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VOLUME 159
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 23, 2015
NUMBER 21
50 CENTS
Unbelievable!
Temp to approach 80
on Christmas
Chambers County Superintendent Mike Meadows, Commission Chair Joe Blanks,
and Assistant County Engineer Daniel Lundy inspect the 3 day project of turning CR 139
back to gravel.
Abanda asphalt road
changed back to gravel
On December 7th,
2015, multiple pieces of
large equipment ascended
on CR 139 in Abanda, AL.
Instead of paving the aged
and deteriorated road, the
equipment was there to return the road back to gravel.
CR 139 is located off
of Alabama 77 in the northwest corner of Chambers
County in the Abanda community. County Engineer
Josh Harvill noted that the
paved portion had only one
residence and a very low
traffic volume compared to
other paved roads within
the County. Based on a recent presentation by County
Engineer Harvill, Chambers County has approximately 139 miles of roads
that are in need of significant improvements or reconstruction.
Engineer
Harvill estimated that it
would take about $17 Million to address all 139
miles.
Chambers County, like
most counties in Alabama,
relies heavily on Federal
funding to maintain its system of roads and bridges.
Counties in Alabama currently receive $533,000 in
federal funding that requires a 20% local match
for obligation. However,
only certain roads are classified at a high enough level
to receive those funds. Out
of the 139 miles of failing
roads within Chambers
County, 87 miles (or 63%)
are not eligible for federal
funds. “With the federal
funds, we can resurface
about 3.5 miles a year. We
have 259 miles of routes
eligilbe for federal funds, so
at that rate it would take 74
years just to resurface our
federal routes” said Harvill.
Chambers County has a
total of 435 mile of paved
roads, 176 miles which are
not eligible for federal
funding.
“I know that the citizens of Abanda would
rather drive on a gravel
road than to continue driving around the pot holes on
top of pot holes” said
Chambers County Commission Chair Joe Blanks.
Continued on 2A
By Alton Mitchell
The seasons have
changed once again and
winter is now officially
here. However the temperatures on Christmas day
will feel more like early
spring or early fall, but winter has begun. On Monday
the winter solstice occurred
ushering in winter just in
time for the Christmas holiday. However Mother Nature still has a little catching
up to do with her seasons.
As many would expect
to see snowmen, bare trees,
and cold temperatures this
time of year they will have
to hold off for just a bit
longer as warmer than average temperatures will dominate the Christmas holiday
week along with rainy conditions for a vast majority
of the week. Temperatures
this week will hover in the
upper 70’s for most of the
week as stronger thunderstorms and heavy rainfall is
anticipated over the coming
days.
The winter solstice occurred on Monday at exactly 10:49 p.m. Central
Time in LaFayette, AL.
Uniquely not only does that
day officially start winter,
but it also is the shortest day
of the year in the Northern
Hemisphere and the longest
day of summer in the
Southern Hemisphere. This
relates to the commonly
known terms of midnight
sun and polar night.
The winter solstice
normally follows a pretty
tight calendar falling on a
timeline that span a period
that annually falls between
December 20th and 23rd
each year. The December
23rd date is usually the
most uncommon having
last occurred in 1903 and
will not again occur by estimation until 2303. The
December 20th Solstice is
also highly uncommon with
the next one expected to
come again in the year
2080.
Just as odd as the days
which the solstice occurs
this year’s weather patterns
are also behaving in an odd
manner. Christmas day is
expected to see relief from
the rain showers that will
dominate much of the rest
of the week. The high temperature on Christmas day
is expected to be 77, meaning Christmas will feel
more like Easter to most.
Rain is expected to return
on Saturday as temperatures will again remain in
the upper 70’s both Saturday and Sunday.
Despite the warm temperatures and the lack of
snowfall on the ground
Santa Claus is well aware
that winter has arrived and
will be making his stops in
LaFayette on Christmas as
he annually does despite the
fact of snow or not.
At the November monthly school board meeting, the Chambers County Board of Education honored the teachers of the year from each school in the system, Katie Herston
of LaFayette Lanier Elementary and Dylan Weaver of Valley High (in front at center) are
the district-wide elementary and secondary teachers of the year. Also shown, from left,
are Wendy Johnson, Chambers County Career Technical Center; Valerie Carter, Bob Harding-Shawmut Elementary School; Superintendent Dr. Kelli Hodge, who presented the
awards; Mary Anne Spence, Five Points Elementary; Jason Phillips, Huguley Elementary;
Laura Ernst, W.F. Burns Middle School; Beverly Kavookjian, LaFayette High; Trina
Green, Eastside Elementary School; Kim Maddox, J.P. Powell Middle School; and Cindy
Garrett, Fairfax Elementary. (Photo by Wayne Clark)
Teachers
of
Year
honored
Lanett Police Chief is FBI grad
Lanett Chief of Police Angie Spates
By Alton Mitchell
In the days we now
live in where the threat of
radicalize violence looms
around every corner. Law
enforcement officials are
looking for every angle
they can possibly have to
hold an upper hand on radicalize individuals or structured
terrorist
organizations. Tragic inci-
dents such as those in San
Bernardino, CA or Paris,
France can happen anywhere and at any time. This
month Chambers County
gained a new weapon in its
arsenal to protect its citizens against threats both
foreign and domestic.
The
newest
weapon in the arsenal of
good in Chambers County
does not come in the form
of an armored personal carrier or the latest in firearm
technology, but in the root
of what has allowed
mankind to endure since the
beginning of time and that
is knowledge. That knowledge was bestowed upon
Lanett Police Chief Angie
Continued on 2A
By Alton Mitchell
In the Chambers
County community there
are everyday heroes who
move, mold, and shape the
outcome of the community
on a daily basis. These local
heroes move amongst
everyone on a daily basis
they don’t wear tights and
capes, but rather influence
the minds of the next generation of Chambers County
leaders in a classroom setting. The Chambers County
Board of Education took
time out of their busy
schedule at their November
School Board meeting to
recognize a handful of these
everyday local heroes by
bestowing an honor on
these educators and recognizing them as the district’s
teachers of the year.
These
unsung
movers and shakers filled
the Chambers County
Board of Education meeting room at the November
meeting and received a
much earned recognition
during the meeting. Highlighting the recognition ceremony
was
the
district-wide elementary
and secondary teachers of
the year. They included
Continued on 2A
Page 2A THE LAFAYETTE SUN December 23, 2015
Asphalt road changed back to gravel
(Continued from page 1)
The Chambers County
Commission
recently
adopted a resurfacing plan
for the next 10 years which
did not include CR 139.
“Due to the deficiency in
road funding, we prioritized
our paving plan based on
safety, traffic, and residences in addition to looking
at
each
road’s
condition.” Commission
Chair Joe Blanks. “I don’t
know if CR 139 would
have ever been paved”.
Chambers County is
not the first County in Alabama to be forced to go
“back to gravel”. Harvill
noted that several counties
in Alabama and from other
Commissioner Joe Blanks after the project was
completed.
Teachers of Year
Katie Herston of
LaFayette Lanier Elementary School and Dylan
Weaver of Valley High
School.
Educators from around
the Chambers County education community were recognized they included
Wendy Johnson of Chambers County Career Technical Center, Valerie Carter of
Bab Harding-Shawmut Elementary School, Mary
Anne Spence of Five Points
Elementary, Jason Phillips
of Huguley Elementary,
Laura Ernst of W.F. Burns
Middle School, Beverly
Kavookjian of LaFayette
High School, Trina Green
of LaFayette Eastside Elementary School, Kim Maddox of J.P. Powell Middle
School, and Cindy Garrett
of Fairfax Elementary.
Each of these educators
who were recognized as
being among the top in the
Chambers County area
were each presented an
award and recognition by
Superintendent Dr. Kelli
Hodge. The awards were
bestowed as a recognition
of their efforts and actions
that contribute to the wellbeing and growth of the
youth of Chambers County
in all grades spanning from
the elementary levels to the
high school levels. As the
children of Chambers
County and the educational
professionals who mold
their lives enjoy a wellearned break leading into
the holiday season, its back
to business in just a couple
of short weeks as the heroes
return to the classroom to
continue in their investment
today in what will make this
community better in the
coming years.
states such as Minnesota,
South Dakota, and Michigan, to name just a few,
have been forced to turn the
asphalt roads back to gravel
in order to provide a better
level of service for the traveling public. Once a road
deteriorates to a level similar to CR 139, the County’s
maintenance options become limited and more expensive. The longer a
paved surface deteriorates
before a new surface is applied, the more expensive it
is to resurface.
“The Commission and
I are very confident that we
can take roads such as CR
139 and maintain them at a
much higher level of service as a gravel road than we
were able to as a paved
road” said Harvill. There
are national studies that
prove it is more efficient to
maintain a road as gravel
for low traffic volumes.
Harvill explained that there
are several other routes that
are being considered for the
“back to gravel” process
but noted that it would take
a resolution by the Commission for each route before the process would
move forward. “It will
never be as good as pavement, but with the funding
crisis that we are up
against, it is the best alter-
native for some of our most
rural roads” said Commission Chair Joe Blanks.
Residents in Abanda
agreed with Commissioner
Blanks. “We’re happy to
see the county crews in our
community” said Lynn
Coker. “Obviously we’d
rather see them paving, but
I’m satisfied with the work
they’ve done. Its much better than what it was.” Mr.
Ed Estes, a resident of CR
39 (directly across Alabama
77 from CR 139), went one
step further “I’ve been
dodging pot holes long
enough, I would be happy
to see the County use the
same process on my road”.
LaFayette, Huguley roads to be resurfaced
By Alton Mitchell
The road to progress
in Chambers County
continues
to
get
smoother and smoother.
As if things in the
County were not already
on the right road the
Chambers County Commission approved a contractor
at
Monday
Evening’s meeting that
will resurface select
roads in the County.
Many of the streets that
are approved for the
repaving project are located in LaFayette, others fall in near the
Huguley Industrial Park
in Chambers County.
The price tag for the
project is what won the
bid for East Alabama
Paving
Company.
Chambers County Engineer Josh Harvill explained to the Chambers
County Commission that
two bids were received
for the project of those
two bids East Alabama
Paving Company offered
the best rate at slightly
above $810,600 for the
project. The second bidder had a price that was
about $50,000 more.
In the city of
LaFayette a stretch of
road near LaFayette
High School and along
Alabama Avenue will be
repaved. In the Huguley
area construction will
focus on an area near the
Huguley Industrial park
including 42nd and 43rd
streets.
The
Chambers
County Commission is
not picking up the tab
alone. At last week’s
LaFayette City Council
meeting. The city council voted to split the cost
of the project with the
County. The awarding of
the contract for the project is the latest step in
the joint venture that has
been in the works for
months.
East
Alabama
Paving Company will be
responsible for the construction side of the project.
East Alabama
Paving is based out of
Opelika, Alabama and is
no stranger to the
LaFayette and Chambers
County community, over
the Summer East Ala-
bama Paving repaved the
entire stretch of U.S.
Highway 431 through
the city of LaFayette.
The contract that was
awarded by the County
Commission will involve the planning
stages as well as the
resurfacing and the
marking of traffic striping on the two projects.
The official date of construction has not yet
been announced.
Christmas 2015
By Paul Richardson
This year’s Christmas
holiday is unique, in a way.
According to the Weather
Channel, it’s the first time
since 1977 that a full moon
has risen on December
25th. And it will not happen
again till 2034. Christmas
of 1977 Jimmy Carter was
president, in the heyday of
cheap gasoline and sky high
21% interest rates. Hard to
believe it was 38 years ago.
Lanett Police Chief
Spates. On December
11th, Chief Spates graduated from the FBI National
Academy in Quantico, VA.
The FBI is known for
leading the charge in many
of the largest investigations
in the nation and even expanding its reach into international affairs for expertise
at times. The FBI specializes in every aspect of criminal investigation ranging
from terrorism, to hostage
situations, to psychological
profiles, cyber-attacks, and
much more.
During the 10 week
course at Quantico chief
Spates learned about a variety of the situations that the
FBI specializes in. She now
brings this gained expertise
back to her local community. The honor bestowed
upon goes far beyond the
reaches of just actually
graduating the program, but
also shows the recognition
of a job well done that was
a pre-requisite for Spates to
be selected by the FBI for
the program. She was selected for the position based
upon her proven track
record and performance
skills in her position.
Spates becomes a
newly assigned alumni in
addition to 229 others who
graduated with her at the
December 11th ceremony.
In addition she is only the
second officer in Lanett to
have the privilege to say
that they have finished the
training course successfully.
She also the only female
police officer to in her department to have finished
the program.
Since her completion
of the program, Chief
Spates is now back on the
streets of Lanett sharing her
earned techniques on the
streets of the city of Lanett
which is sure to have a ripple effect in the law enforcement
community
county wide.
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
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for your article Dec. 9th regarding political correctness. Thank God for
people like you and Sheriff
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buy it every Wednesday.
Wish you were the Publisher/Editor of the VTN.
You, Jody and Richardson
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Merry Christmas,
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THE LAFAYETTE SUN December 23, 2015 Page 3A
Obituary
Mr. Ware
Mr. Raymond Ware,
62, of Auburn, AL passed
away on Monday, December 14, 2015 at his residence.
Funeral Services were
held on Saturday, December 19, 2015, 2:00 p.m.
CST at New Canaan Baptist Church in Camp Hill,
AL, Rev. Justin M. Freeman, Pastor; Officiated.
Burial followed at the
church cemetery.
Mr. Ware is survived
by two daughters,Vanessa
Collier, LaFayette, AL and
Raynetta (James) Jackson,
Auburn, AL, twosons, Raymond Ware, Jr., Auburn,
AL and Neal Greer,
LaFayette,
AL,
mother,Corine
Presley,
Auburn, AL,
two
sisters,Ossie (Greg) Zachery and Doris Phillips, both
of LaFayette, AL, three
brothers,Jeffrey Presley,
Cleveland , OH, Rickey
Presley, Auburn, AL and
Samuel Boyd(Ora Lee),
LaFayette, AL, one sisterin-law, Connie Presley,
Camp Hill, AL,special
friend, Darlene Nelson,
four stepchildren: Christopher Jackson, Auburn,AL,
Antonio Nelson, Sabrina
Nelson and Natalie Nelson,
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Church News
CHOSEN
GENERATION
WORSHIP
Teen and young adult
Bible Study is held every
Wednesday night at 6:00
p.m. at the Chosen Generation Worship Center in
LaFayette. Calling all
teens and young adults
(ages 13-29) to be present.
Practical life and biblical
skills that will help with
the crossover to better living in this present age and
through Jesus Christ will
be presented in this study.
For there is life in Jesus
Christ!!! Do join us - you
will be blessed.
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Empowerment Bible
Study Stewardship Conference will be held every
Tuesday at 6 p.m. CDT.
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When prompted, enter the
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Rev.
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The pastor of Antioch
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WPCH 1310 on the 1st
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month at 8:00 am CST.
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MT. HERMON
BAPTIST CHURCH
The Annual Emancipation Proclamation program will be held on
January 1, 2016 at 11:00
a.m. EST. Rev. Louis Upshaw, Pastor. All district
and local churches are
asked to support and represent with at least 3 delegates. The church is
located in Lanett.
