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Square
Librarian for the Community Library,
Sharon Johnson and Chairman of the Library
Board, Pete Cottle presented members
of the Council and Mayor...
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Get My Point??
Yep,
you read it right....this week’s
column with The Tallassee Times
will be my 52nd week!! Time sure does
fly, and this proves it one more time...
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From the Hill
Had
the pleasure of having a long chat last
week with a great local citizen of the
Jordan area, up here in northeast Elmore
County, Warren Colley. While we...
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Take My Word
With
the indulgence of the staff of WTLS
and Tallassee Times, from
time to time I will attempt to accomplish
two purposes with a series of occasional...
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Library
Matters
New
Arrivals/Fiction: Switch by Chip
Heath; Horns by Joe Hill; Between
the Plums by Janet Evanovich. New
Arrivals/Non-Fiction: Barron’s
2010 ASVAB...
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Rec
News
Tallassee
Tiger Sharks swim team registration
will be held at Tallassee Recreation
Department on Tuesday, March 9th 4pm-7pm
and Wednesday, March 10...
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Pet
of the Week
Chance
is a nine-month old mix boy who was
hit by a car and saved by a compassionate
veterinarian. As a result of his injuries
the vet did have to amputate...
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Husqvarna
store now open
by
Michael Butler
Tallassee
now has a full-line Husqvarna store. Tallassee
Power & Equipment opened this week. A large
quantity of equipment now fills the totally remodeled
building at 99 Gilmer Avenue.
 Hubert
Boatwright (right) purchased the property and
the lot next to the business. "There's a
new roof on it," he said. "We ripped
out the guts in it and started fresh."
Boatwright
has lived in Tallassee for three years. He has
spent another ten years as a resident of Notasulga.
The Auburn University graduate got his degree
in Engineering. After school he did dozier work
and served as a sales representative for Caterpillar
traveling across North and South America.
"This
business plan has been in the works for five years,"
Boatwright said. "The business model is nothing
new. It's been in every town in America. It's
all about customer service."
Tallassee
Power & Equipment has sales of all types of
mowers including zero-turn models, gas trimmers,
chainsaws, pressure washers, generators, and blowers
(backpack and hand-held). 4-wheel drive utility
vehicles will be arriving soon.
They
also provide service on anything they sell, in
addition to any brand of small motors. Tallassee
Power & Equipment is certified for warranty
work on Briggs and Stratton, Kawasaki, Kohler
and Honda engines.
"We've
got a full product range from residential to commercial,"
Boatwright noted.
A
grand opening and ribbon cutting is set for Saturday,
March 27th at 11:00 am. WTLS radio will have a
remote broadcast from 10:00 - noon. Free food
and refreshments will be available.
A
50th anniversary edition Husqvarna 450 chainsaw
will be given away with a free carrying case and
a cap (a $369 value). No purchase is necessary.
You can register at the store starting March 22nd.
You do not have to be present to win.
"We've
worked hard for six weeks to get ready,"
Boatwright said. "It's been enjoyable. I'm
real excited."
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March
events in Eclectic
Contributed
The
Warehouse, located in historic Downtown Eclectic,
announces its March events beginning with its
monthly Eclectic Trade Days on Saturday, March
13th from 7:00 am - 4:0o pm. The Warehouse also
has several new events that will begin in March,
including a carnival and antique show.
As well as vendors, arts and crafts, and food,
Eclectic Trade Days will offer live musical entertainment
with a Christian Music Festival from 11:00 am
- 1:00 pm. Bluegrass artist Jeff Mosier will perform
from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. Following Eclectic Trade
Days, Superior Wrestling will bring their family-fun
entertainment back to Eclectic with a show from
7:00 - 9:00 pm featuring Road Dogg Jessie James,
Steve Armstrong and Bullet Bob Armstrong.
The Elmore County Spring Break Carnival is scheduled
for March 18th - 21st in downtown Eclectic. The
primary beneficiaries receiving 50 percent of
the net proceeds are Elmore County and Tallassee
City School systems. The secondary beneficiaries
include Common Ground Montgomery, an outreach
program for children. The carnival will include
over 20 rides, vendors, food and live music. Plans
are underway to hold a second carnival in the
fall.
Antique lovers will enjoy The Warehouse's final
March event, a three-day high-end antique show
with premiere dealers from all over the southeast
scheduled to attend. The antique show will continue
the fourth weekend of each month throughout the
fall. The show is set for March 26th - 28th, from
9:00 am - 6:00 pm on Friday and Saturday, and
11:00 am - 4:00 pm on Sunday.
“The Warehouse” is a newly refurbished,
massive “red brick and timber” historic
building of Eclectic’s Roaring Twenties
era that was used until recent decades as a cotton
warehouse and was owned by General Aubrey T. Hornsby.
To learn more about the Warehouse events or about
renting the facility, interested parties may contact
Aubrey Hornsby at 303-944-0700 or e-mail.
www.theeclecticwarehouse.com.
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Southside
Teacher of the Month
Contributed
Mrs.
Mahua Ghosh, a native of Calcutta, India, has
been named March Teacher of the Month at Southside
Middle School.
