Shelby Living, November/December 2018

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SPEAKING WITHOUT WORDS For dancers at one local studio, dancing is an outlet for creative expression and healing.

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KEEPING IT SASSY

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READ THIS BOOK Elisabeth Welty recommends five great books about family.

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The Sassy Brown Band is returning to the Shelby County Arts Council stage.

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school & sports

25 Shifting Gears: Motorcycles Roll Into the Auto Tech Program 30 Five Questions For: Ryan Adams, Chelsea High History Teacher

food & drink

31 The Salsa Guy: Jimmy Brogden’s Award-Winning Concoctions 38 Cocktail Recipe: Amoré’s A Fashioned Peach

home & style

39 Home for the Holidays: Christmas in Highland Lakes

features 48 Carving Treasures: Alabama Woodworkers Guild’s Projects 54 Holiday Gift Guide: Special Advertising Section

best of the best

60 A Full List of 2018 Best of the Best Contest Winners

in every issue 6 Contributors 7 From the Editor 8 ShelbyLiving.com 9 The Simple Life 10 #ShelbyLivingMagazine 11 The Guide 75 Business Connections

SL 83 Out & About 94 Marketplace

96 Why I Love Shelby County

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contributors EDITORIAL

Graham Brooks Stephen Dawkins Alec Etheredge Briana Harris Madoline Markham Keith McCoy Emily Sparacino Neal Wagner

CONTRIBUTORS Carmen Brown Lindsay Dyess Dawn Harrison Kevin McKee Lisa Phillips Jeremy Raines Grace Thornton Elisabeth Welty

DESIGN

Connor Bucy Jamie Dawkins Kate Sullivan

MARKETING

Kristy Brown Kari George Rachel Henderson Daniel Holmes Rhett McCreight Kim McCulla Nick McKnight Lindsay Milligan Viridiana Romero Kerrie Thompson

ADMINISTRATION Hailey Dolbare Mary Jo Eskridge Katie McDowell Stacey Meadows Tim Prince

Dawn Harrison, Photographer Dawn Harrison is a freelance photographer out of Birmingham. She grew up and put down roots off of 280, where she lives with her wonderful husband, five kids, one son-in-law, two grandkids, three dogs, two cats, eight cows and two ducks. When she isn’t taking pictures, you can find her burning up 280 getting to various school and sporting events, or hanging out in carpool lines.

She feels extremely blessed to be a part of the publication and to continue to meet such inspiring members of our community.

Kevin McKee, Photographer Kevin lives in Columbiana, where he and his family enjoy being active in their community. Most days he is in his office performing the duties of a medical practice administrator, but he can also be found running around with cameras slung around his neck. Kevin has been asked to photograph in a dynamic array of situations including theater performances, rock concerts, bull riding, aerial photography piloting both drones and airplanes, and has even found himself perched in the rigging of the tall ship H.M.S. Rose.

Jeremy Raines, Photographer Jeremy Raines is a freelance photographer residing in Helena. Jeremy lived in the Wiregrass region his entire life before moving to Shelby County in December 2017. He resides with his fiance Madison and their spoiled Maltipoo puppy, Zoey. Jeremy primarily freelances as a photographer with Shelby Living, but he also spends a lot of time freelancing as a photographer and writer for the Shelby County Reporter. Jeremy works full-time as a multi-program coordinator for the Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging.

Grace Thornton, Writer Grace Thornton is a freelance writer who calls Birmingham home. She’s served as a writer and editor for a number of Alabama publications and has spent a few years living in Europe and the Middle East as a writer for a nonprofit organization. She’s also written two books — I Don’t Wait Anymore and Unshakable Pursuit.

Shelby Living Magazine is published monthly by Shelby County Newspapers Inc., P.O. Box 947, Columbiana, AL 35051. Shelby Living Magazine is a registered trademark. All contents herein are the sole property of Shelby County Newspapers Inc. [the Publisher]. No part of this periodical may be reproduced without written permission from the Publisher. Please address all correspondence (including but not limited to letters, story ideas and requests to reprint materials) to: Editor, Shelby Living Magazine, P.O. Box 947, Columbiana, AL 35051.

Shelby Living Magazine is mailed to select households throughout Shelby County, and a limited number of free copies are available at local businesses. Please visit ShelbyLiving.com for a list of those locations. Subscriptions are available at a rate of $20.59 for one year by visiting ShelbyLiving.com or calling (205) 669-3131, ext. 532.

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from the editor

W ON THE COVER

The Salsa Guy

Helena resident Jimmy Brogden is the founder of After Midnight Salsa Co. Photo by Kate Sullivan Design by Kate Sullivan

When Shelby Living’s Best of the Best contest closed in September, and I looked at the total number of ballots submitted, I was ecstatic. More than 8,000 ballots came in for this year’s contest covering numerous categories, from Dining and Nightlife to Education to Home and Finance. We asked you to share your favorite local coffee, family medicine practice, animal clinic, city park, gift store, public and private schools, bank, auto service, local festival and more. You did your part and voted, and we’re so excited to share the results with you in this issue. We’re proud to call Shelby County home, and your participation in Best of the Best shows you are, too.

The full list of winners and finalists starts on page 60. If you haven’t checked out some of these businesses, let our Best of the Best section be your guide. Congratulations to all of the winners!

As always, don’t forget to check the Guide for local events scheduled in November and December, plus the story about Dream Makers Dance, a small studio with humble roots and big aspirations; our conversation with After Midnight Salsa Co. owner Jimmy Brogden, also known as the Salsa Guy; a Highland Lakes home’s lavish holiday décor; and much more in this issue, our first combined issue since Shelby Living launched. The magazine joins its sister publications – Hoover’s Magazine, Homewood Life, Mountain Brook Magazine and Vestavia Hills Magazine – on a bimonthly publishing schedule.

If you have any story ideas or general magazine feedback, feel free to contact me. Some of the best stories we’ve shared in these pages over the years have started with a brief message or conversation from readers like you. My email “door” is always open.

Wishing you a lovely holiday season,

emily.sparacino@shelbyliving.com

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THE SIMPLE LIFE

Stop the Noise “A confused mind does nothing.” “Less is more.” “When life isn’t adding up, start subtracting.” All great advice for when you feel too much is coming at you from every direction; yet, where do you begin to quiet the chaos?

Inboxes that never get emptied, telemarketers calling from your own area code, and mail that should get tossed immediately, yet somehow lingers on the counter, can compound the “white noise” that’s cluttering our digital and material lives. Let’s look at six places that you’re receiving information and focus on how to lessen what’s coming at you. uMail. When sorting mail, it’s simple to pull out the magazines and bills, yet you’re still left with letters for life insurance, credit card offers and organizations requesting Owner of SimpleWorks, donations. Directmail.com is the Simpleworks.guru place to register your address to stop lisa@simpleworks.guru the mailings you no longer wish to 205.981.7733 receive. Your new best friend. uPhone 1. The FCC has issued a statement on its website, “It is unlawful for any person to make any call using any automatic telephone dialing system or any artificial or prerecorded voice message to wireless numbers.” Yet somehow we’re still getting calls and they’re coming from our own area codes making it look like a local call. The National Do No Call registry gives you the opportunity to stop unwanted telemarketing calls. Go to donotcall.gov or call 888.382.1222. uPhone 2. Our phones aren’t just for making calls, they’re also our computers. Delete old contacts and unused apps. This can be done in those pockets of time when sitting in carpool or while waiting at the doctor. Clean up pictures. My daughter does this every night with the pictures she took or saved that day by deleting or putting them in folders. uEmail. Your inbox is open 24/7/365. Email is still the No. 1 tool for business communication, yet it is sharing space with newsletters, sales and recipes. Unroll.me is the source to unsubscribe to lists you want to be removed from. uSocial Media. Unfriend, unfollow. Streamline who and what you’re allowing in your brain. uTV. Are 150 channels even needed? Streamline your options. Cancel packages you aren’t using/watching. Fewer options mean fewer decisions—which frees up brain space.

There are some things in life we can’t control like the weather and calorie count on menus. Focus on what you can control. It’s that simple.

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Our 2nd Annual BackPack Buddies 5k & FunRun was a huge success, all because of our incredible community! We met our goal and doubled our sponsorships and participants. We are so thankful to all of our sponsors, runners, walkers, sleep-ins, and volunteers! We are so grateful to everyone because hunger doesn’t take a break on the weekends!

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Our football players and cheerleaders signed autographs for SES students following the pep rally they held for our Little Wildcats! Roll Shelby!

THE GUIDE

SPAIN PARK HIGH SCHOOL VETERANS CONCERT NOV. 6 SPHS Theater 6 P.M.

The Spain Park High School Band is presenting a free concert celebrating the community’s veterans. The program will include performances by the Symphonic Winds, the pop a cappella ensemble “Silver Lining” and the Howling Made Smith Detachment of the Marine Corps League. All veterans will be recognized, and SPHS will host a reception immediately after the concert, where the “Shades of Blue” jazz band will provide further musical entertainment.

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THE GUIDE NOV. 11

The Music of Patsy Cline Shelby County Arts Council, Columbiana 2-4 P.M.

This will be an evening of classic country music as innovated by the one and only Patsy Cline. The show will include the Sassy Brown Band featuring Glenn Butts on guitar and Lauren Brown on vocals, along with special guests Rose Colored Glasses.

Tickets are $20.

WHAT TO DO IN SHELBY COUNTY NOV. 2 Birmingham Bulls vs. Evansville Thunderbolts Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena 7:30 p.m.

NOV. 3 Cahaba Cycles Mountain Biking 101 Oak Mountain State Park 10 a.m.

NOV. 3 Captain Kudzu (Solo) Shelby County Arts Council 7 p.m.

NOV. 4 Out of the Darkness Alabama Walk Veterans Park – Valleydale 2:30-4 p.m.

NOV. 9 Veterans Day Ceremony Thompson High School 8:30 a.m.

NOV. 11 Veterans Day at the American Village Montevallo 2 p.m.

NOV. 13 Yoga and Wine Cat-n-Bird Winery 6 p.m.

DEC. 3-7

Colonial Christmas Lunch and Tour American Village, Montevallo TIMES VARY This Christmas tradition is the perfect outing for your family, club, senior group or church organization. Enjoy a delicious lunch with hostess Abigail Adams. Sing carols in the Colonial Chapel. Share a Christmas Homecoming with the Washingtons. Visit the President’s House. Tickets are $30 per person, and reservations before the event are required. To make a reservation, call (205) 665-3535 extension 1031, or email Christmas@ americanvillage.org.

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NOV. 14 Glow Ride by ValloCycle Montevallo 6:30 p.m.

NOV. 15 Birmingham Bulls vs. Quad City Storm Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena 7:30 p.m.

NOV. 17 Cahaba Cycles Mountain Biking 101 Oak Mountain State Park 10 a.m.

THE GUIDE

NOV. 17 Oak Mountain BMX Local Race Oak Mountain BMX Track 12 p.m.

NOV. 21 Birmingham Bulls vs. Evansville Thunderbolts Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena 7:30 p.m.

NOV. 23 Birmingham Bulls vs. Macon Mayhem Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena 7:30 p.m.

NOV. 24 Cahaba Cycles Mountain Biking 101 Oak Mountain State Park 10 a.m.

DEC. 1 Lego Play North Shelby Library 10 a.m.

DEC. 1 Teen Volunteer Day North Shelby Library 10 a.m.

DEC. 6 Mt Laurel Book Club Mt Laurel Library 7 p.m.

