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By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Over the weekend, Tallapoosa County was caught in the middle of a pouring rainstorm that seemed set to never end. Despite this, Alexander City came out of the weekend weather in relatively good shape, unlike other areas in central Alabama. “The Alexander City area received around three inches of rain over the weekend,” said John De Block, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the Birmingham office of the National Weather Service. “There were over eight inches that fell in the
Montgomery area.” What makes those three inches of rain from the weekend more beneficial to the area around Lake Martin is that it helped to alleviate the drought conditions that have been plaguing the area since last summer, De Block said. Following the weekend rains, Monday was a relatively busy time for the Alexander City Public Works Department. “We had several reports of tree limbs down today,” said Public Works Administrative Assistant Kristen
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This was the scene at the Thurlow Dam boat launch below Fitzpatrick Bridge Sunday afternoon as first responders recovered the body of a white middle-age female who jumped from the 120-foot high bridge.
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Police: Montgomery woman dead after jump from Tallassee’s Fitzpatrick Bridge By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
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Blues in the Park drew about 1,000 people, all ready to have a good time. Some couldn’t help themselves and took to dancing in the rain-soaked turf at the Sportplex, above. Tents were packed with folks who went all out with decorations and food, despite some steady showers.
Blues in the Park an off-the-charts success By MITCH SNEED Editor
Happy. Festive. Laidback. Incredible. You could pick any or all of those adjectives to describe the first Blue in the Park concert Saturday at Alexander City’s Charles Bailey Sportplex. With the exception of some nagging showers that cut the show a little short, it would have
been hard to imagine a better event or a group of people who enjoyed themselves more. A crowd that was estimated at 1,000 people turned out. They brought tents, coolers, grills, fish fryers, living room rugs, candles for the table, Tiki torches, umbrellas and their dancing shoes. The event was
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The body of a 56-year-old, white female from Montgomery was discovered Sunday afternoon at Alabama Power’s Dam boat launch near the Thurlow Dam after she apparently jumped to her death from the 120-foot Fitzpatrick Bridge. Tallassee Police Department Lt. Chris Owenby confirmed the identity of the woman Monday afternoon, but the name will not be published of respect for her family. Owenby said the woman had been in Tallassee visiting her family. Just before 4 p.m. Sunday witnesses called the Tallassee Police Department with a report of a woman jumping from the bridge. TPD and Haynes ambulance responded. It took first responders about half an hour to recover the body. Family members identified the body Sunday evening, Owenby said. During the search and recovery, traffic was backed up on Main Street in east Tallassee as police began their investigation. Tallassee Police Chief Matt Higgins said that the department continues to investigate the case.
COOSA GRADS FEATURED INSIDE Tonight Coosa Central will hold graduation with 68 students making that memorable walk and two in memoriam honorary diplomas will be presented. See pictures of the graduates on pages B3-B5. Valedictorian: Olivia Harrell Salutatorian: Lauren Krause Estimated Scholarship/Financial Aid Offer Amount: $1,353,000 Significant Scholarship Offers: Baylee Meadows, Ignatian Scholarship- Spring Hill College ($92,000); Olivia Harrell, four full-tuition scholarships, total financial aid offers: $136,000; Braxton Lashley, five full-tuition scholarships, total financial aid offers: $238,000. Students enlisting in the Armed Forces: Brandon Vanwormer- Army National Guard, Josh Mitchell- U.S. Marine Corps, Dylan Nail- U.S. Marine Corps and Jacob Stephens- U.S. Marine Corps
Coffee Corner, Sixth Street Baptist team up for pancake study break By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Working in conjunction with each other, The Coffee Corner and Sixth Street Baptist Church are holding their first-ever Pancake Study Break at The Coffee Corner from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday evening. Students from Alexander City Middle School, Benjamin Russell High School and Central Alabama Community College are invited to attend the event. “We love our students. We wanted them to feel appreciated and to show our love for them,” Sixth Street Baptist Church Student Minister Brandon Keel said. “This gives them a time to
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fellowship together.” “The youth pastor knows me pretty well and suggested the idea to me,” said Tony Blanco, coowner of The Coffee Corner. “We agreed to the idea and thought it would be doing something fun for the community. “We’ll be cooking the pancakes,” he added. “We’re prepared for a couple hundred, but we really don’t know how many may show up.” “I don’t know how many will be here, but I would love to see as many as possible,” Keel said. “We’re grateful to them for cooking and helping us love the community.”
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Despite only having been recently planned and set up, the word about this event has been getting around. “A poster about this got hung up in Benjamin Russell, and a friend of mine there had someone ask him if he had seen it,” Blanco said. In the future, Keel explained how he would like to add a second event in the fall, as a way to celebrate the start of a new school year. While similar, he noted that the fall event would not be exactly the same as Wednesday night’s pancake party. “I think it would be a good thing to keep it going,” Blanco See PANCAKES • Page A2
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Mrs. Eva Mitchell 96 of Rockford, AL died on Friday, May 19, 2017 in PA. Funeral service: Wednesday, May 24, 2017; 11 a.m.; New Home Baptist Church, Rockford, AL. Burial, Evergreen Cemetery, Sylacauga, AL.
Funeral Service for Mr. Barry S. Brooks will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 23, at Miracle Baptist Church with burial following in New Life Memorial Gardens.
