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More votes found, Faulk retains seat Memory stick with uncounted votes found Tuesday and total means that no runoff needed for District 4 seat percent, with a total vote of 50.17 percent and 1,591 votes. Livingston, Enslen said, received 1168 votes and Ford 412 with the new totals. It was purely human error, Enslen said. Enslen said they were votes that had not been counted and were from a missing memory stick used in one of the two voting machines located at the Church of Nazarene in Millbrook.
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There will be no runoff election for Elmore County Commission District 4 between Joe Faulk, Steve Livingston and Johnny Ford as votes were discovered late morning Tuesday, March 8 that pushed the incumbent, Faulk, over the 50 percent mark. According to the new figures, Elmore County Probate Judge John Enslen said that Faulk had 11 votes more than 50
He said they were discovered at the same time the local Republican Party officials were canvassing for provisional votes that morning. The mistake occurred on election night, Enslen said. Only four precincts used more than one voting machine and Enslen said the precinct in Millbrook was one of those. The protocol, Enslen said, was to use two separate envelopes to transfer each memory stick that held votes from
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Study says Alabama property taxes 2nd lowest in U.S. While taxes may be a way of life, people in Alabama should consider themselves lucky when it comes to property taxes. According to a study by WalletHub, Alabama property owners shell out the nation’s second lowest tax rate, averaging just $538 a year, according to the study. The average American household spends $2,127 on real-estate property taxes each year, and residents of the 27 states with vehicle property taxes shell out another $412. Considering these figures and the
that precinct, in this case the Church of Nazarene. He said the problem arose when both memory sticks were placed in one envelope at the polling place, where presumably they were then transferred to the Wetumpka Civic Center where the votes from the county were counted. There, Enslen said, it was likely that only one memory stick was removed from the envelope and then counted.
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Troy and Jenny Stubbs are the proprietors of the new frozen pop shop in downtown Wetumpka, Frios, which is set to open on Friday, March 11. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held the day before at 4 p.m.
Frozen pop shop opens this weekend Jenny said their iced pops are an all-natural, all-Alabama-made product. She said the ingredients for the brands fruity flavors and creamy flavors, come from four farms in the state and even the dairy in the creamy flavor comes from a dairy farm out of Dothan, called Working Cows Dairy. “In fact, even our Popsicle sticks come from an Alabama vendor, so it is truly an See POPSICLE • Page 5
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Frios Gourmet Pops is a new downtown business that’s opening just in time for spring and is set to have a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce on Thursday and a grand opening Friday of this week. The owners are local couple, Troy and Jenny Stubbs.
Monday was like Christmas for many of the 303 employees at the Walmart in Wetumpka as well as the 299 at the Millbrook store. The employees all saw their pay increase as a result what the retail chain called “the largest single-day, private-sector pay increase ever.” According to Walmart officials, the move will mean that the minimum amount paid to any non-probationary employee will be $10 per hour. The move essentially means that the minimum wage for Walmart employees is now $10 per hour. Walmart officials say the actual amount of the increases will vary, depending on where the employee is on the scale and the job classification. Officials said increases can be as much as $3 an hour and in some cases the increase may be less than $1. See RAISE • Page 5
Extension hosts fourth-grade Farm City Day By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
Fourth-grade students from area schools went to Wetumpka’s “Farm City” to learn about the wide world of 21st century agriculture and the careers in forestry, biosystems engineering, conservation and farming that make up a new approach to agriculture. The days and ways of Old MacDonald have changed to include a comprehensive and all inclusive view of what agriculture is, and the students from both Wetumpka and Red Land
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BREAKFAST PROGRAM: National School Breakfast Week Busy weekday mornings make it a challenge for families to find time for a healthy breakfast. To encourage more families to take advantage of the healthy choices available with school breakfast, Tallassee City Schools will recognize National School Breakfast Week from March 7-11, 2016. The campaign theme is “Wake up to School Breakfast”. National School Breakfast Week helps us educate parents and students about all the healthy and appealing choices we offer. Students will be encouraged to “Wake Up” their minds and bodies during March 7-11 with special menus, decorations, cafeteria events and more. School nutrition professionals in Tallassee City Schools prepare breakfast and lunches everyday that meet federal nutrition standards, which include limiting fat, calories and sodium, encouraging more students to choose from fruits, vegetables and whole grains offered with school meals. During the weeklong celebration, students will be offered fresh fruit along with menu items such as breakfast bagel, sunrise omelet and yogurt parfait.
