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City Scene
A Colonial Christmas at American Village Step back in time and enjoy a glorious celebration of Christmas. December 6-8 American Village in Montevallo will host a Colonial Christmas lunch in Liberty Hall, inspired by White House architect James Hoban’s Public Audience Chamber now known as the East Room. Your luncheon hostess will be the young …
Music Notes
Night of Song Helps Children in Need Grammy Award Winning singer/song writer Amy Grant’s recent visit to Birmingham marked the 10th Anniversary of the Auxiliary of the Big Oak Ranch and raised more than $57,000 for the 150 children who call the Big Oak Ranch home, www.bigoak.org. Grant sang to an enthusiastic crowd of more …
Are We There Yet?
The Ark Encounter Recently on my way from Tennessee to Detroit, I visited the newly opened Ark Encounter in Williamstown, KY. This $30 million dollar extravaganza proved an incredible feat and delightful tourist attraction devised by Australian biologist Ken Ham. So well done, it was painstakingly built to biblical dimensions and fashioned with great skill …
Money Matters
Year-End Tax Planning It’s time to consider strategies that could help reduce your tax bill. But most tax tips and strategies are of little practical help without a good understanding of your current tax situation. This is particularly true for year-end planning. You can’t know where to go next if you don’t know where you …
Cool Stuff with a Mighty Message
Great Gifts for the Holidays Beautiful Word. For the creative person in your life, give the gift of God’s Word in this newly released NIV Beautiful Word™ Coloring Bible from Zondervan ($39.99). It features hundreds of inspiring verses in detailed, ready-to-color line art. The artwork is intentionally kept separate from the Bible text so as …
Cool Stuff with a Mighty Message
Great Gifts for the Holidays Magic City Momentos. Looking for something a little different to give your loved ones this holiday season? What about a momento reflective of our great city. The Anvil, Vulcan Park and Museum’s recently expanded gift shop has some great ideas including Vulcan Socks ($10.99) and Stoneware Vulcan Mugs ($22). Shop …
Photo Fun
4th Graders Rally to Help Humane Society To celebrate the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment, Prince of Peace Catholic School’s fourth grade class collected pet food for the Greater Birmingham Humane Society. Principal Connie Angstadt sent out a school-wide request on Monday for pet food donations …
Photo Fun
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 …
