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Lunch SNAKES IN without ABUNDANCE shame locally Alex City Schools refuse to embarrass students By DONALD CAMPBELL Editor
Recently, the practice of so-called “school lunch shaming” at public schools has become a far more notable issue all over the country. From Denver, Colorado to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this method involves different methods of getting the message home, including stamping a student’s hand with notes like “I need lunch money,” giving them an alternative meal or having them perform chores around the school to pay off their debt. The Alexander City School System, unlike these schools, chooses not to engage in such practices. “Our policy is that all charged meals need to be paid up, but we never deny any student a meal,” said Alexander City Schools Chief Financial Officer See LUNCH • Page 3
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This gray rat snake found by John McKelvey in a shop at his home is one of those snakes that looks menacing, but actually does a lot of good things.
Sightings are up, but experts say just leave them alone By MITCH SNEED Editor
A Dadeville man had to be flown to Birmingham for treatment after a timber rattler bit him while he was trying to catch it near his home. He’s now at home and doing well. Ken Vernon with Alexander City Animal Control said that officers have been called out on about 25 calls from residents reporting snakes on their property or in their homes or other structures already this
spring. “I can’t remember a year when we have had so many calls this early,” Vernon said. “But as the temperatures warm up, they are out stirring around. But it seems like there are more and more people seeing them this year than in my recent memory.” Are there more snakes this year? Is it because we had a mild winter? Dr. David Steen, a research professor who specializes in wildlife ecology, See SNAKES • Page ??
Alexander City’s existing inert landfill on North Central has less than four years of life, according to city officials. With that in mind the city council engaged a law firm a few months ago to start the process of locating a place where the city’s future inert waste can be disposed of. Monday night, the council is expected to look at purchasing a piece of property for that use. Alexander City Mayor Jim Nabors said that it’s something that has to be done now rather than later. “This is something that the previous council kicked down the road,” Nabors said. “We don’t have the luxury to do that. It is something that’s a pressing issue. These things don’t happen overnight and the process to get one approved is lengthy to say the least. That’s why we have been working very hard to identify a potential location and move forward.” See COUNCIL • Page 3
Students present plans for Young Entrepreneurs Academy By DONALD CAMPBELL Editor
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Six students from Benjamin Russell High School participating in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy program went before a panel of potential investors at the Lake Martin Innovation Center on Thursday evening, pitching their business ideas in order to receive funding. Giving off an air similar to the show Shark Tank, these high schoolers stood before the panel of investors, presentations at the
ready to show they had a sound plan and an effective method for executing it in order to land the investment needed to fully launch their ideas into action. Bradley Stewart, Mason Sake, Mally McInnes, Cely Sammons, Drew Morgan and Tyler Watts presented their plans to a group consisting of Tallapoosa Publishers Chairman Kenneth Boone, CACC President Dr. Susan Burrow, Classic Homes President Chad Calhoun, Tallapoosa County President of River Bank & Trust Randy Dawkins, County
Commissioner Steve Robinson, Sales and Operations Manager of Lee Apparel Lauren Smith and the Central Alabama Executive of USAmeriBank Mark Spencer. Each investor on the panel had up to $1,000 they could invest in these business ideas. Each student or partnership had a set amount of time to give their presentation, which was followed up by a time when the panel could ask the young entrepreneurs any questions. Following all of the presentations, the investors retired to the See YEA • Page 11
Radney students race for answers in inaugural math competition By DONALD CAMPBELL Editor
A math problem flashes up on the screen: There is 7/9 of a roast left. If 12 people want to equally share it, how much would each person get? Fifteen students begin quickly working the problem out on the paper in front of them. After a moment of speedy calculating, one students holds up a whiteboard with the answer on it. “That is correct,” calls out Kenyatta Simmons, Radney Elementary School’s instructional coach as the students and parents in the audience clap and cheer. Such was the excitement of
Friday’s math competition at Radney, the first one to be held at the school. Thirty students in total took part in the competition, 15 from each grade. They were divided into teams of five each, representing each of the six math teachers at Radney. “Each teacher selected their team based on the students’ academic scores, performance series and ACT ASPIRE scores,” Simmons said. The problems put in front of the students were based on their Common Core standards, according to Simmons. During each round of competition, the three teams were given 10 questions to solve. Once they See MATH • Page 3
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DEAR ABBY: I have known for a long time that once both of my parents were gone, I would cease contact with my brothers. My problem is how to explain it to other family members and friends. I don’t want to go into the details about my reasons. I feel it would hurt my parents if the truth were out. One aunt keeps asking why and insisting I should make amends. Abby, one brother went to jail for murder, and both of them are child molesters. Neither is a person I would want in my house. They have stolen from me, and there’s no love lost between any of us. I’m not good at lying and don’t know what to say. Is there a way to ask them to stop asking about my brothers without telling them anything? I don’t want to be rude. -- FAMILY DRAMA DEAR FAMILY DRAMA: You could tell these people
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the subject is closed, but they may not respect your wishes. Frankly, I can’t understand why you feel it would hurt your two (dead) parents if the truth was told. They are beyond caring now, and if people knew what your brothers are capable of -- murder, theft and child molesting -- they might prefer to protect themselves by also distancing themselves. I know I certainly would. DEAR ABBY: Recently, at a local doughnut shop, I created what I’m afraid was an awkward social situation as I was placing my order. Three military servicemen in
uniform came in and stood in line behind me. As the cashier rang me up, after a few moments of mulling it over, I told them I was thankful for their service and politely asked, “May I please buy your coffee for you?” I was shocked when one of them responded, “I’d rather you didn’t. We make pretty good money, you know.” He then proceeded to say he always tries to “avoid situations like this” because “a lot of service people take advantage of civilians who offer them things for free.” The other two seemed to share his sentiments, but agreed to let me pay. Each one shook my hand and thanked me before leaving, but I could see I had made them uncomfortable. I truly am thankful for the services of those in uniform and never intended to offend them in any way. Next time, should I donate to a military
