INSIDE TODAY: Agency eyes big revamp of Wall Street whistleblower program /A3 OCT. 13, 2019 JASPER, ALABAMA — SUNDAY — www.mountaineagle.com $1.50 INSIDE MANY ATTEND DAY’S GAP FESTIVAL IN OAKMAN Parade of pets takes over park Local furbabies dressed in their best took over Gamble Park on Saturday. /A10 BRIEFS Army defends decision to close space, Daily Mountain Eagle - Nicole Smith tech library The streets of Oakman were crowded for the HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Day’s Gap Festival on Friday and Saturday. Vis- (AP) — The U.S. itors enjoyed the fall temperature while brows- Army is defending a ing vendor booths and enjoying music, games, decision to close its food, and a car show. This was the third year for historic 57-year-old Oakman to host Day’s Gap Fest, which invites space and technical Oakman natives to celebrate their hometown. library at Redstone Arsenal. Army officials said it was a joint decision made by Grinston to be at Jasper interested parties. The Redstone Veterans Day Parade Scientific Infor- mation Center, or By ED HOWELL RSIC, closed its Daily Mountain Eagle doors Sept. 30, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston, who grew up in Jasper, will be the grand marshal of this Al.com reported. year’s Jasper Veterans Day Parade, resulting in the 11 a.m. parade being moved to Monday, Nov. 11, DEATHS and requirements for signing up in advance to participate in the event. The parade has traditionally Wanda Dean Jackson, 66, been held on Saturday mornings, Sheffield but Grinston was not available Reba Shubert Morrow, 87, Hueytown until later “so we made the parade work for him in his schedule,” co-or- ganizer Brent McCarver said. Jasper Mayor David O’Mary Special to the Eagle Full obituaries / A2 reached out to Grinston later in the summer about being honored in the Decorations along Front Street in Carbon Hill are dressing up the area WEATHER city, McCarver said. Sgt. Maj. through Thanksgiving, thanks to the Carbon Hill Womens Club and “We wanted to have him here to Michael local churches. do an event here to honor him as Grinston High Low a native son,” he said, noting the schedule turned out better to come for Veterans Day, CARBON HILL 67 54 which made for great coincidence. “He was excited.” Due to security, the City of Jasper is joining the Marvin Lee Ferguson VFW Post 4850/Jasper and INDEX its Auxiliary to put on the parade. McCarver and Women’s club arranges fall Lisa Myers are leading city efforts, while auxiliary Classifieds ................... B5 member Janet Little, who has helped organize past Comics ........................C1 parades, will represent the VFW. Dear Abby ................... decorations on Front Street B4 “It’s still their parade,” McCarver said of the VFW. Horoscope .................. B4 Opinion ........................ “We’re just helping.” He said with the major Birming- ging on Front street,” club president A4 ham parade the same day, the state commander of the By ED HOWELL Sports .......................... A7 Judy Hurst said Friday. “It’s been VFW gave his blessings for the Jasper date change. Daily Mountain Eagle Lifestyles ..................... B1 very positive. I’ve not had any nega- A viewing grandstand will be constructed for the CARBON HILL-The Carbon Hill tive.” Two sections, 16 pages courthouse square. Invitation-only events are also Women’s Club is working hard to She talked of the improvements being held to honor Grinston, including breakfast and beautify and improve Front Street, along what is also called Highway a lunch the day of the parade. starting with fall decorations and 118, which many people will see when Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth and U.S. Rep. Robert Ader- looking forward to trees that will be the Carbon Hill-oween is held by planted next to the railroad tracks. See PARADE, A6 “We’ve had a lot of comments brag- See CLUB, A6 Use your smartphone’s QR scanner to quickly sign up for our weekly e-mail newsletter Safety concerns a priority in BOE capital plan Facebook: Daily Mountain Eagle By NICOLE SMITH The first item on the agen- Instagram: Daily Mountain Eagle da in 2020 is replacing the dailymteagle roof of Parrish Elementary The Walker County Board of School. Hagood said a portion Twitter: Education approved a cap- @DailyMtEagle of the roof has already been ital plan last month that is replaced, and it will cost an primarily aimed at tackling estimated $600,000 to finish safety concerns. the project. Walker County Schools Su- Due to the roof’s flat sur- perintendent Dr. Joel Hagood face, it has caused mainte- recently discussed the 10 item nance issues over the years. 