Shelby Living February 2014

Happy endings The Shelby Humane Society helps dogs and cats find their forever homes

Racing blind Calera teen competes on blind horse

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FROM THE EDITOR

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little over two years ago my husband and I took in a

kitten.

The little orange cat was a stray that belonged to a litter my boss was looking after. My husband wasn’t actually aware that we would be getting a pet.

He traveled a lot with his job, and I was lonely. One Friday he came home to find a new addition to our family.

Luckily, he and Leo hit it off, and two years later, we can’t imagine life without our four-legged friend.

Growing up, my family had several pets. With the exception of one, the cats and dogs were strays that we found in the woods, restaurant parking lots or living in the shrubs around our church.

My favorite, Smokey, was a cat who lived to be 16 years old and was a cherished part of our family.

While I have never adopted a pet from a humane society, I strongly support the mission. In this month’s issue of

Shelby Living, Stephanie Brumfield profiled the Shelby Humane Society.

Now in its 36th year, the SHS is still going strong, but it needs the community’s support.

The SHS is kicking off a spay and neuter campaign this month.

The organization is mailing out thousands of forms asking donors to fund the cost of spaying or neutering a dog or cat.

Spaying and neutering stray animals is important because it prevents unwanted litters from being born. The cost is only about $50.

Even if you don’t receive a donor form from the SHS, I hope you’ll consider donating to the organization to help fund the spay and neuter campaign.

Better yet, if you’re ready to adopt a pet, I encourage you to visit the Shelby Humane Society in Columbiana.

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RACING BLIND Calera teen sticks with her horse after it goes blind

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DEDICATED TO LOVE The University of Montevallo commemorates a 65-year-old love story with a bench dedication

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HAPPY ENDINGS Shelby Humane Society seeks volunteers, funds to help animals

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THE PERFECT DATE Arts Council offers Valentine’s Day performance

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THE SIMPLE LIFE

The new work normal

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alesman or pharmaceutical rep. Farmer or vegetation entrepreneur. Secretary or administrative assistant.

Room mom or volunteer coordinator.

Just as our titles have evolved over the last 10 years, the definition of workplace has changed dramatically as well.

Lisa Phillips, owner of SimpleWorks, No longer does a job mean a Simpleworksmtsp.com quitting time at 5 p.m., commute into lisa@simpleworksmtsp.com the city, desk equipped with a corded 205.981.7733 telephone, and a filing cabinet.

Today, we deal with cloud storage, email at our fingertips, websites and blogs, and Starbucks. Not only has the physical structure of an office changed, so has the boundaries of an 8-to-5 mindset.

Here are a few tips to support the flexibility of how and where we conduct business while increasing our productivity and efficiency.

Define the space. When working from home, carve out a place where you can literally shut a door. Dogs bark, door slams, and children cry. Your client doesn’t need to hear that distraction in the background of your conversation. Talk with your family and let them know when you’re available and when you aren’t.

Define your motivators. If being around your peers spurs your creative juices, yet you find yourself working alone the majority of the time, make the necessary adjustments to take your work to a more people-populated location.

Libraries and cafés can offer a quiet atmosphere while still generating the stimulation of activity.

Define your hours. When working from home, it’s easy to come to work in your pajamas or to sneak away to catch the Today show. While this flexibility is a perk of working from home, monitor your productivity versus at the corporate office. A good rule of thumb is to try and keep the same hours as your co-workers. Consistent work hours stimulate accountability, fueling focus and results.

Work has moved out of the cubicle and into a spare bedroom.

We meet clients over coffee versus in the conference room. Quitting time means turning the tablet off and climbing into bed instead of when the closed sign lights up. More and more business is being done around the clock and all over the place from the golf course, coffee shop and the kitchen table.

Change is fluid and expected, yet one thing shouldn’t be compromised—your productivity and professionalism. It’s that simple. l

Quitting time means turning the tablet off and climbing into bed instead of when the closed sign lights up.

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SHORT STORIES

CASA receives CTF funds The Court Appointed Special Advocates of Shelby County (CASA) has been awarded a $12,000 grant from the Children’s Trust Fund of Alabama.

CASA of Shelby County is a 15-year-old non-profit organization that prevents child abuse and neglect and recruits and trains volunteers to go through the court process with children who are abused. CASA’s mission is to ensure that every child has a safe and permanent home.

For the 2013-2014 year, the Children’s Trust Fund is funding 108 community-based child abuse prevention programs across the state totaling $5,351,463. They provide services to children and families including: Parent Education and Support, Fatherhood, Home Visitation, Community Awareness, Respite Care, School-based, Non school-based/After School and Mentoring. Of that funding, $50,000 goes to Shelby County nonprofits.

Cam Ward donates $5,000 to Helena High School State Sen. Cam Ward visited the site of the new Helena High School on Monday, Dec. 16 to donate a $5,000 check to the high school for athletic needs.

Pictured are Principal Jay Peoples, Helena High Athletic Association President Jarrod Rose and Sen. Cam Ward.

Two students earn Eagle Scout badges Two local high school students recently earned the top honor awarded by the Boy Scouts of America after completing a pair of projects to beautify their communities.

Nicolas Barrows, an 18-year-old senior at Alabaster’s Evangel Christian School, and Craig Cambron, a 15-yearold sophomore at Pelham High School, both were awarded their Eagle Scout badges during recent Court of Honor ceremonies.

Barrows, pictured at right and Cambron, pictured at left are members of the Pelham-based Boy Scout Troop 404, and the scouts represented the troop’s 25th and 26th Eagle Scouts, respectively.

For his Eagle Scout project, Barrows designed, built and installed photo cutouts for the petting farm at Oak Mountain State Park. He is the son of Dwight and Krista Barrows of Alabaster.

Cambron earned his Eagle Scout badge by restoring a 50-foot wooden stairway and conducting a beautification project at the First Baptist Church of Pelham. Cambron is the son of Gary and Suzie Cambron of Pelham.

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MLES holds Christmas musical performance Mt Laurel Elementary School held its first ever schoolwide Holiday Choir Program at the Samford University Wright Center on Dec. 2.

There were more than 600 performers and more than 2,500 in attendance. The program, titled “Holiday Music from the Movies,” featured songs from favorite Christmas movies including “The Grinch,” “Home Alone” and ”White Christmas.”

The Knightingale’s show choir, which consists of 110 fourth and fifth graders, performed a show from “The Polar Express” and all wore red monogrammed pajamas.

The show was complete with singing, tap dancing, gymnastics, falling snow and candlelight.

“It was definitely a night for the students and families to remember!” said music teacher and choir director Haley Spates.

PHS Jazz Band performs at AASB Conference The Pelham High School Jazz Band provided entertainment for board members and superintendents from across the state who attended the Alabama Association of School Boards annual conference this week. The PHS Jazz 10 | ShelbyLiving.com

Band performed on Dec. 6 during one of the general sessions. The AASB conference was held Dec. 5-7 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Wynfrey Hotel and focused on the theme The 3 R’s – Ready, Resilient and Responsible.

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OMREN donates to local charities Family Connection of Shelby Co. and SafeHouse of Shelby County received early Christmas presents from the Oak Mountain Real Estate Network, a group of area real estate Agents.

The Network donated $2,600 to each organization. The

funds were raised through the Network’s annual Christmas Auction, which took place Nov. 13. Pictured, Tony Birk, a real estate agent and OMREN leader, presented a $2,600 check to Phil Cain, Family Connection’s associate director, during its Nov. 20 meeting in Pelham.

Wright awarded Eagle Scout rank Austin Wright of Calera Boy Scout Troop 560 was awarded his Eagle Scout rank on Nov. 25, 2013. He restriped the parking lot of Northside Baptist Church for his project, which he completed in August 2013.

OMHS Starlettes visit Children’s Harbor The Oak Mountain High School Starlettes Dance Team recently visited Children’s Harbor at Children’s Hospital to share some Christmas cheer with families of children in the hospital. Families were treated with pizza, cookies, drinks and games and were able

to visit with the dance team.

The Starlettes played Bingo, assisted with crafts and handed out Christmas stockings to children and families. All the dancers felt it was a very special experience to share with these families during the holiday season!

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ARTS & CULTURE

The

transformation

Story and photos by LAURA BROOKHART ABOVE: Kate Wilson in her studio. PAGE 13: “Webbing the Structure”

by Kate Wilson.

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he spiritual concept of oneness was the crux of the inspiration of “Beyond Separateness,” Kate Wilson’s BFA Senior Art Show held in December at the University of Montevallo.

Oneness, Wilson believes, means that everything in life is interconnected and exists in “infinite harmonious vibration” to anyone who moves beyond ego. The title references her series of works on paper that “deal with the intersection of opposing realities.”

One world is represented by free and spontaneous forms in vibrant colors that mix together. Lotus-like interconnected patterns expand from areas in these forms.

A second world creates boundaries around spontaneous forms of Eden in an attempt to contain chaos.

Window panes reference the intersection of the two worlds.

“In the beginning,” Wilson said, “I allow the spontaneity of the medium to happen. I drop ink onto wet watercolor paper. After a few minutes, the ink spreads and creates an organic form.”

“I then respond to the form by outlining it and

creating shapes inside of it.”

“In this way, I intuit the narrative of the piece.

