OVER THE MOUNTAIN JOURNAL
Thursday, May 17, 2018 • 23
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From left, Laurie Bowers, treasurer; Ella Grace Bowers; Katie Patrick, Ball co-chair; Louisa Patrick; Anna Carson, Ball co-chair; Helen Carson; Dena Berte, secretary; and Sara Frances Berte.
Beginning With Twilight
152 Sophomores Presented at Mountain Brook’s Annual Twilight Ball It was the perfect springtime twilight April 21 for the Mountain Brook Sophomore Twilight Ball, held at The Country Club of Birmingham. During the event, 152 girls were presented by their escorts to relatives and guests after a seated dinner. Robert Logan of Backstage Florist created the stage for a beautiful evening with white twinkle lights, illuminated balloons, white drapery and silver accents. Following the presentation was an evening of fun with entertainment by the band 24/7. The ball was chaired by Katie Patrick and Anna Carson. Laurie Bowers served as the treasurer, and Dena Berte was the secretary. Committee chairmen were Adelaide Vandevelde, Mary Laslie Balogh, Rosemary Nichols, Truc Brouillette, Bonnie Lorino, Julie Clanton, Martha Thompson, Margaret Cobbs, Allison Manley, Ashley Tierney, Harriet Cochrane, Lauren Conner, Jeanne Monk, Kam Patton, Collins Clegg, Ashley Powell, Heather Clay, Laura Vogtle, Susan Dukes, Kristin Murphree, Jill Clark and Paige Tatarek. Jesse Vogtle was the emcee. The young women presented were Rylee Lawren Aberle, Davis-Anne Adams, Elizabeth Mae Adams, Annie Margaret Allen, Eugenie Joyce Allen, Mary Leland Allen, Tessa Rose Allen, Katherine Louise Amberson, Lillian Elizabeth Balogh, Catherine Louise Belser, Sara Frances Berte, Anne Ross Bethea, Leigh Preston Block, Ella Grace Bowers, Lucy Rebecca Bowling, Jessica Anne Thao Brouillette, Laura Hadley Bryant, Emily Margaret Butler, Jules Elise Campbell, Grace Katherine Carr and Gilder Scout Carruthers. Also presented were Helen Virginia Carson, Frances Cooper Cashio, Marguerite Louise Cashio, Laura Millicent Center, Claire Campbell Chester, Elizabeth Blaire Clanton, Courtney Alice Clark, Hollis Ashmore Clay, Anne Carlton Clegg, Virginia Glenn Cobbs, Lilian Kennedy Cochrane, Morgan Risa
Cohn, Jacqueline Mary Turner Cole, Sarah Elizabeth Conner, Elizabeth Patterson Cooper, Sally Grace Cooper, Sarah Catherine Cooper, Sibley Kathryn Cotton, Catherine Grace Couch, Lindsay Tutton Davis, Julia Ellen Dayhuff and Elizabeth Lawrence Depalma. Also presented were Shannon Irene Donahue, Gabriella Grace Dorman, Addison Elizabeth Downey, Lindsay Jane Drummond, Callie Ryan Dukes, Isabel Harp Elkus, Mary Katherine Fowlkes, Anna Frances Gardner, Kathryn Alicia Garrison, Alison Elizabeth Gaston, Charlotte Jane Gillum, Lauren Nicole Glass, Elizabeth Reid Gray, Jane Elizabeth Gresham, Ann Bristow Griswold, Emma Gale Hallman, Elizabeth Grace Hanaway, Ella Rose Hartman, Isabella Callaway Hoffman, Barbara Bugg Holloway, Cameron Maria Hudson, Elizabeth Grace Hulsey, Elizabeth Grace Hunt and Salter Conary Hydinger. Also presented were Ann Ellis Inskeep, Madison Nicole Jenkins, Amanda Milam Jones, Catherine Witherspoon Jones, Manilyn Douglas Joyce, Sarah Wahwiece Keller, Cecelia Katherine Kelly, Elisabeth Olivia Kerr, Katherine Mary Kimberlin, Chloe Adams Kinderman, Rosemary Katherine Lee, Emily Grace Lemak, Caroline Bergin Lewis, Margaret Lyle Logan, Isabella Burnette Long, Maryann Grace Lorino, Frances Foster Lyon, Elizabeth Barnes Manley, Kennedy Elizabeth Martin, Lilly Grace Martin, Caroline Elizabeth Mauro, Amy Noelle McDaniel, Ella Hastings McDonald, Katherine Elisabeth McDonald, Rosalie May McInnis, Hallie Jane Meadows, Amelia Davis Moffatt, Alice Alden Monk, Stewart Anne Murdock and Abigail Gearhart Murphree. Also presented were Mariana Rose Neil, Jane Manning Nichols, Hattie Ann Noden, Elizabeth Harper Nunneley, Audrey
