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Monday, April 3, 2006 Montgomery Advertiser TEACHER PROFILE: EVELYN BOYD HOW TO REACH US Jack Mitchell, metro editor, oversees FYI. To submit your items for Our Town and News From Your Neighborhood, call (334) 240-9268 or fax at (334) 261-1521. Readers also can send him e-mail to fyi Then Evelyn fourth-grade you Boyd's walk class, into you are greeted by posters encouraging achievement in math multiplication, division and more. The 20-year veteran got her start teaching in the Shelby County school system at Calera Elementary School. "I have always had a love for math," she said.

"I like working with numbers and solving problems. I am certified to teach all subjects, but my past principal knew that I had a passion for this subject. So when we went to pods, she knew math was my choice." Although math might be difficult for some people, Boyd said she has no problem getting her students excited about numbers. "You have to make math interesting for them so they will want to do it," she said. "The most rewarding part of my job is to see the smiles on my students' AROUND TOWN Cyclists pedal their way to Senior Olympics Twenty-six area senior citizens mounted their bikes this weekend in hopes of qualifying for the 2007 Senior Olympic games.

Sponsored by the Governor's Commission for Physical Fitness, the races were held for competitors at least 50 years old. The oldest cyclist was older than 70, event planners said. "Everyone had a good time, and there were no wrecks or incidents. It all went smoothly, and hopefully everyone will go to nationals who qualified," said Phil Jones, the race coordinator. The majority of the riders qualified for the national competition next year in Louisville, he said.

The weekend's events began Saturday in the eastern part of the county with a 40-kilometer road race. On Sunday, cyclists competed in 5- and 10-kilometer time trials and a 20-kilometer road race at Gunter Industrial Park. The next Montgomery Senior Olympic games will be May 5-7. Athletes will compete in 3-on-3 basketball, table tennis, bowling, horseshoes, track and field and shuffleboard, among other events. The National Senior Games Association, a nonprofit organization that promotes active lifestyles for senior adults, expects the 2007 national games to attract 12,000 athletes from across the country.

David Irvin OUR TOWN TOWN walk will begin at the corner of Jackson and High streets in the Centennial Hill neighborhood 'and end at the King-Johns Garden of Reflections. Whitfield United Methodist Church will hold Good Friday Community Services at noon April 14 at 2673 Fisk Road. Call Gail Gilmore at (334) 396-3358 or send e-mail to The Harvest Temple Church of God will have a gospel singing featuring the "Dixie Echoes" at 7 p.m. April 21 at 4500 Vaughn Road. (334) 277-6834 or (334) 669-1386.

Difference Makers will hold a "Stop The Violence" Awareness Campaign from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 22 at Gibbs Village Community Center, Terminal Road. Call Andrea Price at (334) 868-0400 or e- mail The Alpha Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. will hold a health fair and seminar from 10 a.m.

to 1 p.m. April 22 at the Cleveland Avenue YMCA, 1201 Rosa Parks Ave. (334) 213-0051. Shred it, Crime Stoppers USA and Wal-Mart will have shredding trucks available to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

April 22 at the WalMart Supercenter on Atlanta Highway. Contact Linda Simcik at (205) 591-7089. The Morrison-Dawkins Family Reunion lunch will be 1 p.m. April 23 at Mountain Hill Baptist Church, 1189 W. Hickory Grove Road.

(334) 272-1252. The Capital City Parliamentarians Unit and the Mildred B. Horton Parliamentary Unit will sponsor a Parliamentary Law Month Community Workshop from 9 a.m. to noon April 29 at the Juliette Hampton Morgan Memorial Library, 245 High St. Call Dale Huff at (334) 288-2460 extension 203.

The Forest Hills Neighborhood Association yard sale will be from 7 to 11 a.m. April 29 at the Flowers Elementary School minigym, 3510 Harrison Road. (334) 272-0960. Working in Neighborhood Groups through Support (WINGS) will sponsor a clean up event April 29 in the Ridgecrest community. Youth groups will clean senior citizens' yards.

(334) 280-3246. The Family Sunshine Center will hold an inaugural fundraising event in honor of faces when they have mastered a skill. I know that skill will be with them forever. Her hobbies include watching the Lifetime channel and reading romance novels. "I have always loved to read, and a college friend gave me my first romance novel.

I was hooked after that," she said. "I read at least three books a week. Reading is very relaxing for me." -Erin Elaine Mosely David Barnhart accepts the his age group Sunday after time trial as a qualifier for Gunter Industrial Park. John Ausman, left, and Mike 10K time trial Sunday at Child Abuse Awareness Month at noon April 30 at the RSA Activity Center. Tickets are $50 per person.

Lunch will be provided by Nobles restaurant. (334) 206-2100. Memorial Presbyterian Church's Music Ministry will present a free spring concert at 4 p.m. April 3 30 in the church sanctuary, 2130 Bell Road. (334) 274-1018.