DEC. 12 Family Storytime with Mr. Mac North Shelby Library 10:45 a.m.

DEC. 12 Teen Homeschool Hangout: Botanical Gardens North Shelby Library 1 p.m.

DEC. 20 NSL Book Club North Shelby Library 10:30 a.m.

DEC. 26 Family Storytime with Mr. Mac North Shelby Library 10:45 a.m.

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Holiday Wine, Cheese & Dessert Pairing Cat-n-Bird Winery, Chelsea 6:30 P.M. - 9 P.M.

Relax under the stars before the holiday chaos begins. Enjoy seven different wines paired with complementing cheeses and desserts while cozied up by fire pits and soaking in smooth live acoustic music from Mark & Ben. Seating is limited.

DEC. 7+8+13+15

Radio T.B.S. South City Theatre 7:30 P.M. If you liked Christmas Belles, you’ll love this holiday craziness directed by Rachael Pike! Performances will take place at 2969 Pelham Parkway, Suites J-K. For tickets or more information, call the box office at (205) 621-2128.

DEC. 1

Alabaster Christmas Parade Alabaster 10 A.M.-12 P.M.

Come see floats, bands, dance groups, horses, dogs, Jeeps, Corvettes and much more as the annual Alabaster Christmas Parade moves along Highway 31. Kids can collect candy, and of course, Santa Claus will be riding atop the fire truck.

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THE GUIDE AROUND TOWN NOV. 1 Joe Carnaggio – Playing on the Plaza Hoover Public Library 7 p.m.

NOV. 2 Hoover High School Football vs. IMG Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 7 p.m.

NOV. 2 Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Pepper Place NOV. 3 BTC Vulcan Run 10K

LIBRARY

Full of Wonder Curious children explored “Terrific Talents” and more during the first session of the Wonder Kids’ Book Club on Sept. 11 at the Albert L. Scott Library in Alabaster. The library was awarded the 2018 Virginia Hamilton and Arnold Adoff Creative Outreach Grant of $1,000 to exclusively fund the club. The session showcased several books of Hamilton and Adoff, as well as those of other authors. After reading and discussing stories, Jennie Bunton shared her balloon sculpting talent. Each club member received one of Hamilton’s books and a balloon creation to keep.

COMMUNITY

Birth Day Box While many families were soaking up the last part of summer outside on Labor Day weekend, Alabaster couple Maggie and Shannon Gray were celebrating the birth of their son, Charles Langston Gray. In addition to making his debut just in time for Labor Day, Langston is also among the first newborns at Shelby Baptist Medical Center to experience the hospital’s newest offering – the Birth Day Box. This special delivery, which will now be presented to all Shelby Baptist newborns, includes everything needed to celebrate baby’s official welcome, including party hats and bubble gum cigars; a cake from Pelham bakery, Cake Art; colorful plates and napkins; and even a “Shelby Baby” imprinted onesie.

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NOV. 3+4 Moss Rock Festival The Preserve, Hoover Nov. 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Nov. 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

NOV. 4-11 Veterans Week Celebration Hoover Public Library Times Vary NOV. 5 Aldridge Gardens Veterans Celebration Aldridge Gardens 9:30 a.m.

NOV. 10 Turkey Trot for Hunger 5K Run/ Walk Chelsea Recreational Park NOV. 10+11 Alabama Designer Craftsmen Fine Craft Show Birmingham Botanical Gardens Nov. 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

NOV. 11 National Veterans Day Parade Downtown Birmingham NOV. 13 The Price Is Right Live – Stage Show

THE GUIDE

BJCC 6 p.m.

NOV. 18 Magic City Half Marathon Regions Field 8 a.m.

NOV. 25 Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker BJCC 3 p.m.

NOV. 29 Christmas Tree Lighting Hoover City Hall 5 p.m.

NOV. 29 Steve Martin & Martin Short BJCC 6:30 p.m.

NOV. 30-DEC. 16 Holiday Spectacular 2018 Red Mountain Theatre Company and RTMC Cabaret Theatre DEC. 8+9 Blue Light Special Art Show Cahaba ClayWorks and Earthborn Studios Dec. 8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Dec. 9, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

DEC. 14-23 Scrooge the Musical Virginia Samford Theatre Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.

Sundays, 2:30 p.m.

DEC. 14 Midday Music: The Cathedral Ringers Handbell Ensemble Cathedral Church of the Advent 12:30 p.m.

DEC. 14-23 Alabama Ballet Presents George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

DEC. 18 Lightwire Theater Presents A Very Electric Christmas UAB’s Alys Stephens Center

BUSINESS

Expanding to Chelsea After opening its first location in Pelham in September 2017, Cajun Boys & Our Po Boys has brought its red beans and rice, gumbo, crawfish and fresh beignets to Chelsea. The new location opened in August at 48 Chesser Crane Road.

COMMUNITY

Journey of Hope Forge Breast Cancer Survivor Center (Forge) and The Deep South Cancer Foundation (DSCF) recently hosted “A Journey of Courage and Hope,” the first retreat for metastatic breast cancer survivors in the region. It was an opportunity for women and the women who support them to retreat from the routines of treatment and daily life to experience a program of individual and mutual healing and renewal. During the letter writing session, each survivor/co-survivor pair wrote positive things that came out of their relationship that most likely would not have if they had not received a cancer diagnosis.

Nancy, a caregiver, wrote, “My dear companion Sharon, I am deeply grateful to be traveling this road with you along with huge realities that present themselves. All of life and living and all of death and dying.” The free retreat was held at the Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center in Cullman. Participants came from all over north and central Alabama, including Shelby County.

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THE GUIDE MILITARY

CLUB

Warrior at Sea

Community Service Award

Chelsea native and Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Rushhaven provides key support as part of combat operations aboard USS Philippine Sea. He is a Navy fire controlman aboard the guidedmissile cruiser. He graduated from Chelsea High School in 2013.

Michael Glenn of Leeds was the honoree and recipient of the Community Service Award and a scholarship fund established in his name presented by William Mathis, president of the Shelby County AL Tuskegee Alumni Club on Saturday, Aug. 25.

The event was held in the home of Betty Slaughter of Indian Springs. Numerous accolades, proclamations and donations sent included the Alabama State Senate, House of Representatives, City of Leeds Mayor’s Office, Jefferson County Commissioners Office, Birmingham City Council, NAACP Birmingham Office, Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce, Binnie Myles, Summit Media Corp and a long list of great businesses. Proceeds will also benefit the Greystone YMCA, Youth Development Program.

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ARTS

SPEAKING WITHOUT WORDS

For dancers at one local studio, dancing is an outlet for creative expression and healing.

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Gracie Driskell doesn’t remember a time when Dream Makers Dance wasn’t a part of her life. The 17-yearold senior at Shelby County High School has been dancing there since she was 3.

She loves clogging, hip-hop, lyrical, contemporary — the list goes on and on. But longer than that is the list of ways she says the studio has changed her life.

“The teachers there have made a major impact on me,” she says, noting that two of the teachers have

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been like “a second mom” to her.

One of those is Jenny Lespi, who started the studio in 1992 after she was asked to get together some dancers for Liberty Day in Columbiana. The idea just snowballed from there, and Dream Makers Dance was born.

“Shelby County opened up an afterschool education program in 1994 with dance for latchkey kids, kids who couldn’t afford to go to one of the bigger studios,”

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Lespi says, noting that the program gave the opportunity for students in a rural, Title One area to thrive. “And God has just blessed us — we’ve grown and grown and grown.”

Dream Makers Dance doesn’t have a studio of its own — they rent gym space from schools. And they don’t have mirrors or barres, but that doesn’t slow them down, Lespi says.

“They all have stories from their heart,” she says.

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“Not having a mirror there doesn’t change their passion. You can stretch your leg on the back of a chair as well as you can stretch it on a barre.”

Driskell agrees. “We don’t look like a normal studio, and I think it’s neat that we can do just as well as other studios with all the extravagant things,” she says.

“Sometimes we even compete against them and win.”

Dream Makers Dance was named Most Inspirational Dance Studio at the Inspire National Dance Competition. They also won the People’s Choice award at nationals and $3,500 in scholarships.

“Our mission is to inspire, and I think our girls do a good job of that,” Lespi says. “We’re there as dancers, but we have grown more into telling a story than being concerned about doing the steps.

The Poppy Service ...a Veterans Day Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for all who served our country Sunday, Nov. 11 • 2 pm The American Village

Join us for a Veterans Day service in the Colonial Chapel at 2 p.m. followed by a wreath laying at the National Veterans Shrine.

The American Village will lay a poppy wreath in honor of all veterans, and the public will be invited to lay a poppy in remembrance of a loved one.

This is a free event.

Gates will open at 1 p.m.

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Every performance is somebody’s story.”

And they definitely have stories to tell. Two years ago, Driskell choreographed a solo piece to Rascal Flatts’ “Why,” a song about losing someone to suicide. She first put the piece together just to let people who were struggling know they weren’t alone, but in the middle of that year, one of her friends — an eighth grader — committed suicide.

“After that happened, it had an even deeper meaning behind it,” Driskell says.

As every girl comes up with a dance they’d like to do, Lespi sits down with them and talks with them through the story they want to tell and the impact they want to make on the audience. It’s a studio of girls that have faced a lot of pain — loss of mothers, grandmothers, teachers and friends. They’ve known broken families and

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“These are big things that could’ve destroyed these little girls, and they are taking that and expressing it through dance,” Lespi says. “They want to help other people. Every girl who walks through the door of our class has passion. And every girl, even though she’s from a one-trafficlight town, she has impacted lives all over the place.”

Lespi understands tragedy too and how dance can be a release. Her son passed away in recent years. And her best friend, who also taught at the studio for 17 years, lost her battle with cancer a few years ago too.

The pain is deep. And when words won’t do the trick — which is often, Lespi says — she can express herself through dance.

Dream Makers Dance creator Jenny Lespi says every performance her students do is “somebody’s story.”

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“It’s a place where you can speak without words,” she says.

And being a part of the studio sisterhood has made all the difference in her life, too. The bond between the dancers is one she can’t explain.

“We’re not just a studio — we’re a family,” Lespi says.

Ava Varco, a student at Elvin Hill Elementary School, agrees. “I’m 10, and I’ve been taking dance there since I was 2. I feel like I’ve known these girls forever,” she says. “We’re a close-knit group, like a big ol’ family. They’re like my sisters. And we get to express ourselves through these dances.”

Driskell agreed — they were sisters with a purpose, a mission. “We want to tell a story through what we do. And it helps us, but we want it to help other people too.”

ARTS COUNCIL CORNER

KEEPING IT SASSY

The Sassy Brown Band is returning to the Shelby County Arts Council stage.

BY LINDSAY DYESS PHOTO BY CAROL NEAL, PINK DOOR PHOTOS Some people come into this world ready to share their special gifts and talents. Lauren “Sassy” Brown is one of these people.

“My mom would tell you I came into this world singing,” she says. “I’ve always been drawn to and had a love for music of all genres.”

This Alabama native has had a flair for performance ever since she was a young girl putting on living room “variety shows” for her parents’ friends.

“I would say my father was probably my greatest influence in developing my love for music,” she recalls.

She would spend hours listening to his record collection of artists such as Jim Reeves, Bill Anderson, Loretta Lynn, Jimi Hendrix and Patsy Cline. Sassy was particularly drawn to the blues genre and has since spent her life honing her musical craft.

“The blues make me happy,” she says. “The blues aren’t about sadness. Blues is about happiness and sadness-love, lust, passion, anger, heartache … that’s life, baby, and that makes me happy.”

