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Dr. Charles Clark, right, with son Dr. Paul Clark.

The lure of spending a few years as a father-son neurosurgical team was too much to resist, so the senior Clark decided to put his retirement plans on hold and hang around for a while.

Like Father, Like Son Family Team Practices Medicine Together

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‘Country Venue in the City’ Creative Couple Celebrates Marriage at The Barn at Shady Lane SPECIAL WEDDING SECTION BEGINS ON PAGE 18

n 2021, Dr. Charles Clark of Mountain Brook was ready to retire. Forty years in a demanding neurosurgical practice, he figured, was enough. It was time to kick back and enjoy a more relaxing way of life.

Then something big happened to change his plans. Son Paul, who was finishing up a neurosurgical residency outof-state, was interested in returning home to Birmingham and joining his father’s practice at Ascension St. Vincent’s.

The lure of spending a few years as a father-son neurosurgical team was too much to resist, so the senior Clark decided to put his retirement plans on hold and hang around for a while.

So, for Father’s Day last year, Charles got a new partner, and according to both father and son, the arrangeSee LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON, page 10

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SNAKEBITE SEASON UAB program offers multidisciplinary, cutting-edge care when snakes bite PAGE 8

100 YEARS OF STYLE Miss Alabama marks milestone with celebration PAGE 11

‘UNRIVALED’ Mountain Brook resident does documentary film on 1899 Sewanee football team PAGE 22

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just bought a new car. I know it the engine from regular to hybrid. The wasn’t a smart time financially, but other button said “VSC,” which turned my old car was eight years old and out to be Vehicle Stability Control. The was beginning to be a bit dodgy. fact that I would be allowed to, nay, This is the first time I ever set out encouraged to make either one of those of buy a car by myself, but I knew calls, sent me into a bit of a panic. I exactly what I wanted: my old car, but mean, the buttons are located right at a hybrid. Familiar yet environmentally my elbow, next to the cup holder and, responsible. It was a win/win. sadly, I know that I might very well I signed the papers and drove the inadvertently misposition my purse or car off the lot like the big girl that I lean across to buckle Dave in his car am, but my adventure was just beginseat and initiate some unintended ning. In the past, if I knew how to put sequence of events.

Sue Murphy the car in drive and park it (albeit only Not to run myself down or anydiagonally), that was enough. The thing, but there are things with which I techno details I left to my husband, should never be trusted, like which Maybe I should have engine to use or whether I am expeHarold, but now that Harold is driving around on the great Autobahn in riencing the optimum amount of looked for a Fred the sky (I’ll bet he has a Porsche), stability. Is less stability ever a good Flintstone pedal knowing the ins and outs of my car thing? I can’t think of a single are up to me. I’m not happy about instance when I’ve said, “Gee, I car; that would be that, but that’s where I am, so in a wish I had less stability.” The manuenvironmentally reluctant burst of responsibility, I al talked about being on a slippery responsible as well, got out the manual and started on surface, but how slippery are we page one.

I have no idea. And even if even though it would talking?

Now first, let me offer up a huge I did, I think access to changing it make me extremely should be up under the car and thank you to the car company for printing out a manual to begin with. accessible only with some foreign unpopular on the When I bought my phone, the sales5/16 metric wrench. Either that or in freeway. person rolled her eyes and declared the spare tire well. I saw firsthand that everything I would need to the included nifty jack, but will I know was on their website, implying that if I couldn’t ever use it without the express aid of AAA? Who am I negotiate that, I was a hopeless human being who had kidding? They’ll have to do the whole thing. no business owning a phone.

Maybe I shouldn’t have bought the car. Maybe I Not so with my new car, thank goodness. I began should have looked for a Fred Flintstone pedal car; that my auto self-tutorial sitting in my driveway with a set would be environmentally responsible as well, even of pictures pointing out (literally) what all the buttons though it would make me extremely unpopular on the in my car actually did. Gear shifting and headlights and freeway. windshield wipers I knew, but there were other knobs No, I’ll figure it out. I will. I’m a functioning human that I had to look up in the index. being and I have the manual. With pictures. I can do One button would allow me to purposefully switch this.

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The eighth annual Streetfest returned to Patriot Park in Homewood on June 4.

The free event organized by the West Homewood Neighborhood Association is held each spring to bring the community together.

Guests of the event kicked off summer with inflatables, face painting, live music and food from local restaurants.

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Explore the histories of these legendary beasts and the cultures that celebrate them. This unique exhibition features life-size animatronic dragons with realistic movements and sound, as well as interactive displays that take guests through the stories of dragons throughout history. When: Opens June 18 Where: McWane Science Center

Fri., June 17 Funky Monkey

This annual event will feature both silent and live auctions, bingo, live music and complimentary drinks, all to raise money for Smile-A-Mile’s fight against childhood cancer. When: 6-11 p.m. Where: Regions Field

Peach Day at Ross Bridge

Free to the public, this annual community event supports local farmers, artisans and more. Enjoy local peaches, food trucks and shopping along with free kids activities. When: 4-8 p.m.

Where: Ross Bridge Farmers Market

June 17-18 Steel City Smooth Jazz Fest

With an emphasis on Smooth Jazz and R & B, artists will provide outstanding performances over the course of two days When: Fri., 4-10:30 p.m. Sat., 12-10:30 p.m.

Where: Linn Park in downtown, Birmingham.

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Better Than Ezra, Colbie Caillat and Collective Soul, get ready to go wild at the Birmingham Zoo. When: 5:308:30 p.m. Each Day Where: The Birmingham Zoo

Sat., June 18 Father-Daughter Tea

This special time for dads and their daughters always fills up fast, so register early. This event is for all ages. When: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Where: Vestavia Hills Library

Alabama. When: 7-9 p.m. Where: Cahaba Brewing Co.

Thurs, June 23 “Lessons with Less” Comedy Paint-Along!

Join professional artist Less Stringfellow (Paul Wilm) and his assistant Julia Sutter (Virginia Newcomb) for a still life paint along.

All proceeds from the event will benefit Studio By The Tracks. When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Where: Saturn Birmingham

Wed., June 22 Bingo Benefiting AIDS Alabama

All proceeds from the ‘donate to play’ bingo game will be donated to AIDS

June 24-26 Magic City Con

Magic City Con invites participants to celebrate their favorite fandoms and meet special guests during a weekend of activities and events centered around cosplay, sci-fi, art, comics, fantasy and video gaming.

When: Fri. 3-8 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.6 p.m.; Sun. 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Where: Hyatt Regency Wynfrey Hotel

Thurs., July 7 World Games Opening Ceremony

The official introduction to The World Games 2022 will be a colorful and entertaining celebration of sport.

Presented by Alabama Power, the presentation will feature live entertainment, special effects, honorable dignitaries and a parade of athletes representing more than 100 countries. twg2022.com. When: 8 p.m. Where: Protective Stadium

Fri., July 8 Chopped Whirled Food Edition

Teams work to create 3-course meals followed by prizes and feasting on

creations of groups. For teens rising to grades 7-12. When: 1:00-4:00pm Where: O’Neal Library

July 7-17 World Games

The World Games is an 11-day international multi-sport event organized with the support of the International Olympic Committee.

Held the year following the Summer Olympic Games, an anticipated 3,600 elite athletes from over 100 countries will compete for gold in 34 of the fastest growing sports in the world.

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FIRE ON THE WATER

City of Pelham’s Annual Fireworks Show at Oak Mountain State Park features Blaze Entertainment, beach volleyball, the treetop nature trail, playground, and fishing piers in the show’s vicinity. Flipside Watersports will be on the water providing wake boarding entertainment. Regular entrance fees apply. When: Park opens at 7 a.m. Fireworks go off at 9 p.m.

