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11 Craving Candles: Helena-Based Luxury Scents 19 Read This Book: Short Story Collections by Women Writers 20 Arts Council Corner: Calling All Artists

food & drink

21 Cookie Art: The Chef & Artist Behind Sugar Bakings 30 Five Questions For: Helena Nutrition’s Co-Owner

shelby living weddings 32 Just the Right Fit: Inclusivity in Bridal Fashion 39 She Said Yes: Proposal Stories You Shared with Us 40 Six Romantic Wedding Hairstyles 47 Love in the Time of Coronavirus: Quarantine Stories 50 Fall Florals: Choose-Your-Own Setting Edition

in every issue 4 Contributors 5 From the Editor 6 The Question 7 The Guide 74 Business Connections 80 Who’s Who 88 Out & About

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contributors EDITORIAL

Alec Etheredge Madoline Markham Keith McCoy Scott Mims Emily Sparacino

CONTRIBUTORS

Lindsay Barnett Kathryn Bell Lindsey Culver Mary Fehr Hilary Stegall Gamble Sarah Cook McBride

DESIGN

Jamie Dawkins Connor Martin-Lively Kimberly Myers Briana Sansom

MARKETING

Darniqua Bowen Kristy Brown Jessica Caudill Kari George Caroline Hairston Rachel Henderson Rhett McCreight Viridiana Romero Lisa Shapiro Kerrie Thompson

Lindsey Culver, Photographer

Originally from the Midwest, Lindsey is a photographer who lives in Homewood with her husband, Chris, and two mischievous children, Smith and Roland (along with their dachshund puppy, Sweeney Todd).

When not working as a baby and child photographer, she can be found with her hands in the dirt of her flower and vegetable garden, with a cup of coffee in hand around the clock, hosting hot tub parties for her friends and attending every local musical theater performance.

Mary Fehr, Photographer

Mary is a wedding and portrait photographer based out of Birmingham.

She studied art and art history at University of Montevallo. She likes to teach and plans on getting her MFA in order to do so. Mary also loves to travel and has a goal of photographing a wedding in every state! She enjoys reading non-fiction, going to concerts and spending time with her family.

Hillary Stegall Gamble, Photographer

Hillary started Je Vois Photography 12 years ago, primarily as a wedding and portrait photography studio. She lives in Homewood with her husband and three daughters. She stays very busy developing smile wrinkles while singing, cooking, exercising or taking pictures of real moments.

ADMINISTRATION Hailey Dolbare Mary Jo Eskridge Daniel Holmes Stacey Meadows Tim Prince

Sarah Cook McBride, Writer

Sarah is a freelance writer living in Cullman with her husband, Sam, and rescue dog, Jacob. Since graduating from Auburn University with a journalism degree, she’s worked for several newspapers and magazines through the South. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her running on one of Alabama’s many beautiful trail systems—she recently completed her first ultra marathon, traversing more than 26.2 miles through the woods!

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Madoline with her sister-in-law and brother, the bride and groom

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Windwood Wedding

Erin Rubin and Ken West postponed their wedding from May 3 to July 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and held a ceremony and reception with just family and their wedding party at Windwood Equestrian.

Photo by Rob and Wynter Design by Connor Martin-Lively

2020 started off with a bang on Jan. 18 as I watched my brother’s bride process up to him at the altar of the Episcopal church where she’d grown up in Richmond, Virginia. A few hours later, the two of them— not usually ones for the spotlight—were up on the stage at their reception singing along to my brother’s favorite Tom Petty songs as the band rocked out behind them. In front of them danced a crowd clad in colorful hats, boas, sunglasses and balloons that my cousins and I had all passed out to pump up the party ala a family tradition that began when one cousin married a Peruvian and introduced us to the Latin American “hora loca” (“crazy hour”).

Two months later, in March, the New York Times posted a set of reader-submitted videos of “powerful scenes from crowded places that feel almost unthinkable now.” Though I didn’t send one in, that dance floor would have been mine. Looking back at pictures, it’s so apparent that we had no concept of social distance in our minds and no idea of what was to come.

I didn’t know that by spring, I’d attend my cousin’s wedding ceremony on Zoom, putting on the dress I’d planned to wear (the first time I’d changed out of stretchy pants in who knows how long), pouring a glass of wine and opening my computer screen. I didn’t know that by summer bridesmaid duty would look like stashing my floor-length dress in the back of my closet for 2021. Instead I dropped off surprise gifts at the bride’s doorstep on wedding week and showed up to her parents’ house on wedding eve with a four-layer cookie cake I’d made and chatted on the back porch with their immediately family that made up the whole of the wedding guests, all of us in T-shirts and shorts.

To the brides and grooms of pandemic-era 2020, your resilience astounds me. And while this wedding issue may, at first glance, look similar to ones we’ve published in years past, a closer look reveals its words and images are distinct to the pandemic year we’ll never forget.

Ceremonies and receptions moved to family farms and guest lists were cut. And yet, as the couples in this issue recount, after all the stress of changed plans, they were full of intimate, meaningful moments as they began their married lives together. Be sure to read all their accounts in the pages to come in this issue, along with our coverage of inclusion in the wedding dress industry, hair styles on trend, reader-submitted engagement stories and more wedding prettiness that will hopefully brighten cold winter days for you.

Wishing you a warm and healthy start to 2021,

madoline.markham@shelbyliving.com

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“ ” THE QUESTION

What has 2020 taught you?

Slow down and take time with your loved ones because there might not be a tomorrow.

It taught me that we can do things that previously seemed impossible because we’re stronger than we think we are!

Mask are not just for Halloween, toilet paper is a bartering tool, family is what matters most, going to church can mean making sure the iPad is charged, and to expect the unexpected.

That past priorities may not have been priority at all!

To be very thankful of what we have and the people in our lives! Take nothing for granted!

To slow down and reevaluate the true meaning of life and family. The material things don’t matter.

We are all one day away from losing everything.

Make every minute count!

-Jennifer Lykes

-Trent Tatum

-Charlie Bradford

At best I can only grow a patchy beard.

-Michael Ritter

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-Erika Perry

-Luther Garrison

-April Brasher

For the things that I put off until I had time, time was clearly not the issue.

-Becky Golden Roberson

THE GUIDE

COLUMBIANA COWBOY DAY FEB. 27 Downtown Columbiana Time to celebrate all things cowboy!

This annual celebration features live music, line dancing, a chili cook off, a corn hole tournament, a wild west shoot out and lasso demonstration at high noon, and a wild west parade with horses and buggies (no motorized vehicles). The event has been an annual tradition since 2008.

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THE GUIDE AROUND TOWN JAN. 1

THROUGH JAN. 3 Right or Privilege: Alabama Women and the Vote Vulcan Park & Museum

Pre-Sunrise Hike to King’s Chair Oak Mountain State Park Be among the first to watch the sun rise on the first day of 2021! To join in on this hike, meet at the North Trailhead at 4:45 a.m., and the hike will begin at 5 a.m. weather permitting. The hike will take the red trail to the blue/red connector, and then continue on to King’s Chair on the blue trail. All ages are welcome, but this is considered a more advanced hike for some. Wear weather-appropriate clothing, and bring a flashlight or headlamp as the hike will begin in the dark. The hike is free with entrance fees to the park.

THROUGH JAN. 18 Select Nights 5-9 p.m.

Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration The Birmingham Zoo THROUGH FEB. 7 Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle Birmingham Museum of Art, Jemison Galleries THROUGH MARCH 2021 All Things Bright and Beautiful Exhibit Birmingham Museum of Art, Pizitz Gallery THROUGH MAY 2021 An Epic of Earth and Water:

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THE GUIDE Clare Leighton and the New England Industries Series Birmingham Museum of Art, Arrington Gallery JAN. 9 Forging Families 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run Columbiana JAN. 9 Brian Reagan The Alabama Theatre JAN. 12 The Price is Right Live!

BJCC Concert Hall JAN. 14-31 Birmingham Restaurant Week: Winter Edition bhamrestaurantweek.com JAN. 18 MLK Holiday

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The Great Backyard Bird Count 2021 1 P.M. Oak Mountain State Park Interpretive Center Be a citizen scientist and join in on this bird count!

The event will start with a quick introduction and overview of bird count details, and then you will count as many birds as you can around the center for an hour. Data will be used by scientists to better understand and help our avian friends. Current COVID-19 guidelines apply; please social distance from guests and staff. To register, email lauren.muncher@dcnr.alabama.gov.

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THE GUIDE JAN. 21

Adult Juried Art Exhibit Opening Reception 6-8 P.M. Shelby County Arts Center’s EBSCO Fine Art Gallery

JAN. 23 2020 Recovery 5K Trail Run & Vendor Village Benefiting Spring Valley School Red Mountain Park JAN. 30 Adam’s Heart Runs Oak Mountain State Park JAN. 30 Salamander Festival Homewood Senior Center

Come out to see to see the talent of Alabama artists in this exhibit judged

by Nelson and hear who the winners are. Cash prizes will be awarded for the best of painting, drawing, photography, 3D design and mixed media. Light refreshments will be served, and there will be live music.

FEB. 5 Men Are From Mars Women Are From Venus The Lyric Theatre FEB. 16 MOMS Club Mardi Gras Parade Homewood Central Park FEB. 25 Jo Koy Just Kidding World Tour The Alabama Theatre

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ARTS

CRAVING CANDLES

You can now find these Crave Candles’ luxury scents all over North America. Here’s the story of how they got there.

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When Lori Newell started making candles, she wanted the faces of those who burned them to light up, and she wanted them to ask for more of their fragrance. And so came their name, Crave Candle Company. Today you can find them all over the world, but their lives start right here in Helena.

As a graduate of Auburn University with a major in Small Business Management, Lori describes herself as an entrepreneur at heart. She now has over 30 years of business development behind her.

“I’ve created, driven and marketed brands that no one knew anything about,” she says. “I’ve done it so

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many times for other people, and I finally decided, ‘Why not do it for myself?’”

So five years ago, Crave Candle Company began at Lori’s kitchen sink. “I wanted to create a product and brand and get it across the country. As I looked at the market, I knew there was room for another luxury brand soy candle,” she continues. “I’ve always loved candles in my own home. It’s so warm and inviting having a great smelling candle. Candles have been sold for hundreds of years of course, but I felt like I could improve upon them.”

Her goal was to marry a luxury candle experience

Lori Newell pours Crave Candles at her production facility in Helena.

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with beautiful home décor quality containers. To do so, she spent nine months researching and designing just the right candle. “You can have a pretty container, but if the scent isn’t good, no one is going to buy it,” she says. “Once I got my proprietary candle formula right with the right blends of fragrances, waxes and essential oils, I

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WHERE TO FIND CRAVE CANDLES Find Crave Candles online at cravecandlesco.com or shop locally at Shelby County retailers that carry the brand, including the ones listed below. uBlue Moon Petal Florist, Greystone uWhite House Interiors, Highway 280 uInline Lighting, Pelham uLJ’s Retail Therapy, Alabaster

on to creating beautiful containers that would double as home décor in any room using mason jars, mini dough bowls and black matte designs. “We ended up with a great candle that burns amazing and smells really nice in a container that enhances the room and just looks beautiful.”

The candles come in a wide variety of scents, but the most popular is Midnight Blue Citrus. “People call and ask for it and all my stores have to carry it to meet the demand,” Lori says.

“That was the effect we really wanted—that people would love our fragrances so much they would hunt it down (and) they’d truly crave it!”

When the pandemic began to touch businesses and homes in 2020, the company started making hand sanitizer as well. The product features the same essential oil and fragrance blends as the candles, plus alcohol to sanitize and glycerol to soften. This combination ensures that not only are the users’ hands free from germs, but also that they smell fragrant.

Going into 2021, you’ll be able to find their hand sanitizer product in every Cracker Barrel in the country. Keep your eye out for all three sanitizer fragrances—Lavender Eucalyptus, Tobacco Spice and of course Midnight Blue Citrus—in the stores, plus the unscented version of the product available locally.

Also speaking to pandemic times is a fragrance mist that can be used as a mask spray. Lori says day spas specifically requested this product, and she designed the one-ounce bottle with four ShelbyLiving.com

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essential oils. Peppermint acts as a cooling agent, and eucalyptus opens up your airway so you don’t feel like you’re getting all stuffy. “You can actually almost enjoy wearing your mask!” Lori says of its function.

The brand can now found in stores throughout Alabama and in 900 locations nationwide: luxury day spas, ladies’ boutiques, gift stores, florists and a number of other mom and pop shops. Still, Lori has bigger dreams to take them international, a goal she reached in November when she landed a contract with Saks Fifth Avenue. Private labeled Crave Candles will be available in 90 Saks stores nationwide, in 18 stores in Canada and on their website. “Although they’re private label candles, the warning label still says it’s made by Crave Candle Company in Helena, Alabama!” Lori boasts.

Not only that, but Crave Candles were delivered to a high-end décor store in the Cayman Islands in December too. They found the candles on Instagram and joined as a wholesale account on the Crave Candles Company website so they could offer these products to their customers.

And Lori takes particular pride in the reality that candle fans from a Caribbean climate up to Canadian cold this winter will be craving more of a product that is made in Helena, Alabama.

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ARTS & CULTURE

READ THIS BOOK

Short Story Collections by Women Writers Recommendations from

Ashley Wurzbacher Assistant Professor of English University of Montevallo

As a writer and teacher of fiction, I spend a lot of time introducing people to the joys of short stories.

Succinct, satisfying, and tragically under-read, their brevity makes them well suited to our short attention spans and busy lives. Over the course of a whole book/collection, they can invite us to empathize with a broad and varied cast of unique characters.

This list, which includes my own book, is designed to introduce you to the pleasures of the short story form and to some of its notable women writers.

The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose

By Alice Munro I love Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro’s work for its nuanced and humane depictions of flawed women and rural settings. The Beggar Maid is especially satisfying and cohesive. Its ten stories are closely linked, offering the large scope and opportunity for long-haul investment in a core set of characters that we typically associate with novels. They revolve around a central character, Rose, who grows up poor in rural Ontario and whose fraught relationship with her stepmother, Flo, shapes her life in unexpected ways.

Look How Happy I’m Making You

By Polly Rosenwaike I recommend this book to mothers—new, old and prospective—in particular, but any woman reader will likely be refreshed by its raw, honest depictions of women’s reproductive lives and choices in all their complexity.

Rosenwaike’s stories explore pregnancy, new parenthood, miscarriage, abortion, infertility and more. I’ll defer to the writer Anthony Doerr, who wrote of this collection, “Among the thousands of books for prospective and new parents, I doubt any will make you feel more understood and less alone than this one.”

Self-Help

By Lorrie Moore First published in 1985, this collection remains a classic. Moore is a crowd pleaser for her quirky, often dorky humor (puns abound) and playful narration. Several of the stories in Self-Help are written in the second person, with a protagonist identified as “you.” This rare and challenging choice of perspective puts the reader directly into the protagonist’s shoes, demanding that they empathize with characters with whom they might not otherwise identify. This book has the endorsement of my Montevallo students, who read it in class and loved it.

Refund

By Karen Bender Karen Bender doesn’t shy away from tough subject matter or social commentary—this book contains a shooting, for instance, and a story about the 9/11 terrorist attacks—but she handles them with a light touch and plenty of nuance and compassion. Bender excels at writing humorous yet tender stories that feel quintessentially American and that depict family life in all its difficulty and absurdity. I particularly enjoy the way she writes children, celebrating their wonderful weirdness.

Happy Like This

By Ashley Wurzbacher My stories explore intimate, sometimes unusual relationships between girls and women: friends with secrets, sisters growing apart, mermaids with fluid identities, scholars and scientists longing for connection. My characters struggle to live their best lives, often comparing themselves to others and making a mess along the way. In the words of my friend and fellow author Kristen Iskandrian, co-owner of local indie bookstore Thank You Books, “Happy Like This will make a short story believer out of anyone who thinks they don’t like short stories.”

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CALLING ALL ARTISTS

The Shelby County Arts Council is looking for student art entries and preparing for its annual Adult Juried Art Show.

BY LINDSAY DYESS PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED The new year brings new opportunities to the Shelby County Arts Council! This year we look forward to opportunities for artists and bringing new music to the Black Box Theater.

Call for art! Starting Monday, January 4, 2021, entry is open for the Statewide High School Juried Art Show. Alabama students in grades 10th-12th are encouraged to enter this free art competition.

Entry categories include painting, drawing, mixed media, 3D design and photography. Students can enter a maximum of two artworks from any listed category. Each year the SCAC hosts this gallery exhibit to give high school students the chance to experience a higher-level art competition at no cost to the students or schools. Students will go through an initial round of judging and either be accepted or rejected for the final gallery exhibit. Past exhibits have seen up to 400 works of art entered, with only about a quarter of those making it to the final exhibit. There will be cash prizes for the best of each category and an overall best of show prize. This show’s gallery title sponsor is the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Caring Foundation. Students in grades 10-12 in public, private or homeschool are encouraged to submit work. The deadline for entry is February 18, 2021. Students can enter at shelbycountyartscouncil.com under the “Happenings” tab. The judges of the competition will be announced on the SCAC website.

Opening on January 21, 2021, in the Shelby County Arts Center’s EBSCO Fine Art Gallery is the annual Adult Juried Art Exhibit. Alabama artists submitted work in late 2020, and final selections to the gallery exhibit were made by judge Nelson Grice in December 2020. Winners for the exhibit will be announced during the gallery opening on January 21. Everyone is encouraged to attend this gallery opening and see what these talented artists from our great state are capable of! Cash prizes will be awarded for the best of painting, drawing, 20 January/February 2021

Best in 3D winner: “I have my dead” by Kimberley A. Brown

photography, 3D design and mixed media. There will also be an overall best of show prize. Join us for the gallery opening reception on Thursday, January 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be light refreshments and live music.

