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Marty Blythe returned tothe boat dock from an all-morning fishing trip on

the Tennessee River to find his newbright red pickup truck scratchedand damaged. His first thought was"vandals."

But that was far from the truth. Helearned later that it wasn't vandals

at all, it was abunch of birds -buzzards to beexact.

"When I got home Iwas watchingChannel 19 Newswith my mother

when it came on showing buzzardson top of this new red pickuptruck," he said. "I said momma,that's my truck."

The buzzards were all over his truckand pecked the black rubber fromthe windshield and other glass

areas. They also caused a lot ofscratch damage to the paint.

"I never dreamed a bunch of buz-zards would light on my truck andcause damage like this," he said. "Iguess they were pretty hungry."

Apparently, othervehicle ownershave had troublewith the same buz-zards in boat dockarea in the pastsince the televi-sion crew wasthere to film it. Itjust happens thatwhen they arrivedat the boat dockthey found thebirds on top ofBlythe's bright redChevy.

Blythe said he wasparked at the boat

dock just south of Wheeler Dam.He had his truck repaired that in-cluded a new $1,500 paint job.

Oh, by the way, the buzzards arestill loose.

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by Tim Bauer

Our company, TR ElectricalLLC, was recently honoredwith a visit from the 53rd

governor of the State of Alabama,Gov. Robert Bentley.

About a week prior to August 22nd,we received a call from the Gover-nors secretary stating that GovernorBentley would like to visit TR Electri-cal in Athens, AL for a meeting withthe owners. She stated that hewanted to have a about a brief dis-cussion about how he could helpsmall business in our area andasked if it was alright for the newsmedia to attend. We agreed to theterms and looked forward to themeeting.

On Aug. 29th, Gov. Bentley arrivedwith his staff, members of the press,security detail, Alabama State Sena-tor Bill Holtsclaw, and AlabamaHouse Representative Dan Williams.After greeting and tours of the of-fices, we met in the conferenceroom to discuss some of the issueswe face as small business owners ina down economy.

The governor started the discussionby asking about our company. I men-tioned that TR Electrical had been inbusiness for five years. We startedwith just my son (co-owner RobbieMcDowell) and myself. We have nowgrown to 15 employees. Mr. Bentleyasked how we were able to do this in

today’s economic climate. I statedthat since our work of commercialand residential electrical construc-tion was a service type business, ourwork was based on relationships.We begin each day with a prayer withour employees to our most impor-tant relationship, Jesus and God theFather. We also strive to keep goodrelations with our customers by sat-isfying their needs. We also try tohire reliable employees by requiringdrug and background tests.

The governor then asked if we haveany trouble finding skilled employ-ees. I told him finding and keepingquality skilled employees was one ofour greatest problems. He statedthat he was working on a plan to bet-ter train skilled workers for our state.That he was working on ways tomake sure the two and four year col-leges and schools were teaching theright skills needed for today’s work-ers. He also asked if we would bewilling to work with the some of thelocal schools to let them know whatskilled were needed. We bothagreed to help with this importantissue.

We also discussed the need for bet-ter enforcement of the buildingcodes in Limestone County. SinceLimestone County does not have abuilding or inspection department,many homes, churches, and com-mercial buildings are being con-

structed that do not conform to statebuilding or fire codes. Most peoplein Limestone County are not awareof this inadequacy. Madison Countyhas a fine building inspection de-partment, as well as the City ofAthens. Building Inspections not onlyinsure better safety for the occu-pants, but quality construction prac-tices provide buildings that increasein value for better returns on invest-ments. A building inspection depart-ment will also be self funding, bycharging a fee to the contractors forbuilding permits. The governor andthe representatives agreed that thiswill only happen with support fromthe local governing bodies such asthe county commissioners. I ask fortheir support on this matter.

