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FEATURE BEST OF THE BEST 2021 You voted. We tallied. Now see who you said Shelby County’s best retailers, restaurants, community events and more are.

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arts & culture

11 A Pandemic Play: A Staged Reading at University of Montevallo 17 Read This Book: Faith + Mental Health Reads 18 Arts Council Corner: In the Black Box

schools & sports

19 Fast-Pitched Joy: Former MLB Player Edgar Olmos 28 Five Questions For: High School Teacher of the Year Celia Dozier

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29 Macaron Mastery: Le Chat Souriant Patisserie Pastries

in every issue 4 Contributors 5 From the Editor 6 The Question 7 The Guide 66 Chamber Connections 71 Who’s Who 80 Out & About 86 Marketplace 88 My Shelby County

36 Five Questions For: Oak Mountain Brewing Company

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contributors EDITORIAL

Alec Etheredge Madoline Markham Keith McCoy Scott Mims Emily Sparacino

CONTRIBUTORS

Lauren Dowdle Lindsey Drennan Lindsey Dryess Ashley Cirilli Farlow Sarah Cook McBride Jessica Sullivan Mary Tweedy

DESIGN

Jamie Dawkins Connor Martin-Lively Brittani Myers Kimberly Myers Briana Sansom

Lindsey Drennan, Photographer

Lindsey is a lifestyle and wedding photographer as well as a graphic designer. She has been in the wedding industry for over six years with Lindsey Ann Photography and has a passion for design as well. When she’s not working, you’ll find her renovating her house or playing with her golden, Aiden. You can follow her photography at @liindsey and her renovations @themodernrenovator on Instagram.

Ashley Cirilli Farlow, Writer

Ashley, a Missouri School of Journalism graduate, is a freelancer who has worked for numerous local and national publications. She has an adoration for the Birmingham area, and she and her husband are raising their three children in Shelby County.

MARKETING

Darniqua Bowen Evann Campbell Jessica Caudill Kari George Rachel Henderson Rhett McCreight Viridiana Romero Kerrie Thompson

ADMINISTRATION Kristy Brown Hailey Dolbare Mary Jo Eskridge Daniel Holmes Kinley Johnson Stacey Meadows Tim Prince Brittany Schofield Savana Tarwater

Sarah Cook McBride, Writer

Sarah is a freelance writer living in Cullman with her husband, Sam, and rescue dog, Jacob. Since graduating from Auburn University with a journalism degree, she’s worked for several newspapers and magazines throughout the South. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her running on one of Alabama’s many beautiful trail systems—she recently completed her first ultra marathon, traversing more than 26.2 miles through the woods!

Mary Tweedy, Photographer

Mary started her photography journey with a film camera in high school. Today, she runs Mary Tweedy Photography, a full-service photography studio, located in the heart of the beautiful town of Helena. The studio specializes in all things portrait: maternity, newborn, baby’s first year plan, family and high school senior portraits, and professional headshots. When she is not taking portraits, Mary helps startups, small businesses and non-profits build beautiful, responsive websites, stress free and fast. She lives in Pelham with her amazing husband and two boys.

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ON THE COVER

For the Love of the Game

Edgar Olmos pitched for minor and Major League Baseball teams before starting to coach through Blessed Baseball in Chelsea. Photo by Keith McCoy Design by Connor Bucy

Spring is at its best as I write this, with bright, sunny rays breaking through crisp air, but I can’t help but think back to that day in late March when the season showed its ugliest side. And I’m not talking about pollen. Like many of you, I was glued to a screen just after lunch on March 25 as James Spann spoke with alarm about polygons and paths. Sure, I’d watched Spann guide me through every severe Alabama storm between the time he talked to my school when I was in fourth grade and now, but never before had he told me a tornado was heading straight toward my parents’ house off Highway 280, and toward his own home where his wife was. It was beyond eerie watching from outside the polygon and not knowing what was really happening on the ground. Thankfully my parents’ neighborhood was spared, but I quickly learned how many around them were not. Majestic green trees I’d long admired as I drove up Double Oak Mountain had pummeled—and sometimes flattened—homes I’d driven past to babysit and visit friends growing up. Similar damage stretched from Helena up to Shoal Creek, and later parts of Columbiana and Calera suffered a similar fate. It makes me sick thinking back to the images of destruction that are now seared in my mind from the moments they’d popped up in social media feeds as my colleagues at our sister publication the Shelby County Reporter posted them. But then with cleanup the reminder of just how strong community shows itself to be in the literal storms of life. We share some of your stories about that on our The Question answers on page 6, and I know there are countless more out there. We also share a poem, “The Unshaken Pot,” by Eagle Point resident Rej Vedula written after the storm on page 9. Most of this issue was already complete when the tornadoes came through, so in some ways it feels weird to share our usual collection of what I call “pretty, happy” stories with you in the wake of such devastation. But look closer at them, and you’ll read of the struggles that accompany the triumphs for people like Major League Baseball player Edgar Olmos, who is now a coach in Chelsea. And amidst the tragedy around us, beauty still shines bright like spring sunshine in homes and businesses around us, and that’s just what you’ll find in the pages ahead. As always, thanks for reading, and I always love to hear your ideas for stories we should cover in future issues!

madoline.markham@shelbyliving.com

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“ ” THE QUESTION

How have you seen the power of community in the days following the March 25 tornadoes? Within hours neighbors had made a path for vehicles to get through so that clean up could begin. Columbiana immediately began to take care of their own on multiple fronts.

Almost instantly, Valleydale Church, Greystone YMCA and Asbury Church have literally swooped in immediately to put together ALL day programs (school hours) for our children.

It was amazing seeing so many people pull together. From scouts, to city administration, to faithbased organizations, to citizens in general. It was amazing!

Yesterday a call went out that an elderly family had to pack and be out of there house within like 48 hours. Packing supplies appeared from all over. Volunteers appeared and packed.

-Sasha Maples Johns

-Jeremy Raines

Strangers have become friends, and neighbors have become family. -James Bruce

Our neighbors brought over a chainsaw and began clearing our driveway before they even started removing the trees in their yard! -Ashli Chaffin Polizos

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-Sarah Crawford

-Melissa Headrick Bailey

When my 15 year old refused to just sit at home—he had to go out and find a way to help his hometown. -Kristen Scarborough Dean

Right afterward we had friends at our house cutting trees. On Saturday, three churches worked our cul-desac. Students and families from OMMS came to help, along with co-workers. -Cindy Hoehn Cruce

THE GUIDE

REGIONS TRADITION MAY 5-9 Greystone Golf and Country Club This annual tournament brings together 81 of the top PGA Tour Champions players and World Golf Hall of Fame members to compete for a major championship. Since the tournament became Regions Tradition in 2011, it has raised over $4.5 million for local charities and more than $19 million since the tournament’s inception in 1992. Children’s of Alabama serves as its primary beneficiary. Find more information at regionstradition. com. ShelbyLiving.com

THE GUIDE JUNE 18

Act of Congress 7:30 P.M. Shelby County Arts Council’s Black Box Theatre Act of Congress has performed its bluegrass sounds for the likes of Paste, SXSW, Disney, NPR and Billboard, and now you can see the Birminghambased band in Columbiana. For more information, call 205-669-0044 or email info@ shelbycountyartscouncil.com.

MAY 15

Trash to Treasures 8 A.M.-NOON Buck Creek Park, Alabaster Time for this annual community-wide yard sale! May will be the makeup day in case of inclement weather, at the same time and location. The cost is $10 per 20-by-20-foot booth, which can be paid by cash or card only. For more information, see cityofalabaster.com/165/Parks-Recreation.

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Tablescapes 2021 Shelter From The Storm Inverness Country Club The Kings Home Shelby Auxiliary is hosting a tablescapes luncheon in person with a virtual silent auction May 10 and item preview starting May 7. All proceeds from the event will be directed to the purchase of a new roof for Kings Home. Visit kingshomeshelbyaux.org for more information or tickets ($60), or email Pam Bradford at pbradfor@charter.net. 10 May/June 2021

AROUND TOWN NOW THROUGH JANUARY 2022 All Things Bright and Beautiful Exhibit Birmingham Museum of Art MAY 1 Wellness Trail Hosted by SafeHouse of Shelby County Veterans Park, Alabaster MAY 1 Marching Troubadours Spring Event Montevallo High School MAY 4 12th Annual Douglas W. Jones Golf Tournament Benefitting the Helena Police Explorers Bent Brook Golf Club MAY 4-9 Birmingham Barons vs. Biloxi Shuckers Regions Field MAY 5-9 Regions Tradition Greystone Golf and Country Club MAY 8 Mother’s Day Market Cahaba Brewing Company MAY 8 Mount Calvary Reunion Mount Calvary Cemetery Chelsea MAY 8 Birmingham Christian Family’s Celebrate the Family Expo Pelham Civic Complex MAY 8 Motherwalk & Run 5K Homewood Central Park MAY 9-15 Sozo Children’s Run for a Reason Virtual 5K

MAY 12 Rain- A Tribute To The Beatles Presented By Broadway in Birmingham BJCC Concert Hall MAY 15 Do Dah Day Highland Avenue MAY 18-23 Birmingham Barons vs. Montgomery Biscuits Regions Field MAY 23 Zach Williams The Rescue Story Tour The Alabama Theatre MAY 31 Memorial Day TUESDAYS IN JUNE West Homewood Market 160 Oxmoor Road JUNE 1-6 Birmingham Barons vs. Tennessee Smokies Regions Field JUNE 6 Vulcan’s 117th Birthday Bash Vulcan Park & Museum JUNE 12 2021 Birmingham Heart Walk Digital Experience JUNE 18-20 I’m With Mike Virtual 5K Presented by The Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research JUNE 18-20 Euphonious Music Festival Birmingham Zoo JUNE 22-27 Birmingham Barons vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos Regions Field JUNE 29-JULY 4 Birmingham Barons vs. Chattanooga Lookouts Regions Field

THE GUIDE KIDS

UNDER THE SEA A mermaid-themed camp? Yep! Scuba Ventures Dive Center is offering three camp sessions this year (July 12-16, 19-23, and 26-30) at Blue Water Park in Pelham for kids ages 7-11 who already swim fairly well. The cost includes a swimmable tail to keep at the end of the week. You can register in person at Scuba Ventures (610 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216) or over the phone (205-822-2121, ask for Bethany).

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THE UNSHAKEN POT Eagle Point resident Raj Vedula shared this poem he wrote after the March 25 tornado that hit his neighborhood and surrounding areas. This is not a very pretty pot now but there is much to learn from a pot so broken but the life it holds remains calm In a fateful turn of things nature sought to choose the other side The power was fierce that left a trail of tears The winds were harsh and wild and brought upon an undesired fate Memories of memories are what remain beneath the piles of broken dreams Such is the beauty of life, glory and pomp aside New memories of kindness from friends and strangers alike The boundaries were broken and the feelings shared for the loss is the same for all Nevertheless the pot survives for its seen the worst of all.

MAY 1-14

Taste of Teal Gala This annual event benefitting the Laura Crandall Brown Foundation will be virtual this year and kick off Derby weekend, all to benefit the women with GYN cancers in Alabama. In addition to an online auction, gourmet dinners from Smiley Brothers Specialty Foods are available for purchase starting at $150 and include a chance to win a Trip for Four to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Virtual tables are available for purchase starting at $1,200 and include the dinners and multiple chances to win the trip. Visit thinkoflaura.org/tasteofteal for more information and to purchase dinners and virtual tables. ShelbyLiving.com

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A PANDEMIC PLAY

A staged reading production of Stick Fly took on the stage at the University of Montevallo—masks included. BY LAUREN H. DOWDLE PHOTOS BY JESSICA SULLIVAN ShelbyLiving.com

embody someone who has the same ethnicity as me. I didn’t have to imagine what it would be like if the character was black. She already was, and that was a freeing and validating experience to play someone who is like me and discusses the black experience. Emily: My favorite part of every show is to talk with directors and performers—what they think, what work they are doing, what images or other materials inspire them. What was most enjoyable and valuable about Stick Fly particularly was director Chalethia Williams’s perspective on the story, characters and process. Chalethia: My favorite part was working with all of the students and faculty to see this production What did you enjoy most about your role in through to closing night. And that new space is fantastic (read more about it in the sidebar on Stick Fly? Labrina: My favorite part was getting to page 14). Like much of what happened in the past year, the University of Montevallo’s latest theatre production didn’t quite look like “normal.” For their first production since the start of the pandemic, Stick Fly by Lydia R. Diamond tackled issues of gender, class, race and privilege in a searing way—all performed with masks and social distance. The play was directed by guest artist Chalethia Williams from Miles College, and to learn more about the experience we talked with her as well as Emily Gill, costume designer and associate professor of theatre and costume design, and Labrina Riles, a senior theatre major who played Taylor Bradley-Scott.

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Amanda Watson and Labrina Riles perform a staged reading of Stick Fly with masks and social distance at the University of Montevallo.

How did this production look different than usual during COVID times? Labrina: The production was a full-staged reading. A staged reading is like doing a full show but with the scripts on stage with limited movement. We still had costumes, but spacing was mostly 6 feet, wearing masks—which are very hard to articulate in — and there were no shared props at all. Chalethia: The look was different in that the characters had no physical contact, and it was billed as a stage reading to let audiences know that it would look different. So, the audience had to work harder to see the picture that the actors were working just as hard to make them see only, for the most part, through the words of Ms. Diamond.

Emily: In terms of the creative process, not very different. In terms of realization, there were some special considerations with reference to a number of changes. This is the type of play where, traditionally, the costumes not only define characters in place, but the changes in family dynamics over the course of the long weekend. I made the call early that student-crew-assisted changes were out. Something that was missing to a degree is the pre-show environment for performers. Usually, they can warm up together, chat, run lines—and the energy translates to stage. After the rehearsal weekend, seeing how glum it was compared to the usual excited environment, we found a nice space where they could gather properly distanced to try to bring some of that back. ShelbyLiving.com

A STAGE WITH A STORY \The University of Montevallo opened its new Center for the Arts in time for fall classes last year. The 36,750-square-foot building serves students in the College of Fine Arts department, including art, music and theatre, communication and dance — something senior Labrina Riles is especially excited about. “I’m also a dancer, so now having access to a dance facility is so helpful for putting

dance

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just improving technique,” Riles says. The new center gave classes the space needed to provide socially distant learning options, says Emily Gill. It also provided room backstage that COVID protocol required for the Stick Fly production. “It’s more than ‘creature comforts’ we gained in this building. It was the ability to operate at all,” Emily says. “I think there was some wincing at opening a giant gathering space just in time for gatherings to be restricted, but in truth, it was ‘right on time’ in the local

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parlance.” The stage in the Center of the Arts will be named after alumna Rebecca Luker, a UM graduate who led a lengthy career as a Broadway actress. Rebecca, who passed away in 2020, earned multiple Tony Award nominations for her roles, while also remaining involved with UM. “I think her approach to her art with dedication, sensitivity, and — later after her successes — a sense of lifting up those on the rise are qualities we can emulate in all disciplines,” says Emily, who

remembers

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Conversely, how did the production look similar to productions from pre-COVID times? Labrina: Honestly, I was so amazed at the set and costumes. In usual staged readings, you don’t get a full set, and you’re usually dressed in all black. The costumes, set and lights truly brought it together for the audiences to be able to imagine our full world. Chalethia: The similarities were that the words are the words with or without moving—or blocking, as it is called. So, the task was to direct the students to paint the picture with the dialogue more through their delivery, some body movement and abovethe-mask gestures. I used the term, “eye acting.” It was a bit of a challenge, but I felt that as long as the students believed and committed to the story, the audience would believe and get it. Emily: The students working on the production, performing and in the department at large worked and supported the staged reading the same as a full production. I’m not surprised because

of the type of student we have at UM Theatre, but I think given the extended energies needed to complete classes, extra steps for prep, extra calls and all kinds of new processes, it would have been easy to relax, but they didn’t. What do you hope audiences left thinking or feeling? Labrina: There are so many small gems in the story that bring up class dynamics, race, interracial dating, identity and familial turmoil. Overall, I hope we told the story well enough to where each audience member left taking a piece from the story that made them either want to evaluate their own thinking of people or gave them something to hold onto every day as they go through life. Personally, two of those takeaway moments happened with the dad character. He says, “Find a man that hasn’t made mistakes and then you judge,” and, “No one can make you feel inferior.” Emily: I hope they learned a new author to seek out in future plays to attend and read. I hope that audiences felt represented by the stories and images we created collaboratively. I hope everyone expanded their knowledge of modern social discussions and continued those discussions after leaving our building, and finally, I hope they enjoyed the performances. ShelbyLiving.com

Emily: I hope we don’t abandon virtual access events because I feel a positive effect of this situation is in more remote areas. We have access to a greater diversity of content and forms. I hope we can remember the positive aspects of being apart when we are together again and not just return to only the UM senior theatre major Labrina Riles, center, played Taylor Bradley-Scott in the production. accidentally exclusive models out of nostalgia. Labrina: There are Chalethia: I hope the audience left with the so many ways people have continued to keep story and the history of the story written by Ms. creating work, but safely and differently than Diamond. And that little or nothing was missed before. I can’t wait to see how it influences a new because of the masks because staged readings are era of live theatre. Chalethia: I am excited to see how the return not a new concept. to some type of normalcy happens and how the What are you most excited about with future theatre and audience have to adjust. I have no performances that will be held during post- doubt that theatre will return, but I think it will look different. pandemic times?