Don’t forget to visit shelbycountyartscouncil.com and check out our upcoming calendar of events for January and February in the Black Box Theater! We have a great selection of upcoming musical acts that is sure to please everyone. For questions or information email the Shelby County Arts Council at info@shelbycountyartscouncil.com.

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For the artist behind Sugar Bakings, a newfound pandemic hobby has blossomed into something bigger.

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Instead of laptops and Zoomfriendly backgrounds, Rebecca Pilgreen prefers her home office to be overflowing with color. And sugar. Lots of sugar.

Around the same time businesses began boarding up and schools closed their doors in the spring of 2020, Rebecca began revving up her homegrown business, Sugar Bakings, baking and decorating cookies for local businesses, bachelorette parties, birthdays, baby showers and anything else that could use a custom confection.

“It all kind of started while scrolling social media in 2019,” Rebecca says. “I kept seeing these cookie videos and would think, ‘I could do that.’”

Rebecca decided to give her growing interest some proper schooling, so she attended a cookies class specifically for aspiring cookies artists in Helena.

“Then I went home and tried to do it myself and it was, well, terrible,” Rebecca says with a laugh.

Dogged in nature, however, the budding baker decided to keep the apron on. After several months of perfecting her recipe and honing her technique from her kitchen

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Rebecca Pilgreen rolls out sugar cookie dough in her North Shelby County home.

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TIPS TO DECORATE YOUR OWN COOKIES To get social media-worthy cookies, you don’t need to become a professional. Rebecca gave us some quick and easy tips in her own words for creating beautiful cookies worth sharing with loved ones.

You don’t need anything fancy to decorate cookies at home. From the store or your pantry, grab a tube of icing, two-gallon ziploc bags, a toothpick, food coloring and cookies to decorate.

Once you have all your supplies, add food coloring of your choice to the icing. You’ll want two types of the icing. uOutline Icing: A thicker icing to outline the cookie first.

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uFlood Icing: Icing to decorate the cookie. You can add a little bit of water to the icing to give it a smooth consistency.

Fill the outline and flood icings into separate ziploc bags. For your outline icing, cut a small whole in the corner of the bag and trace around the edge of the cookie. Then, take your flood icing and cut a medium hole and decorate the middle of the cookie. Use your toothpick to smooth out the icing on the cookies.

Top with sprinkles and enjoy your treat!

in Brook Highland off Highway 280, Rebecca soon began growing a loyal following of friends and family who couldn’t get enough of her carefully-crafted cookies.

And a business was born.

“For Easter, I did cookie kits and that really took off,” Rebecca says. “Between that and Mother’s Day, those were the pivotal points that I realized this could be something.”

Since last spring, Rebecca has perfected her process. From start to finish, it takes her about four days to complete a “project.” That includes baking the cookies, letting them cool, decorating the cookies and individually wrapping each sweet treat.

“There’s a lot of detail that goes into it and I think people love seeing something that’s personal to them on a cookie,” Rebecca says. “Even if it’s just a logo or a hashtag for a bachelorette party or some sort of inside joke. It’s fun to put that on a cookie.”

A quick scroll through @sugarbakings’ social media feed proves Rebecca’s sentiment. She’s made a cookie for almost everything. Halloween cookies, graduation cookies, wedding cookies, cookies thanking first responders—you name it, she’s ShelbyLiving.com

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“It’s been a crazy journey, and I’m still growing, but it’s been a lot of fun.”

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baked and decorated it. The cookie artist jokes that since launching Sugar Bakings, her home has turned into its own little storefront. She, her husband and their dog have learned to get used to a constant stream of confections.

“It’s absolutely taken over,” Rebecca says with a laugh. “Our dining room table is just mainly a cookie table now.”

But that’s okay with Rebecca. While she admits that Sugar Bakings is certainly a labor of love, she’s also quick to point out that it offers her a creative outlet that she wouldn’t have otherwise.

“I’ve always kind of been creative, and it’s usually come through in writing,” she says. “The actual artistic part—I’ve never been bad at it—but it’s not something I ever felt really confident in. But it’s been so good for writing, too. When you have a creative space where you can do something else, the

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mind kind of flows. Writing has been a little bit easier since I started this because there’s been a little bit more creativity going on.”

She also says she’s learned the importance of selfbelief. “I think that especially on the creative side, there’s always someone more creative and it’s easy to compare yourself to someone else’s journey,” she says. “I think it’s been good for me to realize that there’s space for everyone. I’ve learned to push past self-comparison and just keep trying.”

With plans to expand and possibly rent a commercial space in 2021, Sugar Bakings is well on its way to becoming something bigger (and sweeter) than Rebecca ever imagined. And while she’s not ready to confirm any definite plans, Rebecca says she aims to continue baking as much as possible.

“It’s been a crazy journey, and I’m still growing,” she says. “But it’s been a lot of fun.”

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Helena Nutrition Co-Owner PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Shake and tea shops with the “nutrition” in their name are popping up around Shelby County, including one right behind Helena Health Club on County Road 52. “Our vision was to bring healthy delicious options to Helena and to provide a comfortable atmosphere for people to hang out or have small business meetings,” Helena Nutrition Co-Owner TJ Cunningham told us. We chatted with him to learn more about the concept and its sister location in Alabaster. You can follow them @helena.nutrition on Instagram or @helenanutrition on Facebook.

How did you get involved with this concept?

I was unhappy at my old job and found out about a nutrition club in Alabaster and started planning a second location with its owner. I had tried their shakes and teas, and I really enjoyed going into the location in Alabaster and seeing the people loving the atmosphere and the drinks. We are distributors for Herbal Life Nutrition. It’s been around for about 40 years and is backed by science and a lot of development.

Helena. We started looking for a place and found one in the True Value hardware center with a drive-thru window, which has been our saving grace in the pandemic.

It’s light and airy and comfortable with a What flavors do you recommend?

My favorite shake is the pralines and contemporary craftsman style. We pretty cream, and my favorite tea is a dragon fruit much have the same menu and a drivewith oranges and blurriness in top. And thru at both, but the Alabaster location is the best nutribowl is banana bread. There small in the back of the Brooklere are lots of flavors so everyone can choose. Pharmacy building across from the YMCA The most popular teas are blue Hawaiian, on Highway 119. It has some limited pink starburst, dragon fruit and killer seating. strawberry, and the most popular shakes are banana bread, cinnamon toast crunch Is there anything else you’d want Tell us about your shakes and teas. people in the area to know about y’all?

We carry 30 plus flavors of shakes that and peanut butter brownie.

Something that sets us apart is we want are low calorie and high in protein. The shakes are 200-250 calories and with 24- Francisco Castillo opened The Healthy to provide next level service in a relaxing 30 grams of protein, and people can use Hangout before starting Helena lounge setting and want to try to build them as a meal replacement or a snack or Nutrition with you. How do the two relationships like a coffee shop. You can skip the fast food line for a shake and tea for pre-workout and post workout. We locations connect?

In Alabaster we were having a lot of combo; you save a dollar if you get both have energy teas that provide a vitamin energy boost with Bs, Cs and Ds, and a people come over from Helena as and also if you tag us in your social media little less caffeine than a cup of coffee. customers and tell us they wanted one in while you are here.

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They have 24 calories and no sugar. We also have nutribowls all with fresh fruit and our house made granola.

weddings shelby county

A GUIDE TO ALL THINGS WHITE, BRIGHT & BEAUTIFUL PHOTO BY AL WEDDINGS

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JUST THE RIGHT FIT Saying yes to the dress is no small moment for a bride, and that’s why designers and retailers are recognizing it’s important that she have the shopping experience she’s always dreamed of, no matter her size.

BY MADOLINE MARKHAM PHOTOS BY MARY FEHR Can I open this article with a confession? I have been wedding dress shopping with friends numerous times. We’ve looked through racks of lace and tulle and ooed and ahed each time the bride stepped out of the dressing room in a new look, anticipating how stunning she would look as she walks down the aisle to her groom. Saying yes to a wedding dress is no small moment in a woman’s life, and for most it’s the most notable shopping experience she will have and the biggest investment she’ll make in her lifetime. And yet, given my bias based on my dress size and size of the friends I have been with, never had I given thought to size availability at dress retailers.

But then I talked to Christina Sloan, owner of the new Refined Bridal Boutique in downtown Birmingham.

Here’s what I learned from her: At most wedding dress shops, the average sample size of dresses for brides to try on is a 12. Because wedding dresses tend to run smaller than everyday clothing, that 12 fits more like an 8.

Add to that equation that the average woman in America is a size 16-18, and you quickly see that many brides aren’t able to try on sample dresses in traditional boutiques, that they aren’t able to have that dream-fulfilling shopping experience I have had with friends and their moms. Often these brides have seen no choice but to order their wedding dress online without being able to try it on.

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“I felt like brides shouldn’t have to compromise their experience” - Christina Sloan

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she wanted to open a shop with a different set of sample sizes.

“I felt like brides shouldn’t have to compromise their experience,” she says.

She recognizes that for wedding dress shops it’s hard to carry a standard selection of sizes and also carry a great selection of curvy or plus sizes, so her shop carries exclusively size 14 or above, with sample sizes starting at 16 and going up to size 40. It’s one of few shops in the Southeast with these offerings and the only one in Alabama. Christina also notes that the dress selection is just as important. “So often plus size dresses are not stylish or trendy,” she says. “They are old fashioned. I wanted to bring designer dresses in the curvy and plus size realm.”

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dress designers to develop a curvy line as part of their collections.

“Almost any dress can be modified to plus-sized,” she says.

“Adding a bit of boning and shape wear inside the dress and making sure there is added structure and support in there are key. You can still have the plunging V-necks but have support in the bust cups.”

It’s also important to see these designs on size-inclusive models on the runways and print and social media too, Christina notes. “I think every bride wants to be able to see herself, and it’s so hard to do that when we are looking at (thin) models,” she says. “We need to have representation of what we really look like as women.”

Photographer Mary Fehr, who took the photos in this article and modeled in some of them, speaks to the importance of size inclusion from her side of the wedding industry too. “People put ShelbyLiving.com

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their best work out there, and a lot of times that means they are showing off thin white people,” Mary says.

“When you are only showing that in your portfolio, then diverse bodies and people aren’t seeing themselves represented. It’s important because that’s how people see themselves.”

Christina is hopeful that the wedding dress industry is heading in good directions in this regard as she is seeing more designers wanting to add plus sizes to their collections and hopes to see their size charts go up to 30-32 or above to accommodate the curves of women in designs that are still stylish. And that, in turn, will mean that brides don’t have to settle for less than the dress experience of their dreams.

“Size inclusivity is coming a long way in fashion, and it’s making its way into bridal,” Christina says. “I’m excited to see where it goes.”

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SHE SAID YES Proposal Stories You Shared With Us

I proposed to my wife on the steps of her first college dorm at the University of Montevallo where she lived when we met our freshman year. I led her on a blindfolded drive for about half an hour, and we walked up to the dorm where our families were waiting and our college choir that we were in together was standing on the steps. I proposed, she said yes, then she turned around and the choir sang our favorite song that we had sung together in choir.

We woke up at 5:00 on November 7, 2019 and raced the sunrise to the top of the Blue Ridge Parkway. He waited until exactly 6:58 a.m. to propose (just as the sun rose over the horizon) and the pictures he took were incredible (he’s a hobby nature photographer, so he had his camera there as an “excuse” for us to go see the sunrise). He proposed with his grandmother’s diamond (in a new setting) on his grandmother’s birthday, too.

- Daniel Yates

- Lauren Ford

He and his best friend designed an entire video game. He asked me to play it, I thought it was just something he and his friend were doing for fun. Turns out the instructions in the game lead to his proposal!

My husband, Craft Maier, proposed from the Cardiovascular Intensive Care unit at Shelby Medical Center. He planned to propose to me on a Sunday, but on that Friday night he suffered a massive heart attack, known as the widow maker. The fact that he’s alive today is a testament to the wonderful doctors at Shelby Hospital, and the quick actions of the EMT professionals. He coded five times on the way to the hospital.

- Susannah Ritchey

- Jennifer Schoel Maier

I was told I was going to “family pictures,” and when I got there, Adam was standing on the pier with “MARRY ME” spelled out in big white letters that lit up. He also had a picture of us hanging up with mini flower vases hanging from the top of the pier. He planned an engagement party after with all of my family and friends—they were all in the backyard when we walked back there.

He rented out a rink at the Pelham Civic Complex and took me ice skating, our favorite date night activity. Then all of our family and friends showed up and skated with us. After a little while, he got down on one knee on the ice and proposed. It was magical!

- Kelly Marley Coleman

- Morgan Estes

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WEDDING HAIRSTYLES

PHOTOS BY LINDSEY CULVER | STYLED BY SALON U

old fashioned glamour This vintage-inspired half-up, half-down style is fresh but also old fashioned, and works great with long naturally wavy hair.

Hair & Makeup: Kat Love Model: Ann Katherine Williams

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bohemian fairytale For a different take on wearing your hair down, this whimsical loose braid features pearl pins that pop against dark hair.

Hair: Gwyneth Morales Makeup: Holly McClendon Model: Naomi McClendon

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with a twist This romantic flat twist protective style updo is all the more romantic with a beaded accessory.

Hair: Gwyneth Morales Makeup: Holly McClendon Model: Cami Green

captivating elegance An elegant clip completes this half-up, half-down look that works well on long hair.

Hair & Makeup: Lindsey Martin Model: Kaylee Armstrong

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floral flourish This bohemian updo is finished off with baby’s breath for an extra touch of white.

Hair: Paige Goodwin Makeup: Holly McClendon Model: Gaby Delatorre

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simply romantic This chic updo is light on texture for an old Hollywood look for brides with long hair.

Hair: Heather Chaney Makeup: Holly McClendon Model: Jaclyn Beener

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backyard dance party

Wesley and Emma Photography

Caitlin and David had a private church ceremony followed by a small backyard party. My favorite moment was watching the bride and groom dance to some of their favorite songs on the small back porch, most memorably “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion—even my assistant and I were singing along.

Submitted by Courtney Bell, La Belle Vie Weddings

LOVE IN THE TIME OF

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a place of significance Meagan and J.D. had a mini ceremony on her parents’ back porch. “This spot brought us full circle to all the times we had taken pictures there for high school dances beginning when we were sophomores seven years ago!” Meagan says. “I also was able to fulfill my dream of baking my own wedding cake!”

Submitted by Stephanie Whitaker, Engaged Wedding Library

an intimate seated dinner

2020 quarantine weddings might not have gone according to Plan A, but they were still full of uniquely sweet celebratory moments.

Here wedding planners share some that stand out from their year.

Heather Durham Photography

Instead of a large 300-person cocktail reception, Sarah and Ross decided to cut their guest list and have a seated dinner reception.

Even though it wasn’t the original wedding plan that the couple had envisioned for their big day, they were able to enjoy an intimate evening with their close friends and family.

unexpected photo op Sloane and Brock had to move their wedding an additional two times making for three wedding dates total.

One of my favorite aspects of their larger celebration—after a private ceremony on their original date—was the evening pictures Heather Durham took of them in their masks at the Elyton Hotel. They are such classic photos with a 2020 twist that will be forever remembered!

Submitted by Anna Wynn Rodgers, Anna Wynn Event Designs Leslie Hollingsworth

Submitted by Ashley Stork, Magnolia Vine Events

surprise drive-by We told April and Troy we were going into the front yard for a group photo, and then cars of friends and family started driving by. They were so surprised, and their friends were able to see her in her beautiful dress. It was the most tender moment I have seen at a wedding!

Submitted by Ashley Berkery, Ashley Copeland Inc.

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Fall Florals With autumn comes a luscious color palette for weddings, so it’s no surprise florists wanted to showcase it in these two styled shoots: one indoors and one outdoors.

Indoors

PHOTOS BY MARY FEHR Warm, moody lighting and a rich floral palette complemented an urban brick backdrop for this modern ode to autumn. The cozy dinner party setting contrasted the saturated florals with the simplicity of the bride’s ivory gowns and soft tablescape tones, bringing to life the organic beauty and inviting romance of a fall wedding.

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Dresses: Build-a-Bride by Heidi Elnora

Florals, Styling & Paper Goods: Laurel & Sage Venue: Iron City

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Outdoors PHOTOS BY JE VOIS PHOTOGRAPHY This shoot created an intimate feel for a small, at-home wedding that 2020 saw many of with the rise of COVID-19. Its style highlights that trend as well as fall colors and the antique craze that’s on the rise.

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Florals: Birdsong in Bloom Dress: Bridal Bliss

Antiques: Mary & Wilma Cake: Pen & Pastry

Cookies: Creative Sweets and Treats Stylist/Art Direction: Hagen Stegall Model: Audrey Rice

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davison gillaspie DECEMBER 28, 2019 PHOTOS BY CRU PHOTO

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The Proposal: My now bridesmaids and I (Asia) were having a birthday celebration for one of our sweet friends that I planned. Little did I know that my friends had let me plan this whole day simply as a distraction for what was really in store. Nick was secretly planning with them and our families to propose. When we arrived at Old Baker Farm to take pictures with my friends, Nick had set up the most romantic proposal with a photographer and videographer there to capture the entire thing. He is truly the most

thoughtful man.

The Dress: I actually custom put together my dress and veil. I went into Bella’s Bridal in Hoover looking for something fun and different but still elegant and fell in love with the fitted version of my dress. I saw an over skirt to a different dress and decided to put it on top of my own. I wore the over skirt and dress down the aisle and then removed the skirt to have a fitted option for the reception. It was the perfect unique design that was my own!

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Favorite Details: My favorite details were definitely my jewelry pieces and bouquet! My vintage gold ring was my great-grandmothers that has been passed down for generations. and my engagement ring was given to me by my mother-inlaw, which was very special to my groom.

