Saturday, June 29, 2013

KID'S DAY AT BELLE CHEVRE

We're having Kid's Day AND Saturday Supper this weekend at our Cheese Shop!
Bring the whole family out for our Goat Cheese Lab, chevre-themed coloring, and special kid's menu items!

LOIS LANETTE CAUDILL - OBITUARY


  Name:
Lois Lanette Caudill

Dates:
Birth date: September 11, 1937
Death date: June 27, 2013

Obituary:
Lois Lanette Caudill age 75 of Elkmont, AL, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mrs. Caudill was born September 11, 1937 in Michigan to Leon Newberry and Irene Schroder Newberry.

Services will be Saturday, June 29, 2013 1:00 p.m., at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Donald Terry officiating. Visitation will be Friday, June 28, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Utica Cemetery in Utica, Michigan.

Preceded in death by her daughter, Diann Caudill Fuson.

Survived by her husband, Paul Caudill; three sons, Paul Caudill Jr. and wife, Nancy, Peter Allen Caudill and wife, Gina and John Mark Caudill and wife, Doreen; two daughters, Patricia Jones and husband, Larry and Lanette Lynn Caudill; eleven grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren, family and friends.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

DIAMOND DEVILS SOFTBALL TEAM AT STATE

Our Diamond Devils won their opening game in the first round of the State Tournament today.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

AWARD WINNERS - SMOKIN' RAILROAD BBQ

Twenty-one teams from Tennessee and Alabama basted, rubbed, grilled and smoked chicken and ribs in hopes of winning the title of Elkmont Lions Club Smokin' Railroad BBQ Cook-Off grand champion.

Judges awarded the top prize to Slingin' Pig Meat headed by Travis Prince of Owens Cross Roads. 

Reserve grand champion went to Pit Row BBQ and Rusty Weaver from Tuscumbia. Huntsville's Alan Osmer and Grill'n N Chill'n took home the People's Choice Award.

Category winners were:

In chicken:
Slingin' Pig Meat, first; Grill'n N Chill'n, second and Mack Attack of Florence, third.

In ribs:
Pit Row BBQ, first; 


Citizens Bank and Trust of Elkmont, second; Blowin' Smoke BBQ of Taft, Tenn., third.

"This was our best event yet. We had more cookers, more vendors and more people. It was hopping," said event coordinator Susan Pylant.
The event raised $3,000, which the Lions Club will use to provide glasses and eye exams for children and two $1,000 scholarships to Elkmont High School seniors.
 Source: Decatur Daily

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

PATON STACEY BAUGHER - OBITUARY

The funeral service for Paton Stacey Baugher, 37, will be at noon Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at McConnell Memorial Chapel with Josh Pressnell officiating.
Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 at McConnell Funeral Home. Burial will be in Dement Cemetery.
Paton was born Sept. 2, 1975, in Alabama to Jimmy Wayne Baugher and Patsy Reece Baugher. Paton was 1994 graduate of West Limestone High School. He was a loving father, brother and friend to all that knew him, and he was an avid Alabama football fan.


He was preceded in death by his father and one son, Logan Baugher.


Survivors include his mother, Patsy Baugher of Elkmont; one son, Hayden Baugher; two daughters, Lauren and Lana Baugher; three brothers, Patrick Baugher and wife Christa of Athens, Bryant Baugher of Birmingham and Bart Baugher and wife Michelle of Athens; and several nieces and nephews.


Pallbearers will be Patrick Baugher, Bart Baugher, Bryant Baugher, Shelly Posey, David Reece and Josh Hudson.

Monday, June 24, 2013

HOW INTERESTING......

America's Wackiest Warning Labels Contest, sponsored by nonprofit Center for America, is now in its 16th year... and the results are in. 

Here are the five finalists:
"Wash hands after using." A label on a common indoor extension cord.
"Not for contact lenses or direct use in eyes." A warning on a small bottle of spray-on, anti-fog cleaner.
"Not for human consumption." A warning on a package of rubber worms made for fishing.
"Company will not be held responsible for any illness or injury that is incurred while using the pedometer." A label on a commonly used pedometer.

"Combustion of this manufactured product results in the emissions of carbon monoxide, soot and other combustion byproducts which are known by the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects or reproductive harm."
A warning on a box of matches.

