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Council to consider action on budget, unsightly properties By MITCH SNEED Editor
While Alexander City officials believe a new budget could be complete and ready for review in a matter of weeks, the Alexander City City Council will take steps Monday night to make sure they are covered and business will continue without interruption. A stop-gap budget measure and more
action the effort to clean up unsightly properties are among the items on a lengthy agenda for Monday night’s city council meeting. “We still feel pretty good about getting a budget done by Oct. 2, but technically one day is out of compliance,” Nabors said. “So we talked to the people at the League of Municipalities and we said let’s just go ahead and do this so there is no doubt. That way if some-
thing were to happen we would not be under the gun.” Nabors said input from citizens has led to stepped up enforcement of the city’s weed abatement ordinance. That’s reflected in the increased action on the matter by the council. Monday night the council will hold a public hearing on several properties and then vote on declaring them public nuisances so the properties can be cleaned
up by the city and the owners billed for the work. The council will also put several other properties on notice and vote to set a public hearing for Oct. 2 on those properties. “This is something that residents are reporting and they want to see addressed,” Nabors said. “That’s why
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County’s jobless rate at 15-year low STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
Tallapoosa County posted the lowest unemployment numbers it has seen in more than 15 years in August, as numbers released Friday show the county’s jobless rate at just 3.9 percent. That rate is a full percentage point better than the 4.9 percent the county had in July of this year and far better than the 5.5 percent unemployment the county experienced in August 2016. “Those are incredible numbers, especially considering the fact that overall workforce has not dropped drastically,” Alexander City Mayor Jim Nabors said. “We are seeing good things all around. The tax collections have been up and remain steady and we are seeing new businesses come to the area. All those are signs that the economy continues to improve.” The good employment numbers were experienced all across the state. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in August, down from July’s rate of 4.5 percent, and well below August 2016’s rate of 5.9 percent. “After hovering near the national unemployment rate for several months, Alabama’s rate has dropped below it for the first time in many years,” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said. “This is a milestone we’ve been working toward for some time. We announced this week that Autocar, LLC. is See UNEMPLOYMENT • Page 3
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The hallways at Jim Pearson Elementary School were filled with happy and excited voices Friday, as the school hosted its annual Grandparents Day celebrations. Students were able to show their grandparents around the classroom, introduce them to their teachers, browse the ongoing book fair and enjoy eating lunch together. “We have Grandparents Day here every September,” said Jim Pearson Principal Jamie Forbus. “We really enjoy having the See GRANDPARENTS • Page 9
Former Marine Police Officer Ned Anthony Rogers had a special funeral service, where his flag-draped coffin was taken lakeside where he received a 21-gun salute.
ONE LAST BOAT RIDE Former Marine Police Officer honored with special funeral ceremony
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A man who spent a good portion of his life keeping Lake Martin safe was memorialized in a special ceremony that included a trip back to being the center of attention in an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Marine Police patrol boat. A special ceremony was held Thursday to honor former Marine Police Officer Ned Anthony Rogers, 72, of Eclectic. Rogers
passed away Saturday after a courageous battle with cancer. On Lake Martin Thursday, law enforcement officers and members of the same unit in which he served gave Rogers one last ride. “Ned worked with the Marine Police from the early 70s until he retired in 1997,” said Capt. Gary Buchanan of the Marine Police. “I worked with him for the first two years I was part of the unit. His whole career was spent See ROGERS • Page 3
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Grandparents and students alike enjoyed looking at the many books on display at Jim Pearson’s book fair Friday morning.
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Agriculture has deep roots in Tallapoosa County. From downtown Alexander City it takes just minutes traveling in any direction to find rich farmland and working farms. Tallapoosa Ford owner Jeff Smith said it was while working on his own farm in Coosa County that he had a revelation. “I have a little farm in Coosa County, Leslie Wingler has one in Clay County and we both have tractors,” Smith said. “To be honest, I got tired of every time someone broke, I had a two-hour drive to get a part or to get it fixed. That’s when it hit me that we don’t have a full-service dealership here and we needed one.” That’s when he discovered Mahindra tractors and the program they had for new dealers. He said it didn’t take much convincing to realize that starting a dealership here was a no-brainer. That’s how Lake Martin Tractor and Outdoors was born. Wednesday and Thursday
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DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 15 years and love my wife very much, but we drifted apart. Then I went and did something really stupid and had an affair. It lasted only a few weeks, and I regret it. My now-ex-wife and I are still working on our relationship. Yes, it was the wrong thing to do, but because of the affair, we have grown closer than we have ever been. My problem is her parents. She’s worried how they will react. They dislike me intensely now and would run me over with their car if they got the chance. They have also trash-talked me to our children. (My parents have never said anything bad about her and never would.) It has been a year, and her parents don’t know we are working on staying together. They keep trying to set her up on dates. I feel like I’m a secret. Help! -- WORKING IT
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Marvin F. Gade 1924-2017 Marvin F. Gade passed away May 31, 2017 in Naples, Florida where he had been a resident since 1996. He was born November 10, 1924 in Clinton, Iowa, the son of Anna M. Jessen and Bernhardt H. F. Gade. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Lorraine McDonald Gade and a son Richard. Marv married Carmell (Mickey) Mary Clayton in 1994 and they have ten living children between them. Marvin is survived by seven children: Michael Gade, (Pahrump, NV.), Patricia Conn, (Sylacauga, AL.), Steven Gade, (Aiken, SC.), Laura Walls, (Leesville, SC.), Mary Brock and Karen Murphy, (Augusta, GA.), and Jeffrey Gade, (Goodwater, AL.). Marv had 23 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren and four great, great, grandchildren. Also three step children and seven step grandchildren. A Memorial mass will be held at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, Alexander City, AL on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at the Hillview Memorial Park with veteran honors provided by the U.S. Navy. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, 454 N. Central Ave., Alexander City, AL 35010 or Children’s Harbor, 1 Our Children’s Highway, Alexander City, AL 35010. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome.com.
• Valma Ann Smith, 53, of Alexander City was arrested for harassment. • Orlando Antwan Robinson Jr., 18, of Alexander City was arrested for theft. • Tyrone Heard, 34, of Alexander City was arrested for theft. • Sernee Delshay Wilson, 28, of Alexander City was arrested for disorderly conduct. • Criminal mischief was reported on 15th Place. • Harassment was reported on Highway 280. • Criminal mischief was reported on 8th Avenue. • Disorderly conduct was reported on Highway 280. • Domestic violence was reported on Greenwood Road. • Harassment was reported in Alexander City.
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Graveside funeral service with military honors provided by the U. S. Navy for Mr. James Robert Forbus, age 85, of Dadeville, Al. will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the Dadeville City Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy Sims officiating. The visitation will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Alabama Funeral Homes in Dadeville. Mr. Forbus was born on May 20, Forbus 1932 in Alexander City, AL and passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Russell Medical Center in Alexander City, AL. James Robert was a U.S. Navy Veteran in the Korean War, worked with Coca-Cola Company in Alexander City, AL, retired from Uniroyal Tire Company and the City of Dadeville. He was a loving husband, dad, and grandfather loved by so many, and will truly be missed. Mr. Forbus was survived by his wife loving wife Billie Forbus of sixty two years; daughter Helen Griffith; son: Rob Griffith; one grandson: James Griffith; one granddaughter: Megan Griffith; one sister: Gayla Spurill; and a host of great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents Holmer L. Forbus and Flossie Mae Moody Forbus; one sister Maxine Dean. Memorial message maybe sent to the Forbus family at alabamafuneralhomes.com
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OUT IN IOWA DEAR WORKING IT OUT: I’m sorry you didn’t explain more about how you and your ex are trying to work things out. From where I sit, her parents are not the problem. The problem is her reluctance to talk to them like the adult she is and tell them your -- and her -- intention to reconcile. It’s natural that they are angry with you for cheating on their daughter and are trying to introduce her to eligible men now she’s divorced. The two of you should enlist the help of a licensed marriage and family counselor, not only to help you reconcile, but also to repair the breach with her family.
friends and family members why they think you are having such a hard time finding fulltime employment. They may be able to offer some helpful suggestions. Another would be to contact employment agencies and ask what may be missing from your resume and whether they can help you. (It may be time to start looking into fields other than the ones in which you have been working.) I agree that at 26, it may be time to establish some independence by either finding a roommate to share expenses or renting a room in a home other than your parents’.
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DEAR ABBY: I am 26 and have been struggling with jealousy and envy for the past few years. My friends and family members my age are moving forward with their lives. I’m having trouble landing a full-time job, so I still live at home with my parents. I feel like I’m still in high school, where I must answer questions about where I’m going and whom I’m going out with. I love my parents and I’m thankful for them, but at times I feel that because I’m living under their roof, I am no longer growing as a person. I tell my friends and family my issues when they ask me what’s wrong, and they always respond that I do have a purpose in life and that God has a path for me. Can you help me find new ways to cope? -HOW DO I COPE? DEAR HOW: One way to cope would be to start asking
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cation. • Criminal mischief and criminal trespass was reported on Fish Pond Road. • Domestic violence was reported on Dadeville Road. • Burglary was reported on Highway 63 South. • Theft was reported on Highway 280. • Criminal tampering was reported in Alexander City. • Burglary was reported on Highway 280. • Theft by fraudulent leasing was reported on Highway 280.
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• Jearl Junior fuller, 49, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence. • Kenneth Lee Hardnett, 52, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Tiffany Nicole Thomas, 30, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence. • Aldric Lashon Buckner, 43, of Alexander City was arrested for bail jumping. • Marquell Tremaine Black, 26, of Alexander City was arrested for failure of an adult sex offend-
er to register with law enforcement. • Theft was reported on Airport Drive. • Theft was reported on B Street.
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• A resident of Highway 50 in Dadeville filed a report for criminal trespass.
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• Alisha Stough of Quail Run Drive in Tallassee was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear show cause hearing. • Sernee Wilson of Cole Street in Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear child support.
September 12
• A resident of County Road 34 filed a report for theft of property and harassing communication.
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• A Dadeville man, age 52, was arrested on two warrants for failure to appear.
• A report for theft of property was filed that occurred on Gristmill Court.
September 11
• A 17 year old male was arrested for attempting to elude. He was released to Lee County Youth Development Center.
September 10
• A report was filed for harassment that occurred on Shepard Street.
September 8
• A two motor vehicle collision occurred on Highway 280 at Spring St resulting in minor property damage and no injuries. One driver was cited for no proof of insurance. • A Dadeville man, age 70, was arrested for driving under the influence.
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• A report was filed for theft of property that occurred on Mariarden Road. • A Dadeville woman, age 47, was arrested for driving under the influence.
September 6
• A Goodwater man, age 26, was arrested on four warrants for failure to appear.
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we have gotten aggressive in handling them.” In other action, the council will consider: • A resolution to award Bid 17-20, for the CIPP for the Sewer Department. • A resolution to award Bid 17-21, for the Sidewalk Project for the Parks and Recreation Department. • A resolution to award Bid 17-22, Uniform Items for the Fire Department. • A resolution to award Bid 17-23 for a pump replacement for the Waste Water
Treatment Plant. • A resolution to authorize the Mayor to dispose of surplus items. • A resolution to authorize the Mayor to execute a grant application through ADECA Law Enforcement and Traffic Safety Division from the Edward Byrne Memorial JAG fund. • A resolution to authorize the Mayor to execute a Home Energy Supplier Agreement with Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). • A request to
approve the 6th Annual Cancer Walk on Oct. 7. • A request to approve the 2nd Annual Strand Park Halloween Spooktacular Nite Out on Oct. 28, at Strand Park. • A request to approve the Homecoming Parade scheduled for Sept. 29. • A request to approve the United Way 2017 Downtown Showdown Fashion Show for Oct. 19. • A proclamation designating September as National Dyslexia Awareness Month.
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on Lake Martin so the memorial seemed appropriate.” After a private service inside Children’s Harbor Chapel with Rev. Tim Floyd officiating, Rogers’ flagdraped coffin was taken lakeside where he received a 21-gun salute. Following a brief ceremony there, Rogers’ remains were placed on a Marine Unit patrol boat and was slowly taken across Kowaliga Bay and under the Kowaliga Bridge. The boat was met at the boat ramp across the lake where Rogers was taken to be laid to rest. “That was the first time that we’d ever done anything like that,” Buchanan said. “It started with Lt. Mark Fuller calling the family getting the ball rolling and doing a lot of the leg work. Then he called me and I reached out to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources because back when he was an officer, we were all in that department. They had 17 of their guys there. It really turned out well and I think it honored Ned well.” The family did not wish to comment, but did express their appreciation to all those who attended and worked so hard to put the touching memorial service together. Rogers is survived by his wife of 49 years, Helen Rogers; son, Patrick Rogers; mother, Peggy Rogers; and brother, David Rogers.
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Law enforcement officers and members of the unit he served gave Rogers one last ride on Lake Martin. His flag-draped coffin was taken lakeseide where he received a 21-gun salute. Rogers’ remains were placed on a Marine Unite patrol boat and taken slowly across Kowaliga Bay and under Kowaliga Bridge.
Tractor Smith and the crew moved more than 20 shiny red machines from the warehouse to the front of the lot next to his Ford dealership. They now sit atop the hill visible from Highway 280 and Smith said they are already drawing some interest. “That’s how you know that you are doing the right thing,” Smith said. “When
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people see what you are doing and are genuinely excited about it, that really makes you feel good about the decision. We have people stopping and we really haven’t started the push yet.” Smith said he is excited about the quality of the tractors as well. Not familiar with Mahindra? The company,
which got its start in India, has decades of success behind them and is the No. 1 seller of tractors in the world. In 1947 Mahindra started building the World War II Willys Jeeps and in 1963 began working with International Harvester to build its popular Farmall Tractor line. In 1994, Mahindra USA was
formed and a network of assembly and distribution centers were set up in the United States. “They have them from 22 horse all the way up to the MForce line with 105 horsepower and they are heavier than a lot of the other brands,” Smith said. “They are well-built tractors. They have the best warranty in the business.
You get either a seven-year limited powertrain warranty or five-year limited powertrain warranty that surpasses all competitors.” Smith said that while he owns both Tallapoosa Ford and Lake Martin Tractor and Outdoors, they will be two separate dealerships. The tractors side will have it’s own building and eventually its own showroom.
Unemployment opening a new plant in Birmingham, bringing nearly 750 new jobs. As we continue to recruit new businesses to Alabama, hopefully, we’ll be able to maintain that achievement in the months to come.” The comparable national unemployment rate is 4.4 percent, up slightly from July’s rate of 4.3 percent. The last time Alabama’s unemployment rate was below the national rate was in October 2013. August’s rate represents 90,913 unemployed persons, compared to 96,158 in July and 128,413 in August 2016. The last time the number of unemployed was at or below 90,913 was in August 2007, when it measured 89,206. 2,057,109 were counted as employed, compared to 2,063,900 in July and 2,044,186 in August 2016. Alabama’s unemployment rate decrease was the largest in the nation, both over the month and over the year. Alabama’s unemployment rate dropped by 0.3 percentage points from July to August, and 1.7 percentage points from August 2016 to August 2017. “The news that Alabama experienced the largest rate drop in the country is most welcome,” said Fitzgerald Washington, Secretary of the Alabama Department of Labor. “We’ve already announced this morning that we’ve got the fewest
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number of unemployed people in Alabama in a decade and that we are below the national average for the first time in years. We are committed to working with employers and jobseekers to ensure that we continue to put people back to work.” Over the year, wage and salary employment increased 28,300, with gains in the leisure and hospitality sector (+9,600), the professional and business services sector (+7,600) and the construction sector (+6,500), among others. Wage and salary employment increased in August by 3,100. Monthly gains were seen in the government sector (+3,100), the professional and business sector (+2,700) and the education and health services sector (+2,200), among others. All counties, major cities, and metropolitan statistical areas experienced drops in their unemployment rates, both over the year and over the month. Counties with the lowest unemployment rates are: Shelby County at 3.2 percent; Cullman County at 3.6 percent; and Elmore, Madison, and Marshall Counties at 3.7 percent. Counties with the highest unemployment rates are: Wilcox County at 11.3 percent, Clarke County at 8.6 percent and Greene County at 7.8 percent.
In addition to tractors, he has a truckload of implements and parts on the way. “We are excited about the future with these tractors and hope everyone will come out and learn more about Mahindra tractors and Lake Martin Tractor and Outdoors,” Smith said.
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hen I became editor of the Alexander City Outlook, I had one goal — to make the Outlook the first choice for information by all the people who live here. At that time, we were a fiveday a week newspaper that had seen circulation drop a bit over the years. We had to win people over and get them to look at us differently at a time when our industry is changing and some say newspapers can’t compete with television, social media and the like. So how would we accomplish the goal? It was as simple as covering the news and using every tool at our disposal to get news out there as quickly as possible. Some days, I felt like we did a great job and other times I would think “what more can we do?” But after our most recent battle Mother Nature and seeing how we covered that and our added features for covering sports and breaking news, it hit me. We are there. Even though we only have three printed papers each week, we have become an information source that the people of Tallapoosa County are embracing, following and trusting to help keep them informed. We found during the storms that in many cases, they are even helping us spread the word. From Sunday afternoon until 4 p.m. Tuesday, we were read by more than 5,000 people in print, 45,000 people through www.alexcityoutlook.com and reached about 93,000 viewers
John McKelvey represents District 3, which includes Jackson’s Gap, Hackneyville, New Site and Daviston. McKelvey currently serves as chairman. His phone number is 256-794-4405. His address is 1285 Freeman John McKelvey Road, Dadeville. Emma Jean Thweatt represents District 4, which includes Dadeville, Pace’s Point, northern Camp Hill, Buttston, Dudleyville and part of Eagle Creek. She can be reached at 8254207. Her address is 585 Brookwood Circle, Dadeville.
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on our Facebook page. We posted seven storm related videos and those were viewed 44,900 times. The beautiful thing about the web presence is that it helped us with our coverage. The comments sometimes alerted us to problem areas and we could get people there. We had people post pictures of damage that we were able to use. We even brought to readers an EMA briefing live so they could see for themselves what the government officials were saying about what was coming our way. We now realize the impact of all our new tools. From our newspaper, which is packed full of local news, to our website where we try to add additional features, exciting and relevant, to all of our social media platforms, we will continue to work to give you the news how you want it and when you want it. Think about how far we’ve come and the things we are now able to do. We can broadcast city council meetings live, take you to the scene of breaking news and let you watch as police take a murder suspect into custody. We can host live talk shows
where we break down the night’s game and catch the emotion of a coach following a big win. We can take you along with us when we go to the scene of an accident, a plane crash or let you actually hear and see hurricane evacuees tell us their story. You can see video clips from games, even if the folks from Montgomery don’t consider us part of “The River Region.” We can instantly tell people when there are traffic issues so you can avoid an area and we can introduce you to characters like my cousin Rich who doesn’t have a lick of sense. If your baby goats are missing, we can actually post that on social media and the great people of Alexander City will help you find them. Yes, we actually did that Friday morning. The cool thing is that people appreciate that we are out there and that we are hustling to news. This week I actually had one of our loyal readers tell me that while I was out chasing stories in the rain to stop by and she would fix me a chicken sandwich. That’s the kind of people we have here in Alexander City. They are great folks and appreciate our effort to bring them the news. That is a great feeling. Thank you all for trusting us to be your news source. We couldn’t have done it without all of you. Mitch Sneed is the editor of the Outlook.
