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Alabama Bass Trail
LAKE JORDAN TOURNAMENT
APRIL 19, 2014All regular season tournaments are single-day team events held on Saturdays. A mandatory registration and pre-tournament meeting will take place on the preceding Friday, beginning at 5:00 P.M. Each team member must check in in person at the designated site during official registration and present a valid fishing license and proof of boat insurance. See rules for complete details and refund policy.
Lake Jordan registration ends Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at midnight or 200 boats.
Registration & Pre-Tournament MeetingApril 18, 2014
Wetumpka Civic Center
410 South Main Street,
Wetumpka, AL 36092
Registration: 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Pre-Tournament Meeting: 7:00 P.M.
Launch & Weigh In
April 19, 2014
Bonners Landing
Launch will be at safe daylight.
Fish Size: 12 inches on Largemouth and spotted bass
Off-limits Areas: Within 100 yards of the ramp at the State Ramp
Accepted Species
Largemouth, Spotted and Smallmouth bass
For More Information visit: www.AlabamaBassTrail.org
or Contact Kay Donaldson, Program Director at 1-855-934-7425
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Grand Opening/ Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Affordable Hearing, LLC
April 25, 2014
10 AM
7358 US Hwy 231, Wetumpka, AL
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CRATERFEST 2014
APRIL 19, 2014
GOLDSTAR PARK
NOON - 9 PM
Click on the link below for all the details:
http://www.wetumpkachamber.com/Craterfest.html
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Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum now open for Spring, Fridays & Saturdays 9 AM - 5 PM and Sundays Noon - 5 PM through June. July - October Hours are Saturday 9 AM - 5 PM. Call 334-567-6463 for more information or to schedule group tours and private functions. www.jasminehill.org
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On behalf of the Wetumpka Indians 7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade, JV, and Varsity Football programs we would like to extend an invitation to be a part of our 2014-2015 Gold Cards. The Gold Cards offer discounts throughout Wetumpka, Montgomery and Prattville.
We give the Wetumpka Business community the first option to be on the card and we would like to highlight your business! There is no fee, the only cost is to honor the discount that you sign up for. It can be anything from a free drink to a percentage off a meal, service or product.
The players will start selling these cards in May for $5 each. Last year we sold over 1000 of the cards in our community and this year we would like to double that. Please see the attached flyer for a copy of this years card (still good until July 2014) and the 2014-2015 contract.
You may return this form by April 15th by fax to 1-404-649-9691 or mail to:
Wetumpka Quarterback Club P.O.. Box 72 Wetumpka, AL 36092.
A scanned copy can be sent to wqcfootball@gmail.com .
Please contact Ashley Carter @ 334-414-7479 with questions
Thank you for supporting Wetumpka Indians Football!
Jenifer Glover
WQC President
Please help us by sharing this with your employees, friends and family!
The Alabama Power Service Organization (APSO)
will be hosting a hamburger and hotdog lunch benefiting the
Elmore County Humane Shelter
All proceeds from the lunch will go to the Humane Shelter to
buy supplies needed for the pets at the shelter
Join us April 30, 2014
11:00- 2:00
At the Alabama Power Company office at
400 South Main Street, Wetumpka
1 hotdog- $5
1 hamburger- $6
1 hotdog and 1 hamburger- $7
Each plate will come with baked beans,
chips, dessert and a canned drink
To pre-order a plate you may contact:
Wendy Barnes- wlbarnes@southernco.com or 334-206-2512
Kim Adams- kkadams@southernco.com or 334-206-2501
Delivery available for 10 plates or more
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Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned April 22 & 23, 7:00 p.m. Montgomery Performing Arts Center Tyler Perry presents his new stage play. A single woman meets a man online and the madness only begins there! Click here for tickets. |
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An Evening with Nick Saban April 25, 7:00 p.m. Montgomery Performing Arts Center Guests will enjoy a special evening of engagement at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center with Nick Saban, current head football coach of the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide and first coach to win four BCS Championship titles. There will be a silentauction before this event in the Atrium. These tickets will make an ideal gift for the Alabama fan on your Christmas list. Click here for tickets. |
