June 4 - 10, 2014 | The Trussville Tribune Page 9 The Clay City Council on Monday motioned to limit city football to people who live in the Clay-Chalkville High School district and those whose family had played in the city before. The move only applies to football at this time, City Manager Ronnie Dixon said Tuesday. Dixon said the school’s coaches will be working with the recreational program to develop players who will eventually play in the Clay-Chalkville system. “The council wanted to be fair to players from last year so they were grandfathered in,” Dixon said in an email. For more information about Clay, visit www. clayalabama.org. Contact Gary Lloyd at news@trussvilletribune. com and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd. by Gary Lloyd Editor Clay limits city football to those in school district photo courtesy of www.clayalabama.org The city of Clay Complimentary consultations Affordable payment options TMJ treatment CHOICES INCLUDING Clear braces Lingual braces George Nelson DMD Sara Wolfe DDS,MSD Orthodontics East A Pinson man was in Jefferson County Jail on Tuesday after authorities said neighbors of a home he was burglarizing stopped him in the act. Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies were called to a report of a burglary in progress Sunday at 9:15 a.m. at a vacant home in the 5000 block of Gold Leaf Lane near Pinson. Deputies arrived at the home to find an off-duty Tarrant police officer and another neighbor holding the suspect at gunpoint, said Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Randy Christian. Christian said that deputies learned that one neighbor had seen the suspect pull up to the home and run to the rear. The suspect could be seen inside the house going from room to room. The neighbor alerted another, who is a Tarrant police officer, and the two men stopped the suspect as he was exiting the house through the front door. The suspect was identified as 29-year- old Noah Carter of Pinson. He was charged with third-degree burglary and placed in the Jefferson County Jail with bond set at $8,000. Contact Gary Lloyd at news@ trussvilletribune.com and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd. A Habitat for Humanity home will be dedicated at noon Friday in the Chalkville area. For the 22nd time, volunteers with the Alabama Power Service Organization Magic City Chapter and numerous partners are constructing a Habitat for Humanity Home for the Dorsey family, which consists of mother Rayonna, and daughters Elizabeth, 9, and Chloe, 1. The home was built in five days. Volunteers built a “green” EarthCents home with energy-efficient and environmentally friendly features. Habitat for Humanity Greater Birmingham President and CEO Charles Moore said the partnership allows for the Dorsey family to experience the dream of home ownership. “The installation of green features means direct savings on utility costs, which will help with keeping housing costs affordable throughout their lifetime,” Moore said. Several features of the Dorsey’s EarthCents home will produce savings on electricity. These include Energy Star appliances, lighting and controls, as well as energy-efficient heating and cooling and a hybrid hot-water system. Other elements in the design of the home and yard will help reduce water usage. For example, the home will have a rain- harvesting system for irrigation. The home will also have low-flow faucets, shower heads and toilets. Low-toxic paints, caulking and adhesives will make the home cleaner and healthier. Construction materials will be recycled where possible, reducing the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. “This project will show how a green EarthCents home will improve energy efficiency, and put money back in the homeowner’s wallet over the long run,” said Robin White, a green building specialist at Alabama Power and past chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council, Alabama Chapter. “This energy-efficient home will be healthier for the family and have less of an impact on the environment.” Contact Gary Lloyd at news@trussvilletribune. com and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd. A Pinson Valley High School exceptional education teacher recently won a grant for iPads. Lynn Malchus won a $1,700 grant from the Alabama State Council Knights of Columbus’ disability fund, according to the Jefferson County School District. Malchus has been at Pinson Valley High School for nine years, spending seven of them as a collaborative special education teacher in math and science. The other two years Malchus has spent teaching the self- contained class grades 9-12. Additionally, Malchus is the KEY CLUB sponsor for Pinson Valley High School. The service organization helps the school and community. Contact Gary Lloyd at news@trussvilletribune. com and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd. Auburn University’s James I. Harrison School of Pharmacy held its spring commencement ceremony last month at Auburn Arena. The class of 152 included 150 students receiving the doctor of pharmacy degree, three of which were given in absentia and an additional three with an anticipated degree completion date in the summer. Two students were awarded doctor of philosophy degrees. Trussville natives Kimberly Amanda Russell and Jaimie Marie Dunion graduated from Auburn University’s Harrison School of Pharmacy. Russell plans to work for CVS in the Birmingham area. Also graduating were Joshua and Rebecca Blackshear Oliver. Joshua Oliver, who graduated magna cum laude, works with CVS in Birmingham and has a PGY-1 residency at UAB Hospital. Rebecca Oliver has accepted a position with CVS in Birmingham. Contact Gary Lloyd at news@trussvilletribune. com and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd. by Gary Lloyd Editor by Gary Lloyd Editor by Gary Lloyd Editor by Gary Lloyd Editor Alleged Pinson burglar held at gunpoint by neighbors Habitat home dedication set for Friday Pinson Valley exceptional education teacher wins grant Trussville natives graduate from AU pharmacy school photo courtesy of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Noah Carter
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TheClayCityCouncilonMondaymotionedtolimitcityfootballtopeoplewholiveintheClay-ChalkvilleHigh School district andthose whose family hadplayedinthecitybefore.The move only applies
to football at this time,City Manager RonnieDixonsaidTuesday.Dixon said the school’s
coaches will be workingwith the recreationalprogramtodevelopplayerswho will eventually play
in the Clay-Chalkvillesystem.“The council wanted
to be fair to players fromlast year so they weregrandfathered in,” Dixonsaidinanemail.For more information
about Clay, visit www.clayalabama.org.
