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ABOVE: Boys and girls who live in Madison and are entering sixth grade are eligible to attend Kids Camp.

Youth gain different perspective from law enforcers

Kids Camp

Every summer, Madison children and police officers interact and learn a mutual respect of each other during Kids Camp.

During June 2014, a total of 290 boys and girls attended Kids Camp.

Madison Police Foundation has sponsored Kids Camp since 2001, now held in three separate weekly installments. Boys and girls who live in Madison and are entering sixth grade are eligible to attend.

The students see officers as real people. Conversely, officers gain a child’s perspective about police enforcement.

“Kids Camp is the greatest community outreach program that our department offers,” Madison Police Chief Larry Muncey said. “Rising sixth-graders and Madison officers build relationships that will last a lifetime, and they have a lot of fun in process.

Youngsters enroll from elementary campuses of Madison City Schools, St. John the Baptist Catholic School and home schools. They attend the camp week assigned to their particular school.

School Resource Officers (SROs), who work on campus in Madison schools, planned, organized, advertised and led the three weeks of camp, Captain John Stringer said. Stringer works in Special Operations in the Madison Police Department.

Eleven officers ran or assisted during the program on the Discovery Middle School campus, Stringer said.

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Madison Police Foundation has sponsored Kids Camp since 2001. The campers attend on one of three weeks assigned to their particular school. Officers in Madison’s SWAT team explained their tactical procedures to campers.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Teams square off for a game in the Discovery parking lot during Kids Camp. A sixth-grade camper makes a serve during a kickball game at Kids Camp. Campers on the orange team are excited as their turn approaches.

Jennifer Schwartze, secretary for Special Operations, also volunteered one week.

“Madison police wish to continue building and fostering relationships with our students as they grow and mature into tomorrow’s adults and leaders,” Stringer said. Kids Camp is a way of rewarding students who graduated from the Too Good for Drugs program, which SROs teach to fifth graders.

During week one, 95 students attended, then 120 and finally 75 during the third week. Each week was a new session with a different group of students.

“Each day was different,” Stringer said. Madison’s Special Weapons and Tactical (SWAT) team demonstrated their procedures. Whirling blades on helicopters from the Limestone County Sheriff ’s Department and MedFlight emergency services kicked up dust in a Discovery field.

“Another day had a visit from Crime Scene Investigators and a mock scene for students to process,” Stringer said. “The next day included traffic crash investigations, traffic stops and traffic enforcement.” Campers measured and diagramed a mock crash scene with crashed cars that a local wrecker service furnished.

For water fun, students went to Dublin Park’s pool and then had “Mud Day for the kids with Madison firefighters creating a mud pit using water hoses,” Stringer said. “The kids love that day.”

The camps have generated a spin-off week of training for the radKIDS course, a structured, national curriculum for personal empowerment. “To do proper justice to radKIDS, we set it up as its own program to give kids the best quality instruction possible,” Stringer said.

Mud Day, playing dodge ball, the SWAT team’s visit and swimming at the pool ranked as the kids’ favorite activities. “As a group, some said we should have more than one pool/mud day. Others said the heat was the only thing they didn’t like,” he said.

Kids Camp was an undeniable success. “The kids cheered for their officers during graduation and wouldn’t leave until we had all signed their camp T-shirts. Our SROs are rock stars to these young people,” Stringer said.

“I’m so proud of the work the SROs have done ... not just during the summer camp but throughout the year,” he added.

SROs take ownership of their schools and responsibility for their students. Stringer believes SRO Ralph Dawe summed it best: “We are here to bridge the gap between our students and police. “

At the end of each week, campers complete opinion surveys. “Based on survey results, I think we had our best year yet,” Stringer said. “We’re going to begin looking for ways to make next year even better.”

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While students were enjoying summer break with their families, many of our employees were attending professional development sessions to better their skills. Two big events culminated that PD training just as the school year began:uInstitute Day in which we honored

our top teachers and heard interpersonal relationship tips from nationally-renowned motivational speaker Dr. Kevin Elko.uAnd a districtwide professional

development day at James Clemens High School.

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administrators and instructional specialists attended the “Voice and Choice” professional development conference at James Clemens. Attendees had their pick of 200 or so presentations led mostly by teachers but also by some students and outside professionals.

Sessions covered classroom strategies, using technology in teaching, new teacher survival tips, engaging the reluctant learner, collaboration tips, “Smart Lessons with Smart Boards,” high impact instruction, ways to motivate gifted students, school safety, maintaining a viable curriculum, and many more.

I was concerned when I spotted an “Appy Hour” session until learning it was about using apps in math teaching.

Our wonderful PTA Council partnered

with local businesses to provide snacks and door prizes. Board of Education members who attended said the PD conference and Institute Day were the best ever. I’ll have to agree.

The thing that I am most impressed with about the PD conference is that it was teacher led. Our instructional team did a fantastic job working with principals, instructional partners, Central Office staff and others to put it on. It was innovative and cutting edge. This is what helps Madison City Schools compete in this rapidly changing global economy. We had a great school year in 2013-14. I am looking for an even better one this year.

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ABOVE: Downtown streets, like Main Street, are teeming with thousands of people during the street festival. Madison Police Departments estimated more than 20,000 visitors at the 2013 festival.

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On Oct. 4, 2014, Madison’s populace will convene downtown for a day to celebrate its lifestyles, camaraderie and interests. This day of laid-back

revelry is called the Madison Street Festival. Former Madison mayors will be Grand Marshals

for the 2014 parade. Burwell ‘Sonny’ Wilbanks was in office during the first festival in 1976; his terms covered 1969-1981 and 1983-1988.

Other mayors expected to attend are Teague Cuddeback (1988-1991), Don Spencer (1991), Ann van Leeuwen (1991-1992), Charles Yancura (1992-2000), Jan Wells (2000-2004), Sandy Kirkindall (2004-2008), Paul Finley (2008-2012) and Troy Trulock (2012 to present).

Starting at Infinity Skate Park, parade entries will wind through the historic district on Church Street to the gazebo for opening ceremonies. Bob Jones High School Band will perform.

“We’re so pleased Debbie Hoover is in her third year as parade chair. She’s taking this parade over the

Taking a day to celebrate community

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top,” festival president Debbie Overcash said.Shuttles will make roundtrips from Madison City

Schools Stadium, 211 Celtic Drive, and CrossPointe Church’s new campus, 78 Hughes Road. Overcash acknowledged the city’s generosity to supply stroller- and handicap-accessible shuttles that run all day.

The 2014 festival is boarding the “food-truck train,” food chairperson Gayle Milam said.

One of those truckies, Café on Wheels Neon Lilly will serve Eastern European cuisine, including Penmen cabbage rolls, kielbasa and sauerkraut, publicist Sharon Holcombe said. Visitors can lunch at the festival’s ‘Madison Cafe’ at Main/Wise streets, along with snack-and-sip vendors throughout downtown.

North Alabama Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Association and Schnitzel Ranch will serve bratwursts, chicken schnitzel and fried fritters. Venice Gelato, Dippin’ Dots and Piper & Leaf artisan iced tea will cool the palate.

Longtime concessionaires Rainbow Mountain Homemakers and Greek Flame Food with gyros will return.

Using visitors’ suggestions, MSF organizers have expanded free activities in the Children’s Area for 12-year-olds and younger. The Children’s Tent will have magic, animal balloons, snow, face painting,

The 2013 Student Art Tent, sponsored by Redstone Federal Credit Union, featured impressive exhibits of artwork by Madison youth.

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woodworking and ‘green goo.’A petting zoo and pony rides will thrill the

kids. Madison Police Department will fingerprint children for family security.

“Co-chairman Karen Morris and Pat Cross have seen the MSF Children’s Area grow to over 2,500 children,” Overcash said.

