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restaurant inspections
Here are food service establish-ments recently inspected by the
Calhoun County Health Department, along with scores. A score of 100
indicates the inspector found no defi-ciencies. Potentially
hazardous defi-ciencies (four- or five-point demerit items) are
noted. These must be cor-rected immediately and inspectors say they
are often corrected while the inspection is underway. Restau-rants
earning below 70 must raise their scores within seven days or face
closure.
4-or 5-point DeMerits Pink Dessert Bar, 1225 Snow St., Oxford
95, potentially hazard-ous food did not meet temperature
requirements during cold holding.
no MaJor DeMerits Captain Ds, 2 Recreation Drive, Oxford 97.
Dads Bar-B-Q, 700 Noble St., Annis-ton 96. Damn Yankees Steak/Fish
& Oyster Bar, 919 Noble St., Anniston 99. Elks Lodge 189
(Mobile Unit), 1019 S. Noble St., Anniston 100. Friendship BP, 1701
Cheaha Drive, Oxford 97. Kentucky Fried Chicken, 2000 N. Quintard
Ave., Anniston 97. Krystal Kwik, 5600 McClellan Blvd., Anniston 97.
Pleasant Valley Elementary School 100. Pleasant Valley High School
97. Sonic Drive-In, 1405 Barry St., Oxford 96. Weaver Elementary
School 98. Weaver High School 97.
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terra nova, 7 p.m. on Fox: Taylor and Mira (Stephen Lang,
Christine Adams) have a confrontation in the jungle that gives him
more informa-tion about her plans and his son. The ankylosaur that
Zoe (Alana Mansour) has been caring for has a growth spurt that
forces her into a difficult decision in this new episode.
Gossip Girl, 7 p.m. on cW: Lily, Charlie and Serena are looking
forward to the Studio 54 party in CeCes (Caro-line Lagerfelt)
honor. Meanwhile, Nates (Chace Crawford) first big assignment at
the Spectator is a story on someone he knows in this new
episode.
Dr. seuss How the Grinch stole christmas, 7 p.m. on aBc: Since
its first airing in 1966, this adapta-tion of the Dr. Seuss
childrens book has evolved into an annual holiday viewing
tradition. Legend-ary animator Chuck Jones directed the story of
the green grouch who sets out to spoil Christmas for the citizens
of Whoville. Boris Karloff provides narration.
saved, 7 p.m. on animal planet: Most people with the rare
condition congenital bilateral perisylvian syn-drome require
nursing home care and cant communicate. Ten-year-old Maya is not
one of them; shes a loquacious fourth-grader who stud-ies in a
typical classroom, thanks to her dog, Jack. Also in this new
episode, viewers meet Kareem, an inner-city youth whose love of
horses helped him get over the pain of a friends murder and earn a
polo scholarship to college.
shrek the Halls, 7:30 p.m. on aBc: Whats not to love about a
Christ-mas special starring a family of green ogres? Shrek (voice
of Mike Myers) isnt a Christmas kind of guy, but Fiona (voice of
Cameron Diaz) loves the holiday, so he goes along with a little
help from Don-key (voice of Eddie Murphy) and the rest of the
fairy-tale gang.
House, 8 p.m. on Fox: A prosecutor has a cardiac episode in
court, and the team suspects an anxiety dis-order until Adams and
Park (Odette Annable, Charlyne Yi) inspect his home and find a
stash of weapons in this new episode.
Hart of Dixie, 8 p.m. on cW: Zoe (Rachel Bilson) is eager to go
back to New York for Thanksgiving, but she might not be able to
pull it off, as the deadline is looming for her to meet her patient
quota or lose her share of the practice in this new episode.
american pickers, 8 p.m. on History channel: Dinosaur bones are
hot collectibles right now, so Mike and Franks timing couldnt be
better when they discover a 65-million-year-old bone in Mississippi
in the new episode Jurassic Pick.
rizzoli & isles, 9 p.m. on tnt: Angie Harmon and Sasha
Alexander return as Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner
Maura Isles in new episodes of this drama. In this one, a community
activist is slain, and one brave witness comes forward to testify
against a gang member thought to have killed 15 people.
