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roads. One altruistic group built a raised-bed garden for a resident of our public housing authority who has physical limitations. Numerous stories were recounted to me all over the community with these gestures of kindness. Students assisted in our public library, at our community garden, at our recycling center and private businesses and residences from one end of town to the other. The impact of this event is tremendous, not only on the physical beauty of the community but on continuing this spirit of unity throughout town. We are absolutely thrilled to see your bright smiling faces all over town on the day of the Big Event and every day of the year. This town would not be what it is without you. I hope you will think of Montevallo as your home and as the place where you truly “grew up”. Much love to you all, Hollie C. Cost, Mayor

just in terms of capital expenditure. Investment is key to the success of a business venture. You have to be invested in your business in many ways. Along with the money comes an investment in time – “sweat equity,” as it is often called – those long hours when you are laying out a floor plan, stocking the shelves, and getting the sign placed over the door. You must commit to making your business work long before the cash register rings from the first sale. That is the difficult balance of the job here at the Chamber – selling the advantages of locating in our community, but never overstating the benefits. Filling that “empty space” on Main Street is never easy. The “end result” can only be achieved through involvement and commitment and those “redundancies” require an investment. We need more of those in our community. The resulting benefits are the gift.

May 2015 | Vol. 13, No. 5

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWS

CHAMBER CHATTER

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Written by Steve Gilbert, Executive Director

CITY OF MONTEVALLO NEWSMayor’s Message...The Big evenT: A greAT Big ThAnks-BAck AT yA!

Dear University of Montevallo Students, While there are countless numbers of gestures for which to thank you (shopping at our businesses, eating at our restaurants, hosting community food drives, providing role models for our children, etc.) today I express my deep appreciation for all that you did during the Big Event on April 11th. I understand that this event was established as a way for you all to show your appreciation to a community who provides so much to you, but I would be remiss if I did not return that thanks to all of you who participated in this terrific volunteer project. I understand over 650 students were involved. I especially applaud Ms. Jenny Bell and her staff for launching this event and coordinating the projects. I awoke early April 11th to assist my husband in setting up his booth at the Montevallo Arts Festival which was AMAZING, by the way! As I left the park for the second time to run errands, I was met with a wave of lavender t-shirts. They were everywhere, literally! The first wave hit me (not literally) at Orr Park. As I rounded the corner, the next wave covered a church and homes on Shelby Street. Traveling throughout town I noted students picking up trash along the

I have a good friend who is quick to correct grammar—especially when there is a redundancy. The following are just a few examples: “tuna fish,” “empty space,” “end result,” and the often used “for free,” or “free gift.” These are known as pleonasms. I must admit I am guilty of some of these breaches of grammar. If you do an online search, you can find hundreds of these amusing word combinations. I am going to focus on the latter of these combinations dealing with the word “free.” We have all heard there is no such thing as a “free lunch” and, even if there were, there is still some consideration or commitment involved. The consideration may not be monetary, but there is an investment. It can be as simple as investing time out of your schedule to go to lunch, or you may make the financial commitment to pick up the tab. I recently had the opportunity to work with a business owner who is considering locating to Montevallo. We spent time visiting possible locations and discussing how the business would fill a retail need for our community. The word “investment” kept coming up in the conversation, and not

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

A TriBUTe TO MOTher’s DAy Faith Missionary Baptist Church’s Missionary Auxiliary will present a pre-Mother’s Day play titled “I’ll Always Love My Mama” on Saturday, May 2nd at 5:00 p.m. Faith Baptist Church is located at 901 County Road 17 (Dogwood) in Montevallo under the leadership of Pastor Michael E. Reese, II. All ticket donations for the play will be in advance. Please contact the Women of Faith Baptist Church’s Missionary Auxiliary or call 205-602-1029 for more information. Everyone is welcome. Thanks for your support and prayers for a successful evening of fun, fellowship and laughter.FUnDrAiser FOr My sisTer’s PLAce Salon 5 of Alabaster and APH Radio will host their 2nd annual huge party and fundraiser for My Sister’s Place on Saturday, May 2nd from 11-2. APH Radio will be broadcast-ing live for the event. Salon 5 will donate 10% of the entire month of April to My Sister’s Place, which is a transitional residential home for women that provides hope through mentorship, structure, and guidance in a Christ-centered loving environment.