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eems I’ve had more than my fair share of experiences with animals recently. Of course, I live with two dogs, a 13-year-old dachshund named Karsten and a four- or five-year-old (we’re not sure; she was adopted) pit bulldog-looking mutt named Jersey. And they are always an experience, either wanting in or out of the house, dinner or a snack, water or to play. But I’m used to all that. A little tired of it, maybe sometimes, especially when one or both want to seem to go in or out every five minutes or so. And that happens. But I had experiences with animals on Monday that I hadn’t previously met and that were, to say the least, a bit unusual. First, I found out over the weekend that an old high school buddy of mine was hosting a family of five Hurricane Irma refugees at his home on Lake Jordan. Sounded like a good story. So, I contacted Leldon and found out that not only were they hosting the five humans, but also five dogs, two cats and a parrot. Wow! Talk about understanding! Talk about hospitality! When I showed up for the interview, all but one of the dogs and cats were put up. I understand that some of the creatures don’t gee and haw, as they say. But I did meet one of
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the dogs, Binks, and the parrot, Frankie. Frankie spent most of his time with one of the daughters in the family, Jessi. When he first made an appearance, he was sitting quite proper and parrot-like on the girl’s shoulder. But Frankie must have gotten a chill. The next time I saw him – and, at that time, very little of him was visible, just a feather or two – he was tucked inside the single pocket on the front of Jessi’s pullover sweatshirt. Well, it was fun seeing the menagerie, even if I only saw a portion of it, but duty called. So I left and went back to work and my wife called. “Were you going by the grocery store?” she asked. “I can,” I replied. “Can you get some goat’s milk or something like that?” she inquired further. Now this, coming from my wife, brought on questions. Why was she, who doesn’t even drink whole milk from a cow (granted, she does enjoy buttermilk with cornbread or Fritos) want goat’s milk? It seems that she had a new
furry friend, a victim of Irma in his (her?) own right. A baby squirrel had been tossed from its nest in a cedar tree in our yard and was unable to climb back up. Unsure about the whereabouts of his parents and fearful that another animal (quite possibly one of our dogs) might kill him, Lynn took the tiny squirrel in. In some ways, it was a random act of kindness. Last night, she treated him like an actual child, wrapping him in a towel and holding him against her to keep him warm. He will not drink the milk. Maybe that will change. Lynn says she plans to take the squirrel to someone that she knows has experience tending to such orphaned critters. That sounds like the best idea to me if one more effort to climb the cedar fails. All this makes me wonder what we would do for unconditional love without animals? And it makes me realize why people like the Thorntons won’t leave their homes when bad weather is promised unless they can take their animals with them. So hug your puppy today, won’t you? You’d miss him if he weren’t there. David Granger is the managing editor of Tallapoosa Publishers Elmore County newspapers. He can be reached at david.granger@thewetumpkaherald.com
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This weekend is September 16-17, 2017 Today’s Events
BLOOD DRIVE: Kingz United is hosting a blood drive Saturday, Sept. 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 332 East South Street in Dadeville. PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Bibb Graves School in Millerville will have a pancake breakfast Saturday, Sept. 16, serving from 7 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Eat-in or carry out. Plate includes all you can eat pancakes, sausage, orange juice and coffee. Cost is $6. All profit is used for renovation of the old High School section of the Community Center. Trade Day will be from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hot dogs, chips, candy bar and soft drinks will be available at lunch time. LADIES CONFERENCE: Lebanon Baptist Church is hosting a ladies conference Saturday, Sept. 16 at 9 a.m. The speaker will be Shelia Wright with special music by the Lebanon Baptist Praise team. There will be door prizes and lunch will be provided. Contact JoAnn Washbrun at 334-399-0568 with questions. The church is located seven miles down Dudleyville Road in Dadeville.
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Today’s Anniversaries
Doug and Betty French celebrate their anniversary today.
Sunday’s Events SACRED HARP SINGING: Smyrna Primitive Baptist Church is hosting its annual Sacred Harp Singing Sunday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. The church is located at 2582 Coosa County Road 83 just east of Goodwater. Bring a covered dish for lunch and there will be more singing in the afternoon. For more information call Jack Nelson at 256-839-5344 or William Futral at 256-839-6670. PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: New Elam #1 Baptist Church on County Road in Alexander City is honoring the 12th Anniversary of Rev. and Sister Michael McCain Sr. Sunday, Sept. 17 at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Rev. Brian Thomas. GOSPEL SINGING: Horseshoe Bend Baptist Church located on HWY 280 in Dadeville is hosting the Dixie Echoes of Pensacola, Florida and the Magic of the Capt. with his music and magic with a message
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Monday’s Birthdays
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At about 1:30 p.m. Friday, motorists were treated to what has become a rare sight in Alexander City. A loaded Norfolk Southern freight train pulling mostly hopper cars full of gravel came through town. Rail traffic has dropped to just about two per week over the last several months and most of those pass with empty cars.
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CHEESE BALLS: The UMW of First United Methodist Church are taking orders for their annual cheese ball fundraiser through Sept. 30. Orders can be placed through the church office. Four varieties are being offered from $10 to $12 each. Pick up will be Nov. 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First United Methodist Fellowship Hall.
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HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Paul Harris will present “The Berlin Airlift and Operation Kinderlift” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Sept. 18 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education Building at 375 Lee Street Alexander City.
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Thursday, September 21 DEMOCRATIC PARTY MEETING: The Tallapoosa County Democratic Party will host a meeting Sept. 21 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to learn more about the Dec. 12 special election to fill the Senate seat formerly held by Jeff Sessions. The meeting will be held at the Charles Porch Center. For more information call Carol Gowan at 256-794-7432. ARTISTS ASSOCIATION MEETING: The Artists Association of Central Alabama will meet Sept. 21 at 11:30 a.m. at the senior center at the
Alexander City Sportplex. President June E. Dean will give a brief history and special recoginition to Martha McKnight and Dorothy Holdren. Current board members and chairmen will be introduced along with upcoming projects, workshops and calendar events. Membership dues at $35 per year.
Friday, September 22
CLASS REUNION: There will be a class reunion for the Dadeville High School Classes of 1958, 1978 and 1998 Sept. 22 with a pre-game homecoming reception at the Dadeville High School Media Center. Former students and spouses will receive tickets to the football game and will be recognized at the pre-game activities. Class pictures will be made for $10. ROTARY GOLF TOURNAMENT: The Alexander City Rotary Club is hosting a charity golf tournament Friday, Sept. 22 at the LakeWinds Golf Course. Registration begins at 11 a.m., lunch will be available at noon and tournament play starts at 1 p.m. It is two-person scramble tournament. The is cost is $100 for a two-person team or $50 for an individual player. It will benefit the Alexander City Rotary Club Foundation. Anyone interested in participating contact Dana Rickman at 256-6256392 or email dana@campascca.org. WOMEN’S CONFERENCE: The Weogufka Family Worship Center is hosting its annual Women’s Conference Friday, Sept. 22 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. featureing Tolie Meggs of Out of the Boat Ministries in Tuscaloosa. The Weogufka Family Worship Center is located at 20771 County Road 29/ Coaling Road.
September 22-23
MUSIC WORKSHOP: The Power of Praise and Worship musical workshop with Eugene C. Brown of Baltimore Maryland will be Sept. 22 starting at 6 p.m. and Sept. 23 starting at 9:30 a.m. at Hatchett
Springs Baptist Church in Goodwater. Registration is Sept. 22 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and is $20 a person.
Saturday, September 23
STARGAZING: The Auburn Astronomical Society will set up telescopes to look at the night sky Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. on Hospice Point near the silo at Wind Creek State Park. WOMEN’S CONFERENCE: Sistas for a Cause are hosting their third annual women’s conference, “Broken but Still Blessed,” Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. at Miracle Missionary Baptist Church on I Street in Alexander City. ALABAMA POWER OPEN HOUSE: Alabama Power is hosting a public education open house Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Square in Downtown Dadeville. FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have Family Game Night Bingo from 5:00 until 8:00 Saturday September 23. Five free Bingo cards to the first 10 kids age 10 and under. Game prizes and door prizes. Begin with hot dogs, pizza, chips and soft drinks.
Sunday, September 24 CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: Wayside Baptist will celebrate 70 years of ministry on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 10:30 a.m. Special music will be provided by Eric and Whitney Miller and also the gospel trio Justified. The speaker will be Gerry Tapley. Everyone is invited to join with us for the service and a covered dish lunch afterward. CHURCH HOMECOMING: The Socaptoy Church Homecoming will be Sunday, Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. with guest speaker Brother Pete McElrath. There will be a business to follow and dinner on the grounds at noon.
Monday, September 25
HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Terry Robbins will present Merle Haggard, The People’s Poet” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Sept. 25 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education Building at 375 Lee Street Alexander City.
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Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist 835 Valley Rd., Camp Hill 334-257-4442
Mt. Carmel Baptist 3610 Dudleyville Rd., Dadeville
Southview Church of Christ 2325 Dadeville Rd., Alex City 256-329-0212
Ridge Grove Missionary Baptist Alexander City, 256-234-6972
Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 63 South, Alex City 256-234-7748
Rocky Mt. Baptist New Site community
New Beginning Baptist 1076 Coley Creek Rd.
Seleeta Baptist Booker St., Alex City 256-329-2685 Shady Grove Baptist Jackson’s Gap Community
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Liberty Baptist 1365 Hillabee St., Alex City 256-329-8830 New Life Baptist County Road 14, Alex City, 256-329-2635 Victory Baptist 280 By-Pass, Alex City
CHURCH OF GOD Alex City No. 2 A.C.O.P. Church of God Local Street, Alex City Bread of Life A.C.O.P. Church of God Hwy. 280, Kellyton
New Concord Baptist Off hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-5390
Cedar Street Church of God 711 Martin Luther King Blvd. Alex City
New Elkahatchee Baptist Elkahatchee Rd., Alex City 256-329-9942
The Great Bethel Missionary 520 Christian St., Alex City 256-234-5513
New Hope Baptist Lake Martin, off Hwy. 63 256-329-5218
Dadeville Church of God 425 Horseshoe Bend Rd. (Hwy. 49 N.) Dadeville 256-825-8820
Unity Baptist Robinson Rd., Alex City
New Life Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-6190 / 256-329-2635
Marshall Street Church of God 428 Marshall Street, Alex City 256-234-3180
New Pine Grove Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Perryville
New Faith Tabernacle A.C.O.P. Church of God “J” Street
Zion Hill Missionary Baptist 583 S. Broadnax St., Dadeville BAPTIST – SOUTHERN Bay Pine Baptist 1480 Bay Pine Rd. Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4433
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New Providence Baptist Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City
New Harvest Ministries Church of God Hwy 280 & Coosa 28 256-329-2331
BAPTIST – MISSIONARY Bethlehem Baptist New Site
Bethany Baptist Church Bethany Road
New Rocky Mount Baptist 670 Peckerwood Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-794-3846
Cross Key Baptist Hackneyville, 256-329-9716
Bethel Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-5070
New Salem Road New Site Rd., New Site, 256-234-2932
Darian Missionary Baptist Church Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City 256-329-3865
Beulah Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-9882
Old Providence Baptist Off Hwy. 63 N., near Hackneyville
The Church of God 13th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1696
Old Union Baptist 1106 Davis Circle 256-596-1873
Washington Street A.C.O.P. Church of God Washington Street
Orr Street Baptist 1000 “O” Street (Hwy. 63N) Alex City, 256-234-3171
CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy 303 Poplar Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6941
Elam Baptist Robertson Rd. Alex City
Calvary Baptist 819 Main St., Dadeville, 256-825-5989
Early Rose Baptist 201 E Street, Alexander City Flint Hill Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville
Calvary Heights Baptist Elkahatchee, Rd., Alex City 256-234-7224
Friendship Baptist Our Town Community, 256-329-5243
Camp Hill Baptist Downtown Camp Hill, 256-896-2811
Hollins Springs Baptist Hwy. 280, Goodwater
Comer Memorial 941 E. Church St., Alex City 256-234-2236
Jackson’s Gap Baptist Church 21 East Church St. 256-825-6814
Daviston Baptist Daviston, 395-4327 Eagle Creek Baptist Hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-6048
Liberty Church 1034 Liberty Church Rd. Willow Point Alex City Macedonia Baptist Macedonia Circle, Goodwater 256-839-5793 Marietta Baptist Goodwater
Fellowship Baptist Buttston Community Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church on Claybrook Drive, Alex City 256-839-5339 First Baptist Court Square, Alex City 256-234-6351
Miracle Missionary Baptist 1687 “I” Street 256-215-9788, 256-215-9787
First Baptist Tallassee St., Dadeville, 256-825-6232
Mt. Calvary Baptist 329 King St., Alex City, 256-234-5631 Mt. Olive Baptist Hwy. 280 & Jct. 49, Goodwater Mt. Sinai Baptist Fish Pond Rd., Coosa County 256-329-2337 Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 22, New Site Mt. Zion East StillWaters Dr., 256-825-4991
Good News Baptist Church 10493 Hwy. 280, Jackson’s Gap 256-825-2555 Hackneyville Baptist Hwy. 63 N., Hackneyville Hillabee Baptist Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6798 Horseshoe Bend Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville Jackson’s Gap Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4951 Kellyton Baptist Kellyton, 256-329-1512
Mt. Zion West Our Town Community, 256-234-7748 New Elam Baptist Hwy. 9, Burtonville, 256-234-2037 New Bethel Baptist Rock St., Dadeville, 256-825-7726 Peace & Goodwill Baptist Cottage Grove Community Alexander City, 256-377-4634 Pine Grove Baptist Eagle Creek Rd., Dadeville
Kendrick Baptist Church Nixburg Lake Martin Baptist Hwy 34, Dadeville 256-825-7434 Lake Pointe Baptist 8352 Hwy. 50W, Dadeville Lebanon Baptist Mt. Carmel Rd., Dadeville, 256-234-7541
Perryville Baptist Perryville, 256-234-3588
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1515 Worthy Road, Alex City (Corner of Worthy Place and Dadeville Road)
Pine Grove Baptist Camp Hill Ray Baptist Rockford Hwy., Alex City, 256-234-7609 River Road Baptist 148 Dean Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6971 Rocky Creek Baptist Samford Rd., Cowpens Community Rocky Mount Baptist Hwy. 22 E., Alex City, 256-329-2327 Rock Springs Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-839-6263 Russell Farm Baptist Hwy. 63 beyond Our Town
Pentecostal Church of God 163 Franklin Street, Alex City 256-215-4055
Sixth Street Baptist Sixth St., Alex City, 256-234-2408
Fellowship Revival Center Mission 316 6th Ave., Alex City 256-329-1510 weekends
Sunny Level Baptist Church Sunny Acres Subdivision Sewell Street
Kellyton Revival Center Co. Road 87 South Kellyton
Town Creek Baptist Camp Ground Rd., Alex City
Liberty Life Christian Center 321 “S” Street, Alex City
Wayside Baptist 21 Wayside Circle, Alex City 256-234-5564
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BRHS students get real with local job opportunities By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Second year career tech students at Benjamin Russell High School got to see some of the career opportunities are in Alexander City through a day of job shadowing. It’s an effort to help build the employment base in the area in hopes of attracting more industries. Many students are unaware of what is here and the day highlights what is available to those who stay in the area after graduation. “It is to build a workforce in Alexander City and make children aware of the job opportunities here in Alexander City,” BRHS Career Tech Teacher Ed Allen said. “It is to bring awareness as to what we have here.” Allen explained there are several types of students. “A lot of our students don’t go off to college,” Allen said. “Some go to CACC for a two-year degree and then enter the workforce. We have some that go into the workforce right after high school.” The other idea behind the job shadowing program is to allow high school students to see what really happens in a career field. “So many students when they get to the 10th grade and get their drivers license still don’t know what they want
to do,” Allen said. “We try to help them narrow it down into career fields and experience it.” Like Allen, fellow Career Tech Teacher Kimberly Davis wants to see students come back to the area. Davis organized Friday’s shadowing program, something the school has not done. “This is our first time,” Davis said. “We want to bring an awareness of the careers available here in Alexander City and build the workforce here. “Today, we ended up with about 162 taking part. There are 10th, 11th and 12th graders out here today.” Davis approached area businesses to allow students to visit. Friday the students could be found at Lee Marketing Group in Dadeville to Russell Lands and Willow Point to Hilltop Nursery, Tractor Supply, Satterfield Welding, Alabama Department of Transportation, the Daycare at the First Baptist Church and the Alexander City police and fire departments. Students even visited with Edith Browne of Edith Beautique who welcomed the students. “I find it a great opportunity and honor that the school selected me to work with the student and shadow,” Browne said. “I am just happy about it.” BRHS senior Shar’Iva Evans was happy to see Browne work.
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Dr. Justin Vines of Total HealthCare with Russell Medical speaks to Benjamin Russell High School Health Sciences students about his path to becoming a family medicine doctor.
“I like watching people do hair,” Evans said. “We are used to practicing on each other at school.” Browne has been in cosmetology for 38 years and at her current location on Jefferson Street since 1986. Friday, she shared some knowledge with students
Grandparents parents and grandparents here. It’s great. “It’s really fun to see how excited the students are, showing their grandparents the things they’ve been working on. I see a lot of smiles.” Smiling faces scanned over the many books on display at the book fair in the school’s gymnasium, while the visiting grandparents were willing to purchase their grandchildren brand new reading material. At the other end of the gym, a photographer had his camera and backdrop set up, taking photos of the grandparents and their students together for a small fee. As lunchtime approached, each class of students made their way to the cafeteria, many accompanied by their grandparents as they got in the line for pizza, corn and fruit. “We have almost 20 grandparents visiting our class today,” second-grade teacher Fadra Rogers said as her students entered the lunch line. “The kids
in her shop as she worked on the hair of Jasmyn Allen. “I am excited to have the students come,” Browne said as she pressed flattened Allen’s hair. “I am hoping that I will get someone that I can employ.”
