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Memorial Day observed on CourthouseSquare with wreath-laying ceremony

By Caleb WaltersCorrespondentThe Pickens County Commission met last

Tuesday to address a lengthy agenda, with actionitems ranging from the Back-to-School tax holidayto loan interest rates to increasing the salary of acounty employee.

The Commission voted to participate in thestate’s 2014 “Back-to-School” sales tax holidayduring the weekend of August 1-3.

Commissioner Willie Colvin made a motion toparticipate in the tax holiday, and CommissionerTim Browning seconded the motion. It was unan-imously approved.

However, Commissioner Ted Ezelle questionedthe practicality of the tax-free weekend and whatamount Pickens Countians save on their purchasesbecause the municipalities can opt out of partici-pating in the holiday.

County Administrator Cheryl Bowles said thereis no law requiring the cities to participate, butthey can. Mrs. Bowles said there was no dataavailable as to the savings enjoyed by the county’sconsumers.

PURCHASING NEW EQUIPMENTThe Commission also discussed plans to fi-

nance two tractors and bush hogs and two dumptrucks for the total cost of $368,247.80.

This discussion stemmed from an initial motionmade on April 8 that only included the tractors andbush hogs, not the dump trucks. The Commissiondecided it would be a better option to finance allthe equipment together with a lower interest ratefor five years.

Two financing options were presented, onefrom First National Bank of Central Alabama withan interest rate of 2.4 percent, and another fromWest Alabama Bank with a slightly lower rate of2.39 percent. Colvin made a motion to accept therate from WAB; Ezelle seconded; and it was unan-imously approved.

SALARY OF EMPLOYEEThe longest deliberation of the meeting came

as the Commission discussed a proposed pay in-crease for a county employee at the county landfill.Duane Porter has been placed in the position ofOperator/Driver III with a Class A CDL license,which warranted a higher rate of pay than his pre-vious position.

First, Commissioner Frederick Kennedy madea motion to have the item removed from theagenda completely, citing that the position shouldbe posted and not permanently filled with a tem-porary employee. However, when Mrs. Bowlessaid this would create a new position at the land-fill, the motion did not receive a second and died.

Ezelle then made a motion in favor of the payincrease, which was seconded by Browning. It wasunanimously approved.

TREE REMOVAL AFTER STORMSEzelle questioned County Engineer Sky Hall-

mon about the procedures the county uses to re-move trees and storm debris from countyroadways, specifically in the case of trees acrossroadways. Ezelle said it seemed although the treesare cut to make the road passable they are still usu-ally too close to the road. Ezelle suggested that thetrees be cut further back away from the roads toensure there is not a risk of hitting what remains.

Hallmon said the tree removal is a “day andnight” issue, and sometimes at night during astorm, their first goal is to get the trees out of theroad so they can be passable. He added it is theRoad Department’s intent to go back and removemore of the tree later on.

OTHER ACTION In other action, the Commission:--tabled discussion on two bids the Commis-

sion received on an old or used track hoe. Thomp-son Tractor bid $133,900 on a 2010 modelCaterpillar, and Warrior Tractor and Equipmentbid $188,000 on a 2013 John Deere. Hallmon sug-gested that the Commission table the discussion

PCMC’s McElroy announcesNovember 30 retirement date

By Doug Sanders Jr.Editor and PublisherThe American Legion Posts 104 and 327 held a Memorial

Day wreath-laying ceremony on the Courthouse Square inCarrollton on May 23.

The welcome was given by Post 104 Adjutant Jim John-son, and the prayer was given by Post 104 Chaplain SonnyNoland. Post 104 Sergeant-at-Arms Joe Lancaster led thegroup in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Post 104 Commander Joe Estano, assisted by Bob Harlessand Johnny Young, placed a wreath on the 1941-1991 WarMemorial which sits on the southern side of the PickensCounty Courthouse.

Remarks were made by Willis Frazier, Commander of Post327 and a member of the National Executive Committee ofthe American Legion; and Christana Frazier of the AlabamaAmerican Legion District Executive Committee. Both notedthat “Freedom is not free.”

Willis Frazier noted that Memorial Day recognizes themen and women who “made the ultimate sacrifice.” ChrisFrazier paid tribute to those veterans who gave “their blood,sweat and tears” and also recognized the family members of

(Continued on Page 2)PARTICIPANTS IN THE PRE-MEMORIAL DAY WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY

IN CARROLLTON GIVE A SALUTE AS “TAPS” IS PLAYED

Gordo man charged with attempted murder

County will observe August sales tax holiday

Pickens County Medical Center Ad-ministrator H. Wayne McElroy offi-cially announced last Tuesday at themonthly board of directors meeting ofthe Pickens County Health Care Author-ity he will retire as administrator onNov. 30.

He released his retirement letter tothe Herald one day after the May 27PCMC board meeting. It reads, as fol-lows:

“Ladies and Gentlemen:I would like to formally communi-

cate my retirement plans verbally givenduring our Board Retreat at WesterveltLodge on May 2, 2014.

I have over the last few months givenmuch thought and prayerful considera-tion to my decision and have concludedthat a leadership change would best

serve both myself and our organization.Additionally, it would seem that No-vember 30, 2014 is a logical effectivedate as that marks the end of the currentextension of the DCH ManagementAgreement. I have faith that a seven-month notice will provide ample time inwhich to recruit a new Administrator tolead our organization as it continues toaddress the challenges of an ever-chang-ing health care industry.

I want to express my gratitude forhaving had the privilege of helpingbuild a dynamic rural hospital for ourcommunity. Much has been accom-plished; however, much work remains ifwe are to continue to provide the healthcare services that our community ex-pects and deserves.

I want to thank the Board of Direc-

tors and DCH Health System for theirsupport and confidence in our team. Iwould also like to express my humblethanks to our management team, staffand physicians who are the angels en-trusted with our community’s healthcare needs.

I pledge my continuing support overthe next few months and will work tire-lessly to help create a smooth and effec-tive leadership transition.

Sincerely,H. Wayne McElroy

Administrator”In other action at the monthly meet-

ing, the board received the monthly andyear-to-date financial report from McEl-roy.

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Dr. Tuten toclose practice

David Tuten, M.D. released the following statement to theHerald through Pickens County Medical Center on May 22:

“After a long period of prayer and reflection, I have de-cided to close my practice at Carrollton Primary Care Clinic.This was a difficult decision but one that I think is best forme.

Dr. Catherine Skinner and Chelsea Skinner, CRNP haveagreed to see my patients so long as that is their wish. If youneed assistance scheduling an appointment or would like foryour medical records to be sent to another physician, pleasecall Carrollton Primary Care at 367-8197.

I would like to thank Pickens County Medical Center forproviding me with such an excellent group of employeeswith which to work and such a nice place to practice and pro-vide primary care services to the fine people of this commu-nity over the past five years! My last day at CarrolltonPrimary Care will be June 30, 2014.

Best wishes for the future!Sincerely,

David Tuten, M.D.”

Following an investiga-tion by the Alabama Bureauof Investigation, an elderlyGordo man has been chargedwith attempted murder forshooting at the Gordo policeon May 12.

According to District At-

torney Chris McCool, 76-year-old James Corder of 61Garden Drive Apartments inGordo, was charged with at-tempted murder on May 23,the same day he was releasedfrom UAB Hospital.

The Herald reported threeweeks ago that Corder wasserved eviction papers about9:30 a.m. on May 12 bydeputies of the Sheriff’s De-

partment. He was served theeviction notice after a historyof odd behavior and report-edly threatening his neigh-bors with a gun in theapartment complex severaltimes over the past year.

Later that day, the GordoPolice Department receivedmore complaints of erraticbehavior by Corder, morethreats and loud music play-ing from his apartment.

When they came to the apart-ment, Corder fired at PoliceChief Todd Hall, and Hallwas struck in the head bypowder burns or debris fromthe bullet. The police re-turned fire, and Corder wasstruck and injured.

He refused to surrender,however, as he sat inside thefront door of the apartmentand officers had to enter theapartment from another way

and apprehended him. Hewas taken by air to UABHospital and treated.

Pickens County Sheriff'sDepartment deputies pickedCorder up on May 23 andtook him to the PickensCounty Jail where he was tohave a bond hearing, saidMcCool.

McCool said because ofthe history of mental instabil-

ity, it is likely a mental eval-uation will have to be madeof Corder. He said ha had fullconfidence in the PickensCounty Sheriff’s Departmentthat Corder will be properlycared for in the jail due to hismental state.

McCool said the ABI wascalled in to investigate thematter as this is standardpractice whenever a policeshooting occurs.

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ObituariesSheriff David Abston re-

ports that the following in-dividuals were arrested andbooked into the PickensCounty Jail for the week ofMay 18-24, 2014:

James Corder of Gordowas arrested by the PickensCounty Sheriff’s Office forattempted murder.

Donald Curry of Colum-bus, Miss. was arrested bythe Pickens County Sher-iff’s Office for non-support.

Robert Mitchell of Car-rollton was arrested by thePickens County Sheriff’sOffice for assault second.

Jeremy Richardson ofGordo was arrested by the

Pickens County Sheriff’sOffice for possession ofmarijuana first and carryinga concealed weapon withouta permit.

Brent Simpson of Al-iceville was arrested by thePickens County Sheriff’sOffice for non-support.

Devin Thompson ofColumbus, Miss. was ar-rested by the Gordo PoliceDepartment for possessionof marijuana second, pos-session of drug parapherna-lia, giving false name to lawenforcement officer and il-legal possession of alcohol.

WANTEDThe following individu-

als are wanted by the Pick-ens County Sheriff's Office.If you have any informationconcerning their where-abouts please contact theSheriff’s Office at 205-367-2000.

Patrick Levil Billups ofAliceville is wanted for ne-gotiating worthless instru-ments.

Veronica Gardner ofMarion is wanted for nego-tiating worthless instru-ments.

Frederick Hall of Berryis wanted for failure to ap-pear on charges of burglarythird, theft of property thirdand attempt to elude.

Jerome Hargrove ofTuscaloosa is wanted for

multiple counts of negotiat-ing worthless instruments.

Stephanie McCleod ofGordo is wanted for 10counts of negotiating worth-less instruments.

NOTE: The PickensCounty Sheriff's Office usescertain criteria in determin-ing which arrests are listedin the weekly Sheriff's Officearrest report. All felonycharges, all drug charges,all non-support (child-sup-port) and all bad check ar-rests are listed in the paper.