Ghosh
is one of the longest-serving faculty members
at Southside, having taught Social Studies at
SMS since 1992. She speaks, reads, and writes
three different languages.
She
earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in History
from Jadavpur University in India and her Master
of History Education from Alabama State University.
Other
than her responsibilities at Southside, Ghosh
also teaches World History at Alabama State
University in the evenings. She has traveled
the world, but her favorite things to do are
to read, travel, and spend time with her family.
Mrs.
Ghosh has lived in the United States as a citizen
since 1987. That same year, she married her
husband, who is a scientist. They have a daughter
who attends Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery
and a son who is a student at Baldwin Middle
Magnet School in Montgomery.
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Daylight
Savings Time
Set
your clocks ahead one hour before bedtime Saturday
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NAACP seeks "justice" in fatal shooting
by
Michael Butler
Less
than a month after a Tallassee police officer
was cleared of criminal action by the Elmore County
Grand Jury in the fatal shooting of Michael McIntyre,
the Alabama State Conference of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
and the family of the victim are calling for the
Department of Justice and FBI to conduct a thorough
investigation.
The grand jury determined the officer's actions
were "justified and done in the line of duty"
and there was "no indictable offense."
The
shooting occured on December 29th in the lower
housing authority
In a statement from the NAACP, it is noted that
a family member felt that District Attorney Randall
Houston "was in a rush to acquit the officer
before the investigation had even been concluded."
The release also references a prior arrest with
police violence. "Only a few years earlier
as a teenager, he had been a victim of police
brutality from the Tallassee Police Department
which resulted in the officer being disciplined
for police misconduct and the police department
settling a civil lawsuit that was brought against
them," the report said.
The family is calling for further investigation,
because they state that evidence "showed
that the police shot Michael five times in his
backside as he was being chased down, and because
witnesses observed that Michael did not threaten
the police nor brandish the gun which later appeared
by the body."
They also feel that the officer's name should
not have been withheld.
"We have too many of our young men being
killed like animals and nothing is done...now
is the time to speak and seek answers and justice,"
Alabama State Conference NAACP President Benard
Simelton said.
The family has retained Oinonen Law Group and
Betts and Associates law firms of Atlanta to represent
them in a civil rights suit.
Tallassee
Mayor George McCain spoke about race relations
in the community on WTLS radio this week. "We
always want to improve our relations with any
minority," he said. "I've got a lot
of friends that are African-American. We've got
some leaders in this community who are African-American.
The family has the prerogative to have an attorney.
I hate that this happened. If we could turn back
the clock we would."
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HOUSE
Sunday
from 2:00 - 4:00
109
Dorman Avenue
Times
adds new columnist
The
Tallassee Times is pleased to welcome local
author Jack Solomon and his feature column,
"Take My
Word." Solomon has written six books
and collaborated another seven with his late
wife, Olivia.
Solomon
earned degrees at Troy State University, Teachers
College - Columbia University, and George Peabody
College, and completed postgraduate work at
Auburn University. During his fifty years in
the classroom, he has taught at Kinston High
School, Troy State University, Auburn University,
Central Alabama Community College, and Oakdale
High school.
 While
a member of the faculty at CACC, Solomon (left)
taught courses in the Alabama prison system.
Also, while teaching at CACC, his drama group,
The Wind Creek Mummers, was named by the Alabama
legislature as Alabama’s Folk Theatre.
During
his retirement, he has continued to write and
publish. He also directs Colonial Press specializing
in the encouragement of local writers.
Solomon
is a life-long reader and has been a movie buff
since childhood. In 1938, at age eleven, he
bought a ticket to the first run of "Gone
With the Wind," but was denied attendance
because of the language and adult content!
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Green
Eggs and Ham
Tallassee
High School and fourth grade students at Tallassee
Elementary took part in "Read Across America"
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Students of the Month
Tallassee
High School's February honorees - (pictured left
to right) 9th Grade: Ashton Knapp, 10th Grade:
Holly Davis, 11th Grade: Stella Burak, 12th Grade:
Francisco Rodriguez (not pictured)
The
Chamber in Action
Contributed
Your
Chamber of Commerce is very actively engaged in
planning and carrying out numerous meaningful
activities for the current year. In this article,
we will describe some of the planned events.
·
Prospective Member Event
The
Chamber invites you to a reception for prospective
members at its offices at Seven Gables on April
1, 2010 at 6:00 pm...
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Peachy
The
City of Tallassee has added a new paint color
to its utility buildings
Thank you from
the Upshaws
THANK
YOU to everyone for your kind expression of sympathy
upon the death our sweet and loving Victor T.
Upshaw. Your warm words, cards, phone calls, food
and most of all your prayers will forever be cherished
in our hearts.
A
very special THANK YOU to Pastor Lonnie Skinner
and Carrville Baptist Church; The Faculty, Staff
and Students of Tallassee City Schools; The City
of Tallassee and Rev. James D. Oliver for your
acts of kindness. May God's Blessings continue
to pour down on you is our prayer - The Family
of Victory T. Upshaw
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