PLAy DAy & cOMMUniTy yArD sALe University Baptist Child Development Center will hold its first May Day Play Day and Community Yard Sale on Saturday, May 2nd from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. Any resident, business, organization or church can rent a 10’ X 10’ booth for only $20 (multiple booths can be rented). Sellers are responsible for providing their own tables, chairs and/or canopies and get to keep all of their profits! There will be several activities for the whole family including a space bounce, bake sale, Kona Ice, face painting, popcorn and more. Most games and activities only $1 and some will be free. Call 205-665-4039 or email us at [email protected] to register or for more information.

Free BriDge LessOns AT seniOr cenTer Learn to play bridge, or brush up on the game, at the Senior Center on the first Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. It’s free and fun! Call 205-492-7293 for information.

MOnTevALLO seniOr evenTsFree Computer class - every Wednesday at 9 a.m.Free Exercise Class - every Wednesday at 10 a.m.Free Yoga Class - every Friday at 10:30 a.m.

cOncerT PLAnneD FOr chOrALe The Montevallo Community Chorale will hold a concert on Tuesday May 5th at 7:30 p.m. in LeBaron Hall on the University of Montevallo Campus. The Chorale is under the direction of Zac Banks with Quincy Hall as accompanist. Music for this concert includes works by Moses Hogan, Eric Whitacre and Montevallo’s own composer, Ed Robertson. The Whitacre pieces, Animal Crackers, are based on poetry by Ogden Nash. On May 25, the Montevallo Community Chorale will be performing for the Memorial Day Program at the American Village. This concert includes a variety of patriotic music and military songs.

cOMMUniTy MUsic, ArTs & crAFTs FesT 2015 The Holy Comforter Anglican Church will host their second annual Community Music, Arts & Crafts Fest on Saturday, May 16th from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The church is located at the corner of Hwy 119 & Ashville Circle. This event is free admission Everyone is encouraged to attend. The day will include area country, folk, acoustic rock, & bluegrass musicians, arts & crafts vendors, family friendly, kid’s zone, face painting, inflatables. Food will be available for purchase. Cruise In. Music featured will be The Shelby Strummers Dulcimer Band, Wilson Hill Bluegrass Band, Dallas Perry, Meghan McMillan, and Elizabeth Green Davenport. Arts & Crafts vendors will offer a variety of unique gift and decorative items, jewelry, and clothing, such as the upcycled muse, who turns the ordinary into the extraordinary; Jim & Judy’s Gourd Art, carvers of beautiful designs on gourds, birdhouses, and crosses; Nice Glass by Lizz, original handmade glass pendants and earrings; Bill’s Fine and Famous Line of T shirts, the most comfortable shirts around. For information contact [email protected] or call 907-1409.

MOnTevALLO MeThODisT PreschOOL regisTrATiOn Registration will open to the public on April 20th for Montevallo Methodist Preschool for the 2015/2016 school year. The $50.00 registration fee will be due immediately to hold your child’s place. School will begin on September 8th for the 2 year olds and September 9th for the 3 and 4 year olds. Three year olds must be potty trained before starting in the 3 year old class. You may visit the website to learn more and download the registration packet. https://mmpschool234.wordpress.com/parental-info. The Director can be contacted via email at [email protected] or 205-475-0814.

