2 • August 2013
The Homewood Star
About Us Photo of the Month
Please Support our Community Partners Homewood resident Shelby Bailey places a U.S. flag at the grave of U.S. Army veteran Henry Goode at Union Hill Cemetery in commemoration of Flag Day this summer. Bailey is a member of Daughters of the American Revolution, which received an invitation for the Flags of Honor Ceremony from families and friends of Union Hill Cemetery.
AccelAbility Physical Therapy (12) Alabama Allergy & Asthma Center (8) Alabama Power (7) Bedzzz Express (3) Birmingham School of Music (17) Birmingham Speech and Hearing Associates (13) Bongiorno Italian Restaurant (13) Brookwood Medical Center (4) California Closets (17) Children’s Dance Foundation (9) D1 Sports (18)
Publisher’s Note By Dan Starnes
An act of service Service is a good thing. In our first year competing in the Alabama Press Association’s Better Newspaper contest, our four eligible community newspapers won a combined 33 awards for editorial and advertising work. Large numbers are great, but there is one award in particular that I am most proud of. The Homewood Star took home first in Best Public Service for our coverage of the 2012 Homewood City Council elections. During the election season, our staff interviewed each of the candidates and profiled them the July 2012 issue of the paper. But we didn’t stop with print coverage; we also held a public forum between the two candidates for City Council president where each was able to present his or her platform. The night of the election, we posted results online as soon as they were available for the community. For a staff of our size, juggling
as many different things as we do, this took a great deal of commitment. But we didn’t think twice about it. Our primary function as a publication is to provide community service. I have always believed this, and so has my staff. It’s very refreshing to work with a group of people who are as dedicated to enhancing communities through covering whatever is of concern to you, our neighbors. Of course, we could never do this without the commitment of the businesses who make this possible. You’ll see their names on the right side of this page along with the page number that their ad is on. Please show them your support.
Dawson Day School (10) Dawson Family of Faith (16) Dominique V. Backus, D.D.S (14) Fair Haven Retirement Community (8)
APA Better Newspaper Awards
First Lenders Mortgage Corp (24)
EDITORIAL Best Public Service 1st place: The Homewood Star for Homewood City Council Election coverage Category 8 — Best Use of Photographs/ Editorial Content 3rd place: The Homewood Star Category 13 - Best News Feature Story Coverage 1st place: The Homewood Star for “Rebirth of an heirloom gardening legacy” by Rick Watson Category 26 - Best Photo Essay 1st place: The Homewood Star for “Summer Fun Photos Contest Winners!” by staff
Hamilton Mortgage (15)
ADVERTISING Category 15 -Best Use of Humor 1st place: The Homewood Star for Highlands United Methodist Church ad by Keith McCoy & Dan Starnes 3rd place: The Homewood Star for Red Mountain Expresso ad by Keith McCoy & Warren Caldwell
Jo Jo’s Diner on Broadway (17)
Harmony Landing (21) Homewood Antiques and Marketplace (12) Homewood Arts Council (19) Homewood Chamber of Commerce (21) Homewood Family and Cosmetic Dentistry (20) Homewood Parks and Rec (22) Iron Tribe (28) Jacqueline DeMarco (26) Jim Johnson LMT (17) Julie Ivy White (9) LAH Real Estate (27) Mark Westfall (15) Mary House Kessler, Ph.D (13)
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Dan Starnes Keith McCoy Madoline Markham Jeff Thompson Matthew Allen Rhonda Smith Warren Caldwell Michelle Salem Haynes Keith Richardson Contributing Writers : Lauren Denton Merrick Wilson Clayton Hurdle Interns : Caroline Drew Will Hightower Chandler Jones Intisar Seraaj-Sabree Published by : Homewood Star LLC
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of editorial or graphic content without prior permission is prohibited. The Homewood Star is designed to inform the Homewood community of area school, family and community events. Information in The Homewood Star is gathered from sources considered reliable but the accuracy cannot be guaranteed. All articles/photos submitted become the property of The Homewood Star. We reserve the right to edit articles/photos as deemed necessary and are under no obligation to publish or return photos submitted. Inaccuracies or errors should be brought to the attention of the publisher at (205) 313-1780 or by email.
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Mosquito Squad of Birmingham (18) Oxmoor Valley Orthodontics (16) RealtySouth Marketing (5) Regency Retirement Village (11) Salem’s Diner (14) Sew Sheri Designs (25) Simply Ponds (25) Skin Wellness Center of Alabama (11) The Wade Team (10) Top Stichin’ (14) Trinity Medical Center (23) UAB Medicine (6) Vestavia Hills Soccer Club (24) Water Drainage Solutions (1)