Step at your own risk.

HOW TO SLOW DOWN SNOOPING INTO YOUR LIFE

This was sent to me and if you are concerned about the government or anyone else collecting everything and anything about you, you might want to read it too. Click on link below



HOW TO YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVE VOTE LAST WEEK?

June 24, 2013
In this MegaVote for Alabama's 5th Congressional District:
Recent Congressional Votes
  • Senate: Froman Nomination – Confirmation
  • Senate: U.S. Immigration Policy – Motion to Table Cornyn Amendment
  • House: Abortion Ban – Passage
  • House: Farm Bill – Passage
Upcoming Congressional Bills
  • Senate: U.S. Immigration Policy
  • House: Offshore Energy and Jobs Act

Recent Senate Votes
Froman Nomination – Confirmation - Vote Confirmed (93-4, 1 Present, 2 Not Voting)

Last Wednesday, the Senate took a short break from the immigration bill to confirm President Barack Obama’s nomination of Michael Froman to be United States Trade Representative. He replaces Ron Kirk, who resigned in March. Froman was previously Obama’s deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs. He is now tasked with the Cabinet-level position handling international trade agreements and investment issues on behalf of the administration.

Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES
Sen. Jeff Sessions voted YES

U.S. Immigration Policy – Motion to Table Cornyn Amendment - Vote Agreed to (54-43, 3 Not Voting)

The Senate’s last vote of the week on Thursday was the approval of Majority Leader Harry Reid’s motion to table (kill) Texas Republican John Cornyn’s amendment that would require the Homeland Security Department to verify certain standards, including a 90 percent apprehension rate of illegal border crossers and a biometric screening system at all seaports and airports, are met before illegal immigrants could be granted permanent legal status. The largely partisan vote included only two Democrats, Manchin (W.Va.) and Pryor (Ark.) voting no; four Republicans voted yes: Flake and McCain (Ariz.), Graham (S.C.) and Paul (Ky.).

Sen. Richard Shelby voted NO
Sen. Jeff Sessions voted NO

Recent House Votes
Abortion Ban – Passage - Vote Passed (228-196, 10 Not Voting)

The House detoured briefly from debating the farm bill to pass a measure that forbids abortions performed at 20 weeks after fertilization or later. The bill makes an exception for cases where the woman’s life is in danger or where rape or incest has been reported to authorities. Under the measure, physicians who violate the ban would face a maximum five-year prison sentence, fines or both. Six Republicans voted against the legislation, while six Democrats voted in favor. The justification for the 20-week limit was the belief that an unborn fetus can feel pain by 20 weeks of pregnancy. Although the medical veracity of this theory is debated, a handful of states have passed laws with the same benchmark. The White House issued a veto threat on the bill, and Democrats who control the Senate are expected to ignore the measure.

Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES

Farm Bill – Passage - Vote Failed (195-234, 6 Not Voting)

After working through more than 100 amendments, the House nevertheless rejected a five-year, $939 billion reauthorization of agricultural and nutrition programs. Sixty-two Republicans rebelled against their leaders and voted against the bill. All but two dozen Democrats voted no as well. Nutritional aid to the poor was the major point of conflict for the bill’s passage for both sides of the aisle. Although the bill cuts $33 billion from current law, the chamber’s most conservative Republican members argued spending reductions did not go far enough. Democrats, however, claimed that the bill’s $20.5 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) – made mainly by changing eligibility requirements – would disproportionately harm low-income families. Democrats also objected to a provision that mandated work requirements for SNAP recipients. Like the Senate bill, the measure would have ended direct payments to farmers, replacing them with revenue protections that would assist farmers when county revenue levels fall 15 percent to 25 percent below a five-year benchmark. It also consolidated several rural conservation programs. With the bill’s defeat, the House now will have to draft a new bill, adopt the one the Senate passed earlier this month, or pass another one-year extension like Congress had to do last year.

Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES

Upcoming Votes
U.S. Immigration Policy - S.744

The Senate will continue its work on this bill to overhaul the nation’s immigration policy.


Offshore Energy and Jobs Act - H.R.2231

This week the House is scheduled to begin considering a measure that would implement a five-year oil and gas leasing program.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

TEAM BASKETBALL CAMP

The Elkmont Men's Basketball team attended a team camp at Jackson, Tennessee last week.
Garth Garris, our new principal - old basketball coach, got another chance to coach high school ball before he retires his whistle.  The boys were scheduled six games in two days.