The grinch reTurns TonighT on TV
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CalHoun County CommISSIon
district 1: James a. Pappy dunn
district 2: Robert W. downing
district 3: James eli Henderson
district 4: J.d. Hessdistrict 5:
Rudy abbott
addReSS: calhoun county
administration Building, 1702 noble st., suite 103,
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DiVorces
Mae H. Henson, Cheaha Acres, block B, lot 5 Gerry Freeman and
Karen M. Freeman, Joyview Heights, 3rd addition, block A, lots 4
and 5. Jessica s. Hallman,
Bradley Acres, block 4,lot 13. cynthia Laster and Har-old
Laster, Sunset Heights, re-subdivision block 3, lots 21-23.
ForecLosures
rodney Larry Gurley of Ohatchee to Kerry nanette Brown of
Ohatchee Joseph Brian robitaille of Anniston to carol anne Horsley
of Eastaboga William Lee caldwell of Cullman to Miachelle
antonne pepper of Cull-man tommy robert Black Jr. of Oxford to
tabitha Diane ogles of Oxford James Michael Broome of Alexandria to
tia Lynn phillips of Alexandria
MarriaGe LicensesA Chapter 7 bankruptcy allows the debtor to
retain certain exempt property, but the debtors remaining property
is gathered and sold by a trustee from which creditors will receive
payment. It may also be used by businesses which wish to terminate
their business.A Chapter 13 bankruptcy enables debtors, through
court supervision and protection, to propose and carry out a
repayment plan under which creditors are paid, in full or in part,
in installments over a three-year period. During that time, debtors
are prohibited from starting or continuing collection efforts. The
following bankruptcies declared by Calhoun Coun-ty residents were
recorded by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Alabama last
week:
chapter 7 Kristie M. parker, 901 Laurel Ln., Oxford cindi Lynn
Mitchell, 716 13th Ave. NE, Jacksonville newman F. Brown and Karen
c. Brown, 4640 Sprague Ave., Lot 10, Anniston Donna M. Huland, 308
Randall Dr., Anniston Kimberly Brasher, 3486 Alex-Wellington Rd.,
Alex-andria Michael t. White, Oxford
chapter 13 Frances Yvonne creek, 930 Locke Dr., Oxford
BanKruptciesDeatHsalma Wilkey aird, BirminghamBertha Bailey,
Talladegasandra Jean starr Ball, PiedmontMonette Barnwell,
JacksonvilleVerna Lee Birchfield, AshlandJames Louis Bishop,
Linevilleraymond ray Davis Boles, Altoonaalthan Big al Bolton,
AnnistonLarry eugene Bowers, TennesseeVicky D. Breed,
PiedmontJohnie thomas Brown, LaGrangeruth Browning,
Talladegachristopher chris Bush, ColdwaterJoe Wheeler cavin,
GaylesvilleDallas ray chambers, Centrerebecca s. chambers,
Birminghamedna chitwood, IllinoisVirginia christopher, Piedmontrosa
Keith clark, JacksonvilleLorene Forbus clark, LinevilleFranklin
craig coogler, Piedmontalfonza copeland, Annistonclara Davis
coursey, BirminghamMary Jo Diggle, Annistonrev. Jerry edge,
DeltaMary a. english, WeaverDoris Jewell Foster, CentreWilliam
Moody Garrett, AlpineWillie c. Garrett, Munfordemma Gaston,
TalladegaBilly nelson Glass, Fultondalesamuel White Govenstein,
Muscadinenaomi Grier, GeorgiaJoseph Haskell Haynie, Alabama
Cityteresa pettus Hulbert, Annistonelsie Mae Barber isbell,
DeltaMartha J. Kilgore, AnnistonBettie allgood Kinsaul, BynumBarry
ray Landers, Annistonalexis rihanna Lawson, TuscaloosaLt. col.
