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New lunchroom coming for HTMS teachers encouraged
Kermit Johnson Elementary to be ‘Student Supporters’
For The Tribune
file photo
Kermit Johnson Elementary School in Pinson
by Gary Lloyd
Editor
The Jefferson County
Board of Education last
week approved of a new
cafeteria being constructed
at Kermit Johnson Elementary School in Pinson.
Spokeswoman Nez Calhoun said the tentative budget for the project is more
than $1.5 million. She said
that when 34 classrooms
were added to the school a
few years ago, enrollment
swelled from about 400
students to nearly 800. She
said a new, standalone caf-
eteria is “a huge need.”
Construction will likely
start in late summer or early fall.
In September 2013, the
Jefferson County Board
of Education approved a
five-year capital plan, a
prioritized, 42-item list of
plans for capital projects to
potentially be funded between the 2014 fiscal year
and 2018 fiscal year. The
fifth item on the list was a
projected $2.3 million renovation for Kermit Johnson Elementary School.
The funding year would
be 2015, and the renovation would be for a new
cafeteria to accommodate
increased enrollment.
The existing cafeteria,
which is connected to the
gym, could be used for a
large meeting room, choral
room or health room.
The school’s vice president of the PTA, Christy
Rainwater, said earlier this
year that lunch usually begins at the school around
10 a.m. to accommodate
all the students.
The show will begin at
9:30 a.m. and last until
3:30 p.m.
Admission is $6 for
adults. Children ages 1 to
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Teachers at HewittTrussville Middle School
are encouraged to be
“Student Supporters” by
attending extracurricular
events such as band
concerts, choir concerts and
athletic events.
The program was initiated
several years ago under the
belief that students need to
see their teachers at these
events, and teachers need to
see students in areas other
than the classroom.
“It is a great way to
build relationships all the
way around with teachers,
Editor
The Greater Birmingham
Doll/Bear Show is scheduled for Saturday, March
29 at the Trussville Civic
Center.
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Back row from left are Victoria Milton, Alicia Williamson,
Bartley Brown, Lauren Dean, Darrell Stovall, Erin McGuyer,
Mandi McIntosh and Donnie Slaten. Front row from left
are Robin Ormond, Amanda Hayes, Melanie Peck,
Courtney Waldrop and Miriam Vinson.
students and parents,” said
Principal Lisa Berry.
Once teachers attend
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five extracurricular events,
they receive a “Student
Supporter” T-shirt.
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$1.9 million recovered for Alabama consumers
in E-book price-fixing settlement
by Gary Lloyd
Editor
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange on
Tuesday announced that
Alabama consumers will
receive $1.956 million as
part of a national settlement regarding price-fixing of electronic books,
known as E-books.
Many of the payments
will be electronically
transmitted this week back
to the accounts through
which consumers made
the purchases, and in cases where this is undetermined, paper checks will
be mailed.
This agreement settles
claims brought by Strange
and 32 other attorneys
general in 2012 against
five of the nation’s six
largest E-book publishers:
Hachette Book Group Inc.,
HarperCollins Publishers
LLC, Simon and Schuster
Inc., Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC doing business as
MacMillan, and Penguin
Group (USA) Inc. A trial
is expected this summer
to determine damages due
to consumers from Apple
Inc., which declined to
settle claims against it.
“I am pleased that we
have been able to recover
nearly $2 million due to
Alabamians, and that the
entirety of this settlement
is being used to compen-
sate consumers for their
damages,” Strange said.
The amount of individual refunds will be based
on the number of eligible
E-books purchased during
the claims period of April
1, 2010 to May 21, 2012.
Consumers should look
for upcoming email communications from their Ebook retailer or from the
lawsuit settlement administrator. More information
is available on the settlement website, www.ebookagsettlements.com.
In addition to Alabama,
others joining the settlement include: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado,
Connecticut, Washington,
D.C., Delaware, Idaho, Il-
searched about famous
Americans. The high
schoolers helped compose speeches about them.
