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Horace Farris’ paper treasures can be found in banks, stores and doctor’s offices all over Sylacauga.

‘Paper treasures’Sylacaugan’s ‘works of art’ can be found in 44 states and several countriesBy JUNE WINTERSHome staff writer

“Cuttin’ up and cut-tin’ out” would be a good way to describe Sylacaugan Horace Farris’ personality. Every time you see him, he is most likely cutting out another treasure from a folded sheet of paper.

Farris’ creations are always perfect, and it’s a little difficult to follow his hands as they move swiftly through the folding and cutting process.

You can follow this tal-ented man through town and you can tell where he has stopped. Everywhere he goes he leaves a string of angels, cowboys, little girls with bows in their hair, ballerinas or animals, such as rabbits, cats and dogs.

Farris said even as a child, he would occasion-ally cut out a snow flake or a happy face, but never anything to compare with what he does now.

Farris said he realized what he could really do on the day the twin towers were bombed, He said he will never forget that day. “My wife was in the hos-pital critically ill, and I was sitting in the intensive care waiting room. I turned on the television and they were showing the awful tragedy,

The cat and the angel are just two of the cutouts Farris gives to friends and strangers alike.

and I thought I had tuned into some movie. After a few minutes a nurse came by and told me the trag-edy had really happened. It bothered me and made me nervous. I took some little scissors out of my pocket and picked up a piece of paper, deciding to

try something other than snow flakes and happy faces. What I had in mind worked and I’ve been cut-ting out ever since.”

You’ll find Farris’ paper treasures taped to tellers’ machines at the bank, on the cash register in almost any grocery or department

store in the Sylacauga area, as well as tacked to a com-puter in a laboratory, other places in the hospital and in local doctor’s offices. The list goes on and on.

He gives them to strangers as well as friends. He and his wife, Doris, go on a lot of the trips with

other seniors from J. Craig Smith Community Center and he always leaves his paper treasures wherever he goes.

“I’ve had people tell me about the cutouts being an inspiration in their lives and I love to hear that.”

One young lady told

him she had been trying to decide whether or not to go into nurse’s training. “You gave me the angels that day and I just felt it was an omen, so I enrolled,” she told Farris.

He said the young lady is now a registered nurse.

He tells of another inci-dent in which a young girl told him about him giving her the angels. “I had an automobile accident some time later and everything that was on the dash or anywhere in the front of the car flew to the back,” she said, “except the angels. They were still laying on the dash.”

Farris said he gets cards and letters frequently from people who have been given his creations by a member of their fam-ily. “I know they are in 44 states, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, the Holy Land and Italy,” he said.

Farris tells about going to Nashville, Tenn., and the Opryland Hotel on one of the senior trips.

“I was cutting and sev-eral folks had stopped to watch,” he said. “This man from the hotel watched, and later he asked me if I would like to stay and sell my cutouts. I just told him I never intended to sell them. They would always be a gift.”

Farris has no idea how many cutouts he has made and given away since that September day in 2001, but he said his “guestima-tion” would be a thousand or more.

Farris is a native of Sylacauga, and his father, the late Arlyn (A.K.) Farris, was owner of the old Sylacauga Rainbow Market. Farris later ran the store for his father.

He and his wife, the for-mer Doris Martin, are the parents of five sons. The Farrises are active members of Grimes Chapel Church.

At left, Farris is shown in the process of cut-ting out one of his ‘treasures.’

Farris proudly displays two of his works of art.

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Restorationof lodge ‘lovein progress’By KENNY FARMERHome staff writer

“It’s a love in progress,” Becky Griffin said of the restoration of the Aljerald Powers Memorial Lodge in Winterboro.

Griffin is part of a group named Plank Road Station, whose purpose is to raise money to reno-vate the old lodge build-ing. The group has opened the bottom floor of the building for public use, but continues to work on the upstairs. A museum is planned for that part of the building.

Back when Alabama 21 was being widened, a decision had to be made — either tear down the old building, which had stood since 1921, or restore it. Area residents the late Billie Bliss, Lucy Barnett, Dot Powers and Carl Stapleton met with the Alabama Historical Commission to express interest in saving the building. Their request was approved by the com-mission. Stapleton sug-gested that a group headed by Griffin would properly

care for the lodge.“For any of the residents

who have lived in this area that pass (Alabama) 21 day in and day out, they saw that old building on the left-hand side of the road down in a ditch,” Griffin said. “It sat there covered in kudzu until we got it. It was moved from there to the site it’s on now, beside the school.”

The building was moved in 2003. “Everybody was saying it was going to col-lapse into itself,” Griffin said. “It did not.” She said even the man in charge of relocating the building had his doubts that the building would be able to be moved, but he didn’t tell anybody until the process was finished. The old lodge’s chimney was also kept intact during the move. “We thought it was going to crumble,” Griffin said. She said the building “looks natural” in its new location.

Concerning the success of the building’s reloca-tion, Griffin said, “It’s because (the building) was coming to a place where it

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The lodge was named in honor of Aljerald Powers for his dedication to the building’s restora-tion.


Joyce and Nan Howard organize supplies in the lower level of the lodge.


Bobby Harris helps out with Plank Road Station’s renovation projects at the lodge.

knew people were going to love it back to life.”

Once the relocation was complete, the renova-tions began. All renova-tions done by Plank Road Station have been done within the guidelines set by the Alabama Historical Commission. The group has replaced the build-ing’s original roof and the downstairs windows. They have also added a work-ing kitchen and an indoor bathroom. Griffin said the group hopes to equip the building with heating and air conditioning by April. “We’re working hard to do that.”

Renovations to the building are made possible by the fundraising efforts of Plank Road Station. The group raises money through art shows, market days, yard sales and other activities.

“Every time we raise money, it goes right back into the building,” Griffin said. “Everything we do, whatever money we’ve raised, we look at whatever project we can complete, and we go and do that. Nothing’s ever wasted.”

Griffin said the bottom floor of the building will be used as a community center.

She said the lower-level can be used for many pur-poses, including meetings, reunions and after-school tutoring. She also encour-ages its use by teachers and

senior citizens.“We’re just hoping it

will be a building the com-munity will rally around,” Griffin said.

The top floor of the building will soon become a museum and art gallery. Griffin said many histori-cal items, such as books, documents, tools and pic-tures, have been donated to her group for display in the museum. She said she hopes tours of the museum will soon be open to the public.

Plank Road Station has about 30 active members. Griffin said there are oth-ers who do not attend

every meeting, but are present when there is work to be done. She said people volunteer their time for a number of jobs that need to be done in and around the building. Volunteers cut grass, pick up trash, clean and paint, among many other things.

Volunteers are also needed during Plank Road Station’s market days and art shows. Griffin said the volunteers do “whatever needs to be done. It’s just a community effort, and without the community and the people there help-ing us, it wouldn’t be pos-sible. I think they’re just as

proud of it as we are.”Market days and art

shows are two of the group’s biggest fundraising events. From May until December, a market day takes place on the fourth Saturday of each month. The group plans to hold two art shows per year, one in the spring and one in the fall.

