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Chamber NewsOctober 2018 | Vol. 16, No. 10

845 Valley Street • Montevallo, Alabama 35115 • [email protected] • www.montevallocc.com • 205-665-1519

CHAMBER COMMENT by Steve Gilbert, Director

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McDonald’s Grand Reopening & Ribbon Cutting at 907 Main Street (l to r) Adele Nelson, Cathy Black, Byron French, Mayor Hollie Cost, Katie Howard, Courtney Bennett, Jason Black, Phil Hurst, Mike Galloway, Darrell Harris, Richard Pustaver, Jim Black, Bob Conneen, and Steve Gilbert.

WELCOME NEW CHAMBER MEMBERCake Art by Cynthia Bertolone

CHAMBER LUNCHEONSHeld monthly at Parnell Library, 277 Park Drive, Montevallo, AL 35115. Business Networking 11:30 a.m.,followed by lunch at noon - $12.00 each.

Wed., October 17th: “Celebrating 75 Years of Changed Lives & Counting”. Guest Speaker Tony Cooper, Executive Director of the Jimmie Hale Mission. Luncheon Sponsor - The Jimmie Hale Mission

The shavings have been swept up, the smoke has cleared, and the sound has faded from the first Tinglewood Festival. I must say the day was a very long one starting at 5:00 AM with a very large cup of coffee and ending around 11:30PM when we shut off the light towers. I stood there in the moon light and the glow from the walking path lights, and reflected on the day. Over 2 years ago we began with an idea to develop a signature event for Montevallo. There were many discussions with countless cups of morning coffee and at the table at the Main Street Tavern in the afternoon. I bounced the idea off of long time colleagues and key community members, even a few strangers. Little did they know, I was soliciting their opinion and at the same time recruiting key members of what would become the Tinglewood Festival Committee. To be successful they say surround yourself with the best, it really isn’t just a cliché on some motivational poster. I truly believe it.

As with any event there are a lot of people behind the scenes that make it possible. It was an honor and a privilege to work with this dedicated group of volunteers to bring this idea to fruition. Inside this month’s Chamber Chatter you will find a list of all the groups, businesses, and sponsors that made Tinglewood possible. After almost 30 years of working at outdoor events, I have learned they all have their own unique traits, but also share a great deal of common ground, and community support is the foundation.It takes a community effort to stage such events. Time, dedication, money and a desire to make it all happen are the keys. Thank you to the team: Adele Nelson, Jake Beaty, Cheryl Patton, Courtney Bennett, Hunter Lawley, Julie Smitherman, Kirk Lightfoot, Paige Wallace, Pam Phagan, Suzanne Hurst, Tim Tingle, Kenny Hill, Linda Hill, Freda Shivers, Joe Williams, Mike Galloway, and Steve Dixon. You all brought your talents to the front and made this a very successful event.

If you were one of the 6,000 people in attendance or you were one of the 160 plus entrants in the Cars by the Creek Car Show, Thank You! I hope you enjoyed the day. All I can say is this, gas up the saws, sharpen the chains, and get set for the 2nd Annual Tinglewood Festival on Saturday,September 7, 2019.

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OCTOBER 2018

4-7 “STOP KISS”7:30 p.m., Chichester Black Box Theatre at Reynolds Hall. October 7, 2:00 p.m. Tickets: montevallotickets.universitytickets.com

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12 HOMETOWN HEROES BREAKFAST - HEART & SOUL9th Annual Mayor’s Breakfast 8-10 a.m. / American Village, Liberty Hall Tickets $20 ea Available at City Hall or Chamber

MONTEVALLO HIGH FOOTBALLVS.SUMTER CENTRAL (HOMECOMING) 7 PM

FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE COVE 5-7 p.m., Owl’s Cove Park , Main StreetOpen Mic with Trent Jones

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19 MONTEVALLO HIGH FOOTBALLVS. SIPSEY VALLEY (AWAY) 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

26 MONTEVALLO HIGH FOOTBALLVS. GREENSBORO (HOME) 7 p.m.EXPLORING MASS COMMUNICATION10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Strong Hall

“SCARE MY SHORTS OFF” FILM FESTIVAL3:30 p.m., Strong Hall, Room 119

FRIDAY

17 MONTEVALLO CHAMBER MONTHLY LUNCHEON“Celebrating 75 Years of Changed Lives & Counting”. Guest Speaker Tony Cooper, Executive Director, The Jimmie Hale Mission. Parnell Library / 11:30 a.m. / Lunch -noon / $12. each Luncheon Sponsor - The Jimmie Hale Mission

WEDNESDAY

20 FAITH MISSIONARY CHURCH HEALTH INFORMATION AND FALL YOUTH FAIR10 a.m.-2 p.m., 901 County Hwy 17, MontevalloSATURDAY

13 MONTEVALLO FIRE PREVENTION PARADEMain Street, 10 a.m.

PINK PIG BBQ COOK OFF AND PINK PIG FIRE TRUCK PULLOrr Park, right after the Fire Prevention ParadeSponsored by Pink Heals Central Alabama

SATURDAY

3 MONTEVALLO ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY AND THE UM ASTRONOMY CLUB7:30 – 9:00 p.m., James Wylie Shepherd Observatory, 1093 Pebble Road, Montevallo

WEDNESDAY

31 HOMETOWN HALLOWEEN3:30 TO 5:00 p.m., Trick or Treat on Main St.

WEDNESDAY

28 CRITTERS BY THE CREEK1-3 p.m., Orr Park, Montevallo, Sponsored by Montevallo Parks & Recreation BoardFALL FESTIVAL5-7 p.m., Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 3411 Spring Creek Road