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DEAR ABBY: I have a close friend, “Samantha,” whom I met in law school four years ago. We both graduated in 2014. I have passed the bar exam, and so have all our friends from school, but Samantha has not. She was in a bad relationship back in school and planned to marry the guy. That fell apart, and she’s now dating a guy who seems to be pretty great. Samantha has failed the bar exam twice now, and I know she’s smart enough to pass. I have offered encouragement, to help her study and critique her practice essays, but she has refused. I want to find a way to get through to her that it’s OK to ask for help. I’d like to suggest that maybe she should put the new boyfriend on hold for a while as she studies for the next exam. I know it will be hard for her and most likely embarrassing, but I am her friend, and I want her to get what she worked so hard for. -- CHEERING HER ON IN
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Obituaries Mr. Bobby Charles Boswell 1944 - 2017 Funeral Service for Mr. Bobby Charles Boswell, 72, of Alexander City, Alabama, was on Monday, May 22, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Langley Funeral Home. Rev. Rod Siggers will officiated. Burial followed in the Dadeville City Cemetery. The family received friends on Monday, May 22, 2017 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Langley Funeral Home. Mr. Boswell passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Russell Medical. He was born on October 14, 1944 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama to Eugene Orestus Boswell and Stella Virginia Boswell. He attended Church Hill Baptist Church. Mr.
Boswell was a very active supporter of the Dadeville High School Tigers and never missed a game. He could be seen around town wearing his Dadeville Tigers jersey. Mr. Boswell was a very friendly man and never met a stranger. He is survived by his sisters, Mary Bell Hughes, Rosie Lee Boswell, Shelby Huff; brothers, Jerry Boswell (Molly), Jimmy Boswell and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Christine Fuller, Katie Sue Boswell, Bessie Faye Boswell and brother, Jessie Joe Boswell. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www. langleyfuneralhome.com.
n Alexander City Board of Education meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the board office at 375 Lee St. or local school at 5 p.m.
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n Dadeville City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. with a pre-meeting at 5:30 p.m. in city hall.
Lenora “Frances” Burson Buchanon, 87, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Ms. Buchanon, formerly of Greenville, MS, had been living with her son in Star City, Arkansas, since the passing of her husband in 2012. Ms. Buchanon was born on September 22, 1929, in Montgomery, Alabama to Leroy and Margueritte Burson. She graduated from Goodwater High School, Goodwater, Alabama. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Greenville, MS, and played the piano there from 1957 until 2012. She retired as a Claims Representative at the United States Social Security Office in Greenville, MS. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Phillip Buchanon; son, Terry Buchanon; brother, William Eugene Burson; and sister, Ola Mae Burson Sims. She is survived by her sons, Michael (Vickie) Buchanon of Pascagoula, MS, and Ralph (Mellie) Buchanon of Star City, Arkansas, five grandchildren, and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral services were Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Grace United Methodist Church of Greenville. Interment was at Lakeview Gardens in Greenville under the direction of Mortimer Funeral Home of Greenville, Mississippi.
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Most folks are tolerant hereabouts, but I do get some odd looks. I say it is my right to be comfortable and to heck with the (very few) snickers I get while riding the bus, at the library, post office or grocery store. Abby, am I normal or just a bit nuts? -- ODD LOOKS IN FLORIDA DEAR ODD LOOKS: I don’t think it’s “nuts” to want to be comfortable. If wearing a kilt provides the ventilation you need to feel comfortable, I say more power to you. However, I would not classify you as normal because most people prefer to just blend in, and what you’re doing is unusual. 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.
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spending a lot on this wedding already. Must we also host a morning-after wedding brunch for everyone staying at the hotel and for other guests who have flown in from out of town (who may be staying at other hotels in the area)? Please advise! -- BRUNCH FOR A BUNCH DEAR B.F.A.B.: There are no formal rules regarding post-wedding brunches. Usually they are hosted by the bride’s or groom’s family or friends. However, if paying for the brunch would strain your budget, consider inviting your guests to a “no host” brunch at a restaurant that’s less expensive than the one at the hotel.
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n Alexander City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in the courtroom at the old city hall at 5:30 p.m.
held at the Caldwell Center at 6:30 p.m. n Jackson’s Gap Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6:30 p.m. n Kellyton Town Council meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the community center in Kellyton.
n Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6 p.m.
n New Site City Council meets the first and third Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in the Conference Room in the Town Hall.
n Coosa County Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the Coosa County Courthouse in Rockford at 9:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday and at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday.
n Ray Water Authority meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Ray Water Authority Office. All customers are invited to attend.
n Daviston City Council meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Daviston Fire Department. n Goldville Town Council meets the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the town hall. n Goodwater City Council meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are
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n Rockford Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 7 p.m. n Tallapoosa County Board of Education meets on the second Monday of each month. Meetings are held in the new central office at 679 East Columbus Street, Dadeville, AL 36853. n Tallapoosa County Commission meets the second Monday of the month at 9 a.m. in the courthouse in Dadeville, with a pre-meeting also open to the public 30 minutes before each regular session.
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Joiner. Joiner also believed that workers from the street department spent Monday going around town and cleaning up areas that can present issues during heavy rainfall, including storm drains that are often clogged with debris. While the highest concentration of major storms was forecast for late Monday night and early Tuesday morning, the rest of this week’s forecast for the Lake Martin area shows mainly scattered showers, according to De Block. “There’s a stalled frontal boundary over south Alabama, which could serve as a focal point for additional rainfall in the area,” he said. With all of this rain bombarding Alexander City and the rest of Tallapoosa County, De Block wanted to remind locals to be cautious and aware of their surroundings should the situation deteriorate and become hazardous. “Alexander City is under a flash flood watch until 10 p.m. Tuesday night,” he said. “Localized heavy storms could create flooding issues.” At the same time, he said that Montgomery and Elmore Counties were the most vulnerable areas for flooding. “What makes a flash flood so dangerous is how sudden it is. Roadways can get washed out quickly,” De Block said. He stressed, when a flash flood watch or warning is issued, the public needs to take these alerts very seriously. “If you see standing water on a roadway, find a different route. You never know how deep it is, and the road might be washed out underneath it,” De Block said. “We have a saying, ‘Turn Around, Don’t Drown.’ Joiner shared her own advice for when weatherrelated issues may arise. “Be proactive. If you see an issue, call police dispatch and report it. They will pass the information on to us. If you see tree limbs down, do not get out and try to cut them yourself, because it could be wrapped up in a power line.”
