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Fall 2017

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HELENA FALL MARKET DAYS GOING ON THROUGH NOV. 18 Old Town Amphitheater Saturday mornings from 8am til Noon

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THE PATCH AT GRIFFIN FARMS OPEN WEEKENDS IN OCTOBER

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FROM THE MAYOR

Greetings! I hope this letter finds you well and you are having a great start to Fall! There are so many great things happening in Helena this time of year with our schools and civic events. Speaking of events, it’s great to see the Farmer’s Market has extended operations for the first ever Fall Market Days at the Old Town Amphitheatre Park. Thanks to all the great volunteers and vendors that make this such a terrific market, it truly is the best of the best. The City Youth League’s fall sports are well underway at the Parks and Recreation Department. The new parking lot at the Sports Complex is complete and the bid process for the new youth soccer field should be approved by the City Council shortly so that ground work can begin. This will be a great and much needed addition for our growing youth

soccer league. Happy to see that the new Waﬄe House is about ready to open, bringing a new flavor to Helena that will help keep some of the much needed tax dollars here in our city. We will continue to look for more retail opportunities to boost our economy and add jobs to our community. Waﬄe House is certainly a great addition for us. I would also like to welcome another great new shop to Helena called The Trading Boutique. They held a grand opening recently at the new location which is in the shops next to Golden Rule BBQ. We also look forward to celebrating a new endeavor with the wonderful folks at Griffin Farms as they kick off their exciting new venue called “The Patch,” which will feature a pumpkin patch and fun, family-oriented fall activities for everyone. They are set to be open October 1st. I am very pleased that utility line relocations are complete for the planned turn lane additions at County 52 and County 13. I have been informed by Shelby County Commissioner Elwyn Bearden that the project has received final approvals and the

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CITY COUNCIL Mike Jones, Council President Hal Woodman, Pro Tempore Leigh Hulsey Laura Joseph Alice Lobell

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actual lane addition should begin in November and continue until completed. Lastly, a big thanks to all our hard working City Council members for their dedication and support as we work to pass a balanced budget for 2017-2018. We expect to pass the budget before October 1. Highlights include giving a 3 percent pay raise to all full time employees

and allot funding to replace some aging equipment for various departments. We will also add an additional Firefighter/ Paramedic for our Fire Department to help increase manpower there. I am very thankful for the hard work of the council and the department heads for making sure we have a workable and balanced budget going forward into 2018 so that we can maintain and improve services for our fine citizens. Please remember to support our local businesses, and shop Helena First! Please have a safe and great Fall, and I hope to see you at Husky Stadium on Friday nights! Best Wishes,

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September brought about Gynecological Cancer Awareness Joy Peterson presented a poster proclaiming September as Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month at the late August City Council Meeting. Ms. Peterson is a 12-year survivor of GYN cancer which affects more women than any other. So if you noticed extra touches of teal around town in September, be reminded that research is needed to defeat this deadly menace. In the last issue, we listed the wrong winner of the Judge’s Choice Award. The correct Judge’s Choice Award winner was Driveway Boyz BBQ. Our apologies for the error/

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Over the last twelve years, Dr. Priscila Denny of Oak Mountain Orthodontics has become an established member of the North Shelby community, providing children and parents of Helena, Pelham and Hoover with braces and beautiful smiles that last a lifetime. Recently there has been an expansion in the services many doctors provide to their patients, in all types and forms of medical fields (e.g. internal medicine doctors providing weight-loss treatment or in-oﬃce pharmacies). Dr. Denny expanded her services a few years ago when she began providing laser teeth whitening, as well as braces, to her patients. While Dr. Denny is an expert in producing Hollywood Smiles via braces and laser whitening, she is now offering Botox® and Derma Fill injections to help you reach the next level of beauty. Dr. Denny said, “We see these services as natural progression.” Her family has a long history of providing a wide range of cosmetic services to complement beautiful smiles. “Years ago, my brother was the first provider of Botox in his city, and my sister and brother-in-law travel the world teaching medical courses on the proper method for optimal cosmetic injection outcomes. My sister and her husband have taught hundreds of doctors, including me, how to do these injections both safely and professionally.” Dr. Denny explains that there are many reasons these type of injections are a natural fit for an orthodontic practice. “One aspect of orthodontic learning that most people aren’t aware of, is that you study the scientific and historical standards of beauty,” she said. “There are certain physical signals your face sends to others based on the relationship between the various features on your face. Orthodontists study how the alignment of your teeth affect those features. Understanding that relationship is also key to

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City of Helena and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Partner for Rose Trial The City of Helena and the Helena Beautification Board are excited to partner with Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension to complete a full EarthKind™ Rose Confirmational Trial. On October 14, 2017, the Helena Beautification Board will host a ground-breaking ceremony to officially open the trial and to plant some 78 rose shrubs from 24 cultivars as a part of the EarthKind™ Rose Trial for the City of Helena, Alabama. “The Helena Earth Kind trials mark a significant investment in the future of garden roses across the United States,” said Chris VanCleave, a nationally known rose expert and current Chairman of the Helena Beautification Board. “People want beautiful roses in their gardens to enhance the beauty of their yards and enrich their lives. What they don’t want are roses that require a lot of care and upkeep. This rose trial

is a first step toward identifying cultivars that provide a beautiful garden presence, are disease resistant and drought and pest tolerant.” said VanCleave. Mr. VanCleave and Vice Chairman Brian Puckett were instrumental in bringing a research trial of this magnitude to Helena and we were proud to partner with Texas A&M to bring this horticultural trial to Helena, said Helena Mayor Mark Hall. “This trial is conducted in less than perfect growing conditions on purpose” says Vice Chairman, Brian Puckett. “The roses will be planted, watered in for the first season and then left to their own devices. We will monitor and evaluate per the rigorous guidelines set for us by our partners at Texas A&M. It’s this trial by fire that will reveal those ‘tough as nails’ cultivars that could ultimately join the list of other roses that have become Earth Kind

roses. The need to offer environmentally responsible plants is growing, and the AgriLife program at Texas A&M, under the direction of Dr. Steve George, has conducted years of field research and evaluation that have now set the standard for how these types of trials are conducted. We are proud to be a part of this effort.” said Puckett. The trial grounds are located along the drive leading up to the Helena Sports Complex. As the trial progresses and the roses begin to bloom, the board plans to schedule events at varying

intervals to celebrate the success of the trials.

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Helena Parks & Recreation in gear for fall sports Park Director Bill Miller says the city recently spent approximately $85,000 adding an additional 115 parking spaces outside the Helena Community Center, which serves as a multipurpose facility for the city. It’s where residents vote, have an indoor walking track, an indoor basketball court as well as meeting and banquet facilities available for rent to residents and businesses. It also serves as home to the Helena Business Association’s annual business expo, so the additional parking will be put to good use. The walking track is available to residents Monday through Friday from 8am-5pm. Lilly Clayton is the Events Coordinator for the facility, and you can call her to make reservations for any of the facility’s amenities at 620-2877. Youth football is now underway with 120 young athletes signed up to play. The Huskies field a 3rd, 4th, 5th and two 6th grade teams this season and play in an interlocking league with Pelham, Alabaster, Cahaba

Valley (Briarwood), Vestavia, Hoover, Oak Mountain, Spain Park, Chelsea, Trussville and Homewood. There were 109 cheerleaders signed up for this season, serving girls from 1st through 6th Grades. September 25 marks the start of our Fall Ball league of baseball and softball. We have 140 boys who will compete in Dizzy Dean this year for ages 3-12 and 90 girls who compete in USSSA for girls ages 5-16. “The 3-4 year old team is actually coed serving both boys and girls,” said Bill. The end of September also marks the start of youth soccer in Helena. There are 180 youth competing this season. Plans are for the city to begin construction this fall, weather permitting, on a new dedicated soccer field which soccer enthusiasts have been eagerly anticipating. Youth basketball registration begins mid-October online at: helenaparkandrec.org. Keep an eye on this Park and Rec website for the latest news and updates.