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were so excited. They’ve been showing them the classroom and what they do. The kids have been looking forward to this all day.” As the students and grandparents of Rogers’ class sat down to eat, many of them expressed how much getting to have a special time like this meant to them. “We get to see what all he does every day,” grandparent Beverly Hutto said. “We really have been enjoying today.” “It feels really good,” Hutto’s grandson Brody Lucas said. “It’s always a pleasure to get to spend time with the grandkid,” Mike Montgomery said as he sat down to eat next to his granddaughter. “It’s one of the most special things there is, getting to see the classroom and all.” One thing that makes the students’ grandparents so happy to be able to spend time with their grandchildren at school is that it gives them the chance
to experience what the students at Jim Pearson do on a regular basis, a window into their life away from home, Forbus believed. “The kids enjoy sharing their school family with their real family,” he said. “They are excited to get to introduce their grandparents to their teacher, and their teacher to their grandparents.” With so many bright faces walking through the halls of Jim Pearson throughout the day and lining up to have an official Grandparents Day photo taken together, Friday’s celebration at the elementary school was a very happy time, where grandparents could spend quality time with their grandchildren and learn more about their lives as students in the Alexander City school system. “In our school system, we are trying to do as much as we can to engage the entire family in the educational process, and we feel Grandparents Day here is a great way to do that,” Forbus said.
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Grandparents and their students browse through the multitude of titles available at the book fair in the gym at Jim Pearson Friday during the school’s Grandparents Day celebrations.
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ere’s the thing you’ve gotta know about me: I’m the most nonchalant person about weather. I typically think people are overreacting, the weather won’t actually be that bad, the power won’t be lost, everything will be fine. You’d think I would’ve learned my lesson when I was hit by Winter Storm Jonas in 2016. I was in one of the worst areas, as Chambersburg, Pennsylvana, was covered by about 32 inches of storm. I literally got stuck in the snow while I was outside playing with my stepson — my body got stuck, not my car. I had to have Lucas actually pull me out of the snow that was waist high. We lived on a main road and between the plows and trying to shovel out our driveway, there was a snow wall nearly 10 feet high at the end of our yard when all was said and done. But no, weather isn’t that bad. Or I might’ve learned when I came down to Alabama and everyone warned me about tornado season. “Pack a tornado box,” they said. “Find a safe place to be if a tornado hits,” they told me. Have I done any of that? Nope. And I am actually scared of tornados. So when everyone started saying the outskirts of Hurricane Irma were going to hit Alexander City, of course the inner me was thinking, “Whatever. It probably won’t.” Originally, they were calling for debilitating winds and rain nearing 10 inches. I knew that wasn’t going to happen, but still my mother called telling me to at least go to the store and buy some bottled water and a flashlight. OK, Mom, I’ll do as you say. But I was right. It rained a lot and it was pretty windy, but nothing I haven’t seen in Alabama so far. At about 5:10 Monday afternoon, I texted my mom telling her everything was OK, we gotten through the worst of it, and, turns out, the flashlight is still in its plastic wrap. Then just 10 minutes later, the unthinkable happened. My poor, storm-anxiety-ridden dog and I were sitting out the couch, eating lasagna and watching “Dexter,” when the most enormous banging I’ve ever heard came down around us. A giant — and when I say giant, I mean giant — pecan tree in my backyard had fallen on my house. Let’s grieve for that tree for a second, because if I was 10 years old again, that would be the perfect climbing tree. But anyway, so a tree falls on my house — me, the person who thinks weather really can’t get that bad — and of course, I have no idea what to do. So I called my trusty editor Mitch Sneed, who walked me through the worst of it. Then of course, who turns up on the scene first? Not the police, not the power guys, but The Outlook’s own Cliff Williams. (Hey, at least I made the news portion of the paper this week.) The good news is, my house is still standing — although I no longer have a porch roof — and my pup and I are safe. But the morale of the story is, don’t mess with Mother Nature, especially not when she has children named Irma. And when you’re having a bad day or your team didn’t win the big game on Friday night, just remember: At least there’s not a tree in your house. Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor of The Outlook.
Cunigan takes 4th at Opelika By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
Benjamin Russell’s Lance Cunigan had a fine start to the cross country season, taking fourth at the Opelika Invitational. Cunigan’s time of 17:31.03 was more than 10 seconds faster than the fifth-place runner and only 30 seconds slower than the winner. Also placing in the top 100 for Benjamin Russell was Layton Bradford, who took 61st in 20:56.72. Horseshoe Bend’s top runner was Gavin Brazzell. He placed 68th in 21:15.97, and Grady James also squeaked into the top 100 at 87th with a time of 21:57.22. The best performer for Dadeville was Caleb Bice, who crossed the finish line in 21:25.96 for 76th place. On the girls side, Benjamin Russell also had the top female performer. Ashley Walker finished in 82nd with a time of 29.49.78, while Daley Sims followed closely behind in 85th in 30:15.39. Rounding out the top five for the Wildcats were Keegan Wendling (31:14.04), Abigale Sims (31:14.57) and Kylee Stark (31:15.15), who crossed the finish line in 92nd, 93rd and 94th, respectively. For Horseshoe Bend, both Brianna Jones and Jackie McCord placed in the top 100. Jones was 95th in 31:24.26, while McCord clocked in at 32:38.61 for 98th place.
Horseshoe Bend sweeps Clay Central
Horseshoe Bend’s volleyball team had an easy time taking a victory from Clay Central on the volleyball court. The Generals never allowed more than 12 points in the three-set win. They picked up set victories of 25-11, 25-12 and 25-11. Maggie Wood and Caly Carlisle split 10 kills evenly, while Carlisle added four aces. Ashley Clanton was a serving machine, finishing the night with seven aces. Cheyanna Howard had four kills, two digs and two aces, and setter Karsen Kinman
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Horseshoe Bend’s junior varsity volleyball squad won the Wadley Tournament on Saturday. The Generals got off to a great start, defeating host Wadley, 9-25, 25-19, 15-4. They went on to beat Beulah, 25-23, 25-13, before taking down Victory Christian, 25-22, 25-20. The only team Horseshoe Bend lost to was Randolph County, 25-20, 28-26, but it came back to defeat Woodland, 25-14, 25-13. Team members included, front row, from left, Chloe Prickett, Jahia Jennings and Kennedy Templeton; middle row, Ellen Story, Haylie Wilkins, Raleigh Brazzell, Hannah Gamble; back row, Alyssa Whiteard, Carley Forbus, Olivia Hanson, Morgan Hall, Phoenix Robinson, Charlie Ann Cotney and Jayden Young. Jennings and Templeton were named to the all-tournament team, while Prickett earned the MVP honors.
totaled 19 assists.
ACMS defeats Auburn in overtime
Alexander City Middle School’s eighth-grade team defeated Auburn, 28-26 in overtime, while the seventhgraders fell, 32-8. DeMarcus McNeal went into “beast mode on the field,” according to ACMS coach Shundell Russaw. He had 189 yards on 27 carries and added four touchdowns for Alex City’s eighthgraders. Jay Brown also ran the ball well, totaling 84 yards on seven carries. “As a coach, I stress being mentally and physically tough and last night, we showed toughness,” Russaw said. Thomas Tate, Trace McCaleb, Satchell Burton, Zydrekus Tuck, Cade Alexander and Gavin Vickers anchored the offensive line, which Russaw said was key to the victory. Carson Riddle
also had a fine performace at quarterback. “I’m also very proud of Oliver Malone,” Russaw said. “He had a tough night defending the tall wide receivers of Auburn, but he never gave up. He battled to the end and was a part of a game-saving play for us.” In the seventh-grade game, Zairian Hicks led the Wildcats with 110 yards, including a 79-yard touchdown run.
CACC battles through rain in first golf tourney
Despite the remnants of Hurricane Irma bearing down on Wallace State Community College, the Central Alabama Community College kicked off its golf season Monday and Tuesday at the Wallace State Fall Invitational. The Trojans placed second overall, while Sam Goldasich had the top score of the tournament for CACC with
a three-round total of 216. Following just behind with Jake Maples, who shot a total of 217. Freshmen Reed Love, Jack Poole and Owen Burt were thrown into the fire and carded a 228, 231 and 234, respectively. “The first college tournament a golfer competes in usually fills the belly full of butterflies, but when the temperatures drop, winds pick up and rain is relentless, the hands and mind are all affected too,” CACC coach Dave Jennings said. “However, these three did indeed contribute to our totals. I know and they know that they didn’t perform as well as they had hoped, but they never showed any signs of frustration or hanging their heads.”
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Alexander City’s Seahawks 7-8 team defeated the Raiders, 24-6, on Monday.
AHSAA campaign shows how prep sports are #MoreThanAGame STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
MONTGOMERY — The Alabama High School Athletic Association wants to ensure students, parents, teachers, coaches and fans remember there’s more to prep sports than Friday night football, tournament basketball and weekend volleyball. High school athletics is #MoreThanAGame. The AHSAA is rolling out the #MoreThanAGame social media hashtag campaign with the start of a new school year to encourage studentathletes, coaches, former athletes and administrators to share their feelings on the lessons they learned by being part of a high school team. While over 150,000 students take part in AHSAA sports, there’s always room for more – and enjoying all the benefits of being part of a team is the reason to play. “We are fortunate to have strong participation in high school sports in Alabama,” AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese said. “We have wonderful athletic programs in our schools and we know our coaches and administrators work long hours to
help teach their student-athletes how to become better young men and women. “With the #MoreThanAGame campaign, we want to reach out to more students and their parents and invite them to take part in these extracurricular activities that help build character and make our communities stronger.” Legendary quarterback Jay Barker and Stan White are joining the effort to publicize the AHSAA’s campaign. “Along with my family, my high school coaches instilled in me a work ethic that I carry with me today,” said Barker, who was a national championship quarterback at the University of Alabama. “I certainly feel that being part of a team has helped me in any successes that I have had in my professional life. There’s no better way to learn the benefits of working with others toward a common goal than in team sports. I believe
in high school sports and in my own children I can see how being part of a team teaches lessons that are vital to being a success. It’s definitely #MoreThanAGame.” White, Auburn University’s all-time leading passer, said: “I was fortunate to come from a family of athletes, so early on I learned how important teamwork is to success. I played for a legendary coach in high school and have carried lessons I learned there with me throughout my life. “I do hold some records at Auburn, but there’s no way that would have happened without my teammates. I’m humbled by the accolades I’ve received and I will never forget the wonderful times I had being part of a team at the old Berry High School in Hoover as well as at Auburn. I’m happy to join the AHSAA in spreading the word that high school sports are #MoreThanAGame.” The AHSAA encourages studentathletes, coaches, parents and fans to share 30- to 45-second “selfiestyle” videos by uploading them at ahsaanow.com/get-connected and tell us how high school sports is #MoreThanAGame.
LOCAL SPORTS CALENDAR Saturday, Sept. 16 College football Mercer at Auburn, 3 p.m. Colorado State at Alabama, 6 p.m. High school volleyball Benjamin Russell at Calera Tournament, TBA College baseball University of W. Georgia tournament
Central Alabama vs. Southern Union, 1:30 p.m. Central Alabama vs. West Georgia Tech, 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 High school volleyball Horseshoe Bend at LaFayette, 4:30 p.m. Reeltown at Beauregard, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 19 High school volleyball Wetumpka at Benjamin Russell, 4:30 p.m. Central Coosa at Dadeville, 4:30 p.m. Horseshoe Bend at Elmore County, 4:30 p.m. College baseball Central Alabama in Sophomore Showcase at Tuscalooa, TBA
FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD WITH GAME COVERAGE INSIDE Wetumpka 40, Stanhope 13 ... Page 2 Reeltown 22, Horseshoe 12 ... Page 4 Ben Russell 27, Chelsea 0 ... Page 6 Tallassee 28, Childersburg 19 ... Page 7
Elmore County 28, Handley 14 ... Page 8 Munford 54, Holtville 0 ... Page 9 Leeds 42, Dadeville 14 ... Page 10 Pratt Christian 40, Coosa 0 ... Page 11
Statewide Scoreboard ... Page 12 Lee-Scott 34, Edgewood 21 ... Page 13 Lyman Ward 54, P. Baptist 42 ... Page 14
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Reeltown’s Tre Tre Hughley (24) is chased down by the Horseshoe Bend defense during Friday night’s showdown.
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Wetumpka 40, Stanhope Elmore 13
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Stanhope Elmore’s Johnny Montgomery releases the pass just as Wetumpka’s Travarris Bozeman (42) and Jacorey Murphy (73) get through the line.
Indians corral Mustangs in intense rivalry, 40-13 By EVAN DUDLEY Herald Sports Editor
The annual Battle of Elmore County was just as intense and nasty as the previous matchups with both squads combining for more than 200 yards of penalties and seven turnovers. Tempers flared and the faithful were vocal and loud as the rivals battled all night with
Wetumpka pulling out the runaway victory. The Wetumpka Indians (4-0, 1-0) wrangled the Stanhope Elmore Mustangs (0-3, 0-1) Friday night, 40-13, in the 48th straight regular season meeting between the two county rivals. Indian running back Kavosiey Smoke ran for more than 100 yards and four touchdowns and Robert LaPrade added
another 54 yards and two touchdowns as Wetumpka overcame turnovers and penalties to beat its cross-county rival for the third straight year. “Stanhope threw some stuff at us defensively that we haven’t seen on film so we had to adjust accordingly,” Wetumpka head coach Tim Perry said. “But I thought our defense played great and thought this was the best defensive
effort since last year.” The contest began with both squads feeling each other out which resulted in a war of attrition as the Indians and Mustangs traded possessions until Smoke broke a 47-yard touchdown run on the first play following a Mustang punt. Stanhope was forced to punt on its See WETUMPKA • Page 3
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Wetumpka’s Kavosiey Smoke scores as Stanhope Elmore’s Ladorian Leonard tries to make the stop.
Stanhope 0 0 7 6 — 13 Wetumpka 13 8 7 12 — 40 First Quarter Wet – Kavosiey Smoke 47 run (Grindle kick), 5:03 Wet – Smoke 5 run (kick failed), 0:00 Second Quarter Wet – Smoke 18 run (Deandra Ezell to Keedrick Adams 2pt conversion) Third Quarter Wet – Smoke 1 run (Grindle kick), 8:15 SEHS – Johnny Montgomey to Logan Swindle 40 pass (Conner Bradford kick), 6:34 Fourth Quarter Wet – Robert LaPrade 40 run (kick failed), 11:04 Wet – LaPrade 1 run (kick failed) SEHS – Willie Burks 7 run (2pt conversion failed), 5:44 Team Statistics Stanhope Wetumpka First downs 11 9 Rushes-yards 40-147 34-275 Passing 6-16-2 4-14-2 Passing yards 77 94 Total yards 224 369 Punts 5-32 4-43.8 Fumbles-lost 3-2 3-1 Penalties-yards 11-100 14-140 Individual Statistics Rushing — Wet: Smoke 11-126, Martin 6-54, LaPrade 7-54, Ezell 6-22, Thomas 2-13, Johnson 1-4, Adams 1-2. SEHS: Daniels 16-68, Burks 7-58, Duncan 10-17, Ashley 1-7, Swindle 1-(-1), Montgomery 5-(-2). Passing — Wet: Martin 2-5-44-0, Ezell 2-8-48-1, Johnson 0-1-0-1. SEHS: Montgomery 6-16-77-2. Receiving — Wet: Adams 3-54, Rogers 1-38. SEHS: Anderson 3-24, Swindle 1-40, Bradford 1-9, Daniels 1-4. Interceptions — Wet: Maliq Davis 1, Tyquan Rawls 1. SEHS: KJ Stokes 1, Larry Wright 1.
Wetumpka next possession and Smoke scored his second touchdown of the night on a 5-yard run following a 27-yard from junior quarterback JD Martin – who was injured in the second quarter and did not return to the game – to Keedrick Adams. Wetumpka held its ground in the second quarter forcing the mustangs to punt once again and Smoke scored his third touchdown on an 18-yard scamper up the middle. Senior quarterback Deandre Ezell completed a pass to Adams for the two-point conversion and the Indians led 21-0 at halftime. “I felt pretty good tonight,” Smoke said. “I knew we would come out with the victory whether I played tonight or not. But it feels good to be back with my brothers on the field.” However, the game was marred by three consecutive turnovers to end the half with Mustang linebacker KJ Stokes intercepting Ezell and Travarasia Duncan of Stanhope and LaPrade fumbling on back-to-back plays. Stanhope began the third quarter driving to just across midfield but Maliq David intercepted a Johnny Montgomery pass and Smoke scored his fourth and final touchdown five plays later on a 1-yard plunge into the end zone.
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The Mustangs responded in kind with a 40-yard pass from Montgomery to Logan Swindle to cut into the Indian lead at 28-7. Stanhope forced a Wetumpka punt on the Indians’ next possession but sophomore defensive back Tyquan Rawls gathered in his third interception of the season on a Montgomery pass. The Indians got back to work in the fourth quarter with LaPrade scoring his first touchdown of the night, a 40-yard burst through the middle that extended Wetumpka’s lead to 34-7 with 11 minutes left in the game. Stanhope fumbled on the first play of its next possession and LaPrade capped the Indians’ scoring on a 1-yard run five plays later. The Mustangs tacked on one last touchdown before the final gun sounded – a 7-yard run by Willie Burks – but the Indians had decided the contest long before the scoreboard hit black. Perry was pleased with his team battling it out for another win but knows his team must clean up the penalties if it expects to be playing in late-November and December. “I’m very proud of them and I’ve been proud of them all season,” he said. “Proud of how they
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Wetumpka’s Recardio Bozeman (8) and Kamyron Jackson (25) sack Stanhope Elmore quarterback Johnny Montgomery in the second quarter.
care about each other, how they support each other and how they show up every day and give a great effort. But we got to eliminate those penalties. We make it a point of emphasis in practice
but it was just an intense game and a lot of emotion was spilling out.” The Indians return to action Friday as they host the Chilton County Tigers (0-4, 0-2) who
were blasted by the sixth-ranked Opelika Bulldogs, 41-14. Stanhope travels to Dothan to face the Northview Cougars (1-2, 0-1) who lost 47-9 to Park Crossing.
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Reeltown 22, Horseshoe Bend 12
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Horseshoe Bend’s Trace Meadows (23) tracks down Tre Tre Hughley, of Reeltown, on Friday night.