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said. “It’s a great thing to do.” Lasting from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m., the pancakes will be free to the students in attendance, though Blanco said that if they wanted anything else, like coffee or other items, these would have to be purchased. In addition to the pancakes, Keel said they would be giving away a couple of Lake Comfort Clothing shirts, as well as a grand prize of a $100 gift card to The Coffee Corner. “I hope everyone will invite their friends so we will be able to serve as many as possible,” Keel said.
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Blues in the Park was the place to eat, drink and be merry Saturday as about 1,000 folks flocked to the Sportplex to be seen and hear some sweet sounds. Attendees pulled out all stops with food, dress and dance moves at an event that was a big hit despite the rain. At bottom, Tyrone Oliver, left, served as master of ceremonies for the event while Stan Butler of the Stan Butler Band, bottom right, was a hit with the fun-loving crowd.
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sponsored by Alexander City and the Alexander City Parks and Recreation Department, with Tyrone “Iceberg Slim” Oliver and Sonny Wilson helping to pull all the pieces together. “It was just an incredible turnout of people who were bound and determined to have a good time,” Oliver said. “It took a whole lot of work from a whole lot of people, but it was just unreal. For it to turn out like that despite the rain, man, the sky’s the limit. Imagine what it would have been like if the weather had cooperated. I think it shows how hungry people are for fun events for community.” Alexander City Parks and Recreation Director Sonny Wilson and his staff rolled out the red carpet, manning shuttles to ferry people from parking lots to the soccer field where the event was held. He said the attitude of the crowd and the entire atmosphere was something that he will never forget. “It was better than I could have ever imagined,” Wilson said. “It was atmosphere like none I have ever seen. Every person you talked to, even with the rain, were just so happy. I talked to people from Atlanta, from Franklin, Georgia, Birmingham and one bunch from Mississippi – there were people there from all over. “But what meant the most was how thankful and appreciative the residents from here in town were to have an event like this. I can’t tell you how many of them came up to me and thanked me. That’s what it’s supposed to be about – everyone coming out and having a good time together as a community. I didn’t know what to expect, but with the exception of the rain, it couldn’t have gone better.” Musical acts at the concert will include Willie B, Bill Avery, Stan Butler, Toia Jones and Wilson Meadows. The rain got so heavy that they had to cut Jones set a little short and Meadows didn’t get to take the stage. But still no one went home disappointed. “They were all talking about how much fun they had and how nice it was to have a free event like that,” Wilson said. “Even Wilson Meadows said that he’d be glad to come back at another time for a minimal cost. That’s how much he thought of the event.” Both Wilson and Oliver said pointed out another positive of the event. At a time when many large events are faced to deal with people who misbehave and cause problems, that wasn’t the case Saturday. A large contingent of officers from the Alexander City Police Department were in hand, but “they never had to get off their golf carts,” Wilson said. “They didn’t have a single incident they had to deal with,” Wilson said. “Usually, with a crowd of that size there is something, but not Saturday. It was all about fun and a lot of happy people having a good time.”
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A tale of birds, bees and knobby knees
Decline in train N traffic is a sad sign of the times
hat train whistle drives me nuts,” one local resident said. “When that train rolls through town it almost shakes me out of the bed,” said one local woman. Well, it looks like some people may get what they want and will have one less thing to complain about. It was learned last week that train traffic will almost dry up here in Tallapoosa County as Norfolk Southern its halting regular, daily traffic on the old Central of Georgia line which runs through the heart of Tallapoosa County and Alexander City. While some may be celebrating, we feel it is a sad day seeing the tail end of that caboose as it leaves Alexander City, a town that was built of the rails and what it could do for the economy. “I have always loved a train,” said Front Porch Show host Kenny Dean. “This town was built on trains and to think that there will only be trains come through here every now and then. That just blows me away. They have been part of the culture around here for so long, that’s just unreal.” Consider this: Records show that as many as 16 trains a day passed through our county at the height of rail service. It’s like another page of our area’s history book is being ripped out and thrown away. Sure, trucks can get freight to its destination faster and in today’s “I need it yesterday” society, trains have a rough time filling that bill. We hope that Don McClellan of the Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance is correct in that it will have little to no impact on the area industry. “We don’t have any who use rail to ship currently,” McClellan said. “But there have been times that as industries were looking to locate at a site, they asked about it. So that is a tool and resource that can be helpful.” Because the move is not a total closure, McClellan said no doors are being closed. We hope that is the case and that the loss of regular service doesn’t make the area less attractive to industry. But for now, another part of the soundtrack of life in Alexander City is being all but silenced. It’s kind of sad.