By allowing the medium freedom to express itself, and then responding by creating boundaries and form around the organic shape, I experience the duality between expression and control in the artistic process.”

“I came to see this process as asking a question with the medium, then answering it.”

Wilson uses acrylic ink, tea, coffee, colored pencil, graphite, pen, watercolor and occasional gold leaf to explore her theme.

“Here at Montevallo, I was allowed to work in my ‘stream of conscious’ way and figure out my own direction.”

Wilson said, “Receiving my BFA in Drawing and Painting, with a minor in Art History, has been a remarkable experience. As the program was small, I was able to develop close bonds with my professors and fellow students.”

Wilson said she was initially surprised by the supportive community of UM students and professors, but much appreciative of it.

Her drawing studies were enhanced by classes

in ceramics, sculpture, and printmaking. Also, her senior show gave her the experience of putting together, hanging, and advertising a show.

UM Assistant Professor Joe Bennett, director of drawing concentration, said he has observed Wilson’s growing maturity in the last year, as she developed a cohesive and large body of work.

“She has left room to grow, as well — to keep changing and developing. Her work is buyable and I think, without being overly commercial, is art that I can see people wanting.”

“I next see myself,” Wilson said, “finding studio space (hopefully in Helena, where I currently live), and for one solid year, being fully dedicated to producing artwork. From there, I hope to have a very strong body of work that will allow me to gain entrance into an MFA program.”

“Just like my work, though,” Wilson smiles, “my life is very spontaneous and I live in the moment as much as possible. I think in that way, my artwork reflects my life. So, I am trying to keep my possibilities open and I am always searching for opportunities to connect with other artists and get my artwork in the public eye.” l February 2014 | 13

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Arts Council offers Valentine’s Day performance

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en, pay close attention. This article will solve your Valentine’s Day dilemma and win you lots of brownie points from your Valentine. Ladies, if your special man fails to see this article, leave the magazine open next to the remote and circle the article in red! You will be rewarded with an enjoyable, romantic evening of live music by Gabriel Tajeu.

The Shelby County Arts Council is proud to present this special Valentine’s show on Friday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. at the SCAC performance venue in Columbiana. Tickets are $15 and seating is limited to 100 guests, so don’t wait until the last minute or you will miss

Terri Sullivan,

founder and director of development, Shelby County Arts Council

out. If you have not been to a show at the SCAC, the acoustics are outstanding and seating is close to the stage so you connect with the performers for an intimate experience. Expect a great performance of smooth, romantic tunes from Tajeu and his excellent band.

Tajeu is a Birmingham-based singer and songwriter. He will

introduce his debut album, “Finding My Way,” a collection of original contemporary songs.

Tajeu’s style is modern folk influenced by today’s rhythm and blues.

“The vocal delivery is strongly influenced by R&B, while the lyrics are folksy and introspective,” he said.

In addition to a blossoming music career, Tajeu is pursuing a doctorate in public health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

What Valentine’s would be complete without delicious chocolate desserts? The SCAC will have complimentary beverages and desserts before the show and during intermission. We recommend you enjoy a fine dinner before

the show at Bernie’s on Main Street, Columbiana. The food is excellent and you can easily walk to the show after your meal.

Order tickets online at Shelbycountyartscouncil.com. l

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

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royalty Spa Greystone a fullservice medical day spa Story by STEPHANIE BRUMFIELD Photographs by JON GOERING

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ABOVE: Spa Greystone’s waiting area is decorating in soothing gray and neutral tones. RIGHT: Wendi Murray is the director of Spa Greystone.

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here isn’t much Spa Greystone can’t do.

As a full-service medical day spa that partners with three board-certified plastic surgeons, the 6,000-square-foot facility offers everything from manicures and pedicures to laser treatments, massages, Botox injections and everything in between.

The spa, which is owned by Patti Hedden, serves about 250 clients each week, though that hasn’t

always been the case.

“We started out in (Dr. William Hedden’s) office downstairs,” spa director Wendi Murray said of spa’s location in the Greystone Cosmetic Center.

“We had four little rooms, and the spa client base just got to be too large for us to accommodate that downstairs, and Dr. Hedden’s practice had also grown so much that they actually needed those rooms.”

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About two and a half years ago, the spa moved to the second floor of the building and has continued to grow its client base by word of mouth.

“A lot of our client base is fed off of (Dr. Hedden’s) patient base downstairs, and really the spa is here just as a luxury to the patients from Hedden Plastic Surgery,” Murray said. “With Dr. Hedden seeing patients from all over the country for whatever procedure they travel here for, we have a lot of family members or caregivers that come up here to the spa and get services done while their friend or family member is having their procedure done.”

The spa’s most popular service, according to Murray, is its laser hair removal.

“Clients often tell us, ‘That has changed my life,’” she said.

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than other day spas, such as ablative laser services, breast augmentations and tummy tucks, though the spa also offers service that “pamper,” including facials, massages, skin care treatments, beauty services and more.

While many clients come in wanting the “magic elixir,” or skincare regimens that will help turn back the hands of time and reduce signs of aging, other clients come to the spa simply looking for a way to relax and treat themselves, Murray said.

“We have a lot of women (come in here) who have never had facials, who have never had pedicures,” she said. “They just come in and just kind of start treating themselves, which is pretty cool. It’s one of those things that I enjoy – people coming here knowing they’re coming here to relax, get some pampering and just kind of unwind from whatever their stressors are, whether it be work or being a

ABOVE: Spa Greystone offers a variety of traditional spa treatments, including manicure, pedicures and facials.

RIGHT: The spa also offers laser hair removal — its most popular treatment — breast augmentation and tummy tucks.

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LEFT: Wendi Murray.

BELOW: Spa Greystone also offers a variety of hair and skincare products, as well as jewelry.

stay-at-home mom. I just enjoy the fact that people can come here and just get a little bit of solitude.”

The thing that keeps customers coming back is the quality of the facility and the competitive prices, Murray said.

“We offer really great prices (that are) very, very competitive with other spas, and we’re actually a lot better on some of our pricing,” Murray said. “I think that when people look at the building and they see the space on the inside, I think sometimes people are a little bit frightened and think, ‘Oh no, if I’m going to go there, I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to afford a facial or a spa service in this location.’ But we are very competitive, and we probably beat a lot of other spas’ prices.”

Murray, who has two teenagers, a son and daughter, said she could relate to her clients wanting quality products at affordable prices, which is why the spa offers packaged services and often runs specials and other discounts.

“Everybody works hard, and it doesn’t matter what your job is,” Murray said. “I think everybody deserves to be able to relax and enjoy themselves.

That’s what I try to do.”

Spa Greystone is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. For a full list of services and pricing, visit Spagreystone.com. l 20 | ShelbyLiving.com

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Story by STEPHANIE BRUMFIELD Photographs by JON GOERING

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t was May 6 at a practice that Brooke Bailey noticed something wasn’t right with her horse. Bailey, 17, races barrels with her horse Jaspur, and that day it was as if Jaspur wasn’t seeing the barrels.

“On May 9, we took him to our vet in Pell City, and he did an ultrasound on (Jaspur) and showed us that his retinas are completed detached,” Bailey said of her 13-year-old horse. “(The vet) said he doesn’t

know how he’s seeing at all, if so. He said it’s like he’s looking out of a pin hole in his top left eye.”

When she got Jasper on New Year’s Eve of 2012, Bailey had already been told he could go blind within a year or two.

“When we got him, my grandfather told us that if he went blind, we were just going to have to put him down because nobody is going to buy a blind horse,” she said. “Most people say when they turn blind,

PAGE 22: Brooke Bailey competes in rodeos with her horse Jaspur, who went blind in May. ABOVE: Brooke and Jaspur ride around her family’s farm in Calera.

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Brooke and Jaspur typically place in the top four in competitions.

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they just get so dangerous and scared that you can’t do anything with them. So the day we found out that he was completely blind, I rode him almost in tears because I thought my grandfather was going to put my horse down, but luckily he didn’t do that to me.

“The vet just told (my grandfather) it’s going to be dangerous, but as long as he’s stopping when I tell him to stop, it’ll be okay.”

So now, at rodeos, Bailey guides her horse using

her reins, noting he’ll run straight over a barrel if she doesn’t tell him where it is.

“If something happens, it’s my fault,” she said laughing. “This past weekend, we were running and I went around a second barrel, and I didn’t have (my reins) in my hand, so he just takes off running across the arena. He knew he was supposed to be running, he just didn’t know where because I didn’t tell him.”

But racing blind hasn’t slowed them down.

Despite hiccups, Jaspur finished sixth in the state high school rodeo finals just one month after he went completely blind, and Bailey said it’s rare for she and Jaspur not to place in the top four at rodeos.

“But even if we don’t ever win or place again because of his eyes, I would be perfectly fine with that,” she said. “As long as I have him, I’m happy.

He’s by far the best horse I’ve ever had.” l February 2014 | 25

Bench commemorates 65-year-old love story Story and photo by STEPHANIE BRUMFIELD A bench was dedicated on the University of Montevallo campus Dec. 10 in honor of Frances Yates Shaw and Truman Shaw, who were married for 62 years

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ack when the University of Montevallo was still Alabama College, an all-girls school, it was called “Angel Farm” by the young men who would visit the college campus on weekends.

It was at “Angel Farm” that Frances Yates Shaw met the man who would later become her husband.