ALDrich cOAL Mine MUseUM FeATUreDOn “ABsOLUTeLy ALABAMA” Fred Hunter and Fox 6’s Absolutely Alabama Show will visit the Aldrich Coal Mine Museum for a program to be aired on May 15th at 10:30 p.m.

sWiM cLUB OPens MAy 23 The Swim Club of Montevallo will be opening May 23. There will be new exciting changes this year! We offer fam-ily memberships, as well as day passes. Groups will be wel-comed at discounted rates. For more information, please call or text Denise at (205)643-0887, or email: [email protected]

DATes TO reMeMBerMay 5 .............Historical Commission Meeting, 6:30 p.m.May 11 ................. City Council Meeting, City Hall, 6 p.m.

Work Session - 5:30 p.m.May 25 ................. City Council Meeting, City Hall, 6 p.m.

Work Session - 5:30 p.m.Every 2nd Monday ......................Montevallo Civitan Club

5:45 p.m., University Baptist ChurchEvery 4th Monday .......................Montevallo Civitan Club

5:45 p.m., University Baptist ChurchEvery 4th Monday .......................Montevallo Cooperative

Development District (MCDD)4 p.m., Meets at Parnell Library

Every Tuesday ...................................Montevallo Chorale7-9 p.m., Cost $25

Meets in the Choir Room of Davis HallEvery Tuesday ................................ Boy Scout Troop 525

6:30 p.m., Scout LodgeEvery Thursday ................................Cub Scout Pack 525

6:30 p.m., Scout LodgeEvery Thursday ..............................................Rotary Club

Parnell Memorial Library, 12 noonEvery 2nd Wednesday ........... Montevallo Water & Sewer

Board Meeting • 9:00 a.m.Every Thurs.-Sat. .......... Aldrich Coal Mine Museum Tours

10 a.m.-4 p.m, Sundays from 1-4 p.m.Every Second Saturday ..................... Saturday Clean-Up

9 a.m., Locations see www.cityofmontevallo.comEvery Third Saturday ... St. Andrew’s Clothing Give-Away

girL scOUTs sUrPAss cOOkie sALe gOAL Girl Scout Troop 224 would like to thank Montevallo and local businesses for all the support during our 2015 cookie sale season. During each cookie sale season the troop sets three goals; a personal goal, a service goal and an educational goal. This year, the personal goal was to sell 120 boxes of cookies each. The girls sold an average of over 160+ boxes each! The service goal involved raising funds to purchase supplies for 25 toiletry kits for SEA, the girls blew this goal out of the water. The educational goal, visit the Wild Animal Safari Park in June to learn about wild life conservation. On Monday 4/13, Troop 224 delivered over 40 toiletry kits to SEA. The kits included 20+ basic toiletries, men’s and women’s shaving kits plus children’s kits. Cynthia Pope and Monique Williams welcomed the troop and educated the girls on the mission and services of SEA.

In addition to community service projects, the girls have been busy earning badges. Most recently, Troop 224 earned the ECO-Hero badge touring Ebenezer swamp with Dr. Hardig and UM volunteers. The girls learned about native plants, animals and the swamp’s ecosystem. During the summer the girls will be working on their Bronze award, a community service project. The girls decided that they want to bring smiles to Meals on Wheels recipients and will be making placemats for Montevallo and Wilton meal recipients.

sPring cLeAning It’s that time again! This year let SEA help with your Spring Cleaning. Their truck is available to pick up gently used furniture, clothing, books and other household items. Your unwanted items can be used to help local families in need and your donations are tax-deductible. Contact Shelby Emergency Assistance at 665-1942 to arrange a pick-up. You can also drop off donations at the office located at 620 Valley Street in Montevallo.

