Sunday, August 21, 2011

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MARJORIE EDWINA KIMBRELL - OBITUARY

The funeral for Marjorie Edwina Kimbrell, 72, of Athens will be at 2 p.m. today at Spry Funeral Home with Rob Peavy officiating.  Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.

Visitation was held from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Kimbrell died Friday, Aug. 19, 2011 at home.

She was born Sept. 10, 1938 in Limestone County. She was a member of Eastside Church of Christ in Athens and was a homemaker and Southern Star member.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Lola Mae Bradford, and an infant grandson.

Survivors include her husband, Carrol D. Kimbrell of Athens; son, T.C. Kimbrell of Elkmont; daughter, Mary Underwood of Box Springs, Ga., six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister Jenny Lynn Bradford of Brentwood, Tenn.; and nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers are Wesley Beddingfield, Eric Little, John Robinson, Stevie Clem, Alan Bentley and Butch Bentley.

FIVE ELKMONT PLAYERS MAKE THE 2011 ALL COUNTY SOFTBALL TEAM

The Limestone County softball coaches released the 2011 All-County softball team Saturday.  All together, 27 girls received the honor with each school in Limestone County being represented.

Making the first team were: 



ARDMORE:  
Brittany Brown, Callie Bryant, Kelsey Gilbert,  Allison Hodges, ; Kelsey Turner,  Callie Steadman


CLEMENTS: Summer Kirk; Hannah Hebbe, 


EAST LIMESTONE:  Katie Webster,  Carly Rhodes,  Chyanne Brown,  


ELKMONT: Tiffany Adams,  Megan Honea,  Courtney Phillips,  Layne Smith,   Anna Grace Usery, 


WEST LIMESTONE:  Hannah Dildine,  Paige Browning,  Biranda Lauderdale, Abigale Gilbert,

Honorable mention selections were, Danielle Murphy, Clements; Marissa Barnes, Clements; Sydney Holder, East Limestone; Kasie Suttles, East Limestone; Stephanie Hogan, Elkmont; Brittney Bright, Tanner and Katie Bloodworth, Tanner



Source:  Athens News Courier

Saturday, August 20, 2011

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TIME TO TRAIN IF YOU WANT TO RUN IN THE RAILS TO TRAILS RUN, SEPTEMBER 24


Elkmont Lions Club Rails to Trails 10 K Race and Fun Run:

September 24 - Saturday 8AM
Rails to trails 10K
Elkmont, AL

for more information:  
*Whitney Hollingsworth,cactus2@charter.net
*Elkmont Lions Club Website
This is a Certified 10k run, it starts in the quiet little town of Elkmont just 4 mile off I65 exit 361, proceeds north on Veto Rd and turns west 3 miles out of town and turns south on the old L&N Railroad. The tracks are on longer there but in its place a beautiful and historic trail lined with flowers and some wildlife, then ends back in the town. This has been called one of the prettiest runs that they have been on by many of our runners. All money raised from this run goes to provide eye exams and glasses for students at Elkmont High School and help provide a senior with a $1000.00 scholarship each year. There is a 15.00 entrance fee for runners and all runners receive a tee shirt.


Click on graphic to print out application:


ONE RUNNER'S EXPERIENCE 


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MEET A SENIOR RED DEVIL INTERVIEWS ON ELKMONT FOOTBALL BLOG

A series of 12 interviews introducing the Elkmont Red Devil Football Team Seniors.  Be sure to visit the blog often during football season.  New posts each day.

DECATUR DAILY IRON MAN - ELKMONT'S CHOICE: DANIEL LOGAN

DANIEL LOGAN AT A GLANCE:
Class:  Senior
Position: Linebacker and offensive guard
Height, Weight: 6-0, 216
Most Memorable Game form 2010:
"I've got to go with the Ardmore game. (Elkmont won 42-21).  It's a rival, it's always a big game and everybody from both towns always shows up.  It's a little bit of a different atmosphere from most games.  Everybody is there, everybody plays hard, and luckily we came away with a win last year."