Contact Gary Lloyd at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd.
byGaryLloyd
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Clay limits city football to those in school district
photo courtesy of www.clayalabama.org
The city of Clay
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George Nelson DMD Sara Wolfe DDS,MSD Orthodontics East
APinsonmanwasinJeffersonCountyJail on Tuesday after authorities saidneighborsofahomehewasburglarizingstoppedhimintheact.JeffersonCountysheriff’sdeputieswere
calledtoareportofaburglaryinprogressSundayat9:15a.m.atavacanthomeinthe 5000 block ofGold Leaf Lane nearPinson.Deputies arrived at the home tofindanoff-dutyTarrantpoliceofficerandanother neighbor holding the suspect atgunpoint,saidJeffersonCountySheriff’sOfficeChiefDeputyRandyChristian.Christian said that deputies learned
that one neighbor had seen the suspectpull up to thehomeand run to the rear.The suspect could be seen inside thehouse going from room to room. Theneighboralertedanother,whoisaTarrantpolice officer, and the twomen stoppedthe suspect as hewas exiting the housethroughthefrontdoor.Thesuspectwas identifiedas29-year-
old Noah Carter of Pinson. He wascharged with third-degree burglary and
placed in the JeffersonCounty Jailwithbondsetat$8,000.
Contact Gary Lloyd at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd.
AHabitat forHumanityhome will be dedicatedat noon Friday in theChalkvillearea.For the 22nd time,
volunteers with theAlabama Power ServiceOrganization Magic CityChapter and numerouspartners are constructinga Habitat for HumanityHome for the Dorseyfamily, which consistsof mother Rayonna, anddaughters Elizabeth, 9,andChloe,1.The home was built in
fivedays.Volunteers built a
“green” EarthCents homewith energy-efficient andenvironmentally friendlyfeatures.Habitat for Humanity
Greater BirminghamPresidentandCEOCharles
Mooresaidthepartnershipallows for the Dorseyfamily to experience thedreamofhomeownership.“The installation of
green features meansdirect savings on utilitycosts,whichwillhelpwithkeeping housing costsaffordable throughouttheir lifetime,” Mooresaid.Several features of the
Dorsey’sEarthCentshomewill produce savings onelectricity. These includeEnergy Star appliances,lighting and controls, aswell as energy-efficientheatingandcoolingandahybridhot-watersystem.Other elements in the
design of the home andyard will help reducewaterusage.Forexample,thehomewillhavearain-harvesting system forirrigation. The home willalsohavelow-flowfaucets,shower heads and toilets.
Low-toxicpaints,caulkingand adhesives will makethe home cleaner andhealthier. Constructionmaterialswillbe recycledwhere possible, reducingthe amount of waste thatendsupinlandfills.“This projectwill show
how a green EarthCentshomewillimproveenergyefficiency,andputmoneyback in the homeowner’swallet over the longrun,” saidRobinWhite, agreen building specialistat Alabama Power andpast chairmanof theU.S.Green Building Council,Alabama Chapter. “Thisenergy-efficienthomewillbehealthierforthefamilyandhavelessofanimpactontheenvironment.”
Contact Gary Lloyd at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd.
A Pinson Valley HighSchool exceptionaleducationteacherrecentlywonagrantforiPads.Lynn Malchus won a
$1,700 grant from theAlabama State CouncilKnights of Columbus’disability fund, according
to the Jefferson CountySchoolDistrict.Malchus has been
at Pinson Valley HighSchool for nine years,spending seven of themas a collaborative specialeducation teacher inmathand science. The othertwo years Malchus hasspent teaching the self-contained class grades9-12.
