There is no reason that we as taxpayers of Tallapoosa County should sit back and allow our governments to make decisions that impact our lives without making our opinions known to them. I have seen it happen on so many issues in my time here. Wake up, people. Get involved.
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Channeling Donald Trump
aybe I’m channeling Donald Trump. Or maybe he’s been reading my columns -- or my mind. All I know for sure is that when he gave his great speech to Congress Tuesday night he did exactly what I suggested he should do that morning in my column in The Hill – stop being Donald Trump. Quoting my father, I wrote that there comes a time when the president-elect has to become the president – and then start acting like one who represents the whole country, even his enemies. I said the president should be a conservative, make conservative appointments and run a conservative government. But I also suggested that he immediately stop catering only to his base and tell us in his speech where he wants to take the country and how he plans to take us there. President Trump did all that and much more in his widely applauded speech Tuesday night, which was a great turning point for his administration to move forward on his agenda. By spelling out his core goals, and asking the House and Senate to create the legislation to put them into place, Trump proved to Congress he wants to lead. On Tuesday night he set the cornerstone for his administration’s agenda. Like Trump Tower, he now has to begin rebuilding and
MICHAEL REAGAN Columnist
rehabilitating America from the infrastructure up. Many of our bridges and roads are in shambles. We take off and land at airports that would shame a Third World country. In Studio City, Ca., not far from my house, a 90-yearold pipe burst and caused a sinkhole that swallowed cars but thankfully no people. President Trump is absolutely right to want to throw a trillion public and private dollars at the crumbling infrastructure of the country — the more private the funding, the better. He is also absolutely right to want to rebuild and buildup our military after eight years of neglect by the Obama administration. As my father used to say, we fought four wars during his lifetime – none of which were fought because America was too strong. President Trump understands that. So does Secretary of Defense James Mattis. So does his disgruntled fellow Republican, Senator John McCain, who’ll someday applaud the president if he stays on course to rejuvenate the Army, Air Force and Navy. The president’s signature
campaign issue, enforcing and reforming our awful immigration policy, will face a huge political fight and a lot of compromising. He’ll need to find the area where we can all come together. Nobody is going to get 100 percent of what they want, so everyone – including the president’s base -- has to be willing to give a little. President Trump’s other aims — lowering taxes on people and corporations, cutting regulations on businesses and repealing and replacing ObamaCare — are goals conservatives have been dreaming about for years. He has a real chance of accomplishing many of his goals and the goals of conservatives in the next 200 days, but he can’t do it alone. He’s going to need the advice and help of thousands of people. So if I could give one more bit of advice to President Trump, which comes from a placard that was on my father’s desk, it is, “There’s no telling what a man can accomplish or where he could go if he doesn’t worry about who gets the credit.” My father knew it’s never about taking credit, Mr. Trump, it’s all about getting things done. Michael Reagan is the son of former President Ronald Reagan, a political consultant, and the author of “The New Reagan Revolution” (St. Martin’s Press).
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MISS WINTER: The 2017 Miss Winter Pageant will be March 4 at 2 p.m. at the New Covenant Church. Tickets to watch the pageant are $10 at the door or $8 if purchased by Friday, March 3. Please email Sherri Williams at misswinterpageant@gmail. com. DIVORCE RECOVERY WORKSHOP: A workshop to help separated and divorced persons affirm themselves as whole, worthwhile persons, heal past wounds and discover new doors opening to the future. The workshop will be held on the Trinity Campus of the Alex. City First United Methodist Church on Highway 280 in Alexander City March 4 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please call
256-487-2115 to register. BENEFIT SINGING: Mt. Lovely Baptist Church in Camp Hill is hosting a benefit singing for Mrs. Shirley Ware Cadenhead, Saturday, March 4 at 6 p.m. with The Star Wonder Gospel Singers.
March 5
PASTOR APPRECIATION: Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Dadeville is hosting the 36th Appreciation of Rev. G.H. Pulliam Sunday, March 5 at 2 p.m. Guest minister will be Rev. Justin Freeman of New Canaan Baptist Church. PASTOR ANNIVERSARY: New Style Baptist Church in Nixburg is hosting the 2nd Pastoral Anniversary of Rev. Richard Ellis Taylor Sunday, March 5 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Robert Hargrove and the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church will be the guest. GOSPEL CONCERT: The Griffith Family will be in concert at Hillabee Baptist Church Sunday, March 5. Doors open at 5 p.m. and concert
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Mamie’s Place Children’s Library celebrated Dr. Seuss all week including a stop at Jim Pearson Elementary School to read a story to these children and brought a surprise guest, the Cat in the Hat, with them.
