The Marion County Farmer's Market Open June 14, 2007
Hamilton - The
Marion County Farmer's Market is finishing the final touches and are
getting ready to open it doors on June 14, 2007. The Market will be
located in the Old Weston Fire Station building next to Postell's Meat
Market. You must have a valid grower's permit in order to sell. The
hours of operations are:
Tuesday - 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Thursday - 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday - 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Farmer's Market Senior Voucher sign up will be June 14, 2007 from 9:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
For more information on this and other topics visit us on the web at
www.aces.edu/marion or call 205-921-3551.
Bart McDonald & Dustin Pipkins from McDonald Signs, Guin, Al. are shown
installing the new Farmer's Market sign.
Amy Hardin
Administrative Assistant
P.O. Box 400
Hamilton, Al 35570
Phone: 205-921-3551
Fax: 205-921-3018
Jim Skinner of Jim Skinner Ford Fame Dies
Jim Skinner died Saturday, August 4, 2007, at the age of 87. Patriarch of a Birmingham auto dealership family and sometimes star of a series of quirky television commercials, Skinner founded Jim Skinner Ford more than 50 years ago, and it remains one of Alabama's oldest family-owned car dealerships. Click here to see Obit.
Senator Roger Bedford July 27th Capitol Report
This past week, we began the announcement of several economic
development grants for our senate district. It was a pleasure for me
this past week to attend the announcement of two grants for the City of
Fayette. The first was $149,700 and will be used to improve the roadway
to the industrial park including a drainage system and erosion
prevention measures. The second grand was for $232,200 for improving the
water and sewage system at the industrial park including additional
water and sewage pipes as well as installing more fire hydrants. Both of
these grants will greatly enhance the economic development and growth
potential. The money will be available through the 666 Industrial Bond
Commission recent industrial bond letting of which I am a member of the
board. The monies should become available on or about August 7, 2007 for
use on this project. I appreciate the hard work of Mayor Ray Nelson, the
city council of Fayette, Probate Judge William Oswalt and the Fayette
County Commission as well as Representative William Thigpen in helping
with this project as well.
I was also able to attend an industrial announcement in Double Springs
in Winston County this past Thursday. Posture Craft Mattress Company
announced that it would be expanding its operations there in Double
Springs. This is good news for the area. I was proud to help them secure
the water grant that helped make this expansion possible. It is
important to note that much of our economic growth comes from existing
industries expanding their current operations. I want to thank the
leadership of Double Springs for their hardwork in this matter.
Congratulations goes to Dr. Harold Wade of Bevill State Community
College on being awarded a Workforce Investment Act grant in the amount
of $355,332. The grant will be used to provide employment and training
services to dislocated workers and adults through the Tractor Trailer
Truck Driving Program in North Alabama.
Congratulations also goes out to Keith Jones and the other fine members
of the Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments, also known as
NACOLG, on receiving a $100,000 grant from the Alabama Department of
Economic and Community Affairs. The grant will be used for the
implementation and delivery of short-term training opportunities in PLC
Electrical Industrial Maintenance. These two grants are very important
as we must due all that we can to make sure our workforce receives the
necessary training so that they can be competitive in today’s job
market.
I also had the pleasure of presenting some grant checks in Franklin
County this past week including $750 to the Belgreen Booster Club to
assist with equipment and a concession stand, $1,000 to the Belgreen
High School cheerleaders, $250 to the Russellville Youth Cheerleaders,
$500 to the Russellville Little League, $2,000 to Tharptown High School
for their athletic program and $2,000 to the Russellville Middle School
football program. I appreciate the students, coaching staff, sponsors
and parents for their hard work and dedication in participating in these
programs.
I was also able to give a $200 Give A Kid A Chance program which
provides school supplies and clothing to children at no costs to the
parents. They also provide physicals and haircuts to the participants as
well. This is a great program that helps those who cannot afford the
many supplies needed to start school.
This past week, it was announced that the Alabama Department of Public
Safety will be starting the "Take Back our Highways" campaign the week
of August 13. The purpose of the campaign is to focus attention on safe
driving practices. Currently, traffic fatalities in Alabama are the
highest they have been since 1973. Many of these fatalities are caused
from failure of individuals to obey the laws in place including
following the speed limit, wearing seat belts and driving under the
influence. The officers will be enforcing the posted speed limits on the
various roads throughout Alabama as well as seat belt use and various
other violations. While this week is designated to emphasis the need to
drive safely and an increase in Alabama Department of Safety personnel
will be out that week to enforce them, we should always be careful when
on the road and obey traffic laws. These laws are there for our
protection and to try and save lives.
Thank you for your cards, e-mails, letters and phone calls about issues
of concern to you. Please continue to contact me at the following
addresses and numbers:
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A.C.E.S.
FALL
NUTRITION
SERIES
Marion County - Applied Tools For Efficient Cattle Production
Alabama Video Conference Series. Upper Coastal Plains Substation near Winfield,
AL.
Meetings will begin July 31, 2007. Series of 5 meetings with a cost of $50.00
for entire series of $15.00 for 1 night.
For more information visit us on the web at
www.aces.edu/marion
or call
205-921-3551.
Amy Hardin
Administrative Assistant
P.O. Box 400
Hamilton, Al 35570
Phone: 205-921-3551
Fax: 205-921-3018
Alabama State Troopers Save Lives, Enhance Safety in ‘Take Back Our Highways’ Initiative
MONTGOMERY — A daily average of 510 Alabama state troopers braved record heat logging 22,533 hours and 340,539 miles patrolling Alabama’s roadways this week in a concentrated effort to save lives and increase safety. During the “Take Back Our Highways” initiative, rural traffic fatalities dropped 69 percent and troopers issued 340 percent more traffic citations than during the same period in 2006.
Col. J. Christopher Murphy, director of the Alabama Department of Public Safety, termed the safety campaign an unqualified success and vowed to continue the agency’s strategic intensive patrol and enforcement efforts. “Alabama’s highways are safer today because of our state troopers and their exemplary work to save lives and increase traffic safety,” said Murphy.
“Take Back Our Highways” placed approximately 200 additional troopers — from all divisions and all ranks — in uniform and on patrol duty Aug. 13-17 to combat Alabama’s increasing traffic fatalities. Murphy said state traffic deaths climbed more than 5 percent in 2006 — to their highest level since 1973 — at the same time that traffic deaths nationwide fell 2 percent.
Partnering with Public Safety in conducting the campaign is the Alabama District Attorney’s Association, whose members are committed to vigorously prosecuting “drivers who have killed or caused serious injuries to themselves and other motorists on the roadways of Alabama due to speeding and aggressive driving,” said District Attorney Richard J. Minor of St. Clair County.
During the week, troopers targeted primary violations and driving behavior that cause crashes and contribute to crash severity, Murphy said. These include speeding, failure to yield the right of way, following too closely, driver inattention, and DUI. The campaign focused on crashprone areas and included line patrols, saturation patrols, driver license checkpoints, and LIDAR details.
Murphy said troopers particularly appreciated Gov. Bob Riley’s first-hand observation of a LIDAR detail on Interstate 65 during the week.
Murphy credited Riley and the Alabama Legislature’s support for hiring additional troopers to supplement the state’s ranks. “Thanks to Gov. Riley and the Legislature, we have a class of troopers in training now, we plan to hire a class in October, and we are implementing a long-term hiring program,” said Murphy.
