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I ursday, November 29. "'"'
Community Section - Page 5
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This car flipped on Rangeline Road about
a mile south of Highway 80 Tuesday
around 8:30 a.m.during a light rain. While
the car appeared to be totaled the youg
By Emily Owens
Members of the Marengo County Retired
Teachers' Association met Tuesday
Novemberl2, 2012. for its regular meeting.
Special Thanksgiving refreshments were
served. Cut lines: Retired members who
attended the November meeting, from left to
right are. Mr. and Mrs.. first row, seated.
woman driver seemed uninjured. The inci-
dent was investigated by the Demopolis
Police, -Photo by TOM JONES
Hattie Poellnitz. Susie Hildreth. Josephine
Smith. Carrie Hudson: 2nd row. Lena
Samuel. Governor Tensley, Della Boykins,
Elizabeth Ayers. Willie Pritchett: 3rd row.
Annie Robertson. Janie Gay, Jean Norwood.
Allie Lewis. Dot Russell. Flora Kennard.
Linda Hudson. Photo by Emily Owens
Gray Goodwin
AISA All-Star West
Matt Lewis
MSA All Star West
SWEET WATER HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
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Article by Heather Goodman
and liffany Shelton
We want to welcome back
our faculty, staff, and fellow stu-
dents from Thanksgiving Break.
We hope everyone enjoyed their
time off and spent time with
their families.
On Wednesday, November
28th we had our College
Signing Day here from 8:30
A.M.-12 EM. All students K-
12 have signed to the college in
which they'd like to attend. We
sent a letter home with K-4 so
their parents could help them
choose a college. The day went
very well. and we want to thank
The application deadline for
Alfa and Alabama Farmers
Federation scholarships is Dec.
1. Applicants must plan to pur-
sue agriculture or forestry
undergraduate degrees at
Auburn University.
The scholarships, valued up
to $1,750 per recipient per year,
are available for new or current
Auburn University students
studying in the College of
Agriculture or School of
Forestry. Students majoring in
agricultural engineering or ag
education are also eligible.
"This scholarship program is
an excellent resource not only
for students, but for everyone
everyone who helped m~" this
day successful. We hope to be
able to have another college
signing day in the future.
Our teachers had
Professional Development Day
on Thursday, November 29th
from 1 P.M. - 3 EM. Our stu-
dents were dismissed at h00
P.M. We also, had our Senior
Beta Club induction at 10:00
A.M. , our Junior Beta Club
induction at 10:45 A.M., and
our S.G.A. Induction at 11:15
A.M. Congrats you guys! Keep
up the good work!
We want to congratulate our
boys on a great game against
involved in Alabama agricul-
ture,;' said Paul Pinyan, execu-
tive director of the Alabama
Farmers Federation. "It ensures
the highest caliber of young
men and women will pursue
agricultural careers. As the
state's largest farm organiza-
tion, we're proud to support this
program. Our investment in
Alabama's students will pay
• dividends for many years to
come."
The scholarships are renew-
able yearly for students who
maintain a 2.5 grade point aver-
age and exhibit good moral
character and citizenship.
The application requires
m
Lamar County this past Friday
night the score was 55-20. This
Friday Night, November 30th,
we will host Washington
County here for the 4th round of
the playoffs. Advanced Tickets
will be sold Friday here at the
school for $7 each. The gates
will open at 5:00 EM. and the
game will begin at 7:00 P.M.
Let's win this boy's!
Get ready students! On
December 3rd -5th we will be
taking the Graduation Exam. If
you haven't already passed, this
is your chance. I want to wish a
good luck to my fellow stu-
dents. You can do it!
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three letters of reference to
include an evaluation of the
applicant's backgro nd and
character. Students are encour- •
aged to apply early for admis-
sion, as enrollment at Auburn
University is limited.
Applications can be down-
loaded at
www.AlfaFarmers.org, under
the Programs section. Students ....
may obtain an application at
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their county Farmers , .7
Federation offices, local Alfa
service centers or by writing to
the dean of the College of
?