Wednesday, Elkmont went 2-1
Tipton - we got a win in the first game, 34 to 30
Jackson Christian - our second win, 47 to 44. Beat them in overtime
Sacred Heart High School - our first loss,  49 to 47

 



Thursday, Elkmont split with 2 -2
Madison - another win for the Red Devils, 51 to 47
Hickman - makes Elkmont's fourth win,  32 to 24 
Brighton -  Red Devils lose 47 to 35
University of Jackson High School - finished the  last game with a loss, 31 to 27

Jesse Price "Shep" Evans, Jr. - OBITUARY


Dates:
Birth date: November 17, 1927
Death date: June 20, 2013

Obituary:
Jesse Price “Shep” Evans, Jr., age 85 of Elkmont, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013. Mr. Evans was born November 17, 1927, in Limestone County to Jesse Price Evans, Sr., and Cludia Mae Stepp Evans.


Services will be Saturday, June 22, 2013, 2:00 p.m., at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Dr. Timothy McDowell officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, from 12:00 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be in Leggtown Cemetery.
Mr. Evans was a member of Elkmont United Methodist Church. He was a WWII Navy Veteran, and retired from Army Missile Command in Huntsville. He was a member of the American Legion Post 49 and VFW post 4762, and Elkmont High School Booster Club and a longtime Basketball official.


Preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Claudia Evans; brothers, Thomas Price Evans and Joseph Tyler Evans. 


Survived by his wife, Barbara Morris Evans of Elkmont; three sons, Jesse Price Evans III and wife Dawn of Birmingham, AL, Clayton Webb Evans and wife, Deborah of Elkmont and Boyd Haney Evans of Ardmore; four grandchildren, Jesse Price Evans IV, Martin Whitfield Evans, Clayton Maxwell Evans and wife, Katie all of Birmingham, AL and Bonnie Baker Evans and fiancé Joe Pierce of Auburn, AL; great-grandchild Caden James Evans of Birmingham, AL; sister, Ruth Evans Wright of St. Simons Island, GA; brother, James Nowlin Evans and wife, Eve of Charleston, SC; nephew, Don Wright and wife, Joy of St. Simons Island, GA; niece, Susan Evans of Elkmont; sister-in-law, Betty Evans of Elkmont.
Pallbearers will be George Sandlin, Price Evans, Martin Evans, Max Evans, David Jones, Bert Bradford, Hunter Wright and Glen Davenport. Honorary pallbearers will be Dickey Hobbs, Gary Compton, Tommy Carter, Don Wright, Jerry Bradford, Charles Morris, Joe Morris and Greg Willingham.


In lieu of flowers please make memorials to the Elkmont United Methodist Church Building Fund.

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN ELKMONT?

June

23  Count Your Blessings

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MUSIC TO ENJOY
Elkmont Pickin' & Grinnin' Mondays     

6:30 pm - Downtown Elkmont Depot   

Live Music and Dancing

Bring your own chair

Players and Dancers Welcome   
For info:  931-427-6296  



Runners Unite - come run with the Elkmont Trailblazers and the Elkmont Cross Country team @ 6 pm; downtown Elkmont
 
25  Runners Unite - come run with the Elkmont Trailblazers and the Elkmont Cross Country team @ 6 pm; downtown Elkmont


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Church Night  


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Runners Unite - come run with the Elkmont Trailblazers and the Elkmont Cross Country team @ 6 pm; downtown Elkmont


28 Elkmont JV/Varsity Cheerleader Expo @ 6 pm

 
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Thursday, June 20, 2013

ELKMONT CHEERLEADERS PREPARING FOR NEW SCHOOL YEAR

Day 1 of Cheer Camp went awesome!!! The girls worked so hard and learned so much!!! They did all of this with a great attitude and smiles!!! I'm one proud cheer coach!! Praying for another safe, wonderful day tomorrow!! Go Red Devils!!!!!!

I am one proud cheer coach!! All 3 of my cheer squads have worked so hard this week at camp!! I wish everyone could see their work ethic in that gym during camp. They kept working hard even when they were tired, sore, and even injured. You do have the opportunity to see what they learned this evening. 

