By Maggie GoveMichael and Linda Adler have been creating memories together for more than 42 years, and now each year they help hundreds of brides and grooms make their own memories at The Barn at Shady Lane. Running a wedding venue was not always the couple’s dream. It came along after years of serving and singing alongside one another. Michael has been serving at … [Read more...]
‘Unrivaled’: Mountain Brook Resident Does Documentary Film on 1899 Sewanee Football Team
By Rubin E. GrantNorman Jetmundsen wasn’t planning on producing a documentary film.Several years ago, he had gone to see a documentary about former Mississippi Gov. William Winter and suggested to his good friend David Crews, who was the executive producer of the film, that he do a documentary about the 1899 Sewanee football team.Crews responded by telling … [Read more...]
‘Fun to Watch’: Spain Park’s Katie Flannery Earns OTM Softball Player of the Year Honor
By Rubin E. GrantKatie Flannery is something of a perfectionist.So, when she discusses her just-completed junior softball season at Spain Park, it comes from that perspective, especially considering the numbers she put at the plate. Flannery had a .451 batting average, a .541 on-base percentage, a .778 slugging percentage and a ridiculous 1.381 OPS (on-base … [Read more...]
Power Hitter: Oak Mountain Slugger Davis Gillespie Voted OTM Baseball Player of the Year
By Rubin E. GrantDerek Irons has been a high school baseball head coach for 14 years, has won more than 400 games and has captured two state championships, so he knows a thing or two about players.And when Irons, who just completed his seventh season as head coach at Oak Mountain, talks about Eagles infielder-pitcher Davis Gillespie, his words carry extra … [Read more...]
100 Years of Style: Miss Alabama Marks Milestone With Celebration
The Miss Alabama Organization celebrated in style May 21 at The Club in recognition of its 100th anniversary. The milestone occurred last year, but due to COVID limitations, the celebration was rescheduled for this year.Twenty-seven former Miss Alabama titleholders, including Miss America 1995 Heather Whitestone and Miss America 2005 Deidre Downs, were present, as … [Read more...]