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April 20 — 26, 2016
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The Trussville Tribune
Earth Day is satisfying work for Trussville Gas and Water
by Scott Buttram
Publisher
The annual sight of
volunteers walking down
roads with trash bags in
hand is pretty common in
Trussville. For 12 years,
the Earth Day celebration
has brought out hundreds
of citizen volunteers each
year to pick up trash and
debris throughout the city.
But the event doesn’t just
happen. It requires a lot of
work and planning. Most
importantly, it requires a
committed sponsor to step
up and organize all facets
of the community service
project. That sponsor since
2004 has been Trussville
Gas and Water.
Saturday was the latest
renewal of the citywide
event. Because of the utility
company’s commitment,
Trussville looks a lot
cleaner and a lot prettier
today.
“We’re thankful for the
opportunity to be a part
of the communities where
we provide water and
natural gas service and our
sponsorship of Earth Day is
part of our commitment to
the area,” general manager
Mike Strength said.
According to Strength,
former general manager
Bill Wingate thought it was
an excellent fit for the utility
to be involved in keeping
the community clean.
“As a water system that
file photo
Volunteers along with event sponsor Trussville Gas and Water help make Earth Day a success.
uses groundwater from the
Trussville area to provide
drinking water, we have a
vested interest in reducing
pollution
and
raising
awareness about proper
disposal of materials,”
Strength said.
Earth Day originated as
a joint project between the
Chamber of Commerce and
Trussville Gas and Water in
about 2004. After a couple
of years, Trussville Gas
and Water took over sole
sponsorship of the activity.
It’s an event that Trussville
Gas and Water wants to
continue. An important
part of that continuation is
showing appreciation to the
hundreds of volunteers that
file photo
Earth Day volunteers take a break to enjoy lunch
prepared by fellow volunteers
show up each year to get
their hands dirty picking up
the trash.
“It has grown a quite
a bit since those early
days,” Strength said. “The
participants are primarily
groups with some school
affiliation, but we also have
civic groups such as Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts and the
Sea Cadets.
“For several years, we
also had people providing
community service from
the court system involved.
This year, participants
collected 295 large bags of
trash. Additionally, some
trash such as tires, lumber,
and assorted debris is
collected but not bagged.”
Preparations for Earth
Day begin months in
advance
and
require
coordination and support of
police, fire, public works,
parks and recreations and
Trussville City schools.
Bryant
Bank
always
pitches in to helps us with
distributing T-shirts.
On the day of the event,
employees are on the Mall
before 7 a.m. to prepare
for the arrival of the many
volunteers that do the
work of cleaning up the
community.
This year, that involved
cooking 800 hot dogs and
some veggie dogs, then
bagging lunches with chips
and desserts for all of the
hungry participants. TGW
employees then hand out
food and drinks to everyone
as they arrive back from
a morning of cleaning the
city streets.
“Courtney Dollar, head of
our marketing department,
coordinates the efforts of
all these different groups
and our Trussville Gas
and Water employees that
volunteer to work Earth
Day,” Strength said. “After
many years or leading this
effort, she makes it run
very smoothly. This was
likely Courtney’s last Earth
Day as the leader since
she is planning retirement
in December of this year.
We’ll miss her leadership
but maybe we can get her
to come back as a citizen
volunteer.”
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800 hot dogs were prepared for Earth Day.
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Faith
April 20 — 26, 2016
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The Trussville Tribune
Reasons churches shouldn’t pay taxes
A
growing number of
people in America
seem to be church
haters. Their main spoken
objections to churches is
that they are tax exempt.
However, there are at least
five reasons why they
should be exempt.
1.Churches do not sell a
product.
2.They exist only on
donations. The money
given has already been
taxed.
3.They perform acts of
charity. They feed,
clothe, counsel, educate,
and provide shelter,
housing, and medical
care for the poor and
needy. They provide
children’s homes and
orphanages.
They
provide shelter and
food for the homeless
and helpless. Church
members continuously
give millions of unpaid,
volunteer
hours
to
hospitals and nursing
homes. It is impossible
to list all the good that
is done by churches and
their people. In recent
years, churches have
by his wife, Janet Lois
Braswell Fulton; his father
and mother, Cyrus Brown
Fulton, Sr. and Leslie Brook
Elkins Fulton; his sisters
Alice Fulton Drummonds
(Bob) and Betty Lou Fulton
Bartlett (J.B.); his brother-inlaw Joseph Rush; his father
and mothers-in-law, Homer
Winston Braswell, Gladys
Irene Wright Braswell and
Bertha Mae Miller Braswell;
sisters-in-law
Margaret
Braswell Glassco (Odes) and
Glynda Braswell Morrison
(Tillman); his son-in-law,
Charles “Chas” Lamb.
