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UCP Telethon Silent Auction

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First the updated Olympic Medal Count.  The United States still leads!  (as of 8-4 10pm central)

The UCP Telethon is currently underway at the Anniston City Meeting Center.  And one of the highlights at the telethon is the silent auction.  Many items are available for bid during the telethon.  You can either place a bid in person or you can call in your bids at 256-240-2417 or 256-240-2446.  Please also make a donation to the UCP of East Central Alabama by calling 256-240-2373 or 888-437-9696.  Here are the general items you can find at the silent auction.

There are some special items available at this silent auction that just might want you to come on down or call and place a bid.  The first item is a signed photograph from the late Andy Griffith.

Or how about some artwork from some artists?

Would you like to have a Alabama football autographed by Nick Saban?

How about an Auburn baseball autographed by Tim Hudson.

How about some artwork from Alabama Football?

How about a classic Auburn or Alabama Coke bottle?

There are also some great gift certificates to some great sporting events.  How about some great tickets to the October Talladega race.

How about some great tickets to next year’s Honda Grand Prix of Alabama.

How about some great tickets to JSU Football.

How about a great turkey hunt package.

How about a chance to win a deer hunt.

How about free tickets to the JSU Drama Department Plays.

Or tickets to the Dwight Yocum concert in Montgomery.

Or tickets to the Circle of Champions with guest speaker Jeremiah Castille.

How about a wine, cheese, and chocolate package.

This antique mirror would be great for your home.

Anyone would love this electric guitar, base, and amp.

Anyone would also love this flat screen TV.

I am sure anyone would love having this wooden porch swing.

This Rockin’ Harley was made by a grandfather whose child has cerebral palsy.  Let’s hope this goes for a high bid.

If you do not live in the Anniston area you have the opportunity to call and place your bid on any item.  Call 256-240-2417 or 256-240-2446 and place your bid.  You can only place bids on any silent auction items from 12 noon to 5pm central on Sunday.  Get your bids in!

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Video Roundup

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It’s time for another edition of Video Roundup.  The best videos I have seen from the past week.

Hate Religion But Love Jesus

A powerful video about false religion and Jesus.  This is a must watch video!

Nick Saban Dance

This edited video of Nick Saban dancing after the Gatorade bath is too funny!

Wedding Dance

Funny video of a group dance with a Justin Bieber song playing.

No Pants in the Subway

Weird video with people wearing nothing but their shirts and underwear while riding in the subway.

One Brave Girl

This girl stared at a lion with only glass separating them.  The lion’s reaction is cute!

President Obama Singing

Using various clips of Obama singing Born This Way by Lady Gaga.

Fireworks Explosion

You hate it when all the fireworks go off at once.

Dog In the Ocean

A dog swam up to a guy in a boat in the Gulf of Mexico.  Sadly the dog’s owner was killed in a hit and run.

Sloth Bath Time

Cute video of sloths getting a bath by people.

Bungee Jump Disaster

It is very scary when the bungee cord snaps and you plunge into a crocodile infested river.

The Joy of Books

A video showing what books do in a store after it closes.  A very good video.

Airplane Singers

A group of college choir students singing while on the runway.

Braille Burgers

Wimpy burgers used sesame seeds as braille so blind people could read.  Good video!

Women Flashmob

A group of 250 women in Israel held a flash mob.  This was some good dancing.

Song Done African Style

The Coldplay song Paradise done African style.  Good sounds in this video.

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Pizza Face And Homeless Dogs

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Faces on Pizza

http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/01/madison_pizzeria_creates_face.html

The people at Famous Joe’s Pizzeria in Madison Alabama know how to show off great art skills in there pizzas.  That actually use mozzarella cheese to carve out a face of anyone.

Yes; that is Alabama head football coach Nick Saban made out of pizza cheese.  They use a special kind of cheese and use knives and scissors to make out the faces of people.

And this is Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.  As you can see the artwork is very good.  They bake the pizza crust then layer it with pizza sauce.  Then they do accurate work to create a face of a person made out of cheese.  This is something new I have never seen before and it looks great.  And they even plan to expand soon to include anyone to have the face made out of cheese.  And by the way the two pizzas shown are going to be shown off in Huntsville while the BCS trophy is on display.

Dogs Abandoned Alongside Roads

There has been a couple of stories lately about people just leaving dogs alongside a road.  The good news in both of these cases is the dogs were rescued.  First singer Carrie Underwood saw two dogs just abandoned alongside a highway.  Sadly one of the dogs was already dead but the other dog was rescued and treated.  That dog is now living at a great home.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/carrie-underwood-rescues-abandoned-dog-along-highway-20120110

The other story here in Alabama is when a dog now named Adele was thrown out of a car off I-20/59.  This story gets worse because someone witnessed the people throwing the dog out like trash.  This dog has been rescued and is being treated.

http://www.myfoxal.com/story/16501929/dog-tossed-from-car-left-to-die-along-interstate#.Tw_A7bhN25o.facebook

A Facebook page has been created to help pay for Adele’s vet bills.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Adele-Was-Tossed-from-a-Car-Like-Garbage/305681372804533?sk=wall

Both of these stories is just so sad.  Why do some people treat dogs like pieces of trash?  Why do some people train dogs to fight each other?  And more importantly; why do people not spay or neuter there dogs to help control the pet population.  Lately dogs have been getting a bad rap and that needs to change.  How about some good news stories involving dogs like this one from CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#/video/us/2012/01/12/dnt-crossing-guard-dog.ynn-albany

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TV 24 Pigskin Roundup All Star Banquet 2011

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UPDATE:  I would like to show off a Facebook Album with even more photos from the banquet.  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2679847069762.2134777.1063837745&type=3&fb_source=message

If the link does not work join the group Jon Holder’s Pigskin Roundup on Facebook.  The photo album is there as well.