 Middle School Squad

I invite all family, friends, and Red Devil Fans to come to the Elkmont Gym at 5:00 this evening to see our Middle School Expo. Please come support them tonight!!  


                          Varsity/JV Squad

We have postponed our JV/Varsity Expo until next Friday at 6:00 due to several girls with slight injuries and not being 100%. I want these squads to show you their best as well. I can't say enough how proud I am of these girls!!! Go Red Devils!!!!

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN ELKMONT?

June

16  Father's Day

Pettusville Cemetery Decoration Day
The annual homecoming and decoration at Pettusville Cemetery will be at 11 a.m. Sunday. Speaker will be Timothy McDowell. Donations for the upkeep of the cemetery may be mailed to Marcus Hobbs at 22695 Pettusville Road, Elkmont, AL 35620. Make checks payable to Pettusville Cemetery Fund.

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MUSIC TO ENJOY
Elkmont Pickin' & Grinnin' Mondays     6:30 pm -Downtown Elkmont Depot   

Live Music and Dancing
Bring your own chair
Players and Dancers Welcome   
For info:  931-427-6296  


Runners Unite - come run with the Elkmont Trailblazers and the Elkmont Cross Country team @ 6 pm; downtown Elkmont
 
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Runners Unite - come run with the Elkmont Trailblazers and the Elkmont Cross Country team @ 6 pm; downtown Elkmont
 
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Church Night  


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Runners Unite - come run with the Elkmont Trailblazers and the Elkmont Cross Country team @ 6 pm; downtown Elkmont
 
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Smoking Railroad BBQ - Downtown Elkmont

 
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Smoking Railroad BBQ - Downtown Elkmont

 
Red Caboose Country Music Show; Doors open @ 6 pm; Show starts @ 7 pm 

2013 LIMESTONE COACHES ALL-COUNTY SOFTBALL TEAM

 The Limestone County high school softball coaches have selected the best players in the county to recognize for their achievements for the 2013 season.  Elkmont had one player on the first team.                  
 Brandi Bentley

Several of Lady Red Devils were chosen as members of the honorable mention team:

Bailee Gooch


Cede Jeffreys



   Cheisie Vining



2013 MVP
Paige Browning - West Limestone

FIRST TEAM:
Ardmore:  Sammy Allen, Morgan Hughes, Savanna Whitt
Clements:  Calli Baker, Marissa Barnes, MaCall Gossett, Danielle Scholl
East:          Kasie Sutties, Brittany Williams, Bridgette Wilson
Elkmont:   Brandi Bentley
Tanner:      Kaitlyn Pressnell
West:         Madison Hastings, Tesslynn Howard, Kaylin Owens

HONORABLE MENTION:
Aredmore:  Emilee Daly
Clements:   Cayla Dendy, Alysia Anderson, Daraisha McCullough
East:            Chyanne Brown
Elkmont:     Bailee Gooch, Cede Jeffreys, Cheisie Vining
Tanner:        Kari Ellitt
West:           Karlee Downs

Source:  Athens News Courier, June 19 
Photos:  Down Home Portraits

Wilma Dean Thomas Robison - Obituary



  Name:
Wilma Dean Thomas Robison

Dates:
Birth date: June 23, 1928
Death date: June 18, 2013

Obituary:
Wilma Dean Thomas Robison age 84, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at her home in Athens. She was born on June 23, 1928 to John Lindsey Thomas and Verna Balch Thomas in Limestone County. She graduated from Athens High School. She married Weldon Robison on June 14, 1947. They were married for 50 years before Weldon passed away in 1998.

Mrs. Robison was a dedicated Christian wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend. She was an excellent cook, seamstress, and housekeeper. She known by many for her delicious yeast rolls and mexican cornbread. Gardening and quilting were two other things she especially enjoyed. She worked for a short time in the Athens Lingerie plant. Most of her working career was spent helping her husband run an appliance repair business. When her mother could no longer live alone, she took her into her home and cared for her for several years as well. In the mid-1980s, she battled breast cancer and with the help of the Lord, she came through. After Mr. Robison's death, she worked some at the Wilson's Fabric store in downtown Athens before it closed. Mr. and Mrs. Robison volunteered their time with the Piney Chapel Volunteer Fire Department for several years. They were also members of the Ephesus Church of Christ. Above all, she instilled Christian values in her family. Throughout her life, the will of the Lord always came first. No doubt she was a blessing. Her hard work is done, and she is now at peace. This world was not her home just a passing through point. May God let us carry her legacy with us as we pave our own paths Home.