Where: Oak Mountain State Park

Mon., July 4

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Red Mountain Theatre Company will debut Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, a magical retelling of a most beloved fairytale. When: Showtimes Vary Where: Red Mountain Theatre

July 8 Alabama Theatre Summer Film Series

Grease Sing-Along kicks off this years summer film series at the Alabama Theatre. Tickets for all movies are $10 each. Doors open one hour before showtime, and each screening will begin with a sing-along with the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ. Upcoming movies include The Wizard of Oz, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blue Hawaii, and The Sound of Music. When: Showtimes vary Where: Alabama Theatre

July 15 O’Neal Library Red Mountain Theatre Improv

Learn the basics of improv and how to act on the spot with a teaching artist from Red Mountain Theater Company!

For teens in grades 7-12 When: 1-4 p.m. Where: O’Neal Public Library

July 16-17 Tannehill Trade Days

On the third weekend of each month from March to November, shoppers and swappers come from far and near in search of tools, clothing, jewelry, furniture and other treasures. When: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Tannehill State Park

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AMERICAN VILLAGE INDEPENDENCE DAY 1776

The fourth of July means fun, food and fireworks at the American Village. More than 40 patriotic activities throughout the day – music and dance, games, encounters with patriots of the past, the battle at Concord Bridge, and FIREWORKS at twilight’s last gleaming! Food trucks will be onsite. When: 11 a.m. Where: 3727 Highway 119 in Montevallo

THUNDER ON THE MOUNTAIN

For over 70 years a Magic City Independence day tradition, Thunder on the Mountain 2022 will illuminate the skies above Birmingham’s iron man. Free to the public. When: 9 p.m. Where: In the skies above Vulcan

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By Rubin E. Grant Gil Franks can hardly wait for the Warblers Club to take the stage again.

The singing group has been around since 1929, when it was formed as the boys glee club at Woodlawn High School. In the mid-1970s, the Warblers existence as a high school group ceased, but in 1988, many of the group’s alumna decided to form a men’s choral group, which has performed regularly for the past 30-plus years for private and public functions.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the group was forced to go on hiatus and hasn’t performed a big show since its 90th anniversary show in 2019.

That will change next month, when the Warblers will perform a concert called “We Meet Again Tonight” on July 23 at 6 p.m. at Samford’s Fine

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Popular Harmonious Singing Group Will Perform at Samford in July Arts Center along with the popular Three on a String ensemble.

“Normally, we would have had a show in 2021,” said Franks, co-chair of the Warblers’ show committee.

“The only thing we did during COVID was a virtual concert that we recorded individually and then mixed together for a Christmas card for people. So, it’s great doing a show again because it’s a unique group of men who do a unique style of music.”

The Warblers perform in the fourpart harmony style. The group sings Southern Classics, spirituals and patriotic and Americana music. A few of the members break out into a group

called Sam Banana & The Bunch and perform doo-wop numbers.

Most of the current, active performers were members of the Woodlawn High Warblers during their high school days. More than 40 men will be involved in the show and have been rehearsing for more than a year.

“The music is still the same, the enthusiasm is the same and the energy and excitement is the same,” said Franks, who sings tenor and once travelled with the Drifters vocal group.

“The stamina and singing ability may not be the same, but we’ll put on a good show.”

For Franks, who turns 68 on June

22, the opportunity to perform again will be somewhat of a miracle. In 2021, he sustained a severe head injury when he fell 10 feet off a ladder and landed head first in an empty swimming pool at his home in Mountain Brook.

He required brain surgery and spent weeks in intensive care and rehab, not knowing whether he would walk or talk again — or whether he would be able to sing with the Warblers again.

He eventually recovered and said that, once he started singing with the group during rehearsals, “It was like therapy.”

Donovan Harris, who joined the Warblers in 2019 and sings baritone, also is eager for the group to perform.

“My wife, Becky Fadely Harris, is a 1971 Woodlawn graduate and introduced me to the Warblers several years ago,” said Harris, a longtime resident of Hoover. “I attended a few of their shows and then eventually I joined the group. Being a member has certainly been one of the highlights of my years since retirement in 2018.

“It’s going to be a big show, and pretty intensive. We’ll do several black light numbers with choreography.”

Tickets cost $30 and may be purchased from any active Warbler or online at www.warblersclub.org. Part of the proceeds from the show will benefit the Woodlawn High School band and the Birmingham Boys Choir.

Handyman Services Helping You Maintain Your Home Repairs & Small Projects

TruBlue owners Mur Feldman, above left, and Rick Batson, above right and his wife Roxanne wanted to help people just like themselves to get their small repairs and maintenance jobs done by quality technicians.

The Story Behind The TruBlue Handyman Services When you think of a handyman you might picture a big crusty guy in overalls who gives you a price for a job, does it half way, and is gone soon as he gets paid, never to be seen again. If that’s been your experience, you’re not alone.

That’s why the owners of TruBlue set out to be different. Their goal in starting the company was to help seniors, busy families and individual homeowners who just need a little project or two done by someone who knows how.

Owners Rick and Roxanne Batson along with Mur Feldman wanted to help people just like themselves to get their small repairs and maintenance jobs done by quality technicians.

They now have 12 professionals, both men and women, on the team who focus on small projects only.

“We try to match the skills of the technician with the client and the job for best results.” said Mur. “Our team includes specialists such as painters, plumbers and carpenters while others have more general skills and work on small repairs, assembling furniture or general maintenance.”

“Our objective is to become the trusted person for a homeowner to call on whenever they need maintenance or repair work done. We want to build relationships that last. Our clients know when they call on us they can count on us to show up and do the work right or fix it if it’s not!” Rick commented.

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Thursday, June 23, 2022 6:00 pm at Wald Park I LOVE AMERICA NIGHT | THURS., JUNE 23

Having fun at last year’s I Love America Night event were Anna Coreno and Haley Cupp Front; Jane Cupp, Mary Moran, Cary Coreno, Kate Coreno and Anne Robbins.

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Free swimming, at the Vestavia Hills Aquatic Complex at Wald Park, sponsor booths, children’s activities sponsored by Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church, Pops in the Park concert by the Shades Mountain Baptist Church Orchestra and a fireworks show. When: 6 p.m. Where: Wald Park

Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce & City of Vestavia Hills 6:00-8:00 pm Kids’ Area Sponsored by Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church Sponsor Booths Free Swimming at the Wald Park Aquatic Complex Performance by The Three Bobs, 6:00-7:00 pm Concert by Shades Mountain Baptist Church Orchestra, 7:30 pm

FIREWORK SHOW at 8:45 pm Free Shuttles will be available from nearby parking lots.

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OLS BBQ team from 2021, Bill Jacka Jr., James Alan Owen, Clark Tucker and Fred Ross.

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Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church’s popular festival will feature both the “trash and treasure” rummage sale as well as raffle tickets. Boston butts, boneless turkey breasts, chopped pork, ribs and chicken and other items can be bought in bulk Sat., July 2 - Mon., July 4 or as part of a plate lunch on July 4. Orders will be on a firstcome, first-served basis. When: Varies Where: OLS

HOMEWOOD FESTIVAL | JULY 4TH

Two blocks of downtown Homewood will be blocked for pedestrian traffic to make way for rides and attractions.

Inflatables and rides for children of all ages, a DJ will provide music and interactive activities. Culminating with a great view of “Thunder on the Mountain” When: 5 p.m.

Where: Downtown Homewood

At last year’s Homewood July 4th Festival were Christopher, Blake, Kennedy and Hanna DeGroat

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About 10% of envenomations in Alabama are from rattlesnakes. The rest are from other pit vipers, including copperheads, cottonmouths and water moccasins. ter understanding of the medical consequences of snakebites.