richard Linscott, WeaverMary ann Moore, AnnistonLora Morris Mundy,
AnnistonMargaret Jo nix,TalladegaBrenda Gail norris, AnnistonJames
paul norton Jr., Annistoncoline ogle, AnnistonDebra Johnson owen,
Jacksonvilleteresa pettus, AnnistonFrank nelson plunkett,
TennesseeBarbara Faye reid, Jacksonvillesamuel clellan rooks,
EastabogaLouis Danny slick, Oxfordingrid smith, AnnistonJudy Hannah
smith, Ashvilleruth anne smith, AnnistonJohn H. spears, Heflinsgt.
roger staples, GeorgiaLea ann stewart, MillervilleMary Lou strain,
Woodlandroland Hayes swain, OhioWillis Lee taylor, OxfordMable edna
Warren, Piedmontelizabeth ann Watson, GeorgiaMargaret Williamon,
Jacksonville
Closed Nov. 22 for Thanks-giving holiday.
cattLe saLe
Crimes are listed by loca-tion. Anonymous tips may be called in
to Crime Stop-pers at 256-238-1414. A reward of up to $1,000 may be
given.
anniston
The following property crimes were reported to the Anniston
Police Depart-ment during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m.
Wednesday.
Burglaries Residence, 1500 block of Willett Street: game
con-sole and assorted games. Residence, 200 block of Old County
Road 109: assorted collectibles, table, storage box, television,
VCR. Residence, 2700 block of Bynum Leatherwood Road: dog kennel,
metal door. Residence, 3200 block of Gaines Street: washer, dryer,
refrigerator, heating and cooling unit.
thefts Residence, West 20th Street: water heater, win-dow air
conditioning unit. Residence, 800 block of Sparks Avenue: handgun.
Residence, 500 block of South Corning Street: Honda Shadow.
Department store, 5500
block of McClellan Boule-vard: two televisions, paper towels.
Residence, 100 block of Pecanwood Drive: Iphone. Parking lot, 1900
block of South Quintard Avenue: four chrome wheels and tires.
Residence, 1700 block of McKleroy Avenue: two lawnmowers.
calhoun county
The following property crimes were reported to the Calhoun
County Sheriffs Office during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m.
Wednesday.
Burglaries Residence, Robanna Cir-cle, Ohatchee: metal door
molding. Specialty store, Martin Luther King Drive, Annis-ton:
heating and air condi-tioning unit; copper wire. Residence, Hazel
Creek Trail, Anniston: laptop.thefts Residence, Willow Springs
Road, Wellington: assorted silver coins, watch, two digital
cameras, game console, I-Reader, video camera. Unknown location,
U.S. Highway 278, West, Pied-mont: three wheels and tires.
BLotter
arrests
The people listed in this arrest report, whose names and charges
are obtained from public records, are presumed inno-cent unless
proven guilty in a court of law.
annistonThe following felony arrests were reported by the
Anniston Police Department during the seven-day period ending
Wednesday at 7 a.m. Miesha Keshon Vinson, 20, of unspeci-fied
address: obstructing justice using a false identity; first-degree
possession of marijuana. Christopher Blane Davis, 22, of
unspeci-
fied address: six counts of breaking and entering a vehicle.
Christopher Shannon Ballard, 45, of unspecified address:
first-degree theft.
calhoun countyThe following felony arrests were reported by the
Calhoun County Sheriffs Office dur-ing the seven-day period ending
Wednes-day at 7 a.m. Patrick DaJuan Carr, 28, homeless: viola-tion
of Community Notification Act. Chelsea Lamae Burdett, 21, of
Anniston: three counts of fraudulent use of a credit card.
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The public records are published as they appeared on the
documents obtained by the newspaper.