The Algerald Powers Memorial Lodge will again be part of Talladega’s annu-al April in Talladega April 8-9.

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By LAURANATION-ATCHISONHome features editor

When you ask the guys in his Whosoever Will Sunday School Class what it’s like, they’re likely to give the same answer.

“It’s not your grand-mother’s Sunday school class,” is the common response.

What they mean by that, class leader Bryan Townsend will say, is “because of our unique rules and our effort to cre-ate an atmosphere where men do not have to check their masculinity at the door when they come to study God’s word. After all, the Bible tells us men were made in God’s image and goes on to tell us that God is a warrior, The Lord is his name. We believe God expects men to be strong men, to take a stand for him, and to hold a position in the great battle between good and evil.”

The class at Talladega’s First Baptist Church formed five years ago, and Townsend said it came while the church was studying the book “The Purpose Driven Life” by Rick Warren.

“It was clear to me that a number of men in our community would benefit greatly from the book,” he said.

Talking about this with a friend, the late Lester Massey of Talladega, the idea for a men’s class was born. Massey helped form the class and when it met for the first time, there were just three men there.

The idea that the class be designed for men came from another book Townsend was reading at the time, “Wild at Heart” Laura Nation-Atchison/The Daily Home

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Bryan Townsend, left, and Hugh Sims take up tickets for the fish fry their Sunday school class and the men’s class at First United Methodist hosted in January. The event raised more than $3,000 for Talladega’s Samaritan House, which provides food and other needs for people.

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Class members Roger Scott, Chet Hayes and John Stephens work the kitchen for the fish fry.

by John Eldredge. This is where the rules for the class came from.

There are four rules, there’s no dress code, no one is called upon to read or to pray, no one will fuss if you don’t come and, finally, “we always end on time,” Townsend said.

It’s only natural that Townsend was chosen to lead the group; he’s a nationally known inspi-rational and motivational speaker with a host of awards and recognitions under his belt.

“People all over the country pay lots of money to hear Bryan,” said class member Hugh Sims. “We get to hear him for free.”

Now there are 59 mem-bers, and in addition to their studies of the word of God, the class has become a community outreach entity that raises consider-able amounts of funding for a number of projects.

In mid-January, the class joined with men from Talladega’s First United Methodist Church to host a fish fry at First Baptist and raised a lit-tle more than $3,000 for the Samaritan House in Talladega, which provides food and other needs for people in crisis.

Townsend said the class could have just donated money for the project, but that’s not what Jesus taught.

“We could have just been lazy and given the $600 or so it cost to put

on the fish fry,” he said. “But in the parable of the talents, Jesus taught us that a good servant will invest and multiply resources. And we figured that the people in our commu-nity who depend on the Samaritan House will ben-efit from the return on the money we invested.”

The class also got involved in a communi-tywide effort along with Carpenters for Christ last year to raise money to rebuild for a Talladega woman whose home was destroyed when an unin-sured motorist crashed into it.

The class hosts an annual event at The Ritz Theatre, “Humor on the Square,” in memory of Massey and his wife, the late Mary Charles Massey, and raises money for Talladega’s Red Door Kitchen, which provides free meals for both home-bound people and for any-one who stops in to eat.

Then there’s the yearly Fish and Fowl Dinner, which the class uses to raise funds for the Talladega County Drug Task Force.

The class takes its work and study seriously, but there’s always room for humor.

“We like to say that we raise money to buy ille-gal drugs because the task force uses the money to make drug buys and catch those who are hurting our young people,” Townsend says.

The class’s “mascot” is

another testament of the use of humor by the class.

“Randy Elsberry hung a big elk head over our fireplace and it served as our mascot for a couple of years until he and his wife, Cindy, moved to Myrtle Beach, S.C.,” Townsend said. “Over Cindy’s pro-test, Randy took the elk head with him.”

But a class member came to the rescue with a new mascot and another funny story.

“Bill Perry came in and donated an ugly old wild boar head to take the place of the elk,” Townsend said. “We promptly named the boar ‘Boss Hog’ and my brother, Jodie, suggested a new rule that took effect immediately. If you are uglier than the hog, you can’t stay. But a tie goes to the visitor.”

Townsend, who trav-els quite a bit with his “real” job, often has people who fill in when he’s out of town. In the past, the substitutes have includ-ed Clark Carpenter, Dr. George Ricker, Rob Paul, Joe Woodard, Hubert Hubbard and Hugh Wiggins.

But now, there’s an appointed assistant, Mark Cubine. Townsend said.

“He does such a great job when I’m away,” Townsend said. “In fact, the guys like to tease me and say that our atten-dance is always up when Mark teaches.”

Townsend said what he

enjoys most about the class is the fellowship. Every Sunday morning, Chet Hayes and Roger Scott prepare breakfast for the group, making the event even more enjoyable.

“But more than that, I have enjoyed the spiritual growth that has come from the class for me person-ally, as well as for the men who have become mem-bers and attend so faith-fully. Without a doubt, I am more excited about the class than anything I have done in my life, other than marrying my wife, ‘Judy Babe,’ and having wonder-ful children and perfect grandchildren.”

Women are welcome to attend the class, and some have, but as yet, no women have become members.

The lessons in the class are adapted to real life issues.

“This past Sunday our lesson came from Luke and Romans,” Townsend said. “The subject was sac-rifice. To be a godly man, you have to give up some things for others. Placing yourself first is the world’s way, placing others first is God’s way. Next Sunday the lesson will be about the importance of medita-tion. Scripture references will come from Psalms and Mark.”

There are two lessons that Townsend said really stand out in his memory.

“These are ‘Read, Heed and Roundup,’ and ‘The Parable of the Fly,’” Townsend said. “To grow spiritually a man (or woman) must read God’s word, heed God’s word

and round up the sin in their life and get rid of it.

‘The Parable of the Fly’ was the inspiration for a book I wrote by the same title. Like a fishing fly, sin is presented as something that appears to be attrac-tive and appeals to our base nature. Also like the fly, it’s completely deceit-ful and when someone takes the bait, they are gut hooked by sin. The only relief available is Jesus, the savior, who, when sum-moned, will come and cut the line and set you free. We give copies of this book to visitors and prospects.”

The class uses a series of materials for its lessons, the Life Lessons Bible Study Curriculum published by Lifeway.

“It’s a very good study guide developed for today’s adults,” Townsend said. “Each week we print out a handout which includes the Scripture for the week, along with an appropriate graphic and a quote from Jesus which ties into the lesson. We always let Jesus have the last word.”

Townsend said the class also believes “you cannot follow Jesus sitting in a chair or a pew. You can study his word in a chair, but to emulate him and actually follow him, you have to get up and move out and do the things Jesus did. You have to spread the good news that God offers grace to sinners and be of service to people who need help.”

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Breakfast club a place tosolve world problems, gossipBy GARY HANNERHome staff writer

It depends on whom you ask to find out what goes on when the guys of “The Riverside Breakfast Club” meet.

