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Murphy’s Law
M Back in the Summer of ‘69
MBHS Class of 1969 Plans Woodstock-Themed 50th Reunion PAGE 12
A WARM WELCOME The Decorators’ ShowHouse Opens Its Doors April 27 PAGE 24
ABOUT TOWN 4 NEWS 10 LIFE 12 SOCIAL 16
WEDDING 22 HOME 24 SCHOOLS 30 SPORTS 36
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Tooth Fairy Trauma
y granddaughter called last decades, she must have quite a stash by week to tell me that she had now. If she laid them end to end, they lost her first tooth. It wasn’t would circumnavigate the globe. If she lost, actually, just relocated from her stacked them on top of each other, mouth to a plastic zippie bag that she’d have a Trump-sized tower. As would be placed under her pillow in building materials go, teeth are both anticipation of the arrival of the Tooth natural and sustainable but they’ve also Fairy. been in someone’s mouth. That could She was very excited about the be a deal breaker for a buyer, even one prospect of such a visit, but some kids who’s committed to living off the grid. are not. The son of a friend stated, When the Tooth Fairy decides to retire wide-eyed, that he most certainly did and downsize, no Realtor would touch not want a fairy flying around his room the place. Sue Murphy while he slept. Besides, this tooth-trading business That’s understandable. Think about can’t be a good deal for the Tooth it. We constantly monitor security Fairy at this point. When I was And who is this cameras and video doorbells and growing up, she would leave you a require a passcode to open and close dime or a quarter, but that was back Tooth Fairy person our doors, but we’re OK with celebwhen you could buy something with anyway? Does she rity strangers entering our homes a quarter. I’m guessing now that kids while we sleep as long as they leave have references? Is she expect a fiver or a gift card. Does us gifts. Is this really a healthy attiventure still make financial bonded and insured? the tude to foster? At least Santa and the sense? Do we even know what Easter Bunny confine themselves to It may be time to look for a new the living room. They eat a cookie line of work, but I don’t know how she looks like? I’ve or a carrot, deposit their chocolate her skills would play in the job marnever seen a single and presents, then, laying a finger ket. “Previous Position? Tooth aside of their noses, go quietly off Fairy” No, but thanks for playing. picture. A lot of red into the night. Apparently, however, Maybe she could get a position flags there. the Tooth Fairy wants to come into on a hotel maintenance crew where your room while you sleep and put putting your hand under someone’s her hand under your pillow. You can see where that pillow would be a usable skill. She’d just have to would be unnerving for a child. remember to wait until the person left the room. And who is this Tooth Fairy person anyway? Does I don’t know. I can’t worry about it. All I can do she have references? Is she bonded and insured? Do we right now is make sure that my grandchildren’s teeth are even know what she looks like? I’ve never seen a single properly cleaned before she comes and leave a note letpicture. A lot of red flags there. ting her know that the tooth will be on the coffee table And here’s the really eerie part: when she leaves, she in the living room. We’ll leave out a cookie or a carrot takes your tooth with her. Unlike Santa and the Easter or a toothbrush, whatever would make the girl happy, Bunny, she’s not leaving you gifts out of the goodness but the pillows are now off limits. of her heart. She’s making a trade. Why? What does she Magical breaking and entering is a parent-approved do with the teeth? If she’s been collecting them for gift of childhood, but you have to ask yourself … why?
Over the Mountain Views Best place to hunt Easter Eggs? Below, Samford University was one of many prime spots for hunting Easter Eggs last week. See more photos from Samford and other Over the Mountain egg hunts on page 15.
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Festival Celebrates Spring on The Banks of Shades Creek
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By Kennedy McJunkin
Wine, Women and Shoes
The cities of Mountain Brook and Homewood are joining to present the second annual Shades Creek Festival April 27 at Jemison Park. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and celebrates spring along the banks of Shades Creek. The festival will feature live music, free flyfishing lessons, animal exhibits, scavenger hunts, cookie decorating, food trucks and more. Nature preservation groups such as Friends of Shades Creek, Friends of Jemison Park and the Cahaba River Society will present hawk, owl and reptile exhibits, give away trees for Arbor Day and demonstrate iNaturalist, an app that helps identify different plants and animals. The president of Friends of Jemison Park, Sim Johnson, said that officials with Mountain Brook and Homewood decided last year to create an outdoor festival with conservation groups in the area. “We have a great creek running through the area of Birmingham and we want to celebrate it,” Johnson said. Caliber, an outdoor and sporting goods store in Homewood, will provide free fly-fishing lessons and sponsor the live music. Clear Blue Sky bluegrass band will play from 10 a.m. to noon, and the Chad Fisher Swing Band will play from noon to 2 p.m. “It’s … family friendly but there are plenty of things to do for people younger and older,” Johnson said. Saw’s BBQ food truck will be at the event and Continental Bakery will provide shortbread cookies in the Shape of Fish for a cookie decorating station. Journal file photo by Jordan Wald
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What: The Baptist Health Foundation hosts a wine tasting event with designer shopping, delicious bites, incredible auction lots, Charming Shoe Guy, Best in Shoe Contest and more; benefiting its mission to provide resources for financially vulnerable patients and wellness resources. When: 5:30-9 p.m. Where: The Club Website: winewomenandshoes.com
Fri., April 19 Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest Easter Extravaganza
What: Join the library for an egg drop for children in first grade and younger, followed by pictures with the Easter Bunny, crafts, snacks, lawn games and more. When: 10:30 a.m. Where: Vestavia Hills City Hall Website: vestavialibrary.org
Sat., April 20 Zoo Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
What: Enjoy a scrambled egg, pancakes and sausage breakfast with orange juice and coffee, followed by a visit from the Easter Bunny. All children receive a special holiday gift upon arrival.
When: 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Where: The Birmingham Zoo, Nourish205 Website: birminghamzoo.com
12:30 p.m., children’s egg hunts; and 11:15 a.m., adult egg hunt Where: Birmingham Zoo Website: birminghamzoo.com
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City of Mountain Brook Community Easter Egg Roll
What: Hand in Paw is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its annual dog-friendly 5k and one-mile fun run. Enjoy a day full of dogs, music, kids tent, races, local vendors, prizes, food trucks and more. When: 8 a.m.-noon; 10 a.m., 5k start; and 10:30 a.m., fun run start Where: UAB Campus Green Website: handinpaw.org
Judy M. Merritt Memorial 5k and Family Day Eggstravaganza
What: This Easter event will include music, face painting, bounce houses, an inflatable slide, a D.J., pictures with the Easter Bunny and agespecific Easter egg hunts, including more than 3,000 eggs filled with candy, cash and prizes. When: 9 a.m., 5k start; 9-11 a.m., family fun day; and 10 a.m., egg hunts Where: Veterans Park Website: jeffersonstate.edu
Zoo Eggstravaganza
What: A rain or shine event, children can collect up to 10 eggs in Henley Park and receive a pair of bunny ears. All eggs are empty. An adult egg hunt will take place in the Trails of Africa, where winners can walk away with special Zoo prizes. When: 10-11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-
What: Hop on over to the Mountain Brook Chamber’s Easter Egg Roll. Be sure to B.Y.O.B. (bring your own basket) and join the fun. When: 10 a.m. Where: Emmet O’Neal Library lawn Website: mtnbrookchamber.org
Green Valley Easter Eggstravaganza
What: This free egg hunt for ages fourth grade and under includes a light breakfast, games and activities for everyone, a photo booth and more than 3,000 Easter eggs. When: 10 a.m.-noon Where: Green Valley Baptist Church Website: gvbc.org
Alabama Show and Shine 2019
What: The Victor Krulak Detachment of the Alabama Marine Corps League hosts this event benefiting Marines helping Marines in need, with music by Smooth Operators, drawings, raffles, giveaways, vendors and an Easter egg hunt for the kids. When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Website: “Alabama Show & Shine 2019” Facebook page
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healthy communities, sustainable living and human wellness through educational dialogue, informational displays, exhibitors, vendors and outdoor activities for the whole family. When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Where: Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Blount Plaza and Gerlach Plant Information Center Website: bbgardens.org
Earthbound’s Earthfest 2019
What: This family-friendly outdoor concert to celebrate Earth Day, featuring music and vendors, benefits Black Warrior Riverkeeper and raises awareness for the important work they do protecting our waterways. A $5 donation is suggested at the doors. When: 2-7:30 p.m. Where: Avondale Brewing Co. Website: “Earthbound’s Earthfest 2019” Facebook page
The Great McWane Egg Drop
What: Watch egg demonstrations that are all they are cracked up to be, and then use your creativity to create a contraption to protect an egg from a 45-foot drop. When: TBA, Check the website for event time Where: McWane Science Center Website: mcwane.org
Mon., April 22 Focus on Recovery Charity Golf Tournament What: The 13th annual four-player scramble includes lunch and high
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ABOUT TOWN quality gifts, while supporting Focus on Recovery and its mission to help women in early recovery find lasting freedom from addiction. A silent auction and awards reception follows the tournament. When: 11 a.m., registration; 11:30 a.m., lunch; 1 p.m., start Where: Inverness Country Club in Birmingham Website: focus-on-recovery.org
Tues., April 23 Vestavia Hills 29th Annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast What: Dignitaries and local citizens come together to offer prayers for our world, country, state and city. Micah McElveen, of Vapor Ministries, will be the keynote speaker. When: 7 a.m. buffet, 7:30 a.m. program Where: A private club in Vestavia Website: vestaviahills.org
Thurs., April 25 Friends of the Library Presents; Artist Craigger Browne
What: Vestavia Hills’ Craigger Browne works with marble mined in Sylacauga. Hear the sculptor discuss his art and interesting life working here and abroad. Ages 18+. When: 10 -11:30 a.m. Where: Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest, Community Room Website: vestavialibrary.org
Fearsome Giant, Fearless Child
Author Event
What: Join author Paul Fleischman to experience his new book “Fearsome Giant, Fearless Child.” His other works include “Seedfolks,” “Whirligig” and many more. Books will be available for purchase. When: 3:30-4:15 p.m. Where: Homewood Public Library, Round Auditorium
English Village Earth Day Event
What: Celebrate Earth Day in English Village with extended hours among participating stores, live music, a fashion show and a silent auction at Tonya Jones SalonSpa, benefitting Cahaba River Society. When: 5-8 p.m. Where: English Village Website: mtnbrookchamber.org
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What: The Assistance League of Birmingham presents its spring gala featuring dinner, dancing and silent and live auctions. Proceeds benefit the three philanthropic programs of the Assistance League of Birmingham: Operation Literacy, Operation School Bell and Prime Time Treasures. When: 6-9 p.m. Where: The Club Website: assistanceleaguebhm.org
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ABOUT TOWN provides a glimpse into the world of Aliceville’s POW camp during WWII. As many as 7,000 German POWs and military guards set up camp and stayed for almost three years as residents of Aliceville helped build, operate and supply the camp. When: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Where: Homewood Public Library, Large Auditorium Website: homewood.libnet.info
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What: The Birmingham Area Jr. Executive Board of the American Cancer Society presents its first annual cocktail challenge fundraiser, with live entertainment, silent auction, hors d’oeuvres and sampling cocktails. Guests will cast their votes for the city’s best cocktail. When: 7-11 p.m. Where: B&A Warehouse Website: “Magic City Cocktail Challenge” Facebook page Volunteers preparing for the annual Food and Cultural Festival include, from left, Kim Stakal, Victorial Bolus and Bernadette Zein.