We also discussed with Gov. Bentleyabout the need for health insurancefor our employees. I suggested thata program like Alabama Workers

Compensation could be imple-mented for health insurance. Thisprogram has an experience ratingthat increases or decreases premi-ums based on the amount of claimsfiled. This would be a volunteer pro-gram that is self funded by employ-ers and employees paying thepremiums. I hope that all workerswill someday have access to afford-able health care.

In closing, I must say that we wereimpressed by Gov. Bentley's desireto serve Alabama. He made a pledgewhen elected to not draw a salaryuntil the state reaches full employ-ment (unemployment of 5.2%). Un-employment in July was down to6.3%, but the Governor has notdrawn a salary yet. Our state is get-ting a great governor at a bargainprice. I commend the governor forhis service and look forward to meet-ing him again someday.

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Acouple of weeks ago TravisFleming invited me to comeby his shop located in

Athens for a get together planned forlocal blacksmith enthusiasts. Theiron beating folks meet once amonth at his shop to build thingsand share ideas from the primitiveart. The blacksmith was an importantman in a town during the 1800’s and1900 ‘s. The citizens counted on theblacksmith to build farm tools,weapons and sometimes tools re-quired by the doctor. Before thehorseless carriage came along theblacksmith kept busy shoeing horses.

The group was very helpful to a new-comer by helping me complete aproject. I had carried a leaf springfrom an old buggy. My goal for theday was to shape the vintage metalinto a slender throwing hatchet.Afterheating the metal to 2000 degrees,it shaped around the mandrel likewarm clay. The challenge facing mewas to fuse the 2 pieces of metal

into one piece. This skill I had notmastered yet, so George Ezell volun-teered to instruct me on how tomake the 2 metal strips becomeone. Soon the hatchet was takingshape, but still needed a lot morehammering.

By the end of my lesson I had in myhand what I had planned on making.The primitive tool was now ready for

the belt sander forshaping and re-moving the ham-mer marks. When Ileft the shop I hadmy new handcrafted tool need-ing a handle. Apiece of maplewood made asolid and goodlooking handle.

Working in theshop with the coalfurnace going wasquite hot when theout side tempera-

ture was hovering in the 90’s. Thereis a good feeling about makingsomething useful from a piece ofscrap metal. The blacksmith bughas bitten me, and I can’t wait for mynext opportunity to heat up a pieceof metal and forge it into somethinguseful. My next project is going to bemaking a hunting knife from an oldhorse shoe rasp.

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Bill Richardson working out a piece.

George Ezell displaying a pair ofhis custom knives.

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Rare find at Cotton Warehouse antique shopBy: Danny Johnson

One of my past times is vis-iting antique shops in thearea searching for treas-

ures from the past. Lewis Crews,owner of the Cotton Warehouseshop, located on Jefferson Streetin Athens has become a friendover the past few months. I drop inon occasions to chew the fat andlook for new items he has addedto his shop. If I find a vintage treas-ure in the shop that I want to addto my collection, that is where thefun begins. The best part of the ex-perience is negotiating a price forthe chosen antique. My favoriteline is, “You’ve got to leave a littlemeat on the bone for the ole road-runner.” Roadrunner is the nameI use on Z-TV with my weeklyshow. Lewis will come back with,“You won’t find another one likethat in Alabama.”

Last week I visited the shop, andbehold, there was a rare 1940’ssteel rod and reel combination

made by Hurd Company . The com-pany produced the super baitcaster fishing in 1945. This fishingcombo had a reel built into thehandle of the rod. After the end ofWorld War II there were many warsurplus products available. Thestory has it that the steel rod onthe fishing pole was made fromleft over army tank antennas. TheHurd Company sold 2 models ofthis fishing rig .The super casterhad 2 rods and a case that retailedfor $45.00 and the lower end ver-sion sold for $27.50. Owning apart of history has a way of warm-ing the soul of man. Being an avidoutdoorsman, I would like to addthe Hurd rod and reel from thepast to my fishing collection. Justthinking about the history behindan item like this gets me pretty ex-cited.

