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Village Living Volume 4 | Issue 10 | January 2014
Run the villages
neighborly news & entertainment for Mountain Brook
Miraculous match The unlikely story of one gift and two journeys of faith
Leslie Naff and Shaun Pezant stand outside the chapel at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, where they first met. Naff donated one of her kidneys to Pezant last spring. Photo by Madoline Markham.
By MADOLINE MARKHAM
The Village 2 Village run has a new starting line and a new Dry-Fit shirt this year. Find all the run and after party details inside.
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Fresh tastes of Italy
There’s a new Italian restaurant in Mountain Brook’s dining scene. Learn more about the Italian-born-and-raised chef’s menu in this issue.
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Leslie Naff and Shaun Pezant first bonded over music. On Wednesday nights Naff would sits in the chapel of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and meditate as Pezant played the piano. Although they were separated by the length of the chapel, they were more intertwined than either could imagine — closer than a sibling, some could say. “I had never thought about donating a kidney, and if I had a top-10 list [of people I thought I would donate a kidney to], Shaun would not have been on it,” she said. After all, most kidney donors are blood relatives. From the beginning Pezant’s talent for writing and directing music is known to many. Each Sunday, he leads the music for morning worship services at Church of the Holy Apostles in Hoover and the evening contemporary service at St. Luke’s, where he has been a member for 14 years. But for most of his life he chose not to reveal deeper parts of himself beyond his closest circle of family and friends. In his 30s he met his birth mother for the first time and learned she had a genetic kidney disease. As he soon found out, he had it, too. Over the course of his adulthood, polycystic kidney disease gradually caused abnormal growth in his kidneys. He originally thought it would not affect him until he was in his 60s or 70s, but by age
44, his kidney function had started to plummet. Each of his kidneys, normally about the size of a fist, had grown to be the size of a 2-liter bottle of soda. By the end of 2012, he was a few months away from needing dialysis, and about a year from death if he did not receive a transplant. Around the same time, Pezant’s wife, Judy, was recovering from chemotherapy, a mastectomy and radiation due to her Stage IV breast cancer, which was diagnosed in late 2012.
For years, Pezant had only told his closest friends about his kidneys. Even after he knew he needed a transplant and no one he had told was a match, he shied away from telling others. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are currently 106,080 people on a national waiting list for a kidney, a number significantly higher than for any other organ.
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The former Piggly Wiggly site in Crestline Village is vacant heading into 2014.
2014 will bring the completion of the first phase of Lane Parke development, including 276 new apartment units.
The wooded area at the intersection of Overton Road and River Run will be transformed into a river park by year’s end.
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Editor’s Note By Jennifer Gray I always get excited with the start of the New Year. Don’t we all? It’s a chance to start over, a chance to realize those goals and dreams that didn’t materialize last year. There is hope and optimism and possibility. To get you started in your pursuits for the New Year, we put together a different kind of guide. We hope that it helps you jump start some of your goals and that it makes it easier by bringing you local solutions right here in Mountain Brook. The annual Village 2 Village run will be this month. If you haven’t tried it before, you really should. And, because it’s exercise, it might even help you with that ever popular resolution of “exercise more.” Even if you aren’t a
runner, come out and enjoy the morning and fantastic after party that takes place in Mountain Brook Village. In addition to helping you with your personal goals for 2014, we wanted to take a look at what the year holds for our city. Make sure you read our 2014 Preview and find out what projects will take place this year. Our city is always changing and improving, and this year is no different. For a great story about the human spirit and generosity, turn to our cover to read about Shaun Pezant and Leslie Naff. Leslie is a Mountain Brook resident and Shaun is the associate music director at St. Luke’s, and they now share a remarkable bond. In
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the story you’ll learn how both were blessed through the experience of a kidney donation. In keeping with the traditional idea of making resolutions in the New Year, we also asked residents what their hopes were for 2014. Read what some of your friends and neighbors had to say and be inspired and encouraged to make your own list. What are your dreams for 2014? Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year!
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Gardens to th celebrate 50
Natalie Lee, Mike Rushing, Alicia Hall, Ken Hall and Carol Hagood recently received awards at the Friends of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, which kicked off the Gardens’ yearlong 50th anniversary celebration.
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens has kicked off a yearlong celebration of its 50th anniversary. The year 1964 marked the start of the partnership of the The Gardens’ Conservatory and the nonprofit Birmingham Botanical Society, now known as Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Throughout 2014, special events will be held, each with a theme to celebrate the past 50 years: `` Jan. 23: Annual Members Celebration `` Feb. 27: Celebrating Our Roots `` March 6: Spencer Lecture, Guest Speaker: David Price, Director, Bok Tower Gardens `` April 10-13: Spring Plant Sale `` May 8: 50th Anniversary Cocktail Party `` May 16: Flicks Among the Flowers `` Oct. 2-5: Antiques at The Gardens `` Oct. 18-19: Fall Plant Sale `` Nov. 15: Dirt Dash For more, visit bbgardens.com.
CRIME REPORT Week of Nov. 15-21 Unlawful Breaking / Entering of a Vehicle: A UBEV case occurred at the intersection of Woodhill Road at Beechwood Road on Nov. 16. Unknown suspect(s) broke a rear window and entered the vehicle. A purse was stolen. A UBEV case occurred in the 2800 block of Cherokee Road between Nov. 17-18. Unknown suspect(s) entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole the victim’s driver’s license and debit card. A UBEV case occurred at the intersection of Park Brook Road and Overbrook Road on Nov. 19. Unknown suspect(s) broke a rear window and entered the vehicle. A purse was stolen. Week of Nov. 22-29 Burglary / Residential: A residential burglary occurred in the 2300 block of Peacock Lane on Nov. 22. Unknown suspect(s) forced open the front door and entered the residence. A television was stolen.
Week of Nov. 30-Dec. 5 Burglary / Residential: A residential burglary occurred in the 40 block of Norman Drive on Nov. 29 Unknown suspect(s) entered the residence and stole silver flatware, jewelry, and U.S. currency. The method of entry is unknown. Unlawful Breaking / Entering of a Vehicle: A UBEV case occurred in the 3700 block of Dover Drive between Nov. 17-26. Unknown suspect(s) entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole a firearm. Week of Dec. 6-12 Burglary / Residential: A residential burglary occurred in the 10 block of Cross Ridge Road on Dec. 5. Unknown suspect(s) forced open the front door and entered the residence. Televisions and other electronic devices were stolen. A residential burglary occurred in the 20 block of Clarendon Road on Dec. 5. Unknown suspect(s) forced open a window at the rear of the residence and entered the residence. Jewelry was stolen.
Residents to receive city survey This month, the City of Mountain Brook is distributing a community survey to 2,000 randomly selected households. Its purpose is to determine where residents stand on city issues and to prioritize project funding. Those selected will be notified by an advance phone call and will then be mailed the survey. Participants will have the additional option of completing it online or over the phone. The survey is projected to take up to 15 minutes. Residents will be asked to rank their satisfaction with city services including police/fire/ambulance,
parks programs/facilities, water/sewer/electric utilities, street maintenance and city employee customer service. Participants will also be asked what services should receive the most emphasis from the county over the next two years. The survey process will occur over a period of three months, and the ETC Institute will compile and analyze results and deliver the final presentation to city and community leaders. Three to five priorities will be established for the city government from the results. -From staff reports
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Jet-propelled McTyeire to posthumously receive Jemison Award
Chamber Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce Fourth Annual Chamber Luncheon Thursday, Jan. 16 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The Club, Grand Ballroom Keynote speaker: Richard C. Kessler, Chairman and CEO of The Kessler Enterprise, Inc.
