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Local woman killed in crash with Wetumpka police officer By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer

A local woman was killed Saturday in two-car accident at the intersection of Cambridge Drive and U.S. 231 that involved a Wetumpka police officer driving his department cruiser. Elaine Merritt, 52, of Wetumpka was killed when the 2016 Honda

Pilot she was driving collided with the cruiser, a 2010 Dodge Charger, driven by Andrew Bass, a Wetumpka police officer at the intersection of Cambridge Drive and U.S. 231, according to information released by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Merritt was later pronounced dead at Elmore Community Hospital. The ALEA release did not iden-

tify the police officer, but Bass was identified in several Facebook posts. Bass, who worked previously as a deputy in the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, was taken to Elmore Community Hospital and later transferred to UAB Hospital in Birmingham where he underwent surgery for his injuries on Monday morning. See WRECK • Page A3

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ALEA officials spent a couple of hours this morning investigating a wreck that occurred on Saturday at the intersection of Cambridge Drive and U.S. 231.

New principal announced by school board

Commissioner Faulk arrested on felony ethics violation

By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer

Joe Faulk, Elmore County Commissioner for District 4, was arrested Tuesday morning on felony ethics violations, booked at Elmore County Jail and released on $5,000 bond, according to Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin. Franklin said Faulk was charged with use of his public office for personal gain, but said further details would need Faulk to come from the attorney general’s office, which made the arrest. Attempts to reach Faulk for comment were unsuccessful. Mike Lewis, communications director for the attorney general’s office, would only say that “an arrest was made following a complaint and an arrest warrant” See ARREST • Page A8

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FRANKENSTEIN RUN

Kids and parents break from the starting gate during the Fun Run portion of Wetumpka Elementary School’s Frankenstein Run. According to WES Principal Bonnie Sullivan, 28 runners participated in the event. Kent Disbrow was top male runner in the 5k and Debra Weldon, who is also a teacher at WES was top female.

New leadership, direction for local Democratic Party By CORY ARWOOD Staff Writer

The Elmore County Democratic Executive Committee met in the Elmore County Courthouse in downtown Wetumpka Monday with a new interim chairperson and the dual goals of growing its membership and working to remedy county voting issues. With the election less than two weeks away, the local chapter of the political party convened under its new direction to discuss strategies to get voters to the polls for the Nov. 8 general election. Brenda Henderson said she was made the party’s new interim chair after a series of leadership changes when the outgoing chairs relocated to Corey Arwood / The Tribune other areas. Previously, she said, she was the party’s trea- The new interim chairperson of the Elmore County Democratic Executive Committee, surer and joined roughly a year ago after coming Brenda Henderson, shows party members sample ballots before their meeting in the See DEMOCRATS • Page A5 Elmore County Courthouse.

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Most of Monday’s Elmore County School Board meeting was spent in the presentation of honors and awards, as a special ceremony was held for its chairman who was honored for his 36 years serving on the school board in an emotional reception after the meeting. There was also a major personnel change approved by the board, and a new principal was announced for one of the county high schools. The new appointment to replace outgoing principal Jamey McGowin at Millbrook’s Stanhope Elmore High School was approved in the personnel action list. The new principal was a previous 5-year assistant to McGowan, and said he had 22-years military experience, and had been in previous teaching positions as well throughout See SCHOOL BOARD • Page A3

Long-term meth operation taken down by ECSO

By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

A long time “person of interest” and a monthslong operation led Elmore County law enforcement to over 100 grams of a hardcore controlled substance, with “estimated street value” of $20,000, said Elmore County Sheriff’s officials. Sheriff Bill Franklin said Nix it all culminated in a traffic stop that produced 162 grams of ice methamphetamine, otherwise known as crystal See DRUG BUST • Page A2

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Area Calendar

October 29

The Eclectic Cotton Festival Dog Show will be held at 10:30 a.m. in front of Town Hall. All dogs are welcome to enter the contest, owners must bring proof of rabies vaccinations with them. All pets must be on leashes and the contest is free to enter. There will be awards for biggest lap dog, smallest dog, best trick, best costume, ugliest and most unusual dog. A best in show trophy will be provided to the best overall participant. Registration for the event is prior to the commencement of the show.

October 29

Rock Springs Baptist at 375 Rigsby Rd, Tallassee, is hosting its annual community Fall Festival on Sat, Oct 29, beginning at 5 p.m. All guests, all ages, are welcome. Program features a free hot dog supper, hay ride, cake walk, and marshmallow roast, games, face painting, go fish and much more. Children in costume are welcome. Come, bring canned beans or corn for ministry to a food pantry.

October 29

Eclectic Youth Football and Cheerleading League is hosting a Halloween Dance and Drive from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Elmore County High School old gym. The event is for children ages 4 to 12 and admission is free with a canned food item or $3 donation. Refreshments and glow sticks will be available for purchase. Canned food and donations will be given to the Eclectic Kindness Ministry. For information contact eyfcleague@gmail. com.