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Steve Austin Local Author

Steve Austin was a pastor when he nearly died by suicide. But that was not the end of his story. Since 2012, the Alabaster native has written several books, including Catching Your Breath (2018), Hiding in the Pews (2021) and Slow Miracles (2022). Today, he consults church leaders on how to make their faith communities a safe place for those who are suffering. Download his free resource guide, How to Love Those with Mental Illness, at catchingyourbreath.com.

Try Softer

By Aundi Kolber In Try Softer, Aundi Kolber says, “The work of paying compassionate attention is, in a sense, learning to steward for ourselves what God already believes about us—that we’re valuable and loved.” If you have been indoctrinated with a message that you must always try harder, dig deeper, reach higher and never show weakness, you desperately need Try Softer. Aundi Kolber’s book is the most helpful one I read in 2020 because it gave me permission to be human again. It can do the same for you.

I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die

By Sara J. Robinson For anyone living with mental illness who has been shamed into thinking that their mental illness somehow makes them less than a full Christian, let me introduce you to one of my dearest friends, Sarah J. Robinson. With great courage and vulnerability, Sarah’s book will guide you toward a God who is “present in our deepest anguish,” helping you find the strength to fight for your own healing. This book publishes on May 11, 2021. Learn more at SarahJRobinson.com/book.

The Great Belonging

By Charlotte Donlon When my grandfather passed away, I immediately knew which book to add to my grandma’s to-be-read pile. Charlotte Donlon is an author and spiritual director from the Birmingham area, and if you’re looking for a way to embrace your loneliness, this is it. The Great Belonging is divided into five parts: Belonging to Ourselves, Belonging to Each Other, Belonging to Our Places, Belonging through Art and Belonging to God. If you could use a companion for hard days, pick this one up today. Learn more at CharlotteDonlon.com.

Easy as Hard Gets

By Dr. Jeremy D. Sims In addition to serving as the worship and youth pastor at Kingwood Church in Alabaster, Jeremy Sims is also a phenomenal storyteller. In 2011, Jeremy’s wife, Tiffanni, was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disorder, Huntington’s Disease. Easy as Hard Gets chronicles their family’s journey over the past several years. Each entry will likely bring you to tears, while reinforcing your hope. Follow along at easyashardgets.com today.

Hiding in the Pews

By Steve Austin I was a pastor when I nearly died by suicide. No one knew my secret struggles with mental illness. I would have rather died than face my shame. Hiding in the Pews is a prophetic call—a clear, compassionate and practical guide—for the church to become a safe place where believers and leaders with mental illness are empowered to cultivate vulnerability in a safe, inclusive community. This book will publish July 6, 2021, and you can download a free sample at HidingInThePews.com today.

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IN THE BLACK BOX

A pottery show, Black Box Theatre concerts and more are coming to the Shelby County Arts Council as summer kicks off. BY LINDSAY DYESS PHOTO BY BERNE IMES As the world begins to open back up and a small sense of normalcy returns, the Shelby County Arts Council is getting ready for a summer of exciting Black Box Theater performances and activities! Kicking things off is the Pottery Collective and Artist Member gallery show and pottery sale on Sunday, May 2. The Pottery Collective sale returns after last year’s hiatus with beautiful handmade functional and decorative pottery created by artists who all started out as pottery students at the SCAC. After finding their niche in pottery, many of them went on to create their own home studios and create and fire work on their own. The Pottery Collective group works together to sell their work at shows around the state and even bounces around ideas and techniques with one another. Pieces for sale at this show will include bowls, vases, mugs, jewelry and more. Along with the Pottery Collective exhibit will be the Artist Members gallery show. This is a new show to highlight the talented supporting members of the Shelby County Arts Council. Their work will range from paintings to photography to 3D design and more. This gallery exhibit reception and pottery sale will be on Sunday, May 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. The pottery will be cash and carry, and some of the artist members’ work will be available for purchase. This reception is opened to the public, and work will be on display until May 20. Not only will the EBSCO Fine Art Gallery be filled with beautiful work, but the Black Box Theater will also be rocking with some great shows! Back by popular demand is the masterful singer/songwriter Paul Thorn. If you missed Thorn’s last BBT performance, you will not want to miss this one. The performance will be Friday, May 21. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 7:30 p.m.

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Singer songwriter Paul Thorne will perform in the Black Box Theatre on May 21.

On June 4 Tim Montana and the Shrednecks will perform for the first time in the BBT. The countryrock singer-songwriter has performed with the Foo Fighters, befriended Kid Rock and has even cowritten songs with ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons. Now he brings his unique style to music lovers of Columbiana. Get your tickets for this show now! Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased at shelbycountyartscouncil.com. If you’re looking for something for the kiddos this summer, be sure to check out our upcoming kids’ theater camp and art camps. Information and dates for those camps will be available at shelbycountyartscouncil.com. Be sure to follow the Shelby County Arts Council on Facebook and Instagram (@shelby_county_arts) for the latest news and happenings at the SCAC.

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FAST-PITCHED JOY

Edgar Olmos is sharing his love for the game and MLB experience with young baseball players nearby. BY ASHLEY CIRILLI FARLOW PHOTOS BY KEITH MCCOY & CONTRIBUTED ShelbyLiving.com

Edgar Olmos started playing baseball for nothing more than the love of the game. Drafted right out of high school by the Marlins, he never could have imagined the path that preceded and followed his entrance into the life of a professional baseball player—one that has primed him for giving distinctive training to young players today. Word spread fast after he began helping coach a few friends’ sons near his Chelsea home, and Blessed Baseball was born in 2020 . But it doesn’t feel like business to Edgar. “The more I coached these kids, the more it became clear it was my calling,” says Edgar, who had prayed for an opportunity to give back all he had learned in his baseball career. “I’ve been blessed to have the journey I’ve had as an athlete and wanted to do good through what God’s given me.”

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The eldest of Jesús and Marisela Olmos’ four children, Edgar’s introduction to baseball was watching his dad play in a rec league as he was growing up in the small community of Van Nuys outside Los Angeles. “I remember his joy for the game, his hustle, his big smile,” Edgar says. At the age of 4, Edgar joined a T-ball league. By age 8, he got to pitch, and this left-hander was hooked. He says back then youth baseball wasn’t the travel teams and pressures of today. He played regular seasons, and in the winter, he took a break (other than throwing in the yard with his dad). At age 12, Edgar set a goal: make the high school team—and his goal was met. “The funny thing is, once I made it, I was so nervous because I couldn’t believe I was on the team,” he says. He set a goal once again during his junior year:

play college baseball. “I never even thought about playing at a big university, just hoped to try for a local community college,” Edgar says. “It was unheard of for guys from my community to sign somewhere big, and I just didn’t know any better.” But coaches and scouts were dreaming bigger for him. Eventually up to 30 scouts were in the stands, radar guns in hand, watching for Edgar to pull back his left arm. “I didn’t put much pressure on myself though,” he says. “I just wanted to throw strikes and have fun.” Edgar went on his junior year to sign a letter of intent to pitch for the University of Arizona. But when he broke the strike-out record at his high school by a long shot his senior year, professional scouts started knocking at the family’s door. “The Marlins guy came twice a week, and now I see it

was him wanting to see my character,” Edgar recalls. “They take that into account when they’re about to have you living on your own and want to see how you handle yourself.” In June 2008, the Marlins drafted Edgar right out of high school, and he moved across the country to Jupiter, Florida, to pitch in the Gulf Coast League. In his first game, he struck out five guys, but the next day he couldn’t throw a ball. “I remember crying in the complex when they confirmed my injury, calling my dad, and we just couldn’t keep it together,” he says. “But we sprang into action. I got the surgery in LA, and then headed back to Florida.” After the rehab process, he gained 20 pounds of muscle, and he was throwing again four months later, even gaining 5 mph. ShelbyLiving.com

EDGAR’S JOURNEY 2008: MARLINS | JUPITER, FL uDrafted out of high school and pitched for the Florida (Miami) Marlins in the Gulf Coast League 2009: MARLINS | JAMESTOWN, NY uFirst surgery uMoved up a level to pitch for the Jamestown Jammers 2010: MARLINS | GREENSBORO, NC uMoved up to Low A and pitched for the Greensboro Grasshoppers 2011: MARLINS | JUPITER, FL uMoved up to High A and pitched for the Jupiter Hammerheads 2012: MARLINS | JUPITER AND JACKSONVILLE, FL uMet his wife, Jordan uMoved up in August to Double A in Jacksonville and pitched for the Jacksonville Suns 2013: MARLINS | JACKSONVILLE, FL AND GLENDALE, AZ uPitched for Jacksonville Suns uMade Major League debut for the Miami Marlins in the National League uOptioned back to Double A and finished the year in Jacksonville uPitched in the Arizona Fall League 2014: MARLINS | JACKSONVILLE, FL; NEW ORLEANS, LA; GLENDALE AND SCOTTSDALE, AZ uRepeated Double A with the Jacksonville Suns uMoved up to Triple A to the New Orleans Zephyrs uMarried his wife, Jordan 24 May/June 2021

Jupiter wasn’t only the birthplace of Edgar’s professional career, it was also where he met his wife, Jordan, whom he married in 2014. “We’ve moved our whole lives over and over and have gone all over the place,” Edgar says. “Jordan’s ability to adapt and take the bull by the horns all while being the joy she is—she is superwoman.” See an overview of Edgar’s fast-pitched, curve-ball life in the sidebar on this spread. In 2018, with then 2- and 3-year-old daughters and a son on the way, Jordan and Edgar moved to Birmingham from Japan to put down roots near some extended family. The plan was to go back and forth to Mexico where Edgar was on the Tijuana Toros roster.

However, in 2019 at spring training, he got a familiar feeling that something was wrong—an MRI showed he’d likely been pitching for years with a tear. Edgar underwent an extensive surgery at Birmingham’s Andrews Sports Medicine and now has four anchors in his posterior labrum and also had a bicep tenodesis procedure. “Not only does he put one foot in front of the other when things are hard, he always does it with grace and a humble heart,” Jordan says. Still, after his surgery, Jordan says it was hard to watch as Edgar’s body wasn’t bouncing back to peak playing performance. While rehabbing his shoulder, he started working for a family member’s steel fabrication shop and giving

uPitched in the Arizona Fall League uLived in Scottsdale, Ariz. in off-season 2015: MARINERS | PEORIA, AZ; TACOMA, WA; SEATTLE, WA; HOLLYWOOD, CA uMajor League spring training in Peoria with Seattle Mariners uDrove from Phoenix to Tacoma with a 2-day-old baby, his first child, daughter Siena uPitched for the Triple A Tacoma Rainiers uPitched in Major Leagues for the Seattle Mariners in the American League uLived in Hollywood in the off-season 2016: CUBS AND ORIOLES | MESA, AZ; SARASOTA, FL; NORFOLK, VA; FRANKLIN, TN uMajor League Spring Training in Mesa with the Chicago Cubs uTraded to the Baltimore Orioles uSpring training in Sarasota uPlayed the year in Triple A with Norfolk Tides uSecond child born, daughter Ximena Edgar pitches during his years playing Major League Baseball.

uLived in Franklin in off-season 2017: RED SOX | FORT MYERS, FL; PAWTUCKET, RI; FAYETTEVILLE, AR uMajor League spring training in Fort Myers with the Boston Red Sox uPlayed the year in Triple A with Pawtucket Paw Sox (Made Triple A all-star team) uLived in Fayetteville in the off-season 2018: CHIBA LOTTE MARINES | ISHIGAKI, JAPAN AND BIRMINGHAM, AL uPitched for Japan’s Chiba Lotte Marines uLived in Birmingham in off-season uThird child, son Brooks, born in Edgar still has baseball cards from his pitching career.

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pitching lessons on the side. Living in Chelsea with their children, ages 2, 4 and 6, the Olmoses say the Blessed Baseball training program was created by staying in step with God. “It’s been amazing to see Edgar coming home pumped about what his athletes accomplish, praying for his kids through

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injuries and hardships, seeing guys FaceTime him after a game because they pitched better than ever,” Jordan says. Edgar’s passion for coaching is more than obvious when you talk to him about it. “Working with younger kids, we focus more on the

BLESSED BASEBALL REVIEWS Blessed Baseball offers individual and group training specializing in conditioning, pitch development, flexibility, core stability, arm strengthening, mental preparation and awareness, team drills and beyond. Edgar also plans to offer camps this summer for the Shelby County community, and he recently began helping coach a youth elite team in the area. 2016

“Edgar has been great for [our son] Cooper, not only with his knowledge and teaching skills but how to handle the ups and downs of the game. He really connects with the kids and truly cares about their growth.” - Aaron and Pepper Bentley, parents of Cooper Bentley, Sophomore at Shelby County High School “Edgar has helped me a lot on the mental sides of baseball. He really helps me understand the game more and helped me go so far into detail about how to prepare for a game. Also, he has worked with me a lot to try to get as flexible as I can with my body. Edgar has helped me out a ton, and I’m super happy to be working with him so I become the best player I can be.” - Micah Morris, Freshman at Shelby County High School “Edgar communicates his craft well to teenagers. He has helped [my son] Nathan become an elite pitcher – up to 85 mph on the mound and ranked in the state by PG and PBR. To maintain and keep improving requires a lot of rehab post pitching, stretching and strength training. Edgar is very good with this aspect; he’s been there and done it. So, with Edgar you get not only the correct pitching mechanics, but you get the after care, stretching and strength training.” - Scott Owen, father of Nathan Owen, Sophomore at Evangel Christian School ShelbyLiving.com

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Passion emanates from Celia Dozier when you speak to her, and it quickly becomes obvious why she was named 2020 High School Teacher of the Year by the Shelby County Board of Education. She taught biology and forensics at Helena High School for two years, and this school year you can find Celia teaching biomedical science at the school system’s Career Technical Educational Center —which she says “gives students an opportunity to gain valuable work skills I think all kids need and to earn credentials to go out into the work force and to do well in college and in a career.” We talked with her to learn more about her classroom and how she got there. How did you get into teaching? Teaching is my second career. I have a bachelor’s in health care administration and for 10 years worked in skilled nursing facilities as a business office manager. I enjoyed that but always shave had a passion to teach. I decided to venture into the master’s program at Samford. When I talked to the admissions counselor, it was a perfect fit. During my last semester at Samford, I got the position as long-term substitute at Helena, and it reaffirmed I had made the right decision. I got hired on at Helena after that. What made you teach science and what are you passionate about in the classroom? I attended John Carroll and grew up middle class, but I saw few African Americans represented in science. It was important for me to be a representative for other people of color in a STEM field. What I love most about the classroom is not just the content, but developing an excellent rapport with my students. Because I am so focused on building those relationships

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teaching summer school in Shelby County? Can you tell us some about what Gear Up is a program at Samford that happens in your classes? caters to Birmingham City Schools I love CTEC because I have so much students who might not have the same freedom to make my classroom what I resources as other systems. I have taught want it to be. We do hands-on stuff sciences to them in a two-week program to everyday. For my forensics class they walk get them experience in science math and into a crime science lab and have to analyze reading and to improve their ACT scores. fingerprints and blood splatter and DNA. I The hope is that we are able to close the didn’t see some of those things until achievement gap. Being in Shelby County, college. At CTEC they really want them to students are afforded with opportunities have those real-world applications. In that other systems are not, and I think it’s anatomy, they do dissections, but we also important to give back. look at the pathology of diseases. Senior year I have them take the Certified Clinical What’s on the horizon for you? Medical Assisting test. When they pass, I am in the process of adopting they are automatically certified for medical brothers, ages 3 and 1. I am working on assisting jobs in hospitals, so it gives them my Ph.D. in instructional leadership foundation for work experience after high with a concentration on instructional school. I also teach Intro to Biotechnology, technology, and it’s my hope to influence where we look at the fusion of biology and teachers to not necessarily teach how technology, and I take them on an ethical you were taught. Kids do not learn from exploration as well. answering questions in a textbook, so we first, I am able to be a better teacher.

have to find those ways that assist them Can you tell us about the summer in learning and cater to their different program you teach in addition to learning styles.

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Megan Clark may speak with a Southern accent, but her baking is all French. Since visiting Paris about three years ago, she has spent countless hours perfecting the art of the macaron, a sweet meringue-based confection that calls for egg white, almond meal and not one, but two forms of sugar. “They’re finicky cookies,” Megan says. “I kind of became obsessed with making the perfect one. I would even dream about it.” Even before visiting Paris, Megan had an interest in French baking. A dietician by day, she would often use the kitchen as a place to let her creativity unfold. Once she began to really hone the process of macaron making, the idea for developing a more formal side-hustle began to take shape. “It all happened really fast,” Megan says of the decision to officially open Le Chat Souriant Patisserie, which translates to “The Smiling Cat

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Patisserie.” “It all came together after a few months. I got to the point where the macarons were where I wanted them to be, so I decided to open (the business).” All of the Patisserie’s macarons are made in Megan’s home kitchen in Alabaster, which she admits can be challenging at times, but the creative satisfaction it provides greatly outweighs the long nights and busy weekends. The trick to making the perfect macaron, Megan says, is all in the details. Using almond flour, egg whites, powdered sugar and regular sugar, Megan creates the meringue, a light and airy confection that serves as the base of the macaron. “There’s a lot of technique that goes into it,” she says. “You can turn the meringue too many times, the oven can be just too hot or too cool—everything has to be very specific.” Aside from the feat of creating the perfect

Megan Clark bakes macarons in all sorts of colors and flavors from her Alabaster home.