MT. CALVARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
Come worship in the
New Year at our Watch
Night Service at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church on
December 31st at 10:00
pm. Rev. Gary L Dixon,
Pastor.
GREATER PINE HILL
BAPTIST CHURCH
Annual Missionary
Tea to be held Saturday,
January 9, 2016 at 3:00
p.m. CST. Rev. Rodney
Thomas, Sr., Pastor. Guest
Choir: Macedonia Five
Point Male Choir. Theme:
Great Men of the Bible.
M.C. Sis. Stephanie Allen.
GREATER PINE HILL
BAPTIST CHURCH
Watch Night Service
will be held at the church
in Penton on Thursday,
Dec. 31 at 10:00 CST.
Rev. Rodney Thomas, Pastor. Everyone is invited.
GREATER POPLAR
BAPTIST CHURCH
Watch Night Service
to be held at the church on
Dec. 31 at 10:00 p.m.
CST. Rev. Jerone Fannin,
Pastor. Everyone is welcome to come and help us
lift the name of Jesus.
Breakfast will be served.
Remembering Nadine Earls
By Paul Richardson
A most unusual sight
in the Oakdale Cemetery in
Lanett, is the grave of little
Nadine Earls. She was two
and a half years old when
she died of measles on December 18, 1933.
All she asked for
Christmas that year was a
doll house, and her father
set about months earlier to
give his daughter her wish.
But sadly, the small child
died just days before receiving her Christmas gift.
As a memorial to
“Little Nadine,” her mother
and father had a real doll
house built (8 X 8 feet
square) over her grave. In-
The real life size doll house over the grave of little
Nadine Earls.
side this doll house is her (The cemetery is on 1st
tea-set neatly spread atop Ave.)
her tombstone, her favorite
(Photos are from my
doll, and several other toys. personal collection….)
Charter Foundation supports
Five Points Elem. field trip
Five Points Elementary
kindergarten, first, and second graders received some
wonderful news from Santa
when he visited the school
December 18th. Santa
worked closely with the
Charter Foundation on plans
for a special field trip scheduled for February 19th. The
Five Points teachers were
excited to see the students’
faces when the announcement was made, as this
opportunity will truly be a
once in a lifetime moment
for the children! Pictured
above from left to right:
Five Points’ First Grade
teacher, Deanna Fuller; Five
Points Principal, Rhonda
Givins; CharterBank Representatives, Nicole Favors,
Bonnie Bonner, Jessica Riddell, and Bill Gladden. Bonner and
A collection of her favorite toys inside on her
tombstone.
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Community News
Mikes’s Musings
New Star Wars movie a must see
By Mike Wilcox, Publisher
I readily admit I got
caught up in the Star Wars
hype. This holiday’s blockbuster movie was a must
see for me, and I can’t tell
you the last time I saw a
movie the first weekend of
its debut. As with most
movies that come with this
much hype and publicity, I
was prepared to be disappointed. That preparation
was needless. The movie
was outstanding- some of
the best entertainment I
have seen in years.
Disney Studios, which
purchased the rights to Star
Wars from George Lucas,
had a great deal of consternation about how their first
attempt at recreating the
Star Wars saga would play
to a new audience. After
all, it had been 38 years
since the original Star Wars
played on the big screen,
and young adults and
teenagers weren’t necessary familiar for the story
line, or even what Star
Wars was about. The movie
could either make billions
for Disney, or cause the
company to go bankrupt.
From all indications
Walt Disney can rest easy
in his grave. The first
weekend alone grossed a
whopping $250 million. By
year’s end that number is
expected to reach one billion. No other movie has
ever come close to that
number.
I’m not a Star Wars
geek. I saw the first movie,
and Empire Strikes Back,
but that’s it. I’m not a guy
who likes sci fi stuff. But, I
must confess, this movie
had you gripping the side
of your seat from the very
first minute to the last. Director J.J. Abrams performed the impossible by
taking what some would
consider a complex plot
and making it simple, so
that all ages would understand and be entertained.
I must say Harrison
Ford as Han Solo, was as
swashbuckling as ever. At
73 years of age he played
the part of hero better than
most 40 year olds. Carrie
reprised her role as
Princess Leia, although
now she is General Leia,
and Mark Hamill as Luke
Skywalker, who we saw for
a couple of minutes, were
showing their age. It was
great to see the original actors in their original roles,
however only Ford had a
major part.
Of course there are
still the loveable characters
all Star Wars movies have.
Chewbacca, as Han Solos
sidekick was fantastic.
Then there was R2D2. A
new droid, however stole
the show, and it was he
who had the missing puzzle- the piece the bad guys
were attempting to find
throughout the movie.
Daisy Ridley and John
Bojega play the unlikely
“good guy” pair. They team
with Han Solo to fight the
bad guys called the First
Order. The First Order has
taken over the galaxy and
only Ridley, Bojega and
Ford, along with a group of
resistance fighers are fighting back. It is the trio’s mission to locate Luke
Skywalker, the last known
Jedi, who can restore peace
and order to the galaxy, before the First Order finds
and destroys him.
I was listening to a
radio review a few days
ago, and they mentioned
one scene that was probably one of the most gruesome in movie history. I
wouldn’t go that far, but it
is not for the faint of heart.
I won’t spoil the movie for
those that haven’t seen it,
but it definitely is a
shocker. A very emotional,
tear jerking scene flips to
death and destruction.
Star Wars: The Force
Has Awakened is a must
see for everyone during the
holidays. It is the best 2
hours and 15 minutes of entertainment money can buy.
Wishing everyone a
very Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year. May
2016 be your best year
ever.
Jesus was not born on December 25th
By Paul Richardson
So why do Christians
celebrate Christmas on that
date?
As it turns out, a
whole bunch of pagan gods
were said to have been
born on this date. In fact,
pagans first celebrated a
December 25th festival
honoring all their gods, including a heroic supernatural figure that visited an
evergreen tree and left gifts
on long before Jesus was
ever born. His name was
Nimrod.
From its early Babylonian roots, the celebration of the birth (or
"rebirth") of the sun god on
December 25th came to be
celebrated all over the ancient world.
The winter solstice,
(Dec 22nd) was the shortest day of the year. By Dec
25th, people could notice
that days were getting
slightly longer.
According to ancient
Babylonian
tradition,
Samurais, wife of Nimrod,
(who eventually became
known as the goddess
Easter in other pagan religions) claimed that after
the untimely death of her
husband, a full grown ever-
green tree sprang up
overnight from a dead tree
stump.
Samurais claimed that
Nimrod would visit that
evergreen tree and leave
gifts each year on the anniversary of his birth, December 25th.
From ancient writings,
much is known about this
man. From the original
fable peddled by Samurais
(also called the "Queen of
Heaven") came the tradition for pagans to go out to
the holy "groves" and leave
gifts for Nimrod (who later
came to be worshipped as
"Baal") at an evergreen tree
on December 25th.
This is the true origin
of the Christmas tree and
gift giving.
After Nimrod's death
(c. 2167 BC), Samurais
promoted the belief that he
was a god himself, since
most of the other major
gods were believed to have
been born on the same day.
The pagans called
their holiday "Yule," and it
has been celebrated in
northern Europe for Millennia. Yule logs were traditionally lit throughout
northern Europe to honor
the pagan god Thor.
The ancient festival
would continue until the
Yule log burned out, which
could take up to a dozen
days. This is where we get
the so-called "12 days of
Christmas" tradition.
“Yule-day,” the 25th
of December and the night
that preceded it, “Mothernight,” as it was called by
our Pagan Anglo-Saxon
ancestors, was observed
long before there was a
Christian Christmas.
So when you offer
"yuletide" greetings, you
are actually acknowledging
Nimrod's birthday.
In fact, Wicca followers, (sometimes spelled
Wicka), neo-pagans whose
beliefs stem from ancient
Celtic rituals, still celebrate
Yule to this day in the same
way. Many of them think it
is incredibly funny when
Christians use the pagan
word “Yule” in ceremony
since Yule is one of the
most important holidays of
the year for them.
But regardless, let’s
remember our Christian
tradition, the reason for the
season, and carry on as we
have for 2000 years.
That’s what life is all about
By Jody Fuller
Last weekend, I was at
a speaking engagement in
Biloxi, located on the beautiful Gulf of Mexico. This
weekend, I was in Kuwait
City, located on the beautiful Persian Gulf. I’ll give
the edge to Biloxi, but only
because of the short driving
distance. It took 28 hours,
four screaming babies,
three airplanes, two taxicabs and a partridge in a
palm tree to get over here.
The journey was challenging, to say the least, but the
destination was worth it.
They have me on the 14th
floor overlooking the Persian Gulf. Life is good,
sometimes.
But I digress — I’m
blessed. Professionally, it’s
been an outstanding year.
Personally, not so much.
I’ve had more ups and
downs than my plane experienced during the flight
from Atlanta to New York
on Thursday. I don’t usually get bothered by turbulence, but it was pretty bad.
In fact, the kind lady sitting
next to me, Magalie, a New
Yorker of Haitian descent
living in Georgia, grabbed
ahold of my arm a couple
of times. She almost
yanked it off one time, and
that’s ok. I was there for
her, because that’s what life
is all about. Besides, “God
got this,” she said, and He
did. We had a great talk, but
let’s just say she did most
of the talking. I was the listener and a good one at that.
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This year has taken me
across the pond a couple of
times. It’s also taken me
from Las Vegas to South
Florida and Oregon to New
Jersey, not to mention
many towns in between
such as Buttston, Ala., and
Houston, Miss. It’s not
about the money or the
miles. It’s about bringing
humor into others’ lives. A
sense of humor and laughter can most definitely
bridge the bad times with
the good. Prayer helps, too.
That’s what life is all about.
Last year, Santa came
to my home and brought a
sweet little girl a bicycle on
Christmas morning. Earlier
this year, I taught that same
sweet little girl how to ride
that bicycle. There’s no
doubt that this was the
highlight of my year. We
had so much fun, but there
were times, and I hate to
admit it, that I got impatient. There were times dur-
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when she was scared and opinion, that’s what life is
would slam on the brakes, all about.
put her feet down, or reach
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out to grab my arm, and
each time, I was there for
her, because that’s what life
is all about.
This last year has been
rough, but I made it. Fortunately, I had family and
friends who were there for
me when I needed them
most. They were patient
with me. They were there to
teach me. They were there
to listen. They were there to
make me laugh. Most importantly, they were there
when I needed someone to
reach out to and grab ahold
of as I went through my
own turbulence until I
landed safely.
We all need that from
time to time, so this year,
particularly, during this
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time of year, give the gift of
to right, are, Kentrell Paige,
friendship, compassion and
Jamarion Shealey, and Skye
speaker, writer and soldier
with three tours of duty in
Iraq. He is also a lifetime
stutterer. He can be reached
at [email protected].
For more information, visit
www.jodyfuller.com.
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THE LAFAYETTE SUN December 23 2015 Page 5A
LaFayette High boys basketball
Whitlow’s 32 points, leads
Bulldogs to 69-64 victory
Donnell Suggs
Sports Editor
Following their 58-32
win over visiting Central
of Coosa County High
School on Tuesday, December 15 the LaFayette
Bulldogs boys basketball
team took a 5-1 record
down to Smith’s Station
for the host Panther’s holiday tournament.
The Bulldogs started
their play at the Smith’s
Station Holiday Tournament on Thursday, December 17 against the Russell
County Warriors. The
Bulldogs got all they could
handle from the 5-5 Warriors en route to their 6964 victory.
Junior guard JaTarvious Whitlow scored a
game high 32 points and
senior forward Quentin
Ray led the team with 11
rebounds to go along with
his 16 points. Zen Heard
added 12 points.
On Friday, December
18 the Bulldogs lost, 5950, to the Opelika Bulldogs. Tied at halftime at
22, LaFayette went ahead
by six points going into the
fourth quarter but only
managed to score six
points during the final period. Opelika scored 17
points during that same period of time. Opelika
guard Jordan Heard scored
six points during the fourth
quarter. Kingston Frazier
led Opelika in scoring with
19 points.
Whitlow
led
LaFayette in scoring with
23 points -the majority of
which, 13, was scored during the second quarter.
LaCharles Turner added
10 points and Zen Heard
scored six.
The following day,
Saturday, the Bulldogs at-
tempted and failed to salvage the their tournament
appearance, losing again,
53-49, to the host Smith’s
Station Panthers.
LaFayette went ahead
by two at halftime, 23-21,
before both teams traded
leads throughout the second half. The Panthers
would ultimately outscore
the Bulldogs 16-12 during
the fourth quarter. Quoyai
Shorter led the Panthers in
scoring with 13 points.
Whitlow’s 11 points paced
the Bulldogs. Seniors
Shanethesis Williams and
Marshon Harper, former Rams football coach, talking to his team this past summer.
Quentin Ray added eight
( Photo Credit: Opelika-Auburn News)
points each.
The Bulldogs are off
Donnell Suggs
for a week before returnSports Editor
ing to action on Saturday,
December 26 against the
Brookwood High School
Panthers. The Panthers
The Valley High missed the playoffs after games by 10 points or more
have yet to win a game this
School Rams boys basket- making consecutive appear- (three of those by 15 points
season in seven contest.
ball team have been having ances in 2012 and 2013 or more) the Rams have
a tough start to their 2015- under Harper. Neither of played much better of late 16 basketball season but those playoff appearances their one point loss to
LaFayette on December 12
that pales in comparison to resulted in a victory.
The Rams basketball looks to have been the tiptheir head coach Marshon
Harper. It was announced team will start the new year ping point after having lost
on Friday that Harper offi- on the road with a tough six consecutive games to
got her team an early third cially resigned as the Rams’ game at the Purple and that point and have the tools
quarter lead they would head football coach. Re- Gold Classic against Hard- to turn the season around.
ports confirm that Harper away High School (Colum- Seniors Keshawn Hicks
not relinquish.
“We
struggled had resigned and was not bus, Ga.) on Saturday, and Tyreic Martin have
stepped up into leadership
January 2.
tremendously in the first fired.
On January 5, Valley is roles and junior forward
Harper will continue to
half,” said Fuller. “We
came out in the second be the school’s head basket- scheduled to travel to Kevante Ross is playing his
half much improved, de- ball coach however. The Auburn High School to best basketball of the seafensively and offensively.” Rams are currently 1-9, play the Tigers. Their previ- son of late.
Harper’s familiarity
The Lady Rebel of- having won their first game ous matchup, the Rams’
fense scored 17 fourth of the season at home season opener on Novem- with the roster and the opquarter points to put the against Benjamin Russell ber 19, ended in a 58-40 portunity to put all of his attention into the basketball
game out of reach. Anslee High School (Alexander Tiger win.
The following night team should result in better
Reese scored a team high City) on Tuesday, Decemthe Rams will head over to results. With 14 more regu18 points, Jessica Harmon ber 15.
The football team fin- Tuskegee to play the lar season games to play
lead the team with 16 rebounds to go along with ished the 2015 season with Booker T. Washington High there can only be one way
to go but up for both he and
her 10 points. Brittney a 3-7 record and for the sec- School Golden Eagles.
Despite losing four his team.
Williams added eight ond consecutive season
points and nine rebounds.
