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Given the latest terrorists threats around the world, sporting events including the Iron Bowl are on notice. Wednesday morning Auburn University’s athletics department announced it will heighten its security measures over the weekend when it plays host to what many call Alabama’s Super Bowl. Gates will open at its regular two and a half hours before kickoff to allow for a smooth ingress and

greater inspection of those entering Jordan-Hare Stadium. There will be a higher police presence at the stadium and around the stadium as well as an increased number of Vapor Wake dogs and K-9 units monitoring the stadium. “Safety is always the highest priority for major events on the Auburn University campus,” said City of Auburn Police Chief Paul Register in a press release. “However, with the sensitivity to world events and the expected increase in fans in attendance this weekend, additional precautions

are in effect this week for the Iron Bowl.” For those attending the game, fans can expect delays going through the ticket area. Bags which are larger than 12x12x12 are strictly prohibited. If possible, patrons should consider not bringing bags to the stadium. Fans entering the stadium without bags can utilize the express gates at Gate 2, 12A, 12C and 15. Additional security will be in place in the air with a state helicopter patrolling the air space around See SECURITY, Page 2

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Ricardo Louis hurdles a teammate during a run last week. Fans at Jordan-Hare for Saturday’s Iron Bowl will see heavier than normal security in light of recent events abroad, oﬀicials said Wednesday.

Tis the season for spending time with family and friends. Unfortunately, scammers are also at their height this time of year trying to take advantage of consumers’ spirit of giving. With this in mind, Attorney General Luther Strange would like to remind you of some recurring scams that often prey upon unsuspecting people during the Holidays. Scammers posing as family or friends needing help Someone may contact you by phone or email claiming a family member has been arrested or is incapacitated and needs money. The scammers will instruct you to wire cash or provide them with a prepaid card number. As a general rule you should never send money to anyone if you cannot verify their identity. If you are unsure, check the whereabouts of the person reportedly needing

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Group to concentrate on recycling effort, New Orleans trip By David Granger Cliff Williams / The Outlook

Currently, if children use the playground in the campground at Wind Creek State Park, they have to watch out for ruts in the ground around the old playground equipment. The park has been awarded a grant to upgrade the playground.

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The playground at Wind Creek State Park will soon see extensive renovation, thanks to a grant of more than $50,000 from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, according to a news release from Gov. Robert Bentley’s office issued on Tuesday. Wind Creek is one of four Alabama state parks and 10 towns and cities in

the state that will benefit from more than $700,000 in grant money aimed at improving recreation in the state. The park will receive a total of $51,750 through the grant. “Local parks and outdoor recreation facilities are vital to the well-being of communities, residents and visitors,” Bentley said. “Our parks provide places for families and friends to go outside, enjoy nature, participate in community See PLAYGROUND, Page 2

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Legotrons, the Radney Elementary School After the Bell program’s fourth- through seventhgrade robotics team, placed third in the recent district competition at the Betty Carol Graham Center on the Central Alabama Community College campus here in Alexander City. About a dozen robotics teams from as far away as Mobile took part in the competition, according to Christie Broom, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) instructor at Alexander City Middle School and coach of the Radney After the Bell robotics teams. “We are very excited about how we did in the district competition,” said Broom. “It’s always a lot of fun, but it’s more fun when you do well.” Legotrons was bested only by two teams from Montgomery’s Maxwell Air Force Base. “I think how we placed is pretty impressive when you consider the amount of time that the teams from Maxwell are able to put into their projects as compared to our doing all our work in just a few hours after school each day,” Broom said. The theme of Legotrons’ entry this year was See ROBOTICS, Page 3

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Gov. Robert Bentley has announced a grant of $200,000 in funds for infrastructure improvements in Tallapoosa County. The Tallapoosa County Commission was awarded $200,000 each from the Appalachian Regional Commission. Tallapoosa County will use funds to provide public water to 50 households in the Micah Hill community. “The Appalachian Regional Commission has made an important impact on the lives of Alabamians,” Bentley said. “I am pleased to be a part of this program and support the See GRANT, Page 3