The sixth grade football team takes on Cahaba Valley above with their cheerleaders rooting them on to victory. Below, a few of the 115 additional parking spaces outside the Helena Community Center.

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Joe and Jackie Beck — lives well lived Joe and Jackie Beck recently celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary. Residents of Helena since 2003, the couple has five children, 27 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, two greatgreat-grandchildren and another on the way. (That will make 72 around the dinner table at a family get together, if you’re counting.) Joe and Jackie grew up in High Point, North Carolina, known around the world as the hub of fine furniture making. Both of their dads worked at furniture plants. Joe says the two didn’t attend the same school so didn’t know each other until they met on a blind date set up by one of Joe’s friends. Joe said she was the most beautiful girl he had ever met. He was 18 and she was 15. This was just before Joe left for Annapolis, Maryland and medical training. World War II had begun

and he was about to begin a three year stint with the United States Navy. They only had one more date, while Joe was home on leave, until after his duty aboard the ship LTS 991 was finished. Aboard ship, Joe was a Medic in charge of sick bay for 140 sailors. The LTS 991 carried tanks, trucks and ammunition to unload at various points, and Joe was involved in many encounters in the Pacific theater of the war. “We had enemy planes firing at us frequently,” said Joe, “but fortunately our gunners always managed to shoot them down before they were able to do us damage. He and Jackie married in May just three months after he was discharged in 1946. Over the coming years, they welcomed five children — three

girls and two boys. One of their daughters, Kathy Romano, lives with her family in Helena now and helps the couple manage their affairs. After getting married, Joe was called to the ministry and enrolled at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC. He graduated from there in 1951 with a degree in Theology. He remembers that there were 1,000 students in his class. He started his career as a pastor with the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. Thus began a long career of church service with many different churches scattered across several states. He founded his first church in Ashboro, NC, with only three members. While there, he grew the church membership a great deal, buying property and

building a church building in the process. He and Jackie remained there three years before being called to pastor a church in Hialeah, Florida, not far from the town’s famous race track. He was pastor there for seven years. The couple then moved to Deland, FL for four years. After this, it was on to Des Plains, Illinois, to begin and pastor a new church there over the next three years. Leaving Illinois and the awful winters the family endured there in Cook County, the family returned south for four years to Winston-Salem, NC, near where Joe’s parents lived in High Point. Then he and Jackie headed deeper into the south, pastoring a church in Birmingham’s East Lake, their first time in Alabama. It was then that the Christian

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and Missionary Alliance headquarters asked Joe to head up a Sun Belt Ministry covering five states. In this position, he would work to start more churches in the South. After this assignment, they moved to Macon, Georgia for a year and a half. After leaving Macon, they moved back to the High Point/Greensboro area where they worked at a public storage facility while taking care of his mom and jackie’s mom. Then they moved back to the Macon area for several years before returning to Birmingham. The move back to Birmingham would prove fortuitous; due to heart disease diagnosed in Joe, he underwent several open heart surgeries here. “By the grace of God,” he said, “I recovered.” For the last 25 years, Joe says he has been faithful in a Prayer Ministry from home praying for friends and any in need of prayer. He also serves as an honorary elder

at the Brewster Road Alliance Church in Trussville, near the church’s southern district, where he and Jackie are members. “With our age and with Jackie now on kidney dialysis, we aren’t able to attend often, but remain faithful in our prayer life,” he said. He and Jackie enjoy living in Helena, but sadly, Jackie is now suffering kidney failure and is currently at Chandler Rehabilitation after a nasty fall. It’s not far from the Beck’s home in the Sugar Creek neighborhood, and Joe goes to be with Jackie most days. We asked Pastor Joe what advice he’d offer young couples today to insure a long and happy marriage. His answer came immediately without having to give it a second thought: “Love the Lord, love your family, get involved with your church, and follow in the footsteps of your

mother and father. Demonstrate some token of affection to each other everyday,” he finished. Hats off to a brave and devoted WWII veteran and his wife and all the years and offspring with which God has so richly blessed them. Salute!

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Clockwise from just above: Joe and Jackie with missionary’s children after driving them to New York; Joe and shipmates at dinner, WWII; Jackie Beck at 16; Joe Beck at 18; Joe and some shipmates in Hong Kong during WWII.

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Beautiﬁcation Board teams up with Helena United Methodist youth to beautify the city over the summer This summer, the Helena Beautification Board teamed up with youth from Helena United Methodist Church to help keep Helena Beautiful. The afternoon event kicked off with Helena Beautification Board Vice Chairman, Brian Puckett, discussing the mission and values of the board along with the importance of becoming involved in the community. During the event, Puckett along with Board Chairman, Chris VanCleave and 24 youth ranging from 8 to 12 years old made their way through Old Town cleaning the flower beds. “We always want the city to shine, and routine maintenance is a part of that effort. It’s through partnerships such as this one that not only create a more beautiful place to live, it instills a sense of community pride in our 12 Fall 2017 / www.CityOfHelena.org

My thanks to our guest chefs who gave of their time and talents to make our Summer Market in Old Town so successful this year. Our chefs included: • Chris Hastings • Chris Vizzina • Walter Caron • Brian Puckett I would also like to thank our committee members: Jen Newman • Jason Pruitt Zulfi Merchant • Robert Ohnich • Kim Ford • Scott Ford A special thanks to the following for helping us set up and tear down: • Ron Holly • Peggy Holly • Jack Gray • Bob VanLoan We had fun this year and a successful Market considering it was our first year with the new committee. Our events like the BBQ cookoff saw a great turnout and raised money for the Helena Miracle League. Our Chef demos taught us how to bring “Farm Fresh” to our

tables. We had fun this year also with Peach and Ice Cream Days, Tomato Sandwich Days, BLT Days and BBQ Sandwich Days. The performers this year delivered great music and entertained all in attendance. We have a Fall Market going on this year and look forward to seeing everyone come out and enjoy Saturday mornings with us before the good games get started. Thank you to everyone for coming out to support Helena Market Days!

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citizens. During today’s event, these students not only pulled weeds and helped with cleanup efforts, they also had an opportunity to learn about what’s actually planted here and how the native perennials we’ve planted are helping the environment. “The more we do to involve our young people the better,” said VanCleave. The Helena Beautification Board is an appointed board of the Helena City Council. The Board believes that people and places are profoundly connected and thriving communities are rooted in individual responsibility and action. They host a variety of opportunities for the community to come together and serve each year. Events are posted on the Helena Beautiful Facebook page and announced via Twitter at @TweetHomeHelena.

HES kids help raise money for hurricane victims On Friday, September 1, Helena Elementary students and staff raised $1832.51 to donate to the Red Cross to help Hurricane Harvey victims. Our school focused on being helpers for this important cause. #westandwithtexas

Meet Helena Intermediate’s Presidents Wiz… 3rd Grader Brodie Powell Brodie Powell, a third grade straight A student in Ms Carson’s class at Helena Intermediate School, is a U.S. Presidents Wiz and can recite the full name of each U.S. President in rapid fire order. After giving us a preview on a visit to his school the day of the partial solar eclipse, Brodie explained that he became interested in the presidents after participating in the annual “Living Museum” project last year at Helena Elementary School. “I was thinking I wanted to be Abraham Lincoln,” he said. “When I got home, I told my mom I wanted to be Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, and she asked me if I wanted to look up some facts on him. And I was like, YES! We learned that he freed all the slaves and led us 14 Fall 2017 / www.CityOfHelena.org

through the Civil War. And then a couple days later, I said hey, what about George Washington? And I named a couple of other presidents I’d like to learn about, and then, about a week later, I was into it; I wanted to do it. So then I asked my mommy if we could look up facts on all 45 presidents.” (He assumed the role of Abraham Lincoln last year in the Hall of Presidents at HES.) And learn facts about the presidents he did. He learned them so well, in fact, that now he can recite them all in machine gun fashion and in perfect order. Known by family and friends now as the Presidents Wiz, he and his parents submitted a tape to the Harry Show (Harry Connick Jr) of Brodie reeling off the presidents. “They called me soon after and said they were very impressed

with my talent, and they wanted to fly me and my family to New York for me to be on the show,” Brodie said in a rush. “I was so excited!” They flew Brody and his mom and dad, Rachel and Seth Starnes, and his 8-month-old sister Briella to New York a couple of weeks ago to be on Theh Harry Show. (The segment is set to air April 4, 2018, on ABC 33/40.) Speaking with Brodie’s mom after the family had returned home, she said it was exciting watching Brodie on set. “We had a great time in New York and saw the sights—the Statue of Liberty and lots of museums and even took in a New York Yankees baseball game.” Hats off to Helena’s own Presidents Wiz!