SUNDAY

29 BOOYO YOGA NIGHT 2018Bibb-Graves Dance Studio, UM Campus, 8-9:30 p.m.

BRASS CHAMBER ENSEMBLES7:30 p.m., LeBaron Recital Hall

MONDAY

5 MONTEVALLO HIGH FOOTBALLVS. WEST BLOCTON (AWAY) 7 PM

FRIDAY

8 CONCERT & LECTURE SERIES Featuring enhakē, 7:30 p.m., LeBaron Recital HallMONDAY

15 SIGMA ALPHA IOTA MUSICALE7:30 p.m., LeBaron Recital Hall

MONDAY

18 WIND ENSEMBLE7:30 p.m., Palmer Auditorium

NEW TROUBADOUR BAND TOWERRibbon Cutting, 5:30 p.m., Band Field

THURSDAY

25 CONCERT CHOIR AND UNIVERSITY CHORUS7:30 p.m., LeBaron Recital HallTHURSDAY

30 LEBARON TRIOMelanie Williams, soprano; Lori Ardovino, clarinet; Laurie Middaugh, piano, 7:30 p.m., LeBaron Recital HallTUESDAY

27 MONTEVALLO ARTWALK ART STALK1-6p.m., Downtown Montevallo

SATURDAY

11 21ST ANNUAL LIFE RAFT DEBATE7 p.m., Palmer Auditorium, UM Campus, FreeUNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLOFOUNDERS’ DAY

THURSDAY

2 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 5-8 p.m. Orr Park by Parnell Library. “Come and Connect with your Community” Activities for the family & kids, music. Meet Police Officers & Fire Fighters while enjoying food & drinks.

TUESDAY

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THE GREAT CAHABA RIVER TRAIN WRECK OF 1896by Marty Everse

A little over ten miles as the crow flies from Montevallo, what was the worst railroad disaster in Alabama to that time occurred. Here is the story.

Sunday morning, two days after Christmas, 1896, passenger train number 40, the Blocton accomodation, chugged slowly out of Birmingham on time at first light. The day would be bright and cool, and the train’s two coaches were filled with miners and their families returning from Birmingham, taking advantage of the cheap excursion fares charged by the railroad during the holidays.

The trip along the Birmingham Mineral line, as it was called, sliced through the ruggedly beautiful Cahaba hills and valleys connecting the numerous mining camps and towns. Conductor Henry Hanbury thought his wife, Ora, and children, Ione and Guy, would be enchanted by the route with its manytrestles and deep cuts and took them along with him that day. Among the other passengers were Ellen Walker and her three children of Blocton.

Around 7 a.m., the train reached Tocoa. Nearby Helena resident Ed Echols climbed aboard. By 7:30, the train glided into Gurnee Junction and later paused briefly at Boothton before resuming the trip to the Cahaba River and then Blocton. The great bridge over the Cahaba River was the scenic highlight of the trip. Twelve hundred feet long, the bridge provided a breathtaking view of the rocky shoaled Cahaba 110 feet below.

The engineer was the first to realize that something was terribly wrong with the bridge that day. There, on the center span, a rail was missing. He shut off the steam and put the locomotive in reverse. He was too late. The train, rumbling along at 20 miles an hour, lurched on to the cross ties and churned along violently until the bridge collapsed sending the passenger cars into the shallow water and rocks below where they soon caught fire from the heating stoves in the cabins.

Here crews are searching for human remains and clues to the cause of the tragedy. Courtesy University of Louisville Archives & Records Department.

Initial reports listed 22 people dying that day. Those not killed in the fall were burned to death. Conductor Hanbury was trapped by wreckage and watched helplessly as his wife and children were engulfed in flames.

Ellen Walker was trapped in the twisted metal and shattered wood but only slightly hurt. Ed Echols survived, shaken but sound. He freed Ellen Walker and ran to the nearby mining camp of Hargrove for help. Ellen then rescued all three of her children, one at a time, from the inferno. They were unscathed. When the rescue train arrived, one child was sitting unconcernedly on a rock near the river bank, the others nearby.

Railroad officials reported that the wreck was caused by the removal of a rail by men intending to stop the rain to rob it. A ten thousand dollar reward was offered for their arrest. No one was ever convicted.

In a cruel twist of fate, Conductor Henry Hanbury was killed in September 1905 when a freight train collided with his passenger train at Woodstock, Alabama. He had remarried and left a wife and two small children.

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MONTEVALLO CHORALE MEETINGS

Montevallo Community Chorale began meeting last month and will continue meeting at 7 p.m. at the music building in the choir room downstairs each Tuesday night.

The new director is John Allen Bankson.

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PINK HEALS GROUP HOLDS BBQ COOK OFF AND FIRE TRUCK PULLPink Heals Central Alabama will sponsor a Pink Pig BBQ Cook Off and Pink Pig Fire Truck Pull on Sat., Oct.13th at Montevallo’s Orr Park after the Montevallo Fire Prevention Parade.All donations will benefit the Pink Heals Central Alabama “keeping it local” organization.

The entry fee is $50 (2 rolls supplied). Teams may cook extra butts to have enough samples for People’s Choice. Trophy from Judging Panel and $250 cash prize. People’s Choice Trophy will be awarded as well as a $250 cash prize.

Cooking on-site. Set-up on Oct. 12th in Orr Park starting at 5 p.m. Sampling for People’s Choice after the parade. Judging at 2 p.m.

Pink Pig Fire Truck Pull will begin at 1 p.m. (qualifier) up to 10 people per team. $10 a head entry fee. Pink Pull Trophy and $100 cash prize.

To register contact: Lamar White, text 205-432-8062 or Jim Terrell, text 205-281-7985.


MONTEVALLO ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY AND THE UM ASTRONOMY CLUB FORMED

The first meeting of the Montevallo Astronomical Society and the UM Astronomy Club was held September 12th from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. at the James Wylie Shepherd Observatory.

All visitors are welcome to join us for an evening of celestial observing and good company.