“He was mine,” Shaw said of Truman when they first met. “He didn’t know it at the time, but he found it out.”

Truman Shaw died in May 2012 after being married to Frances for 62 years, and a bench was dedicated in the Shaws’ honor on the University of Montevallo campus Dec. 10.

Located between Tutwiler and Hanson halls, Frances said the bench is a “heartwarming reminder” of the bench they often visited in the very same courtyard when they first started dating.

“I think (Truman) would be tickled pink that

we actually thought back 60-something years to remember how it was,” Frances Shaw said.

The couple met at the beginning of Frances Shaw’s senior year, a year that Frances calls her “happiest year in college.”

Frances was helping with freshman orientation at the time, and Truman had come to campus to visit a friend, who was also a friend of Frances.

“They were sitting at a booth in our recreation area, called the tea house, where we would get drinks and snacks. I went back there to speak to the friend, and I ended up with Truman walking me back to the dorm,” she said.

Frances graduated from Alabama College in May of 1949, and the couple married in May of 1950.

Jeremy Ward, associate director of development for UM’s Office of University Advancement and Alumni Affairs, said the idea of a bench dedication came about after Frances’s daughter, Beth, contacted him with the idea.

“We matched a need we have on campus with (Beth’s) wish of commemorating the relationship,” Ward said.

About 20 of the Shaws’ friends and family members attended the dedication ceremony. l

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Shelby Humane Society seeking volunteers, funds to help animals Story by STEPHANIE BRUMFIELD Photographs by JON GOERING

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ave you ever felt empty? Sara Shirley had been working at EBSCO for about 23 years when she realized that is exactly how she felt – empty.

So she started volunteering with the Shelby Humane Society, where she’s been ever since.

“Now my bank account is empty, but my heart is full,” said Shirley, who is now the organization’s executive director. “I wouldn’t change a thing.”

Founded in 1977, the Shelby Humane Society is an open-admission, nonprofit animal shelter whose mission is to care for homeless, abused, neglected and abandoned animals while educating the public about responsible animal ownership and care. Shelby Humane also facilitates pet

adoptions both in Shelby County and nationwide.

As of November 2013, Shelby Humane had facilitated 1,759 adoptions for the year compared to 794 adoptions in 2010 through the same time period. The increase in adoptions has been largely due to the Shelby Partners Program, which allows animals from Shelby Humane to be transported to partner shelters in the northeast that don’t have as many animals, Shirley said.

“We usually transport those dogs that have been in our system for at least 30 days because we want the local people to have the first opportunity to adopt them,” Shirley said. “They’ll sit here for weeks and weeks and weeks with no interest. They go on transport, and as soon as their hold is up, as soon as they go up for adoption, they’re adopted within a week.”

Shirley said about 1,000 animals — mainly

This story features photos of Shelby Humane Society animals who found their forever homes. PAGE 28: Hillary Carnel with her dogs Sally and Maggie.

ABOVE: Charles and Hillary Carnel’s dog Sally.

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ABOVE: Crystal Robnett with her cat Sammie. PAGE 31: Crystal Robnett with her dog Lera.

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dogs — are sent on transport every year, and more than 7,000 animals have been adopted because of the program since it was implemented in November 2006.

Before the transport program, Shirley said she remembers spending hours of her day walking through the shelter and deciding which animals would live and which animals would die because

of space. Now, animals are euthanized for medical and behavioral issues only.

“We haven’t had to euthanize for space in four or five years probably,” Shirley said.

“Our goal with every animal that comes in the door is to get it out alive. Unfortunately, with our limited funding, we have to make those tough decisions. Do we spend $700 on one, or do we

spend $700 on 30? Many dogs can be rehabilitated from (behavior) issues, but you’ve got to have the resources to do it, and we don’t have them yet.”

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Shelby Humane Society By the numbers The number of animals euthanized for space at the Shelby Humane Society since 2008

% The increase in the number of adoptions facilitated by Shelby Humane Society since 2008.

The number of animals brought to Shelby Humane

by November 2013. (down 30 percent from 2008)

than 60 percent of its animals as of November. In 2013, the shelter has saved more than 60 percent of its animals in the same time period, to which Shirley credits the transport program and spay/ neuter initiatives.

“The transport program is the feel-good program,” Shirley said. “It’s the one that everybody talks about because it has such a huge impact and is crucial to our success, but it’s the band-aid. The other program that we work just as hard on but you don’t hear so much about is the spay/neuter program. There’s a direct correlation to our intake decreasing over the years and when we implemented our spay/neuter program.”

By decreasing the number of animals being born in the county through spay/neuter initiatives, Shelby Humane has decreased its animal intake from 6,876 animals as of November 2008 to 4,811 animals as of November 2013, freeing up space for more animals, Shirley said. Since 2008, Shelby Humane has facilitated more than 9,000 spay and neuter surgeries, altering 1,334 animals as of September 2013.

Another of the shelter’s accomplishments has come since it began partnering with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or ASPCA, about five years ago.

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Since joining the organization, Shirley said Shelby Humane has increased its adoptions by 94 percent.

“We are the smallest, tiniest little shelter in this partnership,” Shirley said. “That is remarkable.

Our nickname is the little shelter that could. We just challenge ourselves a little bit more each year with our adoption rates. We get creative with some cheesy adoption promotions, but we’ve had some very successful promotions. I think people are learning that we may not have a state-ofthe-art facility, but we have some pretty good animals.”

And with the number of adoptions increasing, so have the number of success stories.

Mountain Brook-native Hillary Carnel found Sally, a Redbone hound mix, while attending a crawfish festival in Crestline Village, where Shelby Humane was hosting an offsite adoption promotion.

“Honestly, I just fell in love with her,” said Carnel of Sally, who she adopted in May 2011.

“She has a very sweet demeanor, and she and I have done a lot of pet etiquette training in local schools. We just had a wonderful experience. The people there and the staff (at Shelby Humane) are just awesome. They walk you through the entire

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process. It’s a customer service you just don’t expect to come from a busy shelter like they have.”

Crystal Robnett, a volunteer adoption counselor with the shelter who lives in Columbiana, has adopted two kittens from Shelby Humane as well as a dog from another shelter.

“I keep going back to shelter pets – and rescues in general – because they deserve a chance,” Robnett said. “So many of them are the result of another person’s inability to care for them for many different reasons. Adopting a shelter animal gives a chance to offer life to a pet that didn’t choose to be put in that shelter.”

Tami Massengale, who lives in Alabaster, said her dog Lucian is “a heck of an ambassador for big dogs and shelter dogs” because “he’s a big sweet mutt that hasn’t had a behavioral issue in his entire life.”

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Massengale said one of Lucian’s proudest moments came after the second showing of “The Miracle Worker” at Briarwood Christian School in October 2012, of which Luc was a cast member.

The second night of the show, a group of ladies from the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind came to the show and connected with Lucian in an unexpected way.

“They caught on to his hand signals very quickly, and the fact that they could communicate with Luc with hand signals made them so excited,” Massengale said. “They spent 30 minutes teaching Luc new tricks, and he’d do all the things they were asking him to do. It was really neat that he made a connection with them that they hadn’t seen before. A couple of them I’m sure have assistance animals, but it’s not the same as a pet.”

To keep the success stories going, Shirley said

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the shelter needs help in whatever way people are able to give it.

“We need those foster homes, where people just let animals stay in their homes and take care of them (while they’re waiting to be adopted),” Shirley said. “We need the adoption ambassadors, where people take animals out to public places with adopt-me vests and post pictures on social media. We need volunteer transport drivers. We have an auxiliary group that we’re starting that has met three times, and we need members for that, where people meet once a month and talk about what they can do to help raise money. We could use 22 people two hours a day seven days a week to walk the dogs while we clean their section so that we don’t have to put them in a drop cage.

That is a huge benefit not only to the staff but to the dogs who are out with someone.

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“There are just so many ways that people can help,” Shirley added. “Obviously just adopting and talking about what we do (is helpful). I met a lady (in November) who was basically in tears bringing in a litter of stray puppies. Two or three people told her before she got here that we were going to euthanize them as soon as she left. We don’t do that. That may have happened years ago, but that doesn’t happen anymore. And when people talk negative, I don’t think they realize just how much harm they can do to an organization that’s doing a lot of good, not just for us, but for the community as a whole.”

Massengale echoed the sentiment.

“Adopting shelter pets is important because not only are you saving the life of the dogs you adopt, but you are opening up a space for another dog until they find a home,” Massengale said. “You’re guaranteeing you’re getting an animal that’s already spayed or neutered, already has its shots and already discontinues the cycle. Giving $25 to a shelter, they can do a lot more with that. It goes to the future, to the next pet.”

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TOP LEFT: Rachel Lacomb with her dog Minnie. ABOVE: Sara Shirley, executive director of the Shelby Humane Society, holds Abigail Lilygirl, a shelter kitten. The Society’s friends on facebook named the kitten as part of a contest.

She was quickly adopted.

Spay/neuter campaign The Shelby Humane Society will kick off its spay and neuter campaign this month with mail-outs asking thousands of potential donors to fund the cost of spaying or neutering a pet.

Because of the benefits of spaying and neutering — helping prevent unwanted litters and thereby decreasing shelter intake — every adoptable pet from Shelby Humane is spayed or neutered before its adoption is finalized. The cost to spay or neuter a pet at Shelby Humane is about $50.