The negotiation for the Hurd rodand reel is still under way. Thistime Lewis has the upper handwhen he says, “ How many of them

have you seen lately for sale?” Thecondition of the 68 year old fish-ing combo with all components in-tact is drawing me to the rod andreel like a moth to a flame. I havemade an offer, but Lewis knowswhat he has got. I’ve got to stepup my game or the right collector

will come in one day and I willnever see the Hurd rod and reelagain. I guess there will be nomeat on the bone when we getthrough dealing, but I will own apart of history if the price is right.

Lewis Crews holding his vintage Hurd rod and reel.

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Afew months ago a new groupnamed The Coupon Patrolwas created, based in Athens.

This group teaches the ethical way ofusing coupons and saving money. Administrator Larry Pierce has put to-gether a team of leaders who excel inhelping others. They are Alison Men-doza, Maria Burkhead, Mandy Hem-men, Tee Scott and Kevin Scott. Theywill answer your questions and helpyou with any deals you are trying toput together for your next shoppingtrip. Their understanding of couponterminology and store policies willhelp you save money every shoppingtrip you make.On Saturday, Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. TCPwill be at Yesterdays Event Center inAthens teaching a free coupon class,which is open to the public. The lastclass totaled 106 attendees and as todate there are 135 who have con-firmed that they will be attending thenext class. The class teaches couponstacking, ethics, and how to get themost for your dollar from the variousstores in the area. Pierce has an extensive backgroundin couponing and running a forum. Hestepped down as leader of a major

coupon forum with over 285,000members to create a group that couldand would, help his local communitylearn the art of coupons.TCP now has 1,179 members in justa few short months and growing daily.Kevin Scott has taught many classesin Florida and will again teach the up-coming class. He will teach aboutstacking, store policies, register re-wards, CVS bucks, and how to pre-order at you favorite store.One thing that sets this group apartfrom the other coupon groups is theFamilies of the Month Program. Eachmonth people will submit names toPierce to be considered for help. Hethen checks the information and de-cides on two families that will get thegroups help that month. Since the origin of the program justtwo months ago over $1,000 in food,cleaning supplies, meat and moneyhave been donated and delivered tofamilies in the area.This group will not just show you howto pay less, they will show you how tosave money, create a stockpile foryourself and how to donate to thoseless fortunate.

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The fall hunting season gotunderway last weekendwith teal and dove season

opening up. The Alabama freshwaters fisheries and game de-partment has made somechanges in hopes of improvingthe deer herds in the state. Thestate of Tennessee has informed

a mandatory deerand turkey check-in for many years.Data collectedfrom the harvestrecords play a bigrole in deer man-agement and set-ting the number

of doe days allowed per season.The change to the Alabama har-vest record this year requires ahunter who has killed a deer ei-ther sex to record the animal assoon as the harvest is made onthe provided space on their hunt-ing license. This is where thenew change comes in. The hunterhas 24 hours to obtain a confir-mation number from the stateweb site or phone in to obtain thenumber. The confirmation num-ber is then to be recorded in aprovided space adjacent to theharvest location on the hunting li-cense. There is a handy app pro-vided to people with smartphones that makes getting theconfirmation number convenient.

Another change is supplementfeeding may be allowed providinga quality food source to a deerherd under the management pro-gram. No feeding may be allowedduring turkey season of any type.The feed station must be locatedat least 100 yards from wherethe hunter plans on hunting. Thesecond part is the feed stationmust be out of line of sight of thehunter blocked by natural growingvegetation. By no means will deerbe hunted while they feed at aprovided feeder. Hunters can stillbe charged for baiting if theproper requirements set forth bythe state are not followed. Visit

tthe Al. Fish and Game web sitefor better clarification of the laws.

Air rifles 30 - caliber or larger maybe used as a weapon to deerhunt. I had no idea air rifles wereavailable that could bring downbig game. Recently talking to alocal firearm dealer, the questionwas brought up about a muchmore powerful air rifle. The dealersaid he had not yet seen such anair gun. Maybe in the near futurethe 30-caliber air gun will beavailable in local stores.