Fall observing dates: October 3rd, October 17th, October 31st and November 7th from 7:30-9 p.m. Meetings will be held provided it is not raining or overcast.

For those with GPS navigation systems, the physical address of the JWSO is 1093 Pebble Road, Montevallo, 35115.

The gates will be open. (Ignore the No Trespassing signs).

Directions to the JWSO: Following 119 South through Montevallo, turn right onto 10 West (Middle Street) for 1 mile, bearing right onto 17 North. After 0.3 miles, turn left onto 206 West, and after 0.4 miles, turn right onto Pebble Road, continuing 0.7 miles to the UM Gentry Springs property.

Submitted by Dr. Michael P. Sterner, University of Montevallo, Professor of Mathematics

Colonial Christmas Lunch and Tourat the American Village

Monday-Friday, December 3-4-5-6-710:30-1:00 or noon-2:30This Christmas tradition is the perfect outing for your family, club, senior group, office, or church organization.

Due to the popularity of this

annual event, wehave added another day.

• enjoy a delicious lunch with hostess Abigail Adams •• sing carols in the Colonial Chapel •

• share a Christmas Homecoming with the Washingtons •• visit the President’s House •

Tickets are $30 per person. Call (205) 665-3535 extension 1031 to make a reservation.

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BOOYO YOGA NIGHT IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 29

BooYo 2018 is a uniquely Montevallo evening of ghosts, goblins, and high-energy fun. Plan on attending October 29, 8-9:30 p.m., in the Bibb-Graves Dance Studio on the UM campus. It will be taught by certified instructor Kacie Kilpatrick.

Kacie is certified through Zumba and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America for Small Group Exercise. She spent 15 years taking classical ballet and pointe at the Cultural Arts Center in Gadsden, AL. She was a member of the Falconettes dance team at UM and continued to choreograph half-time and show choir performances.

Put on your BOOgie shoes and come dance the night away to your favorite Halloween hits! This class will be a mix of Zumba, Hip Hop, toning and stretching. Join us for this spooktacular workout.

Free to UM students, faculty, staff, and SAC members. $5 for general public. Direct questions to [email protected].

Brought to you by MoYo Fest & UM’s Exercise and Nutrition Science program.

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montevallo fire prevention paradeSaturday, October 13th

Parade begins at 10:00 a.m.LINE UP BEGINS AROUND 8 a.m.

Montevallo High School:• October 9th – October 12th – MHS Homecoming Week• October 11th – Homecoming Parade and Community Pep Rally at 6:00 p.m.• October 15th – Volleyball Senior Night vs Vincent at 6:00 p.m.• October 18th – Leaders Building Leaders Program at MHS

University of Montevallo• October 11th – UM Founders’ Day

Montevallo Elementary School:• October 2nd – Homecoming Cheer Clinic from 3-5 p.m.• October 11th – MES Spirit Night at McDonald’s• October 18th – MES Fall Festival

Montevallo Middle School:• October 4th - MMS Homecoming Pep Rally at 2 p.m., game at 6:00 p.m. against Jemison• October 11 – Report Cards• October 15th – Beta Club Induction at 8:15 a.m.• October 18th – Honor Roll Party 665-1519

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NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SEMIFINALISTS 2019: 215 ALABAMA STUDENTS EARN HONORSStudents from throughout Alabama have earned a place on the list of semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program.

There are 16,000 semifinalists around the country competing for 7,500 National Merit Scholarships that will be offered next spring. The semifinalists were selected from 1.6 million high school juniors in 22,000 high schools who took the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The semifinalists represent less than 1 percent of U.S high school seniors. Congratulations to Montevallo High School student Leah Waites.

LITTLE FREE PANTRY IS WELL USED

“Take what you need, leave what you can.” That simple thought stands behind the Little Free Pantry at the corner of Oak and Plowman (in front of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and across from Montevallo High School). If you or your family are hungry, help yourself. If you have spare food, think about sharing. The Little Free Pantry, which looks like a miniature church, is always open.

Little Free Pantries have sprung up across the country as part of a grassroots movement that seeks to address hunger and food insecurity. The LFP movement describes itself as neighbors helping neighbors, offering a community solution to an immediate and local need.

Supplies are always welcome. Leave non-perishable food items (canned goods, dried milk, cereal, crackers, boxed pasta, and so on). Hungry? Just help yourself.

The Little Free Pantry is sponsored by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and supported by the people of Montevallo.

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TAKE A TRIP TO COLONIAL AMERICA THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON

Have a delightful luncheon with hostess Abigail Adams. Sing familiar Christmas carols in an early American Chapel. Visit the President’s House. Share a Christmas homecoming with George and Martha Washington and attend a colonial Christmas party.

You can experience all this and more at the American Village’s annual Colonial Christmas Lunch and Tour. Due to the popularity of this event, the American Village has added a fifth day to the schedule. Two tours are offered each day, Monday through Friday, December 3-4-5-6-7. The first tour begins at 10:30 a.m. and concludes with a luncheon at noon. The second begins with the noon luncheon and is followed by a tour, ending at 2:30 p.m. This Christmas tradition is the perfect outing for your family, club, senior group, office or church.

The American Village is taking reservations for their Colonial Christmas Lunch and Tour at (205) 665-3535 extension 1031, or by email at [email protected] are $30 per person, and pre-reservations are required.

COMMUNITY REMEMBRANCE PROJECT A local coalition is forming to explore installation of a historical marker to commemorate victims of lynchings in Montevallo. The Community Remembrance Project will work closely with the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery. The CRP will seek to educate our community about an ugly part of our history and to enable truthful conversations about the legacy of racial terrorism and injustice. Next month we will announce the time and place of a public meeting to discuss steps toward securing a marker. Watch this spot for further information.

Direct ideas, thoughts, questions or concerns to the [email protected]..


CITY OF MONTEVALLO NEWSMayor’s Message...