In 2012 she formed The Sassy Brown Band featuring Glen Butts, Andrew Brasfield, Scott Housey and John Oliver. They have performed their foot-tapping beats all over the Southeast and even opened for acts such as Eric Clapton, Mike Zito and Sam Frazier.

The Sassy Brown Band has earned a bit of notoriety as the 2016 and 2017 winners of the Muscle Shoals Music Preservation Society Blues Challenge. They even placed as quarter finalists in the 2017 and 2018 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, out of more than 200 competing bands from all over the world.

On Nov. 11, Sassy brings her special talents to the stage of the Shelby County Arts Council’s Black Box Theater performing the music of Patsy Cline. This

performance will also feature the Sassy Brown Band live.

“Patsy Cline is one of my greatest influences in music, period,” she says.

“Her voice, her raw emotion, her effortless grace and delivery— the way she connected with people through her music.

She’s everything I strive to be.”

Sassy will pay tribute to the great Patsy Cline on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and tickets are $20.

Shelby County Arts Council events continue with “Come Fly with Me” featuring Austin Foster and pianist Nathan Dawkins on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. The Annual Holiday Artist Market is back for another year on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. with a special preview night on Friday, Nov. 30 from 6-8 p.m. Shop for unique holiday gifts crafted by local artists. Three on a String returns to the Black Box Theater on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. for another show filled with music and laughs. Tickets are $25. And “Jingle all the Way” featuring storyteller Dolores Hydock and Bobby Horton returns for its third year of holiday tales and music on Sunday, Dec. 9. The show starts at 2 p.m., and tickets are $20.

Tickets and information on these and other events can be found at Shelbycountyartscouncil. com.

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With the holidays approaching, family is something that seems to be on everyone’s mind. Whether driving down the road to spend Thanksgiving dinner together, flying to a distant destination for an annual Christmas ritual, developing holiday traditions in your own home or spending time with friends, family is the focus of the holiday season. Avid reader, book club member and overall book enthusiast Elisabeth Welty shares five books about family to curl up with during your own family gatherings.

Ava’s Man

By Rick Bragg Rick Bragg explores the colorful life of the grandfather he never knew in this larger-than-life story of a working class southern family man. Pieced together from tall tales told at family gatherings and by friends and neighbors who knew them best, Ava’s Man celebrates the life of hardworking and hard scrabble men and families in Northeastern Alabama. Rick will keep you laughing with a colorful cast of characters who will make you appreciate your own family roots.

The Great Santini

By Pat Conroy In this book, Pat Conroy goes for the jugular by exploring the often violent, dysfunctional and complex relationships that can be contained in families. The story of Bull Meecham, a marine fighter pilot and his son Ben highlights the sometimes explosive relationships between fathers and sons and how even the darkest of family dynamics can bring about light. You will be drawn into the story as you see how exposing the truth brings about redemption for this family.

The Light Between Oceans

By M.L. Stedman The rich and beautiful descriptions set this heart-wrenching novel apart. As a couple living isolated while keeping a light house, the Sherbourne family is faced with loss after loss until one day a seemingly orphaned infant girl washes up on shore. This riveting plot and sweeping novel will keep you on your toes as it explores the lengths that mothers will go to for their children. It will leave you wondering about the interaction between family, love and what is right.

The Truth According to Us

By Annie Barrows Set in the fictional mill town of Macedonia, West Virginia, this witty and delightful novel tells the story of the fallen-from-grace Romeyn family and their triumphs and follies. With an engaging 12-year-old narrator who is reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird’s young Scout, this book has a cast of resilient women who demonstrate familial love and mercy as they untangle and then rewrite family history in a way that heals heartbreak and betrayal.

The House of the Spirits

By Isabel Allende This imaginative and absorbing saga follows three generations of the Trueba family through political upheaval and sweeping social changes in South America. You will be enthralled as you follow this magical and luminous family into the complex relationships between a family and a nation— relationships that demonstrate the ways that love and fate play a role in the revolutions, both triumphant and tragic that face us all.

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SHIFTING GEARS

One student’s interest in motorcycles has taken the CTEC’s Auto Tech program to the next level.

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Before September, the only engine sounds coming from Robert Irwin’s Automotive Technology shop at the Career Technical Education Center were from cars. A conversation between Irwin and a representative from Harley-Davidson Motor Company at the national SkillsUSA competition in Louisville, Kentucky, this summer changed that.

One of Irwin’s students, Michael Moler, had decided to compete in the SkillsUSA motorcycle category. As a senior at Vincent High School, Moler won first place in

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the state competition in Motorcycle Service Technology.

Then, he competed at the national level and placed 13th overall. Irwin was amazed, considering Moler didn’t even have a motorcycle to work on in his Auto Tech class.

“He’s one of those sharp kids,” Irwin says. “For him to place 13th in the nation is astronomical.”

Moler, who works at Ernest McCarty Ford in Alabaster, says he applied knowledge he had from tinkering with different vehicles over the years, along with mechanical techniques he’d learned in Irwin’s class.

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“When I was younger, I worked on ATVs and dirt bikes, but I had never really worked on many motorcycles,” Moler says. “It was a pretty cool experience for anyone that got the chance to go.”

As well as Moler performed without access to motorcycles in the Auto Tech class, Irwin wanted to provide more inclass opportunities for him and other students to learn specific skills associated with motorcycle maintenance. He expressed this to Harley-Davidson representative Marcus Steele at the national competition in June, not thinking the

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conversation would lead to a solution so quickly. But within four months, Steele had helped arrange for the company to donate two motorcycles, a 2014 Dyna Street Bob and a 2016 CVO Pro Street Breakout, to Irwin’s program.

Irwin estimates the value of the two Michael Moler motorcycles is roughly $40,000.

“That’s a big deal to donate that stuff to a high school,” Irwin says, “And to get new stuff like this is incredible.”

After the motorcycles arrived at the CTEC in early September, Irwin and his students got them running again, and started making plans for customization of the bikes with assistance from students in the Collision Repair Technology program.

Next, he wants to get a motorcycle lift so students can take the bikes apart and put them back together.

“Any students that have any interest in motorcycles or smaller engines could learn on those,” Moler says.

Even when the novelty of the pair of Harleys has

worn off a bit, Irwin says he wants to continue the focused instruction he’s started for students like Moler who express a high level of interest in working on motorcycles. He credits Moler’s initiative with laying the foundation for this new chapter in his Automotive Technology program.

“We’re going to utilize these (motorcycles) to compete at the state level,” he says. “This is something I hope we can do every year. It builds students’ confidence, too.”

Irwin’s program is an Automotive Service Excellence Accredited Training Program, meaning his students are able to earn ASE certification before they graduate. His class is full every year. Last year alone, 15 of Irwin’s students landed jobs in the workforce. With this new opportunity for students to build their skills in motorcycle repair, that number could increase.

“This is going to be fun,” Irwin says. “I’m pumped up.”

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Walter (Ryan) Adams is a teacher, coach and published author, and he’s adding Peace Teacher to the list. As a 14-year classroom veteran, Ryan has taught a wide range of social science courses in Alabama and Louisiana. He currently teaches AP U.S. History 10 and 11 at Chelsea High School, and serves as the pitching coach for the baseball program and is the faculty sponsor for First Priority, FCA and Chelsea’s Project Citizen. In 2011, he published To Be The King of Diamonds, a book in which he tells his life story. Ryan and his wife, Melanie, live in Chelsea with their four children: Sadie, Lee (Tug), Jesse and Joanna.

What led up to your being selected to participate in the USIP 2018 Peace Teachers Program?

For the last four years, Chelsea has participated in a Civic workshop program in Washington D.C. through the Close-Up Foundation. Our Regional Close-Up Rep. contacted me about the USIP program and said, “This seems like you.” After looking it over, I decided to complete the application process and submit my name to be part of the 2018 Peace Teacher Cohort. In July, I received my notification that I had been selected as one of the four teachers from around the country.

What can you tell us about the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Peace Teachers Program?

A great deal about the USIP and the Peace Teacher Program, I am learning as I go. Without hesitation, I can say, the more I am learning, the more honored I feel to be a part. The USIP is a non-partisan government agency that formatted during the Carter Administration and established under President Reagan. The main focus has not been the avoidance of international conflict, but addressing that conflict does 32 November/December 2018

not have to result in loss of life. The Peace Teacher Program is now in its fifth year of existence and is based on the conviction that educators can be pivotal in bringing these pressing issues into the classroom. At a time when violent conflict regularly dominates headlines, teachers are the key to helping young people obtain the knowledge and skills to not only envision a more peaceful world, but play a role in creating it.

As a program participant, what are your goals for this school year?

I invoked a challenge to my students on the first day of classes that I wish to guide my actions as their teacher and theirs, as students. I first asked them that if given only two choices, would they rather “do right” or “be right.” When looking at whatever conflict or decision that may arise, I want to reflect back to that question. I want to choose to “do right.” If I maintain that mindset, then our possibilities become more apparent.

What are a few things you plan to implement in your classes at CHHS? Each of the students participated in

taking a Conflict Style Assessment that gauges your general approach to conflict. We are tracking the results for ourselves and seeing the most common approach of each of my classes. I have taken the assessment twice thus far and found it interesting that there were slight discrepancies in my results. I want to see how both individual and group mentality manifests over the year. Further, I want to introduce as many perspectives as possible into the curriculum.

What do you hope your students will gain from your involvement in the program?

The world is changing. Fifteen years ago, cell phones were not allowed in schools. Today, they can be used to enhance lesson plans. Technology and communication has bridged a gap that centuries of humans never could. The 21st century has increased our connectivity. No longer are countries isolated. The advent of interconnection ensures that we share a collective destiny with both our allies and enemies. The most important aspect of us is not our ability to do, but our ability to do “with others.”

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Jimmy uses locally sourced ingredients and accepts occasional “donations” from friends like Jacob Reiche, who recently gave him fresh peppers plucked straight from his garden in North Carolina.

Peppers of varying sizes and in vibrant shades of red, orange, yellow and green fill bags in the commercial kitchen Jimmy leases to make his salsa.

Jimmy dunks all ingredients in an organic wash designed to clean the surface of produce naturally.

His salsa contains no preservatives, he says.

“We do everything fresh,” he adds. “People like knowing where their food comes from. We weigh everything to the ounce to make sure we can repeat everything that’s done.”

The After Midnight Salsa Co. label was inspired by the view from Jimmy’s house in the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina. A clock in the center, to the left of a crescent moon is set to 1:11 a.m.

“My business is personal,” he says. “This is my grown man’s lemonade stand, pretty much.”

To see updates or send Jimmy Brogden a message, follow After Midnight Salsa Co. on Facebook.

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Kathleen Baldus is an expert at surrounding herself with reminders of the Christmas season. In December each year, every room of her Highland Lakes home becomes a gallery for her countless decorations—trees and garlands bedecked with metallic ornaments and ribbons, miniature glittery reindeer, wooden nutcrackers, ornate table settings, Santa Claus figurines and miscellaneous ceramic pieces. “I go all out,” Kathleen says. “It’s my favorite time of year.”

Her passion for decorating so much of her 9,000-squarefoot home for the holidays—each room becoming a Christmas vignette all its own—drew attention from the organizers of the annual Highland Lakes Women’s Club Holiday Home Tour, a fundraiser for local charities. When

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she was asked to open her home to the tour in 2016, she said yes without hesitation.

“We had a fabulous turnout,” she says of her first year.

She participated in the tour again in 2017.

Collecting new pieces and arranging them around the house is part of what she loves about interior decorating in general.

