Marion County Health Ratings

Bayou Cafe [Winfield] 93

Foodland Deli [Winfield] 92

Foodland Supermarket [Winfield] 96

Hackleburg Lunchroom 97

JP's Grill [Hamilton Beevill State] 90

Marion Regional Medical Center [Hamilton] 96

Panther Mart [Hackleburg] 95

Piggly Wiggly [Hackleburg] 92

Wal-Mart Deli/Bakery [Hamilton] 100

Wal-Mart Supermarket [Hamilton 100

Winfield Elementary Lunchroom 99

Winfield City Council Report

[Thanks to Kenneth Jackson for the following report]

Winfield City Council   Tuesday March 02, 2010

With Mayor Silas taking care of business in Washington , D.C. , Mayor Pro Tem Dennis Burks conducted the regular session of the Winfield City Council on Tuesday evening.

The following items of business and their disposition were handled:

*A $40 donation was made to the Car Museum toward the upcoming Quilt Show

*Approval to put up for bids several properties from the street and police departments.  Contact City Hall for further information.  March 16 is the deadline for placing bids.

*Warrior Tractor was the selected bidder on a backhoe for the street department.  The bid was $67,300.

*Approved Phase II of the demolition of properties project.  There is $55,000 available for this.  There is also the availabilities of more properties to be added to this project. Contact council members or city hall for more information.

*Increased the pay of park employee Rusty Pollard 45 cents an hour to $11.18 an hour

What's Happening?

Feb 28---Fellowship Temple Assembly of God in Samantha is hosting youth night Feb 28th at 6pm. GloryShine with Shane Watkins will lead the worship. The church is located across highway 43 from the Northside Church of God. For info or directions, call 399-5747

Mar 1-Apr 23---The Marion County Relay for Life will be held at the Hamilton Walking Track April 23rd, 6pm-midnight.  Luminarias are now available at any bank in the county for $5 each.  This is your way of honoring cancer survivors and remembering those who have lost the fight.

Mar 1---The Northwest Medical Center is raising money for the Relay For Life by giving away a 42 inch LCD Flat Screen Tv & Movie Gallery Gift Pack. Tickets are available from any Relay for Life Team Member at the hospital in Winfield. The Drawing will be March 1st 

Mar 5---The Hubbertville Athletic Department presents Professional Wrestling, Wrestle Fest 2010, Friday night at 730pm at the Hubbertville High School Gym...Autograph Parties will be held at Hubberts Grocery and B&M Grocery from 3-5pm.  For tickets, call 487-2845 or stop by the school

Mar 6---The 8th Annual Jerry Brown Arts Festival will be Saturday and Sunday in the former Walmart building in Hamilton. Festival hours will be Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 10-4. Admission is free! 

Mar 6---There will be a singing Saturday at 7pm at Military Grove Full Gospel Church. The Holloway Family will be the guest singers

Mar 7---The annual business meeting of the Kirkland-Bluff-Wayside Volunteer Fire Department will b held at 2pm on Sunday afternoon at the Wayside Firehouse. Anyone interested in the fire department is invited.  Info available at 932-6364

Mar 7---The Winfield First Baptist Church will host a county wide Vacation Bible School Clinic Sunday 2-4pm. This year's theme is Lifeway's Saddle Ridge Rance.  for info call 487-2676.

Mar 10---There will be a Revival at Winfield First Baptist Church March 7-10 with Keith Fordham as the evangelist.  Services will be Sunday at 10:15am and 6:20pm...Weeknights at 7. A nursery will be provided

Mar 10---Blood drives will be held: at the Russelville Hospital on March 2nd 930-230...At the Guin First United Methodist Church march 9th 230-630...and at the Hamilton United Methodist Church on March 10th 2-7

Mar 12---The Winfield Pirate Home Run Club and the Softball Boosters will host a Grilled Chicken Plate Fund-Raiser on March 12th at the Winfield Community Center. Plates will be $8. They will serve lunch from 11-1 and supper 4-6. Tickets are available from any player or parent....

Mar 13---The deadline to turn in your order for this month's "Angel Food Ministries" food boxes is March 13th.  To do so, call 486-4868

Mar 13---No Limits Kustoms, Marion County Chapter, will sponsor a show with no limits car show March 13th, 8-3, across from Jimbo's in Guin.  Vendors are welcome to set up.  This will be their kick-off show for the 2010 season.  Cars, trucks, and bikes are welcome.  For info visit www.nolimitskustoms.com

Mar 14---Homecoming Services at the Brilliant Free Will Baptist Church will be Sunday March 14th with Rock Of Faith as the guest singers. Lunch will be at noon and singing at 1.

