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april 26 2012 jasper alabama ­ thursday edition ­ jasper city council www.mountaineagle.com 50 cents inside election 2012 once obama s city proceeding with park miracle field younger voters in play this election by jennifer cohron daily mountain eagle romney moves to coordinate campaign with gop a7 walker hosts southside friday the walker vikings host the southsidegadsden panthers in a second-round playoff series at valley park beginning at 4:30 p.m friday the teams split regularseason games a11 briefs `bo bikes bama in jasper today the `bo bikes bama fundraising ride will be making a stop at hibbett sporting goods next to goody s in jasper at 3:30 p.m since the stop will be brief autographs will be limited the store will open at 10 a.m to give the first 100 customers a ticket to secure a place in line for autographs washington ap once thought to be solidly behind president barack obama younger voters burdened by a bleak employment picture high gas prices and student loan debt are being aggressively wooed by the democrat and his likely republican challenger mitt romney in 2008 obama had a 34point advantage over republican sen john mccain among voters under age 30 he won about twothirds of the vote in that age president group but a new harvard poll obama suggests the president may face a harder sales job with younger voters this time around obama led romney by 12 points among those ages 18-24 according to the survey among those in the 25-29 age group obama held a 23-point advantage it s an opening republicans hope to exploit by focusing on young people s disillusionment with the candidate who promised hope and change i think young voters in this country have to vote for me if they re really thinking about what s in the best interest of their country and see obama a7 the jasper city council voted to move forward with several major projects during a special called meeting held wednesday the council adopted a resolution that will allow mayor sonny posey to submit a grant application through the alabama industrial access road and bridge corporation on behalf of the jasper industrial development board posey who was unable to attend wednesday s meeting said during a phone interview that the funding would be used for road work and related utilities to extend the current industrial access road for a new pro ject the council also authorized proceeding with o rear park and miracle field the park project which was originally budgeted for $350,000 will be handled by birminghambased johnson company llc we re not going to be able to see jasper a7 one year later hope and recovery walker county sheriff s office police investigating east walker shooting by james phillips daily mountain eagle daily mountain eagle ­ jennifer cohron today s view from green avenue in cordova above has changed drastically since april 27 2011 below many houses and trees are missing from the disney lake area but several families have moved back with trailers and there has been one reconstruction on burlington avenue deaths euelene butler keeton 76 jasper jack dunagan 89 jasper david lee brown 63 parrish james aubrey snuffy smith 71 jasper ervin williams 83 faulkville wayne hicks 61 nauvoo evelyn hall vague 86 jasper tina alexander 37 nauvoo charlotte grove o rear 90 black mountain n.c myrtle drake 87 townley carolyn janette cleveland smith moore 73 jasper keisha kirk verdell 44 ozark formerly of parrish rickey ray cooper 59 full obituaries a2 weather high 85 low 60 walker county authorities are investigating the shooting death of an ohatchee man tuesday evening walker county coroner j.c poe said robert paul barber 23 died at uab hospital s emergency room after he had suffered a gunshot wound to the upper part of his left leg barber was found in his vehicle on bryan road just outside sumiton around 5 p.m by members of the sumiton police department sumiton fire and rescue regional paramedical services and deputies from the walker county sheriff s office sheriff john mark tirey said barber had called and requested an ambulance to the location which was near the entrance to pineview landfill we are currently investigating the incident tirey said it could be self-inflicted or an accident but we re not ruling anything out tirey said police have determined barber borrowed a gun and bullets from a friend a short time before he was shot poe said barber s body was sent to the the alabama department of forensics sciences in huntsville for an autopsy he said a preliminary autopsy report could be available as early as today cordova to mark tornado anniversary with two-day event by jennifer cohron daily mountain eagle cordova will be hosting the county s only ceremony marking the oneyear-anniversary of the april 27 tornadoes a memorial service will be held at 5 p.m on friday at hudson-kirby field we want to commemorate the lives and homes that were lost but we also want to celebrate those who survived as well as the outpouring of help and compassion that they have had in the past year to help with recovery said lauren vance an americorps vista currently see cordova a7 5-day forecast a2 index classifieds comics dear abby horoscope nascar page opinion sports a8 a13 a13 a13 a14 a6 a11 carbon hill high senior wins atlanta cooking contest earns scholarship by melanie patterson daily mountain eagle cordova city council cordova church hoping to start halfway house by jennifer cohron daily mountain eagle one section 14 pages check out our facebook page at jasper daily mountain eagle carbon hill high school s dalton dunn accomplished what he set out to do on saturday dunn a senior won first place at the art institute of atlanta s best teen competition which earned him a $4,000 tuition scholarship he plans to start attending classes at the institute in the fall i m extremely proud of him he s actually following a dream that i always had said dunn s mother kelly sides that s one of the passions i always had my entire life and never jumped into it and he s pursuing it jim gallivan department chair at the international culinary school at the art daily mountain eagle ­ melanie patterson institute of atlanta said one thing set dunn apart in a very very close contest he had an immaculate kitchen gallivan dalton dunn poses with his medal and scholsaid we very rarely see young people who clean arship certificate for the art institute of see dunn a7 atlanta s best teen competition next to his mother kelly sides cordova pastor jay trayal of crossroads assembly of god approached the cordova city council tuesday night about opening a residential substance abuse recovery program in the city trayal said he would model the faith-based program after walker county outreach which has operated in jasper for several years it s something that has really been on my heart i feel like it would help the city and help a lot of people who are struggling with this disease trayal said when mayor jack scott asked if the church had a property in mind trayal said they were still searching for the right one trayal also said that he expected some opposition from residents in whatever area of the city is chosen for the halfway house but added that he would only ask them to have an open mind i know there will be see council a7 alabama alabama gold jewelry we buy sell gold and silver diamond and coins we s a lw a y e pa y t h m os t sell to someone that has the reputation you can trust m-f 10am-6pm sat 10am-4pm gold get paid cash on the spot recycle your broken or outdated jewelry 105 highway 78 w · jasper across from jasper mall next to lawsons auto 384-4040

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a2­daily mountain eagle jasper ala thurs april 26 2012 www.mountaineagle.com today s weather local 5-day forecast thu fri sat sun mon deaths funerals euelene butler keeton euelene butler keeton 76 of jasper passed away on sunday april 22 2012 at walker baptist medical center visitation was held on monday april 23 2012 at collinsburke funeral home parlor a private burial will be ashbank cemetery in nauvoo she was preceded in death by her father euel butler mother helen hill butler daughter latrese keeton brother edmond butler and husband kenneth ralph keeton sr she is survived by her daughters shelby carlos smith of jasper and lindsey keeton of oakman son kenneth r bug keeton of carbon hill sisters faye kirkland of kansas bert yates of nauvoo and loretta hill of lupton brother cecil butler of hamilton grandchildren kimberly smith gray dustin kenneth keeton kiley keeton smith and william taylor keeton and great-grandchildren carly gray takoda pate dalton pate and carson downey charlotte emily grove o rear charlotte grove o rear 90 of black mountain n.c died on thursday april 19 2012 at her home in highland farms retirement community she was born on dec 7 1921 in milford del to the late charles eugene grove and minnie belle palmeter grove in addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband of 64 years harry b o rear one brother norman four sisters jessie maxine jane and betty she was a graduate of hahneman hospital nursing program in philadelphia pa she met her future husband at the hospital where she worked when her husband graduated medical school they took a train to her home in milford del and were married on dec 25 1943 charlotte s husband then entered the army for war service and spent time in the philippines when he returned they moved to durham n.c where she worked as a nurse and he completed a residency in pediatrics an offer to join the pediatrics department of the medical college of georgia took them to augusta ga in augusta charlotte was very involved with the medical auxiliary where she began the volunteer service information desk at the mcg hospital she also was the state secretary for the medical auxiliary for several terms she also started a program for the wives of the medical students she named the pht or putting hubby through charlotte was also involved with the local girl scouts program and was a leader for many years as well as serving on the board as they neared retirement they hiked and camped through the appalachian trail mostly in the north carolina area they were looking for an area to build their retirement home they found their land in waynesville n.c area and built the dream home they sought on a clear day they could look out on their deck and see seven ridges over they lived there happily for 20 years until the death of her husband in 2008 in 2010 charlotte decided to move to highland farms retirement center in black mountain n.c where in just over one year she made many new friends charlotte is survived by a daughter sherry and her husband dan of hoover a son terry and his wife sheryl of anderson s,c one brother gale and his wife ann of felton del four grandchildren four great-grandchildren and many nieces nephews great nieces and great nephews a celebration of life service will be held on thursday may 3 2012 at 3 p.m in the assembly room at highland farms retirement center with dr ashley calhoun officiating time for remembrances and reception will follow in lieu of flowers memorials can be made to the girl scouts of the us online at http girlscouts.org/support or mail at girl scouts of the usa fund development po box 5046 new york ny 10087 harwood home for funerals black mountain n.c 828-669-2977 4/26 4/27 4/28 4/29 4/30 85/60 mostly cloudy skies early then partly cloudy in the afternoon sunrise 6:05 am sunset 7:29 pm 84/60 considerable cloudiness highs in the mid 80s and lows in the low 60s sunrise 6:04 am sunset 7:30 pm 86/61 more sun than clouds highs in the mid 80s and lows in the low 60s 81/50 mix of sun and clouds highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 50s 91/54 times of sun and clouds highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 50s sunrise 6:01 am sunset 7:32 pm sunrise 6:03 am sunset 7:31 pm sunrise 6:02 am sunset 7:32 pm jack dunagan jack dunagan 89 of jasper passed away on monday april 23 2012 at walker baptist medical center he served in the u.s army in korea visitation was held on wednesday april 25 2012 at collinsburke funeral home funeral services will be at 11 a.m today april 26 2012 at collins-burke funeral home chapel burial will follow at old herman cemetery the rev alfred hartley will officiate he was preceded in death by his father john dunagan mother ferbia dunagan brother marvin dunagan sister elda aaron and sons-in-law robert dobson and kevin wilson he is survived by his wife pauline tyree dunagan daughters brenda dobson and elenda nichols gordon sons jimmy dunagan varhonda grandchildren amy ferster tommy christian wilson and hanna wilson step-grandchildren derick reed regina devan reed robin and justin nichols great-grandchildren nathaniel ferster william ferster and thomas ferster and step great-grandchildren abigale reed emily reed robert matthew reed and rebkah baylee reed pallbearers will be tommy ferster clifford dunagan j.d dunagan michael wisener john dunagan and jeremy dunagan alabama at a glance huntsville 81/62 jasper 85/60 birmingham 84/63 montgomery 86/62 david lee brown david lee brown 63 of parrish passed away on tuesday april 24 2012 at his residence visitation will be at 6 p.m on friday april 27 2012 at collins-burke funeral home parlor funeral services will be at noon on saturday april 28 2012 at collins-burke funeral home chapel burial will follow at earnest chapel cemetery in oakman bro kenneth wiggins will officiate he was preceded in death by his mother annie brown father grady brown brothers robert brown and roger brown and grandchildren austin miller and latasha brown he is survived by his wife elouise brown daughters debra dunn donna brown melissa brown and makensie brown sisters betty williams shelby knight and lisa blackwell brothers jimmy brown chester brown herman brown gary brown and phillip brown and grandchildren kayla moore jake dunn meagan dunn tiffany brown and carson dixon pallbearers will be scotty brown wayne brown james brown kevin brown jason brown phillip bumper blackwell and chris brown mobile 81/65 myrtle drake myrtle drake 87 of townley went to be with the lord on tuesday april 24 2012 at cordova health and rehab visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m on saturday april 28 2012 at kilgore-green funeral home prior to services funeral services will be at 11 a.m on saturday at kilgoregreen chapel burial will follow at pleasant hill cemetery in townley donny dodd will officiate she was preceded in death by her husband eugene drake parents nick and effie walker sister hazel kendrix and daughter sandra lawson she is survived by her son james robert cobb grandsons chris harrison tracy lee lawson and james robert bo russell several great-granchildren brother william yzonne walker and special friends at cordova health care center you may register online at www.kilgoregreenfuneralhome com area cities city hi alexander city 87 andalusia 86 anniston 85 atlanta ga 81 birmingham 85 chattanooga tn 82 columbus ga 88 cullman 84 decatur 83 dothan 85 florence 84 gadsden 84 huntsville 81 jackson ms 86 jacksonville fl 91 lo cond 63 pt sunny 63 pt sunny 63 pt sunny 62 pt sunny 64 pt sunny 63 t-storm 63 pt sunny 64 pt sunny 63 t-storm 64 pt sunny 62 t-storm 60 pt sunny 62 t-storm 62 pt sunny 66 sunny city macon ga meridian,ms mobile montgomery nashville tn opelika ozark panama city fl pensacola fl scottsboro selma thomasville troy tupelo ms tuscaloosa hi 89 87 82 87 80 85 85 81 79 82 88 86 86 84 88 lo cond 62 pt sunny 62 pt sunny 67 pt sunny 65 pt sunny 54 t-storm 62 pt sunny 64 pt sunny 66 pt sunny 69 pt sunny 61 t-storm 66 pt sunny 63 pt sunny 62 pt sunny 64 pt sunny 63 pt sunny james aubrey `snuffy smith james aubrey snuffy smith 71 of jasper passed away on tuesday april 24 2012 at baptist medical center princeton visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m .today april 26 2012 at collins-burke funeral home parlor funeral services will be at 12:30 p.m on friday april 27 2012 at collins-burke funeral home chapel burial will follow at walker memory gardens mickey millican will officiate he was preceded in death by his parents frank and lula smith father-in-law dawson benson and mother-in-law lucille benson he is survived by his wife jeanne smith sons mike smith shirley and johnbo smith sister geraldean aaron brother harold smith grandchildren ashley smith russell micah chad smith logan dempsey and mason dempsey and greatgrandchild emma grace russell national cities city atlanta boston chicago dallas denver houston los angeles miami hi 81 62 54 90 77 84 64 83 lo cond 62 pt sunny 45 rain 39 pt sunny 67 cloudy 51 t-storm 69 pt sunny 52 pt sunny 70 pt sunny city minneapolis new york phoenix san francisco seattle st louis washington dc hi 56 59 76 57 53 76 78 lo cond 41 sunny 46 rain 60 t-storm 49 pt sunny 44 rain 50 mst sunny 50 rain carolyn janette cleveland smith moore carolyn janette cleveland smith moore 73 of jasper passed away at her home after a short illness on wednesday april 25 2012 she was surrounded by family and friends visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m today april 26 2012 at kilgore green funeral home funeral services will be at 11 a.m on friday april 27 2012 at kilgore-green chapel burial will follow at philadelphia baptist church cemetery the rev delmus anthony will officiate she was preceded in death by her son james michael smith and parents roy and jessie cleveland she is survived by her daughter renee don henry of santa rosa beach fla son greg smith of jasper daughter sandi jerry files of jasper grandchildren stan panter and nick and haley files great-grandchildren shawn and aaron panter and trey henry brothers lonnie margarette cleveland of lowell ind and ronald barbara cleveland of jasper sister sandra cleveland simmons of jasper and a host of nieces and nephews she leaves behind her beloved dog louie her childhood friends gail roberts and phyllis wilson special friends from 3rd place phyllis henderson stanley and louise wade and henry and jan handley pallbearers will be edward cleveland rocky cleveland keith duncan henry handley ricky kilgore and joey simmons you may register online at www.kilgoregreenfuneralhome com kilgore-green funeral home jasper 205-384-9503 moon phases ervin williams ervin williams 83 of faulkville passed away on tuesday april 24 2012 at faulkville nursing home arrangements will announced later by collins-burke funeral home inc wayne hicks new apr 21 first apr 29 full may 6 last may 12 wayne hicks 61 of nauvoo passed away on wednesday april 25 2012 at his residence arrangements will be announced later by collins-burke funeral home inc uv index thu fri sat sun mon 4/26 9 very high 4/27 7 high 4/28 9 very high 4/29 9 very high 4/30 9 very high evelyn hall vague 11 evelyn hall vague 86 of jasper passed away on tuesday april 24 2012 at walker baptist medical center she was formerly mrs thomas nelson vague of shreveport la she is survived by her sons michael pollard vague and wife karen of austin texas dr kendall casey charles vague and wife lorayne of jasper and robert douglas vague and wife kim of charlotte n.c grandchildren braden asberry vague chesley donald vague amie adelia vague lillie lorayne vague thomas joseph vague cailin marie vague and cameron elizabeth vague and great-grandson corbin thomas vague a private memorial service for the family will be held at oak hill cemetery on saturday may 5 