She’s not shy with color (several of her guest bedrooms have distinct color “themes”), and she describes her overall style as “eclectic” with antique pieces and trinkets her late husband brought home from his travels abroad years ago.

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Kitchen Christmas village scenes cover much of the counter space in the large kitchen. A holiday centerpiece and matching placemats and napkins adorn Kathleen’s breakfast table.

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Four years ago, Don Wilson was looking for a change in direction. He had retired from his career as a sales executive for Johnson & Johnson and he wanted to spend his future serving the community. That’s when his friend John Wilkes encouraged him to join him in the toy group as a member of the Alabama Woodworkers Guild.

“I didn’t know anything about woodmaking. I never thought that was something I would do,” Wilson says. “But I was looking to do something in community service, and I had friends with kids I wanted to make toys for.”

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“These are children who need help with dexterity,” he says. “We make airplanes and helicopters with moving parts that they can use to help get their mobility back.”

The AWG also supplies toys to 22 Shriners hospitals worldwide, along with SafeHouse, a shelter for abused women and children.

Established in 1983, the AWG, now located at its Woodworking Education Center at 10544 Highway 17 in Maylene, has become a powerhouse for the state as a one-stop shop not only to take woodworking classes, but also for promoting the art of woodworking through community service, arts and crafts shows at venues such as Hoover ShelbyLiving.com

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Wilson, who is now president of the guild, is working on enhancing and spreading knowledge about the organization’s mission. “We have three strengths. We have a skilled class, we have our own woodshop, and we teach,” he says.

Just last year, Wilson says, the AWG taught 15 classes at the center, an unused schoolhouse building leased by Habitat for humanity in 2008. Aside from the popular toy making class, the AWG teaches everything from guitar making, making hand tools and woodturning. Classes are open to all guild members in good standing.

“We taught 50 people how to turn wood this past year,” he says. “They learn to make everything from bowls to jewelry boxes. We also teach cabinet making, which is always a big hit.”

Fees vary according to the course, but Wilson says instructors do not take money for teaching. “We’re a nonprofit, so the money goes directly to our revenue stream,” he says. “It’s one thing to be skilled, but to be able to go out and teach all of this to other people is amazing.”

The AWG has been known for helping make period pieces for plays at the American Village, where they repaired a replica of George Washington’s cane, as well as making

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The AWG now has around 300 members, with an increasing number of women members, and has grown to be the third largest in the country, Wilson says.

“We continue to upgrade. We’re looking at using 3D printing. We’re also looking at how we can establish more satellite groups in Alabama, but right now we’re basically it.”

Membership is $100 per year. More information on the AWG and class offerings can be found at https:// wp.awwg.info. The AWG’s annual show, featuring members’ finished projects like furniture, musical instruments, wood carvings and toys were presented at the Hoover Public Library Oct. 7-14. Wilson says it is a great opportunity for people who are interested in the craft to come and learn what the AWG has to offer.

“They can take anybody who was like me and didn’t know anything about woodworking, but I had a servant’s heart, and that’s all it requires,” he says.

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13. SIMPLY BRIE BOWL WITH RECIPE Makes a perfect gift or hostess gift. Many styles and potters to choose from. $36-$42. Available at The Cook Store, 2841 Cahaba Rd , Mountain Brook, (205) 879 5277.

14. STUDDED SHOULDER BAG

A buttery soft studded shoulder bag from Baske California. $425. Available at Ryan Reeve, 300 Crosshaven Dr, Vestavia Hills, (205) 518-5010.

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15. AT HOME Drinking with the Saints, $29.99. Bites on a Board, $24.99. Available at At Home, 2921 18th Street S, Homewood, 35029. (205) 879-3510.

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16. LODGE 5” MINI SKILLETS Lodge 5” Mini Skillets, $11.75. Available at Cookie Fix, 2854 18th St S, Homewood, AL 35209, (205) 582-2623.

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Birthstones are a symbol of our entrance into and journey through life. We are our very own transformation stories. Article 22 is devoted to turning something negative (bombs) into something positive (jewelry). Available at Paige Albright, 2814 Petticoat Lane, Mountain Brook, (205) 877-3232.

18. FROSTED FLEECE ROBE

Relax this holiday season in this silky, sensual frosted fleece robe! One size, five colors, $85... definitely on her list! Available at Marguerite’s Conceits, 2406 Canterbury Rd, Mountain Brook Village, (205) 879-2730 .

19. UNPUBLISHED HUNTER GREEN CORDUROY SKIRT

Cute Unpublished hunter green corduroy skirt for your junior or tween. Sized small-large: $62.00.

Available at Snap Girls, 240 Country Club Park , Mountain Brook, (205) 500-0302.

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20. MUDPIE CHRISTMAS SHIRT $20. Available at Gifted, 2643 Pelham PKWY, Pelham, AL 35124, (205) 624-3400.

21. TIFOSI SUNGLASSES Discover Tifosi Sunglasses with interchangeable lenses for every condition and vented lenses for better air circulation to prevent fogging. Available in many styles for men and women.

PharmSouth, 34 Manning Place, Birmingham, AL 35242, in the town of Mt Laurel, (205) 991-5265.

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22. AROUND TOWN PASSBOOK

Take full advantage of the growing city that is Birmingham with Around Town Passbook, your entertainment tour guide. Live local, Be Social. $30.

Available at www.aroundtownpassbooks.com.

23. SPANX LEGGINGS Spanx leggings, faux leather leggings, with a control top, available in multiple styles. $98$110. Available at Hemline, 1802 29th Ave S, Homewood, AL 35209, (205) 802-9252.

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24. OASIS HOT TUBS AND SWIM SPAS

Searching for that special Christmas gift, look no further! Relax in your personal spa after a stressful day. You have earned it! Available at Oasis Hot Tubs and Swim Spas, 5511 Hwy 280, Suite #106, Birmingham, (205) 703-1840.

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$35. Available at Oh My Sole, 4045 Helena Rd, Helena, AL 35080, (205) 406-5602.

26. CONSIGNED DESIGN We have dozens of pieces like this necklace that should be on every girl’s wish list, $16. Connect with us on Facebook and Insta. Available at Consigned Design, 72 Fulton Springs Road, Suite A, Alabaster, AL, 205-664-7540.

27. 2’ BY 3’ YASTIKS 2” by 3” Yastiks on holiday sale for $165.

Available at 18th Street Orientals, 1829 18th Street, Homewood, AL 35209, (205) 870-3838.

28. EltaMD SUNSCREENS

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Available at Cahaba Dermatology, 2279 Valleydale Rd, Suite 100, Hoover, (205) 279-SKIN.

29. LONDON BLUE TOPAZ WITH WHITE GOLD Available for $1,295 at Anthony and Co., 2080 Valleydale Rd, Suite 6, Hoover, AL 35244, (205) 987-2224.

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SHELBY LIVING’S BEST OF THE BEST 2018 Who’s the best? We asked, and you answered. Thousands of votes were cast in Shelby Living Magazine’s annual Best of the Best contest. Read on to find out our readers’ favorites in Shelby County.

DINING AND NIGHTLIFE BEST LOCAL COFFEE Edgar’s Bakery 499 Southgate Drive, Pelham 205-987-0790 // 6801 Cahaba Valley Road No. 128, Birmingham 205-408-0897 edgarsbakery.com Finalists: Chelsea Coffee House, Donut Joe’s, Kai’s Koffee, The Neighborhood

Brew, Ground Up Coffee BEST BARBECUE Jim ‘N Nick’s 295 Alabaster Boulevard, Alabaster jimnnicks.com 205-605-0170 Finalists: Jim ‘N Nick’s (Greystone), Lazy Boy BBQ, Dreamland Bar-B-Que, Tin Top BBQ 2, Full Moon (Alabaster), Good Ole Boys BBQ

BEST LOCAL PIZZA Area 41 Pizza Co. 30 Manning Place, Birmingham 41pizza.com 205-995-4141

BEST PATIO DINING Margarita Grill 234 Cahaba Valley Road, Pelham themargaritagrill.com 205-982-7281

Finalists: Joe’s Italian, Sanpeggio’s, Nino’s, Pizza Star, All Original Pizzeria, Buck Creek Pizza

Finalists: Taco Mama, Pablo’s, Beef O’Brady’s, Superior Grill, The Depot, Little Donkey

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BEST DATE NIGHT Joe’s Italian 21 Weatherly Club Drive, Alabaster joesitalianonline.com 205-663-4111 Finalists: Bellinis, Chuck’s Fish, Amoré, The Fish Market, Lil Bits Tavern BEST SWEET TREATS K&J’s Elegant Pastries and Creamery 236 1st St. S, Alabaster kjselegantpastries.com 205-663-4827 Finalists: Edgar’s Bakery, Steel City Pops, Tee’s Cakes and Pastries, Frios Gourmet Pops, Pastry Art Bake Shoppe, Davis Drug Snack Bar

Santa Fe Day Spa “Thank you Shelby Living Readers for voting us Best Spa” Holiday Packages and Gift Cards Available at

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BEST BAR/COCKTAILS Margarita Grill 234 Cahaba Valley Road, Pelham

themargaritagrill.com 205-982-7281 Finalists: Main Street Tavern, Taco Mama, Bellinis, Grey Bar 280, On Tap (Highway 280), Little Donkey BEST ETHNIC CUISINE Kobe Japanese Steak House and Sushi 340 Inverness Corners, Birmingham ekobe.com 205-326-7996 Finalists: The Pita Hut, Eli’s Jerusalem Grill, Sushi Village, Golden City, Pinto Thai, Ginza BEST CATERER Ashley Mac’s 5299 Valleydale Road, Birmingham ashleymacs.com 205-346-6186

DR. FOGO Finalists: Home Plate Cooking, Taziki’s (Alabaster), Taziki’s (Lee Branch Shopping Center), Dreamland Bar-B-Que (Highway 280), Catering by Bellinis, Bare Naked Noodles BEST MARGARITA Superior Grill 4701 U.S. 280, Birmingham birmingham.superiorgrill.com 205-991-5112 Finalists: Margarita Grill, Zapopan, Cozumel Grill, Pablo’s (Lee Branch), La Paz, El Patron BEST LUNCH SPOT Taziki’s (Alabaster) 630 1st St. N., No. 200, Alabaster tazikiscafe.com 205-216-3465 Finalists: The Pita Hut, Lil Bits Tavern, The Depot, Chicken Salad Chick, Ashley Mac’s, Smiley Brothers

Specialty Foods BEST KID FRIENDLY DINING Chick-fil-A (Alabaster) 125 Colonial Promenade Parkway, Alabaster chick-fil-a.com 205-685-1190

CONGRATULATIONS DR. JUSTIN W. FOGO!

CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN & LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST

Finalists: The Pita Hut, The Depot, Taco Mama, Lazy Boy BBQ, Zapopan

HEALTH AND BEAUTY BEST FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTICE Greenvale Pediatrics 1022 1st Ave. NE Suite 102, Alabaster 205-663-9550 // 101 Eagle Ridge Dr., Birmingham 205-995-1004 childrensal.org/greenvalepediatrics

• Chiropractic • Acupuncture • Dry Needling • • Kinesio Tape • Massage Therapy • • Ultrasound • Spinal Decompression •

(205) 678-1000 398 Chesser Drive Suite 2 - Chelsea, AL 35043 www.chelseafamilychiro.com Whole Health for the Whole Family

Shelby Humane supports our community through pet adoptions, low cost spay/neuter surgeries and vaccine clinics, and free veterinary care and boarding of pets for victims of domestic violence. Learn more at:

ShelbyHumane.org Please donate to continue this important work.