The first group of students helped put together
the first draft. During the
next period, they worked
to edit the speeches. After lunch, high school
students helped secondgraders revise and begin
to memorize their speeches. Finally, the big kids
typed the speeches so that
the second-graders could
leave with a document,
ready to be memorized.
The speeches are part
of Paine Primary School’s
upcoming famous Americans Living Museum.
“Both the high school
students and the primary
ones glean so much from
working together,” Swann
said in an email.
Cardwell said in an
email that she loved hosting the second-graders for
“this worthy project.”
“I think it benefits both
grade levels,” she said.
Paine classes collaborate with
Hewitt-Trussville High School
by Gary Lloyd
Editor
Two second grade classes at Paine Primary School
collaborated with two
Hewitt-Trussville
High
School English classes last
week to form speeches.
Students in Shayna
Swann’s and Cynthia
Weyerman’s second grade
classes visited Jennifer
Cardwell’s and Simona
Herring’s English classes
at Hewitt-Trussville High
School last week.
Prior to the trip, the
second grade classes re-
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linois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan,
Missouri, Nebraska, New
Mexico, New York, North
Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia and Wisconsin.
photo courtesy of the Office of the Attorney General
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Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange
27 participate in Pinson
Elementary science fair
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Some of the participants
For The Tribune
Twenty-seven Pinson Elementary School secondgraders recently participated in a school science fair.
The judges were science
teachers from Rudd Middle School and Pinson Valley High School.
First-place winners were
Julia Pendarvis, Leah
Graves, Constance Ornelas, Aaron Simmons, Nicole Odom, Ka’Lise Benson and Nia Ervin.
Second-place finishers
were Isabella Clark, Rodrigo Cisneros and Lillian Roberts. Third-place
finishers were Molly Muir
and Anna Grace Butler.
Honorable mention finishers were Jackson Bran-
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Jaleah Crum. Other participants were Oliver Raymando, Malachi Griggs,
Daniella Vega, Ivon Granados, Joana Garcia, Ryleigh
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‘Hand in Paw’ coming to Clay Elementary
For The Tribune
Beginning Wednesday, April 2, volunteers from the “Hand in Paw” organization will be coming to Clay Elementary
School each week on Wednesdays and
Thursdays at 9 a.m.
The program incorporates visiting animals -- small dogs in the school’s case
-- into situations with students who will
benefit from interaction with the animals by reading to them.
The program, called “Sit and Read,”
aims to improve reading fluency and
confidence. It could also be used as a
motivating factor and reward for students who make good choices at school
every day.
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“We are every excited about this
opportunity,” said Kathy Norris, the
school’s instructional coach.
For more information, visit www.
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Childhood obesity in Alabama an epidemic
T
his is a subject I
wanted to touch on
after reading this
week that Alabama is second in the nation in obesity. Many factors contribute
to this growing problem.
Our southern cuisine in
Alabama is great, but unfortunately lends to problems due to the fat content.
I would argue that another
major problem is processed food, fast food, and
of course, reduced physical activity in our children.
Childhood obesity is
a serious medical condition that affects children
and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well
above the normal weight
for his or her age and
height. Childhood obesity
is particularly troubling
because the extra pounds
often start children on the
path to health problems
that were once confined
to adults, such as diabetes,
high blood pressure and
high cholesterol. Childhood obesity can also lead
to poor self-esteem and
depression.
One of the best strate-
gies to reduce childhood
obesity is to improve the
diet and exercise habits of
your entire family. Treating and preventing childhood obesity helps protect
the health of your child
now and in the future.
Not all children carrying extra pounds are overweight or obese. Some
children have larger than
average body frames.
Children normally carry
different amounts of body
fat at the various stages of
development. You might
not know just by looking
at your child if his or her
weight is a health concern.