2012 the vague s request in lieu of flowers that memorial gifts be made to woodland trace church of christ jasper al 35504 the uv index is measured on a 0 11 number scale with a higher uv index showing the need for greater skin protection 0 volume 50 number 359 rickey ray cooper the spirit of rickey ray cooper 59 a member of the church of christ passed from this earth on tuesday april 24 2012 at baptist hospital he was preceded in death by his parents hulon and mollie cooper his son billy adam cooper brothers james r jimmy cooper billy cooper and troy cooper and sister linda cooper he is survived by his daughter pamela payton grandchildren brittany richards and matthew holliman brothers jackie barbara cooper from jasper james edward kay cooper of jasper tommie cooper of clanton johnny leslie cooper of hazel green hulon barbara cooper of sumiton gary russell loraine cooper of quinton albert cindy cooper of empire sisters barbara a james little of prattville and vickie diane tim mason of sumiton sister-inlaw sadie cooper of mississippi and many nieces nephews aunts uncles and cousins a memorial service will be held at the home of gary russell cooper located at 526 river road quinton alabama 35130 on saturday april 28 2012 at 2 p.m charter funeral home 205-621-0800 daily mountain eagle main office member award member 1301 e viking driveviking drive 1301 e winner audit bureau audit bureau jasper al 35501 al 35501 of circulations 2000 jasper better newspaper contest of circulations phone 205phone 205 221-2840 221-2840 business hours 8a.m 5p.m monday-friday · closed saturday sunday daily mountain eagle issn 0893-0759 established in 1872 as a weekly consolidated with the jasper advertiser daily mountain eagle issn 0893-0759 established in 1872 as a weekly consolidated with the jasper advertiser and walker county times on may 2 1960 and became daily mountain eagle published every morning mondayand walker county times on may 2 1960 and became daily mountain eagle published every morning mondaysunday by the jasper daily mountain eagle a division of cleveland newspapers inc second class postage paid sunday by the jasper daily mountain eagle a division of cleveland newspapers inc periodical postage paid at jasper 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daily mountain eagle jasper ala thurs april 26 2012 www.mountaineagle.com-a3 young heart patient taken from hospital found safe st louis ap a 5year-old boy in need of a heart transplant was found safe with his father and paternal grandmother at a motel near chicago early wednesday hours after his father allegedly abducted him from a st louis hospital where he was being treated illinois state police caught up with the three at a motel in alsip a suburb south of chicago at about 3 a.m and sent the boy porter stone to a hospital although he appeared to be fine when he was taken he had as little as a day s worth of medication in his portable iv st louis children s hospital said jeffrey stone and his mother rhonda marie matthews both of hercules calif were arrested and were being held wednesday in the alsip jail on $1 million bond each alsip police said in a statement st louis prosecutors charged them both with kidnapping interfering with custody and endangering the welfare of a child jeffrey stone s sister heather minton also was arrested but was not charged alsip police said it was not immediately clear wednesday if porter had been returned to his mother who is in the process of divorcing jeffrey stone in tarrant county texas according to the st louis circuit attorney s office the texas court awarded her custody of her son in december porter was hospitalized friday for evaluation for a heart transplant and was discharged about 3:50 p.m monday hospital spokeswoman jackie ferman-grothe said jeffrey stone took the boy with him purportedly to get a prescription filled while the mother was getting the car ferman-grothe said the father walked out with the boy when they didn t return the mother contacted police jeffrey stone 33 called and texted his estranged wife several times to taunt her st louis police officer cole wrote in a probable cause statement he called tiffany stone names told her where he had their son and refused to let her speak to the boy she said porter appeared to be healthy until a few months ago when he went to the hospital with flu-like symptoms he was eventually diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy said dr charlie canter medical director of st louis children s hospital s heart failure program canter said that in patients with the condition the heart becomes weakened and enlarged and can no longer pump blood efficiently the cardiomyopathy association said it affects people of all ages and is mostly inherited though canter said porter had no family history by the way he presented it seemed possible he had an infection of the heart canter said that was initially good news because some patients can be treated with oral medication but porter s condition worsened and he required iv medication canter said in recent weeks even the iv medication wasn t working well prompting the need to add him to the heart transplant list there s still a chance he could recover canter said but we have to prepare for the worst and the worst is he will not recover and will continue to deteriorate canter said children mad cow case in california found in usda testing hanford calif ap the discovery of mad cow disease in a dead dairy cow came soon after it arrived at a nondescript building in the heart of california s dairy country the finding announced tuesday is the first new case of the disease in the u.s since 2006 and the fourth ever discovered in the country the test was performed when the animal was brought to the building a transfer facility for a processing plant near hanford the cow had died at one of the region s hundreds of dairies a plant official said the cow hadn t exhibited outward symptoms of the disease unsteadiness incoordination a drastic change in behavior or low milk production when the animal arrived at the facility with a truckload of other dead cows on april 18 it met criteria for government testing older than 30 months and a fresh corpse we randomly pick a number of samples throughout the year and this just happened to be one that we randomly sampled baker commodities executive vice president dennis luckey said it showed no signs of disease the samples went to the food safety lab at the university of california davis by april 19 markers indicated the cow could have bovine spongiform encephalopathy bse a disease that is fatal to cows and can cause a deadly human brain disease in people who eat tainted meat it was sent to an agriculture department lab in iowa for further testing on tuesday federal agriculture officials announced the findings the animal had atypical bse that means it didn t get the disease from eating infected cattle feed said john clifford the agriculture department s chief veterinary officer it was just a random mutation that can happen every once in a great while in an animal said bruce akey director of the new york state veterinary diagnostic laboratory at cornell university random mutations go on in nature all the time ap photo this image provided by the national center for missing and exploited children shows porter stone 5 porter s age typically have to wait several months for a donor heart to become available if the transplant occurs and is successful the new heart typically lasts 15 to 16 years if that heart fails the patient can go back on a transplant waiting list assuming his health is otherwise strong enough for a transplant canter said porter had 24 to 48 hours of medicine with him when he left the hospital once that ran out he would most likely have developed flu-like symptoms though he would not likely have been in immediate danger of dying the doctor said jack bryant mclemore jack bryant mclemore is celebrating his first birthday today april 26 2012 he is the son of brian and rachel mclemore of jasper his grandparents are jerry and pat mclemore of jasper and dwight and sue lundgren of perham minn prosecutor pipe bomb suspect s threats detailed chicago ap although federal prosecutors laid out their case on the first day of the trial of a former iowa letter carrier accused of sending letters and dud pipe bombs to investment advisers the defendant refused to offer a rebuttal assistant u.s attorney patrick pope contended in a chicago courtroom tuesday that john tomkins methodically gathered information about those he threatened and shared it to demonstrate he could find and kill john them anytomkins time tomkins 47 is representing himself and the judge told the jury the defendant will give an opening argument when prosecutors finish presenting their evidence instead tomkins sat impassively jotting down notes as pope laid out how he allegedly ratcheted up the threats with information he d collected including a photograph he s accused of taking after driving from his dubuque iowa home to the suburban chicago house of a secretary for one of the advisers do you know who lives there pope said tomkins wrote in a letter that included the photograph i do prosecutors allege tomkins sent letters from 2005 until 2007 that threatened to kill those who received them their families and neighbors unless they took action to raise the stock prices of 3com corp and navarre corp in which tomkins had invested they allege he mailed the pipe bombs from a suburban connection with a crime of violence pope acknowledged tomkins left no fingerprints on any of the letters or bombs at least one letter said the sender had been careful not to leave a fingerprint or any dna that could link him his plot but searches of tomkins home his computer and two storage lockers revealed drafts of threatening letters and bomb-making materials that matched those used in two pipe bombs pope said he also said investigators found financial records showing tomkins had purchased stock in the two companies he wanted his victims to also invest in so that the stock price would rise and he told jurors investigators found evidence of the photograph of the suburban chicago house on tomkins computer he tried to delete it but he couldn t pope told jurors tomkins has been in custody since his arrest in 2007 on his way to dubuque the trial is expected to last about two weeks thursday 4-26-12 5-8pm w al w in r esta urant ap photo in this april 25 2007 file photo law enforcement authorities including u.s postal inspectors search for evidence at the home of john p tomkins in dubuque iowa tomkins was arrested and charged with sending dud pipe bombs and threatening letters to investment companies in denver and kansas city in an effort to drive up stock prices chicago post office in 2007 tomkins who pope said identified himself in some of the letters as the bishop allegedly taunted the people who received them bang you re dead pope quoted from one of the letters that accompanied a pipe bomb the only reason you re alive is that i did not attach one wire prosecutors said the pipe bombs were real and would have detonated had all the wires been attached pope said the letters included a threat that the advisers better drive up the stock prices by a deadline he gave them or he would send more bombs making sure to connect all the wires before ending with the words tick tock or time s up tomkins is charged with mailing threatening communications illegal possession of a destructive device and using a destructive device in h w y 195 n w alker w inston county line 387 1022 whole kernel corn sweet peas french fries baked potatoes sweet potato fries baked beans potato salad coleslaw sliced tomatoes onions hushpuppies and salad bar catfish b a r ton ig h t a ll u ca n eat fillets nuggets d in e in on ly 12.99 w/drink cowboy way western wear 384-4034 the new wrangler retro is an updated western fashion jean that revisits a classic retro style this all-occasion jean combines the classic look of vintage western jeans with a lower rise and contemporary silhouette that offers a modern comfort fit 3-d is here times good thursday 4-26-12 hunger games three stooges 7:20 7:00 pg-13 pg lockout 7:30 pg-13 lucky one 7:10 pg-13 1007 hwy 78 w · 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daily mountain eagle daily mountain eagle thursday april 26 2012 state/local state in brief a4 woman files to keep birmingham clinic open birmingham a birmingham woman has filed an application with the state to take over management of an abortion clinic that was bombed by eric rudolph in 1998 the birmingham news reports that marianne kelley rain-water applied for a license to operate the new woman all women health care clinic the clinic s owner recently agreed to surrender the facility s license following a state investigation that found two patients there were given an overdose of a drug meant to limit blood loss and was transferred by ambulance to a hospital the clinic is to cease performing abortions and surrender its license by may 11 unless a new provider wins an operating license several anti-abortion organizations alleged rainwater has ties to the clinic s current owner that should disqualify her from obtaining the license alabama legislature immigration law revisions headed to senate montgomery ap a state senate committee has approved a bill making several changes to alabama s immigration law and put the bill in line for debate in the senate on tuesday the senate judiciary committee voted 7-3 wednesday but it made some capitol changes to the notes version of the bill that won approval in the house last week the committee took out a provision that allowed police making a traffic stop to check the legal status of passengers if police have reasonable suspicion the passengers are in the country illegal the committee also added a prohibition against school officials asking children about their parents place of birth or immigration status senate president pro tem del marsh said he expects more changes in the senate on tuesday arrest made in mobile neighborhood beating mobile mobile police have arrested 44-year old terry rawls and charged him first-degree assault in the beating of one his neighbors police said wednesday that rawls and the victim matthew owens had an ongoing dispute involving young people playing basketball and blocking access to the dead-end neighborhood street police say a group of adults possibly armed with chairs paint cans and baseball bats attacked owens on saturday night more arrests are likely according to authorities owens remained in a mobile-area hospital on wednesday his sister said she said her brother has a fractured skull and abdominal swelling ap photo committee chair $1 cigarette tax passage unlikely the chairman of an alabama house panel said a proposed $1 tax increase on cigarettes will have a better chance of making it past his committee members if it was more like 20 to 30 cents house ways and meansgeneral fund committee chair rep jim barton rmobile said that even at that amount it would still be a long shot to make it out of the alabama house of representatives three bills would raise the cost of cigarettes by $1 with the money going to a fund that provides most of the money for the state to operate alabama s current tax on rep micky hammon r-decatur left talks with sen scott beason r-gardendale during the house session at the alabama statehouse in montgomery a bill making some changes to alabama s immigration law has been approved by a house committee but democrats complained it does not go far enough alleviate concerns that the law allows police to engage in racial profiling the original bill was penned by hammon and beason smokes is 42.5 cents gov robert bentley has threatened a veto of any new tax todd stacy spokesman for house speaker mike hubbard said that makes it unlikely but not impossible that any measure would be approved by that chamber montgomery democrat rep joe hubbard has two bills to increase the cost of cigarettes one of them would create what he called a $1 user fee rather than a tax the revenue from that would go toward medicaid which took cuts in the budget passed by the house we have a $238 million expenditure out of the medicaid budget every year that goes to pay for smoking related illness hubbard said we re asking the class of alabama citizens that incur that cost we re asking them to pay $1 as a user fee to go to medicaid to offset that cost legislative staff estimates the state would receive an extra $227.5 million each year if the cost of cigarettes was increased by $1 the house voted 78-7 tuesday to pass the bill which cleared the senate 2424 in february the bill now goes to the governor for signing into law the sponsor republican sen cam ward of alabaster said the bill will allow parties in a civil dispute involving $100,000 or less to pay a retired or supernumerary judge to hear their dispute in a timely manner the presiding judge in each county will appoint the judge to hear the case ward said it s one way to help state government through the current budget shortfalls former sheriff s sergeant sentenced in tasings birmingham a former tuscaloosa county sheriff s sergeant is going to federal prison for illegally using a taser on three prisoners federal prosecutors say a judge sentenced 52-yearold althea mallisham to five years in prison for civil rights violations during a hearing in birmingham on wednesday mallisham pleaded guilty in november to tasing three prisoners during separate incidents over a four-month span in 2008 authorities say the prisoners were either handcuffed or locked in jail cells during each tasing prosecutors say mallisham admitted using the taser to shock the prisoners as punishment online records show mallisham left the tuscaloosa county sheriff s department in december 2008 mallisham had faced a maximum 10 years in prison u.s district judge virginia emerson hopkins ordered her to report to prison by june 5 ­ the associated press legislature approves private judges the alabama legislature has passed a bill that will allow some civil suits to avoid the backlog in the state court system and be handled by privately paid judges what would you do for over 10,000 page views each and every day many 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daily mountain eagle jasper ala thurs april 26 2012 www.mountaineagle.com­a5 nation in brief no criminal negligence in fatal yacht grounding san francisco authorities say they have not found any evidence of criminal negligence in the fatal grounding of a yacht on the farallon islands off san francisco the 38-foot sailboat was hit by waves while rounding the island during a race on april 14 seven of the low speed chase s eight crew members fell into the chilly pacific ocean one was found dead later that day and four remain missing at sea san francisco police had been tasked with investigating the crash they said tuesday that they have concluded the crash was a terrible tragedy the district attorney s office reviewed the police department s findings and agreed with that conclusion u.s supreme court court hints ok on arizona immigration law washington ap bucking the obama administration supreme court justices seemed to find little trouble wednesday with major parts of arizona s tough immigration law that require police to check the legal status of people they stop for other reasons but the fate of other provisions that make arizona state crimes