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Special Features 12. News to Know: Bennett Farms offers home-grown pumpkins for fall 14. Small Town Life: Ghost Stories will never be the same 16. News to Know: Face for Fears for a Good Cause 20. Friday Night Life Update: Clay County 22. Friday Night Life Update: Handley 24. Friday Night Life Update: Lineville 26. Friday Night Life Update: Clay Bowl ends with defensive battle 28. Friday Night Life Update: Randolph County 30. Friday Night Life Update: Wadley 32. Friday Night Life Update: Woodland 38. Model Search: Winner Announced for Living the Lake Wedowee Life Model Search

In Every Issue 7. Enjoy Life! - Letter from the Editor 8. Lake Wedowee At a Glance 10. Creative Crafting 35. Charley’s Treasures 36. Simply Fabulous 43. Hooked on Lake Wedowee 46. Where in the World? 50. Facebook Top 10

October/November 2011

Vol. 4 No. 5

Shauna Denney, Heart’s Desire Photography

On the Cover

Tammi Bass was kind enough to paint a pumpkin for our cover this issue. Tammi does commission artwork. For

more information, please contact her at art-sie_chic@yahoo.com. The pumpkin was donated by Ben-nett Farms. Please see pages 12-13 to learn more about

Bennett Farms.

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contributing writers Darlene Bailey

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Reed Montgomery

Charley Norton

Robin Steele Thornhill

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This time of year is so exciting for so many peo-ple. Every Friday local teams battle for wins and bragging rights. And, this season has not disap-pointed. We have seen so many great games so far this season that we felt it necessary to deliver an up-date in the pages of Lake Wedowee Life.

We have seen teams compete to the best of their abilities as well as rise to the challenges adversity has brought their way.

Clay County and Lineville battled for bragging rights in the last ever Clay Bowl and thousands were on hand to witness one of the hardest fought games of the series.

I had the pleasure to work the game and all I can say is WOW! The stadium was electrified with the energy from both sides of the field from the bands and cheerleaders to the diehard fans that were there hours before kickoff.

It was a hard fought battle that as an outsider you hated to see either team lose.

The underlying tone of the game could be felt throughout as well. As the final seconds counted down, you could feel that it was not just the end of the game, it was so much more. As the buzzer sounded, not only was the game over but so was the rivalry.

Next year, the teams will join as one to play as the Central High School Volunteers of Clay County. It will be different and strange at first, but new ri-valries will be born and new traditions will be made. Because in Clay County, tradition NEVER dies…

I would also like to thank the wonderful photog-raphers that helped make the Friday Night Life up-date possible. Alan Cason, Shauna Denney, Phillip Heard and Kevin Brown, we couldn’t have done this without you!! Also check out www.FridayNightLife.com to see weekly updates from three of our six schools thanks to Steve Haslam, Wes Kinsey and Wesley Wortham.

If our school is not covered and you want to try your hand at being a sports writer, you can email me at news@lakewedoweelife.com to get started!

Good Luck on the rest of the season!

Kelly Caldwell Enjoy Life!

Football fun for all

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Read our article on Bennett Farms Pumpkin Patch. Their complete

schedule is listed along with other activities and events.

Hollis Haunted Chicken House will be ready to make you scream beginning

October 1st. Read our article on all they have to offer thrill seekers this Halloween.

Upcoming Events

September 30 Hollis Haunted Chicken House Opens

October 1 Bennett Farms Opening Weekend

October 26-29 Lake Clean Up Sponsored by Alabama Power & LWPOA

November 5 10th Annual Heritage Day

November 6 24th Annual Clay County Car Show

November 11-13 H & M Drugs Christmas Open House To locate more information about any of our listed upcoming events please visit our website at www.lakewedoweelife.com and look for Upcoming Events.

Fishing Advice

By: Brian Morris Fishing Guide

The month of October is one of the best month for catching bass on Lake We-dowee and let me make that plural Bass’SSS. It is not unusual for me and my clients to go out in in the month of October and catch 60 to 100 bass in just a few hours. The bass are gorging themselves with shad and eating everything that comes their way! There will be a lot of surfacing fish and suspended fish all over the lake. Here is what I would recommend using: shallow running crank baits in shad colors, Fluke's, top water spook or pop R's; and always be watching the surface for busting bass. You can sneak up and ambush them if your real careful to not make much wake….Good Luck and Good Fishing. Sponsors: Buster Miles Auto Group, Legend Boats, & Wedowee Marine

Real Estate Market Update This informa-tion was pro-vided by Managing Broker Leisel Caldwell of RE/MAX Lakefront.

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 YTD*

Number of Reported Sales 54 34 21 21 18 25

Highest Reported Sale $705,500.00 $1,250,000.00 $1,050,000.00 $511,000.00 $635,000.00 $750,000.00

Average Price $340,190.00 $389,724.00 $418,986.50 $332,835.00 $315,929.00 $279,621.00

Median Price $325,375.00 $340,000.00 $377,000.00 $335,000.00 $275,000.00 $250,000.00

*YTD through Sept 2011 Information obtained from ezMLS, a listing service used by most local agents to promote and sale their listings in the Lake Wedowee area. Note: ezMLS is not a true MLS due to no supervision or monitoring of the data and its accuracy.

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Creative Crafting By Amanda Causey Spooky Crafts

Halloween is one of my favorite times of year. I love creating crafts and spooky things to decorate my

son’s room.

I have put together three of my favorites and will give brief instructions on making each of them. To view each of these crafts in their entirety, please visit www.LakeWedoweeLife.net and look for Crea-tive Crafting.

