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Linda A. Zelensky, age 58, of the Brooklyn community in Evergreen, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2021.

Linda A. Zelensky

She was preceded in death by her father, Earl L. Williams Sr., Virginia Beach, Virginia; her mother, Paula Lee Williams, Evergreen; one sister, Cynthia L. Light; Florida; and one brother, Jimmy L. Sullivan, Florida.

She was an amazing cook, loved to go to craft shows and yard sales, working in her yard, fishing, going to the local lakes, creeks and beaches. She loved her Lord Jesus Christ. Most of all, she especially enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and would do anything she could for anyone.

Survivors include her husband, John Zelensky, Evergreen; one daughter, Heather Marie Teston, Jacksonville, Florida; three sons, Adam Zelensky of Andalusia, Shane Zelensky of Crestview, Florida and Matthew Zelensky of Evergreen; four sisters, Theresa M. Rutter of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Dorothy L. Dresser of Oviedo, Florida, Angela Jordan of Florida and Tabitha L. Portal of Jacksonville, Florida; one brother, Earl L. Williams Jr., Evergreen; one special aunt and uncle, Cleo Landry and Glenda Landry, and many more; four grandchildren, Hope, Penelope, Isaiah and Alexander; and a number of other family and friends.

Imagine stepping onto a shore and landing in heaven.Imagine taking hold of a hand and finding it is Gods hand. Imagine breathing new air and finding it is celestial air. Imagine feeling invigorated and fining it immortality.Imagine passing from storm and tempest to an unknown calm, image waking and finding it home. That is our sweet Linda she is now home. She was loved dearly by all and will truly be missed.

Memorial services were held on Sept. 18, 2021 at the Brooklyn Baptist Church, Brooklyn Alabama.

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Known as The Tree of Enchantment the Willow tree in Irish Gaelic is Saille/Sail/Saileach similar to the Latin term Salix. There are three varieties native to Ireland - the Rusty, the Grey, and the intriguingly titled Goat.

This beautiful deciduous tree grows in damp soil reaching 35-50 feet in height with green elongated leaves and extremely strong stems, branches, and roots. The male and female catkins flower on different trees and are pollinated both by insects and the wind. One of the fastest growing trees, Willow has a short lifespan of about 30 years with its branches often called sallies referring to its Irish and Latin names.

Willows amazing ability to take root from the tiniest twig pushed into the earth symbolizes the hope of rebirth while raindrops from the drooping branches of the willow resemble tears hence the weeping Willow. Thus associated with water and moonlight, so beloved by witches means this distinctive tree is a symbol of grief and immortality.

Did you know that... Willows coppiced and the pliable wood is impermeable to water and so was used to make clogs, cricket bats, house building, baskets, lobster pots, bee-hives and coracle boats? Also, Willows natural compound salicin is used in the production of the painkiller aspirin. For thousands of years, herbalists knew that the chewed bark, twigs, and leaves would heal fevers, rheumatism, indigestion, headaches, and childbirth pains.

As the Ogham tree S for the 5th lunar month 15th April - 12th May, Willow is one of the seven sacred trees of the Irish grove according to Robert Graves.

The Druids added its wood to their Bealtaine (also Beltane) fires and folk names include Osier, Sallow, Witches Aspirin, Wicker and Withy. As a symbol of grief, the Celts planted Willow by graves so the soul could rise to immortality continued nowadays with the use of eco-coffins.

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"I remember the day when I first saw the Great Willow tree in our local park. I was in wonderment of her shape and size, as if from a fairy tale or another mystical realm. When I was a child walking through her branches that grew downward, felt as if opening curtains to a magical place full of secrets yet to be discovered. Awakening my inner child's curiosity, my eyes looked upward at her mighty trunk carved with initials, names, and hearts, of people and lovers that came to visit her beauty.

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As I blossomed into my teenage years the Great Willow was a constant in my life, as the local park was the place to gather and hang out with friends. It was the place where I would meet my future husband, where we would court and the place we would bring our own children to visit over the years. She has watched me grow from a child into a young woman. In my late thirties, I began to deepen into my spiritual journey of self. Discovering what touched and spoke to my soul, my truths, and personal beliefs, I was drawn many times to the Great Willow for her guidance and medicine. She offered me a place of comfort, peace and solitude, a sacred place where my soul could just be. She always welcomed me, holding me in her mighty branches, that wrapped around me in her great arms of love.