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Husky Cross Country team ready to run! Helena High Track Coach, Jon Russell, is a native of Arab, Alabama, which is where he first met football Coach Watt Parker when Watt was the coach at Arab High School where Jon graduated in 2008. Small world. Jon is a graduate of the University of North Alabama and has a degree in secondary education and a focus on history. He ran cross country for UNA. Jon and his wife, Brittany, call Helena home now. The couple has two daughters: Emily, 2 and Chandler, 2 months. His track teams (currently starting their 4th season) swept the sectionals last season in Section 4. The guys finished 3rd at State finals and the girls finished 10th which is terrific for such a young team. “We did not lose much talent from last fall, either,” said Jon. “We had a young team last year and will again this year.” This year’s Husky Cross Country boys team has five seniors

after losing four from last year. The girls team has only three seniors after losing two from last year. Jon says the team’s top boy is Senior Blake Vaughn who runs the 3.1 mile cross country distance in 16:40, good enough to be ranked 3rd in the state. The top girl is Sophomore Abigail Ford who runs the distance at 21:12, good enough to be ranked 35th in the state. “We have 38 runners on the team this year,” said Jon. Our boys team has a freshman named Brady Barton who runs a 16:55, good enough to be ranked 6th in the state. To give you an idea of how fast this is, only eight 6A runners broke the 17:00 minute mark last year, and we have two of those running for us,” said Coach Russell. The Helena team compete at six cross country events this fall after which they will compete at Sectionals at Munny Sokol Park in Tuscaloosa and State at Moulton’s Oakville Park.

This year’s boys team also features Sophomore Talon Pritchard, ranked 30th in state; Senior Spencer Hodges, ranked 42nd and Sophomore Blake Childers, ranked 45th. (That’s five Helena guys in the top 50 in the state.) The girl’s team also features Sophomore Ana Walters, who is ranked 43rd. (That’s two Helena girls in the top 50 in the state.) Helena will host a home cross country meet on Saturday, October 14th, with an 8a.m. start. Best of luck to this year’s Husky Cross Country team! Girls Roster: Seniors: Magda Miranda, Morgan Nettles, & Mackenzie Rosener. Juniors: Meredith Byrd & Zoe Rozycki Sophomores: Abigail Ford, Savannah Garner, Riley McHugh, Olivia Simpson, Allison Tanner, Abby Traweek, & Ana Watters Freshman: Daisy Capps, Aamyia

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Eclipse not so dark in Helena… Even so, school kids were abuzz in Helena the morning of the Aug 21 partial solar eclipse. Hats off to the Student Government Association at Helena High School for taking it upon themselves to raise funds that were used to purchase approved solar glasses for every student who brought their signed parental permission slips allowing them to join the viewing party. Classes were called by interval to go outside during the event and look towards the sky to see the crescent shape of the moon as it glided over the sun until it was about 90 percent covered. It got dusky, but never really dark, giving everybody a better understanding of just how bright the sun really is. Teachers were on guard in-

structing the students not to look up at the partially covered sun without their glasses in place. Principal April Brand, counselors, teachers and staff seemed as enthralled as the students as they witnessed the event, which occurs just a few times in most lives. Helena Intermediate School also had a viewing party and served Moon Pies to commemorate the occasion.

Mayor Hall is treated to an eclipse Moonpie by Helena Intermediate Media Specialist, Jill Davis; At the high school, teachers and staff stare at the phenomena along with Principal April Brand and students pictured below below.

While at the high school, a group of Helena Middle School students were out in front of their school to view the spectacle. The next solar eclipse for our area is due April 8, 2024. Didn’t purchase solar glasses this time around? With the rush many experienced trying to purchase them in the last few days before the event, it might not be a bad idea to buy a few pair now and put them away for safe keeping.

Husky pitcher Landon Green commits to the Tide Landon Green says he was just getting used to his blonde hair. (Members of the 2017 6A State Champion Husky baseball team dyed their hair blonde on a lark last spring before the playoffs.) “It doesn’t seem like it grows as fast since it has gone back to its natural color,” he laughed. A fan of the University of Alabama since birth, Landon says he grew up going to games in Tuscaloosa and always dreamed of playing ball there some day. After pitching in the starting rotation between two seniors (Riley Davis and Troy Cordey) last season, Landon looks to be the lead pitcher when the Huskies start the 2018 season. And he’ll do that this season as a Crimson Tide commit. “After I finished last season with school ball, I participated in a showcase in Oxford, Alabama, and Alabama’s recruiting coordinator, pitching coach and head coach were there. Then they came and watched my travel ball team, the Excel Blue Wave out of

Oxford, play in the Music City Classic a week or two later. They invited me to come for an official visit June 12. Their new stadium is real nice; they have a player’s lounge that’s like a dream,” said Landon. “I went in to visit Coach Bohannon, and he offered me a scholarship on the spot. My parents and brother were with me, and I was very excited. I knew that if he offered, I was going to commit,” he smiled. Plans are for Landon to officially sign on November 8, the first date signing is allowed. Asked about this year’s Husky baseball team, Landon offered this, “We lost a few starters from last year, but I think this year’s team is going to shock some people, we have a great group of guys coming back.” Landon is the son of Connie and Jason Green. Brother Logan, 13, is a pitcher for Helena Middle School. Best of luck to Landon in his senior year as a Husky and in his college career at the Capstone. TO ADVERTISE, CALL the Publisher at 746.1188 / MyHelenaCityNews.com / Fall 2017

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access the Shelby County library catalogue from there, with many great features and resources. In other news, the library received funding for a neat Children’s Activity Center located in the Youth Department. It has been a hit with families and children. This new addition to the library was provided through a grant from the Exchange Club of Birmingham. The library would like to thank the Exchange Club for this contribution. Special thanks to Library Board members Brenda Walker and Tim Hart for their assistance with this project. Also, Primrose School of Helena has been so supportive of our library since becoming a part of our community, and we certainly appreciate all they do. Once again, Primrose chose the library to be a part of their Spring Fling fundraiser, and they presented a check for Six Hundred and Nineteen dollars! This funding will be used to better our library and support our goals. We appreciate the leadership and staff of Primrose for thinking of us. REMEMBER, READING IS GOOD FOR YOU!!! Don’t forget to stop by soon to see what is new, and to check our calendar for FUN upcoming events. Check out these great new items on the next page…

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Learn a little about Husky Athletic Director, Coach Chris Laatsch Coach Chris Laatsch, head boys basketball coach, assumed the additional duties of athletic director last April. “It’s exciting and a new learning experience each day,” said Chris. “I’m enjoying it. I’m an ‘all in’ guy when it comes to the school and its athletic programs. I hope I can help in all sports and with all coaches.” In addition to his other duties, Chris serves as the physical education coach and says his favorite class of the day would have to be the one he coaches for special needs students. Talking with him during this class, it was evident the students have a soft place in their hearts for him, too. With his new duties as athletic director, Chris is not serving as an assistant coach in other sports, and says he has been able to spend more time this year with his basketball team than he has in the past three. (The basketball season kicks off in November.) “That makes a difference,” he said. 26 Fall 2017 / www.CityOfHelena.org

Chris is married to Leigh, an administrative assistant to Superintendant Randy Fuller at the Shelby County Board of Education. The couple has seven children: Jason and Katherine, 24-year-old twins. Jason coaches with the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Katherine teaches K5 at Helena Elementary; Joshua, 22, is youth pastor at Christ Church in Panama City, Florida; William, 21, works with the City of Helena and is about to start seminary in Panama City, Florida, and is currently interning at North Star Church; Allison, 20, is a sophomore member of the basketball team at the University of Montevallo. She is also on the SGA and is a math major who wants to teach and coach; and Mary Elizabeth, 18, a freshman at the University of Montevallo, also playing basketball and majoring in art. She would also like to teach and coach one day. And last but not least, there’s Austin. He is