She is also preceded in death by sisters: Mildred Thomas Kraus, Tina Thomas McMeans, Ruth Thomas Bray, brothers: John Edward Thomas and James Larkin Thomas, and a great-grandson, Eli Bradfield Lovell.

Mrs. Robison is survived by one daughter, Janice Robison Campbell and husband, Terry of Athens; granddaughters, Emily Campbell Lovell and husband, Steve of Elkmont and Anna Campbell of Athens; great-grandchildren - Abigail Kate Lovell and Jacob Weldon Lovell of Elkmont; Several nieces and nephews.

Pall Bearers will be Steve Lovell, Jacob Lovell, Larry Lovell, Stanley Menefee, Johnny Kraus, Tony Thomas, Darrin Robison, Frank Robison, and AI Robison. Honorary Pall Bearers will be the elders and deacons of the Ephesus Church of Christ.

Her visitation will be Thursday, June 20, 2013 from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home. Her services will be on Friday, June 21, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Limestone Chapel. Her body will be laid to rest in the Roselawn Cemetery in Athens with Robert Fudge and Donnie Rogers officiating.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

HOOPS IN THE SUMMER

The varsity sports are having their June summer play dates.  The sports seasons overlap to such an extent that the multiple sport athlete doesn't have any time to practice before the next sport so the June practice dates are crucial to help the players learn how to play together.  

Elkmont men's basketball has been busy.  The Varsity played 3 games Tuesday at Clements and went 1-2 beating Lexington and losing to Clements and Phil Campbell (no blow outs though) and JV beat Clements. Thursday they played at Lexington and again Varsity went 1-2 beating Central Florence and losing to Colbert Co and Lexington. 

JV also went 1-2 beating Lexington and losing to Colbert County and Central Florence. Again, all games were close games. The team leaves today for team camp in Jackson, Tennessee.

The summer teams are:

Varsity players:
Rhett Bailey, Trevor Patterson, Jared Bailey, Joshua Carter, Preston Rouse, Aron Moss, Colby Holt, Eli Hobbs, Jordan Nelson and Kaleb Wallace.

JV players:
Travis Riggs, Nathan Teeples, Ethan Wilson, Peyton McCown, Braxton Hand, Brady Garris, Jackson Cook, Noah Sharp, Tiyler Walts

ELKMONT'S NEW PRINCIPAL - GARTH GARRIS


After 22 years as an educator, Garth Garris will step into familiar territory as the new principal at Elkmont High School.

Garris, 44, who has taught social science and physical education and coached boys basketball at Elkmont since 2010, was the final choice by Superintendent Dr. Tom Sisk after a statewide, 62-applicant search to fill the vacancy left by the May 31 retirement of Stan Davis.

The Limestone County Board of Education approved Garris’s hiring and contract during Tuesday’s board meeting.

Garris, who graduated from Elkmont in 1986, will start work Monday with a salary of more than $85,000. Final figures were unavailable Tuesday for his 12-month probationary contract, which officially begins July 1.

Prior to teaching at Elkmont, Garris was principal at Madison County High School in Gurley, assistant principal/athletic director at Hazel Green High School, assistant principal at Monrovia Elementary School and a teacher and boys basketball coach at East Limestone High School.

Garris said his decision to switch from Madison County principal to teaching again was fueled by a desire to spend more time with his wife Allison and their son, Brady, an honor-roll student and a rising freshman at Elkmont.

“It really was a family decision because at the time my son was still going to Creekside (Elementary), and I tried to persuade him to go to Madison County,” said Garris, who has a master’s degree in education administration from the University of North Alabama. 


“I just wanted to be a part of his life, and then the opportunity arose at Elkmont to be a basketball coach. I thought I would be a teacher and coach until I retired but sometimes (the unexpected) happens.”

Garris said he intends to continue the progress made by Davis at Elkmont, while also preparing for the new school year and replacing the five teachers that retired this year.