Here is a statewide tally for the Aug. 13-17 “Take Back Our Highways” campaign:
•
Rural crashes: 411•
Injuries: 161•
Fatalities: 4•
Motorist assists: 580•
Trooper traffic arrests: 26,126•
Hazardous arrests: 17,991•
Includes:•
DUI: 140•
Speeding: 11,931•
Following too closely: 684•
Improper lane change: 241•
SB/CR: 4,995•
Non-hazardous arrests: 8,135•
Non-traffic arrests: 620•
Warnings: 1,308For the same week in 2006, Aug. 14-18:
•
Rural crashes: 453•
Injuries: 197•
Fatalities: 13•
Motorist assists: 406•
Trooper traffic arrests: 5,932•
Hazardous arrests: 4,506•
Non-hazardous arrests: 1,426•
Warnings: 2,192
MARION COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
TASK FORCE
400 Goldenwood Drive
Hamilton, AL 35570
September 3, 2007
The
Marion County Domestic Violence Task Force
will hold their monthly meeting on September 27th at Oh!Bryan’s Family
Steakhouse at noon. Oh!Bryan’s is located in Hamilton at 390 Rock Cliff
Road but sits on Highway 17.
One lucky meeting attendee will win a gift certificate good at
Super-Valu
in Hamilton. The public is welcome to attend the meeting which usually
lasts about an hour.
For more information contact Lynn Brown at 205-412-8772 or email to
brown_mcdvtf@yahoo.com.
“Because Everyone Deserves a Home That’s a Safe Place!”
State Representative Resigns
House Majority Leader, Ken Guin, who reportedly received
paychecks from two community colleges for submitting duplicate work for
the same time period at each college, said he will resign his two-year
college job.
Guin sent his letter of resignation Tuesday, August 28, 2007, to Bevill
State Community College President, Harold Wade who himself had earlier
announced he was retiring from Bevill effective
Friday, August 31, 2007. Ironically, that is also the date that Guin's
resignation will become effective.
Cullman Representative Neal Morrison, a Democrat, announced Wednesday,
August 29, 2007, that he will resign his elected legislative seat to
step in as interim president of
Bevill State
Community College.
Morrison, who has worked as adult education director at Wallace State
Community College in Hanceville, will step in as interim president at
Bevill.
System Chancellor Bradley Byrne said "We, (meaning the state school
board), concluded that he
(speaking of Morrison) would be a good person to take the position."
Morrison was elected to his State House seat in 1994, and re-elected in
2006 for another
four-year term. He had worked at Wallace State for about five years
before his election to the
State Legislature.
The two resignations leave eleven lawmakers who work in Alabama's
two-year colleges, and one
whose business has a contract with the system.
Last week the state school board approved Byrne's policies limiting when
legislators can leave their
college jobs to perform their lawmaking duties and bans their employment
in 2010. The Alabama
Education Association has filed a lawsuit challenging those policies. It
claims that the board
overstepped their authority in passing those policies.
Judy Webb Mays 8/29/0
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New Drug Released
Do you live with chronic pain and fatigue? Have you been told by doctors (in their words or actions) that it's 'All in your head'?
Well, I do, and I have. People who've never experienced it simply do not believe you!
I don't, by any means, wish for them to have to go through what I have experienced. I just wish for them to understand that it is real and it hurts and there are thousands other people who suffer with this ailment as I do.
It hurts even more when the people around you don't support you or don't believe you.
I have been fortunate. I've had support at home. I found a doctor who understood that it is real and has tried to help.
I have not experienced much relief from the medicines which I've taken. They have been numerous. I began feeling the effects of the illness in 1998, shortly after I began working for Liberty National.
I left a very strenuous job at Waverlee Homes and was in fairly good physical shape but the mental stress with my new job must have been the trigger that it took to start the Fibromyalgia.
I recently came across a publication from the FDA that tells of a new drug released, which, it seems, has given some people relief from the symptoms.
I have to tell you that it is between you and your doctor as to whether this 'new drug' will help you but below is the link to the FDA site.
Please go and read about another person's struggle with the symptoms. It made me cry. The 'one thing' I desired most was that someone give a 'NAME' to the 'thing' that took over my life.
If you have experienced any of the symptoms which I have mentioned above, please email me at jmays@49countynews.net and share your experiences. Sometimes, it just helps to share your burdens, don't you think?
jmays 7/21/2007NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST ALABAMA ARTS COUNCIL
We received this today from the Alabama Bureau of
Tourism and Travel as the lead story in their August 17 newsletter:
"Y’all Magazine has special section on “The Year of Alabama Arts”
The September edition of Y’all – The Magazine of Southern People has a
special 12-page section dedicated to state tourism’s “The Year of
Alabama Arts” promotion. Highlighted in the section are: the Jule
Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art in Auburn, Jack Warner and the
Westervelt-Warner Museum of American Art in Tuscaloosa, Jerry Brown
Pottery in Hamilton, “The Miracle Worker” play at Helen Keller’s
birthplace in Tuscumbia, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, the
Wiregrass Museum of Art in Dothan, and the Quilts of Gee’s Bend.
www.yall.com/feature2.shtml "
The article is pretty lengthy and mentions the JBAF. In fact, the photo
in the article is one from the festival. When you look at the other
individuals and places and events listed above, it is a very prestigious
list. What wonderful publicity for the festival!
Hope you enjoy!
Northwest Alabama Arts Council, Inc.
P.O. Box 694
Hamilton, AL 35570
(205) 921-9483
www.nwaarts.org
www.jbaf.org
Press Release: Compliments of North West Ala. Arts Council
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07/07/07
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FDA Approves Second-Generation Smallpox Vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has licensed a new
vaccine to protect against smallpox, a highly contagious disease with
the potential to be used as a deadly bioterror weapon.
The vaccine, ACAM2000, is intended for the inoculation of people at high
risk of exposure to smallpox and could be used to protect individuals
and populations during a bioterrorist attack. It will be included in the
Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Strategic National
Stockpile of medical supplies.
A worldwide vaccination program eradicated smallpox in the population.
The last case of naturally occurring smallpox in the U.S. was in 1949
and the last case in the world was reported in Somalia in 1977. Known
stockpiles of the virus are kept only in two approved labs in the United
States and Russia. The CDC considers it a Category A agent, meaning it
presents one of the greatest potential threats for harming public
health.
Smallpox is caused by the variola virus, a virus that emerged in human
populations thousands of years ago. It spreads through close contact
with infected individuals or contaminated objects, such as bedding or
clothing. There is no FDA-approved treatment for smallpox and the only
prevention is vaccination.
"The licensure of ACAM2000 supplements our current supply of smallpox
vaccine, meaning we are more prepared to protect the population should
the virus ever be used as a weapon," said Jesse L. Goodman, M.D.,
M.P.H., director of FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
"This vaccine is manufactured using modern cell culture technology
allowing rapid and large scale production of a vaccine with consistent
product quality."
The symptoms of smallpox typically began with high fever, head and body
aches. A rash followed that spread and progressed to raised bumps and
pus-filled blisters that crusted, scabbed, and fell off after about
three weeks, leaving a pitted scar. The fatality rate historically was
about 30 percent, according to the CDC.
ACAM2000 is made using a pox virus called vaccinia, which is related to
but different from the virus that causes smallpox. The vaccine contains
live vaccinia virus and works by causing a mild infection that
stimulates an immune response that effectively protects against smallpox
without actually causing the disease.
The vaccine is derived from the only other smallpox vaccine licensed by
FDA, Dryvax, approved in 1931 and now in limited supply because it is no
longer manufactured.
Although smallpox vaccination ended in the United States in 1972 because
it was no longer needed for prevention, the U.S. military resumed
vaccination of at-risk personnel in 1999, after concluding that the
disease posed a potential bioterrorism threat.