Valley High boys basketball
Harper out as Valley coach
Chambers Academy girls basketball
Lady Rebels sweep LaGrange
On Monday, December 14 the Chambers
Academy Lady Rebels
varsity and JV basketball
squads swept their guest,
Lagrange Academy, and
will have the next week off
before both teams will
play in the Lakeside
School Christmas Tournament starting on Monday,
December 28.
The lady Rebel JV got
out to a large lead over a
young and inexperienced
LaGrange JV squad en
route to a 26-4 win.
“Tate Reese, Lizzie
and Shelly Keebler played
well,” said Lady Rebel
head varsity and JV coach
Brandi Fuller. “We pretty
much dominated the
game.”
Reese finished with a
team high 10 points. Keebler added five and Britten
Stephens scored four.
Varsity:
The Lady Rebels varsity team played a tougher
LaGrange Academy team
during their 45-24 victory.
LaGrange went ahead by a
point at halftime before
Fuller made the necessary
adjustments that ultimately
Lanett High boys basketball
Panthers dominate tournament
What’s On My Mind :
What I Want for Christmas; Sports Edition
By Donnell Suggs
It’s two days till
Christmas and all through
the house not a creature
was stirring except for me.
My entire family is sleep
and I’m up past two in the
morning
writing
my
weekly column. My theme
was holiday-based, the plan
was to list what I wanted
most for Christmas. That
should have been simple
enough except for the fact
that I have been so blessed
by the good Lord that I really can’t seem to think
about what I need that I
don’t already have -a wonderful wife, healthy children, a great career, warm
home, good friends, tattoos
that I don’t regret some 10
years later. Then it hit me;
I’m in desperate need (or is
it want) for a championship, in particular a
championship for one of
the sports teams that I root
for. This might be the only
time in my life I wish I was
from Oakland, California,
with all due respect to the
Bay Area and it’s residents.
All I want for Christmas is:
For the New York
Mets to go back to the
World Series in 2016 and
win it. I was eight years old
the last time the Mets won
a world championship and
to be honest I don’t remember much of what happened
next. I’d like to be able to
take full advantage of a parade, buying a World Series
champs t-shirt, bragging to
Yankees and Braves fans
and crying at the end of a
baseball season for a good
reason for a change.
To see the New York
Jets finish this season in the
NFL postseason. The Jets my lifelong football teamis currently 9-5 and in a
pretty good position for a
wild card playoff spot but if
you know New York Jet
football like I do, you know
nothing is ever set in stone.
I don’t want to be as bold
as to publicly ask for the
Jets to win an actual playoff game because if you
know New York Jet football like I do….. For
Auburn to win the Birmingham Bowl on Wednesday, December 30 against
Memphis and finish the
season 7-6.
For Jeremy Johnson to
start that game and every
game during the 2016 season and have a modicum of
a season that we all unfairly
predicted for him this year.
And then get drafted to the
New York Jets. Hey it’s my
list and I can dream can’t I?
I want the Carolina
Panthers and Cam Newton
to play in the Super Bowl
with an undefeated record.
For people all over the
United States of America the best place to live on
God’s green Earth- to realize that guns don’t kill people, people without sports
teams to obsess over do.
Roll Tide. War Eagle. Find
something to love so you
don’t have anymore room
for hate. Except for the
Yankees, it’s always going
to be okay to hate the Yankees.
For the NCAA and the
NBA to agree that one-anddone is still too soon for
guys to play in the NBA
and for the minimum age to
enter the draft to be raised
to 19. Both the college and
professional game will
benefit.
For everyone in my
house to be gone on an errand for the two and a half
hours that the Cleveland at
Golden State game is on
ABC on Christmas Day.
This one I have to watch in
(heavenly) peace and quiet,
Finally, for every
reader of The LaFayette
Sun to have a Merry
Christmas (and to remember to hate the New York
Yankees, don’t forget to do
that. Both the Yankees and
Bobby Petrino.)
Donnell Suggs
Sports Editor
The Lanett Panthers
dominated their competition over the weekend at
the Dadeville Christmas
Basketball Tournament,
winning both of their
games by double-figures.
The Panthers opened
the tournament on Friday,
December 18 against the
Class 5A, Region 5 Tallassee Tigers (2-7). Lanett
defeated Tallassee 68-38,
winning the right to play
on Saturday against the
Class 1A, Region 1-Area 7
Notasulga Blue Knights.
This game would be
much closer but once
again the Panthers -last
season’s runner-up to
LaFayette for the Area 8
title-won again, 60-46.
Before heading off to
Dadeville, the Panthers
played their final home
game of 2015 against the
Harris County Tigers
(Hamilton, Georgia).
Opening the game
with a 20-14 advantage
after the first quarter, the
Panthers turned in their
most impressive defensive
quarter of the season holding their guest to two
points during the second
quarter, while again scoring 20 points. About the
defensive effort Panther
head coach Richard Carter
said, “We played an extremely good to not great
game tonight..”
The Panthers would
continue to outscore the
Tigers, 21-11, during the
third quarter before scaling
back during the final pe-
riod.
Sophomore forward
Anquavious Pollard led all
scorers with a season high
28 points. Freshman guard
Terrion Truitt added 19
points. Harris County was
led in scoring by senior
guard Toriq Holloway
with 13 points.
The 10-3 Lanett Panthers will next play in the
Shaw Holiday Tournament
in Columbus, Georgia.
The Panthers will open
play against Douglass
High School on Monday,
December 21.
Due to print deadlines
the tournament statistics
and results will be in next
week’s LaFayette Sun and
on the papers website
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Chambers County unemployment drops, Alabama rises
By Alton Mitchell
Job seekers in Chambers County still seem to
be finding work in the
County as the 2015 year
continues to show declines
for another month in the
Chambers County. The
state of Alabama’s numbers did not fare as well as
the County’s as the state as
a whole saw increases in
unemployment numbers
for the month of November.
Chambers County has
been seeing numbers continue on a downward slope
for much of the 2015 year.
That number for the month
of November showed a decline in the unemployment
rate to 5.4% that is down a
tenth of a point from the
previous month when the
rate was at 5.5%. Better
news looking further out
shows that for the same
period a year ago the unemployment rate in Chambers County was at 5.6%.
Data released by the Alabama Department of
Labor shows that 812 person were without work,
but actively seeking it in
Chambers County during
November. The previous
month that number was
824 residents without
work, but looking in the
market.
Numbers for the state
of Alabama showed an increase. During the month
of October the statewide
unemployment rate was at
5.9%, however during the
month of November the
number increase to 6.0%
showing that 128,105 Alabamians were without
work, but still looking.
Many local counties
also saw increases those
include Lee County which
normally has some of the
lowest
unemployment
rates in the state. Lee
County saw an increase
unemployment numbers in
November to 4.7% that
was up from 4.5% in October. The same time a
year ago that number was
also at 4.5%. Russell
County also showed an in-
crease rising from 5.4% to
5.5% in November. Chambers County’s neighbor to
the
north
Randolph
County also increased a
tenth of a point from 5.4%
to 5.5%.
Numbers in the state
fluctuated in both directions in the month of November. The highest
unemployment rate in the
state came in at 13.5% in
Wilcox County. Wilcox
County is located Southwest of Montgomery. The
lowest numbers in the
state came in in Shelby
County located south of
Birmingham where the unemployment rate is only
4.0%.
Unemployment
numbers leading up to the
holiday season tend to traditionally show growth as
many retailers hire on
extra staff for the holiday
season, however layoffs
are common during the
first of the year as employers see declining sales following the holidays and
decreased demand leading
to layoffs.
Eastside Pre-K
visits the Valley Merry-Go-Round
In preparation for his big day, Santa managed to squeeze in some time to say hello
to all of the good little boys and girls at Rampey Daycare (photo Brooke Colley)
Pictured above : Thirty five new bicycles purchased for
needy children (Pictured provided by Scott Willingham)
Eddy Chandler’s
Bike’s for needy children
Thanks to everyone that
helped make "Eddy Chandler's Bikes for Needy kids
at Christmas" a success!!
Enough money was raised
to purchase 35 new bicycles
and some helmets. Thank
you all so much for helping!
Mr. Eddy would be proud!
Special thanks to Keith's
Transmission, Donny Holley State Farm, Roquemore
Key & safe, Valley Auto
Sales
(Pat
Cannon),
Brown's service Center,
Kelley Camp, Michael
Camp, Jimbo Brown, Joe
Wells, Kenny Knox Tire,
Chris
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Murphy, Charles W. Story,
Tony Smith, Lafayette Napa
Auto Parts, Allen's Scrap,
Bills Wrecker Service,
Fuller Logging, Allstar
Towing (Jason Hudson),
Brenda Morrison, Valley
McDonalds,
Weymon
Moore, and a Special
Thanks to Valley Walmart
for all of their help and to
the Chambers County Sheriffs Department and Chambers County Sheriff’s Work
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Christmas under attack
By Bill Frazer
If I were a Muslim,
Buddhist or an atheist, I
would be a leader in condemnation of a national
holiday based on the celebration of the birthday of
Jesus. However, when the
Constitution was drawn,
the leaders acknowledged
that this was a Christian nation. The language in the
Constitution that spelled
out the separation of
Church and State was
placed there to prevent any
one Christian group from
enforcing their interpretation of Christianity upon
any one sect.
Now, how would any
small-town journalist like
me pretend to know what
the framers of the Constitution had in mind? The
scholars, who have done
extensive research on the
principles which this nation
was developed, agree that it
is based on Biblical principles.
The issue is that we are
approaching the point
where a vast number of the
citizens of this nation are
not of the Christian faith.
The old Christian generation is being displaced by
godless beliefs (atheism)
and other faiths. Naturally,
there will be objections to
Christian holidays such as
Easter and Christmas, especially since Christmas was
designated a national holiday by Congress.
Wikipedia states that
Christmas was originated
by Romans as a celebration
of the winter solstice. The
Christians used this winter
holiday to celebrate the
birth of Jesus. However,
nowhere is it recorded in
the Bible the date of the
birth of Jesus. Historians
contend that it was around
October since scriptures
state that the shepherds
were still tending sheep in
the fields. In December the
shepherds would have
brought the sheep into shelters.
The controversy continues as even some theologians criticize Christmas as
being pagan rooted. However, no one can deny the
spirit of Christmas. It is a
season of expressing love,
of sharing with others, of
family togetherness, of fellowship with our fellow
man, of tolerance and forgiveness and a time of expressing our appreciation
for all our Blessings. What
is wrong with that even if
you are not a Believer?
My thoughts, if you
leave the Birth Of Christ
out of the Christmas holidays, it is a major mistake.
The Old Testament records
over, over, and over again
what happens when GOD
is left out of our lives. If
over the country. Based on
the freedom of Christians to
celebrate their belief, other
religions and atheists have
begun publicly expressing
their viewpoint. A lot of
businesses and media peronnel resist saying Merry
Christmas but instead substitute Happy Holiday. Public education facilities are
resisting the Christmas
message as it is an offense
to a large segment of the
student body.
I am glad that I live in
a part of America where
Christian values are still
our guidelines.
God Bless America on
the celebration of the birthday of a KING.
Anti Christmas Highway Sign - Kemersville, NC
Anti Christmas Highway Sign - Colorado Springs, CO
Anti Christmas Sign - Times Square, NY
you look at more recent history of the Babylon and the
Roman Empires, the worship of false gods brought
about the wrath of GOD.
It is a country where
the people are free to espouse their view on any
subject. At this time of the
year there are scenes of the
birth of the Christ Child all
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Inside The Statehouse
By Steve Flowers
As we look back
over the past year’s political events one week
stands out. During one
week in the middle of
2015, three momentous
events occurred. All three
came down bang, bang,
bang in the week leading
up to the fourth of July.
First was the landmark decision by the
U.S. Supreme Court,
which deemed same sex
marriage legal and the
law of the land. Then the
historic BP settlement,
which granted Alabama
$1.3 billion for environmental recovery and an
additional $1 billion for
economic losses. Finally,
was Governor Bentley’s
executive order removing
all of the confederate
flags from the Capitol.
All three decisions
will have an impact on
state politics. How will
these three events affect
Alabama politics in the
next few years?
The removal of the
confederate flags affects
only Gov. Robert Bentley. Since Gov. Bentley is
prohibited by the constitution from seeking a
third term as governor
and at that time he will
be 76, so it is doubtful
that Bentley runs for office again. Therefore, it
has no political effect.
However, years from
now it will be considered
as a positive reflection on
Bentley’s tenure as governor. Some have suggested that it will be one
of his legacies.
What about the BP
settlement? This windfall
to the State General Fund
will have a positive impact for Alabama’s finances for the next two
decades. $55 million a
year is nothing to sneeze
at. It will help legislators
who are not yet on the
scene balance the state’s
budgets. However, what
are the political ramifications, if any? Negligible
at best. Governor Bentley
again claims the spotlight
and will be able to claim
credit for the BP settlement as it came down
during his administration.
That brings us to the
same sex marriage issue.
Like the BP ruling, it is
all over but the shouting.
It does not matter if less
than a decade ago Alabamians voted overwhelmingly
for
a
constitutional amendment outlawing same sex
marriage. The U.S.
Supreme Court is the ultimate omnipotent authority and they have
spoken. It is over. It is the
law.
My prognostication
is that this issue has legs
and the fallout will be
felt in Alabama politics
into the 2018 Governor’s
Race. Roy Moore likes to
ride horses. In fact, he
rides his horse to vote at
his home in Gallion in
rural Etowah County.
Our Chief Justice Roy
Moore has got a horse to
ride into the 2018 Governor’s Race.
Like Bentley, Moore
is prohibited from running for his same office
again. You cannot run for
a judgeship in Alabama
after age 70. Roy Moore
will be 72 in 2018. You
can bet your bottom dollar he will be a candidate
for governor.
Moore made his
mark by running with a
granite monument of the
Ten Commandments. He
gallantly stood by his
convictions to not remove it from the judicial
building. He lost his
Chief Justice position
over his stance. Alabamians did not forget his
stand. Ten years later
they put him back in his
job as Chief Justice.
My belief is that this
issue will not be forgotten nor taken lying down.
We are one of, if not the
most religious states in
America. It is a pivotal
issue for Christians. It
resonates and it will be a
game changer. They will
be reminded every time
they read their Bible.
Alabama
politics
clearly dictates that race
and religion drive the
vote in the Heart of
Dixie. Roy Moore knows
his constituency. They
know him and believe me
he is their man. Studies
have shown that if Alabama is the Heart of the
Bible Belt, the buckle is
a stretch of the State just
north of Birmingham.
Moore chose an evangelical church in Kimberly
in rural northern Jefferson County to throw
down the gauntlet. He
told his folks in the Heart
of the Bible Belt, “Welcome to the new world.
It’s just changed for you
Christians. You are going
to be persecuted according to the U.S. Supreme
Court dissents.”
In a crowded field,
the evangelical vote becomes paramount. We
will have eight to ten
folks running for Governor in 2018. The vote becomes splintered maybe
along
geographical
friends and neighbors
lines. However, religion
trumps geography in Al-
abama politics. Roy
Moore has found his
horse and it secures him
a place in the runoff in
2018.
See you next week.
Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political
columnist. His weekly
column appears in over
60 Alabama newspapers.
He served 16 years in the
state legislature. Steve
may be reached at
www.steveflowers.us.