out of immigration violations was unclear in the court s final argument of the term the latest clash between states and the administration turns on the extent of individual states roles in dealing with the nation s 11 million illegal immigrants immigration policy is essentially under the federal government s control but a halfdozen republican-dominated states have passed their own restrictions out of frustration with what they call washington s inaction to combat an illegal flood parts of laws adopted by alabama georgia indiana south carolina and utah also are on hold pending the high court s decision civil rights groups say the arizona law and those in some other states encourage racial profiling and ethnic stereotyping and debate over such laws could have an impact on this fall s elections more than 200 protesters gathered outside the court most of them opposed to the arizona law however in an unusual comment chief justice john roberts made clear at the outset of the administration s argument wednesday that the court was looking only at state-versus-federal power not the civil rights concerns that already are the subject of other lawsuits so this is not a case about ethnic profiling roberts said federal authorities it has someone in custody who may be in the u.s illegally it seems to me that the federal government just doesn t want to know who s here illegally and who s not roberts said verrilli did not mention wednesday that the administration has deported nearly 400,000 people a year far more than previous administrations although the information was included in written submissions to the court the other provisions that have been put on hold by lower federal courts make it a state crime for immigrants not to have registration papers and for illegal immigrants to seek work or hold jobs arizona s republican gov jan brewer who signed the law two years ago was at the court wednesday arguing for arizona paul clement said the state law mirrored federal immigration law and that the state it took action because with its 370mile border with mexico arizona bears a disproportionate share of the costs of illegal immigration penn state to spend $2.5 million on pr firms state college pa penn state university has hired two public relations firms to help it deal with the continuing fallout from the jerry sandusky child sexabuse scandal the university announced wednesday that it s retained edelman and la torre communications the firms will be paid about $2.5 million over the next year penn state says the firms will communicate with current and prospective students alumni faculty staff parents and media as well as support the university throughout upcoming litigation penn state incurred about $7.5 million in expenses through the end of february as it deals with the scandal s aftermath most of that tab about $5.3 million was spent on crisis communications and on an internal probe by fbi exdirector louis freeh sandusky has pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years ap photo arizona gov jan brewer speaks to reporters outside the supreme court in washington wednesday after the court s hearing on arizona s show me your papers immigration law that matter dealt with both liberal and conservative justices reacted skeptically to the administration s argument that the state exceeded its authority when it made the records check and another provision allowing suspected illegal immigrants to be arrested without warrants part of the arizona law aimed at driving illegal immigrants elsewhere you can see it s not selling very well justice sonia sotomayor told solicitor general donald verrilli jr verrilli tried to convince the justices that they should view the law in its entirety and as inconsistent with federal immigration policy he said the records check would allow the state to engage effectively in mass incarceration of immigrants lacking documentation he said the law embodying arizona s approach of maximum enforcement conflicts with a more nuanced federal immigration policy that seeks to balance national security law enforcement foreign policy human rights and the rights of law-abiding citizens and immigrants but roberts was among those on the court who took issue with verrilli s characterization of the check of immigration status saying the state merely wants to notify marine corps discharges sergeant for facebook posts san diego the marine corps said wednesday it has decided to discharge a sergeant for criticizing president barack obama on facebook the corps said sgt gary stein will be given an otherthan-honorable discharge for violating pentagon policy limiting speech of service members the san diego-area marine has served nearly 10 years in the marine corps he has said he was exercising his free-speech rights the discharge will mean he loses all benefits a federal judge previously denied a request to block military discharge proceedings against stein who called obama an enemy on facebook u.s district judge marilyn huff ruled then that the military has the right to respond to stein s online comments in a case that has called into question the pentagon s policies regarding social media and the limits regarding the speech of active duty military personnel attorney j mark brewer told huff the entire process violates the first amendment which federal courts have the right to uphold hickoryland bbq steak house downtown jasper you will love 221-1228 fabulous steaks chef randy marchbanks friday night steak special 4pm 9pm 2 10 oz ribeye steaks baked potato or fries salad bar free wi-fi 23 99 plus tax tea or coffee included el paso officials seek answers on canceled fight el paso el paso officials are demanding more information about the security threat that prompted the university of texas system to block a boxing match at the sun bowl city manager joyce wilson said wednesday she wants chancellor francisco cigarroa to produce evidence of the safety issues ahead of the scheduled june 16 fight between wbc world middleweight champion julio cesar chavez jr of mexico and andy lee of ireland in a statement tuesday the ut system said the scheduled fight posed a higher than normal risk and that the stadium would not be an appropriate venue city officials have long complained el paso is falsely portrayed as a war zone because of drug violence across the mexican border it ranks among the nation s safest cities in terms of violent crime tsa screeners charged in la drug trafficking probe los angeles two former and two current transportation security administration employees have been arrested and indicted on drug conspiracy charges for allegedly allowing large amounts of cocaine and other drugs to pass through security screening at los angeles international airport last year seven people face drug-related charges in a 22-count indictment unsealed wednesday in los angeles federal court other charges include paying and receiving bribes by a government official the indictment says 30-year-old naral richardson orchestrated five incidents where tsa screeners agreed to waive narcotics through security checkpoints in exchange some of the screeners were paid for their involvement randy parsons tsa s security director at lax says the agency is disappointed about the arrests but it s committed to holding its employees to the highest standards apple s blowout quarter propels nasdaq to big gain new york the nasdaq composite index shot 2 percent higher wednesday powered by a surge in apple the iphone maker s stock climbed more than $50 after the company once again blew past wall street s profit forecasts the technology-focused nasdaq was headed for one of its best days this year apple by far the biggest component of the index climbed 8 percent after reporting that its earnings doubled from january through march the company sold 35 million iphones twice as many as in the same quarter a year ago the surge made back about half of what apple lost in the two weeks before its earnings announcement late tuesday one reason for the slump was an analyst s suggestion that apple could not keep up the momentum in iphone sales stock in apple the most valuable public company in the world hit $644 in intraday trading on april 10 it slid as low as $555 on tuesday in afternoon trading wednesday it was up $50 at $610 the gain helped power the nasdaq up 62 points to 3,024 apple makes up 12 percent of the nasdaq the biggest component by far ­ the associated press

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daily mountain eagle thursday april 26 2012 opinion a few months ago someone jokingly asked me where did you get and foster your liberal viewpoint you see when you lean left in the south there are several standard follow-up questions to practically every back political conversation you have as home an example here is by daniel gaddy my best recollection of a conversation i had with a very nice lady a year ago so did you grow up around here she asked yes ma am born and raised in walker county i told her i see well uh are your parents real liberal then not really my mom is actually quite conservative she even used to help cook at the walker county republican party s annual fish fry the lady kept this perplexed look on her face until i finally smiled and said it can happen to even the best of families i had a good laugh at both of the conversations but eventually i started thinking seriously about the subject becoming a liberal whether it is viewed as a taking-the-red-pill type of epiphany or seen as some disease caught in a women s studies course is thought of by both sides as something foreign i m sure it s the same story in more progressive areas too actor stephen baldwin shared an anecdote on the tonight show that i love to repeat to anyone who will listen stephen who at the time had just started voicing his right-leaning ideas told jay leno a story about his brother alec baldwin he said alec brought up a political topic during a family gathering and after a short rant told him something like i know you will disagree with me because you ve all the sudden turned into a conservative stephen told the audience that he replied to his brother i m not a conservative stephen then performed a dead-on impersonation of his brother who looked at him with a tinge of disgust and grumbled we all know you re a conservative sympathizer i can t help but think that the alienation both stephen baldwin feels in hollywood and liberals feel in the south is due in large part to what media researchers call the spiral of silence the theory is simple fearing isolation people will not voice an opinion that opposes the majority then the belief only becomes more marginalized as fewer people speak out and the majority becomes larger and more voracious on monday i was lucky enough to hear birmingham news columnist john archibald speak at the east walker chamber of commerce s annual banquet overall it seemed like the crowd enjoyed his speech he poked fun at larry langford the jefferson county bankruptcy fiasco and talked about his time covering walker county for the a6 editorials supreme court should throw out arizona s immigration law the u.s supreme court has saved one of its highestprofile cases for the last scheduled public hearing of the 2011-2012 term it was scheduled to hear oral arguments today in arizona v united states a dispute over the controversial state immigration law arizona enacted in 2010 lower courts ordered arizona not to enforce four key provisions of the law ruling that they essentially set up a separate state-level system of immigration law and enforcement that conflicts with the national system devised by the executive branch with the authority of congress and the constitution in such situations federal law preempts and invalidates state law the supreme court should affirm the findings of the lower courts arizona s senate bill 1070 became controversial for the likelihood of encouraging racial and ethnic profiling and harassing people solely on the basis of their appearance their accents their apparent economic status or various combinations of all three but possible breaches of civil rights and due process are not before the supreme court instead the justice department has challenged four provisions that most clearly illustrate the conflict between arizona s alternative immigration scheme and the federal system one provision for example requires state and local law enforcement officers to detain anyone they suspect of having entered the country illegally and keep them in custody until their status is determined to be valid a second authorizes law enforcement officers to conduct warrantless searches based on a suspicion that someone may have committed a crime that would be grounds for deportation the third provision being challenged makes it a state crime for a person to be without proof of citizenship government-issued identification or documents affirming authorized immigrant status the fourth makes it a state crime for immigrants to apply for work accept work or even make themselves available for work if their presence in the united states is unauthorized on one hand arizona argues in its brief to the supreme court that its law simply establishes parallel state efforts to enforce federal law and enhances cooperation and communication between state and federal authorities yet in other sections of the brief arizona invokes unrestricted state police power to maintain law and order arizona can t have it both ways contrary to sb 1070 federal law does not criminalize work an immigrant who lacks official authorization to be in the united states is not guilty of a federal crime but he would be guilty of a state criminal offense under sb 1070 more than anything else the federal system allows for discretion in adopting strategies and setting enforcement priorities in response to changing circumstances the arizona system rejects that federal approach entirely and tried to eliminate discretion america s immigration system has many serious problems and long has needed new federal legislation to address them but the system hardly is non-functional a congressional research service report released in january offers a detailed overview the ugly truth is that the republican majority of elected arizona state officials in 2010 decided they didn t like the federal immigration system and decided to create their own they have every right to not like the federal system and to work to change it they have no right to concoct one of their own to supplant it the supreme court should reject arizona s disingenuous arguments ­ the st louis post-dispatch local liberals starting to speak up news when he focused his wit on the republican party however the room grew uncomfortably quiet they want to put the church in the state and the state into women s underwear he said waiting for the laughter silence or at least it was silent until a handful of people started cackling and yes i was one of them though it was a great line i think we laughed a little longer because it s so rare in this county to hear our view come from a microphone i m certainly not saying liberals are silenced or oppressed in any way here in fact if i ve learned one thing it s that most conservatives like to talk politics with liberals rarely is anything accomplished but it s usually fun to debate for a while what i fear though is that there are a lot of people out there that don t express their full opinion for fear of reprisal that or they water down their views or slide them slightly to the right to make them more agreeable to their republican family and friends or they stop voicing their opinion because they don t have the energy to defend it when they re outnumbered by conservatives the more i learn about politics though the more i realize how aggressively misinformed some people are and it s sad to think that someone is keeping silent for fear of offending someone daniel gaddy is a staff reporter for the daily mountain eagle and a walker county native he can be reached at daniel.gaddy@mountaineagle.com today in history today is thursday april 26 the 117th day of 2012 there are 249 days left in the year today s highlight in history on april 26 1937 german and italian warplanes raided the basque town of guernica during the spanish civil war resulting in widespread destruction estimates of the number of people killed vary greatly from the hundreds to the thousands the raid inspired pablo picasso s famous antiwar painting guernica on this date in 1785 american naturalist hunter and artist john james audubon was born in present-day haiti in 1865 john wilkes booth the assassin of president abraham lincoln was surrounded by federal troops near port royal va and killed in 1952 the destroyerminesweeper uss hobson sank in the central atlantic after colliding with the aircraft carrier uss wasp with the loss of 176 crew members in 1962 the nasa spacecraft ranger 4 crashed into the moon as planned after failing to transmit images and data in 1968 the united states exploded beneath the nevada desert a 1.3 megaton nuclear device called boxcar in 1986 a major nuclear accident occurred at the chernobyl plant in ukraine then part of the soviet union in 2000 vermont gov howard dean signed the nation s first bill allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions ten years ago robert steinhaeuser an expelled student went on a shooting rampage at a school in erfurt germany killing 16 people plus himself five years ago the senate joined the house 5146 in clearing legislation calling for the withdrawal of u.s troops from iraq to begin by oct 1 2007 with a goal of a complete pullout six months later today s birthdays actress-comedian carol burnett is 79 singer bobby rydell is 70 actress joan chen is 51 actor jet li is 49 actor-comedian kevin james is 47 actor jason earles is 35 actor channing tatum is 32 actor aaron weeks is 26 thought for today a good scapegoat is nearly as welcome as a solution to the problem author unknown the associated press the latest assault on food instinct tells us to fear poison if our ancestors were not cautious about what they put in their mouths they would not have survived long enough to produce us unfortunately a side effect of that cautious impulse is that whenever someone claims that be our some chemical or food ingredient like fat is guest a menace we are by john stossel primed to believe it that makes it easy for government to leap in and play the role of protector but for every study that says x is bad for you another study disagrees how is a layman to decide i used to take consumer activists word for it heck they want to save the world while industry just wants to get rich now i know better the activists want money too and fame to arbitrate it s intuitive to turn to government except government scientists have conflicts too who becomes a regulator except people who want to regulate some come from activist groups that hate industry some come from industry and want to convert their government job into a higher-paying industry job some just want attention they know that saying x will kill you gets more attention than saying that x is probably safe i don t suggest that we ignore the experts and eat like pigs but the scientific question should not overshadow the more fundamental issue who should decide what you can eat you or the state should government decide what we may eat any more than it decides where we live or how long our hair will be the food police claim