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DEAR ABBY: I am 16 and a sophomore in high school. As someone who is exposed to social media, I see that many people emphasize sex as a sign of love. They seem to be saying a happy marriage cannot survive without sex. My parents do not have sex and are distant with each other. They have issues between them. I’d like to know if a happy relationship can survive abstinence from sex. I don’t want to have sex until I’m married. Long-term relationships are not an exception. But guys expect the girls they date to have sex with them. Can you help me with this? -ABSTAINING IN ALABAMA DEAR ABSTAINING: Because someone “expects” you to have sex does not mean that you are obligated to. The decision is a personal one, and if you prefer to abstain until after you are married, that is your privilege. A girl who has sex with a boy as a way to hang onto him will be in for a disappointment. If the sex is all that’s keeping

are in their 90s. As long as a husband and wife are in AGREEMENT about it, the union can be a happy and lasting one. DEAR ABBY: With the holiday season coming, I want to offer a word of advice to parents who are considering having Santa photos taken of their kids at the mall. I managed one of those concessions and saw the best and the worst of parenting. Forcing kids to get your memory photo of them screaming in terror is ridiculous, and I will add, NOT FUNNY. Parents should take the time to ask the children if they WANT to see Santa. If necessary, the parent should be in the photo, too. Don’t tell the kids to smile and show their teeth. They’ll look like the grill on a Ford. Don’t wait till the last days, visit Santa when it’s really crowded, enter a long line and then complain that the line is long. And don’t assume it’s safe or that the company cares. My boss told me I shouldn’t

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them together, he will soon wander when he becomes bored and look for another conquest. You ask if a sexless marriage can be successful and use your parents as an example. (Are you absolutely sure this is true? Or have you assumed it because they are not demonstrative around you?) The direct answer to that question is, sometimes. No two couples are alike. Some stop having sex because they have lowered hormone levels, which makes them less interested. Sometimes one partner is unable to perform because of a medical condition. This doesn’t necessarily spell the end of the marriage. It all depends upon the individuals and the situation. On the other hand, other couples enjoy sex until they

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events and socialize. Parks add to an area’s identity and I think more than anything they help create wonderful lifetime memories.” Other state parks set to receive LWCF grants are De Soto, Guntersville and Cheaha. The cities and towns of Centre, Enterprise, Hartselle, Hamilton, Headland, LaFayette, Mobile, Rogersville, Sardis City and Satsuma are also set to receive LWCF grants. Congress created the LWCF program in 1965 to assist states with the development and preservation of outdoor recreational facilities. It is managed

by the U.S. Department of the Interior and is funded through royalties derived from oil and gas drilling. Recipients of the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants are required to provide matching funds equal to or greater than the grant. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants. ADECA manages a wide range of grants and programs that support law enforcement, economic development, recreation, energy conservation and water resource management.

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There are no obituaries today. Obituaries can be submitted to The Outlook from funeral homes by e-mail at obits@alexcityoutlook.com or by fax at (256) 234-6550. For more information, call Lea Ann Stewart at (256) 234-4281, ext. 21.

 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.  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.  Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in town hall

at 6 p.m.  Community Action Agency of Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa will holds its regular board of directors meetings every other month at the Central Office in Dadeville.  Coosa County Board of Education holds called meetings at least once a month.  Coosa County Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the Coosa County Courthouse

