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Revised calendar starts school Aug. 20
Mountain Brook City Council voted to approve rezoning for the new Lane Parke development on May 21. Photo by Dan Starnes.
By MADOLINE MARKHAM The Mountain Brook City Council unanimously approved rezoning for the new 27-acre Lane Parke development in Mountain Brook Village after a public
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hearing on May 21 at Mountain Brook Junior High School. “We have been working on this for five years and are confident that all the
comments from the Friends of Mountain Brook have been incorporated into the
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The Mountain Brook Board of Education approved a revised 2012-2013 school calendar due to new state legislation at its May 21 board meeting. Alabama’s newly passed Flexibility Calendar Act requires that schools start the academic year no more than two weeks before Labor Day, which is August 20 this year, and that the year end by May 24. “I thought [the school board] did a fabulous job because they didn’t create a lot of changes for parents and didn’t create a lot of changes for teachers,” said Crestline Elementary School Principal Laurie King. “I think the parents will be delighted.” The approved calendar only eliminated one student holiday day from the calendar. The first day of school will be August 20, and the last day will be May 24. The holiday break for students will be Dec. 21-Jan. 7. Spring break will be the same week, March 18-22, as the calendar the board originally approved in December. Students will also be out of school on Labor Day, Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Jr.
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A step back in time
Book chronicles Mountain Brook development, 1926-1930 By MADOLINE MARKHAM A new book on Jemison and Company’s magazines transports us to the community we know so well in its infancy. It was a time when the Old Mill House’s tearoom hosted lunches and dinners, native craft shows and holiday parties. Twentyfive miles of bridle trails were opened for the children who competed at the new Riding Academy to ride. Mountain Brook Village was to be “the only shopping center in this fine home section,” and soon the Martha Washington Candy Shop opened, then later Mountain Brook Pharmacy and Margaret Pekor’s interior decoration studio, among other businesses. A contract was signed to build Mountain Brook School, now Mountain Brook Elementary. Mountain Brook Country Club was being planned to resemble a big country house. Cahaba Road was first paved. The Jemison Magazine: Birmingham and Mountain Brook, 1926-1930, a softbound volume released in May, contains 168 original pages from The Jemison Magazine. The monthly publication was published by real estate company Jemison and Company,
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Jemison & Company created buildings and a community to be permanent, as evidenced by the similarity in this “typical” Mountain Brook Village store photo from 1929 (below) where Pappagallo and Gilchrist are located today (above). Historic photo courtesy of the Birmingham Historical Society.
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MBHS boys tennis team was 6A state runner up this year. Front row: Jacob Weinaker. Back row: Asst. Coach Wally Nall, Eric Buchalter, Trey Carter, Nelson Jetmundsen, Robby Scofield, Ben Shearer, Mack Barnes, Sam Lidikay, Head Coach Susan Farlow, Faculty Rep Caroline Hall.
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It’s always interesting I think all will agree that to see when people are able we have some stellar athletes to take their passions and in our schools. May was a big dreams and make them their month for several of those life’s work. Ninety-year-old teams. Read all about the girls’ Dorothea Klip survived World state champion tennis and golf War II in Holland, came to the teams. Also, the Junior High United States and earned a golf team won Metro as did PhD in physics. Ms. Klip lives the Junior High girls and boys in Mountain Brook with her tennis teams. Congratulations daughter Dorothy Smith and to all of them. her family. She loved math and So much goes on at the science, and at a time when end of the school year that Jennifer Gray many women didn’t even attend we couldn’t fit it all in! Our college, she found a way to pursue her schoolhouse section features several of dreams. the exciting events and honors from the There is also a really amazing book that end of the school year. We will be running has just been published on Mountain Brook additional stories on other school events in history. It is titled The Jemison Magazine: our July issue. Birmingham and Mountain Brook 1926-1930, And if you are looking for a great meal in honor of the publication that was used as even when you aren’t at the beach this a marketing tool for the new development summer, you will want to check out our of Mountain Brook. I really enjoyed looking restaurant spotlight on Dyron’s. Locally at the old photos and learning new and owned and operated, this restaurant makes interesting things about our community. you feel like you are on vacation even if We have included a few pictures from the you are still in Mountain Brook. And if you book in this issue, but you can see more are looking for that something special for online at villagelivingonline.com. dad on Father’s Day, you will want to visit Our other cover stories this month Mobley & Sons in Crestline. They have touch on some big changes for the city. something sure to please dad. You can read First, after many, many hearings and all about them in our Business Spotlight. revised plans, the Lane Parke development Don’t forget our Summer Fun Photo was granted Planned Unit Development Contest is in full swing. You can find details zoning. You can read all about the meeting on our website. Prizes will be awarded, so and also next steps for the development. get those submissions in. Also, due to changes voted on by the State Legislature, the Board of Education voted to revise the calendar for the upcoming school year. You will find all the details of the changes in our story.
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City updates Crime report Revised speed limit, other traffic safety improvements The Overton Road/Briar Oak Drive/ Briar Oak Circle traffic study, conducted by Richard Caudle of Skipper Consultants, has implemented some changes in the area in order to improve the safely of the road. The speed limit will be decreased on
Overton Road. Signs will also be put up on Briar Oak Road to notify drivers of the lack of vision on Briar Oak Road. Reflectors will be placed on Overton Road for night safety as well.
Municipal election information Mountain Brook Municipal Elections will be taking place on Tuesday, August 28. If you are interested in candidacy, forms will be available from the City Clerk starting July 3. The last day to qualify for municipal office is July 17; a statement of
candidacy (available on mountainbrook. org) and a $50 qualification fee must be filed with the city clerk by 5 p.m. For more information, contact the Jefferson County Board of Registrars at 325-5550.
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Day and Presidents Day. “We tried to work within the new law and to accommodate as many families as we can,” School Superintendent Dicky Barlow said in the meeting. “I think this is a good compromise,” Board Chairman Jane Menendez said. Teachers will return to school for professional learning on August 9. Additionally, teachers will have two flexible professional workdays; each school will determine which dates to use for those
days. Principals will allow their faculty to vote on which days they take. Overall, the new calendar contains 12 professional development days; this year’s calendar provided for only nine. “Those days are such valuable time for teachers,” King said. If needed, students makeup days will be implemented using the eSchool format on scheduled professional learning days: Oct. 15, Jan. 9 and Feb. 18.
By LT. JIM COLE Week ending May 17 This past week we experienced no home burglaries and three UBEVs (Unlawful Breaking and Entering Vehicles). The UBEV occurred on Office Park Drive between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on May 10. The vehicle was not locked and numerous credit cards were taken along with cash. The second UBEV occurred on Caldwell Mill Lane during the night on May 15. The victim left her vehicle unlocked. Credit cards and cash were taken from this vehicle. The third UBEV occurred during the early morning hours on May 16. The passenger window on her vehicle was broken and her purse was stolen. A wallet, credit card, cash and a checkbook were also taken. We found blood on the broken window. I would anticipate that a DNA report will probably result in a future arrest. We are still getting reports of coyotes in the city. I received an email yesterday from a lady who encountered a coyote on South Brookwood Road about 10 days ago. She said he was walking down the street like he was a Mountain Brook resident. He was totally unafraid and did not move until she stomped her feet at him. Another call came in yesterday that a coyote was in a yard on Rockhill Road. Copperheads continue to be a concern. We seem to have an abundance of copperheads. A child was bitten by a copperhead on Cherry Street in Crestline about 11 days ago. He suffered a painful bite and spent a few days in the hospital. He is fine now and has a great story to tell his friends. The snake bit him when he was retrieving a ball that had landed in some ivy. Be careful.