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Inverness Eye Care, Vision First BEST CHIROPRACTIC CARE PRACTICE 398 Chesser Road, Chelsea chelseafamilychiro.com 205-678-1000 Finalists: Montevallo Chiropractic Center, Shelby Family Chiropractic, Greystone Chiropractic, Pelham Family Chiropractic, Precision Chiropractic, Columbiana Chiropractic Clinic

Finalists: Birmingham Internal Medicine Associates, Cahaba Family Medicine, Columbiana Clinic, UAB Inverness, Helena Family Medicine, Montevallo Family Medicine BEST DERMATOLOGY PRACTICE Inverness Dermatology & Laser 250 Inverness Center Dr., Hoover invernessderm.com 205-995-5575 Finalists: Shelby Dermatology, Skin Wellness Center of Alabama, Cahaba

Dermatology, Village Dermatology, True Dermatology BEST DENTAL PRACTICE Montevallo Family Dentistry 711 Wadsworth St., Montevallo montevallofamdentistry.com 205-665-2224 Finalists: Columbiana Family Dentistry, Calera Dental Center, Shelby Pediatric Dentistry, Elite Dentistry, Inverness Family and Cosmetic Dentistry, Honea Family Dentistry BEST ORTHODONTICS PRACTICE

Chelsea Orthodontics 300 Jade Park, Chelsea chelseabraces.com 205-678-2770 Finalists: Calera Orthodontics, Birmingham Orthodontics, Edwards Orthodontics, Orthodontics South, Oak Mountain Orthodontics, Moore Orthodontics BEST EYE CARE PRACTICE Pelham Eye Care 2617 U.S. 31, Pelham pelhameyecare.com 205-664-1575 Finalists: Chelsea Eye Care, Hayes Eye Center, Jill K. Meyer, Alabaster Eye Care,

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• Baby • Tween • Children • Clothing • Shoes • Gifts

205-677-2225 16161 Hwy 280 • Chelsea www.2girlsandadog.com

BEST LOCAL PHARMACY Snider’s Pharmacy 15582 U.S. 280, Chelsea facebook.com/ SnidersPharmacy 205-678-3899 Finalists: Davis Drug, Montevallo Drug, Brooklere Pharmacy, Chelsea Apothecary, Double Oak Mountain Pharmacy, Neil’s Pharmacy BEST LOCAL HAIR SALON Seventh Heaven Salon 301 W. College St., Columbiana facebook.com/ seventhheavenfullservicesalon 205-669-4092

www .MagnoliasDIYSeries.com MAGNOLIAS is a family owned gift boutique originally started in Sylacauga in 1992. Since then, it has expanded to serve the Pell City and Chelsea communities.

Known for its “over-the-top” complimentary gift wrapping, Magnolias is the place to go when you need a gift for any occasion. Their friendly staff is always ready to help assist you with any need while you shop.

Magnolias has also become a resource for customers’ decorating questions. Each store boasts beautiful displays that offer a glimpse of the most current decorating trends.

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market,” store owner, Linda explains, “and

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Over the years, they have noticed a common thread of questions that customers ask,

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especially around the holidays. The two have

stressful time of year, a more enjoyable and

teamed up to answer these questions in the

beautiful time for everyone.”

form of a video series.

You can visit Mangolias’ Chelsea location at

Simply visit the website at the top of the page and Magnolias will email you their “Free DIY Series” that answers the top five most frequently asked questions when decorating

48 Chesser Crane Road, Chelsea, AL 35043 Store Hours: Monday – Friday 10 to 6, Saturdays 10 to 5 MagnoliasGiftShop.com Facebook.com/MagnoliasGifts ShelbyLiving.com

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Finalists: Salon 5, Morgan Ashley Salon, Spa One80, Studio V Salon, Uptown Salon, Oh Hair BEST NAIL SALON Foxy Nails & Spa 270 Doug Baker Blvd., Birmingham facebook.com/Foxy-Nails-SpaBirmingham 205-437-0808 Finalists: Nail Star, St. Vincent’s Spa One Nineteen, Seventh Heaven, Nail Oasis, Diva Nails, Sun n’ Nails BEST SPA Santa Fe Day Spa 611 Doug Baker Blvd., Birmingham santafedayspa.net 205-408-7221 Finalists: St. Vincent’s Spa One Nineteen, Spa Greystone, Spa 22, Spa One80, Azia Med Spa, Cahaba Dermatology BEST FITNESS CENTER St. Vincent’s One Nineteen 7191 Cahaba Valley Road, Birmingham

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onenineteen.com/fitness 205-408-6510 Finalists: Alabaster YMCA, Greystone YMCA, Helena Health Club, Pelham YMCA, Anytime Fitness (Chelsea), Planet Fitness (Inverness)

SERVICES BEST ANIMAL CLINIC Caldwell Mill Animal Clinic 5196 Caldwell Mill Road, Birmingham cmacvet.com 205-991-7986

Finalists: Chelsea Animal Hospital, Montevallo Animal Clinic, 280 Animal Medical Center, Countryside Animal Hospital, North Shelby Animal Clinic, Cahaba Valley Animal Clinic BEST FLORIST Main Street Florist 114 N. Main St., Columbiana msflorist.com 205-669-3331 Finalists: Bloom and Petal, Sarah’s Flowers, Pelham Flowers by Desiree, Linda’s Florist, The Petal Cart, Le Fleur, LLC

BEST LANDSCAPING COMPANY Helena Lawn & Landscape 1724 Native Dancer Circle, Helena 205-620-9738 Finalists: Alabama Turf Works, Rockett’s Bug Juice Gardens, SuperiorScape, Inc., Doug’s Lawn Care, American Tree Maintenance, Grounds Guys

BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE Caldwell Mill Animal Clinic 5196 Caldwell Mill Road, Birmingham cmacvet.com 205-991-7986 Finalists: Publix, Smiley Brothers Specialty Foods, Chick-fil-A, 3D Air Services, 280 Animal Medical Center

PLACES BEST EVENT/WEDDING VENUE Douglas Manor 545 Chelsea Springs Dr., Columbiana douglasmanorevents.com 205-369-8714 Finalists: Helena Hollow, American Village, Old Baker Farm, Corbin Farms Winery, The Sterling Castle, Alabama 4-H Center

BEST FARMERS MARKET Mt Laurel Farmers Market Manning Place, Mt Laurel Town Center mtlaurel.com/blog/farmersmarket-june-2018 205-408-8696 Finalists: Burnette Farms Market, Helena Market Days, Montevallo Farmers Market, Marketplace at Lee Branch, Alabaster Farmers Market, Columbiana Farmers Market BEST HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE Lowe’s (Alabaster) 235 Colonial Promenade Parkway, Alabaster lowes.com 205-685-4060 Finalists: Lowe’s (Highway 280), The Home Depot (Pelham), Brown Lumber, The Home Depot (Highway 280), Tractor Supply (Chelsea), Lowe’s (Valleydale Road)

When you love what you do, it shows!

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Thank you for voting me 2017 and 2018 Best of the Best Realtor in Shelby County!

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Finalists: Dance South, Corky Bell, NXS Gymnastics, Dance Et Cetera, Legacy Gymnastics, Head Over Heels Gymnastics BEST COMMUNITY CENTER Chelsea Community Center 11101 Chelsea Road, Chelsea cityofchelsea.com 205-677-2052 Finalists: Alabaster Senior Center, Pelham Civic Complex, Columbiana Senior Center, Helena Community Center, Montevallo Senior Center, Heardmont Park Senior Center BEST DANCE/GYMNASTICS STUDIO Joy’s Dance Company 325 Shady Acres Road, Alabaster joysdancecompany.com 205-835-8483

BEST PUBLIC LIBRARY North Shelby Library 5521 Cahaba Valley Road, Birmingham northshelbylibrary.org 205-439-5500

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BEST GARDEN CENTER Cedar Creek Nursery 2979 Highway 119, Montevallo cedarcreeknursery.com 205-665-5237

Finalists: Myer’s Plants and Pottery, Hanna’s Garden Shop, Lowe’s (Alabaster), Lowe’s (Highway 280), Rockett’s Bug Juice Gardens, Helena Landscape Supply

Small Town...Big Dentistry At Montevallo Family Dentistry, your family is treated with the highest standard of care. We are a modern dental practice DR. BOBBY F. SHUNNARAH

that is equipped to treat all aspects of your smile, through all stages of life.

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Finalists: Chelsea Public Library, Pelham Public Library, Albert L. Scott Library (Alabaster), Parnell Memorial Library (Montevallo), Columbiana Public Library, Jane B. Holmes Public Library (Helena) BEST CITY PARK Veterans Park Alabaster 7305 Highway 119, Alabaster cityofalabaster.com 205-664-6840 Finalists: Oak Mountain State Park, Orr Park, Veterans Park on Valleydale, Heardmont Park, Chelsea Recreational Park, Buck Creek Park BEST PLACE FOR A FAMILY

BEST GOLF COURSE Ballantrae Golf Club 1300 Ballantrae Club Drive, Pelham ballantraegolf.com 205-620-4653 Finalists: Timberline Golf Course, Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club, Inverness Country Club, Montevallo Golf Club, Oak Mountain State Park Golf Course, Greystone Golf and Country Club (Legacy) BEST SENIOR LIVING FACILITY Somerby at St. Vincent’s One Nineteen 200 119 Blvd., Birmingham somerbyseniorliving.com 205-745-4600

OUTING Oak Mountain State Park 200 Terrace Drive, Pelham alapark.com/oak-mountainstate-park 205-620-2520

Finalists: Danberry at Inverness, Columbiana Health & Rehab, Shelby Ridge, Lakeview Estates, Maplewood Assisted Living, Gardens of Pelham

Finalists: Old Baker Farm, American Village, Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, Cahaba River, Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena, Alabama Wildlife Center

BEST PLACE TO WORSHIP Church of the Highlands, Riverchase Campus 9013 Helena Road, Pelham churchofthehighlands.com 205-980-5577

BEST PLACE FOR A KID’S

Finalists: Double Oak Community Church, Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, Kingwood Church, Westwood Baptist Church, Wilsonville Baptist Church, Liberty Baptist Church

BIRTHDAY PARTY TreeTop Family Adventure 1012 Dunnavant Valley Road, Birmingham treetop280.com 205-637-3780 Finalists: Helena Hollow, Let’s Play, Pump It Up, Oak Mountain Lanes, Chuck E. Cheese’s, Party Art

We are honored to be voted Best of the Best Orthodontics Practice as we celebrate 10 years of serving our community!

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BEST GIFT STORE Magnolias 48 Chesser Crane Road, Chelsea magnoliasgiftshop.com ShelbyLiving.com ThankYou_Best_ShelbyLivingQtr.indd 1

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205-618-9800 Finalists: Gifted, Cedar Creek Nursery, Davis Drug Gift Gallery, Skull Girl Soaps, Plain Jane Gifts, The Farm Company BEST JEWELRY STORE Southeastern Jewelers, Inc., Inverness 5299 Valleydale Road, Birmingham southeasternjewelers.net 205-980-9030

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Calera alabamafurnituremarket.com 206-668-9995 Finalists: Farmhouse + Family, Kirkland’s (Alabaster), Encore Resales, Urban Home Market, Brass Bear Antiques, The Mercantile BEST CONSIGNMENT STORE Encore Resales 2831 Highway 31, Pelham encorehome.com 205-358-7690

Finalists: Paul’s Diamond Center, Kay Jewelers (Alabaster), Kristalize Jewelry, Anthony & Co. Jewelers, M&M Jewelers

Finalists: Consigned Design, Me & Mom Consignments, Faith Consignment, The Cat’s Meow, WeePeat

BEST HOME STORE Alabama Furniture Market 10 Commercial Park Drive,

BEST STORE FOR KIDS 2 Girls & a Dog 16161 Old Highway 280, Chelsea

Joy's

Dance Company Thank you Shelby Living Readers for voting us Best Auto Service!