Additionally, MalchusistheKEYCLUBsponsorfor Pinson Valley HighSchool. The serviceorganization helps theschoolandcommunity.
Contact Gary Lloyd at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd.
Auburn University’sJames I. Harrison SchoolofPharmacyhelditsspringcommencement ceremonylastmonthatAuburnArena.Theclassof152included
150 students receiving thedoctorofpharmacydegree,threeofwhichweregiveninabsentia and an additionalthree with an anticipated
degree completion date inthe summer. Two studentswere awarded doctor ofphilosophydegrees.Trussville natives
KimberlyAmanda Russelland Jaimie Marie Duniongraduated from AuburnUniversity’s HarrisonSchool of Pharmacy.Russell plans to work forCVS in the Birminghamarea.Also graduating were
Joshua and Rebecca
Blackshear Oliver. JoshuaOliver, who graduatedmagna cum laude, workswith CVS in BirminghamandhasaPGY-1residencyatUABHospital.RebeccaOliver has accepted aposition with CVS inBirmingham.
Contact Gary Lloyd at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd.
byGaryLloyd
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Alleged Pinson burglar held at gunpoint by neighbors
Habitat home dedication set for Friday
Pinson Valley exceptional education teacher wins grant
Trussville natives graduate from AU pharmacy school
photo courtesy of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Noah Carter
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Auburn Universityhistory major LoweryMcNeal, a Trussvillenative, will be livingand working in Selmauntil the end of July aspart of Auburn’s LivingDemocracyInitiative.McNeal began the
initiativeMay14.SheisworkingwithOld
Cahawba ArchaeologicalPark to implement manyof their new outdooradventure and ecotourismprojects,includingacanoetrail on the Alabama andCahabarivers.
She also plans to hostseveral communityevents for youth inSelma. McNeal will becoordinating projectswith Old Cahawba Parksite director Linda Derry,Selma and Dallas CountyChamber of Commercedirector Sheryl Smedleyand Dallas CountyExtension ServicescoordinatorCallieNelson.The Living Democracy
program aims to bringtogether students andcitizens to collaborateon issues that concernAlabamians. McNeal willwork with Dallas Countycitizens to highlight thepotentialofthearea.
McNeal will pursuelocal adventure projectsat Old Cahawba Park,including a birding trail,bike trail and canoe tourservice; issues forumand other communityengagement events forarea youth; and learningabout Selma’s history,cultureandcitizens.Living Democracy is
a program of AuburnUniversity’s Collegeof Liberal Arts and theDavid Mathews Centerfor Civic Life. For moreinformation, visit http://www.c l a . aubu rn . edu /livingdemocracy/.
TheannualClayFishingRodeo is set for SaturdayatCosbyLakePark.The rodeo is from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. and is forchildren ages 4 to 12.Childrenwillreceivearodandreel,andbait.Therewillalsobedrinks
andhotdogsforthekids.AlsoonSaturdaybefore
the fishing rodeo, a funwalk to benefit CampSmile-A-Mile is planned.Thetwo-milewalk--twicearound the walking path
The Clay-PinsonChamber of Commercewill provide water forparticipants.
A trio of Trussvillenatives will vie for thetitleofMissAlabamathisweek.Holland Brown,
Elisabeth Chramer andKatieMalonewillcompeteagainst 44 other girls inthe 2014 Miss AlabamaPageant, scheduled forJune 4-7 at the WrightCenter on the campus ofSamfordUniversity.Brown will compete
as Miss Shelby County,ChramerasMissTennesseeValleyandMaloneasMissPointMallard.Brown, a 2011 Hewitt-
Trussville High Schoolgraduate, competed lastyear as Miss AuburnUniversity. Chramergraduated from Hewitt-Trussville in 2009and competed as MissBirmingham last year.Malone, a 2010 Hewitt-Trussville High Schoolgraduate, competed asMissNorthJeffersonAreaayearago.
This will be the secondMissAlabamaPageantforBrown, fifth for ChramerandfourthforMalone.Hannah Brown will
competeasMissTrussvilleandMi’aCallens asMissJeffersonCounty.For more information,
contact theMissAlabamaPageant at 205-871-6276orvisitwww.missalabama.com.
Contact Gary Lloyd at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd.