Campbell Osborne, Louisa Eleanor Patrick, Theresa Elizabeth Patton, Jamie Grace Perlman, Claire Alexandra Pitts, Lily Claire Plowden, Sibley Anne Powell, Leila Scott Radney, Katherine Ford Ramsbacher, Emma Brierre Richardson, Carson Vines Robinett, Lourdes Maria Rodriguez, Lily James Rowe and Laura Elaine Russell. Also presented were Emma Catherine Sanders, Virginia Mackenzie Sansom, Chloe Gail Sheffield, Lauren Elizabeth Shonk, Lauren Elizabeth Sklar, Isabel Clemons Smith, Mabry Knox Macy Smyer, Lauren Elizabeth Snipes, Anna Catherine Sorrells, Marguerite Alice Sprain, Georgia Ellen Stewart, Anna
Lauren Summers, Megan Olivia Sumrall, Amy Elizabeth Taliaferro, Hannon Paige Tatarek, Lowery Akans Thompson and Addison Ashley Tierney. Also presented were Chaney Anne Tindle, Lillian Foster Troiano, Claire Elaine McNeer Tucker, Jane Margaret Turner, Breelynne Christine Upton, Ann Kendrick Vandevelde, Elizabeth Preston Vandevelde, Anna Ferrell Vinson, Virginia Florence Vogtle, Lauren Campbell Walston, Mary Charbonnet Ward, Katherine Lee Watson, Mary Virginia Webb, Anna Withers Wellingham, Julia Fraley Williams, Anna Caroline Williamson, Genevieve Elise Wilson, Amelia Elizabeth Winston and Lillie Belle Young. ❖
Rehab Reality... By Judy and Julie Butler
Many Opioid Addictions Can Begin With Doctors and Dentists
This begs the question of who can you trust if not your medical professionals. When we say, “no one plans on becoming an addict”, this proves it. Sadly for most, it begins with a trip to the dentist for a toothache or the doctor for minor surgery or an injury and they are quick to prescribe Oxycontin or Loratab when a simple Ibupropen would do. So what is the answer to this crisis? There can be many answers. Lawmakers are working on possible opioid tax bills throughout the country of which the pharmaceutical industry argues that this will only be passed on to the consumer. Well, hello, isn’t everything passed on to the consumer. On the other hand big pharma is giving billions to states for drugs funded by Medicaid, not to mention the millions, make that billions that are given to doctors, hospitals and anyone who will prescribe their ‘wonder drug’. Does anyone ever question the effects of the miss use or long term use if this drug might cause? There is an effort to cross reference patient information to prevent drug shopping. Today most doctors and dentists, etc. will require a patient visit before writing a prescription, however the patient may or may not have it filled, which leaves it available to a family member or friend who might desire it. Whether it’s putting vodka in a water bottle or filling someone else’s prescription the addicted brain will find a way. Opioid addiction can be beaten with education, counseling, getting and maintaining a healthy body and lifestyle… these are all things that we do at Bayshore Retreat.