2015 sPring BeAUTiFicATiOn AWArDs AnnOUnceD Montevallo’s Arbor & Beautification Board has announced the winners of this year’s Spring Beautification Awards. The awards are based on curb appearance and creative design, attractive overall appearance, use of natural features, trees and other woody vegetation and color. This year’s residential winner is Peggy Czerw, 310 Crestview Circle. Places two through five are #2 Tom & Becky Rodgers, 195 Brookhill, #3 Boyd Fillapelli, 295 Ashville Circle, #4 Carol & John Jones, 250 Hicks Street and #5 Tom & Brownye Gillespy, 111 Shoal Creek Circle. The apartment complex winners are #1 Montevallo Housing Authority, Main & Island and #2 Town & Country Apartments, Overland Road and # 3 Shaw Villas, Gardner Street. The CHURCH winners are #1 Montevallo Presbyterian, Shelby Street #2 Montevallo First United Methodist, Middle Street, #3 Montevallo First Baptist, Main Street and #4 Saint Andrews Episcopal, Plowman Street. The business winners are #1 Regions Bank, Main Street, #2 Blue Phrog Gallery, Main Street and #3 Fox and Pheasant B & B, Shelby Street . The mini-farms winners are #1 Alan Fulton, 2355 Salem Road, #2 Phil & Jamie Burns, 785 Overland road and #3 Donnie and Deborah Kennedy, 2256 Salem Road . The school/civic building winners are #1 Flower Hill, University of Montevallo, #2 Parnell Memorial Library, Park Drive and #3 American Village, Highway 119. Yard signs will be placed in the front of all first place winners. Thanks for all those who participated by turning in nomination forms! Keep Montevallo Beautiful!

scheDULeD MeeTing chAnges DATe The Montevallo Acceptance Project will meet at the Global and Community Outreach building on Valley St. at 2:00 pm on the THIRD Sunday of May instead of the second Sunday. The purpose of our meetings is to “educate, advocate, and facilitate for communities where everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, may live openly, authentically, and with dignity.”AAUW chAnges cereMOny venUe Announcement: Change of Venue for the AAUW Reception and Awards Ceremony scheduled for Thursday, April 23, at 6:00 p.m. Because of a schedule conflict, the AAUW event will be in Ramsay, Room 106 instead of Reynolds Hall as originally planned. As you know, this reception is an AAUW tradition to honor recipients of the AAUW Senior Awards as well as other AAUW Award winners. The Senior Awards go to the graduating women with the highest overall GPA. These honorees will receive a year’s complimentary membership in AAUW through the National Association’s Give a Grad a Gift program. We also plan to recognize the recipients of the AAUW Book Scholarship and the AAUW Hallie Farmer Legacy Scholarship, and again pay tribute to our AAUW Pathfinder recipient, LaTonja Battle. Branch members and guests are invited to meet the AAUW award recipients and their families, help to celebrate their outstanding achievements, and find out more about their future plans. Guests interested in joining AAUW may take advantage of AAUW’s Shape the Future Discounted Memberships for first time members. We will serve light refreshments, and we expect this to be a festive end of year celebration for our members and guests.

UM chiLD sTUDy hOLDs regisTrATiOn University of Montevallo Child Study Center is taking registrations for fall 2015 for three and four year olds. Please contact Betty Walker at 665-6585 or [email protected] for information.

yOUTh FOOTBALL & cheerLeADing eArLy BirD regisTrATiOn Our first registration will be on Friday, May 8th at MES Play Day. A registration table will be set up at the football field and we will have representatives to answer any questions. Sign up early and SAVE! Football is $130 and cheerleading is $150.

sUMMer MUsicAL TheATre WOrkshOP The Ninth Annual Summer Musical Theatre Workshop auditions will be May 7 or May 14 from 3:30-5 p.m. (Your choice) for children ages 6-12. The Director is Philip McEntee (Mr. Mac). The workshop performance of “Wombat Stew” will be July 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. Please come prepared to sing a simple, short song such as “Happy Birthday”. Everyone will receive a role. Adults must attend audition with child. Workshop sessions will be held July 6-10 and 13-17 from 1-3 p.m. daily. A two-week commitment is required. The auditions and performance will be held at Parnell Memorial Library, 277 Park Drive in Montevallo. Contact Lorrie Ozley for more information at 205-915-1609. Parnell Memorial Library Foundation is offering the workshop to students free of charge.