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Calvary Baptist Church Wetumpka will be hosting its annual Fall Festival on October 30th from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Come on out for a great night of games, candy, fun and fellowship.

October 31

Cain’s Chapel UMC will be taking applications for Christmas boxes through Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. We are located at 96 Lightwood Road, Deatsville in the Holtville/Slapout community. In order to be eligible, you must live in the Holtville area and have children who attend or be eligible to attend when old enough schools in Holtville. You must bring proof of all income, expenses and a social security number for each family member. Only children 12 and under will be eligible for our Angel Tree. Applications will only be taken on the dates and times listed above in the church office. We will not accept any applications beyond 5 p.m. Nov. 3. For more information, call the church office at 334-5692375, Monday through Friday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

November 5

Camp Stew and Indoor Yard Sale Cedarwood Community Church, Hwy 231 N. Wallsboro, Wetumpka from 7 a.m. to noon. Stew is $8.00 per large container that is microwaveable and reuseable. All proceeds from stew and yard sale go to church building fund. For more information, you may contact Laura Knight at 567-2457; Jo Parker at 514-0242 or church office at 567-0476.

November 6-9

The Wetumpka Church of Christ will host a Gospel meeting beginning Sunday November 6th through Wednesday the 9th with Mel Futrell. Brother Futrell currently serves as the pulpit minister at the Shades Mountain church in Birmingham. The theme of the meeting is “Christ Above All”. Sunday 6th services begin with Prayer service at 8:30 a.m. Bible study at 9 a.m. Worship assembly at 10 a.m. The sermon title will

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be “Pictures of Christ”. Immediately after services all are invited to a meal and fellowship. Visitors are encouraged to stay and enjoy good food and fellowship. Monday through Wednesday services begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday 7th “The Uniqueness of Christ” Tuesday 8th - “The Cross of Christ” Wednesday 9th - “Jesus the Human Being” Nursery will be provided at all services. Visitors, family, friends, are cordially invited to come worship with us.

November 7-9

Living by Faith Worship Center presents Fall Revival 2016. The speaker for all three nights will be Pastor Juanita Jackson.

November 15, January 10, February 4 and March 14

The Wetumpka Public Library, along with the Elmore County Museum, invites veterans and family members to sign up and participate in a free monthly reading discussion program on the experience of war, beginning September and ending in March. Discussions will be held in the Elmore County Museum from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the following Tuesdays: November 15th, January 10th, February 14th, and March 14th. All books and films will be provided for each participant in advance of each discussion. Recent veterans of the global war on terror are particularly encouraged to participate.

November 14-21

Eclectic United Methodist Church will serve as a drop-off location for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child—the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind. During National Collection Week, Nov. 14 – 21, Eclectic residents will donate shoeboxes—filled with school supplies, hygiene items, notes of encouragement and fun toys, such as a doll or soccer ball—for Operation Christmas Child to deliver to children in need around the world. This year,

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Eclectic residents hope to contribute several hundred shoebox gifts toward the 2016 global goal of reaching 12 million children.

November 15, December 13

Calvary Baptist Church Wetumpka will be offering Grief Share “Surviving the Holidays” from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. They will be meeting in the fellowship hall. Please contact the church office at 567-4729 or visit our website at www. calvarybaptistwetumpka. org for any questions concerning this matter.

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Edward Williams Watkins WATKINS, Edward Williams, a resident of Wetumpka, Alabama passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016 after an extended illness at the age of 92. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Thelma Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Don Nixon officiating. Gassett Funeral Home of Wetumpka directing. Mr. Watkins is preceded in death by his parents, Henry Claud & Mary Watkins & numerous siblings. He is survived by his brother, Henry Clifton Watkins. Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 26, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. at Gassett Funeral Home. Online Guest Book available at www.gassettfuneralhome.net

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meth. He said the ECSO had been aware of the Deatsville resident for some time. “He’s someone that’s been a person of interest for years,” said Franklin, referring to James Dewayne Nix, 50. The operation, he said, had been in play for months; since July. Nix was arrested last Wednesday after a traffic stop , the result of the Central Alabama Drug Task Force operation, Franklin said. Franklin said the CADTF was the “primary player” in the operation. The operation itself, Franklin said, was complex and involved undercover buyers, surveillance operations, search warrants and traffic stops of targets of the individual, said Franklin. Nix’s bond is set at $51,500, on three charges of trafficking, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, he said. Franklin said they were going to talk with the DA’s office about a bond revocation hearing, due to suspected previous offenses with the substance in Chilton County Franklin said he did not want to comment on whether Nix was operating in a drug ring, or possibly producing the drug. Nix had generated a lot of talk around the Deatsville community, Franklin said, and several people had contacted his office with questions about Nix. And Franklin added, “Nix is the first arrest of the operation but there are more arrest pending in the near future.”

