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David R. Guttery, RFC, RFS, CAM

In June 2014, aspart of its ongoingeffort to improve

communication andservice, the InternalRevenue Service issueda formal Taxpayer Billof Rights. These rightsaren’t new, but theywerescattered throughout thetaxcode,andsurveyshavefound thatmost taxpayersdidn’tevenknowtheyhadrights when dealing withtheIRS.Although you might

be more comfortableunderstandingyour rights,it’simportanttoremember

that the “gentler, kinder”IRS remains vigilantin auditing returns foraccuracy. Here are sometips that might help youstayoutofthe1percentofindividual returns that areauditedannually.

Check your math and personal information. Although a math errormay not lead to an audit,itcancallattentiontoyourreturn.Thesameistrueforenteringincorrectpersonalinformation such as thewrong Social Securitynumber or forgetting tosignyourreturn.

File forms on time. Missing a filing deadlineoften leads to a responsefromtheIRS(althoughnotnecessarilyanaudit).Evenif you file an extension,you must pay all taxesdue by the regular filingdeadline.

Report all income. You may have incomenot reported on yourW-2 form. These sourcesmight include investmentincome,interest,royalties,rent, compensation as anindependent contractor,forgivendebt,alimony,tips,gamblingwinnings,health

insurance reimbursements(for expenses deductedin a previous year) andproceeds from sales ononline sites such as eBay.Many types of income

may be reported by thepayertotheIRS,butevenifincomeisn’treportedbythepayer,itwouldbewiseto include it on your taxreturn.

Use good judgment when taking deductions.Utilize all deductionsallowable, but keepin mind that certaindeductions tend to raisea red flag. Among themost common are home-officedeductions,vehicle-expense deductions andhigh-value charitablecontributions. Follow alllegal requirements and

keepallnecessaryrecords.Before taking any

specific action regardingyour taxes, you shouldconsult a qualified taxprofessional.

David R. Guttery, RFC, RFS, CAM, is Ameritas Investment Corp, and President of Keystone Financial Group, in Trussville. David has been in practice for 23 years, with a distinctive focus on the management of retirement assets for the production of durable income.

Know your rights, but file with care

A section of Interstate59inTrussvillethat’slongbeeninthedarkwillsoonhavelight.More than 50 lights are

being installed along astretch of the interstatefrom Exit 141 (nearChalkville MountainRoad) to Exit 143 (theDeerfoot Parkway exit),according to www.myfoxal.com.The project is part of

Gov. Robert Bentley’sAlabama TransportationRehabilitation andImprovement Program,which was announced in2013.At the time the project

was announced, it wasreported that the costwould be $706,300, ofwhich $565,000 wouldbe coveredbyATRIPand$141,300 would be thelocalamount.Trussville Mayor Gene

Melton said the city hasalready put up its matchfortheproject.

Funding for ATRIPcomes through the useof GARVEE bonds.With GARVEE bonds,Alabama isable toaccessfuture federal dollars topay for road and bridgeprojects that are neededimmediately.Melton said the

contractorhasuntilJulytocompletetheproject.

Contact Gary Lloyd at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd.

Lights coming for stretch of I-59 in TrussvillebyGaryLloyd

Editor

Jefferson CountySchoolsandTrussvilleCitySchools have recognizedtheir new National BoardCertifiedteachers.This status means a

teacher has achievedthe highest qualificationof teaching excellence,according to the NationalBoard for ProfessionalTeaching Standards, theorganization that confersthehonor.

Jefferson CountySchoolspinned13teacherslast week, and three arefromthearea.Clay-Chalkville High

School’sCarrieBuchanan,along with Pinson ValleyHigh School’s ErinDeArman and SherryGirard,wererecognized.Trussville City Schools

honored Scott Burnett,Jennifer Cardwell, RondaChrisenberry, ScottCooper, Angela Shorter,Herb Hicks, Carrie Jones,KimLewis,EricLambert,Mandi Logan, Lisa

Lothspeich,WendyMann,Jennifer McLaughlin,MichelleMiskelley,PennyMoore, Jamie O’Brien,Vicki O’Connor, MelindaRush, Marcia Segers,Kristi Stacks, LeighStovall, Shayna Swann,Susie Thomas and LynneWainwright as NationalBoardCertifiedteachers.


