Outdoors
Active Summers Build Lasting Memories, Stronger Families: YMCA
Healthy Living Going about our busy lives, we brave daily the challenges of adulthood, parenthood, and livelihood. For the sake of our families, we will confront any foe, dispute any injustice, and dedicate our lives to working overtime. Ah, but these are not the things we’ll remember most. Families are built and bonded with love, …
Are You Ready for Family Camp?
Ahhh…just thinking about summer vacation gets me excited about warmer weather, longer days, and meaningful family time together. The options of where to go and what to do are countless, and trying to please my crew had become more of a dreadful chore than an enthusiastic adventure…until a couple of years ago when we had …
Super Hero 5k with Hometown Lenders
“Super Hero 5K Run a Success!” The recent Super Hero 5K Run and Easter Egg Drop hosted by Hometown Lenders at Oak Mountain State Park resulted in raising enough money for several scholarships for children of our local police offers and participants had lots of fun!
Bob Sykes BBQ & Blues Festival Helps Ady’s Army
Music Notes Bob Sykes Bbq will celebrate its 60th Anniversary while hosting its 8th Annual Bob Sykes Bbq and Blues Festival on Saturday, May 20 from Noon-8pm. The event combines the music of award winning local and national blues musicians with great bbq at DeBardeleben Park in historic downtown Bessemer. The blues musicians set to …
Shades of Adventure
Great Outdoors presented by: Mark’s Outdoors Summer means more time to enjoy the outdoors in the beautiful sunshine. Before you step out the door, be sure you protect your skin with sunscreen and your eyes with UV blocking shades. Too much sun, particularly UV light, can damage your eyes causing cataracts as well as destroy …
The Home Front
Ready, Set, GROW! If you feel that primal instinct to go outside and garden this spring, I would recommend that you take Nike’s advice and “Just Do it!” Except this year consider letting a professional landscape contractor, ahem… that is, DSLD Land Management Company, come along side you to help you realize your properties fullest …
The Great Outdoors: Mark’s Outdoors
Called to Enjoy the Warmer Weather The most experienced turkey hunters and world champion turkey callers recently converged upon Mark’s Outdoors in Vestavia for TURKEY DAY! The annual event, held right before spring turkey season kicked off, included five-time world champion turkey caller Preston Pittman and even “Turkey Man” himself, champion caller Eddie Salter. Customers …