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School Board that time. William Bergeron heavily credited his experience with the outgoing principal for the qualifications he said he that made him the top pick. And he talked about the humorous moment he found out about his new position. It started in a joke during a conference call from Superintendent Andre Harrison McGowan, he said. “Well you were number two and number one was taken,’” said Bergeron, recounting the call from Harrison. “And I said well OK sir and then he laughed, and said ‘I’m only kidding, I’m offering you the job.’” However, he said after the excitement of the moment the reality and gravity of the new position struck him. “It was thrilling, but then a few seconds you start thinking, Oh god, I’m responsible now you know this is my horse, I’ve got to make the decisions,” Bergeron said. Before the regular session and the emotional reception for the chairman, what was described as serious business was conducted in a special-called session. A lengthy student expulsion hearing was held in private after the parents decided on the option of a closed meeting. The student, called only ABC-2017-2, was voted to be expelled starting Tuesday through the first day of the second semester January 2018, according to the agenda.

Wreck Guy Bacon, an eyewitness to the accident, said Bass was traveling at high rate of speed without lights or siren at the time of the accident. Title 32 of the Alabama Code, titled “Motor Vehicles and Traffic,” requires that emergency vehicles use lights and siren when responding to an emergency call and that such use does not “relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect the driver from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of others.” Bacon, who said he was first ahead of, then immediately behind Bass, said he saw “all of it.” “I was traveling south on 231 when he came up behind me,” Bacon said Monday afternoon. “I noticed he was coming up behind me pretty fast and I thought at first that maybe he was after me, but I pulled over in to the left lane and there was another van in the right lane. He pulled up beside me in the (middle lane of the fivelane highway, that allows turns in either direction) and punched it. He threw dirt and debris all over my truck. “That’s when I saw the black van (driven by Merritt) pulling out of Urgent Care. She had already made it almost into the median. Most of her vehicle was in the median when he t-boned her.” Bacon said that he and a motorist who had been traveling in the opposite direction both stopped to assist the

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A number of board members, however, said they would be willing to revisit the topic if more information was presented later, on whatever the issue was surrounding the student. Afterward, the board members entered into the regular session and accepted the minutes from four previous meetings dating back to early September. The BOE superintendent for special projects, Bruce Christian, briefly mentioned what he said was the “pretty aggressive schedule” for new classrooms needed to accommodate growth at Redland Elementary School. Afterward, Harrison issued a number of awards to students and staff alike for various achievements and recommendations. The board then approved “each and every item” of last month’s payroll, according to the agenda, from a nearly $2.75 million ‘Scholastic’ to a ‘Calendar’ amount of roughly $6.3 million. A five-year fiscal plan recommended by Harrison as “the Elmore County Five-Year Capital Plan FY 2017” was approved as well. Senator Clyde Chambliss, presented a resolution from the State Senate to Larry Teel. He said he had know Teel for some years, dating back into the 90s “I’ve known Larry Teel for quite a few years now, back into the early 90’s, and when I started preparing for this resolution I thought I knew him when he got started but he had been started for quite a while before I knew him, so I would like to

read this resolution in his honor and in honor of his family,” said Chambliss. The Senate statement included ‘highest commendations’ to Teel for his time on the board dating back to 1980, and listed a detailed account of his accomplishments during those three-and-a-half decades. Every board member stood to speak on behalf of Teel and his retirement, and a number of ECSB officials presented him with plaques and awards. To conclude the ceremony a teary-eyed Teel approached the podium with a small sheet of paper he said was his speech. “I just want to say thank you, thank you to Elmore County, I knew I wouldn’t make it without being emotional, I apologize for that, but when you get older you get more emotional,” said Teel as he cleared his throat and wiped his eyes. “But I do thank you Elmore County for allowing me to serve these 36 years. Wow, if my Elmore County math and I am a proud graduate of Elmore County High School, if my math serves me correctly I have served half my life on the school board and I thank you for that, I really consider that quite an honor to have served for that length of time...”

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crash victims. He said there was nothing they could do for Merritt and when they went to assist Bass, the radio in his vehicle was tuned to music that was so loud that it had to be turned down for him to be understood when he answered their questions. “The other fellow that was there with me helping (Bass) told him, ‘We need to turn down your radio so that we can hear you,’” said Bacon. “It was pretty loud.” Bacon said that he and the other individual who stopped to assist gave witness reports to investigators at the scene. Capt. Robert Sliwowski of the Wetumpka Police Department would not comment because the accident is under investigation by ALEA. ALEA spokesman Steve Jarrett said the accident was under active investigation by the state law enforcement agency and there was nothing further to report at this time. He said a preliminary crash report would be made available in a few days. On Wednesday morning, ALEA investigators spent approximately two hours at the scene investigating the crash. Merritt was the wife of Byron Merritt, a former Alabama State Trooper. Byron Merritt’s brother, Tommy, and father, W.T., were also troopers.

