My grandchildren are coming! All of the jumping/hopping/pizza-eating/popcorn-popping establishments have been notified, and I’m striving to get all of my homebound ducks in a row.I’m so happy they’re coming, but I feel guilty, too. Logistics-wise, it’s so much easier when Harold and I travel to see them. Traveling with children is like launching an Everest expedition … [Read more...]
Mother Strives to Help Children with Arthritis
By Keysha DrexelJournal EditorNot long after she moved to Mountain Brook in 2003, Blair Newman read an article that sent her knocking on the door of the Arthritis Foundation and eventually led to the founding of a fundraising event that is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.Newman, who now lives in Guntersville, was one of the founding members of the … [Read more...]
Homewood Native’s Painting Commemorates Civil Rights Movement
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorIt was not until he was commissioned by the city of Birmingham last year to paint the official Civil Rights commemorative art for the movement's 50th anniversary that Homewood native Steve Skipper said he truly realized how much the events of 1963 affected his life.The 55-year-old artist and former Homewood High School football … [Read more...]
Park’s New Place: New Attitude Sparked Jag Softball Rise
By Lee DavisC.J. Hawkins had already built a reputation as one of Alabama’s top high school softball coaches when she left Clay-Chalkville for Spain Park seven years ago.But maybe it took a routine housekeeping chore at her new school for her to realize how challenging the assignment would be.“My husband and I were cleaning out the dugout,” Hawkins recalled. … [Read more...]
Spring Thrills: This Time of Year, OTM Teams Dominate Even More than Usual
As the winter sports season melted into spring, it was easy to believe Over the Mountain schools had already had their peak periods.And to the untrained observer, why not? After all, Hoover won its second consecutive state Class 6A football championship, and Mountain Brook pulled a repeat as the king of Class 6A basketball. Additionally, area teams dominated cross … [Read more...]