By Lee Davis One of Alabama's most impressive sports dynasties continued its winning ways at the Birmingham CrossPlex last weekend. The Hoover girls track and field team won its third consecutive crown and fourth in five years by totaling 126 points to easily outdistance runner-up James Clemens’ 83 total in Class 7A competition. Mountain Brook was third with 64 points. In … [Read more...]
Rocky Soccer Show: Vestavia Club Has Grown in Recent Years
By Lee Davis Rocky Harmon wasn’t named after a famous boxer, but even at an early age he had a way of shaking things up. “When I was a baby, I kept trying to crawl out of the crib,” he recalled. “I literally was rocking my own cradle. So from that point on – everyone called me ‘Rocky.’” Harmon has spent the past eight years as executive director of the Vestavia Hills Soccer … [Read more...]
Ballet Benefit
2015 Poinsettia Debutantes Presented in Holiday Ball Fourteen debutantes and 20 junior debutantes were presented on the arms of their fathers at Vestavia Country Club at the 48th annual Poinsettia Debutante Ball on Dec. 29. The holiday-themed event was hosted by the Ballet Women’s Committee and the Poinsettia Men’s Club. Each of the debutantes, all college juniors, wore … [Read more...]
Diapers for Hope
Bundles of Hope Hosts Diaper Drives for Needy Families By Sarah Kuper Nearly one in three Birmingham-area families struggle to provide enough diapers for their children.With small children going through up to 10 diapers per day, the cost can be more than $100 per month, and diapers cannot be bought with food stamps or even through the WIC program. But a Birmingham … [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...]