Miscellaneous incidents: On May 11 at approximately 10:45 p.m., we received a call that a gunshot was heard in the Macy’s lot at Brookwood Mall. When officers arrived, they encountered a male wearing a hoodie who matched the description of the individual with a gun. Apparently, the young man had a loaded .22 caliber pistol, and he accidently discharged it. That bullet ended up in his foot, and after being treated by our paramedics, he was transported to the hospital. He was charged with “carrying a gun without a license” and “reckless endangerment.” On May 11 we took a report of a “hit and run” on Highway 280. According to the victim, a white male driving a blue Saturn struck her vehicle and left the scene. All we have is a tag number starting with 58. On May 13 at 5:15 a.m., a resident on Fredericksburg Drive woke up and went downstairs to find a white male asleep on his couch. The resident called the police and when they arrived they confronted the sleeping suspect. He was intoxicated and had apparently entered the home during the night. He was charged with “criminal trespass” and “criminal mischief.” This subject is a teenager who lives in our city. It appears that he entered this house due to his drunken stupor. Fortunately, no one was injured. A white male opened an account at Iberia bank. After opening the account, he proceeded to deposit bad checks to and write bad checks on his new account. He has been identified and warrants are in his future. This subject is from Odenville, Alabama.
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Mountain Brook ladies presented at Midnight Ball
Everette Dawkins, Mims Bruhn, Katie Seeger. Photo courtesy of Patty Francis.
On April 21, the Cahaba Grand was the setting for the Midnight Ball, a presentation of 138 Mountain Brook young ladies and their escorts. Time was of the essence at the 2012 Midnight Ball. Guests climbed the grand stairway under the large hanging clocks, which carried the theme created by Robert Logan of Backstage Florist. Each clock read five ‘til midnight in anticipation of the festivities to come. The guests entered
Front row: Walker Sewell, Annie Bloomston, Anne Peyton Baker, Virginia Fleming, Francie Kenan, Frances Carson, Turner Hull, Holly Struthers, Banks Cooney, Mims Bruhn, Margy Troiano, Neil McDonald, Adelaide Dunn. Back row: Mary Nelson Little, Caroline Leak, Mary Shelton Hornsby, Betsy Limbaugh, Virginia Wilson, Everette Dawkins, Mary Glenn Waldrop, Hallie West, Mimi Fullan, Elizabeth Letzer, Katherine Francis, Annabelle Sims, Adelaide Cochran, Mary Chapman Nabors, Katie Seeger, Margaret Pittman, Murray Manley, Lottice Taylor. Photo courtesy of Patty Francis.
the large ballroom to a view of a ceiling-high projected video of fireworks shooting from Big Ben. The tables were adorned with glittering Roman numerals surrounded by tiny white orchids. An art deco theme was reflected in the black, white and silver color scheme with large Roman
numerals scattered around the room. Carrie Morrow was the chairwoman of the Midnight Ball, and Lee Dawkins and Margie Seeger were the cochairwomen. The ball committee consisted of 31 mothers.
Mountain Brook native directs “Miss Nelson is Missing” By CRAIG KLEIMEYER Mountain Brook native Julie Meadows is directing the play “Miss Nelson is Missing” by Jefferey Archer, based on the book by Harry Allard and James Marshall. The play will be performed at the Children’s Dance Foundation Studio
Theatre in Homewood on June 21-23 at 7:30 p.m. and June 24 at 2:30 p.m. In the play, Miss Nelson, played by Martha Jean Schindler, has students who misbehave and refuse to learn. A big test coming up will benefit the Principal, played by Michelle Griffo, so something must be done about the children.
Meadows’ mom owns The Lingerie Shoppe in Mountain Brook Village, for which Meadows blogs at thelingerieshoppeofmountainbrookvillage. com. She also teaches acting for Stage Door Youth Productions at Children’s Dance Foundation. Meadows went to Mountain Brook
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Bringing Cinco de Mayo to life By BRITTNEY HARRISON The next time you’re in Smith’s Variety, be sure to grab a copy of Mountain Brook resident Jim Noles’ children’s book, May 5, 1862: A Story of Cinco de Mayo. Jim Noles, an attorney at Balch and Bingham, LLP, has written children and adult books for over 10 years now. His newest book gives readers a historical account of the Battle of Pueblo through fictional characters Jean Peter, a French soldier, and Juan Pedro, a Mexican captain. This chapter book takes readers on a journey through the French ambush at Acultzingo, the uphill battle of Pueblo and the first Mexican victory over the French. Noles uses age-appropriate vocabulary and keeps the attention of his readers with the dialogue between Jean and Juan. The book’s cover is illustrated by Brinkley Edge, a recent Mountain Brook High School graduate and family friend of Noles. Edge was introduced to art as a child by her mother, Liz, who is an artist herself. As a junior, Brinkley began taking art more seriously and took a drawing and painting class at Mountain Brook High School. This year she took an AP art class and experimented with acrylic paints and textures. Last December, Noles presented Brinkley with the opportunity to illustrate his book. “He was easy to work with,” she said. “I remember having a lot of tests while trying to work on the illustration for the book, and he was just so nice and understanding.” Noles speaks highly of Edge as well: “She is a terrific, terrific young lady. She is a talented artist and just a wonderful person.” Noles’ passion for reading began with his grandmother, who taught him how to
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read. Growing up in a military family and traveling around the world also ignited his love for literature. He remembers the librarian at an Army Post in Germany who always ordered new Hardy Boys books for him and how living without a television in Yemen allowed plenty of reading time too. “I think a lot of reading led to a certain ease with respect to writing. And I currently do a lot of writing on my job,” Noles said. Based on the layout and content of A Story of Cinco de Mayo, Noles plans to write a series of history chapter books for children in the near future. These books will coincide with a particular historical celebration or event for each month. Noles and his wife, Elizabeth, have two boys, James and John, who both attend Mountain Brook Elementary.
Webelos awarded Arrow of Light
On April 9 the Webelos of Cub Scout Pack 320 Den 2 were awarded Cub Scouting’s highest honor, the Arrow of Light. Everett Fasking, Robert Blum, Hunter Keel, David Watts, Joseph Pitard and William Reamer are all fifth graders at Brookwood Forest Elementary. The boys will continue their scouting career in Boy Scout Troop 320 at the Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church. Photo courtesy of Dabney Blum.
Graham earns Eagle Scout rank Andrew Julian (Drew) Graham, a member of Boy Scout Troop 86 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Drew’s uncle and fellow Eagle Scout, Julian Hawes, Jr. of Dallas, participated in the pinning ceremony. His Eagle service project involved installing a 21-foot section of brick pavers along the pathway to the Alabama Veterans Memorial at Liberty Park. The service project entailed over 130 man hours to plan and execute and involved more than 20 volunteers. He also donated more than $800 to the maintenance fund for the Veterans Memorial. Drew is a freshman at Mountain Brook Junior High School and is the son of Paul and Evelyn Graham of Mountain Brook and the grandson of Patricia HawesHipps of Chelsea, and the late Barry Mellin Hawes and John and Mary Helen Graham of Atmore.
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A royal afternoon By JENNIFER GRAY An afternoon garden party in Mountain Brook was a part of the first visit by any member of the British royal family to Alabama. His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, was in town on April 28 to present recipients of the Duke of Edinburgh award with medals. Laura and Colby Clark hosted the party in their home and welcomed award recipients affiliated with the Miss Alabama pageant and Miss America pageant. Award recipients had completed service requirements for the self-development program for youth ages 14-25. Most of the guests were state officials or others involved with Miss America and the Miss Alabama pageants, but the Clarks were also able to invite some of their close friends and family. The Clarks’ two daughters, who attend Mountain Brook Elementary, enjoyed the event with some of their friends. Laura had
set up some tables outside of her daughters’ playhouse for the younger guests that featured chicken fingers and macaroni and cheese to nibble on. There was also a chocolate fountain in the playhouse. The Clarks have a beautiful home with a lovely pool and terrace area surrounded by blooming gardens. Guest enjoyed champagne, tea, tea sandwiches, assorted cookies and breads, tenderloin encroute, lobster fritters and other finger foods as they circulated around the party. Prior to the event, those invited had been sent some protocol pointers. For the event, men were asked to wear coat and tie and women sundresses. Hats were “encouraged,” and about half of the women wore them. Everyone looked elegant, eager to meet a real prince, especially the young girls. One remarked to me after meeting the Prince that she liked the way he talked.
Jennifer DeBruge, Debbie Drummond, Laura Clark, Shari Garrison, Melanie Kohn, Tzena Gauldin, Melanie Toranto. In front, Lindsey Jane Drummond.