Enjoy making these spooky crafts with your family or friends and if you have a photo you would like to submit of your creative crafting please send to info@lakewedoweelife.com and we will share it online!

Mice Infested Pumpkin This craft is pretty simple and can be done with out too much instruction. One tip I will point out is to always carve your pumpkins by cutting a hole in the bottom rather than the top. It gives it more balance and pre-vents the top from falling in if you light it from the inside.

Googly Eyed Frame Get a cheap photo frame or one

you have laying around the house. Spray paint it black, and let it dry. Use an adhesive (glue, modge podge, etc) to cover the frame.

Apply your googly eye varieties to the adhesive. Decorate as desired and insert a spooky photo or create one with stamps/stickers etc.

The Raven The dollar store has black crows for Halloween every year. I buy up all of them I can find for fun projects like this. Get a small wooden plaque and paint it black. Decapitate (sounds so

gross) your crow/raven and glue him (or her) to the plaque. I printed ’nevermore’ onto paper from an old book and made a

“name- plate.”

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Nestled on the south east side of Cleburne county is a hidden treas-ure in Snake Creek Farm. For over 60 years this farm has been in the Ben-nett family, and up until last fall has been a cattle farm. One night two years

ago, Jim Bennett had a dream to turn the farm into a pumpkin patch. His grandfather and mentor, Hugh Bennett , was sick in the hospital at the time. Jim told Hugh about his dream, “His face lit up, it gave him something to get his mind off of what was going on with him at the time. He loved kids and loved to have them come out and experience the farm life.” Jim had a vision and

he was determined to make it happen. “There were a lot of people that said that pumpkins were not going to be able to be grown around here. That most people who do this sort of thing in the south buy the pumpkins , bring them into the farm.” Having a “real” pumpkin patch and teaching chil-dren about farming was some-thing that was very important to Jim. “We planted each seed by hand.” With a lot of care and individual attention to each plant, the crop flourished . Bennett Farms is one of the

only pumpkin patches in the south that grows all of its pump-kins and gourds on site. “I remember telling my wife

right before opening day that I

really am doing a lot of work based off a dream but that dream came to a real-ity on Sept. 23, 2010.“ The farm had major changes that needed to be made. Jim, with support from his family and friends, made the farm into something to be proud of. There are many activities for all ages. With a hay maze, corn crib, make your own scarecrow, hayride and petting farm to enjoy, chil-dren seem to never want to leave. The farm is handicapped accessible, including the hay ride. All ac-tivities offered are included in the ad-mission price. There is a cook house that offers free samples, and a syrup mill. The cane that is used to make the sorghum syrup is grown on the farm. This year they

will be making syrup every Sat-urday. Another new change this year

is there will be live bluegrass mu-sic every Saturday. The bluegrass schedule for this fall will be: Oct. 1 - Chulafinnee Bluegrass 10 am & Russell Blanton and T.J Dunham 1 pm, Oct. 8 - Clay Maselle & Tiffany Taylor, Oct. 15

News to Know Story by Amanda Causey

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Bennett

Jim Bennett with his wife Lexi and children Avery and Ty.

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- Ryan Robertson 10 am to noon, Oct. 22- Ryan Robertson 1 pm to 3 pm, and Oct. 29 - John Howle 1 pm to 3 pm. The operating schedule begin-ning opening weekend will be Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm, Sundays 1 to 5 pm, Thursday & Friday 2 to 5 pm. Monday thru Wednesday is open for field trips and corporate events. Admission is $10

for children and $5 for adults. You can visit www.Bennett-Farms.com or find them on Face-book.com to get updates and more information.

Jim Bennett with his grandfather Hugh and family friend Tommy Cofield.

The cook house uses wash pots over an open fire and wood burning stove to make cookies & pork skins.

As a teenager I was fas-cinated with great true ghost stories, especially ones that were said to have been about Alabama. I would search the local library shelves to see what stories I could dig up about haunted houses or mysterious events that would send chills up my spine. The simple blue cover that caught my eye at a young age was “13 Alabama Ghosts and Jef-frey” written by Katherine Tucker Windham. I read every page of that book in a day and still remember the tale of Huntingdon College’s Red Lady. I did-n’t know much about Katherine Tucker at that point. I had no idea she was a writer, storyteller, and photographer, and I had no idea that one day our paths would cross. Who would have guessed that

more than 15 years since first read-ing that book I would have a special connection with Mrs. Windham. For starters, I am a proud Alumnus of the “Most Haunted Campus” in Alabama, Huntingdon College in Montgomery. I myself led a group of freshman students on a ghost hunt in search of the famous Red Lady. (No Luck) Katherine Tucker Windham also graduated from Huntingdon in 1939. After she spoke at the college back in 2004, I had the honor of meeting her. At the time I thought it would be our only encounter and felt so blessed to have met such an amazing lady. In 2008, The Historic Ashland

