Check out our 2019 OTMJ Camp Guide (on page 20). By June Mathews In the summer of 1918, a group of soon-to-be campers boarded a train in Birmingham and set out for the adventure of their lives. Traveling the last 5 miles of the journey on foot, they ended up on the banks of Kelly Creek in southern St. Clair County at a new camp called Winnataska. The camp’s … [Read more...]
Vestavia to Recognize Community Leaders
On Feb. 26, Frank Hernandez of Regions Bank and Dr. Martin Heslin of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB will be honored at Leadership Vestavia Hills’ annual Leadership Award Banquet. The community leadership organization will present Hernandez with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Heslin with the 2019 Distinguished Citizen Award.The father of two … [Read more...]
Back Where It All Began
By Ingrid Howard When Diana Hansen closed the downtown Homewood location of White Flowers and moved into Brookwood Village, she originally thought she would operate there for only a few months. But she said she liked it there so much that she decided to stay. “I like the comfortableness of this mall,” she said. “And I think it’s pretty the way they’ve fixed it up.” This … [Read more...]
Remembering Your Veteran
By Emily Williams The names of more than 11,000 Alabama veterans who have lost their lives in service to the United States of America since 1900 are immortalized at the Alabama Veterans Memorial Park. The park is always adding to its memorials. One of them, the StepStone memorial, allows people to honor any veteran, living or dead, with a paver in the park’s courtyard. Park … [Read more...]
Murphy’s Law: Doggie Boot Camp
By Sue Murphy Meet Dave, my new dog. He’s a miniature dachshund. At his last vet visit, he weighed 2½ pounds. Dave is a departure for me. My last dog, Freeway, was a Collie/German Shepherd mix who happily lived her life outside. The late, great Buster Joe Murphy was … well, we were never really sure, but he weighed a lot more than two pounds. I’ve always been a dog person. … [Read more...]