For the past three years, men from the Riverside community have been gathering at the Riverside Baptist Church fellow-ship hall every Monday through Saturday morn-ing. According to one gen-tleman, they share fellow-ship, solve problems of the world, tell huge fish tales and gossip.

Bobby Parker, pastor at the church, said — pro-vocatively — that some of their gossip is worse than what women tell. While they often skewer each other with words while poking a fork in a slice of ham, it’s all in fun, Parker said.

“We may fight verbally, but one thing we don’t do is go across the table with knives like some bunches of coffee-drinking folks have done,” he said.

Dennis White enjoys drinking coffee with the guys but said his great-est enjoyment is listening to all the gossip. But lest anyone get the idea that gossip and coffee are the only attractions, White added, “It also pleases me to have been part of a group of men who have helped build two wheel-chair-accessible ramps at the homes of some needy people.”

Commonly, the break-fast fellowship expands to include community ser-vice.

Parker pointed out that the group is a community activity, not a church func-tion, but he said that does not mean the men can’t pray for each other and for those who are sick in the community.

In one example, the men prayed for Ernie Newman when he lost his wife and then had major surgery. Newman, who has lived in Riverside for the past 10 years, is now a regular for breakfast.

“After my wife died, they were always calling and checking on me,” Newman said. “I’m not able to drive yet since my surgery, and they come and take me where I need to go, whether it is to the doctor or to the grocery store.”

Parker said if women started coming to the breakfast club, they would all be in big trouble.

“But one day, several months ago, we were sit-ting here, and a woman did come in and no one knew her,” Parker said. “She was crying and wanted us to pray for her son. We did and she left happy. The community notices that we are here, and I do believe it is a Christian witness.”

Riverside Police Chief Rick Oliver enjoys stop-ping by from time to time to hang out with the guys.

“These guys are very involved in the commu-nity actions,” Oliver said. “They assist wherever they


The guys enjoy each other’s company and they can keep up with what the community’s needs are. They have built two wheelchair-accessible ramps for needy people.


There is always plenty of coffee; Henry McGuire pours Jimmy Hathcox another cup.

can. What I like is being able to come and listen to them.”

Jimmy Pollard said he just enjoys getting up early and coming to meet with guys he can share fellow-ship with.

“I can stay caught up with what’s been going on,” Pollard said, “espe-cially news among the men in case there is a need out in the community we can help with.”

Henry McGuire has been coming to the “Riverside Breakfast Club” since its inception. He is one of the youngest of the group.

“Don’t tell these old men I’m the youngest; they may want to whip me,” McGuire said. “I enjoy coming here to listen to all the stories they tell, talking about when they were little and growing up.”

The meetings at the church began, one of the fellows said, when they “left the establishment,” mean-ing a local breakfast facil-


Biscuits, ham, sausage and bacon are staples on the menu.

ity that is now closed. To fill the void, Frank Riddle started preparing breakfast for anywhere from eight to 15 or so men.

When Riddle is not there to cook, they have a backup — none other than Jim Trott, who is known as Riverside’s best fisherman

and hunter. Legend has it that Trott has caught more fish and killed more deer than all the other men of Riverside put together.

When asked what fueled him to get up and cook for a bunch of men, Trott said it’s because these guys know everything. “I have learned that you sit here and learn more by listening than you do talking,” he said.

Trott said that although he gets up every morning at 4:30, goes to the church and cooks for all the guys, he suffers abuse at their hands.

“I cook biscuits, sausage, bacon and ham and make their coffee, only to get criticized,” Trott said.

Parker said Trott quits every other day.

Much of what occurs over breakfast is this sort of good-natured ribbing. For example, Parker listed the nicknames of some of the guys in the group.

“Trott is Mr. Know It All,” Parker said. “Ed Gallaway is Mr. Thinks He Knows It All, while Pollard is Mr. Thinks He Wants to Know it All. The rest of us are just ordinary people.”

McGuire was quick to

point out that Parker has a nickname of his own. “Jump Dog is his name,” McGuire said. “He’s always starting something. He’ll get it all stirred up, then he leaves.”

Parker said McGuire was just trying to get back at him.

“Henry comes down here every morning pull-ing that work trailer behind his truck,” Parker said. “Once his wife passes by on her way to work in Birmingham, Henry then goes back home, unhooks the trailer and does not even work. He just wants his wife think-ing he works.”

Jimmy Hathcox joking-ly said if he commented about the group of men, it would make them all mad.

Parker said there are certain subjects they don’t bring up, and when asked what they are, he said, “I’m not going to bring it up.”

“Two subjects we try not to bring up are deer hunting and fishing, but they always get in there,” Parker said.

One of the biggest tales told at the breakfast table is about the time Trott says he came up on a huge fish eating another fish out on the Coosa River.

“I found two catfish,” Trott recalled, “one big-ger than the other one. I’m telling you the truth now when I tell you the bigger catfish had the 72-pound catfish all the way past his gill plates in his mouth, trying to swallow it. When I got there in the boat, the big catfish spit that other catfish out and went down, and I dipped the 72-pound catfish out of the water with my dip net. I didn’t even put a hook in him.”

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Molliston has anabiding love forhis communityBy CHRIS NORWOODHome staff writer

Hugo Molliston was ini-tially not terribly interested in being profiled for this story.

“I’m in favor of this for one reason and one rea-son only,” he said. “I am so thankful to this com-munity for all the love, prayers and support they have given me. I know now I may never get a chance to say how grateful I am, oth-erwise. But I know when things are tough on folks, this town can always find the strength to reach out to them. This is a town that knows how to do that, and is good at it. And I’m still ready to do whatever I can to help out.”

Molliston’s modesty is genuine. “I’ve turned down a lot of spotlights, and some of the ones I have found myself in I didn’t know about ahead of time. Ray Miller approached me about having a ‘Hugo Molliston Day’ benefit for the chamber, but I told him I’d rather just keep contrib-uting to the chamber.”

Molliston has deep roots in Talladega County and an abiding love for the com-munity where he spent his whole life.

“My family came here in 1837,” he said. “I love Talladega. I’ve been all over the world, and I’m always glad to come home. Sometimes I’ll hear peo-ple complaining about

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Hugo Molliston, who has spent his whole life in Talladega County, said, “I love Talladega. I’ve been all over the world, but I’m always glad to come home.”

Talladega, and it will irri-tate me a little bit. The outside world isn’t perfect either. All communities have problems sometimes. But I still think it’s a great place, I love it and I think we’re very fortunate to live here.”

Molliston went to work at Talladega Foundry and ended up spending the first 25 years of his professional career there.

“I was married to Marion Hocutt, who was the daughter of the found-ry’s owner at that time,” he said. “Of all the success I have ever had, I think I can attribute it to my stepfather, Jack Hammond; my late father-in-law, A.M. Hocutt; and John Taylor of Decatur. Anything I need-ed from them, spiritually or financially, they always said yes.”

In the early 1990s, Molliston, Chipper and Marcia Washburn and Tommy Griffen decid-ed to buy the company that was then Quality Manufacturing, which refurbished military equip-ment.

