Many positive things happened in Elmore County last week and here are a few that I wanted to share..
Crappie Masters Tournament in Elmore County Next Week, May 11 and 12
Bass Pro Shops Crappie Masters All American Tournament Trail will be in Elmore County next week. I took part in recording a video promoting the event specifically talking about Elmore County. Link to Video https://www.facebook.com/dan.dannenmueller.92/posts/855876047945500 .
As a part of promoting the Crappie Masters event and Elmore County, a Writers Camp was held in Elmore County a few weeks back where Writers were brought from across the Country. Over a few day period these Writers were exposed to the lakes, rivers and other attractions in Elmore County all in an effort to gather content for publication. Here is a link to two of these initial articles published that have appeared in various publications produced during this Writers Camp. One such article is seen on the Florida Guides Association site http://www.florida-guides.com/road-trips/6132055 and then another similar one on the Crappie Now site http://www.crappienow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Crappie-NOW-May2018.pdf . More to come.
Teams from across the Country have already started pre-fishing the Alabama River and Lake Jordan preparing for the tournament that will take place May 11th and 12th with weigh-ins being held at Bonners Point on Lake Jordan.
The Alabama Wildlife Federation will hold a Kids Fishing Rodeo at the AWF Pond at Lanark on Saturday May 12, Registration 8:00-9:00 and Rodeo 9:00 -10:00. We appreciate Tim Gothard and the AWF staff for being a part of this event and for all the many things they do for Elmore County.
The Elmore County Commission, through the Elmore County Economic Development Authority, is glad to be a part of this event that will bring in tourism dollars and will be great exposure for our beautiful county. We appreciate Mayor AL Kelley and the City of Millbrook for supporting events that promote tourism in Elmore County.
For more tournament details visit http://www.crappiemasters.net
Elmore County EMA Director Chosen to Serve on FEMA Advisory Taskforce
Elmore County EMA Director Eric Jones has been chosen as one of five members of a FEMA taskforce to work on defining the criteria for the FY 2019 EMPG Program. The EMPG Program funds activities such as
conducting community risk assessments, updating emergency plans, conducting emergency management training and exercises along with support for emergency management personnel and operational program costs.
Eric was nominated by the International Association of Emergency Managers from a pool of candidates from across the U.S. to serve in this capacity and we are very excited he has the honor and opportunity to serve.
Millbrook Re-Opens Kid’s Kingdom
The City of Millbrook re-opened an improved Kid’s Kingdom on Thursday May 3rd with a large crowd in attendance. A group of community leaders and businesses originally funded and volunteered their time to build the playground in 1994 and great efforts were made to retain as many of the original structures as reasonably possible. It was interesting to hear Mayor Kelley talk about the history of the playground and how Millbrook Parks and Recreation Director Scott Davis was a driving force to invest in these most recent improvements.
Elmore County Office of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service Holds Ag Career Day 
Katrina Mitchell invited members of the Elmore County Commission to attend their Ag Career Day this past Friday. High School students from across Elmore County were exposed to different careers all related to agriculture. There were many Ag related businesses on display with a few related to crop/ livestock production, financing and Ag equipment. They were all set up and staffed with the purpose of educating the students on the great opportunities available in any one of the Ag related businesses represented.
There are many positive things happening in our County.
Bart