Hollie C. Cost, Mayor

Montevallo: The place to make your mark! Earlier this month, the city council adopteda new city tagline - Montevallo, the place to make your mark! This tagline emergedas a spin-off of the Main Street branding efforts in which a team engaged the community in discussions about what makes Montevallo special. The running thread among the responses was that Montevallo is truly special because there is a place for everyone. Interestingly and strictly coincidentally, the University of Montevallo recently revealed their new tagline “You belong at Montevallo.” Both taglines communicate that regardless of your interests, political or religious affiliation, race, age, gender or other characteristics, our 12.59 square mile oasis will accommodate you. Not only will our community accommodate you. but we will make space for you to pave your own path.

Marks of those from our distant and recent past are visible in nearly every pocket of the community. In the 1890’s the Olmsted Brothers left their mark of elegant architecture facilitating human interactions with nature when they designed the Alabama College campus. Later in our history, the Brown Family and other founding families’ left significant marks through businesses, city governance and even recently, leadership in many downtown initiatives. Terry Arnold and Buddy Freeman left their mark when they proposed and saw the development through for the Montevallo Parks Trail. The NAACP and other minority leaders have left their mark through educational leadership and our longstanding MLK Day March

and Program. Senior adults such as Su Tedford and Hershel Hale are making their mark through their leadership and participation in city boards and committees. Diane Landers and Jermaine Mitchell are making their mark by offering wellness programs throughout the community. Local youth from middle school through graduate school have made their mark by developing youth programs, installing murals throughout town and lending their voice and perspective to issues of importance. Our Hometown Heroes we celebrate at our annual breakfast have all made dramatic marks on our city and continue to do so.

Not only are our citizens making a mark on Montevallo, but Montevallo is making a mark on our state and region. In August, the city received five awards at the state Main Street conference based on ingenuity and community impact. The Junior City Council is a finalist for the Civvy award granted by the National Conference on Citizenship. Montevallo is an Alabama Community of Excellence and we are regularly being visited by other communities interested in learning how they can meet our mark in areas such as securing downtown wifi, our streetscape enhancement and developing a youth council. So, the question is: How will YOU make your mark on Montevallo? Will you make your mark by attending our Hometown Heroes’ Breakfast October 12th at American Village to support those we are honoring? Or will you be our next hometown hero?

Will you embrace and support our local students by: sponsoring a trip to Camp Cosby, volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club, serving as a mentor, attending performances, donating to their athletic or academic programs, speaking at

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Calling All Alumni TroubadoursSAVE THE DATE: OCT 26THMHS Marching Troubadours would love for you to join us on Friday Night, Oct. 26th, for Alumni night at the football field. Tickets will be on sale soon along with more information about this night. Please help us spread the word. All proceeds will benefit the Marching Troubadours. This is a wonderful chance for all Troubadours – Past, Present and Future to meet, greet and catch up.

(Continued from previous page)career day or engaging in educational forums?Will you support our local economy by: shopping first in Montevallo, opening your own business, letting merchants know how important they are to our city, joining the Chamber of Commerce, joining Montevallo Main Street or riding our new bus on your next trip to the grocery store?

Will you support our health and wellness initiatives by walking on our trails, enjoying a game of golf, participating in a ValloCycle Glow Ride or offering your own fitness program to the community?

Will you voice your opinions, support and concern in a respectful manner to your elected leaders and city employees? Will you follow the lead of our relentless volunteer, Mr. Darryll Harris, and identify a pocket of the community that needs a little love and add your own special touch in such a way that will make others smile when they walk by?I am incredibly thankful to have landed in a place where we all have the freedom to make our mark and am very hopeful that any mark I am able to make will have a positive impact on others. Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your Mayor!

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LIBRARY EVENTS IN OCTOBER

Tuesdays in October at 3:30 p.m.: After School Movies: Enjoy family friendly film screenings in our theater. Please call for titles.

Wednesdays in October @ 9:15 a.m.: Story time with Mr. Mac: There is fun to be had with Mr. Mac. Sing dance and listen to stories with Montevallo’s very own Mr. Mac.

October 10th @ 10:00 a.m.: Toddler Craft: Easy crafts for little hands.

Thursdays in October @ 10:30 a.m.: Morning at the Movies: Accessible and accommodating film screenings for adult audiences. Please call for titles.

Thursdays in October @ 6:00 p.m.: ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages): Our free English class continues on Thursday nights.

Friday, October 5th @ 3:30 p.m.: Magic Tree House Club: Monthly book club for 2nd through 5th grades. We follow Jack and Annie through their learning adventures. This month’s book is Eve of the Emperor Penguin. Must be registered to attend.

Wednesday, October 17th @ 6:00 p.m.: Evening Book Club: The book for October will be “Beartown” by Frederik Backman.

Thursday, October 18th @ 3:30 p.m.: After School Trivia: Are you smarter than a librarian? Show off your brain and compete for prizes in our trivia contest.

Thursday, October 25th @ 3:30 p.m.: Kids’ Craft: 3rd to 5th Grade Students are invited to make a scarecrow magnet craft. Must be registered to attend.

Friday,October 26th @ 3:30 p.m.: LEGO Club: Come and build to your heart’s content. Future engineers and architects will enjoy this open play session where they will exercise their creativity and make new friendships.

Coming in NovemberNovember is National Novel Writing Month. We’ll be hosting a series of workshops and write-ins to help you reach your goal. Will you meet the 50,000 word goal? Register for free at https://nanowrimo.org/ to get started. Follow us on Facebook for tips and updates on events.

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So, you can imagine my excitement when, at the tender young age of I2, a teacher of mine asked me if I would be interested in tutoring a young boy named Stevie after school. She said that Stevie was a challenged child (only 5 years old) who was living at a local orphanage and in need of some one on one attention. I gladly accepted the challenge. Steve was deeply emotionally disturbed, and it took months of working with him and building his trust before I could even get him to sit in the chair beside me. This early experience changed my life and set me on the path to work with special needs students.