Your child’s doctor
can help you figure out if
your child’s weight could
pose health problems. To
do this, your child’s doctor will calculate your
child’s body mass index.
The BMI indicates if your
child is overweight for his
or her age and height.
Using a growth chart,
your doctor determines
your child’s percentile,
meaning how your child
compares with other children of the same sex and
Dr. Zack Steele, O.D.
age. So, for example, you
might be told that your
child is in the 80th percentile. This means that compared with other children
of the same sex and age,
80 percent have a lower
BMI.
If you’re worried that
your child is putting on too
much weight, talk to his or
her doctor or health care
provider. He or she will
consider your child’s individual history of growth
and development, your
family’s weight-for-height
history and where your
child lands on the growth
charts. This can help determine if your child’s weight
is in an unhealthy range.
Although there are some
genetic and hormonal
causes of childhood obesity, most of the time it’s
caused by kids eating too
much and exercising too
little.
Far less common than
lifestyle issues are genetic diseases and hormonal disorders that can
make a child more likely
to be obese. These diseases, such as Prader-Willi
syndrome and Cushing’s
syndrome, affect a small
number of children. Most
of the time, eating and exercise habits play a larger
role.
Many factors -- usually
working in combination -increase your child’s risk
of becoming overweight:
• Diet. Regularly eating
high-calorie foods, such
as fast foods, baked
goods and vending machine snacks, can easily
cause your child to gain
weight. Loading up on
soft drinks, candy and
desserts also can cause
weight gain. Foods and
beverages like these are
high in sugar, fat and
calories.
• Lack of exercise. Chil-
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dren who don’t exercise
much are more likely
to gain weight because
they don’t burn calories
through physical activity. Inactive leisure activities, such as watching TV or playing video
games, contribute to the
problem.
• Family history. If your
child comes from a
family of overweight
people, he or she may
be more likely to put on
excess weight, especially in an environment in
which high-calorie food
is always available, and
physical activity isn’t
encouraged.
• Psychological factors.
Some children overeat
to cope with problems
or to deal with emotions,
such as stress, or to fight
boredom. Their parents
may have similar tendencies.
• Family factors. If many
of the groceries you buy
are convenience foods,
such as cookies, chips
and other high-calorie
items, this can contribute
to your child’s weight
gain. If you can control
your child’s access to
high-calorie foods, you
may be able to help your
child lose weight.
• Socioeconomic factors.
Children from low-income backgrounds are
at greater risk of becoming obese. It takes time
and resources to make
healthy eating and exercise a family priority.
Childhood obesity can
have complications for
the physical, social and
emotional well-being of
your child. I am struck by
the numbers of children
that are sent over for eye
exams by pediatricians
due to Type II diabetes
and high blood pressure,
which was unheard of 30
years ago. It’s pretty easy
to say that we have an epidemic on our hands.
Dr. Zack Steele is a
2003 graduate of the UAB
School of Optometry. His
practice, Trussville Vision Care, is located on
Chalkville Mountain Road
in downtown Trussville.
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Alarm makes presence known by sounding
off in parking deck
I
’ve been having issues
with my car lately. And
no, I’m not referring to
mechanical breakdowns
or flat tires. I’m talking
about things like leaving
the car running in parking
lots and spilling an entire
mega-jumbo cup of sweet
tea on the front seat then
two days later turning over
a huge container of potting
soil in the trunk.
My most recent issue
occurred when I set off
the car’s burglar alarm in
the downtown deck where
I park during my threea-week workdays. Now
mind you, I had no idea
there was an alarm on my
car until I set it off. So I
guess it’s to my credit that
I’ve owned this car nearly
three years and until last
week never tripped the
alarm.
I’ve had only one other
car with a burglar alarm,
and it dealt me fits. It
would go off at the most
inopportune times with
little provocation, and I
hated the doggone thing.
I swore I’d never have another car with an alarm,
and had I known my current car had one before I
bought it, I would have
made disconnecting it a
condition of the sale.