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Husky Volleyball team ready to make a run says Coach Lewis Head Volleyball Coach and Associate Athletic Director Amanda Lewis says her son, Fischer, took his first steps on the Husky’s volleyball court, so this is truly home for their family. Fischer 4, and Griffin, 2, along with their mom and dad, Blake, the baseball coach at Lawson State, are literally just steps away from their home in the Riverwoods community. (And Logan Marie will soon join the crew.) Coach Lewis says she is excited about her volleyball team this season, her fourth at Helena High School. “We made it to the second round of the state playoffs last season,” said Amanda, “but we lost to the eventual state runnersup, Spanish Fort, in the Sweet Sixteen.” “We lost seven seniors after last season,” said Amanda, “but Coach Howland at the middle school does an outstanding job in promoting the game of volleyball, and the area here is rich in volleyball interest, so we always have enough girls returning to field a freshman, junior varsity and varsity squad here at the high school level.” 28 Fall 2017 / www.CityOfHelena.org

“This year’s group of seniors are my babies,” said Amanda. “They were on my first Husky Volleyball team as freshmen,” she said with a look of nostalgia. “I’m looking for great things from them this season.” Seniors on the squad are: Laurel Ling, Katie Lively, Lindy Long, Abby Moore, Madison Rhodes and Hallie Smith. Six to keep your eyes on this season are: Hallie Smith, Junior Macy Lowery, Madison Rhodes and Junior Emma Johnson. Coach Lewis said that softball coach Heidi Kouveras will coach the freshman volleyball team this season. DeLeisa Lowery coaches the junior varsity as well as serving as Coach Lewis’ assistant on the varsity. Best of luck to the Huskies Volleyball team this fall!

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS REGULAR WEEKLY EVENTS MONDAYS Police Explorers, Explorer Training Facility, 4:00-7:00PM Fire Explorers, Station 2, 5:00PM TUESDAYS Kiwanis, Helena Senior Center, 7:00AM; 3rd Tues. 5:30PM Story Time, Jane B. Holmes Public Library, 11:00AM Helena Lions Club meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday, Helena Senior Center 7:00PM, Visit Helena Lions Club Facebook page for more information THURSDAYS Story Time, Jane B. Holmes Public Library, 11:00AM SATURDAYS Helena Fall Market Days, Amphitheater, 8:00-12:00PM now-Nov. 18* with the exception of Oct. 14 due to a previously scheduled event. *Subject to change

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2nd - Helena Intermediate Make-up Pictures 3rd - Helena Business Association Meeting, 8:00 am, for meeting site visit hbahelena.com or their Facebook page - Friends of the Library meeting, Jane B. Holmes Library, 5:45pm 4th - Emergency Siren Test, 10:00am - Helena Middle Kona Ice, 8:00am-3:00pm 6th - Shelby Co. Schools Teacher Workday/Prof. Dev.—No Students 7th - Griffin Farms presents the Patch, 6027 Hwy 17, 10:00am-6:30pm 8th - Griffin Farms presents the Patch, 6027 Hwy 17, 12:00pm-6:30pm 9th - COLUMBUS DAY - Shelby Co. Schools: Data Assessement—No Students - Inaugural Miracle League of Helena Golf Tourney, Timberline GC, 7:00am Putting Contest; 8:30am Shotgun Start, Call 615.300.3047 - Helena City Council, Helena Municipal Building, 6:00pm 10th - Helena Utility Board meeting, Community Services Bldg, 5:00pm 12th - Helena Planning & Zoning, Helena Municipal Building, 6:00pm 14th - Griffin Farms presents the Patch, 6027 Hwy 17, 10:00am-6:30pm 15th - Griffin Farms presents the Patch, 6027 Hwy 17, 12:00pm-6:30pm 16th - Helena Elementary Boosterthon Kickoff 17th - Helena Elementary Parenting Day - Helena Intermediate Golden Rule Day, 4:00pm 21st - Griffin Farms presents the Patch, 6027 Hwy 17, 10:00am-6:30pm - Respite Care-special needs 0-21, free of charge but must reserve aaronsstaﬀrespite.org 22nd - Griffin Farms presents the Patch, 6027 Hwy 17, 12:00pm-6:30pm 23rd - Helena Intermediate Red Ribbon Week Oct. 23-27 - Helena City Council, Helena Municipal Building, 6:00pm 24th - Helena Elementary Kona Ice 25th - Helena Elementary Art to Remember - Helena Elementary Boosterthon 28th - Griffin Farms presents the Patch, 6027 Hwy 17, 10:00am-6:30pm 29th - Griffin Farms presents the Patch, 6027 Hwy 17, 12:00pm-6:30pm

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Emergency Siren Test, 10:00am Helena Elementary 1st & 3rd Boosterthon Helena Intermediate Book Fair, 4:00pm Helena High Fall Band Concert Helena Elementary Art of Remember Daylight Savings Time ends, fall back one hour before retiring Sat. Helena Business Association Meeting, 8:00 am, for meeting site visit hbahelena.com or their Facebook page - Friends of the Library meeting, Jane B. Holmes Library, 5:45pm 8th - Helena High Late 9:10am start - Helena Elementary 2nd Boosterthon 9th - Helena Planning & Zoning, Helena Municipal Building, 6:00pm 10th - VETERANS DAY Observed Helena City Hall, Library & Schools closed; Syntec will collect trash as usual 13th -Helena City Council, Helena Municipal Building, 6:00pm 14th - Helena Utility Board meeting, Community Services Bldg, 5:00pm 15th - Helena Elementary PTO 2nd Grade, 6:15pm 17th - Helena Elementary PTO Spirit Day - Helena Middle Annual Talent Show, 1:45-3;00am 18th - Helena Middle Dance Team 10th Holiday Market, Cafeteria, 9:00am-4:00pm - Respite Care-special needs 0-21, free of charge but must reserve aaronsstaﬀrespite.org 20th - Shelby Co. Schools Fall/Thanksgiving Break Nov.20-24 23rd - THANKSGIVING Municipal Offices/Library closed Nov. 23-24 Syntec will run one day behind for the rest of the week 27th - Helena City Council, Helena Municipal Building, 6:00pm

United States Senate special election in Alabama U.S. Senate Special Election: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Voters will elect a U.S. State Senator to replace Jeff Sessions. Democratic nominee is Doug Jones and the Republican nominee will be decided in a runoff between Roy Moore and Luther Strange (I). Polling Place: Helena Community Center* Polls Open: 7:00AM to 7:00PM Voters must show a photo ID. *Voters residing in the 35080 ZIP Code.

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Helena Teen Council members at top with Council member and liaison, Alice Lobell and Sponsor Kristi Scozarro; bottom, l-r: teen council members on steps of capitol building in Montgomery, with State Representatives Matt Fridy and Alan Farley and Alice Lobell, and in Helena Council chambers with Council President Mike Jones and member Alice Lobell.

