ANOTHER CHANCE TO VOTE ELKMONT

Cast your vote below for the Applebee's Neighborhood Athlete of the Week! Elkmont has a nominee for this week. The winner will be announced on Saturday's Tailgate Talk and picks up a gift card from Applebee's! Last day to vote is November 30 by 5 pm.

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MONTANA CROWE

 

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE GLOW RUN?

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT ... IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO READ DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES

We have the left media, we have the right media but there are other points of views still ... what do you think?

There are 30 million trade jobs in the U.S. that do not require a college degree and pay an average of $55,000 a year. Most of them sit unfilled because very few folks in America know how to make anything anymore. But instead of telling people that not everyone needs to go to college and that everyone is making things worse for those who do want to by pushing tuition higher because of demand, collectivists and statists will use examples like this to say college should be "free." One has nothing to do with the other. Simply don't go to college. Don't get a high-interest loan. Go grab a $55k a year job. You can be 20 and making money and work for 30 years and put money in the bank and retire... like people used to. But people can't because they're starting out in debt slavery. As intended; What a scam..

I myself went through four years of college, worked on a master's degree and attended law school. What a pity! It took valuable time and money for me to pay for the brainwash. It took years to get over it. I had to completely erase this education foolishness before I could begin to have even half sense.  My inquiring attitude and much, much reading helped me escape the programmed maze that entrapped me. The many conflicts and confusion were emotionally and financially costly. The brainwash is so complete that only special people like you — the readers of my Alerts — ever get through the net. I mean this sincerely!

I suspect that except for my special understanding of government motivation, I might have been killed in the Korean War. Later on I had a few chances to be foolishly exposed to surgery that could have done me in. Neither my wife nor I have ever yielded to any doctor recommendations for surgery and many drugs. We just politely refused or trashed prescriptions for drugs. Yes, my focus is on esoteric history, government, natural health and financial markets. My findings have stood my family and me quite well. I only wish that I could tap every one of you to join my success and my wonderful life derived from consistent and obsessive inquiry. Well, anyway, you benefit from my letters if you are getting the meaning and spirit of them.
It is my firm belief that you will join my perspective to the extent that you do your own reading and inquiry. If you're too busy, you are too busy. You are not lazy or you wouldn't be reading this letter. The nation's young people are not lazy and are not dumb, notwithstanding that a person's IQ or education level has absolutely nothing to do with their perception of reality. Higher education is higher brainwashing.
Sometimes it seems that the more education, the bigger the fool. Yet young people are coerced by society into thinking "college" is where you go to learn and be trained so you can get a "job." They are nigh-upon forced to attend whether they are interested in education or not, and are indoctrinated to worship collectivism and conform to statism and propagandized with false history and egalitarianism. Federal and State child labor laws should be repealed so that kids who would rather work than attend school can work enough hours to earn a living and help support their poor parent(s).

Steve Jobs is someone who eschewed conventional wisdom at nearly every turn and created one of the largest companies in the world. He said, "What's wrong with education cannot be fixed with technology. No amount of technology will make a dent. It's a political problem. The problems are sociopolitical. The problems are unions. You plot the growth of the NEA [National Education Association] and the dropping of SAT scores, and they're inversely proportional. The problems are unions in the schools. The problem is bureaucracy." (Wired Magazine, Feb. 1, 1996)

We are the most conditioned, programmed beings the world has ever known. Not only are our thoughts and attitudes continually being shaped and molded, our very awareness of the design by our creator has been erased. Few question anything. Remember, corporatist, globalist elites and their partners in government want you to think that all rights, all economic activity and all power flows from government to you. That you must go to college, learn the ways of the state, and be sent forth from the Ivory Towers as a good little globalist. The opposite is true. We are the producers. Government steals the fruits of it from us first by creating fiat money, which must go through the government where those in power receive it and use it before it is debased through inflation, and stolen from us again via taxation. It is difficult to become a producer and saver in these times. Ultra-low interest rates have now been achieved and accepted by the public after a long, slow and gradual process. They punish young people by enticing them through "college loans," and low interest likewise punishes paper money savers by forcing them into speculative debt and "equity" markets where market makers can further enrich themselves.