By MADOLINE MARKHAM Katherine McTyeire was a woman in a man’s world. Entering adulthood in the 1940s, she opened her own business at age 29. She was the first woman director of First National Bank (which later became AmSouth) and the first woman director of the Birmingham Area Chamber of Commerce and of the Better Business Bureau of Alabama. She was also the first woman to join the Rotary Club of Birmingham and the first woman to be inducted into the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham’s Hall of Fame. The Robert Jemison Visionary Award will be presented to her family in honor of her service at the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce Luncheon this month. Until her death at age 94, McTyeire maintained the spunk and drive that propelled her as a leader in business and civic involvement for decades. Her family’s thick folder full of news clippings testifies to her manifold investment in the community. “It was so much fun to be in a man’s world,” she said “I would offer my opinion, and they would be startled. I told them not to put me on a board if I couldn’t express myself.” In 1949, the mother of three boys borrowed money from her mother to open Iron Art. Her father wouldn’t give her a job at his iron furniture manufacturing business, and at the news of her starting one of her own, he told her mother it wouldn’t last a year. It lasted 60.
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Katherine McTyeire will be honored with the Robert Jemison Visionary Award at the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce Annual Luncheon. Photo courtesy of the McTyeire family.
Recalling how friends had called her to place orders for furniture from father’s Birmingham Ornamental Iron Co., she opened a retail store to sell a line of its furniture. She soon expanded the business to feature antiques and accessories and grew it from a Southside storefront to a second in Mountain Brook Village, which finally closed in 2007. McTyeire and her husband, William Jr., would add two daughters to their family after
Iron Art opened. One, Kate Millhouse, would go on to study interior design and join her mother’s business for nearly 30 years. McTyeire talked to students at Auburn University about how “little acorns can grow into big oak trees” just as her business started as a “little operation with a big dream.” She decorated homes as far away as Florida and New York and traveled to Europe to buy items for the shop. Still, her family always came first, she said, and her life’s work didn’t end there. “It’s important for everyone to set aside their own affairs to give to the community,” she said. At one time she served on 14 different boards, and her husband served on 10. According to a news article in the Shades Valley Sun in 1982, friends described her as “jet-propelled.” As the first chairman of the board of the Emmet O’Neal Library, she helped spur on its growth and place the only two library directors on staff since its opening. As a business owner, she helped organized the Merchants Association for the City of Mountain
Brook. The small group would meet over coffee to discuss improvements to the village and how to get more traffic for merchants. She served as president of many civic organizations including the Women’s Committee of 100 and Junior League of Birmingham. For her alma mater, Birmingham-Southern College, she was a trustee. In 1969, Alabama Governor Albert Brewer appointed her to travel around Alabama as chair of the Alabama Sesquicentennial Commission in honor of the state’s 150th anniversary in 1969. No matter what she did, Millhouse said her mother always put others first. “Her employees never did anything she wouldn’t do herself,” she said. McTyeire said her father not only taught her about business but also to “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” That’s what she has done, and continued to do for 94 years. Editor’s Note: Katherine McTyeire was interviewed for this story shortly before she passed away in December 2013.
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2014 Year in preview What to watch for around Mountain Brook this year
By MADOLINE MARKHAM
Continuation of sidewalk projects
Lane Parke unveiled
Two sidewalk projects should be underway in 2014, with one starting in January and one nearing completion. The Safe-Routes-To-Schools (SRTS) sidewalks project near Crestline and Mountain Brook Elementary Schools should be completed in January, depending on weather conditions, according to City Manager Sam Gaston. Mountain Brook was the recipient of the first SRTS sidewalk grant project in Alabama, and 100 percent of the construction cost is federally funded. Overhill Road and Watkins Road were slated for completion in December, with Crestline areas along Vine Street to Dexter Avenue were to be constructed while students are on Christmas break. The remaining piece will stretch from Euclid Avenue down to West Moncrest Drive. Phase 9 of the City’s sidewalk Master Plan should also begin in 2014. Preliminary engineering planning was underway in late 2013, with a public hearing to be scheduled in early January. Phase 9 will add sidewalks from Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church along Brookwood Road to Mountain Brook High School.
An aerial view of the Residences at Lane Parke in late 2013 shows the progress of the new development, which is scheduled to open in the spring. Photo courtesy of Lane Parke.
After years of planning, 2014 will go down as the year that the first phase of Lane Parke came to completion. The Residences at Lane Parke are scheduled open one-, two- and three-bedroom units starting in the spring. Approximately 60 units will be opened in the spring, and the remainder of the 276 units will be completed by the fall. Also included in this phase of development for Lane Parke, a 100-room Grand Bohemian Hotel and approximately
185,000 square feet of commercial lifestyle retail and office space are scheduled for completion in 2014. Construction had yet to begin by deadline, but developers said inn construction should begin soon. Later phases of the project include a grocery phase that will house a new Western market, scheduled to begin construction sometime in 2014. The final retail/commercial phase will complete the development at a later date.
More parking for Cahaba Village There should be 130 new parking spots at Cahaba Village by year’s end. The new spaces will extend south from the current parking lots toward U.S. 280. West of Green Valley Road, 59 new spaces will be added, and 71 spaces will be added at Whole Foods. Plans for the additional parking were approved in October by the City Council, and they are now under consideration by the Alabama Department of Transportation. Once approved by ALDOT, the project will be in the hands of Bayer Properties and Whole Foods.
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New tenant for former Crestline Piggly Wiggly site With the Piggly Wiggly space in Crestline vacant since November, Crestline residents are awaiting news of what retailer will fill the
space, hopefully sometime in 2014. As of printing time, landlord Walter Scott had not announced the new tenant.
The former Piggly Wiggly site in Crestline Village is vacant heading into 2014.
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This rendering shows what Cahaba River Park could look like by the year’s end.
Mountain Brook residents should be able to use the new Cahaba River Park on Overton Road at Oakdale Drive by fall 2014. Bids for the construction of the park are scheduled to go out in January, according to Gaston. Construction should start around March and will probably take four to five months to complete. The first phase of construction will likely include only parking, walkways and river access, with other facilities like an outdoor classroom, pavilion, benches, picnic tables and a fishing ledge coming later, depending on what is included in the final plan. The Park Board is heading up efforts to raise private funds for some of these amenities. The City acquired the 4.7-acre park property in fall 2011 and began plans for it in early 2012. The park could one day connect to a riverfront greenway trail similar to the Jemison Trail; a trail could run 1.5 to 2 miles to the Carraway-Davie House and Conference Center in Vestavia Hills.
The City of Mountain Brook will hold its biennial elections this year. Municipal elections are held on the fourth Tuesday of August in all even years. The seats of City Council representatives Amy Carter, Jesse Voglte and Billy Pritchard will be open for re-election. New candidates can qualify for office starting in July. If neces-
sary, a runoff election will be held in October. New officials will begin terms in November. Mayor Terry Oden and representatives Jack Carl and Virginia Smith began new terms in 2012. Their terms end in November 2016. All City Council positions are at-large and lasts four years.
Pedestrian Bridge over U.S. 280 Runners and walkers can look forward to a new route linking Mountain Brook to Homewood. Funding has been secured from both the City of Homewood and the City of Mountain Brook for to create a pedestrian bridge on Hollywood Boulevard over U.S. 280 this year. Twenty percent of funding is from the cities, and the other 80 percent is from the federal level. As of December, the project was still tied up with the Alabama Department of Transportation on procedural matters. The cities are both currently working to negotiate the use of property where businesses now stand on the Mountain Brook side and a graveyard is on the Homewood side. The bridge will ultimately be part of a larger trail system that connects with a loop around the Birmingham Zoo.
Half of the Mountain Brook City Council seats will be up for re-election this August.
