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A haven for the forgotten: Paws 52 Animal Rescue
In the tranquil countryside of Hartselle, a haven of hope and healing flourishes quietly. Far from the city’s hustle and bustle, this refuge offers second chances, providing a home for the overlooked and forgotten. This is Paws 52, a non-profit animal rescue founded by the mother-daughter team, Kalisa and Mellisa Barnett.
Gourmet to go: Connie Brechtel’s take on catering and meal prep
For Connie Brechtel, the kitchen has always been more than just a place to prepare meals; it’s been the heart of her family’s legacy. Her passion for cooking can be traced back to her childhood, where she spent countless hours watching her Aunt Rene at her small café in Decatur in the late 70s.
Ito takes down competition at Smith Lake
CULLMAN, Ala. — The Bassmaster Elite Series Media Guide notes that Smith Lake is Taku Ito’s favorite U.S. fishery. On Sunday, at the TNT Fireworks Bassmaster Elite Series stop at Smith Lake, he showed the world why. Ito, a 38-year-old pro from Chiba, Japan, led a field of...
Remembering the great “Wild Thing”
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Every time I hear the opening wail of an electric guitar, which opened the Troggs’ popular version of “Wild Thing,” I still see and hear Kenny Harrison’s joy as he howled the lyrics when the song blasted over the airwaves of his dearly beloved, blue ‘59 Chevy Bel Air. Kenny and Joe Brantley were the captains of the 1965-66 Blue Devil football team. Kenny, as was his fellow Blue Devil football captain, Joe Brantley, was polite, kind, and popular with everyone, including their teachers. A known jokester, Kenny, probably frustrated some of the latter group. He especially joked about anything having to do with books, classes, teachers, and tests. Please don’t misunderstand. Kenny and Joe never did anything malicious or unkind like some of the older students, who left live chickens in a teacher’s car – for hours. Those chickens ruined her vehicle. That was never Joe or Kenny’s style, nor was writing THE four-letter expletive across the school’s front façade just days before the Class of 1965 graduated. Kenny’s Mama and the Catholic Church taught him better than that. Joe knew better from his mama and his Baptist upbringing.
‘Everybody wants to be a cat’
Heirlooms Fine & Performing Arts performs Disney’s ‘The Aristocats KIDS’. HANCEVILLE, Ala. – For weeks, students of Heirlooms Fine & Performing Arts have been meticulously marking and rehearsing lines and choreography for their debut showcase of Disney’s “The Aristocats KIDS.” On Friday, June 28, and Saturday, June 29, the junior performers put on a show for family, friends and others at Wallace State’s Burrow Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. Both acts saw full houses and ovations throughout the lively musical numbers straight from the 1970 Disney classic “The Aristocats.” A handful of new songs was also added to the script.
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