To invest properly in productivity takes savings. Low interest rates punish savers and thus producers. Will we start making things again, or will the banksters continue to push people into debt while fighting President Trump every step of the way in order to create further decades of low interest rates and anemic growth?
True insight is difficult to come by. This is why it's very important for you to keep reading publications like The Aden Forecast, pay attention to investor psychology through Elliott Wave patterns, and continue to subscribe to The Bob Livingston Letter™ where I try to provide readers with a philosophy of investing according to my understanding of the world we live in. It is difficult, if not impossible, to know the mind of so many readers. I don't know their tolerance for capital losses, how patient they are, or what their cash flow situation is. I only relate to them what I am doing and it is up to them to decide for themselves what strategy and asset class is most suitable. For example recently we wrote about asset protection in the "natural vs artificial" economy, the best high-yielding stocks that pay you to own them, and government financial sleight of hand with accounting and interest rates.

The prospect of their shenanigans reinforces our position that you should invest in hard assets that will appreciate in value. By hard assets I mean things you can touch, things you can hold in your hand, things you can actually see in front of you. It may be precious metals, precious gems, jewelry, land and real estate. Art, collectibles, antiques, rare stamps and books won't have tremendous value in case of a total collapse, but these things have value today to those who have a lot of money and need places to park it.

Yours for the truth,

Bob Livingston
Editor, The Bob Livingston Letter™

ELKMONT SCHOOLS PERSONNAL CHANGES

Not only will new bus routes start for our Elkmont kiddos on Monday but there will be people changes as well. The following personnel actions were approved Nov. 15 by the Limestone County Board of Education:

NEW CONTRACTS
• Caroline Howard Sellers, Title I intervention reading teacher at Elkmont High School, paid $27 per hour, not to exceed $5,409.20, funded by Title I, effective Nov. 16-Dec. 21;


RESIGNATIONS
• Maggie Keller, yearbook sponsor only, Elkmont High School
• Cecilia Ivey, assistant girls soccer coach only, Elkmont High School

TRANSFERS
• Tracy Jackson, regular route bus driver at Elkmont Elementary/Elkmont High schools, transferring to Creekside Elementary/Creekside Primary schools
• Suzie Austin, regular route bus driver at Piney Chapel Elementary/Elkmont High schools,

NEW HIRES
• Adrian Clark, technical specialist at Elkmont High/Piney Chapel Elementary School, replacing Elaine McCord for rest of year only

STRESS FREE HOLIDAYS - WEEK NINE

Christmas Planning - Things To Do This Week For A Stress Free Holiday Season

Christmas preparation must include Christmas planning, so that you can have a stress free holiday season. Get a list of activities to do this week to get ready for the big day.

LINK TO READ MORE

TAYLOR'S THOUGHTS:
Did everyone have a good Thanksgiving? I know my family had a really special one, and part of the reason for that was because of the early preparations and planning that I did as part of this stress free holidays series. How about you?
This week we start our Christmas preparation tasks, full force, although we've been preparing for this particular holiday since the beginning of the season since it is such a biggie.
In addition, we will focus a bit on cleaning up after Thanksgiving this week, along with the Christmas planning.
 

VOTE FOR ELKMONT

Cast your vote below for the Applebee's Neighborhood Athlete of the Week! Elkmont has a nominee for this week. The winner will be announced on Saturday's Tailgate Talk and picks up a gift card from Applebee's! Last day to vote is November 23 by 5 pm.

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CLAY HUNT

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT ... IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO READ DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES

We have the left media, we have the right media but there are other points of views still ... what do you think? 

