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age 2-- About All West Alabama / Thursday, January 26, :20i2&apos; ..... 7- Demopolites Mary Beth Freeman host Colonial Book Club meetin '" i  L • ,% ::: :,,  :, :, Katie Echols, bride-elect of Corey Windham was honored with a Miscellaneous Tea Sunday, January 15, 2012, at the Linden United Methodist Church. Pictured with the honoree are: Left to right: Mrs. Betty Owensby,, grandmother of the Bride, Mrs. Helen Cleary, grandmother of the Groom, Mrs. Jennifer Pruett, sister of the Bride, Mrs. Jean Echols, grandmother of the Bride, Miss Katie Echols, honoree, Mrs. Margaret Carter, great-grandmother of the Bride, Mrs. Irene Ferry, grandmother of the Groom, and Mrs. Nancy Windham, mother of the Groom. Local Spelling Bee winners at Marengo Stokes, 8th grade. The winners will corn- Academy are Claudia Peppenhorst, 5th pete at Southern Academy in the District grade, Raye Sanford, 6th grade, Lexi Spelling Bee. Beth Yates is the sponsor. Pritchett, 4th grade, Cameron Peppenhorst, 7th grade, and Payton NRCS announces cut,0ff dale The Colonial Book Club met at the home of Mary Beth Freeman on Thursday, January 19th at 3:30 p.m. Diane Busby, President, thanked Mary Beth for being hostess, and then she opened the meeting by asking the members to read The Club Collect. Paula Bonner, Secretary, made the silent roll call and then read the minutes of the last • meeting. Jane Watson, Treasurer, reported that there had been no change in the treury. There was some discussion regarding the availability of the scholar- ship loan. There was a brief discussion regarding different political meetings. The Kiwanis Club will have a different candidate speak at their meetings on Tuesday. The Demopolis Area Chamber of Commerce will host a forum for the candidates on Thursday, February 23 at the Civic Center from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. Sen. Richard Shelby will visit at noon on January 28 and will be at Smokin' Jack's Barbeque. All are invited to hear Sen. Shelby as he addresses the leg- islative agenda for the second session of the 112th Congress as well as impomant issues facing the nation and the State of Alabama. There will be ques- tions and comments following his remarks. Following the business meet- ing the short subject was given by Georgette Griffith. She remarked that there were a cou- ple of subjects that she had planned to discuss but after a telephone call that morning she for Conservation p' changed her plans and sbe Stewardshl ;,c,: decided to warn the members to be very cautious about divulging any personal informa- tion to strangers on the tele- phone. It is better to just hang USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Dr. William Puckett announced that the cut-off date for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) ranking period has been extended to January 27, 2012• Producers who main- tain a high level of conservation on their land and agree to adopt higher !eyels of stewardship are eligible for CSP payments. "We want to ensure that peo- ple who want to be considered for CSP during this first ranking period have the time they need to complete their applications," Puckett said. "CSP is a very poptdar program and I encour- age :interested producers to apply at their local NRCS officeY CSP is offered in all 50 states, tribal lands and the Pacific and Caribbean areas through contin- uous Sign,ups. Administered by NRCS, CSP provides many conservation benefits including improved water and soil quality, enhanced wildlife habitat and conservation activities that address the effects of climate change. Producers are encouraged to apply for CSP throughout the year to be considered for current and future application ranking periods. Those who apply by January 27, 2012, may be eligi- ble for current available fund- ing. Eligible lands include crop- land, pastureland, rangeland and nonindustrial forestland. A CSP sell-screening check- list is available to help produc- ers determine if CSP is suitable for their operation. The check- list highlights basic information about CSP eligibility require- ments, contract obligations and potential payments. It is avail- able from local NRCS offices and online at: http:/Iwww.nrcs.usda.govlvfps/ portal/nrcs/mainlnationallpro- grams/financiagcsp. Interested landowners can contact their local NRCS office listed in the telephone book under U.S. Department of Agriculture or online at up and not talk to strangers who inquire about any personal iden- http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov, tification. General program information is available on the Alabama NRCS website at Uniontown www.al.nrcs.usda.gov/pro- grams. USDA is an equal opportuni- ty provider, employer and lender. To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Stop 9410, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call toll-free at (866) 632,9992 (English) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-8642 (English Federal- relay) or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish Federal-relay). Church of God to host a benefit singing A Benefit Singing will be held at Uniontown Church of God on Sunday night, Jan. 29th at 5 p.m. All local singers are welcome. Come worship with us. Pastor is Rev. Wayne Rouse. Pet of the Week "Bradey" To Rescue this pet )00ul00url00an '00xpr0000s Electronic Fiiing Eddos King-Easley t22 East Washington Street, Demopolis 289-4444 Marlowe Electric 2206 South Main St Linden AL 36748 Jimmy Waiters - Turn to the Experts  Cell Offic 334 '17-''2 334-295-1904 Call 287-2769. !his Cleaner00 Drk/Cleaning ,I Starching • Alterations Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. Wed. 7 a.m.