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Area Devotional Guide
An Angel’s Favorite Greeting
By Roger Campbell
“What is your greatest or most distressing problem?”
If your answer to this question is the same as the majority of those responding to it in a nationwide survey, it is “anxiety,” another word for fear.
Fear is an enemy of us all, bringing depression, stifling ability, draining energy, diminishing courage and robbing life of adventure and success.
No wonder “Fear not” was the favorite greeting of angels sent to announce the birth of the One who came to bring peace.
When Gabriel appeared to Mary, revealing her part in the coming birth of Christ, she was frightened until he spoke these two angelic faith builders
that announced he was there to let her know she had found favor with God. There was nothing for Mary to worry about. Her fears were groundless.
She was to be part of a miracle. Her son would be the long awaited Savior.
Only one verse in the Bible is taken to tell about Joseph’s discovery that his bride-to-be was with child, but the emotional trauma this disturbing
news brought to him must have been devastating.
Joseph’s engagement to lovely Mary had undoubtedly caused him to start building dreams about their life together. He was a carpenter and would
be able to provide his new bride with beautiful things made with his own hands. He had longed for the day he and Mary would become one, but now
his world had come crashing down. Mary would give birth to a child and he would not be the father. At this distressing time, an angel was sent to
comfort and give guidance to this brokenhearted man.
Calling Joseph by name, the angel went immediately to the heart of his misery. Beginning with the favorite angelic fear fighter, “Fear not,” he
explained that the virgin birth of Mary’s child would be a miracle planned by the Lord (Matthew 1:20; Isa.7:14).
What good news! The opposite of Joseph’s fears was in the making. And this is often true for us all. Too often, we live as if Murphy’s Law (whatever can go wrong will) is divine, expecting the worst and allowing this pessimistic premise to fill our hearts with fear; forgetting that God makes
everything work together for good in the lives of those who love and trust Him (Romans 8:28). What Joseph had seen as the end of his dreams as a
husband turned out to be the answer to his deepest spiritual needs as a man. His fears had been a waste of time because an eternal plan was emerging that would bless him and millions of others.
On that first Christmas night, the angelic message given to frightened shepherds caring for their sheep on the hills outside Bethlehem was the same
as the one given to Mary and Joseph: “Fear not!”
These frightened men would learn, as can we in our trembling times, that the end of fear and the birth of joy are both wrapped up in Mary’s boy.
So when your greatest or most distressing problem rears its ugly head, remember the favorite Christmas greeting of angels given on that holy night
so long ago: “Fear Not!” And relax in the reason for the season: “Unto you is born a Savior, who is the Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11).
Roger Campbell was an author, broadcaster and columnist who was a pastor for 22 years.
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ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Evangel Temple Assembly of God
1755 Phillips Rd. 576-3121
Living Word Assembly of God
518 S. 8th St. 644-3668
Valley First Assembly of God
5307 Hwy. 29 706-773-4547
BAPTIST
Antioch Baptist
Antioch Church Rd., LaFayette
864-7669
Antioch Baptist
Camp Hill Rd., LaFayette
864-8126
Bethel Baptist
7855 West Point Rd., West Point
643-5100
Bethlehem Baptist
1512 River Rd. Valley
756-2549
Bethlehem Baptist
1109 E. 10th St. West Point
645-2413
Calvary Baptist
2420 Phillips Rd. 576-2077
Central Baptist
1902 Broad Ave. 644-3940
Center Baptist Church
2511 Co. Rd. 33, LaFayette
Ph. 864-8270
County Line Baptist
5232 County Rd. 51, LaFayette
864-7773
Davidson Baptist
2921 State Rd. 18 West Point
645-2400
Ebernezer
1006 N. 10th Ave. 644-3815
Emmanuel Baptist Temple
2615 64th Blvd. Valley 756-4432
Evening Spring Baptist
4826 Country Club Rd. 644-5862
Evergreen Baptist
301 Evergree Ave. Valley 756-2801
Fairfax First Baptist
510 Denson St. Valley 756-3077
Fairview Baptist
600 River Rd., Valley
Faith Baptist
1801 41st St. Valley 756-2929
First Baptist Church Lanett
701 S. 6th 644-2124
First Baptist LaFayette
201 LaFayette St., 864-8545
First Baptist Church Shawmut
2300 23rd Dr. Valley 769-2610
First Baptist Church Valley
5610 20th Ave. 756-3834
First Baptist Church West Point
301 E. 8th 645-2969
Five Points Baptist Church
1081 Hwy 258, Five Points 334-864-7435
Friendship Baptist No. 2
Hwy. 431, LaFayette 864-0483
Friendship Baptist No. 1
501 B Street SW, LaFayette 864-0483
Friendship Baptist
39089 Judge Brown Rd. Valley
756-7985
Grace Baptist
2124 U.S. Hwy. 29 Cusseta 756-7347
Greater Pine Hill Baptist
3139 County Rd. 153, 864-0730
Greater Poplar Springs Baptist
3263 Co. Rd. 98
334-864-7146
Greenwood Baptist
4829 Veterans Memorial Pkwy. 576-3518
Happy Valley Baptist
1623 49th Ave. SW 576-8600
Jackson Memorial Baptist
334-864-2057
Johnson Chapel Baptist
Johnson Chapel Rd., Valley
Lanier Baptist
3295 City 289, Lanett 644-1082
LaFayette Heights Baptist
Hwy 77, LaFayette 864-9600
Macedonia Baptist
864-7833
Midway Baptist
7166 20th Ave. Valley 756-6137
Milltown Baptist Church
12251 Hwy. 77, LaFayette 864-7367
Mt. Calvary Baptist
731 1st SE, LaFayette 864-8879
Mt. Herman Baptist
1601 Magnolia Rd. 576-4728
Mt. Nebo Baptist
Old West Point Rd. West Point
643-3942
Mt. Pisgah Baptist
1132 Veterans Memorial Pkwy.
LaFayette 864-9709
Mt. Zion Baptist
2281 AL Hw. 77, LaFayette 864-7310
Mt. Zion Baptist
864-7771
New Zion Baptist
11516 44th Ave. SW 576-3127
New Hope Missionary Baptist
7259 County Rd. 499-2241
New Mt. Pleasant Baptist
1701 Church St. West Point 643-0305
New Mt. Sellers Baptist
Hwy. 431, LaFayette 864-9057
Northside Baptist
33 Givens Cir. West Point 645-1359
Pilgrim Baptist
420 N. 12th Ave. Lanett 644-4363
Plant City Baptist
2001 E. 1st Ave. Lanett 644-1616
Reed’s Chapel Baptist
7258 West Point Rd. West Point
645-2004
Rehobeth Baptist
216 Huguley Rd. Valley 756-2911
Riverview Baptist
1311 California St. Valley 756-3078
Rock Springs Baptist
864-9246
Roper Heights Baptist
507 Poplar St. West Point 643-1051
St. James Baptist
2221 22nd Ave. SW 576-2542
St. Johns’ Baptist
820 Cherry Dr. 644-2400
St. John’s Community Baptist
2479 City Rd. 212, Lanett 644-4778
Sardis Baptist
864-8244
Sunset Heights Baptist
827 Veterans Memorial Pkwy.
576-2701
Unity Baptist
1432 Fairfax Bypass, Valley 756-9701
Victory Baptist
3945 54th Ave. SW 576-3995
West End Baptist
2809 55th St. Valley 756-3710
West Side Baptist
1205 S 8th 644-4396
Whitehall Baptist
Marcoot Rd., LaFayette
864-0174
Zion Rest Baptist
2947 N. 3rd Ave. 756-7933
CATHOLIC
Holy Family Catholic
703 N. 3rd Ave. 644-4405
CHRISTIAN
First Christian
312 1st St. 644-4337
First Christian Church of Fairfax
302 Blvd. Valley 756-3941
First Christian Church of Riverview
Friendship Christian
Lanett Congregational Christian
900 S. 7th Ave. 644-1514
Langdale Congregational Christian
2400 65th St. Valley 756-2335
Pleasant Grove Congregational U.C.C.
County Rd. 53 LaFayette 864-7412
Old Path Christian Center
1000 Lee Rd. 263, Cusseta 742-0144
Pine Forest Congregational Christian
1107 30th St. Valley 768-3400
Spring Road Christian
1729 Spring Rd. 644-2611
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Church of Christ
LaFayette St. S, LaFayette 864-8589
Church of Christ
706 S. 13th St. Lanett 644-1282
Evangel Temple Church of God
in Christ
864-0464
Fairfax Church of Christ
Old Cusseta Rd.
North 13th Ave Church of Christ
407 N. 13th Ave. 644-4051
Todd Congregational Christian
United Church of Christ
1801 30th Valley 768-2812
CHURCH OF GOD
Church of God Community Chapel
708 S. 8th 644-4194
Faith Temple Church of God
4520 46th St. SW 5763904
First Church of God of Valley
3640 55th St., Valley 756-2298
Penton Church of God
Hwy. 77 Penton, AL 864-8724
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF
LATTER-DAY SAINTS
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints
1802 S. 5th St., Lanett 644-5542
EPISCOPAL
St. Andrews Anglican
204 Beallwood Dr., West Point 643-1616
St. John’s Episcopal
501 Ave. C W 645-2157
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
809 Rock Mills Rd. Roanoke, AL 8636021
GOSPEL
Manna Fellowship
1111 3rd Ave. 643-6929
HOLINESS
Fairfax Congregational Holiness
River Road Valley
Faith Mission
1510 U. S. Hwy. 29 W. Point 645-6756
Fredonia Community Holiness
8473 County Rd. 499-2383
God’s Lighthouse
1918 24th Ave. SW 576-4627
Goodnews Revival Center
5317 16th SW 576-3998
West Point Community
Sample Rd., West Point
JEHOVA’S WITNESS
JEHOVAH’S WITNESS
KINGDOM HALL
2821 Cusseta Rd. 576-8203
METHODIST
Allen Memorial AME Church
303 6th Avenue SE
LaFayette 706-888-0768
Bell’s Chapel United Methodist
864-0002
Bethel United Methodist
1595 Webb Rd., West Point 645-2374
Emmanuel Chapel CME Methodist
1309 E. 10th St. 645-2062
Fairfax Methodist
901 Boulevard Valley 756-3070
First United Methodist-Lanett
508 S. 6th St. 644-1055
First United Methodist - LaFayette
104 LaFayette St. N 864-8433
First United Methodist Church of
West Point
306 E. 7th St. West Point 645-1379
Fredonia United Methodist
County Rd. 222
Goodsell United Methodist
1007 N. 6th Ave. 644-3950
Hall’s Memorial CME
208 Huguley Rd. Valley 756-7532
Harrington United Methodist
5420 16th St. 576-3749
Hopewell United Methodist
3161 Hopewell Rd. Valley 756-4748
Keeney Memorial United Methodist
703 Ave. K, West Point 645-2201
Langdale United Methodist
6301 20th Ave. Valley 756-2221
Mt. Pleasant Methodist
3205 County Rd. 176, LaFayette 8640302
Pine Grove United Methodist
White Plains, LaFayette 864-0455
Plant City United Methodist
110 E. 18th St. 644-4345
Powells Chapel United Methodist
100 3rd NE, LaFayette 864-0863
Riverview United Methodist
1254 California St. Valley
SardisUnited Methodist
Crystal Springs Rd.
Sardis United Methodist
2301 31st St. Valley 768-2021
St. Paul African Methodist
Episcopal
1415 N. 6th Ave. 644-2492
St. Stephens CME
2427 Columbus Rd. Valley 756-9756
Chapel Hill UMC 3471 Co Rd 114,
Fredonia UMC Co Rd 222, Five Points
334-476-9076
Sweet Home UMC 1175 Co Rd 105,
Milltown Methodist Church Co. Rd.
155 LaFayette 334-864-0599
NAZARENE
Huguley Church of Nazarene
2116 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
576-2034
Langdale Church of the Nazarene
5400 22nd Ave. Valley 756-7602
Nazarene
1206 S. Jennings Ave. 644-1902
Shawmut Church of the Nazarene
3105 29th Blvd. Valley 768-2496
Valley First Church of the Nazarene
103 Church St. Valley 756-3083
Dependable Services Year After Year
Jeff Jones Funeral
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152 Alabama Avenue East
LaFayette, Alabama 36862
Jeffrey Jones
Mortician
1061 Industrial Dr.
864-9521
864-8485
LaFayette, AL.
334 864-0777
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innovative healthcare
702 South 13th St. Lanett, AL 36863
334-644-1111
Mitcham Auto Parts, Inc.
NAPA Auto Parts
MARK MITCHAM, OWNER
12 LaFayette St. North
LaFayette, AL. 36862
(334) 864-7222 or 864-8104
S-Line (334) 869-0504 Radio 15434
PENTECOSTAL
First Pentecostal
2437 Phillips Rd. 576-3200
Riverview Pentecoastal Church of God
1312 Myhand St., Valley
Greater Abundant Life Tabernacle
4 First Street SE
LaFayette 864-0014
PRESBYSTERIAN
West Point Presbyterian
1002 5th Ave. West Point 643-7441
Lebanon Presbyterian Church
County Road 172 LaFayette (Buffalo)
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
Valley Seventh Day Adventist
2108 40th St. Valley 756-3882
OTHER
Area Vineyard Christian Fellowship
2nd Ave., West Point 643-1110
Calvary Family Worship Center
1701 41st St. Valley 756-3780
Church of the Resurrection
1004 Ivey Ln. West Point 643-3665
Cornerstone
125 Bennett St. Valley 756-6456
Faith Evangelistic
Hwy. 29 & Ben Brown Rd. Valley 756-2861
I Am That I Am Tabernacle
1400 E. 9th St. West Point 645-1227
Abundant Life Christian Center & Church
5255 County Rd. 178 LaFayette 864-0840
Emmanuel Deaf Church
2821 Cusseta Rd, Lanett
Good Shepherd Worship Cntr.