Elkmont High's Daniel Logan places a premium on loyalty.  A senior linebacker and offensive lineman, Logan notices when his teammates put others first.  One teammate passed up a beach trip this summer to attend workouts while another overcame cancer treatments to be with his friends.  But it's not just Logan's teammates who show loyalty.  When asked to name a few fellow iron men, Logan named what seemed like half of Elkmont's roster.  Plus, he's not afraid to cheer for his favorite football team - even though it's one that doesn't wear crimson and white or orange and blue.  Logan spoke with Decatur Daily Sports Writer Michael Cummings before a recent practice.  Here's what he said.

Question:
What was your best game last year?
Answer:
Ardmore (Elkmont won 42-21 in Week 1).  I really thought my team played well.  Obviously we didn't have a great season, but that game we came out hard and prepared well in practice.  I was really happy with how we played, and we finished the game as best we could.

Question:
What are your goals for this season?
Answer:
Every team's goal is to make it to the state championship, and if you're going to make a goal, you might as well believe in yourself to get to the top.

Question:
What about personal goals?
Answer:
Really my only personal goal goal is to lead my team and make sure we work well together, execute on offense and play well on defense.  And we'll see if we can make it to the playoffs.  We didn't make last year, and it was a real letdown.


Question:
What does it mean to you to be your team's ironman?
Answer:
It means a lot to me.  I've always tried to work hard.  There are some days that you don't feel strong but you always try to work hard.  Even when I was a ninth-grader, I tried hard against all the bigger people trying to kill us.


Question:
What goes into being an ironman?
Answer:
Continuous work and just always leaving everything out on the field, even if it's a practice field or a game field.  And we have a great group this year.  I couldn't do it without them.

Question:
What was the team's workout routine this summer?
Answer:
This summer was pretty hard.  We did an hour of weights and an hour of running, and in July we did an hour of practice too.  Summer is mainly to get in shape and come together as a team.  If you sweat together, you really come together as a team.  And your can't do it all yourself.  You have to be a team.


Question:
What did you do in addition to team workouts?
Answer:
I tried to work out some on the side at Riviera.  Some of our workouts were pretty hard, believe me, but you've got to do some on the side too.  I'm not the only one, either.  My workout partner and fellow linebacker Cody Martin worked out with me.

Question:
What's your favorite workout?
Answer:
I've got to go with bench.  Bench is everybody's favorite usually.

Question:
How much can you bench?
Answer:
Last time I maxed out at 300 (pounds).  On 225, I do three sets of 10 usually.

Question:
You play offense and defense.  Which one is your favorite?
Answer:
It's defense.  I like offense, but it's all about execution.  With defense, it's a little more.  You've got to listen to your coach, and with our defense, you've got to go out and play.  You've got to leave it all on the field.  Plus, defense wins games.  It's great catching passes and everything, but for me, it's way better to lay a lick on somebody.

Question:
What other sports do you play?
Answer:
I play basketball and baseball, but not doubt, I like football best.  Even more than baseball and basketball, it's a team sport.  You really get connected to your teammates.

Question:
What other position would you like to try?
Answer:
I'm not going to lie, I would like to play quarterback one game.  Quarterbacks get a ton of publicity, but they also take too much heat when their team loses.  But I would like to play quarterback one game.

Question:
Who are some other ironmen on your team?
Answer:
Skyler Gant for sure.  He works hard every day.  He could have gone to the beach with his family this summer, but he stayed here and practiced with us.  And that means a lot.  Also Cole Glass, Sloan Hawkins, Austin McNatt, Hayden Huseth, and I already said Cody Martin. And for sure Bronson Ellis.  He wasn't able to do spring practice because he had cancer, but he showed up to every practice.  And Rhett Bailey (another cancer patient), for sure.  That's what I call tough.  That's a true ironman, right there.  And I'll throw in Chris Gooch.  he's a young kid who was at every workout.  He's tough and he works hard in practice.  And I'm sure there are many more.

Question:
What is your favorite team?
Answer:
I'm a Kentucky Wildcat fan.  They're not exactly known for football, and most of the time they get killed by Alabama and all of the SEC teams except Vandy.  But I've got to support them, stay loyal to my team.  That's where I was born, so I've got to stay loyal.