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recycling. The team was judged on four different factors: the team members’ core values (professionalism), robot design, their project and the actual demonstration of the robot’s abilities. “We finished first in robot design and did well in all of the four categories,” Broom said. This year’s project for Legotrons is to reduce the amount of paper going to the landfill both through the Alexander City Schools and the rest of the community. Team members have already made presentations to both the Alexander City City Council and the Alexander City Board of Education on ways that paper can be diverted from landfills, recycled and money earned – a portion of which will go right back to help support After the Bell programs in the city and, as a result, Legotrons. “The white paper that is used so heavily in schools returns the most when it’s recycled,” said Broom. “But the students are also encouraging the school board to replace the paper lunch trays with plastic ones that can be reused. They realize that there will be expenses like the cost of the trays themselves plus the utilities and labor and that will increase with the use of the plastic trays, but the decrease of the costs to the environment helps offset those costs, too. “We have the support of Tony Goss on the city council and someone at the Board of Education meeting asked (Alex City Schools’ Chief Financial Officer) Rhonda Blythe to look at the numbers based on our presentation to them.” The mission of the Legotrons’ robot was to perform several tasks related to recycling. “The robot did about 20 things that

were always related to recycling,” Broom said. “For example, one of the things was to go in and set the compost in action. Another thing was salvage, where the team had to use the robot to get certain things out of a building before demolition. Certain parts of your building had to be recycled or you lost points. “There was also a toy plane in a package. If the team could remove the plane’s packaging for compost, they would get bonus points. They also had to remove trash bags and get them back to base. The other thing I can think of off-hand is there was an old truck and you had two options for how to salvage that old truck. You could either put a rebuilt engine in it or have your robot fold it in half and take it to salvage.” Legotrons team members are Alli Broom, Jackson Colley, Carlee Fuller, Austin Holley, Jack Jennings, Skyler Oliver, Kayden Ray, Michael Stinson and Devin White. After one team dropped out, the other Radney After the Bell robotics team, the Destructobots, also qualified for the state competition. That team, made up of third- through sixth-graders, includes Kort Ashworth, Braden Bolt, Mark Butcher and Will Jones. Broom is assisted in her role as coach of the robotics teams by her husband, Alan, and CACC science team members Lauren Hanna and Rob Iler. Broom said Legotrons’ plan for its future did not include the state competition. “We’re going to pass on the state competition and concentrate on preparing for the New Orleans robotics competition and following through on the recycling project,” she said.

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and County Administrator Blake Beck that the grant had been approved. Congress established the ARC in 1965 as a supplemental grant program to raise the standard of living, improve the quality of life and promote economic development in portions of the 13 Appalachian mountain states. Thirty-seven Alabama counties, including Tallapoosa and Chambers counties, are part of the ARC area and eligible for funding. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs administers the ARC program in Alabama. ADECA manages a range of programs that support law enforcement, economic development, recreation, energy conservation and water resource management.

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t’s a big day for Benjamin Russell head football coach Danny Horn and his Wildcats. Tonight, the Wildcats will travel to Spanish Fort to tangle with the Toros for the right to play for a Class 6A state title next week at the University of Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium next week. The Wildcats and the Toros have played twice in the short 10-year football history of the Mobile-area school, both times in the state playoffs and both Wildcats losses. In 2012, the Toros derailed Benjamin Russell’s quest for the state title in the playoffs’ third round with a 28-17 win. Spanish Fort went on to defeat McAdory – a team Benjamin Russell defeated in the second round of this year’s playoffs – for the state title. Just last year, the Toros defeated Benjamin Russell 33-24 in the second round of the 6A playoffs, but were defeated by Saraland, another of the Wildcats’ 2015 playoff victims, in the state semifinals. Just to be clear, the Wildcats have a score to settle. And, from our perspective, this year’s Benjamin Russell squad is quite capable of doing so. With Horn’s proven coaching and the leadership of seniors Tyre Gray, Daniel Bland, Tae Robinson, Chase Burden and others, the Wildcats have eased through the playoffs to date. We believe this squad is well-suited for the challenge Spanish Fort is surely to bring. We want victory, but, more than that, we expect our hometown team to do its very best. If they do that, our men will be winners regardless of the final score. If you plan to follow the team to Spanish Fort, please take care in your travels. While at the game, we hope that you’ll exhibit the kind of good sportsmanship our fans are known for and cheer for the Wildcats loudly and long. Best of luck to our young men in maroon and white tonight. Go Wildcats!

