A new year has arrived, and it’s time for Leadership Vestavia Hills to reflect on the past year. The community leadership program will host its 2019 Community Awards dinner Feb. 25 at Vestavia Country Club, presenting awards to Dr. Audie Woolley and Gina and John Henley. Dr. Audie WooleyWoolley, chief of pediatric otolaryngology at Children’s of … [Read more...]
Rotary Group Reaches $1 Million Total Donation to Children’s of Alabama
Children’s of Alabama recently presented Rotary International District 6860 with a recognition plaque on the Pillars of the Community display in the hospital.The plaque honors the group for donating more than $1 million to the hospital over a 10-year period.Since 2009, the 52 chapters of Rotary International District 6860 have hosted Boiling ‘N Bragging, a preseason … [Read more...]
‘Does God Exist’: Rise of Atheism Prompts Best-Selling Author to Publish Book on the Existence of God
By Rubin E. Grant Richard Simmons couldn’t believe his eyes, or his ears. During a Democratic presidential debate in October, the Freedom From Religion Foundation aired a 30-second commercial on CNN that featured Ron Reagan, the son of former President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan. The ad begins: “Hi, I’m Ron Reagan, an unabashed atheist, and I’m alarmed by the … [Read more...]
The Reason for the Season: Vestavia Hills’ Waters Hosts Holiday Signings of ‘Twas the Night That Began Christmas’
By Emily Williams In October of last year, Vestavia Hills’ Catherine Conrad Waters published her first children’s book ahead of the holiday season. “‘Twas the Night That Began Christmas” plays off the rhyme and verse of Clement Moore’s famous “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Rather than focusing on Saint Nicholas or the promise of presents, Waters’ book focuses on the … [Read more...]
O Christmas Trees: Ho-Ho-Hoover Randle Event Celebrates Holidays With Tree Decorating and Helping Hoover Children in Need
By Ingrid SchnaderThirteen organizations in Hoover were invited to the first-ever Ho-Ho-Hoover Randle open house and tree decoration contest Sunday at the Hoover-Randle Home & Gardens. The Hoover-Randle group provided the trees, and the only instruction to the area organizations that decorated the trees was that each tree should tell a story about those … [Read more...]