Ken Jackson, a Shelby County resident and retired Shelby County business owner, donated $10,000 to the campaign this fall and said the spay/neuter program is “the most proactive thing we can do to reduce the animal population.”

“I’m a business person,” Jackson said. “I understand investment and return. Spaying and neutering is the best return on an investment you can make.

“When you spend $50 to neuter an animal, that animal isn’t going to have litter upon litter upon litter who are going to have litter upon litter upon litter. I did not plan on coming in to spend $10,000, but then (I realized) that’s 200 animals that could be neutered.

I could do that.”

Mary McKenzie, former director of development for Shelby Humane, said spay and neuter costs are currently running at about $15,000 a month for the shelter, which is based on the number of pets that get adopted each month. As adoptions increase, so do the number of pets coming into the shelter, with most pets coming in unaltered, McKenzie said.

Executive Director Sara Shirley said she expects spay and neuter costs to continue to increase over the next year by a little more than $20,000.

“It’s the root of our problem,” Shirley said. “If we can prevent them from coming in, we can focus our resources on the ones that we have. Spaying and neutering is how we prevent them from coming in.”

Jackson said he knows few people who are able to donate $1,000, but he hopes people will consider donating $50 or $100 to neuter one or two dogs.

“The dollars have to come from somewhere to take care of these puppies, whether they come from tax dollars or whether they come from private donations,” Jackson said. “Fifty dollars is a finite number.” To make a donation, call 205-669-3916 or visit Shelbyhumane.org.

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bout five years ago, Janice Seaman was selling a dilapidated Tudor-style house on Shelby Street in Montevallo.

Seaman, who owns Shoal Creek Realty, knew the house had potential, and it was one of the last historic homes in Montevallo.

Others had been torn down or were already inhabited.

However, it needed work—a lot of work. The home was overgrown with vines and ivy, the floors were bucked and raccoons were living on the second floor.

“The bottom line is it was not habitable,” Janice recalled. “The house was not going to sell because everyone walked into it and went “money pit.”

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Fox and Pheasant Inn owner Janice Seaman enjoys breakfast in bed.

The Tudor-style manor is located in historic Montevallo. Coal-burning fireplaces are located in several rooms.

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renovate it.

It wasn’t a rash decision. Seaman has history working with historic homes—she served as executive director of a non-profit in Fairfield that restored old homes. She knew the renovation would be time-consuming and could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

“I had experience and knew what it was going to take,” she said.

A Montevallo native, Seaman also wanted to return to her hometown following her father’s death.

Five years later, the home is restored to its former glory with a few additions to modernize it. Now the Fox and Pheasant Inn, the manor is Seaman’s home and also welcomes visitors throughout the year.

Seaman didn’t plan to open a bed and breakfast initially. She was only going to restore the house and put it back on the market when it recovered.

Even that was a daunting task, although Seaman, who was living in Forest Park in Birmingham at the time, was able to find people to work on the house very easily because of the economy.

She made obvious improvements – restoring the wood floor, sconces and molding in the dining

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ABOVE: Seaman cooks pancakes in the renovated commercial kitchen. PAGE 43: French doors lead out to the porch and lawn, where guests can play badminton or croquet.

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and living rooms. She also added central heating and air and redid the plumbing in the entire house.

The house originally had three bedrooms and two bathrooms, but now has four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms. During the renovation, Seaman discovered undeveloped space on the second floor, which she used to add bathrooms.

She also completely reworked the kitchen to meet commercial standards required for a bed and breakfast.

During the process, she learned more about the original owners, and even serendipitously found original plans for the house at her non-profit job.

W.B. Reynolds built the home in 1915. Reynolds was the son of Henry Clay Reynolds, a Civil War hero who went on to become the first president of the University of Montevallo and a mayor of Montevallo. W.B. Reynolds and his wife later passed the house down to their adopted daughter, Alice Craig.

While Seaman loves the house’s history, she avoided the prosaic and obvious “Reynolds House” for the name of the bed and breakfast.

“I decided Fox and Pheasant was an interesting name, and it gives you the feel of a Tudor house,” she said.

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The renovation took 18 months, and Seaman’s early visitors eased her mind about running a bed and breakfast.

“The thing that was a little unnerving to me about the whole concept was I would have strangers in my home,” she said. “What I discerned was there’s unique (group) that comes to a bed and breakfast … It’s not just an everyday person who’s going to stay at a bed and breakfast.”

Early visitors include a bride and groom, who were also married at the bed and breakfast.

Another couple who visited brought a guestbook, which visitors sign when they stay at the inn.

The Fox and Pheasant Inn even had some famous visitors last year. When the novelist Cassandra King received an honorary diploma from the University of Montevallo, her alma mater, she and her husband Pat Conroy, also a best-selling author, stayed at the bed and breakfast.

Conroy left a message in the guestbook as their stay ended, one that affirmed Seaman’s decision to open her home to visitors.

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Wake up to These decadent chocolate recipes are the perfect breakfast treats for your special someone on Valentine’s Day Recipes by BIRMINGHAM BAKE AND COOK Photographs by JON GOERING

(Truly) Decadent Chocolate “Bread” Pudding For this chocolatey-rich bread pudding we used chocolate glazed raised donuts from our neighbor, Daylight Donuts and brownies! You can use day-old brioche bread, but it won’t be nearly as chocolatey.

Yield: 1 each, 9-inch x 13-inch baking pan As needed Butter - for buttering the baking pan 6 cups Chocolate glazed raised donuts, 1-inch cubes 6 cups Brioche or Challah, day old, 1-inch cubes 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar 8 each egg yolks 4 each eggs, whole

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2. Whisk the sugar, egg yolks, and whole eggs together in a large bowl.

3. Combine the half and half and cocoa powder and bring to a boil, and then very gradually whisk this mixture into the eggs.

4. Combine and stir in the chopped chocolate, vanilla and salt – keep stirring until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Pour this chocolate custard over the donut/ brownie mix.

5. Place parchment paper over the pan and weight the top down to immerse the mixture. Let it stand/soak for 30 – 60 minutes or up to overnight in the refrigerator.

6. Remove the weights and bake in a 325 degrees conventional oven in a hot water bath for 60 – 70 minutes or until the custard is set and all of the liquid is absorbed.

7. Cool slightly on a wire rack. Serve warm!

Chocolate and Mascarpone Stuffed French Toast with Cherries Yield: 6. Serve with Cherry sauce. Recipe for sauce is below.

2 cup Mascarpone cheese /3 ½ cup+ Bing cherries, frozen and thawed, very rough chop 2 cups Half and half ½ cup Semisweet chocolate chips, minis 5 each Eggs 1 tsp. Vanilla bean paste 1 Tbsp. Honey ¼ tsp. Salt 12 slices Brioche, challah, or country white bread, sliced ¾-inch 4 Tbsp. +/- Butter 2 cups Sweet cherry sauce, recipe follows

1. Combine the mascarpone, chocolate chips and chopped bing cherries.

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honey, and salt. Pour into a pie plate or similar shallow dish.

3. Slather approximately 2 Tbsp. of the filling evenly on one slice of the bread, keeping it about ½-inch from the edge. Top with another slice of bread creating a sweet sandwich.

4. Soak the sandwich for 20 - 30 seconds per side and then place it on an icing rack briefly until ready for use, one-two minutes.

5. Melt butter in a sauté pan or flat grill pan. Over a medium heat, grill the sandwiches until golden, two-three minutes per side. Keep warm in low 200300 degree oven until all of them have been cooked.

6. Serve with warm cherry sauce. Recipe below.

Cherry Sauce 1 lb. Sweet cherries, pitted, frozen, thawed 1 Tbsp. Sugar 1 cup Cherry preserves /3 1 each Orange, zested

1. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer.

2. Cook until the sauce is thickened.

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1. Spread the raspberry jam on one slice of the bread, stopping about an inch from the edge.

2. Arrange the chocolate on top of the jam.

3. Cover with the other slice of bread and place in your panini press. Lower the top of the press and hold until the toast is golden brown, and the chocolate is fully melted.* *If you don’t have a panini press, use a grill pan.

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The Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 2nd Annual Industry Appreciation Event on February 6 at Inverness Country Club from 4:00PM until 6:00PM. The annual event, hosted by the Chamber’s Existing Business & Industry Work Group, is a direct result of ShelbyOne, the Chamber’s five-year strategic plan. The purpose of the event is to thank industry for conducting

business in Shelby County and share the positive impact those businesses have on our community. This year we will be recognizing the Chamber’s certified Green Businesses (Armstrong Relocation, FlexDigital, Trash Taxi of Alabama, LLC and Shelby Baptist Medical Center) along

with the businesses that hosted a quarterly Industry Tour in 2013 (Bud’s Best Cookies, A.C. Legg, Inc., Morgan Creek Vineyards, and Alabama Power E.C. Gaston Power Plant).

The Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and Shelby County Economic

& Industrial Development Authority thank Regions Bank for sponsoring this event. For more information on the Green Business Program, hosting an Industry Tour or attending the invitation only event, please contact Brooke Story at brooke@shelbychamber.org or by telephone at 663-4542.

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Entrepreneur Roundtable Informational Meeting Are you a small business owner that owns more than 50% of your business and are looking for a way to interact with other entrepreneurs to exchange advice on fundamental business issues?