Now we sit together, my growth mirroring hers, both of us rooted deeply in the foundations of who we are. Harsh weather and mighty winds have battered us, tossing us about in life, swaying and bending us in all directions. It is in this deep, rooted foundation we hold strength and hope, riding out these storms in life, becoming a beautiful and graceful dance of releasing.

Like the Great Willow, I reach upward from this solid foundation of self, towards father sun, mother moon, and star brothers and sister, their lighted rays bringing in new vision, perspective, and growth. And like the carvings upon her trunk - all those who have touched her soul, so have the people I have met upon my lifes voyage.

Their blessings and lessons are a part of me, as much as I am a part of them. For me, the Great Willows branches are her most beautiful aspect. How they reach outward to return downward as if to kiss Mother Earth, a giving back of respect. There are many pathways I have branched out on, high, low, twisted, and straight and all return me back to Mother Earth, to honour her, to release into her, and to heal from her, giving heartfelt thanks for all she has blessed upon me.

The Great Mother Willow represents my birthing to my returning. She is the wisdom keeper of all above, below, and in between. She is my continuous place of comfort and peace. She is my cocoon of love, as she wraps me in her mothering arms.

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By Paul Hall

An illegitimate daughter, scandalous royalty and a quest for immortality fill the air in The Kings Daughter, the new film from director Sean McNamara (Soul Surfer), in theaters now.

King Louis XIV (Pierce Brosnan) leads his kingdom with an iron rule and all he wants is to continue to do everything for all of France, which really means for his own benefit.

As the king starts to feel the tug of age and sees leaders around him begin to fall, he yearns for a way to extend his rule, as he believes he is the only one to lead the kingdom forward. So when his doctor shares a story of a mystical mermaid who just may possess the secret to everlasting life, Louis orders his men to find her, sparing no expense. If they succeed, Louis just might acquire immortality.

Yves De La Croix (Benjamin Walker) leads the journey to find the mermaid and return her to the king. Although he does not know the reason for the mission, he does realize that he is there to serve the king, and hes the best. When he returns home with the mermaid, he monitors her well-being.

Meanwhile, at a nearby abbey, Marie-Josephe (Kaya Scodelario), the daughter who King Louis hid from the public, is summoned to return and provide music for the king. While her identity remains a mystery to most of the kingdom, the king and his spiritual advisor Pere La Chaise (William Hurt) are acutely aware of Maries identity.

The matter of life and immortality are at the center of The Kings Daughter, but there are a number of subplots involving life, love and family that play a major role in the decisions that are reached. And the fact that there are so many angles being used in the film leads to a bit of a messy execution. So many stories beg for depth and exploration, and yet to get to the bottom of everything, they are lopped off at the knees.

A solid cast leads to a somewhat enjoyable effort, in spite of the messiness that exists. Brosnan and Hurt are enjoyable, while Scodelario was underused and felt lost in the morass that encompassed the story. And the mermaid angle provides graphics that were underwhelming at best and largely distracting. They didnt feel like they belonged in the same film.

The Kings Daughter comes up short of a completely enjoyable excursion to a fantasy world, but it does present an acceptable break for a brief moment in time.

Pauls Grade: C+

The Kings DaughterRated PG-13Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker, Rachel Griffiths, William Hurt, Pablo SchreiberDirector: Sean McNamara

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It was precisely two weeks ago that Rafael Nadal declared, with all respect, that "it will be a great Australian Open with or without him".

But not even Nadal could have imagined just how "great" the ensuing fortnight might be for him personally without Novak Djokovic lining up for yet another Open title defence.

Barely a month after fearing he may not be healthy enough to compete at Melbourne Park, Nadal is one win away from landing an unprecedented 21st men's grand slam singles crown.

Nadal takes on Russian world No.2 Daniil Medvedev on Sunday night bidding for the record number of majors that most thought Djokovic would be eyeing off before his dramatic deportation from Australia on the eve of the season's first slam.

After two desperate court battles and a fortnight-long saga that drew worldwide attention, Djokovic's departure for not having the necessary visa to enter the country opened the door for Nadal.