that they just want to help us make informed choices but that s not all they want to do they try to get government to force us to make healthy choices the moral issue of force versus persuasion applies even if all the progressives ideas about nutrition are correct even if i would be better off eating no fat and salt that would not justify forcing restaurants to stop serving me those things either we live in a free society or we don t it is no coincidence that the push for more food regulation came at a time when congress obsessed about the rising cost of medical care when government pays for your health care it will inevitably be drawn into regulating your personal life first politicians promise to pay then they propose to control you where does it stop if we must control diet to balance the government s budget will the health squad next ban skydiving and extramarital sex how about another try at prohibition government attracts do-gooders and meddlers who believe that as mark twain put it nothing so needs reforming as other people s habits or as twain s spiritual descendant h.l mencken said about puritanism government health officials seem to have the haunting fear that someone somewhere may be happy often the food police strike an innocent pose claiming that they just want to give people information information is good but it s not free mandated calorie signs in restaurants cost money those costs are passed on to consumers and the endless parade of calorie counts and warning labels make us numb to more important warnings like this coffee is scalding hot it s not as if dietary information isn t already available health and diet websites abound talk shows routinely discuss the latest books on diet and nutrition tv diet gurus are celebrities that s enough we have information we don t need government force let the marketplace of diet ideas flourish let claim meet counterclaim but let s not let government put its very heavy thumb on one side of the scale the assumption behind so much of government s policy regarding food and everything else is that everything good should be encouraged by law and everything bad should be discouraged but since everything is arguably helpful or harmful this is a formula for totalitarianism thomas hobbes assumed an all-powerful government was necessary to protect us from violence he called it leviathan but he never imagined leviathan would plan our dinners john stossel is host of stossel on the fox business network he s the author of give me a break and of myth lies and downright stupidity to find out more about john stossel visit his site at www.johnstossel.com how to reach elected officials sen richard shelby sen jeff sessions rep spencer bachus rep robert aderholt to reach alabama s elected officials in washington the following addresses and phone numbers are listed ·sen richard shelby 110 hart senate office building washington d.c 20510 e-mail senator@shelby.senate.gov 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daily mountain eagle jasper ala thurs april 26 2012 www.mountaineagle.com­a7 election 2012 romney moves to coordinate campaign with gop washington ap a day after claiming the title of republican presidential nominee mitt romney moved aggressively wednesday to coordinate with the republican national committee to intensify his fight against president barack obama one-time bitter gop rivals looked to be coalescing behind the former massachusetts governor rnc chairman reince priebus marked the transition wednesday by proclaiming romney the party s presumptive nominee romney s campaign also appointed several senior staff members to work on an informal takeover of the committee s national infrastructure we will ensure that our finance political and communications teams are fully synchronized priebus said i am excited that these two top-notch operations will start to integrate and present a unified team to defeat barack obama at the same time fading republican contender newt gingrich signaled that he would likely follow rick santorum out of the race and called on the gop to unite behind romney aides confirmed that gingrich will leave the race next week and said he was likely to endorse his one-time rival the dramatically shifting landscape comes as romney refocuses his efforts on challenging obama raising money for the battle ahead and reconciling with a divided republican party tonight is the start of a new camdoor fundraisers in two days in new york and new jersey they may be among his final private meetings with donors according to campaign officials who confirmed that romney would begin opening some finance events to reporters as early as next week the officials requested anonymity to discuss internal decisions the move would follow an embarrassing episode in which reporters outside a closed fundraiser in palm beach fla overheard romney sharing previously undisclosed details about his tax plan romney has faced growing calls for transparency in his role as the gop s likely candidate one campaign official said romney would probably begin inviting a small group of reporters into larger fundraisers particularly those in which he makes remarks that s largely the policy obama follows while romney essentially declared the beginning of the general election tuesday night he has been free to focus on obama since santorum suspended his campaign two weeks ago that ended a nasty primary battle that took a heavy financial toll and prevented romney from stockpiling cash to use against his democratic opponent the process of formally integrating his campaign with the rnc had already been under way three romney advisers spent two days at an annual state party gathering in arizona last week to start laying the groundwork for the effort longtime romney confidante ron kaufman also an rnc member organized that effort and will continue to serve in such a role republican operative brian jones a veteran of john mccain s 2008 presidential campaign will take the lead on coordinating between the two entities kevin madden who was romney s spokesman in 2008 will advise the communications team despite gingrich and santorum s apparent shifts it remained unclear whether grass-roots conservatives are ready to embrace romney gingrich and santorum aggressively questioned his conservative credentials during the primaries with santorum at one point declaring romney the worst candidate to face obama but asked tuesday night on cnn if romney was the right guy to represent the republican party santorum said he was romney s success will depend at least in part on his ability to compete financially with obama the republican s campaign had about $10 million in the bank at the end of march according to federal filings obama reported having more than $104 million in his account he d already spent $90 million on the general election romney was eager to turn the political page after tuesday s primary wins in new york pennsylvania connecticut rhode island and delaware ap photo republican presidential candidate and former massachusetts gov mitt romney and wife ann take the stage at an election night rally in manchester n.h tuesday paign romney said tuesday night as he celebrated a sweep of five primaries he blasted obama as a man whose tenure has been marked by false promises and weak leadership in a time of economic struggle the contests were the first since santorum conceded the race and the former pennsylvania senator said he intended to sit down with romney s representatives on wednesday and with romney himself in the next week or two mitt romney is going to be the nominee santorum told cnn and i m going to support the nominee romney was attending fundraisers wednesday and thursday to prepare for what may be the most expensive presidential contest in the history of american politics he exuded confidence tuesday night but faces a 10-to-1 cash disadvantage in a general election matchup against the democratic president romney has at least six closed gingrich to end presidential campaign next week washington ap newt gingrich began taking steps wednesday to shut down his debt-laden white house bid setting the stage to endorse one-time rival mitt romney next week and rally republicans behind their apparent nominee gingrich had a friendly telephone conversation wednesday with romney and had started planning an event where he would throw his support behind the likely nominee gingrich spokesman r.c hammond said the pair agreed to work together to unite conservatives against president barack obama it s clear romney is the nominee and the focus should be on defeating obama we should not focus on defeating ourselves gingrich told disappointed supporters in kings mountain n.c the morning after romney tightened his grip on the nomination by sweeping primary contests in five states gingrich also telephoned republican national committee chairman reince priebus and supporters such as texas gov rick perry in states with upcoming primaries to inform them of the decision he had been hinting at for days gingrich had been under pressure for some time to leave the race and clear a path for romney you have to at some point be honest about what s happening in the real world as opposed to what you would like to have happened he told supporters at a suburban charlotte n.c restaurant gingrich declined to comment when asked about his plans multiple times during the kings mountain stop there are times when the mountain gets bigger than your ability to climb it he said the white house acknowledged that the contest had come down to obama and romney there seems to be a general acknowledgment that the process has moved to that stage press secretary jay carney told reporters traveling with the president as the white house ratchets up its focus on romney gingrich will shift to helping republican candidates across the country paying off more than $4.3 million in campaign debt and rebuilding his reputation among conservatives gingrich s campaign tested conventional wisdom from the beginning could the 68year-old grandfather a politically divisive figure shamed by an ethics probe and subsequent reprimand pushed out of congressional leadership and saddled with marital scandal find acceptance among cultural conservatives his campaign was full of contradictions he pointed to his 20 years as a congressman from georgia including four as house speaker and claimed a political kinship with president ronald reagan yet he also contended to be an outsider and antiestablishment candidate while arguing for a lessintrusive federal government and dramatically lower spending and taxes he promoted programs and initiatives with murky price tags including establishing a colony on the moon and allowing younger workers to have private retirement accounts backed by the government he sought support from cultural conservatives even though he had married three times and committed adultery gingrich s campaign lacked money and organization as it got under way a problem that contributed to his failure to get on the ballot in virginia where he lives observers questioned whether the famously bombastic ex-congressman could maintain the message discipline needed for a successful national campaign within days of his formal announcement on may 11 2011 he ap photo republican presidential candidate and former house speaker newt gingrich speaks in cramerton n.c wednesday provided ample reason to think he could not first gingrich criticized a conservative-backed plan for revamping medicare as promoting radical change and right-wing social engineering drawing an intense backlash from republicans he then grudgingly acknowledged that he and his wife callista had a $500,000 credit account at the jeweler tiffany and co but proclaimed we are very frugal within weeks the couple embarked on a cruise in greece which led to a mass exodus of campaign staff amid grumbling that he wasn t serious enough about his campaign jasper reach everything that we hope to do at one time but we re going to get the biggest bang for our buck like our other projects that we have going it will continue to grow from there said council member johnny rollins the council appointed public works director joe matthews to oversee the miracle field a sports complex for athletes with special needs the project has been budgeted for $330,000 the council voted to reject a $414,000 bid that was received for the project after matthews said it would be more beneficial to bid it out in parts from a1 the council also approved expending additional funds for the southside pool project matthews said the previous low bidder did not have the proper license for construction of new buildings associated with the pool the council voted to reject the contractor s bid and authorized matthews to act as general contractor for the remaining work the original pool project was budgeted for $250,000 also on wednesday the council voted to change the date of its next regular meeting from tuesday may 1 to may 8 obama what s in their personal best interest romney said monday in pennsylvania after announcing his support for an effort obama is pushing to keep the interest rate on federal student loans from doubling in july obama is visiting college campuses in key states this week to rally students around the proposal the president s policies have led to extraordinary statistics when you look at 50 percent of kids coming out college today can t find a job or can t find a job which is consistent with their skills how in the world can you be supporting a president that has led to that kind of economy romney said i think young people will understand that ours is the party of opportunity and jobs while republicans don t anticipate erasing the democrats long-held advantage among the under-30 voter group they would like to trim it enough to help romney win the white house his aides and advisers have been sharpening a message that assails obama for an economy that has young people feeling the pinch too the republican national committee is preparing to launch what it calls the social victory center which promises to turn the facebook accounts of supporters into an outreach arm of the party and romney s five telegenic sons none of them younger than 30 are ready to reprise their roles as campaign surrogates obama has spent the past week casting himself as a defender of the middle class and urging congress to keep the 3.4 percent student loan interest rate from doubling to 6.8 percent in july he rallied students during visits tuesday to college campuses in north carolina and colorado to be followed by a stop in iowa on wednesday obama carried all three states in 2008 and they are considered among several that could help decide november s election when a big chunk of every paycheck goes towards loan debt that s not just tough on you that s not just tough for middle-class families it s not just tough on your parents it s painful for the economy because that money is not going to help businesses grow obama said at the university of north carolina in chapel hill i mean think about the sooner you can start buying a house that s good for the housing industry the sooner you can start up that business that means you re hiring some folks that grows the economy from a1 and this is something michelle and i know about firsthand i just wanted everybody here to understand this is not i didn t just read about this i didn t just get some talking points about this i didn t just get a policy briefing on this michelle and i we ve been in your shoes despite attempts to relate to college audiences by opening up about his and his wife s experiences with student loans polling suggests obama s job approval rating among these voters has declined the 75 percent rating he enjoyed in 2009 the year he took office has dropped to 57 percent according to gallup that opens the door for romney and the republican party consider north carolina obama won it by fewer than 14,000 votes making him the first democrat to carry the state since 1976 rick wiley the rnc s political director said democrats pulled off that victory by registering a boatload of college kids but fast forward four years and those college kids are not going to be there they re not on campuses anymore they re probably under-employed he said cordova assigned to disaster relief efforts in cordova following friday s somber ceremony saturday will be a day of service and fellowship volunteers will gather at the old park at 9 a.m to get their assignments for more than a dozen projects from a1 throughout the community lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m at 2 p.m a memorial tree will be dedicated and the winners of a local essay contest will be read aloud saturday s event will also include live music booths and inflatables dunn as they go the way he did gallivan remembered dunn from when the teen attended a summer studio culinary school at the institute last summer he really stood out there gallivan said his food is really excellent he showed he had been practicing and put in a lot of hard work he s just a real smooth act sides and dunn s sister ani hattaway went to atlanta to watch dunn compete against 11 other young chefs when family and friends got to look at all 12 competitors completed meals hattaway picked out her brother s dish even without his name on it hattaway and dunn work together at black rock bistro in jasper where she has learned his style of preparing food he s got this as far as the presentation hattaway told her mother you could tell the training he had gotten at the black rock had really paid off for him sides said when they saw dunn later however he was dejected because he had not completed part of the assignment his helper had misread the clock and he thought he had more time to finish during the award ceremony however it was dunn s name that was called as winner of the competition he had a look of amazement said sides he had convinced himself that he didn t win i was really shocked said dunn he said he was anxious during the competition,but mostly because he had to wait more than two hours until it was his turn to cook dunn said he does not normally see other cooks as rivals but i m competitive when there s something on the line the competitors each prepared a two-course meal consisting of a shrimp cocktail from a1 sauteed chicken breast with creative garnish rice pilaf and broccoli saute the teens were judged on five technical skills including knife skills safety and sanitation organization cooking techniques and clean-up judges also scored five qualities of the finished dishes including temperature taste texture portion size and presentation dunn is now in the running for a $14,000 scholarship to the institute based on a portfolio he submitted the school will announce the winner of that scholarship in june council some controversy but i believe if we give them a little bit of knowledge about how it s going to be it will work out trayal said scott encouraged trayal to meet with representatives of the cordova zoning and planning commission to further discuss the program he has in mind in other action from the meeting ·the council amended the from a1 ordinance that was recently passed to redraw the city s voting districts ·the council approved a resolution approving municipal water pollution prevention reports for 2010 and 2011 ·scott announced that a pre-bid meeting concerning the stream clean-up project near piggly weekly will be held may 7 at 1 p.m at city hall.