St. Elias Gears Up for Food Festival
By Ingrid Howard
St. Elias Maronite Church will host its 21st annual Lebanese Food and Cultural Festival on April 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The event will feature thousands of plates of food served and delivered, hourly church tours, traditional dance performances by the youth of the parish, live music and a silent auction. On April 27, there will also be a 5K run at 8 a.m. and a one-mile fun run at 9 a.m. benefiting The Exceptional Foundation. Since the festival’s beginning, more than $509,000 has been given to local and national charities. Lebanese delicacies offered during the two-day festival include baked kibbee, rolled grape leaves, spinach pies, kibbee and falafel sandwiches, tabouleh, grilled Lebanese lemon chicken, loobia, rice, homus and pita bread. Desserts include a variety of baklawa, kaak (Lebanese sugar cookies) and Lebanese ice cream. The silent auction will feature catered Lebanese dinners, vacation packages, collector items, gift certificates to restaurants and events in the Birmingham area and more. The silent auction will close at 8 p.m. April 27. Admission and parking for the event are free, and food prices will start at $3. For more information, visit stelias.org.
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April 25-27 Freaky Friday
What: Samford University’s Michael J. and Mary Anne Freeman Theatre and Dance Series presents Disney’s Freaky Friday. When: April 25-27, 7:30 p.m.; and April 28, 2:30 p.m. Where: Samford University, Harrison Theatre Website: samford.edu
April 25, 27 and 28 Bargain Bash and Carousel
What: The Junior League of Birmingham’s annual event to raise awareness and funds for its 38 community projects offers an evening of exclusive access to all the merchandise that will be sold at Bargain Carousel, a 1,000-family garage sale. Festivities include food and beverages from local businesses, auction items and private shopping at bargain prices. When: Bargain Bash, 6-10 p.m.; Bargain Carousel, April 27, 8 a.m.-5
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Having fun at last year’s Pink Up the Pace event were, from left, Kate Bryant, Virginia Naramore, Edie Eudailey and Ida Hirsch.
Sat., April 27 Pink Up the Pace 5k and Dolly Dash Fun Run
What: The Junior Board of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama presents a pink color run for the whole family. Included will be food, drinks, activities and live music after the race. When: 3:30 p.m., with 4 p.m. Dolly Dash, followed by 5K Where: Crestline Elementary Field Website: bcrfa.org p.m.; April 28,1 p.m.-5 p.m. Where: 5201 Princeton Way, Hoover, 35226 Website: bargaincarousel.net
April 26-27 Aldridge Gardens Spring Plant Sale
What: Find the perfect plants for your container or garden spot. Volunteers and gardeners will be on hand to help with selections and to give advice about placement, care and maintenance. The main feature is the “Snowflake” hydrangea, but shoppers can also choose from a host of others. When: April 26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; April 27, 9 a.m.-noon Where: Aldridge Gardens Website: aldridgegardens.com
April 26-28 Magic City Art Connection
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What: Magic City Art Connection hosts its 36th annual arts festival spotlighting around 200 artists, both local and national, mixed in with music, dance, kids art experiences, sculpture installations, food, special tastings and more. When: Fri. and Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Sun.,10 a.m.-5 p.m. Where: Linn Park Website: magiccityart.com
Sat., April 27 Ride of Love
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What: This cycling event raises funds for Smile-A-Mile. Cyclist stay together as a group throughout the entire ride of more than 150 miles to On Therapy Family Camp at Lake Martin, where riders are greeted by pediatric cancer patients and their families. A 75-mile
option is available from the lunch stop at Grist Mill. Cline Tours provides a charter bus to take cyclist and their bikes back to the start. When: 5:30 a.m., with 6 a.m. ride start Where: Smile-A-Mile Place, Birmingham Website: smileamile.com
March for Babies
What: March of Dimes presents a walk and Superhero Sprint to raise critical funds to help tackle the biggest health threats to moms and babies. Festival activities will continue until close. When: 8 a.m. registration; 9 a.m. Superhero Sprint (ages 1-10); and 9:15 a.m. walk. Where: Railroad Park Website: marchforbabies.org
Unless U Shop
What: Shop from over 50 local vendors at Unless U’s fourth annual fundraiser, in support of its mission to serve adults with developmental disabilities and their families via programs in continuing education, life and social skills. Celebrate with food trucks, a silent auction and a performance featuring students of Unless U in their version of The Greatest Showman. When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., with a 1 p.m. performance. Where: Shades Mountain Baptist Church Website: unlessu.org
Touch-A-Truck
What: Climb, explore and discover your favorite thing on wheels as this community event returns to Vestavia Hills Baptist Church, featuring food, trucks, a play area, live entertainment by Roger Day and more.
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When: 10 a.m-1 p.m. Where: Vestavia Hills Baptist Church Website: vhbc.com
Celebrate Hoover Day
What: Free and open to the public, this annual city-wide, family-friendly event includes the Veterans Memorial Paver Dedication, a giant apple pie, Mayfield ice cream, exhibitor pavilion, kids zone with inflatables and games, a petting zoo, carnival rides, a car show, entertainment and document shredding provided by Shred-it. When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Where: Veterans Park, park at Spain Park High School and take complimentary shuttles to the park Website: hooveral.org
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ABOUT TOWN flavors and with special tastings, seminars and demos inside Magic City Art Connection, Birmingham’s contemporary art festival. Events feature food from Birmingham restaurants, paired with wine, craft beer, spirits, cocktails. When: noon-3 p.m. Where: Linn Park (look for the large white tent in front of City Hall on Short 20th Street) Website: magiccityart.com
Sun., April 28 Birmingham Boys Choir Collaborative Concert Series
What: The Birmingham Boys Choir
collaborates with the Samford String Quartet in a wonderful afternoon of music in the final concert of the sixth annual Collaborative Concert Series. When: 3 p.m. Where: Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church Website: birminghamboyschoir.com
Tues., April 30 Magic City Chocolate Challenge
What: Disability Rights and Resources presents an evening of chocoholic delights as the areas finest bakers, chefs and chocolatiers come together for the fifth annual Magic City Chocolate Challenge. Enjoy unlimited
chocolate creations, drinks, music from Ponder the Eclectic, a silent auction and raffle. When: 5:30-8 p.m. Where: Regions Field, Diamonds Direct Ballroom Website: drradvocates.org
Thurs., May 2 Made Market
What: Beacon People presents an event to shop and connect with some of Birmingham’s best makers, artists, dreamers and entrepreneurs. Made Market is about making meaningful connections in our community, while showcasing vendors who use their
gifts and passions to create special one-of-a-kind items. When: 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Where: Ashley Mac’s, SoHo Square, Homewood Website: beaconpeople.org
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What: Benefiting Impact Family Counseling and in partnership with Homewood, Mountain Brook and Vestavia City Schools, students will showcase their interpretation of mental health through art at a one-ofa-kind art auction. Food and drink will be complimentary with the purchase of a General Admission ticket for $25. When: 6 p.m.