In addition, I wore the earrings that my mother wore when she married my dad and used the detailed sleeve portion of my mother’s wedding dress to wrap my bouquet in.

the details Ceremony Venue: Grace Presbyterian Church Reception Venue: Old Town Eatery Wedding Planner: S Davison Weddings and Events Caterer: Old Town Eatery

Cake: Old Town Eatery Invitations: Logan Clements Design Wedding Dress: Bella’s Bridal Bridesmaid Dresses: Bella’s Bridal Hair & Makeup: Brittney Shelton Groom/Groomsmen Attire: JoS. A. Bank

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JULY 12, 2020 PHOTOS BY ROB AND WYNTER

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The Proposal: At our sibling Christmas dinner last year, Ken’s brother, Brian, flew in from California for the holidays, and all my (Erin’s) siblings were there. We were the last people in the restaurant, and Ken got down on one knee and proposed. Everyone was surprised! We made a toast, and it couldn’t have been any more special.

Favorite Moment: Due to COVID-19, we decided to postpone our May 3 wedding to July 12. In addition to changing the date, we made the tough

decision days prior to decrease our 300+ guest list down to just family and wedding party. After so much stress, the wedding day allowed us to take a big sigh of relief, sit back and enjoy our day!

My favorite moment was having all of our family and friends who weren’t able to celebrate in person with us on livestream. Ken’s mother, Maxine, had been sick and hospitalized. We knew she wouldn’t be able to come, so it meant the world to us that she was able to be a part of our day!

WEDDINGS Favorite Details: I was honored to have lace from my mom’s wedding veil wrapped around my bouquet with a charm of my Papa tied around it. My sister, Talor Rubin with Gracefully Undone Beauty, has been doing wedding hair and makeup for years. I always knew that one day I would be the bride and there wouldn’t be anyone else I would want to get me ready for my special day!

What We Are Doing Now: I am working as a registered nurse at UAB. Ken works as a manager at Walk On’s in Hoover.

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Venue: Windwood Equestrian Hair & Makeup: Talor Rubin, Gracefully Undone Beauty Catering: Kathy G. & Company Cakes: Wedding Cakes by Jan Ice Cream: Big Spoon Creamery Florist: Rebecca Jones & Laurie Goodloe, Buds & Blossoms Wedding Dress: Diane’s Formal Affair Groom/Groomsmen Attire: Men’s Wearhouse

DJ and Ceremony Music: Michael Warren Lettering: Jordan Milazzo, JM Lettering Co. Invitation Suite: Layken Rubin, Southern Scripted Printing: AlphaGraphics Jeweler: Diamonds Direct Bridesmaid Dresses: Show Me Your Mumu Exit Transportation: Rob Conrad’s Classic Cars

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moore wallace FEBRUARY 29, 2020

PHOTOS BY ERIC & JAMIE PHOTOGRAPHY

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How We Met: Both Brett and I (Jesica) would go to the gym at 5 a.m., and Brett was always reading a newspaper on the stair stepper. Who does that?! He would make me laugh, and our relationship grew from there.

Brett’s account of the story is that I stalked him at the gym! Not true, but he’s always making me laugh.

The Proposal: Brett proposed in beautiful Key West! Always such a gentleman, he got down on one knee and popped the question, and a shooting

star shot across the ocean sky. It was very romantic and sweet. Here’s a funny side note: Brett’s trusted friend apparently thought he lost the ring in the Atlanta airport on the way to Key West. We have laughed about it to this day!

The Dress: My dress was designed by the exquisite Heidi Elnora Atelier as a custom Build-A-Bride dress. We used the lace from my mom’s wedding dress for the cuff on my sleeves. It was so sweet and sentimental to me.

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Favorite Moments: It was the feeling after saying “I do” and immediately having dinner together on the rooftop looking into the sunset. Also we loved the amazing dance party at the reception.

Favorite Details: For me it was walking down the aisle with my dad to the song “Hallelujah” on strings, and the champagne cart at the ceremony. The flowers were amazing as were the beautiful chandeliers hanging from the sky, our watercolor save-the-date and the “W” ice sculpture.

the details Venue: Alys Beach Wedding Planning and Design: Becky’s Brides Catering: Townsend Catering Florist: Myrtie Blue Stationery: Empress Stationery Wedding Dress: Build-A-Bride

by Heidi Elnora Hair & Makeup: Morgan Ashley Salon

Entertainment and Photo Booth: WellDunn Entertainment Videography: The Film Poets Rentals: Soho Event Rentals & Decor to Adore Lighting: Onsite Productions Custom Heirloom Clutch & Painted Champagne: Love Marie Accommodations: Alys Beach Rentals

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nelson spray

How We Met: Shane and I (Erica) met at Salt Grass Steakhouse on 280. I was excited when Birmingham opened one because Louisiana has them all over, and it reminded me of home. We met in the bar area and had great conversation!

The Proposal: He told me that we were driving back to his hometown to pick up his meat smoker at his brother’s OCTOBER 17, 2020 house so that we could grill out for the football game the next day. When we got PHOTOS BY DANIELLE HICKMAN PHOTOGRAPHY to his hometown, he showed me the

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house he grew up in and the schools he attended. As we were leaving, he stopped at the graveyard where his mom and dad were buried so that he could check on their site and leave flowers. He proposed there because he wanted his mom to see him so happy. No one imagines getting engaged in a graveyard, but it was the most romantic and special moment. His parents were so important to him and still are!

Favorite Moment: After the first look, my bridesmaids and his

WEDDINGS groomsmen did a photo shoot, and we all got to cut loose before the ceremony. It was perfect, and I couldn’t wait to walk down the aisle afterwards.

Favorite Details: My bridesmaids walked down to “Send Me on My Way,” and it was so moving. I cried. I imagined them sending me on my way from each parts of their life I influenced.

What We Are Doing Now: We left after the wedding for our honeymoon in an over-the-water bungalow in Bora-Bora.

the details Venue: Camelot Manor Caterer: Reen’s Soulfood Kitchen Cake: Pen & Pastry Cakery Invitations: Vistaprint Wedding Dress: Bella’s Bridal Bridesmaid Dresses: Azazi

Hair & Makeup: Samantha DePue, Rooted Salon Groom/Groomsmen Attire: Mr Burch Formal Wear Music: Lee Jeffrey DJ Services Photo Booth: Robert Fowler, Superior Sound Entertainment

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martin yancey JUNE 6, 2020

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How We Met: After connecting online and talking on the phone for a few weeks, Trent met me (Rebekah) for our first date at church. He came in late and sat down next to me, after acting suspicious to the security team who welcomed him in the building. As it turns out, they watched us for the first 20 minutes and noticed our awkwardness. I had to explain later that we were meeting for the first time and were very nervous.

The Proposal: On a family vacation

to Santa Rosa Beach, Trent’s plans to propose had been foiled a few times before he resorted to getting on one knee on his cousin’s pier on New Year’s Eve. We lit sparklers and were waiting on 2020 to arrive when he popped the question with 10 minutes left in the day.

Favorite Moments: Trent said, “There were a lot of great moments that day, but my favorite was finally seeing my bride walk down the aisle toward me.”

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Favorite Details: Our wedding was perfectly planned and executed by our family at our family’s farm in Vincent.

From the aisle decorations and arbor made by my sister and brother-and-law to the bales of hay our guests sat on that Trent baled himself, it was a family affair.

My sister-in-law Jessica ran the whole show and worked so hard to make the day perfect in every way. Even though he cried a good bit, I’m glad my dad was able to perform our ceremony and use the same vows he and my mom used when they married in 1984.

the details Venue: Shel-Clair Farm & Ranch Wedding Planner: Jessica Cook (groom’s sister) Florist: Bridalwish Designs, Lorena, Texas Caterer: Don Alejo Mexican Restaurant

Cake: Leanne Hall Music: Rett Russell Officiant: Mark Martin (bride’s father) Jeweler: Jamie Hood Jewelers, Decatur, Alabama

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How We Met: Trent and I (Elizabeth) had both just moved back to Birmingham and turned to a dating app, Bumble, and luckily ran into each other.

Neither one of us were quite sure how this was going to go, but after some Auburn banter and realizing that we both went to Redeemer Community Church, we decided to go on a date at Railroad Park. On our second date we shared our stories of how Jesus has changed our lives and given us new meaning. Through time together we began to see the joy that each of us

brought into the other’s life and wanted that in our lives for the rest of our lives.

The Proposal: Trent picked me up for a date night and headed to Railroad Park, where the adventure began. We then headed to Bettola to pick up food and go to the rooftop of my parents’ condo. When we arrived, the table was set with flowers, pictures and candles.

That’s when Trent got down on one knee and asked for my hand in marriage.

Favorite Details: The most special

WEDDINGS details were the jewelry that was my mom’s and grandmother’s and the veil that had been worn by 10 people and first by my grandmother in the ‘50s. After many new plans due to COVID-19, we finally landed on having a small, intimate wedding in my grandparents’ backyard.

The weather was magical. My mom was filled with joy knowing her parents always wanted someone to get married in their backyard. We know they were watching it all happen from heaven and we are just so thankful that something so special happened out of an uncertain time.

the details Ceremony Venue: Grandparents’ Backyard in Redmont Park Reception Venue: Swann Lake Stables Wedding Planner: Kendal Perry Florist: Forever Wild Floral Company Caterer: Greystone Country Club & IZ Catering Bride’s Cake: Dreamcakes Groom’s Cake: The Bakeshop Videographer: Roberson Creative

Invitations: Basic Invite Wedding Dress: Bustle Bridesmaid Dresses: Birdy Grey Hair & Makeup: Katie Little and GLOW Groom/Groomsmen Attire: Men’s Wearhouse/Macy’s Music: Platinum ENT Transportation: Rare Transportation Rentals: Event Rentals Unlimited & Prophouse

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How We Met: Neal and I (Addison) knew each other from high school, but when I moved home from college, we reconnected through soccer and kickball. A friend had given me four free entries to an obstacle race, so my roommate and I asked two guys to do the race with us.

first time I tried them on, so I think Neal panicked a little bit, thinking the ring had fallen out somewhere.

Favorite Moment: On the morning before the wedding, we had coffee and exchanged letters. It was a really sweet moment and set a very intentional tone for the day.

The Proposal: We had a ski trip last Favorite Details: With all the winter, so Neal gave me new ski gloves for Christmas. He made sure I tried them changes due to coronavirus, we ended up on on Christmas morning, and the ring having a tiny wedding with 20 people was in the glove. I didn’t find the ring the total, including Neal and me. This gave

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us flexibility, and we were able to have the wedding at my family’s farm, which was my original dream but had been nixed because it was too difficult logistically with a bigger wedding. I wrote the script for the ceremony, so we were able to shape it to reflect what matters most to us. My brother ended up officiating the ceremony, which I never in a million years would have imagined but he rocked it. The biggest surprise of the day was that my parents rented a horse-drawn carriage for me and my dad to ride in to the ceremony. I’ve never felt more like a princess in my life.

the details Venue: Bear Creek Farm, Vincent Wedding Planner: Micheal Dyer Floral Decor: Micheal Dyer, Uncut Flowers Bouquet: Monty Haynes, Mountain Brook Florist Caterer: FoodBar

Cake: Olexa’s Hair: Fringe Makeup: Brooke Warren Groom/Groomsmen Attire: Brooks Brothers Invitations: Minted

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The Proposal: Nathan and I (Summer) met his sister at Railroad Park to walk their family’s two poodles, and they both had bandannas around their neck with diamond rings on them. When I turned around, Nathan was down on one knee, and the rest is history!

The Wedding Dress: I went in for my very first dress appointment at Heidi Elnora’s atelier, and Heidi happened to be in the shop that day. So she popped in, listened to what I had in mind and then sketched up my DREAM dress

right in front of me. I said yes to the sketch, and four months later I got to see the dress in person. It was a sleek yet classic design with pearl details all along the front and back V. And for the icing on the cake, Heidi loved the dress so much that she just announced that she is adding the dress to her latest line and naming it the “Summer Wales”!

Favorite Moment: The first look!

Nathan is not a very emotional person so I wasn’t expecting anything when he turned around, but he was speechless

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Favorite Details: I danced in college at Auburn and have always grown up dancing with my dad around the house, so we had a fun breakout into “Dancing Queen” for our first dance. Also we love all things Birmingham, so during the ceremony and reception, the wedding party hopped on a bus and headed to a few photo spots for a quick photo-op, complete with biodegradable confetti poppers.

the details Venue: Thomas Jefferson Tower Wedding Planners: Whitney Zickafoose & Katie Phillips Florist: White Willow Events Caterer: Happy Catering Cake: Magic Muffin Invitations: Etsy Template Wedding Dress: Heidi Elnora

Bridesmaid Dresses: David’s Bridal Hair & Makeup: Makeup by Mel Groom/Groomsmen Attire: Mr Burch Formal Wear Music: The Flashback Show Band Transportation: Rare Transportation Photo Booth: The Slow Motion Booth

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The Shelby County Chamber BUSINESS CONNECTIONS

Shelby County Diamond Awards

Nominees and Recipients Recognized

The Shelby County Chamber recognized 21 nominees at the annual “Shelby County Diamond Awards” program on November 19th.

The awards are designed to honor those organizations and individuals who help make Shelby County the best place to live and do business in our state.

Nominations were open to the public. Nominees were judged on both the quality and quantity of materials used to substantiate the award nomination. Categories recognized in 2020 include: “Non-Profit Organization of the Year” Category, “Public Servant of the Year” Category and “Citizen of the Year” Category. In

order to qualify, the nominated organization or individual had to meet any one of the following: operates in Shelby County, works in Shelby County, lives in Shelby County.

Nominees were evaluated by and independent panel of judges on the following criteria: - how the organization -- or individual -- has made a positive difference in the County or a specific municipality, - significant accomplishments achieved by the organization or individual, and - how the organization -- or individual -- has improved the County or a specific municipality.

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The Nominees in Alphabetical Order: Bruce Andrews CASA of Shelby County Faye Lacagnina God Did It Ministries Grace Klein Community Gretchen Difante JaneAnn Mueller King’s Home Matthew Powers Michael Woolley NAMI Shelby Pat Lozito Ricky Rushton SavALife Shelby Second Shift Shelby County Arts Council

Shelby County Schools Education Foundation Stephanie Douglas Tony Picklesimer Traci Fox Two By Two Rescue The Recipients by Category: Citizen of the Year Faye Lacagnina Maylene, AL Non-Profit of the Year NAMI Shelby Public Servant of the Year Gretchen DiFante City Manager - Pelham, AL

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Shelby County’s Business Climate in 2021 Will Be ?

Your Chamber is teaming up again this year with the University of Montevallo’s Stephens College of Business to determine what Shelby County business people think our local 2021 business outlook will look be.

To do that, we’re asking Chamber investors to take a few moments to complete our Business Climate Survey developed by the Chamber’s Small Business Work Group & Dr. Stephen Craft, Dean of the Stephens College of Busi-

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ness to provide important feedback on business issues affecting your company in 2021.

All individual responses will be kept confidential, but the overall results will be released and shared in composite during

the Chamber’s 2021 Business Outlook Conference co-hosted by the Stephens College of Business. The conference is set to take place in January. In addition, the information will also be shared with economic devel-

opers, elected officials and the media so we’ll all have a better idea of what business people like you think 2021 will hold for Shelby County.

You can complete the survey by going online at www.shelbychamber.org. Access the survey by clicking on the “2020 Business Outlook Survey” rotator slide on the front page of the website.

Details of the 2021 Business Outlook Conference will be forthcoming.

Health Focus of the Month:

Adaptogens and Dealing with Stress Ashwagandha is well known for its ability to help our body adapt to the type of stressors that seem to be ever present—the everyday life kind of stress.

Bilberry is another very interesting herb. Bilberry is rich in anthocyanins, a hyper-potent anti-inflammatory molecule.

Elderberry is an immune-support powerhouse.

Eleutherococcus senticosus, otherwise known as Siberian Ginseng, is not the same plant as your standard ginseng. Siberian Ginseng is a spiny-stemmed shrub grown in Asia.

Panax ginseng is an ancient herb. Ginseng was mentioned in the Shen-Nung Pharmacopoeia written in 196 AD. Panax, meaning “all-healing,” is an adaptogen with many benefits, including immune support and energy and metabolism boosting.

Licorice root is a powerful gastrointestinal soother.

Milk thistle grows in the Med-

iterranean region. Its seeds are ground and then processed to extract the plant’s adaptogen molecules.

Reishi mushroom, is a woody fungus with very interesting properties.

To dive deeper into this small but potent plant.

Schisandra (Schizandra) Extract, ripe schizandra berries are dried and the components are extracted from the dried fruit.

Turmeric is an herb of the ginger family. It is a delicious and nutritious colorful spice that is used in many different cuisines around the world. My favorite things about turmeric are its highly pigmented yellow color and its high concentration of a critical nutrient called curcumin. This bright spice is prized for its link to antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

It is exciting to know that these nutrients do so much to boost, supplement, and enhance our body’s ability to manage what life throws at us. Keep these adapto-

genic nutrients close at hand for when you need them or add them to your normal regimen.

Written by Sarah Elijah Scherer Sarah is the Shaklee Pure Performance Team dietitian/nutritionist. She is also a two-time competitor for the USA in the Summer Games, participating in the 10-meter Air Rifle event in 2012 and 2016. Her experience as an elite athlete and her status as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Licensed Nutritionist (LN), make her perfectly suited to consult with Shaklee athletes on their nutritional needs. Sarah graduated from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas with a BS in Nutrition in 2013, and then earned an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Healthcare Management. She specializes in weight loss, improved sport performance, diabetes prevention, heart health, healthy aging, smoking cessation, and performance goals.

Her hobbies include church ministries, mountaineering, physical fitness, and gardening.

Ambassador of the Month Meet Jane Ann Mueller Chelsea resident and our Ambassador of the month. Jane Ann represents the City of Chelsea as a liaison to Shelby County by serving on numerous committees and work groups. She is the current chair of the Tourism & Recreation work group. Her leadership skills and get things done work ethic, serve Jane Ann well with her many projects for the City of Chelsea. Jane Ann is the

Programs Director of the Chelsea community center and part of the team implementing the major expansion of this property.