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daily mountain eagle thursday april 26 2012 classifieds want ad classifications 001 employment 007 employment wanted 009 bus opportunities 020 announcements 025 lost found 040 services repairs 045 pets supplies 047 livestock 050 cemetery lots 052 farm equipment 060 boats marine 085 yard sales 095 merchandise 100 mdse wanted 112 equipment 115 for rent or lease 117 want to rent 120 mobile homes 122 mobile homes wanted 125 real estate for sale 129 instructions 130 real estate wanted 135 motorcycles 140 transportation 150 legals a8 085 yard sales estate sale 4/28 by appointment only furniture appliances for appointment call 205886-5505 between 6-9pm cash only plan to remove items time of purchase huge family yard sale thursday friday saturday hwy 69 oakman old 60 s cafe lots of furniture 205717-0059 moving sale misc household items 28 sonny s lane dora hickory ridge subdivision fri 4/27 sat 4/28 8:00 a.m until 1:00 p.m multifamily yard sale fri sat 7-2pm furniture kids clothes home goods hey 69 n past dollar general on right yard sale friday saturday 9 miles north hwy 5 next door to bp station prom gowns clothes portable tv s furniture aluminum wheels yard sale thursday 4/26 friday 4/27 saturday 4/28 8-4:30pm pass curry high school corner of 6810 curry hwy smith dam rd too much to list yard sale wednesday thursday 1 mile down old tuscaloosa rd all proceeds go to american cancer society daily mountain eagle 020 announcements 040 service repair aaa pressure washing bush-hogging houses decks driveways senior discount free estimates 205471-5950 b b concrete finishing bill barnes 205552-3675 dozer track hoe work top soil fill dirt rock hauling reasonable rates 205221-2112 or 205544-5592 lawn service weed eating grass cutting bush hogging call 205-305-4125 money pledger 205221-4670 hauling excavating gravel red rock driveway work fill-dirt topsoil demolition clearing slag,etc stump removal bucket truck tree service septic tank installation pumping repair mummey s lawn pressure washing service free estimates 205388-7004 045 pets supplies free to a good home alaskan malamute/black german shepherd m 205295-3472 free to good homes 5 german shepherd puppies 205-522-3099 free to indoor home only m f cats adult spayed neutered declawed 205471-8731 free rescued young black white m cat 205522-7442 full blooded male yorkie with papers 2 years old 205-272-9275 classified ad rates 221-2840 minimum charge 12 words $4.20 all classified ads are paid in advance free pregnancy test pregnancy resource center 1707 2nd avenue jasper al 35501 open mon thurs 9 a.m 4 p.m total words 1 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 4.20 4.90 5.60 6.30 7.00 7.70 8.40 2 8.40 9.80 11.20 12.60 14.00 15.40 16.80 days to run 3 4 5 6 12.60 $16.80 $21.00 $25.20 14.70 $19.60 $24.50 $29.40 16.80 $22.40 $28.00 $33.60 18.90 $25.20 $31.50 $37.80 21.00 $28.00 $35.00 $42.00 23.10 $30.80 $38.50 $46.20 25.20 $33.60 $42.00 $50.40 ¢ 7 29.40 34.30 39.20 44.10 49.00 53.90 58.80 10 42.00 49.00 56.00 63.00 70.00 77.00 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viking drive p.o box 1469 jasper alabama 35502 085 yard sales big auction tues fri saturday large load of merch from north alabama 6:30 pm curry hwy old gateway supermarket bldg 205275-4521 deadline for reader ads tues fri 12 noon day prior to insertion sat 10 a.m fri sun 12 noon fri mon 3 p.m fri 001 employment 001 employment insurance salesmen car salesmen vacuum salesmen come talk to us about $50,000 100,000 next year we train call jay 205384-6050 205295-8235 law firm seeks legal assistant/paralegal with minimum 3 years experience candidates should send resume and salary requirements to p.o box 1008 jasper al 35502 mental health worker positions hs/ged good driving record e.o.e d.f.w.p www.nwamhc.com parts personnel needed must have experience in truck auto parts heavy duty able to work 40/hrs monday-friday rate based on experience $10-14/hr must have good clean drivers license company has good benefits fax resume to 205384-3691 teller large credit union has teller position available in jasper for person with teller experience good work environment great benefits and competitive salary at apco employees credit union please email your resume to jobs1@apcocu.org 095 merchandise 040 service repair affordable · dependable licensed insured · free estimates 205-544-1217 or 205-275-2866 tanning beds 24 bulbs 110 volts pro boy s lawn care 1,695.00 established business with references 1-800-633-1854 carport sale fri sat 171 reservoir street cordova lots of items also a boat house for sale nice furniture tools open 6 days a week next to lawson auto 205-275-2070 career opportunities available grass cutting weed eating light yard work free estimates 205648-2576 or 205223-0652 welder aluminum aluminum experience is preferred if you are considering a career with altec industries inc there has never been a better time to join us altec specializes in the manufacture sale and service of aerial devices digger derricks cranes and specialty equipment for the electric utility 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patio walk covers call david davis your heating and air conditioning specialists topping trimming removal stump grinding licensed insured 295-1502 384-9999 office 522-8506 cell 23 years experience state licensed insured 205 384-9008 no extra charge nights or weekends j&a insulation stay cooler this summer install energy saver attic insulation call 205-387-2709 or 205-275-7863 willcutt masonry inc commercial residential block brick stone 205 522-5937 #1 15 yrs experience free estimates quality vinyl inc metal roofing special 29 gauge painted 40 yr war painted panels starting 1.80 ft cut to size located jasper exit 65 galvalume starting at 1.50 ft while supplies last shingles $59.95 sq vinyl railing starting at 20 yr.war order today pick up tommorow metal building panels trim and components open to the public save on metal building products factory direct savings 205-387-7575 · 877-389-7575 apply in person at se homes corp office addison hwy 41 north monday friday 8:00 a.m 3:00 p.m 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daily mountain eagle jasper ala thurs april 26 2012 www.mountaineagle.com­a9 in memory of 120 mobile homes 1st time home buyers land owners special government home loan programs available please call 205339-5483 `98 16x80 3br/2ba vinyl siding shingle roof central h/a set-up delivered $15,900 205275-9646 manager special 3br/2ba doublewides singlewides for under $30k call 205339-5632 new homes available pre-qualify for a limited number of special government homes please call 205339-5397 your land or family land to purchase your new home please call 205339-5628 127 money to loan advance-fee loans or credit offers it s illegal for companies doing business by phone to promise you a loan and ask you to pay for it before they deliver for more information call toll free 1-877ftc-help a public service message from the daily mountain eagle newspaper and the federal trade commission 150 legals notice of sale of abandoned vehicles pursuant to the provisions of the alabama abandoned motor vehicle act section 32-13-1 code of alabama 1975 notice is hereby given to the owners lienholders and other interested parties the following described vehicles to-wit 1987 chevy s10 orange vin 1gcev14hxhf349690 tag n/a 1998 ford explorer black vin 1fmyu22x6wub67408 tag n/a 1990 ford f350 maroon vin 2ftjw35m3lca95697 tag n/a 2000 ford ranger red vin 1ftyr14v9yta04255 tag n/a 2002 honda civic red vin 1hgem22562l108270 tag n/a 1996 jeep cherokee white vin 1j4ft68s2tl174420 tag n/a 1994 lexus ls400 black vin jt8uf11e2r0212572 tag n/a 2001 nissan sentra silver vin 3n1bb51d11l114727 tag n/a 2003 saturn ion silver vin 1g8az52fx3z158011 tag n/a 2001 chevy s10 vin 1gccs195618237882 tag n/a 1994 ford f350 vin 1fdkf37f4rnb52975 tag n/a 1982 palmer trailer vin 1p922fs2yca003237 tag n/a 1987 dodge dakota white vin 1b7gn14m2hs499810 tag n/a will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at booger s towing/harold s wrecker service llc 2211 commerce avenue jasper al 35501 on the 7th day of may 2012 at 10:00 a.m the seller shall have the right to reject any and all bids april 19 26 2012 mortgage foreclosure sale default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by dennis p elliott and brenda t elliott husband and wife to mortgage electronic registration systems inc acting solely as nominee for advance mortgage investment co of north fl inc on the 14th day of november 2006 said mortgage recorded in the office of the judge of probate of walker county alabama in dml book 2046 page 392 said mortgage having subsequently been transferred and assigned to wells fargo bank n.a by instrument recorded in dml book 2263 page 631 in the aforesaid probate office the undersigned wells fargo bank n.a as mortgagee/transferee under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the main entrance of the courthouse at jasper walker county alabama on may 17 2012 during the legal hours of sale all of its right title and interest in and to the following described real estate situated in walker county alabama to-wit homestead no 47-b as designated in the official community plan of bankhead homestead company 150 legals incorporated containing nineteen acres 19 more or less and being the same property as lot in 8 of block 7 according to a map of bankhead farms filed in the office of the judge of probate of walker county alabama on september 20 1939 and shown in book maps no 1 page 96 located in walker county alabama and in the bankhead farmstead community less and except a tract or parcel of land being located in lot 8 of block 7 according to the map of bankhead farms filed in the office of the judge of probate of walker county alabama on september 20 1939 as shown in map book 1 page 96 in the probate office of said county said tract or parcel being hereby described being more specifically described as follows start at the southeast corner of said lot 8 block 7 and run in westerly direction along the north line of alabama central railroad right of way 704.73 feet thence continuing in a generally westerly direction along the said right of way 115.15 feet to the point of beginning of the tract or parcel being herein described thence continuing in a generally northwesterly direction along said right of way 690.94 feet thence continuing along said right of way in northwesterly direction 317.22 feet thence turn an angle to the right of 90 degrees and run 400.40 feet thence turn an angle to the right of 50 degrees 42 1/2 minutes and run 538.97 feet thence turn an angle of 99 degrees 34 minutes 2 seconds to the right and run to the point of beginning a distance of 629.58 feet more or less less and except commence at the northeast corner of said lot no 8 block 7 and run in a westerly direction along the north line of said lot a distance of 600.00 feet to a point thence deflect an angle to the left of 69 degrees 32 minutes 32 seconds and run a distance of 388.54 feet along the west line of the gilley property as described in deed book 1128 page 32 in the office of the judge of probate of walker county alabama to the point of beginning thence continue along said line from the point of beginning a distance of 210.50 feet to a point thence deflect an angle of 105 degrees 45 minutes 21 seconds to the left and run along a chord of curve to the left a distance of 104.21 feet to the point of tangency said curve having an arc length of 104.33 feet a central angle of 9 degrees 23 minutes 14 seconds and a radius of 636.78 feet and being 30.00 feet north and concentric to the north line of alabama central railroad thence deflect an angle to the left 4 degrees 41 minutes 37 seconds and run along a line 30.00 feet north and parallel to the north line of said railroad a distance of 107.96 feet to point thence deflect an angle to the left of 69 degrees 33 minutes 02 seconds and run a distance of 219.60 feet to a point thence deflect an angle of the left of 110 degrees 26 minutes 58 seconds and run a distance of 215.00 feet to the point of beginning said described parcel containing 1.00 acre more or less located in walker county alabama property street address 2409 gilley court jasper al 35504 this property will be sold on an as is where is basis subject to any easements encumbrances and excep david boone cooper 1977 1996 so much time has past by son and my heart still has a hole in it it doesn t matter how long it s been it still seems like only yesterday that i lost you i miss you not a day goes by that i don t think of you knowing how different my family life would be if you were here but i know i must go on but you are missed i feel you smiling down on us and i will always keep you in my heart love always mom big brother darrick and loving brother mike 135 motorcycles `86 honda goldwing 90,000 miles $3500 205522-6679 137 travel trailer `05 cougar keystone 32ft 5th wheel 2 slides queen bed awning new tires pet smoke free like new $14,500 205384-7571 205486-0649 095 merchandise 115 rent or lease 125 real est sales 3br curry 3br 2ba house curry 1800 sq ft built in 2007 granite hardwood fenced yard $165,000 205544-1994 3br/2ba house to be moved locates south of oakman $20,000 includes 4-ton heat pump porch new blocks 205622-3854 acreage building lots in restricted subdivision no mobile homes 205-22-7558 nice fsbo 3br/2ba house in boldo area with kitchen appliances fenced in backyard w/garage must sell $99,000 205300-1402 homeowners excellent rates and coverage call 221-5466 today you can visit us online at full masonry storm shelters call now 205 522-5937 willcutt masonry 140 transportation opportunity equal housing d&vsales 710 north parkland · jasper low prices on silk funeral and memorial flowers mon fri 9am-5pm saturday 9am-5pm 387-0240 publisher s notice all real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to the federal fair housing act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise any preference limitation or discrimination based on race color religion sex or national origin or an intention to make any such preference limitation or discrimination this newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law our readers are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis equal housing opportunity m/f `03 cadillac escalade excellent conditions new tires sunroof heated front/rear leather seats tow pkg many more extras $12,200 obo $4000 below book value 205541-2353 150 legals abandoned vehicle notice pursuant to the provisions of the alabama abandoned motor vehicle act section 32-13-1 code of alabama 1975 notice is hereby given that the following described vehicles were abandoned on the property of carl cannon chevrolet body shop and wrecker service 299 carl cannon blvd jasper al 35501 to-wit 1992 chrysler new yorker vin 1c3xv66l4nd805623 tag n77j0 1996 chevrolet blazer ls vin 1gncs13w3tk206202 tag n/a 2000 oldsmobile intrigue vin 1g3wh52hx1f197342 tag 64c18l1 2002 volkswagen beetle vin 3vwcp21c12m415385 tag n/a if not claimed within ten 10 days prior to date of sale said vehicles will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash on the 29th day of may 2012 at 10:00 a.m april 26 may 3 2012 notice of public sale notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell for cash at public auction on may 3rd 2012 at 10:00 a.m the following property unit #49 arthur thomas p.o box 190 dora al 35062 furniture sofa bicycle vacuum cleaner stroller misc boxes unit #101 nikki penick 305 vera parker street quinton al 35130 stove refrigerator bedroom furniture misc boxes and bags unit #122 lisa hyde p.o box 301 dora al 35062 furniture cooler misc unit #143 deborah mote 795 sharon blvd dora al 35062 sofa sewing machine misc items and boxes unit #309 veronica williams p.o box 46 sipsey al 35584 bedroom furniture 2 tv s and misc items place of sale is horse creek mini storage 1660 horse creek blvd dora-cordova road dora al 35062 april 19 26 2012 1997 2 horse trailer with tack room 205275-3662 we offer ca$h ca$h ca$h for broken 1br apartments upstairs downtown fully furnished unfurnished professional quiet atmosphere newly remodeled includes all furniture kitchenware water trash included no pets $500 mo $400 dep credit check references required 205385-2778 2 story carriage house nothing nicer 2br many extras located downtown on beautiful victorian estate very private $875 mo 205384-1717 cordova manor 1br to 4br total electric apartments water furnished $200 dep 205483-0166 small m.h on warrior river references and deposit required 205-648-7645 leave message trailer for rent in jasper very clean 2br/1ba $400 mo call 205275-4454 harris4@nationwide.com rickey harris nationwide insurance 127 money to loan first check free borrow $200 pay back $200 checks held til payday scrap jewelry for gold for good used firearms must have valid checking account 205-302-0190 cashmart inc in parkland shopping center hudson pawn gun shop 221-7020 behind tractor supply carolina carport 18x21 installed only $695 205221-0105 gas golf carts `07 yamaha $2,400 electric carts starting at just $600 we also carry batteries including trojan accessories 205221-0105 metal amish wooden buildings no credit check fast free delivery from $61 per month 205221-0105 spiral staircase main post 12ft 5in 10 steps $300 call 205-388-1098 strawberries fresh picked bagley area monday thru saturday hwy 78 east turn on warrior jasper rd go 3 miles turn right on humber rd to the last house on the left 205648-3685 utility trailers car haulers all sizes open enclosed 205221-0105 for rent house in cordova 3 bedroom 1 bath fenced yard $500 month $500 deposit the ¢a$h you need is here your first loan is free 300-5732 120 mobile homes up to $800 y new eas ts n requireme the home place hwy 78 · adamsville ca$h loan co 906 hwy 78 east jasper emily bevan mgr call for details 3 bedroom 2 bath 221-7008 telephone applications 115 rent or lease airport rd trailer park lots trailers 205387-1610 or cell 205435-0663 m.h s for rent 2br battlecreek road near duncan bridge 2br poplar springs 275-8092 double wide welcome most loans approved in 30 minutes subject to our liberal credit approval house for sale by owner 39,900 special sizes 52 to 62 $3000 work clothing · jeans coats · shoes · hats · gloves western boots starting at $49 parkland shopping center 741 hwy 78 west jasper al 205-295-2256 205-296-5950 experienced welder needed qualified applicants must be able to be certified in vertical flux-core welding and have two years or more on-job experience in structural steel fabrication good blueprint reading measuring and tool skills are a must with experience operating overhead crane must be agile and physically able to perform all job requirements requires regular lifting at 50 lbs and occasional lifting to 75-lbs without restrictions must be able to work evening shift overtime is required starting pay $13.04/hr if you are interested in joining a successful team with a full benefit package call marian powell to schedule welding and written tests rice lake weighing systems 6595 curry hwy jasper al 35503 205-387-8647 an equal opportunity employer metal frame 4 br/2ba main floor 2,055 sq.ft basement 1,358 sq ft w/2 car garage electric overhead doors 2 unfinished rooms in attic for storage on .75 acres less than 4 yrs old appraised for $178,000 new has some damage asking $145,000 obo located at 50 samantha drive south end of old piney woods rd east of jasper call 205-300-6443 daily mountain eagle carrier position available for nauvoo prospect area must have dependable vehicle furnish fuel and liability insurance for more information and to schedule an appointment call j.h boshell circulation manager 221-2884 for economical reasons applicant needs to live in or near area applying for rapid return tax service blowout specials king queen mattresses mattresses thank you 100 90 for 20 years of continued support tubbs discount center every open 387-8080 friday 10-3 716 hwy 78 w parkland shopping center only only on select items in stock only nancy bentley and cammie bishop round outdoor light globe 205-384-1343 · 9th ave jasper al hours mon tues thurs closed wed fri 8 am to 5 pm sun sat 8 am to 12 noon new behind kfc next to sears