support charity instead? I don’t want to offend anyone again. -- OFFENSIVELY PATRIOTIC? DEAR PATRIOTIC: It is not rude to thank someone for the job he or she is doing. You did nothing wrong. Your offer was gracious and generous, and in no way an implication that those individuals couldn’t afford to pay for their coffee. However, some people find it difficult to accept the “burden of gratitude,” and the person who lectured you may have been one of them. Please recognize that and do not allow what one man said to change what you’re doing. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
BRHS students get technical at state TSA conference By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Education in the 21st Century has seen a push towards emphasizing science, technology, engineering and mathematics, commonly referred to as STEM. For a group of students at Benjamin Russell High School, their education on this subject goes beyond the classroom, however. The BRHS chapter of the Technology Student Association recently competed at the state TSA conference in Birmingham. “Fourteen high school students competing in six events went to the conference,” Benjamin
Mr. Otha Andrew Cotney 1950 - 2017 Memorial Service for Otha Andrew Cotney, 67, of New Site, will be Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Rev. Tom Drake will officiate. The family will receive friends on Saturday, May 13, 2017 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mr. Cotney passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at his residence. He was born on February 5, 1950 in Alexander City, Alabama to Otha Glenn Cotney and Helen Boyd Cotney. He was an active member of New Salem Baptist Church and avid outdoorsman. He especially enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting, and riding horses. He was a hard worker and worked for many years as a welding supply salesman for Satterfield Welding. Otha was a great story teller and loved to make people laugh. He is survived by his
Russell Engineering and Robotics teacher Anthony Hart said. The 6 categories the high schools students competed in were dragster design, essays on technology, flight endurance, structural engineering, technology bowl and technology problem solving. Chapter President Ryan Benton, Sergeant-at-Arms John Brooks Williams and chapter member Jesus Velasquez described how each of these events worked. For dragster design, they were given a block of wood and cut it down into a car shape to meet certain specifications, which was then powered down a track
wife of 45 years, Glenda B. Cotney of New Site; daughter, Dana Colley (Greg) of New Site; granddaughter, Kameron Colley and grandson, Mathan Colley, grandson, Travis Parish, granddaughter, Carley Rehr, all of New Site; mother, Helen Boyd Cotney of New Site; brother, Robert Earl Cotney (Teresa) of New Site; sisters, Deborah Thompson (Jimmy) of Goodwater and Mary Helen Moody (Stanley) of Carrolton, GA; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Otha Glenn Cotney. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22202. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www. radneyfuneralhome.com. Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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using compressed carbon dioxide. The structural engineering team built a bridge crane out of balsa wood that was tested to see how well it could accomplish certain tasks. The flight endurance team had to get a plane made of balsa wood up in the air and see how long it could stay aloft. For technology problem solving, the students were given a box of various items and given the challenge of building a skyscraper that could withstand the windy conditions of Chicago along with a mechanism on the skyscraper that could lift a ping-pong ball. The technology bowl was essentially technologythemed Jeopardy, and the essay contest required participants to do some research and write an essay about an aspect of technology. During the competitions, the flight endurance team of Velasquez and Blake Smith won third place. Despite placing in only one of the six events they competed in, Benton, Williams and Velasquez all felt that their experience had been a positive one. “We get to show our technological skills and
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what we can do to future employers,” Williams said. “It also shows us what we need to improve on and what we can do to make the club better.” Even though they go up against magnet and career tech schools who focus heavily on these competitions, “We’ve never been afraid to compete against them,” Benton said. “We’re eager to compete and show our skills against these big-time schools.” “It’s great to get to go and represent Benjamin Russell,” Velasquez added. “This is our third year participating, and next year looks to be even better,” Hart said. “Our goal for next year is to place in multiple events.” With students who have a wide range of experience at this event and with the growing interest in the TSA chapter, future success is a definite possibility. “We had 42 members this year, up from 16 last year,” Hart said. Based on their interests, the events they compete in each year may change. Hart said they definitely wanted to add a VEX robotics team while Benton expressed his interest in competing in the video game design category.
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Math had an answer, one of the team members had to write it neatly on the provided whiteboard and hold it up. If their answer was correct, that team received a point. If it was incorrect, they could keep trying to work the problem until a team had the correct answer. The team with the highest number of points after 10 questions was declared the grade winner. The fifth-grade team representing Mrs. Macoy’s class came out on top, getting seven out of ten points, while Mrs. Strickland’s sixth-graders were the champions of their grade, receiving eight out of the ten possible points. The entire school turned out to cheer their classmates on, but Simmons explained there were other reasons for having them in attendance.
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Thirty students took part in Friday’s math competition, divided into teams of five to represent their respective math teachers.
“I want the fifthgraders to see the rigors of sixth-grade math they’ll be working with next year,” she said. During the intermission between the fifth- and sixthgrade competitions, the beginner band performed a pair of musical pieces for the gathered audience. “We’re planning on having two of these competitions each year,
one in the fall and one in the spring,” Simmons said. “I hope we can use more technology in the future and make it more like a game show, where we can show them working their problems out up on the screen.” By the way, for those of you out there without calculators, just like the participants in Friday’s competition were, each person would get about 1/15 of the roast.