In the early 1950’s, Cy
began his lifelong career
in sales when he joined the
sales team at City Paper
Company. By the 1960’s he
was working at Dillard Paper
Company in Birmingham.
Cy quickly became one of the
outstanding salesmen of the
company and won numerous
awards for his achievements.
In 1974, he and Janet started
their own company, Fulton
Enterprises. A wholesale
specialty
packaging
distributorship comprised of
himself and one employee,
Fulton Enterprises grew to
become very successful.
A masterful salesman and
innovator, Cy constantly
modified the product mix to
meet market place demands
and an expanding customer
base. Over 34 years,
Fulton Enterprises grew
and flourished due to Cy’s
leadership and his ability
to develop and motivate a
great and dedicated team of
employees.
In the late 1980s, Janet
and Cy took to the road
in their motorhome. They
traveled extensively and
explored most of the US and
several Canada provinces.
The friends Cy made in
business and on the road
are far too numerous to list.
Each held a special place in
his heart.
In August 2005, Cy and
Janet moved to Galleria
Woods
Retirement
Community. Over the next
11 years Cy impacted his
community by supporting
both friends and associates
of the community. For the
past two years, Cy served
as President of the Skilled
Nursing Residents Council,
a job perfectly suited for
him and one that allowed
him to use his business skills
while representing his fellow
residents.
Our family is blessed
to call this man our
father, grandfather, greatgrandfather, brother and
uncle. Our lives will continue
to be enriched by the love we
shared.
Our family wishes to
thank the staff at Galleria
Woods for their diligent
and compassionate care
during the last two years,
especially Patsy Gann and
the entire Skilled Nursing
staff. We would also like
thank Jeanie Yeager from
Compassus Hospice for her
compassionate care during
his final days. Visitation
will be at 9:15 am with a
service following at 10:15
am on Wednesday, April 20,
at his church, Riverchase
United Methodist Church.
He will be buried at
Friendship Cemetery in Mt.
Hebron (near Boaz) at 2:00
PM. In lieu of flowers, the
family requests donations
be made to Riverchase
UMC Building Fund or
Friendship Cemetery Fund,
525 Bohannon Road, Boaz,
AL 35957.
OBITUARIES
Cyrus “Cy” Brown
Fulton, Jr.
Cyrus “Cy” Brown Fulton,
Jr., 88, of Hoover, Alabama,
passed away April 17, 2016,
surrounded by his family.
Cy was born August 18,
1927 and was raised in
the coal mining town of
New Castle, Alabama. He
attended Jefferson County
High School and, at the
age of 18, joined the Army.
After serving his country, he
returned to Birmingham and
worked at Chicago Bridge
and Iron. Early in 1949 Cy
met the love of his life, Janet
Lois Braswell and they were
married on June 10, 1950.
Cy and Janet celebrated their
65th wedding anniversary
only two days before Janet
passed away. In less than four
years, Cy and Janet had three
children: Juanita Fulton Gray
(David), Rita Fulton Keyes
(Dave), and Cyrus Brown
Fulton III (Linda). By 1985,
they were the grandparents
of 8 grandchildren: Eddie
Sharit (Lisa), Deanna Sharit
Wilson (Jason), Brad Sharit
(Ashley), Jennifer Crook,
Leslie Brook Fulton, Laura
Crook Woodard (Nolan),
Danny Fulton, Jessica Fulton
Mosher (Jeremy). By 2013,
they were the proud greatgrandparents of 12: Emily
Sharit Foote (Will), Molly
Sharit, Gabriel Moore,
Zac Wilson, Lucas Moore,
Bryce Kirk, Cleo Moore,
Kinlee Wilson, Amelia
Mosher, Benjamin Sharit,
Flynn Woodard, and Anna
Grace Sharit. In addition
to those previously listed,
Cy is survived by his sister
Mary Kate Fulton Rush;
brothers-in-law
Robert
Braswell (Nona) and Jim
Braswell (Paula); sisterin-law Carolyn Braswell
Galloway (Robert); dear
family friend, Kenneth St.