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FREE TAX ASSISTANCE: Beginning Jan. 30, free tax and electronic tax filing assistance at Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama, Inc., 5030 Hwy 280, Alex City, AL IRS certified volunteers will provide the free tax assistance and electronically file federal and state income tax forms. The free tax sites are designed to assist seniors 60+ (with no income limit), taxpayers under age 60 with incomes less than $54,000, and disabled taxpayers. Taxpayers will be assisted in the order they are registered. Please do not bring people to the site not involved in the filing of your taxes due to the limited space. Waiting may be necessary. Volunteers will provide free tax assistance and electronically file federal and state income tax forms at Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama, Inc. beginning Jan. 25. Please arrive and register for assistance at least one hour before closing time. Jan. 30, 31 and February – Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays – 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. March – Mondays and Tuesdays – 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Thursdays – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. April 1 to April 15 - Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays --- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Information You Must Bring To The Tax Site: The following information is required by the IRS: last year’s tax return; photo ID-driver’s license-for taxpayer and spouse; social security cards for taxpayers and dependants; W-2’s; and 1099’s B, R, and SSA 1099. If you have health insurance through the government marketplace, bring your 1095-A. ALL employed taxpayers should bring a copy of their year-end pay stub. In regards to the itemized deduction list, you should bring all the documentation that applies to you. Even if you do not itemize on your Federal taxes you may be able to do so on your State return. For more info call (256) 234-0347. ENROLLMENT APPLICATIONS: Faith Christian Academy is accepting applications for the 2017-2018 school year. Applications may be picked up at Faith Temple Church on the corner of Franklin and Gorgas Streets. For more information call 256-234-6421.
March 3-4
RECORD SHOW: The Alabama Record Collectors Association are hosting their 36th annual record and cd show March 3 and 4 at the Bessemer Civic Center East Meeting Room.
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PASTOR APPRECIATION: Pleasant Home Baptist Church in Goodwater is hosting the 20th Appreciation of Apostle Thomas E. Bullock Sr. and Prophetess Margie N. Bullock March 3- March 5. Speakers will be Bishop Mary Ann Wilson, Rev. Cameron Thomas, Rev. Brian Thomas and Rev. Arthur Smith.
March 7
USHERS MEETING: The Early Rose District is holding an ushers meeting March 7 at 5 p.m. at the Early Rose District Center. Gerealdene Russell is president.
March 8
MEDICARE EDUCATION CLASS: The Dadeville Public Library is hosting a free Medicare Education Class March 8 at noon. For questions call Ellie Saul at 205-470-0548 or Rick Durden at 256-749-3402.
March 9
CHICK-FIL-A LUNCH: Meals on Wheels is offering a Chick-fil-a Lunch March 9 with sandwich, chips and a cookie for $6. Please call 256-7500245 by March 6 to place your order. BOOK SIGNING: The Adelia M. Russell will host local author and Sylacauga native Cabot Barden for a book signing and discussion March 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
March 11
JOHNNY APPLESEED CELEBRATION: Wind Creek State Park is hosting a Johnny Appleseed Celebration March 11 at 10 a.m. with fun activities for kids. Children 5 and under should be accompanied by an adult and will be at the clubhouse near the playground. LAUREL REUNION MEETING: There will be a meeting for the 50th Reunion of the Laurel High School Class of 1969 Saturday, March 11 at 10 a.m. at the Cooper Recreation Center. RUMMAGE SALE: The Pine Ridge Mission team annual Rummage Sale will take place at Alexander City Methodist Church on 11th Ave. March 11 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. We will have furniture, household items, vinyl records, electronics and more. The proceeds will help with VBS, Outreach, and Construction on the Pine ridge Indian Reservation in early June. TRASH WALK: The March PATH Trash Walk is scheduled for Saturday, March 11. We will meet at the entrance to Kenneth Boones’ property located at 4294 Elkahatchee Road which is the first drive south of the spillway on Elkahatchee Creek between 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. to receive supplies and assignments and enjoy a light breakfast. We plan to clean Elkahatchee Road from Highway 280 to Ourtown on Highway 63. The cleanup will conclude at 12:00 p.m. and volunteers are invited to a cookout hosted by Kenneth and Mary Lyman on Russell Pond.
March 12
SINGING: Kellyton Baptist Church is hosting “The One Man Quarter,” Chris Smith March 12 at 6 p.m. The pastor of Kellyton Baptist Church is Jeff Hardy. FAMILY AND FRIENDS DAY: Hatchett Springs Baptist Church is celebrating Family and Friends Day March 12 at 2:30 p.m. Bishop Lodis
McGregor of Evangel Temple Church in Vincent is the special guest.
March 15
MEDICARE EDUCATION CLASS: The Adelia M. Russell Library is hosting a free Medicare Education Class March 15 at noon. For questions call Ellie Saul at 205-470-0548 or Rick Durden at 256-749-3402.
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March 16
ARTS ASSOCIATION: The Arts Association of Central Alabama will meet March 16 at 11:30 a.m. at the Senior Activity Center at the Sportplex. There will be a surprise project.
March 18
COMMUNITY PRAYER: The Darian Missionary Baptist Church family and prayer team are offering prayer to the community March 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot on the corner of Laurel and E streets across from Stephens School.
March 25
FISHING TOURNAMENT: The 8th Annual Horseshoe Bend Varsity Cheer Fishing Tournament will be March 25 at Wind Creek State Park. There is a $100 per boat entry with a big fish pot. and guareanteed payback of $3,000. Registration begins at 6 a.m. the morning of the tournament and goes from safe daylight to 3 p.m. Questions and early registration should be directed to Portia Worthy at 256-329-9110 or 256-749-3656.
