What’s Up in Odenville
Published 3:06 pm Thursday, August 2, 2018
- Baisha Woody, who is running for Board of Education Member at Large, volunteers to pick up litter during the Odenville Community Clean Up. Photo by Danny Moore
It was around 9 a.m. when I spotted four volunteers on Hwy 174, wearing orange shirts . When I pulled over and crossed the street, I met with Adam Pardue, the Police Chief of Odenville. They were assigned to pick up trash from the end of Hwy 174 to County Rd 12. That’s approximately five miles or so and the trash seemed never ending.
Community Clean Up started at 8 a.m. The chief said about 20 volunteers met up at the new park pavilion and were assigned to clean certain areas of Odenville like Alabama Street and County Rd 12.
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County Rd 12 was probably the most polluted area in Odenville.
The chief thought it was ridiculous to have so much trash in one place.
By the time they were halfway complete, the truck bed was loaded with bagged garbage. So yes, expect a crackdown on littering.
Trash does not belong on the streets or in our ditches people, so stop throwing trash out your car window!
When community clean up was all said and done, over 100 volunteers showed up!
When that event ended, another one started. The food swapped from hotdogs to pizza. When the clock struck 1 p.m., kids, teenagers and young adults met under the blue pavilion to sign up for the Odenville Madness Charity event.
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Delmetrius Bishop started the charity a year ago. He looked at the charity as a way to keep kids off the street and to contribute to St. Judes’ Research Center.
He’s in his early 20s and already fulfilled his bucket list of becoming a police officer for Ragland.
Delmetrius graduated from SCCH in 2016. He’s a laidback gentleman who really cares for his community. He told me he doesn’t see himself as a politician, but he sure acts like one.
Out of the 31 players who signed up to play, he knew just about everybody, it seemed.
His tournament was a success. The charity raised $115 which will directly benefit the St. Judes Research Hospital. The winners labeled themselves the “Truth Squad”. They never lost a match.
Here were the rules :
- Full court 5 on 5 basketball
- The first team to 34 wins
- Two timeouts
- No shot clock
Doris Henry is the Cub Master for Pac 121. On the day of the event, she found it fitting to contact Make-a-Wish Foundation. Then she contacted a thrift store to get a truck that could export furniture.
She did so well, that they had to bring additional storage space to Odenville to haul off more furniture. Every pound was worth 20 cents.
OYAA and SCCH football team practiced alongside each other at a football camp, hosted by Coach Glover on July 26. Coaches from both programs -High school and youth football- came to support.
The OYAA director Mashburn said it was Coach Glovers idea to invite the youth program to football camp. Mashburn appreciates how Coach Glover reached out and got involved with the kids.
Both programs are in sync because Glover and Mashburn are sport directors for their respective program. But they also just love the game of football.
Cheer camp is scheduled for August the 11 . For more information regarding cheer camp, contact Ms. Mizzell.