Lunch Rhonda Blythe. The school system does send out notices to parents through SchoolCast and with printed notes, informing them of where their student’s lunch account stands. If, at the end of May, there is still debt on a lunch account, a list of these students is made. The school pays these off, but then attempts to contact the parents regarding the end-of-theyear debt. “We work to try and collect the money, but we will still allow the students to have a regular meal,” Blythe said.
Snakes conservation and management said there is no data to say for sure if the snake population is up this year or not. “It’s impossible to say if there are more out there or not,” Steen said. “The truth is, this is the time of year when they are emerging from their dormant state and start to get out in search of food. “As they move it’s just more likely that people encounter them as they are moving about.” Steen did say that there could be reasons for added sightings and encounter of snakes. “It could be that there are more rodents and food this year because of the warmer than usual winter so therefore they me be out feeding more than normal,” Steen said. “It’s just a law of averages really. Snakes or many varieties are prevalent in our area. The warmer spring may have inspired them to move about more. “The bottom line is that they are out there and for every snake that you see, there are probably 10 more out there somewhere that no one ever sees because they are so adept at blending in.” Both Steen and Vernon say that for the most part a snake is as afraid of you as you are of it. So if you respect it’s space and “don’t mess with it,” chances are they will be on their way soon enough. Most bites and injuries come when people are trying to catch them or kill them, Vernon said. “If you hear of a bite it is almost always one of those two situations or where someone has stepped on one without knowing it was there,” Vernon said. “There’s no need to kill them. When we get a call we come out, and if we find them, we
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While giving students an alternative meal, usually a cheese or peanut butter and jelly sandwich, may seem like a respectable alternative, Blythe said that there are some issues with serving these options, including the fact they may not qualify for reimbursement of funds spent on them. With only one exception, the Alexander City School System does not go after the students for not having enough in their lunch accounts to cover the balance. “At Benjamin Russell, Dr. Wilkinson has put a procedure in place where
students cannot take their Chromebooks home. Until they pay the balance, these students must leave their Chromebooks at school,” Blythe said. While the issue of students who may be unable to pay for their lunches will most likely never go away, taking steps that are less harsh in order to collect on these debts has been effective. “We try our best not to call a student out,” Blythe said. “Overall, this has been successful.”
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Council Alexander City Public Works Director and City Engineer Gerard Brewer used a computer program and a series of measurements in January to gauge the amount of space that is remaining current landfill and merge that data with the average amount taken in. The program estimated that there were 46 months left and that was four months ago. At the time of Brewer’s estimate, he said that length of time didn’t mean that they could wait a few years to address the issue. “I have researched it and talked with others who have gone through the process,” Brewer said in January. “From the geophysical survey once you identify a site, to the approval by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and all of the other tests, there is no way to cut that down to less than three years. And even then, that only works if you have a plan in place and there are no issues that pop up along the way.” The facility is not a household garbage dump. It is a facility that is strictly monitored and only takes in inert materials like limbs, brush, lawn clippings and construction scraps. The North Central facility has a long track record with few complaints and on average takes in an average of just 15 dropoffs per day outside the city’s own vehicles. On the council
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agenda is a resolution for a possible real estate purchase and/or condemnation relating to the expansion of the existing North Central Inert Landfill and a move to call for a public hearing relating to the expansion of the landfill. At the last council meeting the council voted to hold a public hearing on the closure of the Bibb Street rail crossing, but Monday’s agenda has a proposal to postpone that hearing. Nabors said they just needed a little more time. The crossing is listed in ALDOT statistics as the county’s most dangerous and the state’s No. 22 most dangerous. An estimated 908 vehicles use the crossing each day, ALDOT records show. The council is also scheduled to consider: • A resolution for an Adams Filter Plant Improvement project, Task Order 7 • A resolution for a bid award requisition for a 30-lnch Sewer Cleaning
Project • A resolution to appoint a representative to serve on the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority Election Committee. • A resolution to add a paid holiday for city employees. • A resolution to approve purchase of a top dresser and 200-gallon tank for the Alexander City Parks and Recreation Department. • A request to Alabama Power for a streetlight and pole. • A request to reschedule July’s regular council meetings.
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relocate them. But most people aren’t equipped to do that. If you see one and feel threatened, if you live in Alexander City, call us. “Other than that, leave them alone or use a water hose. They hate water. They will move on and you can keep your distance.” But what about the old saying, “The only good snake is a dead snake?” Don’t say that around Steen. “I have heard that a million times and it’s simply not true,” Steen said. “Every snake plays an important role in ecological world. So just leave them along. Sure, if there is a snake on a playground or threatening a pet, or in your home, sure then it may need to be eradicated. But other than that, just give them their space and you won’t have any problems.”
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A salute to mothers C everywhere unday, we celebrate those among us whom we call Mom or Mommy or Mama. Whatever we call her, she is one of the most important people in the history of all our lives. She brings us into the world and nurtures us at our most vulnerable times. She is simultaneously our biggest fan and our harshest critic. Her demands can sometimes be unattainable but are tempered with love. Throughout history, mothers have symbolized things that we treasure: love, understanding, comfort and sacrifice. History.com tells us Mother’s Day celebrations date back to the ancient Greeks and Romans who held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele. The British honored moms during Mothering Sunday, long before the modern-day American holiday, which began in 1908. Eventually, Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as a national holiday to honor mothers. Yes, it like many of our celebrations has been commercialized and sometimes trivialized. The greeting card and flower industries have become masters at selling the holiday. But it is now celebrated around the world and still has the expression of love and gratitude at its roots. Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift? Maybe it is not the regular lunch date or a bouquet of flowers this year. After all, what mothers want more than anything else is for their children to be happy and healthy. From the moment a woman becomes a mother she feels responsible for her child’s health and happiness. As that child grows into an adult, the maternal feelings can wane, but they will never go away. While Sunday is the official day, in reality every day is mother’s day. The best way to celebrate mom is by giving her a day off from worrying about you, telling her you love her, and that everything is going just wonderfully, thanks. Don’t take them for granted, because as those who have lost their mothers can tell you, they are often gone too soon. Once there is not that person you can call in the middle of the night, you realize their immeasurable worth. When you do call or visit, remember the three most powerful words in the English language: “I love you.” Those three words will mean everything to a mother and are the best Mother’s Day gift of all. And have a happy Mother’s Day.