Helena Teen Council membership drive going on through Oct. 11 Current Teen Council Members Ben Atchison Jacob Bradford (not pictured) Taylor Causey

Samantha Chancellor Lola Decroes Alex Foster Kirsen Gardner

Madison Laney Hayden Clair McCombs Will Miller Nathan Mitchell

Sarah Pitts Will Rogers Gracie Sellers Natalie Blocker

A group of high school students wanting to be involved with their community is a great way to describe the Helena Teen Council. Started three years ago through the vision of then teen, Kylie Woodman, the Helena Teen Council is growing into an active and vibrant organization dedicated to making a positive impact in the City of Helena. During the past year, the teen council has assisted the Helena Business Association with First Fridays and Movies in the Park. They also worked at the first HBA Business Expo and helped man

the Helena Arts Council booth during the Buck Creek Festival. Last April, the teens made their annual trek to Montgomery where they met with Senator Cam Ward and Representatives Matt Fridy and Alan Farley and were recognized in both Houses of the Legislature. The teen council regularly attends Helena City Council meetings, where they are able to witness first-hand the dynamics of running a city while building their civic knowledge and education. “There are so many opportunities to help,” expressed Teen

Council president, Lola Decroes, “and I’m happy I get to do that with great people.” Two other teen council officers, Madison Laney and Taylor Causey, stated simply, “it is just so much fun.” Other teen council officers include Kirsen Gardner, Jacob Bradford, and Will Rogers. Sponsors for the group are Helena City Council member Alice Lobell, Kristi Scazarro and Library Director Dan Dearing. The Fall membership drive for Helena Teen Council is going on through October 11. Interested Helena teens in grades 9-12 may

obtain an application at the Helena Public Library, the office at Helena High School or any current teen council member. Application for membership is not limited to Helena High School students but is open to any teen living in Helena and meeting the membership requirements. “Our teens are some of our community’s most valuable assets,” says Helena City Council member Alice Lobell. “Teen council is just another way for Helena teens to serve and have a positive impact on the wonderful city we call home.”

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PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL… We’re the Home of the Free Because of the Brave!

SGT Jon M. Aaron USA; 4/14 K Co (DET B), Unit 43671, FPO AP 96426-3671; Al Anbar, Iraq; Karen Dickinson’s son

Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin D. Gilbert USCG, Machinery Technician; Key West, FL; Leslie’s husband, Annette & Dan Duffy’s son-in-law

Chief Petty Officer Termaine J. Pruitt USN; NAS Pensacola, FL; Termaine Jr, Trevorn, Chelicia & Tristin’s father, Janice & Austin Pruitt’s son

E-3 HTFN Alex Avery USN; USS Frank Cable, Guam; Phil & Deana Avery’s son, Maria Avery’s brother, Ken & Mary Penhale’s grandson

SSG Jay Gortney ARNG; 20th Special Forces; Iraq; April’s husband

SGT Peter J. “Pete” Reese ARNG; 152nd MP Co.; Lauren’s husband; Kai, Sam, Dalton, Brook & Kaiti’s father

PFC Zachary Barr USA: 7th Special Forces Group; Eglin AFB, FL Cynthia & Mark Barr’s son SGT Steven M. Bennett USA; Paratrooper/Rigger; Fort Benning, GA Clara & Ken Lorino’s son SFC Eric Bond USA; 82nd ABD, 1-504 PIR; Baghdad, Iraq; Paul Zimmerman’s cousin Captain Joshua Bowen USA; 1st Brigade, 4th Inf. Div.; Fort Carson, CO Tom and Susan Bowen’s son, Fallon’s husband Captain Fallon Bowen USA; Aviation Brigade, 4th Inf. Div.; Fort Carson, CO Tom and Susan Bowen’s daughter-in-law, Joshua’s wife LT Sarah Bowen USN; USS John Stennis Aircraft Carrier; Bremerton, WA; Tom and Susan Bowen’s daughter LT Jordan Bowen USA; 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Div., Ft. Hood, TX; Tom and Susan Bowen’s son SRA Mitch Braswell USAF; 16th EMS, 16th Special Op. Wing; Afghanistan; Mike & Judi Braswell’s son PVT Vincent Brown USMC; Chesapeake, VA; Leonetta Prevo’s son SGT Dallas C Caviness USAF; 172 Inf. Brigade; Germany; Rebecca’s husband, Norah’s father, Rhonda’s son & Devin’s brother 1st LT William B. Cofer USA; Fort Campbell, KY; Dorothy & Jim Cofer’s son, Deborah’s brother CPO Austin C. Daniel USN; Norfolk, VA; Mike & Claudia Daniel’s son, Justin, Tatum & Autumn’s brother Captain Jon P. Darrenkamp USA; Schofield Barracks, HI; Carol Darrenkamp’s son, Stephen & Eric’s brother

SGT Brooks Gray USA; Ranger; Scofield BKS, HI; John Gray’s son, Lauren & Ryan Gray’s brother SRA Brad Hubbard USAF Fort Gordon - Augusta, GA Rod & Susan Hubbard’s son SPC Michael Hubbard USA; Camp Liberty, Iraq; Ruth Meadows grandson, Kimberly’s husband, Bonnie Hubbard’s brother SPC Eric Hunley ARNG; 1/167 Inf. Bn Co. B, Operation Enduring Freedom; Afghanistan; Mike & Barbara Hunley’s son; late Chris Hunley’s brother CPL Michael Jeffries ARNG; 1/167 Infantry Battalion Company B, Operation Enduring Freedom; Afghanistan; Amy’s husband, Colin & Gavin’s father

Personnel SPC Second Class William T. Rice USA, USS Ronald Reagan, San Diego, CA. Son of Ginger Hamilton SPC Dwight A Rosse Jr. USA; 1-32 Cav 1st Bct, Fort Campbell, KY; Dwight & Michelle Rosse’s son, Britney & Carlton’s brother SPC Patrick D. Sharp USA; 82nd ABD; Al Asad, Iraq; Shawn Sharp’s son SPC Ashley Bruce Squires USA; 3rd Inf. Div., 1-30 Inf.; Ft. Stewart, GA; Jesi Mason Squires’s father, Bruce & Tammy son, Aubrey & Austin’s brother

MC1 Andrew “AJ” Johnson USN; Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU); Dam Neck Annex, NAS Oceana; Virginia Beach, VA.

Cpl Rodney Stephens ARNG; 152nd Military Police Task Force 382nd, Iraq; Andrea & AnnaBelle’s father

LT Commander David Kang USN; White House, Washinton, DC; Stanley & Sue Kang’s son, Sunny Kang’s brother

Capt John M Traylor, Jr USAF; 64th Aggressor Squadron; Nellis AFB, NV; Mark & Karole Traylor’s son

CW3 Corey Lefebvre USA; Fort Rucker, AL.; Tom Lefebvre’s son SGT Jacob S. Lenoir USA; Sniper Unit of 1-64 Inf; Fort Stewart, GA; Beth Eades’ son, Caitlyn’s husband SRA Tanner McGinnis USAF; 90th SFS Tactical Response Force; FE Warren AFB; Cheyenne, Wyoming Ken & Jo McGinnis’ son 2nd LT Jacob Allen Meins USAF, Special Operations Command; Kathy Meins Martin’s son MSG Jacqueline M. Moore USA, 387th; Wichita, KS; Leroy E. Lucas’ wife, Cameshia, Shaun, Chibukia & Chris’ mom

AEAN Benjamin Lee Doaks USN; NAS Jacksonville, FL; Joe & Tammy Williams’s son, Rev. Clifton & Mattie Taylor’s grandson

SSGT Christopher S. Murphy USMC; MWHS 3, San Diego, CA; Jack & Karen Murphy’s son, Alyssa’s husband

LCPL Jared M. Fitzgerald USMC; 9th Communication Battalion; Camp Pendleton; CA; Rosemarie Butler’s son and Jeff’s stepson, Justin and Tyler’s brother

LT Commander Kimberly A. Oelschlager USN; US Navy Hospital (Balboa)-Physician’s Asst., San Diego, CA; Ted & the late Sara Oelschlager’s daughter

E-mail Helena active duty military personnel’s name, address and where they’re stationed to helenacitynews@aol.com. If your loved one has returned, PLEASE let us know so that we can keep our prayer list current. Thank you! 34 Fall 2017 / www.CityOfHelena.org

CPL Casey B. Reitz USMC, MCSF Battalion, King’s Bay Naval Base, King’s Bay, GA; Tom and Suzi Reitz’s son, Tommy, Joey, and Emily’s brother

SGT John Christian Vansant USMC; VMMT 204 Flightline, MCAS; New River, NC; Keith & Sherill Vansant’s son Major Maxwell B. Ward USAR; Afghanistan; Kathie’s husband, Maggie’s dad, Bette Ward’s son, Michelle (Lin) Saville’s brother PFC Zachary Walton USA; 3-1 Cav. Regt. Delta Troop; Ft Benning, GA; Becky Click’s son, Alex Walton & Sydney Mollica’s brother, Amber’s husband FC3 William J. Welch USN; USS Lake Erie, Pearl Harbor, HI; Devinne Brooks’ husband

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State Shotput Champion Kirsen Gardner received her championship ring September 1. Our congratulations to this outstanding track athlete, shown here with Mayor Hall, Principal April Brand and Track Coach Jon Russell. TO ADVERTISE, CALL the Publisher at 746.1188 / MyHelenaCityNews.com / Fall 2017 35

H E L E N A’ S C O M M U N I T Y O F FA I T H A.M.E. New Bethel A.M.E.