More Wi-Fi Mountain Brook Village, Overton Village, English Village and the Mountain Brook High School athletic complex should have Wi-Fi access by the year’s end. The installations are part of the City’s budget for Fiscal Year 2014. The service was installed at Overton Park and Crestline Village last year. Wireless devices should detect a “City WiFi” network in Overton Park, City IT Director Steve O’Dell said. Once selected, users will see a Mountain Brook splash page come up and be able to accept terms and conditions. Any time the network is accessed after that, no login will be necessary. The City installed a router and firewall for limited control of site access and viruses with the system.
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Now Open Olio Specialty Oils & Balsamics is now open in Mountain Brook Village. The individually owned store, 2411 Montevallo Road, sells specialty olive oils, balsamic vinegars and accessories.
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New Italian restaurant Delicio has opened at 3150 Overton Road in the former location of Steel Drum Grill. The menu features pizza, pasta and other Italian dishes. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday-Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. 414-1000. deliciospizza.com.
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Estate Jewelers of Mountain Brook is opening at 2405 Montevallo Road. The owner has a location in Highlands, N.C.
Interior decorator Melanie Pounds is opening Mountain Brook Designs in Crestline Village next to Snoozy’s. The decor store will feel much like an art gallery.
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Hirings and Promotions Mariela Mendez Whyte has joined Renasant Bank as branch manager for the Crestline office at 44 Church Street. Vivian Vought Terry has been promoted to manager of marketing and communications for the Eastern Region of the bank. 868-2800. renasantbank.com.
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Jim Davenport’s Pizza Palace, 2837 Cahaba Road, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2014. Its owners are planning to hold celebratory events later this year. 879-8603. davenportspizza.com.
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Children’s clothing and toy store Swoop is celebrating its first anniversary in January. It is located at 2721 Cahaba Road in Mountain Brook Village. 803-0886. facebook.com/wherefunbegins.
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20% Off Products Lady Fingers Salon
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The Cook Store
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Winter Clearance Sale Up to 50% Off Mid-January
The Fitness Center
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3900 Montclair Road Suite 210 Mountain Brook 870-1121
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25-50% Off Everything in the Store January 6-10
Marguerite’s Conceits 2406 Canterbury Road Mountain Brook 879-2730
January 11-18
Briarcliff Shop
1829 29th Ave. South Homewood 870-8110
Up to 50% Off Select Items Laura Kathryn
61 Church Street Crestline Village 870-5683
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3150 Overton Road 414-1000 deliciospizza.com Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
By MADOLINE MARKHAM Charles Matsos can’t pronounce Peter Papaspiros’ name, but he knows what he needs to about the chef — he can cook Italian food. “His lasagna and pizza are some of the best I have ever put in my mouth,” Matsos said. A restaurateur by genetics and by trade, Matsos immediately thought “new restaurant” when Papaspiros cooked up a spread of pizza, pasta and more for him one day at Michael’s, Matsos’ Homewood restaurant where Papaspiros worked as a chef for two years. A year later, the former Steel Drum Grill space on Overton Road across from Publix opened up, and Matsos jumped at the opportunity to bring Italian food to the area. Delicio’s, which means “delicious” in Italian, opened in December. Papaspiros, who was born and raised in northern Italy, features his pizza and pasta recipes on the new menu. Specialty pizza varieties include a Grilled Chicken Pesto with basil, garlic, herbs, chicken, mozzarella, white cheddar and Parmesan. His lasagna layers beef with herbs, ricotta, vegetables and a four-cheese blend. Plus, there’s a Seven Vegetable Penne and a Grilled Chicken Pesto Linguine. One of the menu’s sandwiches draws its name from Papaspiros’ former restaurant and is Italian to boot. The Paesano’s Italian Stallion stacks mortadella, capicolla, prosciutto and salami with Romaine lettuce, roma tomatoes, pickle, red pepper flakes, balsamic vinaigrette and freshly sliced provolone. All sandwiches are available in a small or large size.
Chef Peter Papaspiros, left, puts a meatball sub into Delicio’s brick Marsal oven while restaurateur Charles Matsos pulls out a pizza. The restaurant opened on Overton Road in December. Photo by Madoline Markham.
Delicio’s spaghetti sauce is a marinara with pesto, basil, garlic and herbs that Matsos brings from Rossi’s, an Italian restaurant in downtown Birmingham his parents owned in the 1970s and ’80s. To start and end the meal, you’ll find three varieties of homemade bread, with garlic, cheese or pesto, five selections of salads along with desserts such as Crème Brulee Cheesecake and Tiramisu. Specials throughout the week will vary by season, and the menu will change every few
months. Whatever the menu item, it is all made from scratch in house, right down to the sausage, croutons and bread dough. “We don’t have a freezer in the whole restaurant,” Matsos said. A kids’ menu and paper tablecloths ripe for coloring make it family friendly, but you can also come on a date night and enjoy beer or wine by the bottle or glass. Matsos hopes the new Italian concept will
be one his company can grow like his Golden Rule Bar-B-Q, which was started by his father and now boasts 10 locations with three more coming soon. Fortunately for Matsos, the original Delicio’s will be close to home. A lifelong Mountain Brook resident, he lives in the area with his wife, Suzi, and their two children, Elli and Michael. His Office Park-headquarted CM Food Services also owns La Paz, Ezell’s Fish Camp and G-Dogs.
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Pointe Ball benefitting the Alabama Ballet On Jan. 24, the Alabama Ballet will host an evening of dinner and dancing at the 14th annual Pointe Ball. Proceeds from the Pointe Ball, the organization’s largest fundraiser, underwrite approximately 10 percent of the ballet’s operating budget and make extensive education and scholarship programs possible. Pointe Ball 2014 is co-chaired by Lindsey Lacey and Jessica Naftel. Honorary chairs are Susan and Wyatt Haskell. The corporate chair is George E. Wilbanks. The event begins with an intimate performance by Alabama Ballet’s professional company members in the Ball Room of The Club. Following the performance, guests along with Artistic Director Tracey Alvey and members from the company will enjoy a gourmet dinner with night views of Birmingham. As dessert is served, the Soul Searchers take the stage to provide fantastic music for guests to enjoy on the dance floor. Tickets to Pointe Ball are $400 per person or $650 per couple. To purchase tickets, call Stacey Turner at 322-4300. For sponsorship information, contact Executive Director Megan R. Cottle at 322-1259.
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Attendees enjoy dancing at last year’s Pointe Balle. Photo courtesy of the Alabama Ballet.
Churches to pack meals for Stop Hunger Now Once again, five Over the Mountain churches will participate in a two-day meal packing marathon for Stop Hunger Now, a hunger relief organization. Canterbury United Methodist, Saint Luke’s Episcopal, Vestavia Hills United Methodist, Brookwood Baptist and Saint Stephen’s Episcopal are all partnering for this project. Stop Hunger Now provides volunteers the
Ritchie Randolph now an Eagle
opportunity to package dehydrated, highprotein, highly nutritious meals. The meals are used for crisis situations and in feeding programs for schools and orphanages in developing countries around the world. On Wednesday, Feb. 12 and Thursday, Feb. 13 volunteers will pack meals at Canterbury Methodist from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Volunteers shifts are usually two hours, and jobs are
available for all ages and abilities. Strong teenagers can lift boxes, seniors can measure beans or seal bags and children can act as messengers. Individuals, community organizations and service groups are encouraged to join the event. Volunteer sign up will begin in early January. To learn more about Stop Hunger Now, visit canterburyumc.org or call 871-4695.