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Wanda Dean Jackson, 66, of Sheffield, passed away Reba Shubert Morrow, 87, of Hueytown, passed on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 at Keller Landing Nursing away on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 at her residence. Greenville Birmingham 65/51 67/54 Home. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, Oct. 15, The family will receive friends on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Collins-Burke Funeral Home, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. at Collins-Burke Funeral Home, funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the Col- funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Col- lins-Burke Chapel. Burial will be at Oak Hill Ceme- Jackson Montgomery lins-Burke Chapel. Burial will be at Oak Hill Ceme- tery. David Shubert will officiate. 68/56 80/62 tery. Dewayne McDuff will officiate. Mrs. Morrow was preceded in death by her hus- Mrs. Jackson was preceded in death by her father, band, James Ray Morrow; brothers, Joe Shubert, Willie Courington, and her mother, Lou Von Cour- Jr. and Johnnie Shubert; sisters, Edith Alexander, Brookhaven Hattiesburg 74/61 77/62 ington. Ruby Kennedy, Exmener Kacharos and Mildred Abel; She is survived by her husband, Rodney C. Jackson; father, Joseph Alexander Shubert; mother, Ellis Belle Mobile mother-in-law, Faye Hester; brothers, Jim Courington Nabors Shubert. LA. 82/67 FLA. and Larry Courington; nephews, Caleb Jackson, Ja- She is survived by her daughters, Regina McCombs son Courington, Landon Courington and Seth Cour- (Scott) and Sheila Shaw; brothers, Reynold Shubert ington. and Donald Shubert; grandchildren, Kaitlyn Mc- Collins -Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 Combs, Rachel McCombs and Tyler Shaw. Pallbearers will be Tyler Shaw, Todd Leatherman, Mark Shubert, Donnie Peppers, Edmond Hanks and Marlin Shubert. ©2019 AccuWeather, Inc. Collins -Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 Alabama man’s California governor signs fur sale, circus animal bans SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — the first state to outlaw fur trap- to the fur industry that makes grieving heart healed California will be the first state ping and follows bans on sales of products from animals including to ban the sale and manufacture fur in Los Angeles and San Fran- mink, chinchillas, rabbits and of new fur products and the third cisco. other animals. The U.S. retail fur by helping homeless to bar most animals from circus “California is a leader when it industry brought in $1.5 billion in performances under a pair of bills comes to animal welfare, and today sales in 2014, the most recent data signed Saturday by Gov. Gavin that leadership includes banning available from the Fur Information ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — camp.” Newsom. the sale of fur,” Newsom said in a Council. Larry Pierce was mar- Larry, who recently lost The fur law bars residents from statement. “But we are doing more Fashion designers including ried to his high school 55 pounds by “never slow- selling or making clothing, shoes than that. We are making a state- Versace, Gucci and Giorgio Armani sweetheart for 46 years. ing down,” has missed a or handbags with fur starting in ment to the world that beautiful have stopped or say they plan to After sharing nearly half few of his regular trips 2023. wild animals like bears and tigers stop using fur. a century of life with her, to the camp because of Animal rights groups cheered have no place on trapeze wires or Under the new California law he was devastated when a bad knee. “They’ve the measure as a stand against jumping through flames.” there is a fine of up to $1,000 for she died in 2015. Retired messaged Angie checking inhumane practices. The propos- The fur ban doesn’t apply to used multiple violations.Animal rights from the sheriff’s office, on me,” he says. “I ap- al was vigorously opposed by the products or those used for religious groups have said animals may be where he’d worked in preciate them. I hate the billion-dollar U.S.