“Chipper called me one night when we were dis-cussing whether or not to buy the company, and he said, ‘I’ve got a name for it: ATAP — All Things Are Possible, Matthew 19:26.’ I thought that was a wonder-ful name for the company. We’ve always leaned on the Lord to know the right thing to do, and his guid-ance is why our work has

been successful. Also, all of them are smarter than me, which makes for a great team.”

Although they all still maintain offices there, the original ATAP partners have since sold the com-pany to their employees.

“I don’t remember who said it, but someone once said the key to being suc-cessful is to surround your-self with people that are smarter than you are. I’ve always tried to do that.”

Molliston has had numerous opportunities to surround himself with a number of people, both in his church and in the civic life, in Talladega. He has been a member of First Baptist Church for 50 years and sang in the choir for 30. He is a deacon of the church and “taught some training classes a long, long time ago. And I was the Boy Scout leader there for a couple of years.”

He has also been heavily involved in the Ritz Theatre (“something I have prayed for to be successful, some-thing I know this town can do and be successful”), the United Way (never as chairman), blood chair-man for the American Red Cross, two-term Kiwanis president, president of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (“when they couldn’t find anybody else”) and the Pilgrimage Council, which he says he “really loves because it’s good for this community.”

Molliston has also

served on the board of the Red Door Kitchen, served many years on the Talladega Library Board and continues to serve on the Advisory Board for Citizens Baptist Medical Center. As a library board member, he helped make the construction of the cur-rent building a reality.

“I also served on the Cheaha Library Association, and helped get a new library built in Heflin,” he said. “We had some trouble with the land acquisition at first, but everything worked out fine.”

Although his zeal for public service remains, Molliston said he has “had to slow down the last few years.” In 2008, he was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer, and doctors at University Hospital in Birmingham gave him a year to live, at most. “There was not a whole lot we could do,” he said. “I talked with my wife about it, and we decided to get a second opinion. So we

went to Texas, to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and I’ve been getting better ever since, although I am still not cancer free. The last time I was there (in December), my doctor said it was amazing that I was standing there looking and feeling like I do. I told him there were three reasons for that: first is the Lord; sec-ond are all the good friends and family members who have been praying for me; and third is good doctors. My doctor is from Egypt, and still has family over there, so I’ve been praying for him a lot lately.”

Molliston and his wife, Barbara, have four children and four granddaughters. “I’ve gotten a lot of support form them, and my wife is an excellent home nurse. And she will continue to be.”

Shannon Cheatwood is president of ATAP and has worked with Molliston for almost 16 years. “He’s just a truly great individual, a great Christian man. And

he is probably the most compassionate and caring person I have ever met. I’ve worked with him for almost 16 years now, and it’s just been a great experience.”

Molliston was on the board of the Talladega Red Cross when former director Pat Miller was hired. “He’s just a great person for com-munity service,” she said. “He came off the board not long after I was hired, so I didn’t get to work with him as a board member for very long. But when-ever you need him, Hugo Molliston is always there. I was hired on Jan. 26, 1996, and served for 14 years. It was a great experience, and I will always be grateful to him helping me experience that.”

Bill McGehee worked with Molliston on the Antique Talladega board and in other capacities. “Hugo is one of the most selfless people I’ve ever met, and whatever he is involved in, he always gives 100 per-cent. He was a vice presi-dent of Antique Talladega and was on the Ritz Board, and he did a great job with that. I’ve worked with him on all kinds of different projects, and he’s always given 100 percent.”

“I’ve known Hugo Molliston for many years, served on various boards with him and been friends with him,” Ray Miller said. “He is one of the kindest, gentlest individuals I have ever met. He succeeds in every endeavor he under-takes because people want to do well for him. When we started the schools foundation, he was the president and helped make that successful. He’s worked with the chamber, the Red Door Kitchen, April in Talladega, all successfully. He actually helped me fix up a porch once” for one of the pilgrimage houses. “He’s a very caring, lov-ing and true person, and I am glad to know he is my


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LittledoesbigthingsBy LINDSEYHOLLANDHome staff writer

Don’t let her name fool you. Martha Little is doing big things for her com-munity. She says the things you have a passion for, you simply make time for.

Little is president of the board for the Butler Harris Rainwater Museum and a member of the Childersburg Heritage Preservation Committee, which deals with the Kymulga Grist Mill. She is active with the Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, was founder of the Coosa Valley Quilters Guild, and runs two stores downtown, along with her husband, Mike.

Little was born in Mobile and her family relocated to Childersburg when the paper mill opened. She graduated from Childersburg High School and started dating Mike Little when she was 15. The two were married after he finished college and they lived in various parts of the South before finally relocating back to Childersburg.

“After living for many years in Birmingham, it was an easy choice to come home to live in Childersburg,” Little said. “Childersburg is a perfect place to live in every way, from the beauty of the land to the open door of the citi-zens’ hearts and homes.”

Little said Childersburg has strong leadership from Mayor B.J. Meeks. She said there are many leaders in Childersburg, but there are also followers. She said that combination produces effi-cient end results. Little said she knows she is a leader.

Pete Storey, president of the Childersburg Chamber of Commerce, recognizes that Little contributes sig-nificantly to the commu-nity. He said she is a great community leader.

“I’ve always had a sales personality,” Little said. “I was an executive recruiter for years so I got involved in helping raise money with the museum and it just kind of snowballed from there. I enjoy it.”

To help raise money for the museum, Little started the annual Mardi Gras Ball, scheduled for the end of the month. She said she has had numerous fund-raisers, but the ball is the biggest one.

“We have it at the Bella Luna event center here in Childersburg,” she said. “We have live music.”

Besides raising money for the museum, Little said her board also makes the city aware of problems that arise with the muse-um. The home recently received new porches.

“We also refurbish fur-niture that breaks down,” she said. “We also try to give back, as well. We have a Brownie Troop that is going to have tea up there in April. So we try to reach out and give back because that house belongs to the community.”

Little is also on the board for the Kymulga Grist Mill. She said anoth-er of her goals is to raise money to help with the maintenance of the mill. A grist festival is planned for April 16.

“There’s so much his-tory out there and that’s what we’re trying to pre-serve,” Little said. “The city of Childersburg would claim to be the longest continually inhabited city in the country. The little we have left we’re trying to make sure we keep it and keep the kids educated.”

Storey said Little is a person you know you can always count on.

“When I need some-thing done I don’t mind calling her and asking her,” he said. “She does a lot. She loves Childersburg. She has a great volunteer spirit, she’s a hard worker and she’s willing to jump in there with both feet and work hard.”

Little said what makes Childersburg is not the museum or even the grist mill — it’s the people.

“That’s what the heart

of the city is — the peo-ple,” she said. “It does take a lot of energy from a lot of people to make these things happen.”

Besides being con-cerned with preserving the history of the town, Little is also concerned with the town’s growth.

“We’re always hop-ing to influence someone to come down and buy another building to reno-vate it and keep it up,” she said.