DID YOU KNOW WE ALSO DO:

• Wheels and lifts • Truck bed covers • Routine Maintenance • and so much more!

347 Chesser Drive, Chelsea, AL 35043

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#1 DANCE STUDIO!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO DANCING WITH YOU SOON!

www.joysdancecompany.com

378 Shady Acres Road Alabaster, Al 35007 40 years of business

2girlsandadog.com 205-677-2225

Karen Pruitt, Brian Copes, Sarah Beck

Finalists: Sew Precious, Gifted, Tween Queens, Taylor Bug’s Kids Boutique, WeePeat

BEST PUBLIC SCHOOL Thompson High School 1921 Warrior Parkway, Alabaster acsboe.org 205-685-6700

BEST LOCAL CLOTHING STORE The Ditsy Daisy 16383 U.S. 280, Chelsea facebook.com/TheDitsyDaisy 205-678-6166 Finalists: Frou Frou, Oh My Sole, LJ’s Retail Therapy, Southern Roots, High Cotton Boutique, The Sassy Shopper Boutique

EDUCATION BEST TEACHER Angie Harris Chelsea Park Elementary School Finalists: Rebecca Burnett,

Finalists: Chelsea Park Elementary, Forest Oaks Elementary, Helena High, Helena Elementary, Chelsea High School BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School 5510 Double Oak Lane, Birmingham olvbirmingham.com 205-991-5963 Finalists: Kingwood Christian School, Briarwood Christian School, Evangel Classical Christian School, Indian Springs School,

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together

Something about Somerby sparks happily ever after.

Carole and Phil found a new freedom with Independent Living at Somerby. Now, they don’t worry about keeping a house or driving all over town to find activities. That let them find something a bit unexpected – each other.

Somerby is Full of Life. What will it spark in you?

Call us today to learn more or schedule

a personal visit.

Thank You for voting Somerby the Best Senior Living Center in Shelby County

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Cornerstone Christian School, Westminster School at Oak Mountain BEST CHILDCARE Covenant Classical School and Daycare Pelham 450 Huntley Parkway, Pelham covenantclassical.com/ locations/pelham-daycare 205-620-2626 Finalists: Kingwood Christian Child Development Center, CASA at Asbury United Methodist Church, Vinehouse Nursery, Odyssey Early Childcare at Inverness, Chace Learning Center and Daycare, Cahaba Valley Learning Center

HOME AND FINANCE BEST LOCAL FINANCIAL SERVICES Brittani Morris, State Farm State Farm Insurance Agent, Alabaster facebook.com/pg/ BrittaniMorrisStateFarm 205-988-4526

Finalists: Regions, Central State Bank, MortgageBanc BEST LOCAL INSURANCE AGENT/AGENCY Brittani Morris, State Farm State Farm Insurance Agent, Alabaster facebook.com/pg/ BrittaniMorrisStateFarm 205-988-4526 Finalists: Bob Butterworth State Farm, The Rinehart Agency, State Farm BEST LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENT Andrea Hunter RE/MAX Southern Homes 110 Inverness Corners, Birmingham remax.com/ realestateagentoffice/ birmingham-al-35242andreahunter 205-440-6398 Finalists: Brandi Edwards, Julie Smitherman, Danielle Turner, Eileen Watkins, Judy Loveless, Rachel Dunnaway

BEST REAL ESTATE COMPANY Keller Williams Realty Metro South Office 224 1st St. N. Suite 225, Alabaster kw.com 205-605-1000 Finalists: RealtySouth, ARC Realty, RE/MAX, Bradford Real Estate Group, Down South Realty, Joseph Realty BEST BANK Central State Bank 11025 Highway 25, Calera 205-668-0711 // 57 County Road 87, Calera 205-621-1000 // 71 Limestone Parkway, Calera 205-668-7878 centralstatebank.com Finalists: Regions Bank (Alabaster), America’s First Federal Credit Union (Pelham), Regions Bank (Chelsea), Regions Bank (Highway 280), America’s First Federal Credit Union (Inverness), Bryant Bank (Columbiana)

AUTO BEST AUTO SERVICE Chelsea Tire Pros 347 Chesser Drive, Chelsea chelseatireandservice.com 205-678-4944 Finalists: Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers, The Garage, Alabaster Auto Service, Howard Tire & Automotive Services, Brown Auto & Alignment, Windham Tire and Auto BEST NEW CAR DEALER Ernest McCarty Ford 1471 1st St. N., Alabaster emccartyford.com 205-663-3831 Finalists: Edwards Chevrolet, Med Center Mazda, Hoover Toyota, Tameron Honda, Riverchase Kia BEST USED CAR DEALER Donohoo Auto 8122 Helena Road, Pelham donohooauto.com 877-872-6171 Finalists: Driver’s Way, Montevallo Imports, Susan Schein Automotive, Mundy Motor Co., Limbaugh Chelsea Motors, Southtown Motors BEST OIL CHANGE Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers, Alabaster 136 1st St. N., Alabaster expressoil.com 205-663-2073 Finalists: Chelsea Tire Pros, Alabaster Auto Service

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ARTS AND CULTURE BEST LOCAL FESTIVAL Alabaster CityFest P.O. Box 2069, Alabaster alabastercityfest.com cityfest@alabastercityfest. com Finalists: Mt Laurel Spring Festival, Buck Creek Festival, Montevallo Arts Fest, Liberty Day Festival, Shelby Iron Works Fall Festival, Calera Strawberry Festival BEST LOCAL MUSEUM Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum 1919 9th St., Calera hodrrm.org 205-668-3435

Finalists: Shelby County Museum & Archives, Shelby Iron Works, Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington, Kenneth R. Penhale Museum, Aldrich Coal Mine Museum BEST LOCAL CAUSE Shelby Humane Society 381 McDow Road, Columbiana shelbyhumane.org 205-669-3916 Finalists: Backpack Buddies, King’s Home, The ARC of Shelby County, Alabama Wildlife Center, Angel Warriors Foundation, Oak Mountain Missions Ministries

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Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce

Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce C o m m u n i t y • C o m m e rc e • C o l l a b o r a t i o n

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS Annual Prayer Breakfast to feature Rux Bentley as Keynote Speaker Presenting Sponsor

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The Annual Prayer Breakfast is designed for investors to join together in fellowship, celebrate and give thanks for our many blessings. It’s also a time to reflect on what’s truly important in life and what inspires us to make a difference in the lives of others. Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, Birmingham Christian Family Magazine and our Co-Sponsors, Jimmie Hale Mission, Bryant Bank and Turner Promotions for supporting this inspirational event.

This year we are honored to

have Rux Bentley of Rux Carter Insurance as our keynote speaker.

Mark your calendar for Tuesday, November 20 from 7:30AM until 9:00 AM at the Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena, 500 Amphitheater

Road, Pelham. Reservations are requested by noon on Friday, November 16. Cost for investors, $20, “Future” investors $30. Register online at www.shelbychamber.org or call the Chamber office at 6634542.

Chamber’s Entrepreneur Roundtables Accepting Applications The Chamber’s Entrepreneur Roundtable program is part problem-solving, part information-gathering and contact building. Participating business owners from noncompeting companies meet for a confidential, peer-to-peer forum each month to gain valuable insights into others’ successes and achievements,

Sponsor

and learn how to avoid the pitfalls of their mistakes. The Roundtable program is exclusive for the single individual responsible for the direction of

the company and with the authority to make final decisions.

There are currently two groups that meet – Entrepreneur Roundtable I which meets in Hoover and Entrepreneur Roundtable 280 which meets on Highway 280 – each month to discuss opportunities, challenges and more. Both

Roundtables are currently accepting applications.

For additional information on the Chamber’s Entrepreneur Roundtable program – or an application to join one of the groups – please contact Chamber President Kirk Mancer by phone at 663-4542 ext. 101 or via e-mail at kirk@ shelbychamber.org.

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Small Business Coaching Appointments Available expanding an existing The Chamber’s business, launching a Entrepreneur-innew product, R e s i d e n c e / downsizing and Mentorship Program, dealing with a difficult presented by Valley employee.

National Bank, The next Mentorship continues to provide opportunities, much needed Smith facilitated by Michael assistance to small the Chamber’s business owners – and Smith entrepreneurs.

Participants Entrepreneur-in-Residence, have received guidance on will be held Friday, November starting a new business, 2. from 8:00AM - 11:00AM. As

Presenting Sponsor

the Chamber’s “Entrepreneurin-Residence”, Smith is available for a one-on-one confidential meeting with any small business owner or entrepreneur to discuss any topic.

Appointments are required and usually last 30-45

minutes.

Please contact Jackson Pruett, the Chamber’s Director of Business Development & Support via e-mail at jackson@ shelbychamber.org or by calling 663-4542, ext. 104.

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NETWORK280 Offers Opportunity for New Contacts Are you looking to expand your contacts on the Highway 280 corridor? NETWORK280 can help you with that by providing businesses with an excellent opportunity to make them!

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on Nov. 15 from 4:30PM until 6:00PM at Dreamland Bar-BQue. Bring plenty of cards and plan on meeting lots of new contacts at this event.

The cost is $10 per person for Chamber investors and $20 per person for “Future”

investors and includes heavy Presenting Sponsor hors d’oeuvres and two beverage tickets. Reservations are requested by noon on Nov. 14 to assist in preparation, so please contact phone at 663-4542 or register the Chamber via email at online at www. info@shelbychamber.org, by shelbychamber.org.

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Welcome New Investors (as of 8/25/2018 - 9/28/2018)

CB&S Bank Gregory Law Firm, P.C. Helena Hollow Keller Williams Realty – Chad Hester Pelham Parkway Dentistry Piedmont International University – Birmingham Piggly Wiggly #268 Simon Kalba, Realtor The Onin Group

Financial Institutions Attorneys – Legal Services Recreation Real Estate – Residential Dental Education – Schools Grocers Real Estate – Residential Business & Professional Services

Birmingham Birmingham Helena Pelham Pelham Hoover Birmingham Pelham Birmingham

For a complete listing of all current Chamber investors please visit our Online Business Directory at business.shelbychamber.org/list.

Report of the Nominating Committee candidates for the Board and are willing to serve a threeyear term beginning on January 1, 2019: Additional candidates may be added to the “Official Ticket” by means of a petition signed by any ten Chamber investors and received in the Chamber Office on or before November 15, 2018. If no petitions are received this

“Official Ticket” shall be considered elected. If any candidates are added by petition those names will be added to a ballot and forwarded to the investors for an election to be held on or before December 7, 2018.

-Paul Barber, S.S. Nesbitt/ EBSCO industries

-Brittani Morris, Farm Insurance

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-Matthew Hogan, Bama Budweiser of Shelby County -Casey Morris, Ground Up Coffee and Smoothies Sniders Pharmacy -Fred Smith, Vulcan Termite and Pest Control

KEEPING IT REAL: Volunteers Needed for “Keeping It Real” Program The Chamber is seeking volunteers for Calera High School on November 9 and Montevallo High School on November 30. Volunteers would manage a station and assist the students as they make decisions “paying bills” and make “life choices” based their situation. If you or your colleagues, are interested in being a volunteer, please call Keyla Handley, Director,

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Silver Sponsor Community & Investor Development at 663-4542, ext. 106, email keyla@ shelbychamber.org or register online at www. shelbychamber.org.