Wetumpka Police Department offers Citizen Firearms Training The Wetumpka Police Department will conduct citizen’s firearms classes at Wetumpka Police Department headquarters at 208 Marshall Street. Class size is limited to 20 participants and those attending must preregister. Classroom work will be from 8 am – noon, a break for lunch and the class will resume at the department firing range. Items needed for the class are a firearm, approximately 50-100 rounds of ammunition, a baseball cap, protective eyewear (sunglasses etc.) and a pistol permit, if applicable. Cost is $10 which is payable upon registration at Wetumpka Police Dept. 208 Marshall Street. Call for upcoming class schedule (334) 567-5321. Classes are 8:00 AM - Wetumpka Police Headquarters 208 Marshall Street, Wetumpka, AL
National Active/Retired Federal Employees Association Chapter 1985, meets the third Friday of each month at the Front Porch Grill in Millbrook On Hwy 9, (Behind Rite Aid) at 8:30 AM for Breakfast/Coffee. For Info call (334) 799-2261 Tom Karrh, President. NEWS RELEASE
Chris Hudgins, Chief Fraud Investigator with Regions Bank will present a program on “Identity Theft and Consumer Fraud” at the monthly meeting of the Autauga / Elmore Chapter of the National Active/Retired Federal Employees (NARFE). The meeting is in Millbrook, Alabama at The Front Porch Grill (behind Rite-Aid) at 8:30 AM, Friday April 18, 2014. This is a breakfast/coffee meeting. The public is invited. For information, contact Tom Karrh (TomKarrh@hotmail.com ) Ph 334-7992261.
-- Tom Karrh President NARFE Ch1985
758 Karrh Rd
Prattville, AL 36067
334-799-2261 www.NARFE.org
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The Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street will bring the exhibition entitled “The Way We Worked” to Wetumpka on May 23. It will be the final appearance for the exhibition in the state.
The traveling exhibition “directly engages small town audiences and brings revitalized attention to underserved rural communities through their own Main Street museums, historical societies and other cultural venues,” according to Museum on Main Street website.
The exhibition was made possible in the state by the Alabama Humanities Foundation. It will be shown in the Elmore County Museum through July 6 with hours for the “The Way We Worked” scheduled for Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“The Way We Worked” will feature the following presentations:
• “Working by the River” - a joint endeavor of the Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce and the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery. Encompasses a series of special events that will take place in downtown Wetumpka and throughout the River Region this summer. The Smithsonian exhibition, “The Way We Worked,” has been the impetus and inspiration for a series of other events and exhibitions that will run concurrently.
• “Alabama at Work” - focusing on the history of work in Alabama and specifically Elmore County. The exhibition will feature competitively chosen original artwork depicting the theme and a series of storyboards which will include the history of work in the 180 years of Wetumpka’s history.
• “Dixie Art Colony: a Look at Its Legacy” - the retrospective exhibition will explore the life and work of famed Wetumpka artist Kelly Fitzpatrick who was a founder and mainstay of the Dixie Art Colony on Lake Jordan. The Dixie Art Colony was a place for struggling artists to work, study and play during The Great Depression and into the 1940s.
“Alabama at Work” and “Dixie Art Colony: a Look at Its Legacy” hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays at the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery in the City of Wetumpka Administrative Building.
Both “Alabama at Work” and “Dixie Art Colony: a Look at Its Legacy” will also explore President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s depression era economic stimulus program the WPA Federal Art Project. Docent tours of “Dixie Art Colony: a Look at Its Legacy” and “Alabama at Work” will be available to the public on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“Art Walk” in historic downtown Wetumpka will also be available for viewing at leisure. The works of art are copies of original work submitted by artists and placed in downtown storefront windows. At the same time these exhibitions are in place an extensive calendar of special events is planned, including special tours available in Tallassee and Millbrook, a night of storytelling in Wetumpka and a series of lectures.
-- Information provided by the Alabama Tourism Department
SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT
“Working By the River”
Lecture and Event Schedule
**Times and Locations subject to change. Please check website or call to confirm.
Saturday May 24th: “Agriculture At Work”
“Agriculture at Work”, an inside look at the local farm.