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Thoughts on Thanksgiving and the year

ere is my annual ADD list of random things we all should be thankful for that I did not write about: Obama celebrated Thanksgiving at the White House. He pardoned the traditional Thanksgiving turkey, but only because it had a crack distribution conviction in 2005. The female ISIS suicide bomber who met her demise last week is someone we all should be thankful for. I wonder: does she get 72 virgin men, or just a season pass to Comic Con? I bet she’d settle for just one man who picks up after himself. Hacker group Anonymous said it would help expose ISIS websites to end their terrorism. Not exactly the 72 virgins the ISIS martyrs expected. The U.S. Department of Education was bullied by college edu-crats to abandon a college rating system based on cost and quality of education. Now we are back to the old rating system for which college to attend: the BCS ranking. Hillary Clinton keeps getting caught in lies. After publicly maintaining for months afterward that the Benghazi attacks were caused by a YouTube video, emails confirm she knew it was terrorists from the start. Hillary needs to get more honest and realize she is running for president, not creating a Tinder profile. Among the embarrassing emails released was one where Hillary asked a staffer, “I heard on the radio there’s a cabinet meeting, Can I go?” In another, she found out about Benghazi attacks when Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda mentioned it on their morning show. This year has proven that the real risk to AfricanAmerican males is not cops or black-on-black gang violence, it’s marrying a Kardashian. After his jetliner was downed by ISIS, Vladimir Putin -- reacting more strongly than Obama -bombed relentlessly. As always, ISIS said it bombed hospitals. So the charity working in the area changed its name to “Doctors without Doctors.” Obama’s feckless foreign

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policy revealed to us his new doctrine. From Teddy Roosevelt’s “speak softly and carry a big stick,” to George Bush’s “willingness to unilaterally pursue U.S. military interest,” all presidents have had one. The Obama doctrine seems to be either “speak loudly and carry no stick” or “you can’t win ‘em all.” Hillary lambasted Trump for suggesting a Muslim terrorist watch list in the same week her staff called and intimidated the Laugh Factory comedy club for telling a few Clinton jokes. She asked for all the comic’s phone numbers. Never mind that late-night comics tell around 10 jokes about Republicans for every one about Democrats. Her hypocrisy is stark. Hillary was fired from the Watergate hearings, she lied at the Benghazi hearings, and if elected plans another McCarthy-like hearing. “Mr. Carrot Top, have you now or ever been affiliated with a Hillary Clinton joke?” The Democratic debates should continue with just Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. It was about time Bobby Jindal got out of the GOP race. He was at 2 % in the polls. When you been running for a year and you are tied with low-fat milk, it’s time to get out. Martin O’Malley should too. He should talk it over with his close friends and family. I bet half of them don’t know he’s running. Great news for folks who don’t get good news! Netflix renewed its award winning show Orange is the New Black. It’s the only women’s prison movie men don’t have to immediately delete from their browser history. Ohioans celebrated their state’s aviation history. John Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth; the Wright brothers designed the first airplane there;

Akron has the Goodyear blimp; and Neil Armstrong, another Ohioan, was the first to walk on the moon. The history of the state is clear: folks will do anything to get out of Ohio. Pete Rose has had a Major League Baseball gambling case against him since 1989, but folks are rethinking it. His case seems to have gone on forever with nothing happening—just like a baseball game. The Syrian refugee issue remains a hot potato. Southern cities refuse to take them; sanctuary cities like Los Angeles say they will, but the vetting process will be extensive. The refugees will not be evaluated on their criminal history, race, creed or color, but will be judged like all others there -- by the car they drive. If two male Syrian terrorists were to show up in a California court for deportation, the judge would instinctively marry them. 2015 was a wild legal year. Who would have thought you could get gay married in Alabama, before you could buy pot in Ohio? ISIS, the “J-V” per Obama, continues to recruit. On their application is the question, “where do you see yourself exploding in four years?” I’m not sure why we think we can vet and deport Syrian refugee terrorists. Every day we fly illegals who have come here many times back to Mexico. Now they just use their frequent flyer miles to fly right back to LA. At age 99, Dorothea Daniels graduated from a California college with a degree in social sciences. She had to take a job as a stripper out near the airport to pay off her student loans in time. While in Memphis, I heard a radio ad for a contest where the winner got to meet Justin Timberlake. I got to meet the other members of NSync when I took a ride with Uber. A libertarian op-ed humorist and awardwinning author, Ron’s a frequent guest on CNN. He can be contacted at Ron@ RonaldHart.com or @ RonaldHart on Twitter.