A proud native of Kentucky, Jane Ann is grateful to have set-

tled in Chelsea and now be active at multiple levels with the Shelby County Chamber. For more information on things going on in Chelsea contact Jane Ann at 205677-2052.

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Adaptogens, in simple terms, are plants that help your body adapt to stress. They are grown all over the world and interestingly can often be found in harsh and nonfertile landscapes. It is thought that maybe this challenge to flourish might allow the plants to develop chemical properties that allow them to adapt to their environments. These adaptation-supporting properties are likely what also benefit our human bodies. We have learned that these properties can function in a multitargeted and multichannel network-like manner.

(1) Because of this, adaptogens can be a challenge to fully understand. To help support our continued discovery of these plants, the United States Food and Drug Administration (2) defines an adaptogen as a metabolic regulator that has been proven to help in environmental adaptation and to prevent external harms.These fascinating and exciting plants are being researched to better understand their anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antistress and antioxidant properties as well as those related to immune support, rejuvenation, metabolism support, and more.

Below is a list of some adaptogenic plants. Which ones have you already seen a benefit from?

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L E A D E RS H IP S K IL LS T R AI NI NG Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT) is offering a series of ONLINE leadership courses focused on skills that all leaders, supervisors or managers need to be more effective such as leadership, communication, teamwork and leading multiple generations.

Companies in Chilton County and Shelby County are invited to register personnel for this training course. Spots are limited to the first 25 participants, so make your reservations early. Attendees must have the following: access to a computer or tablet with a camera, (on camera class participation is required) and pass a written exam at the end of the course to receive AIDT's Certified Leaders Certificate.

There is NO COST for this training.

LEADERSHIP 1 FEBRUARY 2-3

LEADERSHIP 2 MARCH 9

LEADERSHIP 3 APRIL 15

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2021 TSCC Officers and Board of Directors (as of 12/09/2020) OFFICERS Chamber Chair Mr. Chris Grace Barge Design Solutions, Inc. Chair-Elect Mr. Brian Massey Ascension St. Vincent’s Vice Chair, Business Development & Support Mr. Lee Dorrill Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Vice Chair, Communications & Marketing Ms. Kelly Thrasher Fox Hand Arendall, Harrison, Sale LLC Vice Chair, Community & Career Development Mr. Daniel Listi BBH / Shelby Baptist Medical Center Vice Chair, Finance & Administration Ms. April Harry Warren, Averett, LLC Vice Chair, Governmental Affairs Mr. Mike Swinson Spire Alabama, Inc. Vice Chair, Investor Relations Dr. Jay Crisman 280 Animal Medical Center Vice Chair, Tourism & Recreation Mr. Kevin Morris America’s First Federal Credit Union

Immediate Past Chair Ms. Kathy Copeland White Rock Quarries– Vincent Hills DIRECTORS Mr. Paul Barber Valent Group Mr. John Collier Regions Bank Ms. Brittani Morris State Farm Insurance Brittani Morris Agency Mr. Casey Morris McLeod Software Mr. Matthew Hogan Bama Budweiser of Shelby County Mr. Fred Smith Vulcan Termite & Pest Control Ms. Mechelle Wilder ARC Realty Mr. Rux Bentley Rux Carter Insurance Mr. Keith Brown Jefferson State Community College Ms. Laura Clarke SYNOVUS Mr. Jeff Purvis A. C. Legg, Inc. Mr. Guy Locker SouthWest Water Company

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Ms. Alison Howell Steineker Alabama Power Company Ms. Melinda Dixon Charles Dixon Industries Mr. Daniel Holmes Shelby County Newspapers, Inc. Ms. Khiari McAlpin Vinehouse Nursery Mr. Maurice Mercer KATs Delivery Mr. Kyle Mims Edward Jones Investments – Kyle Mims Agency Mr. Steven Smith Specification Rubber Products Dr. Hollie Cost University of Montevallo Mr. David Dunagan Thompson Tractor Company Mr. Will Norwood Valley Bank Mr. Chad Scroggins Shelby County Mr. Keith Sides The UPS Store, Caldwell Mill / Valleydale at Hoover The Hon. Brian Puckett (Ex-Officio, SCMA) City of Helena

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Sapp’s Fitness Garage, Pelham

Indian Springs Village, Indian Springs Hearing Solutions Inc, Hoover

Walnut Block, Pelham Irons Media Group, Sterrett

Mi Pueblo Supermarket, Pelham Fusion One Marketing, Chelsea

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Your Chamber at work

October 10 – November 13, 2020 - Responded to 78 requests for business & community information.

- Notarized 3 documents for Shelby County Businesses - Promoting Chamber investors as well as Chamber & Community events through the following Social Media outlets: - Facebook: 55 “new likes”, 675 “views”, 9,746 “post reaches” and 4,066 “total likes”.

- Twitter: 18 “tweets”, 2,631 “tweet impressions”, 92 “profile visits”, 3,115 “followers”, - Instagram: 1,331 “posts and stories”, 1,311 “followers”.

- LinkedIn: 481 “followers”

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AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING

Access Accounting, Inc. (205) 516-4644 accessaccounting.net

Affordable Heating & Air, LLC (256) 245-2870

Pinspiration Birmingham (205) 874-6193 pinspiration.com/locations/ birmingham

Carden Heating & Cooling (205) 669-2459 cardenhvac.com

South City Theatre (205) 621-2128 southcitytheatre.com

Metro Heating and Cooling (205) 538-2420 callmetro247.com

The Crafters House (205) 520-8428 Thecraftershouse.com

Mountain Heating & Cooling, Inc. (205) 663-0293

ART GALLERY

Accounting Complete (205) 978-8858 accounting-complete.com

Who’s Who

of Shelby County Businesses

Aprio, LLP (205) 991-5506 aprio.com Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith, LLC (205) 982-5500 bmss.com Cooke, Cameron, Travis & Company, PC (205) 988-8810

Newsletter The Shelby County Chamber Who’s Who Directory consists of Investors at the “Sustaining Level” investment or higher.

Block listings = ShelbyOne Next Level Up Investors

As of 11/20/20

ALTERATIONS

Deloach, Barber & Caspers CPA (205) 822-6350 dbccpas.com

By George (205) 663-7004 bygeorgeusa.com

Essential Solutions, LLC. (205) 663-8686 essential-solutions.biz

ANTIQUES & INTERIORS

Graham and Associates, CPA (205) 663-6673 grahamandassociates.net I.H. McNeill, III, PC (205) 982-2664 www.ihmcneill.com Kassouf & Co. (205) 443-2500 kassouf.com Mallory Jackson and Associates, PC (205) 939-1978 mahco.com

Through their voluntary investment, these organizations support the Chamber’s program of work designed to make Shelby County an even better place to live and do business. The Chamber considers these organizations to be the most community-minded and successful businesses in Shelby County and strongly encourages you to do business with them.

Western Sales and Services, Inc. (205) 787-8674 westernsalesandservices.com

Myrtle Jane’s (205) 664-4333 THE LIV-N-ROOM (205) 356-5320 facebook.com/thelivnroom APARTMENTS & LEASING SERVICES Arlington Properties/Terrace 31 Apartments (205) 988-0960 terrace31apt.com Central Shelby, Ltd. (205) 668-2020

SAS Tax & Accounting, LLC (205) 621-0388 sastaxandaccounting.com

Grand Reserve at Pelham (205) 685-4111 grandreservepelham.com

Warren Averett LLC (205) 979-4100 warrenaverett.com

Kenley Apartments (205) 408-0808 kenleyapartments.com

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Meadow Wood Apartments (205) 663-1101 sealyrealty.com

Alsana Eating Disorder Clinic (205) 910-8423 alsana.com ADVERTISING & MARKETING SERVICES Angels Advertising, LLC (205) 968-1544 angelsadvertising.net Bell Media, LLC (205) 721-8660 gobellmedia.com BLR Further LLC (205) 324-8005 blrfurther.com Fusion One Marketing (205) 206-6070 fusiononemarketing.com

Owen Arts Studio / Owen Gallery (205) 669-9700 owenartsstudio.com ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES Assisted Living Locators (205) 775-6006 assistedlivinglocators.com/ birmingham The Bluffs at Greystone (205) 379-0322 phoenixsrliving.com ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS Alabama Association of Nonprofits (205) 879-4712 alabamanonprofits.org Aldridge Gardens (205) 682-8019 aldridgegardens.com Angel Warriors Foundation (205) 960-2175 angelwarriorsfoundation.org Better Business Bureau (205) 558-2222 bbb.org/csal Chelsea Business Alliance (205) 678-0123 Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders (205) 912-7000 birminghambuilder.com ATTORNEYS

Retreat at Greystone Apartments (205) 983-7833 retreatatgreystone.com

Alabama Law Services, LLC (205) 419-4414 alabamalawservices.com

The Abbey at Inverness (205) 991-9060

Bradford & Holliman, LLC (205) 663-0281 bradfordholliman.com

The Huntley Apartments (205) 621-7062 huntleyapartmenthomes.com Trails at Alabaster (205) 663-2824 trailsatalabaster.com Turtle Lake Apartment Homes (205) 991-3719 turtlelakeapts.info Wellington Manor Apartments (205) 621-0811 wellingtonmanorapts.com

Ellis, Head, Owens & Justice (205) 669-6783 wallaceellis.com Gina H. McDonald & Associates, LLC (205) 982-3325 ginamcdonaldlaw.com Paul J. DeMarco, Attorney at Law (205) 326-6600 pljpc.com

ARCHITECTS

Phillip Bahakel & Accociates Attorneys at Law (205) 987-8787 phillipbahakellaw.com

Meridian Graphics (205) 746-1188 myhelenacitynews.com

Barry Davis Architects, PC (205) 444-1112 BarryDavisArchitects.com

RichardsonClement PC (205) 572-4100 wwhgd.com

Plexamedia (877) 497-4606 plexamedia.com

Goodwyn Mills and Cawood, Inc. (205) 879-4462 gmcnetwork.com

Roland Milling Law, LLC (205) 620-1278 elizabethroland.com

Radio Active (205) 663-1859

Lathan Associates Architects, PC (205) 988-9112 lathanassociates.com

Sirote & Permutt, PC (205) 930-5100 sirote.com

TRO Jung/Brannen, Inc. (205) 324-6744 trojb.com

Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC (205) 870-0555 wallacejordan.com

ART & PAINTING CLASSES

AUCTION

Hammer & Stain Birmingham (260) 242-0376 hammerandstainbham.com

Granger, Thagard & Associates, Inc. (205) 410-6751 gtauctions.com

Irons Media Group (205) 678-9079 ironsmediagroup.com

Turner Promotions (205) 983-2167 anindooradvantage.com ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES Crown Trophy of Pelham (205) 621-7393 https://www.crowntrophy.com/ store-98

Pearce & Associates (205) 664-4300 auctionbypearce.com

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Lighting & Lamp (205) 271-1423 lightingandlamp.com AUTOMOBILE CAR WASH Alabaster Car Wash & Wax Center (205) 358-8517 Marc-1 Express Car Wash (205) 380-7404 marc1carwash.com AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMIZATION Elite Offroad And Performance (205) 677-2080 eliteoffroadandperformance.com Platinum Hoods, LLC (205) 337-6608 AUTOMOBILE DEALERS DonohooAuto, LLC (205) 444-9333 donohooauto.com

Mobile Fleet Specialists of Birmingham, Inc. (205) 564-8660 mobilefleetspecialists.com Quick Lane Tire & Auto Care (205) 668-4244 Southern Truck Center, Inc. (205) 226-0880 southerntruckcenter.com Texaco Xpress Lube (205) 678-5050 Tuffy Tire & Auto Service (205) 624-2190 tuffypelham.com AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL Burton Campers, Inc. (205) 668-0075 burtoncampers.com O’Reilly Auto Parts Helena (205) 378-5660 oreillyauto.com BAKERY

BEVERAGE

CATERING SERVICES

COFFEE

4th & Inches Nutrition Studio (205) 677-2060 4thandinchesnutrition.com

Ann’s All Around Town Catering (205) 568-8610 allaroundtowncatering.com

Cabin Fever Coffee (419) 439-1961 facebook.com/cabinfevercoffeetruck

Buck Creek Coffee House (205) 624-3733 buckcreekcoffee.com

Bellinis Ristorante & Bar (205) 981-5380 ourbellinis.com

COMMERCIAL & FLEET SUPPLIER

Ground Up Coffee & Smoothies located inside Snider’s Pharmacy (205) 678-3899

Chelsea Coffee House (205) 678-4444

Hard Times Brewing Company (205) 913-4235 Helena Nutrition (205) 962-2682 facebook.com/ helenanutrition Just A Tish, Wine & More (205) 671-5267 justatishwine.com Old Towne Vapes & Coffee (205) 624-4425 oldtownevapes.com Oversoul Brewing LLC (205) 999-6444 facebook.com/oversoulbrewing

Edwards Chevrolet - 280 Inc. (205) 980-3325 chevyman.com

Beignets & Lattes (205) 358-7828 beignets-lattes.business.site

Enterprise Car Sales (205) 621-1343 enterprisecarsales.com

Brown Sugar Desserts (205) 895-1021 brownsugardessertshop.com

Ernest McCarty Ford, Inc. (205) 663-3831 emccartyford.com

Cinnaholic (205) 573-6166 cinnaholic.com

Med Center Mazda (205) 226-0929 medcentermazda.com

Donut Joe’s (205) 663-6006 donutjoes.net

Buffalo Rock Company (205) 940-9799 buffalorock.com

NEXTRAN Truck Centers (205) 841-4450 nextranusa.com

Edgar’s Bakery, Inc. @ Cadence Place (205) 987-0790 edgarsbakery.com

BOWLING ALLEY

RV Roadway & Roadway Collision Center Inc. (205) 663-0046 rvroadway.com

Edgar’s Bakery, Inc. @ Pelham (205) 987-0790 edgarsbakery.com

Southtown Motors (205) 663-4590 southtownmotors.com Susan Schein Automotive Group (205) 664-1491 susanschein.com AUTOMOBILE REPAIR Cahaba Tire (205) 663-0433 cahabatire.com Cassady & Self Glass Company (205) 252-4284 cassadyandselfglass.com Christian Brothers Automotive (985) 778-9632 Empire Autohaus (205) 664-5757 empireautohaus.com Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers (205) 945-1771 expressoil.com Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers - Helena (205) 942-8957 expressoil.com Greystone Tire and Automotive (205) 980-5113 greystonetireandauto.com Joe Hudson Collision Center Champion Blvd (205) 453-7489 jhcc.com Lynn Johnson Collision Repair, Inc. (205) 678-3784 lynnjohnsoncollision.net Melton Automotive (205) 663-8088 meltonautomotive.com

The Beer Hog (205) 913-0468 thebeerhogal.com The Healthy Hangout (205) 834-0322 BEVERAGE - DISTRIBUTOR

Oak Mountain Lanes (205) 403-7466 oakmountainlanes.com BROKERAGE FIRM

Edgar’s Bakery, Inc. @ the Colonnade (205) 987-0790 edgarsbakery.com

Sunbelt Business Brokers (205) 903-3564 sunbeltbirmingham.com

K&J’s Elegant Pastries (205) 663-4827 kjselegantpastries.com

BUSINESS & PERSONAL TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

Lil Bit O’ Flour (205) 408-9825 lilbitoflour.com Nothing Bundt Cakes - Hoover (205) 538-7602 nothingbundtcakes.com/bakery/al/ hoover BARTER EXCHANGE Trade Partner Exchange (205) 991-7050 tradepartnerexchange.com BEAUTY SALONS Beaute Nail Spa LLC (205) 621-0095 beautenailsspaalabaster.com European Wax Center (205) 408-1882 waxcenter.com Mary Kay - Shanna Brannon (205) 281-0101 marykay.com/snowling-brannon Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio @ Inverness Plaza (205) 995-2442 Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids (205) 580-9494 sharkeyscutsforkids.com/locations/ alabama-birmingham Shear Elegance (205) 365-9539 facebook.com/31shearelegance

T. Fox SALONSPA (205) 403-8369 tfoxsalon.com

Hear My Cry LLC (205) 378-9394 hearmycryllc.com Michael Smith - Entrepreneur in Residence (205) 568-2526 linkedin.com/in/MichaelTSmithUSA

Kathy G. & Company (205) 942-4210 kathyg.com The Happy Catering Co. (205) 251-8925 happycatering.net Yellow Bicycle Catering (205) 427-0806 eatyellowbicycle.com Walnut Block (205) 621-0222 facebook.com/walnutblock CELLULAR EQUIPMENT & SERVICE Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless (205) 822-2526 cellularsales.com/aboutus CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce (205) 988-5672 hooverchamber.org Montevallo Chamber of Commerce (205) 665-1519 montevallocc.com The Shelby County Chamber (205) 663-4542 shelbychamber.org CHILDCARE Heritage Preschool of Pelham (205) 620-2626 heritagepreschool.com Ready, Set, Grow (205) 678-7123 childcarecenter.us/provider_detail/ readyset_grow_cdc_chelsea_al Vinehouse Nursery (205) 564-8564 vinehousenursery.com CHIROPRACTIC CARE Chiropractic Today (205) 991-3511 chiropractictoday.com

Quality Petroleum (205) 988-4600 qualityfuels.net COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL JUNK REMOVAL JDog Junk Removal & Hauling (205) 223-0612 JDogjunkremoval.com Commercial Cleaning Services Charles Dixon Industries, Inc. (205) 981-2171 cdibirmingham.com COMMUNICATIONS - WIRELESS SouthernLINC Wireless (205) 992-6166 southernlinc.com/index.asp COMMUNITY/SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AARP (866) 542-8167 states.aarp.org/region/alabama Adaptive Aquatics (205) 807-7519 adaptiveaquatics.org Alabama Forest Owners’ Association, Inc. (205) 987-8811 afoa.org Alabaster Arts Council (205) 664-9273 alabastercityfestonline.com Alabaster-Pelham Rotary Club (205) 408-7620 American Red Cross - Shelby Svs Ctr (205) 987-2793 alredcross.org Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham - Shelby County Office (205) 378-4050 bbbsbhm.org Cahaba River Society (205) 322-5326 cahabariversociety.org Columbiana Housing Authority (205) 669-6921