Obituaries Frank King
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AUDITIONS: Wetumpka Depot Players will hold auditions for two upcoming productions at 7 p.m. at the Depot. Auditions will be from cold script readings; no monologues required. I Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudnick will be staged May 12 through 28, and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams will be staged Oct. 21 through 29. Contact Kristy Meanor at kmeanor@wetumpkadepot.com or call her at 334-868-1440 for details.
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CANCER SUPPORT: Tallassee’s Cancer Support Group Meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the Community Hospital classroom.
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NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: Tallassee Neighborhood Watch Group Meeting at City Hall beginning at 6 p.m.
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BOARD OF EDUCATION: The Tallassee Board of Education will meet March 10 at 6 p.m. at the Tallassee High School Media Center.
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HERITAGE DAY: The Poarch Band of Creek Indians rich heritage will come to life on the grounds of the Museum Saturday, March 12, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. During this FREE event, Tribal Members will share aspects of their enriching history and legacy in fun and interactive ways for the entire family. The event will take place rain or shine.
TURF MEETING: The Alabama Cooperative Extension System will be conduction an athletic turf management meeting a the Elmore County Extension Service March 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $10 and you must pre-register at 334-567-6301. This meeting is for coaches or anyone from a school who manages athletic turf and for City Parks and Recreation employees that manage city fields. Topics to be discussed are mowing, aeration, topdressing, irrigation and drainage, overseeding and transition, and maintaining pitcher’s mounds. Dr. Dave han and Dr. Chip East will be conducting this meeting.
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Votes He apologized for the oversight and said the election officials were able to reconstruct the votes before any official votes had been certified and sent to the Secretary of State. Faulk said if it was not the most exciting day of his life, it was the most exciting day of his political career. “I’m elated and very appreciative that we take elections seriously and counting the votes seriously,” Faulk said. Faulk thanked the voters of District 4 and what he called their extraordinary confidence and he went on to say that he promised to serve them with the same type of dedication for the next four years. His closest competition, Steve Livingston, credited, what he said was Faulk’s persistence in seeking votes for pinpointing what appeared to be a low voter turnout at the Church of Nazarene. Livingston said all Faulk needed was a few more
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votes to get over the threshold and he kept pushing and looking around. Enslen said both candidates were at the probate office that morning when the new numbers were announced, and both acted, as Enslen said, amiably. “I’m a little bit disappointed because I think there was an anti-incumbent movement,” Livingston said. Ford who gained over 100 votes from the recount remained out of the runoff but said at the news, “No I think there’s going to be a lot of folks that’s disappointed… from what I understand listening to folks talk they wanted a runoff,” Ford said. “Mr. Faulk got the popular vote and that’s what counts.” Runoff elections for other county races are slated for April 12.
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Engineering program had an exhibit explaining the process of “gasification” that uses “biomass” to derive renewable energy sources. There was even a station with a drone tutorial. The Alabama Forestry Commission in Elmore County had presentations on land management and prescribed burning. “We talked about doing prescribed burning to help remove the undergrowth in the forest, help to remove some of the dangerous fuels and make healthy forests” said Brian Frederick, AFC forester for Elmore County. “We talked a little bit about us fighting wild fires out in the woods with the bull dozer.” It was the first time the students had been at the
Farm City all day, Katrina Mitchell, County Extension Coordinator, said. Mitchell said Farm City began around 5 or so years ago, and was the idea of a hog farmer out of Eclectic, Chris George. She said they wanted to reintroduce the older students to the concepts of agriculture that they might have learned about when they were younger in simpler way. “We try to educate young people the importance of agriculture, give them a hint of agricultural careers,” Mitchell said. “We’ve got all kinds of folks that come out, so it is agriculture but it’s also talking about careers and things that kids can get involved in.”