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ollege presidents, the lambs of administrators, stand silent on the matter of free speech – unless, of course, it is far left speech, with which they agree. That’s cool. It is only differing opinions, which they label as “hate speech,” that they want to silence and of which they are the sole arbiters. This is yet another term they have manufactured in order to silence opposition. UC Berkeley was the home of the 1964-65 protests, gaining fame as the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement. Provocateurs like Ann Coulter, hardly an extremist, salivate at the chance to speak there. Her speech on reasons to halt illegal immigration was bureaucratically strangled and then canceled by the administration at Berkeley. The left does a great job of moving the goalpost with wordsmithing that suits them. If you are against raising taxes, you “don’t want to pay your fair share.” If you do not want illegal immigration, you “hate Mexicans.” If you are against sanctuary cities, which ignore federal law and do not arrest illegals, you are “xenophobic.” The only way to get arrested in California these days is to wear a “Make America Great Again” baseball cap or not recycle your grocery bags. Soon they will say if you have a black iPhone and tell Siri to do something, you are OK with slavery. The left’s articles of faith are that the U.S.A. is redneck, homophobic, supportive of white privilege, racist, xenophobic, and treats immigrants horribly. Thus, we should allow any and all illegal immigrants to come here to enjoy all sorts of benefits. The left must be really surprised they want to come here so badly.
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“Comic” Hasan Minhaj predictably went after Trump as being a pawn of Russia at the self-congratulatory nerd party called the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Of course, they never made any jokes about Obama. It is said in Moscow that every comedy club has an adjoining, state-owned graveyard. We have the equivalent of it here: entertainment industry retribution and the DOJ. Hasan had one Hillary joke, at which the press hissed, proving again that you can only joke about Republicans, never Democrats. Offering no proof or examples, Hasan closed with the lie that Trump does not believe in the First Amendment. Of all people, Twitter-happy Trump believes in free speech. It was his ability to get around the media’s historic censorship and contorting of speech that got Trump elected. And the media are mad. Historically, they control the narrative, so this was upsetting. With their own credibility sinking, the big media met and made fun of Trump’s 45% approval rating. The day after the Correspondents’ Association dinner, a poll came out; only six percent of those polled said “they have a great deal of confidence in the press.” Six percent! Bill Cosby still polls in double digits. In a country of hyperpartisan political discourse, no one uses free speech more than the left; they call Trump a “fascist, Nazi, racist, and pawn of Russia.” One would
think they would look inward and contemplate who is really engaging in “hate speech.” About free speech, The New York Times said, “The idea of freedom of speech does not mean a blanket permission to say anything anybody thinks. It means balancing the inherent value of a given view….” In short, you have the right to their opinion, not your own. That isn’t how it works. Kids today are “owed” a college experience, and campuses are a fun place to spend four years while your parents pay your tuition. But an important part of the mission of colleges, and especially UC Berkeley, is to encourage free speech. The tenured, liberal professors who fought university power to protest the Vietnam War are now the ones in power, shutting down the free speech of others. Nothing changes in America without free speech; often initially unpopular ideas like gay rights, civil rights, and ending stupid wars come to mind. Robust free speech with competing ideas vets out what is best for America. If Ann Coulter cannot come to promote her book to a few college Republicans, what does that say about our expensive — and unaccountable — higher education system? The left, who have stifled free speech, live in a world of hypocrisy. Can the left put a price on free speech? Obama just did: He charged a Wall Street firm $400,000 for one speech and signed a $60 million book deal. A syndicated op-ed humorist, award winning author and TV/radio commentator, you can reach him at Ron@RonaldHart.com, Twitter @RonaldHart or visit RonaldHart.com
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The phone still rings constantly at her home, people calling for consolation, reassurance or to be cheered up on a down day.That is the first place I go on such days. When I am stressed by adult worries — demanding clients or deadlines I fear I cannot meet — I go to her home. Her presence fills me with calm — helps me put the worries of the day in perspective, and gives me newfound strength to overcome any challenges I face.Her blessings extend far and wide in our family. She has 17 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren and her home is a wonderland to each of them — a place of unconditional love and laughter and imagination.On her 80th birthday in January, all of her family members shared stories about how her nurturing and love has touched our lives in a video masterfully edited by one of my nephews. It was eye-opening, and at times laugh-out-loud funny, to see the profound and varied impact she has had on each and every one of us.Though I have
stumbled and fallen many times in my life, I have always gotten back up because my mother’s spirit is strong within me.I often see beauty where others see ugliness. The smell of spring flowers and the silliness of children bring me joy.I love coffee in the morning. I love how simple things can make me laugh for hours. I am a writer, a profession not for the faint of heart, because of mother’s endless encouragement.For 55 years she has toiled, struggled, suffered and sacrificed on my behalf. She’s given everything she has without asking anything in return.I am fully aware of how blessed I am to still have my mother in my life. She has loved me unconditionally no matter how foolish or thoughtless I have been. Her presence and example propel me toward greater beauty and goodness — continually inspiring me to become a better person.Since the beginning of time, such mothers have been the key to all things great and good in the world.I wish for every child to experience the blessings of a mother just like mine.Happy Mother’s Day! Tom Purcell is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor columnist and is nationally. Send comments to Tom at Tom@TomPurcell.com.
