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INSIDE TODAY: Firefighters battle biggest blaze in California history / A3 AUG. 8, 2018 JASPER, ALABAMA — WEDNESDAY — WWW.MOUNTAINEAGLE.COM 75 CENTS WALKER COUNTY SCHOOLS BRIEFS Jasper man drowns on Class in session Gulf Coast A Jasper man died School personnel reviews CPR, bleeding rules Sunday after drowning in Orange By ED HOWELL event at the Curry High School gymna- Beach, WPMI-TV Daily Mountain Eagle sium. The session involved about 150 coaches, band directors, cheerleader reported Monday. CURRY — The Walker County sponsors, physical education teachers Orange Beach po- Board of Education held CPR and and nurses in the county system. lice and fire units other emergency medical training “They come here every two years,” responded to a re- Tuesday for school personnel from the Guthrie said, saying it started about county school system, ending with a two decades ago. “We do CPR, AED and port of a swimmer major presentation about wound care first aide training. We had Mayfield in distress near Per- from a UAB official concerned about Armstrong here from Champion Sports dido Pass about 6 the aftermath of school shooting Medicine who talked about sports-re- Daily Mountain Eagle - Ed Howell p.m. Sunday. events. lated injuries and concussions.” Margaret Guthrie, director of health She said RPS has helped in the pro- EMT Tyler Bush of Regional Paramedical Services Rescue crews services for the county school system, gram “since Day 1” to coordinate every- gives AED instruction to a Walker County Board of pulled Richard L. and Eric Pendley, the director of opera- one coming in at the same time to do tions for of Regional Paramedical Serv- Education employee during medical emergency Coleman, 53, out of See CPR, A4 the water, but he ices (RPS), oversaw the three-hour training at Curry High School on Tuesday. was unresponsive, the station reported. Coleman was JASPER KIDS’ NIGHT OUT given CPR and transported to South Baldwin Re- gional Medical Cen- ter but efforts to FUN FOR ALL revive him were un- successful. Subtropical ‘Jasper Eats’ Storm forms to celebrate far out over the Atlantic downtown MIAMI (AP) — Subtropical Storm dining scene Debby has formed far out over the By NICOLE SMITH north Atlantic but is Daily Mountain Eagle expected to be a The second annual Jasper short-lived storm. Eats Downtown Food Crawl will be held this Thursday through Saturday to attract foodies and provide fun venues for fellow- ship and entertainment. DEATHS Approximately 14 eateries or Charlene Henslee, 48, breweries will participate in the Dora three-day event, including Five Bruce A. Hall, 52, Jasper Loaves Bakery, The Sugar Lois Gail Cunningham, 86, Shack, Los Reyes Grill, Black Jasper Rock Bistro, Lavish Coffee Bar, Kaitlyn Paige Gaddy Stan- Warehouse 319, Anatomy of Pi ley, 25, Jasper Food Truck, Tallulah Brewing Truman Hudson, 93, Company, Ella’s Sweet Tooth, Jasper Son’s Smokehouse Food Truck, Pauline “Polly” Kiker, 89, Tuesday’s Kids’ Night Out event Jasper Twisted Barley Brewing Com- Faye Montgomery, 80, sponsored by the Jasper Police pany, Johnny Brusco’s Pizza, Jasper Department was a huge success, Michelle’s Bakery, Cafe and Cof- Richard Lee Coleman, 53, fee Shoppe and Rock-N-Roll Jasper despite a severe thunderstorm that Sushi — all located in downtown Bradley Allen Petrie, 23, swept through the city just prior to the Jasper. Hamilton event beginning at Jasper High Jasper Main Street Executive School. The event — which included Director Mike Putman said Full obituaries / A2 the Jasper Police Department, Jasper Jasper Eats is happening in con- Fire Department and Regional Para- See EATS, A5 WEATHER medical Services — was part of the National Night Out event that’s being held across the country this month. SUMITON High Low CITY COUNCIL 94 71 City agrees INDEX Business.................B1 to buy new Classifieds..............B6 Comics....................B4 Dear Abby...............B4 brush truck Horoscope..............B4 Opinion...................A6 By RICK WATSON Sports.....................A7 Daily Mountain Eagle Two sections, 18 pages SUMITON – Mayor Petey Ellis made a resolution declaring an Check Daily Mountain Eagle photos - Ron Harris emergency situation so the city could buy a new brush truck out our without going through the usual Facebook bid process. The resolution sus- page at JASPER CITY COUNCIL pends the rules of procedure. Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle The old brush truck went down last week. The motor is bad and City recognizes National Health Center Week this is not the first time it has broken down. “We’re going to re- By RON HARRIS Health Center. health care in our nation’s under- place it. If you look up and down Daily Mountain Eagle The proclamation, which was served communities, delivering the streets of Sumiton, you’ll see read by Jasper Mayor David value to, and having a significant the brush truck is the most used Jasper City Council members O’Mary, said, in part, that “for impact on America’s health care vehicle that we have,” Ellis said. recognized National Health Cen- over 50 years, community health system …” “We’re looking at spending from ter Week Tuesday morning by care centers have provided high National Health Center Week $70,000 to $90,000,” he said. If presenting a proclamation to rep- quality, affordable, comprehen- resentatives of Capstone Rural sive primary and preventive See JASPER, A5 See SUMITON, A5 A2 — DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Wed., Aug. 8, 2018 www.mountaineagle.com Today’s weather DEATHS & FUNERALS Forecast for Wednesday, August 8, 2018 TENN. Charlene Henslee Pauline ‘Polly’ Kiker Oxford Charlene Henslee, 48, of Dora, went home to be with Pauline “Polly” Kiker, 89, a resident of Jasper died on 87/72 Huntsville the Lord on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, at UAB Medical Center August 6, 2018. 90/71 ARK. in Birmingham. She was a loving mother, grand- Arrangements will be announced later by Wilson Fu- mother and great grandmother who neral Home in Carbon Hill. enjoyed knitting, quilting, camping, GA. cooking, and canning. Polly loved her Greenville Birmingham Wilson Funeral Home, Carbon Hill; 205-924-4147 Lord and Savior and was a faithful 90/72 92/72 member of Eastern Valley Baptist Church until she relocated to Jasper Bruce A. Hall to live with her son. She was a loving wife and caregiver to her late hus- Bruce A. Hall, 52, of Jasper, went home to be with band Cecil C. Allen until his untimely Jackson Montgomery Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, at Walker Baptist 92/71 death. She later married and became 93/72 Medical Center. a doting wife and caregiver to the late Richard Kiker Arrangements will be announced later by Wilson Fu- until his death. neral Home in Carbon Hill. Polly was preceded in death by her parents, Archie Brookhaven Hattiesburg 92/73 92/72 and Myrtle Smitherman; three brothers, Steve Smither- Wilson Funeral Home, Carbon Hill; 205-924-4147 man, Alton Smitherman and Roland Smitherman and two sisters, Jeanette Harper and Alvis Naramore. Mobile 91/72 She is survived by her son, Barry (Lisa) Allen; a LA. FLA. Lois Gail Cunningham daughter, Sheron Walser; two stepdaughters, Connie Lois Gail Cunningham, 86, of Jasper, passed away (Bill) Morrow and Gwen Kiker; three grandchildren, Sunday, August 4, 2018, at Walker Baptist Medical Cen- Kevin (Kristi) Allen, Garrett (Chelsea) Allen and Brit- ter. tany Cagle; four great-grandchildren, Saydie Allen, Family will be receiving friends on Thursday, August Parker Allen, Eli Allen and Molly Jane Allen; one 9, 2018, from 1 until 2 p.m., at Kilgore-Green Funeral brother, Bob (Naomi) Smitherman and a host of other Home. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m., with burial relatives and friends. at Walker Memory Gardens. Greg Tinker and Richard A visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 ©2018 AccuWeather, Inc. Handley will officiate. from 4pm-6pm with funeral services to immediately fol- Gail was a Walker High School graduate, and then at- low in the chapel of Valhalla Funeral Home, 539 Besse- tended Trevecca Nazarene University. She was a book mer Super Highway, Midfield, AL 35228. clerk for the Walker County Board of Education for 16 ‘Facts of Life’ star years and was a member of Saragossa Church of the Nazarene. Faye Montgomery Charlotte Rae dies at 92 She was preceded in death by her parents, Hugh Ben Faye Montgomery, 80, of Jasper, passed away on Mon- Blanton and Edna Myers Blanton; siblings, Vera Martin day, Aug. 6, 2018 at Brookwood Medical Center. and Robert Blanton both of Nauvoo. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charlotte Rae, who played a Arrangements will be announced later by Collins- She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Robert E. Burke Funeral Home. wise and patient housemother to a brood of teenage “Joe” Cunningham, children, Danny Joe Cunningham, girls on the long-running sitcom "The Facts of Life" dur- and Robin Cunningham; granddaughter, Scarlett Cun- Collins-Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 ing a career that encompassed many ningham all from Jasper; brother-in-law, Walter Harley other TV roles as well as stage and Martin, Jr. and a host of friends. film appearances, has died. She was Friends may sign the guest register at kilgoregreen- 92. funeralhome.com. Truman Hudson Rae died at her Los Angeles home Truman Hudson, 93, of Jasper, passed away on Tues- Sunday with her family at her side, Kilgore-Green Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-9503 day, August 7, 2018 at his residence. said her publicist, Harlan Boll. A Arrangements will be announced later by Collins- cause of death was not immediately Burke Funeral Home. available, but Rae was diagnosed last Kaitlyn Paige year with bone cancer after beating Collins-Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 pancreatic cancer, Boll said.