Roderick White Chiropractic (205) 664-8881 roderickwhitechiropractic.com

Compact2020 (205) 605-1824 compact2020.com

The Seven Four Group/Richard Mobley (855) 473-8364 sevenfourgroup.com

CHURCHES Columbiana United Methodist Church (205) 669-7164

Developing Alabama Youth Foundation (205) 664-1600 thedayprogram.com

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

DAYSPRING Church (205) 588-8681 dayspringCLGI.org

Easter Seals of the Birmingham Area (205) 942-6277 eastersealsbham.org

First Baptist Church of Columbiana (205) 669-3128 fbccol.net

Governor’s Commission on Physical Fitness & Sports (205) 607-0504 physicalfitness.alabama.gov

Renaissance Enterprises (205) 663-9982

LegalShield & IDShield (205) 503-3829 basult.wearelegalshield.com The Carter Group (205) 314-9810 The Neutral Solution (205) 202-6608 theneutralsolution.com BUSINESS FURNISHINGS Business Interiors (205) 939-1008 businteriors.com CAMPGROUND Birmingham South RV Park (205) 664-8832 birminghamrvpark.com Cherokee Campground (205) 428-8339 cherokeecampground.info

First Baptist Church of Vincent (205) 672-2512 fbcvincent.org CLEANING SERVICES Magic City Clean-Out 205-395-3630 magiccitycleanout.com CLOTHING RETAIL & ACCESSORIES America’s Thrift Store (205) 856-1234 americasthrift.com Shabby Chik/Kidz (205) 928-9609 facebook.com/shabbykidz

Grace Klein Community (205) 390-2211 gracekleincommunity.org IGA Nephropathy Foundation of America (732) 770-7377 igan.org Junior Achievement of Alabama, Inc. (205) 290-9365 juniorachievement.org/web/jabirmingham King’s Home (205) 678-8331 kingshome.com

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Leadership Shelby County (205) 413-6704 leadershipshelbycounty.com LifeSouth Community Blood Centers (205) 943-6000 lifesouth.org MannaMarket (205) 566-2533 mannamarket.net My Sister’s Place, Inc. (205) 434-0701 mysistersplaceal.com/ Owens House, The Shelby County Children’s Advocacy Center, Inc. (205) 669-3333 owenshousecac.org SafeHouse of Shelby County, Inc. (205) 669-1877 safehouse.org Sav-A-Life Shelby, Inc. (205) 664-1667 savalifeshelby.org SBA - Alabama District Office (205) 290-7101 sba.gov/al SCORE (205) 264-8425 score.org/index.html Shelby County Arts Council (205) 669-0044 shelbycountyartscouncil.com Shelby County Community Corrections (205) 669-8900 shelbyal.com/213/CommunityCorrections

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS & SERVICES Net-Fit Solutions Inc (205) 386-3236 net-fitsolutions.com CONSTRUCTION Adams Homes, LLC (205) 620-1173 adamshomes.com Alabama Gutter Company (205) 991-2001 alabamaguttercompany.com Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (205) 328-4000 brasfieldgorrie.com Champion Technologies, LLC (205) 663-6116 Dunn Construction Company, Inc. (205) 592-3866 dunnconstruction.com M.J. Harris Construction Services, LLC (205) 380-6800 mjharris.com Rausch Coleman Homes (479) 455-9090 rauschcolemanhomes.com Smith Douglas Homes (205) 263-4550 smithdouglas.com South East Concrete, LLC (205) 995-9888 seccompany.com Specialty Finish & Design LLC (205) 948-4018

Shelby County Community Services (205) 669-3740 shelbyal.com

Springer Equipment Company, Inc. (205) 951-3675 springerequipment.com

Shelby County Humane Society (205) 669-3916 shelbyhumane.org

Thornton, Inc. (205) 870-5498 thorntonconstruction.com

Shelby Emergency Assistance (205) 665-1942 shelbyemergencyassistance.com

Tim James, Inc. (334) 324-3386 timjamesinc.com

The Arc of Shelby County (205) 664-9313 thearcofshelby.org

Waste Corporation of Alabama -- WCA (256) 378-6878 wcawaste.com

The Jimmie Hale Mission (205) 323-5878 jimmiehalemission.com United Way of Central Alabama (205) 251-5131 uwca.org Vineyard Family Services (205) 533-7852 vfsdads.com COMPUTER SERVICES & SOLUTIONS

Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc (423) 336-2261 wbcci.com CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SALES AND SERVICE Thompson Tractor Company, Inc. (205) 664-4833 thompsontractor.com CONSULTING

Cahaba Valley Computer Services, LLC (205) 980-9903 cvcsllc.com

Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, LLC (573) 953-0717

Cumberland Computer Services, LLC (205) 467-4055 cumberlandcomputerservices.com

Quick Shop (205) 682-2766 qshop.us

Personal Computer Consulting (205) 621-9304

COUNSELING SERVICES

COMPUTER SOFTWARE Ackee Design (205) 999-1060 ackeedesign.com Doozer Software, Inc. (205) 413-8302 doozer.com McLeod Software (205) 823-5100 mcleodsoftware.com Scott Howard Consulting (844) 396-7301 scotthowardconsulting.com

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LaForty Counseling Services (205) 664-8787 lafortycounseling.com CREDIT CARD & ELECTRONIC FUND SERVICES Financial Resource Group (205) 802-7910 DELIVERY SERVICE KATs Delivery (205) 624-0777 katsdelivery.com Raughley Logistics (205) 365-5125

DENTAL Acton Family Dentistry (205) 823-2258 alabamafamilydentistry.com Albritton & Ardovino Family Dentistry (205) 664-7610 aaFamilyDental.com Boohaker Family & Cosmetic Dentistry (205) 621-4007 boohakerdental.com Buck Creek Family Dental (205) 624-4570 heartlanddental.com Calera Dental Center, P.C. (205) 620-3312 caleradentalcenter.com Elite Dentistry & Implant Center (205) 678-2525 elitedentistryal.com/ Greystone Smile Design (205) 981-7775 greystonesmiledesign.com/ Kari Bartlett DMD, Family and Cosmetic Dentistry (205) 663-6545 Lee Branch Dental Studio (205) 678-0871 leebranchstudio.com Montevallo Family Dentistry - Dr. Bobby F. Shunnarah DMD (205) 665-2224 montevallofamdentistry.com Pelham Dental Care (205) 663-6246 pelhamdentalcare.com Premier Family Dentistry (205) 621-5304 pfdofa.com Shelby Pediatric Dentistry (205) 419-7444 shelbypediatric.com StoneCreek Dental Care (205) 663-1280 stonecreekdentalcare.com Thomas E. Dudney, DMD, PC (205) 663-6545 thomasdudney.com Valley Ridge Family Dentistry (205) 739-2175 vrfamilydentistry.com DEVELOPERS Clayton Management, LLC (205) 621-0809 Creed, Incorporated (205) 621-0809 Enviro-Systems (205) 437-3779 enviro-systemsllc.com/services DISTRIBUTORS American Wholesale Distributors (205) 620-3971 americanwholesaledistributors.com Avanti Polar Lipids (205) 663-2494 avantilipids.com Bama Budweiser of Shelby County (256) 249-8578 bamabud.com BTC Wholesale Distributors, Inc. (205) 324-2581 btcwholesale.com Hibbett Distribution Center (205) 942-8398 hibbett.com MACC Solutions & Distribution, LLC (205) 678-2921 maccdistribution.com

Morrow Water Technologies, Inc. (205) 991-7222 morrowwater.com

Faulkner University (205) 879-5588 faulkner.edu

The Salon Center (205) 940-1140 thesaloncenter.com

Helena High School (205) 682-3650 shelbyed.k12.al.us/schools/hhs

DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Indian Springs School (205) 988-3350 indiansprings.org

Gone for Good Secure Document Destruction (205) 943-5252 ucpgoneforgood.com DRUG TESTING Fastest Labs of South Birmingham (205) 498-0444 fastestlabs.com/south-birmingham DRY CLEANING SERVICES Champion Cleaners of Calera (205) 668-4727 championcleaners.com Champion Cleaners of Hoover (205) 408-2797 championcleaners.com Earth Moving A & S Hauling (205) 283-8431 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION 58 INC. (205) 620-6658 58inc.org Alabama Works madeinalabama.com Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (205) 943-4700 edpa.org Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (205) 251-8139 rpcgb.org EDUCATION - RECREATION/ ENRICHMENT Alabama 4H Center (205) 669-4241 alabama4hcenter.org Alabama Wildlife Center (205) 663-7930 awrc.org American Village (205) 665-3535 americanvillage.org McWane Science Center (205) 714-8372 mcwane.org EDUCATION - SCHOOLS Alabaster City Board of Education (205) 663-8400 alabasterschools.org Calera High School (205) 682-6100 Calera Middle School (205) 682-6140 shelbyed.k12.al.us/schools/cams Career Technical Educational Center (205) 682-6650 shelbyed.k12.al.us/schools/sccc/ index.htm Central Alabama Community College (256) 234-6346 cacc.edu Chelsea High School (205) 682-7290 Coosa Valley Academy (205) 672-7326 coosavalleyacademy.org Cornerstone Christian School (205) 669-7777 cornerstonechargers.com

Jefferson State Community College (205) 520-5900 jeffersonstate.edu/ Montevallo High School (205) 682-6400 Oak Mountain Elementary School (205) 682-5230 Pelham City Schools (205) 624-3700 pelhamcityschools.org School for Amazing Kids (205) 620-1725 amazingkids.us Shelby County Board of Education (205) 682-7000 shelbyed.org Shelby County High School (205) 682-6600 Shelby County Instructional Services Center (205) 682-5910 Shelby County Schools Education Foundation (205) 682-5255 shelbyedfoundation.org The Learning Tree Inc. (334) 991-0614 learning-tree.org/ Thompson High School (205) 685-6700 ths.alabasterschools.org University of Montevallo (205) 665-6230 www.montevallo.edu Vincent Middle/High School (205) 682-7300 EDUCATION-TRAINING AND TUTORING d!scover ITT (205) 989-4944 discoveritt.com Grade Power Learning (205) 620-2373 gradepowerlearning.com ELECTRICAL SERVICES Inline Electric & Lighting Showroom (205) 982-7511 inlinelighting.com Johns Electric Inc (205) 426-0583 Johnselectricservice.com OnTime Service (205) 942-1405 ontime59.com EMPLOYEE BENEFIT Colonial Life (205) 283-0316 coloniallife.com The SafeBridge Group (205) 907-9767 EMPLOYMENT - AGENCIES & SERVICES 12 Stones Staffing & Consulting (205) 832-0612 12StonesStaffing.com Alabama Career Center System of Alabaster (205) 663-2542 joblink.alabama.gov/ada/

Express Employment Professionals (205) 981-1141 expresspros.com/sbirminghamal Qualified Staffing (205) 564-2179 q-staffing.com ENGINEERS AECOM Transportation (205) 970-0744 aecom.com Barge Design Solutions, Inc. (205) 298-6074 bargedesign.com Carr & Associates Engineers, Inc. (205) 664-8498 carrengineers.com Engineering Design Technologies, Inc (205) 942-8631 edtinc.net Engineers of the South, LLC (205) 327-9140 engineersofthesouth.com Garver USA (205) 443-3080 GarverUSA.com Gonzalez-Strength & Associates, Inc. (205) 942-2486 gonzalez-strength.com Hargrove Engineers + Constructors (205) 484-0227 http://hargrove-epc.com Sain Associates, Inc. (205) 940-6420 sain.com ENTERTAINMENT Altitude Trampoline Park (205) 874-9040 AltitudeTrampolinePark.com Goodfellas Social Club (205) 358-3078 goodfellassocialclub.com ROE Hobby (205) 319-7310 roehobby.store ENVIRONMENTAL - WASTE MANAGEMENT Amwaste LLC (205) 313-0423

EXTENDED STAY AHI Corporate Housing (205) 987-7797 theahigroup.com/map-birminghamalabama-furnished-apartments.php Homewood Suites Birmingham Riverchase (205) 637-2900 homewoodsuites3.hilton.com/en/ hotels/alabama/homewood-suitesby-hilton-birmingham-sw-riverchasegalleria-BHMHMHW/index.html Homewood Suites Inverness (205) 995-9823 birmingham.homewoodsuites.com

BancorpSouth Bank (205) 408-1954 bancorpsouth.com

Dr. Kye L. Mansfield, Optometrist (205) 663-3937 drkyemansfield.com/

BB&T Bank, Now Truist, of Meadow Brook (205) 510-7499 bbt.com

Inverness Eye Care (205) 991-0020 invernesseyecare.com Pelham Ridge Eye Care (205) 624-2015 pelhamridgeeyecare.com Schaeffer Eye Center of Greystone (205) 979-2020 schaeffereyecenter.com Schaeffer Eye Center of Inverness (205) 995-2020 schaeffereyecenter.com Schaeffer Eye Center of Mountain Brook (205) 802-2020 schaeffereyecenter.com Schaeffer Eye Center of the Colonnade (205) 967-2020 schaeffereyecenter.com Schaeffer Eye Center of Vestavia Hills (205) 979-2020 schaeffereyecenter.com UAB Callahan Eye Hospital & Clinics (205) 325-8620 uabmedicine.org/eye

FINANCIAL COACHING & CONSULTING

Oak Island Mansion, LLC (205) 837-1974 oakislandmansion.com Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena (205) 620-6448 pelhamciviccomplex.com Venue31 (205) 419-7226 venue31.com

Avadian Credit Union of Chelsea (205) 678-7797 avadiancu.com

Day Eye Center (205) 987-2308 dayeyecenter.com

EQUIPMENT RENTAL

Camelot Manor (205) 222-1329

Avadian Credit Union Greystone (205) 437-3696 avadiancu.com

Avadian Credit Union of Pelham (205) 620-2332 avadiancu.com

VisionFirst Eye Center (205) 663-4932 visionfirsteyecenter.com/

EVENT & MEETING SPACE

Mutual Savings Credit Union of Riverchase (205) 682-1167 mutualsavings.org

Alabaster Eye Care (205) 624-3088 alabastereyecare.com

Corblu Ecology Group, LLC (205) 677-0322 corblu.com

ESPN/TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl (205) 733-3776 birminghambowl.com

Avadian Credit Union Corporate (205) 985-2828 avadiancu.com

Avadian Credit Union of Helena (205) 621-4262 avadiancu.com

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EVENT

Mutual Savings Credit Union of Pelham (205) 682-6345 mutualsavings.org

EYE CARE

Vision Source - Dr. Michael Blackburn, Optometrist (205) 980-5152 VisionSource-Blackburn.com

Rental Men (205) 983-6485 therentalmen.com

America’s First Federal Credit Union of Pelham (205) 663-1945 amfirst.org

Edward Jones Investments - Laci Gurganus (205) 388-7399 Everett Advisory Partners (205) 876-5882 everettadvisory.com FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Alabama Credit Union (205) 777-0938 alabamacu.com AlaTrust Credit Union (800) 264-8031 alatrustcu.com America’s First Federal Credit Union (800) 633-8431 amfirst.org America’s First Federal Credit Union of Inverness (205) 995-0001 amfirst.org

NobleBank & Trust (205) 588-7060 noblebank.com Regions Financial NA (205) 264-4993 regions.com Regions Financial of Columbiana (205) 669-4061 regions.com Regions Financial of Greystone (205) 980-4400 regions.com Regions Financial of Helena (205) 685-1680 regions.com Regions Financial of Inverness (205) 408-1301 regions.com

Wells Fargo of Riverchase (205) 403-4100 wellsfargo.com FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS Bluestein-Eggers Wealth Management Merrill Lynch (205) 326-9570 Edward Jones Investments - Lellwyn Griffin (205) 871-8899 edwardjones.com/lellwyn-griffin JPMorgan Chase (205) 321-7810 chase.com FINANCIAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES OneAscent Financial Services (205) 847-1343 oneascent.com Penn Mutual Alabama Agency (205) 776-6651 pennmutual.com State Farm Insurance, Joseph Chambers Agency (205) 663-3276 josephchambers.net

BBVA (205) 297-1986 bbvausa.com

Regions Financial of Pelham (205) 663-0723 regions.com

Bryant Bank @ Hwy 280 (205) 408-6401 bryantbank.com

Regions of Montevallo (205) 665-4708 regions.com

1-800 Water Damage of South Birmingham, AL (205) 225-6494 1800waterdamage.com/southbirmingham-al

Bryant Bank of Columbiana (205) 670-9735 bryantbank.com

Renasant Bank at Park Place (205) 716-3475 renasantbank.com

Brookstone Restoration (205) 436-2680 brookstonerestoration.com/

Cahaba Management & Consulting (205) 642-4490 Cahabamanagement.com

Renasant Bank of Chelsea (205) 678-2265 renasant.com

ServPro of Birmingham (205) 664-6770 servpro.com/franchise.asp?id=2710

CB&S Bank (205) 408-5560 cbsbank.com

Renasant Bank of Columbiana (205) 669-3161

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CenterState Bank (205) 313-2100 centerstatebank.com Central State Bank (205) 605-0350 centralstatebank.com Central State Bank of Calera (205) 624-6260 Coosa Pines Federal Credit Union of Chelsea (205) 678-3600 coosapinesfcu.org eCO Credit Union of Alabaster (205) 226-3912 ecocu.org First US Bank (205) 582-1074 firstusbank.com First US Bank of Calera (205) 668-0425 firstusbank.com First US Bank of Columbiana (205) 669-3550 firstusbank.com/index.htm First US of Harpersville (205) 672-8752 firstusbank.com iBERIABANK (205) 414-3660 iberiabank.com Legacy Community Federal Credit Union (205) 933-9933 legacycreditunion.com Legacy Community Federal Credit Union (205) 930-5000 legacycreditunion.com Legacy Community Federal Credit Union (205) 930-5000 legacycreditunion.com