Highway 261 • 201-5531 Rev. Wilma Merriweather Sunday School 10:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 AM

BAPTIST CrossBridge Community Church Starkey Street (off 261) • 621-2695 Pastors Harris Cook & Bruce Squires crossbridgehelena.com Sunday Worship 10:00 AM Wednesday Prayer Service 6:30 PM

First Baptist Church Helena

815 Highway 52 E • 663-7879 Sr Pastor Greg Walker • fbhelena.org Sunday Bible Study 9:30 AM Sunday Worship 10:30 AM & 6:00 PM

Gospel Light Baptist Church

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Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church

Highway 261 • 663-5257 Rev. Edwin D. Dinkins • mpbchelena.com Sunday School 10:00 AM Morning Worship 11:00 AM

New Elam Baptist Church Cunningham Drive • 663-2230 Rev. Lester Sunday School 10:00 AM Morning Worship 11:00 AM

Riverside Baptist Church

1919 Highway 52 W • 426-1910 Pastor Chris Wilson • rbchelena.org Sunday Worship 9:00 AM Sunday Bible Study 10:30 AM

Shiloh Baptist Church

6700 County Road 13 • 424-4539 Pastor Randy Keef Sunday School 10:00 AM Sunday Worship 11:00 AM

CHRISTIAN—DISCIPLES OF CHRIST Grace Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 869 Highway 52 • 426-1233 Rev. Tommy Morgan gracechristianchurch.org Sunday School 9:00 AM Sunday Worship 10:00 AM

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Church of Christ at Helena 2499 Highway 58 • 620-4575 Evgs Curtis Flatt & Bryan Moody church-of-christ.org Sunday School 9:30 AM Morning Worship 10:30 AM

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New Vision Christian Church

2383 Highway 95 • 664-4333 Pastor Van C. Houser, Sr. • nvcc4god.org 5140 County Road 17 • 919-7932 Sunday Corporate Prayer 9:00 AM Rev. Glenn E. Davis • lambofgodcec.org Sunday Worship 10:15 AM Children’s Church 10:00 AM Sunday Worship 10:00 AM

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METHODIST Helena United Methodist Church 2035 County Road 58 • 663-0111 Dr. Mary Henley • helenaumc.org Worship 9AM Traditional, 11AM Contemporary

The Church at Cahaba Bend

1560 Cunningham Drive • 663-7396 Rev. Franklin L. Kirksey Sunday Worship 7:00 & 10:00 AM Thursday Bible Teaching 10:00 AM

PRESBYTERIAN Christ Community Church

3721 Highway 52 W • 621-8060 Rev. Keith Elder • cahababend.org Sunday School 9:15 AM Contemporary Worship 10:30 AM

Meets at Helena Intermediate • 621-6248 Pastor Phil Chambers • cccbham.org Sunday Worship 10:00 AM

NAZARENE Trinity Church of the Nazarene

3396 Helena Road • 663-2174 Pastor Mike Ensminger helenacpchurch.com Sunday School 9:00 AM Morning Worship 10:00 AM

Laurel Woods Dr. & Hwy 58 • 664-4659 Rev. David Shirer • nazarene.ch/trinity/ Sunday School 9:00 AM Morning Worship 10:00 AM

NON-DENOMINATIONAL Cornerstone Church 2694 Highway 58 • 663-9332 Rev. Tim Trimble cornerstonechurchhelena.org Sunday School 9:30 AM Morning Worship 10:30 AM

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Current Lions Club President Jerran Hill with wife and daughters top left; and with Lions Club Leadrship forum attendees Clara Atchley and Jacob Bradford, top right. Bottom left, Robert Radice, city council member Alice Lobell, Lions Kristi Scozarro and Jim Wathen; and Jacob and Clara again with Lion Rodney Clarke.

Helena Lions Club celebrates 3rd Anniversary with a birthday party! The 3rd Anniversary of the Helena Lions Club was celebrated at a gathering in the Old Cahaba clubhouse August 24. The motto of the Lions Club is “We Serve!” and Dennis McCluskey narrated a slide presentation of past notable projects that include raising over $12,000 for the community through pecan sales, gumball machines, raﬄing eyeglasses and a dunking machine at Helena First Fridays, an event of which Kristi Scozarro has also played an integral role. The Helena Lions Club (HLC) has invested in local youth with generous donations to the HHS Choir, Science Lab and Athletic

Association. The club has also awarded $1000 to leadership scholarships and sponsored a Peace Poster Contest at HMS. HLC members rang the bell during the Christmas season to raise funds for the Salvation Army and donated to the Lions Club International Fund to support disaster relief efforts. HLC sponsors an annual scholarship to deserving Helena seniors who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and citizenship skills. The most recent honoree was Josie Stafford. Two high school students who were selected to attend the Alabama Lions Club Leadership

Forum at Troy University spoke about their experience there on July 16-18. Clara Atchley, an HHS senior, and Jacob Bradford, a student at Kingwood Christian School, had many positive remarks to share with an audience composed of current Lions Club members and visitors. Members of the Helena Teen Council were also in attendance. At the Leadership Conference, Atchley and Bradford heard Liz Huntley, the keynote speaker, who is a committed child advocate and litigation attorney. They also heard from Dr. John Kline, Director for the Institute of Leadership Development at Troy

University and J. Frank Moore, III, Past President of Lions Club International. Lions Club Membership is by invitation to service-minded men and women who are interested in improving their communities. To become a Lion is to become an active volunteer, a member of a respected international organization and a leader in your community—friend to people in need. For information on becoming a Helena Lion, see their page on Facebook at: Facebook.com/helenalionsclub.

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Lane and Jessie Bearden pose in front of their Bearden Farms home with their three children, l-r: Jozie, 3, Cooper, 5 and Piper, 8 months; top left: Lane dives for the end zone on a faked punt against the Oklahoma Sooners and bottom: back to punt against SEC foe Vanderbilt.

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Lane Bearden returns home to Helena with wife Jessie and their children Lane Bearden’s great grandfather was Ned Bearden, who donated the property upon which Pelham High School was built and for whom their football stadium was named. The son of former city councilman John “Lonny” Bearden and former Pelham High School teacher Cathy Bearden, Lane grew up in Helena during the ’80s and ’90s on the family farm off Helena Road. He played baseball in Helena and soccer and basketball in Pelham. At that time, Helena kids attended Helena Elementary through 5th grade, then travelled through Pelham and Hoover to attend middle school at Riverchase and then on to Pelham High School in the days before Helena had one of its own. Lane remembers that in those days, Helena didn’t even have its own grocery store. “We had to pretty much go to Pelham or Hoover for everything we needed.” He says his mom wouldn’t let him play football until he was in the 8th grade at Riverchase, where he played outside linebacker for former coach Bill Brewer’s Rams. “When we got to high school, 38 Fall 2017 / www.CityOfHelena.org

they pulled Tyler Watts up to start as QB on the varsity his freshman year, so I played QB on the 9th grade team,” said Lane. Later, he would play safety, punter and place kicker and would develop into a top receiving target of best friend Tyler at Pelham High. He was also receiver his senior year. Lane was recruited to the University of Alabama as a receiver by former Panther and Crimson Tide receiver, Dabo Swinney, who coached receivers at UA for Coach Mike Dubose at the time. “I redshirted my freshman year and got mono during two-a-days the next year. When I got back to practice, I couldn’t hit or be hit because of an enlarged spleen, so the coaches told me that since I’d punted and kicked in high school, to go work out with the kickers. I guess it stuck, since that’s what I did my entire career there,” he chuckled, “I handled the punting and kickoffs.” Lane did indeed kick in high school. In fact, after his senior year, in the Alabama/Mississippi All Star game, he was named Alabama’s MVP for the punting and place kicking clinic he put on. (Another

