Time to get ready for Back to School.

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The Clay County Panther Pride Marching Band Presents

Terry Padgett as Elvis

A CCHS Band Fundraiser. Saturday, March 6th at 7 pm – Doors open at 6 pm.  At CCHS.

Tickets $20 each. Purchase tickets at Ann Flower’s. Advanced ticket sales with limited tickets at the door.

For more info, contact Tammy Luckie at 256-354-3720 or 256-276-9013.

Chamber Business After Hours Event

Attend the January Chamber Business After Hours Event at Clay Automotive. Sponsored by Clay Automotive and Neighborhood Publishing. Come join your fellow Chamber members and let’s start the year off by networking with each other and sharing ideas.

When: Tuesday, January 12th from 5:00 – 6:00 pm.

Where: Clay County Automotive Dealership in Lineville.

RSVP to the Chamber at 256-396-2828 or email at claychamber@centurytel.net.

Monthly Clay County Alabama School Board Meeting – Public invited. Location: School Board office.

Parent Project

Six week course
Start Date:   November 3, 2009 –Tuesday Nights for 6 weeks

Location: Northeast Alabama CDC formerly known as Project R.O.L.E Model, Inc.
44 Runyan Court  Ashland, Alabama
Time: 6:30 pm-8:00 pm

The Curriculum Teaches:
Concrete Prevention, Identification, and Intervention Strategies for the most Destructive of Adolescent Behaviors such as:
Poor School Attendance and Performance, Alcohol and other Drug use, Gangs, Runaways, and Violent Teens.

For more information:
256-354-0252 or 205-541-9839
Baron Sandlin – bsandlinnacdc@att.net

OPERATION: Student to Veteran

As once stated in a Presidential Proclamation, today there is, and perhaps there always will be, conflict in the world. But the United States fortunately enjoys peace and freedom. Like other things of great value, this security comes with a price. Part of the cost has already been paid by Americans who answered the call to military duty when their country needed them. They served in 12 wars from the Revolution to the War in Iraq, earning the special distinction “veteran”. But another part of freedom’s cost must continue to be paid long after the guns have been silenced. This debt is owed American’s veterans. Some need their country’s help, even as their country once needed theirs, to readjust, to recover from wounds, or to overcome hardships of age and infirmity. Most need and ask nothing in repayment of their sacrifices. Let us continue to help those veterans in need with the greatest possible compassion and efficiency. To the rest, since they ask no special help, we can best pay tribute this day by recognizing what they have achieved and joining them in their resolve to keep America strong and free.

The Children’s Policy Council, in conjunction with First Assembly Christian School, would like to extend an invitation to join a letter writing campaign aimed at honoring local veterans. Our desire is to remember the sacrifices made by Clay County’s service men and women. Our goal is to reach all eight hundred or so veterans living within Clay County. We have contacted Rochelle Osbourn, of the Clay County Department of Veterans Affairs about this campaign, and she has committed her assistance.

Please note, due to confidentiality laws, Ms. Osbourn cannot release the names or addresses of veterans. Therefore, all letters must be submitted in unsealed, stamped envelopes; which she will then address. They should be written in such a manner as to be appropriate for either a man or a woman. All letters must be turned in to Ms. Osbourn’s office no later than October 12th, she works Tuesdays and Thursday and her office is located at the Old Health Dept Building, 93 County Road 31, Ashland, Al 36251, contact number 256-354-7311.

During the months of October and November, our goal here at First Assembly Christian School will be to instill the importance of honoring veterans to our students. We call this endeavor Operation: Student to Veteran. We understand unless you are directly affected by the war, you may not understand the significant price paid by those who serve our country.

On November 11, 2009, we will sponsor a luncheon honoring all Clay County veterans. First Assembly Christian School has declared this a community service day, and students will be involved in every aspect of this project. From table decoration and favors to the desserts served, our students will demonstrate their service to God by honoring these veterans.

We hope to build upon this theme annually. Certainly, we want to give everyone an opportunity to honor our veterans.  We think it is extremely important that our children have this opportunity and experience. We hope our initiative helps to promote a desire for our entire community to seek ways to honor these unsung heroes.  Our children, and even we as adults, benefit from remembering our nation’s proud heritage. America was built upon the sacrifices of noble men and women. Let us not forget and more importantly, let us teach our children not to forget.

For more information, contact:

Contact: Bradley Strother – brad@facslions.com
FACS Principal
Phone 256 354 4090
Fax  256 354 4675

SUSCC Explores the History of East Central Alabama

Southern Union State Community College will host a forum on the History of East Central Alabama on October 16, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Renaissance Theater on the Wadley Campus.