Then join us on Tuesday, March 18th for an informational meeting as we discuss starting the Chamber’s first Entrepreneur Roundtable.

Discussion topics will be determined by the needs of the group. Topics may include business plan development, hiring, financing, marketing,

customer service, business resources, profitability and more. Participants in the roundtable will benefit from the advice and mentoring of other members around the table, the business topics pursued by the group and

the business relationships that provide continuing opportunities to advance their business goals. If this sounds like a good fit for you then mark your calendar for March 18th and plan to be a part of the initial meeting as

we discuss in more detail the benefits of being part of an Entrepreneur Roundtable.

The Entrepreneur Roundtable Informational Meeting will be held in the large community room at the Greater Shelby Chamber starting at 8:30AM and concluding at 9:30AM. There is no cost to attend but reservations are requested to assist with room preparation.

Call the Chamber at 663-4542, email brooke@shelbychamber. org or register online at www. shelbychamber.org.

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2014 Continual Sponsorship Opportunities for Chamber Programs Provide Great Exposure for Your Business

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Sponsoring Chamber events are a great way for your business to get noticed and create a buzz for your company.

Launching a new product line or expanding a new service?

Sponsoring a Chamber program is an excellent and cost-effective way to get the word out to the Shelby County business community.

What’s more, by sponsoring a Chamber event or program helps maintain and in most cases increases your — organization’s visibility.

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the Chamber’s weekly programming updates, fliers for specific events which are distributed throughout the year, on the Chamber’s website, and follow-up marketing lists of attendees at the event or program that you’ve sponsored.

— our sponsors also receive exposure prior to, during and after the events and programs through:

Business Connections — the Chamber’s newsletter with an updated readership of 54,000+, E-Business Connections,

We’ve added some new elements to the Continual Sponsorship Program opportunities for 2014, so be sure to visit the 2014 Continual Sponsorship Program link on the Chamber’s home page of our website at www. shelbychamber.org.

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Congratulations to Alabama Allergy & Asthma Center on the grand opening of its newest location in Alabaster. Alabama Allergy and Asthma has five locations and one telephone number 871-9661, to serve patients with allergies and chronic respiratory problems. The Alabaster team was joined by Mayor Marty Handlon, city officials and Greater Shelby Chamber Ambassadors at the ribbon cutting.

What an evening of celebration at the Business After Hours held at Timberline Golf Club! Thank YOU to our presenting sponsor Shelby County Reporter and to our Santa sponsor Association McKay Management! Shown with Santa is Rachel Hawkins (L) and Morgan Place (R) with Associa McKay Management. Photograph courtesy of Keith Stephenson.

The Chamber’s Education Work Group and volunteers held “Keeping It Real” at Montevallo High School in December. Students were given a “real life” scenario and asked to make choices based on variables such as marital status, job type, annual income, and expenses. Thank you to Legacy Community Federal Credit Union and The UPS Store Caldwell Mill Road for co-sponsoring this program.

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From a study done across the world, 90% of your risk for a heart attack can be determined by a simple clinic visit and inventorying 6 common risk factors.

These are: 1. Physical inactivity.

Everyone should get 30 minutes of aerobic or symptom-limited activity 5 days a week or 150 minutes per week. If formal exercise is difficult, a pedometer can gauge your activity level. The American Heart Association suggests 10,000 steps per day.

2. Overweight/obesity.

You should know where you stand with body mass index.

This is your body weight divided by surface area of skin. The correct ratio is 25 or less. A body mass index over 30 qualifies as obese. It is predicted that in Alabama in 2030, 62% of our population will be obese. If you are in this category, a formal dietary intervention is worthwhile (such as weight watchers).

3. Tobacco use. If you smoke or are around second-hand smoke then you are depleting your heart artery reserves and battering the artery walls with a risk factor that is most likely to take the young, productive members of this world from us. It is important to set a quit date.

The number one indicator of whether you will quit is how many times you have tried.

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You must get smoking out of your environment. Then set a date that is at least 7 days away and not further than a month away and do your best. If you slip, you will have the experience of temporary success and it will be easier next time.

Keep working on it.

4. Hypertension. The ideal blood pressure is 115/75. For every 20 points on top and 10 points on bottom that you go up, your risk of stroke (and heart attack and death) is doubled. When you are over 50, it is the top number that is most important.

So, when your blood pressure is 195 on top, your risk of stroke is 16-fold higher.

The average number of pills it takes to control blood pressure in the US is 3.2. So, it might take some work, but simple medication for blood pressure might be the most important intervention we have to improve cardiovascular health in Alabama. You should have your blood pressure checked and get it controlled.

5. High cholesterol. You should have yours tested and often treated with

medications if it is high and you have other risk factors on this list or have had a prior heart attack or stroke.

6. Diabetes. A fasting blood sugar can give you a good gauge of your risk for it and diagnose it. Treating it is valuable for preventing heart attack, blindness, and the need for dialysis.

Each of these risk factors doubles or triples your risk for a heart attack.

Unfortunately, together they are more potent at causing havoc, such that 3 wrong makes your risk 13-fold higher and 4 wrong

makes your risk 42-fold higher.

It really takes a comprehensive strategy for inventorying and then controlling each of these risk factors to prevent heart disease and stroke, and keep you functionally able and independent for as long as possible. For additional information about heart health, please contact us at 510-5000.

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Welcome New Members (As of December 26, 2013)

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Learn how to maximize your membership investment in just one hour by joining us for our first Membership Reception of 2014 on Thursday, February 27 at the Chamber.

Whether you are a new member — or a long-time

Chamber member with some new employees — we encourage you to make plans to join us so you can be sure you’re taking full advantage of your membership investment.

The Membership Reception is sponsored by Rx Catering and a complimentary lunch

and beverages will be provided.

To make reservations, contact the Chamber via email at info@shelbychamber.org, by phone at 663-4542 or register online at www.shelbychamber.org.

Shelby County Maps Now Available!

The Chamber’s brand new Shelby County maps are hot off the presses and available at the Chamber.

This map — featuring roads, schools, hospitals, parks, attractions and much more throughout the entire county — is a great tool and valuable resource for businesses, newcomers and travelers.

We encourage you to share them with your customers and colleagues.

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December 2013 Ambassador of the month

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Congratulations to Susan Lehman for earning Ambassador of the Month.

Susan is a residential real estate specialist with Keller-Williams Metro South in Alabaster.

She attended Pelham High School and earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees at UAB. Susan lives in Montevallo with husband, Herman. In addition to the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce, she is a member of the Montevallo Rotary Club, Montevallo Chamber of Commerce, AAUW and is active in her church, Montevallo Presbyterian.

Susan is dedicated to providing the highest quality, personalized service to her clients.

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(as of 12/27/13)

Officers Bill Keller Regions Bank (Chair) David L. Nolen Renasant Bank (Immediate Past Chair) Lisa McMahon Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Marino, LLC (Chair-Elect)

number one real estate agency in North America today and Susan is one of her office’s top producers.

If you are considering buying or selling a home, Susan is always ready and eager to be of assistance.

If you are considering buying or selling your home contact Susan at 542-4011 or lehmans2009@yahoo.com.

How My Chamber Works for Me “I reached out to the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce to assist us in promoting “The Baumhower Shrimp Fest & BBQ” that was held at Oak Mountain State Park.

The Chamber added the event to their online event calendar plus promoted it on all social media sites.

The event was more successful than we ever imagined and I really think the Chamber’s support in 800 plates.” those final 48 hours helped turn people out.

Randy Jinks We were hoping for Marketing and Advertising between 300 and 500 people.

Manager Near the end of the event Alabama State Parks Baumhowers folks had 334-328-6720 served more than Shelbychamber.org

GSCCC Board of Directors

Paul Rogers Aliant Bank (Vice Chair, Business Development) John Browning Cahaba Valley Computer Services (Vice Chair, Communications) April Weaver Shelby Baptist Medical Center (Vice Chair, Community & Workforce Development) Keith Barfield Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith (Vice Chair, Finance & Administration) Keith Brown Jefferson State Community College (Vice Chair, Membership & Marketing) Directors Joe Sullivan Sullivan Communications, Inc. Tim Bowen Alabama Power Company

David Platt Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Charlie Stevens Thompson Tractor, Inc. Linda Cencula Alabama Telco Credit Union Gregg Maercker First Commercial Bank Richard Olive Saginaw Pipe, Inc. James E. Purvis A.C. Legg, Inc. Tim Benefield Buffalo Rock Tim Prince Shelby County Newspapers, Inc. Steve Chapman Alabama Gas Corporation Kathy Copeland White Rock Quarries – Vincent Hills Bruce Fryer Lhoist North America Chris Grace Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon, Inc. Amanda Mundy Cardiovascular Associates Sam Tucker Charter Business

Greater Shelby Chamber of Commerce

“State of the County”

The Chamber’s February Membership Program will feature a “State of the County” presentation by Shelby County Manager Alex Dudchock.

The meeting, sponsored

by MetLife Financial Group of the South, will be held on

February 26 in the banquet hall at the Pelham Civic Complex & Ice Arena.

Doors will open at 11:00AM for business networking and the program will begin promptly at 11:30AM. In addition to the great

business networking, we’ll also hear representatives from Shelby County Government on the progress made last year and what’s in store for 2014.