future Tider, Freddie Milons, was named Mississippi’s MVP for his performance in the game as a receiver.) Coach Dennis Franchione took over for Mike Dubose after Lane’s second year, and Franchione often referred to Lane as “the toughest kicker in America” for his tackling skills on special teams as the Tide’s punter and kick off specialist. He also held for extra points and field goals his senior year and a highlight that season was when he scored a touchdown against Oklahoma on a faked field goal. Asked what his favorite memory was playing for Alabama, Lane said “really it was just playing for Alabama. It was a dream come true. I originally played as an invited walk on and earned a scholarship my junior and senior years. Also, us winning the SEC in Atlanta and playing against Tom Brady and Michigan in the Orange Bowl my senior year. He wasn’t as good back then, but they did win,” he said. Lane says he and some former team mates took a tour of the new facilities at the Capstone a few years back after playing in a basketball

game for charity, and says he was amazed at the improvements made to the facilities since Coach Nick Saban took over. “Our weight room was nothing but an over sized high school caliber facility,” he laughed. “What they have now is all state-ofthe-art. There is so much there now, not only in terms of training facilities but also recreational opportunities. A lot of guys come there with no money, so it used to make it difficult for everybody to find something to do during down time. That’s not the case these days,” he said. “Guys playing there today really have no reason to go off campus—it’s all right there for them.” “Coach Saban is intense, laser focused and in control of every situation with his players—it’s all planned out for them.” He added, “When I was talking to him, you could sense his mental wheels rolling—like he was already considering what he was going to do next. I imagine his coaching is a lot like that, too,” he said. “Scott Cochran (Tide strength and conditioning coach), is ‘on’ all the time, too,” Lane laughed. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

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For questions, contact Nate.Wells@thewhaleschool.com Sweet Home Helena (continued from previous page) After college, Lane met his wife Jessie, a Wisconsin native who earned a scholarship to play soccer for Tusculum College in Tennessee, when he was playing flag football and she was playing in an adult soccer league at Sports Blast off of Hwy 280. Lane soon decided he’d take up the game of soccer again. After two soccer seasons worth of dating, the two tied the knot and haven’t looked back. First living in Shelby County and then moving to Mobile for work, Lane eventually took a job back in Birmingham in December, 2015, as service manager for the local Kenworth dealership. (Their Kenworth group of dealerships all over the south is known as Truckworx and is managed by Will Bruser, also a Pelham High School graduate.) Lane and Jessie live in the house he grew up in on Bearden Farm and the couple has 3 children: Cooper,

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We caught up with Helena High School’s Head Football Coach Watt Parker before the season to ask his thoughts on recent issues in the news about player safety and got his thoughts concerning this year’s edition of the Huskies. Read on for players to watch out for when you attend games at Helena’s edition of Friday Night Lights… “Our tackling is so much more fundamentally sound than when I played,” said Coach Parker. “We welcome new Defensive Coordinator Lucas Weatherford who comes to us after a stint at Chelsea and two years in Gulf Shores.” “We are emphasizing new coaching techniques regarding tackling, all designed to protect our players and reduce the chance for injury.” “We do a ‘heads up’ certification program for all our coaches, some call it ‘Hawk tackling,’ started by Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll, where everything is geared towards embracing techniques emphasizing player safety.” “In addition, each year we add about a dozen top-of-the-line Ridell helmets to our inventory to be sure nobody is wearing anything but the best we can offer them.” Coach Parker said the team had a great summer, “as good as I’ve seen it since the program started four years ago.” The guys participated in lots of organized team activities, including hosting a 7 on 7 “Young Guns” camp that focused on 9th and 10th grade players. Thompson, Mountain Brook, Oak Mountain and Briarwood came to Helena to camp and compete.

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The Huskies went on the road this summer to compete at 7 on 7 scrimmages at Samford University, McAdory and Spain Park. “While our record didn’t say it, we were two plays away from going to the playoffs last season. We’re looking forward to suiting up and playing ball.” Coach Parker said the offense should be a strength this season despite replacing starting quarterback Riley Davis. “We have a number of returning starters, so if we can stay healthy, we will field a competitive team this year.” Senior Lawson Peoples looked good all summer and is eager to display his talents this fall throwing to senior wide receivers Justin Stuckey and Deonte Tolbert in addition to junior Caleb Owens and sophomores Riley Marks and Jack Gay.

Backing up Peoples at QB are junior Tyler Stephens and sophomore Luke Stamba. On the offensive line, senior center Nash Maple returns as does guard Jakari Forest and tackle Taylor Knight. Add to that senior Brandon Evans and juniors Mac Shannon, Jamie Purkapile and Hunter Cunningham, and the running backs should find seams in which to run this season. After an injury plagued junior year, look for running back Matthew Williams to add his punch to the tailback position with senior Rhett Henderson leading the way at fullback. Also slotted at tailback/running back are junior Kamau Greene and sophomores Ralph Holsey and Will Hawes. Keep an eye on a trio of sophomores manning the tight end position this season: Zack

Goodwin, Jeremiah Cope and Chris Miller. On the defensive side of the ball, Junior Jonathan Williams, lost to injury in week four last season, anchors things on the line. Add to that seniors Christian Young, Christian Billings and Scott Yunke and sophomore Chase Perry to round out the stout bunch. Playing a hybrid linebacker/ defensive end position sometimes referred to as the “Jack” linebacker is senior Leonard Tucker. Manning the inside linebacker slots this year are junior Kevin Mayhon and sophomores Tucker Knight and Cole Pugh. Senior Copeland Rosser is slotted at the outside linebacker/ safety slot, and a sophomore who was second in the state last year on the wrestling team, Nathan

Dunaway. Cornerbacks include junior Jake Schmidt (the only underclassman on the team leadership council) and seniors Nick Cummings and Jordan Wallace. Add juniors Reese Davis, Ryan Lewis and Matt Mizerany and sophomore Brody Jones to the secondary depth. The Huskies compete in the tough 6A, Region 3 again, with state runner up Opelika, Chelsea and Wetumpka. In their 4th year as a program, Helena High School players and coaches look forward to the season with a confident attitude. Be sure to come out and show your support this season. Home games at Husky Stadium kick off Friday nights at 7pm. Make plans to bring the whole family, and be sure to eat dinner at the game!

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August 2017 Helena Beautiﬁcation Award Winner – 313 Lakewood Circle The Helena Beautification Board is excited to announce that the Helena Beautification Award for August has been awarded to 313 Lakewood Circle, Jennie and Brian Shannon. Nineteen varieties of plants strategically placed throughout the landscape allow for continuous transitions of color and height. For the past two years, the Shannon Family have called 313 Lakewood Circle home, and a beautiful home it is. The Tudor style design is offset by a beautiful landscape. As you approach the house, one of the first things that will catch your eye is the Sweet Potato vine that gracefully drapes over the retaining wall by the driveway. That wall is capped on the end with an impressive planter generously planted with seasonal annuals. Quickly, your eyes then move up to the front of the house where you’ll find plantings of Petunia, Vinca and Zinnias all of which that make a bright color combination. The use of hanging baskets and containers

throughout the landscape offers just the right touch of form and color in this garden. “Gardening is a family effort here. All of our children help; They weed, mow, plant and we grow together as a family.” says Jennie. “My Mom is going to be so proud. She is an avid gardener and taught me so much about plants and gardening”, Jennie said. For more pictures and a full list of the plants planted at the Shannon Home visit www.helenabeautiful.com/award.html Each month, nominations will be accepted until the 25th with the winner being selected and notified at the first of the following month. The winner of each month will be able to proudly display a yard sign for the month, have their picture and house published on the Helena Beautification website, Helena Beautiful Facebook page and in the local press. The Helena Beautification Board is an appointed board of the

Helena City Council. The Board believes that people and places are profoundly connected and thriving communities are rooted in individual responsibility and action. They host a variety of opportunities for the community to come together and serve each year. Events are posted on the Helena Beautiful Facebook page and announced via Twitter at @ TweetHomeHelena. Photo credits to John Hodge Photography.