Death from venomous snakebites is rare; only five people on average in America die from snakebites each year. But snakebites can have serious long-term effects.

“So many people – in the Southeastern United States, especially – have persistent wounds, bad swelling and morbidity issues after snake envenomation, and there was no good place to send them for follow-up,” said Dr. William Rushton, associate professor in the UAB Department of Emergency Medicine and co-director of the snakebite program.

He also is a medical toxicologist and medical director of the Alabama Poison Information Center, based at Children’s of Alabama. In the heart of snakebite season, Rushton and fellow medical toxicologist Dr. Sukhshant Atti average one or two snakebite consults every day with providers throughout the state.

Rushton and wound-care expert Dr. One of the new structures will include a suspended indoor track, a pedestrian walkway and a covered balcony that overlooks Bobby Bowden Field.

Snakebite Season in Alabama

UAB Program Offers Multidisciplinary, Cutting-Edge Care When Snakes Bite Dag Shapshak, associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, launched the snakebite program last year.

Shapshak, of Mountain Brook, also runs the UAB Comprehensive Wound Care Clinic and specializes in treating persistent wounds and swelling. Most of his patients in the wound care clinic are about 80 years old and dealing with complications from diabetes or cancer.

“Our snakebite patients are much younger, from 5 to 30 or so, but the same techniques apply,” Shapshak said in the press release, “and they can make the difference between lifelong complications and a full recovery.”

The snakebite clinic is staffed by toxicologists, wound-care experts, pharmacists and physical therapists to give patients full-spectrum care.

Snakebites are rare enough that any given doctor may not see many patients who have complications, said Dr. Matthew Kelly, co-medical director for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at UAB. As a result, clinics don’t stock a lot of antivenom and may not have what patients need when they need it.

“Snakebites can be intimidating to treat given all of the various scenarios in which patients can present,” Atti said. “This can create a lot of uncertainty for a community physician in trying to decide whether a patient needs to be transferred to another hospital for further care. We’re able to guide physicians in such scenarios, allowing them to make sound decisions.”

Kelly, who lives in Homewood, reiterated that thought.

“With the snakebite clinic, we are able to see patients from throughout the state and, as with many things, experience is key in understanding the nuances of clinical care.”

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If you’re a gardener or an outdoorsy type, you probably know the dangers snakes can present. But do you know a first-of-its-kind Comprehensive Snakebite Program is available at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in case you do get bitten?

The program includes one of the nation’s first dedicated snakebite follow-up clinics, which treats patients in the hospital, provides long-term follow-up and studies new approaches and protocols in venomous snakebite care, according to a press release from UAB. The team also is pioneering new methods and is working toward a bet-

William Rushton, M.D., co-director of the UAB Comprehensive Snakebite Program says “So many people – in the Southeastern United States, especially – have persistent wounds, bad swelling and morbidity issues after snake envenomation ...”

The clinic provided follow-up treatment after snake envenomation to 17 patients in 2021.

That includes a teenage cheerleader with lingering complications and a truck driver with severe envenomation and necrosis that threatened his job and his ability to play guitar, according to the press release.

Multidisciplinary Approach

The snakebite program uses lower doses of antivenom and has shorter patient stays than many other hospitals, typically discharging patients in less than 24 hours.

It’s the follow-up care and multidisciplinary treatment plans that set UAB’s clinic apart.

“We will keep seeing people as long as they have persistent wounds and swelling,” Rushton said. “What we’re doing is cutting-edge. No one else is thinking this deeply about snakebites and follow-up.”

While patients are in the hospital, physical therapists emphasize early range-of-motion exercises and getting patients out of bed. Rushton said UAB pharmacy expertise has been crucial with the timing of the antivenom.

Patients then get follow-up in the snakebite clinic.

“Leaving the hospital after a snake envenomation experience can create a sense of ‘now what?’” Atti said. “Many patients find their questions unanswered, including ‘Do I elevate my limb? Do I do physical therapy? How long will the swelling last?’ and ‘When can I get back to work?’ I believe that having a place to follow up with snake envenomation experts provides comfort to patients that they are not on their own when they leave the hospital.”

Dangers of Snakebites

Snakebite season in Alabama and the Southeast runs from roughly midMarch to mid-November, and most bites occur in the evening.

About 10% of envenomations in Alabama are from rattlesnakes. The rest are from other pit vipers, including copperheads, cottonmouths and water moc-

casins. Doctors are quick to distinguish envenomation from the more allencompassing term snakebite, because up to 50% of bites are dry, with no venom injected.

The most common complications from envenomation are local wound damage, swelling of extremities and severely painful blood blisters. When a snake envenomates a person, often on the foot, the tissues fill up with blood.

“For someone with little experience of snakebite, that swollen leg can look like dead, necrotic tissue that needs to be removed to avoid wider damage,” Rushton said. “That’s a hallmark of our program, to keep people away from unnecessary or harmful procedures.

“These large blood blisters are cared for by a wound-care specialist who has specific training of the mechanisms of envenomation. What we don’t want is someone trying to cut away that tissue, at least early on during active envenomation.”

Cutting-Edge Diagnoses

The Comprehensive Snakebite Program is an innovator in the use of thromboelastography, or TEG, a method of precisely studying blood coagulation, clot strength and clot stability.

TEG can provide a more rapid answer than traditional tests, such as prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time tests. Because the Department of Emergency Medicine is a national leader in research, access to TEG is widespread enough that every snakebite patient admitted to UAB can benefit from the technology and have their antivenom titrated appropriately, Rushton noted in the press release.

Even though rattlesnakes make up less than 10 percent of envenomation in the Southeast, rattlesnake bites can cause life-threatening coagulopathy.

“We don’t want to miss those,” Rushton said. “The reason we get TEGs on every snakebite patient is to screen for rattlesnake bites that may have been erroneously reported as copperhead bites. If that is the case, we will be more aggressive about giving antivenom, and we use the TEG to titrate the antivenom dose as well.”

Although the evidence is still out on whether TEGs are better than traditional labs, Rushton says the team can predict rattlesnake bites on the thromboelastogram earlier than from traditional coagulation markers.

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Samford University early next year will begin work on a $65 million project to enlarge and renovate existing buildings and create a state-of-the-art recreation and athletic complex.

The undertaking is the largest capital project in the university’s history, according to a statement from the school, and is part of a comprehensive plan for expanded student recreation, health and wellness.

It also will include new spaces for campus

events and student gatherings. Additional facilities will provide new practice and training spaces for the university’s 17 Division I athletic teams.

Construction includes investments in four buildings totaling 154,000 square feet.

• Seibert Hall will be redesigned to include two basketball courts, a new multi-use court, studios for fitness classes, an e-sports studio,

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dance studios, state-of-the-art weight and cardio machines, a multi-purpose workout area, and common areas for students to gather, including lounge areas, a coffee house and a 24-hour convenience store.

• Bashinsky Field House will be refurbished and will be a dedicated facility for Samford student-athletes, including new training spaces for teams and practice spaces for the men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball programs.

• A third building will be constructed adjacent to Seibert Hall and provide 20,000 square feet of recreation and event space. The new facility will include a suspended indoor track, additional basketball courts and cardio spaces, sound and staging to host campus events, a catering kitchen, covered outdoor athletic space, a pedestrian walkway and a covered balcony that overlooks Bobby Bowden Field.

• The first floor of the Dwight and Lucille Beeson Center, which is directly across the street from the complex, also will be renovated to serve as the new home for the university’s health center and counseling services.

The project also is aimed at helping recruit and retain future students and student-athletes.

“This project represents a substantial investment in the health and

NEWS wellness of our students. We are committed to supporting our students in their educational and spiritual

The university is funding $45 million of the project with current resources and is working to secure $20 million in philanthropic gifts. journeys, and we also want to support them in their physical and mental wellbeing,” President Beck A.