209 N. Lanier Ave, Lanett 499-2171
The Upper Room Church
3640 55th St., Valley 706-773-1714
612 M.L.K. Drive S.E.
Samuel Seroyer - Owner
Darryl Seroyer
Manager
(334) 864-7208
(334) 864-8188
Bryan’s Transmission
Specializing In
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3004 20th Ave. • Valley, AL
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MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been
made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Paul
D. Booth and Linda M. Booth,
husband and wife, originally in
favor of Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc.,
solely as nominee for Homecomings Financial Network,
Inc., on the 8th day of January,
2003, said mortgage recorded
in the Office of the Judge of
Probate of Lee County, Alabama, in MORT Book 2933,
Page 804; the undersigned
Ditech Financial, LLC FKA
Green Tree Servicing, LLC, 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 Opelika, Lee
County, Alabama, on January
15, 2016, during the legal
hours of sale, all of its right,
title, and interest in and to the
following described real estate,
situated in Lee County, Alabama, to-wit:
Begin at the Southeast
corner of the Northwest quarter
of the Southwest quarter of
Section 13, Township 20
North, Range 28 East, Beulah,
Lee County, Alabama; thence
North 02 degrees 20 minutes
West for 590.5 feet to an iron
pin; thence South 82 degrees
35 minutes West for 237.5 feet
to an iron pin for a corner and
the beginning point of said parcel herein described; from this
Point of Beginning thence
South 00 degrees 17 minutes
East for 256.7 feet to an iron
pin for a corner; thence South
82 degrees 35 minutes West for
448.8 feet to an iron pin for a
corner; thence South 86 degrees 35 minutes West (along
"Shivers" N. Margin) for 192.2
feet to an iron pin for a corner;
thence South 65 degrees 32
minutes West (along "Shivers"
N. Margin) for 366.6 feet to an
iron pin for a corner; thence
South 86 degrees 44 minutes
West (along "Shivers" N. Margin) for 215.6 feet to an iron
pin on the Easterly margin of
Lee County Road 279 for a
corner; thence North 08 degrees 52 minutes West along a
chord of the curved side of said
Easterly margin for a chord
distance of 13.24 feet to a concrete right of way monument
(P.T. 446 + 43.7) for a corner;
thence North 07 degrees 28
minutes West along said Easterly margin for 50.0 feet to an
iron pin for a corner; thence
pin for a corner; thence North
54 degrees 01 minutes East for
137.4 feet to an iron pin for
corner; thence North 67 degrees 02 and one-half minutes
88 degrees 56 and one-half
minutes East for 219.4 feet to
an iron pin for a corner; thence
West for 131.4 feet to an iron
82 degrees 35 minutes East for
400.0 feet to an iron pin for a
corner which is the beginning
point.
According to that certain
survey prepared by Douglas G.
Hawkins on the 26th day of
January, 1995.
The above described parcel is located mostly in the
Southwest quarter of Section
13 and partly in the Southeast
quarter of Section 14, both in
Township 20 North, Range 28
East, St. Stephens Meridian,
Beulah, Lee County, Alabama,
and contains 4.50 +/- acres.
Subject to a thirty (30)
foot wide access and utility
casement as recorded in Book
2831 at Page 136, in the Office
of the Judge of Probate of Lee
County, Alabama.
Property street address for
informational purposes: 10924
Lee Rd 279, Cusseta, AL
36852
THIS PROPERTY WILL
BE SOLD ON AN "AS IS,
WHERE IS" BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES,
AND EXCEPTIONS 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.
Alabama law gives some
persons who have an interest in
property the right to redeem
the property under certain circumstances. Programs may
also exist that help persons
avoid or delay the foreclosure
process. An attorney should be
consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the
foreclosure process.
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.
Ditech Financial, LLC FKA
Green Tree Servicing, LLC,
Mortgagee/Transferee
Rebecca Redmond
SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C.
P. O. Box 55727
Birmingham, AL 35255-5727
Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee
www.sirote.com/foreclosures
282161
20-4tc
MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE NOTICE
Default having been
made in the terms of that certain Mortgage, executed on the
05/19/2009, by CARLA
PHELPS-DUNAWAY, UNMARRIED, as Mortgagor, to
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC., AS NOMINEE FOR
TAYLOR,
BEAN
&
WHITAKER MORTGAGE
CORP. as Mortgagee, which
said Mortgage is recorded in
the Office of the Judge of Probate, CHAMBERS County,
Alabama, in Book 2009-3558,
Page on 09/02/2009,, and subsequently assigned to CARRINGTON
MORTGAGE
SERVICES, LLC, and default
having continued under the
terms of said Mortgage, and by
virtue of Alabama Code Section 35-10-3 and 35-10-2, the
following described real property will be sold at public outcry, for cash, to the highest
bidder, in front of the Courthouse door of said County,
during the legal hours of sale,
on 01/06/2016.
ALL
THAT
LOT,
TRACT OR PARCEL OF
LAND SITUATE, LYING
AND BEING IN THE STATE
OF ALABAMA, COUNTY
OF CHAMBERS AND CITY
OF VALLEY, WHICH IS
KNOWN AND DISTINGUISHED AS ALL OF LOT
NUMBERED TWO (2), IN
BLOCK LETTERED “C”, OF
THAT CERTAIN SUBDIVISION OF LAND KNOWN AS
ADDITION NO. 1 TO
CRESTVIEW HIGHTS ACCORDING TO A MAP OR
PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION
WHICH
IS
RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE PROBATE
JUDGE OF CHAMBERS
COUNTY, ALABAMA, IN
PLAT BOOK 3, FOLIO 65 TO
WHICH REFERENCE IS
MADE FOR THE SPECIFIC
DIMENSIONS AND LOCATION OF SAID LOT.
PARCEL ID: 12-17-0624-3-012-004.000
Subject to all easements,
restrictions and reservations
appearing of record. Said sale
will also be made subject to
any Federal Tax Liens and/or
Special Assessments of any nature, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the
property.
The property is being sold
"as is, where is". Said property
is sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as
to title, use or enjoyment.
foreclosure.
KENT D. MCPHAIL
DUMAS & MCPHAIL,
L.L.C.
Attorney for Mortgage Holder
126 Government Street
Mobile, AL 36602
251-438-2333
Please publish this on
12/16/2015, 12/23/2015, and
12/30/2015.
20-3tc
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE
Default having been
made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that cer-
tain mortgage dated September
23, 2003, executed by Huston
Presley and wife, Lucille Presley, to CitiFinancial Corporation, LLC, which mortgage
was recorded on September 24,
2003, in Book 2003, Page
5016, of the mortgage records
in the Office of the Judge of
Probate of Chambers County,
Alabama, notice is hereby
given that pursuant to law and
the power of sale contained in
said mortgage, the undersigned
will sell at public outcry, to the
highest bidder for cash, in front
of the Main entrance to the
Chambers County Courthouse
at Lafayette, Alabama, during
the legal hours of sale on February 9, 2016, the following
described real estate, situated
in Chambers County, Alabama,
to-wit:
Begin at the Northeast
Corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of
North, Range 25 East, Chambers County, Alabama, and
proceed South 1 degree 15
minutes East for 53 feet to the
Point of Beginning of the Parcel to be described, said Point
being on the Southeasterly
margin of the WaverlyLafayette Highway; Thence
continue South 1 degree 15
minutes East for 277 feet to a
Point for a Corner; Thence proceed South 88 degrees 45 minutes West for 166 feet to a
Point for a Corner; Thence proceed North 11 degrees 40 minutes West for 186.5 feet to a
Point for a Corner on the afore
said Highway; Thence proceed
East along the Southeasterly
Margin of said Highway for
266 feet to the Point of Beginning of the Parcel herein described, said Tract or Parcel of
land contains 1.0 acres, more
or less, and is located and situated in the Northwest Quarter
of the Southeast Quarter of
North, Range 25 East, Chambers County, Alabama: A plat
or Map of said property prepared by Frank H. McCarley
L. S. 1314 dated April 5, 1973
is attached hereto and is made
a part hereof by reference.
purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage as well as expenses of
foreclosure.
CitiFinancial Servicing LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, successor by merger to
CitiFinancial
Corporation
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
Mortgagee
Robert J. Wermuth/anp
Stephens Millirons, P.C.
P.O. Box 307
Huntsville, Alabama 35804
Attorney for Mortgagee
The Lafayette Sun
December 16, 2015, December
23, 2015, December 30, 2015
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NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT
IN THE PROBATE COURT
FOR
CHAMBERS COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE THE ESTATE OF
CHRISTINE H. LANDERS,
DECEASED
FILE NUMBER: 2015-00001
Notice is hereby given
that Timothy D. Landers was
appointed as Executor of the
last will of the above deceased
by this Court on December 8,
2015. Persons having claims
against the estate are notified to
file the same within the time
required by law or the claims
will be barred.
Timothy D. Landers
Executor
JOHN BEN JONES
Attorney for Estate
P.O. Box 386
Lanett, Alabama 36863
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NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT
FOR
IN RE THE ESTATE OF
WILLIAM D. RAY,
DECEASED
that Rebecca Ray Taber was
appointed as Executrix of the
will be barred.
Rebecca Ray Taber
Executrix
JOHN BEN JONES
Attorney for Estate
P.O. Box 386
20-3tc
MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been
made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on
November 25, 2008 by Denise
L. Davidson, a separated
woman and Billy S. Davidson,
Jr., wife and husband, originally in favor of Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as Nominee
for PHH Mortgage Corporation d/b/a Century 21 (R)
Mortgage (SM), and recorded
in Instrument No at 2008-551
on December 2, 2008, and
modified
in
agreement
recorded April 22, 2014 at Instrument # 2014-1252, in the
Office of the Judge of Probate
of Chambers County, Alabama, and secured indebtedness having been transferred or
assigned to Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC as reflected by instrument
recorded
in
Instrument Number, 20121963 and Instrument Number,
2015-2907 of the same Office.
Shapiro and Ingle, L.L.P., as
counsel for Mortgagee or
Transferee and under and by
virtue of power of sale contained in the said mortgage
will, on January 18, 2016, sell
at public outcry to the highest
bidder in front of the main entrance of the Chambers
County, Alabama, Courthouse
in the City of LaFayette, during
the legal hours of sale, the following real estate situated in
Chambers County, Alabama, to
wit:
Lot No. 1, Block A, John
J. Hagedorn of Philadelphia
property and further described
as follows:
Beginning at an iron pin
located at the intersection of
the North margin of Wilkinson
Street and the West margin of
McNamara Street for a corner
and starting point of the described, thence running in a
Northerly direction along the
West margin of McNamara
Street, for 91 feet for an iron
pin for a corner; thence West at
right angle to McNamara
Street for 150 feet to an iron
pin for a corner; thence with an
angle of 90° to the South and
parallel with McNamara Street
for 65.2 feet to an iron pin for
a corner located on the North
margin of Wilkinson Street;
thence in an Easterly direction
along the North margin of
Wilkinson Street for 152.3 feet
to an iron pin for corner and
starting point, situated in
Chambers County, Alabama.
For informational purposes only, the property address is: 1501 North 4th Ave,
Lanett, AL 36863.
Any property address
provided is not part of the legal
description of the property sold
herein and in the event of any
discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall
control.
foreclosure. Furthermore, the
property to be offered pursuant
to this notice of sale is being
offered for sale, transfer and
conveyance AS IS, WHERE
IS. Neither the mortgagee, nor
the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of the
mortgagee make any representation or warranty relating to
the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety
conditions existing in, on, at or
relating to the property offered
for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out
of or in any way relating to any
such condition, including those
suggested by Code of Ala.
(1975) § 35-4-271, expressly
are disclaimed. This sale is
subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes
and assessments including any
transfer tax associated with the
foreclosure. The successful
bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars and no/100
($5,000.00) in certified or cash
funds at the time and place of
the sale. The balance of the
purchase price must be paid in
certified funds by close of
business on the next business
day thereafter at the Law Office of Shapiro and Ingle, LLP
at the address indicated below.
Shapiro and Ingle, LLP reserves the right to award the
bid to the next highest bidder,
or to reschedule the sale,
should the highest bidder fail
to timely tender the total
amount due.
Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC,
and its successors and assigns
Mortgagee or Transferee
SHAPIRO AND INGLE, LLP
10130 Perimeter Parkway,
Suite 400
Charlotte, NC 28216
704-333-8107/ 15-007649
Attorneys for Mortgagee or
Transferee
The LaFayette Sun - Run ad:
December 23, 2015; December
30, 2015; January 6, 2016
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LEGAL NOTICE
TO WHOM IT MAY
CONCERN:
that a hearing will be held before the Department of Finance
of the State of Alabama in the
office of the Legal Advisor to
the Director of Finance in the
State Capitol in Room E-317,
City of Montgomery, Alabama
at 10:00 a.m. on January 7,
2016, to determine whether
consent should be given Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative, Inc., to issue and deliver
its evidences of indebtedness
as follows:
1. A Secured Promissory
Note to the National Rural
Utilities Cooperative Finance
Corporation in an amount not
to exceed $15,000,000, the
proceeds of which may be used
by Petitioner in the future, as
the need arises, to construct
substations, electric distribution lines, purchase transformers, security lights, vehicles
and equipment used in the normal business of Petitioner and
to construct other enhancements and improvements to
Petitioner’s electrical distribution system.
2. A Revolving Line of
Credit Agreement to the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation in an
amount not to exceed
$5,000,000.00, the proceeds of
which may be used by Petitioner in the future, as the need
arises, for Petitioner’s general
working capital needs and construction working capital
needs.
3. An Emergency Revolving Line of Credit Agreement
to the National Rural Utilities
Cooperative Finance Corporation in an amount not to exceed
$5,000,000.00, the proceeds of
which may be accessed by Petitioner on an emergency basis
to repair or replace its property
and facilities following a disaster, calamity, or similar unexpected situation.
The Cooperative’s system
is located in the Counties of
Barbour, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Lee, Randolph, Russell
and Tallapoosa, Alabama.
Any person having an interest in these matters may attend the hearing and be heard
on the question of whether the
issuance of these notes and evidences of indebtedness serves
some public need and is in the
public interest.
STATE OF ALABAMA
DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE
By: Bill Newton
Acting Director of Finance
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NOTICE
OF CHAMBERS COUNTY,
ALABAMA
IN RE: The Estate of
Susie O. Hill, Deceased
Case No. 2015-00003
TAKE NOTICE that Letter Testamentary having been
granted to Christy Stacy Ogletree, as Executrix of the Estate
of Susie O. Hill, deceased, on
the 29th day of October, 2010,
by the HONORABLE Brandy
Easlick.
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that all persons having
claims against the said Estate
are hereby required to present
the same within the time allowed by law or the same will
be barred.
Christy Stacy Ogletree
Executrix of the Estate of Susie
O. Hill, deceased
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NOTICE
OF CHAMBERS COUNTY,
ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF
ERNEST WESLEY NUNN,
DECEASED.
CASE NO. 2015-00019
Letters Testamentary of
said deceased, who died on the
28th day of September, 2015,
having been granted to ANNE
ELIZABETH N. BREDECK
and RONALD WESLEY
NUNN, the Co-Personal Representatives, on the 15th day of
December, 2015, by the Honorable BRANDY CLARK
EASLICK, Judge of the Probate Court of Chambers
County, notice is hereby given
that all persons having claims
against said estate are hereby
required to present the same
within time allowed by law or
the same will be barred.
Brandy C. Easlick
Judge of Probate
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF CHAMBERS COUNTY
STATE OF ALABAMA
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
NADINE J. SIMMONS
DECEASED
CASE NO. 54:192
TAKE NOTICE that Letters Testamentary have been
granted to Glenda Sujette
Walker as Executor of the Estate of Nadine J. Simmons, deceased, on the 14th day of
December, 2015, by the Honorable Brandy C. Easlick,
Judge of Probate.
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that all persons having
claims against the said Estate
are hereby required to present
the same within the time allowed by law or the same will
be barred.
Glenda Sujette Walker
Executor of the Estate of
Nadine J. Simmons
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NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT
FOR
IN RE THE ESTATE OF
SHIRLEY ANN BARNES,
DECEASED
that James B. Barnes, Jr. was
appointed as Executor of the
will be barred.
James B. Barnes, Jr.
Executor
JOHN BEN JONES
Attorney for Estate
P.O. Box 386
See NOTICES Page 11A
(Continued From Page 10A)
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NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT TO BE
PUBLISHED
BY PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
IN
THE
PROBATE
COURT OF CHAMBERS
COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: The Estate of
THOMAS RAY IRVIN,
Deceased.