Bob Sykes Barbecue and Blues Festival
What: The city of Bessemer and Bob Sykes Barbecue presents the 10th annual festival combining the best of blues music, by award-winning local and national blues musicians, and Bob Sykes Barbecue. When: Gates open at 11 a.m. Where: Debardeleben Park Website: “10th Annual Bob Sykes Bbq & Blues Festival” Facebook page
Hope for Autumn Foundation Crawfish Boil
What: This crawfish boil supports families of area pediatric cancer patients, as well as the Alabama Center of Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorder’s Developmental Therapeutics Programs. Festivities also include hamburger, hot dogs, bounce houses, face painting, balloon artists, and music by Pioneer Chicken Stand and the Billy Gant Band. New this year, Roger Day will perform at 4 p.m. in the Kid’s Tent. When: 3-9 p.m. Where: The Green at Ross Bridge Website: hopeforautumnfoundation. org
Sat., April 27 Birmingham Take Steps Walk
What: Enjoy food, fun and games at the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation’s largest fundraiser, which raises funds for patient programs, enhances professional education efforts and propels critical research for cures. When: 4 p.m., check-in and festival start; 5 p.m., walk Where: Homewood Central Park Website: crohnscolitisfoundation.org
Reading Royale
What: Join the Junior Board of STAIR Birmingham for an evening of casino games, hors d’oeuvre, and beer to benefit STAIR and its mission to improve the reading skills and selfesteem of second-graders through one-on-one tutoring. When: 7-11 p.m. Where: Cahaba Brewing Co. Website: stairbirmingham.org
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21st Annual
LEBANESE & CULTURAL FESTIVAL 20thFOOD Annual Lebanese Food and Cultural Festival April 26 &and 27, 10am April to 9pm Friday Saturday, 13 & 14 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free Admission
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20th Annual Lebanese Food and Cultural Festival Friday and Saturday, April 13 & 14 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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What: Julie Ryan, author of “Angelic Attendants,” will give a book talk and book signing, followed by a broadcast of her international podcast from the Homewood Library. Books will be available for purchase. When: 6:30-8 p.m. Where: Homewood Public Library Website: homewood.libnet.info
May 2 and 3 Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones
What: A bicentennial event of the Hoover Library, “Alabama Story” is a two-act play, produced by Red Mountain Theatre Company, based on actual events about a librarian who took on segregationist state senators in the Jim Crow South when they tried to ban a children’s book from Alabama public libraries. When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Hoover Library Theatre Website: hooverlibrary.org
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ABOUT TOWN schools and community. The event will include Cole Cubelic as keynote speaker and the 2019 Teacher Impact awards. When: 6:30-9 p.m. Where: SoHo Square Website: homewoodcityschoolsfoundation.com
Fiesta Ball
What: The Young Supporters Board of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB hosts its 12th annual Fiesta Ball to celebrate advances being made in the fight against cancer, with music by Livewire, food by Happy Catering and a silent auction. Proceeds will also support the Young Investigator Grant that will be awarded to young cancer researchers at UAB. When: 6:30-10:30 p.m. Where: Haven Website: uab.edu/fiestaball
Sat., May 4 We Love Homewood Day
What: The We Love Homewood Day 5k starts and finishes at Homewood Central Park, followed by a festival with a silent auction, vendors, inflatables, rides, food trucks and more. Included will be a DJ and the Homewood High School Band will perform a midday pep rally/concert. The parade will begin at 6 p.m. at the library, followed by the street dance with live music in the Edgewood Business District. When: 7:30 a.m., 5k; 10 a.m., festival;
1 p.m., concert; 6 p.m., parade; and 7 p.m. street dance Where: Homewood Central Park Website: homewoodparks.com
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What: Mountain Brook Art Association hosts its Spring Art Show featuring original two-dimensional art on canvas, board, paper or flat wood and fine art collage by local artists. When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Crestline Elementary School athletic field Website: mountainbrookartassociation.com
Citizen’s Appreciation Day
What: Organized by employees of Mountain Brook, this event gives citizens an opportunity to learn more about the departments that run the city and the services they provide, and includes a free meal and Kid’s Zone. When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Where: On the lawn at Mountain Brook City Hall Website: mtnbrookchamber.org
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Jefferson County Commissioner Steve Ammons, (speaking) who worked with the committee to draft the agreement, praised mayors for their leadership and vision for the future.
No Poaching Allowed!
Area Mayors Sign Pledge to Work Together for Economic Development By Ingrid Howard Twenty-two Jefferson County mayors signed a pledge this month to work together to foster economic development rather than competing against each other for businesses. Mayors for Homewood, Hoover, Vestavia Hills and Mountain Brook joined 18 other mayors in the new pact to stop poaching businesses from each other and, instead, put their efforts toward pursuing long-term economic growth for the region. Under the “Good Neighbor Pledge,” cities agree that they will not lure businesses away from other cities in Jefferson County or provide incentives for businesses to move from one city to another. “In the past, our cities tended to
compete rather than cooperate,” Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato said in a statement. “Today, economic development favors metro areas that work together better as a region. While businesses can still choose to relocate in our county, this group of mayors has committed that we won’t try to initiate those moves, and we will focus on a more comprehensive strategy for growth.” The agreement is a result of conversations that occurred over the past year among members of the Jefferson County Mayors Association. The conversations were facilitated by the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham as part of its effort to foster more regional cooperation and job growth in Jefferson County. “When one of us gains a business
at the expense of one of our neighbors, we’re not creating new jobs or expanding opportunity in the county,” Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said in a statement. “What really serves our citizens is attracting new businesses and helping our existing businesses thrive and expand – accomplishments that create real growth and will ultimately benefit us all.” In addition to the Over the Mountain cities, other mayors who signed the pledge represent the cities of Argo, Bessemer, Birmingham, Brighton, Center Point, Clay, Fairfield, Graysville, Lipscomb, Midfield, Mulga, Pleasant Grove, Sylvan Springs, Tarrant, Trafford, Trussville, Warrior and West Jefferson. All Jefferson County mayors have been invited to sign the pledge.
Protective Life, a life insurance company based in Birmingham, has secured the naming rights for the new stadium soon to be built near the BirminghamJefferson Convention Complex. Protective will pay $1 million a year for the next 15 years in exchange for the 55,000-seat stadium being named Protective Stadium. The announcement was made at a ceremonial groundbreaking at the BJCC on April 13. Construction is scheduled to begin in early fall. “The city, county, BJCC, UAB and the business community have all come together to form a collaborative coalition, and that teamwork has been instrumental in pushing this project forward. The fulfillment of this dream confirms that truly amazing things can happen in this community when we focus our energies on coming together,” said Johnny Johns, Protective Life Executive Chairman during the ceremonies at Uptown Park last week. Other big contributors to the project are Regions Financial Corp. and Alabama Power, which are each paying $500,000 per year for the next 10 years, in addition to primary funding from the city of Birmingham, Jefferson County and UAB. —Ingrid Howard
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Protective Life Secures Naming Rights to New Downtown Stadium
From left: Protective Life Executive Chairman Johnny Johns; BJCC Board of Directors President Dennis Lathem; Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin; Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie Stephens, Protective Life President and CEO Rich Bielen; and BJCC Executive Director Tad Snider.
Hoover Breaks Ground on Dedicated Police Training Building
By Ingrid Howard
and this is just another great example of our city supporting our police officers,” he said. “Training is so important in the job that they do. They just have very little margin for error. So the way you address that is to make sure you have really good training.”
A Special Meaning Derzis spent his time at the podium during the groundbreaking ceremony to talk about his friends, Frank and Pam Barefield. Frank Barefield is the chairman of Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama. In 2017, his wife
Journal photo by Ingrid Howard
Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato and other members of the Hoover community attended a groundbreaking April 10 on a new police training facility. The $4 million facility, next to the Hoover fire station on 800 Municipal Drive, is something police Chief Nick Derzis has been dreaming of for a while. “We’ve probably talked about it for 20 years, honestly,” he said. “And it was always a situation with budget. When we start talking about spending $4 million, there’s obviously always other things that cities have to do. But we’ve been very fortunate to work with this mayor and council and finally get it to fruition.” This will be the first time in the city’s more than 50 years of history that it will have a center strictly dedicated for police training. The new center, scheduled to open in early 2020, will be 16,000 square feet and employ cutting-edge technology. One example of this technology is an advanced firearms training simulator called VirTra, which is a video-based, 360-degree platform. “It’s real-time action,” Derzis said. “It gets your heart beating fast. It’s like you’re right there engaged in something. And as we know, those things happen in a matter of seconds. I just think if we can send everybody through during the year,
that it just makes us a better police department to respond to real problems.” Derzis also said he anticipates collaborating with officers from other agencies in the Hoover training center. “Our personnel are the most valuable assets that we have, and we want to make sure they can have their best training available,” he said. “We are excited to be able to provide it for them, as well as officers from other agencies.” Brocato said the city was built on public safety and that he is excited for the police department. “We’ve placed a lot of emphasis on public safety in the city of Hoover since its inception,
From left, Frank Barefield, Frank Brocato and Nick Derzis.
passed away after losing her battle with breast cancer. “In honor of his wife, Frank purchased pink badges for all of our officers to wear during breast cancer awareness month to raise awareness for all women who have battled or battle cancer,” Derzis said. When Frank Barefield discovered how much his friend Derzis wanted a training center for the Hoover police officers, Barefield decided to make a huge contribution. “And now, today, I want to announce that Frank is contributing $250,000 to help make this dream of this training facility a reality,” Derzis said. “And with that, we are proud to name our training facility the Frank and Pam Barefield Training Facility.” Frank Barefield said Hoover has one of the best police departments around. “And it’s just an honor for me to be able to partner with the city of Hoover and the Hoover police department,” he said. “You really got to be at the top of your game to work with the city of Hoover. So it’s an honor for me to be able to do this.” His wife was a good friend to the city for years, Frank Barefield said. So he wanted to do something to honor her, as well. “I know she’s looking at what’s happening today, and I’m sure she’s pleased that she could be a part of it,” he said.