JefCoEd, Trussville recognize National Board Certified teachersbyGaryLloyd

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The flashlight Easteregg hunt in Trussville isscheduled for Saturday attheTrussvilleCivicCenter.

Itbeginsat6:30p.m.The hunt is for children

ages2 to8.Therewillbe6,000candy-andtoy-filledeggstosearchfor.There will also be face

painting, anEaster bunny,a fire truck to explore, a

smoke house, Sparky theFireDog,cottoncandyandpopcorn.


Pinson Valley HighSchool will showcase itsspecialeffectsclassFriday.A free showcase is

scheduledfor7p.m.intheschool’sauditorium.Chris Screws leads the

class,whichistheonlyoneofitskindintheSoutheast.Screws hopes the eventwillbecomeanannualone.“We are blazing trails,”

Screwssaidinanemail.Thisschoolyearwasthe

first time Pinson ValleyHigh School offered theclass, which has allowedstudents to learn aboutanddesign special effects,such as makeup for scarymonsters, prop making,the molding for maskmaking, and costume andsetdesign.Screws said part of the

driving force for him toteachthisclassishiswishthat itwasavailablewhen

he was growing up. ButwithSyfytelevisionshowssuchas“FaceOff,”arealityshow inwhich a groupofprosthetic makeup artistscompeteagainsteachothertocreateprosthesessuchasthoseinsciencefictionandhorror films, his studentswantit,too.


Flashlight Easter egg hunt Saturday

PVHS to showcase special effects class Friday

byGaryLloyd

Editor

byGaryLloyd

Editor

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The Pinson PublicLibrary is asking for helpinofferingsummerreadingprograms.This year will be the

fourth summer reading

program for the library,and last year it offered aprogramperday.The library wants to do

thesamethissummer.Activitieswillbeoffered

for children, events forteenagers, programs foradults and more. Thisincludes programs about

music, art and science;craftevents;animalvisits;andfamilynightprograms.So far, an online

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Pinson library asks for help in offering summer reading programsbyGaryLloyd

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From staff reports

The Trussville AreaChamber ofCommerce isseekingambassadors.The mission of the

chamber ambassadorprogram is to assist thechamber in recruiting andretaining members andcoordinatingevents.Ambassadorsmeetwith

the chamber staff on the

firstTuesdayofeachmonthat8:30a.m.atthechamberoffice at 225 ParkwayDriveinTrussville.Objectives include

educating membersabout the servicesand benefits of theirmembership, fosteringnew member engagementin chamber programsand events, nurturingquality relationships and

assisting chamber staff incoordinationofevents.Applications are

available at www.trussvillechamber.com/chamber- informat ion/ambassadors/.The deadline is Friday,

April3.For more information,

call205-655-7535.

Trussville Chamber seeks ambassadors

The Pinson Education Foundation isaccepting nominations for this year’sTeacher, Student and Support PersonnelRecognitionBanquettobeheldMay4.The banquet will be at 7 p.m. in thefellowship hall at Palmerdale UnitedMethodistChurch.The foundation’s purpose is toacknowledgeoneteacherandonesupportpersonnelfromthecommunityofschools

that serve the city of Pinson residents,along with a graduating student fromPinson Valley High School, who havedemonstratedoutstandingcharacter.The individuals chosen as the PinsonTeacher, Support Personnel and StudentoftheYearwillreceiveamonetaryaward.Ticketsfor thebanquetare$10andmaybepurchasedbyApril30.Only200ticketsareavailable.For more information or tomake a nomination, visit www.pinsoneducationfoundation.org.

Nominations open for Pinson Education Foundation banquetbyGaryLloyd

Editor


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Georgiana Davis Masonic Lodge meetingsGeorgiana Davis Masonic Lodge No.

338inTrussvillemeetingsareat7:30p.m.on the second and fourth Monday eachmonth.Practicenightsareonthefirstandthird Monday. Family nights are on thefifthMondayofthemonth.Thelodgeisat190BeechnutSt. inTrussville.Formoreinformation,callBryanStoverat205-706-5220.

Springville Military Order of the Purple Heart meetingsTheMilitaryOrderof thePurpleHeart

Chapter 2213, Springville, meets at theSmokinGrillat85PurpleHeartBoulevardon the first Tuesday of eachmonth at 6p.m.