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Beer Festival sent wrong message to visitors to Alexander City Dear Editor, The other day we had some visitors from Gadsden where we use to live and before they came to our house she wanted to take her young daughter and Mom up town to shop in our great town. Well as soon as their daughter saw the fun things to play on she grabbed her mother’s hand and was

running toward site. But as soon as her Mom saw the sign about you were free to drink up town with any age children, she stopped dead in her tracks and left without buying anything up town. Her Mom asked her did she know what was in the cups on the tables and she said “Oh yes Mommy, my teacher told me this was bad stuff that causes a lot of trouble with drunk drivers and the

innocent being killed.” Yes, Alexander City you were a hit to the visitors that come to this great city because it just proves what your true worth is from the mayor of our city to the councilmen. Judy Heath Alexander City

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Congraulations to Mr. Milton McGregor for reopening your business. The attorney general Luther Strange will be paying you for a long time him and Bob Riley. When the Supreme Court rule it will be in McGregor favor, because he broke no laws only Riley and Luther Strange, the Govenor Bentley come very close before he had a change of heart. I am happy for you, its been a hard journey and a expensive one at that trying to keep a business with no way of making money. I will be down there Christmas to

congratulate you in person. No! I dont gamble. I was with the “Wall Street Protest” against the Indians casinos. We protested for equal rights here. They tarted VictoryLand only and it had been here for some years the only one that supported Educators gave money to all the school in the County Shorter, and Macon. This man have been threw enough. It is time the Supreme Court make them pay this man for all the damage that was done return all his money and property and get all you can from these former and present officials that think the law don’t appl to them only some people.

It ant but one law, and you break it you go to jail. This was a vendetta that turned into a hate crime. Why? there were room for all the casino to operate but no they got greedy didnt want Macon County to grow, wanted it go under without jobs of any kind. The Govenor Bentley never brought any business down there and he knew and saw their need, but yet looked the other way. This is what we are working with. I say again Congrualations VictoryLand!!! Arlean Wyckoff Alexander City

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BINGO: The Bibb Graves School is hosting a family bingo night Nov. 28 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

November 29 WOMEN IN RED: 100 Women in Red program will be held at Rocky Mt. Baptist Church Sunday, Nov. 29 at 2 :30 p.m. Everyone is invited. GOSPEL SINGING: Calvary Heights Baptist Church is hosting a gospel singing Sunday, Nov. 29 at 11 a.m. The Kempters will be singing. A love offering will be taken and lunch will follow. Everyone is invited.

December 1 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT: The Alexander City Schools Choral Department will present its Annual Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 1, at 7:00 p.m. The concert will be held at the Benjamin Russell High School Auditorium and will feature the choirs of Alexander City Middle School and Benjamin Russell High School. The choirs will present holiday favorites such as “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!,” “Here Comes Santa Claus,” and “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” Admission is free, and canned/nonperishable items will be taken at the door to benefit the area food banks.

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December 7 CHRISTMAS AT MAMIE’S: Mamie’s Place Children’s Library is hosting Christmas at Mamie’s Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. There will be Christmas movies and hot chocolate. For more information call 256-234-4644. CHRISTMAS PARADE: The Alexander City Hometown Christmas Parade is Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. For those planning on being in the parade entry forms need to be submitted to the Chamber of Commerce by Dec. 3. This year’s theme is Christmas Vacation.