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At a recent check presentation, the Hoover Public Safety Charity Foundation presented two donations of $10,000 each to Children’s Harbor and the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The donated funds were raised at the Night of Laughter comedy event held at the Stardome Comedy Club in October. “We are thankful for the support we received through the Night of Laughter that allows us to make contributions to Children’s Harbor and the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. Both of these organizations serve many that are struggling with serious health issues. As public servants, we strive to continue to support those in need within our community,” said Hoover Public Safety Charity Foundation Chairman John C. Wingate, former Hoover fire chief. Children’s Harbor is a non-profit that provides support programs and experiences for critically ill children and their families in Alabama. The organization includes a family center at Children’s of Alabama that offers support services for patients and families and a 66-acre retreat at Lake Martin. “The foundation’s historic support of Children’s Harbor has helped to provide a very happy place for seriously ill
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children from Hoover and all over the state of Alabama,” said Myrle Grate, Children’s Harbor CEO. “The foundation is a leader in public service, and we are so thankful and proud to include them as part of the Children’s Harbor family.” The O’Neal center is one of the original eight comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute and is nationally recognized for its expertise in oncology. The multi-disciplinary cancer treatment and research center consists of 400 physicians and scientists and annually provides treatment to approximately 20,000 patients.
“We are so grateful for this generous gift, which provides us with the critical seed money to investigate drugs and develop treatments that we can quickly and safely move to our patients,” said Dr. Michael Birrer, director of the center. “We want to make a meaningful difference in the fight against cancer, and we just couldn’t do it without community support.” Since its founding in 2012, the Hoover Public Safety Charity Foundation has contributed more than $185,000 to local charities. Other recipients have included Camp Conquest, and the American Cancer Society. —Emily Williams
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Back in the Summer of ‘69 MBHS Class of 1969 Plans WoodstockThemed 50th Reunion By Emily Williams Members of Mountain Brook High School’s graduating class of 1969 are planning to kick off the summer with a 50th reunion on May 3 and 4. As the graduating seniors left high school in the summer of 1969, a Nixon-led United States watched Neil Armstrong take man’s first
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‘We, along with the class of 1968, were privileged to choose our school colors, school motto, school fight song, our mascot, etc.’ CHARLOTTE FOSTER COGGIN
steps on the moon, and the Vietnam War raged on. The Manson family made headline news, movie theaters showcased “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” and television screens presented ABC’s premier of “The Brady Bunch.” Among the list of transformative cultural happenings, an unassuming countryside in Upstate New York became the stuff of legend as top rock musicians of the era performed in the Woodstock Festival. Paying homage to the historical festival, the MBHS Class of 1969 reunion’s theme is “Brookstock 2019,” accompanied by the tagline “This could be the last time, I don’t know, oh no.” The lyric is a reference to The Rolling Stones’ 1965 hit
Several members of Mountain Brook High School class of 1969 gathered at the school last week to discuss plans for their 50th reunion on May 3 and 4. From left, Mark Coggin, Frank Siegal, Bill Tankersly, Charlotte Foster Coggin, Larry Johnson, Bobby Crook, David Aarons and Sarah Saunders Hodge.
“The Last Time.” While it wasn’t the stuff of national news, the Class of ‘69 played its part in the history of the Mountain Brook School System. The Class of 1968 lays claim to being the first Mountain Brook High School graduating class. But Class of ‘69 member Charlotte Coggin is quick to justify the importance of her class. “The Class of 1969 never left the Mountain Brook school system,” Coggin said. “Our predecessors … claim they were the first graduating class – and they technically were – yet our class was the first graduating
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class to go all the way through the Mountain Brook School System.” Mountain Brook High School didn’t open until 1966, and the Class of ‘68 spent one year of high school at Shades Valley. Friendly rivalry may still exist between the two classes, but it is all in good fun. “We, along with the class of 1968, were privileged to choose our school colors, school motto, school fight song, our mascot, etc.,” Coggin said. MBHS continues to sport their choices, including the Spartan mascot and the colors green and gold. For the past eight months, preparations for the 50th celebration have been coordinated by a reunion committee chaired by Bobby Crook, including Coggin, David Aarons, Candy Abrams Berman, Rusty Boyd, Lindsay Cook, Sarah
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Saunders Hodge, Jane Howze Mann, Larry Johnson, Allison Lankford Morgan, Frank Siegel and Bill Tankersley. “We have appreciated all the support from Stephanie Maxwell, the outgoing executive director of the Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation,” said Coggin. The reunion will begin on the morning of May 3 with golf at Birmingham Country Club, followed by an evening cocktail party at Carrigan’s Pub from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tankersley will be playing music for the evening, featuring “oldies but goodies.” On May 4, the class will tour the high school, accompanied by former teachers Fred and Ann Stephens and Judy Mills. A lunch at Billy’s Sports Grill at Liberty Park will follow. The weekend’s main event will be a party that night at The Club, complete with cocktails, class pictures, dinner and dancing to the old tunes, played by The Atlanta Party Band. Green and gold will abound, with decorations consisting of school memorabilia collected over the past 50 years, said Coggin. According to Coggin, the reunion celebration isn’t just for her class. Members of any MBHS graduating class from 1968 to 1970 are welcome to attend the dance portion of the party on May 4.
Shades Valley Class of 1959 Plans 60th Reunion
Members of the 1959 graduating class of Shades Valley High School will be hosting a 60th Reunion on June 1. The festivities will be held at a private club in Vestavia Hills, beginning at 6 p.m. Classmates interested in joining the celebration must reserve their tickets by April 30. Tickets are $75 each and can be paid by mailing a check to Shades Valley 60th Reunion, 2424 Hawksbury Lane, Hoover, 35226. For more information, email svhs59@gmail.com. If you are planning a high school reunion for this year, let us help spread the word by emailing the event details to editorial@otmj.com Send your High School Class Reunion info to editorial@otmj.com
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From left: Keith Brown, Dr. Anthony Montalto, Jeri Beck, Sommer Brown, Zack Barnes, Jane Major, Dr. Sandy Jolivette and Dr. Philip Holley.
Shades Valley Rotary Honors Local High School Teachers The Rotary Club of Shades Valley recognized teachers from local high schools April 8 with its annual teacher appreciation awards. Honorees from Mountain Brook, Homewood, Shades Valley, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate and John Carroll Catholic high schools were selected by the school’s administration for their distinguished service to the students in their schools. “Our club ranks education as one of our top priorities and is very proud to support the teachers, the students and the programs of the schools in our area,” public relations chairman Jeremy Burns said in a release. Honorees were Keith Brown, Homewood; Jeri Beck, John Carroll; Jane Major, Mountain Brook; Malysa Chandler, Shades Valley; and Sommer
Brown, JCIB. Awards were presented to each teacher by the principal of his or her school.
MBCSF Welcomes Weingartner as New Executive Director
The Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation announced on April 9 that Rachel Weingartner will serve as its next executive director. Weingartner joins the foundation leadership after being director of development for Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama. In a post on social media, the foundation stated that Weingartner “is very excited to lead the foundation to its next level of success serving Mountain Brook’s students, teachers and schools.” Before returning to her hometown of Birmingham, Weingartner worked in development at the Country Music Hall
of Fame and Museum and with Creative Artists Agency in Nashville, Tennessee. A graduate of Indian Springs School, she earned a bachelor’s at Washington and Lee University and later obtained a master’s in public relations at the University Rachel Weingartner of Georgia. Outside of work, Weingartner is actively involved in community service as a member of the United Way of Central Alabama’s Women United group and serving on the junior board of directors for the YWCA of Central Alabama. Weingartner and her husband, Chris, live in Mountain Brook with their two young boys.
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Faith Then and Now
St. Luke’s Stations of the Cross Combines Traditional Faith with Birmingham’s Civil Rights History By Emily Williams
REV. MARK LAGORY, A DEACON AT ST. LUKE’S
When it came time to retire, he became ordained as an Episcopal deacon and started working full time at St. Luke’s, focusing on outreach including events such as the Stations of the Cross. LaGory spearheaded the development of the event, inspired by past ceremonies he had experienced. Many years ago, a group of ministers hosted an informal ceremony downtown, but it wasn’t until the archdeacon for the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama hosted one that LaGory began developing the event. “I saw what the archdeacon had done for our clergy group, and I thought, we could do this in the stage
Rev. Dr. Mark LaGory, right, of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church leads a devotion at one of the prayer stops on the annual Stations of the Cross: Seeking the Suffering of Jesus on the Streets of Birmingham, a mini-pilgrimage held on Good Friday which combines traditional Christian devotion with social justice themes in downtown Birmingham.
of the downtown area – particularly in the civil rights district – because there is a lot of sacred ground out there in Birmingham where a lot of history took place,” he said. At the heart of the scriptural element of the ceremony is Matthew 25, particularly the portion that focuses on right attitude leading to right action. “We call that up and remind people that, in Jesus’ suffering, we are seeing the suffering of people, as well,” LaGory said. “It’s a reminder not just about the Good Friday experiences of Jesus, but that we ourselves experience it. It’s a reminder of what Jesus calls us to do, which is respond to the suffering of others.” Fourteen landmarks and areas in downtown Birmingham serve as stops along the walk, each representing a form of suffering representative of the suffering outlined in each of the traditional stations. “The idea is to take each station, being about someone who is suffering, and see this as Jesus saying, ‘When you suffer, I suffer,’” he said.