Population control lies at the heart and soul of the New World Order. It is not a goal. It is a blueprint of action. Why does population control have such an urgent priority? The answer is quite simple. The U.S. government corporation is a business enterprise run by an "establishment." It is a unique corporation in that it has the power vested in the national bank (the Federal Reserve) to create "money" (credit). Although the creation of money is a monopoly power of the government, it has to be strictly regulated if the "monetary" system is to work, as well as to survive. It is in the regulation process that population control becomes necessary. As long as the authorities can balance production with consumption, there is a continuous flow of wealth to the government.

It is when consumption (and this is the key word) becomes greater than production that real resources (wealth) begin to reverse back to the nonproductive consumers. This drain (loss of profits) is threatened by a top-heavy and growing retired and aging population as well as all the other nonproducing consumers. It cannot and will not be allowed. Nonproductive consumers are defined as all retired people, all terminally ill, all unborn children — which through "prenatal diagnostic techniques" can be shown to have fatal metabolic disorders — and all who have been in accidents leaving them nonproductive consuming dependents. These nonproducers must be eliminated by whatever means necessary or the system will collapse.
 
For their part, democracies kill covertly and benevolently. They carry out mass murder in many ways. For example, democracy creates war under the pretense of patriotism. Millions of people die and never rebel. It's repeated over and over. Yet the people never catch on. It's amazing.

For the purpose of this discussion, we look at how the medical establishment in American democracy kills millions of people.
Founding father Dr. Benjamin Rush argued before the American Continental Congress:

Unless we put Medical Freedom into the Constitution, the time will come when medicine will organize into an undercover dictatorship... to restrict the art of healing to one class of men, and deny equal privilege to others, will be to constitute the Bastille of Medical Science. All such laws are un-American and despotic, and have no place in a Republic... The Constitution of this Republic should make special privilege for Medical Freedom as well as Religious Freedom.

Unfortunately, the right to medical freedom was not added to the Bill of Rights in the Constitution; and now we have the government, medical and pharmaceutical groups working together to limit our health choices. In short, we have a monstrous medical monopoly enforced by the increasingly compromised and corrupt Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which routinely censors truthful health claims.
Additionally, the U.S. Government promotes and protects the organized crime of the FDA by protecting their pals at Big Pharma with the new pre-emption policy that bans private lawsuits against drug companies in State courts once a drug and its label have been approved by the FDA. This looks like a protection racket for their financiers at big Pharma. This is simply outrageous!
For a greater understanding of medical organized crime, read the book The Medical Mafia by Ghislaine Lanctôt.

It seems that the protected criminality goes on and on. But the reality is that even criminal organizations always self-destruct. Their satanic greed consumes them. The medical mafia is now in a state of collapse. It is so evil that it cannot sustain life support. We see Obamacare as the great finality. The medical mafia commits many overt crimes with the complicity and blind obedience of doctors. A big example is mass vaccination and immunizations. These billions of poison toxins certainly are big factors in population control. The evils of vaccinations and immunizations have delayed manifestations, except for some immediate deaths and disabilities. The point is that the years between vaccinations and immunizations blurs cause and effect so that the public never sees the deadly harm of these medical mafia inoculations. It is a crime evolving imperceptibly and subclinically.

"Heart disease" is the big, big crime of the medical mafia that not one in 10 million people suspects. If there has ever been worldwide murder incorporated, this is it. There is such a labyrinth of lies spun around the mystique of heart disease that it has been bound up for ages in "the No. 1 cause of death." The phenomenon of heart disease is concealed under sub-rosa and subclinical. This means that modern medical science cannot detach cause and effect of heart disease. The medical mafia has built a huge financial empire out of and on fictions like cholesterol and open-heart surgery. The only success they have achieved is in the favor of a multibillion-dollar medical monopoly. The cause of heart disease goes back to the milling industry and their milling of refined, bleached white flour that was devoid of nutrition.

