An estimated 125 volunteers are needed for the 2011 Babe Ruth 12U Softball World Series next month.
Organizers issued the plea during the group’s biweekly planning meeting Tuesday, because in less than three weeks, 12 softball teams and their families from across the eight geographic regions of the United States will converge at the Andalusia Sports Complex for this year’s World Series.
“It’s going to take a lot of people to make this event a success,” said Mark Ingram, volunteer coordinator. “We’re thinking anywhere between 100 to 125, and we want to remind people this is a countywide event. We welcome civic groups, churches, from Andalusia, Opp, Florala and all parts in between.”
Ingram said volunteers are needed for four and a half hour sessions, twice a day. He said at least three people are needed in the concession stand, two for program sales and another two for ticket sales.
Ingram said there are also countless other areas where volunteers will be needed.
Area hotels are already being booked up as teams earn their right to play. Last week, teams from Alex City, East Brewton and Brewton qualified to play in August. The South Alabama team, which is comprised of girls from Covington County, will serve as the host team. Other teams will be announced in the coming weeks.
Dwight Mikel, the city’s department of leisure services director, said financially, the project is on target to meet the estimated $100,000 needed for the event.
“Still, we could use a few more sponsors,” he said. “So far, we’ve raised nearly $70,000 in cash and are expecting another $30,000 in revenues, so I feel very good about where we are.”
Mikel said about three months ago, fundraising efforts were slow because of the economy.
The World Series will be held Aug. 4-9.
To volunteer, contact Ingram by phone at 334-427-3330 or by email at .
University of Alabama president Dr. Robert Witt will be the guest speaker for the Covington County Chapter of the University of Alabama National Alumni Association’s annual scholarship awards dinner this Tues., July 19, at the Andalusia Country Club.
Alumni, fans and friends are invited to attend.
Dr. Witt will talk about many developments on the University of Alabama campus, including enrollment growth and construction.
Tickets are $25 and include a three-course dinner. Tickets are available in advance at Jones and Jones, Attorneys-at- Law (222-3161) and the Bass Agency Real Estate (222-3145).
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Mail delivery continues to be suspended at the West Haven Apartment Complex more than two weeks after postal officials said it was necessary to protect a letter carrier from an animal attack.
Debra Fetterly, communication program specialist for Alabama and South Florida Districts, confirmed that residents in the apartment complex will have to continue to pick up their mail at the Andalusia post office until the apartment complex complies and installs new cluster boxes.
An incident on June 25 marked the fourth time since November that there was “a threat of injury or attack by dogs roaming loose,” for the local letter carrier, Fetterly said.
After each incident, Andalusia Postmaster Mike Kolmetz spoke to the apartment manager, Lena Boswell.
Post office officials say they are unsure of a time frame of when the cluster boxes will be installed.
Attempts to reach Boswell were unsuccessful, as she is out of town until Monday. A staff member at the housing authority was not sure of the timeframe either.
Until then, residents may continue to pick up their mail from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Wednesday and Friday. On Thursdays and Saturdays, they can pick up mail from 9 a.m. until noon.
Andalusia’s own Jennifer Brownlee took home a silver medal at the SkillsUSA conference recently.
Brownlee, a 30-year-old mother, won the second highest honor in the country in the esthetics competition.
The SkillsUSA Championship is the national-level competition for public high school and college technical students enrolled in career and technical education programs.
Brownlee won the state gold medal in the esthetics competition.
Brownlee said she was “surprised” that she won the competition.
“There was a lot of good competition,” she said. “I believe it comes down to have a great instructor.”
Denise Sauls, cosmetology instructor at LBWCC, works with the students to prepare them for the competition, Brownlee said.
“We spend time in the classroom and outside the classroom preparing,” she said.
As part of the competition, Brownlee was required to take a written exam, an oral exam, which included a skin consultation on a judge, which included a facial, and she prepared a daytime makeup look and a fantasy look.
“I spent time online researching and getting ideas for the fantasy look,” she said. “Between our instructor, who is a wonderful instructor, and Raychel Bland, who was the 2009 esthetics gold medalist, it was truly a group effort.”
Opp’s Kristin Wood served as her model.
Brownlee, who will compete her degree requirements in August, said she chose the field because she could work and still have flexible hours and make money.
“I love it all,” she said. “I think it’s an industry that continues to grow. You can always learn more. That’s my favorite part that they are always looking for new things in this industry.”
Brownlee is currently completing her internship at Bella Vida Medical Spa in Enterprise and is employed as a nail technician at Merle Normal Cosmetics in Opp.
Brownlee wasn’t the only LBWCC student to participate in the SkillsUSA Randy McGough of Honoraville and Bryan Strickland of Glenwood also participated.
“This experience was an awesome one for each of us, especially the students,” Sauls said. “Each of the students did a tremendous job and represented LBWCC well at this competition. We are very proud of them.”