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Thank You! I am extremely humbled and appreciative of your vote of support in the county commission race. I would like to thank my precious family and the many volunteers who have worked so tirelessly for the past (4) months. I would personally like to take this opportunity thank Trey Taylor for his running a clean and respectful campaign. I would also ask that you please remember Trey and his family in your prayers, as his mother is going through some serious health issues. With God’s help and guidance, as your county commissioner, I pledge to work diligently to serve ALL of the people in District Two in an honest, ethical, transparent and ¿scally-responsible manner. Thank you, and God bless. Sincerely,
Mack Daugherty
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oters turned out in surprising numbers for the Super Tuesday primary. In Tallapoosa County, 41.98 percent of the registered voters went to the polls Tuesday. In Elmore County, 44.66 percent of voters filled out a ballot. And across Alabama, the voter participation number hit 41.4 percent. Since 1988, the Alabama Secretary of State’s office reports that in presidential primaries, the voter turnout has averaged much lower: • June 7, 1988 – 20 percent • June 2, 1992 – 29 percent • June 4, 1996 – 23 percent • June 6, 2000 – 20 percent • June 1, 2004 – 17 percent • Feb. 5, 2008 – 42.6 percent • March 13, 2012 – 24.42 percent In the past seven presidential primary elections, an average of 25 percent of the state’s registered voters have found the motivation to cast a ballot. It’s hard to say exactly what drove the surge at the polls. In Elmore County there were some hotly contested commission races that were a big factor. In Tallapoosa County there were very few contested races, but still people voted. Perhaps it was the presidential race, which has seen unprecedented news coverage, a massive number of debates and a huge helping of controversy as well. Some have credited the GOP frontrunner for the flow to the polls. This year billionaire/reality TV star Donald Trump has been the big draw. Despite your political views, it is obvious that he has impassioned our country’s voters. While we think Trump would be a dangerous U.S. president because of his governmental inexperience and his mercurial personality, we’re happy to see that more people are now involved in the presidential election process. That is indeed a positive takeaway from this year’s Super Tuesday voting in our area.
Keep your eyes open, signs are all around us
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believe in signs. I’d struggled mentally, physically, and emotionally for quite some time when in early December I finally swallowed my pride and went to the VA in Tuskegee. When I returned from my last deployment five years ago, I went to the VA in Birmingham and had a negative experience with my doctor on my initial visit and never returned. My experience in Tuskegee was very different from the start. The enrollment clerk was very pleasant, and, as mentioned in an earlier article, the first available appointment just happened to be the very last slot on Christmas Eve. I truly believe that was a gift from God. That was a sign. I really liked my doctor. When I walked into his office, the first words out of his mouth were “War Eagle.” I was wearing an Auburn jacket. Our relationship was off to a great start. He’d spent 10 years as a flight surgeon in the Air Force. Whether I told him about my migraines, my sleep issues, or my allergic reactions to Bama fans, he was there to help me. Unlike the guy in Birmingham, he actually cared. His name was Dr. Canfield, and he would have been my primary care physician from that point on,
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but he was getting ready to retire from the VA. As far as I know, that was his last day of work. Perhaps it wasn’t, but it was the last time I saw him. I’m just glad I got into the system with him. That was a sign of good things to come. He told me he was opening a private practice in Auburn. I wish I’d gotten his number. Two months later, after years of procrastination, I visited the Veterans Service Office at the Lee County Courthouse. If I was just looking for a check, I would have been there years earlier, but after all my years of service including three tours in Iraq, it was time. The aches and pains, mental and physical, were almost too much to bear at times. Some of my peers had begged and pleaded for me to go. I had a great meeting with the veterans service officer and had actually met him years ago before he held this position. That, too, was a good sign. Later, I drove through downtown
Opelika and stopped at Dorris Sign Co. to talk to my friend LaGina about having T-shirts made. I believe in figurative signs, but they believe in literal signs. It’s what they do, and they do a great job. We looked at different colors and different styles, and then she pointed at one hanging on the far end of the wall. I walked down to take a look. It was a nice T-shirt, but that’s not what caught my attention. I looked down on the table in front of me. It was a sign—literally and figuratively. It was the only sign there, and it could have been made any day in the past or any day in the future. In fact, I don’t know when it was made. The only thing I know is that I didn’t have to stop that day and he could’ve used any sign company in the area. The sign was for Dr. Canfield. It also had his phone number. Like I said, I believe in signs. Keep your eyes open. Signs are all around us. Jody Fuller is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@jodyfuller.com. For more information, please visit www.jodyfuller.com.