Reeltown’s depth overpowers Horseshoe Bend By LIZI ARBOGAST Managing Sports Editor
As predicted, the biggest difference in Friday night’s game between Reeltown and Horseshoe Bend came down to the run game. While Horseshoe Bend had only one player put up more than 100 yards on the ground, Reeltown had two, and that depth proved to be key in a 22-12 victory for the Rebels in Class 2A Region
3 action. “It’s key because Coach has said we can both do it,” said Reeltown’s Tre Tre Hughley, who rushed the ball 27 times for 181 carries, “so whoever is hot, he can give us the ball.” Hughley was complemented by Cameron Faison, who scored twice and had 133 yards on 15 attempts. The Generals, on the other hand, were once again led by Trace Meadows, who rushed for 164 yards, but the rest
of the team combined for only six rushing yards. “We’re working on the passing game,” Horseshoe Bend coach Josh Averett said. “Right now, Joe Railey, who’s the second back, he’s been hurt the past couple weeks with a high ankle sprain, so we’re just working with what we got right now.” The Rebels put up a 14-point lead through just two minutes into the second quarter before Horseshoe Bend
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slowly but surely chipped away at it. After Faison punched in a 1-yard score to open the second quarter, the Generals answered on the ensuing possession. Cade Worthy got the Generals within striking distance with a 54-yard completion to Nalijah Heard before Meadows bullied his way with a 1-yard touchdown just a few plays later. The score remained the same until See REELTOWN • Page 5
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Reeltown 7 7 0 8 — 22 Horseshoe Bend 0 6 0 6—12 First Quarter R — Cameron Faison 23 run (Coonor Moore kick), 9:52 Second Quarter R — Faison 1 run (Moore kick), 10:19 HB — Trace Meadows 1 run (kick failed), 8:03 Fourth Quarter HB — Meadows 47 run (kick failed), 9:25 Reel — Tre Tre Hughley 28 run (Hughley run), 1:16 Team Statistics
Reel HBS First downs 18 12 Rushes-yards 51-330 29-170 Passing 5-9-0 4-11-0 Passing yards 55 87 Total yards 385 257 Punts 3-20.3 2-43.0 Fumbles-lost 0-1 1-1 Penalties-yards 5-40 10-56 Individual Statistics Rushing — Reeltown: Hughley 27-181, Faison 15-133, Trey O’Neal 3-20, Jordan Whitlow 3-11, Kolby Coan 1-4, Logan Hunt 1-(-9), Team 1-(-10); Horseshoe Bend: Meadows 26-164, Cade Worthy 3-6. Passing — Reeltown: Hunt 5-9-55-0; Horseshoe Bend: Worth 4-11-87-0. Receiving — Reeltown: Whitlow 2-24, Landon Hunt 1-20, O’Neal 1-13, Hughley 1-0; Horseshoe Bend: Nalijah Heard 2-58, Leevontae Robinson 1-29, Luke Yarbrough 1-0. Kenneth Boone / The Outlook
Horseshoe Bend’s Trace Meadows is taken down by a host of Reeltown defenders.
early in the fourth quarter when Meadows cut the deficit to two points on a 47-yard score, his longest run of the game. Despite the score being 14-12, Horseshoe Bend attempted the extra-point but it fell short. Reeltown finally put the game away as it drove down field on a sustained drive, and on third and 3, Hughley found daylight, running in a 28-yard score. “When I first got it, I saw the hole,” Hughley said. “I went to the outside then bounced it back in, and it wasn’t nothing but daylight. We were just going for a first down, but things happen.” After two missed extra points were called back due to Horseshoe Bend penalties, coach Matt Johnson called for
a two-point conversion that Hughley drilled in to put the game out of reach. “Those two penalties got us inside the 1, and we felt like when we get in our heavy package, we could get a yard,” Johnson said. “We had just missed the extra point, and if we missed it, it was only an eight-point game. They run the kick back and get the two-point conversion, it’s a tie ball game, so we thought we could go for it and it paid off.” Although Horseshoe Bend’s defense came up with a few big plays, including two tackles for a loss from Heard and a 9-yard sack by Parker Branch, it just couldn’t hang with Reeltown’s skill players. “Tre Tre had a heck of a game,” Johnson said. “That
was a breakout game for him. We stayed in our heavy stuff and stayed inside tackles. We had to control the clock to manage (Meadows). Our defense played phenomenal, and he still had (164 yards). Our game plan was to control the clock, move the chains three to four yards and keep him off the field because we know he can do big things. He’s an unbelievable player.” Although Horseshoe Bend has gotten itself in an 0-2 hole in the region, Averett said there’s still plenty of time to improve. “I thought them I was proud they fought all the way to the end,” Averett said. “We had our chances. You just sometimes come up a little short, and that’s what happened.”
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Benjamin Russell 27, Chelsea 0
Benjamin Russell shuts out Chelsea By ALEC ETHEREDGE Shelby County Reporter
CHELSEA – It’s been a slow start to the season for the Chelsea Hornets as they’ve been searching desperately for playmakers to replace 90 percent of last year’s offensive production, but have come up empty handed. On Friday, the Hornets hosted a Benjamin Russell team that had gotten off to a flying 2-0 start and is getting better every week. The combination of offensive confusion and a solid Benjamin Russell team didn’t bode well for Chelsea as it fell to Wildcats 27-0. It marked the first time since a 14-0 loss in 2013 the Hornets have been shut out in a game. With the loss, Chelsea fell to 0-4 on the season and 0-2 in region play, while Benjamin Russell improves to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the region, which gives the Wildcats a leg up and a solid chance at making the playoffs as they currently sit atop the Class 6A Region 3 standings. The game started out rather slow in the first quarter with neither team showing much in the way of offense, while the defense carried each team, something the Hornets have become accustomed to so far this season. Benjamin Russell was, however, able to put points on the board rather quickly
thanks to special teams. After being forced to a three-andout by the Chelsea defense, the Wildcats punted the ball away. The Hornets were set to return the kick, but it was bobbled, which set Benjamin Russell up on the Chelsea 22-yard line. It looked like Chelsea was going to hold the Wildcats scoreless after forcing them into a thirdand-17, but instead Benjamin Russell came up huge on fourth down. Landon Cotney found Nick McGhee for a 29-yard score. After the missed PAT, Benjamin Russell found itself in front 6-0 in the early going. The game became a slow defensive battle after that with neither team able to move the ball. Eventually, however, the Wildcats worse down a Chelsea defense that rarely left the field near the half. They capped off a nice drive with a 1-yard run by Hezekiah Hunter to take a 13-0 lead into the half. A big story in the first half was when Chelsea’s offense looked like it was ready to click into gear, it coughed up the football. The Hornets lost three fumbles in the first half alone, which not only put their defense back on the field, but also gave the Wildcats good field position. Chelsea came out in the second half and didn’t let up
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Benjamin Russell’s Davede Herron runs the ball against Chelsea on Friday night.
defensively and was in the game late in the third quarter still trailing 13-0 as it headed to the final quarter. The exhaustion finally started settling in for the Hornet defense. In the first four seconds of the final quarter, Cotney got in on the action again as he punched in a 5-yard touchdown to take a 20-0 lead. There was still plenty
of time remaining, but the deficit didn’t suit a Chelsea offense not built to score a ton of points. The Wildcats continued a strong defensive game and put the final dagger on the board with just under two minutes to win. Kraige Abercrumbie’s 29-yard rushing touchdown set the final score at 27-0. Benjamin Russell is 3-0 for the first time since 2012
and has made a strong statement in region play to start the season, while Chelsea will not only continue to search for offensive production, but its first win of the season as well. The Wildcats will host Opelika next Friday in a game that might be a deciding factor in the region; while the Hornets take on Pelham in a must-win game.
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Tallassee 28, Childersburg 19
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Tallassee High School’s Casey Baynes (18) trys to push past Childersburg High School’s Jamarcus Tuck (13) early in the fourth quarter during Friday night’s game against the Childersburg Tigers.
Tallassee outlasts Childersburg in Region 3 slugfest By GRIFFIN PRITCHARD For The Tribune
With his head hung, Markevious Matthews walked the Tallassee sideline as Childersburg threatened to score. Chaplain Dric Williford grabbed the junior by the jersey and pulled him into a hug followed by a few kind words. That gesture snapped Matthews out of his funk and helped turn the tide for the hometown Tigers en route to Friday’s 28-19 victory over visiting Childersburg at “Hot” O’Brien Stadium. “That helped me a lot. I was down on myself because I’d made a bad play,” Matthews said. “He told me don’t get down on myself. Go out and do my thing. It was a little boost.” Matthews, on the post pep-talk possession, broke free on a 27-yard touchdown run giving Tallassee the 28-13 (following a successful Quionton Jeter point after kick) edge. Childersburg which, like Tallassee, had a shortened practice schedule due to Hurricane Irma’s swirl through Alabama, came in with a game plan of stopping the run. And it was successful
as the first period ended in a 0-0 stalemate. “They came in prepared and more ready than we were,” said Mike Battles, coach of the Tallassee High Tigers. “But, hey I’ll take a bad win any day.” Tallassee, early in the second, capped a drive that began in the latter stages of the first quarter with a 15-yard run by Eryn Cochran-Gill. Jeter added the point after for the lead. Tallassee — ranked inside the Alabama Sports Writer’s most recent 4A top five — never trailed, but did have to break a tie in the second half. Terry Thomas, on a blitz for Childersburg, stepped into a Casey Baynes swing pass and returned down the sideline before being knocked out at the Tallassee 20. A handful of plays later and Jalen Kidd connected with Takairee Kennebrew in the end zone for the touchdown. The successful point after try knotted the game at 7-7 and sent both teams in the locker room for the intermission. “We got the ‘W,’ and I think anyCarmen Rodgers / The Tribune body that watched this game can see Tallassee High School’s Anderson Baker (64) puts a stop to Childersburg High School’s quarSee TALLASSEE • Page 15 terback, Jelan Kidd (1), during Friday night’s game against the Childersburg Tigers.
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Elmore County 28, Handley 14
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Elmore County High School’s D.J. Patrick finds room to run after a narrow miss by Handley’s defensive end, Corey Arrington (59) during Friday night’s battle between the Panthers and the Tigers.
Panthers pounce on defending state champion Handley By DAVID GRANGER Managing Editor
When two winless teams meet and one is the defending state champion, you have to think the defending champ is the team that’s about to end its losing skein. But Friday night at BurtHaynie Field in Eclectic, the Elmore County Panthers (1-3) were in no mood to play along with that scenario. Junior running back D.J. Patrick scampered for 150 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries, Donovan Jones added a score and Terrence Head ran for one and threw for another as the Panthers led throughout and kept the defending 4A state champion Handley Tigers (0-3)
winless on the season. “We finally played a game,” Elmore County head coach Norman Dean said. “We didn’t make a lot of mistakes, we had some people back healthy that had been banged up and we didn’t have stupid penalties. “But don’t talk to me. Talk to 1 (Head), 4 (Patrick) and 13 (Jones). They did it, not me.” Head, who finished the night completing 4 of 7 for 77 yards, including a second-quarter touchdown toss to LaDarius Jenkins, said everyone on the home side of Burt-Haynie had a hand in the win. “We played like a team,” Head said. “We went out and played as hard as we could and we came out victorious. We played a quality team and we
played amazing. We believed the whole week that we could come out and win this game. We just fought. We scrapped. The coaches did a great job, the O line, the defense, everybody on the sideline. Even the band.” Elmore County never trailed the visiting Tigers. After the Panthers turned the ball over on downs at the Tigers’ 5-yard line on their first possession, Handley struggled to move the ball to its own 21 before punting and Elmore County took over at its own 44. The big play came on a 28-yard Headto-Jones pass that moved the ball to the Tigers’ 18. Patrick got nine on first down, then Head scampered around left end for the score. After Joseph See ELMORE • Page 15
Elmore County 28, Handley 14 Handley 0 0 7 7 — 14 Elmore County 6 8 7 7 — 28 First Quarter Elmore County — Terrence Head 9 run (Joseph Stockman’s kick blocked) Second Quarter Elmore County — LaDarius Jenkins 23 pass from Head (Donovan Jones run) Third Quarter Elmore County – Jones 1 run (Stockman kick) Handley — Cadarious Burton 14 run (Jared Sears kick) Fourth Quarter Elmore County — D.J. Patrick 20 run (Stockman kick) Handley — Y’Quavious Patterson 8 pass from Corey Bell (Sears kick) Team Statistics Handley Elmore County First downs 16 20 Rushes-yards 30-114 36-201 Passing 11-19-0 5-8-0 Passing yards 121 100 Total yards 235 301 Punts 3-32.7 2-30.5 Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-1 Penalties-yards 15-177 10-83 Individual Statistics Rushing — Handley: Cadarious Burton 7-33, Xavier Slaughter 6-27, Devontae Houston 6-24, Dylan Brooks 2-20, Corey Bell 8-5, Y’Quavious Patterson 1-5. Elmore County: D.J. Patrick 22-150, Donovan Jones 13-36, Terrence Head 6-15. Passing — Handley: Corey Bell 10-18-108-0, Jamal Fuller 1-1-13-0. Elmore County: Terrence Head 4-7-77-0. Receiving — Handley: Y’Quavious Patterson 3-47, Devontae Houston 2-19, Cadarious Burton 2-13, Jamal Fuller 1-21, Jakell Houston 1-6, Dylan Brooks 1-4, Xavier Slaughter 1-0. Elmore County: Donovan Jones 4-80, LaDarius Jenkins 1-23.
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Munford 54, Holtville 0
Munford blanks Holtville, 54-0 By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
The game seemed over before it began Friday night at Boykin Field with a brutal 54-0 shutout of the Holtville Bulldogs (0-3, 0-2) by the hands of the Munford Lions (2-0, 2-0), but the coach made no excuses for what he said was a team that could have done better. There were a number of things Jason Franklin could have blamed the night’s performance on. It was a hurricane week with two days of practice cut short and a team, as a whole, bolstered by younger, less experienced players. The field conditions were muggy with mist already blanketing the turf causing at least a few Bulldog slip-ups. But he chose not to, and instead placed the blame squarely on himself. “We’re a better football team than we showed tonight and that’s what disappoints me the most, we’re better than this right here and we just didn’t show up tonight,” Franklin said. “We didn’t execute offensively and that’s on me, nobody else. I’m in charge of that and I just didn’t feel like we played real well on the offensive side of the ball.” “We didn’t protect our quarterback, we didn’t throw the ball well tonight and we didn’t run it well. You know the phases that you have to do, blocking and executing on the offensive side, and we didn’t put any points on the board.” However, Franklin’s fiery demeanor after the game seemed to say the team would feel the loss over the next week while it was practicing for the next game at Dadeville. “They’re a good football team. They whooped our butt tonight up front and they dominated us. I mean we turned the ball over too many times tonight,” Franklin said.
“I mean we didn’t have many first downs and we turned the ball over. We played with them in the first half but we didn’t respond the second half.” Lions’ coach William Smith said, “We’re pleased to be 2-0 in region play, and this region has shown itself to be the best region in the state over the past four or five years. So, we’re fortunate to get the win and we’ll watch film tomorrow and Sunday and try to get better and see if we can beat Tallassee this next week.” Going into the game the Lions were up by 14 in the second quarter, and from there they only solidified and furthered their lead. Senior Carson Smith drove the ball to the Holtville 25-yard line and put the third touchdown on the scoreboard with five minutes left in the half. Four minutes later, Munford’s Marshall Clark brought the score to 28-0. In the second half, the Lions continued to hammer away on the Bulldogs and scored two minutes into the third quarter with a 20-yard touchdown pass to junior X’Zavian Britt. Munford junior Cameron Lemons was next to put points on the board with less than four minutes left in the third quarter, bringing the score to 41-0. And in the fourth, Ja’Isiam Tuck struck first, followed by the fatal and final touchdown by sophomore Kanadre Simmons. The Bulldogs travel to Dadeville Friday and, in the meantime, Franklin said his focus was the team at large. “We got to focus on us; we got to get better at us, that’s the main thing right now,” Franklin said. “We got to block, we got to execute offensively and get ready to play football next week. If we hang around with this butt kicking we got tonight, that’s going to be tough.”
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Leeds 42, Dadeville 14
Leeds takes down Dadeville 42-14 By GARY HANNER St. Clair Times
LEEDS — The Leeds Green Wave remained perfect on the season following a 42-14 over the Dadeville Tigers. It was Dadeville that took an early lead as it scored the first time it had the football thanks to a Leeds fumble. The touchdown came on a 41-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Slade McCullers to Kadore Glenn. The PAT by Alex Sims was good to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead with 7:32 remaining in the first quarter. It didn’t take long for Leeds to tie the game as quarterback Zach Roberts threw a 93-yard touchdown pass to Torrence Pollard with 6:15 remaining in the first quarter. Gregory Dawkins added the PAT to make the score 7-7. The next score came in the second quarter as Roberts and Pollard hooked up again on a 16-yard touchdown pass. The extra point by Dawkins was good as Leeds took its first lead with 10:08 remaining before halftime. The Tigers were forced to punt from its own end zone the next time they had the ball. The punt was blocked and recovered by Braxton Ragland in the end zone as Leeds increased their lead to 21-7 with 7:53 left in the second quarter. Two plays later, Dadeville’s Glenn scored on a 60-yard run. Sims added the PAT to make it 21-14 with 7:14 left before halftime. Leeds Jaylen Washington returned the ensuing kickoff 68 yards. A few plays later, Pollard scored from 18 yards out to make it 28-14 in favor of the Green Wave. The second half was all Leeds as it outscored Dadeville 14-0 to make the final score 42-14. The Tigers got the ball first to start the second half, but Pollard intercepted a Dadeville pass and returned it 18 yards for a touchdown with 10:29 left in the third quarter. The last touchdown of the game came in the fourth quarter with 9:02 remaining in the game. Roberts threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Ragland. The extra point by Dawkins was good to make the final score 42-14. Leeds improved to 4-0 (2-0) on the season while Dadeville slipped to 2-2 (0-2). The Tigers look to get back on the winning track next week at home against Holtville.
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Dadeville’s Ab Abernathy (51) pounces on a loss ball, recovering a Leeds fumble and setting the Tigers up for the first score of the game Friday night at Homer Smiles Field in Leeds.