Little and her husband own Rusty Gem’s and

Eighth Avenue Gallery downtown. She said she often knits scarves to sell at Rusty Gem’s.

When asked how she finds time to run a busi-ness and volunteer for the community, Little had one word: Mike.

“Mike is understanding and encourages me when I think I’m too busy,” she said. “I have a very under-standing husband.”

Contact Lindsey Holland at [email protected].

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Martha Little is a great community leader, said Pete Storey, president of the Childersburg Chamber of Commerce.

Jacobson justwants to makea differenceBy MATT QUILLENHome staff writer

Debi Jacobson has earned a reputation for never saying no to a good cause.

“Mine and my family’s motto is we just want to make a difference,” she said. “I want to have improved something because I was there or part of it. That can be anything, whether it is people, students, animals, I want to make a difference. And if I can’t, I will find something where I feel like I can.”

Since 2003 when she and her family moved to Sylacauga, Jacobson has served on dozens of com-mittees, clubs and boards in an attempt to do just that. They include school par-ent-teacher organizations, March of Dimes, American Cancer Society, Arts and Humanities Council, sever-al committees at Sylacauga First Baptist Church and the Animal Rescue Foundation.

Fellow ARF board mem-ber and family friend Joe Richardson said Jacobson puts her heart, soul and emotions into everything she does.

“If she takes on a task, you know it is going to get done,” Richardson said. “She also adds her public relations skills and charisma to the (ARF) board, which will help in our community relations activities.”

Jacobson said when her family first moved from Mobile, they didn’t know anyone. In an effort to get more acclimated with the community, she and her husband, Walter “Jake” Jacobson, began seeking out things to get involved in.

“Jake started getting involved and I went along with him,” Jacobson said. “I think our first group was (American Cancer Society) Relay for Life.”

“I decided, ‘I kind of like this.’ So somebody else would ask me to volun-teer.”

Her son, Denton, began sixth-grade and daugh-ter Maeghan began high school when they moved to town. So she began working with the PTOs at Nichols-Lawson and Sylacauga High School.

Jacobson said she got involved with the PTO of her children’s schools to stay “plugged in.”

“The one thing I have found with PTO, the knowledge is there to be had,” she said. “You have the right contacts and you can really get to know the principal and the staff on a different level.”

As a member of the PTO and later PTO presi-dent for the high school, she helped initiate a pro-gram in coordination with the local Beautification Council. Together the two groups “beautified” the campus, adding flowers and greenery.

“We also had some in reserve we were saving for when the cafeteria was fin-ished,” Jacobson said. “We wanted to do a courtyard back there for teachers and

students who wanted to enjoy it. The Beautification Council worked with us on that and matched funds. We had master gardeners out there helping us figure out where to put what.”

One of her personal favorites has been volun-teering as a “Pink Lady,” an auxiliary volunteer at Coosa Valley Medical Center. She began with the group in 2006 and has earned the positions of secretary and vice president.

She also was named program chairman for the state’s Council of Hospital Auxiliaries in 2010.

Every Tuesday, she vol-unteers in the day surgery waiting area. She helps receive patients and get them from one point to the next.

But she said she believes the most important part is seeing to the people wait-ing on their loved ones.

“The patient is having surgery, but the family is out there waiting,” she said. “That is a scary place when you are out there waiting to hear something from the doctor. I just want to be that ‘go-to’ person. It’s about comforting them. Or if they just need a cup of coffee, I’m the one to go to.”

Jacobson’s newest endeavor is ARF, which serves as the board of direc-tors for the local animal shelter. In January, her fel-low members voted her board president.

She said she hoped to be a part of the turnaround for the often under-funded and overcrowded shelter.

“We have got some great staff and great members on the board,” she said. “But it has been scary because (the shelter) had just been neglected for a while. We are making some progress, but it is slow to come.”

Jacobson also hosts a weekly show on TV47, appropriately titled “Making a Difference.” Her husband said she always looks for opportuni-ties to help promote a wor-thy cause through the show and her volunteer work.

“That is just who she is,” he said.

Jacobson also attends city council meetings and work sessions along with her husband, who repre-sents District Four on the council. She said she enjoys serving a support role while staying in the know.

“It is very informative just coming as a citizen,” she said. “You need to know what is going on in your city government and what is going on in your neighborhood.”

Walter Jacobson said his wife’s willingness to stay informed helps him get another perspective on council business.

“We will discuss some of the topics and I can bounce ideas off her to get her opinion, to see if I am on the right track,” he said. “And she brings things to light around the city that she sees that need to be improved.”

“It is just another effort to try to make life a little bit better here.”


Debi Jacobson has volunteered for more than two dozen committees, boards and non-profit organizations in the Sylacauga area.


By ELSIE HODNETTHome staff writer

She has a passion for helping the kids in her community.

“I am originally from Lincoln,” said Tavia Sillmon, director of the Lincoln Boys and Girls Club 21st Century Community Learning Center. “I was born and raised here, and graduated from Lincoln High School with honors.”

Sillmon attend-ed Jacksonville State University, where she received a BS in biology with a minor in sociology.

“I got married to my high school sweetheart, Ronald Sillmon, in December 1988,” she said. “He was in the Marine Corps and we lived in South Carolina and Florida.”

The couple returned to Lincoln in 1993, where they raised their three children, Noelle, Seth and Micah.

Sillmon said she worked several different jobs. While working for Eastside Head Start Center in Talladega, she earned her child devel-opment associate degree.

“They called me for a state job, and I worked for Talladega DHR (Department of Human Resources) for eight years,” she said.

After working other jobs, Sillmon heard about the job opening at the new Lincoln Boys and Girls Club, which opened in 2009.

“They had closed the application process because the deadline had passed,” she said. “But the manager was sick and I was able to get my resume submit-ted.”

Sillmon said the job seemed like the perfect fit because of her love for children.

“I have always loved children — I feel I can make a difference whether in 5 minutes or 5 years,” she said. “If I can say, ‘You look nice today,’ and it changes their self-esteem, I have made a difference in their lives.”

Sillmon said she tries to live her life as an accent to God, to make him proud.

“I live by ‘it’s not about you —not about what you have on or what you do,’” she said. “It’s about chang-ing someone else’s life.”

Sillmon said although she is human and makes mistakes, she lives her life to the best of her ability so when other people see her life, they can say, “She’s liv-ing for God.”

“I’m trying to show love to everybody,” she said. “I want them to see love, not hair or skin color. I want


Sillmon helps 8-year-old Jazmine Adams.

them to feel I love regard-less.”

Sillmon said forgiveness is a big thing daily.

“I teach them to forgive and move on,” she said.

Sillmon encourages the children to be whatever they want to be.

“Lincoln is a small town, but you don’t have to settle for a small town mental-ity,” she said.

The “No Bullying” cam-paign the club kicked off in 2010 really hits home for Sillmon.

“It makes me ashamed of some of the things I’ve done in the past,” she said. “Other people’s words don’t define you — you decide who you want to be and that’s how you live your life.”