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a10­daily mountain eagle jasper ala thurs april 26 2012 www.mountaineagle.com 150 legals tions reflected in the mortgage and those contained in the records of the office of the judge of probate of the county where the above-described property is situated this property will be sold without warranty or recourse expressed or implied as to title use and/or enjoyment and will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto this sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage as well as the expenses of foreclosure the mortgagee/transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate this sale is subject to postponement or cancellation wells fargo bank n.a mortgagee/transferee ginny rutledge sirote permutt p.c p o box 55727 birmingham al 35255-5727 attorney for mortgagee/transferee april 12 19 26 2012 fed economy growing moderately no policy changes washington ap the federal reserve says the economy is growing moderately while cautioning that risks from europe remain it s holding off on taking any further steps to boost the recovery in a statement after a twoday meeting the fed said wednesday that economic growth should pick up gradually a somewhat brighter view than it offered last time it said the job market has strengthened slightly but that unemployment remains elevated and it pointed to a pickup in inflation but said it should be only temporary the fed stuck with its plan to keep a key short-term interest rate near zero through at least late 2014 it announced no new plans for further bond buying after a current program ends in june but chairman ben bernanke told reporters at a news conference that bond buying or other steps are still an option if the economy should weaken those tools remain very much on the table and we will not hesitate to use them should the economy require additional support bernanke said the fed has pursued two rounds of purchases of treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities to try to push down long-term interest rates the goal has been to encourage borrowing and spending its decision to leave its policy unchanged had been widely expected and reaction in financial markets was muted was approved on a 9-1 vote of the central bank s key policy panel the federal open market committee composed of fed board members in washington and five regional bank presidents as he has at the past two meetings jeffrey lacker president of the richmond fed opposed the late-2014 target date the statement said lacker didn t think economic conditions warrant a record low rate late for that long fed chairman ben bernanke will meet with reporters later wednesday marking a year since he began holding quarterly news conferences as a way to provide more openness about the fed s decision-making process after their policy meeting in january bernanke and his colleagues had hinted that they were edging closer to a third round of bond buying but since then signs have suggested that the u.s economy has strengthened the fed first set its late 2014 target at the january meeting that target date represented a move from last august when it announced a mid-2013 target for the first fed rate move the fed s benchmark funds rate has been kept near zero since december 2008 that means consumer and business loans tied to that rate have also remained at superlow levels the lower those loan rates the more likely people and companies are to borrow and spend and invigorate the economy ap photo mortgage foreclosure sale default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by jason mcgough and brandi mcgough husband and wife to mortgage electronic registration system inc acting solely as nominee for alethes llc dated april 8 2005 said mortgage recorded in the office of the judge of probate of walker county alabama in book 1950 page 133 said mortgage was subsequently sold assigned and transferred to wells fargo bank n.a under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage the undersigned wells fargo bank n.a will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the main entrance of the courthouse in the city of jasper walker county alabama on june 12 2012 during the legal hours of sale all of its right title and interest in and to the following described real estate situated in walker county alabama to-wit a parcel of land lying and being situated in the se 1/4 of se 1/4 of section 19 township 13 south range 7 west walker county alabama being more particularly described as follows commence at the southwest corner of the said se 1/4 of se 1/4 thence run south 88º 21 east along the south line of said se 1/4 of se 1/4 a distance of 30 feet to an iron pin and the point of beginning thence run north 00º 14 west a distance of 355.82 feet to an iron pin thence run south 82º 02 14 e a distance of 628.24 feet to an iron pin thence south 00º 15 east a distance of 286.70 feet to an iron pin on the south line of said se 1/4 of se 1/4 thence run north 88 degrees 24 minutes west along the south line of said se 1/4 of se 1/4 a distance of 622.24 feet to the point of beginning walker county minerals and usual mining rights excepted property street address 469 pine lane jasper al 35503-3729 provided for informational purposes only said property will be sold as is said property will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto no representation or warranty expressed or implied is made as to the title of said property said property is subject to any title deficiencies including but not limited to any outstanding ad valorem taxes including taxes which are a lien but not yet due and payable any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property any assessments liens encumbrances zoning ordinances restrictions covenants and matters of record superior to the mortgage first set out above the debt secured by said mortgage has been and is hereby declared due because of among other possible events of default failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the note and mortgage the debt remaining in default this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale as provided in said mortgage and by alabama law this sale is subject to postponement or cancellation wells fargo bank n.a mortgagee or transferee john j keeling esq attorney for mortgagee or transferee morris hardwick schneider llc 2718 20th street south suite 210 birmingham al 35209 http foreclosure.closingsource.net al-90000260-12 april 26 may 3 10 2012 federal reserve chairman ben bernanke is broadcast on a television screen on the trading floor of the new york stock exchange wednesday bernanke says further bond purchases by the fed remain very much on the table if the economy needs further support the yield on the 10-year treasury note edged higher and the dollar rose slightly against other currencies stock indexes didn t move much david jones chief economist at dmj advisors said he thinks the fed will keep another round of bond buying as an option through the rest of this year but with the economy slowly improving jones said the fed is unlikely to implement such a program this year critics have expressed concerns that the central bank has raised the risk of higher inflation with its campaign to push rates down as long as it has in a recent opinion piece in fortune magazine shelia bair former chairman of the federal deposit insurance corp argued that the central bank might be creating a bond market bubble similar to the inflation housing bubble the fed should declare victory and not intervene by making further purchases of bonds bair said asked about this criticism bernanke said it s a little premature to declare victory in the fed s drive to stimulate the economy and lower unemployment at the same time bernanke sought to show that he is mindful of the risks of high inflation he said the fed would shape its policy to keep inflation no higher than its target of 2 percent over the long term the fed s decision to keep its current easy credit stance washington in brief company aims to strike it rich by mining asteroids washington ap a group of hightech tycoons wants to mine nearby asteroids hoping to turn science fiction into real profits the mega-million dollar plan is to use commercially built robotic ships to squeeze rocket fuel and valuable minerals like platinum and gold out of the lifeless rocks that routinely whiz by earth one of the company founders predicts they could have their version of a space-based gas station up and running by 2020 the inaugural step to be achieved in the ap photo next 18 to 24 months would be launching the first in a series of private telescopes that would search for rich asteroid targets several scientists not involved in the project said they were simultaneously thrilled and skeptical calling the plan daring difficult and highly expensive they struggle to see how it could be cost-effective even with platinum and gold worth nearly $1,600 an ounce an upcoming nasa mission to return just 2 ounces of an asteroid to earth will cost about $1 billion u.s postal service releases 2 new civil war stamps washington the u.s postal service is releasing two new stamps paying tribute to the 150th anniversary of the civil war specifically the battle of new orleans and the battle of antietam the civil war 1862 stamps were released tuesday the stamps mark the first significant achievement of the u.s navy in the war during the battle of new orleans and the bloodiest day of the conflict at antietam the new orleans stamp is a reproduction of an 1862 color lithograph titled the splendid naval triumph on the mississippi april 24th 1862 the antietam stamp is a reproduction of an 1887 painting by thure de thulstrup postal service vice president dean granholm says the stamps help americans pause and remember a period of history that had a lasting effect on the nation may 1 2012 government says transgender people protected under law washington in a first-of-its-kind ruling the agency that enforces the nation s job discrimination laws has ruled that transgender people are protected from bias in the workplace the decision late last week from the equal employment opportunity commission said that a refusal to hire or otherwise discriminate on the basis of gender identity is by definition sex discrimination under federal law while some federal courts have reached the same conclusion in recent years employment law experts say the eeoc decision is groundbreaking because it sets a national standard of enforcement that offers employers clear guidance on the issue this decision is important because the eeoc is the agency with lead authority to interpret and enforce the nation s employment rights laws said jennifer pizer legal director of the ucla school of law s williams institute on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy the case involved a california woman who claimed she was denied a contractor job with the federal bureau of alcohol tobacco firearms and explosives after the contractor learned she had undergone a procedure to change her gender from a man to a woman u.s new-home sales off 7 percent in march washington sales of new homes fell in march by the largest amount in more than a year indicating that the u.s housing market remains under strain despite some modest signs of improvement the commerce department said tuesday that sales dropped 7.1 percent in march to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 328,000 units that followed a 7.3 percent increase in sales in february this figure was revised up from an initial estimate that february sales had fallen 1.6 percent the weakness in march could reflect that a warmerthan-normal winter caused sales that normally occur at the start of the spring sales season in march to occur in february instead the median sales price was $234,500 in march down 1 percent from the february price sales of new homes stand at just about half the roughly 700,000-a-year pace that analysts consider evidence of a healthy market ­ the associated press in celebration of law day may 1st the daily mountain eagle will reflect on our freedoms and inform the people about your firm and the services you offer in a special directory to be published tuesday may 1 2012 please call 221-2840 deadline is friday april 27th

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daily mountain eagle thursday april 26 2012 prep softball sports state baseball playoffs a11 parrish clinches area title by johnathan bentley eagle sports editor familiar foe for vikings no home run with smith for hogs in what has been one of the most tumultuous times in the history of the arkansas razorbacks football athletic director jeff long announced under the that former radar special teams coordinator by w brian hale john l smith would be handed the reins as the successor to the recently fired and disgraced bobby petrino on tuesday it all began with the bizarre motorcycle accident petrino was involved in that led to the discovery of the identity of petrino s passenger 25 year-old jessica dorrell who had been recently hired at petrino s urging from there details on dorrell and petrino s relationship came to light along with petrino s admission that he had lied on a number of incidents involving the accident and his past with the former razorback volleyball player ultimately leading to his firing concluding with smith s hiring so closes that dark chapter and now the razorback nation can happily get back to their dreams of triumphs over lsu and alabama a trip to the sec championship and their eventual shot at the bcs national championship right thank you lee corso for your famous catch phrase not so fast my friend it s true that arkansas new head coach has experience at being at the helm of a major college program smith has previous stops at idaho utah state louisville and michigan state compiling a 132-86 overall record as a head coach his louisville tenure from 1998 to 2002 saw him depart with a 41-21 record two conference usa championships when the cardinals were c-usa members and an impressive 11-2 mark in 2001 that would put louisville on pace for its prominent breakout under smith s successor bobby petrino at michigan state smith didn t fare too well going 2226 from 2003 to 2006 before the spartans decided not to renew his contract smith began with an 8-5 mark in `03 before things went downhill to the tune of 5-7 5-6 and 4-8 between his stint at michigan state and serving as special teams coordinator at arkansas from 2009 to 2011 smith played the broadcaster s role as many failed coaches do it may have been more suited for him given his affable nature two things popped into mind when looking at smith s track record at louisville and michigan state with the cardinals smith s teams were good at dominating the midmajor teams that conference usa had to offer during that period but had difficulty obtaining victories over elite competition it s doubtful that smith s record at louisville would have looked as good if the cardinals had made the transition to the big east during his tenure instead of petrino s where he would have contended with west virginia boston college see hogs a12 grayson culverson allowed three hits and struck out eight berry hitters over seven innings as parrish clinched the regular-season area title with an 82 road win wednesday with the victory parrish assured itself of hosting the area tournament next wednesday and thursday this is the first time parrish softball has ever hosted an area tournament parrish coach heath burns said we are thrilled and excited to have home-field advantage now we get to play in front of our home crowd this is good for the school and the community against berry parrish 41-5 built a 3-0 lead after three innings the lady tornadoes led 4-1 after the fourth savannah jones continued to dominate the base paths for parrish she went 1 for 1 with five stolen bases she now has 68 steals in 70 attempts this season kenzie lay was 2 for 4 with two stolen bases and two rbis paige dill finished 2 for 3 with an rbi jamie beth hocutt was 2 for 2 with a double and three rbis while shonda culverson mackenzie morgan and nina tucker added hits carbon hill 3 hubbertville 0 carbon hill s tessa ivey tossed a one-hit shutout as the lady bulldogs blanked hubbertville on wednesday carbon hill scored one run in the first inning and added two more in the third kelsy alexander was 2 for 3 with an rbi jessica hurst was 2 for 3 nikki alexander was 1 for 3 with two runs ivey was 1 for 4 and abby tittle scored a run carbon hill 20-19 plays at lynn beginning at 5:30 p.m today daily mountain eagle ­ johnathan bentley walker s eric vinson left talks with coach pat ware at third base during their home game against curry this season the vikings host a second-round series with southside-gadsden beginning friday walker faces southside in playoffs for 3rd straight year playoff matchup 2nd-round series southsidegadsden 21-14 at walker 22-12 game time 4:30 and 7 p.m friday at walker s valley park split in regular season during the regular season southside beat walker 12-1 at valley park while the vikings knocked off southside 6-3 on the road third straight season this year s second-round series marks the third year in a row the teams have met in the playoffs walker won a first-round series last season while southside swept the vikings in the quarterfinals in 2010 by johnathan bentley eagle sports editor walker brought out its bats in the opening round of the state playoffs the vikings need more of the same this weekend in their bestof-three secondround series against southside-gadsden the teams meet friday for a double-header beginning at 4:30 p.m at walker s valley park game 3 is set for 1 p.m saturday if necessary walker coach pat ware and southside s blake bone have been long-time friends since their playing days at uah ware said there are