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READY TO USE!COMING JUNE 2015: SUMMER READING!We will kick off this year’s summer reading program on June 2nd, with registration followed by a superhero-themed program. Programs will be available in the library in late May.

WE NEED: 1. Your old t-shirts for a summer reading craft! Any size, any color.2. LEGOs! Please bring us your old Legos for our monthly Lego Club!

TUESDAYSMay 5th: After School Movie* (new animated Disney DVD)May 12th: After School Movie* (new animated DVD with penguins)May 19th: After School Movie* (new animated sequel)May 26th: After School Movie* (new Disney musical DVD)*Call for title after 3:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAYS Storytime with Mr. Mac every Wednesday at 9:15 a.m.May 13th: FREE Computer Class from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Please call to register at 665-9207 x2.

THURSDAYSMay 7th and 14th: Children’s Musical Theatre Workshop Auditions, 3:30-5:30 p.m.May 7th and 14th: English for Speakers of Other Languages Classes from 5:45-7:45 p.m.

Our clubs will not meet in May as we prepare for Summer Reading 2015! Check with us in late May for our program schedule for June and July! All programs including crafts and movies are subject to change at the library’s discretion. Library event calendars are available at the circulation desk. All library events are free to the public unless specifically indicated. For more information including our children’s policy please visit our website at www.cityofmontevallo.com

MMsP hOLDs AUDiTiOns FOr sUMMer PrODUcTiOn The Montevallo Main Street Players will hold auditions for Steel Magnolias, June 8 and 9th at the Parnell Memorial Library Theater at 6:30 PM. Show dates are August 6 - 9. Cast is six women. For more information visit our website at montevallomainstreetplayers.com.

2015 TOUr De cUre is JUne 13Th Two years ago Cindy Holsombeck, Montevallo’s assistant city clerk, knew something was wrong. She was experiencing blurry vision and unquenchable thirst. “The lightbulb clicked on and I knew I had it.” The “it” is type 2 diabetes, a disease that runs in her family. Her father and one of her brothers both died at age 49 with the disease, and her two remaining brothers have the disease, too. The diagnosis changed Cindy’s life—certain foods like orange juice and sweet tea are no longer on the menu, and she takes medicine to manage the chronic condition. She also now incorporates exercise into her daily routine. “I always walk to the restaurant I’m going to for lunch,” she says. “I’m a big walker. I also love to go dancing. I try to work in activity into social situations.” For example, she likes to go bowling with friends and take her nephew and niece hiking at Oak Mountain.

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The Montevallo Farmers’ Market opens Monday, June 1st at 3:00 PM. The market will be located behind Montevallo First Baptist Church in the area adjacent to the parking lot. The market will run every Monday from 3 to 6 PM until August 17th. For information contact the chamber office at 205-665-1519 or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/montevallofarmersmarket

Cindy is also preparing to ride in the American Diabetes Association’s 2015 Tour de Cure, which takes place June 13 in Montevallo. The ride, which features multiple distances and even has an option for people to ride stationary bikes, raises money for diabetes research and awareness of the disease. “I rode 13 miles on the stationary bike last year, but I may go for 20 this year.” “Having diabetes is not fun,” Cindy says. “But it is a disease you can manage. You have a lot more control over it than people with other illnesses … with the right information and support, organizations like the ADA. That’s why I do the Tour de Cure to promote awareness and do a little fundraising.” Find out more about the Tour de Cure and support Cindy at www.diabetes.org/touralabama .