John, and countless nieces
and nephews.
Cy was preceded in death
Robert G. Wilkerson, D. Min.
formed disaster relief
teams and go into areas
after floods, tornadoes,
and other things and
provide help that the
government
doesn’t.
The Saddleback Church
went into Louisiana
after
the
Katrina
disaster. They sent 17
semi truckloads of food,
diapers, and formula
to help the needy. Each
Monday, they help 300400 families with bags
of groceries and do
many other charitable
Justin Sawyer Davis
Justin Sawyer Davis,
age 28, of Ashville, passed
away on April 12, 2016. He
attended Springville Baptist
Church.
He is survived by his
parents, John Steven Davis
and Ellen Bass Cooley;
his paternal grandparents,
Jack W. and Joyce Davis;
uncles, Jack “JD” Davis
and Derrick Stuart; aunt,
Julie Davis Stuart; cousins,
Nicholas Young, Ashley S.
Harrison, Noah Stuart; his
special friend, Misty Fowler
and his “little buddy”, Luke;
his maternal grandparents,
Kenney and Lois Bass; his
brother, Sam Swindle; uncle,
Doug Bass; aunt, Katie Bass
Tanner; and cousins, Emily
Bass, Gowan Turner, and
Cora Turner; and numerous
friends and other family
members.
things.
4.Any organization that
exists off donations
and does charitable
work qualifies for tax
exemption. If you take
away that exemption
from churches, fairness
dictates
that
all
charitable organizations
should
lose
their
exemptions as well.
Wouldn’t that be a sad
day?
5.They make valuable
contributions to society.
Churches, synagogues,
Funeral service will be
held on Saturday, April 16 at
1pm at First Baptist Church
of Springville.
A visitation will be held
at the church from 10am
until 12:30pm. Burial will
follow at Cool Springs
Baptist Church Cemetery in
Ashville.
In lieu of flowers,
the family requests that
donations be made to
Gethsemane Baptist Church,
6170 State Hwy 160, P.O.
Box 9 Hayden AL 35079.
Jefferson Memorial is
directing.
Anne Mayo Henderson
Anne Mayo Henderson,
age 65 of Trussville, AL
passed away peacefully in
her home surrounded by
her loved ones on April 16,
2016.
Anne was a member of
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and mosques, through
their
teachings
of
the Law (The 10
Commandments), and
love (the teachings of
Jesus) contribute to the
order and stability of
society. Without such
invisible under girding,
people revert to the law
of the jungle.
Robert Wilkerson is a
minister, Christian writer
and co-founder of People
For the Christian Way.
The Church of the Holy
Cross, Episcopal.
She graduated from
Auburn University with a
Bachelor of Arts degree. She
was also a member of the
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority.
Anne was preceded in
death by her father, Lewis
C. Mayo, Jr. She is survived
by her mother, Anne B.
Mayo and her sister, Louise
Mayo Wood (Jack).
A memorial service will
be held at 4:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, April 19th at The
Church of the Holy Cross,
Episcopal in Trussville. The
family will receive friends
one hour prior to the service.
The family requests that in
lieu of flowers, please send
donations to The Church of
the Holy Cross, Episcopal
or, The American Cancer
Society.
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Holy Infant of Prague Catholic
Church celebrated 75 years on Sunday
From Staff Reports
Holy Infant of Prague
Catholic
Church
in
Trussville
celebrated
its 75th anniversary on
Sunday, April 17.
Reverend Robert J.
Baker presided at the 11:15
a.m. mass.
There was a picnic on the
church grounds following
the mass.
The
parish
has
experienced astronomical
growth from 1940 to 2016.
A 1940 census found 22
Catholic families living in
Trussville, and today, the
church has an enrollment
of 791 families.
The church moved in
2006 from its original
location on Hewitt Street
to its current location
on Gadsden Highway to
accommodate its rapid
growth.
The
church’s
parishioners
represent
Trussville,
Springville,
Argo, Odenville, Ashville,
Remlap, Pinson, Clay, East
Birmingham and various
Eastern Jefferson Counties.
The parish has had 15
total pastors since 1941,
four of which are still
living: Father Charles
Bordenca, Monsignor Paul
Rohling, Father Patrick
O’Donoghue, and current
pastor, Father William
Lucas.
Several of the original
members of the parish
are still living, and were
recognized and honored at
mass and the picnic.