2015 Trussville City Council meetingsThe 2015 Trussville City Council

meetingswillbeMarch24,April14,April28,May12,May26,June9,June23,July14, July 28, Aug. 11, Aug. 25, Sept. 8,Sept.22,Oct.13,Oct.27,Nov.10,Nov.19,Dec.8andDec.17.Allmeetingsareat6p.m.atTrussvilleCityHallonMainStreet.

2015 Clay City Council meetingsThe 2015 Clay City Council meetings

arescheduledforApril6,April20,May4,May18,June1,June15,July6,July20,Aug.3,Aug.17,Sept.7,Sept.21,Oct.5,Oct.19,Nov.2,Nov.16,Dec.7andDec.21.Allmeetingsareat6:30p.m.atClayCityHallonOldSpringvilleRoad.

Republican Women of Trussville meetingsRepublicWomenofTrussvillemeetings

areatSherry’sCafeonValleyRoadnearTrussville the first Thursday of eachmonth.Meetandgreetisat5:30p.m.andthemeeting follows at 6 p.m. TheApril2 speaker is Terry Richmond, who will

speak on the convention of states. TheMay 7 speaker is Alabama RepublicanPartyNationalCommitteeWomanVickyDiamond. For more information, [email protected].

2015 Trussville City BOE meetingsThe remaining Trussville City Board

ofEducationmeetingsforthefirsthalfof2015willbeApril20,May11andJune15.Allmeetingsare at6p.m. at theCentralOfficewithworksessionsat4:30p.m.

2015 Pinson City Council meetingsThePinsonCityCounciltypicallymeets

thefirstandthirdThursdayofeachmonthat 6:30 p.m.Themeetings are at PinsonCity Hall, located at 4410 Main St. inPinson.

Trussville Leadership Conference March 19The Trussville Leadership Conference

is scheduled for Thursday, March 19 atthe Trussville Civic Center. For moreinformation,visitwww.trussvillechamber.comorcall205-655-7535.

Junior League of Birmingham 5K for Kids March 21The JuniorLeagueofBirmingham5K

forKidsisSaturday,March21atRegionsField. The 5K begins at 9 a.m. with aone-mile fun run scheduled for 10 a.m.For more information, visit http://www.jlbonline.com/5kforkids.

Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt March 21TheFlashlightEasterEggHuntwillbe

March 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the TrussvilleCivicCenter.Thehuntisforchildrenages2to8.Therewillbe6,000candy-andtoy-filledeggstosearchfor.

Trussville City Schools Recruiting Day March 22Trussville City Schools Recruiting

Day is March 22 at Hewitt-TrussvilleHigh School from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.For more information, visit www.trussvillecityschools.com.

Trussville spring carnival March 26-April 4Trussville’sannualspringcarnivalwill

beatMagnoliaParkThursday,March26through Saturday, April 4. Hours are 5p.m.to9p.m.MondaythroughThursday,6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday,and1p.m.to5p.m.Sunday.Wristbandsfor all the rides are $14 each. Formoreinformation, call 205-655-7535 or visitwww.trussvillechamber.com.

Clay Days set for April 1-4The 2015 Clay Days Festival is

scheduledApril1-4atthecity’sbaseballfields.Thecarnival isopen6p.m. to10p.m.April1-2,6p.m.tomidnightApril3and10a.m.to10p.m.April4.Theeventfeatures carnival rides, food, crafts andmore.

Georgiana Davis Lodge pancake breakfast April 4GeorgianaDavisLodgewillbehosting

itsannualcharitypancakebreakfastApril4atApplebee’sinTrussvillefrom7a.m.to9a.m.Allproceedswillgotosupportcharitable events in the Trussville area.Tickets are $5 per person and will payforallyoucaneatpancakesandsausageplusorangejuiceandcoffee.Ticketswillbe available at the door and can also bepurchasedfromabrotherofthelodge.

Japan International Karate Do Academy eventsJapanInternationalKarateDoAcademy

in Trussville has a couple upcomingevents. A self-defense class is April11 from 10 a.m. to noon. Those whoattend should bring a partner and dresscomfortably. Participants must be 13yearsofageorolder.KarateKampisJune1-5from9a.m.tonooneachdayforages6to12.Formoreinformationonboth,call205-661-3656.