Renasant Bank of Pelham (205) 663-3834 renasantbank.com

Synovus (205) 868-4896 synovus.com Synovus Pelham (205) 803-4593 synovus.com Trustmark National Bank (205) 665-2591 trustmark.com Valley Bank (205) 408-2000 valley.com Wells Fargo at Brook Highland (205) 948-1400 wellsfargo.com Wells Fargo at North Shelby (205) 620-3130 wellsfargo.com

FIRE & WATER RESTORATION

North Shelby Fire and EMS District (205) 991-6439 northshelbyfire.com FLOORING, CARPET, HARDWOOD Hill’s Carpet (205) 358-7879 hillscarpetstore.com Issis & Sons Carpet (205) 663-2310 issisandsons.com FLORISTS Bella Blooms and Designs (205) 624-2217 bellabloomsanddesigns.com FOOD Food Outlet Vincent (205) 642-9440 shopfoodoutlet.com/stores/viewstore.1620460.html Tee’s Cakes & Pastries (205) 678-8049 teescakesandpastries.com FOOD - FULL LINE SERVICES

Wells Fargo at Oak Mountain (205) 403-4115 wellsfargo.com

Smiley Brothers Specialty Foods (205) 406-8421 smileybrothersfoods.com

Wells Fargo at The Summit (205) 948-1000 wellsfargo.com

SYSCO Food Services of Central Alabama, Incorporated (205) 668-0001 sysco.com

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (205) 254-5931 wellsfargo.com Wells Fargo of Alabaster (205) 620-1009 wellsfargo.com Wells Fargo of Hoover (205) 354-1020 wellsfargo.com Wells Fargo of Inverness (205) 980-2460 wellsfargo.com

FOOD - SEASONINGS A.C. Legg, Incorporated (205) 324-3451 aclegg.com FOOD WHOLESALE Southeastern Food Merchandisers (205) 664-3322 southeasternfood.com

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FOUNDATION REPAIR AFS Foundation & Waterproofing Specialists (205) 286-5520 afsrepair.com FUNDRAISING Funding Solutions (512) 382-7270 funsol.com FUNERAL HOMES Bolton Funeral Home (205) 669-3179 Charter Funeral Home (205) 621-0800 charterfuneral.com GENERAL CONTRACTOR RADERMcCARY, INC (205) 778-7750 radermccary.com GLASS REPAIR & SERVICES Cahaba Glass Company (205) 621-7355 cahabaglassco.com

Indian Springs Village (205) 987-2581 indianspringsvillage.org Town of Harpersville (205) 672-9961 townofharpersville.com Town of Mt Laurel (205) 408-8696 mtlaurel.com Town of Westover (205) 678-3375 westoveralabama.org Town of Wilsonville (205) 669-6180 wilsonvilleal.com Town of Wilton (205) 665-2021 wiltonalabama.com GOVERNMENT - COUNTY Circuit and District Court (205) 669-8588 Emergency Management/ Environmental Director Judge Al Crowson

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Judge Hub Harrington

Ballantrae Golf Club (205) 620-GOLF (4653) ballantraegolf.com

Judge Michael Joiner

Heatherwood Hills Country Club (205) 502-4441 heatherwoodhills.com

Judge Ron Jackson

Inverness Country Club (205) 991-8608 iccalabama.com/ Timberline Golf Club (205) 668-7888 timberlinegc.com GOVERNMENT - CITY Alabaster Water Board (205) 663-6155 alabasterwater.com City of Alabaster (205) 664-6800 cityofalabaster.com City of Birmingham (205) 254-2283 birminghamal.gov City of Calera (205) 668-3500 cityofcalera.org City of Chelsea (205) 678-7260 cityofchelsea.com City of Columbiana (205) 669-5800 cityofcolumbiana.com City of Helena (205) 663-2161 cityofhelena.org City of Hoover (205) 444-7500 hooveral.org City of Leeds (205) 699-2585 leedsalabama.com City of Montevallo (205) 665-2555 cityofmontevallo.com City of Pelham (205) 620-6400 pelhamalabama.gov City of Vestavia Hills (205) 978-0100 vestaviahills.net City of Vincent (205) 672-2261 townofvincent.com

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Shelby County (205) 670-6550 shelbyal.com Shelby County Circuit Clerk (205) 669-3760 18jc.alacourt.gov Shelby County Commission, District 1 (205) 669-6743 Shelby County Commission, District 2 (205) 427-4289 Shelby County Commission, District 3 (205) 665-9573 Shelby County Commission, District 4 (205) 663-7334 Shelby County Commission, District 5 (205) 988-4483 Shelby County Commission, District 6 (205) 988-0658 Shelby County Commission, District 7 (205) 985-7179 Shelby County Commission, District 8 (205) 982-8717 Shelby County Commission, District 9 (205) 678-2020 Shelby County Coroner (205) 669-3846 Shelby County Department of Development Services (205) 620-6650 shelbyal.com Shelby County Director of Public Works (205) 669-3869

Shelby County Health Department (205) 620-1650 Shelby County Juvenile Services (205) 669-3831 Shelby County Planning Commission (205) 960-7220 shelbyal.com Shelby County Probate Judge (205) 669-3713

VIVA Health Cafe’ (205) 978-4911 vivahealth.com

Shelby County Property Tax Commission (205) 670-6900

Aesthetic Dermatology (205) 588-7000 dermatologistsofbirmingham.com

Encore Resales Inc. (205) 358-7690 encoreresales.com

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (205) 669-4181 shelbyso.com

Shelby Dermatology (205) 621-9500 shelbydermatology.com

Urban Home Market (205) 980-4663 urbanhomemarket.com

GOVERNMENT - STATE

Skin Care Solutions Of Alabama (205) 427-8478 facebook.com/scsofal

HOME HEALTH CARE

Alabama Army National Guard Pelham Armory (205) 663-6976 al.ngb.army.mil Alabama Senate (205) 620-0116 Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging (205) 670-5770 m4a-alabama.org/

HEALTH & FITNESS YMCA Greystone Branch (205) 981-0144 ymcabham.org/greystone 24e Health Clubs (205) 358-8815 24eHealthClubs.com

Comfort Care Home Health and Hospice (205) 685-0421 comfortcarehomehealth.com Encompass Health (205) 910-7191 Encompasshealth.com HOME HEALTH CARE - NONMEDICAL

Senator J.T. Waggoner (205) 978-7405

Chelsea Fitness Facility (205) 677-2222 chelseafamilyfitness.com

Comfort Keepers (205) 981-1800 comfortkeepers.com

Shelby County Legislative Office (205) 620-6610 http://www.shelbylegislators.com

CrossFit Inferis (205) 451-3095 crossfitinferis.com

Expectcare (205) 444-0126 expectcare.com

State Representative Allen Farley (334) 242-7767

Gym Time (205) 624-4040 gymtime.fitness

Longleaf Pines Home Care Providers (205) 719-9387 longleafcare.com

Sapp’s Fitness Garage (205) 624-3775 sappsfitnessgarage.com

HOME IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING

State Representative Arnold Mooney State Representative Corley Ellis (334) 242-7600 State Representative Dickie Drake (205) 699-7392 State Representative Jack Williams (205) 862-5041 State Representative Jim Carns (334) 242-7600 State Representative Matt Fridy (205) 280-0260 State Senator Cam Ward (205) 566-6746 camward.com State Senator Dan Roberts (334) 261-0851 State Senator Jim McClendon (205) 467-2656 jimmcclendon.org U. S. Representative Gary Palmer - 6th Congressional District (205) 968-1290 palmer.house.gov U. S. Senator Doug Jones Office (205) 731-1500 jones.senate.gov U. S. Senator Richard Shelby’s Office (205) 731-1384 shelby.senate.gov GROCERS

Shelby County Emergency Management Agency (205) 669-3999 shelbyal.com/index.aspx?nid=252

Food Outlet (205) 668-2315 savmorcalera.com

Shelby County Finance Manager (205) 669-3943

Beauty & Beyond (205) 518-5561 facebook.com/ BeautyBeyondPelhamAlabaster

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama (205) 220-2100 bcbsal.org/web/index.html

HOME FURNISHINGS & ACCESSORIES

Brian’s Barn Produce (205) 296-0665

Shelby County Facilities & General Services Department (205) 670-6461 shelbyal.com

HAIR & BEAUTY SUPPLY

HEALTH INSURANCE

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Shelby County District Attorney (205) 669-3750

Shelby County Engineer (205) 669-3880

The Fresh Market - Inverness (205) 991-0294 thefreshmarket.com

Simply Slim Alabama (205) 515-3556 simplyslimalabama.com YMCA - Alabaster Branch (205) 663-6504 ymcabham.org/alabaster YMCA - Pelham Family Branch (205) 664-9622 ymcabham.org/pelham HEALTH & WELLNESS American Family Care of Calera (205) 319-8000 afcurgentcare.com Elise Hearn, Shaklee Independent Distributor (205) 821-2270 elise.myshaklee.com It’s About Time Urgent Care (205) 657-1719 itsabouttimeuc.com Juice Plus + (205) 332-5255 vickieverett.juiceplus.com Profile by Sanford (205) 390-8980 profileplan.net Skin Wellness Center of Alabama (205) 871-7332 skinwellnessal.com TherapySouth of Helena (205) 624-4708 therapysouth.com HEALTH CARE

Mi Pueblo Supermarket (205) 685-1446 mipueblosupermarket.com

Birmingham Direct Primary Care LLC (205) 582-3322 birminghamdpc.com

Piggly Wiggly Grocery of Columbiana (205) 669-4278

Dr. James Beretta P.C. (205) 685-5357 drjamesberettapc.com

Piggly Wiggly of Dunnavant Valley (205) 918-7120 thepigbham.com

Mending Hearts LLC (205) 725-1544 mendingheartsllc.com

Bath Fitter (205) 876-1760 bathfitter.com Brown Lumber & Building Supply (205) 669-6715 brownlumber.com Coleman Construction, Inc. (205) 383-5472 colemanconstruction.net Russell Building Supply (205) 672-2224 Vinyl Designs, LLC (205) 222-2230 HOME SERVICES US Department of HUD (205) 731-2630 HOSPITAL Ascension - St. Vincent’s Health System (205) 930-2134 stvhs.com Children’s Health System (205) 638-9100 childrensal.org Coosa Valley Medical Center (256) 401-4000 cvhealth.net Grandview Medical Center (205) 971-1000 grandviewhealth.com Shelby Baptist Medical Center (205) 620-8100 brookwoodbaptisthealth.com/ our-locations/shelby-baptist-medicalcenter-location HUMAN RESOURCE OUTSOURCING Staffmark (205) 682-9495 staffmark.com

Arrow Air Systems, LLC (205) 406-5705 arrowhvac205.com Guin Service, LLC (205) 595-4846 guinservice.com Hinkle Metals & Supply (205) 444-4781 Myers Comfort Specialists (205) 206-7735 myerscomfort.com INDIVIDUAL Alex Dudchock David Nolen Mark Teachman (630) 408-6275

Standifer Insurance Group (205) 664-3200 standiferinsurancegroup.com

Candlewood Suites of Alabaster (205) 620-0188 candlewoodsuites.com/alabasteral

Surface One Inc (205) 621-1125 surface1.com

State Farm Insurance, Blake Guy Agency (205) 988-4525 blakeguyinsurance.com

Fairfield Inn & Suites Pelham (205) 987-9879 marriott.com/bhmfp

Vulcan Steel Products (205) 620-5100 vulc.com

Hampton Inn & Suites 280 at Eagle Point (205) 981-0024 birmingham280easteaglepointsuites. hamptoninn.com

MARKETING

Hampton Inn & Suites of Pelham (205) 313-9500 hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index. jhtml?ctyhocn=BHMCVHX

Nick the Marketer, LLC (205) 610-9550 nickthemarketer.com

State Farm Insurance, Brittani Morris Agency (205) 988-4526 statefarm.com/agent/US/AL/ Alabaster/Brittani-BradenBJMH4724VGE State Farm Insurance, Shannon Trotter Agency (205) 663-4466 shannontrotter.com Valent Group (205) 262-2636 valentgroup.com

The Honorable Chris Curry (205) 908-7222

Weygand Insurance Agency (205) 678-4410 hometownagent.net

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS SALES

IRRIGATION

White Rock Quarries-Vincent Hills (205) 505-9225

Grow V Landscapes (205) 767-2553 growvlandscapes.com/index.html

INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & SERVICES Viper Imaging (205) 677-3700 viperimaging.com INDUSTRY Altec, Inc. (205) 991-7733 altec.com

JUNK REMOVAL Junk King of Birmingham (205) 753-9313 junk-king.com/birmingham LAND MANAGEMENT Landscape Services, Inc. (205) 991-9584 LANDSCAPING/ VEGETATION CONTROL

Lhoist North America (205) 621-3331 lhoist.com Plant Power & Control Systems, LLC (205) 663-4433 plantpower.com SEPCO, Sealing Equipment Products Company (205) 403-7500 sepcousa.com

American Tree Maintenance, Inc. (205) 669-1925 callatm.com SpyGrass Innovations, LLC (205) 848-8282 spygrassinnovations.com SuperiorScape, Inc. (205) 678-2425 superiorscape.net LAWN CARE SERVICES

Vulcan Information Packaging (205) 672-2241 vulcan-online.com

Dirtworks and Bobcat Service, Inc. (205) 620-1818 dirtworksandbobcatservice.com

Vulcan Materials Company (205) 663-0749 http://www.vulcanmaterials.com

The Grass Guys (205) 523-4897 birminghamgrass.com

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

LEGAL SERVICES

Fresh Managed IT (205) 545-5062 freshmanagedit.com

Jim Pino & Associates, P.C. (205) 663-1581 jimpinoandassociates.com

Sawyer Solutions, LLC (844) 448-7767 sawyersolutionsllc.com/

The Harris Firm, LLC (205) 564-2165 theharrisfirmllc.com/alabasterbankruptcy-lawyer/

INSURANCE Byars Wright, Inc. (205) 221-8677 Byarswright.com Farmers Insurance - Kevin Powell (205) 987-5442 agents.farmers.com/al/hoover/kevinpowell?SourceID=AMPL001L001& utm_source=Powerlistings&utm_ medium=Local Hairston Brown Financial & Insurance Services (205) 685-1333 http://www.hairstonbrown.com Neil Bailey Insurance & Investments (205) 985-4517 Rux Carter Insurance (205) 669-3158 ruxcarterinsurance.com

LIBRARIES Albert L. Scott Public Library (205) 664-6822 shelbycounty-al.org North Shelby Library (205) 439-5500 northshelbylibrary.org LOCKSMITH LockCorp Inc (205) 565-7339 lockcorpinc.com LODGING Best Western Plus Birmingham Inn (205) 995-8586 bwbirmingham.com Birmingham Marriott Hotel (205) 968-3775 marriott.com/bhmmc

Hampton Inn of Calera (205) 668-6565calera.hamptoninn.com

Brownstone Marketing Solutions (205) 789-3600 bmsllc.biz

Trustway Marketing (205) 451-1945 trustway.marketing

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Birmingham-Inverness (205) 776-6370 ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/ en/birmingham/bhmtb/hoteldetail

MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL

LODGING

MEDIA

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Pelham (205) 987-8888 ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/ en/pelham/pelex/hoteldetail

ABC 33/40 (205) 982-3942 abc3340.com

Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel (205) 705-1234 wynfrey.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/ home.html Oak Mountain Lodge of Riverchase/ Pelham (205) 985-9117 oakmountainlodge.com Quality Inn Pelham (205) 444-9200 qualityinn.com/hotel-pelham-alabamaAL065#listpos1 Sleep Inn (205) 982-9800 choicehotels.com Sonesta ES Suites Birmingham (205) 991-8686 sonesta.com/birmingham MACHINE & EQUIPMENT SALES, SERVICE & INSTALLATION Snag Equipment & Lubrication (205) 296-0436 snagequipment.com TMH Lift Trucks, Inc. (205) 672-7272 tmhlifts.com MAIL SERVICE Pitney Bowes (205) 246-4294 pitneybowes.com The UPS Store Chelsea (205) 677-2160 theupsstore.com MANUFACTURER Alabama Glas Tek, Inc. (205) 592-4527 Cheney Lime & Cement Company (205) 625-3031 cheneylime.com Crave Candle Co. LLC (205) 807-9842 cravecandlesco.com Deshazo - Alabaster (205) 664-2006 deshazo/careers.com

Tiger Rock Martial Arts (205) 663-0091 pelhamtrma.com

Birmingham Business Journal (205) 322-0000 bizjournals.com/birmingham CBS 42 (205) 322-4200 cbs42.com FOX6 WBRC-TV (205) 322-6666 myfoxal.com Shelby County Newspapers, Inc. (205) 669-3131 shelbycountyreporter.com

Columbiana Health and Rehabilitation (205) 669-1712 Hearing Solutions Inc (205) 739-2242 hearingsolutionsalabama.com Heart South Cardiovascular Group, PC (205) 663-5775 heartsouthpc.com Inverness Dermatology (205) 995-5575 invernessderm.com Lemak Sports Medicine, LLC (205) 329-7500 National TeleTherapy Resources (NTR) (205) 245-3068 ntrlink.com Psychiatry South, Inc. (205) 987-0724 psychiatrysouth.com Shelby Podiatry, P.C. (205) 663-3224 shelbypodiatry.com Southeast Gastro (205) 663-1023 gastrodocs.info The Ryan Clinic (205) 639-2092 TheRyanClinic.com Village Dermatology (205) 877-9773 villagedermatology.net MILITARY SERVICE Birmingham Air National Guard (205) 714-2287 MORTGAGE