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macaron, Megan has also spent many hours perfecting the variety of flavors that make the macarons both festive and colorful. She likes to stick to the seasons when it comes to flavors, offering curated boxes that celebrate specific times of the year and the holidays associated with them. “We just did a St. Patrick’s Day batch that had pistachio, salted caramel (for gold coins), Irish cream and key lime pie,” Megan says. All year long, however, you can find more traditional flavors like vanilla, chocolate, caramel, raspberry, blueberry and others. She likes to keep as many options available for her customers. Aside from macarons, you’ll also find a generous selection of other French-inspired items at Le Chat Souriant Patisserie. Madeleines, financiers (a small French almond cake), sable cookies, croissants, caneles (French pastry flavored with rum and vanilla) and brioche are just a few of the selections in her repertoire. Needless to say, Megan stays busy. “A typical day involves a lot of baking, dreaming up new flavors, curating new box theme ideas, corresponding with customers and photographing treats,” she says. Since Megan doesn’t have a brick-and-mortar home for Le Chat Souriant Patisserie yet, most business comes in through social media or word of mouth. After only being open for a short period of time, the response has already been great, she says. “I’ve learned that starting a business requires a lot of hard work, planning and overcoming obstacles, but it is totally ShelbyLiving.com

TIPS FOR TURNING YOUR SIDEHUSTLE INTO A FULL BUSINESS Tip #1: Make an offer. Offer discounts and giveaways to get your product out there. Being a new business, people may need some incentive to give you a try. I offered a discount for our first macaron box, the Luck Box, and I have plans for more giveaways and discounts on my Instagram.” Tip #2: Get the word out. Don’t be afraid to contact customers or to try out-of-the-box avenues for selling your product. I advertised my first box on the Birmingham subReddit asking if people would be interested in purchasing, and the response was overwhelming. It never hurts to ask just to gauge how many people would be interested. Tip #3: Get social. Think about putting your business on multiple social media platforms to reach as many potential customers as possible. We have a Facebook page, a Reditt account(u/lechatsouriantmac), an Instagram (@lechatsouriantpatisserie), a Twitter, a YouTube channel (Le Chat Souriant Patisserie) and a Tik Tok account (@lechatsouriantpatisserie).

worth it,” she says. “I love getting to share my pastries with the community, and it brings me so much happiness when I hear that people love what I have created.” Looking to the future, Megan says she still envisions her baking being inspired by the romance (and sweetness) of French culture— trying to capture a little bit of the magic she 36 May/June 2021

experienced while roaming Parisian streets years before. French baking, she says, will always be her passion. “My dream is to have a brick-and-mortar store where I can expand what pastries I have to offer,” she says. “Plus, it’ll be a place here customers can relax, enjoy delicious treats and add a little magical whimsy to their day.”

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Oak Mountain Brewing Company Managing Partner PHOTO BY KEITH MCCOY

After 15 years of living in Pelham and growing up in the Valleydale Road and Caldwell Mill area of Shelby County, Peter Genereux knows Pelham the area well. And now he’s brought it something it hasn’t had until this point—a brewing company that operates as brewpub (so it serves food!). Two other customer-friendly offerings we should mention: they offer table service, and their menu is on an app called Untappd you can view anywhere. We talked with Peter in March as they were serving up beer and wine and food and preparing to start brewing their own beer. Here’s what he shared. How did Oak Mountain Brewing come to be? I worked for Alabama Crown for 12 years and saw all the breweries opening up in downtown Birmingham and Pelham and Shelby County being underserved. I thought especially with Birmingham Bulls playing in Pelham, Live Nation bringing concerts to Oak Mountain Amphitheatre and Oak Mountain State Park expanding, people come to the area year-round. We found a building at the corner of 31 and 119, and we were supposed to open last year but with COVID we slowed down. In January we opened as a tap room selling other people’s beer and wine, and by the middle of April we hope to start brewing our own beer and by May we hope to be serving it. What’s on tap now? Right now we have 24 craft beers we are rotating out, and we supplement that with another 14 cans or bottles. We have

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Alabama locals like Ferris and Good People and Trim Tab and Straight to Ale and Common Bond, and regional breweries like High Wire and Sierra Nevada and Southern Probation—plus other mainstays and European beers. For wine we will do four whites and three reds by the glass and a few more bottle-only options.

Baldwin who was head brewer at Ghost Train is our head brewer, so that gives us some credibility. We want quality beer and consistent beer. Our pilsner is our Pelham Pilsner. We are working on our names for our other beers, but they might be named after things in Oak Mountain State Park.

What about the food selection? We have some appetizers like hummus, spinach artichoke dip, nachos and pretzels and will be doing some paninis, and we also run food trucks Thursday to Sunday like Hey Baby and Hot Dog Nation and others.

What does the building you are in have to offer? The building was originally Alabama Outdoors, and then it was a mattress store. One of the things I like about the space is the 20-foot ceiling heights, so we were able to get taller tanks and coolers. There was also a mezzanine that gives us another 1,000 square feet upstairs that people can rent out for birthday parties or other events. We extended our patio so it wraps around the side of the building and put in a garage door. We built a stage and are doing live music Friday and Saturday and trivia on Thursdays.

Tell us about the beer you’ll brew there soon. We will have four core beers—a pilsner, a blonde, an IPA and a kettle sour—on draft in our tap room and through our distributor, and we will have eight more beers of ours on tap rotating. Clay

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When Mallorie and Justin Petrusson first walked into their Meadow Brook home, it was filled with pink wallpaper, hunter green paint and other décor touches straight of the 1980s. The previous homeowner, who was in her 90s, had lived in the home since it was built, and little had been touched in the past three decades. But its bones were more than appealing to the Petrussons. The house was all one level and brick, with a three-car garage, and by then the couple had been looking at real estate for six months, starting around the time the COVID-19 pandemic did. What happened next was a whirlwind. They closed on the house in September, started renovations the next day and moved in by the first week of December. Perhaps all the more notably, they had it ready for a magazine photo shoot by early March. From the start, Mallorie could envision the “after” photos of their new home. They tore down walls off the living room to open it up to the entryway, dining room and kitchen. In the kitchen, they were able to change the layout slightly to a more open concept while working with the existing cabinets, adding a fresh paint color and new hardware. Their builder Patrick Ray’s wife, Jonica,

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sketched a design with marble crawling up the wall to form a backsplash and resting shelf. “I had saved photos of kitchens with marble that goes halfway up the wall,” Mallorie notes. “I hadn’t seen it in person, but I knew I wanted to do something different and interesting.” Besides opening it up, the most notable transformation came in the color scheme. The Petrussons had all the walls painted an off-white color (Alabaster by Benjamin Moore) and the doors painted Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore (the same color as the kitchen cabinets), and they replaced the doorknob hardware with brass and the floors with new oak hardwoods. Much of Mallorie’s design inspiration came from Pinterest, designers like Studio McGee and Instagram accounts like @chrislovesjulia, as she filled her new Alabaster canvas with neutrals and clean lines with a side of darker wood from antiques. Some of her furniture came from Birmingham Wholesale Furniture, where she worked before their now 2-year-old son was born, and others from home furnishing stores and antique stores along Highway 280. No matter the décor detail in Petrussons’ house, it’s now just their style.

Breakfast Nook Mallorie says she never was an “antique person” before moving into this home, but the previous owner left a small table that’s now in their breakfast room that ended up inspiring her to incorporate older pieces along with her long-held penchant for clean lines—including this breakfast table that had been Justin’s grandmother’s.

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Kitchen To make the kitchen more open, Mallorie opted not to put cabinets on one wall and instead use marble as a backsplash that flows up into a Carrara marble shelf. The cabinets are painted a creamy color with a hint of grey (Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore). Mallorie couldn’t find a hardware finish she liked, so she painted the handles the patina brass she envisioned to match the light the lights above the island.

Dining Room One of Mallorie’s favorite parts of the home is its three bay windows. This one looks into a farmhouse-style dining table Mallorie found at booth at Greystone Marketplace and moved from their previous home.

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Living Room Painted wood now lines the ceiling in place of the popcorn ceiling that was in place when the Petrussons moved in. Two facing sofas anchor the spacious room along with recliners from Birmingham Wholesale and a coffee table from Irondale Pickers. They also setup a tent for their 2 year old in the corner and added black and white prints from The Mercantile in Brook Highland to the wall adjacent to it.

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Master Bedroom Even though their ceilings are only 8 feet high, this canopy bed from Wayfair gives an airy feel to their master, with plenty of light flowing in from the bay window to its left. Concrete lamps anchor the side tables on either end of the bed, and Mallorie paired bedding pieces from Pottery Barn and Target together.

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Ask a child what he dreams of doing in the future. His answer brings everything into focus for us. WE DO WHAT WE DO BECAUSE CHILDREN HAVE DREAMS.

Mudroom This hardworking room off the kitchen houses the family’s pantry cabinets. To fun up the space, they added a ceramic tile that looks like brick in a pattern Jonica suggested as alternative to a herringbone.

BEHIND THE SCENES Contractor: Patrick Ray, P. Ray Construction

Interior Design: Mallorie Petrusson & Jonica Ray Lighting: Stacey Summerville, Inline lighting

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Nursery Two-year-old Nolan’s room boasts a neutral color scheme with plenty of animals and a wood feature wall— plus curtains ordered from blinds.com that Mallorie says were far less expensive than custom ones.

Powder Room Instead of renovating this small space, the Petrussons simply added a fresh layer of paint to brighten it up as well as new door knobs and their own décor touches.

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BEST CHEF Jeff Webster - Main Street Tavern

BEST KID FRIENDLY DINING Station 31 Kitchen

BEST KID FRIENDLY DINING Station 31 Kitchen 104 Chesser Drive Chelsea 205-677-2158

BEST COFFEE Beignets & Lattes 1915 County Road 58 Helena 205-358-7828

Runners Up: Main Street Tavern, Area 41

Runners Up: Adventure’s Coffee Co., Chelsea Coffee House

BEST ETHNIC DINING Refined To-Go 778 2nd Street Helena 205-624-4440

BEST BARBECUE Tin Top Bar-B-Que 2 121 Old Highway 25 W. Columbiana 205-670-0583

Runners Up: Zapopan, La Paz BEST DATE NIGHT RESTAURANT Main Street Tavern 710 N. Boundary Street Montevallo 205-665-0336 Runners Up: Station 31, Bellini BEST BAR/COCKTAILS Station 31 Kitchen 104 Chesser Drive Chelsea 205-677-2158 Runners Up: Siluria Bewing Company, Main Street Tavern 48 May/June 2021

Runners Up: Jim N’ Nicks, Alabaster, Full Moon, Alabaster BEST PIZZA Area 41 Pizza Co. 30 Manning Place Mt Laurel 205-995-4141 Runners Up: Mellow Mushroom Hoover, All Original Helena

BEST BAKERY Creations Galore and Moore 8261 US 31 Calera 205-690-8399

BEST ETHNIC DINING Refined To-Go

Runners Up: K & J’s Elegant Pastries, Edgar’s Bakery BEST MILKSHAKE K&J’s Elegant Pastries 236 1st Street S., #300 Alabaster 205-663-4827 Runners Up: Davis Drug Snack Bar Adventurer’s Coffee Co. BEST PATIO DINING Station 31 Kitchen 104 Chesser Drive Chelsea 205-677-2158 Runners Up: Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, Margarita Grill, The Depot Deli & Grill

BEST CATERER Home Plate Cooking 5129 Highway 17 Helena 205-621-6502 Runners Up: Smiley Brothers Specialty Foods, Taco Mama Highway 119

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BEST BAKERY Creations Galore and Moore BEST SWEET TREATS Home Plate Cooking 5129 Highway 17 Helena 205-621-6502 Runners Up: Creations, Galore and Moore, K & J’s Elegant Pastries BEST MARGARITA Station 31 Kitchen 104 Chesser Drive Chelsea 205-677-2158 Runners Up: Margarita Grill, Zapopan, Calera BEST BURGER Main Street Tavern 710 N. Boundary Street Montevallo 205-665-0336 Runners Up: Chubfathers, Station 31 Kitchen BEST LUNCH SPOT Station 31 Kitchen 104 Chesser Drive Chelsea 205-677-2158 Runners Up: Smiley Brothers Specialty Foods, Main Street Tavern

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BEST CASUAL RESTAURANT Station 31 Kitchen 104 Chesser Drive Chelsea 205-677-2158

BEST PHARMACY Village Drug Co.

Runners Up: Smiley Brothers Specialty Foods BEST CHEF Jeff Webster - Main Street Tavern 710 N. Boundary Street Montevallo 205-665-0336 Runners Up: Mikey’s Grill, Smiley Brothers Specialty Foods DENTAL PRACTICE Montevallo Family Dentistry 711 Wadsworth Street Montevallo 205-665-2224

BEST ORTHODONTICS PRACTICE Edward Orthodontics 1063 Narrows Way Birmingham 205-981-9100

Runners Up: Pelham Dental Care - Dr. Nick Kentros and Dr. Russell Turner, Chelsea Comprehensive Dental

Runners Up: Chelsea Orthodontics, Birmingham Orthodontics

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BEST FITNESS CENTER Body by Brii 292 Narrows Reach Birmingham bodybybrii.com Runners Up: The Garage Kickboxing, Main Street Fitness Center Calera

BEST HAIR SALON T Fox Salon

BEST DERMATOLOGY PRACTICE Cahaba Dermatology & Skin Health Center 2279 Valleydale Road, #100 Birmingham 205-214-7546 Runners Up: Shelby Dermatology, Skin Wellness Dermatology

BEST SPA Skin Care Solutions of Alabama 3965 Helena Road Helena 205-427-8478 Runners Up: St. Vincent’s One Nineteen, Massage 119

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BEST EYE CARE PRACTICE Eyes On Chelsea Vision Care 10699 Old Hwy 280 Building 2, #1 Chelsea 205-980-4530 Runners Up: Inverness Eye Care, Chelsea Eye Care

BEST BUSINESS FOR WEIGHT LOSS The Garage Kickboxing BEST CHIROPRACTIC CARE PRACTICE The FARM: Functional Athletic Rehabilitation & Movement 215 Narrows Parkway, Suite A Birmingham 205-419-1595 Runners Up: Chelsea Chiropractic, Dr. Stan Stubbs BEST PHARMACY Village Drug Co. 300 Carlow Lane, Suite 116 Birmingham 205-713-8393 Runners Up: Snider’s Discount Pharmacy, Davis Drug Company BEST FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTICE Cahaba Family Medicine Practice 2508 Pelham Parkway Pelham 205-277-2395 Runners Up: Amy Bentley MD, Birmingham Internal Medicine BEST PEDIATRIC PRACTICE Greenvale Pediatrics – Alabaster 1022 1st Street N., Suite 102 Alabaster 205-663-9550 Runners Up: Greenvale Pediatrics - Brook Highland, Southlake Pediatrics, Inc.

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BEST BUSINESS FOR WEIGHT LOSS The Garage Kickboxing 239 1st Street S. Alabaster 205-565-4400 Runners Up: Simply Slim Alabama, 12 Fitness Studio BEST PERSONAL TRAINER Body by Brii 292 Narrows Reach Birmingham bodybybrii.com Runners Up: Jeremy Phillips - The Garage Kickboxing, Bethany McMeans - Bug Out Training BEST DOCTOR Dr. Robert Snyder 2508 US 31 Pelham 205-664-0880 Runners Up: Dr. Joseph Jolly, Dr. Christopher Black BEST NEW BUSINESS Creations, Galore and Moore 8261 US 31 Calera 205-690-8399 Runners Up: Just a Tish Wine & More, Plant Gifts & Decor BEST GIFT SHOP Plant Gifts & Décor 10876 AL 25 Calera 205-319-7071 Runners Up: Gifted, Magnolias Gift Shop BEST STORE FOR HOME FURNISHINGS/DÉCOR/ KITCHENS Plant Gifts & Decor 10876 AL 25 Calera 205-319-7071 Runners Up: Alabama Furniture Market, Farmhouse & Family LLC

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BEST JEWELRY STORE Southeastern Jewelers Inc. 5299 Valleydale Road Birmingham 205-980-9030 Runners Up: Anthony & Co. Jewelers, Kay Jewelers BEST CONSIGNMENT STORE Consigned Design 72 Fulton Springs Road, Suite A Alabaster 205-664-7540

BEST FARMERS MARKET Burnette Farms Market

Runners Up: Foundry Thrift Store - Pelham/ Alabaster, Style Encore - Inverness BEST KIDS STORE Gifted 2643 Pelham Parkway Pelham 205-533-2335 Runners Up: ROE Hobby, Sew Precious

BEST BOUTIQUE/CLOTHING STORE Podos Boutique 56 Marketplace Circle, Suite C Calera 205-668-0515 Runners Up: Native Beach Tanning, The Sassy Shopper Boutique

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BEST HOTEL Candlewood Suites Alabaster 1004 Balmoral Drive Alabaster 205-620-0188 Runners Up: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Alabaster, Hampton Inn & Suites Birmingham/280 East-Eagle Point BEST EVENT/ WEDDING VENUE Inverness Country Club 1 Country Club Drive Birmingham 205-991-8608 BEST BED & BREAKFAST Magnolia Manor 201 Highway 47 Columbiana 205-966-6213 Runners Up: Columbiana Inn, Bed & Breakfast, Fox & Pheasant Bed & Breakfast

Runners Up: Helena Hollow, Rockhurst Farm BEST FARMERS MARKET Burnette Farms Market 8551 Helena Road Pelham 205-730-9170 Runners Up: Helena Farmer’s Market, Calera Farmers Market