Bobcats also must be reportedwithin 14 days after the animalhas been harvested. Wheeler re-mains under the 15 -inch min.slot limit for smallmouth bassand a 9 inch min. on crappie. Theslot limit on crappie has beenbeneficial in the return of crappieto Wheeler Lake.

The new changes are intended tohelp improve our quality hunting

and fishing in the state. Thegame and fish we enjoy here inAlabama is one of our most pre-cious resources. Being goodstewards of the game will insure

that our kids and grandchildrencan enjoy the pleasures of thegreat outdoors. Hunting and fish-ing licenses expired in August.It’s time to purchase a new one.

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by Sonny Turner

Athens is off to its best startin years this football sea-son going 2-0 with wins

over Decatur and West Point.

The Golden Eagles have two toughregion games coming up - at Hart-selle Friday night, before hostingMuscle Shoals Sept. 20th.

Meanwhile, West Limestone is offto a 1-1 start beating Clements onopening night before losing to pow-erful Brooks last week. The Wild-cats host Central Friday nightbefore going on the road at EastLawrence in another region gameSept. 20th.

Ardmore is off to a 2-0 start undernew head coach Clint Legg, but theTigers face tough region foes

North Jackson at home Friday andon the road at Randolph on Sept.20th.

Clements got its first win last weekat West Morgan. The 1-1 Coltshosts No. 1 ranked Madison Acad-emy Friday before going on theroad to Lauderdale County the fol-lowing week.

East Limestone is 0-2 and hostsRussellville Friday night beforetravelling to Lawrence CountySept. 20th, while Elkmont (0-2)hopes to get its first win Fridaynight against Westminster. TheRed Devils are at West Morgan onSept. 20th.

Tanner is 1-1 and hosts CherokeeFriday before going on the road toLexington on Sept. 20th.

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It’s food plot planting time

Deer hunting season is justaround the corner andthat means it's time to

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The best way to get a good,healthy plot is to take soil sam-ples, send them to Auburn Uni-versity and follow therecommendations the expertssend back to you. The best time

to plant is the second to thirdweek in September.

It really doesn't matter what youplant - wheat, ryegrass, oats,clover or winter peas - they allgrow strong and healthy in theTennessee Valley provided youget timely rains and apply plentyof fertilizer in the fall.

The larger the plot the better - at

least a half-acre per plot is rec-ommended. Food plots are al-most a must if you are to havegood success during the season.Deer prefer acorns, but when theyare gone from the wooded areas,they start feeding more on theplots especially late in the winter.

Let the littlebucks walk

Just about all hunters want toharvest that trophy buck, butif you do not let the little

ones walk, it is unlikely a trophybuck will ever come your way. If abig buck is not there, you can't killhim.

More and more hunters are man-aging their hunting land by lettingthe smaller bucks walk on by dur-ing the hunting season. This givesthe deer the opportunity to growolder. Many of the experts say abuck is not fully mature until hereaches 3.5 to 4 four years of age.

Letting the smaller bucks walk hasworked for me and my huntingpartners in recent years. In thepast three years, we have killedsome pretty nice trophies on ourproperty. It's hard to let a decentbuck walk on by, but trust me, itwill pay in the long run.

Bow and arrow hunting season inGiles County, Tenn. starts Sept.28th. The bow season opens inLimestone County on Oct. 15th.

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It’s time for more stops onthe historical marker tour ofLimestone County.

