By Lee Davis The next time Homewood basketball fans want to show their appreciation to coach Tim Shepler, they might want to thank Rand McNally. That’s because a map might be the reason Shepler is coaching the Patriot boys team. Three decades ago, Shepler was the head coach at Christian Life Academy in Baton Rouge and brought his team to Birmingham every year for UAB … [Read more...]
Like Riding a Bike: Gwin Elementary Students Perform on Unicycles
By Kaitlin Candelaria They say once you learn how to ride a bicycle, you never forget. But does the same apply to unicycles? Just ask the kids at Gwin Elementary School in Hoover. Almost a decade ago, a Gwin Elementary teacher discovered a surplus of unicycles in the school's storage and decided to use them. Since then the Unicycle Team has changed hands several times, and … [Read more...]
Johnson – Hauser
Ellen Crenshaw Johnson and Edgar Rhodes Hauser III were married on May 30 at the Farrior Place, the Crenshaw family farm, in Fort Deposit. The 5:30 p.m., outdoor ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Murray Wesley Lee. An outdoor reception followed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Harriet Crenshaw Johnson of Montgomery and Mr. and Mrs. William Sigler Johnson of … [Read more...]
Larimer-Mills
Lindsay Alane Larimer and Jonathan David Mills were married June 27 at Brookwood Baptist Church in Mountain Brook. The Rev. Timothy Wayne Clark of Brookwood Baptist Church officiated the 6 p.m. ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dean Larimer of Mountain Brook. She is the granddaughter of Ms. May Travis Tidwell Quinn and the late Mr. James Clayton Quinn … [Read more...]
Taylor-Schmidtke
Dr. and Mrs. William Gibson Taylor of Macon, Georgia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Caroline Elizabeth Taylor, to Stuart Gerald Schmidtke, son of Mr. and Mrs Brian Gerald Schmidtke of Vestavia Hills. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. William Eugene Shreve of Alexander City and the late Mr. Shreve and of Mr. and Mrs. William Zack Taylor of Cumming, … [Read more...]