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that appears in the Monday Record and online. If you or your
organization currently have a recurring item in the calendar and
would like for it to continue, or if youre a newcomer and would
like to make an addition
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support
groups and other nonprofit events. To post for-profit events,
please call our Advertising Department at 256-235-9222.
Each entry should include the event, time, date, loca-tion and
contact information.
Today
Support Groups: AA meeting, noon and 7 p.m., 1411 Gurnee Ave.,
enter through rear of building, 256-237-6196. Free drug treatment
for ado-lescents abusing drugs, meeting times will vary, Family
Links, 265 Rucker St., 256-820-5911. Lakeside Hospice Grief
Support, 3 p.m., Talladega Health Care Facil-ity, Chaffee Street,
800-427-3993. Courage to Change Group of Narcotics Anonymous, basic
text study, open, non-smoking, 7 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off Noble
Street between 10th and 11th streets. Alcoholics Anonymous Piedmont
group, 7:30 p.m., 801 Hughes St., Piedmont. Help in Progress
Narcotics Anon-ymous, 7-8 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 mile from
Freds).
Meetings: Saints John Lodge 931 Communi-cations, 7 p.m., 1400
Wilmer Ave. Hartwell Masonic Lodge No. 101 F & A.M. of Alabama,
7 p.m., 600 Main St., Oxford, 256-282-2035. Civitan Club, noon,
Classic on Noble, 256-236-9874. Weaver Lions Club, 7 p.m., Weav-er
Senior Citizens Center, presi-dent Don Kessler, 256-820-0043.
Miscellaneous: Low-cost spay/neuter transport to the non-profit
Alabama Spay Neuter Clinic in Irondale takes place at 7:30 a.m.
(also second Monday of each month), returns Tuesday at noon, at
Picketts on McClellan Boulevard. Call (877)-
3FIXPET (334-9738) for an appoint-ment. Visit www.alsave.org or
www.alabamaspay/neuterclinic.com for more information. Senior floor
fitness class, 8-9 a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete
Mathews Coliseum, dance studio, call Abby Fleetwood at 256-782-5523
for more information. Senior adult aqua aerobics class, 7:30-8:30
a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews Colise-um, call
Abby Fleetwood at 256-782-5523 for more information. Senior adult
fitness class, 8-9 a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete
Mathews Coliseum, dance studio, call Abby Fleetwood at 256-782-5523
for more information.
Tuesday
Support Groups: AA meeting, noon and 7 p.m., 1411 Gurnee Ave.,
enter through rear of building, 256-237-6196. Bariatric Support
Group, for per-sons interested in bariatric surgery or those who
have had bariatric surgery and support people, Physi-cians Office
Building, suite 102, 901 Leighton Ave., contact Ann Couch, RN, CBN
at 256-236-1300. Free drug treatment for ado-lescents abusing
drugs, meeting times will vary, Family Links, 265 Rucker St.,
256-820-5911. Courage to Change Group of Nar-cotics Anonymous,
discussion, open, smoking, noon; womens meeting, candlelight,
smoking, 7 p.m.; 11th Step Meditation meet-ing, closed,
non-smoking, 8:30 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off Noble Street between
10th and 11th streets.
Mental Illness Support Group, for patients with bi-polar,
depres-sion, and other disorders and those interested in providing
support, 1:30 p.m., Tyler Center, 731 Leighton Ave., in the galley.
Alzheimers Support Group, for families dealing with Alzheimers
disease, 5-6 p.m., Physicians Cen-ter, room 301, 256-235-5578. Free
parenting classes for par-ents of newborns to 4-year-olds, 9-11
a.m., Family Services Center of Calhoun County, 13 E. 11th St.