Sillmon said she is proud of the fact the club hasn’t lost a kid to bullying.

“All the kids in the club are my kids,” she said.

Sillmon works with girls at the club to build their self-esteem and indepen-dence.

“I teach them to be wise,” she said. “When you make an adult decision, it comes with adult conse-quences.”

Sillmon said she teaches the girls not to expect a man to take care of them, but to work to achieve their hopes and dreams.

“Appearance is a big thing for girls,” she said. “I teach them about working with what they have. We do hair and makeup and eyebrows, and also talk about body image, clothes fitting and domestic vio-lence.”

Sillmon said she wants the children to be the best they can be.

“I want to turn on the TV in 20 years and see some kids I knew from church or the club and

say, ‘I remember them,’ and take personal joy in how they have grown.” she said. “If they don’t know anything else, they know I love them and I’ve got their back.”

Sillmon said she doesn’t mind being the “bad guy” to help the kids.

“Even if they hate me and it motivates them to do what they need to do, that’s what counts,” she said.

In addition to her work at the Boys and Girls Club, Sillmon is president of the Lincoln Kiwanis Club.

She volunteers with the Kiwanis Reading is Fundamental program, and reads to local chil-dren.

“Both the club and the Kiwanis let me work with the kids and help them the best I can,” she said.

Contact Elsie Hodnett at [email protected].


Top photo: Tavia Sillmon is director of the Lincoln Boys and Girls Club 21st Century Community Learning Center and president of the Lincoln Kiwanis Club. She has a passion for helping the kids in her community, such as 11-year-old Jacob Fomby, who she helps with his homework.

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Senior center in ‘little town’ alive with activityBy JUNE WINTERSHome staff writer

Talladega Springs Senior Center is a “god-send” for the older genera-tion in the little town, and any one of those active in the program is quick to tell you so.

The center is alive with laughter and activity every Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Glenda Kelley is man-ager, and said she loves her job. “It’s one of the great-est feelings in the world when you see the older folks enjoying themselves so much.”

The center is housed in what was once the town’s Masonic Lodge. Talladega Springs Mayor Frank Mitchell and his wife, Nancy, obtained a grant in 2003 to renovate

the building and make it a center for seniors to enjoy fellowship, good food and a variety of activities. The center opened in 2005, with new windows and a remodeled kitchen.

The center’s exercise program and adjacent walking track are favorites for all who participate. The exercise programs are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The seniors

agree it is something they needed, and has helped them gain more strength in their limbs.

There’s always quilting going on, as well as a puzzle table that is popu-lar, and a variety of card games, bingo and check-ers.

Tuesdays feature a painting class taught by Gail Millican, and partici-pants are proud of the fact

their art has been featured at Rainwater Library in Childersburg.

Thursday’s special event is a Bible study and different speakers are invited to participate in this program.

A birthday party is held the first Friday of each month, and those celebrat-ing birthdays that month are honored guests.

Kelley said the group

takes day trips often and recently visited DeSoto Caverns and the Anniston Museum.

Sixteen active members over the age of 60 enjoy lunch furnished by the government, and there are 18 meals taken to home-bound seniors.

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“They bring the meal to my house and place it on the table. It makes me feel good to know I’m getting a good, balanced meal, and the food is really good,” said Vernon Stevens, a recipient of the Meals on Wheels program.

Kelley is always planning special events and said that recently the seniors had a “luau,” complete with leis for them to wear.

In the summer, ice cream socials are popular, and in the winter, seniors are treated to special meals of chili and soups.

Tom Edmondson is a regular at the center and his wife, Margaret, joins him three or four times a week.

“We are blessed to have a place like the center here in our community,” Margaret Edmondson said. “We especially enjoy the exercise program and the speakers who visit for Bible study.”

Joyce Green is also a reg-ular at the center and said it’s a wonderful place for her. “We’re always doing different things. I enjoy being with my neighbors and hearing all the latest news from the community. The center is an asset to Talladega Springs. If we had to drive to Childersburg or Sylacauga to get what we have here it would be a 30-mile trip every time we went.”

Mayor Mitchell and his wife credit Talladega County Commissioner Jimmy Roberson with a lot of the center’s success.

“One thing he did was to get us a van. The county maintains the van and buys the gas for it. Were it not for all of Commissioner Roberson’s efforts, we wouldn’t be able to offer as much as we do.”

They also praise Kelley and her devotion to the center and its programs.

Community churches support the center, as do all of the citizens in Talladega Springs, the Mitchells said. “The senior center is defi-nitely a community effort. When there’s a fundraiser, everyone responds.”

Talladega Springs was incorporated in 1834 and has a city council, as well as a mayor.

Located adjacent to Fayetteville, the city has a population of about 200.

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Ruby Gentry, Montez and Carol Blackwood, from left, practice their painting skills at the Talladega Springs Senior Center.


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Sitting around doingnothing not Powell’s styleBy DAVID ATCHISONHome staff writer

The personalized tag on his silver Corvette says it all, “Fun Stuff,” and he told his good friend when he moved to the lake for retirement he was just going to kick back, relax and enjoy lakeside living.

“It was all talk,” Dennis Brooks said about his good friend Holland Powell.

He said Powell isn’t the type of person to just sit around doing nothing.

“He is a doer,” Brooks said.

And now when Powell drives along Mays Bend Road in his sporty car, he passes decorative street signs hanging along the roads — thanks to him.

“You can’t get anymore grass roots than that,” Pell City Mayor Bill Hereford said of Powell, who is not only active in his local homeowners association, but the many civic groups that try to make Pell City a better place to live and work.

Powell took it upon himself to help his neigh-borhood community look better with the not so sim-ple task of installing the street signs.

“He’s a guy who makes things happen,” Hereford said.

The mayor said when Powell gets involved with a group or project, he’s


Holland Powell of Pell City is one of the mov-ers and shakers in the community.

going to take a leadership role and help move things forward, like his participa-tion in the Pell City Rotary Club, which raises thou-sands of dollars each year to support local, non-prof-it groups and charities.

“He’s very active in Rotary,” said Brooks, who has served as Rotary Club president and Rotary Club District 6860 governor.

Powell has served on the Rotary Club Board of Directors and as past treasurer. For many years, Powell published the week-ly news bulletin for the club, the “Rotary Rag.”

He also established a database for the Rotary Club, so members are notified of special events and immediate news con-cerning members.

Holland even served as Rotary Club District 6860 treasurer from 2006-2007, and is a Paul Harris Fellow.

“He’s just not going to be a member,” said Hereford, who is also a member of the Rotary Club. “He’s going to be very involved and make things happen. We’re fortunate that he and Claire made this city their home.”

Powell said he and his wife, Claire, lived part time on the lake for about 10 years, eventually becom-ing good friends of Dennis and Lorrie Brooks. The couple’s primary home was in Mountain Brook, a sub-urb of Birmingham.

He said the Brookses

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welcomed them with open arms and introduced them to the community.

“To make a long story short, in 2002 we sold our home and moved to the lake,” Powell said. “We felt real comfortable out here.”