C A S E
NO. 2015-00017
In the Matter of the
Estate of THOMAS RAY
IRVIN, deceased, Letters
of Administration of said
deceased having been
granted
to
SHERRY
EVANS, Personal Representative, on the 21st day
of December, 2015 by the
Honorable
BRANDY
EASLICK, Judge of Probate Court, Chambers
County, notice is hereby
given that all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate are hereby required to
present the same within six
months after the grant of
letters, or within five
months from the date of the
first publication of this notice, whichever is the later
to occur, or the same will
be barred.
Witness my hand this
21st day of December,
2015.
Brandy C. Easlick
Judge of Probate
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Community Briefs
CHRISTMAS EVE
SERVICE
The Penton Church
of God will have a service on December 24 at
4:30 p.m. CST at the
church. Come and join
us for this special service.
COMMUNION
SERVICE
Christmas
Eve
Open Communion from
4:00-5:00 p.m. CST at
LaFayette First United
Methodist Church in
LaFayette.
LAFAYETTE CITY
HALL
HOLIDAY
SCHEDULE
City Hall will be
closed on Thursday December 24th and Friday
25th for Christmas Holiday. City Hall will reopen
on
Monday
December 28, 2015 at
8:00 a.m. And City Hall
will be closed on Friday, January 1, 2016 in
observance of New
Year's Day.
C H A M B E R S
COUNTY REVENUE
COMMISSION OFFICE
HOLIDAY
SCHEDULE
The Revenue Commission Office and the
Appraisal and Mapping
Office will be closing
Wed., Dec. 23 at 12:00
for the Christmas Holiday and will reopen on
Monday, Dec. 28. We
will also close at 12:00
on Thursday, Dec. 31.
Taxes can be made at
the LaFayette Office or
the Lanett Annex on
Monday, Jan. 4 without
penalty.
GRIEF
SUPPORT
GROUP
For anyone dealing
with the pain or loss
and feeling the need for
support, a “Grief Support/Divorce Recovery/Loss” Group will
meet every Tuesday at
Oak Bowery United
Methodist Church beginning at 1:30-5:30
p.m. CST.
For more
information
contact
Pastor Bill Parker at
(334)459-0214
or
(706)518-9122. If no
answer please leave a
message. Contacts will
be held confidential.
There are no charges involved.
“ARE YOU OK”
PROGRAM
The LaFayette Police Department is offering free participation
in the `Are You
OK`program for the
elderly or anyone that
lives alone. If you are
interested please call
334-864-2211. Participants must live in the
city limits or police jurisdiction.
LIHEAP PROGRAM
IN PROGRESS
The Low Income
Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP) of Community
Action Committee, Inc.
of
Chambers-Tallapoosa-Coosa Counties
are accepting calls for
those needing assistance.
Call 256-8254287,
Ext. 201 to
schedule an appointment.
HEADSTART
RECRUITMENT
The Head Start program of Chambers-Tallapoosa is now taking
applications for the
2015-2016
program
year. Children can be
accepted anytime during the year (if an opening is available) once
the child has turned
three years of age.
Children with disabilities are also accepted.
Call the Head Start
Central office
in
Dadeville at 256-8254204 or any Head Start
Center in your area.
DISABLE
AMERICAN
VETERANS TAG
To purchase a Disable American Veterans
Tag call or write the Alabama Department of
Veterans Affairs, P.O.
Box
1509,
Montgomery, AL 361021509 -- Automated
phone line 1-800-8271000. If you prefer to
talk to someone you can
call one of the phone
numbers
or
write
below: Veterans Service Officers, 215 South
9th Street, Opelika, AL
36803 Phone: 1-855212-8028, 1-334-7459781,1-334-737-3626.
BECOME A FOSTER
PARENT
Become a foster
parent with Alabama
Mentor by attending the
free
foster
parent
classes every Monday
at 5:30 p.m. CST. Contact Gina at 334-7058877
for
more
information.
JACKSON
MEMORIAL
BAPTIST CHURCH
Schedule
Come join us in fellowship at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church
with the new pastor Dr.
Bobby N. Duck. Sunday School - 9:30 am
CST. Morning Worship
- 10:30 am CST.
Wednesday Night Service - 4:30 pm CST.
Breakfast is served
every Sunday starting at
8:00 a.m. CST and is
FREE. Everybody is
welcome to come. The
church is located at
3122 Co Rd 89 in
LaFayette.
CLOSING OF THE
C H A M B E R S
COUNTY
COMMISSION
OFFICES
The Commission
offices will be closed
on Thursday, December
24 and Friday, December 25 for Christmas
and Friday, January 1st
for New Year’s & Monday, January 18th for
Martin Luther King,
Jr./Robert E. Lee Day.
JANUARY
COMMISSION
MEETINGS
The January Commission Meetings of the
Chambers
County
Commission are set for
Monday, January 4 and
Tuesday, January 19,
2016.
Commission
meetings begin at 4:00
p.m. CST and are held
in the Commission
Chamber located at 2
South LaFayette Street
in LaFayette.
Just So You’ll Know
By Paul Richardson
Normally I am a
fairly easy going, live
and let live kind of fellow. A lot of things
stroke my fur the wrong
way, but I try to ignore
them. But occasionally
something comes along
that just rips me to the
bone.
As Merle Haggard
used to say, “It gets on
the fighting side of me.”
And that thing is what
some people call Red
Eye Gravy.
Folks, let me tell
you, there is only ONE
recipe for Red Eye
Gravy and it cannot be
tamper with, adjusted,
fixed, improved on, or
changed in any way.
Any deviation from the
one and only recipe and
it is NOT Red Eye.
To make Red Eye
Gravy, start with a small
amount of grease in the
bottom of a skillet, just
enough to cover the bottom. Get it hot and fry a
slab of sugar cured ham,
about three minutes on
each side.
Take up the ham
and turn up the heat on
the grease. You will notice small, round red
specks in the pan that resemble “eyes.” This is
from the small sugar
crystals that cook out of
the ham.
Just as the grease
begins to bubble, pour in
about one quarter cup of
left over morning coffee.
Nothing else! No
water, no flour, no salt,
no pepper, nothing!
THAT’S RED EYE
GRAVY!
I do know of some
cooks who fry salted
ham and add a spoon of
brown sugar, but that is
still not the real thing.
The gravy should
then be poured over the
slice of ham and the biscuits sopped accordingly.
So what has ruffled my feathers so….? I
recently visited a famous restaurant that
claims it has real, old
time country cooking. (I
won’t call any names,
but it’s the one with the
rocking chairs on the
porch and the country
store inside.)
I ordered “country
fried steak” topped with
“red eye gravy” from
the menu. Forty five
minutes later when it finally came, (by that time
I was licking the table
for crumbs,) there was
something on my plate
that looked like reconstituted Spam covered in
a pile of cool whip.
“What’s this,” I
demanded to know?
As soon as my
waitress finished showing her ignorance, I in-
formed her it was not
red eye gravy, not even
close. Our argument escalated to include the
manager and the cook.
Now don’t get me
wrong, I have nothing
against Spam. Lord
knows I have eaten
enough to be an authority.
But my problem
was the topping. That
pile of white stuff on top
of my so-called steak
may have been a lot of
things, but it wasn’t
even a good imitation.
I did not eat it and
I did not pay for it. And
when I got home, thanks
to the Internet, I took my
battle right to the top
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THE LAFAYETTE SUN December 23, 2015 Page 1B
From All Of Us To All Of You!
May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope;
The spirit of Christmas which is peace and the heart of
Christmas which is love.
Stanley Tucker
Kim Brooks
Myrtle Smedley
Russell Lowe
Leigh Allen
Valerie Griffin
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Santa Claus Letters
Dear Santa,
I want a fast and furious xbox game, hot
wheels limo, black one,
blue one, gold one, Green
Hornet car and men.
Poster of Vin Diesal,
blade, doms 70 dodge
charger, hot wheels.
Love,
Amilleon
Dear Santa,
I want a go cart,
headphones, iphone and a
stand for my doll.
Love,
Princess
Dear Santa,
I want an Xbox 360, a
big screen TV, wubble
bubble ball, basketball
and goal and a Wii.
Love,
Brayden L.
Dear Santa,
I want an Xbox one
and a Xbox 360 and a
phone.
Love,
Taemareon
Dear Santa,
Please bring me a 4
wheeler for Christmas.
Love,
Alvanzia
Dear Santa,
Would you bring me
some leggos?
Thanks,
Carter
Dear Santa,
My name is Keandrea
and I am 4 years old. I
would like a bus for
Christmas.
Love,
Keandrea
Dear Santa,
I would like a tractor!
Thank you,
Jamaal
Dear Santa,
I would like a spiderman for Christmas.
Love,
Tomekeo
Dear Santa,
My name is Marquerious and I want a transformer.
Love,
Marquerious
Dear Santa,
My name is Jaiden
and I would like a transformer.
Thank you,
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Dear Santa,
My name is Corbin
and I want a spiderman
racecar.
Thank you,
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Dear Santa,
My name is Paris and
I want a doll.
Thank You,
Paris
Dear Santa,
My Name is Jakalia
and I want a doll.
Love,
Jakalia
Dear Santa,
My Name is Kentavious and I am 5 years old.
I would like a basketball.
Love,
Kentavious
Dear Santa,
I am 4 years ols and
live in LaFayette. This
year I have been nice. My
Christmas wishes are a
new Doc McStuffins character, the vet shop, Monster High doll and
Monster High science
stuff. Merry Christmas
Santa! I will leave cookies and milk for you Santa
on Christmas Eve!
Love,
Jody Brown
Dear Santa,
I am 4 years old and I
live in LaFayette. This
year I have been nice and
my Christmas wishes are
a tent, a red play car I can
ride in with a gear shifter,
glitter and another sister!
Merry Christmas Santa!
Love,
Emmalee Jacks
Dear Santa,
I am 4 years old and
live in LaFayette. I have
been good this year. My
Chritmas wisheas are
ugliest pet shop, shopkins, make-up and lip-
stick, play-dough and to
customize
my
own
whales. Merry Christmas
Santa!
Love,
Autumn
trol monster truck, train,
coloring book and lego
men. I have been good
this year.
Love,
William Lashley
Dear Santa,
Christmas wishes are a remote control truck, bop it
beats and a tumble thumbler. Merry Christmas
Santa!
Love,
Caleh Caufield
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I
would like a barbie, an ice
cream maker, cotton
candy maker, apples,
cheese balls, boy barbie
dolls and the rocking roll
movie. I have been good
this year.
Love,
Holy Kent
Dear Santa,
singing Dora doll, a santa
light and my own Christmas tree. Merry Christmas Santa!!
Love,
Ella Siggers
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I
would
like
some
bunchems, shopkins and
some hairbows. I have
been good this year.
Love,
Laikanan Edmondson
Dear Santa,
princess doll with a scary
face, Dora house with her
family and a stretch Elsa
doll. Merry Christmas
Santa!!
Love,
Madison McDaniel
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I
would like a big barbie
dream house, barbie, fishing rod and a max tow
truck. I need seven barbies.
I have been good this
year.
Love,
Haley Hudson
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I
would like a cotton candy
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coloring books, lego set,
minion movie and a talking Kevin. I have been
good this year.
Love,
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Dear Santa,
For Christmas I
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Wishing
Everyone
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Christmas!
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Dear Santa,
For Christmas I
would like a basketball,
some legos, a tablet and
ipod. I will leave you
some cookies.
year.
Love,
Ty Gooden
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I
would like a kids play
motorcycle, wagon cart
and wheel, new bike, flag
and a clip chart. I have
been good this year.
Love,
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Dear Santa,
For Christmas I
would like a bow and
arrow and a fishing pole.
year.
Love,
Tyhend Hicks
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I
would like a wrestling
ring, crayons, super man,
a new crayon bag and a
key. I have been good this
year.
Love,
Konner Lamb
slide, barbie play house,
fish aquarium and a rock
band game.
Love,
Alivia
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I
would like a smart watch,
smart camera, clipboard
and some bunchems. I
have been good this year.
Love,
Sydney Ann Carter
Dear Santa,
My name is Baylee
Hammock and I am 6
years old. I live in Camp
Hill. I have been good this
year. I would like a Monster High doll, Elsa doll,
barbie dream house, Anna
doll and a RC car.
Love,
Baylee
Dear Santa,
My name is Makala
Lee and I am 7 years old.
I live in LaFayette. I have
been good this year. I
would like a RC car, drum
set, blow up slide, helicopter and a Elsa doll.
Love,
Makala
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I
would like a silly cone
baby doll, moon dough,
real baby, baby boy
clothes and an ice cream
maker. I have been good
this year.
Love
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I
would like a barbie and
her dream house, ipad,
iphone and a real baby
doll. I have been good this
year.
Love,
Ryan
Dear Santa,
My name is James
Floyd and I am 8 years
old. I live in LaFayette. I
I would like a dirt bike,
blow up slide, RC car and
a gun.
Love,
James
Dear Santa,
My name is Wrangler
Clifton and I am 6 years
I would like a dirt bike,
RC car, gun, play house
and a madden mobile.
Love,
Wrangler
Dear Santa,
My name is Alivia
Kepner and I am 6 years
I would like a blow up
Dear Santa,
My name is Tucker
Thrower and I am 6 years
old and I live in Salem. I
I would like a RC boat,
gun, Madden Mobile
drum set and a RC helicopter.
Love,
Tucker
Dear Santa,
My name is Hunter
Phillips and I am 7 years
I would like a RC boat,
gun, blow up slide, RC
airplane and a drumset.
Love,
Hunter
Dear Santa,
My name is Jared
Orozco and I am 6 years
I would like a RC plane,
helicopter, blow up slide,
trampoline and a computer.
Love,
Jared
Santa Claus Letters
Dear Santa,
My name is Tavarious Tucker and I am 5
years old. I would like a
Spiderman and Power
Ranger.
Love,
Tavarious
Dear Santa,
My name is Javanna
Vines and I am 5 years
old. I would like a doll
and a car.
Love,
Javanna
Dear Santa,
My name is Ni’Obie
White and I am 4 years
old. I would like a Frozen
movie, Hello Kitty bed
and a Hello Kitty watch.
Love,
Ni’Obie
Dear Santa,
My name is Cameron
Whitlow and I am 4 years
old. I would like a Power
Ranger, Spiderman and a
Ninja Turtle car.
Love,
Cameron
Dear Santa,
My name is A’Rodrinae Williams and I am 5
jeep, trampoline, scooter,
bike and a guitar.
Love,
A’Rodrinae
Dear Santa,
My name is Trivez
Williams and I am 5 years
old. I would like a truck,
Superman and a Ninja
Bike.
Love,
Trivez
Dear Santa,
My name is Ta’Nyla
Williams and I am 4 years
old. I would like a Frozen
car and a Frozen table.
Love,
Ta’Nyla
Dear Santa,
My name is Jakevious Wright and I am 4
Power Ranger and some
clothes.
Love,
Jakevious
Dear Santa,
My name is Tyson
Cal Hendricks. I am 5
years old and in K-5. For
Christmas please bring
me a bow and arrows, a
tow truck and surprises.
