Northwest Alabama RC&D

Bear Creek veterans to be honored

The town of Bear Creek is planning a special ceremony unveiling its first veterans monument on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, and are encouraging veterans from the area to attend. Shown from left, Town Employee Jason Stidham; Water Clerk Deanna Camp; Clerk Amanda Edwards; Campground Manager Melissa Taylor; Mayor Rob Taylor; Police Chief and Veteran Eddie Collins; Army Veteran Bryan Lawler; Marine Veteran Bud Nixon and Police Officer Chris Franks.

The town of Bear Creek is planning a special ceremony unveiling its first veterans monument on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, and are encouraging veterans from the area to attend. Shown from left, Town Employee Jason Stidham; Water Clerk Deanna Camp; Clerk Amanda Edwards; Campground Manager Melissa Taylor; Mayor Rob Taylor; Police Chief and Veteran Eddie Collins; Army Veteran Bryan Lawler; Marine Veteran Bud Nixon and Police Officer Chris Franks.
BEAR CREEK - A $7,500 grant from the Resource Conservation and Development Council has helped make the Town of Bear Creek’s first monument honoring veterans a reality, with a dedication ceremony being planned for Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Grant helping Camp McDowell Farm School continue to educate children

Executive Director Lauranne James, Operations Manager Vanessa King and Media Design Specialist Anna Morrison of Northwest Alabama RC&D, Economic Developer Dr. Nicole Wadsworth, Rep. Tim Wadsworth and Grants Administrator Mary Yancey and Farm School Program Coordinator Kelly Baker of Camp McDowell hold an over-sized grant check that paid for a new tractor, on which Farm School Director Scotty Feltman is seated. They are surrounded by students who came from Jackson, Miss., to attend Farm School.

Executive Director Lauranne James, Operations Manager Vanessa King and Media Design Specialist Anna Morrison of Northwest Alabama RC&D, Economic Developer Dr. Nicole Wadsworth, Rep. Tim Wadsworth and Grants Administrator Mary Yancey and Farm School Program Coordinator Kelly Baker of Camp McDowell celebrate a grant that paid for a new tractor, on which Farm School Director Scotty Feltman is seated, along with students who came from Jackson, Miss., to attend Farm School.

NAUVOO - The Camp McDowell Farm School recently purchased a new tractor to replace one the camp has been using since at least 1987 using a $30,000 grant from the Alabama Association of Research, Conservation and Development Councils (AARCDC).

"We are funded by the state legislature," explained Mary Kendall Dixon, AARCDC's communications specialist. "There are nine local RC&D councils and our state office, so we split that money among all ten councils. To apply for a state grant, your project has to affect three or more council areas."

Rain barrel workshop

A graphic of a rain barrel with the recyling symbol in the side and a faucet from which a drop of water is falling.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A rain barrel workshop will be held Thursday, May 25, from 5-7 p.m. at the American Legion, 60 New Legion Road, Double Springs. Participants will make a rain barrel to take home. The Winston County Extension Office and the Northwest Alabama RC&D Council are sponsors of the event. Registration is required. Call the Extension Office to register at (205) 489-5376.

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