Birmingham’s Sacred Ground LaGory chose Linn Park as the starting point because it is a space familiar to the diocese, which hosts a service each Wednesday for the homeless called Church in the Park.
“The first station is at the Jefferson County courthouse,” LaGory said. “Participants pause to pray for people who have been accused of crimes, being held captive or awaiting a sentencing and also people who have been victims of crimes.” From the park, participants walk either in song or in silence and make their way through the remaining 13 stops. There are stops at historical landmarks such as 16th Street Baptist Church and at places as simple as a bus stop, praying for those in need of transportation. The last station is at Four Spirits in Kelly Ingram Park, a monument to the four young girls who were victims of the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church. “The idea behind that station is pretty moving … it represents Jesus being laid in the tomb, and there we are praying for innocent victims of violent actions,” LaGory said. About 70 people participated in last year’s walk, which is attended by people from a variety of faith backgrounds. “One of the really moving things is that it’s spring time and there usually is a high school or school group coming from somewhere else in the United States,” LaGory said. “A couple of years ago there were kids from Cleveland coming out of the Civil Rights Museum … they saw us at
16th Street Baptist Church and joined.” The ceremony is co-sponsored by the Greater Birmingham Ministries and includes participation from local
Journal file photo by Jordan Wald
‘The other thing that happens is that people see the city and their downtown in a different way by making a connection with, perhaps, their faith.’
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hile April 21 will be a celebration of faith for Christians as they recognize Easter Sunday and the resurrection of Jesus Christ, for many April 19 is a day of quiet contemplation in recognition of Good Friday. The liturgical holiday focuses on the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary and is represented through the Stations of the Cross, a mini-pilgrimage that consists of 12 or 14 devotions that represent struggles Jesus faced during his last day on Earth as a man. Members of the clergy at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Mountain Brook will take to the streets of downtown Birmingham on Good Friday to co-host the fifth annual Stations of the Cross: Seeking the Suffering of Jesus on the Streets of Birmingham Rather than coordinating a traditional ceremony, the downtown event is infused with a social justice theme. “The idea is to take these everyday pieces of the downtown area – particularly the Civil Rights district – and connect them to the experience of Jesus on Good Friday,” said the Rev. Mark LaGory, a deacon at St. Luke’s. The marriage of sociological and theological aspects mirrors LaGory’s life. He worked as a sociologist for 30 years, including serving as the chair of the sociology department at UAB.
Baptist churches and the FirstPresbyterian Church, as well. “It’s not just a bunch of Episcopalians walking the stations,” LaGory said. “We have Baptists. We have some homeless people who walk with us. “We all have similar faith beliefs, but not necessarily the same liturgy. This brings us all together, on Good Friday particularly, to see the suffering of others,” he said. The former dean of St. James Cathedral in Chicago joined the walk and felt inspired to begin coordinating a similar event in her parish. “People that have done it say that it is one of the more meaningful experiences they’ve had on Good Friday because it is relevant to today,” LaGory said. You don’t have to be a person of faith to be moved by experiences such as walking through the snarling dogs monument or passing the plaque at the entry of Kelly Ingram Park and reading “Place of Revolution and Change,” he added. “The other thing that happens is that people see the city and their downtown in a different way by making a connection with, perhaps, their faith,” LaGory said. The Stations of the Cross: Seeking the Suffering of Jesus on the Streets of Birmingham will begin April 19 at noon by the fountain in Linn Park. Comfortable walking shoes are suggested. For more information, visit saintlukes.com.
Good Friday: Homewood Way of the Cross A group of Homewood churches will host the 25th annual Homewood Way of the Cross in recognition of Good Friday, April 19 before celebrating Easter Sunday on April 21. Beginning at 2 p.m. in Homewood Central Park, church representatives and congregation members will walk to Edgewood Presbyterian Church with the leader carrying a large cross. Participants will walk both in song and in silence, taking stops along the way to read scripture or pause for prayer.
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the ballroom for dinner and dancing, tables were decorated with centerpieces of tulips, orchids, African violets, ferns and assorted flowers and plants. Dinner included chicken and short ribs, salad, asparagus, squash casserole, corn pones and petite desserts. Music by Panama Jack and the Hangouts had nearly everyone on the dance floor, including Carolyn and Thad Long, Susan and Wyatt Haskell, Babs Simpson, Ron Bourdages, Judy Wiggins, Marjorie Forney, Eloise Williams, Pat and Perry Grant, Kely and Lassie Hatley, Angie and Allen Holder, Charlann and Charles Anderson, Lesley and Sterling DeRamus, Elizabeth and David Crommelin, Linda Pope, Roberta and Jim Atkinson, Margaret Hubbard, Phyllis and Roye Tinsley and Ann Vrocher. ❖
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More than 300 people united in the fight against breast cancer at the 11th Annual Pink Palace Casino Night, held March 16 at Soirée Event Gallery in Hoover. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama fundraiser, presented by Tameron Automotive Group, raised $92,000 to fund breast cancer research in Alabama. Throughout the evening, Vegas-style gaming tables offered guests the opportunity to win big in blackjack, poker, roulette, craps and slots. Food by Kathy G. & Company and drinks from United Johnson Brothers of Alabama, AlaBev and Coca-Cola were served as music by II da Maxx filled the air. In addition, guests could enter to win a $2,000 Diamonds Direct gift card, and a silent auction showcased items such as vacation getaways, dining packages, jewelry and home furnishings. “The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama does amazing work, helping raise money for breast cancer research,” said Rob Gallik, general manager of Tameron Automotive Group. “Tameron is proud to partner and help put an end to this disease that affects one in eight women and one in 1,000 men.” All of the funds raised benefit the BCRFA’s mission to battle breast cancer in Alabama through support of collaborative and innovative research
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Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wayne Hall of Hawkinsville, Georgia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jordan Tate, to Wesley Franklin Fall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Franklin Fall of Mountain Brook. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Melvin Eugene Clemons of Prattville and the late Mr. Melvin Eugene Clemons and the late Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Wayne Hall of Prattville. Miss Hall is a graduate of Colorado Springs Christian School and Auburn University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation and disability studies and a master’s degree in public administration. She was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority and was the national president of Silver Wings, the civilian counterpart to the Air Force ROTC. Miss Hall is a national Silver Wings consultant and is employed by the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program as the voting rights advocate for the state. The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Ray Osborne Welborn of Laurel, Mississippi, and the late Mr. Ray Osborne Welborn and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ira Veltus Fall Jr. of Ellisville, Mississippi. Mr. Fall is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and Auburn University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial and systems engineering. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and served as president from 2015-16. Mr. Fall is employed as an engineer at Mercedes-Benz United States International in Vance. The wedding will be June 29 at Canterbury United Methodist Church in Mountain Brook.