Cougar Band Jammin’ Jaunt’s 5K April 18The Cougar Band Jammin’ Jaunt’s

inaugural5KandFunRunwillbeSaturday,April18.Themoderatelychallengingrungoes throughClay andbenefits thebandprograms at Clay-Chalkville Middleand Clay-Chalkville High schools.Participants who register before March22 will be guaranteed a Cougar BandJammin’Jaunt technicalT-shirt.Registeratactive.com.Registrationis$25or$30twoweeksfromraceday,and$35onraceday.Itwillstartat8a.m.

Trussville City Fest set for May 2TrussvilleCityFestissetforSaturday,

May2atTheMallindowntownTrussville.Moreinformationabouttheeventwillbereleasedasthedatenears.

Bargain Carousel in Hoover April 26-27The Junior League of Birmingham’s

BargainCarousel, a 1,000-family garagesale, will be April 25-26 at 2467 JohnHawkinsParkwayinHoover.Thesalewillbe located in the old Princeton-Hooverlocation.Formoreinformationandticketprices, visit www.bargaincarousel.net orcall205-879-9861.

5th annual Birmingham Bible Reading Marathon May 3The fifth annual Birmingham Bible

ReadingMarathonwillbeginat6p.m.onSunday,May3,andwillcontinuearoundthe clock until 11:30 a.m. on Thursday,May 7. People of all ages will read theBible (Genesis to Revelation) withoutcommentary. It will take place on thefront steps of Southside Baptist Church,located at 1016 19th St. S. on the southsideofdowntownBirmingham.Formoreinformation, visit www.libertypark.org/biblemarathon.

Jazzercise at Trussville Civic CenterJazzercise is Mondays at 5 p.m.,

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m. and5:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 9 a.m. atthe Trussville Civic Center. For moreinformation,contactBethGilbertat205-966-9893.

Center Point Masonic Lodge meetingsCenter Point Masonic Lodge No. 872

located off Old Springville Road meetsevery Thursday at 7:30 p.m. For moreinformation callMike Lann at 205-687-7160.

Trussville Sons of Confederate Veterans meetingsNathan Bedford Forrest Camp 1435

meetings are the third Thursday eachmonth at FirstBaptistChurchTrussvillefrom7p.m.to8p.m.Meetingsareopentothepublic.

Cahawba Art Association meetingsThe Cahawba Art Association meets

monthly on the secondMonday at 6:30p.m.attheTrussvillePublicLibrary.

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Isuffer from anextremely mildcase of Seasonal

Affective Disorder. I’moverwhelmingly happywith the returnofdaylightsavingtimeandevenmoreso with the approachingopeningdayofspring.AsIsitherewithall the

windows and doors openletting in the still-pollen-free air into the houseclosed up too long fromthe wintry weather, I’mbasking in temperaturesin themid-70swanting somuch to get outside andworkintheyard.But alas, there is

paperwork to do and acolumntowrite.It was a busy weekend,

twonewlistingsforsellerslooking to take the nextstep in life. On the buyerside, two full price cashcontracts written for othersellers,allwantingtoclosethis week and I still hadtimeforchurchandabitof

yardworkyesterday.Yes, spring is here, and

so, too, the long awaitedrecovery that growsstrongerbytheday.You would think that

everyone would becelebrating this rebirth/revival of the real estatemarket. But you wouldbe wrong. I work with

several investors whoare struggling with themarket’sresurgence.Everyoffer seems to go highestandbest,withthewinningbidbeingtoohightocreateaprofitableflipopportunity.Ijustgotoffthephonewitha fellow agent bemoaningthatveryfact.With this huge shortage

of inventory we have forthe most part moved toa normal market, somemarketshaveevenbecomea seller’s market, withfewer and fewer buyermarketsremaining.Foreclosures are

approachingnormallevels.However, banks are nowslowertodeal.Asamatterof fact, some banks arefinally awakening to theopportunity to reclaimtheir losses by repairingpropertiesandsellingatornearfullmarketvalue.Yetmany sellers remain

on the sidelines, perhapsrealizing that short sales

andbankruptcyarepainfulsolutionswhenanotheryearortwowillhavethemwholeagain. All this is creatingstress on the supply anddemandequation,causingareduction in discounts andevenanincreaseinprices.Interest rates remain

at or near record lows.So even though the dealsmaybehardertocomeby,today’s low interest ratesmakeforadeal.Ifinterestrates rise to 5 percent, asprojected by Fannie Maeand theMortgageBankersAssociation, from where

rates are today that isequivalent to a 20 percentincrease in the monthlypayments.Yes,springhassprung.I

hopeyou’re enjoying it asmuchasIam.May themarket bewith

you.