Theatre, along with Clay County Public Library hosted Mrs. Wind-ham as she spoke to our community and we celebrated together her 90th

birthday! I will never forget how strong and independent she was! At 90 years old, she turned down a chair that was offered to her while she spoke. Oh no, this vibrant southern belle stood and engaged

with her audience as she shared with us her stories. Some made you giggle, some cry, others just made you sit in wonderment at the life she had led. She sat and signed autographs for over an hour, mak-ing sure each and every person was seen. Mrs. Windham would look you straight in the eye and genu-inely want to share a bit of herself with you. She spent a long time chatting with each member of our family and taking photographs and listening as we shared stories to-gether. Mrs. Windham’s passion was to encourage every person alive to tell stories. Tell them often and

loud. Spread the history of your family, pass down your stories to your chil-dren, your grandchildren, even strangers! Oral tradi-tion is dying in the South and it’s up to us to keep the tradition alive. On June 12, 2011, Alabama sadly lost one of its great-est storytellers. Mrs. Wind-ham may be gone but she left behind such a legacy with so many wonderful books she wrote, a mu-seum, a documentary film, and even a play written about her! To our family, she left even more. She inspired us to listen more and talk often. So in her

honor spend a little time this month listening to the stories of your elders and passing those along to someone small who may never have heard them before. And remember a good ghost story, the memory of falling in love, or the trouble you got into as a child........those stories you tell to-day will be the memories of you tomorrow. In memory of Katherine Tucker

Windham, Lake Wedowee Life’s Leisel Caldwell decided to re-tale a ghost story of her own. I guess it was inevitable that I

would be involved in selling a cou-ple of haunted houses in my 25 + years of selling real estate in Randolph County. You may ask, does she really believe in haunted houses, ghosts, spirits and the su-pernatural? Let me just say I know they're things that have happened to me or to others that have no rea-sonable explanation.

Small Town Life by Robin Steele Thornhill

Ghost stories will never be the same

Katherine Tucker Windham entertained thousands with her tales for ghosts and of course “Jeffery.”

My Haunted House Story.... As a child and teenager I grew up with the daughter of a well-known family in Roanoke, Alabama. The family was very well thought of and loved. The mother was always a familiar face at school. She was the “go to” mom for helping with school activities, planning a girl scout retreat, chaperoning a band trip, etc. Very visible and vocal about how she thought things should be handled. You might say a little “controlling”.

Now 35 years later, I am con-tacted by the daughter to sell the family home. Her mother had passed away several years ago and her father had died in the last 2 years The house had been vacant for some time due to the Father be-ing in assisted living and the nurs-ing home. The house definitely needed some updating but was in good general condition in a great neighborhood. I found a buyer

very quickly for the home. The buyers were not from Roanoke but had been transferred to the area due to a new job.

After about three months after closing I went to visit with the new owners. They had painted almost all the interior walls, installed new carpet and vinyl, updated the kitchen and made other needed repairs. The house was restored back to a warm and inviting home.

As I visited with the new own-ers they started telling me about some very interesting experiences they had encountered in the house. One of the first things they told me was they found money hidden in a strange place in house. We talked about the money and how strange it was that the family did not find it when they cleaned out the house. As we talked, the wife started get-ting very anxious and then told me about seeing a ghost in the kitchen. I asked her to describe the ghost.

Her description was very detailed. She clearly described my friend's mother.

It got even more bizarre as the husband told about when they first moved into the house and how the phone would ring constantly but when they answered no one would be on the line. He said they at-tempted to call the number back that showed on Caller ID but when they called they would get a re-cording stating the number was no longer in service. Someone sug-gested to “Google” the Caller ID number. Guess what... The phone number previously belonged to my friend's family.

The couple said they were not afraid and did not feel threatened in any way. The strange occur-rences stopped after the remodel-ing was completed. It was as though the previous owners just wanted to know their home was in good hands.

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Now is the time of year to look over your shoulder a little more than usual because you never know what might be lurk-ing in the dark.

That is especially true at the Haunted Chicken House located at 7522 Highway 431. For seven seasons the Hollis Volunteer Fire Department has spent every weekend in October terrifying visitors who dare to enter and this year will be no exception.

“We have changed every-thing this year,” Chicken Dan (Hopkins) said. “We are really excited about scaring people in new ways. Of course all of our friends like Jason, Michael, Freddy and Chucky will be there along with some new friends and experiences aimed and scaring the fool out of most anyone.”

The entry fee to the Haunted Chicken House is $15 this sea-son which includes 400 feet of chicken house rooms to scare and torment the people who dare to enter.

News to Know by Kelly Caldwell

Face Your Fears for a Good Cause

“Over the years we have had these Billy Bad Boys that say that the chicken house didn't scare them,” Chicken Dan said. “Well this year, we have their number. We have a new feature called the 'excream room' aimed at them...”

There is an additional charge to enter this room and a waiver must be signed by those who dare.

“In this room anything goes,” Chicken Dan said. “We have critters and other toys aimed and scaring anyone especially considering you are tied to a ta-ble and blind-folded.”

Each person that dares to ex-perience the “excream room” will be given an air horn to blow when they have had enough. If they survive, the person will be given a discount on admission to the Haunted Chicken House.

Along with the chicken house the volunteer fire department also does a haunted hayride.

“When we first started this in 2003, I had never been to a haunted house or really watched horror movies. I didn't think there was much to them,” Chicken Dan said.

There had been a haunted house attraction on County Road 2 before the chicken house and when it burned, a group of volunteers here came up with the idea of the fire department putting on a haunted house.

“We were hurting for money at the volunteer fire department and the guys who suggested we do a haunted house were look-ing for a location,” Chicken Dan said. “I had an empty chicken house and that's how we got started. But, I said if we were going to do it, we were going to advertise and do it right.

“Most of the fundraisers we

have around here are consid-ered a success if you raise $1,500 or so. That first year we took in $11,000. We spent four or five on advertising but we knew we were on to something.”

Since it opened, the Haunted Chicken House has raised more than $400,000 and scared thou-sands of people, but all of that is not profit.