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March 27
FINANCIAL PEACE CLASS: Calvary Baptist Church in Alexander City is hosting the Dave Ramsey 9-week Financial Peace Class starting March 27 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
March 27 - March 31
SPRING BREAK CAMP: The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Lake Martin Area will be open for spring break in Alexander City and Goodwater. The camp will be held daily March 27 - March 31 from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. It cost $50 and includes breakfast, snack and lunch at the Sportsplex Gym and at the Goodwater unit located at 166 Harris Street. Call 256-234-4757 for more information.
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SEUSSICAL: The Dadeville High School Drama Program is presenting “Seussical” March 31 at 7 p.m., April 1 at 7 p.m. and April 2 at 2 p.m. at the Dadeville High School Auditorium.
April 2
MEN AND WOMEN DAY: New Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Camp Hill is celebrating Men and Women Day April 2 at 2 p.m. Guest minister will be Rev. Emerson Ware of Great Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.
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INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Liberty Baptist 1365 Hillabee St., Alex City 256-329-8830 New Life Baptist County Road 14, Alex City, 256-329-2635
Pleasant Grove Church of Christ 1819 Bay Pine Rd, Jackson’s Gap
Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist 835 Valley Rd., Camp Hill 334-257-4442
Mt. Carmel Baptist 3610 Dudleyville Rd., Dadeville
Southview Church of Christ 2325 Dadeville Rd., Alex City 256-329-0212
Ridge Grove Missionary Baptist Alexander City, 256-234-6972
Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 63 South, Alex City 256-234-7748
Rocky Mt. Baptist New Site community
New Beginning Baptist 1076 Coley Creek Rd.
Seleeta Baptist Booker St., Alex City 256-329-2685
Victory Baptist 280 By-Pass, Alex City
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
New Concord Baptist Off hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-5390
Cedar Street Church of God 711 Martin Luther King Blvd. Alex City
New Elkahatchee Baptist Elkahatchee Rd., Alex City 256-329-9942
The Great Bethel Missionary 520 Christian St., Alex City 256-234-5513
New Hope Baptist Lake Martin, off Hwy. 63 256-329-2510
Dadeville Church of God 425 Horseshoe Bend Rd. (Hwy. 49 N.) Dadeville 256-825-8820
Unity Baptist Robinson Rd., Alex City
New Life Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-6190 / 256-329-2635
Marshall Street Church of God 428 Marshall Street, Alex City 256-234-3180
New Pine Grove Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Perryville
New Faith Tabernacle A.C.O.P. Church of God “J” Street
Zion Hill Missionary Baptist 583 S. Broadnax St., Dadeville BAPTIST – SOUTHERN Bay Pine Baptist 1480 Bay Pine Rd. Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4433
New Providence Baptist Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City
New Harvest Ministries Church of God Hwy 280 & Coosa 28 256-329-2331
BAPTIST – MISSIONARY Bethlehem Baptist New Site
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
Elam Baptist Robertson Rd. Alex City
Calvary Baptist 819 Main St., Dadeville, 256-825-5989
Old Union Baptist 1106 Davis Circle 256-596-1873
Washington Street A.C.O.P. Church of God Washington Street
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
Friendship Baptist Our Town Community, 256-329-5243
Camp Hill Baptist Downtown Camp Hill, 256-896-2811
Hollins Springs Baptist Hwy. 280, Goodwater
Comer Memorial 941 E. Church St., Alex City 256-234-2236
Jackson’s Gap Baptist Church 21 East Church St. 256-825-6814
Daviston Baptist Daviston, 395-4327 Eagle Creek Baptist Hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-6048
Liberty Church 1034 Liberty Church Rd. Willow Point Alex City Macedonia Baptist Macedonia Circle, Goodwater 256-839-5793 Marietta Baptist Goodwater
Fellowship Baptist Buttston Community Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church on Claybrook Drive, Alex City 256-839-5339 First Baptist Court Square, Alex City 256-234-6351
Miracle Missionary Baptist 1687 “I” Street 256-215-9788, 256-215-9787
First Baptist Tallassee St., Dadeville, 256-825-6232
Mt. Calvary Baptist 329 King St., Alex City, 256-234-5631 Mt. Olive Baptist Hwy. 280 & Jct. 49, Goodwater Mt. Sinai Baptist Fish Pond Rd., Coosa County 256-329-2337 Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 22, New Site Mt. Zion East StillWaters Dr., 256-825-4991
Good News Baptist Church 10493 Hwy. 280, Jackson’s Gap 256-825-2555 Hackneyville Baptist Hwy. 63 N., Hackneyville Hillabee Baptist Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6798 Horseshoe Bend Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville Jackson’s Gap Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4951 Kellyton Baptist Kellyton, 256-329-1512
Mt. Zion West Our Town Community, 256-234-7748 New Elam Baptist Hwy. 9, Burtonville, 256-234-2037 New Bethel Baptist Rock St., Dadeville, 256-825-7726
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Mountain Springs Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Daviston
Shady Grove Baptist Jackson’s Gap Community
West End Baptist Off 280 West, 256-234-2130
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River of Life Worship Center 407 Hillabee St., Alex City, 256-329-9593
Pleasant Home Baptist Clay County
Peace & Goodwill Baptist Cottage Grove Community Alexander City, 256-377-4634 Pine Grove Baptist Eagle Creek Rd., Dadeville
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
Perryville Baptist Perryville, 256-234-3588
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
House of Restoration Holiness 519 Slaughter Ave., Camp Hill, 256-749-2373, 256-896-2904
Fellowship Revival Center Mission 316 6th Ave., Alex City 256-329-1510 weekends
Sunny Level Baptist Church Sunny Acres Subdivision Sewell Street
Kellyton Revival Center Co. Road 87 South Kellyton
Town Creek Baptist Camp Ground Rd., Alex City
Liberty Life Christian Center 321 “S” Street, Alex City
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A look inside the Masonic Building in Downtown Alexander City shows a work in progress and some spectacular historic architecture.