Why was this a terrible turn for Americans' health? Because leptin and ghrelin, the hunger hormones, tell you whether you're full or empty. The signal that you're full is sent when leptin notifies your brain that you have eaten something containing nutrients (usually transported by fat). When you eat foods based on bleached flour, the brain never gets the full signal, you keep eating, and those carbs turn into blood sugar which in turn causes heart disease. The medical advice that eggs for breakfast and steak and vegetables for dinner will kill you because of cholesterol was and is hokum. The government-directed switch to cereal for breakfast and massive portions of pasta and breads for lunch and dinner — to benefit Big Agra, which is the government's mandate — has caused our current disease state.

Harvey Wiley, the first U.S. head of the FDA, outlawed the 
bleaching of flour. He knew that bleached flour was devoid of nutrition. This was challenged all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled that flour could not be bleached or adulterated in any way. But this was never enforced. Wiley fought Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson and President Theodore Roosevelt over food policy and regulation. Wiley believed that adulterated foods posed a greater harm to Americans than adulterated or misbranded drugs. When Wiley finally quit the FDA out of frustration in 1912, he was replaced by Dr. Elmer Nelson, who claimed: "It is wholly unscientific to state that a well-fed body is more able to resist disease than a poorly fed body. My overall opinion is that there hasn't been enough experimentation to prove that dietary deficiencies make one susceptible to disease." The proliferation of FDA-approved processed and genetically modified foods indicates this philosophy lives on at the FDA. That's why the United States is suffering from full-belly starvation and an obesity epidemic and an epidemic of disease. It is the covert method of population control.

Yours for the truth,

Bob Livingston
Editor, The Bob Livingston Letter™

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN THE CHRISTMAS PARADE

Elkmont Lions Club Entry Form Link

Elkmont's Christmas Parade is always fun and a bit unique. Make plans to come sit a spell in downtown Elkmont and enjoy the parade.

ELKMONT NATIVE AMONG WWII VETS HONORED

Henry Martindale, a determined young man born in Elkmont around the 1920s, is among members of a little-known group of black pioneers who will be honored posthumously for their service during Word War II. The U.S. Senate voted to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines of North Carolina, a group of former Navy mess attendants who had been drafted to cook for white Navy officers
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In 1942, President Roosevelt ordered the Marines to recruit 900 Negro trainees. This first batch of black trainees was recruited from among Navy mess attendants.The black soldiers were relegated to training at snake-infested, mosquito infested, segregated Montford Point, N.C. There, they were introduced to a grueling camp and learned everything, from hand-to-hand combat to supply accountability to coastal defense. In late 1942, the Marines selected black non-commissioned officers from among its more experienced mess attendants and recruits to train black Marines.

These black non-coms put the trainees through a boot camp that was even more grueling than what regular Marines endured in order to create what some called “undeniably qualified black leathernecks.”

In 1944, the Montford Point Marines shipped out to all parts of the Pacific and served on Saipan and joined other Marines in Iwo Jima. At the end of the war, the all-black 51st and 52nd Defense Battalions were disbanded and, four years later, the historic Montford Point Training Center that produced “super marines” was closed.


Henry Martindale’s Dedication
Henry Martindale always wanted to be the best at whatever he did. As a young man growing up in Elkmont, he saw things that said a black man should not aim too high. This did not deter young Henry, who believed he was destined to be a part of something great. He went to school at Elkmont Colored Elementary School. From the beginning, he was the type of student on whom the teacher could depend. He rarely missed a day of school. After school, he rushed home, along with his two brothers and one sister, to help his parents, Joe and Veronia, on the farm and in the cotton fields.

“He was very loyal to his parents,” said his niece, Bertha Caldwell. “Even after he moved away, he would always return to visit and help his mother and father.”