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Tales of genuine mentorship and old campaign secrets
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ne of the finest men to ever serve in Alabama government is Albert Brewer. He is one of the most quality and highest caliber individuals to ever rise to the governor’s office. Brewer hailed from Morgan County in the heart of the Tennessee Valley. He was first elected to the legislature from Decatur in 1958 at the very young age of 28. He was identified early as a rising star. In fact, his star was meteoric. During his second term in 1962, he was elected Speaker of the House at age 32 – an unheard of feat. Besides being on a political fast track by the time he was in mid-30s, Brewer was also considered one of the best attorneys in Decatur. He is a kind, considerate, and genuinely sincere man with the most pleasant and contagious smile and countenance. Once you meet Albert Brewer you immediately warm up to him and like him. His smile and disposition can melt the most hardened enemy. Gov. Brewer became especially dear to me. When I first met Gov. Brewer, I was a 12-year-old page from Troy and Brewer was Speaker of the House. My mentor and sponsor was my representative from Troy, Mr. Gardner Bassett. Mr. Gardner was in his 70s and he loved Brewer. Since Mr. Gardner and I were close, he got me acquainted with the young Speaker from Morgan County. Brewer graciously took me under his wing and would let me run special errands for him. Occasionally he
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even let me sit next to him in the presiding officer’s chair. This pleased Mr. Gardner because he had told Brewer of my love of politics and that when Mr. Gardner retired that I would run for and take his house seat and that is eventually what happened. Therefore, it was no secret to Brewer that I aspired to get into politics and eventually run for the legislature. He and Mr. Gardner would share legislative stories and history with me. When Brewer became Lieutenant Governor in 1966, he took me over to the Senate with him to be head of the Pages. This allowed me to work in the legislature during the summer while growing up. One day, Brewer said I want to tell you a campaign secret. He began his lesson by explaining that when you get ready to run for the legislature you should start your campaign in the country. He then explained why. It was based on the old bandwagon theory. He said people in the rural towns and hamlets have more time on their hands. They like politics better than their neighbors in the city, they talk more, they appreciate your interest more and they want to be asked for their vote. Therefore, if you work the rural community first, they talk about you
being there and they will commit to you early. At that time, if a person in a rural area told you they were going to vote for you, you could take that to the bank. Therefore, if you got there first, you could wrap up that area early and forever. Another big plus of working the country first was that whenever any person from that rural box came into the larger town or county seat to shop or get their haircut and the city folks asked about politics out their way, the rural man would say, “I don’t know about the other races but that Brewer boy is going to get all the votes up here for that open Legislative seat.” Then the bandwagon domino theory was on. The city folks assumed that if all the country folks were for someone that candidate was bound to win in a landslide so they better get on board too. That was a good lesson. I took Gov. Brewer’s advice in my first race and I got 82% of the vote over two opponents. By the way, Gov. Brewer is doing well today. After years as a successful practicing attorney, he went on to become a professor at Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law. My daughter had the opportunity to get to know him while she was in law school at Cumberland. She took several classes he taught, worked with him on the Alabama Constitutional Law Project, and still looks to him as a mentor. Gov. Brewer still has that endearing warm smile and personality. He is
a prince of a fellow. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.
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debt-fueled environment to which we have grown so accustomed, it should come as no surprise that roughly $11.8 billion in property taxes go unpaid each year, according to the National Tax Lien Association, according to a release by WalletHub Consider these states released by WalletHub for Alabama, with a rank of 1 being the lowest: • Real-Estate Property Tax Rank: 2nd • Vehicle Property Tax Rank: 29th • Real-Estate Tax on Median State House Value: $538 • Real-Estate Tax on Median U.S. House Value: $764 • Vehicle Property Tax on Highest-Selling Car: $173.68 Those numbers mean that Alabamians pay an average of $226 less in property taxes than the rest of the nation.