Agriculture at 107 Comer Hall,
Auburn University, AL 36 ., O. ;
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The weeks prior to Thanksgiving, our SGA
sponsored a canned food drive. The students
collected over 900 cans of food for the needy
families in Marengo County. Ice cream par-
ties for the classes that collected the most
canned goods will be held after
Thanksgiving. Pictured are Kaharri Cowan,
Erin James, Chynna Ernest, ShaRhonda
Gamble, Kayla Dunning, Fabian Ledezma,
D, J. Hayes, Emily Brewer, Kelley Byrd,
Johnisha Portis, and Taylor Evans Article b,
Sandra Williams
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AISA All-Star West football
players and Cheerleaders from
our area include:
Gray Goodwin from
Patrician Academy-parents are
Wade Goodwin of SweetWater
and Leslie Goodwin.
Matthew Lewis from
Patrician Academy-parents are
Matt and Tally Lewis of
SweetWater.
Rachel Gavin from Clarke
Prep-parents are Craig and
Betsy Gavin of Nanafalia.
Selection of AISA All-Star
Football team is based on
coaches nomination of seniors
who are All-Star quality
Football players. Region coach-
es then vote on nominees based
on the players performance
throughout the season to deter-
mine this years All-Star team.
Senior Cheerleaders are eli-
gible to try-out for the All-Star
squad at the AISA cheerleader
camps held during July each
year. Over 50 girls tried out for
24 positions on the All-Star
West cheer squad this summer.
Selections are made by the
UCA staff based on the per-
formance of cheers, jumps and
Each year the Clarke Prep football players vote on a Senior
Cheerleader as their Football Queen. This years queen is
Rachel Gavin of Sweetwater. This is her third year cheering
for the Gators. Rachel was a football manager for 2 years
before joining the cheer squad. She was Cheer Captain last
year. Rachel is the daughter of Craig and Betsy Gavin of
Sweet Water
in astuntgroup. Dixons Mills Annual
Congratulations to these
Seniors for making the All-Star
team
• Christmas Parade
The Alabama Horse Fair
returns January 19 and 20, 2013
to the Garrett Coliseum com-
plex in Montgomery, Alabama.
This Fair boasts one of the
largest equine-related trade
shows in the Southeast, hosting
a large array of vendors from
across the country and some of
the top horse folks around.
Hours are 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday, and 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. on
Sunday. Admission $10 per per-
son, 6 and under free.
This year's event is an
Equine Entertainment
-Extravaganza: demonstrations
by top Hunter, Jumper and
Dressage riders, Parade of
Breeds and Breed Barn
exhibits, Country Singer
Templeton Thompson, pro-
grams for the youth, clinicians
educating horse owners in a
variety of areas, drill team
demos, free advice from profes-
sional veterinarians and farriers
and so much more.
In addition, Sunday's high-
light event will be the return of
the Trail Horse Competition
with a $2500 purse and belt
buckles for the High Point
Alabama Adult and Youth
Winners. Participants will come
from Alabama and nearby states
to test their trail horse's ability.
It's pure excitement for the
audience!
On Saturday AND Sunday, 4
clinics (two each day) will be
offered where folks can bring
their own horses and get 3 hours
of instruction from professional
trainers.
Information and registration
for participating in the 1) Parade
of Breeds, 2) Trail Horse
Competition and 3) Bring Your
Own Horse Clinics can be
obtained by going to
www.alabamalaorsecouncil.org
or calling 205-678-2882.
Deadlines and participant limits
apply for each of these activi-
ties, so check us out soon!
The Probate License Division WILL BE
CLOSED for business Friday, November 30, 2012.
All renewals or new transactions will need to be
submitted no later than Thursday, November 29,
2012 or you will have to wait until Monday,
December 3, 2012.
Dixons Mills 1 lth Annual
Christmas Parade will be
held in the Town of Dixons
Mills on Saturday, December
8, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. The
theme will be: The Music and
Magic of Christmas. This is
being sponsored by the
Dixons Mills Volunteer Fire
Department and the Splendid
Harmony Social & Savings
Club.
EMERGENCY NUMBERS o
Emergency
Cellular Phones
(If your cell phone won't
Sheriff's Dept.
County Jail
Demopolis PD
Faunsdale Fire
Jefferson Fire
Linden PD,
Myrtlewood FD
Sweet Water
Thomaston Fire
Thomaston PD
Uniontown Fire
Uniontown PD
Fire
FD
911
289-0911
dial 911 in D'plis)
295-4208
295-2257
289-3072
911
911
295-5577
911
994-9911
911
627-3434
628-6642
628-4021
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