-noon •Sat. 7 a.m.-2p.m. ' 14 Safford Ave. Thomasville 334-636.-2211 The program was given by Jane Watson who began by stat- ing that she really didn't like to give programs that were depressing and then she pro- ceeded to report on the book "Half the Sky" which was writ- ten by Sheryl Wu Duun'and Nicholas Kristof. She said the book gave very graphic exam- pies of many horrors that young girls and women endured in the Third World countries. She told of the "sweat facto- ties" that hire mostly women who have smaller hands and work faster. She said prostitu- tion is very prevalent, and that 39,000 babies die annually in China. Their culture and cus- toms are so different from ours. There is a constant struggle for equality for women around the world. At the conclusion of her pro- gram, Jane distributed a sheet to each member telling of "Four Steps you can take in the next ten minutes". This contained different websites one can con- tact regarding helping girls or women through various organi- zations. During the discussion of the program, Joyce ga told of a project she works with that help abused women. She displayed a beautiful purse and told of various items that are made by abused women. Jan McDonald also told of the Rotary Club project, 'micro- lending.org' that also helps women that are abused. It was a very enlightening and thought-provoking pro- gram. • During the fellowship hour the members enjoyed delicious refreshments served by the host- ess. Paula Bonnet extended an invitation for the members to meet at her home for the next meeting on February 2nd. The Old Fellows were invit- ed to entertain the residents of the Colonial Care and Rehabilitation Home in Greensboro on Thursday, January 12. The group enter- Beautiful" and "Riding down the Canyon". The program was closed with all singing "Amazing Grace". On Wednesday, January 18th the Old Fellows entertained the residents at Riverside Apartments. Henry Baxley, Andy Morgan and J. D. West were the entertainers. The program was begun with Andy Morgan playing an instru- mental, "Battle Hymn of the Republic", "Kentucky Waltz"," The band sang "Precious There has been so ,., ness lately and all ". must be made t erl, Fellows have taining much latel, liked to, but they to their regular schednle'*s :"' Charlie and Ellen Hallnlafi '" Pine Mountain , Al. spent Sunday and Monday with his taining was Henry Baxley, Andy Morgan, Jim Sigler, J. D. West, and they had a special guest, Billy Tucker. They opened the program by singing "Happy Birthday" to one of the residents who was celebrating a birthday during January. They sang the following gospel songs: "Precious Memories", "Further Along", "Where the Soul never dies", "Are you washed in the blood?", and "Precious Lord, take my hand". There were the following solos: Jim Sigler sang "Jambalaya" and "Folsom Prison Blues,'. J. D. West sang: Crying my heart out over you" and "The Rose". Henry Baxley sang "Who will sing for me" and "Wreck on the Highway". Billy Tucker sang "Because He Lives" and "The Old Rugged Cross". Andy Morgan played an instrumental, " America , the Supp00t our: Advertisers Memories", "Where the Soul "Aunt never dies", "Precious Lord, Take my Hand", and "The Old Rugged Cross". Henry Baxley sang "The King is coming". They concluded the program Betty" McCormick.,- They really enjoytl e lnel:: , %' "4,'*" they had together. :: < ,, .,- If you have an item foi: tls column, please e-mail to: car- olyn mc@bellsouth.oet .or ,-. 289-0799. !:7"::' i E & M Gospel Sing00,!,- 4th Anniversary Come out and help cele- brate the 4th anniversary of the E & M Gospel Singers of Pine Hill. It will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. and on Sunday, January 29, 2012at'2:00, I.:-:* at Arlington Presbyte,[;" Church in AnnemanW'7:E' Thomas & County R d. 32)( For additional inforrriafifn: please call 334-963,433. :.">'-.-: George P Austin Class of 1972 to h0#00 40th year reunion: ...... • ;.:C z. , i •,.<' '..>:5: '.2. t[ The George Perry Austin tion contact! Deleesgayl0r at  7: High School Class of 1972 334-422-5838, Cartet Littteat-" will be hosting their 40 year 334-295-5328, 0r iVo reunion on August 10, 11, and Pauley at 334-295-5342. ;'7' ""- 12, 2012. For more informa- .... 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