Some other key stats that were part of the report included: • New Jersey has the highest real-estate taxes, $4,029, which is eight times more expensive than in Hawaii, the state with the lowest, $489. • Twenty-seven states levy some form of vehicle property tax. Of those states, Rhode Island has the highest, $1,099, which is 13 times more expensive than in Montana, the state with the lowest, $86. • Blue States, or traditionally Democratic states, have 39 percent higher real-estate property taxes, averaging $2,280, than the majority Republican Red States, averaging $1,642, according to WalletHub. Want to see how other states fared? Check out the full report at https://wallethub.com/edu/stateswith-the-highest-and-lowest-property-taxes/11585/
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Alabama-made product,” Stubbs said. “They’re all Alabama made,” Stubbs said. Created in Gadsden, she said they are now sold in different parts of the state and also in Oxford, Mississippi, and Destin, Florida. On Wednesday they were training two employees in preparation, Troy Stubbs said, for their grand opening on Friday and the ribbon cutting 4 p.m., Thursday, March 10. Troy said they had the licensing rights to the three counties that make up the River Region. They started in September of last year, but Troy said they knew they were going to wait until spring of this year to open. Troy said the idea came through some work
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Officials said the increase will impact 1.2 million Walmart and Sam’s Club associates in the U.S., and more than 33,000 in Alabama. The increases will appear on the March 10th paychecks for employees, officials said. “The increases are part of the company’s two-year, $2.7 billion investment in higher pay, better training, clearer career paths and additional educational opportunities for its workers,” according
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Be thankful for family and God’s grace
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am not from here so I have an advantage over many of you. I can’t be judged by my family’s past, good or bad. That is an advantage. I m not a bad sort, I could be better, but I don’t drink, smoke or chew, and didn’t date women who do. I know that doesn’t make sense but it is a form of an old saying. Now, if you lived in Huntsville, Alabama, and knew the Troglens from West Huntsville and then met me for the first time and found out I am from that brood, things would be quite different. The Troglens from West Huntsville were known as brawlers, heavy, heavy drinkers and a bit confrontational. There are not many of the local bars that didn’t know my dad or my uncles, well. If I had been put up for pastor in that area I am sure some would not want me because of my family. How sad considering I am not like them. Now, if you had known my mother’s family, the Greens from Farley, Alabama, it would be different in another way. My grandfather, Bud Green Ridge Baptist 288 Turner Rd., Wetumpka 567-2486 Harvest Baptist 2990 Main St., Millbrook Hillside Baptist 405 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Holtville Riverside Baptist 7121 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 514-5922 Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-8750 Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Weoka
REV. JAMES TROGLEN First Baptist Church
Green, was a hard working and honorable farmer, well respected and thought of throughout Madison County. If, in that area, I had been put up for a pastorate I would have gotten it in a heartbeat. What a difference, depending on what part of my family you knew. The truth is I have always wanted to be judged for myself and who I am, not who they are. Now I love all my family and most of my uncles have redeemed themselves and are valuable and contributing members of society now. I loved them while they weren’t but it is easier and less painful now. But I am not Gaylon or Wayne Troglen nor am I Bud or Earl Green. I am James Troglen -
Millbrook Baptist Millbrook 285-4731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 569-1952 Mt. Hebron West Baptist 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 567-4441 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 567-4458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 312-1878 New Home Baptist 1605 New Home Rd., Titus 567-0923 New Hope Baptist 6191 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-1267 New Lily Green Baptist 6504 Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville New Nazareth Baptist
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myself. I have worked hard to be who I am, God has worked diligently to help me become who I am. I am even grateful for my failings; for discovering them and paying the price for them has helped me learn what I should be and how to become a better person. I don’t mind people finding fault with me when it is me - but not because I am related to Gerry Troglen. All I ask is for people to look at me and see if they can like me. Listen to my words, not my granddaddy Green’s. Look at MY actions NOT Buddy Troglen’s. Then if you do not like me - I will be hurt, but can deal with it, maybe even see somewhere I need to change. But only if it is me being looked at will I see I need change or not. I am glad God looks at me and not my family. I wouldn’t have a prayer if he had looked at my ancestors. In fact, I wouldn’t have had a chance at First Baptist if they had looked at some of my relatives. Not a chance! But God looks at me, thank you Lord, and even that is lacking treSeman Baptist Seman, Alabama Shoal Creek Baptist 13214 Holtville Rd., Deatsville 569-2482 Springfield Baptist Hwy. 7, Millbrook Thelma Baptist 810 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-3665 Titus Baptist 6930 Titus Rd., Wetumpka 334-531-2120 Tunnell Chapel Baptist 210 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2589 Victory Baptist 5481 Main St., Millbrook Wadsworth Baptist 2780 Hwy. 143, Deatsville 569-2851
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SundaySchool..........10:45 School....10:45 a.m. Sunday a.m. Morning Worship....9:30 a.m. Morning Worship........9:30 a.m. Children’s Church.... 9:30 a.m. Children’s Church.......9:30 a.m. Thur. Night Service....6:00 p.m. Wed. Night Service.....6:30 p.m. You will receive a warm You will receive a warm Welcome at this friendly, welcome at this friendly, Christ-centered Church. Christ-centered Church.