DaveParrishThe Real Story ...News and commentary

about the real estate market and related topics.

The Common Coreeducation topicis not only a hot

political issue inAlabama,it has become a politicalfootball nationwide, and itappears to be a hot potatoin the looming 2016 GOPpresidentialcontest.As soon as Jeb Bush

announced that he would“actively explore” a 2016presidential bid, KentuckySen. Rand Paul, also apotentialcandidateandTeaPartyLibertarian,said,“Weneedleaderswhowillstandagainst Common Core.”The right wing candidateslikePaulandSen.TedCruzofTexas,Sen.MarcoRubioof Florida and Gov. ScottWalker of Wisconsin havestakedoutpositionsagainstCommonCore.The more mainstream

GOPaspirantsandprobablythe only ones who have achance to actually win thepresidency are proponents.Infact,Bush,whowouldbethe best possible candidate

the GOP could pit againstthefavoriteHillaryClinton,has embraced CommonCore since his days asgovernorofFlorida.Indeed,theCommonCorestandardswere policy introducedby his brother, PresidentGeorgeW.Bush.CommonCoreguidelines

were first introduced bythe National GovernorsAssociation and havebeen adopted by 46 states.While governorofFlorida,Bush became known asa chief executive whoraised Florida’s educationstandards significantly.Since leaving thegovernorship of Florida,he’s been an advocate foreducationreform,includingCommon Core and schoolchoice.Common Core has also

been endorsed by theU.S.Chamber of Commerce.However, the right wingactivists in the party see itas a federal intrusion intostate and local control of

education.Speakingofourneighbor

state to the south, Floridahas become the nation’sthird-most populous state.Florida has surpassedNewYorkinpopulationtoclaimthe third spot. Californiaremains No. 1 and TexasNo.2.This Sunbelt trend has

been evolving for at leastfour decades. In fact,demographers predictedthat Florida, Texas andCalifornia would evolveas the threemostpopulousstatesyears ago. It appears

that “snowbirds” who fledthe Rust Belt and colderenvirons of states likeMichigan and New Yorkdecided to stay all year intheSunshineState. In fact,census statistics reveal thatmuch of Florida’s growthhascomefromNewYorkersmoving south. In 1950,NewYork’spopulationwasfive times that of Florida.Today, it has more peoplethantheEmpireState.Thismakes Florida even moreimportant than ever in thepresidentialsweepstakes.Florida has been the

most important state inpresidential contests forseveral decades. It hasnow become even moresignificant. Given the waywe select our presidentunder an Electoral Collegesystem, Florida is one ofabout 10 pivotal swingstates that decides thepresidency. This makesFloridagroundzeroforthe2016 presidential war. It’salsooneofthereasonsthat

Bush would be the mostformidableGOPcontender.Even though a lot of

New Yorkers have movedto Florida, it appears thewealthiest citizens haveremainedinthecityofNewYork. Forbes magazinerecently revealed thewealthiest ZIP codes inAmerica. Amazingly, 10of the top 20 wealthiestZIPcodesinAmericawerefound in and around NewYork City. In fact, therewere eight NewYork Cityarea ZIP codes ahead ofthe famous Beverly Hills,Calif.,90210.Out of the top 25, New

York had 13 enclaves thatwerethewealthiestpocketsinallofAmerica.Californiahad nine. Florida had twoand Colorado had two,including the ski resortof Aspen. The second 25thatmadeup the listof50wealthiest ZIP codes alsowere mostly from NewYorkandCalifornia.Out of the 50 top

wealthiest ZIP codes, 18wereinNewYork.However,Californiatopsthelistwithanamazing25ofthetop50.Therefore,43ofthenation’stop 50 wealthiest areas inthecountryareinCaliforniaand NewYork. These twostates are also consideredthe two most liberal statesin America. This givesnew meaning to the term“limousine liberals.”No wonder democraticpresidential candidates canraisesomuchcash.By the way, there were

noZIPcodesinAlabama--or,forthatmatter,theDeepSouth--thatmadethelistofwealthiestZIPcodes.Sorryaboutthat,MountainBrook.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column on Alabama politics appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

The importance of Florida in 2016 presidential election

Are buyers or sellers celebrating this spring?