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Hackneyville Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual fish fry May 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Plates are $10. This is the annual fund raiser to help the department. PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Comer United Methodist Men’s Club is hosting a pancake breakfast May 13 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eat in or carry out, $6 a plate. YARD SALE: Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church of Dadeville and Old Brewster Car Wash and Barber Shop are hosting a yard sale for the church May 13 from 6 a.m. to noon. ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL: The Sheriff’s Girls Ranch is hosting an Arts and Crafts Festival May 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to support the aused, neglected and abandoned children in the area. There will be live music, inflatables, rock climbing, a petting zoo and more family activities. LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS: The Wetumpka Depot Players are presenting ‘Last of the Red Hot Lovers” May 4-7 and May
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Fourth grade students at Faith Christian Academy have been studying the United States Presidents the past 8 weeks. To celebrate the completion of their study, each student dressed as his or her president, and also presented an essay and display board about his or her president. Students also visited each class at FCA to introduce themselves and shake hands. Top row left to right: President John F. Kennedy (Avery Benton), President William Taft (Ethan Rojas), President Andrew Jackson (Darius Hooks), President George H.W. Bush (Noah Long), President William McKinley (Hogan Chappell), President Ronald Reagan (Hayden Haddock), and President Jimmy Carter (Brian Thompson). Bottom row left to right: President William Harrison (Lexi Robinson), President Chester Arthur (Adlyne Benton), President John Adams (Anna Claire Stark), President James K. Polk (Makenly Waters), President Georald Ford (Autumn Angela), and President Bill Clinton (Allie Bishop). May 14
MOTHERS DAY BASKET GIVEAWAY: Passion Church is selling chances on a Mothers Day Basket to benefit the church’s mission ministry. Tickets are available by calling the church office at 256-409-9590, from Min. Betty Reese or by contacting Gloria Boleware via Facebook.
May 17
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL: The Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department and the Alexander City Police Department invite everyone to the 21st Annual Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial May 17 at 11 a.m. at the Alexander City Police Department. The keynote speaker will be Sheriff Wally Olsen, 2017 President of the Alabama Sheriff’s Association. Lunch will be served following the service. In the event of inclement weather, the service will be held at the First Baptist Church. MEDICARE CLASS: The Adelia M. Russell Library is hosting a free Medicare Education class Wednesday, May 17 at 1 p.m. Learn the A, B, C and Ds of Medicare with Rick Durden and Ellie Saul. For more information call 256-3296796.
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ARTS ASSOCIATION: The Artists Association of Central Alabama will travel to the Birmingham Museum May 18. There will be a car pool by meeting at the Sportplex Senior Center at 8 a.m.
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COMMUNITY PRAYER: The Darian Missionary Baptist Church family and prayer team are offering prayer to the community May 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot on the corner of Laurel and E streets across from Stephens School. SPRING FESTIVAL: Union Volunteer Fire and Rescue (UVF&R) will host its 35th Annual Spring Festival on May 20th 2017 at Fire Station #1, 5171 Hwy 50 near Dadeville at Lake Martin. The Festival is the department’s premiere fundraiser and will feature a wide variety of arts and craft booths and household items for sale. The Festival will also present live local musician, “River Dan”, a Military Working Dog Demonstration, BBQ plates for sale, children’s games and
other activities designed for the entire family. The keynote event is a cash raffle that has awarded thousands in cash prizes. Tickets are available for a $20 donation. For individuals interested in renting a booth, cost is only $10 for a 10x10 space. If you have questions, would like to rent a booth or obtain raffle tickets, please contact Kurt Pfitzner, Director, Community Outreach, UVF&R, at 334-233-9852. SCHOOL REUNION: Enitahatchabee Day-Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends Association 2017 Reunion Saturday, May 20 at the Bibb Graves Community Center in Millerville, AL Registration begins at 9 a.m. (registration required for drawing of framed Donny Finley print to be given away).Trade Day Shops will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your family and friends, your smiles, your camera, and your expectations for a spectacular day featuring music, food and laughter. Tell former classmates to meet you there. There will be silent auction, cake walk, 50/50. Food available for purchase with hamburger steak or chicken finger plates, hamburgers, hot dogs, and cold drinks. Items available for purchase include Donny Finley prints, T-shirts, cookbooks, DVD’s including football, basketball and school days. All alumni and friends are invited to come together to remember the good old days. COMMUNITY TRADE DAY: Fellowship Baptist Church at 1731 Buttson Road Dadvillle will be hosting a Community Trade Day May 20. There will be a 5k walk/run beginning at 7 a.m. and cost to enter is $25. Vendor booths will open at 9 a.m. To reserve a booth contact Pastor Clinton Branch at 256-794-3351. Fish plates will also be available. CLASS MEETING: There will be a class meeting for the Laurel High School Class of 1969 at the Cooper Recreation Center May 20 at 10 a.m.