Artist Alley with juried artwork will be exhibited in Dennis Vaughn’s shady back lawn, west of Church Street. Co-Chairmen Kathy Lewis and Rosalie Holcombe have assembled an impressive menagerie of talent with paintings, pen and ink, charcoal, sculptures, pottery, handcrafted furniture and novelties.

Arts and Crafts will feature about 60 vendors at Church/Maple streets on Madison United Methodist Church’s east lawn, according to chairperson Brenda Parker, who is the MSF Committee’s longest serving

member. “I’m just as excited to see the new vendors as well

as those who return every year,” Parker said. Vendors will attend from Madison County, Hartselle, Birmingham, Decatur, Athens, Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee.

Their wares include birdhouses, hand-knitted scarves and caps, baby and children’s clothing, bath and body products, hair bows, jewelry, art, pottery, home decor, pens – even fan pulls fashioned from wood and deer antlers.

“If you need an electric cigar-box guitar, we’ll have them,” Parker said. “The items these crafters bring are as diverse as the people themselves.”

For live entertainment, the Gazebo Stage and the new Main Street Stage at Sullivan/Main streets will jazz the festival atmosphere. Entertainment chairperson Alisha Roberts and co-chair Faye

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Arts and Crafts merchandise and wares are as diverse as the vendors themselves. This vintage Corvette proudly sits among other collectible automobiles, revved-up trucks and other custom vehicles at the Car Show. In the festival parade, Eastview Family Dentistry entered a colorful float with a giant molar to symbolize its message. Madison Street Festival offers a smorgasbord of food, ranging from ethnic dishes to carnival treats.

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To-date, acts include Abby Wright, The Beasley Brothers, Bob Jones Band, AMC/Sonic Fusion, Groove Band and Dorothy Cole’s Tina Turner Revue.

“We’re fortunate to have information vendor chair Lisa Clayton in her fourth year, joined by Kathi Tew and Tina Beacraft,” Overcash said. “This team works tirelessly to bring Everything Madison in a sampling of retail, healthcare, insurance, building/real estate, non-profits, political groups and churches.”

About 75 information vendors will line Front Street, with its circa-1900 historic homes as backdrop.

The festival’s Car Show has attracted Vets with Vettes and other Corvette owners, along with muscle and vintage cars, trucks and motorcycles. The mayor, police and fire chiefs, MSF committee, fellow exhibitors and children will decide on awards.

In 2013, the festival gave grants to Rainbow Elementary School’s “Spring Forward” and Multicultural Fair, $600 each; James Clemens High School Theatre, $1,000; Madison Public Library, $1,000; and Madison Young Marines, $1,500.

For more information and schedule details, visit madisonstreetfestival.org.

Gathered around the vintage town clock on Main Street, the Madison Street Festival committee volunteers wear their 2014 commemorative T-shirts.

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Sipping a craft beer with her husband Reggie, Deb Bell compared neighborhood bistro Stem & Stein to memories of the TV sitcom tavern where

everybody knows your name. “It’s Cheers-esque,” she laughed. Then she imagined a conversation that might take place at the bar.

“‘What do you want?’ “‘Well, what do you think I want?’

“And they serve you whatever that is. They know your name. They know what kind of beer you like.”

Living “about a mile and a half up the road,” the Bells said they’ve watched with enthusiasm as the new operators of Stem & Stein on County Line Road changed from longtime employees to owners. “We were excited for them,” Deb said. “It’s such a comfortable place.”

“I love this industry. It’s really great,” exclaimed Ali King who, with her husband Justin and her sister Jessica Petty, bought Stem & Stein in May. “We’re a neighborhood bar. We know 80 percent of our

ABOVE: Local treasures: As northern Alabama has embraced craft beers, locally brewed concoctions in particular, Stem & Stein has increased its inventory, and emphasis, when it comes to beers, now carrying about 200 different variations, many made in Huntsville and Madison.

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ABOVE: Beer… wine… that’s it. Serving only beer and wine has pushed Stem & Stein into a niche, and some limits, its owners have come to appreciate it. “They’re not looking for happy hour specials,” laughed Ali King. “They like the good stuff. You don’t have to stay open until 2.” RIGHT: The small kitchen yields a small menu designed to pair well with beer and wine, crostinis, paninis, small pizzas, cheese boards. “We’re definitely not quick service,” said Ali King, “not cheese sticks and wings. It puts us just a little notch above. It pairs better with our foods and wines.”

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customers by name. Or at least we recognize them.”Originally conceived as a beer and wine bar with

an emphasis on the wine, Stem & Stein instead transitioned to a strong focus on beers as the area experienced an explosion of interest in craft brews, Madison and Huntsville brews in particular, King pointed out.

“The craft beer boom happened. Beer is what draws people in,” she said.

King estimated the bar now offers about 200 different options of beers in bottle and six packs, and 17 different brews on draught. … with an emphasis on making them “different,” constantly changing what’s available at the taps.

“We always try to keep some of the local beers on tap,” she explained, “typically the new stuff because they’re always releasing new seasonal beers.”

Periodically, the taps will feature only one local brewer in the bar’s special “tap takeover” events. “For one night, we’ll offer all the different beers from a single brewer, whatever they have,” King said. “We always get a good showing for those. Everybody likes to support them.”

Stem & Stein’s original focus on wines endures too, she insisted, with 300 different wines available by the bottle or glass and weekly wine tastings just to make introductions. “Mostly we have women in

Meet the new boss: Former Manager Ali King has become manager/owner after buying Stem & Stein with her husband Justin and her sister Jessica Petty.

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then,” she said. “It’s really good for people who are new to wine or don’t know it very well yet. Wine can be kind of intimidating. It’s a chance to find out what they like.”

For Ali King, the transition from the bar’s “manager” to “co-owner” was a natural one. “I got my degree in small business management,” she observed. “I was already doing all the ordering and inventory. Not much has changed.”

“Vacations are different,” Justin King said. “Somebody’s got to be here and somebody’s got to make sure that everything’s been ordered and everything keeps going.”

Justin also admitted to some apprehension once the change was made. He and Ali had never owned a business before. “It was terrifying. It was, ‘What did we do?’ probably as soon as the first check cleared for the business,” he laughed. “It’s pretty scary stuff. But you’ve got to start somewhere. You’ve got to make

something happen.”From the customers’ perspective, the change made

perfect sense. “It was always Jess and Ali that ran the place and that was obvious,” said Reggie Bell.

“We were excited for them,” agreed Deb Bell. “It’s such a comfortable place. It’s hands down the best service in a bar I’ve ever had.”

Ali king said the rapport with Stem & Stein’s clientele was an ongoing project, always focusing on each customer’s tastes.

“Most of the time we know what you drink before we know your name,” she said. “But people like that. I’ll say ‘if you like this then you should try this new one.’ That happens daily.”

Stem & Stein closes at 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 11p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Stem & Stein maintains a low key façade in its County Line Road Strip shopping center. Stem & Stein’s 17 tabs reflect the constantly changing beer offerings as brewers run sometimes small batches through. The small kitchen yields a small menu designed to pair well with beer and wine, crostinis, paninis, small pizzas, cheese boards.

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ABOVE: Wine 101: Keeping the “stem” in Stem & Stein, the bar offers regular wine tastings, introducing six wines each week, often to customers unfamiliar with wines. RIGHT: Ready for change: Note the assortment of tap handles on shelves behind the taps, ready for swapping out as the beers change.

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Bob Jones is coming off their best season under head coach Kevin Rose, now the school’s all-time winningest football coach. Five straight region

championships, an 11-win season, and third round playoffs have confidence at an all-time high.

“Our coaches and players have a lot of confidence from being successful,” Rose said.