Taylor said in the statement. “This new facility will enhance campus life and provide students with spaces to gather, exercise, socialize and participate in numerous recreational activities.”

“Students want to lead a healthy lifestyle and we want their university to provide them with opportunities to do so,” Taylor said. “From physical fitness and recreation to counseling and health services, this facility will meet students’ needs in mind, body and spirit.”

The university is funding $45 million of the project with current resources and is working to secure $20 million in philanthropic gifts.

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Samford has partnered with Hoar Construction and Davis Architects to design and build the complex.

The complex is expected to be completed before the start of the fall 2024 semester.

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Great Gifts for Father’s Day | June 19

Designed with Dad in mind, the Oyster Collection features grey accents on each style. Marguerite’s Conceits, 205-879-2730.

Dad will love these platinum and 18 Kt gold equestrian estate cufflinks are works of art, $950.

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GRIP6 belts are American made founded by BJ Minson who’s mission is to create high quality products that last decades. Little Hardware, 205-871-4616.

Men’s sterling silver and sterling silver and gold Phillip Gavriel bracelets. Ranging from $295-$400.

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Goldens’ Cast Iron offers a superior kamado grill with stainless steel shelving constructed of high-quality, durable American-made cast iron.

Hollywood Pools, 205-979-7727.

Tantalum Bands starting at $469, Gold Bands starting at $459. Shay’s Jewelers, 205-978-5880.

Dad will love this layered pine wood wall hanging showcasing Vulcan and the most iconic buildings in downtown Birmingham. Measures 46 inches long x 19.5 inches tall. Includes a guide for easy wall hanging. Made in Morris, AL, $215. Exclusively at Alabama Goods, 205-206-4979.

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Dr. Charles Clark shown above with his son Paul at the time of his birth. Last year the two formed a father-son neurosurgical team.

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ment is working out well.

“It’s been great,” said Dr. Paul Clark. “Dad has 40 years of experience, so he’s seen and managed almost everything in neurosurgery.

He’s always available to review a case with me or provide advice, and I have three other partners who do the

‘We never talked about medicine when I was growing up. He came to baseball and basketball games, took my brothers and me golfing and to college football games.’ same for me as well. There are different ways to approach a problem in neurosurgery and having that experience to tap into when making decisions has been invaluable.”

But, acknowledged Charles, having a young partner in the practice has advantages, too.

“He knows about new techniques, and I have experience,” he said. “And we usually agree about surgical treatment for patients.”

Career Path

While many fathers make a full-on effort to influence their sons to follow in their footsteps careerwise, Charles had little to do with his son’s decision to become a neurosurgeon. He said his only hope was that his son become “happy and successful in whatever he chose to do.” Paul was in charge of determining what that was.

The younger Clark first considered a future in biomedical engineering

and, with that thought in mind, he earned a bachelor’s degree in the field.

“I was always math- and scienceoriented in school,” he said. “But I initially couldn’t decide if I wanted to pursue medicine or engineering.”

Though he obviously didn’t follow the latter career path, Paul’s engineering background, his father believes, is helping him succeed as a neurosurgeon – that, plus intelligence and what Charles termed “good common sense.”

Paul is the youngest of three Clark children, and he is the only one to go into the medical field.

Even after Paul opted for a career in medicine, he felt no pressure from his father to choose neurology as a specialty. In fact, he once strongly considered plastic surgery as his calling.

“We never talked about medicine when I was growing up,” he said. “He came to baseball and basketball games, took my brothers and me golfing and to college football games. He never tried to influence us as to our career choices. He provided opportunities to us that we were very fortunate to have and let us make our own way and decision.”

When asked what makes the other a good doctor, the Clarks’ responses revealed a common dedication to patient care.

“He does the right thing and cares for the patients,” Charles said.

But Paul’s response said just as much about his father as a doctor as it did about his father as a father.

“He connects with his patients,” he said. “He is always thinking about what he would want for himself or his family and applies that to his patients.”

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100 Years of Style

The Miss Alabama Organization celebrated in style May 21 at The Club in recognition of its 100th anniversary.

The milestone occurred last year, but due to COVID limitations, the celebration was rescheduled for this year.

Twenty-seven former Miss Alabama titleholders, including Miss America 1995 Heather Whitestone and Miss America 2005 Deidre Downs, were present, as was Miss America 1987 Kelly Cash of Tennessee and Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2022 Marcelle LeBlanc of Birmingham. Other attendees came from as far away as the West Coast.

Presented around the perimeter of the Gold Room were mannequins wearing wardrobe pieces brought by the various Miss Alabama titleholders for display. Before the seated dinner, attendees were able to visit with the former titleholders and take photos.

The large crowd in the grand ballroom included many local and state current and former titleoming,volunteers, Housekeeping, holders and contestants and their families, scholarship donors, sponsors and Medication Reminders many others.

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From left, Miss America 1995 Heather Whitestone McCallum; Miss America 1987 Kellye Cash Sheppard; Miss Alabama 2021 Lauren Bradford; Miss Alabama Organization President Nan Teninbaum; and Miss America 2005 Dr. Deidre Downs Gunn.

The evening’s program began with a video welcome and greeting from Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey.

The program was a walk down memory lane and consisted of live talent presentations as well as videos from the Miss America competition.

A grand 5-tier anniversary cake featuring a Miss Alabama crown at the top was created by chef Michael Glenn. A photo gallery of each Miss Alabama titleholder lined the ballroom of The Club.

Miss Alabama volunteers Judy Tedford and Lynn Martin created two large quilts made from each pageant’s commemorative T-shirts going back four decades. These quilts are being auctioned to raise money for scholar-

ships for this year’s candidates. The quilts will be awarded to the highest bidder at the Miss Alabama competition, which takes place June 29 to July 2 at Samford University’s Wright Center. Tickets for this year’s pageant, “A Centennial Celebration,” are now on sale and can be purchased by calling 205-871-6276.

The nonprofit Miss Alabama Organization is one of the largest scholarship programs within Miss America, awarding well more than $100,000 annually in cash scholarships in addition to in-kind tuition scholarships from colleges and universities across the state.

Among those attending were Nan Teninbaum, president and CEO of the

Miss Alabama Organization, with husband, Phil; Amanda and Daniel LeBlanc, Tammy and Rick Towns, Irene Collins, Lindsay Kessler, Betty and Don Mosely, Lori and Sean Adams, Monica and Scott Smith, Lisa and Chris Meadows, Virginia McDorman, Amie Beth Shaver, Tricia and Jeff Tapley, Amanda and Bronson McGriff, Rebekah and Todd Harmon, Anna Bella Foster, Kimberly and Brad Stockard, Abbie Stockard, Madeline Rigdon, Anna Kate Lucas, Nora Chapman, Roye Annette Flowers, Daphne Gray, Stephanie Ward, Betty Ponder, Frank Kanelos, Layla and Dewayne Hamilton, Susan Downs, Jean Ingram, Frank Carnaggio, and Amanda and Ryan Tice.

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A Nod to the Ballet

2022 Ball of Roses Celebrates Young Women With Dinner and Dancing

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ixty young women were presented to patrons of the Alabama Ballet during the 62nd Annual Ball of Roses on June 4 at the Country Club of Birmingham.

Guests entered the ballroom to be greeted by a backdrop of coral, pink and white florals designed by Carole Sullivan. As the crowning touch, satin pointe shoes were placed among the floral designs as a nod to the ballet. Members of the Alabama Ballet Company were present, as well, to mix and mingle with attendees.