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I am not sure who they were most excited to meet—Miss America or Prince Edward. His Royal Highness arrived and was greeted by the Clarks; Mayor William Bell; Governor and Mrs. Robert Bentley; and Nan Teninbaum, President/CEO of the Miss Alabama Pageant. Mountain Brook Mayor Terry Oden and his wife, Sandra, also welcomed the Prince. After visiting with the recipients, he mingled with guests before the presentation. Following the award presentation, he greeted anyone who wished to meet him. Everyone agreed that he had a wonderful smile, was very easy to talk to and seemed genuinely interested in everyone he met. The Prince wasn’t the only celebrity in attendance. Miss America Laura Kaeppeler was there along with Miss Alabama, Miss Ohio, Miss South Carolina and several others. The young girls enjoyed talking to the state pageant title holders as well as getting autographs and photos.
The Clarks were so generous to share their home, and it was certainly a memorable afternoon for all.
Miss America Laura Kaeppeler with party hosts Colby and Laura Clark.
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Through physics, through war By RICK WATSON Ninety-year-old Dr. Dorothea Klip was the only woman studying theoretical physics at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands in the late 1940s. On a final exam, the only one to score higher than her was her future husband, Willem. “If my mother had scored higher, my father might not have married her,” Klip’s daughter, Dorothy Smith, joked. “I know our children will be smart,” Klip remembered Willem saying about her intelligence. After the fledgling University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) offered Willem a job in 1958, Dorothea completed her doctorada degree (similar to a doctorate) long distance in 1962. For 26 years she performed research in advanced mathematics at UAB and did computer programming to support her husband’s work in medicine and biophysics. She also indexed two volumes he wrote on bio-medicine. When asked about learning to program early IBM mainframe computers, she becomes animated, gesturing with her hands as she explains the process of breaking down complex mathematical equations in terms the computer could understand and process. Despite her age, Klip can walk without assistance, and her mind is still sharp as the point of a compass. She seems truly happy at this point in her life, but her childhood was a very different story. Klip was born in The Hague in the Netherlands in 1921. When she was three years old, her father abandoned the family. Her mother couldn’t care for her, so she put an ad in the local paper seeking a foster home for young Dorothea. Her foster father loved her, but the mother resented and mistreated her, Dr. Klip recalled. The child remained with the family, but it was not a happy time in her life. Once in high school, Dr. Klip had the good fortune to have many bright teachers who provided the love and support she didn’t find at home, and this motivated her to do very well in school. She loved French and German, but was drawn to math and physics, fields traditionally dominated by men. After high school in 1939, she got a job briefly with Shell Laboratories, but once the war broke out, she was
Dorothea Klip survived a war-ravaged Netherlands before earning a doctorate in physics. Photo by Rick Watson.
dismissed and moved back home with her foster parents. Late in the war, her father, who had been business partners with the Germans, fled with his wife, leaving Dorothea to fend for herself. She was in her early twenties at the time. She recalled people exchanging jewelry for food, and foraging through trash cans for scraps to survive the brutal winter of 1944. She found a new home with a family after befriending a woman named Emmy Zandveld, who was 20 years her senior. They managed to barter with local farmers for enough food to survive. After the war she didn’t have the money to go to college, but a retired professor helped prepare her for governmental exams that gave her the right to teach math
at all levels. After teaching two and a half years, she at last started university on scholarship. When Klip retired from UAB in 1989, the Board of Trustees with President Dr. Charles McCallum awarded her with the honorary title Professor Emeritus. Looking back on her academic studies in subjects that few people can even grasp, she shrugged sheepishly and said, “Actually, it was kind of easy.” Since retirement, Klip lives with her daughter Dorothy’s family in Mountain Brook, spends time with her four children and keeps up with her 12 grandchildren on Facebook.
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Adults 6/5- Thyme to Read-EOL Book Group discussing “The Secret Garden” by Frances H. Burnett, 6 p.m. @ The Library at the Botanical Gardens 6/6- Brown Bag Lunch series, film about amazing historic landmarks: Australia to Cambodia, 12:30 p.m. 6/11- Great Books Book Group discussing a selected short story, “The Diver” by V.S. Pritchett, 6:30 p.m. 6/12- The Bookies Book Group discussing “On Canaan’s Side” by Sebastian Barry, 10 a.m. 6/13- Brown Bag Lunch series, chiropractor Beth Scherer and psychologist Dr. Jacqueline DeMarco will lead a session on common sleep disorders and solutions, 12:30 p.m. 6/16- Knit & Knibble, all crafts and skill levels welcome, 2-3:30 p.m. 6/16- ADULT SUMMER READING PROGRAM: Potluck Movie. Bring a dish to share and join us for the film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s bestselling book, The Help, about very different, extraordinary women in the 1960s South who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., the film begins promptly at 5:30 p.m. 6/19- Tech Tuesdays, librarians will be on hand to demo ereaders and other new technologies in the Library lobby, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 6/19- Documentaries After Dark, film about sculptures in the Louvre, 6:30 p.m. 6/20- Brown Bag Lunch series, film about the search for Genghis Khan’s tomb, 12:30 p.m. 6/21- Third Thursdays at Dyron’s Lowcountry, a portion of the restaurant’s proceeds benefit the Library, 4:30-10pm 6/26- Genre Reading Group discussing foodie fiction, 6:30pm 6/26- ADULT SUMMER READING PROGRAM: Trivia Night & Pizza Tasting. Join us for our first Trivia Night! We’ll also have a tasting to determine the best pizza place in town! Call 445-1121 to register your team of 1 to 4 people, ages 18 & up only. 6/27- Brown Bag Lunch series, film about the process of the authentication of fine art, 12:30 p.m. Teens 6/1- Game On! Pizza, prizes, fun, 4:30-6:30 p.m. 6/5 -TAB, monthly meeting of our Teen Advisory Board, 5-6 p.m. 6/8- Crestline Village Scavenger Hunt, 1-3 p.m.
Go West! By HOLLEY WESLEY, Emmet O’Neal Library Zane Grey, Luke Short, Elmer Kelton, Max Brand, Louis L’Amour: these great Western authors have names that would be just as comfortable under a ten-gallon hat and a sheriff’s star as behind the cold gleam of a cattle rustler’s eyes. The Western novel is a story with a driving sense of place, real or imaginary. The landscape is vast, the characters larger than life, all set against a backdrop decorated in a palate of colors vastly different from our Southern forests. In recent years, Western novels have suffered a marked decline in popularity, but the remake of Elmore Leonard’s short story “3:10 to Yuma,” his contemporary U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens novels’ adaptation to the FX TV series Justified, and the recent remake of Charles Portis’ True Grit prove that the Western is far from dead. Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy are among the modern standard bearers for the Western genre. McMurtry is arguably most famous for his novel Lonesome Dove and its accompanying TV series of the same name, while McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men stands tall as one of the most hardcore contemporary Westerns of the last few years.
6/15- Zombie Painting with Leslie Paige, 1-3 p.m. 6/22- Cooking with Chef Angela, 1-3 p.m. 6/29- Apocalyptic Movie Marathon, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Children’s Summer Schedule Mondays *Toddler Tales Story Time, 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays Special programs for all ages, 10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. 6/5- Skin & Bones Comedy Circus 6/12- Atlantic Coast Theatre “City Mouse, Country Mouse” 6/19- Doug Berky’s “No Show” 6/26- FunikiJam Wednesdays *Mother Goose Story Time, 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. Chess Club, 3:30 – 5 p.m. Thursdays *Patty Cake Story Time, 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. Movies and popcorn for rising second to sixth graders, 10:30 a.m. SNaP for rising third to sixth graders, 3:30 p.m. 6/7- Game On 6/14- Whoo’s Painting 6/21- BINGO for prizes 6/28- McWane Center “Dream Big” Saturdays Family Story Time with Mr. Mac, 10:30 a.m. Special Events 6/5- *Bookmania for rising third graders, 6 p.m. 6/12 & 6/19- *Bookmania for rising fourth to sixth graders, 6 p.m. 6/18-6/21 - *Early Literacy Camp, Session 1 for rising first to second, 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays-*Gardening Camp, 9-10 a.m *Space is limited; please call 879-0497 or visit www.eolib.org to register. For more information about any of our programs, you may call us at 205445-1121 and find us online at www.eolib. org, blogging at www.eolib.blogspot. com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ emmetoneallibrary, and on Twitter at @ eolib!
