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<p align="center">Leisure Life</font><br>
<font color="scarlet" face="garamond" size="6">Town and Country Living</font></a> <br>
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<li><a href="#civicc">The Civic Center</a> </li>
<li><a href="#other">Other Recreational Opportunities</a> </li>
<li><a href="#celebrate">Special Celebrations</a> </li>
<li><a href="#trips">Interesting Day Trips</a> </li>
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In the famous children's classic, The Town Mouse, The County Mouse, the lesson was clear:
you can enjoy living in one setting or the other but not both. Obviously the author never
lived in Pell City where you can have the advantages of both town and country; where there
is small town courtesy and security, quite lakeside living, family fun and yet, 30 miles
away on I-20 are the bright lights of Birmingham with plays, concerts and museums or drive
90 minutes east and enjoy the metropolitan Atlanta area. You'll enjoy returning to the
city just because it's so nice to come home to Pell City. </p>
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<h2>The Civic Center</h2>
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<h3>A Haven for Activity</h3>
<p><img src="images/civiccen.jpg" align="right" WIDTH="302" HEIGHT="200"> One of the
town's favorite gathering spots is the Civic Center on highway 34, adjacent to Logan
Martin Lake. Find an indoor gym, classrooms, banquet facilities and a walking track. Take
classes such as jazzercise, arts and crafts, karate, gymnastics, even square dancing and
our seniors get into the act with Body Recall, low impact aerobics. As if there weren't
enough to do inside the building, surrounding it there is a 65 acre lakeside park with
picnicking facilities-pavilions and individual tables, playground for the kids, walking
trails, fishing and boat launching. You can see why churches, family reunions,
corporations, even wedding parties seek out these delightful facilities. And imagine the
community fun when adult teams of softball, volleyball and baseball show off their skills
for the cheering crowds. <br clear="all">
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<p><img src="images/lilleag.jpg" align="left" WIDTH="278" HEIGHT="173">The tennis courts
are a popular site and of course the kids have a variety of sports to choose from also.
Soccer, baseball, basketball, softball. This recreation program just keeps growing. Five
years ago there were eight girls' softball teams. Today there are 20 in addition to 20
youth baseball teams. You are bound to find friends and fun at the Civic Center no matter
your interest. This versatile building is also available for banquets, meetings, and
parties. <br clear="all">
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<p>Fishing is popular year-round at the nearby piers and boating begins by launching at
the boat ramp on the Civic Center grounds. </p>
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<h2>Other Recreational Opportunities</h2>
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<p>Downtown there is the newly remodeled Recreation Hall and an outdoor swimming pool.
Phone the recreation department at (205) 338-9713 </p>
<p><em>Senior Citizens Center:</em> Crafts, games and fellowship designed especially for
Pell City's most revered citizens. Phone (205) 338-6589 </p>
<p><em>Two Golf Courses:</em> In this year round golf climate, you can tee off twelve
months a year on one of two choices for area golfers. Pine Harbor and the Pell City Golf
Course. </p>
<p><em>Logan Martin Swingers Square Dance Club:</em> Twice a month you can swing you
partner for this ageless made-for-meeting-new friends recreation. </p>
<p><em>Arts:</em> <img src="images/spradley.jpg" align="right" WIDTH="339" HEIGHT="231">Of
all its citizens, perhaps the most famous is a native, Wayne Spradley, called by one
critic, &#147;the finest water color artist of the times.&#148; His paintings are in major
corporate, private and museum collections all over the world. He accepts commissions and
also generously shares his work with the community. <br clear="all">
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<h2>Special Celebrations</h2>
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<p><strong>Pell City Pride Weekend</strong> presents a block party and street dance to
kick off a city wide focus on beautification.&nbsp; This Pride weekend will take place on
Friday, April 28th from 5:30 pm until 11:00 p.m., in downtown Pell City. Entertainment
will include Willie Hightower, pasTime, The Mashburns Gospel group, the Talledega College
Jazz band, and local entertainment as well.&nbsp; There will be food, fun, and fellowship
for the entire family.&nbsp; </p>
<p><strong>Pell City Family Reunion 2000: </strong>Come join the Pell City Reunion and
witness the opening of the 1999 Time Capsule!&nbsp; This reunion will be held on April
22nd at the Pell City Civic Center from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.&nbsp; </p>
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<p><img src="images/clowns.jpg" align="left" WIDTH="326" HEIGHT="196"><strong>Christmas
Parade</strong>: Months of planning go into this annual event but when Santa Claus comes
to town accompanied by bands, floats and all manner of seasonal fun everybody young and
old agrees the work and wait are worth it! <br clear="all">
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<h2>Interesting Day Trips</h2>
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<p>If you can tear yourself away from lake living and plenty of good wholesome fun in
town, you might be tempted to visit some of the nearby sites like:
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<dt><em>Anniston Museum of Natural History</em> </dt>
<dd>Travel though the ages as you visit galleries and exhibits revealing the mysteries of
nature through incredibly lifelike exhibits. Each hall features a blend of realistic
displays, graphics, sounds, educational labels and hands-on experiences. Phone (205)
237-3535 or 1-800-469-1087. </dd>
<dt><em>Talladega Super Speedway and International Motor Sports Hall of Fame</em> </dt>
<dd>The mecca for NASCAR fans. Besides the two fastest stock car races in the world here,
there are over 100 racing vehicles and memorabilia on display. Phone (205) 362-5002. </dd>
<dt><em>Cheaha State Park</em> </dt>
<dd>Cheaha State Park the highest point in Alabama, breathtaking views, camping, lodge,
restaurant and motel. Phone (205) 448-5115. </dd>
<dt><em>John Henry Looney House</em> </dt>
<dd>A rare architectural treat is the 1820&#146;s double dogtrot style home. Also a museum
operated by the St. Clair County Historical Society. Greensport Road southeast of
Ashville. Open Sat. &amp; Sun. 12-5. </dd>
<dt><em>De Soto Caverns Park</em> </dt>
<dd>Spectacular caves that served as prehistoric Indian habitat and Confederate gunpowder
mining center. See a spectacular laser light show inside the great onyx cathedral. Camping
with full or partial hook ups. Hwy. 75, 5 miles east of Childersburg. Phone (205)
378-7252. </dd>
<dt><em>Birmingham</em> </dt>
<dd>Begin by visiting Vulcan, the famous man of iron statue high atop Red Mountain. Try the
Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama Theater, Birmingham Zoo and Botanical Gardens, events at
the Birmingham Civic Center and sports at Legion Field. At day&#146;s end there is plenty
of food, nightlife and music. </dd>
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