After playing just two matches between June and January because of a crippling foot injury aggravated during his devastating French Open finals loss last year to Djokovic, not even the Spaniard dreamed of being in this position.

"We can create histories but the real truth is that two months ago we didn't know if we will be able to be back on tour at all," Nadal said after his epic five-set quarter-final victory over Denis Shapovalov on Wednesday.

Little wonder then, though not surprising, that as he prepares for Medvedev, having initially been slated for a potential semi-final with Djokovic, that Nadal isn't nearly as obsessed with moving one clear of the Serb and fellow tennis titan Roger Federer with a 21st grand slam.

Publicly at least, the 35-year-old former world No.1 said he's merely still playing for the joy of competing in such an extraordinary golden era.

Nadal insisted it's an honour to feature in world sport's most dominate triumvirate come what may.

"I just feel happy to be part of this amazing era of tennis, sharing all these things with another two players," he said.

"That's it. In some ways it doesn't matter if somebody achieve one more or one less (grand slam), no?

"Everyone, we did amazing things and things that will be very difficult to equal."

More important to Nadal, he said, is winning a second Australian Open crown, after losing four finals since his only triumph in 2009.

That in itself would elevate Nadal in the history books alongside Djokovic, Rod Laver and Roy Emerson as the only man to win all four grand slam events at least twice.

"Of course, if just a few people did this during the whole history of this sport it's because it's something very difficult to make it," said Nadal, who also had to overcome a bout of COVID-19 close to Christmas to make it to Melbourne.

"Yeah, I'm happy that I going to have a chance. But for me, at the end, it's about, more than all these statistics.

"It's about be in the final of the Australian Open one more time. That means a lot to me."

History is at stake for Medvedev, too.

After denying Djokovic a fabled calendar-year grand slam with victory over the world No.1 in last year's US Open final, Medvedev is striving to become the first man to capture his second career major in successive slams.

Nadal, typically, has full respect for the Russian, knowing the 25-year-old is a vastly different proposition to the opponent he beat in five gruelling sets in the 2019 final at Flushing Meadows.

"If I'm not able to play at my top level, I will be simply no chance," Nadal said.

"One thing won't change, I need to play at my highest level."

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And then there was the time Henrik Lundqvist actually tried to score a goal in the NHL, and lived to tell about it after a stern warning from a guy who could put pucks in the net and goes by the name of Jaromir Jagr.

This was from my first or second year. It was early in my career, The King told me Monday. We were up 3-1 and I missed it, and then they came down and scored on me to make it 3-2. And then they came right back down and had a great scoring chance that I just managed to save, so we win the game.

And then in the locker room, Jagr walks up to me and says, Unless youre an MVP in this league, dont fking ever do that again.

You know what? I didnt.

All the seasons, all the games, all the victories, all the highs and all of the crushing lows that were interspersed along the way during one of the great eras in franchise history, they will be memorialized Friday night when Lundqvists No. 30 is raised to the pinwheel ceiling of a Garden that for 15 years was a backdrop to the goaltenders greatness.

Lundqvist may have brought his star with him from Gothenburg, Sweden, but once upon a time at his first Rangers training camp in 2005 he was just another starstruck prospect wanting to make it in the worlds best hockey league and on the worlds biggest stage. Here again, No. 68 makes an appearance.

You obviously have different reasons why you enjoy playing with different guys, but of all my teammates, having the opportunity to play with Jagr was so special for me, Lundqvist said. He is not only one of the greatest ever to play this game, but he also was kind of responsible for my Welcome to the NHL moment.

It was my first camp and the first trip we had was to West Point for team building. We had 30 guys left. And they put me with Jagr as my roommate. Ill never forget it. Im there as part this group, Im nervous and Im checking luggage and I see the other one in my room is Jagr.

I couldnt believe it, I was so excited, said the forevermore No. 30. I ran to call to my brother, that was the first thing I did. Guess what? Im staying with Jagr! It was surreal.

Once he settled in, and it took about a minute-and-half for him to do so, Lundqvist embraced New York. This was no accidental tourist.