Another standout currently enjoying popularity is Patrick DeWitt’s Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel, The Sisters Brothers. Hired guns Eli and Charlie Sisters are ordered by a frontier baron known as the Commodore to hunt down and kill a gold prospector. As they journey from Oregon to San Francisco, and eventually to the prospector’s claim in the Sierra foothills, the cast of characters Eli and Charlie encounter cause Eli to question not only his profession, but also his allegiance to the Commodore and his own brother. Alyson Hagy won the High Plains Book Award for Fiction for her collection Ghosts of Wyoming, and Publishers Weekly touts her as an up-and-coming author of the American West. Her new novel Boleto is the story of a young horse trainer, Will Testerman, determined to change his fortunes. He sees his chance in a young filly and spends all of his savings to buy her. So begins Testerman’s quest to build a better life, taking him from the familiar settings of home to a guest ranch in the rugged Absaroka Mountains to the treacherous polo fields of southern California. See anything here you’d like to read? Contact us, and we’ll find it for you! For information about the Library’s regularly scheduled programs, see the library’s calendar in this issue of Village Living. Visit us online at www.eolib.org and www. facebook.com/emmetoneallibrary or give us a call at 445-1121.
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Dads: Are you a spiritual leader? God. Family. Work. I can vividly recall my father sitting our family down and telling us these were his priorities, in that order. We’d just finished a heart-to-heart talk about the importance of family and how blood is thicker than water (Dad pumped us full of that message). I remember being confused and a little hurt that my father didn’t name family as his top priority. He loved us with a passion, so how could he love God more? “You have to put God first,” he explained. “If you do, everything else works out.” I wasn’t satisfied with his answer, but in time it’d make sense. In time I’d witness my dad living his life according to these priorities and envy the peace it brought him. While my father never shoved spiritual messages down our throats, he did pick up on opportunities to teach us about faith. Whatever I was worried about – a test, a boy, tripping in front of the audience at the beauty walk – Dad advised me to pray. He taught me to pray for everything: guidance, clarity, confidence in my ability. Some people are scared to talk about God outside of church, but not my dad. He talked about God constantly, making Him feel like a member of our family who lived under the same roof. It’s clear now that my father was the spiritual leader of our home. It wasn’t a role he strategically mapped out but a natural extension of his character. Dad’s faith was sincere; if ever I asked a question about God, his face would light up, and his voice would rise excitedly. He’d spend 30 minutes answering me. Intrigued by his enthusiasm, I often thought, “Wow, that’s what I aspire to in my walk.” Today, it seems there’s a movement to encourage fathers to step up as the spiritual leaders of their homes, to be the men God designed them to be. There are conferences devoted to this subject, Bible studies, even a movie called “Courageous,” which I highly recommend. “Courageous” is about four cops who learn the painful difference between a “good-enough dad” and a “great dad.” At the end, the main character delivers a speech that includes the movie’s most powerful lines: “As a father, you are accountable to
God for the position of influence He has given you. You can’t fall asleep at the wheel, only to wake up one day and realize that your job or your hobbies have no eternal value, but the souls of your children do.” Some of you may wonder what a spiritual leader does. Can any father embrace the role, or are some pre-anointed? I believe every father is capable, but it takes work. And while each father brings his unique gifts to the job, there are tangible steps that work across the board, including: *Getting your family to church on Sunday; *Loving your wife and making sure the kids respect her; *Praying as a family; *Encouraging spiritual dialogue in your home; *Taking a vested interest in your children’s lives to help them find their calling; *Keeping your priorities in line (God, family, work); *Being the man you want your daughter to marry, the example your son should follow; *Glorifying God when you win and lose; and *Remembering that actions speak louder than words. How you practice your faith, treat others, cope with stress and numb your pain all rub off on your children. Be aware of the behavior patterns you’re setting. I know it sounds like a tall order, dads, but we need you. We want you to be our heroes and wholeheartedly believe you can be. Yes, we love our moms, but our dads are the ones we adore. You are the earthly manifestation of God, and through your honor, wisdom, strength and love, we learn what awaits us in heaven. Regardless of what society tells you, you’re more than a paycheck. You’re more than a means to the good life. When the world tries to distract you, remember your priorities: God. Family. Work. It really is that simple. Kari Kubiszyn Kampakis is a Mountain Brook mom of four with a background in PR, writing and photography. Visit her website at www.karikampakis.com, find her on Facebook and Twitter, or contact her at kari@ karikampakis.com.
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Girls tennis beats out Rebels for state title By WILL HIGHTOWER
In division 6A girls tennis in the state of Alabama, you’re one of three things: Mountain Brook, Vestavia, or a nobody. At least, that’s the way it seems. The last 12 state championships have been won by either the Spartans or the Rebels, with the Spartans taking the most recent title by a narrow margin. The Lady Spartans are now back-to-back state champions. Day One of the 2012 state championships began with a bad break for Mountain Brook. Junior Sarah Bowron, who is the team’s number one singles player, drew defending champion Kelsey Coots. Coots, as Spartan coach Susan Farlow put it, was “one of only two girls we really did not want to meet up with.” “Normally someone as talented as Sarah will make it easily through the first day and last to the finals,” Farlow said. Bowron lost a tough one to Coots. However, the remaining competitors made up for the tough loss. Carlee Petro, Sara Cohen, Farris Ann Luce and Mary Martha Grizzle won all their singles matches on the first day. All of the girls doubles teams won all matches on the first day. Singles wins are worth two points while doubles are worth three, leaving Front row: Farris Ann Luce, Lauren Cohen, Mary Martha Grizzle. Back row: Elinor Anthony, Lil Kilgore, Sara Cohen, Carlee Petro, Sarah Bowron the Spartans down two points to Vestavia Farlow praised Petro, calling her championship. With Mountain Brook and headed into the final day. However, the the doubles teams won their final matches. team was confident as the Rebels’ doubles These efforts gave Mountain Brook a five- “tough as nails.” Petro’s efforts in singles Vestavia once again battling over the girls’ point advantage over Vestavia for the day, helped push the Spartans over the top. title, expect more of the same in the years teams both lost on day one. The nail biter finish lent excitement to come. Petro, Cohen and Grizzle won their making for a final score of Mountain Brook BMC_WOMENS_Ad-mainƒ-10x7.5.pdf 1:55 PM 59, Vestavia 56. to the Lady Spartans’ second straight state singles finals on the second day, and one1 of 4/13/12
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MB Lacrosse captures state title
Making People Happy For 22 Years, It’s An Institution! Mountain Brook U15 Gold Boys Lacrosse team. Photo courtesy of Russell Byrne.
The Mountain Brook U15 Gold Boys Lacrosse team capped an undefeated season by winning the 2012 Alabama U15 State Championship. Mountain Brook won the title with a thrilling 8-7 overtime win against Vestavia on Saturday, May 5 at Spain Park Stadium. Despite trailing by three goals with six minutes remaining in regulation, Mountain Brook clawed back to within two with two minutes to play. With 30 seconds on the clock, they tied the game being a player down due to a penalty. At the end of regulation, the game was tied, which resulted in an overtime period. With 1:49 left in overtime, Attackman Crawford Tindle slotted the gamewinning goal. Midfielder John Annesley DeGaris led with three goals and two assists; Mac Campbell added two goals; and Taylor Carson scored one goal and had three assists in the victory.
DeGaris was named Game Most Valuable Player. Defense was stellar throughout the season, giving up only 38 goals, which averaged to less than three goals a game. The defense was led by goalie Thomas Byrne and defensemen Patrick Doud and Hays Vogtle. The team roster included Will Toranto, Elijah Welman, Crawford Clark, Joe Donald, Philip Dulin, Charles Fell, Payne Frost, Graham LeJuene, Carter McAlpin, Knox Taylor, Banks Henderson, James Pugh, Ford Williams and Porter Williamson. All boys attend MBJH with the exception of McAlpin, who attends Hewitt-Trussville Middle School. The team’s head coach is Brian Doud; assistant coaches are Tom Clark and Sam Henderson.