For the rest of the story go here
FDA News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1, 2007
Media Inquiries:
Karen Riley, 301-827-6242
Consumer Inquiries:
888-INFO-FDA
"NORTHWEST ALABAMA ARTS COUNCIL"
nwal.artscouncil@yahoo.com
Just to let you all know that the chamber board did not meet this past
Monday night. We will let you know as soon as the chamber board meets
and discusses the fine arts section of Fall Fest and our anticipated
role(s). We will then schedule a meeting at that point in time.
Northwest Alabama Arts Council, Inc.
P.O. Box 694
Hamilton, AL 35570
(205) 921-9483
www.nwaarts.org
www.jbaf.org
August 31, 2007 Senator Roger Bedford Capitol Report
This past week, I was also able to attend a reception for Dr.
Harold Wade for his retirement as President of Bevill State Community College.
Dr. Wade has done an excellent job for the faculty and students of Bevill State.
Through his leadership, Bevill State has become a strong institute of learning
which serves our area well with campuses in Hamilton, Fayette and Sumiton.
During his tenure, we have seen the expansion of the nursing programs as well as
other areas so that students will be able to obtain the knowledge necessary for
the jobs of today and tomorrow. I appreciate his fine service and dedication and
wish him well for the future.
I had the opportunity to watch Russellville native, Canaan Farris in action this
past Thursday when he played for Millsap University in Mississippi. It was an
excellent game made more enjoyable for the shared fellowship at the game. I am
very proud of Canaan’s hardwork and I wish him a good football season ahead.
It was good to see a cool down from the 100 plus degree weather we have been
having. It is amazing how cool 90 feels after being subjected to 105 and 107
temperatures. I hope some of you have experienced the scattered showers that
have passed through. Russellville has seen a few but, not nearly enough.
Hopefully, we will soon break this pattern and get wide coverage rain so that
this drought can finally be broken.
It is a pleasure for me to announce that the City of Russellville has received a
grant in the amount of $2,270 from the Alabama Department of Transportation. The
monies will be used to install apron area lighting at the Russellville Municipal
Airport. This project will assist with economic growth and development.
It is so hot it is hard to believe winter is just around the corner, the Alabama
Department of Economic and Community Affairs has issued three grants to assist
area agencies with weatherization programs for low-income, elderly and disabled
individuals to prepare their homes for the colder temperatures. The first grant
is for the Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama, Inc., in the amount of
$39,588 which services the communities of Colbert, Franklin and Lauderdale
Counties.
The second grant is for $30,453 for the Community Action Partnership of North
Alabama, Inc., which services the communities in Cullman, Lawrence, Marion,
Morgan and Winston Counties. The third weatherization grant is for $36,543 and
is for the Community Service Programs of West Alabama, Inc., which serves Bibb,
Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens and Tuscaloosa Counties.
Potential good news for our area was announced earlier this week
when Indorama Polymers Group, a company based in Thailand, announced that it
would build a plant in Decatur. The company will invest approximately $160
million and is expected to employ about 100 workers. Construction is expected to
begin in October and should be finished in September 2009. The construction of
the plant is expected to employ about 500 people. The company manufactures a
chemical used in plastic beverage containers called polyethylene terephthalate
(PET) resin and the plant will be the largest producer of it in North America
and the first such plant in Alabama. Thanks to the completion of many parts of
the new Highway 24, the potential for area workers to commute to Decatur is
easier and safer.
We have had dire news from the Alabama Medicaid Agency this past week, when
Commissioner Carol Steckel announced that the agency would need an extra $199
million from the State to maintain services for the fiscal year 2009. The reason
for the increase is that after FY2008, two federal programs that had put $124
into Medicaid will be cut. If the $199 million cannot be provided there is also
the potential of the loss of $398 million in matching federal money. It is hoped
that a solution can be found when we go into session next year so that we can
avoid any loss of medical service for our elderly and children. You may rest
assured that I will do all that I can to see that Medicaid services are not cut
so that our elderly and children can continue to receive a good quality of
healthcare.
Voices for Alabama’s Children released more discouraging news this past week
announcing that Alabama has fallen from 43rd to 48th in the overall national
rankings as it relates to the well-being of children. The program uses ten
measures to determine its rankings. 2006 was the first year for Alabama to rise
above the bottom five in rankings. Alabama saw improvements in the new of teen
births which has dropped from 61 per 1,000 births in 2000 to 52 births per 1,000
which is still below the national average of 41 births per 1,000 births. We also
a drop in our infant death rate from 9.4 deaths per 1,000 live births to 8.7,
which is also below the national average of 6.8. The Voices report’s main
objective is to focus local and state leaders attention to areas that need
improvement. It is also noted that seven of the bottom ten states are in the
Southeast where there is a high poverty rate. In fact, a quarter of all
Alabama’s children live below the poverty level, 37 percent live in
single-parent homes and 36 percent of children
in Alabama live in families where no parent has full-time, year-round
employment.
On a more upbeat note, it is good to see so many of our young people practicing
and preparing for the football season. Many of area teams had there first game
this week. Since, I am writing this prior to those games completion, I hope all
are area schools did well and I wish them a good and safe football season, I am
also looking forward to the first official football game for the University of
Alabama. Just as they have been at the high school level, the college teams have
been practicing hard as well and now we are going to get a taste of just how
good a team Saban has been able to put together. I am very excited about going
down and watching the game not only for the spirit of hope which Saban has
brought but, also to enjoy some good times and memories with my family.
I hope all of you also had a safe and enjoyable Labor Day weekend. I appreciate
all of those in law enforcement for their hard work and dedication in keeping
our roads safe.
Please continue to contact me at the following addresses and numbers:
Roger H. Bedford, Jr.
Alabama State House
Suite 730, Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone:334-242-7862, Fax:334-353-4304
Roger Bedford & Associates, P.C.
P.O. Box 370, Russellville, AL 35653
Phone: 256-332-2880 Fax:256-332-7821
Email senbedford@aol.com website: www.rogerbedford.com
7-27-07
Mays Hired As A Part-Time Policeman in Guin
Guin - Gary Wayne Mays, Jr. went to work as a part-time Police Officer for the town of Guin.
Officer Mays began working, Friday, August 17, 2007 with Officer Larry Webb.
Mays worked his first full day, Saturday, August 18.
G.B. Blaylock is the Police Chief of Guin, AL.
As most of you know, "Officer Mays" is also the Owner/Editor/Webmaster (and anything else necessary) on this website, www.49countynews.net.
He is the son of Judy Webb Mays of Hamilton and the late, Gary Wayne Mays, Sr., and the Grandson of the late Grady L. & Eather Rye Webb of Hamilton, AL., and Mary Nell Mays and the late John O. Mays of Hamilton, AL
He is also returning to College at Northwest Jr. College in Phil Campbell, AL. as a part-time student to take a course in Computer Sciences.
Officer Mays worked for 9 1/2 years with the City of Hamilton PD.
Story by Judy Webb Mays
Aug. 19, 2007
This story was sent to us from the Northwest Alabama Arts Council, Inc.
Alabama folk artist who painted with mud on board dies at 97
Northwest Alabama Arts Council, Inc.
P.O. Box 694
Hamilton, AL 35570
(205) 921-9483
www.nwaarts.org
www.jbaf.org
9/6/07
9/5/2007, 11:10 a.m. CDT
The Associated Press
FAYETTE, Ala. (AP) — Jimmy Lee Sudduth, a folk artist known for
painting with mud, berries and other elements to create compelling
images of people, buildings and his dog, Toto, has died at 97.
Sudduth, who had been in declining health, died Sunday at Fayette
Medical Center in the rural west Alabama town where he first gained wide
notice in the 1970s and 1980s.
A prolific, self-taught artist who began painting as a child, Sudduth's
work has been exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery and the Smithsonian
Institution's Festival of American Folklife, both in Washington, D.C.,
as well as museums in New Orleans, Birmingham, Montgomery and his home
town of Fayette.