Passion, patience and plenty of money yield spectacular results STORY BY YB BETSY ETSY ILER ILE ER & PHOTOS BY KE KENNETH ENN NNETH NNE ET BOONE
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ou never know what you’re going to get,” said Alexander City’s Larkin Radney. “It’s a ton of work,” Brooks Lamberth added. “Things go slow, and you automatically have a lot of cost overruns,” explained local contractor Tim Evans. “Once you start, there’s no turning back,” Dadeville’s Daine Sharpe said. Still, they all would do it again, and most of them have. Alexander City native Larkin Radney renovated his first downtown building – the Main Street storefront occupied by Little Black Dress – with his wife Richie 22 years ago. “We were not prepared,” he said. “The idea when we began the renovation project downtown was to take the building back to its original look. We tried to take it back to what it originally looked like by the old photographs. “The thing with a project like that is you never know what you’re going to get. It’s a leap of faith. But we loved doing it.” Radney said that after removing three layers of linoleum and even some carpet, they discovered that the original floors could not be saved. In addition, the building needed a new heating and air conditioning system, as well as a new roof. But not all of the surprises were unpleasant ones, he said. Sometimes, when the decades of remodeling materials have been removed, he’s been surprised at how well preserved some of the building’s original characteristic features really were. When he renovated the Cloud Nine building with partner Kenny Riley and took out the dropped ceiling, they found a beautiful old tin-stamped ceiling and beautiful wooden floors that no one had seen in 50 or 60 years, he said. And when the metal façade was removed from the old Carlisle drugstore building in Radney’s exterior restoration, townspeople came to Main Street just to see the building and the exposed vintage signage beneath the siding. “Some people even found their names where they had written them on the bricks
years ago,” Radney said. In the last five years, 28 downtown buildings have been restored or historically renovated, said MainStreet Alexander City Director Richard Wagoner. “We’ve received a lot of compliments. Out-of-towners are amazed at our downtown,” Wagoner said. “A major catalyst has been the opportunity to match the projects with Adelia M. Russell Foundation grants. Through the grant program, we can give a store owner a dollarfor-dollar match, up to $5,000 per building, if they want to renovate in accordance with the historic preservation ordinance.” And in the course of renovation, every dollar counts because every job usually entails more work than the original estimates include, Radney said. “Expect to replace a lot more than you think,” he advised. “You never know what you’re going to get into. You’ll do a lot of uncovering.” Lamberth agreed. “Nothing is square. Nothing is straight,” Lamberth said. “With this last one that I did, next to the old Frohsin building on the plaza, the building was in such bad shape that I basically gutted it. I had to get down to the bare bones and start from there.” The bare bones meant taking the interior back to the original exterior walls. Lamberth’s crews removed all of the walls, electrical, plumbing and windows for the building’s three floors and took out the entire roof structure. “Water is one of the biggest problems with old buildings that haven’t been taken care of,” Lamberth said. “Not only do you have to completely the replace the roof, but everything below that gets damaged as well, so you have to take everything out, get down to the wood and get the rotten wood out. Get down to the bare bones and start from there.” “You learn more about what you’re going to do as you tear it down and see what your options are,” explained Evans, who renovated his first downtown building in 2008. “Where possible, we try to get back to the original bricks, timbers
and beams.” Doing so, he said, means these projects take a long time – sometimes years – to complete. “The Masonic Building project has been going on for two or three years now. The size of the project required all kinds of engineering and permitting on the front end before the first thing could be done. “The more you dig in, the more you realize you have to tear something else out. Maybe the floors are rotted, and they all need to be replaced, and you didn’t think you were going to have to do that. So that costs more money, and there are things you have to do differently because now you can’t afford to do what you originally wanted to. It all takes time and money.” Lamberth said he was prepared for much of what he found in the Broad Street building because it wasn’t his first downtown renovation project; he previously restored two houses on Calhoun Street, doing much of the labor himself to save money. “What I really didn’t count on with the building on the plaza though was how big the building