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Prattville Christian 40, Central Coosa 0
Cougars falter in second half, fall 40-0 By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
During the first half of Friday night’s Central Coosa game against Prattville Christian Academy, the Cougars came out strong, keeping the Panthers at bay and leaving the score knotted at 0-0. The final 24 minutes were a completely different story however, as Prattville Christian began to put together consistent drive after consistent drive, leaving the field with a 40-0 victory. “The first half, we had them, second half, we didn’t,” Central Coosa coach Shane Rary said. “I’m very disappointed at how we handled adversity today.” The Cougars took on a different look Friday night as Donta Daniel was moved to quarterback, easing some of his rushing workload while junior Tadarius Parker transitioned into the starting running back position, taking the ball 34 yards on 12 carries. “We wound up making a move and putting Donta at quarterback, so his rushes would be diminished some. We hoped that Tadarius could make the plays he made and he did. We just didn’t block well Mitch Sneed / The Outlook enough tonight to let all the Coosa’s Tadarius Parker (40) looks for blockers on his way to a 6-yard pickup for the Cougars. After holding Prattville Christian to a scoreless tie in the first other things we had going to put Donta at quarterback haphalf, the game got away from Coosa and dropped its third straight. pen,” Rary said. For the Panthers, the ground er Ben Segars open, throwing a 3-yard line seven plays later, Prattville Christian 40, Central Coosa 0 game was just as important, strike and a 19-yard touchdown aided by two Central Coosa though they found much more Prattville Christian 0 0 19 21—40 offside penalties. Briggs put the with five and a half minutes success rushing the ball, with Central Coosa 0 0 0 0—0 to go in the game, before runfirst points on the scoreboard Third Quarter eight different offensive playwith a 3-yard rush on the eighth ning back Preston Kosciuszko PCA—Brandon Briggs 3 rush (Andrew Clem kick), 8:15 ers recording rushing yards. pounded into the end zone on play of the drive. PCA—Sterling Berry 5 rush (Clem kick), 5:26 Running back Brandon Briggs each of the next two drives. A Cougars fumble recovPCA—Safety, 5:25 led the way for Prattville Central Coosa had one last ered by Prattville Christian PCA—Clem 30 field goal, 1:21 Christian, going 116 yards on chance in the final minute of on the Central Coosa 25 put Fourth Quarter 17 carries. PCA—Ben Segars 19 pass from Ethan Jones (Clem kick), 5:30 the game to get on the scorethe Panthers in great shape PCA—Preston Kosciuszko 17 rush (Clem kick), 2:23 “We had to stay under cenboard. Two pass interference for another score just seconds PCA—Kosciuszko 11 rush (Clem kick), 0:53 ter because we’re having a calls against Prattville Christian later. Despite a low snap causTeam Statistics hard time blocking in space,” moved the Cougars from their ing quarterback Ethan Jones to PCA CC Panthers coach John Fussell own 20 to midfield with eight take an 8-yard loss, Prattville First Downs 16 6 said. “But it is nice to have a Christian rebounded as Sterling ticks remaining on the clock, Rushes-Yards 46-274 27-30 lot of different backs you can but Daniel’s pass to Benjamin Berry pounded the ball in from Passing 4-9-0 3-22-1 give the ball to. Passing Yards 45 18 Cardwell fell incomplete as the 5 yards out five plays later. Total Yards 319 48 “Our starting quarterback is final whistle went. Central Coosa gave up a Punts 1-6.0 3-25.3 no longer with us, and so we Going into preparation for safety on the ensuing kickoff Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 have a new quarterback, Ethan next week’s game against when the ball stopped rollPenalties-Yards 15-113 8-53 Jones, and so right now, we’re Beulah, Rary said the team ing at the 1-yard line before Individual Statistics just needing some help from would continue working to being picked up and downed Rushing—PCA: Briggs 17-116, Kosciuszko 6-61, Berry 8-39, our running backs until we can improve and clean up its game. in the end zone, then Panthers Preston Cox 4-27, Jordan Haynes 5-27, Segars 1-19, Michael get him ready.” McCarty 1-4, Jones 4-(-19); CC: Tadarius Parker 12-34, Donta “We’re just going to keep kicker Andrew Clem tacked Daniel 14-(-3), Jashaslin James 1-(-1). Prattville Christian opened working on fundamentals and on another three points late in Passing—PCA: Jones 4-9-45-0; CC: Daniel 3-22-18-1. the scoring on its first drive of the third quarter with a 30-yard keep working on standing Receiving—PCA: McCarty 2-16, Segars 1-19, Trent Jorgensen the second half. Starting at their field goal. strong through adversity. That’s 1-10; CC: Xavier Moon 1-9, Benjamin Cardwell 1-8, Parker 1-1. own 36, the Panthers found the best thing we can do right Prattville Christian quarterInterceptions—PCA: Michael McCarty 1 themselves on the Cougars’ back Ethan Jones found receiv- now,” he said.
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STATEWIDE SCOREBOARD Interclass Fultondale 46, St. James 21 Sardis 46, Geraldine 27 Leroy 28, Citronelle 6 Selma 28, Dallas County 12 Notasulga 34, R.C. Hatch 29 Class 7A Auburn 21, Prattville 6 Bob Jones 17, Sparkman 14 Davidson 28, Baker 0 Fairhope 17, Theodore 14 Foley 31, Alma Bryant 13 Gadsden City 38, James Clemens 35 Hewitt-Trussville 49, Grissom 7 Hoover 27, Spain Park 24 Huffman 32, Tuscaloosa County 29 Huntsville 24, Buckhorn 14 Jeff Davis 38, Enterprise 35 Lee-Montgomery 40, Smiths Station 0 Thompson 40, Mountain Brook 13 Vestavia Hills 7, Oak Mountain 0 Class 6A Albertville 28, Brewer 14 Austin 63, Hazel Green 21 Benjamin Russell 27, Chelsea 0 Carver-Montgomery 48, Dothan 20
Daphne 22, LeFlore 0 Decatur 35, Columbia 6 Florence 35, Hartselle 14 Gulf Shores 37, B.C. Rain 20 Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 37, Bessemer City 7 Homewood 28, Jackson-Olin 6 McAdory 33, Paul Bryant 7 Minor 27, Center Point 26 Muscle Shoals 35, Athens 14 Northridge 33, Brookwood 14 Opelika 41, Chilton County 14 Oxford 38, Cullman 14 Park Crossing 47, Northview 9 Parker 24, John Carroll Catholic 17 Pelham 29, Helena 25 Pell City 28, Southside-Gadsden 21 Pinson Valley 34, Clay-Chalkville 32 Ramsay 26, Hueytown 10 Saraland 42, Blount 14 Spanish Fort 42, Robertsdale 7 Wetumpka 40, Stanhope Elmore 13 Class 5A Alexandria 42, Boaz 13 Beauregard 61, Sylacauga 35 Briarwood Christian 34, Wenonah 0
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County 6 Keith 42, Billingsley 36 LaFayette 44, Fayetteville 7 Lamar County 28, Mars Hill Bible 14 Lanett 55, Vincent 14 Leroy 28, Citronelle 6 New Brockton 19, Zion Chapel 0 Ranburne 13, Woodland 12 Red Bay 32, Hatton 30 Reeltown 22, Horseshoe Bend 12 Sand Rock 28, Ider 20 Section 44, Asbury 0 Sheffield 35, Phil Campbell 14 Southern Choctaw 39, Washington County 15 St. Luke’s 40, Chickasaw 20 Tarrant 33, Falkville 14 Thorsby 48, Verbena 0 Winston County 32, Tanner 27 Class 1A A.L. Johnson 42, Fruitdale 22 Addison 44, Sumiton Christian 7 Brantley 47, Pleasant Home 7 Cedar Bluff 47, Gaylesville 8 Decatur Heritage 26, Meek 21 Florala 67, Red Level 28 Georgiana 60, Kinston 8 Hackleburg 48, Tharptown 17 Holy Spirit Catholic 54, Brilliant 0 Houston County 55, McKenzie 0 Isabella 46, Autaugaville 6 Lynn 15, R.A. Hubbard 14 Maplesville 70, Highland Home 19 Millry 40, J.F. Shields 8 Phillips 32, Vina 6 Pickens County 44, Marion County 14 Ragland 67, Coosa Christian 25 South Lamar 34, Berry 0 Spring Garden 40, Woodville 0 Sweet Water 27, Marengo 0 Valley Head 33, Alabama School/ Deaf 20 Victory Christian 49, Appalachian 35 Wadley 52, Talladega County Central 6 Waterloo 48, Shoals Christian 0 Winterboro 36, Donoho 14 AISA Autauga Academy 41, Pickens Academy 8 Bessemer Academy 51, Springwood 0 Chambers Academy 38, Lowndes Academy 14 Clarke Prep 43, Patrician Academy 42 Cornerstone Christian 40, Kingwood Christian 12 Crenshaw Christian 44, Sparta Academy 0 Escambia Academy 35, Jackson Academy 0 Fort Dale Academy 29, Northside Methodist 14 Lee-Scott Academy 34, Edgewood Academy 21 Macon-East 49, Evangel Christian-Montgomery 20 Marengo Academy 43, North River Christian 12 Monroe Academy 33, Pike Liberal Arts 6 Morgan Academy 46, Hooper Academy 13 Southern Academy 29, Wilcox Academy 0 Tuscaloosa Academy 28, Glenwood 27
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Lee-Scott 34, Edgewood 21
John D. Oliver / For Opelika-Auburn News
Lee-Scott defender Jackson Cook records a sack of Edgewood quarterback Christian Ivey during Friday’s victory.
Lee-Scott handles Edgewood for 3rd straight victory BY JOSH VITALE Opelika-Auburn News
AUBURN — Ask anyone about Robert Maddox, and they’ll tell you the Lee-Scott Academy head football coach is “not a throwing guy.” But when you have the personnel, sometimes you have to put the ball in the air. The Warriors did exactly that in a 34-21 over Edgewood Academy on Friday at Judd Scott Field. Quarterback Eric Schuster completed 6 of 9 passes for 124 yards and three touchdowns. Five of those catches and all three touchdowns went to tight end Jacob Carson, who had 125 yards. Yes, you read that correctly — the only pass Schuster didn’t complete to Carson lost a yard. “We are a running team. We have that reputation,” Maddox said. “But this year, it’s become a passing offense. It’s not my favorite thing, but if it works, I’m not going to say nothing.”
The final 13-point margin makes the game look a lot closer than it was on LeeScott’s home field. Visiting Edgewood (1-3) didn’t gain its inaugural first down until its fifth drive of the game in the second quarter. Lee-Scott (3-1) scored touchdowns on its first four possessions and all 34 of its points in the first half. That Wildcats first down play was a 48-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Christian Ivey to wide receiver Kam Burleson, but it didn’t come until Lee-Scott already had 27 points on the scoreboard. Schuster scored the game’s first touchdown on a 14-yard scramble, Mitchell Sanders took a jet sweep 10 yards for the second score, and Carson did the rest, catching touchdown passes of 50, 28 and 13 yards. Carson also recorded a sack and an interception on defense in a well-rounded performance. “The boy is having a breakout year, I’ll tell you,” Maddox said of Carson, who had nine catches, 136 yards and
two touchdowns in last week’s win over Glenwood. “This is the new norm for us.” Carson’s interception was one of two the Warriors got off Ivey, with Thomas Whatley catching the other. Thomas Rankin, Grant Hilyer and Jackson Cook also got to Ivey for sacks. Ivey did burst through the Lee-Scott defense for a 54-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter, and running back Tyler Abernathy capitalized on a late fumble to score a 4-yard touchdown against the Warriors’ second-team defense with 2:02 left on the game clock. But it proved too little, too late. “I feel like we played solid,” Maddox said. “I’m proud of our kids for winning the game. They didn’t have any quit in them, which speaks a lot for them and their coaches and their kids. And I’m proud for mine. We were able to hold on. They scored some points late, but we were trying to get a lot of people in. I’m proud that we were able to get everyone in the ballgame.”
Lee-Scott 34, Edgewood 21 Edgew. 0 7 0 14 — 21 Lee-Scott 20 14 0 0 — 34 1st quarter L – Eric Schuster 14 run (kick failed), 8:30 L – Mitchell Sanders 10 run (Jake Jenkins kick), 5:23 L – Jacob Carson 50 pass from Schuster (Jenkins kick), 3:00 2nd quarter L – Carson 28 pass from Schuster (Jenkins kick), 6:56 E – Kam Burleson 48 pass from Christian Ivey (Burleson kick), 4:52 L – Carson 13 pass from Schuster (Jenkins kick), :12.6 4th quarter E – Ivey 54 run (Burleson kick), 6:28 E – Tyler Abernathy 4 run (Burleson kick), 2:02
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Lyman Ward 54, People’s Baptist 42
Cliff Williams / The Outlook
Lyman Ward’s Garret Davison tries to break the tackle of Peoples Baptist’s Noah McRee.
Lyman Ward picks up first win since 2015 By LIZI ARBOGAST Managing Sports Editor
After a winless season in 2016, Lyman Ward Military Academy finally got on the right side of the track. But looking at the statistics, you’d never know it. People’s Baptist had 504 offensive yards, compared to just 377 for the Fighting Rangers, and the Knights also had nearly as many first downs as Lyman Ward had offensive plays. But some huge touchdown passes from Garrett Davison to Jerry Bosworth, a
kickoff returned for a score and a handful of big defensive stops, Lyman Ward earned a 54-42 victory on Thursday night. “It’s awesome,” Lyman Ward firstyear coach John McNeal said. “I came into a program that I kept hearing was not the best, and I didn’t let it affect me. I took what I know, my experiences and the boys’ strengths — half the team has never played a game before. Being able to coach these boys with as little time as I had to really practice with them, they’re doing awesome. This is a big victory for us. They needed it, I think,
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more than I needed it.” The Knights (2-3) went shot-forshot with Lyman Ward (1-1) throughout most of the game. It seemed like every time People’s Baptist scored, the Rangers had an immediate answer. But Lyman Ward finally pulled away nearing the end of the third quarter. Davison connected with Bosworth for a 37-yard touchdown just three plays after the Knights had taken a two-point lead. It was the duo’s fourth score of the night. Then Lyman Ward’s defense answered the call, as the Knights were
pushing the ball downfield on two straight possessions in the fourth quarter. “From Day 1, our defense has been super strong,” McNeal said. “Our defensive coach, Anthony Reaves, took them under his wing. I’m an offensive quarterback and receivers kind of coach, and he’s the defensive coach. He took them and just ran. He took the boys that have never played defense before and made them strong. They work together as a unit, and that’s more than I can ask for.” Lyman Ward’s defense finished the See LYMAN • Page 16
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Tallassee we’ve got a lot of improvements to make,” Battles said. “I don’t know what was going through our minds in that first half. But we came out in the second half and made some plays and just held on. Childersburg is a much-improved team and they came in wanting to win the ballgame. No doubt about it.” Tallassee held on the first second-half possession and took over inside its own 30. The run game, up to this point had been reduced to a series of fits and stops. But, with Casey Baynes back at quarterback, Tallassee’s offense becomes two dimensional. Baynes — who finished the night with more passing yards than rushing yards — connected with Kalvin Levett on a vertical route down the sideline. Levett took the reception and cut inside at the hash mark, then split the defenders and sprinted into the end zone for the touchdown. With the kick, Tallassee led 14-7. The Tigers, on the next possession, used a 38-yard catch and run by Levett to move them deep into the Childersburg
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blue zone. “They made a commitment to stopping us from running the football and were putting eight or nine men in the box and leaving our receivers in man coverage,” Battles said. “We’ve got some pretty good receivers and a pretty good quarterback. We tried to throw a few things. Kalvin and Jake (Burton) came up and made some great plays for us.” Baynes called his number three times and turned the corner on a simple sweep for the touchdown. Tallassee’s lead swelled to 21-7 with 6:46 left in the third period. Childersburg tried to claw its way back into the game. Kidd battled back and with a flick of the wrist, had put them back in the game. Kidd connected Cameron Thrash for the touchdown from 10-yards out. Childersburg scored again, late and began to craft together some offense. He tossed a pass to Maurice Barrett for the 46-yard double courage. Tallassee — with Childersburg threat-
ening — took the game over. Matthews broke free on a 27-yard touchdown run, bringing the tally to 28-13. Childersburg answered with a 46-yard touchdown pass. The two-point attempt was thwarted as Kidd was met with purple-clad resistance at the goal line. The two 4A squads exchanged possessions deep into the game. Baynes recorded an interception, but a fumble gave the ball back to Childersburg. “Their game plan was very effective — ‘You are not going to run the football’ — and it worked to a tee,” Battles said. “We just had some kids step up and make plays. That’s what I’m proud of.” The visiting Tigers engineered one final drive into Tallassee’s red zone. The fourth-down pass was batted away giving the ball back over to Tallassee. Matthews, on second and six, turned a simple straight run play into a 62-yard scamper. “This was a big win,” said Matthews, who turned 18 Friday. “This was a great birthday present and we needed this to
Elmore Stockman’s PAT was blocked the Panthers led 6-0 with 4:31 left to go in the first quarter. Handley couldn’t earn a first down on its next possession and the Tigers’ Devontae Houston punted to Patrick, who returned it 20 yards to the Tigers’ 40. It took the Panthers eight plays to march the distance, scoring on a 23-yard Head strike to Jenkins with 10:58 to go in the first half. Jones bulled into the end zone for the two-point conversion and Elmore County was up 14-0 at halftime. It looked as though Handley had made a game out of the contest on the second-half kickoff. The Tigers’ Cadarious Burton took Stockman’s kick in at his own 14 and returned it 86 yards for an apparent touchdown. But the referees brought the play back due to a block-in-the-back call on Handley. Then on the Tigers’ first play from scrimmage, Xavier Slaughter fumbled and Elmore County’s Shakwan Bickley recovered at the Handley 26. An unsportsmanlike conduct foul on Handley was tacked on and the Panthers took over at the Tigers’ 13. Five plays later, Jones powered in over the right guard and, with Stockman’s extra point, the Panthers led 21-0 with 10:04 left in the third quarter. Elmore County tried to get sneaky on the ensuing kickoff, but Handley’s Cory Arrington recovered Stockman’s onside kick attempt at the Tigers’ 47. Quarterback Corey Bell passed for 13 yards to Jared Sears. Dylan Brooks ran for another 13 and Burton went around right end from 9 yards out for the score. Sears PAT cut the Panther lead to 21-7 with 7:55 left in the third quarter. But Elmore County put the game away the first time it touched the ball in the fourth. From their own 19, the Panthers moved the ball to the clinching score on a 20-yard Patrick run, a 12-yard Jones scamper, an 18-yard Patrick dash and, finally, a 20-yard race around right end by Patrick for the score. Stockman’s kick made it 28-7 with 8:34 left in the game. Handley added an oh-by-the-way touchdown with
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Tallassee High School’s Kalvin Levette (1) runs the football in for a touchdown late in the third quarter during Friday night’s game against Childersburg High School.
stay 2-0 in the region.” His run proved to be the final nail for the visiting Tigers defense. Childersburg lined up but was forced to watch the Tallassee kneel in victory.
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Carmen Rodgers / The Herald
Elmore County High School’s Terrance Head finds room to run after skirting by Handley’s defensive line during Friday night’s battle between the Panthers and the Tigers.