"No one can top Sudduth, at his best, for gorgeous surface texture,
color sense, or, of course, technical innovation," Montgomery Museum of
Fine Arts curator Susan Mitchell Crawley said in an interview with The
Folk Art Messenger in 2005, when the museum mounted a major Sudduth
exhibit.
Sudduth blended mud with other elements, such as leaves, berries, sugar,
coffee, paint or straw, smudging and tracing it on boards, sheets of
metal and other found materials.
"You see that black mud? All you got to do is take that black mud and
put you a little sugar in it. Stir it up and sweeten it, add a little
water and you can paint all day," Sudduth is quoted as saying in a
profile of him on the Web site of the Anton Hart Gallery, which features
outsider artists. "I don't like to use paint too much."
"He captured the life that he knew, the rural life, the architecture,
the people he knew, the people he saw on TV and his dog, Toto, in many
forms," said Georgine Clarke, visual arts program manager for the
Alabama State Council on the Arts and founder of the Kentuck Festival at
Northport.
His death was reported Wednesday by The Birmingham News and The
Tuscaloosa News. His first name is spelled "Jimmie" in some exhibits.
Until recent years, Sudduth was a fixture at the Kentuck Festival, which
celebrates folk art as well as contemporary and traditional work. He
would play harmonica solos and greet visitors with a wide smile.
"People wanted to own his artwork, but I think for a lot of years,
people wanted to be close to him, to talk to him, because he brought
such a joyful spirit of life," Clarke said.
A wake was scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Nelson Funeral
Home in Fayette, with the funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at West Highland
Church of Christ in Fayette, followed by a public memorial service at 5
p.m. at the Fayette Civic Center and Art Museum.
Food Ratings Aug. 27-
31, 2007
Cedar Landing (Winfield) 94
China Buffet (Winfield) 86
China One (Hamilton) 85
Eastside Grill (Hamilton) 92
Foodland Deli (Winfield) 98
Foodland Supermarket (Winfield) 92
Frosty Front (Guin) 90
Hardee's (Winfield) 96
Huatulco Mexican Restaurant (Winfield) 86
Huddle House (Hamilton) 92
Jack's (Guin) 84
Jean and Ann's Tea Room (Hamilton) 98
La Estancia Mexican Restaurant (Hamilton) 89
Mac's Minit Mart (Hamilton) 87
Moore's Super Store (Hamilton) 92
Plaza BBQ (Guin) 93
River Road Citgo (Hamilton) 94
Subway (Hamilton) 97
Sugarbend Shell (Hamilton) 93
Webster's Deli (Guin) 98
Webster's Piggly Wiggly (Guin) 95
Yogi's Quick Stop No. 5 (Hamilton) 95
Sam LeMaster
Marion County Health Department
921-3118
Flags Fly at Half-Staff In Honor of 9/11
Riley orders flags at half-staff to honor Sept. 11
victims
Tues., Sep 11, 2007.
The governor will mark the occasion in part by swearing in 39 citizens
enlisting in the Alabama National Guard at the State Capitol on Tuesday.
Gov. Bob Riley has ordered flags be
flown at half-staff on state buildings Tuesday in commemoration of the
sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
"As we remember this tragedy that took the lives of 3,000 of our fellow
Americans, we also pay tribute to those who protect our country and our
communities every day," said Riley, who will swear in 39 citizens
enlisting in the Alabama National Guard at the State Capitol on Tuesday.
With Sept. 11 proclaimed "Patriot Day," President Bush has ordered flags
on all federal buildings lowered for the anniversary. Riley is also
encouraging local governments and schools to lower U.S. flags on their
buildings.
The Alabama National Guard has had about 13,000 Alabama soldiers and
airmen called to active duty in response to the attacks of Sept. 11,
2001.
Flags will return to flying at full-staff on Wednesday.
I have been
researching humane solutions to helping feral or wild cats.
I found a solution to the problem at:
For a longer but more
informative Training video click here. This video is about twenty-four
(24) minutes long. (videos/trap_neuter_return)
Are you interested in more information on TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) or
any subject relating to the humane solution for controlling the
over-population of cats and dogs in our area? Then write to me at
judymays@yahoo.com or send your comments to
jmays@49countynews.net.
Meanwhile here are the sources for the story above and more quality
information on TNR.
*http://www.alleycat.org/
(Alley Cat Allies)
**www.alleycat.org/orgs(Get
the names of TNR Organizations by state and location)
http://www.pets911.com
9/2/07
(Disclaimer: This story is the sole opinion of Judy Webb Mays and does not reflect the opinions of any other organization or entity other than my own. Signed, Judy Webb Mays)
August 27th, 2007
Declared by Gov. Riley as Jeffrey Alan Cook Day
Proclamation on August 3, 2007, by Alabama Governor Bob Riley, designating August 27th, 2007 as Jeffrey Alan Cook Day.
If you remember the group "ALABAMA" you know Jeffrey Alan Cook as one of their members and a native Alabamian.
Click Here for Full Story
Click on Proclamations
Marion County Restaurant Inspections September
3-7, 2007
Alamo Steak and Fish House (Hamilton) 90
Blue Duck Cafe (Guin) 91
Buttahatchee BBQ (Hamilton) 92
Coop's Bears Den (Bear Creek) 86
Guin Elementary Lunchroom 92
McDonald's (Winfield) 93
Phillips High Lunchroom (Bear Creek) 92
Pizza Hut (Winfield) 92
Shell Food Mart (Winfield) 90
Winfield Senior Center Meal Site 99
Sam LeMaster
Marion County Health Department
921-3118
FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM September 2007
This is the schedule for the Food
Program Deliveries for the Marion Winston Community Action Committee,
Inc.
Marion-Winston Counties Community Action Agency will be in the following
locations to distribute food to eligible families.
No applications will be taken at the distribution sites.
DATE SITE TIME
09-17-07 Double Springs Community Center
11:00 a.m. - 12 noon
09-17-07 Addison Community Center
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 pm
09-18-07 Guin City Hall
10:00 a.m. -11:00 am
09-18-07 Brilliant Housing Authority
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
09-19-07 Haleyville Old ARC Building
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
09-19-07 Lynn City Hall
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
09-20-07 Hamilton Recreation Center
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
09-20-07 Winfield Community Center
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
09-21-07 Hackleburg Town Hall
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
09-21-07 Bear Creek City Hall
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
If additional information is needed please call:
Hamilton (205)921-4224, Double Springs
(205)489-5448, Haleyville (205)486-7239
(This agency prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex
age, handicap, religion or national origin)
Marion Winston Counties Community
Action Committee
P.O. Box 1716
Hamilton , AL
35570
(205) 921-4224
(205) 921-3415 FAX
9/11/07
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By Judy Webb Mays - 9/07
I've had a cough for a while so I decided Thursday, that
I would see a doctor.
You see, I haven't wanted to go to the doctor since Dr. Kerr's accident,
but this cough was wearing me down so I decided that I just couldn't
wait on him to get better. After all who knew when he would be able to
come back to the clinic?
Let me start just a little bit earlier in the day on Thursday, August
23, 2007.
My son, Wayne, and I met at OH! Bryan's around 12:00 Noon to go to the
meeting of "Safe Place". It was the first meeting I had attended and it
went well until I felt the need to cough. I fought it the best that I
could but I still felt like everyone was looking at me. You all know
what I mean!
Ok, I made it through without having to get up and leave the meeting.
Wayne and I went back to the office and went to work. I pulled out the
card I had been meaning to send Dr. Kerr and Sara since the week after
their accident. I wrote a few lines on it and sealed it to mail.
Realizing I didn't know his address, I looked him up on the Internet.