When a person ischarged with a crime, thecharge is merely an accusa-tion until or unless provenguilty in a court of law.

Weekly Sheriff’s Report

JAMES CORDER DONALD CURRY ROBERT MITCHELL JEREMY RICHARDSON

BRENT SIMPSON DEVIN THOMPSON PATRICK L. BILLUPS VERONICA GARDNER

FREDERICK HALL JEROME HARGROVE STEPHANIE MCCLEOD

Death NoticesOpal Bridges

Private graveside services for Opal Bridges of Knoxville,Tenn., formerly of Gordo, were held at 2 p.m. May 27 forfamily and close friends at the Gordo City Cemetery withSkelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. She died May24, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family at the ageof 79.

Laura Mae LoweMemorial services for Laura Mae Lowe of Reform were

held at 11 a.m. May 31 at Hickory Grove Baptist Church withSkelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. She died May21, 2014 at Aurora Health and Rehab in Columbus, Miss. atthe age of 82.

Oscar Glen PondsFuneral services for Oscar Glen Ponds of Ethelsville were

held at 11 a.m. May 30 at the Skelton Funeral Home Chapelwith Rev. Mark Dean officiating. He died May 27, 2014 atBaptist Memorial Hospital at the age of 59. Burial was inEthelsville Baptist Church with Skelton Funeral Home of Re-form directing.

Paul Richard HillFuneral services for Paul Richard Hill of Ethelsville were

held at 2 p.m. June 1 at the Howard Funeral Service Chapelin Manila, Ark. with Rev. Todd Milburn officiating.

Born at Kalamazoo, MI, he was the son of the late Johnand Helen Rotach Hill and had been a Michigan resident be-fore making his home in Alabama in 1989. He was a retiredautomotive mechanic for the Bill Deloach Ford Lincoln Mer-cury dealership in Tuscaloosa, and he attended Spirit ofGrace Holiness Church in Ethelsville. In addition to his par-ents he was preceded in death by his brother John Hill Jr. Hedied May 28, 2014 at the University of Alabama BirminghamMedical Center in Birmingham at the age of 58.

Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Paula Long Hill;son Richard Paul Hill, Winfield; brother Mike Hill, Denver,Colo.; sister Cindy Nelson, Firestone, Colo.; and two grand-children.

Burial was in the Manila Cemetery. Sign the guest registerat http://www.howardfuneralservice.com/

County will observeAugust sales tax holiday

PCMC report(Continued from Page 1)

and 470 total admissions since the fiscal year began, allbelow expectations. Outpatient visits in April totaled 889;there were 5.817 outpatient visits for the fiscal year so far,also below expectations. Patient days, emergency visits andclinic visits were also below normal levels; the only areawhich exceeded the budget expectations was in referencelabs, which was 1,110 in April.

The hospital had a total margin of a loss of $41,049 inApril, which was lower than anticipated, but for the fiscalyear, the total margin was a loss of $1.464 million, worsethan anticipated.

McElroy noted that the hospital has laid off 14 employeesand cut the hours of 13 other employees. He said he has donethree television interviews talking about the financial plightof the hospital with ABC 33/40, Fox 6 and WVUA ofTuscaloosa.

He noted that PCMC received a nice note and a $200 do-nation from a Pickens County man after he heard of the hos-pital’s woes.

(Continued from Page 1)until he could find out more information about each option.

--designated HELP (Helping the Elderly to Live Produc-tively) Inc. as the implementing agency for Pickens County’sSection 5311 Public Transportation Program. The Commis-sion also committed $27,600 as its local match for the 2015fiscal year.

--signed a contract with Cuba Timber Company Inc. forcutting, converting and transporting timber at the CountyLandfill. Ezelle said ADEM wanted the timber cut on thelandfill property, and Cuba Timber was doing work near thelandfill and will pay the county to cut the timber.

--voted 4-1 (Browning voted No) to send CommissionerKennedy to the annual National Association of Counties’conference in New Orleans in July.

--questioned Hallmon as to what he learned about theslow progress from the state on letting the county start sev-eral bridge projects. Hallmon said he and several othercounty engineers expressed their frustration at their annualcounty engineers’ conference. He noted that the state is at-tempting to expedite the process, and he hopes to find outmore information soon. Colvin noted that Pickens Countystarted the process to replace the bridges a year ago.

--approved the purchase of $15,276.50 for corrugatedmetal pipe.

--voted to accept the low bid from Legacy Heating andCooling for $2500 to replace the air conditioning unit in theJuvenile Probation Office. The Commission felt this was bet-ter than only replacing the compressor in the existing unit.

--appointed Ken Lucas of Aliceville and Billy Latham tothe county’s Grievance Committee, as recommended byEzelle. Lucas will represent an appointee from the public;and Latham will represent an appointee as a county em-ployee.

--approved $7,385 payment to Trailboss for repairs to thelowboy trailer.

--approved the purchase of three backhoe tires fromGordo Tire for $2,226.

--authorized the 2014 Emergency Management Perform-ance Grant cooperative agreement with the Alabama EMAfor $925.

--authorized the disposal of old and unused data process-ing equipment in the Commission office.

It is unclear at this time whether the Town of Pickensvillewill be having its firework event this year. It is tentativelyset for Thursday, July 3.

Donations from their sponsors have not been forthcomingas the organizers had planned. However, there are still a fewdays left to confirm their intent with the fireworks company.This will depend on additional financial response from theirdonors. (They have already missed their deadline).

Those who have not gotten around to sending or bringingin their donations should please do so, as soon as possible.

(Continued from Page 1)those who lost loved ones in service to their country.

Estano thanked the people who attended the event, andnoted that it has grown in size since it was first begun. Hesaid there have been several servicemen and women whohave died serving in the military in the last three decades,and their names need to be added to the war monument onthe Square.

The Post gave red, white and blue balloons to those in at-tendance, and after Pickens Academy Band Director JasonJackson played “Taps” on the trumpet, everyone releasedtheir balloons in remembrance of those who died in service.

STATEWIDE PUBLIC NOTICES ONLINEFind public notices from newspapers across the state of

Alabama by visiting www.ala bamalegals.com. Noticescan be searched by county keyword or publication date.

Northland Communicationslaunches Hometown Hero contest

Beginning June 1, Northland willlaunch their Hometown Hero contestwhich will honor those who make apositive impact in the Pickens Countycommunity. The nomination period willrun through June 30.

Northland invites community mem-bers to submit nominations online or inthe local Northland office for fellowneighbors who have gone above and be-yond to enrich the lives of others.

Three finalists will be chosen andvoting for the award winner will opento the public July 7 through July 20. Thewinning Hometown Hero will receive$250 and a $500 donation to a localcharity of sponsor’s choice. Those whosubmit a nomination and vote will be

entered for a chance to win a $250 giftcard.

Northland’s Business Manager, TimKelley said “I am pleased to be a part ofthis community, as are the local North-land staff, and as the local communica-tions provider in Aliceville, we areinvested in this town and its residents.We wanted to take a moment to recog-nize and give back to community mem-bers who make this such a great placeto live and work.”

Nominations and voting will beavailable at getnorthland.com/hero, atthe local Northland office, or on North-land’s Facebook page.

For more details about the contestand Official Rules, visit getnorthland.

com/hero or stop by the local Northlandoffice.

About Northland Communications:Northland Communications (www.

yournorthland.com) is a leadingprovider of communications services.Northland owns and manages smaller-market cable systems in Alabama, Cal-ifornia, Georgia, Idaho, North Carolina,South Carolina, Texas and Washington.Northland is headquartered in Seattle,Washington. Northland offers thesharpest Digital and True High Defini-tion TV, the fastest High-Speed Internet,and the clearest Digital Home Phoneservices to individuals and businesses inthe communities they serve.

Board of Education announces someend-of-year personnel changes

The Pickens CountyBoard of Education releasedsome of its end-of-the-school-year personnel rec-ommendations from the May19 meeting.

Employees recommendedfor tenure status includedJessica Tolstick, AESteacher, and Nick Roberson,PCHS teacher; and CarolynOden, GES custodian.

Teachers/administratorstransfers included: Natalie

Lavender, from .3 teacher atAHS, GHS, AHS to full-timeat the Career Tech Center;Martha Greathree, from AHSteacher to teacher at the Ca-reer Tech Center; PhyllisBrown, from AHS AssistantPrincipal to PCHS specialeducation teacher; BelindaTerry, from AMS teacher toGES teacher; Keith Johnson,from PCHS teacher toteacher at the Career TechCenter; Barbara Jenkins,

from RES teacher to AMSteacher.

Support personnel trans-ferred included: JimmyWilder, from RES busdriver/aide to Career TechCenter bus driver/aide.

Teachers reassigned in-cluded: Leigh Etheridge,from special educationteacher, ½ at AES, ½ at AMSto full-time AMS special ed-ucation teacher.

Resignation/retirement

was accepted from EmilyPearson, PCHS Counselor.

Non-tenured employeesnot recommended for re-em-ployment included Linda Al-ford, AHS teacher; and ChrisDobbins, GHS teacher.

A contract extension wasgranted to Kimberly Clark,IEP Coordinator, from ninemonth to 10 month; and toChristopher Anthony, me-chanic in training, throughthe summer.

Pickensville fireworksshow still undecided

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Immediate Openings:RN / LPN / CNA

Needed for long-term care facility. Forconsideration, please apply at SalemNursing & Rehab Center, 515 2nd Ave.NW, Reform, AL 35481 or forward resumeto adm.reform@healthprime.com of fax to205-375-8283. EOE.

AHS nationally recognized for energy-saving projectsWASHINGTON, DC--From kids teaching

kids about energy sources at Aliceville HighSchool in Aliceville, Ala. to students facili-tating energy education workshops--teachersand students have been busy educating theirpeers, teachers and community leaders aboutenergy and recycling this year!

Schools involved in the energy educationprograms of the National Energy EducationDevelopment (NEED) Project submit scrap-books of their classroom and public educa-tion programs to NEED’s headquarters eachApril. Schools from across the country senttheir energy projects to the National EnergyEducation Development (NEED) Project tobe reviewed. The results are in, and will beannounced at the National Recognition Cer-emony in Washington, D.C., on Monday,June 23, 2014.

The energy projects are planned and im-plemented by students for students to educatetheir peers and communities about energy --the science, the sources, the uses, and the is-sues. The work of these students and teach-ers is of particular importance in a time ofgrowing energy challenges and opportunities.