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BAPTIST - MISSIONARY Atkins Hill 565 Atkins Rd., Wetumpka 567-1141 Cathmagby Baptist 3074 Mitchell Creek Rd., Wetumpka 567-4787 First Missionary Baptist at Guilfield 412 Company St., Wetumpka 567-7455 Goodhope 1389 Willow Springs Rd. Wetumpka 567-7133 Lebanon 17877 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 514-1097 Mount Canaan 1125 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-2141 Mount Pisgah 16621 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 567-3668 Mt. Zion
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mendously. I need forgiveness every day just like you do. Whenever I think of the grace of God I am reminded of a little story I heard over 20 years ago. A widower for many years came back from one of his many trips to St. Louis and joyfully announced his engagement to a woman whom he had been courting for some time. “How did you propose?” his family asked. “I didn’t have to,” he replied. “She proposed to me! You see.” He continued, “Last year I asked her to marry me, but she said she could never marry a man unless he could save at least $1,000 in one year. On this last visit, I didn’t even mention marriage, but she asked me how much money I had saved. When I told her $28.36; she said, ‘That’s close enough!’” Through the grace of God and Jesus’ sacrifice for me it’s enough.
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Billy Reinhardt, Min. of Students SUNDAY Morning Worship.......10:30 SUNDAY School.............9:15 Sunday Morning Worship............10:30 Youth Choir ..................5:00 Evening Worship..........6:00 Sunday School.................9:15 WEDNESDAY Evening Worship..............6:00 Fellowship Meal............5:45 WEDNESDAY Preschool/Children’s Choirs.........................6:00 House of Prayer................6:00 House of Prayer............6:30 Preschool/Children’s Preschool/Children’s Missions............................6:00 Missions........................6:30 Youth Bible Youth BibleStudy.............6:00 Study.........6:30
SUNDAY SERVICES SUNDAY SERVICES Sunday School...........9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship.....10:30 School........9:30 a.m. a.m. Morning MorningWorship.......6:00 Worship...10:30p.m. a.m. Evening Evening Worship.....6:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY SERVICES WEDNESDAY SERVICES Prayer Meeting...........6:00 p.m. Supper.....................5:30 p.m. Choir PrayerRehearsal.........6:00 Meeting........6:15 p.m. p.m. Calvary Youth.............6:00 p.m. Choir Practice..........7:00 p.m. Calvary Kids.............6:00 p.m.
CEDARWOOD COMMUNITY CHURCH 10286 U.S. Hwy. 231 Wallsboro 567-0476 www.worshipcedarwood.org
Roger Olsen, Pastor Sunday Bible Study..........9:00 AM Sunday Worship.............10:00 AM We are a Congregational Christian Church which, in the name of Jesus, invites all to worship with us. Nursery Check out our Facebook page
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B.R. Johnson, Senior Pastor Larry Gore, Adm. & Counseling Randy Godfrey, Education Amy Pugh, Director of Children & Preschool Chad Middlebrooks, Students SUNDAY Sunday School............9 & 10:30 a.m. Worship........................9 & 10:30 a.m. Evening Celebration.................6 p.m. WEDNESDAY/FAMILY NIGHT Programs for every age 6:15 - 7:30 p.m.
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Brown earns USA today All-USA honors By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor
Being labeled one of the best, no matter who says it or how many times it’s said, always catches you off-guard. Or at least it does to Elissa Brown. USA Today, a national print and online publication, named the Elmore County High senior to its All-USA Preseason Softball Team for 201516, released Thursday on its web site. Already signed to play college softball at the University of Alabama, currently ranked No. 4 in the nation, Brown said seeing her name on the USA Today’s list of the top 20 players was unexpected. “I actually was surprised,” she said. “USA Today, you don’t really think about that. Me and my parents were like, ‘what is this?’ I was thankful. It’s kind of a big deal being picked by USA Today. “I’m just out there playing ball and I guess, when you’re good – supposedly good – it just happens. You’re doing what you love and good things happen.” Brown joined future Crimson Tide teammate Bailey Hemphill, out of Lafayette, La., on the AllUSA team, along with others who’ll play at the top collegiate programs around the country. “I was talking with my parents the other day and
we were talking about me being chosen to play with Alabama. And how big of a deal this is,” Brown said. “Thousands of girls want to play for these D-I schools, and (UA softball coach Patrick Murphy) chooses me. “That’s kind of the same thing with this AllAmerican team. There are millions of girls around the country, and they choose me. I’m just blessed with all this talent, the ability to do what I love and be recognized for it. I’m just thankful. It’s still hard to wrap my mind around it, but I like it.” So far in her senior season, Brown paces the Lady Panthers in every offensive statistical category from the leadoff spot, hitting .576 with 11 RBIs, 26 runs scored, 13 stolen bases, 10 walks, a .682 on-base percentage and an 1.773 on-base plus slugging percentage. As a leader for Elmore County in her final prep year, Brown said she wants to lead her team back to the playoffs. “Definitely making it to regionals this year because we didn’t make it last year. We got a little spark to us, we got a little fight to us,” she said. “We never give up. As a leader on the team, only one of two seniors, that’s what our main goal is this year, to make it to regionals and showcase our talent.”