Now, you tell me, isn't that amazing! You can look up just about anybody
"on the Net"! Anyway, I wrote his name and address on the sealed
envelope and looked for a stamp.
Meanwhile, I was still coughing and coughing. Wayne turned to me and
said he was tired of hearing me cough so call and go see whoever was on
duty at the clinic! "Okay, Okay", I said, "I'll call."
I called and spoke with Jeannie at the clinic. She said come on down and
they would "work me in". I just happened to mention that I had been
coughing since the last time I had seen Dr. Kerr and to my surprise, she
said "He's here today, he'll get to you." If I hadn't been sitting down,
I would have fallen down! I told Jeannie I'd be right down and turned to
Wayne. I told him I was going to see Dr. Kerr......His jaw dropped open
and his exact words were "NO WAY"! I told him "WAY!" That is just 'new
age' talk for "Yes he is there!"
Long story short, Dr. John M. Kerr, II is in the clinic and only 2
months after he and his lovely wife, Sara, had a plane crash!! He looks
good and is walkin' and talkin' great! I saw him and this story is just
to tell him and everyone how glad I am to see him back!
Of course, he'll have to take it 'easy' for a while but he really is
back and I'm so happy to see him! I know everyone else will be happy to
see him as well!
Now, I have something else to tell you about Dr. Kerr.
Dr. John Kerr asked his pastor and congregation to allow him to speak about his plane crash, recovery process and some lessons he has learned since the accident. He wants to thank all the people for their concern and the out-pouring of prayers, love and good thoughts that everyone has given to him and Sara.
So, his church, the
Hamilton Church
of Christ, south of Hamilton, Alabama has given him their auditorium
Sunday night, September 23, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
I will remind everyone as the time gets closer so everyone come back to
the site and see what's happening.
By the way, if you know of anything goin' on in your City or our County,
just email me at
jmays@49countynews.net or
judymays@yahoo.com.
Thanks for reading!
PART-TWO:
Dr. Kerr
By Judy Webb Mays
Dr. John Kerr, II asked his pastor and congregation to allow him to speak about his plane crash, recovery process and some lessons he has learned since the accident. He wants to thank all the people for their concern and the out-pouring of prayers, love and good thoughts that everyone has given to him and Sara.
So, his church, the Hamilton Church of Christ, south of Hamilton, Alabama has given him their auditorium Sunday night, September 23, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Everyone is invited to come hear Dr. Kerr's story and if time permits, he will take brief questions.
9/22/07
Senator Roger
Bedford Capitol Report 9/21/07
This past week, I traveled down to Montgomery and attend the first
meeting of the Joint Interim Patriotic Immigration Commission. The
Commission was established to conduct a fact-finding study on
immigration issues and to issue a commission report outlining
suggestions and proposals to address the issues of illegal and legal
immigration in Alabama. While immigration, legal and illegal, is
actually a federal issue, the U.S. Congress has shown, as with many
other issues such as healthcare, not to be able to develop a cohesive
plan to address it. Therefore, it has fallen to the states to try and
address the issue. Our final report will be presented at the beginning
of the 2008 regular session. As a member of this commission, it is my
hope that we will be able to find practical solutions to the issue of
immigration which affects all of us.
It is a pleasure to announce that the Lamar County Commission has been
awarded a $30,805 grant from the Alabama Department of Transportation.
The grant will be used to acquire land for the approach area for the
Lamar County Airport as well as for the runway seal, coat and markings.
I want to commend the Lamar County Commission on their hard work and
efforts in this matter.
Congratulations goes out to Mayor Scott Boman of Sulligent as well as
the city council on their hard work in obtaining an Alabama Department
of Economic and Community Affairs grant in the amount of $400,000. The
grant will be used to assist the City of Sulligent with sewer
improvements on Wolf Road, Adams Street, Pennington Road, Jones Road,
Johnny Street and Wadsworth Road. The project will benefit 144 persons
who live on these streets of which more than 90% are of low and moderate
income.
I also commend the Fayette County Commission on obtaining an ADECA grant
in the amount of $400,000 to be used to extend water to County Road 53,
County Road 49, Fords Valley Road, Pender Road and Mayfield Road within
the Rehobeth Community. One hundred fifty-six individuals, with 78.46%
being of low and moderate income, will benefit from this project
The City of Red Bay also received an ADECA grant in the amount of
$399,500 to assist in providing adequate storm drainage, water and
street improvements in the airport subdivision. Approximately 145
residents, 83.4% of which are low to moderate income, will be served by
this. I appreciate Mayor Reid and the fine members of the Red Bay City
Council’s hard work on this grant.
The City of Haleyville received $500,000 from ADECA to be used in a
neighborhood improvement project in South Haleyville which includes
improvement to deteriorated water and sewer systems, the demolition of
dilapidated structures and the addition of playground equipment.
Approximately 132 residents will be served by this of which 100% are low
to moderate income.
Congratulations also goes out to the Town of Phil Campbell for being
awarded an ADECA grant in the amount of $50,000 to assist with the
installation of new lights for the ballfield complex.
I am pleased to see these grants be awarded in our senate district. I
was glad to assist with these funds and I appreciate the hard work of
our area local elected officials with these projects. All of these will
assist with economic development and growth as well as improve the
overall quality of life in these areas.
The Alabama Department of Transportation also announced that bids would
be let on September 28 for the resurfacing and traffic striping of State
Road 4, also known as Corridor X, from 0.3 mile west of the underpass of
County Road 11 to the Buttahatchee River in Marion County. I am pleased
to see this as it will insure safer travel on this roadway.
Two grants from ADECA were awarded this week to improve the safety of
our roads. Northwest Shoals Community College was awarded $45,180 for
the North Alabama Highway Safety Office Community Traffic Safety Program
to develop and coordinate implementation of the ADECA/LETS Selective
Traffic Enforcement Program to the 68 law enforcement jurisdictions in
the 10 county region of Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale,
Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Morgan and Winston Counties. The
goal of the project is to impact driver behavior and reduce roadway
crashes, injuries and fatalities.
The other grant was in the amount of $28,080 to Shelton State Community
College for the West Alabama Traffic Safety Program (WATSP) to establish
and expand the ADECA/LETS program to the West Alabama region of Bibb,
Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Perry, Sumter and
Tuscaloosa Counties. I am pleased to see the awarding of these grants.
It is important that we do all that we can to improve the safety of our
roadways.
This past week also marked the passing of a beloved and talented native
of Fayette, the Honorable Jimmy Lee Sudduth. Sudduth known for his folk
art using a medium he called "sweet mud", a special mixture of clays and
a sugary substance, died at the age of 97. His work has been featured
throughout the world including an exhibit at the Smithsonian and on the
Today Show on NBC. His work can also be seen at the Fayette Art Museum.
As you all know, Alabama has suffered through a rough drought most of
the year. The US Drought Monitor shows that 92% of Alabama in severe
conditions, 87 percent under extreme conditions and 73 percent in worst
exceptional conditions, with record low stream flows and parched soil.
Monitored wells show ground water levels falling and reservoirs at a
historic low as well as water temperatures being higher than normal. The
report also shows that we have had over 4,000 fires with more than
68,000 acres burnt. The National Weather Service shows that Alabama is
in the worth 27 month rainfall totals since records began being kept in
the late 1800s. The result of this, of course, beyond crop loss and the
need to conserve are water supplies, is also felt on the trees. Between
drought and infestations from beetles and other pest, there could be a
substantial loss in the forestry market. Currently the National Weather
Service says that we might get above rainfall averages for September
through November but, expect it to go below average for the remainder of
the year through May of 2008 when it is hope that the summer months will
return to their normal pre-drought rainfall pattern. There is no doubt
this is bleak news. It emphasis again the need for good stewardship of
our resources especially water and we must do all that we can to see
that it is not wasted or polluted.