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BEST HOME IMPROVEMENT Brown Lumber & Building Supply

BEST CHILDCARE Ardent Preschool & Daycare – Greystone 6801 Tattersall Boulevard Meadowbrook 205-396-1250 Runners Up: Ardent Preschool & Daycare-Valleydale, Vinehouse Nursery BEST DANCE/GYMNASTICS STUDIO Joy’s Dance Company 378 Shady Acres Road Alabaster 205-835-8483 Runners Up: NXS Gym, Calera Dance Academy BEST HAIR SALON T Fox Salon 2080 Valleydale Road, #7 Hoover 205-403-8369 Runners Up: Maven Hair Company, Hair by Nicole Hope BEST BARBER SHOP Old Town Barber Shop 3989 Helena Road Helena 205-624-2299 Runners Up: Fit Stop, Kutz 280 BEST NAIL SALON Nails by Amee 632 11th Avenue SE Alabaster 256-436-1595 Runners Up: Nail Star, Infinity Nails ShelbyLiving.com

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BEST ANIMAL CLINIC MAC Animal Hospital – Calera 4300 US-31 Calera 205-453-7500 Runners Up: Caldwell Mill Animal Clinic, Kent Farms Animal Hospital BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE T Fox Salon 2080 Valleydale Road, #7 Hoover 205-403-8369 Runners Up: Plant Gifts & Décor, Chick-fil-A Alabaster BEST LANDSCAPING COMPANY Acre Group Lawn and Landscape 2166 County Road 35 Pelham 205-453-9367 Runners Up: Lilla’s Lawn and Landscape, Green Envy Lawns BEST PHOTOGRAPHER Cat Elliott Photography facebook.com/catelliottphotography/ Runners Up: Sidney Smith, Ashtynn Bree Photography

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HOME IMPROVEMENT Brown Lumber & Building Supply 21891 AL 25 Columbiana 205-669-6715

REAL ESTATE AGENT Brandi Edwards Sold South Realty 450 Pine Tree Circle, Suite 220 205-637-5400

Runners Up: Lowe’s – Alabaster, The Home Depot

Runners Up: Corley Ellis, Danielle Turner

BEST INSURANCE AGENT Brittani Morris - State Farm 100 Colonial Promenade Parkway, Suite #600 Alabaster 205-988-4526

REAL ESTATE AGENCY Ellis Properties Inc. 434 W. College Street Columbiana 205-669-1863

Runners Up: Jami Noe - State Farm Insurance Agent, Ron Griggs - Byars Wright

Runners Up: Keller Williams Metro South, ARC Realty

BEST INSURANCE AGENCY Jami Noe - State Farm Insurance Agent 56 Market Place Circle, Suite B Calera 205-668-7677

BEST BANK/ CREDIT UNION Central State Bank 9331 Highway 119 Alabaster 205-981-6555

Runners Up: Brittani Morris - State Farm Insurance Agent, Byars | Wright

Runners Up: America’s First Federal Credit Union, Avadian Credit Union

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BEST HVAC SERVICE Carden Heating & Cooling 1152 US 31 Calera 205-669-2459 Runners Up: Country Boyz Heating & Cooling, Mainline Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. BEST HOME BUILDER Winford Homecrafters, LLC 120 Bishop Circle Pelham 205-777-9307 Runners Up: Murphy Home Builders, Signature Homes Blackridge, JP Building Company BEST GARDEN CENTER Plant Gifts & Décor 10876 AL 25 Calera 205-319-7071 Runners Up: Cedar Creek Nursery Inc., Myers Plants & Pottery

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BEST REMODELER Pickett Construction 8101 Highway 119 Alabaster 205-620-1798 Runners Up: Construction & Remodeling Solutions, L&M Renovations Plus

BEST FINANCIAL ADVISOR Kyle Mims/ Edward Jones 101 W. College Street, Suite 200 Columbiana 205-669-8529

BEST MUSEUM American Village

Runners Up: Adam Windsor/ Edward Jones, Central State BEST SPECIALTY STORE Village Drug Co. 300 Carlow Lane, #116 Birmingham 205-713-8393 Runners Up: Plant Gifts & Décor, The Farm Company BEST PET SUPPLY STORE Whiskers and Wags Pet Boutique 16618 US 280 Chelsea 205-703-2129

BEST DRY CLEANER Champion Cleaners – Calera 4204 US 31 Calera 205-668-4727 Runners Up: Champion Cleaners- Greystone, Ken’s Cleaners

Runners Up: Alabama Pet Foods Inc., Montevallo Animal Clinic

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BEST PUBLIC LIBRARY Pelham Public Library 2000 Pelham Park Boulevard Pelham 205-620-6418 Runners Up: Helena Library, North Shelby Library BEST PARK Oak Mountain State Park 200 Terrace Drive Pelham 205-620-2520

BEST COMMUNITY CENTER Pelham Recreation Center 2020 Pelham Park Boulevard Pelham 205-620-6426 Runners Up: Alabaster Senior Activity Center, Chelsea Community Center

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Runners Up: Veterans Park – Alabaster, Old Mill Square Park - Columbiana BEST PLACE FOR A FAMILY OUTING Oak Mountain State Park 200 Terrace Drive Pelham 205-620-2520 Runners Up: Helena Hollow, Shelby County Arts Council

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BEST PLACE FOR A KIDS’ BIRTHDAY PARTY Helena Hollow 6027 Highway 17 Helena 205-541-8150 Runners Up: Oak Mountain Lanes, Party Art BEST GOLF COURSE Ballantrae Golf Club 1300 Ballantrae Club Drive Pelham 205-620-4653 Runners Up: Inverness Country Club, Timberline Golf Club

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BEST NEW CAR DEALER Ernest McCarty Ford 1471 1st Street N. Alabaster 205-663-3831

BEST BOATING CENTER Airport Marine 424 County Road 87 Alabaster 205-664-0407

Runners Up: Edwards Chevrolet-280, Med Center Mazda

Runners Up: Skier’s Marine, Rambo Marine Birmingham

BEST USED CAR DEALER Donohoo Auto, LLC 8122 Helena Road Pelham 205-444-9333

BEST OIL CHANGE Christian Brothers Automotive Tattersall Park 6612 Tattersall Drive Birmingham 205-598-3106

Runners Up: Driver’s Way Pelham, Ernest McCarty Ford BEST RV CENTER Burton Campers 320 County Road 304 Calera 205-668-0075

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The Shelby County Chamber BUSINESS CONNECTIONS

2021 Legislative Review Luncheon with Shelby County Delegation The Chamber’s Governmental Affairs Work Group will host A State Legislative Review Luncheon featuring the Shelby County state legislative delegation. This meeting will provide area businesspeople with the opportunity to meet with the County’s state legislative dele-

gation with a question and answer period following the presentation. The luncheon will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 26 at the Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena (500 Amphitheater Rd, Pelham, AL 35124). The investment is $20 for

Chamber investors and $30 for “Future” investors. Seating is limited, so please RSVP by no later than May 24 by calling 205-6634542, via e-mail at info@shelbychamber.org or register online at www.shelbychamber.org. Please note: RSVP with prepayment required for this event.

Shelby County Chamber Now Accepting Small Business of the Year Nominations The Shelby County Chamber is accepting nominations for its 8th annual Small Business of the Year in five categories as part of its 2021 Small Business Celebration presented by Regions Bank. Completed nomination packets are due to the Chamber by May 5 at 5 p.m. Nomination packets are available by contacting The Shelby County Chamber by phone at 205-6634542 or via e-mail at info@shelbyhamber.org. Small business, which employs

half of all private sector employees, generates roughly 70% of new jobs annually and accounts for one of every 13 U.S. workers, truly is the backbone of our economy both nationally and locally. What’s more, roughly 70% of our 1,000+ Chamber investors are companies which employ 25 or fewer people. So

y o u can see why small business is vitally important to our economy. The five categories are: Category I: 1-5 Employees, Open 1 Year or More Category II: 6-10 Employees, Open 1 Year or More Category III: 11-20 Employees,

Open 1 Year or More Category IV: 21+ Employees, Open 1 Year or More Category V: Less Than 25 Employees, Open Less Than 1 Year All nominees will be recognized and the recipients will be announced at the Eighth Annual Small Business of the Year Awards scheduled from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3 at the Grande Hall at Old Mill Square in Columbiana.

Chamber Seeking Nominations for Seventh Annual Healthcare Professional of the Year The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce’s Health Services Work Group is seeking nominees for its seventh annual Healthcare Professional of the Year program. This award will recognize individuals who

have made an outstanding contribution in the healthcare to our community. Any healthcare professional serving the Shelby County area is eligible to be nominated. The deadline for nominations is by the end of the day

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May 19. The nominees and recipients will be recognized at the June Community Luncheon to be held on June 30, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena. Nomination forms can be ac-

cessed on the Chamber’s website at www.shelbychamber.org. For more information contact Pari Barzegari Manager of Community & Career Development, at 205-419-3357 or pari@shelbychamber.org.

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Express Oil Change and Tire Engineers - Calera, AL

Pelham Eye Center - Pelham, AL

Rivalry Sports - Chelsea, AL

State Farm Insurance Drew Balch Agency Calera, AL

The Barber Bar - Birmingham-Hwy280

The Guys Place - Pelham, AL

WorkSpace - Pelham, AL

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Arby’s and Buffalo Wild Wings - Chelsea, AL

Best Buy - Highway 280

EcoWash Systems - Pelham, AL

Join us on May 4 for The Shelby County Chamber’s Quarterly Investor Reception Yes, there truly is such a thing as a “Free Lunch” – especially on May 4! We encourage you to join your fellow investors and Chamber staff for some business networking and to learn how to maximize your investment. Whether your organization is a

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new — or long-time investor — you’ll want to make plans to join us from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Chelsea Community Center to make sure you and your colleagues are taking full advantage of your annual investment. A complimentary lunch will be pro-

vided for all attendees. Reservations are requested – and space is limited — so please contact the Chamber via e-mail at info@shelbychamber.org, by phone at 205-663-4542, or register on-line by no later than noon on May 3 to reserve your place.

Ambassador of the Month help!” She works with a lot of first time home buyers, as well as people relocating to Birmingham for the first time. She feels that her listening skills, patience, and attention to detail is what makes her a great agent. Through all of her networking she has built a great database of connections with various trades and contractors, which is also very helpful to her clients. Cindy has been married to her college sweetheart, Kirk, for 33 years. They have lived in North Shelby County the whole time and they have two grown children. She loves spending time with her fam-

ily and friends, going to concerts and sporting events, reading and traveling. If you have a real estate

need or question, you can contact Cindy at 205-229-2774 or cedmunds@arcrealtyco.com.

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Congratulations to Cindy Edmunds for achieving Ambassador of the Month. Cindy is a real estate agent with ARC Realty, and has been helping buyers and sellers for almost 20 years. She loves what ARC stands for, “A Relationship Company”, and feels that is what makes the difference in working with an agent from ARC Realty. “We care for each other like a family at ARC and we show that same care with our clients.” Cindy enjoys helping people with all types of real estate transactions. “Whether you need to upsize, downsize, move across town, or move across the country, I can

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NAMI Shelby offers valuable mental health resources

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought uncertainty, fear, worry and stress. As a mental health therapist, I have noticed a significant increase amongst clients reporting isolation, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. While speaking to colleagues, it is not uncommon to hear of clients returning to therapy due to a return of previously diminished symptoms or a rush of new clients calling to address the need to handle symptoms either previously unnoticed or entirely new to them. Many of us are lost and uncertain about how to meet these needs. Fortunately, many programs and institutions have adapted their formats in order to continue to meet needs and address obstacles resulting from ongoing precautions; one of these organizations is NAMI Shelby. During the last year, our society has reduced social interactions to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Although this response has been necessary to “flatten the curve,” it has resulted in increased mental health symptoms due to lack of support, limited contact with

others outside our homes, and decreased opportunities to check-in with others. One of the ways that NAMI Shelby has stepped up to address this need is to initiate free virtual Support Group meetings via Zoom every other week. These Support Group meetings are attended by individuals either directly experiencing mental health issues or family members, partners or friends of individuals with mental illness. This provides an easily accessible place to talk about the challenges associated with mental health and to receive support from others who are experiencing similar obstacles or have addressed these obstacles in the past. Along with the increase of mental health symptoms comes a need for increased education, especially if you are experiencing these symptoms for the first time. The difficulty with this step is that it can

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be difficult to identify what you are experiencing and finding the best way to describe it to others. However, therapists and doctors can help navigate this with you upon initiating the discussion. NAMI Shelby has begun to offer their Family-to-Family classes virtually in order to provide free education to people in our community that have loved ones living with mental illness. This class provides invaluable information which includes how to prepare and handle crises, current treatments and therapies, medications, basic biology of the brain, and various ways to cope with mental illnesses. In addition to this service, NAMI Shelby has transitioned to offering monthly educational meetings online. These meetings cover a variety of topics associated with their 2021 theme of “Tools to Build the Best You,” such as relationships, current legislature updates, and addressing non-suicidal

self-injury. As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and the ripple effects of it, make sure that you take the initiative to address your mental health needs and the mental health needs of those closest to you. Although, we all deal with things differently, we all need connection. Please consider reaching out to a local therapist or doctor if you believe you need immediate or intensive assistance with your mental health. If you need more support and education, please consider joining NAMI Shelby’s various programs, which you can find more information about at www.namishelby.com. Written By: Dannette Bivins, LPC, LMFT, NCC, JSOCC Intentional Healing, Therapist NAMI Shelby, Board Member

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2021 TSCC Officers and Board of Directors (as of 05/01/2021) OFFICERS Chamber Chair Mr. Chris Grace Barge Design Solutions, Inc.

Vice Chair, Tourism & Recreation Mr. Kevin Morris America’s First Federal Credit Union

Chair-Elect Mr. Brian Massey Ascension St. Vincent’s

Immediate Past Chair Ms. Kathy Copeland White Rock Quarries– Vincent Hills

Vice Chair, Business Development & Support Mr. Lee Dorrill Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Vice Chair, Communications & Marketing Ms. Kelly Thrasher Fox Hand Arendall, Harrison, Sale LLC Vice Chair, Community & Career Development Mr. Daniel Listi BBH / Shelby Baptist Medical Center Vice Chair, Finance & Administration Ms. April Harry Warren, Averett, LLC Vice Chair, Governmental Affairs Mr. Mike Swinson Spire Alabama, Inc. Vice Chair, Investor Relations Dr. Jay Crisman 280 Animal Medical Center

DIRECTORS Mr. Paul Barber Valent Group Mr. John Collier Regions Bank Ms. Brittani Morris State Farm Insurance Brittani Morris Agency Mr. Casey Morris McLeod Software Mr. Matthew Hogan Bama Budweiser of Shelby County Mr. Fred Smith Vulcan Termite & Pest Control Ms. Mechelle Wilder ARC Realty Mr. Rux Bentley Rux Carter Insurance Mr. Keith Brown Jefferson State Community College Ms. Laura Clarke SYNOVUS

Mr. Jeff Purvis A. C. Legg, Inc. Mr. Guy Locker SouthWest Water Company Ms. Melissa Dixon Charles Dixon Industries Mr. Daniel Holmes Shelby County Newspapers, Inc. Ms. Khiari McAlpin Vinehouse Nursery Mr. Maurice Mercer KATs Delivery Mr. Kyle Mims Edward Jones Investments – Kyle Mims Agency Mr. Steven Smith Specification Rubber Products Mr. David Dunagan Thompson Tractor Company Mr. Will Norwood Valley Bank Mr. Chad Scroggins Shelby County Mr. Keith Sides The UPS Store, Caldwell Mill / Valleydale at Hoover The Hon. Brian Puckett (Ex-Officio, SCMA) City of Helena

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New Investors

(February 22 – March 24, 2021) CreACTive Wellness Center Alabaster

Absolute Health & Wellness Pelham

Guitar Gallery Pelham

Best Buy Birmingham

Digital Media Southeast, LLC Pelham

Lighthouse 1115 Saginaw

WaveTech Therapy, Inc Birmingham

EcoWash Systems LLC Pelham

Louise’s Cakes & Supply Pelham

Blue’s Bourbon & Brews Pelham

The Barber Bar Birmingham

uBreakiFix Birmigham

VJ’s Restaurant Shelby

Brown Heating And Cooling Hueytown

Quality Innovations, LLC Alabaster

Skelton’s Heating, Cooling and Refrigeration Birmingham

Your Chamber at work

February 13 – March 12, 2021 - Responded to 68 requests for business & community information. - Notarized four documents for Shelby County Companies. - Promoting Chamber investors as well as Chamber & Community events through the following Social Media outlets: - Facebook: 32 “new likes”, 342 “views”, 6,111 “post reaches” and 4,423 “total likes”. - Twitter: 23 “tweets”, 2,136 “tweet impressions”, 40 “profile visits”, 3,048 “followers”. - Instagram: 1,389 “posts and stories”, 1,380 “followers”. - LinkedIn: 493 “followers”

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ACCOUNTING Access Accounting, Inc. (205) 516-4644 accessaccounting.net Accounting Complete (205) 978-8858 accounting-complete.com

Who’s Who

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of Shelby County Businesses

Aprio, LLP (205) 991-5506 aprio.com Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith, LLC (205) 982-5500 bmss.com Cooke, Cameron, Travis & Company, PC (205) 988-8810 Deloach, Barber & Caspers CPA (205) 822-6350 dbccpas.com Essential Solutions, LLC. (205) 663-8686 essential-solutions.biz Graham and Associates, CPA (205) 663-6673 grahamandassociates.net I.H. McNeill, III, PC (205) 982-2664 www.ihmcneill.com Kassouf & Co. (205) 443-2500 kassouf.com