I’ve been spending a fewmonths sharingthe informationabout thesemarkers. To seethe list of most ofthe markers andmore informa-tion, you can getmaps and GPS

coordinates to each one bysearching for LimestoneCounty’s historical markers onwww.lat34north.com, or to viewadditional markers and direc-tions, visit www.limestonecoun-tyhistoricalsociety.org.Today’s markers are:

Cambridge: This marks the siteof Cambridge, a small town es-tablished in the earliest years ofLimestone County. In 1818, itconsisted of several businesshouses, shops, and a mill. It wasone of three locations consid-ered for the county seat, how-ever the choice went to Athens,and Cambridge never grew ashoped.During the “Great Spiritual Re-vival” of the late 18th and early

19th centuries, camp meetingswere held here, sometimes last-ing for weeks at a time. Amongearly Methodists who preachedhere were, John B. McFerrinwho later became a MethodistBishop and Lorenzo Dow, a manwhose presence and messagewere so powerful that hundredswere converted by him, and chil-dren were named for him forgenerations.Temperance rallies were heldhere by the “sons of Temper-ance” during the 1840’s, draw-ing large crowds. Thecampground was also used asmuster and drilling ground by

confederate units formed fromLimestone County.The eight acres for the meetinghouse and campground wereoriginally donated by GeorgeMalone, an early settler, whocame from Sussex Co. Virginia.He had large land holdings wereand built his large home whichhe named “Cambridge nearby. Itwas destroyed by fire in 1955.Over the years, business gravi-tated to Athens, the rallyingcries for salvation, abstentionand freedom have faded fromhere, and all that remains ofCambridge is the old MethodistChurch and the cemetery.

This marker is located about 4miles east of Athens and southof U.S. Highway 72 on Cam-bridge Lane in front of the Cam-bridge Methodist Church. Druid’s Grove Plantation/Jones-Donnell Cemetery: VA nativeJohn Nelson Spotswood Jones,son of Rev. War Capt. LewellenJones, cousin of Martha Wash-ington, and descendant of Rev.Rowland Jones of Williams-burg’s Bruton Parish, builtDruid’s Grove near this site be-fore 1820 and established thecommunity of Greenbrier. Jonesgraduated from Yale and mar-ried Eliza Ann, daughter ofJudge John Haywood of NC andTN. Jones’s law office, recreatedin Alabama’s Constitution Vil-lage in Huntsville, served as thefirst public library in Alabama.Druid’s Grove burned in the1930’s. Descendants of JNSJones buried in this cemetery in-clude Donnells and Hundleys.This marker is located in theGreenbrier community, south ofCo. Rd. 10 and a short distancewest of Greenbrier Road.

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American heroes’ and tell why theywere a hero. I began to reflect on what

my answer would beand how I wouldtackle this project.I’m not sure but Ithink my answerwould have changedas I have gotten olderand wiser. If youGoogle American He-

roes, here is a list of some of the topphotos that come up; John Wayne,Babe Ruth, Neil Armstrong, and lots ofphotos of American soldiers, I’d saythose are spot on! A few years ago I remember reading anarticle about three American Astro-nauts and their love for speed. The“Astrovette” story by John Nelson cap-tured the story of Charles “Pete” Con-rad Jr., Richard Gordon Jr., and AlanBean. It was fitting that these men wholived their lives on the edge of speedas test pilots and military aviatorswould also share a passion for tech-nology, performance, and fast cars. Al-

though the specific details are sketchy,General Motors (GM) and a local cardealership in Melbourne Florida madethe decision to give Astronauts of the1960’s an executive lease of a brandnew Chevy Corvette for one year. Manyof the Mercury, Gemini, and ApolloSpace Program astronauts could beseen speeding up and down thestreets of the Johnson Space Center(JSC) in Houston, TX or the KennedySpace Center (KSC) in Florida and thereserved parking spaces at JSC werecommonly lined with various colors ofCorvettes. This opportunity was just anice way of saying thanks to the menwho risked their lives for our countryand was a great promotion for GM, theChevy Corvette, and the US Space Pro-gram. I’m sure it was quite a thrill for each ofthe guys to get to choose the color andtype of Corvette they wanted, but therewas one special group of three astro-nauts from the Apollo 12 crew who de-cided to order and drive matching cars.Charles “Pete” Conrad Jr., Richard Gor-don Jr., and Alan Bean drove matchingRiverside Gold 1969 CorvetteStingrays and even had a couple of