I have a varied background in teaching students with special needs. I graduated in 1989 when UAB had a program that would certify graduates to teach K-12. I have taught students from K to 12 and have taught in Shelby County (14 years), Bessemer City (5 years), 2 years in the Hoover City Schools Alternative School and Chilton County for Multi Handicapped Program for 2 years. I have worked with students with severe learning challenges, students with behavioral and emotional needs and students with mild learning challenges and everywhere in between. I have a master’s degree, an administrative certification and have a National Board Certification in Literacy. After 23 years in the classroom, I entered the private sector and have been self employed as a residential real estate agent for 5 years.

Why: Those of you who know me, know that I am not a politician. I am not interested in running for political office in order to gain some lofty title or to push some personal agenda. I am running for one reason only…Because I Care about the future of all our children.

It is my sincere belief that all of our children, whether they live in Helena or Indian Springs, Wilton or Vincent, Chelsea or Pea Ridge, Calera or Columbiana, Sterrett or Wilsonville, Westover or Montevallo, all of our children deserve the right to equitable access to the highest education attainable.

All of our children, whether they are black or white, rich or poor, straight or gay, no matter their differences, all of our children deserve the right to a high qualify, fulfilling education.

All of our children, whether they are gifted and talented learners, have special needs or are somewhere in the middle, deserve to have educational opportunities which challenge them to be the best they can be.

All of our children deserve a strong start and the opportunity to attend a robust and well funded Pre-K program to start each of them off on the right track.

All of our children deserve to have the most talented and effective teachers who will be dedicated to preparing them for the 21st century

All of our children deserve equal access to an education which not only prepares them for a prosperous career, but enriches their life by fostering a love and appreciation for reading, science, history, civics, social studies, foreign languages, math, athletics, art, music, theatre and vocational studies

All of our children deserve someone who will look out after their best interests…that is why I’m running for School Board and that is why I hope I will have your support. On November 6th, vote for Susan Lehman for School Board, Place 2. Thank you!

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MONTEVALLO TO HOST 16TH ARTWALK OCT. 27

Montevallo Art Walk, in collaboration with the University of Montevallo, the City of Montevallo, and the Montevallo Arts Council, is excited to announce the 16th Art Walk event, Art Stalk 2018, to be held on October 27 from 1-6 p.m. rain or shine on the newly renovated sidewalks of Main Street. After a brief sojourn to the Promenade last year due to construction, Art Stalk is back on Main Street where the event can feature not only local artists, makers, and craftspeople, but also the brick and mortar businesses and restaurants that line Montevallo’s “main drag.”

“This is a great way for visitors and citizens to get to know Montevallo,” says Coordinator Emily Gill. “In addition to our valued business community, we are rich with independent artists, makers and craftspeople, so this is an opportunity for one-stop-shopping - bringing together merchants and makers on our historic, newly renovated streetscape.”

For the attendee, Art Stalk features a diverse offering of items ranging from painting, photography, pottery, and woodworking - to clothing, accessories, jewelry - even edibles and bath and body products... all handmade by the vendor! Whether you are looking to decorate your living space, decorate yourself, or find the perfect unique gift for any occasion - with as many as 75 curated vendors, you can find it at Art Stalk.

In the mix you can also find live music next to Owl’s Cove Park, live demonstrations peppered throughout the route,

and of course Halloween-themed children’s activities. Once again, there will be an all-ages costume contest, from 1:30 until 4:30 p.m., so start planning your entry now! Judges will be looking for original, self-created looks, so get ready to flex your creative muscles. There will be youth and adult categories. Prizes include gift certificates to Art Stalk vendors, as well as a couple of other surprises.

Art Stalk would not be possible without sponsors Visibil.IT, Blue Phrog Art Gallery, Falcon Art Supply, Montevallo Chamber of Commerce, and The Original Alabaster Newsletter. Please support these fine businesses and SHOP LOCAL!

If you are an artist or maker, Art Stalk is accepting applications for booths through October 10 to be included on the map, and late applications are also accepted up until October 24. You can find an application and other information on the website: www.montevalloartwalk.com. Gill adds, “We are always thrilled to discuss sponsorships from individuals and businesses, you can contact the planning committee at [email protected] for information on how to contribute.” Also, if your organization is looking for volunteer opportunities, all ages and abilities welcome. Please contact Emily at the above email address for more information.

For up to the minute updates and artist features, please follow Montevallo Art Walk on Facebook, @MontevalloArtWalk.

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Oct. 8: Concert & Lecture Series featuring enhakē, 7:30 p.m., LeBaron Recital Hall

Oct. 15: Sigma Alpha Iota Musicale, 7:30 p.m., LeBaron Recital Hall

Oct. 18: Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Palmer Auditorium

Oct. 25: COMS Day, Strong Hall

Oct. 25: Concert Choir and University Chorus,7:30 p.m., LeBaron Recital Hall

Oct. 26: Exploring Mass Communication, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Strong Hall

Oct. 26: “Scare My Shorts Off” Film Festival, 3:30 p.m., Strong Hall, Room 119

Oct. 29: Brass Chamber Ensembles, 7:30 p.m., LeBaron Recital Hall

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Learning about bicycles is half the fun of riding. These fun facts may help tip the scales in favor of finally getting back in the saddle!

• 328 Years – Frenchman, De Sivrac built the first bicycle type vehicle in 1690 known as the ‘hobbyhorse’. It did not have pedals. Later, a Scottish blacksmith named Kirkpatrick Macmillan added pedals and is credited with the first bicycle.

• Feminism – social reformer and feminist Susan B. Anthony once said that the invention of the modern bicycle “has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world” and called it the “freedom machine.”