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Mountain Heating & Cooling, Inc. (205) 663-0293 Western Sales and Services, Inc. (205) 787-8674 westernsalesandservices.com ALTERATIONS By George (205) 663-7004 bygeorgeusa.com ANTIQUES & INTERIORS

Owen Arts Studio / Owen Gallery (205) 669-9700 owenartsstudio.com ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES Assisted Living Locators (205) 775-6006 assistedlivinglocators.com/ birmingham The Bluffs at Greystone (205) 379-0322 phoenixsrliving.com ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS Alabama Association of Nonprofits (205) 879-4712 alabamanonprofits.org

Myrtle Jane’s (205) 664-4333

Aldridge Gardens (205) 682-8019 aldridgegardens.com

THE LIV-N-ROOM (205) 356-5320 facebook.com/thelivnroom

Angel Warriors Foundation (205) 960-2175 angelwarriorsfoundation.org

APARTMENTS & LEASING SERVICES

Better Business Bureau (205) 558-2222 bbb.org/csal

Arlington Properties/Terrace 31 Apartments (205) 988-0960 terrace31apt.com Central Shelby, Ltd. (205) 668-2020

Chelsea Business Alliance (205) 678-0123 Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders (205) 912-7000 birminghambuilder.com

Grand Reserve at Pelham (205) 685-4111 grandreservepelham.com

SAS Tax & Accounting, LLC (205) 621-0388 sastaxandaccounting.com

Kenley Apartments (205) 408-0808 kenleyapartments.com

Alabama Law Services, LLC (205) 419-4414 alabamalawservices.com

Warren Averett LLC (205) 979-4100 warrenaverett.com

Meadow Wood Apartments (205) 663-1101 sealyrealty.com

Bradford & Holliman, LLC (205) 663-0281 bradfordholliman.com

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Retreat at Greystone Apartments (205) 983-7833 retreatatgreystone.com

Ellis, Head, Owens & Justice (205) 669-6783 wallaceellis.com

The Abbey at Inverness (205) 991-9060

Gina H. McDonald & Associates, LLC (205) 982-3325 ginamcdonaldlaw.com

ADVERTISING & MARKETING SERVICES Angels Advertising, LLC (205) 968-1544 angelsadvertising.net Bell Media, LLC (205) 721-8660 gobellmedia.com BLR Further LLC (205) 324-8005 blrfurther.com Digital Media Southeast, LLC (205) 395-3035 digitalmediase.com Fusion One Marketing (205) 206-6070 fusiononemarketing.com Irons Media Group (205) 678-9079 ironsmediagroup.com Meridian Graphics (205) 746-1188 myhelenacitynews.com Plexamedia (877) 497-4606 plexamedia.com Radio Active (205) 663-1859 Turner Promotions (205) 983-2167 anindooradvantage.com

The Huntley Apartments (205) 621-7062 huntleyapartmenthomes.com Trails at Alabaster (205) 663-2824 trailsatalabaster.com Turtle Lake Apartment Homes (205) 991-3719 turtlelakeapts.info Wellington Manor Apartments (205) 621-0811 wellingtonmanorapts.com ARCHITECTS Barry Davis Architects, PC (205) 444-1112 BarryDavisArchitects.com Goodwyn Mills and Cawood, Inc. (205) 879-4462 gmcnetwork.com Lathan Associates Architects, PC (205) 988-9112 lathanassociates.com TRO Jung/Brannen, Inc. (205) 324-6744 trojb.com ART & PAINTING CLASSES Hammer & Stain Birmingham (260) 242-0376 hammerandstainbham.com

ATTORNEYS

Paul J. DeMarco, Attorney at Law (205) 326-6600 pljpc.com Phillip Bahakel & Accociates Attorneys at Law (205) 987-8787 phillipbahakellaw.com RichardsonClement PC (205) 572-4100 wwhgd.com Roland Milling Law, LLC (205) 620-1278 elizabethroland.com Sirote & Permutt, PC (205) 930-5100 sirote.com Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC (205) 870-0555 wallacejordan.com AUCTION Granger, Thagard & Associates, Inc. (205) 410-6751 gtauctions.com Pearce & Associates (205) 664-4300 auctionbypearce.com AUDIO/VIDEO EXPERIENCE FOR BUSINESS

ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES

Pinspiration Birmingham (205) 874-6193 pinspiration.com/locations/birmingham

Lighting & Lamp (205) 271-1423 lightingandlamp.com

Crown Trophy of Pelham (205) 621-7393 https://www.crowntrophy.com/store-98

South City Theatre (205) 621-2128 southcitytheatre.com

AUTOMOBILE CAR WASH

AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING

The Crafters House (205) 520-8428 Thecraftershouse.com

Affordable Heating & Air, LLC (256) 245-2870

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Metro Heating and Cooling (205) 538-2420 callmetro247.com

ART GALLERY

Mallory Jackson and Associates, PC (205) 939-1978 mahco.com

Alsana Eating Disorder Clinic (205) 910-8423 alsana.com

Through their voluntary investment, these organizations support the Chamber’s program of work designed to make Shelby County an even better place to live and do business. The Chamber considers these organizations to be the most community-minded and successful businesses in Shelby County and strongly encourages you to do business with them.

Carden Heating & Cooling (205) 669-2459 cardenhvac.com

Alabaster Car Wash & Wax Center (205) 358-8517 Marc-1 Express Car Wash (205) 380-7404 marc1carwash.com

Elite Offroad And Performance (205) 677-2080 eliteoffroadandperformance.com

Tuffy Tire & Auto Service (205) 624-2190 tuffypelham.com

Buck Creek Coffee House (205) 624-3733 buckcreekcoffee.com

AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL

Daysol Coffee Lab (251) 753-1160 daysolcoffeelab.co

Platinum Hoods, LLC (205) 337-6608

Burton Campers, Inc. (205) 668-0075 burtoncampers.com

Southern Off Road (205) 685-1911 southernoffroad.com

O’Reilly Auto Parts Helena (205) 378-5660 oreillyauto.com

AUTOMOBILE DEALERS DonohooAuto, LLC (205) 444-9333 donohooauto.com

BAKERY

Edwards Chevrolet - 280 Inc. (205) 980-3325 chevyman.com Enterprise Car Sales (205) 621-1343 enterprisecarsales.com Ernest McCarty Ford, Inc. (205) 663-3831 emccartyford.com Med Center Mazda (205) 226-0929 medcentermazda.com NEXTRAN Truck Centers (205) 841-4450 nextranusa.com RV Roadway & Roadway Collision Center Inc. (205) 663-0046 rvroadway.com

Beignets & Lattes (205) 358-7828 beignets-lattes.business.site Brown Sugar Desserts (205) 895-1021 brownsugardessertshop.com Cinnaholic (205) 573-6166 cinnaholic.com Donut Joe’s (205) 663-6006 donutjoes.net Edgar’s Bakery, Inc. @ Cadence Place (205) 987-0790 edgarsbakery.com Edgar’s Bakery, Inc. @ Pelham (205) 987-0790 edgarsbakery.com Edgar’s Bakery, Inc. @ the Colonnade (205) 987-0790 edgarsbakery.com

Southtown Motors (205) 663-4590 southtownmotors.com

K&J’s Elegant Pastries (205) 663-4827 kjselegantpastries.com

Susan Schein Automotive Group (205) 664-1491 susanschein.com

Lil Bit O’ Flour (205) 408-9825 lilbitoflour.com

AUTOMOBILE REPAIR

Louise’s Cakes & Supply (205) 823-6799 louises-cakes.com

Cahaba Tire (205) 663-0433 cahabatire.com

BARBER SHOPS

Cassady & Self Glass Company (205) 252-4284 cassadyandselfglass.com

The Guys’ Place (205) 249-0858 theguysplace.com

Christian Brothers Automotive (985) 778-9632

The Barber Bar (205) 402-8090 thebarberbarbham.com

Empire Autohaus (205) 664-5757 empireautohaus.com Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers (205) 945-1771 expressoil.com Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers - Helena (205) 942-8957 expressoil.com

BARTER EXCHANGE Trade Partner Exchange (205) 991-7050 tradepartnerexchange.com BEAUTY SALONS Beaute Nail Spa LLC (205) 621-0095 beautenailsspaalabaster.com

Ground Up Coffee & Smoothies located inside Snider’s Pharmacy (205) 678-3899 Hard Times Brewing Company (205) 913-4235 Helena Nutrition (205) 962-2682 facebook.com/ helenanutrition Highway 52 Nutrition (205) 495-2585 facebook.com/pages/category/ Smoothie---Juice-Bar/Highway-52Nutrition-107030577898985/ Just A Tish, Wine & More (205) 671-5267 justatishwine.com Old Towne Vapes & Coffee (205) 624-4425 oldtownevapes.com Oversoul Brewing LLC (205) 999-6444 facebook.com/oversoulbrewing The Beer Hog (205) 913-0468 thebeerhogal.com The Healthy Hangout (205) 834-0322 BEVERAGE - DISTRIBUTOR Buffalo Rock Company (205) 940-9799 buffalorock.com BOWLING ALLEY Oak Mountain Lanes (205) 403-7466 oakmountainlanes.com BROKERAGE FIRM Sunbelt Business Brokers (205) 903-3564 sunbeltbirmingham.com BUSINESS & PERSONAL TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

Joe Hudson Collision Center Champion Blvd (205) 453-7489 jhcc.com

Mary Kay - Shanna Brannon (205) 281-0101 marykay.com/snowling-brannon

LegalShield & IDShield (205) 503-3829 basult.wearelegalshield.com

Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio @ Inverness Plaza (205) 995-2442

The Carter Group (205) 314-9810

Melton Automotive (205) 663-8088 meltonautomotive.com Mobile Fleet Specialists of Birmingham, Inc. (205) 564-8660 mobilefleetspecialists.com

Shear Elegance (205) 365-9539 facebook.com/31shearelegance

Quick Lane Tire & Auto Care (205) 668-4244

T. Fox SALONSPA (205) 403-8369 tfoxsalon.com

Southern Truck Center, Inc. (205) 226-0880 southerntruckcenter.com Texaco Xpress Lube (205) 678-5050

BEVERAGE 4th & Inches Nutrition Studio (205) 677-2060 4thandinchesnutrition.com

Chelsea Coffee House (205) 678-4444

COFFEE

Kathy G. & Company (205) 942-4210 kathyg.com The Happy Catering Co. (205) 251-8925 happycatering.net Yellow Bicycle Catering (205) 427-0806 eatyellowbicycle.com

The Neutral Solution (205) 202-6608 theneutralsolution.com BUSINESS FURNISHINGS Business Interiors (205) 939-1008 businteriors.com CAMPGROUND Birmingham South RV Park (205) 664-8832 birminghamrvpark.com Cherokee Campground (205) 428-8339 cherokeecampground.info

Cabin Fever Coffee (419) 439-1961 facebook.com/cabinfevercoffeetruck COMMERCIAL & FLEET SUPPLIER Quality Petroleum (205) 988-4600 qualityfuels.net COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL JUNK REMOVAL

Walnut Block (205) 621-0222 facebook.com/walnutblock

JDog Junk Removal & Hauling (205) 223-0612 JDogjunkremoval.com

CELLULAR EQUIPMENT & SERVICE

COMMERCIAL CLEANING SERVICES

Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless (205) 822-2526 cellularsales.com/aboutus

Charles Dixon Industries, Inc. (205) 981-2171 cdibirmingham.com

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

COMMUNITY/SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce (205) 988-5672 hooverchamber.org Montevallo Chamber of Commerce (205) 665-1519 montevallocc.com The Shelby County Chamber (205) 663-4542 shelbychamber.org

AARP (866) 542-8167 states.aarp.org/region/alabama Adaptive Aquatics (205) 807-7519 adaptiveaquatics.org

CHILDCARE

Alabama Forest Owners’ Association, Inc. (205) 987-8811 afoa.org

Heritage Preschool of Pelham (205) 620-2626 heritagepreschool.com

Alabaster Arts Council (205) 664-9273 alabastercityfestonline.com

Ready, Set, Grow (205) 678-7123 childcarecenter.us/provider_detail/ readyset_grow_cdc_chelsea_al

Alabaster-Pelham Rotary Club (205) 408-7620

Vinehouse Nursery (205) 564-8564 vinehousenursery.com CHIROPRACTIC CARE

Roderick White Chiropractic (205) 664-8881 roderickwhitechiropractic.com

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

COIN DEALER Alabama Coin Shop (205) 401-3839 alabamacoinshop.com

Michael Smith - Entrepreneur in Residence (205) 568-2526 linkedin.com/in/MichaelTSmithUSA The Seven Four Group/Richard Mobley (855) 473-8364 sevenfourgroup.com

Shabby Chik/Kidz (205) 928-9609 facebook.com/shabbykidz

Bellinis Ristorante & Bar (205) 981-5380 ourbellinis.com

Chiropractic Today (205) 991-3511 chiropractictoday.com

European Wax Center (205) 408-1882 waxcenter.com

Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids (205) 580-9494 sharkeyscutsforkids.com/locations/ alabama-birmingham

Ann’s All Around Town Catering (205) 568-8610 allaroundtowncatering.com

Hear My Cry LLC (205) 378-9394 hearmycryllc.com

Greystone Tire and Automotive (205) 980-5113 greystonetireandauto.com

Lynn Johnson Collision Repair, Inc. (205) 678-3784 lynnjohnsoncollision.net

CATERING SERVICES

The Joint Chiropractic (205) 460-1395 thejoint.com/alabama/birmingham/leebranch-22010 CHURCHES Columbiana United Methodist Church (205) 669-7164 DAYSPRING Church (205) 588-8681 dayspringCLGI.org First Baptist Church of Columbiana (205) 669-3128 fbccol.net First Baptist Church of Vincent (205) 672-2512 fbcvincent.org CLEANING SERVICES Magic City Clean-Out 205-395-3630 magiccitycleanout.com Quality Innovations, LLC (205) 540-2603 qinnovisionaries.com Clothing Retail & Accessories America’s Thrift Store (205) 856-1234 americasthrift.com

American Red Cross - Shelby Svs Ctr (205) 987-2793 alredcross.org Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham - Shelby County Office (205) 378-4050 bbbsbhm.org Cahaba River Society (205) 322-5326 cahabariversociety.org Columbiana Housing Authority (205) 669-6921 Compact2020 (205) 605-1824 compact2020.com Developing Alabama Youth Foundation (205) 664-1600 thedayprogram.com Easter Seals of the Birmingham Area (205) 942-6277 eastersealsbham.org Governor’s Commission on Physical Fitness & Sports (205) 607-0504 physicalfitness.alabama.gov Grace Klein Community (205) 390-2211 gracekleincommunity.org IGA Nephropathy Foundation of America (732) 770-7377 igan.org Junior Achievement of Alabama, Inc. (205) 290-9365 juniorachievement.org/web/jabirmingham King’s Home (205) 678-8331 kingshome.com

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Leadership Shelby County (205) 413-6704 leadershipshelbycounty.com LifeSouth Community Blood Centers (205) 943-6000 lifesouth.org MannaMarket (205) 566-2533 mannamarket.net My Sister’s Place, Inc. (205) 434-0701 mysistersplaceal.com/ Owens House, The Shelby County Children’s Advocacy Center, Inc. (205) 669-3333 owenshousecac.org SafeHouse of Shelby County, Inc. (205) 669-1877 safehouse.org Sav-A-Life Shelby, Inc. (205) 664-1667 savalifeshelby.org SBA - Alabama District Office (205) 290-7101 sba.gov/al SCORE (205) 264-8425 score.org/index.html Shelby County Arts Council (205) 669-0044 shelbycountyartscouncil.com Shelby County Community Corrections (205) 669-8900 shelbyal.com/213/CommunityCorrections Shelby County Community Services (205) 669-3740 shelbyal.com Shelby County Humane Society (205) 669-3916 shelbyhumane.org Shelby Emergency Assistance (205) 665-1942 shelbyemergencyassistance.com The Arc of Shelby County (205) 664-9313 thearcofshelby.org The Jimmie Hale Mission (205) 323-5878 jimmiehalemission.com United Way of Central Alabama (205) 251-5131 uwca.org Vineyard Family Services (205) 533-7852 vfsdads.com

CONSTRUCTION Adams Homes, LLC (205) 620-1173 adamshomes.com Alabama Gutter Company (205) 991-2001 alabamaguttercompany.com Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (205) 328-4000 brasfieldgorrie.com Champion Technologies, LLC (205) 663-6116 Dunn Construction Company, Inc. (205) 592-3866 dunnconstruction.com M.J. Harris Construction Services, LLC (205) 380-6800 mjharris.com Rausch Coleman Homes (479) 455-9090 rauschcolemanhomes.com Smith Douglas Homes (205) 263-4550 smithdouglas.com South East Concrete, LLC (205) 995-9888 seccompany.com

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS & SERVICES Net-Fit Solutions Inc (205) 386-3236 net-fitsolutions.com

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Greystone Smile Design (205) 981-7775 greystonesmiledesign.com/

EARTH MOVING

Shelby County High School (205) 682-6600

Kari Bartlett DMD, Family and Cosmetic Dentistry (205) 663-6545

Montevallo Family Dentistry - Dr. Bobby F. Shunnarah DMD (205) 665-2224 montevallofamdentistry.com