But there are challenges, including a new classification, a host of new players, five new coaches, and Rose’s cross-town rival James Clemens now has a full senior class.

The school split two years ago now hits home. Bob Jones lost 38 seniors from last year.

“I’ve never worried about that at all. Two years ago I had coaches from all over the state call and tell me I better leave that we couldn’t win after losing all those kids. I said, ‘Yes, we will.’ We’ve

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got a great group of freshman from Discovery so the future is getting brighter,” Rose said.

Defense is where graduation hit hardest. Bob Jones returns three starters on defense.

One is cornerback Jarek Taylor, who has 10 major college scholarship offers.

“He was good enough and physical enough to take away their best player,” Rose said. “That allows us to bring more pressure and bring safeties in the run game because they don’t have to stay over top of a corner. As a duo we have the best corners since I’ve been here,” Rose said. Brandon Alexander is the other corner.

A.J. Harris returns at safety and Carson Styles at linebacker. Rose said he has a host of young hitters ready on the defensive line.

Mike Bernier, one of the best punters in the state, returns as a senior. Place kicker is wide open.

“Offensively we are going to adapt to our players strengths,” Rose said. “I think Jonathon Rice is the best receiver in the state. We will spread the field to create one-on-one matchups with guys who can exploit the defense.”

Rice is 100 percent after playing last year with a shoulder injury that required surgery. A scholarship offer from Vanderbilt would be his dream come true and he will be playing with that

in mind. The unknown for Bob Jones is transfer Deondre

Douglas who played wide receiver at James Clemens the last two seasons. At 6-foot-1, 200 pounds with speed to burn, Douglas scored seven touchdowns last year. He also played defense.

Douglas is recovering from a broken hand and questions remain surrounding his eligibility. He will attend Bob Jones after making a zone move.

“Obviously a player who has 10 to 15 offers in Division I is somebody we are going to try to get the football to,” Rose said. “He could make us seven to ten points better per game offensively. We’ve got great team chemistry but you are always looking for that one guy that can put you over the top. He knows our kids, he played here as a freshman. We are excited to have him.”

Bob Jones and James Clemens will be in Class 7A, Region 4. They meet September 5.

LEFT: Bob Jones football coach Kevin Rose.

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Jeremy Frye gave Bob Jones fans plenty to watch last season. Comeback wins and dramatic third down conversions make for exciting football and Frye delivered both.

His first start against Huntsville in week five was a 43-42 win in overtime. Twice he brought Bob Jones back from touchdown deficits in the final six minutes of the game. He had a 60-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard run late. His pass for a two-point conversion got the game into overtime.

Frye’s record as a starter was 7-2. He led a comeback to defeat third-ranked and 9-0 Muscle Shoals. He threw four touchdowns in a decisive road win at Buckhorn to clinch Region 8.

Coach Kevin Rose said that Frye should be even better this season with a full offseason of work as the number one quarterback.

“I look for Jeremy to be a contender for Mr. Football in Alabama. We want that kind of production from

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LEFT: Bob Jones senior quarterback Jeremy Frye.

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him and I have that kind of confidence in him. He needs to set some records this year. Offensively we are going to be very good and he has a chance to put up some big numbers and make a name for himself,” Rose said.

“Physically he has got all the tools; he can make all the throws and make all the runs. He needs to keep maturing and keep getting better as a leader,” Rose added. “He had a great season last year. His highlight films are excellent. He just needs to keep progressing.”

Rose has reason to expect great plays from the 6-foot-1, 185-pound returning senior.

Frye played his best in playoff games. Against Hewitt-Trussville, Frye hit Ryan Crooks on a 70-yard pass play then put the game away with a quarterback draw for a touchdown. He passed for over 300 yards in the win.

Against Oxford, Frye completed 21 of 31 passes for 226 yards and two touchdowns. His clutch pass to Torrey

Hunt converted a third down with two minutes left and Bob Jones hung on and advanced.

“I just love pressure situations,” Frye said. “I feel like I feed off pressure and I play better when the game is on the line. I feel like God just tells me never to give up and I never give up on my teammates.”

On the season Frye completed 124 of 201 pass attempts (62 percent) for 1650 yards and 16 touchdowns with 6 interceptions. He was the third leading rusher on the team with 483 yards and four touchdowns.

He also overcame injuries to his knee and ankle to finish strong.

“Last year I wasn’t in nearly as good shape as I am this year,” Frye said. “I want to improve and get faster and stronger to play the whole year. There are times this year where I will go out of bounds or get down when I need to be down and not jeopardize my season.”

Frye attended quarterback camps at Southern Miss and Jacksonville State.

Bob Jones senior quarterback Jeremy Frye.

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The Bob Jones competition cheerleaders overcame injury and illness to win a state title last year.

An infusion of youth has reshaped the squad this year. Ten cheerleaders graduated from last year’s team.

This year the competition varsity squad will have 12 members instead of 16.

“Varsity will be really something to watch,” cheer sponsor Zoe Williams said. “They are all great at tumbling and stunting. The young girls are doing great. They have stepped up and contributed a lot.”

Kaylee Rose is one of five seniors on the varsity

team. For the last two years Rose played softball and cheered. This year she will give up softball.

The other seniors are Hannah Drury, Emma Gresham, Ashleigh Croom and Samantha Ricks. Last year Drury’s season ended with an ankle injury.

Three freshmen made the varsity squad: Adrian Jones, Cassidy Locke, and Shelby Wilson. Lock and Wilson are flyers. Wilson is also an Ace All-star cheerleader.

Abbi Sacco is a junior who has been on varsity for two years. She made the competition squad last year and this year is one of the flyers.

“I’ve been a cheerleader my entire life it seems,” Sacco said. “It is what I love to do. I put everything I have into it. I want to cheer in college and I want to go to Alabama. The coaching we get prepares us

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for the next level.” Competition cheerleading has been largely a

behind-the-scenes sport. The 28 girls involved in cheerleading for Bob

Jones have been hard at work all summer in two-hour practice sessions twice a week with cheer coach Dan Herrod.

Cheerleading coaches from Kentucky and Mississippi State came to Madison for two days of intense training. Williams said it was a lot cheaper and the girls got more out of it than mass camps.

Junior Megan Ponder doesn’t mind the hard work.

“The fans don’t think of us as competing which is what cheerleading has evolved into. We do focus on football season and games but our main focus is competition,” Ponder said.

Ponder was called up from the JV last year for the state competition. She learned the two minute and thirty second routine of tumbling lifts, and tosses. Stressful and exciting is how Ponder described it.

“She really stepped up,” Williams said. “She and the other girls worked late to make sure she learned the stunts and dance sequence. Megan came through and helped make the state championship a reality.”

This year, Ponder is a key member of the

competition squad. “It feels good to be on varsity this year. I had to

really work hard for my spot,” she said. “I think of cheerleading as a sport because we put in just as much effort and time. We’re dedicated just like any other sport.”

Willliams said that Ponder brings a lot of energy and leadership.

“She made varsity with her tumbling skills this year and is bringing that leadership. She has a true love for cheering,” Williams said.

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Prepared for the 2014 marching season, the Bob Jones High School Patriot Band will perform in red-white-and-blue flashes as they march

to syncopated, heart-pounding percussion and resonant fanfares of brass and reed.

Hendryck Gellineau is returning to the field from the 2012-2013 school year in his role as drum major. “After a year in the Bob Jones Marching band as a sophomore, I saw many ways to improve the band program and was influenced by my older peers to do so,” he said.

“Becoming drum major was the perfect outlet for change, and I was very happy to be taking the role,” Gellineau said.

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‘You now may take the field’

ABOVE: Drum majors for the Bob Jones High School Band are Wenle Mu, Hendryck Gellineau, Matt Day and Ifeoma Ugwuegbulam.


