STORM SPOTTERS CLASS IN CARROLLTON
There will be a National Weather Service Storm Spotters Class to be held
Thursday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Service Center in Carrollton.
CARROLLTON LIONS PANCAKE SUPPER
The Carrollton Lions Club is sponsoring a pancake supper on Thursday, March 11,
from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Carrollton Baptist Church.
Contributions will be accepted to help support the sight conservation, diabetes
education and other service programs of the Lions. Come by and enjoy a
delicious meal and good fellowship, while supporting worthwhile projects.
RELAY FOR LIFE CATFISH PLATES
The First Freewill Baptist Church of Reform will hold a catfish supper on March
12 to benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Tickets for the
catfish plates are $8; for tickets, call 375-2484 or 367-8756. Plates can be
picked up between 5 and 7:30 p.m.
UPCOMING EVENTS OF THE PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
Among the upcoming events being sponsored by the Pickens County Medical Center
are: Trial by Fire Cookoff
on Friday, March 12, on the PCMC campus; the Ride for Honor and Memory on
Saturday, April 17 (motorcycle ride--route to be announced); Foundation on the
Green Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 22 (will be held at Aliceville Country
Club); and a Daddy-Daughter Dance on Saturday, June 19 (night before Father's
Day at the HealthPlex).
VICTORY PARADE FOR PICKENS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM ON MARCH 13
There will be a State Championship victory parade for the Pickens County High
School Tornadoes basketball team on Saturday, March 13, in downtown Reform. The
parade starts at 10 a.m., and it will end at the PCHS gym for a victory
celebration!
ANDREWS CHAPEL COMMUNITY CEMETERY MEETING
The Andrews Chapel Community Cemetery meeting will be held Saturday, March 13,
at 10 a.m. at 4050 Liberty Road, Ethelsville, AL 35461.
ALICEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB WORK DAY TO BE MARCH 13
All Yellow Jacket supporters are asked to help at the Aliceville High School
Booster Club work day on Saturday, March 13, from 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the
weight room on the AHS campus. Call Robert (Cookie Man) Wilder at 373-1500 for
more information.
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 March 18.
LAS AMIGAS CLUB SPRING FASHION SHOW
The Spring Fashion Show and dinner sponsored by the Las Amigas Club of Gordo
will be held Tuesday, March 23, at 7 p.m. at the Family Life Center of the
Church of God of Prophecy, located on Highway 82 West in Gordo. Fashions will
be provided by Robbie
’s of Fayette; J’s Outlet and Taterz’s, both of Gordo. Tickets are available from all Las Amigas members and the Ruth
Holliman Library at Gordo. For additional information, please call Rubye at
205-364-6256.
COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION BI-MONTHLY MEETING
The Pickens County Firefighters Association will hold its next bi-monthly
meeting at the Liberty Volunteer Fire Department (located at 6315 Liberty Road,
Ethelsville) on Thursday, March 25, at 7 p.m.
FAYETTE CHAMBER BANQUET IS MARCH 25
The Fayette Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet is set for Thursday, March 25, at
6:30 p.m. at Bevill State Community College. Paul Finebaum, sports columnist,
talk
radio host and leading authority in Southern sports, will be the guest speaker.
The banquet is open to the public and tickets are $15 each. For more
information call Chamber vice president Jason Cowart at 932-1678 or Ann Hamner,
Chamber director, at 932-4587.
877TH ENGINEER BATTALION RETIRED EMPLOYEES MEETING
The next quarterly meeting of the 877th Engineer Battalion Retired Employees
will be held on Monday, March 29, at 11 a.m. at Cedar Landing Restaurant in
Winfield.
All former full-time unit support employees of the 877th Engineer Battalion
(Unit, OMS, R
&R, etc.) are invited to attend. Come on out and enjoy the fellowship and the meal (Dutch treat).
PCMC SCHOLARSHIPS APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
The Scholarship Committee at Pickens County Medical Center now has scholarship
applications for persons in Pickens County interested in a pursuing a career in
medical-related fields. Applications can be picked up weekdays from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m,. at the PCMC Gift Shop or from all Pickens County high school counselor
offices. The deadline to turn in applications to the gift shop is April 1,
2010. For more information, call 367-8111, ext. 127 or 373-6980.
GORDO CHAMBER BANQUET TO BE APRIL 6
The Gordo Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual banquet on Tuesday,
April 6, at 7 p.m. at the Gordo First United Methodist Church Family Life
Center. Dora Johnson, President of the Pickens County Courthouse Preservation
Committee, will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $15 apiece and can be
purchased at First National Bank of Central Alabama, West Alabama Bank or the
Chamber office.
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, April 13, at 6:30 p.m. All Post
members are urged to be present.
O.J. BROOKS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
The Summerville-Kirksey Alumni Association is seeking applications for the 2010
O.J. Brooks Scholarship. Applicants must be a descendant of an alumni to
qualify. Recipients for 2009 are Kendrick Spain, Benjamin Walker, Tavaris
Sommerville, Monique Harris and Donshelliea Wilder. For applications, go to the
Association
’s website at www.summerville-kirkseyreunion.com) or contact Herbert Lavender,
William Rice, Carl Brooks, Alice Hurst, Marva Gipson or Bettye Simmons. The
deadline for submission is an April 15 postmark or earlier.
SCHOOL-WIDE REUNION OF THE PICKENS COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL
The Pickens County Training School (which operated from 1915 to 1969) will hold
a school-wide reunion July 15-18 in Carrollton and Aliceville. For information,
visit www.pickens countytrainingschool.com or call 205-553-3972, 205-367-8905,
205-367-1224 or
205-367-8214.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Jan. 1, 2007 through Dec. 31, 2012. You can pick up an application
at the Probate Office in Carrollton.
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