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 May 15.
MONTHLY SOIL AND WATER DISTRICT BOARD MEETING
The Pickens County Soil & Water Conservation District will hold their monthly board meeting on Thursday
May 15, at 8:30 a.m. in the District Office located at 155 Reform Street
Service Center Building, Room 304, in Carrollton. If you have any questions or
would like more information please call their office at (205) 367-8168.
POLITICAL RALLY AT MCSHAN
There will be a political rally at the McShan Community Center on Saturday, May
17, at 6 p.m. There will be a covered dish supper; bring a dish and join them.
All political candidates are invited as guests.
ALICEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1984 TO HOLD MEETING TO PLAN REUNION
The Aliceville High School Class of 1984 will have a class meeting on May 17 at
4 p.m. at Robert Wilder
’s (Cookie Man’s) plan. They will begin to discuss plans for the 25-year reunion. All class
members are asked to please attend.
RETIREMENT CEREMONY, RECEPTION FOR DOT BARRENTINE
A retirement ceremony and reception will be held in honor of Dot McDaniel
Barrentine of Aliceville on Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m. at Aliceville First
Baptist Church. All former students of Dot
’s Kindergarten, their parents and grandparents, and all family and friends of “Miss Dot” are invited to attend this special occasion. She has been teaching kindergarten
for 38 years.
AES TO PRESENT PLAY MAY 19
Aliceville Elementary School will present the play “It’s a Jungle Out There” on May 19 at 6 p.m. in the AES gymnasium. A second performance will be held May
20 at 1 p.m. Admission will be $3. Please come out and support the students.
PICKENSVILLE SPRING CARNIVAL TO BE MAY 22-26
The Town of Pickensville will hold its first spring carnival for the Memorial
Day weekend, presented by Midway
’s Thrills of America Inc., beginning Thursday May 22 at 3 p.m. and ending Monday
May 26, at 10 p.m. Additional schedules will be as follows: Friday and
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday hours will be 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
hours will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Come and bring the family; enjoy the rides,
games, carnival foods and other festivities. Vendors are welcome. For
additional information call Town Hall at 373-2068.
PICKENS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM TO HOST SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
The Pickens County High School Varsity Football Team will sponsoring a softball
tournament Saturday, May 24, at the Reform City Park. The team entry fee is
$125 for men and $100 for women. The
“hit off” time is 9 a.m. The competition will be double elimination with first and second
place trophies to be awarded. For more information, contact PCHS Head Football
Coach Patrick Plott at 375-2648, Athletic Club President Maurice Gray at (205)
399-5029, Assistant Football Coach Michael Giles at (205) 399-3240 or John
Stepp at (205) 270-2743.
CARROLLTON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1958 TO HOLD 50-YEAR REUNION
Please join the Carrollton High School Class of 1958 as they celebrate their
50-year class reunion on May 24 with a reception at the Union Chapel Community
Center from 2 to 4 p.m.
MARGUERITE COOPER SIMPSON TO MARK 90TH BIRTHDAY
The children of Marguerite Cooper Simpson would like to invite her family and
friends to a 90th birthday celebration in her honor on Saturday, May 24, from
2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Stansel Baptist Church Family Life Center on
Highway 17 South, Reform, Ala. Your presence is her gift.
AMERICAN LEGION POST 327 AND AUXILIARY TO MEET MAY 29
The American Legion Joseph Cousette Post 327 and Ladies Auxiliary Unit 327 of
Aliceville meet on the last Thursday of each month in the basement of the
Aliceville Civic Center. The Auxiliary meeting begins at 5:30 pm., and the
American Legion meet at 7 p.m. The next meeting will be Thursday, May 29. All
members and eligible persons are asked to please attend.
AMERICAN BOSCH, UT, ETC. RETIREES, FORMER EMPLOYEES TO HOLD REUNION
The retirees and former employees of American Bosch, AMBAC, United Technologies
and Johnson Electric will hold a reunion and lunch at the Master Host Inn in
Columbus, Miss. on June 7 at 10 a.m.
VFW MONTHLY MEETING IN ALICEVILLE
The Aliceville VFW Post 4767 will hold its regular monthly meeting in the
Aliceville Civic Center on Tuesday, June 10, at 6:30 p.m. All Post members are
urged to be present.
