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Golf fore Life! Chris Blake, Sav-A-Life Vestavia Board Chair (3rd from L.) with his team and Billy Longshore taking at swing at the recent Sav-A-Life Golf Tournament at Greystone Golf and Country Club. The event raised about $20,000 for the ministry dedicated to “putting an end to abortion not by legal and public policy, but …
Potluck
Perfect Holiday Dessert: Lucy’s Pumpkin Cheesecake Ingredients: 9 whole honey maid chocolate graham cracker 20 whole gingersnap 1 stick butter 1⁄4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 32 oz cream cheese, softened 15 oz pumpkin pureed pie filling 1 1⁄4 cup sugar 4 whole eggs 1 1⁄4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1⁄4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon vanilla …
Education Extra
Keeping It Real: Greater Shelby County Chamber Between now and March 2017, the Greater Shelby County Chamber staff and volunteers from Shelby county organizations will visit 9th grade students at 12 different Shelby County schools to help them begin to think about future occupations. It’s all a part of the chamber’s Keeping It Real program …
You Can Bank On It!
How to Spend Less & Enjoy the Christmas Season MORE! While the holidays can be a financially stressful time, planning now will save you money and reduce budget woes you may have during this time of year. Here are a few tips from NobleBank to help you spend less and enjoy the Christmas season more! …
Two By 2
Dental Care & Your Pet Is your pet experiencing bad breath? Have you noticed him/her pawing at the mouth? Does your pet seem hesitant to eat or does chewing seems painful? These are all symptoms of dental disease. Besides just bad breath and pain, dental disease releases bacteria in the blood stream and increases the …
Parenting Points
Having a Thankful Heart I love Thanksgiving because of the time I am able to spend with my family. Most of us enjoy the fellowship of being together and running our mouths in between bites of turkey and cranberry sauce. This year, however, will be different for me. This will be the first large family …
Mission Makers
Know, Grow, Go: Meadow Brook Baptist Building churches and rebuilding lives is normal activity for Meadow Brook Baptist Church (MBBC) in north Shelby County. Its members have been known to climb rafters, milk cows, juggle golf balls, sort sutures, and blow bubbles all in the name of Jesus. The Great Commission offers no option but …
Legal Matters
Tips for the Sandwich Generation in Dealing with Parents The term “sandwich generation” was created by Dorothy Miller, a social worker, in 1981 to define adults that provide care for aging parents while also raising their children and earning a living. Journalist Carol Abaya analyzed the term even further and identified three categories: Traditional- Those …
The Home Front: HomeTown Lenders
Just a Click? Or Face to Face? We live in a time of digital banking and a “just a click” mentality and with that often comes a lack of customer service. HomeTown Lenders believes in old school customer service. We do business: Treating every customer the same Showing respect Taking time to find the loan that …
Healthy Living
6 Reasons to Upgrade Your Thinking About Hearing Aids! Hearing loss is a part of modern life for baby boomers and the over 70 crowd. Many people have antiquated ideas about what hearing aids will and won’t do, and about who needs hearing aids. Below are six compelling reasons to schedule an appointment for a comprehensive …