It is good to see these cooler temperatures especially in the mornings
and evening time. While 85 is still warm, it beat 100+ any time. I am
looking forward to the deer hunting season and hope to get in some dove
hunting as well.
High school and college football has gotten off to a great start and I
wish all our area teams a fun and injury free season.
Please continue to contact me at the following addresses and numbers:
Roger H. Bedford, Jr.
Alabama State House
Suite 730, Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone:334-242-7862, Fax:334-353-4304
Roger Bedford & Associates, P.C.
P.O. Box 370, Russellville, AL 35653
Phone: 256-332-2880 Fax:256-332-7821
Email senbedford@aol.com website: www.rogerbedford.com
Senator Roger Bedford Capitol Report Sept. 10, 2007
It is important that we do all that we can to improve the
relationship of children with their parents as the more stable the child’s home
life the better they will do in the future.
Congratulations goes out to the Community Action Agency of Northwest
Alabama, Inc. on receiving two grants this past week. The first grant is
for $8,500 for a new parenting program for mothers. The funds will be
used to work with incarcerated mothers as well as with mothers that are
referred by the court or the Department of Human Resources. The goal is
to explore the choices the choices of the mother that had a negative
impact on the mother and child and to work with the mother on parenting
skills so she can have a better relationship with her child and/or
children. The program now operates out of Lauderdale and Colbert County
but, hopes to expand to Franklin County soon.
The second grant is for $35,000 for fatherhood programs that work toward
increasing non-custodial fathers involvement with their children and
better communication skills between the fathers, mothers and children.
The program operates out of Colbert, Lauderdale and Franklin County.
Both grants were funded from the Children’s Trust Fund. This is a fund I
helped to create during my first term in the Senate to help protect our
children and promote family values.
Congratulations goes out to Shelton State Community College on receiving
a $128,774 grant from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community
Affairs. The grant will be used to administer traffic safety projects
and grants in West Alabama.
I also want to congratulate Dr. Humphrey Lee of Northwest Shoals
Community College on being awarded two grants from the Alabama
Department of Economic and Community Affairs. The first is in the amount
of $227,031.73 for the continued implementation of the ADECA/LETS
Highway Safety programs in the North Alabama region to include Colbert,
Cullman, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Lauderdale, Madison, Marion,
Morgan and Winston Counties.
The second grant is for $363,000 to be used for the intensive tutoring
of basic skills for GED attainment, guidance and assistance in
preparation for postsecondary opportunities for out-of-school youths
ages 16-21. The program services Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence,
Lauderdale, Marion and Winston Counties.
I want to thank Congressman Robert Aderholt on working with local
elected officials in acquiring a $100,000 grant from the Appalachian
Regional Commission for the City of Red Bay. The grant will be used to
make improvements to the city’s sewer system. The city will provide a
$25,000 match. I am pleased to see this much needed grant and I commend
Mayor Reid and the City Council on their hard work in acquiring these
funds which will greatly enhance the quality of life for the residents
of Red Bay.
Hopefully, we will have an injury free football Friday. It is always an
exciting time when high school and college football gears up. Also,
hopefully, the fall cool weather will soon arrive.
Please continue to contact me at the following addresses and numbers:
Roger H. Bedford, Jr.
Alabama State House
Suite 730, Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone:334-242-7862, Fax:334-353-4304
Roger Bedford & Associates, P.C.
P.O. Box 370, Russellville, AL 35653
Phone: 256-332-2880 Fax:256-332-7821
Email senbedford@aol.com website: www.rogerbedford.com
Marion County
Restaurant Inspections Sept. 10 - 14, 2007
Cardinal Drive-In (Winfield) 90
Catering by LeAnne (Guin) Passed inspection: Initial permitting inspections do
not have scores
Chris's Catfish (Hamilton) 98
Dollar General (Winfield) 98
Emerson Ice Plant (Hamilton) Passed inspection: Food processor inspections do
not have scores
Guin Shell (Guin) 91
Jack's (Guin) 97
Kimberly's Restaurant (Guin) 91
Liberty Christian Academy (Guin) 97
Moore's Hwy 129 Shell (Winfield) 94
Oh! Bryan's (Hamilton) 94
Postell's Meat Market (Hamilton) 98
Teresa's Country Cafe (Hamilton) 90
Token No. 4 (Guin Chevron) 92
Token No. 6 (Winfield Chevron) 93
Wal Mart Deli/Bakery (Hamilton) 98
Wal Mart Supermarket (Hamilton) 97
Be Sure to Remember This Soldier & Newlywed In Our Prayers On Sept. 23rd - His Departure Day!
Judy Webb Mays
(Click
the Pictures to Enlarge)
As I was passing a restaurant today, Monday, September 10th, 2007, I noticed a small group outside, around a couple of cars. Not too unusual at first glance but upon closer observation, I noticed one of the group had on a military uniform.
(Above: The Hutsons & Family)
The Marion County Humane Society Guest Speaker Abi Thornton On Juvenile Diabetes
At our Thursday, Sept. 20th meeting of the Marion County Humane Society, the group was delighted to meet a young lady from Hamilton named Abi Thorton.
Abi Thornton was a guest speaker at our September 20th, regular meeting of the Marion County Humane Society.
Abi spoke to the group about a program that has started recently which trains rescued dogs from shelters (especially pregnant moms and their puppies) to aid diabetics in detecting onsets of low or high blood sugar in their human owners.
The MCHS meets the 3rd Thursday Evening each month. The next regularly scheduled meeting is Thursday, October 18th, 2007, at 7:00 P.M. at the Hamilton City Hall. Everyone is invited to attend.
Abi gave a Power-Point presentation on Juvenile Diabetes and the program called Heaven Scent Paws.
Below, please click to a site on which Abi explains what Type 1 diabetes is all about and some things that can be done to help those who suffer from it.
This is especially important to parents of a child with Type 1 diabetes!
Please Click Here... to read Abi's August Newsletter.
Thank you, Judy Webb Mays
Questions or Comments email me, Judy Webb Mays at:
or email MCHS
9/11/07
Story Revised 9/22/07
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Inspection
Ratings Sept.17 - 21, 2007
Burgers and More (Winfield) 91
Byrdnest Daycare (Hamilton) 94
Dinelli's (Hamilton) 96
Guthrie's (Winfield) 98
Hamilton Drive-In 91
Kountry Kitchen (Winfield) 93
Lunch Wagon (Hamilton) 94
Mandarin House (Winfield) 94
Subway (Winfield) 98
Sam LeMaster
Marion County Health Department
921-3118
Tue Oct 2, 9:56 PM ET COUPLE CELEBRATE 80th ANNIVERSARY
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. - A Scottsboro couple recently celebrated their 80th
wedding anniversary, one of the longest marriages among living people
when compared to reports in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records.
Alonzo, 97, and Beulah Sims, 94, celebrated their anniversary a day
early Sunday at the nursing home where they have lived since May 2002.
Without their families' approval, the two teens married in 1927, when he
was working at a farm,
plowing fields with a mule and picking cotton for 50 cents a day.
The couple, who raised six children, credit their long lives to hard
farm work and eating lots of vegetables. They moved frequently to find
farm work, going from Paint Rock Valley near Garth to Atchley Bottom in
Madison County and then to Woodville in the 1960s.
They said their eight decades of marriage have been virtually free of
fussing.
"We've been too busy to fight," Beulah Sims said.
Alonzo Sims retired from farming in 1966 and did janitorial work at
Redstone Arsenal until 1972.