The National Awards Review Panel, com-posed of leaders from the energy, education,and government sectors, met to review morethan 60 projects that had previously beenjudged Best in State by NEED’s regional andstate offices.

Aliceville High School was selected aSchool of the Year in Alabama in the HighSchool division for their outstanding energyeducation programs. They was also selectedNational Senior Finalist.

Students representing Aliceville HighSchool are Leah Cole, Tykendrious Howard,Qualyn Ball, Jarvis Brown, and Cynthia Hall.Also Leah Cole will represent Alabama as astudent leader during the entire award pro-gram. She will spend seven days helping toteaching over 1000 students across the U.S.about energy.

The science chairperson and team A.S.A.PIII coordinator, Lucille Hatcher, will partici-pate in the NEED National Recognition Cer-emonies on June 23 in Washington DC.

The NEED Project is a nonprofit organi-zation with programs in all 50 states. NEEDhas developed innovative materials and im-

plemented programs that not only teach aboutenergy, but also develop leadership and crit-ical thinking skills. NEED’s Kids TeachingKids philosophy encourages students to takeresponsibility for their own learning and that

of others. NEED is sponsored by both renew-able and nonrenewable energy companies,federal, state and local agencies, energy con-sumers and by national and state energy andeducation associations.

WINDLE SIGNS WITH JUDSON COLLEGE --- Hannah Windle, a senior at PickensCounty High School, recently signed to play softball with Judson College. Seated,left to right, are Dennis, Hannah and Tammie Windle. Standing is PCHS SoftballCoach Summer King. Hannah has played softball for PCHS for five years. Over theyears she has received several awards, including Most Valuable Player in 2010; BigStick Award in 2011 for the highest batting average; and the 2012-2014 TornadoAward for being a leader on and off the field.

AHS ENERGY TEAM --- Left to right are Aliceville High School students JarvisBrown, Leah Cole, Ty Howard, Cynthis Hall and Qualyn Ball.

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Reformman struckby car

A Reform man was thevictim of a hit-and-run lastweekend as he tried to tend toa dog hit by another car, ac-cording to the Reform PoliceDepartment.

Reform Police ChiefRichard Black said the inci-dent occurred about 11:28p.m. on March 23 on High-way 17 South between 8thand 10th Avenues SW.

Black said David J. RushJr., 20, was crossing the high-way to check on a dog thathad apparently been hit by acar when another car struckhim. Another motorist spot-ted Rush in the highway andcalled police. Rush was air-lifted to DCH Regional Med-ical Center by Air Evacwhere he was treated andlater released.

Black said the case isunder investigation. He saidRush could not describe thekind of car that hit him butbelieves it had a brokenheadlight.

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DISTINGUISHED DIVINITY STUDENT --- Beeson Di-vinity School's Dean Timothy George presented theaward for Most Distinguished Student to Tyshawn Gard-ner, left. Gardner graduated this May from Beeson Di-vinity School at Samford University and serves as thepastor of Plum Grove Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa. Heis the son of Robert and Ednar Gardner of Liberty, andis a 1989 graduate of Pickens County High School.

LAS AMIGAS CLUB PRESENTS DONATION TO HEART ASSOCIATION --- TheLas Amigas Club of Gordo recently made a $500 donation to the Pickens CountyChapter of the American Heart Association. The Heart Association will close out its2013-2014 year in June, and so far has raised $9,600, surpassing last year’s total.The Heart Association asks that everyone put the 2014 Heart Walk on their calendar;the tentative date will be sometime in September. Left to right are Iris Homan of LasAmigas; Iralyn Sumerel of the Heart Association; and Gladys Nicely of Heart Asso-ciation board.

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WASHINGTON--Last week, the U.S. Environmental Pro-tection Agency (EPA) released the third edition of a report,Climate Change Indicators in the United States. The reportpulls together observed data on key measures of our environ-ment, including U.S. and global temperature and precipita-tion, ocean heat and ocean acidity, sea level, length ofgrowing season, and many others. With 30 indicators that in-clude over 80 maps and graphs showing long-term trends,the report demonstrates that climate change is already affect-ing our environment and our society.

“These indicators make it clear that climate change is aserious problem and is happening now here in the U.S. andaround the world,” said Janet McCabe, acting assistant ad-ministrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. “Every-thing we do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and preparefor the changes that are already underway will help us safe-guard our children’s future.”

The third edition of the Indicators report, which was lastpublished in 2012, adds additional years of data and four newindicators: Lyme disease, heating and cooling degree days,wildfires, and water level and temperature in the Great Lakes.In addition, the report adds four new features that connectobserved data records to local communities and areas of in-terest, including cherry blossom bloom dates in WashingtonD.C., timing of ice breakup in two Alaskan rivers, tempera-ture and drought in the Southwest, and land loss along themid-Atlantic coast.

Consistent with the recently released National Climate As-sessment, this report presents clear evidence that the impactsof climate change are already occurring across the UnitedStates. The report shows evidence that:

• Average temperatures have risen across the contiguous48 states since 1901, with an increased rate of warming overthe past 30 years. Seven of the top 10 warmest years onrecord have occurred since 1998.

• Tropical storm activity in the Atlantic Ocean, theCaribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico has increased during thepast 20 years.

• Along the U.S. coastline, sea level has risen the mostalong the Mid-Atlantic coast and parts of the Gulf Coast,where some stations registered increases of more than 8inches between 1960 and 2013.

• Glaciers have been melting at an accelerated rate over

EPA says climatechange affects health

Inside the StatehouseBy Steve FlowersThe Republican and Democratic primaries were yesterday,

and you probably already know the results, but this columnwas written before the election, but here are my predictions:The turnout may be historically low. The reason is simple.There are no good statewide races on the ballot.

The Governor’s race is usually a marquee event. However,Gov. Robert Bentley is essentially running unopposed. Thesame is true for Agriculture Commissioner John McMillan,State Treasurer Young Boozer and Attorney General LutherStrange. Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey has a viable opponent but StanCooke is running a grassroots campaign with no money in arace for an office where there are no issues, only name iden-tification.

Former Huntsville State Senator and Congressman ParkerGriffith should garner the Democratic nomination for Gov-ernor. However, he will face long odds against a very popularincumbent in the fall. Even if Bentley was not unbeatable onhis own, winning the GOP nomination for Governor is tan-tamount to election in Alabama.

The most spirited statewide races will be for the inconse-quential positions of Secretary of State and State Auditor.There are also two seats on the Public Service Commissionup for grabs.

The Secretary of State contest has drawn three quality op-ponents seeking this open position. Crenshaw County Pro-bate Judge Jim Perdue, former Montgomery County ProbateJudge Reese McKinney and Tuscaloosa State Rep. John Mer-rill are vying for the GOP nomination. This one will morethan likely be decided in the July 15 runoff.

Merrill should lead the ticket. He has run a very formida-ble initial statewide race. He started two years ago and hasnever stopped. He picked up the endorsements of most of thebusiness groups and raised a lot of money for this obscureoffice. His television ads are the best seen in the state in quitea while.

The Auditor’s race has four male GOP candidates. Repub-lican incumbent Samantha Shaw has served two terms andcannot run again. One time PSC Commissioner and perennialcandidate Jim Ziegler, former State Conservation OfficialHobbie Sealy, Adam Thompson, who is a Secretary of Stateofficial and Shelby Countian Dale Peterson are running foran office that may eventually be abolished. Adam Thompsonhas lined up most of the business endorsements. He andZiegler will be favored to make the July 15 runoff.

Dale Peterson’s wife, Kathy, is challenging incumbentPSC member Jeremy Oden. Gov. Bentley appointed Odentwo years ago. He should be easily elected to a full term onTuesday.

The best PSC race is for Place 2. There are four men seek-

ing the GOP nomination.Jonathan Barbee, PhillipBrown and Chip Beeker arestriving to remove first termcommissioner, Terry Dunnwho won the seat by accidentfour years ago and has had abizarre ride. He has openlysided with Democratic anticoal groups in a pro coal state.The business groups havegiven tepid support to Beeker in this race.

There will be pockets of moderate turnout around the statedue to hotly contested local races. The best race will be forthe open 6th District Congressional seat in suburban Jeffer-son, Shelby, St. Clair and Blount Counties.

There are also several good state Senate races to watch.The Senate seat in St. Clair and Talladega Counties was ex-pected to be very close. However, private polling indicatesthat Dr. Jim McLendon may beat incumbent Jerry Fieldingby as much as 60/40.

AEA gave Garreth Moore $150,000 to run against popularincumbent Jimmy Holley in the South Alabama seat madeup of Coffee, Covington, Dale and Pike Counties. Polls re-veal Holley will win by 60/40 or more.

Incumbent Democrat Mark Keahey dropped out of theSouthwest Alabama Senate seat 22. There are a handful ofGOP aspirants. Either Greg Albriton, Danny Joyner orStephen Sexton is favored to prevail. This will be a pickupfor the GOP in the State Senate.

Todd Greeson looks to be edging out Steve Livingston inthe open Northwest Alabama Senate seat made up of Jack-son, DeKalb and Madison Counties.

The open Senate seat in North Jefferson and Blount Coun-ties has six GOP aspirants. Gayle Gear, Shay Shelmutt andJim Murphree are the favorites fighting for a runoff spot.

Most Goat Hill eyes are intensely watching East Alabama.Popular veteran lawmaker Gerald Dial is being challengedby Tim Sprayberry of Cleburne County. Polls are showingthat challenger Andy Carter could beat incumbent State Sen-ator Tom Whatley in the Lee County Senate seat. A lot offolks also will be following Speaker Mike Hubbard’s reelec-tion contest. There has been a lot of money spent on bothsides. Challenger Sandy Toomer is expected to make this raceinteresting.

We will see.Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist.

His column appears weekly in over 70 Alabama newspapers.Steve served 16 years in the state legislature. He may bereached at www.steveflowers.us

Dear Editor:Imagine that there is an

endangered species with onlyone reproducing pair vital toyour ecosystem and youknew this the whole time thespecies was diminishing butyou took no action to stop theproblem – this is very similarto the current Pickens CountyMedical Center (PCMC)frenzy.

It isn’t an overnight prob-lem--people not using thePCMC--I think it’s beenbuilding over the years andthe problem wasn’t taken se-riously until it has come verydown to the wire – use it orlose it.

I think having a medicalfacility in this county is im-portant for our citizens, espe-cially for the elderly andpoor. I do not think the ruralnature of such a facilityshould be a reason for de-graded or unprofessionalcare. A medical facility inPickens County has dozens

of opportunities to make truedifferences in the health ofour fellow citizens of everysocio-economic background.However, I don’t think thathas been the case.