May 21
BACCALAUREATE SERVICE: The Benjamin Russell Baccalaureate Service for Seniors hosted by he Alexander City Area Ministerial Association will be May 21 at 7 p.m. at the BRHS Auditorium. PASTOR ANNIVERSARY: Hollins Spring Missionary Baptist Church will be hosting its 12th annual Pastoral Anniversary honoring Rev. and Sister Alfred J. Williams Sr. on May 21 at 2:30
p.m. Guest minister and guest church will be Rev. Larry D. Shealey of Darian Missionary Baptist Church in Alexander City. SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY: Midway School will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary May 21 with a third Sunday Singing and dinner or the ground. Please bring a covered dish and join in. PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: Great Bethel Baptist Church will be celebrating the 28th Pastoral Anniversary of Rev. Dr. Emerson Ware Jr. May 21 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Melvin Ervin is the guest speaker. SOLIDARITY DAY: New Adka Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a solidarity day May 21 at 11 a.m. Edward Milner is pastor and all churches are invited. GATHERING OF SISTERS: the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a Gathering of the Sisters program Sunday, May 21 at 2 p.m. Guest speakers are Sister Kathleen Spradley and Sister Jackie Strong. Pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church is Rev. Roosevelt Gregory. CHURCH HOMECOMING: Bethel Baptist Church South will hold homecoming Sunday, May 21 at 10 a.m. The Hinson Family will be singing. Lunch will be at noon in the fellowship hall. Bring a covered dish and enjoy the day.
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MAY DAY: Cottage Grove is hosting an Old Fashioned May Day Saturday, May 27 at 7 a.m. at J.D. Thompson High School. FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have Family Game Night Bingo from 5 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday May 27 . Begin with hot dogs, pizza, chips, and soft drinks.
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PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: Macedonia Baptist Missionary Baptist Church in Goodwater is hosting the 19th Pastor Appreciation Service honoring Pastor and Sister Melvin Ervin Sunday, May 28 at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Brian Thomas of Paradise Mission Full Gospel Church in Goodwater. MISSION DAY: Friendship Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating Mission Day May 28 at 10 a.m. Rev. Roosevelt Gregory is pastor. Everyone is invited.
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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 Cedar Street Church of God 711 Martin Luther King Blvd. Alex City
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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
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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
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New Harvest Ministries Church of God Hwy 280 & Coosa 28 256-329-2331
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
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Leadership Lake Martin collects books for Summer Reading Program STAFF REPORT Outlook Staff
The Leadership Lake Martin “Blue” Team has partnered with the Children’s Summer Reading Program to collect new & gently used books in preparation for this summer’s free reading program for area children in grades K – 6. The Leadership team conducted a book drive in April with area youth baseball, softball, and soccer teams. The 7/8-year-old Blazers softball team coached by April Henderson & the under 12 soccer Green Team coached by Josh Tucker were the winners of each book drive. The Blazers team collected 356 books and the Green team collected 167 books for donation. Each of those teams won a pizza party for their efforts. Beyond the book drives, each of the Leadership Lake Martin “Blue” team members campaigned for books & monetary donations from friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, local businesses, county commissioners, and fellow citizens of the area. Misty Butler, nurse manager at Russell Medical Center and Blue team member, organized a staff book drive at the hospital and collected 681 books. Catherine Verciglio of the First United Methodist Church in Alex City helped gather 125 books from church members. The local Home Depot generously donated plastic bins for books to be collected in and Wal-Mart donated a $50 gift card. County Commissioner Steve Robinson donated $3,000 to the local Alex City elementary schools so that they could buy
new books. In return, those schools donated 750 books to the LLM team so they could make room for the new ones they purchased. “I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of support we received from everyone in the community & beyond” said Meridith Collari, fellow Blue team member. “My mother, Amanda Vinson, collected over 450 books and $240 from her friends in Birmingham and my generous neighbors in Jackson’s Gap donated money & nearly 100 books.” “Our largest donation of books came from Ellen Martin with the Alex City School System,” said Anthony Wilkinson, Principal at Benjamin Russell High School and Blue team member. “There were thousands of new and gently used books from the 2008 – 2013 school years that were purchased by the school system & have since been replaced with new curriculum material.” The books were slated to be thrown out. “Luckily, we reached out to Ellen as she was preparing to dispose of these books and we sorted and salvaged thousands of them,” said Dr. Wilkinson. This donation combined with all the other Leadership Lake Martin Blue team’s efforts lead to a grand total of 22,337 books. The team spent several hours each week sorting and stacking them on mobile book carts. The Children’s Summer Reading Program is a free program sponsored by the Lake Martin United Way, Pediatric Associates of Alexander City and the Alexander City School system benefitting kindergarten through 6th
grade kids. In the past, the program provided each participating child with one book at the end of the 4-week program to take home with them to keep. Many of the children participating in the program don’t have age appropriate reading materials in their homes. This program aims to fill that need and foster reading with parents and siblings. Due to the record donations received this year, with the help of the Leadership Lake Martin “Blue” team, the program anticipates they will be able to give 2-3 books to each child each week to take home. The Blue team also raised $835 that will be presented to the United Way on May 16 for the Summer Reading program. “We are so grateful for this donation” noted Sharon Fuller, Executive Director at Lake Martin Area United
Way. “We have about 250 kids come through the program each week and this money will help us provide snacks, buy new books the kids are interested in, pay for the programs, as well as purchase trophies for the top readers.” The program meets each Wednesday in June from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Stephens Elementary School. The Leadership Lake Martin “Blue” team also gave the public benches in and around downtown Alexander City a much-needed face lift. Benjamin Russell High School engineering teacher Ed Allen, generously helped the Blue team by adding the restoration of the benches to the curriculum of his Manufacturing & Engineering Technology Academy. The Leadership Lake Martin Blue Team invites the
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YEA boardroom down the hall to debate how to invest their combined $7,000. Leading off the evening, BRHS junior Bradley Stewart discussed his venture, B&B Woodworks, a partnership he had started with his father making unique woodcrafts, including one-of-a-kind signs and coffee tables. “Starting out, my dad was making tables. I tried following him before asking him for a partnership. He said yes,” Stewart said. Requesting $2,500 to upgrade their equipment and build their supply inventory, Stewart demonstrated some of the work they had already finished while telling the panel B&B had already secured a partnership with the Lake Martin Experience Real Estate Company and was working to strike a deal with places like Madison House to further market their products. Senior Mason Sake went into detail with his plan for the Garrett Charles Williamson Foundation, a non-profit enterprise dedicated to raising suicide and suicide prevention awareness. The foundation, he explained, would work to hold various campaigns raising money for suicide prevention. “Our first campaign is going to be a fishing tournament, ‘Lending a Line,’” Sake said. Once the fishing tournament is up and running, Sake said there were plans to expand with other campaigns. To obtain the supplies necessary to set up the tournament and assist in getting non-profit status for the foundation, he asked for $2,000. “I’ve been working on this in the back of my head since Garrett died,” Sake said. “I started putting it together and planning it before this class. This really accelerated the process.” Sophomores Mally
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Young entrepreneurs along with investors and teachers pose for a photograph above. Below, Mally McInnes and Cely Sammons present the plan for their flower cart business, In Bloom.