13 seconds left in the contest on an 8-yard pass from Bell to Y’Quavious Patterson. Bell completed 10 of 18 passes for 108 yards to lead the Handley offense. Burton was the Tigers’
leading rusher with only 33 yards on seven carries. Next week, Elmore County travels to Childersburg, a 28-19 loser to Tallassee Friday night. Handley hosts Leeds, a 42-14 Friday night winner over Dadeville.
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Lyman game with nine tackles for a loss, including a 9-yard sack on fourth down and four TFLs from Davison. Bosworth, who totaled four receiving touchdowns and two rushing, set the final score when he bullied his way in for a 7-yard score with just over two minutes remaining. “Davison is a returning quarterback and with Bosworth, they just have a magnificent chemistry on the field,” McNeal said. “We run all the plays so that everybody every play gets a chance to touch the ball in practice, but when you have a quarterback and receiver duo that deadly, you gotta use them.” Davison and Bosworth were the definition of lethal on Thursday night. The pair connected five times for a total of 214 yards and four of those went for touchdowns. Most of the scores came when Davison found Bosworth 15 or 20 yards out, and the receiver went to the races. “He’s one of my good bud-
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dies,” Davison said. “We talk, we hang out a lot, and we kind of have this connection. When he goes out, he’s my guy I’m throwing it to. If I’m in doubt of throwing it, it goes to Bosworth every time. He’s my guy.” Probably the most incredible thing about Lyman Ward’s victory was its ability to break big plays. The Fighting Rangers needed just 25 total offensive plays to score 54 points, while People’s Baptist snapped the ball 70 times. Lyman Ward had only 11 plays that went for fewer than 10 yards and had seven go 25 yards or more. “We have guys that can read plays and they can read the defense,” McNeal said. “I’ve got a coaching staff that can read from the sideline, too. We start taking notice of what plays they’re running, who they’re going to. They had a very small team, so it made it kind of easy for us to really choose. We really just see what they’re doing and
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Lyman Ward’s Christopher Owens runs against Peoples Baptist in Thursday night’s game.
adjust every game.” Regardless of how Lyman Ward got the victory, Davison said it felt so good to finally get that monkey off the Rangers’ back. “It’s so nice,” he said. “Last year, we had a coach that wasn’t fully into the team, but we have a good coaching staff this year. Everybody is playing their hearts out, so it’s a way different system than last year. We’re not the team that we were last year.”
People’s Baptist 16 14 12 0 — 42 Lyman Ward 14 20 14 6—54 First Quarter PB — Andrew McKneeley 10 pass from Gavin Haynite (Braddock Garland pass from Vincent Esprit), 7:09 LW — Jerry Bosworth 50 pass from Garrett Davison (Davison run), 6:08 PB — Haynite 10 run (Jamari Peters pass from Esprit), 0:00.6 LW — Christopher Owens 78 kick return (run failed), 0:00.0 Second Quarter LW — Bosworth 45 pass from Davison (run failed), 6:15 PB — Micah Alfaro 70 run (Esprit run), 4:32 LW — Bosworth 72 pass Davison (kick blocked), 4:13 LW — Bosworth 1 run (Bosworth run), 2:17 PB — Alfaro 4 run (run failed), 0:18 Third Quarter PB — Haynite 10 run (pass failed), 7:38 LW — Davison 30 run (run failed), 6:43 PB — Alfaro 10 run (pass failed), 1:30 LW — Bosworth 37 pass from Davison (Josepg Reese), 0:11 Fourth Quarter LW — Bosworth 7 run (run failed), 2:04 Team Statistics PB LWMA First downs 19 12 Rushes-yards 56-407 14-104 Passing 9-14-0 8-11-0 Passing yards 97 273 Total yards 504 377 Punts 0-0 0-0 Fumbles-lost 4-0 1-0 Penalties-yards 8-60 7-35 Individual Statistics Rushing — People’s Baptist: Alfaro 21-227, Esprit 21-190, Haynite 8-25, Jarquavius Tyson 2-5, Team 2-(-45); Lyman Ward: Davison 9-75, Reese 1-13, Bosworth 2-8, Owens 2-8. Passing — People’s Baptist: Haynite 9-13-97-0, Esprit 0-1-0-0; Lyman Ward: Davison 8-11-273-0. Receiving — People’s Baptist: Esprit 3-29, McKneeley 2-14, Jeremy Morrow 2-12, Garland 1-26, Alfaro 1-16; Lyman Ward: Bosworth 5-214, Reese 3-59.
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Russell Brands employees pledged $30,405.54 as the pacesetters for this year's local United Way campaign, which is themed, "Team United."
United Way of the Lake Martin Area (UWLMA) kicked off its 2018 fundraising campaign Aug. 28 with a “Team United” party at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center on the campus of Central Alabama Community College. “I’m overwhelmed. This is probably the biggest crowd we’ve ever had,” saud UWLMA Executive Director Shannon Fuller, estimating around 250 people had filled the Graham Center’s auditorium. The fundraiser thermometer was officially unveiled during the event, with a goal of $550,000 for this year’s campaign. Joining the festivities were cheerleaders from Reeltown, Benjamin Russell, Central Coosa and Horseshoe Bend, the Horseshoe Bend majorettes and the mascots from Central Coosa, Dadeville and
Horseshoe Bend. Members from Boy Scout Troop 169 presented the flag, Mary Bella Pemperton of the Camp Fire organization led a blessing, and the Dadeville High School Choir sang the national anthem. Around the walls of the auditorium were displays from each of the 28 agencies served by United Way, from Meals on Wheels and Camp ASCCA to The Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity of Alexander City. Guests were invited to wander through the displays and learn more about the organizations. Russell Brands was chosen to be this year’s pacesetters and reported it exceeded expectations during this year’s company fundraiser. “This year, Russell raised $30,405.54,” reported representative Lasaua Willis. ~ Donald Campbell
Annual muster celebrates historic park The annual celebration of the founding of Horseshoe Bend National Military Park gave children and adults a glimpse into the past last month. Volunteers turned out to conduct Creek Indian hunting camp demonstrations, fire a cannon and authentic muskets and display artifacts. Children marched with the militia and learned how life was lived at the time of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend that effectively ended the War of 1812 and led to the secession of Creek lands to the young United States. In addition, children completed the requirements for the Junior Ranger badge at the park, which was established 58 years ago. The event was held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 19, and admittance was free. For more photos, see page 37 . ~ Staff Report Militia Muster
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Fall Propagation Made Easy Use Grandfather's no-fail quart jar method
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seeds for winter gardens directly into the eptember should bring relief to gardens freshly soiled containers. Remember to add and signal the start of a new season for new soil each planting session. gardeners in areas that have been too Here are a few tips and techniques for warm for anything but hothouse tropical, propagating. as well as Southern hemisphere gardeners. There are several methods for propagating Gearing up for a fresh start, September can be flowering plants and shrubs. We would like one of the busiest months in the garden. Let’s to share the two that my grandfather used for just hope the weather cooperates with the his roses and gardenias. following to-do list. You’ll need a quart glass jar with two oldHillside gardens in our area need extra fashioned hairpins to create a miniature attention with the extreme rain and heat. Try greenhouse. to take advantage of the rain with the idea Start by removing the grass and stubble that weeding is easier with wet soil. If you to expose the soil next to the bush you want have golf shoes or other spiked sports shoes, to propagate. You’ll want to clean a spot just consider wearing them when on the hillside. larger than the mouth of the jar. Bend the When you have ruts from excess wash, lowest young green limb that has a blossom think about placing a potted plant; leave it Fred Muenzmay on it (even if it is an exhausted blossom) in the pot and dig a depression (not a hole) into the exposed soil and bury the stem just in which to set the pot. Place oddly shaped slightly below the surface. Gently use the stones (5- to 10-pounders) to redirect water hairpins to anchor the little limb in place. Water the soil; that may have caused the wash. and then, place the jar mouth-side down over the buried This also is a good time to place small yard art with stem, leaving the blossom exposed to the air. pegs or pins to keep it in place and plant small vines, like You have now created a miniature greenhouse that will English ivy, close by. Ivy stays very visible when it walks use the condensation in the jar to keep the sprig moist and can be controlled. until it takes root. No more attention is required. After a Large container vegetable gardens are close to being few weeks, you will be able to cut the stem away from the finished unless you’ve planted a winter crop. These mother plant, dig up the newly rooted sprig and plant it gardens will require similar care, and you can start your
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Each article imparts much advice, knowledge and hints elsewhere. This method has always produced a healthy for our gardens. Every article has a different twist about rooted plant. what, when, where and why. The second method is to take cuttings from green As I sit on this rainy afternoon, my mind wanders from stems that show some new growth or budding. Remove the continual rain dripping all diseased leaves and off the porch roof to the carefully remove all green folks in Texas, Louisiana material from the plant and Florida. Many nodes, except for the top Americans have had their leaf. attention focused on the Fill a clean pot – one recent hurricanes and the that has watering holes – devastation and flooding with potting soil. You can n Stop fertilizing of thousands of homes use root tone (a purchased n Bring summer houseplants indoors when and businesses, wondering material) or some fireplace nighttime temperatures hit 50 degrees where the many people oak ashes to dip the cut affected will live and how end of your cuttings in to Fahrenheit they will survive such a assist in protecting from n Start fall cleanup in the flowerbeds, disaster. We, the people, rot. Place the green stem cutting back anything that has finished are the guardians of this in the potting soil with the blooming or is diseased part of the planet. single leaf not touching the From our garden soil. This fledgling can be n Consider propagating a few of your perspective, there is not kept indoors or outdoors favorite blooming bushes and expand this much we can do physically with partial sun and shade, year’s beds to assist these folks. From but always keep it moist. n Photograph your gardens and our hearts and souls, we There is satisfaction in are called each and every creating plants for your containers for a record of the year’s day to reach out and help garden. These propagation triumphs and frustrations those in need. Citizens methods also work well n Turn the compost bed a few times in harm’s way need our when you have older n Divide and move perennials help. Our local churches, bushes and plants that may restaurants, businesses be difficult to find on the n Find your old bulbs from spring and dig and organizations are open market. Being a part them up and store in a dry place on the alert. National of plant creation is very n Start planting new varieties of spring organizations are pressed rewarding. bulbs for funds and means. We Have fun in your garden can help by checking with this September. local churches and other I am sitting in my organizations that are easy wicker chair on the gathering clothes, bedding, front porch watching food, containers, etc. the hummingbirds while I write this article. I have just The “What to Do in September” for others is very clear. completed reading a stack of home and garden magazines Our local United Way is already set up to receive funds, on the table beside me, including one Lake Martin Living and if you type “where to help Harvey victims” (scam magazine that includes an article we wrote last year. protected sites), you can get a complete, up-to-date list of items needed. Thank you.
September in Growing Zone 8a
~ Fred Muenzmay of Eagle's Roost Herb Farms is a Master Gardner and has been in the business of growing organic herbs, vegetables and blueberries for regional and local farmers markets for 26 years. Contact him at fmuenzmay@earthlink.net. Propagate Your Garden with These Two Simple Methods
Facing page: Method 1: Use hairpins to secure a green stem to prepared soil; then, water well and place the mouth of a quart glass jar gently over the stem to create a miniature greenhouse for the new plant; Left: Method 2: Cut all of the leaves from nodes except the top one, dip stem in rooting agent and place in a container with potting soil.
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plants; freshwater he Tallapoosa County Extension office will Discover Nature Above: Master ecosystems and living offer the Alabama Master Naturalist Course Naturalist students streams; invertebrates beginning Oct. 5. The eight-session course search for insects in the (including insects); will be held on Thursdays either once or twice a forest floor. birds and mammals; month. Classes will be held at Wind Creek State amphibians and reptiles; Park in Alexander City from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Alabama’s cultural The Alabama Master Naturalist (AMN) program landscape; geology, soils and weather; and forests is a statewide program designed to promote and ecosystems. awareness, understanding and respect for Alabama’s Full course details and information can be found natural world and to develop a statewide corps online at www.aces.edu/Tallapoosa. Cost of this of well-informed volunteers who are equipped to course is $30 per day or $200 for all eight sessions. provide education, outreach and service dedicated Full-time or part-time Alabama residents who are to the beneficial management of natural resources interested in nature, enjoy the outdoors and desire and natural areas within their communities. to help with Natural resource management and To become a certified AMN typically takes conservation in Alabama are the perfect candidates one year but could take longer, depending on to become Alabama Master Naturalists. The AMN the training regiment and track each participant Program is open to all adults regardless of race, chooses. In addition to 40 hours of basic training, Shane Harris color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, participants are also required to complete 30 hours political beliefs, sexual orientation or marital or of volunteer service during the first year. family status. During the next three years, an additional 30 Space is limited. If interested in participating in the hours of advanced training will also be required to become 2017 Master Naturalist Program, call the Tallapoosa a fully certified AMN. In addition, each Alabama Master County Extension office at 256-825-1050. Naturalist will be encouraged to complete a minimum of 40 hours of volunteer service per year, as described in the AMN ~ Shane Harris is County Coordinator at the Tallapoosa program. County Extension Office. Contact him at 256-825-1050. Class topics will include taxonomy, botany and native
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Keep your eye on the dime
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and more putting practice pointers
ou’ve got to stay still while you’re moving to make those important putts. The next time you watch golf on television, watch the good putters closely. Their bodies don’t move below the waist; however, whenever I go to the practice green at Willow Point Golf & Country Club, I’ve seen less lower body motion from people using hula-hoops. In putting, it seems that people have a common miss to one side of the hole or the other. For a right-handed golfer, lifting the head or the eyes following the ball too quickly usually misses to the right. Whenever I see a turning motion in the lower body, I see a lot of putts pulling left. Next time you have the time to practice your putting, try two separate things. Keep your head still and allow the putter to stroke through the ball, at least to the finish of the stroke, before looking at the golf ball. While practicing this particular move, I try to focus my sight on a piece of grass immediately behind the ball. This way, I am not as eager to watch what the ball is doing. Another way to practice this is to place your golf ball on a dime. After the stroke, you want your eyes to be staring at the dime, not the ball. These two drills may help you to keep your head in place throughout the stroke. This simple little improvement will allow you to keep the putter blade square to your target through impact, rather than opening up as it reaches the ball. To keep your body still, it is imperative to separate your upper body from your lower body at the waist. You absolutely want your shoulders and torso to be swinging, twisting or turning (whichever thought you choose) along with the movement of your arms, hands and putter through the stroke. The hips should not be opening up in the follow-through in putting. A good drill to learn to keep 16 Lake Martin Living
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your lower body still is to put approximately 60 percent of your weight on your front foot and feel like you are locking (or tightening) your inner thighs. In your putting strokes, you do not want to feel any weight shift whatsoever from one foot to the other. While keeping your head and your lower body still, the putter should be able to work more down the target line rather than turn left with your body. When you can keep your eyes quiet, as well as your head and lower body still, you could begin hitting putts much more solid and consistent. These two improvements will allow you to improve your direction control. Once you have your direction under control, all you need to focus on is your speed. Let me assure you, when you have confidence that your ball is going to track down your intended line, you will make more putts. Now that you’ve mastered the direction control with your putting, begin focusing on speed control. A good and simple drill is to drop three-to-five golf balls on the green between 25 and 45 feet away; place a couple of tees about 2 feet apart and 12 to 18 inches beyond the cup into the ground. Stroke these putts with the goal of having the ball go into the hole – but should it miss, you don’t want the ball to pass the tees. This drill will help you acquire more feel for distance. It will also challenge you on each putt. I suggest that you always have some sort of challenge in your practice, so you are more aware of your improvement from one practice to the next. When working on speed, notice which direction the grain of the grass is growing. Should you be putting “into” the grain, your putts will be a little slower. Should you be putting “with” or “down” the grain, your putts will be a little faster and tend to roll out farther. Grain can be determined by a
few factors. You may notice that the grass has a sheen or is lighter in color more in one direction than another. When you see the lighter color or sheen, you are rolling your putt with the grain. In contrast, if the grass is a bit duller in color, you are putting into the grain. You also could look at the cup itself. Should you notice that the grass appears more worn on the left side of the cup, the grain is growing from right to left. You may determine the grain by looking at the green and imagining which direction water would flow during a rainstorm or irrigation, as grass tends to grow in the same direction as the water runoff. A final factor, especially on a very flat green, is determining the direction in which the sun sets (which in most places on our planet is west). Grass tends to grow toward the setting sun because the sun is more intense in the afternoons than the morning sun. Most new golf architects will remove trees from the west side of the greens during renovation or when creating a new golf course because the trees’ shadows would slow or inhibit grass growth on the greens, especially if the grass is of the Bermuda variety. Another factor in making a lot of putts is becoming a good green reader. Let’s imagine that the golf course superintendent and his crew have done a good job in removing most of the grain from the grass on the putting surfaces through a verti-cut program and applications of lightly sanding (top-dressing) the greens. I have putted on greens where the ball rolls uphill due to heavy grain (those courses are nightmares). With a good maintenance program to the putting surfaces, golfers can learn to read greens by determining how much gravity will influence, how much a rolling golf ball will turn to the left or right and how much gravity will slow a golf ball down or speed it up on uphill or downhill slopes. Imagination and experience are needed in making good decisions on green reading. Keep in mind that a ball rolling fast will not break as much as a ball rolling slowly. Most confident putters take out a lot of break on short putts by firming them into the back of the hole. A great way to learn how to read greens is to hit a putt toward the middle of the practice green, aiming straight at a tee or a hole. After the ball has come to rest, crouch down behind where the ball started and look at the path on which that ball traveled. During this observation, you should begin to see how undulation affects the roll of the ball. Do this a dozen times from a variety of directions and at various lengths, and you should start understanding how slope and grain affect your golf ball as it rolls. This is a great method to use when you play a new course and are not familiar with the greens. Keep in mind, these factors hold true to your chipping as well. Bump-and-run chips are very similar to putts, so read the green before executing your shot and you may find yourself making more pars and birdies. Golf is so much more fun when you’re making putts. Put in a little more effort and practice with a purpose on the putting green.