Richard R. Randolph V, a member of Boy Scout Troop 53, recently received his Eagle Scout rank after completing all requirements for the top scouting honor and completion of his service projects. As part of his requirements to reach the rank of Eagle, Randolph earned 21 merit badges; 11 were required and the others were electives. During his time in Scouts, Randolph has served in several leadership roles including senior patrol leader, patrol leader and assistant patrol leader. He also received the Order of the Arrow Award, which is the honor society of Scouts. For Randolph’s Eagle project, he reclaimed land that was mined years ago by building a wetlands habitat. He also set up an interactive educational display at Ruffner Mountain Nature Center. Randolph, the son of Patti Ann and Rich Randolph, joined Boy Scouts in the spring of fifth grade and is now a junior at Mountain Brook High School. There will be a Court Of Honor ceremony at St. Peter’s Anglican Church to present him with his Eagle Scout Award.
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Hopes for 2014 Area residents share their reflections as they head into a New Year
“2013 was a year of change for us. We lost a generation of matriarchs, and their daughters assumed new positions, thus charging me with a new level of motherhood and womanhood. Their legacy has lit a flame in me. My hope for 2014 is a focus on personal renewal of mind, body and spirit for abundant wellness and strength for me and my family.” Richelle Simmons
“Each year, I break down my goals into three areas: family, personal and professional. During 2014, one of our family goals is to work together to complete a community service project each quarter. My personal goal will focus on fitness. The marathon days are over; now it is reduction of waist size and weight. My goal is to run 10 miles a week, weight train twice a week and eat healthy. Another hope for 2014 is Boeing’s arrival in Huntsville.” William Nicrosi
“My greatest hope for 2014 is that I can give my teenage daughter what she needs, and not what she wants or what I want to give her. I am looking forward to seeing the young adult that she will become and want to give her all the support that I can.” Paige Boshell
“My hope for 2014 is to live more simply and celebrate every day as if it were the gift that it is!” Mary Katherine Cabaniss
“My favorite memories involve my family, friends and dancers. I am hoping to spend more time with them in 2014. I am especially hopeful for the New Year and want to work hard, continue to grow my dance business and let the people in my life know how much they mean to me. I am so proud to live and work in a community that is so caring all year long.” Lauren Marsh
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Over the hills and through the villages By MADOLINE MARKHAM The annual Village 2 Village 10K will once again run through the hills and twists and turns of Mountain Brook neighborhoods. This year’s race, scheduled for Jan. 25, will not include a fun run and ends in a new location at Canterbury Road, where the after party will begin. Kristie Stewart said she loves running Village 2 Village because she lives in Crestline and can practice the route often. “This, of course, works to my advantage on race day because I am familiar with the course,” she said. Stewart, who is training for her first 50-mile race later this year, encourages runners of all levels to come out and run or walk Village 2 Village. “You will get a challenging workout and enjoy beautiful scenery while doing so,” she said. “It truly is one of my favorite races in the Birmingham area.” She does, however, note that the course is challenging. “It has some hills at the start that if you go out too fast, you will pay later,” she said. New to the race this year, runners will receive a text message with their race times shortly after completing the course. Organizers encourage runners to register early. North Face Dri-FIT shirts are guaranteed to the first 500 people to register, but more than 700 have signed up in the past. The after party will be held in Mountain Brook Village and will include a variety of prizes and food. Race day parking will be
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John McGill of RealtySouth, Race Director Beth Nigri, Christopher Groom of Mountain High Outfitters and Sam Dean of Trinity Medical Center hold up previous Village 2 Village run Dri-Fit shirts. This year’s will be a long-sleeved navy North Face shirt. Mountain High is the presenting sponsor for the run, and RealtySouth and Trinity are also sponsors. Photo by Madoline Markham.
available at the Birmingham Zoo and Birmingham Botanical Gardens. 10K entry fees are $35 in advance, $20 for students 18 and under or $40 on race day. Prerace packets can be picked up on Friday, Jan.
24 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Birmingham Zoo. The race begins Saturday morning at 8 a.m. Visit welcometomountainbrook.com or active.com for more information and to register.
Tips for running in cold weather `` Dress in layers. Start with a thin layer of synthetic material such as polypropylene, which wicks sweat from your body. Stay away from cotton because it holds the moisture and will keep you wet. An outer, breathable layer of nylon or Gore-Tex will help protect you against wind and precipitation. `` Protect your hands and feet. As much as 30 percent of your body heat escapes through your hands and feet. On mild days, wear running gloves that wick moisture away. Mittens are a better choice on colder days because your fingers will share their body heat. `` Don’t forget your head. About 40 percent of your body heat is lost through your head. Wearing a hat will help prevent heat loss, so your circulatory system will have more heat to distribute to the rest of the body. `` Stay hydrated. Despite the cold weather, you’ll still heat up and lose fluids through sweat. Cold air also has a drying effect, which can increase the risk of dehydration. Make sure you drink water or a sports drink before, during and after your run. `` Take it easy. You’re at greater risk for a pulled muscle when running in the cold, so warm up slowly and run easy on very cold days. Save your tough workouts for milder days or indoors. `` Remember sunscreen. Sunburn is still possible in the winter because the snow reflects the sun’s rays. Protect your lips with lip balm, too. -Tips adapted from championship-racing.com
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Quick tips to start the year off right Village Living talked to area experts about how to make resolutions that last
Get fit
Lois England Personal trainer 1. Decide which part of the day suits you best for taking the time to work out. When do you have good energy and when is it feasible to devote time to you? Family responsibilities or work constraints might force you to adopt an exercise program that is in the early hours or on a lunch break. Use good time management on your workout days so this new priority does not fall by the wayside. 2. Show up! Show up mentally as well as physically. Your goal of being the very best version of yourself needs your focus. Get with friends and vary your workouts and intensity. There is so much fun group fitness around town — boot camps, cycling studios, cross fit, barre classes, yoga, indoor rock climbing. Go with friends or meet new friends. Whatever you do, just show up!
Get a green thumb
Hilary Ross Mater Natura Designs 1. Plant something that will bloom now. Here are some winter flowering plants to brighten the bleak winter days: ÌÌ Lenten Roses (Hellebores orientalis): a shade-loving perennial groundcover that blooms February through April in shades of cream, yellow, pink or purple. ÌÌ Camellia (japonica or sasanqua): evergreen shrubs that bloom from November through March depending on the species. ÌÌ Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum): a beautiful vining shrub that is perfect to spill over walls or stabilize a sloped natural area. Its cheerful, yellow buds are a welcome winter sight in the new year! (Magnolia ÌÌ Saucer Magnolia soulangeana): a deciduous that offers tulip-shaped blooms in February and March.
Get organized
Janet Eyster Organizer, House Calls 2. Try growing your herbs. Put them in a sunny to semi-sunny location whether in the ground or a pot. My top three herbs are: ÌÌ Chives (Allium schoenoprasum): rosy purple spring blooms atop grasslike foliage. Leaves can be snipped to add flavor to salads, cream cheese or anywhere a delicate onion flavor is desired. ÌÌ Parsley (Petroselinum crispum): curly or flat-leaved varieties complement any border or container plant, double as a decorative garnish, and perform as a host plant for caterpillars ensuring a bevy of black swallowtail butterflies in your yard. ÌÌ Rosemary (Rosmarinus officianalis): a fragrant, evergreen herb that has many uses from baking to marinades.
1. Enact daily disciplines. For people who struggle with disorganization, spend 10 minutes at the end of every day putting things where they belong. It makes a huge difference, and then nothing gets out of control. When I had three kids under five, daily disciplines made it less stressful, not more stressful, to maintain. I resolved to never wake up to a mess, so I never went to bed with a mess in my house. It prevents a big project piling up that you never get to because it’s so overwhelming. 2. Leave a room better than you left it. If you go into a closet and see a hanger on the floor, pick it up. Once you get in the habit of doing these little things, it makes a huge difference. 3. Don’t allow yourself places to collect miscellaneous junk. Be intentional about where you put things. Often people have a bowl or basket on their kitchen counter to put their things. If you get in the habit of chunking it in the bowl, it wastes time ultimately.