I can only give you myexperiences with the PCMCand what I’ve been told.Most people might be in lovewith the PCMC and speakvery glowingly about it. Imyself have not had onegood experience with theplace. Nor have I personallyheard any good reviews orrecommendations of theplace as a first-choice med-ical institution.

I have visited an emptyemergency room at PCMCand had to wait longer than Ihave ever waited at North-port DCH. (Maybe there’sfaster service at the seem-ingly ever-present candle saleor trunk show.)

I have carried a relative inpain to the emergency roomand had to sit with her in pain

and watched employees act-ing as if time slowed downinside the PCMC – there is areason it is called the “emer-gency room” and not “whenI finish my cookies and soda”room.

I have watched my motherin pain as a nurse started andrestarted taking down hermedical information fivetimes because she didn’t ei-ther understand how to worka computer or other reasons Ican’t fathom (a young nursewith the bumbling nurse keptmouthing the words “I’m sosorry” to me after the thirdrestart attempt). My motherlying there in pain while anurse repeatedly asks whatmedications she was on,dosages, medical history, andetcetera.

I’ve heard relatives say,“If I get sick carry me on toNorthport or Columbus.Don’t carry me to Carroll-ton.” I’ve heard these wordsadded on occasion -- “I don’tcare how sick I am.”

Don’t start blaming the

citizens for the demise of thePCMC now. I think the faultlies directly with those pow-ers that be at the PCMC.

Sincerely,T.F. Clardy

Reform, AL

To the Editor:My husband and I were

returning from Birminghamafter seeing a thoracic spe-cialist. We had just found outhe had an abdominalaneurysm which will requiresurgery on June 2. However,he is not to do anything stren-uous until the aneurysm is re-paired and he is healthyagain.

When we were two milesfrom the Alabama line, wehad a flat tire. I had no ideahow to fix a flat nor thestrength to fix the tire. Aftertrying to flag down cars, twoof your wonderful citizens,Tammy and Gene Pate,stopped to help us. Theylooked like angels to us.

After getting this disturb-

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Saturday, June 14Unity Grove United Methodist Church andCampground in the Palmetto community

Music from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.Vendors open at 9 a.m.

Still accepting non-food vendors. Cost is $25 set-upfee, payable on day of the festival. Call 205-375-2902 and

leave a message to reserve a space.Proceeds go toward the church’s new Family Life Center.

Campground is located eight miles north of Reform oreight miles south of Millport on Highway 17; take CountyRoad 3 at the Palmetto Community and go 200 yards.

The event is rain or shine.

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The Festival will include:� Brighter Day� Pickens Bluegrass� The Honea Family� McCools West & Others� Special Guest Appearance by a well known“star”

Appropriately called “Mule Day Night” since it occurs each yearon the night of Mule Day in Gordo, this festival features food,

good music and a family environment. The yearly event is organized by Zion native Tim McCool, who began the festival 13

years ago as a way to share good music and fellowship in thecommunity. Music at the Old Zion School House has been

enjoyed by generations of residents in West Alabama, and thisfestival continues that tradition.

In the event of rain, the festival will take place insidethe schoolhouse. Bring your lawn chairs & relax, eat

and enjoy the night beneath the stars.

NO ADMISSION CHARGE!Drinks, Snacks and dinner will be available

For information, please contact Tim McCool, at 205-399-0041

12th Annual Zion Music FestivalSaturday, June 7, at 5 p.m.At the Old Zion School House

in the Zion Community

This annual music festival is held the nightof Mule Day in Gordo. The festival featuresfood, good music and a family environment.Music at the Old Zion School House has beenenjoyed by generations in West Alabama, andthis festival continues that tradition.

The festival will include:The Jeff Long BandThe Honea Family

McCools East & WestSpecial Guest Appearance!

The Gardeners present donation to AlicevilleBy Caleb WaltersCorrespondentThe Aliceville City Council last Wednesday received a do-

nation from the Aliceville Garden Club for flower bedsthroughout the downtown area.

Johnie McKinzey of The Gardeners presented the Councilthe $500 check to help the city purchase knockout roses forflower beds downtown and in front of City Hall.

Mayor Billy McKinzey explained that the city has plansto plant the knockout roses to match the look of a few bedsthat have already been filled. He said that the total cost of theproject would be about $1000, and that the donation from theGarden Club would be used to offset that cost. McKinzeythanked the Gardeners on behalf of the city.

OTHER ACTIONIn other action, the Council:

--tabled discussion of making a one-time lump sum pay-ments to the city retirees until their next meeting on June 4.The cost to the city for this one-time payment would bearound $7,000.

--heard several comments from Police Chief Tonnie Jonesabout recent events in the city. He had not received any neg-ative feedback about the Freedom Creek Blues Festival, hesaid. He also said that the Memorial Day holiday resulted ina “good weekend,” citing that there were no fatalities in thearea to report.

--heard a warning from Jones, cautioning citizens to becareful when dealing with phone calls from unknown callers,as there have been several instances of scams in the area (par-ticularly the Green Dot Card scam). Jones said that if anyonereceives a call of this nature, he or she should report the callimmediately to the Aliceville Police Department.

--mentioned the need for more special events to help thecity grow economically. Specifically, Councilman RobertWilder mentioned the success of the Freedom Creek BluesFestival and the recent softball tournament events whichhelped draw attention to the city itself.

--voted unanimously (although Councilmembers MarvaGipson and Max Allen were absent) to send Aliceville Com-munity Development Coordinator Katherine Lavender toboth sessions of the annual Intensive Economic DevelopmentTraining Course in Auburn in July and September. The coursewas created by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.

--discussed the need to declare two old police cars as sur-plus property as they no longer run.

--received a compliment about the flower baskets placedaround the city.

Salem Nursing and Rehab Center celebrates National Nursing Home WeekSalem Nursing and Rehab

Center of Reform had manyspecial events to celebrateNational Nursing HomeWeek. The week started offwith a Mother’s Day tea andspecial events daily alongwith several musical events,a balloon lift-off (pictured atleft) and a special luncheon.

In the photo at right, Re-form Mayor Bennie Harton,left, presents a proclamationto Salem AdministratorLinda W. Dill on behalf ofthe Town of Reform recog-nizing the facility for this na-tional event.

(Continued from Page 4)news, we knew that God isstill in control. Tammy andGene will always be specialto us and you people in Re-form are blessed to have such"good Samaritans" as part ofyour town.

Thank you Tammy andGene.

Bob and Eunice CraigStarkville, MS

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The children andgrandchildren of

Mr. & Mrs. QuintonOglesby

invite you to their 50th Wedding Anniversary

Reception on Saturday, June 7thfrom 2:00 until 5:00

in the afternoonMcShan Community

CenterMcShan, Alabama

HomecomingBethlehem

Baptist Church�located 7 miles north of Reform on County Road 27�

June 15, 2014Father�s Day

Schedule of Events:10:30 a.m.: Congregational Singing

and Special Music11:00 a.m.: Recognition of Fathers

11:15 a.m.: Sacred Heart Trio in Concert12:00 noon: Covered dish fellowship mealThere will be no singing after the meal

Sacred Heart Trio

(Continued from Page 4)the past decade. The resulting loss of ice hascontributed to the observed rise in sea level.

• Every part of the Southwest experiencedhigher average temperatures between 2000and 2013 than the long-term average datingback to 1895. Some areas were nearly 2°Fwarmer than average.

• Since 1983, the United States has had anaverage of 72,000 recorded wildfires per

year. Of the 10 years with the largest acreageburned, nine have occurred since 2000, withmany of the largest increases occurring inwestern states.

• Water levels in most of the Great Lakeshave declined in the last few decades.

The report also looks at some of the waysthat climate change may affect human healthand society using key indicators related toLyme disease, heat-related deaths, etc.

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Devotional

Member FDIC www.fnbca.com

Gordo • 364-7800

This Devotional and Directory are made possible by these businesses

who encourage all of us to attend worship services.

This page will appear each week in the Pickens County Herald

and church names will appear on a rotating basis.

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

LIBERTY ASSEMBLY OF GOD268 Ruffin Rd.

Millport, 662-3466

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST329 3rd Ave. N.W.

Aliceville, 373-8226

PICKENSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST641 Gore Rd.

Pickensville, 373-3280

CHURCH OF GOD

CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY876 2nd St. N.W.Gordo, 364-8691

KENNY HILL CHURCH OF GOD3 Kennie Hill Rd.Gordo, 364-7033

REFORM CHURCH OF GOD2635 County Road 30Ethelsville, 658-2657

METHODIST

BEEBE CHAPEL CME362 Old Columbus RoadPickensville, 373-3207

CARROLLTON UNITED METHODIST87 Tuscaloosa Ave.

Carrollton, 367-8843

ELMORE CENTERUNITED METHODIST

Gordo

EMORY CHAPEL CME7079 C.R. 13

Aliceville, 373-1177

FIRST UNITED METHODIST310 Main St. N.Gordo, 364-7489

FIRST UNITED METHODIST807 3rd St. N.E.

Reform, 375-6846

FRANCONIA CME801 Columbus Rd. N.W.

Aliceville, 373-6232

HARGROVE UNITED METHODISTCounty Road 57,

Gordo

HEBRON UNITED METHODIST307 3rd Ave. N.

Aliceville, 373-2263

MILES CHAPEL CME419 3rd Ave. S.W.Reform, 375-2170

POPULAR SPRINGS CME107 Poplar Springs Rd.

Reform, 375-6223

TABERNACLE CME4295 Tabernacle Rd.Ethelsville, 662-3714

UNITY GROVE UNITED METHODIST85 Unity Road

Palmetto, 375-6024

PENTECOSTAL

TRUE VINE PENTECOSTAL125 True Vine Rd.

Aliceville, 373-3953

VICTORY FREEWILL PENTECOSTAL2251 Temple Rd.

Carrollton, 367-9307

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN324 Broad St. N.E.

Aliceville, 375-2133

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN114 4th S.W. Ave.Reform, 375-2895

NEW CUMBERLANDPRESBYTERIAN

250 New Cumberland RoadPickensville

NIBETHANY PRESBYTERIAN419 5th Ave. N.E.