Whitfield Memorial Church will have a rummage sale 7 a.m. to noon May 5-6 at the church, 2673 Fisk Road. (334) 281-2467 or (334) 369-3358. The second annual Red Hat Night with Biscuits Baseball will begin at 7:05 p.m. May 6.

The Red Hats will be sitting in the club level section behind home plate. Shy Dogs and Rocking Ray will entertain. Call Liz Applebaum at (334) 279-7283 for reservations and send a check for $10 to 501 Moorfield Lane, Montgomery, AL 36117. Frazer United Memorial Methodist Church's 16th annual Youth Missions barbecue will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

May 6 at the church. (334) 272-8622. Kentucky Derby Party sponsored by Auburn University Montgomery's School of Continuing Education will be 3:30 to 8 p.m. May 6 at the Pinchona Farm in Hope Hull. Contact Kathy Gunter at (334) 244-3804.

Ongoing Little House Food Bank and Pantry needs canned goods and other food items to give to the needy as well as personal items. Little House, 510 Vindale Road in Prattville, is open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Financial donations also are accepted.

Call (334) 358-0883 or write to P.O. Box 680151 Prattville, AL 36068. Jackson Square Apartments and the Montgomery Council on Aging provide free lunches to seniors. Montgomery residents older than 60 are invited to eat daily in the Rue de Hunter Clubhouse at Jackson Square Apartments, 2230 Woodley Square. (334) 288-9400.

Send items to Our Town, Attn: Julie Arrington, P.O. Box 1000, Montgomery, AL 36101-1000, e-mail them to or fax them to (334) 261-1521. All announcements should be submitted at least two weeks before the event. first-place award for competing in a 10K the Senior Olympics at I Planters get tips on preparing meals Vintage Year Chef Michael Hochhalter speaks to home gardeners Sunday under the Union Station Train Shed. The presentation, sponsored by Southern Homes and Gardens, brought experts and home gardeners together, where they learned about using common items from the garden to prepare nutritious, tasty meals.

The Montgomery Garden Gallery, a fundraiser for the Central Alabama Chapter of the American Red Cross, consisted of a series of weekend garden-related events in the Capital City. Photos by Karen S. Doerr Advertiser Carl Viars pedals hard Sunday at Gunter Industrial Park in a 10K time trial, which was a qualifier for the Senior Olympics. Viars placed first in his age group. Tuesday The Family Guidance Center's Center for Families will sponsor the reading of "A Very Special Critter" at 4 p.m.

Tuesday at 530 S. Lawrence St. Emily DeBray, Ms. Wheelchair 2006, will read to children and discuss how cool being "different" can be. Building Our Neighborhoods for Development and Success (BONDS) will hold a training workshop at noon Tuesday at 434 S.

McDonough St. Russell Stringer, urban forester for the city of Montgomery, will present "Weeds, Trees and What's the Purpose of Urban Forestry to Our Neighborhoods?" Call (334) 264-6223 or e-mail Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church will present the Lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday at 454 Dexter Ave. The Rev. Robert Graetz and Dorothy Posey will be special guests at the event.

(334) 263-3970. Friday The Montgomery Friends of the Historic Voting, Rights Trail will present for Freedom Il: A Tribute to Our Youth Our Stars for the Future" at 5:30 p.m. Friday on the City of Saint Jude campus. Admission is free. (334) 420-4475.

Saturday Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base will present the 2006 River Region Air Show from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. FYI LINEUP Every day Our Town, FYI profile Tuesday-Saturday Crime and arrest reports Sunday Student profile Monday Teacher profile Tuesday Good Neighbor profile Wednesday Military profile, Maxwell-Gunter Digest and Hometown news Thursday Public public safety profile, food inspections Friday Volunteer profile Saturday Senior citizen profile Page designed by Beth Gribble Page edited by Faye Davis Busbin talk before a Gunter Industrial Park. The following marriage licenses were applied for at the Montgomery County Courthouse: Benjamin Nathan Headley, 23, and Lacy Cheryl Thompson, 24.

Eric Max Arnst, 23, and Alicia Rita Lux, 22. James Douglas Woodberry, 26, and Alshuna Michelle Bonam, 27. Jason Scott Phelps, 25, and Brittani Ranae Kissel, 32. John Lyle Widgeon, 21, and Jessica Israil Griggs, 19. Jonathan Lamar Franklin, 19, and Shawniece Leilehua Roddy, 18.

Kit Daniel Tatum, 28, and Melissa Anne Mowry, 28. Michael David Smith, 25, and Deanna Lucyna Hinson, 24. Charles Wayne Davis, 44, and Christine Lee Dowdy, 33. Daniel Ford Paulk, 22, and Jessica A. Cain, 23.

Jermaine Terrell, 20, and Shanika Renee Alexander, 22. Roderick McKinley Ross, 29, and Sarian Bonquetta Matthews, 25. Adam Roy Taunton, 36, and Stephnie W. McGuff, 34. Detrick Leon Rencher, 28, and Stacie Latrice Thomas, 26.