Henry was a kind, soft-spoken person, but his demeanor masked a fierce desire to be the best at whatever he did. He filled out and became a strong young man. After finishing school, he moved to Indianapolis to find a better work environment than the cotton fields of North Alabama could provide. On Aug. 28, 1943, he met his destiny. He joined the United States Marine Corps. This was a corps that had been exclusively white since 1798, and was engaged in battle against a determined Japanese enemy all across the Pacific.

Assigned to the legendary training center at Montford Point, Henry was trained by the legendary Sgt. Gilbert “Hashmark” Johnson. Hashmark, a 37-year-old former Navy cook, was the feared leader of Montford Point’s dreaded all-black drill instructor corps. Hailing from Mount Hebron, Ala., he led a group of instructors who were determined to make great Marines out of people whom the nation believed did not have the qualifications to be anything other than mess stewards. During 12 weeks in the summer of 1943, suffering from unbearable heat, a swampy climate and unforgiving boot-camp life, Henry was molded into a well-qualified “leatherneck.” 

After boot camp, he boarded a troop ship and sailed to the Pacific Theater of Operations. He served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater from September 1944 to March 1946. On March 26, 1946, Henry boarded another troop ship with his head held high, having endured all the Japanese could throw at him. On May 18, 1946, soft-spoken, kind- hearted, strong -minded Henry Martindale marched into the commander’s office at Montford Point, saluted and received an honorable discharge from the Marine Corps. Henry returned to Indianapolis, where he died in 2007.

By Col. James WalkerFor The News Courier

TODAY IS VETERANS DAY

ELKMONT WWII VETERAN SHARES HIS STORY

The Decatur Daily honors the surviving veterans in Morgan, Lawrence and Limestone counties with a multimedia series titled “The Vanishing Generation.”  Go to DECATUR DAILY  and read Elkmont veteran Clifford Wilford describe his experience during battles across France and Germany as part of Patton’s 3rd Army. He has now passed away but his story is one to remember.

Clifford Wilford served in the 10th Infantry Division in Patton’s 3rd Army during World War II. He saw action from Normandy, across France and through Germany, including being part of Patton’s famous counterattack during the Battle of the Bulge. Wilford lived in Elkmont.

THE BEGINNING OF ARTICLE:
Memorial Day is more than backyard barbecues, cold drinks and a day off work in World War II veteran Clifford Wilford’s mind. Today he remembers Christmas Day of 1944, when his best friend was killed during the Battle of the Bulge. Time and age have wiped the friend’s name from his mind, but his memory of the event is still stark and painful.

“I cried like a baby,” said Wilford, who lives in Elkmont. “He was a master sergeant, oh my, I can’t think of his name. He was my closest friend. He took a mortar shell right (at) the legs. It blew him apart and killed him. I cried all day on Christmas Day.”

Wilford said he typically observes Memorial Day at the Alabama Veteran’s Museum in Athens. He thinks about his friends from World War II and he thinks about his wife Cathy’s son, who served during the first Gulf War.

“We think it is a wonderful day that should be honored by all the people of the U.S. because if it were not for those soldiers, there would not be a United States,” said Wilford.

BARRY'S CORNER - LIVING IN ELKMONT

Stood in the school car line the other day. It was raining sideways and the umbrella wasn’t doing its job very well. I was miserable; the wind was cold and my whole body was chilled. I watched as parents let their children and out and then drove  by. They were all warm and dry, lol! Couldn’t help but wonder, "Do they know how miserable we are out here? Do they know we are out here, feet wet, hair dripping so the kids can get in safely?" I mean it was at least twenty-five minutes of miserable... 😳.  

Twenty five minutes is nothing and it made me ashamed when I think about what many have done for me! Many of us do not know true sacrifice. I was thinking as I was running yesterday that I have never truly been in a position where my life was in danger. Where I couldn’t find a comfortable bed, or have dry clothes and shoes, or call my loved ones and see them any time I want. I’ve never truly sacrificed my comforts. 