Aliceville, 373-0116

OTHER

MT. PLEASANT1716 County Road 7Carrollton, 367-1170

NEW LIFE WORSHIP CENTER59 Church LaneGordo, 364-6209

NEW WRIGHT MISSIONARY 11441 Hwy. 14

Aliceville, 373-3353

Jeff Lewis, President • David Lewis, Vice President

404 3rdAve. NW

Aliceville, AL373-8100

Owners: Tim &Angie Gates

Lunch Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.Open Friday and Saturday Nights 5 - 9 p.m.

LEE TURK & BUZZ MILLER

SULLIVANSUPPLY INC.

107 1ST AVE. EREFORM, AL 35481

Ph: 205-375-9678Fax: 205-375-6693

sullivan006@centurytel.net

SouthernFireplaces

Paul & Melanie Dill • 3138 Co. Rd. 30 • Ethelsville(205) 658-1043 (O) • (662) 251-3077) (C)

Fax: (205) 658-2259Hours: Tues - Fri 9-5; Sat & Mon By AppointmentGas Inserts • Gas Logs • Wood Inserts • Wood Stoves • Electric Heaters

MIDSOUTH FORESTRY

SERVICES, INC.Hwy. 82 West

Gordo, AL

205/364-7145

NOLAND LUMBER

COMPANY, INC.P.O. Drawer R • Gordo, AL

364-7118Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber

Mike Noland 364-7118

Hwy. 82 West • Reform205-375-6358

Serving Pickens Countyfor Over 60 Years! Come Shop With Us!

Pickensville Marine3100 Hwy. 86 West • Pickensville

Bill Laessig, Ownerwww.pickesville marine.com

205-373-6372 ortoll-free 1-888-373-6375

Aliceville ManorNursing Home

703 17th St. NWAliceville AL 35442

(205) 373-6307 • Fax: (205) 373-2737

218 Broad Street •Aliceville, AL 35442

Telephone205.373.2246

Tommy

Winders,

Pastor

205-367-8577

cbc01@

centurytel.

net

205-367-8111

219 1st Street S. •Reform, AL 35481

Telephone205.375.2482

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Church HappeningsGOSPEL MUSIC CONCERT IN BELK

There will be a Southern Gospel musicconcert in Belk on Highway 96 betweenFayette and Kennedy at the Belk CommunityCenter on Thursday evening, June 5, at 6:30p.m. Doug and Iva Gardner Wooten, Billyand Katie Gandy, Barbara Price, and otherswill be on the program.The featured groupwill be the Wesley Chapel Trio. There willbe some congregational singing and therewill be a choir made up of the special singers.Admission is free and everyone is invited tocome and enjoy an evening of their favoriteSouthern Gospel Music. For more informa-tion, call 205-932-6021.

REVIVAL AT BIGBEEBAPTIST CHURCH

Bigbee Baptist Church of Aliceville willbe having revival services Wednesday, June4, through Friday, June 6, with servicesnightly at 7 p.m. Rev. Ezell Simon, pastor ofShady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, willbe the guest evangelist. W. A. Hinton is thepastor. The theme is taken from II Chronicles7:14.

ANNUAL SESSION OF LEBANONBAPTIST DISTRICT

The 58th Annual Session of the LebanonBaptist District Sunday School and BaptistTraining Union Congress of Christian Edu-cation will begin Thursday, June 5, at 5:30p.m. and end on Friday, June 6, at the MarthaBall Center in Carrollton. All churches andtheir youth are encouraged to attend. Rev.Jessie Noland is the president, and Rev. HughShambry is the moderator.

SONGS OF FAITH HOMECOMINGTO BE HELD AT REFORM FIRSTFREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH

The Songs Of Faith Homecoming will beheld Friday, June 6, at 7 p.m. at the FirstFreewill Baptist Church of Reform. Specialguests will be Archie Watkins and theSmokey Mountain Reunion, plus the Songsof Faith. For more information, call (205)399-0420.

RISING FOR CHRIST DAY ATGALILEE BAPTIST CHURCH

Galilee Baptist Church of Panola will hostits Fourth Annual Riding for Christ Day onSaturday, June 7, beginning with registrationat 9:30 a.m. Contact Deacon Cleotis Speightsat 205-373-3011 or 399-3031.

LOVE PROGRAM FOR AUDREYHOWARD IN PICKENSVILLE

There will be a love program for SisterAudrey (Bay Ree) Howard on June 7 at 5p.m. at Bee Be Chapel Church in Pick-ensville, sponsored by the Stewardess Board.Rev. Williams Miles is the pastor.

WOMEN’S DAY PROGRAM AT MT.HEBRON BAPTIST CHURCH

Mt. Hebron Baptist Church, located at2463 Franconia Road in Aliceville, will cel-ebrate its annual Women’s Day program onSunday, June 8, beginning with Sundayschool at 9:45 a.m. The guest speaker will beDr. Rubye Taylor Drake from Homer Glen,Ill. Rev. James C. Wright is the pastor.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS PROGRAMAT GALILEE BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Dr. B. Nelson Little and First Lady

Barbara Little will present its First Colors ofthe Country Family and Friends ChristianProgram on Sunday, June 8, beginning at2:30 p.m. Come out and share in this uniquedramatization.

HOMECOMING AT UNIONFREE WILL BAPTIST CHAPEL

Union Free Will Baptist Church will cele-brate its annual homecoming on Sunday, June8, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will beserved at 12 noon, and singing will resume at1 p.m. The guest singers will be the Robert-son Family. The pastor is Rev. Randall Lynn.

ROCKY RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCHTO HONOR PASTOR AND WIFEThe Rocky Ridge Baptist Church will be

honor their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs.Clayton Mitchell Jr., for 11 years of serviceon Sunday, June 8, at 10:45 a.m. The guestwill be Rev. Bud Glass, and the 2:45 p.m.guest will be Rev. Michael Brock, and theNew Grove Baptist Church and congrega-tion. The pulpit conductor is Rev. SeaphuesDailey.

NEW SALEM MB CHURCH TOHONOR PASTOR

New Salem MB Church will celebrate itspastor Dr. Herman Peters’ eight-year anniver-sary on June 8 at 2 p.m. Pastor Michael Tateof Second James Creek MB Church ofBrooksville will be the guest speaker.

REVIVAL AT ARBOR SPRINGSBAPTIST CHURCH

There will be a revival at Arbor SpringsBaptist Church, located on County Road 27near Reform, Sunday June 8, throughWednesday June 11. Services start at 6 p.m.on Sunday and 7 p.m. weeknights. Bro.David Blakney, pastor of Mineral SpringsBaptist Church, will be the guest evangelist.There will be special music nightly. Bro.Larry Shelton is the pastor.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL ATEMORY CHAPEL CME CHURCHCome journey through the “Jungle Safari”

with Vacation Bible School at Emory ChapelCME Church, located at 7079 County Road13 Aliceville. The dates are June 9 through13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. All ages are wel-

come. Rev. Ernest May is the pastor; HelenHughes is the director.VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL AT FIRSTBAPTIST CHURCH OF ALICEVILLE

First Baptist Church of Aliceville, locatedat 609 Baptist Line Road, will hold its Vaca-tion Bible School June 9-13 at 6 p.m. Thetheme is "mazing Road Trip." Rev. TimothyL. Martin Sr. is the pastor. Classes range fromkindergarten to adults. The church van willpick up anyone who needs a ride.VBS AT FOREST BAPTIST CHURCH

Forest Baptist Church in the Benevolacommunity will hold its 2014 Vacation BibleSchool on Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to3 p.m. at the Benevola Community Center.The theme for this year’s VBS is “AgencyD3: Discover, Decide, Defend.” For more in-formation, contact Michelle Garrett at 454-2124 or e-mail michelle.garrett70@yahoo.com.

UNITY GROVE CHURCH TO HOSTFOURTH ANNUAL GOSPEL/

BLUEGRASS FESTIVALUnity Grove United Methodist Church

will have their fourth annual Gospel Blue-grass Festival on Saturday, June 14, at theUnity Grove UM Church and Campgroundin the Palmetto community. The event is rainor shine. The campground is located eightmiles north of Reform or eight miles southof Millport on Highway 17; take CountyRoad 3 at the Palmetto Community and go200 yards. Music will go from 10:30 a.m. to7:30 p.m. Vendors open at 9 a.m.; they arestill accepting non-food vendors. Cost is $25set-up fee, payable on day of the festival. Call205-375-2902 and leave a message to reservea space. Proceeds go toward the church’s newFamily Life Center.CHRISTIAN HOPE MB CHURCH TO

HONOR PASTOR, FIRST LADYThe Christian Hope MB Church family

extends a heartfelt invitation to the public tojoin them in celebrating their pastor and firstlady’s 38th anniversary on Sunday, June 15,at 3 p.m. The theme will be “Go Preach” andis taken from II Timothy 4:2. The specialguests will be Pastor Michael Brock and theNew Grove MB Church of Kennedy.

INSTALLATION SERVICEFOR NEW PASTOR AT DANCY

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHDancy First Baptist Church will have an

installation service for its new pastor RobertJackson Jr. on Sunday, June 15, at 3 p.m. Thespeaker for the service will be Rev. Christo-pher Riley of the New Zion Pilgrim MBChurch of Columbus, Miss.

HOMECOMING AT BETHLEHEMBAPTIST CHURCH

Homecoming will be held at BethlehemBaptist Church (located seven miles north ofReform on County Road 27) on June 15 (Fa-ther’s Day). 10:30 a.m.: Congregationalsinging and special music will begin at 1030a.m. The fathers in the congregation will berecognized at 11 a.m. The Sacred Heart Triowill then present a concert, beginning at11:15 a.m. There will be a covered dish fel-lowship meal at 12 noon. There will be nosinging after the meal.JOHN LANIER TO SING, PREACH AT

NEW BEGINNING CHURCHChristian recording artist John Lanier will

be preaching and singing at New BeginningChurch in Gordo on Sunday, June 15, at 2p.m.

VBS AT UNION CHAPEL CHURCHUnion Chapel Church of Ethelsville will

hold its Vacation Bible School June 16-20from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for ages K-sixth gradewith the theme “Agency D3.” Bro. JerrodMordecai is the pastor.

ONE-DAY VBS AT CARROLLTONMETHODIST CHURCH

There will be a one-day Vacation BibleSchool at Carrollton Methodist Church onJune 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thetheme is "Workshop of Wonders." The daywill end with waterslide fun. Ages 3-12 areinvited to participate in this fun day andasked to bring a swimsuit and towel.BOOK SIGNING BY LOCAL WRITER

The public is cordially invited to a booksigning for “Influential Spirits,” a book writ-ten by Kesha Hinton, wife of Brother LonnieHinton of Covenant of Peace. The book sign-ing is scheduled for Saturday, June 21, from2-4 p.m. at Barnes and Noble in Tuscaloosa,in the Midtown Village across from the Uni-versity Mall.

