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January 2012 |
Welcome Friends
Village Living
The Sugar Babies shared the stage of the Mountain Brook Holiday Parade with Tribble Reese, Mountain Brook native and star of CMT’s Sweet Home Alabama. Pictured with Reese are Diane Waud, Kay Kelly, Cathy Strong, Libby Suttle, Joyce Lott, Connie Frazier, Mary Ann Wade and Betty McMahon. Photo by Dan Starnes.
Staff & Friends Contributing Writers Susan Matthews | Christiana Roussel | Kari Kampakis Rick Watson | Mary Carpenter| Will Hightower Holley Wesley | Maggie Carter O’Connor | Kaylyn Alexander
School House Contributors Frances Watts -Cherokee Bend Alyssa Monson - Crestline Bama Hager -Brookwood Forest Sherrie Futch- Mountain Brook High School Hilary Ross - Mountain Brook Elem. & Mountain Brook Jr High
Contributing Photographers Image Arts | Alison Gault | Catherine Pittman Smith Photography
Editor at Large
Publisher Dan Starnes
Joe Samuel Starnes
Editor
Published by
Jennifer Gray
Managing Editor Madoline Markham
Creative Director
Village Living LLC
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Editor’s Note I love January. Some might the Pointe Ball. This fundraiser say that it is a bit anticlimactic for the Alabama Ballet is in after all of the hubbub of the its eleventh year. Many look holiday season. But there is forward to this event each year something about all of that and enjoying the evening with activity dying down, the cool friends as well as performances air and a new year. New years from members of the ballet and fresh starts are always company. You’ll find all the exciting to me. What will 2012 details including changes to hold? What news events will this year’s event in this issue. shape the months ahead? What For those of you who challenges await me, ready to had tickets to the National teach me lessons, some of them Championship game or ChickJennifer Gray hard I am sure, but ones that will fil-A bowl wrapped up under make me grow into the person I am meant your trees, have a great time. We would to be. love to see pictures from your bowl What will you do this year? What are trips. Please email photos to content@ your goals and dreams? Hopefully you villagelivingonline.com. will find inspiration in the individuals we Lastly, don’t forget to vote in our first have featured this month. Sean Fredella ever Best of Mountain Brook competition. has bravely been battling a rare form of We live in such a wonderful and special cancer with the support of his family — community. Many of the businesses here and the support of all of Mountain Brook are truly the best, not just in Mountain with its blue bows. Robert Krauss ddidn’t Brook. Make sure your favorites get your waiting until he was a “grown up” to fulfill votes. Submit the ballot in this issue or his dream as a writer. As a seventh grader vote online at www.villagelivingonline. Robert has published a book. Reading com. All votes must be cast by January about Robert will encourage you to pursue 31, 2012. Results will be published in the your own dreams. March issue. Maybe your goals for this year include getting out and moving more? Happy New Year! Well, you won’t want to miss this year’s Village2Village Run. It is the perfect way to kick off a more active lifestyle for 2012. We have all the details on this fun event. If you have resolved to support the arts more in 2012, then you won’t want to miss
Editor’s Top five 1. Attend a Spartan basketball game. Football may be over, but Spartan basketball is in full swing. 2. Start the year off right. Make a healthy change in your life. Move more and eat better, or share with us your tip for a healthier new year. 3. Do something for someone else. In this issue you will read about individuals making a difference and initiatives like “Blue Bag” snacks making an impact
in the greater Birmingham area and beyond. What will you do? 4. Support your team. Ok, if you aren’t an Alabama fan, that might not be as exciting, but enjoy the bowl games and send us your pictures of your friends and family cheering on your team and having fun. 5. Vote for your favorites in the Best of Mountain Brook competition.
Call for Alabama-LSU National Championship game photos Headed to New Orleans for the big LSU-Alabama BCS National Championship game? We want to see your photos! Email them to content@villagelivingonline.com
with names of the people in the picture to be considered for publication online and in print. Roll Tide and Geaux Tigers!
Correction In “What gets you in the holiday spirit?” on page 7 of the December issue, we misprinted Sam Gaston’s title as city clerk; Gaston is the city manager.
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