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o one ever promised us life would be easy. We all face challenges and have our shares of ups and downs. I’ve had more ups and downs than a kangaroo on a Pogo Stick all jacked up on Mountain Dew, and that’s OK. I wouldn’t be the person I am today had I not faced such adversity. We should embrace our trials and tribulations, learn from them, count our blessings, move on and grow. Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1: 2-4 If we want to learn and grow, we must handle the tasks at hand and move on; however, we need time for ourselves, too. We need that alone time to forget about life’s complexities and appreciate its simplicities. I stay fairly busy, so I get no greater joy than sitting in my rocking chair on my front porch a couple of times throughout the day. It’s where I go when I simply need a break. It’s where I go when I want peace. It’s
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where I go when I want to see God’s handiwork, particularly at sunset. I like to sit back in my chair with a keen eye out for the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees, all just beyond my two knobby knees. There is a male blue bird that often sits atop the lone tree in my front yard, while the bees buzz around the yard sucking up nectar wherever it may be found. My view from the porch is splendid, but I’d much rather have a bird’s or bee’s eye view. I sometimes eat on that front porch, whether it’s a bowl of cereal, a hot dog or a BLT with a Mason jar full of sweet iced tea. Ruby often joins me and lays just a few feet away. She got too close one time and the rocking chair reached over and bit her right on the tail. It’s where I go to read. I’ll cross my legs and lay that book over a knobby knee. I look at my yard and admire the work I’ve done
but also think about the work that I need to do. I can make the mockingbirds happy one day by cutting the grass but see a dandelion standing tall and proud above everything else the very next day. I can’t let it taunt me like that, so I have no choice but to get up out of that chair and pull it and any of its boastful cousins completely out of the ground. Weeds never forget their roots. And from there, it’s back to work. I love working in the yard. There’s nothing quite like it, because it’s not really work. For me, it’s a stress-relieving, prideful hobby with instant gratification. It’s something that has to be done, but it’s something that I take pride in and something that lets me forget about everything else for a little while. It’s my time to be grateful to God for the simple things in life. Simple things like the birds, the bees, and my knobby knees. 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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Queen Hillary and since last November they’ve all been feeling somewhere between sad and suicidal. So now you have them trying everything they can every day to get rid of President Trump. But are they really so stupid that they don’t realize yet that even if Trump goes down they still aren’t going to get their President Hillary? Do they realize they’re going to get President Mike - a savvy, competent, principled conservative who won’t shoot himself in both feet every day? A President Pence who will be able to work with a Republican Congress to get all the things done that Trump promised but can’t deliver - tax reform, immigration reform, healthcare reform and more? We know the attacks of the Hysterical Left will never stop until Trump is impeached or driven from office. But despite the apoplectic editors at the New York Times and the Washington Post and the drooling leftwing anchors and pundits at MSNBC/CNN, President Trump has done nothing yet to be impeached for. It won’t matter what James Comey says the president
asked him to do regarding the FBI’s investigation into the alleged Russian-Trump collusion to prevent the coronation of Queen Hillary, for which there still is no evidence. What Trump may or may not have said to Comey rises to the level of stupidity, but it doesn’t rise to the level of impeachment. And the classified information Trump supposedly gave to the Russians in the White House about the fight against terrorists was no different from what President Obama gave to the Russians concerning the terrorists in Syria. Remember when Rachel Maddow and the Washington Post editorial page went apoplectic after Obama divulged secrets to the Russkies? Neither do I. President Trump has been, is and always will be the source of the chaos. He’s not in charge of a business anymore, he’s in charge of an administration. If he keeps going down the crazy road he’s on with these stupid childish tweets and the statements he makes, Republicans will lose control of the House and Senate and any chance for tax reform, immigration reform and health care reform. And then America isn’t going to be great again. It’s going to be bad again. Michael Reagan is the son of President Ronald Reagan, a political consultant, and the author of “The New Reagan Revolution” Follow @reaganworld on Twitter.
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Tallapoosa County Commissioner John McKelvey talks with a resident of Bill Nichols Veterans Home Saturday after a benefit motorcycle ride that featured more than 30 bikes including the local chapter of the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club and Clay County Sheriff Ray Latham.
May 25
BINGO: Jake’s on Broad is hosting Bingo to benefit PATH Lake Martin. There are opportunities to win Deck of Cards drawing with a value of up to $130, Massage by Peggy with a $60 value, collection of essential oils and a gift basket. Be sure to call 256-234-4300 to reserve your table. Come early to register for door prizes and Bingo starts at 6 p.m. Thursday.
May 27
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. MEMORIAL DAY BBQ: The Red Hill Volunteer Fire Department will sale Boston butts and ribs Saturday, May 27 starting at 7 a.m. at the Old Red Hill Schol building at 3554 Red Hill Road Tallassee. Boston Butts will be $30 and ribs will be $25. Preorder by calling 334-541-3855 or 256-510-2002. KARAOKE NIGHT: Wind Creek State Park is hosting a karaoke night May 27 at 6:30 p.m.
May 28
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. PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: Sardis Missionary Baptist Church in Dadeville will observe the 26th Pastoral Anniversary of Rev. and Sister William Perry Jr. Sunday, May 28 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Justin Freeman and the New Canaan Missionary Baptist Church of Camp Hill will be the special guests. FRIENDS AND FAMILY DAY: Coger Hill CME Church in Daviston is hosting Friends and Family Day Sunday, May 28 at 2 p.m. PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: Kellyton Chapel United Methodist Church is hosting the 8th Appreciation Service for Pastor and Sister Michael Strong Sunday, May 28 at 2:30 p.m. Guest minister will be Rev. Clarence Woodward, pastor of Rushing Spring Baptist Church in Lincoln.
May 29
BIRDS OF PREY PROGRAM: The Alabama Wildlife Rescue Center will be presenting their Birds of Prey Program at Wind Creek State Park May 29 at 1 p.m. There will be
hawks, owls and other raptors.
May 30
SUMMER CAMP: The Salvation Army is hosting a free summer camp at Camp Hidden Lake in Lexington, MS June 19-24 for Tallapoosa and Coosa county children ages 7-12. The Salvation Army camps provide kids an opportunity to be in a positive environment for the summer to grow, learn and be encourage while striving to meet their spiritual, social, recreational and educational needs. Activities include Bible study, swimming, fishing, arts and crafts and sports. Registration should be completed by May 30. Anyone needing more information may contact the Alexander City Service Center at 256-215-3730.
May 31
FIELD AND FOREST HIKE: Wind Creek State Park is hosting a field and forest hike May 31 at 9 a.m. The walk is for all ages. Meet at the outdoor classroom across from the beach.
May 31 - June 2
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: New Salem Baptist Church is hosting Vacation Bible School May 31 -June 2 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
June 1
PAINTING CLASS: The Adelia Russell Library is hosting a an adult painting class with Bonnie Luckie June 1 at 10 a.m. Space is limited and registration is required.
