Winning FFA Quartet Championships, Deer Hunting @ Wendle Lodge in Pickens County, Fishing on Five Mile Creek, Working on the Brookside Greenway Trails, Introducing folks to the beauty of Five Mile Creek, Landscape Maintenance & Mowing--Community Beautification
TK & Mike, 300 Spartans, Deliverance(A Canoe Trip Movie), A Time To Kill, Second Hand Lions, Forest Gump, The Notebook
Television
The Closer, HGTV, The Weather Channel & Food Network, Dr. 902102, ABC 3340
Books
With God on a Deer Hunt, Clay & Vinegar, His Needs Her Needs, Five People You Meet In Heaven, Max Lucado Books, Family Law Practice and Procedures, A Look at Life from a Deer Stand, With God on a Deer Hunt, Failure is not and option! His Needs, Her Needs,
Heroes
Good Teachers, Roger McCondichie, Honest Men & Women, Harry Truman, Teddy Rosevelt, Abe Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, Outdoor Conservationist, Miltary Men & Women, My Wife, The Auburn Tigers (People who put up with me)
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Graduated: 1981
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: Agricultural Education
Clubs: Collegiate FFA
1979 to 1985
Phil Campbell High School
Phil Campbell, AL
Graduated: 1977
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: 4-H club, FFA, FTA, Editor Paper Staff, P-Club, Basketball, Track, some football
1965 to 1977
Canoe5Mile's Companies
West Jefferson High Quinton, Alabama US Ag Teacher
1981-2000
Oak Grove High School Bessemer, Alabama US Ag Teacher
The idea of Five Mile Creek Canoe & Company was born out of a love for the outdoors and the desire to preserve nature. The Five Mile Creek Greenway was brought to my attention by my wife, Tynette, on a long weekend getaway trip. She asked if I had ever heard of the greenway and I said no but that I would look into it. From that point on, I began to meet many people who were involved in the Five Mile Creek Greenway project. I discovered that my wife’s family owned a large portion of land along the Greenway in Cardiff, Alabama which was once a thriving mining town. My wife’s great-grandfather, Louis “Frenchie” Negron was the mayor of Cardiff during the early 1900’s and her family connection to this land led me deeper into the creation of the Greenway project. My life took on a new meaning the day I meet Roger McCondichie, the Mayor of Brookside which is the adjoining town to Cardiff. Roger had the same vision for Brookside as I had for Cardiff. We began to work on trail development, canoe launches and possible business development. I began canoeing the creek with my sons and friends and discovered that a little bit of heaven was and had always been in my backdoor. I decided that I wanted to make a difference in these small towns and I wanted to share it with the rest of the world. Thus, Five Mile Creek Canoe & Company was created, partly, as a tribute to the hundreds of settlers who sailed across the ocean in search of the American dream and partly out of my love for preserving history and the environment.
Who I'd like to meet: Visit www.canoe5mile.com, Anybody looking for adventure, Greenway Supporters, People who can out work me.
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