The investment is $20 per person for Chamber members and $30 per person

for “Future” Members and includes a luncheon buffet.

For more information, or to make a reservation, please contact the Chamber at info@shelbychamber.org, by telephone at 663-4542 or register online at www.shelbychamber.org.

Looking to reach new residents?

ChamberMail Program Offers Opportunity for Members In March, the Greater Shelby County Chamber will launch the 2nd edition of ChamberMail — a positive promotional opportunity for its members.

This business-to-consumer program is designed to get participating members in front of 2,000 new Shelby County residents for the cost of participating/ advertising.

The ChamberMail program is another opportunity for members to promote their products and services.

In addition to the mailing and online advertising participants receive, the ChamberMail program also offers an optional new resident database for member follow up efforts.

Limited space means this opportunity will sell out quickly, so to reserve your space, call our ChamberMail representative at 1-800-267-9139 or view all ad sizes and prices at the Greater Shelby ChamberMail website at www.shelby.chambermail.us.

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Newsletter

Featured at February Membership Program

Greater Shelby Chamber of Commerce

GSCC Events Find more details of what you can expect about any event listed by visiting the Greater Shelby County Chamber’s website at: www.shelbychamber.org. Register for events online at www.shelbychamber.org, call the RSVP Line 663-8923, or the Chamber office 663-4542.

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Ambassadors Work Group 11:30AM - 1:00PM Greater Shelby Chamber, 1301 County Services Dr., Pelham Small Business Work Group 4:00PM - 5:00PM Greater Shelby Chamber, 1301 County Services Dr., Pelham

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Existing Business & Industry Work Group 8:30AM - 9:30AM Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon, Inc., 3535 Grandview Parkway, Suite 500, Birmingham Health Services Work Group 8:30AM - 9:30AM Cardiovascular Associates, 3890 Colonnade Parkway, Birmingham Education Work Group 8:30AM - 9:30AM Shelby County Instructional Services Center, 601 First Street South, Alabaster Board of Directors Meeting 8:15AM - 9:30AM Greater Shelby Chamber, 1301 County Services Dr., Pelham

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Keeping It Real Program Co-sponsored by: Legacy Community Federal Credit Union & The UPS Store Caldwell Mill Road @ Shelby County High School.

Volunteers welcome.

Membership Program “State of the County” Doors open @ 11:00AM Program 11:30AM - 1:00PM Sponsored by: MetLife Financial Group of the South. Hosted by: Government Affairs Work Group. Pelham Civic Complex, 500 Amphitheater Rd., Pelham. RSVP required by noon, Monday, February 24.

Investment: Members $20, future-members $30.

Governmental Affairs Work Group 8:30AM -9:30AM Sain Associates, Two Perimeter Park South, Ste 500 East, Birmingham Membership Reception 11:30AM - 1:00PM Sponsored by: RX Catering Greater Shelby Chamber, 1301 County Services Dr., Pelham

CANCELLATION POLICY REMINDER: If a reservation is made for a paying event and you are unable to attend, you will be charged for the event unless a cancellation request is made at least TWO business days prior to the event.

Contact Us

Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce 1301 County Services Drive, Pelham, Alabama 35124 Office: (205) 663-4542 Fax: (205) 663-4524

Shelbychamber.org

RSVP Line: (205) 663-8923 info@shelbychamber.org www.shelbychamber.org

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The University of Montevallo held its fall commencement ceremony Dec. 13. (Photos by Stephanie Brumfield) 1. Kim Sharp, Zack Sharp, Jonathon Durrett and Molly Dean 2. Jim and Kristi Triplett 3. Francine and Anthony Nix 4. Cynthia Amos and Mary Amos 5. Candy and Bennie Smith 6. Ruthie and Rush Hill 7. Gage Yancey and Kim Leehans 8. Myra and Tim Watson 9. Lyda Crouch and Terry Thrailkill 10. Katie Scott and Jonna Doody 11. Julia Embry and Karen Kelly 12. Beth and Zac Sewell

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The 46th Annual Olympics Day was recently held as part of Coming Home Weekend at the University of Montevallo.

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The University of Montevallo Athletics and Alumni Association recently partnered for a new twist on a 46-year strong golf tournament.

Coming Home Weekend was held on a beautiful day at UM’s Golf Course and ended with an awards dinner at the University’s Lake.

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Kathy Copeland, director of governmental and public relations for White Rock Quarries, held a Christmas party for community members at her office in downtown Vincent Dec. 19. (Photos by Stephanie Brumfield) 1. Kathy Copeland, Joel Dixon, Brandi Roper and Leslie Harbin 2. Joann Fogle and Carla Watkins 3. April Stone and Ruth Driggers 4. Carter Elliot and Kathy Copeland 5. Kayla Harbin and Madison Harbin 6. Don Driggers and Mary Lee Reynolds 7. Lemuel Goss and Clay Goss 8. Ruth Driggers, Evelyn McAllister and Ray McAllister 9. Larry King and Kevin King

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The Leadership Shelby County Class of 2014 participated in Justice Day on Dec. 2. Class members learned about the county, law enforcement agencies, court system, community corrections and juvenile services. (Photos by Bobby Joe Seales) 1. Kristi Sayers, Diane Seales and Samuetta Nesbitt 2. John Samaniego and Lindsey Allison 3. Robby Owens and Chris Curry 4. The Leadership Shelby County Class of 2014 5. Mike Vest and John Samaniego 6. Terry Gray and Allison Boyd 7. Brian Crumpton, Andy Easterling and Marty Handlon 72 | ShelbyLiving.com

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Businesses in downtown Columbiana welcomed trickor-treaters for the city’s annual Monster Walk on Oct. 31.

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Great Benefits Include: * Home Daily *Health/Dental/Vision * 401K w/co match *Safety Bonuses * Paid Training Applicants Must Have: * Class A CDL * Ability to obtain Hazmat & Tanker endorsements * 2 Yrs T/T exp. Or 1 Yr T/T w/ CDL School Cert. * 25 Yrs or Older Apply Online at www.floridarockand tanklines.com or call 1-866-FLA ROCK Professionally Installed, Energy Efficient Windows for Less than you think! Single Hung Tilt-In from $179 Installed!Air Tight Windows 205-941-1888 AL PICK N’ TRADE 3985 Hwy 25 NEW VENDOR PROMOTION! First 3 months 1/2 off!!!

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(205)824-0224 Automation Personnel Services. We are still taking applications @ JCI plant in Clanton for production and assembly positions. Prev. exp a plus.

We are also Looking for Exp Forklift Drivers! Able to pass Drug Test/ Background check. Able to lift up to 50Lbs and stand for 8 hrs. We are paying a $25 referral bonus for qualified Applicants. Please call 205280-0002 Or come and apply 8/2:30 @ 2541 7th Ave S Clanton Al 35045 Beelman Truck Co. Hiring!

EXPERIENCED TERMINAL MANAGER For Calera, AL Terminal. Sales & Operations Exp.Req. Excellent Pay/Benefits.

Call: 618-646-5384 Growing Pharmacy Looking for FT & PT Pharmacy Technicians at Brooklere Pharmacy Call 205.664.1200 or Visit Brooklere Pharmacy to fill out an application.

Piano Tuning / Repair, Refinishing, Moving & Storage Trained by The School for the Blind. Buddy Gray Music. 822-0482 800-593-2462 CDL Skills And Test Training, LLC. Day & Evening Classes Hoover Pelham Area 205-253-5960 Part-time PreschoolWorker 2-6 PM$8/ hour - 5 days/weekGreat for collegestudents!

Pelham, AL. 205-620-1616 Journeyman and 3 year Apprentice Electricians needed for commercial

Classifieds To place an ad in Shelby Living, call 205.669.3131

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(205)755-3369 Giles Cooling & Heating

$99 MOVE IN SPECIAL Cobblestone Cove is now leasing 1-2-3- bedroom apartments for more info call 205-665-3988 Mon-Fri 8-5

One Stop Shop for home additions and remodeling, retaining walls, concrete work, and masonry.

Gemmill Contracting 965-6300

Cobblestone Creek is now leasing 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments 1000 Cobblestone Ln. Montevallo 205 665-3988

Need Cash??? $25 Bonus for selling $100 of precious metals. $50 for $250 worth.

We buy gift cards!

Gold and Silver Buyers 1934 Hwy 31 S, Pelham 547-6063

PRN LPN 12 Hour Shifts Apply in person to Columbiana Health and Rehab 22969 Hwy 25 Columbiana, AL Contact Lisa Roberson, D.O.N. at 205-669-1712 TARGET AUCTION Advanced Real Estate Marketing 800-476-3939 www.targetauction.com Brand New Queen Pillow Top Mattress and Box still in plastic, never used, factory warranty, will sacrifice, will go fast $195. 205-200-4523 Flooring Service Hardwood (1.25ft) Ceramic Tile (1.25ft) Laminate (.85ft) Carpet (.45ft) New Carpet Pad (.30) Carpet Cleaning & Repair 383-5958 or 209-9635 Driver Class A CDL, 2 yrs exp, Flatbed/Stepdeck OVER THE ROAD, Health Benefits/Paper Logs/Home Time, Avg 2700 mls wkly, Call 334-864-7456 Experienced HVAC duct installer needed. Good pay with great benefits.