June 2
VBS KICKOFF: Wayside Baptist Church is hosting a vacation Bible school kickoff June 2 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The “Galactic Starveyors VBS Kickoff” will have glow in the dark games, making smores over open fire pit and checking out constellations. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: River Road Baptist Church will be hosting Vacation Bible School June 2 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. for ages 3 through 11 years old. Children will be studying Galactic Starveyors.
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YARD SALE: Marshall Street Church is hosting a yard sale Friday June 2 from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday June 3 from 6 a.m. to noon with a bake sale and biscuits on Saturday only. All proceeds will be going to the church building fund.
Sailing Club is hosting its annual Intro to Sailing class June 3 starting at 10 a.m. at the Dixie Sailing Club at 767 New Hope Church Road. There will be a chalk talk on sailing basics, a tour of the boat yard, learn to sail and a sail on a member’s boat along with lunch. Attendance is limited is to 60. Contact Keith Bennett at 334-3249383 or email cat221@msn.com to reserve your spot. PASTOR APPRECIATION: New Adka Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating the 22nd anniversary of Rev. Edward Milner and Sister Emily Milner Saturday, June 3 at 5 p.m. at the New Adka Education Building at 21 North Thornton Road, Dadeville. Guest Speaker will be Rev. David L. Benton of Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Prattville. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: New Elkahatchee Baptist Church is hosting a one Vacation Bible School June 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All children are welcome.
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CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: The New Style Baptist Church in Kellyton will be celebrating its 122nd Anniversary Sunday, June 4 at 2 p.m. Dinner will be served. CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: Friendship Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating its 132nd Church Anniversary on June 4 at 2 p.m. Guest speaker will be Rev. Anthony Pogue, pastor of Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church of Opelika. Rev. Roosevelt Gregory is pastor. Everyone is invited. FASHION SHOW: Adams Chapter OES #685 Annual Fashion Gala - “An Evening With The Stars” This event will be held on Sunday, June 4 beginning at 4 p.m. at the Cooper Recreation Center. The host will be fashion designer Mr. Lebron Spradley. Featured also will be several groups including Prince Hall OES Members, Mr. Shannon Darby and Dancing Stars of Sylacauga, Men Of Honor, Camp Hill, AL, Sistahs 4 Lyfe, Hair Artists, Designers and much more. Entertainment will be saxophonist Mr. Deitrick Lawson of Montgomery and others. Admission will be $5 at the door only. Vendors are welcome. Portions of the proceeds will go towards our upcoming Back To School Jamboree. Everyone is invited to come out, enjoy and celebrate a night of fashion and entertainment.
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LEADERSHIP SUMMIT: New Style Baptist Church on Coosa County Road 20 in Equality will be hosting a leadership summit June 3 from 10 a.m. to noon. Topics include “The Importance of a Prayer Life,” “Church Etiquette” and “How to be an Effective Leader.” Speakers are Mrs. Pam Jones, Mrs Johnny Walton and Rev. Chris Spivey of Walnut Grove, Mississippi. Lunch will be served. INTRO TO SAILING: The Dixie
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Chamber Quarterly Luncheon Topic of presentation to be ‘The Healthcare Economy’ set for Thursday By JACOB MEACHAM VP Business Development
The Alexander City Chamber of Commerce will host a Quarterly Luncheon Thursday, May 25 on the topic of The Healthcare Economy which will feature local healthcare leaders discussing the impact of their industry on our local economy. The luncheon will be held at Central Alabama Community College’s Betty Carol Graham Technology Center from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Tickets are $20 and include lunch. Brantley Newton,
Regional Operations Consultant for Prime Management, a company that manages longterm care facilities, Jim Peace, President & CEO of Russell Medical, and Angela Rose, Administrator of the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home, will serve as the luncheon’s speakers. The trio of healthcare leaders will update the state of healthcare in our area and provide a look at the healthcare industry’s impact on our local economy. National health expenditures hit $3.35 trillion in 2016, which works out to $10,345 for every man,
woman and child. In addition to that, employment of healthcare occupations is projected to grow 19 percent by 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 2.3 million new jobs. Driving those upward trends are an aging nationwide population and federal health insurance requirements increasing the number of individuals who have access to health insurance. In Alexander City and Tallapoosa County, healthcare-related jobs represent a significant percentage of our employ See LUNCHEON • Page A7
SUN FESTIVAL KICKOFF
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Slip-n-Slide 5K kicks off week of activities
By ED COLLARI Alexander City Chamber CEO
While we tend to focus our annual “giving of thanks” to the later parts of November when we are surrounded by family, t u r k e y, pies of all flavors and football, I feel obliged to share my gratiCollari tude now. Over the past few weeks, your Chamber of Commerce has been blessed to host a wide variety of events that display the growth, passion and future of our community. And I want to personally say “Thank You” to all of the Chamber members, supporters and friends who afford us the opportunity to showcase all of the treasures in Alexander City. At the end of April, See THANKS • Page A7
STAFF REPORT Chamber Staff
portion where the young business hopefuls addressed concerns from the investors. After all of the students took their turns, the Investor Panel retreated to a private room in order to deliberate and decide how each business idea would be funded. Here’s how it all shook out for the student businesses in the order in which they presented: B&B Woodworks, led by Bradley Stewart, is a business that builds wooden furniture and decorative items for homes and businesses. B&B Woodworks requested $2,500 and was 100 percent funded. The Garret Charles Williamson Foundation, led by Mason Sake, is a non-profit designed to raise awareness and provide resources for the prevention
The first full day Sun Festival 2017 will kick off with a splash on Saturday, July 15! We will start bright and early that morning with the brand new Sun Festival Slip -nSlide 5K. This fun race will start at the top of Strand Park, make its way through town before ending back at the top of the park, where participants will be able to cool off with a little slip, sliding fun down the hill. Another new addition to the 5K this year is the 1-mile Fun Run. Anyone wanting to participate in either race, can currently register online at www. active.com. The cost of the 5K is $25 in advance and includes an official Sun Festival Slip-n-Slide 5K t-shirt. Day of registration for the 5K is $30. No t-shirts will be avail-
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Young entrepreneurs along with investors and teachers pose for a photograph above.
