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March 30 • 9am-3pm • Village Event Center, Opelika Admission is free, but we will be accepting canned food donations for East Alabama Food Bank at the door. East Alabama Home & Garden Show Brought to you by The Opelika-Auburn News Like “Opelika-Auburn News Events” on facebook to keep up with the latest on all of our events and promotions. Auburn prepares for final regular season game — Sports, 1B CLASSIFIEDS .........................9B COMICS..................................5B CROSSWORD .........................4B FAITH...................................... 7A LOCAL .................................... 3A LOTTERIES .............................3B NATION .................................. 2A OPINION................................. 4A SCOREBOARD .......................3B SPORTS.................................. 1B Weather High: 74 Low: 62 Page 2A Index INFORMING MORE THAN 42,000 READERS DAILY IN PRINT AND ONLINE Mostly cloudy SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 WWW.OANOW.COM VOL. 114 NO. 68 $1.50 BY JORDAN D. HILL [email protected] As cleanup and recovery continue for the victims of Sunday’s tornadic activity in Lee County, the Lee County Humane Society is provid- ing help for the pet owners affected as well as their ani- mals. The humane society has been one of the various or- ganizations in the area that have stepped up to help in the aftermath of the torna- do that killed 23 people and displaced many. Along with housing 16 pets that were displaced due to the storm, the orga- nization has lent a helping Lee County Humane Society provides aid for pets, owners affected by tornado Mary Wynne Kling, Lee County Humane Society outreach and development coordinator, holds Freddie, a cat that was found in the rubble after Sunday’s storm. Kling said she knows Freddie was someone’s pet because he was fitted with a flea collar. JORDAN D. HILL/[email protected] Lee County: ‘USA!’ President Trump’s visit stirs emotions EF4 TORNADO AFTERMATH BY TROY TURNER [email protected] BEAUREGARD — President Donald Trump signed Bibles, shook hands with volunteers, hugged survivors and praised emergency responders as he expressed sorrow and support in the community most devas- tated by a tornado Sunday that claimed 23 lives. Stopping and visiting at Prov- idence Baptist Church, one of this week’s primary gathering spots for survivors, families of victims and emergency re- sponders working within the worst of the disaster zone, Trump praised those contrib- uting to the recovery effort and pledged his continued support. Anxious to get here “We couldn’t get here fast enough,” Trump said. “I wanted to come the day it happened,” he said, adding that Gov. Kay Ivey had asked him to wait, likely for security reasons and the inability to spare resources. First lady Melania Trump and MICKEY WELSH/THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER VIA AP President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pause at the crosses representing the 23 people killed by the tornado during their visit Friday in Beauregard. BY SARA PALCZEWSKI [email protected] President Donald Trump stopped to wave to onlookers and supporters as he stepped off Air Force One and made his way to Marine One. Trump switched from the presidential plane to helicop- ter at Fort Benning on Friday morning on his way to visit tor- nado-ravaged Lee County, trav- eling by helicopter to Auburn Arrival at Fort Benning AP PHOTO/CAROLYN KASTER President Donald Trump signs a Bible as he greets people Friday at Providence Baptist Church in Beauregard. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump wave to assembled onlookers and supporters during their move Friday from Air Force One to Marine One in Fort Benning. JUSTIN LEE/ [email protected] See TRUMP, Page 6A See ARRIVAL, Page 6A See PETS, Page 3A

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Page 1: EF4 TORNADO AFTERMATH LeeCounty:‘USA!’...Like “Opelika-Auburn News Events” on facebook to keep up with the latest on all of our events and promotions. Auburn prepares ... Bible

March 30 • 9am-3pm • Village Event Center, OpelikaAdmission is free, but we will be accepting canned food donations for East Alabama Food Bank at the door.

East Alabama Home & Garden Show

Brought to you by The Opelika-Auburn News

Like “Opelika-Auburn News Events” on facebook to keep up with the latest on all of our events and promotions.

Auburnpreparesfor finalregularseasongame —Sports, 1B

CLASSIFIEDS .........................9BCOMICS..................................5B

CROSSWORD.........................4BFAITH...................................... 7ALOCAL ....................................3ALOTTERIES.............................3B

NATION ..................................2AOPINION.................................4ASCOREBOARD .......................3BSPORTS.................................. 1B

WeatherHigh: 74 Low: 62

Page 2A

Index

INFORMING MORE THAN 42,000 READERS DAILY IN PRINT AND ONLINE

Mostlycloudy

SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 WWW.OANOW.COM VOL. 114 NO. 68 $1.50

BY JORDAN D. [email protected]

As cleanup and recoverycontinue for the victims ofSunday’s tornadic activity inLee County, the Lee CountyHumane Society is provid-

ing help for the pet ownersaffected as well as their ani-mals.

The humane society hasbeen one of the various or-ganizations in the area thathave stepped up to help inthe aftermath of the torna-

do that killed 23 people anddisplaced many.

Along with housing 16pets that were displaceddue to the storm, the orga-nization has lent a helping

Lee County Humane Society providesaid for pets, owners affected by tornado

Mary Wynne Kling,Lee County Humane

Society outreachand development

coordinator, holdsFreddie, a cat that was

found in the rubbleafter Sunday’s storm.Kling said she knows

Freddie was someone’spet because he was

fitted with a flea collar.

JORDAN D. HILL/[email protected]

Lee County: ‘USA!’President Trump’s visit stirs emotions

EF4 TORNADO AFTERMATH

BY TROY [email protected]

BEAUREGARD — PresidentDonald Trump signed Bibles,shook hands with volunteers,hugged survivors and praisedemergency responders as heexpressed sorrow and supportin the community most devas-tated by a tornado Sunday thatclaimed 23 lives.

Stopping and visiting at Prov-idence Baptist Church, one ofthis week’s primary gatheringspots for survivors, familiesof victims and emergency re-sponders working within theworst of the disaster zone,Trump praised those contrib-uting to the recovery effortand pledged his continuedsupport.

Anxious to get here“We couldn’t get here fast

enough,” Trump said.“I wanted to come the day

it happened,” he said, addingthat Gov. Kay Ivey had askedhim to wait, likely for securityreasons and the inability tospare resources.

First lady Melania Trump and

MICKEY WELSH/THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER VIA AP

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pause at the crosses representing the 23 people killed by the tornado during their visit Fridayin Beauregard.

BY SARA [email protected]

President Donald Trumpstopped to wave to onlookersand supporters as he steppedoff Air Force One and made hisway to Marine One.

Trump switched from thepresidential plane to helicop-ter at Fort Benning on Fridaymorning on his way to visit tor-nado-ravaged Lee County, trav-eling by helicopter to Auburn

Arrival atFort Benning

AP PHOTO/CAROLYN KASTER

President Donald Trump signs aBible as he greets people Fridayat Providence Baptist Church inBeauregard.

PresidentDonald Trumpand firstlady MelaniaTrump waveto assembledonlookers andsupportersduring theirmove Fridayfrom Air ForceOne to MarineOne in FortBenning.

JUSTIN LEE/

[email protected]

See TRUMP, Page 6A

See ARRIVAL, Page 6A

See PETS, Page 3A