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December 11 ECLECTIC EVENT: Merry Christmas to All: An Eclectic Event starts at 5 p.m. Dec. 11 in downtown Eclectic with the Eclectic Christmas Parade followed by visits with Santa and the town treelighting ceremony in front of Town Hall. At 7:30 p.m. the Community Choir will present a live cantata, “Fantasi Noel,” in the High School Auditorium. To round out the evening your are invited to bring

your guitar and join the Christmas Jam Session at 9 p.m. with national singer and songwriter Keith Moody in the Warehouse downtown. If you want to participate in the parade or just want to enjoy the event and need information, call Lisa Elliott or Heather Martin at 334541-3581.

December 12 CHRISTMAS BALL: The New Style Baptist Church in Equality is hosting a Christmas Ball Saturday, Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20. Please RSVP by purchasing a ticket by Dec. 1. For more information call Sharon Benton at 256-496-1143 or Pamela Jones at 256496-2044 or email at newstylebaptistchurch@gmail.com

December 12-13 CHRISTMAS CANTATA: Sixth Street Baptist Church invites you to come and join us for a “Christmas Night of Worship” on December 12 and 13 as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ through story and song. Come and let your heart be filled again with wonder through some familiar songs of praise as well as some new songs. The worship celebrations begin each night at 5:30 p.m. You are also invited on Dec 13 to participate in our church Christmas dinner. For more information, call us at 256-234-2408 or visit our website at sixthstreetbaptistchurch.com.

December 13 CHRISTMAS CANTATA: Liberty United Methodist Church Christmas Cantata is being presented by the Liberty United Methodist Church Sunday, December 13 at 5 p.m. There will be a fellowship meal to follow. The church is located at 1630 Liberty Road, two and half miles north of Hackneyville.

December 18 CHRISTMAS DINNER: Victory Temple Holiness Church will hold a Christmas Dinner December 18 at 6 p.m. at the Dadeville Housing Resident Service Building in Dadeville. Everyone is welcome.

December 20 BEAUTY PAGEANT: Miss Winter Wonderland Beauty Pageant will be December 20, 2015. Registration is now in progress - Early Bird Registration - $30 (Until Nov. 20), Standard Registration - $45 (Nov. 21 - Nov. 30), Late Registration - $10.00 Additional Fee (After Nov. 30). Cash prizes will be awarded to supreme winners in each category. Each contestant that enters will receive a participant’s trophy. For registration packet, please email to misswinterwonderlandpageant@gmail. com or call 256-749-6204.

December 20 CHRISTMAS CANTATA: Hillabee Baptist Church will present its Christmas Cantata Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. The free event is under the direction of Mrs. Bea Pate. Rev. Josh Sammons is pastor. Everyone is invited.

December 21 CHRISTMAS AT MAMIE’S: Mamie’s Place Children’s Library is hosting Christmas at Mamie’s Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. There will be Christmas movies and hot chocolate. For more information call 256-234-4644.

January 22 MARDI GRAS AUCTION: St. James Episcopal Church will host live and silent auctions at this inaugural event to support the Feast of Sharing ministry, which provides free meals twice a week at First United Methodist Church

to some 100 people in need. Auction items will include original art, a Russell Marine wakeboarding package, framed photography by Kenneth Boone, handmade pottery items, a vacation at the beach for the whole family, the Rev. Rob Iler’s handyman services for a day and more. There will be beer, wine and nonalcoholic beverages, hors d’oeuvres, desserts and entertainment. Tickets are $25 per person and can be reserved by calling St. James Episcopal Church at 256-234-4752. For information, contact Heidi Ross at 256-794-7010 or Susan Mange at 601-234-4752.