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HeadcoachDavidDobbsand the Hewitt-Trussvilletrackandfieldteamhostedthe program’s first homemeetinmorethanadecadelast Thursday at Hewitt-TrussvilleStadium.“That facility up there

was dated, we all knowthat,” Dobbs said of JackWood Stadium. “It waspastitsprimeandtobeableto come in here and havethembuildthisfacilityforourkidswasaphenomenalopportunity.”The memorable night

was ended with theHuskies’ boys team ontop of the six-team field

with an overall score of205.5,whichwas59pointsbetter than second placeHomewood.“From what I saw, we

ran well, we’ve got somethingstoworkonandit’salongtimeuntilAprilwhenwe go to sectionals, butI’mpleased,”Dobbssaid.Sophomore Noah

Igbinoghenebroughthome30 of Hewitt-Trussville’soverall points, leadingthe pack in three differentevents—triple jump, longjumpand100-meterdash.Dobbssaidtheoldtrack

was built in 1966 andwas a 440-yard loop thatwas a product of a 1940sdesign.Thetrackandfieldcommunityconvertedovertometricmeasurementsin

the1980s.Havingsuchanoutdated

venuediscouragedHewitt-Trussvillefromschedulingany home meets since itbrokeawayfromJeffersonCountySchools.“It’s weird running

because it’s a totallydifferent designed track,”Dobbs said. “It wasn’tanything where youwantedtohostareallybiginvitational, big event andbringqualityproduct.”Dobbs also saw four

additional guys placefirst in their respectiveevents. Davis Perry threwthe javelin 42.9 meters toclaimgold overMountainBrooks’ Jack Grant, whocameup0.73metersshort.Jaison Williams threw

theshotputpasteveryoneelse in the field. Thatmammoth 15.59-metertosshadpeoplewonderingif he set a new schoolrecord,whichhenarrowlymissed. He later finishedsecondinthediscusthrow.The home team posted

thetopthreeheightsinthepolevault.AndyChappellwent 3.96 meters high toclaim the top spot, withJacob Rushing and VinceCorey rounded out theevent’stopthree.TheTrussvilleSixTeam

boys’finalstandingswere,inorder:Hewitt-Trussville,Homewood, MountainBrook, St. Clair County,SpainParkandPelham.Both relay races were

wonbytheHuskies.First,

they took the 4x100,stoppingthetimeat43.41.Thentheytookthetopspotinthe4x400withatimeof3:32.60.Trevian Jenkins did his

part in those runs, whilealso taking the lead in the400-meter dash and the200-meterdash.As a team, the girls

finished at No. 4 behindNo. 1 Homewood, No. 2MountainBrookandNo.3Pelham.Marlee Mason finished

in the top five in the1,600-meterand800-meterruns.McKenziKingcamethrough with a secondplacefinishbygoing2.89meters in the pole vaultevent.Hewitt-Trussville will

bebackonthelaneswhenit visits Homewood for ameet Saturday, March 21for the Homewood HighSchoolInvitational.

Hewitt-Trussville hosts first track meet in decadebyErikHarris

Sports Editor

Scan this QR code with your smartphone to watch Hewitt-Trussville track and field head coach David Dobbs talk about the first track meet at Hewitt-Trussville Stadium.

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Hewitt-Trussville isdouble trouble for Class7A.The Hewitt-Trussville

baseballandsoftballteamsare rankedNo. 1 inClass7A in the initialAlabamaSportsWritersAssociationpolls,releasedlastweek.

The baseball team was7-1atthetimeoftherankingandisrankedaheadof, inorder, Hoover, MountainBrook, Theodore, AlmaBryant, Auburn, SpainPark,Central-PhenixCity,Grissom and Baker. Alsoreceiving votes for top10 consideration wereHuntsville and VestaviaHills.“Very honored to be in

a list with a lot of greatteams,” said Hewitt-Trussville senior thirdbaseman Carter Pharis.“We have had a prettygood start, butwe have atonofworktodo.”Neither Clay-Chalkville

nor Pinson Valley madethe Class 6A top 10,though the Indiansdid receive votes forconsideration, essentially

ranking themNo.15.TheClass 6A top 10 includesCullman,Pelham,SpanishFort, Opelika, BriarwoodChristian, Homewood,Hartselle, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, GardendaleandWalker.The Hewitt-Trussville

softballteamisrankedNo.1inClass7Aintheinitialpoll. The Lady Huskieswere 19-2 at the time oftheranking,withtheironlylosses to Class 4A No. 1Curry and Class 6A No.2 Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa.Hewitt-Trussville has alsobeatenthoseteams.