Please bring my sister
McKinley a Minnie
Mouse kitchen and more
babies. I have tried to be
good and McKinley is
good sometimes. We will
leave cookies and milk
for you.
Thank You
Ty H.
Dear Santa Clause,
I want a makeup set
that is Monster High. I
want some Barbies too. I
want a Monster High
lunchbox too.
I will
make you a present.
Love,
Gracyn
Dear Santa,
I want a drawing set
and a play doh maker and
a cotton candy maker. I
wish I could see one of
your reindeer.
Love,
Gavin
Dear Santa,
Do you want a present? I want a dollhouse
for my sister. I want a
minion for my brother. I
want a scooter for me.
That is all.
Love,
Skyler L.
Dear Santa Clause,
I want a toy go cart, a
play doh maker, an ice
cream maker, a drum set,
and a candy cane maker
and a reindeer house.
Love,
Jeffery
Dear Santa,
I want a Frozen Lego
set, a Frozen doll, and I
want Frozen shoes. I love
you Santa Clause!
Love,
Nevaeh
Dear Santa Clause,
I want a horse that
walks when I tell it to
walk. I want a person to
go with it. I want it to
have a house too. I want
the person to have 3 kids.
I love you and your
reindeer, even Rudolph.
Love,
Aimey
Dear Santa,
I want an American
girl doll with shoes, a
bed, and a doll house. I
love you Santa Clause!
Love,
Savannah
Dear Santa Clause,
I want a lot of lip
gloss. I want Frozen high
heels. I want a finger nail
set. I want shoes and
clothes.
Merry Christmas from Five Points
Love,
My’Asia
Dear Santa,
I want a phone, a
tablet, a horse, and an
American Girl doll. I
love you! I like your
reindeer. I saw you at
Wal Mart!
Love,
Ky’Asia
Dear Santa,
I want a lap top, a telescope, a GPA game,
Let’s Try Fishing Planet,
Enforcer Police Cars Action, Jurassic World Park,
and a toy dog. I love
Santa Clause!
Love,
Ja’Marion
Dear Santa Clause,
I want an X-box, a
toy truck, an airplane, and
a scooter.
Love,
DeMarcus
Dear Santa,
I want a bike, a
tablet, and a phone. I
want a scooter, a motor
cycle and remote control
car.
Love,
Jackson
Dear Santa,
I have been a good
boy. I would like for you
to bring me a monster
truck,
computer,
wrestling ring, clothes
and shoes.
Love,
Antavious
Dear Santa,
I have been a good
girl this year. This is my
Christmas list I would
like you to bring me...a
computer, barbie doll
house, a puppy, and a rabbit.
Love,
Khloe Drake
stock up on
JOY!
May your
Christmas holiday
be filled with glad
tidings every day
and when the
holiday is through,
may our best
wishes remain
with you!
Whaley’s Custom Upholstery
&
Woody’s Refrigeration and
Electric Company
Santa Claus Letters
Dear Santa,
My name is KaslynGrace and I attend Morris
Avenue School. I have
been very good this year
and received good grades
on my report card.
I
would like for you to bring
me a Tablet, Chap Stick,
Purse, and Surprises. My
brother Kason has been
very good and made good
grades as well. He would
like a Hoover Board, Tennis Shoes, and PS4 Console with Games. Kellan
is 8 months old and would
like a Pull Along Toy,
Haleigh
is
attending
Southern Union and she
needs a Tablet, Allison is
driving and she needs
Money.
Our elves are
back with us just like we
were promised arriving
the day after Thanksgiving. We hope you have
been receiving good reports on our behavior
around
our
home.
Rudolph and the reindeers
magic food and water will
be by the front door and
your milk and cookies on
the table.
Love you,
Kaslyn-Grace
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I want a
DVD player, MP3 player,
Elsa duet doll, monster
high frankey doll (the extra
tall one). I am 9 years old
and I will be 10 on December 8th. I will leave cookies and milk for you.
Love,
Jaquetta Thornton
Dear Santa,
My name is Samuel
Clemons and I am 5 years
old. I would like a motorcycle and a car.
Love,
Samuel
Dear Santa,
My name is Allyssia
Davenport and I am 4
bike and a truck.
Love,
Allyssia
Dear Santa,
My name is Kassisy
Harrington and I am 4
trampoline, a girl car and
shoes.
Love,
Kassisy
Love,
Madison
Dear Santa,
My name is Savannah
Luse and I am 5 years old.
I would like a doll, jeep
and a guitar.
Love,
Savannah
Dear Santa,
My name is Zariya
Pace and I am 5 years old.
I would like a trampoline,
car and a Hello Kitty telephone.
Love,
Zariya
Dear Santa,
My name is Brayden
Quick and I am 5 years
old. I would like a car,
truck and a pair of boots.
Love,
Brayden
Dear Santa,
My name is Aubree
Dear Santa,
My name is Jaquavious Holloway and I am 5
Power Ranger, Batman
and a Batman car.
Love,
Jaquavious
Dear Santa,
My name is Madison
Huguley and I am 4 years
old. I would like a guitar,
microphone, speakers and
a trampoline.
May your faith be rekindled by
the light of His love, and your
spirits warmed by the love of
family members and friends this
holiday season.
LaFayette
Heights
Baptist Church
REMEMBERING WITH CARDS Over 800 Christmas Cards were collected by
members of the LaFayette First United Methodist Church, LaFayette Heights Baptist
Church and Sandy Ridge United Methodist to send to the local nursing homes and to the
Bill Nichols Veterans Nursing Home in Alex City. In addition, Christmas bags filled with
needed items were collected for the Veterans Home residents. Pictured above from left,
are Rick Elliott of First Methodist, former veterans officer of Chambers County and Pam
Hadaway of LaFayette Heights Baptist Church.
Story and I am 4 years old.
I would like a real puppy, a
red chicken, a cat and a
guitar.
Love,
Aubree
Dear Santa,
My name is JaiQuez
Todd and I am 5 years old.
I would like a truck, Spiderman and a bus.
Love,
JaiQuez
Santa Claus Letters
Dear Santa,
My name is Colton
Fuller and I am 7 years old.
would like a Madden Mobile for Xbox, dirt bike,
football, a real drumset and
a gun.
Love,
Colton
Dear Santa,
My name is Anna Kate
Jackson and I am 6 years
old and I live in LaFayette.
I have been good this year.
I would like a Elsa Doll,
car, gymnastic bar, drum
set and a beam.
Love,
Anna Kate
Dear Santa,
My name is Beth Landrum and I am 6 years old.
would like a treehouse, EZ
bake oven, barbie dream
house, Monster High doll
and a playhouse.
Love,
Beth
Dear Santa,
How are you doing?
I’ve been a very good girl.
I want a new bike, my life
doll, $25 and a puppy for
Christmas.
Love,
MeLeah S. Tigner
Dear Santa,
I would like a computer, train, toy planes, hot
wheels, new shoes and a
new tooth brush.
Love,
Zachary Birditt
Dear Santa,
How are you and your
elfs? Do you have the
things ready for us and how
do you make toys for us? I
want Pop the pig and a pool
to swim in for the summertime.
Dear Santa,
I want a ipod touch,
weights, 32 in TV, terrain
twister, $25, a gun and a
picture of Rudolph. I will
leave you a coke and
chocolate chip cookies.
Love,
Drew Sheppard
Dear Santa,
How are you doing
Santa? How is Rudolph
doing? How are your elves?
I want a barbie malibu avenue shopper, all chubby
puppies, a doll, a hat, a new
toy.
Love,
Tally Carter
Dear Santa,
I would like a sled,
snow, fainting goats, monopoly, a new bike, american legends, video games,
and all the other things your
going to bring me. And a
baby doll for my sister.
Love,
Kent Allen Nelson
Dear Santa,
How are you doing?
How are your reindeer? I
was hoping you could bring
me a four wheeler for
Christmas. I also could really use some socks. My
mom and I will leave you
some cookies.
Love,
Halle
Dear Santa,
My brother and I want
a Ipod touch and I want an
Xbox and a Iphone.
Love,
Cam
Dear Santa,
I have been a good boy
this year. Please bring me a
swiffer wet jet, Alabama
football, binoculars, flashlight, a power ranger, dino
charge toys, winter clothes.
Don’t forget my sisters they
have been good. I love you
Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus
and the elves. This is my
hand writing.
Love,
Spencer
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? I
bet your elves are tired. I
can’t wait until you fill our
stockings. How are your
reindeer doing? I bet you
can’t wait to drop off the
presents and make everybody happy. I want a
zoomer kitty and a American Girl Doll. I hope your
reindeer are ready to fly.
How do reindeer fly? Have
a merry Christmas and a
safe trip.
Love,
Kayla Howard
Dear Santa,
I have been very good
this year. I want a tablet, an
our generation doll, some
clothes for the dolls, boots,
beados, lego friends and I
also want four movies too
they are padding, cinderella, minions and into
the woods. I hope you have
a safe trip and a Merry
Christmas!
Your friend,
Emily
Dear Santa,
My name is JaQurious
and I have been a good boy
for Christmas. I would like
for you to bring me a four
wheeler, clothes, shoes,
bike, playstation 4. I will
leave you some cookies and
milk. Santa you go to place
to place in the nightime. We
wake up and see presents.
Love,
JaQurious
Dear Santa,
I have been really good
this year. For Christmas I
want a 32 in TV and a big
stuffed animal deer. I want
a toy rifle, a pair of blue
jeans. Could you do me a
favor and fill my stocking
with candy.
Love,
Luke Jarver
Dear Santa,
I would like a power
wheel, transformer, transformer boat, a real cell
phone, peppa the pig game,
BB gun, transformer shirt
and a karoke machine.
Love,
Jermontez Patterson
Dear Santa,
I want a motorcycle
and games for Christmas
and a microphone.
Love,
Demetrius Harrington
Dear Santa,
I want a toy train with
the tracks, toy house, toy
table and a toy broome.
Love,
Trinity Cheeks Vines
Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is a barbie doll house.
Love,
Jamla Madden
Dear Santa,
I would like for Christmas a barbie dream house,
monster high school and
play doh and molds.
Love,
Paylin Holloway
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? I
have been a very good girl.
I want a new bike for
Christmas.
Love,
Trenise
alive (with all accessories),
a doll house, a play doh set
(with lots of play doh),
learning flash cards, clothes
and shoes.
Love,
Karmyn
this year. I would like a
drumset, tablet, toy spider,
toy men, watch and an
American flag. Thanks for
all your Christmas decorations.
Love,
Damion Williams
Dear Santa,
I want a real transformer that can save us
from bad guys and an Xbox
for me and my brother and
one of your elves. I need a
new tablet. A Thomas trainset. I want snow. A remote
control car. And lots of stuff
for my brother too and
mommy. I hope you like
the cookies we will leave
for you.
Love,
Preston
Dear Santa,
My name is Karmyn
Broughton and I have been
on my best behavior all
year long. For Christmas I
would really like a baby
Dear Santa,
I am Jaquoiyea Ware. I
have been very good. Can
you please bring me star
wars and the costume too?
I would also like a new
video game. And a trampoline Ok?
Love,
Jaquoiyea Ware
Dear Santa,
My name is Jordan. I
want for Christmas is a red
four wheeler, yellow dirt
bike and a transormer.
Love,
Jordan T. Thomas
Dear Santa,
My name is Damion
Williams. Me and my sister
Karla were extra special
Dear Santa,
My name is Kaitlyn
Hudson and I am 7 years
old and I live in LaFayette.
I have been good this year.
I would like a RC boat, RC
plane, EZ bake oven, dirt
bike and a aquarium.
Love,
Kaitlyn
Dear Santa,
My name is Sawyer
Sanders and I am 6 years
have been good this year. I
would like a RC boat, dirt
bike, blow up slide, Madden Mobile and a gun.
Love,
Sawyer
Santa Claus Letters
Dear Santa,
I hope you have had a
great year. Thank you for
my gifts last year. Will you
bring me a iphone 6 and
games for my Xbox 360.
Love,
Julian Robinson
Dear Santa,
I hope you have a great
year, thank you for my gifts
last year. Will you bring me
a air max shoes, new hand
bag, 20 bags of sour
worms, new book, new earrings, radio box, computer,
bowl full of candy and
notebooks.
Love,
Madison
Dear Santa,
I hope you had a great
year. Thank you for my
gifts last year. Please bring
me a LG phone, clothes,
keys for my four wheeler,
zipline, bike on a rope, doll
for my sister, truck for my
dad and a banshee for my
brother.
Sincerely,
Travonte
3rd grade
Dear Santa,
Can you bring me an
iphone, ipod, clothes,
shoes, nail designs, foot
massager and a bike.
Love,
Amelia
Dear Santa,
year. Thank you for giving
me my presents last year. I
would like a bike, iphone 6,
go cart and a tablet.
Love,
Zalaiyah Turner
Dear Santa,
book and a car and I wanted
one of your reindeer that
will be all I want for Christmas. I hope you have a
great year and thanks for
my gifts last year.
Love,
Rodrigous Thomas
Dear Santa,
I hope you have a great
year. I would like a scooter,
iphone, ipad, clothes, little
brown shoes, four wheeler,
dirt bike, motorcycle, go
cart and a zipline.
Love,
Renderious Daniel
Dear Santa,
year. Thank you for my
magic f. I would like a
iphone 6 and a nail designer
set and some clothes and
shoes and a chair with a
desk.
Love,
Janiyah Huguley
Dear Santa,
Can you bring me a
real puppy, a real iphone,
real girl toy truck that you
can get it. Thank you for
my gifts last year!
Love,
Tynesha
Dear Santa,
my gifts last year. I hope
you are going to have a
great Christmas. I hope you
can get me an American
Girl Doll, ipad, barbie and
a barbie dream house and
dolls and cars, hitops and
designer nails.
Love,
Akyra Mackey
Dear Santa,
year Santa and thank you
for bringing me presents.
Can you bring me a ipad,
iphone 6, bike, sky walker,
electric scooter, shoes,
clothes, american doll
clothes, a barbie house that
come with the clothes,
pool, a dream house and a
ring for my grandmother.
Love,
Nikki Upshaw
Dear Santa,
“We touch the lives of the
people we love”
LaFayette Extended
Care
My name is TyKaden
Williams. What I want for
Christmas is a trampoline,
controller car, dirt bike, a
big car, a basketball goal,
clothes, shoes, football helmet, airplane, laptop and a
drum set.
Love,
TyKaden
and your elves doing?
Good I hope. Well, I have
been fairly good this year
but not perfect so I want a
few things anyway. I want
a tablet and a BB gun. I live
in LaFayette. I have you
some milk and cookies.
Thank you,
Ahmad Strickland
Dear Santa,
I would like a bike,
cupcake maker, dollhouse
and a TV.
Love,
Kylen Landers
Dear Santa,
I want a kitchen, 4
wheeler, a bike, playhouse,
phone, and lego blocks. I
love you. I will leave you
cookies and chocolate milk.
Thank you.
Love,
Aliyah Drish
Dear Santa,
I have been a good
boy. Will you please bring
me a ferret, hotwheel track
and a bunch of cars. And
Santa have a Merry Christmas!
Love,
AJ Elliott
Dear Santa,
Can you please bring
me a Imaginet Batman
Cave for Christmas?