But this alarm, I have to
say, has been no trouble at
all, especially since I was
so blissfully unaware of its
existence until last week.
And I had a very good
reason for setting it off: I
thought the headlights had
gone haywire.
It was raining that day,
so I’d turned the headlights on as I left the house.
When I pulled into a place
in the parking deck, I naturally flipped the switch to
turn the lights off. Then I
got out of the car, hit the
lock button and slammed
the door shut behind me.
But as I was walking
away, I noticed that the
headlights I’d just made a
conscious effort to turn off
were shining brightly on
a concrete post in front of
the car.
I turned back to investigate, and without thinking,
pulled on the locked door
handle and inadvertently
set off the alarm. Yes, the
alarm I didn’t know existed, and thus had no clue
how to disarm.
June Mathews
Somewhere in the
Middle...
So I did what I figured
might help: I clicked the
panic button on my key
fob. Unfortunately that
only made the problem
worse. Double horn honks
began sounding off between triple alarm honks,
and in the semi-closed
concrete quarters, the
noise was deafening.
Sticking the key in the
lock didn’t help, either, so
I finally opened the door,
sat down in the car seat,
fumbled around for what
seemed an eternity and finally managed to stop the
racket.
Unnerved as all get-out,
I carefully re-exited the car
and gingerly backed away,
lest I unwittingly awaken
the alarm gremlin again.
By that time, several people had gathered to watch
the show (notably, none
were trying to help), so all
I could do was laugh and
say, “Just wanted to make
sure everybody’s awake!”
and head for the elevator.
But dang if the lights
weren’t still shining on
that concrete post. Mystified, I rounded the front
of the car to look the offending beams in the eye,
only to discover it was the
headlights of the vehicle
next to mine that shone
so brightly. My headlights
had been off the whole
time.
So now I know there’s
a burglar alarm on my car
and that it works just fine.
But I probably should read
the owner’s manual to figure out exactly how the
thing works so I won’t set
it off again. And maybe
I’ll take a look at how to
turn it off, too. You know,
just in case that information might come in handy
some day. It obviously
would have last week.
Email June Mathews at
[email protected].
Why is there pain, suffering in the world?
I
f you could ask God
one question and
you knew He would
give you an answer, what
would you ask?
Pollster George Barna
surveyed a cross section
of adults, asking that question. The No. 1 response
was “I’d ask God why is
there pain and suffering in
the world?”
Before we can hear an
answer to that question,
we need to understand
what God’s word teaches
about pain and suffering.
In spite of today’s popular “feel good” preaching, the Bible teaches that
bad things happen to good
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If our devotion to Christ
made us exempt from suffering and pain to avoid
getting hurt, our motivation and obedience would
be totally selfish. We’d
try to be Christians simply to avoid getting hurt.
Wouldn’t the churches be
full then!
Nothing bad will happen in our lives without
God’s permission. Nothing can touch us that God
doesn’t allow (read Job).
Suffering does not mean
that God is upset with us,
or punishing us. It may be
the result of Satan attacking us, or just the inevitable consequence of living
in a fallen world in which
everyone hurts.
God is very aware of our
pain and suffering. While
He does not promise to
den that we cannot bear
(1 Cor. 10:13), and that
He will never leave us or
forsake us (Joshua. 1:5).
When we think about it,
that’s enough, isn’t it?
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Community Center events
GCW Wrestling is the first Saturday
each month at 7 p.m. at the Palmerdale
Homesteads Community Center. The Mark
Taylor Band performs the third Saturday
each month, clogging and line dancing, 6
p.m. to 10 p.m.
Cahawba Art Association
meetings
The Cahawba Art Association meets
monthly on the second Monday at 6:30
p.m. at the Trussville Public Library.
Georgiana Davis Masonic Lodge
meetings
Georgiana Davis Masonic Lodge No.