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Edgewood Academy sophomore third baseman Peyton Rodie (4) applies a tag to Glenwood School’s Kirstin Reynolds (24) during Saturday’s Edgewood Invitational championship game at EA.
Gators cruise past Wildcats for EA tourney title By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor
Glenwood School mowed down Edgewood Academy, 13-2, in six innings to win the Edgewood Softball Invitational Tournament Saturday. The Lady Gators (18-1) capped a perfect tournament performance with 15 hits swinging through three different Lady ‘Cat pitchers, leaving no doubt as it scored the first 10 runs through four innings. “They’re a very good hitting team,” EA softball coach Britt Wilkerson said. “And I know it on both ends; I’ve coached them as a hitting team and I’ve gotten to play against them the past two years. They’re pretty sound and when they all hit, it’s a hard thing to stop the bleeding. They showed up all night, tonight, one through nine and hit. They were on all of our pitching tonight.” Glenwood chased junior pitcher Morgan Brown in the opening frame, plating four runs. Freshman Avery Roberts pitched the lone scoreless inning for the Wildcats in the second, and only gave up one run in two frames. Seventh-grader Haylee Brown recorded just two outs, before starter Morgan Brown, who took the loss, returned in the fourth to finish out the game. After beating Autauga Academy twice, Pike
Liberal Arts and Hooper Academy to make their first appearance in the title game of their own tourney in seven years, the Lady Wildcats (10-3) couldn’t match offensive production as Glenwood junior McKenna Gillespie held EA to five total hits, four during the Gators’ 10-run spurt. Senior centerfielder and leadoff hitter Emilee Ellis put Edgewood on the board in the top of the fifth, with an RBI single scoring fellow senior Christina Bush before touching home plate two batters later on a wild pitch. Ellis ended 1-for-3, while Kevi Hansen, Kenzie Johnston and Kallie Johnson all had hits for Edgewood. “I was proud of my girls and how they responded. They could have easily bowed out after five, but I thought it showed a lot of heart and character about them to come back and give it their best shot,” Wilkerson said. “That’s good to see because it’s hard when you get down as young as we are. “The excitement we had to get (to the championship game), to have them make that accomplishment was pretty big. Knowing we could get there and hang with them is important for us for later in the season.”
Abbeville sneaks past Edgewood in Wooden Bat tourney By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor
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Elmore County senior shortstop and University of Alabama signee Elissa Brown was named to the USA Today’s Preseason All-USA Softball Team Thursday.
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Huntingdon College football players received their USA South Athletic Conference championship rings Monday. The Hawks won their first conference title in program history this past season, finishing 7-0 in conference play, won their first postseason game and fell in the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs, 43-23 to No. 10 Mary Hardin-Baylor on Nov. 28. Huntingdon sophomore defensive back and former Elmore County High standout Austin Adams posed with his ring Monday.
Abbeville Christian Academy made Edgewood Academy pay for two errors in its first win against the Wildcats in program history, a 2-1 victory in eight innings in the semifinals of the Wooden Bat Tournament Saturday at EA. In a game where offense was at a premium, the Generals scored both of their runs off Edgewood (12-2) miscues with two outs. In the top of the fifth, a throwing error from sophomore shortstop Jon Johnson allowed Remington Deschaine to tie the game, 1-1, and Griffin Fenn scored the go-ahead run in the eighth on a passed ball. The Wildcats outhit Abbeville, but stranded nine runners on base, leading them to fall short in the Wooden Bat Tournament for the second straight year, after winning it in 2014. “Lots of times when teams come in, they’ll be intimidated because of the past success of our program,” EA head baseball coach Bobby Carr said. “But when you allow them to hang around in the game, they realize they can play with you. That’s what happened. “We’ve talked about doing the little things, we had opportunities to advance runners and score runs when we had a guy on third with less than two outs, and we just didn’t do that.” The ‘Cats took the lead, 1-0, in the bottom of the third on a sacrifice fly from senior Christian Smith, plating junior Jackson Tate, who hit a triple in the previous at-bat. Senior Noah Eller had two doubles, while fellow senior Michael Taylor also had two hits to lead EA. Sophomore Khalid Young added a double. Junior Caleb Sullivan started and earned a no-decision, going 5.2 innings only giving up a
run on three hits while striking out five. Abbeville’s Dave Loftin got the win, throwing seven frames, fanning five and allowing the one run on six hits to an offense that was averaging 11 runs a game. Fenn picked up the save, pitching around a leadoff single from Taylor in the eighth, retiring the next three Edgewood batters. For the ‘Cats, Eller took the loss in relief of Sullivan, giving up the unearned run on the passed ball. “We were impatient at the plate, we were swinging at bad pitches. It wasn’t just in the field, as a whole, we didn’t do the little things and it caught up with us,” Carr said. “I know we’re young, and I know we’ll be better after 20 games than we are now. We have to correct the mistakes, learn from them and grow as a team.” EA played Pike Liberal Arts Monday and traveled to Springwood Tuesday.
