http://www.ruralretirement.us retirement in Pickens County, Alabama Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:18:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Anna Swindle He has a passion for door-to-door evangelism. She loves working with children and music. Together, Buddy and Emily Kirk make a dynamic missions duo, and that’s why they were honored as this year’s Outstanding Mission Volunteers on Nov. 17 at the Alabama Baptist State ... http://www.ruralretirement.us/2009/12/08/81/ Searching for teeth at Shark Tooth Creek http://www.ruralretirement.us/2009/08/08/searching-for-teeth-at-shark-tooth-creek/ http://www.ruralretirement.us/2009/05/19/why-i-think-its-great-to-live-in-pickens-county-alabama/ http://www.ruralretirement.us/2009/05/19/pickens-county-bluegrass/ A group of ladies at the Aliceville Senior Center are meeting and quilting together for their families. Usually, they quilt 4 days a week and use the time to visit and share with each other. In the following video they talk about quilting when they were growing up. Here the same ... http://www.ruralretirement.us/2009/04/22/the-aliceville-senior-center/ My wife, Linda, and I were getting close to retirement, so we started trying to decide where to spend the 'rest of our lives.' My last U.S. Air Force assignment was in Texas so we stayed there after my retirement until our children were out of school. I like to get ... http://www.ruralretirement.us/2009/03/01/the-secret-of-pickens-county/ http://www.ruralretirement.us/2008/06/19/dedication-of-new-medical-center-wing-er/ The Aliceville Museum hosted a model building workshop on Saturday, March 1, 2008. Taught by Dr. Tom Baumann the participants learned to assemble a simple model kit. Participants ranged in age from 11 year-olds to those in retirement.The kits were provided free to the museum by several model ... http://www.ruralretirement.us/2008/03/02/model-building-workshop/ Aliceville, Alabama is a special place for many World War Two veterans. From 1943 to 1945 roughly 6,000 German prisoners of war were housed at Camp Aliceville. But in stark contrast to places like Abu Graib and Guantanamo - the Aliceville camp ended up being an experience many of the ... http://www.ruralretirement.us/2007/12/15/38/ On November 14th the Museum was the setting for a Pickens County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution event honoring all U.S. Veterans for their service to our country. The guest speaker was Captain Kevin McMahon, Operations Officer for the 14th Security Forces Squadron at the Columbus ... http://www.ruralretirement.us/2007/11/21/museum-and-dar-host-veterans-day-event/