338 in Trussville meetings are at 7:30 p.m.
on the second and fourth Monday each
month. Practice nights are on the first and
third Monday. Family nights are on the
fifth Monday of the month. The lodge is at
190 Beechnut St. in Trussville. For more
information, call Bryan Stover at 205706-5220.
YMCA Diabetes Prevention
Program March 27
The Trussville YMCA Diabetes
Prevention Program begins March 27
from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The program
is a weight loss program designed for
adults at high risk of developing Type 2
diabetes. For more information, contact
Debby LaCruz at 205-801-7224.
Alabama Crusaders home games
at Pinson Valley HS
The Alabama Crusaders semipro football
team will play its home games this season
at Pinson Valley High School. The team
hosts the Atlanta Dawgs on March 29, the
Georgia Nation on April 5 and the Makos
on April 26. Admission to the games is
$10 for adults and $5 for children under
the age of 12.
Clay library presents Princess
and Superhero Party
The Clay Public Library is throwing a
party on Thursday, March 27 at 10 a.m.,
and children are invited to dress up and
enjoy games, snacks, crafts and more.
This free spring break event is geared
toward toddlers through second-graders,
but all ages are welcome. Registration is
requested. Email [email protected] or
call 205-680-3812 to register.
Doll, bear show in Trussville
March 29
The Greater Birmingham Doll/Bear
Show is scheduled for March 29 from 9:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Trussville Civic
Center. Admission is $6 for adults and
children ages 1 to 12 get in free. There will
be dolls and bears, artist dolls, reborns,
accessories, furniture, Barbie dolls and
more. For more information and a coupon,
visit www.KnightShows.com.
Deerfoot church yard sale March
29
Deerfoot Community Bible Church
will have a church yard sale on Saturday,
March 29 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the
church building. Clothes, housewares,
tools, sausage biscuits, snacks, furniture,
electronics and all manner of curiosities
will be available. Funds raised will be
used for Missions.
6th Congressional District
candidate debate March 31
A debate of Republican candidates for
the Sixth Congressional District will be
Monday, March 31 at Samford University
at 7:30 p.m.. The free event will be
televised on NBC 13. Running for the
seat are Chad Mathis, Paul DeMarco, Will
Brooke, Gary Palmer, Tom Vigneulle,
Robert Shattuck and Scott Beason.
Families and Finance program in
Trussville April 1
Dr. Stephanie Yates will present a
Families and Finance program April 1
from 11 a.m. to noon at the Trussville
Public Library. The free program focuses
on how to pay for children’s college
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education while saving for retirement.
Rock N Roll Easter at Taylor
Memorial
A Rock N Roll Easter will be April 5
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Taylor Memorial
United Methodist Church at 2501 Sweeny
Hollow Road. The event is for K-5
children and features crafts, games and
more. Registration begins at 12:45 p.m.
April 5.
Sarcoidosis Health Initiative
meeting April 2
fundraiser begins April 1. A Fun Run for
students will be Friday, April 11. For more
information, visit http://www.funrun.com.
Cahaba River Boil in Trussville
April 12
The Cahaba River Crawfish & Shrimp
Boil in Trussville is scheduled for April 12.
Admission is free to the event at Trussville
Springs, which will begin at 4 p.m. and
last until 9:30 p.m. For more information,
find @cahabariverboil on Twitter.
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The Sarcoidosis Outreach and Support Trussville history
Group will host the Sarcoidosis Health
Initiative meeting April 2 at 1 p.m. at the
Gadsden Public Library. The guest speaker
will be Dr. Joseph Barney, the director of
the UAB Multidisciplinary Sarcoidosis
Clinic and UAB Sarcoidosis Research
Lab. The event is free to the public. For
more information, call Alice Minyard at
256-442-0463. There will be a Sarcoidosis
Hope Walk on April 12 at the Vivan Lee
Maddox Sports Complex. For more
information, visit sarcoidosisoutreachsos.
com.