Every veteran who has ever served has. They have done it for you and me. They have done it so that we can continue in our comfortable homes, clothes, and those warm cars (man they loook great this time of year as they drive by 😂). They have sacrificed for each of our freedoms. Thank you for your service! Today and everyday!!!

( In no way am I comparing the car line to combat....although a tank may be helpful most days)

HANNAH USERY IS A CHARGER

Elkmont High School's Hannah Usery has had an outstanding career on the softball diamond.  Besides being Elkmont's leading pitcher, she also plays first and third base. She recently signed a two-year college full athletic scholarship to continue her softball career at Columbia State Community College.  Columbia State’s Lady Chargers softball program is known for some of the best fast-pitch action in Middle Tennessee. The Lady Chargers have been a familiar presence at the TJCCAA Regional Tournament.

  
Hannah's Thoughts:

"I am extremely thankful and blessed to be continuing my softball career at Columbia State Community College. None of this would’ve been possible without my supportive and amazing parents, the good Lord above, and my best friend Papa Dale."

Parents: Barry & Bridgett Usery 
Sibilings : Haley and Barry D Usery 
Grandparents: 
the late Dale Usery of Elkmont
Debbie Weldon and Norman Weldon of Athens
the late Roger Hill of Moulton
Guy and Betty Sapp of Moulton


College : Columbia State Community College Major : Forensic Science 
Church: Clements Baptist 
Hobbies: Sports and writing 
Organizations: FFA, Student Ambassador at LCCTC, FCA, and JROTC  

COME JOIN YOUR LITTLE ONE FOR A THANKSGIVING LUNCH

Tuesday, November 13
 
Parents,
You are invited to eat lunch with your child on Tuesday, November 13. The class lunch schedule is listed below. We ask that you please sign in and wait at the Lunchroom entrance until it is time for your child's class to go to lunch. Please do not go to the classrooms to wait on your child, and please say your goodbyes when lunch ends so we can continue with our regular instructional day.

Lunch Schedule

9:55-10:25 PreK

10:00-10:25 Nash Kindergarten

10:03-10:28 Hammock Kindergarten

10:06-10:31 Walker Kindergarten

10:08-10:33 Vincent Kindergarten

10:10-10:35 Shores 1st Grade

10:12-10:37 McCollum 1st Grade

10:20-10:45 Bates 1st Grade

10:22-10:47 Compton 2nd Grade

10:24-10:49 Patterson 2nd Grade

10:26-10:51 Spry 2nd Grade

10:28-10:53 English 3rd Grade

10:30-10:55 Cagle 3rd Grade

10:32-10:57 Adams 3rd Grade

10:45-11:10 Bates 4th Grade

10:46-11:11 Wortham 4th Grade

10:48-11:13 Hobbs 4th Grade

10:50-11:15 Holt 5th Grade

10:53-11:18 Bailey 5th Grade

10:55-10:20 Owens 5th Grade

JOSEPHINE DEFOE - OBITUARY

Josephine Defoe, age 59 of Elkmont, died November 5 at ECM Hospital. Mrs. Defoe was born June 19, 1959 in Hohenwald, Tennessee, and she was a homemaker.

NOVEMBER 8
Graveside service will be 2 pm Thursday, with Doug Colwell officiating.
Visitation Thursday from 12 noon until 1:30 at Spry Funeral Home. 

Mrs. Defoe is survived by, Husband, Timothy Defoe of Elkmont. Mother, Virginia Mears of Tanner. Daughters, Ruth Moss of Elkmont. Rebecca Smith of McMinnville, Tennessee. Leslie Defoe of Elkmont. Sons, Adam Kyle, Derrick Defoe, and Shawn Defoe all of Athens.
Fifteen Grandchildren, and One Great Grandson. Sister, Deborah Mears of Elkmont. Brothers, Michael Kyle of Priceville, Alabama. William Kyle of Athens.

