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MONTHLY MEETINGS OF PICKENS COUNTY DIABETIC SUPPORT GROUP
The Pickens Diabetic Support Group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 12 noon at the Pickens Baptist Association office building in Carrollton. Special speakers and informational programs for diabetics, their families, caretakers and friends are presented. Everyone is invited.
UAB OFFERS ENCOURAGE, DIABETIC STUDY PROGRAM, IN REGION
Encourage is a new study program sponsored by UAB being made available to counties in the West Alabama Black Belt region. It is an attempt to help diabetics understand and manage their diabetes better. Free education classes, information, recipes and diabetic reports will be provided to persons that qualify for the program. To get more information you may call toll free (866-283-7223) The machine will take your name and phone number and a person from UAB will call you back. You may call 205-996-2849 (This IS NOT a toll free number) and a person will answer and take your information. Locally you may call Pickens Baptist Association 367-8632, Pickens County Family Resource Center 367-9382.
JOINT PTSO MEETING OF AES, AMS, AHS TO BE HELD SEPT. 2
The annual joint PTSO meeting of Aliceville Elementary School, Aliceville Middle School and Aliceville High School will be held Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. at the AES/AMS Cafeteria. Dr. Leonard Duff, Superintendent of Education, will be the guest speaker. Please come out and support these schools.
PRE-APPLICATIONS FOR MOBILE PANTRY IN PICKENS COUNTY
The Mobile Pantry is looking to provide services to 200 qualified residents of Pickens County on Thursday, Sept. 9, in Reform at the Old Westinghouse parking lot from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Pre-applications will be taken only on Wednesday, Sept. 1 (9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.); Friday, Sept. 3 (9 a.m. to 12 p.m.) at the Community Action office located at the Old Lakeside School building in Carrollton. Please bring the following information: current proof of income and social security cards for all household members. A card will be given after completion of each application; you must bring the card with you to receive the free food box. Contact Demeka Lark at the Pickens County  Community Action office at 205-367-8166, ext. 57.
AMERICAN LEGION POST 104 TO MEET
American Legion Post 104 in Carrollton meets monthly on the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. The next meeting is Sept. 2 at the American Legion Post on Highway 17 in Carrollton. All veterans are encouraged to attend.
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CHS TO HOLD GRAND REUNION
Plans are currently being made for a Grand Reunion for all former graduates, faculty and staff of Carrollton High School (1934-2006) to be held on Sept. 3-4. In order to make this endeavor a huge success, the alumni association is soliciting support from the community. First, we respectfully ask for your participation and secondly, we ask that you help spread the word to your family and friends who may be past graduates of Carrollton High School or who may know of past graduates. Email your inquiries to chsgrandreunion@gmail.com or contact A. Jackson at 205-367-8910.
BRYANT FAMILY REUNION
The Rev. Carey Bryant family reunion will be held Sunday, Sept. 5, at Union Chapel Community Chapel. Come early and stay late. Ice and paper products will be furnished.
ANNUAL SCOOBA DAY BARBECUE AND HORSE SHOW
The Scooba Riding Club will sponsor the annual Scooba Day Barbecue and Horse Show on Sept. 4 at the Scooba Riding Club Arena. Sign-up begins at 9:30 a.m., and the horse show begins at 10 a.m. Negative coggins test papers must accompany all horses entering the grounds. For more information, call Kyla Moore at 662-476-5735 or Tommy Clay Williams at 662-476-8331.
SWEET TATER FESTIVAL IN CRANE HILL, ALA.
The 14th Annual Sweet Tater Festival will be held in Crane Hill in Cullman County, Ala. on Labor Day Weekend. Events will be held on Sunday, Sept. 5, from 1 to 4 p.m. and on Labor Day (Monday), Sept. 6, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be bags and bags of sweet taters (baked taters, fried tater pies and whole tater pies), country style cooking, arts and crafts, live entertainment, door prizes and fun for the whole family. There is a $2 donation for admission. For more information, call Tony Leonardi at (256) 531-7916 or (256) 747-8635 or Nadine Page at (256) 747-2824. or visit their web site at www.sweettaterfestival.com.
VFW MONTHLY MEETING IN ALICEVILLE
The Aliceville VFW Post 4767 will hold its regular monthly meeting at its VFW Post Home on Summerville Drive on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 p.m. All Post members are urged to be present.
AMERICAN LEGION POST 40 MEETING
The American Legion Post 40 and Auxiliary meets every third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Peco Conference Center in Gordo. The next regular meeting will be on Sept. 16.
TRIAL BY FIRE COOKOFF TO BE HELD AT PCMC ON SEPT. 17
The Pickens County Medical Center Foundation invites the public to join them for a “Trial By Fire Cookoff” on Sept. 17, 2010 at the Pickens County Medical Center Campus. Drop by, hang out, and have fun as you cheer on your favorite attorney, physician, law enforcement official or weekender! The “Best Grilled Meat” Award will be presented by the judges. Beef, chicken, fish, lamb or pork plates will be available via a $10 donation. Dine-in or carry-out, between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
AHS ANNOUNCES DATE OF 2010 HOMECOMING
The Aliceville High School Yellow Jackets have announced the date of their 2010 homecoming; it will be the Oct. 15 game when they host Greensboro High School.