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Don’t believe everything you read on Facebook

very now and again I feel compelled to write about things I see on Facebook. Not the silly things like dancing cats or what people ate yesterday (my sister is bad about that one), no I am more interested in the false memes and news stories that perpetuate the internet these days. With the advent of Internet decades ago people had more information at their disposal than ever before. Social media has ramped up that information sharing significantly. The problem though is a significant portion of this information is either misleading or downright false. Years ago I, and several attorneys I worked with,

became enamored of the Onion website. The site traffics in clearly satirical stories meant for the purposes of entertainment and not as a legitimate news source. The Onion makes it perfectly clear that the site is meant as satire and makes no attempts to write or report real news. These days though the line is quite blurred. There are “legitimate” news sites that publish legitimate news along with propaganda meant to appease their readers. Both extremely liberal and extremely conservative sites engage in this type of behavior. They know who their readers are and they seek to pander to them. Other sites actually exist that are a meld of real news and

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satire. Sometimes it is difficult to tell which type of story one is reading because the sites do not offer a clear disclaimer. Still other sites post stories that are presented as news but are nothing more than opinion pieces with a few scattered facts. These often are the worst offenders of all as readers take them as actual stories as opposed to opinions. With the election now less than two weeks away I have noticed a proliferation of posts

from sites that I would consider marginally news sites. These posts are then taken by readers and posted on their Facebook pages. The problem is that most of these posts are inaccurate or possess no actual facts. Supporters of whatever position the “story” supports then add their comments and the whole cycle continues as readers generally use the stories to either support their own positions or get mad about opposing positions. Sadly this has become more common in the Internet age. Generally newspapers had to follow a methodology of getting both sides of the story. Stories make an attempt to be fair and balanced while opinion pieces are clearly defined

as opinion pieces and can take whatever position the author wants. We have blurred the line between news and opinion to the point that it isn’t clear which is which. Sadly I fear that this problem will get worse instead of better. The best piece of advice I can give is to question everything you read, especially online. Question the source of the material, question the political position of the writers. Ask yourself if the story makes sense or if the facts are clear? Only then can we come to a consensus on what the truth is and what it is not. William Carroll is the managing editor of the Elmore County newspapers for Tallapoosa Publishers.

Letters to the Editor

Reader shares sentiments on Kaepernick’s protest Dear Editor: When Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg publicly criticized Colin Kaepernick for kneeling during the national anthem, I sent her the following letter: “Dear Justice Ginsburg, I recently read of your interview with Katie Couric in which you commented on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s (and others) decision to kneel during the playing of the national anthem. You stated that you would “strongly take issue with the point of view that they are expressing when they do that” and you went on to say that you think their actions are “dumb and disrespectful.” Justice Ginsburg, I am a retired military officer who is writing you to respectfully disagree. In the course of my twenty years in the U.S. Air Force my service took me to over thirty countries to include Iraq. I dearly love this country, our military and our flag and I stand at attention whenever

I hear our national anthem. But I proudly served to defend the rights and freedoms of all Americans. This includes the freedom of speech and expression of young folks like Colin Kaepernick and others who dare to lawfully and peacefully express themselves. Mr. Kaepernick has simply chosen to kneel as a protest against racial injustice and police brutality. He is not anti-military nor is he attacking police officers or advocating violence and I applaud him for standing up (or kneeling in this case) for his convictions. Defending that right to lawfully and peacefully protest is what separates us from many of the countries I visited during my career and I certainly don’t find these young people dumb or disrespectful. Respectfully, Michael E. Waters Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) United States Air Force Elmore, AL”

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The 1962 Senate race that changed the state

he year was 1962. John Kennedy was president. Camelot was in full bloom. The Congress was controlled by Democrats only because the South was solidly Democratic. The Southern bloc of senators and congressmen were all Democrats. Because of their enormous seniority, they controlled both houses of Congress, especially the Senate. The issue of civil rights was a tempest set to blow off the Capitol dome. Kennedy was under intense pressure to pass major civil rights legislation. However, he was up against a stone wall to get it passed the powerful bloc of Southern senators. Race was the only issue in the South, especially in Alabama. George Wallace was riding the race issue to the governor’s office in his 1962 campaign. The white southern voter was determined to stand firm against integration and was poised to vote for the most ardent segregationists on the ballot. Our congressional delegation was Democratic, all eight Congressmen and both Senators. All had come to Washington during the Roosevelt New Deal Era and were somewhat progressive. They had been the sponsors of legislation to help poor Southerners during the Depression. Our two U.S. Senators, John Sparkman and Lister Hill, had a combined 40 years of service. Hill was up for reelection in 1962. Hill had gone to the U.S. Senate in 1938. He had served four six-year terms and had become a national celebrity in his 24 years in the Senate. He was up for election to a fifth six-year term. It was expected to be a coronation. He was reserved, aristocratic and almost