“AnybodycanbeNo.1,”said Lady Huskies’ headcoach Karen Johns. “Westay focused on loving,servingandcaringforourfamilies, our team, ourteachersandourschool.”After Hewitt-Trussville,

the Class 7A top 10includes Sparkman, SpainPark, Central-PhenixCity, Buckhorn, Baker,VestaviaHills,Huntsville,Thompson and MaryMontgomery.“Wejustlookateachday

as an opportunity to learnandgrow,”Johnssaid.Neither Clay-Chalkville

nor Pinson Valleyreceived votes for top 10considerationinClass6A.

Hewitt-Trussville tops in first baseball, softball pollsbyGaryLloydandErikHarris

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WhaleyHall,anativeofTrussville and member ofthe Ole Miss Sports HallofFame,diedinHampton,Va.,onSaturday,March7.Hewas73.After fighting an

extended illness, theformer Hewitt-Trussvillesports star leaves behinda wife, two kids and agranddaughter.Hall greatly impacted

OleMiss football,playingfor legendary coach JohnVaught in the early tomid 1960s. The linemanwas part of back-to-backSoutheastern ConferenceChampionship teams in1962and1963.He served as one of

the team’s co-captains in

1963 while earning firstteamAll-SEC honors andbeing named the SECOutstanding Lineman oftheYearbytheBirminghamTouchdownClub.

Some might call Hall’sthree-year run in Oxfordthe glory days of Rebelfootball. In his time as avarsity player, Ole Missposted a record of 26-3-2 with a shared nationalchampionship to go alongwith the consecutive SECcrowns.FollowinghistwoSugar

Bowl and one CottonBowlappearanceswiththeRebels, Hall was draftedby the Dallas Cowboys,but ended up playing twoseasonsinPhiladelphiaforthe Continental FootballLeague. He won a CFLchampionshipin1966.Hall wasmarried to his

wife Lynne for 42 years.His service was held atAltmeyer Funeral Home-Riverside Chapel inVirginia.

Former Hewitt-Trussville great Whaley Hall diesbyErikHarris

Sports Editor

photo courtesy of www.olemisssports.com

Whaley Hall


Hewitt-Trussville varsityboys basketball assistantcoachBobbyJohns,whoisamember of theAlabamaSports Hall of Fame,has retired from Hewitt-Trussville.Johns served as an

assistant under currenthead coach Mike Duttonfortwoyears.His coaching career got

started in 1968. Dutton’s

first high school job cameasanassistantunderJohnsat Banks High School in1969. Johns coached thevarsity boys while Duttonheld the clipboard for theB team for three seasonsbefore Johns left foranotherschool,leavingthevarsity position open forDutton.“He’sretiringandthat’sa

biglossformepersonally,”Dutton said. “I’ve knownCoach Johns since 1958and we’ve been greatfriends all our lives. We

played basketball togetherat Banks in the early ‘60sand known him all mylife so it’s a big loss forour school system andbasketballprogram.”The 2010 Alabama

Sports Hall of Fameinductee served as a headbasketballcoachinthestatefor 12 years. Johns chosethecoachingrouteoverprofootball followingastellarcareer playing defensivebackforcoachPaul“Bear”Bryant at Alabama from1964 to 1967. He earned

All-America honors as ajunior and senior beforebeingdraftedbytheKansasCityChiefs.Johns, a high school

quarterback,startedfortheCrimsonTideinallthreeofhiseligiblecollegeyearstobecome a three-time All-Southeastern Conferenceplayer. College freshmenwere ineligible to play inthe1960s.As a junior, he nabbed

aSugarBowl record threeinterceptions inAlabama’s34-7winoverNebraskain

1966.Johnsoptednottopursue

a career with the Chiefsand went on to coach atthe University of SouthCarolina, Florida StateUniversity, Valdosta State,Eastern Kentucky andTennessee-Chattanoogabeforeendinghiscollegiatecoachingcareerastheheadman at the University ofWest Alabama from 1997to2000.“You don’t have many

guys that are walkingaround the school as a

(member of the)AlabamaSports Hall of Fame,”Duttonsaid.Two-year junior varsity

head coach JeremiahMillington now joins thevarsitybasketballstaff.“Thetwoorthreeweeks

thatwe’vebeendoingthis,I’vebeen really impressedwith Coach Millington,”Dutton said. “He’s verywell organized, he’s gotthat youthful enthusiasmandI’mreallyexcitedaboutwhatwecandotogether.”