Alabama Works madeinalabama.com

Pelham Dental Care (205) 663-6246 pelhamdentalcare.com

Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc (423) 336-2261 wbcci.com

DEVELOPERS Clayton Management, LLC (205) 621-0809

LaForty Counseling Services (205) 664-8787 lafortycounseling.com CREDIT CARD & ELECTRONIC FUND SERVICES Financial Resource Group (205) 802-7910 DELIVERY SERVICE KATs Delivery (205) 624-0777 katsdelivery.com Raughley Logistics (205) 365-5125 DENTAL Acton Family Dentistry (205) 823-2258 alabamafamilydentistry.com Albritton & Ardovino Family Dentistry (205) 664-7610 aaFamilyDental.com

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION 58 INC. (205) 620-6658 58inc.org

Valley Ridge Family Dentistry (205) 739-2175 vrfamilydentistry.com

Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, LLC (573) 953-0717

A & S Hauling (205) 283-8431

Lee Branch Dental Studio (205) 678-0871 leebranchstudio.com

Waste Corporation of Alabama -- WCA (256) 378-6878 wcawaste.com

COUNSELING SERVICES

Scott Howard Consulting (844) 396-7301 scotthowardconsulting.com

Shelby County Board of Education (205) 682-7000 shelbyed.org

Thomas E. Dudney, DMD, PC (205) 663-6545 thomasdudney.com

Cumberland Computer Services, LLC (205) 467-4055 cumberlandcomputerservices.com

McLeod Software (205) 823-5100 mcleodsoftware.com

Champion Cleaners of Hoover (205) 408-2797 championcleaners.com

Tim James, Inc. (334) 324-3386 timjamesinc.com

Quick Shop (205) 682-2766 qshop.us

Doozer Software, Inc. (205) 413-8302 doozer.com

Elite Dentistry & Implant Center (205) 678-2525 elitedentistryal.com/

StoneCreek Dental Care (205) 663-1280 stonecreekdentalcare.com

CONVENIENCE STORES

Ackee Design (205) 999-1060 ackeedesign.com

School for Amazing Kids (205) 620-1725 amazingkids.us

Thornton, Inc. (205) 870-5498 thorntonconstruction.com

Cahaba Valley Computer Services, LLC (205) 980-9903 cvcsllc.com

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

Champion Cleaners of Calera (205) 668-4727 championcleaners.com

Shelby Pediatric Dentistry (205) 419-7444 shelbypediatric.com

CONSULTING

Oak Mountain Elementary School (205) 682-5230

Calera Dental Center, P.C. (205) 620-3312 caleradentalcenter.com

Springer Equipment Company, Inc. (205) 951-3675 springerequipment.com

Thompson Tractor Company, Inc. (205) 664-4833 thompsontractor.com

Fastest Labs of South Birmingham (205) 498-0444 fastestlabs.com/south-birmingham

Pelham City Schools (205) 624-3700 pelhamcityschools.org

Premier Family Dentistry (205) 621-5304 pfdofa.com

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SALES AND SERVICE

DRUG TESTING

DRY CLEANING SERVICES

Buck Creek Family Dental (205) 624-4570 heartlanddental.com

Specialty Finish & Design LLC (205) 948-4018

COMPUTER SERVICES & SOLUTIONS

Personal Computer Consulting (205) 621-9304

Boohaker Family & Cosmetic Dentistry (205) 621-4007 boohakerdental.com

Creed, Incorporated (205) 621-0809 Enviro-Systems (205) 437-3779 enviro-systemsllc.com/services DISTRIBUTORS American Wholesale Distributors (205) 620-3971 americanwholesaledistributors.com Avanti Polar Lipids (205) 663-2494 avantilipids.com Bama Budweiser of Shelby County (256) 249-8578 bamabud.com BTC Wholesale Distributors, Inc. (205) 324-2581 btcwholesale.com

Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (205) 943-4700 edpa.org Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (205) 251-8139 rpcgb.org EDUCATION - RECREATION/ ENRICHMENT Alabama 4H Center (205) 669-4241 alabama4hcenter.org Alabama Wildlife Center (205) 663-7930 awrc.org American Village (205) 665-3535 americanvillage.org McWane Science Center (205) 714-8372 mcwane.org EDUCATION - SCHOOLS Alabaster City Board of Education (205) 663-8400 alabasterschools.org Calera High School (205) 682-6100 Calera Middle School (205) 682-6140 shelbyed.k12.al.us/schools/cams Career Technical Educational Center (205) 682-6650 shelbyed.k12.al.us/schools/sccc/index. htm

Shelby County Instructional Services Center (205) 682-5910 Shelby County Schools Education Foundation (205) 682-5255 shelbyedfoundation.org The Learning Tree Inc. (334) 991-0614 learning-tree.org/ Thompson High School (205) 685-6700 ths.alabasterschools.org University of Montevallo (205) 665-6230 www.montevallo.edu Vincent Middle/High School (205) 682-7300 EDUCATION-TRAINING AND TUTORING d!scover ITT (205) 989-4944 discoveritt.com Grade Power Learning (205) 620-2373 gradepowerlearning.com ELECTRICAL SERVICES Inline Electric & Lighting Showroom (205) 982-7511 inlinelighting.com Johns Electric Inc (205) 426-0583 Johnselectricservice.com OnTime Service (205) 942-1405 ontime59.com Employee Benefit Colonial Life (205) 283-0316 coloniallife.com The SafeBridge Group (205) 907-9767 EMPLOYMENT - AGENCIES & SERVICES

Central Alabama Community College (256) 234-6346 cacc.edu

12 Stones Staffing & Consulting (205) 832-0612 12StonesStaffing.com

Chelsea High School (205) 682-7290

Alabama Career Center System of Alabaster (205) 663-2542 joblink.alabama.gov/ada/

Hibbett Distribution Center (205) 942-8398 hibbett.com

Coosa Valley Academy (205) 672-7326 coosavalleyacademy.org

MACC Solutions & Distribution, LLC (205) 678-2921 maccdistribution.com

Cornerstone Christian School (205) 669-7777 cornerstonechargers.com

Morrow Water Technologies, Inc. (205) 991-7222 morrowwater.com

Faulkner University (205) 879-5588 faulkner.edu

The Salon Center (205) 940-1140 thesaloncenter.com

Helena High School (205) 682-3650 shelbyed.k12.al.us/schools/hhs

DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Indian Springs School (205) 988-3350 indiansprings.org

AECOM Transportation (205) 970-0744 aecom.com

Jefferson State Community College (205) 520-5900 jeffersonstate.edu/

Barge Design Solutions, Inc. (205) 298-6074 bargedesign.com

Gone for Good Secure Document Destruction (205) 943-5252 ucpgoneforgood.com

Montevallo High School (205) 682-6400

Core Focus Personnel, LLC (205) 475-7120 cfpersonnel.com Express Employment Professionals (205) 981-1141 expresspros.com/sbirminghamal Qualified Staffing (205) 564-2179 q-staffing.com ENGINEERS

Dr. Kye L. Mansfield, Optometrist (205) 663-3937 drkyemansfield.com/

Engineering Design Technologies, Inc (205) 942-8631 edtinc.net

Inverness Eye Care (205) 991-0020 invernesseyecare.com

Engineers of the South, LLC (205) 327-9140 engineersofthesouth.com

Pelham Eye Center (205) 624-4736 pelhameyecenter.com

Garver USA (205) 443-3080 GarverUSA.com

Pelham Ridge Eye Care (205) 624-2015 pelhamridgeeyecare.com

Gonzalez-Strength & Associates, Inc. (205) 942-2486 gonzalez-strength.com

Schaeffer Eye Center of Greystone (205) 979-2020 schaeffereyecenter.com

Hargrove Engineers + Constructors (205) 484-0227 http://hargrove-epc.com

Schaeffer Eye Center of Inverness (205) 995-2020 schaeffereyecenter.com

Sain Associates, Inc. (205) 940-6420 sain.com

Schaeffer Eye Center of Mountain Brook (205) 802-2020 schaeffereyecenter.com

ENTERTAINMENT

Schaeffer Eye Center of the Colonnade (205) 967-2020 schaeffereyecenter.com

Altitude Trampoline Park (205) 874-9040 AltitudeTrampolinePark.com Goodfellas Social Club (205) 358-3078 goodfellassocialclub.com ROE Hobby (205) 319-7310 roehobby.store ENVIRONMENTAL - WASTE MANAGEMENT Amwaste LLC (205) 313-0423 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Corblu Ecology Group, LLC (205) 677-0322 corblu.com EQUIPMENT RENTAL Rental Men (205) 983-6485 therentalmen.com EVENT ESPN/TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl (205) 733-3776 birminghambowl.com EVENT & MEETING SPACE Camelot Manor (205) 222-1329 Oak Island Mansion, LLC (205) 837-1974 oakislandmansion.com Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena (205) 620-6448 pelhamciviccomplex.com Venue31 (205) 419-7226 venue31.com EXTENDED STAY AHI Corporate Housing (205) 987-7797 theahigroup.com/map-birminghamalabama-furnished-apartments.php Homewood Suites Birmingham Riverchase (205) 637-2900 homewoodsuites3.hilton.com/en/hotels/ alabama/homewood-suites-by-hiltonbirmingham-sw-riverchase-galleriaBHMHMHW/index.html Homewood Suites Inverness (205) 995-9823 birmingham.homewoodsuites.com EYE CARE Alabaster Eye Care (205) 624-3088 alabastereyecare.com Day Eye Center (205) 987-2308 dayeyecenter.com

Schaeffer Eye Center of Vestavia Hills (205) 979-2020 schaeffereyecenter.com UAB Callahan Eye Hospital & Clinics (205) 325-8620 uabmedicine.org/eye Vision Source - Dr. Michael Blackburn, Optometrist (205) 980-5152 VisionSource-Blackburn.com

BB&T Bank, Now Truist, of Meadow Brook (205) 510-7499 bbt.com BBVA (205) 297-1986 bbvausa.com Bryant Bank @ Hwy 280 (205) 408-6401 bryantbank.com Bryant Bank of Columbiana (205) 670-9735 bryantbank.com Cahaba Management & Consulting (205) 642-4490 Cahabamanagement.com CB&S Bank (205) 408-5560 cbsbank.com CenterState Bank (205) 313-2100 centerstatebank.com Central State Bank (205) 605-0350 centralstatebank.com Central State Bank of Calera (205) 624-6260 Coosa Pines Federal Credit Union of Chelsea (205) 678-3600 coosapinesfcu.org eCO Credit Union of Alabaster (205) 226-3912 ecocu.org

VisionFirst Eye Center (205) 663-4932 visionfirsteyecenter.com/

First US Bank (205) 582-1074 firstusbank.com

Financial Coaching & Consulting Coleman Financial Solutions LLC (205) 490-8346 colemancfs.com

First US Bank of Calera (205) 668-0425 firstusbank.com

Edward Jones Investments - Laci Gurganus (205) 388-7399 Everett Advisory Partners (205) 876-5882 everettadvisory.com FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Alabama Credit Union (205) 777-0938 alabamacu.com AlaTrust Credit Union (800) 264-8031 alatrustcu.com America’s First Federal Credit Union (800) 633-8431 amfirst.org America’s First Federal Credit Union of Inverness (205) 995-0001 amfirst.org America’s First Federal Credit Union of Pelham (205) 663-1945 amfirst.org Avadian Credit Union Corporate (205) 985-2828 avadiancu.com Avadian Credit Union Greystone (205) 437-3696 avadiancu.com Avadian Credit Union of Chelsea (205) 678-7797 avadiancu.com Avadian Credit Union of Helena (205) 621-4262 avadiancu.com Avadian Credit Union of Pelham (205) 620-2332 avadiancu.com BancorpSouth Bank (205) 408-1954 bancorpsouth.com

First US Bank of Columbiana (205) 669-3550 firstusbank.com/index.htm First US of Harpersville (205) 672-8752 firstusbank.com iBERIABANK (205) 414-3660 iberiabank.com Legacy Community Federal Credit Union (205) 933-9933 legacycreditunion.com Legacy Community Federal Credit Union (205) 930-5000 legacycreditunion.com Legacy Community Federal Credit Union (205) 930-5000 legacycreditunion.com Mutual Savings Credit Union of Pelham (205) 682-6345 mutualsavings.org Mutual Savings Credit Union of Riverchase (205) 682-1167 mutualsavings.org NobleBank & Trust (205) 588-7060 noblebank.com Regions Financial NA (205) 264-4993 regions.com Regions Financial of Columbiana (205) 669-4061 regions.com

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State Farm Insurance, Joseph Chambers Agency (205) 663-3276 josephchambers.net FIRE & WATER RESTORATION 1-800 Water Damage of South Birmingham, AL (205) 225-6494 1800waterdamage.com/southbirmingham-al Brookstone Restoration (205) 436-2680 brookstonerestoration.com/ ServPro of Birmingham (205) 664-6770 servpro.com/franchise.asp?id=2710 FIRE PROTECTION

Renasant Bank of Pelham (205) 663-3834 renasantbank.com

North Shelby Fire and EMS District (205) 991-6439 northshelbyfire.com

Synovus (205) 868-4896 synovus.com

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Synovus Pelham (205) 803-4593 synovus.com

Nichols Outfitters (205) 664-3431 nicholsoutfitters.com FLOORING, CARPET, HARDWOOD

Trustmark National Bank (205) 665-2591 trustmark.com

Hill’s Carpet (205) 358-7879 hillscarpetstore.com

Valley Bank (205) 408-2000 valley.com

Issis & Sons Carpet (205) 663-2310 issisandsons.com

Wells Fargo at Brook Highland (205) 948-1400 wellsfargo.com

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Regions Financial of Greystone (205) 980-4400 regions.com

OneAscent Financial Services (205) 847-1343 oneascent.com

Charter Funeral Home (205) 621-0800 charterfuneral.com

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Penn Mutual Alabama Agency (205) 776-6651 pennmutual.com

GENERAL CONTRACTOR RADERMcCARY, INC (205) 778-7750 radermccary.com

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Judge Hub Harrington

Cahaba Glass Company (205) 621-7355 cahabaglassco.com

Judge Michael Joiner

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Ballantrae Golf Club (205) 620-GOLF (4653) ballantraegolf.com

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Heatherwood Hills Country Club (205) 502-4441 heatherwoodhills.com

Shelby County Circuit Clerk (205) 669-3760 18jc.alacourt.gov

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Timberline Golf Club (205) 668-7888 timberlinegc.com GOVERNMENT - CITY Alabaster Water Board (205) 663-6155 alabasterwater.com City of Alabaster (205) 664-6800 cityofalabaster.com City of Birmingham (205) 254-2283 birminghamal.gov City of Calera (205) 668-3500 cityofcalera.org City of Chelsea (205) 678-7260 cityofchelsea.com City of Columbiana (205) 669-5800 cityofcolumbiana.com City of Helena (205) 663-2161 cityofhelena.org City of Hoover (205) 444-7500 hooveral.org City of Leeds (205) 699-2585 leedsalabama.com City of Montevallo (205) 665-2555 cityofmontevallo.com City of Pelham (205) 620-6400 pelhamalabama.gov City of Vestavia Hills (205) 978-0100 vestaviahills.net City of Vincent (205) 672-2261 townofvincent.com Indian Springs Village (205) 987-2581 indianspringsvillage.org Town of Harpersville (205) 672-9961 townofharpersville.com Town of Mt Laurel (205) 408-8696 mtlaurel.com

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Town of Westover (205) 678-3375 westoveralabama.org

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (205) 669-4181 shelbyso.com

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Alabama Army National Guard Pelham Armory (205) 663-6976 al.ngb.army.mil Alabama Senate (205) 620-0116 Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging (205) 670-5770 m4a-alabama.org/ Senator J.T. Waggoner (205) 978-7405

Shelby County Legislative Office (205) 620-6610 http://www.shelbylegislators.com

CreACTive Wellness Center (205) 918-3305 getcreactive.com

State Representative Allen Farley (334) 242-7767

CrossFit Inferis (205) 451-3095 crossfitinferis.com

State Representative Arnold Mooney State Representative Corley Ellis (334) 242-7600 State Representative Dickie Drake (205) 699-7392 State Representative Jack Williams (205) 862-5041 State Representative Jim Carns (334) 242-7600

Gym Time (205) 624-4040 gymtime.fitness Sapp’s Fitness Garage (205) 624-3775 sappsfitnessgarage.com Simply Slim Alabama (205) 515-3556 simplyslimalabama.com

State Representative Matt Fridy (205) 280-0260

WaveTech Therapy, Inc (205) 777-3736 wavetechbirmingham.com

State Senator Cam Ward (205) 566-6746 camward.com

YMCA - Alabaster Branch (205) 663-6504 ymcabham.org/alabaster

State Senator Dan Roberts (334) 261-0851

YMCA - Pelham Family Branch (205) 664-9622 ymcabham.org/pelham

State Senator Jim McClendon (205) 467-2656 jimmcclendon.org U. S. Representative Gary Palmer - 6th Congressional District (205) 968-1290 palmer.house.gov U. S. Senator Doug Jones Office (205) 731-1500 jones.senate.gov U. S. Senator Richard Shelby’s Office (205) 731-1384 shelby.senate.gov GROCERS Brian’s Barn Produce (205) 296-0665 Food Outlet (205) 668-2315 savmorcalera.com Mi Pueblo Supermarket (205) 685-1446 mipueblosupermarket.com Piggly Wiggly Grocery of Columbiana (205) 669-4278 Piggly Wiggly of Dunnavant Valley (205) 918-7120 thepigbham.com The Fresh Market - Inverness (205) 991-0294 thefreshmarket.com HAIR & BEAUTY SUPPLY Beauty & Beyond (205) 518-5561 facebook.com/ BeautyBeyondPelhamAlabaster