Saving and Investing program in
Trussville April 3
Dr. Andreas Rauterkus will present a
Saving and Investing program April 3
from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Trussville
Public Library. The free program focuses
on understanding financial markets, and
evaluating different saving and investing
options.
The Trussville Tribune editor Gary
Lloyd will sign copies of his new book,
“Trussville, Alabama: A Brief History” on
April 16 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Alabama
Booksmith in Homewood. The store is
located at 2626 19th Place South. He will
have a signing April 27 at the Trussville
Civic Center from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and
one May 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Trussville Public Library. The book was
published through The History Press.
Trussville school board retreat
April 21
The Trussville City Board of Education
will participate in a board retreat on
Monday, April 21. The board retreat will
begin at noon and end at approximately
4:30 p.m. The board will take a short break
and move into a work session followed by
a board meeting at 6 p.m. All meetings will
be held in the board room of the Central
Office.
House District 44 political forum
Trussville BNI visitor event April
A political forum has been scheduled 26
for April 3 for the three candidates for the
House of Representatives District 44 seat.
The 7 p.m. political forum will be at the
Trussville Civic Center. The candidates
are Johnny Amari, Joe Freeman and
Danny Garrett, all from Trussville.
Parent workshop at Palmerdale
UMC April 4
BNI, an international networking
organization specializing in business
referrals among members, is holding a
visitors’ day for its Trussville chapter
April 26 at 7 a.m. at the Trussville Civic
Center. Area Director Jeff Wilson will be
speaking. Anyone interested in attending
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the meeting is welcome. Call George
Barnett for reservations at 205-856-1720.
For more information about BNI, visit
www.BNIAlabama.com.
Trussville Beautification contest
open for nominations until April
30
Beginning in April, the Trussville
Beautification Board will accept ballots
for its annual Trussville Beautification
contest. Yards will be judged in May, and
the awards will be presented at Trussville
City Fest on May 3. The categories include
best landscape design, best turf, best use
of color, best homeowner maintained,
best professionally maintained and best
business. There will be first place and honor
roll winners. Ballots will be available at
the Trussville Public Library, Trussville
City Hall and the Trussville Area Chamber
of Commerce. For more information, call
Trussville Beautification Board President
Nina Orr at 205-746-8606.
‘Our Town’ at ACTA Theater
April 25-27, May 1-4
ACTA Theater in Trussville will present
the play “Our Town” on April 25-27 and
May 1-4 (no show May 3). The three-act
play by American playwright Thornton
Wilder will show at 7 p.m. on weeknights
and Saturday, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. For
more information or to make reservations,
call 205-655-3902.
‘Ride for Kids in Crisis’ May 24
The first annual “Ride for Kids in Crisis”
will be May 24 beginning at Palmerdale
United Methodist Church. Registration
that day will be from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Bikes leave at 10:15 a.m. Registration is
$25 per bike and $10 per passenger. For
more information or to RSVP, contact
Cindy Wynn at 205-837-5331.
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them to [email protected].
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workshop
on
“Understanding the Teenage Brain”
featuring Mark Oestreicher will be
April 4 at 7 p.m. at Palmerdale United
Methodist Church. The church is located
at 7776 Alabama Highway 75. For more
information, call 285-7594 or visit www.
PalmerdaleUMC.com.
Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt in
Trussville April 5
A free flashlight Easter egg hunt will be
April 5 at the Trussville Youth Football
Field in the Trussville Sports Complex
at 6:30 p.m. The hunt is for children ages
2 through 8. There will be 5,000 candyand toy-filled eggs, face painting, a fire
truck, a fire dog, cotton candy and a space
bounce. Children should bring flashlights
and baskets.
Mathews, Bearden book signing
April 6
June Mathews and Sandra Bearden will
sign copies of Trussville’s installment in
Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America
series on Sunday, April 6 from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. at the Trussville Public Library.