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Trussville native working at Old Cahawba for summer
Clay Fishing Rodeo set for Saturday
3 from Trussville to vie for Miss Alabama this week
file photo by Gary Lloyd
Cosby Lake Park in Clay
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Katie Malone
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Elisabeth Chramer
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Holland Brown
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The Trussville Area Chamber ofCommerceisafinalistforaBirminghamBusinessJournal2014NonprofitAward.The awards recognize top nonprofit
organizations and charities inBirmingham, as well as the businessesandcorporatecitizensthatsupportthem.This year’s finalists will be honored
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PainePrimaryandPaineIntermediate schoolsin Trussville last weekannounced 18 studentswhohadperfectattendancefor the 2013-2014 schoolyear.There were five from
PainePrimaryand13fromPaineIntermediate.On the last day of
school, the 18 studentswere treated to a specialdoughnut breakfast andreceived certificates, andseveralawardcouponsfortheirefforts.Achieving perfect
attendance from PainePrimary School wereRyan Burton, JacobSamuel, Kathleen Bell,Kaylee Routh andAmberNewman.Achieving perfect
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The Pinson PublicLibrary’s fundraisingcampaign to provide asummer reading programeachdaythissummermetitsgoal.The spring fundraising
campaign raised $1,005online and $1,010 inoffline contributions. Thegoalwas$2,000.Meeting the fundraising
goalmeansthelibrarywillhave a program each daythis summer.The summerreading program beganJune 2 and runs throughJuly19.In the library’s first
year of summer readingin 2012, 14 programswereofferedforteensandchildren. Last year, 40programswereofferedforteens,childrenandadults.
This year, there will beabout60programs.A post on the
library’s Facebook pagethanks contributorsfor “understandingthe importance of anoutstanding SummerReading Program in our
community.”Thelibraryislocatedon
MainStreetinPinson.
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Trussville Chamber up for BBJ Nonprofit Award
Paine schools announce 18 who had perfect attendance
Pinson library fundraising campaign nets $2,015
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The 18 students who earned perfect attendance
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All the recent latespring talk of ex-ams and grades
and graduations remindedmeonceagainof the timeI flunked music appre-ciation. Yeah, you read itright: music appreciation.The crip course to end allcrip courses has a big fat“F” next to it on my col-lege records. But there’smoretothestorythanyoumightthink.Despitethewholeflunk-
ingthing,Ifondlyremem-ber the instructor whotaughtthecourse.Achurchorganist when he wasn’tteaching music apprecia-tion and related courses,Mr.Williams (not his realname)wasa talentedmandedicated to making lifebetterforothersbysharinghispassionformusic.And he was no difficult
taskmaster,either.His lec-tures were fairly interest-
ing,andsinceIenjoyedthesubject,Ipassedtheexamswithoutawholelotofextrastudy.Mr. Williams did, how-
ever, have one hard, fastrequirement: During thesemester,eachstudentwasto attend five music-relat-ed eventsof anykind andwrite a two-page reviewoneachone.Which Idid.Butman,wasittough.Yousee,aboutmidwaythroughthe semester, my dadwashospitalized with a heartattack,andtwoweekslatera second, massive attackendedhislife.Butbeingthatmyeduca-
tion was important to myparents – probably havinga lot to do with the factthat they were paying bigbucksforit(noscholarshipstudent here) – I sloggedalongthroughthoseweeksof worry and grief, man-aging to meet at least the
minimum requirements ofeach course I was taking,including music apprecia-tion.Forsomereason,though,
Williams was taking thesummer off. But a sym-pathetic lady gave me hishomenumber,whichIim-mediatelydialed.Whenheanswered, I identifiedmy-selfand inquiredas to thereason for the incompletegrade.“Let me see…” I could
hearthesoundofshufflingpaper on the other end ofthe line. “Ah, here it is. Ireceivedonlyfourreviewsfromyou.”“But I turned in five!”
I exclaimed and rapidlyrattled off the events I’dattended and reviewed. Ialso reminded him of mypersonal situation overthe past couple monthsandthatwhilemeetinghis“fiveevents,five reviews”requirement had been dif-ficult,I’ddoneit,bygolly.Itneveroccurred tome toretaincopies.After a fewmorepitiful
entreaties on my part andpaper-shufflingonhispart,itsomehowbecameappar-enttohimthatIhadindeedfulfilledtherequirement(Isuspect he found the fifthreview in all that shuf-fling). So before we hungup, he’d agreed to changetheincompletegradetothegrade I deserved – whichprobablywasn’t anA, butitwasn’tanF,Iassureyou.Thenlongstoryshort,in
thewakeofDaddy’sdeath,therestofthefamilymovedbacktoourhometown,re-quiring a 300-mile reloca-tioneffort,andIenrolledinalocaluniversity.Inallthechangesandchaos,IneverfollowedupwithMr.Wil-liams,andheclearlyneverfollowed up with the reg-istrar’soffice.Ayearorsolater,Ireceivedanoticeinthemailthatthegradehadbeen changed to an F forlackoffurtheraction.
