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...]
A Bountiful Blessing: Local Congregation Set to Move Into Permanent Home Thanksgiving Weekend
By June Mathews The congregation of Christ the King Anglican Church has a special reason to be thankful this holiday season: It now has its own place of worship. After meeting in borrowed space for the first 11 years of its existence, the approximately 150-member church will soon move into the building formerly occupied by Berney Points Baptist Church at 2250 Blue Ridge … [Read more...]
Active Adult : Drummer, Preacher, Lawyer, Leader: Interim Pastor Works to Keep Riverchase Baptist Unified While It Seeks New Leadership
By June Mathews Who says a good drummer can’t deliver a good sermon? Not anybody who knows Dave Malick. Malick challenges stereotypes each Sunday when he sets aside his drumsticks after playing with the worship team at Riverchase Baptist Church, steps to mid-podium and begins to preach. Interim pastor of the Hoover church since August, Malick has played on the worship team … [Read more...]
Bedzzz Success: Mattress Company Becomes a Dream Come True for Local Lawyer
By June Mathews After 23 years of building up one of the most well-known retail mattress companies in the Southeast, Keith Krininger was ready to sell. Neither health nor finances were a factor; he simply felt the time had come to give up the daily grind and reap the rewards of his hard-won success. Provided, that is, the right buyer came along. You see, Krininger’s company, … [Read more...]
Fighting Senior Exploitation: Program Seeks to Inform and Empower Seniors
By June Mathews You’ve heard it before: “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” But that hasn’t prevented unscrupulous individuals from generating huge profits with too-good-to-be-true scams specifically geared toward older Americans. The last generation to do business on the strength of a handshake, today’s seniors are often more trusting of others and easier to … [Read more...]