“We have a $65,000 operating budget,” Chicken Dan said. “We constantly upgrade the chicken house and there are only about two weekends a year that I am not up here working on it. It

takes a lot of work and volun-teers to pull this off, and it’s one of the best attractions in Ala-bama and even the Southeast.”

Chicken Dan and the ghouls and goblins hope to terrify more than 10,000 people this season which begins Sept. 30 and will continue every Friday and Sat-urday during the month of Oc-tober. Operating hours are from 7 pm to midnight Friday and Saturday nights. The house will also be open October 30 for “Church Night” and will close on Oct. 31.

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Frday Night Life Update

Panthers gain early success in 2011 The Clay

County Panthers are walking a lit-tle taller as they approach the sec-ond half of the 2011 football sea-son. It may be because they beat their long-time rival Lineville 7-6 in the final Clay Bowl on Septem-ber 23, or it could be they knocked off defending state champion Leeds two weeks earlier.

“We have had some great highs so far this sea-son,” Clay County Coach Kris Herron said. “But, we have had our share of lows, too.”

The Panthers’ only loss came at the hands of Handley, a team currently at the top of Region 3 and ranked No. 3 in Class 3A.

“We have a great group of guys that are really playing well to-gether,” Herron said.

The 4-1 Panthers (at midseason) have the tools to succeed considering they have outscored their opponents 132-47. While the win over Lineville didn't count as far as region standings go, it was a game of pride for not only the current players but the entire Ashland com-munity as well.

“The Clay Bowl is always big, but this year it was huge. We got to enjoy the atmosphere early in the day but we had to regain our focus

before game time. “It wasn't the best game as far as

football fundamentals are con-cerned, but it was a battle that will be remembered for the rest of these

players’ lives.” The two teams had met on the field 100 previ-ous times be-fore the final meeting on September 23, and the irony of the outcome was the first game ended with Lineville on top 7-6. “It was a fit-ting end to a fantastic ri-valry,” Herron said. “The fans got a nail biter to the end, but we took the

weekend to enjoy it, but we have the rest of the season to focus on now.” Unless something hap-pens beyond their con-trol, the Panthers will not have a region title this season; however a state title is still within reach. “We have to continue to improve every week and work on the things we can control,” Herron said. “We still have four region games left in the regular season and then playoffs begin.

“We want to win the rest of our games so that we can host the first round of the playoffs.”

Clay County closes region play October 21 on the road against Cen-tral, Coosa.

“We have our work cut out for us, but our guys are playing well together and hopefully we will con-tinue to improve and stay healthy.”

Clay County knocked off defending state and region champions Leeds earlier this season. The Panthers look to make a run in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class AAA state playoffs. (Photos by Kelly Caldwell)

Friday Night Life Story by Kelly Caldwell

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The Handley Tigers are in control of their own destiny with five games left in the regu-lar season. The squad has out-scored their op-ponents 210-66 and their first string defense was not scored on until the fourth game of the season. “We have had

a couple of tough ball games where we were able to hang on and survive,” Coach Mike Bat-tles said. “The team is doing what we expect them to do. We are playing well, but we still have a long way to go. “Clay County and Sweet

Water were both hard fought games. We are happy to be in the position we are in.” While the Tigers are in

control of the rest of the sea-son, they still have Leeds (the team who denied them the region crown last season) left to play as well as two other teams that have only lost one game each in region play. “It really comes down to doing

what we need to do to win ball games,” Battles said. “If we don't beat Leeds, we don't win the re-gion. That's what happened last year.” The Tigers have all the tools to

reach their goals this season and make a run in the playoffs that begin November 4.

“I don't know if they are bright spots because it’s what we expected, but I will say our backs are starting to run hard and run through people,” Battles said. “Our offensive line is doing ex-

actly what we expect from them and defensively until we played Clay County, our starters had not given up a point.” Another advan-tage for the Ti-gers for the last half of the season is that so many of their younger players have al-ready seen action this season. “We have been able to play so many players in the games so far this season,” Bat-tles said. “In the

first three games, everyone on the team got to play and then a lot of our players saw time last week against Sweet Wa-ter.” One thing that could hinder the Tigers is injuries. “If we can stay injury free, which we haven't been able to do so far, we will be ok. But, we will just play the hand that we've been dealt,” Battles said. “The rest of our season will be tough. All we can do is get healthy and be prepared

to play. “We have got to beat Leeds, if

we don't beat them, we could be No. 3 in the region because of a tie breaker. We have to win; if you wait on someone else to do your job, you will be waiting for awhile. “We are going to try to win the

ball games we can and let the chips fall.”

Handley in driver’s seat for region title

Friday Night Life Story by Kelly Caldwell

The Handley Tigers are the only team in their region to remain un-defeated at the halfway mark in the season. (Photos by Alan Cason)

The Lineville Aggies started their 2011 cam-paign with four consecutive wins including three region victories, but the dark cloud hanging over the Aggies is the recent loss to cross-county rival Clay County. “That one

hurt,” Aggies Coach Steve Gid-dens said. “It was a hard fought battle and we gave our-selves at least three opportuni-ties to win the game. We just couldn't capitalize on them.” The Aggies fell to Clay County 7-

6 and while it was a tough loss, Gid-dens wants the team to put it be-hind them as quickly as possible. “We are going to focus on Line-

ville, because we can't let that (them) beat us twice.” he said. “You could look at it that we didn't capi-talize on our opportunities or you can look at it the way we are. We stayed in it and fought our way to those opportunities.” Regardless of how you look at it,

the Aggies have more goals to ac-complish this season and the three region wins in the first half will help those goals. “Obviously that game mattered

but it does not hinder the progress we have made to accomplish our other goals. “We want to stay injury free and

play another 10 games this season.”