The evening began with the debut of this year’s presentees in a seated dinner for members and Cary, Virginia and Wiliam Wahlheim guests of the Men’s Committee, private patrons of the Ballet Guild of Birmingham. The event continued with a formal presentation, followed by an evening of dancing for guild members and family and friends of the presentees.

Dorsey Cox Higginbotham served as the 2022 Ball of Roses chairman, with Eleanor Hodges Tolbert serving as co-chairman.

Louise McClure Pritchard and Jenna Stanke Bissell co-planned the Men’s Committee dinner.

Caroline Simpson Poellnitz and Lillian Jones Falkenburg served as greenery chairs, coordinating the gathering of the greenery from the private gardens of donor homeowners around Mountain Brook and the greater Birmingham area.

Ann Evans Nix is the guild’s 2022 president.

Among those in attendance that evening were Mr. and Mrs. Guy Allen Weatherford Jr., Mr. and Mrs. James Seldon Andrews, Mrs. T. Robert Bentley III, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Jolly Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jackson Noble III, Mr. and Mrs. George Malcolm Taylor, Mrs. William W. Featheringill, and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Bruce Sullivan. ❖

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by Judy Butler

There’s Never Time for Rehab

Most times one of the first reasons for not going to drug and alcohol treatment is TIME. “I can’t leave my business, children, or pet for 30 days”. We totally get it. However, we also remind the person with this excuse that if they don’t take the time to end the addiction, there can be much worse consequences than just a temporary absence. Examples are hospitalization, incarceration and, perhaps, even death.

At Bayshore Retreat we understand these concerns and try to help clients with some of the reasons. Work, for example, can be handled while at Bayshore if it can be done via telephone, email or faxes. Childcare; parents are able to ‘tuck their children in at night’ via phone or face time… likewise they can help children with issues that might come up while mom or dad are away.

Unlike many drug and alcohol treatment centers who believe that isolation is the best answer to “getting into oneself”, Bayshore Retreat believes that life goes on while in treatment, just as it does outside of rehab. Allowing clients to ‘stay in touch’ helps families and individuals deal with the absence while also dealing with the addiction.

The bottom line is “no one plans on becoming an addict” so why let that define who you are? At Bayshore Retreat it’s about helping our clients regain physical health and deal with the underling reasons for the addiction from life issues that haven’t been addressed to current issues that may be a problem.

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BridgeWays Event Greets Summer With Brews, Tacos and Music The 10th annual S’mores and Pours took place at Avondale Brewing Co. on June 9 to benefit BridgeWays.

Those who attended the event said hello to summer with a feast from Taco Mama, a selection of Avondale’s brews, as well as a silent auction and raffles, pop-up shops from local businesses, local artists and live music from T.U.B – The UnKnamed Band.

BridgeWays sponsored the event to support its mission to instill hope, purpose and self-worth by connecting young people to their peers, their schools and their families. ❖

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Holy Family Cristo Rey School Raises Money in Annual Gala The Rey of Hope Gala, held April 21 at The Club, raised money to support Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School’s work to prepare economically challenged students to graduate high school and perform well in college and in their careers.

Corporate Work Study Program partners, donors, volunteers, board members and staff gathered for the event, which included silent and live auctions, as well as an end-of-event paddle raise.

To date, more than $780,000 has been raised in critical operating funds for the school.

Altec Inc., Regions and Vulcan Materials Corporation were presenting sponsors of the event and founding corporate partners. They have employed HFCR students for the past 16 years. Additional event sponsors were Hoar Construction, Medical Properties Trust, Nelson Brothers, Tractor & Equipment and UAB Department of Medicine.

The Rev. Joe Moons, CP, provincial superior of the Passionist Western U.S. Province, provided the invocation. Members of the local Passionist community who attended included the Rev. Phil Paxton, CP, pastor at Holy Family Catholic Church and board member of Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School. Margaret DuBose, superintendent of schools and chair of the Catholic Schools Office, also attended and recently joined the school’s board. Melanie

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The high school is in Titusville and is a member of the Cristo Rey Network, composed of 38 Catholic, college and career-preparatory schools.

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The Second Annual Camellia Court presentation was held May 11 at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

The presentees were dressed in Kentucky Derby-style hats and the dress of their choice in the Camellia colors of white and shades of pink.

The Camellia Court is a service organization that seeks to give 17and 18-year-old girls experience assuming civic responsibilities. The girls gain knowledge about their community while they are volunteering.

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Mallory Drennen Baxley, Julia Elizabeth Bedingfield, Eloise Katherine Berte, Gracyn Olivia Black, Elisabeth Wynne Blackwell, Hagen McKenzie Blackwell, Amelia Hayes Brown and Sara Allen Brown.

Olivia JoAnn Burgess, Alice Caldwell Byars, Bentley Collier Carroll, Margaret Elaine Clanton, Sara Bennett Coker, Mary Drennan Cooper, Elizabeth Locke Coppedge, Sarah Elizabeth Cushman, Isabella Boehm Donner, Sarah Welles Edwards, Ann Sutherland Elliott, Mollie Patton Ellis, Anna Camille Emblom, Ella Dethalia Emblom, Lucy Broadwell Evans, Grace Leigh Gardner, Lucy

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Carolyn Drennen, Vickie Drummond, Marsha Duell, Carolyn Featheringill, Fran Fendley,

Marjorie Forney, Kay Grayson, Charmion Hain, Judith Hand, Jean Hendrickson, Vera Henley, Sandra Holley, Dottie Hoover, Rosemary Jager, Nancy Jones, Becky Keyes, Barbara Kylce, Elizabeth Koleszar, Audrey Lindquist and Cookie Logan.

Also attending: Judy Long, Terri Lyon, Tainey Marcoux, Gina Martin, Mary Jean Myers, Betty Northen, Meridith Peoples, Helen Pittman, Kathryn Porter, Margie Preston, Gail Pugh, Lucy Richardson, Phyllis Russell, Ann Sanders, Janeal Shannon, Nan Skier, Nancy Skinner, Jan Smith, Linda Stewart, Rhetta Tatum, Nan Teninbaum, Nancy Terrell, Carole Thomas, Diana Turnipseed, Barbara Wall, Elizabeth Wallace, Laura Wallace, Liz Warren, Jeanna Westmoreland, Lynda Whitney, Eloise Williams and Margie Williams.

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President Amy Tully greeted guests and thanked the executive board for its leadership. Member Rebekah Taylor presented the following officers for the 2022-2023 year: Janet Krueger, president; Kay Clark, first vice president; Lucianne Pugh, second vice president; Carla Roberson, corresponding secretary; Susan Dasher, recording secretary; Rebecca Mason, treasurer; and Annalisa Jager, historian.

President Tully then passed the ceremonial gavel to Krueger.

Attending the May luncheon were Amanda Adams, Julia Anderson, Cary Baker, Emily Blount, Redonda Broom, Stephanie Byrne, Kirke Cater, Elaine Clark, Mary Lynda Crocket, Martha Lee Culp, Carolyn Delk, Lesley DeRamus, Cece Dillard,

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The Riverchase Women’s Club mixed gardens and artists in its May 19 The Art of the Garden event. Members of the club toured three gardens and met artists at each location, followed by the group’s end-of-season luncheon.

One of the gardens featured mature plantings in expansive shade beds and sunny gardens. Club members visited with artist Anita Bice, who has been an architectural illustrator for more than 30 years and has been painting fine art for about 15 years.

At another stop on the tour, the area was designed as a cutting garden with a mix of roses, shrubs, trees and perennials, plus colorful plantings around a pool and lakeside space. The artist in that garden was Marla Hope Kenney, a Hoover-based artist specializing in mixed media and layered paintings.

The third garden featured native plants, bonsai trees, paths lined with plants and a koi pond. Birminghambased artist Hunter Bell, who creates art from found objects, met with club members in that garden.