Volunteers would arrive at the schools as early as 7:30AM and the program would conclude by 3:00PM. Lunch will be provided for all volunteers.

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In accordance with the bylaws of the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce, the Nominating Committee has met and selected an “Official Ticket” for election to the Chamber’s Board of Directors. The individuals representing six investor organizations listed below have agreed to be placed on the slate of

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Ambassador of the Month With more than 40 years of marketing communications experience, Bruce is a firm believer in the power of marketing to positively impact business growth.

This is true for both B2C and B2B firms.

For the past 20 years, he has focused on professional services in the B2B arena, honing his skills in every aspect of m a r k e t i n g communications.

From advertising programs to email marketing. And all types of content development. Whether you need an application article written, a presentation developed, a technical white paper, or ghost writing of blogs for senior executives, Bruce produces effective writing, and structures his services to be affordable for small businesses.

(as of 9/5/2018)

Officers Joe Meads Sain Associates (Chair) Bill Connor America’s First Federal Credit Union (Chair-elect) Keith Brown Jefferson State Community College (Immediate Past Chair) Terri Williams, AT&T (Vice Chair, Business Development & Support)

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Katie McDowell Shelby County Newspapers (Vice Chair, Communications & Marketing) Chris Grace Barge Design Solutions (Vice Chair, Community & Career Development) Jim Purvis A.C. Legg, Inc. (Vice Chair, Finance & Administration) Kathy Copeland White Rock Quarries – Vincent Hills (Vice Chair, Governmental Affairs)

Education Connections Roundtable - Chelsea High School Join industry, administrators, teachers, students and parents on November 7th from 8:30AM to 10:00AM at Chelsea High School to collaborate: -Strategies to prepare students for the workforce -Steps to strengthen essential skills -Partnerships between schools and industry -Job shadowing, internships

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and apprenticeships For planning purposes please RSVP to Keyla Handley (keyla@ shelbychamber.org), Director of Community and Career Development with the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce or LaJuana Hamer (lhamer@shelbyed.org), Career Coach with the Shelby County Schools by noon on November 6th.

John Browning Cahaba Valley Computer Services, Inc. (Vice Chair, Investor Relations) Board of Directors Paul Barber (2018) S. S. Nesbitt and Company Jeff Brown (2018) Brownstone Marketing Solutions William Carroll (2018) Armstrong Relocation Companies Alex Dudchock (2018) Shelby County Alison Howell (2018) Alabama Power Company

Brian Massey (2018) St. Vincent’s Health System Bruce King (2019) Lhoist North America Jay Dennis (2019) Regions Bank Charles Hall (2019) Grandview Medical Center Bill Keller (2019) Renasant Bank Daniel Listi (2019) Shelby Baptist Medical Center Mitt Schroeder (2019) Central State Bank Tim Benefield (2020) Buffalo Rock Company April Harry (2020) Warren, Averett LLC Jeff McDowell (2020) McDowell Security Services, LLC Keith Richards (2020) Taziki’s Mediterranean Café Mike Swinson (2020) Spire Alabama, Inc. Mechelle Wilder (2020) ARC Realty Matthew Hogan (*) Bama Budweiser of Shelby County Brittani Morris (*) State Farm Insurance, Brittani Morris Agency Casey Morris (*) Ground Up Coffee & Smoothies in Snider’s Pharmacy Rocky Patel (*) Hampton Inn & Suites-Pelham / Fairfield Inn & Suites-Pelham Fred Smith (*) Vulcan Termite & Pest Control (*) Serving a one-year term in 2018

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HEALTH FOCUS OF THE MONTH:

Healthcare help brought to you by Bright Health.

Presenting Sponsor

2019 Open Enrollment Period: November 1, 2018 – Saturday, December 15, 2018 Premium Tax Credits: When applying for coverage in the marketplace, you’ll find out if you qualify for a “premium tax credit” that lowers your premium — the amount you pay monthly to your insurance plan. The amount of your premium tax credit depends on the estimated household income for 2018

that you put on your application. You can apply some or all of this tax credit to your premium payments.

Cost-sharing Reductions: If you qualify for savings on

out-of-pocket costs and enroll in Silver plan: You’ll have a lower deductible. This means the insurance plan starts paying its share of your medical costs

sooner.

You’ll have lower copayments or coinsurance.

These are the payments you make each time you get care, like for a doctor visit.

You’ll have a lower “out-ofpocket maximum.”

This means the total amount you’d have to pay in a year if you used a lot of care, like if you had an accident, will be lower.

For more help, contact one of our local Bright Health Benefits Consultant: Tim Merritt (678) 920-9677.

GO & GROW WORKSHOP:

Sales Excellence Master Class is a seven-hour course addressing the most essential facets for sales success with an emphasis on finding prospects, getting appointments, and qualifying opportunities.

Attendees can be sales representatives, sales managers, or anyone in the field of sales needing to improve their skills in attracting and talking with customers.

Some of the skills you will develop: ·How to use LinkedIn to build your brand, find people, connect with people, and get appointments

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·Build a prospect profile and learn to use it to manage your time ·Learn multiple ways of finding prospects and getting their contact information ·Make sure you get decision maker’s attention and a conversation ·Turning contacts into appointments ·Turn appointments into opportunities on the first visit

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·Handle objections to making appointments ·Become a trusted consultant not just another person trying to sell them something ·Use trade shows, conferences, and networking events to book appointments on the spot

and $149 for “Future” Investors (includes materials, break service, and lunch) Location: Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce To Enroll: Contact Jackson Pruett at jackson@ shelbychamber.org 205-6634542 ext: 104 by noon on Date: Tuesday November 13, November 1.

Facilitator: Michael Smith, 2018 8:00-4:00 Tuition: $50 for Investors Entrepreneur in Residence

CONTACT US

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1301 County Services Drive • Pelham, Alabama 35124

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The Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Safety Awards Program at the Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena on October 26.

Thank you to our presenting sponsor Alabama Power Company and co-sponsors AT&T, Bryant Bank and Turner Promotions. Congratulations to the following Safety Award recipients for 2018:

Chief Tim Love with the Alabaster Fire Department Presented to Brian Thrasher

Chief Sean Kendrick with the Calera Fire Department Presented to Ryan Blackmon

Captain Brad McCain with the Chelsea Fire Department Presented to Adam Knight

Captain Rodney Reed with the Columbiana Fire Department Presented to Richard Sutton

Chief Peter Valenti with the Helena Fire Department Presented to Chris Miller

Chief Clay Bentley with the Hoover Fire Department Presented to Ryan L. Poe

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Chief Curtis Rigney with the Alabaster Police Department Presented to Andrew Rowan

Chief Sean Lemley with the Calera Police Department Presented to Fredrick Yerenko

Chief Lamar Vick with the Columbiana Police Department Presented to Ken Peavy

Chief Pete Folmar with the City of Helena Police Department Presented to KC Handley

Chief Nick Derzis with Hoover Police Department Presented to Lakenderick Edwards

Chief Jeremy Littleton with the Montevallo Police Department Presented to Peter Reese

Chief Larry Palmer with the Pelham Police Department Presented to David Tkacik

Sheriff John Samaniego with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department Presented to Matt Glassford & Stu Hartley(Unable to attend)

Chief Tim Alexander with the University of Montevallo Police Department Presented to Jillian Sanders

The program acknowledged the excellent service which departments of public safety provide to Shelby County communities by honoring the people who diligently work to ensure the safety of its citizens. All public safety departments in Shelby County were offered the opportunity to participate.

YOUR CHAMBER AT WORK (August 11- September 14, 2018)

Facebook: 23 “new likes”, 204 “views”, 3,428 “post reaches” and 3,278 “total likes” Twitter: 60 “tweets”, 9K “tweet impressions”, 111 “profile visits”, 5 “mentions” 2,979 “followers” Instagram: 1,178 “posts”, 917 “followers”.

Responded to 97 requests for business & community information. Notarized 16 “Certificates of Origins” for Shelby County companies.

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Chief Tim Honeycutt with the Pelham Fire Department Presented to Ken Mays

CHAMBER Events

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Read more details or register for events online at www.shelbychamber.org or the Chamber office 663-4542. Unless otherwise noted events listed will be held at 1301 County Services Dr., Pelham 35124. CANCELLATION POLICY REMINDER: Cancellation for a paying event must be made TWO days prior to the event.

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South Shelby Chamber Luncheon 11:30AM - 1:00PM/ Columbiana First Baptist Church 208 North Main Street, Columbiana Investment: $15. No reservations required.

Tourism & Recreation Work Group 9:00AM - 10:00AM - Locations vary.

Sales Excellence Master Class 11:30AM - 1:00PM - Reservations requested by noon, November 1. Investment: No cost for workshop but lunch is available for $50 investors, $149 “Future” investors.Presenting Sponsor: Valley National Bank

Career Readiness Work Group 8:30AM - 9:30AM - Shelby County Instructional Service Center. 601 First Street South, Alabaster

Ambassadors Work Group 11:30AM - 1:00PM - Prize Sponsors: Coleman Construction & Gym Time

Small Business Work Group 4:00PM - 5:00PM

Keeping it Real - Calera High School Seeking Volunteers Contact Keyla Handley - 663-4542 ext. 106

Existing Business & Industry Work Group 8:30AM - 9:30AM - iBERIABANK, 2695 Pelham Pkwy, Pelham

Network280 4:30PM-6:00PM - Dreamland Bar-B-Que 101 Inverness Cors, Hoover, AL 35242

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Governmental Affairs Work Group 8:30AM - 9:30AM - Sain Associates, Two Perimeter Park South, Ste 500 East, Birmingham

Entrepreneur Roundtable I 7:30AM - 8:30AM Presenting Sponsor: The UPS Store Caldwell Mill Rd/ Valleydale

Health Services Work Group 8:30AM - 9:30AM

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Entrepreneur Roundtable 280 11:30AM - 12:30PM Presenting Sponsor: The UPS Store Caldwell Mill Rd/ Valleydale

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GSCC Annual Prayer Breakfast Doors open at 7:15AM. Program 7:30AM-9:00AM. Pelham Civic Complex & Ice Arena 500 Amphitheater Rd, Pelham. Reservations requested by noon, Friday, Noember 16. Investment: $20 investors, $30 “Future” investors.

Presenting Sponsor: Birmingham Christian Family Magazine

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Montevallo Chamber Monthly Luncheon 11:30AM - 1:30PM Parnell Memorial Library, 377 Park Dr, Montevallo Investment: $12. No reservation required.

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Keeping it Real - Montevallo High School 7:30AM - 3:00PM Seeking Volunteers Contact Keyla Handley - 663-4542 ext. 106

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SHELBY COUNTY SHOWCASE OF BANDS PHOTOS BY GRAHAM BROOKS

The Shelby County Showcase of Bands featured all seven high school marching bands within the Shelby County School district at Helena High School on Monday, Sept. 17.

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The 11th Annual Taste of Shelby County presented by America’s First Federal Credit Union was held on Thursday, Sept. 13, at Inverness Country Club with proceeds benefitting the Shelby County Schools Education Foundation.