The forum will put a local perspective on topics of historical significance including the Civil War, the Hillabee Creek Indians, an important humorist of the nineteenth century, and early towns of the area in Chambers, Clay, Randolph, and Tallapoosa counties. Local historians Don East, Rhonda Bailey Baldwin and Wyner Phillips, among other experts in the field, are scheduled to speak.

“We really want to offer a chance for the community to learn about the history of our area, what makes the area unique, and we hope people will come out and take advantage of this opportunity,” commented Brent Catchings, chair of Southern Union’s Social Sciences Department.

The event is free, and the public is invited to attend.  Light refreshments will be served beginning at 8:30 a.m., and lunch will be available for purchase in the SU dining hall at a cost of $5.50 per person.

For more information on A History of East Central Alabama contact Catchings at 256-395-2211, extension 5804.

With campuses in Wadley, Opelika and Valley, Southern Union is one of the oldest two-year colleges in the state, and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees.

Contact:
Shondae Brown
sbrown@suscc.edu
Southern Union State Community College
256-395-2211

We at the Children’s Policy Council would like to extend an invitation to join a letter writing campaign aimed at honoring local veterans. Our desire is to remember the sacrifices made by Clay County’s service men and women. Our goal is to reach all eight hundred or so veterans living within Clay County. We have contacted Rochelle Osbourn, of the Clay County Department of Veterans Affairs about this campaign and she has committed her assistance. Our hope is that you will join us in this endeavor. The Mission: encourage your students to write letters to our veterans and help them understand what it means to be a veteran and why we owe them a debt of gratitude.

Please note, due to confidentiality laws, Ms. Osbourn cannot release the names or addresses of veterans. Therefore, all letters must be submitted in unsealed, stamped envelopes; which she will then address. They should be written in such a manner as to be appropriate for either a man or a woman. All letters must be turned in to Ms. Osbourn’s office no later than October 12th, she works Tuesdays and Thursday and her office is located at the Old Health Dept Building, 93 County Road 31, Ashland, Al 36251, contact number 256-354-7311 .

We hope to build upon this theme annually and welcome all suggestions as to how this may be accomplished. Certainly, we want to give everyone an opportunity to honor our veterans, we think it is extremely important that our children have this opportunity and experience, so we ask for your support and participation in this venture. Our children, even we as adults, benefit from remembering our nation’s proud heritage. America was built upon the sacrifices of noble men and women. Let us not forget and more importantly, let us teach our children not to forget.

Thank you in advance for supporting this program.

Lisa Runyan
lrunyan@mindspring.com

Swine Flu (H1N1) Facts & Myths

Swine Flu (H1N1) Questions?

Vaccination concerns?

How contagious is it?

How do I protect my family from becoming infected?

Please join us this Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. for a brief informative  question and answer meeting at First Assembly Sanctuary, in Ashland.  Guest speaker will be Dr. Robin Brown, nationally APhA certified Immunology advocate and pharmacist.

Alabama Farmers Federation requests entries for Poster and Essay Contest.

The Alabama Farm-City poster and essay theme for 2009 is “Farmers Care – For Animals and You.” This year’s theme supports the National Farm-City Committee’s new strategy of addressing one potentially divisive issue each year. In selecting animal care as the 2009 national focus, the Committee acknowledged that providing a forum for discussion of this issue is consistent with the Farm-City mission of cultivating greater understanding among rural and urban residents.

The “Farmers Care – For Animals and You” contest gives students a chance to explore the interdependence of farms and cities. Although our food supply begins with farmers providing food, water, shelter and medical care for their animals, the chain also includes transportation, processing and even cooking.

The theme gives students freedom to use their imaginations as they explore the relationship between farm and city with a special focus on the way farmers care for their animals and our food.

The contest is sponsored by the Farm-City Committee of Alabama, P.O. Box 11000, Montgomery, AL 36191-0001, in cooperation with Alabama Ag in the Classroom. More information for teachers and students is available online at www.AlfaFarmers.org, www.AlabamaAITC.org and www.AgEducate.org or by contacting your local Alabama Cooperative Extension System office.

Entry is open to all students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade and must be the original work of the student. There are two categories of competition: K – 3 grades and 4 – 6 grades. First and Second Place winners will be named in each category.

State winners in the poster and essay contests will be featured in the Alabama Farm-City Committee’s 2011 Farm-City Calendar.

Deadline for entry at the state level is March 1, 2010. Winners will be notified by mail no later than April 1. Award winners will be announced at the state Farm-City Awards Luncheon in April.