Managing and Eliminating Debt
program in Trussville April 8
John Kottmeyer will present a Managing
and Eliminating Debt program April 8
from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Trussville
Public Library. The free program focuses
on various types of debt, pros and cons
of each, risks and true cost of debt, and
pitfalls to avoid.
Health fair in Trussville April 8
Trinity Medical Center and the Trussville
YMCA will host a free community health
fair on Tuesday, April 8 at the Trussville
YMCA from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Screenings will include
blood pressure checks, body mass index,
bone density, sun damage and cholesterol/
blood sugar. For more information, call
205-655-2224.
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March 26 - April 1, 2014 | The Trussville Tribune
Clay-Chalkville hoops coach resigns Trussville
dominates
local baseball
tournaments
During the 2012-2013
season, the Cougars posted
a 24-7 record and reached
the Class 6A Northeast
Regional semifinals at
Jacksonville State, its
third trip to the regional
tournament in school history. The Cougars lost to
eventual state champion
Mountain Brook 47-44.
Clay-Chalkville lost 6140 to Woodlawn in 2000
and fell 77-48 to Parker in
2001 at the regional tournament.
In Foy’s first season
in
2011-2012,
ClayChalkville went 20-10.
Prior to Foy’s arrival,
Clay-Chalkville’s
last
winning season was the
2001-2002 season, according to the Alabama
High School Historical
Society.
by Gary Lloyd
Editor
Clay-Chalkville
varsity boys basketball coach
Daniel Foy resigned from
his position last Thursday.
Foy totaled a 66-27 record in his three seasons
as the Cougars coach. Foy
said he has grown as a
teacher and coach at ClayChalkville.
“I really enjoyed my
time here,” Foy said.
Last
season,
ClayChalkville posted a 2210 record, falling 65-48
at Lee-Huntsville in the
sub-regional round of the
Class 6A state playoffs.
Principal Michael Lee
said Foy has done a lot of
good at Clay-Chalkville
and he wishes him the best
going forward. Lee said
the school will advertise
the “appealing job” and
try to find the “best coach
available.”
file photo by Ron Burkett
Daniel Foy resigned as Clay-Chalkville’s varsity boys
basketball coach last Thursday.
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For The Tribune
This year has proven to be successful for the Trussville
Baseball Association.
The season started with the fifth annual First Swing
Tournament hosted by the Trussville Baseball Association. Trussville teams took the championship in every age
classification. In March, Trussville sent teams to Moody
and Leeds for their annual preseason tournaments. In
Leeds the 8U Giants and the 10U Tigers won championships. TBA’s showing in Moody was even more impressive. On “Championship Monday” 10 of 12 teams still
playing were part of the Trussville Baseball Association.
When all games were complete Trussville took home the
following hardware:
• 6U champion -- Yankees
• 6U champion -- Athletics
• 6U runner-up -- Indians
• 8U champion -- Red Sox
• 8U runner-up -- Rockies
• 10U champion -- Dodgers
• 10U runner-up -- Yankees
• 12U champion -- Cardinals
Calvert named Underclassman All-American
by Gary Lloyd
Editor
Perfect Game USA has
released its 2014 Preseason
Underclassmen All-American list, and an area player
is on the list.
Clay-Chalkville junior
pitcher Matthew Calvert
is listed as a “high” honor-
able mention player. A total of 18 Birmingham-area
baseball players were on
the “high” honorable mention and honorable mention lists.
Calvert pitched his way
to a 9-1 record as a sophomore last season.
Perfect Game USA is a
baseball scouting service
that has been around since
1993.
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Area play becomes big for local teams
by Gary Lloyd
Editor
Area play in spring
sports becomes big for local teams this time of year.
The Hewitt-Trussville
baseball team is seeking its
second straight Class 6A,
Area 12 title. The Huskies
are 4-0 in the area and play
at area foe Gardendale on
April 1 at 7 p.m. HewittTrussville hosts Gardendale on April 4 at 4:30 p.m.