GRACIE PULLUM - OBITUARY

Gracie Pullum, age 93 of Athens, died Sunday at her residence. Mrs. Pullum was born April 30, 1925 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, she was a member of New Oakland Baptist Church, Athens.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 6-9 pm at Spry Funeral Home. Services 2 pm Wednesday in the chapel of Spry Funeral Home with Dwight Raburn, Shane Reyer, Frankie Murphy, and Anthony Anderson officiating. Burial in Gatlin Cemetery. 

Pallbearers will be, Deryl Haggard, Tim Reyer, Randal Haggard, Danny Bermea, Brandon Ivey,Michael Ivey, Austin Lopez, and Nick Thompson.
Honorary Pallbearers will be, Jeremy Pope, Brennen Shores, Jacob Shores, Josh Reyer, Colby Murphy, Hunter Reyer, Byron Hodges, Nathan Reyer, and Blake Haggard. 


Survivors, Daughters, Barbara (Sonny) Hodges of Elkmont. Kathleen (J.L.) Haggard of Elkmont. Wanda (Wayne) Haggard of Athens. Marjorie Taylor of Athens. Eighteen Grandchildren, thirty eight Great Grandchildren, and twenty seven Great Great Grandchildren. Sister, Marie Winsett of Hobart, Oklahoma. Several Nieces and Nephews.
She was preceded in death by, Husband, Robert Mason Pullum. Daughter, Nadine Reyer. Grandsons, Ronnie Haggard, and Wesley Lopez.  Granddaughter, Rita Reyer.

BARRY'S CORNER - LIVING IN ELKMONT

I have ran in DC, Philly, Boston, Los Angles, NOLA, and many other cities around the country, but nothing can touch the beauty I observed as the sun rose on the horizon against the cotton field on Pettusville Rd one morning.

Saw beautiful horses running in the orange glow. An owl flew low across almost touching our heads. Saw deer, cows and sheep responding to their owners. Elkmont, Pettusville, and Veto held more beauty than all of the above cities today. Have a good one!

TIME TO GET READY FOR THANKSGIVING - REDUCING HOLIDAY STRESS

Here are some more steps to take as part of planning Thanksgiving day to make it a stress free, enjoyable time for you and your family. This week we're still mainly in the mode of planning for Thanksgiving, although we will also deal with a little Christmas preparations too this week.




If you've done your tasks from last week, your Halloween decorations are completely put away, but there is one more thing you need to get out of your house related to Halloween. If you have candy left from Halloween it is time to get the excess out of your house. Your kids (and you) don't need to be eating it daily for too much longer. (This is a reminder I need myself, because I am bad for sneaking a piece of their candy!)
Link for complete article, well worth your time.  

• Week 1: Reducing Holiday Stress Through Planning
• Week 2: Experience Holiday Stress Relief With These Steps
• Week 3 - More Simple Steps To A Stress Free Holiday Season
• Week 4 - Final Preparations And Halloween Planning Tasks
• Week 5 - Thanksgiving Planning For A Fun Thanksgiving Day With Your Family

TOYS FOR TOTS TRAIL RIDE

Sulphur Creek Trails is sponsoring a Toys for Tots donation event this year on November 10 @ 9 am. This ride will be located in the Elkmont Rural Village, Elkmont, AL. Normally, it requires a riding permit unless you are resident but this year you can ride the trails for a donated new toy. There are 1500 acres of scenic land with marked trails. November 11@ 9am.  For more information, contact Glenda Oakley (256) 518-3483 or  kelsey2009@msn.com or Sulphur Creek Trails

Riders will meet at

24212 Easter Ferry Rd
Elkmont, Alabama 35620

NOVEMBER HAS SEVERE WEATHER

Alabama is about to enter its secondary severe weather season, which typically begins in November and lasts into December.

November is one of the busiest months for tornadoes in Alabama.Tornadoes have been recorded in every calendar month in Alabama. But historically, November has proven to be a busy month, according to data from the National Weather Service. 