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Krewe Ball
By MAGGIE CARTER O’CONNOR When Feb. 28 arrives, so will the Beaux Arts Krewe. As hosts of the 47th annual Beaux Arts Krewe Ball, these gentlemen will don the red velvet regalia as they welcome guests of this year’s royal court. Since its inception in 1967, the ball has featured a King and Queen as well as their courtiers: Guards, Dukes, Ladies-in-Waiting, Princesses and Pages. In the spirit of Mardi Gras, the festivities center around the King and the presentation of the Queen and her Court. The Krewe Ball’s origins date back to the 11th Beaux Arts Jewel Ball for the Birmingham Museum of Art. That year’s ball chair, the late Mrs. James Mallory Kidd Jr., observed the discarding of the ball’s elaborate decorations year after year. She determined to organize a support group for the museum that would have permanent costumes and decorations. Thus, the Beaux Arts Krewe began, and with 125 charter members they were off to a grand start. As a testament to Mrs. Kidd’s original idea, the Krewe Ball continues to use the same capes, banners, crest and candelabra as always. This will be Ms. Deborah Fleischman’s 31st year to direct the program and create the Page costumes. She works with children of the Krewe to present an entertaining and detailed spectacle at the ball. The Pages welcome the court with
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Anne Smith, Mary Pat Damrich, Kathleen Patrick, Ginny Luckie and Morgan Crumbaugh.
Alie B. Gorrie, Lucy Sprain, Patricia Stutts, Ann Anthony, Katharine Patton and Helen Walker.
tumbling and joyful antics. Following the pages are the Dukes, the King, Train Bearers, the Ladies-in-Waiting, the Queen and the Princesses. The young ladies all wear ball gowns of white accessorized with long white gloves. Each is presented by her sponsor from the Krewe and wears a Mardi Gras mask handmade by the ladies of the Krewe.
The 47th annual Krewe Ball will present the following Princesses: Ann Popwell Anthony, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William Brantley Anthony; Elizabeth Leacy Bromberg, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Gene Marshall Bromberg; Elizabeth Douglass Corey, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. David Douglass Corey.
Morgan Prescott Crumbaugh, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Chalmers Crumbaugh III; Mary Patricia Damrich, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William Reynolds Ireland Jr. and Dr. David Brown Damrich; Caroline Carney Donald, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Marion Donald III; Caroline Addison Drew, daughter of Mr. &
Mrs. Mark Livingston Drew. Sara Elizabeth Frese, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bernard Frese; Caroline Carter Given, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Perry Given Jr.; Alison Bradford Gorrie, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Magnus James Gorrie; Lois Cecilia Hammet, daughter of Mr.
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Leacy Bromberg, Elizabeth Hargrove, Carolyne Nix, Caroline Donald, Annie Suggs and Kathryn McCallum.
Kate Hughes, Cile Hutchinson, Evelyn Lewis, Shelby Scott, Addison Sewell, Lillie Ratliff and Margaret Page
Elizabeth Corey, Lelia Elizabeth Smith, Caroline Drew, Caroline Given, Sara Frese, and Mary Reagan Harvey.
& Mrs. Lawrence Buford Hammet. Elizabeth Pride Hargrove, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John William Hargrove; Mary Reagan Harvey, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Jimmie Huling Harvey Jr.; Catherine Bowen Winifred Hughes, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Joseph George Hughes; Lucile Cabaniss Hutchinson,
daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Neal Spence Hutchinson; Evelyn Jennings Lewis, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. James Hatfield Lewis; Virginia Evans Luckie, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas George Luckie. Kathryn Cook McCollum, daughter of Mrs. Tina McCollum; Jane Elizabeth
Leatherbury Nechtman, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Miles Williams and Dr. and Mrs. Carl Mandel Nechtman Jr.; Carolyne Foster Nix, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William Dean Nix; Margaret Ruffner White Page, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Gene Ruffner Page Jr.; Kathleen Mims Patrick, daughter of
Mr. & Mrs. John Benjamin Patrick. Katharine Forrester Patton, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Donald White Patton; Mary Addison Powell, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Gray Powell III; Winston Ryding Powell, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Gray Powell III; Lillian Sloss Ratliff, daughter of Mr. &
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Mrs. William Thomas Ratliff III; Shelby Marie Scott, daughter of Mrs. Melissa Fick Scott and Mr. Drayton Trucks Scott Jr.; Virginia Addison Sewell, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William Hill Sewell. Elizabeth Sellers Shook, daughter of Mrs. Kathryn Donald Shook and the late Mr. Henry Lindstrom Shook; Anne Franklin Smith, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Roy Bridges Morton; Lelia Elizabeth Leftwich Smith, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. John Roger Smith; Lucy Josephine Sprain, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Henry Sprain Jr.; Patricia Lawrence Stutts, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Gillis Stutts; Dorothy Ann Suggs, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Patrick Suggs; Helen Lea Walker, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. James Orr Walker and Ms. Joni Brown Walker. One of these ladies will be revealed as the Queen at the Ball, while four others will be presented as the Queen’s Ladies-in-Waiting. To usher in the week of Mardi Gras preceding the ball, the Beaux Arts Krewe members fly flags at their homes. Although these flags were at one time given solely to those Krewe members who had been King, they now grace the homes of each member of the Beaux Arts Krewe. Each flag boasts the Beaux Arts Krewe Coat of Arms emblazoned with symbols that represent the organization’s commitment to Birmingham and the arts.
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School House Adventures in the Smoky Mountains
Hannah Kelley, Olivia Hunt, Grayson Scott, Noah Wyatt, Gardner Lee, Riley Brown, Braxton Wetzler, Anne Neal Moore, Pearson Bedingfield and Cody Hirsberg.
By CATHERINE BODNAR Recently, fifth-graders from Cherokee Bend spent five days at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. They learned about life in the forest by looking for stream critters, using nature as inspiration for writing, and hiking
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through Cades Cove and an 8-mile trail. Each night, students participated in evening activities, including storytellers, folk dancing and a visit from the Knoxville Zoo’s Birds of Prey exhibit. Each student participated in his/her own solo hike and had a great week learning, building new friendships and soaking in the mountains.
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Parenting and Family with Dr. Dale Wisely
Dealing with disrespectful behavior Given that all of us want our children to treat us, and others, with respect, why do so many parents complain of disrespectful behavior, especially among their teenagers? In some cases, teenagers are disrespectful because it is what they have been taught. As parents, we can certainly demand respectful behavior, but ultimately it is difficult for our kids to behave respectfully if they have been in the company of adults who don’t practice what they preach. In other cases, the teenager is harboring some resentment toward the parents, and that resentment, rather than being expressed directly, shows up as a kind of irritable disrespectfulness on the part of the kids. In other families, even when parents have set a good example and have firmly insisted that their adolescents behave respectfully, kids who are generally respectful enough will lapse into disrespectful language now and then. Usually, when the parent is willing to firmly correct that behavior and make their expectations clear, the problem will resolve. That is probably the best description of what is more or less normal in families. I have seen cases, though, when disrespectful behavior occurs far too frequently in a family with teenagers. “I can’t believe my own child talks to me like that,” is the common lament of parents in that situation. This might be a cause for professional consultation with a family-oriented mental health professional. That said, I want to describe an approach that can work. In an affluent community, the lives of many of our children are full and rich. They have cell phones, vehicles they regard as their personal property, vacations and lots of great stuff to have or to do. All of this is more or less provided by the parents. Let’s say a family has a 14 year old who is sassy and disrespectful, particularly toward the mother. The mother feels helpless to stop it. For many years I have asked such parents to take a kind of inventory based on this question.