no surprises when the two meet on the diamond we played for the same coach in college bobby pierce who is now at troy university we both took a lot from him we know exactly what each other are trying to do every time we play them it s been pretty evenly matched walker scored 21 runs on 20 hits in an opening-round sweep of etowah the vikings got production from throughout the lineup and had hits from nine different players in the second game of the series shane donaldson provided the big blow in the opener hitting a grand slam in the first inning as walker built an insurmountable lead the vikings 22-12 also got great outings on the mound from both john michael knighton and dexter see walker a12 football devil dawgs earn spot in title game west jefferson to host bessemer on may 12 by w brian hale eagle sports writer union chapel seeks help with concession stand rachel davis daily mountain eagle the west jefferson devil dawgs officially secured a spot in the asfl championship game rallying from the season s first defeat to emerge victorious over the bessemer cobras 40-6 on saturday though the devil dawgs fell to the huntsville rockets 30-13 on april 14 saturday s win earned a series sweep over the cobras and more importantly helped earn west jefferson a championship berth the loss to the rockets hurt everybody on the team we knew we could play better than we did against them and we set out to prove that against the cobras our guys couldn t have responded any better devil dawgs owner/starting center daily mountain eagle ­ w brian hale marquis chapel 19 of the west jefferson devil dawgs gestures as d.j smith 7 looks on during a game recently the devil dawgs will play in the asfl championship game may 12 jesse reed said everyone was really keyed up to get on the field immediately and move on for us to come out and perform against bessemer who was 5-2 coming into the game says a great deal about how ready we were to return to our top form see dawgs a12 union chapel when union chapel started offering baseball softball t-ball and football programs eight years ago there wasn t much at the park three years later the small community park built a concession stand on the property to increase funding for the park through sales the concession stand began having structural problems almost immediately the concession stand was poorly built five years ago and is rotting from the ground up the restrooms are in poor condition and it can t be heated or cooled effectively it takes a great deal of patience by our parents and visitors when we host games said josh madison union chapel athletic association board member and park volunteer up to 150 kids ages 3 to 12 play ball at the park each year currently the park s only sources of income are registration fees donations fundraising and concession stand sales and those funds pay for everything from dirt and field see union chapel a12 sports on tv today nfl draft first round 7 p.m espn nfl mlb goodell saints case in final stages new york nfl commissioner roger goodell says the league is still doing interviews regarding player punishments that likely will be handed down for the saints pay-for-hits bounty system speaking to reporters at an nfl draft event on wednesday goodell said he doesn t expect to issue a decision this week but the league is in the final stages of working on discipline involving the players a league investigation found that from 2009-11 new orleans coaches and players put together a bounty system that paid out improper cash bonuses for hits aimed at knocking opposing players out of games royals snap 12-game losing streak cleveland now the kansas city royals want to start a streak they can be proud of a winning streak billy butler hit two of kansas city s four home runs to help the royals snap a 12-game losing streak by beating the cleveland indians 8-2 on wednesday night butler s two-run blast off ubaldo jimenez 2-1 put the royals ahead in the first inning eric hosmer s two-run homer in the fifth made it 4-0 the royals largest lead since april 8 when they beat the los angeles angels 7-3 mlb red sox at white sox 7 p.m wgn nba knicks at bobcats 7 p.m tnt spurs at warriors 9:30 p.m tnt nhl playoffs senators at rangers 6 p.m nbcsn devils at panthers 7:30 p.m nbcsn

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a12-daily mountain eagle jasper ala thurs april 26 2012 www.mountaineagle.com sports digest college football college football late joe paterno to be awarded austin texas joe paterno who coached penn state to 409 wins from 1966 to 2011 will be posthumously honored with the 2012 dick enberg award presented by the college sports information directors of america paterno was voted to receive the award in march 2011 but was unable to accept it in person he was planning to appear at this year s event in st louis before passing away in january after a brief battle with lung cancer his son jay will accept on behalf of the family paterno was fired last november in the wake of a sexual assault scandal allegedly involving a former assistant coach the award goes to those who are passionate and committed to academics and athletics past winners include tom osborne bill russell dean smith and pat summitt mlb arkansas focused on immediate future by kurt voigt ap sports writer yankees pineda out for season arlington texas new york yankees starter michael pineda will miss the entire season without pitching in a game because of a tear in the labrum of his right shoulder the yankees said the right-hander will have arthroscopic surgery tuesday in new york and be out for about a year it s a loss manager joe girardi said wednesday he was a guy that we were counting on this year we traded for him and unfortunately he s hurt new york acquired pineda from seattle in january giving up top catching prospect jesus montero to get the 23-year-old all-star pitcher pineda felt weakness in his shoulder during an extended spring training game saturday which came three weeks after he had problems in a spring training start the tear was discovered in a medical exam after that fayetteville ark arkansas athletic director jeff long s hiring of john l smith for the next 10 months provided an unconventional and perhaps temporary solution to a problem that came with coach bobby petrino s sudden and scandal-ridden exit smith s return after a five-month absence from the razorbacks also effectively signaled the program is all in for a season many expect to include a national championship run and the razorbacks couldn t be more relieved to have found petrino s replacement in the form of the well-liked and outgoing smith who served as an assistant at the school for the past three seasons i think it s going to go great arkansas running back knile davis said a lot of people look at it differently because they re on the outside looking in they don t necessarily know what s going on behind these doors i think it was a great decision and i m ready to run with it not matter what the result is but i think it s going to be a great result the hiring of the 63-year-old smith who had left to become head coach at his alma mater weber state in december allowed arkansas to keep together a group of assistant coaches the players had lobbied for with long it also allowed for the least amount of transition as possible in the post-petrino era long faced a difficult decision following petrino s firing april 10 after the former coach had admitted to an affair with a woman he later hired as his assistant the timing of the coaching search was one of long s biggest problems with many candidates already well into spring practice with their own teams long also had to balance the current players hopes for the upcoming season with the long-term interests of the program in the end long believed he found the right answer to all his concerns despite some rumblings among fans and pundits that he missed out on a home run hire by choosing smith anytime there is a hire there will be fans that question that hire i get that long said i get that s part of being a fan but the thing i ve been hearing they re excited they believe in this team they believe we have a special year in front of us i think coach smith will win them over time several candidates told long during the search that they would have interest following the season while long said he will consider smith and any other interested arkansas assistant after the season he also included a clause in smith s $875,000 contract that allows him to reassign smith to a non-coaching position at any time the clause would allow long to hire a new head coach before the end of smith s contract right now though long isn t looking quite that far ahead certainly there will be people searching us out and seeking us out as there was prior to my decision long said i ll be receptive to those i ll also be gathering information on my own union chapel maintenance to insurance utility bills and equipment it is vital to the success of the ballpark that we have a new concession stand in by spring 2013 our board would like a one-level block building with restrooms a few windows and a metal roof we have most of the roof material electrical and some plumbing that has been donated what we need are blocks concrete and labor madison said madison said that he is working on the getting the park classified as a 501c3 nonprofit but the paperwork is complex and the park also needs an accountant to donate their time to help the park through the process any errors in the paperwork will prolong the already cumbersome process and we need positive results so that we can apply for available grants madison said we need this story to reach a special person cpa that is willing to vol from a11 unteer a little of their time to help the kids and parents in this community union chapel will host a one-pitch softball tournament in may to raise funds for the project the park will also be selling half-chicken bbq plates for $8 saturday they are also selling 4x8 mesh signs for the fences if you are interested in promoting your business in the union chapel community see madison daniel headrick or darren smith for more details crawford to see dr andrews about elbow minneapolis boston red sox outfielder carl crawford is going to see dr james andrews for a second opinion on the left elbow that has plagued him since he reported to spring training red sox manager bobby valentine said on wednesday that crawford was in the process of scheduling a visit with andrews one of the best-known orthopedic surgeons in the business valentine called the visit a factfinding mission but didn t have many more details about it crawford had surgery in january on his left wrist and has not played in a game this season he has been feeling discomfort in his elbow as well and flew to boston earlier this week for an examination by team doctors valentine says he hasn t heard that surgery would be needed at this point nfl dawgs from a11 falcons acquire samuel from eagles atlanta asante samuel was willing to restructure his contract to play for the atlanta falcons i wanted to be a falcon so we made it work samuel said the falcons gave up only a seventh-round draft pick wednesday when they acquired the four-time pro bowl cornerback from the philadelphia eagles the falcons announced the trade after samuel agreed to restructure his contract to a three-year $18.5 million deal his contract with philadelphia called for him to earn $9.9 million in 2012 and $11.4 million in 2013 the falcons were 10-6 last season and 13-3 in 2010 but lost their first playoff game each season dora s brennen nash had an outstanding game grabbing two cobra interceptions to set the tone for the devil dawgs defensive play you could tell brennen was ready he was playing like a leader and we couldn t be more impressed with what he accomplished reed said west jefferson 7-1-1 will battle the bessemer wolf pack on saturday may 12 at west jefferson high school admission is $6 per person will children 12 and under admitted for free the devil dawgs and the wolfpack went to a 14-14 tie in the regular season meeting on march 17 reed said that hosting the championship game serves a season-long goal for the devil dawgs this is what we ve been fighting for all year long it was the first step in the ultimate accomplishment of winning the asfl title reed said sissy love your family happy 8 birthday th walker from a11 jenkins the duo gave up a total of four earned runs as walker picked up 9-2 and 11-5 victories knighton gave up five hits and struck out 10 in the opener on the day walker pitchers allowed just one walk knighton improved to 9-1 on the season he has allowed just four earned runs on the season in more than 50 innings of work southside 21-14 eliminated curry in the opening round beating the yellow jackets 10-3 and 8-1 the panthers got a combined 18 strikeouts in 13 innings of work from starters andrew fuhrman and alex pondick pondick struck out 11 curry batters in the second game they have two really good guys in fuhrman and pondick those two guys will be a tough matchup for us i hope that we can match them with our guys and hold them to a low-scoring game if it s a high-scoring game that s in their favor ware added walker vs southside has become an annual playoff event in recent years the two squads have met in the playoffs each of the last two seasons with walker winning in the first round last season and southside ousting the vikings in the quarterfinals in 2010 daily mountain eagle local digest golf tournament · first baptist church of jasper will sponsoring the in his grip golf tournament on saturday may 5 at horsecreek golf course in dora special guest will be former alabama and nfl great siran stacy for more information call 221-6444 or visit www.jaspersfbc.org/golf softball tournament ·a softball tournament will be held may 18-19 at the cordova high school baseball field the entry fee is $125 any bats except titanium ultras and seniors may be used eight home runs will be allowed registration is due by wednesday may 16 a home run derby starts at 5 p.m on may 18 the cost is $10 for 10 swings and the winner gets half the pot there will be prizes for first and second games will start at 6 p.m on may 18 for more information call ronnie boggs at 3005252 ·a mens one pitch softball tournament will be held on april 28 at 5 p.m in curry usssa rules benefitting the curry little league $100.00 entry and championship t shirts to the winner 3-5 low bid hr and debating a foul ball right now for more information contact tk 205-471-2671 usssa tournaments ·the sumiton park and recreation department and the oak grove softball park will host girls usssa invitational recreation league tournaments on april 2728 at oak grove park and may 11-12 at sumiton park for ages 10u and 12u girls there will be no team entry fees tournaments will play by usssa tournament rules and balls will be furnished by the host medals will be awarded for teams finishing 1st and 2nd and possibly more places depending on the number of entries both tournaments will be double elimination for more information call joanna at oak grove at 205-475-2150 and debbie at sumiton at 288-1405 special new subscribers only buy 3 months get 1 month free save $10.25 4 months of the daily mountain eagle for only 30.75 to subscribe contact the hogs virginia tech miami and south florida on a regular basis being the spartans head coach proved to be a stiff challenge as the teams that the cardinals had a tough time beating twice a year were the ones smith had to see each week and he showed he wasn t up to the challenge secondly in the all-too-important world of recruiting smith s classes never ranked higher than 31st the judgment if smith couldn t win at michigan state where successor mark dantoni would go 4422 and win big ten titles and could only go 41-21 in a mid-major laced conference usa how will he fare in the sec west not good in my opinion it s often said that the sec is radically similar to nfl in terms from a11 of talent and coaching and in that regard smith is not ready for the challenge by the comments of many razorback players it s obvious he has the players support but can he not only salvage the unraveling 2013 razorback recruiting class but out recruit saban chizik and miles based upon his history not likely with expectations at an all-time high in fayetteville arkansas fans have their sights set skyward this season unfortunately the disappointment felt by those fans with the fall and firing of petrino is most likely to continue on the field under smith w brian hale is the sports writer for the daily mountain eagle he can be reached at brian.hale@mountaineagle.com up sign now name address city zip directions to house mail to daily mountain eagle circulation dept at 221-2884 valuable coupon yes i want to become a subscriber to the daily mountain eagle i have enclosed for months 30 75 4 phone daily mountain eagle p.o box 1469 · jasper al 35502