Contact us at 322-0543 for additional information
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Opinion
April 20 — 26, 2016
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The Trussville Tribune
Legislature must still fill Medicaid hole in the budget
S
ome of you may
have
seen
and
remember
the
movie, Groundhog Day,
starring Bill Murray. In the
comedy, Murray awakens
on Groundhog Day and has
the identical day that he had
the previous year, similar
to Yogi Berra’s colloquial
saying of “déjà vu all over
again.” Well folks, this
year’s legislative session
began on Groundhog Day
and it is déjà vu all over
again. It is like it is last year
again.
Similar to the way
realtors say, “it is location,
location, location,” with
Alabama
government
it is the General Fund,
General Fund, General
Fund. Several legislators
optimistically
predicted
that they would have the
budgets out by the middle
of the session.
In budget hearings,
General Fund agencies
requested $250 million
more than the current
$1.7 billion in this year’s
budget and as is usually
the case there has been
no revenue growth. Last
year Gov. Robert Bentley
offered a $540 million tax
increase package for the
General Fund. Lawmakers
systematically
rebuked
his proposal. It took three
sessions for the legislature
to finally pass a budget.
However, it failed to
address long term budget
needs.
The 800-pound gorilla
in the room is Medicaid. It
is a money eating monster,
which eats up all the General
Fund money. Almost 20%
of all Alabamians are on
Medicaid. It provides
healthcare
for
nearly
one million low income
Alabamians, most of them
children. The problem is
that if you cut state funding
to Medicaid, you lose a
gigantic match of federal
dollars. For example, if you
cut state Medicaid funding
by $100 million, which the
legislature is proposing, it
will result in a loss of $1
billion in federal funds.
The legislature balanced
the General Fund budget
last year by transferring
$80 million from Education
dollars, which may be
unconstitutional.
Gov.
Bentley is proposing the
same remedy this year.
However, he would like
to see $180 million taken
away from funds earmarked
by the constitution for
Education.
The idea of balancing the
budget with Education’s
by Tom Borelli
Let’s
imagine
the
America of Clinton and
Sanders -- an America
without fracking.
Thanks to fracking, in
2014, America became
the world leader in oil and
natural-gas production. For
the first time since 1970, we
only import a quarter of the
oil we use. In the America
of Clinton and Sanders, the
United States will again
become dependent on
foreign sources of energy.
From 2007 to 2012,
fracking jobs grew 40
percent while the rest of
the private sector grew at
a 1 percent annual rate.
Fracking currently supports
about 2.1 million jobs. In
the fracking-free America
of Clinton and Sanders,
those jobs are gone.
American
households
gained on average $1,200
from fracking in 2012,
thanks to increased income
from reduced energy costs.
These same households
could save $3,500 annually
by 2025. In the America
of Clinton and Sanders,
incomes will decline and
energy prices will rise.
From 2012 to 2025,
fracking will provide $1.6
trillion in tax revenue to
the American government enough to cover the current
federal deficit for almost
three years. In the frackingfree America of Clinton and
Sanders, government will
be starved of an important
source of revenue.
The oil and gas industry
adds hundreds of billions
of dollars to the nation’s
GDP annually, and naturalgas exports are a big plus
on the ledger of America’s
trade deficit. In frackingfree America, the economic
contraction will run handin-hand with a ballooning
trade deficit.
Yet Clinton and Sanders
have condemned natural
gas development and
production.
But
it’s
dangerous
to
attack
proven energy sources of
electricity for the pursuit of
renewables that can’t meet
our energy needs.
In the fracking-free
America of Clinton and
Sanders, we’ll have to get
by on less electricity and
live with rolling brownouts
like the kind California
endured in the first decade
of this century -- and almost
suffered again in 2014.
Why the hostility to
fracking? Many claim it
Steve Flowers
Inside the
Statehouse
money has received a
cool reception from the
legislative leadership. After
the Governor’s State of the
State address on February
2, Senate President Pro Tem
Del Marsh (R-Anniston)
said, “I would be surprised
to see those dollars come
from education.”
In his annual speech
to the legislature, Gov.
Bentley offered a myriad
of proposals without any
thoughts or ideas on how
to pay for them. In his
platitudes he especially
heralded proposals to
help improve healthcare
access.
However,
expansion of Medicaid was
conspicuously
missing.