This is a reminder that our crazy weather season is right around the corne For those that need a place to go, when a tornado watch or warning is posted for the county, the Elkmont Storm Shelter will be available. 

Now, the important part, how do you get in?  The Elkmont Fire Department is the keeper of the keys.  Here is the procedure for when and how the shelter will be used.

OPENING OF THE SAFE ROOM IN BAD WEATHER

                                                                                                    

The safe room will be opened immediately when a Tornado Watch is issued for Limestone County.

*We will establish communications with EMA upon activation.

*We will keep occupants updated with current weather information

*Occupants shall adhere to Safe Room Rules which will be posted in Safe Room

*If the Safe Room is in the vicinity or path of a tornado the doors will be locked ( should residents attempt to enter the Safe Room they will be

allowed and the doors locked back.)        

*The Safe Room will be opened by someone in the Elkmont Volunteer Fire Department. This person will be there until the threat of bad weather is gone or is released by another member of the Fire Dept.

Location: 
19667 Sandlin Rd, behind the new fire station

Additional  Location:*Elkmont United Methodist Church Basement

BARRY'S CORNER - LIVING IN ELKMONT

Saw a quote on a shirt the other day that said “If it doesn’t challenge you it doesn’t change you”....I really like this quote. So much truth in it. If we never rise up to a challenge we will continue on a path of mediocre accomplishments and get accustomed to settling for less. Setting goals...working toward that goal... changes us. Running goals change the way we eat, sleep, and train to make sure we are prepared for the race. Life goals can also do the same. It can shape the way we think, play, and work. Life is a challenge....everyone of us knows that! There will be a change in the tough times. It’s up to us if it’s positive or negative! 

Kids have sectionals today! They have worked hard in practice for their chance to shine today. I’m very proud of their efforts! Always on this day I question “Have we done enough?” Never...The challenge is “Do we believe we have done all we can?” ....letting that guide your training will change you. Leave it all out there today !!! Good luck to all the runners in sectionals today!!!

FALL IN ELKMONT

With maple, sassafras, poplar and
sweet gum trees shedding their summer greens for a fall wardrobe of brilliant reds, lemon yellows, honey golds and vibrant oranges, how can you not love fall?

We are already beginning to see the maple trees start to change color. There are a few leaves that are showing off early, but that makes for a hint of color. How dazzling the colors become depends on the weather. Too much rain, not enough or an early freeze could dull the bright colors of our fall leaves.  The last few weeks of October is normally the best time to see fantastic color in Elkmont.

By Trail
The Richard Martin Trail was ranked by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy as the No. 11 trail in the nation in its July rankings. We are indeed blessed to have this  trail located in Elkmont.  Enjoy the beautiful October weather.  We may all be hibernating this winter if you don't like COLD. 

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Also referred to as the Limestone Rail-Trail, this route is a total of 10.2 miles. It begins in Elkmont and goes both north and south from there. The trail endpoints include Veto Road at the Tennessee/Alabama border and Delaney Road at County Road 81. 

Trail-goers can either walk, bike, or horseback ride through the trail all while experiencing the sites and sounds of Alabama wildlife. Dogs are also allowed on the trail. Please remember all land along the trail belongs to someone and not for public use.  

By Boat

According to Don Bowling, the best views of a north Alabama autumn appear while relaxing on a kayak and floating down the Elk River.

“It’s not a race. It doesn’t matter how long it takes you to get where you are going, so sit back and enjoy. You are floating downstream so you are eventually going to end up where you need to be.”, said Bowling, owner of Fort Hampton Outfitters in Elkmont.

Bowling, who kayaks, canoes and paddle boards, prefers the Elk River, from Veto to Easter Ferry Road, for its  uninterrupted views of the tree line. Depending on the water level, the trip can take up to three hours.

 Source: Decatur Daily