September 2017 Helena Beautiﬁcation Award Winner – 1126 Dearing Downs Drive The Helena Beautification Board is excited to announce that the Helena Beautification Award for September has been awarded to 1126 Dearing Downs Drive, Carol and Doug Rickles. The tin roof of the ranch style home is perfectly situated in a neighborhood named for thoroughbreds. The Rickles have called 1126 Dearing Downs Drive their home for the past 36 years, continuously working to make it the beauty it has become. A sloping landscape allows your eyes to roll through the lush green grass up to an inviting porch where color and texture are on full display. “It’s a great place to sit and relax and unwind”, says Carol. Beautifully positioned planters surround you as you sit and relax and are full of various varieties of Caladium, Sun Patients, ferns and

Morning Glory. The front porch is flanked by a graceful red Camilla that provides color in the winter months. Further down this planting bed, you’ll find pink Encore repeat blooming Azaleas as well as Anabelle Hydrangeas which are mixed in with rock hardscapes. No detail is too small. The back fence is the perfect backdrop for a gorgeous fragrant rose ‘Lamaraque.’ This beautiful white noisette rose is joined on the fence by the sweet aroma of fragrance of Honeysuckle. A lover of birds, you’ll find a whimsical custom bird feeder positioned so it can be viewed from inside. “We took care of my mother in law and loved to watch the birds from the window each day. It brought her great joy in the final days of her life. We love Helena and have loved gardening on this lot for many years, said Rickles.

For more pictures and a full list of the plants at the Rickles’ Home visitwww. helenabeautiful.com/award.html The Beautification Award for October will be based on fall decorations, nominations will be accepted until the 25th with the winner being selected and notified at the first of the month. The winner will be able to proudly display a yard sign for the month, have their picture and house published on the Helena Beautification website, Helena Beautiful Facebook page and in the local press. To nominate a home to receive the Helena Beautification Award go to www.helenabeautiful.com/

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Husky Coach Watt Parker addresses Kiwanis Club Helena Husky Head Football Coach Watt Parker spoke at the August 22 breakfast meeting of the Helena Kiwanis Club. Watt shared that his dad was a Marine who served in the Korean conflict. “He worked as a millwright in a paper mill for over 20 years,” said the coach. Watt played football at what was then Livingston University in West Alabama where he majored in math. He started out as an assistant coach at Thompson High School under Coach Ricky Seales, with whom he still maintains a close relationship, calling him from time to time to ask his advice. Watt said he coached and taught at Arab for eight years before being offered the opportunity to begin a new program at what was then the new high school here in Helena. He shared a few personal stories about raising children. Max, his son, is in 7th grade this year at HMS and is on the Husky’s football team. “He’d always played flag football, but he said last spring that he wanted to go out for tackle this year at spring practice with the school. My wife and I talk a lot by 44 Fall 2017 / www.CityOfHelena.org

phone, so I called and asked her how he liked it after the first day. “How should I know,” she said, “You know young teens don’t share much with their parents,” said Watt. “But on the third day, she called and said, “He likes it.” (Mom had heard him tell his little sister how much fun it was.) “Now our ten-year-old daughter Kate does a little bit of everything,” said Watt. “She’s played flag football since the age of six. Kate decided at church camp recently that she wanted to play football in the NFL,” he continued. “She said she wanted to play tackle football now. We told her she couldn’t play until the 7th grade, like her brother,” said Watt. “My wife looked at me with that funny look when we got alone and said ‘why weren’t you talking her out of playing tackle football,’” she wanted to know. “I just smiled and told her I was looking at it from a different perspective; she might be a REALLY good linebacker,” he laughed. Watt talked to the Kiwanis club a bit about his recent stint as “preacher for a day” at First Baptist Church in Winfield. “Our

preacher from a few years back, Brother Paul, called and asked me recently if I’d come up and speak at his current church, First Baptist Church of Winfield,” Watt said. “I’m not a preacher,” he laughed, “but Brother Paul had invited the Winfield High School football team and coaches to attend, and to be honest, I thought he just wanted me to come up and give a five minute testimonial to the team. Little did I realize at first that he wanted me to actually take his place and preach.” “What do you want me to talk about,” I asked him. “Whatever you want to talk about was his reply.” “Now I didn’t get in until 12:10 a.m. that Sunday morning from our annual Husky Day activities, and at that time, I was still working on an idea of what I was going to say. I was nervous as could be, but what came to me were the five simple things we can all do to be the best we can be. Following are Watt’s five simple things… 1. Give great effort. You have to give effort to have success. As Nick Saban says to his players, “What are you selling today?” 2. Have passion. Have some

“want to” about you. 3. Never quit. (Though not mentioned, seems there was a former UA coach who made this phrase popular.) 4. Work as a team. Proverbs 27:17 and Ecclesiastes 4:9 - 12 tell us we make each other better and lift each other in times of hardship. 5. Know God. I say that last, but it’s really first. For a long time as a young person, football was the lord of my life. But I soon realized that if I didn’t have God at the head, I didn’t have the BEST plan for success. Finally, Coach Parker shared a little about this year’s team, a team he describes as young. “If we stay healthy, especially at a few key positions, we can have a competitive team this season.” “We open the preseason with a game against Ramsey, the 6A defending state champions. We also play the defending runners up in Opelika. So we have our work cut out for us,” he finished, adding, “I’m looking forward to it.” Many thanks to Coach Watt Parker for sharing a bit of himself with the Helena Kiwanis Breakfast Club!

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Team Lexi raises funds and awareness for type one diabetes at the JDRF One Walk Helena teen, Alexis Browne, is one of our community heroes who battles type one diabetes. Since her diagnosis three years ago, Alexis has been on a mission to turn type one into type none. Everyone has a story about the snow storm of 2014, but Alexis’ is different than most. She remembers that day being her first day back to school after a hospital stay from being diagnosed with type one diabetes. While many were playing in the snow, Alexis was trying to adjust to her new life–one of continually checking blood sugar, learning to give herself shots, calculating carbs, etc. Alexis has come a long way in three short years. She and her family became involved with JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) and 46 Fall 2017 / www.CityOfHelena.org

formed a team (Team Lexi) to raise money and awareness to find a cure. Team Lexi has grown each year, and Alexis has no plans of stopping. On November 5th, Team Lexi will once again participate in the JDRF One Walk/Run at Railroad Park. This event brings together people who share JDRF’s vision to create a world without T1D. Alexis says that one of her favorite things about Walk day is seeing all of the different team t-shirts. Alexis designed a shirt that she sells each year as a way to raise funds and awareness. You may have even seen people around Helena sporting one of Alexis’ shirts! “Everyone who comes out to walk or support the event will bring us one step closer to turning Type One into Type None.

This is a great activity for families and friends to get together in support of type 1 diabetes research, whether you know someone affected by T1D or just want to make a difference,” said Alexis’ mom, Jessica Lewis. “We are grateful for the incredible support of our family, friends and community, who are doing their part to make life better for Alexis and more than 1.25 million people in the United States who have this serious disease.” Funds raised by Team Lexi will help fund much needed research. JDRF supports groundbreaking research at leading medical centers and academic institutions around the world. One of our strongest research partners continues with UAB, where JDRF has funded over $11 million of

research during the past decade. Currently JDRF is funding five research grants totaling more than $3 million at UAB’s Comprehensive Diabetes Center and UAB Department of Pediatrics/Children’s Hospital. Did you know…the incidence of type one diabetes (T1D) is growing at an alarming pace? Approximately 514,300 people (13.8 percent of Alabama’s population) have some type of diabetes. T1D strikes both children and adults suddenly and is unrelated to diet and lifestyle. It requires constant carbohydrate counting, blood-glucose testing and lifelong dependence on injected insulin. JDRF’s goal is to progressively remove the impact of T1D from people’s lives until we achieve a world without T1D.

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