What are you doing for this child that you don’t have to do? Often, even for a child who is treating us shoddily, we do their laundry, drive them to the movies, provide them with smart phones, finance their stylish wardrobes and so on. This might lead some teenagers to ask themselves, “What difference does it make if I treat my mother badly?” What is this parent doing for this child that she doesn’t have to do? Another way of asking that is “What must we do for our children?” Your answer may differ. Here’s mine: We have a non-negotiable responsibility to feed them, shelter them, provide them with medical care and get them to school. We could add that we have to clothe them, which is fair, but I would say that duty is to clothe them to cover their nakedness, not to provide them with cute or cool clothing. We do not have to do their laundry, drive them places, give them electronic devices like cell phones, take them to the lake on weekends and so on. With this in mind, here’s a fantasy scenario and sample way a parent might respond. On a Wednesday night, Jason says something ugly and disrespectful to his mother. His mother calmly responds, “I don’t appreciate being spoken to that way, and I won’t have it,” and then drops it. On the following Friday night, Jason cheerfully asks Mom to drive him to The Summit. Mom says no. Jason drops to the floor in a dead faint and has to be revived. Upon awakening, he asks, “Why?? Why won’t you take me?!” Mom responds, “Because of the way you spoke to me Wednesday night. I generally don’t do nice things for people who speak to me that way.” Keeping up that calm connection between the way our child treats us, and our willingness to do them what might properly be thought of as favors, can turn things around in many cases. Dr. Dale Wisely is Director of Student Services at Mountain Brook Schools and has been a child and adolescent psychologist for 30 years.
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Spartan Council collects food for the homeless By ELIZABETH FARRAR Students at Mountain Brook Junior High School collected more than 1,200 cans for the Brother Bryan Mission. The three-day canned food drive was organized by Mountain Brook Junior High School’s Spartan Council. Ninth-graders Delia Vandevelde and Will Wetzler chaired the project.
MBJH Spartan Council members Stuart Phelan, Kate Bumgarner, Katherine Grace McMinn, Delia Vandevelde and Spartan Council faculty sponsor Larry McCain.
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Students Lilly LeJeune, Blaise LeJeune and Saylors Pursell with Holiday Project Chairmen AJ LeJeune and Lydia Pursell.
Kim Maddox, veteran Wayne Garner and Mary Grace Maddox.
By HILARY ROSS MBE recently adopted 32 Salvation Army Angels ranging in age from preschool to sixth grade. Approximately $12,975 was raised, allowing $200 to be spent on each angel. The remainder was donated to the Salvation Army to further its mission. MBE students earned money through bake sales, lemonade and hot chocolate stands, and chores. Parents often matched their fundraising efforts to add to the total. “The generosity of MBE parents and students was amazing and means so much to our adopted angels, school and community,” said AJ LeJeune, one of the chairman of the Holiday Project. Gifts included leap pads, bicycles with helmets, Barbies, baby dolls and accessories, iPods, Kindles, an enormous amount of clothing and other toys. The items were displayed for students to see, and Fox 6 News covered the project.
Crestline JUNA Zimbabwe team meets Zimbabwe native Gumidenga Mubvata. “Gumi” is a recently naturalized American citizen who talked to the JUNA team.
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By LISA STONE Crestline Elementary PAGE students selected the countries of Zimbabwe and Myanmar (Burma) for their Junior United Nations Assembly (JUNA) teams this season. PAGE teachers found citizens from both countries to talk with students. Both speakers, who are graduate students at UAB, said they were very impressed with the knowledge of the students.
Brookwood Forest Elementary recently held its annual Veterans Day performance for friends, family and veterans. Students in fourth, fifth and sixth grades honored those in attendance by singing and paying tribute to the branches of our military. This program gives teachers an opportunity to teach the students about democracy and to honor those Americans who have supported our country through their military service and sacrifice.
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Lancer League debuts at MBE The former Mountain Brook Elementary student council has evolved into a new organization called the Lancer League. It affords more children the opportunity to participate and divides duties so students in grades four through six can apply and concentrate on an area of interest. Positions include: `` Herald- makes weekly announcements to homeroom, participates with the student news show Lights, Camera, Action (LCA) making special requests and distributes flyers to homeroom. These students like to speak publicly. `` Squire- gives tours of schools to visitors, helps at assemblies, introduces special guests such as authors at Writers’ Festival and helps PTO when needed. These students are confident speaking with people of all ages. `` Noble- organizes, plans and conducts school service projects such as food drives, book drives and others. These students are service-oriented and can work with a team. `` Knight- serves as the student representative to school faculty and administration and is the students’ “voice” in school meetings by objectively listening to classmates and relaying information. These students are comfortable meeting with adults and want what is best for MBE. `` Scribe- decorates bulletin boards, assists with maintaining school website, and makes flyers and signs. These students are proficient with technology and creative. Applications included several essay questions and allowed students to list their top three choices. Teachers, committee members and the administration then reviewed the applications and made selections. The new Lancer League was announced on LCA before winter break, and students begin their service when school resumes in January.
Sports MBJH players selected for All-Metro Team By ELIZABETH FARRAR After strong finishes this football season, eight players from Mountain Brook Junior High School were selected to the All-Metro team.
Girls on the Run complete 5K
Seventh-grade players chosen for the team include Grant Griffin, Price Pewitt, Robert Reed and Colton Yeager. Eighth-grade standouts include Joe Bird, Aubrey Hart, Hamp Sisson and Clay Stearns.
Fifth-grader Taylor Morris, third-grader Clark Stewart and fifth-grader Ellie Gorman.
Front row: Price Pewitt, Grant Griffin, Robert Reed, Colton Yeager. Back row: Joe Bird, Aubrey Hart, Hamp Sisson, Clay Stearns.
A group of students at Crestline Elementary completed the Magic City 5K in November. This race was the culmination of their Girls on the Run season, which was coached by Kristie Stewart. Clark Stewart placed first in her age division. -Submitted by Cory Morris
Mountain Brook Athletics spring sports registration Registration for softball, baseball and tee ball with Mountain Brook Athletics run this month. To register, come to Mountain Brook Junior High School Jan. 17-18 or 24-25. Hours are Fridays 4:30-6 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m.-noon. For more visit mbathletics.org.
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On Easter Sunday, Pezant had asked Naff to sing in the choir he leads for the evening contemporary service at St. Luke’s. She stood next to Pezant’s 15-year-old son as they sang “I am the Lord” echoed by “Do not fear” in Isaiah 43:
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The wait usually takes about seven years, and at the rate of his kidney decline in recent years, Pezant knew he didn’t have that long. But as it turns out, he didn’t have to wait. The big reveal When Pezant finally opened up about his need for a kidney and word got out to the congregations at both St. Luke’s and the Church of the Holy Apostles, he saw the extreme generosity and compassion of his community manifested. “I was raised to bear bad things and keep your chin up,” he said. “If I had not gotten over that and started to share, the outcome probably would have been really different.” Scores of people set the record for the number of people who requested to be tested for a kidney transplant. UAB had never seen anything like it. In the weeks and months following the transplant, Pezant would continue to run into people who told him they had been tested as potential donors for him. “It took me out of my comfort zone and showed me the importance of community in action,” Pezant said. “I have prayed for others, but to see these two communities rally around my needs was overwhelming and extremely humbling.” A match Naff, a St. Luke’s member of 20 years, had long been waiting for God to show her “thunder and lightning” to reveal his presence. But, she said, he’d always just shown her his “still, small voice,” just has he did for Elijah in 1 Kings 19. Over the past year, though, God’s voice would grow to be more audible for her. By late 2012, Pezant and Naff had grown to more than acquaintances, but neither would count the other as a close friend. Naff had noticed that Pezant had been gaining weight, but she didn’t know why. In January, Pezant finally opened up to a group at St. Luke’s through an email from the church’s rector Rich Wester.