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JOE MCADORY Sports Columnist

erhaps you’ve seen it. There’s an old, black and white photograph of Pat Dye and Bear Bryant seated at a wooden table inside a hunting lodge. No sports writers. No broadcasters. No microphones. Just two legends, cut from the same tough cloth, shooting the bull behind closed doors. The year was 1982 and the photo (along with several others that day) was taken at a rabbit hunt in Hale County. Bryant established himself as the winningest coach in college football just months earlier, surpassing Amos Alonzo Stagg. The next season would be his last. Dye, an assistant coach under Bryant from 1965-73, had completed his first season at Auburn. He was on the brink of establishing Auburn as the SEC’s dominant team of the mid-to-late 1980s. I can’t imagine what the legend and understudy – arguably two of the three most powerful men in Alabama at the time (George Wallace) – discussed at that table. Perhaps they caught wind of a new, hurry-up, no-huddle offense and vented their frustrations together. Perhaps they bellowed concerns of NCAA scholarship limitations. Maybe they shared concerns about rising new powers, Miami and Florida State, to the south. Maybe they traded a few new tricks learned the year before. Nah, doubt it. Maybe Dye was unveiling plans to move the Iron Bowl to Jordan-Hare Stadium every other year, knowing his retiring rival and former mentor would never be on the other sidelines anyway. Maybe they didn’t talk about football at all. I don’t often dream of being a house fly. But assuming I was within earshot of the conversation – yet out of their reach – this would have been one of those times. Looking deeper into the photo, I see something coaches don’t often have today: Respect. Dye learned so much from Bryant and he clearly relishes the opportunity to share his thoughts. I can’t see him doing this with Dabo Swinney, or Texas Tech’s flamboyant Kliff Kingsbury. Bryant’s coaching family tree runs deep, and Dye was one of his flock. It’s neat to see him take the time to listen to his protégé and perhaps learn a thing or two from him. As his mentor, you would think Bryant wanted to see Dye succeed regardless of the logo on his ball cap. It’s a pride thing. Do college coaches hang out like this anymore? I can’t see Nick Saban or Gus Malzahn meeting at a cabin in the woods for a fireside chat. I don’t imagine either as the hunting types. Maybe golf. But what if they did meet? You know, somewhat of a beer summit. Just no media, aight? What would they talk about? Slow down vs. hurry up? Crack Bret Bielema jokes? Trade player discipline war stories? Would they play catch with BCS crystal footballs? Saturday, we’ll see Alabama’s coach and Auburn’s coach have their token, photographed pre-game greeting, then they’ll race to midfield after the final gun for the “good game” handshake. Both times, they will be surrounded. Nothing in private. It sure would be a breath of fresh air to see Malzahn and Saban – even though they have no history like Bryant and Dye – get together in the offseason, trade war stories, and maybe even lie a little bit. Obama and Putin did it. Joe McAdory is Communications Editor at Auburn University’s Raymond J. Harbert College of Business and is former Sports Editor at the Opelika-Auburn News.

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Members of the 11-12 year old Alexander City Football team are Brayden Pritchard, Carson Riddle, Clayton Foshee, JA Smith, Trace McCaleb, Weston Blake, Satchel Burton, Dontarrious Thomas, Gavyn Vickers, Levi Hamlet, Zy Tuck, Demarcus McNeal, Tra Marshall, Cla Marshall, Quinn Wilson and Rowdy Latham. Coaches are Alexander Smith, head coach (Oﬀense), assistant coach Bryan Riddle (Oﬀense), assistant coach Brandon Foshee (Defense), and assistant coach Brett Pritchard (Defense).