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above campaigning. Hill was also soft on the race issue. He was a progressive who refused to race-bait. Out of nowhere a handsome, articulate Gadsden businessman, Jim Martin, appeared on the scene. Martin was 42, born in Tarrant City, a decorated World War II officer who fought with Patton’s 3rd Army in Europe. He entered as a private and became an integral part of Patton’s team, serving as an intelligence officer in the Army of Occupation, and rising to the rank of major. After the war he went to work for Amoco Oil and married a Miss Alabama – Pat McDaniel from Clanton. They then settled in Gadsden and he bought an oil distributorship and became successful in business. He was a business Republican and became active in the State Chamber of Commerce. When the State Chamber Board went to Washington to visit the congressional delegation, they were treated rudely by our Democratic delegates who were still voting their progressive New Deal, prounion philosophy. Martin left Washington and decided that Alabama at least needed a two-party system and that he would be the sacrificial lamb to take on the venerable Lister Hill as the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate. Martin got the nomination in a convention and the David vs. Goliath race was on. By late summer it was obvious that Martin had some

momentum. He was being perceived as the conservative and Hill as the liberal. Every Alabama courthouse was Democratic – all sheriffs, Probate Judges, all statewide elected officials. It was hard to imagine that the tradition of voting Democratic would change, but the winds of segregation were strong. When the votes were counted in November of 1962, Martin had pulled off the biggest upset in the nation. NBC’s team of Huntley and Brinkley reported the phenomenon on the nightly news. Republican President Eisenhower called Martin to congratulate him. However, things were happening in rural North Alabama. Martin had won by 6,000 votes but three days later, mysterious boxes appeared with just enough votes to give Hill the belated victory. The entire country and most Alabamians knew that Jim Martin had been counted out. Jim Martin would have been the first Republican Senator from the South in a century. Some people speculate that he would have been the vicepresidential candidate with Nixon in 1968. Regardless, he was the John the Baptist of the Southern Republican sweep of 1964, and the father of the modern Republican Party in Alabama. That 1962 Senate race was a precursor of what was to come in 1964. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

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Democrats back to her home state. Now a Wetumpka resident, Henderson said she had not long since returned from living in Alaska for a number of years, during her husband’s 23 years in active duty military. “I was born and raised in Selma, so we wanted to come back home to establish roots again,” said Henderson. Henderson said her focus is on the political involvement of Elmore County residents. “We have got to get Democrats involved because right now it seems like in Elmore County they are just inactive,” said Henderson. “I’m new to the area, so I’ve never really been involved in politics per se, just that I like to go out and do my voting.” It was the committee’s second meeting under its new makeup and it recently began efforts to reach out to the surrounding areas for local Democrat involvement. There were approximately eight members present at their Monday night meeting. “We’re hoping that we can get people from all five precincts to become involved again. It’s been a while I believe since they’ve had a lot of involvement,” Henderson said. “We wanted to have people volunteer at the polls … we don’t have Democrats right now scheduled to work at the polls, which is unfortunate.” It was one of the

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topics they discussed Monday night as they listened to updates from Elmore County Commission District 5 Commissioner Stephanie Daniels Smoke, who is running in the upcoming elections. Positions in polling places 1, 2 and 4 were open, she said. The group talked about a number of issues regarding upcoming elections and addressed what were described as ongoing problems at local polls. Among those problems included the removal of poll workers, or their placement in a way it was said amounted to preventing African Americans from working together at local polling places. The reason was said to be because if two poll workers could identify a voter who, for whatever reason, did not have identification they could vote. Otherwise they could not. Their next step was a formal complaint made to the Secretary of State’s office for an investigation into the county’s handling of the voting process. The group’s next meeting was planned for Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. at a yet-to-be-determined location. One of their goals, Henderson said, was to move their meeting places throughout the county to encourage as much attendance as possible from each district.

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Commission approves $50k for Tallassee IDB By WILLIAM CARROLL Managing Editor

By a razor thin 3-2 vote, the Elmore County Commission approved a $50,000 request to the Tallassee Industrial Development Board for an extension on Hanil Drive for Gulf Packaging, Inc. IDB Chairman Rick Dorley was present and said that the project cost for the extension would be $120,000 and that the city of Tallassee had agreed to fund $70,000. Dorley asked that the county provide $50,000 for the cost of the project. During his presentation, Dorley also mentioned that there were already overages on the project to the tune of $15,000, and that the IDB board would handle those overages. He stated that the extension would be for Gulf Packaging, Inc. as part of its expansion. Dorley stated that the company would create 15 additional jobs over

the next three years and between $7 and $8 million in capital investments. Commission Joe Faulk asked Dorley if the road being discussed was the same road that was presented as part of an industrial access grant application. Dorley said that funding was sought for the project but was not obtained. Faulk then asked how much funding was sought initially for the road extension. Dorley said that the road initially came in at a cost of $500,000, which was then reduced to $400,000. He said the project did not receive grant funds because the industry would not be providing enough new jobs in the right pay range. Faulk mentioned that he had a problem that the road originally was priced at a much higher number than the current figure of $120,000. Dorley replied that he was not sure why there was the discrepancy

in price on the project. Ultimately the provision of funds was a approved by a 3-2 vote with Faulk and Commissioner Mark Hragyil voting against the project. Rick Jackson, with the Boys and Girls Club of the River Region Wetumpka Club was also present during the meeting to ask for funds for transportation funding. Jackson Asked the commission for $20,000. He said that the program is averaging 65 to 70 kids a day during the fall and that the program currently has a bus and two vans it uses to transport children. “We want to expand, we want kids to come to our afterschool program,” Jackson said noting that the program runs from 3 to 9 p.m. Faulk asked Jackson what the funds would be used for, specifically asking him if he intended to use the funds to purchase another vehicle. Jackson responded