is,” he said. “You’re talking about a building that is 80 feet by 40 feet – and three floors. It’s close to 10,000 square feet. That’s a lot of square feet. The building is so big that it took a lot more – of everything.” “Your plans definitely change over the course of the project,” Evans said. “You hope they change for the better as you find architectural and historical characteristics, things that you want to preserve, so you can capture the building’s essence.” For many of those who take on such projects, passion for architectural integrity and historic beauty are driving forces, but return on the investment must also be considered. When Dadeville attorney Daine Sharpe renovated the building at 134 N. Broadnax St. where his father had practiced law, the location justified the investment. “I am right across the street from the front steps of the Tallapoosa County Courthouse. It’s the perfect location for an
attorney,” he said. It was 1992 when Sharpe took over the building from his father. Once a drugstore with a doctor’s office upstairs, the 100-year-old building was showing its wear. Eight years ago, he decided to remodel the lobby. “Well, we got down to the floor and found that there was termite and water damage, and we had to go further back into the building and realized the flooring was shot throughout. We got about halfway back and got to a bathroom, and the contractor tapped his foot on the floor and told me he didn’t know how the commode hadn’t fallen through the floor yet,” Sharpe said. “We tore out the whole downstairs – everything; took it out the front door to a dumpster out front. We took it down to the mortar walls and had an architect lay it out, and we built a new office in an old building.” Renovating an old office building, Sharpe said, was like climbing on a bull. “You get off when the bull gets tired, not when you do,” he said. But in the course of the renovations, he found the original soda fountain that once operated in the drugstore, along with the building’s original 10-foot doors, which he plans to refinish. And the renovation reflects the building’s history with exposed beams and even a fireplace. “It’s top notch,” he said. Top notch is just what Lamberth was going for with his renovation project as he searched the internet for weeks for just the right mahogany doors for his building. And he made numerous calls and inquiries before he found a shop out in the middle of nowhere to make the frames for his copper awnings. “It’s the appeal of the architecture. People are drawn to places like that. Look at New Orleans. That’s why people go down there, for the architecture. It’s the attention to detail. Historic downtowns have architectural appeal. You can walk from one building to another. There’s some charm to it. It’s worth saving,” Lamberth said.
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“He had come into the store to purchase a couple of items,” Pat Bull said. “He noticed the wall with the projects that we had done and asked about the program.” The United Way of the Lake Martin Area has been partnering with the Home Depot Foundation to do these Veteran Renovation projects. “In order for the Home Depot Foundation to issue the grants for the Team Depot projects, we have to have a non-profit,” Kennamore said. “The United Way of the Lake Martin Area is our local partner. Most stores are having to find different people to work with. Here the United Way has been great and they have partnered with us on them. Sharon (Fuller) writes the request and sends it in.” Once the foundation issues the grant to the United Way, work can start. In Wyckoff’s case it was quick. “It normally takes four maybe even six weeks to hear back,” Bull said. “In
Wyckoff’s case, we heard back in a week.” According to Home Depot Foundation, they have transformed nearly 30,000 homes for veterans and 8,300 veteran facilities across the country. Home Depot has more than 35,000 associates who have served in the military. Friday more than 15 volunteers, some from Team Depot and others from the United Way and family took on the task of transforming Wyckoff’s home. Wyckoff even got more than the kitchen renovation that he wanted. “I was under the assumption they were just going to do the kitchen,” Wyckoff said with excitement. “It has turned into a lot bigger project. “In the kitchen , all new appliances have been ordered, storm doors for Cliff Williams / The Outlook all the doors, flooring and paint in the Above, Alexander City Home Depot manager Justin Kennamore, left and bottom pictured with wood kitchen, dining room and living room. cutter, and Jimmy Stewart install cabinets in the home of Ricky Wyckoff in New Site Friday. Below, It is kinda like a reprieve – overriding Wyckoff watches as volunteers install blinds in the living room of his home. the damage caused by the contractor.”
Wyckoff walks through his home Friday as Team Depot volunteers renovate not only his kitchen but the flooring and paint in his living room and dining room.