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By HILARY ROSS The MBJH Golf Team won the MBJH Invitational Golf Tournament and the team to finish another undefeated season (8-0). The season culminated with the team winning the Metro South Gold Championship held at Timberline Golf Club.
Ben Fuller and Jonathan Eyster were named to the All Metro Golf Team, and Coach Bobby Plummer was named Coach of the Year. Seventh and eighth grade golfers were selected to the team through a tryout process prior to the onset of the season.
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After getting off to a shaky start due to injuries and illness, the MBHS girls golf team won substate and state tournaments to claim the 6A state title. They also won the Lady Red Devil Invitational in Phenix City and Lady Husky Invitational in Childersburg. Earlier in the season, the team placed third at a tournament at Indian Pines in Auburn and fourth at Hike in the Hills tournament at Highland Golf Course. For the AHSAA State Championship, the Spartans were tied for first (and Tatum Jackson was second overall) after the first
day. Mountain Brook ended up winning the tournament by 10 strokes over Auburn. Tatum Jackson finished the tournament in third place overall, while Carolyn McCalley finished eighth. Their two-day team score total was 491. The young team is made up of juniors Lane Proctor and Carolyn McCalley, sophomores Tatum Jackson and Rhea Nathan, freshman Meg McCalley, eighth graders Catherine Greene and Mathilde Sharman, and seventh graders Edith Amason and Annie Phillips.
BUSA Elite Blue wins tournament title, goes undefeated
The BUSA 00 Elite Blue took the first place title in the U12 division at the Alliance Premier Cup in Knoxville on April 22. The Elite Blue are undefeated in regular season play. Back Row: Coach Justin Sexton, Tanner Carlson, Hudson Dorough, Tanner Tessmann, Ryan Gaynor, David Wrona, Will Reichard. Front Row: Brooks Rice, Selim Tunagar, Landon Carner, Dylan Colle, Carter Emack. Photo courtesy of Kaye Emack.
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Brooke Kelly on the balance beam. Mountain Brook Gymnastics has been voted “2012 Gymnastics Club of the Year” for the state of Alabama as announced on Region8gymnastics.org. The decision was based on the Mountain Brook teams’ performance by level at the state meet, in
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Front Row: Maggie Mandt, Anne Holman Smith, Tyler Jaffe, Catherine Elizabeth Luke, Sarah Sims Parker, Anna Smith, Mary Shelton Hornsby. Second Row: Charlotte Weaver, Reid Parrott, Alana Bartoletti, Katherine Francis, Mary Nix Roberson, Brooks Glover, Drew Dickson, Mitchell Bain. Third Row: Stewart Harrington, Mary Grace Tracy, Catherine Massingill, Reynolds Thompson, Reilly Blair and Principal Vic Wilson.
The 2012-2013 class of Leadership Mountain Brook was announced at the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce Annual Luncheon at The Club this spring. Twenty Mountain Brook High School juniors and seniors were selected through
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Tanner Williams and Cameron Thomas work on the Garden of Eden panel.
By HILARY ROSS Each spring to end the eighth grade world history unit on the Renaissance period, students recreate works from the great Renaissance artists on the sidewalks around MBJH. Prior to creating their masterpieces, students are placed in groups of three to four with one “lead” artist who selects the work and sketches it on paper as a guide for their block on the sidewalk. Using chalk and sponges, Helen Pruet’s advanced history classes recreated panels from Michelangelo’s work in the
Sistine Chapel along Overbrook Road, from the tennis courts to the entrance of the Junior High. Some chose the Genesis panels, the seers, or the ancestors of Christ from the ceiling while others chose from the Last Judgment or the altar wall. Students from Julian Kersh and Beth Lippeatt’s classes recreated art from Leonardo, Botticelli, Raphael, Donatello, Albrecht Durer, Pieter Brugel, Peter Paul Rubens and Titian along the main entrance to the school to the lunchroom entrance.
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YMCA Hargis Retreat Some of the eighth grade National Junior Beta Club inductees. Photo courtesy of Nancy Bird.
By HILARY ROSS The National Junior Beta Club (NJBC) inducted 176 new members from eighth and ninth graders at MBJH. Membership is awarded to eligible students in the 8th and 9th grades. The students were “tapped” during
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Brookwood Forest Elementary celebrated 2012 Forest Fling with the theme “Kickin’ It at Forest Fling.” Forest Fling is an annual field game and fun day. Students enjoyed game booths, snow cones, popcorn, Doodles frozen desserts, inflatables and a climbing wall. Favorite booths included colored hair spray, face painting, tattoos and “Fake a Break,” where students received bandages for imaginary injuries. Dreamland BBQ was on-site for
families to take home dinner. Amy Sanders chaired the Forest Fling for the BWF PTO and was assisted by her committee including: Dabney Blum, Hayley Young, Maurine Halpern, Laura Brown, Terri Odum, Lisa Bebenek, Mary Virginia Gardner, Katherine Lineberry, Jennifer Nemet, Beth Watts, Elaine Yeager, Emily Frost, Allison Skinner, Jeannie Hoffman, Bethanne Taylor and Adrian Hughes.
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By FRANCES WATTS Cherokee Bend Elementary School held their annual spring carnival on Friday, April 27. This year’s theme was “Beach Party at the Bend.” The festivities took place on the school’s fields. Students enjoyed a variety of booths including face painting, musical chairs, a cake walk, a dunking booth and inflatables. Concession food was offered as well; snow cones were a
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favorite this year. Students also participated in a CBS carnival tradition with invisible ink. The Boosterthon Team played music during the event and led the students in a dance contest. Kindergarten students for the 2012-2013 school year were invited to attend with their parents. Kathryn Reaves served as the carnival chair; Kimberly Long and Ashley Tierney served as co-chairs.
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Third graders Ella Rosenthal, Abby Maziarz, Madison Weaver, Robert Sun and Daniel Gaynor enjoy the new playground equipment at Brookwood Forest Elementary. The students’ favorite activities are swings, see saws, balance beams and climbing equipment.
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Crestline Future Problem Solvers were winners at the recent State Bowl in Montgomery. Back row: William Hereford, Braden Allemand, Max Adams, Anna Elizabeth Byrne, Anna Belle Rooney, Julia Peterson (coach). Front row: William Wann, Edward Cain, Claire Kimberlin, Annabel Davis.
The Future Problem Solvers at Crestline Elementary are really good problem solvers, creative skit writers, and performers, according to the judges at a recent FPS State Bowl held at Auburn University at Montgomery. Three teams from Crestline competed with others in Montgomery and won first, second and third places in the Junior Division Booklet competition as well as first and second place in the Presentation of Action Plan competition. Students studied Trade Barriers, learned the Six Step Problem Solving Process, completed an 11-page booklet outlining problems, developing an underlying problem, creating solutions, evaluating solutions and writing an action plan. Additionally, they created and performed a skit to “sell” their Action Plan. First Place in Booklet and Presentation
went to the team of Annabel Davis, William Hereford and William Wann. Second place rank in Booklet and Presentation of Action Plan went to Edward Cain, Claire Kimberlin and Anna Belle Rooney. Third place in the Booklet competition was presented to Max Adams, Braden Allemand and Anna Elizabeth Byrne. The first place team has been invited to the International Competition at Indiana University with students from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Singapore and the United States. Future Problem Solvers is an International program founded by E. Paul Torrance that stimulates critical and creative thinking skills while encouraging students to develop a vision for the future.
Mountain Brook Elementary sixth graders choose careers
Mary Carrington Gullage, Mary Margaret Gullage (co-chairman), William Gullage, Hutton Reed, Tiffany Denson of T. Lish Dressing, Mary Inzer Hagan, Melissa Hagan (co-chair) and Jenny Reed (co-chair) at Career Day.