Despite recommendations
from his own task force
to implement Medicaid
expansion, it was never
mentioned in his hour long
speech to the legislature.
This is a sore subject with
Democrats in the House and
Senate. Democrats make up
about 30% of the legislature.
They are adamant about
expanding Medicaid. They
argue that the state is losing
out on billions of federal
dollars from Washington.
They have a vocal ally in
Dr. David Bronner, who
vehemently says it is foolish
to not take advantage of this
federal windfall.
Bentley is hanging his
hat on the implementation
of
Regional
Care
Organizations
(RCO’s).
RCO’s would shift from
a fee for service model to
one that allocates money
based on health care
outcomes. Bentley hopes
this move will encourage
more preventative care and
less hospital use, hopefully
slowing the growth of costs
in the program.
Speaking of Bentley, at a
time when the General Fund
is broke, he chose to give
all his Cabinet members
huge raises. Four Cabinet
members alone were given
raises of $73,400 per year
thus increasing their salaries
from $91,000 to $164,400.
By the way, regular state
employees have not seen
a raise in eight years and
have actually lost take
home pay with increased
costs of their health
insurance. This did not sit
well with the legislature.
They immediately cut the
governor’s personal budget
by $330,000.
The legislature had not
only rendered Bentley
irrelevant in the budgetary
process, they have begun to
treat him with disdain. This
latest rebuke appears as
though they look upon him
like a petulant child.
See you next week.
contaminates water. But
studies by key federal
agencies show fracking is
safe. In a systematic review
of the evidence, the EPA
“did not find evidence”
that fracking had “led
to widespread, systemic
impacts on drinking water
resources in the United
States.”
Like
any
energy
technology, fracking must
be employed with care.
But there is no reason to
ban it, as Sanders would,
or regulate it to death, as
Clinton would.
Fracking creates jobs,
generates tax revenue,
reduces the cost of energy,
and results in lower
greenhouse-gas emissions.
The
risks
to
local
environmental conditions
are minimal and can be
addressed with reasonable
regulation. The frackingfree America of Clinton
and Sanders is an America
that is much poorer
economically and no better
off environmentally.
Steve
Flowers
is
Alabama’s leading political
columnist.
His weekly
column appears in over
60 Alabama newspapers.
He served 16 years in the
state legislature.
Steve
may be reached at www.
steveflowers.us.
Democrats Don’t Give a Frack about American Workers
Special to the Tribune
Despite clear evidence
that hydraulic fracturing
can safely extract oil and
natural gas from previously
unreachable
deposits,
attacks on “fracking,” as
it’s known, have grown
harsher.
At a recent Democratic
debate, Hillary Clinton said
that under the restrictions
she’d like to impose, “I do
not think there will be many
places in America where
fracking will continue to
take place.”
Bernie Sanders was
even blunter: “No, I do not
support fracking.” When
the moderator pointed out
that even many Democratic
governors do, Sanders said
they were just wrong.
With
their
blind
opposition, elite Democrats
and other environmental
activists are endangering
America’s economy -and ignoring science.
Fracking -- or, injecting
fluid into shale rock to
extract oil and natural gas
-- is an enormous boon to
American workers. And it’s
safe.
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April 20 — 26, 2016
Georgiana Davis Masonic Lodge
meetings
Georgiana Davis Masonic Lodge No.
338 in Trussville meetings are at 7:30 p.m.
on the second and fourth Monday each
month. Practice nights are on the first and
third Monday. Family nights are on the
fifth Monday of the month. The lodge is at
190 Beechnut St. in Trussville. For more
information, call Bryan Stover at 205-7065220.
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$130 for 3 months (Unlimited classes within
Spring schedule)
Senior Yoga at Trussville Senior Center,
Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. - Call for fees. Ages
55 and over. Laura Thornton, E-RYT,
yogabylaura@att.net 205-854-5683
2016 spring football schedule
Republic Women of Trussville meetings
are at Sherry’s Cafe on Valley Road near
Trussville the first Thursday of each
month. Meet and greet is at 5:30 p.m. and
the meeting follows at 6 p.m. For more
information, visit www.rwot.net or email
cherylamathews@gmail.com.
According to Hewitt-Trussville head
football coach Josh Floyd, the Huskies have
“tentatively” scheduled a spring scrimmage
for Friday, May 20. The Huskies plan to
host Minor that evening.