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The race to summer has definitely begun at the Boys & Girls Club with planning almost complete and registration just beginning, Summer 2015 Boys & Girls Club style is less than a month away from our May 27th opening day. Weekly movies at the library, art & crafts, outdoor and gym recreation, swimming trips to UM (with lessons for those who need them) board and video games and of course DODGEBALL is just a bit of the fun which goes on from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day at our year-round site at the Montevallo Park & Recreation Building and at MES. In addition to a fresh twist on traditional favorites including sports, fine arts, science and other BGCA programs we have some fun new theme weeks scheduled. Hero Week is where we learn about and thank our hometown heroes and have some fun with our favorite super heroes… or maybe we’ll create our own! During Crazy Calendar Week we will celebrate Christmas in July, the Iron Bowl, and other member favorites and Real World Week will give members a taste of what it is like to earn a salary…and pay bills! Triple R Week will help us all reduce our carbon footprint as we learn to reduce, reuse, recycle AND recognize, refuse, and report bullying in all its forms. We are especially excited about two new parts of our summer program. First twenty rising 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders will SAIL into Summer Adventures In Learning, a United Way program designed to decrease the number of children who fall into the ‘summer slide’. The summer slide is when students do not retain knowledge or skills over the summer due to lack of using, improving, and building upon skills and knowledge learned during the school year. This along with our participation in the Parnell Library’s summer reading program, book clubs, daily brain challenges and other BGCA high-yield learning activities will have our members exercising their brains as well as their bodies all summer long! Beginning this summer we are delighted that we will be able to offer teens a wide variety of opportunities to gain new skills, learn new things, serve their community and just have fun hanging out with one another! Through a new partnership with the City of Montevallo, we will build on the foundation laid at the MARC (Montevallo Arts & Recreation Center) by the Montevallo Junior City Council by bringing national Boys & Girls Club programs designed for teens to this setting. The summer fee for teens is $100 and their site will be the Scout Hut which will open at 12:30 and close at 6. Teens who need a place to go in the morning are welcome to join our older members at our Year-round Club for an additional fee of $100. If requested, the fees can be paid in installments. Call 665-4466 for more information.

MOnTevALLO MeThODisT Mens cLUB MeMOriAL DAy FUnD rAiser The Montevallo First United Methodist Church Mens Club is having a fund raiser. We will be smoking Boston Butts and Baby Back ribs on Friday, May 22, 2015 for pickup Saturday morning, May 23rd, between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Pick up will be at the Methodist church. NOTE: Our smoker only allows us to smoke a total of seventy (70) items. Once we reach this total, we will not be able to take any more orders. If you plan to place an order, please do so as early as possible. If you place an order and we have already reached our MAXIMUM number of items, you will be called to let you know we cannot accept your order. Any of these items we cook will be great to serve for Memorial Day or put in the freezer for future use. Please pass this information along to your friends, neighbors and office workers. The price of each item is: Boston Butt, approx. wt. 8-9 lbs, $30.00, Baby Back ribs rack $25.00 An order must be received NO LATER THAN Noon on Thursday, May 14, 2015. If you are interested in ordering, please call the Mens Club cell phone number, 205-679-0944, by this date. If no one answers, please leave a message with your order. NOTE: when you place your order, please leave your name and a contact number, either home, office or cell number, so you can be contacted in case there is a question regarding your order.

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here’s WhAT yOU MisseD AT The chAMBer LUncheOn….. April’s chamber luncheon guest speaker Shane Baugh, Director of Montevallo Parks and Recreation, presented information on the impact of youth sports on our city’s economy. Travel Ball Tournaments fill the fields at Stephens Park most weekends throughout the spring and summer. An average tournament can bring upwards of 900 people to our city. Over the course of the tournament, they purchase food and drinks from our restaurants and convenience stores, not to mention gas, and other items from our retailers. Montevallo now offers Basketball, Softball, Soccer and Volleyball. Is your business taking advantage of this growing market? Next Chamber Networking and Luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday May 20th. Networking begins at 11:30 Lunch is served at Noon at Parnell Memorial Library. Executive Director of Psychiatric Services with Baptist Health Services, Zelia Baugh is the guest speaker, presented by Shelby Baptist Medical Center.

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