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This Sunday, a pair of local football stars will battle in the arena that has hosted a Super Bowl, national championship and numerous SEC titles. The Alexander City and Dadeville 11-12 year old youth football teams will get the experience of a lifetime, as they will face off against each other at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta following the Falcons’ game against the Minnesota Vikings. Brett Pritchard, one of the coaches on the Alexander City team, said the game is a part of the Atlanta Falcons Youth Football Experience. “Basically, what they do is invite certain communities and youth teams to come over and participate in games after an Atlanta Falcons home game,” Pritchard said. “They invited us over, gave us discounted prices on tickets for the game and gave us an opportunity to play in a game

after theirs against Minnesota on Sunday. Dadeville got it up, called us and asked if we wanted to be part of it and we said yes.” Pritchard said the Alexander City team is made up of 11-and-12-year-olds from teams that played throughout this past regular season. “Sonny Wilson at Alex City Parks and Rec put it together. We got together and picked the kids that we wanted to have on the team,” Pritchard said. “Sonny Wilson organized it, asked us if we wanted to be the coaches. What it boiled down to is that all of the guys that are coaching are the ones who coached in the regular season; Alexander Smith and Brandon Foshee coached the Cowboys, I coached the Saints, and Bryan Riddle was head coach of the Falcons.” Pritchard said there will be a great group of kids that get to experience the game and atmosphere at the Georgia Dome. “It’s a good group of kids that we have. They play well together, they’re all about

team and we don’t have any kids out there that showboat. Everyone plays their role,” Pritchard said. “It’s been a lot of fun to be around these kids.” But above all, Pritchard said the players will get the experience of a lifetime, meeting players before playing a full game on the Georgia Dome field. “It’s crazy. We’re 15 minutes apart and now we’re playing each other in Atlanta. I think it’s a wonderful experience for our kids in Tallapoosa County, not just our kids in Alex City, but also the Dadeville kids,” Pritchard said. “A lot of these kids grow up knowing one another. So, to be able to go over there to watch an NFL game, go on the field, in the locker room, meet some of the players and then actually play on the field in a 30-minute game is something they’ll never forget. Both teams will want to win the game, but the experience alone and what they’ll do is something they may never experience again.”

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or the third time in four years, the Benjamin Russell Wildcats are heading down to Spanish Fort in ROBERT the postseason. HUDSON As a Mobile, Alabama Sports Editor native, I can tell you that there are few things we love more than sharing our knowledge of our hometown even when no one asked for it. So, while I’m sure many of you Wildcat fans are familiar with the way to Spanish Fort or have GPS, I’m gonna give you a few pointers to make the trip go smoother. Since I graduated college and moved away from home, I’ve become very familiar with the stretch of Interstate-65 between Montgomery and Mobile. Who would have thought a highway that runs from the Gulf of Mexico to Chicago could be so..... boring. That run from the Gump to Mobile is the most boring stretch of trees this side of the Mississippi, but there are some hidden gems on the way. Some pro tips:  STOP. IN. GREENVILLE. In the barren wilderness that is Lower Alabama, Greenville effectively passes for an oasis. It’s one of the few towns along the way after Montgomery that has...well, anything. Sidenote: Stop at Bates House of Turkey. If I can’t sway you, the numerous billboards will. Also, come on, it’s Thanksgiving.  Use the rest stops. Seriously, what are you doing? There are two, technically three including Love’s near Evergreen, rest stops on the way from here to the Mobile Bay Area. Sounds like a lot, right? Yeah, they’re hours apart. If you don’t stop at one of them on the way, chances increase you’ll be using it on the side of the road.  Pace yourself. It’s a three and a half hour drive. I can’t emphasize how boring it is. Stop.  There are two ways. There’s the short cut off I-65 on Highway 59, but that’s littered with speed traps and small towns. It’s TECHNICALLY faster. However, you can also ride I-65 to I-165 and cut through Plateau to I-10 or Highway 98. Confusing? Probably. Faster? Yes.  Enjoy the area. Since moving across the Bay to Spanish Fort, my family has found something new everyday. Daphne is a stone’s throw away. There will be plenty to eat after the final whistle on Friday night. Well, that’s all I’ve got. Be cautious on I-65 and have fun cheering on the Wildcats. And no offense to the Toros, but the biggest enemy for fans on this trip will be Special Photos / The Outlook Maps courtesy of Google, illustrations (sadly) courtesy of Robert the boring drive there and back. Hudson is sports editor of The Outlook. Hudson.

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