Pinson Valley and Clay-Chalkville will
both host spring scrimmages on Friday,
May 13. The Indians will welcome Class
6A Pell City to Willie Adams Stadium for an
exhibition clash while the Cougars do battle
with Class 7A Gadsden City at Cougar
Stadium. Both teams will open regular
season play at home on Aug. 19.
Springville Military Order of the
Purple Heart meetings
Cahawba Art Association
meetings
Republican Women of Trussville
meetings
The Military Order of the Purple Heart
Chapter 2213, Springville, meets at the
Smokin Grill at 85 Purple Heart Boulevard
on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.
Trussville Civic Center spring
schedule
Now through May 31, 2016, Tuesdays at
6:30 p.m and Thursdays at noon and 6:30
p.m. Fees: Drop-ins $12 per class. $45 a
month (Unlimited classes within month) or
The Cahawba Art Association meets
monthly on the second Monday at 6:30 p.m.
at the Trussville Public Library.
Student running groups on
Tuesdays
Trussville City Council
will meet April 26; May
10, 24; June 14, 28; July
12, 26; Aug. 9, 18; Sept.
13, 27; Oct. 11, 25; Nov.
3, 7, 22; Dec. 13, 27.
EW Motion Therapy is sponsoring a free
event called Move Trussville meeting on
Tuesdays. The event is for middle school
and high school students who want to run in
a group. The groups will meet at 183 Main
Clay
The Clay City Council
meetings are typically
held on the 1st and 3rd
Mondays of each month.
All meetings are at 6:30
p.m. at Clay City Hall on
Old Springville Road.
Street, Suite D, Trussville on Tuesdays at 4
p.m. to begin the runs.
Center Point Masonic Lodge
meetings
Center Point Masonic Lodge No. 872
located off Old Springville Road eat at 6
p.m. and meet at 7 p.m. with family night
every 5th Thursday at 6:30 p.m. For more
information call Mike Lann at 205-6877160.
Bible Reading Marathon
The Sixth Annual Birmingham Bible
Reading Marathon will begin at 6:00 p.m
on Sunday, May 1, and will continue around
the clock until 11:30 AM on Thursday, May
5 on the front steps of the historic Southside
Baptist Church located at 1016 19th Street
South on the south side of downtown
Birmingham. Everyone is welcome to
read or listen. Reading will be in 15-minute
increments. Individuals may sign up for
one increment or a group may sign up for
a block of time. For details or to sign up to
read: www.libertypark.org/biblemarathon
Donations needed for ClayChalkville Band fundraiser
Donations should be dropped off from 3
p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 6th. Anyone
wishing to donate baked goods should drop
them off Friday or the Saturday morning of
the event.
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Pinson
The
Pinson
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Council
typically
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Thursday of each month
at 6:30 p.m. The meetings
are at Pinson City Hall,
located at 4410 Main St.
in Pinson.
In accordance with Chapter 1, title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is
hereby given that Mark Johnson Construction, LLC has completed the
Contract for Cotton Ridge Booster Pump Station Improvements, at 7600
Cotton Ridge Road, Trussville, AL, 35173, for the State of Alabama and the
City of Trussville, AL. Owners have made request for final settlement of said
Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in
connection with this project should immediately notify Krebs Engineering,
Inc., 2100 River Haven Drive - Suite 100, Hoover, AL 35244 (205)-987-7411
Mark Johnson Construction, LLC
420 28th Avenue - Suite 300
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
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projects exceeding $50,000, for projects of less than $50,000 run one time
only. Proof of publication is required.
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Bailey McElwain will spend next season at elite prep school
by David Knox
Sports Editor
Bailey McElwain, HewittTrussville’s standout football
player, will still suit up for the
Stanford Cardinal.
But he’s decided to put that off
a year as he plays football at Lake
Forest Academy in Illinois, one
of the elite prep schools in the
country.
“I think I’ll definitely build my
academic resume,” McElwain
said. “It’s like an Ivy League high
school. On the field, I think I’ll
just get bigger, faster and stronger.
When I leave there I think I’ll be a
well-rounded student athlete.”
Lake Forest has also been
a stopping point for Stanford
recruits in the past. Defensive
linemen Wesley Annan and
Thomas Schaffer also went the
LFA route before enrolling at
Stanford.
McElwain, who has already
been accepted and enrolled at
Lake Forest, said he will play
both ways for the Caxys. He said
the offense is similar to what
Hewitt-Trussville has run.