By that time, I was inthe midst of finishing thelastofmycollegecourses,working a part-time joband planning a wedding,so dealing with the unde-served grade never madeit to the top of my to-dolist. Getting it changed,I’d learned,would requirea formal appeal, and toomany other things werebegging for my attention.Itwasn’taffectingmyabil-itytograduateontime,soeventhoughIreallyshouldhavepursuedit,Iletitgo.So that’s how I became
amusical dolt on paper. Imean, really, who flunksmusic appreciation – es-peciallywhentheypassallthe tests and fulfill all theotherrequirements?Ohyeah…Thatwouldbe
Sometimes flunking a college course takes more effort than passing it
June MathewsSomewhere in the
Middle...
Areahighschoolseniorswhograduatedlastmonthearnedmorethan$15millioninscholarships.Seniors at Hewitt-Trussville, Clay-
ChalkvilleandPinsonValleyhighschoolsearned a grand total of $15,693,604 inscholarshipmoney.Seniors at Hewitt-Trussville High
School who earned scholarships totaled
$8,622,620.Clay-Chalkville High School had 80
students who earned 135 scholarshipstotaling$4,853,609.Pinson Valley High School had 49
students who earned 83 scholarshipstotaling$2,217,375.
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Area seniors earn more than $15 million in scholarships
photo by Ron Burkett
A scene from Hewitt-Trussville High School’s graduation ceremony last month
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Palmerdale Homesteads Community Center eventsGCW Wrestling is the first Saturday
eachmonth at 7 p.m. at the PalmerdaleHomesteads Community Center. TheMark Taylor Band performs the thirdSaturday each month, clogging and linedancing,6p.m.to10p.m.
Cahawba Art Association meetingsThe Cahawba Art Association meets
monthly on the secondMonday at 6:30p.m.attheTrussvillePublicLibrary.
Georgiana Davis Masonic Lodge meetingsGeorgiana Davis Masonic Lodge No.
338inTrussvillemeetingsareat7:30p.m.on the second and fourth Monday eachmonth.Practicenightsareonthefirstandthird Monday. Family nights are on thefifthMondayofthemonth.Thelodgeisat190BeechnutSt.inTrussville.Formoreinformation, call Bryan Stover at 205-706-5220.
Springville Military Order of the Purple Heart meetingsTheMilitaryOrderofthePurpleHeart
Chapter 2213, Springville, meets at theSmokinGrillat85PurpleHeartBoulevardon the firstTuesday of eachmonth at 6p.m.
Tribune editor signs new book on Trussville historyThe Trussville Tribune editor Gary
Lloydwill sign copies of his newbook,“Trussville,Alabama:ABriefHistory”onSaturday,June7atTheLittleProfessorinHomewood.
Preschool enrollment at Faith LutheranFaithLutheranChurchisnowaccepting
students for the 2014-2015 school yearfor 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds. There is alow student to teacher ratio. For moreinformation,callthechurchofficeat205-680-2144.
Summer Mother’s Day Out at Faith LutheranFaith Lutheran Church will be having
asummerMother’sDayOutProgramforages2-to5-year-oldsfromJune3toJuly24 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9a.m.to1p.m.Formoreinformation,callthechurchofficeat205-680-2144.
‘Bargain Hunters’ brunch June 11 at GVCCArea ladies are invited to attend a
“Bargain Hunters” brunch at GraysonValleyCountryClubfrom10a.m.to11:30a.m. on June 11. Guest speaker BrendaCopeland will talk about “Stealz andDealz,” andhow to get the deal of yourlife. She’ll also provide special music.Reservationsareencouraged.CallJaniceat205-853-3022oremailrfoster5@bham.rr.com.Costis$14.Thebrunchishosted
byWomen’sConnectionEast.
Upcoming Trussville City BOE meetingsTheTrussvilleCityBoardofEducation
willmeetJuly21,Aug.18,Sept.15,Oct.20, Nov. 17 and Dec. 15. All meetingsare at 6 p.m. with public work sessionsat 4:30 p.m. The Oct. 20 meeting willincludeaboardretreatthatbeginsatnoon.AllmeetingsareattheCentralOfficeonNorthChalkvilleRoad.
Trussville Public Safety Committee meetingsTrussville’s Public Safety Committee
meets Aug. 21 and Nov. 20. Bothmeetings are at 7 p.m. at the TrussvillePolice Department Training Building at127MainSt.