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you … When you pass through the fire, you’ll not be hurt and the flames will not consume you.”
Shaun Pezant sits in his studio where he writes and records music.
The night after the email was sent, Pezant’s jazz band, Top Secret, opened for Claypool Lecture Series, and Naff, who was on the planning committee for the event, asked Pezant about what was going on with his health. She didn’t anticipate what would happen next. “It’s like words just came out of my mouth,” she said. “I hadn’t thought about it [before that], but I told him I wanted to be tested [to donate a kidney to him].” With that, Naff put in her name. Next came a phone interview and a day of various medical tests. The kidney transplant coordinator from UAB called Naff on a Wednesday with big news. She was a closer tissue match to Pezant than a sibling. Naff spotted him sitting in the front row of the dark sanctuary at St. Luke’s and tapped him on the shoulder to share the news. “It was so surreal,” Naff said. “We were both in shock.” Pezant knew indirectly a donor had been found, but before that moment, he didn’t know
who it was. “When I heard it was Leslie, I cried,” he said. “It’s still hard to process the magnitude of the entire thing.” Prior to the news, Pezant had planned his memorial service, updated his will and told the choirs he directs that he would probably take a leave of absence from working in a few months. As fatigue and mental cloudiness had worsened, he knew he couldn’t keep working. Operation time Naff received mixed reactions from her family about the upcoming transplant. Her husband was supportive but said that he would never have done it. Her brother and sister-inlaw told her they didn’t want to her to do it. “I was never afraid or scared,” she said. “But I had never thought about what people’s reactions would be. It was so disheartening. I just told them I couldn’t explain and didn’t feel the need to explain myself.” Still, she proceeded.
With his back to the congregation as he directed, Pezant’s eyes filled with tears. Those lyrics, Pezant said, became the theme song for him and for Naff on their journey. The worship service was followed by service of prayer and healing for the duo before their surgeries that week. Hundreds of people attended. “From that point on, there was no anxiety going into surgery,” Pezant said. Sitting in her own hospital bed in recovery, Naff got a text message saying Pezant’s new kidney was fully functioning. With the removal of his two kidneys and transplant of hers, he had had lost 40 pounds over the course of the eighthour surgery. Naff’s sister-in-law was sitting with her when she got the news about Pezant. At that moment, her heart changed toward Naff’s decision. “I couldn’t understand why you were doing this,” she told Naff. “But I get it now. I feel like his family is part of our family.” Post-recovery Nine months later, Pezant has fully recovered and has an “incredible energy” he hadn’t realized he was missing as his condition had gradually worsened. He and Naff meet up regularly and have what Pezant calls an “unbreakable bond.” Naff feels like she has had her “thunder and lighting” experience, and Pezant has learned how important it was for him to share his need even as so many others around him are passing through their own waters and fire in life. Still, he said he is processing everything that happened and has a hard time articulating what it means that someone gave him the gift of life. Naff has told him not to thank her. “Thank God,” she tells him.
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It’s not often a basketball player starts three years of his or her high school career, but in Mountain Brook senior guard Patrick Keim’s case, it’s ordinary. Throughout his career, Keim’s speed on the court, strength and toughness, and ability to lead have been keys in helping him reach the level that Spartans coach Bucky McMillan calls “one of the best guards in the state.” “When Patrick came in as a freshman, he was bigger and stronger than most people and was playing the center position,” McMillan said. “Over the years, he’s become a good shooter, a great leader [and] an incredible defender.” Coming off Mountain Brook’s 6A state championship last year, the Spartans are geared up for a successful season. With wins over Spain Park and Hewitt-TrussMBHS senior Patrick Keim is a guard for the ville and a 6-2 start, they look to endure Spartans. Photo courtesy of Image Arts. virtually the same success. Along with Keim, new players such as senior forward Spencer Einhorn and junior Patrick is the best leader that I have ever been guards Matt Creighton, Will Hartley and around.” Hunter Lucas have stepped up in big ways, Following the Spartans’ win against Spain adding much-needed scoring and great Park, they played Ramsay, Hoover and Northdefense to the team. ridge and then headed over to Samford for the With this year’s team, Keim is not only Steel City Invitational, where many of the top the starting point guard but also the pro- teams in the state competed in the first citywide nounced leader. “Patrick’s biggest intangi- basketball tournament in years. ble is his leadership,” McMillan said. “I’ve At 6-2, the Spartans look to be one of the top played college basketball, coached some teams in the state, and with the leadership of professional players in some AAU settings, Keim, they are on their way to reaching their and just been coaching for a long time, and goal to repeat as state champions.
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Calendar
Mountain Brook Events Jan. 12: Financial Peace University. 6 p.m. Mountain Brook Community Church. The first evening of the nine-week course. Visit mbcc.us to register.
Emmet O’Neal Library Call 445-1121 or visit eolib.org for more.
Adults Wednesdays: Brown Bag Lunch Series. Noon doors open, 12:30 p.m. program.
Jan. 12: LJCC Community Open House & Winter Group Fitness Showcase. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Levite Jewish Community Center. Tour the center and participate in free group classes. There will also be a preview of camps, a new teen sports camp and more. Visit bhamjcc.org.
Jan. 1: Library closed for New Year’s.
Jan. 16: Chamber Annual Luncheon. 11:30 a.m. The Club, Grand Ballroom. Richard C. Kessler, chairman and CEO of The Kessler Enterprise, Inc., will speak. Awards will be presented by the City of Mountain Brook, Mountain Brook Chamber and Emmet O’Neal Library. Event is presented by St. Vincent’s Hospital. Visit welcometomountainbrook.com.
Jan. 13: Great Books. 6:30 p.m. Book group discussing a selected short story, “My Date with Neanderthal Woman” by David Galef.
Jan. 17-18, 24-25: Mountain Brook Athletics Spring Sports Registration. Fridays 4:30-6 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m.-noon. Mountain Brook Junior High School. Sign up for softball, baseball and tee ball. Visit mbathletics.org. Jan. 20: School’s Out, But the J’s In Day. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Levite Jewish Community Center. Crafts, hikes, games, cooking, swimming and other activities. $35 or $25 for members. Visit bhamjcc.org. Jan. 24: 14th Annual Pointe Ball. The Club. $400 per person and $650 for couples. Call Stacy Turner, 332-4300. Jan. 25: Village 2 Village Run. 8 a.m. Mountain Brook Village. 10K run presented by Mountain High Outfitters. Visit welcometomountainbrook.com. Feb. 1: Miss Olympian Pageant. Fine Arts Center, Mountain Brook High School. Call the high school at 414-4800 to purchase tickets.
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Jan. 4: June Mays presents “Landscape Worthy Native Plants.” 10 a.m. Jan. 11: June Mays presents “Low Maintenance Planting.” 10 a.m.
Jan. 14: The Bookies.10 a.m. Book group discussing Wash by Margaret Wrinkle. Jan. 18: June Mays presents “The Drought Tolerant New American Cottage Garden.” 10 a.m. Jan. 18: Knit & Knibble. 2-3:30 p.m. All crafts and skill levels welcome. Jan. 19: 90s Trivia. 7 p.m. doors open, 7:30 trivia begins. Presented by Standing Room Only. Call 445-1121 to register a team of one to four people. Space is limited. Jan. 21: Documentaries After Dark. 6:30 p.m.
Showing film about the Donner Party.
Evenings @ EOL. 6 p.m.
Jan. 23: Panel Discussion on Long-term Care Insurance: Let’s Talk Money Financial Education Series. 6:30 p.m. Light dinner served.
Wednesdays *Mother Goose Story Time. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m.