Young Entrepreneurs Academy Students receive funding to launch small businesses By JACOB MEACHAM VP Business Development
On Thursday, May 11, six students from Benjamin Russell High School pitched business ideas to a panel of local investors as part of the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy. The students, representing four business ideas, presented plans to the panel and funding requests needed to launch their small businesses. The Chamber’s new office building and business incubator, the Lake Martin Innovation Center, hosted the crowd of about 50 people including friends, family and community leaders involved in the program. Students participating in the event were given approximately five minutes to make their business pitches, followed by a short question and answer
Another successful Leadership Lake Martin class in the books By KIM DUNN Alexander City Chamber
We wrapped up another successful year of Leadership Lake Martin last week with graduation of the Class of 2017 on Tuesday, May 16! Twenty-one community leaders completed the program that started in August. As part of graduation, each of the four teams presented their community service projects. We continue to be amazed at the quality of projects the class members come up with year after year. After many hurdles with their top project choice, one team chose to completely renovate 14 downtown benches and held a book drive to collect books for the summer reading program cohosted by the Alexander City School System, Lake Martin Area United Way and Pediatric Associates. They collected a whopping 22,000 books!
Another team that also faced some obstacles with their first choice, ultimately installed a total of seven Little Free Libraries across Alexander City and Dadeville. They also had enough funds leftover to distribute to the area libraries to help with replenishment of the books as time goes on. The statistics they provided regarding the number of elementary age students that are illiterate were staggering. They have also begun the process of stabling the appropriate committee to bring their original project to fruition. A third team was able to complete some much needed structural as well as cosmetic upgrades to the Camp Fire Hut located inside the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex. In addition to a new drainage ditch to divert runoff water from the building and new siding a few areas, the building
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The Leadership Lake Martin Class of 2017 pose for a group picture at their graduation ceremony.
is now sporting a fresh new coat of paint as well as some new landscaping. A mural for the side of the building is also in the works. The final team was so inspired by the ropes course they participated in during the initial class retreat in September as
able to install a similar course at Lyman Ward Military Academy in Camp Hill. The course currently features six obstacles and is available for businesses, youth groups, civic groups, etc. to use for team building activities. They also
trained many of the cadets at LYMA to facilitate the groups that use the course. Each of the project teams videos and/or photos for their projects can be found on both the Leadership Lake Martin and Alexander City Chamber of Commerce
Facebook pages. A special congratulations goes out to Mrs. Donna Gabel, Executive Director of the Alexander City Housing Authority on being selected by her classmates to represent the Class of 2017 on the See LEADERSHIP • Page A7
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PULSE Search is on for groups to compete Luncheon in annual Sun Festival Band Battle By KIM DUNN Alexander City Chamber
Band Battle is by far a crowd favorite during the week of Sun Festival and we are excited about its return again this year! Five bands will be selected for the chance to battle it out on Friday, July 21. The winning band will receive $1,000 and
will be the opening act for Moon Taxi on Saturday night. We are currently searching for bands that are interested in participating. They can email their band name, bio, photo and demo to kim.dunn@alexandercitychamber.com or mail it to the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce located at 175 Aliant
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Parkway, Alexander City, AL 35010. Deadline to submit a demo in consideration for this year’s event is close of business on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. If you have a band or know of a band, please encourage them to give us a call at the Chamber to get connected to this exciting event.
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The Chamber was fortunate enough to partner with US Ameribank to host a Grand Opening for the Lake Martin Innovation Center. We welcomed over 200 guests at the launch of our new 17,000 square foot fiber equipped facility. We were blessed to host local dignitaries like Mayor Jim Nabors, City Council members, city officials, the staff of the EDA, Chamber members along with outof-town representatives from Auburn University, USDA, Sabal Trail, state government as well as the CEO and CFO of US Ameribank. It was a universal celebration of what we hope is a critical piece in the puzzle of economic development in our community. On the evening of May 11, the Chamber hosted “pitch day” for the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA) at the Lake Martin Innovation Center. For those not familiar, YEA is a Shark Tank style program where we work with Benjamin Russell High School students during the school year to promote entrepreneurship. Under the leadership of Mandi Duerr and Jacob
Meacham, we identify students with a business idea and work extensively with them to comprehend business plans, costs, marketing and every aspect of running a business. At the end of the year, we host an event where they pitch their businesses to an investor panel for an opportunity to be rewarded with up to $7,000. The students knocked it out of the park! I’m not sure I’ve ever been more impressed by a group of young people as I was that night. If they are a reflection of what our community can produce, I’m confident in saying our future is very bright. Lastly, the class of 2016-17 of Leadership Lake Martin celebrated their graduation at lunch on Tuesday, May 16. This is another program the Chamber oversees and I was honored to be a part of it as a class member as well. The stated goal of the class is to inspire and educate the future leaders of our community. Over the nine-month program, we learned how the various entities within our community operate and function from the State, City and County level as well as the world
of healthcare, education and economic development. We were also divided into four groups of 5-6 classmates and tasked with completed a community project. Each group presented their project at graduation and each one was excellent. While I thoroughly enjoyed the education I received in Leadership Lake Martin, it’s the friendships I made that will last a lifetime. I say all this to say “Thank You.” I mean that from the bottom of my heart. Thank you to the parents of the students in YEA and to the students themselves. To the teachers and mentors who advised the students…thank you! Thanks to the employers who allowed their staff to attend Leadership Lake Martin and to the families of those in the class who allowed them to work on their projects on weekends and evenings. And for all those who attended the grand opening of the Lake Martin Innovation Center and continually support your Chamber…thank YOU! And if you’ll excuse me, I feel the need for some turkey, stuffing and pecan pie.