Love,
Ashten Finley
Dear Santa,
I would like a blue 4
wheeler for Christmas.
Love,
Richard
Dear Santa,
I would like a trackhoe, stuffed dolphin, dump
truck, big helicopter, dog
teddy, toy tools, saw, horse,
tractor and vacuum cleaner.
Love,
Calvin
Dear Santa,
My name is Ahmad
Strickland. How are you
ward to seeing these things
on Christmas morning
when I wake up.
Love,
Bryan
Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is a bike, cash register,
a doll house, doll, clothes
and shoes.
Love,
A’myah Alford
Dear Santa,
I want a dirt bike and a
4 wheeler.
Love,
Kentravion
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I would
like for you to bring me two
Frozen dolls, a doll house,
a new bike and an easy
bake oven.
Love,
Alajah Holloway
Dear Santa,
I would like an Xbox
4, a bike, robot that walks
and talks.
Love,
Jaylon White
Dear Santa,
I would like a four
wheeler, phone, bike, TV,
books, clothes, shoes for
Christmas and being with
my family and with my
brother so I am going to be
a good boy so I can get the
things I want for Christmas
so please Santa these is all
the things I want. Look for-
Gregory A. Sutton
Santa Claus Letters
Dear Santa,
I would like a Barbie
doll and a car that goes with
it. I would like clothes and
a Frozen set bed and an elf.
I want a box of clothes. I
want a phone and a tablet.
I want an Ipod. I love you
Santa!
Love,
Gracie
Dear Santa Clause,
I want a race car game
and a car and a basketball
goal. I sang a Christmas
song at church.
Love,
O’Zarian
Dear Santa,
I want a fishing set, a
four wheeler, and Batman
Legos. Can I see one of
your reindeer?
Love,
Haiden
Dear Santa Clause,
I want an Easy Bake
Oven, an Ipod 5, a Barbie
doll house, an ice cream
maker, La La Lucy Baking
Oven, some new clothes,
and that is it. I love you
Santa!
Love,
Ny’Ria
Dear Santa,
this year. Thanks for sending Charlie to our classroom. I would like a barbie
doll house for Christmas. I
want a tablet, a phone and I
want a baby doll with
everything. I want some
teacher things too. We also
love you Santa Claus!!!
Love,
Tammion C.
Dear Santa,
this year. Thank you for
sending Charlie to our
classroom. I would like a
PSP an Atari and two
tablets so my brother can
have one.
Love,
Leiland F.
Dear Santa,
this year. I just want a
Merry Christmas for you.
Please tell Mrs. Claus that I
said Merry Christmas to
her. I would like a toy reindeer, an ipad, and a stuff
toy Rudolph the red nose
reindeer. Can you take a
picture of Rudolph for me
as a gift?
Love,
Juleel
great year. Thank you so
much.
Love,
Kaitlyn B.
Dear Santa,
I have been good.
Thank you for sending
Charlie. I would like a football for Christmas. I would
also like a hot wheel. I hope
you have a great trip. Love
you.
Sincerely,
Aagden O.
Dear Santa,
I have been trying to
be good this year. Thank
you for bringing Charlie. I
wish I had a phone and a
tablet. I hope you have a
safe trip.
Love,
Tori
Dear Santa,
year. Thank you for sending
Charlie to our classroom. I
want a bike for Christmas.
I would also like a phone. I
hope you have a nice trip.
Love,
Madyson F.
Dear Santa,
this year. I am so glad you
gave us Charlie. I would
like a tablet, and a new
book so I am not lazy.
Sincerely,
Mary S.
Dear Santa,
this cool year. Thank you
for sending Charlie to our
classroom. What I really
want for Christmas is a
computer, Zoomer Dino,
phone and a skateboard this
Christmas Eve. I thank you
so much. I hope you have a
good safe trip.
Love,
Jermayner
Dear Santa,
Charlie to our class. I
would like a Nintendo,
Mario Cart 7 game for
Christmas this year. I
would also like Anti Car
and a bike. I hope you have
a safe trip this Christmas
Eve. Thank you so much.
Love,
Kentrell
Dear Santa,
I want a doll, bike. Am
I on the good list? I want
some candy, doctors kit.
Rudolph is my favorite
reindeer. You are special to
me Santa and Mrs. Claus. I
want a scooter. I hope you
have a great Christmas
Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Love,
Madison
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I would
like a bike. I would also
like a barbie doll. I have
been good this year. Thank
you Santa!
Love,
Markevia H.
Dear Santa,
classroom. I would like two
Galaxy phones, two barbie
rainbow dolls, two movies
called Walking with Dinosaurs, and Primevil. I
would like a real puppy, a
Zoomer Dino, two tablets,
two fake elves, a stuffed
dolphin, a dolphin tale 2
set, a skateboard and a
movie called River Monster
2.
Love,
Daniyah
Dear Santa,
I have been good.
Thank you for sending
Charlie to our classroom.
For Christmas I want an
iphone 6, monoply, a very
large monster truck, dirt
bike and an elf to watch
me. Thentake 6 pictures of
you.
Love,
Zeph
Dear Santa,
I am trying to work
hard this year on my behavior. I am glad you sent
Charlie because he watches
the bad kids. I hope I get a
minecraft lego set. I was
going to say a tablet, hot
wheel set and a movie. I
want the Minions movie,
star wars sword, sonic toy,
Xbox 360 and a comic
book, game cube game, wii
game and I want need for
speed that’s all I want for
Christmas.
Sincerely,
Austin
Dear Santa,
wii, xbox, action figures,
clothes, iphone 6.
Sincerely,
Cardarrien Whitlow
Dear Santa,
Dear Santa,
classroom. I want a tablet,
Galaxy phone, bike, Xbox,
go cart and skate board.
Love,
Omar S James
Dear Santa,
Charlie to our classroom. I
would like to have a tablet
and ipod touchscreen,
American Girl doll. I would
like a barbie doll house. I
hope you have a safe trip
this Christmas Eve. Thank
you so much. We love you
Santa.
Love,
Kierra
Dear Santa,
I have been a very
good girl this year. Thank
you for sending Charlie to
our classroom. I would like
a phone for Christmas and
a tablet. I hope you have a
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I want a rock star guitar with sparkles, a baby
doll with all the accessories, barbie doll and a microphone.
Love,
Kayden
Dear Santa,
I want a dirt bike, a go
cart, I want pet clothes for
my dog.
Love,
BJ
Dear Santa,
I want a dirt bike, hot
wheels, a flying helicopter,
monster truck, race car
game, a bunch of toy guns,
stuff animals, transformers.
Love,
Aron Smith
Dear Santa,
I want that new F-150
power whells truck, gas
powered 4 wheeler, computer, big screen TV, race
car set, smart phone, globe,
Xbox 360, guitar with red
flames, big new specers, ez-go with a radio.
Love,
Coy Foster
Dear Santa,
I want a tablet and some
headphones. How are you
doing? Am I on the naughty
list? How are your elfs? I want
a tall bike.
Love,
Diamond
Love,
Skye
Dear Santa,
I want a doll. I want a
phone, dirt bike, kigirl doll and
a horse, a talking doll and a
clook.
Love,
Jayla W.
Dear Santa,
Santa I want a dollhouse.
I wish for a pink bike. Santa I
want a big dream house. I wish
for ten books. Santa I want an
easy bake oven, xbox live, jewelry, polo shirts and pants.
Love,
Amillion
Dear Santa,
I want for Christmas a
My life doll set, power
wheel car, popstar doll,
clothes, shoes, tablet, green
machine, cell phone and a
nobie.
Love,
MaKenzie Hill
Dear Santa,
My name is Brendon
Dominquez and I am 5
years old and in Mrs. Allen
kindergarten class. I want
you to bring me a batman
game, police cars, clothes,
new shoes. I have been a
good boy this year and I did
everything I was told to do
at home. I will leave you
some milk and cookies for
when you come down the
chimney. Tell Mrs. Claus I
said hello.
Love,
Brendon Dominquez
Dear Santa,
My name is Isaac Taylor and I am 5 years old. I
live in LaFayette. For
Christmas I want a Gulpar
Bull t-rex, Lego Jurassic
world game, Mega blocks,
Jurassic World Dilophesaurus, Jurassic World
chaos effect. Thank you
and Merry Christmas
Santa.
Love,
Isaac
Dear Santa,
This is what I want for
Christmas..bike, scooter,
doc McStuffin, play house,
a doll head, pocketbook.
Love,
Lonoon Tigner
Dear Santa,
I want a dinosaur castle, batman castle, a toy
dragon, batman airplane. I
want my little brother to
spend the night with me
one day.
Love,
CorDarryl Shealey, Jr.
Dear Santa,
I want a Zamer Kitty,
Iabarel doll and a dog. I
want a baby alive doll and
a iphone and a monster
high doll.
Love,
Camariyah
Dear Santa,
I want a dirt bike, DS,
bike, TV and a WWE ring.
Love,
Michael
Dear Santa,
I want a new game. This
is another thing I want a baby
alive doll. Then I want a wubble bubble ball. This is my best
thing ever the lalaloppsy baking
oven.
Love,
Jayla H.
Dear Santa,
What I want is a real
art set. And I want a jassimine doll. Santa please
bring me a piano. I also
want a chear bear animal. I
want an areil doll and I
want to get a toy for my
baby kitten.
best wishes for a season
filled with love, laughter & joy
Newman
Farm Supply
Santa Claus Letters
Dear Santa,
I want a pet cat that’s
white and furry, some boots
and a football. Love,
Skylar
Dear Santa,
I have been a good girl
this year. I want a lot of
stuffed giraffes. I also want
a miposaur. I really want a
big stuffed giraffe.
Love,
Kenadie Oliver
Dear Santa,
I want a water bag, a
cat that like water and black
and white horses. I also
want a stuffed animals and
a smartboard.
Love,
Cheyenne Carol Benefield
Dear Santa,
What I want for Christmas is a iphone, tablet,
teacher supplies, big dry
erase board, chalk board
with chalk, big desk for
children, new backpack and
last but not least bottles of
paint.
Love,
Tyane Shu’milla Anthony-3rd grade
Dear Santa,
I have really been
good. I want an American
doll, some clothes that I can
match with. Can I have a
magic popcorn machine for
my American girl doll? A
dog bed for american doll
dog’s and I want a dog for
american doll.
Love,
Layla Grace
Happy Christmas
Dear Santa,
I want a nerf gun and a
toy castle and some legos
and stuffed animals, fishing
lures and hooks.
Love,
Jonathan Caufield
Dear Santa,
I would like a bow and
arrow set and a American
Girl Doll (Caroline).
Love,
Lexie
Dear Santa,
This is what I want for
Christmas, an Alabama
football, dual survival kit,
hunting and gathering survival manuel, a new lunch
box, duel survival series, a
phone and a tablet.
Love,
Morgan
Dear Santa,
I would like an Alabama football, a survival
kit, Julie’s car and disco
outfit, maybe a tablet, a
mini indian doll, more arrows for my bow, girl legos
and that’s all.
Love,
Kelsea
Dear Santa,
I want to be your best
friend I will leave you some
cookies and milk out. I
have been good this year. I
would like a chrome book
and a doll.
Love,
Nrasia
Dear Santa,
Every Christmas you
bring kids joy that make us
happy. And this year I hope
your bring joy again. Hey,
tell Frosty the Snowman
and Rudolph the red nose
reindeer hey for me. Can
you make more movies
pretty please. One thing
Santa give my cup back.
This year I want a Xbox
one, I want this because
they would have a new remote controller and a new
game color. I would also
like a football game like
college. I want the football
games because I love the
other game like college
football.
Love,
Swint
Dear Santa,
How was your year?
Did you like the cookies I
left for you? My year is that
my Nana is coming before
Christmas time. This year I
want a tablet, because
tablets are fun and you can
put lots of games on them.
I would also like some
shoes.
Love,
Coty
Dear Santa,
I want a
electric
scooter, X-box, helicopter,
and a monkey.
Love,
Hunter Craven
Dear Santa,
How have you been
since last Christmas Santa?
Did you like the milk and
oreo’s I put out for you? I
hope that I am on the nice
list. I would like to get a telescope, coffee mug for my
teacher Mrs. Thorne. Thank
you Santa.
Love,
Damauriel
Dear Santa,
I have had a great year
because something has happened good to me. I have
had a great Thanksgiving, I
was looking for alot of people to come but no that’s
not what happened to me.
What I wish is that I could
visit the north pole, it really
sounds like it is fun there.
No I am going to tell you
what I want. I would like a
laptop so I can work on my
math. I want alot of things
because I was hoping it
would snow but it didn’t so
I am expecting alot of toys.
I want to have a great
Christmas with my brother
and my sister and make
them happy!
Sincerely,
Vikilya
Dear Santa,
Did you have a good
day last December? I love
when you spread joy to the
world. This year I want a
basketball goal with a basketball because I like playing. I would also like a nabi
big tab because I like playing games.
Love,
Amari
Dear Santa,
I had a good Christmas
last year. You are a good
friend and you bring joy. I
want a ipod and a math
book because I can learn
my math.
Love,
AJ
Dear Santa,
I had a good Christmas
last year. I am so glad that I
had got a four wheeler. I
still ride it. This year I want
a ipad. I want this because
my other is broken.
Love,
Jordan
Dear Santa,
Hey Santa can I be
your friend? I will give you
some cookies and milk. I
want to be your friend forever and bring you milk
and cookies every year.
This year I want a tablet
and a doll. Santa you are
sweet because you bring us
presents.
Love,
Alivia
Dear Santa,
How have you been
Santa? I left you some
cookies and milk last year.
This year I want a new ipad
because my mom want get
me a new one because my
big brother. He cracked my
ipad. I would also like
clothes, and shoes because
I don’t have no more shoes
and I would like to bring
you a little present.
Love,
Shan
Dear Santa,
I had a great 2015 year.
The best part was that I
went to the McWane Science Center with Mrs.
Allen’s class. I got to see
real dinosaur fossils and
eggs. I also tugged a ball
down and ringed the bell.
This year I want a helicopter to fly it, a play rescue
helicopter.
Love,
Ayden
Dear Santa,
bike, phone, a doll, a toy
car, toy clock and a toy dog.
Love,
Breanna Durham
Dear Santa,
my gifts last year. Can you
bring me ipad, iphone and a
computer this year Santa.
Love,
Travon Williams
Dear Santa,
I’m Kayla. I have been
really nice this year. I do
my best in school and at
home. I don’t want much
for Christmas just a doll
house, a pink four wheeler,
clothes, shoes and for you
to bring my brothers some
toys as well. Hopefully, we
all get everything we want
this year including the kids
all over the world.
Love,
Kayla Todd
Dear Santa,
I want a trampoline.
Love,
Jordan
Dear Santa,
I would like to have a
computer, lipstick, clothes,
pocketbook, trampoline,
sofia sleeping bag and a
new baby doll. I will have
cookies for you when you
come to my house.
Love,
MarKyah Briskey
Dear Santa,
My name is Andrew T.
Vines and this is what I
want for Christmas a
Drunktruck, paw tower,
paw patrol dog and spongebob and night scope, max
towtruck,
megablock,
power ranger, police car,
webchair, sport ball, T Rex,
clothes, shoes and bring my
big brother something.
Love,
Andrew Vines

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