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OVER THE MOUNTAIN
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people page 14
Vol . 24 #23
Broom Vroom: Supporters dress up for Homewood Witches Ride
social page 20
Kelly Garner recently returned to the 40-foot ravine he fell into on the night of the “snowpocalypse” in January.
Coming in from the
Cold
Rescue from Snowy Ravine Motivates Vestavia’s Kelly Garner Story by Keysha Drexel • Photos by Lee Walls Jr.
Seasonal Greetings: Homeowners ready to welcome IPC, Legacy League tour-goers
home page 36
As he stood at the bottom of a 40-foot ravine off
Montgomery Highway and looked up at the gray November sky peeking through the forest canopy, Kelly Garner wondered aloud how he survived an ordeal in January that broke his back and left him with a serious head injury. See Garner, page 12
Crestline business owner’s new book shows how to be a ‘Localist’
Happy Thanksgiving! Fith-grade students at Cherokee Bend Elementary School recently participated in the annual Colonial Fair – just in time for Thanksgiving. Pictured above, from left: Peyton Foy, Lilly Barksdale, Matthew Zitella, Margaret Nichols and Ann Woodke. See story and more photos on page 40.
Journal photos by Lee Walls Jr.
business page 42
Cool Toys for Christmas
gift guide II page 29
Sue Murphy Parties on p. 2 • otm communities plan holiday events p. 4 • opportunities to serve p. 13 • Poinsettia Ball Debs Named p. 18