WBHM (205) 934-2606 wbhm.org

Classic Home Mortgage, Inc. (205) 444-5866 fundinghomedreams.com

WVTM 13 (205) 933-1313 alabamas13.com

InterLinc Mortgage Services, LLC (205) 795-3833 interlincalabama.com/cgapen

MEDICAL - GENERAL

Weber Mortgage (205) 765-1037 webermortgage.com

American Family Care (205) 403-8902 americanfamilycare.com

Newsletter

HVAC

MOVING & STORAGE

American Family Care of Greystone (205) 201-7290 americanfamilycare.com

Armstrong Relocation & Companies (205) 942-1625 armstrongrelocation.com

American Family Care of Pelham (205) 621-6411 americanfamilycare.com

Changing Spaces Moving, Inc. (205) 972-0744 changingspacesmoving.com

Columbiana Clinic (205) 669-3138

Motivated Movers (205) 995-7585 motivatedmoversbham.com

Grandview Medical Clinic of Chelsea (205) 678-7779

MUSEUM & ARCHIVES

Grandview Medical Clinic of Columbiana (205) 670-9691

Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum (205) 668-3435 hodrrm.org/

KidsStreet Urgent Care (205) 644-8289 http://www.KidsStreetUrgentCare. com

Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington (205) 669-8767 washingtonmuseum.com

On Demand Healthcare LLC (205) 624-4524 ondemandhealthcare.net

KCH Museum of George Washington (205) 669-8767 washingtonmuseum.com

Therachem Research Medilab LLC (205) 427-0419

Shelby County Historical Society, Incorporated (205) 669-3912 schsociety.org

MEDICAL - SPECIALIZED

Deshazo - Automation (205) 664-2006 deshazo/automation

Alabama Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, Incorporated (205) 985-7393 alabamaentassociates.com

Manufacturing Technology, LLC (205) 637-1202 mtechse.com

Alabama Psychiatry (205) 540-7477 alpsychiatry.com

Saginaw Pipe Company, Incorporated (205) 664-3670 saginawpipe.com

Chilton Shelby Mental Health Center (205) 663-1252 centralalabamawellness.org

Shelby County Museum & Archives (205) 669-3912 shelbycountymuseum.com Shelby Iron Works Park (205) 669-2465

ShelbyLiving.com

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NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT

Vasyo (205) 445-4192

Selective Management Services (205) 624-3586 selectivemgmt.com

Walk Up Sales

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION Alabama Childhood Food Solutions (205) 451-2358 alabamachildhoodfood.com Alabama Goodwill Industries (205) 323-6331 alabamagoodwill.org Community Action Partnership of Middle Alabama (205) 669-3836 capmal.org God Did It Ministries (205) 542-7444 sancheztanniehill.com Hatching Hope (205) 624-2424 HatchingHopeCares.org National Alliance on Mental IllnessShelby (NAMI-Shelby) (205) 202-0827 namishelby.com

WBRC Fox 6 (205) 583-8415 myfoxal.com PAINTING COMMERCIAL AND/OR RESIDENTIAL Along Those Lines (205) 215-7963 PARAMEDICS Regional Paramedical Services (205) 664-1036 rpsems.com PAVING - ASPHALT Glenn Contracting & Paving Co, Inc. (205) 991-0194 glennpaving.com PAYROLL SERVICES

The Neighborhood Plumber (205) 663-0612 theneighborhoodplumber.com/

REAL ESTATE - RENTAL

EBSCO Media (205) 226-8516 ebscomedia.com

REAL ESTATE - RESIDENTIAL

PRINTING SERVICES FedEx Office Inside Alabaster Walmart 205-564-3238 ext 9 local.fedex.com/al/alabaster/ office-2578/ Minuteman Press (205) 621-2722 alabaster.minutemanpress.com PrintsWell (800) 476-4723 printswell.com The Awards & Engraving Place (205) 823-7676 alabamaawards.com

BP Payroll LLC (205) 995-5288 bppayroll.com

The UPS Store Caldwell Mill at Valleydale in Hoover (205) 980-8180 hoover-al-2389.theupsstorelocal.com

PEST CONTROL & SERVICES

PROPANE

Second Shift (205) 201-0464 secondshiftalabama.org

ATHENA Pest Control (205) 915-2847 athenapestcontrol.com

Ferrellgas (800) 344-1939 ferrellgas.com

OFFICE EQUIPMENT - SALES & LEASING

Cook’s Pest Control - South District Office (205) 980-0920 cookspest.com

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Xerox Business Solutions (205) 969-3000 stewartal.com OFFICE FURNITURE

Mr. Bugg’s Pest Patrol, Inc. (205) 663-1919 mrbuggs.com

OFCworkscapes, Inc. (205) 730-1190 ofcworkscapes.com

Vulcan Termite & Pest Control, Inc. (205) 663-4200 vulcantermite.com

OFFICE SUPPLIES & SERVICES

Wayne’s Environmental Services, Inc. (205) 985-7009 callwaynes.com

Office Depot (205) 945-2650 business.officedepot.com ORGANIZING SERVICES Space Cadets (205) 326-7025 spacecadetsorganizing.com

PET GROOMING SERVICES Helena Dog House (205) 624-3425 helenadoghouse.com

ORTHODONTICS

Shaggy Chic Grooming (205) 212-4059 myshaggychic.com

Calera Orthodontics (205) 620-4611 caleraortho.com

World Class Kennels (205) 672-2599 worldclasskennels.com

ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST

PHARMACIES

Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center (205) 939-3699 andrewssportsmedicine.com

Blair Pharmacy (205) 358-3470 blair-pharmacy.com

OTHER Alignment Simple Solutions - Quick Trick (205) 475-2419 alignmentsimplesolutions.com Auto-Chlor System (205) 337-1689 acs-llc.net BancCard (615) 719-1677 Bonnie Atchison (205) 669-9001 Chelsea Citizen Observer Patrol (205) 678-8455 Jack Bridges, Ph.D. (205) 669-1165 MHA Montevallo Main Street (205) 665-2555 ext. 106 The Local Kitchen & Ale (205) 671-5082 thelocalkitchenandale.com

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Brooklere Pharmacy (205) 664-1200 brooklererx.com Davis Drug (205) 669-6713 mygnp.com/pharmacies/davis-drugcompany-columbiana-al-35051/ Double A Drugs (205) 642-9274 facebook.com/doubleadrugs Physical Therapy Therapy South of Chelsea (205) 678-7272 TherapySouth of Pelham (205) 664-8404 therapysouth.com PLUMBING & GAS FITTERS Plumb-Tech, Inc. (205) 664-5324 PLUMBING SERVICES Roto-Rooter Services Co. (205) 518-7072 rotorooter.com

Birmingham Home Leasing (205) 259-1918 birminghamhomeleasing.com Sealy Management Co. Inc (205) 391-6000 sealyrealty.com PUBLICATIONS Birmingham Christian Family Magazine (205) 408-7150 birminghamchristian.com

H. Monroe Properties

ARC Realty - Cindy Edmunds, Agent (205) 229-2774 arcrealtyco.com Birmingham Association of Realtors (205) 871-1911 birminghamrealtors.com Keller Williams Realty - Chad Hester (205) 369-6227 chadhester.kwrealty.com Myers Enterprises LLC - Keller Williams (205) 616-1445 myersenterprisesllc.kwrealty.com RE/MAX First Choice (205) 663-4402 firstchoiceal.com RealtySouth - Pelham (205) 663-3895 realtysouth.com Team Lehman, Keller Williams Metro South (205) 542-4011 team-lehman.com Xtra Living Real Estate (205) 223-1044 x-traliving.com RECREATION Alabaster Senior Center (205) 663-1307 cityofalabaster.com/facilities/facility/ details/seniorcenter-16 Birmingham Barons Baseball (205) 988-3200 barons.com Blue Water Park LLC (205) 663-7428 bluewaterparkal.com

Greystone Living (205) 902-7177

Oak Mountain State Park (205) 620-2520 alapark.com/OakMountain

JBMC Media (205) 617-9609 jbmcmedia.com

Old Baker Farm (205) 672-7209 oldbakerfarm.com

Starnes Media (205) 313-1780 http://starnes.media

Pelham Racquet Club (205) 621-3380 pelhamracquetclub.com

Women’s Exchange (205) 967-0085 womens-exchange.com

Pump It Up (205) 900-8123 pumpitupparty.com/pelham-al

PUBLISHERS

Regions Tradition (205) 967-4745 brunoeventteam.com

APG Local (256) 442-6620 apglocal.com Greystone Neighbors (205) 777-8334 bestversionmedia.com REAL ESTATE AHI Properties (205) 682-9106 theahigroup.com ARC Realty (205) 969-8910 arcrealtyco.com

Shelby County Park and Recreation Authority (205) 991-2015 Shiloh Clays (205) 368-2776 shilohclays.com RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION Shelby Baptist Association (205) 669-7858 shelbybaptist.org RESIDENTIAL CLEANING SERVICES

Arby’s - Alabaster (205) 664-1797 arbys.com Bay Leaf Authentic Indian Cuisine (205) 518-0208 bayleafindiancuisines.com Bertolone’s Italian - Calera (205) 690-7325 ertolones.com Birds & Burgers (214) 886-8050 http://www.birdsandburgers.com Bohemia Bar & Grill (205) 624-3003 Brook Highland Bar & Grill (205) 991-8388 Cajun Boys & Our Poboys - Chelsea (205) 678-2256 cajunboysandourpoboys.com Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken (205) 621-3991 champyschicken.com Chick-Fil-A at Greystone (205) 995-8333 Chick-Fil-A at Inverness (205) 995-9925 chick-fil-a.com/inverness Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (205) 987-1555 crackerbarrel.com Cream & Cones Ice Cream Lounge (205) 848-8383 creamandcones.com Customs Cafe’ (205) 987-0176 customscafe.com Delta Blues Hot Tamales (205) 624-2092 deltablueshottamales.com Dreamland BBQ -- Highway 280 (205) 820-7427 dreamlandbbq.com Dunkin’ in Alabaster (865) 392-1881 bluemontgroup.net East 59 Cafe at Lee Branch (205) 573-6103 east59.net Eli’s Jerusalem Grill (205) 637-3658 facebook.com/elisjerusalemgrill Fat Johnny’s Comfort & Soul (205) 671-5331 Full Moon Bar-B-Que of Pelham (205) 517-6966 fullmoonbbq.com Golden Rule Bar-B-Q of Pelham (205) 621-4461 goldenrulebbq52.com Hardee’s (205) 757-7332 Jim ‘N Nick’s Community Bar-B-Q at Greystone (205) 991-1306 JimnNicks.com Jimmy John’s (205) 564-8228 jimmyjohns.com

Melissa Wise/RealtySouth Agency (205) 520-3878 melissawise.realtysouth.com

The Maids (205) 871-9338 maids.com/83

Peter Northcott, Realtor / LAH Hoover (205) 440-3093 lahrealestate.com/agents/peter_ northcott

RESTAURANTS

REAL ESTATE - COMMERCIAL

5 Amigos Mexican Restaurant (205) 980-8266 5-amigos.business.site

La Patrona Mexican Restaurant (205) 671-5277 facebook.com/La-Patrona-MexicanRestaurant-103053437853495/

Applebee’s Bar + Grill of Chelsea (205) 678-8800 qrcllc.net

La Paz Restaurant & Catering (205) 803-6262 eatatlapaz.com

Cushman & Wakefield/EGS Commercial Real Estate (205) 939-4440 egsinc.com

2 Pesos Cantina (205) 987-3800 2pesoscantina.com

Joe’s Italian Pizza Pasta & Cafe (205) 663-4111 joesitalianonline.com Johnny Ray’s @ Chelsea (205) 678-8418 johnnyraysbbq.com/chelsea

Ensley-Fairfield Mattress Company (205) 663-9733 efmattress.com

McAlister’s Deli of Pelham (205) 985-9797 mcalistersdeli.com

Helena Hardware A True Value (205) 605-0600

Miami Fusion Cafe 280 (205) 585-9165 miamifusioncafe.com Mikey’s at Fox Valley (205) 624-3641

Magnolia’s (205) 618-9800 magnoliasgiftshop.com Marvin’s Building Materials of Calera (205) 668-2608

Pita Mediterranean Street Food (205) 671-5155 pitastreetfood.com

Oak Tree Furniture, Inc. (205) 663-1415 facebook.com/Oak-TreeFurniture-923616871036986/

Salvatore’s Pizza & Pasta (205) 991-2881 inverness.salvatorespizzeria.com/#/

The Cottage of Serendipity (205) 593-4154 thecottageofserendipity.com

Shugah’s (205) 624-3431

The Home Depot of Pelham (205) 685-1837 homedepot.com

Subways of Chelsea (205) 678-9601 subway.com Taco Mama (205) 705-3333 tacomamaonline.com Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe (205) 380-4344 tazikiscafe.com Texas Roadhouse (205) 985-7427 texasroadhouse.com/restaurantlocations/alabama/pelham The Anvil Pub & Grill (205) 637-7100 theanvilpub.com The Craft Burger (205) 995-0003 thecraftburgers.com The HoneyBaked Ham Company (205) 620-9899 myhoneybakedstore.com/ alabaster/808 The Juicy Seafood (205) 582-2288 http://www.thejuicyseafoodusa.com Tin Top Bar B Que 2 (205) 670-0583 Walk - On’s Bistreaux & Bar (337) 412-0503 wobham.com Whataburger @ Alabaster (205) 620-4188 whataburger.com Whataburger @ Inverness (205) 980-9314 locations.whataburger.com/al/ birmingham/111-resource-centerpkwy.html Whataburger @ Pelham (205) 987-2779 whataburger.com Zapopan Mexican Resaurant (205) 668-4008 zapopancalera.com RETAIL A Birthday Place (205) 637-0010 abirthdayplace.com Aaron’s of Pelham (205) 620-2513 aarons.com Bailey Brothers Music Company (205) 271-7827 baileybrothers.com Cahaba Tractor Company (205) 663-1470 cahabatractor.com DSLD Land Management AquaScapes (205) 437-1012 dsldland.com

RETIREMENT COMMUNITY Danberry At Inverness (205) 443-9500 danberryatinverness.com ROOFING Yellowhammer Roofing, Inc (205) 988-3337 yellowhammerroofing.com RUBBER PRODUCTS Specification Rubber Products (205) 663-2521 specrubber.com/ SECURITY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SPECIALTY GIFTS Preppy Pinkies LLC (941) 201-9435 preppypinkies.com Whiskers & Wags Pet Boutique (205) 618-9496 whiskersnwagspet.com SPORTS CLUB Alabama Soccer Association (205) 991-9779 alsoccer.org Birmingham Bulls Hockey Club, LLC (256) 620-6870 bullshockey.net Birmingham Legion FC (205) 600-4720 bhmlegion.com Flip Side Watersports (205) 423-5457 flipsideal.com SPORTS EQUIPMENT Tandems, Ltd. (205) 991-5519 tandemsltd.com STAINED GLASS Buck Creek Stained Glass (205) 541-3322 buckcreekglass.com STEEL FABRICATORS Dunn Building Company, LLC (205) 510-0243 dunnbuildingcompany.com STONE SUPPLIER

Comtex Technologies (205) 871-3000 comtex.org

AM3 Surfaces (205) 624-3506 am3surfaces.com

SECURITY SERVICES

Cutstone Company LLC (205) 624-3538 cutstoneco.com

Five Star Security, Inc. (205) 230-3551 5-starsecurity.com SECURITY SYSTEMS ADT Security Services (205) 403-3164 http://www.adt.com SENIOR SERVICES Nourish With Freedom LLC dba Assisted Living Locators (205) 420-8046 assistedlivinglocators.com/ birmingham

STORAGE Attic Plus Storage (205) 969-1860 atticplus.com American Self Storage, LLC (205) 624-2336 amss4al.com CoolBox Self Storage - Caldwell Mill (205) 991-9449 coolboxselfstorage.com

SHIPPING

Greystone Self Storage, LLC (205) 206-7882 greystoneselfstorage.com/

The UPS Store Calera (205) 668-4822 theupsstore/6068.com

Strongbox Self Storage (205) 719-1506 strongboxselfstorage.com

The UPS Store of Pelham (205) 664-2258 theupsstorelocal.com/1183

SWIMMING POOLS

SIGNS FASTSIGNS (205) 823-4045 fastsigns.com/198 Reliable Sign Services, Inc. (205) 664-0955 reliablesigns.com Steel City Signs Inc. (205) 624-3573 steelcitysigns.net SKILLED NURSING FACILITY Ahava Healthcare of Alabaster (205) 663-3859 alabasterctr.com Rehab Select at Shelby Ridge (205) 620-8500 rehabselect.net/

Swimming Pool Services, LLC (205) 601-3385 swimmingpoolservices.net TAX & FINANCIAL SERVICES Cornerstone Certified Public Accounting, LLC (205) 678-8033 cornerstonecpanow.com

TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES Business Telephones Incorporated (205) 988-8297 bticonnect.com THRIFT STORE The Foundry Ministries (205) 424-4673 foundryministries.com TIRE WHOLESALER Tire Engineers @ Hwy 280 (205) 408-2720 tireengineers.com/ Tires & Engine Performance (205) 620-3311 tiresperformance.com

VETERINARIAN 280 Animal Medical Center (205) 678-8253 280amc.com Airport Veterinary Hospital, P.C. (205) 621-0500 airportveterinaryhospitalofcalera.com Helena Veterinary Clinic (205) 236-0500 helenavetclinic.com Oak View Animal Hospital (205) 988-3559 oakviewah.com Riverview Animal Clinic (205) 991-9580 riverviewanimalclinic.net

TRAINING

Shelbiana Animal Clinic (205) 669-7717

Alabama Technology Network (205) 856-8000 atn.org

Valleydale Animal Clinic (205) 991-5416 http://www.valleydaleanimalclinic.com

Transitional Housing for Homeless Sanctuary Trust for Shelby County (205) 283-2680

Veterinary Specialists Of Birmingham (205) 967-9107 vsbham.com

TRANSPORTATION

VIDEOGRAPHY

Alabama Fleet Worx, LLC (205) 600-3220 alfleetworx.com

Pitts Media (205) 365-3523 pittsmedia.com

Apex Valet & Rare Transportation (205) 991-0532 apexvalet.com

WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES

Double O Carriers (205) 471-3177 TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT & SOLUTIONS Transportation South, Inc. (205) 663-2287 transportationsouth.com TRAVEL AGENCY Alabama World Travel - Emily Trione (334) 399-1449 awtinc.com Cruise Planners (205) 517-7070 mytripstogo.com Expedia CruiseShipCenters (205) 437-3354 cruiseshipcenters.com/GreystoneAL International Expeditions (205) 428-1700 ietravel.com PDPH Travel - Pixie Dust & Pirate Hooks/ Savvy Travel Group (407) 205-9078 pixiedustandpiratehooks.com/ Vacation Concierge (205) 601-4355 vacationconcierge.org UTILITY COMPANIES Alabama Power Company (205) 226-1720 alabamapower.com Gaston Steam Plant (205) 669-8007

Bin There Dump That (205) 406-5850 dumpsterrentalsbirmingham.com Trash Taxi of Alabama LLC (205) 419-4005 trashtaxi.com WASTE MANAGEMENT & RECYCLING Moore Coal Company, Inc. (205) 424-2705 moorecoal.com WEALTH MANAGEMENT OneAscent Wealth Management, LLC (205) 313-9142 oneascentwealth.com WEB DESIGN & SERVICES Great New Day Internet Solutions, LLC (205) 939-3565 greatnewday.com WEDDING VENUE Belle Farm LLC (205) 907-7344 http://Bellefarmevents.com Douglas Manor (205) 369-8714 WINDOW TREATMENTS Van Gogh Window Fashions (205) 602-0456 vangoghwindowfashions.com WINERY Corbin Farms Winery (205) 685-0655 corbinfarmswinery.com/

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SouthWest Water Company (205) 987-8352 CleanerCahaba.info

AT&T - Alabama (205) 714-0523 att.com

Spire Alabama (800) 292-4008 spireenergy.com

Central Alabama Partnership for Training & Employment (CAPTE) (205) 325-4880 mycapte.org

CE Workforce- d.b.a T-Mobile (205) 620-6190

Sterrett - Vandiver Water System, Inc. (205) 672-3396 svwatersystem.com

Central Six Alabama Works!