SCHOOLWIDE REUNION OF THE PICKENS COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL
The schoolwide reunion of the Pickens County Training School (which operated
from 1915 to 1969) will be held
July 10-13. Registration will be held Thursday, July 10, beginning at 6 p.m. at
Aliceville City Hall. Participants are also invited to attend the worship
service on Sunday, July 13, at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church (Rev. James C. Wright
is the pastor). For more information contact: Shirley Jackson Hood at
205-553-3972; Rev. James C. Wright at 373-8610; Albert Williams at 367-8214;
Tommy Troupe at 373-8819; Charles Henley at 367-8946; Samuel Bonner at
453-4342; Patricia Harkins at 367-1642; Josephine Jones Summerville at
373-6371; Annie Garner at 373-8164; Dorothy Pope King at 367-1224; Sara Jackson
at 367-9979; Ora Coleman Alston at 410-426-1346; Estelle Harris Whaley at
708-343-8350; Mary Lawhorn Hinton at 414-444-4163; Lola Cohen Terrell at
937-278-0541; Rev. Jammy Latham at 347-426-5187; Samuel Harris at 314-381-3575;
or Willy Roy Hood at 323-778-1013. Or you may e-mail Shirley Jackson Hood at
water_1@ msn.com.
RETIRED EDUCATORS’ SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION AT HIGH SCHOOLS
The Pickens County Retired Educators Association has mailed applications and
instructions for the PCREA scholarship to the three high schools in the county.
If you are interested in applying, please obtain a copy at your school and fill
it out.
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.
AMERICAN LEGION POST IN CARROLLTON NEEDS PRESERVING
Veterans and members of American Legion Post 104 have started a project of
preserving their historical building. The World War I veterans are responsible
for the post home, and they want to retain this building for the future of our
country.
It is a historical building, and the veterans in the area want to keep it in
this manner. Any donation for its future support will be gratefully
appreciated. Anything in this regard can be mailed to W. T. Lipsey, PO Box 189,
Carrollton, AL 35447, Adjutant of Post 104, American Legion.
COUNTY BOARD OF REGISTRARS HAS MOVED TO SERVICE CENTER
The office of the Pickens County Board of Registrars has moved to Room 308 of
the Service Center building in Carrollton. Office hours are Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 367-2071 or 367-2074.
SMOCKING CLASSES TO BE TAUGHT AT CARROLLTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Attention Pickens County residents: Smocking classes will be available at the
Carrollton Public Library one morning a week. The members of the class who wish
to join will determine the day. The cost of the classes will be $10 a class and
will be taught by Sue Yarbrough. Please contact the Carrollton Public Library
at 367-2142, if you are interested in joining the class.
COUNTY GENEALOGICAL LIBRARY TO OPEN FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH
The Pickens County Genealogical Library, located in the historical Old City Jail
building, 2nd St. NW, Gordo, will be open the first Tuesday of each month from
2 to 7 p.m. The library is also open every first and third Wednesdays from 9
a.m. to 12 noon. Meetings are the first Wednesday each month at 1 p.m. For more
information, call 205-333-9950.
AHS CLASS OF 1978 PLANNING REUNION
The Aliceville High School Class of 1978 is making plans for their 30-year class
reunion. The dates for the reunion are Friday, Aug. 29, and Sunday, Aug. 31,
2008 (the Labor Day weekend). For further information regarding reunion events,
contact one of the following: Christana Hudson-Frazier, Deloise Broom-Stancer,
Pam Hughes-Barnes, Earnestine McCoy-Lewis, Shirley Gipson Herron or Larry
Lanier.
CHANGE A CHILD’S LIFE ... BECOME A FOSTER PARENT
The Pickens County Department of Human Resources is in need of foster parents.
If you are interested in becoming a foster parent, please contact the Pickens
County Department of Human Resources at 367-1531.
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, 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.
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.
CARROLLTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ACCEPTING CANS FOR RECYCLING
Carrollton Elementary School has started a recycling program. Every Saturday,
from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., aluminum cans can be brought to the school gymnasium
for recycling.
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.
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