Source:  Decatur Daily - Sports Writer Michael Cummings





ELKMONT FOOTBALL SHIRTS AND CAPS FOR SALE

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As a special fundraiser Coach Holt and the Football Team are selling the Flex Fit ball caps  and T-Shirts to family, friends and fans.  The above is how the design will appear. Please return your orders ASAP. Coach Holt would like to have them back to you by the Ardmore Ballgame!!!!


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HERMAN E. THOMASON - OBITUARY


Dr. Herman E. Thomason, 85, of Madison passed away Thursday, Aug. 28, 2011. He was born Oct. 24, 1925.

Dr. Thomason was a veteran of the Merchant Marines, and the United States Army and Air Force.  He served in World War II with the Army and the Korean conflict with the Air Force. Dr. Thomason was a recipient of the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in World War II.

He received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from UCLA and a Ph.D. from the University of Alabama.

He joined the Wernher von Braun team at NASA in 1957, where he worked on the Saturn V, Skylab and shuttle programs. He retired from NASA as deputy director of Science and Engineering.

After his retirement from NASA, Dr. Thomason served as executive vice president at Intergraph. Following retirement from Intergraph, he joined the team at John Blue Realty.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Donna Jo Thomason; daughter,
Christie Swanner and husband Joey; son, Pat Thomason and wife Sheryl; grandchildren, Ashley Houston, Melinda Thomason, Patrick Thomason, Emily Thomason, Joseph Mitchell and Joel Swanner.

Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at Laughlin Service Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel with the Rev. Dr. Guy E. McCombs officiating. Burial will be in Huntsville Memory  Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Christian Church, 3209 Whitesburg Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802, where he was a longstanding member.

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Friday, August 19, 2011

INTRODUCING THE DUST DEVIL

The "Dust Devil" has agreed to be the Elkmont Football Blog's game reporter. 


He will follow the Red Devils throughout the season and give you his take on the game.  Look for his posts on Saturdays.  

ELKMONT LOSES 19 - 16 TO EAST LAWRENCE IN JAMBOREE

On a very warm Thursday evening, Elkmont's football team got in some valuable work against East Lawrence at the Eagles' home field.  In the first quarter, there was very little offense by either team.  Late in the quarter, Elkmont sustained a drive inside the East Lawrence 15 yard line.  The drive was fueled by 2 completions from quarterback, Hayden Huseth, to wide receiver, Cole Glass.  East Lawrence picked off a Huseth pass to stop the drive but on their next play dropped the football and Elkmont recovered.  The first quarter ended with no score.


Early in the second quarter, Jose Hernandez kicked a 22 year field goal and Elkmont had a 3-0 lead.  On East Lawrence's next possession, Jared Bailey picked off a pass and Elkmont had the ball in East Lawrence territory again.  Quarterback Hayden Huseth scrambled and found an open Cole Glass at the three yard line.  Glass went up high to make a nice catch.  Skyler Gant then scored on a three yard run.  The PAT was good and Elkmont led 10-0.  Late in the second quarter, East Lawrence had a long drive that ended when they scored on a one yard run.  The half ended with Elkmont ahead 10-7.


In the third quarter, both teams had trouble moving the ball, but the Eagles scored late in the 3rd quarter. They missed the PAT, but led 13-10 at the end of the third.


The fourth quarter had both teams playing their JV squads.  Both teams' younger players scored touchdowns in the last quarter and the final score was East Lawrence 19, Elkmont 16.


Dust devil's thoughts on the game: 


The night was successful for Elkmont in that the team, including many younger players,  got some valuable game experience.  There were no major injuries.  The Red Devils played only their base defense and ran a very limited offensive package.  They still showed a strong kicking game that will win games for them this season.  The defense has some strong tacklers and there are several potential playmakers on the offensive.


On the negative side, Elkmont had trouble stopping the Eagles on third downs and was not able to pressure the quarterback.  A lack of size on both offensive and defensive lines may be a problem and the team appeared to wear down a bit in the heat.


Outlook:
The outlook is very positive for the Red Devils this season.  With Cole Glass, Hayden Huseth, and Skyler Gant, Elkmont has three experienced playmakers that are as good as anyone in the region.  Cody Martin and Daniel Logan are experienced linebackers who hit hard and know their positions.  If Elkmont can overcome their overall lack of size, they can have a very successful year.  I predict they will be prepared after another week of work for the Ardmore Tigers who come to town next Friday, August 26th.  Score: Elkmont  28 - 21 Ardmore. 