Child care provided, 256-231-2240. New Perspectives, a narcotics
anonymous group, 6:30-7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 109
Gayle St., behind McDonalds, Jacksonville, 256-435-4881. One day at
a time Al-Anon group, noon-1 p.m., (new location), Phy-sicians
Office Building, Suite 402, call Ann Garner at 256-237-3464 for
directions or more information. Alcoholics Anonymous closed
meeting, noon, Tyler Center, in the Galley. Help in Progress
Narcotics Anon-ymous, 7-8 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 mile from
Freds). True Transformation, a Christ-centered recovery program for
women only, noon, 1211 Noble St. National Association for Retired
and Active Federal Employees, Volunteer Service Center, 9
a.m.-noon, Anniston Army Depot, Building 220, (outside main gate),
to assist retired federal employ-ees. Call 256-235-4631 to make an
appointment or for more informa-tion.
Miscellaneous:
Free, confidential counseling for prospective and existing small
business owners, provided by the Service Corps of Retired
Execu-tives (SCORE), by appointment, Northeast Alabama
Entrepreneur-ial System, 1400 Commerce Blvd., just off Greenbrier
Road, call 256-831-5215 to make an appointment or for more
information. Anniston First United Method-ist Church mens prayer
breakfast, 6:30 a.m., The Bridge, 1400 Noble St., at rear of
church, all men are invited to attend, call 256-236-5605. Anniston
Runners Club, 5:30 p.m., at Anniston YMCA, W. 14th St. Call
256-310-0830, e-mail [email protected] or visit
www.annistonrunners.com.
Meetings: Eastaboga Masonic Lodge No. 155, 7 p.m., Lodge
building in Easta-boga, 256-835-7576. Rotary Club of Anniston,
noon, Anniston Country Club, Highland Avenue. North East Alabama
Table Ten-nis Club, 5-9 p.m., Anniston Army Depot Gym, Bynum,
256-689-8603. Bridge Club, 9 a.m., Lenlock Cen-ter No. 5, 5818
McClellan Blvd., 256-225-0003.
Wednesday
Support Group: Fibromyalgia Support Group of Calhoun County, 11
a.m.-1 p.m., Tyler Center, Galley meeting room off the Sunroom.
Members and non-members are invited to attend. Contact Debi Parsley
at 256-835-
2554 for more information. AA meeting, noon and 7 p.m., 1411
Gurnee Ave., enter through rear of building, 256-237-6196.
Celebrate Recovery, 12-step Christ-centered recovery Step Study
Group, 6 p.m., Word Alive International Outreach, Coldwater,
256-225-2186 or 256-223-6593. Courage to Change Group of Narcotics
Anonymous, 90 min-ute, closed, candlelight, smoking, 7 p.m.,
Atlanta Avenue, off Noble Street between 10th and 11th streets.
Free parenting classes for par-ents of 2- to 12-year-olds, 9-11
a.m., Family Services Center of Calhoun County, 13 E. 11th St.
Child care provided, 256-231-2240. Alcoholics Anonymous Piedmont
group, 7:30 p.m., 801 Hughes St., Piedmont. Help in Progress
Narcotics Anon-ymous, 7-8 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 mile from
Freds). New Wine Recovery Support Group for addicts and alcoholics,
6:30 p.m., Hill Crest Baptist Church, The Rock, room 208, Family
Life center.
Meetings: Mens Bible Study of Anniston First Baptist Church, 8
a.m., McDonalds in Lenlock, 256-847-0230.
Miscellaneous: Bridge Club, 11 a.m., Lenlock Cen-ter No. 5, 5818
McClellan Blvd., 256-225-0003. The original farmers market, 6
a.m.-until sold out, behind the Cal-houn County Administration
Build-ing.
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hurting the largest professional organiza-tion in the state: the
Alabama Education Association, AEA spokesman David Stout said.
The GOP won a super majority in the House and Senate in the
election of November 2010, ending 136 years of Dem-ocratic control.
Marsh said AEAs influ-ence declined with the GOP majority and it
will likely take another hit when the two men who have led it since
1969 Execu-tive Secretary Paul Hubbert and Associate Executive
Secretary Joe Reed head into retirement as soon as their
replacements are found.