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Descendants of the Revolutionary War soldier and Shelby County pioneer David Lindsay gathered at Liberty Hall at American Village on Sept. 9 to celebrate the Alabama 200 David Lindsay Day. 1. Rep. Matt Friday and children Jack, Kate and Beth 2. Eagle Scout Caleb Jones and Phoebe Robinson

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Descendants of the Revolutionary War soldier and Shelby County pioneer David Lindsay gathered at Liberty Hall at American Village on Sept. 9 to celebrate the Alabama 200 David Lindsay Day. 12. Phoebe Robinson and Tom Walker 13. Red, Phoebe and Robert Robinson

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9/11 PATRIOT DAY REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY PHOTOS BY EMILY SPARACINO

A Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony was held Sept. 11 at Hoover Fire Station No. 2 to honor the victims and first responders of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

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The annual Head Over Teal 5K/10K and Family Fall Festival drew a large crowd to the Preserve in Hoover on Saturday, Sept. 22.

1. Jayrion, Mary, Catherine, Makayla and Jamiya Greene 2. Kady, Kara and Bronson Kilgore 3. Alex, Joseph, Lucas and Jessica Ream

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Shelby County’s business community and educators gathered at First Baptist Church of Columbiana on Tuesday, Sept. 18, to learn the results of a study that provides insight into employment and workforce trends in the sevencounty Birmingham metropolitan area.

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Coffee with the Mayor of Westover hosted by the South Shelby Chamber of Commerce was held on Thursday, Sept. 20 at The White House in Westover.

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Personal Loans! Let us pay off your title loan! 224 Cahaba Valley Road, Pelham. 205663-5821 LAWN CARE •Large Properties •Lake Properties •Property Cleanups - Great Rates! Free Estimates!

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Class-A CDL Driver. 500 Sign-on Bonus. 25+yo w/ good MVR. 6+months flatbed experience. $.38-46cpm (based on experience) On actual miles driven +$.20d/h.

Paid tarp/stopover/layover/ detention. 205-642-9186.

Application at: www. angelswaytransportation.com INDUSTRIAL ATHLETES $17.68 hour + production & safety $$$ incentives.

Grocery order selection using electric pallet jacks & voice activated headsets. Apply online at AGSOUTH.COM or call Charlie Seagle at (205) 808-4833 Pre-employment drug test required.

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. Walk-in applications accepted. Clanton (205)2800002. Pelham (205)444-9774.

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

CDL Preferred. Competitive Pay. Great Benefits. Apply in person: 2180 Hwy 87 Alabaster, 35007

Bent Creek Apartments.

Affordable 1 and 2 Bedroom.

On-site Manager. On-site Maintenance. 3001 7th Street. North Clanton, AL 35045. TDD#s: 800-5482547(V) 800-548-2546(T/A) bentcreek@morrowapts. com Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm. Equal Opportunity Provider/Employer Boise Cascade Now Hiring for Utility Positions. Starting pay $13/hour. Must be able to pass background screen.

Please apply at www.bc.com Carroll Fulmer Now Hiring Class-A CDL Drivers. Overthe-road positions available.

Dry vans. No hazmat. Must have one year over-the-road.

Experience and a clean MVR. Competitive pay and bonus package. Good home time.

Call 800-633-9710 ext. 2 Birmingham,AL based Transportation Company looking for Class-A CDL drivers •Average 22,500/ miles-wk•Must be at least 23yrs old•Starting pay at .43/mile increase to .45 in 6-months•18months driving exp. Please Call:205-925-1977 Ext:2309 or Email: recruiting@ churchtransportation.net” City of Clanton is Hiring.

Detailed job descriptions on file at City Hall. EOE. Drug screening/physical required.

NOW HIRING!!! •Director, Pharmacy Services •Director, Material Management •RNER RFT 7pm-7am •RN-ICU RFT 7pm-7am Email resume to: Blaine.Green@cvhealth.net or go to www.cvhealth.net EEO Employer M/F/D/VDrug-freeWorkplace

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Full Time and Part Time RN’s Needed for home health in Bibb, Shelby and Chilton counties. Excellent Salary and Benefits. Please send resumes to jobs@rubic. com or call 866-273-3984

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Apply online at: www. dchsystem.com PT/FT Farm Equipment Operator, Lawn Maintenance and Fork Lift Driver Needed.

Drug and Background Check Required. Call 205-688-0258 to set up Interview.

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MECHANICS NEEDED Evergreen Transport LLC has two immediate openings for Class B Mechanics at its terminal in Calera, AL. One for night shift and one for day shift. Call Jason at 205668-3316. Job duties include repairing, maintaining and overhauling of heavy duty fleet truck/trailers and other tasks assigned by supervisor.

Now Hiring Heavy Equipment Operators and CDL Drivers Competitive pay and benefits. Preemployment drug test required Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Call: 205-298-6799 or email us at: jtate@forestryenv.com

Franklin Iron Works Now Hiring. Grinders & Laborers.

Must apply in person: 146 Tommie Drive, Thorsby. MonFri. 10am-3pm.

Taking applications for waitresses for growing business in Clanton Call Teresa: 334-235-0228 or call the restaurant between 4-10pm: 205-280-4949 DRIVERS Hanna Truck Lines is seeking Professional Flatbed Drivers. 53 cpm No surprises: Starting pay (all miles): 51 cpm, 52 cpm at 6 months, 53 cpm at 1 year.

100% Outbounds loads Pre-loaded & Tarped. 75% Inbound No Tarp. Late Model Peterbilt Trucks. Air Ride Trailers. Home weekends.

Low cost BCBS Health & Dental Ins. Matching 401K. Qualifications: 18 months Class A CDL driving experience with 6 months flatbed; Applicants must meet all D.O.T. requirements.

Contact recruiting at 1-800634-7315 or come by HTL office at 1700 Boone Blvd, Northport. EOE

NOW AVAILABLE LPN’s, RN’s 12 HOUR SHIFTS CNA’s Full-time & part-time Apply in person: Hatley Health Care 300 Medical Center Drive Clanton, AL 35045 Helping Hands Estate Sales Serving clients over 7yrs Professional & Experienced We can help sell the contents of your home! Contact for information: 256-283-5549 tbob56.wixsite.com/helpinghands Wholesale and Logistics Facility, Alabaster Administrative Assistant Great Benefits MondayFriday 7:00-4:00 Excel exp. Required Logistics background a plus Call ( 205) 912-7204 www.hibbett.com Conveyor Mechanic Great Benefits Monday-Friday 7:00AM - 4:00PM Call (205)912-7204 ww.hibbett. com Road and Parking Lot Striping Company NOW HIRING LABORERS. Must be 18+ and have valid driver’s license. Monday-Friday.

BCBS/Paid Holidays/Sick days/Vacation/401k. Apply in person: 1110 Highway 31, Calera. 205-663-1511 Does your loved one need help at home? Licensed, bonded, insured, affordable homecare offered. Approved Veteran Service Contractor & LTC Insurance accepted.

Live-in-Care Available. Call us today! 205-453-4285 Industrial Coatings Group, Inc. is hiring experienced sandblasters and industrial painters. Must be able to pass a drug test & E-verify check. Professional references required. Must be willing to

MARKETPLACE travel. Please send resume to icgsecretary@hotmail.com or call (205) 612-2064.

Kelly Educational Staffing® We’re hiring! •Substitute teachers •Aides •Cafeteria •Clerical •Custodial positions Shelby County School District & Alabaster City Schools.

Please call 205-8707154 -Equal Opportunity EmployerOwner Operators Wanting Dedicated Year Round Anniston, AL www.pull4klb.com Welders, Welding (MIG-TIG) Sheet Metal/manufacturing helpers. Multiple positions.

Paid holidays, typical shifts are 6:30am-2:30pm plus Overtime. Must be reliable.

Tardiness and no-shows Will not be tolerated Call RICK: 205-644-9633 Need FREE help with your Medicare? Call your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) today at (800) AGE-LINE (800)-243-5463.

M&M Trucking Company hiring experienced trailer and tractor trailer drivers.

Minimum three years verifiable experience required. Tanker and dump experience a plus. Apply in person w/MVR at M&M Trucking Company. 980 Lee Road. Auburn, AL 36830.

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WHY I LOVE SHELBY COUNTY girls my age in my community that I probably wouldn’t have otherwise met; perform, which is something that is near and dear to my heart; and better myself through the entire process.

As Shelby County’s newest DYW representative, what events are on your schedule this year?

So far, I will be participating in the Columbiana and Chelsea parades and plan to speak to the students at Rocky Ridge Elementary about being your best self, which is the foundation of the Distinguished Young Women program.

From Jan. 11-17, I will be in Montgomery practicing and preparing for the state competition on Jan. 18-19 with other representatives from all of Alabama.

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Young Woman What advice would you give other young women interested in participating in the PHOTO CONTRIBUTED DYW program?

Go in with an open mind and be ready to have fun. It is unlike anything else you will Sara Grace, 17, is a busy senior ever experience. The competition week is full of practicing and making new at Spain Park High School. She’s friends, which is truly something each and involved in National Honor Society, every girl in the program enjoyed. No Ambassadors, Senior Class Officers, matter the outcome, every girl thoroughly Peer Helping, French Club, SPHS enjoyed participating in the program and Honor Council, Rho Kappa Social receiving scholarships that they can use Studies Honor Society, Mu Alpha toward their college education. Considering Theta Math Honor Society and French that 25 percent of the participant’s score Honor Society. She credits her family comes from a combination of – parents Kim and Andy Estill and the participant’s GPA and ACT score, being sister Sydney – with shaping her into mindful of your grades this academic year is who she is: a motivated student, a very important.

I would also competitive dancer and an active recommend becoming knowledgeable member of her church and community. on local and national news stories, as 25

percent of the score is based on an interview Why did you decide to participate in with judges. Participants also get to DYW? perform a talent of their choosing.

Last year, I overheard a few senior girls

talking about Distinguished Young What other awards have you received?

Women. Curiously, I asked one of them if Over the years, I have received many they could explain what it was, and by the awards; however, there are three in end of the conversation, I knew it was particular that have really been special for something that I wanted to pursue. I knew me. The first, which I received last year, was it was the program for me because by the Finley Award. It was so humbling to participating, I was able to interact with receive this award because it meant that I

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had made a positive impact on people by just being myself. The second award that is so important to me is the Doug Caldwell Passion for Dance award that is given to one dancer at the Jump Dance Regional convention. This award is based on your commitment and love for dance and how it radiates from within you. I was chosen out of 1,000-plus dancers, which was also so humbling. The last award that I am most proud of is Student of the Month, which I have received almost every year since sixth grade. This always brings me great joy because it is chosen by teachers and given to students who not only show excellence in the classroom, but also demonstrate outstanding character.

What are your plans after high school?

After high school, I plan to attend the University of Alabama, where I will double major in mathematics and dance. I hope to work as a professional dancer with a cruise line after college doing two of the things that I love: dancing and traveling. Once my dance career ends (or when my body gets too tired), I plan to become a high school math teacher in hopes of teaching algebra.

Who are your role models, and why?

My biggest role model has to be my tenth grade Algebra 2 teacher, Mr. Sandlin. He is one of the most unique people I have ever met, and he teaches math in a way that everyone understands, which is usually impossible. He always keeps the class entertained by making math fun, even if it means embarrassing himself in the process.

What’s something interesting people might not know about you?

Although I dance and seem like a girly girl, I grew up loving the outdoors. My dad and I love to go hiking, mountain biking and canoeing when I have an off weekend.

My favorite spot to hike is the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. We like to hike, climb a huge rock called “Shining Rock” and admire the views from the top, and then stargaze when we get back to camp at night.

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