• Roads are for bikes – paved roads became mainstream not because of automobiles, but because of bicycles. While cars could go across cobblestones fairly well, bicycles had a more difficult time.

• Air Filled – manufacturers were utilizing air filled tires on bicycles before they were being used on motor vehicles.

• Olympic Games – cycling was one of the nine original modern Olympic sports which started in 1896.

• Racing – in the early 20th century, 6-day long bicycle races were quite popular. The winner would be whoever rode the greatest distance. Riders would get very little sleep and hallucinate on the track.

• Money – before Babe Ruth joined the Yankees in 1920, cyclists were the highest paid professional athletes. • United Parcel Service – UPS was founded by two teenagers, James E. Casey and Claude Ryan, with one bicycle and a borrowed one-hundred dollars.

• One Billion – there are approximately one billion bicycles in the world, which are twice as many as cars showing just how many people are reducing their carbon footprint.

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UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO SCORES HIGH MARKS IN U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT’S BEST COLLEGES The University of Montevallo continues to receive high accolades in the “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.

According to rankings for the 2019 edition, released Sept. 10, Montevallo has retained the top spot among public regional universities in Alabama, a distinction it has held for ten years.

MOST INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS

The University of Montevallo was named in the top 20 Most Innovative Schools among regional south universities. This relatively new category is selected from top academic peer assessment conducted by U.S. News. College presidents, provosts and admissions deans, were asked to nominate colleges or universities in their U.S. News Best Colleges ranking category that are making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilities.

BEST UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING

This year, the University of Montevallo was recognized in the top 20 schools for Best Undergraduate Teaching. In a survey conducted in spring 2018, the schools recognized on this list received the most votes from top college administrators for putting a particular focus on undergraduate teaching.

“This recognition from U.S. News and World Report reflects an institutional commitment to the students we serve at Montevallo,” said Dr. John W. Stewart III, president of the

University of Montevallo. “Our campus family is laser-focused on providing life-changing learning experiences that prepare students for meaningful and rewarding lives and careers.”

SCHOOLS OF VALUEMontevallo was again identified in the top 25 listing for Best Value Schools, which measures the value of education received.

Knowing which colleges are great schools at great prices – which colleges provide students receiving financial aid with the highest quality education for the lowest price – is imperative. To help provide that information, U.S. News takes into account a school’s academic quality and the net cost of attendance for a student who received the average level of need-based financial aid. The higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the greater the value.

OVERALL RANKINGSIn the overall rankings for regional south Universities, Montevallo remained in the top 50. The University also continues to rank in the top 15 Best Public Regional Universities in the South. Each year, UM is compared alongside public and private schools across 12 states. Despite the changes in higher education, UM scores impressive accolades in the publication’s annual evaluations.

Learn more: U.S. News & World Report

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2019 MARKETING TRENDS SEMINARAs an outreach opportunity with the University of Montevallo, we’d like to invite you to attend a student-led presentation on 2019 Marketing Trends. This FREE presentation is part of Dr. Amiee Mellon’s Marketing Communications class and will be held on Thursday, October 4th, in the Comer Hall Auditorium on campus from 12:30-1:45 p.m.

The topics (listed below) will be micro-focused to small businesses and nonprofits within Shelby County. The goal is to give details on each concept in a bite-size manner and provide local examples/opportunities of the concept in action. Each presentation will be no more than 10 minutes long. There will be time for Q&A after each presentation, as well as a short Q&A at the end of all presentations.

This seminar is open to small businesses, nonprofits, and the general public.

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The 21st Annual Life Raft Debate is Thursday, October 11th at Palmer Auditorium at 7:00 pm. Free admission.

In the Life Raft Debate, we imagine that there has been a nuclear war, and the survivors (the audience) are setting sail to rebuild society from the ground up. There is a group of academic-types vying to get on the raft, and only one seat left. The professors have to argue that their discipline is the one indispensable area of study that the new civilization will need to flourish. At the end of the debating, the audience votes and the lucky winner climbs aboard, claiming the ceremonial oar and waving goodbye to the others.

Each professor will get to give a 5-minute introductory account and defense of his or her discipline, then each will give a brief rebuttal to the others (about 3 minutes) and, finally, the audience will be allowed to ask questions and vote by ballot.

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BOYS AND GIRLSCLUB NEWSSeptember highlights included: raising the flag at MHS football games, celebrating our Day for Kids at the Tinglewood Festival, a visit from MPD on our Club Readiness Day, donated school supplies from Publix, participation in the chartering of Montevallo’s new Kiwanis Club by our Flag Team, our ‘One Day Voices’ and our Youth of the Year, Aubrey Moreland, support of the food drive for the UM food pantry, participation in the Super Heroes train ride at the Calera Railroad Museum, new games and new friends.

We are excited about working with MPD on their Night Out event on October 2, being open all day on October 5 and 8 when schools are closed, participating in Compact 2020’s Parent University on October 23, and our own Lights on After School Open House and ‘Bring a Friend’ celebration. We’ll wrap October up enjoying a Halloween party with our Kiwanis friends and, of course, our annual trip to UM to trick-or-treat at New Res with our long-time friends at the Housing & Residence Life partners!

Our Club is a pretty great place to spend fall so come join us. Start by calling 205-665-4466 whether you want to be a member or a volunteer!


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ANGLICAN CHURCH CELERATES 35 YEARS

The Anglican Church of the Holy Comforter, the traditional Episcopal parish of Montevallo and Shelby County, plans to celebrate 35 years of joys and sorrows, trials and triumphs, at 10 a.m., Sunday, October 14, with a special Holy Communion and a covered dish dinner afterward.

The church invites its friends, supporters, and all who are interested in traditional worship to both. Although retired, the Rt. Rev. William C. Wiygul – one of those 15 founders – has agreed to celebrate communion at the anniversary celebration.