Mar 20---There will be a singing Saturday March 20th at 7pm at the First Baptist Church of Gu-Win with The Holloway Family as the guest singers

Mar 21---The Knights of Columbus Council # 14894 will sponsor a Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday March 21st, 12:30pm, at the Holy Spirit Church in Winfield. Plates will be $6 for Adults, $3 for ages 5-12 with children 4 and under eating free.

Mar 21---The annual meeting of the Shady Grove Cemetery Association will be at Shady Grove Church in the BLuff Community on Sunday March 21st at 2pm

Mar 27---The Small Miracles Daycare in Haleyville will present the 6th Annual Haleyville Idol competition on Saturday March 27th. Music will be karaoke style and cash prizes will be awarded. A junior division for ages 5-12 will be at 5pm and the senior division will be at 7.  The event will be held at the Haleyville American Legion Hall on Highway 13 with admission being $5.  Proceeds will go to the Relay For LIfe....

Mar 20---The annual Kirkland-Bluff-Wayside Volunteer Fire Department Gospel Singing will be at the Kirkland Community Center, Saturday March 20th at 645pm.  Singers will include Palmetto Bluegrass, New Revivers, Singing Bryants, Farrah Fowler, and a special appearance by Minnie Pearle.  They will hae a cake sale and drawings for gift certificates.  All money raised help support the fire department....

Mar 29---Bevill State in Fayette is offering Community Education Classes this month...Bevill Bears Baseball Camp will be March 15th...Girls Night Our! Floral Arranging on the 23rd...Conversational Spanish March 23-April 13...and Very Basic Computer March 29th.  For info or to register, call 932-3221 Ext 5110

Mar 31---The First Methodist Church of Guis is hosting their Lenten Lunch Services each Wednesday during Lent. The service consists of a worship service featuring singing, special music and a sermon from a Guin area pastor followed by a meal. Everyone invited. The speakers will be: 3/10, Mark Riggs from Liberty Free Will Baptist Church...3/17, David Cobb from First Baptist Church Southside...3/24, Roger Redus from the Crews United Methodist Church...and 3/31, Scott Stokes of First Baptist Church of Guin

TFN---Community Action Partnership of North Alabama is now accepting applications for the Head Start Program in both Hamilton and Winfield. This program serves 3 and 4 year old children and their families. For info call 487-2314 in Winfield or 921-1010 in Hamilton

TFN---The Care Center of Vernon hols an Alzheimer's Monthly Support Group meeting every third THursday of each month. These meetings are held at the facility at 530pm in the Conference Room and are open to the public

Apr 3---There will be a singing with Mike Upright at the Brilliant Free Will Baptist Church Saturday April 3rd at 7pm

Apr 8---The Winfield Elementary Kindergarten Registration and Clinic will be Thursday April 8th at the Winfield Elementary School Auditorium at 8am. Students must be 5 years old on or before September 2, 2010 in order to attend kindergarten. Please bring the child, a copy of the child's official birth certificate, their blue immunization card, and a copy of their social security card. Parents and the child should come to registration even if the child has not received all the immunizations so the child can go through the clinic and be enrolled for the next year. If you cannot come to registration, please call the school at 487-2305 to add the child's name to the list for next year...

Apr 17---The Walker County Honor Guard will Honor our Veterans wita a Motorcycle Honor Poker Run April 17th starting at 10am. Cars and trucks are also allowed. The run will start and end at the Green Horn Saloon. It will be a 135 mile run. For info call 387-9398

Birthdays

Saturday Feb 27th...Tiffany Anderson, Zane Lynn, Mark Huffman, Kay Knight, Shelby Howe, Greg Chaffin, Lynn Whitehead

Sunday Feb 28th...Brandon Channell, Mike Franks, Gail Lewis, Jamey Segraves, Charlie Strange, Shelia Peoples, Katrina Rhudy, David Mayo, Jeremy Vaughn, Rachel Tucker

Monday Mar 1st...Jo Ann Bowen, Cynthia Leathers, Roger Box, Nelda Emerson, Hugh Whitman, Shirley Raburn, Sharon Smith

Tuesday Mar 2nd...Eddie Herndon, Allen Reese, Arba Barnes, Caleb Miles, Chris Pike, Ty Evans, Savannah Gootee

Wednesday Mar 3rd...Nella Walker, Chris Hamrick, Paula Lewis, Sandra Ridings, Dustin Gilmore

Thursday Mar 4th...Hunter Estes, Michael Clark, Charles Goggans, Jeremy Pollard

Friday Mar 5th...Katie Morris, Clarie Morris, Ann Box, Chanda Silas Barlett, Andrew Sanderson, Agnes Wilson, Bridget Spencer, Joey Frye

Saturday Mar 6th...Tony Saine, Kristy Corley, Greg Ingram, Caleb Rippee, Whitney Howe, McCall Baker, Barrett Earnest, Wade Wooldridge, Jerry Anthony White