Clay Fishing Rodeo June 7The annual Clay Fishing Rodeo is set
forSaturday,June7atCosbyLakePark.Therodeoisfrom10a.m. to1p.m.andisforchildrenages4to12.Childrenwillreceivea rodand reel, andbait.AlsoonSaturday before the fishing rodeo, a funwalk to benefit Camp Smile-A-Mile isplanned. The two-mile walk -- twicearound the walking path that surroundsCosby Lake -- will begin at 8 a.m. Theentryfeeis$10andispaidonthedayoftheeventatregistration.
The Warblers Club at Mountain Brook June 21The Warblers Club men’s chorus is
having a show June 21 at MountainBrookHighSchool at 7p.m.Admissionis$20.Theshowistitled“Warblers85thAnniversaryShow.”Fortickets,call205-591-6080.
Paine Primary School 2014-2015 important infoAll students registering for Paine
Primary School must complete onlineregistration and submit the followingitems to the school office: copy of statecertified birth certificate, copy of SocialSecurity card, original current Alabamablueimmunizationformandparentsurveyavailableintheoffice.Onlineregistrationisaccessibleatwww.trussvillecityschools.cominthe“QuickLinks”box.RegistrationshouldbecompletedbyJune30.
Young Rembrandts in Trussville June 9-13, July 7-11The Young Rembrandts summer
Float Your Boat in Pinson July 19The fifth annual Float Your Boat
SummerFestivalwillbeatTurkeyCreekNature Preserve in Pinson on July 19 at11 a.m. This event offers games, boat
races,trailruns,foodandmusic.Proceedsbenefit the preserve’s EnvironmentalEducation Programming, which reaches10,000 students every year. For moreinformation, visit www.turkeycreeknp.wordpress.com.
‘Charlotte’s Webb’ auditions in Trussville July 14-15Auditions for “Charlotte’s Webb”
at Trussville’s ACTA Theater will beJuly 14-15 at 7 p.m. at the theater onParkway Drive. Roles are available foradultsandchildrenages8andup.Thoseauditioning need to be prepared to readfrom the script. Anyone auditioning foranybarnyardanimalor spider shouldbeprepared for a shortmovement audition,so dress comfortably. Those auditioningshould bring a headshot. Resumes areoptional. Rehearsals will begin July 21andtheshowwillbepresentedSept.19-21andSept.26-28.Formoreinformation,contactthetheaterat205-655-3902.
Day camp at Camp Coleman July 21-25Day camp at Camp Coleman in
Trussville will be July 21-25 from 8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. To happen,theminimumamountofparticipantsis20andthemaximumis80.Thecostis$120percamperperweekandtheregistrationdeadline is July 14. Adult volunteersare needed. The camp includes archery,hiking,lawnsports,team-buildinggames,hopscotch,artsandcrafts,rockclimbing,kayaking, leadership development,canoeing, water scavenger hunt, tubing,andmore.Toregister,visithttps://thriva.activenetwork.com.
Hewitt-Trussville High School Class of 1964 50-year reunionA reunion for Hewitt-Trussville High
School classes of 1963 through 1966will be Saturday, Aug. 9 at GraysonValley Country Club from 7 p.m. to 11
p.m.The cost is $45 per person and theattire is casual. Checks should be madepayabletoHTHSReunionandareduenolater thanAug. 1.Checks canbemailedtoDianneMize at 2664AltadenaRoad,VestaviaHills,AL35243-4503.Formoreinformationaboutthe1963class,contactSue Wilkins at [email protected],[email protected]. For more information aboutthe 1965 class, contact JamesAlexanderat 205-854-1219. For more informationaboutthe1966class,contactMaryLouiseSutter at [email protected]. For moreinformation, find the HTHS ReunionGrouponFacebook.
National Night Out Aug. 5Trussville’ssecondNationalNightOut
Trussville Bridal Show Aug. 10The Trussville Bridal Show will be
Sunday,Aug. 10 at the Trussville CivicCenter.More details will be released asthedateapproaches.
Trussville Muscle and Fitness Classic Sept. 6The first annual Trussville Muscle
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Jazzercise at Trussville Civic CenterJazzercise is Mondays at 5 p.m.,
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be two sets of rules forthoseentrenchedinspecialinterests in Montgomerywithpower,money,andin-fluence and another set ofrulesforeveryoneelse.Atthattimecampaignfinancelawsandethics lawswerewatered down, confusingorriggedforthespecialin-terests.Our goal was not only
to enact policies to createnew jobs, reform a costlyand antiquated state gov-ernment,butalsotochangethe“businessasusual”at-mosphere that had longdominatedMontgomery.