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A trombonist, Gellineau was offered the chance to participate in band or choir when his family moved back to Alabama in 2009. “I picked up the trombone and it turned out to be the greatest decision I ever made,” he said.

In his work as a drum major, Gellineau finds the most difficult aspect “of the office is being in so many places at once. There are so many places in which to focus your mind that it can be easy to be overwhelmed.”

Fortunately, he can master those distractions after enrolling and working for the second year at the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy at the University of Alabama. “All that I’ve learned at the academy is really helping me wrap my head all of the aspects of being a drum major,” Gellineau said.

Bob Jones’ 2014 halftime show truly will entertain audiences with its lineup of upbeat, feel-good tunes. “’Sing, Sing, Sing’ is a classic tune that is fun to play and can get a crowd moving,” Gellineau said.

“For the rest of the football show, we have a nice lineup of popular crowd-pleasers like ‘Rhythm of the Night,’ ‘Poker Face’ and ‘The Man with

the Golden Arm,’” he said. For their 2014 competition show, Bob Jones Band will showcase “A Year in Review,” highlighting America’s love of holidays.

Producing a marching show involves months of planning, marching, memorizing and perfecting music and taking it to the field. “Much less two shows

now that we have a competition band, in addition to the group that performs at each football game, plus a pre-game show,” band booster Lou Ann Justice said.

In other activities, Gellineau was a member of on the Bob Jones Track Team for three years. He qualified for the District Honor Band and has attended several honor band festivals across Alabama.

His parents are Antonio and Anne Martyne Gellineau.

Also serving as Bob Jones drum majors for 2014-2015 are Matt Day, Wenle Mu and Ifeoma Ugwuegbulam.

Doyle Thornton is director of bands at Bob Jones. Leigh Thomas is assistant director and leads the Bob Jones Drumline, affiliated with Winter Guard International.

“After a year in the Bob Jones Marching band as a sophomore, I saw many ways to improve the band program and was influenced by my older peers to do so.”

— Hendryck Gellineau

LEFT: Drum major Hendryck Gellineau, front, stands with his fellow drum majors Wenle Mu, Matt Day and Ifeoma Ugwuegbulam.

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After a winless first season in 2012, the James Clemens Jets turned to a coach with a proven record in the state of Alabama in Wade Waldrop.

Waldrop coached at Chelsea High School near Birmingham for 10 years, overseeing the Hornets’ move to 6A as athletic director before starting at James Clemens in March 2013.

Waldrop got the team off to a strong start in his first game as head coach of the Jets, a 14-6 victory over J.O. Johnson. James Clemens finished the season 2-8 after battling a tough region.

Nevertheless, steps were taken in the right direction and Waldrop, the rest of the coaching staff and the players are eager to continue the upward swing in 2014.

Coming into his second year in the position has also helped Waldrop personally.

“Sitting here one year removed from starting the season a year ago, I do feel like I know our players better, I do feel like I know how our players are going to respond to certain situations,” he said.

Waldrop will also benefit from having a full senior class to work with. James Clemens’ first two graduation classes chose to attend the school, as was the options for students who suddenly were zoned for James Clemens after having attended Bob Jones.

This year, the numbers add up for the Jets to compete against teams in the newly formed 7A, Region 4 – including Bob Jones.

“Just from day-to-day being in the program,

from being in the weight room, classroom, the building, everything we do, it’s making a major difference from a leadership standpoint and from a program expectation standpoint,” Waldrop said of the filled-out football fieldhouse.

One of those veterans is standout right tackle Logan Stenberg, who’s committed to play for the Southeastern Conference’s Kentucky Wildcats at the next level.

Stenberg is one senior on a seasoned offensive line that will block for stud running back Maceo Booker, who ran for 15 touchdowns and nearly 1,000 yards last season and likely would have reached the milestone had he not sat out the season finale with an injury.

Handing off the ball to Booker is third-year starting quarterback Heath Burchfield. Burchfield’s top returning target from last season is Miles Whitlow, a “program guy,” as described by Waldrop who amassed almost 1,000 yards receiving last season.

“There are seven or eight guys that we feel like can touch the ball [on offense] and make plays for us on any play so we’re excited about those guys,” he said.

The front seven received positive remarks on the group’s improvement from wide receivers coach Don Hill at media day, with junior Jamaal Morris in particular receiving praise.

“Being 6’4, 240 pounds playing linebacker, that’s a big kid in the middle and he’s extremely athletic, extremely smart and he gives us 100 percent every single play,” Hill said of Morris.

With the move to 7A, Waldrop maintains he has confidence in his team to make history and grab the program’s first-ever playoff spot in 2014.

Waldrop looks to strengthen James Clemens program

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LEFT: Wade Waldrop looks to steady the ship in his second season as head coach of James Clemens.

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Just two seasons ago, the offensive line for James Clemens was anything but solid, leaving sophomore quarterback Heath Burchfield battered and bruised after many games.

This year, all of the Jets’ projected starters are seniors on the offensive line. None stands out more than right tackle Logan Stenberg.

At 6’6 and 325 pounds, Stenberg is exactly the player needed to protect the lefty Burchfield’s blindside and pave the way for star running back Maceo Booker. Booker ran for 964 yards last season, often using the trusty right side with Stenberg the battering ram.

A former linebacker at Liberty Middle School, Stenberg shifted to the offensive line due to his tremendous physical growth.

“Watching Logan transform into the football player he is right now has been fun,” Jets head coach Wade Waldrop said. “Logan has gotten significantly stronger in the last year-and-a-half since I’ve been here and then watching him transform his body into what it is right now has been fun to see as a coach.”

Stenberg said his three main lifts – power clean, bench press and squats – have all increased by at least 50 pounds. He now lifts 300 pounds in the power clean, benches 295 and squats 425.

Increasing his strength hasn’t been the only thing Stenberg has improved on in the offseason.

“My footwork has gotten a lot better,” he said. “I’m a lot quicker.”

After a standout junior campaign, Stenberg began to gain offers from several mid-major schools in Alabama and interest from Southeastern Conference schools. Kentucky extended an offer and Stenberg took advantage of the deal, committing to Big Blue Nation on April 5.

Though National Signing Day is months away, Stenberg reiterated his commitment to the Wildcats.

I’m really solid on Kentucky,” Stenberg said. “Kentucky’s the only school I want to go to right now.”

His attention is on 2014 and his current team, where he has molded himself into a leader for the Jets.

“If [my teammates] are messing, I’m going to put them back in line,” Stenberg said. “They’re going to do right.”

All told, Stenberg said he gets along extremely well with his fellow starters on the line, making it all the more easier for Booker and the other offensive weapons to get the ball in space.

“We all work very well together, and we’ve had two years to work with each other so we all know how each other plays,” Stenberg said.

That cohesiveness coupled with Stenberg’s sturdy blocking should add up to an entertaining Jets offense in 2014.

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LEFT: Logan Stenberg, at 6’6 and 325 pounds, is a run-blocking menace and solid blind-side blocker for quarterback Heath Burchfield.


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James Clemens cheerleading confident more success on the wayWRITTEN BY NICK SELLERS PHOTOGRAPHS BY NICK SELLERS AND LINDSAY VAUGHT

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In just two short years, the James Clemens varsity cheerleading squad has already established a reputation as a successful unit in regional, state and national competitions.

In November 2012, just four months after the school opened its doors for the first time, the team took home the Alabama High School Athletic Association 6A title against eight other teams.

More notably and recently, however, the team traveled to Orlando, Fla., and took top honors in the National High Schools Cheerleaders Championship against 15 other squads in the Super Varsity Division II grouping.

“We’re trying to win and defend the title, which is harder than trying to win it in the first place, to me,” said senior captain Sutton Parker.