Powell said the couple, who have two grown chil-dren, liked what they saw in Pell City.

“I think of Pell City as a progressive city,” he said. “We love it so much. We wanted to be a part of it.”

Powell said they never regretted the move.

“We’re excited about Pell City,” he said.

Powell serves on the Mays Bend Lot and Homeowners Association Board of Directors, and continues to produce a neighborhood newsletter.

Last year, the 79-year-old stepped forward to serve as publicity direc-tor and chairman of the Resource Committee for the Pell City Library Guild.

Powell said the Library Guild continues its efforts to find a bigger, better home for the library.

“I’m real interested in a new library,” he said. “We have run flat out of room.”

The Library Guild also supports the library, con-tributing $15,000-$20,000 a year, which is used for matching grants to stretch library funds as far as pos-sible.

He said everybody knows a bigger home is needed and everyone sup-ports a new library.

“The council wants it,” he said. “Everybody wants it. Let’s see what the next few years show us.”

City Council members say the city can’t afford a new library at this time, but support the idea.

“He’s a great advocate for the library and one of the backbones of the Rotary Club, which is a great civic club,” Hereford said. “He has tried hard to help find a new home for the library. He is pas-sionate about his causes, and Holland thinks things through.”

Powell also organized a philosophical lecture study group that meets week-ly at the Jefferson State Community College in Pell City. The group has met every Tuesday for the past four-plus years.

“I started it out with a few friends and they brought their friends,” he said. “We love doing it.”

The group hears lec-tures from top professors throughout the country through instructional vid-eos.

Powell said it’s a “free form” discussion group that discusses different phi-losophies.

Since Powell has lived in Pell City, he has served as fundraising chairman for the Imagination Library of the Pell City School District, chairman of the Leadership Pell City Class of 2004, the Leadership Pell City Advisory Board, the St. Clair County Red Cross Advisory Board, the Boys and Girls Club Advisory Board and helped organized and chaired the Leadership Pell City

Alumni Committee.Hereford said Powell

serves the community at every level.

“Holland has a wonder-ful sense of humor, which makes him a far more effective leader,” Hereford said.

For Powell, he’s not in it for a pat on the back, he volunteers and does the things he does because he cares about the commu-nity he lives in.

His soul motivation is that he wants to make Pell City better.

“I warn you,” he said. “I’m an eternal optimist. I refuse to see the bad.”

Powell said great things are on the horizon for Pell City.

“I think Pell City is at the beginning of great-ness,” he said. “I hope I live long enough to see it.”

Powell said he believes that in 10 years Pell City will be the hub of East-Central Alabama.

“We’re far enough away from Atlanta, and close enough to Birmingham,” he said.

And Powell said he’ll just keep doing what he’s been doing — helping Pell City move forward.

The city’s mayor prob-ably summed up Powell’s contributions to the com-munity and to the city best.

“Holland is one of those people who makes a differ-ence, and he’s made a posi-tive difference in our com-munity,” Hereford said.

Contact David Atchison at [email protected].

PowellFrom Page 11

Helping veterans goal of AMVETS postBy WILL HEATHHome staff writer

It has been less than a year since the Coosa Valley American Veterans Post received its official charter.

However, the organiza-tion is already making its presence felt in the area.

“We want to be a service organization first,” finan-cial officer Jim Worthy said. “Whatever comes after that, we want to be service-oriented.”

Post 25, chartered in Pell City in August 2010, is involved in a number of community service proj-ects. At the top of that list: finding ways to help the completion of the Col. Robert L. Howard State Veterans Affairs Home, under construction near Interstate 20 in Pell City.

“We can’t wait,” Worthy said. “All our members can’t wait to get down there and get going.”

The chapter’s motto is “Veterans helping veter-ans,” and the main mission is to provide volunteer sup-port for the new facility.

“My dad was in a VA hospital in Dublin, Ga., when he passed away,” Worthy said. “They did a great job with my father (in Dublin). I saw all the things they did for him and that’s what excited me about this (home in Pell City).”

Most notably, the chapter is planning a “Noteworthy Veterans

Coosa Valley AMVETS Post 25 members fixed 26 care packages that were sent to Camp Victory in Iraq.

Project” fundraiser, allow-ing individuals, groups, organizations and corpora-tions to purchase keys on a grand piano that will be in the common room at the veterans home. Donors may designate contribu-tions as memorials to spe-cific individuals, and each key is $500.

“A piano has 88 keys,” said Dave Shultis, the chap-ter’s financial officer. “Our goal is to raise $44,000.

“It’s a perfect memo-rial: anybody who donates will have their name on a plaque, and on the piano.”

Already, the AMVETS — a certified non-profit organization — has hosted the “Entertain Our Troops” project, soliciting canned goods to be sent overseas to military personnel. Shultis called the response “incred-ible,” saying they received 26 individual care packages and 22 boxes of books, CDs, DVDs and maga-zines to send to Camp Victory in Iraq.

In addition, the veter-ans have worked conces-sion stands at Talladega Superspeedway, collecting a percentage of the profits

there, as well.AMVETS is a slightly

different organization from Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Shultis and Worthy empha-sized the organization is open to all veterans.

“Warfare has changed now,” Worthy said. “We have people fighting now who never go overseas. … We’re welcome to all vet-erans, reservists and retir-ees.”

The chapter has 22 members.

Shultis said the com-munity service has become

a fulfilling part of his life.“Up until this became

a part of my life, I would go home after work, eat, watch TV and go to bed,” he said. “(AMVETS) has given me something to look forward to, doing something good for the community. It’s almost like a void that’s been filled.”

Worthy said that, while the organization does have a social element — meet-ings take place the last Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Pell City Civic Center — what comes first is serving the

community and its veteran population.

“We want to invigorate (AMVETS) in Alabama,” he said. “Posts are service-oriented first, and the other stuff comes after that.”

As such, Worthy and Shultis are actively recruit-ing new membership, as well as looking for a place for the organization to call home. According to its informa-tion, the “ideal space” would be large enough to host meetings and activi-ties, and have space enough to house an area for job training and assistance for veterans. Shultis said any property owner with space that meets the criteria could donate at a discount, and that donation would be tax-deductible owing to the group’s non-profit status.

“One thing we tell our members: it’s as easy as doing one thing a month,” Shultis said. “Do something for a veteran once a month, that could really make a dif-ference.”

Eligibility requires a Form DD214 showing a “discharge under honorable circumstances.” Anyone who wishes to participate with time, money or goods can contact Shultis at 205-966-9700.

For other informa-tion about the AMVETS chapter, e-mail [email protected], call 205-291-8381 or visit www.cvamvetspost25.org.

Contact Will Heath at [email protected].

Holland Powell, his wife, Claire, and their dog Buddy enjoy times on the lake.

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Judy Moon loves her family.

In addition to her bio-logical family, Moon has about 33 other family members who all come to the Munford Senior Center to talk, eat and laugh together.

“I am a widow; my chil-dren live out of state, this is my extended family,” Moon said. “They have been a blessing to me.”