“It’s an honor and privilege to have worked under Stan Davis, and I will try to continue what he has been doing. My focus in the next few weeks will be on getting the school open, filling the jobs of those that retired and making sure the physical plant is ready …” Garris said. ”I really appreciate the board and Dr. Sisk giving me this opportunity, and I’m going to promise that I will work hard, have a good attitude and work hard for the students because putting them first is our priority. Elkmont is a great community, and I’m looking forward to getting started.”  “I really enjoyed my conversations with Garth,” Sisk said. “It was an extremely difficult decision because all of the five finalists were top notch.

For complete article, click on Athens News Courier

 “I’ll do what I can to continue what Stan Davis, who is also an Elkmont graduate, has done here,” Garris said. “We’ll make the changes as needed, but we’ve got a good school.”

Garris said his first job will be to find a new basketball coach. His son, Brady, 14, is a ninth-grade basketball player.


Source: Decatur Daily

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

TERRI LYNN CLARK SCOTT - OBITUARY




Name:
Terri Lynn Clark Scott

Dates:
Birth date: June 30, 1963
Death date: June 16, 2013

Obituary:

Terri Lynn Clark Scott, 49 of Elkmont, Alabama died on Sunday, June 16, 2013, at Athens-Limestone Hospital in Athens, Alabama.

Born Sunday, June 30, 1963 in Athens, Alabama, she was the daughter of Leo Clark and Laura Gord Woodfin. She was a lifelong resident of the Elkmont area and was an avid Alabama football fan.


Surviving are sons, Erik Clark of Ardmore, TN, Jonathan Scott of Elkmont, AL, and Jay Montgomery of Elkmont, AL, daughter, Trish Cooley of Elkmont, AL, father: Leo Nick Clark of Elkmont, AL, her mother: Faye Woodfin of Ardmore, AL, sister, Michele (Jason) Burns of Elkmont, AL and grandchildren: Tyler Clark, Kacey Cooley, Kailee Cooley, Jakobee Montgomery, Jaylyn Montgomery, Kelsi Cooley, and Kenzie Cooley.


Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Mount Pleasant Cemetery with Bro. Amos Conley officiating.


The family will receive friends from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home, Ardmore, Alabama.

Monday, June 17, 2013

CALHOUN COMMUNITY COLLEGE HONOR STUDENTS


Elkmont has many students enrolled at the Calhoun Community College.  Here is a list of those that received recognition for their academic achievements for the 2013 spring semester.

PRESIDENT'S LIST:
Sean K. Davis, Matthew Tyler Harris, Tyler Austin Hendrix, Candace Rebecca Hodges, Jacob Bradley McNatt, James Curtis Mollett, Bridgette Ann Pylant, Scott Wayne Riddle, Shelby Montana Rouse, Brandy Nicole Siniard, Meagan Elizabeth Sutton, Kelsey Michelle Turner, and Salena Faith Wallace.

Dean's List:
Jillian L Bean, Haley Melissa Covington, Reagan Brooke Kyle, Brittany Nicole Locke, Amberly Nicole Miller, Anthony Lee Mims, Rachel Lee Rolin, Crystal Ann Sprain, Jared Scott Trank, and Ann Kristine Wilson

MIDDLE TENNESSEE CLASSIC CHAMPIONS



The 16 and under Rage softball team went undefeated in the USSSA Middle Tennessee Summer Classic's combined 16 and 18 under division, in Franklin, Tennessee last weekend.  This was a triple elimination tournament with twelve teams from Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky.  Saturday saw the Rage run through the bracket, scoring 31 runs while allowing their opponents 1 run.  They played 6 games to win the tournament.  The finishing team stats were 12 runs allowed while scoring 49.   Congrads, Chelsie Vinning and Bailee Gooch on a fantastic tournament.
  When asked about the tournament, Bailee said, "We played great." 



Friday, June 14, 2013

DID YOU KNOW?


Friday, June 14, 2013

Indoor Flag Fact

Today's Tip  
Are you up on your flag-hanging etiquette? According to the National Flag Foundation (www.AmericanFlags.org), if you hang a flag indoors on a wall, do not tack down the bottom edge. A flag should hang as freely as possible.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

ONCE IT WAS 62 BUT NOW IT IS 5 - WHO BE OUR NEXT PRINCIPAL?

The field of 62 applicants has been sliced to five finalists for Elkmont High School principal.
 