by noting that the Boys and Girls Club planned to use the funding for its programs although he offered no specifics as to those issues. The commission ultimately voted to approve funding in the amount of $10,000. In other matters before the commission: • Commissioners unanimously voted to approve the sale of motorgraders to the highest bidder, Thompson Tractor. • The commission voted unanimously to approve the sale of surplus equipment to JM Wood Auction company. • Commissioners also unanimously approved providing scrap signs, posts and metal to Robinson Recycling. • The commission further approved an addendum to the agreement with Advanced Disposal for countywide cleanup days beginning in January 2017.

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Should churches and Christians celebrate Halloween?

alloween is right around the corner and, once again, people ask: “Should Churches and Christians celebrate Halloween?” I think the answer is yes, for at least two reasons. First, Halloween is not a celebration of evil. Halloween is a sacred religious holiday. It came about like this. As Christianity spread through the ancient world, it began competing with other religions. One of the barriers to evangelizing these religions was that newly converted Christians missed the festivals, feasts and traditions they were accustomed to. Rather than dismiss those traditions, the Church chose to Christianize them, giving some of those familiar non-Christian customs and traditions Christian meaning. Many of our holiday traditions like Christmas trees, Advent wreaths, and Easter eggs were adopted from pagan religions and given Christian meaning. Halloween is no different. Most religions competing with Christianity believed that the spirits of the dead returned to earth from time to time. For the Celts, that time was their new year, which began on November 1. They believed that the spirits of the dead returned on that night to be equipped for their journey to the other world. If they were not given offerings of

food, or clothes, they would play tricks on their families. People dressed like spirits to hide from the real spirits. Carved lighted turnips were put in the windows to scare the spirits away. The Church began to celebrate its own version of the spirits of the dead feast. Throughout the history of the Church, many people were recognized for the holy, noteworthy and exemplary lives they led. They were canonized as Saints, and the church designated a particular day to celebrate life of each particular Saint. St. Patrick’s Day and St. Francis Day are examples of how we continue this practice. However, in the 1st and 2nd century, all Christians were known as saints. When these “ordinary saints” died, they had no “day” of their own. All Hallows Day developed as a way to celebrate and remember all the Hallowed or “Holy” ordinary saints of God, those thousands and thousands of people who lived the Christian life and died in the faith, unknown and unheralded. The writer of the book of Ecclesiasticus (from the Apocrypha) tells us that honoring believers, known and unknown, of past times and thanking God for their service in His Name is important. (Ecclesiasticus 44:1, 8-10,1314) : “Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers in their

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generations. . . . There are some of them who have left a name, so that men declare their praise. And there are some who have no memorial, who have perished as though they had not lived; they have become as though they had not been born, and so have their children after them. But these were men of mercy, whose righteous deeds have not been forgotten; their posterity will continue forever, and their glory will not be blotted out. Their bodies were buried in peace, and their name lives to all generations.” Our faith, like the faith of those in the past, is in a God who has proven His character and power so many times in the past through the lives of others that we can be confident He will accomplish whatever He has promised for the future. So, we remember and celebrate their lives in Christ. In the United States, we call the feast All Saints Day, in England, All Hallows Day. “By designating October 31 and November 1 as the ‘Holy Evening’ and Holy Day of All Saints Day, the Church sought to give Christians an alterna-

tive, spiritually edifying holiday over the pagan festivals, and especially to proclaim the supremacy of the [Christian] gospel over pagan superstition.” (Passantino, “What about Halloween?”). The name “Halloween,” is a shortened form of All Hallows Eve – “Eve” being the night before a major Christian Feast day, like “Christmas Eve.” It was and is a time to remember with thanksgiving, those who have gone before us in Christ, those whose names we don’t know, but whose lives and actions sustained, grew and made the church what it is today. There is also a second reason to celebrate Halloween. In our culture, Halloween traditionally has allowed us to look at what frightens us – to experience it, to laugh at it, and to come through it. So at the end of October, we are visited by ghosts, witches, laughing pumpkin heads, and goofy ghouls. Should we mock evil or laugh at Satan? Absolutely! At the beginning of “The Screwtape Letters,” C. S. Lewis includes two telling quotations, the first from Martin Luther: “The best way to drive out the devil, if he will not yield to texts of Scripture, is to jeer and flout him, for he cannot bear scorn.” The second comes from Saint Thomas More: “The devil . . . the proud spirit cannot endure to be mocked.”

