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.
and help make plans for the coming year.
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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