Jan. 28: Genre Reading Group. 6:30 p.m. Discussing book about the Civil Rights Movement.
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Jan. 3: Game On Video Game Tournament. 4:306:30 p.m. Jan. 6: TAB. 5-6 p.m. The monthly meeting of the library’s Teen Advisory Board. Jan. 10: CPR Class for Teens. 4-6 p.m. Jan. 31: Game On Video Game Tournament. 4:306:30 p.m.
Children Mondays *Toddler Tales Story Time. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. Canceled Monday, Jan. 20. Tuesdays Together Time Story Time. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. Library Out Loud Story Time. 3:30 p.m.
Thursdays *Patty Cake Story Time. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. Canceled Jan. 2. SNaP. 3:30 p.m. Saturdays Family Story Time with Mr. Mac. 10:30 a.m. Special Events Jan. 7: Evenings @ EOL: PJ Storytime. 6 p.m. Jan. 14: Family Night: Beatin’ Path. 5:30 p.m. Jan. 21: Evenings @ EOL: Movie. 6 p.m. Jan. 22: After-School Special: Trout Fishing in America. 3:30 p.m. Jan. 23: *Bookmania. 6 p.m. Jan. 28: Evenings @ EOL: Boards & Blocks. 6 p.m. *Space is limited; please call 879-0497 or visit eolib.org to register.
Area Events Jan. 5: The Bridal Market. 1-4 p.m. Rosewood Hall. $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Visit thebridalmarket.com. Jan. 10-12: Pioneer Classic. Lakeshore Foundation. Twenty teams or more from across the country will compete. Free and open to the public. Visit lakeshore.org. Jan. 10-12: Memphis the Musical. BJCC. $20-
65. Visit bjcc.org. Jan. 11: Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Walk. 10 a.m. registration, noon walk. Railroad Park. Visit birminghammetrodiversitycoalition.org. Jan. 11: Red Shoe Run. SoHo Square. 10-Mile, 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run. Benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama. Visit redshoerunbham.com.
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Jan. 11: C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce. 4 p.m., 8 p.m. Alabama Theatre. In this Dantesque celestial journey from Hell to Paradise, Lewis draws some of the most fiercely funny characters he ever created. Visit alabamatheatre.com or ticketmaster.com. Jan. 12: Collaborative Concert Series featuring Birmingham Boys Choir and Patty McDonald. 4 p.m. Brock Recital Hall, Samford
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Faith Area Events University. This concert will feature operatic soprano Susan Patterson as guest artist. $10. Visit birminghamboyschoir.com or call 767-9219.
Life Actually By Kari Kampakis
Who am I to judge?
Jan. 12: Southern Bridal Show. Noon-5 p.m. BJCC. $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Call 1-800-523-8917 or visit eliteevents.com. Jan. 15-16: Welcome to Mitford. Saturday 7 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. Shelby County High School Auditorium. Play based on Jan Karon’s Mitford novels. $10. Visit shelbycountyartscouncil.com or call 669-0044. Jan. 16-19: Birmingham Boat Show. BJCC. $10 adults, free for children. Visit birminghamboatshow.com. Jan. 18: An Evening with Bill Cosby. 8 p.m. BJCC. $33-65. Visit bjcc.org. Jan. 19: Friends of Red Mountain Park History Hike Series. 2 p.m. Red Mountain Park. Explore the mountain’s Redding Mine and Morris Mines. Visit redmountainpark.org. Jan. 19: Reflect & Rejoice: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 3 p.m. UAB’s Alys Stephens Center. Visit alabamasymphony.org. Jan. 22-23: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Various times. BJCC. $16-76. Visit bjcc.org. Jan. 23- Feb. 9: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Show. Thursday-Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2:30 p.m. Virginia Samford Theatre. $30-35. Visit virginiasamfordtheatre.org. Jan. 24, 26: Rigoletto presented by Opera Birmingham. Friday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2:30 p.m. Samford University Wright Center. Visit samford.edu/wrightcenter. Jan. 25: Krispy Kreme Donut Dash. 8:30 a.m. Railroad Park. Participants run 4 miles and eat a dozen doughnuts in an hour or less. There will also be a 1-mile fun run for kids. Benefits Children’s Hospital of Alabama. Visit k2d2fun.com.
“I try not to judge other people’s kids because I never know what mine might do.” My late grandmother used to say this, and I think it’s as relevant today as it was in her time. None of us have room to judge, none of us are supposed to judge, yet we do it anyway. Within parenting circles, the tendency is to judge both other parents and their kids. In many cases, it starts innocently enough. Wired to protect our kids, we seek out positive influences and watch their peers to discern which friendships we do or don’t endorse. Using our wisdom and powers of observation, we scope out the fast crowd. We learn to find families that reinforce values similar to ours. We recognize warnings signs of trouble — and tell our kids to steer clear. Our instinct to shield our children is a good thing. Because they can’t always see the risks, they might need guidance in choosing trustworthy friends. They might need help understanding why bad company ruins good morals (1 Corinthians 15:33). But as we seek to keep them from being corrupted — because our kids would never be the corrupters, right? — it’s easy to get self-righteous. It’s easy to watch other kids misbehave and think, “My child would never do that!” Through my parenting experience, I’ve come to realize there’s a fine line between observation and judgment. Even if we don’t vocalize our judgment, we might engage it as inner commentary. Our thoughts can sound something like this: “That kid’s a nightmare. I would hate to see him at 16.”
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“No wonder she’s mean. She’s just like her mom.” “Maybe if her parents weren’t always working or taking fancy vacations, she wouldn’t be so starved for attention.” “Do they ever watch their kids? Every time I see them they’re running around unsupervised.” And so on. I’m as guilty as anyone in making snap judgments and jumping to conclusions based on a few facts. I forget everyone’s life is hard. That we all have some cross to bear. That you never know what someone’s going through or what the full story may be. Who am I to judge another parent or child? What do I know about their circumstances? Parenting’s been called the great equalizer, and I believe it’s true. Whenever we feel superior to other parents, we’re bound to get humbled and knocked off our high horse. Like my grandmother said, we never know what our kids might do. They aren’t puppets and robots but rather flawed individuals who will make mistakes. The moment we start thinking they’re perfect is the moment we’re in trouble. Mother Teresa said, “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” The operative word here is love. The more we love people, the more we want to understand them. The more we understand them, the less we judge. Have you ever had a change of heart about someone once you knew them? Ever felt the shame of having pegged them wrong? It’s happened to me, and I’m sure it’s happened to you. Quite honestly, I love to be mistaken
this way. Sometimes, we peg a person negatively and learn our assumptions are correct. How do we keep from judging them? How do we quiet our inner commentary? One way is through prayer. We can pray for that person to be softened and pray that we may see them through God’s eyes. When we switch to His point of view, we notice their potential. We see past who they are and into who they can become. This makes us root for them. This makes us genuinely hope for the best. Another way to halt judgment is to judge ourselves instead. Rather than dwell on their wrongdoings, we can face our own. Admitting our sinfulness is a wake-up call; it reminds us of how desperately dependent we all are on God’s grace. No one sinner is better than another. None of us deserve His abundant love and forgiveness, yet He gives them freely anyway. As we start the new year, let’s make healthy changes in how we think. Let’s seek compassion, not competition. Let’s build bridges, not walls. Most of all, let’s support other families and their children. By loving them as we love our own, seeking to understand first and foremost, we can improve the quality of our connections and the peace inside our heart. Kari Kubiszyn Kampakis is a Mountain Brook mom of four with a background in PR, writing and photography. For more inspiration, join her Facebook community at “Kari Kampakis, Writer” or find her on Twitter. Visit her at karikampakis.com or contact her at kari@karikampakis.com.
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