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Traveling Smithsonian exhibit visits Alexander City STORY BY DONALD CAMPBELL PHOTOS COURTESY OF SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
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hanks to a combined partnership between the Smithsonian Institute and the Alabama Humanities Foundation, MainStreet Alexander City will host a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian this fall. The exhibit, Water|Ways, will be open to the public from Oct. 5 and Nov. 7. “It’s going to be inside on the main floor of city hall,” said MainStreet Executive Director Bre Smith. “It’ll be right up front.” The partnership to bring this exhibition to Alexander City began around a year ago, with the banners announcing this event going up within the last few days before the exhibit pieces arrive and begin to be assembled at the end of September, she said. The exhibit is interactive, allowing visitors the chance to get up close and personal on how water impacts the rest of the environment, historical aspects of water subjects and the importance of not polluting waterways, according to Smith. The exhibit includes interactive aspects, including an iPad and a television to share additional information with guests. Alexander City is the third of six Alabama cities the exhibit will visit. “It began in Eufaula and is currently in Decatur,” said Grants Director of the Alabama Humanities Foundation Thomas Bryant. “After Alexander City, it will go down to Spanish Fort on Mobile Bay; then up to Jasper before concluding in Selma.” In addition to the exhibit set up inside city hall during the month of October, Smith said historian John Kvoch would be speaking about this subject at the Adelia M. Russell Library at 5 p.m. on Oct. 16. The Wonderful Ways of Water
Because the Smithsonian Institution's Water|Ways exhibit highlights the importance of water, the Alabama Humanities Foundation wanted to display the collection in communities with close ties to water. The exhibit places emphasis on the beauty of the country's waterways and the variety of ways they affect people's lives. Alexander City was a perfect choice. Clockwise from far left: The Colorado River; Newport Beach; Harper's Ferry; and the Chattahoochee River.
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Ready, Set, Go! STORY BY AMY PASSARETTI & DONALD CAMPBELL PHOTOS BY CLIFF WILLIAMS & MITCH SNEED
Dadeville hosts the return of the soapbox derby
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tepping away from the phones, internet and technology that consumes children’s lives these days, Dadeville’s Marrell Ward wanted to share his childhood memories of some good old-fashioned creative fun to get children excited about something unique. The inaugural Ducky Ward Soap Box Derby, in honor of Ward’s late son, did just that, and interest continues to grow. “Parents really enjoyed spending time with their children. Everyone was really enthusiastic about it,” said Ward, who grew up participating in soapbox derbies in his hometown of Ocala, Florida. Nearly 30 cars were built from any number of mediums imaginable, all different shapes and sizes, and the results were impressive. The only requirements were that all vehicles Suped-Up Styles Previous Pages: All eyes were on include brakes the racers as they sped toward the and hand steering Finish Line in the first Ducky Ward mechanisms, Soap Box Derby. Facing Page: usually using steel Race organizer Marrel Ward made braided cable; in several cars for kids who weren't addition, each rider able to make their own, and was required to other drivers invested hours in the wear a Department making of their vehicles that were styled after big rig trucks, hot rods, of Transportation sponsored professional rides and (DOT)-approved more. Crowds turned out to see helmet. Ward said the cars and cheer on their favoite drivers in the inaugural event. the concept of
Race for the Win
Chariot Ward drove a kayak-styled custom car over the Finish Line to win the double-elimination soapbox derby races last month in Dadeville.
constructing these vehicles is fairly simple, and cars are made mostly from wood, fiberglass, wheels and metal parts. Wanting to remain inclusive to those families that couldn’t afford the time or money to build their own cars, Ward hand made nine cars that were available for kids to use. With his background in construction work and maintenance, he said, he was able to build one in about two or three days if he worked steadily. “I enjoy piddling with stuff and working on things. I pulled the ideas from my head, my memory, from seeing things from years ago,” said Ward. Russell Do it Center donated most of the materials for construction of Ward’s vehicles, and he said some children have already signed up to use the same car next time. Participants were aged anywhere from 6 to15 years old and raced two at a time down Columbus Street next to the Dadeville football stadium. The average car sped down the hill at around 19 to 24 mph, with the speed being recorded by radar for kids to observe as they crossed the finish line. “A lot of people don’t realize when you’re sitting that close to the ground you’re moving pretty fast. It might not seem that fast, but a small object that low – it’s Lake Martin Living 25
moving,” said Ward. Ward’s granddaughter Chariot Ward was the winner of this year’s race with her version of a kayak-shaped car that was the fastest speed at 24 mph, and Brady Knox came in second place with his Nesquik sponsored roadster. Third place was awarded to Logan Champion, and all kids involved had the chance to vote on their favorite design, which awarded Adam Ward Best in Show for his car resembling a Jeep. The top three victors and Best in Show won large trophies, but every driver received a small medallion for participating. Even though this seems to be the first event of its kind in the area, Ward is hoping the trend will spread. He is reaching out to Reeltown, for example, and trying to spur a competition between towns and schools. “Hopefully, surrounding cities will pick it up and get involved, and that way you’ll have something going that kids can do pretty regular,” Ward said. This event took place in conjunction with a nonprofit festival that included family-friendly activities, a variety of food, inflatables, music and other vendors, with a turnout of close to 2,000 people. Ward received sponsorship and donations from local businesses for the event and hopes continued sponsor participation will keep pricing free or low, so everyone could be involved. “I want to try to keep it as cheap as possible for families. I want to not have a bunch of expenses tied to these things for parents who can’t afford to spend a lot of money on weekends and on these events. This way all 26 Lake Martin Living
Taking Fun Seriously
Spectators were impressed with a fishing boat disguised as a land shark that exemplified the fun-loving mood of the day as it slid away from the Start Line toward the bottom of the hill on Columbus Street in Dadeville.
children can still participate,” Ward added. Now that children have their cars built and their enthusiasm high, Ward wants to coordinate more races throughout the year and maybe charge a small entry fee to help fund the bigger annual festival. Ward said the number of people who have told him they’ve decided to build a car for future events is unbelievable. Families have mentioned they are in the process of working on cars, and hardware stores said people are coming in more frequently to buy the necessary materials. The sheriff ’s department, police department, rescue squad and other local organizations all mentioned sponsoring the build of cars as well, to allow a child to participate and be able to race. The Dadeville Chamber of Commerce plans to sponsor a derby race at the end of September that Wade would coordinate, which indicates other people are hopping on board with the activity. “I was just extremely impressed with the people that got involved and still impressed with the way it’s going. Next year, it sure could be a large event. I really appreciate everyone’s participation and support,” Ward said.
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Fillings & Film
Alexander City's Dr. George Hardy maintains dual careers as dentist and movie star STORY BY BETSY ILER PHOTOS BY AUDRA SPEARS & COURTESY OF TYLER RUSSELL
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eorge Hardy lives a double life. By day, the unassuming Alexander City native drills and fills at his dental practice on Church Street, but in his off-hours, Hardy goes for the thrills. He’s lived this way for nearly 30 years, starting in 1989 when he fell into the lead in his first film, Troll 2. “I didn’t know anything about auditioning or head shots or any of that, but this friend of mine in an aerobics class – Michelle Turner Wilson – invited me to go down and audition for this movie, and I thought, ‘well, why not?’ I was living in Salt Lake City, and I wasn’t doing anything that night, so I went,” Hardy said. Wilson is an actress whose credits include North Dallas Forty. The next day, Hardy got a phone call from the casting agent. “I got the part,” Hardy said, as if he still didn't believe it. The non-SAG (Screen Actors’ Guild) horror film was
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shot in 13 days, and Hardy earned $100 per filming day. “We did the best we could. We were all non-actors except Michael Paul Stephenson, who played the child lead,” Hardy said. Two years later, Troll 2 was named the Worst Movie Ever Made. “The movie was a train wreck. It was embarrassing. I watched the first one-and-a-half minutes of it and said I would never watch it again,” Hardy said. “I forgot about it and went on with my life. “Every now and then, my friends would call me and tell me the movie was on TV, and I would tell them, ‘Turn it Fighting Crime, Evil and Cavities
Above: George Hardy as Texas Cotton (left) and Judd Lormand as his high-strung deputy (right) question a suspect in this frame grab from Hardy's most recent film project; Right: Hardy and The Killer's Requiem director Brian McLane.
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off ! Don’t watch that. It’s awful!’” But in 2006, Hardy got a phone call from a fan. A cast reunion had been planned, so two days later, Hardy hopped on a plane to attend a screening with his fellow actors. “We were mobbed for autographs,” he said. The movie had developed a cult film following. “Mike (Stephenson) was in his 20s by then, and he said, ‘we have to make a documentary about this.’ So we did that, and Mike and I put together a road trip. We went to eight countries – 28 cities – 31 film festivals – promoting the Best Worst Movie, which was about the making of Troll 2 and this phenomenon that happened with people following it,” he said. The documentary won its division in the 2009 Fantasia Film Festival and the Catalonian International Film Festival. It was nominated for the Denver Film Critics Society Award in 2010 and took silver at the 2011 Telly Awards. Since then, Hardy has become a celebrity in certain film circles. The mail at his dental office often includes letters from fans, and he frequently entertains proposals for roles in B-grade fantasy and horror films worldwide. He’s taken roles in nine films since Best Worst Movie, including Goblin 2, which was filmed last year in Germany. He also played a priest in director Brian McLane’s The Killer’s Requiem, filming scenes locally on a rainy day last January. As Requiem’s Father Davenport, Hardy watches over the last believer in a modern thriller based on the biblical story of Job. Requiem also stars Tim Russ, who has appeared in numerous television series, including The Fosters, Renegades and Bloomers, and actor/producer/ director Lloyd Kaufman. Alexander City’s Audra Spears plays Kathy, the church secretary, in Requiem, which is in post-production and is scheduled for a 2018 release. Hardy’s current project, Texas Cotton, is focused on the life of a sheriff in a small Texas town. Under the direction of Tyler Russell, who is known for his work on Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning and Pac-Man: The Movie, Hardy filmed a 10-minute segment – called a ‘short’ – outside of Austin in May. The segment also features Mark Borchardt, whose work has won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival (1999) and Judd Lormand, whose credits include NCIS: New Orleans (TV series), Homeland (TV series), Brother’s Keeper, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Shilo, which won the Programmers Choice Award at Birmingham’s Sidewalk Film Festival this year. Lormand recently was cast as second lead regular on the new fall series Seal Team. Hardy, Russell, Borchardt and Lormand worked together last year on the comedy, Here Comes Rusty. The Texas Cotton short covers seven pages of the full 75-page script for the movie and shows Hardy’s character walking into a possible crime scene, thanks to the bumbling of his high-strung deputy – played by Lormand. Teeth and Trolls
Above: Dr. Hardy with a patient in his Alexander City dental office; Left: Hardy as Michael Waites in Troll 2, the movie that launched his second career.
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Borchardt plays the film’s bad guy. The short debuted at the Alamo Draft House, and last month, Texas Cotton caused quite a buzz at Birmingham’s Sidewalk Film Festival. The segment was picked up by a SAG interest and is in the investment stage for production of a feature film starring Hardy as Cotton, a sheriff who must clean up a small Texas town. “Exposure at the film festivals helps to raise money for production,” explained Hardy. “If we can get the funding, we will film the full feature.” The name "Texas Cotton" is a working title, he said, and the final film will be released under another name. Local support for the film included an event at The Ridge early this month. Hardy said his love of acting really began during his childhood in Alexander City. “I always was a ham at home. Growing up, I was a comic. I enjoyed making people laugh,” he said. “In high school, I wanted to be an actor, but who doesn’t want to do that? “At Auburn, I was pre-med, but I had a Kappa Alpha friend who suggested I go out for cheerleading.” The cheer group performed skits, which Hardy loved, and during his tenure, the Auburn squad was named No. 1 in the nation. “I met Jerry Lewis and Chano, and I was invited to an audition to be on CHiPs (a late 1970s television series about California Highway patrolmen). My nickname in the cheer squad was ‘Hollywood Hardy,’” he said. Hardy finished at Auburn and went on to dental school at UAB. He entered the residency program and accepted a position with a pediatric practice in Salt Lake City, where his parallel life began. “It’s a lot of fun. I meet some interesting and creative people and get to do some crazy things,” Hardy said.
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Gardening Extravaganza STORY BY AMY PASSARETTI
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he Tallapoosa County Extension Office will host its third Fall Gardening Extravaganza Sept. 29 with a lineup of four well-respected speakers who have passion and expertise in their fields. After two successful years of the event in 2014 and 2015, County Extension Coordinator Shane Harris said the extension office decided to take a year off to help build suspense and grow the event. “The idea came about in 2014 as having an opportunity for the average homeowner, average gardener to hear some well known horticultural speakers they may not otherwise have the chance to see,” said Harris. Several of the popular presenters are authors, TV hosts or other specialists from across the Southeast and tend to participate in more exclusive conferences and banquets. The Chris VanCleave audience was very pleased with the past years’ choices, according to Harris, and he believes the extension office has chosen a good slate of four speakers to carry on that tradition. “We like to pick a variety of people with different personalities that can talk about specific gardening topics, but Felder Rushing also entertain the crowd,” Harris said. The format will be a lecture-style, town hall type meeting with two speakers in the morning and two presenting in the afternoon with lunch provided. Harris said there also will be sponsors displaying some merchandise and book signings from local authors. The four chosen speakers this year are Chris VanCleave, Sara L. Van Beck, Felder Rushing and Carol Reese. VanCleave, known in gardening circles as the “Redneck Rosarian,” is passionate about growing roses. His writings can be found on homedepot.com and on his personal website, redneckrosarian.com. He was a contributor to the 2015 Southern Living Gardening Book, has appeared on P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home television show and was featured in the June 2015 issue of Southern Living Magazine.
More than just a horticulturist, Van Beck is a historian on the daffodil; how it arrived in the U.S., how it has survived and other background information. She currently serves as a corresponding member of the Royal Horticulture Narcissus Classification Advisory Group and has written for numerous publications, along with publishing Daffodils in American Gardens, 1733-1940 and co-authoring with her mother, Linda, Daffodils in Florida: A Field Guide to the Coastal South. “Slow Gardening” founder Rushing will speak about his approach of finding and following personal garden bliss. He is author or co-author of 18 gardening books and a former Extension Service urban horticulture specialist who began the Master Gardener program in Mississippi. Rushing has appeared in thousands of newspapers and both Sara L. Van Beck regional and national garden magazines. Carol Reese is an Ornamental Horticulture Specialist with UT Extension and a contributor to several garden magazines. She writes a weekly gardening and nature column for the Jackson Sun in Tennessee. Her presentation, Take a Walk on the Wild Carol Reese Side, will discuss how to create and design a year-round flourishing habitat and wildlife garden. “This program pulls people from more than 100 miles and a lot of Master Gardeners across the state,” said Harris. Beginning at 9 a.m., the event will run until 3 p.m. and will be held at the Betty Graham Technology Center on the Alexander City campus of Central Alabama Community College. Registration is $25 and must be done by calling the Tallapoosa County Extension Service office at 256-825-1050. But, Harris cautioned, space is limited, and the two previous gardening extravaganza events sold out. “There is an urgency if people want to come. We won’t be taking anyone at the door,” said Harris.
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citizens of hat do designer handbags, the Lake gourmet pizza, pajamas Martin and airplane hangars have area! in common? Combined, they are the In addition perfect ingredients to cook up a fabulous to all of the fun mentioned above, ladies night out to raise awareness for there’s the unique venue experience breast cancer. Join the fun from 6:30 itself. Purses for a Purpose will be held in p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at T.C. Russell Airport the former Russell Corporation hangar in Alexander City on Thursday, Oct. at the Alexander City airport. Ladies, 5, for a UAB – Russell Medical Cancer don’t miss the area’s largest pajamaCenter benefit. We’ll raffle off designer purse-pizza party! Seating is limited, handbags to show our girlfriends that and tickets may be purchased from the when it comes to breast cancer, no one Russell Medical Marketing Department fights alone. for $25 each. The marketing office is Wear your best pajamas (yes, you read Susan Foy located at 115 Alison Dr. (the former that correctly … it’s so trendy now, Paul’s Drugstore building) directly across and let’s face it, it’s fun!), dine from Radney School. on gourmet pizza from For additional information and table Lake Martin Pizza Co.; sip your reservations, please contact Jessica Sanford, favorite wine or beer from Ocie community relations coordinator, at 256-329-7145 & Belles; and purchase chances or email her at jsanford@russellmedcenter.com. to win designer handbags. You’ll Breast cancer touches all of our lives. According look fabulous toting around the to the American Cancer Society’s estimates hottest handbag this fall. of breast cancer in the United States for 2017, Proceeds go to the Russell approximately 252,710 new cases of invasive Medical Foundation to help with breast cancer will be diagnosed in women. In the purchase of respiratory-gated addition, 63,410 new cases of carcinoma in situ radiotherapy – a technology upgrade will be diagnosed. (Carcinoma in situ is nonfor our radiation linear accelerator. Respiratory-gated radiotherapy offers a invasive and is the earliest form of breast cancer). Unfortunately, roughly 40,610 women will die from significant potential for improvement breast cancer. in the irradiation of tumor sites We stand together in the fight against breast affected by respiratory motion, cancer. Early diagnosis and treatment is key for such as lung, breast and liver optimal outcomes. The Women’s Center at Russell tumors. This upgrade will allow more patients to receive Medical encourages every woman to adhere to an early detection plan consisting of breast self-exams, radiation treatments clinical breast exams and mammograms based on at the cancer center age and health history. A gynecologist or family in Alexander City, physician can perform a clinical breast exam as part alleviating the need of an annual visit and can advise women on the to travel to larger frequency of mammography scheduling. metro areas for treatment. What ~ Susan Foy is marketing director for Russell an awesome gift Medical. to give to the
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t’s an exciting time for Alexander City, as we’ve seen the local economy start to transform with more people starting or expanding local businesses. For these business owners, it can sometimes be a challenge to know where to start in finding financing. Starting with a solid, well-researched business plan is an important first step, but there are also other things to think about as you get started. With that in mind, here are some things to consider as you look to finance a startup or growing business:
If that doesn’t happen quickly, will MONEY expansion. you have issues in paying the loan? Understand MATTERS what your payments will look like with the loan
Have a rock-solid business plan
you are requesting, and how long it will take to repay the loan. Then factor this into your plan.
Consider your employment needs
Think about how many employees you will need to hire to start your business or for your expansion. If it’s a major expansion, think about the employee pool you have to pull from. It’s important to be realistic about the type of people you need – what skills they should have and what level of experience is required. This will determine if you need to budget for training or for running ads for the people you need.
Your business plan should be thorough and Mark Spencer include conservative estimates for revenue, growth and costs. You should also outline who It’s never too early to consult with your your audience is and why you think demand for bank your product or service is strong. If you need assistance or It’s helpful to talk with your banker early, so you can feedback on your business plan, resources like workshops and get feedback on what the lender is looking for and what experts through the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce information you’ll need to supply. Then, when you are ready and the Lake Martin Innovation Center can offer suggestions. to move forward, you’ll come back fully prepared. This is why And for companies looking to grow, detailing your recent it is so important to have a relationship with your banker. success – and where that business has come from – will help This approach helps both sides of the deal, because your support the idea of having a lender finance an expansion. banker will already be familiar with your business.