We had a huge event here in East Alabama last night.  The annual TV 24 Pigskin Roundup All Star Banquet was held at Word Alive Church in Oxford.  The banquet showcases the best high school football players in the region.  But there was much more.  We had the coach of the year; the stadium voice of the year; the coach of the year; the play of the year; the cheerleader squad of the year and the guest speaker Alabama head coach Nick Saban.  Before we get to the Nick Saban part for all you Alabama fans out there let’s honor the kids who put in the hard work this year.

Defense All-Star Team

  • Marquez Gamble-Piedmont
  • Ladonis Palmore-Etowah
  • Dejuan Traylor-Wellborn
  • Daniel Warren-Glencoe
  • Clay Dent-Piedmont
  • Josh Reynolds-Saks
  • Trae Elston-Oxford
  • Brandon Sumpter-Gadsden City
  • Christopher Tinker-Glencoe
  • Jamie Major-Piedmont
  • Dalton Screws-Wellborn
  • James Lindsey-Glencoe
Offense All-Star Team

  • Jackson Stephens-Oxford
  • Troymaine Pope-Anniston
  • Rocky Haynes-Cleburne Co.
  • Darrin Peterson-Etowah
  • Tyler Burr-Alexandria
  • Coty Spurling-Oxford
  • Michael Flint-Oxford
  • Devin Gordon-Gadsden City
  • Jameson Trammell-Piedmont
  • Dontavious Blair-Anniston
  • Tate Thomas-Donoho
  • Connor Moran-Southside

We had all the players come out of a tunnel with a fog machine.  And the Oxford cheerleaders along the aisle heading toward the stage.

 

And before the show started we had a whole line set up for meals from KFC.

There were many people and pictures featuring things from Alabama Crimson Tide football there.

I guess Santa Claus must be an Alabama Crimson Tide Fan?  Now here are some behind the scenes before we get to the Nick Saban Speech.

Oxford Cheerleaders warming up.

Jon Holder talking to the all-star team.

Stadium Voice Tracy Ervin (left) and Word Alive pastor Kent Mattox (right)

Mickey Shadrix

Jon Holder with the Cheer-leading squad of the year. Oxford High School

Picture that was going to be given on April 27; but the tornado disaster cancelled it.

John Grass (middle) of Oxford High School, the coach of the year.

And now for Nick Saban.  As everyone now knows Alabama and LSU will meet in New Orleans for the BCS championship game.  This is Nick Saban’s first visit ever to Calhoun County and the welcome applause was huge!  Nick Saban did a great speech.  He talked about how he likes how the players put in a lot of hard work.  He talked about how to succeed in life you need good character, good attitude, and good work ethic.  But the part the most people remembered is sometime in your life someone will say you are not needed on the team anymore.  What are you going to do to improve yourself so when that time comes you will not be in trouble.  He even compared what he was talking about from Martin Luther King and Saving Private Ryan.  Everyone in the room enjoyed the speech!

The reveal of the painting to Nick Saban and the crowd.

The entire event went great and if you live in East Alabama the show will be shown on TV 24 several times over the holidays.  But if you want to order a DVD copy of the show.  Call 256-831-4624.

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25 Days of Christmas 2011 on Young’s Blog

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Well this will be my first Christmas being a blogger.  And we have many parades and events going on in NE Alabama in December; before we go to Christmas 2011 coverage.  I would like to highlight things you will see here on Young’s Blog during the 25 days of Christmas.

Everyday you will see a post involving a few cool things.  A thing you would see if you visit the North Pole; Talk about a Christmas song; A gift idea for adults and kids; and A Christmas Wish.

Animation Monday will be taken to a Christmas world where classic and current Christmas shows and specials will be talked about.

Roadscapes Wednesday will also be taken to a Christmas theme with Christmas Road scenery.

Video Roundup will feature several Christmas videos as well.

But don’t worry; I will still talk about current topics on the news and sports.

As well there will be several events going on during December 2011.

Christmas Parades in Oxford, Anniston, and Gadsden; The Christmas light show at Glencoe First Baptist Church; Christmas at the falls at Noccalula Falls; Visit to a Christmas Tree Farm; Pigskin Roundup All-Star Banquet with guest speaker Alabama coach Nick Saban; Christmas light scenery from around the area; A Visit with Santa Claus

There will be several other topics put on the blog during the month of December.  So please join me as we countdown to the 25 days of Christmas here on Young’s Blog.

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