SUMMER CONNECTIONMUSIC AND WORSHIP

YOUTH EVENT IN BENEVOLAForest Baptist Church will host Summer

Connection, a music and worship event foryouth, on Friday, June 27, at 6 p.m. at theBenevola Community Center. Free food willbe served at 4 p.m. For more information,contact Pastor Terry Billings at 399-0199.

PASTOR APPRECIATION SERVICEAT MT. PARION PRIMITIVE

CHURCHMt. Parion Primitive Baptist Church near

Aliceville will hold a pastor appreciationservice for Pastor Herman Giles on Sunday,June 29, at 12 noon. Bro. Rodney Byrd willbe the guest preacher.

Practical ChristianityPride Comes Before a Fall

By Elder Tim McCoolPastor, Bethlehem Prim-

itive Baptist ChurchLast summer I built a deck

on our back porch. When Itry to do something like that,I really try to do it right, andthat usually causes a lot oftrouble for me. Mainly be-cause I don’t do carpentrywork every day. For exam-ple, after I finished makingone side of the deck beauti-fully “crooked” (not plumb),one of the dear old brothers atchurch asked me if I used astring to line it up… “Ahhh!A string!” I lamented. Youget the picture.

During the course of thisproject, I tore out old stuffand put in new, then builtnew framing to hold the newdeck boards. On the after-noon I built the first 12x12frame to hold part of the newdeck, I had all the 12 footbraces in but didn’t have theflooring on it yet. I was soproud of my work. It lookedgood and was sturdy. I calledmy wife out to admire it withme.

I said, “Look at thissweetie…” She said, “Yeah,that looks great!”

I was standing on the edgeof the old deck and said,“Look at how sturdy this is…” and I took a step forward tothe first brace to stand on it. Iwas going to show her whata good job I was doing. Onlyproblem was, when I steppedon that board, it was the onebrace I forgot to nail in. Itwas just pressure holding itin. So when I stepped on it toshow her my “good work,” itfell through to the groundwith me right behind it.

Thankfully, I went straightbetween the other braces;otherwise I would have beenheaded to the hospital with abroken jaw or neck. My nextmove was to get up off theground underneath the newframing and turn around. Mywife said something like,

“Wow, that’s really… some-thing…”

Thank God for her be-cause she could have said alot worse! The first thing thatcame to my mind was “Pridegoeth before destruction, andan haughty spirit before afall.” (Prov. 16:18). I cer-tainly experienced that first-hand! I was so proud of mywork, only problem was--Ididn’t check all the boardsfirst. So my pride came rightbefore my fall. Let us bewary of pride. It blinds us toour faults. It covers our eyesfrom reality. It smooths overthings we actually need tofeel instead of ignore.

Pride infects us when wedon’t realize it. It is a sense ofself-value and importance. Itis how we feel and thinkabout ourselves. But we aretold that God resists theproud and gives grace to thehumble.

In this case, it almost ledto my head getting knockedoff. Next time I intend tocheck the boards before I stepon them. Thankfully, I fin-ished the deck sometime afterthat without further maimingmyself. Let us be cautious ofletting pride get a hold of us.

MARK 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF WMU --- The ladies of the Pickens Baptist As-sociation recently gathered together to celebrate the 125th anniversary of theWomen's Missionary Union. The WMU was started in 1888 with the goal of bringingawareness to the mission field and those who serve in it. Girls in Action was laterstarted in 1913 as a way to get girls involved in the mission field at a young age.WMU and GA's are active in many local Baptist churches and participate in manyactivities that bring girls and ladies of all ages together to pray for and serve mis-sionaries abroad and locally. At the recent event on April 13, the GA's hosted a fooddrive to benefit the Baptist Center Food. With the help of ladies across the county,the girls were able to collect over 150 food items to benefit those in need throughoutthe county! The WMU ladies took up an offering to benefit the WMU Hayes Endow-ment, which works to fight human trafficking in the U.S. The new officers for the2014-2015 year were also recognized. Please be in prayer for the ladies of WMU,the girls of GA's and the missionaries locally and worldwide that work to spread themessage of God's Love. Front row, left to right, are Lindsey Herd, Anne Estis, DebraAbston, Claire Rogers and Shannon Peeks. Back row, left to right, are Janet Estis,Laura Lee Cochrane, Cindy Lewis, Sarah White, Cynthia Colvin and Amy Richard-son.

The Herald welcomes your church happenings,homecomings, singings, revivals, Bible schools,

specials, etc.! E-mail them to us at pickenscnty@centurytel.net or fax them to us at 367-2217.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS IN PBA CHURCHES

June 8-12 Mineral Springs Baptist 6:00-8:30 PMand June 13, Family Night 6:30 PM

June 9-13 Ethelsville Baptist 6:00-8:30 PM

June 14 Forest Baptist 10 AM-3:00 PM

June 16-19 Highland Baptist 5:30-8:30 PM

June 16-20 Calvary Baptist, Fayette 9 AM-12:00 PM

Emmanuel Baptist 5:30-8:30 PM

Union Chapel Baptist 6:00-8:00 PM

July 7-10 West End Baptist 6:00-8:00 PMand July 11 6:00-7:00 PM

July 7-11 Flatwoods Baptist 6:30-8:30 PMAll ages including adults

July 14-18 Arbor Springs Baptist 6:00-8:30 PM

Mt. Pleasant Baptist 6:00-9:00 PMand July 13, Kickoff 5:00 PMand July 20, Family Night 5:00 PM

July 21-25 Stansel Baptist Church TBA

LifestylesPAGE 8 PICKENS COUNTY HERALD JUNE 4, 2014

What's Going OnBEVILL STATE GED GRADUATIONS

Bevill State's 2014 Walker/Jefferson County GED Grad-uation ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 5, at 7 p.m.in the Sumiton Campus Tom Bevill Business and IndustryBuilding Exhibit Hall. Family and friends are invited to at-tend. For more information, contact Linda Clark, Adult Ed-ucation Coordinator for Walker County at 800-648-3271, ext.5799. Bevill State's 2014 Fayette/Marion/Lamar/PickensCounty GED Graduation ceremony will be held on Thursday,June 12, at 7 p.m. in the Fayette Campus Earl McDonald Au-ditorium. Family and friends are invited to attend. For moreinformation, contact Sydni Morgan at 800-648-3271, ext.5677.

GORDO ATHLETIC CLUBREVERSE DRAWING ON MULE DAY

Support the Green and Win the Gold! The Gordo HighSchool Athletic Club is taking $100 donations for a $10,000"reverse drawing" to be held, Friday, June 6, at Mule Day.You do not have to be present to win. Each ticket includestwo BBQ dinners.You may purchase tickets from any Ath-letic Club Member or Sandra Wood at Gordo ElementarySchool or Gail Beams at First National Bank of Central Al-abama in Gordo.

NO COOKOFF AT MULE DAY/CHICKENFESTThis year there will not be a cookoff at the annual Gordo

Mule Day/Chickenfest due to lack of participation in the past.Thank you to everyone who submitted entries in the previous

years.BEEF FOR FATHER’S DAYAT COW CREEK RANCH

The annual Pickens County Cattlewomen Beef for Fa-ther’s Day event will be held Saturday, June 7, at Cow CreekRanch, at 6:30 p.m.

ZION MUSIC FESTIVAL (MULE DAY NIGHT)The Zion Music Festival will be held on Saturday night,

June 7, beginning at 5 p.m. at the old Zion schoolhouse onthe Saturday night of Mule Day in Gordo. Special guests willbe the Jeff Long Band, The Honea Family and McCool’s Eastand West. Drinks, snacks and dinner will be available. FromGordo, take Highway 159 eight miles north and turn right atthe Zion Mall, then take the first right to the old SchoolHouse. From Reform, take County Road 49 and go straightacross Highway 159. From Fayette, take Highway 159 Southand turn left at Double Branch Church. Come and enjoy asafe family environment with good music, fellowship anddoor prizes.

COMPANY REUNION ON JUNE 7Former employees of American Bosch, AMBAC, United

Technologies and Johnson Electric will hold a reunion andlunch on June 7, from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Cattle-men’s Steak and Fish at 301 Tuscaloosa Road in Columbus,Miss.

HOPEWELL SCHOOL REUNION COMMITTEEFUNDRAISER ON JUNE 7

The Hopewell High School Reunion Committee will hosta fundraiser cookout on Saturday, June 7, from 11 a.m. untilat the Reform Municipal Park. All proceeds will benefit thescholarship program for qualified college-bound seniors.FISH FRY AT THE PICKENSVILLE COMMUNITY

CENTER/ROSENWALD SCHOOL

There will be a fish fry at the Pickensville CommunityCenter/Historic Rosenwald School on Jim Locke Road onSaturday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You may dine in orcarry out. There will be catfish and whiting dinners andsandwiches, hot dogs, baked beans, cole slaw, hush puppiesand drinks. Dinners start at $7; sandwiches start at $5. Allproceeds will benefit the restoration of the Historic Pick-ensville Rosenwald School.

CATFISH PLATE FUNDRAISER IN BELKThe Belk Volunteer Fire Department Life Team will hold

a catfish plate fundraiser on June 7 from 4 to 8 p.m. at theBelt Community Center. Plates are $10. Proceeds will benefitthe American Cancer Society.

LUNCHEON FOR RETIREES, FORMEREMPLOYEES OF WESTINGHOUSE

Westinghouse retirees and former employees will hold aluncheon on June 20 at Cheeky’s Restaurant in Gordo at10:30 a.m. Please come and exchange memories and have adelicious meal.

877TH ENGINEER BATTALIONRETIRED EMPLOYEES MEETING

The next quarterly meeting of the 877th Engineer Battal-ion Retired Employees will be held on Monday, June 30, at11 a.m. at Cedar Landing Restaurant in Winfield. All formerfull-time unit support employees (Unit, OMS, R&R, etc.) areinvited to attend. Lunch is Dutch treat. Come and enjoy thefellowship!

