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20 YEARS AGO
MAY 27, 1999
Drew Skipper was the recipient of the coveted Jerry
Peacock Memorial Trophy at Sparta Academy’s sports banquet held May 1, 1999 in
the school gym. The Peacock Trophy is given each year to the best all-around
senior athlete who participates in football, basketball and baseball. It is
named for the late Jerry Peacock, who was a standout athlete in Sparta
Academy’s Class of 1977. The trophy was presented by Tim Johnson, a classmate
of Jerry, and Lynn P. Weaver, Jerry’s sister. Drew is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Andy Skipper of Evergreen.
Franklin Williams of Hillcrest High School has received a
basketball scholarship to Alabama Southern Community College in Monroeville.
Franklin is being congratulated by Keith Nettles, assistant principal at HHS.
Franklin is the son of Evelyn Williams.
Applications now being taken for Wendell Hart Scholarship:
The Evergreen Rotary Club, administrators of the Wendell Hart Scholarship Fund,
announces that applications for the $2,500 scholarship are now available.
Applications may be picked up at the
Evergreen Courant or by calling Robert Bozeman. The deadline for submitting
applications is July 1, 1999.
The scholarship is dedicated to the memory
of the late Coach Wendell Hart, who deeply cared for his students and desired
that all deserving young men and women be able to advance their education.
45 YEARS AGO
MAY 23,
1974
Keith Pugh is winner Tri-State track meet: Keith Pugh, a junior
at Monroe Academy, placed first in the 440-yard dash at the Southeastern
Invitational Track Meet held Saturday in Selma. Keith’s time was 50.8 seconds.
He placed second in the board jump and second in the triple jump.
The
meet was sponsored by the Alabama Private School Athletic Association. Schools
from Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi participated.
Keith
became eligible for the tri-state contest by winning five events in the state
track meet held May 11 in Greenville.
Janice
Pugh, a ninth-grader at Monroe Academy, also participated in the track meet.
She placed second in the high jump and hurdles.
Keith
and Janice are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Pugh of Evergreen.
Evergreen’s Don
Owens helped lead the Saints of Lurleen B. Wallace Jr. College to the 1974
Southern Division Championship. A freshman majoring in physical education,
Owens is a graduate of Sparta Academy. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Owens.
New Quarterback Club
President Eldon Scott presents an award of appreciation to outgoing President
Bill Johnson at Sparta Academy’s Athletic Awards Banquet.
Bob
Davis, head basketball coach at Auburn University, had his audience laughing
and then gave them some things to think about as he delivered the featured
address at Sparta Academy’s Athletic Awards Banquet. Headmaster Richard Brown
was responsible for getting Brown to speak.
70 YEARS AGO
MAY 26, 1949
ATTENTION FISHERMEN! No more digging
and hunting for worms to fish with. Drive by and pick up a handy carton of
ENGLISH RED WORMS – Packed 100 to carton, $1 per carton – INDIANA MINNOWS –
Live Bait for White Perch and Trout - $5 and up per 100 – Bell Seed &
Supply Co. – Across Street From Courthouse – EVERGREEN, ALABAMA – Phone 667.
From “This Week’s
Wash” by Bob Bozeman – I may be saved yet. I have been told that there is still
some hope for me. Some have said I have to start fishing, some said I have to hunt,
and Henry Witherington said I would have to go fox hunting. Well, Saturday I
went fishing, and if I live long enough I’m going to hunt some quail and go
listen to the hounds with Mr. Henry some night.
Bruce Johnson and I
went out to Brooklyn Saturday morning and John Greel Ralls took us on a lengthy
fishing trip up Bottle Creek. We got in the creek above the bridge in Brooklyn
and fished back to the Ralls home about two miles (by road and hundreds by the
creek) this side of Brooklyn.
The three of us had
a lot of fun wading up the creek. It is slippery and the footing anything but
secure but none of us took a complete fall although Bruce did give his wrist
watch several baths. We caught eight trout and didn’t fish too hard. I was
using John Greel’s rod and reel and the one he was using broke or no doubt we
would have caught more.
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