To achieve the latter, the Aggies have to continue controlling their own destiny, and that's not an easy task considering at the beginning of the season, Giddens was concerned about lack of playing experience from his young Aggie team.

“We started the season playing about 12 or 13 guys the whole game and now we play about 20. So we are gaining some depth. “We are also proud of the fact

that we came from behind to win in two region games. We keep fight-ing and keep playing.” That gutsy play along with a

few additions will be needed for the remainder of the season. “Our schedule is tougher the

second half of the season for sure,” Giddens said. “We ned to continue working on our running game. We will need to be able to pick up a yard or two without hav-ing to trick them in the spread.” The Aggies continue gain-ing experience with every game and will continue to improve. “Defensively,

we are playing better than I

thought we would be at this time,” Giddens said. “We had to find some people for different positions. We have had to ask players to do things they haven't done before and they have not only grown into their positions but they have ex-celled at them. “We are playing better than I

thought we would be but we have got to continue getting more people playing in the game. We are start-ing to play kids on both sides of the ball and a bunch of our younger guys are getting some much needed game experience under their belts.” Lineville will face off with

Woodland, Randolph County and Horseshoe Bend before closing its region schedule against Reeltown on October 21. The Aggies will end the season with non-region oppo-nent Handley at home on Oct. 29.

The Aggies are undefeated in region play but will have many challenges before the playoffs begin (Photo by Kelly Caldwell)

Friday Night Life Story by Kelly Caldwell

Aggies prepare for second half

Clay Bowl ends with defensive battleIt is quite possible every inhabi-

tant of Clay County found their way into Horn-White Stadium on Sept. 23. With the bright green of the fresh grass as the only color of neutrality, the sea of blue and red, which had converged on Ashland would have the stadium rocking long before kick off.

The Panthers seemingly domi-nated the field in size and talent com-ing into the match. However, what Lineville lacked in size or quantity, they made up for with deafening cheers from its crowd, and a burning desire from the players. After a com-memorative coin toss from former Governor and former Clay County football player Bob Riley, Jaylan Ack-

les would lead his Clay County Pan-thers and both crowds into an uproar for the last, first kickoff of the Clay Bowl.

The first major play, that Coach Herron would later describe as a turning point for his team, was a Clay County punt by Jamari Staples on 4th and 1, with 6:50 to play in the 2nd quarter. Demetrius Lindsay, who had been the key to most of Lineville’s offense thus far in the game, unchar-acteristically fumbled the ball on the

return, and it was recovered by a pouncing Devin Gaddis of Clay County.

On the very next play, running back Travis Smith would keep his head low and bust through the seams of the Lineville defense for a touch-down. Clay County would then con-vert the PAT, which would make the score 7-0 for the Panthers.

The Panthers would start the sec-ond half with the ball and would be held by a fired up Aggie defense. Af-ter failing to convert on 3rd and 13, the Panthers would be forced to punt. The special teams for the Panthers would have their own error as kicker Jamari Staples fumbled the ball and it was recovered by the Aggies. The

Friday Night Life Story by Steve Haslam Photos by Kelly Caldwell

Clay Bowl ends with defensive battle Panther defense, led by stops from Hunter Nelson and Jaylan Ackles would then hold the Aggie offense to a 3rd and 20. It would all be for naught though, as Tyrone Cosby would take a pass and break three tackles for a 20-yard gain.

It seemed the Aggies were des-tined to score after bringing the ball to the five-yard line. However, the Panthers would make a show of stops, culminating in a touchdown-saving interception from Anthony Wood.

With their backs against the wall, the Aggies would make a huge pass play to Curtis Hunter for a 25-yard gain. The chunk of yards would rile up the anxious visiting crowd and

seemingly wipe the fatigue from their players’ faces. The next play would be a completed pass to Demetrius Lindsay for 15 yards. The drive would continue with a 10-yard run from Curtis Hunter, and would cul-minate with a touchdown run from Demetrius Lindsay. The point after attempt would be no good, making the score 7-6 with a few minutes to play in the final quarter.

On the ensuing kickoff return, receiver Shawncey Simmons fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Ag-gies’ Daniel Henry. Coach Giddens’ crew would recover the ball less than 30 yards from the end zone, but their field goal attempt was blocked. With under two minutes to play, and an-

other punt from the Panthers, the Ag-gies would have one final shot to win the game. An interception from Ja-mari Staples however, would seal the deal, and the Panthers would leave the last Clay Bowl as the victors.

It was a tale of two teams. The Panthers dominated on the ground, while the Aggies were calculating through the air; while both teams’ defenses showed signs of stopping any team of any size.

As the two teams knelt for a final prayer of support and thanksgiving, one tradition died, while another was born. Next year, the red vs. blue will become the red, white, and blue; and the people of Clay County will finally stand as one.

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The Randolph County Ti-gers have been bitten by the injury bug this sea-son but that doesn't mean the Tigers have called it quits.

“I am im-pressed the way our players have overcome adversity this season,” Coach Randy Sparks said. “We have lost a lot of players so far this season and we have got to stay healthy from this point forward.”

According to Sparks, the Tigers have lost 10 to 12 players so far this season and some are season-ending injuries.