Dr. Hubbert and Joe Reed had been there so long they had strong
relationships with legislators. Just the fact that someone else is
coming in who wont have those strong relationships is going to help
us, Marsh said.
Marsh and Hubbard said Republicans havent decided what they will
offer to change pension benefits when the Legis-lature convenes
Feb. 7, but they said it will only apply to new hires.
Currently, a public employee can start drawing full retirement
benefits at any age as long as the person has worked 25 years. The
GOP leaders are considering raising the number of years of service
to 30 years or requiring that the persons age and years of service
equal some number, such as 85. For example, a person 55 years old
with 30 years of service could start draw-ing a pension.
Marsh and Hubbard said the Alabama Legislature had to spend
nearly $1 billion on retirement benefits for the current fis-cal
year and the figure will top $1 billion next year. They are looking
to end the prac-tice of people starting work for the state
immediately after college and becoming eligible for full retirement
benefits at 46 or 47. Its unsustainable, Hubbard said.
AEAs Stout said Alabamas teachers have brought up student
achievement scores in recent years, including reaching
the national average in fourth-grade read-ing for the first
time. Instead of rewarding educators, the GOP leadership seems to
want to punish teachers, he said.
Stout also sees Republican legislators who were elected with
strong business support are trying to cut public employ-ees
pensions so that businesses can jus-tify reducing their workers
benefits. He prefers the other approach of trying to make everyones
benefits better.
Not all education groups share AEAs views. At the School
Superintendents of Alabama, Executive Director Eric Mackey said his
group is open to discussion about changes for new employees, but it
would oppose leaving a defined benefit plan for a defined
contribution plan. He also cau-tions that big changes could have a
nega-tive impact.
The pension and health benefits are two of the things that help
us attract good teachers, he said.
Pensions are a popular issue for leg-islatures to consider
because public employees benefits are such a big part of state
budgets. During the last decade, more than 40 states have either
raised employees contributions or reduced benefits, according to
the Pew Center on the States.
The Republican leadership is also determined to end Alabamas
distinction of being one of 11 states without charter schools. The
schools are publicly funded, but operate outside of state tenure
laws and other restrictions that apply to pub-lic schools. Students
apply to charter schools.
Marsh and Hubbard said they want to see a charter school
available to children in any failing public school system with a
high dropout rate and low achievement scores.
Its not fair for parents to be paying taxes and not have an
option, Hubbard said.
They said other issues that died dur-ing the days of AEA
dominance, such as school vouchers and merit pay for teach-ers, may
also be considered in the upcom-ing session.
gopContinued from Page 1A
population, many of whom are believed to be immigrants.
Marshall Countys unemploy-ment rate was 9.9 percent when the
immigration bill was passed in June. It was 8.8 percent in
Septem-ber, while the immigration law was still held up in court.
In October, after the law took effect, it was 8.1 percent.
Sounds like a slam-dunk for sup-porters of the immigration bill.
But in reality, its not so simple.
Discouraged workers, encouraging news
When the state releases its monthly county-by-county
unem-ployment numbers, state officials are always quick to warn
that those numbers are not seasonally adjust-ed. Thats a reflection
of what econ-omists know that not all months are created equal.
December, for instance, usually brings a wave of temporary jobs
that vanish after the holidays.
So a change from month to month isnt so surprising. Accord-ing
to Ijaz, the economist, the real measure is the comparison of this
month to the same month last year.
In October 2010, Marshall Coun-tys unemployment was 7.9 percent
lower than it was in 2011. In fact, Marshall was one of the few
coun-ties that posted a rise in joblessness from October 2010 to
October 2011.
Does that mean, then, that oppo-nents of the immigration bill
should be the ones declaring victory? Not
necessarily. Theres more to Mar-shall County than chicken
process-ing and construction the two fields which, by reputation at
least, employ much of the immigrant work force.