He can’t speak highly enough of
LFA head coach Robin Bowkett.
“I love him, we’ve gotten to
know each other,” McElwain
said. “He’s helped me a lot
already. He’s a really good guy,
understands football and he
understands people.
LFA plays a regular 10-game
schedule.
McElwain recently attended
Stanford’s Junior Day and came
away pumped up about attending
Palo Alto.
“It went well. It was a different
experience from the camp and the
game-day experiences and official
trip. I have seen something a little
different every time. This time, I
did a little more recruiting for the
Class of 2017, trying to get other
guys to visit Stanford.”
LFA coach Bowkett told
Cardinal Sports Report that he’s
excited to have McElwain on
board.
“I see Bailey fitting in just fine
because be he is an awesome kid,”
Bowkett said. “He has a great
personality and determination
that the other students and faculty
members are going to gravitate
to. It will be a bit of culture shock
submitted photo
Bailey McElwain will play one season at Lake Forest Academy
in Illinois before heading to Stanford.
coming from the South up to
Chicagoland. I don’t think he
even owns a heavy winter coat,
so the colder weather could be
interesting. Bailey is going to be
a student we are going to enjoy
having in our community.
“Academically, Lake Forest
Academy will push Bailey the
same way Stanford will. He
will be better prepared for the
academic rigor and the intense
writing that it will be. LFA has had
many great students and student-
Six Huskies sign this week
to play college sports
From Staff Reports
Three Hewitt-Trussville track athletes,
two lacrosse players and a golfer were
among six Huskies to make their college
choice official this week.
Track standouts Andy Chappell
Hewitt-Trussville’s Reed Love shot
the day’s only round under-par and
tied for second with teammate Dawson
Atkinson as they led the Huskies to their
third straight title in the Oxford-Gadsden
Invitational on Tuesday in Oxford.
From Staff Reports
(Mississippi College), Jonathan Mann
(Lee College) and Kylie Purdy (Spring Hill
College) were to sign Tuesday. Signing
on Wednesday were Campbell Holley
(Tusculum, lacrosse), William Altman
(UAH, lacrosse) and Carden McCay (golf,
Central Alabama Community College).
athletes attend Stanford, and they
have all been very successful
there. I coached running backs for
four of my seven years coaching
at the college level and will coach
up Bailey to be the best he can be.
The atmosphere and competition
might not be what he’s used to
down in Alabama, but taking the
(post-graduate) year is a great
opportunity for him to grow and
mature in the classroom, weight
room and on the football field.”
McElwain said he will report
on Aug. 6. The Caxys open the
season just a couple of weeks
later.
About that nickname – “caxy”
is ancient Greek for “ribbet,”
the sound a frog makes when it
croaks.
You probably won’t believe it,
but LFA is believed to be the only
school with that as its nickname.
Of course, not many schools
besides Stanford have a tree as a
mascot, either.
Huskies win third straight
Oxford-Gadsden Golf Invitational
Love shot a 1-under-par 71 at Cider
Ridge Golf Club Tuesday and tied
teammate Atkinson, the first-round leader,
for second low medalist.
The Huskies shot 308 as a team to finish
at 606, eight shots ahead of runner-up
Westbrook Christian.
Did you know that Trussville Gas and Water
can finance natural gas generators?
Home backup generators run on your existing natural gas and turn on automatically when sensing a power
outage, safely delivering backup power right to your home’s electrical panel until utility power is restored.
April 20 — 26, 2016
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More than 200 seniors storm Trussville to show
off athletic abilities
From Staff Reports
The
Trussville
Department of Parks and
Recreation hosted the State
Senior Games on April 13.
More than 200 seniors,
ranging in age from 55
to 90-years-old, stormed
Trussville to show off their
athletic abilities.
Games included shotput, javelin, horse shoes,
table tennis, pickle ball,
pole vaulting and more.
The track and field
category
boasted
80
seniors alone.
photos by Ron Burkett
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Huskies take two from Mountain Brook, ready for Jags in regular-season wrap up
by David Knox
Sports Editor
H e w i t t - Tr u s s v i l l e ’s
baseball Huskies, shut out
of postseason play a year
ago, are taking no prisoners
on the diamond in area play
this spring
The Huskies did it
again last week, smoking
Mountain Brook 10-0
on Tuesday and 11-1 on
Thursday to improve to
26-10 heading into another
area showdown this week.
