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Sumiton presents flag in B’ham veterans memorial
Daily Mountain Eagle Story by Rachel Davis
Sumiton Elementary students submitted design options for the city’s flag. The winner of the contest, Austin Glover, had the honor of carrying the flag in a state ceremony Friday night. Photo by: Rachel Davis
SUMITON — The City of Sumiton honored disabled veterans, wounded warriors and families of fallen service members on Friday  as part of a statewide program. This was part of a special portion of the Alabama Sports Festival Foundation called Honoring Our Heroes.
The day of honor was created by House Joint Resolution 5. “The mayor and council have been very supportive of our vet program,” said Bill Fowler, city council and veteran’s board member.
The service members and families were honored Friday night at an event at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center. To participate, the city needed a flag to present at the event and someone to carry it in and represent the city. The Sumiton-area Veteran’s Board and the City Council held a contest for students at Sumiton Elementary and Middle School to garner their input on what should be on the city’s flag.
The six finalists were presented at a council meeting last month and the winner was presented at Sumiton’s Awards Day in late May. Each of the six finalists received a plaque of appreciation from the city. Austin Glover was announced as the winner and selected to carry the city flag during the ceremony.
Although the flag is not an exact replica of Glover’s design, it is inspired by his original idea. “It’s something we’re very proud of, and we’re glad the kids at the middle school got involved,”
Sumiton Mayor Petey Ellis. The flag says, “Building a better community by working together through faith, education and business.” There are also emblems representing education, religion, patriotism and the community’s coal mining roots.
Each school in the city is also represented.
Members of the Veteran’s Board attended the event where Fowler and L.C. Glover received specially designed medals honoring their service to their country. |
FrogFestival October 6, 2012
 The 2012 Frog Festival event was on October 6th this year, and for the first time, festival goers experienced rain.
But wet weather didn't dampen the crowd and a steady stream of people came all day long.
You can also visit the Frog Festival Facebook page and comment on past festivals and read late breaking festival news.
Click here to Visit The Frog Festival
Frog Festival Facebook page.
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Sumiton Purchased Property for Walking Track
Story from the Daily Mountain Eagle
SUMITON — Mayor Petey Ellis expressed his gratitude to Dora Mayor Chris Edward, his staff and the Dora City Council for the sale of railroad property extending from Bozeman's Grocery Store to the bridge at Horse Creek Golf Course during Tuesday's regularly scheduled meeting of the Sumiton City Council. With the sale of the property, Sumiton can begin to seek a grant for funding for a proposed walking track that would tie in to an upcoming sidewalk project that is currently under bid. If completed, Sumiton's walking track could be connected to Dora's to create a nine-mile-long attraction that could be a significant draw for athletic events. Ellis reaffirmed his city's commitment to begin the construction of the walking trail within a two-year period or revert the offer back to Dora. "I don't foresee any problems in obtaining the funding for our track," Ellis said. "It will be after the first part of the year before we can apply for the grant, but I feel sure that we'll get the money we need and begin work shortly afterward." In other action from Tuesday's meeting: •The Council voted unanimously to accept a $245,735.50 bid on its planned sidewalk project from Powe General Contractors of Hanceville, after receiving a letter of recommendation from Nelson Engineers and the Alabama Department of Transportation. •The Council passed a motion to pay two increments of $5,421 for grant-matching purposes on three city projects. •The Council unanimously voted to pay for improvements to the Sumiton football field. •Ellis reported the city received a letter of gratitude for the Sumiton Fire and Police Department's participation in last weekend's Frog Festival and the Sumiton Christian Homecoming Parade. "Our turnout for the festival was tremendous and the people who worked to help put it all together did a great job," Ellis said. "The Frog Festival continues to grow every year and what caught my eye is that we had vendors from Mobile and Marianna, Fla., who came to sell items at the event. We thank everyone involved in it." Read more: Daily Mountain Eagle - Ellis grateful to Dora for sale of property
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 Free Yoga Classes on Monday Nights
The Sumiton Senior Center hosts free yoga classes each Monday night at 7 p.m. Jilda Watson is a certified yoga instructor and the class is open to everyone of all ages - both men and women.
The practice of yoga increases strength, flexibility, balance, and overall health. The class ends with fifteen minutes of relaxation which helps people in today's high-stress world.
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The City of
Sumiton
 The
City of Sumiton is located on the eastern edge of Walker County
and the city limits extend into Jefferson County. Some of
the friendliest people on the planet live here.
Within the last several years Sumiton has
grown extensively with the addition of several national chain
stores and lots of new restaurants, and many other local businesses
which combined make Sumiton a bustling area of commerce.
Sumiton is also the home of Bevill State Community College
which has grown exponentially over the last several years.
Sumiton School which is K-8 is one of the largest schools
in Walker County.
The Library which is located at city hall has a large selection
of books for the entire family. Also available for Library
visitors is a computer with Internet access which is ideal
for research, job hunting, and educational pursuits.
There are upscale subdivisions and charming
older homes in the area depending on your tastes. Sumiton
recently completed construction of a multi-function Senior
Citizen Center which server the people of Sumiton and surrounding
communities. The Senior Center is a hub of activity for
Seniors and a place where they can meet, play games, eat
hot meals and enjoy companionship. The Senior Center is
also a safe shelter for the community during violent weather
situations. Click here for photos
of the Senior Center.
All of this together makes Sumiton is a great
place to raise your family.
Sumiton Area Veteran's Memorial Holds Wreath Laying Service
Citizens from Sumiton and the surrounding
area gathered at the Sumition Community Center on Saturday, May 29 and held a "laying of the wreath" ceremony for area veterans.
The service was for all veterans from the area who have served America through the years. The wreath was  ceremony was for those soldiers who gave their lives in service to this country.
Bill Fowler who heads the Veteran's Memorial Committee along with Mayor Petey Ellis presided over the ceremony. The Walker County Honor Guard performed
The dedication for the Veteran's Memorial
is scheduled for September 11th 2010. There are still a limited number of memorial granite stones available for those who would like to purchase one of a in honor of a local veteran.
The granite paver stones will help finance the monument. The committee is selling paver stones which will be a permanent part of the memorial.
The pavers (pictured below) will contain the name and other information about local veterans. The deadline for getting your paver in place before the 9/11/10 event is August 1st 2010.
Pavers cost $100 each and contain 3 lines, 21 characters per line (including spaces and special characters). The link below has the form that should be used for each paver.
Click here to view photos from the Laying of the Wreath Ceremony.
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Council members presented $15,000 grant
SUMITON — Tommy Sherer, Alabama House representative for District 13, presented Sumiton Mayor Petey Ellis with a $15,000 grant check during Tuesday’s meeting of the Sumiton City Council.
“We are glad when Council members from our district visit our meetings,” Ellis said upon receiving the check. “We are very appreciative of our representatives and will use this check to help take care of landscaping around the community center.”
Full story courtesy of the Daily Mountain Eagle
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The
Sumiton Frog Festival
 October 3th 2009
The
2009 Sumiton Frog had picture perfect weather again.
The long-range forecast did not bode well but the rain
moved out on Friday afternoon and the skies were blue
as a swimming pool. It would be hard to order up a better
day off a menu of Great Day options.
The air was cool before sunrise but when the sun peeked up above the horizon
and burned off the early morning dew, the weather was perfect.
There is no way to count the number of people that attend the festival, but at
one point looking down main street in either direction was wall-to-wall people>
The vendors seemed happy this year as people were not only out in droves, but
they were buying more than in years past.
Below is a link to photos from this year's festival.
2009
Frog Festival Fhotos
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