Wewantedtocreateoneofthemosttransparentandaccountable governmentsin the nation. Voters de-served nothing less. Ourmajority tackled the failedsysteminMontgomeryim-mediately.Asanewmem-ber of the Senate, I wasprivileged tocastmyveryfirst votes for landmarkethicsreformsonbehalfofthehard-workingmenandwomenofmydistrict.Overthelastfewlegisla-
tivesessions,wehavecon-tinuously improved uponand strengthened theselaws to restore the integ-rityofthepoliticalprocess.Alabama’s ethics laws area model for the nation intransparency and full dis-closure.Several of the landmark
reformswepassedinclude:Ban on “Double-Dip-
ping”: Members of theAlabama Legislature are
prohibited from receivingtwo taxpayer-funded pay-checksbyholdinganotherjobwithstategovernment.Legislative Pay Raise
Repeal:Werepealedthe62percent pay raise Demo-crats voted themselves in2007 and tied legislativepay to median householdincome.The Alabama Ethics
Commission ProtectionAct: Protects theAlabamaEthics Commission frompolitical retaliation by en-suring that its annual ap-propriation in the StateGeneralFundissecure.
Public Official Trans-parency Act: Requirespublic disclosure of thenames of public officials,candidates, or spouses ofpublic officials or candi-dates who are employedbythestateorwhohaveacontractwiththestate.
The Revolving Door
Act: Bans any legislatorfrom lobbying either theHouse or the Senate fortwoyearsafterleavingof-fice.Italsostrengthenstheconsequences for electedofficialswho resign officeearly by establishing thatthe two-year prohibitionfrom lobbying does notbegin until the end of theterm to which the officialwas elected, and that theelectedofficial isprohibit-
edfromlobbyinganygov-ernment body whatsoeverfor the remainder of theelectedofficial’sterm.
Granting Ethics Com-mission Authority to Uphold Law: The EthicsCommission has the au-thority to subpoena wit-nesses and launch investi-gations.
Restrictions on Lob-byist Gift-Giving: Limitswhat a lobbyist can spendonapublicofficial topre-vent attempts to corruptlyinfluence votes. Prior topassing this law, lobbyistswere allowed to spend upto $250 on legislators perdaywithnooveralllimit.
PAC-to-PAC Transfer Ban: Banningthelaunder-ing of campaign contribu-tions through various po-litical action committeesfrequentlyusedinthepasttoconfusevotersandhidethetruesourceofacontri-
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quires mandatory ethicstraining for all elected of-ficials,stateandlocalgov-ernment employees, andlobbyists.
Eliminated Nepotism:Ourethics lawbanned thepractice of handing outstate contracts to familymembers.Nomore“broth-er-in-law”insiderpersonalservicecontracts.“Eternal vigilance is the
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Slade Blackwell is serv-ing his first term in the Ala-bama State Senate repre-senting Jefferson and Shel-by counties in District 15.
Acommon law mar-riage is one thathasn’tbeenformal-
ized through a ceremonyor amarriage licensewiththe state. The term comesfromEnglishcommonlaw,whichrecognizedmarriag-escouldresultfromahus-bandandwiferepresentingthemselves as being mar-ried. The Supreme Courtdecision of Meisher v.Moore, 96U.S. 76 (1877)states that unless a statepasses a statute outlawing
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• Second, each personmust intend to be mar-riedtotheotherperson.
• Third, you both must
hold yourselves out tofamily, friends and thecommunity as beingmarried.
• The capacity to marryin the state ofAlabamainvolves a fewbasic re-quirementssuchasbeingof the age of majority(19), be of sound mindand not be married tosomeoneelse.
• Contrary to popularmyth, there is no setamountoftimeyoumustact as a married couple
to be married. In somecases,a timeas shortastwo to three days hasbeen considered enoughto establish evidence ofmarriage.Common law marriage
often becomes an issue inthe event someone passesawaywithoutawill andasurvivor claims commonlaw status even thoughtherehasbeennoceremo-nialmarriage.Thesurvivormustpresentevidencethatall theaboverequirements
aremetbeforeacourtwilldeclare a common lawmarriage.However,there’sno such thing as commonlaw divorce, so a couplethat is common law mar-ried must go through thesamedivorceprocessasallothermarriedcouples.So watch out, if you
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AClay-Chalkvillerisingsenior defensive end col-lectedacouplenewschol-arshipofferslastweek.Kendell Jones was of-
Jones has other scholar-ship offers from Cincin-nati, Louisville, MiddleTennessee State, Missis-sippi State, North Caro-linaState,SouthAlabama,SouthernMississippi,TroyandWesternKentucky.Jones said last month
make his college decisionknown right before the2014seasonstartsorinthemiddleoftheseason.As a junior last season,
Jones totaled18.5 tackles,3.5 tackles for loss and2.5 sacks.Clay-Chalkvillerising senior defensivelineman LaDarius Har-
ris picked up an offer lastweekfromSouthAlabama.HealsoholdsanAlabamaA&Moffer.