They also operated service stations in Paint Rock and Woodville for a
few years. Now, they spend
their time visiting other residents at the nursing home, listening to
gospel music, and playing bingo.
"After all these years," he said, "I still enjoy being with her."
Information from:
The
Huntsville Times
Alabama Genealogical Society Fall Festival October 13, 2007
The Alabama Genealogical Society (AGS) will hold its
annual Fall Seminar on Saturday, October 13, 2007, at the Alabama
Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, Alabama.
This seminar, titled "A Potpourri of Military Conflicts," is being
presented by author, editor, and professional genealogical and
historical researcher, Craig Scott.
Scott, who is president and CEO of Heritage Books, Inc., a genealogical
publishing firm with over 2,800 titles in print, has been a Professional
researcher for more than twenty years, specializing in military records.
He has authored and co-authored several books relating to national
military records and Northern Virginia, was the co-editor of Northern
Virginia Genealogy and editor of Scott Genealogical Quarterly. Scott
currently serves on the Editorial Board of the National Genealogical
Society and is coordinator of the Institute of Genealogy and Historical
Records' Military Records course, which is held annually at Samford
University.
Scott will offer lectures on the following topics:
- Revolutionary War Records
- Indian Wars
- War of 1812
- Mexican War
The seminar will begin with refreshments at 8:30 a.m. in the Milo Howard
Auditorium of the Archives building and conclude at 4:00 p.m.
Genealogical book, service, and gift vendors will be on hand making
their goods and services available to seminar participants. Lunch will
be included for attendees who pre-register before October 2, 2007.
The registration flyer may be accessed from the AGS website at:
www.algensoc.org.
The Alabama Genealogical Society, Inc. is a non-profit organization
chartered in 1958 to assist and support the research of its members by
funding, safeguarding, preserving, and publishing records pertaining to
Alabama families and their history. It is the only genealogical society
in Alabama that serves all 67 counties.
For more information contact:
Marcia K. Smith Collier
AGS Magazine Editor
Telephone:
334-263-7594 days/ 334-567-2006
evenings
Email:
marcia@sogensvcs.com
jmays 9/25/07
Email From: Sarah Miller Safeplace & N.W.AL. Safe Place Conference - Oct. 15, 2007
This is an accredited course to earn CEUs/APOST Credits Available For: Law Enforcement, Nurses, Attorneys, Social Workers & Counselors (Certificates of Attendance will be awarded to all participants).
Monday, October 15, 2007
Highland Park Baptist Church, Muscle Shoals, AL
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The Conference will include:
Donna Montgomery,
*Darkness to Light, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Kathy Connolly, Rape
Response,
Sexual Assault, Heath Haddock, Safeplace, Inc.,
Male Victims of Domestic Violence, Eileen Siegel,
Safeplace, Inc., Domestic Violence 101, Steve & Stacy Searcy, ACADV From
the Crime Scene to the E.R., Gary Alverson, Former Colbert Co. D.A.,
Domestic Violence & the Law.
Session Leaders:
Key Note: Lt. Mark Wynn, Wynn Consulting, Beyond the Obvious, Dual
Assault
Victim and Officer Safety
Stalking and Counter-Stalking
$20 includes lunch provided by Lenny's Sub Shop and CEUs/APOST credits.
* Nurses must purchase a workbook for an additional
$10 in order to receive CEUs
The email came From:
Sarah Miller
It was Sent: Mon 9/10/2007 3:06 PM To: Safeplace Employees;
safeplaceinc@gmail.com
Subject: October 15th Conference
Attached is a flyer for the Domestic Violence Conference on October
15th. Please spread the word!
Sarah Cabler
Prevention Program Assistant
Safeplace, Inc.
P.O. Box 1456
Florence, AL 35630
Business Line: (256) 767-3076
Crisis Line: (256) 767-6210/(800) 550-9215
Please make $20 check payable to Colbert DVRC and
mail with registration to:
NWSCC, Attn: Peggy Franklin
P.O. Box 2545, Muscle Shoals, AL 35662
Payment deadline for all registrations is October 8,
2007. Refunds will not be available after that date.
For more information call (256) 767-3076
Click here for Information Flyer
September 28, 2007 Senator Roger Bedford Capitol Report
Just recently, Red Bay celebrated its 100 years of being incorporated as
a city and on October 6, the Town of Hodges will do the same. This is a
great accomplishment and I am proud of the fine leadership which Hodges
has had over these 100 years. It has been my pleasure to assist Hodges
with various grants and projects as the community has grown and
developed.
This past week, I traveled to Hamilton and presented a $1,000 check to
the Hackleburg High School Jr. High School cheerleaders and a $1,000
check to the Hackleburg High School varsity cheerleaders. I was also
able to present $800 for desk and chairs for the 2nd grade classroom at
Hamilton Elementary and $1,000 for the Hamilton High School
cheerleaders.
I was also able to present checks in Franklin County including a $250
check to the Russellville High School power mentor program, $500 to
Russellville Little League, $1,000 each to the Russellville High School
junior and varsity cheerleaders, $500 to the Belgreen High School Pre-K
program, $300 to the Franklin County Community Education program, $1,000
to the Tharptown PTO for playground equipment and $1,000 to Phil
Campbell High School for an Elmo Board.
It was a pleasure for me to be able to assist all of these fine programs
in Marion and Franklin County. I believe it is important that we support
the academic and extracurricular activities at all of our area schools
as we need to continually improve the educational opportunities
available to our students. I am also a strong supporter of our various
community programs as they help improve the overall quality of life for
our citizens as well.
I am pleased to see that Congressman Aderholt was able to assist the
Lamar County Commission with a $200,000 Appalachian Regional Commission
grant to assist with the construction of a rail spur to serve the
county’s industrial park. The spur will benefit the new steel dust
recycling facility in the industrial park. Congressman Aderholt also
announced that the U.S. Senate had approved an $800,000 grant for the
Lamar County Industrial Park for infrastructure needs. The appropriation
request is now in the conference committee of the House of
Representatives. It is my hope it will pass through quickly as these are
much needed funds for Lamar County to assist them with economic growth
and development.
While there has been rumors of a special session, so far, I have seen no
problems that could not be dealt with in a few months time when the
regular session starts. I will keep you posted.
Roger H. Bedford, Jr.
Alabama State House
Suite 730, Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone:334-242-7862, Fax:334-353-4304
Roger Bedford & Associates, P.C.
P.O. Box 370, Russellville, AL 35653
Phone:256-332-2880 Fax:256-332-7821
Email senbedford@aol.com website:
www.rogerbedford.com
9-28-07
October 22, 2007 MCDVTF To Wind Up Month Long Supply Drive
The Marion County Domestic Violence Task Force will be winding up their
month long Supply Drive for Safeplace at
SuperValu
in Hamilton at 2:00 PM on Friday October 26. Donated items will be
loaded up and taken to Safeplace. Volunteers will load up their vehicles
and caravan to the shelter to unload the donated items.
October was National Domestic Violence Month and each year the Task
Force holds their Supply Drive. The Task Force is a group of volunteers
that assists Safeplace and works to raise awareness among residents of
Marion County about domestic violence, its impacts on the community and
the services available to victims.
They meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at Oh! Bryan’s Family
Steakhouse in Hamilton at noon.
MARION COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
TASK FORCE
400 Goldenwood Drive
Hamilton, AL 35570
205-412-8772
brown_mcdvtf@yahoo.com
“BECAUSE EVERYONE’S HOME SHOULD BE A SAFEPLACE!”
"THOSE WERE THE DAYS"
GRAVEL SPRINGS SCHOOL REUNION
Didn't we have fun last year! Let's do it again! Gravel Springs School Reunion Saturday, October 20, 2007, 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Location: E.T. Sims Building (also known as the Rec. Center), Hamilton, Alabama.