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

GET YOUR ARDMORE/ELKMONT GAME SHIRTS BY AUGUST 19

The band will be selling these t-shirts through August 19, 
the cost of the shirts are $15.  Make your check to EHS band and send payment with order to Elkmont High School.  Click on shirt graphic to print out order form.


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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

TAKE YOUR PICK - BAND AUCTION OR ELKMONT FOOTBALL GAME

Two great events are going on Thursday, Aug. 18.  The Elkmont Red Devils are traveling to East Lawrence High School to take on the Eagles in the fall Jamboree.  The game starts at 6:30.

EAST LAWRENCE SCOUTING REPORT

The Eagles enter the 2011 football season with a new head coach who brings new expectations for his team.Ernie Ferguson inherits a team that will return most of its skill players from the previous season, but must replace several key cogs along the offensive line. To combat the lack of experience along the line, Ferguson, who will assume play-calling duties, will try and level the playing field.

“We’re going to spread it out like when I was at Lawrence County,” Ferguson said. “We’re still going to run the ball a good bit. We don’t want to put everyone in the box and make it harder for us to run, so we’re going to spread people out as much as possible. Hopefully, we should be able to throw the ball well enough to keep people honest.”



EAST LAWRENCE HIGH HIGHLIGHTS:
Head Coach:  Ernie Ferguson, first year at East Lawrence (13-18 three season record at Lawrence County)
2010 record: 2-8, 1-6 in Class 4A, Region 8. No playoff berth
Overview: 
Coach Ferguson - assistant for Joe McDaniel's 2008-2009 Eagles.  
Last playoff appearance: 2008
Rookie Quarterback
Ferguson said his team will line up in a spread formation but will use a ground pounding approach.













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Jersey NumNamePositionGradeHeightWeight
0James RobinsonOL/DL96'0"245
0Ryan Morris95'6"130
1Nolan VossTE/DE126'5"195
2Christopher AmersonWR/DB125'7"140
3Dustin HooieWR/DB115'7"130
4Ben CopelandQB/DB95'8"145
5Stephen PilgrimQB/DB105'10"140
6Quamell FuquaTE/DE116'1"220
7Brian KemperWR/LB116'0"170
8Jacob WilliamsWR/LB126'0"170
10Jerrod MartinRB/LB105'10"165
12Forrest SimpsonWR/DB126'0"160
16Austin HooieWR/LB115'9"150
20Brian SwainWR/DB95'8"142
21Zachary NitchensWR/DB115'5"130
22Terrence DeloneyQB/LB115'9"190
24Jeffery MillwoodRB/LB105'9"155
28Steven SimpsonRB/DB125'8"155
34Caleb TreadwayTE/DE126'1"210
45Austin ReedOL/LB96'2"160
50Ryan CarrOL/DE105'11"190
51Billy GoodwinOL/LB125'8"194
54Connor HuttoOL/LB115'10"225
55Matthew WilliamsOL/DL126'1"250
56Zeke SherrellOL/DT116'0"275
57Zachary SherrellOL/DT116'0"305
66Curtis BrownOL/DE116'2"200
70Joseph BaileyOL/DL115'7"225
73Hunter ReevesOL/DT95'10"225
75Terrance ThomasOL/DL105'10"265
76Joseph BurksOL/DT95'11"265
77Randy AlexanderOL/DL106'0"230
80Colton SmithWR/DB106'2"160
85Hunter HarrisWR/DB126'0"160
88Jonathan BordenWR/LB115'10"145




 The Elkmont High School Band is having an event nearer to home at the Old Gym, their annual band auction.  You should be able to pick up some great deals as well as help the band.
 

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

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A FIVE DISTRICT, ELECTED AT LARGE SCHOOL BOARD???


Joel Glaze spent 18 years on the Limestone County School board between 1980 and 2000.

When he was first elected there were no school board districts, the five members were elected at-large. It was not until his last term, after the county created a seven-districts board, that Glaze represented a district rather than all the residents in the county.