The good thing for the varsity Jets, team coach Andrea Alexander said, is the number of seniors that return — seniors that won those state and national championships.

“Each year is unique,” Alexander said. “I think, with this team being different from last year, we do have a bigger group of seniors which makes up for bigger leadership within our squad.”

It is often said there is no substitute for experience. However undeniable that may be, the veteran Jet cheerleaders used that advantage and imparted some of that wisdom to the younger girls at a July bonding trip in Destin, Fla.

“We basically told them what it takes to win and, in our years of experience, what they should prepare for,” said senior captain Lizzie Marlow.

For the girls, the trip also included other “bonding games,” such as charades, skits, a scavenger hunt and an informal dance competition.

The beach excursion was a brief reprieve in an otherwise busy and grueling summer practice

schedule, senior captain Aly McKaig explained.“During the summer we have morning

conditionings and practices, but for the football games we don’t really prepare for it until a few weeks before,” she said. “Most of the summer consists of us preparing for our competition season.”

The team practices in class and after school hours during the school year, which Alexander said averages out to around two-and-a-half hours per day. On Thursday nights, the team shuttles out to Ace Cheer Company’s Huntsville location for even more practice.

All that togetherness hasn’t spoiled any attitudes so far, senior Abbi Johnson said.

“We’ve all been together for so long that we’re really comfortable,” Johnson, also a captain, said.

“Whenever we say stuff it doesn’t come off as directions. We all get along with really well.”

The team also endeavors to build goodwill in the Madison area. Blood drives, charity runs, food drives and reading to elementary school students are just some of the altruistic acts recently performed by the team.

“They’re very involved in the community, not only with James Clemens but with the whole Madison community,” Alexander said.

Between their demanding summer practice schedule, thoughtful and deliberate bonding trips and numerous charitable undertakings, the James Clemens varsity cheerleaders prove there is much more than meets the eye for an award-winning team.

PAGE 38: James Clemens Varsity Cheerleading Squad captains: Kenedey Williams, Taylor Yarbrough, Abbi Johnson, Sutton Parker, Aly McKaig, Kaylan Hampton, Lexi Russell and Lizzie Marlow. LEFT: James Clemens senior cheerleaders. Standing from left, Sutton Parker, Kaylan Hampton, Aly McKaig, Abbi Johnson, Taylor Yarbrough. Kneeling from left, Kenedey Williams, Robyn Kincade, Lizzie Marlow and Lexi Russell.

“They’re very involved in the community, not only with James Clemens but with the whole Madison community.”

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Katie Miller is drum major of the James Clemens High School Band.

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Among her new duties as drum major, Katie Miller at James Clemens High School has mastered the music for this year’s shows and is ready to

command the band on field and in the stands. However, she has one more lesson to learn. “Seeing that this is my first year of being drum

major, the most difficult task that I have come across is learning the game of football,” Miller said. “My friends are still working on explaining the game.”

Miller’s involvement with school music started in seventh grade at Liberty Middle School when she learned to play flute. “I decided to join band because it would allow me to gain an incredible group of friends, as well as bring me closer to what I love – music,” she said.

In making her decision to audition for the drum major opening at James Clemens, Miller “wanted the opportunity to represent an exceptional group of individuals in an organization that I have loved and have been fully committed to for the past five years.”

“It is such an honor to have been chosen for the position,” Miller said.

At the beginning of summer 2014, Miller attended the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy in Tuscaloosa. She recalls the academy as “a great experience that taught me how to be a great conductor, as well as an exemplary leader.”

The Jets’ 2014 marching show, “E=JC2,” will feature the tunes “Energy,” “Excitement,” “Emotion” and “Evolution.” “My favorite part of this year’s halftime show, by far, is the fact that we will be dancing and singing on the field,” Miller said.

“The theme of the show focuses on our continuous energy and excitement that the James Clemens Band brings to the field,” she said. “The audience reaction that we hope to receive will highlight how effective our energy and passion for marching band is.”

During 2014, Miller has been teaching flute lessons to beginning band students. “Last semester, I helped with the Liberty Middle School Sixth Grade Honor Band,” Miller said.

Miller is an active participant in the youth group at Crosswinds Church in Madison. She also assists with Sunday school classes at Crosswinds.

In individual music assessments, Miller has received all superior ratings in Solo and Ensemble meets. “Our band received third place in the Tennessee Valley Invitational Marching Contest in 2013,” she said.

“Both my parents, Kevin Miller and Carla Miller, are extremely supportive of my love for band,” Katie said.

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BELOW: Drum major Katie Miller plays flute in the James Clemens High School Band.

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For the Madison Academy Mustangs, it’s been the common theme throughout camp. Before, after and during practice, the prevailing

storyline will be whether or not the varsity football team can win a third-straight 3A championship.

Sixth-year head coach Eric Cohu, who’s gone 62-9 as the Mustangs head coach, understands the attitude of the squad going into 2014.

“I think there are high expectations for our junior and senior class, especially returning starters on both sides of the ball,” Cohu said. “Our current seniors have known nothing but playing in the state championship.”

That sentiment is not lost on senior quarterback Blake Coward.

“It’s always in the back of our heads, but we try to not let it consume us,” he said. “There’s a path there first.”

Cohu knows that path well. In addition to the last two state titles, coming against Leeds in 2013 and Fayette County in 2012, the Mustangs also made it to the championship game in 2011 but lost to Handley, making it four straight title games for Cohu and his seniors.

With Cohu’s immense success as the Mustang head coach have come opportunities to coach and some of the biggest – and more exotic – stages. This past January, Cohu was selected for the defensive staff of the East team in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

“It was an exciting game to be on the field with the best senior football players in America,” he said. “The talent level on the field was phenomenal.”

Cohu also spent time coaching the Alabama

team in the most recent Alabama – Mississippi All-Star Classic.

Coaching has taken him around the world, quite literally. While Cohu was serving on the athletic staff at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., he became involved with the Israeli Football League, an 11-team organization founded in 2005.

Cohu started with the league in 2007 and, as Director of International Relations for the IFL, makes two trips per year to the country as well as skyping the IFL commissioner weekly.

“It’s really been a lot of fun for me throughout the years,” Cohu said.

Having come to North Alabama in 2009 after yearning to return close to Tennessee, where he began c o a c h i n g , Cohu enjoyed the chance to coach Jordan Matthews, the S o u t h e a s t e r n Conference’s all-time receptions leader.

He is also in possession of a couple of stud offensive weapons this year, including Auburn commit Kerryon Johnson and junior Malik Miller. Quarterback Coward comes in with a 25-game undefeated winning streak as a full-time starter.

“The biggest thing is we have to become the best team we can become,” Cohu said. “That’s my job as a coach. We don’t do that overnight.”

For Cohu and his Mustangs, that just may be enough to hoist the championship trophy in December.

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“The biggest thing is we have to become the best team we can become.”

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Winning two straight Class 3A football Championships is exciting but at Madison Academy a game on national

television is a milestone for the program. Madison Academy (#1 in 3A) and Leeds (#1 in

4A) opened the season on ESPNU as part of the 2014 High School Football Kickoff. It is a rematch of the 3A championship game last year won by Madison Academy 31-14.

“This is like a dream come true, not a lot of people get to do it in high school,” said Kerryon Johnson, who still gets recruited by college coaches despite committing to Auburn on April 15.

The game was originally scheduled at Leeds but the facilities at Madison Academy allowed the game to be televised. The stadium features a 19’ by 23’ screen Jumbotron capable of replays.

Academy went 15-0 last season and overall have a 25 game winning streak dating back to 2012. Johnson is a big reason for the success.