“At the beginning of the season we had the most experienced line probably in the region,” Sparks said. “They were all seniors but now we have a lot of new players in those positions because of inju-ries.”

The Tigers have achieved some success this season with a 3-2 re-cord at the halfway point including a 2-1 record in the region. How-

ever, some of the powerhouses in the region are left to play in the re-maining weeks of the regular sea-son.

“We have some tough games ahead of us,” Sparks said. “We still have Ranburne, Lineville, Lanett and Woodland left to play.

“Ranburne beat us out of the playoffs last season so that is an important game and if we can win at least two of the last four region

games, we have a good shot at get-ting in the playoffs.” The positives for the Tigers may not be seen this year but the group is building on something important. “I hope we see the fruits of the labor this season, but the good thing about playing younger kids is that we will have them back next year

with experience. “Our players work hard and

will continue to do so. The run-ning backs have gotten better and our skill players are healthy. So, we can still make some things happen.”

The Tigers posted region wins against Lafayette and a huge 52-6 win over Horseshoe Bend.

“We are doing some really good things and can accomplish our goals if we can stay healthy and keep working hard,” Sparks said. “This is about the players and we want the players to feel that pride that winning brings.”

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Randolph County faces adversity early on

The Tigers have been plagued with injuries in the first half of the season which has allowed younger players to earn game experience. (Photo by Amanda Causey)

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The Wadley Bulldogs started the season be-hind the eightball so to speak with the head coach joining the team less than a month be-fore the first game, but hard work and determina-tion has paid off for the Bull-dogs. The squad heads into the second half of the season un-defeated in region play; however, Bulldogs coach Darrel Roach isn't happy with just that.

“I hate to lose and while we did well in region play so far, those two non-region losses don't sit well with me,” Roach said. “The team is buying into our program and we will get better, but right now we are still very young.”

The team has achieved success early on in the season and will con-tinue to improve as the Bulldogs learn the new system.

“They are playing their guts out, but we don't have the depth we need,” he said. “And, you can tell we get worn out by the end of

the game.” The Bulldogs will have their

toughest region opponents in the upcoming weeks and Roach isn't

taking it lightly. “We are heading into the gaunt-

let of region play with St. Jude and Winterboro and Notasulga coming up,” Roach said. “Winterboro beat St. Jude and they were picked to win the region.”

The Bulldogs have found lead-ership in Ryan Siskey and Kam-

eron Sta-ples. “They really are the heart and soul of this foot-ball team,” Roach said. “We are running on their shoul-ders right now. “We have a young line and they are doing all they can, but we aren't very strong right now.” Roach hopes to continue building on the victories the team

has experienced on the field this season to reach the goal of making the playoffs.

“We want the tradition back that was at Wadley in the past,” he said. “And to do that, we have to have a successful season and that means making the playoffs.

“We want to be able to build on that in the years to come because we are young and it will take us a few years to get to where I want this team to be.”

The Bulldogs end region play on October 21 on the road against Notasulga before ending the regu-lar season hosting Randolph County.

Bulldogs fighting youth, lack of depth

Friday Night Life Story by Kelly Caldwell

The Wadley Bulldogs are young but getting much needed experience this sea-son. (Photo by Amanda Causey)

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This time of year something interesting seems to happen to the Woodland Bob-cats. Some may compare it to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde or “Two-Face” in the movie Dark Knight. It's nothing sinister, but it al-ways seems to be a tale of two foot-ball teams for Woodland when the team enters the last half of regular season.

“People have accused me of having a switch that I flip about this time of year,” Woodland Bob-cats Coach Larry Strain said. “And, I can tell you if I had one, I would hide it and flip it a lot sooner every year.”

The Bobcats sport a 3-2 record entering the second half of the season including a 2-1 mark in region play.

“Those losses were tough but we are getting tougher,” Strain said. “Our team knows what it takes to win and they believe they can do it. That's 90 percent of the battle right there.”

For seven consecutive years the Bobcats have earned a spot in the playoffs and the goal is the same for this season.

“That's what we want every year,” Strain said. “But this last half of the season has some tough chal-lenges more than ever before.”

The Bobcats close out region play with Lineville, Lafayette, Lanett and Randolph County and Strain believes all four will be bat-tling for playoff position. “We have our work cut out for us definitely,” he said. “Lineville is undefeated in region play while Lafayette and Lanett continue to improve. “I thought at the beginning of the season that Randolph County was the team to beat be-cause of all the talent they had returning and

they will still be a contender for the playoffs.” The first five games proved to be challenging for the Bobcats with losses to Bowdon and Reeltown, but also had positives in the wins against Horseshoe Bend, Ranburne and Wadley. “The key to our success the last half of the season is staying healthy,” Strain said. “If we can do that I know that our team can compete in the region.” The Bobcats close region play on October 21 at home against county-rival Randolph County. The Alabama High School Ath-

letic Association Class 2A State Play-offs begin two weeks later on No-vember 4.

Bobcats fight for playoff spot

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The Bobcats hope to make the playoffs for the eighth straight sea-son this year. (Photos by Kevin Brown)

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We’ve all heard the stories of strange sightings of one type or another that different people have claimed to have seen around Wedowee. I guess the one I’ve heard the most is of someone seeing alligators in the Wedowee creek. Along with that, I’ve been told of giant catfish, al-bino deer, two headed chick-ens and I‘m sure several oth-ers that I can’t think of right now. But none are more bizarre than the most recent claim that we have a beast living among us. Al-though the description doesn’t ex-actly match that of the mythical Sasquatch, there are definite simi-larities.