VFW, AUXILIARY MONTHLY MEETINGSThe Aliceville VFW Post 4767 and Ladies Auxiliary meet

every second Thursday night of the month at 6:30 p.m. attheir headquarters on Memorial Parkway. The next meetingwill be held June 12.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 104 TO MEETAmerican Legion Post 104 in Carrollton meets on the sec-

ond Thursday of each month at the Post at 7 p.m. All veteransand their families are encouraged to join them. The nextmeeting is Thursday, June 12.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 40 MEETINGThe American Legion Post 40 and Auxiliary meets every

third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Peco Confer-ence Center in Gordo. The next regular meeting will be onJune 19.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 327AND AUXILIARY TO MEET

The Joseph Cousette American Legion Post 327 and Aux-iliary Unit 327 (Aliceville) meet the last Thursday of eachmonth in the basement of the Aliceville Civic Center. AllAuxiliary members/Legionnaires are asked to be present.

SFRC TO OFFER TRAINING WORKSHOPThe Small Farms Research Center (SFRC), in collabora-

tion with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, willpresents the 2014 Agricultural Risk Management and Busi-ness Development Training Workshop. This workshop is de-signed for new and beginning farmers, ranchers, gardeners,landowners, entrepreneurs, extension agents, etc.

THURSDAYHost:Bob

Prince

Topic:FightingFore-closureGuest:AllisonSkinner

Thursdayat 6:30

Steve and Dee Cook of Tuscaloosa announce the engage-ment of their daughter Sarah Elizabeth Cook to Trey JeremyReece, son of Keith and Audrey Reece of Carrollton.

The wedding will be at 6:30 p.m. on June 7, 2014 atTuscaloosa River Market.

Miss Cook is the granddaughter of Robert and Pat McKin-ley of Thomasville and the late Joe and Frances Cook ofTuscaloosa.

The bride-elect is a 2008 graduate of Tuscaloosa ChristianSchool and attended the University of Alabama, where shereceived a degree in Telecommunication and Film in 2013.She is employed by First National Bank.

Mr. Reece is the grandson of Louis and Alice Reece ofCarrollton, and Dorothy M. Harcrow and the late James A.Harcrow of Reform.

The prospective groom is employed by Reece Logging.

COLUMBUS, Miss.--Pickens County students who havebeen named to the President’s List and Dean’s List at Mis-sissippi University for Women are listed below.

To qualify for the President's List, the student must be en-rolled full-time and have a perfect 4.0 quality point average.To qualify for the Dean's List, the student must be enrolledfull-time and have a quality point average of 3.5 o 3.99 on a4.0 scale.

Making the President’s List are Brandon Bonner of Re-form, Kjellye Galloway of Ethelsville, Tamara Rutledge ofReform and Emelia Strickland of Ethelsville.

Making the Dean’s List are Ariel Finch of Carrollton,Emily Johnson of Reform, Alexis Lavender of Carrollton,Valerie Poe of Reform, Kaitlynn Tilley of Ethelsville andRachel Wilkins of Carrollton.

Located in the heart of the Columbus, Mississippi, historicdistrict, Mississippi University for Women, most oftenknown as The W, is a public university that feels like a privatecollege. Established in 1884, The W today attracts both fe-male and male students from around the region and aroundthe world. It has established one of the premier nursing pro-grams in the state.

Trey Jeremy Reece and Sarah Elizabeth Cook

Cook, Reece For breaking local news, visit theHerald�s web site at pcherald.com

Lung Canceror Colon Cancer

Asbestos exposure was common in many industrial professions prior to 1980. Many cancers have been linked

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SIBLINGS PLAY AT FIDDLE COMPETITION --- Jacoband Meredith Hudson participated in the 1890s DayJamboree-Fiddle Competition in Ringgold, Ga. on May24. Jacob performed "Tom and Jerry" and "Roxanna'sWaltz." Meredith played "I Don't Love Nobody" and"Kentucky Waltz" and placed second in her division.They are the children of Seth and Kari Hudson ofGordo. Grandparents are Bobby and Rhonda Cowartand Phyllis Hudson of Gordo.

MUW names spring honor rolls

New Salem tohonor Dr. Peters

New Salem MB Churchof Aliceville will celebratePastor Dr. Herman Peter’seight-year anniversary onJune 8 at 2 p.m.

Pastor Michael Tate ofSecond James Creek MBChurchof Brooksville, Ala.will be the guest speaker.

Dr. Peters’ tireless work inteaching the word and help-ing members improve theirrelationship with God hasbeen invaluable for many,

from community outreachto special services; from Sun-day school to reaching out toshut-ins, Dr. Peters has bnotonly been an admirableleader for the church, but ofthe community at large. DR. HERMAN PETERS

Classifieds/Legals

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center. Safe and afford-able medications. Saveup to 90% on yourmedication needs. Call1 - 8 0 0 - 9 9 1 - 0 5 2 8 .($25.00 off your firstprescription + freeshipping). (R)

HELPWANTEDMAINTENANCE

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HELPWANTED--DRIVERSATTN: DRIVER

trainees needed now!$800 to $1000 a weekplus benefits! Local 15day CDL trainingavailable. Call today 1-800-878-2546. (R)

AVERITT EX-PRESS new pay in-crease for regionaldrivers! 40 to 46 cpm +fuel bonus! Also, post-training pay increase

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NEW CAREER -CDL training. Jobsavailable if qualified.Call today - start to-morrow! WIA, VA,Post-9/11 G.I. Bill &Rehab. ESD TDS,LLC. 1-866-432-0430.www.ESDschool.com.(R)

NOW HIRINGOTR flatbed drivers.Birmingham to Florida& Texas. $0.38 - $0.45per mile. Home mostweekends. BC/BS in-surance + benefits.Minimum 2 years ex-perience & cleanMVR. 1-800-580-2205x 1.

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LANDFOR SALE

BANK AP-PROVED sale. SmithLake, AL. Deep waterdockable year round!Very gentle slope$69,900. Open andwooded parcel at theend of a cul de sac.Surrounded by a natu-ral forest. Call 1-205-282-4466. (R)

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NEED AJOB?

NEED A JOB?Bevill State Commu-nity College offers aFREE Workforce De-

velopment course!Earn the Career Readi-ness Certificate and theAlabama CertifiedWorker credential. Formore info, call 800-648-3271 ext 5677.

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TICESFIND PUBLIC no-

tices from newspapersacross the state of Ala-bama. Notices can besearched by countykeyword or publicationdate. www.alabamale-gals.com

LEGALNOTICE

In the Probate Courtfor Pickens County,

AlabamaIn the Matter of the

Estate of EarlineThomason, Deceased

Case No. 2014-027Letters Testamen-

tary on the Will theretoof the said Deceasedhaving been granted toTex L. Abrams andBetty Ann Shewbart onthe 13th day of May,2014, by the HonorableJohn Earl Paluzzi,Judge of the ProbateCourt in and for Pick-ens County, Alabama,notice is hereby giventhat all persons havingclaims against said es-tate are hereby requiredto present the samewithin time allowed bylaw or the same will bebarred.

Rex L. Abramsand Betty Ann

Shewbart,Personal

Representativesof the Will and

Estate of Earline Thomason,

Deceased

LEGALNOTICE

In the Probate Courtfor Pickens County,

AlabamaIn the Matter of the

Estate of G. H.

Oglesby, DeceasedCase No. 2014-051

Letters Testamen-tary on the Will theretoof the said Deceasedhaving been granted toJudy Diane O. Barnesa/k/a Judy Diane O.Simpson and CherryElaine O. Austell, onthe 16th day of May,2014, by the HonorableJohn Earl Paluzzi,Judge of the ProbateCourt in and for Pick-ens County, Alabama,notice is hereby giventhat all persons havingclaims against said es-tate are hereby requiredto present the samewithin time allowed bylaw or the same will bebarred.

Judy Diane O.Barnes aka

Judy Diane O.Simpson and

Cherry ElaineO. Austell,

PersonalRepresentativesof the Will and

Estate of G. H. Oglesby,

Deceased

LEGALNOTICENOTICE OF

COMPLETIONE|LM Construction

LLC has completed itswork on the FEMASAFE SHELTER,Town of Gordo, Grant#1971-449 for the Townof Gordo, Alabama.Any person having aclaim against the proj-ect should notify KayPerkins, City Clerk, at205-364-7111, ext. 22,before 5:00 p.m. June20, 2014.

LEGALNOTICENOTICE OF

COMPLETIONIn accordance with

Chapter 1, Title 39,Code of Alabama 1975,notice is hereby giventhat Ballard BuildersInc., contractor, hascompleted the contractfor work done on Proj-ect SRTS-SR13(911):Sidewalk Improve-ments for the City ofGordo, AL in PickensCounty. Owner: TheCity of Gordo, Gordo,AL. All persons havingany claim for labor,material or otherwise inconnection with thisproject should immedi-ately notify:

Contractor:Ballard Builders Inc.

PO Box 1323Winfield, AL 35594

LEGALNOTICESALE OF ABAN-

DONED VEHICLE:2004 Chevrolet Ava-lanche VIN#3GNEC12T44G240154; 2005 Dodge NeonV I N #1B3ES56C35D176413. These vehicles will besold at auction on July5, 2014. For anyclaims, contact: KarMend Auto Brokers at133 21st Ave. SW, Re-form, AL 35481;phone: 205-375-9120.

LEGALNOTICESALE OF ABAN-

DONED VEHICLE:One black 2008 FordLGT CONVT VIN#1FTPW12V88FB17099. This vehicle will besold at auction on July5, 2014. For anyclaims, contact ABCAuto Body and Colli-sion at 133 21st Ave.SW Reform, AL35481; phone: 205-375-9120.

LEGALNOTICE

In the Probate Courtfor Pickens County,

AlabamaIn the Matter of theEstate of Clayton C.

Cox Jr., DeceasedCase No. 2014-053

Letters Testamen-tary on the Will theretoof the said Deceasedhaving been granted toKeith W. Cox on the23rd day of May, 2014,by the Honorable JohnEarl Paluzzi, Judge ofthe Probate Court inand for PickensCounty, Alabama, no-tice is hereby given thatall persons havingclaims against said es-tate are hereby required

to present the samewithin time allowed bylaw or the same will bebarred.

Keith W. Cox,Personal

Representativeof the Will and

Estate of Clayton C. Cox Jr.,

Deceased

LEGALNOTICENOTICE OF

COMPLETIONS.T. Bunn Con-

struction Co. Inc.hereby gives notice of

completion of contractwith the State of Ala-bama for ProjectR E C A - H S I P -0014(527), PickensCounty.

This notice will ap-pear for four consecu-tive weeks, beginningon June 4, 2014 andending on June 25,2014. All claims shouldbe filed at 1904 Uni-versity Boulevard,Tuscaloosa, AL 35401during this period.