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he design experts at Issis & Sons Furniture Gallery feel strongly that your home should be a reflection of who you are. “Your rooms should have your personality – not the decorator’s,” said Nancy Gowens, the company’s operations manager. She and Issis & Sons owner and founder Steve Issis kept that philosophy in mind as they set to work transforming the great room in this year’s Decorators’ ShowHouse. The house benefits the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, so the pair created a harmonious space that sings with style. One piece in the room pays special tribute to the Alabama Symphony. Steve Issis brought in a Steinway baby grand piano that was hand-built in 1911. Musicians will play it during the tour. “We envisioned a room for entertaining, and since this is a house for the symphony, it was Steve’s idea to honor the symphony with the piano,” Gowens said. “It was totally natural – a logical fit to bring in the beauty of music.” She said one reason Issis & Sons wanted to design the great room is that it’s “the heart of the house.” In planning the room, she also considered the style of the house itself. “It’s very traditional,” Gowens said. “We wanted to keep the traditional feel but give the great room an updated look – airy and fresh.” She said some of the room’s most appealing features are its architectural elements. Among these are beautiful woodwork, a distinctive fireplace and a wall of tall, arched windows that showcase a garden view. “It’s all about enhancing, not changing, great architectural features,” Gowens said. For example, she chose to show off the arched windows See SYMPHONY, page 29
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Most Southerners don’t need this type of advice, but the internet is full of tips on how to welcome friends to your home: Greet them warmly. Invite them inside. Offer to give them a tour of your house. Volunteers at the Decorators’ ShowHouse tick all those boxes. “I can honestly say about ShowHouse that it’s a lot of work, but I absolutely love it,” said Molly Bee Bloetscher, who’s co-chairman of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra fundraiser. “It’s all about the people you meet – the decorators, the committee members, the volunteers.” Hosted by the Symphony Volunteer Council, this year’s ShowHouse opens April 27 and closes May 12. This is Bloetscher’s third year to head up the ShowHouse committee. Her cochairman is Pam Wood. “This is a place to meet friends,” Bloetscher said. “You never know who you’re going to run into here. People will come in and say, ‘I decorated a room here one year’ or ‘I was on a committee.’” Nan Teninbaum, ShowHouse publicity chairman, agreed that the ShowHouse helps those who participate connect with each other. “I’ve met some of my closest friends through the Symphony Volunteer Council,” Teninbaum said. The 2019 ShowHouse is the Lemak estate on Cherokee Road in Mountain Brook. Dr. Larry Lemak, a well-known orthopedic surgeon, and
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his wife, Georgine, raised their family in the stately yet livable house that sits at the top of a winding driveway. Recently, the Lemaks decided to downsize, and the Cherokee Road house was put up for sale. “Working with the Lemaks has just been a delight,” Bloetscher said. The ShowHouse officially will open with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on April 27. Tour hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays and 2-5 p.m. on Sundays. Parking is at Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church, 3405 Brookwood Road. Mini-coach
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buses will run continuously during regular ShowHouse hours. The last bus leaves for the ShowHouse one hour before closing time. It’s always a treat to see the rooms created by the decorators who participate. Main level spaces and their designers are, for the foyer, Griffith Art Gallery; the living room, Lynne Coker Interiors; the powder room, Deeply Southern Home; and the master bedroom and adjoining sitting room, The White House Interiors. Just off the master bedroom are his-andher bathrooms plus spacious closets, which will be filled by Town & Country Women’s Clothing and Mobley & Sons. Also on the main level are the great room by Issis & Sons Furniture Gallery, the keeping room and breakfast nook by Umphrey Interiors, the gourmet kitchen by Christine’s, and the dining room by Arhaus. BumperNets has filled the den with a pool table, arcade games, a foosball table and more fun-andgames items. Upstairs, you’ll find more artwork from Griffith Art Gallery, the library by Lynne Coker Interiors, a bedroom and bathroom by The White House Interiors, another bedroom from Bridget McCart Interiors, and separate super-fun bedrooms for a boy and a girl by Pottery Barn Kids. Outside, a gazebo houses a hot
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Seminars, Related Events and Features Decorator seminars will be held again this year. All are at 1 p.m., and there’s no charge to attend if you have a ShowHouse ticket. Sessions include “Get Your Home Market-Ready” by Barbara Cooney, April 30; “Choosing the Right Artwork and How to Display It” by Umphrey Interiors, May 1; “Create an Inspiration Board: Five Tools for Visualizing Your Ideas” by Lynne Coker Interiors, May 2; “Defining Your Design Style” by Arhaus, May 3; “A Florist’s Guide to Choosing and Arranging Flowers in Your Home” by Wild Things, May 7; “Color, Art and How to Incorporate Them in Your Design” by Umphrey Interiors, May 8; and “Timeless and Trending Interiors” by Leslie Davis, May 10. The seminars aren’t the only special features at the ShowHouse. Darlene Real-Higginbotham will present a fashion show from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on May 9. Doodle’s Homemade Sorbets and Ices will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. On Mother’s Day, May 12, moms, grandmothers and mothers-tobe will receive flowers. The Margaret Alford Tea Room will be open from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Each lunch is $15. For reservations, required for groups of five or more and strongly suggested
for everyone, call 991-2712. The Symphony Shop will be filled with handmade items and antiques that you can buy and take home. The Decorator Sales office is open daily in the house’s kitchen area. Those who are interested in buying items from the ShowHouse can get price lists from each room hostess. Pre-sale tickets, available until April 26, are $20. Buy them online at svcalabama.com or at outlets listed on the website. After April 26, tickets are $25. Tickets for groups of 20 or more are $20 each. You can follow the ShowHouse on Facebook, too. There are a few house rules for visitors. No infants or children under age 8 are allowed, and you can’t bring large purses, totes, backpacks or umbrellas or take photographs.
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Bloetscher and Teninbaum said ShowHouse volunteers are always needed and welcomed. “It takes a continent, not a village, to staff this house,” Teninbaum said with a smile. Bloetscher said the fundraiser is a team effort. “Nobody can do this alone,” she said. “Everybody is so good at what they do that you don’t have to micromanage anyone.” Despite all the planning, hard work and long hours, the two women agreed that they love being a part of this annual event. “ShowHouse has decorated our lives,” Bloetscher said.
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Furniture in the room is kept to a minimum. Instead of a bulky executive-style desk, Coker placed an elegant writing table in front of the windows. Dark blue high-backed chairs provide places to curl up with a good book but don’t overwhelm the space. A playful contemporary painting also brings in shades of blue. The Library: A Palette of “I think the chairs fit the room well, as does the desk,” she said. Pages “The painting helped me keep the Coker said she hadn’t room joyful, whimsical and planned on designing a minimal. I love putting library. blue with black and “But it’s such a white.” dramatic room with Coker came up the black-and-white with an especially draperies and double creative way to doors, and it’s the display the stars of perfect size for a any well put together library,” she said. library: the books. “It’s not too They’re color-coded, overwhelming a space.” arranged in a rainbow of Calling the room groups. Lynne Coker put her “Frame of Reference,” “Most of us typically signature style on Coker gave what had organize our books by the ShowHouse’s been deep gold walls a subject matter or author,” living room on the fresh coat of white paint. she said. “This way main level and the She also removed makes it joyful. You can library upstairs. window shutters to bring have a biography of a in more light. fashion icon next to a
Interiors. Coker’s ShowHouse debut as a designer was in 2003. “I’m so honored to take part,” she said. “I’m always thrilled when I get the notice to come and preview the house. It’s a great organization. Everyone is so kind that they make you look forward to the process.”
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Perry Mason mystery or a book about the Yankees.” She said she gathered many of the volumes over the years. Among her favorite sources are Friends of the Library book sales, particularly at the Homewood Public Library and the Birmingham Public Library. “You get bags at the sales and fill them with treasures,” Coker said. “It’s the thrill of the hunt.” She said that while many people will stock their shelves until they’re bursting with books, she likes to leave space in between. “If you put the books on their sides, you can see what you’re looking for easily,” Coker said. “People will ask about dust jackets. I save them, but you’ll find that the spines alone look great and give the display a whole other dimension.” She said it’s easy to convert a room into a library for those who have space in their homes to do so. “You can start with white walls
and bring color in with books,” Coker said. “Don’t make the room too crowded. It’s easy to remove furniture and then put things back and start again.”
The Living Room: Lovely and Livable Not so long ago, living rooms were special-occasion spaces. These days, home owners often want these rooms to be not only stylishly pretty but also user-friendly. The ShowHouse living room is both. “It’s a little bit formal, but the fabrics on the sofa and chairs are stainresistant,” Coker said. For the walls of the room, Coker selected “Slipper Satin,” an off-white shade of paint from Farrow & Ball. “It has just enough sheen so your eye will move across the walls,” she said. “I wanted to add some color, so I brought in blue, grey, green, cream and maize.”
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The library and living room aren’t Coker’s only contributions to the ShowHouse. She’ll be leading one of the Decorator Seminars. Her presentation, set for 1 p.m. on May 2, is called “Create an Inspiration Board: Five Tools for Visualizing Your Ideas.” She said the topic was inspired by “people who have hired me in the past.” “Many say they have no idea how to visualize what they want,” Coker said. “Selecting paint, colors and other things can be hard. There are many tools you can use that are available at no charge. I’ll show you things you can do to build a board.” Lynne Coker Interiors is a Homewood-based, full-service design firm. For more information, visit lynnecokerinteriors.com or follow the company on Twitter. You also can reach Coker at 999-9046 or email her at lynnecoker@gmail. com.
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by using shortened rods that prevent the draperies from obscuring the view and that allow for plenty of light to brighten the large space. The soft colors in the room are another way to draw the eye outside. The sofas have gentle curves with tufting and other subtle details. Chairs nearby are large enough to be comfortable but with clean lines. Starting with good-quality upholstered furniture is an easy way for home owners to “build basics,” Gowens said. “Pops of color in the room come from the artwork,” she said. “Everything else is neutral. Even the pillows are subtle.” ShowHouse visitors will want to notice items that give the room polish and style, including the Americanmade Century and Taylor King upholstery goods, a mirrored console on the wall near the staircase, and the John Richard lamps. “Like putting the right jewelry and handbag with an evening gown, finishing the look is important,” Gowens said. The Issis & Sons team gave the rug special consideration, choosing one that’s durable but still pretty. “Not every rug has to be an Oriental,” Gowens said. “We chose a tone-on-tone wool rug, which wears well.” The rug has a serged edge, a continuous wrap of yarn that produces a custom look that seems hand-sewn.