Evan Taylor Weeks, 25, and Jaclyn Karri Carter, 25. Joseph Randall Campbell, 28, and Kimberly L. Claxton, 26. Timothy Lamont Colbert, 21, and Shuntae Hardy Stinson, 36. Cameron Donald Day, 52, and Constance Mills Barker, 52.

Don Cornelius Farrow, 32, and Rashunda Nicole Kennedy, 24. Jeffrey Alan Smith, 34, and Jennifer Randall Chappell, 33. Larry Auburn Newcomb, 38, and Vicki Ann McKnight, 30. Andre LaBron Hall, 32, and Tankiya S. Smith, 30.

Frederick Dickerson, 64, and Faye Amber Sweeney, 54. Gregory Scherall McLamb, 34, and Cynthia Delories Patton, 35. Harry Lewis, 35, and Barbara Renea Eaton, 22. Jason Robert Edwards, 28, and Tina Ann Turner, 29. Jason Shane Prater, 29, and Judith E.

Blanton, 27. Lee Kyle Hutchinson, 23, and Karen Garnett Malik, 21. Mark Anthony Catrett, 30, and Virginia Lynn Sheets, 36. Maurice Dewayne Osborne, 26, and Neatria McWilliams, 25. Parys Q.

Murphy, 42, and Rhonda G. Johnson Sudasna, 49. Robert Andrew Bent, 31, and Misty Dawn Menn, 27. Shymill Andre Ivy, 32, and Quantaye Nixon, 27. Timothy Shephard McQueen, 27, and Maria Renetta McQueen, 27.

Animal: Club denies accusation Crenshaw denies the accusations. "We don't know anything about these shootings, and we weren't even open Wednesday night," Crenshaw said. "I wasn't down there, nor were any of my employees." The club, which caters to college students, is open from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday nights.

Crenshaw said "sometimes" the club is open for private parties on Saturdays. Crenshaw said he knows Crowe has called police, which led to three citations for violation of the noise ordinance. He said he has tried to reduce the noise by changing the location of the speakers in the club. "We have done things to try to accommodate her, but it's not about us doing anything. She wants us closed.

Any shooting or anything that happens in that area, she calls the police and the press and tries to make my business look bad," Crenshaw said. Montgomery City Councilman C.C. Calhoun represents the area where the shootings occurred. He said there is no link between the club and the shootings. Although the Alabama Department of Agriculture is investigating both incidents, police are increasing patrols in the area.

"We want to catch anyone who has done Calhoun said. Event: Walk raises awareness AIDS Walk can help. "The money we raise goes to provide services for people with HIV and AIDS," Waid said. "It funds prevention education programs and HIV testing with counseling." Walkers can participate individually or in groups, Waid said. There is no minimum fee to participate.

"You can walk for a quarter," Waid said. MARRIAGES The show is free. (334) 953-3500 or www.maxwelI.af.mil. The second annual Unity Games, sponsored by the city of Montgomery, will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Joe L.

Reed Acadome at Alabama State University. Contact Belinda (334) 241-2002 or Prattville Kids Springfest will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Pratt Park. There will be food, pony rides, water slides, moonwalks, live bands, magicians, storytellers and more.

For vendor information, call (334) 361-3640 or e-mail taki- Working in Neighborhood Groups through Support (WINGS) will sponsor an Easter Egg hunt at noon Saturday Ridgecrest Park, 800 April St. (334) 280-3246. The Alpha Rho Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. will hold its monthly meeting at 10 p.m. Saturday at the Stork's Nest, 3479 Norman Bridge Road.

The youth auxiliaries will meet at 2:30 p.m. (334) 834-0443. Coming up Landmark Church of Christ will hold a fundraiser dinner to benefit various hospice organizations in Montgomery at 6:30 p.m. April 10 at 1800 Halcyon Blvd. A banquet meal will be served.

Paul Evans is the guest speaker, and Randy Allen will provide music. Tickets are $10 per person. There also will be a live auction will be 11 a.m. April 13 at the Officers Club on Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base. Col.

Ted Hailes from the Air War College Center for Strategy and speaker. Technology Make will be guest reservations by April 10 by calling (334) 272-8061. The Montgomery -Tuskegee Alumni quarterly meeting at 6:30 p.m. April 13 at the Rufus Lewis Library, 3095 Mobile Highway. All Tuskegee University alumni are invited.

(334) 244-1409 or (334) 269-0311. 2Four Truth, along with the Development of Christian Community and the Dexter Parsonage Museum, will have a Stop Violence Walk at 9 a.m. April 15. The and door prizes. The Montgomery Area Chapter of Military Officers of America monthly meeting From Page 1B From Page 1B Walkers who bring in more than $100 get a T-shirt commemorating the event.

T- shirts also will be sold for $15. There will be prizes for groups and individuals bringing in the most donations. Waid said the event is a good way 1 for the community to support Montgomery AIDS Outreach and its work, while paying tribute to those fighting the disease. "It think it shows their support of people with HIV and AIDS, and their remembrance of those who have died of it," he said..