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Bringing the Dream to Life

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ichael and Linda Adler have been creating memories together for more than 42 years, and now each year they help hundreds of brides and grooms make their own memories at The Barn at Shady Lane.

Running a wedding venue was not always the couple’s dream. It came along after years of serving and singing alongside one another.

Michael has been serving at Shades Mountain Baptist Church as the worship pastor for 22 years, and Linda has been teaching voice lessons all the while.

Their vision to open a wedding venue came together over a series of years in which they were helping with marriage conferences.

Seeing great successes from these conferences sparked the thought in them, “Perhaps we could do this on our own property,” – a property they did not yet have and did not have the means to purchase.

Before finding their home at Shady Lane, Michael and Linda and their sons lived in Vestavia Hills for nearly 14 years. During their time in Vestavia, they sang and officiated at many weddings, which allowed them to see

first-hand the inner workings of most of the area’s finest venues. Over the years, they gathered many ideas of ways they could bring their own venue to life if it were to become a reality someday.

Michael and Linda Adler, above, met in Hollywood in the 1980s while singing on the Oral Roberts television show. They spent three years in and out of Hollywood filming weekly specials while they both studied to receive bachelor’s degrees in music education.

Michael and Linda rely greatly on their Christian faith, and they believed owning and running a wedding venue was the right step for the next chapter of their life. Finding their land was not a quick and easy task; they spent four years searching for the right property on which to build.

In 2012, the couple leveraged their home in Vestavia to buy what they call an “8-acre slice of paradise” nestled between the Renaissance Ross Bridge Resort and Lakeshore Parkway.

They named their new home and future venue location Shady Lane, inspired by the gorgeous Bradford Pear trees that line the driveway on the property.

In early 2014, it was finally time to start building. With the help of their team and Linda’s eye for design, the couple crafted gorgeous indoor and outdoor venues within the year.

“We also had the consistent guidance of our contractor, Myrick Gurosky and Associates, and landscape (architect), Don Jones. They went

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Birmingham Museum of Art The Birmingham Museum of Art is an elegant and modern venue, suited to host any wedding event, such as engagement parties, bridal luncheons, teas and showers down to the ceremony and or reception.

“If you choose the Museum for your wedding, you can utilize all of our public spaces – Oscars Café, with the dramatic spiral staircase; the Eighth Ave. Lobby, which has the colorful blown glass art created by Dale Chihuly adorning the wall; and the multi-level Charles Ireland Sculpture Garden outside,” said Special Events Manager Jestina Howard, above.

“You can have the Museum art galleries open for your guests to tour and we only book one private event after 5:00pm when we close to the public. So, you and your guests will have the entire Museum to yourselves,” Howard added.

Howard’s Wedding Planning Tips

“One: Consider hiring a wedding planner or coordinator. They can make the process of

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planning your wedding stress free.

Planners handle all of the details from beginning to end such as logistics, event design, contract negotiations, booking vendors and the day-of execution of your event.

Coordinators handle some day-of logistics, but on a shorter timeline. They usually begin helping you prepare a week or month before the wedding and function as your day- of point person.”

“Two: Think about the three most important aspects you want for your special day. Are those aspects the food, specialty drinks, decor or entertainment, etc.? Prioritize the three things and stick to them.”

“Three: Decide on your wedding style/ theme - is it traditional, contemporary or rustic? Focus on this so you stay aligned with your complete event vision.”

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Their passion builds with every update they make. The couple’s youngest son, Brady, explained that his dad gets so excited with every improvement.

“We recently had a fountain installed… and he hasn’t stopped marveling over it since,” Brady said.

Their love for people and dedication to serving to the best of their abilities are qualities that can be consistently found both behind the scenes as well as in the public eye.

Shady Lane brides have access to a preferred vendors list as well as tables, chairs and wood pews, along with lanterns to pillars, or even a wall of lights.

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above and beyond to keep us in budget while helping to create such a magical space,” Michael said.

They spent the spring and summer hard at work and the venue was up and running in a matter of months.

The Barn at Shady Lane’s first event was held Sept. 24, 2014, when Michael and Linda hosted their granddaughter’s first birthday party.

Having four sons, three daughtersin-law and a growing list of grandchildren, the couple could not think of a better way to open their venue.

“Three of (our boys) are married and have chosen such great wives that they are like the daughters we never had,” said Michael.

All of Michael and Linda’s boys supported their parents’ dreams to have their own wedding venue.

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received the Couples Choice Award from Wedding Wire every year since 2016 and has been awarded Best of Birmingham by Birmingham Magazine in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Michael and Linda often have people tell them, “You two are living our dream!” to which Linda laughingly replies, “So, your dream is janitorial service?”

The couple loves running the venue, but it is a lot of work.

“The standards must stay high for every single event, and that takes work,” explained Michael. But he said it is all worth it in the end.

Barely a week goes by without one looking at the other and saying, “Not everyone gets to do this.”

The Barn at Shady Lane is a rustic, elegant venue that feels miles away from the hustle and bustle of city life.

“They have watched us produce big events and large-scale productions all of their lives,” Michael said. The boys loved the property and the

There are no animals or hay bales at The Barn at Shady Lane.

“We do have one freerange chihuahua and a gorgeous ragdoll cat named Mr. Bingley,” Michael said. potential for something big for their parents, he said.

The two youngest sons and third daughter-in-law were invested in the first several years of Shady Lane.

Michael said, “It was actually a large percentage of their BirminghamSouthern and Samford University friend groups that became our initial workforce and helped us establish an immediate reputation for cleanliness, efficiency and a staff that works hard to make every event a win.”

Michael and Linda’s mission at Shady Lane is to be dedicated to creative excellence and stellar service, use their gifts and life experience to benefit those who come their way and cultivate a space where marriage is

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held in the highest esteem.

They also are dedicated to each other. The couple said they always have had a blast being together, sharing in their love for music and people, as they still do today.

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The Barn at Shady Lane is a rustic, elegant venue that feels miles including address and phone number! away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Its peaceful atmosphere suits Thank you for your prompt attention. any kind of wedding – from a small, intimate wedding to a large, extravagant one. Shady Lane seats up to 300 and is complete with an antique-furnished bride’s loft, cool rustic-modern groom’s cottage and stunning indoor and outdoor spaces.

While the word “barn” is in the title, that is about as country as it gets. There are no animals or hay bales at The Barn at Shady Lane.

“We do have one free-range chihuahua and a gorgeous ragdoll cat named Mr. Bingley,” Michael said.

There is always something exciting happening at Shady Lane.

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Mountain Brook Resident Does Documentary Film on 1899 Sewanee Football Team

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unseen photos, including one Sewanee posted an 11-10 from Sewanee’s game against victory. Auburn, coached Texas and another from a by the famous John game against Tennessee.”

Heisman, was the only Sewanee is an Episcopal team to score against liberal arts college in the them during the season as mountains of Tennessee. Its Sewanee recorded 11 1899 football team had only shutouts.

21 players and was the first school in the South to play 12 Brutal Season games in a season – and they Beating Auburn did it in a span of six weeks. wasn’t the most remark“The story of the 1899 able thing about Sewanee team is unmatched, Co-producers Norman Jetmundsen and David Crews spent six years on their film about Sewanne’s epic season.

Sewanee’s dramatic seaand what that team accomson. plished that year will never “The reason that they’re famous is be repeated or forgotten,” Jetmundsen game against Auburn on Thanksgiving that they traveled 2,500 miles by train, said.

Day in Montgomery, breaking a record playing five games in six days,” Sewanee’s epic season included a with 4,000 spectators in attendance as Photos courtesy

orman Jetmundsen wasn’t planning on producing a documentary film.

