Conecuh County is lucky to be served by the outstanding professionals at Conecuh County EMS, which provides first-rate emergency medical services to residents of the county and outlying areas. The county also has a number of emergency medical responders in local fire departments too, and this ensures that citizens will get quality emergency care when the fire departments are called to the scene.
It goes without saying that there are more than a few people alive today, who wouldn’t be here if not for a paramedic or EMT. Often what they do in the course of a regular work day, results in years of prolonged life for those who would have otherwise passed on if not for the advanced skills brought to bear by paramedics and EMTs.
With all that said, take the time to thank one of these folks today. Hopefully, you’ll never need one to help you, but if you do ever have to call the ambulance, you can rest assured they’ll be there to answer the call.
Locus magazine announced Wednesday of last week the finalists for each category of the 2011 Locus Awards. For those of you unfamiliar with the Locus Awards, they are a prestigious slate of science fiction and fantasy literary awards presented to the winners of Locus magazine’s annual readers’ poll.
Arguably, the three most prominent categories include Best Science Fiction Novel, Best Fantasy Novel and Best First Novel.
The finalists for Best Science Fiction Novel include “Surface Detail” by Iain M. Banks, “Cryoburn” by Lois McMaster Bujold, “Zero History” by William Gibson, “The Dervish House” by Ian McDonadl and “Blackout/All Clear” by Connie Willis.
The finalists for Best Fantasy Novel include “Under Heaven” by Guy Gavriel Kay, “Kraken” by China Mieville, “Who Fears Death” by Nnedi Okorafor, “The Fuller Memorandum” by Charles Stross and “The Sorcerer’s House” by Gene Wolfe.
The finalists for Best First Novel include “The Loving Dead” by Amelia Beamer, “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms” by N.K. Jemisin, “Shades of Milk and Honey” by Mary Robinette Kowal, “The Quantum Thief” by Hannu Rajaniemi and “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe” by Charles Yu.
Also this week, the good folks at the state tourism department released their list of top events to attend in June. They include “The Miracle Worker” play, Tuscumbia, June 3-July 19; “IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas” exhibit, Montgomery, June 4-July 31; Vulcan’s Annual Birthday Bash, Birmingham, June 5; Stevenson Depot Days, Stevenson, June 9-12; 9-1-1 Festival, Haleyville, June 10-11; Gadsden Riverfest, Gadsden, June 10-11; Gulf Coast Hot-Air Balloon Festival, Foley, June 17-19; Alabama Blueberry Festival, Brewton, June 18; Chilton County Peach Festival, Clanton, June 18-25; and the Slocomb Tomato Festival, Slocomb, June 18.
For more information about these events and others visit www.alabama.travel.
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