By HILARY ROSS Mountain Brook Elementary recently held its annual Career Day for sixth grade students. Last fall, MBE Guidance Counselor, Leslie Cross, conducted “interest inventories,” where she helped students identify their potential “career codes”: Artistic, Conventional, Enterprising, Investigative, Realistic or Social. The students then filled out a survey that indicated their top eight choices of careers they were interested in learning more about. The parent-led Career Day Committee, chaired by Jenny Reed, Mary Margaret Gullage and Melissa Hagan, then recruited more than 30 speakers in the choices indicated to speak for 20-minute sessions to small groups of the interested children. Career favorites of the boys ranged
from banker to outdoor adventurist with secret service, FBI and sports coach and sports newscaster. The girls seemed more interested in careers such as fashion designer, interior decorator, dancer, actress, author and artist. Clark Dixon, outdoor adventurist and uncle of sixth grade student Madeline Ingram, flew in for Career day from Reno, where he is filming his new show, The Syndicate. Shannon Riley, a local mother of four, started and owns her own company, One Stop Environmental, which was featured in Women’s Day magazine for her beautification efforts in the Woodlawn area. The keynote speaker was Tiffany Denson, founder of T-Lish Dressing, who addressed all the students in the auditorium.
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By DALE WISELY Intelligence tests, or IQ tests, are of course standardized tests designed to measure intelligence. That’s easy enough to say. The real challenge is trying to define intelligence! Let’s not. In 30 years as a child psychologist, I have administered IQ tests many, many times. I have often said that I sometimes have the feeling that most of the world is more impressed with IQ tests than are psychologists, who invented the darn things. Psychologists are very aware of the limitations of the tests and even the potential abuses of the information yielded by the tests. My preference is to think of IQ scores as useful only for a small number of purposes. An IQ score is a pretty good predictor of how someone ought to perform in school. As far as I can tell, it doesn’t necessarily predict success in life, and it certainly doesn’t predict happiness, character, work ethic or other things that are important. Intelligence tests measure “slices” or samples of some aspects of what we might think of as intelligence. But, as I suggest above, the concept of intelligence can be slippery. The ability to do traditional schoolwork is only one aspect of intelligence. There are many others. Most
of us have heard about various theories of “multiple intelligence.” Social intelligence is probably the best known of these. My practice when I did this kind of work was to not recommend any kind of testing unless I could be fairly confident that it would provide information that would truly be useful. A psychologist can often learn some useful things by interacting with a child in the structured context of testing. Arguably, one can learn things by noting how children perform in the different “subtests” that are part of the IQ tests we have available. But, for me, the decision on whether to recommend testing was based on whether I could confidently say that the child’s parent had a question about the child that the test results were likely to answer. In your case, I would ask you what you hope to learn from the test. Very often, just reviewing how a child is functioning in school and his or her world is enough to know what it is you want to know. If there is a problem you are concerned about, don’t conclude that an IQ test is necessary or wise. Consult a professional about your concerns, and let the professional guide you in the steps needed to address your concern.
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A rendering of the Mountain Brook Club, July 1929. Photos courtesy of the Birmingham Historical Society.
led by Robert Jemison Jr., and chronicles the development of the “country estates” of Mountain Brook. “This book is a fun read,” said Marjorie White, Birmingham Historical Society Director and one of the book’s editors. “It’s a story about a company that did everything right. The magazines were promotional, actually sales pieces to sell a new lifestyle and physical lots. Mountain Brook, at that time, was far out of town. Roads had to be built to get to homes that also needed to be built.” In the book, more than 200 artists’ renderings and early photographs depict buildings and natural areas anyone familiar with the area will recognize, only with far fewer trees surrounding the buildings. The introduction sets the context of careful planning for Mountain Brook’s more than 4000 acres as Birmingham’s emerging city center was growing and developers were setting the tone and character for the city to assume. The magazine pages also tell of Jemison’s corporate growth and the development in other parts of the city. “In the end, Mountain Brook emerged as an exceptional residential community that remains so today due to the good infrastructure of the Jemison company’s investment,” White said. “They talked about retaining natural beauty—and when you drive through Mountain Brook, that’s what you see.” The Jemison Magazine: Birmingham and Mountain Brook, 1926-1930, is available for $30 at Pappagallo and Gilchrist in Mountain Brook Village and at Little Professor in Homewood. Books can also be
The Old Mill on Mountain Brook Parkway, served as a tea room and host of special occasions when this photograph was taken in January 1930.
purchased at www.bhistorical.org. A previous volume on Jemison Magazine, The Jemison Magazine and the Selling of Birmingham, 1910-1914 (2011), is also available. The cost for both volumes is $50. For more information on the books, contact Marjorie White at mslwhite@aol. com.
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Restaurant Showcase 121 Oak Street Crestline Village 834-8257
Dyron’s Lowcountry
DyronsLowcountry.com Tuesday-Saturday, 5:30-10 p.m. Tues./Thurs./Fri. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. It is easy to be wary of restaurants that promise to be all things to all people – a spot for kids and for dates, fine food, a wine list with breadth and depth – but Dyron’s Lowcountry in Crestline Village really delivers on all of those fronts. Dyron Powell and his wife, Sonya, opened the restaurant just three short years ago but have already garnered loyal fans and plenty of regulars. They do this by keeping things simple: serving seriously good food in a relaxed atmosphere. With two school-aged children of their own, they set out to create a place where they would feel comfortable dining en famile and still be able to enjoy an excellent Cabernet Sauvignon with their favorite low-country cuisine. The hallmarks of this type of food are fresh seafood, rice, grits and other classic Southern ingredients. Having the right folks in the kitchen makes all the difference. In this regard, there has been an evolution of sorts, kind of like tuning an instrument to sound pitchperfect. Executive Chef Randall Baldwin joined the team a little over a year ago. “I’ve spent almost all my career so far in Frank Stitt’s kitchens (Bottega, Chez Fon Fon, Highlands Bar & Grill) which was awesome,” he said. “But, I was ready for the challenge of running my own kitchen. “ The menu changes daily and with the seasons, but dishes like his Seafood Gumbo “Korbet’s Style” and the West Indies Salad
Dyron’s owners Dyron and Sonya Powell with their house wines, named after their children, Emma and Ethan. Photo by Madoline Markham.
with Fresh Lump Crab Meat are always offered. Of course, you can’t offer dishes like these without having access to the freshest seafood. “I love meeting the seafood and meat trucks in the morning, seeing what’s freshest and selecting things I think our customers would enjoy,” Chef Baldwin said. “Whether its cobia or lamb or Michael Deen’s lettuces, I’ll only choose the absolute best quality stuff. I think that comes through at the table.” The servers at Dyron’s agree. They have regular training sessions to ensure they know everything about the menu, and wine tastings are held every Tuesday before service. They also visit the local farms to meet the those who grow the food
they serve. One recent excursion had the staff tasting coffee. Dyron Powell is so passionate about wine that he recently purchased a large number of high-end crystal Reidel glasses suited for different wines. “You can totally tell a difference in the taste of the wine when you drink from these glasses,” he said. “We are so excited to share this advantage with our diners because we know they appreciate those qualities too.” The restaurant also holds regular wine dinners, inviting wine-makers to share their most special offerings, paired with menus Chef Baldwin and his Sous Chef Bray Britton customize. These are usually held on Monday nights when the restaurant is generally closed; patrons can
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find out about these events by signing up for Dyron’s newsletter or following the restaurant on Facebook. Younger diners can always find something they like on the menu, too, including fried shrimp or grilled cheese, sauteed fish, or macaroni and cheese. This gives kids the chance to practice their grown-up dining skills in a laid-back environment. And they can always opt to select something off the main menu too. “We have kids come in here and order the fried crab claws or gumbo all the time,” Baldwin said. “I think it’s great they are learning to love good food at an early age. It’s fun.” And because no meal is truly complete without a little something sweet, Dyron’s is especially excited about the newest member of the family, Mary-Claire Alford, who joined the team as pastry chef this spring. Her creations – like the Nectarine & Goat Cheese Fried Pies, Housemade Beignets and Strawberry Tartlets – are already encouraging diners to save room for dessert. But, just in case they didn’t, Mary-Claire will still send out one of her house-made marshmallows with the check. It’s just a little lagniappe and a way to say thanks for coming in to dine with Dyron’s Lowcountry. Dessert goes well with Dyron’s own signature H.C. Valentine-crafted blend of all organically grown coffee beans (available also on www.ShopMountainBrook.com). So, whether its happy hour with colleagues or an easy date night or a postsoccer match meal, everyone is welcome at Dyron’s Lowcountry. After all, their tagline is “Plenty for Everyone.” Christiana Roussel lives in Crestline and enjoys all things food-related. Follow her culinary musings at ChristianasKitchen.com or on Facebook or Twitter (Christiana40).