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Abbeville Christian Academy’s Griffin Fenn (18) slides into home plate for the go-ahead run past Edgewood Academy’s Noah Eller (2) during the Wooden Bat Tournament semifinal game Saturday at EA.
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Lady Bulldogs edge Lady Mustangs in Pink Out Game By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor
Holtville pushed Stanhope Elmore aside, moving two runs across in the bottom of the sixth, coming from behind to win HHS’s Pink Out Game, 2-1, Monday. After freshman Kaylyn Dismukes and eighth-grader Brooke Cooper opened the home half of the sixth up with base hits, freshman Cyndi Thornton sent a grounder down the third-base line, scoring Dismukes from second and tying the game, 1-1. The next batter, senior rightfielder Morgan Cleveland, drove in the go-ahead run, bringing Cooper home on an RBI single up the middle. Stanhope’s Marsha McDaniel threw out Thornton at home plate off senior Courtney Twiggs’ dribbler to first and freshman Jordan Cousins grounded out to end the threat, but the damage had been done. Thornton led the Lady Bulldogs with two hits to go along with her RBI and Cooper also went 2-for-4.
The Lady Mustangs seized the early, 1-0 advantage in the top of the first, with eighth-grader Taylor Roland leading off the game with a single off Dismukes and McDaniel batting her in. McDaniel went 2-for-3 at the plate. Dismukes earned the win for the Dawgs, pitching a complete game and giving up one run on seven hits. Senior pitcher D’Maria Matthews, who played for Holtville as a freshman and sophomore, started for Stanhope and kept her former team off balance, throwing four scoreless innings and only allowing four hits. Kerstie Reynolds relieved Matthews in the bottom of the fifth, and after retiring the first three batters on five pitches that frame, the senior took the loss, giving up the two runs in the sixth. Junior designated player Katie Gilder went 2-for-2 off the bench for Stanhope. Holtville traveled to Prattville Christian Academy Tuesday and plays on the road at Billlingsley Thursday, while Stanhope opens up area play at Wetumpka today.
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Wetumpka No. 1 seed and eighth-grader Jay Teel swings his racket during an individual match versus Prattville’s Wil Crews Monday at WHS.
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Holtville senior third baseman Courtney Twiggs fires a ball to first base for an out during HHS’s Pink Out Game versus Stanhope Elmore Monday.
W I L D C A T S
• Jackson Tate • Edgewood Academy • Collected nine hits, including three triples, in Edgewood Academy’s last five games, along with nine runs scored and four RBIs.
WHS boys tennis wins 2nd straight match By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor
Wetumpka won its second straight match, defeating Prattville, 7-2, Monday at home. After the Indians opened with a loss in the one-seed individual match, Prattville senior Wil Crews besting eighth-grader Jay Teel, 8-4, the Tribe rattled off six victories in the next seven contests to split the season series with the Lions. Eighth-graders Pierson Waite and Jordan Wilson earned wins in individual competition for Wetumpka, while eighth-grader Jake Walker picked up a win by forfeit. Juniors A.C. Bradley and Caleb Walker, the Indians’ most experienced players, lost the only other match for WHS, 8-4. Despite his team lacking seniors,
five team contests into the 2016 season, Tribe boys tennis coach Scott Walker said he likes what he’s seeing from this squad in the early going. “We have a young team, mostly eighth-grade – two juniors, one freshman and two seventh-graders,” Walker said. “The rest of the 13 on the team are eighth-grade. But all can play and have some experience. I look forward to keeping this group together and interested, so the future looks good for us, getting into more tournaments now and playing a wider variety of teams. “It’s an excellent group of dedicated guys who are forming strong friendships.” Wetumpka boys tennis play again Monday in Montgomery versus Prattville Christian Academy and opens up Class 6A, Section 3 play hosting Valley next Tuesday.
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