Several years ago, he had gone to see a documentary about former Mississippi Gov. William Winter and suggested to his good friend David Crews, who was the executive producer of the film, that he do a documentary about the 1899 Sewanee football team.

Crews responded by telling Jetmundsen, “You do it and I’ll watch.”

So with Crews’ help, Jetmundsen did it.

“It took six years and thousands of hours, but we have a film,” Jetmundsen said.

“Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899,” a feature-length documentary that chronicles the undefeated Sewanee football team, premiered earlier this year, including a showing at the end of April at the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center in Birmingham, where more than 300 people attended.

Jetmundsen, who lives in Mountain Brook, is a graduate of Sewanee: The University of the South and a retired lawyer. He said he felt a sense of urgency to do the inspirational documentary.

“If we hadn’t done the story, 20 years from now it would have been lost forever,” Jetmundsen said. “I did over 40 interviews and some of the interviews were with descendants of the team who ranged in age from their 60’s to mid-90’s.

“We also interviewed famous football coaches, analysts and historians to provide a comprehensive commentary on the team and its season. Johnny Majors and Bobby Bowden are featured and both of them are deceased now.”

“I also got some original letters from descendants and found a book where I could pluck out heretofore

Jetmundsen said. “It was truly unbelievable.”

The film includes some extraordinary details about players.

“There are many incredible stories and remarkable characters from that amazing season,” Jetmundsen said. “A lineman on the team was William ‘Wild Bill’ Claiborne. He had a bad eye that he covered with a patch when he played. When he started a game, he’d line up across from his opponent, lift the patch, and say, ‘This happened in the last game; we’ll see what happens today.’ Then he’d put the patch back down and leave the other player to worry.

“It’s a captivating story of the strength of the personalities involved and guys showing perseverance and grit, pain and sacrifice.”

Sewanee fullback Ormond Simkins sustained so many injuries from the season that he eventually had both legs amputated. Simkins would die during the surgery for his second amputation.

“It’s a human story,” Jetmundsen said. “Some of them paid a high price.

One of the biggest compliments I’ve gotten from people who’ve seen the film is, ‘I don’t even like college football, but I love the film.’”

Several people from Birmingham were part of the filmmaking team, including narrator Gates Shaw; musician Bobby Horton, who has done music for Ken Burns’ documentaries; and illustrator Ernie Eldridge.

“Unrivaled” has an extended version that runs 110 minutes and a shorter, 90-minute version for broadcast by a TV, cable or streaming company.

For more information on “Sewanee 1899 Unrivaled,” go to sewanee1899. org.

The 110-minute version of the film can be purchased at the website as a DVD or via streaming.

Celebrating Legends

Golden Moment The Exceptional Foundation volleyball team made the most of its trip to Disney World.

It won the gold medal in Division 2 volleyball, defeating Florida 2-0 (25-13, 25-17) in the championship game on June 9 in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla.

Members of the the team at the Medal Ceremony are, from left, Nicole Mack, Merrill Ward, Dawson Taylor, Chris Smiley, Andy Jordan, Josh Garner, Ethan Keller, Leland Farrington, Tim Rothe, and Seth Bokatzian.

The Exceptional Foundation volleyball team had been chosen to represent Alabama in the USA Games after winning four consecutive Special Olympics Alabama state championships.

Team members included Leland Farrington, Joshua Garner, Andrew Jordan, Nicole Mack, Richard Taylor, Timothy Rothe, Christopher

Smiley, Seth Boaktzian, Louis Ward and Ethan Keller. Jon Perez is the coach.

The team had finished 2-3 in pool play from June 6-8, defeating Texas 2-0 and Florida 2-1, while losing to Pennsylvania 2-0, New York 2-1 and Washington 2-0. Washington won the Division 1 gold medal.

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Fifty Alabama sports writing legends were recognized Sunday (June 12) during the Alabama Sports Writers Association Golden Anniversary celebration at the Hilton UAB. Among those recognized were the OTMJ’s Rubin E. Grant, bvelow right, and Ray Melick, below left, who worked together at the Birmingham Post-Herald for more than 20 years. Each of the legends received a special 50th anniversary medal.

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He’s one of the best hitters I’ve ever coached. He hits to all fields and he has power to all fields, and he hits for average as well as power.”

During his senior year this spring, Gillespie produced a .609 slugging percentage with 17 extra-base hits, including eight home runs. He also had a .304 batting average with 27 runs scored and 25 runs batted in.

In addition to that, Gillespie took to the mound and led the Eagles in innings pitched (50 1/3) while compiling a 4-3 record with two saves and a 2.22 earned run average. He recorded 78 strikeouts and issued only 18 walks as Oak Mountain finished with a 21-14 record.

For his overall performance, Gillespie was voted the 2022 OTM Baseball Player of the Year in balloting of Over-the-Mountain coaches.

“I’m honored and appreciative,” Gillespie said. “I feel good about it. I think I did well. Our team didn’t get

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Vestavia Hills’ Jamie Harris was voted 2022 OTM Coach of the Year after leading the Rebels to a 24-17 record and to the Class 7A semifinals before being eliminated by HewittTrussville.

“That’s certainly a nice honor, but it’s a team award,” Harris said. “If we hadn’t had the players buying in and the assistant coaches buying in, we wouldn’t have had the success we did.

So this is a testament to our team.

“We knew we would have a good team coming into the season, but it was just a matter of putting it all together at the right time. That’s why we made our schedule as challenging as it could be to get us ready for the playoffs.”

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Year.

“I didn’t expect it,” Flannery said.

“I’m really blessed that all the coaches thought I was worthy of the

Flannery moved to shortstop this year after playing third base as a sophomore. She wasn’t too fond of the move.

against the best in the state. And it’s going to fun because some of my friends are coming to play, too.”

With her senior year coming up, Flannery already has decided where she wants to play college softball, committing to Oregon.

“I went out there and saw how much they support their program, and I loved the coaches and the facilities, so that’s where I decided to go,” she said.

honor.”

Spain Park softball coach C.J. Urse Hawkins certainly did.

“She had a great year,” Urse Hawkins said. “She played shortstop almost every game and she was really good there. She’s really fun to watch.”

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Sarah Katona, Oak Mountain, Sr. Kayla Coley-Drayton, John Carroll Catholic, Jr.

Ellie Pitts, Mountain Brook, Jr. Mallory Ogle, John Carroll Catholic, So. Susanna Sheehan, Homewood, Jr. Alea Rye, Oak Mountain, So.

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Hunter Dunn, Homewood, Sr. Emily Hart, Oak Mountain, Sr.

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Ella Reed, Spain Park, Jr. Miah Simmons, Vestavia Hills, Jr. Olivia Christian, Hoover, So. Edith Kaplan, Mountain Brook, Fr.

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Anna Dubose, Oak Mountain, Fr.

Katie Flannery, Spain Park, Jr. Bella Foran, Hoover, So.

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OUTFIELDERS

All OTM team members selected by voting from Over the Mountain high school baseball coaches.

Campbell Hecklinski, Hoover, Sr. Maggie Daniel, Spain Park, So. Gracie Hillman, Hoover, Jr. Hannah Christian Hoover, So. Emma Hawkins, Spain Park, So.

Coach of the Year

Flannery made only seven errors in 190 total chances and had a .963 fielding percentage.

She had 84 assists and 99 putouts, and she turned 13 double plays.

2022 All-OTM Softball Team

Carolyne Hecklinski, Hoover, Jr. Libby Pippin, Vestavia Hills, Sr.

2022 All-OTM Baseball Team

Katie Flannery, Spain Park Heather McGuirk, Mountain Brook

“I loved playing third base,” Flannery said. “When Coach Hawkins told me I was moving to shortstop, I just tried to do my best. I used to play short when I was younger.”