S.T. BunnConstruction

Company Inc.

PriceClassified ads and legal notices rates are thirty-

two (32) cents per word, per insertion, with aminimum charge of seven dollars ($7.00). We re-serve the right to classify the ads according toour criteria. Cash in advance is required on allclassified ads in and out of state.

To Place an AdYou may bring your ad to our office on High-

way 17 in Carrollton or you may mail your ad tothe address below; payment must be made beforethe ad can run in that upcoming week’s issue.Deadline for ads is 12 noon on Friday for thenext week’s issue.

Mail ads to:Pickens County Herald

P.O. Box 390Carrollton, AL 35447-0390

LegalNotices

JUNE 4, 2014 PICKENS COUNTY HERALD PAGE 9

The Ronnie McCollumBasketball Camp will be heldJune 9-13 at the FayetteCounty High School gymand July 28 to Aug. 1 at theFayette County MiddleSchool gym from 9 a.m. until3 p.m. daily. The cost percamp is $60 that includes a T-shirt and camp certificates.Girls and boys ages 6-18 areeligible to participate in thecamp.

The camp will feature in-structions on the fundamen-tals of shooting, footwork,defense, passing, and teamplay. There will be team andindividual competitions, freethrow, hot shot, lay-up, threepoint and 1 on 1, 3 on 3, and

5 on 5 competitions.McCollum has played

professionally in China, Aus-tria, Portugal, France, Bel-gium and Cyprus.

Pre-registration is nowavailable. For more informa-tion, contact Beverly McCol-lum at 205-932-8285 orcamp@ronniemccollum.com

Registration informationshould be mailed to 413 19thstreet N.W. Fayette, AL35555 including check ormoney order made out toRonnie McCollum LLC.Please include the name andage of the camper along withT-shirt size of the camper.

Two basketballcamps in Fayette

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGIn compliance with the Depart-

ment of Housing and Urban Develop-ment (HUD) Appropriations Act of2014 signed by the President, theHousing Authority of Reform willhold a public hearing to inform thepublic on Section 210 of that act toamend the United States Housing Actof 1937 to creat a new rule for flatrents for all Public Housing Agencies(PHA).

The public hearing will be held onFriday, July 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. atthe Reform Housing Authority Office,located at 510 5th Court NW, Reform,AL to solicit public comments on thenew amended HUD AppropriationsAct of 2014. A copy of the proposednew ruling on flat rents for all PHA isavailable for review prior to the Pub-lic Hearing at the Reform HousingAuthority Office.

Housing Authority of ReformErin Keasler

Acting Executive Director

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGPublic Housing Agency PlanIn compliance with Section 511 of

the Quality Housing and Work Re-sponsibility Act of 1998, the HousingAuthority of Reform has prepared aPublic Housing Annual Plan (CFPProgram Budget) (FY2014).

A public hearing will be held onFriday, July 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. atthe Reform Housing Authority Office,located at 510 5th Court NW, Reform,AL to solicit public comments on the

Public Housing Annual Plan. ThePlan is available for review prior tothe public hearing at the ReformHousing Authority Office.

Housing Authority of ReformErin Keasler

Acting Executive Director

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Pate receivesscholarship

BIRMINGHAM--The Al-abama-Mississippi Chapterof the National MS Societyhas announced this year’s re-cipients of its annual Schol-arship Program. The Chapterprovided scholarships to 27high school seniors includingChristian Pate of Gordo.

The program helps stu-dents affected by multiplesclerosis pursue a college ortechnical school education. Itis open to high school seniorswho live with MS or have aparent who does; or anybodyliving with MS who has notyet been to a post-secondaryschool.

In addition to the emo-tional toll, MS can have asubstantial financial impacton a family. The direct andindirect costs of MS, includ-ing lost wages — even forthose with health insurance— are estimated at more than$70,000 annually per house-hold. This makes funding acollege education that muchharder.

“After my mother’s diag-nosis in 2012, I began to re-alize the importance ofhealth education,” Pate wrotein his application essay.“When she was diagnosed, Ihad no clue what the diseasewas and had never heardabout it…Through all of thisI have learned to administerher Avonox shot and othermedicines she takes. I guessthe best way to explain thechanges is that I have grownup and realized how preciouslife is. I plan to attend theUniversity of South Alabamafor physical therapy so I canassist others with multiplesclerosis.”

Program Continues ToGrow Across the Country

The Society establishedits scholarship programeleven years ago, and it im-mediately became a sourceof great encouragement forfamilies concerned that MSmight put college out ofreach. This year, over $1.1million in awards was pre-sented to over 700 new andrenewal recipients nation-wide. Applications are eval-uated on financial need,academic record, leadershipand volunteer activities, astatement of educational andcareer goals, and letters ofrecommendation. Applicantsare also asked to provide apersonal statement describ-ing the impact MS has hadon their life. Scholarshipsrange from $1,000 to $3,000and typically cover one year,although a limited number ofawards may exceed thisamount.

“For the Pate family andthe hundreds of thousands di-agnosed with MS across thecountry, there are very fewknown sources of scholar-ship assistance specially tar-

geted for these families,”said Chapter President JanBell. “MS shouldn’t stand inthe way of an education, andwe are hopeful this programwill give families some re-lief.”

Information about schol-arships for 2015-16 will beavailable on the National MSSociety Web site on Oct. 1.For more information, call 1-800-344-4867 or visit www.nationalMSsociety.org/schol-arship. About Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis, an un-predictable, often disablingdisease of the central nervoussystem, interrupts the flow ofinformation within the brain,and between the brain andbody. Symptoms range fromnumbness and tingling toblindness and paralysis. Theprogress, severity and spe-cific symptoms of MS in anyone person cannot yet be pre-dicted, but advances in re-search and treatment aremoving us closer to a worldfree of MS. Most people arediagnosed between the agesof 20 and 50, with at leasttwo to three times morewomen than men being diag-nosed with the disease. MSaffects more than 2.3 millionpeople worldwide. It is the#1 disabling neurologicaldisease in young to middle-aged adults.

About the NationalMS Society

MS stops people frommoving. The National MSSociety exists to make sure itdoesn’t. We help each personaddress the challenges of liv-ing with MS. Since its found-ing in 1946, the Society hasallocated more than $771million to MS research proj-ects around the world. Weare people who want to dosomething about MS NOW.Join the Movement®.

Early and ongoing treat-ment with an FDA-approvedtherapy can make a differ-ence for people with multiplesclerosis. Learn about youroptions by talking to yourhealthcare professional andcontacting the National MSSociety at www.nationalMSsociety.org.

CHRISTIAN PATE

Aliceville tohold summerfeedingprogram

Aliceville will participate in theSummer Feeding Program at the Al-iceville Elementary School/AlicevilleMiddle School Cafeteria.

Both breakfast and lunch will be of-fered but all meals must be consumedon site. Anyone less than 19 years ofage or less than 22 and is physically ormentally disabled are eligible to partic-ipate.

Meals will be furnished at no chargeeven if you are not eligible for freemeals during the regular school year.You are not required to be enrolled inschool to participate. Please provide su-pervision for any young children thatare not enrolled in one of the summerprograms being conducted at theschool.

Adults or older siblings who are noteligible may purchase a meal for $4.00.Federal regulations prohibit us fromproviding any carry-out trays. All mealsmust meet the same quality and nutri-tional standards as our regular schoolmeals. Please encourage all eligiblechildren to participate in our summerfeeding program.

Dates and serving times are as fol-lows:

School Site: Aliceville Elementary.Breakfast Time: 7:15 a.m. to 8:15

a.m.Lunch Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30

p.m.Dates: June 2 through July 31.Days: Monday through Thursday

only.The U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA) prohibits discriminationagainst its customers, employees, andapplicants for employment on the basesof race, color, national origin, age, dis-ability, sex, gender identity, religion,reprisal, and where applicable, politi-cal beliefs, marital status, etc.

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gordo, alabama’s 27TH ANNUAL MULEDAY / CHICKENFEST

Friday, June 6th & Saturday, June 7, 2014

Thursday June 5, 2014 starts at 6 p.m.

GES ARTS EXTRAGANZA VISUAL ART WINNERS --- Award winners from theGordo Elementary School Arts Extravaganza were awarded $50 for their achieve-ments in the arts. These awards were funded by Crossroads Arts Alliance, Town ofGordo, West Alabama Bank, Piggly Wiggly, Gail Beams and Gordo Rotary Club.GES appreciates the support from the community. Visual art winners are, left to right,Dakota McDaniel (Town of Gordo), Tyrell Gordon (WAB), Kordarius Horton (PigglyWiggly) and Braeden Bridges (CAA).

GES ARTS EXTRAGANZA MUSIC WINNERS --- Music award winners from theGES Arts Extravaganza were awarded $50 for their achievements in the arts. Theseawards were funded by Crossroads Arts Alliance, Town of Gordo, West AlabamaBank, Piggly Wiggly, Gail Beams and Gordo Rotary Club. GES appreciates the sup-port from our community. Music winners, left to right, are Will Fuller (by Gail Beams),Savannah Senn (Rotary), Anna Katherine Gray (CAA) and Molly Brasher (Town ofGordo).

GARDEN CLUB VISITS LAKE MARTIN --- The Gardeners Garden Club of Aliceville visited Lake Martin for its annual trip and also visited the home of Billy Lee andJesse and Barbara Cunningham. The Cunninghams said they really enjoyed seeing and visiting with them, many after many years, and invited them back.

MULEDAY/CHICKENFEST

2014 STAGEAND EVENTSSCHEDULE

FRIDAY, June 65 – 6: Start Reverse

drawing

6 – 6:30: National An-them / Welcome by the

Mayor

6:30 – 7: Christie Mc-Clendon

7 – 7:30: Trinity 3

7:30 – 8: Tyler Barron &the Box

8 – 8:30: Awards Pres-entation

8:30- 11: Vintage Grayfrom Tuscaloosa

SATURDAY June 78 a.m.: 5K Run

9 – 10: Bama Dancers& Dixie Rhythm

10 - 10:30: MorganPatrick

10:30 - 10:45: LukeManning (Tractor Race)

10:45 – 11: Christie Mc-Clendon

11: Mule Parade

12: Vintage Tractor &Car Parade

12:30 – 1: Crossed Over

1- 1:30: Grace Un-plugged

This year there willnot be a cookoff dueto lack of participationin the past. Thankyou to everyone whosubmitted entries inthe previous years.