Limestone County Superintendent Thomas Sisk said today the finalists are:
  • Travis Schrimsher, assistant principal, James Clemens High School, Madison.
  • Johnny Berry, administrator, Hartselle High School.
  • Hunteria Nelson, administrator, Mobile County Schools.
  • Garth Garris, basketball coach and teacher, Elkmont High School.
  • William Hardiman, principal, Piney Chapel Elementary School.
  •  
Sisk and Elkmont Mayor Tracy Compton interviewed 12 of the 62 applicants. They are seeking to replace Stan Davis, who retired after 36 years in education.

Sisk said a committee of Elkmont High teachers and support staff will interview the finalists today.
The superintendent said he hopes to make a recommendation at the school board’s June 18 meeting.

Source: Decatur Daily

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

DECATUR DAILY 2013 ALL AREA TRACK AND FIELD TEAM

The Decatur Daily published their  2013 All Area Track and Field Team.  This year Elkmont High School had two representatives. Congrads to these young men and their achievement.

Adam McMahan

Tyler Helms 

Decatur Daily all-area boys track and field team

Athlete of the year

Greg Maclin, Tanner, Sr.: Class 2A state champion in triple jump and finished third in the 110-meter hurdles. Also competed in the long jump and 300-meter hurdles.

Rest of honor roll

Athens: Algernon Watkins
Athens Bible: Ben Gilbert
Austin: Charles Ricks, Kendrick Smith, Brenden Miller, Eric Washington
Clements: Mack Van Wagnon, Gaston Borunda, Ben Nunley
Danville: D.J. Batts, Dallas McAbee, Matthew Terry
Decatur: Jordan Tibbs
Elkmont: Adam McMahan, Tyler Helms
Falkville: Cade Wilemon, Aaron Estes, Alex Tuttle, Canaan Smith, Travis Cole, Austin Wilhite, Clay Kyle, Hunter Woodall, William Littrell, Drake Hamilton, Blake Bradford, Brian Bradford, Ryan Sullivan
Hatton: Andrew Parker, Austin Romans, Dylan Hughes, Kamron Potter, Taylor Webb
Lawrence County: Jonathan Kimbrough, Tristian Smith, Caleb Lipsey
Priceville: Tyler Johnson
R.A. Hubbard: Chris Gilcrease, Darrian Almon, Austin Beasley
Tanner: Dez Love, Fred Rich, Hayden Stephens, Justin Smith, Shamaud Baker, Jonathon Fletcher, Chad Townsend, Baltazar Rubio Jr., Jace Haggermaker, Max McBride
West Limestone: Thomas Peek

To read complete Decatur Daily article, click HERE

PETTUSVILLE CEMETERY DECORATION DAY


The annual homecoming and decoration at Pettusville Cemetery will be at 11 a.m. Sunday. Speaker will be Timothy McDowell. Donations for the upkeep of the cemetery may be mailed to Marcus Hobbs at 22695 Pettusville Road, Elkmont, AL 35620. Make checks payable to Pettusville Cemetery Fund.

HOW DID YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVE VOTE?

June 10, 2013
In this MegaVote for Alabama's 5th Congressional District:
Recent Congressional Votes
  • Senate: Student Loan Rates Bill – Cloture
  • Senate: Student Loan Rates Bill – Cloture
  • House: FY2014 Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Appropriations – Passage
  • House: FY2014 Homeland Security Appropriations – Amendment Vote
  • House: FY2014 Homeland Security Appropriations – Passage
Upcoming Congressional Bills
  • Senate: Farm Bill
  • House: Fiscal 2014 Defense Authorization


Recent Senate Votes
Student Loan Rates Bill – Cloture - Vote Rejected (40-57, 2 Not Voting)

After a protracted battle, Congress last year passed a compromise extension of the current rate –3.4 percent – until July 1, 2013. After this date, interest rates on these loans will double. With that deadline looming, both parties are yet again wide apart on a method for setting interest rates permanently. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., authored this alternative to House Republicans’ bill for setting some federal student loan rates. The House plan (H.R. 1911) pegs Stafford subsidized and unsubsidized loans to the rate of 10-year Treasury notes plus 2.5% and plus 4.5% for Direct PLUS loans. Coburn’s bill more or less split the difference, pegging Stafford and Direct PLUS loans to the 10-year Treasury rate plus 3.0% at the time of loan origination. With current Treasury bill rates at 1.75 percent, Coburn argued that college students enrolling this fall would lock in a rate of 4.75 percent for the life of the loan. Senate Democrats continue to reject any approach to setting student loans permanently that ties interest rates to financial markets. Only Democrat Thomas R. Carper of Delaware crossed the aisle to vote for the bill, while five Republicans voted against the measure.

Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES
Sen. Jeff Sessions voted YES


Student Loan Rates Bill – Cloture - Vote Rejected (51-46, 2 Not Voting)

In May, Senate Democrats introduced their alternative to a House Republican plan for setting Federal Direct Stafford Loan interest rates. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., would have extended the 3.4 percent rates on Stafford Loans for another two years. It would have paid for the estimated $8.3 billion cost of this extension by closing tax loopholes on some pensions and corporate accounts and by applying an excise tax on oil produced from tar sands. The vote to invoke cloture failed almost entirely along partisan lines, with only Democrat Joe Manchin III of West Virginia breaking ranks to vote no with all Senate Republicans. Although it failed, the bill is a line in the sand for the Senate majority, which strongly opposes the market-based House plan that would tie interest rates to the market interest rate of 10-year Treasury bills and allow rates to rise up to 10.5 percent for some loans. Congress now has three weeks to find a compromise solution before rates double on July 1.

Sen. Richard Shelby voted NO
Sen. Jeff Sessions voted NO

Recent House Votes
FY2014 Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Appropriations – Passage - Vote Passed (421-4, 8 Not Voting)

After approving one amendment from Mark Amodei, R-Nev., specifying $44 million in funds dedicated to reducing disability claims backlogs in Veterans Benefits Administration offices, the House passed its first fiscal 2014 spending bill last Tuesday to fund military construction and Department of Veterans Affairs programs with $157.8 billion. It provides $73.3 billion in discretionary funds, including $55 billion for veterans health services, and $84.5 billion in mandatory spending covering veterans service compensation, benefits and pensions. Adding in another $10 billion for military construction, such as $1.5 billion for military family housing, the House-approved legislation is $1.4 billion less than President Barack Obama requested and $2.4 billion more than the fiscal 2013 level that included cuts due to sequestration. It also provides $55.6 billion in advance appropriations for select VA medical care accounts for the 2015 fiscal year. The legislation now goes to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; however, a markup still has not been scheduled for the bill.

Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES


FY2014 Homeland Security Appropriations – Amendment Vote - Vote Agreed to (224-201, 9 Not Voting)

After clearing their first spending bill, two days later the House moved onto their second, funding the Homeland Security Department. The House passed, on a mostly party-line vote, Iowa Republican Steve King’s amendment that would bar the use of funds to implement or enforce six internal Homeland Security Department policies, including one from June 12, 2012 that granted temporary legal status to the so-called Dream Act immigrants – people younger than 31 who are in school and arrived in the United States prior to turning 16, have graduated or have served in the military, and do not have a criminal record. King said in House floor debate on June 5, “The president does not have the authority to waive immigration law, nor does he have the authority to create it out of thin air.”

Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES


FY2014 Homeland Security Appropriations – Passage - Vote Passed (245-182, 7 Not Voting)

After the House completed votes on amendments, they passed Homeland Security appropriations legislation for the 2014 fiscal year, funding the department and related activities with $46.1 billion ($38.9 billion in discretionary funds and $5.6 billion in emergency disaster aid). The funds include $10.6 billion for Customs and Border Protection, $5.4 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $7.2 billion for the Transportation Security Administration and $9.9 billion each for the Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. An issue that may cause problems with Senate approval is an approved provision to prohibit federal funding for ICE to provide abortions for detainees, except in extreme circumstances including rape, incest or endangerment of the life of the woman. Like the Military Construction-VA legislation, the future for the Homeland Security appropriations bill is uncertain and is not on the Senate schedule, as of yet.

Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES

Upcoming Votes
Farm Bill - S.954

This week the Senate is scheduled to complete its work on this five-year farm policy bill.


Fiscal 2014 Defense Authorization - H.R.1960

The House is expected to work on this bill providing authorization for the Defense Department for FY 2014.