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THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2018
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‘It’s An Honor to Serve’ Vestavia Native Soaring into Tuscaloosa This Month on the Wings of the Blue Angels STORY BY RUBIN E. GRANT | PHOTOS BY LEE WALLS JR. DAVE STEPPE’S YOUNG SON, WYATT, doesn’t understand what his dad does for a living.
But whenever 1-year-old Wyatt sees his dad in uniform, he gets excited. So do a lot of other folks who attend one of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels’ air shows. Steppe is from Vestavia Hills and is a lieutenant with the Blue Angels, having joined the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron in 2016. He was named the squadron’s events
See STEPPE, page 16 INSIDE
EASTER TRADITIONS Homewood churches come together for Way of the Cross ceremony PAGE 2
RAISING THE ROOF Vestavia students and VHUMC members team up to build Habitat for Humanity home PAGE 12
OPEN HOUSE Popular home tours kick off this month PAGE 24
THE GUMBO GAMES Cooks will roux the day at Episcopal Place’s annual competition PAGE 33