Johnson has two football championship rings and one basketball. He also has paid a heavy price with injuries. A broken hand cost him his basketball season last year. He had surgery on it and has had two shoulder surgeries. He is giving up basketball his senior year.

Academically he is ready to enter Auburn but he will not be an early enrollee. He just turned 17 in June.

“I just felt right at home there,” Johnson said of Auburn. “I’ve been to all the other places but that last visit there I just loved it. It’s a place where I can go

and get a great education and play football in front of great fans. It was close between Florida State and Auburn. It’s a relief to get the recruiting over with.”

Johnson burst on the scene as a freshman, leading Madison Academy to the 3A Championship game where they suffered a close loss to Handley. As a sophomore he rushed for over 1,200 yards and won 3A Back of the Year.

As a junior, Johnson accounted for over 1,500 yards on offense and scored 18 touchdowns. He also starred at safety on defense. He intercepted five passes.

Defensively, Johnson is devastating with his closing speed to cut off potential big gainers around the end. He plays the side of the opposition’s best receiver against pass-heavy teams.

“We had lots of great defensive players last year and it will be different this year. We have a lot of new guys,” he said. “Defense is how we won the last two championships. Coach Cohu is a heavy defense guy.”

At 6-feet, 200-pounds, Johnson is the No. 2 prospect in Alabama and No. 37 in the nation.

Last season Johnson shared the load on offense with Malik Miller (6-foot, 232 pounds, Jr.) and expects to again this year. Miller plays linebacker also.

“Malik’s strong point is he is hard to tackle,” Johnson said. “It doesn’t take many moves for him. He’s a big physical kid that runs with a lot of power. My strong point is more on the speed and elusive side.”

Johnson was MVP against Fayette County in a 31-7 win for the schools first football championship.

Madison Academy, Johnson go prime time on ESPN

LEFT: Madison Academy running back Kerryon Johnson.

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At Madison Academy, the cheerleaders are in mid-season form after their cheer clinic in July at Ace Cheerleading in Huntsville. Cheer

coach Christine Clouser Alexander is in her fourth season with the squad.

The seniors are looked upon as leaders for the entire squad, Alexander said.

At Madison Academy every student participates in an activity to develop their abilities and involve everyone to advance the school’s reach. Those can

include band, sports, and cheerleading. “All of our student body is involved in clubs or

sports so everyone takes part in a bigger family. It’s good to know we can all come together as one. Volleyball, softball, or cheerleading, we all come together as one school,” said Caroline Covert, a senior cheerleader.

The entire group of cheerleaders has been working hard getting ready for the season.

Madison Academy is the two-time defending state football champion. Last season they did it the hard way with road playoff wins over top 3A teams Piedmont and Saks. The title game was in Tuscaloosa against Leeds. And the cheerleaders

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ABOVE: Madison Academy Cheerleaders Top row, from left, Audrey Clouser, Olivia Hammond, Emily Lusk; bottom row, from left, Caroline Colvert, Bethany Lusk.

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were with them every step of the way. As cheerleaders the goal every game is “for the

community and our students to come out and pack the stadium and support the players. We look for really good crowd involvement,” said Audrey Clouser, another senior cheerleader.

Clouser is a ‘lifer’ at Madison Academy. Her father Matt Clouser was the football coach until 2009. Both her parents are MA graduates and she has two older sisters and one brother who graduated from MA.

Featured this season will be Madison Academy senior tailback Kerryon Johnson, an Auburn commit. Senior quarterback Blake Coward brings his unblemished (25-0) record as starter to 2014.

Senior linebacker Blake Wimberly will anchor the defense, and vocal leader Adam Mann will play both sides of the ball.

Such is the case with Kerryon, there is an Auburn lean among the senior cheerleaders. Three are headed there after graduation: Olivia Hammond, Emily West, and Bethany Lusk.

Madison Academy is a small school with about 380 students., the largest enrollment in class 3A. The senior class has 74 students but they have made a big mark.

This group of cheerleaders has been on the

sidelines for state championships in basketball (2013) and football (2013 and 2014).

Service and giving back to the community are a big part of this team.

“We worked with underprivileged children in Lincoln Academy. We went to their school and they had formed a cheerleading team and we went and taught them cheers for basketball so they could support their boys,” said Caroline Covert.

“They loved the attention from the older girls teaching them and acting like their big sisters and mentors. We also spent time with them growing together in Christ.”

The project at Lincoln Academy was special because it was in the old mill area, where the original Madison Academy campus was located in 1963. The old football field can still be seen behind the Madison County Health Department building on Max Luther Drive.

“It’s good to know we can all come together as one. Volleyball, softball, or cheerleading, we all come together as one school.”

— Eric Cohu

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Kimberly Mullen decided to try out as drum major from the Madison Academy Band because she hopes to study music/music education in

college.A senior at Madison Academy, Mullen has

played numerous instruments over the years, including trombone, piano, violin and several percussion instruments. “I wanted to play an instrument because it is relaxing,” she said.

Mullen has played trombone, once considered a male-dominated brass instrument, for six years. “This is my fourth year marching with the Mustang Band,” she said.


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Serving as drum major, her most difficult task is being a good leader for all students in the band. This summer for drum major training, Mullen participated in the Marching Band Academy and Leadership Clinic at Oxford High School.

When Mullen commands the Mustang Band to enter the field this season, they will present their 2014 marching show, “Back to the ‘80s.” Band members will have extra pride in their steps because they will be wearing new uniforms in their signature maroon and gold colors.

Mullen’s favorite segment in the “Back to the ‘80s” show is their tribute to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” Other tunes in the show are “Take On Me,” “Boys of Summer” and the drum break called “Bashin’.”

At Madison Academy, Mullen has been a member of the Mustang Jazz Band and a striker on the girls’ varsity soccer team for two years. She has performed with the school’s Drama Club.

Mullen has earned a place on the Principal’s

Academic List several times and also on the President’s Academic List. Her parents are Robert and Sheila Mullen. Jessica Snell is band director at Madison Academy.

The Madison Academy Band Program is open to students in sixth grade through high school. The different components of the Mustang Band program are sixth-grade Beginner Band, seventh-

grade Cadet Band, high school marching band and high school concert band.

Jazz band is offered as an extracurricular school activity. Having completed its first season of performances, the Mustang Pep Band pumps up the fans’ and

team’s spirits at varsity basketball games. For the 2014-2015 school year, Madison

Academy will offer music theory as an elective course. The class will be open to all Madison Academy students who want to learn about advanced musical concepts and composition.

For more information, visit macademy.org/upper-school.

LEFT: Kimberly Mullen, a trombonist, serves as drum major for the Madison Academy Band.

“This is my fourth year marching with the Mustang Band.”

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The swing on the front porch sold him.

A few years ago, Dr. Rodney Bailey was driving near downtown when he noticed the house for sale at 116 Martin

Street. He parked his car, braved the winter wind and rocked in the front porch swing.

“I want to buy this house,” Bailey said to himself.

He lived in Huntsville’s Blossomwood neighborhood, but his office was in Madison. In 1988, Bailey assumed operation of Madison’s only chiropractic practice and established Bailey Chiropractic Clinic in 1989. He has practiced with colleagues Dr. William Lanier and Dr. John Jackson at 4072 Sullivan Street for 14 years.

Circa 1880, Madison merchant G. W. Martin built the three-room dogtrot house for his son, Berry Leeman Martin, who was railroad depot agent. “He

CottageBailey reclaims downtown property as

miniature farm, nostalgic homeWRITTEN BY GREGG L. PARKERPHOTOGRAPHS BY JEN FOUTS-DETULLEO

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ABOVE: Dr. Rodney Bailey’s home at 116 Martin Street represents a cottage variation of Gothic Revival architecture.

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was agent when his mother died crossing the tracks,” Bailey said.