Clay-Chalkville is in a
battle for the Class 6A,
Area 13 crown. The Cougars are 1-2 in the area,
with one win over Oxford
and two losses at Oxford.
Clay-Chalkville plays at
Pell City on April 1 and
hosts the Panthers for a
doubleheader April 3 at
4:30 p.m. Three games
against Gadsden City on
April 8 and April 10 also
loom large.
In Class 5A, Area 11,
Pinson Valley is 2-0 with
victories over Center
Point. The Indians travel
to Springville on April 1
and host the Tigers in a
doubleheader April 3 at
4:30 p.m. Pinson Valley
plays at Moody on April
8 and hosts Moody for a
doubleheader April 10 at
4:30 p.m.
The Hewitt-Trussville
softball team is 20-6 overall and 5-0 in Class 6A,
Area 12. A win over Gardendale on April 1 at 5
p.m. will lock up the area
championship for the Lady
Huskies.
The
Clay-Chalkville
softball team is 0-4 in Class
6A, Area 13. The Lady
Cougars play at Oxford on
April 3 and host Gadsden
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City on April 10.
Pinson Valley’s softball
team is 3-0 in Class 5A,
Area 11 with wins over
Moody, Springville and
Center Point. The Lady Indians travel to Springville
on April 1, host Center
Point on April 8 and travel
to Moody on April 10.
The Hewitt-Trussville
boys soccer team is 9-6
overall, including a 3-2 win
over top-ranked Vestavia
Hills, and plays April 1-5
in the Metro Tournament.
The Hewitt-Trussville girls
soccer team is 7-2-2 overall and plays April 1-5 in
the Metro Tournament.
The
Clay-Chalkville
boys soccer team is 7-4
overall and plays April 1-5
in the Metro Tournament.
file photo by Ron Burkett
Hewitt-Trussville soccer play Lacy LeMaster looks for an opening in a game at ClayChalkville earlier this season.
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All area baseball teams in new rankings
No. 9, up from No. 10 the week
prior. The top eight teams in Class
5A, in order, were Spanish Fort,
Southside-Gadsden, Cullman, St.
Paul’s, Etowah, Hartselle, Briarwood Christian and Pleasant
Grove. Homewood was No. 10.
The Hewitt-Trussville softball
team remained No. 10 in Class
6A in last week’s rankings.
The rankings are released each
Thursday. To see this week’s
rankings, visit www.trussvilletribune.com.
by Gary Lloyd
Editor
All three area baseball teams
are ranked in last week’s Alabama Sports Writers Association
poll, released last Thursday.
Hewitt-Trussville was up to No.
7 in Class 6A from No. 8 the week
before, while Clay-Chalkville
entered the rankings for the first
time at No. 10. The top six teams,
in order, were Sparkman, Thompson, Huntsville, Hoover, Opelika
and Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa. Defending state champion Pelham
was No. 8 and Buckhorn is No. 9.
In Class 5A, Pinson Valley was
file photo by Ron Burkett
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Trussville Giants win Hewitt baseball playing in
Tennessee tournament
Leeds tournament
by Gary Lloyd
For The Tribune
Editor
The Trussville 8U Giants won the Leeds Area
Tournament on Saturday,
March 15 in Leeds.
Team members from
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Coaches from left are
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Frankie Edward.
Most high school students over spring break
head south to Florida.
The Hewitt-Trussville
varsity baseball team
headed north to Tennessee.
The
seventh-ranked
Huskies (18-5) are playing
this week and weekend in
The Trussville 8U Giants
8U Nationals claim
tournament title
by Gary Lloyd
Editor
Four area wrestlers are
competing this week at
the NHSCA High School
Wrestling Championships
in Virginia Beach, Va.
From Hewitt-Trussville
is freshman Heath Williamson, who will wrestle
in the 113-pound division.
From Clay-Chalkville
are senior Nick Weldon
For The Tribune
by Gary Lloyd
Editor
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