HEALTH & WELLNESS Absolute Health & Wellness (205) 218-6445 absolutehealthwellness.com American Family Care of Calera (205) 319-8000 afcurgentcare.com Elise Hearn, Shaklee Independent Distributor (205) 821-2270 elise.myshaklee.com Helena Drugs (205) 729-5060 helenadrugs.com Helena Health & Holistics (205) 624-2319 helenahealthholistics.com It’s About Time Urgent Care (205) 657-1719 itsabouttimeuc.com Juice Plus + (205) 332-5255 vickieverett.juiceplus.com Profile by Sanford (205) 390-8980 profileplan.net Skin Wellness Center of Alabama (205) 871-7332 skinwellnessal.com TherapySouth of Helena (205) 624-4708 therapysouth.com HEALTH CARE

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Mending Hearts LLC (205) 725-1544 mendingheartsllc.com

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HEALTH INSURANCE

HEALTH & FITNESS

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Bug Out Training (205) 624-8713 bugouttrainingstudio.com

VIVA Health Cafe’ (205) 978-4911 vivahealth.com

YMCA Greystone Branch (205) 981-0144 ymcabham.org/greystone

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24e Health Clubs (205) 358-8815 24eHealthClubs.com Chelsea Fitness Facility (205) 677-2222 chelseafamilyfitness.com

Encore Resales Inc. (205) 358-7690 encoreresales.com Urban Home Market (205) 980-4663 urbanhomemarket.com

HOME HEALTH CARE Comfort Care Home Health and Hospice (205) 685-0421 comfortcarehomehealth.com Encompass Health (205) 910-7191 Encompasshealth.com HOME HEALTH CARE - NONMEDICAL Comfort Keepers (205) 981-1800 comfortkeepers.com Expectcare (205) 444-0126 expectcare.com Longleaf Pines Home Care Providers (205) 719-9387 longleafcare.com HOME IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING Bath Fitter (205) 876-1760 bathfitter.com Brown Lumber & Building Supply (205) 669-6715 brownlumber.com Coleman Construction, Inc. (205) 383-5472 colemanconstruction.net Russell Building Supply (205) 672-2224 Vinyl Designs, LLC (205) 222-2230 HOME SERVICES US Department of HUD (205) 731-2630 HOSPITAL Ascension - St. Vincent’s Health System (205) 930-2134 stvhs.com Children’s Health System (205) 638-9100 childrensal.org Coosa Valley Medical Center (256) 401-4000 cvhealth.net Grandview Medical Center (205) 971-1000 grandviewhealth.com Shelby Baptist Medical Center (205) 620-8100 brookwoodbaptisthealth.com/ourlocations/shelby-baptist-medical-centerlocation HUMAN RESOURCE OUTSOURCING Staffmark (205) 682-9495 staffmark.com HVAC Arrow Air Systems, LLC (205) 406-5705 arrowhvac205.com Brown Heating And Cooling (205) 871-8111 brownheatingandcooling.com Guin Service, LLC (205) 595-4846 guinservice.com Hinkle Metals & Supply (205) 444-4781 Myers Comfort Specialists (205) 206-7735 myerscomfort.com Skelton’s Heating, Cooling and Refrigeration (205) 879-3413 skeltonsair.com INDIVIDUAL Alex Dudchock

Mark Teachman (630) 408-6275 The Honorable Chris Curry (205) 908-7222 INDUSTRIAL, MEDICAL AND SPECIALTY GASSES Holston Gases (205) 664-9087 holstongases.com INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS SALES White Rock Quarries-Vincent Hills (205) 505-9225 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & SERVICES Viper Imaging (205) 677-3700 viperimaging.com INDUSTRY Altec, Inc. (205) 991-7733 altec.com EBSCO Industries, Inc. (205) 991-6600 ebscoind.com Lhoist North America (205) 621-3331 lhoist.com Plant Power & Control Systems, LLC (205) 663-4433 plantpower.com SEPCO, Sealing Equipment Products Company (205) 403-7500 sepcousa.com Vulcan Information Packaging (205) 672-2241 vulcan-online.com Vulcan Materials Company (205) 663-0749 http://www.vulcanmaterials.com INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Fresh Managed IT (205) 545-5062 freshmanagedit.com Sawyer Solutions, LLC (844) 448-7767 sawyersolutionsllc.com/ INSULATED GLASS Over The Mountain Glass, Inc. (205) 733-8938 otmglass.com INSURANCE Byars Wright, Inc. (205) 221-8677 Byarswright.com Farmers Insurance - Kevin Powell (205) 987-5442 agents.farmers.com/al/hoover/kevinpowell?SourceID=AMPL001L001 &utm_source=Powerlistings&utm_ medium=Local Hairston Brown Financial & Insurance Services (205) 685-1333 http://www.hairstonbrown.com Neil Bailey Insurance & Investments (205) 985-4517 Rux Carter Insurance (205) 669-3158 ruxcarterinsurance.com Standifer Insurance Group (205) 664-3200 standiferinsurancegroup.com State Farm Insurance, Blake Guy Agency (205) 988-4525 blakeguyinsurance.com

Fairfield Inn & Suites Pelham (205) 987-9879 marriott.com/bhmfp

Trustway Marketing (205) 451-1945 trustway.marketing

Psychiatry South, Inc. (205) 987-0724 psychiatrysouth.com

Hampton Inn & Suites 280 at Eagle Point (205) 981-0024 birmingham280easteaglepointsuites. hamptoninn.com

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State Farm Insurance, Drew Balch Agency (256) 497-5123

Shelby Podiatry, P.C. (205) 663-3224 shelbypodiatry.com

State Farm Insurance, Shannon Trotter Agency (205) 663-4466 shannontrotter.com

Hampton Inn & Suites of Pelham (205) 313-9500 hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index. jhtml?ctyhocn=BHMCVHX

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uBreakiFix (205) 408-1333 ubreakifix.com/locations/birmingham

Hampton Inn of Calera (205) 668-6565calera.hamptoninn.com

ABC 33/40 (205) 982-3942 abc3340.com

The Ryan Clinic (205) 639-2092 TheRyanClinic.com

Birmingham Business Journal (205) 322-0000 bizjournals.com/birmingham

Village Dermatology (205) 877-9773 villagedermatology.net

CBS 42 (205) 322-4200 cbs42.com

METAL FABRICATOR

State Farm Insurance, Brittani Morris Agency (205) 988-4526 statefarm.com/agent/US/AL/Alabaster/ Brittani-Braden-BJMH4724VGE

Valent Group (205) 262-2636 valentgroup.com Weygand Insurance Agency (205) 678-4410 hometownagent.net IRRIGATION Grow V Landscapes (205) 767-2553 growvlandscapes.com/index.html JUNK REMOVAL Junk King of Birmingham (205) 753-9313 junk-king.com/birmingham LAND MANAGEMENT

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Birmingham-Inverness (205) 776-6370 ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/ en/birmingham/bhmtb/hoteldetail Holiday Inn Express & Suites Pelham (205) 987-8888 ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/ en/pelham/pelex/hoteldetail Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel (205) 705-1234 wynfrey.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/ home.html Quality Inn Pelham (205) 444-9200 qualityinn.com/hotel-pelham-alabamaAL065#listpos1

Landscape Services, Inc. (205) 991-9584

Sleep Inn (205) 982-9800 choicehotels.com

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American Tree Maintenance, Inc. (205) 669-1925 callatm.com

Snag Equipment & Lubrication (205) 296-0436 snagequipment.com

SpyGrass Innovations, LLC (205) 848-8282 spygrassinnovations.com

TMH Lift Trucks, Inc. (205) 672-7272 tmhlifts.com

SuperiorScape, Inc. (205) 678-2425 superiorscape.net

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Pitney Bowes (205) 246-4294 pitneybowes.com

Dirtworks and Bobcat Service, Inc. (205) 620-1818 dirtworksandbobcatservice.com

The UPS Store Chelsea (205) 677-2160 theupsstore.com

The Grass Guys (205) 523-4897 birminghamgrass.com

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LEGAL SERVICES Jim Pino & Associates, P.C. (205) 663-1581 jimpinoandassociates.com The Harris Firm, LLC (205) 564-2165 theharrisfirmllc.com/alabasterbankruptcy-lawyer/

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Deshazo - Alabaster (205) 664-2006 deshazo/careers.com

Albert L. Scott Public Library (205) 664-6822 shelbycounty-al.org

Deshazo - Automation (205) 664-2006 deshazo/automation

North Shelby Library (205) 439-5500 northshelbylibrary.org

Manufacturing Technology, LLC (205) 637-1202 mtechse.com

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Saginaw Pipe Company, Incorporated (205) 664-3670 saginawpipe.com

LockCorp Inc (205) 565-7339 lockcorpinc.com LODGING

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Best Western Plus Birmingham Inn (205) 995-8586 bwbirmingham.com

Vulcan Steel Products (205) 620-5100 vulc.com

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Candlewood Suites of Alabaster (205) 620-0188 candlewoodsuites.com/alabasteral

Brownstone Marketing Solutions (205) 789-3600 bmsllc.biz Nick the Marketer, LLC (205) 610-9550 nickthemarketer.com

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FOX6 WBRC-TV (205) 322-6666 myfoxal.com Shelby County Newspapers, Inc. (205) 669-3131 shelbycountyreporter.com WBHM (205) 934-2606 wbhm.org WVTM 13 (205) 933-1313 alabamas13.com MEDICAL - GENERAL American Family Care (205) 403-8902 americanfamilycare.com American Family Care of Greystone (205) 201-7290 americanfamilycare.com American Family Care of Pelham (205) 621-6411 americanfamilycare.com Columbiana Clinic (205) 669-3138 Grandview Medical Clinic of Chelsea (205) 678-7779 Grandview Medical Clinic of Columbiana (205) 670-9691 KidsStreet Urgent Care (205) 644-8289 http://www.KidsStreetUrgentCare.com On Demand Healthcare LLC (205) 624-4524 ondemandhealthcare.net Therachem Research Medilab LLC (205) 427-0419 MEDICAL - SPECIALIZED Alabama Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, Incorporated (205) 985-7393 alabamaentassociates.com Alabama Psychiatry (205) 540-7477 alpsychiatry.com Chilton Shelby Mental Health Center (205) 663-1252 centralalabamawellness.org Columbiana Health and Rehabilitation (205) 669-1712 Hearing Solutions Inc (205) 739-2242 hearingsolutionsalabama.com Heart South Cardiovascular Group, PC (205) 663-5775 heartsouthpc.com Inverness Dermatology (205) 995-5575 invernessderm.com Lemak Sports Medicine, LLC (205) 329-7500 National TeleTherapy Resources (NTR) (205) 245-3068 ntrlink.com

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PAIN MANAGEMENT The Doleys Clinic / / Pain & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. (205) 982-3596 doleysclinic.com PAINTING COMMERCIAL AND/OR RESIDENTIAL

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RE/MAX First Choice (205) 663-4402 firstchoiceal.com

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Cook’s Pest Control - South District Office (205) 980-0920 cookspest.com

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Birmingham Home Leasing (205) 259-1918 birminghamhomeleasing.com

Mr. Bugg’s Pest Patrol, Inc. (205) 663-1919 mrbuggs.com

Sealy Management Co. Inc (205) 391-6000 sealyrealty.com

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Wayne’s Environmental Services, Inc. (205) 985-7009 callwaynes.com

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Alabaster Senior Center (205) 663-1307 cityofalabaster.com/facilities/facility/ details/seniorcenter-16

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Brook Highland Bar & Grill (205) 991-8388

Xtra Living Real Estate (205) 223-1044 x-traliving.com

The UPS Store Caldwell Mill at Valleydale in Hoover (205) 980-8180 hoover-al-2389.theupsstorelocal.com

BP Payroll LLC (205) 995-5288 bppayroll.com

Vasyo (205) 445-4192

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PrintsWell (800) 476-4723 printswell.com

Helena Dog House (205) 624-3425 helenadoghouse.com

Chelsea Citizen Observer Patrol (205) 678-8455

Bohemia Bar & Grill (205) 624-3003

PAVING - ASPHALT

Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center (205) 939-3699 andrewssportsmedicine.com

Bonnie Atchison (205) 669-9001

Myers Enterprises LLC - Keller Williams (205) 616-1445 myersenterprisesllc.kwrealty.com

Minuteman Press (205) 621-2722 alabaster.minutemanpress.com

PET GROOMING SERVICES

BancCard (615) 719-1677

EBSCO Media (205) 226-8516 ebscomedia.com

Regional Paramedical Services (205) 664-1036 rpsems.com

ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST

Auto-Chlor System (205) 337-1689 acs-llc.net

Blue’s Bourbon & Brews (205) 358-8337 bluesbourbonandbrews.com

PARAMEDICS

Calera Orthodontics (205) 620-4611 caleraortho.com

Alignment Simple Solutions - Quick Trick (205) 475-2419 alignmentsimplesolutions.com

Keller Williams Realty - Chad Hester (205) 369-6227 chadhester.kwrealty.com

FedEx Office Inside Alabaster Walmart 205-564-3238 ext 9 local.fedex.com/al/alabaster/ office-2578/

Along Those Lines (205) 215-7963

Pet Boarding Camp Scotty (205) 685-8882 campscotty.com

OTHER

The Neighborhood Plumber (205) 663-0612 theneighborhoodplumber.com/

Blue Water Park LLC (205) 663-7428 bluewaterparkal.com Oak Mountain State Park (205) 620-2520 alapark.com/OakMountain Old Baker Farm (205) 672-7209 oldbakerfarm.com Pelham Racquet Club (205) 621-3380 pelhamracquetclub.com Regions Tradition (205) 967-4745 brunoeventteam.com Shelby County Park and Recreation Authority (205) 991-2015

Cream & Cones Ice Cream Lounge (205) 848-8383 creamandcones.com Customs Cafe’ (205) 987-0176 customscafe.com Delta Blues Hot Tamales (205) 624-2092 deltablueshottamales.com Dreamland BBQ -- Highway 280 (205) 820-7427 dreamlandbbq.com Dunkin’ in Alabaster (865) 392-1881 bluemontgroup.net East 59 Cafe at Lee Branch (205) 573-6103 east59.net Eli’s Jerusalem Grill (205) 637-3658 facebook.com/elisjerusalemgrill Fat Johnny’s Comfort & Soul (205) 671-5331

Shiloh Clays (205) 368-2776 shilohclays.com

Full Moon Bar-B-Que of Pelham (205) 517-6966 fullmoonbbq.com

Recreation Equipment and Rental Overland Adventure Rentals (205) 601-9266 overlandadventurerentals.com

Golden Rule Bar-B-Q of Pelham (205) 621-4461 goldenrulebbq52.com

RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION

Hardee’s (205) 757-7332

Greystone Neighbors (205) 777-8334 bestversionmedia.com

Shelby Baptist Association (205) 669-7858 shelbybaptist.org

Jefferson’s Restaurant (205) 989-9464 jeffersons.com

REAL ESTATE AHI Properties (205) 682-9106 theahigroup.com

RESIDENTIAL CLEANING SERVICES

Jim ‘N Nick’s Community Bar-B-Q at Greystone (205) 991-1306 JimnNicks.com

ARC Realty (205) 969-8910 arcrealtyco.com Melissa Wise/RealtySouth Agency (205) 520-3878 melissawise.realtysouth.com Peter Northcott, Realtor / LAH Hoover (205) 440-3093 lahrealestate.com/agents/peter_ northcott Real Estate - Commercial Cushman & Wakefield/EGS Commercial Real Estate (205) 939-4440 egsinc.com Real Estate - Rental H. Monroe Properties

PLUMBING SERVICES

Real Estate - Residential ARC Realty - Cindy Edmunds, Agent (205) 229-2774 arcrealtyco.com

Roto-Rooter Services Co. (205) 518-7072 rotorooter.com

Birmingham Association of Realtors (205) 871-1911 birminghamrealtors.com

The Maids (205) 871-9338 maids.com/83 RESTAURANTS 2 Pesos Cantina (205) 987-3800 2pesoscantina.com 5 Amigos Mexican Restaurant (205) 980-8266 5-amigos.business.site Applebee’s Bar + Grill of Chelsea (205) 678-8800 qrcllc.net Arby’s - Alabaster (205) 664-1797 arbys.com Bay Leaf Authentic Indian Cuisine (205) 518-0208 bayleafindiancuisines.com Bertolone’s Italian - Calera (205) 690-7325 ertolones.com Birds & Burgers (214) 886-8050 http://www.birdsandburgers.com

Jimmy John’s (205) 564-8228 jimmyjohns.com Joe’s Italian Pizza Pasta & Cafe (205) 663-4111 joesitalianonline.com La Patrona Mexican Restaurant (205) 671-5277 facebook.com/La-Patrona-MexicanRestaurant-103053437853495/ La Paz Restaurant & Catering (205) 803-6262 eatatlapaz.com Mama Coco Cantina & Grill (205) 690-8994 facebook.com/Mama-Coco-Cantina-103170214939254 Maya Mexican Restaurant Alabaster (205) 624-4477 mayamxrestaurant.com McAlister’s Deli of Pelham (205) 985-9797 mcalistersdeli.com