I had this conviction immediately that this was the place and Therese [his wife] and I attached ourselves to the city right away. It felt so natural, said the 39-year-old retiree. The intensity of playing here made me feel so alive, and I loved that.

Everything that goes on here is something I appreciated, the big stage, the intensity, the energy, how you can be as a person. At the beginning I felt a little different as a European, but the city allows you to be whoever you want to be. That was very refreshing. You could just be yourself, 100 percent. That was a great feeling.

Had they so chosen, the Lundqvists could have lived life on Page Six. Except for the one time when the goaltender was photographed on celebrity row with Justin Bieber at a Knicks game, his appearances in this paper were pretty much confined to the sports section. That was not by happenstance.

Therese has been very strict with that throughout our time here, said Lundqvist. Weve had people here and in Sweden want to do stories on us, our daughters [9-year-old Charlise and 6-year-old Juli] and our family, and she has always been firm on keeping that part of it for ourselves. She says, Thats our life.

Of course it was different our first seven or eight years here. Social media wasnt as big. Now, you can know what everybody is up to in a way. But we still try to keep a distance and protect our life in a way, if that makes sense. But Therese has always been firm on that and I have always respected that.

So we dont know what we dont know about the Lundqvists. But we do know about the remarkable career the husband constructed in New York. We know about the stunning 15-4 record in elimination games from 2012 to 2015, we know about the run of brilliance in Game 7s, we know about the 459 career victories that is good for sixth in NHL history.

One thing that was different here from in Sweden was that there was so much focus on wins for goalies, Lundqvist said. That was always strange to me because its a team sport, so why do you count the wins for the goalie when its really about what the team is doing? In Sweden, nobody talks about how many wins you have. That was new to me.

It was also a little bit new when John Tortorella, who by the way chastised Lundqvist for that Page Six appearance with young Bieber, replaced professorial Tom Renney behind the bench midway through 2008-09. The Black-and-Blueshirt mentality did not stop at the crease.

I mean, I loved Torts, you should say hello [on Friday], the Swede said, barely suppressing a chuckle. Ill never forget the first time he walked into the locker room, youd heard a lot about him and how things went in Tampa and how he was pretty tough on goalies at times, so there was so much respect there.

You respected him and feared him at the same time. You had to be on your toes. But I loved that. He was so good at motivating the team at critical moments and thats something I really appreciated, too. I was ready to run through a brick wall every time I walked out from the locker room. He was very good at getting everyone to that mindset, where you were preparing for a kind of war. I loved playing for him.

If Tortorella challenged his players, so often did Lundqvist. He was not shy about sharing his opinions on the ice with teammates he may have felt deficient in certain categories. Loudly.

You know me, I was so intense playing the game, I played with a lot of emotions, good and bad, and so many times they would come from here and not from here, Lundqvist said, pointing first at his heart and then at his head. For the most part I was able to take a deep breath and cool down.

But other times, it probably was not easy for guys. I was very demanding on myself and on my teammates, absolutely. I like emotions. I loved reactions. I had guys who played with me for a long time who snapped back and would say, Be quiet and stop the puck.

He stopped the puck. The face of the franchise gains franchise immortality on Friday. The number at the top of the building says it all.

Thirty.

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Tag team immortality and an opportunity to challenge for the NXT Tag Team Titles is on the line as the 2022 Mens Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic semifinals are set!

Defending Dusty Cup Champions MSK are one step closer to back-to-back Dusty Classic victories after defeating Jacket Time in a thrilling first-round match to set up a date with bracket busters Malik Blade & Edris Enof after the duo shocked the NXT Universe with a quick rollupto slip past Legado del Fantasma.

The other side of the bracket features what promises to be a punishing affair between TheCreed Brothers and GYV. Julius & Brutus Creed powered their way through a slugfest with Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen to punch their ticket to the next round while Zack Gibson & James Drake taught Andre Chase and his student Bodhi Hayward a lesson in distraction to defeat the newly formed pair.

Can GYV reach the finals for the third straight year? Will MSK raise the Dusty Cup a second time?Can The Creed Brothers bully their way to a tag team title opportunity? Or will the Cinderella story of Blade & Enof have a fairytale ending?

Catch all the tournament action every Tuesday on NXT 2.0 at 8/7 C on USA over the next few weeks!

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