Meet with your accountant
Know there are many options available for loans
We advise meeting with your accountant early in the process because CPAs can provide a wealth of support and guidance on what is beneficial for your business. And since they know the details of your business, they can provide wellinformed feedback on your plan.
In many cases, you may qualify for a loan with the Small Business Administration, which may offer a lower interest rate or less collateral. A knowledgeable banker will provide a number of options to you, and this should be part of that early conversation you have with your banker.
Know your timeframe of return on investment
-Mark Spencer is Senior Vice President, Central Alabama Area Executive for USAmeriBank and serves on the board of the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce.
As you work on your business plan, think about how long it will take to see increased revenues and profits from your
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Fall Boogie celebrates six years The 6th Annual Fall Boogie at Standard Deluxe in Waverly Sept. 23 will feature a mix of soul, rock, folk, Southern and punk. Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Revel in Dimes, Maggie Koerner, Heath Green and the Makeshifters, Lonnie Holley Band and Faye Webster are scheduled to play, but you never know who might show up and agree Time to Boogie to take the stage Revel in Dimes for a song or two. is one of six Members of New bands in the Orleans’ Alabama lineup for this Shakes came out for year's Fall Boogie. the spring event a few years ago. This multicultural music and arts festival gets bigger and better every year, as food and beverage, art and farm vendors join the fun on the lawn. This year’s vendors include Cathead Vodka, Wickles Pickles, Southern Accents Architectural 40 Lake Martin Living
Antiques, Mellow Mushroom, Tacorita and more. The sloping grassy lawn at Standard Deluxe lends itself to the occasion as a mini-amphitheater under tall pines, said Standard Deluxe owner Scott Peek. The bands play on a covered outdoor stage at the foot of the slope. Bring chairs, blankets and friends, as well as coolers. This is a BYOB event, but no glass bottles will be allowed (coolers will be checked at the gate). No dogs allowed on the premises. No smoking is allowed on the lawn.
The Fall Boogie is a spin-off of the Old 280 Boogie – a street party originally held in the spring of 2001 to celebrate the opening of the U.S. Highway 280 bypass that moved heavy traffic off the streets in the small town of Waverly. The Spring Boogie celebrated its 17th year earlier this year. The Fall Boogie will be held rain or shine. Gates open at 11 a.m., and the show starts at noon. Arrive early, Peek suggested, as this annual concert swells the population of Waverly – estimated at 148 in 2016 – by 10-fold, and parking spaces close to the venue could be few and far between later in the day. Parking is available in the downtown area of Waverly, as well as church and nutrition center parking lots and roadways. Please do not park in or block driveways and do not park in the cemetery. Tickets are $25-$30 and are on sale now at standarddeluxe.com.
LAKE REGION EVENTS Sept. 18
Horizons Unlimited
Dr. Paul Harris will present The Berlin Airlift and Operation Kinderlift at the Alexander City Board of Education building at 375 Lee St. from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Harris is the associate director for the University Honors College and mentors Auburn’s brightest students in the application for national prestigious scholarships.
Sept. 21
Democratic Party Meeting
The Tallapoosa County Democratic Party will host a meeting from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Charles Porch Center. The program will focus on the Dec. 12 special election to fill the Senate seat formerly held by Jeff Sessions. Call Carol Gowan at 256-794-7432 for additional information.
Sept. 21
Artists Association of Central Alabama
The general meeting includes a membership drive with an open studio. The meeting will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Senior Activity Center at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex in Alexander City.
Sept. 23
Dadeville Fall Festival
Held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., friends and family can gather for a day of fun including arts and crafts vendors, food vendors and activities for children, including inflatables. Vendor booths are available and if interested, should contact the Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce at 256-825-4019 or email chamber@dadeville.com.
Sept. 23
Stargazing
The Auburn Astronomical Society will set up telescopes to look at the night sky at 5 p.m. on Hospice Point near the silo at Wind Creek State Park.
Sept. 25
Horizons Unlimited
Terry Robbins, award-winning singer/musician from Clay County, will be present Merle Haggard, The People’s Poet at the Alexander City Board of Education located at 375 Lee St. from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Robbins worked in insurance for 32 years and taught school and coached as well. He only recently focused on his music talents when he joined Sylacauga Songwriters in 2014.
Sept. 26-28
Still Life in Oils
Tallapoosa School of Art in Dadeville will host a threeday workshop for beginner to intermediate level artists. Painters will learn to create light and shadow on the canvas and arrange floral still life in the studio and en plein air. Instructor Barbara Binford Davis will provide demonstrations and personal attention at this workshop in oils. Visit www.tallapoosaworkshops.com for more information.
Sept. 29
Gardening Extravaganza
The Tallapoosa County Extension Service will host four renowned gardening speakers from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center on the Alexander City Central Alabama Community College campus. Chris VanCleave, Sara L. Van Beck, Felder Rushing and Carol Reese will present timely, educational and entertaining programs pertinent to gardening in Central Alabama. Tickets are $25 and are available through the Extension Service at 256-825-1050.
Oct. 2
Horizons Unlimited
Sarah Bliss Wright will present Ida Quilt Project at the Alexander City Board of Education building at 375 Lee St. from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wright spent 30 years in the performing arts and singing in more than 40 operas before focusing her skills on quilt making. Her serious study of quilt history led to her textile art being featured in exhibits and her selection as the curator
for Our Quilted Past. She is a Road Scholar for the Alabama Humanities Foundation.
Oct. 2-4
Painting the Figure/ Portrait in the Southern Landscape
Hodges Soileau will lead this three-day workshop for intermediate to advanced levels painters at Dadeville’s Tallapoosa School of Art. Participants will learn to observe and paint the human figure from life in a natural light, waterfront setting. Models will be on site for daily demonstrations and plein air painting with special attention provided to each student. For information, visit www. tallapoosaworkshops.com/schedule.
Oct. 7
4th Annual BGHS Car Show
Bibb Graves High School Alumni will host their 4th annual car show at Millerville with 50/50 tickets, a money tree, games, door prizes, food and more to raise money for the community center. Registration is from 8 a.m. to noon. Open for spectators from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, contact Ben Wood at wood1950@centurylink.net.
Oct. 8
Alabama Art Colony Art Walk
Shop for original art created by regional artists of the 2017 Alabama Art Colony workshop. The walk will be held on the Lake Martin campus of Children’s Harbor from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in cabins 9 and 10.
Oct. 9-10
Throw Away Day
Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership and the Tallapoosa County Commission have teamed up to place dumpsters at five locations for free use by residents. Large household items can be deposited in the dumpsters at the Courthouse Annex in Alexander City, Doubles Bridges on state Route 63, Eagle Creek, Camp Hill Town Hall and Union. For details, contact Sabrina Wood at sabrinawood@live.com. Lake Martin Living 41
LAKE REGION EVENTS Oct. 14
37th Annual Custom Car Show
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Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
This open show format with a money tree will have registration from 8 a.m. to noon at Oktoberfest. All cars will be parked on asphalt. For more information, contact Danny Pike at 256-496-0024 or danny.pike@alexandercityal.gov.
This favorite act on the Alexander City Arts, Inc., roster will return to the Benjamin Russell High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door or online at AlexanderCityArts.org.
Oct. 14
Downtown Showdown and Fashion Show
26th Annual Waverly BBQ
Food will be served at the Waverly Community Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., but the event begins at 8 a.m. BBQ sandwiches and chips will be $5 or two for $9. BBQ meat is $9 per pound and whole Boston butts are $30 with presales available for pickup after 9 a.m. A chicken or pork plate will be sold for $9, and a quart of stew will be $9, as well. There also will be a silent auction, quilt raffle, arts and crafts, barnyard bingo and more. For information, call 334-8877288.
Oct. 15
Tallapoosee Historical Society
Auburn University’s Sue Mason will present the lecture, Native Americans - Life and Times Before the Spanish Arrived, explaining how the native Americans lived, what they ate, how they cooked, etc., at 2 p.m. at the historical museum in Dadeville. She will share pictures, and refreshments will be served. The meeting is free to the public. Contact Elsie Jo Washburn for information, at ejwashburn@charter.net.
Oct. 16
Horizons Unlimited
Dr. James Hansen will present Robert Trent Jones & the Making of Modern Golf, also the name of his latest published book, at the Alexander City Board of Education building at 375 Lee St. from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Hansen has been an expert in aerospace history for 26 years and wrote many books and articles, including his award-winning First Man that was the first and only authorized biography of Neil Armstrong. 42 Lake Martin Living
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The Lake Martin Area United Way will host its 5th Annual Downtown Showdown and Fashion Show in the United Way back parking lot at 17 Main St. in Alexander City. The event begins at 6 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer, local designers and a silent auction, and the fashion show begins at 7 p.m. VIP tables are available for $500 per table, and tickets are $30 per person; both are available for purchase at the United Way office. All proceeds benefit the Lake Martin Area United Way. Call 256-329-3600 or email admin@unitedwaylakemartin.org for additional information.
Season-Long Events Ladies’ Book Club
Ladies 18 years of age and older are invited to participate in the club at Adelia M. Russell Library on the last Thursday of every month. Meet in the conference room at 4 p.m. Call the library at 256-234-4644 for each month’s book title.
Antique Car Cruise-in
On the first Saturday of each month, car enthusiasts cruise into Arby’s parking lot on Highway 280 in Alexander City from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Join the fun and enjoy an era of classic cars and classic music.
Charity Bingo
Play charity bingo at Jake's Restaurant at 16 Broad St., Alexander City, at 6 p.m. every Thursday night. Cards are $1, and proceeds benefit local charities.
Amateur Radio Club
The Lake Martin Area Amateur Radio Club meets the second Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. at the terminal building at the Thomas C. Russell Field Airport (Alexander City Airport) with dinner and fellowship following at a local area restaurant. For more information, contact Michael Courtney at 256-825-7766 or Mike Smith at 256-750-5710.
Naturalist Presentations and Guided Nature Tours
Naturalist Marianne Hudson fills the Naturalist Cabin at Russell Crossroads with children and adults to see and listen to her lively nature presentations with critters, insects, snakes and fowl, just to mention a few. There is never a dull moment with this wildlife biologist as she educates on the beauty of nature in the wild and the outdoor classroom. Check online at Calendar. RussellLandsOnLakeMartin.com for the scheduled subject matter, dates and times.
Music at The Equality Performing Arts Center
The Equality Performing Arts Center hosts music and other events on the second and fourth Friday nights of each month at 6:30 p.m. on Alabama Hwy. 9 in Equality. Country/Western, bluegrass, Southern gospel and instrumental music featured. For more information, contact Wayne Glenn at 334-541-3302.
Yoga on the Green
Discover your inner being with free yoga at the Town Green at Russell Crossroads at 7 a.m. Saturday mornings through Oct. 1. Great for beginners and experienced; just bring a mat and water bottle.
Free Driving and Docking Clinics
Blue Creek Marina will host free clinics to teach driving and docking a boat. Registration is required, and clinics run from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Snacks and bottled water are provided. Bring your own lunch. Space is limited, so call Jennifer or Nicole at 256-825-8888 to reserve your spot. The towboat clinics is
LAKE REGION EVENTS scheduled for Sept. 18, and the sterndrive clinic date is Sept. 25.
MainStreet Farmers Market
Set up to run every Saturday through October, this event will offer fresh-picked local produce, along with homemade goods, such as jams, soaps and honey. There will be roughly 20 vendors each week from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., located on Lee St. in Alexander City, next to the First Baptist Church Family Life Center.
servers, audio/video adapters, laptop chargers, cable boxes, nickel cadmium or lithium ion batteries and flat screen monitors and televisions. CRT monitors and televisions are no longer accepted. For more information, call the Alexander City Public Works Department at 256409-2020.
Memory Makers Quilt Guild
Meets the second and fourth Mondays at the Senior Center on the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex campus. Participants come and go between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. with a business meeting at 5 p.m., followed by showand-tell. Bring sewing projects, machines and questions.
Electronics Recycling
The City of Alexander City Public Works Department hosts an electronics recycling event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. Items accepted include computers, computer mouse, keyboards, modems or routers, CD and DVD players, power supplies, PC mix systems, home or cell phones, printers or copiers, mainframe
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23 McDaniels Storage Center 256-234-4583 1040 Highway 280, Alex City, AL 35010 24 Aronov Realty Lake Martin 256-825-4133 6928 AL-49 S Stillwaters Hwy, Dadeville, AL 36853 25 Centry 21 Lake Area Realty 256-825-4800 440 N Broadnax St., Dadeville, AL 36853 26 Nail's Convenient Store 334-857-3454 8394 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic, AL 36024 27 Foshee What's, LLC 256-234-3298 2802 Dadeville Rd., Alex City, AL 35010 28 Shipwreck Sam's Yogurt@ Smith's Marina 256-444-8793
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Hotels & Lodges 29 Creekside Lodge 256-307-1440 6993 Hwy 49 S., Dadeville, AL 36853 30 Creekside Event Center 256-307-1441 7051 Hwy 49 S., Dadeville, AL 36853
Churches 31 Red Ridge United Methodist Church 256-825-9820 8091 County Rd. 34, Dadeville, AL 36853 32 Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 334-252-8618 2602 Gilmer Avenue, Tallassee, AL 36078 33 Lake Pointe Baptist Church 256-373-3293 8352 Highway 50, Dadeville, AL 36853
Dock Builders 34 Lake Martin Dock Company, Inc Marine Contractor License #49146 334-857-2443 180 Birmingham Rd., Eclectic, AL 36024 35 Docks Unlimited LLC 256-203-8400 6400 Highway 63 S., Alex City, AL 35010
Recreation 36 Dixie Sailing Club 767 New Hope Church Road Alexander City, Al 35010
19 EastLake Coffee @ Lakeside Mercantile 334-850-6357 8246 County Rd. 34, Dadeville, AL 36853
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20 Russell Building Supply 256-825-4256 350 Fulton Street, Dadeville, AL 36853 21 The Stables at Russell Crossroads 256-794-1333 288 Stables Road, Alex City, AL 35010
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Enter the 2017 Annual Lake Martin Living Art and Photography Contest
Calling All Artists Winners featured on the cover and inside pages of our October magazine edition. Entries will be on exhibit at Alexander City’s Wine Emporium and Gallery 128. Submissions accepted in acrylics, oil, watercolor, pastels, pencil & photography. (Up to three works of art per artist accepted)
Entries must reflect life and scenes in Tallapoosa County. All entries must be framed, matted or mounted on boards and ready to hang. A panel of local artists will judge the entries. There is no fee to enter, and no prizes or monetary awards will be made. The contest is just for fun! Clearly mark each entry with the artist’s name, address and telephone number and deliver entries to the office of Lake Martin Living magazine on or before 5 pm September 22. The office is located at 548 Cherokee Road, Alexander City, across from Benjamin Russell High School. Please call managing editor Betsy Iler at 256-234-4281 with questions or email editor@lakemartinmagazine.com.
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Mark King's Furniture ....................................................................... 1 5
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TENNIS
The best sport I will never be good at
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The Last Word
history has taught me anything, it’s that ay 9, 1994, Sports Illustrated (SI) I am influenced by TV). Soaking in the published a cover that read “Is second round of the French Open doesn’t Tennis Dying?” exactly inspire America’s youth to find the I remember seeing the headline and nearest square patch of clay and work on thinking, “I dunno. Maybe. Who gives a groundstrokes. Unless it is Federer taking rip? I don’t play tennis. Where’s my beer?” on Nadal for a major title, does anyone (I had turned 21 not long before that). really have an interest? That issue of SI was probably onto Watching two guys with seven ‘j’s and something though – at least, at the time. four ‘k’s in each of their names flailing Tennis had recently traded the loud mouth around the All England Club sounds about rivalries of John McEnroe and Jimmy as fun as … (thinking) … well, watching Connors for the much more sedate (almost two guys with a lot of ‘j’s and ‘k’s playing soothing) matches of Pete Sampras and tennis; there is literally nothing worse. Todd Martin. Without two big names in a big Yikes! I almost fell asleep just typing Luke Robinson tournament, tennis on television is like ‘Todd Martin.’ listening to chess on the radio. It doesn’t Well, here we are – more than 20 years later – and what do you know? Tennis ain’t dead, and I translate very well. I also didn’t know a ton about tennis. I knew how have actually started playing. Someone get the band to to keep score, and that it is best not to buy your racket play Whoddathunkit. from the local drug store but not much else. I certainly I am not that good, mind you, but after tearing my Achilles tendon years ago, I am just happy to be doing wasn’t well versed enough to get into a ‘Wilson versus Penn’ debate. something that makes me sweat besides my taxes. But a funny thing happened while volleying that Even though tennis wasn’t my first (or second fuzzy green ball on that cracked concrete at the or third) love, much of my family has played, so I Central Alabama Community College court: I started didn’t go into this activity completely blind. I just liking it. A lot. considered it a relatively slow sport compared to the Oh, I am still not good. I doubt I ever will be. more traditional team sports I had played when I was When your signature move is to rush the net in some younger. misguided hope that your spastic lankiness will Most of the thanks for my interest in this athletic intimidate your opponent into a nervous miss-hit, it is endeavor go to my bride, Krista. I had always been easy to see why you keep falling victim to well placed a basketball guy, but once I turned about 35 years drop-shots. In short: I usually get the crap beat out of old, my hoop dreams dropped like the fat under my me. chin. By the time I was 38, I am quite sure, Stephen My improvement is irrelevant; however, I just Hawking could have beaten me one-on-one. know I am more excited than Catherine the Great As I was getting too old for basketball and am too at the Kentucky Derby whenever Krista and I have young to walk the upper level of the Galleria, where an opportunity to play now. (Google “Catherine the could I turn for exercise? My golf swing makes Great/ horse” if you have to). Charles Barkley cringe. Football only works for me So to you, 1994’s Sports Illustrated, I say tennis is in the occasional ‘flag’ variety, and my head is too most certainly not dead! It’s not even wearing a Life big for one of those weirdo bicycler’s helmets. I was Alert bracelet yet! In fact, I could see tennis making a quickly running out of options. boot-cut-jeans level comeback. I desperately needed some way to For example, just the other day while we were stay active because if Krista left playing, I saw two pre-teen boys in a very spirited me, I needed the stamina to match. It warmed my heart to know the sport will live chase her. Enter tennis, which was her sport in high on in yet another generation. Then I heard one kid brag to the other after winning school. Surprisingly, I a point, “Ha! 50-nothin’, baby!” fell for the sport pretty Well, at least they are playing. quickly. I say ‘surprisingly’ ~ Luke Robinson is an Alexander City native who also because tennis is writes a weekly column for the Alexander City Outlook. still pretty boring on TV (and if 50 Lake Martin Living
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