Our dad taught us how to tie a tie.
With more than 34 years’ experience in the dry goods industry, Mobley & Sons of Birmingham has become one of the premier men's clothiers in the state. It first opened its doors in 1978 in Mountain Brook‘s Crestline Village, where it’s been ever since. Mobley and Sons understands the local market and strives to bring to his shop new styles from across the globe. From brands like Barbour to Southern Tide, Mobley & Sons will help you dress well in any season.
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Business Spotlight 112 Euclid Avenue 870-7929
Mobley & Sons
By BRITTNEY HaRRISON
Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A dimly lit room with a leather couch and a flat screen TV welcomes shoppers to browse the selection of menswear at Mobley & Sons. Originally called The Varsity Store, Reggie Mobley started his family-owned business in Tuscaloosa. In the late 1970s, the business expanded to the Crestline area. Reggie’s father, CD Mobley, ran the Crestline location until 2005 when CD’s grandson, Hunt Mobley, took over ownership. “I often joke the store name needs to be changed now to Mobley & Sons & Grandson,” Hunt said.
Mobley and Sons owner Hunt Mobley. Photos by Madoline Markham.
In addition to tailored menswear, Mobley and Sons sells ties and shoes, as well as sportswear.
Hunt was born in Birmingham, grew up in Memphis and returned to The University of Alabama for college. Shortly after graduating with a business degree, he moved back to Birmingham to bring a fresh perspective to his family’s business. “We’re focused on bringing in a younger demographic,” Hunt said. “We’re not trying to be the most expensive store.” Mobley & Sons offers a variety of quality men’s clothing, shoes and accessories that fit any lifestyle, from casual and dressy to sportswear. The store carries brands such as Peter Millar, Southwick,
Southern Tide, WORN, Jack Victor and Barbour. Generations of fathers and their sons have shopped at Mobley & Sons to find the right outfit for weddings, graduations and other occasions. “What sets us apart is our knowledge of what looks good and bringing in the hottest trends,” Hunt said. “We offer a laid back atmosphere for the laid back men who don’t like to shop.” Mobley & Sons is also adamant about giving top-notch service, quick alteration turnaround and educating each customer
who steps foot into the store. They routinely offer package deals both online and in their store. Each week for Mondays with Mobley, a name is drawn to receive various merchandise. “I am focused on the future,” Hunt said. “We are really excited about a trunk show with Peter Millar this fall and will also plan some other events for the future,” For the latest updates on Mobley and Sons, visit www.facebook.com/ MobleyandSons.
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their intention may have been to inflict harm on some unknown person. I believe that this officer may have stopped (at least from pg 5 temporarily) someone from being a victim. We will probably never know what this We received a domestic incident officer prevented. call. A couple in the middle of a divorce Week ending May 3 was involved in an argument, and the wife This past week we experienced no called the police. No police action was home burglaries and one UBEV (Unlawful necessary. Breaking and Entering a Vehicle). The UBEV occurred at the intersection Week ending May 10 This week we experienced no home of Overbrook Road and Beechwood Road burglaries and no UBEVs (Unlawful on May 1 between 9 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. The car was parked there while the victim went Breaking and Entering Vehicles). for a jog. The victim’s purse was located Miscellaneous incidents: We took a report from a woman who where it could be seen from outside the lost $4500 to an internet scam. She was vehicle. A window was broken, and the attempting to get thousands more from purse and its contents were stolen. That her bank to send to the thieves, but an alert UBEV would not have occurred if the thief bank employee stopped that transaction. had been unable to see the purse inside the People don’t give away millions of dollars. locked car. We are getting emails about rumors That $4500 is gone! It is somewhere in Nigeria, Jamaica or some other foreign that the “Irish Travelers” are in our area. From what I understand, the chief of a country. A thief or thieves broke into Highlands neighboring city stated that this is the time Day School on Old Leeds Road between of the year that these “Travelers” may be in 8:30 p.m.on May 7 and 6 a.m. on May the area. However, we have no indication 8. Nineteen laptops were taken. Our that the “Travelers” or other gypsies are detectives have already made an arrest and in our area at this time. For those who aren’t familiar with the Travelers, they more arrests may be coming. A hit and run accident occurred at the are involved with paving scams and other Piggly Wiggly in River Run. There was unethical activities. They are professional minor damage to the victim’s vehicle and a thieves. witness provided a tag number. This case Miscellaneous incidents: will be solved. We received a domestic call when a The glass on a storm door on Richmar mother reported that her son had thrown Drive was shattered by an unknown an object and broken a window while in a object. We have not determined what kind of object it was or if it was an intentional rage. The son’s father came and took him home with him. act. There was a criminal mischief report We had a domestic dispute call on Euclid Avenue, but no police action was taken on Beech Circle... necessary. A wife’s friend intervened in an argument with a woman and her husband. One of our patrol officers on night shift stopped and arrested two white males Visit www.villagelivingonline.com from North Carolina. These individuals to read the rest of this month’s crime were heavily armed, and we believe that report and weekly crime updates. their presence in this area indicated that
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Around the Villages
Market Day set for July 21 The eleventh annual Market Day is scheduled for Saturday, July 21. The one-day sale will run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Mountain Brook Village and will offer discounts up to 75 percent off. Merchants
will also offer other special events and preview sales that week. For more information, visit www. welcometomountainbrook.com.
Livid boutique now open Livid boutique is now open in the former Swank location in Mountain Brook Villages
Livid is located at 2732 Cahaba Road and can be reached 414-7936. Their hours are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Photo coffee books Catherine Pittman Smith Photography now creates custom coffee table books as part of Art{full} Creations These books tell a personal story of one’s home, garden, vacation home and/ or family life together. Various sizes of books and price points are available.
Smith has more than 20 years experience in photography and photo styling. Smith’s studio is located at 31 Church Street Birmingham and can be reached at 871-3340. For more information, visit catherinepittmansmith.com.
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seeing it get started.” Public attendance was much smaller for this hearing than previous hearings for the development in the past. The council invited any public comment or question, and only one person got up to speak. Marjorie White asked that the council address the concerns raised in a letter Faye Clark sent the council on behalf of the Friends of Mountain Brook. Smith responded that she did not see any concerns raised in the letter that had not been addressed by the developer. The council had approved a larger scale version of the development in 2010; that plan had drawn large crowds to public hearings and incited opposition due to its size. Because of economic considerations, Evson scaled back the development by 22 percent and presented it to the city earlier
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plan,” said John Evans of Evson, Inc., who owns the property. “This plan fits much more in the likeness of the villages. I think the city of Mountain Brook will be happy once the project is completed.” Council member Jesse Vogtle abstained from the council’s vote. He said he chose not to participate due to an ethical obligation; Daniel Corporation, the developer for Lane Parke, is a client of his law firm. “I am pleased that the vote was unanimous,” Council President Virginia Smith said. “I think the development will be great for the villages and the city of Mountain Brook, and I look forward to
New app for Ritch’s Pharmacy Ritch’s Pharmacy in Mountain Brook Village now allows customers to use and an Apple or Android app to scan prescriptions vials for refills.
Ritch’s Pharmacy is located at 2714 Cahaba Road and can be reached at 871-1141. For more information, visit ritchspharmacy.com.