Must be able to pass drug test. Salary based

Stylists Wanted Busy Salon in Chelsea 205-9667254 Sales Rep WZZN-FM ESPN Prospecting/cold calls 1 yr sales experience Media Sales Preferred See Qualifications on 977thezone.com EOE RECEPTIONIST: #1 TAX OFFICE IN CHELSEA SEEKING RECEPTIONIST. TEMP FT OR PT AVAILABLE. SEND RESUME TOTAXPROCHELSEA@ YAHOO.COM DRIVERS Hanna Truck Lines is hiring OTR Drivers for our Northport & Fairfield AL Terminals. Minimum weekly pay & benefits. Willing to Train. Prefer Flatbed Exp. Veterans Welcome Contact Dwayne 800-634-7315 E.O.E. CNA’s, LPN’s, RN’s FT and PT positions available for 2nd & 3rd Shift. New pay scale. Please apply in person at Hatley Health Care, Inc 300 Medical Ctr Dr Clanton, AL 35045

For more LIVE & ONLINE auction info, contact Heritage Realty & Auction DFarmer793.

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205-436-8216 J&D Transit J.H. Berry & Gilbert Multi-Family, Inc. 205-226-8666 leasing@jhberry. combirminghamapartment.com South / Highland area apartments available.

LAWN CARE For Complete Lawn Care Service.

Call Kevin 296-2037 Owner Operators Wanting Dedicated Year RoundAnniston, AL www. pull4klb.com

CLASS A CDL OTR DRIVERS $2500 Sign on Bonus1 yr. recent minimum exp Great Benefits! APPLY NOW! 866-759-9204 ext. 176 www.iws-trucking.com

Production Team Members in Vance, AL HS Diploma or GED, 2 yr Manufacturing exp. Mustbe 18+, pass background check, 2 yr AL resident, $14.50 per hour http://naonsite.com/Job/

** Benefits Package ** Machine Operators Must have 2 plus years of experience as a manufacturing Machine Operator. Machine set-up experience is a major plus! Pay DOE. Industrial Maintenance Minimum of 2 yrs. exp.

Must be able to weld.

Apply in person: Smith Companies 100 Pardue Road Pelham, AL 35124 205-620-4455

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OXFORD HEALTHCARE LPN’s, RN’s & CNA’s Full Time/Part Time Please apply @helpathome. com205-608-1612

Move Your Business to Calera! (Behind P.O.) 700 & 1400 (+-) sq ft available. Store front/office space, surrounded by est. businesses.

1305/1361 10th Ave Call (205)668-6824

Right at Home Homecare services available in your area. Please call 205460-1062 Immediate Job Openings for Caregiver/ CNAs in Shelby County.

Apply at www.rahbhm. com.

Mont. Stockyard Drop Station at Gray & Son’s in Clanton. Call Wesley at 334-850-1608.

For other hauling arrangements, contact Wes in Harpersville 205-9658657

MECHANIC NEEDED: Afternoon Shift SOUTHERN HAULERS, LLC, 2157 Hwy 16 Calera, Alabama 35040 Tractor, Trailer & Welding Repairs. Must have own tools. A clear drivers license is needed.

CDL a plus. 401k, Health, Dental, Rx options. For information,call Carson or Tim @( 800 ) 5374621 x 715, e-mail to: cvick@southernhaulersllc. com or tjohnsonjr@ southernhaulersllc.com

Order Selectors Food Dist. Center in Pelham Al. Day Shift: Mon-Fri. 40+ hrs./week 10:00 a.m. until finished (varies). $10.50-$14.00/ hour.

Benefits: medical, vision, dental, vacation & 401k.

Requirements •Lift 60 lbs. repetitively.

•Work in 90+ Temp. & -10 freezers • Walking majority of day.

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Apply 10:30AM-5:00PM Mo-Fr. Southeastern Food Pelham, Alabama 35124 201 Parker Drive 205-685-4551

APPLIANCE TECHS Put your experience and skills to work! Signing bonus! Excellent pay & benefits + vehicle Call 205-949-1785 or email careers@ servicecare.net

Rag Quilts for Sale All sizes. Made to order.

Matching Pillowcases monogrammed. Quick return. Southern Belle Handmade Gifts bwilliams1581@gmail (205)670-0191

Fire & Water Techs Needed For Restoration Company. Must pass background check and drug test, have reliable transportation and good driving record. F/T & P/T position available, willing to train. Serious Inquiries.

Call 424-4211 btw 9-11.

PLUMBERS NEEDED Call 682-2828, fax resume to 682-2827 or email to resume@sps9.com

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1500 sq ft. Office or retail.

205-789-3475 Next to Sharp Carpet.

Spivey Family Dentistry is seeking an ALLSTAR Dental Assistant.

Experience in the office is mandatory. RDH welcome and preferred.

Send resumes to spiveyfamilydentistry@ gmail.com

Class A CDL Drivers Needed immediately.

Local Chilton & Shelby County. Hauling - 3 yrs min. driving history with Dump Trailer Exp. Home nights. APPLY ONLINE: www.perdidotrucking. com PERDIDO TRUCKING SERVICE, LLC 251-4700355 Join the team driven

by Excellence! $1750 sign-on bonus! Republic Services has openings for Residential Drivers Apply on line at republicservices. com WE DO IT ALL! Basement to Roof Home Repair 35 yrs experience!

Specializing in masonry and roofing. 205-434-8046 Ridgeview & Clearspring Apartments 100 Egg & Butter Rd Columbiana Open Sat. 10am-4pm Leasing 1,2 & 3 BR WOW! $50 off move-in special! 205-669-7999

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Electricians Needed Birmingham & Tuscaloosa Call 682-2828, fax resume to 682-2827 or email to resume@sps9.com

Immediate Openings!

RN * LPN * CNA Care Managers Apply in person at 4941 Montevallo Rd, Birmingham. AL 35210 St. Martins in the Pines

dump trailer exp. Excellent benefits including Blue Cross & furnished uniforms with a boot allowance.

Contact Carl or Valerie 800-749-5552 or 205-3225552 or apply online at www.walpoleinc.com

Immediate Positions Available! Looking for five motivated people to replace five lazy ones. $150-400 cash daily.

Flexible with the hours.

Hiring immediately. Will train. Call Drew(205)4901003 or (404)723-1322

Wiley Sanders Truck Lines, Inc. has many new openings for OTR drivers. 21 years of age, Class A CDL W/haz, 6 mos OTR exp, no more than 2 moving violations or accidents in the past 3 years, competitive pay, Health/Dental/Vision (BCBS), 401k plan, free rider program. Call recruiting at 1-855-777-9785

S & B CLEANING Experienced in Residential & Comm. Cleaning. 205603-1553 Reasonable w Ref. INSURED & BONDED CLOCK REPAIR SVS. * Setup * Repair * Maintenance I can fix your Mother’s clock. Alabaster/ Pelham Call Stephen (205)663-2822 General Warehouse Forklift Drivers Forklift Mechanic Q.A. Tech Needed Swift Staffing 205-942-6556 Stable Hand Position Shoal Creek in North Shelby County. Experience preferred. Apply at 9919720.

MANUFACTURED HOMES MOBILE HOMES with land. Ready to move in. Owner financing with approved credit.

3 bdrm., 2 bath. No renters.1-205-289-8899 LandHomesExpress.com Become a Dental Asst. in ONLY 8 WEEKS! Please visit our website capstonedentalassisting. com or call (205) 561-8118 and your career started!

TANK DRIVERS NEEDED NOW! Min. age 23 and a good MVR required. Most Nights at home We will train for tank if you have 2 yrs. verifiable Tractor/Trailer Exp. Delivery & Return type carrier.

SE States. Dump Trailer Drivers Must have verifiable

Wiregrass Construction Company is seeking experienced asphalt equipment operators(Pavers, Rollers,Backhoes, etc.)

Must bedependable.

Excellentbenefits.

Interestedapplicants may apply951 Dow Street, Pelham, AL 351248AM to 5PM,M-F. (205)620-4132.WCC is an EqualOpportunity Employer.

Xpress Concierge Services inc. elderly help, pet help, corporate &personal asst, errands, appt wait services, appt scheduling, organizing & research. (888)660-5504 xpressconcierge.org Zaxby’s of Clanton seeking reliable, motivated, and experienced individuals for Management positions.

To apply email resume, earning expectations and references to ZaxbysCareer@gmail. com. No phone calls, faxes or walk-ins.

Qualified applicants will be contacted directly for interviews. EOE PT Laundry Attendant Weekends a must, customer service skills, dependable trans.

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OUT & ABOUT Birmingham Bake and Cook

Grebel Dance

Feb. 2

Shelby County’s 196th Anniversary The Shelby County Historical Society will host a celebration in honor of Shelby County’s 196th anniversary and the society’s 40th anniversary on Sunday, Feb. 2 from 2-3:15 p.m. at the Shelby County Museum and Archives in Columbiana.

Special guests include Dollar Bill Wilson, David Tyrone Crawley, Kenneth R. Penhale, Robert Louis Robinson and Lonnie Burnett.