McInnes and Cely Sammons came forward with In Bloom, a partnership selling flowers and bouquets out of a cart they could easily move around town and set up at events like Oktoberfest and Strand Sessions. One of their main selling points is that they would be able to compete with other flower shops by moving around town to convenient locations and offering their products at an affordable price. In order to purchase a refrigerator where they could store their stock and have their sales cart built, the duo were requesting $500 from the investors. “Flowers were the first idea we had, and we just jumped right in after that,” McInnes said. “We were very confident in what we had.” Lastly, the partnership of BRHS juniors Drew Morgan and Tyler Watts gave their presentation about Lake Martin Wood Crafts. Their business would create various wooden items for
around the house, including serving trays and cutting boards, though they were also looking at moving into producing benches, coffee tables and similar items. Morgan and Watts asked for $3,000 from the panel with which to upgrade their tool and supply inventory along with purchasing marketing supplies. “My dad owns a flooring company and crafts items like these on the side,” Watts said. Both believed they had created the perfect partnership to run Lake Martin Wood Crafts. Though Watts handles more of the woodworking side of the business and Morgan takes care of going out and talking to people about the company, “We help each other out,” Morgan said. Following their debate, the investors returned and announced their investment plans. B&B received $2,500, as did Lake Martin Wood Crafts, while the Garrett Charles Williamson Foundation and In Bloom
were awarded $1,000 each. “I feel extremely blessed,” Stewart said. “It excites me that they have as much faith in this as we do,” McInnes said, while Sammons admitted she was shocked. “It’s a blessing and a great opportunity,” Watts said. “Every dollar counts,” Sake said. Along with the presentations from this year’s group of students, four of last year’s participants were on hand to report their progress. Shane Fuller said that S.C. Fuller Farms had grown both in size and production levels. Justin O’Brien’s Tonics Skateboards was continuing to grow sales-wise. Devin Forbus of Pixel Canvas reported that his video game studio had been placed on hold, but had begun pursuing digital media, and Cameron Tolbert’s Strictly Tire had morphed into a detailing service, with plans to make it a mobile service in the near future.
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Woe is the life of a Caps fan
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’m willing to bet there are very few of you who were as emotionally involved as I was in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Notice I say, were? On Wednesday night, after yet another Game 7 loss for the Washington Capitals in an early round of the NHL playoffs, I sat quietly, numbly and unsure of what to do next. One thing you’ll quickly learn about me is I don’t root for winners. Keep that in mind as you do you darnedest to convince me to be an Auburn or Alabama football fan. My nickname back home: “The black widow.” Even high school teams I covered, I cursed. My two favorite professional teams, the Capitals and the Detroit Lions, hold the title of worst season records in the history of their leagues. Neither of them have won a championship – the Caps, of whom I’ve been a fan since longer than I’ve been alive, have been to the Stanley Cup Finals just once. And were swept, easily. At least they got there, I guess, unlike the Lions. You think I’d be used to this. It’s almost like watching a favorite movie whose director ruined the ending, or reading a good novel by Jodi Picoult, an author I love but can’t stand the way she wraps things up neatly. And with the Capitals, for me, it’s like watching the Gilmore Girls – a show I’ve watched so much I could quote almost word for word. In the last week of March as the NHL season was winding down and the final seeds were starting to come into place, I already knew this was going to happen. I said we would lose to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Round 2. I said we would be pushed to the brim by the Toronto Maple Leafs, who should’ve been quickly ousted by the league’s best team, while the Penguins would skate right on by the Columbus Blue Jackets. When the Caps fell 3-1 to start the series against the Pens, I said they would push it all the way back to a Game 7, just to make defeat a bit more crushing. I know this story word for word. But the hardest part of Wednesday night’s defeat for me was that even though I knew it was coming, even though I told everyone we had no chance, I still felt it. The pain. The numbness. The disbelief. Here’s what I know about sports: Most teams’ seasons end in defeat. Unless you’re the state champ or the Super Bowl winner, or you didn’t even make the playoffs at all, your season is likely to end the hard way. Only one of 30 teams – 31 next year – win the Stanley Cup every year. Odds are, you’re more likely to be one of those 29 that don’t. But here’s what I also know about sports: It doesn’t matter. Statistics, facts, saying “It’s just a game,” none of that makes it any easier. And here’s what I want everyone out there to know about sports: Being a disappointed fan at the end of another disappointing season doesn’t make you a bad fan. It doesn’t mean you love your team any less because you’re angry or upset or calling for a player or coach’s head. In fact, I’d say it means you love your team more. Because, like me, regardless of the pain, you’ll be right back here next year. You’ll smile as your team soars through the good times and hurt during the rebuilds. And even if you, like me, know just how this story ends – with a big, fat “There’s always next year” – you’ll still be back. Remember this, kids. The opposite of love is not hate; it’s indifference. And I love sports way too much, especially the Caps, to ever become indifferent. Arbogast is sports editor of the Outlook.