Flannery made only seven errors in 190 total chances and had a .963 fielding percentage. She had 84 assists and 99 putouts, and she turned 13 double plays.

“She knows where to be in every situation,” Urse Hawkins said. “She’s so versatile, you can use her wherever you need her. She also can play the outfield.”

It was the plate where she really stood out as the Jags compiled a 33-15-2 record and finished fifth in the Class 7A state softball tournament.

“She has great hand-eye coordination,” Urse Hawkins said. “She’s very balanced at the plate. She batted third for us and was really clutch.”

Flannery is an elite player. In 2021, she played in the Premier Girls Fast-pitch Futures All-American Game in California. This summer she has been selected to play in the Alabama High School Athletic Association North-South Softball AllStar game during the 2022 AHSAA North-South All-Star Sports Week July 18-22.

“I’m so excited about that,” Flannery said. “I think it will be a good experience, playing with and

FIRST BASE

Davis Gillespie, Oak Mountain, Sr. Jackson Harris, Vestavia Hills, Jr.

SECOND BASE

Evan Smallwood, Spain Park, Jr. Andrew Hunt, Oak Mountain, Sr. Cole Edwards, Spain Park, Jr. Brady Waugh, Briarwood Christian, Jr.

SHORTSTOP

Campbell McFadden, John Carroll Catholic, Sr.

PITCHERS

Drake Meeks, Briarwood Christian, Sr. Barrett Harper, Vestavia Hills, Jr. Lucas Thornton, Spain Park, Jr. Howell Polk, Mountain Brook, Sr. Caleb Shofner, Vestavia Hills, Sr. Matthew Heiberger, Oak Mountain, Jr.

DH

Will Cox, Vestavia Hills, Jr. Walker Allen, Mountain Brook, Jr.

Charlie Teel, Homewood, Sr. Trent Wright, Mountain Brook, Jr. Carter Milliron, Hoover, Sr.

CATCHER

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Lucas Steele, Hoover, Sr. Taylor Bush, Oak Mountain, Sr.

OUTFIELDERS

Gabe Young, Mountain Brook, Jr. Andrew Batson, Hoover, Sr. John Robicheaux, Mountain Brook, So. Maddox Macrory, Oak Mountain, Sr. Pierce Hanna, Vestavia Hills, Sr.

Coach of the Year

Mountain Brook’s Heather McGuirk was voted 2022 OTM

Davis Gillespie, Oak Mountain

COACH OF THE YEAR

Jamie Harris, Vestavia Hills All OTM team members selected by voting from Over the Mountain high school baseball coaches.

Coach of the Year after leading the Spartans to a 20-19 record with only one senior on the roster and their first regional tournament appearance since 2014.

“That’s pretty incredible,” McGuirk said. “I just finished my fourth season at Mountain Brook, and I’ve had a fantastic group of kids to work with. They worked hard and fully bought in to what we were doing.

“Making the regional for the first time in eight years was huge. I hope it’s the start of the kind of success we’ll see in the future.”

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plus slugging percentage). She also had 24 extra-base hits, including 10 home runs and 11 doubles, 50 runs batted in and 49 runs scored. She struck out only seven times in 173 plate appearances.

But the perfectionist in her won’t let Flannery admire her productive season.

“I could have had a better season,” Flannery said. “I say that because I’m never satisfied.”

Over the Mountain softball coaches, however, were satisfied with Flannery’s performance, voting her as the 2022 OTM Softball Player of the

Eagles for another set in college. He is headed to Southern Miss to play for the Golden Eagles.

“They have a ranked team and they’ve done well this year,” Gillespie said. “When I went to visit, I liked the coaches and the facilities. I feel like it’s a good fit for me.”

where we wanted, but I feel I stepped up my pitching since I’ve always been a good hitter. I’ve always pitched, but I hadn’t pitched as much as I did this year.”

Irons believes Gillespie was a good choice for the honor.

“It’s very exciting and well deserved,” Irons said. “He has the respect of a lot of good coaches in this area.”

Irons had no qualms about using Gillespie, who plays both corner infield positions, more on the mound this season than in previous years.

“He’s got a good arm,” Irons said.

“Most of the year he was a starter, but at the end of the year he became our closer. We beat Hoover twice and he got the save in both of those games.”

Of course, it’s at the plate where the 6-foot-2, 200-pound Gillespie distinguished himself. He prides himself on being a line drive hitter with power.

“I try to keep an approach to all fields,” Gillespie said. “I try to hit the ball hard, and I think I have power to all fields.”

Gillespie is trading one set of

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Oak Mountain Slugger Davis Gillespie Voted OTM Baseball Player of the Year

By Rubin E. Grant

D

erek Irons has been a high school baseball head coach for 14 years, has won more than 400 games and has captured two state championships, so he knows a thing or two about players.

And when Irons, who just completed his seventh season as head coach at Oak Mountain, talks about Eagles infielder-pitcher Davis Gillespie, his words carry extra substance.

“Davis is a really hard worker in all phases of the game,” Irons said. “He’s a strong kid.

See DAVIS, page 23

MEMBERS OF THE 2022 ALL-OVER THE MOUNTAIN BASEBALL TEAM are, front row from left, Coach of the Year Jamie Harris, Vestavia Hills; John Robicheaux, Mountain Brook; Walker Allen, Mountain Brook; Howell Polk, Mountain Brook; Taylor Bush, Oak Mountain; Andrew Hunt, Oak Mountain; and Brady Waugh, Briarwood Christian. Middle row, Gabe Young, Mountain Brook; Trent Wright, Mountain Brook; Barrett Harper, Vestavia Hills; Caleb Shofner, Vestavia Hills; Drake Meeks, Briarwood Christian; and Davis Gillespie, Oak Mountain. Back row, Lucas Thornton, Spain Park; Evan Smallwood, Spain Park; Cole Edwards, Spain Park; Will Cox, Vestavia Hills; Pierce Hanna, Vestavia Hills; and Jackson Harris, Vestavia Hills. Not pictured: Charlie Teel, Homewood; Lucas Steele, Andrew Batson, Carter Milliron, Hoover; Campbell McFadden, John Carroll Catholic; Maddox Macrory, Matthew Heiberger, Oak Mountain.

‘FUN TO WATCH’

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Spain Park’s Katie Flannery Earns OTM Softball Player of the Year Honor

By Rubin E. Grant

K

atie Flannery is something of a perfectionist.

So, when she discusses her justcompleted junior softball season at Spain Park, it comes from that perspective, especially considering the numbers she put at the plate.

Flannery had a .451 batting average, a .541 on-base percentage, a .778 slugging percentage and a ridiculous 1.381 OPS (on-base percentage

See FLANNERY, page 23

MEMBERS OF THE 2022 ALL-OVER THE MOUNTAIN SOFTBALL TEAM are, front row from left, Coach of the Year Heather McGuirk, Mountain Brook; Miah Simmons, Vestavia Hills; Libby Pippin, Vestavia Hills; Emma Hawkins, Spain Park; Edith Kaplan, Mountain Brook; Ellie Pitts, Mountain Brook; and Mallory Ogle, John Carroll Catholic. Middle row, Emily Hart, Oak Mountain; Sarah Katona, Oak Mountain; Maggie Daniel, Spain Park; Katie Flannery, Spain Park; Ella Reed, Spain Park; Susanna Sheehan, Homewood; and Hunter Dunn, Homewood. Back row, Alea Rye, Oak Mountain; Carolyne Hecklinski, Hoover; Olivia Christian, Hoover; Campbell Hecklinski, Hoover; Gracie Hillman, Hoover; Hannah Christian Hoover; and Bella Foran, Hoover. Not pictured: Kayla Coley-Drayton, John Carroll Catholic; Anna Dubose, Oak Mountain.

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