Hall of Famer retires from Hewitt-Trussville

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Pinson Valley has setits sights on next footballseason.The Indians’ 2015

varsity schedule has beenreleased, and it’s full offamiliaropponents.The schedule exactly

mirrorsthe2014schedule,other than the home andawaygamesbeingflipped.Justlikelastyear,Pinson

Valley will open withHartselle. This time theTigerswillplayasvisitorsAug. 21 at 7 p.m. HeadcoachMattGloverandtheIndians kicked things offlastAugustwith a narrow27-21 defeat at Hartselle.OnAug.28,PinsonValleywilltraveltoOneonta.Glover looks forward to

another trip throughClass6A, Region 6 – the sameregionthathefinished4-2

in last season as a newClass6Aprogram.TheIndiansseetheirfirst

league opponent Sept. 4whentheyvisitWoodlawn,whofinishedatthebottomof the league standings ayearagowithan0-6mark.PinsonValley handled theColonels 48-0 last time.The next week, Pinson

Valley hosts Gardendaleand travels to Clay-ChalkvilleonSept.18.OnSept.25,theIndianstraveltoMcAdory.The Indians will close

their region schedule Oct.23athomeagainstShadesValley,whotheyupsetlastseason 28-26. Their finalregularseasongamecomesthefollowingweekastheyhostMinorinanon-regionclash.PinsonValleywillenjoy

its open date Oct. 9. Thebreak is wedged betweena pair of critical regioncontests.The Indians hostHuffman for homecomingOct. 2 and visit CenterPointonOct.16.Glover has four

non-region opponentsscheduled:Hartselle,Class4AOneonta,McAdoryandMinor.Eachof those fourare coming off playoff-reachingcampaignswithacombinedrecordof35-12.

Pinson Valley sets 2015 football schedulebyErikHarris

Sports Editor

file photo by Ron Burkett

Pinson Valley rising junior linebacker Zapheth Cunningham goes through drills last summer.

H ew i t t - T r u s s v i l l elacrosse is off to betterstarts in Year 2 of theprogram’shistory.The girls’ team got its

firstwin at home Feb. 28overJamesClementsbyacount of 12-5 to improveto1-2ontheseason.Theyfinished the 2014 season0-12.Senior Alex White, a

University of Alabama-Huntsville signee, led thewayforHewitt-Trussville,scoring six goals in theinauguralwin.“Sarah Burden, Lilly

McCormick and severalothers pitched in to givetheLadyHuskiesthehard-earnedwintheyhavebeenlooking for,” saidHewitt-Trussville head coachJameyCurlee.

Curlee, who overseeshigh school and U.S.Lacrosse in Trussville,believes coaches TomMcCormick and BarrySides have the LadyHuskies ready to competeand strikemore checks inthewincolumn.“You could imagine

starting a 7A footballprogram with five guysthat have never played,and in the second seasonwinning a league game,”Curleesaid.“Theyhaveahuge mountain to climb,and they have completedPhase1.”The girls will be back

at home Saturday, March21 when they welcomeHooverat3p.m.On the guys’ side,

Hewitt-Trussville playedthebestfourquartersofitstwo years in competition,according to Curlee, in a7-5 win overAuburn last

Saturday.The Huskies found the

net with less than twominutes to play, breakinga 5-5 tie and adding aninsurance goal in theclosing minutes of a“fantastic game.” Theyheld a 5-2 lead beforethe Tigers ran off threeconsecutivegoals.That win came on the

heals of a 13-2 victory atPrattville and improvedtheir record to 2-1.Trevor McBride, CarterMcAlpine, Ben Wedandand Daniel Rhodes allfoundthebackofthenetinthelopsidedroadvictory.In a still young 2015

season, Hewitt-Trussvillehas already matched thewin total of last year’smaidenvoyage.“TheHuskieshavetheir

eyessetonmakingittothestate championship thisyear,”Curleesaid.

Hewitt-Trussville lacrosse improving in second seasonbyErikHarris

Sports Editor

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