extra flares to set them apart. Each oftheir cars wore specially painted blackwings and red/white/blue logos on thefront fender. The special red, white,and blue emblems on the side of eachcar also had a unique label to set carapart. Bean’s Corvette had “LMP” onhis logo (Lunar Module Pilot), Conrad’scar had “CMD” (Commander), andGordon’s car had “CMP” (CommandModule Pilot). They also had a photoshoot done with their beloved cars asa way to remember them and the De-cember1969 issue of Life magazineeven covered this story. Each of their 1969 coupes cameequipped with a four speed manualtransmission and 429 cubic inch /390HP engine.

Due to complaints from the public, thislease program between the US astro-nauts and Chevrolet came to a closejust a couple of years later. The historyand lore of these Corvettes and theirwhereabouts would continue to bechased for many years but I will let youdo the research on, as Paul Harvey useto say; “The Rest of the Story”.The US astronauts will always be myheroes because most of them had al-ready served in our military before join-ing or being recruited by the US Spaceprogram. They gave every little boy andgirl something to dream about andgoals to strive for and that’s why theyare still my heroes!I’ll see you down the road!

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My grandma’s brother,Luther, had a black-smith shop in Athens in

a part of town call North town.Sometimes he would invite us

boys to come andstay a few dayswith him and hiswife. The black-smith shop was ahappening place,full of excitementand adventure for

3 boys. Sometimes we wouldbother Uncle Luther by asking toomany questions about how he didhis work. I enjoyed turning thebellows, pumping air into his coalfired furnace, making the embersglow red. If I got the fire too hot itwould burn up his coals too fast,casing a problem. I can remem-ber folks bringing in mules andhorses for a shoe job. The horseswould not always cooperate withUncle Luther. He was a strongman and could hold the leg of ahorse while installing a new shoe.He would heat the new, steelshoe in the furnace and cut it tothe proper length. The thumb sizepieces would drop to the floor ofthe shop and quickly lose theirred glow, but remained hot forquite a while. I recall Humpy pick-

ing up a small piece of shoe thathad been discarded. Suddenly,the metal tip went flying acrossthe shop. Uncle Luther yelled,”Humpy, that was hot, wasn’t it?Humpy replied, “No, it don’t takeme long to look at something.”We all got a good laugh about theanswer Humpy gave.

People would bring in lawnmowerblades to be sharpened in thespring and summer months.There was always somebodyneeding a service of some kind.The old stick welder was anotherfascinating machine that couldfuse two pieces of metal into one.Uncle Luther would always warnus before turning on the weldingmachine not to look at the weld-ing ark - it would burn your eyes.The shop was full of machineslike drills, presses, and cut offsaws. The time we spent in theblacksmith shop was educationalfor all of us. Dalton learned toweld and got a good job helpingbuild the Browns Ferry NuclearPlant. Humpy got into makingcustomer knives and sold severalto hunters in the area. I nevercared for the hot, dirty blacksmithwork, so I went to college and gotme an 8 to 5 job. The hard workkept Dalton in good physical

shape, and I got pretty soft work-ing in an office, but the moneywas good. Humpy went into policework and enjoyed the challengeshe faced each day.

We all regretted leaving the hollerwhere we grew up, but good pay-ing jobs were what we needed tosupport a family and live theAmerican dream. The money wemade bought us new houses,cars and the finer things in life.

The 3 of us were looking for agood wife to settle down with. Theincrease in income helped usachieve our goals in life.

Living in town had its advan-tages, but we returned to theGaston Holler every chance wehad. The folks always welcomedus with open arms when we wentback to our old stompinggrounds.

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Consumers are starting to be-come more familiar with it inthe driveway as a clean fuel

source for vehicles. The City ofAthens is doing its part to promotethis cleaner, cheaper, domestic fuel.