Come for a good time of visiting together and sharing memories.
Bring finger foods or dessert if you would like to. If you want to have lunch on your own and then return to the reunion, Hamilton has a variety of good restaurants.
Bring any pictures or other Gravel Springs memorabilia you have to share.
Bring your memories! Come, visit with friends and relive those good Gravel Springs Days!
"Those were the days!"
Story, Compliments of Travis Ray Carter, Winfield, AL. 10/15/07
Marion - Winston Counties Community Action Agency Food Program Schedule
Marion-Winston Counties Community Action Agency
will be in the following locations to take applications to participate
in the Food Program. All of those wanting to participate need to apply
for the upcoming program year.
DATE
SITE
TIME
10-01-07
Double Springs
Starting October 1st on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
10-01-07
Haleyville Old ARC Building
Starting October 1st on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
10-01-07
Hamilton
Starting October 1st on Monday through Friday
10-16-07
Bear Creek City Hall
9:00 - 10:00 p.m.
10-17-07
Addison Community Center
1 p.m. - 2 pm.
10-17-07
Lynn City Hall
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
10-18-07
Winfield Community Center
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
10-19-07
Hackleburg Town Hall
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
10-23-07
Guin City Hall
10:00 a.m. -11:00 am
10-23-07
Brilliant Housing Authority
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
If additional information is needed please call:
Hamilton (205)921-4224,
Double Springs (205)489-5448,
Haleyville (205)486-7239
(This agency prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex
age, handicap, religion or national origin)
Marion Winston Counties Community Action Committee
P.O. Box 1716
Hamilton , AL 35570
(205) 921-4224
(205) 921-3415 FAX
October 2, 2007
October is National Domestic Violence
Awareness
Month
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Marion
County Domestic Violence Task Force, as part of the awareness campaign,
is kicking off its Supply Drive for Safeplace. Since the women and
children often come to the shelter with nothing more than the clothes on
their backs we try to make life a little easier for them through the
supply drive.
Collection spots include:
SuperValu in Hamilton, Carley’s Playground Day
Care in Hamilton, Piggly Wiggly in Hackleburg,
Winfield Public Library,
and Jane Transportation in Guin as well as Holy Spirit Catholic Church
in
Winfield and
Hamilton United Methodist Church. During the month you
will notice purple ribbons on buildings, mailboxes, and light poles as a
reminder that domestic violence is a serious problem in all communities
large and small.
Between 1 million and 4 million women will experience serious assault by
an intimate partner this year. Nearly 1 in 3 adult women experience at
least one physical assault by a partner during adulthood. More women
visit the emergency room as a result of domestic violence than from
auto. A woman is more likely to be assaulted or killed by an
intimate partner than by a
stranger. Sadly, the children who grow up in abusive homes are more
likely to become substance abusers, juvenile delinquents and abusers
themselves when they become adults. Domestic violence is a crime and one
that often goes unreported.
Safeplace offers domestic violence victims shelter as well as a wealth
of programs to assist them in getting their lives and their children’s
lives back together. Your donation of the items that victims need to
make their daily lives seem a little more “normal” go a long way in the
healing process! So join us this month as we seek to show these victims
that the community really does care about them.
The Marion County Domestic Violence Task Force is a volunteer
organization that works to educate Marion County residents about
domestic violence and the programs and services available
to them through Safeplace. The Task Force meets on the fourth Thursday
of the month at Oh!
Bryan’s Family Steakhouse in Hamilton.
They can be reached by calling Lynn Brown at:
205-412-8772 or by emailing
brown_mcdvtf@yahoo.com
Marion County Domestic Violence Task force
400 Goldenwood Drive
Hamilton, AL 35570
Upcoming Events
For October 2007
Sat., October 20, 2007
10:00 AM until 2:00 PM
GRAVEL SPRINGS SCHOOL REUNION
Bring Finger Foods or Dessert
Bring Pictures & Memorabilia To Share!
Location: E.T. Sims Building (Hamilton Rec. Center) Hamilton, AL
Gravel Springs Reunion Update...
If you have pictures or a story to share about the 2007, Gravel Springs Reunion, share them with us and we will publish them online.....Thanks, JMays
email them to: jmays@49countynews.net
or mail to:
49 County News.Net, P.O. Box 2350, Hamilton, AL 35570
Sat., Oct. 20, 2007
10:00 A.M. At The Union Hall
Rally For NTN
There will be Refreshments
You Can Bring Chips & Dip, Dessert or Drinks!
All Elected Officials are invited to attend.
Sat., Oct. 20, 2007
10:00 A.M. Until
New Life Festival
Music-Fun-Food-Games
New Life Fellowship
Hwy. 43 So.
1 1/2 Mi. From Winfield, AL
Thurs., Oct. 25, 2007
12:00 Noon At OH! Bryan's
Marion County Domestic Violence Task Force
Everyone Is Invited to Attend
So. Hwy. 17 Appx. 1 Mile from 78 Redlight
Hamilton, AL
Sat., Oct. 27, 2007
11:00 A.M.
Musgrove Family Reunion
Musgrove Chapel U.M.Church
Winfield, AL
Sat., Oct. 27, 2007
5:00 P.M. 'til
Halloween Carnival
Gun Raffle & Many Other Activities.
Fun, Food & Games For All Ages
Byrd Fire & Rescue Dept.
'Old Hwy. 17' So., Byrd Community
Oct. 2007 UPCOMING LOCAL FESTIVALS
Just a quick reminder of three upcoming festivals at
which we will have local and JBAF "alumni" artists participating. The
fall weather is gorgeous, and it would be a wonderful time to get out
and travel and enjoy these quality festivals. It would also be a great
opportunity to support "our" artists and also solicit new artists for
the 2008 JBAF.
October 20 & 21 - Alabama Gourd Festival - Cullman
October 20 & 21 - Kentuck - Northport
October 27 - Fall Fest - Hamilton
Enjoy!
Northwest Alabama Arts Council, Inc.
P.O. Box 694
Hamilton, AL 35570
(205) 921-9483
www.nwaarts.org
www.jbaf.org
October 1, 2007 Winfield Public Library Recognizes October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
The Winfield Public Library recognizes October as National Domestic
Violence Awareness Month
The Winfield Public Library is joining the Marion County Domestic
Violence Task Force in their supply drive for Safeplace. The library
will be collecting non-perishable items needed for Safeplace domestic
violence shelter and satellite office. Call or stop by the library for a
list of items needed. You can drop off the list of items during library
hours through the month of October. Please help us help the men, women,
and children in the shelter, because home should be everyone's safe
place!
For more information contact Regina Sperry 205-487-2484 or via email at:
Newsletter From Winfield Public Library
Hello All!
Winfield - Here are a few things going on at the
Winfield Public
Library:
Our Monthly Story Hour will begin in September on the 13th at 3:30 PM.
'Story Time' is designed for ages 4 to 12 but anyone is welcome. Parents please remember children 10 and under must be with an adult 18 or older at all time while visiting the library.
In the event of rain, the book sale
will be cancelled.
Warm Coats for Winter:
The Winfield Public Library will be a drop off for gently used coats
that will be distributed by Love For The Homeless. If you would like to
give your used coat to someone in need you may drop it in the box
located in the library's foyer during regular library hours. You can
reach Love for the Homeless at (205) 495-4387
Friends of the Winfield Public Library Sponsor Afghan Raffle:
As a fund-raising effort, the Friends of the Winfield Public Library are
selling chances for a hand crocheted afghan. Tickets are $1 each and you
choose between a Crimson/White or Orange/Blue afghan. Drawing will be
October 15, 2007. You do not have to be present to win.
Purchase tickets at the main desk at