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daily mountain eagle jasper ala thurs april 26 2012 www.mountaineagle.com­a13 dad who wants to be in kids loop must try harder dear abby modern dad in roswell ga feb 26 was put off that invitations to his young daughters dear are sent to his exabby wife s by abigail van buren home rather than to both his and the exwife s he assumes the sender is sexist and suggests the solution for children with two households is to be sent two invitations as a parent who invites children to my home or to a party i don t feel i should be responsible for their parents communication difficulty often i am not even aware that a child has two households the invitation simply goes home with the child to wherever he or she is that day personally i think modern dad is overly sensitive he needs to realize that no one is deliberately snubbing him or making assumptions about parental roles they are just inviting his kids to things for which he should be grateful did he share his address with the inviter does he make his preference clear to parents when meeting them i believe it s presumptuous to expect someone to send two invitations to the same child and i agree with you abby that dad needs to improve communication with his exwife so he no longer feels he is being prevented from being an active parent regular mom in tennessee dear regular mom a majority of readers agreed that more sharing of information between the girls mother and dad will solve his problem other parents comments dear abby friends acquaintances and professionals should not have to go out of their way to cover all the bases given the number of divorced remarried and otherwise situated families more than a single contact point becomes burdensome for those trying to complete business or issue simple invitations my guess is even though the girls stay with dad he doesn t have relationships with most of their friends parents unless he cultivates these connections with the mothers most likely it is improbable that he will be added to the contact list challenged too in severna park md dear abby i know from organizing school activities that often only one parent supplies an email address to the school and it s usually the mom if modern dad s ex-wife would cooperate by sending him a list of email addresses of those most likely to issue invites he could send out a polite message sharing his contact information with those other parents also if he reaches out to help arrange carpools or organize social outings which is usually a mom job he ll become an added member of the group non-sexist mom in illinois dear abby my son s school sends out a parent directory that includes both my and my ex-husband s email addresses i receive a lot of information including invitations by email and always see my ex s address included on everything as well not having to remind him about parties and school events has taken a huge load off my shoulders maybe dad can suggest his daughters school start a parental email list and make sure his information stays updated involved texas mama dear abby is written by abigail van buren also known as jeanne phillips and was founded by her mother pauline phillips write dear abby at www.dearabby.com or p.o box 69440 los angeles ca 90069 beetle bailey hi lois barney google snuffy smith that scrambled word game by david l hoyt and jeff knurek unscramble these four jumbles one letter to each square to form four ordinary words uspoy ©2012 tribune media services inc all rights reserved find us on facebook http www.facebook.com/jumble gitfh tacivy tclihg by tom batiuk chuck ayers by rick kirkman jerry scott by john rose now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer as suggested by the above cartoon yesterday s answers tomorrow elder shrink apiece jumbles grunt answer the ships left the port in a cruise line horoscopes celebrities born on this day channing tatum 32 kevin james 47 carol burnett 79 happy birthday put more emphasis on what you can accomplish complaining will not help you gain the confidence of those around you aries march 21-april 19 curb your response you don t want to come across as unpredictable or difficult to deal with emotions will be hard to control and it s important that you lead with charm grace and good intentions if you want others to respond favorably taurus april 20-may 20 do something nice for someone you love and you will get something nice in return sharing caring and participating will lead to a host of new opportunities and friendships gemini may 21-june 20 do something that will lift your spirits or build your confidence a personal change to your image or the way you do things will draw positive attention cancer june 21-july 22 you ll find it hard to keep the peace don t let someone s lack of tact pull you into an argument leo july 23-aug 22 make changes that enhance your position you can do things your way if you can prove you have a better strategy in place virgo aug 23-sept 22 you have the knowledge and expertise to turn any situation in your favor get busy making things happen instead of just thinking about it libra sept 23-oct by eugenia last 22 you ll have plenty to think about and discuss when it comes to personal or professional partnerships iron out any problems before you move forward or spend money that can add to your stress love is in the stars scorpio oct 23-nov 21 invest in a plan that allows you to use your skills and knowledge strategically networking will lead to an opportunity to expand something you are already interested in pursuing sagittarius nov 22dec 21 put more time and effort into your home family and most of all your love life it s important that you are on the same page when it comes to personal changes that can alter your lifestyle capricorn dec 22jan 19 you can learn from someone else s mistake an investment residential move or expansion of personal interests will play a positive role in your future plans aquarius jan 20feb 18 discuss your plans for the future and make lifestyle changes that are conducive to greater security and stabilization pisces feb 19-march 20 let experience help you make better personal choices avoid getting into a no-win situation that ends in a loss of friendship birthday baby you are sensitive proud creative and hardworking you are a humanitarian eugenia s websites eugenialast.com for confidential consultations eugenialast.com/blog for eugenia s blog and join eugenia on twitter/facebook/linkedin baby blues crankshaft ans by chance browne by mort walker by tom armstrong marvin by charles m schulz peanuts by dean young denis lebrun blondie by jim davis garfield

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a14-daily mountain eagle jasper ala thurs april 26 2012 www.mountaineagle.com if you have a question or comment write nascar this week c/o the gaston gazette p.o box 1538 gastonia nc 28053 or send an e-mail to mdutton@gastongazette.com you can also send your nascar questions to monte on facebook at facebook.com/monte-dutton and at twitter.com/montedutton please specify you are submitting them for the nascar this week page sprint cup richmond 400 7 p.m saturday race richmond 400 where richmond va international raceway 75 mi 400 laps/300 miles when saturday april 28 last year s winner kyle busch toyota qualifying record brian vickers chevy 129.983 mph may 14 2004 race record dale jarrett ford 109.047 mph sept 6 1997 last week one toyota driver denny hamlin tracked down another martin truex jr and led the final 31 laps of kansas speedway s stp 400 hamlin joined tony stewart as the second driver to win two of the season s first eight races sprint cup nationwide series virginia 529 college savings 250 7 p.m friday rn truck series nc education lottery 200 7:30 p.m may 18 it s hard to believe that in nascar s history cars carrying no 11 have won one more race 199 than cars carrying no 43 198 richard petty won 192 of his 200 cup races in no 43 the rest were in nos 41 and 42 at texas trevor bayne s ford brushed the wall at kansas clint bowyer s toyota spun at the head of pit road those were the closest things to crashes in two races and 701 laps not surprisingly given a combined five caution flags both races were the fastest ever run at the two tracks though many fans complained that the race was boring most drivers love the aging kansas speedway surface that is being replaced between now and the track s october sprint cup date in response to driver complaints kansas speedway president pat warren said the track was in danger of severe problems and that repairs were unavoidable he produced a three-by-five-inch chunk of pavement that he said had been dislodged from the surface during practice sessions for some reason the postrace groundbreaking for the resurfacing project involved u.s army tanks perhaps the chief purpose was for brad keselowski to get to ride around in one nearly a quarter of the way through the season chip ganassi s two chevy entries continue to struggle juan pablo montoya is 16th jamie mcmurray 19th considerable offseason changes haven t kicked in at least not yet race virginia 529 college savings 250 where richmond va international raceway 75 mi 250 laps/187.5 miles when friday april 27 last year s winner denny hamlin toyota qualifying record kyle busch chevy 129.348 mph may 14 2004 race record denny hamlin toyota 108.415 mph april 29 2011 last race reigning champion ricky stenhouse jr picked up his second victory of the season and took second place in the standings with a victory at texas motor speedway stenhouse s ford took the checkered flag ahead of the chevys of paul menard and kasey kahne nationwide race north carolina education lottery 200 where charlotte motor speedway concord n.c 1.5 mi 134 laps/201 miles when friday may 18 last year s winner kyle busch toyota qualifying record mike skinner toyota 183.051 mph may 19 2005 race record kyle busch chevy 124.845 mph may 19 2006 last week james buescher in a chevy passed brad keselowski s ram late in the kansas speedway event points leader timothy peters in a toyota managed to take second with keselowski third and nelson piquet jr in a chevy finished fourth camping world truck richmond data april 28 pit road sept 8 f in is h sta rt 1 tu rn tu n 2 tu 8º 8º/front 2º/backstretch distance 0.750-mile oval length of frontstretch 1,290 ft length of backstretch 860 ft miles/laps 300 mi 400 laps 14º banking in turns 1-4 denny hamlin sprint cup series no 11 fedex toyota versus truex jr waltrip martin truex jr vs michael waltrip oh it wasn t really a feud but truex and owner waltrip were at cross-purposes when describing truex s late decline in the stp 400 truex blamed his runner-up finish after dominating most of the kansas speedway race on a bad set of tires waltrip a tv commentator told the fox audience that the emerging sun changed track conditions and hurt truex s toyota nascar this week s monte dutton gives his take maybe waltrip concentrating on his tv duties wasn t fully informed maybe he was reluctant to criticize goodyear either way it was a tough loss for the improving team bristol boost with a mile nascar this week welcomes letters to the editor but please be aware that we have room for only a few each week we ll do our best to select the best but individual replies are impossible due to the bulk of mail received please do not send stamped and self-addressed envelopes with your letters which should be addressed to nascar this week the gaston gazette p.o box 1538 gastonia n.c 28053 questions can also be sent by email facebook and twitter see directions at the top of this page dear nascar this week i read what you had written as to why the attendance was low at bristol you want to know how to improve the attendance at bristol add another mile to it personally i don t care to watch the short-track races why because it puts a hardship on the drivers who are back in the field if you start way back in the pack you play well to get to the front short tracks aren t an equal opportunity per se i would rather watch races on the big tracks i know if my driver starts back in the pack he has a lot of chances to come to the front if he has a fast pit crew at bristol no matter how good your car is and how proficient your pit crew is if you start way back you ll have a better chance at winning the lottery than getting to the front to me short tracks and road courses are useless w langley mount holly n.c thanks for letting us know how you feel many fans love the short tracks though upward mobility isn t as hard as you think though it s not impossible kyle busch won at richmond last year after starting 20th 2012 points standings sprint cup series 1 greg biffle 2 martin truex jr 3 matt kenseth 4 dale earnhardt jr 5 denny hamlin 6 kevin harvick 7 jimmie johnson 8 tony stewart 9 carl edwards 10 ryan newman 11 clint bowyer 12 joey logano pts 312 15 17 21 23 25 37 47 61 63 85 91 247 -4 20 54 64 65 67 84 84 100 163 -4 11 14 23 26 34 39 43 48 john clark/nascar this week denny hamlin has taken over as the flagship car for gibbs racing with two cup wins this season hamlin won sunday after martin truex jr lost the lead with grubb denny hamlin has two cup wins already by monte dutton nascar this week denny gets it done nationwide series 1 elliott sadler 2 ricky stenhouse jr 3 austin dillon 4 sam hornish jr 5 michael annett 6 cole whitt 7 trevor bayne 8 tayler malsam justin allgaier 10 mike bliss camping world truck series 1 timothy peters 2 james buescher 3 justin lofton 4 ty dillon 5 nelson piquet jr 6 parker kligerman 7 ron hornday jr 8 john king 9 jason white 10 matt crafton kansas city kan for the longest time the only toyota team that has really mattered in nascar has been the one owned by joe gibbs thanks to denny hamlin in terms of actually reaching victory lane it s still the case hamlin won the stp 400 at kansas speedway in one of the gibbs toyotas the victory was hamlin s 19th one of michael waltrip racing s drivers martin truex jr is second in the sprint cup standings he dominated the race but had to settle for second jgr has 95 victories in its history 37 since casting its lot with toyota in 2008 mwr has two victories in terms of victories toyota s success still begins and ends with gibbs and in 2012 to date hamlin hamlin won at the expense of truex who otherwise dominated the race there were times during that race where i kept looking at the `56 truex and thinking that it was so superior to the field hamlin said we needed two kinds of changes and we got both of them hamlin explained that part of the change in the balance of power was due to adjustments by crew chief darian grubb and part was due to a change in weather conditions the sun came out near the end of a blustery kansas day and that s when hamlin s toyota surged and truex s faded according to truex though the chief problem he had was a set of tires not sunshine regardless hamlin became the second driver to win more than once in the season s first eight races he and the reigning champion tony stewart have each won twice you know at the end it s a no-lose situation for me because i m a fan of martin s truex jr i m a fan of michael waltrip racing and they ve really done some great things with that program hamlin said but my job is to win for my guys and really drive as hard as i can to get them those wins because they re so hard to come by now and you have to just do everything you can i knew he truex was driving his heart out as well as i was driving mine it was a good day for toyota because michael waltrip racing and joe gibbs racing have got a bond that s working better and better together obviously with the common engine package and everything so we re starting to see these toyotas start to make a run it s now ram ok there are no longer any dodges in the camping world truck series officially brad keselowski finished third at kansas in a ram chrysler group llc rebranded its truck as ram the decision actually took place in october 2009 according to a news release earlier this year creating a standalone identity for ram trucks allows the company to concentrate on the capability and durability demands of commercial and recreational truck buyers while giving the company the opportunity to define an all-new spirit and life for dodge cars minivans and suvs focused on performance and personality and amplifying the youthfulness of the dodge brand according to the release got that get 2 free with a new vehicle test drive at tickets talladega by monte dutton nascar this week dale earnhardt jr thinks he has what it takes to win johnson who s hot jimmie johnson hasn t won a race yet but he s finished 12th or better in seven straight races denny hamlin became the season s second two-time winner joining tony stewart who s not clint bowyer a kansas native has never won at the track in his home state engine trouble relegated him to 36th place jeff gordon fell to 18th in points after a 21st-place finish bowyer on sunday may 6 2012 kansas city kan it s ok it s understandable dale earnhardt jr doesn t have to be the straw that stirs the hendrick motorsports drink it would be great if he could deliver rick hendrick his suddenly longawaited 200th sprint cup victory but it isn t necessary earnhardt is still happy to be there i think that jimmie johnson and jeff gordon will always carry a certain role in the company that i will probably never achieve just due to their being here so long and having that trust built up with rick hendrick and all the employees and their accomplishments obviously he said i ve never felt that was a disadvantage to me i feel like i have everything they have and i have the resources and the same ability to make everything i can out of the team it pays off in an age in which a handful of teams provide power for most of the starting fields jeff gordon thinks hendrick s engine department is one of the keys behind the team s historic success while i think at times the approach has been questioned on how hendrick goes about things and building their own engines and chassis now you really start to see it pay off gordon said you have been seeing it pay off for probably the last 10 or 12 years if mark martin can do it it sabitoverlookedthatgreg biffle is 42 years old after working his way up biffle never made his first cup start until age 32 asked if he felt some urgency to win the championship this year biffle said i feel an urgency because i m ready to win it but that s really about it i feel great carlcannon corridor x at industrial blvd 384-5561 i feel better than i ever have with the way our team is and how competitive we are and how i m driving the car and how i feel personally i think anybody feels the urgency to want to win it and obviously someday i m not going to be doing this anymore takes all kinds the first of tony stewart s two kansas wins was won on fuel mileage which was uncommon no nonexistent during his early years stewart was once fond of saying he didn t know how to save fuel it was a battle between the driver and the crew chief stewart said the crew chief greg zipadelli is yelling at you every lap to save fuel but you re not slowing down enough and he knows it because he s looking at the stopwatch when you ve got guys behind you you know you don t want to give those spots up in case they happen to make it on fuel so i tried to save as much fuel as i could and still hold guys off we were able to take the chance because we had nothing to lose not being in the chase that year gave us that opportunity to take the chance and go ahead and run for it only 10 days `til the big boys race at what s in a number the illustrious drivers who have won cup races in cars carrying no 11 are cale yarborough 55 wins ned jarrett 49 darrell waltrip 43 denny hamlin 19 junior johnson 11 bill elliott 6 geoff bodine 4 terry labonte 4 bobby allison 3 buddy baker 2 a.j foyt 1 mario andretti 1 and parnelli jones 1 hurry limit 1 pair per household please offer good while john clark/nascar this week supply lasts with hendrick motorsports dale earnhardt jr says he knows what it takes to win will he end his winless streak soon with the right car and equipment n r 3 4 tu r

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2012 medical directory carol adams m.d jack w aland m.d dr alan b axelroth dr lorissa r autery dr alicia baldwin james r barton m.d sheldon j black m.d j ty blackwell m.d michael h brasfield m.d dr bridget s brunner john pegues m.d charles d cross ii m.d sonja d pettus m.d scott dixon m.d john w poynor m.d nancy j duggar m.d dr shelby p sanford dr john edwards e scott elledge m.d stephen favrot m.d jill barton gamotis d.m.d dr michael garcia john m gerwin m.d howard m goldberg m.d morton goldfarb m.d candice terry hagler m.d john g simmons m.d dr joelle hamilton brad hicks d.m.d steve d johnson m.d jonathan levine m.d bruce a morgan m.d alice h morgan m.d bruce a morgan m.d jerry v mosley m.d dr john s odle claude u osula m.d save this sect ion for future reference roy l sims m.d dr andrea sims l clark simpson m.d dr carol swindle dr eugene tai dr larry taylor daily mountain eagle thursday april 26 2012 supplement to the dr greg wilbanks david walters m.d.

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