Otey’s Davis celebrates 20 years Rodney Davis has been grilling, frying, and having fun with the customers at Otey’s in Crestline for 20 years. Davis, 44, describes himself as “the kitchen manager,” but Otey’s co-owner Will Haver describes him as much more than that. “He can tell who the customer is by the ticket that comes in,” Haver said. “He’s just a very remarkable person, and we as a business and as a community are so lucky to have him.” Davis started his culinary career with
Back Alley at 18 years old, and after a few years, some of his co-workers started helping Otey’s with their food service. Soon after, they asked Rodney to help out. Davis said there is no secret behind his burger; it’s just hand pattied and “made good”. His personal favorite menu item is the blackened chicken breast with basil pasta. How much longer does he plan to stay at Otey’s? “As long as I have the energy to do it,” Davis said. And I’ve got plenty of energy.”
this year. At the first public hearing for the new plan, most public comment was in favor of the plan and addressed clarifications about specific details of the design. Now that the Planned Unit Development zoning for Lane Parke has been approved, the developer will finalize the design of the apartments to be built and look at the design of the retail space. As design plans are completed, they will go before the city’s Village Design Review for approval and move forward once they are permitted for construction. All plans must be designed according to the pattern book approved by the City Council. If any dispute arises between the developer and Design Review, it will go before City Council for resolution. “We hope to begin demolition [of
Park Lane apartments] in late summer or early fall and begin construction on the apartments late this year,” said Doug Neil, Vice President of Development for Daniel Corporation. Neil said that they hope to complete construction of the 276 apartment units and commercial space, the first phase of the development, by the spring of 2014. The retail and commercial space that will be built in place of the existing Western shopping center is a part of the second phase of development, as is a proposed 100-room inn on Lane Park Road. The development also includes plans to widen roads to alleviate traffic issues in Mountain Brook Village. To learn more about the plans for Lane Parke, visit VillageLivingOnline.com or visit LaneParke.info.
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Capture the fun of summer with your camera, and send us your favorite shots of the backyard, lake,beach, mountain, neighborhood and wherever you and your family are. Our staff will choose the images that most colorfully capture a summer experience. Prizes will be awarded to contest winners. To enter, email your photos in a jpeg format to photos@villagelivingonline.com. Please send high quality images and include a caption and photo credit. Only 4 entry photos are allowed per person.
Deadline for entries is August 10, 2012. We will publish the winners in the September issue as well as post them on our Facebook page and our website.
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6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28– Complimentary Wine Tasting. Piggly Wiggly, Crestline, 93 Euclid Ave. Thursdays, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Weekly wine tasting. Free. More information: call 879-0884 or visit pigglywigglybirmingham.com. 6/19- Documentaries After Dark. 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments provided. The films are not rated, but are intended for adult audiences. Emmet O’Neal Library. More information: contact Holley Wesley at 205445-1117 or hwesley@bham.lib.al.us.
Special Events
6/2– 3 Annual Bob Sykes BBQ and Blues Festival. DeBardeleben Park. 1623 2nd Avenue North, Bessemer. 1 p.m.-9 p.m. There will be delicious Bob Sykes BBQ, children’s activities, arts and crafts area, giveaways and demos by the sponsors, and much more. Admission: $10 at the gate and $8 for pre-sell tickets. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Hands On Birmingham and The Bessemer Education Enhancement Foundation. More information: www.bobsykesblues. com or visit Bob Sykes BBQ and Blues Festival Facebook Page for updates. rd
6/2-6/3– Glorious Gardens. Birmingham Botanical Gardens. 6/2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; 6/3, 12 p.m.-5 p.m. A tour which will showcase six glorious private gardens in the Magic City, complemented by a tour of the city’s newest downtown attraction, Railroad Park. Tickets: $25. More information: purchase tickets at www.bbgardens.org/gloriousgardens and at retailers throughout the metro Birmingham area including: Leaf & Petal at The Gardens, Leaf & Petal at the Summit, Leaf & Petal at Mountain Brook Village, Oak Street Garden Shop, Colliers Nursery, Sweet Peas, Myers Plants and Pottery and Plant Odyssey. Contact Shelly McCarty at 414-3965 or smccarty@ bbgardens.org.
Village Living Calendar 6/5–Vulcan’s 107th Birthday Bash. Vulcan Park and Museum. 12 p.m.-4 p.m. Admission: 5 and up, $3; 4 and under, free. Admission includes entrance to Vulcan Center Museum, Observation Balcony and The Music Lives On: Folk Song Traditions Told by Alabama Artists exhibition in Linn-Henley Gallery. Bring donations for tornado relief that will be given to the Red Cross for distribution. More information: visitvulcan.com. 6/5– Thyme to Read Book Group. The Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. 6 p.m. Thyme to Read will be discussing The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. More information: contact either Hope Long at the Botanical Gardens Library at 414-3920 or Katie Moellering at Emmet O’Neal Library 445-1118. 6/9– Native Grasses and Grass-Like Plants. Birmingham Botanical Gardens. 12:30 p.m. Native grasses and grass-like plants dominate, yet their identification presents a challenge to beginner and experienced botanists alike. Tickets: $40, members; $45, non-members. More information: bbgardens.org. 6/9– Monthly Meeting of the Early Bird African Violet Society. Birmingham Botanical Gardens. 10 a.m. Membership: $12 for a year. More information: bbgardens.org. 6/9-6/10 – Repticon - A Reptile & Exotic Animal Expo. BJCC. 6/9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 6/10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Repticon’s first expo in Birmingham. Our expo offers the opportunity to shop from a large mix of local and regional breeders and vendors offering reptiles, amphibians, other exotic animals, supplies and merchandise. We provide hourly presentations covering a broad range of exotic animal topics. Tickets: teachers and school employees, free admittance with school ID or recent
pay stub; adults, $10; children (5-12), $5; 4 and under, free. More information: 863268-4273. 6/15– Frogs and Families. Ruffner Mountain Nature Center. 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Look at some of these creatures up close and learn more about them, their importance, and how to identify them. Meet herpetologist Nick Bieser at the Ruffner Road gate. Admission: $7/ $5 (member). More information: reservations are required; visit shop.ruffnermountain. org. 6/17– Summer Film Series: Gone with the Wind. Alabama Theatre, 1817 Third Avenue South. 2 p.m. Tickets: $8. More information: 251-0418. 6/20– The Birmingham Fern Society’s 36th Annual Fern Show & Sale. Birmingham Botanical Gardens. 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Everyone is invited to enter their fern fronds in the show. Ribbons will be awarded. Vases will be provided. A great variety of hardy ferns will be available at very reasonable prices. Admission: Free. More information: call Ginny Lusk at 988-0299. 6/23– Gumbo Gala 2012. Sloss Furnaces. 1 a.m.-2 p.m. Professional and backyard teams will gather to compete for Birmingham’s Best Gumbo. 40 teams will cook and serve gumbo as 2,000 event attendees enjoy New Orleans-style music and other entertainment. Proceeds from the event will be used to help pay for vital support services at Episcopal Place, an affordable housing community for seniors and disabled adults who live on restricted incomes. More information: episcopalplace.org/gumbo-gala. 6/24– Summer Film Series: Singin’ in the Rain. Alabama Theatre, 1817 Third Avenue South. 2 p.m. Tickets: $8. More information: 251-0418.
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6/30– Bird House Extravaganza. Ruffner Mountain Nature Center. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Decorate whatever kind of bird house suits you. Bring your own or buy one for $2. Paint and other art supplies will be provided. Judges will pick winners for: Most Creative Bird House and “Greenest” Bird House (Children and Adults categories). All houses will then be displayed in the large tree next to the Treehouse. More information: ruffnermountain.org.
Music and Arts
6/5-6/9, 6/12-6/16 – Three Billy Goats Gruff. Birmingham Children’s Theatre. 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Admission: Adult, $10; Child, $8. More information: bct123. org. 6/6-6/9 – Miss Alabama 2012 Pageant. Samford University’s Wright Center Concert Hall. More information: missalabama.com, call 871-6276 or contact bamatickets4sale@yahoo.com. 6/7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17 - City Equity Theatre presents Superior Donuts. Virginia Samford Theatre, Martha Moore Sykes Studio. 6/7-9 and 14-16, 8 p.m.; 6/10 and 6/17, 3 p.m. Admission: Adult, $20; Seniors, $15; Students, $15. Groups of 10 or more, $10. More information: 251-1206. 6/14 – Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour. BJCC Exhibition Hall. 7 p.m. Fred Hammond, Byron Cage and Canton Jones. Admission: Free. More information: bjcc. org. 6/21-24 – “Miss Nelson is Missing” by Jefferey Archer. CDF Studio Theatre, 1715 27th Court South, Homewood. June 21-23, 7:30 p.m.; June 24, 2:30 p.m. Based on the book by Harry Allard and James Marshall. More information: 870-0073. 6/29 – Tech N9ne & Machine Gun Kelly. BJCC. 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Tickets: $47, $27. More information: bjcc.org.
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