The Huskies sat at 3-1
in Class 7A, Area 6, tied
with Vestavia Hills in first
place. The Huskies host
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Hewitt-Trussville’s Tyler Tolbert used his speed to
help the Huskies sweep two games from Mountain
Brook last week.
Spain Park (2-2 in the area),
which needed to sweep
the Huskies Tuesdday
and Thursday to make the
playoffs. The Huskies need
just one win to clinch at
least the runnerup spot and
a sweep to do no worse
than a tie for first.
The Rebels were set
for a two-game set with
Mountain Brook, which
cannot make the playoffs,
thanks to the Huskies’
domination last week.
In game one on Tuesday
against the Spartans at Phil
English Field, the Huskies
scored five runs in the first
inning after Carson Skipper
had shut down the Spartans’
bats 1-2-3.
Tyler Tolbert started it
with a single, stole second
and went to third on an
error. After a walk to Ed
Johnson, Keegan Morrow
singled in Tolbert and
Jamison Stennis followed
with another RBI single.
With two out, Skipper
banged a two-run double to
left-center to make it 4-0.
An infield hit and throwing
error allowed courtesy
runner Nick Johnson to
scoot all the way around
from second for a 5-0 lead.
In the second, the
Huskies added three more.
Tolbert singled and stole
second again. Johnson beat
out a bunt and Tolbert used
his speed to score on yet
another MB error. A couple
of more Spartan misplays
allowed two more runs in.
Skipper kept MB off the
scoreboard, allowing just
three hits, and in the sixth
Grayson Cash out an end to
the Spartans’ misery with a
two-out walk-off double to
mercy-rule MB 10-0.
Saturday was more of
the same. The Huskies
continued to swing the bats
and got excellent pitching
in topping Mountain Brook
11-1.
That set the stage for
a
Tuesday/Thursday
showdown with Spain
Park.
Tuesday night’s game
was not complete at press
time for this edition.
Hewitt’s Murphy blasts way into AHSAA record book
From Staff Reports
Bailey Murphy missed some
time in the circle early this
season. It must have given her a
little more time to work on her
hitting.
The Hewitt-Trussville softball
standout tied two state high
school records last week in a
game against Mountain Brook.
Murphy slugged three home
runs and raked up 11 runs
batted in in a 20-2 victory over
the Spartans. Her 11 RBIs ties
an AHSAA state record from
2011 held by Central-Florence’s
Candace Arreola while the three
home runs in a game ties a record
held by many.
Murphy’s third homer of the
day was a grand slam and she
also banged out a single to finish
4-for-4.
Murphy homered in her first atbat, a two-run shot, then added a
two-run single in the same inning
as the ninth-ranked Lady Huskies
scored eight runs in the first.
The senior added a three-run
homer in the second then ended
the game with a grand slam in the
third. That blast ended the game
after three innings because of the
15-run mercy rule.
One wonders if she wouldn’t
Bailey Murphy has rounded back into shape in the pitchers
circle, but it’s at the plate where she has been dominant.
have busted those records with a
couple of more at-bats.
The first baseman/pitcher has
10 home runs and 33 RBIs this
season.
Although an injury kept
Murphy off the mound for almost
a month, she continued to bat
during the time. In her fourth
appearance and second start since
returning to the pitching circle,
Murphy (3-1) picked up a win on
Tuesday as the Huskies also beat
Mountain Brook 15-0.
Murphy allowed one hit and
struck out six in four innings, and
contributed an RBI-single at the
plate in that game.
11 runner-up Walker (23-12) on
Friday in a doubleheader at 4:30
p.m. and 7 p.m. A third game,
if necessary in the best-of-three
series, would be Saturday at noon.
The Indians went 6-0 in area play.
Clay-Chalkville, the Area 12
runner-up, travels to Gardendale,
the Area 11 champion. The
Cougars (17-14) and Rockets (2411) play a Friday doubleheader at
4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. A deciding
series advance to the round of 16
in second-round play, which is
also best-of-three.
The Class 7A playoffs, with
a field of 16 teams, begin next
weekend.
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Cougars, Indians open baseball playoffs
From Staff Reports
The Class 6A baseball playoffs
swing into action this weekend.
Class 6A, Area 12 champions
Pinson Valley (22-16) hosts Area
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dropped a 7-2 decision to the
Rockets earlier in the season.
The winners of the first round
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