On Wednesday, September 4,Athens Gas Department invited thepublic to a Greater LimestoneCounty Chamber of Commerce rib-bon-cutting in celebration of its newcompressed natural gas station.

This fast-fill CNG station on U.S. 31near the Interstate 65 exit not onlyservices the city’s growing fleet ofCNG vehicles, but also is open tothe public. It is the only public CNGstation on the Interstate 65 Corridorbetween Birmingham and Nashville.

Athens Gas Department ManagerSteve Carter said the city is beingprogressive.

“This will save the City of Athensmoney in fuel and maintenancecosts because compressed naturalgas is cheaper than gasoline anddiesel, and it is a cleaner fuel whichmeans less maintenance,” Carter

said. “In addition, the Athens GasDepartment, Mayor Ronnie Marksand the Athens City Council areleading the way in North Alabamawith regards to green energy and in-dependence from foreign oil for thecity’s energy needs.”

Carter said natural gas is an Amer-ican product, and new drilling tech-nology will ensure a continuoussupply.

Mark Bentley, executive director ofthe Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition,agrees.

“Athens is a leader among Al-abama’s local governments, incor-porating compressed natural gas to

help reduce our dependence on for-eign petroleum,” Bentley said. “Theadvantages are clear. CNG costssignificantly less at the pump thangasoline, it generates less air pollu-tion and greenhouse gas so is bet-ter for the environment, and it is adomestically produced fuel support-ing economic development andAmerican jobs. The City of Athensbenefits, the environment benefitsand so do our state and country.”

Carter said the fast-fill CNG stationcost $614,360 to construct, whichwas funded by Athens Gas. TheAthens Gas Department also ran allunderground gas and electric lines

and fiber optic cable. Public Worksdid the concrete work.

The city also has two slow-fill sta-tions that are not public that areused by the city’s larger fleet vehi-cles, such as garbage trucks. Oneslow-fill station is at Leak City,Athens Gas Department’s trainingfacility on Sanderfer Road. Theother slow-fill station is at PublicWorks on Elm Street.

“The day I filled up one of our CNGcars for less than $20 was a goodday,” Mayor Ronnie Marks said.

The city has purchased both factoryCNG vehicles and vehicles thathave or are being converted.

Ihave had the privilege over theyears to work with a lot of peo-ple and a lot of horses. In a lot

of cases this iswhat I observed, aBeautiful Horsebut can’t handle it.

I feel the main in-gredient in this sit-uation is lack ofknowledge. The

lack of understanding, understand-ing what the horse is needs.

This is usually what happens:

1. We fall in love with these beauti-ful majestic animals

2. We bring it to the place wherewe will be keeping it

3. We go to the barn to get thehorse and we find out very quicklywhat it is we don’t know. Then thefrustration sets in and we feel like afailure. We begin to blame thehorse when it is an innocent by-stander. Not the horses’ fault.

4. Then we feel as though ourdream of being with the horse hasfailed.

Oftentimes we choose the horse forthe wrong reasons.

I have seen this situation many,many times. Most times we were soimpressed with the majesty of thehorse that we forget we need toknow about the horse. We see our-selves trail riding, taking them todifferent venues for a magnificenttime with them, but then suddenlyreality sets in.

We get to a point where we decidewe need help, because we foundout they are quite dangerous aswell as being thrown off, ran awaywith, being stepped on, being bit-ten, kicked and we find out ourhorse doesn’t respect us. Welcometo reality……

Perhaps you are one that can re-late to the above. A lot of my read-ers fall into this category. I getemails, facebook messages andphone calls about these differentsituations on a regular basis.

Whether you feel your problem isserious or you feel it is somethingsmall, either way, it needs to befixed.

Here is the question; do you havethe stick-to- it enough to fix it, orenough to learn how to fix it? Areyou going to live with the situationand keep your fingers crossed thatnothing happens that is serious?Do you have the time to devote toyour horse the time he needs?

