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Come Create With Us! The Crafters House
Cool Stuff Do you feel drained after a long week at work and need a space to recharge? Shawn Hicks, owner of The Crafters House in Hoover, Ala., created just the space for you. Hicks is devoted to helping each customer of The Crafters House leave refreshed, energized and recharged. After more than 20 years …
Distinguished Young Women Take the Stage
The 2020 Distinguished Young Women Program of Jefferson County will be on July 19 and July 20, 2019. The special program will be held at the Vestavia Hills High School Auditorium. Eighteen high school senior girls, representing eleven high schools throughout Jefferson County will compete for cash-tuition and college granted scholarships and for the great …
Fishing & Fellowship for Local Vets
Photo Fun America’s First Federal Credit Union, Woods Surfside Marina and Sylacauga Marina teamed up recently to treat residents of Colonel Robert L. Howard State Veterans Home in Pell City to a day of fishing followed by a lakeside cookout on the banks of Logan Martin Lake. “It is extremely important to us that we …
Welcome to the World Baby Girl!
Photo Fun Lacey Kuehnert smiles for her Gammie, Marlys Kuehnert, of Birmingham.
Faith in Action
Photo Fun Prince of Peace Catholic Church recently presented parishioner and Hoover High graduate Callie Ahearn with the 2019 Caitlin Sweeney-McDaniel Award for Faith in Action. The $500 scholarship award honors a graduating high school senior within the parish who exemplifies their Catholic faith in action, serves their community, and is a well-rounded student.
Caring for Old Glory
Photo Fun Members of Boy Scout Troop 237 from Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and Troop 97 from Trinity United Methodist Church recently properly retired more than 70 frayed and faded United States flags. Members of the Monsignor Frank J. Wade Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Assembly joined forces with the scouts to conduct …
Readers’ Choice for Summer Fun: Alabama Adventure!
Special Feature The winner of our 2019 Favorite Summer Spot/Activity Reader Survey is Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure! The American Village and Aldridge Gardens were close runner ups. Thank you to all our readers who participated in the survey. One lucky reader, Jamie Roby from Birmingham, won a $100 Gift Card to Ashely Mac’s as …
Are You Living an Optimum Life?
Senior Scene At Brookdale University Park, we pride ourselves on nurturing every aspect of our residents’ lives and wellness. We call this approach Optimum Life. Optimum Life is a holistic model that encompasses six dimensions: purposeful, emotional, physical, social, spiritual and intellectual. These dimensions guide us to learn and understand the facets of a senior’s life …
What Every Teenager Needs to Hear: STEPS Proactive Parenting
Parenting Points Brought to you by: White Plume Technologies www.whiteplume.com It’s important for parents to talk to their kids. But have you thought much about what to say? Research validates that parents positively impact their kids by talking to them. And there are some things that desperately need to be said. In fact, they are …
