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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017
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HAUL OUT THE HOLLY Mountain Brook’s Table Matters Celebrates 25 Years with Holiday Tips and Trends. PAGE 24
Journal photo by Jordan Wald
SPREADING LIBERTY Liberty Park Begins Construction on Last Open Parcel of Land. PAGE 30
Terry Oden cuts the ribbon on Mountain Brook’s new joint police and fire training facility named in his honor. He is joined by Mountain Brook Mayor Stewart Welch and, from left, Fire Chief Chris Mullins and Police Chief Ted Cook. Oden served as mayor for 20 years before retiring last year.
A PLACE IN HISTORY
New Mountain Brook Police and Fire Training Facility Named for Former Mayor Terry Oden By Emily Williams
Journal photo by Emily Williams
As former Mountain Brook Mayor Terry Oden stood next to a plaque bearing his name on the morning of Oct. 13, he joined a league of a very few men.
The plaque is on a joint training facility recently constructed for Mountain Brook’s police and
fire departments. The decision to name the facility the Mayor Terry Oden Police and Fire Training Facility was a unanimous one, said Mayor Stewart Welch, and marks Oden’s place as the city’s longest-serving mayor. But naming a building in honor of someone is something the city rarely does. “In fact, they never do it,” Oden joked. “I guess this puts me in a league with Emmett O’Neal and Dr. Charles Mason,” for whom the city’s library
WINTER FASHION PAGE 32
See ODEN, page 10
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