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Foreigner at the MPAC: Definitive ‘classic rock’
lmost three years ago, this space discussed the, er, concept of “arena rock” bands, but here’s a quick refresher course: Decades ago, many music critics would sarcastically pronounce Styx, REO Speedwagon, Journey, and Foreigner to be the “Big Four” of that category, which intimated that those bands didn’t particularly have any innovative music or style. But since the designation itself indicated the size of the venues such aggregations were playing back then, such scorn was self-defeating, since those bands were megasuccessful. And as of 2017, all four bands—all of which have experienced turnover in personnel, of course— still perform regularly, purveying their hits from the ‘70s to enthusiastic audiences, most of whom first heard such music in the same decade. Stereotypically, a lot of classic rock groups perform at weekend festivals, casinos, or during summer tours featuring two or three bands. They may not be filling up arenas anymore, but they’re still viable, to the delight of their longtime fans. And Foreigner played the Montgomery
motivating the crowd to The get into the music. His task So-Called came off as relatively easy, Column as most of the audience was on its feet for most of By Willie the concert, singing most G. Moseley of the lyrics to most of Performing Arts Center a week and a half ago, exemplifying how and why such aggregations can put on a slam-bang show. A smaller indoor performing arts center (P.A.C.) is going to limit how “light show” effects or pyrotechnics can be utilized, which means a band may actually be, er, challenged to focus on their musical prowess to a larger degree than in larger venues…and the audience is usually closer to the stage, as well. So no smoke bombs or flamethrowers would be utilized in Montgomery. A simple name logo had been suspended in the back of the stage, but large, temporary lighting trusses hinted that there would indeed be plenty of visual effects. Foreigner’s set consisted almost entirely of hits, which is exactly how it should have been, because such fare is what such audiences would demand. Singer Kelly Hansen epitomized the term “front man,” as he was perpetually in motion,
the songs. Nevertheless, Hansen was relentless, at one point even charging out into the seats in the middle of a song to shake hands and give high-fives. The musicians in the band are first class, and were able to keep the show loose while plying their trade in a loud, professional and melodic manner. No one onstage stood still and stared at his shoes while playing his instrument; bassist Jeff Pilson was a dynamo, and guitarist Bruce Watson and multi-instrumentalist Tom Gimbel stayed active as well. Keyboard player Michael Bluestein and drummer Chris Frazier had to remain stationary with their respective gear, of course, but each got a solo opportunity, and made the most of it. And the light show was exceptional. A band’s lighting director doesn’t just change spotlight colors onstage in a backand-forth manner during a performance; he/she has to coordinate precisely with certain passages of certain songs, and it’s a lot
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Foreigner performs at Montgomery’s MPAC.
more complicated than a lot of folks may realize. Of particular note was Hansen’s stark, back-lit silhouette marching to the front of the stage as the band began a throbbing intro to “Juke Box Hero.” Foreigner also has a unique way of making each of its concerts memorable to a particular locale: when the band performs the lush ballad “I Want To Know What Love Is,” a youth chorale, usually from a local high school, is shuttled onstage to sing backup on the chorus. The Montgomery participants were from
the Booker T. Washington magnet school, and the kids really got into the performance—their voices soared as they swayed with the beat, and their radiant countenances confirmed that this was an unforgettable experience. And while the final chord of that song was being sustained, one student rushed over to Pilson and began striking the strings on his bass with both hands. It looked spontaneous, but actually wasn’t. “I started bringing up a member of the choir to ‘whip’ my bass a while
back,” Pilson said after the show. “It’s kind of become a tradition, and adds to the fun. (I’ve) probably been doing it three or four years.” Foreigner has succeeded in the musical marketplace for decades, and for good reason—they know how to keep the customers satisfied. And Styx is slated to play the same venue the week this column is being published. Willie Moseley is the news editor emeritus of The Tribune and a regular columnist for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.
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Dadeville High School Drama readies for third production, ‘Seusical’ By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Students with the Dadeville High School Drama Program are getting ready for their third production at the end of the month – “Seussical.” “It is a musical that Mrs. Gresko helped direct when we were in Ohio,” said Ryan Gresko who along with his wife Ashley lead the drama program. “We always pick our shows based on the kids that are interested – what we have to work with.” Gresko says the students wanted to do something else. “A lot of the kids wanted to do “Beauty and the Beast,”” Gresko said. “The girls wanted to be Belle. But what happens when we audition and we give Belle to whoever…there are no other parts left.” This year Gresko says with the numbers they have, “Seussical” made sense. “We have a lot of talent,” Gresko said. “’Seussical’” has lots of parts for soloists. It has like 12 different pieces for soloists. This is good for us because it features many of the talented kids that we have.” Gresko hopes two things will happen by choosing “Seussical.” “We thought we would tag along with the Reading Across America being popular in schools,” Gresko said. “We thought we might be able to bring some awareness to literacy even with the show being after the fact.” Gresko hopes Dr. Seuss’ popularity with young children will bring the children along with their parents to the show. Three shows are planned, March 31 at 7 p.m., April 1 at 7 p.m. and April 2 at 2 p.m. According to Music Theatre
International the company that licenses the show, “Seussical” is one of the most performed shows in America. Tony winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Lucky Stiff, My Favorite Year, Once on This Island, Ragtime), have brought to life all of Dr. Seuss’ favorite characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie and a little boy with a big imagination – Jojo. The colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos. The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust that contains the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child sent off to military school for thinking too many “thinks.” Horton faces a double challenge: not only must he protect the Cliff Williams / The Outlook Whos from a world of naysayers and Above, The Bird Girls rehearse a scene Wednesday. Below, Moriah Henry who plays the part of Mayzie dangers, but he must guard an abanLabird and Cary Thomas who plays the part of Gertude McFuzz rehearse a scene with the Bird Girls for doned egg, left in his care by the irrethe Dadeville High School Drama programs upcoming production of Seussical. sponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant. The Dadeville High School Drama program has done two productions in the past. “This is the third show that we have done,” Gresko said. “We have done ‘Annie,’ ‘Wizard of Oz’ and now ‘Seussical.” Gresko sees the program on the rise. “We have gone from having like about 25 kids when we started to having 50 kids now,” Gresko said. “We find something for everyone. We don’t cut anyone. They may start out as tech and find out they can sing and get a leading role.”