A small anonymous group has started a discrete campaign to find out the truth about these bold and outlandish claims. They call their group “Sightings.” Although I was not allowed within their inner circle, I was able to talk to a couple whose identities I was forbidden to reveal. The reason for this is because, unlike the Sasquatch, this beast is believed to be sentient and intelli-gent and they fear it would lash out at them should their names be told.

Sightings has alleged photo-graphic evidence of the beast, who they think has been living among us for many years. They say that at a quick glance, most would probably mistake it as human so some of you may have seen it without knowing. But upon closer examination, he is far from it. I was allowed to see a couple of these photographs and was admittedly quite disturbed. So far, no one has been able to get a full encapsulating photo because of the size of the creature and his ability to disguise himself. One picture I was shown looked like he was driving a

truck and in another, he was par-tially clothed!

If we do have a monster in our

midst, he is a smart one. Sightings feels like the creature does not want us to know it exists and they think it has the intelligence to retaliate if he felt this secret should get out. I have my doubts about all of this but I would be lying if I told you I wasn’t a little nervous just talking about it to you right now. But if we are in danger and actually do have a wild beast living here in close proximity to our families and loved ones, someone needs to say something so I am just going to share what I know about the creature and let you decide for yourself if this is for real or not.

Most of the sightings have it placed more on the west end of town between Wedowee and Line-ville, but there has been a few as far as Woodland. Its torso is flesh tone and doesn’t have as much hair as the Sasquatch and for reasons un-known, Sightings has noticed that it is seen more in the Fall of the year than any other time. They theorize

that it may be because it hunts and gathers more during this time of year to stock pile what it needs to survive the Winter. If it does actually have the ability to drive, than it has the ability to hunt a larger area and that concerns them. This means the threat isn’t just for the poor souls in Wedowee, but for all of the adjoining cities and towns. As of yet, there haven’t been

any known reports of attacks by this creature, but there have been sev-eral that say they were threatened. However, there is no evidence to support these claims. My advice to anyone who finds themselves in close proximity to whatever this is, is to do what I’d do. And that is to run!

“Sightings” has asked me not to write about this for fear of my own safety but if I did, to ask that anyone who may get close enough to safely take a picture of it, to send it to them for analysis. You can email the pic-tures to the editor of Lake Wedowee Life at news@lakewedoweelife.com .

“Sightings” is also looking into several reports of a large water crea-ture seen near Tranquility Point. Large waves in otherwise still water have been seen in this area along with unusual bird and shad activity. Any information or witnesses to this phenomena are asked to contact them through the above supplied email. Their information would be greatly appreciated and identities withheld.

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ents more than 35 years ago.

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October brings several occasions with a need for treats. School Fall

Festivals usually need plenty of homemade goodies to sale. Trick or Treaters will soon be knocking on your door expecting some yummy-ness!

Instead of handing out prepack-aged candy why not make your own treats. Your takers will love them as much as you will enjoy making them. Add cute packaging and watch the smiles as everyone come back for more.

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Chocolate Covered Peanuts Shelled Raw Peanuts Chocolate Blocks Preheat oven to 350. On cookie sheet pour as many shelled, raw

peanuts as you'd like. Put in oven to roast. **Rule of thumb: when you can smell the peanuts let cook 4-5 more minutes. Remove and let cool. Melt chocolate in microwave beginning at 1 minute, stop and stir; then 30 seconds at a time until melted. Add a few peanuts at a time to melted chocolate and mix well. Using 2 spoons fill one with mixture and rake onto wax paper with the other. Keep melting chocolate until you've used all the peanuts. (I like to use food proces-sor and chop peanuts just a little. )

Congratulations to Addison Wells for winning our “Living the Lake Wedowee Life Model Search.” He will be featured in our

Guide to Lake Wedowee issue that will come out in April 2012. According to his entry informa-

tion, Addison is a 15-year-old sophomore at Saks High School in Anniston, Alabama. He plays football and spends his weekends

wakeboarding on Lake Wedowee. When we asked how he felt about winning the contest his response was, “Cool, I bet the girls are go-ing to be mad.” We would like to thank every-

one who participated in this con-test. Whether you were a contest-ant, a voter, or an advocate for your favorite model we are appre-ciative for your help in making this contest such a huge success.

Please look closely at the faces on the following pages, as you may recognize some of them in upcoming issues. Through this contest we had a

total of 45 contestants, each of them receiving a “like” that was counted as one vote. The com-bined total of votes we had at our cut off date was 3,262. Carla Wa-ters, our fan vote winner, had a total of 390 votes. Sierra Wright had 336 in second place, and in third place was Reagan Cargal with 212 votes.

If you would like to know more about current contests Lake Wedowee Life has visit our website and look for

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Since the lake was impounded, there have been many years of an-glers witnessing the “ups and downs” of a new impoundment, as it slowly aged.

Today, the numbers of large-mouth bass caught, those exceeding 10 pounds, has decreased. Often, you will hear of an angler catching one over that weight. Maybe even a 13-14 pounder. But it has been years since any angler has stared down at a Lake Wedowee monster bass, ly-ing in the bottom of a boat, weighing in that 15-16 pound category.

So, the question now pondered by all is, ”what has happened to all those really big, trophy-sized large-mouth bass, those weighing in the fifteen pound plus weight category?

They are still there! No, not the same bass of yesteryear, for only a few very big bass live past 20 years of age. But their offspring, are now again huge, largemouth bass.