Feb. 6

Birmingham Bake and Cook Indian Curry Making 101 with curry gurus Mukta Joshi and Himanshu Pant is Feb. 6 from 6:30-9 p.m. for $45 per person. Three curries! One foundational technique! We are so excited to have Mukta and Himanshu back to teach this very important Indian curry class. They will provide an overview of Indian foods, and introduction to India’s spices and herbs, the health benefits of Indian cuisine, and India’s vast and complex culinary diversity.

Curry - making techniques are explored through discussion, demonstration and of course, preparation with the following menu: palak paneer (vegetarian spinach purée cooked with paneer, Indian fresh cheese), methi chicken (chicken curry with fenugreek) and tadka daal (curried lentils). All served with fragrant basmati rice.

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The University of Montevallo “One University, One Community, One Family” will be during homecoming festivities in February. College Night productions Feb. 6-8 are the highlight of homecoming, but Saturday will be filled with numerous reunions for individual departments across campus as well as the reunion classes from as far back as 1944 to the more recent class of 2004.

The Homecoming Luncheon is also Saturday where alumni award recipients will be honored, new National Alumni Association board members and officers will be sworn-in and retiring members will be recognized. Info or tickets for homecoming events, contact 665-6215 or Tracy PayneRockco at Paynet@montevallo. edu. Additional information and full schedule can be found at Montevallo.edu/alumni/ alumni-events/homecoming.

Feb. 8

Riverchase Loves Artists The eighth annual Riverchase Loves Artists, sponsored by the Riverchase Women’s Club, is Feb. 8 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Riverchase Country Club.

Notable artists will exhibit and sell their work in a variety of mediums including oil and watercolor paintings, jewelry, metal, wood, pottery, glass, photography and fiber art.

Admission is free and open to the public. Proceeds from the sale benefit Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama, The Amelia Center and the Exceptional

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Foundation. For information, call Liesa Pitts at 612-3654.

UM Alumni Art Auction The Alumni Art Auction is the University of Montevallo’s Alumni Association’s major fundraising event to benefit the art department. Organized by the Art Alumni Board since 1996, it takes place annually on Homecoming Saturday in midFebruary and features over 100 donated works in all media by art alums, faculty and current students.

The show is on display Friday and Saturday and the silent bidding concludes during the Bloch Party reception, an event that is anything but silent!

Proceeds from the auction are used to fund equipment and special projects for the benefit of current students. Please join us on Homecoming Saturday, Feb. 8 for the Bloch Party reception starting at 4 p.m.

Bidding ends at 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 9

Audubon Teaches Nature Lecture Series: Vernal Pools: Nature’s Incubator for Cool Critters Drizzly rains and bitter cold are usually not our favorite part of the winter; we’d much rather be snug in a warm bed. But salamanders, on the other hand, are right at home under such conditions. David Frings will introduce you at the Alabama Wildlife Center on Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. to species that are found in Oak Mountain State Park and, after the

program, we will visit a vernal pool to see the egg masses firsthand.

Feb. 11

Birmingham Bake and Cook Valentine’s Day Chocolate Breakfast, Susan Green is Feb. 2 from 6:30–9 p.m. for $40 per person. Get ready for a sweet start to your Valentine’s Day! Chocolate for breakfast!

Chocolate rugalach (perfect with your morning coffee!), sweet cherry and chocolate stuffed French toast with creamy ricotta, griddled chocolate panini “toasts” with raspberry, and what would a Valentine’s Day Chocolate Breakfast be without a Decadent Chocolate Bread Pudding?

Feb. 14

Shelby County Arts Council Valentine Show with Gabriel Tajeu, presented by Shelby County Arts Council is at the Shelby County Arts Council Gallery on Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. for $15 per person. This singer song writer will debut his newest album of unique adult contemporary songs. Gabriel’s style is modern folk influenced by today’s rhythm and blues.

Expect a great performance of smooth, romantic tunes from Gabriel and his excellent band.

You better catch this guy before he hits the “big time.”

Feb. 15

Eat, Drink, Read Visiting Writers Series Eat, Drink, Read Visiting

Writers Series with Dan Haulman, The Tuskegee Airmen, presented by the Shelby County Arts Council is at Columbiana Public Library on Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. and again at 5 p.m. Join us as we welcome Military Historian Dan Haulman as he discusses the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were an all black squadron that was not allowed in the armed forces until 1942. The Tuskegee Airmen pilots were in eight squadrons, four fighter squadrons in the 332nd Fighter Group and four bomber squadrons in the 477th Bombardment Group. The squadrons had an outstanding record and were well known for having achieved a double victory.

Feb. 15

2014 Wild About Chocolate 2014 Wild About Chocolate, benefiting the Alabama Wildlife Center at Oak Mountain State Park, is Feb. 15 with buffet and silent auction at 6 p.m. with program and live auction at 8 p.m. at The Harbert Center in downtown Birmingham.

An elegant and philanthropic evening that features savory appetizers, chocolate desserts and complimentary wine and beer provided by many of Birmingham’s finest restaurants, bakeries, caterers and beverage distributors. Info: 663-7930, ext. 8.

Feb. 16

Grebel Dance The sixth annual “Dessertissements - Keep Calm and Dance Tango” fundraiser with The Alabama Youth Ballet Guild is Feb. 16 from 2-5 p.m. at Grebel Dance, 102 Commerce Parkway, Pelham. The event features romantic desserts and wines, silent auction, a performance by the Alabama Youth Ballet Company, live music by Fiddlin’ in the Parlor and a free tango lesson. Purchase

tickets at $20 per couple or $12 for a single. Tickets and information available at Alabamayouthballet.info. For corporate sponsorships, call 987-7234.

Feb. 20

Birmingham Bake and Cook Authentic Spanish Tapas with Susan Green and Ruben Raposo of Raposo’s Gourmet & Tapas is Feb. 20 from 6:30-9 p.m. for $45 per person. Travel to Spain with us where tapas bars are serving up the widest variety of deliciously tempting “small plates” at the very center of every Spanish community!

Our menu selection includes chicken wings with a tomato vinaigrette, garlicky Catalan toasts with Serrano ham and manchego cheese, cheese puffs with smoky salsa, a chorizo and fava bean tortilla, and tuna and sun dried tomato toasts with goat cheese accompanied by rustic country breads.

Authentic Spanish ingredients will be available for purchase.

Feb. 28

UM Honor Band Festival The 2014 University of Montevallo Honor Band Festival will be Feb. 28-March 2. The festival will include opportunities to perform standard and contemporary concert band repertoire. The UM Wind Ensemble will kick off the weekend with a concert on Friday night, February 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Palmer Auditorium. The participants will also have an opportunity to hear UM’s chamber ensembles and enjoy pizza and jazz Saturday evening with the UM Jazz Ensemble.

Shelby Living is happy to feature community events in our monthly calendar. The events must take place in Shelby County or be sponsored by a Shelby Countybased organization. Email details to Katie.mcdowell@ shelbyliving.com.

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WHY I LOVE SHELBY COUNTY

“Metropolitan living and a southern country feel”

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helby County’ 2014 Distinguished Young Woman Madeline Powell competed in Alabama’s Distinguished Young Woman in Montgomery Jan. 17-18. The competition, formerly known as Junior Miss, is a national scholarship program for high school seniors. Participants are judged in five categories: talent, interview, physical fitness, self-expression and scholastics.

Powell, an 18-year-old senior at Spain Park High School, is the daughter of David and Nancy Powell. She has a 4.2 GPA and participates in the Varsity Dazzlers Dance Team, Spain Park Ambassadors, Hoover Belles. She also volunteers for United Cerebral Palsy. After high school, she plans to pursue a degree in biology on a pre-med track at the University of Alabama.

By KATIE MCDOWELL Contributed photograph What was your first thought when they called your name as the winner of Shelby County Distinguished Young Woman?

I was initially in shock because all of my hard work culminated in that one moment. I had been working for a year towards the goal of becoming Shelby County’s Distinguished Young Woman, and when I received the title, I was so excited to be able to represent Shelby County and continue what I had grown to love in the past year.

Why did you decide to participate in the Shelby County DYW program?

I decided to participate in the DYW program when some of my friends from the grade above me told me about it.

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in this program would only help me to improve on those areas and make me a better woman.

How did you prepare for the county and state competitions?

I prepared for both the county and state competitions about the same way. I go to dance classes and rehearse my routine regularly to keep my talent up, and I work out regularly so that I am prepared for physical fitness. To prepare for interview I watch the news and check online to make sure I am aware of the current events.

What is your talent?

My talent is a jazz dance to “So Much Better” from Legally Blonde: The Musical.

Why do you love Shelby County?

I love the atmosphere and community in Shelby County. I think it has the perfect mixture of metropolitan living and a southern country feel. Coming from the northeast, I can feel the southern hospitality in Shelby County, but I also love going into the city of Birmingham

and experiencing a small taste of urban life.

Name three people you would like to meet.

I would love to meet Martha Graham.

She is known as the mother of modern Dance, and she broke away from the classical ballet world to create her own modern style to better express her. I have always felt that modern and jazz dancing express myself better than ballet, so I thank her for being one of the first to crack to mold and pave the way for others to freely express themselves.

I would also love to meet Lea Michele.

I greatly admire her theatrical career as well as her work on Glee. She has an amazing focus and determination to accomplish all her goals, and she is a role model to me in that she proves can accomplish any goal I set my mind to.

Another famous group I would love to meet is One Direction. I love all of their music and admire the way they have remained level headed through their rise to fame and success. l

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