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By Ingrid Howard A Homewood teacher found out earlier this month that she had received a grant from the Homewood City Schools Foundation of $1,066.02 to make her fifth-grade students feel like NASA engineers. Using the grant, Lora Haghighi and other fifth-grade teachers at Edgewood Elementary School will be able to afford the materials that students will use to build miniature versions of the Mars rovers. Haghighi has tried this project in the past, but there weren’t enough materials for all the fifth-grade classes to take part. “We were not anticipating the issue with materials,” she said. “We really thought we’d be able to get students to bring things in, and nothing really worked except for K’Nex wheels and Tinkertoys. We didn’t have enough. Most of the classes ended up not being able to do it.” Without the grant, Haghighi said, the teachers wouldn’t have been able to continue doing the project. Now, Edgewood Elementary has seven sets of materials that can be reused each year – one set for each fifth-grade class. The project begins with the students watching videos of the lunar buggy. Even though some of the videos are old and in black and white, Haghighi said they get students excited about the project. The students have to have some background knowledge of wheels and axles. They start with a cardboard base and can use craft materials such as dowels, skewers, popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners to build their rovers. Each rover has to transport two astronauts. “Some kids brought in little toy figurines,” Haghighi said. “Some made them out of pipe cleaners and things like that. So we have tons of materials that they can choose from to use in assembly however they want.” The rover also must carry a payload. In the past, Haghighi has used an Easter egg and pennies to represent the
rocks that the Mars lunar buggies had to bring back. Then students have to attach the wheels. Haghighi said this is a challenge because the students can’t destroy any of the materials during construction. The rovers must be able to be deconstructed at the end of the project so future classes can reuse the materials. When the buggy is complete, students test to see how far it can travel by sending it down a ramp that Haghighi’s father built for her class. “We get to incorporate a lot of math with it,” she said. “All of their test runs, their charting, and then they can graph how far their buggy has gone.” One thing Haghighi said she enjoys about this project is how the students work hard to make their buggies perfect. “It’s not a one shot and we’re done,” she said. “The ramp is in there the whole time they’re working, and they can test their buggy at any stage. And they have access to the payload and things like that. And they’re encouraged to make adjustments. Even if it’s successful, how could you take it one step further?” The grant helps pay only for materials for the rovers, but students will also construct a landing pod that has parachutes and padding to keep the rover safe upon impact. Unfortunately, not all rovers in the past have landed safely. “Most of them did explode last time upon impact,” Haghighi said. “We were crying, we were laughing so hard because even though theirs looked just like the group before them, they were sure theirs was going to work.” Haghighi said that after the project is over, a lot of her students say they want to be aeronautical engineers. “It’s really funny to think about these kids with this completely different focus, how the trajectory of their careers might change,” she said. To learn more about Homewood teachers who received grants this spring, visit homewoodcityschoolsfoundation.com.
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Seven students from Vestavia Hills High School recently represented the school’s Health Occupation Students of America chapter at the Alabama HOSA State Leadership Conference. Three won first place in their respective categories during the conference, which took place Feb. 21-22 in Montgomery. Ian Schultz placed first in sports medicine and Luke Byrd and Aaron Bard teamed together to place first in forensic medicine. The students will now move on to represent Alabama at the HOSA International Leadership Conference this June in Orlando, Florida. This will be Bard’s and Byrd’s second appearance at the international competition, having placed second in forensic medicine at the HOSA ILC in Dallas last summer. HOSA is a student-led organization at VHHS for those interested in being future medical professionals. Affiliated with the VHHS health science program, students currently focus on sports medicine, but a nursing pathway will be added to the curriculum soon.
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Dr. Matt Kiser, principal of Edgewood Elementary School, recently joined nearly 200 elementary and middle school educators and leaders from across the country in Washington, D.C., for the National Association of
Dr. Matt Kiser Elementary School Principals’ National Leaders Conference. At the conference, Kiser advocated on behalf of principals, schools and students, encouraging lawmakers to support public education. Representing Alabama schools, Kiser met with congressional leaders to discuss issues including amending the Higher Education Act to strengthen principal recruitment, boosting school safety and mental health services, and advocating for federal education funding. “Principals can provide key insights on the issues that affect our nation’s schools, such as school safety and social-emotional learning,” said association Executive Director L. Earl Franks. “By sharing their expertise with lawmakers, school leaders have the power to shape legislation impacting these critical issues.” The conference also featured
presentations and discussions from policy experts in education, including former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise, Jeremy Anderson of the Education Commission of the States, Joshua Starr of PDK International and John Bridgeland of the Aspen Institute. The conference also included a discussion on the political landscape in 2019 as it relates to education from Alyson Klein and Andrew Ujifusa of Education Week, as well as a crossfire debate featuring Alliance for Excellent Education President Deborah Delisle and American Enterprise Institute Director of Education Policy Studies Rick Hess.
The ensemble played musical selections from Gustav Holst’s Planets, featuring Mercury and Jupiter. In addition to the Southeastern recognition, the team was named State of Alabama Champions for finishing the highest out of the Alabama Concert Percussion Ensembles. This marks the sixth year that the percussion ensemble has earned a medal at circuit championships. The directors of the percussion ensemble are Jeff Fondren and Ryan Fitchpatrick. The arrangers of music are Jeff Fondren and Dr. Jason Inhat, professor of music at Western Michigan University.
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Mountain Brook Junior High eighth-grader Cromwell Estes recently earned the Gold Key Scholastic Writing Award, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. Estes earned the award for an Cromwell Estes essay she wrote about her grandmother. Cromwell’s writing teacher, Dr. Ruth Beenken, praised Cromwell’s achievement and her writing ability. In addition to writing, Cromwell is an avid golfer and plans to join the MBHS girl’s golf team next year as a freshman.
Hoover High School senior Jessica Bradley recently won a $40,000 Future Engineer scholarship from Amazon and the chance to intern with the online commerce company after her freshman year of college. Jessica Bradley Bradley is one of 100 students in the United States chosen for the scholarship in recognition of her academic and civic accomplishments. Since the beginning of her junior year, she and some of her fellow female students have hosted “Hoover Girls Code,” monthly evening events that introduce elementary and middle school girls to the field of computer coding. Her work with Hoover Girls Code was part of the reason she also was named one of the top two youth volunteers in Alabama for 2019 with the Prudential Spirit of Community Award. Bradley is the daughter of Angela and Jimmy Brady and a graduate of Prince of Peace Catholic School.
Hoover Percussion Earns Silver at Southeastern Championship
On March 31, the Hoover High School Concert Percussion Ensemble earned a Silver Medal at the 2019 Southeastern Color Guard and Percussion Circuit Championships at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.
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Mountain Brook baseball started this season with a lot of traveling. The Spartans journeyed to Brandon and Germantown, Mississippi, to compete in the Mid-Mississippi Baseball Classic before they rolled into local competition in early March. “We didn’t play as well (in the early season tournament) as we wanted,” senior third baseman Colton Yeager said of his team’s losses to Brandon High School and North Pike High School and wins over Germantown High School and UMSWright Preparatory. “But I think that later in the season, we’ll be happy that we faced some teams that were really strong. The competitive atmosphere there showed us what we need do to achieve our goals.” Class 7A, Area 6 baseball play is underway, and it’s been a tight race out of the gate. Mountain Brook defeated Spain Park on the road 15-7 in the area opener after amassing eight runs over the final two innings. Yeager led the Spartans offensively, going 2 for 4 with a homerun, a double four RBIs and three runs scored. The Spartans followed that with a 4-3 win over the Jaguars at home on April 5. They went out of area to claim an 18-2 victory over Vincent immediately afterward. Vestavia Hills took a big leap forward last week. The Rebels defeated Mountain Brook 8-4 on Thursday in Vestavia and 9-2 on Friday in Mountain Brook, leaving them a game ahead of the Spartans in area play. “We’re hitting well, we’re pitching well and we’re fielding well,” Yeager said. “We just have to keep
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Auburn University mens basketball coach Bruce Pearl has been named honoree for this year’s Tee It Up Fore Life. The American Cancer Society event is presented by Medical Properties Trust and will be June 10 at Old Overton Club in Vestavia Hills. “We are extremely excited that coach Pearl will serve as the honoree for this year’s Tee It Up Fore Life event,” said Winston Busby, volunteer chairman of Tee It Up Fore Life. “We are incredibly grateful for his participation this year. We are looking forward to fighting cancer and supporting a wonderful cause with him.” Proceeds from Tee It Up Fore Life will benefit the society’s mission of saving lives, celebrating lives and leading the fight for a world without cancer. Specifically, one of the programs that will benefit from the golf tournament provides patients with transportation to and from treatments. Pearl started the Autlive program at Auburn in 2015-16. Autlive raises the awareness of cancer prevention and detection, while t-shirt sales and donations raise money to benefit cancer patients and their local hospitals. Most recently Pearl has taken his team to the Final Four of the NCAA
working hard to get better every day.” The Spartans bounced back Saturday with a 13-0 victory over Carver for Senior Night. Yeager, who already has committed to play college baseball at Wallace State Community College, notes that the Spartans have gotten a great effort this season from junior catcher Harrison Ware, senior outfielder John Marks and senior pitcher Hayden Bruno. “Honestly, one through nine, we’re pretty solid,” Yeager said. When this edition went to press, the high school baseball postseason was decidedly unclear. At the end of the weekend, Vestavia Hills and Hewitt-Trussville sat atop Class 7A,
Area 6 at 3-1. Mountain Brook was sitting one game behind, while Spain Park was 0-4. The Rebels and Jaguars were scheduled to play on Tuesday and will meet again on Thursday, while Mountain Brook and HewittTrussville were to square off on the same evenings; Tuesday’s contest was at Mountain Brook, while the Spartans will travel to Trussville on Thursday. Every 7A race in Alabama looks similar, as no playoff spots in the North or South Sub-States are secured. An Area 6 tiebreaker was built into the schedule for April 20 should the regular season not be enough to determine which school will move on. The first round of the AHSAA playoffs begins April 26.