AUBURN FOOTBALL CHAPLAIN TO SPEAK TO PCMC FOUNDATION
On Feb 24, 2011, at 6 p.m. at the PCMC HealthPlex, the PCMC Foundation will sponsor D Dinner with Rev. Chette Williams as the keynote speaker. Rev. Williams is the Auburn University football team's chaplain, the campus director for the university's Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and is the FCA's State Director for Urban Ministries. Please make plans to attend this event! More details will follow
AHS TO HOLD GRAND REUNION
Aliceville High School will hold a grand reunion on May 27-28, 2011. Make plans now to attend. You may contact Janice Maxine Jones at 205-373-2729; John Coleman at 205-373-2516; or Sherry Jones at 205-391-7184; Deloise Stancer at 205-373-0128; Anita Crowell Prude at 205-373-6426; Lawanda Wilkins Gipson at 205-373-1751 or any of your local classmates or family; or you may also e-mail proudyellowjacket@ yahoo.com.
COMPUTER BASICS CLASS OFFERED  AT CARROLLTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Earn a certificate in Computer Basics 101 now being held at the Carrollton Public Library. One-on-one training is offered by appointment only during the Carrollton Public Library ’s normal business hours. If interested, please call Tiffany at 205-367-2142 to schedule your one-on-one session.
PUT A SMILE ON THE FACE OF A CHILD ... BECOME A FOSTER PARENT
FOSTER PARENTS ARE NEEDED for the Pickens County Department of Human Resources. Foster parents are needed to provide a home environment for children who are unable to live safely in their home. Volunteers are also needed to serve as positive role models for children of all ages, and volunteers are needed to provide transportation, mentoring and tutoring. Fore more information, please call 367-1500.
MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE PICKENS COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
The Pickens County Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. in the District Office located at 155 Reform Street, Service Center Building, Room 304 in Carrollton, Ala.
REFORM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLLECTS BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
Reform Elementary School is collecting Box Tops for Education. For every box top that is turned in, RES receives 10 cents. It adds up quickly when you have help from the community! Box tops can be found on various packages such as Betty Crocker products, Fruit Roll Ups, Hamburger Helper, cereal and many, many more! Why throw away money? Simply cut the box top off the package and drop them off at Ashmore ’s Grocery or give them to a RES student to return to school.
ALICEVILLE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER A GOOD PLACE FOR SENIORS TO GATHER
Come join the senior citizens at the Aliceville Senior Activity Center and enjoy fun, fellowship and a nutritious noon meal. The only requirement is that you are at least 60 years old. They have a variety of programs, including special speakers, exercise, bingo, cards, dominoes, puzzles, covered dish dinners, quilting, and monthly blood pressure checks, daily devotionals and spontaneous singing. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call 373-8872, 367-9382 or 373-2648.
COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY OPEN
The Pickens County Genealogical Library, located in the Old Jail/City Hall in Gordo, is open for research from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month.  Their monthly business meeting is held the first Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. The Library will also be open from 8 a.m. until 12 noon on the first Saturday for the months of March, April and May. They offer access to the internet and Ancestry.com. They also have numerous records, publications, family files and microfilm for research. They now have booklets available on obituaries and tombstones on some cemeteries. You can reach them at the following e-mail addresses for other access to the library: dmills2554@aol.com; ghouse@gmail.com; or pickensco.gen@nctv.net.
NAR-ANON FORMED FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTS
NAR-ANON, an organization for families and friends of drug and alcohol addicts, has been formed in Pickens County and meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Stansel Baptist Church  Family Life Center. They meet to: learn that drug abuse is an illness; share problems; encourage addicts to seek help; replace despair with hope; and help regain our self-confidence. For more information, call Pat Simpson Morris at 375-2366 or 399-6674.
LEARN ABOUT OSTEOARTHRITIS
Osteoarthritis does not only strike the knees, hips and hands. In an estimated one million Americans, it also affects the small, vulnerable joints of the neck, and can cause sudden attacks of severe pain that may radiate into the head and arms. But what can patients themselves do about this form of arthritis? How can they ease the pain, deal with the limitations it causes, and support their doctors ’ treatment? With the help of some of the world’s leading spine specialists, the American Arthritis Society has compiled 12 practical tips for self-care that are effective and easy to follow. To view these and many more valuable suggestions on osteoarthritis, please visit the Society ’s website at www.americanarthritis.org.
ATTENTION: VETERANS
Veterans: Do you know where your Discharge/ DD-214 is? If so, does your family know what it looks like and where it is? In many cases, widows and dependents do not have the veteran ’s discharge when the veteran dies. This document is needed to get a flag and grave marker and file for any benefits they may be entitled to from the VA. If you do not have a copy, please come by the Veteran ’s Affairs office located in the Service Center building in Carrollton. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday.  The phone number is (205) 367-2099.
CARROLLTON SCHOOL COLLECTING BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
Carrollton Elementary School is collecting Box Tops for Education and Campbell’s Soup labels. The school receives 10 cents for each box top and can get different school products for the labels. Please help CES by saving your labels and box tops for them.
HOW TO APPLY FOR LONG-TERM DISABILITY PARKING AT PROBATE OFFICE
Individuals with a long-term disability who want disability access parking credentials must receive a physician's certification for the first five-year period and may self-certify every other five-year period thereafter. Physician certifications are required to obtain disability access parking credentials for the period through Dec. 31, 2012. You can pick up an application at the Probate Office in Carrollton.
COURTHOUSE PRESERVATION COMMITTEE SELLS CUPS, PRINTS, POSTCARDS
The Pickens County Courthouse Preservation Foundation is selling courthouse and Face in the Window coffee cups, signed and numbered prints of the courthouse (and the old Phoenix Hotel), and postcards featuring the Face in the Window as part of their fundraising efforts to preserve the historic courthouse in Carrollton. These items are available at the Pickens County Cooperative Library, First National Bank of Central Alabama, West Alabama Bank, and the Pickens County Herald or you may contact Dora Johnson at 367-8286.  The cups are also available at Nan’s Tea Room, Marilyn’s Beauty Shop, Circuit Clerk Bobby Cowart’s office, and the Aliceville Area Chamber of Commerce.
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