Holy Comforter got its start on the evening of October 11, 1983, when 15 faithful people gathered in the home of Annie Mary and Marion Jones-Williams in Montevallo, seeking to establish a church that would continue the traditional beliefs, customs, and doctrines that the Protestant Episcopal Church was beginning to abandon. In the three and a half decades since, the church has grown with Christians from other denominations whose beliefs had not changed while their own churches had. Currently, the church serves Christians from throughout Shelby, Jefferson, and surrounding counties.Thirty-five years ago, those 15 weren’t at all sure the church would survive, much less thrive. But, as Janet Seaman recalls, they shared a heartfelt belief that it must. Before the meeting ended, they had signed a statement of intention to create the parish and to affiliate with the Anglican Province of Christ the King, then known as the Diocese of Christ the King of the Anglican Church of North America.

“It is our faith and hope that the Parish of the Holy Comforter be a part of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church which is the mystical Body of Christ; and for that purpose we pledge ourselves, in the sure confidence that when two or three are gathered in His Name we shall have the promised love of God, the grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, and the comfort of the Holy Spirit,” the statement declared.

The signers were Reuben A. Triplett, Janet W. Seaman, James D. Seaman, Mary E. Snider, Jimmie E. Snider, Virginia J. Fulton, Jesse J. Jackson, William C. Wiygul, Beth Wiygul, Marion Jones-Williams, Annie Mary Jones-Williams, Alice Gayden Latture, Shirley Fulton Jackson, and later, by Matthew J. Jackson.

The first service was held on a beautiful sunny Sunday, October 16, 1983, at Seabrier Farm, the home of James and Janet Seaman in Brierfield. Jesse Jackson, as lay reader, conducted the service of Morning Prayer, attended by 16. Services for six succeeding Sundays were held in the home of Reuben Triplett on Spring Creek Road outside Montevallo. In December, the fledgling parish was able to rent the vacant Wilton Methodist Church building from the City of Wilton. Services were first held there on December 11, 1983, the Third Sunday in Advent, with 22 in attendance. In January, the Rt. Rev. Robert Sherwood Morse, bishop of the Diocese of Christ the King, came from Oakland and celebrated communion for 60. Later that month, the vestry began negotiations to purchase a plot of land at the intersection of Ashville Circle and Highway 119 in Montevallo.

In March, a sign went up at the site, marking it as the future site of the Church of the Holy Comforter. The building fund grew slowly but steadily and in April 1987, Bishop Morse turned the first shovel of soil and blessed the property. Construction began that fall and continued into the new year. The parish, and the community, gave generously to complete the project.The first service was held April 26, 1988 in the newly built

church. In June, Bishop Morse returned to dedicate the building and bless its contents.

Throughout the years, the church has received much support from the community, and the members of Holy Comforter hope to share this joy with them.

For more information, please contact the Rev. Mr. Shannon L. Clark, deacon-in-charge, at 205-665-2769.


MONTEVALLO DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE DISTRICT (MDCD)SEPTEMBER 2018Submitted by Dee Woodham

Montevallo Development Cooperative District (MDCD) is a unique partnership between the City of Montevallo, Shelby County and University of Montevallo. Montevallo’s MDCD was created in 2012 under the Capital Improvement Cooperative Districts Section of the Alabama Code 11-99B and under the leadership of Mayor Ben McCrory, University of Montevallo President John Stewart and Shelby County Manager Alex Dudchock. The purpose of the District is to promote economic development, tourism, education, recreation, the arts, historic preservation, livability and healthy and active lifestyles in Montevallo. The district is to facilitate capital improvements by acquisition, construction, and installation throughout the City. Montevallo and the MDCD are touted as the model for such districts by Main Street Alabama, Alabama Communities of Excellence, and other economic development organizations. These entities promote and help establish similar programs for other communities throughout the state, and the MDCD serves as an example of how to get things done effectively and efficiently.

A three-member board governs the MDCD with each board member serving a four-year term and each board member able to serve multiple terms if reappointed by their respective entities. Dee Woodham, Chair, has represented the City of Montevallo since the MDCD inception. Reed Prince currently represents Shelby County and has done so since inception. Mary Ellen Heuton represents the University of Montevallo and replaced DeAnna Smith, who served as board member from 2012 to 2018. Mrs. Smith made outstanding contributions to the MDCD, for which our community is extremely grateful.

The MDCD is funded in a variety of ways. Each entity - the City of Montevallo, University of Montevallo, and Shelby County- can provide funding on an individual project basis. The MDCD’s only continual source of funding comes from an appropriation of 90% of the City of Montevallo’s 2011 1% sales tax. The MDCD has completed a number of critically important projects, each with differing levels of financial commitment from the three entities. The first project was the North Boundary Street Promenade, a storm-water management and sidewalk improvement project that links the University to Main Street to Orr Park. MDCD later purchased the old Alabama Power building on Main Street to bring the University and Main Street together in the center of our community. This project, known as “UMOM” (University of Montevallo on Main) shows the power and flexibility of the MDCD: the City, County and University own the building equally, but Shelby County and the University of Montevallo bore 100% of the renovation costs. UMOM was renovated for classrooms and office space, bringing university students downtown and encouraging them to spend money in local businesses. This project later added a public green space, Owl’s Cove Park, for the entire community to enjoy. Other projects include the construction of a NCAA regulation softball stadium, a NCAA regulation track, field and lacrosse facility, and a vibrant restaurant on the promenade within a building owned by the MDCD. The MDCD additionally funded the City of Montevallo’s portion of the current Main Street streetscape project, which allowed receipt of a federal grant through the Alabama Department of Transportation that improved traffic flow, pedestrian traffic, parking, and aesthetics of traffic control features in downtown Montevallo. The largest expenditures from MDCD, in order of cost have been: paving throughout the City, City Hall and the North Boundary Street Promenade improvements. Further information and details are available on the City of Montevallo’s website under the Departments

tab and the Montevallo Development Cooperative District.