EcoWash Systems LLC (205) 624-4099 EcoWashCo.com

Nueva Michoacana (205) 358-8554 facebook.com/nuevamichoacana2

Ensley-Fairfield Mattress Company (205) 663-9733 efmattress.com

Papa John’s Calera (205) 319-3184 papajohns.com

Helena Hardware A True Value (205) 605-0600

Pita Mediterranean Street Food (205) 671-5155 pitastreetfood.com Salvatore’s Pizza & Pasta (205) 991-2881 inverness.salvatorespizzeria.com/#/

Magnolia’s (205) 618-9800 magnoliasgiftshop.com Marvin’s Building Materials of Calera (205) 668-2608

Shugah’s (205) 624-3431

Oak Tree Furniture, Inc. (205) 663-1415 facebook.com/Oak-TreeFurniture-923616871036986/

Subways of Chelsea (205) 678-9601 subway.com

Rivalry Sports (205) 396-4328 rivalrysportscollectibles.com

Taco Mama (205) 705-3333 tacomamaonline.com

The Cottage of Serendipity (205) 593-4154 thecottageofserendipity.com

Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe (205) 380-4344 tazikiscafe.com

The Home Depot of Pelham (205) 685-1837 homedepot.com

Texas Roadhouse (205) 985-7427 texasroadhouse.com/restaurantlocations/alabama/pelham

RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

The Anvil Pub & Grill (205) 637-7100 theanvilpub.com The Craft Burger (205) 995-0003 thecraftburgers.com The HoneyBaked Ham Company (205) 620-9899 myhoneybakedstore.com/alabaster/808

Danberry At Inverness (205) 443-9500 danberryatinverness.com Royale Living Suites (205) 808-2468 ROOFING Yellowhammer Roofing, Inc (205) 988-3337 yellowhammerroofing.com RUBBER PRODUCTS

The Juicy Seafood (205) 582-2288 http://www.thejuicyseafoodusa.com

Specification Rubber Products (205) 663-2521 specrubber.com/

Tin Top Bar B Que 2 (205) 670-0583

SECURITY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

VJ’s Restaurant (205) 670-5109 facebook.com/vjsrestaurantatthelake

Comtex Technologies (205) 871-3000 comtex.org

Walk - On’s Bistreaux & Bar (337) 412-0503 wobham.com

SECURITY SERVICES

Whataburger @ Alabaster (205) 620-4188 whataburger.com Whataburger @ Inverness (205) 980-9314 locations.whataburger.com/al/ birmingham/111-resource-center-pkwy. html Whataburger @ Pelham (205) 987-2779 whataburger.com Zapopan Mexican Resaurant (205) 668-4008 zapopancalera.com RETAIL A Birthday Place (205) 637-0010 abirthdayplace.com Aaron’s of Pelham (205) 620-2513 aarons.com Bailey Brothers Music Company (205) 271-7827 baileybrothers.com Best Buy (205) 437-8966 bestbuy.com Cahaba Tractor Company (205) 663-1470 cahabatractor.com DSLD Land Management AquaScapes (205) 437-1012 dsldland.com

Five Star Security, Inc. (205) 230-3551 5-starsecurity.com SENIOR SERVICES Nourish With Freedom LLC dba Assisted Living Locators (205) 420-8046 assistedlivinglocators.com/birmingham

SPECIALTY FOOD Uncle Keith’s Red Sauce (205) 914-8921 unclekeithsredsauce.com SPECIALTY GIFTS Preppy Pinkies LLC (941) 201-9435 preppypinkies.com Whiskers & Wags Pet Boutique (205) 618-9496 whiskersnwagspet.com Sports Club Alabama Soccer Association (205) 991-9779 alsoccer.org Birmingham Bulls Hockey Club, LLC (256) 620-6870 bullshockey.net

Tires & Engine Performance (205) 620-3311 tiresperformance.com TRAINING

Helena Veterinary Clinic (205) 236-0500 helenavetclinic.com Oak View Animal Hospital (205) 988-3559 oakviewah.com Riverview Animal Clinic (205) 991-9580 riverviewanimalclinic.net

SPORTS EQUIPMENT

TRANSPORTATION

Tandems, Ltd. (205) 991-5519 tandemsltd.com

Alabama Fleet Worx, LLC (205) 600-3220 alfleetworx.com

Veterinary Specialists Of Birmingham (205) 967-9107 vsbham.com

STAINED GLASS

Apex Valet & Rare Transportation (205) 991-0532 apexvalet.com

Pitts Media (205) 365-3523 pittsmedia.com

Double O Carriers (205) 471-3177

WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES

Buck Creek Stained Glass (205) 541-3322 buckcreekglass.com STEEL FABRICATORS Dunn Building Company, LLC (205) 510-0243 dunnbuildingcompany.com

Transporation Concepts, Inc. (205) 951-4051 gointermodal.com

STONE SUPPLIER

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT & SOLUTIONS

AM3 Surfaces (205) 624-3506 am3surfaces.com

Transportation South, Inc. (205) 663-2287 transportationsouth.com

Cutstone Company LLC (205) 624-3538 cutstoneco.com

TRAVEL AGENCY

STORAGE Attic Plus Storage (205) 969-1860 atticplus.com American Self Storage, LLC (205) 624-2336 amss4al.com CoolBox Self Storage - Caldwell Mill (205) 991-9449 coolboxselfstorage.com

SWIMMING POOLS

Rehab Select at Shelby Ridge (205) 620-8500 rehabselect.net/

Tire Engineers @ Hwy 280 (205) 408-2720 tireengineers.com/

Valleydale Animal Clinic (205) 991-5416 http://www.valleydaleanimalclinic.com

The UPS Store of Pelham (205) 664-2258 theupsstorelocal.com/1183

Skilled Nursing Facility Ahava Healthcare of Alabaster (205) 663-3859 alabasterctr.com

TIRE WHOLESALER

Airport Veterinary Hospital, P.C. (205) 621-0500 airportveterinaryhospitalofcalera.com

Transitional Housing for Homeless Sanctuary Trust for Shelby County (205) 283-2680

Strongbox Self Storage (205) 719-1506 strongboxselfstorage.com

Steel City Signs Inc. (205) 624-3573 steelcitysigns.net

The Foundry Ministries (205) 424-4673 foundryministries.com

VETERINARIAN 280 Animal Medical Center (205) 678-8253 280amc.com

Flip Side Watersports (205) 423-5457 flipsideal.com

The UPS Store Calera (205) 668-4822 theupsstore/6068.com

Reliable Sign Services, Inc. (205) 664-0955 reliablesigns.com

THRIFT STORE

Alabama Technology Network (205) 856-8000 atn.org

Greystone Self Storage, LLC (205) 206-7882 greystoneselfstorage.com/

FASTSIGNS (205) 823-4045 fastsigns.com/198

Business Telephones Incorporated (205) 988-8297 bticonnect.com

Vacation Rental Lighthouse 1115 (205) 909-7363 vrbo.com/2088299

Birmingham Legion FC (205) 600-4720 bhmlegion.com

SHIPPING

SIGNS

TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES

Swimming Pool Services, LLC (205) 601-3385 swimmingpoolservices.net TAX & FINANCIAL SERVICES Cornerstone Certified Public Accounting, LLC (205) 678-8033 cornerstonecpanow.com

Alabama World Travel - Emily Trione (334) 399-1449 awtinc.com Cruise Planners (205) 517-7070 mytripstogo.com Expedia CruiseShipCenters (205) 437-3354 cruiseshipcenters.com/GreystoneAL Grand Escapes Travel (205) 616-1625 grand-escapestravel.com PDPH Travel - Pixie Dust & Pirate Hooks/ Savvy Travel Group (407) 205-9078 pixiedustandpiratehooks.com/ Vacation Concierge (205) 601-4355 vacationconcierge.org UTILITY COMPANIES Alabama Power Company (205) 226-1720 alabamapower.com Gaston Steam Plant (205) 669-8007

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SouthWest Water Company (205) 987-8352 CleanerCahaba.info

AT&T - Alabama (205) 714-0523 att.com

Spire Alabama (800) 292-4008 spireenergy.com

CE Workforce- d.b.a T-Mobile (205) 620-6190

Sterrett - Vandiver Water System, Inc. (205) 672-3396 svwatersystem.com

Low Latency Communications, LLC (205) 745-3970 lowlatencycomm.com

Xpert Drilling (205) 937-6382

Shelbiana Animal Clinic (205) 669-7717

VIDEOGRAPHY

Bin There Dump That (205) 406-5850 dumpsterrentalsbirmingham.com Trash Taxi of Alabama LLC (205) 419-4005 trashtaxi.com

Newsletter

Miami Fusion Cafe 280 (205) 585-9165 miamifusioncafe.com

WASTE MANAGEMENT & RECYCLING Moore Coal Company, Inc. (205) 424-2705 moorecoal.com WEALTH MANAGEMENT OneAscent Wealth Management, LLC (205) 313-9142 oneascentwealth.com WEB DESIGN & SERVICES Great New Day Internet Solutions, LLC (205) 939-3565 greatnewday.com WEDDING VENUE Belle Farm LLC (205) 907-7344 http://Bellefarmevents.com Douglas Manor (205) 369-8714 WINDOW TREATMENTS Van Gogh Window Fashions (205) 602-0456 vangoghwindowfashions.com WINERY Corbin Farms Winery (205) 685-0655 corbinfarmswinery.com/ WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Central Alabama Partnership for Training & Employment (CAPTE) (205) 325-4880 mycapte.org Central Six Alabama Works! (205) 719-3227 CentralSix.org The Onin Group (205) 298-7233 oningroup.com

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VETERANS FOR VETS

PHOTOS BY SCOTT MIMS

The inaugural Veterans for Vets disc golf tournament was held at Calera’s Oliver Park on Feb. 20. A total of 76 people registered to play, and all proceeds were donated to Alabama Veteran. 1. Sydney Roberson, Sophie Fast, Mabrey Marsalis and Carolyn Pevey 2. Julie, Alyssa and Wayne Nunnally 3. Spencer Atkins, Boomer Gulino, Allen Lowe and Stephen Fast

4. Jenna Gay, Thomas Gay, Matt Scoggins, David Scoggins, Blake Lowe and Ryan McCullough 5. Mike Sasser, Brent Scoggins, Andrew Roberson and Brock Hester 6. Chris Steinmetz, Dakota Johns and John Cardwell 7. Jimmy Herbert, Luke Manning, Tim Striegel and David Gulino 8. Micheal Graydon, Joey Stengell, Seth Mills and Cody Lease 9. Scott Randolph, Charles Gothard, Adam Richardson and Michael Calhoun

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BARIATRIC HEALTH & WELLNESS

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COWBOY DAY

PHOTOS BY SCOTT MIMS

The city of Columbiana hosted its 13th annual Cowboy Day on Feb. 27 at Old Mill Square Park. The shootout and parade took place on Main Street. 1. Cam Spinks and band 2. Susan and Mason Rice 3. Mark and Jeri Jackson with Shelby and Lady 4. Mayor David Mitchell and Kathy Mitchell 5. Lan and Landon Johnson 6. Betty and Charlie Longshore 7. The Dixon, Manning and Hall families

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EASTER BUNNY TEA

PHOTOS BY SCOTT MIMS

An Easter Bunny Tea was held at Old Mill Square’s Grande Hall on March 13 that was presented by Columbiana Main Street. 1. Malori King with Calli King, the Easter Bunny, and Heather Talton with Jase Talton 2. Amanda Tucker with Marlee 3. Emery Spears, Elizabeth Shelton and Vivi Spears 4. Cindy Moore with Marleigh, Katie Moore with Sawyer

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CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION RODEO

PHOTOS BY SCOTT MIMS

The 33rd Annual Shelby County Cattlemen’s Association Rodeo was held over the course of three shows at the Columbiana Exhibition Center on Feb. 26-27. 1. Ashley Farmer, Eva Moody, Hope Moody and Jackson Moody 2. Joseph Smith, Cyndi Armstrong and Chase Smith

3. Harper Lytle, Mike Elrod, Olivia Lytle, Josie Elrod, Hannah Lytle and Lisa Elrod 4. Brittany and Timothy Smith with Ella Smith 5. Lauren and Beau Griffith 6. Dee Chapman and Liam Swedenburg 7. Sherry and Ronald Cook, and Caroline Gray

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CRAWFISH BOIL

PHOTOS BY SCOTT MIMS

Interstellar Ginger Beer and Exploration Co. in Alabaster held a crawfish boil on Feb. 20. Most of the fun took place outdoors, and Big Axe Hangout also had a trailer on site for anyone to throw an axe at a target. 1. Diane Scott, Olivia McCoy and Hoyett Dailey 2. Sarah Jones and Andrew McCain with Mavis 3. Annamarie and Cole Davis with Big Axe Hangout 4. Joseph and Destin Schillaci

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Automation Personnel Services Hiring IMMEDIATELY For: Automotive Assembly, General Labor, Production, Clerical, Machine Operator, Quality, Carpentry, Welder, Foundry. Positions In: Calera, Clanton, Pelham, Bessemer, McCalla. Walk-in applications accepted. Clanton (205)280-0002. Pelham (205)444-9774. Bama Concrete Now Hiring: Diesel Mechanic 4 Years Minimum Experience. CDL Preferred. Competitive Pay. Great Benefits. Apply in person: 2180 Hwy 87 Alabaster, 35007 Lancaster Place Apartments. Location, community & quality living in Calera, AL. 1, 2, & 3 bedroom apartments available. Call today for specials!! 205-668-6871. Or visit hpilancasterplace.com Marble Valley Manor. Affordable 1 and 2 Bedroom Apartments for Elderly & Disabled. Many on-site services! 2115 Motes Rd, Sylacauga. 256-245-6500 •TDD#s: 800-548-2547(V) •800-548-2546(T/A). Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm. Equal Opportunity Provider/ Employer LAND FOR SALE 180 acres, located on Walnut Creek. Will not divide property. Call for more information: 205-3695641 CLOCK REPAIR SVS. * Setup * Repair * Maintenance. I can fix your Mother’s clock. Alabaster/Pelham. Call Stephen (205)663-2822 HIRING EXPERIENCED FULL CASE ORDER SELECTORS $19.03 per hour plus production $$$ incentives. Grocery order selection using electric pallet jacks & voice activated headsets. Great benefits including Blue Cross health & dental

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$2000 SIGN ON BONUS NEW PAY SCALE TO QUALIFYING DRIVERS EVERGREEN TRANSPORT, is accepting applications for local drivers in the Calera and Leeds, AL, area. Must have Class A CDL, good driving record, 1 yr verifiable tractor trailer experience. Good pay and benefits. Apply in person at 8278 Hwy 25 South, Calera, AL, or call for info 205-6683316. SEPCO Sealing Equipment Products Co. Inc. JOIN OUR TEAM! •Braiding Operator •Parts Finisher •Grafoil/ Ring Press Operator •CNC Machinist If you are looking for a fantastic company to work for, with competitive pay & benefits, submit resume at: www.sepco.com/careers EOE Electrician - FT Supreme Electric, local-based company in Pelham. Must be willing to learn & work hard. Go to: supremeelectric-al.com Print employment application under Contact Us. Mail to: Supreme Electric 231 Commerce Pkwy Pelham, AL 35124 or call 205453-9327.

WELDER NEEDED MIG & TIG •Light gauge stainless, aluminized, galvanized Manufacturing and Assembly Helpers Needed •Paid Holidays •Typical Shifts 6:00am-2:30pm Call RICK: 205-761-3975 MacLean Power Systems NOW HIRING 3098 Pelham Pkwy, Pelham, AL 35124 We are actively hiring for production operations Apply at: www.macleanfogg.com/ careers Oxford Healthcare in Montgomery currently hiring certified CNA’s and/or Home Health aides in the Clanton, Marbury and Maplesville areas. Must be able to pass complete background check, have reliable transportation and have a strong work ethic. Serious inquiries only. Call 334409-0035 or apply on-line at www.Oxfordhealthcare.com South Haven Health & Rehab NOW HIRING!!! •LPN’s & RN’s -$5,000 Sign-on Bonus for Full-Time shift •CNA’s Apply in person: 3141 Old Columbiana Rd Birmingham,AL-35266 Acceptance Loan Company, Inc. Personal loans! Let us pay off your title loans! 224 Cahaba Valley Rd, Pelham 205-663-5821

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Cupcakes Please

Bert’s Desserts Bert Carter, who is named after her grandmother, makes the best everything: cupcakes, pound cake (my favorite), chicken salad and more. This new Alabaster business gives back to the community, and Bert’s husband AC played football at Alabama.

For Fresh Produce

Burnette Farms Market I love fresh foods, and Burnette Farmers Market has an amazing variety, with arm fresh produce, yummy desserts, beautiful plants and more. Stop by for lunch or just shop their market for so many things. I highly recommend their poppyseed chicken casserole—delicious!

Family Outings

Caroline’s Cart Accessible Retailers Having a child with special needs, accessibility and inclusion are especially important to us, and we shop at retailers that offer Caroline’s Cart—Target, Lowes, Publix and Walmart—all in Alabaster. We created Caroline’s Cart so families like ours can include their older child or adult with disabilities in a family shopping outing.

Family Memories

Evangel Classical Christian School One of the reasons my husband and I moved to Alabaster was for our three children to attend Evangel Classical Christian School. We love ECCS and are proud that Shelby County offers a classical Christian education.

Paint Your Own

Party Art This “paint your own” place in Pelham has just about anything you can think of. Whether you War Eagle or Roll Tide, Party Art will not disappoint!

90 May/June 2021

ShelbyLiving.com

92 May/June 2021

Shelby Living, May/June 2021

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