In 1920, Joel Brewer, owner of Madison Gin, bought the house for his family. Three generations of the Brewer family lived in or rented the house until 2003.

At that time, the late Robin Brewer (not related to original owners) bought the property. She owned the former Clay House Museum at 16 Main Street. Robin Brewer and her father Harold Hall cleaned and completed cosmetic improvements for Hall to live there.

Bailey bought the house in 2012. He enlisted Madison architect Jim Norton to expand and update the house, which is a cottage variation of Gothic Revival architecture.

Norton recommended a deck with cased steps, leading to the large carport addition. The deck has rows of steps extending from the house to carport, creating seating area for backyard entertaining.

Bailey kept the two original front rooms and two bedrooms and added four new rooms. The original 1,900 square feet was expanded to 2,600.

Bailey “ripped off ” the back lean-to porch and built a contemporary kitchen, which still has the original, white-ceramic farmhouse sink. A dining area and

Pygmy goats Cheesy and Cracker keep a bamboo grove under control on Bailey’s property.

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separate pantry adjoin the kitchen. Cherry cabinetry, brindled granite counters and an

island with black-toned granite produced a handsome kitchen. Bailey kept the original clapboard exterior wall in the kitchen, adding to the home’s character.

Madison artist Lou Ann Lanier created the living room’s immaculate fireplace with faux finishing. Gold and sage green are the home’s main colors.

His antiques, some family pieces, include a treadle sewing machine, actual butcher block for coffee table, secretary, bookcase and server. His father, James Bailey, autographed an oversized, poplar rocking chair.

New bedrooms for Rodney’s children share a Jack-and-Jill bath. He has three children: Emma Catherine, 11, Mason, 5, and Evelyn, 4.

In his master bath, a glass-enclosed shower contrasts with a vintage clawfoot tub.

In the back yard, Bailey had 24 dump-truck loads of bamboo removed from the lot. Cheesy and Cracker, his two pygmy goats named by Mason, keep the bamboo in check.

Bailey kept a dug well and built a base and roof matching the house’s clapboard.

Similar to a museum docent, Bailey takes pride in showing his fleet of collectible vehicles:

Five-year-old Mason Bailey, 4-year-old Evelyn Bailey and

11-year-old Emma Catherine Bailey relax

on the front porch swing with their father,

Dr. Rodney Bailey.

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• 1923 Fordson tractor with metal wheels. • 1970 Dodge Super Bee with hot,

440-magnum engine. • 1967 Volkswagen Beetle convertible, his first car. • 1968 F100 Ford truck from his father’s work.• 1970 Volkswagen truck and 1974 Volkswagen ‘hippie van’ with kitchenette. • 1957 Century Resorter mahogany boat.• 1971 Shasta camping trailer with decorative “wings.”• 1978 Vespa with sidecar.• 1984 Porsche.

His sole surviving chicken, Chan, lays eggs weekly. A fox from the bamboo grove laid waste to the flock (along with Jackie, who was Chan’s companion).

“My children love the house. They think it’s like a farm,” Bailey said.

A Volkswagen Beetle convertible, Rodney Bailey’s first car, and a restored VW ‘hippie’ van, which his family camps in, are parked in the carport/deck area added to the house.

The living room has an authentic butcher’s block as a coffee table. Handprints of Evelyn, Mason and Emma Katherine Bailey appear in the threshold of the fireplace, refashioned by Lou Ann Lanier’s faux finishing.

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By late August, the fall football season was well underway for Jack Moore, but rather than a tally of yards, points, completions or tackles, he would end up overseeing a

scoreboard of pain. “The first two or three games in Alabama, we see a

lot of muscle cramps,” he ticked off. “The kids will have minor strains. And once the contact drills begin, we’ll start unfortunately seeing sometimes serious injuries.”

As team doctor for Madison Academy, Moore went from being a three-sport athlete when he graduated in 1984 to the pro whose job it is to patch up the school’s athletes and help rehabilitate them after injuries big, small and, apparently, inevitable. “The sports programs have obviously developed and grown,” he explained. “There are a lot more expectations in high school sports programs.”

When play began across the region, Moore was part of an army of doctors and trainers stationed at area schools as part of a regular outreach by SportsMed Orthopaedic Surgery and Spine Center.

“We help with numerous high schools,” said Ben Macklin, the practice’s director of business development, “well over 20.”

While now a broad-based orthopedic care practice, the business was founded by doctors who once played school sports themselves and that affinity comes to the

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SportsMed physicians keep watch and come to the rescue when young athletes get hurt.

WRITTEN BY CHARLES MOLINEAUXPHOTOGRAPHS BY JEN FOUTS-DETULLEO

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Madison Academy grad and former Academy athlete SportsMed sports medicine specialist Doctor Jack Moore (right) with SportsMed trainer Shane Harris. Medical assistant Kathleen Guinan goes over X-rays. Patient Austin Markham gets a once over from Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist Kristina Donovan. SportsMed’s complement also includes a spine team, two orthopedic spine surgeons but also two physiatrists who specialize in non-surgical treatments such as epidurals.

fore as young athletes take to the field. School athletics program in Madison County, Athens, Limestone County, the city of Huntsville and the University of Alabama Huntsville take advantage of the trainers and the physician oversight the group offers in an arrangement that sends any students in need of treatment into SportsMed’s care. Five of the group’s doctors are sports fellowship trained physicians. Once school starts, they find their Fridays spoken for.

“We’ll have all those five doctors covering a football game every Friday night for 10 weeks,” Macklin said.

As a hallmark of the practice, Macklin also claims a “conservative” approach, a dedication to avoid more intrusive treatments for injuries when less intrusive will do. “Surgery is always our last option,” he said. “We’ll do physical therapy first. If that doesn’t work we’ll go to injections, then alternative approaches... We’ll never start with surgery.”

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For Moore, the procession of injuries has changed with a surge in off-season injuries. “I’ve seen that pick up over the years,” he sighed, “because of off-season workouts and injuries that are related to off-season workouts.”

And come game time, having a doctor in the house can make a crucial difference, as when Moore himself had to run onto the field during a Madison Academy game to treat a running back who had dislocated his hip. “That was probably the biggest problem I encountered,” he recalled. “I had to put the hip back into place right out on the field. Then I went with the player in an ambulance to the hospital.”

Macklin explained that such “continuity of care,” becomes a key advantage of having constant contact. “If someone goes down with a torn ACL, we’ll send him to our walk-in clinic on Saturday and get set for surgery the following Monday.”

And the payoff can be priceless for the athletes, insisted Moore, like the running back with the dislocated hip. Such an injury ended Bo Jackson’s football career but, after fast treatment, Moore’s young patient bounced back. “He ended up playing in college,” Moore said.


With X-rays readily available, orthopedic surgeon H. Cobb Alexander goes over the latest test results.

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Healthy food shopping doesn’t have to eat up your entire paycheck, and it is possible to commit to feeding your family well by investing a little time in planning meals and shopping smart. Need some

help? Children enrolled in GO!Kids at the Hogan Family YMCA this fall will learn meal planning and label reading basics to help their families eat healthier.

GO!Kids is a free exercise and nutrition program for ages 7 to 12 beginning Sept. 22 at the Y. Kids will meet twice a week in one-hour sessions, and incentives through the eight-week program encourage families to work together to meet goals. Learning healthy eating habits is a major portion of the class, and no Y membership is needed.

“Shopping for healthy eating is really a ‘back to basics’ strategy. The bulk of the family budget should be spent on inexpensive building blocks rather than pricey, high-sodium, brand-name packaged products,” says Valerie Lawson, MS, RD, LDN, director of the Y’s Healthy Family Home. “Dedicating part of a day to thinking ahead and putting some planning and organization in place can really pay off.”