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Faith Christian Academy held Spelling Bees this week for each grade for 2017. The runners up were front from left, kindergarten Aubrie Dark, first grade Mia Culberson, second grade Eli Long and third grade Sam Lee. Back row from left are: fourth grade Avery Benton, fifth grade Noah Wilmeth, sixth grade Jenny Joiner and 7-9th John Patrick Stark. Submitted / The Outlook
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SPORTS CALENDAR Today • Reeltown varsity softball at Wetumpka for Wetumpka Invitational Tournament with Chilton County, Saraland, Holtville, Auburn, Enterprise, Rehobeth, Beauregard, Prattville, Smiths Station, Park Crossing, Stanhope Elmore, Billinsley, Prattville Christian Academy, Handley, Elmore County, Montgomery Catholic Preparatory, Clay-Chalkville, Alabama Christian Academy, Baldwin County, Lawrence County, P.C. Central, R.E. Lee, time TBA. • BRHS JV softball at Auburn Invitational with Alabama Christian Academy, Auburn, Enterprise, Handley and Smiths Station, times TBA. • BRHS JV boys soccer at Sylacauga JV Soccer Challenge at Legion Stadium in Sylacauga with Wetumpka, Moutain Brook, Pell City, Chelsea, Sylacauga and Oxford. • Horseshoe Bend varsity baseball at Fyffe, 11 a.m. • Horseshoe Bend varsity baseball at against Plainview at Fyffe, 1 p.m. • Central Coosa baseball home game against Dadeville, varsity double-header 11 a.m., JV double header 3 p.m. • CACC double header at West Georgia Tech in Carrolton, 1 p.m. • Reeltown varsity girls, boys outdoor track at Lincoln for Golden Bears Invitational, times TBA. • Reeltown junior high baseball at P.C. Central, 11 a.m.
Monday, March 6 •BRHS varsity baseball at Clay Central, 4 p.m. • BRHS JV girls soccer at Thompson middle at Larry Simmons Stadium in Alabaster, 7 p.m. • Horseshoe Bend varsity baseball home game double-header against Montgomery Catholic Preparatory, 4 p.m. • Horseshoe Bend varsity softball at Cleburne County, 6:30 p.m. • Central Coosa baseball at Fayetteville, JV 4:30 p.m., varsity 6:30 p.m. • Dadeville middle baseball home game against Eclectic, 4 p.m. • Dadeville softball home game against Opelika, varsity 5 p.m., JV 7 p.m. • Reeltown JV softball at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory, 4 p.m. • Reeltown varsity baseball home game against LaFayette, 4:30 p.m. • Reeltown middle softball home game against J.F. Drake, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, March 7 • BRHS boys and girls golf at Willow Point for game against Chilton County and Tallassee, 2 p.m. • BRHS tennis home match at CACC against Wetumpka, 4 p.m. • BRHS softball at Reeltown, JV 4:30 p.m., varsity 6 p.m. • BRHS baseball home game against Elmore County, varsity 4 p.m., JV 6:30 p.m. • BRHS JV soccer at Smiths Station, girls 4:30 p.m., boys 6 p.m. • Horseshoe Bend JV baseball double-header at B.B. Comer, 4 p.m. • CACC home game against Andrew College, 2 p.m. • Central Coosa baseball at Vincent Middle, JV 4:30 p.m., varsity 6:30 p.m. • Central Coosa varsity softball home game against Elmore County, 4:30 p.m. • Reeltown baseball at Prattville Christian, JV 4 p.m., varsity 6 p.m. • Reeltown middle baseball at Southside, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, March 8 • BRHS varsity soccer home game against Opelika, girls 5 p.m., boys 7 p.m. • Dadeville baseball home game against B.B. Comer, varsity 4 p.m., middle 6 p.m. • Reeltown JV baseball home game double-header against Pike Road, 4 p.m. • Reeltown varsity baseball at Sidney Lanier, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 9 • BRHS boys golf at Lakewood Golf Course in Phenix City for Panther Invitational with Montgomery Catholic Prep., Valley, Smiths Station, P.C. Central, Auburn, Prattville, Beauregard, Enterprise, Trinity Presbyterian and Opelika, 10 a.m. • BRHS tennis at Chilton County, 3:30 p.m. • BRHS softball at Wetumpka, JV 4:30 p.m., varsity 6 p.m. • BRHS varsity boys, girls tennis home match against Wetumpka at CACC tennis courts, 4 p.m. • BRHS baseball home game against Sylacauga, varsity 4 p.m., JV 6:30 p.m.
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Benjamin Russell sophomore Ryan Spradley pins Kaleb Jones of Wetumpka in a home wrestling match earlier in the season. Spradley also defeated Jones at the AHSAA 6A State Wrestling Championship in Huntsville.