Leadership Leadership Lake Martin Board of Directors for 2017-2018! With another class in the books, the new Leadership Lake Martin Board of Directors is beginning the process of recruiting the Class of 2018, which will kick off with orientation in August of this year. Anyone with a desire to learn more about Alexander City and the Lake Martin Area is a candidate for the program. The nomination form and brochure with complete
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with Russell Medical, Lake Martin Community Hospital, the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home, several large assisted living facilities and many pharmacies and other healthcare businesses calling our area home. It’s easy to see that healthcare and the associated industries are and will continue to be a driving force of our local, state and national economies. We invite you to join us along with healthcare leaders from around the area
as they discuss the importance of their industry to our community. Topics will include healthcare services, job creation, the role healthcare plays in economic development and quality of life, and healthcare trends on the horizon that could impact our community. To RSVP, call the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce at (256) 2343461 or visit the office at 175 Aliant Parkway inside the Lake Martin Innovation Center.
Young Entrepreneurs of teen suicide. The GCW Foundation was awarded $1,000 to launch its first fund-raising endeavor, which will be a fishing tournament on Lake Martin in memory of the foundation’s namesake. In Bloom, led by partners Mally McInnis and Cely Sammons, is a flower cart concept that will sell uniquely designed flower bouquets from a flower cart at rotating locations and special events such as concerts, farmers markets, art shows and festivals. In Bloom requested $500 from the Investor Panel and was awarded $1,000. The final business pitch of the evening was Lake Martin Wood Crafts, led by partners Drew Morgan and Tyler Watts, who design and build wooden decorative items such as cutting boards and serving trays. Lake Martin Wood Crafts requested $3000 from the Investor Panel and was 100 percent funded.
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The Investor Panel featured some of the area’s top business leaders and entrepreneurs, including Kenneth Boone (Chairman of Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.), Dr. Susan Burrow (President of Central Alabama Community College), Chad Calhoun (President of Classic Homes / Construction Manager at Russell Lands), Randy Dawkins (River Bank & Trust Tallapoosa County President), Steve Robinson (Manufacturing Engineer at Madix and Tallapoosa County District 2 Commissioner), Lauren Smith (Sales & Operations Manager for Lee Marketing Group’s Lee Apparel & Promotional Products division), and Mark Spencer (Senior Vice President and Central Alabama Area Executive for USAmeriBank). On behalf of the all of the student participants, the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce extends the highest level
Sun Festival able for anyone that registers after July 6, either online or the day of. There is no cost for the fun run, but there is also no t-shirt for runners in this category. Check-in and day of registration will begin at 7 am; the 5K starts at 8 a.m. and the fun run starts at 8:10 a.m.
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of thanks and appreciation to these individuals for committing the resources needed to provide our local students with this wonderful opportunity. 2017 marks the second year that the Chamber has partnered with the nationally-known YEA program to teach local students the ins and outs of entrepreneurship and how to launch their very own businesses. Led by Benjamin Russell High School’s Business Education Instructor, Mrs. Mandi Durr, the program combines in-class instruction with mentorships and exposure to local business leaders to give participants a hands-on experience that culminates with the YEA Investor Panel “Shark Tank-like” event. Students interested in participating throughout the 2017-18 school year should contact Mrs. Durr at BRHS or Jacob Meacham at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce.
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Special thanks to our current sponsors for the Slip -n- Slide 5K including: Cloud Nine; inprint4u; River Bank & Trust and Russell Medical. You can follow us on Facebook at Sun Festival Alexander City for all the latest details on events planned throughout the week.
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details can be downloaded from the Chamber’s website at http://www.alexandercitychamber.com/leadership-lake-martin.html. You can also call any board member or the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce to discuss the program in detail. Welcome to the 20172018 Leadership Lake Martin Board of Directors! Jason Hilyer, President, Tallapoosa County District Attorney’s Office, Kim Dunn, VicePresident, Alexander City
Chamber of Commerce. Cecily Lee, Secretary, Brown Nursing Home, Ed Collari, Alexander City Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Susan Burrow, Ex-Officio, Central Alabama Community College, Mallory Padgett, Immediate Past President, Jeff Brewer, Leadership Lake Martin Alumni Association President, Nick Adams, AmTech, Misty Anderson, Russell Medical, Scott Blake, USAmeriBank, Donna Gabel, Alexander City
Housing Authority, Jeff Graham, Alabama Technology Network, Jeff Kirk, WisePoint, Deborah Polson, Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department, Angie Richardson, Home Place Mortgage, Sherri Taylor, Central Alabama Community College, Michael Waldrop, Alexander City Police Department, Bree Walton, C & T Electric, Sharon Whitehead, Russell Medical.
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Prosthetic no problem for Pulliam
By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
At 5-foot-8, 175 pounds, James Pulliam Jr. doesn’t exactly look like the typical 13-year-old. Take a glance down at his legs, and he definitely doesn’t have the look of a typical teenager. Nearly nine years ago, James was just crossing the street like any other day, until he was run over by a truck. “I just walked across the street and saw this truck coming, and it hit me,” James said. “I was really scared.” At only 4 years old and after just wrapping up his first T-ball season, James had several broken bones and a traumatic brain injury, and he lost his lower left leg. Fast forward to this year, and James was ripping it up on the diamond for the 11-12 Texas Rangers, of the Dadeville Dixie League. “After years went by, he stuck with it and he’s competing with the best players in the league and doing very well,” said Kent Pulliam, James’ father. “That’s amazing. It just makes me so happy seeing him out there competing. It’s a thrill to watch him play.” After undergoing nine surgeries in seven days, including getting a prosthetic leg, James slowly but surely got back to his daily life. But for the second time in his young life, he had to learn to walk. “He had to learn how to walk all over again, and that took about five or six months, if not longer,” Kent said. “At the onset, we thought that he might not play (baseball) again, but his recovery was remarkable.” Despite missing his 6-7 year, James started playing again for an 8-9 team in the Dixie League and has continued working on his game. Now, he’s a third baseman and typically batted fourth for the Rangers. According to Kent, his batting average was just over .600 and he tied for third in the league in home runs. James was also voted as the first alternate for the all-star team.
