January 9, 2014

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The Suburban Newspaper for Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia Hills, Hoover and North Shelby County

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Author shares great-uncle’s experience of surviving the Titanic

about town page 4

Homewood native uses running to build international bonds

health page 8

Robert MacArthur, 26

Niki Harris, 32

Organization: Chair and past president of the Rotaract Club of Birmingham

‘If you’re helping the community around you, it’s a circle, and all that good will come back to you.’

Agents

of Change

Organization: Birmingham Botanical Gardens junior board member ‘There are so many organizations and so many people who are just waiting for someone to step in and say they are willing to help.’

15 young women presented at Redstone Club annual Christmas Ball

social page 16

Young Volunteers Work for Better Communities see page 12

A Snow Ball Effect: Children’s Harbor fundraiser honors longtime supporter

social page 17

Tommy Mayfield, 32

Organization: Cornerstone Schools junior board president

‘I want more people to take pride and ownership in our city so that we can work together to make it better for everyone.’

Jennifer White, 35

Organization: The Horizons School junior board member. ‘All it takes is one person standing up and saying they are willing to help, and that motivates other people to want to do the same thing.’

Journal photos by Marsha Perry

Southern-style Celebration: Wedding includes history, family traditions—and cookies, too

Weddings page 22

sue murphy on the name game p. 2 • health calendar p. 8 • cities moving forward with building projects p. 10 • pets and people party p. 19


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