10:00-11:30 AM
Location TBD.
“Container Gardening”
12:00-1:00 PM
Elmore County Extension Office.
340 Queen Ann Rd · Wetumpka
Saturday May 31st: “Working in the Digital Age”, a look at how media and pop culture have evolved with technology.
10:00 AM- 12:00 PM
Wetumpka Herald Office
300 Green Street, Wetumpka
Saturday June 7th: “Working By the River” The modernization of a river town.
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Wetumpka Public Library
212 South Main Street, Wetumpka
Saturday June 14: Dixie Art Colony, A Look at Its Lasting Legacy
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery
408 South Main Street, Wetumpka
Saturday June 21: “Modern Day Homesteading”, Bee keeping, woodcarving, cheesemakers and more.
10 AM-12:00 PM, Wetumpka Public Library
212 South Main Street, Wetumpka, Al
Saturday June 28th: “Arts as an Economic Engine”
10:00 AM- 12:00 PM
KFMG Memorial Gallery
408 South Main Street
Friday July 4th: City of Wetumpka Community Reunion and July 4th Celebration
6:00 -9:00 PM, Gold Star Park
Ready Street, Wetumpka
Saturday July 6th: “The Heritage of Heirloom Quilting”
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Black History Museum
202 Lancaster Avenue, Wetumpka
Interested in volunteering for the Smithsonian Exhibit? Email: info@wetumpkachamber.org for more information.
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Millbrook Community Players Theatre
Click here for a complete 2014 itinerary:
http://www.millbrooktheatre.com/Ticket%20Page.htm
Wetumpka Depot Players
Click here for a 2014 Season listing:
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Downtown Redevelopment Presentation of downtown concept plan November 7, 2013
Documents
Wetumpka Concept Plan PresentationKick-off Meeting PresentationScope of Work Media
City Council OKs plan for downtown projectPlanning Board hears pitches on downtown project
Other Information
Tax Incentives for Historic Buildings For questions or comments please contact David Robison at
drobison@cityofwetumpka.com City of Wetumpka awarded $450k for Revitalization with Community
Development Block Grant
Read the full article here:
SAVING OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS
WAKA Interview with Glen Halbrooks and Exec. Dir. Vanessa Lynch
Saving Historic Buildings in Downtown Wetumpka
Pancake Breakfast Coverage:
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ARTWALK WETUMPKA
Artwalk has begun! Big thanks for Hope Brannon, Carol Hickman and Mark Harris, with the help of Public Works and Wetumpka Pride for bringing art work to vacant storefronts in downtown Wetumpka! Come see the beautiful art depicting the way of life in Wetumpka with artwork on Company Street, Court Street, East Bridge St., Hill Street and Commerce Street.
RELAY FOR LIFE
Relay For Life of Elmore-Wetumpka
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Noon
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Santuck Flea Market
7300 Central Plank Road/Highway 9, Wetumpka, AL 36092
OPEN: 5/3/14,6/7/14, 7/5/14, 8/2/14, 9/6/14, 10/4/14, 11/1/14, 12/6/14
An outdoor flea market with more than 450 booths featuring arts, crafts, antiques, novelties,
imports, food, and more.The Santuck Flea Market is open the first Saturday of each month
from March - December from daylight until 2pm. RAIN OR SHINE.
Santuck Flea Market and Santuck Community Center are owned and operated by community volunteers.
All proceeds benefit the Santuck Volunteer Fire Department, Santuck Community Center, and various community needs. Each month a different church or civic organization operates the kitchen in Venable Hall to raise much needed funds.
Prices: Free admission, free parking available
Phone: 334-567-7400
Link: Santuck Flea Market
Museum on Main Street Smithsonian Exhibit
"The Way We Worked"
Coming Friday, May 23, 2014 - Sunday, July 6, 2014
Elmore County Museum, 112 S. Main Street, Wetumpka
SAVE THE DATE!!!
Exchange Club Bass Tournament
August 30, 2014
Gold Star Park
Call Haywood Robbins for more info (334) 567-5456