Faulkner University Board of Trustees, and the board of the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau. Waggoner grew up in Ensley and started playing sports at the YMCA. He played multiple sports at Ensley High School before graduating in 1955. After high school, he was a walk-on on the Auburn basketball team. His brother-in-law, the late Jim Pyburn, who was a standout athlete at Ensley, played a role in Waggoner’s decision to go to Auburn. Pyburn was a two-sport star athlete at Auburn, playing football and baseball. He later played for the Baltimore Orioles and was a 2000 inductee of the ASHOF. “Jim, who was married to my sister, was an Auburn football AllAmerican,” Waggoner said. “I think with him and my sister going to Auburn; it influenced me to go there.” Waggoner stayed at Auburn for two years, then transferred to Birmingham-Southern “when they gave me a scholarship,” he said. Waggoner lettered at BSC his junior and senior seasons from 1958-
60. He helped the Panthers post a 14-11 record in during his first season in 1958-59 and earned All-Tournament honors for his performance in the Dixie Invitational hosted by Rhodes College in Memphis. “I guess I was more of a shooter than anything else,” Waggoner said. “I was a 6-foot guard. I had learned the shuffle offense from Joel Eaves at Auburn, and when I got to Birmingham-Southern, Bill Burch was my coach and was running the shuffle. I already knew a good bit about it. I could still run the Auburn shuffle blindfold. It’s embedded in my blood.” After graduating from BSC in 1960, Waggoner attended the Birmingham School of Law and earned his juris doctor degree in 1964. Waggoner was inducted into the Birmingham-Southern College Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 and was recognized as a Birmingham-Southern Distinguished Alumni in 2013. Waggoner and Moore join an impressive list of others who have been honored as the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Distinguished Sportsmen.
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Vestavia’s Andrew Tunnell (46) and Brody Arrington (5) battle for the ball against Mountain Brook.
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Wednesday, and they’ll host Cullman on April 22 before they begin their quest to avenge their 2-1 loss to Auburn High School in last year’s championship game. They’ll face the winner of Area 5 at Sub-State on April 29 or 30. At press time, Oak Mountain was a half-game ahead of Hoover in that area, with the former sitting at 4-1 and the latter sitting at 3-1. They each had one remaining area game against Thompson; Oak Mountain travels to Alabaster on Thursday, while Hoover travels there April 23. Vestavia Hills now awaits those results to see how their postseason will shape up.
throws against left-handers. “He’s a kid who pounds the strike zone and competes his tail off. And he’s level-headed in big situations.” Brown ranks Perreault among the top pitchers to come through Homewood, including guys such as Austin Hubbard, Parker Gargis, Adam Stewart and Brian Browning. Each of them went on to pitch in college – Hubbard at Auburn, Gargis at Samford, Stewart at David Lipscomb and Browning at Northwest Florida State College, Ole Miss and West Florida. “I’ve been here 18 years as pitching coach and Justin has put himself up there with the best to ever pitch here,” Brown said. “He has 14 career wins (in two seasons) and Adam holds the school record with 21 (in three seasons).” Perreault will pitch at the next
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level, having signed with the University of Alabama in Huntsville. “I’ve always wanted to be an engineer, and UAH has a great engineering school,” Perreault said. “Once they offered me a scholarship, I accepted.” Brown said UAH is getting away
with larceny by landing Perreault. “I think it’s the steal of the recruiting season,” Brown said. “Everybody wants someone who is 6-0 or 6-2 and weighs 190 to 200 pounds, but Justin is the real deal, as good as I’ve ever had.”
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game, allowing only an unearned run in the final inning of a 3-1 Patriots’ victory. He walked four and struck out nine. Brown was not surprised. “He’s an elite, elite competitor,” Brown said. “He’s beaten some of the best teams we’ve played: Cullman, Helena, Gardendale and Hueytown. “Since the first game of the year when he pitched against Florence and gave up five earned runs on only one hit – he walked a couple and hit a batter – he has allowed only two earned runs in his last 47 innings.” Perreault admits that his slight build sometimes gives him an advantage because some teams see him and take him lightly.
“When me and my parents would show up for a game, even when I was playing travel ball, you could see that look in their eyes, like, ‘What can this little kid do?’” Perreault said. “They were surprised when they saw me throw. “My arm is like a rubber arm and the ball comes out so quick.” Brown believes Perreault has a classic throwing motion. He sometimes has an over-the-top delivery, but mostly he throws from a three-quarters release angle. “If you’re going to teach somebody how to throw the ball, you would show them Justin,” Brown said. “He has great leverage and he locates his pitches. The ball just jumps out of his hand. “His fastball sits at 85-87 mph and he has a plus breaking ball and a plus cutter, and he has a changeup that he
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it into overtime and get it into penalty kicks.” The Rebels played most of the second half of that contest down a man after junior Andrew Tunnell received a red card at the 6:54 mark of the second half. “I think we’re in really good shape now,” Early said. “And we could see that Mountain Brook was kind of wearing down, and they’re a really good team. I think we created more opportunities to score than they did once we were down a man. That helped us get motivated and eventually win the game.” It’ll be much to come down from. After their most action-packed week of the season, the Rebels must now be a little patient before they set their eyes on the AHSAA playoffs. SubState is nearly two weeks away, while the state tournament takes place May 9-11. “I didn’t know how we would respond against Mountain Brook after beating Spain Park on Tuesday night,” Early said of the Rebels’ big week. “I thought (Spain Park) was our best game of the season. I didn’t know how we would respond after a big area win against one of our biggest rivals.” The Rebels were set to host Collierville (Tennessee) on Tuesday and Christian Brothers (Tennessee) on
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By Blake Ells Vestavia Hills clinched the Class 7A, Area 6 championship Saturday by defeating Hewitt-Trussville 2-0. It capped off a thrilling week of area soccer that also saw the Rebels win at Spain Park 2-0, then win at Mountain
Brook on penalty kicks after two overtimes weren’t enough to determine a winner. “We battled back-and-forth the entire game,” said senior midfielder Ryan Early. “It was kind of crazy. We actually started taking control of the game once we lost a player. It was awesome to see my team rally and get
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... the Rebels must now be a little patient before they set their eyes on the AHSAA playoffs. SubState is nearly two weeks away, while the state tournament takes place May 9-11.
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‘Pound-for-pound Best Pitcher In the State’ By Rubin E. Grant Justin Perreault stands only 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs just 135 pounds soaking wet. But the Homewood senior right-hander has not let his somewhat diminutive stature prevent him from becoming one of the most dominant high school pitchers in the state. “He’s a special young man with a great work ethic,” Homewood pitching coach Keith Brown said. “I think pound-for-pound he’s the best pitcher in the state.” Perreault has been unbeatable and nearly unhittable this season, fashioning a 7-0 record with one save and an 0.93 earned-run average. In 52 2/3 innings, he has allowed only 19 hits
and 14 walks while recording 69 strikeouts. Perreault will be on the mound at 4 p.m. Friday when Homewood (188) plays host to McAdory (10-14) in the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs. The second game of the best-of-3 series will follow at 6:30 p.m., and a third game, if necessary, will be played at noon Saturday. “I think my confidence this season has gone through the roof,” Perreault said. “I threw good last year, but when we got to Cullman, it was too big of a moment and I let it get to me. But this year when we faced them, I was not worried.” Cullman swept Homewood 8-1 and 6-1 in the 2018 Class 6A quarterfinals with Perreault taking the loss in the first game, allowing seven runs on six hits, while walking two and striking out three in five innings. But when the teams met earlier this season, Perreault pitched a complete See PERREAULT page 35
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Waggoner ‘Totally Surprised’ with Distinguished Sportsman Honor By Rubin E. Grant James Thomas “Jabo” Waggoner has a lengthy association with the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, but he never imagined a day when he would be recognized by it. On April 27, Waggoner will be honored as the 2019 Distinguished Alabama Sportsman at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 51st annual induction banquet and ceremony in the Birmingham Ballroom at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel. Perhaps, Waggoner wouldn’t have received such a special recognition if he hadn’t “Jabo” Waggoner missed an AHSOF board meeting last fall. He has been a board member for 26 years. “I guess I’m the only guy left from when the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame was created (in 1967),” Waggoner said. “I was a young house member working with (Frank) Pig House when it was created, but I wasn’t on the board then. I’ve been on the board since 1993. Out of all my affiliations this is my favorite. “I have a sports background and I love all sports so I thought it would be appropriate for me to serve on the board. I’ve really enjoyed it. I rarely miss a board meeting.” Waggoner had to be out-of-town and couldn’t attend a board meeting last fall. While he was away, the board decided it was time for the longtime board member to be recognized for his service, bestowing on him the distinguished Alabama sportsman honor. “I was totally surprised because there are so many people in Alabama with great sports and athletic backgrounds who are more deserving,” Waggoner said. “I was humbled and flattered. I never thought about that. It was not on my radar at all. It’s a huge honor for me and my family.” Daniel A. Moore will be recognized as the 2019 Distinguished American Sportsman. Moore is renowned nationwide for his photo-realistic sports See WAGGONER, page 34