For more resources, visit ymca.net/healthy-family-home.

Raising healthy eatersWRITTEN BY MARY ANNE SWANSTROMPHOTOGRAPH BY HEART OF THE VALLEY YMCA

u Set a weekly food budget and track spending. u Avoid shopping while hungry. u Make a weekly menu to post. u Prepare a shopping list by categories.

TIPS FOR SUCCESS:

ABOVE: Comparing food labels at the Hogan Y, from left, Mary Schoepflin, 11, Tia Greer, 11, and Lauren Campbell, 10.

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Packing Heat… and a New AttitudeThe Well Armed Woman introduces women to a world of guns beyond paper targets and pink holsters

WRITTEN BY CHARLES MOLINEAUXPHOTOGRAPHS BY SARAH BREWER

Janet Gray shows off her own comfort and ease with a handgun on the shooting range.

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As growing numbers of women have taken up gun ownership for self-defense, peace of mind or just for fun, Glendora Taylor

has sought to steer them clear of what she saw as some big obstacles: All those husbands and boyfriends.

“We help women get away from ‘my husband said,’ or ‘my boyfriend said,” Taylor laughed. “When women are looking into guns, I’ll meet husbands who say ‘I want her to have this,’ and I say ‘Why? That may not be the right choice.’”

An NRA-certified instructor and Madison chapter co-leader of the women-oriented firearms group The Well Armed Woman, Taylor

insisted she has tried to create a top-to-bottom gun ownership, marksmanship and education environment centered around the ladies, a special niche in a field routinely dominated by the guys.

“We want women not to feel intimidated when they go to a firearms training course,” she said. “We take them from ‘zero’ to as far as they want to go.”

Billing itself as “where the feminine and firearms meet,” the local Well Armed Woman chapter, based in the new Last Resort Guns range on County Line Road, brings its members together for shooting instruction as well as lectures on weapons safety, best ways to carry a

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: “Women learn differently than men,” said Well Armed Women co-leader Janet Gray. “A lot of the ladies I get in my classes, they’re there because someone taught them the wrong way, or their husbands wouldn’t teach them how to shoot and sent them to us.” The collection of CCW (carrying concealed weapon) accessories at Last Resort Guns includes plenty with women gun owners clearly in mind, including women looking to make their carry technique part of their regular wardrobe. Even amid all the other firearms and accessories in the shop at Last Resort Guns, the store prominently displays holsters and carrying cases for women, yes, including some in pink.

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sidearm, gun laws, non-firearms self-defense techniques, even what to do when you encounter law enforcement while you’re carrying a gun yourself.

“The main idea is to help women realize they can take responsibility for their own safety and protection,” explained Janet Gray, Madison chapter co-leader, emphasizing a proper relationship with guns as neither toxic and evil nor magical and invincible. “A lot of women will purchase a gun and they think the gun will protect them but it’s a lot more involved than that,” Gray cautioned.

“The idea is also to turn on the self-awareness,” she continued, “that they’re responsible for their own safety and the gun is just a tool.”

A 2011 Gallup poll revealed a new high in the percentage of women reporting a gun in their households, at 43 percent. Gray emphasized it was imperative that such women receive training suitable to them, not just in the skill of shooting but also in the ways of carrying a concealed weapon. Alabama law, she clarified, does not require a concealed-carry course for those seeking a concealed-carry permit but she recommended that anyone having or seeking such a permit get the training anyway … and make it training that suits them.

ABOVE: At home on the range: Glendora Taylor (left) and her co-leader of the Madison chapter of Well Armed Woman Janet Gray (right) work with semiautomatic pistol on the shooting range at Last Resort Guns. BELOW: Last Resort Guns displays holsters and carrying cases in various sizes for women.

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Jaycee’s Building 2180 Airport Road

For kids pre-schoolthrough 8th grade

Registration available online at huntsvillehospital.org/funrun

“Women learn differently than men,” she said. “A lot of the ladies I get in my classes, they’re there because someone taught them the wrong way or their husbands wouldn’t teach them how to shoot and sent them to us.”

The group’s June class, for instance, included a talk by a woman detective with the Madison Police Department, Gray said.

Going still further with its firearms experience tailored towards women (sometimes literally “tailored”), Well Armed Women also sells a vast array of gun-related accessories and merchandise with an eye towards… fashion.

“We look all the time for pink stuff and purple stuff and girl stuff but there’s so much more than that,” said Taylor. The group’s online catalogue does indeed sell its share of pink hats, holsters and T-shirts but also reveals a wide assortment of stylish CCW (carrying concealed weapon) purses for toting guns as well as stealthy tank top holsters, bra holsters and thigh holsters.

Gray said she and Taylor “got in at the ground floor” with Well Armed Woman, opening their chapter at the beginning of 2014, as soon as the Last Resort range was completed and ready to host them, and were promptly stunned at the enthusiastic reception they encountered.

“It’s grown so fast, I can’t even keep up,” exclaimed Taylor. “It took off so quickly we said ‘goodness!’”

“We’ve had a lot of excitement,” Gray agreed. “The ladies who come seem very excited and we see the same faces keep coming back.”


ABOVE: An NRA-certified firearms instructor and manager at Last Resort Guns, as well as co-leader of Well Armed Woman, Glendora Taylor helps Kimberly Johnson working on grip and sight picture on the shooting range.

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Madison Chamber of Commerce Business Expo and Kids’ Day

The Hogan Family YMCA on Hughes Road was inundated with countless people from the Madison area for the Madison Chamber of Commerce Business Expo and Kids Day July 26.

1. From left, Peyton Garner, Anaya Parker and Faye Moore demonstrate their martial arts skills.

2. Special musical guest Caroline Jackson.

3. From left, Mauro Rundini and Stacy Johnson.

4. Laurie Stewart and Connor Stewart.

5. From left, Cayla Lange, Cari Rogers and Caitland Long show off Papa Murphy’s pizza.

6. Chase Molineaux and Claire Mitchell.

7. Donna Behr, shows off Behr wares in her first appearance.

8. From left, Mikayla Remer and Mary Emily Remer.

9. HEMSI responder Christopher Caudill shows off the tools of the trade with Dave Lakin.

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The Madison Gazebo Concert summer series ended with a bang, as Divide by Zero warranted a large crowd July 31.

1. Lisa and Ben Patrick stop their jogging momentarily.

2. Tommy Gray listens to Divide by Zero.

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4. From left, Holden and Braden Fielder of Brain Freeze Mobile Ice Cream LLC.

5. Back three from left: Dave Butler, Sarah Sledge and Jeanetta Wilson with the Madison Public Library. Also pictured from left, Lilly Butler, Liz Butler, Wren and Maggie Allen.

6. Sal and Jan Picerno

7. From left, Dave Willsey and Larry Cantor

8. Lawrence Zhang

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KDC Properties, Inc.256-355-9090P.O. Box 987Decatur, AL 35602kdcpropertiesinc.comJ. Wesley Cain, AL #286; TN #6499

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Supreme Beverage Co is looking for delivery drivers with valid Class A driver’s license, clear MVR, DOT cert, ability to repetitively lift, pull and push 50+ lbs. Apply @supremebeverage.com

CREEKSTONE SPACIOUS LUXURY APARTMENTS 1570 Lawrence St. East, located .5 miles South from Hwy 43. All ground � oor, All appliances, ceramic tile, ceiling fans, Individual Alarm Systems & more. Temporary phone 256-275-0427

Caregivers & Nurses Male & Female ALWAYS THERE IN-HOME CARE Seeks compassionate Employees Now Branch Of� ces in Pell City & Huntsville. Apply in person: M-F 10-3; 3021 Lorna Rd Suite 100, Hoover 824-0224

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