Contact Gary Lloyd at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd.
UAB senior golfer SamLove, who prepped atHewitt-Trussville, finished55th individually at theNCAAChampionship lastweekinHutchinson,Kan.UAB,asateam,finished
in21stplace.Love finished 4-over
parforthetournament,hiscareer best at the NCAAChampionship. He bird-iedthreeofhisfinalsevenholes in thefinal round toshoota2-over72.“They are an excellent
team,”saidUABheadgolfcoachAlanMurray.“Theyhaveplayedreallywellallyear. Right now it is stillprobablyabitrawandtheguys are disappointed inhow it finished, but over-all they have had a greatyear.Theresultsspeakforthemselves. We had sev-eralguyswintournamentsindividually and everyonehas contributed. I am justreally proud of them andpleased with this group.I am really going to missthethreeseniorssowewillhave to restock the cup-board now and get readyfornextyear.”Love was named as an
All-Conference USA Sec-ond Team selection thisseason. Love this season
hada72.3strokeaverage,ranking him fourth on theUABteam.Hetotaledfourtop-10 finishes, includinga runner-up finish at the2014JohnHaytCollegiateInvitational and a third-place finish at the 2013Tony Cup in Tanagura,Japan. Love was the topfinisher fromanAmericanuniversityintheTonyCup.While on the Hewitt-
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The Trussville CherryBombswonitsfirsttourna-ment of the spring seasonSaturday, May 31 with achampionship in theUSS-
SA Summer ShowdownLibertytournament.Thetournamentwasheld
atLibertyParkinVestaviaHills. The Cherry Bombsfinished the day 5-0 withwins against Fury, Elimi-
nators, Venom, and twovictoriesagainstChaos.The Trussville Cherry
Bombsisafast-pitch12Usoftball team from Truss-ville.
What you probably alreadysurmisedisnowofficial.Clay-Chalkvilleheadfootball
coach Jerry Hood confirmedlastweekthatitsseasonopenerAug.23againstNiceville(Fla.)at Hoover High School’s Buc-caneer Stadium will be tele-visedbyESPNUat3p.m.HooverwillhostMiami(Fla.)
Centralat11a.m.onESPNU.Hoodsaidticketsare$12and
will be on sale later this sum-mer.“AllClay-Chalkvillefanscan
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ingticketsatClay-Chalkville,”Hoodsaid.The game will be Clay-
Chalkville’s first national ap-pearance in program history.Clay-Chalkville was originallyslated to face off withHooveron Thursday,Aug. 21 to opentheseason.Niceville finished as the
Class 7A runner-up in Floridalastseason.“We’re going to line up, see
what we’ve got right there onthe national stage,” Hood saidinAprilwhenthegamewasan-nounced.Nicevillewillbeledbyrising
senior running back Shi’KimCoward, a three-star prospectwithscholarshipoffersfromatleast 14 universities, includingGeorgia Tech, South Florida
man LaDarius Harris and run-ning back Terrelle West allhold scholarship offers.Risingjunior wide receiver T.J. Sim-mons also has several scholar-shipoffers.
A Hewitt-Trussville varsity softballplayer made her college commitmentlastmonth.Junior Amber Hammonds verbally
committed to play at Wallace StateCommunityCollege.Hammonds primarily plays center
field, but also plays third base for theLadyHuskies.In the 2014 Shelby County Show-
downagainst someof the top teams inthestate,Hammondswent4-for-9withtwostolenbases.Hewitt-Trussville finished the 2014
seasonwitha32-16record.Hewitt-Trussville was the Class 6A,
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Contact Gary Lloyd at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd.
Trussville Cherry Bombs win tournament
Clay-Chalkville game against Niceville (Fla.) confirmed for ESPNU
Hewitt softball player makes college commitment
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byGaryLloyd
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photo courtesy of Dennis Washington
Pictured are team members Lily Fincher, Kyndall Bailey, Lauren Gray, Jessie Morales, Allie Ford, Summer Stephens, Kaitlin Hughes, Anna Purvis, Erin Thompson, Morgan Washington, Lauren Wright and Katelyn Washington. Coaches pictured are Wade Brown, Joe Morales and Scott Hughes. Not pictured is Raleigh Parrish.
photo by Ron Burkett
Clay-Chalkville football players take a breather during warmups before their May 16 spring game against Parker.