“I was elected both ways and I can’t see one benefit to having districts,” said Glaze, who is a Limestone County voter registrar.  “Voting at-large was the best because every school in the county belonged to every school board member.”

Glaze made the comments while addressing an Elkmont resident’s statement that current voting district lines make it difficult for an Elkmont resident to be elected to the school board.

John Carter had told school board members last week he represented many in Elkmont who would like to see a change in the way the lines for voting districts are drawn.

He said the Elkmont area is essentially split between Districts 4 and 5 because Alabama 127 is used as the basic dividing line. He said that gives the candidates from West Limestone and Ardmore an advantage over a candidate from the Elkmont area.

Glaze said Carter is wrong. He said County Road 55 — or Hays Mill Road/Pettusville Road — divides Districts 4 and 5, not Alabama 127. That puts the city of Elkmont and Elkmont Rural Village, two of the most heavily populated areas, in District 4, which is represented by Darin Russell. Fewer Elkmont area voters reside in District 5, which is currently represented by James Shannon.

Carter suggested redrawing the voting district lines to mirror the existing school district lines. Board members may look at doing that when they redraw the voting district lines this month. By law, city and county schools and governments must redraw voting district lines every 10 years following the census in order to ensure there are roughly the same number of residents in each district, within a margin of 5 percent. Limestone County school board members have tentatively agreed to hire a demographer to help them.
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Glaze said he would like to see the county school system return to a five-member school board in which each member was elected countywide rather than by district.

One problem with the current seven-district board, he said, is that board members become too territorial. Another problem is that one school board district — District 1 in the north end of the county — doesn’t even have a school.

Among the advantages of a countywide school board is that it would allow anyone the opportunity to run for school board at any time, he said.

“They wouldn’t have to wait for their turn — for the term of the board member in their district to end,” Glaze said.

Currently, board members serve staggered, six-year terms, so a new candidate would have to wait until a board member’s term expired to run. With at-large voting, a candidate could run whenever a seat on the board was open, which would occur every two years.

Glaze also believes a five-member, at-large board could accomplish more.

“It would be better at doing the business of educating our children,” he said. “Board members would not be worried about ‘my district.’”

He said five members could accomplish more than seven.

“Those two board members make a lot of difference,” he said.

If a board member or residents are interested in changing the board, Glaze said one board member could consult with a member of the local legislative delegation and get the proposal placed on an upcoming election ballot and let voters decide. 
Source:  Athens News Courier; Jean Cole 
Hill Spirit's opinion is that population has shifted since Joel Glaze's time on the school board. An elected at-large school board could easily be dominated by the East Limestone area.  A better solution would be for each high school to have an elected representative from it's district boundaries.  That representative would speak for the high school and it's feeder schools.

CHARLES W. CHRISTOPHER - OBITUARY

The graveside service for Charles W. “Bear” Christopher, 89, of Elkmont will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Antioch Cemetery in Elkmont.

Visitation is from 6-9 tonight at McConnell Funeral Home in Athens.

Mr. Christopher died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at Alvin C. York VA Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Mr. Christopher was born July 22, 1922, in Salem to Henry and Cleo Christopher. Charles was a veteran of World War II who received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Mr. Christopher served from Sept. 4, 1942, to Dec. 13, 1945, in Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe, reaching the rank of technical sergeant.

Mr. Christopher was preceded in death by his loving wife, Martha Jo Christopher.

He is survived by two sons, Charles David Christopher and Mark Alan Christopher; six grandchildren, Charles David Christopher Jr., Jeremiah Ryan Christopher, Martha Ellen Christopher, Jennifer Elizabeth Christopher, William Isaac Christopher and Joe Lucas Christopher; five great-grandchildren, Sarah Elizabeth Christopher, William Taylor Christopher, Ava Kate Christopher, Jackson Ryan Christopher and Frank Joseph Gusmus IV (Fort); and one sister, Maime Lou Harrison.

Pallbearers are Charles David Christopher Jr., Jeremiah Ryan Christopher, William Isaac Christopher, Joe Lucas Christopher, William Taylor Christopher, Jackson Ryan Christopher and Frank Joseph Gusmus III.