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September 2013
Village Living Volume 4 | Issue 6 | September 2013
Training ground
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neighborly news & entertainment for Mountain Brook
A beam to remember Ceremony to mark the 12th anniversary of Sept. 11
The success of the MBJH track program is connected to Coach Mike Abercrombie, his philosophy and a hill in Crestline Village.
Sports page B5
Summer fun Firefighters, military service persons, civilians and police offers will be part of the dedication of the beam from the World Trade Center towers in front of the Municipal Complex on Sept. 11. Lt. Jeff Crab, Sergeant First Class and Firefighter Cornelius “Tony” Ratcliff, Terry Chapman and Officer Lance Ziska are pictured to the right of the beam memorial. Photo by Madoline Markham.
By MADOLINE MARKHAM
The freedom of summer may have been lost to fall routines, but take one grand look back with our Summer Fun Photo Contest. See the winners inside.
Community page B9
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At the first of March, construction crews were hard at work to complete the Mountain Brook Municipal Complex by its mid-April deadline. But at one moment that day, they stopped. A beam unlike any other in the structure had arrived, and workers started coming down from ladders and out of the building to see it.
As craftsmen prepared to erect it at the corner of Hoyt Lane and Oak Street, everyone started touching the beam and telling stories about where they had been on Sept. 11, 2001. It was the day the World Trade Center towers holding this beam had fallen so fatefully, the day America said goodbye to 2,753 of its own, altering its trajectory forever. “Three-hundred, forty-four fire
service persons lost lives that day, and the [fire] department has always felt connected to them,” Fire Chief Robert Ezekiel said. “But [seeing how everyone came out that day] pointed out to me how important it is to everyone. It’s one of those moments that everyone remembers.” Ezekiel hopes the 1,305-pound
See 911 | page A23
A beam from the World Trade Center towers is now erected as a memorial in front of the new Municipal Complex in Crestline Village. Photo by Madoline Markham.
Team doc Lyle Cain reflects on spending Saturdays on the sidelines at Bryant-Denny By WILL HIGHTOWER Most Alabama fans would give just about anything to stand on the sidelines and meet with Nick Saban after each game. For Mountain Brook resident Lyle Cain, this is just a normal Saturday. This fall will be Cain’s 13th as the Crimson Tide’s team doctor. Along with Cain’s duties in Tuscaloosa, the orthopedic surgeon is also Mountain Brook High School’s team doctor, making for an incredibly busy fall
full of evaluating injuries and performing operations in high-stress situations. “The reason I got into this is because I’m a sports fanatic,” Cain said. “I’ll watch
See TEAM DOC | page A22
Lyle Cain, team doctor for the The University of Alabama’s football team, celebrates a national championship win with his family. Photo courtesy of the Cain family.