Lake Wedowee is one of the best lakes in Alabama for targeting big, largemouth bass during the fall, winter and spring season, “trophy bass fishing” as they say. Hopeful anglers know that a young lake or a newly impounded lake, like Lake Wedowee, always has a sudden re-occurrence of some very excellent bass fishing that takes place about every five to six years.

Today, with Lake Wedowee now

nearly 30 years of age you could as-sume -- all bass anglers agree -- we are due again for a real chance at some lucky angler landing a possi-ble, new state record largemouth bass!

Although these really big bass seem to be rather scarce during the summer months, these are very catchable bass from the fall season, on into the winter season, and all throughout the early spring season. These are really big largemouth bass that are susceptible to a whole range of lures, when fished in all depths on Lake Wedowee.

Choosing the correct lure; fishing it in the right manner, in the right depth of water; and fishing in all the right places is the recipe for success this fall/winter season on Lake We-dowee. Many variables will deter-mine your lure choice and help im-prove the outcome of your fishing success. Rigging several rods with various types of lures, those that cover the top, middle and bottom water column, will help anglers de-termine where the most catchable big bass are holding on each outing.

So here’s some suggestions for anglers that are planning on fishing Lake Wedowee this fall and early winter seasons! Topwater Lures - It’s a sure bet if

an angler starts out the day throw-ing a topwater lure (on any day) during this fall season on Lake We-dowee, he or she may connect with the day’s biggest bass. With the lake currently down for winter pool and no weeds in sight throughout all of Lake Wedowee, you can possibly eliminate lures that are normally chosen for their weed less qualities.

Wood cover is very evident and found lake wide. With some very visible standing timber, brush piles, stick ups and stumps, all left here during impoundment with some still standing today. With the lake normally down any where from 5-15 feet during the fall and winter seasons, at times it looks like you are fishing in a forest!

When casting your lures among all of this lure-grabbing wood cover, practice and use precise casts. These types of topwater lures should be accurately fished with precise casts during this fall and winter period, to avoid frustration with hang-ups or possibly losing precious lures.

When the lake is down it exposes a lot of previously submerged wood and rock cover. Topwater lures, when fished away from the banks

Catching the big one on Lake Wedowee

Hooked on Lake Wedowee by Reed Montgomery

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out in open water areas, get strikes from suspended bass holding out over deeper water. These can be schools of spotted bass as well that have grown to trophy-size bass over the past 25 years. Keep a big, heavy topwater lure (like a zara super spook featuring 3 treble hooks), rigged and ready, .

LURES FOR FISHING IN THE

MIDDLE WATER COLUMN

These lure choices are as many to select from, as when choosing a top-water lure. But these lure choices work anytime. Like spinnerbaits.

Choosing your spinnerbaits de-pends on water clarity. During the fall season heavy rains may muddy up the lake’s headwaters, and the incoming feeder creeks can show stained to muddy conditions. . As most anglers know when faced with this situation this is the time to fish with heavier 1/2 to 3/4 of an ounce spinnerbaits or find clearer water.

Choosing model spinnerbaits that show brighter colors, both on the spinnerbaits skirt and its added trailer are best when confronted with these adverse conditions. Spinnerbaits sporting big, over-sized blades are a must in stained water conditions, so bring along plenty of blade choices. Spinner-baits can be retrieved right through standing timber without hanging.

Spinnerbaits can also be slow rolled or dropped among Lake Wedowee’s standing timber.

Crank baits would be a good second choice lure, if I had to cover the middle water column where a lot of big bass just suspend during the fall and early winter period. These lures fool a lot of big bass into striking, usually out of instinct and they intrigue some big bass to hit as well, often when they ignore other types of lures.

Experiment and try all types of crank baits. Even lip designs of a round lip, square lip or coffin-shaped lip can be preferred by these big largemouth bass, on any given trip

The same goes for lipless lures, crank baits that sink, and they can be fished at all depths. I've seen these types of lures all work very well on Lake Wedowee’s schooling bass. They are exceptional lures for big bass that are suspended in Lake Wedowee’s many miles of standing timber. There are times when these big bass may prefer small to large size meals, so bring along plenty of 1/4 to 3/4 ounce lipless type lures.

LURES FISHED ON OR

NEAR BOTTOM

Boy, how long of a list would this be? When choosing lures that you generally drag along the lake’s bottom this fall season, there are many lure choices, lure colors and various lure shapes, sizes and ac-tions these bass may prefer. Know-ing the water clarity, water depth, the time of year you are fish-

ing and the type of cover being fished, should help you determine your lure choice. Plastic Worms - These slither-

ing creatures have fooled a lot of big Lake Wedowee bass over the last 30 years. Small worms work very well, especially in clear water situations or when following a cold front, when bass are more picky. Even small, four-inch finesse worms, fished on light tackle out-fits have fooled some big bass into striking on Lake Wedowee. Prob-lem is, many of these huge, tackle-testing bass are not always landed with the use of light tackle outfits

The timber, rocks and lake’s rough bottom can damage your line, nicking it, and thus causing a big, strong bass to easily break it. Again, leaving you with old tale of, “the one that got away

So heavier tackle outfits are rec-ommended!

Big worms fool the bigger bass. Worms in lengths of 10-12 inches, fished on a 4/0 to 6/0 hook with a 1/4 ounce to 1/2 ounce Texas rigged sinker, have fooled a lot of trophy-sized bass on Lake We-dowee during past fall and winter seasons. They still work today.

See my website:

www.fishingalabama.com for more info.

Thanks and Good Fishin'

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