If you don’t, you may want to con-sider getting rid of your horse andgetting back with horses at a latertime when you will have the time tocommit to it.

If you are determined to stay withthis, you may need to get in one ofthe many clinic/workshops aroundthe country to get some help withyour particular problem.

Get somewhere to begin your jour-ney on the right step. Begin to gainsome knowledge and understand-ing about your horse and abouthorses.

We all begin at a certain level ofknowledge. If you are considering aclinic/workshop but you feel inade-quate or not as good as others inthe clinic, don’t feel that way. Every-one in a clinic are there because

they need to be. If you feel youneed to be there as well, don’t hesi-tate. Do it for you and your horses’safety.

I will be at Tractor Supply Co hold-ing a seminar in their parking lot onSeptember 28 from 10:00 AM til03:00 PM. Hope to see you there.

On October 25, 26 and 27, I will bein Repton, AL conducting aclinic/workshop on ImprovingHorsemanship Knowledge andLeadership Skills. On Fridayevening the 25, we will be in aclassroom setting where I will beteaching the different horse char-acteristics, how to read them andhow to interact with that particularcharacter. This will be a three hourclass. The clinic/workshop is onSaturday the 26 and Sunday the27.

More information will be comingout soon for this very informativeand very fun weekend event. Go towww.JimSwanner.com for more in-formation, join us on Facebook orsubscribe to our monthly Newslet-ter to keep informed.

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Core vaccinations are vaccinesthat all canine pets should re-ceive regardless of age, locality orlifestyle. Non-core vaccinationsare vaccines that should only begiven based upon risk exposure.Your veterinarian will help deter-mine which vaccinations are ap-propriate for your pet. Theserecommendations are estab-lished by the American VeterinaryAmerican Association.

Core Vaccinations:Distemper – a viral disease caus-ing vomiting, diarrhea, loss of ap-petite, weight loss, coughing anda chronic low grade fever. Thedisease is not curable and the

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Adenovirus – (also known asHepatitis) a viral disease of theliver causing jaundice, decreasedappetite and vomiting that canlead to chronic liver failure.

Parvovirus – a viral disease ofthe small intestine causing se-vere bloody diarrhea, vomiting,lethargy and dehydration. Thevirus is highly contagious and cansurvive in the environment for upto a year. Canine less than a yearold are most susceptible withpuppies being the most severelyaffected. If left untreated the dis-ease is almost always fatal.Treatment is often successful but

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Paralinfluenza – a virus thatcauses coughing, bronchitis,and/or pneumonia. The diseaseis highly contagious and can leadto death especially if bacterialpneumonia occurs.

Bordetella – (also known as Ken-nel Cough) a bacterial diseasethat causes a typical “goose-honking” cough that is severe.The disease can be fatal is bacte-rial pneumonia occurs. Borde-tella is highly contagiousespecially in boarding or sheltersituations. Due to poor immunityfrom vaccination, it is recom-mended that a pet receive thisvaccination every six months if

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Rabies – a viral disease affectingthe neurological system that is al-ways fatal to animals as well ashumans. The virus is spreadthrough saliva from an animalbite. By law all canines have tobe vaccinated against rabies.

Non-Core Vaccinations – Leptospirosis – a bacterial dis-ease transmitted by contactthough infected urine or ingestinginfected tissues. A well knownsource is stagnant or slow-movingwarm water in which wildlife mayhave urinated. This disease istransmissible to humans.

Lyme Disease – a spirochete in-fection transmitted by ticks. Clini-cal signs include fever, lameness,anorexia, lethargy, poly arthritisand renal disease. The diseaseis treatable with antibiotics butthere is no guarantee the organ-isms will be completely cleared.The animal may remain infectedfor life.

These are the two most commonnon-core vaccinations. Manymore exist and your veterinariancan help you decide which non-core vaccinations are needed foryour pet.

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