The one thing Satan cannot bear is to be a source of laughter. His pride is undermined by his own knowledge that his infernal rebellion against God is in reality an absurd farce. Hating laughter, he demands to be taken seriously. Indeed, I would say that those Christians who spend the night of October 31 filled with concern over what evils might be (and sometimes are) taking place, are doing the very thing Lucifer wants them to do. Giving him our fearful respect gives his authority credence and power. If we follow the traditional formula of having a good time at his expense, Satan flees. So, when we dress up like ghosts, spooks, and witches, our fear is replaced by laughter and fun. Our laughter takes away the power of evil because we are showing that in Christ and because of Christ, we have nothing to fear from the forces of evil. Evil can’t stand in the face of Christ’s love and laughter. Halloween proclaims the triumph of the gospel, the Church and Christianity over pagan superstition and evil! Celebrating Halloween reminds us that in Christ, evil has no power over us. We will triumph in Christ, just as all the saints who have gone before us in the faith triumphed. Bob Henderson is a rector for Trinity Episcopal Church in Wetumpka.

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A daughter has taken up the mantle of a business started by her mother eight years ago and has opened a new shop in Wetumpka designed to help those recovering from cancer, specifically women who are cancer survivors. B&B Boutique, which is short for Breast and Body Boutique is the newest addition to downtown Wetumpka run by Natacha Graham the daughter of B&B creator Bonnie Bell. The business had its grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration Monday at its location on Court Street, just across from the Chamber building.

Graham, who lives in Wetumpka with her husband and two children, said she started the boutique because she saw a need in the community for these services. “I gave up a very good job to start this business because I want to help women,” Graham said. Graham said that the business is geared towards women who are cancer survivors. The shop contains such items as prosthesis, wigs and an assortment of ladies swimwear, nightgowns, undergarments and other similar apparel. “We cater to the women who need our products,” Graham said. “Medical needs can be expensive. As a business

we are a non-profit that seeks to help provide for women’s needs. Graham said that the business does not just help women with items such as prosthetics and wigs, its charitable arm also helps with paying patient’s bills in certain circumstances. “We are here for everyone, including men and children,” Graham said noting that while the focus of B&B is on women, the organization is interested in helping all cancer survivors. Bell, who was on hand for the ribbon cutting for the new store on Saturday, said that the Wetumpka store was opening eight years to the day her first store opened in Martinsburg,

West Virginia. Bell said that B&B, which used to be called Sisters United was created because she felt a need to help women suffering from cancer. Bell herself is a four time cancer survivor. “Our goal is to help anyway we can,” Bell said. “We have helped over 100 people since starting this mission. Our goal is eventually to go overseas and offer our products there as well.” During the ribbon cutting Bell added, “This is my mission and my purpose, this is the most rewarding job anyone could have.” Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce Director Gerry Purcell said he was very excited

about the new business. “This is a great business with a great mission,” he said. “I myself am a two time cancer survivor. We are blessed to have a business like this in Wetumpka.” Purcell said that the business is necessary because it is the only place in the area that people can go for some very specific needs. During a previous interview regarding the business, he said that the needs are such that the business could attract customers from out of state. For those interested in more information about the boutique they can contact Graham at 334478-5090.

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Two area teachers recertify with national board By WILLIAM CARROLL Managing Editor

Two area teachers recently recertified with National Board Certification making them the only instructors in their respective schools to hold such certifications. Kristy Shaw of Wetumpka Elementary School and Stacey Turner of Redland Elementary both recently completed the course work necessary to achieve recertification. Shaw is the only NBC certified teacher at WES and Turner is the only NBC certified teacher at Redland. According to the NBC’s website there are currently over 112,000 teachers in all 50 states who have achieved such certification. According to Shaw, a first grade teacher at WES, she has been a nationally certified instructor for over nine years. “When I was certified originally, it was a pretty lengthy process,” she said. Shaw noted that the original process to obtain certification was over a year long and consisted of essay type writing and videos of classroom activities, which were scored by the national entity. “12 of us went through it the first time in Elmore County,” she said. Shaw said that the process was very educational. “You learn a lot, especially about yourself, it requires a lot of self-reflection,” she said. “I have had a lot of growth as a teacher because of it.” Shaw said the recertification required an additional 60 hours of work. Turner agreed that the program required a significant commitment but was worth the effort. “There is a lot of personal reflection involved in the process,” Turner said. “You look at things like ‘how am I showing I am committed to my students, and what is it that I am doing that sets me apart.’” She said the entire process requires you to delve into what it means to be a teacher. “There is a video portion as well as a writing component,” she said. “I always want to make sure that I am setting high goals for myself and my students and that it shows through.” Shaw said she was excited to be a part of a nationally recognized program. “It is another worthwhile credential to have as a teacher,” she said.