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James Pulliam Jr. plays third base for the Dadeville Dixie League Texas Rangers. Despite a prosthetic leg, James is able to play the position and at the plate is considered a slugger. Pulliam has been selected as a an alternate for the All-Star team for his efforts.
“I can tell you he’s got as much heart as anybody as I’ve ever seen,” Rangers coach Stan Fuller said. “He has a big heart, and he gives you all he’s got. He’s a good kid.” James said his coaches, Fuller and David Smith, have been a big part of his return to success as well as his father, who also played baseball as a youngster. “We practice a lot, and he tells me don’t get down and that you can be the best,” James said. Kent said, “Myself and his uncle both played at a high school level, so we know the game inside and out. I’m always in his ear
trying to help him, and he listens to me a lot.” Years removed from the accident, James said his only current setback is his speed. Because of his prosthetic leg, he’s not able to run as fast as some of the other kids on the team. But as for everything else, he’s just a normal kid with some high goals. “In high school, I wanna be a slugger at the plate,” James said. “After high school, I would love to be a lawyer because they help people in need. However, if baseball is in the future after high school, that would be great, too.”
Alexander City local has surprising unbreakable record T
here are all kinds of unbreakable records in sports. Sure, the old cliché tells records are meant to be broken, but there are some that will stand the test of time. UCLA’s seven straight college basketball championships. Oklahoma’s 47 consecutive wins on the football field. Cal Ripken Jr.’s 2,632 continuous games played. What about Georgia Tech’s 222-0 victory over Cumberland (this one stings for me; I had Cumberland plus 221.5 in a parlay) or the world’s longest tennis match of 11 hours and 5 minutes between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut – which is 11 hours and 4 minutes more than anyone watched? Just recently, I was made aware of another holder of a potentially unbreakable record. Quite an astonishing one, really. While playing for The College of William & Mary in Virginia, Bill Chambers once reeled in 51 rebounds in a college basketball game. To put this number in perspective, North Carolina led the country in rebounds last year with 47 per contest. Chambers topped that by himself without
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the help of his team, including William or Mary. Even more amazing? Chambers accomplished this feat 64 years ago on February 14, 1953. That amazing stat has stood at its number one spot for twenty years longer than I have been alive. Still even more amazing than the record’s happening 64 years ago? Bill Chambers lives here … In America’s crossroads of the Twilight Zone and the Bermuda Triangle: Alexander City. (Random question for those of us AC natives who travel often and notice so many ties to our home community: How can a small community 45 minutes from a Starbucks have two degrees of separation from practically every human being or cool story on the planet? Alex City seems to be connected to everything.) Anyhow, I had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Chambers
recently. I have known him for some time, but I never really knew him. Now I do, and his life is truly an impressive one. Initially I expected to spend only a few minutes with Chambers just discussing his single rebounding accolade. After all, if I held an NCAA record for more than 64 years, I probably would have retired on that accomplishment alone. I would have made a “Got Rebounds?” clothing brand and started a website to match heartbroken lovers who have recently broken up called “OnTheRebound.com.” Therefore, I wanted to give Mr. Chambers enough time to gloat appropriately. He deserved it. But as I spoke to him, I realized there was a lot more to his story than a single night of history. After college, Mr. Chambers was drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers. Unfortunately for him, he was vying for a spot which was occupied by George Mikan, the superstar of that era. With the Lakers not keeping him on board but still holding his rights, Chambers really had nowhere to go in the professional game. However, basketball was still in his blood. He coached Newport News
High School to a 67-8 record over three years while winning two state championships. Later, Chambers took over the head coaching duties at his alma mater of William & Mary where he stayed for nine years. There, Chambers accumulated the highest win total in W&M history until 2013 and he once guided his squad to an improbable win over the then-No. 4 ranked West Virginia Mountaineers. After his coaching days, what followed was a successful and decorated corporate career (which I am quite sure is just as big of a source of pride for him, but less fit for a sports column). Chambers worked his way up to Vice President of Sales for Russell Corporation in 1990. He retired in 1994 and he and his lovely wife Betty decided to live the rest of their lives here. Of course, there is not enough room in this column to detail many of his other notable achievements. Like how his jersey is retired at William & Mary or his successfully shooting the underhanded free throw during his playing career (which, by the way, is incredibly effective to this day; it’s just that players refuse to be seen in
public taking a “Granny shot” despite its obvious benefits). I hope to expand on Mr. Chambers basketball life in another publication, though. For now it is sufficient to say our area is intertwined with another unique and special sports figure – a man who is literally in the record books (and holds the top spot by a wide margin, too). Above it all, though, Bill and Betty Chambers made something abundantly clear to me: The rebounding record is nice and his coaching success was great, too. But the best part of his association with basketball was his relationships with his teammates and players. The widest smiles the two of them gave during our discussions were when they told me about how former players call “Coach” Chambers and give them updates on their lives. In a time when athletes and coaches like to put the “me” in “team”, it was awesome to meet a coach whose most cherished moments aren’t found in the record books. Luke Robinson is a regular columnist and president of the Lake Martin BAMA Club.
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