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Horseshoe Bend, Reeltown score wins in regional opening games By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
On a rain-filled Friday evening, Horseshoe Bend and Reeltown’s softball teams couldn’t have had more contrasting starts to the Class 2A South Central Regional Tournament in Troy. While Reeltown easily escaped Central-Hayneville with an 18-0 victory in three innings, Horseshoe Bend had to gut out a 5-1 win over Billingsley to earn a spot in the winners’ bracket semifinals. “I’d rather play somebody that you have to get up for,” Generals coach David Caldwell said. “It’s hard to play somebody like (Reeltown’s opponent) and then turn around and play a good team like that. I hope we continue with it, and I hope they do too. I want the county to do well, and I think both of the semifinals games are pretty good matchups.” Reeltown played G.W. Long, while Horseshoe Bend faced Ariton in the semifinals, both of which started after 9 p.m. due to more than a two-hour rain delay. “We had a good time (during the delay),” said Reeltown’s Kayli Hornsby. “There was like a gym and a track (in the rec center), so when we came back out, we were just hyped and ready to play. It wasn’t difficult.” Horseshoe Bend’s first game started more than three hours after its scheduled time, but the Generals didn’t seem effected, either. Ace Kynsley Blasingame was on top of her game, allowing just three hits and striking out 13 in the complete-game effort. “That was back to the old Kynsley and what we’ve been seeing from her all season,” Caldwell said. “She was pretty dominant. Like I said, we’re experienced and we know what it takes to win down here.” Blasingame was helped along by a couple of clutch hits from deep in the Horseshoe Bend lineup. In the No. 7 hole, Sydnie Catrett came up with a big hit after three consecutive errors by Billingsley loaded the bases. Catrett smacked a timely double to drive in a pair of runs, and she added a leadoff double in the top of the fourth inning. “I just really watched the ball and made sure to get my timing
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Reeltown’s Chloe Davidson watches a ball go by during the first round of the Class 2A South Central Regional tournament against Central-Hayneville on Friday. The Rebels took advantage of four walks in the first inning on the way to an 18-0 win.
down while I was on deck,” Catrett said. “If there are runners in scoring position, I really try to hit the ball in the holes so they can score.” Hannah Adcock also had an RBI single and Leighann McWhorter hit a single and a double in the No. 8 hole, and Horseshoe Bend’s No. 9 hitter Lily Combs had a sacrifice bunt to score a run. “(Sydnie and Leighann) both had key base hits at big times,” Caldwell said. “I moved them up in the lineup too, just on a hunch, and they both hit well. Hannah Adcock had a big hit too.” It was much easier sailing for the Rebels, who got two hits apiece from Makenzie Baker, Hornsby, Ashlynn Thomas and Katlyn Jaye. Hornsby drove in four runs, while Baker and Jaye were each credited with two RBIs. “With slower pitchers, we have to really concentrate on keeping our hands back,” Hornsby said. “Whenever we keep our hands back and hit the ball like we know we can, normally base hits just fall into place.” Paige King threw all three innings, allowing just one hit and one walk in the shutout. She also struck out four. Despite the big victory, Reeltown isn’t going to have it quite that easy moving forward. “We just have to forget about the first game,” Hornsby said. “Obviously, the next game we’re gonna play is not going to be anything like the game we just played. We have to play the second game with the same confidence but forget how easy it was.”
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Horseshoe Bend’s Brooke Robinson, right, slides into home plate while Billingsley catcher Kenzie Glass attempts to make the play during Friday’s Class 2A South Central Regional tournament. Below, Horseshoe Bend’s Leighann McWhorter takes off after smacking a leadoff double in the top of the fourth against Billingsley.
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The Reeltown Rebels had an impressive showing in a spring game against Goshen Thursday in Troy. Today Central Coosa and Horseshoe Bend face off at Jacksonville State University today at 2:15 p.m.
CACC Trojans fall in tournament opener By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
A six-run deficit proved to be too much for Central Alabama Community College to overcome against Alabama Southern in ACCC Tournament firstround action. Offense was the name of the game for the Eagles, who racked up 17 hits compared to just eight for CACC, in a 10-8 victory.
Trailing 6-0 after the top of the second inning, the Trojans spent most of the day chipping away at the deficit. CACC finally knotted the scoreboard at 7-7 after five innings, but Alabama Southern answered the rally with a three-run sixth that secured the victory. Despite six errors and seven walks by the Eagles, Central Alabama couldn’t quite match their offensive output.
Corbin Horst was the only Trojan with multiple hits. He finished with two hits and two RBIs, and Geoffrey Grier was also credited with a pair of RBIs. Gabriel Wurtz had a double, and Zavier Lushington smacked a triple. CACC utilized five different pitchers, who combined for 10 runs on 17 hits and two walks. Greg Stephen struck out two and Tyler Berry fanned one.