Moon was born and “reared,” as she likes to call it, in Munford and gradu-ated from Munford High School in 1959.

She then lived in Rainbow City, where she worked in the dietary department of a hospital and raised a family.

After her children left the nest and her husband of 39 years died, Moon came back to Munford to take care of her mother.

“I truly believe God led me here. God has his hand in it,” Moon said. “I just believe God led me back home to take care of my mother and help open the center. It’s a very impor-tant part of my life.”

The center has been open for about five years, and has since served as a place of camaraderie and friendship for members of the Munford community who are 60 and older.

For Moon, old is just a state of mind.

She has no problem telling you she will be 70 in April.

“Age doesn’t bother me, you’re only as young as you feel, and they keep me young,” Moon said.

“I knew most of them growing up. Munford has changed so much, but they haven’t changed.”

The center, which used to be the town’s old high school gym, was started not long after the town was incorporated.

At that time, Mayor Lynn Swinford sat down with several candidates for the position at the center.

“We had several quali-fied candidates, but Judy stood out,” Swinford said.

“Judy has been a bless-ing for the town, really. Ever since she’s been in charge of the center, she’s taken it by the horns and run with it.”

When the center opened about five years ago, it had about 65 senior citizens, but now the num-ber is down to 33.

About 18 seniors are homebound, but get meals delivered to them by sev-eral volunteers, including Jimmy Nelson, who drives a van that delivers meals to the homebound seniors.

“I could not do it with-out the volunteers here,” Moon said.

In addition to about four volunteers who serve food at the cen-ter, Moon has two aides, Brenda Vickers and Purvis Harmon, who help her daily.

A lot of the outside help comes from dona-tions from the commu-nity and surrounding areas, like a video game that was recently donated to the center by Christine Lathem and Linda Camp.

“We also saved our pennies and got a TV,” Moon said.

In addition to furnish-ing senior citizens with donations from the com-munity, Moon and her volunteers keep the center lively with activities and programs.

Everything from bingo on Fridays and devotion on Wednesdays to quilting and field trips are available

Moon makeslife more funfor Munfordsenior citizens


Judy Moon, director of the Munford Senior Center, said the center is the place to go for talking, eating and laughing.

to seniors at the center.“They love the thrift

store, that’s one of their favorite places,” Moon said.

The seniors also make a trip to Noccalula Falls in Gadsden to see the Christmas lights around the holiday season.

The seniors also do fundraisers for the com-munity by saving their pennies and spare change, and exercise on the town’s walking trail.

“One of the other seniors and myself are learning to do line danc-ing in Sylacauga so we can come back and teach it at the center,” Moon said.

“It’s a very wonderful, wonderful program for seniors here in Munford. It gets them out of their house and gets them a nutritious meal. The meal is wonderful but the social-ization means more than the meal.”

With great socializ-ing comes great food and Moon gets the opportu-nity to flex her cooking muscles in the kitchen, especially when she bakes homemade biscuits on Wednesdays.

Moon loves to cook. And visitors love to eat.

Crackling cornbread, banana pudding, peach

See Moon, Page 15


When the Munford Senior Center first opened five years ago, it had about 65 seniors, now the number is down to 33. There are about 18 homebound seniors.


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Kingdom LifeMinistries International

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5938 Ironaton Rd.Talladega (256) 480-5996

Pastor Gary PlummerSunday School 10:00 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship

11:00 a.m.Sunday Night Worship 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

EastabogaBaptist Church

107 Church Ln.Eastaboga (256) 831-6449

New Life Assembly of God4615 Cogswell Ave., Pell City

(205) 338-2827

Sunday School 9:45amSunday Service 10:45amWednesday Night 7:00pm

Senior Pastor Ken Jones • Youth Pastor Wes Jones

Moon

cobbler and pound cake are just a few of the home-made dishes Moon whips up for the seniors.

“I’ve been cooking for about 10 years,” Moon said. “I’ve been catering for a long time.

“They know this is here Monday through Friday, and possibly for some this is the most nourishing

meal they get.”One of the center’s

proudest accomplish-ments was passing a recent health inspection, earning it a health certification.

A score of 99 proudly hangs in the kitchen.

“The city is so much help,” Moon said. “We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the city’s help.”

With the Munford City Council’s help, the center is now certified to prepare food for fundraisers and community events, and Moon has wasted no time planning.

On the evening of Jan. 21, she and her volun-teers held a dinner for the community and the town council members who showed their support

during the certification process.

She is also preparing for an upcoming Valentines Breakfast that will be held Wednesday, Feb. 16.

Moon said it is the camaraderie and compan-ionship people look for and receive at the center.

“They look out for each other, there’s close-ness here,” Moon said. “It

gives them a place to go, a place of their own to come to.

“It gives them a pur-pose for life, a purpose for getting up in the morn-ing.”

Although Moon has a sister close to her in Munford, so close in fact that she says, “I can throw a rock and hit my sis-

ter’s house,” the love and warmth she feels from her extended family at the center keeps her going.

“They are just a part of my family, and that keeps me going and keeps me busy. And I like busy,” Moon said.

Contact Aziza Jackson at [email protected].

16 — THE DAILY HOME, Talladega and St. Clair counties, Ala., Sunday, February 13, 2011 FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS

A friendly face,a helping hand,that’s your hometownPiggly Wigglystore.There may be bigger stores around, but the value that comes from trusting people you know is our greatest asset.

From our top quality meats and produce to our low prices to our helpful staff, we aim to make your grocery shopping experience a positive one.

And Piggly Wiggly’s service doesn’t stop there. It’s service to community – investing in it and believing in it through support of schools, creating jobs and contributing to worthy causes throughout the area – is its trademark.

It’s the hometown folks you know and trust. Down home, down the street.

It’s Piggly Wiggly.

Money Orders Available At All Locations • Food Stamps and WIC Accepted

TALLADEGA • 320 W. BATTLE ST. • OFFICE 362-7949, DELI 362-7956HOURS: MONDAY-SATURDAY, 6 A.M.-10 P.M.; SUNDAY 7 A.M.-9 P.M.

TALLADEGA • 308 N. EAST ST. • OFFICE 362-2258HOURS: MONDAY-SATURDAY, 6 A.M.-10 P.M.; SUNDAY 7 A.M.-9 P.M.

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SYLACAUGA • 1224 TALLADEGA HWY. OFFICE 249-4836HOURS: SUNDAY-SATURDAY, 7 A.M.-10 P.M..

CHILDERSBURG • 1068 1ST ST. •. OFFICE 378-5795HOURS: MONDAY-SATURDAY, 6 A.M.-10 P.M.; SUNDAY 7 A.M.-9 P.M.

Down Home, Down The Street

GOODWATER • 470 S. MAIN ST. • OFFICE 839-1322HOURS: MONDAY-SATURDAY 7 A.M.-8 P.M.

SYLACAUGA - 1351 WEST FORT WILLIAMS ST. (256) 249-8989HOURS: SUNDAY-SATURDAY, 7 A.M.-10 P.M.

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