The county is also home to Lake Guntersville, a tourist
attraction that hasnt done as well this year as last year.
In 2010, the Gulf oil spill had some tourists coming here
instead of going to the Gulf, said Morri Yancey, president of the
Gunters-ville Chamber of Commerce. This year, tourism is down a
bit.
But thats just one factor among many that could be affecting
Mar-shall Countys lower employment or the rising employment in much
of the rest of the state.
The biggest factor affecting the states numbers, Ijaz said, is
prob-ably some real growth in the overall economy.
Unemployment is down across the country, he said. Most of the
states are recovering, but its going very slowly.
Ijaz said the statewide workforce is actually smaller than it
was a year ago. According to state figures, there are about 7,000
fewer workers in Alabama than there were in Octo-ber 2010. Ijaz
said that number rep-resents discouraged workers who are neither
working nor filing for unemployment. Theyve dropped off the
unemployment radar.
The other big boost, he said, came from hiring at various auto
suppliers. The new Hyundai Heavy Machinery plant in Montgomery,
which makes electrical transform-ers, may also be helping.
One place the boost didnt come
from was agriculture. The unem-ployment figures measure only
non-farm employment so immi-grant farmworkers dont show up in the
numbers one way or the other.
More black and white people
Despite the rise in unemploy-ment from October 2010 to 2011,
Kerry Rich, the Albertville repre-sentative, still maintains that
the immigration law is helping his con-stituents get jobs.
Ive talked to the folks at the career center, he told the Star
last week. And they tell me there are fewer Hispanic people
applying for work, and more black and white people applying for
work.
Of course, Hispanic people arent necessarily immigrants, legal
or illegal, but Rich thinks the change is a pretty good indicator
of the direc-tion of the economy.
Rich also said representatives of the countys chicken-processing
plants have told him theyre hiring more local residents. According
to the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce, the countys four
biggest industrial employers are chicken processing plants Pilgrims
Pride, AlaTrade Foods, Tyson Foods and Wayne Farms. None of those
com-panies would comment on Richs claim last Wednesday which, it
should be noted, was the day before the Thanksgiving holiday.
But for economists like Ijaz, a real verdict on the effects of
the immigration law may not be pos-sible until well after the
holidays.
That will take some time, he said.
businessContinued from Page 1A
So I was like, OK, this is what were supposed to do, Cristy Lind
said.
So the couple moved in a new direction: They began their service
for the Salvation Army about a decade ago in Bessemer. Then five
years later they moved to serve in the organization in Colum-bus,
Miss. They arrived in Anniston about six months ago, where they now
work together to head up each of the organizations local
pro-grams.
Together the couple over-see 24 employees. They also oversee
each of the local Sal-vation Armys community services.
On Sundays, Bert Lind pastors the Salvation Armys church
service, while both manage the thrift stores, rehabilitation
program and womens shelter, with help from the employees.
As captains at the Salva-tion Army, they also oversee
two charitable outreach pro-grams the Angel Tree and Red Kettle
campaigns, both during the Christmas season.
We want to be able to help as many people as possible, Bert Lind
said. We want to help them with a hand up, not a handout.
Their past careers were quite different from the posts they hold
today. Cristy Lind was mother to their children, worked as a
medical tran-scriptionist, then in a day care and for a church.
Bert worked in the grocery and food deliv-ery business.
They say that while their journey to the Salvation Army wasnt
entirely unexpected, it took a leap of faith into a new lifestyle.
Theyll also tell you it was one they both welcomed, after one very
specific prayer was answered in a very spe-cific way.
Thats what I asked for and thats what God did, Cristy Lind said.
We just moved forward.
Star staff writer Laura Johnson at 256-235-3544.
lindsContinued from Page 1A
We want to be able to help as many people as possible. We
want to help them with a hand up, not a handout.
Salvation Army Capt. Bert Lind
The Anniston Star Monday, November 28, 2011 Page 5A MONDAY
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