ELITE WILDCAT GRAPPLER Ryan Spradley makes sophomore wrestling season his best
By CATHY HIGGINS Sports Editor
Although a dozen Benjamin Russell Wildcats went to Huntsville recently for the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 6A State Wrestling Championships, sophomore Ryan Spradley was the only one to come home with a medal. When all was said and done, Spradley took fifth in the state in the 132-pound division. It’s a feat he believes surprised a lot of people. “There was a lot of good competition,” he said. “But I honestly don’t think anybody but my family, some of my teammates and I believed I could actually go and compete with some of the top guys in the state. Not that many people expected me to be on the podium.” Spradley attributes that doubt to his size. “Physically, I was the smallest one in the weight class,” he said. “But I never did think of it like that. I just went into the tournament with a positive mindset.” That mindset helped the sophomore as he faced his first matchup, which was against Deacon Cowart of Athens. “I knew going in I was
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Benjamin Russell sophomore Ryan Spradley took fifth place at the AHSAA 6A State Wrestling Championship in the 132-pound division this winter. The second-generation grappler has been wrestling since middle school.
going up against one of the top guys in the state,” Spradley said. “So I had to be ready.” And ready he was, as the sophomore defeated Cowart in the first round of competition and moved on to the quarterfinals. There he squared off with a familiar foe. “After I won that round I went up against Kaleb Jones of Wetumpka,” Spradley said, “a guy I had wrestled before when Wetumpka came
here.” Although Spradley had a good idea of what to expect in the match, it still wasn’t an easy victory. “It was a one-point match,” he said. “It was a tough one.” But defeating Jones sent Spradley on to the semifinal round. “I ended up losing to the eventual state champ from Spanish Fort, Justin Ingram,” Spradley said. “But I did pretty well, I lost by six.” Spradley’s road to earning
a medal was a long one that had a slow beginning. “My first five matches I went 1-4,” he said. As the season went on, Sradley gained momentum. “When we went to Homewood, I felt like I was turning it around into a good one,” he said. It ended up being a very good season for Spradley. “I finished the season with 32 wins,” he said. With Spradley boasting such a season record, it seems natural that he would stand among the state’s top grapplers. After all, he has plenty of experience. “I’ve been wrestling since seventh grade,” Spradley said. Spradley’s love of wrestling is also in his DNA, as he’s following in the footsteps of his father, Roderick Spradley, who also wrestled at Benjamin Russell from 1991-1994 and also coached Alexander City Middle School team last year. “He’s better than what I was,” Roderick said. Now that Spradley has a state medal under his belt, he’s already looking forward to wrestling in his junior year. “I like physical-contact sports and I just like to compete,” he said.
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Lady Generals take win over Sylacauga By CATHY HIGGINS Sports Editor
The Horseshoe Bend varsity softball team returned from Thursday’s road trip to Sylacauga quite happy as the Lady Generals defeated the Lady Aggies 7-1. The win didn’t come easily, however. Sylacauga scored the first run in the fifth and Horseshoe Bend tied it at 1 in the sixth. The Lady Generals scored six in the final inning, with big plays coming from a double by Kynsley Blasingame and a grounder by Taylor Walton. Blasingame led the Lady Generals in the win by going three for four at bat. But she also pitched six and two-thirds innings. In that time, she had 17 strikeouts and only allowed one run. Leighann McWhorter also collected multiple hits for the Lady Generals. “It was a great team win and Blasingame threw a no-hitter with 17 strikeouts,” said Lady Generals head coach David Caldwell. “She had great timely hitting and a good defense behind her. This team will fight to the end and never give up.” Sylacauga struggled against Horseshoe Bend and junior Ansley Brown pitched two innings. In that time she only had
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Horseshoe Bend softball starting pitcher Kynsley Blasingame struck out 17 in a win over Sylacauga Thursday.
one strike out and gave up a walk, two hits and four runs. Thursday’s win brings the Lady Generals’ season record to 4-2. Horseshoe Bend next heads to Cleburne County Monday at 6 p.m.
Wildcats fall 7-1 at Beauregard
The Benjamin Russell varsity baseball team came home from Thursday’s road trip with disappointment as the Wildcats lost 4-3 at Beauregard. The defeat played out in the sixth inning when a tie of 3 was undone by a Beauregard run coming from a single
courtesy of Nathan Johnson, who drove Dylan Johnson home. Despite the loss, Benjamin Russell was strong in Thursday’s game. One homerun each came from Timmy Lawson in the sixth inning and Connor Brooks in the fourth. Brooks also led the Wildcats with two runs batted in and by going one for two. Landon Cotney pitched three innings for Ben Russell and had a strikeout and error each and gave up five hits and two runs. Pitching for two runs, Brock Elliott had two strikeouts. Dylan Adamson pitched an inning, allowing a walk and giving up two hits and two runs. Thursday’s loss brings Benjamin Russell varsity baseball team’s season record to 7-1. The Wildcats next head to Chelsea Saturday for a league game at 11 a.m. Monday they’re on the road again, traveling to Clay Central at 4 p.m. Their next home game is Tuesday at 4 p.m. against Elmore County.
Other Thursday Highlights
• Central Alabama Community College softball defeated Jeff Davis 10-3. • Reeltown varsity softball defeated Elmore County 9-2.