(205) 719-3227 CentralSix.org

Xpert Drilling (205) 937-6382

The Onin Group (205) 298-7233 oningroup.com

Low Latency Communications, LLC (205) 745-3970 lowlatencycomm.com

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Families took advantage of the clear weather to attend opening weekend at Helena Hollow’s The Patch on Oct. 3.

Most of them left with multiple pumpkins of different colors, shapes and sizes.

1. Jonathan and Mary Beth Cline with Murphy and Perry 2. Christian Daly, Mary Velvin Davidson and Ann Sanders Daly

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3. Andy and Katie Wideman with Luke and Jacob 4. Derek, HW and Rebekah Dupuis 5. Back: Brandon Green with Carver Green, Connor Jackson, Jeremy Jackson, Caelyn Champion; Front: Carrie Phillips, Norman and Tessa Green with McKenna Green, and Cadynce Champion 6. Denise Anchors and Debbie Newman 7. Mackie Lord, Hadley Barns and Gray Ryan 8. Jason, Zoe, Stephanie, Joe and Anna Cobb 9. Tracy Jones with Kinsley and Keeley 10. Bill Pitts, Amy Pitts, Haylee Walker, Carlie Walker and Zoey Walker 11. Bertie, Mary Blake and Paul Noah

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BARIATRIC HEALTH & WELLNESS

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12. Jamie, Hayden and Michael Watkins with Donovan and Gabriel

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13. Blaire Farless and Harper Grace Jones 14. Braylee Clark, Emily McCay, Grace O’Neal and Jessica McMillian 15. Maranda Johnson with Colbye and Emory 16. Chelsea Estell with Kaitlyn and Bentlee 17. Ashly, Rhett, Trenton and Emory Johnson; Kevin Auer; and Caroline Boone 18. Brian, Julia and Christopher Bacon

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CALERA MAIN STREET CELEBRATION

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Calera Main Street held a triple-ribbon cutting on Oct. 2 to commemorate the grand openings of three businesses in the historic downtown area: bakery Creations Galore & Moore, Main Street Fitness and botanical lifestyle shop plant.

1. Shirley Crosby 2. Toni McCulley with Kirby 3. Jake Beaty and Alex Goebel 4. Andrea Huff and Cecilia Hewitt

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Receive $50 cash at loan booking for loans $5,000 to $9,999.99 or $100 cash for loans $10,000 or more. Maximum loan to value 100% NADA or MSRP. Down payment may be required. Your total monthly obligations including your new vehicle payment cannot exceed 36% of your gross monthly income, you must currently be employed, and have 1 year at your current job. Eligibility requirements apply. Existing CP loans may be considered if they meet certain qualifications. Contact loan officer for more information. You may not qualify if you have a charged off loan with Coosa Pines or for 30 days prior to your receipt of this mailing you had a negative account balance with us.

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MONSTER WALK

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Kids of all ages made their way up and down Main Street trick-or-treating from different merchants in downtown Columbiana on Oct. 30 as part of the 20-year-long tradition.

1. Stephanie and Amanda Kilgo with Elsa 2. Chloe, Cheyanne, Braylynn, Addison, Elliot and Brayden 3. Eldridgle Jones and Lisa Johnson

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4. Kala and Riley Petric 5. Back: Kayla Blackwell, Christopher Blackwell, Jeremy Dixon, Tiffany Dixon; Middle Front: Charlie Blackwell, Mariah Blackwell, Julia Blackwell, Hannah Blackwell, Finn Blackwell, Hunter Dixon and Emma Dixon 6. Misty Shiflett with Addyson 7. Cindy Coker with Ella, Willow and Corbin

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THE SHELBY COUNTY SHINDIG

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Bluegrass artists were featured this year at the Grande Hall at Old Mill Square at this annual event held Oct. 10. The event was moved indoors due to rain, and guests were asked to wear masks and observe social distancing.

1. The Littleton Family 2. Anna and Ty Wilson with Joe and Eli 3. Mary Rose Gushwa and Renee Tew 4. Cheryl Robinson and Myra Howell

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MARKETPLACE

Marketplace Shelby Living Magazine • 205.669.3131

Need appliance or air conditioner parts? How about a water filter for your refrigerator? We have it all at A-1 Appliance Parts! Call 1-800841-0312 www.A1Appliance.com

Mechanic needed.

Must have own tools and five years experience. Apply in person: 1105 7th St N, Clanton. Or call for appointment 205755-4570 HIRING EXPERIENCED FULL CASE ORDER SELECTORS $19.03 per hour plus production $$$ incentives. Grocery order selection using electric pallet jacks & voice activated headsets. Great benefits including Blue Cross health & dental insurance & matching 401k.

Pre-employment drug test required.

Apply Online: WWW. AGSOUTH.COM Automation Personnel Services Hiring IMMEDIATELY For: Automotive Assembly, General Labor, Production, Clerical, Machine Operator, Quality, Carpentry, Welder, Foundry. Positions In: Calera, Clanton, Pelham, Bessemer, McCalla. Walkin applications accepted. Clanton 94 January/February 2021

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Pelham (205)4449774.

Bama Concrete Now Hiring: Diesel Mechanic 4 Years Minimum Experience.

CDL Preferred.

Competitive Pay. Great Benefits. Apply in person: 2180 Hwy 87 Alabaster, 35007 Boise Cascade Now Hiring for Utility Positions. Starting pay $14/hour. Must be able to pass background screen.

Please apply at www. bc.com $2000 SIGN ON BONUS NEW PAY SCALE TO QUALIFYING DRIVERS EVERGREEN TRANSPORT, is accepting applications for local drivers in the Calera and Leeds, AL, area. Must have Class A CDL, good driving record, 1 yr verifiable tractor trailer experience. Good pay and benefits. Apply in person at 8278 Hwy 25 South, Calera, AL, or call for info 205668-3316.

Owner Operators Wanting Dedicated Year Round Anniston, AL www.pull4klb.com Lancaster Place Apartments.

Location, community & quality living in Calera, AL. 1, 2, & 3

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bedroom apartments available. Call today for specials!! 205668-6871. Or visit hpilancasterplace.com WELDER NEEDED MIG & TIG •Light gauge stainless, aluminized, galvanized Manufacturing and Assembly Helpers Needed •Paid Holidays •Typical Shifts 6:00am-2:30pm Call RICK: 205-7613975 MacLean Power Systems NOW HIRING 3098 Pelham Pkwy, Pelham, AL 35124 We are actively hiring for production operations Apply at: www.macleanfogg. com/careers Marble Valley Manor.

Affordable 1 and 2 Bedroom Apartments for Elderly & Disabled.

Many on-site services!

2115 Motes Rd, Sylacauga. 256245-6500 •TDD#s: 800-548-2547(V) •800-548-2546(T/A).

Office Hours: MonFri, 8am-4pm. Equal Opportunity Provider/ Employer Moco Transportation OTR Drivers Needed •25 yrs old, 2 yrs Exp.•Good MVR. •NO LOCAL RUNS Call: 1-800-328-3209

Oxford Healthcare in Montgomery currently hiring certified CNA’s and/or Home Health aides in the Clanton, Marbury and Maplesville areas.

Must be able to pass complete background check, have reliable transportation and have a strong work ethic. Serious inquiries only. Call 334-409-0035 or apply on-line at www.

Oxfordhealthcare.com Specializing in all your hair care needs SERENITY SALON Barber/Stylist Chairs Available for Rent 2 Convenient Locations •2005 Valleydale Rd. •Pelham •3000 Meadow Lake Dr. Suite 107 Call Nichole 205-240-5428

South Haven Health & Rehab NOW HIRING!!! •LPN’s & RN’s -$5,000 Sign-on Bonus for Full-Time shift • CNA’s Apply in person: 3141 Old Columbiana Rd Birmingham, AL-35266 Nursing assistant to care for high functioning quadriplegic home health patient in Jemison. Must have valid drivers license.

Part-time. Call Mr. Wilbanks 205-9083333 NEED A JOB???

COME JOIN OUR TEAM OF GREAT

PEOPLE!! Starting pay:$12hr-$14hr •General Labor •Heavy Equipment Operator •Shipping •Washer/Greaser •Calera •Alabaster Online: www. stellarstaffingllc.com Call:205-916-2860 CLOCK REPAIR SVS. * Setup * Repair * Maintenance. I can fix your Mother’s clock.

Alabaster/Pelham. Call Stephen (205)6632822 Electrician - FT Supreme Electric, local-based company in Pelham. Must be willing to learn & work hard. Go to: supremeelectric-al. com Print employment application under Contact Us. Mail to: Supreme Electric 231 Commerce Pkwy Pelham, AL 35124 or call 205-453-9327.

FT 2nd Shift Security Guard needed for beautiful, gated community in No Shelby Co. Paid health insurance, $12hr, 3-11pm weekdays.

Must have previous experience, gun permit & pistol.

Qualified candidates should call Kim 9914654 Wilton Water and Gas Board HIRING WATER TECHNICIAN •Full-time position available •We offer BCBS health insurance

MARKETPLACE & state retirement •Starting pay $12/ hr depending on experience Duties include but not limited to: •Reading Meters •Repair Leaks •Installing Water Lines •Repair & Replace Flush Plugs •Replace Gas/Water Meters •General Maintenance of Gas System •Cutting Grass •Maintain Town Properties and Main Buildings •Generally Available to Respond Within 30/min to Emergency Call-Outs, at Anytime of Day/Night Year Round •Use of Variety of Hand Tools Requirements: •Valid AL DL •HS-Diploma/ GED Apply In Person or Contact Melissa with questions: 205-665-2021 Email resumes: melissa@ wilton-al.org Become a Dental Assistant in ONLY 8 WEEKS! Please visit our website capstonedental assisting.com or call (205)561-8118 and get your career started!

Popeyes Seeking friendly, motivated, dependable Crew Members. OPEN INTERVIEWS DAILY 2:00pm-5:00pm 3300 Pelham Parkway.

Immediate Openings!

Start work this week! Apply online: work4popeyes kitchen.com GENERAL LAWN CARE • STORM DAMAGE & PROPERTY CLEANUP Serving Chilton, Coosa & many more areas. •Limb Trimming •Storm Cleanup

•Debris Removal Call Alex today for details: 1-205-955-3439 ~Military & Senior Discounts~ Now hiring RN’s and LPN’s throughout Alabama! $250 community referral bonus for RN’s and LPN’s. Sign-on Bonuses available at select locations! For more information please contact: Paige Gandolfi Call/text: 724-6917474 pgandolfi@ wexfordhealth.com JOIN OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR A BURGER KING FRANCHISE Schuster Enterprises, Inc., a Franchisee of Burger King, is looking for a person with skills in HVAC & Refrigeration, Light Electrical & Plumbing. BENEFITS: •Competitive Wage Based on Skills & Experience, Annual Reviews.

•Health and Life Insurance •401K Profit Sharing Plan •Paid Vacations •Maintenance Vehicle and Tools Furnished FOR INTERVIEW CALL DAVID STEVENS: 706.563.3066 (EOE–DRUG FREE WORKPLACE) Bertolone’s in Calera NOW HIRING. •Dishwasher (FT) •Kitchen Cook (FT) Apply in person at 209 Supercenter Dr. Calera, AL. 35040 SPRAY FINISHER NEEDED: HVLP, Gravity Gun, Conventional Cup, Air Assisted Airless Commercial

Cabinet/ Millwork Company looking for experienced finishers in this field, or automotive finisher willing to change to this field. We offer very competitive pay.

Call 334-264-5032 Acceptance Loan Company, Inc. Personal loans! Let us pay off your title loans!

224 Cahaba Valley Rd, Pelham 205-663-5821 Bud’s Best Cookies Accepting applications for the following positions: •Packers •Mixers •Machine Operators •Sanitation Positions •Maintenance Positions Bud’s Best Cookies has been in business since 1991.

We are locally owned & operated family business.We offer our employees a great work environment and benefits.Benefits for full-time employment: •5 vacation days after 1yr •10 vacation days after 3yrs •15 vacation days after 10yrs •7 paid holidays •Health & Life Insurance paid by the company for each employee after 90 days of employment •Off every Saturday •$100 Check for your birthday •FMLA after 1yr or 1250/ hrs If Interested Call 205-987-4840 or send work history/contact information: generalmail@ budsbestcookies. com fayegoudy@ budsbestcookies.com Come out of your comfort zone. Come join our Crossfit Family. Crossfit Inferis. Individual

Unlimited Monthly Memeberships $125.

Couples Unlimited Monthly Membership $235. Active Military, Veteran, First Responder, Teacher & Student 15% Discount.

Address: 993 Yeager Parkway. Pelham, AL 35124. Contact Us. Jonathan Luna 205451-3095. Instagram: crossfit_Inferis.

Facebook: CrossFit Inferis We Pay Cash For Used RV’s!!!

McCluskey Auto & RV Sales, LLC 205-8334575 Burger King is now hiring. Please apply online @ joinbkalabama.com Experienced Termite Technician or someone experienced in route-service work and wants to learn new profession. Workvehicle/equipment provided. Must drive straight-shift, have clean driving record/be 21/pass background/drug test.

Training provided.

Insurance/401K offered. M-F 7:00-4:30 + 1 Saturday/month.

Pay $13hr. Send resume to facsmith@ charter.net Servpro of Birmingham. We’re looking for quality people who want to work hard and make a difference. For this excellent career opportunity, email now! bmcrea@ servproofbirmingham. com

Home Instead Senior Care • CAREGiver / CNA Weekend Shifts Needed. Have you previously been a family caregiver? Do you want to make a difference in the life of a senior? Or do you simply have a special way of taking care of others? Expect to make a difference!!

Requirements: 21 years of age, current drivers license, reliable transportation, lift, push, pull 25 pounds, clean criminal history & drug screen. Please apply at homeinstead. com/bham Journeyman Electrician Needed.

Experienced in industrial electrical work preferred. Call Brian at 205-337-2140.

Electromotor/Pump Mechanic Needed.

Experience preferred.

Call Brian at 205-3372140 Caregiver Looking to sit with your loved ones •Retired RN •Dependable •Experienced •Shelby, Columbiana & Wilsonville Area Call: 205-470-8565 DONAVAN LAKES FISHING CLUB & INN Marion, Perry Co. AL •8 Lakes •17 Piers •Bass, Bream, Crappie, Catfish.

•Camping, Nature Trails, Birding.

Membership $1000 for 2021 Contact Thomas Wilson 334247-2101 wils5789@ bellsouth.net www. donavanlakes.org

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MY SHELBY COUNTY KATHERINE HALL Miss Shelby County USA 2021

Class of 2020

Spain Park High School I graduated from Spain Park on May 20, 2020, and during my four years there, I was on the dance team, served as a school ambassador, was a part of the Health Sciences Academy and more. Go Jags!

Seasonal Central

Old Baker Farm Old Baker Farm is one of the best outdoor venues I like going to for multiple seasons. During the fall, the pumpkin patch can be super cute for pictures. During winter time, I love going to the Christmas tree farm to kick start the holiday season in the beautiful outdoors.

Stars Hollow 2.0

Mt Laurel I love the restaurants and small shops along with the friendly atmosphere in this cute small town. I definitely get some good Gilmore Girls vibes walking through its streets! I also took these dance photos with it in the backdrop.

Lace Up Those Skates

Pelham Civic Center I love ice skating! It is actually a secret talent I have always wished I had. Especially during the holiday season, ice skating makes my vision of a winter wonderland here in Alabama come to life!

For a Caffeine Boost

East 59 CafĂŠ This new cafe in the Village at Lee Branch is one of my favorite places to study! Studying pre-pharmacy can be a challenge, but this place makes it so relaxing with the atheistic atmosphere and coffee.

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