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Recent offensive output gives Dawgs shot to snap streak in season finale By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Holtville’s put up 55 points over its last two ballgames, the most successful offensive output during its 29-game losing skid. After a slow start last week at Handley, the Bulldogs exploded to the tune of 27 points in the second half, ending up with 34 points, their highest scoring game since its last win over Alabama Christian Academy (61 points) to close the 2013 season. The team hopes to turn their fortune and snap the streak at Beulah (1-8) Friday. “We need to -- the kids are working hard to (end the season with a win),” HHS head football coach Hunter Adams said. “We’re trying to refocus practice, maintain what we’ve done well the last two weeks and fixed the thing we haven’t done well.” The Dawgs have found the outpouring of offense the last two weeks from

the best execution they have had all year in the passing game with senior quarterback Zach Weldon, as well as operating its flexbone rushing attack behind seniors Cody Clements and Tyler Anderson on the left side of the offensive line. “It’s not so much anything we haven’t done all year, it’s certain things we executed against Handley. The offensive line did a good job in the second half with their blocking responsibilities,” Adams said. “We completed passes we had not been completing all year. “We’ve found some things, we’ve got to get off to a better start and not play Cory Diaz / The Herald with a deficit, but play out front.” Holtville senior quarterback Zach Weldon (3) examines the fi eld to fun earlier this season. Much like Holtville, Beulah has struggled the last two years, winning just two games, including its first win of the 2016 work this week to continue to improve. Adams said. “If we do that, then we’ve season last week at B.B. Comer (34-20). “This is all about us, about being got a really good chance to be successful The Bobcats, on film, load the box to the best Holtville Bulldogs we can be. this week.” stop the run on defense. The Bulldogs We’re not worried about the other team’s Holtville travels to Beulah Friday are coming off its best game throwing records, we’ve got to do our jobs in with kickoff set for 7 p.m. the ball, and Adams said his team will our individual battles, each one of us,”

Wetumpka using off week to get better before playoffs By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Bye weeks are all about making corrections in all phases of the game, but require a necessary level of focus from the players. Wetumpka capped its best regular season since 2010 last week with a 41-14 romping of Class 6A, Region 3 foe Benjamin Russell. The Indians (8-2) enter the off week on a high -- a roll they have carried throughout this year, and with the 6A playoffs beginning next week, momentum the coaches expect to continue. “We told them to relax and enjoy the time we give them off this week,” Wetumpka head football coach Tim Perry said, “The times we scheduled for work outs and practice, I expect them to be focused on the task and approach it as preparation for the playoffs. We expect that from them.” Perry’s confidence in his team revolves around its leadership and a season-long approach that’s resulted in winning eight games during the regular season. “It has everything to do with the maturity

level of the team. It requires a mature approach because you’re in a routine for 10 weeks and all of a sudden, the routine changes,” Perry said. “I think there’s lots of value in the routine, I think athletes perform better when they’re in a routine. It takes adjustments on their part and the coaches’ part. “We want them to have fun, but we don’t want them to relax too much and hurt our timing, hurt our level of play. We have a lot of leaders on this team and I’m confident they’ll approach this week in a productive way.” On top of getting nicked up players time to get back healthy, the Tribe will use the important bye week to clean up things on both sides of the ball and special teams before they open the postseason on the road at McAdory next Friday. “We want to take advantage of the off week and identify the particular things and that’s what you work on. We know our guys are going to honor the approach,” Perry said. “Our goal this week going into next week and into the first round of the playoffs, we want to be as healthy as we can be.”

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Wetumpka junior wide receiver Keedrick Adams (10) turns and runs upfield after catching a pass against Benjamin Russell Friday night at Hohenberg Field.

U.S soccer players highlight local event By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

The Wetumpka American Youth Soccer Organization received a check, and the league’s players checked meeting U.S. Soccer players off their bucket list Monday. Century 21 Southern Star donated $1,000 to AYSO Region 1586 for new goals and equipment. But the biggest draw of the night was U.S. Women’s National Team players, World Cup winners and Olympians Meghan Klingenberg and Christen Press being on hand at the Willis Bradford Prattville YMCA branch through a corporate contest the Prattville-based office won. Lana Sexton, a Wetumpka AYSO player, had never met a USWNT player before, but on her 13th birthday Monday got an autograph from Press and a photo with Klingenberg. “I think it’s really cool,” Sexton said. “I never expected to do something like this. This is amazing.” Not only did the event’s attendees get to meet the Olympic pair, they got to put their skills to the test against them and ask them questions.

Her first trip to Alabama, Press, the Los Angeles native and U.S. forward, said the event was special. “It’s always fun -- I think one of the perks of this job is to travel and get to see the whole country,” Press said. “We’re kind of sheltered from all the different walks of life in a way, so I think it’s special to come to a YMCA like this and see everyone get excited for us to be here and say, ‘hi.’” This fall, the Wetumpka AYSO had enough girls signed up to form an all-girls league, a direct effect of the USWNT’s success, AYSO Regional Commissioner Larry Hart said. “This is a big deal because this fall we became the first league in Central Alabama to have enough girls to separate to their own teams,” Hart said. “That’s a direct result of the US Women’s National Team and all the success they’ve had. It’ll make the girls better soccer players. This is really cool because they can come here and say, ‘thank you.’” Anthony Auen, a 12-year-old Wetumpka AYSO player, said he’ll remember meeting Klingenberg and

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Prattville-based Century 21 Southern Star office donated $1,000 tp the Wetumpka American Youth Soccer Organization Monday. United States Women’s National Team members Meghan Klingenberg and Christen Press helped present the check to AYSO Region 1586 league participants.

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