There has been over $10 million invested to date in the City of Montevallo since the creation of the MDCD, with over half coming from the City. If the district is ever terminated or if any property owned by the MDCD were sold, all entities would receive a share of the proceeds based upon the contribution values of each entity.

Future potential projects include: Highway 25 crosswalk at Main Street and Lucky’s, street paving phase II, Highway 10 crosswalk improvements (in conjunction with improvements on University land near Shelby St. and Middle St.), Center for the Performing Arts at the University in conjunction with a job certification program, wayfinding signage, Shoal Creek Park pedestrian bridge, and many other improvements to the assets and infrastructure in the City. The MDCD meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m. at the Parnell Memorial Library in the Parnell boardroom. All minutes are posted on the City’s website. Our community is always welcome at our meetings and we are always looking for more volunteers to contribute to the improvement of and future investment in our City!

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WORTHY OF ENSHRINEMENT

Late last month I had the privilege of speaking at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., on the importance of civic education in our Nation.

A visit to the National Archives is always inspiring. For there in a grand hall, in helium-filled bomb-proof cases, are found the original writings of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Called the “Charters of Freedom”, these documents are the foundational underpinnings of American liberty and self-government.

Our country has gone to extraordinary lengths physically to preserve these documents for generations of Americans so that the American people may see the written legacy of the founders, a legacy upheld by patriotic service and sacrifice in every generation since.

The preservation of what is written on fragile parchment is a worthy and noble purpose of the National Archives.

But the preservation of the spirit of those principles and precepts of our Republic is the duty of each and every citizen. For these principles are worthy of enshrinement in the minds and hearts of Americans everywhere.

Study after study gives evidence we are not doing a good job in passing this knowledge and understanding to younger generations.

The phrase “We the people…” is more than a rhetorical opening of the Constitution’s Preamble. It is the opening of our compact – our contract – of Americans with one another – to protect our liberty and safeguard its principles within the framework of a constitutional system of self-government.

May we recall the labors of Philadelphia that yielded what one twentieth-century author called the “Miracle of Philadelphia.” And may we be an American people with an intentional commitment to enshrine these grand underpinnings of our Nation in the minds, hearts, and civic habits of our young people, and indeed of all of our fellow Americans.

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HONORARY TEAM MEMBER On September 5th, Darrell Harris was presented with an honorary team member "Outstanding Citizen" certificate by Jason Black with the Montevallo McDonald's team.

COMMUNITY MEETING CALENDAREVERY 1ST TUESDAYHistorical Commission, 6:30 p.m., Conference Room at Parnell Library.

EVERY 2ND & 4TH MONDAYCity Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., City Hall, 5:30 p.m. Work Session

EVERY 1ST & 3RD MONDAYMontevallo Civitan Club, 5:30 p.m., UBC

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EVERY TUESDAYLadies Bible Study - Community Wide11:30-12:30 pm, Montevallo First Baptist Church Fellow-ship Hall

EVERY TUESDAYBoy Scout Troop 525, 6:30 p.m., Scout Lodge

EVERY TUESDAYMontevallo Community Chorale, 7 pm, Meets in the Choir Room of Davis Hall.

EVERY THURSDAYCub Scout Pack 525, 6:30 p.m., Scout Lodge

EVERY THURSDAYRotary Meeting, noon, Chamber Office, 845 Valley St.

EVERY THURSDAY Open Table (free lunches)For UM Students 11am to 1pmForbes House / 820 Vine St.

EVERY 2ND WEDNESDAYMontevallo Water & Sewer Board Meeting, 9:00 a.m.

EVERY 3RD SATURDAY MORNINGClothes Giveaway, St. Andrews Episcopal Parish Hall 925 Plowman Street, Montevallo

MONTEVALLO’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE NOV. 29Montevallo’s Annual Christmas Parade will be at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 29th in downtown Montevallo.

For information & registration visit montevallocc.com click Special Events Info or call Chamber office

at 205-665-1519.

MONTEVALLO CIVITANS PECAN SALEMontevallo Civitan Club members are taking orders for shelled pecan halves in one pound bags for $11 each. See any member or call Peggy at 665-2234.

FMBC 2018 HEALTH AND FALL YOUTH FAIRFaith Missionary Baptist Church Missionary Auxiliary is hosting its Fifth Annual Health and Information Fair on Saturday, October 20th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 901 County Highway 17 on Dogwood Road in Montevallo. An addition to the fair will be Fall Activities for the Youth.

Interested persons may join us as an organization or non-profit vendor by supplying free information and materials as an outreach to aid our communities. The Alabama Regional Medical Services (formerly Birmingham HealthCare Inc.) has partnered with us and will be on site providing “FREE” screenings to adults and youth. Local businesses and non-profit organizations will also provide vital information on health, preventions, safety, giveaways and avenues for a blessed and prosperous future.

This event is named in memory of the late Rev. Thaddeus Evans, Sr. who desired to have this event come to pass to provide an awareness of the importance of living a healthy and spiritual lifestyle that brings healing and wholeness to our bodies. If you would like to participate in this fair, please contact FMBC Missionary Auxiliary by October 5th. For more information please call 205-602-1029.

Shelby Emergency Assistance needs your help in sponsoring a child for Christmas. Get your family, church, or organization involved in helping a child in need have a special Christmas. SEA interviews the parents to get a suggested list of three gift wishes (toys) and three needs (clothing and shoes) for the children ages 1-12. The sponsor will purchase the gifts and bring them to SEA for the parents to pick up.No time to shop? You can donate money or gift cards and SEA will purchase gifts.Share with your friends and spread the joy of giving. For every person that you tell, another child will be helped. For further information contact Cindy Pope, Project Christmas Coordinator at 665-1942.

Shelby Emergency Assistance Project Christmas Program

It’s Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.

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